Barcelona vs Man United

Batman wrote:

COTR wrote:

L r d wrote:Well this game showed how Milan won 3-0 last year. I think Barca's defense looked so dodgy that an open game would have been better for us.

After all your nonsense about how great united are lrd that must have been a very painful watch

It was like watching Liverpool in the Champions League.

shazlx wrote:

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

Sheffield gunner wrote:

COTR please tell me your watching RTE, it's brilliant TV.

Dunphy: "Ronaldo, WPOTY, your having a laugh Bill. He was useless, worthless and no doubt the idiots at Sky and the BBC will do all in their power to gloryify a positive light on his worthless display tonight."

Andy Gray was going on about the penalty that should have been for the Marquez/ronaldo incident (if stepping across an attacker was a pen then the likes of Terry would give away 10 per game) and then said that Evra made no contact with Iniesta - replay clearly showed otherwise.



No away goal for the Mancs

Do you think Torres was watching Eto'o miss those chances.

COTR wrote:

Batman wrote:

COTR wrote:

L r d wrote:Well this game showed how Milan won 3-0 last year. I think Barca's defense looked so dodgy that an open game would have been better for us.

After all your nonsense about how great united are lrd that must have been a very painful watch

It was like watching Liverpool in the Champions League.

Yeah

We came away from the nou camp humiliated last year

The United hype has been destroyed and all of europe have just seen it batman

You are now the rightful owners of the $h!t on a stick crown

TM wrote:Liverpool actually scored Nutters

kas wrote:I'm so so so so disappointed tonight. For the first time in 2 seasons I actually sympathise with the players and applaud their efforts tonight. This was the 2006 Barça, the mature one that can control a game and outclass any opponent.

A little more sharpness, a little more fitness, and a little more of some of these guys actually playing together this season, and we would have wiped the floor with Man. Utd, who tonight have not even come close to their claim of playing attacking football. If I was a Man. Utd. fan I'd feel well cheated and embarrassed by my team. Your players were happily celebrating the 0-0 at the end, what a disgrace. Don't try to differentiate yourselves from Liverpool again.

I guess I should be positive because we just need one goal next Tuesday to put a feline mammal among Man. Utd's pigeons, but it really is a case of a huge chance missed. Man. Utd. BOTTLED it big-time tonight, from the second the lineups were announced till the final whistle, and yet we didn't convert any of our domination into a goal.

Kudos Zambrotta, Abidal, Toure (being half-injured and pulling out that performance), Iniesta, and Messi for a set of brilliant performances. Deco too, however much I hate him as a person. In the opposition, Ferdinand is undoubtedly world class, and Ronaldo will feel let down by his teammates today because our defenders shat themselves whenever he had the ball. But I'm laughing to myself thinking of lrd's claims that he would perform on the big stage...missed the penalty

Anyway, a disappointing night in all (esp. for neutrals, I'd imagine, considering only one team showed up, who couldn't even score), but I am encouraged by this Euro-Barça. Next Tuesday I (and hopefully my fellow cules) will be a bit more optimistic.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:
...and Barca probably have the best CF in Europe - you'll find that out if you venture out of your own half now and again

S4P wrote:Well after last nights awful, boring snooze of a match, I'm glad we had a goal fest tonight.

shazlx wrote:

S4P wrote:Well after last nights awful, boring snooze of a match, I'm glad we had a goal fest tonight.

Is that how you judge football - only on goals. I can see why Lampard is so indulged at your club and J.Cole so unappreciated if your mangers feel like this.

Parks lives wrote:

To Rio and Evra.

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Parks lives wrote:

To Rio and Evra.

Puro wrote: Everyone does it, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd, Bayern, Milan, Inter...NO ONE goes toe to toe against Barça with the exception of Real Madrid...as far as I have seen.

shazlx wrote:

S4P wrote:Well after last nights awful, boring snooze of a match, I'm glad we had a goal fest tonight.

Is that how you judge football - only on goals. I can see why Lampard is so indulged at your club and J.Cole so unappreciated if your mangers feel like this.

L r d wrote:80% possesion stat was of the last 5 minutes of play at some point in the match. Not overall.

Barca were $h!t for heaven sakes, they barely created a chance. 2 possibly 3 penalties for man utd. We played awful, but this was not a Barca masterclass ffs.

TM wrote:He's means at Camp Poo

Ade Alves wrote:Can't believe nobody has mentioned Scholes who defensively was actually solid for once in his life. Made many important interceptions namely of Messi.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:Beg to differ Puro - Milan tried to contain in the group stages in 2004/05 (?) but they definately went toe to toe with Barca in both legs of the 2005/2006 semi way before they went a goal down too - they were going for it.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:

L r d wrote:80% possesion stat was of the last 5 minutes of play at some point in the match. Not overall.

Barca were $h!t for heaven sakes, they barely created a chance. 2 possibly 3 penalties for man utd. We played awful, but this was not a Barca masterclass ffs.

How about 0 possibly 1.

What about Evra on Iniesta and Rio on Eto'o - they were pens.

TM wrote:@ Puro

L r d wrote:

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Parks lives wrote:

To Rio and Evra.

How is Nesta playing these days btw? injured or been sent off again?

L r d wrote:
Lets see what happens at old trafford. It wont be nothing like today

S4P wrote:

Puro wrote: Everyone does it, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd, Bayern, Milan, Inter...NO ONE goes toe to toe against Barça with the exception of Real Madrid...as far as I have seen.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4321491.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6094090.stm

You clearly haven't seen anything then puro.