I don't think you are out yet... you got an away goal, and Barca can win it 2-0 at home again...Messiah wrote:Didn't see the game. so i can't say anything, but i guess we are out.
Fenomeno wrote:Torrente wrote:stinger wrote:The right picture is from the situation when Eto'o got booked? Not the best picture around, he pushes Keita with his right hand there.
Will As publish Milto's goal and foul on Pique pictures too?
They've made the Milito goal picture look like it wasn't even offside.
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Barcelona Defender Gerard Pique Calls For 'Impartial' Ref For Second Leg Against Inter
Portuguese official got key decisions wrong...
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has called for an "impartial" referee for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League tie against Inter, claiming that Portuguese match official Olegario Benquerenca got crucial decisions wrong in the 3-1 defeat at the Giuseppe Meazza in Milan.
"I have been seen it on TV and you can see that Milito's goal was offside and Maicon's came after a foul on [Lionel] Messi," Pique is quoted as saying by Sport.
"We got nothing from the officials. The second leg has to have an impartial referee. Inter knew us very well, they dominated the game and they knew how to stop our game."
Despite the defeat, Pique is confident the champions can turn the tie around at Camp Nou next week.
"Everything is possible in the return leg, there's two goals [difference] but we can over come that," he explained.
The aftermath of Barcelona's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Inter was never going to be pretty, but few would have expected just how harsh the closing moments of the tie would be.
According to sources ranging from Al Jazeera to Sky Sport 24, Barcelona midfielder Xavi offered some choice thoughts in the tunnel in the direction of Inter coach Jose Mourinho.
The fiery Catalan allegedly announced that Inter's victory was in part down to Portuguese referee Olegario Benquerenca who, of course, shares a nationality with Jose.
It is alleged that Mourinho immediately shot back to Xavi by reminding him about Tom Henning Ovrebo, the Norwegian referee whose part in Barca's win over Chelsea in last season's Champions League semi-finals is still hotly debated.
Mourinho attempted to play down this incident afterwards as, speaking to Sky Sport 24, he said, "People can say a lot of things, but these are just false emotions, and not real ones."
Inter Coach Jose Mourinho: Barcelona Players Don't Know How To Accept Defeat
Mourinho has taken a swipe at the Barcelona players, while praising his team for their efforts...
Inter coach Jose Mourinho has dispensed a message of caution despite beating European Champions Barcelona 3-1 in the semi-final first-leg, hitting out at the Blaugrana players for moaning about Portuguese referee Olegario Benquerenca.
Mourinho is well aware his side face a real hard slog at the Camp Nou, despite an advantage that seems comfortable.
"We are not so near to the final as Barcelona at home is mes que un club. It will be very difficult," he told Rai Sport.
Mourinho though feels his team could have done more to avoid conceding and he has hit out at the way several Barcelona players moaned about the referee inside the tunnel.
"I am not so happy because of their goal, we made an error. But I want to say
something about the Barcelona players, as they should be champions when
they lose," he added.
"They should say that Inter was stronger and that's it, instead in the tunnel they attacked the referee, but have they already forgotten [Tom Henning] Ovrebo last year? They don't have a good memory."
Mario Balotelli made a rude gesture to the fans after they jeered him. And, once again, he has fallen on the wrong side of his coach.
"Balotelli? I have been here since July 2009 and I had many criticisms levelled at me when I was trying to teach him how he should play and grow, and in the most important match of the year, he has done a very bad thing," he concluded.
Super Madrid wrote:Edit: Kas, you should continue to write your long posts. I think they were just joking about it and even if they weren't it doesn't really matter anyway.
Inter Defender Maicon Loses Tooth Against Barcelona
The right-back will be seeking a dentist...
Inter right-back Maicon has lost a tooth this evening whilst in action against Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.
The Brazilian received an accidental shoulder knock to the mouth by Blaugrana forward Lionel Messi, which saw him lose one of his teeth.
The right-back was stretchered off the field, and will be requiring attention to his incisor tooth, according to Sportal.
Maicon will now be on the lookout for a dentist in the coming days, in order to repair the damage done by the Argentinean.
The Nerazzurri won the match 3-1, and the return leg will be played next Wednesday evening.
TM wrote:Just realised Mourinho is still unbeaten at home...
SLG wrote:TM wrote:Just realised Mourinho is still unbeaten at home...
Rijkaard's Barca beaten Mou's Chelsea 2-1 in London sometime in 2006
Tarun wrote:Hard for me to say but Inter have been impressive in the game so far
Axeslammer wrote:Tarun wrote:Hard for me to say but Inter have been impressive in the game so far
Same here, fully deserved win.
Congrats Bluey, your team played well
uhmm, what about Desailly, Paulo Sousa, and Pique?kas wrote:A question: no team has ever won the CL back to back, but could Etoo become the first player to do so?
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De Guzman wrote:Smart of Mourinho not to have the pitch sprayed before the match. Do not help the team better at playing a high pace passing game. Wenger (Arsenal) made sure the pitch was optimal (top notch & sprayed) for our game, unfortunately he forgot Barcelona was even more helped by it.
There certainly was a debate about Maicon vs Alves. Those of us that followed La Liga thought Alves was better while the Serie A fans prefered Maicon. I don't think it is simply physical qualities though. Alves at Sevilla and at times for Barca was a superb crosser but I don't know what has happened to be honest. In top games in Cl he has been very disapointing imo. After last seasons cl games and now this years games I don't think it is a contest anymore. But the Alves of Sevilla was better or at least more influential.kas wrote:@Jaime/Super: no worries, I will. This board is my way to vent all my (numerous) thoughts/opinions on football, helps me get things off my chest and keeps me more calm in real life
@Super: was there ever a Maicon vs. Alves debate? I thought it was clearly accepted that even when both are in peak form (ie. Alves doesn't put in a performance like last night), Maicon is better thanks to his physical qualities.
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I saw some clips of the Barça players surrounding the ref after the final whistle. Not a welcome sight...bad memories of Rijkaard complaining about the 6 extra seconds of injury time a few years ago in that game against Chelsea. Xavi also got into an argument with Mourinho in the tunnel.
As I said immediately after the game - yes we did suffer from some poor decisions by him, but it doesn't change the fact that Inter were superior.
Apparently Mourinho also made some kind of gesture to Guardiola during the match, but the article I read in Marca didn't go into details. Guardiola shrugged it off saying he "wasn't surprised". Anyone know what happened there?
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I must also point out that until yesterday I never hesitated to hide my hatred of Mourinho and the fact that I didn't really rate him as a top manager. I've changed my mind though. His Inter team beat one of the best Barça teams of all time fairly, without any negative tactics or excessive fouling...quite different to the manner of his Chelsea teams' successes against Barça
(I still feel his salary is excessive and disgraceful, symbolic of the financial excesses in football.)
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A question: no team has ever won the CL back to back, but could Etoo become the first player to do so?
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kas wrote:Apparently Mourinho also made some kind of gesture to Guardiola during the match, but the article I read in Marca didn't go into details. Guardiola shrugged it off saying he "wasn't surprised". Anyone know what happened there?
Jaime wrote:kas wrote:Apparently Mourinho also made some kind of gesture to Guardiola during the match, but the article I read in Marca didn't go into details. Guardiola shrugged it off saying he "wasn't surprised". Anyone know what happened there?
From what I read Mourinho made the 'are you crazy' gesture pointing his finger to his head. He said it was towards some of the Barcleona players on the bench (maybe for disputing a decision from the referee?) not Guardiola.
Super Madrid wrote:There certainly was a debate about Maicon vs Alves. Those of us that followed La Liga thought Alves was better while the Serie A fans prefered Maicon. I don't think it is simply physical qualities though. Alves at Sevilla and at times for Barca was a superb crosser but I don't know what has happened to be honest. In top games in Cl he has been very disapointing imo. After last seasons cl games and now this years games I don't think it is a contest anymore. But the Alves of Sevilla was better or at least more influential.kas wrote:@Jaime/Super: no worries, I will. This board is my way to vent all my (numerous) thoughts/opinions on football, helps me get things off my chest and keeps me more calm in real life
@Super: was there ever a Maicon vs. Alves debate? I thought it was clearly accepted that even when both are in peak form (ie. Alves doesn't put in a performance like last night), Maicon is better thanks to his physical qualities.
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I saw some clips of the Barça players surrounding the ref after the final whistle. Not a welcome sight...bad memories of Rijkaard complaining about the 6 extra seconds of injury time a few years ago in that game against Chelsea. Xavi also got into an argument with Mourinho in the tunnel.
As I said immediately after the game - yes we did suffer from some poor decisions by him, but it doesn't change the fact that Inter were superior.
Apparently Mourinho also made some kind of gesture to Guardiola during the match, but the article I read in Marca didn't go into details. Guardiola shrugged it off saying he "wasn't surprised". Anyone know what happened there?
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I must also point out that until yesterday I never hesitated to hide my hatred of Mourinho and the fact that I didn't really rate him as a top manager. I've changed my mind though. His Inter team beat one of the best Barça teams of all time fairly, without any negative tactics or excessive fouling...quite different to the manner of his Chelsea teams' successes against Barça
(I still feel his salary is excessive and disgraceful, symbolic of the financial excesses in football.)
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A question: no team has ever won the CL back to back, but could Etoo become the first player to do so?
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Messiah wrote:now that i have seen the replay, i must say the milito goal was a mile offside, which is think is huge, because at 2-1, we stood a chance, now its all over.
the goal after the "foul" on messi, i'm not too upset about, that happen almost at the edge of their area, and they were allow to get the ball down to the other end and score, poor marking and closing down, which i think is a direct result of the long bus trip to italy, the players looked jaded as the game went on. Freaking Uefa.
But if this were any other team i would be pissed, but inter i have nothing against so i'm godo with them winning the CL.
I know and that was one of the reason I argued at the time that Barcelona won't get the Alves of Sevilla who was basically a playmaker for them and their system was perfect for him which isn't the case at Barcelona. But even accounting the players he can aim at I still think his crossing has been poor in big games and I don't think it is simply because of the reasons mentioned.kas wrote:Super Madrid wrote:There certainly was a debate about Maicon vs Alves. Those of us that followed La Liga thought Alves was better while the Serie A fans prefered Maicon. I don't think it is simply physical qualities though. Alves at Sevilla and at times for Barca was a superb crosser but I don't know what has happened to be honest. In top games in Cl he has been very disapointing imo. After last seasons cl games and now this years games I don't think it is a contest anymore. But the Alves of Sevilla was better or at least more influential.kas wrote:@Jaime/Super: no worries, I will. This board is my way to vent all my (numerous) thoughts/opinions on football, helps me get things off my chest and keeps me more calm in real life
@Super: was there ever a Maicon vs. Alves debate? I thought it was clearly accepted that even when both are in peak form (ie. Alves doesn't put in a performance like last night), Maicon is better thanks to his physical qualities.
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I saw some clips of the Barça players surrounding the ref after the final whistle. Not a welcome sight...bad memories of Rijkaard complaining about the 6 extra seconds of injury time a few years ago in that game against Chelsea. Xavi also got into an argument with Mourinho in the tunnel.
As I said immediately after the game - yes we did suffer from some poor decisions by him, but it doesn't change the fact that Inter were superior.
Apparently Mourinho also made some kind of gesture to Guardiola during the match, but the article I read in Marca didn't go into details. Guardiola shrugged it off saying he "wasn't surprised". Anyone know what happened there?
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I must also point out that until yesterday I never hesitated to hide my hatred of Mourinho and the fact that I didn't really rate him as a top manager. I've changed my mind though. His Inter team beat one of the best Barça teams of all time fairly, without any negative tactics or excessive fouling...quite different to the manner of his Chelsea teams' successes against Barça
(I still feel his salary is excessive and disgraceful, symbolic of the financial excesses in football.)
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A question: no team has ever won the CL back to back, but could Etoo become the first player to do so?
Legend
Easy explanations:
1. It's much easier to be a good crosser when your targets are tall CFs who are not only good headers of the ball, but also make themselves always available in the penalty box. Kanoute/Luis Fabiano vs. Messi/Ibra/Etoo/Henry says it all.
2. Of course he would look better at Sevilla, because at Barça there are more talented teammates that overshadow his own talent. Whereas at Sevilla there isn't the same level of players so Alves stands out more.
It's not the same situation, especially if you would consider recent Milito effectiveness with converting sitters and 1 on 1 situations.Jaime wrote:Messiah wrote:now that i have seen the replay, i must say the milito goal was a mile offside, which is think is huge, because at 2-1, we stood a chance, now its all over.
the goal after the "foul" on messi, i'm not too upset about, that happen almost at the edge of their area, and they were allow to get the ball down to the other end and score, poor marking and closing down, which i think is a direct result of the long bus trip to italy, the players looked jaded as the game went on. Freaking Uefa.
But if this were any other team i would be pissed, but inter i have nothing against so i'm godo with them winning the CL.
Yeah but if you point to this you have to take into consider in the first half when Milito was ruled offside incorrectly when he would have gone in alone on Valdes. That could have made it 1-0 early in the game and also changed things signficantly.
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