Champions League Semi Finals Thread

By the way Demichelis has been the best CB in La Liga this season, which isn't saying that much considering how bad Barca and Reals defense have been but still....Godin is the only CB who has come close.

Magath: "Barcelona have no chance against Bayern."

Jaime wrote:Magath: "Barcelona have no chance against Bayern."

If I was part of the Bayern management I would be pissed off at people publicly writing off Barcas chances.This will only serve to motivate Barcas players.Just like before the Euro Final last year.Something tells me Xavi and co will not appreciate being considered 2nd best.

You won't like them when their angry.

We ever people has doubted the team that's when they play at their best, when they think its a foregone conclusion we suffer.

You don't want to make messi,iniesta,alves and especially xavi angry when they release the beast its unstoppable

Does Iniesta get angry? Does he even speak?

Jaime wrote:Magath: "Barcelona have no chance against Bayern."

van Gaal: " Barcelona and Bayern are today where they are, thanks to me"





What a guy!

Gomez just scored a hat-trick in 6 minutes in the cup semi-final against Wolfsburg. Not a bad #2 option to have coming off the bench.

FT: 6-1.

Effenberg wrote:Gomez just scored a hat-trick in 6 minutes in the cup semi-final against Wolfsburg. Not a bad #2 option to have coming off the bench.

FT: 6-1.

Go ahead! play Gómez against Barça.

Pizarro is a rare breed of striker that gives a unique team such as Barça nightmares. A COMPLETE striker is the only one that makes Barcelona tremble.

But go ahead I hope Bayern play Gómez and get the fuck knocked out at the Allianz Arena 0-2 just like when they lost to Barcelona in that Audi Cup...a meaningless cup yet one that provides a reading of the game.

Good preview here for tonight's game:

http://spielverlagerung.de/2013/04/19/funf-fragen-zu-bayern-gegen-barcelona/

Unfortuntly most of the articles are only in German including this one so I had to use Google Translate and thus couldn't understand all of it, this website is much more detailed and sophisticated in it's analysis than Zonal Marking though.

They cover some of the big CL games in English as well as German which is good.

I am pretty worried tonight about Bartra starting, he's not a bad player but I think Bayern will try and isolate him. Bayerns forward will mark Pique and let Bartra have the ball. With Mascherano they couldn't do this as he is probably even better than Pique on the ball. I would like to see Abidal return for the 2nd leg at least, he will have had another game under his belt by then and will have to defend less in the Nou Camp than at the Allienz Arena.

Bartra is a sh!t player that is why Tito bought Song just so he would never have to play Bartra but it turned out Song was even sh!tter.

Barça vs Bayern

UEFA seems to like having the 'true final' decided over two legs. The best team from España against the best team from Deutschland to decide the winner.

Latinos vs Barbarians
The Luminari vs The Illuminati
La Raza vs The Brotherhood of the Snake
The Rebels vs The Bankers
The Future vs The Pest

Don't know why but I thought Madrid was tonight.

Bayern to win 2-1 tonight, Barca to win 3-1 Camp Nou.

The more I think about it, the more I think this is Madrid's year. Simple enough passage to the final and Mourinho is starting to work out how to beat Barca, plus the special one will want to come back to England waving another European Cup win in the media's face.

Jose has given the team for tomorrow already at the presser today: Diego Lopez, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Coentrao, Alonso, Khedira, Ozil, Ronaldo, Di Maria, and Higuain. The only doubt is Di Maria who has just become a father may not be in good shape for the match.

I said at the start of the season Madrid will win it, c**ts.And I also predicted they would face Man United this season, before the CL even started.

Jaime wrote:Jose has given the team for tomorrow already at the presser today: Diego Lopez, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Coentrao, Alonso, Khedira, Ozil, Ronaldo, Di Maria, and Higuain. The only doubt is Di Maria who has just become a father may not be in good shape for the match.

That back 4 looks much better with Ramos at RB That's 4 World Class defenders right there with fullbacks that can attack.

Messi starts. Shocker there.

XI BARCAELONA: Valdés, Alves, Alba, Piqué, Bartra, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi, Alexis

XI BAYERN: Neuer, Lahm, Dante, Boateng, Alaba, Javi Martínez, Schwesteigger, Robben, Müller, Ribéry, Mario Gómez.

I would pick Villa over Alexis but Alexis has been good lately, the thinking behind picking Alexis is probably because he is better at pressing and defending than Villa.

What was the fucking point in buying Song? What a waste of CAA$$$$$H!!!

Come on Utd!!!!! #20times

Now to decide once and for all who is the best team in the world.

No excuses. Both teams have players missing.

Who remembers Southgates expert punditry the other week? - "Bayern don't have many match winners"

First good chance for Bayern. Good save from Valdes on Robben.

have ze Chairmans deliberately fucked up their pitch?

At least Barcelona can't complain about the pitch being too dry.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barca should get Messi on quick.

Handball in the box by Farza of course goes unpunished.

Funny how Alba acts likes a tit 100% more now that he is in Barcelona.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Thomas Muller looks like a c**t.