Barcelona v Chelsea (The European Classic) (Oct 18 & 31)

I'm still confident about tomorrow's game, no matter who plays in goal. We are almost impossible to beat at home.

It is the game at the Camp Nou which I am worried about.

S4P wrote:

I'm still confident about tomorrow's game, no matter who plays in goal. We are almost impossible to beat at home.

It is the game at the Camp Nou which I am worried about.

If Barca expose your full backs then your screwed.

yours truly wrote:This match won't live up to it's hype. I detest both teams but I'd still rather Barca won.

detest is a rather harsh description for a team?

yours truly wrote:

S4P wrote:

I'm still confident about tomorrow's game, no matter who plays in goal. We are almost impossible to beat at home.

It is the game at the Camp Nou which I am worried about.

If Barca expose your full backs then your screwed.

Wayne Bridge is a very underrated LB.

Paulo Ferreira (if he plays) on the other hand might have 1 or 2 problems.

Im kinda worried about Boula tomorrow. Wouldn't surprise me if he is gonna snap, especially when he is against Dinho. In big games he is often a bit to eager...

Fey wrote:Im kinda worried about Boula tomorrow. Wouldn't surprise me if he is gonna snap, especially when he is against Dinho. In big games he is often a bit to eager...

Please tell me they won't play him at full back.

@S4P
Yeh but Bridge would get destroyed by someone with pace.

So is the back 4 going to be -

Ferr -- Boulah -- Terry -- Bridge

or is Carvahilo back for the game?

wat bout ashley cole?

I their anyway i could put down a Bet down that The Boulah will get a Red for a foul on dinho?

MightyBarca wrote:wat bout ashley cole?

Still injured from the England vs Croatia game.

Forget Chelsea's goalie, we still have to get past the defence first and that is the strongest part of their team.

Guddy was absolutely spot on when he said the key is not to concede first. Yes, we've done that before and come back to score, but it's not something you want to try often.

Chelsea's key to the game (IMO): Bridge (cross) to Drogba for the header. And if they keep it through the middle, it won't be as hard for us as it will be if they use their wingers and run at our fullbacks with Ballack and Lampard coming through the middle to distract Motta/Edmilson/Iniesta.

Our key to the game: Guddy holds up the ball after interplay with Deco down the middle, but from there we absolutely *have* to spread it wide and play from the flanks. With their narrow midfield that's where Chelsea will be more vulnerable. Zambrotta and Gio have to overcome their poor form so far this season because they are very important for us in this game.

btw, I probably won't be on during the game, thanks to time differences and being at work, but I'm taping it so I'll watch it as soon as I get home and then come on immediately afterwards. Win, lose, or draw, as always.

I hope Ricky ops for a Saviola surprise

Come on Chelsea!

Actually I'm not too fussed about this one to be honest, may the best team win

I wonder who will play out of Iniesta & Xavi? I'd drop Edmilson (poor form) and move to Marquez to DM, with Zambo-Puyol-Thuram-Gio as the back 4.

chelsea will be whupped by the best team in the world.

Calidad wrote:I wonder who will play out of Iniesta & Xavi? I'd drop Edmilson (poor form) and move to Marquez to DM, with Zambo-Puyol-Thuram-Gio as the back 4.

xavi to start and iniesta to come in early in the second half..

but i think rijkaard will play motta and edmilson like last year so they probably both won't start from the beginning.

I pray it's a dour 0-0 draw, filled with anti-football, with the only moments of skill coming from Chelsea - though leading nowhere.

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=467169.html

FC Barcelona will take a proud record into their Matchday 3 trip to Chelsea FC as they are the only one of this season's 32 teams yet to fall foul of a referee.

Mourinho: "I hope to start and finish the game with 11"
Messi: "I hope to start and finish the game with 2 legs"

I'm not really a fan of Motta. He commits to many fouls, and more often than not, stifles play. I like Edmilson but he has been poor this season. Iniesta definitely deserves to start, as he is probably Barca's most inform player (Eto'o was too, but since he's injured...)

I agree that he will probably be on the bench though. He will definitely get game time however.

d gorgeous one haz spoken wrote:

Mourinho: "I hope to start and finish the game with 11"
Messi: "I hope to start and finish the game with 2 legs"

Brilliant! I especially like the look they've drawn on Messi's face, quite perfect!

Will with the exception of Lyon only Pretenders played yesterday, today its the time for the Contenders(not only Barca & Chelsea)

This is the team I what to see

Why not Gudjohnsen?

I think he'll get a fair bit of joy out of Terry.

I'll be rooting for chelsea tonight and this is thee reason why:

Laporta told reporters:

"I see where Arsenal are in the Premiership while Barcelona have become a reference point in world football.

"Maybe Henry has some regrets he didn't come to us but he is a player who will never again be part of our plans.

"His refusal to sign for us surprised me - I can't deny that."


That sounds bitter and disrespectfull to our club. I hope chelsea spank them tonight and i think they will do it.

Parks Lives wrote:Why not Gudjohnsen?

I think he'll get a fair bit of joy out of Terry.

because eto'o has always casue chelsea's Defense some problems and Saviola plays in a similar fashion as eto'o.


But i know ricky will start with Guddy and maybe even Guily of Messi

Agooner wrote:I'll be rooting for chelsea tonight and this is thee reason why:

Laporta told reporters:

"I see where Arsenal are in the Premiership while Barcelona have become a reference point in world football.

"Maybe Henry has some regrets he didn't come to us but he is a player who will never again be part of our plans.

"His refusal to sign for us surprised me - I can't deny that."


That sounds bitter and disrespectfull to our club. I hope chelsea spank them tonight and i think they will do it.

while i will not question henry decision to stay at arsenal, at the end of the day when it comes down to achivements won he will regert not joining Barca.

Henry was quite clear that he believed Puyol had consistently fouled him during the final and that was one reason he chose not to go to Barcelona.

Sounds like sour grapes from Laporta to me. Interesting that the comment came from him rather than Rijkaard -the latter has more class imo.

I don't know why but I want Chelsea to win tonight as well. Something about Barca that rubs me up the wrong way and I even respect alot of there players like Xavi, Marquez, Gudjohnsen etc.

I'm not going to if Barca win though.