Barcelona

[snez1]

If Real in this title it will be the biggest piss take ever. Barca are so superior it's untrue.

[Red Phoenix]

Barca have gotta step up now, that's one third of their lead cut out with Real coming up at the Bernabeu. Really time to show what they're made of now.

[Carradona]

3-2 now. Capel scores with a neat finish from close range. Game on.

[Carradona]

4-2 now. Marcelo scores in stoppage time.

[George Costanza]

If Real in this title it will be the biggest piss take ever. Barca are so superior it's untrue.

 

I don't necessarily agree with that. The first bit especially.

 

Barcelona are the much better team IMO but you've got to give Madrid some credit. Since they got beat by Barca they have played 19 games, won 16 of them, drawn once (Madrid derby) and Lost 2 (both to us in the CL) That is a fucking hell of a good run.

 

Its going to be a brilliant game next week and a fantastic title run in.

 

I just hope Barca do the buisness on Tuesday and don't flatter to decieve on the big occasion. They'll have to up the anti on defending from set pieces too.

[Carradona]

1-0 to Atleti against Gijon. Peach of a goal from Forlan.

[Carradona]

2-0 to Atleti. Simao with a nice dribble and finish.

[Hand Shandy]

Talking to yourself again Cain?

[Dan Vito Corleone]

What's the gap between Barca and Real now?

[Carradona]

Talking to yourself again Cain?

Of course.

What's the gap between Barca and Real now?

 

4 points. They play each other at the Bernabeu (sp?) too.

[Carradona]

3-0 to Atleti. Aguero, lovely finish. I would love to have him on our team!

[Carradona]

3-1 now. 2 goals in the opening 2 minutes of second half.

[Xherdan]

Is the Madrd Barca game next weekend?

[George Costanza]

Yep

[Trumo]

Thrashed Tenerife 5-0 away tonight. Didn't watch a lot of it as I was watching the Juve-Milan game mostly, after catching most of the Angola-Mali match. You have to see Iniesta's superb skill in the build-up to Barca's third goal though. Sublime ball control in the middle of the park to hold off around 4 Tenerife players, a quick change of direction and inch perfect through ball to Bojan, who cuts in from the left to square it to Messi for the easiest of tap-ins. 3-0 up at half time despite being battered by Tenerife for the first half hour.

[George Costanza]

Best football team by a country mile.

 

also worth a note how many academy players they have in their squad too. I think its fucking brilliant. The club was a mess before Laporta took over. Fucking fair play to they guy

[Guest PurpleNose]

Not sure how many academy products they had today but I can remember the commentators in the last one saying they had 10 from the 18 man match day squad.

[Carradona]

Thrashed Tenerife 5-0 away tonight. Didn't watch a lot of it as I was watching the Juve-Milan game mostly, after catching most of the Angola-Mali match. You have to see Iniesta's superb skill in the build-up to Barca's third goal though. Sublime ball control in the middle of the park to hold off around 4 Tenerife players, a quick change of direction and inch perfect through ball to Bojan, who cuts in from the left to square it to Messi for the easiest of tap-ins. 3-0 up at half time despite being battered by Tenerife for the first half hour.

 

The bit where he changed direction to take it in between the two players just before the perfect pass was brilliant.

[Ted]

That Pedro is some player, too.

[George Costanza]

That Pedro is some player, too.

 

Agreed.

 

Its so refreshing to see a manager/coach give youth a chance. Even at one the biggest clubs in the world. Goes to shoe though.. if the club has a nabit of bringing through and giving young players a chance they are more likely to attract the best ones in the future also. Barca & Sevilla have an excellent record in youth recruitment.

[Guest simon]

That Pedro is some player, too.

 

Was my TLW world player of the year.

[Guest PurpleNose]

Valdes

Puyol Botia Pique Sanchez

Busquets Xavi Iniesta

Messi Bojan Pedro

 

Not bad like.

[Ted]

Agreed.

 

Its so refreshing to see a manager/coach give youth a chance. Even at one the biggest clubs in the world. Goes to shoe though.. if the club has a nabit of bringing through and giving young players a chance they are more likely to attract the best ones in the future also. Barca & Sevilla have an excellent record in youth recruitment.

 

They have some freakishly good kids there, though.

 

Iniesta is the best player in the world, for me.

 

Busquettes (sp) has impressed me on more than several occasions but I don't think he'll be there for too much longer with the quality they have at CM. If they sign Mascherano and we take a player from them I wouldn't mind it being him.

[Ted]

Valdes

Puyol Botia Pique Sanchez

Busquets Xavi Iniesta

Messi Bojan Pedro

 

Not bad like.

 

The goalie is the weak link.

 

Imagine if they'd kept Reina? Frightning.

[Guest PurpleNose]

The goalie is the weak link.

 

Imagine if they'd kept Reina? Frightning.

 

You're probably right. There's half a dozen Spanish keepers better than Valdes. No Catalans though (I think).

 

They really are a fucking good football club.