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Real Madrid 3-1 PSG
Porto 0-5 Liverpool
Porto 0-5 Liverpool
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Real Madrid 3-1 PSG
Porto 0-5 Liverpool
Chelsea tactically very good in the first half and unlucky as Willian hits the post twice!
Pretty good performance, but one mistake and it ends in a draw. The away goal could be crucial for Barcelona, disappointing result.
Will take a stunning effort in the second-leg for us to progress.
Chelsea played good but against teams like Barcelona it's very hard to win away from home. A win would have been ideal for Chelsea. They are going to have to win on the night at Barca now which will be very very difficult
They don't have to win on the night.
Barcalona will get through imo. At home they are really strong and you would expect them to create more chances at home. Also Chelsea will have to come out more and Barcalona will fancy there chances on the counter.
Was a good tactical game. Barcalona didn't threaten enough. Chelsea defended well and countered well. But in the end , s lapse of concentration proved very costly.
Wider pitch at Camp Nou, more space for wingers like Hazard and Willian, I struggle to see how Alba and Roberto cope with their threats on the break, especially with Moses and Alonso backing them up. Barcelona don't have any wide talent other than Dembele, so if they go for the same lineup with Paulinho at RCM it will help us for sure. Hazard was getting cynically fouled constantly when Morata came on and he was given more freedom outwide, while Willian was easily gliding past Busquets and Rakitic and should have scored 3.
I honestly can see us go through, we just have to score once to stay in the game, and we know tactically how to frustrate Barcelona.
In the first half, we can try the same tactics with the false 9, and high pressing. If we get a goal by half time and don't concede, then we should continue until the 55-60th minute and bring on Morata/Giroud. If we don't score, then we should bring on Morata or Giroud at halftime and go for it. Cesc has said it would be suicidal to sit back at Camp Nou, so I see us having a large attacking threat in the second leg.
One thing people don't see to have noticed is that Barcelona aren't score 3 or 4 goals regularly anymore, even at home. They barely score more than 2 or even 1 a game, and Eibar gave them a really tough game. Their defence can be solid, but they haven't really faced players who have exposed the spaces left behind by their fullbacks (as they need to be because of the lack of wingers) or the recovery pace of the midfield, until Willian and Hazard did at the Bridge.
Surprised Suarez has the worst statistics out of every striker in the UCL. Crazy.
You are talking about all the space that Barcalona will leave,eventually Chelsea will have to come out which will leave space for Barcalona. Barcalona are much stronger defensively in recent years. So I'm sure they will have a better plan this time.
Barcalona don't need to score 4 or 5 to go through. Chelsea have never scored more than 2 at the camp nou. 2 goals should be enough for Barcalona to get through. You aren't always going to keep Messi that quite. Furthmore if Barcalona have 4 cms,there will be more cover for the full backs. Sergi Roberto doesn't always venture to far forward.
Chelsea could got through. But I don't see it happening.
Rakitic and Busquets couldn't deal with Hazard and Willian, so I don't see how Roberto and Alba do, but obviously we have to turn up like we did at the Bridge. We only need a 1-1 draw to get to penalties, and a 1-0 or 2-2 to get through. Iniesta and Paulinho barely cover for the fullbacks, so I don't see how that matters at all. Semedo won't be playing either so their right hand side looks pretty poor unless Dembele can get back to full match fitness.
In the end though, I feel like we'll go through or just not turn up and get a humbling defeat. Hopefully its not the latter.
They played well in 1 game. Doesn't mean Raktic and Busquets can't deal with them in the 2nd leg. Demeble won't play even if he's fit.
Barcalona to get through.
Why wouldn't Dembele play in the second leg? Surely he'd easily get past Alonso on a consistent basis? If Valverde doesn't play him at all and Barca are kept relatively quite again I'll be very confused.
Rakitic has never been a defensive midfielder and was lucky to not to be sent off in the first leg, have no idea what you're on about, Willian + Hazard would have to be really poor to be kept quiet by him.
I have followed Barcalona games for a majority of the season. Valverde likes a 4-4-2 diamond. Which allows him to fit Iniestia in and also have enough legs in the team so he doesn't have to track back. It also has Messi and Suarez in central roles .
This formation has worked for a majority of the season. Just because it didn't work for 1 game I don't understand why you are writing them off. Furthmore Rakatic has been outstanding playing the position he has all season. Don't understand why your judging him off 1 game. Willian and Hazard aren't easy players to mark.
Juve up 4-3 now![]()
Feel sorry for Spurs. Dominated and probably deserved to go through but 2 goals in a short period of time changed the tie completely. Mentally it's very hard to deal with when something like that happens.
Horror show by British teams this week!! First united played like scared turtles and lost to a poor Seville team and now Chelsea have forgotten how to defend and gifting goals for fun!
Simply the greatest of all time.
Pele, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cruyff, Di Stefano etc. etc. None of them are fit enough to tie the shoelaces of the GOAT that is Messi. The best individual player of all time by a massive margin.
Yes but he will struggle in the Premier League because of the physicality and what not, never mind the fact that he destroys English teams ever year.
The draw in full:
Barcelona v Roma
Sevilla v Bayern Munich
Juventus v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Manchester City
The team drawn first will host the first leg, which will be played on 3/4 April, with the return the following week.
The draw in full:
Barcelona v Roma
Sevilla v Bayern Munich
Juventus v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Manchester City
The team drawn first will host the first leg, which will be played on 3/4 April, with the return the following week.
Simply the greatest of all time.
Pele, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Zidane, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cruyff, Di Stefano etc. etc. None of them are fit enough to tie the shoelaces of the GOAT that is Messi. The best individual player of all time by a massive margin.
Yes but he will struggle in the Premier League because of the physicality and what not, never mind the fact that he destroys English teams ever year.
Pretty boring draw. Liverpool v Man City will be good but play in PL.
Juventus played RM in final last year.
Barca Roma and Sevilla Munich will be one sided.
Hopefully Semi final line up is better.
LFC take on the favourites which will be a very tough tie to win but since we have beaten City this season I'm sure the team will be hopeful of progressing.
2 games today
Juve vs Real Madrid
Sevilla vs Bayern
I would love to see Liverpool vs madrid semi
2 teams with so much ucl history
I expect Real and Bayern to win tonight. Juve looked out of touch against Spurs at home and Bayern are on fire atm.
This Real team is naff compared to its recent vintage. Zidane will be gone if they dont win the CL this year. They just dont look right.
lol, he had a handful of touches all game.Just the GOAT doing GOAT things [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION]
There are millions who can't even touch like him!!!lol, he had a handful of touches all game.
Without those players putting him the spot, he would have done nothing.
lol, he had a handful of touches all game.
Without those players putting him the spot, he would have done nothing.
It wasn't an assist and lol @ trying to claim it as one. Like his assist against PSG right?2 goals and an assist. All that she rode!
How you been, been keeping well?
Alright, wbu?How you been, been keeping well?
Alright, wbu?
How is married life treating you?
Just the GOAT doing GOAT things [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION]
lol, he had a handful of touches all game.
Without those players putting him the spot, he would have done nothing.
Just the GOAT doing GOAT things [MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] [MENTION=47617]Red Devil[/MENTION]
lol, he had a handful of touches all game.
Without those players putting him the spot, he would have done nothing.
What a player man, simply insane how he keeps scoring goals for fun.
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