Be good to show those wasters at Barca forum who's boss. Great tie, can't wait.
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It is pretty ridiculous. How can you moan about not getting Top 4, then moan about getting Top 4 opposition. Doesn't make any sense?
A very cruel draw for the last 32, but a great tie. It's a sign of the times for both clubs that it's a Europa League tie; it should be a Champions League tie between two great clubs. As long as we are able to put out a strong team, we will have every chance. It's good the second leg is at home.
Just look at their pathetic excuse of a board. We have them well beaten before the ball is even kicked.
Wonder what happened to this "winner" in big European ties consistently throughout his career.
how many goals you scored in cl? such a dumb statment I see repeated by fools
he scored about 50 goals, so what he did not win it, same with Ronaldo and Maradona + many others
or you think milan baros and anderson is greater players because they won it? first 2 that popped into my mind but alot of "nobodys" has won it and alot of great players never did. Its a team sport not induvidial
anyway I think this is great draw, Barca is not at their best and will give huge confidence boost to beat them + we can fix on our historic score
Easier to get a ticket in the home stands. Don't get one behind the North goal because that's where the old boixos nois are. The south goal there's nutters on the lower tiers. Tier 2 or 3 you should be OK. When we played them 3 or 4 years ago I got a ticket in the 2nd tier lateral on the halfway line. Cost me over €200 but didn't have any problems.
Go on to the official FC Barcelona website and leave your details so you can get notified as soon as the tickets are on sale. Failing that you can always go to the ground a few days before match day as there's always tickets on sale because a lot of the season ticket holders sell their seat for the games.
Probably a similar thing that has happened to Messi since 2015 (Neymar too for that matter), would’ve have guessed then aged 27 he’d do so little in Europe for the rest of his career?
European cup/Champions League is hard, sometimes even the best have a poor game or your team comes up against a better team. Even the very best to have ever played the game have had many struggles in Europe, Maradona & Ronaldo (Brazil) have zero EC/CL titles between them.
It’s just not as simple as ”if he was such a winner, why hasn’t he won the CL”.
I think even a somewhat second string team could be good enough, I doubt barca will go full strength in this competition as they will likely see it beneath them.
Mugging implies violence which is pretty rare in Barcelona. Normally its people taking advantage of pissed up tourists or pick pockets operating off the metro or in the Ramblas.
Keep your wits about you in Barcelona and you'll be perfectly fine. Fall asleep in a drunken stupor in the middle of the street then you're probably going to go home in your underwear but in one piece.
Mostly, yeah, but there’s certain parts of the Raval that are next level sketchy.
Pickpocketing in the centre is mental, I’ll never forget coming up the steps at the Metro, putting my hand in my pocket and finding some wrong’uns hand in there. Turned round to confront and three proper crackheads scarpered. Weird moment.
Barca would have been perfectly fine getting upset by some obscure nobody. Some Uefa twat couldn't help himself.
I never really liked having the second leg at home in the past due to away goals hurting that little bit more if you’re nearly over the line. But now it’s definitely an advantage.
I fear two things: our record against Spanish teams and no Martinez on the first leg.
But this Barcelona side is no better than Arsenal or Liverpool which we have already defeated. They have a huge liability in Busquets and Lewandowski aside, they are pretty average player by player.
If ETH gets it right, we will send those entitled cnuts packing home.
But this Barcelona side is no better than Arsenal or Liverpool which we have already defeated. They have a huge liability in Busquets and Lewandowski aside, they are pretty average player by player.
If ETH gets it right, we will send those entitled cnuts packing home.
Toughest draw we could have go but it is a tie to get excited about , looking forward to it.
If we played next week I’d be worried.
We can barely score a goal at the moment and our squad is riddled with injuries, suspension, poor form and fatigue. Can’t see that improving given there’s a whole World Cup AND a winter fixture list between now and then.
Going to be a tough watch
We can barely score a goal at the moment and our squad is riddled with injuries, suspension, poor form and fatigue. Can’t see that improving given there’s a whole World Cup AND a winter fixture list between now and then.
Going to be a tough watch
Spare no levers.
Ronaldo really wanted to play Champions League this year, and could have been playing Brugge or Eintracht in it now.
Except he could now play Barca with United, even if in Europa League.
Competition doesn't make man, man makes the competition. Too bad Ronaldo is in complete decline, or this could have been epic.
Except he could now play Barca with United, even if in Europa League.
Competition doesn't make man, man makes the competition. Too bad Ronaldo is in complete decline, or this could have been epic.
We need our best squad with Varane/Martinez and a top striker signing in January to enjoy this gameAgain, Spanish team... sigh. At least they will try to play ball. Maguire/Lindelof vs. Lewandowski?
Again, Spanish team... sigh. At least they will try to play ball. Maguire/Lindelof vs. Lewandowski?
All above further proves we need a CB in January. If someone played in CL are they cup tied for Europa league?
Serious question and honestly if not call up Ralf or hire someone who can find us a young fast cb to partner Martinez since varane is always out. Other option is we need a backup for Martinez himself. Maguire and lindelof aren’t what we need
Is it really a positive?
Barcelona La liga league leaders v Sevilla just goal difference separating them from the bottom three and have lost their manager.
It will be a good tell who is on the rise between these two teams. Also, please no Ronaldo.
Wish we could get an aggressive CB to cover him
Yeah imagine it's 2008 again but know that's not easy as it's Europa not Champions League
Over the moon with this draw, proper club that will put on 2 great ties. I know it's the EL but this fixture will be a far bigger draw than the majority of the CL ties, hopefully I get tickets because it'll be a great event I'm sure
Probably no point discussing the actual play at this point. With the World Cup, transfer window and injuries/form there's really no telling what shape these 2 squad's will be in come late February. I'm optimistic ETH will have us purring by that point and we'll have a functioning forward line at least
Can't wait for it
Probably no point discussing the actual play at this point. With the World Cup, transfer window and injuries/form there's really no telling what shape these 2 squad's will be in come late February. I'm optimistic ETH will have us purring by that point and we'll have a functioning forward line at least
Can't wait for it
Yeah best case scenario is we get Varane and Lindelof as a duo. Worst case Maguire Lindelof. Both aren't the most balanced pairings.
Barca will give us a good humbling and then the moans for ETH to be sacked will commence by the reactionary portion of the fanbase
Barcelona are wank. No comparison to the great teams a few years ago. We played them 2 years in a row. 4 wins and 11:0 goals. We even gave them our best striker this season. Joke of a team, which only lives of its name and past glory.
Should be an easy win for United.
Should be an easy win for United.
Yes but United aren’t exactly great either
incoming boeing 747 plane ?
He has won Europa...
If we had played you four times in the past two years, you'd have scored a lot more than 11 goals.
Barcelona is in full reconstruction and it will take some time.
Good luck for you to play Barcelona and it is very easy for you. Then you are going to sentence a tie to Villarreal as your coach said and oh, suprise!
And with your best striker!!
Trouble is we aren't Bayern! You can make them look rubbish, but that isn't the case for the vast majority of clubs. True, they aren't the team they once were, but nor are we.
They're La Liga leaders, they can't be utter crap.
“Have you seen these lately” - top of La Liga. Yet Liverpool draw Real Madrid and we’re all laughing, but they’re second. Barca are a better side than us I think. Still, we can beat them and it will be a great test to see where we’re at.
Did not know that but I was saying it more because of Sevillla's Europa league record.
Great tie!
The whole point of being in Europe is to play top teams, rather watch United go head-to-head with Barca and lose! than watch another round against Omonia Nicosia.
If/When United win it will probably be the highlight of EtH's first season.
The whole point of being in Europe is to play top teams, rather watch United go head-to-head with Barca and lose! than watch another round against Omonia Nicosia.
If/When United win it will probably be the highlight of EtH's first season.
This tie is perfectly set up for Frenkie to score the winner at OT and shush the Stretford End, before signing for Liverpool for £30m in the summer on half his current salary.
These upsets can happen, especially against underdogs. The team wasn't in best form, Lewandowski was with his head negotiating with you guys and Villarreal scored in the last minute with their first shot in target.
It wouldn't have happened against Barcelona though.