La Liga 2018/19

I'm just a neutral.

Cup knock out football can be random and unpredictable. Do you remember 2012 when Chelsea were also awful in the league? Roma last season?

Barca been vulnerable in KO rounds last few years. I just think it's foolish to write United off when they did what they did to PSG.

Of course they need to get Rashford and Martial match fitness and sharpness up to have a serious chance. Don't think Barca will have much issue handling the front three they started tonight.

It’s not foolish when United have gotten jammy result after result

If you seen any United match this past month they’ve looked like a train wreck.

Meanwhile this is the first bad Barca match in a month with nothing to play for and looking ahead to Atletico.

The teams Barca struggled in KO rounds in the past were solid defensive teams. Barca’s front line if healthy will have a field day against United.

I think it’ll be 4-1 Barca after the two legs.

United will need to win at old trafford to have a chance.
 
So refreshing to see this btw, the bottom half of premier league is a joke compared to La Liga this season.

Long gone are the days when Barca and Real Madrid were schooling the bottom half 6 or 7-0 on a regular basis. Most actually play good football aswell against the top 3, Villareal cutting through nicely.
 
Pique is really underrated and doesn't deserve his bad reputation. If you ask people who barely follow Barca, they will tell you how he is a liability and needs to be replaced.
 
Pique is really underrated and doesn't deserve his bad reputation. If you ask people who barely follow Barca, they will tell you how he is a liability and needs to be replaced.

Pique has been immense. Umtiti has been AWOL this season.

It’s like Liverpool not having VVD. Huge difference. Can’t take much from this match and full credit to Villarreal
 
4-2, Barca carved out yet again. :lol:

Cazorla with beautiful through ball, Bacca with nice calm finish. Happy to say Villareal will now survive. Hopefully they'll be back in top half next season.
 
Watch this Ole and see how you can score lots of goals against Barcelona.

United are limp in attack in the worst form since Mourinho

For the amount of chances united allow opposing teams to get Barca will have a field day
 
Good job Villareal got the 4th, Alvaro red card.

48 year old Bonera coming on (sure this guy made his debut in late 90s?).
 
Barcelona taking it easy and losing.
 
What a goal by Messi
 
Obligatory Messi worldie FK.

He did this last season at the same end when Barca stole the game.
 
BTW this is one for the injury time experts on here, 4 goals this half, red card, loads of subs....3 minutes added on.

Spanish refs for you.
 
I hope we don't concede too many free kicks against them... you just know Messi gonna score every one with our defenders and Dave playing so bad
 
Suarez scores.

Lord, I think we should just not bother playing the quarter finals and let them go on and play Pool in the semis...
 
Great finish from Suarez in fairness, thought Villareal would be o.k but nevermind. They are on the right path for survival.
 
Suarez always does this, guaranteed at least 6 or 7 points every season with last minute goals away from home.
 
Yep. Does anyone know how many he has in total and where he is relative to others?

Can't remember him scoring that many at international level but it's pretty much a penalty if it's near the D when he's in Barca shirt.
 
I've been very harsh on Suarez when he's been out of form and rubbish but fair play to the guy. He's really stepped it up over the last month or so. I've missed some games being out of the county but he really seems to have picked up a lot of confidence after that injury time goal against Sevilla. It's been a total turning point in his season in terms of performances and not just stats.
He's finally managing dribbles and linking up way better than he was and not misplacing 3 yard passes. Immense credit to the guy to have the belief to get back to playing close to a level he once used to be at.

And as for Messi, just absolutely no words for him anymore. This is probably Top 2-3 seasons from him evrr.
 
Pique has been immense. Umtiti has been AWOL this season.
It’s like Liverpool not having VVD. Huge difference. Can’t take much from this match and full credit to Villarreal

Tbh, you can't really blame the guy much. He lacks match sharpness and the games now are too important to give him to get back to his level. He's way too much of the season to not be rusty and useless this season.

Some stat floating around that he, personally, has scored more freekicks alone than a number of other major clubs combined in their entirety this season.
Yep. Does anyone know how many he has in total and where he is relative to others?

Last year he had 10 free kicks by around mid December. This year he's already scored atleast 3 so far (in the last 3 games itself) and maybe even more.

Can't remember him scoring that many at international level but it's pretty much a penalty if it's near the D when he's in Barca shirt.

I genuinely feel more confident of a goal when I see Messi stand over a FK than when I see him with a penalty.
 
I'm just a neutral.

Cup knock out football can be random and unpredictable. Do you remember 2012 when Chelsea were also awful in the league? Roma last season?

Barca been vulnerable in KO rounds last few years. I just think it's foolish to write United off when they did what they did to PSG.

Of course they need to get Rashford and Martial match fitness and sharpness up to have a serious chance. Don't think Barca will have much issue handling the front three they started tonight.
With our next game being against Barca, there's no time for match sharpness anymore.
The pace on the counter that Rashford/Lukaku/Pogba have can definitey trouble Barca but the defense is just way way worse than Barca's. Messi and Suarez will have a field day against Smalling.
 
With our next game being against Barca, there's no time for match sharpness anymore.
The pace on the counter that Rashford/Lukaku/Pogba have can definitey trouble Barca but the defense is just way way worse than Barca's. Messi and Suarez will have a field day against Smalling.

Ah no game at the weekend?

They really should play the FA cup semi finals mid week.