UCL Round of 16 - First Legs - Feb 18 - 26

[NotoriousISSY]

That must have been a humbling experience. The two Spaniards Silva and Negredo tried to engineer something but it never materialised.

Barca barely got out of second gear and strolled it. Red card obviously had an impact but Barca's play before and after was similar but the breakthrough was naturally easier thanks to Demichellis' red which was fully deserved.

Back down to earth I hope.

 

[Danny1982]

What a joke. They get by far the most help from officials in the Champions League.

Did you watch the game?

 

[LARulz]

Robbie Savage:

If Manchester City win the tie in the Nou Camp, I will stop working

City to win?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

You wonder if a team like Barcelona or Madrid will be looking at David Silva.

 

[jojojo]

I don't mind the bias too much, like you say it's to be expected. One thing I hate with commentators like Townsend is the sheer number of cliches they repeat game after game after game. He never says anything that makes you think 'ah yeah, I never thought about it like that'. You know, some insight from a former pro that you'd expect.

It's always been like that though. I remember Trevor Francis as one of the early co-commentators. it was horrible, it was like somebody was passing him notes that he read out about 5 minutes too late. "Oh, x starting to look comfortable now," when they were looking the exact opposite. It was just about certain they'd go a goal down about a minute later at which point he'd sound shocked and mumble about it being against the run of play.

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Well done Barca.
City

 

[That'sHernandez]

I've got a lot of time for Kompany.

 

[Ramshock]

Ca$h 0 Class 2

 

[Mystry]

Robbie Savage:



City to win?

It's like Sophie's choice.

 

[kouroux]

Demichelis was incredibly stupid, what the feck did he hope to accomplish by tackling from where he was ?

 

[Ramshock]

I've got a lot of time for Kompany.

Yep, Kompany, Silva and Aguero is who I would take from them for us

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I've got a lot of time for Kompany.

He's too nice for those scumbags.

 

[Blue always red]

Ca$h 0 Class 2

Even with the rumoured Neymar payments and the rumoured doping some of the Barca team get? Classier club than City, no doubt, but I don't think they're saints by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[FCBarca]

It wasn't an intentional handball, but I'm sure you'd know that. How do you know that such a situation would have happened if City weren't already 0:1 down?

Oh so we're talking hypotheticals instead of what actually happened? Back here on earth, my point still stands

 

[Cedric]

They spend it all on forwards and midfielders. It's their defence that need sorting.

Really baffling that somebody like Demichelis is starting in a CL tie against Barcelona considering the funds City have available.

 

[poisson]

I thought Alves was very good tonight, certainly going forward.

Silva was city's best player followed by kompany. Yaya was terrible.

 

[JustAFan]

Kompany saying perhaps City gave Barca too much respect, they were there for the taking. So next game City will come up full of fire, Barca however will be firing on all cylinders......and the final will be 4-0 Barca......one can certainly hope.

 

[Sarni]

City you planks. Well done. That's $20 down the drain.

In other news, Zlatan looks suave and chill as feck here

$55 profit for me on this game, after 10 minutes I realised City are not in the same class.

 

[Ramshock]

Barca appealing Demechelis' red card ....btw how the fck do you embed tweets on here?

 

[LARulz]

It's like Sophie's choice.

I know, short term pain for long term gain kind of thing

 

[Ramshock]

Even with the rumoured Neymar payments and the rumoured doping some of the Barca team get? Classier club than City, no doubt, but I don't think they're saints by any stretch of the imagination.

Still classier than the plastics

 

[FCBarca]

Kompany saying perhaps City gave Barca too much respect, they were there for the taking. So next game City will come up full of fire, Barca however will be firing on all cylinders......and the final will be 4-0 Barca......one can certainly hope.

And not the best side they've faced this season, apparently they've enjoyed even less possession against??

 

[#07]

MASSIVE club got beaten tonight. MASSIVE. So happy.

 

[gasmanc]

Roy Keane looks like shitbrick, I did love his assessment of Kompanys interview though, " he's obviously very tired, he doesn't know what he's taking about" very true.

 

[That'sHernandez]

Barca appealing Demechelis' red card ....btw how the fck do you embed tweets on here?

Click the film negative type thing next to the picture of the mountains. I think it's called "Embed Media"

 

[SteveJ]

Kompany saying perhaps City gave Barca too much respect, they were there for the taking

They could've kept the ball all night & had more impressive possession stats than The Exorcist if they'd wanted.

 

[The Black Pearl]

Frazer Forster would have stopped that Alves goal too.

 

[Sixpence]

Bayern are still a level above Barca for me right now.

 

[Snowjoe]

They could've kept the ball all night & had more impressive possession stats than The Exorcist if they'd wanted.

 

[FCBarca]

I thought Alves was very good tonight, certainly going forward.

Silva was city's best player followed by kompany. Yaya was terrible.

I thought Yaya actually played well and Dani was fairly average going forward but terrible in defense. One of his worst performances of the season, IMHO

Silva is fantastic but that's not really news, he's been like this since early at Valencia. Bad timing is the only reason he isn't at Barcelona, I believe

 

[NotoriousISSY]

Well they have played Bayern this season to be fair so he's not hugely wrong.

But there for the taking? Oh Vinny that's cute.

 

[kouroux]

And not the best side they've faced this season, apparently they've enjoyed even less possession against??

I think Bayern Munich at the Etihad were more impressive than Barca tonight.

 

[Sixpence]

Well they have played Bayern this season to be fair so he's not hugely wrong.

But there for the taking? Oh Vinny that's cute.

Kompany is like a big baby at times.

 

[bishblaize]

I think Bayern Munich at the Etihad were more impressive than Barca tonight.

Agreed. Barca were very cagey, albeit they showed they know how to navigate these games, given their experience. Bayern on the other hand was just total domination.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Barca did what they needed to do but weren't entirely impressive. Wouldn't like seeing them against us, mind.

 

[mic.m]

You might need to learn how to spell professional before you do that, mind

it's the keypad not me.

 

[rcoobc]

I cant deal with Bayern potentially doing the Double Treble. Come on Arsenal

 

[Pippa]

By the way, you really have to wonder what on Earth was Kompany thinking when City were attempting the offside-trap on Messi. Kind've makes me a bit more sympathetic for Demichelis' red-card.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Even with the rumoured Neymar payments and the rumoured doping some of the Barca team get? Classier club than City, no doubt, but I don't think they're saints by any stretch of the imagination.

They also spent despicable amount of money.

 

[Sixpence]

Yep, they showed that it was Kompany that ran back and played Messi onside. If he'd stayed where he was they'd have a perfect defensive line as shown.