[Archived] Champions League 2010

[TugaysMarlboro]

Hells Bells.

[Amo]

Real have 11 men behind the ball. They playing purely to stop Barca. If Barca score then the whole thing will kick off, but for the time being its clear that Mourinho is petrified of losing an away goal.

Allardyce would be proud.

[adopted scouser]

Amidst a field of pansies, Messi, genious

[Stuart]

I think I must be the only person (in the world) who doesn't like Messi.

Good player, without a doubt, but needs a slap.

[AggyBlue]

Leaving out the keepers, 20 whining, diving poofters. This is painful to watch

Thank god we don't bother to enter that competition. Pile of shyte.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

I think I must be the only person (in the world) who doesn't like Messi.

Good player, without a doubt, but needs a slap.

Stick to rugby. Football is not your sport.

[jim mk2]

I thought the match was an appalling spectacle.

Twenty-two posturing, petulant players whose main aim was not to play football but to get their opponent sent off either through feigning injury or play-acting after an innocuous tackle.

Pepe was challenging for the ball and should not have been sent off but Alves should certainly have been shown the red card for coming back on the field after being carried off on a stretcher.

Rovers have some poor players but at least they are honest - the players of Real Madrid and Barcelona are a disgrace to the beautiful game, including Messi.

Give me Sam Allardyce's solid, yeoman English football any day of the week.

[Stuart]

Stick to rugby. Football is not your sport.

Are you his mum?

[Eddie]

Jisty, I agree with you. That Barcelona team is easy to hate.

Very good goal, but it doesn't make up for a terrible match.

[imy9]

Jisty, I agree with you. That Barcelona team is easy to hate.

Very good goal, but it doesn't make up for a terrible match.

I too dislike Barca, they have a petulant cheating side to them and set out to get a Real player sent off and did just that, Pedro an Busquets are two of the worst.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

Are you his mum?

Because i think Messi's a great player? Yes, I must be his mother.

[1864roverite]

jimbo

if you think messi is a disgrace you have drunk too much cough mixture.

he is a pure footballing genius, his second goal was class and he puts clownaldo in the shade skills wise.

[toogs]

I think I must be the only person (in the world) who doesn't like Messi.

Good player, without a doubt, but needs a slap.

Any particular reason? I'd be interested in any evidence you have on a footballing basis.

If its just an irrational dislike, then fair enough.

[Hughesy]

Game spoiled by the ref falling for Barca's soft ass tactics. Now I can see exactly what Arsenal model themselves on.

Until the red, Real looked more likely to win.

Good 2nd goal, but cannot understand why none of the 4 close to Messi didnt make an actual challenge. Take one for the team.

[Stuart]

Because i think Messi's a great player? Yes, I must be his mother.

I wasn't knocking his football - maybe you didn't read my post properly.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

To think Messi deserves a slap after watching tonight's game is ridiculous. Almost every outfield player BAR Messi deserved to be disciplined for their behaviour.

Real were shocking. Terrible performance.

Not a massive fan of Mascherano or Puyol, but Iniesta/Xavi/Messi are the greatest trio of players this, or any other generation has seen.

[toogs]

I wasn't knocking his football - maybe you didn't read my post properly.

I read your post. You said he was a good player. There are lots of good players.

[Stuart]

Any particular reason? I'd be interested in any evidence you have on a footballing basis.

If its just an irrational dislike, then fair enough.

Nothing to do with his football. I'd love to see him in the PL. Bet he daren't though.

I think he personifies the petulant, cheating, "who me?", face of Barca. At least Mourinho is an honest cynic. Barca are underhand at it.

If that makes me irrational, so be it,

[blue_and_white]

What a horrible advert for the Spanish game. That wasn't a football match, it was a con/intimidate the ref competition. Contemptible diving, rolling around and play-acting at every opportunity and a scrum of players charging at the ref gesturing frantically a centimetre from his nose at the slightest hint they might be able to get an opposition player punished. Barcelona won the pathetic antics contest in the end by manging to turn a challenge that wasn't even in a booking into a red card. Great team they may be but I thought they were a total joke tonight and played more than their part in a massive embarassment to the champions league.

EDIT: Messi apart of course. That guy is a joy to watch and seems to rise above the odious cheating of most of his team mates.

[Stuart]

I read your post. You said he was a good player. There are lots of good players.

Didn't read my second post properly then! That was a reply to M'sLP!

[Amo]

Give me Sam Allardyce's solid, yeoman English football any day of the week.

Yeah, I forgot what an honest pro Diouf has been.

[SouthAussieRover]

Thank god only one of those teams will be in the final.

For all their fanciness the latent spite and cheating rears its ugly head.

[Rovermatt]

Wonderful stuff from Messi but some of the theatrics were embarrassing. Hopefully Barca can do United, again, in the final. I'll not be putting money on it mind.

[Majiball]

Barca are a great team but they do themselves no favours with their rolling around on the floor, pretending.

[Eddie]

I don't know how anyone who is even slightly neutral could want Barcelona to win after last night.