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[Noirulus]

Wish we got these kind of decisions in games...

Didn't Abidal get nothing for that? Or am I remember it wrong? D:

 

[Empty]

oh well at least milan still only need one goal to win. go ibra go.

 

[Fantomex]

Haha people be mad yo. Haters gonna hate.

 

[panty]

It's a penalty. You can't do that.

No, it wasn't.

 

[la_briola]

bayern plays nice.

 

[FootballFan]

Haters coming out now, but nowhere to be seen when Barca denied 2 penalties in the first leg :lol. Typical.
I didn't complain about those, so why do you guys complain about these

 

[Moobabe]

Happens every year guys - I don't know why we bother watching the 'Greatest Team on Earth.' Didn't Puyol do the EXACT same thing to a Milan player last week and nothing was given?

 

[rififi]

Lol at soft penalty-whiners. he's hanging on to him for dear life and drags him down

True, but Nesta only went down because of Puyol.

 

[Meier]

Just got stuck in a long meeting.. 2-1, eh.

That second penalty.. wow.

 

[Kyoufu]

No, it wasn't.

So you're allowed to bring people down in the box and not be penalised for it?

 

[Stimpy]

There's literally nothing exciting about seeing a penalty.

I wouldn't go that far.

 

[Joel Was Right]

2-1 woohoo

This match is going to give me a heart attack

First time seeing the incident. That's not a tug, that's a wrestling move. Penalty every day of the week for me

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Lame ass ref.

 

[Blablurn]

I wouldn't go that far.

lol

 

[yellow submarine]

UNICEF!

UEFALONA!

(Am I doing it right?)

 

[K1LLER7]

Put pato on for the 2nd half take Seedorf off

 

[Frank the Great]

i feel so gutted right now. i don't mind losing to a superior team, but not like this. an embarrassment for the sport.

we have been getting screwed by refs in the league the past couple of games, but that's to be expected because we are the favorites in every game. in CL too though? i'm just gutted.

 

[Error]

so football-gaf mad that a clear penalty was called? nothing new here.

 

[Wilbur]

It's a penalty. You can't do that.

That happens at every fucking corner ever given. And like TFM says, the set piece has to be retaken. If there's a goal kick and someone gets punched in the face in the opposing penalty box, it isn't immediately a penalty because it happened there. Card Nesta if you're being the most pedantic prick ref on the planet, but giving the penalty? Favouritism.

 

[Yazan]

 

[FootballFan]

First time seeing the incident. That's not a tug, that's a wrestling move. Penalty every day of the week for me

NAH MAN UEFALONA UNICEF!! Hahah

 

[Moobabe]

First time seeing the incident. That's not a tug, that's a wrestling move. Penalty every day of the week for me

So what's Puyol's involvement in the incident? Is that not a foul as well? Not watching the ball, clearly obstructing the man AND the foul took place before the ball was struck.

 

[The Friendly Monster]

It doesn't look like a penalty to me from the Laws of the Game.

"A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offences [includes holding an opponent] is committed by a player inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided it is in play."

I'll see if I can find any more clarification.

 

[elsk]

Real Madrid an Barcelona are supported by UEFA and referees so they can face each other in the final. What a disgrace.

 

[Kyoufu]

That happens at every fucking corner ever given. And like TFM says, the set piece has to be retaken. If there's a goal kick and someone gets punched in the face in the opposing penalty box, it isn't immediately a penalty because it happened there. Card Nesta if you're being the most pedantic prick ref on the planet, but giving the penalty? Favouritism.

It's not favouritism, it's the rules. Remember the penalty Sunderland were given against Newcastle a few weeks ago? Same thing.

I agree that it's soft and should just be retaken, but referees are told to give penalties.

 

[Dibbz]

A penalty for shirt tugging like that? Seriously? Come on man. Why do refs always fuck shit up in big games.

 

[panty]

So you're allowed to bring people down in the box and not be penalised for it?

So you're allowed to trip people over so when they fall they bring someone else down? Yeah sure.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Same shit, different year.

 

[cloudyy]

I think Messi was offside before he got fouled.

 

[Blablurn]

while u guys are fighting with each other i'm just enjoy a very nice football match on a wednesday evening. great play so far.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Puyol rugby block means nothing though. That's funny.

 

[keit4]

Real Madrid an Barcelona are supported by UEFA and referees so they can face each other in the final. What a disgrace.

Here comes Sikaffy and his crusade against spanish teams

 

[TheLucifer]

Well, that was something. Seedorf shouldn't play anything similar to football, Mexes screwed up so much in this first half. The second penalty was a noobish move, Nesta should have done better. Ibra kinda meh, his assist was wonderful tbh, Robinho just runs across the pitch without doing anything really useful, so does Boateng.

We can still get to the semifinals, but I think Barca will score before the 60th minute, and close the game easily.

But really, Seedorf out, please. Put Amelia in, Allegri, do whatever you want to do, but please, no more Seedorf.

 

[elsk]

More:

 

[Frank the Great]

the shirt tugging took place BEFORE THE BALL WAS KICKED. when the ball was kicked, nesta was still holding his shirt but puyol tackled both nesta and biscuits. that is the softest fucking penalty ever and if you disagree then i dunno what to tell you. i guarantee barca grab our player's shirts on every fucking corner but it isn't called.

that being said, pay attention to our first corner kick next half. all our players will be diving. :lol

 

[Willkiller]

Soft penalty obviously but not the stone wall rediculous decision that some people are making it out to be.

 

[Error]

but he was holding busquets... it's a clear penalty. I don't get the outrage, people want to see barcelona eliminated so badly that it's suddenly ok to go above the rules of the game.

the first was not a penalty I admit, but this one is pretty clear. besides fuck off, in the away leg we were denied a couple of penalties. Really shouldn't be talking about UEFA helping us.

 

[Broder Salsa]

 

[MarshMellow96]

Barca diehards coming out and of the woodwork and defending Barca. News at eleven I guess.

 

[yellow submarine]

Puyol rugby block means nothing though. That's funny.

Screw this gif hosting nonsense. drogbadisgrace.gif

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Can anyone find anything in the rules saying a penalty can be given even if the ball isn't yet in play? If not then it's an indisputably wrong decision.

 

[Kyoufu]

but he was holding busquets... it's a clear penalty. I don't get the outrage, people want to see barcelona eliminated so badly that it's suddenly ok to go above the rules of the game.

the first was not a penalty I admit, but this one is pretty clear. besides fuck off, in the away leg we were denied a couple of penalties. Really shouldn't be talking about UEFA helping us.

People just want to see the world burn. Or Barca lose.

Barca diehards coming out and of the woodwork and defending Barca. News at eleven I guess.

Defensive much? I'm a neutral and that was a penalty.

 

[Sealda]

Puyol rugby block means nothing though. That's funny.

Such a typical Puyol thing to do.

 

[Rad-]

GAF Barca fans are weird. You guys defend the most obvious worst decisions. At least other team supporters usually admit the horribad calls.

 

[Moobabe]

Soft penalty obviously but not the stone wall rediculous decision that some people are making it out to be.

By virtue of it being at the Nou Camp and for Barcelona it negates any doubt in the referee's mind. Call us "haters" all you like - but the amount of fans, neutral or otherwise, that call out Barcelona's shit year on year suggests it's a little more than "haters gonna hate."

 

[SunhiLegend]

lol at people calling it a disgrace. When Barca got fucked over by the refs in the first leg no one was calling it a disgrace then, now when barca got a soft penalty we get all the Uefa, Unicef claims.

 

[Stimpy]

the shirt tugging took place BEFORE THE BALL WAS KICKED. when the ball was kicked, nesta was still holding his shirt but puyol tackled both nesta and biscuits. that is the softest fucking penalty ever and if you disagree then i dunno what to tell you. i guarantee barca grab our player's shirts on every fucking corner but it isn't called.

that being said, pay attention to our first corner kick next half. all our players will be diving. :lol

If that's the softest penalty you have ever seen you mustn't have been watching football for very long.

 

[Dibbz]

Puyol rugby block means nothing though. That's funny.

This. Puyol was only there to stop anyone following Busquets which seems like a foul on its own.

 

[Gareth Bale]

I think Messi was offside before he got fouled.

It was a Milan player who passed him the ball so that's not possible.

 

[Yazan]

but he was holding busquets... it's a clear penalty. I don't get the outrage, people want to see barcelona eliminated so badly that it's suddenly ok to go above the rules of the game.

the first was not a penalty I admit, but this one is pretty clear. besides fuck off, in the away leg we were denied a couple of penalties. Really shouldn't be talking about UEFA helping us.

Every fucking season.