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[Clegg]

Hopefully the 2nd leg isn't ruined by another episode of Uefalona

like RVP redcard

David Luiz will backheel on the edge of his own box. It will go right to Messi and Barca will score.

Barca will sign Luiz for £20m in the summer.

 

[Empty]

the barca salt is amazing.

so excited for both second legs now.

 

[Noirulus]

Congrats to Chelsea, your team played some great defense and with a little bit of support from lady luck you guys got a win.

It'll be very difficult to hold Barca off at the Nou Camp, though. Should be a great match!

 

[K1LLER7]

First goal was so good. Great counter

 

[Socreges]

bitter sweet

glad the diving cheats lost, but then again john terry won

...you didn't watch the game, did you?

 

[Wilbur]

We (Aston Villa) beat Chelsea 3-1 this season. So Villa > Barca confirmed.

McLeish to take over Guardiola?

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Tonight's post-match isn't as funny as yesterday.

We can't blame Coentrao.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I just can't believe some of the Barca fans in here are screwing at Chelsea for defending and getting "lucky"?

I would be disappointed in Cesc, Sanchez and Busquets for missing simple chances. I'd be pissed at Valdes for making a hash of Drogba's poor effort.

 

[Sloosha]

Transitive properties are fun. Stoke is the best team in the world!

 

[yogloo]

Chelsea's tactics feels so Mourinho. Feels like inter's strategy when they beat barca.

 

[Clegg]

You seem hurt. At least we scored :lol

Also good job missing the joke.

I don't particularly like Barca.

I do have a problem with those who shit on about some boneheaded conspiracy though.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

McLeish to take over Guardiola?

Fuck me could you imagine it?

 

[Carbonox]

Fuck off did Chelsea not deserve this. Fuck. Off. Barcelona played like Barcelona does and it didn't work because Chelsea were on the ball (no pun intended). Irrelevant of how poor you might find the football being played by Chelsea during that match, their tactics WERE SPOT ON and Barca had nothing up their sleeves. Chelsea fully deserved the win. Fucking Barca fans.

 

[panty]

I don't particularly like Barca.

I do have a problem with those who shit on about some boneheaded conspiracy though.

I don't so get over it.

 

[Socreges]

Good game by Chelsea overall, but they depended on a crossbar, post, and some uncharacteristic misses by Barca. They'll lose in Nou Camp and on aggregate.

 

[rodvik]

We deserved more, but anyway congratulations chelsea supporters, great result for you.

Well done Chelsea

You guys make it hard for me to keep up my Barca hate. Anyways, classy of you. I still think Barca will go through though.

 

[Wilbur]

Fuck me could you imagine it?

Mascherano up front and Messi benched because he doesn't stay in his own half

 

[LegoArmo]

The only way you can deserve to win when you didn't score, is if the ref disallowed a couple of your goals when he shouldn't have.

Football is about putting the ball in the net.

 

[Pachimari]

I still feel both Real Madrid and Barcelona are favorites going through to the final.

But I'm happy with today's result!

 

[Tim the Wiz]

CL final poised to be a La Liga-free zone. For now. Who'd have thought it?

So I ask again...who STILL thinks that AVB should've stayed?

Not to say Chelsea doesn't require rebuilding but the Old Guard have seemingly backed up their dissension on the pitch. AVB tried to change their philosophy too quickly - a whip-lash 180 from powerful, counter-attacking football to high-line, possession play.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

They played with 11 defenders at home because they're playing the best team in the world. And they beat them. They beat them the way you have to. Matches like Osasuna a few weeks ago, Barca lost because they were complacent; this is the way you beat them when they're turned on, and Chelsea fully deserved it because Barca didn't score.

I think Chelsea deserved it not for their performance but because of Barca's complacency and stupid misses. They deserved to lose just for that. Chelsea on the other hand hardly created anything and you cant exactly give their defence too much praise considering the amount of goals they should have conceded. If the same is repeated again, odds are Barcelona will not miss those chances and the scoreline would look completely different. You shouldn't judge a performance purely on that

Barce deserved to lose more than Chelsea deserved to win, imo

 

[Broder Salsa]

*CTRL + F for Kyoufu posts*

 

[Kyoufu]

Fuck off did Chelsea not deserve this. Fuck. Off. Barcelona played like Barcelona does and it didn't work because Chelsea were on the ball (no pun intended). Irrelevant of how poor you might find the football being played by Chelsea during that match, their tactics WERE SPOT ON and Barca had nothing up their sleeves. Chelsea fully deserved the win. Fucking Barca fans.

Want to eat some chips?

I'll bring the Vinegar cus you got the SAAAAAAAAAALT

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Drogba dived twice as many times than Farca combined.

In fact Drogba just fell down right now after this post.

 

[MarshMellow96]

Chelsea Bayern feels like the moral victory final right now.

I say bring it.

 

[SunhiLegend]

The only reason Barca lost tonight was that they missed 4 sitters. All they need to do is take their chances next week, they will surely create as many if not more and so its just a matter of finishing them.
Plus the Nou Camp is twice the size of Stamford Bridge and Barca will play with their wingers wide to stretch the defence.

 

[Clegg]

I don't so get over it.

Fuck that.

You froth at the very prospect of a possible Barcelona conspiracy.

You are one of the most vocal proponents of the whole idea on this thread.

 

[rodvik]

McLeish to take over Guardiola?

Its the only logical solution.

 

[Willkiller]

If I was a slug I'd be foaming because of all the SALTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

[Kitschkraft]

Fuck off did Chelsea not deserve this. Fuck. Off. Barcelona played like Barcelona does and it didn't work because Chelsea were on the ball (no pun intended). Irrelevant of how poor you might find the football being played by Chelsea during that match, their tactics WERE SPOT ON and Barca had nothing up their sleeves. Chelsea fully deserved the win. Fucking Barca fans.

People act like it's preferable to lose and "look good" while doing so.....fuck that. I want Barca OUT!

 

[Kyoufu]

The only reason Barca lost tonight was that they missed 4 sitters. All they need to do is take their chances next week, they will surely create as many if not more and so its just a matter of finishing them.
Plus the Nou Camp is twice the size of Stamford Bridge and Barca will play with their wingers wide to stretch the defence.

Their finishing today was absolutely pathetic. Maybe unlucky with the crossbar in the first 10 minutes but every other chance? Even Carroll would have put them away.

 

[Clegg]

Mascherano up front and Messi benched because he doesn't stay in his own half

Big Sam is the only man for the Barca job.

 

[Lunchbox]

madrid need to bring knives over the weekend, fuck them up anyway possible with their reserves, let them get suspensions whatever. you already got that shit league in the bag

then beat bayern and the champions league is yours

 

[Kyoufu]

And I am eating a massive plate of Crow tonight. I called it in favour of Barca thrashing Chelsea. Oh man...

Never trust me with predictions :lol

 

[mxgt]

Barca :lol :lol

 

[Tim the Wiz]

Good game by Chelsea overall, but they depended on a crossbar, post, and some uncharacteristic misses by Barca. They'll lose in Nou Camp and on aggregate.

Most likely, yes. But if Chelsea remain half as lucky as tonight and just manage one away goal, then they should take it.

 

[Ushojax]

Congrats to Chelsea, your team played some great defense and with a little bit of support from lady luck you guys got a win.

Luck? Only Liverpool fans call bad finishing luck. The chances that Fabregas and Alexis missed were embarrassingly easy.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Fuck that.

You froth at the very prospect of a possible Barcelona conspiracy.

You are one of the most vocal proponents of the whole idea on this thread.

Correct.

His messages about conspiracy are really tiring.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

The only reason Barca lost tonight was that they missed 4 sitters. All they need to do is take their chances next week, they will surely create as many if not more and so its just a matter of finishing them.
Plus the Nou Camp is twice the size of Stamford Bridge and Barca will play with their wingers wide to stretch the defence.

They tried that today though and Chelsea (quite rightly) weren't interested. Let them go wide and cross the ball by all means. I know it's not that simple but it's a sound basis to work your zonal marking system around when playing Barca.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Somewhere Fady is arguing with himself in a room

 

[Lightning]

This Chelsea week of doom I was hoping for hasn't worked out at all. All that is needed now is for chelsea to either win or draw against us and they will have successfully pissed and pooped all over my cornflakes.

So far this has been a poor week for results...

 

[Stimpy]

Chelsea played well to keep Barcelona out, though Barca gave them a hand with that all the chances they missed but I'd still make Barca favourites to go through.

 

[Korez]

lololololol

 

[Clegg]

This is a game where Barca could have done with David Villa.

He would have finished at least 1 of those chances.

Drogba was brilliant this evening. His diving was a bit grating though.

 

[Carbonox]

And I am eating a massive plate of Crow tonight. I called it in favour of Barca thrashing Chelsea. Oh man...

Never trust me with predictions :lol

To be fair I expected Barca to smash Chelsea but what do we know. Get the tactics right and you can beat anyone.

Kind of reminds me of the Swanselona vs Newcelona game. We let them pass the ball around like nutters all game on purpose because we knew we were the superior counter-attacking team and what happened? We counter-attacked them to the point of victory. We did not need to do anything else but sit back, defend and watch.

Chelsea did the same. It fucking works. It ain't pretty but it fucking works and is BRILLIANT football where tactics are concerned.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Barcelona are still favourites at Camp Nou. Not sure I can say the same about Madrid at Bernabéu.

 

[jcjimher]

IMO a 0-0 would have been more fair. Chelsea only defended, and Barça had terrible finishing today

 

[Wilbur]

If Barcelona go out next week who are we betting on melting down?

Real will be Phantom, Bayern obviously elsk

 

[Stimpy]

Luck? Only Liverpool fans call bad finishing luck. The chances that Fabregas and Alexis missed were embarrassingly easy.

What Alexis chance are you talking about the one where he tried to chip the keeper? You call that easy, is that you Ronaldo?

 

[Kyoufu]

To be fair I expected Barca to smash Chelsea but what do we know. Get the tactics right and you can beat anyone.

Kind of reminds me of the Swanselona vs Newcelona game. We let them pass the ball around like nutters all game on purpose because we knew we were the superior counter-attacking team and what happened? We counter-attacked them to the point of victory. We did not need to do anything else but sit back, defend and watch.

Chelsea did the same. It fucking works. It ain't pretty but it fucking works and is BRILLIANT football where tactics are concerned.

Except Barcelona should have scored at least 2. Chelsea's tactics would have meant nothing if a cunt named Fabregas wasn't using Andy Carroll's shooting boots.