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[Meier]

If you go in the Barca dressing room right now I bet you'll find Messi wired to a blood transfusion machine.

You know they're using the Lance doping methods with this guy. Here's another angle of the goal.. what.a.pass. Great finish too, mind you.

 

[John Dunbar]

1-0 is a good result for juve, all things considered. just hope it won't be 3-0 after the second half.

 

[K1LLER7]

No one tracked Messi's run??? Great ball by Alves though.

Amazing pass but the fact that nobody even tried to close Messi is just hilarious.

Lucas and Pastore. Neither bothered to run back.

Pirlo with only 45% Pass success.

 

[Gareth Bale]

lol Pirlo 45% pass completion

That is Stam level

 

[Vivalaraza]

You know they're using the Lance doping methods with this guy. Here's another angle of the goal.. what.a.pass. Great finish too, mind you.

Most def.

My word. The swazz on that pass.

 

[Suen]

I wish. Gazprom are a sponsor of the Champions League. To avoid a conflict of interest Zenit and Chelsea agreed to exit the competition in the group stage.

I will accept this as a good, legal excuse for Zenit, Chelsea had to exit in the group stages because they sucked.

 

[Yurt]

1-0 is a good result for juve, all things considered. just hope it won't be 3-0 after the second half.

It'll be if we don't change things around. We all knew that lineup was a fucking disaster against a team like Bayern.

 

[Lightning]

That was fantastic from Alves and he has put PSG under immense pressure. That's the crucial away goal and now PSG need goals themselves or their gone.

 

[LanceVance]

Messi came off so that he could coach the team better, he wasn't happy with the tactics so he's decided to change them

 

[iNvid02]

i can look past the hair now dani, just beautiful

 

[Scum]

Good Lord @ Alves' pass.

 

[Suen]

So should I keep watching the Bayern - Juve game or should I switch to PSG - Barca?

Juve doing nothing but defending mostly and Bayern is not doing a good job at finishing.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Messi came off so that he could coach the team better, he wasn't happy with the tactics so he's decided to change them

:lol

That was good.

 

[LTWheels]

That cider ad taking the piss out of Apple is quite funny.

 

[arkon]

Not surprised at the Pirlo stat. They've had someone on top of him prertty quickly after he's got possession. He's also given the ball away with some silly mistakes though.

 

[Slizz]

Damn Valdes has made some nice saves in the first half... Due for a mistake now.

 

[G-Unit]

Messi's out of 2nd half

 

[Peco]

Messi's out of 2nd half

too bad.

 

[confuziz]

messi is off!! great news for PSG

 

[Freewheelin']

Now watch Barca lose

 

[NaM]

Messi not givin a fuck.

 

[Noirulus]

They've done well tbh. Ibra, Silva and especially Lucas have been good. Ibra should have done better with one of his chances but that is why people know him as the knockout round flop.

Valdes has been good, Pique and Masch pretty bad, everyone else average. The goal was fantastic.

The goal was good, no doubt. Deserved lead for Barca.

The problem with PSG is that their tactics/focus were weak. I was only able to watch about 15 minutes of the first half and what I could surmise is that their midfield pressuring has been subpar. Sometimes they're content with sitting back, and other times they're on somewhat of a berserk mode.

There's a thirst for win but not enough solidity in the tactics/mentality to obtain it. Tito 1 Ancelotti 0

Edit: And wow, leaving Messi unmarked for that goal was absurdly dumb. Top class pass/finish though.

 

[AndresON777]

Messi is out. NOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Shake Appeal]

Not surprised at the Pirlo stat. They've had someone on top of him prertty quickly after he's got possession. He's also given the ball away with some silly mistakes though.

Yeah, and some of his worst errors, including for the goal, were under no pressure. Just sloppy.

 

[bud]

messi got subbed. oh well, guess i can switch to bayern - juve now.

 

[Hindle]

Barca getting to the semis is just so predictable. Come on PSG.

 

[Razor554]

Messi out Cesc in. All money for PSG now

 

[Shake Appeal]

Buffon rallying the troops. Please never retire. <3

 

[FuturusX]

If you go in the Barca dressing room right now I bet you'll find Messi wired to a blood transfusion machine.

Blood? Messi isn't human. Agreat deal of 'fluid' has recently gone missing from Area 51 though...

 

[3Sixty]

Gerrard dreams of Beck's Hollywood balls.

 

[Phanta]

I expect to see Vucinic early. Matri and Quagliarella were pretty useless...

 

[Human_Shield]

How big of an impact is no Messi in the 2nd half considering they're up 1-0?

 

[FootballFan]

It's amazing movement IMO. Shows how hard it is to play vs Barca.

He's just sitting in a hole. PSG are focusing on the defence. They clear the ball and then look to get back into shape, Alves pick the pass out so quickly and perfectly. Before the defence even know what's going on it's in the back of the net.

Really not much they could have done to stop it apart from clear the ball further out.

they don't want to believe bro.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Uh, Bonucci...

 

[arkon]

Not looking good at the moment. Bonucci being careless there. Poor pass to Barzagli.

 

[Sloane]

I expect to see Vucinic early. Matri and Quagliarella were pretty useless...

Can't they bring in this Pirlo guy, I'm hearing he's pretty good?

 

[NaM]

Ancelotti looks mad. U mad Ancelotti?

 

[fadetoblack]

Mirko getting ready. Matri off, I reckon.

 

[AndresON777]

Tello should've been brought on since he isn't afraid to shoot

 

[la_briola]

Again. Where was the pass, robben?

 

[3Sixty]

Masch blatant.

 

[Sviatoslav]

Tello should've been brought on since he isn't afraid to shoot

That's not always a good thing. Kerzhakov isn't afraid to shoot for example.

 

[Frank the Great]

at least quagliarella is moving and pressing.

matri is just completely static and useless and second to every ball.

 

[AndresON777]

That's not always a good thing. Kerzhakov isn't afraid to shoot for example.

That's why you beat Portugal!

 

[Fry]

daylight robbery

 

[arkon]

LOL

What was play stopped for there? Mandzukic foul?

 

[Hieberrr]

What the fuck just happened?!

 

[Regulus Tera]

What the fuck kinda call was that

 

[Yurt]

at least quagliarella is moving and pressing.

matri is just completely static and useless and second to every ball.

Both equally as useless.

 

[Meier]

Paul Carr from ESPN:

"The last time Lionel Messi started a club game & came off at/before halftime was March 2008 vs Celtic."

Crazy.