Champions League Final - Arsenal v Barcelona

jank

Just dont want to think about this game...

1-0 to arsenal will do me fine

Atlas_IRL

Barca to take this 2 or 3-1

fade2black

Good luck to all the Arsenal fans, have a great night! If you're in for the same night as the pool had last year or United had in 99, then you'd better bring an oxygen mask.

I'm goin for draw/draw...and God know's what will happen in Extra Time.

mr_angry

Phew! Arsenal late showing up... arrived with 6 minutes to spare!

I'm definitely a bag of nerves right now. Took 3 days off work so I could go down the pub and watch the match. Right now, I'm virtually shaking. Looks like Pires to start ahead of Reyes.

smemon

3-1 barcelona and arsenal to be overwhelmed by the occasion, sitting back and not going all out attack for the 90mins.

fully expect a walkover if barca and ronaldinho are anywere near their best. hopefully they'll show what true champions are made of, after the flukes we've had in recent years

Kingp35

Have the teams been named yet?

mr_angry

Yeah. Van Bommel plays for Barca instead of Iniesta.

mr_angry

Sky is hilarious... stunning difference between the punditry of Gullit and Redknapp. Gullit - class, insight, understanding. Redknapp - idiot. I wouldn't be surprised if Gullit strangles him before the end of the show!

mike65

Arsenal:

Lehmann, Eboue, Toure, Campbell, Cole,
Ljungberg, Hleb, Gilberto, Fabregas, Pires, Henry.

Barcelona:

Valdes, Oleguer, Puyol, Marquez, Van Bronckhorst, Edmilson, Van Bommel, Deco, Giuly, Ronaldinho, Eto'o.

Mike.

county

mr_angry wrote:

Sky is hilarious... stunning difference between the punditry of Gullit and Redknapp. Gullit - class, insight, understanding. Redknapp - idiot. I wouldn't be surprised if Gullit strangles him before the end of the show![/QUOTE


redknapp on Ronaldinho "he`s got a great backside":eek:

Chong

Best of luck to the Arsenal, its a tough task.

I hope Barca can do it, I am looking forward to seeing henry and little ronnie play against each other.

Chong

county wrote:

mr_angry wrote:

Sky is hilarious... stunning difference between the punditry of Gullit and Redknapp. Gullit - class, insight, understanding. Redknapp - idiot. I wouldn't be surprised if Gullit strangles him before the end of the show![/QUOTE


redknapp on Ronaldinho "he`s got a great backside":eek:

Lol Redknapp said Ronaldinho has a great Back side FFS.

Why oh why do they persist on having him there.

mr_angry

I think his exact words were "He's got big arms. He's got a big backside. He's a big boy!"

Yes, this is apparently top-quality punditry.

Anyway, I'm off to the pub. I just hope I'm singing on the way home!

DMC

mr_angry wrote:

I think his exact words were "He's got big arms. He's got a big backside. He's a big boy!"

Yes, this is apparently top-quality punditry.

Indeed, he quite literally fancies the arse off him...

Lets face it, Redknapp is just a pretty boy, and only got him because the BBC thought they had him for Match of the Day, he said no, and Sky promptly snaffled him.....

Kingp35

I have my final year exam in the morning and I know nothing but study is being put on hold for the game. Got to have your priorities right

Chong

Lol Kingp35 , you aint the only one.

TheBigLebowski

Anyone have a link to watch the match tonight?

county

should be 1-0

jamesozzie

SO close Henry!!

up the gooners

Aquos76

Lehmann has been sent of for the gunners. Barca went on to score and ref disallowed it. He has awarded a free kick on the edge of the box.

county

:eek: :eek: :eek: down to ten men

PHB

Lehmann is off!

Can somebody explain to me why Lehmann coulda been sent off and advantage given?

Why does it have to be either

red card and free kick
OR
goal

Why can't it be both?

bohsman

C'mon Barca

Terrible reffereeing

j22

Thats disgraceful. Why wasnt advantage played?

Doodee

poor arsenal

did he take him down or was it a dive?

el rabitos

stupid decision from the ref. c'mon barca

Aquos76

Really cant get my head around that one. That goal should have stood and then a yellow card maybe to the keeper.

mewso

Can't see the sending off being disputed. It was blatant. Not playing advantage was a major booboo.

tbh

was a neutral, now up for Arsenal.

scojones

G'wan the Ref!

mewso

Aquos76 wrote:

a yellow card maybe to the keeper.

??? Has to one of the most deffinate sending offs you'll see.

bohsman

Doodee wrote:

poor arsenal

did he take him down or was it a dive?

He took him with his hands as he was about to get past, ball went past Barca scored the ref bottled it.

Chong

Andy Gray insists it wasnt a sending off? WTF is he saying?

Doodee

i missed the replay but did he pull him down?

mewso

Yes grabbed his ankle with his hand.

PHB

It was a red card and a goal.
The only people that have been screwed here is Barca.

Arsenal deserved everything that's come to them, but they got lucky, cause they should be a goal down.

Aquos76

musician wrote:

??? Has to one of the most deffinate sending offs you'll see.

Agreed but with Barca having the advantage of the goal maybe a yellow would have sufficed mind you after seen the replay it was a blatant Red.

mewso

A sorry end for Pires too.

PHB

I wish Andy Grey would shut the **** up

The ref didn't ruin it, Lehmann did.

mewso

I'm sticking with George and Liam on this one.

scojones

Why didn't they allow the goal as well?

Doodee

arsenals passing at the barca end is piss poor

Rikand

sjones wrote:

Why didn't they allow the goal as well?

2010: ""I think the referee never saw Giuly which is why he blew straight away. The referee had already made his mind up when contact was made on Eto'o.""

Mark Lawrenson on Five Live inside the stadium on why Lehmann was sent off.

county

1-0:d
go on the gunners

PHB

Hoho, we've got a real game

Aquos76

Arsenal 1-0 up Sol Campbell

mewso

Goal. Sol of all people. Amazing.

j22

Campbell scores. His first ever goal in Europe.

LegacyUser

****ing disaster. Campbell scored a goal. Pricks. It should now be 1 - 1.

Barcelona to win. Make no mistake about it.

stevenmu

Arsenal goal, Eboue (sp?) with the most blatant dive ever, and Cambell heads in off the free kick