Barca -v- Inter, Champions League Semi-final 2nd Leg

Flamed Diving

CSF wrote: »

Gutted by that. Don't think Mourinho deserves to be called a genius or anything like that for it. Barca were just poor. Keita, Toure, Busquets, Pedro and Ibrahimovic were all poison. I think 9 times out of 10 if Inter stick every man in their own half they will be punished. Barca just weren't at the races tonight.

Sure, if only the entire Barce team played well...

DonJose

LOL delighted to see Barca knocked out, what a pack of bad losers, childish idiots turning on the sprinklers LOL

The Sparrow

rarnes1 wrote: »

Barca are bad bad losers

EDIT Did Barca turn just on the sprinklers on the Inter players??

Yes. Shockingly bad losers.

joe123

mourinho and his crazyness! Great display of organisation and defending though!

efb

Jose is the Special One.

mike65

Epic stuff from Inter, the final will be hellishly bad!

Flamed Diving

A masterclass in defence. Beautiful to watch.

the_monkey

I went out to my balcony and SCREAMED COME ON INTER !!!

Mr.Nice Guy

Goes to show how difficult it is to retain this trophy.

The_Kew_Tour

CSF wrote: »

You're aware that was probably just 1 groundsman who couldn't take defeat right? Hardly typifies the whole club.

I dont know, still bad form

witnessmenow

CSF wrote: »

Gutted by that. Don't think Mourinho deserves to be called a genius or anything like that for it. Barca were just poor. Keita, Toure, Busquets, Pedro and Ibrahimovic were all poison. I think 9 times out of 10 if Inter stick every man in their own half they will be punished. Barca just weren't at the races tonight.

I'd imagine his tatctics had something to do with half of the one of the best teams in the world playing poison....

CSF

Flamed Diving wrote: »

Sure, if only the entire Barce team played well...

Nice contribution there Bill.

kinaldo

Amazing how bitter some people are.

Let's just hope we get a good final (has penalties written all over it).

The_Kew_Tour

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Goes to show how difficult it is to retain this trophy.

Very true. United came dam close last year.

Mr.Nice Guy

Dunphy: They didn't create more than one chance and one goal.

I must have imagined the Bojan chance then.

L'prof

Flamed Diving wrote: »

A masterclass in defence. Beautiful to watch.

Great defending, no question...I hate watching it personally though!

CSF

witnessmenow wrote: »

I'd imagine his tatctics had something to do with half of the one of the best teams in the world playing poison....

So Mourinho predicted from the 1st minute that some of the best players in the world would be unable to pass a ball?

gimmick

I presume Barca think that is the etiquette in losing a semi final.

CSF

CSF wrote: »

Gutted by that. Don't think Mourinho deserves to be called a genius or anything like that for it. Barca were just poor. Keita, Toure, Busquets, Pedro and Ibrahimovic were all poison. I think 9 times out of 10 if Inter stick every man in their own half they will be punished. Barca just weren't at the races tonight.

LOL.

Barca were made look poor by a superior Inter side over 2 legs.

Remember, Inter had 10 men for almost the whole match ffs.

Flamed Diving

CSF wrote: »

Nice contribution there Bill.

I'm only standing on your shoulder, my friend...

noodler

Whelan "waste of space, hasn't done anything this season" - well that didn't take long.

Can anyone tell me how many goals he scored this season?
I don't love him or anything but its this type of RTE simplistic crap that does my head in.

dreamers75

mike65 wrote: »

Epic stuff from Inter, the final will be hellishly bad!

cos its always a cracker?

IvySlayer

Ronnie Whelan just said Pedro is a waste of space! Dunphy he is not.

kinaldo

I don't think Barca are really bad losers, it's just the Mourinho factor. He's truly insufferable.

Chelsea on the other hand... super bad losers.

markesmith

Agree with most of you here. Great defending and focus, but not at all a pretty game to watch.

Spiritoftheseventies

dreamers75 wrote: »

cos its always a cracker?

Quite enjoyed last year's one

Headshot

where's the " are Barcelona done thread"

of course their not

Raskolnikov

Greatest Striker in the World ™ hauled off after 60 minutes, once again choking on the big occasion. Completely overrated with an atrocious attitude.

NabyLadistheman

That last 10 mins were spellbinding. Delighted for Inter. Fair play to Barca, great goal Xavi always knows the right pass.

Pro. F

Well done Inter. They did a job on Barca in Milan. And then they did what they had to do tonight with 10 men. Lots of people are going to be talking about how Barcelona were ''found out'' and other such shìte but in truth it was a very close thing in the end.

CSF

rarnes1 wrote: »

LOL.

Barca were made look poor by a superior Inter side over 2 legs.

Remember, Inter had 10 men for almost the whole match ffs.

No. This was not the case. Some of the Barca players could not pass a ball properly. The amount of misplaced passes and crosses which were completely unforced by Inter was unreal.

gimmick

noodler wrote: »

Whelan "waste of space, hasn't done anything this season" - well that didn't take long.

Can anyone tell me how many goals he scored this season?
I don't love him or anything but its this type of RTE simplistic crap that does my head in.

I am very much jumping on that bandwagon. He was a waste of space tonight. Had Bojan replaced him earlier, Barca would be celebrating. He has gone completely lost in every big game this season bar Arsenal in the first leg and the first Clasico.

cson

Headshot wrote: »

where's the " are Barcelona done thread"

of course their not

Finished Bill. That Messi is a nothing player. The only place for Xavi is the dustbin.

DazMarz

ALL HAIL THE SPECIAL ONE!!!

Delighted for him, Inter and everyone. Also, (COMPLETE sour grapes and schaudenfraude from me here) delighted that Barca got put out too. I'm still bearing that grudge from last year! I'll admit that is a terrible attitude and all to have, but... just the stupid way that I feel!

Fair play to Mourinho. He was, is, and forever shall be, The Special One.

greendom

CSF wrote: »

No. This was not the case. Some of the Barca players could not pass a ball properly. The amount of misplaced passes and crosses which were completely unforced by Inter was unreal.

"Completely unforced" ???

Not at all it was Inter's defence not giving Barca the time or space to play their normal game

flahavaj

CSF wrote: »

No. This was not the case. Some of the Barca players could not pass a ball properly. The amount of misplaced passes and crosses which were completely unforced by Inter was unreal.

You must give credit to how well set up Inter were, they were incredibly wel organised, it was amazing at times.

Headshot

interpreter has become the master

go wan jose

HalloweenJack

Ref was very dodgy in that match and in the one before.

That said, I'm delighted Inter went through.

Tbh, it felt like the game just passed Barca by. It wasn't until late in the second half that they really began pressing Inter and getting the ball into the box.

Good defending by Inter and it's definitely going to be an interesting final.

jacool

a valid goal disallowed
dani alves was being held by muntari
maicon got three wrong decisions awarded in his favour, 2 corners and a throw.
lucio threw himslef to the ground how many times exactly

inter did defend excellently but were lucky to get through
the facts are for those who were calling barca diving cheats
did inter have a shot all night (i know its 2 legs, i'm just asking)

my prediction of barca v lyon final is only slightly wide of the mark !!

everdead.ie

Why isn't Jose allowed celebrate with his fans?

Flamed Diving

CSF wrote: »

No. This was not the case. Some of the Barca players could not pass a ball properly. The amount of misplaced passes and crosses which were completely unforced by Inter was unreal.

So Barcelona played crap. The majority of the team did...

Why?

Spiritoftheseventies

Jose the not so special one. Plain stupid behaviour.

kinaldo

The only thing I like about Mourinho is that he's more entertaining than his teams.

Mr.Nice Guy

Gilesy going ape sh*t on Mourinho.

"I hate him for what he does."

qwertplaywert

Well deserved win for Inter, they were excellent.


Barca just never seem themselves without Iniesta- hes far more important to them than messi imo

gimmick

Maureen is a dispicable human being. May his next dump be a hedgehog

IvySlayer

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Jose the not so special one. Plain stupid behaviour.

He did nothing wrong. He celebrated in front of his fans. Valdes was stupid.

DazMarz

jacool wrote: »

my prediction of barca v lyon final is only slightly wide of the mark !!

No, the fact that Bayern hopped off Lyon 4-0 on aggregate means that prediction is well past the mark. The Barca bit, yes, that was close. Lyon? Not a hope...

flahavaj

Gilesy: "I hate Mourinho.":eek:

CSF

flahavaj wrote: »

You must give credit to how well set up Inter were, they were incredibly wel organised, it was amazing at times.

I'm not so sure about that, they just had 10 men behind the ball. I thought they were incredibly organised in the first leg, in this one there was a massive luck element. On a different night, Barca could have and in my opinion would have. Tonight they weren't at the races.