The Battle Of The Bridge - Chelsea V Barcelona UCL semi-final 1st leg(k.o19:45)

MagicMarker

Caveman1 wrote: »

Wow some supporters are so bitter, when ever a team other than my own play in Europe I want them to win, it makes it more interesting, anyway last time I go near this thread way too much crap talk COME ON CHELSEA !!!

So whenever your team plays in Europe you want the other team to win? :pac:

parc

I can categorically say that I hope Chelsea get schooled tonight, in a major way, with Messi scoring a hatrick

cgpg5

Caveman1 wrote: »

Wow some supporters are so bitter, when ever a team other than my own play in Europe I want them to win, it makes it more interesting, anyway last time I go near this thread way too much crap talk COME ON CHELSEA !!!

So Barca are your own team?? :pac:

Ha I'm sure you mean to say English clubs

uncleoswald

Caveman1 wrote: »

Wow some supporters are so bitter, when ever a team other than my own play in Europe I want them to win, it makes it more interesting, anyway last time I go near this thread way too much crap talk COME ON CHELSEA !!!

So you are up for everyone...

Jimmy Iovine

Blatter wrote: »

Torres, Drogba, Sturridge, Lampard, Mata and Kalou have scored 63 goals between them this season. Lionel Messi has scored 63 by himself.

Was just going to post that myself. It's an amazing stat. Can't wait for the match tonight. Hopefully it'll be a match to remember defined by great skill and not something else.

Caveman1

Caveman1 wrote: »

Wow some supporters are so bitter, when ever a team other than my own play in Europe I want them to win, it makes it more interesting, anyway last time I go near this thread way too much crap talk COME ON CHELSEA !!!

Sorry meant to say any other English team, I've just made this thread even worse now :pac:

BASHIR

I hope they all have fun, thats all that matters!!!

Randy Anders

Can't believe I'm saying this but I hope Chelsea win this one

Love seeing the whiny, arrogant Barca players show their true colours after a bad result

Sgt Pepper 64

Blatter wrote: »

Torres, Drogba, Sturridge, Lampard, Mata and Kalou have scored 63 goals between them this season. Lionel Messi has scored 63 by himself.

So he's a bit selfish then, not much of a team player

Knex*

Just read this on the live match cast from the guardian's website

This is the weakest side that Roman Abramovich has ever sent out soothe his Champions League craving and tonight they come up against one of the best teams in the history of football.
Yes, it's Barcelona versus Chelsea, the clash of a club that is reaping the luscious fruit of years of painstaking talent hot-housing and the club that is desperately staving off the comeuppance of years of splurging pell-mell and hoping for the best.
But that is not to say the result is a foregone conclusion. Because while Barça boast mobility, finesse and enterprise, Chelsea offer those qualities that we are told are possessed only by English, or English-inspired, people: PASSION AND BALLS AND BOTTLE (when they're in the mood).
So it's tiki-taka v hurly-burly. Fancy dans v John Bull. Ball-hogs against war pigs. Chelsea may seldom touch the ball but when they get it, by George they shall hoof it.
Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, Stamford Bridge must be a wet Tuesday night in Stoke. And then, next week, Camp Nou must be a wet Tuesday night in Stoke. It's an order so tall that air traffic controllers are in a panic. Panic is good. Panic is Chelsea's friend. Panic is Chelsea's best chance of beating Barça. But not the sort of panic that Fernando Torres feels whenever he gets in sight of a goal, which is why Didier Drogba sensibly starts.
From there on, Chelsea need madness to reign.

Brain Stroking

Barca to win tonight. Too much class. Chelsea have been crap this season. An ageing, slow team. Have people forgotten this in their excitement?

prettyboy81

Barca to put this tie to bed tonight 3-1....

kevohmsford

2-1 to Barcelona tonight I think

Jax Teller

Brian Mcbride doing analysis on Fox Soccer haven't seen him in years .

Mr.Crinklewood

Mythical Xbox result.

Chelsea 3-2 Barcelona

Iniesta 11.
Lampard 14 ( Pen ).
Puyol Sent off 39.
Lampard 39 ( Pen ).
Cahill 78.
Cole 90 ( og )

prettyboy81

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

Brian Mcbride doing analysis on Fox Soccer haven't seen him in years .

What a warrior....some header of a ball!

amiable

Jack Wilshere ‏ @JackWilshere

I think Cesc would love to score tonight.....him and Lampard never liked each other on the pitch

Sgt Pepper 64

Brain Stroking wrote: »

Barca to win tonight. Too much class. Chelsea have been crap this season. An ageing, slow team. Have people forgotten this in their excitement?

Tis the same ageing and slow team that......

Has got to the CL semi's in the first place
Got to the FA cup final

All things your Utd team have failed to do and thats's with an "ageing and old" scholes and giggs

Plus we were 3-0 up against you before the ref stepped in

markie29

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Mythical Xbox result.

Chelsea 3-2 Barcelona

Iniesta 11.
Lampard 14 ( Pen ).
Puyol Sent off 39.
Lampard 39 ( Pen ).
Cahill 78.
Cole 90 ( og )

Will give u one million to one odds this will be exactly the way tonights game will go

kevohmsford

Fabregas starting with Mascherano in central defence Interesting.

Jax Teller

Fox are slating Victor Valdes

Fuhrer

kevohmsford wrote: »

Fabregas starting with Mascherano in central defence Interesting.

Eh?

Kylo Ren

amiable wrote: »

Jack Wilshere ‏ @JackWilshere

super_furry

Chelsea to win 2-1 tonight but lose heavily in Spain.

Turtwig

Love RTE's choice of Angels and Demons.

Bertser

Meireles starts, Chelsea lose

Raskolnikov

Guardiola kept Barcelona pegged back against Milan, so he may very well do the same here.

markie29

Bertser wrote: »

Meireles starts, Chelsea lose

Very surprised he is playing and wha a stupid question bill asked lol.....any explanation why messi has not scored against chelsea.....yeeeshhh

Brain Stroking

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Tis the same ageing and slow team that......

Has got to the CL semi's in the first place
Got to the FA cup final

All things your Utd team have failed to do and thats's with an "ageing and old" scholes and giggs

Plus we were 3-0 up against you before the ref stepped in

My comment had nothing to do with United. But for the record, seeing as you are trying to turn my opinion into one that is purely borne from club bias, i think United's team this year is one of the most average i have seen in the past 20 years.

Chelsea are a slow ageing team. You disagree?

I think getting to the Champions League semi is a good achievement. You havent really beaten anyone of note though (i refer you to what i have said above in case you try to introduce a "Benfica beat United" argument).

As for the FA Cup, who cares really? Nice to win but only a big deal for a big club if they cant win anything of note.

As for the "ref stepping in" - another Chelsea victory torn from their grasp by unscrupulous officials :rolleyes:

Want to debate the game tonight? Or do you want to continue with irrelevant arguments?

the_monkey

Is this on UTV's online player ?

Turtwig

Is TV punditry even necessary anymore, Christ how shallow can pundits be?

Turtwig

the_monkey wrote: »

Is this on UTV's online player ?

Dunno but if you're in the Rep. of Ireland. Aertv is probably your best best. I find RTE.ie to be unreliable.

Barr

Chelsea win tonite - Drogs up front is smart management.

G.K.

If Barca lineout like this they could easily win, I think. Having no defined centre forward could confuse Terry and Cahill, and they'd outnumber the midfield 3 as well.

IamtheWalrus

Has Alexis been a success at Barca so far?

Sgt Pepper 64

Brain Stroking wrote: »

Want to debate the game tonight? Or do you want to continue with irrelevant arguments?

I will just enjoy the match, safe in the knowledge that my "slow and ageing" team is there

niallo27

Sweet Jesus not 90 mins of Ronnie Whelan talking ****e.

super_furry

That's was a chance for Drogba. Tough to kill the ball with his first touch but if he had, he was in on goal.

tigger123

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I will just enjoy the match, safe in the knowledge that my "slow and ageing" team is there

Here here! An awful lot of hating going on in this thread.

handsomecake

That should be a card for drogba. Studs up

Raskolnikov

83% possession Barcelona

McGrath5

niallo27 wrote: »

Sweet Jesus not 90 mins of Ronnie Whelan talking ****e.

He's bad alright, but no where near as terrible as in the infamous Mark Lawerson.

Renn

Seems like this is the first time Whelan has seen Barcelona play.

SantryRed

handsomecake wrote: »

That should be a card for drogba. Studs up

Would you stop. He just stood on Busquets. Game has started out as expected!

super_furry

Chelsea really trying to choke up the midfield. As soon as they lose the ball Drogba drops back and there's a line of six players for Barcelona to try and get through.

Brain Stroking

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I will just enjoy the match, safe in the knowledge that my "slow and ageing" team is there

Didnt think so. Enjoy.

I amnt a United fanboy by a long shot. I called tonight's game as i see it. Absolutely nothing to do with United at all. Just think Barca have too much class and Chelsea are in the sort of position Schalke found themselves in last year. In the semis with a relatively poor team. Also want to add that i have no hate for Chelsea at all. There was no need to introduce club bias into it just because i have an opinion you dont like. Anyways....

RasTa

That the Barca fans singing?

MagicMarker

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I will just enjoy the match, safe in the knowledge that my "slow and ageing" team is there

You should savor the moment, you might not be there next season. :pac:

Donnielighto

markie29 wrote: »

Will give u one million to one odds this will be exactly the way tonights game will go

id put a cent on it

kevohmsford

So unlucky from Sanchez