El Clásico | Real Madrid -v- Barcelona | 8.00pm SS1

Tipsy McSwagger

Tinie wrote: »

Wonder what Leo and Pepe are jabbering on about

That scene in Casino with mobsters covering their mouths

Dempsey

Tinie wrote: »

Wonder what Leo and Pepe are jabbering on about

Talking about what new playstation game they have

intellectual dosser

I think Modric has done well, at least not bad for someone once voted worse signing of the season.

Lennonist

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Barca really suck the fun out of everything. Such an unlikeable bunch.

If you don't like or at least admire this Barca team - unless you're a Spanish football fan of a rival club - you don't like football.

miralize

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

My selfish desire to see open attacking.

Looks pretty end to end to me.

niallo27

Fudge You wrote: »

Maybe youre right. But Gazza Neville debated this last season and many agreed with him... And basically he said in ronaldo's situation, if he didnt go down the ref wouldnt give a free kick, or peno in this instance.

That's fair enough if he went down from the original challenge. He didn't though.

Timmyctc

Fudge You wrote: »

Maybe youre right. But Gazza Neville debated this last season and many agreed with him... And basically he said in ronaldo's situation, if he didnt go down the ref wouldnt give a free kick, or peno in this instance.

I love Neville. But he's wrong. Its the wrong way to take the game. Its fastly becoming a non contact sport and it lends itself to almost encourage the sort of pathetic behaviour that we normally see in this fixture with the diving and crying and handbags etc. Anyways, back on topic.

GO TEAM!

Fudge You

intellectual dosser wrote: »

I think Modric has done well, at least not bad for someone once voted worse signing of the season.

I think hes one of Madrid's best players. He wouldnt get noticed much but he is a quality midfielder. Unsung hero for sure.

miralize

Iniesta is just amazing.

dubrov

I'm surprised Barca haven't been able to control the game more since the sending off.

Real have done well to sap the energy out of the game .

mike65

Are Real going at Masch? If not why not?

miralize

Here we go laaaadddss!!

Tinie

What a soft peno.

Another dive by a barca player? surely you jest?!

Moneymaker

Oh dear. Well this opens the title race. Stone wall pen.

Kaizersoze81

Edit. I think it was a peno now

gnfnrhead

This referee has lost it. Never a penalty for me.

BNMC

Farcical.

Too Tough To Die

Clear penalty. Messi will score.

KERSPLAT!

Jaysus

miralize

MESSI!

ollie1

What a mental match this is 4-3

dubrov

The ref must have been looking to make a name for himself.

Mission accomplished

Washington Irving

Great pen

Fowler87

Genius

Johner

Another cracking peno.

LuckyGent88

What a peno

Kaizersoze81

What a brilliant peno by messi

whatawaster

Clear penalty

Hat-trick for Messi

Chucky the tree

One peno for Real that shouldn't have been given, now one for Barca.

Hello_MrFox

Is Messi better than Ronaldo?

Diabhal Beag

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

I really dont get this. Posters saying the same after the city game. They are a joy to watch especially on a night like tonight when the opposition go toe to toe with them instead of lining up on the edge of their box.

It's one thing to respect them, which we all do, but when they slow down a game and pick their chance (their right obvs) it's not very enjoyable. I say that as somebody who likes to see Barca lose. I know there's a whole Graham Hunter school of thought. They're 4-3 up now.

Lennonist wrote: »

If you don't like or at least admire this Barca team - unless you're a Spanish football fan of a rival club - you don't like football.

I admire them. I'm going to keep my football fan membership so. Just don't like them. It's fair enough.

Moneymaker

As patchy as his form has been in the last 18 months(by his standards), he still steps up in the big games.

me89

Never a peno

bad2dabone

1) get into the box
2) fall over
3) profit

Fudge You

gnfnrhead wrote: »

This referee has lost it. Never a penalty for me.

It was a peno. Iniesta made more of it, but it was a foul.

The_Kew_Tour

lovely peno

Andersonisgod

He kisses the badge, he's Barcelona through and through, it's glorious, he's been glorious tonight, Lionel Messi is back to his best.

From an outsider, clear foul in the box ergo, clear peno.

RoryMac

Never a penalty but it says a lot about Messi that not one Real player even moved to follow up on the penalty, he was never going to miss

Digitalism

All those misses by Benzema have come back to bite him, like predicted.

Moneymaker

Alonso's lack of pace yet again shown up in a big match.

intellectual dosser

dubrov wrote: »

The ref must have been looking to make a name for himself.

Mission accomplished

It's his 9th Classico. Doubt it.

Talib Fiasco

He's some man for the occasion. Easier said than done putting a penalty like that away given everything. Great game.

Too Tough To Die

That was a clear peno you lunatics.

Turtyturd

Could be a tough one for the 'Ronnie' fans to swallow.

brevity

****ing up my prediction so he is. 'mon Bale!

ctrl-alt-delete

Andersonisgod wrote: »

He kisses the badge, he's Barcelona through and through, it's glorious, he's been glorious tonight, Lionel Messi is back to his best.

Am sure he was talking to Marcelo earlier about moving to Madrid, then he could be the greatest ever.

Neeson

Love Ray Hudson.

Paully D

Clear penalty for me.

miralize

Madrid getting rough...