UCL Semi Final First Leg: FC Barcelona vs FC Bayern München RTE 2, SS5,SS1 K/O 19.45

martyos121

There's no Pep in his step now! :pac:

Ulysses Gaze

Good Night Bayern.

adox

Tie over by the player who shouldn't be on the pitch.

The irony of the RTE pundits praising the ref.

Cienciano

Unlucky Bayern, neymar shouldn't be on the pitch.

Knex*

Complete reversal from Bayern Barca in 12/13.

ERG89

Barr wrote: »

3-0 Barca with Pep looking on like a rabbit in the headlights

Good prediction from earlier but he looks more sickened than rabbit like

GreNoLi

Tie over, well done.

klose

Love messi embracing neymar there, if it was ronnie he would have walked away in a huff.

kfallon

Hope the ref gets his jersey signed by all the Barca players!

Ulysses Gaze

Cienciano wrote: »

Zidane was good, but I'd put Messi ahead of him.

Only player comparable to Messi is Maradona.

Both far ahead of the competition.

DVDM93

RedemptionZ wrote: »

When is Robben back?

He's playing up front with for Bayern. Or is that Batman? Can't tell with the mask tbh.

LuckyGent88

Deserved scoreline. Could have been 3 nil after 20 mins.

martyos121

Knex. wrote: »

Complete reversal from Bayern Barca in 12/13. Pep losing both.

Pep wasn't in football management in 12/13. Tito managed that team.

Knex*

martyos121 wrote: »

Pep wasn't in football management in 12/13. Tito managed that team.

Valid point :pac:

Slicemeister

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Only player comparable to Messi is Maradona.

Both far ahead of the competition.

Well behind Zidane.

eagle eye

Does that result mean the end of Pep's time in Munich?

Nalz

Cienciano wrote: »

Unlucky Bayern, neymar shouldn't be on the pitch.

Agreed.

However, Messi was on form tonight and the difference yet again. He mightn't have the stength, aerial ability and power that Ronaldo possesses... but he proves time and time again hes the most skillful player in the world with an end product.

A Genius - and as unlucky Bayern were Barca deserved the win. 3-0 flatters them a bit though.

kingshankly

Can't understand Suarez leaving Liverpool for that shower

Andersonisgod

For the humiliation of 2 years ago, the debt has been repaid a million times over. Barcelona are back, the Blaugrana on the rise, a treble potentially beckons for the most sublime side you may ever lay your eyes on. Visca el Barcelona!

Pyjamarama

Slicemeister wrote: »

Well behind Zidane.

Thats exceptionally funny.

Ulysses Gaze

Slicemeister wrote: »

Well behind Zidane.

Zidane ahead of both?

Not in their league.

Pyjamarama

kfallon wrote: »

Hope the ref gets his jersey signed by all the Barca players!

Would you stop... Barca were the better team by a country mile. No Robbery took away the pace to really threaten Barca on the counter.

Looper007

I wouldn't be surprised if Pep gets sacked from Bayern, this is the second year in a row his team has been dismantled in a Semi Final. Bayern did miss Robben and Ribery for sure. I can't see Bayern getting 4 in the home match without Barca scoring. Great game but you could see Bayern were done after 75 minutes.

Nalz

Knex. wrote: »

Ahh, don't ruin a good match and thread with this crap ffs.

He was just joking! Hence the

eagle eye

Slicemeister wrote: »

Well behind Zidane.

At head butting, definitely.

castletownman

#justiceforthelongservingBayernmedicalteam

Barr

Barr wrote: »

3-0 Barca with Pep looking on like a rabbit in the headlights

Ahem .. fancy Pep to get beat in the home leg as well

Caovyn Lineah

Slicemeister wrote: »

Well behind Zidane.

There's no way you are being serious.

Looper007

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Would you stop... Barca were the better team by a country mile. No Robbery took away the pace to really threaten Barca on the counter.

The first 15 minutes and last 15 minutes Barca were great but Bayern were very good inbetween that.

martyos121

Knex. wrote: »

Valid point :pac:

Your ninja-edit ended in tears Knex.
:cool:

kfallon

Andersonisgod wrote: »

For the humiliation of 2 years ago, the debt has been repaid a million times over. Barcelona are back, the Blaugrana on the rise, a treble potentially beckons for the most sublime side you may ever lay your eyes on. Visca el Barcelona!

Do you think Neymar should have been sent off?

Bohrio

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Thats exceptionally funny.

I agree, couldnt reply sooner because I tears of laugh were covering my eyes

Slicemeister

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Zidane ahead of both?

Not in their league.

Is that a fact?

Or just your own personal opinion?

Madonna was highly overrated, and yes, Messi is far better than most.

RedemptionZ

DVDM93 wrote: »

He's playing up front with for Bayern. Or is that Batman? Can't tell with the mask tbh.

I shouldn't have laughed at that!

Bayern missing a bit of pace and width imo. That said, Pep was outsmarted here. Even with the injuries, they could have gotten a draw out of this handily if they went about it more cautiously. Great match though. Thrilling.

Cienciano

Trilla wrote: »

Agreed.

However, Messi was on form tonight and the difference yet again. He mightn't have the stength, aerial ability and power that Ronaldo possesses... but he proves time and time again hes the most skillful player in the world with an end product.

A Genius - and as unlucky Bayern were Barca deserved the win. 3-0 flatters them a bit though.

I think pretty much everyone other than Real Madrid/Man-U/Portugal fans can admit that Messi is the better player.

martyos121

Slicemeister wrote: »

Well behind Zidane.

Only in height.

kfallon

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Would you stop... Barca were the better team by a country mile. No Robbery took away the pace to really threaten Barca on the counter.

Any decent ref would have sent Neymar off for a) getting in his face or b) a blatant dive in the box which ultimately led to the first goal

Andersonisgod

kfallon wrote: »

Do you think Neymar should have been sent off?

For what? Yes he goes down in the box, there's contact but not enough for a penalty. Not a penalty but also not a dive, there's an in between you know.

Anyway I don't care, Barcelona are back baby!

Paully D

Jordi taught him everything.

Slicemeister

eagle eye wrote: »

At head butting, definitely.

I laughed. A good meme year was 06.

Bohrio

Looper007 wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if Pep gets sacked from Bayern, this is the second year in a row his team has been dismantled in a Semi Final. Bayern did miss Robben and Ribery for sure. I can't see Bayern getting 4 in the home match without Barca scoring. Great game but you could see Bayern were done after 75 minutes.

Although this might happen, they were beaten playing the football they like to practice. I wouldnt be disappointed if I was a bayern supporter. They did their best and they still have the 2nd leg... :S

marklazarcovic

messi can do what ronaldo does,ronaldo cannot do what messi can do ,best player ever to play the game,still only 27

viva lionel messi

Andersonisgod

Andersonisgod wrote: »

For the humiliation of 2 years ago, the debt has been repaid a million times over. Barcelona are back, the Blaugrana on the rise, a treble potentially beckons for the most sublime side you may ever lay your eyes on. Visca el Barcelona!

Do the soccer regulars here ever get tired of this nonsense?

Turtwig

Looper007 wrote: »

The first 15 minutes and last 15 minutes Barca were great but Bayern were very good inbetween that.

Bayern only had one decent scoring chance all game. One!

Barcelona had quite a few. Deserved win and maybe 3 was one goal too many. But the win was utterly deserved Bayern had the ball and did little with it.

Hank Scorpio

Deleted User wrote: »

Do the soccer regulars here ever get tired of this nonsense?

I'd imagine most have him on ignore at this stage

Peist2007

Cienciano wrote: »

I think pretty much everyone other than Real Madrid/Man-U/Portugal fans can admit that Messi is the better player.

United fan here. Messi miles clear no question

Looper007

RedemptionZ wrote: »

Bayern missing a bit of pace and width imo. That said, Pep was outsmarted here. Even with the injuries, they could have gotten a draw out of this handily if they went about it more cautiously. Great match though. Thrilling.

But that's always been Peps way, go all out attack. He's not a Sir Alex, he's a good coach who had some of the best players to pick from at Barca. While at Bayern I doubt he get troubled in the German league but in Europe he's been outsmarted twice in the CL in the last two years. He's no Plan B.

martyos121

Deleted User wrote: »

Do the soccer regulars here ever get tired of this nonsense?

Nah, his "ignored-by" list is longer than Messi's list of goals.

Ulysses Gaze

Slicemeister wrote: »

Is that a fact?

Or just your own personal opinion?

Madonna was highly overrated, and yes, Messi is far better than most.

Madonna is a highly overrated artist definitely.

Maradona did everything Zidane could do, and more, at supersonic speed.

The Moldy Gowl

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Do the soccer regulars here ever get tired of this nonsense?

No. We accept it and love it.