2016-17 UEFA Champions League

GavRedKing

Ref is giving Barca nothing, even the 50/50s.

Makes a change. :pac:

GreNoLi

Bitch bitch bitch.

niallo27

Ref trying to be seen as fair after last night and giving Barca nothing.

irishman86

ricero wrote: »

Letting too many decisions go against barca

Hes letting the game flow for me, Neymar wanted a penalty for running into Alves :pac:

Kitsunegari

GavRedKing wrote: »

Ref is giving Barca nothing, even the 50/50s.

Makes a change. :pac:

It's great to see Barca not getting away with their usual antics. This ref is a breath of fresh air.

NIMAN

I think ref is having a good game.

He could have booked a few guys already but being sensible. Lot of the Barca players are very hyped up. Need to be careful.

Lot of the fouls Barca are moaning about aren't fouls.

KERSPLAT!

Ah that was a silly follow up, you'll find it hard to score from there

J Mysterio

Iniesta aside (legend, playing well) Barcelona dreadful on the whole. The players seem so petulant, like everything is against them the whole time, throwing their hands in the air. They are very entitled. Juventus are going through and im glad for that.

GreNoLi

Hold the ball up Higuain.

irishman86

Alves wont last the game, hes out to kill Neymar

GavRedKing

Neymar always looks on the cusp of card everytime he gets the ball and goes at Alves.

Good battle with those two.

Mars Bar

Barca's passing is sloppy at times which isn't like them.

Wow, referee is just letting everything go!

NIMAN

GavRedKing wrote: »

Neymar always looks on the cusp of card everytime he gets the ball and goes at Alves.

Good battle with those two.

He always looks like he's about to do something too........but then never does.

GavRedKing

Looked a free on Rakitic a minute ago.

dirkmeister

I thought the ref has been very good but that looked like a foul on Rakitic..replay might be different

Bridge93

Cuadrado's form in England remains one of the great mysteries.

irishman86

Why do Barcelona keep kicking the ball high into the forwards. Dont they realise whom they are playing

GreNoLi

Proper reffing.

NIMAN

To have got to 0 yellow cards in 40mins in a game like this is unusual, great reffing.

Edit, first yellow at 39:58 !!

irishman86

Iniesta up to his old tricks :pac:

Bridge93

That was naughty

GavRedKing

NIMAN wrote: »

To have got to 0 yellow cards in 40mins in a game like this is unusual, great reffing.

Cards in the pocket is one thing but not giving blatant free kicks is another.

KERSPLAT!

Juve getting numbers back every time. Making it difficult for Barca to do anything

GavRedKing

Mandzukic leads with the arm and goes down ha.

irishman86

Barcelona not giving the ball back, someone is going to get hurt today

Rezident

Ref is worse than last night! Football is a joke these days and will be until video refereeing is in. I cant take it seriously anymore. This is not football its a sad comedy show.

monkey9

Man of the match so far in the Barca/Juve match is the referee. He's been excellent.

DM_7

No we are not giving the ball back even though you put it out as you thought a player was hurt.

Turtyturd

Took longer than I expected for Juve players to start getting 'injured '.

Bridge93

Neymar is a petulant ****ing idiot

GavRedKing

Cards flowing now.

Somebody jinxed it.

irishman86

Finally a card for Neymar, he ruins his talent being such a mouth piece

highgiant1985

Rezident wrote: »

Ref is worse than last night! Football is a joke these days and will be until video refereeing is in. I cant take it seriously anymore. This is not football its a sad comedy show.

monkey9 wrote: »

Man of the match so far in the Barca/Juve match is the referee. He's been excellent.

So many conflicting posts about the ref like the above! I'd love a vote on the ref performance so far to see who's in which camp

Vicxas

Suarez going for the dramatic.

sonic85

Heavy fall there for Messi hope it doesn't affect him

GreNoLi

Enrique leading by example in the dugout.

Bridge93

Barcalona's attitude to referees is embarrassing. Such insanely talented players and they whinge non stop about everything

Ulysses Gaze

Neymar is some clown for getting booked and ruling himself out of a Semi if they managed to turn this around.

Rezident

This is such a shambles the ref will probably end up getting death threats. Will it take a dead ref to fix football with technology that's been around for a decade? Rugby is so far ahead of football its shameful.

Vicxas

Surprised Messi doesnt have a concussion after that faceplant

J Mysterio

There was a definite foul against Rakitic but not too much else really. The Barca players are self righteous little dicks, diving constantly. If they fall, it has to be a free, by divine right.

As I type, Messi has just landed on his face. Should get a check for concussion. That was probably a foul alright :pac:

irishman86

highgiant1985 wrote: »

So many conflicting posts about the ref like the above! I'd love a vote on the ref performance so far to see who's in which camp

Its not just Barcelona, hes not giving anything to either team. Its brilliant. None of those soft fouls given so far

NIMAN

Rezident wrote: »

This is such a shambles the ref will probably end up getting death threats. Will it take a dead ref to fix football with technology that's been around for a decade? Rugby is so far ahead of football its shameful.

Get melodramatic often?

J Mysterio

Bridge93 wrote: »

Barcalona's attitude to referees is embarrassing. Such insanely talented players and they whinge non stop about everything

It's painful and really puts you off. This Barca team is a far cry from that last great team. Iniesta should retire quick.

irishman86

Feel for Messi there, could easily have a concussion. There so be something similar to rugby for that, a temporary sub

KaiserGunner

Rezident wrote: »

Ref is worse than last night! Football is a joke these days and will be until video refereeing is in. I cant take it seriously anymore. This is not football its a sad comedy show.

This always happens when it gets to the knockout stages of the champions league, must be the most difficult matches to referee. I'm not trying to defend referees, but it must be difficult trying to keep tabs on 22 babies screaming and crying on any little touch. Is embarrassing to watch grown men go on like that.

GreNoLi

Pleasing half and an excellent refereeing performance, Chiellini and Bonucci must be a nightmare to play against.

Quandary

Very enjoyable game so far. Juve set up very well to hold Barca. Barca will need a miracle to pull it out of the fire.

niallo27

Barca look a bit clueless I can't see where a goal is coming from.

Lucas Hood

Monaco are defending great.