They're moany, diving, bitchy men, but my God are they good at football. It actually saddens me a bit how far we are from looking like competing with these teams again.
Champions League Round of 16 (14th Feb - 15th Mar)
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When you make utterly absurd predictions like "this match will be remembered as the end of an era" then you deserve to get humiliated by equally absurd results.
Atlanta Falcons no longer have the biggest choke of the year
Any chance of a gif of Stegen winning possession at the halfway way line literally 20 seconds before the goal, such fine margins as I think the PSG player had an open goal in front of him.
I am still loving Iniesta's efforts to create the 2nd goal
Really weird game of football. Barcelona were dreadful - they scored two good goals from set pieces, and got very very lucky with 3 of them. PSG didn't show up at all, presumably not mentally preparing for it on the assumption that they'll probably score at least one away goal, and are already 4 up. Understandable, but unforgivable.
Didn't really enjoy it. Crap football from start to finish. I think it'll be built into some huge event, "the greatest comeback in the history of football" etc... but it was pretty dull.
Didn't really enjoy it. Crap football from start to finish. I think it'll be built into some huge event, "the greatest comeback in the history of football" etc... but it was pretty dull.
Oh my god, what a game.
First of all I would like to congratulate all Barcelona fans on this forum as they must be very happy about it.
Then I don't know if I should be mad or just keep laughing at the way PSG threw a game they had already won; one of the biggest bottlers in recent times ffs!. It should be said they were very 'unlucky' for that referee and the blatant preference for Barcelona giving those 2 penalties (the last one was the worst by far) and having scored an own goal but they still bottle the game and it's mostly on them.
I kind of now get the frustration of some Argentinians with their forwards, Di María bottled his chance like a champ towards the end; what a waste and for that play alone his team deserved to lose. On the other hand Barcelona were carried massively by the referee but the rest of the work it was just Neymar. I don't understand his criticism when he has been the most consistent out of the msn along the season, despite not scoring as much in their worst games were Luis and Messi go hiding he has been the one trying and creating the most and today was no different, huge performance by him tonight.
First of all I would like to congratulate all Barcelona fans on this forum as they must be very happy about it.
Then I don't know if I should be mad or just keep laughing at the way PSG threw a game they had already won; one of the biggest bottlers in recent times ffs!. It should be said they were very 'unlucky' for that referee and the blatant preference for Barcelona giving those 2 penalties (the last one was the worst by far) and having scored an own goal but they still bottle the game and it's mostly on them.
I kind of now get the frustration of some Argentinians with their forwards, Di María bottled his chance like a champ towards the end; what a waste and for that play alone his team deserved to lose. On the other hand Barcelona were carried massively by the referee but the rest of the work it was just Neymar. I don't understand his criticism when he has been the most consistent out of the msn along the season, despite not scoring as much in their worst games were Luis and Messi go hiding he has been the one trying and creating the most and today was no different, huge performance by him tonight.
Yea, this is what money can't buy. Teams like Barca, Madrid, Bayern, United, Juventus have that superior mentality which is given by years and years of competing to be the best. That is what teams like City and PSG lack. No matter how much money you have, you still have to form a winning mentality which stops meltdowns like this one. And this takes time. I don't care how much money and top players PSG have, tonight they played like a small time club.
Barca didn't play that well all things considered. It just shows the importance of match winners and moments of quality throughout a match when it counts.
Its an end of an era for this side regardless of the result. Their midfield still gets pressed into mistakes in the big games and the likes of Iniesta and Mascherano need to be replaced. Never mind the amount of players in and around 30 that ensures this.
Do you know what end of an era means? This Barca era? I never said they would fall off a cliff or become Stoke
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I don't think they showed it. Would not surprise me at all though.
One thing it did show is that Busquets is finished at this level. They will be looking for Veratti or maybe Weigl soon I'd imagine.
Too true, sadly.
Oh yeah, feck all ya'll 
We're winning this shit!!
We're winning this shit!!
Busquets was amazing imo. Him and Kante are the best DMs is the world. Busquets if you want a tempo controller and a great passer, and Kante if you want to go more defensive and add some steel to it.
They'll be dancing in the streets of Nyon tonight.
The ref might as well have celebrated with Barca at the end. He probably had a Barca jersey on under his shirt. I'm sorry, but the blatant favoritism taints this massively. I guess a quarter final without Barca was unfathomable for the marketing people over at UEFA.
Fecking hell it's sickening to see us struggling to score against Hull and Burnley, and the likes of Bayern, Real, and Barcelona are battering good teams in the CL.
Yep- I was thinking how far we are from such goal scoring feats while I watched. We are quite a long way away.
Those teams have also struggled against some mediocre sides in their domestic campaigns.
How is this balding man still doing such ridiculous things?
Really? I thought his choice of pass, technique and mobility are well down from where he was a few years ago which admittedly was an extremely high level.
Neymar showed great composure and patience there. Something that we clearly lack.
I think if we had some of the favoritism Barca gets we'd at least get the wins over those sides. Maybe only 1-0 mind.
Busquets has had an average season whenever I've watched him but he was very very good tonight.
Wow first of all, that was one crazy hell of a match! I knew Barcelona could come back to win this but I only gave them a 1% chance which is almost impossible, yet they did it. Fair play to Barca, to be able to come back from a 0-4 deficit and win 6-1 is just staggering, the mental strength and self-belief you need collectively as a team to do such an amazing feat. Realistically, how many teams can accomplish what Barca did tonight? I can't imagine any other teams doing it. Maybe Bayern at their peak under Heynckes, but then again I don't see them losing 0-4 in the first leg. Wow, just wow. Surely this has to be the greatest comeback in the history of football!
P.S: Our resident Bayern Munich must be a little annoyed at the moment, you guys must have thought that you have one finger on the trophy before this result.
P.S: Our resident Bayern Munich must be a little annoyed at the moment, you guys must have thought that you have one finger on the trophy before this result.
We'd probably miss our penalty any draw anyway
There is no "these teams". There is Barcelona as the dominant force of the past 10 years with a bunch of normal top teams behind them. The idea that Barcelona, Real and Bayern are the three best teams in the world is incredibly misleading when you look at the actual achievements and the way those achievements were accomplished. They are a one in 20 or 30 years kind of team.
The two most embarrassing nights in Champions League history back to back... We've been spoilt folks
Wow first of all, that was one crazy hell of a match! I knew Barcelona could come back to win this but I only gave them a 1% chance which is almost impossible, yet they did it. Fair play to Barca, to be able to come back from a 0-4 deficit and win 6-1 is just staggering, the mental strength and self-belief you need collectively as a team to do such an amazing feat. Realistically, how many teams can accomplish what Barca did tonight? I can't imagine any other teams doing it. Maybe Bayern at their peak under Heynckes, but then again I don't see them losing 0-4 in the first leg. Wow, just wow. Surely this has to be the greatest comeback in the history of football!
P.S: Our resident Bayern Munich must be a little annoyed at the moment, you guys must have thought that you have one finger on the trophy before this result.
Barca are the only team that can do this. Any other team the tie is 100% over after the first leg. With Barca you just feel they are capable of beating any side by 5 or 6 on their day. Its an amazing result but am I surprised Barca managed it, not really.
This.
Attacking wise MSN were pretty poor tonight. All Neymar did was dive at every opportunity and did not get a yellow for simulation once. Question marks on the second penalty, clear dive by Suarez.
A truly great comeback none the less. That Neymar free kick was a beauty, many will blame Trapp but I think the power and positioning took him by surprise.
Emery got it wrong tonight. Should of tried to get the away early goal and completely kill the tie. Why invite pressure on yourself, especially against a team like Barcelona. I expect him to be sacked at the end of the season if Monaco win the title.
What is very laughable though is to call this performance a 'miracle'. I've seen lots of users here, and people overall, whine a lot much more for a lot less and tell how they don't play good football and yet after a performance like today claim it's a miracle and ignore the fact they were carried by the referee, PSG threw the match and it was more of a great individual performance from Neymar.
I'm talking about claims like this:
I'm talking about claims like this:
We bald men need other baldies to admire & look up to
I guess this means Ramos will have trouble sleeping tonight? Nyquil?
It's not that funny. I'd only expect Barca and maybe Madrid to manage to ever come back from 4-0 down.What is very laughable though is to call this performance a 'miracle'. I've seen lots of users here, and people overall, whine a lot much more for a lot less and tell how they don't play good football and yet after a performance like today claim it's a miracle and ignore the fact they were carried by the referee, PSG threw the match and it was more of a great individual performance from Neymar.
I'm talking about claims like this:
goal#1 - HOW do you even describe that. An absolutely pathetic goal to concede after 3 minutes in a european cup game when taking a lead to the second leg.
goal#2 - Again, how do you explain that. What is Marquinhos doing. Kurzawa wtf. Not sure there was much he could've done but again to concede such a goal is absolutely ridiculous on this stage.
goal#3 - Penalty after the defender tackles the forward with his head.
(= a collection of absolutely RIDICULOUS goals for this stage that would've still been horrible even if they happened to a 5-a-side team filled with only 60 year olds)
Then Cavani scores and this should finish the tie. 3-1
87 minutes played and this random collection of shit goals is followed by an absolute implosion of the highest order.
goal#4 - Freekick from a not even central position. Normally maybe 1 in 15 attempts of this freekicks would go in I'd say. Maybe another one if we count rebounds.
goal#5 - Obviously a bad call by the ref but what a stupid position to put yourself in. He made it hard for the ref to get it right at full speed with his arm in that position. Suarez also is a cnut of the highest calibre.
goal#6 - Barca lose the ball with their deepest player and Ter Stegen wins it back while there's no one in goal. Neymar almost stumbles at his attempt to do a dummy, then plays a completely obvious ball.
There are no words for this implosion really. It wasn't even a collection of incredible goals. Basically it was 4 incredibly shit goals to concede from PSG's perspective, 1 freekick that usually wouldn't go in from that position, and a last minute goal where every last PSG player knew "OMG we're gonna concede a 6th, aren't we?!"
Ridiculous. My thoughts are with the PSG fans, players, and staff. RIP.
goal#2 - Again, how do you explain that. What is Marquinhos doing. Kurzawa wtf. Not sure there was much he could've done but again to concede such a goal is absolutely ridiculous on this stage.
goal#3 - Penalty after the defender tackles the forward with his head.
(= a collection of absolutely RIDICULOUS goals for this stage that would've still been horrible even if they happened to a 5-a-side team filled with only 60 year olds)
Then Cavani scores and this should finish the tie. 3-1
87 minutes played and this random collection of shit goals is followed by an absolute implosion of the highest order.
goal#4 - Freekick from a not even central position. Normally maybe 1 in 15 attempts of this freekicks would go in I'd say. Maybe another one if we count rebounds.
goal#5 - Obviously a bad call by the ref but what a stupid position to put yourself in. He made it hard for the ref to get it right at full speed with his arm in that position. Suarez also is a cnut of the highest calibre.
goal#6 - Barca lose the ball with their deepest player and Ter Stegen wins it back while there's no one in goal. Neymar almost stumbles at his attempt to do a dummy, then plays a completely obvious ball.
There are no words for this implosion really. It wasn't even a collection of incredible goals. Basically it was 4 incredibly shit goals to concede from PSG's perspective, 1 freekick that usually wouldn't go in from that position, and a last minute goal where every last PSG player knew "OMG we're gonna concede a 6th, aren't we?!"
Ridiculous. My thoughts are with the PSG fans, players, and staff. RIP.
What is very laughable though is to call this performance a 'miracle'. I've seen lots of users here, and people overall, whine a lot much more for a lot less and tell how they don't play good football and yet after a performance like today claim it's a miracle and ignore the fact they were carried by the referee, PSG threw the match and it was more of a great individual performance from Neymar.
I'm talking about claims like this:
You're talking about a fact, no team in almost 200 legs in UCL history came back from a 4-0 in the first leg, that's not an opinion, it's a fact
If we were talking about Real doing this feat with Ronaldo doing what Neymar did today you would say this is the greatest comeback ever and the game that crowned Ronaldo as the best ever, if you want to talk about football at least bottle your bitterness to enjoy it later in the privacy of your house, you're trying to discredit what's evident
Exactly how it happened. Barca scored 6 goals and not even 1 was from a great sequence of passing. PSG bottled this. An implosion like you say. They made Barca greater than they are atm, and I say that as a Barca fan. Now with this confidence boost, I won't be surprised to see Barca with another treble.
It was so obviously a second yellow that Samaris was substituted a minute later. Might as well have given the ref a thank you notice. Dembele turns Samaris on the counter and Samaris holds him and hits him in the leg from behind. Basically the definition of a tactical yellow card offence.