First of all I acknowledge what Neymar did today but if it had been Real Madrid the whole world would be salty and focus on the two penalties, like when winning against Napoli over two legs the overall consensus is Napoli was the better team and the score flattered Real Madrid. It was a great comeback and Barcelona had the right attitude but I wouldn't call this a 'miracle' performance given all that was involved to make this comeback possible.
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First of all I acknowledge what Neymar did today but if it had been Real Madrid the whole world would be salty and focus on the two penalties, like when winning against Napoli over two legs the overall consensus is Napoli was the better team and the score flattered Real Madrid. It was a great comeback and Barcelona had the right attitude but I wouldn't call this a 'miracle' performance given all that was involved to make this comeback possible.
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Without ref's help, Barca wouldn't make through though. It's a fact.
From 700/1 or whatever were the odds, now Barca is less than 3/1 to win the CL. Whoever put money on Barca before this can get rich.
Just watched the final 10 again, found the full game online to re-watch it.
The Suárez "dive" was a penalty, it was actually really good refereeing on the night.
Marquinhos has no eyes on the ball, looks at Suárez, arm across his body for a few seconds, contact on the knee it was a penalty even if it was soft.
It wasn't even Suárez going down that was suspect, Marquinhos gave the referee a decision to make and if his eye was on the ball it might have been different.
The last 10 minutes watching it again is still utterly bizarre, what a turn around.
The Suárez "dive" was a penalty, it was actually really good refereeing on the night.
Marquinhos has no eyes on the ball, looks at Suárez, arm across his body for a few seconds, contact on the knee it was a penalty even if it was soft.
It wasn't even Suárez going down that was suspect, Marquinhos gave the referee a decision to make and if his eye was on the ball it might have been different.
The last 10 minutes watching it again is still utterly bizarre, what a turn around.
I agree on the penalty decision - defender makes several obstructive interactions.
Can you PM me link to entire game - I'd like to rewatch in real time too!
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Seems a few of us called it
My thoughts exactly.
Not at all, just like an underdog story. Admittedly, they might've gotten some luck with the second penalty but all in all they deserved to go through imo. It's PSG's approach to this game that killed 'em in the end.
Madrid will get drawn against one of Sevilla, Atletico, City, Dortmund. I assume the other half of the round of 8 will be a combination of Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern, and one of the four that didn't get drawn to the Madrid's half.
High-quality QFs! In a one-off game there's no way to call a winner for most of them, though I guess Atleti and Dortmund have had the overall worst seasons from this lot. I hope it's not the big 3, especially not Madrid.
I know a lot of people are talking about how the referee helped Barcelona, but credit still has to be given to Barcelona for coming back, especially after Cavani scored the goal. If it were Arsenal, they would have lost 3 - 4 with a player sent off.
Should Enrique do a Messi like U-turn and stay at Barca?
The former. The Ox has been decent, but we're overall piss poor, so he's standing out. He's a genuine talent though. Will probably make it in a different club.What, me remembering your opinion or Ox's CM revelation?
No way, surely this is a promotion with a very small max bet? There's no way Barca was 700/1 to win the CL after the first leg. Even Arsenal was at 150/1 after they lost 1-5 in the first leg. I remember seeing Barca at 50 and then it dropped to 41. Fair play to anyone who placed a substantial bet (like 1,000 or more) on Barca to win the CL after the first leg, they are pretty much rich now seeing they could cash out for quite a lot.
Oh come on mate, you honestly think the ref is responsible for all of their 6 goals? Even if the ref did favour them, they had to score 6. SIX goals.
It is debatable but I think Neymar ran into the guy who fell.
All those saying Liverpool, they had 45 minutes to score 3, we had three minutes. We all know City fans are going to mention the Aguero moment all day as well.
1. United 99
2. Barca 17
3. Liverpool 05
All were amazing and rank up there as amazing.
1. United 99
2. Barca 17
3. Liverpool 05
All were amazing and rank up there as amazing.
They were probably 700/1 when needing 3 goals with 5-10 minutes of regular time to go last night.
Oh right, this makes complete sense now, thanks for the clarification.
just goes to show how incredible Barca's comeback was. A 100 euro could have net you 70k. Blimey. 
When I had to go through 14 games and still a pretty long shot to get there, I'm so so envious of anyone who placed that bet. I would have honestly but I was away when Barca made it 4-1 and 5-1.
Barca did not deserve to go through. Di Maria should have got the penalty not the diving rat.
Compared to Dortmund or Bayern Barca has not played very impressive at all.
They managed to make 6 goals out of maybe 3 real chances.
Compared to Dortmund or Bayern Barca has not played very impressive at all.
They managed to make 6 goals out of maybe 3 real chances.
More empty promises. I remember last season.
How can you say we had 3 minutes? We had 45 minutes the same as Liverpool, except we couldn't manage to score until a couple minutes towards the final whistle.
Interesting that for the first half/phase of the season, it was Neymar letting them down and the other two carrying the team. Pretty apt that once Neymar has got back to his best he takes the centre stage at an age where you feel he should take the crown now as the best footballer in the world.
Well that person still has to wait until they possibly win because they need Barca to win CL. You are in a better position IMO as Madrid and Arsenal bets are more likely.Oh right, this makes complete sense now, thanks for the clarification.
When I had to go through 14 games and still a pretty long shot to get there, I'm so so envious of anyone who placed that bet. I would have honestly but I was away when Barca made it 4-1 and 5-1.
Yea, it was a penalty. Still, PSG really have themselves to blame, that was some awful defending and overall bad play. When Cavani got the away goal you think that'd have been it. Massive bottle job.
Does anyone know when the draw for the next round is?
Very weird game, barca definitely did not play like they were 6 goals worth today. Let's just say A game like this fuels conspiracy theories.
17th of March
Yes the lucky bastards.
Seriously this result was more about how bad PSG were than how good Barca were. Only Neymar's freekick was a decent goal, everything was just shambolic from PSG.
Only United and Liverpool qualify in my eyes as they were finals.
Just re-watching a few bits this morning..
Berwick Rangers could've come back from 4-0 against the shit show PSG put on last night. This result is 10% Barcelona, 90% PSG.
Berwick Rangers could've come back from 4-0 against the shit show PSG put on last night. This result is 10% Barcelona, 90% PSG.
It was on the Betfair exchange so was open on running and matched by another person.