Barcelona - Real Madrid

[stressederic]

About to start on Sky Sports 1.

[smithdown]

Got it on Fox, with that georgie fella Hudson going off his napper again.

 

"This kid Messi, he'd keep his balance even if this gurm was plerd on ayce and if he had to war stilleturrs."

[stressederic]

Madrid are trying to kick Messi off the park. It's disgusting. They're doing it as a team, each time it's a different player so they're not getting booked.

[LondonLiverpoolFan]

Messi is being kicked all over the place by Madrid....

[floyd]

Messi is being kicked all over the place by Madrid....

It's like football in the 1970's

[stressederic]

Drenthe should have scored there.

[stressederic]

Ramos tries to cripple Messi as well.

 

If Ferguson thinks Ronaldo gets targeted by the opposition someone should show him a DVD of the first half of this game.

Edited December 13, 2008 by stressederic

[LondonLiverpoolFan]

It's mental watching it. Ramos has just been booked for hacking him down. That's Sergio and not Juande

 

It reminds me of the highlights I saw a while back of the game where Pele was kicked out of a Brazil match (against Portugal in '66 was it?)

Edited December 13, 2008 by LondonLiverpoolFan

[stressederic]

The Sneijder gamble hasn't paid off for Real. Had to be subbed after only 35mins

[LondonLiverpoolFan]

Drenthe booked for fouling Messi now....

[floyd]

If Ferguson thinks Ronaldo gets targeted by the opposition someone should show him a DVD of the first half of this game.

Yep, it's nearly as bad as when the drunken tw4t, sent out those inbred Neville sisters to kick Reyes off the park.

[yellow jumper]

alves is fantastic.

[stressederic]

Penalty to Barca

 

Casillas saves it!

Edited December 13, 2008 by stressederic

[LondonLiverpoolFan]

Saved!

[stressederic]

Unbelievable double save from Casillas to keep out Eto'o and then Messi.

[stressederic]

Goal for Eto'o!

[stressederic]

2-0 Messi wraps it up!

[goodrobotusses]

Glad Messi scored. Didn't have a great game by his standards, though the poor guy must have been pretty sore after getting booted all over the park in the 1st half. But given the treatment he received, that goal will have been all the sweeter.

[pipnasty]

Twas a very good game - really enjoyed it.

 

Just after half time I thought that Madrid were actually going to nick it as Barca seemed to be losing a bit of belief and the crowd began to become restless but fair play to them. I thought that Drenthe played really well.

[CaptainXabi]

alves is fantastic.

He would have revolutionized our right side.

[_00_deathscar]

Glad Messi scored. Didn't have a great game by his standards, though the poor guy must have been pretty sore after getting booted all over the park in the 1st half. But given the treatment he received, that goal will have been all the sweeter.

 

He must be on painkillers most games. I honestly think he's going to burn by 27/28. No way will he be playing into his early/mid 30s.

 

He would have revolutionized our right side.

 

Alves and Aurelio on the flanks would have been brilliant. Arbeloa to step in for either when required.

 

So mostly Alves and Arbeloa then...I'd still take that.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

He must be on painkillers most games. I honestly think he's going to burn by 27/28. No way will he be playing into his early/mid 30s.

yeah - Fowler/Owen syndrome. Too much, too young

[Frosty Jack]

Got it on Fox, with that georgie fella Hudson going off his napper again.

 

"This kid Messi, he'd keep his balance even if this gurm was plerd on ayce and if he had to war stilleturrs."

 

That guy is legendary. He called Casillas a "one man battleship".

[goodrobotusses]

He must be on painkillers most games. I honestly think he's going to burn by 27/28. No way will he be playing into his early/mid 30s.

 

Yeah, it's a real worry. The treatment he receives from opponants combined with those repetitive hamstring injuries are a real threat to his future. The hamstring thing in particular could be a problem for him long term. Like Michael Owen he's a slight fella who plays in a stop-start, twisty-turny way, where a lot of his explosiveness is over the first few steps. That means if the muscle is naturally weaker (which is likely given his size), and he's likely to be playing 2 games a week throughout his career (which started at 18 years old too), he's probably more likely to suffer regular problems. And while Messi is technically on another planet to Owen (who's primary weapon was always acceleration, hence the reason he's only been an Inzaghi-level poacher for the last 7-8 years, once that acceleration was taken away by injuries/weight work), and isn't solely reliant on acceleration, if Barca don't find a way to protect him he may end up only being this explosive a player for a short spell.

[Benzo-13]

Was a great game last night.

 

I've more of a Real bias and they played like warriors out there.

It was a throw back to the 80's that match.

 

Also, would love to see how Placcy would react to the treatment Messi got???...