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 Champions League - R16 2nd Leg - Barcelona vs Milan, Date: TUE 12/03/2013 Time: 20:45 CET |
 Mar 12 2013, 02:22 PM
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Pulcini 97  Group: Full Members Posts: 101 Joined: 16-August 06 From: Nairobi, Kenya Member No.: 2,324  |
QUOTE (Zed.D @ Mar 12 2013, 03:08 PM)  I think right now Real Madrid are the best team in the world (until proven otherwise). I totally disagree. Don't you remember how Real were outplayed by B.Dortmund in the group stages home and away? R.Madrid are a good team but certainly not the best at the moment...right now I think there is a battle for supremacy.. |
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Mar 12 2013, 02:24 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
Unh, unh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) Bayern Munich are the best team in the world, by a fair distance. And whoever beats them has a pretty great chance for the CL title. Both Spanish sides have chinks in their armor, and their performances hinge on their star players. Unlike Bayern (and us, to a lesser extent), they either lack chemistry, or form, or both.
Of course, I am talking about a good old fashioned football team, not a squad of superstars. |
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Mar 12 2013, 02:44 PM
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Primavera Group: Helpers Posts: 18,058 Joined: 9-February 06 Member No.: 1,265 |
QUOTE (mkenya @ Mar 12 2013, 06:52 PM) I totally disagree. Don't you remember how Real were outplayed by B.Dortmund in the group stages home and away? R.Madrid are a good team but certainly not the best at the moment...right now I think there is a battle for supremacy.. Well, I said "right now". just when everyone thought Mou had lost the dressing room and that stuff, he united the team to turn it around and record 3 important wins over Barca and Man U and now they're the team to beat along with Bayern IMO. QUOTE (acid911 @ Mar 12 2013, 06:54 PM) Unh, unh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) Bayern Munich are the best team in the world, by a fair distance. And whoever beats them has a pretty great chance for the CL title. Both Spanish sides have chinks in their armor, and their performances hinge on their star players. Unlike Bayern (and us, to a lesser extent), they either lack chemistry, or form, or both. I forgot about Bayern. I'd say they're equal. unlike RM who haven't been anywhere near the CL final for years, Bayern seem to get there with ease these years but eventually come short, just like the Germany NT. this term with Mourinho, I think Madrid have a good chance of going all the way to the final and winning it, as much as I'd hate that to happen. Bayern? they'll probably end up being the CL losers they've been for a while. they could win also. we'll see. QUOTE Of course, I am talking about a good old fashioned football team, not a squad of superstars. Really? it's not like Bayern are Barcelona themselves. Neuer, Robben, Ribery, Gomez, Martinez, etc. all of them were bought for big sums of money. they're still the FC Hollywood and Real Madrid's equivalent in German football, whether you like it or not. they're not as bad as Real obviously, but you went over the top with this comment. This post has been edited by Zed.D: Mar 12 2013, 02:46 PM |
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Mar 12 2013, 02:45 PM
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Primavera  Group: Moderators Posts: 18,833 Joined: 5-April 06 From: Croatia, Zagreb Member No.: 1,564 |
QUOTE (acid911 @ Mar 12 2013, 04:24 PM) Unh, unh. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) Bayern Munich are the best team in the world, by a fair distance. And whoever beats them has a pretty great chance for the CL title. Both Spanish sides have chinks in their armor, and their performances hinge on their star players. Unlike Bayern (and us, to a lesser extent), they either lack chemistry, or form, or both. Of course, I am talking about a good old fashioned football team, not a squad of superstars. +1 |
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Mar 12 2013, 03:22 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
QUOTE (Zed.D @ Mar 12 2013, 07:44 PM) Well, I said "right now". just when everyone thought Mou had lost the dressing room and that stuff, he united the team to turn it around and record 3 important wins over Barca and Man U and now they're the team to beat along with Bayern IMO. True, but Madrid's win against United was as lucky as they come. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) The did not outclass them like we did back in 2007, or the high-intensity match where the real Ronaldo scored a hatrick at Old Trafford. QUOTE (Zed.D @ Mar 12 2013, 07:44 PM) I forgot about Bayern. I'd say they're equal. unlike RM who haven't been anywhere near the CL final for years, Bayern seem to get there with ease these years but eventually come short, just like the Germany NT. this term with Mourinho, I think Madrid have a good chance of going all the way to the final and winning it, as much as I'd hate that to happen. Bayern? they'll probably end up being the CL losers they've been for a while. they could win also. we'll see. Quite agreed, but you never know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Even a CL loser twice makes a team better than most other clubs in Europe. A win separates them and gets them all the plaudits, but a final appearance also works wonder. Not for fans maybe, but I know how much Berlusconi and Galliani would love to make it to the final this year. QUOTE (Zed.D @ Mar 12 2013, 07:44 PM) Really? it's not like Bayern are Barcelona themselves. Neuer, Robben, Ribery, Gomez, Martinez, etc. all of them were bought for big sums of money. they're still the FC Hollywood and Real Madrid's equivalent in German football, whether you like it or not. they're not as bad as Real obviously, but you went over the top with this comment. Oh no, I quite agree. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Anyone that follows the German league (or at least Bayern) knows that this is just how they roll. You put it best, they are the Real Madrid of Germany. And no I don't like it, but I can live with it. But the thing is that even with all their splashing and dashing, they still work on creating a highly efficient team. This is not the case with the showboats (Madrid and to a lesser extent Barcelona). Granted the overall style of the Spanish La Liga don't help, but that's just how it is. I am sure you have watched them in detail over these past few years, but watch them again in the quarters and semis and see just how efficient they are. QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Mar 12 2013, 07:45 PM) +1 Sweet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleepysmiley03.gif) Not many people appreciate Bayern Munich, they are always in and around the top elite of European football clubs. Always a dark horse in the CL and usually start with an equal 50-50 chance, no matter who the opponent. Thing about Bayern is that, like us, they have a history. And you know how much a European history counts and plays on the opposition. Just ask Manchester City! |
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Mar 12 2013, 04:48 PM
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The brightest sun is the purest gun Group: Full Members Posts: 26,848 Joined: 23-June 06 From: Albania Member No.: 2,008 |
8 different newspapers have 6 different Barça line-ups. It's all a mystery.
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Mar 12 2013, 04:54 PM
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Giovanissimi Nazionali Group: Helpers Posts: 4,373 Joined: 25-November 05 From: East Sussex Member No.: 932 |
Going to be a roller coaster of emotion tonight ! either way it will be a messy night...
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Mar 12 2013, 05:08 PM
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Prima Squadra Group: Moderators Posts: 39,655 Joined: 6-January 06 From: Malta Member No.: 1,109 |
QUOTE (X-Offender @ Mar 12 2013, 04:48 PM) 8 different newspapers have 6 different Barça line-ups. It's all a mystery. Like kurt said a couple of days ago, Barca don't really play with a formation so it doesn't really matter what shape they start out with or who is chosen to make up the 11 for that formation, the fundemantals of how they play football will remain the same, we just have to concentrate on our performance and nothing else |
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Mar 12 2013, 05:18 PM
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Allievi Regionali B Group: Full Members Posts: 6,098 Joined: 24-February 10 From: Lebanon Member No.: 7,239 |
FORZA MILAN!
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Mar 12 2013, 05:19 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
It's not even football they play. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) It's some sort of a routine they have labeled as football. No height play, no variation in tactics, little to nonexistent sportsmanship. Oh, only if some Italian team had made it to the final against them in the past few years, they'd probably have one less CL win to their name.
It didn't take me long at all to tire of their routine - at least with other big teams you don't know what to expect. And that's one of the joys of the game, for me at least. I like a little spic, a little variety in both life and sports. |
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Mar 12 2013, 06:22 PM
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Loves Greek Women esp Fay Group: Moderators Posts: 14,924 Joined: 19-May 06 From: Bangalore,India Member No.: 1,865 |
We're going to lose. Please don't lets embarrass ourselves. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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Mar 12 2013, 06:32 PM
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Smoking Bianco Group: Helpers Posts: 14,039 Joined: 15-August 05 From: KWT Member No.: 191 |
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Mar 12 2013, 09:22 PM) We're going to lose. Please don't lets embarrass ourselves. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Now if that player in your avatar was still with us, I think the attitude would be a little more confident .. Wouldn't you say? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) |
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Mar 12 2013, 06:34 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Mar 12 2013, 11:22 PM) We're going to lose. Please don't lets embarrass ourselves. (IMG:http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t473/iamsuperman85/force_harry_zps1920bc96.jpg) |
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Mar 12 2013, 06:35 PM
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Primavera Group: Helpers Posts: 18,058 Joined: 9-February 06 Member No.: 1,265 |
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Mar 12 2013, 06:39 PM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
He probably came to fix things. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)
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