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Eduardo Iturralde González announced his retirement. He had planned to retire at the end of the season. However, his injury which occurred while officiating the match between Real Betis and Real Madrid prompted him to retire earlier than planned. In my opinion, he was one of the better referees...

Played very well in the last 30 mins he was brought on against Genoa. It doesn't look like he's getting much trust there either, but for a player who has rarely seen the ball in the past 2 seasons, Luis Enrique should have given him more playing time. Regardless, I was really impressed by his...

Defense is the priority. We are badly in need of a CB and now with Abidal out, an LB too. But your argument against signing Neymar isn't quite spot on. Quality over quantity. We can't know how Afellay and an aging Villa will perform. Pedro's been poor for a year. Tello and Cuenca are promising...

Exactly, I was surprised nobody thought of that. After the 2014 WC, it'll be up to the player to decide where wants to be and as things stand, his favorite destination seems to be Barcelona. If there indeed is a deal, it would be something akin to Afellay's deal. Barcelona would pay less than...

Abidal still has nightmares of Ozil since their last meeting. One game hardly proves anything.

Yes, but they were invalid until they were uttered by Reason. :cool: Proven? Where and when?

Reason speaks: (This is a long-assed post, jump to the summary to get the gist of it.) - Comparisons between Neymar and Robinho are already invalid as Neymar has been performing consistently at a higher level. He's showing more promise than Robinho ever did. - He's genuine talent. Anyone who...

I'm surprised anyone would take anything Diego and Pele say seriously anymore. Their ongoing war of words can provide a good laugh, but that's all. Victor definitely saved Barca's ass tonight.

Allergic to hot stuff?

Another 10/10 image from Corb.

When Messi, Xavi and Iniesta play like that, even God's best XI can't compete. Or is Barca God's best XI? Cesc was our worst player and he scored a goal! Thiago wasn't very influential either. Alves was the king of the right half of the pitch and deserved a goal and had the opportunity to score...

Real Madrid's humiliation in Camp Nou was no different from the subsequent games. They were intent on hurting our players from the kick off. I have watched that game many times and there were quite a few moments where they have attempted to hurt our players. It's just that in the CDR final, they...

They were pretty rough and Messi could have easily been injured. The difference was that Inter were ahead. Had they been behind, they would have been just like Madrid. Maybe I should re-watch those two matches, but it will be painful and I don't have that much time. Either way, it doesn't change...

Oh yeah, I remember an Arab commentator on Al-Jazeera during a Barcelona game, I don't remember which one, who said that it's completely okay to ignore an injured player and continue playing because there is no rule that states otherwise and that it is the referee's job to stop the game. And he...

Apparently, they are champions of Asia. Makes you wonder how on Earth could they win the Asian CL? Are they an Asian version of Mou's Porto? :lol: Villa's injury is a blow. I was worried about Carles, Javier and Alexis too. Do you think Santos can be a problem? I don't know much about them...

A deflection is a deflection, just because the ball loses its velocity and teases the keeper before getting in off the post doesn't make it insane. I have seen quite a few goals from deflected shots over the years and I've rarely seen them called "lucky" goals. Maybe the keeper was called...

What an awesome thread this has turned into! Loved those pics. Great job guys. I watched the game for a second time and things are clearer to me now. I stand by my word that Sergio was our best player in the first half. His positioning was immaculate and he was unbelievably calm when on the...

"The first-half was balanced, but the goal in second half was pure luck and nothing more. It is not a matter of talent or a failure. Luck plays a part. With the 1-0, we should have gone 2-0 up, which under normal circumstances we would have, because Cristiano [Ronaldo] normally puts the ball...

Already downloading the game. :)

I f*&%&^$ did. Interestingly, he kept passing the ball to the defenders all night and that horrible mistake did not force him to change his style. He is learned a thing or two from Pinto. Hats off to you. I personally was fine with a draw seeing that Barcelona did not have a consistent...