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very sad to see Iniesta leave. He is one of a kind.

Iniesta Messi Coutinho

Subbing him against Valencia was ok, but replacing him against Roma with Gomes was one of EV's worst decisions. Iniesta just started orchestrating some good attacks, when he was replaced; there was nobody left to feed Messi with goalscoring opportunities.

MAtS Coutinho Dembélé HM Paulinho

I guess he wanted to rest Coutinho and Dembélé for CDR Final?

quite fun game to watch - fair result at halftime. Gomes is just too slow, it was obvious that Maxi Gomez would try to dribble and cross.

Messi could have ended the game with 3 Assists and 3 Goals (don't forget the header which was quite powerful and not far off). Bad luck that he ended up with zero. Also had 2 good attempts against Roma, unfortunately both into the arms of the GK. Given Iniesta's ability and fighting spirit, it...

just watched Atletico - Levante for a while. Simeone has Atletico play more attractive football than Barça, a pleasure to watch. Great coach!

why referee gave a penalty for a tackle that did hardly impede the cross is difficult to understand. Yes, he missed the ball and it was inside the box but ... EV should play Dembélé from the start. Good to see Coutinho fully integrated. Messi was very sloppy / nonchalant in first half but...

Iniesta Coutinho Messi

can someone check how many CL knockout matches QF and onward Messi played on 2 days rest?

Agreed! Expect Iniesta to perform well - he will show that he can still do it.

Analysis (Youtube) was good. Difficult to win with short players that stand still, even if their ball control is excellent. Last 10 minutes were interesting, but by subbing off Iniesta, EV removed creativity. I don't think Iniesta was too tired, he should have been allowed to finish his probably...

the tradition continues: best player of opposite team sent off by referee in CL match: Bayern ('17): Vidal PSG: Verratti Juventus: Dybala Juventus: Buffon Maybe there is a secret "Red Card Fund' set up by RM where money is available to CL referees willing to hand red cards in decisive CL MATCHES.

Messi scored a hat trick against Leganés and had 2 days of rest. Why is it so difficult to understand for coaches that Messi needs more rest before important games. Analyze his 'sub-par' performances and you will see. Zidane understands and rests Ronaldo.

when something goes seriously wrong for Barça, the opposite team usually does the following: press, work hard, be physical at the limit tolerated by the referee, don't give Barça players any space. Few teams can pull it off for 90 minutes. Atletico Madrid did it when Barça was eliminated from...

it's basic sports physiology that 2 days of rest + a long trip have negative consequences for stamina and fight. Whenever we lose like today (PSG, Juventus, Atletico ...) in the CL we played after 2 days of rest. Roma has tall and strong players that clearly outmuscled us. They were aggressive...

Suarez needs a break

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Messi, Messi, Messi!