Messi's legacy in regards to the World Cup is the best example for why this tournament holds too much weight. If Messi picked Spain instead of Argentina his international trophy cabinet would be much bigger, and somehow that means the player is better. Trophies are important, but one that can...
Seems like he is only being linked to RM to annoy Barca. Given the needs we have, makes zero sense for him, albeit a very good player, to be a priority.
Prior to, I imagined I'd get a little less out of the celebrations this time since it was such an up and down season, but nope, every moment of watching the celebration in Madrid was enjoyable. :D
Argentina are in an interesting position. It'd be a surprise if they made it to the SF, but disappointing if they don't at least have a good showing in the R16.
Besides a couple miscues in the final third, I thought he had a pretty good game. Even if he put away that shot that went off the post, good chance he was going to the bench in the second half anyway. Excited to see how he preforms at the WC.
I don't think many neutrals think this run is superior to Barcelona 2009-2011. Winning four champions league in five years is incredible in its own right and will have a place in history.
Swap Barca's domestic cup success with CL and there would probably be fewer questions about Valverde and less validation needed from the players.
Also, this notion that Real Madrid only care about CL and that there is complete focus isn't really true. 2014 (won CL), Real were 3 points off the...
RM started really poor in the league. They played careless football and as a result Barca won the league before the first half of the season was over with a 3-0 win at the Bernabéu.
What are RM supposed to do after that? Pretend like Barca can be caught or try to win 3 in a row (4 in 5 years)...
Bale should've been gone, no argument there.
Rakitic had his shoulder offside. Ive seen two media outlets not in Spain point out the same thing. There was a photo on Twitter suggesting he was onside right after it happened, but the ball wasn't even being played yet. The best angle was from the...