Champions League 2013/2014

[El Gato]

At HT and I'm not comfortable with it really. We are excellent in defence, especially the CB duo and Coentrao whose forward runs were fucking fantastic, but we obviously need to convert on the chances. Di Maria and Ronaldo should have at least hit the target. I know they were tough chances, but come on.. That kind of miss doesn't help your confidence either.

Hopefully we will get more chances like that. That's one thing Barca didn't do - they didn't let you out on the break too often or if they did, they were fast enough to close the gap easily.

 

[Devils]

The tie should be over at this point due to Bayern's catastrophic defending.

 

[Chainsaw]

Bayern getting outplayed by Real....but missing all those sitters could turn out to be costly for Madrid.

Outplayed? Real is counter attacking Bayern. And Bayern's shabby defending helping Real to make chances. Rafinha specially has been poor at the right back.

 

[Leo10]

Bayern look like Barca at its finest circa 10/11.

The only thing they are lacking is a 10/11 50-liga-goals 91-goals-year 3-times-ballon-dor-winner.

Wheres your Messi now Pep?

 

[JackaL]

Real clearly more dangerous! Let's see how Pep reacts!

 

[CatalinR10]

Shame i can't watch this match. I'm sure Bayern will score one or two in the second half, though.

 

[Babylonian]

So in hindsight Barça hasn't been that bad..

 

[instinct]

Bayern will score at least one goal.

 

[Daemul]

If it stays like this, can we say that all top teams have found a way against Tiki-Taka and that it is really a moment to try some other options?

Not really. Barca at their peak could not be stopped no matter what the opposition did. Madrid played a similar way their playing right now against us many times and we still managed to beat them. It's the personal that matter tbh, Barca had Xavi, Messi and Iniesta at their absolute best, Bayern do not have that. Pep is trying to make Bayern play like Barca without the players best fitted for that system.

 

[Capitan Puyol]

Is this Barcelona 2 but without Messi, Xavi and Iniesta ?

 

[Chainsaw]

Robben the selfish cunt and Ribery the scarface have been poor in this half.

 

[BBZ8800]

pep has been infected with tata tactics. run on the wing. cross. repeat. defend badly.

Maybe because they can't do anything through the middle. Just like lately Tiki-Taka has problems against any decent team through the middle.

no, pep to barca and tikitaka is destroying again

Champions of the world on Possession?
Awesome.

 

[xavi_the_Boss]

Pep is trying to make Bayern play like Barca without the players best fitted for that system.

+1

 

[Ode to Django]

The difference between these two sides is Karim Benzema

 

[Daemul]

Bayern look like Barca at its finest circa 10/11.

The only thing they are lacking is a 10/11 50-liga-goals 91-goals-year 3-times-ballon-dor-winner.

Wheres your Messi now Pep?

Bayern looks nothing like Barca 10/11. Barca 10/11 could actually defend and would have broken down this Madrid team by now.