CL | 1/8 Finals: FC Barcelona - Chelsea 4-1 agg.

[sickstar]

Just please no Gomez.. not even Vidal.
Paulinho is decent, but his foot injury doesn't help atm. Iniesta for consecutive matches also a bit doubting.

Busquet, Dembele, Rakitic, Iniesta?

 

[George_Costanza]

This would be my lineup but I know it will never happen.

-----------MATS-------
Semedo----Pique---Umtiti---Alba
----------Busquets---------
Roberto/Raki-------------Iniesta
Messi-----Suarez------Dembele

 

[Stoichkov1]

Its finally here and too bad I am going to miss it. Barca chelsea has to definitely be the best inter continental rivalry and any match between the 2 sides has never been average.

I have been looking forward for this match ever since 2012 defeat happened. 2012 and 2009 matches are extreme nostalgia for me. I have been wondering since 2012 when we would be drawn together and how the next match would look like because that 2012 tie was so painful. Its like our matches are destined to be legendary. Look at all the matches of 21st century between barca and chelsea. Hands down the best quality of matches between any two top clubs. El classico is always quality to watch but I think barca chelsea is better than that too.

For this thinking this could be boring match with an easy win for us are mistaken. Chelsea will be up for it, and so will we, and this match will be amazing. HYPE.

For Barca definitely, if you're talking about Europe Bayern-Real is the best intercontinental rivalry.

 

[Mido]

------Suarez-----------------------
------------------------Messi------
---Iniesta--------------------Vidal
--------------------Rakitic--------
-------------Busquets------------
--Alba---------------------Roberto
-------Umtiti--------Piqué--------
---------------Ter Stegen---------

I have a good feeling with this line-up

 

[Gilberto]

I would be surprised if our lineup is going to be anything other than the one we had in the classico

 

[raki]

Messi , 18 years old.

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[Mido]

------------------Morata----------------
---------Hazard------------Pedro------
Zappacosta---------------------Moses-
----------Kanté----Bakayoko-----------
--Cahill-------Azpilicueta-----Rüdiger--
----------------Courtois-----------------

This could get quite tough with this line-up

 

[George_Costanza]

------------------Morata----------------
---------Hazard------------Pedro------
Zappacosta---------------------Moses-
----------Kanté----Bakayoko-----------
--Cahill-------Azpilicueta-----Rüdiger--
----------------Courtois-----------------

This could get quite tough with this line-up

This won't be Conte's line up. He plays 3-5-1-1

Up front Morata and behind him Hazard.

Bakayoko is injured too

 

[Neymessi]

For Barca definitely, if you're talking about Europe Bayern-Real is the best intercontinental rivalry.

I am judging the rivalry not by team quality but how the past matches have been between the two teams. In that case barca-chelsea beats bayern-real imo.

 

[LeeRomeno]

You may no be the only one but your opinion is still very rare. And its not just fans. He isn't considered a great coach anywhere professionally and if he did he would have already been linked with plenty of big clubs which he wasn't. Ever seen any big team fan saying "Damn our coach needs to go. As for our replacement that enrique guy is great he won so much with barca". I read plenty of opinions online and interact with a lot of football fans in real life too and I have never seen anyone talk highly of him and wanting him to coach our team which is just proof enough. When mourinhio and ancellotti were available there was so much tabloid about them and fans talking about them all the time.

Lol, he has been linked with several top clubs, he wanted a year off remember? Same happened to Pep.

Ever seen any big team fan saying "Damn our coach needs to go. As for our replacement that enrique guy is great he won so much with barca".

No, but challenge accepted, googled chelsea fan forum, searched for Luchos thread and voila, this is 4th post from top:

He did win the treble with Barca though. Treble in his first year, double in his second year. So he had a bad third year. Big deal. He has proven to be a very good coach.

It is pretty easy to live a life where you have just selective memory or choose to believe whatever you already believe in. Every single British tabloid is spreading rumors on how he is on the verge of becoming Chelsea coach, this is in no way different from any other coach.
And still trophies - fact, everything you talk about - random subjective unproven bs

 

[Ken_rosseneri]

wtf is this bullshit with Paulinho and Vidal? like wtf is this shit...like is Valverde stupid?

 

[Hamzah]

Yeah man he's really stupid, that's why Barca is walking the league and in copa final

 

[Trickykid]

wtf is this bullshit with Paulinho and Vidal? like wtf is this shit...like is Valverde stupid?

Like literally oh my god!

 

[Ken_rosseneri]

not confident in this game at all..barca been slacking.. we shall see

 

[Ken_rosseneri]

Like literally oh my god!

yes we've somehow been able to win games even games but even a blind man can see that we play with 10 men when we play with paulinho or gomes .. and Vidal? what does he provide for us? ...and then Gomes? lol wow... IMO him and paulinho should be subs.. all paulinho really offers is goals, literally NOTHING MORE in the entire match..