CL | Round 1: Borussia Dortmund - FC Barcelona 0-0

[Asylum15]

We seriously have zero individualistic options in this team to change the flow of our play.

We're just too functional. What is the point in going side to side all the time if nothing out of the blue happens for us? This is what Neymar at least brought at times. We just end up relying on Messi quality 90% of the time and it isn't going to change this season again. Furthermore with Leo coming to the end now, the cracks will emerge even more.

It's the core reason that Fati caught our attention IMO, the ability to be direct, create magic, go at people. It died after Lucho's reign.

 

[CatalinR10]

Lol. Call me the day Valencia has a 10 point lead.

Valencia is a quality team and if they played in Germany and had a 10 point lead half the season , they would win the league.


They also won away against Chelsea tonight , away.

 

[Marshall D Teach]

how can you blame Valverde for this though? (unless you blame him for still starting Busi and Suarez)

Suarez is fucking finished
Busi is finished

neither of these players should be anywhere near the first 11. Suarez, #9 starter at a club the size of Barca.. no away goals in the CL in 4 fucking YEARS. THAT is why we aren't winning another CL with this lot

Valverde's job is much more than just picking the right starting 11. And he still isn't even able to get that part right because as you said, for some reason Busquets and Suarez are still starting. Watch him bench FDJ and/or Arthur before he benches those two

 

[Altomonte]

Rakitic was not bad, Roberto was ok as well. Dortmund is a difficult place.

 

[RevoTeller]

We are just a poor team waiting for the usual CL away humiliation.

 

[cro-man]

overrated squad with a clueless coach. If they are lucky they can win somehow copa or league.

 

[Alik]

Valencia is a quality team and if they played in Germany and had a 10 point lead half the season , they would win the league.


They also won away against Chelsea tonight , away.

They would not have a 10 point lead half the season vs Bayern.

They beat the 6th placed team in the EPL. Big hoot.

 

[Centauri B]

Will all of you mofos just chill.

Inter barely salvaged a draw against Slavia Prague, Chelsea got beaten at home by the same team we hammered a couple of days ago, oh, and super-duper Liverpool led by the genius Klopp, got their pants down by Napoli.

We had Messi on the bench, then coming on after having played zero minutes in months. We have both our LBs injured, we have Dembele (for what he is worth) out as well. We had to start a 16 year old at one of the toughest grounds in all of Europe. The ref was also a total cunt.

 

[Raki13]

We are just a poor team waiting for the usual CL away humiliation.

Spot on , that was not a great side we were playing tonight , against a better team that would have been another 4-0 thumping.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

think thats 3 wins in our last 14 away games in the CL

or thats the stat they said on tv over here

Holy **** that's depressing.

 

[mc_lovin]

Will all of you mofos just chill.

Inter barely salvaged a draw against Slavia Prague, Chelsea got beaten at home by the same team we hammered a couple of days ago, oh, and super-duper Liverpool led by the genius Klopp, got their pants down by Napoli.

We had Messi on the bench, then coming on after having played zero minutes in months. We have both our LBs injured, we have Dembele (for what he is worth) out as well. We had to start a 16 year old at one of the toughest grounds in all of Europe. The ref was also a total cunt.

+1. Our 2nd half was kind of shit and our frontline looks dysfunctional for now, but 1 point is very good. We are not the finished product yet.

 

[te amo barca]

If Stegen had been having a bad day today, we would have been humiliated. This game was identical to Liverpool, Roma, Turin, Madrid (Atleti) and Paris away. Every year, same shit.

 

[Gari]

Liverpool is worse. We have a draw in the most difficult game of the group with an unplayed team.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

If Stegen were having a bad day today, we would have been humiliated. This game was identical to Liverpool, Roma, Turin, Madrid (Atleti) and Paris away. Every year, same shit.

Exactly. This was copy of those massacres. Today we were lucky. We need too much luck to win anything these days.

 

[henias]

Will all of you mofos just chill.

Inter barely salvaged a draw against Slavia Prague, Chelsea got beaten at home by the same team we hammered a couple of days ago, oh, and super-duper Liverpool led by the genius Klopp, got their pants down by Napoli.

We had Messi on the bench, then coming on after having played zero minutes in months. We have both our LBs injured, we have Dembele (for what he is worth) out as well. We had to start a 16 year old at one of the toughest grounds in all of Europe. The ref was also a total cunt.

Barca got away with alot of yellows, especially the one from Lenglet and various deliberate pulls.

It isn't about the results honestly. Except such is the scene you would see often during knockout stages and various La Liga games away from home. Obviously we can chill now, but the same problems would be brought on to the knockout stages.

Liverpool just won the CL so they probably wouldn't be their best since they dont have that desire anymore. But they will probably find a way to top the table again.