CL | Round 5: FC Barcelona - SL Benfica 0-0

[hardyboy]

Our midfielders and forwards apart from Fati are useless when it comes to finishing. They just can't score. Wish Braitwaith or Fati were fit for today's game.

 

[FC B]

Thank you Farto and Laporta for EL.

 

[Givenchy]

Europa league is our level and personally would prefer it so our young players can develop, I don't really see much 'shame' in it either considering how young the squad is. even if we scrape through (we don't deserve to) we'll get pasted by the big boys - Chelsea, Bayern again, Liverpool, City and PSG. The old players are shite and the youngsters aren't ready.

Not sure how not qualifying from group stage would hit is financially, anyone?

 

[Barcaman]

Luuk should have gone in as Memphis had a bad match anyway. Other than that I can't complain much about Xavi's decisions.

 

[jairzinho]

Would help if we could shoot more from outside, instead of trying to pass through them and walk the ball in the net.

 

[Bobo32]

Would help if we could shoot more from outside, instead of trying to pass through them and walk the ball in the net.

Depay and Araujo are taking notes!

 

[Gari]

Xavi: “We were a lot better than Benfica, if we scored a goal we would now be talking about a great match for the team, because that's how it was.”

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

If in this moment you realize this team is Europe League level, your life will be much easier next few months.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Our midfielders and forwards apart from Fati are useless when it comes to finishing. They just can't score. Wish Braitwaith or Fati were fit for today's game.

tru

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Xavi: “We were a lot better than Benfica, if we scored a goal we would now be talking about a great match for the team, because that's how it was.”

Nah. We didn't deserve crap. Benfica is the better team.

 

[JamDav1982]

Simple things will make this team a lot better.

Cross the ball more and accurately from full back, pace on wings and a CF as focal point.

Most basic ways of breaking teams down Barca lack.

 

[ajnotkeith]

Xavi: ?We were a lot better than Benfica, if we scored a goal we would now be talking about a great match for the team, because that's how it was.?

And if Seferovic finished that sitter at the end? What would he be talking about now?

 

[DonAK]

And if Seferovic finished that sitter at the end? What would he be talking about now?

How we wasted our own chances?

 

[Gari]

And if Demir had finished? And Arauho? And De Jong?

 

[DonAK]

No one serious enough can claim Benfica were the better team tonight. We had a midfielder playing out of position at LW, a RW that looks like he belongs at Barca B in third division and a CF that plays like he isn't even a footballer.