Copa | Round of 16: FC Barcelona - Levante 4-2 agg.

JerseyAddict

JerseyAddict

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Entertainignatch. Shows what happens when teams are forced to attack Barça. Not just sit and wait in big defensive block.

With Dembele Barça has speed to counter like blitz.
 
ThwiX

ThwiX

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Did Suarez really have to be subbed on at 3-0? And you had to sub him on, Ernie, at least take out Leo.
 
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eaman

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JerseyAddict said:
Entertainignatch. Shows what happens when teams are forced to attack Barça. Not just sit and wait in big defensive block.

With Dembele Barça has speed to counter like blitz.
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But Levante haven't really attacked. They were very defensive first half.
 
JerseyAddict

JerseyAddict

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eaman said:
But Levante haven't really attacked. They were very defensive first half.
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They haven't hadany chances yes. But after the first goal they did not realy pulled a bunker. More that they couldn't push the attack. If you see many timea they were really high with their last line.

Mostly teams play with last line in their keppers lap.
 
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eaman

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JerseyAddict said:
They haven't hadany chances yes. But after the first goal they did not realy pulled a bunker. More that they couldn't push the attack. If you see many timea they were really high with their last line.

Mostly teams play with last line in their keppers lap.
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Not as much as they used to against us. I would love if we could pin teams back every game like we used to. Eibar attacked us alot more Sunday and we looked poor.
 
Barcaman

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Exciting 1st half.

Forwardline was fluid and midfield pressed nicely. Murillo and Lenglet were good too at the back.
 
messi2140

messi2140

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ThwiX said:
Did Suarez really have to be subbed on at 3-0? And you had to sub him on, Ernie, at least take out Leo.
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Was a really enjoyable game until the donkey subs started coming in. And as you said it wouldn't have been an issue if the right players got subbed off (would be even better if the likes of messi didn't even start.)
 
Leo_Messi

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Above average performance and for once we saw Arthur, Dembélé and Coutinho on the field at the same time alongside Messi. Lenglet and Murillo were decent again. Levante looked very poor though.

Cobardeverde with his usual strange substitutions. Can't have it all.

In other news regarding the discussion about Chumi and the risk of elimination, it looks like there should be little to worry about IMO.

It turns out that RM did the exact same thing with a canterano (Álvaro Tejero) back in November 2016 who was sanctioned for one game while playing for Castilla but he nevertheless played in the CdR tie against Cultural Leonesa and just like Chumi this past week, Tejero sat out in the subsequent league game for Castilla. So we have an example of a club who interpreted the rules similarly and which was not sanctioned.

If that had occurred this case would be crystal clear and we would be thrown out without a doubt.

I think that this fact can easily be used as a legal argument in our favor in case of TAS ruling that our interpretation of the rules was wrong which I doubt they will do but regardless.

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futb...2892/caso-chumi-madrid-actuo-igual-barca.html

https://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/2019/01/17/5c40f54f468aeb45098b4647.html
 
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eaman

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Well if we do get through let's hope we don't get real or sevilla for Messi sake mostly. That would mean he would probably play both those games
 
soul24rage

soul24rage

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eaman said:
Well if we do get through let's hope we don't get real or sevilla for Messi sake mostly. That would mean he would probably play both those games
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idk man. knowing EV, he'll probably play messi even if we don't get real or sevilla. hoping im wrong
 
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