Copa semis: Villarreal-Barca 1-3 (2-6 agg.)

[Zebulun]

I just realized that.... Luis Enrique's lineups and setups scare us more than opposition teams.no bartra on bench? montoya starting his first game after god knows how long. Neymar starting? mascherano starting? lets hope he gets it right this time and not another psg game.

 

[pacp_96]

Why when people prefer MAtS to Bravo do others feel the need to brand them fanboys? Are those people Bravo fanboys?

 

[LordLichtenstein]

Lucho you *****, why risk Suárez and Mascherano suspensions? ..

 

[JackSparrow]

Interesting research:


Time of the game Matches Points
16.00-18.00 31 2,10
19.00-20.00 32 2,34
21.00-22.00 37 2,78

Since 2012/13 season in 37 games that started at 21:00 CET or later Barca has won 34, drawed 1 and lost only 2, taking 2,78 points/average.

On games that started from 16:00 to 18:00 CET they 'only' average 2,10 points.

 

[raskolnikov]

Rakitic is way too often on the bench for my liking, he plays 60 minutes gets substituted then rest for 2/3 games followed by another 60 minute performance.
Montoya vs cheryshev seems like a mistake as well.

 

[JamDav1982]

Lucho you *****, why risk Suárez and Mascherano suspensions? ..

Because he wants to put out the strongest team to make sure get to final.

Would be worse to take the risk and fear a booking to miss final before this game has even been won.

 

[Flavia]

We're not playing Madrid at the weekend, what's the issue? It's a semi final he'll pick up a card at some point.

He will lose the final if he's booked today. Also Masch.

 

[Ritchie]

Rakitic is way too often on the bench for my liking, he plays 60 minutes gets substituted then rest for 2/3 games followed by another 60 minute performance.
Montoya vs cheryshev seems like a mistake as well.

Because Alves is great defensively and would have him in his pocket.

 

[Ritchie]

He will lose the final if he's booked today. Also Masch.

Yeah just realised. Still think we need our strongest team tonight but then can't understand why Rakitic has been left out in that case. Suarez just needs to be on his best behaviour but it'd be easy for Masch to pick up a card playing in defence. Losing him for the final wouldn't exactly be a disaster though.

 

[serghei]

Because he wants to put out the strongest team to make sure get to final.

Would be worse to take the risk and fear a booking to miss final before this game has even been won.

Except it's not the strongest team. It is something in between. Lucho is worried enough to risk losing Suarez and Masche for the final and yet he plays Montoya and Rafinha.

 

[Kohe321]

Suarez is probably going to be very careful not to get a yellow, and he should be able to avoid it. If we score, he will probably be the first to come off for Pedro.

Mascherano could have more problems avoiding it.

 

[Kerrybai]

Because he wants to put out the strongest team to make sure get to final.

Would be worse to take the risk and fear a booking to miss final before this game has even been won.

Montoya and Rafinha is not the strongest team.

 

[DonAK]

Why when people prefer MAtS to Bravo do others feel the need to brand them fanboys? Are those people Bravo fanboys?

Because stupidity knows no boundaries.

 

[Vlom]

Luis Enrique ... what's left to say

We'll still win I think, but why not rakitic ? this pisses me off more than anything, he needs to be a innegociable titular

 

[raskolnikov]

Because Alves is great defensively and would have him in his pocket.

Better than montoya