Spanish Super Cup: Barca - Bilbao 1-1 (1-5 agg.)

[Ritchie]

Lucho overestimated our midfield. Rafi and Sergi just failed to control such demanding game. We also underestimated Bilbao's tactical and physical ability. This should be e good lesson for us and we must win the return game if not with 4 goals - at least with dominant performance.

He didn't he just knew the players from the other day were exhausted but he didn't have Xavi or Turan to come in.

 

[El Gato]

Wow, I was at work. What the actual fuck happened? A treble winning team does this 2nd official match back?

 

[Vilarrubi]

Wow, I was at work. What the actual fuck happened? A treble winning team does this 2nd official match back?

Roberto Adriano Bartra Vermalean Rafinha Masch in midfield isn't a treble winning team mate sorry.

 

[El Gato]

I tried to bypass all the technicalities, but apparently a squad choice by the manager somehow excuses a treble winning team i.e. Barcelona from a result 2nd fiddle team achieved...

Oh well. Maybe at least there will be more to this season than there was last spring. 5 months of OP form from Barca's offense + select few defensive players shouldn't happen again. But then again it might. Who knows.

Vermaelen is alive?

 

[Professor Chaos]

Lucho's starting line-up was a joke. Score doesn't surprise. Just let go 2nd leg on Camp Nou and focus on 1st round of La Liga vs Bilbao.

 

[Mitchell1978]

Just the 2 of them are not enough. We'll still be short one great cb, one good lb and another good cm.

we can (and should) still make transfers (just not play them untill january)

 

[frog-fcb]

What has changed so drastically in our defence in 8 weeks

 

[BigBarcaBoy]

Lucho's starting line-up was a joke. Score doesn't surprise. Just let go 2nd leg on Camp Nou and focus on 1st round of La Liga vs Bilbao.

There is a big enough gap between the second leg and the first league game so we should pick the best eleven and go for it.

 

[Nicky86]

Terrible was last night. I think one of the weakest part was middelfild Sergio Roberto, Rafinia including Mascherano, complete black out . Ethier and ref had his doubt decision at the penalty but in overall Barca made to many mistakes and this is it.

 

[Kuchi]

There is a big enough gap between the second leg and the first league game so we should pick the best eleven and go for it.

Yea, but bearly 2 days since this one. I'd field the a team but if we dont score 2-3 by half time, i'd even sub messi off, going all in is just not worth it imo

 

[amircule]

I'd rather let it go . Winning the spanish supercup is not worth it at all , considering the fact that the supercup winner never won the league in the last years ..

 

[Hamzah]

We could go for it seeing that our good players didn't play mostly. We might not achieve it but let's try to win the home game anyway.

 

[Behrox]

I think it'll be a good idea to field our strongest XI in the return leg as we all know that Bilbao can't sit back and defend, its just not their style plus they should be dead tired while most of our XI should be fresh after the rest. Try to hit them in the first half, if it works then push them more in the 2nd else rest the team and play youngsters in the 2nd half.

 

[Alik]

Mascherano, Alves, Messi, and Suarez will be exhausted. Rafinha too.

I'd start:

[formation=barca,1]
ter Stegen
0-0-Pique-0-Mathieu-0-0
Sergi Roberto-0-0-0-0-0-Adriano
0-0-0-Busquets-0-0-0
0-Rakitic-0-0-0-Iniesta-0
0-0-0-0-0-0-0
0-Messi-0-Sandro-0-Pedro-0
0-0-0-0-0-0-0
[/formation]

 

[vigneshFCB]

Meanwhile, Bayern smashed Hamburger 5-0.