OT- Champions League Final: Barcelona vs. Manchester United

poeman · Post #1 » by **poeman** » Sat May 28, 2011 6:09 pm

Anyone else going to watch this amazing matchup?

Rooney, Messi, Chicarito...Wembley Stadium.

They call this a dream final.

I have the flopping bums of barca (only Messi is the man), but I will root for Man U this time.

King of Troy · Post #2 » by **King of Troy** » Sat May 28, 2011 6:25 pm

Watching the Fox pregame right now.

Really dumbed down. Aimed at people who have never seen a match before.

DRoberstonNYY · Post #3 » by **DRoberstonNYY** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:17 pm

chameleon eyes with the amazing pass. 1-0

Marty McFly · Post #4 » by **Marty McFly** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:31 pm

good match so far.......

Marty McFly · Post #5 » by **Marty McFly** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:56 pm

Messi the God.

SundanceKid · Post #6 » by **SundanceKid** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:56 pm

Good first half. Barca good as always, many missed opportunities so far. Rooney as savior for ManU but goal was offside imho. Predict game will go overtime.

Ok, Messi does´nt thinks so...

SundanceKid · Post #7 » by **SundanceKid** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:12 pm

3-1 and case closed

nyknicks09 · Post #8 » by **nyknicks09** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:19 pm

I'm a Man U. fan but you got to give it to Barcelona. They play with such class that every play is like design when they get on the attack. They move so well up front that is looks so nice & smooth and creates them so many opportunity to score.

Man U has done a pretty good damn job since Ronaldo left. They added Chicharito who's very young and is going to get better as he gets older.

King of Troy · Post #9 » by **King of Troy** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:38 pm

Chicarito was completely useless today. Only thing he was good for were offsides calls.

Barcelona is just on an entirely different level than any other team.

crazybranman360 · Post #10 » by **crazybranman360** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:43 am

King of Troy wrote:Chicarito was completely useless today. Only thing he was good for were offsides calls.

Barcelona is just on an entirely different level than any other team.

couldn't agree more

Import · Post #11 » by **Import** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:26 am

Lionel Messi is awesome! It would have been nice, if he played like this during the World Cup last Summer.

Pharmcat · Post #12 » by **Pharmcat** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:26 am

crazybranman360 wrote:
King of Troy wrote:Chicarito was completely useless today. Only thing he was good for were offsides calls.

Barcelona is just on an entirely different level than any other team.

couldn't agree more

RM is the only team that can even hang with them

Pharmcat · Post #13 » by **Pharmcat** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:27 am

Import wrote:Lionel Messi is awesome! It would have been nice, if he played like this during the World Cup last Summer.

thats the thing with him....people have annointed him all these praises, and I dont disagree with it, but he needs to do it in the biggest stage (Which is the WC)

Import · Post #14 » by **Import** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:28 am

nyknicks09 wrote:I'm a Man U. fan but you got to give it to Barcelona. They play with such class that every play is like design when they get on the attack. They move so well up front that is looks so nice & smooth and creates them so many opportunity to score.

Man U has done a pretty good damn job since Ronaldo left. They added Chicharito who's very young and is going to get better as he gets older.

I always root for the English Premier League teams (Arsenal, Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea) against La Liga; but wow Barcelona is so fun to watch.

Import · Post #15 » by **Import** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:40 am

Pharmcat wrote:
Import wrote:Lionel Messi is awesome! It would have been nice, if he played like this during the World Cup last Summer.

thats the thing with him....people have annointed him all these praises, and I dont disagree with it, but he needs to do it in the biggest stage (Which is the WC)

He and Cristiano Ronaldo (with the Portuguese NT) have the same issues in the WC. It seems they can only perform around world-class soccer players. Portugal has a good national team, but they aren't Brazil. Messi shouldn't have an excuse because Argentina has some great players on their national team.

Edit: :lol:

I forgot about Wayne Rooney as well. He underperformed in last year's WC too.

crazybranman360 · Post #16 » by **crazybranman360** » Sun May 29, 2011 4:04 am

I don't think that Messi trusts his argentinians teamates nearly as much as he does his Barca ones.

Loisl · Post #17 » by **Loisl** » Sun May 29, 2011 8:50 am

crazybranman360 wrote:I don't think that Messi trusts his argentinians teamates nearly as much as he does his Barca ones.

I really don't know, but I can imagine it's the other way. It might be, that his teammates don't trust him. It is known, that there are a some argentinian players who grudge Messi his success in Barcelona. Winning a WC with him guiding the bunch would match Maradonnas status. That's blasphemy in their eyes.

Import wrote:He and Cristiano Ronaldo (with the Portuguese NT) have the same issues in the WC. It seems they can only perform around world-class soccer players. Portugal has a good national team, but they aren't Brazil. Messi shouldn't have an excuse because Argentina has some great players on their national team.

How can you compare those two, when
a) C. Ronaldo has all the freedom in his national team, while Messi doesn't?
and b) Ronaldo is all about his personal presentation, whereas Messi is all a man of teamplay, having fun while playing for the win?
Besides, Messi isn't used properly in his national team. That's all.

Guys... pleeeaaassee put the C. in fornt of Ronaldo. It is embarrassing to this guy. :lol: