Football (soccer)

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Holy shit, anyone watched the Champions-League match Bayern vs Barcelona?

Barca really slaughtered them......

Munichs twilight of the gods

Sad but true

[As Umar]

The Munich defence was nothing short of disgraceful. The Barca forwards continuously lost the Munich defenders. Munich kept getting their offside line wrong. Messi ran that defence ragged. Great result. I'm an Aston Villa fan in England so I was gutted on Sunday but Barca's performance last night put a smile on my face!

[norbinho]

i would say yesterday especially lell and breno (as always) were munich's disaster...how can a team spend so much money for an average defender like breno?!?!?!?!

[Pete-Rock]

i would say yesterday especially lell and breno (as always) were munich's disaster...how can a team spend so much money for an average defender like breno?!?!?!?!

That is so true. 10 Million Euros!!!!! When they bought him they said in Brazil Breno was the most talented defender since years, but.... well.... I cannot see much of it

But there is another thing I'm pretty sure of: Coach Klinsman is bad at tactics!!! The team hasnt changed since the last season, he has exactly the same players than former coach Otmar Hitzfeld had. And what are they doing now? The defense is a complete mess.... In the whole last season they had the best defense EVER in their history with only 19 goals against them in the whole year!!! And now? Pretty much of a third of the actual season is still to play and they already got 36 goals against them.....

[Mr.Metal]

I think that even if Bayern had their full team, Barca would have slaughtered them...Barca is right now the best team in the world... Messi is just out of this world, Eto'o keeps scoring, Alves is a beast and Iniesta and Xavi are amazing. Even Henry is going back to be the Henry that impressed everyone.

Bayern looked scared and even Ribery didn't show up and when he did, he was lost and confused; they had no chance at all... and I think that Barca removed their foot from the pedal, otherwise it would have been a catastrophic lost.

[norbinho]

i would say yesterday especially lell and breno (as always) were munich's disaster...how can a team spend so much money for an average defender like breno?!?!?!?!

That is so true. 10 Million Euros!!!!! When they bought him they said in Brazil Breno was the most talented defender since years, but.... well.... I cannot see much of it

But there is another thing I'm pretty sure of: Coach Klinsman is bad at tactics!!! The team hasnt changed since the last season, he has exactly the same players than former coach Otmar Hitzfeld had. And what are they doing now? The defense is a complete mess.... In the whole last season they had the best defense EVER in their history with only 19 goals against them in the whole year!!! And now? Pretty much of a third of the actual season is still to play and they already got 36 goals against them.....

you are damn right, peter...last year they had a great defense, also because demichelis played a great season...for me lucio and van buyten are just average too...this year demichelis is playing really bad and you can see the results in nearly every match.

for 10 million euros they could have bought 2 good young italian defenders...hehehe

[norbinho]

I think that even if Bayern had their full team, Barca would have slaughtered them...Barca is right now the best team in the world... Messi is just out of this world, Eto'o keeps scoring, Alves is a beast and Iniesta and Xavi are amazing. Even Henry is going back to be the Henry that impressed everyone.

Bayern looked scared and even Ribery didn't show up and when he did, he was lost and confused; they had no chance at all... and I think that Barca removed their foot from the pedal, otherwise it would have been a catastrophic lost.

i have to agree with you...i don't think bayern would have a had a chance also when playing with their strongest team...it seems that barca this season is playing even better than in 2006 when they won the champions league with ronaldinho and larsson

[peppe]

Javier Zanetti is a legend

[norbinho]

Javier Zanetti is a legend

nothing more to say ...il capitano is still one of the best defenders in the world

[Euge]

I must agree, il trattore is an amazing player, defending and going on the break, and he leads by example.
I can never understand some captain choices, ie. Owen being captain of Newcastle (always injured?) or Gallas being captain of Arsenal (after coming straight from Chelsea?) but Zanetti is a true leader! its great that the nerazzurri are finally bringing in the silverware that Javier deserved for so long!!

That said, Douglas Maicon is a true talent, to take Zanetti's right back position, I would rate him the best right back in the world at the moment.

Inter were very unlucky in the CL against United (scum). Just like with Liverpool, Ibra didn't play. He was a ghost of his real self. and in the United game they just kept kicking the ball high to him and it would just bounce away from him.

interesting to note that since their game against Inter, Man Utd have conceded 11 goals in 5 games. Inter broke them down (for a team this season who had like 17-odd clean sheets!)