Barca v Chelsea: Semi Final - Leg 1

[TAHA95]

anelka is the top scorer in epl
frank lampard,anyone who doubts his ability is an a****le
malouda,he is in his best form since his arrival at the bridge
essien,in great form since his return from injury
ballack,lil sloppy but is very good in passing
quaresma,he is a very good player.we'll see what he can do if he plays a lil games before the big one
ivanovic,very strong at set pieces
john terry,comes forward in deadly situations and most of the times scores
alex,he's monster look at his strike against liverpool
a.cole and bosingwa,both push down the wings put in great crosses.a.cole sometimes likes to go all the way to the 18 yard box sometimes

as impressive as that might be (not that impressive), have you even seen Barca's lineup? Hell, even a full team of Barca's subs could give Chelsea a game...

just look at how much better barca's midfield is, and a midfield is a team's engine

Lampard can't play soccer if he's not with british people. he'd get taken apart by spanish style one-touch game. Chelsea plays shoddy football at times, and they won't get away with it against barca, especially not at campe nou

lets see what you say about this

[NZ ABDULLAH]

Barca to win

[TAHA95]

Barca to win

keep dreaming

[Royal Freakiness]

pfff... chelsea is impressive
but not as impressive as barca  :thumbsup:

the thing about barca is that they do the most unexpected passes
it's like wtf, why are they lobbing the ball to messi, next thing you know he controls it, makes the defenders dance, and then....   :nopity:

look.
messi, henry, eto'o = unstoppable attack  :rockit:
xavi = better than lampard  :thumbsup:
iniesta = don't notice him too much in the mid-field. that's because he's always ready to spring forward and score. he's like another eto'o
dani alves + abidal/sylvinho (or whoever they use) = better than a. cole and bosingwa
puyol = more aggressive than terry, brings the ball forward

and then there are the substitutes in case the full squad gets tired. and the substitutes are still extreme 

long/story short
barca will win by 2 goal margin I think  :pimp:

[moby]

this brings back memories

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

and then there are the substitutes in case the full squad gets tired. and the substitutes are still extreme

every big-team has depth.  it goes hand in hand w/having shitloads of money

as a sidenote:  since it hasn't been brought up, how do you all think barcelona is going to fair w/the physicality of chelsea?

[TheGodEmperor]

this brings back memories

:lol:

remember that other time when ronaldinho went through 3 men, pushed over Terry, then scored?

@pb: When Barca has the ball, they won't get muscled off of it, they're too quick to give it off. When they don't have it, they'll lose out on some balls in the air, but the pure tackling of their defenders should take away the problems caused by, say, iniesta being a lazy fuck and not hustling back on defence

[a;sdlfkjas;df]

When Barca has the ball, they won't get muscled off of it, they're too quick to give it off.

not so sure, especially in the final third when space is at a premium.  that is not to say, however, that barcelona won't have 2000% of the possession

but the pure tackling of their defenders should take away

well of course, they're good players.  chelsea won't run through them, but i think chelsea's strength is going to give them problems here, just as barcelona's passing will ask some questions of chelsea

[Sule]

Chelsea's key to victory is using strength and to really grind out the game. As Mourinho said, " They put the bus in front of the goal"

Barca's key to success is play their game and dictate the tempo. No team can do it better and no team is more proficient with the ball

[^_^]

if anyone is favoring Chelsea, they must have problems...

not to say that Chelsea doesn't have a chance at winning; they actually have a legit shot. but the favorites, obviously, are Barca.


Leo Messi is at some 35 goals on the season :saywhat: His form is absolutely amazing, and you know it's true when the Chelsea players straight up say that he is going to give them problems. Ashley Cole or not, Chelsea will have a tough time holding Messi. And after Messi, they've got Eto'o, Henry, etc. The reality is that the attacking force that Barcelona has is unbelievable.

Chelsea has Drogba and Anelka, who have been on and off all season (Drogba just finding form, and Anelka seems to be losing it).

Both teams, however, can be faulty in the back at times. Petr Cech has been off, and Valdez..is Valdez.

[moby]

this brings back memories

:lol:

remember that other time when ronaldinho went through 3 men, pushed over Terry, then scored?

@pb: When Barca has the ball, they won't get muscled off of it, they're too quick to give it off. When they don't have it, they'll lose out on some balls in the air, but the pure tackling of their defenders should take away the problems caused by, say, iniesta being a lazy fuck and not hustling back on defence

hahah lol

and rememer when messi and some chelsea player like collide near the corner flag and messi starts rolling round like he's hurt and the other guy get the red card,

i cant find the vid

[Sule]

i just came to a conclusion about the fixture
i  can explain it in one word

Cech.