The Barcelona v Real Madrid thread

[Chris]

I'm not disagreeing with the dull tactics, but Barca are the best team in the world and if you come out and play them, you get torn apart

They've shown a vulnerable side away from home in the CL though. He's got the most expensive squad ever assembled, he should have had some balls. At the Nou Camp or neutral ground its perfectly understandable but im not sure what playing for a 0-0 was trying to achieve, every team is likely to lose the away leg at Barca. Arsenal went at them at home and took a lead to the Nou Camp. Now they're just out and the second leg is meaningless.

[Daniel 7]

Never saw Pele play. Only seen clips so its always El Diego for me.

[McDermotX]

Although you do have to wonder if Messi could do the business on a Wednesday night at Stoke.

He basically just did.

[Lecter]

Some of the treatment Pele and Maradona received would lead to season long bans in today's football.

Thats my main reason for rating them better than those today

People tried physically assaulting the likes of Pele, Maradona Cruyff, Eusebio in order to stop them and still couldnt manage it

Todays defenders wouldnt have that luxury just like they dont with Messi

[el matador]

absolutely delighted because i ****ing detest real madrid. we stuffed them a couple of seasons ago and barca have just finished them off.

the whole club is the anti-thesis of football. theyre a circus and the biggest bunch of arrogant ******s on gods earth.

theyve spent nearly 400m euros and they didnt win the league and they wont win the champions league.

[Exiled_red]

He basically just did.

[danperkins]

They've shown a vulnerable side away from home in the CL though. He's got the most expensive squad ever assembled, he should have had some balls. At the Nou Camp or neutral ground its perfectly understandable but im not sure what playing for a 0-0 was trying to achieve, every team is likely to lose the away leg at Barca. Arsenal went at them at home and took a lead to the Nou Camp. Now they're just out and the second leg is meaningless.

Well we'll never know now as they finished with 10 men and it killed them i think. IMO it was nailed on for a 0-0 and would have been very interesting going to the Nou Camp at 0-0.

Anyways tie is over

[RichC]

having to take the refs off under riot shields is shameful!

That happened over here we'd be kicked out for it.

[Rudo]

Ye canny get a coca cola at half-time lol.

[Buzzo]

Ooof yeah. Did you ever see the tackle that ****ed Maradona's ankle when he was playing for Barca? the Butcher would have been out for 6 months for that tackle nowadays.

Truly evil tackle. Total hatchet job. Unbelievable to see Diego's response next time he played them tho
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpcBkpOf4z8"]YouTube - The Butcher of Bilbao nails Maradona[/ame]

[Lecter]

Never saw Pele play. Only seen clips so its always El Diego for me.

You can get plenty of videos of full games with Pele in action

Invest in them (download them then) it will be worth it

[Leyton388]

HAHA **** off Maureen.

[Trippendicular]

Well we'll never know now as they finished with 10 men and it killed them i think. IMO it was nailed on for a 0-0 and would have been very interesting going to the Nou Camp at 0-0.

Anyways tie is over

Well, no, it wouldn't. Barca still would have won at home. And like I said before, the red card, whilst a bit harsh perhaps, was incidental of how Madrid play nowadays, especially against Barcelona. It's not bad luck, or a conspiracy that they continually get players sent off

[RichC]

Ahhhh Diego you crazy little Argentinian man

[Darkon]

barca

Messi is just fantastic, can make the game himself.

It was far from a pretty match or good match, but it was defo intens and hard fought. Mourinho did himself no favors in getting the love of footy fans again today, god I'm getting sick of his attitude!