The Barcelona v Real Madrid thread

[McDermotX]

Arbeloa on as well for DiMaria (I think)

Yep......walks off the other side of the pitch, so he has to get whatever abuse is coming his way from the Madrid crowd

[Craig_H]

Peno for Madrid, 10 mins left!

[McDermotX]

Peno for Madrid

Didn't look like one, but the ref is having a bit of a shocker this second half so he was always gonna give it.

1-1 Ronaldo

[Gaz]

Ronaldo 1-1 Messi

[McDermotX]

Pepe has been running around like a mad man this second half, obviously with immunity from prosecution

Don't think he's been booked yet amazingly enough. It'll take a Scholes level tackle for that.

[McDermotX]

Couple mins left.......draw is no good really for Real, so they are pushing

Afellay fires over

[McDermotX]

Messi cracks a ball into the crowd....flags everywhere

[McDermotX]

FT

1-1

Draw suits Barca in the end, but it spices it up for the other games to say the least.

Bit of a battle, but the ref had a shocker....yellows all over the place, imaginary free kicks given, dives not punished etc. The Barca peno was probably the only decision he got right.
Niggly towards the end there as well, so some things are gonna linger in the memory there for a few players over the next few days.

[Fredo]

Messi cracks a ball into the crowd....flags everywhere

That was a great great game. Barca slightly the better side, Madrid very well organised. Madrid got more into the game with 10 men. Overall probably a fair result but Barca is the better side, by quite a long shot.

[anfieldanfield]

FT

1-1

Draw suits Barca in the end, but it spices it up for the other games to say the least.

Bit of a battle, but the ref had a shocker....yellows all over the place, imaginary free kicks given, dives not punished etc. The Barca peno was probably the only decision he got right.
Niggly towards the end there as well, so some things are gonna linger in the memory there for a few players over the next few days.

Agree with all of that.

[Neil Young]

I've never seen that ref have a good game. He's poor. And he has a very weird tan.

[Neil Young]

Why is Capello now doing an impression of Mendieta? It's very convincing but I don't get the point of it.

[Daffy Duck]

I've never seen that ref have a good game. He's poor. And he has a very weird tan.

He was very orange, wasn't he?

[Neil Young]

He always is.

[McDermotX]

That was a great great game. Barca slightly the better side, Madrid very well organised. Madrid got more into the game with 10 men. Overall probably a fair result but Barca is the better side, by quite a long shot.

Defo performed better after going down to 10 men and always wanted the game to be a fight, but a draw really doesn't help them in La Liga

I've never seen that ref have a good game. He's poor. And he has a very weird tan.

Why is Capello now doing an impression of Mendieta? It's very convincing but I don't get the point of it.