Champions League 2012-13

[-V-]

Missed the games. What the **** happened? How on earth did that **** Milan team win 2-0? Iv watched them regularly and they have been utter dross

Lemme guess same tactics everyone in the CL knockout stages against Barca

[BobTheCharmer]

once again if messi doesnt turn up, barca look ****. no striker has its short comings at times. I hate barca. I hate their style. Shame it leaves the whole thing open for utd to walk.

[Imy]

I didn't really watch it but isn't that what the first leg was?

Catenaccio Barca were poor by their standards though.

[rudedog]

Milan simply stopped Barca from playing tonight, their organisation and work in closing Barca down was really really good - not pretty to watch but extremely effective and the only way they could have got a result.

[Shaggy]

Probably bull like everything else to do with him but this is being reported

Balotelli after the match: "I didn't participate tonight because of UEFA rules, but I don't know the reason why Messi didn't."

[Shaggy]

That lad with the crazy free bet (on the previous page) got the other score tonight spot on, so only Barca let him down for a million!

Fair play to Coral who've consoled him with an all expenses paid trip to the Nou Camp for the 2nd leg.

[-V-]

Just seen highlights, first goal was the biggest farce ever. What is the point in having 5 officials?

Second goal was good though

[Bender]

Great win for milan

[Sarb]

Barca had 660 odd passes compared to Milan's 200 odd. Death by football and all that bollocks that gets spouted when we have similar stats and lose

[Tee]

Barca had 660 odd passes compared to Milan's 200 odd. Death by football and all that bollocks that gets spouted when we have similar stats and lose

Mate, if we were playing in the CL and losing like this, trust me, I for one would not moan. Not really a fair comparison IMO.

[Sarb]

Mate, if we were playing in the CL and losing like this, trust me, I for one would not moan. Not really a fair comparison IMO.

In the context of a style of play just not working sometimes on a given day I think it's a fair argument.

[Darkon]

Milan were immense defensively yesterday, and made a performance only an Italian team can. Closed down everything, had 2-3 men on Messi and Iniesta all the time.

Absolutly brilliant strategy from Allegri employing essentially 3 defensive midfielders and giving no room for the Barca players that way. Wonder if other teams will learn from that?

That said Milan were lucky to score 2 goals from what, 3 chances?

[-V-]

Inter done it before and Chelsea did it too. We did something similar when we beat them

[saj]

The first goal should never have stood. It was a blatant handball.

[Darkon]

That's true! Shouldn't have been a goal that.