Champions League 2012-13

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[Robbie-fowler999]

Bayern is running like such a well oiled machine - absolutly fantastic performance tonight (and generally this season). They are scorig for fun and hardly ever conceding.

Poor Juup Heynckes getting replaced after a season like this!!

isn't he retiring though ?

[Robbie-fowler999]

When Robben is tracking back then you know its going to be your day.. first time ive ever seen him put in a shift defensively

[cream]

if they win 5-1 they are still out

not a chance this Bayern side won't score, especially if Barca are pushing for a big score

Regardless of whether go through or not, Barca will make a game of it. They'll score a few.

[Gibbo]

Robben was excellent all night, his goal shouldn't have stood though.

Got to say Tito got it wrong for me, Messi should have come off around the 60 minute mark, it was clear he wasn't at the races.

Think it's definitely too much for Barca to overturn. Fair does to Bayern though, proper lovely team to watch.

[Fosterbloke]

Memories of us turning over Real Madrid to the same score...

[Kenneth]

Robben was excellent all night, his goal shouldn't have stood though.

Got to say Tito got it wrong for me, Messi should have come off around the 60 minute mark, it was clear he wasn't at the races.

Think it's definitely too much for Barca to overturn. Fair does to Bayern though, proper lovely team to watch.

There have been some really ropey decisions in the box in this comp this year. The second goal was clearly offside and the linesman wasn't in line at the time. And the blatant block before Robben scored, god knows how that wasn't given.

[Fernandinho]

suprised so many people were ragging on Ribery. Thought he was excellent tonight, he has such an amazing engine and keeps possession when it seems lost, not to mention being involved in the build up to a few of their goals.

[Buzzo]

Bayern have been the best team in Europe this season for me...they will be deserving champions if they go on to win it.

I was in the pub a few weeks ago, and watched them hammer 9 past someone, they are an excellent team, and would be deserving CL winners. It would be great to see them thump Real in the Final

If they strengthen in the summer after back to back CL Finals they could go on to dominate for some time.

[Nick77]

When Robben is tracking back then you know its going to be your day.. first time ive ever seen him put in a shift defensively

And the first time I've seen him pass the ball so much & not do everything himself...

[Nick77]

Also I just want to say what colossal cock up Tito Valanova made with his team selection - I mean you even Roy Hodgson could see Messi wasn't ready to play last night & how Bartra started ahead of Abidal is astonishing! David Villa only came on in the 80th minute & Tello didn't even feature ffs! I think even the Bodge would've handled the match a lot better than Vilanova last night...
And I think if any team can come back from 4-0 down it's Barca. I'm not saying it will happen, I'm just saying you can never rule Barca out escpecially if Messi is 100% for the 2nd leg...

[Arn]

Also I just want to say what colossal cock up Tito Valanova made with his team selection - I mean you even Roy Hodgson could see Messi wasn't ready to play last night & how Bartra started ahead of Abidal is astonishing! David Villa only came on in the 80th minute & Tello didn't even feature ffs! I think even the Bodge would've handled the match a lot better than Vilanova last night...
And I think if any team can come back from 4-0 down it's Barca. I'm not saying it will happen, I'm just saying you can never rule Barca out escpecially if Messi is 100% for the 2nd leg...

I doubt that Tito had the final say when it comes to if Messi plays or not. That is down to Messi and no one else. If he want to play then he play even if Tito would say no.

[Lee]

No chance will Barca come back from being 4-0 down. Not against this Bayern team.



Future's looking pretty good for Germany isn't it. No surprise that there's two German and two Spanish teams left in the SF.

[Tee]

No chance will Barca come back from being 4-0 down. Not against this Bayern team.



Future's looking pretty good for Germany isn't it. No surprise that there's two German and two Spanish teams left in the SF.

Bayern are a toe-in for the final now but I was really disappointed by Barca. Seemed very lethargic and so unusually sloppy. Messi clearly is not fully fit and the team selection was also very poor IMO. Fabregas and Villa should have started in place of Sanchez and Pedro IMO.

[Lee]

Bayern are a toe-in for the final now but I was really disappointed by Barca. Seemed very lethargic and so unusually sloppy. Messi clearly is not fully fit and the team selection was also very poor IMO. Fabregas and Villa should have started in place of Sanchez and Pedro IMO.

Definitely mate.

Why on earth did they leave it to bring Villa on so late and when they were 4-0 down? Made no sense.