Barcelona vs Liverpool - Champions League (Semi Final - 1st Leg)

[Fosterbloke]

UK Time: Wednesday 1st May at 8:00pm


Perth Time: 2nd May at 3:00am
QLD Time: 2nd May at 5:00am
NT/SA Time: 2nd May at 4:30am
NSW/VIC Time: 2nd May at 5:00am


US West Coast: 1st May at 12:00pm
US East Coast: 1st May at 3:00pm


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This is it!


Two games from another Champions League final against a waning but still strong Barcelona side, just recently crowned as La Liga champions.


Can our forward line destroy their slow backline or will the magic of Messi, Suarez and Coutinho haunt our dreams.


We're looking for at least one away goal to settle the nerves, come on you Reds!



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[Saveloy]

Loving your work Forester, and the increasingly lyrical bent to your posts .

But let my dreams be haunted by ghosts of my choosing. It's important and I don't need you muscling in

[Norbs]

But let my dreams be haunted by ghosts of my choosing. It's important and I don't need you muscling in

What?

[Saveloy]

What?

The first half of my post I stand by.

That second bit is drunken nonsense

[Norbs]

The first half of my post I stand by.

That second bit is drunken nonsense

I thought it must've been

[rodo]

obviously won la liga last night but they arent all that anymore and we can deffo get some joy in the ****hole that is the nou camp

[Norbs]

obviously won la liga last night but they arent all that anymore and we can deffo get some joy in the ****hole that is the nou camp

[McDermotX]

[BootRoom]

This lot love to fanny around with the ball unnecessarily at the back and look liable to give it away when pressured. Lenglet doesn't look convincing and Busquets can be got at. Would be a huge mistake to sit off them and/or play Sturridge in this one thinking we can keep it tight and get it back to Anfield to close out the tie. Go for the jugular.

[Tee]

[Frenchie]

I have a funny feeling we will go there and hunt them down, we are bigger and fitter..exploit the wings and generally destroy them..

[McDermotX]

Couple of away goals wouldn't surprise me one bit.

**** it !

1-3 in the first leg.

[Corndog]

If it were up to me:

---------Alisson-----

--TAA---Matip----VVD---Robbo
-------------fabinho-----------
-------wijnaldum----Henderson-
--Salah-------Firmino----Mane

If Firmino is not fit to start, Origi to come in on the left and move Mane to the centre.

Sub: Mignolet, Shaqiri, Milner, Gomez, Keita, Origi, Lovren

[danperkins]

If it were up to me:

---------Alisson-----

--TAA---Matip----VVD---Robbo
-------------fabinho-----------
-------wijnaldum----Henderson-
--Salah-------Firmino----Mane

If Firmino is not fit to start, Origi to come in on the left and move Mane to the centre.

Sub: Mignolet, Shaqiri, Milner, Gomez, Keita, Origi, Lovren

[Irishnev]

If it were up to me:

---------Alisson-----

--TAA---Matip----VVD---Robbo
-------------fabinho-----------
-------wijnaldum----Henderson-
--Salah-------Firmino----Mane

If Firmino is not fit to start, Origi to come in on the left and move Mane to the centre.

Sub: Mignolet, Shaqiri, Milner, Gomez, Keita, Origi, Lovren

but I think Klopp will start Joe Gomez at right back and I think that would be the prudent thing to do