Anyone else watching Boca-River, that's the marquee matchup of the week for me.

What a great sports weekend thus far:

Saturday watched Hull vs. Sunderland, Arsenal vs. Chelsea & Barcelona vs. Getafe.

This morning watched the F1 race, the end of Spurs vs. Newcastle, Man United vs. Everton and have Lyon vs. Bordeux on right now.

fuck

lol

I'm glad In The Loop was really fucking good else I'd have been annoyed.

I'm fine w/ the result. United still have to play Arsenal & Chelsea. Their match against Spurs could be tricky as well. I think if Liverpool win out they win the title at worse on goal difference. In fact, I hope they win on goal difference.

"Simples!"


Despite the goal sequence I thought Arsenal were very lucky to come away from that game with anything.

I've got mixed feeling about the result. It was great to see the Baby-Faced Assassin Mark II bag four but I really hope those dropped points dont scupper the Pools title challenge.

Amazing spectacle regardless.

Fergie's latest attempt to fuck w/ Rafa looking even more sour and juvenile than usual. No question that Liverpool are the peoples champions this year even if they don't quite manage the real thing - which they should anyway with their run-in. The Albion should be good for six if nothing else.

Unless you mean in the CL final

Is Howard Webb going for a winners medal?

Tottenham Hotspur. I put my faith in you for one fucking match and this is what you give me. Blowing a two-goal lead and mashing up Liverpool's GD advantage. Fucking wankers.

5 goals in one half of football. Pissing myself at that.

I wish Newcastle and Spurs could switch spots. A relegated Spurs would mean we can finally get past hearing the close season talk that it is finally going to be the season they break into the top 4.

At halftime I was so certain United were getting ready to collapse entirely but now the title race is basically over.

I wish Portsmouth had been competent enough to score, but Newcastle going scoreless at home is amusing nonetheless. Liverpool next

One of the worst matches I've seen this year. Chelsea didn't even bother to try and play football.

And Guardiola subs Eto'o for Bojan only to see Bojan send a beautiful Alves cross two feet wide. Eto'o would have buried that in the back of the net.

Chelsea are done. They can't do this for another 90+ minutes. Barca will get an away goal and deservedly advance. Hiddink is going to get praised as some tactical genius when all he did was ask his squad to play anti-football.

Drawing 0-0 away from home in the first leg is never a good result for English clubs.

It wasn't good for Barca last year either.
I don't like how it looks.
Anyway, the most important match of the season is this weekend against Madrid.

I am sick and tired of English teams parking the bus when they play Barcelona. Then the English press act like they did something heroic. If any teams in the world can go to heard to head with Barcelona, you'd think it you would be Chelsea and Man United.

If Chelsea score first, then it's over. Expect more "heroic" 10 men in the box. *yawn*
If Barcelona score first, we might have ourselves some entertainment.

I have to give Real Madrid some respect though, they have the balls to actually come out and play.

got a bad feeling about this

and re last night
first team to shut them out in the nou camp this season - your entertainment was not on the agenda
pragmatism is ugly but if they complete the job next week there will be few beholders in SW6 seeing the beauty

No doubt Chelsea did the right thing last night in terms of trying to win the tie, it's possible to have a rock solid defence and attack though. See AC Milan in the early 90's.

Still think they needed an away goal.

To be fair, they scored 7 in the last round - horses for courses.

It’s funny that you mention that Milan dynasty as they were pretty much the living embodiment of that maxim. How many times did they shut up shop and scrape a late one in that 58 game streak?

Think you might be right about the away goal though - I wouldnt bet a against a team with a 90 goal strike force getting a couple at the bridge.

Right, Im going down the boozer for the second half.

I might need a few after this.

A few times, but they did attack late which is I guess better than nothing. They didn't play 9-0-1 though that's for sure.

This is interesting so far, Rooney seems to be playing as full back every now and again against the boy.

holy cow


Real Madrid 2
Higuain 14, Ramos 56

Barcelona 6
Henry 18, Puyol 20, Messi 35, Henry 57, Messi 75, Pique 83

Watched the game. I expected a Barca thrashing so I suppose in that respect I can't be surprised. But still, I never fail to be amazed by the vast array of footballing geniuses on display for that club.

That was sweet.

Wish I'd seen it. Hopefully they replicate some of that against Chelsea.

Watched it in a bar in Copenhagen. Amazing scenes.

Right, Liverpool did their job.

If Middlesbrough get an away win next week I will be overjoyed.

As great as Barca looked over the weekend I still picture a 1-0 Chelsea win at the Bridge. Real Madrid would be a mid-table side in the EPL.

The Barca thrashing is like the Swine Flu - a total media hype.

Damp squid at Emirates. 11 of them.

Boring, Ferguson is a massive wanker.

If Barcelona don't kick some fucking arse tomorrow I will be massively displeased.

More so.

The thought of SAF & Ronaldo raising another CL trophy makes me sick.

Obviously relieved that my mate blackmailed me into selling him my ticket for this but still a sickening night.

No complaints about the result but a lot of complaints about the fundamental injustice of life.

Had to drink a lot of booze to face going into an office full of scum fans last night - finished for the week now so I’m going to get some shut-eye and hopefully we are going to get more than 8mins entertainment tonight.

hazard of living in London innit

too true

few things worse than a cockney red

for fucks sake, i'm going to boycott the final if chelsea win this

Incredible goal but the idea of those two playing each other bores me greatly.

First shot on target?

Really thought Ballack was going to twat the ref after her turned down the 4th pen

Football eh, bloody hell.

Good ref.
Worst Barca match ever.
Congratulations Chelsea for being so brave against ten to close things up.

Best match I've read pbp of on the Guardian site ever.

My best friend will not talk to me for a week now.

Serves him right, he was starting to gloat and be a cunt by the end. He actually said he would root for Man U, I hope that was just the anger talking.

Nobody should ever have to root for Man U.

Somboardsman Bruegel squeezes into the Barca top he received for his 13th Birthday and heads out for a night of drinking/dancing/gloating

Just when I thought my love for you could not grow any greater.

Awesome. That Iniesta, we'd have him at the Albion if he fancied a change of scene.

^ good page here

I still think La Liga is overrated and that Barca would only be 3rd best in the Premier League over an entire season. But I will be supporting them all the way on the 27th.