FC Barcelona Discussion

[SirBalon]

Just now, The Artful Dodger said:

Villareal?

It was against Getafe who finished 13th in the Spanish second division.

Made a mistake there...  Getafe were in the first division though.  The goal was in April of the 2006/2007 season and Getafe were in La Liga.

2006–07 La Liga - Wikipedia

[The Artful Dodger]

My mistake, don't know where I got that from then.

[The Artful Dodger]

His goal against Zaragoza is my favourite, thought I've done myself with my own faulty argument as they were undoubtedly poor opposition.

[SirBalon]

2 minutes ago, The Artful Dodger said:

My mistake, don't know where I got that from then.

It doesn't matter because you're right.  Maradona's goal is much more valuable for all the reasons that can be established.  Although we have to understand Messi was only 19 years of age then and that counts for something too...

What's being celebrated is the fact that he managed such a goal.  A goal which against any opposition in professional football is very difficult indeed.  There's the other side to things where it's so similar to the Maradona goal which is why it's remembered so much.

I agree that he's scored countless better goals than that in his career and that says a lot about him.

[Machado]

My favorite by him. The way Busquets passes him the ball it's like he knows what's coming.

 

[Spike]

Messi's header is against United is underrated. It is so effortless. The cross, the movement, beautiful stuff.

 

[SirBalon]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

Messi's header is against United is underrated. It is so effortless. The cross, the movement, beautiful stuff.

 

It is a graceful header but he was unmarked in that one and it was more an error of the United defenders that what he achieved.  All the same, it's in a major final and that adds more quality to the fact he spotted the gap and exploited it.

[Spike]

9 minutes ago, SirBalon said:

It is a graceful header but he was unmarked in that one and it was more an error of the United defenders that what he achieved.  All the same, it's in a major final and that adds more quality to the fact he spotted the gap and exploited it.

Rio was watching him. Watch it again; Rio checks his run and marks him but underestimates the powers of HGH on Argentine midgets. 

[SirBalon]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

but underestimates the powers of HGH on Argentine midgets

[Asura]

His goal against Bilbao in the cup final is a lot more greater one. Its actually ridiculous how he scored that. He is not a human

[Cicero]

Fuck all those. Remember watching this goal and dropped my beer when it happened 

 

Sheer abuse of the finesse button 

[Carnivore Chris]

18 hours ago, The Artful Dodger said:

Villareal?

It was against Getafe who finished 13th in the Spanish second division.

 

Didht they?

 

They finished in the top 10 in Division one and had the best defensive record in Spain that season. Getafe around that time were actually a solid mid-table side who were tough to play against, they even eliminated Barcelona in the same tie Messi scored that goal in. In fact, before last season they had been in the top flight for around 13 seasons consecutive. While on the subject, that's quite impressive really for a club that was only founded in the 80s, especially when you consider that they have to compete against far bigger clubs in Madrid in Real and Atletico.

 

 

 

 

As for favourite Messi goal, it's probably still this:-

 

 

Edited April 19, 2017 by The Rebel CRS

[JoshBRFC+]

Favourite Messi goal? 

 

I much prefer the genius runs over the quality of the finish.

[JoshBRFC+]

 

Don't get me started... 

[JoshBRFC+]

Bet it was brilliant. Would love to see him live.

 

 

[JoshBRFC+]

@Teso Dos Bichos
 

Look 2 posts up. 

[Burning Gold]

If there's a single goal that sums Messi up for me, it's this one:

 

[SirBalon]

"Thank you to the fans. Never before have I witnessed the Camp Nou react like that after the team being eliminated.  Proud and emotional"

The truth is that those final 10 minutes were amazing from the Barça fans making the Camp Nou an amphitheatre of noise and song getting behind their team.  Beats the usual whistling and dissent.  This with the fact Barça fans have been spoilt for so long is something that must fill everyone connected with the club with pride.

 

Edited April 19, 2017 by SirBalon

[Asura]

1 hour ago, Cannabis said:

Not that amazing in the grand scheme of things but the goal that I saw live when I want to the Camp Nou. 

Absolute scenes at my end when it hit the back of the net.

lucky you

[Spike]

26 minutes ago, Asura said:

lucky you

Yeah, but he is ugly so don't feel too jealous.

[True Blue]

Barcelona reduced to nothing against Juventus, managing a single shot on target. Their season is over happy days

[SirBalon]

The Barça players thank the fans for tremendous support

 

FC Barcelona were obviously out...  There had been no second miracle with the the players, fans and the whole watching world seeing how the end of the road had arrived in this year's edition of the Champions League.

The player's heads had gone down around the 78th minute and a famous commentator on Spanish national radio (RNE) said; "Look at them, there you go, they now know and it's all over".  It was at this precise moment that something unusual that you don't tend to see in football anywhere to be honest and much less in Spain.  Infact the usual scenario is either one of silent murmur indifference or whistling (in Spain they whistle, they don't do booing), but not last night.  In the 79th minute the 98,000 all took to their flags and chanted to the players by telling them they were proud of them.  The whole stadium was in unison with no dissent and all wanting the players to know that they were behind them all the way.

You could see some of the Barça players off the ball even with 5 minutes remaining gesturing their thanks to the crown.  The players felt humbled and understood the real sentiments of the Culé faithful.  To this effect the players took to social media right after the game with Gerard Piqué being the first (my previous post above which I will repeat here) to give thanks to the crowd and let the fans understand how they felt.

Here are some of the social media posts from a few of the players:

 

Andrés Iniesta: "We didn't manage to accomplish one of our objectives this season and even though it's a difficult moment, we have to rise up.  Thank you once again to all the fans for your support, you're unbelievable! Today and always a team.  Força Barça!"

 

 

Gerard Piqué:  "Thank you to the fans.  Never before have I witnessed the Camp Nou react like that after the team being eliminated.  Proud and emotional."

 

 

Luis Suárez:  (Has translated into English himself)

 

 

Sergi Roberto:  "We tried right until the end.  It wasn't to be!  Thank you to the fans for that amazing support right till the final whistle.  Força Barça!"

 

 

Ivan Rakitić:  (Has translated into English himself)

 

 

Marc-André ter Stegen:  (Has translated into English himself and also posted a video of how the fans acted like they were supporting the winning side)

 

 

Edited April 20, 2017 by SirBalon

[SirBalon]

And here's the proof on what Gerard Piqué's tweet was all about.  He has made the Madrid based press cavern evident once more with an article MARCA (a sports newspaper that purports to be neutral and in national sporting interests) published today referring to the Barcelona fans reaction during the final 10 minutes where in unison they made the Barça players know that they are behind them.  The chanting and flag waving was non stop until the referee blew the final whistle.

The article in today's MARCA says this;

Headline: "Do you think it's correct that the Camp Nou fans backed the side's elimination so vociferously correct?"

After 94 minutes which was what the game lasted between FC Barcelona and Juventus lasted, the Barça faithful forgot everything about the team's disgusting performance in Turin. The fans valued the intent to overturn the result but forgot everything about how Juventus ran over Barcelona in the away leg.  On top of that they didn't even show ambition in the Barça stadium.

 

Gerrard Piqué responds in today's Tweet by saying;

"It seems to rub some up the wrong way seeing how the Camp Nou backs their team even when they are eliminated.  They're used to whistling even when they qualify."

Edited April 20, 2017 by SirBalon

[Devil-Dick Willie]

I think pretty goals against nomarks are overrated. So my favorite Messi goals are him stepping up in the big moments

Like last night against Juventus, when with his side 3 goals behind he... missed the open net never mind

But what about 2012 against Chelsea, when he stepped up to take the penalty to put his side ahead on aggregate. And missed, whoops.

Or the penalty shootout of the copa America where he stepped up to lead his side to its first piece of silverware with him as their talisman and... missed and retired.

 

Well fuck.

 

[Cicero]

15 minutes ago, Tanksie said:

I think pretty goals against nomarks are overrated. So my favorite Messi goals are him stepping up in the big moments

Like last night against Juventus, when with his side 3 goals behind he... missed the open net never mind

But what about 2012 against Chelsea, when he stepped up to take the penalty to put his side ahead on aggregate. And missed, whoops.

Or the penalty shootout of the copa America where he stepped up to lead his side to its first piece of silverware with him as their talisman and... missed and retired.

 

Well fuck.

 

Or when he mugged off Neuer with his chip on his weaker foot? Or carving Bayern's defence with his passes that led to Neymar and Suarez goals back in 2015?

What about when he made United look like mugs on two separate occasions in 2009 and 2011? Or Real Madrid practically every year since 2007?