hasn't really had any chance to do much to be fair. Playing vs Juve is not going to be a good barometer of how good he is now.
I thought the run he made during Messi's second, seemingly intended to pull a defender away from Messi, was a thoughtful one, but it could have been disastrous as it came close to fouling Messi up.
Really Good Game Guys. It was quite entertaining. I gotta say that I think we were just really unlucky at some occasions. The first two goals (especially the second) we gifted to you. Third happened cause we had too many players forward which is what happens against a team with an attack force like that. I feel it was just one of those games where little mistakes just cost you the whole game. Looking forward to meeting in Turin in November and hopefully we'll beat you then.
Dembele had a few bad passes, but his control and pass to release Messi for the first goal was excellent.
that style is one the central pillars of the clubs whole cultural identity, as defined by the Socios themselves. as long as the Socios retain ownership of FC Barcelona that style remains non negotiable, as it has for decades.
this seems make messi become a false nine like his pep time but let suarez on the left which is not really good for him
To be honest, the team seems to be improving alot compare to last season and it was closer and closer to its best form again. The players put alot of preasure on opponent when they're not on the ball and still looking for more goals even after leading 2 or 3 goals. One of Iniesta best game in recent years. We could have scored 5 if wasnt that offside and Messi hitting the goal post and also Buffon making some significant saves against Suarez and MEssi. We totally dominated Juve even more than RM did in second half of CL final. We' havent conceided since the season started.
Either way, it was unnecessary act by Messi. It can be frustrated at times since he always get his shirt pulled back every single time but he already scored, his team was leading and his reaction was too much. Its not the first time he did that though.
Good highlights, agree that Suarez goal should have stood, Suarez was offsides but was central when the ball was played wide left, I believe that under current offsides he was not part of the play and it should have been a goal, also looked like he did not foul Buffon at all, just was perfectly placed to poke it away from him. See 10:14 or so for all that:
I think the team is looking OK but disagree with this whole domination thing today. Until the 1st goal the game wasn't much different than last season's encounters with Juve. Barca had 1 shot on target (from a FK rebound) before the first goal and Juve had already threatened 3 or 4 times with decent scoring chances. Not only that, but Barca hadn't even created any real dangerous situations. I wonder what would have happened last season had Iniesta buried his chance ... or Suarez. In the 2nd leg Barca dominated possession much like today before the 1st goal. Don't get me wrong, it's better than we were all expecting when Neymar left, but let's not get carried away by just analyzing the score line. I do agree however that the pressing has been pretty good. And don't forget Juve were missing Chiellini, Howedes, Khedira, Marchisio, Mandzukic, and Cuadrado.
Cuadrado really shouldn't be a starter for us anymore. Douglas Costa and Bernardeschi are really better players, but yeah to be honest the game looked pretty similar to the last legs until the second goal actually. I think we were the better side by quite a bit until you scored the second. After that though we just lost composure and were pushing up way too hard which led us to be panicky and get really disorganized. It was much closer than the scoreline suggests though. We were totally capable of winning this, but at the end of the day you were just the luckier side and made the most out of chances, so I think you did deserve the win in the end. However I really did not see much difference at all in the game style. It was very similar actually to the second leg at Camp Nou. The only difference is we were not determined to push for a goal, but this game we were, which actually is what allowed the counter to happen to score the first goal. I expect a completely different scoreline when you guys come to see us in Turin though. Assuming Chiellini and Mandzukic will be back.
Recorded it on Fox Deportes and just now watching it. I, too, have Xfinity and no issues for me so far (53rd minute). EDIT: Game over, no problems with Fox Deportes.
Good game very similar to last year but reversed. Can't wait for the game in Turin. Good luck in your other matches!