PBP: Manchester United v FC Barcelona | UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal - 1st Leg | 10 April 2019 [R]

Game changed since Roberto came on...

Not that Man Utd were dominating the whole game before. Zero shots on target for them.

 

FT: 0-1.

Tough CL away game. Vital away goal. Not counting chickens yet.

 

full time manu 0-1 barca. finally we overcome away knock out match. let's settle everything on camp nou

 

Well, like I said earlier, ManU won't be a walk in the park, though it doesn't help that we weren't that good either today. Thank goodness they have Ashley Young in their team, he's just tosh. Could have easily ended 1-1 though if not for that terrible open header they missed. Messi was marked by 3 players for most of the game, he had a tough time out there, still made the difference. 1-0 is a tricky scoreline, but I'm confident we'll seal the deal at home.

 

hope dembele will be healthy in second leg

 

Great result, awful officiating, but nothing I didn't expect from Uefadrid, making ties more even.

 

Nah, they lost 0-2 at home to PSG and still parked the bus in the second leg in Paris.

I don't expect the tactics to change much. But we could be more dangerous if Dembele is healthy.

 

they were incredibly luck in paris. buffon gave them a goal and a penalty in dying minute. But they will not be in paris, its camp nou

 

Valverde is such a coward! Craperto? In midfield? There is not enough in this team to win CL. They look uninspired and lackluster.

 

We can take confidence from the fact we didn't play well, won 0-1 away from home and stopped them from having a single effort on target, that on the back of beating Atletico, which clearly took a lot out of the players. All in all a great week.

 

Crapbusquest in midfield too, do you think?

 

Doubt it. Look how they approached the game that just ended. 33% possession, 0 shots on target. And that was at home! Yet they still had chances to score and played in a manner that maximized their chances for success, so I'd expect more of the same.

 

Some people saw the game differently:

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Busquets and Rakitic have been outstanding, doing the simple things. It looks so easy, but they do it so well - it is incredible to watch.

United have been outclassed. They had spells, but no sustained spells of chance after chance - Barca have not allowed them.
" - Dion Dublin, Ex-United striker on BBC Radio 5 Live


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Replace Busquets with Arthur and the above statement rings alot more true to me, but I don't think that was simply a mistake.

 

Dembele must return. Coutinho is just hopeless.

 

Pique has 9 clearances this game, most by any defender in ucl this season. that is pretty much reason

 

Tonight he was utter crap compared to before but he's untouchable as he has delivered quality before Craperto has done jack shit, he's just a nuisance.

 

We need Dembele without a doubt, his pace and skill are vital , but without getting carried away we are in a good position , league is wrapped up, in final of CDR and with good chance of CL semi, we shouldn't complain too much. The thing that hurts is that we have no back up for Suarez, so no attacking alternatives, unless you count putting Pique upfront.