Barca is playing in Malaga this saturday. With 12 points advantge and three vital games ahead of us Rijkaard didnt include Ronaldinho in team to face Malage in order to give him some rest. There is actualy a long list of players that arent in the team: Puyol (5 yellow cards), Marquez, Edmilson, Messi, Xavi (all injured) and Ronaldinho (rested). The team for Malaga clash: Valdés, Jorquera, Iniesta, Van Bommel, Ezquerro, Van Bronckhorst, Larsson, Oleguer, Deco, Rodri, Maxi, Sylvinho, Gabri, Eto'o, Motta, Belletti y Giuly. With so many players out the starting line-up should look something like this: ...................Valdes Belletti...Oleguer...Rodri...Sylvihno ..................Motta................... ......Van Bommel....Deco......... ...Giuly.......Larsson.....Eto`o I would say still a strong team. It will be very importetn to score first and soon enough. Malaga might be last in the table but still they are quality side that should be respected. It will be interesting to see who is going to be team captain for this match while Puyol, Ronnie and Xavi are all out. I bet on Deco!
We need these crucial three points today, we are injury depleted but the good news is that Malaga is struggling and missing some key players. Starting players Juan Rodriguez and Alexis are out. We will have to work collectively and hard to get an away win, never easy playing away. Young Rodri might get to play which is good for his development. I hope no more injuries. Ronnie is rested so santi, maxi and the rest have to work harder. focus is also on the RM-Depor match, should be a great match and Osasuna up against Bilbao away. Another worth watching match is Valencia away to Sevilla. i hope all our rivals lose so that we can pull away.
it might be because they are saving him for the champ league match, he will get to come on later on and may be Deco and santi. We need a goal sooner.
From what Im reading Arnau the Malaga keeper is having a great game to keep us off the sheet, and there was a handball on the disallowed goal
yep the chances are coming and i feel that soon we will get a break through, we need to keep concetrated and not to allow them to counter attack us when we push forward.
yeah i can see some los comedicos onhere, too bad they are going to finish another season with out a trophy gotta love perez. We pick up a point and focus on Benfica. plus wait for surprises tomorrow. Rm against Depor and Valencia faces Sevilla. Osasuna also will find it hard to win away to Bilboa so all is okay for as long as we don`t pick up more injuries. Eto`o was unlucky not to score but he will be ready when we face RM at the camp.
OT. first is first. sorry for taking cesc from you guys OT. thank god we kicked them out of the champions league otherwise it would of been an embarassment to see juve knock the stuffing out of madrid once again. also another thing, cant believe tommy smyth actually had a decent commentary. he nearly blew it when he was comparing gabri and larson tho.
Tommy Smyth used to be good once but sense then he has been diagnosied with ESPNitis, you get it when you commentate with the American ESPN commentators
Guess that the officials are just helping us out again, right? We wouldn't be first in the league without officials taking away our goals for handballs purpotrated by the other team. Or something like that... The assistant should never ref another game.
same ref that cost us the kings cup by ejecting ronaldinho unfairly. they should never allow this guy ref barcas games! it seems like whenever he is working on barcas games something freaky always happens intentionally or unintentionally. i think we are jinxed with this ref.
Without creative players such as Ronaldinho, Deco, and Messi, Barca seemed to lack inspiration. Still, luck, or the lack of it, was messing with Barca. Eto'o had a goal disallowed, and hit the crossbar just before full-time.
with dumb mistakes like what happened to us yesterday, i think they should introduce instant replay in soccer! it will eliminate all these costly mistakes by these linesmen and refs! these guys are human. they make mistakes and their mistakes need to be corrected in the moment to insure that the better team wins all the time!