[SPA] La I beat you 8-0 League2011/2012 (38 Viewers)

[Fred]

No, only Xavi. The rest came with Laporta, the team you beat was the dutch players one.

 

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[Fred]

I'm 100% with Fred on this

They weren't favored by referees that much back then, it's not as easy to beat them now.

They only became favored by referees when Pep came? Why did that happen?

 

[king Ale]

They only became favored by referees when Pep came? Why did that happen?

How should I know? I've been following European football since 97 and I don't remember any single big team favored by the refs (at European level) as much as Barca have been in the past few years.

 

[JuveJay]

Pep is such a nice guy, I think I'd give his teams all the decisions.

 

[Gustav]

I'm not belittling the achievement. I'm saying that Barca team is nowhere near this one. Are you denying that? Because it would be pretty easy proving you wrong if you did

Not as good, i agree. But still a team on a great run of results.

Last time we beat Barcelona they had Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Xavi etc?

That's was a friendly. I remember that game. IIRC we won on pk's and Trez was voted MOTM

 

[blondu]

there are a lot of pricks in barca's team but they surely know how to play it at the highest level...i wonder if sanchez will catch the 1st 11

 

[Salvatore]

No, only Xavi. The rest came with Laporta, the team you beat was the dutch players one.

I remember the 'Birindelli assist -> Zalayeta goal' game very well, but I'm referring to below.

That's was a friendly. I remember that game. IIRC we won on pk's and Trez was voted MOTM

Thought so, the first year of Capello's time here i think.

 

[JuveJay]

I'm sure Barcelona pretty much smashed us in that match but couldn't score, then we robbed them.

 

[Juventino233]

La BarceLiga

 

[JCK]

How should I know? I've been following European football since 97 and I don't remember any single big team favored by the refs (at European level) as much as Barca have been in the past few years.

2006 had its fair share of referee favours towards barca too.

 

[Fred]

Not as good, i agree. But still a team on a great run of results.

That's was a friendly. I remember that game. IIRC we won on pk's and Trez was voted MOTM

Ya well, you were replying to a post of mine that was talking about the current Barcelona team, the team that has not had less than 50% in any official game with Pep in charge, the team that consists of the trio of Messi, Iniesta and Xavi and the team that has won 3 straight La Liga titles, 2 champions league medals, 1 copa, 1 european super cup and one world club cup, the team that has outclassed and dismantled teams such as Mourinho's Real, Ferguson's United twice and Arsenal. So after all that, when you tell me that Juventus beat the Kluivert, Rivaldo and co Barca team, that has never at the very least reached a CL final, that has never won back to back league titles, then you're going to have to forgive me for thinking that that isn't much of an achievement in the context i am talking about.

 

[Fred]

2006 had its fair share of referee favours towards barca too.

The Shevchenko goal, ya.

In the rest of their matches, they well deserved to win that tournament though.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

De Laurentiis: "Messi is a cretin."

 

[Red]

De Laurentiis: "Messi is a cretin."

Context?

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Forget the context. He's just a filthy cretin.

Fine- http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/587/...sident-lionel-messi-is-a-cretin-and-disgraced

 

[Nicholas]

Most teams outclass Arsenal.

 

[Fred]

Not the way Barca outclass us though. We usually have most of the ball possession against other teams, even though we don't do anything substantial with it and end up getting killed on the counter. The way Barca just played us off the park last season, no other team came close to outclassing us like that.

 

[Trequartista]

Not the way Barca outclass us though. We usually have most of the ball possession against other teams, even though we don't do anything substantial with it and end up getting killed on the counter. The way Barca just played us off the park last season, no other team came close to outclassing us like that.

I actually think you would have won at the Camp Nou if it wasn't for Van Persie's unjust red card.

 

[Red]

Not the way Barca outclass us though. We usually have most of the ball possession against other teams, even though we don't do anything substantial with it and end up getting killed on the counter. The way Barca just played us off the park last season, no other team came close to outclassing us like that.

Is dominating possession like Barca did more of a domination than when Man Utd destroyed you in the CL Semi a few years ago?

That counter-attacking Man Utd display was just as convincing and controlled as what Barca did against Arsenal, to my mind.

 

[Fred]

Is dominating possession like Barca did more of a domination than when Man Utd destroyed you in the CL Semi a few years ago?

That counter-attacking Man Utd display was just as convincing and controlled as what Barca did against Arsenal, to my mind.

Yes it was, we were utterly outclassed in that game. But we were shittier that season than we were when we played Barca last season. I was talking about last season's team btw.

I actually think you would have won at the Camp Nou if it wasn't for Van Persie's unjust red card.

We were outplayed even before the red card mind you, and if we're talking bad refereeing decisions, they should have never lost at the Emirates if it wasn't for some bad decisions. Messi's goal comes to mind, so does Arsha's blatant hand ball in the box.