liga : FCB-Espanyol.Saturday, 12 Dec (20:000)

[mhrelayyan]

after we secured Cl qualification , it is time to get back to liga matches , and with a match against espaniol in catalan derby , espaniol have lost the last 4 matches the last was 4-0 at home against racing and they are without tamudo and delapina for injury but it was the same sitiation last season when they played nasty football and the ref helped them to when 2-1 , i hope we can defeat them this time and take advantage of their bad position , with messi injury i have a feeling that pep will play like this

alves - pique - chygry - abidal

xavi - yaya - iniesta

pedro - ibra - henry

[Gumball]

I will never forget that loss last season. I can't beleive how fvcked up that ref was, that was the worst game of last season not because of barca' performance but Espanyol's, just like Malaga tried against us this season.

But noone can forget Yaya's amazing goal in that game. He has to start in this game please!!!!!!!

We shouldn't let Espanyol's recent form fool us, we all know what they are capable of doing in desperate measures. The up side though, Pep will definetly drill into the players that this is a must win for us, because Madrid meet Valencia and so forth.

ok, Busquets had a good performance against Kiev, I think its best if we give him a rest and bring in Yaya just for the fact that he can demolish any sort of scheme the espanyol players will try to pool, and alow Iniesta to finally play in midfield, thus also giving Henry some time as LW.

[Barcelinha]

i too agree Yaya should play. i think Pep needs to sit down and talk to the guy....or maybe he already is.

anyway, Espanyol is a big game as always and in this circumstances it's a must win.

[Kosova*barca*]

i hope we killll them, personaly i hate espanyol more than Madrid, they r f*cking morons, i never forgive them for that tittle, hope we put them underground, i want they go in secunda division f*cuking morons

[Gumball]

If my memory is correct, when we lost to Espanyol they were last on the ladder or atleast in the relegation zone. So this weekend will not at all be easy

[Fins Prompte]

true but they had just changed managers too. this time, the manager is in trouble, the defense is leaking goals and they are missing players.

Their president won't be attending the game and the police is on high alert because of the clash

[Dragonlord]

hope valdes doesn't fvck up again like last season in this fixture.

[Fins Prompte]

hope valdes doesn't fvck up again like last season in this fixture.

maybe that's why he having those blunders now. He's getting them out of the way for this game.

[Dragonlord]

does he have a quota of blunders per season? i hope so.

[xagasi]

does he have a quota of blunders per season? i hope so.

Yes, for this season there are just 1 or 2 more left.
He also has a quota of tremendous saves as the one he did to CRonalda94M... and he's keeping them for the last rounds of the CL... :cool

[Messi21]

Last season he only had two, and they were both within the same week, just like this year. Hopefully 2 is his magic number per season and they are over until next season.

[mhrelayyan]

dont know why i have this feeling that vv will make another mistake in espaniol match like he did last season. like all knoe espaniol will play 10 man denfence , i dont know what is the bestway to unlock this defense without messi , i hope ibra improve since he sucked against kiev.

[Loves To Spooge]

Big of a blow that Messi is definitely out for this game. Also said hes doubtful for the world club cup semi final :(

to be fair though, espanol have been absolutely sh*te this season so even without him we should win comfortably.

Hope ibra puts in a better game, last 2 games i think hes been rather poor.

[mhrelayyan]

barca should be prepared since espaniol might try the same way they did last season when they forced our players to be stressed , an early goal would open the game but if we dont score early it will be tough.

[El Capitan]

I dont care how we do it, just as long as we win. Theres few teams I like less than Espanyol, Malaga and Real Madrid :nod

[xagasi]

barca should be prepared since espaniol might try the same way they did last season when they forced our players to be stressed , an early goal would open the game but if we dont score early it will be tough.

Don't forget we also won them 3-2 in the Cup, it was a very clear 3-0 and in just 2 isolated and lucky shots they got a 3-2.

My prediction: easy victory, 4-1, two goals by Ibracadabra, 1 by Pedro and 1 by Henry.

[mhrelayyan]

Don't forget we also won them 3-2 in the Cup, it was a very clear 3-0 and in just 2 isolated and lucky shots they got a 3-2.

My prediction: easy victory, 4-1, two goals by Ibracadabra, 1 by Pedro and 1 by Henry.
like i said if we score early it will be a very easy match , hope we do that.
by the way messi will show his trophy that he won before this match to campnou fans.

[Kosova*barca*]

every 1 sleeping, i dont know all we exept to win, but i have bad feelings for this game, its all tell me that we r going to draw, i wont trust to myself this time, i hope and want to winn

[Barcelinha]

heeey, you guys are getting lazy!!

lineup: Valdés; Alves, Puyol, Piqué, Maxwell; Xavi, Touré, Iniesta; Pedro, Ibrahimovic y Henry.

[hijjawi]

shoot for espanyol min.15
click here for the video (http://www.d1g.com/video/show/?id=3370604)

[Loves To Spooge]

theres a total lack of spark without la pulga

[Vacilinha]

Penalty and goal.

Ibra. 1-0

[hijjawi]

1st goal for BARCA. from IBRA. (PK.) min.38
click here for the video (http://www.d1g.com/video/show/?id=3370703)

[Loves To Spooge]

dont think it was a penalty tbh.

brilliant taken by ibra though.

on the whole been a below average performance though

[Barcelinha]

last game of the year, non? i take it everyone is already thinking of wCC and the hols.

[Tugalense]

Haaaaaaaaaa if that is penalty, my god!!!

Xavi it seems good in diving also :)

Actually this is the first time i am seing FCB playing this season, not impressed i thought that media sensation about the team was something other :ninja

[Barcelinha]

compensation :)

[Dragonlord]

its about time we get called for a bogus penalty. finally. haha

[Barcelinha]

Haaaaaaaaaa if that is penalty, my god!!!

Xavi it seems good in diving also :)

Actually this is the first time i am seing FCB playing this season, not impressed i thought that media sensation about the team was something other :ninja
we're not playing any good tho, they're tired and shite. don't judge our performance by one game :goleo2

[xagasi]

Great 3 points, no matter the game was awful, next day we'll do it better for sure.

AMUNT VALENCIA!!!

[Kosova*barca*]

realy bad second half realy bad, maxwell could coast as 2 points what he had in the end just he know haha

[xagasi]

BTW, Barça have set a new record today, first 15 league games without any loss, only Terry Venables's Barça in 1984-85 did the same.
We only lost 2 games that season, against Hércules and Athletic Club, I believe one of them was in the 16th day.

[Fins Prompte]

Ugly win but will take it after 7 games in 21 days. Lucky for us that they can still play this hard. 8 point lead now for the time being.

[Dragonlord]

terrible way to win. but we'll take it.

game could have easily gone the other way though and gotta be careful cause we're not at our best right now.

MOTM - Puyol or Ibra.

[Fins Prompte]

terrible way to win. but we'll take it.

game could have easily gone the other way though and gotta be careful cause we're not at our best right now.

MOTM - Puyol or Ibra.

they need a breather. 3 away games in a row and now flights to Kiev, back to Barcelona and now off to the Middle east to play again on wed. lol these guys should be life support. Good thing Messi didn't play against those clowns.

[Barcelinha]

well done. wins like this are important too.

[BarçaChica]

I was rooting for Yaya to replace Busi but tbf, i didn't see the difference. Pedro had an off night as well. meh.

[Dragonlord]

they need a breather. 3 away games in a row and now flights to Kiev, back to Barcelona and now off to the Middle east to play again on wed. lol these guys should be life support. Good thing Messi didn't play against those clowns.

yep, they would have kicked out at him for sure. but yeah, its a lot of games. I still think we might be a little short on attacking talent. Ibra can't be playing so much either. Henry and Bojan - TBH just not good enough at this time. Pedro has done well, which is a plus but we need another danger man in attack IMO.

[Barcelinha]

i thought Pedro was rather poor. and don't get me started on Henry :censored

[Casual33]

Crap game really. Looked decent the first half but got really boring in the 2nd. Terrible penalty call and surprising to see Xavi take a fall. But, these are the garbage wins you gotta get throughout the year, especially with their recent schedule.

[xagasi]

The defender pulled his shirt.

[Gumball]

finally we get a break from the Liga and the CL, we needed this break indeed.

I missed the game, but a win is a win, no matter how good we were last season too, we still had results like these to keep us buzzing.

[mhrelayyan]

not a good display for barca especially in the second half , our defence was shaky especially pique who i dont know why his form is like this these days it seems he needs a vacation to rest , i hope pep rest him in the coming fifa world cup matches , ibra was great in creating chances but henry and pedro did not assist him that much , the stupid espaniol players started to do exactly what they did in the last match by falling down and faking injury to stress our players but thank god the ref was good , anyway the important was the 3 points , it was bad that real won.

[Bossanova]

FARCELONA

/bottom line

never call ronaldo a diver, look at your own pieces of ****, like messi and xavi

[mhrelayyan]

FARCELONA

/bottom line

never call ronaldo a diver, look at your own pieces of ****, like messi and xavi
maybe xavi done it once but ronaldo will still be the master of diving :laugh

[Loves To Spooge]

FARCELONA

/bottom line

never call ronaldo a diver, look at your own pieces of ****, like messi and xavi

he lost his footing, and messi never dives :cool

[Gumball]

FARCELONA

/bottom line

never call ronaldo a diver, look at your own pieces of ****, like messi and xavi

Lol, why do you even care Bossa? its not like you come into this forum regularly or watch any barca matches lmao

/bottom line

stop talking sh1t lmao

[Bossanova]

im a fighter for our small people

/bottom line

I do watch la liga sometimes, but tbh I prefer EPL and Serie A...

[xagasi]

Yeah, tbh I also prefer the competition we make every summer in my town (200 inhab.) rather than the Portuguese league.

[Bossanova]

I also prefer your mum to many of the catalan dogs you call women.

Whats your point?

[Fins Prompte]

keep it classy people. No need to attack people's moms.

As for the pk, even Pep seemed to think that Xavi lost his balance and his reaction to the whistle was more like of what was the whistle for.

[Bossanova]

It was a compliment, I called him mum good looking.

[Fins Prompte]

there's no need to go there amigo. Keep it above the waist.

[Fins Prompte]

The defender pulled his shirt.

http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gif/20091213/e__archivo_graphic_10_1_2_20091213_YBA08M1.eps6.jp g

still soft penalty but they were clutching and grabbing all game long like they were a NHL team from the late 90's.

[Barcelinha]

soft, but legit peno. problem solved :D

[Casual33]

It was soft regardless of the shirt pull. Would have been pissed if that call was given to Espanyol. I have to give Xavi the benefit of the doubt though because he never dives

[carlito_m]

Espanol to go down finally..................... please.

[mhrelayyan]

Espanol to go down finally..................... please.
i hope so