LIGA : Mallorca-FCB , Saturday, 27 Mar (20.00)

[mhrelayyan]

Mallorca did not loose or draw at home all season so far except against seville when they lost at home 1-3 , this match IMO will be open which is ideal for messi and score his usual goals , both pique and xavi are back to training dont know if they will be on the bench for this match , with the Cl match against Arsenal this week too in mind pep i think will use this formation
VV
alves puyol milito maxwell
yaya iniesta kieta
messi ibra pedro

[Culé]

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu29/indiancule/mallorcamatchkeita.jpg

Saturday, 27 March 2010, 20:00, Barcelona Time (CET)


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Where?

ONO Estadi, Palma de Mallorca

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wib6WF-B5Wg/SF6hLHda4RI/AAAAAAAAAgE/W4oyij9NLOw/s400/Ono-Estadi.jpg

Capacity: 23,142

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about RCD Mallorca

The club's official website (http://www.rcdmallorca.es/)


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League Ranks

FC Barça, 2nd, 71 points, Goal difference, +52
RCD Mallorca, 4th, 47 points, Goal difference, +13

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Current Form
(La Liga ONLY)


FC Barcelona
away WWLDW

RCD Mallorca
home WWLWW

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Past Meetings

This season

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09JwbPN9D248d/610x.jpg

FC Barcelona 4-2 RCD Mallorca



1-0 : Pedro 11'
1-1 : Nunes 20'
2-1 : Pedro 40'
3-1 : Henry 43'
4-1 : Messi (pen) 87'
4-2 : A. Keita 90+2'

08/09

RCD Mallorca 2-1 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona 3-1 RCD Mallorca

04-03-09, Copa del Rey, Mallorca 1 - 1 Barcelona
05-02-09, Copa del Rey, Barcelona 2 - 0 Mallorca

07/08

11/05/08, Barcelona 2-3 Mallorca
05/01/08, Mallorca 0-2 Barcelona

06/07

15/04/07, Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca
19/11/06, Mallorca 1-4 Barcelona

05/06

29/01/06, Mallorca 0-3 Barcelona
11/09/05, Barcelona 2-0 Mallorca

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Busquets will be suspended for this match

Visca el Barça

[Barcelinha]

i'd seriously rest Messi for this game.

[Barcantina]

i'd seriously rest Messi for this game.


Too bad you're not Pep. :nono

[mhrelayyan]

i'd seriously rest Messi for this game.
he should have rested in the last match not this one since it is easier for him to play against mallorca than osasouna since they will not be 10 men in defence.

[C]

rest messi vs 4th place mallorca? i wouldn't...

this is what id LIKE to see

------------valdes-------------
--alves--pique---puyol----max--
------------yaya---------------
--------iniesta---keita----------
--messi-------------------pedro-
--------------ibra---------------

[mhrelayyan]

rest messi vs 4th place mallorca? i wouldn't...

this is what id LIKE to see

------------valdes-------------
--alves--pique---puyol----max--
------------yaya---------------
--------iniesta---keita----------
--messi-------------------pedro-
--------------ibra---------------

the good news is that pique and xavi are fit to play but i think they will be on the bench.

[El Capitan]

he should have rested in the last match not this one since it is easier for him to play against mallorca than osasouna since they will not be 10 men in defence.


100% agree. Mallorca are too formidable at home to take any chances. Their coaches deserves a knighthood or a medal for the great work he's doing down there with little resources, expect a much bigger club to snap him up

[Barcelinha]

lol jeez. he needs to be rested before Arsenal........and this is the only game available for that.

but whatever.

[Madridista]

Mallorca is a really tough team to play against and even more when they are playing at home. Only Sevilla did win (with some luck) there. Still I say Barca will win with one goal difference.

2-3

[Barcantina]

Wll, their coach came out and said they're not going to play defense and they're gonna try and score early which means that if messi playes along side Ibra and pedro, they should take advantage and score early to keep the game open and force Mallorca not go back and play defense the whole game and depend on the counter attack. if we can can score a goal or 2 early, it will be over before half time...

[Loves To Spooge]

no ******* way should we rest messi, this side are in form and in 4th place.

anyway, messi's a professional footballer and from what i can see hes a pretty good athlete, he should be able to cope fine, plus he never got out of second gear against osasuna, i actually think pep told him to take it easy because he didnt make the runs you'd normally see him make

[C]

lol jeez. he needs to be rested before Arsenal........and this is the only game available for that.

but whatever.

the league is just as important as la liga in my opinion. messi needs to play, unfortunately we put ourselves in this position after drawing with almeria.

[Casual33]

Unfortunately I'd also say no to resting Messi...although there is a very tough stretch coming up and some rest would certainly help. I'm trying to get to the Bilbao match and I can just see Pep resting Messi for that match if not this one.

[Frawan]

Wouldn't start Messi, but definitely have him on the bench and bring him on if we're not ahead by a goal or two after the half. Shades of Osasuna last year. He's tired, it's obvious from the last match... and the last thing we want is him underperforming in the CL, especially with Ibra playing the way he is.

[Loves To Spooge]

i feel kinda sorry for ibra, hopefully things will pick up again now and he'll show the great form he showed at the start of the season.

i still say it took alot of balls for him to take that zaragoza penalty, if i had missed the chances he had missed in the game id probably have been far too scared

[Barcelinha]

i think it is undoubted that Ibra has big balls :holy247

he must start showing that on the pitch again, hopefully Mallorca will be his stepping stone :dk

[Loves To Spooge]

anyone else think ibra has bulked up too?

used to look alot skinnier

[Barcelinha]

ahah when the fvck did he look skinnier :o

[Loves To Spooge]

http://www.swotti.com/tmp/swotti/cacheEMXHDGFUIGLICMFOAW1VDMLJUGVVCGXLLVBLB3BSZQ==/imgZlatan%20Ibrahimovic1.jpg


skinny f*cker there

[Barcelinha]

lolwat!

if that's skinny, then what about Busquets, is he manorexic :laugh

PS: do you have that pic saved on your pc too? ;)

[Loves To Spooge]

lolwat!

if that's skinny, then what about Busquets, is he manorexic :laugh

PS: do you have that pic saved on your pc too? ;)

no i googled it, i dont play bum darts :nono

yeh would you not say thats skinny?

yeh busquets is ridiculously skinny, probably why he whinges like a poof whenever someone goes near him

[Stephh<3]

ehh i don't know if i'll watch this game =/

[Barcelinha]

no i googled it, i dont play bum darts :nono

yeh would you not say thats skinny?

yeh busquets is ridiculously skinny, probably why he whinges like a poof whenever someone goes near him
lol riiight :devil

nah, Ibra's not skinny, not at all. you'd want him to have 20 kg muscle mass like Ronaldo? no thanks.

[C]

;3582440']ehh i don't know if i'll watch this game =/

uncool.

[Stephh<3]

uncool.

i know but i have to do more important stuff than watch a barcelona game =/

[Loves To Spooge]

lol riiight :devil

nah, Ibra's not skinny, not at all. you'd want him to have 20 kg muscle mass like Ronaldo? no thanks.

thats what i was saying though, im sure hes bulked up, at the end of the zaragoza game it looked like he'd added a bit of muscle mass.

Ronaldo isnt really that big tbh, hes got a great athletic physique and hes ripped but its not as if hes too big or anything

[Casual33]

;3582481']i know but i have to do more important stuff than watch a barcelona game =/

Thats impossible. I'm watching this one then racing out to the Red Bull opener

[Stephh<3]

Thats impossible. I'm watching this one then racing out to the Red Bull opener

well yeah but i wish hospitals would have tv's so i can watch the game...

[Barcelinha]

thats what i was saying though, im sure hes bulked up, at the end of the zaragoza game it looked like he'd added a bit of muscle mass.

Ronaldo isnt really that big tbh, hes got a great athletic physique and hes ripped but its not as if hes too big or anything
nah, i'm not seeing it. you can compare that pic with the ones after the Inter game, etc, although i'm sue you won't be doing it :laugh

[Casual33]

;3582496']well yeah but i wish hospitals would have tv's so i can watch the game...

Well hospitals are never good but DVRs make up for it

[Stephh<3]

Well hospitals are never good but DVRs make up for it

yeah DVRs are awesome!

[Sparky]

Tough game, think a 2-2 or possible 3-2 win for you guys.

[Barcantina]

Do you guys know what channel is broadcasting the game live? north america, I almost have every channel on my tv but none of them seem to have it on.

[C]

its on espn360.com in the united states, which means it may be on espn2 or espndeportes as well.

[Casual33]

Deportes for me. What drives me crazy is that they put on the screen who the English announcers are and then I'm forced to endure Spanish. How bout the ol' SAP button changing it to english?

[RCKB]

how long til kickoff?

[Barcelinha]

23 mins :)

[Loves To Spooge]

messi benched for jeffren

sounds like a bad idea

[Madridista]

Messi and Xavi on the bench. Hopefully Mallorca can score (a) some early goal(s).

[RCKB]

messi benched for jeffren

sounds like a bad idea

shiet, I was only going to watch to see Messi, guess I wont bother now :laugh

[Barcelinha]

ahah, :nono

lineup: Valdés; Alves, Puyol, Milito, Maxwell; Keita, Touré, Iniesta; Pedro, Ibrahimovic y Jeffren.

well, my idea of resting Messi was shared by Pep [too bad he doesn't share the thought on playing Bojan more often]

starting with Jeffren though seems a little weird though.

[C]

messi benched for jeffren? wtf? if you are going to rest messi have this

--henry---ibra---pedro--

big risk starting jeffren against a side who only has lost 1 time at home all year...not pleased at all.

[Barcelinha]

fuuuuuuuuuuuucking hell. the channel is showing Bolton - Manu and will show our game after that dirge finishes :banghead

[Loves To Spooge]

mallorca hit the post

thats us off the hook only a minute intot he ******* game

[Dragonlord]

fiendish goltv. schedules it then pulls it. so unprofessional.

[Barcelinha]

un****ing believable, they're not even showing it from the 30th min, but delayed from the start :mad:

and now i lost the stream. FVKC.

[Ashraf]

they hit the post again :(

[Dragonlord]

nothing has happened so far anyway. a couple of shots but nothing to scream about. approaching half time. the team did get slightly better as the half went along. considering the players that are missing.

i suspect by minute 60-70, maybe even half time we'll at least see messi. there still isn't enough penetration. but the key seems to be iniesta being overworked in midfield. he doesn't seem to get enough support.

[C]

aaaaaand...we shouldnt have rested messi. we look like sh.it so far. mallorca have rocked the bar 2 times. we have no cutting edge at all, and the midfield is lifeless. we need to include xavi and messi for the 2nd half.

[Barcelinha]

ONE fvcking time Ibra gets a pass that finds him onside and he wankers with the ball instead of shooting and doesn't even get a corner :censored

lackluster.

[Loves To Spooge]

it doesnt look good

lots of possession and no cutting edge, whats worrying is the few times mallorca have gotten down in our half they've looked very dangerous

[Casual33]

Booooring. No life, no spark, caught in possession too often, no service to Ibra. Jeffren looks overmatched. Can't understand why Bojan or Henry didn't start

[Barcelinha]

don't even mention the name Bojan in a 'why didn't start' type sentence. :laugh :censored

[Loves To Spooge]

at least jeffrens had a shot at goal

last time bojan started on the left he only touched the ball about two times and gave it away both times!

[Barcelinha]

shut up!

[Loves To Spooge]

shut up!

you want a fight linha?

i could take you :devil

[Casual33]

Messi in and creates immediately

[C]

really highlights our need for another dynamic winger in the summer.

[Loves To Spooge]

man, alves' crossing is stinking

[Loves To Spooge]

yaaaas ibra`!!!

[C]

goal ibra, 3 in a row now. alone at the back post after the xavi corner was knocked on by puyol i believe.

[Loves To Spooge]

ffs, why does keita have to stay down like a pussy every time hes touched?

[Sparky]

Ibra again? Nice.

Good win guys, Mallorca are not easy to beat at home. Just a shame there wasn't more goals.

[C]

wow. what a grind for us this game, we are EXTREMELY fortunate to come out with 3 points today. Mallorca must feel very hard done by to not pick up any points, they were the better side imo. I fully expect them to claim 4th place and the lucrative cl spot. Alves intentionally picks up a yellow card for time wasting and misses the next game. this means he will not be at risk for being suspended for real madrid. no one really played well tonight tbh but we got the win. we really need to get another winger and cesc this summer imo.

[Dragonlord]

ibra ibra ibra!

may not be playing at his best but still getting goals.

[Barcelinha]

lol. Ibra tagged Messi with goal drought when Messi gave Ibra the peno :ninja

well, i fvcking hope not.

[Casual33]

Not the prettiest win but you'll certainly take it when really Barca didn't have their best stuff. What a difference though after Xavi and Messi came in. All of a sudden we possessed, found the holes and ran at defenders.

[Barcelinha]

i was worried about Keita at DM :ninja

[Barcantina]

wasn't the best of games, but sometimes you don't need to play soccer you just need to win, this was one of them games. I'm glad we got the three points, but OMG, their fans were amazing, non stop for 90 minutes man, that's what we need the Camp Nou. Thanks Ibra again, scoring when mostly needed....

Did you guys see Eto'o's goal today, nice bicycle kick.

[Spanky144]

Wish Eto'o was still on Barcelona.

that's all I'm going to say. Eff you all and your Ibrah love.
Henry-Eto'o-Messi was way too explosive.

[mhrelayyan]

we were lucky not to concede goals in the first half , it was good that messi was rested in the first half , IMO jefrin was good since he moved a lot and created some chances , the same for pedro who scored but his goal was disallowed for offside , good to have xavi back , alves is not the same since he came back from injury , puyol did a good job covering for alves and yaya played in the center of defence to cover for puyol which is something strange , i hope iniesta injury was not serous , ibra scoring for the 3rd match is good , hope he continue like that , at the end barca dominated most of the match but the 3 points were the most important to have.

[El Capitan]

thats what i was saying though, im sure hes bulked up, at the end of the zaragoza game it looked like he'd added a bit of muscle mass.

Ronaldo isnt really that big tbh, hes got a great athletic physique and hes ripped but its not as if hes too big or anything

I dont think you've seen him live, he's much bigger in the flesh than on TV...you'd be suprised

[Loves To Spooge]

I dont think you've seen him live, he's much bigger in the flesh than on TV...you'd be suprised

you mean height wise or muscle wise?

i know hes tall, must be a good 6'1

muscle wise, well ive seen him whip his shirt off often enough. Hes a strong muscley player im just saying i dont think too big as in too big for a footballer.

btw, Puyol is a bit of a tank wouldnt you say?

[El Capitan]

Ronaldo probably has the best physique for a football I've ever seen (in a totally non homo way of course). He's defined and cut like f*ck but not overly so....if you see him live he's like a Bugatti and a luxury car of something as just as fast....


Puyol on the other hand, he's shorter like 5ft 9 or 10 but he's hewn from solid rock....abs you could chop timber on. I would not like to run into a 50-50 tackle with him

[Loves To Spooge]

i disagree

http://www.steadyburn.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ronaldo.jpg


Nah, id agree really, he does kind of remind you of a sports car. Hes certainly bulked up a fair bit since his early Utd days anyway when he was a real skinny f*cker. Yeh Puyol is solid, i remember seeing him swapping shirts at ibrox in 2008 and thought he might have been on roids :laugh

i think its funny when you look at the physiques of modern footballers, guys like ronaldo and drogba who look very poweful, then you look at xavi, messi and iniesta, they all look like they should be easy to bully out of a game, but they're not.

[El Capitan]

LOL!!!!


Well I play centre back/left back myself in a league and I tell you Drogba types are a nightmare but at least you can get near them. Its the small technical f*ckers with a low centre of gravity that will annoy the hell out of you because you cant get near them....:laugh