Barcelona - ManU Liveblog

By: Isaiah | April 23rd, 2008

Daryl of the Offside homepage will be doing a Liveblog of the game, so feel free to stop by and check it out. I already linked it once, but in case you didn’t know what the blue, underlined letters were, here it is again.

As always, check out the Where to Watch page to find out where other cules are currently drinking heavily and shouting at televisions.

Category: Champions League

Tags: Champions League, Manchester United

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• Colin |  April 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am

  
  
  

  Hooray! Champions League semi is finally here! Go Barca!

  Posted from United States

  

• Bobby G |  April 23rd, 2008 at 12:43 pm

  
  
  

  What a long, strange trip that was!

  Man U showed Barca more respect than we’ve had from … Levante! Our midfield wasn’t dominant so much as, um, unchallenged. Yaya Toure didn’t have much work to do.

  But from what I could tell, Fergie didn’t seem perturbed, which suggests this was all part of his plan. What the hell kind of plan was that?

  We shoulda scored, and I suspect we’ll regret not having done so.

  Still, wqe’re alive for another European night. That’s something.

  Posted from United States

  

• Rob |  April 23rd, 2008 at 12:59 pm

  
  
  

  Fergie is always defensive away in Europe. Always. He was hoping for a bit of luck (like the pen) or a scrappy goal (never arrived) and go back to OT with a 1-0 and a giant advantage.

  At least if you guys do score at OT you have a giant advantage.

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Ken |  April 23rd, 2008 at 1:53 pm

  
  
  

  At least Henry took a decent FK, something that’s been sorely missed since R10 fell off the face of the earth.

  Posted from United States

  

• Kxevin |  April 23rd, 2008 at 5:41 pm

  
  
  

  We should have won that match. Marquez and Eto’o were particularly crappy. I admit to having screamed “Bitch” when Panty Boy missed the penalty. And as I said elsewhere it’s a good thing, because Valdes decided that was the time to bolt for some Barca Chips, while the lines were nice and short.

  We should have started Henry. The defense didn’t really have much to do, did they? We lose Marquez (no real loss, the way he played) for the Old Trafford leg, but Puyol is BACK, baby! I do give Marquez credit for trying to de-ankleate Man U defenders with that turd of a free kick he took.

  Messi was mostly neutralized, and Eto’o didn’t give him anything to play with. Xavi was pretty much invisible, and Iniesta was spotty. So our attack, such as it was, was Messi banging his head against a brick wall.

  Hey, how funny was the shot of Ferdinand and Xavi at the start? Looked like men against boys! But when the ball was dropped, you tell me who played like men?

  Yaya was astounding. What control. The other mids didn’t have much to do because our man was doing it all, kicking ass, controlling the ball and taking names.

  And as predicted, Abidal was key. His exceptional play was so important. Finally, he looked like the guy that we signed with such hope over the summer. Wow!

  And please, please give it up for Deco. Told you he would kick out the jams. His one-touch work was the best on the pitch today. He was in good form. Hope he gets the start at Old Trafford, with my damn suggested lineup. You could see the Man U boys saying to themselves, “Uh, oh….not HIM” when Henry took the pitch. Trauma is hard to outlive.

  I’m optimistic. We controlled that match. We should have taken more shots, hoping for a spill or something. I kept waiting for Yaya to spank one. This passing the ball into the net bollocks is starting to piss me off.

  Posted from United States

  

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