I want Barca to progress, I'd love to see them face Munich, that right there would be the game of the competition. The best 2 teams in Europe facing off with each other to determine who truly is the strongest one at the moment. But Milan have a good chance, teams who have good discipline and are able to defend have shown it can be done at the Nou Camp (Chelsea, Inter), and I do believe Milan grabbed a 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp few seasons back as well.
Thought the keeper could have done better with that, but still a great goal. Messi is a football God. I can't believe some people mention Bale in the same bracket as Messi
Messi is just a different level... Unlucky for Milan that Niang didn't score just moments before. Good game to watch so far. All Milan need to do is find a goal and it'll be wide open again.
That Niang miss was a massive moment for Milan. Score that, and Barca need to score four. Poor kid is going to be reliving that moment over and over again.
All Bale has is pace, which is a good thing, all he can do is run in a straight line, or diagonally. But in terms of doing what Messi did for the 2nd goal, just finding that little space with that great ball control to then shoot it with such power and accuracy, HA, yeah, I'd love to see Bale try something like that, it's never going to happen.
I think only the most deluded and mentally challenged spurs fans where trying to realistically claim Bale was in the same bracket as Messi. He clearly isn't anywhere near the level of the little argentine. Oh and watching back the replay, Messi is clearly offside for the second goal. So add in Niang hitting the post and two little bits of luck in a row have given Barca a chance in this game. I think Milan have actually done quite well so far considering the amount of posession Barca have had.
Busquets might be a dirty cheat, but ****ing hell he can play. The guy is just setting up Barca's whole play up by reading the game, and just playing QUICK forward passes. This is what someone like Arteta fails to do. Far too slow on the ball compared to someone like Busquets.
Busquets and Mascherano are playing really well, they are the ones allowing Barca to have so much control of the game imo.
What a pass from Xavi. After watching Arsenal all season, I'd forgotten what beautiful football looked like.
Wish we had managed to land Villa in January... i'd still take him in the summer - don't care how old he is, his technique and finishing is fantastic.
