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  1. Arsenal87

    Arsenal87 Well-Known Member

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    And we get Barca again.

    Always Bayern or Barca, lol.

    Barca are beatable, they are lethal in attack, but defensively, I don't think they are super solid like Munich.
     
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    We're out then...
     
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  3. TheBear

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    FFS.

    Worst Possible Draw.
     
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  4. Arsenal87

    Arsenal87 Well-Known Member

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    We can beat Barca at home, the problem is away, can we avoid a hiding? We got our asses destroyed by Munich away, and Barca have also thrashed us away in the last 2 legs, we seem to do bad away, at home against the big sides we're pretty good, but that second leg......
     
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  5. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Tough draw.

    Home leg is a must win and then try and nick a goal or two away.
     
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  6. Krome

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    The only very slight chance we'd have against them would be playing the home leg second but that never happens..
     
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    chelsea - over 100 years of history Well-Known Member

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    Don't kid yourself, you have a bout a 10% chance of getting through. Worst possible draw. Ours is about a 50/50. City should progress.
     
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  8. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    It was always going to be Barca for us - it always is the toughest draw.

    I'm not bothered though, we haven't got the squad to compete in the league and get to the Semi-Finals/Finals (not that I think we've got the squad to get as far as the finals fullstop) together, so if we get knocked out straight away then it'll mean we can spend most of March and April/May concentrating on the league and they will be the most important months!
     
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  9. Krome

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    Except for last season when we got the easiest draw <whistle>
     
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    Sign Da Ting Well-Known Member

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    Every single time. Barca have a very suspect defence but their offence is so superior, it almost doesn't matter.

    If we get a strong DM in January, we may have a slim chance of progressing.
     
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  11. Arsenal87

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    Who am I kidding? I know our chances are slim, but fact is, they are not as rigid and defensively sound as Munich, Barca are more known for their lethal attack, so that gives us a good opening to hit them.

    I believe we have a chance, it will be very tough, but I still think it's possible. We are capable of beating anyone at the Emirates, that's a fact, and last time we did face Barca at the Emirates, we did beat them, with the likes of Arshavin and Bendtner.
     
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  12. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Any chance they might loan us Neymar, Suarez or Messi in the Jan window ? <whistle>
     
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  13. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    We'll ****ing hammer them <ok>
     
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  14. Krome

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    The problem is we could beat them 3-0 with a worldy performance in the first leg and I still wouldn't fancy our chances of getting through. The league is the priority this season although the players never see it that way
     
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  15. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    Well there's always exceptions to the rule...
     
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  16. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    Shouldn't you be more worried about your fight against relegation ?
     
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  17. Arsenal87

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    The last time we played them away, until that phantom red card happened, we weren't looking too bad against them. We need to be solid, like we have in the big games vs City away, Munich home etc, we don't want to have a similar type performance vs Munich away.
     
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  18. Krome

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    One of the worst bits of refereeing I've ever seen
     
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    FFS Barca again? We should start ground sharing on the amount of times we play them in the CL. Well it can't get any more tougher than Barca, who look rabid at the moment. But as they say, the only way you get better is playing an opponent better than you. Either way it should be entertaining and I hope we give it to them with both barrels.
     
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  20. Arsenal87

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    If Deportivo can get a 2-2 draw at Barca, so can we, Barca are not invincible in defence, they are lethal in attack, the front 3 without a doubt are the most lethal attacking trio in world football, so we will probably concede goals, but we can score too.
     
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