coolguyz:

to say a red was harsh i may agree but that it was no card offense cos there was no contact is just too being bias!

coolguyz:

@usbcable

i like the pictures you posted but will want you to also objectively state if that lunge by pepe was towards the ball or to leg. now try conceptualise if that stud had the contact with Alves leg which it obviusly would but Alves saw it coming and withdrew leg in time.

What does the rules punish? not just actual tackles but also intent that look vicious.

to say a red was harsh i may agree but that it was no card offense cos there was no contact is just too being bias!

usbcable:

btw,
It goes to show that octopus predictions is crap. Its silly mythology come idolatory

AjanleKoko:

1. Why did Real Madrid effectively stop playing after the sending off? It wasn't 5 men that were sent off, it was just one. In a previous game where a man was sent off, they regrouped and even pulled the game level. At this particular sending off they were even level at 0-0.

2. Why did Mourinho decide not to make any tactical substitution after the red card, but rather chose to look on as Messi tore the team apart? That is so unlike Mourinho. He could have closed down the game at 0-0, like he did at the Nou Camp last year. Rather, he chose to fume in silence.

AjanleKoko:

3. This one is actually the most bizarre. After all the talk about finishing the game with one man short every time he plays Barca, and training to play Barca with 10 men, why is this particular sending-off so important to him? Because it's Pepe, and Pepe has a particular man-marking assignment?
If we go by his earlier words, he had already made up his mind to lose a man in every game, and had prepared for it. You could even say that, by his words, he indirectly instigated those sending-offs. This was the third game in 2 weeks, and he had lost a man in the previous two games. Who was going to bet against any referee doing the same in this particular match?

We need answers.

cisse7575:

tryinmg not 2 accept your failure is trying 2 fail 4ever. and mou is much more like that. he charges without thout.

Pharoh:

Expecting something doesn't mean you wish for it or you really want it to happen and if given different options i believe he will surely settle for a full squad to play barca rather than just 10 men. Pepe was a very key factor in mou tactics of late and i don't think he has a man marking assignment but he just needs to operate at a certain zone where barca are most dangerous.

His words might have some relations to the red cards in the sense that the players will not look at the sending off solely from their point of view only as being the one to blame. But i don't believe any of those players purposely want to get a red card or a yellow card except in some rare cases like ramos and alonso to miss the next match.

I pray it doesn't happen again because this is the seventh time and hope i have given you some of the answers you need.

medjai:

Another Red. . . Carvalho sent off. Barca must have bribed LFP

The squad believes the team can turn the aggregate score around at Camp Nou: "Real Madrid never give up a fight"

Realmadrid.com / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell

Real Madrid have always stood out for their hard work, drive and pursuit of victory to their very last breath. The club's values go hand in hand with unbelievable comebacks and turnarounds accomplished in Europe by the team throughout its history. Jose Mourinho's side is ready to pick up from where its predecessors left off and will travel to Barcelona sure of its chances to turn things around in the Champions League semifinals. The squad and all Madridistas dream of reaching the 28 May final at Wembley.

Iker Casillas
"The names of the two teams that will play the final haven't been inscribed yet. You never know what may happen. We will play in Barcelona knowing a final is set to take place in a month and that any of the four teams still in the championship may be in it."

Sergio Ramos
"We are in a complicated spot in this tie, but we'll have to go for it at Camp Nou. We're hopeful. We will try to do a good job and look for a victory."

Higuain
"We have a great chance in the Champions League and we will fight to the death. What matters is that we stick together to reach the final we are all so excited about. We're good enough to win the tie, so we will try our best. We must be proud and humble. The fact that Barça defeated us in Madrid means we can also defeat them in Barcelona."

Kaka
"We expect to play a great game. We have faith. Real Madrid can never give up a fight."

Jorge Valdano, Director General
"Madridismo always believes in comebacks. If there was just one team that had the habit of being heroic, it would be Real Madrid. Nothing should deprive us of feeling hope and excitement for Tuesday's match."

Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-0 at Camp Nou in the semifinals of the 2001/02 Champions League, which they eventually won in Glasgow

Jose Mourinho's team needs to win 2-0 at Camp Nou on Tuesday in order to at least draw the aggregate score in the UCL semifinals. The Whites accomplished this feat in the 2001/02 edition of the tournament thanks to goals from Zidane and McManaman. They went on to win the final against Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park, taking their ninth European Cup title.

Everyone agrees it will be difficult, but no one gives up hope. The only difference with the situation they were in nine years ago is that the match in Barcelona was then the first leg of the semifinals as opposed to the return.

Zidane's goal came in the 10th minute and McManaman's in injury time. Barcelona and Real Madrid drew 1-1 in the Bernabeu return leg, meaning the Camp Nou victory was really what clinched them a spot in the final.

This historic precedent is just what Real Madrid need to have even greater faith in their chances on Tuesday. Their only intention is to defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou to reach the 28 May Wembley final, where they would try to win their tenth European Cup trophy.

medjai:

I heard your dressing room is divided. I heard the players turned against JM. . . wonders shall never end