Destinyy22:
Sombori cannot support her bae in peace again?..

swiz123:
Barca win 3-1
Yeah!! FTC for the first time in a sports news

KellyR:
i no watch the ball o, somebody should gist me abeg

RaeMystix:

Hope you're eating your words? Have a lovely week.

haymekus:
The only positive side of this game to Barcelona is that those greedy bastards (Barcelona board) will urgently spend the money they intended to loot from neymar sale on players

groundnut01:
Barca go surely come back.
with messi we can do all things.

Konami94:

Doing that exact same holding of shirt celebration that Messi did shows he's been thinking of him since that Classico in April. Totally unnecessary if you ask me.

Draei:

Shattap my friend, Messi drew the first blood
by doing that at Madrid's home ground
last season. Disrespectful I call that buh
now Ronaldo has retaliated by doing thesame
at Camp Nou...Balanced equation.

Rapahel1116:
Ronaldos obsession with messi is a clear example of who d best player is, u don't even have to watch dem to know ,what he Did alone yday proved dat..

Rapahel1116:
Its becoming pretty obvious dats its d end of an eta for barca ....d only man keeping dem alive now is messi .No point in denial. There is no immediate solution.

We got caught sleeping. The entire club. We had these great players and we kept banking on them and not creating plans to replace them while they were aging. It’s like we all forgot that these gods on the pitch were humans after all and they won’t play forever.

Real Madrid was smart… they waited. They signed talented Spanish youngsters and let them grow while Barca was looking unstoppable. They kept their head down and put up their best fight while knowing they were putting together a super team for the future. And now is their time to strike. You thought 3 UCLs in four years was good? It’s only going to get better for them if we don’t start implementing a similar strategy. They will strike harder and faster if we don’t act smart in the next two weeks and for the foreseeable future.

I say we need to do the same. And before someone says "invest in La Masia", they should know it’s bigger than that. I agree, La Masia needs investment. Smart investment and rebuilding. It’s going in the wrong direction and needs someone like Xavi or Puyol to step in. There is no immediate solution in La Masia. It will take years to sort that mess out.

We also need to start thinking about who are going to be the next best players. We need to trust our scouts and sign young players like a Torreira, who looks like the next Verratti, and then let him grow and develop at his club. We need to do the same with players like De Ligt. There’s so many talented players out there, that I don’t know about. I’m sure the scouts know.

What I’m saying is we need patience. A couple of superstar signings might make us competitive in every trophy, but it won’t solve the problem. It will only delay. Lets make these big signings like Dembele and Coutinho, but let’s not forget the bigger problems running through the club. Let’s be patient like Real. Let’s keep our head down and give it our best every game. Deep down we should be putting together a super team that will dominate in 2-3 years time.

I would love to do a total squad overhaul but it’s not possible. We have to accept the reality and wait for our time to strike.

Konami94:

Probably you started supporting Barca after 2006. Dominance in football is in cycles, you can't be on top forever. Barcelona only had 1 champions league in their history as at 2006, so it not like they have been the most dominant team ever since football started. Better get used to it, because once Messi finally fades, Barca would find it hard to transition smoothly.

Draei:

Shattap my friend, Messi drew the first blood
by doing that at Madrid's home ground
last season. Disrespectful I call that buh
now Ronaldo has retaliated by doing thesame
at Camp Nou...Balanced equation.

Konami94:


You can make your points without throwing insults. I want to believe we are all civilized people but I guess I'm wrong. Anyways, Ronaldo's so called retaliation cost him and his team a red card and it was totally uncesessary. Ronaldo has done arrogant celebrations at the Nou Camp before (11/12 season comes to mind) and Messi did not see the need to retaliate with his own celebrations. Bottomline is Ronaldo is obsessed with Messi, and Ronaldo thinks of Messi way more than Messi thinks of Ronaldo. His unhealthy obsession with Messi cost him a red card and put his team in an uncesessary difficult situation. Mind you, his ban is likely to be extended once that push on the referee is reviewed.

Rapahel1116:
Its becoming pretty obvious dats its d end of an eta for barca ....d only man keeping dem alive now is messi .No point in denial. There is no immediate solution.

We got caught sleeping. The entire club. We had these great players and we kept banking on them and not creating plans to replace them while they were aging. It’s like we all forgot that these gods on the pitch were humans after all and they won’t play forever.

Real Madrid was smart… they waited. They signed talented Spanish youngsters and let them grow while Barca was looking unstoppable. They kept their head down and put up their best fight while knowing they were putting together a super team for the future. And now is their time to strike. You thought 3 UCLs in four years was good? It’s only going to get better for them if we don’t start implementing a similar strategy. They will strike harder and faster if we don’t act smart in the next two weeks and for the foreseeable future.

I say we need to do the same. And before someone says "invest in La Masia", they should know it’s bigger than that. I agree, La Masia needs investment. Smart investment and rebuilding. It’s going in the wrong direction and needs someone like Xavi or Puyol to step in. There is no immediate solution in La Masia. It will take years to sort that mess out.

We also need to start thinking about who are going to be the next best players. We need to trust our scouts and sign young players like a Torreira, who looks like the next Verratti, and then let him grow and develop at his club. We need to do the same with players like De Ligt. There’s so many talented players out there, that I don’t know about. I’m sure the scouts know.

What I’m saying is we need patience. A couple of superstar signings might make us competitive in every trophy, but it won’t solve the problem. It will only delay. Lets make these big signings like Dembele and Coutinho, but let’s not forget the bigger problems running through the club. Let’s be patient like Real. Let’s keep our head down and give it our best every game. Deep down we should be putting together a super team that will dominate in 2-3 years time.

I would love to do a total squad overhaul but it’s not possible. We have to accept the reality and wait for our time to strike.

KinzyeWriter:
Well said bro, The biggest mistake the the Fc barca did was not buying a replacement before the released of Neymar and they are very reluctant to buy players, according to a source, Asensio, Isco, Modric, were first targeted by Barca before Madrid snatched them, the same thing this season, Madrid signed 4 players who should have been signed by barca.. and the work is getting more harder for Messi(I feel sorry for him). meanwhile he is not getting any younger.


Real Madrid are now learning to breath without Ronaldo using the surplus materials

But Barca at the moment cannot risk that by benching Messi. No

Barca fans should keep praying he doesn't get injured on the Hard task ahead him, he will surely work himself up this season

Jammiiee:
Yaga dem go spend carelessly now

Sanchez01:

You honestly don't understand football and the philosophies of Football clubs, particularly that of the team you support.

Barcelona's philosophy has always been the La Masia while Real's has always been star signings. Simply put, two Spanish clubs with two opposite ideologies.

Barcelona's problem started when they signed Suarez and Neymar. They lost it and forgot about the La Masia, thinking they could always pick another star signing in the market when they feel like it.

Here is the truth, Barcelona was nowhere near Madrid before 2006 and didn't even come close until the ascension of Ronaldinho who played with the likes of Giuly, Eto'o and a host of others. The continuity wasn't difficult as a young Messi was waiting in the wings for Ronaldinho to leave the stage and that he did without hassles.

This period in time was inevitable. The over-dependence on Messi and his ability has always been the problem and truth is, no one saw it coming.

Right now, Barcelona's midfield is a mess, the defence is sheer horror and Messi has dropped to a deeper role in midfield which means the would need to get extraordinary forwards to get the job done.

Zidane capitalised in resuscitating the Castilla with so many stars waiting for Ronaldo to leave. Martin Odegaard and Enzo Zidane are just two of them. Madrid's dominance isn't ending soon but it would be one hell of a long wait for Barcelona to get it right. Messi is aging just as Ronaldo which is a huge problem for the Catalan club.

Konami94:

Doing that exact same holding of shirt celebration that Messi did shows he's been thinking of him since that Classico in April. Totally unnecessary if you ask me.

Rapahel1116:
Asensio was offered to barca for 5m from Mallorca .BT instead dis incompetent board signed Douglas for 5.5m where d hell is d fucking Douglas now ?bartomeu is using Dis tram for personal business gains ...he wants to sign d Chinese dragon lord becos he his company has something going on with evergrande company ...he wants to pls Dis Chinese investors by buying a 29yr old ....isco was a die hard messi fan and hasn't hid it one bit ....he wanted barca right from malaga...modric was a barca fan BT for his case I would understand cos den we had xavi,iniesta,alcantara,fabregas,BT Dis stupid board sold alcantara for some little change.To b honest I see Madrid winning another UCL Di's year.I don't even know y going for coutinho would b our best option now ....there are many talents out there ,barca needs a xavi type of midfielder. Coutinho is more direct ,he doesn't control d tempo BT d dude is versatile.seri would HV been a good option bt d doesn't do well in tight spaces BT its better we get a 26yr old seri for 40m£ Dan a Chinese dragon Lord who is fucking 29 for DAT same amount .Di's team is so messed up...if Di's board continues messi should leave for mancity .he has just 5yrs left in him and I don't want Di's board running his legacy.barca has so so many mediocre players,some were signed for business purposes....y d hell is turan still a barca player ....we have many LORDS comes,Vidal,del boy,turan(the biggest lord)digne,vermaleen,...dude Dis team is so messed up ....barca without messi is like a Granada team wearing d barca jersey now.Suarez is below par ....I was saying Di's last season ...."barca should get a center forward who would play after Suarez clocks 31" and d dude is showing signs of regressing,he's a striker who relies on his strength and physicality ...he has d worst first touch ..common,get dolgberg.rakitic shouldn't b a first team player .iniesta needs replacement ....I love Di's Madrid board ,they knew wat they where doing wen barca had MSN....barca and MSN and couldn't capitalise on DAT by bringing WC cm ,#fuvkdisboard#bartoout

Draei:

One thing you people fail to realize is even
when a Ronaldo ain't playing. Isco and the
rest are up for the task. It has been proven
b4 even yesterday in first 45mins.

A 3-1 coming to Santiago without a Ronaldo
is equivalent to a Ronaldo on the pitch at
Camp Nou. Talk about obsession & i laugh.
All these fake mind readers seff, abeg no time.

Konami94:


You can make your points without throwing insults. I want to believe we are all civilized people but I guess I'm wrong. Anyways, Ronaldo's so called retaliation cost him and his team a red card and it was totally uncesessary. Ronaldo has done arrogant celebrations at the Nou Camp before (11/12 season comes to mind) and Messi did not see the need to retaliate with his own celebrations. Bottomline is Ronaldo is obsessed with Messi, and Ronaldo thinks of Messi way more than Messi thinks of Ronaldo. His unhealthy obsession with Messi cost him a red card and put his team in an uncesessary difficult situation. Mind you, his ban is likely to be extended once that push on the referee is reviewed.

seunny4lif:

We will see on Wed
Return leg