lansile:
Messi was God sent to Barca, imagine they never had him?

You seem to forget Barca was doing well before Messi joined the team

Boyooosa:


Khai, this your image speaks a million words...

Mw, Ronaldo wasn't a useless player just that he was unfortunate to have shared a generation with the real GOAT.

Na just to pepe them bro

Okoto meow. Okro talk.

This will be valid only if messi can 'do' same with psg. Barcelona is just bad not because messi left.

Lukuluku69:


Baba this your comment just off me!

Spot on! And the attached Picture? Priceless.

As much as I don't do this GOAT debates, the way the Ronaldo Camp go on about Messi is not right at all.

Nemesis has finally caught up with them

Make we Pepe them small

Barca is in a tough group of death, Inter Milan's resurgent &The Disciplinary committee headed by Bayern Munich.
No Talisman anymore in Barca. The deadly Messi, Neymar, Suarez collabo is no more, they need to move on.

saintkeppy:
Barca is in a tough group of death, Inter Milan's resurgent &The Disciplinary committee headed by Bayern Munich.
No Talisman anymore in Barca. The deadly Messi, Neymar, Suarez collabo is no more, they need to move on.

Elaborate

Kingcalls:


Cleaning mess by collecting 8.2 , collecting 5.2 , collecting constant disgrace in R16 or quarter final... Barcelona only reached one semi final in Messi's last 7 years in Barcelona...so dint make it seem like they were doing absolutely well....

Only Messi can’t stop Bayern, PSG & Liverpool but he made sure they got to the quarter final and semis in 6 consecutive years.

But you were bragging with Lewandoski and now samething that happened to Ronaldo after he left Madrid is staring him in the face.

Messi effort not enough but it never got them eliminated in the group stages not to even talk of 2 consecutive years

Bigchristo:
Na Pendu help Barca sell Messi to PSG? Guy your hate for Ronaldo go land you for inside basin of hot water one day agbaya

but una hate for Messi no go condemn all of una to hell fire right?

Just a taste of your own medicine you no fit take

Hypocrite!

In other words, Messi was the backbone of the team.

Where can I get this oraimo clipper please

As if Messi is behind their losing UCL matches.Have you forgotten about Bayern not too long ago when Messi was available for Barca?Infact,the damage caused by Bayern on Barca has drastically reduced in the absence of Messi.Make nobody give me vex today abeg.

I love the team more and more now,we are just building from the scratch I know this boys will soon concurred Europe

OJEEMAH:
but una hate for Messi no go condemn all of una to hell fire right?

Just a taste of your own medicine you no fit take

Hypocrite!

waiting Dey worry this mumu, na you n who they hate? I am a sport lover I recognize great players when I see one so if you Dey hate on footballers then you be mumu because them nor send you message enjoy the football and let it slide before showing your ignorance

That is not our business as far as Mess I has not won it either in PSG

OJEEMAH:
Only Messi can’t stop Bayern, PSG & Liverpool but he made sure they got to the quarter final and semis in 6 consecutive years.

But you were bragging with Lewandoski and now samething that happened to Ronaldo after he left Madrid is staring him in the face.

Messi effort not enough but it never got them eliminated in the group stages not to even talk of 2 consecutive years

Lewandowski joined a struggling team thats trying to rebuild, Messi joined an established team to make it easy for him...thats when ud know messi na peoper wayo man... messi alone dint take barca to 6 consecutive semis ... xavi and iniesta did ...its evident cos when they left or gre old , they cudnt see semi final again... xavi left after 2015 , iniesta left after 2018...between 2015 thru to 2018, iniesta had reached the twilight of his career and was playing bit by bit games and was facing lots of injuries ...that was when the downfall and disgrace of barca started ... 2017 4.0 psg , 3.0 juve ...neymars last season, 2018 4.0 roma , 2019 4.0 Liverpool, 2020 8.2 bayern 2021 3.0 juve 4.1 psg ... omo my guy japa

Kingcalls:


Cleaning mess by collecting 8.2 , collecting 5.2 , collecting constant disgrace in R16 or quarter final... Barcelona only reached one semi final in Messi's last 7 years in Barcelona...so dint make it seem like they were doing absolutely well....

And since he left even the R16 wey u dey talk, dem no fit see... So u re saying nansense

OJEEMAH:
Messi has been cleaning their mess for years but Pendu fans dey fabricate lies to make it look like he was doing nothing other than earning huge sum at the detriment of the club.

2 consecutive seasons after his exit, Barcelona have not been able to qualify from their UCL group yet we were told he was the problem.

They signed Lewandoski, one notorious Pendu fan said, Barcelona na UCL favourite this season cos they smashed Viktoria Plzen 4nil.

He even went further to say if Lewandoski had played with Iniesta & Xavi, he would have done everything Messi did but one thing he didn’t know is, Messi can’t be replaced by mere goal scorers.

Finally, we can clearly see who carried his team and who was obviously carried by teammates.

@bolded, it was 5-1 actually against a bonus team

Soso990240:
from 2016 till he left, they never won the Champions League, but they never played bellow the Round of 16, now without him they are out with 2 matches to spare.. even a blind man knows the difference. You said Xavi racist mentality in his selection? Mention the players involved. What are you on? Una go just open mouth waaahhh

2019 semi final
2020 quater final
2021 R16
Obviously, group stage was next... the fraud japa to psg ... they were on a steady decline

2021 was the first time ever, Messi will be knocked out in the round of 16... he definitely wud hv followed them to Europa the following season and this season... Lewandowski has been better than Messi for the past 3 seasons, he still cudnt do nothing... messi don't influence big games anymore like b4

Chienex24:


And since he left even the R16 wey u dey talk, dem no fit see... So u re saying nansense

Barca were on a steady decline...he certainly wud hv been kicked out in group stage if he dint leave .... when Ronaldo was in real madrid , they won back to back to back CL titles b4 he left , they have never failed to get to the semi final all the time he spent in Madrid apart from his first season , b4 that time Madrid last player in the semis in 2003 .... when he left , they got knocked out in the round of 16, the following season, they were kicked out in the round of 16 again b4 they started to gain ground the following season.... thatsvwhwn ud say a player leaving affected the team...but Madrid’s management and president is way smarter, he dint want the mistake that happened in his first stint as president in the early 2000s to repeat itself ... u don't build a team around one single player ... barca build their team around xavi iniesta and messi .....when xavi and iniesta left, the team had only messi and the struggle began...letting neymar go also affected them badly ...messi wudnt hv done anything different if he was still there

If Messi was in Barca ...well they won't be doing so great, but they won't be this bad...YES!! that's just it...watching them game after game it's not like they are bad and that the probably don't play well enough but they just lack that extra creativity and genius brain they had in Messi...well will i say they lack it ....NO... considering the fact they have some nice creative player too..but they miss that crazy passes...those unexpected moves..those "la pausa" Messi does effortlessly every game to release attack ...the reason why this is telling more is cos they have a coach that still plays around that same Juan cryuff style of possession football ...nothing has really changed in approach with XAVI....that style gave them a lot of success ...and what made that so possible is the personal they had that implemented it well...XAVI ...INIESTA...but most especially the finesse of all round talent they had in Messi...which is no more there

Kingcalls:


Lewandowski joined a struggling team thats trying to rebuild, Messi joined an established team to make it easy for him...thats when ud know messi na peoper wayo man... messi alone dint take barca to 6 consecutive semis ... xavi and iniesta did ...its evident cos when they left or gre old , they cudnt see semi final again... xavi left after 2015 , iniesta left after 2018...between 2015 thru to 2018, iniesta had reached the twilight of his career and was playing bit by bit games and was facing lots of injuries ...that was when the downfall and disgrace of barca started ... 2017 4.0 psg , 3.0 juve ...neymars last season, 2018 4.0 roma , 2019 4.0 Liverpool, 2020 8.2 bayern 2021 3.0 juve 4.1 psg ... omo my guy japa

suddenly, Lewandoski joined a struggling Barcelona cos they failed to qualify for the knock out stages.

Barcelona was not struggling when you called them UCL favourite after Lewandoski scored brace against Viktoria Plzen and still on top of la liga then.

Did you not say the team was doing well without Messi?

Did you not try to rubbish Messi by dropping Lewandoski’s stats?

All of a sudden, the stats doesn’t matter cos his goals no fit help them.

And where did I say Messi took Barca to 6 semis on his own? Abeg no lie on me.

And by your logic, you should be able to tell us how many semis Xavi and Iniesta played before Messi became a regular since they are solely responsible for the consecutive semis Barca played during that time.

Stop making it look like their downfall began after the exit of Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar.

In 2016, Iniesta and Neymar played both legs when ATM knocked them out of UCL.

In 2017, Iniesta and Neymar played both legs when they were knocked out of UCL by Juve.

In 2018, Iniesta played both legs when Roma eliminated them from UCL.

Iniesta and Neymar exit changed little or nothing at all cos even while they were there, Barcelona didn’t play semis after 2015 when Xavi was still around.

And after their exit, Messi still led the team to another semis in 2019.

And lastly, don’t forget Xavi & Iniesta played both legs when Bayern hammered Barcelona 7-0 on aggregate.

It shows the problem didn’t start after their exit. It’s been a long time coming

Look at the screenshots, tell me if na another Iniesta and Neymar play those games

GraceunIimtedd:
@bolded, it was 5-1 actually against a bonus team

Okay. Thanks for the correction

Bigchristo:
waiting Dey worry this mumu, na you n who they hate? I am a sport lover I recognize great players when I see one so if you Dey hate on footballers then you be mumu because them nor send you message enjoy the football and let it slide before showing your ignorance

The bolded na for your father

God1000:
Too bad, Barcelona isn't what it used to be.

I think it's time they beg Messi to come back

even doh he come back che he no go retire again ni Bro leh me tell you the truth Barcelona didn't have a good coach simple

OJEEMAH:
Na just to pepe them bro

Peperi is not good o, e dey pain o

Boyooosa:


Peperi is not good o, e dey pain o

but them dey do us too naa

Ofunwa111:









Between 2016 and 2021 he was in Barcelona and they never won the UCL, so who is to blame ?. Whatever they are facing now, the club caused it. From cheating with the help of UEFA to building their game around him and some players .. Should we say it’s karma ? Enrique saw this coming but they had a problem with him for trying to correct it .The players who were also a part of it are no longer as good as they were, or not playing, so it’s expected that the decline would be this bad. Let’s not forget the coach is not tactically sound and should have learnt more before taking over at the helms of his dream club and besides, he’s got some racist mentality which is evident in his selection process. So for now, let Barca follow the process of rebuilding, which comes with losing some and winning some.

There will always be foolish reason in this world no matter how God shares sense for people, some will just throw it away.. All the while messi was there they won some ucl and got knocked out in some but they never never failed to qualify for round of 16 or even quarter finals but here barca are no going past group stage and you are blabbing nonsense.. Is it that you couldn't comprehend the comparison or what... Na wa ooo

OJEEMAH:
but them dey do us too naa

To sin is human...

@Kingcalls good to see you sha

HarlequinLekex:
This argument is baseless.
This is not the first time a player will leave a club na go sit down jhare

Infact, Messi's huge bill is one of the reasons they are in dire straits.