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Who are these Eleribu and unfortunate people causing this kind of chaos. Its long gotten out of hand. Hoping Bartra recovers and Dortmund can somehow put this behind them

Be like the Cavs don forfeit that 1st seed. As it stands though if the Bulls and Heat win their final games the Pacers have to win as well else they are out

AdisaOwala:
Barcelona/Javier Mascherano ?

How is Mascherano mediocre? Go and watch Barca in 2014/2015 treble year. Funny part Phil Jones, Smalling aren't better than Mascherano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-kBOumlSz0

Woli Agba. Pass the Agbara!

lolawilliams:
Well, the bad selections Lue made caused all this, Cavs fans dont complain.about refs like some other fans which we all know. Even with blowing the lead, we could have won if the right calls were made in OT. You cant say the refs didnt make some silly calls in the OT.

I'm not even bothered the team we sweep in playoffs beat us in a regular season game. we got them brooms ready for them as always. I love how they celebrated this win as the "best game in Hawks history"

In playoffs. We gon be alright

www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19121076/cleveland-cavaliers-criticize-officials-26-point-collapse-atlanta-hawks

Lmao. See how your boys are whining. Chai! No shame that they even blew a 17pt lead in 5 mins.

The Hawks that couldn't even manage a win in the past have beaten y'all twice in 3 days. My people say 'Na from clap e dey enter dance' na just matter of belief. Who will show it in that East?

Anyway I understand your confidence sha. Its one of the perks of playing in a Weaker Eastern conference.

lolawilliams:
The conversation about the “best in the West” tends to revolve around Warriors and Spurs, the Rockets have lso made a resurgence this year. Sweetest thing that will happen is if Blazers can perform a magic in the first round

He came to Oakland in order to team up with Curry , Klay and Green. Even LeBron ddnt get the ring in his first season in Miami. KD won't get it in his first season, Yess he wont. He'll get attacked by the media just as they've always did to Melo

Warriors is far from a playoffs team, its a champ team but i dont want an easy ring for KD. the delusion that surrounds a ring is unreal, that"s why i don't want him to win it easily.

Nne you can dream eh. I have the Warriors taking the series 4 x 1.

Barring any disastrous injuries I still can't look past the Warriors. Especially after last year's lesson in humility. They are my pick to win it all. All the talk about size and rim protection. They are the team with the most amount of double digit blocks in a game.

KD don dey league 10 years now. He has suffered enough.

Of which who saw that flop by Bron Bron in Overtime that put him on the line. Karma is always a bítch sha cos ironically the foul that threw him out of the game was also not a foul.

lolawilliams:
Lol. The reason we blew the lead was cauae Whenever the camera keep going to Lue's face in the 4th, i always wished someone would accidentally throw a ball to his face. Its was obvious the refs killed us but Lue allowed it.

How can sit there like and watch turnovers after turnovers and also took him long to make rotation in the 4th. Our last year's champ win was with LeBron taking over the team, not like we had a good coach. When your players are not in sync, you call a time out and make adjustments. This guy just sits there with his mouth open doing nothing. He has no offensive or defensive system. That's why when he sits Lebron, the team doesn't function properly. He is an aweful coach with a talented team in the league.

Don't compare this to Warriors,Psg and patriot lead, you think we will blow a 26pts lead when it matters. Lue's rotation in the 4th were just too bad.

The refs didn't kill you. You need to understand that choking can sometimes be an irreversible process. I have seen it with Bayern in 99 and 2012, Milan, The Seahawks in Superbowl 49, Falcons in 51, Warriors last year obvs, PSG. E.t.c. For starters you guys were abysmal in the first two minutes of the 4th. They went on a 9-0 run. But things actually stabilized y'all were still up 17 with under 5 and a half minutes to go. However for some reason you guys stopped moving the ball. Lebron and Kyrie took turns trying to be the hero and The Hawks coach was smart and stuck with his 2nd unit bar Milsap and they kept chipping into the lead bit by bit. Funny enough they had a lot of chances to actually beat you guys in regulation Milsap and Bazemore blew at least 3 between them.

Don't make that mistake. Any team is capable of choking when it matters

lolawilliams:
Lol. Even Hawks fans know the refs helped them. Even with blowing 26 point lead Cavs could've still won if the right calls were been made.

You really want KD to get a ring just like that. I hope it doesn't happen yet

Lmaoo. How isn't that a jumpball and what do the refs stand to gain whistling against the whiny Cavs? You can see that Kyrie was pinned with absolutely nowhere to go. A terrible inbound pass or maybe Kyrie not being in sync cos the pass was thrown behind him. It woulda been a crying disgrace if the refs had blown a whistle there. Besides I didn't see Cavs fans complaining of injustice when Richard Jefferson tripped KD on Christmas Day

raumdeuter:
He is the type of common foool we see in Nigeria. They will be celebrating Okocha doing rainbow flick over Maldini, they will be celebrating Okocha dribbled Oliver Kahn 20 times to score a goal. All of them are retired now. Maldini is rated as one of the best defenders the game ever saw, Kahn is one of the best keepers the game ever saw

What happened to Okochas 15mins of fame?

Lmao. Ahmed Musa at the last World Cup wey dey follow Messi taka nko? Instead of worrying about CL and World cup winners let him come and explain how Heung Min Son is sodomizing the EPL from Tottenham's bench

raumdeuter:
Its apoche cra cra now, A fool and his money are easily separated

A world cup CL winning defender

Nna ehh. I don tire! If he like make he no hear word. Central defence is not where you can hide a mediocre player and consistently expect to win titles or compete

airmark:
That's how you always get it wrong. Did azmoun, a non-football playing nation juvenile, not sodomise your world cup and cl winner ? Did hidden ikebe hazard not destroy mustafi, a world cup winner? We still remember how he cut into pieces 3 bayern ucl winners and legends within 3 secs. How many times must we tell you not to use team's achievement to mainly rate players?

You always analyze football from a very myopic viewpoint. I don't know what other tool I can use to help you. What was Ikebe and Azmoun's achievements after their 15 minutes of fame? Trophies are won due to consistent excellent performances not flashes in the pan.

That is why Hidden Hazard has only scored 2 goals from open play in CL football after 5 seasons. That is why Azmoun is still a non-entity. This is what I have been drilling into your head since Day 1

airmark:
Hummels has done well. He can go and rest, boathand thought he was smart. It must be boathand and javi. How i wish real has a swift striker like belotti or suarez. I cant wait to see what boathand has for us after that azzmoun stunt.

Lol are we talking about World Cup and CL winning Boateng? You make it sound like its some rookie coming to play. He's used to this just like Future and Drake. Don't bet against Bayern sha to avoid stories that touch. You've been warned

raumdeuter:
Boateng is one card away from suspension I am not comfortable with Alaba or Kimmich in CB vs BBC

Ideally for this game I would have loved to have Hummels and Boateng in CB. Boateg for speed and Hummels to counter the Madrid aerial prowess. While Martinez plays DM

Now we have to manage the game carefully we cannot afford to concede a goal at home. Then Alonso has to be careful not to get caught on the ball by Modric

Alaba and Lahm have to co-ordinate their overlaps and not leave room for Ronaldo and Bale behind them

--Lahm--Martinez--Boatank--Alaba
----------Alonso---Vidal
-------------Thiago
--Robben---Lewy-----Ribery

I was giving a worst case scenario. I don't really think anybody would be happy with BBC facing Alaba or Kimmich but in the event that Boateng picks a card and Hummels cannot play the 2nd leg then that might become our reality. Not forgetting that Javi is dicey as well.

I have prepared myself for any eventuality and it would be a miracle if we don't concede. Wolfsburg shut out Madrid last year sha. However if we keep them to just 1 goal and we are able to score like 3 then that would be awesome. Whatever happens in Munich we are still likely going to have to score in Madrid anyway

We are fairly covered on the left because I know Franck would always cover Alaba. I also would like to see if Lahm and Robben can capitalize on Ronaldo's allergy to track back

Donlittle:
The warriors choked, and I haven't forgiven those guys. The joy I get when Lebron losses, that last year finals men, I don't even trust the warriors this year. They might still choke again. So I am not shouting till someone other than the cavs get the trophy

Naa I think the Warriors have learned their lesson. They are humbler now and going about their business a lot more quietly this year. They have lost just 14 games this year and yet no one is even talking about them. Their performance without KD really impressed me. If they get out that West I'd put my money on them beating the Cavs

Upnepaa:
I was about to support Bayern for the upcoming games,until I heard about your injury list too bad !!!



I pray CR7 and co doesn't victimize your defence,
As a barca fan sha,I will want Bayern to oust Madrid in this quarters...

I pray lewy and neur recover on time as well.

Assuming Neur,Hummels and lewy doesn't play who are the viable substitute to replace them
Cc A40 , Raumdeuter et al

Müller should but he also has issues. I am 95% certain Lewandowski would be fit.

We have Boateng and Javi, even Alaba or Kimmich can fill in at CB if need be

Donlittle:
I don't think the east is wide open lol. Cavs will 90 percent breeze through. Still watching though. We go see

Everything is based on belief but you are right. Cavs should breeze through ordinarily but they have lost 30 games. 30! Someone in that East just needs to Believe they can beat Cleveland come playoff time.

Do you recall 2011 playoffs? The Lakers were even stronger than this Cavs team but guess what? The Mavs swept them. The Cavs ain't relinquishing the crown. Someone has to take it by force and looking at the Cavs this year its the perfect storm. Lebron's minutes would catch up with him at some point

Thunder would be wise to rest Westbrook these last two games. Seeing this Denver vs OKC game it be like say this choking don dey turn to epidemic

The Hawks were 26pts down going into the 4th.
No lead is ever safe. I had a whole new level of understanding and appreciation for that saying today. First of all if u didn't see that game you wouldn't really understand how badly the Hawks played. And the funniest part is that the Hawks had at least 3 shots to end that game in regular time. Coming from seeing the Thunder and the Warriors blowing 3-1 leads to Barca vs PSG to Patriots vs Falcons this was the worst

I have to keep asking the Warriors how they fuqin lost to these guys.

@lolawilliams
Please come and explain this L babydoll

The word from Hummels himself is he is out for a minimum of two games.

These injuries are turning to another thing. I'm just hoping Lewa would be a 100%.

I also heard Boa is a card away from suspension

I was going to commend Agent Kroos on a job well done for breaking Pepe's ribs. Only to find out Hummels has hurt his ankle in training and its not looking good. Now I have just one phuckin question. Why the fuq are they training on a Sunday when we had a match yesterday?

Lordave:
Boateng and Hummels may start but Javi has to fit in somewhere, he ain't match rusty and his fitness could bring something to the table.

I suspect Carlo would go for Javi and Hummels. Frankly so long as they get the job done. Still a bit weary of their performance against Arsenal, I wasn't convinced

Lordave:
Lewy with a bruised shoulder, nothing serious.


Pepe with a broken rib.

Make we just dey pray for Müller and Neuer. I heard Ramos and Modric are a booking away from suspension

KD is BACKK!!! Booyaka for the bad people them. As my nigga General S.E.A would say on Snapchat

usbcable:
I dedicate this loss to all my Barca friends.

I request a DJ to play me Sunny Okosuns "which way Nigeria" song for this loss to clam their nerves down.

Barca ti gba penalty lo throw-in


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os6zzpgFC8o

Lordave:
Thiago and Robben should be taken off too.


Ribery might start ahead of Costa on Wednesday.

Ribery rolled back the years today. I really was impressed. Can he replicate on Wednesday I don't know but I'd still start him ahead of Costa. I cool down watch that Madrid game and Carvajal is suspect. If Alaba and Ribery link up properly we can have real joy on that left.

We must be very careful with setpieces. Not that we need much reminders about that but in Toni Kroos Madrid now have the deadliest set piece deliverer in the game. Period

I'm hearing Pepe and Varane might be out but of course that odaaran Sergio Ramos still dey

I just hope we can bring this intensity vs Madrid. The way we started the two halves I can't explain it. It was some Hiroshima + Nagasaki, John Woo shyte.

I don't know the Babalawo that kept Robben fit this long but I hope he keeps up the good work.

Vidal is our midfield version of Diego Costa, can't do with him, can't do without him especially in big games like vs Madrid. We would need all the steel we can get from him vs Casemiro, Modric and Kroos. At the same time o lati fi opolo se. He had a very good game for me sha

Boateng and Hummels should start vs Madrid IMO. Whichever way we are going to need his athleticism as we saw today and those long range dimes too

Lewandowski has confirmed he would be good by Wednesday. However we have to buy a backup in the summer. Either his prototype or a wing forward. Its lowkey embarrassing that we have just 1 out and out 9. Our reliance on him is not sustainable

Bruhh the upsets today mehn. If u are the type that puts your money on the long shots you would be bussing your dance at the cash machine. The last 4 minutes of that Cavs vs Hawks game was madness

Looks like Neuer and Müller would be back in time for the Madrid game. Douglas Costa is a Go for tomorrow and Lewandowski has confirmed he is OK.

Ideally I would rest all our starters but Carlo is having none of it. On the flipside I'd hate for us to go into the Madrid game on the back of 2 straight losses so I see his point. Let's just hope the players come out unscathed.

That dude always playing soft. His assists are great for a Center but its useless when he does not have the ability to lead and galvanize his team to a W. This guy was taking long range J's over and over like he was Dirk Nowitzki or something. If I were Thomas, Crowder or Bradley I go don change am for am.

Shame on the Mavs front office too for trading the future for Rondo. Seeing Crowder blossom for the Celts while we parade D-League players on a nightly is unbearable. The day Nowitzki leaves that team I am done fam

bigkesh:
He is not wrong


Morata scored in all knockout stages except the final with Juventus the year they lost to Barca

I think it is even every knockout game except the Final

He scored in the Final

See your Horford again oh. You are playing your old team.
HALF TIME. 0pts 1reb 3asts