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With JR Smith suspended I think the Celts can avoid a sweep

usbcable: coughs, clears throat.

sad for us? nope.
i really dont guve a bleep who played or will play for them come tuesday.

all i hope for is that the defence holds the line and the attack takes whatever slim chance comes it way on the night because the chances will most likely be few and far in between the minutes.

So if we get Four shots on goal lets hope they take all four or at least three.
and if they attempt four shots at goal the defence is able to Arrow all their offensive gestures.

Dortmund was the last team you guys could have hoped to be drawn with! I was 100% sure they would beat y'all the only thing that scared me was inexperience. They are a matchup nightmare for Madrid

RuuDie: If bayern make a grave tactical error on wednesday they will be roasted alive...same applies to real, barcelona and dortmund. so what is your point?

Barring a sending off or two I don't see Barca roasting anybody! They are far too defensively weak to keep Bayern from scoring

Monster games mehn! Durant,Nate,Horford and Gasol really tore it up

Nets,Rockets staring down the elimination barrel

See wetin Bayern don cause

By the way where are those ninjas I told that yall could not win all your remaining games?

Dortmund's starting XI

Langerak - Kirch, Santana, Hummels, Großkreutz - Sahin, Kehl - Hofmann, Leitner, Bittencourt - Schieber

Hehehehe

ebdib: What is this?
Do you think Barca is man city?

Please the first four are just old cargo

Fellaini has nothing to offer Barca.

All these premiership people that think English football is worth something .

Lol chill bruh he did say 'Dream' the emphasis on dream

usbcable: Sadly the squad line up for the match against atleti excludes arbeloa.

and I see that as a problem.

what on earth is mou thinking. the guy has not played in three weeks and the next thing Bam he will be fielded come tuesday.

he should have been played this match to gain some fitness .

I might just say hasta la vista bye bye to wembley

Loool really ehn una and Dortmund play similar fast paced counter-attacking styles the key is their players are younger and fitter! So na proper case of cunning man die cunning man bury am. You guys would probably end up having the bulk of possession while they sit back and pounce on any turnovers! Its not looking good bruh

Half time! Nice goal by the Shaq Attack

dayokanu: Emre Can Torrr

Naah it was the Shaq

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Steph Curry is Winning me a Lot of Money.

Best Shooter in the Game, Love the Kid Right Now.[/quote]Dude which site do you place ur bets on b/ball games?

Roland17: I am not changing my stance with the knicks, infact let me reiterate that the knicks are first rounders at best second round. Its very sad we lack the offensive arsenal to see them off in the first round, I think we have done a pretty job defensively, holding them down below 90, but a dead offense makes it impossible to kill the game.

This is why I wish you where a betting man at least you would have been a few dollars lighter while bad mouthing the Knicks all you want that team is good! If not for the injuries in their frontcourt I would have tipped them to upset the Heat! They rely a little too much on JR and Melo for my liking at the moment

Roland17: As for westbrook, his hothead cost him that injury, all through that game, he was going 1 on 1 against beverly who had nothing to loose, they were pushing and shoving each other but he lost and that single action has decimated the team and its chances.

Westbrook always goes hard mehn! Beverley knew what he was doing there! That was a dirty play

Muller,Schweini,Lahm all get the day off while the other big dogs like Dante,Gomez,Ribery,Alaba,Robben and Martinez start from the bench

Freiburg are giving us a game! I'm feeling Emre Can tho I hope these young niggas can get some playing time next season

usbcable: Yawns.

Congrats by the way.

Sadly as much as I want Barca to beat you guys in camp nou it wont be so.

The way they play bilbao this weekend will judge what the likely outcome will be come wednesday.

@A40,

i sadly didnt take any bet. but was i thrilled see the fouth goal from "yea muller baby"(saying it like lil' wayne)

Barring any sending offs I see us getting at worst a draw

The Lakers are getting swept bruh! As for OKC I don't know if they can truly replace Westbrook niggas like Sefolosha and Ibaka are too offensively challenged let's see what Reggie Jackson can do tho

Roland17: We have never missed Rando as much as we do now, JT is simply a waste of space, bass is an epitome of disappointment, while green begets inconsistency.
I feel sad for the generation that did not watch the truth in his prime, its sad to watch how age has affected his ball handling.
We can only stay positive and hope its not a sweep like akpan 40 predicted.

Hehehehehehehehe after all your megedefegede talk about the Knicks all thru the season its only right that they get to sweep yall! Too bad you are not a betting man I for chop ur dollar

JeSoul: Chai!!! Durant you're championship aspirations will have to be postponed for at least another year.

Damn. This is a crushing loss for OKC, and the rest of us NBA fans. Sorry Russell. Speedy recovery!

Never missed a game in his 5 year career till tonight! 439 games! his toughness would be sorely missed
I'm sure the Thunder must be wishing they kept Harden as Ibaka is still a bum on offense and without Westbrook their chances of beating the Heat should they get to the final are nil

proudlysports: What kind of 'top' manager stays at a club for 8 years counting with no 'ambition' of winning a trophy? I dare say that AW would get paid more money and prolly even win titles if he moves to any of the top clubs we hear are willing to sign him. If anything, the guy lacks ambition too! He's happy with collecting the money with little or no pressure. Mourinho was right about him.

Hahahahaha

proudlysports: I'm definitely not watching RVP match down the tunnel with our players clapping for him. My beef isn't for ManU. I didn't expect us to win the trophy. If you say its undue display of emotions, some of us have shame. As for you, you are free to go and ask for his jersey at half time. If you like, join them on their parade bus in Manchester


At least I have made two attempts on record now at changing things at Arsenal .
What has debosky done? Taking off Arsene Wenger's giant portrait in your living room doesn't count

Hahahahaha u're killing me man! This is Dave Chappelle funny

Haaaaa OKC are in deep $hit!! Westbrook due for knee surgery! Damn

Our yellow card issue worries me mehn I just hope we can safely navigate through it. Schweini,Lahm,Martinez,Dante,Gomez and Gustavo that's a lot of bodies! We really have to be cautious the way I see it it would be a miracle if all six of them manage to escape a booking at Camp Nou

Why doesn't Platini scrap this phucking rule!

toba: Gomez only scored in 2 games ar Euro 2012. Low might have dropped him against Greece cos he failed to score in the final group game or just wanted a squad rotation, which paid of in the sense that it was in that game that Marco reus became a force to reckon with.

I know, what I'm saying is he was the best or at least most productive player at the Euros and I daresay he would have had a much much better tournament had Loew not inexplicably dropped him for the Greece game! Despite not scoring in the final game I remember he did provide an assist for Podudski. Big tournaments are not the tournaments for rotation it breaks rhythm and momentum besides Reus came in and scored when the game was done and dusted
It was guys like Muller and Podudski that performed below par at the Euros and not Gomez

Lol silly me for even thinking the Bucks could steal a game.

Why is no one talking about the Lakers by the way? I think a sweep might be headed their way! No Blake most likely no Nash man maybe these guys where better off not making the playoffs afterall

The Nets coulda done better than Gerald Wallace and Joe Johnson cos none of em seem to be giving Deron Williams a hand (serves you right for not coming to the Mavs lol)

I think he would thrive in Dortmund he just needs to be pushed!
Gomez's case is rather puzzling cos you can't fault his goalscoring record asides that he showed at the Euros that he can be more than a goal poacher (the first 3 games) why Joachim Loew chose to drop him for the Greece game I would never know because up till that point he was the best player for Die Mannschaft and was on a roll. Personally I think he needs to work on his confidence,work ethic and psychological conditioning! Mandzukic would probably never be a natural goalscoring machine like Gomez

Lol what u talking about bruh everybody hated Isiah! Just look what he did to Magic after the whole HIV thing came out! They used to be tight but just look at the binsh move he pulled! Dude was hated by all and it had nothing to do with him outplaying MJ! No one liked him period!

nateevs: So in short, the winter break is inconsequential.

The winter break is inconsequential! A bunch of megedefegede! If na by winter break Russian clubs would rule Europe
Is winter break the reason why all 3 Bundesliga teams topped their groups this UCL season? Was the lack of a winter break the reason why Chelsea,City,Utd all got knocked out within the first round in the last two seasons? When English teams where dominating was there a winter break then?

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]^This Niqqah^ is actually seriously trying to compare Jason Kidd to Isiah Thomas..........

You act as if "Scottie" Wasn't There....

Scottie and Mj Both were Getting Slaughtered......

Laimbeer was a Bum/"Thug" Enforcer Type..

Same with the whole Pistons Front Court.

They weren't prolific Scorers.[/quote]You talk as if Scottie was some kind of offensive juggernaut! The Pistons where rougher and tougher and where a much better team at that point in time

Scottie was also much younger in the league and MJ wasn't yet at the peak of his powers! Don't be fooled by numbers those where MJ still in his formative years under an inferior coach! Or can it not be argued that perhaps the Pistons where better coached? Chuck Daly is no chump


[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]84-93 Jordan Is Light Years Above 95-02 Jordan......

198 Jordan> 216 Jordan

80s Jordan> 90s Jordan[/quote]Who said anything about 95-02? I was talking about MJ under Doug Collins vs MJ under Phil Jackson

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Phil Jackson Just Came and Coached the Supporting Cast, Doesn't mean Jordan Got Better, His Athleticism Declined and he Became Mostly a Jump Shooter.[/quote]What smelly supporting cast? That support cast was shyte! MJ was still largely dominant still winning and taking over games & series by himself! Infact the only finals series he did play poorly was in 96

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]His Stats Alone Destroy what You Wrote Above.

1986 Jordan Avg 37 ppg on 48% Shooting....
1987 Jordan Ave 35 ppg on 53% Shooting...

Ridiculous...

Stats you won't ever see again from a Perimeter Player. {10 PPG More Than Lebron's Best} {7% Higher % Than Kobe's 35ppg Season}[/quote]True true! But was he a better player in the playoffs? Was he clutch?

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Isiah Bitter? Inferiority Complex?

Let's Keep it real and Put Things in Perspective

Jordan Never "Took" the Nba

Magic Caught HIV, and Isiah Blew out his Achilles

Stop The Nonsense

Long Live Isiah.[/quote]Lies,lies and more lies!! When would you niggas realize that dominance in sports is a cycle? Its always very annoying when people bring up all kinds of conspiratory ish to justify their point of view

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Isiah Bitter? Inferiority Complex?

Lmao@you comparing Jason Kidd to Isiah Thomas

I understand you got love for him for Guarding Dwade in the Finals as an Old Man{&Did a Fantastic Job on Wade} But Still, Kidd is no where near Isiah....

Isiah Owned Jordan.....and Slaughtered Him in his Prime

The Only Player who can Ever Make That Claim.[/quote]Jason is the better passer,shooter,defender,rebounder so tell me what is it exactly that Isiah can do better than Jason Kidd?


[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Jordan was the Bitter One, Jordan Used his Influence to Keep him{Isiah} off the 1992 Dream Team.
[/quote]Naaaa Zeke got the treatment he deserved for trying to kill Jordan's shine at his first all-star game! Who hates on a rookie? Isiah was such a hater no one liked him! Not Bird Not Magic! No one came to his defense because they all knew he was an ornery playahatin a$$ nigga
If I remember Chuck Daly was coach! Chuck Daly people! And Isiah still didn't get picked so claiming MJ was the sole reason he didn't make the team is laughable

DRS is an aid its not like you run on it or need it for the whole race! Besides he finished 8th which is still largely behind the elite crowd so I don't get what the noise is about

Gotze seemed a bit subdued last night for obvious reasons though he still managed to provide an excellent cross for the first goal

Gomez + 20million euros for Lewangoalski! What say you Watzke?

usbcable: eih mr man,

disappear jare.

no worry return leg dey.

who say we no fit win return leg with our own 3-0.

varane played needed support from pepe that was tasked with taking out lewandowski. pepe and coentrao were out of sorts all through the night.
not to worry this will be rectified with the return of arbeloa in the return fixure.

If Lewandowski,Gotze,Gundogan and Reus are fit for the 2nd leg you guys might as well not set foot on the pitch! And I'm not saying this cos you guys lost 4-1 naa y'all don't just match up well with them unlike Barca you people would actually dominate possession while they do to you what you do to Barca
This Messi vs C.Ronaldo arms race has left two very unbalanced teams in Madrid and Barca and needs to stop or it would be the same song and dance

usbcable: see pot calling kettle black.

when you were mentioning 66 goals did you include no of matches? NO.
you choose to highlight what favors you most.

why not let us also mention that benzema was constantly being used as a substitue in the matches he also featured for real madrid unlike Lewandowski that was a constant starter.

or highlight the number of assists
or that it was the inefficiency of Dortmund strikers/Poland (Robert being prominent here) that led to him not playing as much games as Karim in the seasons being talked about.

Analysis is subjective My dear and we all have the effing right to use it to our advantage.(full stop)

Hehehehehehehehe aso fun won won ko won gbo

Johnpaul88: ^^^
Barca clueless without Messi? But we still manage to get three points and that's the essence of playing the match. With Messi, it'll be easier to get the 3 points but without him, we'll get the points anyway however tough it gets.

But come tuesday, a fully rested and fit Messi will be unleashed and we'll see how you can handle that. If Messi does not get injured again in Munich, i forsee a torrid time for Bayern back line. He's not kicked a ball for like ages. He'll be dying to get his magical left foot to kick one.

[quote author=A-40]But its the truth! You guys where clueless! Its not about the margin you won guys like Iniesta,Xavi,Thiago,Villa played poorly!

Anyway unlike other teams we have goal scoring threats of our own so while we know all we have to do is shutdown Messi who do you shutdown for Bayern? If Alves and Alba go on their usual buccaneering runs you can be sure Ribery and Robben would punish em[/quote]

dayokanu: Feelers I am hearing has it would be Viktor Kassai the same ref who awarded that useless penalty and yellow card to Alaba at Bernabeu last year

[quote author=A-40]He is the one it seems! Hopefully we wouldn't give them any room for any monkey business tho that shouldn't be our focus! This is Barca at its most vulnerable over the last 4 years we have to take advantage[/quote]

Johnpaul88: ^^^
Barca at their most vulnerable state? You may be surprised as to what will happen on tuesday.

Some of us have been watching this game since we could stand on both feet so when we OG's dey talk te ti ke gbo

Where is that ninja I was telling about Lewandoski sorry I mean Lewangoalski
and dude was mentioning Varane? Va-who?

ortopazz: i resemble team wey de wear stripes? Dortmund iz done, finishd, over and out . Need i say more?

Bwahahahahahahaha!!! Varane they said, Ronaldo they said,Mourinho they said,La Decima they said loool how about La Decima-tion

4llerbuntu: seems the champions league is coming to the bernabeu this year.

congrats in advance

ddippset: ironically barca and madrid have been badly hit by bad refereeing decisions and then some 1diots, big big 1diots would still come out and talk about conspiracy for an el classico final. where are they now? mute as usual.

You people really need to stop smoking Igbo! What was the bad refereeing decision that went against Madrid

RuuDie: Easy bro. Just the one. . .I ain't that stew.pid

But I love to put my money where my mouth is, especially when I strongly believe. . . and seriously, I am up for any takers on this one - Barcelona will play in Wembley come May!

Let's go $200

Fussbot: who was jones,smalling,valencia,carrick wen united signed dem??wu were dey??..d dffrnc is dat bayern signs an already established players while united catch dem wen dey were young....and even talking about rivalry here,are fulham,wigan,sunderland,tottenham,aston villa our rivals?y can't we sign players 4rm chelsea,man city,liverpool et al..we talking bout d second best team in d league and arguably dia best player bayern jst signed...d rivalry is more gravery bro..dey signed players from stuggart,borrusia mdglbach,shalke o4,bayer lever..d 3rd,4th.5th best teams in d league...and maybe u dn't kno wat dis cld lead 2.."A 1 club league" like celtic has bin doing(dey also buy any star players 4rm dia league)...imagine maybe mancity buying bale,v persie,mata,cazorla,hazard,suarez now cus dey have d financial power..d league wld be boring rili...I also heard bayern are also tracking lewandowski..jst imagine!..btw gotze was 37m pounds

Loooololol ninja please! Remember a certain Cantona? Where did you poach him from? Where they not your rivals too
RVP,Rio,Carrick,Valencia
They set a release clause and we matched it! End of tori! Same thing Chelsea did with Torres! I can see why you might be upset tho yall wanted Gotze too

Much Freddy Adu about nothing! Why don't we just agree that dominance in Sports is most times cyclical and call it a day! Tiki-taka would fall off at some point and a new formula to win would come up!

David Lee is done for the season actually @joeydozzy

Man these Nuggets need to play some defense mayne! That's always been my knock with them George Karl teams! Apart from when he had Gary Payton a natural defender, his teams have largely had issues defensively

Where's Alyricist-Laura? How did he like the beatdown my boys from Munich handed Barcelona? Nigga did you catch Thomas Muller's pick and roll game with Robben for the 3rd goal

The Celts had no answer for Melo once again! I woulda guaranteed a sweep but I can't vouch for Chandler's health

ortopazz: i said I wantd us to decimate baryern. . .not that they are even gud. . .jus plugged the holes in our clueles spanish compatriots! Dnt blame them!

Why not get past Dortmund first! Una make mouth pass this one last season oh! Some Barca fans are still constipated from the crow they had to eat last night tonight might be your turn