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RuuDie: I'd still bet my house on Barcelona going through.

Adriano L-B, Abidal C-B, Tello L-attack. . .and they will be just fine!

You are flirting with bankruptcy this guy! How many bets have you lost now?

I remember telling ninjas this Barca team was vulnerable! Over-reliance on Messi as usual! Maybe ninjas have forgotten the hatchet job Schweinsteiger did on him in SA! Why would one player score over 50 goals and the rest of his attacking compadres can barely boast of 20 goals between them! This has to stop for Barca to move forward its high time guys like Sanchez,Pedro and Villa carried their weight offensively
Anyway I expected victory but was always worried about the away goal and prospective bookings for Dante and Lahm that could see them miss the 2nd leg (that didn't happen)

Mcleo007: I only know him to troll Madrid and Barca threads on NL.. I don't consider him a Bayern fan, sorry.

Who be this dan-gbana? And who need your consideration? Wetin I for take am do biko! Abeg you can shove it where the sun don't shine

FBS: Mr nateevs thinks otherwise. Can you send him a text message please.

No mind Nateevs! Little does he know Thomas Muller would be the first name on his team sheet. Guardiola was not always enamored with tiki-taka he had bruisers like Yaya Toure,Keita,Pique,Alves(still there) once upon a time but somewhere along the line I think he got carried away but his last season in Barca must have thought him a big lesson and last night's game has shown him the importance of a Plan B

Johnpaul88: You guys were close to tactical perfection.

We were deservedly beaten.

But the scoreline flattered you guys.

Just the ninja I was waiting for! Flattered how? When I told you Barca was at its most vulnerable you thought I was just yarning idle chatter! Over-reliance on Messi and a lack of an alternative tactic did you guys in! Over 60% possession but not a single shot on target it doesn't get any dismal than that

The tie is not over sha but I love the odds

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bayern 4
barcelona 0

Bros u talk am oh! Did you place a bet on any site cos you would probably be a very rich man now

Every team needs a Thomas Muller mehn! I don't know how many times I've gone on about how cerebral this ninja is and the intensity he brings to Bayern them no born Pep well to not play am if he wants results! Bayern don't play that shyte

ddippset: will you just shut it! when milan handled a ball to score, you pretended you didnt see it. now you yapping here, there. typical hypocrite you.

Mechionu gi! Where u blind to Bartra and Pique's blatant handballs!

One me gi vuum naya! One me gi vuum naya

Calm down we go run am 2nd leg


Hahahahaha we don knack dem

Uefalona at work again! 2 blatant handballs in the box no penalties

Good job guys! Keep the ball in front of you and we would be fine. Ribery hasn't had a very good game and Robben missed a very good chance to put as ahead very early as usual

All we need is one or two more goals! If we can limit them to a goal or none we would be fine

Uefalona at work again! 2 blatant handballs in the box no penalties

dayokanu: So Debo what do you think about the RvP signing now?

Who got the better deal?

And BTW Arsenal potential signing Gotze seems to have other ideas

Gotze at Arsenal? Hehehehe

dayokanu: The timing was the only thing wrong with it and the other Bundesliga teams can shut the fuucck up

Would it have been better if Gotze went abroad?

We paid 17m for Gustavo, 25m for Neuer, 35 for Gomez, 37 got Gotze while they sell Ozil to Madrid for 15m, Khedira for 12m and Kompany for 6m

Bayern is still the best thing to happen to those clubs

With the money they got, they can buy Isco and Eriksen or even Max meyer

That's the most annoying part! Had it been it was Madrid,Man U or Juve they would probably not pay as much as Bayern has had to cough out yet they are complaining! This is like a father or mother crying for their daughter after they have collected her dowry

You mean the same Dortmund we dashed Mats Hummels for cheap? They would be ungrateful if they didn't appreciate Bayern! With 37million euros there are a lot of quality players you can get with change to spare! Not only is Bayern enriching the smaller German teams with revenue they are also strengthening the German national team and making them a more cohesive unit something I wouldn't expect the untrained eye to understand

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22261981

www1.skysports.com/football/news/11890/8667066/Bayern-Munich-agree-32m-deal-to-sign-Mario-Gotze-from-Borussia-Dortmund

To be honest the timing is the only thing I'm unhappy about and it could really dent Dortmund's chances against Madrid. Not that Ulli Hoeness or Karl-Heinz would care tho

With 37million I think Dortmund can reinvest and still be a force they obviously still need the money think of it as Bayern's largesse trickling down on the other teams. Awon buje budanu to n fi owo sanu

Its looking like a done deal already! Ol boy na serious Gobe for the entire Europe next season! Best young player by miles in today's game. He's Bavarian too so I guess he always wanted to play for Die Roten

He's definitely improved! And has finally learned to play the game the right way it seems. Much better shot selection and actually taking responsibility of closing out games
J-Crossover was my pick for 6th man earlier in the season but he stalled some

Chris Paul put a dagger thru the heart of the Grizz
with that last play no time for them to recover from that

As for the Nets! No-show Joe showed up again! You would expect him to at least perform when Deron Williams has a down night

I'd take this Gotze story with a pinch of salt though I'd be ecstatic if we could land him as I feel he is an upgrade on Toni Kroos! Question is where would he even play?

MRbrownJAY: lol, 10 tiny seconds when Alonso had to pit twice because of some bloody DRS failure...... that is much more than 10 seconds lost. the reason i believe they deserve equal credit is because Vettel did it with a perfect car while Alonso had to do it raw. if you think that Vettel's drive is any better than what Alonso did yesterday then fair enough, thats your opinion.

You are forgetting one teensy weensy little detail! Vettel had to creep up the field not once but twice!!!
DRS is only an aid stop making it sound like its impossible to race without it

MRbrownJAY: come bro, you are better than this, all these words but no concrete answer?! what mistake did Alonso make this weekend? or do you want to blame him for opening his DRS while in the proper zone? there is no excuse for Alonso/ Ferraris when they fukc up. last race he made a mistake and paid for it, nobody tried to find excuses.
so as the president of the Fernando Alonso fan of NL (lol), let me just say this:" the championship will be long, one DNF is nothing, so get a hold of yourself!"

Loool you said this DNF shyte last season bruh I don't see how a DNF for Vettel favors Alonso unless he wins the race in question! And u know how immaculate Seb can be at times

Oseee Van Paseee! Ka ni pe I have bought Bale now I woulda been in top 6 territory

All I need to do is win my last H2H game and I'm in the playoffs

The tie is 50-50 to be honest! There are no favorites forget the mouth making from the fans deep down no one is 100% sure of anything till at least the end of the game tomorrow

dayokanu: Danny Welbeck was born in 1990

Below are 10 Bundesliga players born in 1990 and below way better than Danny Welbeck

Mario Gotze Born 1992
Toni Kroos Born 1990
David Alaba Born 1992
Julian Draxler Born 1993
Ilkay Gundogan Born 1990
Marc Andre ter Stergen Born 1992
Son Heung-Min Born 1992
Sead Kolasinac Born 1993
Sebastian Rode born 1990
Sebastian Jung born 1990

You forgot Andre Schurrle??

Truth be told Welbeck is an average joe. Sturridge is better than him and shoulda been on the PFA list if not for RA's man crush on Torres

RuuDie: There is an odd mixture about this game. . .on current form and recent results, Barcelona come to this game as "slight under-dogs"; yet this will be Bayern's "stiffest" challenge this season.

Bayern have a problem.
They have big quality, players who are used to being in control of the ball, constantly on the offensive, the "dominant side". But against Barca, they face a side who almost always likely to dominant possession of the football even if they do nothing meaningful with it.
Now the question is. . . how do a rampaging Bayern, who are so used to pouring forward in numbers literally bombarding the opposition goal, transform into a "bodies behind the ball", "keep the defensive shape", "close down the spaces" Stoke, Reading or Osasuna over-night!!?

Barca might dominate possession but not by much with Schweinsteiger and Martinez in midfield I'm sure we would hold our own bypassin the midfield with quick outlet passes to the wide men (Robben,Ribery,Lahm,Alaba) I expect to see a more direct Bayern!

ddippset: getting 102 points and eliminating bayern munich are not mutually exclusive events. i say we make that history and while we are at it, we deny bayern munich a place in wembley.

We would see about that! All I know is you guys can't win the remaining 6 games! As for denying Bayern a place all I'd say is keep your words short and sweet cos you might have to eat em

MRbrownJAY: see as they get mouth now to say that Alonso's drive wasnt the shiit, while last yr all of you hailed Vettel the greatest after he did exactly the same, IN A PERFECTLY WORKING RBR CAR..........haba!!!!!

Vettel came to a complete stop and was facing the wrong way turning his car and getting back on track must have cost him at least 10 seconds. Alonso finished 8th not 6th nor 3rd so I don't think they deserve equal credit

MRbrownJAY: if what Vettel did last yr was the shiiit (as you guys like to claim), then how dare you people not calling Alonso's drive just the same?! i am smelling a whiff of hypocrisy here, lol!

bro A-40 abeg show me what were the "2 mistakes" that Alonso did? yesterday was all about car troubles and not human error. car trouble can always be fixed for the next race, lack of driving skills cannot.....this is why people like Alonso remain in the point whether he drives in a perfect car or one that is average/damaged. it is called TALENT/SKILLS

The Ferrari is arguably the fastest car on race day I have been saying this since last season but Alonso fanboys always have an excuse for him when he comes up short! "Give him a faster car he would win" and all that megedefegede I'm happy people like you are admitting he has a great car this year so if or when he falls short we wouldn't hear any excuses
Alonso's over enthusiasm at the jump was what got him in trouble in Malaysia (mistake number 1) he made another one over the weekend whether you want to admit it or not!

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura][color=#000099][i]
There was this Little Guy Called "Michael Jordan" he also happened to run Through....

Am Not Sure if you Ever Heard of Him Though......

Of Course, Running Through and Beating Down the Likes of Nobodies Such as Michael Jordan are a Mere Bag of Shells Compared to Jason Kidd and Kerry Kittles Triumphant Like Heroic Battles of Slay Via Slaughter Through Invulnerable Mega~God Like Teams Such as The 2002 Hornets and 2003 Bucks.
The Former Comprised of ALL World Legendary Immortals Like Elden Campbell, Bryce Drew and 88 Year Old Stacy Augmon

While the Latter being Comprised of Notorious Thug Like Hall of Fame Legendary Players Such as Anthony Mason, Jason Caffey, Sam Cassell a Washed Up Gary Payton, a Flawed Ray Allen{Who was Subsequently Dumped}. And Let's not forget Nba Street Legends Such as Timeless Roundball Artists, Tim Thomas and Desmomnd Mason.
Along With a Myriad of Other Prolific NBA Greats....Ervin Johnson and Toni Kukoc, Let's not forget them as well.[/quote]Yeah he ran through MJ all by his lonely! No help from his backcourt partner Joe Dumars the bigs Laimbeer et al
Remind me by the way how many hall of famers did Jason Kidd play with in his early Nets days

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]You Know It's Funny, We give Mj Credit For Hijacking The League and Going Through Magic, While Magic was Old, Fat and Sloppy, All Depleted And Sick on First Generation Anti Retro Viral Slash Anti Aids Cocktails....

Yet, My Man Isiah Can't Get His Credit for Slaying a ~Prime Jordan~, Bird and The Lakers During His Championship Run[/quote]Players peak differently! 84-90 was not prime Jordan! I could also use Lebron as an example afterall he was smacked around by the Celtics as well,Pistons e.t.c before he finally got over the hill last year

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Pay Homage, and Stop Disrespecting Isiah by putting that Primitive Wife Beater in the Same Conversation as The All Mighty Isiah Thomas...

The Original Iverson.....

The Best Small Guard in the History of the Game{Tiny,A.I Second and Third}[/quote]Nigga hush Jason Kidd was/is a better passer better rebounder and better defender than Tiny ever was

Isiah played with better talent doesn't mean he is better

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]He use to Son Jordan So Bad, even till this day Jordan is Still Bitter.

The Nba Dismantled The Bad Boys, Jordan Never Truly Dethroned Them. The Nba Changed the Rules.[/quote]You need to chill with the conspiracy theories bruh! Their asses got swept! And they never recovered from that
Isiah always was a hater! He'd been hating on Jordan since he was a rookie have you forgotten the all-star game where he gave MJ the cold shoulder?
The mass walk out after their sweep! Inferiority complex was the bane of Isiah and the only thing he
sons Jordan at is how to run a franchise incompetently you're a Knicks fan you should know
Didn't the coon want to beat up Bill Simmons sometime ago?

Johnpaul88: Barca lost to madrid back to back? That cannot happen if situations at the club was not unpleasant.
Two of Barcelona key members suffered from life threatening diseases. The Coach was away fighting for his life in NY for over 10 wks. Injuries to key members of the squad were particularly debilitating. The defence suffered all season due to injuries . This is obvious from the fact that Barca have had to vary the defensive shape a record 26 times in the 52 matches competed.

Excuses!!! The type I would expect from Mourinho not a respected club like Barca you can do better than these excuses. Was Tito battling life threatening sickness last season as well? Or didn't you lose to Madrid at the Camp Nou
Are you the only team in Europe suffering from injuries? You guys splurged almost 70million euros on Sanchez and Fabregas you mean to tell me Barca couldn't squeeze out money to get decent defenders

Johnpaul88: No team have had to endure these issues and yet is still competing very well at the very top - not even Bayern. Apart from the injuries suffered, the sickness to Coach shook the squad really hard and it showed in our big matches.

That they managed to emerge from those crisis to be in UEFA champions league semi final for a record 6 consecutive times, shows that these players are mentally very strong and this will prove to be more important than anything at this stage.

Story!!!

nateevs: I just found out that Philip Lahm has created 20 scoring chances in the UCL this season - 3 more than Messi. Interesting piece of stat.

Where are Roland and edoyad that where questioning the quality of Phillip Lahm? The best fullback on the planet!

MRbrownJAY: bro A-40
there was only one person who could have challenged the top spot yesterday against Vettel (there was only one person who had the car for it) and that was Alonso. unless they get their act together and quickly fit upgrade, this part of the season is between Alonso and Vettel, and who will make the less mistake (and at the moment thats Vettel)

Alonso has made two mistakes already! Whose to say he wouldn't make more? He doesn't have the luxury of the good start he had last season. Do not overlook the threat of Kimi Raikonnen the iceman
The Ferrari is arguably the fastest car on the grid and he is already 30pts behind Vettel what happens when the other teams improve

MRbrownJAY: see this enemies of the truth!!!! Alonso got 1 more schedule stop than anybody out there, had a car that was CLEARLY slower than pack, yet made brilliant overtake moves on Mc Larens etc, and still managed to finish 8th......and you guys have the audacity to not put him at the top of your "driver of the day" list? obviously, your support for other teams/drivers does not make you see clearly. abeg guys, open your eyes, lol!

Vettel went from pit-lane to 3rd, 21st to 6th but Alonso fanboys said he had a quick car like Alonso's car is slow

omar22: Actually it was from the pit lane to 3rd

Je ki won gbo

Suarez is quality bone his skenren! He deserves a better team than that shitty Liverpool who can't cop a decent midfielder it seems

nateevs: My opinion is that a player's ability will come through irrespective of the responsibility of creativity. In fact, his stats are likely to increase because better quality players will get on the end of his passes and crosses more often irrespective of whose responsibility it is to create. If he plays, it will happen because he is that creative.

It's perhaps not Schurrle's responsibility to create because he can't. If he could, he will.

That's a very simplistic assumption like Ibime rightly pointed out Luka Modric at Madrid serves a very good example Cesc Fabregas too! besides are you claiming he would have more chances to improve his numbers when he would most likely have less time on the ball?

Schurrle has 6 assists De Bruyne has 9 the difference is not as wide as you think plus Schurrle is more clinical and composed in front of goal to boot!

Paul George tho! What a beast! First triple double of the playoffs 23pts 11 rebounds and 12 asts

[quote author=Alyricist★Laura]Isiah Also Played Against Way Better Teams As Well...

I'd Like to see Jason Kidd Go Through The 80s Celtics, 80s 76ers, and Beat the 80s Lakers in The Finals As Well.

Ill Get to The Rest After My Playoff Cookout.

Andre Miller Put on a Show Yesterday.....

Day#2 of the Playoffs...Life is Beautiful.[/quote]Yes he beat the Lakers sans Magic Johnson and Byron Scott looool Abdul Jabbar was only like 52! Hehehehe you stay clownin I swear

nateevs: I am not making an either or situation between both players. And no this isn't about flash, razzle and frazzle but about how each influences play.


Kevin's 9 assists to Andre's 6
Kevin averages 2.6 key passes per game as opposed to Andre's 1.2
Kevin averages 47.9 passes per game as opposed to Andre's 27.4
Kevin averages 2.2 crosses per game as opposed to Andre's 1.5
Kevin averages 5.7 accurate long balls per game to Andre's 1
Kevin averages 0.2 accurate through balls per game to Andre's 0.2

Add to that Kevin being a much better player at set-piece taking. Kevin will more likely influence a game than Andre will. This is all despite Kevin playing from a deeper position and playing in a vastly inferior team to Andre's.


I am not making a case of who of both players Chelsea needs right now but disagreeing with the point that at this moment in time, Andre is a better player than Kevin is. It is not true.

Could it be that because he is at an inferior team he would ordinarily have more opportunities to control the tempo of the game? Cause I doubt his stats would have been so gaudy if he was at a stronger team e.g Leverkussen or Dortmund
The creative burden at Leverkussen isn't on Schurrle so you don't expect him to possess similar stats with De Bruyne

Ibime: lol. Una no go kill me with laugh for Nairaland.

You have a point there. Although I defer to Dayos superior Bundesliga knowledge, Schurrle offers better diversity to Chelsea due to his ability to play wide. Besides is he not the most influential player at Leverkusen?

Kiessling is their best player followed by Schurrle

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

When last did you lose to Madrid at home twice in a row? Or rely so much on Messi to score or provide goals! Not being brash or nothing like that but we can and we would win this tie

This nigga is 51/50