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Morata is a disaster forever

Pedri has a 99% pass success in this game. Midfield gem...

My beloved country won't go down without a real fight.

So all the 3 teams in the so-called 'group of death' (group F) have crashed out.

Mbappe's stock keeps falling like bitcoin

See this useless Lenglet for God's sake

airmark:
Them no born Raumdeuter well to celebrate AWOOF PK here. Leave that to almajiri and kilishi people.

Ibime:
If Lampard had accepted to go to Barca, there is no tournament that Barca will not win especially those games Iniesta will be waiting for Messi to carry him along, and Messi is unable to save him every time.

Iniesta would have been dragging left wing with Henry at best, if not sent on loan.

Lampard played for England for 10 years. He achieved less than Etebo. He proved that he's nothing without Roman's money.

Give me Roman, I will fire
Bring his money, it's my desire

Trevor012:
Lampard like Bruno only shows us against small teams to stat pad and against the top teams his record is exactly the same as unproductive Iniesta minus penalities

KO stage of the Champions League, against top tier clubs (goals):

Lampard 2006-2012: 6 games vs. Barcelona (one PK goal), 6 games vs. Liverpool (2 open-play goals and one PK goal), 2 games vs. Inter Milan (zero goals), one Final vs. Manchester United (one open-play goal), another 2 games vs. Manchester United (zero goals), and another Final vs. Bayern Munich (zero goals). Total: 3 open-play goals, 2 penalty kicks, out of 22 games.

Iniesta 2008-2015: 4 games vs. Chelsea (2 open-play goals), 6 games vs. Bayern Munich (zero goals), 2 games vs. Inter (zero goals), 2 games vs. Real Madrid (zero goals), 4 games vs. AC Milan (one open-play goal), 2 games vs. Atletico Madrid (zero goals), 2 Finals vs. Manchester United Total: 3 open-play goals, zero penalty kicks, out of 22 games.

The truth shall surely prevail.

Ibime:
Lampard was England National team Player of the year in 2004 and 2005.

This is Euro 2004 top goalscorers list. He also had 2 assists that tournament.

Can you show me any tournament Iniesta went to with this level of output, rather than relying on Xavi assists to see Spain through all their games till he got to one final and got a lucky break

No one cares about the bold, just as no one cares about Milan Baros right now.

This is what Spain will not forget in their history, and Iniesta was the star of the show.

Just imagine Lampard with the picture below... Roman should have bought the 3 Lions for Lampard to have a chance. What a pity!

Can Ibime and Airmark pinpoint any match in 10 years Lampard had with England that the English fans won't ever forget? Just one.

airmark:
Only CMs at Etebo level would go a year without a league goal or an assist.

Even Etebo led his midfield to win a bronze for his country. Lampard is nothing without Roman's money.

Foden at 20 for England is already far better than Lampard.

Ibime:
Same World Cup where Iniesta had no goal or assist until a lucky break in the final

Lampard would commit a Heist of Abramovich's wealth for a trade off of Iniesta's World Cup goal.

airmark:
Only CMs at Etebo level would go a year without a league goal or an assist.

What did Lampard achieve for his country in 10 years except to fail fail and fail.

He used the Russian money to book himself a ticket to the beach while his mates were playing Euro 2008

Same world cup where Iniesta excelled without Messi and Guardiola, this is Lampard's world record without Russian money

airmark:
You and who dey talk UCL?

You jumped from nowhere on my post without reading properly. Next time read and comprehend before replying

That UCL assist against PSG is better than the ones of Levante and Osasuna.

Tell us what Lampard achieved without Roman's money. I just told you Foden's own.

Lampard has no excuse

Ibime:
When these three names are called - Muller, Lampard, Gerrard, Iniesta fanbois should keep quiet.

Within a few seasons, they should also keep quiet when KDB and Bruno Fernandes names are mentioned.

We don't believe in carryalong narratives.

He even mentioned Gerrard. As in Steven Gerrard. . Thierry Henry would be laughing hard if he saw this.

Ibime:
If Iniesta was Chelsea AM in those seasons Raumdeuter told you Drogba was dropping 5,6,10 goals, Chelsea would be facing relegation

Chelsea had to buy Mata, Oscar and Hazard in order to boost creativity in midfield. Chelsea knew if they had left Lampard alone, there wouldn't be UCL and Europa

airmark:
Rest bro.

We dey talk UCL, this one dey talk league. Have some shame abeg

airmark:
This tree had more ammunitions for protection than Iniesta between March 2014 and March 2015.

Show us Lampard's trophy outside baba olowo of Russia.

He should be ashamed that Foden won a title for England without Man city's oil money

airmark:
Just like Spanish Etebo, Nigerian Etebo never had 20+ league Goals+Assists in a season.

Just like Spanish Etebo, Nigerian Etebo went without a league goal and assist for 365 days.

Lie from hell. He had 6 assists in UCL that season. This is one of them

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airmark:
Dominate? Just like Iniesta (Spanish Etebo), the Nigerian Etebo wouldn't be able to do those number of assists and goals that Lampard delivered.

Etebo led his country's midfield to win bronze in continental tournament.

What did Lampard deliver for England?

airmark:
You know how i do my thing. I like Iniesta but when you bring Lampard to him, i will prove that Iniesta is Spanish Etebo in your face.

Even Etebo would dominate a midfield without Russia money far better than Lampard.

airmark:
No sensible Iniesta fan will try to bring him near Lampard.

You don't wanna start this. Do you?

10. 2018: THE INIESTA FINAL

Iniesta had not yet confirmed he would be leaving Barca at the end of 2017-18, but he made sure to provide the perfect curtain call anyway.

Having played a reduced role for much of the season, Iniesta seemed to have been saving himself for a last hurrah: the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla.

Although nearly 34, he looked at the peak of his powers, dictating the game at his own tempo as Barca cantered to a 5-0 win.

He even scored the goal of the game - exchanging passes with Messi, dummying the keeper and firing home - before yet another ovation serenaded his teary-eyed exit from the last major final he would play for the club he joined as a 12-year-old.

Iniesta @ 34 won the DOUBLE

9. 2015: THE SANTIAGO BERNABEU STANDS AS ONE

Iniesta is one of the few Spanish players who is generally admired throughout rival fan bases and territories - even among Real Madrid supporters

In the Clasico of November 2015, Barca destroyed Madrid on home turf with a 4-0 victory in which Iniesta set up Neymar for a goal and scored a stunner himself.

Such was the supremacy of Iniesta that day - with Lionel Messi out injured - that the Bernabeu gave him a standing ovation as he left the pitch in the 77th minute. Only two other Barca players had ever been accorded such an honour: Ronaldinho, and Diego Maradona.

NB: Xavi was NEVER given a standing ovation by Madrid fans in his 17 years stay.

8. 2015: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HISTORY

Another former Barca player in his first season as head coach, another treble, and another Iniesta assist on a big stage.

Luis Enrique's Barca took the lead against Juventus in Berlin through Ivan Rakitic after four minutes, as Iniesta became the first player to assist a goal in three different Champions League finals.

Alvaro Morata equalised but Luis Suarez and Neymar secured a 3-1 victory, as Iniesta claimed another man-of-the-match prize in a major final.

7. 2012: THE BEST IN EUROPE

Iniesta was part of the Spain side that won Euro 2008 under Luis Aragones before Vicente del Bosque led them to World Cup glory. 

Two years later, one of the great modern eras of international football was secured as they defended their continental crown, dispatching Italy 4-0 in the final in Kiev.

Del Bosque's team comprised six midfielders and no strikers, a remarkable line-up that represented the zenith of tiki-taka football, where technical mastery of pass-and-move play trumped all else and the classic number nine was rendered obsolete. 

Iniesta was named man of the match, player of the tournament, and crowned UEFA's Best Player in Europe later that year.

6. 2011: A WORLD RUN BY MIDFIELDERS

At the 2011 Club World Cup, Barca went into the final against Santos with David Villa injured and Pedro on the bench. Guardiola's solution? Let's midfield them to death.

Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas and Thiago Alcantara (oh, and Dani Alves) all lined up behind Lionel Messi in a 3-4-3. It gave Barca a grip on the game that never loosened.

Messi (twice), Xavi and Fabregas scored in a 4-0 win in which Barca had 71 per cent possession and a young Neymar was given a glimpse of his future. Iniesta, the beating heart of the side, described the performance as "unique... it was something to remember and enjoy".

5 2011: UNITED BACK ON THE CAROUSEL

Alex Ferguson famously compared facing a midfield of Xavi and Iniesta to being stuck on a carousel after Barca beat United 2-0 in the 2009 Champions League final.

Two years later, Guardiola's men led the Red Devils on an even dizzier dance, winning 3-1 at Wembley to secure another European triumph. Such was Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta's control over events that even Ferguson could find no complaints over the scoreline.

"They do mesmerise you with the way they pass it," he said. "I would say they're the best team we've faced.

Everyone acknowledges that and I accept that. It's not easy when you've been well beaten like that to think another way. 
No one has given us a hiding like that. It's a great moment for them."

4. 2010: A CLASICO FOR THE AGES

Guardiola's Barca reached their peak in 2010-11 and arguably their greatest performance came in November 2010 against Real Madrid.

Jose Mourinho's first taste of the Clasico as Madrid coach ended in a 5-0 battering at Camp Nou in which Iniesta, Xavi and Sergio Busquets utterly dominated proceedings.

He was not among the goals - Xavi (from Iniesta's pass), Pedro, David Villa (twice) and Jeffren were on the scoresheet - but Iniesta's display underlined his position as one of the world's best midfielders in the finest team on the planet.

3. 2010: WORLD CUP GLORY

Iniesta recalled his winning goal in extra time of the 2010 World Cup final as a moment of clarity, when it seemed as though the world drifted into slow motion.

That feeling of calm was a far cry from the year leading up to the tournament, in which the player struggled badly with mental and emotional concerns despite his success on the pitch. "It was like nothing was right," he recalled in his book, The Artist: Being Iniesta.

The loss of his friend Dani Jarque in 2009 - the Espanyol defender who died at just 26 years old - had deeply affected Iniesta, and it was only fitting he celebrated securing Spain's first World Cup by pulling off his shirt to reveal a message beneath reading: "Dani Jarque, always with us."