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vanguard1: Bro Donphilopus, its finally in front page oooo. Chelsea fan till death do us part.

Lol... I just discovered it now! We dealt with them in the last game, by winning them by 4 goals to nil! Na today winning go sweet pass ooo...

Big4wig: *spits on chelsea*..agbero club...how e go make fp fast..

With una Assnal Mods!

[quote author=Q.Mark]It is called leg work.

Man-U get EPL officials
Barcelona get UEFA officials
Arsenal get Nairaland officials
Chelsea get NURTW officials

So stop hating. At least, chelsea fans are favoured at bus stops.[/quote]Smh!

bastien: Chelshit thread dey consume MB

If you don't have MB, don't click on our thread!

vanguard1: Please don't talk too much ooooo, don't wanna miss you in nairaland. You know nah, mukina2 is e-power drunk.
On a lighter note, how you foresee our match tonight @chelsea

Lol... It's going to be great...

Something should be done ooo!

Except these mods are begged to move Chelsea's match thread to the FP, they won't do! But when it comes to Arsenal, it won't take them 5mins.

Hocus pocus!

Brimmie: OP, this your moniker no be here o!

That moniker no get mate!!

Brimmie: See how mumu inSincereNigerian dey fight on top moniker!

Quack Veterinary Doc!

Which Uni im gradge from??

Barcelona coach Tata Martino believes speed will be key to beating Celtic in their final Champions League fixture at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night.

While the Hoops are guaranteed to finish bottom of Group H, the Catalan side need a point to finish top the section after losing at Ajax in their last European game.

Barca have 10 points from five games with AC Milan second on eight points ahead of their game against Ajax, who are one point further back.

Martino, quoted on the club's official website, told a media conference: "This is an important game in all aspects - we have to finish top, we have to win and put in a good performance. For us, every game is tough and each one has consequences."

Barca scraped through 2-1 against Neil Lennon's side in their group game at the Nou Camp last year thanks to a last-gasp Jordi Alba goal.

And they were held for 75 minutes at Celtic Park earlier this season before Cesc Fabregas headed the only goal against a home side who had been reduced to 10 men following Scott Brown's kick at Neymar.

Martino said: "We have to be accurate and fast in our build-up and in moving the ball around. We'll be playing in a 30-yard strip of pitch and we need to keep up the pressing too to stop Celtic hitting us on the break."

Midfielder Sergio Busquets warned the Scottish champions that Barca have "learnt our lesson from last year".

"They have their style of playing, which is very different from ours," he said.

"The sooner we get a goal, the better, because they can close down at the back and make it hard for us."

While Lionel Messi, Victor Valdes and Dani Alves are still sidelined, Xavi and Andres Iniesta will both be fit to face Celtic following injury as will Cristian Tello, although the Catalan club will be without the suspended Fabregas.

Celtic's Emilio Izaguirre picked up his third booking against AC Milan in the last Group H fixture and will miss the game but Lennon welcomes back right-back Adam Matthews, who is contention after recovering from shoulder surgery which kept him out for seven weeks.

Skipper Scott Brown returns after missing the last three European games through suspension, following a clash with Barca star Neymar at Parkhead in October, which interested the local reporters more.

The Hoops boss said after the 1-0 defeat in Glasgow: "I don't think Neymar does himself any favours by the way he behaves at times."

Lennon stood by his comments on ahead of the rematch, although he was liberal in his praise of the Barca star.

He said: "We wont treat Neymar any differently from any of the other 10 or 11 world-class players Barcelona have in their team.

"It was the first time I saw Neymar play live and I was very impressed and I think he will be a wonderful addition to the Barcelona team.

"I think he is very talented but I stand by what I said on the evening, I did think he made more of the contact than necessary.

"However, Scott knows that he is in the wrong and he has served his punishment and I think he is looking very much forward to playing tomorrow.

"I wouldn't say he (Neymar) is doing it all the time at all, I think it was exaggerated in that instance.

"It is not a major criticism of the player. I think he is going to light up the football world over the next five to 10 years."

Napoli coach Rafa Benitez believes his team will need to be at its very best if it is to beat Arsenal in Wednesday's Champions League match at the San Paolo stadium.

Both teams go into the final Group F match in Naples looking to progress to the knockout stages of the competition.

Arsenal have the upper hand as they lead the pool, three points clear of nearest rivals Borussia Dortmund and Napoli.

Napoli are third, level on nine points with Borussia, and need to either beat Arsenal by a 3-0 margin or better the result of the German outfit, who visit bottom-side Olympique Marseille in the other pool game.

"We know that Arsenal are very strong but we will try," Benitez said in Tuesday's press conference. "My team has to give 100 per cent.

"My players know how important Wednesday's game is and they have all trained really well.

"We have nothing to lose.

"For us to play at home gives us an added strength.

"We were unlucky to be placed in such a difficult group but for me, it's better to experience these games rather than watch them on TV."

Benitez, whose side is third in Serie A, believes the key will be for his side to score an early goal.

"We will try to score as soon as possible and then we will see what the other result is in the other (group) game," he said.

"The result between Olympique and Borussia Dortmund can help us but the message I have given to my players is to focus on ourselves.

"We will go out determined to win by either scoring one or more goals.

"If they (Arsenal) score one then we will need to score four.

"However, while we have to play attacking football, we have to do that showing the right balance."

The former Liverpool tactician knows his team faces a huge task against an Arsenal side that have looked solid this season.

The Gunners, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton on Sunday, lead the Premier League standings with a five-point advantage over Liverpool and Chelsea with 15 games played.

Moreover, Arsene Wenger's men have lost just once in Europe this season, a 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund back in October.

"In modern football everyone knows the quality of their rivals," Benitez said. "Arsenal is a very strong side.

"This could be the year they win the Premier League.

"For me Wenger is the best coach in the Premier League and knows what his team must do.

"Arsenal will try to control possession and hit us with counter attacks. We have to do our thing, focus on ourselves and not on them."

Benitez will be hoping goalkeeper Pepe Reina is fit having missed Saturday's 3-3 draw against Udinese with a muscular injury.

Should Reina fail to recover, Rafael will take his place in goal. Midfielder Valon Behrami (foot) is doubtful while playmaker Marek Hamsik (foot) misses out.

Goran Pandev, who struck a brace in just three minutes against Udinese, will partner Gonzalo Higuain up front.

Arsenal manager Wenger has warned his side an "average performance" could crush their Champions League dreams.

"I see it as another game we want to win, and that is the only way we can approach the game," Wenger said.

"Benitez has a very big experience, is a very intelligent manager, so I know he will prepare his team well. The only way we can counter that is to be at our best and put in a good performance as an average performance will not be good enough.

"For me the most important thing is to qualify. If we can finish top, it is even better."

Bacary Sagna continues to recover from a hamstring problem, so Carl Jenkinson looks set to deputise at right-back again.

Theo Walcott is pressing for a place in the starting line-up having been used as an impact player from the bench after his return from minor abdominal surgery.

Arsenal are likely to come up against Higuain, the Argentina forward Wenger tracked before he signed for Napoli from Real Madrid in a B£34million summer move.

Wenger is not concerned with what might have been, as Arsenal went on to smash their transfer record to land German playmaker Mesut Ozil on transfer deadline day.

"There were a lot of statements that were not true about Higuain, but he has joined Benitez, is in good hands and shows he is a great striker," said Wenger.

"But we have (Olivier) Giroud who shows as well he is a great striker."

Wenger added: "Higuain is a player you have to keep quiet as he is of course very dangerous, so the more we can play outside the box the easier it will be for us to keep him quiet."

Jose Mourinho insists there will be no compromise in Chelsea's attacking approach despite their stuttering recent form.

Mourinho is frustrated at the Blues' shortcomings up front and in defence, admitting even the training aids would have the good fortune to score against his side at present.

Mourinho said: ``We have to kill opponents. We have to score goals. We are also conceding goals defensively.

``In this moment if you train defensive corners against the dummies, I think one dummy will score, because all the rebounds they go to the opponents.''

Chelsea will bid to respond from Saturday's Premier League loss at Stoke on Wednesday night against Steaua Bucharest at Stamford Bridge and must win to be certain of top spot in Champions League Group E after two losses to Basle.

But Mourinho was adamant Chelsea's style will not be altered, in comments which could be interpreted as a veiled criticism of predecessor Rafael Benitez.

The Chelsea boss said: ``Am I going to change the style and play more defensive players? No. Am I going to play David Luiz in front of the central defenders? No.

``Am I going to play with four plus two and the wingers closing behind and leaving Fernando in attack waiting for a counter attack, waiting for a long ball to try to win 1-0? No.

``We go in the same direction.''
Chelsea have already qualified for the last 16, but know Basle can overtake them by winning at Schalke.

Steaua may already be eliminated from Europe this season, but head coach Laurentiu Reghecampf hopes to finish ton a high.

``It is a pity that we are in this situation now,'' Reghecampf said.

``Initially I was hoping that this would become an important game where we would have a chance to qualify for the next round, or even to get into the Europa League.

``Now of course for us the domestic league is the main priority at this stage, but this doesn't mean we are not concentrated here.

``We know it will be a very difficult. Chelsea want to finish top of the group and they have to win in order to do that. I just hope we will make a good game.

``We want to play a good game here and not repeat the mistakes that were made in the first leg.

``I think the result was much more important when we played here in the Europa League than it is now.

``But for all of us, for me, for my team, for Romanian football it is very important to have a positive game and hopefully also a positive result.''

Steaua, without suspended captain Alexandru Bourceanu, are struggling for form domestically and in Europe, where they have three points from draws with Basle (twice) and Schalke.

They won 2-0 at home to Otelul last Thursday to end a run of five successive draws and book a place in the Romanian Cup semi-finals.

Captain John Terry is among those expected to be rested, but fit-again Brazilians Luiz (knee) and Oscar (ankle) could return.


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Slncere 9gerian: forget about my Nland ID and get busy!

Are you now doing ID competition??

So, you people are now competing on who should be the real Sincere Nigerian on this forum?? Anyways, the only person that uses that moniker here, on nairaland and represents it well is "sincerenigerian", so any other one is a counterfeit.

He would try to intimidate people by using the military personnels, but all we'll do is to say NO!

So he should........

Eneze1: because a lot of parents feel they are above mistakes, my mum is not like that anyway, but my dad, kai he is something else, but I feel the generation of parents this days are trying to imbibe the culture of apologizing to their kids whenever they are wrong which is good

Sorry for the derailment pls! Are you from Igarra, because your moniker looks Igarrian??

donmix: then ask them y de were banned, sexkillz can't ban without any tangible reason

Are you sure, you really know sexkillz as I do??

[quote author=IGBO-SON]^^^Could be the Ambassador didn't reckon on having these kind of 'issues' to contend with. He must have thought being an Ambassador was just to flex and jolificate 24/7......the scales should have fallen from his eyes by now![/quote]Most of them do not know their work as ambassadors!

oluafolabi: Your hate won't take you anywhere. It won't .

Ok! I guess, your LIKE would take you somewhere!

donmix: u must have commit offense dat befits dat...... No smoke without fire

He hasn't done that to me, but he has done to several people.

tokunboh: So you know it won't change anything. Why the noise then? Opposition elements should learn how to bring real issues to the table. I can't see them getting near aso rock with this media blackmail

Until you see APC celebrating their presidential swearing-in in may 29 2015, that's when you will know they are the owner of Aso Rock!

Bigcake: No single plane shld be sent to those ediots,they wanted to fight let dem fight, they thought dis is Nigeria whr they kill and go scotfree. I wish i was there to join hands and kill all those rat looking musllems

If it were to be your brothers (from the same region), what would you have said??

Even if he had spoken, it wouldn't have changed anything.

donmix: he was a great mod....... Comparing him with mandela is just to show appreciation of his good work on NL

so banning forumites till 2106 is a quality of a good mod??