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Bornfool:
Your moniker shows how your brain work every 5 seconds

Nice comeback Mr Bootstrap ... My OS na Linux - once up, e no de stop!

OP - you should also get off Nairaland. It is relatively secular.

Bornfool:
Sevilla to win 8-0

You NL name explains your post

eni4real:
Ballon d'or is the Nobel prize of Footballers!!
Messi is the Ballon d'or GOAT!!!
What happened in Barcelona Defence will never take that away from him!!
Enough!!!

Messi chopped 8 goals and scored ZERO ... he was exposed and now crowned the undisputed 2020 Ballon D’ Donkey

Dear Man U, please represent the EPL well. Time to show us the GGMU stuff you have been shouting all year.
Rooting for you.
Thanks
CFC fan

eni4real:
He chopped 8 goals, he is a bad Defender??Stop bothering yourself on the Ballon d'or GOAT!!!

Yes, he chopped 8 goals and scored 00000000 = Ballon D’Donkey

eni4real:
Messi is not a Defender..
Let this argument end here!!

If he did his job and scored goals he would not have have chopped 8 goals

EbukaHades10:
Pep too dey over think his tactics.
If to say dem win, na "tactical genius" u go dey hear upandan

The guy's over sabi really vexes me. He will be waiving his hand up and down, drawing all these formations at his players but yet simple defense he cannot set up. Maybe he needs to spend a few weeks with some old school coaches and learn the basics having a solid back line .
Man City also fell to another French team (Monaco) a few years ago despite having a 5-3 first leg win.

TheGoodJoe:
The same Manchester city that UEFA wanted banned for two seasons.

OK - you have a point there ...

vickydevoka:
De ball came with full force he jst hit de ball to score nnit went over de bar, anybody can miss dat as a striker

Nope, that should have been a very easy goal. The ball did not come to him in “full force”.
He was just not calm under pressure and unnecessarily blasted the ball when he had an open goal.

TheGoodJoe:
That is another debate. We could have played better. Pep was awful with the tactics but still does not change the fact that it is time for UEFA to stop their ills against City.
You can clearly see the referee wanted to blow a foul but changed his mind.

If there was a conspiracy, UCL would have actually favoured a bigger market like Man City over Lyon.
Unfortunately for City, Pep made gaffes tactically and honestly some players underperformed. Oh well ...

eni4real:
Otamendi
That's all I see in your write-up!!!

Messi lacks quality Midfielders and Defenders in Argentina team..

'Wonderful talents' claim is not real at all!!!

Valverde played in the El Clasico... No Argentina Midfielders has his quality right now...

Messi is ALONE in that squad!!!

Stop overemphasizing the Bayern Match, Messi is not a Defender!! The team just couldn't cope with Bayern... Are they not the same team that beat Napoli??

Bayern simply exposed their weakness and shallow depth!!

Blaming Messi for the goals conceded proved that Critics want to Messi to be a Defender, Midfielder, Striker and a Coach at the same time!!

Is it because he is the Ballon d'or GOAT??

His teammates must rise up to his level if they want him to win another UCL for them(club)or even an international Trophy in the National team!!

El Classico is not UCL - ROFL! Zidane did not even select Valverde to play in Champions League knockout stages.
It is obvious you are not able to reason logically after Messi got that 8-2 bashing!
You are now spewing all sorts of illogical nonsensties .. you need some time off before you can think clearly

TheGoodJoe:
VAR also cleared Llorente using hand to score against Manchester City. That is the corruption we are kicking against. It was an illegitimate goal Dembele scored. The referee knew it, the officials in the VAR room knew it but decided to let it stand.

OK dear Good Joe. Let us accept that the goal was controversial but be honest.... was this the type of performance that Man C can use to win UCL? It should NEVER have reached this level and they should have never struggled against Lyon if they aspire to be a legitimate contender in Europe.
This was disappointing and Pep G has not won UCL with Bayern and now Man C ...

TheGoodJoe:
The guy who stepped over the ball was in an offside position. That is interference. Secondly, Dembele fouled Laporte to gain advantage to score. That is a foul.

No way the goal should stand.

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However, both Ferdinand and Hart believe there was clear contact on Laporte, albeit unintentional, and the goal shouldn't have stood.

"I think it's a foul," Ferdinand told BT Sport.

"If I'm on that pitch, it's got to be. He's connected and he's the one who went on to score. City were dominating at that time.

"There is 100 per cent contact. I don't understand how they can't call that? People will be saying conspiracy theories now if you're a City fan.

"I believe that's a foul and it's the man who goes on to score the goal."


"It's not intentional, that's clear but there is a clash of legs," Hart added.

"Does it then go with the referee's decision because he's seen it?"

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-var-ferdinand-hart-18776960.amp

But bro - VAR cleared that goal, he did not touch the ball and the contact was incidental.

Pickieox:
I'll give you a tip, then you fix the puzzle yourself. Why do you think FIFA and UEFA are at times embroiled in corruption saga. Who are the brains behind sport betting all over the world? Be a seeker brother, find the truth yourself...

The corruption issues has nothing to do with match fixing ... don't you have the intellectual curiosity to dig further and find out what those charges were for?

eni4real:
As long as Dybala is playing in the area as Messi, he will always be a sub.. He is an inferior quality compared to Messi!!
He has been the Juventus best player because no better player can take that spot away from him in the Club.. The case is different in the National team.. Dybala is a kid! How many cap does he has for Country?? Not up to 30! How many goals?? Not up to 5!!

Just mention those 'Wonderful talents'', we will talk about the excuses later!!

Wonderful talents better than Valverde in the Midfield

Wonderful talents better than Godin, Jimenez and Carceres in the Defence!!

Valverde did not even play for RM in UCL knockouts. You are turning back your obtuse mode .... maybe still recovering from the 8 goals that Messi chopped yesterday
Argentina was rated #1 in South America by your beloved FIFA rankings in 2015 and 2016 but Messi still lost to the low ranked Chile.
Now Your Argentina is ranked #3 but does your Messi have the guts??
He has the talent. Di Maria, Aguero, Dybala Otamendi, Laturo
Godin is 34 years old and agin, Carceres plays for Fiorentina. Giménez is not "better" than Otamendi.
You have ZERO confidence in Messi and I don't blame you - especially after the 8-2 trashing that Messi endured
I believe he can and SHOULD win Copa America with home support. Your FIFA rankings have them at #3 - much higher than Chile when they won in 2015/2016.

Pickieox:
Make your findings. Life is a journey bro...

You make the claim, the onus is on you. If you cannot do so then it is obvious you are just make unsubstantiated claims.

Pickieox:
All these clubs and American Wrestling continue fooling the gullibles...

WWE is fixed. Soccer is not. Or which sport do you recommend instead?

TheGoodJoe:
Sterling missing a clear goal does not give the right to the referee to allow an illegitimate goal. What kind of logic is that?

Why do you think Lyon's second goal was illegitimate?

EbukaHades10:
L that I've forgotten that it ever happened??
Abeg

Yes you guys did lose to Atletico but did superbly in the League and then last season very well spanking Messi & co with that comeback ...

eni4real:
Paulo Dybala is an Argentina sub
Martinez is a striker,
Show me the Midfielder that is better than Valverde in that Argetina team!!
Try to combine them, they still won't match Valverde!!
I'm waiting to see those 'Wonderful talents'..

Paulo Dybala starts for Juve - it is Messi's fault if he is trying to outshine him instead of playing with him. Dybala himself has scored against Barca .
Valverde did not even play in Champions League UCL knockout .... is your head still spinning from the 8-2 lashing Messi received yesterday that you cannot process that??
You have started looking for excuses for Messi next year - you really do not use any rationale in your arguments at all.

eni4real:
Di Maria play in the wing..
Valverde alone is enough for the whole Argentina Midfield!!
Where are the 'Wonderful talents' you were referring to again??

Valverde did not even play for RM in UCL knockout
Paulo Dybala & Lautaro Martínez to start - both very successful at their clubs
You have no confidence in Messi

eni4real:
There is only Messi.. No such thing as 'Messi and co...'. They are too far behind!!
Valverde of Real Madrid alone is better than the whole Argentina Midfield!!

Valverde did not even feature for RM in UCL knockout.
DiMaria is more than capable in that midfield. Messi has wonderful talent around him for Copa America. There is no team that can challenge them.

Cityfirstborn:
in any knockout event, there is no big team, all teams have equal chances..little mistakes count
city were obviously the better side, as usual luck was not on their side

You cannot hide under the excuse of bacd luck. It was what Messi too has been using for the failures to win a trophy for Argentina Senior national team. Lyon scored 3 goals against Man City, it show cases Pep G's weakness when managing Bayern and now Man C in UCL competition.

EbukaHades10:
Liverpool were the better side against Atletico but una no allow us rest

Better is subjective. The final scoreline is what determines who wins/loses. Take your L like a man and congrats on your EPL title win.

They have finally found the ball Raheem Sterling kicked - it was outside the stadium!

eni4real:
Uruguay is better!

Argentina don't have a team!! Do they even have a Coach??

Compare Tabarez with all the coaches that Argentina has employed in the last 15 years.. Except may be Sabella, all of them don't measure up!!!

People talk about Messi.. They want him to be the Coach, the Keeper, the Midfielder, Defenders, and be the number 9 too.. In all games

How is that even possible ??

Ha ha - who is there at Uruguay that is better than Messi and co?
You have ZERO confidence in Messi and it shows
We are only asking Messi to score goals when it counts and not just goals against Eibar or Kazakstan FC ...

Karleb:
If you are a City fan, don't be annoyed. You just escaped a thrashing of a lifetime. By the time Bayern gets this Lyon, they'll start beginning referee to stop the match.

eni4real:
Being fearful? no!!

This team is not 'stacked' with Talents!!

'Stacked' in Argentina Football context does not define this generation

The gap between them and Messi is extremely wide!!

That was not the case in the real 'stacked' Argentina group of 94-2006..

I guess Messi belong to a wrong generation of Argentina teammates..

That failed talented generation would have benefited so much from Messi's excellence in the ball.. And he would benefit from their technical abilities too!!

These generation of Argetina footbalers are not even the best in their respective club except Dybala who is a sub in Argentina National team presently..

Tell me of a single South America team, with the exception of Brazil, that has more talented players than ARG (using your dubious criteria).

joshjc:
I think home and away format should be scrapped in champions League

Why? It has always been great.

Congrats to Lyon. I normally join the chorus in calling Ligue 1 a "farmer's league" but they have exceeded expectations against the so called "big teams".
The EPL has once more screwed up in Europe