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Athletico Madrid have now defeated 6 league champions in the UCL;

Gala(Turkey) Benfica (Portugal) Astana(Kazakhstan) PSV) (Netherlands), Barca (Spain) and Bayern (Germany)

They defeated Bayern with a lone goal to stand a better chance of reaching the finals albeit their usual 'park the bus style'.
Kudos to the coach and his players for a job well done.

homesteady:
Same here! Same reasons I want both teams to win, and only one can win! So na to just rest watch the match!

And now that Athletico have gotten a goal, they are now doing what they know how to do best. Park the bus!
Bayern must find a formula to get at least a goal here to make things easy for them in the return leg. They are now feeling what we felt then.
But, how come these Athletico guys are not behaving like animals as they are used to against us?

GBR1:
Are you confused or something? The above doesn't make sense when you have a clear choice as stated but it seems you're finding it difficult to admit.

No mind me jor

Cules, which club are you supporting tonight?

A part of me wants Athletico to win the UCL for their heroics over the years and their doggedness in dumping us out.
Another part wants Bayern to win the UCL for the sake of our darling legend, Pep.
Now that they have to cancel each other out, I just have to relax and wish the better club wins.
Hopefully, Bayern would be the better side!

jstbeinhonest:
[b]Silva is a better defender than Marquinhos,[/b]problem is just that he is 10yrs older and barça need young defenders.Marquinhos for less than £35m would be a bargain,the report below says about £24m,though i dont belive it.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2636044-barcelona-transfer-news-major-thiago-silva-marquinhos-rumours-emerge

Silva is a very good defender, you needed to see how I so much wanted him at Barcelona in those days. He chose PSG over us for obvious reasons, he should not think of coming to Barca to win UCL now that he's already old. We have since moved on from him, we don't need him anymore.

dmcdad:
Want keh... Wey Marquinhos even dey there I go come say na TS I want now?

He wan come carry him own UCL
It's late already!

dmcdad:
My guy go trade every league trophy for 1 UCL on time!

I dey tell you. He has now realised how easy is it to win the UCL with Barça after seeing PSG's inability to even get to the semis. We don't want him again.

ElDeeVee:
None. How many league titles have you won since he was linked to Barca in 2012

He's won 4

He'll trade 3 of the league titles for one UCL sir.

ElDeeVee:
Actually, he has won a good number of trophies since then

Like how many UCL....??

bykebyke:
Thunder fire this guy...No be 4/5years ago we deh beg you?

Only God knows how many trophies he would have won by now if he had joined us then.
We don't need him again, he can go to EPL to get his pensions.

Elxandre:


I don't even know why I was pissed yesterday sef.

Yes, I never resort to these things, but most of your Barca folks do it all the time, so I admit I jumped into conclusion you were one of them, especially since tagged some of the insultive ones in your post.

No vex, since you are an exception.

#respect!

Elxandre:
You suffer from comprehension issues.

I never said Iniesta is a poor player, but I said he has poor goals and assist rate.

Scholes had 107 goals for United, so why would we accuse him of being unproductive goal wise?
Compare this to Iniesta who has 1 goal and 2 assists in 35 league matches this season.
All his goals for Barca? That's just 34!

Can you now see how fooolish you are?


We were talking, you went to call your Barca goons which shows that you not only follow Bandwagons, but you also don't have a mind of your own.


You are simply not "Not Man enough"!

Nawah ooooo. This is one of the issues with many guys here: resorting to insults on what's not.
Like I said before, if you as a Man U fan stumbles on a post on NL that says 'Man U fans have agreed Scholes was a useless player' you would ask questions without even thinking outside of NL. So you are free to edit your post to accommodate off NL Barca fans.
You can continue with your argument full of curse and insults as that's your stronghold, but believe me, resorting to insults on a mere argument or debate is a sign of weakness and insecurity. I don't do it and will definitely not start with you.
Everybody has friends outside NL obviously, but, when logged on to NL, it's assumed we are dealing with folks on NL. And when not, there's need to always clarify.

Elxandre:
According to you, Barca fans only exist on Nairaland.
I doubt your mind is capable of processing any rational thoughts.

You need to get a life outside Nairaland dude!

Lol.....
Calm down sir, I only asked a simple question on NL since the assertion was made on NL and you never included 'outside NL'

jstbeinhonest:
They got the best type of home draw,an early goal would do them lots of good at bernaleo.

Let's hope they it works out well.

bykebyke:
1-1 at the Bernabeu.

Hopefully!

bykebyke:
Visca El City.

Since they could not win at home, I doubt if they can make it in Madrid.

nonsoroyalty:
i wonder how a man would wake up to make a silly statement like that?

All in the name of trying to defend an argument.

nonsoroyalty:
i wanted to ask him the same question about the barca fan that said that but i know he'll divert to the previous argument we had. Anyways we are still waiting for his reply.

I would also have let it pass, but for the sake of those that might be misinformed and would later build on it, I just have to ask.

coded01:
Comparing 2014/15 Stats to His 2015/16 Numbers...

This is the 1st time in many years we are having a top scorer different from Messi. That's what we really craved for then, a proven centre forward that would share with Messi the burden of goal scoring.
Suarez is da bomb!

AdeLaNa1:
Mehn. U Barca boys cannot go one place without calling the rest of ur squad! Even if Elxandre's assertion was wrong, u just couldn't handle the situation on ur own. U had to call d rest of ur goons to d party. Una follow-follow is just tew mush....

I don't have any situation to handle as I only asked a simple question. since the assertion is about Barca fans, I had to ask others if they are aware of any Culé that admitted to such claim.

coded01:
The kan shakabula dem go bring come go pass AK 47...

Exactly!

dmcdad:
You dey mind am? Rubbish!

SMH really!

bykebyke:
We admitted it in his dream.

I just weak!

coded01:
You dey find trouble! Abi!

You know I don't find trouble. I only asked to know who admitted that as he too (as a Man U fan) would ask questions should anyone claim Man U fans admitted Scholes is an unproductive nigga.

coded01:
You still dey look trouble sebod...

Hehehehe. I am loyal sir.

dmcdad:
Of course I never expected him to take it lightly. But then, we really need to be objective with our judgement and try to minimise the hate. Sometimes hate is inevitable but it should be to a reasonable extent.

Like I have said for the umpteenth time, people tend to blow this outta proportion and our very own Honourable Coded ain't an exception. I could remember his post i quoted some days back. Honestly, he made some non-existent claims about Neymar in a view to painting him in a bad or even worse light.

Every true culé is worried, especially in reminiscence of Dinho. But it's not up to that yet and hopefully it will never get to that. Like I said, it could just be some other factors. Let's not be quick to nail the lad. Coded I hail ooooooo.

Well said bro, amen to the prayer.

bykebyke:
Well then,let's hope De Bruyne makes the crosses and Aguero buries them.

My earnest prayer!

bykebyke:
Trying not to get my hopes up for City.But e go sweet me if them knock our Bastard neighbours out.

Yaya has been declared out of the tie, City now have a better chance.

princesamuel5:
Who are you guys rooting for tonight?.

R.madrid(spain) vs Man city.

As for me and my household its city for us. Even if madrid are spanish the hatred is too deep.

Pellegrini deserves a UCL final for his good works over the years.

dmcdad:
Well said. Nothing you have said is untrue. But the problem there is this; like I said in my earlier post, this is being blown outta proportion.

Like the skipping of training thingy, I have never read anywhere that he skipped training. This is the reason i said when people wanna criticise, most times many do so with a view to pouring out their anger or hatred they have for a particular player.

Talk about those who have paid much for coming to training late, Neymar was the second on the list with Piqué the first. And as you and I were greatly aware of, it was made known. Have you read anywhere where they made mention of the fact that he skipped training? I have never read anywhere and I doubt if you have too. But why the excessive exaggeration by some to slay him at this juncture?

Moreso, from what i have known about Neymar, this has been his way most of the times, even when he was supposedly doing great. How come it's this time everything is surfacing? Probably because he is going through a bad patch. Ronaldo has been going to Morocco all these while, but during his somewhat bad spell, complaints started coming out especially from Perez and an embargo was even placed (so I read) for him to stop making those trips, yet he didn't adhere. But today no one is talking about it anymore. Why? Because he is having a great time on the pitch. The moment he starts struggling again, it will resurface. This is the reason why people should pipe it down with the criticism. He could be having this bad patch due to mental, psychological or physical fatigues. Did you read the 4 possible reasons Neymar could be having this rough patch on Sports? Try to peruse through it and see that there could be other things. Not saying it couldn't be the things you or others have been talking about, but it could just be because of other things or even a combo of different things. And for the records, among the 4 reasons listed, the recent complaint was one of them, so don't think I am trying to shy away from it.

Now, am not saying the criticism shouldn't be administered, but all i am saying is that people should take it easy with how they do it because they end up blowing this way outta proportion.

I am as concerned as every Culé out there, but is it fair that some have already started saying he should be sold? I mean...

You don't expect people like my oga Coded01 to defend or take things likely with Neymar when things are not going well with him knowing fully well he never liked him.,do you?

Elxandre:
Yeah Arsenal were lazy.
Pathetic excuse.

Oh?
Iniesta that even Barca Fans admit is fuckedd for having poor assists tally isn't an attacking midfielder now?

Yeah...

Bros, as much as I care less about any defence you put up to back your argument, I will like to know the Barca fan that admitted to the emboldened.
Coded01, dmcdad, bykebyke, homesteady and co: who among the cules admitted that a legend of the best club in the world is f**ked? Abeg, I need to know oooo.

dmcdad:
And who has said anything prior? I have not seen the last 2 games except watching highlights. Although my younger bro told me Neymar didn't do well, especially with the somewhat unnecessary dribbles even when the team is seeking a goal. But sometimes we fail to take cognizance of his other impacts. He won us 2 PKs in our last match. Is that not part of the impact a player brings?

I am not justifying his recent form. By his standard, he has not been particularly great this year. But admittedly too, things have been blown outta proportion. As much as it's ok to criticise when its due, it should be done with care. Even Messi has suffered from this too and frankly its sometimes not fair.

It's not a mistake that Neymar is the most provoking player in La Liga. Not just for the amount of foul he draws, but because of the number of PKs he has won for the team. He now has the record for the highest number of PKs won by a player in La Liga in a single season. That too is something, but when people start criticising, they make it seem like you are already dead.

Remember, I ain't saying he shouldn't be criticised. He should because he has not been himself in 2016. But then, people should take a chill pill. I'm as worried as some others. The people who never liked him are using this as an opportunity and as a means to pour out every ill-thing they have against him.

I am not someone that criticises players anyhow. Neymar has been performing below acceptable minimum standard lately. In the last match, he won 2 penalties no doubt, but the two pks can never erase the poor performance he had in the match. He latched on many beautiful passes from Messi only to squander them unnecessarily. The only time Suarez got same pass in the area, it was a bang! He barely made any meaningful pass and was guilty of excessive dribbling here and there.
As you have rightly said, every player faces this kind of issues at one point or the other as even god Messi too is not exempted. That's why I am not really bothered about Neymar's display lately. I deeply rooted for that 3rd pk to be given to him just for his confidence to be boosted and I was glad he was able to score it.
Where my issue now lies is this: if all the rumours about partying around and skipping trainings are true, then there's really so much to worry about. You would agree with me that flouting club's rules and skipping trainings are some of the least expected things from a player who is not really living up to expectation in a great club as ours.
He should be the 1st person to get to training ground and the last person to leave.
My support and love for Neymar is well documented even on this thread, but I will not spare him if truly he has started towing the lane of Ronaldinho. We all know what the end result will be.

ollah1:
Hw many Brazilians have stayed at their peak for lengthy years despite winning everything besides Alves?

Cc Sebod

He's even yet to get to his peak let alone staying for long. Let's hope he doesn't allow unnecessary things to distract him.

Chelseafan1:
Lol....i just dey wonder why Dmcdad no join una for this Neymar talk but dey very busy dey engage Hensben about Hazard talk, my guy too like Neymar

Same way you like Hazard