what kind of time is Mascherano getting for barca this season?

11/29/2010 3:44:02 PM

from what i remember reading at the beginning of the season, not much


he wasn't really able to keep up with the speed of barca so they were using busquets more

11/29/2010 3:52:07 PM

no clue, i never watch the league

11/29/2010 3:52:12 PM

4 starts and 6 subs in the spanish league, not a lot of playing time. his offense isn't great, but it's weird to see a player as good as him used as a situational player

11/29/2010 3:58:31 PM

wow, Lassana Diara on for Oezil.



Madrid are in shambles at the back

[Edited on November 29, 2010 at 4:07 PM. Reason : j]

11/29/2010 4:04:18 PM

It is so much fun to watch Barca pass the ball around.

Real's defense can't do a damn thing against them

11/29/2010 4:11:49 PM

smashed.


shit is over.

[Edited on November 29, 2010 at 4:15 PM. Reason : Villa was offsides as fuck there, though.]

11/29/2010 4:14:27 PM

this could get embarrassing again, they probably put in lass diarra to minimize the damage

11/29/2010 4:16:04 PM

I just can't get over how disorganized and timid Madrid looks at the back... I think the appropriate term is schoolboy defending

[Edited on November 29, 2010 at 4:17 PM. Reason : damn, 4-0 now]

11/29/2010 4:16:19 PM

now this shit is really over. 4-0

11/29/2010 4:16:50 PM

messi's passing is incredible, holy shit

11/29/2010 4:17:01 PM

wow, that back line is AWFUL.



Sergio Ramos nowhere to be found.

11/29/2010 4:17:22 PM

madrid playing like minnows.

worst part is that madrid have to endure 30 more minutes of this.

11/29/2010 4:17:57 PM

I'm pulling for the Villa hat trick now

11/29/2010 4:19:50 PM

i can't stand barca. i pray for someone to break busquets' leg.

11/29/2010 4:23:13 PM

If I'm any team that plays Madrid from here out, I come after Sergio Ramos as much as possible. he and di maria are the weakest links.

11/29/2010 4:29:56 PM

Has Barcelona had a bad pass all night? Damn.

11/29/2010 4:31:25 PM

marcelo isn't that good either.

i don't like barca at all, but i love seeing real get embarrassed, especially after the shit they pulled last week.

11/29/2010 4:31:34 PM

Iker is PISSED

11/29/2010 4:36:38 PM

damn even the SCRUBS are running Ramos down and scoring on him!



missing in fucking action!

11/29/2010 4:51:09 PM

hahaha ramos is a class act

11/29/2010 4:52:59 PM

he's apparently lost it



he was the reason Spain got raped vs Portugal, and was the main reason why Madrid got raped tonight

11/29/2010 4:54:52 PM

jose MADinho

you would think that defense would be a bit more stout, especially with a central defense that plays together internationally

Quote :

"and the red card was shown to the defender after he sparked things off with a shocking tackle on Messi."

how shocking was it?

11/29/2010 4:55:52 PM

I thought Carvalho retired from international play?

11/29/2010 5:00:16 PM

it appears he has been playing in the euro qualifiers


Charleston battery-esque performance...time to bring in Bosingwa

11/29/2010 5:04:59 PM

I don't think I've seen such a highly-rated team get smashed like that since...... well, ever.

11/29/2010 5:23:00 PM

shades of the roma/man u game a few years ago. not saying roma is on that level, but certainly a top tier team who got completely demolished

11/29/2010 5:59:07 PM

yeah, it's close, but Roma wasn't built up to the level Madrid has been this year.

11/29/2010 6:22:28 PM

For sure. Some people had Madrid down as the best team in the world right now.

11/29/2010 6:46:54 PM

that return leg at the Bernabeu should be delicious!

11/29/2010 7:05:48 PM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=847434&sec=europe&cc=5901

lol mourinho....yes you were humiliated and much of the world got to see it.

11/29/2010 7:57:37 PM

So I just got around to watching the full match. Real Madrid are a bunch of fucking bitches. Especially Ramos. The way he acted, I wouldn't want him playing on the Spanish team anymore if it were up to me.

But damn Barcelona are good. I don't really like them much as a team but they seem to all be pretty classy dudes to boot. Except for Pique. That guy looks like a huge douche bag.

11/30/2010 8:55:39 PM

Is there any concrete way to determine who your opponent will be in the knockout stages?

Like, Group A #1 will face Group F #2 unless those teams are from the same country.

I'm trying to figure out Spurs options depending on if they pack it in or try to win vs Twente.

12/7/2010 9:53:00 AM

No.

There are some rules about who cannot face who (that I can't remember right now), but after that it is random chance.

12/7/2010 10:08:22 AM

Quote :

"In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. A seeded team will be drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other."

12/7/2010 10:12:22 AM

Spurs and Man U win their respective groups...

... very much looking forward to the knockout stages draw in a week

12/7/2010 7:35:11 PM

benitez has officially run inter into the ground

12/8/2010 7:54:08 AM

oh snap. partizan belgrade have tied up arsenal in the 2nd half. if that result stands and either braga or donetsk score in that game (with no tie), then arsenal are out of an easy ass group...loool


(im sure they will end up winning or getting out, but the nerves have to be rattling now)



they finally scored a go ahead goal and wow, that team is awful. laughable that arsenal have been struggling this game to beat them. prob some of the poorest clearances and passes ive ever seen in any champions league game from the belgrade team.

[Edited on December 8, 2010 at 4:18 PM. Reason : struggling to watch since both teams looked like crap in the 2nd half]

12/8/2010 3:59:50 PM

wow marseille with 17 shots and just 1 on goal...guess you only need that 1 sometimes...

12/8/2010 6:34:20 PM

that third Benzema goal brought the lols

Now that Arsenlol has finished 2nd in their group, they can only be drawn against one of these four teams:

Real
Barca
Bayern
Schalke

gl with that

[Edited on December 8, 2010 at 11:21 PM. Reason : .]

12/8/2010 11:08:57 PM

at least they're through. I would have hidden my head in shame otherwise with the group they had.

[Edited on December 9, 2010 at 8:17 AM. Reason : .]

12/9/2010 8:16:58 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/dec/09/top-10-worst-misses-result

some good times here

12/9/2010 10:16:46 AM

Neymar to Barcelona?

that is fucking scary right there

12/17/2010 12:24:54 AM

http://fourfourtwo.com/news/championsleague/70473/default.aspx

Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk
AC Milan v Tottenham Hotspur
Valencia v Schalke
Inter Milan v Bayern Munich
Lyon v Real Madrid
Arsenal v Barcelona
Marseille v Manchester United
Copenhagen v Chelsea

12/17/2010 9:03:46 AM

damn, some nice match-ups

rematch of the final, Arse-Barca, Spurs-Milan

12/17/2010 9:08:46 AM

I can live with Milan. Not the easiest of the opponents but not killer either.

It should be fun to see how our defensive midfield and back line deal with their attacking options up front. If only Spurs could actually get healthy now.

12/17/2010 9:18:32 AM

FSC is showing the Sochaux game at 11 because of the EPL cancellations

Davies is on the bench for this one

[Edited on December 19, 2010 at 10:51 AM. Reason : .]

12/19/2010 10:51:39 AM

Juve just got scored on in the last minute to draw

[Edited on December 19, 2010 at 10:57 AM. Reason : clarify]

12/19/2010 10:55:53 AM

is the manu/chelsea game not on?

12/19/2010 11:04:17 AM

I think all EPL games got cancelled.

12/19/2010 11:07:25 AM