regardless of whether or not Man U turned up tonight, the team that was there got a lesson in football. how many times did you see Barca hoof the ball up the field, or hit-and-hope? I think I saw Abidal clear it 2 maybe 3 times towards the end of the game by putting his boot through it. Man U seemed to try the long, 50/50 ball almost every time they had possession. in fact, I think Barca only tried putting the ball in once from the many corners they had - that's how in control they are. they play fast, close passes. if they didn't think 100% that it will get to a team mate, they didn't play that ball. they were calm, never rushed and were back defending in numbers very fast. nani was surrounded by at least 2 players any time he had the ball, and that was at the end of 90 minutes. if they could get 3 players around a man u shirt with the ball, they did it. Man U were totally in the shadow of Barca. Gods? maybe not. Messengers? probably.
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Originally Posted by Niles Crane
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lol - agreed. as a Liverpool fan, I was TOTALLY rooting for Barcelona! I'm not ashamed to admit it, either!!!
