preparing for the cruncher next week?
hope it's a good flowing game.

good result and it motivation for next match

ibra injured? nvm... in fact.. a bit happy coz all 2nd string/youth player will more hunger to show pep why they deserved to break into 1st team line up.



This post has been edited by fcbarcelona-my: Apr 4 2010, 10:01 AM

LOL, Ibra was withdrawn in Arsenal game, only to get injured when warming up for the next match

How was last night match? I only watched the last 20 minutes. From what I saw, Bojan's stamina seemed limitless. He closed down every opponent. Very hardworking.

BTW, how many La Masia products played last night? 10?

according to barca website...not fewer than eight. more is merrier. just like training petang2 at academy.

JDS..jeffren..Pedro... i really like to see their performance when play togather. ehh...sorry..Jeffren also score last morning game.

Ibra injured by himself?? not becoz booking? bad tackle etc??? . hehe... on the d-day..tadaaa!! he come back.

but i heard jeffren injured again...

I thought it was really like training petang2 4-0 up when I turned on the TV.

Really? So we will only have Bojan as our backup for the whole front three

feels like henry would score next tuesday. he already pay tribute to arsenal fans at emirates. when back to nou camp..yeah..its going back to business.

i wonder why Pep still keep Messi on pitch even we have huge lead
Arsenal really struggle facing Wolves, from Arsenal struggle performance and Barca training petang2 performance last night i dont see a problem this midweek, just need to keep do a clean tackle on Theo Walcott

1st half was pure footballing art.

2nd half is playing petang petang.

im suprised with maxwell. he looks good at LMF.

puyol assist was sexy thoo!

this 1 deserve a HD highlight






This post has been edited by sepulse: Apr 4 2010, 04:59 PM

very convincing win. i was relief important player not injured after this game. If i were pep, i would took messi out instantly after he scored his goal. I thought Chiggy play quite well... Hope pep can play him more after this...

Im not sure la Henry... i think he was right about his reluctance to face Arsenal by the way he played in the 1st leg.. But he must remember he play for Barcelona now...

So...Ibrahimovic can't play against Arsenal. How about Iniesta. Has he fully recover?

I'm waiting for comments about Chyggy. Thanks How about his passing and ball distributions? Got any improvement from last time?

. i think definitely improved... not like last time he looked really nervous, this time around he's calmer and in charge. His long lob pass to pedro was a great one i think if not for pedro caught a bit offside..

Next game prediction:

Barca 3 - Arsenal 0

haha... Dont underestimate Arsenal la wey.... I think Brca would win with difference 1 or 2 goals.. a 1-1 draw would be enough also to progress to semi-final..

Not under-estimating but this is based on the squad quality that Arsenal has in tomorrow's game.

3 key players that won't play: Fabregas, Gallas, Arshavin

no puyol, no pique. hope barca do well about this game.

Exactly what I thought it would be. He was always nervous in previous games, and Valdes always yelled at him because of his horrible back passes and slow responses. With intensive training on his tactical awareness and composure, he'll be good.

He showed some flashes of his very good passing technique, and I actually get what Pep is trying to do. Imagine, when we have Xaviesta + Busquets + 2 very good ball-playing CB (Pique+Chyggy), we will be the ultimate ball-hogging team ever 75% ball possession will be very possible

I would like to watch replay of the match. Looking at how much he has improved

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Added on April 5, 2010, 3:07 pmA quote from a blogger about the Arsenal game last week:

Hours removed from the game and i have a minor guilty pleasure about the last 30 minutes. We’ve seen a perfect 60 minutes, i suppose now it’s time to work for the perfect 90 minutes. Perhaps someday Josep will discover it but today was not it, which is good for had it been the perfect 90 i’m not sure there would be a point in watching another match ever again.

Hoping another good performance by the players

This post has been edited by matyrze: Apr 5 2010, 03:07 PM

Arsene Wenger

When you don’t have the ball, you can’t play, especially against Barcelona. We have to make the pitch smaller. Of course, half of the battle will be in the midfield; we will especially have to watch out for Xavi. I think the first leg was exciting and the second leg promises to be more so. Personally I would like goals as soon as possible and to take advantage of Barcelona’s weaknesses and I have a team that never gives up and has exceptional mental strength.

Barcelona could be disappointed about us coming back in the first leg, but for us the key is to start strongly tomorrow. I think we have won everywhere in Europe except here. Life is about grabbing opportunities and we can make history tomorrow if we can do that. I know we will fight for it and I have always defended the team through tough parts of the season. I don’t think about Henry scoring the winning goal against his former club. Henry can also score own goals if he wants. He’s not the only player who can score, but we have to concentrate on ourselves.


Josep Guardiola

We have to play to win the match and we know how difficult that will be. We’re in the quarter-finals against a team that reached the semi-finals last season, with good players – players who can play in different positions, who are very fast and only a few points behind Chelsea in the Premier League. Walcott concerns me because of his speed. He played very well against us and also this weekend.

I hope the stadium will be full because it’s the most important match of the season. I think it’ll be an attractive match for everyone, either at the stadium or watching at home. We will try to keep the ball and play simple football. I don’t know who has the upper hand after the first leg. It’s going to be like a final and we will see. We need to reach the semi-finals, otherwise people will just remember, yes, Barcelona played a good first half in London



SOS


yes...lets keep humble Mr. Pep. we are underdogs side.

So i heard iniesta is in the list of players to play tomorrow morning. He could probably play even as a sub and i think that is....greaaaaat newsss !!