Looks like La Liga title is heading to Madrid cause I can't see them losing all their games. One win is enough to secure the title.
It was kinda the same story like Wednesday. Had sooooo much of the ball but not penetrative enough in the final third. Also alot of sloppy passes. The first goal could have been prevented if Puyol had chosen to kick it instead of blocking Khedira for Valdes to come.
Pep shouldn't have made Busquets and Mascherano centre backs. I mean, the back four was like a puzzle .. one minute it was Adriano-Mascherano-Busquets-Puyol, then suddenly Adriano-Mascherano-Puyol-Alves or suddenly just Adriano-Mascherano-Puyol or Mascherano-Busquets-Puyol.
Mascherano has played there before, fair enough but why play him when there's a 6 foot + tall Gerard Pique. Or at least play Pique beside Masch or just stick with Masch-Puyol.
The defense was okay but it was the set pieces which posed a threat because the tallest player on the pitch for us was Busquets.
People need to give Christian Tello a break. He's only 20 years old. I felt he shouldn't have started and either Cesc or (but preferably) Alexis should have started instead. It's not that Tello is a bad player .. he's good and he has a lot of potential but
this was too big of an occasion for him. He played like a real rookie, trying to use his pace against a very good Alvaro Arbeloa but Arby read it time and time again. There was one chance Tello could have taken a touch and chose his spot but made the decision to take it first time and the chance had gone. It is not his fault but he's just young and inexperience, especially when playing an el classico.
It seems as though teams have found the way to stopped Barca in their goal box. Could hardly muster a shot, just like against Chelsea. David Villa is sorely missed. Him, Messi and Sanchez are probably the best attacking trio because Messi isn't an out and out striker.
by the end of 1st half,pep should have realized that.he shud have sub him for sanchez when 2nd half start
he is not bad,by all means,but today,he's a flop.thats a fact.part his fault,part becoz today is no ordinary match,its the el classico