CL SF : Barcelona Vs Bayern Munich

SchlaaaandRülps wrote:Neuer > Ter Stegen
Bernat = Alba
Boateng = Pique
Benatia > Mathieu
Lahm > Alves
Schweinsteiger = Busquets
Alcantara = Rakitic
Götze < Iniesta
Müller = Neymar
Lewandowski < Suarez
Robben < Messi

Fixed.

Wanted this as the final but I'll take it. Pep vs Coachessi

Think it's good this way that they meet in the semis. Pep actually has to go to the Camp Nou now and we get 2 matches instead of one to enjoy.

How healthy is Bayern going to be? with  robben and  company healthy big advantage to Bayern.

Blue wrote:How healthy is Bayern going to be? with  robben and  company healthy big advantage to Bayern.

They should have everyone back except Badstuber and Alaba. However it'll depend on the players form as well, as usually coming back from an injury will take a few games, at least I hope.

Pep:

Pep Guardiola has hailed Barcelona as the "best team in the world" after Bayern Munich were drawn against them in the Champions League semi-finals.

The Spaniard will face his former club for the first time since leaving Catalonia in 2012 following four years of unprecedented success.

Guardiola's current club, Bayern Munich, will travel to Catalonia on 6 May in the first-leg of the tie before the return leg eight days later in Bavaria.

Taking into account the time he spent in the club's youth setup, first-team and his time as manager, Guardiola spent 24 years of his career with Barcelona and, unsurprisingly, still calls it home.

"Naturally it is very special for many of us, Thiago [Alcantara], the staff... it's Barcelona, it is my home," Guardiola said.

"They are a great team, as are we. We have to analyse what we can do in each game. I believe Barcelona are the best team in the world at the moment.

"You always face big sides in the semi-finals of a competition. Last year we played Real, this year it is Barcelona. I have a lot of respect for them.

"I am glad that I will have the chance to face them during my career, but at the end of the day it is two games of football.

"We want to beat Barcelona but they have a quality team. It will be the first time that I have gone back, so it is going to be special and emotional for me."


The 44-year-old reserved special praise for current Barca boss Luis Enrique who is on course to emulate Guardiola's infamous 2009 treble season.

"He is a great coach and in his first year [with Barça] he could win the treble," said Guardiola. "I'm very happy for him."


Lucho:

Former Malaga (LOL) boss Enrique fired back with a compliment of his own, marking Guardiola out as "the best".

"It’s special as it’s the first time Pep will face Barca. He will face his former players too," said Enrique.

"Bayern aspire to the same as us and have the best coach.

"I always think after the draw of the bad luck for whoever has been drawn to play against Barcelona.

"I don’t care about playing the first leg at home or away. We will go out to win both games."

SchlaaaandRülps wrote:Neuer > Ter Stegen
Bernat < Alba
Boateng > Pique
Benatia > Mathieu
Lahm > Alves
Schweinsteiger = Busquets
Alcantara = Rakitic
Götze < Iniesta
Müller > Neymar
Lewandowski << Messi
Robben > Suarez

Is Ribery definitely out?

AFAIK yes (Ribéry out)

This is going to be huge

Pep Vs Messi. Two geniuses at work.

best player in the world against 2nd best player in the world.

Pep's genius tactics vs MSN.

FCB got this.

Your in the wrong thread

Juve vs Madrid thread ----> that way

Fußball wrote:FCB got this.

Not a chance.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Fußball wrote:FCB got this.

Not a chance.

So you think FCB a distant second?

Yeah

Fußball wrote:FCB got this.

i'm a big fan of their spanish coach .

farfan wrote:i'm a big fan of their spanish coach .

Oh, so farfan is a big fan of Enrique.

Home - Away effect nowadays is blown way out of proportion imo

Unless your home is some hostile shithole where the game gets interrupted by flares and coin tosses, and the away team are struggling with your shitty excuse for a football pitch then it doesn't mean much.


The stats will say that having an away game first in the CL is much better than the opposite, but also that's mainly because the group winners always play the opposition away first in the R16

I.E teams like Bayern end up playing teams like Shakhtar away first in the L16

farfan wrote:

Fußball wrote:FCB got this.

i'm  a big fan of their spanish coach .

I'm a big fan of their German goalie

rwo power wrote:

farfan wrote:

Fußball wrote:FCB got this.

i'm  a big fan of their spanish coach .

I'm a big fan of their German goalie

Always was a fan of their burgundy and blue colours

Tomwin Lannister wrote:

rwo power wrote:

farfan wrote:
i'm  a big fan of their spanish coach .

I'm a big fan of their German goalie

Always was a fan of their burgundy and blue colours

i'm also glad they got over the tax evasion controversy from last year .

farfan wrote:

Tomwin Lannister wrote:

rwo power wrote:
I'm a big fan of their German goalie

Always was a fan of their burgundy and blue colours

i'm also glad they got over the tax evasion controversy from last year .

except that the president had to step down though.

the most important thing is that FCB must not repeat the dreadful performance they showed the last time they reached the semi finals .
getting destroyed by the eventual winners was devastating .

Would FCB's former Valencia full back be starting?

The real question is if FCB can handle the oppositions right winger.

Cruijf wrote:The real question is if FCB can handle the oppositions right winger.

they also have to worry about the oppositions left winger .

i don't trust FCB's brazilian right back at all .