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Champions League Semi Finals (30th April - 8th May)

Bole Top

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who was the guy that said Valverde is even better in second games at adjusting to opponent? this was atrocious.
 

Renegade

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Coutinho shouldn’t have started that game. Unnacpetable to bottle that
 

Paul_Scholes18

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I think that we need Liverpool win (either in PL or CL)... For too long we have been using City's finacial doping as an excuse.

"You cannot compete with St. Pep as he spends 200 mil on 4 fullbacks"

Klop and co are proving it is possible.
He out-smarted City not out-spent them. (at least he is on course of doing so).

Ironically, the more it hurts the better.
Using the doping is stupid when we have spent so much money on crap players though.
 

Dirty Schwein

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They played a team 3-0 up and the opponents missing two of their best players. So they lose 4-0. Pathetic
 

shahzy

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That's what an average bunch of footballers can do properly coached and motivated :o
Yeh just seeing them properly running together as packs hunting the barca players down. Ffs Winaljdum makes a run when surrounded by 3 barca players. Miles better coached, Miles better determination to succeed. Our players and coaching are shite in comparison
 

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That's an absolute disgrace for Barcelona, they had one hand on the trophy already and then do this after what happened in Rome last year?? No Salah, no Firmino, Robertson out at half time...

Where are the balls in this team? No leadership, no bottle, no anything... they shit their pants every time they play away in Europe.
 

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Hate to say it but they played the better football over two legs and overall were the better team.
 

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Credit where it's due. Fantastic performance. Barca can now go do the same as Real and rebuild their team.

I've not seen a team carry momentum like this Liverpool team since we did in '99.

That being said, would be beautiful to see Ajax win the final.
 

Paul_Scholes18

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The best thing from this season might be that Barca knocked us before Liverpool would smash us :(.
 

Hugh Jass

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Congrats to Liverpool.

Dembele last week though.

Messi poor tonight off the ball. Just walking around casually. Very good when he got the ball though.
 

saivet

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I'm a bitter cnut at times but fair play to them. Sensational come back that was fully deserved.
 

Kapardin

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Was dreading this. Valverde doing what he does best, should be sacked.

Imagine, depending on Ajax or Spurs to stop Liverpool. No way. :lol:The scant consolation is that Liverpool winning the CL once every 10 years isn't as big as them winning the league, though now I fear City may do something stupid against Brighton too.
 

TheNewEra

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Coutinho shouldn’t have started that game. Unnacpetable to bottle that
In fairness the whole Barca team had an awful game, they struggled to complete any real passes in the opposition half, it was tumescent all night.

Ter Stegen should have saved the second goal, the corner they really should have done better, and it was almost taken for granted that they'd "walk it" without Salah and Firminho in the team.
 

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Barca don't like it up 'em

Embarassing stuff from them, should have been home & hosed with all the chances in the first leg.

You could see in our game that the swift attacks caused them trouble, we just didn't have the quality
 

Heinzesight

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From the first seconds you could tell Barca were scared. Pathetic and nervous performance from them. Liverpool of course deserve it but that cnut Dembele in the first leg.

Surely no scousers allowed on here tonight? Or were they posting during the match as per usual. Filthy bastards.
 

balaks

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Incredible performance from Liverpool who totally deserved to go through. Barcelona were absolutely fecking dreadful.
 

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Barca kicked out like this two years in a row. They must be in shambles.
 

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Absolute total credit to Liverpool - a truly amazing result.
 

Spark

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Haha unbelievable. Fully deserved. Hopefully Ajax beat Spurs tomorrow.

No matter what we’d get a decent final.

I hate that the majority of my mates support Liverpool, they will be truly insufferable.