The Untouchables BARCELONA Congratulations

palacerclass


Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
28/05/2011 23:40

The best team in the world Barcelona - Man utd outclassed by Crystal Palace F.C. sister club

Chicken


Joined: 29/06/2009
Posts: 190

Message Posted:
28/05/2011 23:41

Well done Barcelona!!!!

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
28/05/2011 23:54

crystal palace ? never heard of it mate , is it an ice skating rink ? nothing to do with barcelona thats for sure .

aussiejock



Joined: 06/10/2010
Posts: 350

Message Posted:
28/05/2011 23:58

what a game I thought Barcelona had 20 men on the pitch they were everywhere best team in the world, and a pleasure to watch.







Robert

bondi


Joined: 12/07/2007
Posts: 116

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 06:50

Well done Barcelona! Great evening and what a display of fine football from them - so entertaining.



Crystal Palace is a location in South London or a footie club - I know I live nearby when I am not out here.

martinev


Joined: 24/10/2008
Posts: 320

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 09:19

Men and boys wasn't it !!



Well done Barca !!





martinev

LaptaGeezer


Joined: 01/06/2010
Posts: 407

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 09:53

Cracking game with Barca well deserving the win. Old Red Nose was chewing like mad and twitching like Bill Oddie......



Well done Barca.

IbrahimAbi


Joined: 24/10/2010
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 10:10

Totally diffenet level of football, well done Barca, thanks for the masterclass

mikea11


Joined: 15/06/2008
Posts: 254

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 10:30

United definatly missed Howard Webb

donga


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 272

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 10:38

Too true..................... where's Howard when ya need him & a few dodgy penalties when ya need em eh?



United world beaters ??? if that was a boxing match it would have been stopped .......................



Where's Many-F this morning ?? bet his phones turned off & will be havin a few days off work .......LMAO



I looked in the mirror this morning & I'm still red from embarassment from last night.



Ain it great ???

decanddyl


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 792

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 11:02

Fergie got his tactics and team selection wrong yet again and the much better team won on the night.

rigsby


Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 912

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 11:13

donga, you crack me up,I bought shares in Wrigley gum just for last night!

treemancyprus


Joined: 13/08/2008
Posts: 82

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 11:18

Have to say, as a long-term Man U supporter, we were totally outclassed last night. Regarding team selection, I'm not sure Fergie would have won it if he'd been able to pick a 'dream-team' of all the Manu U players from the last 20 years.



Well done Barca - a great example of the 'beautiful game' at its best.

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 11:43

Where are all the Manure supporters thıs mornıng??????



Utd were outclassed ın fact ıt was lıke a traınıng sessıon for Barca, Utd dıdnt have a clue or an answer to the qualıty of the Catalans

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 11:44

message 10 ....you must enjoy watching arsenal and another trophy less season ?

mind you at least the ladies team wins the cup for you



message 11 ...hit us with your tatics then for last night ?



this barcelona team is fantastic ,play the game and keep the ball ...world class

anybody thinks different doesnt watch much footy ....well done to them they deserved it and will probably do it again and again ....



kav

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 11:46

A joy to watch!!

beachsidebum


Joined: 02/03/2010
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 13:36

What a display of football, well done Barca, and I had a little wager on 3-1,, happy days

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 14:49

Barcelona played brilliantly - they had to, to beat the Man U.

Geoff1131


Joined: 12/07/2007
Posts: 276

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 14:51

You been eating those magic mushrooms again Bill??????????????????????????????????

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 14:52

Message 18



Whıch game dıd you watch???? Barca never got out of thırd gear Unıted were devoıd of any ıdeas a poor performance by Manure.

rocking


Joined: 05/11/2008
Posts: 421

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 23:13

I was mesmurised watching Barsa and that wonderful Messi - surely the best player in the world - noticed how MU players kept surrounding him but that never stopped him getting through - what a great match.

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
29/05/2011 23:18

funny what money can do aint it , they wouldnt survive in the premier league fact .

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
30/05/2011 01:07

Strange how Arsenal beat both of them 2 - 1 in London. I dread to think what would have happend if we didn't have the dumbest Referee to send off VP in the second leg.



In the true Arsenal tradition, we'll get it next year.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
30/05/2011 01:36

Rita. I never knew you were a football fan! )

tinker


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
31/05/2011 11:11

Champions League final statistics

IN ASSOCIATION WITHPage last updated at 11:08 GMT, Sunday, 29 May 2011 12:08 UK

E-mail this to a friend Printable version Xavi and Lionel Messi were the pivotal figures in Barcelona's victory The difference between Barcelona and Manchester United was clear to see during the Champions League final, as Lionel Messi inspired Pep Guardiola's side to a 3-1 victory.



But the collective effort of the Catalan team was crucial in constructing the win, demonstrated by the following statistics courtesy of Opta.



777 - Total number of passes that Barcelona made in the final, more than double Manchester United's 357. Barca had 69% of overall ball possession.



148 - Passes that Spanish midfielder Xavi completed during the game, a high for the Champions League this season. He misplaced only seven, giving him a completion rate of 95%.



90 - Percentage of passes completed by the Barcelona team. United's was 80%.



60 - Passes between Xavi and Andres Inies

tinker


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
31/05/2011 11:13

60 - Passes between Xavi and Andres Iniesta, the most common pass journey on the pitch. United's most frequent combination was between defender Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic (16).



55 - Number of times Xavi and Iniesta passed to Messi.



18 - Passes made by Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes - two more than Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.



16 - Times United fouled Barcelona's players. Barcelona did likewise to their opponents on only five occasions.



15 - Dribbles by Messi, of which 10 were successful. Wayne Rooney was the next most frequent dribbler with six.



12 - Shots on target by Barcelona. Messi and Iniesta had three of these each.



11.95 - According to Uefa, distance in kilometres covered by Xavi, the highest in the Barcelona team. Ryan Giggs covered the greatest distance by a United player (11.16km).



1 - Number of shots that Manchester United had on target. This was Rooney's 34th-minute goal.

jimmyG


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 900

Message Posted:
31/05/2011 12:08

A joy to watch. The Catalans must never have heard the shout "man on" which in the English game means get rid of the ball PDQ and our kids are taught never to pass the ball to someone who's being tightly marked - what a difference - fantastic.