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Exactly. Real and Barca collide in Spain all the time, El Clasicos have become a farce. It would be nothing new. It's much more exciting when 2 different leagues and teams who rarely play each other - you don't know what to expect.

Özil usually never lasts 90 minutes, I was surprised he was subbed only at 110th minute.

Was Wayne his best friend? I thought Frank was.

Rami's goal deserves more attention and praise than Torres's imo. It was the one that changed the game and gave us hope and was actually the one which got us through, and it was much harder to execute as well... Torres just nailed the coffin and took off the pressure in the dying minutes. Not taking anything away from him, he deserves praise, especially in such a big game it's magnificent that he pulled it off. Just saying that the real 50 million goal is Rami's for me

Obafemi Martins - backflip

The Bayern fan here is pretty certain Tymoschuk will play defence, leaving them no defensive midfielders.

Nope. Cahill and Luiz won't be replacing Ivan, Bosingwa will. We are talking about the right-back position here, not centre-back. Currently Bran is the best one we've got for that position by far. Full-backs will be crucial against Bayern, they have one of the best winger pairings in the world.

We were 2-0 down with 11 men, we won 2-0 with 10 men.. maybe we should start with 10 against Bayern? Is that allowed by the rules?

If sane people were running UEFA why not, but they won't do it. Have clubs made similar requests in the past? But this quote by Heynckes gives hope that the clubs will at least try: “That’s the problem with the rules. Perhaps a few of the rules should be changed so the best players for Chelsea and Bayern could play.’’

Kalouda, for example, is comprised of two individual, but forms into a single person. 1+1=1.. I think zolayes will confirm my math.

almost.. obama

then Ferreira should play.. ideally a full back should have Bosi's pace and Paulo's tactical awareness. Question is which we need more against bayern? aimless speed or some intelligence and defensive ability on slow legs? To be fair to Bosi, he doesn't always perform badly, the stature of this game might make him work extra hard, concentrate and not fuck up. But Ferreira should still be seriously considered.

only one person to blame for that.

I could agree with that if you changed Bosi's and Luiz's positions. It would be the worst game to start experimenting in.. how much has Luiz played there? How many games has Bosingwa actually started there (not been used as a hole-filler)? And I dread to see Bosingwa dealing with Gomez in air... yes it may have worked against the barca midgets, but Gomez is an animal in air.

those The Rock ones are annoying as hell, i'm surprised they haven't died out yet.. hopefully soon will be replaced by something more creative

Apparently he got the booking for kicking the penalty spot. How is that even a bookable offence? fuck's sake... And why can't the players keep their cool when they are a card away from suspension? Just lay low god damn it! No talking, no excessive moves. If kicking the penalty spot is a bookable offence, then all the blame is on Ivanovic for being no brighter than Terry. But it's still a shit rule and a pathetic reason to rip someone from the biggest game of his life.

Gustavo, Alaba, Badstuber. Bayern are very very good, it's always a joy to watch them play. They are much more diverse than Barca. Real looked disorganized and planless against them, at their own home. It will be tougher against them imo, parking the bus against Barca is effective as it's been repeatedly proven, I don't believe it's as effective against Bayern. This game will be ridiculously hard and nerve-wrecking.

I bet when Torres is old and long retired and they interview him and revisit his career, the question of what was he thinking while running half the pitch would be one of the most asked ones.

We should wait with the lineups, long time is ahead and more injuries can occur. And in reality it depends a lot on the opponent, which we'll know tonight.

Robbie has earned his place for at least a full season. Being in two finals after taking over a trainwreck is already an achievement. You don't see such passion from a hired gun, they are there to please the owner, but when legends are at the helm (and good at that) they want to please from the bottom, starting from the fans while being the fans. If the unthinkable should happen and we win both of those finals, then what was predicted to be one of the most disastrous seasons of recent times will turn out to be the most successful one (depending on if you rate the champions league over the domestic league). Hopelessness has been replaced with one of the biggest hopes I can remember. I cannot stress enough that even if we don't triumph, the silver medals should be looked upon with pride for the manner in which we have come to win them. Ripping scousers a vagina would be a welcome consolation though.

Torres has just scored against you.. WHAT YA GONNA DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO?! (couldn't help but hear KSI's voice in my head when watching that)

I'm pretty sure Torres had that one in mind when he was running past Valdes, and he made sure not to step in the same turd again

True. We are milking some real Brazilian quality with Luiz and Rami.

Come to think of it, I want Bayern to win it more than Real if we don't, so I'd rather play them for that reason alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-O_Tj3pGuM