MagicManMata

Maybe we can sub Drogs on in the 2nd half if Torres goes into ghost mode again...

Having watched a fair bit of Bundesliga this season, I assure you that Kagawa is too much a "hot and cold" player to be considered Chelsea quality. He may be perhaps a squad player for us at best.

In their five matches without Mikel Arteta this season, Arsenal have not won a single time. That does not include the home loss to Wigan, where Arteta left partway through the match. KTBFFH!

Drogs over Torres for me. And we MUST counter effectively, an away goal for us and Bartha will need 3. That puts them right into the danger zone.

El Classico will surely take its toll on Barca. That is always their toughest match of the year, and this time it's their last chance to win La Liga.

Well said. This is our biggest PL game left for the year.

No way, need him to play a big role in this one.

Great points, forgot that Arteta is out! Huge boost for us, Ramsey has been poor and Diaby has a tonne of rust. We need 3 points, let's perfect our away form heading to Camp Nou!

Le Arse just lost to Wigan. We have points to work with now. If we beat them and win our next one, we are one point back! We need some rotation to happen, but still field our strongest available lineup for this one, IMHO. Torres for Drogs perhaps?

Big Drogs was playing with a chip on his shoulder. This team is still downright pissed off about the disgraceful robbery of three years ago. We are playing with an air of vengeance, not fear. Barca should be worried.

Would like to see more from Mata next week TBH.

YESSSSS! Drogba and Cech...BOTH ANIMALS OUT THERE!

2 MINUTES LEFT!!!

Cuenca on for Xavi

We got this!

Love how we've played these cheats so far.

Miss! Phew.

Uefa website has both the teams lining up with a 4-3-3 formation.

It's a 4-2-3-1 mate. I wonder what formation Barca will roll out with? IMO they are best with a 4-3-3.

Up the Chels!!

Play the reserves for this one Roberto, we have Barca up next!

While we have regressed since that time, let's not forget that Barca hasn't quite been the same since David Villa went down. I mean, even against Milan it took 2 PKs for them to go through.

I'm all for this, forget the FA Cup and focus on the CL.

We really needed all 3 points. Gutted.

I could be wrong, but Germany were one of the teams which helped get the new trend underway. They entered that tourney with a 4-4-2 formation which didn't quite work out for them. They then switched to the 4-2-3-1 in the KO stages and ended up overachieving, reaching 2nd place. You're right, many teams did try out a 4-1-4-1 around that time. I tend to view that formation as a flashy alternative which never quite caught on.