Chelsea - Barcelona. Big rivalry?

[Hysteria 159]

Do you consider this match an european classic/big rivalry? could be a big rivalry like Bayern - Madrid someday? All my friends who support Barcelona hate us, and well we dont like them neither. We had face them like ten times or more in the last decade.

I think this is the new great rivalry from modern football or could be one of them someday. Every match that we play with them finish with a lot of controversy and dramatism.

[nachikethas 1,154]

we only showed balles against them

[Spike 12,049]

Yeah, I think it has to be considered one of the big European rivalries.

Bayern Munich - Real Madird

Bayern Munich - Manchester United

Barcelona - Chelsea

I can't think of many other examples.

[Madmax 9,219]

Undoubtedly. The biggest cross-border footballing rivalry of the past decade. I'd love for us to come up against them in the title defence next season.

[capriccioso 2,545]

No, we're just a small time club to them. For a rivalry to exist, there must be mutual acknowledgement that each club is of a similar stature and consistently compete for the same trophies; from their point of view, only the latter is true. If you present this idea to Barcelona fans they'll laugh at you.

Though at least their players etc. have better sense to realise that the pair of us have been rivals in Europe as we've met so often.

[Spike 12,049]

Read this: http://en.wikipedia....ering_tiki-taka

All you have to read is the first sentence. Reading that one sentence will enrich your life.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Read this: http://en.wikipedia....ering_tiki-taka

All you have to read is the first sentence. Reading that one sentence will enrich your life.

Oh Christ

Chelsea's Frank Lampard completed just two passes in the two legs, however both of them led to goals.

[Hysteria 159]

No, we're just a small time club to them. For a rivalry to exist, there must be mutual acknowledgement that each club is of a similar stature and consistently compete for the same trophies; from their point of view, only the latter is true. If you present this idea to Barcelona fans they'll laugh at you.

Though at least their players etc. have better sense to realise that the pair of us have been rivals in Europe as we've met so often.

Actually they consider us a great rival, but maybe some cules dont. Of course im only considering the last years.

[Jase 43,479]

Read this: http://en.wikipedia....ering_tiki-taka

All you have to read is the first sentence. Reading that one sentence will enrich your life.

That description is so wrong! And since when RDM set us up in a 6-3-1 formation?!

During the second leg, Di Matteo deployed a 6-3-1 formation with four full backs.

He went with a 4-5-1 to begin with and after Terry was sent off, it was then changed to a 4-5-0 or 5-4-0 with Drogba playing as an auxiliary left back!

[Spike 12,049]

That description is so wrong! And since when RDM set us up in a 6-3-1 formation?!

He went with a 4-5-1 to begin with and after Terry was sent off, it was then changed to a 4-5-0 or 5-4-0 with Drogba playing as an auxiliary left back!

That is why I suggested everyone read the first sentence only!

[capriccioso 2,545]

I think it was a 6-3-1, I saw it as more like this:

[CHOULO19 24,332]

That description is so wrong! And since when RDM set us up in a 6-3-1 formation?!

He went with a 4-5-1 to begin with and after Terry was sent off, it was then changed to a 4-5-0 or 5-4-0 with Drogba playing as an auxiliary left back!

I think thet considered that Raul and Rami started as full-backs. Althought it is hard to actually tell what exact formation we played, I think it's called "Whatever gets us through"

TBH, my hate for Barca have decreased a lot after knocking them out of the semis. I thiink I feel that justice has been restored.