UEFA Champions League/Europa League 23/24/25 April *** Spoilers ***

fez said:
Its hard to say if this wouldn't have happened with Pep in charge. People have just learned how to play against Barca now. Its not easy but with discipline and top class players to punish them, its not anything like impossible. They struggled through their last 2 opponents barely and neither were amazing in either leg.

They are a one trick pony and when that trick doesn't work they are stuffed. I think Bayern were the perfect team to decimate Barca. Top quality players all over the pitch, Martinez rinsed them in the middle and everyone worked like crazy. Couple that with clinical finishing and Barcas poor defence and you have the recipe for a 4 - 0 thumping.
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I love watching Barca (hardly missed a game in 3 years on TV) but they played well on only a few occasions all season hampered by injuries and Tito having to go missing for a large part of season.

Alexis & Pedro have been in terrible form, though Pedro's work rate is admirable, and David Villa has only started scoring in the last 3 months.

Messi has had his first child this season and has been totally absent in some games despite him scoring in something like 19 league games in a row he has been lacklustre most of the season.

Defensively they have hardly played two games in a row with same back four due to injury but now Eric Abidal is back playing after his liver or kidney transplant things should settle down a bit.

No surprise if Alexis leaves in Summer, Cesc has to go as well he brings the team down to his level on occasions.

Xavi & Iniesta seem to lack motivation now they won everything and Pep saw this I think and is partly why he left.

I think this has led them to stop pressing the opponents as they have done in the past and is the main reason for the failure to reach the heights they have in past years.
 
Rooting for Dortmund, just can't get enough of watching the front three of Reus, Gotze and Lewandowski. This season will probably be the last time we'll see them 3 together :(
 
GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. Lewandowski!!!! Dortmund move with so much pace, power and numbers!
 
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