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I'm afraid that's their problem and doesn't constitute a valid excuse. If they don't want to compete in Europe, they can refuse to and let someone else go (the team immediately below them in the table), but once they're in they're representing England. If the English are so convinced that their...

Good comment overall, but this here is the biggest myth of all. All evidence points 1-2 being fairly equal (although this season it's probably advantage Spain, but over the past five years it's slight advantage to England due to Madrid's shortcomings), 3-4 advantage England, 5-7 advantage Spain...

The answer is no, but I suspect you know that yourself. You could have a point if the different in coefficients was huge, which it isn't. Just a few years ago, England were third behind Spain and Italy and I didn't hear anyone suggesting Spain and Italy should have more teams in the CL. Just...

1-Piqué 2-Alves 3-Villa 4-Mascherano 5-Keita All great signings, but Piqué is clearly the best. The price + quality combination is just unbeatable.

Top 10 surely, he has unstoppable in 2011. The only forward players I'd rank ahead of him this year are Messi obviously and Cristiano. If the Ballon d'Or is really about performance during the calendar year, Gomez must be 5-10 surely.

I agree. 16 goals in 16 matches this season. 39 in 45 last season. Based on recent form, Gomez is definitely the world's best striker. He might not be a genius with the ball at his feet, but he's a relentless scoring machine, the numbers don't lie.

Wow, you are indeed very privileged. I'd love to have been there and so would every other Barca fan who couldn't make it. Must have been incredible Couldn't agree more, this match is the defining match of Barcelona's golden era. There are no words to describe Messi, Xavi and Iniesta, they're...

Maybe, maybe not. There's just no way to verify that assertion. However, players can't be judged/ranked on what would happen if circumstances were different (precisely because there's no way to find out) but by actual performance. And based on actual performance, claiming RVP is the best striker...

Come on man. Saying Van Persie is as good as Rooney is kind of delusional, but saying Rooney is as good as Messi is equally ore more delusional. At the end of the day, consistency is what matters most and just like Van Persie's few months of good form aren't enough to be on a par with Rooney...

These three are just :worthy: There will never be anyone quite like them. Our team is great, but these three are the key to success,we'll not have legends like these anytime soon, if ever. Alone, they're brilliant. All three together, they're an unstoppable force. This period of domination...

Xavi is obviously great, but Iniesta is a much superior dribbler, which is the key to unlocking parked buses. We need players who can run at defenses, beat opponents one-on-one in order to create gaps in the defense. Messi and Iniesta are the only ones that fit the bill, I feel that they are the...

That has always been the case. We really missed Iniesta in the Inter tie in 2010. He has often been the difference maker for us in the past few years. With the opposition too focused on Messi, Iniesta wreaks havoc. If they focus on Iniesta, Messi will wreak havoc. When these two players are on...

:worthy: Andrés is an unbelievable player. He's by far the best midfielder of his generation and all-time great. And he's only 27, which means that we'll get yo enjoy his football for quite a few years more. He's an absolute legend. I feel privileged to have watched him live.

No, the fact that Pep was knocking on Laporta's door can only have made the deal easier :p

Well, it's common sense, isn't it? It's frankly a disgrace that players like Puyol and Cesc who barely played (namely Puyol) are on the list, while the outstanding Busquets isn't. People's irrational hate of Busquets has clearly got in the way again. That said, it was very humble of Cesc to...

Agree about Ibra and Caceres. But why is Villa overpriced? 40m is fair value for a player of his quality and pedigree. And how do you know Sanchez is overpriced? That can only be judged in a few years in hindsight. If he turns out to be one of the best players in the world, then he was not...

Maybe you should inform Del Bosque about this? You can't possibly be serious. Silva is world class, but Iniesta is a whole different level, he's arguably the best player in the world after Messi. Even Xavi being ahead of him is debatable at this point time, let alone Silva.

He didn't have a great game today, but who cares? He's a living legend and will be the greatest player in Barcelona history very soon. Congratulations to the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Ballon d'Or winner (not to mention all the ones he'll win in the future) :worthy:

So you're suggesting that for 12 consecutive matches teams didn't manage to create chances against Bayern? They must be the best team of all-time then. He might not have as much work to do as he did at Schalke but he's superb whenever called upon. What you said would be like saying Valdés has...

Manuel Neuer (by a distance). He cost 20 million, but that's a low price for making your defense almost unbreachable, Bayern have kept 12 clean sheets in a row. Also, Neuer is 25 and the best keeper in the world, in the long term this transfer will look even more of a bargain than it already does.