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LMAO @ the goal conceded typical arsenal.... lol

He is a decent Plan B but mostly he has started for us and Gomes has been a preferred sub...

I agree but Thiago is very injury prone to be even similar to Xavi or Iniesta..plus he doesn't have the necessary defensive self discipline, too light weight i feel..

Well more importantly, we need midfielders..we haven't adequately replaced Xavi..and now Iniesta is all set to leave..But all we have is Paulinho and Gomes instead, one of which has no ball contro/skill whatsoever.. Investing on more forward players is more counter productive for us..Actually...

Well this decision looks like ref thought that Arsenal would mess things up anyways let me make sure that they win :D

If they start strictly giving fouls then probably no one will be left in a game which involves Atletico Madrid :D .. Plus in general SF and Final there is some consideration shown..Think about our CL vs Real Madrid in 2011..They got away with almost murder there..There was a case for the entire...

well people who keep complaining that Messi plays every game..what about Suarez or Pique or Iniesta..they also rest on the field?? When will people agree its the coach who keeps doing this?? How is Zidane able to convince Cristiano to rest every now and then?? Surely if there's a good enough...

I actually dont really care about either of the teams..But the ref has kinda let a game of this magnitude down.. Sending off a player this soon in a SF ..plus then refusing to give clear yellow later on is some inconsistent refereeing..

Well its not cheating..its about giving one extra chance and if the player is still stupid then send him off instead of straight out ruining the tie..Consider the case of our 2006 CL win..I believe we wouldve still won without Lehmann being sent off if the ref just gave the goal and not sent him...

I am not talking about rules..But generally there is some consideration given..just because you go bang bang in the CL unless very serious(like foul on a clear chance) its not a second yellow...the second yellow, he wasn't even with a clear goal chance or anything..first one i can...

If Atletico get out of this with even a 1-0 thats just being very lucky..

Well he doesn't have to..But hey Ronaldo isn't either..But coach utilises cristiano's talents well and has built the talent accordingly focusing on the CL..the coaches we seem to get seem to focus on the Copa and wastes everyone's energy on that meaningless run which exhausts everyone through...

I agree..But most ref's these days give a last warning thing thinking not to ruin a tie.. I mean how many times have Barca been bullied but opponents esp Real Madrid haven't had any sending off these days

I wouldn't give the second yellow if it was a player involving a yellow already..But rather a last warning which most refs do these days..the ref has actually ruined the tie.. its a clear yellow if the player wasn't on a yellow already.. but to send him off was harsh.. Plus hilarious sending...

Games are mostly won in midfield..plus even the best of players have a poor game every now and then ( or when opponents double or triple mark you)... But in our case, who has really stepped up?? Imagine yesterday Ronaldo performing poorly..But Marcelo scored and Ascencio scored..and who made...

We had half a decent midfield the last time in 2015 when we had Xavi coming on as a super sub.. But usually we have struggled whenever our mid hasn't been able to provide any supply. Ofcourse, I agree with cases where he screwed up like Copa America where he missed a penalty or the Chelsea SF...

Ya unfortunately what could've been a great tie is ruined thanks to the stupid decisions the ref has made so far.. I would be surprised if Atletico even gets a decent score out of this tie.

For this the entire squad shouldn't be run to the ground playing every game..Everyone is now 30!!! This is the only problem I've with EV..His tactics are otherwise decent but he has driven the squad to exhaustion.. Plus messi has always had this issue..its something we've played through before...

I think you should also consider that Messi has been surrounded with poorer and poorer players every year..and Messi needs atleast one creative player apart from him....He has carried us whenever we had a midfield capable of holding its own....We have huge problems as in we need someone creative...

I get your point. But pep has been exposed in Europe so many times now..a superior almost German national team which went on to win the WC got a 5-0 thrashing vs Real madrid. Against us next year, he went all out instead of containing a lead and lost the tie even though they did win the second...