CL game 7: Slavia Prague - Barca 2-4

[MonteCuler]

Horrible conditions to play football

That pitch was next level of dogshit. Not UCL level at all. Then low temperatures (relatively) for these spanish guys who are definitely not used to it

So I say a great win overall. Just gotta fucking improve on set pieces.

 

[MasQueCulé]

8 teams with 13 points and our last game is against Kopenhagen at home. We should win with a good margin and get into the top8.

Without pedri and dejong i don't know if we gonna win by a big margin honestly. But we should be winning this.

 

[Birdy]

8 teams with 13 points and our last game is against Kopenhagen at home. We should win with a good margin and get into the top8.

Win is a must

We will get to top8 with merely a win, because Newcastle will lose, and we have better GD than Atalanta and Atleti
(from the teams below us now, only City can overtake us on GD if they beat our scoreline)

But we can get to 5th-6th position, if we win by some margin (3 or 4 goals) and some results favor us: like Spurs failing to win or even Madrid failing to win at Benfica

 

[MasQueCulé]

Win is a must

We will get to top8 with merely a win, because Newcastle will lose, and we have better GD than Atalanta and Atleti
(from the teams below us now, only City can overtake us on GD if they beat our scoreline)

But we can get to 5th-6th position, if we win by some margin (3 or 4 goals) and some results favor us: like Spurs failing to win or even Madrid failing to win at Benfica

Even a draw from totenham or Liverpool and we passe them. So 4th-8th still possible.

 

[Birdy]

Even a draw from totenham or Liverpool and we passe them. So 4th-8th still possible.

Pool won't draw at home vs Qarabaq

Spurs may, because they are incompetent
and Madrid may, because who knows what Mourinho can come up with to take revenge

In any case, we should do our job with at least 2-3 goals margin, and we can get at least top8, and at best 5th position

 

[JamDav1982]

Barca will scud Copenhagen no doubt.

Eric and Olmo in midfield for me and on front of that picks itself.

 

[RedxMAK]

Pool won't draw at home vs Qarabaq

Spurs may, because they are incompetent
and Madrid may, because who knows what Mourinho can come up with to take revenge

In any case, we should do our job with at least 2-3 goals margin, and we can get at least top8, and at best 5th position

Believing in that incompetent washed guy in the big 26 🫩🫩🫩🫩

 

[Barcaman]

Bilbao and Barca scored. top 8 today. What did I tell you @Barcaman

Well done predicting Bilbao.

 

[Latschenkiefer]

Can someone tell me where I can find the offside here?

 

[Maradona37]

Given the sheer number of teams on 13 points, top 8 might definitely come down to goal difference.

A draw in PSG-Newcastle would be perfect for Barca. It means a victory over Copenhagen ensures you finish above both. A victor in the game in Paris and you are needing a big margin of victory as they they both highly superior goal difference.

Sporting, Chelsea, Atalanta all have tricky looking away games and could all feasibly drop points. I don't think Real Madrid beating Benfica in Lisbon is a guarantee either, even if it is the likely result. But a draw would see them finish above Barca, unless Barca had a crazy margin of victory (6 goals). As Birdy says, Liverpool should beat Qarabag at Anfield (though Liverpool really don't convince and Qarabag are doing well this season). Tottenham could certainly drop points in Frankfurt and with how Man City are playing, winning at home to Gala is far from a guarantee. Atletico should not be a problem if you win, as long as they don't better your margin of victory by three extra goals.

 

[draconifire]

lucky you lol. It's -10 right now where I'm at, and it was even -20 last week one morning when I went to work. Granted, I don't remember being it THAT cold for quite some time, that morning was probably the coldest it's been in the last 3 or 4 years, but like from -10 to -12 is quite normal pretty much every winter on the coldest days.

Damn. Never got to experience anything less than -10. I would even say lucky you. lol.
Would want to. Maybe one day.
Central & eastern EU is crazy during winters. But I am sure, one can get used to it, pretty quick. You have all the systems in place.
I am not in Ireland anymore, but I got used to it pretty quick. It doesn't get as cold as the rest of EU. The country goes still, if the temp falls below -2, or snows heavily, Ireland system is not suited for it.
The biggest "shock" during winters in Ireland was the constant rain. From where I am, the part of India, we get dry winters, almost like Spain/Portugal, sunny during the day temps go up to 12-15c and during nights it can fall close to 1- 2 °C. We never get rain, so forget about snow.

 

[draconifire]

Wtf are you even talking about? Like, granted, you live in southern hemisphere and -4 for you is the same as for some negro, who wears gloves and warm beanie in +10 already. We had -10-18 in last weak depending on daylight and it's business as usual. We have had periods in winter with -25-30 in our part of the world as part and parcel of having an actual winter. There are lot more extreme regions in the north, including even largest Russian capitals or some areas in Scandinavia that can have +40c in heat of summer and -40c in icy winter.

No wonder nordic peoples are superior to all others at basically everything. Resilience to harsh conditions seems to be a good thing in a long run for both mind and body, while southernmost people are naturally lazy and morally lax due to being too coddled by mother Gaya.
Plz, gimme -4 nao. I'll prance around in t-shirt and shorts and sing songs.

1st - Not living in southern hemisphere, nor am I from the southern hemisphere.
2nd - Read again, I was talking about Ireland, where temps seldom goes below -3. I have spent almost a decade there, and its from experience. Its all about the system that's in place. The day it snows heavily, or the temperatures drop below -3c, Ireland stands still, unlike central/eastern Europe, where this occurrence is a daily occurrence.
3rd - If given the choice, people in your part of the world would move to Spain/portugal/Italy or similar temperate climate in a heartbeat. A moderate climate is always preferred by humanity.
4th - You saying +40c is an extreme, brother it gets closer to +50c in parts of my country, 40c is chump change.
5th - Not everything is about racial superiority, take your head out of that ass you keep liking. If that was the case, your reading my reply and not able to deduce my intention would denote your inherent lack of IQ, which I can attribute to race, right? Or Irish who feel similarly about winters in the part of the world where its always -10c or below, is the Irish race inherently inferior? Or folks from your part of the world needed extra stuff to go out in the sun during summers or just exist in my part of the world, is their inherent inferiority in race, right? Your existence must be miserable if you look at everything through the racial lens. Take it off, the world is far simpler, and far more enjoyable than your race science will ever make it to be.

 

[Gnidrologist]

Holy shit the butthurt essay. I was tongue in cheek.

 

[draconifire]

Doesn't feel tongue in cheek when 90% of your post is the same schtick.

 

[FCBarca]

Some without any knowledge of sport much less medicine think the cold weather wasn't a factor (Pitch was too) but I was quietly worried for Pedri simply because the risk of a muscle tear in below 0 temperatures dramatically increases...and considering the player has a history with this injury, gotta wonder with 20/20 hindsight if this was the right call to play him from the start. MRI results today will confirm extent of injury/tear but a damn shame - I would've only used him as a last resort

Anyone notice how nearly all of Barça's corners barely had any lift and ended short due to the cold. Meanwhile the home side who are accustomed to these conditions were far more effective striking the ball from a deadball situation. Makes Olmo's goal all the more impressive because he had barely come on before that wonder strike

FBs were a disaster last night, neither Koundé nor Balde were effective going forward and seemed to also be impacted by the weather in that they had challenges tracking runners in behind. Cancelo will be a plus in the knockouts in a way we won't be prepared for considering what we saw last night

Eric was outstanding and a genuine candidate for match MVP despite not scoring - the only player that looked like a catalyst in that 1st half for Barça. Again, weather likely had some influence as both Pedri & Frenkie took awhile to get warmed up to bridge the defense with the attack. The passing sensational and just the forward runs nevermind nearly converting a long range shot on goal. Future Captain, as I have been saying since his return to the club

Roony, a passenger sadly. I hope vs his former club on Wednesday he will show a better version of himself as I am sure he will get minutes. Loved Marcus' cameo and was far more effective stretching the defense. Raphinha really suffers when there isn't another winger creating chances but his lofted pass to Fermin that he should've done better with was a beauty