Barcelona v Liverpool UCL Semi Final 1/5/19 20.00 BT2 +Virgin.

GavRedKing · 01-05-2019 07:54PM

Liverpool leaving the leg in but the ref has no grasp on the game.

Roberto and Busquests should both be booked, ditto for Milner.

Sloppy game, Liverpool shading it for me, without Arthur in CM barca don't have half as much composure to control it from the back and Liverpool are doing brilliantly to force them long and giving it away.

Pool fans can be very happy with that Half, Messi not at it at all so far, bar the odd glimpse of magic.

bur · 01-05-2019 07:54PM

ref not doing a great job, Barca should have another two yellows.

Super-Rush · 01-05-2019 07:54PM

Both Milner and Robertson should be on yellows for off the ball incidents. Extremely petulant and bizzare behaviour from Liverpool to do stuff like that tonight.

Cypher_sounds · 01-05-2019 07:55PM

Anyone else wish the ref would just man up and book Suarez already as soon as he comes complaining to him about an opposition player breathing beside him?

Mr.Nice Guy · 01-05-2019 07:55PM

Fascinating half of football. Has a cup final feel to it. Been impressed with the two LBs who are probably the two best in Europe. Salah and Mane look in the mood. Messi and Suarez likewise. Fabinho impressed me too.

Don't think Klopp will be too disappointed. Liverpool very much in the game.

TheCitizen · 01-05-2019 07:55PM

Keith Andrews sounds like a Liverpool fan in commentary. Watching the Irish channel hoping for objective analysis. Not everyone in Ireland is a Liverpool or Man U fan. Barca by far the better team. They will afford Liverpool opportunities to score so hopefully they’ll put another few past them

TheCitizen · 01-05-2019 07:56PM

bur wrote: »

ref not doing a great job, Barca should have another two yellows.

Milner should have been carded

SharpshooterTom · 01-05-2019 07:58PM

Liverpool desperately need an away goal.

Dcully · 01-05-2019 07:59PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Keith Andrews sounds like a Liverpool fan in commentary. Watching the Irish channel hoping for objective analysis. Not everyone in Ireland is a Liverpool or Man U fan. Barca by far the better team. They will afford Liverpool opportunities to score so hopefully they’ll put another few past them

Barca by far the better team? What game are you watching?

TheCitizen · 01-05-2019 07:59PM

Souness is right about the Barca pen claim. Andrews in commentary was adamant no penalty. It was a penalty. The shove on Mane by Pique could have been given as well

Utopia Parkway · 01-05-2019 08:00PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

Both Milner and Robertson should be on yellows for off the ball incidents. Extremely petulant and bizzare behaviour from Liverpool to do stuff like that tonight.

Thought Barca have been at most of the niggly stuff to be honest. Bar Milner’s shoulder. Messi rolling 10 yards on the turf probably saved him from a booking.

TheCitizen · 01-05-2019 08:00PM

Dcully wrote: »

Barca by far the better team? What gane are you watching?

Do you not agree? Entitled to your opinion

blueser · 01-05-2019 08:00PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Keith Andrews sounds like a Liverpool fan in commentary. Watching the Irish channel hoping for objective analysis. Not everyone in Ireland is a Liverpool or Man U fan. Barca by far the better team. They will afford Liverpool opportunities to score so hopefully they’ll put another few past them

Watching the TV coverage of the group stages, you'd be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that RTE and Virgin One execs think otherwise.

A Dub in Glasgo · 01-05-2019 08:00PM

At least Ferdinand in the BT Sport studio spotted the obvious mistake for the goal unlike the two that are commentating

SlickRic · 01-05-2019 08:02PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Bit surprised he celebrated it.

Not in the fúcking slightest!

He'd kick and scratch his own children to win. He doesn't give a fúck who he's playing.

monkey9 · 01-05-2019 08:02PM

An absolutely cracking half of football that, brilliant stuff. Liverpool have played well and hopefully Bobby is fit enough to get twenty minutes into him.

Suarez is gas, he really is a little sh!t. Just have to love his ****housery. I obviously didn't want him to score, but delighted he celebrated. It would have annoyed me more if he didn't. Like, if you're going to be apologetic for scoring then just don't score in the first place.

A couple of away goals would do nicely. I usually like being home second leg, but being home first leg has been good for Liverpool as we've killed the ties off realisticially. Barca could the same here tonight if we're not careful. 1-1 would suffice.

martingriff · 01-05-2019 08:03PM

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Thought Barca have been at most of the niggly stuff to be honest. Bar Milner’s shoulder. Messi rolling 10 yards on the turf probably saved him from a booking.

Agree ref saw it was a foul was going to give yellow but then saw over dramatic fall and thought it maybe was not as bad

eigrod · 01-05-2019 08:03PM

monkey9 wrote: »

An absolutely cracking half of football that, brilliant stuff. Liverpool have played well and hopefully Bobby is fit enough to get twenty minutes into him.

Suarez is gas, he really is a little sh!t. Just have to love his ****housery. I obviously didn't want him to score, but delighted he celebrated. It would have annoyed me more if he didn't. Like, if you're going to be apologetic for scoring then just don't score in the first place.

A couple of away goals would do nicely. I usually like being home second leg, but being home first leg has been good for Liverpool as we've killed the ties off realisticially. Barca could the same here tonight if we're not careful. 1-1 would suffice.

Agree with all of that. Liverpool have gone toe to toe with them so far and Mane’s miss the difference at the moment.

TheCitizen · 01-05-2019 08:04PM

blueser wrote: »

Watching the TV coverage of the group stages, you'd be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that RTE and Virgin One execs think otherwise.

It’s pathetic and annoying, they should be objective in their coverage and analysis

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 01-05-2019 08:04PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Do you not agree? Entitled to your opinion

Better team, possibly - but not "by far". Close one, as the statistics show.

Dcully · 01-05-2019 08:04PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Do you not agree? Entitled to your opinion

Nothing between them.Hardly Barca far the better as you claim.

NIMAN · 01-05-2019 08:05PM

Agree with Rio that its a different level from last night.

Whoever wins this tie has the trophy in the bag methinks.

Jamiekelly · 01-05-2019 08:06PM

Dcully wrote: »

Nothing between them.Hardly Barca far the better as you claim.

Exactly. Stats virtually the same. Except for the goal. If Mane put his one in the game would be a stalemate so far. Some people are just trying to be wind up merchants for the sake of it.

monkey9 · 01-05-2019 08:09PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Souness is right about the Barca pen claim. Andrews in commentary was adamant no penalty. It was a penalty. The shove on Mane by Pique could have been given as well

The Matip handball? Never ever was that a penalty and clearly VAR agreed.

Cypher_sounds · 01-05-2019 08:09PM

That’s a very good save.

TheCitizen · 01-05-2019 08:11PM

monkey9 wrote: »

The Matip handball? Never ever was that a penalty and clearly VAR agreed.

Souness didn’t. He controls the ball with his hand. Definitely should have been a penalty

0gac3yjefb5sv7 · 01-05-2019 08:14PM

monkey9 wrote: »

The Matip handball? Never ever was that a penalty and clearly VAR agreed.

Definitely penalty. Stonewall.

martingriff · 01-05-2019 08:15PM

great start to second half for Liverpool

blueser · 01-05-2019 08:15PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

It’s pathetic and annoying, they should be objective in their coverage and analysis

More chance of hell freezing over.

SlickRic · 01-05-2019 08:16PM

I honestly don't understand why any referee stands there and let's opposition yell at them.

Barcelona v Liverpool UCL Semi Final 1/5/19 20.00 BT2 +Virgin.

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