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

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The clash of the 2 favourites to win the trophy so something's got to give.
Barcelona with the genius of Messi and Liverpool with a lethal front 3 could serve up a treat.
The fans over there already seem to be enjoying themselves. Will they be happy by the final whistle?

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Liamalone

Thought Gomez could've stuck his face towards Messi's free kick instead of away from it, might have got something on it.

Just saw Salah's miss. Oh dear.

0gac3yjefb5sv7

Would the PFA still award VVD with the award after tonight's showing? Similar to what happened when United gave Ole the job.

Major question marks

Quandary

Seeing the replay of the free kick it looks like Gomez turned his head away from the ball when he might have gotten something on it. Not the most valiant decision. If Liverpool could have even kept it at 2-0 they might have been in with a shout in the return leg.

osarusan

The Nou Camp hasn't seen too many away teams press as hard and as high as Liverpool did tonight. And it worked for so long, until the 75th minute. They had loads of possession and territory. I wouldn't go as far as to say they were the better team, but there was nothing between them.

What was different between them was the quality in the final third. For all their good work, Liverpool didn't create many chances at all in that time. One for Mane, one for Milner. I thought Salah and Mane were poor, and Firmino was anonymous when he came on.

Amazing pass for the first goal. 2nd is lucky, but the delicate pass into the box was incredible. 3rd is as good as free-kick as you'll ever see. Now way they deserved to be 3-0 up after 80 minutes or whatever it was, but considering the fluffed chances right at the end, it could have been more.

Salah's miss was crucial, as I can't see Barca not scoring in Anfield, so it's all over really.

DeanAustin

votecounts wrote: »

I hope you're a comedian, because that's a great joke.

Barca were reduced to long balls. At the start of the second half they couldn’t get out. They barely had a chance. Mane and Milner had really good chances. I hate Liverpool but you weren’t watching the game if you couldn’t see they looked better for 75 mins.

quarryman

Liverpool have a fountain to climb now.

shamelessly stolen from reddit.

Cookiemunster

sligeach wrote: »

Liverpool were the better team for about 70 minutes.

They weren't. They first half was pretty even. Then they were on top for the first 15 - 20 mins of the second half until the second went in. That was the total of their toothless dominance.

[Deleted User]

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

How was Mane not sent off? I thought if you raise your hands to an opponent's face it's an automatic red? VAR doesn't flag that up?

Scoreline looked flattering after the free but by the end it didn't feel that way as Barca really should have put it to bed. Dembele very poor with his finishing. Wonder if that will come back to haunt them as Roma managed a 3-0 home win against them last season let's remember. You'd have to fancy Barca to see it through but I wouldn't say it's completely finished as it stands.

Retrospective action surely?

GavRedKing

I didn't expect him to get close with the FK. It should have been too far out but he couldn't have placed it any better.

Let's be honest, Messi was average for 70mins and then came alive and should have resulted in another goal or two.

All to do for Pool now, have to go all out and press hard and high. They done that well but they need to be clinical next week.

Barca have the league wrapped up so they'll make 11 changes for the weekend.

monkey9

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Some misses in this game including the two late counter attacks from Barcelon, could easily have been 5-2

I'd have taken that.

FatherTed

I would see the score being something like 3-1 next week. Moral victories and all that stuff.

eagle eye

Barca were clinical enough tonight. Liverpool were poor in the final third.
Best team won but Liverpool only have themselves to blame. They should have an away goal with all the possession they had in and around Barca's box.

Dcully

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hopefully Barca vs Ajax will be a proper final.

Liverpool were unlucky to be 3 0 at the end they deserved more but if Barca were more clinical the 2nd leg isn't even in doubt.

Agreed, 3-0 is bigtime flattering but that Messi free kick was good enough to win any game.
Shame he was whinging at the ref all game long and rolling around when someone breathed near him to take the shine off it but barca or liverpool haters wont care.

Utopia Parkway

Quandary wrote: »

Could have been 5-0 to Barca.

Could have been. Could also have been 5-4. That’s football.

Mr.Nice Guy

How was Mane not sent off? I thought if you raise your hands to an opponent's face it's an automatic red? VAR doesn't flag that up?

Scoreline looked flattering after the free but by the end it didn't feel that way as Barca really should have put it to bed. Dembele very poor with his finishing. Wonder if that will come back to haunt them as Roma managed a 3-0 home win against them last season let's remember. You'd have to fancy Barca to see it through but I wouldn't say it's completely finished as it stands.

Adamcp898

Did the free kick get a tiny nick btw?

sligeach

Liverpool were the better team for about 70 minutes. They failed to take their chances, Mane, Milner, Salah, which were costly. The game was wide open towards the end as Liverpool chased the game. Had they taken them then the ending would have been different. And a special Messi free kick that probably nobody else could score.

[Deleted User]

Van dyke was brutal tonight

votecounts

Mokuba wrote: »

Unfortunate for Klopp that it looks like he will remain with 0 trophies from his four years in charge of Liverpool to date.

Hopefully, long may it continue

monkey9

GavRedKing wrote: »

Should have been 4 or 5 in the end.

Absolutely delighted to see that FK go in, he had no right to score from that distance but that's why he's far and beyond the greatest to ever put on a pair of boots.

Any goal in Anfield for Barca and this game is over.

Well i'm not, but it was simply a thing of beauty.

bur

Liverpool believed their hype a little too much, in hindsight a more cautious counterattacking approach was the way to go.

SEPT 23 1989

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hopefully Barca vs Ajax will be a proper final.

Liverpool were unlucky to be 3 0 at the end they deserved more but if Barca were more clinical the 2nd leg isn't even in doubt.

That's the final we all want now

Mokuba

Unfortunate for Klopp that it looks like he will remain with 0 trophies from his four years in charge of Liverpool to date.

Liamalone

fryup wrote: »

early goal in anfield?...who knows??

Tie will definitely be over then!

votecounts

Barcelona totally out classed them tonight and should have been at least 5-0

Sanity_Saviour

Should Barca still be allowed to play with Messi and 10 other players?

he isn't human

MurDawg

Barca will score away with Liverpool taking risks. will take 5+ goals from liverpool

hots

Jesus that was brutal, Messi and suarez just a cut above, could have really been 5-1 another day, Liverpool started well but just not in the same class really.

Ohmeha

monkey9 wrote: »

A brilliant game. Liverpool deserved a draw out of that, but instead the greatest player i have seen play took over. He was so quiet really before his goal, but that's his brilliance. He's utterly utterly amazing.

No team ever deserves a draw when they lose 3-0 in any game

Noveight

fryup wrote: »

early goal in anfield?...who knows??

Not entirely unthinkable. Very hard to see us keeping Barca scoreless in Anfield though.