Champions League: Barcelona vs. Arsenal Thread [6.4.10]

[chuck bass]

i'm not talking about archievements and the "biggest name in history"..marradona is still the best by those terms

but when it comes to raw skill, and the ability to use it, messi is #1. do you guys really think a marradona in his prime would dominate in todays football as much as he did back then?

[Team Melli Fan]

messi's 4 goals that i found on youtube:

[Shervin.]

i wonder how long that will last^

it shows that the first goal was spectacular, the 2nd and 3rd anyone could have scored, and the fourth was excelent too, although the ball did bounce straight back to him again, but he isnt the only player in the world who could have done that.

i still rate him as the best player in the world.

[EKBATAN]

sick ass goals!

just the way he finds space and how he's so quick and knows where to place the ball, with how much power, etc....he's just amazing! i really hope maradona doesn't fukk up this team for WC, this is messi's prime and he can top it off with a world cup win, if not who knows what will happen 4 years from now

[IranSoccer#8]

no shame in losing, barca really are the best team in the world. messi maybe the greatest player...ever.

[shayan20]

definition of rape in football shown in this tie.
6-3 lol
arsenal joins the likes of bayern, lyon and sttutgart.
in this form I expect Barca to win the double again.

[Hajagha]

Ultimate football. I mean it. I have been watching football for more than 35 years and haven't seen a soccer match as beautiful as this one.

I am lovin' this game all over again.

[PouriaAkaBarut]

[Rumi]

Barcelona didn't beat Arsenal
Injuries, average players and Messi beat them

[shayan20]

Ultimate football. I mean it. I have been watching football for more than 35 years and haven't seen a soccer match as beautiful as this one.

I am lovin' this game all over again.

Haji have you seen the 1st leg?
This one is nothing compared to that.

Barcelona didn't beat Arsenal
Injuries, average players and Messi beat them

Is that supposed to be an excuse?
Taking stupidity to a whole new level!

[Ali]

messi = brillaint
barca = messi

[shayan20]

Some nice gifs I found




Im sure he's got eyes at the back of his head

[maniei]

all four goals were absolute mistakes by arsenals defense.

messi has already now done enough to be awarded world player of the year.

to consider him to the very greatest I want another great season of him.
he has to prove that he is not another ronaldinho, who practically resigned from football after winning everything with barca.

[IranSoccer#8]

I do think if we didn't have so many injuries, we may have been able to give barca a bigger fight.

[BacheLot]

Ultimate football. I mean it. I have been watching football for more than 35 years and haven't seen a soccer match as beautiful as this one.

I am lovin' this game all over again.

yea man i only saw the second half and i cant stand barfelona but they were playing amazing team football..! at times it seemed like they were just toying with arsenal. They were moving brilliantly w/o the ball in support of each other and passing around the ball like it was just a training routine/clinic..!! and doing this against a team who is known for playing such football in epl..!!
mad respects to Pep G. never saw such coaching skills and vision for team-football coming from him as an unknown, inexperienced rookie coach..!! wow..!!
and messi...!! man what can you say..!!? i dont think even maradona nor anyone else in their prime could match his plethora of football skills..!! there was nothing ordinary about any of the goals he scored in this game..!! with the first simply out of sight and unreal...!!
sure his legendary status still falls short of that maradona or even zidan in my eyes and for that he has to prove it on national team level at wc..!! but chances are he will do just that..! considering he is so young and got at least 3 more WCs in him..!!