THEY ARE SCARED OF MESSI
His four goals have the Bernabéu frightened.
The whole football world praises Barça’s crack.
Madrid – Barça. 48 hours to go.
Ibra and Piqué, ready to play “El Clásico”.
Pellegrini would be sacked if they lose.
[Non Barça Related]
Van Gaal eliminates Manchester. After giving a surprise in Old Trafford, they will face Lyon now.
The following are excerpts from interviews the FC Barcelona Forward gave to Barca TV and La Gazzetta dello Sport after Barcelona’s 4-1 drubbing of Arsenal in the Champions League.
Speaking to a packed news room at his book-launching ceremony today, FC Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué was forced to talk more about football than his book.
Watch the full highlights of the UEFA Champions league Quarter final 2nd leg clash after the jump!
Arsenal FC forward and England international Theo Walcott (21) believes his Gunners side can take some positives out of their Champions League exit to Barcelona.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has promised Barcelona they can expect a “completely different” performance from his side when the teams go head to head for the third time this season in the Champions League semi-final.
In Barcelona: “Watching Messi play is like living in a dream!”
In Madrid: “Messi? A nightmare!”
GOD 4 – 1 Arsenal
Poor Bendtner dared to score but, as is said in the Bible: (Ezequiel, 25-17)
“The honest man’s way is surrounded everywhere by the selfish one’s injustices and the bad men’s tyranny. God bless that pastor who on behalf of charity and good will, get the weak ones out of the darkness’ valley, because he is his brother’s real guardian and the lost kid’s discoverer. And I assure you that I will punish with great revenge and rage those who intend to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is Yavéh, when my revenge hits you.” … and Our Lord scored them four goals
Lionel Messi has scored in 83 Barcelona games and they have only ever lost one – 4-3 against Atletico Madrid on 1 March, 2009.
Source: Infostrada Sports
“We lost against a team that was better than us, who had the best player in the world. Nevertheless, we had chances to score at 1-0, but defensively we basically gave them the goals. When you have players like Messi, you pay for it. For me, he’s the best player in the world by a distance.
“The difficulty with him is that he’s not always in the game, but when he is it’s really dangerous. Once he’s on the run with the ball, he’s unstoppable. He’s the only player who can change direction at such pace no-one can stay with him.
“Congratulations to Barcelona, they are better than us.”
In the post-match news conference held after FC Barcelona’s 4-1 rout of Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match at the Camp Nou last night, Pep Guardiola chose to praise his players’ achievements first before he talked about anything else: “I congratulate the team and beyond that, the club, because in the last five years we have played four Champions League semi-finals and that speaks highly of the club.” Continue reading »
In the post-match press conference after their elimination from the Champions League, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger conceded to the superiority of FC Barcelona.
“First I want to congratulate Barcelona and wish them good luck. They, over the two games deserved to qualify. They are a very good side but of course they have Messi who can make a difference at any moment in the game. He can take advantage of every mistake we make.” Continue reading »
Xavi
“It’s a pleasure and a privilege to have Leo on our team. We know that he’s the best player in the world and he’s always a team player, pressuring as much as anyone else and helping with defensive duties.”
“It was a game to savor and we have taken a big step towards another title. We reacted well after their goal and I think we played a great game. We knew that Arsenal would be a tough team and because of that we played with a lot of concentration. It’s a night to enjoy our accomplishment and tomorrow we’ll think about Real Madrid.”
More player reactions after the jump…including yours?
“MEEESSI!”
Great victory four days before “El Clásico”. “Yes, yes, yes, we’re going to Madrid!”
Barça 4 – 1 Arsenal
A sensational Leo kicked off Arsenal with four golazos and brought Barça closer to the final.
[Non Barça Related]
CSKA 0 – 1 Inter. Easy victory for Mou’s men.
MEGAMESSI
A champion’s poker and…to the semifinals
Barça 4 – 1 Arsenal
Great display by the number one. The crack scored four goals and eliminated Arsenal with a historic performance.
CSKA 0 – 1 Inter. Mourinho’s and Eto’o's Inter will be the next rival
Champions League Quarterfinal 2nd Leg
6 April 2010
Venue: Camp Nou
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
Who was today’s best? Oh, OK, that’s a foolish question this time. But do read on.
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In a few years he will probably need a sole house for the collected balls of the hat-trick scored goals, while the other will probably be taken as a perfect embodiment of midfield passing, conducting, and controlling! These are respectively: the genius (which the term does not really fit him anymore, he is beyond that!) Leo Messi, and the maestro, Xavi Hernandez, conductor of FC Barcelona’s symphonies.
FC Barcelona official website reports that FC Barcelona left-back Eric Abidal has again injured his left thigh’s adductor muscle in the match against Arsenal last night. The player is expected to be out for another ten days.
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