Champions League: Barca - Kazan

So obviously Messi's not in the starting eleven. BUT WHY AREN"T THEY PUTTING BOJAN ON!
Pedro and David Villa takes priority. Valencia is having a fantastic season actually, i'm intrested in how they'll be holding up against man united.
Lucky for them Wayne Rooney is injured and unlikely to participate. Actually did i just say lucky for them? Wayne Rooney dont make no difference to the team.
Oh so my local TV boardcast lied to me. It told me the game was at 12:00.
As the TV camera pans across it drops about a foot down as it catches Xavi.
Lets hope history doesn't repeat itself. Kazan beat Barcelona last year at Camp nou.
The game kicks off!
Ever since I started playing PES it's changed my view of the game...
It looks cold in kazan... almost the whole team is in long sleeves. Barcelona, not kazan, who are no doubt used to this weather.
Oh wow the crowd is amazing. This is the first time Rubin has had posession of the ball... the crowd is roaring with great intensity.
Pep Guardiola is in a suit again, this time also in a vest. His usual black tie and white shirt. Why does he dress so formally? why isn't he in a zipped up wind breaker like all the other coaches...
It's been 7 minutes and i'm quite worried.
This game is a little... disorganised. just a bit of a crowded mess...
Pique doing some intimidation tatics... he's taughting them... i like him.
OOOH SHIT Pedro goes for goal but it hits the crossbar!! dammmmiiitt.. leo messi would've just had it in no doubt.
UUHH pedro stop screwing up! he gives the ball away again, rubin on the counter attack.
Oh i just realised, guardiola shaved his head!
ALL of the players are in the Rubin half of the pitch! what!
i need to go to the bathroom but this is just realllly intresting.
Oh Villa's shot goes wide! shammmeee. but it was so powerful. wow.
shit, they should really get bojan on... their shots are getting nowhere!
oh SHIIIT PENALTY TO KAZAN. there was like a pile up in the penalty box...
COME ON VALDEZZZZ SAVE IT SAVE IT.
OHH SHIT 1 - 0. oh what the balls, history is repeating itself.
oh shit valdez was so close to saving it.
oh dear if barcelona don't win this it will just be a crap cherry on the crap sundae that is my day.
i wonder if barcelona gets distracted by the annoying chants by the audience.
free kick, come on xavi! dammit pique. missed oppertunites.
omg barca GET ON WITH IT. stop beating around the bush, smack in the area, and flick it to the back of the net. it all sounds not that hard. probably easier said than done.
end of first half. SHIT.
for the first time since the world cup i've seen why they put pedro in the starting 11 for the final. he's just got this amazing skill.
LEO MESSI IS WARMING UP. omg yes. please.
ahh, david villa fails to score from 30 yards out. get off the pitch for messi or bojan!
omg, barcelona penalty. please. please. i am begging you. please score. anyone score. someone just fucking score. equalize it. save yourselves. search for salvation.
OH YES. BARCELONA 1 - 1. oh.. omg. thank jesus. it was so so close. i thought it didn't go in... oh i'm so thankful.
leo messi is on! lloooooooooooooooovvveeeeeeee. yayyayayayaay goooo leo!
wtf, pique has just stood there for about 30 seconds, no one tackles him. that does say something about how concentrated kazan are on defence.
guardiola has that look... like he's really keeping his cool, but you can tell he's going mad inside, his stare is so intense... it's quite extraordinary.
oh shit kazan has got an amazing keeper. i don't think they would even be level if not for him.
shit kazan free kick. i'm so scared. thank jesus for victor valdez. i wonder what barca is without him. actually pinto isn't bad is he...
Lionel Messi with some crazy running. it's great to see him back. i'm seriously genuinely greatful for his recovery.
Leo Messi misses by a fraction.
20 minutes left.
Messi gets late tackled and he's sitting on a floor appealing for a free kick. he gets it.
come on leo! oooooh just over the crossbar! dammit.
i think barcelona are oblivious to how important it is for them to work on the counter attack. this happend in the hercules game as well. because the oppostion's defence is so tight the only times space is freed up near the goal is when everyone else is unprepared to be there. and then they just have to hit it with speed and accuracy. wake up!
12 minutes. looks like bojan won't get his first champions game of the season afterall.
the connection is weak off the broadcast.
i think the rain is playing a huge part in this game.
macbeth sibya is yellow varded...
there is NO reason why barcelona needs to draw this. they're playing a decent game and absoultely deserve nothing but a win.
having watched villa play the last few weeks i think i've got my interpreation of him.
he's not a player who is limited by the rules. he goes by what he needs to do and if they happen to sit outside the rules then so be it. sometimes he does let his emotions affect his game though.
oh bojan is speaking to the management team. please come on. we need you bojan.
6 minutes left. bojan for villa!
OH MY GOD SO CLOSE FOR KAZAN. THANK GOD. oh pique.... watch where it's going...
EHHHH kazan stop wasting valuable time. GET ON WITH IT.
shit 1 minute left.
it's funny how they refer to dani alves as a fullback.
hahahha pique dives... he's yellow carded. i can't remember the last time i blogged a game that he wasn't yellow carded. good thing the liga doesn't use the double yellow match ban rule.
Shit so close.
FUCK YOU KAZAN. FUCKING. FUCK.
AGAIN!
fuck you kazan, it's always you.
puyol with his shirt off is always more impressive than you think.
okay, that's it from me i think, man united on next.
fuck i'm worried because they have to play copenhagen next and they'd previously beat kazan.
so. i think all in all barcelona had some shit tatics here. in fact, the first half and the second half are mirror images. the penalities, the fouls, the passing... everything. they need to learn from their mistakes.
later on i'll post up their chances of advancing.
until next time then....

BIlbao V Barcelona. strangeness.

So i just got back from island camping and switched on the tv to watch the replay of bilbao vs barcelona.
personally i was quite worried about this game because of Leo Messi absence.
This makes it all the more difficult to stop myself from googling the score.
So far the score is 0 - 0 and about 20 minutes in.
you know i should really be working right now, i've got to finish reading a book in 2 days because my weekend was taken away by camp...
Both sides have been having good oppertunities but are lacking finishing touches..
oh damn does pique look good in the tain...
I have to say llorente is doing very well with bilbao tonight..
the rain is fairly strong... i wonder if adriano really fits in this squad...
he seems to be everywhere, up field, in defence, everywhere.
i reckon this commentator is waaay too chatty.
woah free kick was so close! i was quite worried...
barcelona still unable to score..
Camera zooms into guardiola's face as all the oppertunities zoom by his team..
Amorebieta has been red carded!
Watching the replay he's just challenged iniesta a little rougher than he should've.
it doesn't look like a red to me... more so a yellow.
villa is offside again!! WHY WHY WHY.
pedro is fouled... he's stood up with wet mud spattered all over his face..
this is frustrating... why hasn't barcelona scored yet!
okay apparently arsenal lost to west brom... what the shit!!
aw shit, villa's ball just hits the crossbar..
how can the first half end with 0 - 0...
it's barcelona vs bilbao with 10 men!!
screams fill the stadium as the players fun on for the second half!
David villa's hair looks strangly dry... oh wait it's because the rain has flattened is usual spikey hair... hahahhaa.
llorente is much taller than i remembered...
HOLY... athlectic comes VERY close to scoring, with a one on one with victor valdez... bouncing off the post...
Pique goes for goal from a long way out... saved by the keeper...
Question: what is barcelona without messi.. Is it:
1. a team missing a goal scorer?
2. a bunch of nomads lacking a leader?
3. a herd of sheep lacking a shepard?
4. or a bunch of footballers lacking purpose or meaning.
none of those, i hope.
OH YES KEITA SCORESSSS!! oh niiiiiceeee..... just as i was getting frustrated. keita's first goal of the season, from a perfect assist from villa!
Pedro goes for a second goal for barca! the keeper JUST saves it, but was an amazing attempt.
pique yellow carded AGAIN! oh shit this is like, every game that he gets booked.
personally i don't think he deserved it... and nor does he, he's sarcastically smiling at the ref's decision, probably claiming it to be rediculous. i don't know, i can't lip read, especially in spanish.
i hate this referee, he keeps giving goal kicks against barcelona when it isn't really their fault.
oh... villa just wide, even when he was literally 2 feet away from the goal...
apparently with a little history here, Bilbao has played Barca for 79 times and has won more games than barcelona of thos 79... strange.
what the shit! iniesta hits the post... it was so so close. wasted chances.. i hope that it doesn't come back against them.
i'm itching to find out the other results but i'm afraid the results of this game will show up...
villa misses again!
llorente is off! why! he's amazing... for bilbao, as i hate to admit.
Alves with some shit goal attempt.
i am shit tired...
Alves having the ball a lot ... i hope he never leaves barca.
Oh shiiiiit! Xavi for barca!!! from some length... it seems almost atypical...
oh wait a minute! looking at the replay... it looks like an own goal... deflection...
hahahhaa pique doing some kick ups... actually it's quite impressive... control...
i think pedro really deserves a goal... he's been so close all night...
GOD. pique injured again!! why is it always him... and why does he always get carded.
iniesta comes off for thiago, and bojan comes on for xavi.
pique's back is completely drenched in muddy water...
villa offside again! i should count one day how often he does that...
it's good to see thiago again, last time he was on for the first team i think it was for the joan gamper cup against milan, and he did score a very impressive penalty...
aaaahhh bojan misses! VILLA GETS RED CARDED WHAT THE SHIT!!!
oh right he pushed someone in the face. right. stupidity. i'm quite worried because the match ban might not lift before leo messi returns... ooooh shit.
on the upside bojan will most definatly start now...
so yeah this has become a 10 - a - side game.
lucky for barcelona it came late for them.
OHHHH ATHLETIC SCORES!
shiiiiiit. shiiiiiit. hopefully another doesn't come in the next 4 minutes. mostly because i'm guessing it'll be 3 minutes stoppage time
oh another throw in! barcelona are freaking out... i'm hoping they don't ruin this...
shit shit shit...
The basque tam is actually a very tall side, the make the catalans look very small next to them.
WOOW. BUSQUES SCORES! FIRST EVER GOAL FOR BARCELONA!
what a great game.. ver dramatic! so that was like, 2 goals in 3 minutes.
for some reason stoppage time hasn't been specified.
that's the end of the game...
what a rediculous game it was...
it's everyone's first goal of the season for barcelona.
i'm quite chuffed that messi has began training again. hopefully then villa's match ban won't be that damaging to the squad.
Champions legue this week against Rubin Kazan.. I hope no one tells me the score before i watch the replay.

Barcelona V Sporting 55 min -

I'm blogging all this from my new macbook pro. it feels amazing.
so it seems i've been a bit lazy lately and not watching full games.
i'm blogging this from 55 minutes onwards because that's when i switched on the game. the score is 1 - 0 to barca!
actually i just got back and realised it was on tonight
so barca playing without messi. it's okay i have faith in them.
Bojan is having some impressive skill there... it's a shame he doesn't score.
he's an excellent dribbler... i wonder if he'd do better in midfield.
yeah... i'm not all sobery right now... kinda out of it.
pique clearing balls with great ease. he's really one of the best defenders in the world.
30 minutes left and i'm itching to go take a shower and sleep.
it's 3 am and i haven't slept much lately.
oh xavi with failed goal attempts... i think he can just accept the fact that he's a play maker, and that he's standing waaay to far away to score.
now my head hurts...
guardiola seems pissed off... the man is never happy. but better than jose mourino. he doesn't even respond when his team scores.
apparently the turf is shitballs. there's bits with updug grass.
Leo Messi watching from the stands... he looks bored or upset... i feel sorry for him.
his injury was not worth it.
I think this would be the best oppertunity for Bojan to prove himself. Instead of comming on as a sub he might actually make the starting squad sometimes.
Bojan with a obvious dive...
What? why is mascherano comming on for bojan! isn't he a defender and bojan a striker?
David Villa elbowed in the chest... looks painful. i thought it was a dive at first til the replay.
The way Barca are playing they should've scored more goals by now
Milito booked for late challenge... if his hair wasn't so horrible he'd be good looking
Fuck i'm exhuasted. i hope i don't fall asleep.
OH what a shame of a miss from alves... would've been a stunning goal.
10 minutes left... i am going to pass out.
xavi with a shit pass... the commentator keeps mixing him up with xabi alonso. idiot.
xavi is kinda shit today... he keeps giving it away...
i need barca to score another one to feel safe...
David Villa with a near goal again.
Pique with an amazing clearence...
He fends off a few but i don't really see what was wrong with it... it's a free kick for sporting.
Man, 89 minutes and a corner, i'm fucking scared.
Pique yellow carded again!
Messi is annoyed.
FUCK free kick. this is fucked up. i'm fucking scared. am literally shaking.
oh thank jesus... valdez gets a firm hold on the ball.
40 seconds... come on! ho shit pique clears again. fuck. fuck. so scared.
FINAL WHISTLE. OMG. THANK JESUS.
oh good good good! real madrid is still ahead though.
Good thing is that this shows Barcelona isn't all messi!
okay me esta fucking tired. going to sleep.
Oh i just read on the FC Barcelona website that there was not one shot on target from sporting.
Looking at the stats of the game sporting played shit. Xavi completed 122 passes and none of the sporting players had more than 30 passes.
Bilbao V Barcelona this weekend. I shall be camping on an island...so no blog, or late replay blog.

Barcelona V Atletico Madrid (in brief)

So i recorded this game from earlier and i don't have the patience to watch through everything... so i'm just skipping through.
To messi's first goal:
David villa... incredible miss by Villa gets deflected back to messi who scores it.
Villa should really have scored it himself, but whatever, i don't care, messi is amazing anyway.
What really amazes me is how barcelona players can let loose of their set positions and take on any role in defence or attack.
For some reason they pique has been penalised and free kick to alteti, even though he's done nothing.
I always worry that one day he's just going to become too much of a character against the ref and get a stright red.
It's good to see Puyol back on, his captaincy does make a difference to the team.
It sees theres often a lack of communication between Villa and the other strikers. but i'd say its hardly a step down from ibra.
I've decided i do like this away kit, it's the colour of mint chocolate chip ice cream...
Messi misses a shot, over shoots and slides across the floor in fatigue and dissapointment.
Alteti equaliser! Raul Garcia with a stunning goal! What a goal!
i have to admit i wouldn't actually mind if barcelona had lost this game, i reckon past players with the likes of Fernando Torres and Maxi Rodriguez has persuaded me that alteti is a good club. Plus i am quite fond of Diego Forlan.
Commentator is highlighting the fact that pique is the only one who's good in the air, and that it's where barcelona is vulnerable. they're pretty short as a team... aren't they...
what the shit are the white bits on the floor? they're everywhere! more on the barca end then the alteti end.
Dani Alves yellow carded. looking at the footage he really didn't do anything wrong...
That's what i love about Barca.. victor valdez defending a free kick with a smile on his face.
PIQUE SCORES! i'm in love with him. he's amazing. let's see the replay...
oh what control! he's so much more than a defender... you've gotta love his spirit...
and i know this is the end of all the goal scoring of the night... am tempted to just switch it off.
but i know how it ends for messi... what a shame. i feel so sorry for him, he's the kind of footballer that would be upset because
they're giving him 10 days off... i have a sinking feeling that it'll end up extended.
People need to stop ruining these games for me.
yeah i'm going to just skip to the end to look at messi's injury.
Okay last 10 minutes:
De Gea is actually quite good looking... only 19, just as i thought.
He could really have a great career in front of him. it's good to know spain has a chain of good keepers following the steps of casillas.
Valdez just got booked for wasting time.
I know i'd just cut out a whole chunk of the game but there's been a lot of bookings...
Oh messi here with an incredible miss.
Puyol gets booked. everyone just got booked. wtf.
and yet ANOTHER booking fot AT madrid... this is rediculous...
but to be honest they're not playing a gentle game either..
Why is Guardiola putting Javier Mascherano on 3 seconds before stoppage time?
okay 4 minutes of stoppage time... that's fucked up because if it had been 2 minutes or one minute messi wouldn't be injured.
I keep imagining all the scenearios and situations that could've prevented it from happening. It's like that time i fell and twisted my knee and had to miss my ski trip, if i hadn't gone to the bathroom or if i hadn't turned around then i could've had a great ski trip.
Messi's injury now... it doesn't look serious at first glance... but after a minute he's stull rolling in pain on the ground and you know it's fucked up.
the whole stadium booing Ujfalusi now.
They've taken off his boot, this is weird, the world's best footballer's feet on screen.
Bojan comes on for him.
Unfortuneatly for us Barcelona has 2 league games this week, which means the injury probably going to have a bigger affect than on any other week.
His hands are covering his face... i can't help but feel a huge sense of pity washing over me..
Barcelona need to win the next two games to make up for their loss against Hercules last week.
and now i feel somewhat guilty for not watching the whole game.
But i'm fucking tired.
and game tomorrow night, against sporting. Hopefully they'll do okay without Messi.
I will be blogging a replay probably. because i have better things to do on a wednesday night.
All in all: Pique has have a very impressive game. He played a huge part in this win, not only with the goal he scored, but in terms of blocking in defence and general play he has been spactacular.
I'm kind of confused about why Mascherano had even come on for iniesta.
Shame Diego Forlan didnt score, in fact, he hadn't made as big an impact as i expected.
Good game though, from what i gathered with my incredibly lazy ways of watching.
Hopefully Messi will recover in 10 days in time for next weeks Champions Legue matches.

Champions Legue.

So here I am, trying to concentrate on my assignments, but distracted by the champions league match on TV.
Barcelona Vs Panathinaikos.
I've just stepped into about 6 minutes in and Barcelona has been incredibly dominating.
Messi seems keen on the ball... even more so than usual.
So this isn't a live match. I know the score and I know who scores.
WOW nasty tumble from Puyol... flipping over a Panathinaikos player... yet he's back on his feet. If there was anyone's attitude that is worth admiring on this squad... Puyol is your man.
10 minutes in and there has been some maybe 8 chances off barcelona.
Panathinaikos with an impressive goalie... if it weren't for him it would already be 3 - 0 and this is 10 minutes in.
Sergio Busquets with a failed attacking attempt... he's really better of just defending.
Why does he insist with going by Sergio on the shirt.... everyone is sergio.. no one is busquests.
Pique's head is still bandaged from the weekend's injury, obviously he's got 6 stitches in there... the fact that he's played a full game last week and starting this game is very, very impressive.
Xavi just got completely thrown off... you know if he wasn't so tiny it probably wouldn't look like a foul.
Panathinaikos scoreeeeee! gol gol gol! yeah i know what's going to happen, doesn't mean this is unimportant. but VALDEZ WHERE ARE YOU.
poor defence from Barcelona... they weren't prepared.
a minute later... MESSI GOL GOL GOL what the fuck! the same thing just happend on the otherside. exactly the same as the first goal. just opposite team.
Villa is offside. AGAIN. last game he did it 4 times. here we go again. guardiola is wide eyed. not sure why though... wait... he always is.
Barcelona with some rediculously accurate passing.
Commentator is going on about how messi is humble... it's true. i don't understand how a man with so much to be proud of can be so humble.
Valdez with a good save... first save tonight, 31 minutes in.
OH VILLA with a great goal! Villa has won my respect in many ways.
He seems to get along great with Messi as well...
Xavi with a pass that just went through 5 people...
Dani Alves with a series of failed attempts to get posession of the ball..
The replay of villa's goal again "look at how many green shirts are there!" he keeps saying, the commentator.
and there's messi smiling in slow motion... looking like a child. he looks MUCH younger when he smiles.
74% posession Barcelona... not surprised.
a series of off attempts at the goal, Panathinaikos failing to clear it time after time...
MESSI GOAL AGAIN! sticking his tounge out at the camera... smiling... like a child....
he's passed like 6 defenders... genius.. fucking amazing.. how does he do it...
ew they just showed him spitting in slow motion...
2nd half...
iniesta fouled.. again. why do people keep fouling him and messi? as seen in the world cup, it's just rediculous.
pique witha great run... typical pique style... relaxed, with pace...
the comentator just read all the ages of the barcelona players... why...
messi is fouled... in the penalty area..
oh fuck i know what happens here.
messi goes in for a good penalty... saved ... missed penalty... aparently he's human!? what is this bollocks....
apparently it was a pretty pathetic attempt. oh well, no hat trick there.
abidal crosses the ball.. messi just stands there...
Panathinaikos guy just injured himself... don't even know HOW. just.. fell... to the ground...
why is guardiola looking dissapointed... they're currently 3 - 1 ahead.
Tzorvas comes out with another great save... he's been doing really well today.
Iniesta kicked in the ankles again! why are people so desperate to injure him!
Bojan goes on for Villa! i love this guy... so young and so talented...
he's in Zlatan's old shirt number... and yet they've still saved the no.4 for cesc fabregas... it's just a bit sad really...
the camera man is horrible! i can see pique is doing some intresting control skill, but i can only see his feet at the edge of the screen.
and you may realise, if anyone reads this, that my blogging has gone to minimum...
Milito on for Pique. Pique has played brilliantly, considering the head injury.
They need to stop zooming into Messi when he happens to be spitting. it's disgusting.
The ball comes off Bojan to Messi, who hits it at the goal, but it bounces from post to post, right across, Pedro finishes it off. Now I'm annoyed because i think it should've been messi's hat trick
Javier Mascherano on for Xavi.
84 minutes in and yellow card for Panathinaikos. finally.
for kicking iniesta in the shin. AGAIN.
3 minutes additional... should actually be more in my opinion..
DANI ALVES in the LAST MINUTE! oh how i love it when defenders score! amazing. amazing game. he's so fucking happy. and so he should.
what a game!
Visca Barca, Visca Catalunya!

Barcelona V Hercules

So Javier Mascherano's debut.
Barcelona against the newly promoted Hercules from the second division in spain.
For some reason this week ronaldo will be playing for Madrid, I say for some reason because 2 weeks ago they annouced he would be out for about a month after an ankle injury. what now?
The camera focuses on Leo Messi in the tunnel, clearly zoned out and chewing gum. he doesn't seem nervous.
Valdez with the captain's armband.
the game kicks off.
why is pique in a long sleeved shirt? isn't it boiling out...
puyol is apparently unable to appear in this game due to injury.
mascherano first touches of the ball in the barca shirt, not bad.
ball just skipping around the backline of barcelona.
Keita skipping around with the ball a bit.
Messi takes a shot right at the keeper, unchallenging save.
Bojan comes close to scoring his first goal of the season but shoots it wide.
Throw in taken by messi and villa heads it over the crossbar.
oh villa and his amazing heel flicks. just incredible.
personally 15 minutes in I thought barca would've scored by now. dissapointing.
OH MESSI WITH AN AMAZING RUN. GOT PAST SOME 3 DEFENDERS.
shame there was no support from his fellow team mates.
why the fuck didn't they put Dani Alves on?
Mascherano Yellow Carded. already? first game for barcelona, let's hope it doesn't go down like Joe Cole's debut for liverpool.
Commentator with a rediculous speed talking on messi's run.
WHAT THE FUCK HERCULES GOAL. FUCKING. WHAT. THE SHIT. NELSON VALDEZ.
barcelona getting owned by the newly promoted hercules. what the fuck is going on.
Last Season Barcelona won the liga, hercules was 2nd in the second division. what has the world come to. gravity might as well just dissapear now.
PIQUE almost scores. god would've been fucking impressive. he looks injured, in pain. he stays on.
Hercules players need to all stop diving.
How shameful is this! how can barcelona be behind on the scoresheet. what the fuck. fuck. fuck.
Couple of attempts from Barca, no sucess. Pique goes for goal again. so close. so fucking close.
Wouldn't it be nice to hear what Guardiola has to say at half time. he's going to fucking explode.
and pique over the bar again! FOR GOD SAKES SOMEONE SCORE.
Villa needs to stop arguing with the ref before he get in trouble. even if he didn't do anything in the first place.
Adriano diving after being slapped in the face. Messi is headbutting. Pique shouting at someone. Lots of shoving around. fucking. hell. what is this.
Adriano booked by the Ref
One minute before guardiola kills the team at half time.
One minute extra time? seems little considering the drama.
FUCK WHAT IS THIS. HALF TIME AND BARCELONA IS FUCKING LOOSING. WHAT THE SHIT. IS THIS. OH MY GOD.
2nd Half.
Xavi is here to save the day? let's hope so.
pedro passes to xavi who shoots it wide. he's so pissed off. but so am i.
fuck here comes like 15 oppertunites that were missed by barca.
Pedro is running around like a dog because they keep passing it over him.
FUCKING
NELSON
VALDEZ
FUCK
2 - 0 TO HERCULES. WHAT THE SHIT IS THIS.
bojan looks absolutly depressed on the bench.
i have stopped commenting because i'm too angry to do so.
and now my father is here to bother me, knowing NOTHING about football. i want him to go away and for me to grieve in piece.
pique is bleeding. everywhere
his face is covered in blood. everywhere. his head... leaking blood everywhere... face... covered in blood.
he's off to the sidelines.
he comes back on. WHAT!
4 minutes stoppage time.
what a waste.
2 - 0 hercules.
barcelona 73% posession. what is this. shit.
what is this. mother fucking sons of bitches lost to fucking bollocks hercules.
whatever. huge waste of my time.
camp nou is a place of moruning tonight, mourning of the pride which the cules once had for their home team. i don't understand what happend tonight. i dont really want to.
that's it. it's one depressing night for one who has waited all week for this game.
i have lost faith in barcelona... don't know if i should passionately support them at the risk of my own pride and feelings. am i being melodramatic? probably. don't care.
no one reads this blog.

Internationals: Euro Qualifiers

Spain V Liechtenstein

1. Spain completely dominated with 73% posession.
2. Torres looks MUCH better with blonde hair.
3. Frustrating how pique was denied of his goal twice.
4. Enjoyed that the fact that the liechtenstein captain's name was Frick.
5. Torres plays exactly like he does on PES. impressive stuff.
6. Iker Casillas barely had anything to do.


England V Bulgaria - last 20 minutes of it at least

1. Defoe is basically amazing. Hat trick waaaay!
2. So glad that they're using Joe Hart. James is old and angry and Rob green will probably never show up in public again.
3. Impressed how the entire stadium belted out the National Anthem.
4. The midfield and defense is chaotic. All england has now is the fortune of having a good striker.
5. Just saw the most powerful header ever from bulgaria.
6. Bewildered by how capello is still around.

Bit Late Post: Season starts

So La Liga started last weekend.
Maybe it's a fluke, or maybe just bad luck, but real madrid drew with 2009-10 5th placed mallorca last weekend.
Perhaps it's the change of coach that brought on this dissapointing start to the season. On top of that C. Ronaldo has picked up an injury that sees him unable to play the next portugal qualifying campagne fixtures for the euro qualifiers.
On the same page is Carles Puyol who has just been annouced to be suffering from a calf muscle injury. He too will be out for a few weeks, and what really confuses me is that I had heard after the world cup that he would be retiring from international duty, when here it says he had been injured during a spain training session. Anyway, it seems Barcelona will have to do without him. In truth he seems to be loosing out on a bit of game time even before hand.
Barcelona's start to the season however, was very sucessful as predicted. In fact, the betting odds of a draw for the game was even higher than a loss for barcelona. David Villa scores his first goal in La Liga for Barcelona, but personally i thought andreas iniesta's goal was by far the most impressive, although messi scoring within 3 minutes into the game is somewhat rediculous.
This was also the first game since ibrahimovic's exit.
Speaking of which Ibrah has been going around with claims that Pep Guardiola had "shattered" his dream of barcelona, and that the head coach was the reason he left. He claims that Guardiola had a problem with him and would not talk about it. Whether it's true i don't know, it could all be bullshit, it just all seems a bit dodgy and strange. The club is looking into it.
Following Ibrahimovic's exit, Bojan fills the No. 9 shirt. I would say at the age of 20 he's really accomplished a lot. congrats to bojan.