Almeria Barcelona

It's a strange lineup.
We're not even using 4-4-3. I'm not sure what Pep's intentions are.... Thiago is starting! and so is bojan. But lets see how thiago plays with Xavi...
Milito is starting as well... lets see how he does. Valdes is on suspention, so we have pinto, who has recovered from his sprained ankle.

1' Commentator won't shut up. he's talking about other games and other leagues. shut up... trying to watch game... STOP TALKING ABOUT MADRID.
3' we're pushed quite far up the field... but no real chances so far.
5' the ball comes forward but bojan is too slow for it...
7' oh my god he's talking about madrid again!
8' Pinto fucks up a kick and it just goes out the corner.... come on....
9' i'd like messi to score tonight.... purely because cristiano ronaldo had scored against bilbao earlier...
10' messi comes in from the right but is blocked off.... why is he soaking wet?
11' BY THE WAY.... if messi or mascherano pick up a yellow card they will be OUT OF THE CLASICO.
13' Ha, messi goes for a break but "can't wriggle his way through"
13' Pinto fucks up a kick again and gets it out of play.
14' Barcelona has been dominated over by Almeria so far...
15' oh god. bojan gets the ball and runs it into the area... thiago runs into the ball and it goes over the bar!
16' Bojan is penalised for a handball.... and booked. undeserved, it was unintetional. not his fualt.
17' camera is slowly zooming into eric abidal in the stands.... the camera man is a creeper.
18' Crusat is taken down near the area and Mascherano is booked! No! he misses the clasico! no! no! no!
19' the corner comes in for almeria and the shot goes on target but pinto makes a good save!
21' oh my fucking god. Iniesta comes into the area having finally found himself in this game, and gets it to bojan, who passes to messi, back to iniesta, who fails to strike it, gets it back to messi and it goes wide. he was like... 3 yards away from it. it's a corner though.
21' Alves' shot goes over and short....
23' They say Piatti in Almeria is the shortest player in La Liga, and Barcelona is the shortest team in La Liga... have i not emphisised on the shortness of Barca over the last... year?
24' Iniesta looks for Alves in the area with a pass but the keeper gets hold of it...
24' Bojan gets the ball to Messi but he's taken down outside the area. no foul.
25' Bojan goes down and is holding his ankle... referee doesn't stop the play. Iniesta goes for a shot and it's not too far off.
26' Bojan is limping... take him off pep!
27' Pedro, Villa and Afellay are all warming up. Bojan is on the side looking for treatment.
28' Messi makes a run and beats 4 defenders but can't finish it!
28' Bojan is limping back on.... why isn't he being subbed off?
28' He's comming off. he's furious.
29' Messi comes in but gets blocked off. Piatti on the conter attack and Pique gets the ball off him in a very good challenge.
30' Villa is on for Bojan.... he can't continue.... it looks like a twist or sprain.
31' HA HAHAHAHAHHAA. Piatti went to ground after minimal contact with Pique... he's annoyed... PIQUE is annoyed that Piatti went down, and then comes up and teases him.... he's so. so short next to Pique.
32' Messi breaks into the defence and Maxwell comes in to take a shot and it gets deflected back into the area and they both panic for a second before Maxwell takes a shot over the bar.
33' Alves makes a shot but it's wide.
33' Diego Alves saves Messi's close shot...
36' Thiago is taken down by Juanito and the referee won't give a foul.
37' Iniesta tries to set Villa up but he's offside...
40' God. the last minute and a half was like 15 passes in 18 yard box. without losing posession but unable to score, until Xavi's shot goes wide.
42' With an attack from Almeria, Barcelona try to take advantage of them out of defensive posession but lose momentum and Almeria get back quickly.
44' Xavi is taken down... Bernadello is booked for his challenge on Xavi. He'd just run over Xavi's legs when he didn't even have the ball.
44' Messi takes a shot and Diego Alves makes the save. Barcelona want to take the corner but the referee blows the whistle for half time. Pique is flipping the fuck out saying that he should've let them take the corner. Xavi is just talking calmly to him.

Half time and no score.... kinda shit compared to the 8 - 0 away win earlier in the league against Almeria. Then again they did fire the manager after that game. And then barcalona played them in the copa del rey, winning 5 - 0 and 3 - 0 on both legs. that manager also got sacked a week ago.
HA! camera goes onto two people trying to cut either lasangna or cake. can't tell. still looks funny... considering they're in a stadium....
Obviously we're looking to break the defense this half. Lets see how it goes...
47' Almeria on the attack but Juanito strikes it a long way wide.
48' Messi and Xavi have an exchange of passes but Xavi is then taken down, play goes on a Piatti goes for goal and Pinto saves it.
48' It looks like Villa would end is seven game goal drought but the ball hits the inside post and deflects out!
49' Everyone is in the area for the Barcelona corner and but Piatti takes the ball and runs it all the way down in front of the goal! HE PASSES TO CORONA, GABY MILTIO FAILS TO INTERCEPT THE PASS AND ALMERIA. IS. ONE. GOAL. AHEAD.
51' Villa is running along into the area from a pass by Milito and he's taken down by Diego Alves! it's a penalty! commentator complaing that maybe Villa made the most out of it.... shut up..... MESSI TAKES THE PENALTY! GOAL!
53' Milito comes off and Pedro is on!
54' "messi has turned towards the defenders instead of space tonight, as for crusat, he's intended to turn towards the ground" as Crusat goes to ground after pique merely touches him.
55' SHIT. Villa recieves from iniesta and Diego Alves saves and the ball comes on to Pedro who gets it into the side netting. COME ON.
58' Iniesta takes a shot or something. it goes really wide. maybe he was trying to get it to dani alves. it just goes to nowhere.
59' Villa heads the ball from messi in the 6 yard box, striaght into the arms of Diego Alves.
59' "Marcelo wins the free kick and the referee not winning any friends from the Barcelona side"
61' Messi gets basically gang raped by 5 defenders and still gets the ball out to pedro, who takes a shot that goes straight to diego alves.
62' Ortiz takes Dani Alves down very, very late.... he tries to offer a hand to dani alves to help him up but Dani shys away from it.... like a child...
63' Messi taking a corner... Thiago leaps into a header and the ball is in! GOAL! Thiago! Dani Alves is pushing him off.... eh? is he annoyed? or are the joking around.... 2 - 1 !
66' Keita is on for Thiago! ...interesting...
67' Alves tries to find Villa but an Santiago Acasiete intercepts and almost scores an own goal... it was just wide. last time Almeria played barca he actually scored an own goal...
72' just a few over the bar attemps and off target shots from both teams...
73' Pinto taking his time for a goalkick....
74' Iniesta's volly is high and long over the bar.
76' David Villa is booked for taking Marcelo down. Free kick in a dangerous position... it's cleared by Mascherano.
77' I just realised I'd only just heard Dani Alves shout for the first time...
78' Messi into the area but he's trailed by 3 defenders! oooh....... obstruction..... or being held back..... either way it wasn't called a foul.
83' Messi gets fouled and referee says play on. that's just the game in a nutshell by the way...
84' Mascherano! stop arguing with the ref! already with a yellow card now...
87' Hahaaha pep's face when the ball comes towards his face!
87' Alves runs into the ball but it goes wide...
90' Almeria going for a shot and Pique just protecting the ball... Pinto's just hanging back until Pique shouts for him to get it.
91' Keita smacks the ball forward from about 70 yards out, Messi gets on the end of it, Messi, beats the defender, and the keeper! 3 - 1! Leo Messi Goal!
92' The final whistle goes even though there was meant to

WOOO EL CLASICO NEXT WEEKEND! LOTS OF CLASICOS COMING UP!
actually.... the champions league ones aren't certain, obviously.
but still!
AH! update! BOJAN IS PROBABLY OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON!
it really hasn't been his season this year :(
Anyway, good thing Messi didn't pick up a card....