SO,
Madrid is a pretty standard line-up, but Barca with a few changes to the usual from last year, Valdes - Alves Mascherano Abidal Adriano - Thiago Keita Iniesta - Alexis Messi Villa
I take back what i said about the shirts before, it does look quite nice on them.
Mourinho and Pep both look rather stressed, perhaps pep more so.
Not liking the gold shirts from madrid, with the collar... don't care, not my team.
can't fucking see the time code on my TV screen, wrong resolution.
So lets use bullet points.
- abidal sprinting up the pitch breaking into the midfield already, but the ball gets passed back from pressure, keeping posession as susual.
- Benzema taking an early shot from madrid, it's forced out for a corner.
- Alexis just dodging a foul from marcelo.
- Dani alves being booed by the bernabau, after clearing a ball from Crisitano Ronaldo.
- Real Madrid now near the penalty area, looking threatning, there's been a few shots already in the last minute or so, none too dangerous.
- Iniesta taken down by Khedira and Di Maria, more booes from the madrid fans.
- A little bit more fluidity form Barca now, perhaps hitting their stride after seeing madrid as the stronger team for the first few minutes or so.
- Shot on target by karim bezema! Thiago unable to bring a ball under control, xabi alonso with a pass to Cristiano ronaldo, who swung it in for Bezema's header, Valdes makes an excellant save and it's out for a corner.
- Corner is taken, the ball enters the penalty area again and Ramos fails to bring it under control, out for a goal kick.
- It's a handball form Alexis Sanchez.
- Xabi alonso is on the ground, Marcelo asking for a yellow card for Alexis, slow motion reveals nothing worth a booking for.
- 12' It's a goal for madrid! Ozil breaks through both Abidal and Keita and draws victor valdes to the wrong side of the goal before striking it in. 12 minutes in, 1 - 0 to madrid.
- Madrid are currently still the stronger side but it's a little bit irratating having the commentator constantly saying that.
- Marcelo is apparently offside, hard to tell, that one.
- Pep is looking more stressed now, this is not good, not good at all.
- What Barcelona needs is to settle down, chill out, and stand straight, we're falling over more than we should, giving away loose passes, leaving gaps in the defense, constantly outnumbered in every given play, and running around like manics. calm. down.
- the crowd is roaring up at every free kick given to barca. this isn't so fun.
- apparently its not just my telly that isn't showing the clock, because the channel has actually put another clock on, which means they're not broadcasting it right!
25' Abidal caught by khedira, who felt he'd fouled him right after, honorable move to put his hand up and ask for the ref, but doesn't change the fact that he kicked abidal in the head, he's still down.
27' Abidal's wabed the stretchers off and he seems okay, but pique is warming up, he seems to be slightly irratated to be doing so.
28' Benzema striking another one toward the goal, can't really tell if it was on target, either way valdes made the save.
29' Finally gaining some ground from alexis, but it's pushed back almost right after.
30' Frustrating first 30 minutes of the game.
31' fans flipping out, can't tell if there was a handball or not, waiting for the slow motion camera, Khedira was booked, for intentionally pushing thiago down on the shoulders.
32' fuck... Messi found villa beyong madrid's defense, the flag comes up for offside a bit late, but casillas has blocked it anyway.
33' I've forgotten how uncomfortable i get when i watch football. it's actually almost sickening.
34' Iniesta's face gets kneed by Cristiano ronaldo.
35' HOLY SHIT! GOAL FROM DAVID VILLA, OH WHAT A GOAL! i just saw the pass from messi, looked at where Villa was, and just though, jesus there is no fucking chance he's getting that one in! beautiful! just bending over casillas into the top corner of the net. best goal i've seen from villa in the Barca shirt! (and i think i've seen almost all of them)
36' Barca seems to have woken up from that goal! everything's moving a bit faster, good, lets keep this up.
39' Ball goes out of play and Mourinho catches and kicks it back. Applause from the audience.
41' a tiny bit of bitching going on, players trying to get more bookings out, oh Alexis, i wonder if he knows how much shit el clasicos are.
42' Benzema had a massive chance there, the barca defense were completely out of place, Mascherano just making a vital challenge to clear it out. Don't want to see any more of this crap defending.
43' Cristiano taking a shot that goes over the bar. For fuck's sake we need to buy a centre back, but NOOOO we bought fabregas. someone let Fontas on the pitch. we need him.
44' Marcelo doing a bit of "psh, omg!" after he fouls Alexis..
45' WHAT THE FUCK! LIONEL MESSI SCORES! I CAN"T EVEN FUCKING BREATHE! Khedira and pepe mess up their passing, Messi was right behind them, next thing messi was just sprinting towards the goal, Casillas coming out to block, Messi shoots beyond him and we're in the lead! 2 - 1! WHAT A FUCKING GOAL!
This is so weird. i've never seen Barcelona so crap in defense but what brilliant half! i can't complain, two shots on goal, two goals in!
The camera is zoomed into random people's faces now. What have they done to deserve to go on tv!?
Alright they're coming on the pitch now, Dani and Messi are huddling together discussing something. XAVI IS WARMING UP.
Here we go!
2nd Half
45' Madrid's pushing up the field again, breaking through our defense, but we're not all over the place this time. good.
46' Lionel Messi is on the ground now. After the slow motion i still can't tell what happend, he was holding his knee though, but he's okay now.
47' Messi gives the ball to alexis who runs up front but ultimately out of space, ah, should've taken the shot anyway, out for a corner.
47' Ball goes all the way back to Valdes, and now we've lost posession again.
48' Oh dear, Alexis recieves the ball from Messi again, this time outrun and pushed by Pepe, Alexis gets back up and goes for the ball but doesn't get it in the end. Good effort though.
49' Thiago making an excellant excape from the Madrid defense, out running 3 defenders at a time. It looks oddly familiar, Iniesta does that move sometimes.
51' Bit of a weirdly skillful interception by Messi there. Sometimes he has these crazy moments in defense.
51' Dani Alves commits a foul on Crisitano Ronaldo.
51' Thiago taken down as Marcelo gets a foot inbetween his legs.
52' Alexis alone up front, the ball gets taken from him by the time Thiago gets there.
53' Di Maria is off for Coentrao. XABI ALONSO SCORES THE GOAL FOR MADRID. why mourinho looks so angry i do not know. 2 - 2. it was struck with such confidence it almost looks like a penalty from the side.
54' Alexis booked, i'm not really sure why.
55' Almost another goal from madrid! a block JUSt in time from Keita i believe. Massively late challenge from Pepe on Dani who clears the ball away.
56' A bit of a row is breaking out as you would expect from these two teams. Alonso and Alves are both talking to the ref, Alonso looking rather defensive. Pep is taking this oppertunity to talk to Xavi about what to do.
57' Thiago coming off for Xavi. Callejon is on for Khedira.
59' Weird-ass moment from the Barca defense and Madrid forwards, ball bounces from Barca defense to Madrid forward to Barca again, back and forth between the teams until Valdes comes out and scoops it up.
60' a little odd how the moment Pique comes out the ref was holding a yellow card... he's on for Adriano anyway, good move i reckon, if he's feeling fit for it.
62' Oh jeez, the minute he's on pitch the balls are flying across the pitch like we're used to seeing.
63' Mascherano commits a foul right in front of the box, Crisitano now taking a free kick, just wide.
64' What a mess, 2 attemps in front of goal in uner 20 seconds, first from Ronaldo's strike, great save from Valdes, then swinging it in for Ramos who misses it.
65' Alonso takes a free kick after a foul from Alexis, straight to goal and Valdes makes a save.
66' Ozil to Benzema who is right in front of goal, but his header goes straight to Valdes.
66' Messi is down and having a word with mourinho, oddly enough.
67' Ronaldo with another shot at goal, another save form Valdes out for a corner.
67' Ozil swings it in but striaght to Barca.
68' Ronaldo with yet another shot, straight to Valdes again.
69' Barca finally get in a good position for some shots underway but Alexis is caught offside.
70' Alves playing it forward for Alexis but it goes beyond his reach and straight to Casillas.
72' Villa is off for Pedro, oddly enough the Madrid fans are shouting "Raul! Raul!" for their preferred Spain no.7 striker.
73' Pedro just running forward and Pepe flying in to smack the ball out and also kicking him a bit. weird. free kick for barca.
74' Pique coming across at just the right time to clear the ball from ronaldo. How weird is it that they used to be teammates....
76' There's nothing i hate more than Callejon's hair.
77' Messi held back by the shirt by Cavalho, then strong challenge by Xabi alonso, who picks up a booking from that foul.
78' Messi taking the free kick, but it's straight above the bar.
80' Alexis taken down in the area but no foul is given. Alexis is actually kicked in the face while trying to get up.
80' Higuain is on. for benzema.
82' Ozil lauches the ball into the box but only finds Dani Alves.
82' Cristiano Ronaldo flipped over Valdes... asking for a penalty but the ref says no. the fans are going MAD. here's another "controversy" It looks kinda like Valdes sticks his arm up at ronaldo but it could just his attempt of reaching for the ball.
85' Pedro being tripped by 3 people... how madrid is still angry about Barca getting free kick i don't know.
86' PEDRO DOWN IN THE AREA. no foul. no one is bitching.
88' Pepe and Keita yelling at each other while the ball moves forward... Pepe has to sprint back into position. how stupid is that, never abandon your job on pitch to bitch against the opponant.
89' Callejon just smacking Xavi in the back... it's one minute left and 2 - 2, still the second leg to go after the 3 added minutes of stoppage time!
90' Linesman says no foul on Pedro, Marcelo had stepped on him, but Ref books Callejon, oddly enough, he probably said something rude.
91' alexis gets the ball on the right wing, but can't get it to messi before it's cleared out.
92' Alves being booked... Pep is furious, Dani was trying to get away but had a push in right before.
92' Some asshole is whistling in the audience. so misleading
93' and there goes the REAL whistle. it's a tie, but Barca are on the advantage for away goals. We've got the second leg on Wednesday night!
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