Real Sociedad Barca

Pinto, Montoya, Piqué, Milito, Fontàs, Keita, Xavi, Thiago, Jeffren, Afellay and Messi
That is our lineup for tonight. interesting.
so we've rested valdes because pinto is on match ban for champions following the red card. and it would be risky if valdes got injured, because we er, only have two keepers in our first team. which is fine unless your second keeper gets booked when he isn't even on the pitch.

o' kick off! tons of youth team/ b team players on tonight. it would be nice if we have a win here, considering that madrid lost earlier. not sure why xavi isn't being rested.
1' Montoya and Fontas on full back tonight. Fontas is normally a centre back. but we're running out of fit full backs so... yeah. that's what we've had to do.
3' break from jeffern who continues the run but his pass to messi is a fraction wide and gets to the defender infront of him.
3' Pique dropping the ball fowards for messi, it gets intercepted but Messi gets back on the end of it but it's over the bar. close though!
4' Messi gets the ball into space for Afellay but it's a good save from Bravo.
5' Fontas with a run but the play in front of him goes down with contact, foul given.
6' Corner for Sociedad and Pinto is fouled and
7' Ball goes out when Afellay runs out of space and it's a goal kick for Sociedad.
8' there's a weak tv signal this is bad news.
9' Free kick as Thiago is pulled back. the sound has gone off my signal. grrrr.
9' Pique getting himself in trouble... He fouls with an arm on the shoulder but he doesn't get booked.
10' Montoya gets caught with a late chellange off Tamudo. Montoya with a swollen collar bone, might be dislocated or something... he's off to the sidelines for treatment, Dani Alves is warming up. shit.
12' Real Sociedad on a break, Tamudo gets caught by Pique who comes back for the clearence. It's a free kick for Sociedad.
13' Montoya is off. The commentator calling it his debut for the first team. ACTUALLY he did play for the cup. so he can shut up.
14' Free kick comes it, Pique heads it out, it comes back to Sociedad, they get a shot! oooh it's so close.... but wide. from the angle for the camera it looked like it went in....
15' Dani Alves goes down and gets striaght back up. Not stirring shit up again. Thank you.
16' Messi gets obstructed and a free kick given to Barca.
18' Afellay puts the ball in for Keita but it doesn't get there and striaght to the keeper.
19' grrrr.... Messi to Afellay and the linesman calls offside but replay shows it isn't. AND was caught by the keeper. anger.
21' Pique goes down... after being caught by Tamudo... he looks like he's taken a while to fall too... maybe he's too tall.
23' Frozen TV.... getting fucking annoying now. Alves makes a run but can't get it there.
23' emudo goes down, and a foul is given... getting booked? no...
26' oh god..... nothing is happening.... it goes all the way down both sides and then gets blocked. this is duuulllllll.
27' shit pulling on messi for a good 10 seconds and nothign given. Thiago goes down and it's a free kick.
28' THIAGOOOOOO!!! OH WHAT A GOAL!!! hahahha milito is holding Afellay's face in a group hug. Ball goes from Xavi to Messi who MISSES it and it goes ti Thiago, shoots it in, and onto the crossbar into the net.

29' Sociedad on the counter attack but Pinto catches it. god he cannot kick. it goes like 10 metres and Fontas has to double back.. lol people trying to appeal that it was over the goal line. replay shows not even close. Pinto laughing about it.
11' Jeffern trying to get the pass into the area but gets cut out...
34' Sociedad corner. headed out by Milito, comes back to Sociedad, Pinto forced to make a save.
36' Jeffern makes a run and goes with a pass but falls over as he is obstructed. Free kick for Barca.
37' Ball falls onto the feet of Messi but he can't strike it on time.
38' Pinto gets the ball from Milito and hovers over it as if he cannot really decide which direction to kick it.
38' Messi penalised for handball. He's a card away from suspension.
39' Afellay goes for the ball but he's also caught a leg with it, and it's a foul. He's motioning the shape of a ball saying it wasn't a foul. whatever. it's a free kick.
40' Corner for Sociedad when the ball is caught by pinto out of play. it's swung into the area and pique takes his time in clearing it out. boucing it several times his head first before deciding to kick it out.
42' Tamudo going for the shot but he's forced really far back by Pique and his shot can't get anywhere.
44' Dani Alves miles ahead of the defense off Real Socidad by the time it gets to him. He's actually offside anyway.
45' Milito with a strong challenge on Tamudo but it's not a foul and he goes down anyway. Referee waves play on.
46' end of first half. 1 - 0 to barca... would be nice to get another.
half time.... time to get some food. not so intersting first half.
oh god. montoya's shoulder was dislocated.
45' coutner attack by sociedad. Milito caught in the face in the clearence but there was a handball. so Sociedad free kick in. sholving in the 6 yard box.
46' Pinto punches it out. comes back to Sociedad and it's shot and it's wide. looks like Pinto might've screwed up his shoulder there.
47' went to fetch my pastery which was in the toaster... didn't miss much though heard more barca posession from the commentator.
48' Jeffern goes for goal for a long shot and the keeper spills to afellay who is taken down but nothing given.
50' Jeffern is taken down and there's a booking and Messi takes the free kick but it goes straight to the keeper.
51' Xavi getting away from trouble....
53' Milito and fontas working to pressure in defense. Squeezing the space out for Sociedad.
53' Martinez with a wide shot. it's very close but apparently offside anyway.
54' Gerard Deulofeu is seen warming up! oh! might be a debut for him!
56' Tamudo through the gaps in defense and Milito is there to run him out of space and Pinto to hold on to the ball.
57' Messi given a free kick after being fouled and he takes it back instead of going forwards.
58' Afellay's ball stolen by Martinez but doesn't realise until after... he's taken down again and free kick for Barca is given
59' Tamudo going for a shot, Pinto spills it and it gets back to him but Milito is calm and kicks it back to safety
60' FUCK. Alves clutching his face. GOD he's another fucking controversy. the crowd is roaring up. He was actually caught this time. replay obviously can't shut the crowd up though.
61' Pique off by Mascherano. interesting...
63' Fontas fouls Peretto and then gets fouled.
64' Linesman gives a wrong offside for Sociedad.
65' Clash of heads between Alves and Griezman. Alves is down.
66' Now Keita is down with a clash of heads in the area...
66' aah fucking hell. Messi runs a 60 yard fucking sprint and gets it to Jeffern, the keeper is nowhere near and he can't get it in. fucking shit. The look Messi gives him .... frustration.
68' Corner for Barca. Afellay controls and the shot isn't good.
68' Rivas subbed off.
70' Martinez goes down. Crowd gets angry and it's a free kick. Keita just caught him a bit there.
70' GOAL! SOCIEDAD! HOLY SHIT HE DOES A DOUBLE BACKFLIP IN CELEBRATION. totally saw this coming. IFRAN. I would say even though we're now drawing the celabration was cool. Fontas didn't see it coming and let Ifran run through and shooting it past the far side of Pinto. Pressure is on for another goal. Things might start getting interesting.
73' Obvious handball for Sociedad.
75' Xavi just obstructed there. He's really strangely calm....
75' Jeffern taken down again! Xavi takes a shot and Milito heads it in, it's a goal but it's actually onside but rulled offside. time to pretend not to be angry. Milito limping as well. god.
77' Busquets coming on for Milito. would like to see
79' God jesus Peretto coming in with a shot, Pinto just there to block it. Close.
80' Penalty. For Sociedad. fucking shit. Mascherano takes him down. god. jesus. christ. come on. pinto. goal. goal. fuck. 2 - 1.
9 minutes. would you believe it. fucking shit. pinto is angry at himself. Mascherano angry at himself.
83' Pep. Sub jeffern out. I'm dying here. he's either on the floor or missing shots. either time the clock is ticking.
84' Bravo spills the ball off a shot from Jeffern and Messi is almost there to take another but Bravo puts a hand on it.
85' Afellay's ball in is deflected. it's a corner. god. jesus. christ
86' Afellay goes through like 5 defenders and Jeffern fails again and Thiago's shot is way over the bar. this is. so. annoying. come on, we're undefeated away.
88' For fuck's sake what is going on. people can't make their minds up about who's throw in it is. And Markel comes on for Sociedad.
89' three minutes to be added.
90 fucking. shots at the goal. messi's pass is too long for afellay and he puts it in for Busquets but it is deflected. GOD.
92' Keita missing the chance of getting a header in goal as Bravo gets it.
93' it's over. Sociedad have got the record of longest unbeaten run tonight. oh well. better tonight against Sociedad than Espanyol next week. Imagine how they'd laugh in they were the ones who ruined our unbeaten away run.
something weird is going on tonight. Blackburn beat Bolton, Aston Villa lost to West Brom, Zaragoza scored 3 goals against Madrid and won, and Barcelona losing to Sociedad. this is... fishy....

Champions Leauge First leg - El Clasico 3/4

Barca are: Valdes, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Puyol, Busquets, Xabi, Keita, Messi, Villa, Pedro.

Real Madrid are: Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Albiol, Marcelo, Lass, Pepe, Xabi Alonso, Di Maria, Ozil and Ronaldo.

PUYOL IS ON.... ohhhh captainnn!!! he and Casillas shake hands.
Tis the ref who made crucial decisions that affected Barca's elimination off the semi final last year.
0' Kick off!
0' 20 seconds in and we've already lost possession twice.
0' Arbeloa is down following a push off Pedro. Foul given.
1' God the bernabau. fired up when cristiano was within 30 yards of the goal. he wasn't even breaking through.
2' Lass is diving off a push from Keita.
3' several header volleys and madrid lose posession. Iniesta goes for a shot from range.
3' Ronaldo gets the ball and it's straight into a shot but Valdes makes a save.
4' Ref is being a shitface. as is Ramos. who dived. free kick given. Puyol flips out.
5' Pedro running like a manic at Casillas who has the ball. jeez.
6' Sergio Ramos down again. Late challenge by Keita. watch out for the yellow...
7' Pedro being a bit too persistant in trying to get the ball of Arbeloa. in all fairness the lineman is completely blind. they were holding on to each other's shirts without even going for the ball in the first place.
9' Not so sure if Puyol getting in the left back position is such a great idea. Being normally at centre back he comes back to the back more often than any other barca left back. Xavi's had to come back a few times to bring it back to the front.
10' oh villa. what a run, running through 3 defenders. it goes just wide. from distance too!
12' Ah, villa trying to go for another one of those runs. gets cut out by arbeloa.
12' Lass with an arm around Xavi's neck. foul given.
13' One two between Xavi and Messi gets it through the defence and Xavi gets it to Pedro who's shot is cut out by Albiol.
14' Villa and Pedro being extra aggressive. even more so than other Clasicos. lets hope they can keep it up.
15' Messi cut out by Pepe and a combination of the rest of the Madrid defense and midfield.
16' Barca doing the usual "taking a chill pill" method. Madrid fans are getting really worked up by this passing around. well. that's how we do it.
18' Xabi Alonso already looking knackered. really?
18' lol cristiano sends the ball back to victor valdes. i think it was meant to be a shot.
18' Pepe diving for a throw in. it is not working ha.
20' Marcelo taking a short corner but it's cut out when he hesitates too much.
22' A quarter of the game gone. minutes and minutes of barca posession. nothing to it though. my limbs are shaking.
23' Marcelo and Villa going for the ball in the air. Marcelo pushes Villa. Free kick.
24' Xavi! saved by iker casillas. oh so close. so so close. first shot on target for the night.
25' Oh Lass, stop diving. it doesn't work all the time. Pique clears it. Madrid throw in.
25' Arbeloa offside for Madrid.
26' Ozil diving. right infront of the ref. so clever..... really....
27' Messi with the ball, gets grabbed by the neck by Ramos right in front of the linesman. NOTHING GIVEN.
28' Dani Alves taken down by Pepe. Pepe chucks the ball in frustration.
29' Xavi takes a shot from about 40 yards out. it goes wide. we'll get there...
31' grrrr messi with a ball to villa who can't control it. grrrr it was actually onside too.
32' hahahaaa Arbeloa trips behind Pedro and Pedro goes between his legs. like he's giving birth backwards. ew.
33' What a mess. everyone with high kicks and Busquets ends up on the floor. Free kick for Barca.
34' ooh dear. Madrid with a free kick and it's headed towards Valdes but he gets a hold on it.
34' Marcelo...diving? GR stop doing replays i want to see the kick. oh it's straight to the wall.
35' Villa tries for a shot but it's completely cut out.
36' Oh di Maria. WHAT A DIVE. it's given though. come on Barca. defend! Cristiano taking it. he's gonna take a shot. Mascherano talking to Alonso. Liverpool :')
37' Straight into the wall but madrid have it again. Barca asking for a card, a bit of a mess here. Pedro goes down and he was no where near the ball... Ramos was the first one to shout at Pique. Pedro looks like he's just run into Arbeloa. Arbeloa is booked. but he isn't on the list of possible suspensions for next week.
41' Marcelo sitting on the ball... his arm touches it but it's behind his body so the linesman can't see. Villa still takes the ball off him. Deflected shot for a corner. Madrid get hold of the ball.
42' Messi and Villa trying to break through the defense again. it's no use.
43' Sergio Ramos being gaster than Messi. what?
44' Dani Alves booked.... for pushing Di Maria. Busquets going to ground for with a dive. Free kick. 20 yards out ish.
45' Cristiano going for a shot. blocked off by Barca's two man wall.
46' Jesus, Ronaldo with a shot, another shot from Ozil who is offside, plus finally a one from Ramos who is way off.
46' Pedro's shot into Iker Casillas' safe hands.

right before they cut to commercials there was a bit of fighting. someone grabbed pinto by the neck. LOL Pinto got red carded! well it would be less of a LOL moment if Valdes can't play next week and we have no keeper. but it is LOL because he is not even on.
Adebayor is on. bollocks. oh wait. for ozil. alright.

45' Messi goes for a shot but it gets blocked by Madrid's wall of defense. Barca get on the end of it but it goes nowhere.
47' Xabi alonso going for one of his ridiculous shots from his own half. no xabi. that was liverpool. ahhh good times. :')
59' what the fuck. ronadlo getting 3 shots being blocked 3 times by Puyol who can't clear it. come on!
51' god pepe. pushing on dani alves in a late challenge. and tehn gets annoyed and kicks the ball away.
52' Keita is down. messi takes the free kick. messi is taken down by sergio ramos. ramos gets booked! oh he's missing the return.
53' Puyol doing a classic screaming at his teammates. Cristiano turns around to look at him like he's surprised or something.
54' Dani Alves ruled offside. I personally did not see it. what? oh, it's a free kick for a foul.... not offside.
56' Oh dear. Mascherano accidently trips pepe over. he's booked too. careful.... free kick not far away.
57' Victor Valdes lunges out to get the ball. Trips over Busquets. fail. but still has the ball!
57' Mascherano unable to clear Adebayor and Valdes has to kick it out. Madrid get a throw in but make nothing of it.
58' Villa running too fast for his own good, has to track back for the pass.
59' Pedro accused of diving and it's a free kick for Madrid. He wasn't diving, but it wasn't a foul either.
60' Ronaldo who IS diving gets ignored by the ref.
60' Dani Alves is down! OH JESUS. PEPE IS RED CARDED. oh my god. oh my god. Mourinho talking to Puyol. Alves brings his foot up and Pepe comes in with his studs striaght at alves' legs. Mourinho's face when he putss the card out. Dani Alves being carried off in a stretcher. This referee. is so strange.
63' Mourinho taking away from the sidelines! holy shit! he's put in the stands with a frence in!
Looks like Marca are gonna be ALL over this tomorrow.
63' Ronaldo diving! again! free kick given. Mourinho writing notes faster and angrier than before. Alves is on again.
65' Free kick finally taken by Xabi alonso but Ronaldo's header is a bit weak.
66' Dani Alves offside. Mourinho writing notes and giving it to his runner to give to the coaching team for Madrid.
67' Shit! Villa going for a shot, deflects off Casillas, Pedro tries to twist around for a header in but it looks like he's twisted his knee in doing so. Replay shows Marcelo stepped on him. my bad.
70' Tiki Taka in and near the area, but no one going for it.
70' Afellay! on for Pedro. Lets see what he can do tonight.
71' Cross comes in too long for Messi and Casillas hold on to it.
71' Handball by Busquets.
72' Villa taken down.
72' The ref's blown up against Barca. did not see what for.
72' Throw in for Madrid when it was really barca's.
73' God. Cristiano! keep on your feet! in all fairness there was contact with Pique.
74' 33m out. Cristiano takes it and it was really wide and really really high.
75' Adebayor's hand in Puyol's face.... just the throw in given.
75' HOLY FUCKBALLS. LIONEL MESSI! LIONEL MESSI GOAL! AFELLAY COMES IN WITH A GREAT CROSS IN AND MESSI JUST LEAPS INTO IT! OH WOW. WITH 15 MINUTES TO GO! MADRID WITH 10 MEN! MOURINHO IN THE STANDS! WOW.
77' Madrid on the attack. Keita down.... Xabi down but gets back up.... what a messi. Cleared by Pique.
79' Puyol chasing to clear Di Maria's ball and runs into the corner. In his attempts to balance himself he's pulled out the corner flag!
80' Messi pushing Arbeloa in an arial challenge! he's smart and doesn't argue, just nods, and gives the ref a thumbs up to let him know that he knows he's cautioned. no card :)
81' A mess at the area. Messi goes down with a challenge from Lass, and tries to get on his feet but handballs, and then Sergio Ramos' arse ends up on his back.
82' Adebayor booked for a challenge on Sergio Busquets.
83' 71% posession for barca with over 400 passes.
84' Mascherano trying to get the ball up field but instead smacks the ball into Xabi Alonso, who goes down, but striaght back up again. He almost never makes a fuss.
86' LIONEL MESSI OHHHHHH! GOAL! 2 - 0! always runs to Milito first. Solo run for Messi, through 5 defenders, sweeps the ball into the corner of the net before going down. wow.
88' Messi taken down by xabi and gets a free kick. iker is angryyyyy.
89' David Villa for Sergi Roberto! with 1 minute of normal time left pep is looking for more defense rather than attack. comes on, makes a clearence. nice.
91' 3 minutes of added time.
92' Messi goes for another but is cut off by Xabi.
FULL TIME
2 - 0 away win! NICEEEE
thank you barca. you have given us hope again.
mourinho doesn't stay to shake hands with pep. obviously.
so Pepe and Ramos out for the next tie.
alright. Calvaho is back though.
apparently Xabi went to "speak" to the ref after the game, and almost got red carded. LOL.

Barcelona Osasuna

Ha! Barca against Osasuna. Last time they played each other there was that whole fuss about the bus and the air traffic and the stupid federation taking back their permission to delay the game...
Smart move by Guardiola, starting without Pique, Puyol, Pedro, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi.
Osasuna have 3 player on match ban and 3 more injured.
I'm really glad that Thiago is starting, as well as milito. jeffern on the other hand...

0' Kick off! The crowd chanting Barca! Barca!
1' Corner kick for Barca, Afellay is taking it!
2' David Villa with the ball! It's SO frustrating when he has that moment of hesitation, and misses his chance. he was unmarked!
4' Replay of Nacho handballing…. or possible handballing. meh. not really a penalty anyway.
5' Afellay takes a shot from afar and it's not far at all! it was about….. 28 yards out-ish! just touching over the net…. good shot!
7' Some extreme foul play right under the ref's nose…. jeffern is held by the shirt off a Osasuna player…. nothing given at all. psh... la liga refs…
8' God Pique shown in the stands next to Shakira. Bojan next to Puyol…. did pique ditch Puyol for Shakira!?
9' Tiki taka tiki taka…..
10' Few passes between Afellay and Villa but it ends with a deflection out for a corner….
12' Osasuna taking fucking ages for a throw in…
13' Gaby Milito trying to defend…. ball goes all the way through… it goes out the backline, but only after taking a deflection off busquets.
15' Osasuna take a shot but it's cleared by Victor Valdes. Pep isn't impressed.
16' Jeffern trying to make a run but it's so easily cleared out. god. he's tripping and falling everywhere.
17' David Villa taken down right outside the area. its a free kick. if he takes it, it won't get in… i hope i'm wrong. Actually Dani Alves takes it. just into the wall at waist height. i don't understand why we inisist on letting him take these.
19' Jeffern getting owned again…
19' Osasuna offside… probably wouldn't have done much with that one anyway.
20' there's some obstruction in front of Villa. it isn't given but he's annoyed.
21' Strike from distance. Gaby Milito can't clear it, but it goes straight into Valdes' hands.
23' GOAL! DAVID VILLA! VILLLLLAAAAAAAAAAA FIRST GOAL IN 12 GAMES! FINALLY! oh pep knew that trying to end a goal drought against madrid was probably not a good idea. Jeffern assist, finally putting himself to good use after 23 minutes.
25' Osasuna coach getting a talking to from the ref….
26' Thiago is completely covered in sweat….. it's a osasuna free kick after a foul some 22 yards out. it goes over the wall and over the wall.
27' Victor Valdes throwing a tantrum for a bit… the ball went out and he went to pick it up. linesmen calls it a corner.
28' Free kick for Osasuna for a tug on the shirt by Villa on Nelson.
29' Osasuna trying to cross the ball into the area, but just goes straight to Victor Valdes.
29' Jeffern being outmuscled by Nelson… again.
30' Afellay fouled and a free kick given.
31' i am suddenly really really impressed by Mascherano's speed. he makes a crucial clearence in defense.
32' Jeffern tries to make a cross to Villa but he's a fraction of a second late after tripping over (again) and Villa's shot is blocked.
34' Cejudo is down and he can't get up after a challenge from Maxwell. he's clutching his back. Meanwhile Xavi is in the stands with a poker face on.
36' Villa makes a run but the ball is loose and it's stolen off him.
37' Thiago is setting himself as far back as the defensive line…. not sure why.
38' Keita fouled twice and the ball goes out of play… throw in for Osasuna, no free kick given for either challenge. Iniesta throwing his arms up on the bench.
39' Cejudo going for a shot but it's cleared by Maxwell. Osasuna's corner, they take a shot but Valdes just holds on to the ball easily.
39' We see messi in the stands… in the backrow, like he's hiding or something.
41' commentator needs to stop talking about the copa del rey.
41' Dani Alves with a rough challenge but just laughs when the foul is given against him.
43' Adriano seen in the stands with his injury. He's leaving the stands. why…
44' holy ball shit. the ball struck about a yard away from the goal and valdes just pushes it out for a corner.
45' Three shots from Osasuna in a minute. Victor Valdes saving the first two and the third goes over the bar. come on…. where is our defense…
45' Half time whitle goes…

45' Andres Iniesta is the only change at the break. Jeffren is off. ha.
46' Villa put forward but can't get to the ball.
49' Dani Alves catches Sola in the face and Alves goes into the referee's book, although i might say that he's over-reacting to a brush on the face. Free kick near the corner and Victor Valdes needed to make a save.
50' Afellay goes down. Monreal with a brutal challange on him. Looks like he's been caught in the ankle. It takes him a few moments but he's back on his feet.
53' Ah what a tackle from Milito. Clean, precise, and giving Barca back their posession. finally.
54' Dani Alves going for a shot but it just gets blocked by the wall of defense.
57' Messi is on. David Villa coming off for him. not sure if that's going to be a positive move. We'll see. We'll see.
58' Damia foes to ground between Maxwell and Busquets. Free kick.
59' Thiago puts a bal forward for Afellay to chase. He tries to get it back inside for Messi but it's cut out by the Osasuna defense.
60' Messi puts the ball through for Thiago but he clashes with Cejudo and he's off for treatmeant. Thiago is fine though.
62' Free kick for Osasuna. Not sure why though, it looks like a fair challenge to me by Mascherano.
63' Gaby Milito is down and Macherano is helpng him elevate and flex his like a physio. Xavi is warming up, not Fontas. Milito is getting treatment on the sidelines. gooooooodddddddddd we have no defense.
65' Xavi is on for him! WHAT! WE HAVE NO DEFENSE. looks like Busquets is going to have to drop back into central defense with Mascherano.
67' Ball kept in play by inesta but the linemen says no.
67' Camunas with the ball but the linesman's flag goes up for offside.
69' Monreal clears out with a header and it's a corner for Barca. Xavi takes it, goes to Messi, back to Xavi and he takes a shot, a very wide shot.
70' what the fuck. Iniesta taken to ground at the edge of the box and it's not given! why no free kick! god jesus la liga refs.
72' Victor Valdes with a goal kick that runs striaght into the touchline.
73' Alright. If i ever meet this commentator my fist will probably end up in his face. He won't stop going on about why Barcelona have failed lately.
74' Dani Alves swings one in for Iniesta but his volley goes just above the crossbar.
75' hahahahhaa Nelson goes for a shot 45 yards out.
76' Messi almost goes down, could've asked for a free kick, the ref waves play on, he flicks it towards Afellay and it's deflected for a corner.
77' Sola fouls Dani Alves. Free kick for Barca. looks like Osasuna ready to make some changes in their lineup.
77' Nekounam is booked.
78' Afellay tries for a cross into the 6 yard box but no one is there to recieve it.
79' Necunan goes for a shot but it goes above the bar.
80' Double substitution for Osasuna.
80' Keita booked for a challenge on the Lolo.
80' Shot from Osasuna. Doesn't find the back of the net though.
82' grah, fail pass from iniesta and it just goes out to touch. we need. another. goal.
83' Late Late Late challenge and obstruction on Xavi by Timor. Timor is booked.
85' Afellay's cross cut out for a corner. come on!
86' Xavi going for a cross to Keita but it goes nowhere. graaaaaaaah.
86' Calleja is on for Cejudo.
86' LIONEL. LIONEL MESSI. GOAL. 2 - 0 to BARCA! Dani Alves puts the ball just in front of the Osasuna defense and Messi is there to put it at the back of the net.
88' They're at it again, Dani Alves and Messi making one-twos in the area. This time Osasuna is ready this time though, they're there to cut out an possible third goal.
89' Osasuna with another corner.
89' Jesus Christ. We look at the Shakira and Pique in the stands when Messi scored the goal. She kisses him on the cheek, and then on the lips, and he kisses her back again. and then i roll my eyes.
92' FULL TIME
BARCELONA 2 OSASUNA 0
eh. game kinda sucked. we had no magical touch as we usually do.
looks like maxwell may have picked up an injury. sigh. not another defender….
kind of worried about the madrid match in the champions. we are screwed. Madrid won 6 - 3 against Valencia earlier.

Copa Del Rey Final! El Clasico 2/4

Ahhhh it's starting!! Madrid panning across the screen.....
Ohhhh Pinto is starting!
Adriano - Mascherano - Pique - Alves are our backline tonight. Puyol isn't starting :(
This could be good. Madrid has a pretty standard line-up. Without Benzema.
0' KICK OFF! Barca looking to continue the record of having most Copa Del Rey titles.
0' We have the first seconds of posession until Busquets gives away posession
1' Maschernao is booked ALREADY. it's a free kick for Madrid. Ronaldo dived. sigh. The kick goes nowhere.
2' Alves is now booked. what the fuck. Di Maria is diving. This is really, really shit. The ref is incredibly gulible.
4' Free kick comes in for Ramos and he can't bring it under control. It's out for a goal kick.
5' Ramos fouls Messi by an obstruction and not going for the ball either.
6' Xavi goes for goal after a few passes from barca and it's wide. very wide. ahhhh why xavi, he was far.....
7' Khedira comes up with a cross into the area but Mascherano is there to intercetp
8' An arial battle sees Villa with Ramos competeing for the ball and Ramos is over him, Villa instinctively stuck his arm out to defend himself and it looks like a challenge. Foul given.
9' Alves tries to put it through for Messi but cannot get it anywhere so it's out for a goal kick.
11' Cristiano comes in for a goal but the Barcelona defense are there to block it out. It is very, very close though.
13' Xabi Alonso is kicked and there's no card given but it's a free kick for Madrid.
15' The past few minutes is just a few attempts to break through the Madrid defense. It's gotten nowhere. It's already getting slightly frustrating.
16' Pedro is offside.
16' Di Maria handballs and the free kick is for Barca.
17' Messi is down, the free kick is taken quickly by Xavi and barca try for a goal but it doesn't go through, as Marcelo is there to intercept it.
18' Pedro is down, it's another free kick and Xavi swings it in for Busquets but he can't get there.
20' Real Madrid have a corner and Ozil comes in with a shot but it's off target.
21' Ozil has gone for a shot again but it's offside.
22' David Villa is offside. ah. okay. as expected.
23' Khedira fouls Adriano with a push and having no intent of going for the ball. at all.
24' Madrid with like 5 header vollys and i reckon that's the only way their only way of dominating posession over Barca.
25' Pepe picks up a card and Mourinho is actually going mad.
26' Busquets goes down (eh), Alonso is going in the book. Actually i'm sure busquets did actually dive. Xabi is rightly annoyed.
27' it's another clasico fight. Villa feels like he's being fouled and arbeloa is claiming he fouled, Arbeloa picks him up. Villa is furious, he's shouting and pushing arbeloa, messi is shouting, iniesta is shouting, everyone is in this now. replay. oh son of a bitch, what a fucking brutal challenge on villa that was. madrid.
29' Ronaldo goes for a goal after a good ball in from Ozil but his shot is weak, very weak. Pinto comfortablely holds it in his hands.
31' Xabi Alonso puts the ball through for Cristiano but it is way offside.
32' Yet another attempt from Cristiano, it's debatable whether it's offside or not, but it's certainly given.
33' Everyone is complaing . Pedro is booked for a challenge... or what he said to carvalho after.
35' Forced perspective just gave me a heart attack. Ronaldo is going for goal and it looks like it was behind the line but it's not, Pinto makes a save, it comes back out and madrid take another shot. Barca get hold of it.
34' Barca are going for the counter attack, Pedro's cross in is completely shit and Casillas picks it up.
37' Busquets is diving very obviously and the foul is still given.
38' Messi is taken down, but the referee is waving play on, Villa can't put the ball through to the goal.
40' thats the third corner in like a minute. None of them have really been put to good use though.
40' Iniesta and Sergio Ramos fight for the ball but it goes out for a madrid throw, while ramos pats iniesta on the head.
41' Iniesta falls on Xabi Alonso and it's given as a free kick. Am not so sure if Xabi had to fall so easily.
42' Alonso fouls Villa when he pratically picks him up off the ground. Free kick given to Barca.
42' Pinto comes out some 20 yards to clear a ball. It's a good clearence though.
43' Pepe gets a header in and it hits the post! AHHHHHH.
45' AH THIS IS A SHIT HALF. COME ON BARCA.
all these Madrid shots are too close a call. We need Puyol in defense!
Puyol just slapped Xavi's ass in the tunnel. Didn't Adriano do that last week?
omg the queen tripped over... lol.
45' Match restart!
46' Xavi is either injured or cramping up.... doesnt look good...
47' Villa puts the ball through beautifully for Iniesta but Iniesta is caught...
48' Keita is warming up... as is granero and adebayor.
49' Dani Alves makes a run down the wing and is cleared out, its a barca throw.
49' Khedira goes down with a tap on the neck off Alves. ahhhh divers.
50' Pedro goes for goal just inside the 18 yard box and it just hits the side netting. SO close.
51' Pedro goes for a shot again and Sergio Ramos comes in for a clearence and its out for a corner. It goes nowhere, madrid throw in.
53' Messi looking for David Villa and it goes forward.... corner, taken short.
54' Messi Into the area and cannot go through the madrid defence in the box.
56' Villa makes a long run and it hits the side netting. GRAAHHHHH.
58' what the fuck. Carvalho is just lying on the ground. how is that not an obstruction. near the box as well. sigh, villa would've gone through.
59' Alonso makes a challenge on Messi and he kicks him between the legs. Foul given, free kick is taken by messi and it's straight into the wall.
61' Iniesta is taken down by Arbeloa but he gets the throw in.
62' Pedro pulls it in and it's another clearence, and another Barca corner. It just goes straight to iker.
63' Messi tried to block Xabi Alonso's free kick and gets booked.
63' Alonso takes a shot and it's pretty good but still doesn't break the deadlock.
64' Messi takes a shot from 20 yards out, it's struck quickly but straight over the bar.
66' Cristiano suddenly finding angst and running from pass to pass after Barca's spell of posession.
68' PEDRO FUCK PEDRO SCORES IT AND IT IS NOT GIVEN. IT IS OFFSIDE. IT IS VERY CLOSE. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. SON OF A BITCH.
71' Xavi tries to clip it over to Messi but it's offside and Casillas catches it anyway.
71' Villa makes another long run but he can't finish it's cleared out.
73' Mascherano dives and Adebayor is booked! LOL!
74' Dani Alves makes a run, messi takes it in, it rebounds off casillas, villa can't control, ramos clears it, barca have posession again, pedro takes a shot, casillas tips it wide and it's a corner.
76' Dani Alves takes a free kick. not sure why he goes for a shot. time is running out.
80' Iniesta goes for goal and it is SO SO close. Casillas tipped it out and it's a corner. This looks like extra time to me.
81' Villa screws up the whole set up. grahhh his back heel flick in the area gets nowhere.
83' Messi tries to bring it under control but Marcelo had blocked it out.
85' Madrid gets all the way into the barca's defense, pinto comes 30 yards out like a defender, mascherano has to drop back into goal. Di Maria handballs and gets booked.
86' Di Maria falls on Alves and they both get hit in the balls. wow.
87' Cristiano with a great chance but Dani Alves clears it out. SO close.
87' Madrid with another chance, but Xavi is there to take it out of their posession.
88' the commentator is so excited it's making me nervous.
89' Di Maria goes for goal and Pinto just makes the save!
91' Madrid going for many many shots, although nervewrecking they haven't really made a difference.

SHIT. it is EXTRA TIME. I saw this coming. no joke.

Extra time:
91' Arbeloa kicks Adriano in the balls. he can't get up.... Arbeloa is trying to help but he's not keen on being helped.
93' Villa is offside. come on...
94' Khedira is poking iniesta in all directions and is rightly called on a foul.
95' Messi just got winded by Ramos but it's out for a corner anyway... no foul. Commentator just called messi sluggish... not sure why but i'm feeling personally insulted.
97' Ronaldo going for goal! shit! he sprints in and it's JUST wide! come on barca!
99' Alonso grabbing iniesta by the waist... iniesta doesn't have the ball. It's a free kick. everyone is flipping out.
101' pepe steps on villa and it's not called on. what the fuck.
102' REAL MADRID IN LEAD! CRISTIANO RONALDO SCORES THE GOAL! DI MARIA WITH A PERFECT CROSS IN, RONALDO WITH A HEADER.
103' Khedira is going off. Granero is on.
105' Villa goes for goal and Casillas is there to make the save.
HALF TIME!

Villa is off for Afellay! good.....
Busquets on for Keita.
Adriano nailed in the balls. this is the 5th time someone gets nailed in the balls tonight.
Di Maria gets a red card for a second yellow. whatever. they've won it anyway.

Madrid have the Copa Del Rey!
this is like, the first piece of silverware in a WHILE.
alright that is it. we have no treble. I reckon we might still win La Liga though.

El Clasico (1/4)

OH MY GOD. EL CLASICO! the first of the four in 18 days and our captain puyol is back!
Ew the bernabau is so quiet and just.... snobbish. what's with this weird atomosophere.
PUYOL IS STARTING. i can't believe he is. it's been too long omg!
0' KICK OFF OMGGGG.
0' 13 seconds in and benzema fouls busquets. free kick for barca...
1' no! madrid is in posession...
2' Pepe is down! Busquets fouled him.... why is Pepe in midfield...
2' Pepe fouls Xavi. this is just ridiculous.
3' Ha! the ball rolls out and Marcelo and Messi were running after, Marcelo takes the linesmen down.
4' Cristiano is running fown the side and he has space! Adriano clears it out...
4' Busquets! yet another ball out onto the sidelines... this is the second one in 4 minutes.
5' Xabi is annoyed that no kick was given for Alves' challenge on him... did look like he dived a bit though. Im not lying, i do actually like him as a player... still think of him as a liverpool player rather than madrid.
7' Foul given for a challege on Pepe by Xavi. Actually he didn't touch him, Xavi is teasing the ref. Typical Xavi :D
8' Adriano booked! for a block on khedira..... maybe a free kick, not worth a booking. i'm kind of annoyed already.
9' Ronaldo takes it, it's about 25 yards out! He's going for goal! Valdes holds it safely in his hands! oh that was close.... looked like his tan was coming loose there in the close up, and for the record, he IS orange.
10' Xavi clips it over all the Madrid defense for Dani Alves but he's offside...
11' Hard to tell who's going better at the moment.... God the lighting in the stadium is so weird. It makes everything look.... illuminated.
11' Ronaldo makes a run but his ex-teammate Pique just clears it easily
12' Adriano rolling on the ground in exaggeration of a late challenge by Sami Khadira.
13' Ronaldo almost puts it through the Barca defence but Puyol is the one to clear it! :')
13' Marcelo being fouled by Messi. He is actually just tapped on the back by his hand and Marcelo is sent flying towards the ground..... theatrics....
15' Iniesta puts it over the top for Pedro but it's over and it's a goal kick for Casillas.
16' the tiki taka at it's best.. 126 completed passes by barcelona and 20 passes by madrid. 126, 16 minutes in!
18' Iniesta's ball comes in over to Leo Messi! He gets through the defense and he's one on one with Casillas! Casillas makes the save as expected as Messi tries to clip it over him. Ah, good try though
19' Pedro flicks it through to Iniesta but he can't control it and Casillas has it again.
20' Di Maria with the ball, here's Puyol on him, Puyol clears it! did he just... the commentator..... HIS NAME IS CARLES, NOT CARLOS.
21' Di Maria takes the corner and after Xabi wins the header Bezema takes a shot and Valdes can't hold on to it and it's another corner.
22' This time pique makes a clearence and it's the third corner in 2 minutes. Ronaldo goes for the header and it's over the bar.
23' Pique takes Ronaldo down! Some shit is cooking up..... my tv signal is weak. Ronaldo isn't fouled from the replay. Iniesta is taken down.
25' Pepe handballs and a foul is given against him. Good thing too, pepe was near...
25' Casillas takes Villa down in the box, Villa is furious! he's shouting at the ref! Pique is too! Pique is booked! Replay says Casillas didn't touch the ball! It SHOULD'VE been a penalty!!!! i swear to god if we're down by one goal at the end of this....
26' Iniesta fouled from all directions....
28' I really wish the commentator would stop calling him "carlos" puyol.
28' Pique clears the ball and it's a corner! Di Maria takes it... he gets the ball back and he goes for a shot... it's over the bar.
30' Marcelo handballs, Messi asks for a yellow card, he gets what he wants, Marcelo's reactions are actually commical.
32' Okay, what the fuck. Madrid with lots of posession. Barca have tried to get the ball back but it keeps getting back to Madrid. and then the commentator calls Xavi Pique. and Messi comes back to defend, and then he calls Barcelona the red and purple shirts. PURPLE. PURPLE and red shirts. BARCELONA THE BLAUGRANAS.
34' Cristiano with a shot but it hits Pique and Vales catches the rebound off him.
36' Puyol takes Marcelo down who's taking a shot.... just outside the box. Both Puyol and Valdes are smiling because the ref was right there and nothing was given.
38' God Busquets actually keeps on his feet.... oh wait no he's down now. and he didn't have to. typical.
39' Villa tries a long shot but Casillas gets on the end of it. As expected.
40' Messi is on the ground holding his face..... what was going on here. Iniesta helps him out. Xabi Alonso catches him in the face with a leg or something.
42' Macelo looks like he's in pain... we'll see if he makes it to the second half.
43' Messi's shot is good but Casillas makes the save! What a shot! he's trailled by 3 defenders! and what a save as well!
44' Khedira wins a corner.... come on! oh wow, what just happend.... Dani Alves is down..Ramos got the header, Cristiano heads it and Valdes oh makes a save!
45' Barca with a counter attack, oh! messi is with the ball, gets it to Villa, Villa slows down as everyone gets back in defense for Madrid. shit. it goes way wide.

Half time!
Why oh why video replay.... you make me so angry watching the injustice of football over and over again. I can just imagine if it was a penalty, and Villa scored. Whatever, im trying not to focus on it. If we keep dwelling on the what ifs, then what if i supported madrid. HAHA. i can't even imagine.

45' Second half! im toasting something... going to run off to get it soon.
45' we're being dominated.... it's almost as if we're losing. mentality wise....
47' Dani Alves taken down by Di Maria....
47' Shit, Ozil is warming up!
48' Cristiano dived! he dived and there's a free kick at the 18 yard box! FUCKKKKK.
49' He takes the shot and it's just on the post! the angle the shot it from looks like the one they do on Fifa 10...
50' Villa is down. No foul.
51' UN PENAL. ARBIOL IS GIVEN A RED CARD! OMFGGGGG. HE MADE A SHIT FOUL ON VILLA OMG. MESSI IS TAKING IT. IM DYING. COME ON! Messi against Casillas....OMG
GOAL. GOAL. 1 - 0. I think i want to scream. but i won't, everyone is asleep. it's 5.10 am. MESSI. Puyol comes in for a hug, he lifts Messi up. oh. wow. that. If anything. Messi vs Casillas... a meeting of the greatest at this given time. Wow. Wow. Messi finally scores against Mourinho's side. Madrid have 10 men from this point on...
54' Messi pushes it through to Villa and Pepe takes the ball off him. Pepe is now at centre back. Obviously.
55' Keita and Ozil waiting to come on.
56' Puyol is down... he's out for treatment. oh dear. he's still down. the stretcher is here. oh no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no.
no.
no.
no. he's carried off.
57' Keita is on for him now.
60' Ball goes forward to david villa but it's too far from him.... Puyol is sitting on the floor instead of the bench to stretch it out. Life is shit for him. At least the football life is.
61' Xavi swings one in from afar and it hits the crossbar. so close.
62' Xavi is fouled and taken down by khedira.
63' Urgh, messi flicks it on for Villa but he tries to get it back with a backheel and Madrid cuts it out.
64' Carvalho comes in for a shot and Pique just dives in to put it out for a clearence.
65' Corner, Di Maria takes it, Pepe tries to go for goal but only gets the side netting.
65' Alonso is coming off for Adebayor... XABI ALONSO IS COMING OFF? Pedro is off for Afellay, hey, it's his first clasico!
67' Gr! Villa is running after the ball and he gets a shot but it's over...
68' Adebayor almost has a chance but it just rolls over to victor valdes.
68' Ball through to Messi but just gets to iker casillas again.
70' not sure what that was. Messi with the ball and pepe just whacks him with his hands on his back. what...
70' Villa! oh god that was weak. just straight to iker... again.... could've been good. but nooo. he has to continue his goal drought apparently.
71' Guardiola shouting so loud that if i understood catalan i would be able to understand what he just said.
72' Ball gets run out by Afellay. Ronaldo just falls striaght onto him.
73' Iniesta is taken down.... he just flips over. interesting. in a bad way.
75' oof. villa fouls khedira... just pushes him out. he needs to chill the fuck out.
76' Arbeloa is booked for a poor challenge.
77' Iniesta is stopped for foul. Not sure why.... hey his hair is actually growing. Ronaldo taking the free kick from about 20 yards out. WHY THE FIFA GAME FREE KICK ANGLE. he takes a shot, it goes over the crossbar. :)
Valdes is flipping out. his teammates decided to wuss out and parted the wall.
78' Adebayor is down, Alves is booked..... it's another madrid free kick. Ozil is taking it. it's kind of shit. Ramos can't get to it at all.
79' Final change at the bernabau with adriano coming off for maxwell.
80' BOLLOCKS SHIT. VALDES IS BOOKED! D: MADRID HAS A PENALTY. ALVES WITH A LUNGE AT MARCELO. WHAT THE FUCK. OKAY. COME ON COME ON VALDES. CRISTIANO RONALDO GOAL. IT"S 1 - 1 AT 81 MINUTES.
83' Keita is down... pepe just elbows him in the back. come on barca. hurry up....
83' I am going to think of this as a 6 minute game from now.
84' Messi goes for the ball from Xavi's pass but iker gets there first! okay. i'm freaking out now.
85' what a mess. Messi goes for goal but is taken down just before. ball goes back to iniesta. goes for goal. it goes. wide.
86' stunning chance for villa but iker makes an amazing save. sigh, iker, why must you be so good.
87' Ramos blocks messi off and nothing is given. Messi takes the ball off Ramos and it's a free kick for madrid. messi is furious. i would be too.
89' Adebayor squares it for Khedira and Valdes makes a crucial save for barcelona.
89' Afellay goes for goal and it's just over the bar.
90' four minutes extra time. i think it's unethical for them to show statistics just on messi against ronaldo. it's not a game for just those two. If anything.... it's as valid as showing stats of dani alves... against sergio ramos.
91' Messi smacks the ball into the stands. Pepe tells him to use his head.... a bit of a fuss... Xavi is booked for saying something at the ref.
93' Bollocks. it's the final whistle. what a bollocks game. Pique is pissed off. i don't blame him. So the whole second half was basically everyone getting nowhere with attacks because the goalkeepers of both sides are too good. right.

okay, away draw. not that bad. the worst thing about this game, the WORST BY A MILE, IS PUYOL PICKING UP ANOTHER INJURY. THAT IS. THE WORSE. SHIT. EVER. HIS FIRST GAME IN THREE MONTHS. THE BARCELONA CAPTAIN IS OUT AGAIN. COME ON. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS SHIT!? THIS WAS. SUCH. A. GRR.
AND TO GO DOWN AT 81 MINUTES. WE'RE ONLY 8 POINTS AHEAD. WE NEED THIS.
i'm not going to lie and say i wasn't frustrated by the game or annoyed by the fact that the only goals were penalties. but i'm not going to say it wasn't worth watching either. all in all, it was a pretty shit game. we didn't take the oppertunities that we could have and madrid drew with us with 10 men. whether this affects us in the long run with the league title is something that cannot be told from this point in time so we can leave it. in a way, a draw at the bernabau is not so bad anyway, but seriously, 10 men, and a draw? and don't get me started on the ref.
either way, 3 more to go, we better get through to the champions. just saying.
sigh. i will stop ranting.

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....

Barcelona Villarreal

Oh dear, oh dear, we have so many injuries.
Messi, Pedro, Puyol, Xavi, Maxwell, Abidal
So Afellay and Thiago are starting.
I think we've also opted for a different formation.
MADRID LOST TO GIJON. it's irrelavant, but just saying.

i think if we were to lose anything before going to madrid, it would be this one.
But it is good! I love both their styles of play, it's going to be one hell of a match.
2' Afellay's cross hits the Villarreall defence.
3' Villarreal take control of the ball and go through the barca defence but are ultimately taken down by Keita, it looks like a rough challenge but pla goes on.
5' Villarreal's Rossi takes the ball all the way through our defence and Valdes blocks him out. too close!
6' Dani Alves plays it long for iniesta but we keep posession. Then Thiago coming in once again with a good run but Villarreal manage to clear it out of danger.
8' Free kick is given as Afellay is taken down.
8' David Villa offside. No point in getting angry about this. every single game.
11' ROSSI COMES IN FOR A VERY CLOSE SHOT. victor valdes stops it well and Villarreal unable to get their second shot on target.
13' Valdes has the armband tonight. Interesting.
13' Villa is offside again. SO CLOSE.
14' Mascherano writhing in pain on the floor. Bruno is booked. it would NOT be good for another injury! Looks like a gash on his leg by the studs of Bruno's boots. He's gone off the sidelines for treatment.
17' Mascherano back on. Villarreal have been dominating for 2 minutes ish.
18' Keita is taken down.
20' Afellay's cross for Villa is blocked by the keeper. I wonder if Afellay's goal for the Netherlands in the Euros influenced Pep's decision in putting him on.
21' Villarreal appealing for a handball off Busquets but none given.
23' Iniesta's ball looking for Alves but ends up with the keeper. COME ON..... 23 minutes and can't break the deadlock.
25' Mascherano comes in with a late challenge. no booking though.
26' Alves collides with the Villarreal's keeper and he's on the ground clutching his knee.
29' Villarreal coming in from a dangerous position and Mascherano clears it out for a corner.
29' Corner is taken short and Villarreal get it to Rossi, whose shot goes over and wide.
30' craaaaaaaaaap the ball goes across the face of the goal and iniesta doesn't lunge for a goal. maybe it was for the best. no idea.
32' Afellay in pain. not sure why but his expression says it.
34' Barca have a corner but make nothing of it. how come we never take it short? surely we're better on the ground than in the air.
35' Pique once again denying his fouling. it's a funny mixture between cheekiness and anger.
38' Adriano goes for a long shot after a long run of posession but it's into the keeper's hands.
39' Pique is booked, even though he's the one in pain. It was a late challenge though.
40' Pique striking the ball forwards from far back. Not sure why, it wasnt to anyone. Perhaps going for a Xabi Alonso signature goal. it just goes to the keeper though.
41' David Villa in space but Catala blocks him out.
45' Whistle goes for the first half. the reason why there's nothing there in the last 4 minutes is because it's basically just both teams failing to get any shots in despite being in space.

MESSI IS WARMING UPPPPPP. my life is complete? hahaha Thiago is speaking to Afellay, HE SPEAKS ENGLISH! YES. i've also managed to blog the entire first half without swearing. congradulate me...

46' we're just constantly being outmuscled by villarreal.
47' Iniesta's shot is on target, having been set up by afellay, but the keeper just tips it over.
48' Afellay trying to unpick some of the defence but finally taken after 3 defenders.
48' Villa shoots! but it's wide. sigh.
49' Alves is down. Marchena is booked. why is alves clutching his arm.... need a replay on this. he's been stepped on the arm. right. that. is. foul.
51' Alves' shot is over and wide. it was from far. so it's forgivable.
52' MESSI IS ON FOR..... they say afellay, he starts walking off but they call him back! it's Keita that's coming off. that was weird...
54' Alves is booked for pushing in a challange.
55' Afellay makes a beast of a run with extreme speed but no one is there to catch his pass other than the keeper.
56' shit Nilmar is coming on. ooooooooooh. interesting.
57' Victor Valdes.... some 32 feet away from the goal comes out and.... heads the ball out of danger. so un-goalkeeper-like of him.
60' the last three minutes was some lose attacks without any real danger.... and me realise how incredibly short our team is. we look so tiny. and villarreal look massive in yellow.
61' aahrhghgiugaueuaef messi makes the run, pique was almost in to take the shot but he was offside and didn't bother going for it, would've been amazing though, pique so far up front.
just wanted to highlight the fact that gerard pique, the centre back, was offside.
64' Thiago was onside, but it was just, JUST an inch wide from the goal. come ooooooooonnnnnnnnnn!!!
65' Afellay takes a shot but the keeper manages to block it. it was good though.
65' sigh... messi's beard is so non-existence and non ginger
66' PIQUUUUEEEE PPPIIIIQQQUUUEEEEEEEE OMGGG!!! finally! broken the deadlock!!! Corner taken by Alves, Busquets heads it, pique controls with his chest and strikes it in! waka waka! he's in disbelief i think. amazing. crowd chanting "gerard, pique, pique, pique"
69' Villa is off for Bojan! i hope he does well.... it would be nice to get another. god they're both so short.
73' We've been holding posession for a bit now. Funny thing is, the minute Bojan sees a defender in front he flips out. granted he gets the ball but he was waving his arms all over the place.
75' the commentator needs to stop fucking talking. he's saying that pique's chest control might be a handball. firstly, the ref didn't call it, so shut the fuck up. he's just stirring shit up. and secondly, his job is to commentate the game, not what would happen if it was a handball and what the press would do with it.
78' Villarreal get a free kick for late challenge. it's outside the 18 yard box. so like 23 yards away. shot swerves away from the wall but goes wide.
79' Victor Valdes defending like a centre back and chesting the ball away.
81' oooh a free kick for messi, taken down just outside 18 yards. messi takes a shot and it's blocked out but the keeper.
82' looks like jonathan dos santos will come on.
83' Bojan going for a cross but pique and messi are both offside.
83' Dos Santos is on for Afellay.
84' Rossi comes in the corner and karate kicks the ball outto a goal kick.
85' Santi Cazorla less than 6 yards away strikes it out and valdes manages to save it! and once again when the ball comes in from a corner, when things just got messy right in front of the goal. Valdes catches it, and everyone is shaking his hand, Dani Alves even gives him a huge. that was an amazing moment.
87' Messi comes in with space but is blocked by gonzalo..... barca regain posession.
88' Villarreal suddenly coming in with lots of energy! All the barca players are on the ground trying for tackles!
88' Alves gets the ball on the right of the goal but loses control and gives it away. Villarreal on the counter attack!
88' It's a huge mess in front of the goal! Busquets is taken down and a free kick is given for barca!
89' 3 minutes added time!
90' Villarreal desperately trying to go for a goal!
91' Santi Cazorla goes for goal but it's high and wide and they finally breaks up the play. Someone's been booked.... or something. it's a bit of a mess. Busquets is booked. He's missing the Almeria game! not el clasico! deliberate time wasting. Looks like Valdes was booked earlier was time wasting as well, but he was saying he needed someone to kick the ball, since he's injured, and wasn't wasting time deliberately.

93' FULL TIME! WOAH! what a game! Valdes is ecstatic, having captained and done so well today.
WE'RE 8 POINTS AHEAD OF MADRID!!!!!
yes, i know i've missed out a few matches. They're on my DVR, i will catch up when i can.