THE FINAL EL CLASICO - SEMI FINAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

awesome. eric abidal is in the squad.
but good thing pep is not pushing him. mascherano at centreback with puyol on the left.
mourinho is off the bench on match ban.... interesting.
0' kick off.
0'marcelo flying over pedro trying to get the header in.
1' marcelo gets it all the way into the area when it isn't cleared properly but busquets has got back in time to do so after a bit of mucking about
2' Busquets is down. cristiano has gone to get the ball after mascherano takes it off madrid and accidently takes a bit of busquet's leg as well. but he's fine.
4' Cristiano puts it through to Higuain but Pique gets there fist.
5' ball comes near the area again but puyol is there to clear it.
5' messi after the ball up front and he can't control it, but runs after to put pressure on casillas.
6' Iniesta down. Lass has put a leg between his legs. he's fine though
6' barca finally making a chance and iniesta goes for a shot but it's really weak
7' Madrid with a shot, cleared again.
8' if you look at xavi with the ball, most of the time he's not particularly fast or defensive, but people seem not to really come in with challenges for him.
9' Pedro goes down with a late challenge from kaka. it's barely a challenge. whatever, he's back up anyway.
10' Pedro putting the ball forwards for a cross but no one is there to take it.
12'ooooh jeez. messi making a run, oh god, taken down but carvalho, he doesn't go for the ball at all, he's booked.
13' Puyol going forward on the wing but taken down. nothing given but the ball goes out of play for a madrid throw in.
14' Xavi taken down. not much of a challenge, just kind of lost his balence under the force.
16' free kick for madrid, 22 yards out. Xabi alonso takes it, straight into the wall. Messi on the counter attack. Taken down by Lass, play on, waves the referee. Di Maria with a ball near the area, cleared by Pique.
17' Xavi Iniesta and Villa take it forward but Iniesta's pass to Villa is long and it gets a bit out of control. Still in posession though.
19' Real Madrid finally stringing a few passes together. Until Higuain is offside.
19' Messi makes a run, tries to cross it back in but there's like 5 people in the area and Carvalho blocks it off.
20' Messi and Pedro trying to get through the defense in the area. The two of them and Dani alves run into each other. Marcelo clears for a corner for Barca.
21' Corner comes in from Xavi and Busquets heads it! Good header, but Casillas is well prepared.
23' Ronaldo making a run, Mascherano and Dani Alves trying to run him down but neither of them can get him. He does run it out of play though, goal kick for Victor Valdes.
24' Messi making yet another break, Lass Calvaho and Kaka all crashing into him and brought him down. Free kick, taken short by Xavi.
27' Messi Taken down again. Carvalho trying to drag him up by the arm. he's looks like he took a knock.
28' Alonso shouting for Mascherano for going down under just a tap on the arm. former reds :)
29' My tv signal is dying.
30' Ronaldo and Kaka into the area. I can't see what's going on. the signal won't stop flashing. this is. fucking. annoying. why is it happening NOW.
31' Messi, Xavi, Villa, Pedro come up front, Messi goes for a shot, Casillas has to lunge to make a save.
32' Pedro putting the cross in for Messi. Alonso comes flying across to make the challenge, Messi avoids him, takes the shot, and it's wide.
33' Messi and Villa at it again! Messi puts it forward for Villa, it's a great strike for Villa but Casillas makes another great save.
34' Messi running up front again! dodging another few defenders through the middle, gives it over to Pedro, who saw his clear way some 25 yards out. He goes for a shot, it goes wide.
36' Shot after shot, it's coming in every minute, but Barca are either putting it wide or Casillas making amazing saves.
38' Alves going down the wing and mmaking a shot that goes wide. Cleared by Madrid for a corner.
38' Madrid on the counter attack but loses out on speed to Barca.
39' Madrid on the break! Cristiano on the counter attack, he's alone, he's unmarked, Di Maria coming up front to him, and Valdes is out to make a save before it gets to him.
40' Messi taken down by Lass kicked between the legs, then caught by Arbeloa's foot on the head.
42' Messi putting it forward to Pedro but it's offside.
42' Whistle blown up for offside agianst Villa with a pass from Messi.
43' Rain starting to come in at the Camp Nou.
43' Carvalho with another challenge on Messi. the ref refrains from another booking to a red. good decision i think.
45' Xabi to Arbeloa, Puyol clears for a Madrid corner. it goes straight to victor valdes.
45' HALF TIME. 0 - 0
desipte not being able to break the deadlock, it's actually been pretty interesting. much better than the first half of the last game.

back in the camp nou it is pissing down with rain. xabi alonso is stretching on the ground. everyone is drenched.
HAHAHHAHAHA PITCH RUNNER! INTRUDER RIGHT BEFORE THE KICK OFF! oooh he's chased down by the guards. ronaldo is not impressed by that delay.
45' Oh dear, Iniesta is down. Lass has just picked at his ankle...
46' Oh god. Higuain puts the ball into the back of the net! er... its not given. crisitiano tumbled/dived over and Mascherano was caught too. The whistle was blown before it.
48' Ball cleared out for a Barca corner, taken by xavi, cleared by madrid.
50' Ronaldo putting it forward for Higuain, but Puyol out runs him for a clearence.
50' Pique makes an important clearence.
52' Higuain with antoerh shot, blocked by Pique, out for a madrid corner.
53' what is this? iniesta slips it beautifully to messi, who leaves it for pedro, and it is a goal.
54' Adebayor comes on for higuain. why? i thought higuain was doing good.
56' Busquets is down. Adebayor just went in with a leg out at the back of Busquet's legs. not booked, Alonso is annoyed that he went down, he's shouting at iniesta.
57' Busquets down again. Lass is booked. a bit high, but he got the ball. not sure if it was worth a card.
59' Mascherano down. nothing given. good.
59' hahahaa iniesta's shot just went straight into carvalho, who goes down.
60' Ozil is on for Kaka.
60' Ronaldo tripping messi. really? wasn't there a huge debate about how this wasn't ronaldo vs messi?
61' Alonso falling under Messi. Foul given to Madrid.
62' David Villa is down. clutching his leg. caught by Arbeloa. god. this is deja vu. he's shouting at villa again.
63' Goal! Di Maria hits the post! it comes back to him, he makes the pass to Marcelo, and it's a goal! 1 - 1
65' Messi scrambling to a run but can't quite make it... i think he was held back. nothing given though.

66' a bit of franticness now. barca trying to get bakc forward, but madrid are pushing back and coming in with crosses forward.
67' Xavi going down. it's Lass again.
68' Alonso sticks his foot out at Messi, he doesn't go down but ref was right next to him. Alonso is booked.
69' Couple of passes into the area from Madrid, cleared by Mascherano, Arbeloa trying to get off with a foul but the ref knows he's diving.
71' Messi making yet another run but Adebayor comes in with a high kick to clear. Puyol throwing in for Villa, running up but can't get the cross in.
72' Messi trying to head the ball into the goal, twisting his body around to divert it in, but it goes over the bar.
73' Ronaldo gone down without contact off a header... Ref has given nothing. he is angry.
73' David Villa up for Keita.
74' Iniesta brought down by two but nothing is given.
74' Messi taken down at the corner, Marcelo goes for the ball but ends up just taking Messi's legs.
76' Alonso fouling Messi this time. His legs hook into Messi's. he better be careful though, he's already been booked.
77' Messi coming in with a run, can't bring the ball under control, slips and can't get back up. the pitch is absolutely soaking.
78' Messi still dashing after every ball every 30 seconds. the man has too much energy.
79' Ronaldo going down again... can't tell if there is contact. looks like there isn't.
79' Pique's hand/arm is injured. broken arm? no wait, he's back on.
81' Pedro is booked for lunging at Cristiano. Well done Pedro. That or at Lass, and then Cristiano dived.
82' Iniesta making a run but slips and loses the ball.
83' Mascherano caught by Lass. he's making a huge deal out of it but it wasn't really that much.
84' Carvalho fouls Messi with a push on the head in an arial challenge.
84' Adebayor is booked for pushing Messi, who lost his balence on the ball.
86' Lots of passes, then Xavi taken down by Alonso, late challenge with the back heel.
87' Carvalho on the ground with a push on the back for Dani Alves.
88' Messi takes the shot from about 28 yards out from a free kick. On target but Casillas is there again for yet another save.
89' Puyol comes off! standing ovation, our capatin walking off the pitch, and the same amount of respect for the man coming on for him. it's eric abidal. abosolutely pure respect for those two.
91' bit of a mess at the back. Pedro is down, having had Marcelo fall on him. the ball's been left for a bit and valdes has to come rushing out for it.
92' Pedro has had to come off for Afellay, who is literally on for 10 seconds.
because it is full time. WEMBLEY.
the team hoists abidal up! okay. this is amazing.
AH SO EXCITED FOR THE FINAL!

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.

Barca - Espanyol - derby

1. Kick off! 14 seconds in and espanyol is already closing in the goal area, valdes is forced to make a save!

2. I think it's safe to say that I was quite worried about this game this week, because firstly, this is a derby, it does tend to get violent, and secondly, espanyol is in very good form.

3. AH CRAP! in a barca corner, busquets almost scores with a back flip-y thing. don't know what it's called. will look it up later. the ball was inches away from the net.

4. I just realised that im watching this with chinese commentry. ah.. much better.

5. Shit, Espanyol's cross in was offside, it was too close for comfort.

6. Messi's shot is over the bar. Alves should probably have scored it himself. Sometimes Barca players need to stop being so nice and selfless.

7. Busquests is cheating like there's no tomorrow. Typical. Maybe in addition to counting David Villa's offsides every week I'll also count Busquest's dives and fouls. Actually then i'd probably lose track by half time.

8. GOAL! PEDRO! Referee missed an espanyol injury. I hope he doesn't take the goal away. He's been down from Puyol's challenge, which looks like no foul. The referee is probably in trouble for this though, he should've stopped play.

9. Valdes is making saves miles away from the box. slightly worried about the giant gaping hole which is the goal left empty.

10. Busquets gets carded. What did i say earlier about him cheating... But in his defence some of the espanyol players need to man up a bit.

David Villa offside No. 1.

11. Messi is fouled. Leo Messi get a haircut, please.

12. fucking hell, this ref is a bit shit. Villa's shot very obviously deflected off an espanyol player. No corner is given. I say obviously because h

13. What now? XAVI (who has had a haircut) GOAL! Espanyol is firing up again. The goal is given nonetheless. 2 - 0.

14. The commentator just said "you can't take your eyes off this game at the moment" - He's actually right, I've been itching to get a drink since 10 minutes in.

15. Espanyol shot on target! wicked save from Valdes. Valdes pats him on the head. I love La Liga. Let's see the corner. It's not good.

16. Some weird shit going on here. A metre away from the goal Barca's defence seems to have managed to save a goal without the use of their goal keeper, but made a messy job of it. I don't see why they didn't just give it to Valdes though.

17. I'd like to see Barca come away tonight with a clean sheet. Because that add Espanyol on the list of sides which they have not conceded against. Messi's magic seems a bit run down today...

-------------- HALF TIME ---------------

18. Alves it putting up a fight with every decision of the ref. typical dani alves. I am now having a sinking feeling that Leo Messi won't score tonight.

19. Oh fucking hell. Seriously, needed to be a bit more selfish. Pedro should have scored instead of passing to Messi, instead it gets intercepted. When the season finishes and it comes down to goal difference Pedro will be looking at this again.

20. Pique picks up a yellow card. For once he walks away without putting up too much of a fight. Free kick intercepted by Leo Messi. Messi can defend, apparently.

21. Oh... Valdes Saves! Luis Garcia's shot is on target from a freekick from a foul from Pedro.

22. I really hope Messi scores or something dramatic happens before my cold medicine sets in and i get too dopey to care. But Espanyol is a good side and maybe i'm asking too much of him.

23. PEDRO SCORE! to give credit to Leo Messi's Jedi run. That goal should've been Messi's. The reason why i look at his goals as great importance is because i secretly favor him over pedro. and secondly because i really don't want cristiano ronaldo to win the pichichi.

24. OSVALDO SCORES! oh right, there's no clean sheet for Barca then. well, that's the first conceded goal in a very long time for Valdes. it's still 3 - 1 though, see if any more goals come in.

25 Shit, Leo Messi is down. What happend here? Ah, well, he's back on his feet now. All is cool. But what's this? Busquets is down... Referee gives a drop ball because Osvaldo was taken down earlier.

26. The fans are really taking against a stand against Dani Alves. Whenever he has the ball they just boo him. I am feeling sorry for him. It's not his fualt the referee didn't call a stop before the first goal.

27. Barcelona is forced to go into defensive play now. Espanyol looking a stronger side for the last 20 minutes.... worrying.

28. SHIT, pique's shot goes way way way way off. He really should've scored it. He's annoyed. I'm annoyed.

29. DAVID VILLA GOAL! Leo Messi's great assist and david villa finishes beautifully. 4 - 1.

30. Mascherano is on for Busquets. I reckon Guardiola should've done that some 20 minutes ago.

David Villa Offside No. 2.

31. DAVID VILLA BRACE! Here it comes again, typical Villa goal, it looks so easy but it's actually down to his rediculously well timed shots.

32. I'm somewhat worried that Leo Messi is falling into a playmaker role and will score less individual efforts. Bojan is on for Villa, again, Guardiola should've done it earlier.

FULL TIME. 5 - 1. good derby, good game. a bit annoyed about the conceded goal, and that Leo Messi didn't score, but all in all it was worth getting up at 2.30, freaking out and thinking it was 5 because my clock was set to another timezone, and thinking that i'd missed the game.

and yes, i realise that i'd missed out the Barca - Real Sociedad game, maybe one day i'll catch up on that one.

Barcelona Zaragoza

So i just got back and it is 9 minutes into the game.
actually i thought it started t 11.30, but the local broadcaster lies to me all the time.
pedro's beard making him look more italian than ever.
oh right yeah he's back from injury.
busquests keeps loosing the ball... like he's drunk or something. that's kinda annoying me, just a bit.
dammit, villa is blocked again. he needs to score soon.
dude, messi is comming in with these amazing attemps.
dammit zaragoza have a good keeper.
you know if gerard pique just jumped for a ball it means it's more than 6'4 high.
and i have a feeling it's going to be one of those mallorca/hercules games. like all 11 players in defence from zaragoza. annoying.
dude, the linesmen just called an offside when it really wasn't. fucking shit.
HAHAHA the ref just called a no go for leo messi's free kick, apparently he was moving.
he just did a "huh? not sure what you're talking about" eyebrow raise. it was rather funny looking.
barca has 81% posession and it's still 0 - 0
free kick, like 20 years away, leo messi poor attempt.
villa is denied. again and offside. again.
OH DEAR. pique is injured.
i think he's dislocated his shoulder. lucky it's football.
pedro misses a very good counter attack. dammmiiitt.
pique is firing up asking for a freekick. i dunno if it's a dive or not from sergio busquests.
zaragoza people are diving a lot. annoying shitface.
keita collides with the goalkeeper who does a full backflip... he feels no pain?
pep is looking really crestfallen... like his cat died this morning or something.
LEO MESSI SCORE omg. 1- 0. great counter attack. amazing. loving the messi/villa bromance.
lafeta is diving. annoyence.
Leo messi is fouled.
end of first half.
im rather annoyed because my mother forgot to put the cheese in the fridge for 3 hours.
God it would suck if zaragoza won... they haven't won a single game this season.
Dani Alves is down.... OMG red for zaragoza. he's so pissed off. the commentator is so stupid. he said it was pedro down, even though it was clearly alves who rolled over with the number 2 and his name was waaay to long to be pedro.
he looks like he's been hit in the ear. the red is probably because he didn't even have the ball.
i actually didn't see it til the replay, was mostly concentrating on the ball.
my mother just changed the channel. excellent .
changed back, it's still 1 - 0
shit... villa ran out of space.
thiago is warming up with mascherano.
leo messi goes for goal twice, once after a block. miss. shame.
villa is playing really far back... maybe he knows he can't score.
OMG MESSI. SECOND GOLLLLLL. shit. that was from like 17 yard away. what the hell.
it was from a double deflection. wow. wowowowowow.
i hope thiago is comming on for keita, not iniesta. pep is talking to him.
omg people need to stop killing alves. again. he's basically wrestles.
oh fuck. it is iniesta who comes off. WHY PEP WHY.
whatever, thiago is good as well.
bojan is warming up. he's on for pedro. coolio.
bojan's shot is extra wide.
actually it was deflected extra wide. super powerful though.
haha bojan is pushed down. foul is given. i am happy.
pique with a great challenge.
valdes with an amazing save!
villa is offside again. gosh. annoyence.
bojan is really annoyed because he was the better person to pass to.
6 minutes left. i want to see another goal though.
Villa is denied. i am so annoyed for him.
mascherano is on for busquests.
pique is booked even though the fucking zaragoza dude fired the ball at his arm.
i am fucking annoyed. what the fuck. no justice here.
there's a replay of a zaragoza shot, valdes has leaped at least a metre and a half in the air. looking a bit weird.
GOD THAT WASN"T OFFSIDE THIS LINEMAN IS SO SHIT I HATE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART.
GOD VILLA IS DENIED AGAIN. oh my god.
pep looks like a 5 year old who dropped his ice cream.
FULL TIME. annoyance.
okay done. next game. erm. barcelona..... copa del rey.... tuesday.
well. i don't know if i will watch it, given that it's like the first round. and it's late
i'm not even sure if i get coverage of it. yeah i don't think i'll watch it.
anyway, sevilla in the spanish league next... it's also bloody late so i'll just record it. plus i'm back from my 3 day hike so i will be dead!
okay. that's all for today.

Barcelona V Copenhagen, 1st Leg. - injustice again.

i'm rather worried about tonight's game because firstly it is a very important game, and barcelona's #1 Victor Valdes is off sick.
oh! 4 minutes in and villa goes with a shot on target...
they really have to stop with these attempts, because year by year people are getting to know to play defensively and learning to deny them of chances.
villa offside no.1. i think i'll count them today. because he's rediculous with them.
iniesta is blocked off. what did i say earlier...
i'm kind of glad keita isn't starting. i haven't got anything against him but he's really... not that impressive.
just realised he's the only african by nationality on this side.
alves is in a different coloured pair of boots.
maxwell's shot is saved but messi goes for goal.... he's offside. what a shame.
okay.... well i trailed off for a few minutes because i went to erm... cut my toenails.
anyway, in those few minutes a couple of shots but no goals.
OH LEO MESSI I LOVE YOU. WITH ALL MY HEART. what a goal!
oh dear... from outside the box as well! oh leo messi, what will we do without you.
just... amazing. no smile from him... oh wait there it is. someone with an inflatable banana flalling thing! like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpkJoQUFqXM ..in a barca kit. i want one, where can i buy it?
leo messi's shot gone wide... copenhagan has a man down....
oh dani alves with solid denfence. he's just the everything player... play maker, defender, goal scorer.
HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA copenhagen striker stopped half way through is run, he thought he was offside, but he ran from his own half. paranoid bastard. their coach is so pissed off. HAHAHHAHAAHAHA.
HAHA copenhagen initials are FCK.
i really need the bathroom but i've waited all week for this game.
bojan is looking bored as fuck on the bench... next to xavi, who is there "just in case"
david villa scores offside - #2
shame the score should be 3 - 0 by now.
so close! great save though. villa is literally about 8 yards from him. really good save.
what a dive. it's so not a foul. stupid assface.
this is what i hate about football sometimes
i hope pinto never really has to make a save. even though i know he can do it. his performance in the Joan Gamper cup was rather impressive, especially when it ended in penalities and he saved 3.
ball cleared to pinto who controls it with his feet. cool.
iniesta playing out of position. he's in dani alves' spot. referee thinks he's dived. it doesn't look that way. i'm rather annoyed.
shit. another offside goal. pique should really have just scored it himself. messi was offside, who was there to recieve it from pique. he should've just smashed it into the net himself. i'm rather annoyed. and i'm not the only one. Pep is freaking out.
alves is blocked by the keeper. some extreme, and i mean extreme dribbling, it's almost leo messi like.
what? iniesta shoots it way off? i have never... seen... that... before.... or seen him... made... ANY... mistake... ever...
i wonder who will captain the squad when puyol retires... he's 32 now, xavi seems to take up the armband when he's absent. Valdes when they're both away. but i don't see Valdes being a permanant goal keeper. Messi already has the fate of the club in his hands. maybe iniesta. or pique. i dunno.
pique is spinning around like a madman, attacked from both back and forth.
NO extra time in this half? what? the first half finish at 45.05
barcelona 1 - 0 copenhagen.
it really should be 4 - 0 but the offside rule is rather frustrating.
haha fifa 11 commercial. the only one missing in it is messi, always the rebel. PES 2011, Adidas football, always the one who's different to the rest of the sqaud.
to be honest, as a Barca fan, i'm dissatisfied with the score so far.
i feel like two of the disallowed goals are actually legit. and justice has not been served.
david villa is better looking today. maybe it's the light.
second half! good luck barca!!
puyol and pinto have been going back and forth for about 30 seconds straight.
at 3.49 am i am enjoying a cheese sausage.
copenhagen are smore aggresive after the break. i am rather worried.
barcelona people who are hard to please: Pep Guardiola, Leo Messi, David Villa.
Puyol is injured. he's enduring it but he's in pain.
i swear to god if copenhagen equalize i will fucking shame this referee. and the linesmen. because of the "offside" goals.
barcelona need to be more aware of the spaces. in relativity to the pitch not the team. its costing them a lot.
tiredness just hit me like a truck all of a sudden.
there are duck like cries in the audio of this game. i dunno if it came from the players or the audience. players i think.
messi looking absolutly gutted that his shot is off target.
villa is underachiving on the barcelona side. there's no doubt about it now.
the stupid commentator needs to stop complaining about why villa is the only one in the box.
has he not realised that all the forwards of barca are capible of scoring outside it?
i wonder if football to professional players have become more of a performance than a sport. have they lost the inital essence of sport?
whatever, leo messi is on the counter attack but is soon blocked off. his speed however... is rediculous.
FUCK. villa is fouled by two people in the box. referee is a fucking retard. no free kick, no card, no penalty.
hahahahhaaha copenhagen... shooting from 40 yards out.... it's the sort of thing i did on PES before working out the controls.
HAHA miss 5 yards out. Pinto was out after the first touch. hahahaa... fail with an empty goal as well.
xavi and pedro are warming up. pedero better be on for villa. because he's shit today.
grah, saved. david villa is going to freak out. he has not scored for barca in a while.
wait a minute... maxwell is off pedro, and villa is off for xavi... i think they did it wrong way around.
alves stops an equaliser. why are the commentators complaining about him? he's the most expensive defender in La Liga.
1 - 0 is really not a safe score to settle on...
the commentator is saying that ibrah was good for barcelona... what the shiiit?
he also pronounces "jose" wrong. he's not my fav.
oh my god, stop hesistating and missing chances.
why can't they just play with a score like arsenal last night.
who just got carded? i just checked, it was iniesta... i didn't see what was up with that... kicked the ball away in annoyence or something. he never gets booked. but if he gets a double yellow witha match ban we will probably die.
AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH copenhagan coach picks up the ball on pitch. referee has a go at him. HAHAHAHHAA. if only he could book the coach. apparently he was clinically dead for a while...
oh my shit.... 5 minutes and a copenhagan corner...
dear, goal off the post. dani alves, just a fraction off.
oscar wendt has rediculous hair. it makes me want to throw up.
iniesta is off for... keita! DAMMIT!
this game is giving me heart attacks. i can't help but think if the score was 4 - 0 i would be feeling a bit safer. just a tad bit. dammit, 3 minutes extra time. hurry up!
messi. MESSI. MESSI. MESSI. MESSI. GOOOOOOL.
excellent control. i have to give abidal credit with an incredible cross.
FULL TIME!
WIN WIN WIN!!!
i think uefa ought to tally up the points now so i don't have to bother doing it myself. it's 4.40 and i cannot think straight.
Next Barca Liga game is on a sunday night, so DVR replay for me.
Next CL game is the same same on the 2nd of Nov.
MESSIIIIIII. i enjoy that he recently reinforced his everlasting love for barcelona and stating his intention of staying there forever.
full time: 2 - 0, Messi 19', 91' (wow, weird)

valencia - barca.

so the game kicked off just 5 minutes ago.
slightly worrying for barca, the way they've been playing this year is not enough to win this game
argubly the biggest game of the season so far, valencia having lost no games yet, and barcelona being the last champions of la liga.
it seems barcelona may have to play a defensive game for the first time this season.
velencia starts off strong with a few threats of scoring already.
61% posession for velencia in 8 minutes.
guardiola is not going to be happy if this persists.
i just realised how shit the defence in the midfield is for barcelona.
pique chipps it towards the goal from some 60 yards away... why is the question.
this is rediculous. i've never seen barcelona play so shit before.
this commentator is shit. stop talking about random shit. seriously.
you see this is why i enjoy having spanish commentry, because even if they do go off topic i wouldn't understand it.
pique misses a goal, and ends up offside. impressive attempt though.
at the moment i'm also looking up the rediculous pair of trainers i tried on today. multicoloured shit.
Valdes clears it. why doesn't he just pick it up?
sometimes i hate myself for presuming that barcelona don't score before they attempt to. because i'm always right.
self sacrificing villa tries to cross it to puyol. it becomes a messy attempt and it's all gone to waste. dani alves clasps his hands around his face. what was that.
sometimes i wonder why keita starts these games...
i am wrong about barcelona playing defensively.
in fact they've got defenders quite far up field. fail to me.
xavi goes for goal and misses. it's not a bad shot though. on target as well.
smart move for valencia. their defender kicks the ball at alves' legs with such force that it becomes their throw in.
the last 3 spanish captains are also real madrid captains. that's annoying. not that they're not doing well with this though
oh shit messi is down. he's hit in the face. he's fine. what a strange move. i guess that's what you get for having your face at someone's arm height.
i love that the lineman listens to the player's appeals.
sometimes there's a few players that i really don't see why they're on the starting 11.
jesus EVERYONE is wearing the CTR30 boots in dark blue.
they're the same colour as the barca socks... looks strange.
at the moment i am fucking worried.
oh missed goal by villa! where's your support mate...
commentator needs to stop fucking critisizing barcelona. his incredibly annoying voice is incresingly irratating to me
fuck. valencia score. pabalo hernendez you bastard. i don't blame him actually. it was a good goal. heartbreaking.
see? keita should've got there. WHY IS HE STARTING.
i can't blame valdes either.
i think if barcelona don't win this it might be an indication that villa has made a wrong move to barcelona.
omg almost a second goal for velencia.
holy fuck incredible miss by barca. i want to die.
the valencia coach looks like a dracula.
i think messi has lost his touch. fuck this shit. seriously. i am so. fucking. annoyed. right. now.
4 shots and no goals.
dude what the fuck, hand ball by valencia in the penalty area slips by unnoticed by the referee.
OH SHIT INIESTA. GOAL. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE HIM. INIESTA.
he's... just... fucking... amazing...
good. barcelona picking up the attack. finally.
oh dear alves kicked someone in the chest. but not like the xabi kick in the world cup, not with studs but with a toe.
UH MESSI DIDN"T GOAL FOR GOAL WHEN HE SHOULD'VE. then fouled and shoul've appealed for a penalty. or a free kick. uhh... sometimes i hate that he's this shy nice guy... sometimes it's what seperates him so far from c.ronaldo.
puyol looks injured. i hope it isn't long term. we can't afford another injury. especially from the captain.
Villa is denied by valencia's ancient goalkeep. villa has been denied a lot lately.
i am beginning to doubt the existance of a linesman..
nooo aduriz is on for valencia... he's good!
what!? what goal... i didn't see... shiiit.
YES. PUYOL HEADER. like the world cup!
the commentator called him captain caveman. i think he said "completely fucked valencia on this one" villa with an uneasy smile..
i've stopped blogging because 1. it's getting nowhere. and 2. i'm on skype with my sister.
xavi has subbed off for mascherano
why do they keep getting fouled in the penalty area and not ever getting a free kick or a penalty.
keita off for abidal
oh dear a series of misses. it's really annoying now.
so leo messi gets denied of a goal. offside they say... it was a brillant goal.
okay full time. 2 - 1. not impressive.
i'm actually annoyed.
i'm so asian.

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.