SUPERCOPA: MADRID VS BARCA (2-0) 5-1 agg

[charlie]

Palm wine addict aniks, looking at the way you entered the score on the thread it looks like Barca won 3-1

Knowing anikulapo, he go say na sarcasm...

[anikulapo]

Palm wine addict aniks, looking at the way you entered the score on the thread it looks like Barca won 3-1

Cheiiii my bad fixed

[bepanda]

It might take another 10 years until Barca can catch up. Neymar might have seen the light. Remember last time they were dead after Cruyff? Had to wait until Rijkaard righted the ship ... with a PSG player named ... R.. ... ouch.

[bret- hart]

The sun is setting on Barca. As for R. Madrid, I would be very shocked if they don't do the treble.

[benteke]

The sun is setting on Barca. As for R. Madrid, I would be very shocked if they don't do the treble.

My my, Barcelona now buying Paulinho from China, things are not looking good there.

But then again this is one team.you can never write off.

[platinum]

The sun is setting on Barca. As for R. Madrid, I would be very shocked if they don't do the treble.

My my, Barcelona now buying Paulinho from China, things are not looking good there.

But then again this is one team.you can never write off.

Outside of Neymar, Paulinho has probably been the most influential player for the Brazilian national team. Barcelona need that midfield help. They need to bolster their midfield before replacing Neymar. They've done a terrible job integrating Samper and Sergi Roberto. They MUST fix their midfield issues. No problems with the Paulinho buy.
Messi is still there.

[Bigpokey24]

CRon gets 5 game ban

[charlie]

CRon gets 5 game ban

Given the injustice of his sending off, I cannot understand this. Yes he shouldnt have touched the ref, but 5 games stinks of bad belle. Maybe this is La Liga's attempt to make this year a little less predictable.

That said, with Ascensio, I wont be surprised if Madrid dont miss a beat with CR

[benteke]

The sun is setting on Barca. As for R. Madrid, I would be very shocked if they don't do the treble.

My my, Barcelona now buying Paulinho from China, things are not looking good there.

But then again this is one team.you can never write off.

Outside of Neymar, Paulinho has probably been the most influential player for the Brazilian national team. Barcelona need that midfield help. They need to bolster their midfield before replacing Neymar. They've done a terrible job integrating Samper and Sergi Roberto. They MUST fix their midfield issues. No problems with the Paulinho buy.
Messi is still there.

Remember, even when Paulinho was with Spurs, he was decent for Brazil.
But he was deemed one of the flops that Spurs wasted the Bale money on, such was the lack of interest that he ended up in China.

Maybe time will prove this to be a very smart buy for Barcelona.
But at first glance this didn't seem like the type of business we are now used to seeing Barcelona do. But what do i know

[anikulapo]

Hmmm are my eyes deceiving but this game dey start at 5pm Eastern time?

[Cito]

CRon gets 5 game ban

Given the injustice of his sending off, I cannot understand this. Yes he shouldnt have touched the ref, but 5 games stinks of bad belle. Maybe this is La Liga's attempt to make this year a little less predictable.

That said, with Ascensio, I wont be surprised if Madrid dont miss a beat with CR

Bros they have a penalty for pushing a ref. Minimum of 4 games I believe.

Under article 96 of the Code of the Spanish Football Federation, it states that any player who “catches, shoots or shakes” a referee in a manner perceived to be violent risks a suspension anywhere between four and 12 matches

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 91771.html

So if you use the original injustice to justify an assault on the ref, you are going on a slippery slope. He deserves to serve the time or even more because he is a role model for lots of kids and should be held to higher standard.

[Bigpokey24]

CRon gets 5 game ban

Given the injustice of his sending off, I cannot understand this. Yes he shouldnt have touched the ref, but 5 games stinks of bad belle. Maybe this is La Liga's attempt to make this year a little less predictable.

That said, with Ascensio, I wont be surprised if Madrid dont miss a beat with CR

Bros they have a penalty for pushing a ref. Minimum of 4 games I believe. So if you use the original injustice to justify an assault on the ref, you are going on a slippery slope. He deserve to serve the time or even more because he is a role model for more kids and should be held to higher standard.

when Messi did the same, what happened?

[Cito]

CRon gets 5 game ban

Given the injustice of his sending off, I cannot understand this. Yes he shouldnt have touched the ref, but 5 games stinks of bad belle. Maybe this is La Liga's attempt to make this year a little less predictable.

That said, with Ascensio, I wont be surprised if Madrid dont miss a beat with CR

Bros they have a penalty for pushing a ref. Minimum of 4 games I believe. So if you use the original injustice to justify an assault on the ref, you are going on a slippery slope. He deserve to serve the time or even more because he is a role model for more kids and should be held to higher standard.

when Messi did the same, what happened?

Did the ref have this incident in his post match report? Was the rules outlined above in effect then?

FYI: The rule came into effect after the Messi incident.

It was only afterwards that the law for punishing players for any aggressive acts towards referees was introduced, and so Messi escaped scot-free.

http://www.givemesport.com/1123512-lion ... el-clasico
I am not not defending his actions in any way and think he deserved punishment but that does not take away from the fact that Ronaldo needs to be dinged.

[anikulapo]

Real Madrid Starting XI: Keylor Navas, Dani Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Kroos, Kovacic, Asensio, Lucas, Benzema.

Barcelona Starting XI: Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Umtiti, Piqué, Alba, Mascherano, Busquets, André Gomes, Rakitić, Messi and Luis Suárez.

[anikulapo]

Umtiti saves it from being 1-0

[platinum]

Asensio. Star. This boy will be and is a bonafide star. 1-0

[Senator WIRES]

it is 1-0

[Welaga]

1-0 Real Buzzing

[anikulapo]

Wow Madrid want to bury Barca permanently

[Senator WIRES]

Umititi might be the fall guy to blame for Barca's demise see how that thug of a captain manhandled him!!

[anointed]

Not much done to Ascensio there...first look I was gonna blame the ref

[anikulapo]

I dey fear for Dembele coming to Barca to fill the shoes of Neymar in this charged climate ... God help him

[Welaga]

I dey fear for Dembele coming to Barca to fill the shoes of Neymar in this charged climate ... God help him

Is he as good as gone?