tmonkey

Since when? Im thinking Chelsea Barca, ManU Madrid (iirc 0-0 first leg). Boring first legs, memorable second legs. Just my opinion, but from what ive seen, the more technical Spanish sides tend not to go all out attack at home, they rely on breaking the opposition down slowly, whilst Premiership teams abroad tend to play defensively at this stage of the tournament, even the good footballing sides, hence why the away leg is normally slow and a bit boring - slow technical football vs defensive football. The home leg is another story, as the English clubs tend to go on the offensive being egged on by the more vociferous home crowd whilst the foreign opposition quicken things up a bit, and thats when the game gets interesting, as you tend to have have attacking football vs technical football, more goals, etc.

Will be a cracking second leg I reckon. There have been a fair few boring first away legs for English sides in the CL over the past decde, only for the second leg to be immense entertainment. Particularly at Old Trafford, where ManU tend to get bummed by the more talented opposition.

Nice play from Carrick, poor shot into side netting.

Stunning play from Barca, Eto'o hits the side netting.

Deco. Iniesta back to midfield, Henry down the left.

Eto'o should have gone down there. Poor challenge from Ferdinand.

Not a penalty for me. Too heavy a touch.

Messi is dominating.

Went to chip it into the top right corner, missed by a yard or two.

Oh dear.

Penalty. Spot on too.

Ronaldo looking around the stadium and rubbing his hands in a "wow, wish I was playing here every week" way.

Messi to get injured within 30 minutes, Barca to struggle to break ManU down, 1-1.

No. Although I hate the way Liverpool are bunging their way to the final yet again, Chelsea are just a horrible, soulless bastard of a club and a team. How they spent £300m to form this horrible team is mind boggling.

Definate penalty.

If we can find a good, young fullback to cover and learn from Beye, also giving Beye a rest once in a while, then we'd be sorted.

Nicky Butt, honestly. What the fuck was that. Whallopping it out for a corner.

Geremi and Viduka dont look like they have the legs to be starting regularly. Would be the first players who need to be replaced in the summer for me - not sold, just replaced in the first team.

But he gets paid alot more, and therefore he can afford to have a donner kebab and chips for breakfest, lunch and dinner every day of the week. Which it looks like he has been doing.

Geremi looks like a player on his last legs.

Thought that was last year's Steven Carr in a red and white shirt at first.

We need to start playing it around though like we did in previous games. Weve been as scrappy as them imo, difference is we have Owen, Martins, etc, instead of Jones and Reid.

Oooooo, that was nearly saved.

Penalty. Handball I tihnk.

Geremi passes to noone yet again.