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Well, we also lost to Betis in our treble season. :frantic:

Yes, Abidal is underrated. He's brilliant for us.

Adriano, just walk off the pitch please.

I guess if we have to be turboshit better it today that any other game. Will help dial down the hype a bit.

We even miss pens today

We are shambolic, if Betis didn't need 4 more goals I'd be terrified about losing this tie. Absolutely inept performance so far. Pep should have used the "warn about complacency" team talk.

3-1

I don't think Adriano could manage not to be late into a tackle even if he started running before the kickoff, really.

Messi sorting it out. 2-1 Afellay should cut in more, those crosses are hopeless with Messi and Bojan at the other end

He was convinced to stay by Pep until the summer. We need him since we barely have depth at the back, but if this performance is anything to go by...

Milito having a downright mare so far.

We are playing like schoolboys though, arguably worse than the Hércules day

2-0 down after 7 minutes

lolwut.

Oooops.

Not happy seeing Messi playing almost everything, but Pep knows best. Looking forward to watching Afellay for a full match though.

I smell more like Marcelino.

Well, Depor have managed to come back into this, but they need a couple more goals to get through. Adrián looks like a real handy player lately, looks like Atlético have got another good signing on paper. But they always have great transfer windows on paper.

How has Maschereno performed btw? Not bad, but hasn't been trusted into a game of any importance to be frank. He's just a rotation player for us. Master of the cheeky foul though.

Almería really looking classy these past weeks, not only the Madrid game. I hope they stay up instead of Spain's Stoke and Blackburn Rovers aka Racing Santander and Osasuna.

I see that Depor has dropped that torrid 5-4-1 too.

Xavi is unlikely to start. If he does he'll be rested in the weekend, he can't play 3 games a week regularly.

No, but they have a bunch of directors: Pelé, Cantona, Rick Parry... make your pick!

As much a c*** as Mou is, having one member of the board criticizing your team selection on the media right after a game is a big no-no. Come on, imagine Llambias coming on and saying to the BBC that Pardew shouldn't have brought on Tiote after the Stevenage game. That place is a circus.

Baba, stop fooling around and head off to the Ameobi thread.