Any result without an away goal conceded is a good result in europe. A 2-1 defeat at Barca will see Chelsea go through so gotta say they've got a decent chance.

I can see Chelsea scoring in the Camp Nou, that means Barca scoring three. I think it's gona be close. I hope Chelsea do it.

Frenetic game at the Alvalade last night. On a knife edge, but with the away goal and with Javi Martinez back, I'll take Athletic to sneak through at the San Mamés.

Has to be Atléti from the other one doesn't it? Unless they're setting their fans up for a spectacular choke like only Atléti and the South African cricket team can muster.

Looks like Ched Evans won't be playing again for a while, silly boy!

I don't know. I don't really trust the justice system. He's going to have 5 years of hell as a sex offender in jail.

I actually believe chelsea will go through next week and make it to the final, where they will face a certain 'hose' mourinho and real madrid.



I'm not entirely sure how you would cope with that, the love of your life vs the team you love. I'd imagine you'd just collapse in on yourself or spantaneously combust.

How did you cope with Citeh played Leeds?

hehe..



Mancini is to me what mourinho is to him



It's those flowing locks of hair

From that it seems that Jessica Alba is to me what Mancini is to you.



Whatever turns you on, I guess.

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Completely worthless stat. For a start Tevez's booking last week will go down as one of the dives, and in real time most people would have said he deserved it. But you then see the replay, see that the Norwich player actually stood straight on his foot and see that rather than being a dive, it was a cast iron pen.



I'm pretty sure that our two dives were both given against Torres, and from memory I think he had been fouled for both of them.

Some of the first touches Arsenal V Chelsea are worthy of Hackney marshes.

I watched the first half, thought it was shocking. Didn't bother with the 2nd half but heard it was just as bad!

Harry Redknapp....





































All that cash spent, all that media love, yet, ultimately, feckin useless.....





Surely Pardew is more realistic an England manager than Redknapp will ever be??



I'm going to be interested to see how the media mates of Redknapp are going to have to blame themselves for Tottenham's demise this season, for unsettling the squad by promoting Harry's England chances, rather than simply point out that they were wrong all along and that is Redknapp isn't the genius that they told us he was.

Great result for Madrid tonight to get the result at Camp Nou, really have been the best team in La Liga all season!

No, he's even less realistic. The only difference is that his bubble hasn't burst yet and Redknapp's hopefully has.

They've been good, I think Barca have been their own worst enemy in ways. They are a class side, but they've been thin in defence for a few years now. Milito, Marquez and Toure have all left over recent years, all of them being back up defenders (Toure obviously a midfielder, but he could play there). Last summer, they went out and signed Alexis and Fabregas, for me it should have been one or the other, with the other priorities being left back and central defence.



When everybody's fit, they clearly have the best first XI in world football by some distance, but their problems have been evident once they lose Villa, Abidal, Pique and so on. They've brought on some younger players this season which is always good for the future, but if they don't go out and sign a couple of centre halves and a couple of versatile defenders, they will struggle to get back to the lofty heights they've set themselves.

Without the goals and assists of Ronaldo and Messi in La Liga, Real Madrid would still be 1st and Barça would be 6th.

Great stat that, most people say with Ronaldo there a 1 man team. Goes to show how well the teams done this season!

I was being a tad sarcastic, in that if you can make a case for Redknapp, with his so called managerial 'acheivements', then you can easily make a similar case for Pardew, who has done no worse (or better) than Harry, in his career.



To be fair, Pardew's bubble did burst when he relegated Charlton (most Charlton fans laugh at suggestions of Pardew's 'greatness'), and he has done well to come back at Newcastle in the manner he has - Harry has never really had a bubble to burst, he's always been vastly overrated by the London-biased media and the Tottenham demise has simply served to highlight this.

Madrid have the best squad in the world and the second best first XI. I don't think anyone can deny their league form this season has shown that, but I still think that, if both Barca and Real had a fully fit side for the CL final, Barca would walk out winners by two or three.

Barça were only missing David Villa last night and came up short at home. They are the best two sides in Europe who, in my opinion are capable of beating each other on any given day. The difference this season has been Madrid's determination and ability to get that late, scrappy or undeserved winner against the likes of Rayo or Betis. I can't stand the bloke but I thought Pepe was outstanding last night. He's still useless coming out with the ball at his feet, but at his best he's virtually impossible to get past (insert your own Kung-Fu jokes). As a United fan it was bittersweet watching Ronaldo. He's still an arrogant prick but somehow Mourinho has managed to get him working for the team as opposed to with them. If Cristiano Ronaldo scores against Mallorca, he'll become the first player in the history of the Spanish first division to have scored against every team in the same season.

Why Guardiola didn't start with Pedro, Fàbregas and Alexis I'll never know. Adriano is a good squad player and the poor lad, Tello looked a bag of nerves. A huge mistake by a manager who yet again showed he lacks an effective plan B.



36 points between 1st and 3rd now. The team that embarrassed United, twice, are currently 43 points behind Madrid.

Where was Pique? Abidal? Barca aren't the greatest defensively with a full strength side, take away two of their first choice and they'll clearly struggle. As I said, Madrid have the best squad and probably the second best side, but a full strength Barca are still better than them.

Pique was on the bench, wasn't he? I'll give you Abidal.

I think its pretty obvious.....If you can restrict Messi's effectiveness, which, I admit, is easier said than done, you are most of the way to beating Barca - Without Messi, they are Arsenal, all pretty patterns, but little penetration.



As for Madrid, like it or not, Mourinho has made them almost English.....The steel that he instilled in those Chelsea title winning sides, is there for all to see - Jose is a master of grinding results....his sides aren't neccessarily pretty, but, they contain a couple of flair players who will provide the magic to go beside the grit.