Champions League Thread 2011/12

I wonder how people in Spain feel about Barcelona (relatively) struggling in the league. In England we think of the league as more important here than the CL. And certainly from my perspective, I think the league is always the best measure of how good a team is than cup competitions. But I get the feeling the CL is, by far, more important than La Liga. Or else a bigger deal would be made of Mourinho and Real Madrid's performances this season. As an outsider, the only thing I've read is how Real Madrid always lose to Barcelona in head-to-head meetings and so the league doesn't matter.

I think it has, conveniently, worked out well for both clubs this season. Barcelona will (probably) take the CL and the head-to-head meetings and they'll claim to be the best. And Mourinho will leave claiming he won the league comfortably and so his job is done.

7-0, Messi with his fifth!

:haha:

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Originally Posted by Syn

I wonder how people in Spain feel about Barcelona (relatively) struggling in the league. In England we think of the league as more important here than the CL. And certainly from my perspective, I think the league is always the best measure of how good a team is than cup competitions. But I get the feeling the CL is, by far, more important than La Liga. Or else a bigger deal would be made of Mourinho and Real Madrid's performances this season. As an outsider, the only thing I've read is how Real Madrid always lose to Barcelona in head-to-head meetings and so the league doesn't matter.

I think it has, conveniently, worked out well for both clubs this season. Barcelona will (probably) take the CL and the head-to-head meetings and they'll claim to be the best. And Mourinho will leave claiming he won the league comfortably and so his job is done.

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I think that's probably right. It's not just winning the Champions League that would keep Barcelona in the same breath (of being the best), it'd be that they had done it back-to-back. I think La Liga does have importance though, Barcelona are still many behind Real Madrid's total!

What a shit couple of days football wise

Commentators talking about the international record :lol:

He's the greatest ever. No doubt about it IMO.

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Originally Posted by Syn

I wonder how people in Spain feel about Barcelona (relatively) struggling in the league. In England we think of the league as more important here than the CL. And certainly from my perspective, I think the league is always the best measure of how good a team is than cup competitions. But I get the feeling the CL is, by far, more important than La Liga. Or else a bigger deal would be made of Mourinho and Real Madrid's performances this season. As an outsider, the only thing I've read is how Real Madrid always lose to Barcelona in head-to-head meetings and so the league doesn't matter.

I think it has, conveniently, worked out well for both clubs this season. Barcelona will (probably) take the CL and the head-to-head meetings and they'll claim to be the best. And Mourinho will leave claiming he won the league comfortably and so his job is done.

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Think for the neutral it would be a good think to make the league better, because maybe them always winning it is boring. However in the CL imo they are the best team and rightly favourites tbh.


For Barca fans they'd be pissed but not too much if they won the cl. Jose not winning the CL is a bigger disater then Barca not winning the league.

Tello should've got his hat-trick.

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Originally Posted by Ach

What a shit couple of days football wise

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Nah its been good.

Club form's all well and good. Let's see what he does at the Euros.