Celtic v Barcelona | Wednesday | 7:45pm | Sky Sports 2

ForestLAD wrote:Meh, nothing special.

Try beating Barcelona in a European final. Nottingham Forest have.

Samaras wrote:No those stats are not legit, it was 72% to 28% .. and not that it matters, 2-1 was the final score .. people think Barcelona have a devine right to win and nobody dare put on a great defensive performance, not even that, we went forward whenever we could and played with 2 strikers.

Bushido, Forest, James etc why do you have a chip on your shoulder?

Celtic with a team costing less than £6m defeating Barcelona, they brought on £100m worth of substitutes, we brought on 18 year old Tony Watt from Airdrie. How can you not appreciate the result?

I was going to try and describe the match and the atmosphere, but no words can do it justice.

The most amazing European night I've ever been to, the best ever way to celebrate 125 years. Proving everybody wrong, this Celtic team is on to something special.

The best atmosphere I've witnessed. I am just so thankful for being a Celtic supporter.











And Barcelona are a class act as well. Some quotes

Tito: "The stadium was spectacular. I have been in many stadiums but never seen anything like it. I wish them many more years."

Xavi: "The atmosphere was wonderful, the way the fans support their team... It's an example for all other teams."

Pique: "No words to describe the atmosphere at Celtic Park"

menalawyerguy wrote:

ForestLAD wrote:Meh, nothing special.

Try beating Barcelona in a European final. Nottingham Forest have.

Good point. In fact, I don't think I've seen a team do a better job of neutralizing Messi, Xavi and Iniesta in a game than you guys did that day. You made them pretty much invisible.

Cam wrote:What does the spanish newspaper say?

Bushido wrote:I don't have a chip on my shoulder mate. It just pains me to watch anti-football.

Samaras wrote:

Bushido wrote:I don't have a chip on my shoulder mate. It just pains me to watch anti-football.

It wasn't anti-football, also wasn't a boring match like you said, also Celtic aren't "soooo badddd" like you said.

Please give up.

Samaras wrote:

Bushido wrote:I don't have a chip on my shoulder mate. It just pains me to watch anti-football.

It wasn't anti-football, also wasn't a boring match like you said, also Celtic aren't "soooo badddd" like you said.

Please give up.

Theo Filippo wrote:

Samaras wrote:

It wasn't anti-football, also wasn't a boring match like you said, also Celtic aren't "soooo badddd" like you said.

Please give up.

He watches Everton week in week out, he should be used to it.

Yes, Celtic played one of the ways to beat Barcelona. And beat them (two different things. Far too often people analyze games from results. It is better to do it from performances. In this case, both coincide in their possitive outcome). They gave Barcelona the wings, surrounded Messi that had to play wide, were compact and attacked in the spaces behind the full backs. That, my friends, is tactics, strategy, football!! Never mind that anti football tag that some people are applying to Celtic...

having said that... di Stefano used to say that to build a building you need five years in University and hard work. To defend, only a hammer. And I agree with that. It is much harder to attack and find new ways to surprise opposition than what Celtic did. Both legitimate, but I would prefer week in and week out my team to play like Barcelona. It doesnt take anything away from Celtic, it just puts it all in perspective.

And, finally, to question the Barcelona style is ridiculous. Completely. What I question is the application of that style. Now there is not enough collective work, too much individual efforts and that goes against their style, makes it worse. Despite the stats, and as I have been saying all season, Pep's Barcelona has died and Tito's is simply not as good. They will win things, but they will not change football about 3 hours ago

They gave Barcelona the wings, surrounded Messi that had to play wide

It is much harder to attack and find new ways to surprise opposition than what Celtic did

Bushido wrote:I don't have a chip on my shoulder mate. It just pains me to watch anti-football.

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Ted wrote:Everyones just upset cos they said Celtic would get smashed.

Ted wrote:Everyones just upset cos they said Celtic would get smashed.

Kuled wrote:

Ted wrote:Everyones just upset cos they said Celtic would get smashed.

I'm not, I'm quite happy for Celtic

Carlos Jenkinson wrote:What a joke, how is that not anti football? there's nothing remarkable about it, Stoke could pull that off

Balague chats shit also

They gave Barcelona the wings, surrounded Messi that had to play wide

Really Balague? Groundbreaking stuff

It is much harder to attack and find new ways to surprise opposition than what Celtic did

Route 1, alright

Also one of the greatest teams in world football practically came from Ajax youth, that excuse is weak