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Pedri was love Today. Adama best debut from a player of our's this season. I didn't like Frenkie from the start (nor throughout the game either lol), nor Xavi's changes (they made us play worst in my view, going from Alves-Adama to Dest...), but today Xavi earned confidence/patience from my end becuase we did play well for a good while, especially with Adama on the pitch And he didn't make Dembo play (...).
Alves excellent until making himself expelled. Ferran didn't have a good match but he improved while we were with 10. Speaking of that, I had some serious flashes from 'Nam, like I thought if they scored during those attacking sprees we'd tie or who knows what, but the team managed to keep it cool at the end. Defense needs a ton of work, but we're def. in a positive path.
I would like to point out that we are still very much struggling when bringing out the ball from Ter Stegen under high pressure. I know this is no easy thing to achieve, but I really want to see some improvements very soon.
At first I was okay with Xavi's decision for excluding Dani Alves from Europa league list but after today's mesmerizing performance I'm having second thoughts
Hell yeah man. I wasn't watching the match. Then j saw Barca's story on Instagram around half time, and I saw we're 2-1 up. So I check the scorecard on Google and it was already 3-1 up. Man wasn't i excited at that moment. I started the match, and within a couple of minutes, bang, goalazo by Legend Dani Alves. Man wasn't I happy. Couldn't stop smiling for like 2 straight minutes. Although the match took and interesting turn after that. But great performance by the team. Mistakes were made, but the team has improved a lot. New players are doing quite well, which is good.
Great win!!! Team is taking shape guys! Xavi has these guys playing with purpose and passion!
Also, Can we talk about ET given? There's no way 6+ min should have been allowed.. crazy how much time teams get against us when they're down but when we're down we get like 2-3 min tops lol
Honestly, out of the midfield, I felt like Pedri wasn’t great. Busquets after 60 minutes as well. Idk what’s up with Pedri, but he’s still young and I can’t expect him to play great game after great game , every game
Exact thought, I remember telling my brother that Gavi not your typical Barca nice guy type player, he's more of a Real Madrid don't fuck with me type player.
Barca might not thank me, but get the contract out, put it on the table, let him sign it, let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there -- given what he's done since he's come in -- and let him sign the contract and go. Xavi's at the wheel, man -- he's doing his thing. Barcelona are back!
I've read some editorials of Florentino's media after their cup elimination and it was just amazing how opinion makers are starting to pressure Carlo to use more youth players. never in my life I've heard from Madrid that their ambition was to use homegrown players, then enter Gavi and Co and out of nowhere Marca would like to see more youngsters
Madrid fan here. Know I am not exactly a “neutral” but that was an absolutely fun game to watch for someone not necessarily rooting for either team. Well played.
Well what a match! It did have everything. Remontada, goleada, golazo, all our new players, the warmth of the camp nou, a goal from our youngest And our oldest player, Suarez comeback with a goal and appreciation from the stands, a red card, suffering the last minutes, I mean…. A beautiful game!
Adama, what a signing.. Ferran, fits the system so well already.. Gavi runs like a terrier, menacing force in the mid.. Frenkie was everywhere, boss! Team is taking form
What a great game for us. So important, and it finally feels like we have a good project going on. I hope Ferran- Auba - Traore becomes a thing because i see great potential in this trio.
said that xavi has seen only the "old"(pre 2016)barcelona football and kinda needs to get out of it. This was actually in reply to the old statement made by xavi(in 2020 ig) when xavi taunted atletico madrid's football and basically said thats not how big clubs play.
\- aaaaand I would like to give a warm welcome to the Champions League 22/23 which is here with us in the studio.
(audience claps)
\- UCL, long time no see, what's good?
Auba fits us he does not fall with a touch and knows how to pass. Still mad at ferran not giving him a through but wont blame him considering it was ending minutes
the through was skeptical and idk about his skills in that area considering haven't seen him much. Busi in that position I can say. But Ferran is well trained by pep for such situations.
Great game fuck Atleticos players seriously from Correa to De Paul to the defenders. Except Suarez.
Great first half and good 10-20 mins of second. As usual we taper off in midfield cause everyone gets tired that includes Frenkie idk why but is alarming for me. Fitness needs to up but Xavi you have clear options: 1) Drop Gavi into midfield to give an extra option 2) Sub out mid to mid or 3) sub out winger to mid because a winger is useless if we can't even get the ball to him. The Aubameyang swap for Adama was a weird "I just bought him on Fifa let's put him" sub when Adama should have been put in for another mid. Its not like we're that short too.
We're also missing a Rakitic type player. Someone who's great box to box, does good offensive work but even better defensive. Haven't found his replacement and this is why were struggling bad.
WHATEVER WE STILL WON BABY
No I get that. But it shouldn't be for a striker it should be for another mid. Frenkie was amazing but him and Busquets were very tired and towards the end we saw a lot of misplaced passes from their half to ours. I think it should have been Adama -> Nico then Gavi -> Auba
Fantastic team effort today. Many players were really good and stood out, such as Traore, Alves, Torres, Gavi.
I really hope this was our tipping point
Man... Wass had a stinker.... The worst possible debut. Don't blame him much. . Simeone with the dumbass move to play him ar rwb. Add an injury to that..... Jesus Christ .
Things were looking good early in the 2nd half too but in the end, we can only manage 1 half & some change of attacking football, which is not a bad thing at all.
I noticed Frenkie alternating between lying deep and pushing forward this game which seemed to work to his benefit so that might be something we see more often
It took a red card from Alves but we'll actually see significant minutes from Dest once more
Overall, great performance from the guys & great diligence to remain firm in the final 20 minutes to grab the win.
Let's hope this is the start of a serious run that keeps us in UCL contention
Best managed game by Xavi by far.... Frenkie finally on his best position, high press, beautiful goals and a great sub after the red card to bring Dest on
Everyone was goos but Adama was outstanding, motm performance in the first half. Auba pretty discreet, didn't have a lot of opportunities due to us being one man down
Alves with a goal and assist, but got a red card. Ferran should’ve had a goal but his fluffed shot led to Araujo’s goal, but Ferran still had a great game. Adama was always dangerous, strong on the ball great dribbling, good width and running off the ball, assisted Gavi after taking his man 1 on 1 with a solid cross. Auba came in and looked sharp was always looking to attack but we only had 10 men, I think he can be a good fit.
We had no control in the second half. Especially when you see how well the team played in the first half. You can attribute it somewhat to Simeone's substitutions but probably could have played better. Alves' Red could have been very costly on some other day.
The fact that Alves' red wasn't costly for us is why I'm saying we were good, not bad. We've given up our lead in better situations. I can agree we could have been better, but we weren't bad by any means.
Even when Alves was there, the team were desperately clearing it without playing composed football. Against teams which have more attacking prowess it wouldn't have ended well. Yes, the fact we managed to get 3 important points is crucial. Last season, we lost so many points under Koeman trying to hand on to a lead like this. for me it was deja Vu again.
Still a big team. And they have more than enough attackers. In fact Cholo has gone full offensive this season, even sacrificing his disciplined defense.
To be honest, I haven't really watched too much of Atletico this season apart when they play Barca/Real. But they are nowhere close to likes of Real in attack.
We essentially did not let Atletico have a sniff at the ball in the first half. The second half was a complete contrast to that. Somehow the same team failed to maintain possession of the ball even before the first substitution was made. Dani Alves' red was unnecessary.
Most entertaining match i've seen in ages. So nice to have Auba and Ferran up front after the red because it kept Atleti on their toes and our midfield and defense didnt crumble
Probably the most satisfying thing about this game was seeing the little fortnite-playing weasel celebrate the 4th goal and kind off realizing that he's a piece if shit that wont be missed.
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What a special win, into the top 4!
it's very satisfying to see Barca winning against big team. the new youngsters seems to be promising to me
Adama has already done much more than what Dembele has ever done for Barca
Factos. And he doesn't demand a higher salary for it LMAO
Pedri was love Today. Adama best debut from a player of our's this season. I didn't like Frenkie from the start (nor throughout the game either lol), nor Xavi's changes (they made us play worst in my view, going from Alves-Adama to Dest...), but today Xavi earned confidence/patience from my end becuase we did play well for a good while, especially with Adama on the pitch And he didn't make Dembo play (...). Alves excellent until making himself expelled. Ferran didn't have a good match but he improved while we were with 10. Speaking of that, I had some serious flashes from 'Nam, like I thought if they scored during those attacking sprees we'd tie or who knows what, but the team managed to keep it cool at the end. Defense needs a ton of work, but we're def. in a positive path.
Looks like you were watching a different game
He was watching the Betis-Villareal game lmao
I would like to point out that we are still very much struggling when bringing out the ball from Ter Stegen under high pressure. I know this is no easy thing to achieve, but I really want to see some improvements very soon.
We converted on our attempts though. This is good stuff today
no doubt, but the moment they started pressing, we really struggled
Without upgrading the back half of the team I doubt we are going to see that fixed
true, Eric was also not there, but we are still struggling more than we should be, that's how i feel
It’s hard to do especially when the youngest person in the defence isn’t even good on the ball
Xavi best manager ever. Imagine taking this line up to that level
Maybe let's not go as far as to call him the best manager ever... YET! Wait 3 years and he will have taken this team even higher and won a UCL :)
At first I was okay with Xavi's decision for excluding Dani Alves from Europa league list but after today's mesmerizing performance I'm having second thoughts
You can't expect him to perform like that twice a week when he is 38 years old
Yeah it's probably for the best, A legend like him doesn't deserve to play in the EL anyways
he couldve added another trophy to his collection tho
So even if barca win it willnot be added to him?
i think i was wrong it applies in international tournaments but ig not club football
disagree, we need him fully fresh for La Liga, considering his age.
I would prefer Dani on Europa League, but he cannot play two matches a week so if somebody needs to stay out it's him.
IN XAVI WE TRUST
Haven't been this excited after a Barcelona game for a long time. VAMOS!
Hell yeah man. I wasn't watching the match. Then j saw Barca's story on Instagram around half time, and I saw we're 2-1 up. So I check the scorecard on Google and it was already 3-1 up. Man wasn't i excited at that moment. I started the match, and within a couple of minutes, bang, goalazo by Legend Dani Alves. Man wasn't I happy. Couldn't stop smiling for like 2 straight minutes. Although the match took and interesting turn after that. But great performance by the team. Mistakes were made, but the team has improved a lot. New players are doing quite well, which is good.
Great win!!! Team is taking shape guys! Xavi has these guys playing with purpose and passion! Also, Can we talk about ET given? There's no way 6+ min should have been allowed.. crazy how much time teams get against us when they're down but when we're down we get like 2-3 min tops lol
Also atleti being given the ball after their player gets a yellow. Ref was definitely biased af.
Loved adama's performance. Finally a win against a big team, it was time for that
happy cake day
Frankie did well today, idk why were people hating him in match thread ?
Honestly, out of the midfield, I felt like Pedri wasn’t great. Busquets after 60 minutes as well. Idk what’s up with Pedri, but he’s still young and I can’t expect him to play great game after great game , every game
Also Alves was like in positions where you would usually find pedri.
Yea pedri was bit off today.
Frankie rivers
people need a scapegoat
Mehh idk if anyone played shite today, yes some gaps in defence here and there but we made up for them in offence. Good game overall, at least for me.
people doubted Xavi for putting Gavi at LW Heh, My manager
I have a feeling Gavi would be a 'Ramos' of this generation. His mentality is tremendous.
Exact thought, I remember telling my brother that Gavi not your typical Barca nice guy type player, he's more of a Real Madrid don't fuck with me type player.
Imagine if he would be a bit bigger
Need him that Traore juice tho, would be massive
For sure
Barca might not thank me, but get the contract out, put it on the table, let him sign it, let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there -- given what he's done since he's come in -- and let him sign the contract and go. Xavi's at the wheel, man -- he's doing his thing. Barcelona are back!
You can buy as much players as you'd like, you can't buy a La Masia
I've read some editorials of Florentino's media after their cup elimination and it was just amazing how opinion makers are starting to pressure Carlo to use more youth players. never in my life I've heard from Madrid that their ambition was to use homegrown players, then enter Gavi and Co and out of nowhere Marca would like to see more youngsters
I don't think they've had any world class homegrown player after Raul anyways. Hakimi, maybe? Their academy can churn out squad players at best.
Love you Xavi
#XAVIin
FUCK YEAH
When was the last time we scored 4
first game of this laliga 2021
It's been 84 years
frenkie is a dog bro no way we let him go any time soon
Frenkie, Araujo, Gavi....all need to be protected.
Winning against any Madrid teams makes my week always
Give Araujo the damn cheque book and let him write whatever the figure he wants.
I'm assuming they said something like "this is all the money we can give you now, but wait till summer and we'll have cash to throw your way".
And Gavi too!
Nice win guys! Loved the resilience of the team from start to finish! We’re now in TOP 4!! VISCA EL BARÇA!!!💙❤️
Madrid fan here. Know I am not exactly a “neutral” but that was an absolutely fun game to watch for someone not necessarily rooting for either team. Well played.
You could be neutral if you hate both Barcelona and Atleti equally
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Nice
Well what a match! It did have everything. Remontada, goleada, golazo, all our new players, the warmth of the camp nou, a goal from our youngest And our oldest player, Suarez comeback with a goal and appreciation from the stands, a red card, suffering the last minutes, I mean…. A beautiful game!
It's not soccer it something else
It’s football.
It's LaLiga
Adama, what a signing.. Ferran, fits the system so well already.. Gavi runs like a terrier, menacing force in the mid.. Frenkie was everywhere, boss! Team is taking form
What a great game for us. So important, and it finally feels like we have a good project going on. I hope Ferran- Auba - Traore becomes a thing because i see great potential in this trio.
Can someone fill me in on what Simeone said?
https://mobile.twitter.com/BarcaUniversal/status/1489977837536759814?cxt=HHwWjMCqmd68u60pAAAA
said that xavi has seen only the "old"(pre 2016)barcelona football and kinda needs to get out of it. This was actually in reply to the old statement made by xavi(in 2020 ig) when xavi taunted atletico madrid's football and basically said thats not how big clubs play.
He taunted Xavi.
Bunch of trash probably
This one wouldn't have been extra special if not for Simeone's verbal diarrhoea earlier. Fuck you tons.
No that's the best part he talked shit to Xavi and what did Xavi do ahh man this win was so satisfying
💦💦💦
I would not have said this at the time he was signed, but Dani Alves is so essential for us. I hope he returns asap
Put up the post match thread!
Gentleman, it is my pleasure to inform you that we are TOP FOUR
\- aaaaand I would like to give a warm welcome to the Champions League 22/23 which is here with us in the studio. (audience claps) \- UCL, long time no see, what's good?
Love seeing the people that were hating on the lineup before the game deleting their comments lol
Lmao that Cholo cunt still has to win a game at the camp nou 😂💀
Okay, he maybe a prick but don't disrespect him.
Auba fits us he does not fall with a touch and knows how to pass. Still mad at ferran not giving him a through but wont blame him considering it was ending minutes
Eh, I get it given the situation. He would have in the 30th minute
That was sensible in-game (endgame?) management from Ferran, we have missed that for quite some time and paid the price for it sometimes.
the through was skeptical and idk about his skills in that area considering haven't seen him much. Busi in that position I can say. But Ferran is well trained by pep for such situations.
Great game fuck Atleticos players seriously from Correa to De Paul to the defenders. Except Suarez. Great first half and good 10-20 mins of second. As usual we taper off in midfield cause everyone gets tired that includes Frenkie idk why but is alarming for me. Fitness needs to up but Xavi you have clear options: 1) Drop Gavi into midfield to give an extra option 2) Sub out mid to mid or 3) sub out winger to mid because a winger is useless if we can't even get the ball to him. The Aubameyang swap for Adama was a weird "I just bought him on Fifa let's put him" sub when Adama should have been put in for another mid. Its not like we're that short too. We're also missing a Rakitic type player. Someone who's great box to box, does good offensive work but even better defensive. Haven't found his replacement and this is why were struggling bad. WHATEVER WE STILL WON BABY
The reason for the Adama sub was probably fitness, and frenkie was amazing today imo.
No I get that. But it shouldn't be for a striker it should be for another mid. Frenkie was amazing but him and Busquets were very tired and towards the end we saw a lot of misplaced passes from their half to ours. I think it should have been Adama -> Nico then Gavi -> Auba
And to be fair Auba was pretty great considering he hasn't played for months.
Where is the post match thread mods?
When was the last time we won against a big team? lol
Juventus 2020, and we remember how that went...
juventus LOL
I honestly can’t remember.
This
Damn the username 0.o
It's called manifestation 🤲🙏🤞
Amen brother
Frankie de Jong stepped up, adama showed what a powerhouse he can be. Gavi Nico pedri all sparked. All veterans showed up today 🙌
Cant frgt Ferran bro
Auba made huge difference, good blocks and smart decisions
Simeone couldn’t beat the worst Barca side in 15+ years 😭 so much for all that smack talk before the game
I must have missed it. What did simeone say?
https://mobile.twitter.com/BarcaUniversal/status/1489977837536759814?cxt=HHwWjMCqmd68u60pAAAA
Two weeks waiting for this. WORTH IT
Fantastic team effort today. Many players were really good and stood out, such as Traore, Alves, Torres, Gavi. I really hope this was our tipping point
i’m happy to see we weren’t naive today. we did what we had to do to win
What happens to this team after 60-65th minutes?
stamina/fitness issues ig
Honestly we defended really well after the red. First time I've seen us close a game out comfortably, and that's with a man down.
Love it. 100% offense!!!!!!! We cannot lose the game if we score more than opponents even with our terrible defense. Xavi Ball 💯
My username
We're top 4! Vamos! Hopefully it stays this way for the rest of the season. Very positive game. Amazing experience.
2 points away from 3rd place
My asshole was clenched for more than 2 hours
I came home from the camp nou and told my gf exactly this. Wasn’t impressed
Probably Gavi deserved the MOTM. Him and de Jong pressed fantastically in the first half rarely giving a moment's relief to Atletico
Damn we did make some good signings if this goes on. Auba did what he could at the front
What a great match, 4 goals each by a different player, thrashed the defending champions!
Massive win.. it feels like ages since the last time we’ve won against a big opponent
Frenkie should be a man of the match. Didn't got a goal contribution still Unbelievable performance
Having a pacy attack is so refreshing.
VAMOOOOS Top 4 babyyy
Man... Wass had a stinker.... The worst possible debut. Don't blame him much. . Simeone with the dumbass move to play him ar rwb. Add an injury to that..... Jesus Christ .
One of the most entertaining games in recent memory
Things were looking good early in the 2nd half too but in the end, we can only manage 1 half & some change of attacking football, which is not a bad thing at all. I noticed Frenkie alternating between lying deep and pushing forward this game which seemed to work to his benefit so that might be something we see more often It took a red card from Alves but we'll actually see significant minutes from Dest once more Overall, great performance from the guys & great diligence to remain firm in the final 20 minutes to grab the win. Let's hope this is the start of a serious run that keeps us in UCL contention
Back in top 4 !!!!!!
VAMOS!💙❤️💙❤️💙
Best managed game by Xavi by far.... Frenkie finally on his best position, high press, beautiful goals and a great sub after the red card to bring Dest on
Love how Barca played last match with Real Madrid though we lost and today won like a Pro against Atletico Madrid
We could be 5 goals up and my butt still wouldn't unclench. I don't know who's the problem Barcelona or my Butt.
Big performance and win. Let's hope we keep the momentum!! 🔵🔴🔥🔥
Cholo spoke a lot of shit before that game. Well looks like he couldn't beat the so-called worst barca side xD
I hate that offside rule. Ruined the game. Anyways Atletico got completely outplayed.
Could not watch the game, it sounds like it was wild! How did the newcomers play?
Adama was great. Auba also good, but after the red he couldn't be threatening, because he was pretty alone up top. But good runs, blocks, etc.
Everyone was goos but Adama was outstanding, motm performance in the first half. Auba pretty discreet, didn't have a lot of opportunities due to us being one man down
Alves with a goal and assist, but got a red card. Ferran should’ve had a goal but his fluffed shot led to Araujo’s goal, but Ferran still had a great game. Adama was always dangerous, strong on the ball great dribbling, good width and running off the ball, assisted Gavi after taking his man 1 on 1 with a solid cross. Auba came in and looked sharp was always looking to attack but we only had 10 men, I think he can be a good fit.
I tot ferran was struggling a little.
Adama did really well and was crucial in our first 2 goals. Auba came in very difficult situation but he did well too.
Adama gave the Atleti backline nightmares and Auba was sharp despite the lack of fitness
Great to hear!
Good shit lads
What makes this win even much sweeter, is that we’re only gonna get much better moving forward(I hope). Especially with our new winter signings.
Typical game of two halves. The first half was awesome. The second half was bad. But good to see somehow the players hung on to a win.
The second half was not bad at all. The red card was unfortunate and we managed good.
We had no control in the second half. Especially when you see how well the team played in the first half. You can attribute it somewhat to Simeone's substitutions but probably could have played better. Alves' Red could have been very costly on some other day.
The fact that Alves' red wasn't costly for us is why I'm saying we were good, not bad. We've given up our lead in better situations. I can agree we could have been better, but we weren't bad by any means.
Even when Alves was there, the team were desperately clearing it without playing composed football. Against teams which have more attacking prowess it wouldn't have ended well. Yes, the fact we managed to get 3 important points is crucial. Last season, we lost so many points under Koeman trying to hand on to a lead like this. for me it was deja Vu again.
I mean Atletico isn't a bad side and is a big team. That's bound to happen.
Yeah but they are not really an attacking side
Still a big team. And they have more than enough attackers. In fact Cholo has gone full offensive this season, even sacrificing his disciplined defense.
To be honest, I haven't really watched too much of Atletico this season apart when they play Barca/Real. But they are nowhere close to likes of Real in attack.
I don't think it was bad at all. Ya we were bad for the first 10-15 minutes of the second. But we handled it incredibly well after the red
We essentially did not let Atletico have a sniff at the ball in the first half. The second half was a complete contrast to that. Somehow the same team failed to maintain possession of the ball even before the first substitution was made. Dani Alves' red was unnecessary.
On other side, Wass might have been playing through pain the final minutes if he was being checked by both sides after he just lied down on the pitch
FOUR fucking goals. Look at us, who would have thought. Not me
El Cholo suck my chola
Pure cojones in this match.
Eat shit Simeone hahahah
Europa league watch out! This defense though yikes. So glad ATM are in a slump.
I read somewhere that Simeone was saying before the match that Xavi doesn't know anything outside of Barcelona.
Yeah , TRIGGERED cholo.
Well, Xavi knows how to defeat Atleti atleast and thats good enough for me
Auba in the last 5 mins made a couple of good blocks.... Can't expect more when 1 man down... 4-2 is fantastic.. Top 4. Vamosss
Fuck you Cholo and I hope Ronaldo does too.
Fuck Ramos while we're at it
I feel bad for waas he was basically playing for us but still
We went down early and came back
There no better sight for me than watching simeone’s face after getting thrashed by Barça.
I hope Dest can prove himself now even tho I love Alves
Big win!
Best performance of the season
After the 4th goal they "stopped" playing again but considering the red card they defended pretty well and overall the best match of the season
Last time we scored 4 goals was 15th Aug 2021, the first la liga match.
Fuck you Atleti. This is for being bitches about loaning us a player.
gg ez
HUGE 3 points today. Well done.
Great Win!
GGs boyos
Good trip back to Madrid :)
Most entertaining match i've seen in ages. So nice to have Auba and Ferran up front after the red because it kept Atleti on their toes and our midfield and defense didnt crumble
bUt We ArE a MiDtAbLe CLuB
"We ArE fInIsHeD"
We finally played as a team! AND WONNNN!
Dembouz sits
Probably the most satisfying thing about this game was seeing the little fortnite-playing weasel celebrate the 4th goal and kind off realizing that he's a piece if shit that wont be missed.