BEN: My eyes have seen the glory

[Sir X]

To me the difference was the midfield ,inesta,busquets and maschi held and marshalled it.All the three musketers had to do was run into open space.Thats Saurez,Messi and neymar.

[Rockman]

It is a strange game,why would the assessment of the game be much different if Arsenal made the best if its scoring opportunities,what if those opportunities all fell to Sanchez?
But I do agree that class determines finishing,so yes Barca distinguished itself in that regard.

[Rockman]

Look,Arsenal had a handful of sciring opportunities prior to conceiving a goal,Barca may have turned things up a notch or two had Arsenal scored.
Suarez and Neymar will probably be their typical selves in tge return leg,that compounds things for Arsenal.

[Jawge]

It's always Barca's middle (where te spring the balls) therefore clog it, muscle them there and stifle it. The musketeers will have to come back to find out why no service, what's going on.

[Jawge]

Don't forget Suarez missed some too. Neymar should have done better with that header (head it down) was too sure I think. Team Barca was real confident because they were technically superior.

If Arsenal had shown Barca more respect by playing a very defensive game with patience and discipline on counter, they could walked away with a better result.

[Sir X]

True but the thing is Barca had chances too before they turned it up a notch ,thats the beauty of their game or watching the lady walk.

[Sir X]

They could have scored 1...hehe

[Muadib]

Barca made some excellent passes ?

Barca is the best passing team on the planet..

2-0 is a fair score and reflects the difference in skill and execution.

It is what it is..

Good game by Arsenal I thought...

[Rockman]

Fair,can't argue with that.

[Gamma]

Barca is modeled after total football introduced to them in the 70's by Johan cryuff .... Cannot see how the &2 Brasil side is the benchmark for something that preceded that side..

[Gamma]

Difference was finishing. Arsenal needs to many chances to score one goal

[Rockman]

Seriously though,nuh nuff lawyers you reduced to simpleton a yard and farin!?!

[Mosiah]

Back to the Future?

[Jawge]

You rightly cannot see it because the 82 team was more skilled than this Barca squad. The free kick that Messi got at the edge of the 18 would be akin to a penalty for the 82 team (zico would take care of that) then it would be all down hill from there. The penalty would be the fifth goal for the 82 selecao.

Say what about Cryuff? Please get your facts straight Cryuff did not introduce Total football to no team in Europe. Cryuff is not I repeat not the architect of total football. Total football was around before the 70s. Total football was at its zenith in the 70s. Total football is about space and moving around players in different positions. do you see Messi or Neymar playing Pique position. The game resembles that 82 in the sense of confidence in passing and having superior technique over the opponent.

Keep thinking it's the finishing. Barca has three designated people to shoot at the goal. Arsenal played them as if they are playing BPL. Interchanging players around the 18. Chamberlain was good defensively (I feel because he left, a hole was in the D) but what is his scoring stats? That shot should have been sanchez or Ozil. Look at Leicester they all work to make Vardy score or Marhez (sp) Arsenal has no one with a high conversion rate in zone 14, just out there guessing. Barca schooled them at home. Ah rape dem ah go rape unnuh at Camp Nou if yuh go wid di same game.

[Gamma]

So prior to cryuff Barca was playing total football? What ABJECT nonsense! Cryuff brought total football to Barca!!

Read what I said and try to understand it before you comment on it.