Author Topic: CL SF: Liverpool 4 vs Barçelona 0 (4-3) Origi 6', 79’, Gini 53', 56 Bloody hell. (Read 266562 times)

TepidT2O · « **on:** May 7, 2019, 06:23:26 pm »

So here we are. Champions league semi final second leg. Again. It’s what we call history.
But I think that’s wrong.

It’s not our history it’s our culture. It runs in the streets, up Anfield road, round the corner into Lothair road and down Walton Breck road. It runs through the burger vans that we pass in the streets and it runs through Home Baked, the food banks and The Albert.
It runs in our blood, and our blood isn’t red for no reason.

European football is the panacea. The peak. The tip of the top (for you top cat fans out there). It’s where it’s at and it’s where the cool kids hang out. But for 7 long years we weren’t at the top table, we were sometimes so far from the table it felt like a world apart.

Big Jurgen has brought us back to the top table again, and lest anyone forget what it was like, I should remind you what it was like without it. It was utterly shit. So don’t you miserable fuckers out there take it for granted. Don’t you assume it’s our right. Enjoy every second, because now we know just how easily it can get taken away form us. We can’t just expect to win, would that it were so simple eh?

We must be honest. We don’t have a great chance. 3-0 down after what was one of our best performances I can remember. Mo out, Bobby out. It’s not great. Oh, and if it could be worse, we’re facing Barcelona powered by the greatest of the great. But shit happens, any players have bad games, and there’s always Anfield.

I go into the match with hope, with dreams, with ideas of outrageous deeds, with the chance to make history. But I also know that it’s unlikely. I’m not worried. This reds team is incredible, genuinely incredible. Utterly remarkable. Strong, quick, brave, determined and utterly resolute. They never know when their beaten. So if we lose tonight, we haven’t lost. We’ve just moved on to the next chapter, this team is here to stay, here to win, here to beat their boys. And if it doesn’t happen tonight we will be there next season. Unflappable and unstoppable.

Up the champions league reds and never let us take this for granted. It’s the hope that makes it all so wonderful, it’s the hope that makes us suffer. But it’s the hope that makes us radiate in the joy of the game.

Footnote: Rhian Brewster. Seldom has a kid carried himself so well or spoken so well. He’s a good footballer, maybe a really good footballer. Maybe just maybe tonight will be the start of something?
Although the last time we had the top scorer at the U17/World Cup on our books it didn’t go so well. Florent Sinama Pongolle

TepidT2O · « **Reply #1 on:** May 7, 2019, 06:26:54 pm »

Let’s hope Coutinho’s back injury clears up in the for the match eh?

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #2 on:** May 7, 2019, 06:50:21 pm »

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #3 on:** May 7, 2019, 06:51:07 pm »

TepidT2O · « **Reply #4 on:** May 7, 2019, 07:59:39 pm »

An almighty reception for the reds.

Even the Anfield tannoy playing the CL music can’t compete.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #5 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:02:19 pm »

1 and we are off, the reds attacking the Annie road end.

The stadium is rocking.

And Fabinho produces an incredible tackle to disposes Messi.

Then a ball into their area, a touch for. The Barca player just stops Henderson tapping in at the back post.

Corner to the reds

TepidT2O · « **Reply #6 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:02:58 pm »

2 a brief stoppage as Robbo and Messi have a kerfuffle.

The corner is cleared.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #7 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:05:20 pm »

4 Origi is central, Mane out left and Shaqiri is right.

We are pressing like crazy right now.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #8 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:06:48 pm »

5 corner to the reds.

Everyone is on the keeper.

It’s cleared at the front post.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #9 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:07:15 pm »

OMFG DIVOCK SCORES

TepidT2O · « **Reply #10 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:08:31 pm »

6 Alba mistimes a header Henderson into the area and his shit is saved. Origi picks up the pieces and buries it.

DIVOCK YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN

1-0

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #11 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:08:42 pm »

Origi's form continues.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:08:55 pm »

Start shitting yourselves you catalan Twats

Big D

TepidT2O · « **Reply #13 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:09:58 pm »

8 barca with a corner. It’s cleared and Roberto nearly plays it straight through to Mane

A few nerves for Barca right now.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #14 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:10:39 pm »

9 Mane bursts into the he area on the left and goes down. No penalty.

I’ve seen them given mind.

Yellow for Fabinho here. He’s lost his shit with Suarez. A long time to go with a yellow.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:11:58 pm »

Oooh good one by Fabinho on Suarez there

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #16 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:13:24 pm »

He won the ball, Suarez as ever made the most of it.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #17 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:15:00 pm »

13 Barca break down the right, it’s cut back to Messi on the edge of the area and Alisson turns it over for a corner

Which Matip clears

TepidT2O · « **Reply #18 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:17:11 pm »

15 Barca played in over the top, it’s olayed to Barca but Fabinho nicks it off him....

Looks like the linesman raised his flag late.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #19 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:19:13 pm »

17 Nice move by Barca after Milner gives the ball away.

Coutinhos shot is pushed aside but Alisson.

A corner follows which breaks to Messi on the edge of the area.

His shot flies past the post.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #20 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:21:54 pm »

21 the pace has dropped a bit now.

It had to.

And then pique gets a vital block on a Henderson shot from 8 yards.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:22:11 pm »

Suarez buying that free kick.

There was nowt wrong with the challenge.

Diving snide

TepidT2O · « **Reply #22 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:23:25 pm »

Quote from: Rush 82 on May 7, 2019, 08:22:11 pm

Suarez buying that free kick.

There was nowt wrong with the challenge.

Diving snide

He was in the air before Milner touched him...

The ref is being geraniums to them

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #23 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:23:32 pm »

I'm afraid every time a Barcelona player goes down they get a free kick even tonight.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #24 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:24:28 pm »

22 mane into the area, he loses the ball to Robertson who has a firm shot pushed away by the keepe.

Then one of the greets ever dives by luis on the half way line

Over to Jill

Rush 82 · « **Reply #25 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:24:49 pm »

Seems that the lads have decided that 'fuck this, if we could be kicked at your gaff, we'll fucking kick you at ours '

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #26 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:24:57 pm »

23 A bit end to end at the moment, with Barcelona trying to slow the game down.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #27 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:26:02 pm »

Quote from: Rush 82 on May 7, 2019, 08:24:49 pm

Seems that the lads have decided that 'fuck this, if we could be kicked at your gaff, we'll fucking kick you at ours '

Sadly the Barca lads have decided that they are Tom Daley .. with the refs assistance.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #28 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:26:09 pm »

24 Wow, that was some back pass to Alisson there by Robbo. Barcelona put a ball over the top and he controls it while in the air and passes it back perfectly to Alisson.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:27:06 pm »

Fantastic defending by Robbo to take it off Suarez toe with the goal yawning

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #30 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:27:26 pm »

26 The game has settled down with each team trying to control the tempo. When we get it we increase, when they do they are trying to slow it down.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #31 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:27:32 pm »

Barca have done well to contain our fullbacks. Origi has tried hard and has been both effective and rubbish at the same time.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #32 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:29:33 pm »

27 Messi trying to be inventive, then puts a ball into our box, Trent ball watching a bit there, but Robbo puts it out for a corner. The corner goes in but we clear it.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:30:29 pm »

Henderson in the refs ear for ignoring Coutinho body block that saw Fabinho end up on the ground.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #34 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:30:30 pm »

28 Jordi Alba has just been brought down by a fellow Barcelona player there.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:31:33 pm »

Hendo goes down clutching his knee

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #36 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:31:33 pm »

30 Henderson is down clutching his knee. Gini preparing to come on.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #37 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:32:27 pm »

Quote from: jillc on May 7, 2019, 08:31:33 pm

30 Henderson is down clutching his knee.

Got kicked on the knee cap.

Rush 82 · « **Reply #38 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:32:38 pm »

Quote from: jillc on May 7, 2019, 08:31:33 pm

30 Henderson is down clutching his knee.

Oh look, the replay shows he was snidely caught by a 'trailing' back foot.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #39 on:** May 7, 2019, 08:33:17 pm »

Looks as though Gini is coming on, they obviously don't want to take any chances.