I'm sure you were anti-Barcelona this time last year? Or was it Spain at the Euro's?

Still offside though as there was only one player playing him onside, not two.

So pleased Hawk-Eye has been approved. That's all of football's problems sorted out.

It's a small step forward.

What do you think should be done that isn't?

They have also approved the PL spending rules as well today. I'm against it, but Wenger and Robbie will be pleased. Next Wenger and Arsenal will be pushing for placing more limits that favour them.

I don't know. This is a sledgehammer to crack a nut though and doesn't address more common complaints, such as offsides.

We're in big trouble when it's revealed we've played someone else with a mask and pretended to play Torres. We're getting banned from playing for years I reckon.

On the other hand, if that guy is Torres, and the transformation in him is simply because he's playing for a move, then he's probably quickly going to become my most hated footballer. Imagine Robby's dislike of Michael Owen and times it by a thousand.

i actually like barca, just hope they get a rude awakening to leave vilanova in no doubt regarding the major fact they need someone to step in and at least do some sort of job when messi is out and that the defence needs bolstered big time.

Nah, not me. I was pro-Spain throughout the Euros and I've never had an issue with Barca.

You're probably right, but when you're as good as them, and you've had as much success as them, why would you change that?

They are reliant upon Messi, despite having some of the best attacking players in the world at the club. Simply put, anybody who could come in and do a job when Messi's out wouldn't play for Barcelona as he'd be sat on his backside for most of the season. I'd keep riding the Messi wave if I was them, they compete in every competition every year, nobody comes close when it comes to consistency.

Tottenham have a cheek complaining about the yellow card right at the end of the match. Three Tottenham players attempted to hack down the Basle player during his run. Each one of them could have been booked, and then they have a go at the Basle player for diving???

Kyle Walker was booked. He never actually managed to hack down the Basle player though. He lunged in, got nowhere near the ball, but luckily for him Assou-Ekotto had already tripped the Basle player.

surely if they were that good they would be able to be shifted onto the side of the front three, to be kept happy and given games, then fill in for messi in the middle when injured. who this player is, i'm not quite sure

lucas moura has been very good since going to paris, barcelona couldve done a lot worse than go for him.

the only reason i think they need to address the issue is simply if messi was to suffer a season ending injury just after the january window shut, barcelona would be struggling for the rest of the year.

their defence is more of a pressing issue, they put up with psg last night more by good luck than organisation. if i was a barca fan, i would be turning away every time the opposition got a corner or free kick, as barca have very little height or size to deal with set pieces. alex etc were jumping all over them last night, and even the aforementioned moura out-leaped a barca defender to get a header on target, and he is hardly known as an aerial threat. good job valdes is good and very brave, as pique aside his defence put him under a lot of pressure. puyol is knocking on, so two proper, top drawer centre halves to compete with pique and each other are vital IMO.