Don't think that had much to do with chelsea. the lad just didn't turn up.

Absolutely.

I shudder to think what Barca would do to United's or Liverpool's back 4 at the minute.

Disagree. I thought he was kept quiet. He had no time on the ball whatsoever.

Best player in the world? Got to show it on the big stage

Really?

I agree with a lot of what Jeff Winter said, until thisI thought that we had been educated by the Law makers - a point that Burley and Co. constantly forget - that if you take the ball and the man, it is reckless and therefore a foul.

It most certainly is when an outfield player does it and it is definitely the case if the incident occurs outside the penalty area.

So are there different rules for keepers and when offences occur inside the box? Don’t answer that one.[/i

Surely everyone knows, and expects, that different rules apply between potential goal-scoring incidents and challenges in midfield?

Gomes wasn't reckless with the way in, far from it. He went in bravely even when it's obvious that he was in a far more vulnerable position. He didn't go in to clatter Carrick, he went in to win the ball - which he did.

The rulemakers have made changes in football, and rightly so IMO, but the day when you cannot even make a challenge when a goal is at stake will be the day that football dies.

That argument only counts when it's Ronaldo though.

Exactly my point

did quite well when he scored a hat-trick vs madrid.
an interesting bet i saw at the weekend was messi not to score in either leg.

Mainly those who haven't got a clue.

Last night was a good result for Chelsea and job done on this so called best team in the world. They stifled Barca, something that Liverpool have been criticised for in the past and other teams have done in the away leg, so for some to say that the Liverpool, Man U and Arsenal would have gone at Barca is pure comedy.

Liverpool and Man U would have probably done the same as Chelsea, keep them tight and hope to get them on the counter. Chelsea did that, but unfortunately for them, the chances they had they couldn't take.

Arsenal would have probably been a little different as they aren't as defensively sound as the others so they would probably have had the attitude as we'll try and score more than the opposition. It might have worked against Barca as they are similar, it's against the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Man U that those tactics can suffer.

We'll see tonight what Arsenal's approach to the second leg is. I think they'll have a go at Man U tonight. They could come unstuck but they could also come away with a couple of away goals. Fancy a few goals tonight.

Is this the Madrid that Liverpool dicked 5-0, yet couldn't get to the semi's?

Again, people are underestimating the overall quality of the English sides. The top teams can all attack and defend when needs be, ie away legs in Europe.

Happens year on year.

Chelsea last night was job done. Go to an intimidating atmosphere against a team with a huge attacking force and come away unscathed. Had Liverpool and Chelsea not met in the last round we'd probably have had four teams in the semis and still people would underestimate them.

And you criticise Jamie Redknapp?

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