FC Barcelona - Inter Milano CL Semi Final 2nd Leg

[maniaFCB]

We didn't deserve to be in the final. Complaining about the ref is silly.

Sad but true.

[Magus]

We didn't deserve to be in the final. Complaining about the ref is silly.

Sad but true.

Wtf is wrong with you two? We had 2 denied certain goals: the first one in the first leg when we were denied a penalty and a second one in the second leg when they've called handball to yaya! They've won with an offside goal! We've had possession over 65% in both legs and we've had lots of shots on goal! How can you say we didn't deserve to be in the final? How many times did we have to score so you guys can be pleased?
The first leg should've ended 2-2 and the second one 2-0 and 4-2 on agg for us! Isn't that enough for you in a semi-final?

[profit007]

We didn't deserve to be in the final. Complaining about the ref is silly.

It's sad that you think so
We could have won if Bojan started from beginning, he came in and had one great opportunity for goal and one goal denied, he reminds be of Solskjær actually - the super-sub.

[Art Deco]

We didn't deserve to be in the final. Complaining about the ref is silly.

Sad but true.

Wtf is wrong with you two? We had 2 denied certain goals: the first one in the first leg when we were denied a penalty and a second one in the second leg when they've called handball to yaya! They've won with an offside goal! We've had possession over 65% in both legs and we've had lots of shots on goal! How can you say we didn't deserve to be in the final? How many times did we have to score so you guys can be pleased?
The first leg should've ended 2-2 and the second one 2-0 and 4-2 on agg for us! Isn't that enough for you in a semi-final?

First leg we were outplayed. Penalty claim could of gone either way, same with the offside.

More damming - at home we couldn't put 2 legitimate goals past a team playing for 60 minutes with 10 men. Only the hindsight of replay allows us to see Yaya didn't handball. From every other perspective it will get called handball.

[conorcasey]

We didn't deserve to be in the final. Complaining about the ref is silly.

Sad but true.

seriously??? do you really think inter played better than we did in both legs??? I have never ever in my life seen a team that defends for 90 minutes without having not even one occasion on goal.

[bobo]

The first leg, Inter were much better than we were. There is no disputing that.

For all our possession in the second leg, we didn't create that many dangerous opportunities, even though we were at home and they had a player sent off.

[The Special One]

Bobo and Mania are right, I have no idea why some of you are deluding yourselves. We quite simply weren't sharp enough over the two legs and the refereeing decisions that went against us may have been tough but they did not decide the eventual outcome of this tie. Milito's goal was the only blatant mistake (as far as the big calls), the others were debatable. In any case, we shouldn't blame the refs for this defeat. Inter were the better team at San Siro and the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of the 90 minutes. At Camp Nou they were a man down for well over an hour and we still couldn't find a way through their defensive wall.

Luck favored us last year, it deserted us this time. It may be back next year, who knows? But let us try not to be sore losers like the Chelsea bunch.

[LeeRomeno]

Bobo and Mania are right, I have no idea why some of you are deluding yourselves. We quite simply weren't sharp enough over the two legs and the refereeing decisions that went against us may have been tough but they did not decide the eventual outcome of this tie. Milito's goal was the only blatant mistake (as far as the big calls), the others were debatable. In any case, we shouldn't blame the refs for this defeat. Inter were the better team at San Siro and the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of the 90 minutes. At Camp Nou they were a man down for well over an hour and we still couldn't find a way through their defensive wall.

Luck favored us last year, it deserted us this time. It may be back next year, who knows? But let us try not to be sore losers like the Chelsea bunch.

i agree, but we really need to find something new against those bus parking teams. we have been sucking against them for many years and cant seem to find solution. dont want us to have this "if we get lucky" thing every time we meet Manu, Chelsea or Inter type of squad

[maniaFCB]

Luck evaded us this year, just as it has many years. Think about almost every year of the CL and you can find poor referee decisions and lucky breaks that each champion has received. Being able to make your own luck is part of the criteria for winning such an unpredictable competition. I don't think Inter necessarily played great, but they played with more cohesiveness and mental strength than we did over the two legs. If we had not been so manipulative toward the referee, I think we could have overcome them in the second leg. But we whined and feigned injury and they were able to band together and hold us out. It wasn't beautiful, but it was efficient on their part and the best group of individuals does not always win.

And as much I hate to admit it, Mourniho deserves some credit. We played right into their hands and strengths by allowing the goals at the San Siro. After the 3rd goal,the tie was in their favor as a Mourinho-coached "Italian" team were always going to savor playing that catenaccio style. To them, there is no shame in playing the tactics they played even if we don't agree. Peekaboo's foul actually made it tougher on us by solidifying their defense and making their objective all the more clear. Let's give some credit were it is due.

[Viva_Ronaldo]

Bobo and Mania are right, I have no idea why some of you are deluding yourselves. We quite simply weren't sharp enough over the two legs and the refereeing decisions that went against us may have been tough but they did not decide the eventual outcome of this tie. Milito's goal was the only blatant mistake (as far as the big calls), the others were debatable. In any case, we shouldn't blame the refs for this defeat. Inter were the better team at San Siro and the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of the 90 minutes. At Camp Nou they were a man down for well over an hour and we still couldn't find a way through their defensive wall.

Luck favored us last year, it deserted us this time. It may be back next year, who knows? But let us try not to be sore losers like the Chelsea bunch.

i agree, but we really need to find something new against those bus parking teams. we have been sucking against them for many years and cant seem to find solution. dont want us to have this "if we get lucky" thing every time we meet Manu, Chelsea or Inter type of squad

Hang on a minute, you can't really put United in the same bracket as Inter. The most we ever parked the bus against Barca was the first leg away from home in 2008, and for the last 10 minutes of the second leg at home when we were 1.0 up on aggregate. Last year's final was a 50/50 share of the possession, though Barca were the obvious better side, just as we were in the second leg of the 2008 tie at Old Trafford. Possession and territory only tells you so much about a game. The best way to play against Barca is to allow them to have the lion's share of possession but put lots of pressure on the Barca back four whenever they get it, as Inter did at the San Siro. Jose set up tactically (in the first leg, the second was pure defense), exactly as I've been saying that any team who wishes to beat you needs to set up.

[LeeRomeno]

Bobo and Mania are right, I have no idea why some of you are deluding yourselves. We quite simply weren't sharp enough over the two legs and the refereeing decisions that went against us may have been tough but they did not decide the eventual outcome of this tie. Milito's goal was the only blatant mistake (as far as the big calls), the others were debatable. In any case, we shouldn't blame the refs for this defeat. Inter were the better team at San Siro and the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of the 90 minutes. At Camp Nou they were a man down for well over an hour and we still couldn't find a way through their defensive wall.

Luck favored us last year, it deserted us this time. It may be back next year, who knows? But let us try not to be sore losers like the Chelsea bunch.

i agree, but we really need to find something new against those bus parking teams. we have been sucking against them for many years and cant seem to find solution. dont want us to have this "if we get lucky" thing every time we meet Manu, Chelsea or Inter type of squad

Hang on a minute, you can't really put United in the same bracket as Inter. The most we ever parked the bus against Barca was the first leg away from home in 2008, and for the last 10 minutes of the second leg at home when we were 1.0 up on aggregate. Last year's final was a 50/50 share of the possession, though Barca were the obvious better side, just as we were in the second leg of the 2008 tie at Old Trafford. Possession and territory only tells you so much about a game. The best way to play against Barca is to allow them to have the lion's share of possession but put lots of pressure on the Barca back four whenever they get it, as Inter did at the San Siro. Jose set up tactically (in the first leg, the second was pure defense), exactly as I've been saying that any team who wishes to beat you needs to set up.

if you read before u will find that i was talking about semifinal games. and you did park it in 2008 and won and this is why i think we have a problem with it.

[Viva_Ronaldo]

You have a selective memory.

[LeeRomeno]

You have a selective memory.

quite the opposite, i tend to remember both good and bad times.