[Rudeboy]

Bayern Munchen (UCL) +½ +123

Less chit chat more chitty chitty bang bang

[Jeffie]

Bayern Munchen (UCL) +½ +123

Less chit chat more chitty chitty bang bang

You know your stuff RB but im passing on this. Seems like Barcelona has won there last like 3473274823523 games.
BOL!!

[Covy]

As talented as Bayern is, Barca is red red hot

[whareouttogetme]

Barca to win and both teams to score at Nou Camp, but Bayern will qualify at home.

[plekz]

going barca o1.5 goals big. i just can't see a backline consisting of weiser,boateng,benatia & rafinha stopping messi,suarez & neymar.

bayern barely has a bench tomorrow, since rode also got injured and is out the rest of the season, there bench is basicly martinez + dante and then a bunch of people from the b-team or u18 squad.

messi,suarez + neymar are arguably top 5 attackers in the world.

[whareouttogetme]

going barca o1.5 goals big. i just can't see a backline consisting of weiser,boateng,benatia & rafinha stopping messi,suarez & neymar.

bayern barely has a bench tomorrow, since rode also got injured and is out the rest of the season, there bench is basicly martinez + dante and then a bunch of people from the b-team or u18 squad.

messi,suarez + neymar are arguably top 5 attackers in the world.

Bayern bench Dante now? How come?

[plekz]

because benatia is back, and dante is to slow to play as a wing. weiser and rafinha are much more likely to start over him.

edit:

my bad forgot about bernat.

so i guess it'll be bernat - boateng - benatia

weiser + rafinha on the bench

midfield - schweini - lahm - thiago - alonso

gotze muller and then lewan (if he's cleared to play)

bench dante - weiser - martinez

[jjgold]

RUdy you never post when the games are

I am tired of playing fukkin guessing games with you

[smoke a bowl]

RUdy you never post when the games are

I am tired of playing fukkin guessing games with you

Tomorrow at 11:45 am Pacific. Now get to work on the poster shot outs.

[swordsandtequila]

Tomorrow at 11:45 am Pacific. Now get to work on the poster shot outs.

Stop speaking in riddles, JJ's east coast. C'mon! You expect him to do math too?

[vasilli07]

Under 2.5 goals @ 2.18

Pep knows he can't get into a shootout game with the red hot Barca. He will instruct Bayern to play as slow as they can, control the midfield by passing sideways and create 1-2 good goal scoring chances. Barca will still be favourite for the win but maybe only just, 1-0.

[smoke a bowl]

Stop speaking in riddles, JJ's east coast. C'mon! You expect him to do math too?

Riddles lol. Sorry JJ that's 2:45 pm Eastern.

[plekz]

i don't think they are gonna have much luck controlling messi, suarez or neymar. not with a midfield consisting of a non matchfit schweini and alonso. benatia is just back from injury aswell, same for bernat.

barca will probably have posession numbers in the 60's.


pep isn't some mandrake wizard like coach, if you look at bayerns results with him at the helm they are really nothing to write home about considering bayern has the best squad since the 70's currently.

[Rudeboy]

RUdy you never post when the games are

I am tired of playing fukkin guessing games with you

Goldigger sort out Sashers return i'll give all the details even the stadium name

[Rudeboy]

Fellas some good fkin chit chat in here love the analysis, you don't have to tail we can talk about the game and have a few vodkas

Personally I think Muller and Lewan will be lethal tomorrow night on the counter, pep is fkin amazing maybe even more amazing than me (jokes)

[plekz]

lewan has been unable to even complete the training sessions the last couple of days, because of the bruised ribs and shoulder knock he also suffered in the game where he broke his nose, fractured his jaw and got a concussion. they won't even make a decision on him until after practice tomorrow.

as for müller he was rested this previous weekend with a knock he suffered.

[Rudeboy]

lewan has been unable to even complete the training sessions the last couple of days, because of the bruised ribs and shoulder knock he also suffered in the game where he broke his nose, fractured his jaw and got a concussion. they won't even make a decision on him until after practice tomorrow.

as for müller he was rested this previous weekend with a knock he suffered.

hopefully he takes some part in the game

[cryptocap]

forget neuer, he will be the only backline involved to stop barca

[TwoWays]

Ryder u know I root for this. But your recent showing on these type of threads have been abysmal

[plekz]

same neuer who let 5 past him when they faced wolfsburg in the domestic league? or the same neuer who let in three against porto?

this time its neymar - suarez - messi , it's not brahimi - ababacar - quaresma (or tello)

[sportsbook_12]

I guess BARCA will win this match or either end on a stalemate, technically the German team or Bayern were supposedly the favourites if only Robben, Ribbery, Alaba and Lewandowski could make it on this match. It will be hard to equalised the talent of Messi, Neymar and Suarez the Catalans goalscoring man at UCL.

[pavyracer]

Stop speaking in riddles, JJ's east coast. C'mon! You expect him to do math too?

JJ is in Vegas.

[pavyracer]

I have Barcelona winning 3-0.

[GR33D]

i see a very clear barca win here. unless bayern have watched too many chelsea tapes and park the bus

[smithah2]

regardless of the position bayern are in with injuries and all and the possible game plan's pep has I think O2.5 is a steal with these 2 teams. I mean barca should be able to bag a couple easy and bayern i would never count out scoring.

[cryptocap]

pep will not lose the entire tie in 1 match...barca will find it tough but with messi the way he his i dont think anyone can stop them in the way they are right now, and that is the only way i can see this match

[plekz]

i think the most important thing in regards to peps gameplan for the game is to make sure they nab a away goal, other then that just try and keep the numbers from escalating to far. a 2 - 1 at best or 3 - 1 at worst and he'd be happy to take that back to munich for the return leg.

[sweepem]

German newspapers say this will be Bayern's lineup. 4 defenders, Alonso def. midfield, Schweinsteiger central midfield,no Götze,Müller behind Lewandowski.

-------------Neuer------------
Rafinha--Benatia-Boateng--Bernat
-------------Alonso-------------
Lahm---Schweinsteiger---Thiago-
-----Müller----------------------
----------Lewandowski----------

Bench: Reina,Dante,Weiser,Martinez,Gaudino,Götz e,Pizarro

Best possible lineup without injuries and suspensions:

-------------Neuer-------------
----Benatia--Boateng--Alaba-----
----Lahm--Schweinsteiger--Alonso
Robben--------------------Ribery
--------Müller--------------------
----------Lewandowski----------

Bench: Reina,Badstuber,Bernat,Rafinha,Martinez, Thiago,Götze
Not in matchday squad: Dante,Rode,Weiser,Gaudino,Pizarro

Barcelona to win should be safest bet, i don't trust our "second team".

As a Bayern fan i will be very happy if we only lose 2-1.

[cryptocap]

Barca has a new generation of motivated players behind Messi that are looking to establish their own dynasty and last hurrah for the old guard...This reeks of revenge for 2012-13 Jupps dismantling...2-0, 3-1 Barca

[plekz]

i mean let's be realistic here, if we look at the above lineup projected, how is it any better then what psg, city, would be able to muster up? and would anyone be sitting here making a case for a u2.5 if it had been either of these two teams? so the equalizer is what? pep?

eventhough his results aren't that impressive at all given the quality of squad he has to work with, bayern has the best squad since the 70's and they got absolutley destroyed last year by real, and they've had a really benificiary way to the semis so far drawing shaktar and porto for the knockout stages.

barcelona went through city and psg and won every game. even with a full squad i'd favour barcelona giving their form to win at camp nou.

[cryptocap]

^

there is always 1 pretender in the semis that doesnt quite measure up for the rest...bayern last year, barca year before, than chelsea (who won it somehow) then schalke in 2010-11, lyon in 2009-10, arsenal in 2008-09...

[plekz]

going medium on barcelona to score o1.5 at 1.72 odds, they are more then capable of doing that to any team in the world, and the way i see it it's what they'll need minimum going into the return leg.

[unitedlad]

Had a fecking huge write up done and closed the tab by mistake so just going to post quick thoughts and bets.

Both teams will take same approach - Barca have quicker, better players in midfield accustomed to keeping the ball under high press team - coached this way for a long time.

Don't think Bayern will take a high pressing approach - Pep knows that Barca players can pass around this very easily - first touch passing in triangles - Messi, Iniesta, Rakitic, Busquets incredibily high technique - shouldn't be many fouls - Pep will look to sit his positionally sound defensive players - Lahm and Alonso - in front of defence to cut out the middle of the park - where Barca are so effective - more interceptions than tackles.

Suarez, Messi and Neymar in ridiculously good form - full of confidence coming into this game - Suarez will be eager to continue his goal scoring form and will not be afraid of being greedy and taking shots from all over - this is what he is best at.

3 units - over 55% Barcelona possession @1.90
2.5 units - Barcelona to score penalty @ 7.00
2 units - Barca ml @ 2.00 (get before Robben injury)
1 unit - u26.5 fouls @ 1.90
1 unit - over 1.5 Barca goals @1.75
1 unit - o2.5 Barcelona offsides @1.85
1 unit - Suarez to score outside the box @8.00
1 unit - Suarez to score anytime @2.65
To win 1 unit each - To be shown card - Suarez@5.00, Lewandowski @5.5 and Alonso @2.3

[GR33D]

1 unit, Suarez to turn into a zombie and eat half of bayerns players @18.00

[plekz]

what are the odds on benatia getting a red? he's done plenty retarded shit before in important matches for seemingly no reason at all.