The Official La Liga (Spanish Football) Thread

[Baba Booey]

Anybody else on here like watching a bit of Spanish football? Still lots of it on Sky

Barcelona are looking very very good again this season even though the team look like they are still trying to adjust to the new 3-4-3 formation Pep has been putting in. Cesc is the first midfielder in Barcelona history to score 4 goals in his first 4 matches and he is teaming up with Messi nicely. Tough life for him now isn't it? After 5 years without any trophies how many do you think he will win in 1 year at Barca? I think the Barca fans will grow to regard him as highly as Messi

Shouldn't rule out Madrid because Mourinho has built a cracking team over the last few transfer windows. The super cup match a few weeks ago shows they are pretty evenly matched

[Baba Booey]

SC7 said:

Barca will win the league (yawn)

Nothing boring about watching Barca win the league again if they keep playing the same football every week.

[Baba Booey]

Messi, at 24, is now the second highest goal scorer in Barcelonas history.

That is some statistic

[Baba Booey]

CharlieHotel said:

It's not like he is just an out and out striker neither. He takes on 4 players an then puts the ball in the back of the net lol

If he was put in central defence he would still run through the pitch and put the most away no doubt

[Booey]

Heads up.

ITV4 - 10pm - Lionel Messi: World's Greatest Player

A 1 hour special and may be of interest to some in this thread.

Barcelona are not running away with the league like some posters thought back in September

[Booey]

Audi 525i said:

Returning to the genius that is Messi.

Is he going to see out his playing career at FC Barca, or can you see him plying his trade (at or close to his brilliant best) at other club(s)?

If so, where and when?

Only PSG, City or Chelsea could afford him.

He may end up where Pep ends up if he is going anywhere.

I think his loyalty is deeply routed to bara beyond the current boss though. they flew him over from argentina when he was young and paid for him to have medical treatment he needed. only reason I can see him leaving would be for a new challenge and league - the guy does not give a fk about money

[Booey]

CIE560 said:

Is that why he's on a reported near 300,000 euros a week?

exactly. will not be tempted with more and is not due a pay cut any time soon

[Booey]

CIE560 said:

He does give a fk about money. Most people do, even Messi.

In the context of him potentially leaving Barcelona I don't think money is even a factor in his decision. Of course he can earn what he likes.

This is like talking to a woman

Edited by Booey on Wednesday 7th March 20:53

[Booey]

must remember to get out to the nou camp to watch this team.

Anybody been?

[Booey]

The jiffle king said:

I live in BCN... so yes... some threads I have responded to if you want to know what else to do in BCN

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately something weird is going on with those links and they are not working on my computer. I am keen to read your info however as I am planning to get out there some point this year. Is it possible for you to link again please?

cheers

[Booey]

The jiffle king said:

Do these work?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Fingers crossed

they do. nice one

[Booey]

messi just got another two!! the boy is on fire!

Anybody watching the game? As I said at the start of this thread he is teaming up with Cesc Fabregas very nicely indeed.

[Booey]

CIE560 said:

Well Osasuna v Bilbao is on live after this so Booey can't ruin that one for us.

Oh stop it you bully

I didn't give away the score did I?

[Booey]

Anybody else watching Barcelona vs Milan tonight?

[Booey]

Somebody to talk about it with.

[Booey]

Black can man said:

we on sky or ITV tonight ?

Sky.

[Booey]

Cuenca over Sanchez

Good to see Fabregas back in the starting line up.

[Booey]

Barca's line-up: Valdés, Piqué, Alves, Mascherano, Puyol, Sergio, Iniesta, Cesc, Xavi, Messi and Cuenca

Milan's line-up: Abbiati, Antonini, Nesta, Mexes, Abate, Nocerino, Ambrosini, Boateng, Seedorf, Robinho and Ibrahimovic

[Booey]

Black can man said:

Here we go , i have a cheeky jacks on a 0-0 @ 21/1

you never know

I'd have given you 100-1 on that

[Booey]

awwww

that would've been a great goal. good ball by fabregas.