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by **tubby** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:36 pm

Cheers

by **Larsson** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:39 pm

Cheers

cheerleader?

by **adamnbarrett** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:58 pm

Larsson wrote:
Cheers

cheerleader?

no 'cheers' is slang for thanks in english

by **tubby** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:59 pm

Larsson wrote:
Cheers

cheerleader?

It means like thanks

by **Rand** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:59 pm

The poll that rotcod said some posts ago:

Here in Spain, the barça's fans have a man than always put "lucky posts" in a forum one day before the game. When he put that post, the barça always win. If he put the new post, I'll come here to give you an advice (his nickname is Bowie).

by **Larsson** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:01 pm

retarded number 2

by **adamnbarrett** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:09 pm

Rand wrote:Here in Spain, the barça's fans have a man than always put "lucky posts" in a forum one day before the game. When he put that post, the barça always win. If he put the new post, I'll come here to give you an advice (his nickname is Bowie).

David Bowie

by **red37** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:19 pm

Back on topic. and here an interesting article from todays Indy:

'You are not better than us' Benitez warns Barcelona

By Sam Wallace, Football Correspondent

Published: 16 December 2006

For a Madrileno it is the ultimate grudge match, but when you have also triumphed over them as manager of Valencia, then playing Barcelona in the Champions' League's last 16 takes on another dimension altogether.

Rafael Benitez said yesterday that his Liverpool team did not fear the European champions and relished their role as underdogs in the most engrossing tie of the next round for the English participants.

"They [Barcelona] think it's a good draw and that they are better than us," Benitez said. "They will have a lot of confidence, but you will see a big difference in our players at this level."

Liverpool's Spanish manager also said that the many messages and calls he had already received from friends in Barcelona suggested a degree of over-confidence in the reigning champions.

Benitez may say he is bullish about his side's prospects against Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Deco and Samuel Eto'o, when he returns to fitness, but he is entitled to feel like the unlucky one when he looks at who the other English teams have drawn. Manchester United have arguably the round's easiest opponents, Lille, to whom they lost last season in Paris. Also in February, Arsenal face PSV Eindhoven while Jose Mourinho goes back to Porto with Chelsea.

From the British sides, only Celtic, who face Milan, share Liverpool's status as underdogs. "The draw was not kind and not unkind," Arsène Wenger said, although it was certainly unkindest to Liverpool.

There have been some of the greatest European nights in English football at Anfield but few as demoralising as the last time Barcelona visited and inflicted a 3-1 defeat on Gérard Houllier's side in the group stages of the competition in November 2001. Having beaten them in the Uefa Cup the previous year, Houllier was then famously accused of "betraying football" by the Spanish media when he played for a goalless draw in the Nou Camp the following March.

No such worries for Benitez, who talked yesterday about his own experience of winning at the Nou Camp with Valencia who, he said, were the Catalan club's bogey team for years. "There is a big difference between this draw and the knockout stage last season and I think it suits us," Benitez said. "Everyone said Benfica would be easy; now they are saying Barcelona will be impossible. Perfect. It was the same against Juventus, Chelsea and Milan two years ago. We have nothing to lose so we can focus only on our game and just play our football.

"I saw on the television before the draw so many people in Barcelona hoping to get Liverpool. I didn't see the draw itself because we were training, but when I came back off the pitch my phone was full of messages and missed calls from people in Barcelona. They all think it's a good draw and that they are better than us. They will have a lot of confidence, but you will see a big difference in our players at this level."

For Barcelona's pioneering president Joan Laporta, the draw will also allow him to fulfil a long-held ambition to trace the history of Liverpool's other famous cultural export. "It will be a great privilege for me to take in some of Liverpool's musical history," he said. "I can't wait to go to The Cavern and other wonderful places associated with The Beatles. This is the game that I was hoping for."

Champions collide: European Cup winners Liverpool and Barcelona renew hostilities

Liverpool may not be as fearful of Barcelona as anticipated, as in three matches at the Nou Camp they have yet to concede a goal. On their last visit, in March 2002, an uncompromising defensive display helped them to reach the Champions' League knockout stages.

Yesterday's pairing will also rekindle fond memories of the 1976 Uefa Cup semi-final, second leg. Liverpool went into the game leading a Barcelona team boasting Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens 1-0 after John Toshack had scored at the Nou Camp.

The return leg was watched by 55,104, still the largest attendance for a European match at Anfield. Phil Thompson doubled Liverpool's advantage when he scrambled in a close-range goal in the 50th minute but Carles Rexach soon equalised. In a tense finish Liverpool held on to progress 2-1 on aggregate.

Bob Paisley's team went on to defeat Club Bruges 4-3 on aggregate in the final.

by **Barca Murph** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:29 pm

Man for man Barca are the better team, thats reason enough to feel confident about being better and winning the tie. But the better team (so to speak) doesn't always win. It's all about the 11 players who play on the night.

by **Barca** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:22 pm

Maudes not make sense forca Barca, Maudes puta...

by **gareth07** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:50 pm

hello to all im gareth im new to the site an wanna say is well cool on the barca subject i watch alot of spanish footie an barca are starting to hit stride now an with the best striker in the world at the moment in sammy eto'o due back.if the boys want anything out of the trip to the nu camp the i think bellamy has to play up against puyol an marquez and stevie g needs to have a blinder never the less its possible. predition 1-1 at the nu camp 1-0 to liverpool at anfield

co'mon boys

by **Scouse_legend** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:24 pm

sami who lol eto yer he is ite but i mean he wont av no chance againt hypia and cara or agger i mean he gotta get past them and infront of them alonso and gerrard and mayb momo

by **gareth07** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:38 pm

momo will only play if beni goes wiv five in the middle an settles for the draw i think

by **Scouse_legend** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:41 pm

yer mayb momo like the destructer in centre mid

by **J*o*n*D*o*e** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:09 am

First time ive had a chance to add to this thread as ive been rebuilding my comp.

Did we want to draw Barca, of cause we didnt they are probably the best side in europe right now and should rightly feel confident of beating us, but if that confidence breeds arrogance then there in for the biggest shock of there lives

The camp Nou is an awesome stadium but its the people who fill it that can make a difference, if Barca dont finish the tie at the camp Nou then in the return leg you will see what a difference a crowd can make, im not saying the Barca players will be scared, but what they will see is what a belief LFC fans can put into there players. no other club in England has an atmosphere like Anfield on a european night.

remember we are the last two winners of the Champions league, if you underestimate us like we did Benfica then you will lose.

respect, to all the Barca fans who manage to get tickets to the return leg, have a great time because it will be a fantastic night and may even go down in Anfield folklore.

YNWA

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