A LIONEL MESSI masterclass inspired Barcelona to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City and a place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
The mercurial talisman of the Camp Nou led the reigning English champions a merry dance during the first half, teasing his opponents with a series of nutmegs before creating the opening goal for Ivan Rakitic that ultimately sealed a 3-1 aggregate triumph.
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City – who relied heavily on goalkeeper Joe Hart to keep them in the contest - were unable to make the impression they needed to after half-time as Sergio Aguero won and missed a late penalty, just as Messi had in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium.
Under-fire manager Manuel Pellegrini must now turn his attention back towards a Premier League title defence that has unravelled to the extent that his team face a battle to seal their return to the Champions League next term.
But, while a slump that now stands at four wins across 12 outings in all competitions has often seen City punch below their considerable weight domestically, on Wednesday they ran into a sublime side who enter Sunday’s El Clasico against Real Madrid with realistic designs on the top prizes at home and abroad.
He’s been injured according to LVG. It’s hardly a ‘rare’ start seeing as how he started every game when he was fit against the fan’s best wishes…
In David Moyes We Trust
In L Van Gaal We Trust
in Mario Fellaini We Trust
In LVG we trust, in Fellaini we must
Most electrifying elbow in sports though.
If Fellaini is the answer…..Then what is the question?
Is it possible use a pair of lethal elbows to become a highly paid professional footballer?
No mystery here. Liverpool are poor at defending set pieces so you start a tall fella. If he scores they will call LvG a tactical genius!
Fellaini is a fu(king useless pri(k. He is nothing but a thug masquerading as a footballer.
Shows Van Gaal’s intentions before a ball is kicked by dropping Herrera and playing 2 defensive midfield players. Fellaini contributes nothing as a midfielder only useful (sometimes) at set plays.
I’m gonna vomit