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[Sparked_26]

Barca do put so much pressure on the ball.

It's like 11 Danny Welbecks'.

Shitty goalie Valdes!

[Money_May]

Matuidi!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Valdes!

[USA4LIFE]

Two away goals, not bad, Barca should still go through. PSG did well coming back twice, second leg should be a good one.

[Sake1]

Barcelona might not have Messi next game.

[El Fenomeno]

Bayern made Juve look pretty poor from what I saw, wasn't expecting that. Thought it'd be an evenly matched game.

Barca won't get beat at home.

[El Fenomeno]

In the space of about 4 hours Joey Barton went from calling Thiago Silva 'another fat overrated Brazilian' (in response to him defending Neymar), to saying that he takes it all back and he doesn't think he's overrated any more. This is after 1 game.

Typifying the current generation of MOTD pundits we have all over the internet.

[Money_May]

Thiago Silva is one of the best centre backs in Europe. I'm sure Barton is just bitter because PSG are homing in on the title.

[San Iker]

In the space of about 4 hours Joey Barton went from calling Thiago Silva 'another fat overrated Brazilian' (in response to him defending Neymar), to saying that he takes it all back and he doesn't think he's overrated any more. This is after 1 game.

Typifying the current generation of MOTD pundits we have all over the internet.

I respect Joey Barton. He's hilarious to follow on twitter.

I agree that Thiago Silva is overrated.

[San Iker]

Messi cherry picks bum defenders. Against Milan it was Mexes and today it's Alex. He just finds bum defenders and ****s them.

When he comes up against a strong and organised defence he gets shut down, just like he did against Celtic.

Well said.

It was hilarious to see the likes of Gary Hooper, Samaras, and Waynama run all over Barcelona in Camp Nou and Celtic Park.

Xavi hasn't been the same since that night at the Emirates.

[Sparked_26]

I would say Thiago Silva is overrated.

The bloke cost £40-odd million.

I do hold a belief though that centre half is the easiest position on the pitch by quite some distance. Hence why JT was one of the top 3-4 centre halves in Europe for many years despite having zero pace, prone to rushes of blood to the head and often badly exposed in one on one situations. He got away with it through a mixture of a deep defensive line and having a quick defensive partner.

Centre halves play in the smallest area of the pitch and get the most time on the ball. You'd have to mental to spend £40 million on a centre-back.

In real terms strikers and goalkeepers are probably the most valuable players in terms of points won, imo.

When City offered £40 million under Mark Hughes for John Terry some eejit at Chelsea should have bitten their hand off!

Good centre halves seem to benefit from experience more than any other position. Which is why Johnny Evans used to be a joke but is now one of the top centre-halves in the league.