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Yeah a week or two ago even I would probably have avoided Barca but they really do seem on the up and up now. Consecutive big victories in Copa del Rey, and then now what is it, 12 games unbeaten in La Liga, and seeing Messi and co actually enjoy their games now? Feel happy for the guy and happy for Suarez too he's still keeping his team top.

Nice job on all your scores. Not many matchdays left now;)

Barca was up to their job in San Sebastian, and seems that all expected that outcome, in the pool and elsewhere
good round for me in the pool, especially yesterday with three exact scores in a row, needed one more goal from Atletico to make four, but they had their troubles and Oblak saved penalty, so good after all

now we have a solid week break before next round in the pool

Various posts above ^^^^

@Trofo nope, didn't watch, but I'm not surprised by much these days =p

I got burnt by Sevilla as well actually, but for some reason I had to put Atalanta into my parlay today against wisdom, so was really happy went they got 2 goals ahead at HT (should have just gone for them 25/10 at HT win damn me) but anyway, Barcelona betbuilder looks good for me today they're away and against a pretty decent team but I've a feeling they're gonna be up for it.

I'll be watching Leicester/United tonight though, so not watching Atletico as got money on Foxes;)

Good luck all!

Did you guys see the "foul" for which Modric got yellow card yesterday? He passed the ball and afterwards play fell over his leg. Never seen anything like that given, let alone cautioned with yellow card. Too make things worse Celta hit woodwork from awarded free kick. Could have been game changing since at that time Real had just one goal difference.

I had Sevilla again, and again they drew. I need to really really really remember to avoid them. Going to double down money on Barca tonight. HT win is over 2.5x right now which is really good value to me. I know we can score, it's just if we can keep our defence tight. Hope we win of course and win this early!

Yeah, got myself Sevilla on my cards too last night, unfortunately, Spain did not do too well in champions league last night so I lost everything. Really thought the current La Liga leaders would show Chelsea who's boss but failed to turn around the night and got plenty of cards for their efforts too. Guess now they have nothing but the league to look on.

the match was as expected as a match can be, 2:0 in the end, easy win, hopefully you got it right on your multi
just saw that there was 9 from 12 members of the pool that choose 2:0 as an outcome, so 9 exact scores, did not saw that much on a single match earlier (must say that I do not check that on a regular basis, but seems as really a high percentage)

did not watched the match, so maybe that was not that easy as it seems, but looking at result, seems good

Yeah, I got it in the end for a nice win but they made me sweat almost until the end. Really hate betting on Atalanta, maybe I should quit now on a positive score.

I found odds on Sevilla @ 1.5, that seems like more than fair for home game against quite week opposition. Also Elche won last game maybe 10 days ago against Sevilla so it will be pay back time. I am taking Sevilla to win on my high stake multi.

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seems that Atalanta was not up to business to kick-out Real, but hopefully you got your Both-to-Score bet

back to topic - Sevilla is playing tonight, and it should be an easy one for them, but quotes are bad to play anything, no matter that Sevilla could be back to chase Real, but they really do not look good enough to enter top 3, La liga has their own rules

Damn, I forgot about Atalanta being top team on my blacklist. I am avoiding them in Italy but as you said they screwed me even in Europe. Today is the day they turn it around for me or I will never again place a single cent on them

Also very happy to see Barca getting along with good performances. If Real passes tonight that could hinder their title challenge as well. They don't have big squad depth and their key players aren't exactly the youngest. I am predicting Real will be really bad come season end, especially if they go far in Europe.

Ain't this the game which destroyed our BTTS multi-bet last time?
I am rooting for Atalanta as well. Will Ilicic start tonight? He was the biggest reason for Atalanta's success last year. But since his horrific self-realization period, he isn't up to his game. Nevertheless, he's one of my favorite player and I want him to destroy Real the same way, he destroyed Valencia in CL Round of 16 last season.

In Spain, the title race is getting more brewed! First three teams are separated by just 6 points. Atletico has dropped 9 points in last 6 league games. Real is running better than Atletico but still far from perfect. Barcelona has suddenly become invincible and haven't lost in last 17 games (just 6 points dropped)! This is easily the strongest Barca I have seen since 2018 World Cup. 3-5-2 is working. My money is on Barcelona to win the league (however, vs. Real and vs. Atletico games yet to come).

I am thinking Atalanta has nice chance to KO Real Madrid today. They are very fired up after first game when they played man down for the most of the match and they will come out to play and prove that they good team.

Real is also far from their best form and don't forget they will be without Casemiro today who is maybe their most important player in games like this one. There could be anything in this match but I am looking to place money on both to score market or Atalanta to qualify.

not really, there is a slight chance for Atalanta, but they are far from last year team
back to topic, Atletico is down with their form, and Barca could reach top spot in the end, did not expect that, but long season with audience is obviously taking its toll

on the other hand, Sevilla has an easy game tomorrow, but two loses in a row put them already out of title race, which was expected, more or less

Huge huge win for us last night and you could actually tell that people like Messi looked like he was enjoying himself again:) 4 points now and yes we were the huge favorites but just the way we can now score again and actually look happy? 2 goals for our man, catching up and going past his best friend Suarez?

Atalanta to KO Real Madrid tonight you think guys?

Sorry to you Barca fans. I bet on you too, in case you also want others to share in the misery (but not that it helps, trust me I know nothing makes me feel better when my team doesn't win).

Does anyone else feel like we should bet against Real Madrid tonight? Just because they might have eyes on Europe? I do. 18/1 is too tempting not to take given the way they've been playing lately. I thought a handicap at least but since I like throwing money;)

Okay then let me lower your hopes. Pique isn't fit to play against PSG. So, center back duo will be Lenglet and Umtiti or Lenglet and Mingueza. RIP Barca!

when Barca entered Anfield with 3:0 (which is better for losing team than 1:4 at home), it was hard to believe that Liverpool will go through, and that happened
without audience, there is little to save PSG at home if things go down, and it could happen, just psychology

of course, two fast goals (first 30 minutes) are pre-condition for everything to become interesting

Guys please don't raise my hopes up so high. I know we've done it before and the good news is we actually do it when we are down, and seeing us do this twice now in the Copa del Rey makes me think maybe it can happen.

No harm to hope, but as long as we go to win big and score, I can live with myself. We're 3.5x to win so who knows?

Barca's lineup from recent games, i.e. 3-5-2 looks much more strong defensively. They are able to keep clean sheet in 3 straight games without giving opposition much spaces to attack. However, as temping as this lineup is, they can't go with the same in PSG game. In my opinion, to have any chance of winning the draw, they should go with the following formation:



An attacking 4-2-3-1 formation. Although, I marked Griezmann as CF but we all know how it's in Barca. Messi and him exchanging positions dynamically. The advantage of this formation is that Barca can switch to new working 3-5-2 formation whenever they think they are losing the control. Depending upon which wing is attacking, the lineup can become one of the following:



Important Exclusions/Inclusions:

1. Dest - He has been superb in his new role as the right-midfielder. With Mingueza covering area behind him, he gets more chance and space to dribble forward and doing that superbly. But he hasn't been clinical in shooting. On the other hand, Trincao has been finding net frequently in recent league games. With 4 goal deficit to fill, I bet on Trincao over Dest anyday, even if it makes the squad weaker defensively.

2. Pedri - He has been the talk of this season. He has become such an important player that Koeman had played him in every Laliga and CL games except one. But Busquets is thriving in the new system and surely upper in the pecking order than Pedri. So, Buquets-De Jong in midfield would be best when 4 are playing upfront.

3. Umtiti - This may be one of the worst Laliga season for Clement Lenglet. He alone has cost Barca 4-6 points in the league. But even with his defensive mistakes, he's better than Umtiti any day. Since, Araujo isn't fit, Pique-Lenglet pairing would be ideal with Mingueza-Alba providing further cover.

If Barca fails to increase goal tally with the above formation, Koeman should make early substitutes (in 60-65th minutes) and bring on Braithwaite, Pedri and Dest in the place of Griezmann, Busquets and Mingueza. Depending upon performance, he can even replace Dembele/Trincao with Puig if necessary.

This in my opinion is the only possible plan for the remontada to happen. We can concede a goal or two but this formation is capable of getting 4-5 goals. Let's see what Koeman has in mind. 

Umtiti magic isn't going to happen, neither is the Messi's magic going to... All eyes will be on Messi and he wouldn't be much involved in individual plays.

Quote me, If Barcelona are to make it through, Messi play the most important part, but might not even be on the score sheet.. So, Barcelona would need to count on both Greizmann and Dembele to clinical rather than wasteful as usual.