FC Barcelona --> Champions League Group Stage
Real Madrid --> Champions League Group Stage
Atletico Madrid --> Champions League Group Stage
Real Sociedad San Sebastian --> Champions League Play-off Round
Valencia CF --> Europa League Group Stage
Betis Sevilla --> Europa League Play-off Round
Sevilla CF --> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
Notes: Malaga was excluded from European competitions, by UEFA, due to unpaid bills. Rayo Vallecano was excluded from European competitions and denied (UEFA) license, by UEFA, for immersion in a creditor contest.
Showing posts with label Sevilla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sevilla. Show all posts
Friday, 21 June 2013
Saturday, 29 September 2012
Lucky, Lucky, Lucky!...
Sevilla did not deserve to lose to Barcelona.
They played really well.
But they were also stupid for playing the offside trap in the 93rd minute. (See the highlights, for the David Villa goal.)
However, the fact is Barcelona also had unbelievable luck in the dying moments of this match.
The second Fabregas goal, to give the best example, started from a blatant hand-ball, which happened right next to referee Lahoz. What the hell?
Why do the big teams always get these amazing breaks?
You never hear that Bayern Munich, for example, lost a match in the 90th minute because, let's say, some player from Freiburg made a hand-ball that the referee did not see and then went on to score the winning goal.
It's always the big teams - or, maybe, the teams that have an in with the referee - who benefit from such errors and oversights.
Did Barca really need such a lucky win, considering their form and the overall strength of their team?
I mean, wow, from 1-2 in minute 88, to 3-2 at the final whistle...
The mark of true champions, or unfair and irritating good luck? Hmm. Did Barca totally outplay Sevilla? Did they deserve to score that second goal, with the hand-ball advantage?
(Or maybe this is part some kind of divine, let's call it, compensation for Barcelona losing all but one lesser trophy last season.)
The deserved outcome of this game should have put them only three points ahead of Atletico Madrid, with Atletico still to play, on Sunday.
Highlights:
. Sevilla 2 Barcelona 3 by acosart
They played really well.
But they were also stupid for playing the offside trap in the 93rd minute. (See the highlights, for the David Villa goal.)
However, the fact is Barcelona also had unbelievable luck in the dying moments of this match.
The second Fabregas goal, to give the best example, started from a blatant hand-ball, which happened right next to referee Lahoz. What the hell?
Why do the big teams always get these amazing breaks?
You never hear that Bayern Munich, for example, lost a match in the 90th minute because, let's say, some player from Freiburg made a hand-ball that the referee did not see and then went on to score the winning goal.
It's always the big teams - or, maybe, the teams that have an in with the referee - who benefit from such errors and oversights.
Did Barca really need such a lucky win, considering their form and the overall strength of their team?
I mean, wow, from 1-2 in minute 88, to 3-2 at the final whistle...
The mark of true champions, or unfair and irritating good luck? Hmm. Did Barca totally outplay Sevilla? Did they deserve to score that second goal, with the hand-ball advantage?
(Or maybe this is part some kind of divine, let's call it, compensation for Barcelona losing all but one lesser trophy last season.)
The deserved outcome of this game should have put them only three points ahead of Atletico Madrid, with Atletico still to play, on Sunday.
Highlights:
. Sevilla 2 Barcelona 3 by acosart
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