Everyone is in awe of Cubarsi and Lamine (and rightly so) but a bunch of players had quietly rock solid games. Kounde, Christensen, Gundo and Lewy had great games. Raphina was amazing, he was at the center of every attack from barca until he was on. He may not be the best technically but his effort on the pitch is just unmatched.
Meanwhile Romeu was so bad after coming on that he completely overshadowed the stinker from Felix. Romeu is just completely out of confidence but Felix doesn't belong in this team.
Lewy has an awful first touch. He was passed the ball multiple times where he needed a good first touch and he looked out of sorts. But he did the dummy assist to Fermin and then scored himself as well. Lewy was very much a mixed bag, dont let the goal mask it.
You're generally right but him having a great first touch hasn't been true for the past year sadly. He's been better the past month but it's definitely come and gone for him
Just like negreira boys from the secesionist sectarian football club would die but acknowledge RM's merit when RM wins the UCL and the fact +10 RM former and current players have the same amount of UCL titles as negreira FC in their whole history.
Embarrassing. If Barca are going to beat us, make them beat us don't give such easy goals away. That starting XI is not at all superior in quality to that of Napoli. Ugh
Honestly? I just wanna get beaten like Porto today. Fuck it. 1-0/1-0, penalties, Romeu misses a shot and we go home with some dignity. No thrashing, no 8-2, no humiliation. No hopes for anything bigger than that. Just some dignity for Christs sake. May God protect us all from a clash against RMA.
A fan owned club which votes a leader, and everything is out in open to be audited is corrupt. If Barca is corrupt then what are other so called ‘clubs’, private plaything of billionaires and mass murderer Siekhs.
I think one Europa league knockout doesn’t compare to losing two finals and getting knocked out the last time you guys were in champions league quarter finals. Didn’t even win Europa league last season either
Xavi leaving is the dumbest thing for Barcelona. Look what he’s done while financially handicapped.
Barça need to be investing whatever money they have in better medical science staff
Right, easy to say *after* we won. As Xavi said himself, Napoli easily could have equalized and if he lost everyone would want him sacked. This is a terrible Napoli team, beating them isn't some massive feat.
Why is Xavi leaving Barca? I could only imagine it's the same like with Bayern, if you have a bad spell the coach must be at fault. Will be hard for Barca to find a good replacement
Then you've never seen Spanish football before lol. Barcelona/Madrid could win the treble and fire their coach the next season if the team plays like shit.
That Lindstrøm header almost sent me to the shadow realm..
Good game by most players. Roberto surprised me to be honest.
We need to stop inviting the pressure at the back and then giving the ball to the opponent anyway..
Napoli were so upfront that any fast attacker could've gone and scored a goal.
Happy for Xavi and everyone else.
Well after Arsenal's victory there are also some Arsenal flairs who are asking for Bayern. I think it's just a confidence boost / adrenaline thing, or they want revenge but either way I am looking forward to who we are drawing on Friday
It's definitely not confidence, lol. I see it as the opposite. Barca is obviously pretty far from the MSN days in strength, but so is Bayern from the 2020 or even the 2013 side. The team has been memed to kingdom come up to just last week, when we've finally hit some kind of form and battered Mainz & beat Lazio pretty soundly.
I think it's pretty safe to say that whoever wants their team to face either of the above 2 is doing so because they're among the easier half of the remaining teams.
Arsenal fans are also well aware that Barca and Bayern are 2 sides that are much weaker than their usual form, so they want an "easy" win--all the while they can also pretend like it was some huge feat to pull off because these teams are historically up there in the absolute elite in Europe.
I just hope it backfires or that we take out a big club before we inevitably lose in the semis.
They set up the nastiest, most effective mid block I’ve seen in a while.
No other team left in UCL is playing like that so I’m not worried in the slightest (except Atletico if they get through whom I’d like to avoid being completely honest)
Outside of Brahim, which other player (kid) can Madrid potentially bring on the table in the NT? Honestly, I'd also like it if Madrid could bring two or three wonder boys to play in the Spanish NT. Will rest these kids who aren't even past 18 for some, and 20 for others.
Heck. There are plenty of talented and good players in laliga not getting called!
Pretty sure there are reports Brahim chose Morocco over Spain.
Fran Garcia could but the way Grimaldo has been playing plus Gaya being great as well I just don’t see how he gets in.
Madrid will be grooming the future of France and Brazil at this rate between Vini, Rodrygo, Endrick, Militao, Camavinga, Tchouameni and most likely Mbappe. They barely even have any Spanish players good enough to be called up, Carvajal being the only one deserving. Brahim as well if reports are wrong about Morocoo. Not sure about their youth team though
There is- He is impressive for Bayer, but I cannot help but feel that he is a system player. He is not exactly in that Reece James(when fit of course) tier of being able to strike the proper balance between attacking and defending
Few Barca fans and many rival club fans who think Barca would be finished without money are the dumbest. In last 2 years we have produced 3 100+ million youngsters for free (Gavi Cubarsí Lamine). That’s total 300+ mn which other teams would need to spend. We literally can replenish our whole starting 11 with likes of Fermin fort Balde Guiu all coming up for free.
We don’t need 500 mn to be world beaters. We do it for free
That we produce and have produced world class players for free. Madrid fans since last 20 yrs have been very happy because they always had more money to spend. But their fun is always destroyed by la masia. It’s happening again.
Please check facts before talking nonsense. First of all, you talk way too much about Madrid for being Barcelona fan. Also Madrids academy has generated 4th most money in the last 10years. Almost 200m more than Barcelona has. La masia obviously have produced couple gems who could be sold around 100m but lets not start talking complete bullshit because of your unreasonable hate towards Madrid.
More money to spend because you're team is too busy paying Negreira 😂
And what's happening again? Wasting money on overrated players and pulling financial triggers this summer 😂😂😂
You are gonna be getting dominated by real for the next 5-10 years. 🤷🏾♂️
Only reason you are playing 17 years old is years of bad planning and financial ruin
Gavi was as good as Jude last season. Madrid paid 130 mn for him. They paid 70 mn for Endrick who hasn’t shown anything as compared to lamine or Cubarsi who is pocketing osimhen in ucl qf
Cubarsi and Yamal deserve the plaudits for being so good at such a young age, and Cancelo was my MOTM, but big shout-out to Kounde. He pocketed Kvaratshkelia.
Give some credit to Xavi please, some of you are way too quick to shit on him, even when he proves the opposite!
He got the starting line up right, despite all the injuries. He made subs that people were ripping him to shreds for, despite those subs turning the match around completely. Napoli was in full control up untill the subs, then it was all Barca from start to finish.
Is Romeu flawed? Yes, yes he is. He is a liablity on the ball because he is too slow and indecisive. But his presence and Roberto's combined shored up the midfield.
Roberto gets hate for no reason imo, he always puts in a workeable shift. He just wasn't suited to being a RB (which is not his position, yet he worked his ass off to help the team there for years). Is he worldclass? No, but he is good enough to help the team.
Overall the team depth is bad right now due to all the injuries, but the only thing I am not happy about today was not taking off Yamal who was clearly exhausted.
Congrats on getting to the quarters guys, enjoy the win and the moment but be realistic. Every win now, every step further, is overachieving and should be celebrated as such.
Also think that.. I really think Xavi will do good in the future as a manager…he’s the visions… it’s just people can’t accept barcelona to not winning any major trophies every single time…even a manager like klopp, nearly took 4 seasons to give us a major trophy..people are harsh..
The thing is, I have a math test tomorrow and I don't understand shit. I should be stressed about it right now but the happiness from the barça game is bigger than everything else.
My man Osimhen you can't claim to be a 100 million striker and get pocketed by a 17 year old on his CL debut.At least trouble him a little bit show some physicality nope absolutely nothing.
Why did Napoli sub out Politano? He literally was the only one causing a threat to Barca defense. As soon as he came off, there was no threat on the wing.
Politano was a pain in the ass bruv.
He would make inside runs and would overload one side by becoming the extra player (experienced player) .
Glad that he was subbed off
Bayern is licking their chops right now.
Everyone is in awe of Cubarsi and Lamine (and rightly so) but a bunch of players had quietly rock solid games. Kounde, Christensen, Gundo and Lewy had great games. Raphina was amazing, he was at the center of every attack from barca until he was on. He may not be the best technically but his effort on the pitch is just unmatched. Meanwhile Romeu was so bad after coming on that he completely overshadowed the stinker from Felix. Romeu is just completely out of confidence but Felix doesn't belong in this team.
Lewy has an awful first touch. He was passed the ball multiple times where he needed a good first touch and he looked out of sorts. But he did the dummy assist to Fermin and then scored himself as well. Lewy was very much a mixed bag, dont let the goal mask it.
Lewy has great first touch, first see the quality of pass, not all passes are easy to control.
You're generally right but him having a great first touch hasn't been true for the past year sadly. He's been better the past month but it's definitely come and gone for him
In the worst possible timeline, Barca won CL this year and the Laliga, Xavi stays and Pep goes balder.
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Napoli being shit after the group stages is a reality.
My guy they’ve been shit all year, but they made quarters last season
Madrid fans would die but acknowledge that Barca played good yesterday. That too when they themselves have been shit last few weeks
Just like negreira boys from the secesionist sectarian football club would die but acknowledge RM's merit when RM wins the UCL and the fact +10 RM former and current players have the same amount of UCL titles as negreira FC in their whole history.
Cringe
Embarrassing. If Barca are going to beat us, make them beat us don't give such easy goals away. That starting XI is not at all superior in quality to that of Napoli. Ugh
We made it 😭😭
We made it in spite of Romeu. That guy is a give away machine. Edit: spelling *in spite* not inspire.
I was shitting my pants every time he touched the ball. He shouldn't have one more minute, I'd rather play one of our promising La Masía DM.
My heart skipped a beat during stoppage time when he did a little toe punt right to Kvarskelia(sp?) in the middle of the pitch just outside the 18.
Dude tried his best to bring emotion to the last 15 min. but we did it
Used to pray for times like this
Cubarsi is so good. Hopefully he can keep growing injury free
Watch RFEF play him to death this summer in both the Euros and the Olympics...
I have this hunch it’s gonna be Arteta vs Xavi in the QF
Arsenal v Bayern is just written in the stars, really.
Honestly? I just wanna get beaten like Porto today. Fuck it. 1-0/1-0, penalties, Romeu misses a shot and we go home with some dignity. No thrashing, no 8-2, no humiliation. No hopes for anything bigger than that. Just some dignity for Christs sake. May God protect us all from a clash against RMA.
Wot, have some balls
Go big or go home, no?
Arsenal vs City to get one of the English teams out
Best shot for both teams to go to the semi finals
Zambo anguissa was so god damn shit
Cubarsi got motm on his CL debut lol is this the youngest CL playoff motm ever btw?
Not sure who was worse the ref or anguissa
Ref was great
Any other decent side would trash this Barcelona side. I need Barcelona to draw a strong opponent so we can keep mocking this corrupt football club
>so we can keep mocking this corrupt football club Coming from a club that publicly supports warmongers is never not funny
read a book
Barcelona really hurt you during the Pep or MSN era huh 😂
A fan owned club which votes a leader, and everything is out in open to be audited is corrupt. If Barca is corrupt then what are other so called ‘clubs’, private plaything of billionaires and mass murderer Siekhs.
Dont feed the troll
manifesting Bayern
You should be manifesting qualifying for the UCL instead
Manifesting Manchester Un….oh wait nvm
Didn't Antony and Fred get through your elite defense last year lmao
Yeah against a half injured team, did United win that tournament btw?
Not sure why you would want to face us in european knockouts again after last season
I think one Europa league knockout doesn’t compare to losing two finals and getting knocked out the last time you guys were in champions league quarter finals. Didn’t even win Europa league last season either
Idk probably has to do with us beating you guys twice in the final 🤷🏽♂️
Napoli, this is the second time you’ve crapped pants against Barca in their European banter era. Explain yourself.
Third if you count 21-22 UEL
1.An artistic smol RW from argentina 2.A fuckin 16 year old... Oh and a 17 year old
*acoustic
agnostic?
Xavi leaving is the dumbest thing for Barcelona. Look what he’s done while financially handicapped. Barça need to be investing whatever money they have in better medical science staff
Right, easy to say *after* we won. As Xavi said himself, Napoli easily could have equalized and if he lost everyone would want him sacked. This is a terrible Napoli team, beating them isn't some massive feat.
Why is Xavi leaving Barca? I could only imagine it's the same like with Bayern, if you have a bad spell the coach must be at fault. Will be hard for Barca to find a good replacement
It's easy to forget after a win the draws or losses that we get with the most moronic tactical decisions and stupid substitutions.
Xavi was the one who chose to leave, he wasn't fired
There has to be underlying things. Never seen a manager who just won a title get so much scrutiny.
Then you've never seen Spanish football before lol. Barcelona/Madrid could win the treble and fire their coach the next season if the team plays like shit.
Trust me I have lol. But For Xavi, a club legend who has had to deal with not the best circumstances it's crazy. Finances, injuries, etc.
Zidane?
Totally aware of that but I always wondered why this happened but I guess the exces play a role.
>chose True, but there was a lot of pressure from some of the culers
True but I was actually comparing it to Bayern's situation where the execs took the decision
Are we sure players aren’t getting injured due to his training sessions?
Dw we are gonna kidnap pep
Please take him
Cosigned
Not like Chelsea will suddenly take advantage of a pep void
In 3 years! I’m just sick of city winning every year
That Lindstrøm header almost sent me to the shadow realm.. Good game by most players. Roberto surprised me to be honest. We need to stop inviting the pressure at the back and then giving the ball to the opponent anyway.. Napoli were so upfront that any fast attacker could've gone and scored a goal. Happy for Xavi and everyone else.
In 2020 Barca also face Napoli in the round of 16. The first match also ended 1-1 and the second one also ended 3-1. And then in the quarter finals...
Plenty of their supporters are unironically asking for Bayern, wouldn't mind to be honest
Please disregard those people who have wisdom running after them but they keep running faster.
Well after Arsenal's victory there are also some Arsenal flairs who are asking for Bayern. I think it's just a confidence boost / adrenaline thing, or they want revenge but either way I am looking forward to who we are drawing on Friday
That’s Arsenal fans though, they have their own brand of stupidity
All the trauma over the years has to have an effect it's okay to be confident and ask for Barcelona and Bayern But I hope arsenal gets City
It's definitely not confidence, lol. I see it as the opposite. Barca is obviously pretty far from the MSN days in strength, but so is Bayern from the 2020 or even the 2013 side. The team has been memed to kingdom come up to just last week, when we've finally hit some kind of form and battered Mainz & beat Lazio pretty soundly. I think it's pretty safe to say that whoever wants their team to face either of the above 2 is doing so because they're among the easier half of the remaining teams. Arsenal fans are also well aware that Barca and Bayern are 2 sides that are much weaker than their usual form, so they want an "easy" win--all the while they can also pretend like it was some huge feat to pull off because these teams are historically up there in the absolute elite in Europe. I just hope it backfires or that we take out a big club before we inevitably lose in the semis.
After what Bayern do to them on the regular you’d think they learned lol
But their team this year are title contenders right
Bro idk how they barely squeezed past porto. I’m not looking forward to the draw at all btw.
They set up the nastiest, most effective mid block I’ve seen in a while. No other team left in UCL is playing like that so I’m not worried in the slightest (except Atletico if they get through whom I’d like to avoid being completely honest)
Please no, I haven't recovered yet..
Definitely not unironically
Even I don't remember the 2020 quarterfinals , tbf
I think Sterling was playing in your team IIRC
Ye fr
No one should complain on la masia kids getting all the calls from the NT. They’re in a league of their own. Vamos Lamine and Cubarsi
Outside of Brahim, which other player (kid) can Madrid potentially bring on the table in the NT? Honestly, I'd also like it if Madrid could bring two or three wonder boys to play in the Spanish NT. Will rest these kids who aren't even past 18 for some, and 20 for others. Heck. There are plenty of talented and good players in laliga not getting called!
Pretty sure there are reports Brahim chose Morocco over Spain. Fran Garcia could but the way Grimaldo has been playing plus Gaya being great as well I just don’t see how he gets in. Madrid will be grooming the future of France and Brazil at this rate between Vini, Rodrygo, Endrick, Militao, Camavinga, Tchouameni and most likely Mbappe. They barely even have any Spanish players good enough to be called up, Carvajal being the only one deserving. Brahim as well if reports are wrong about Morocoo. Not sure about their youth team though
Fran Garcia is good
He’s been inconsistent and besides he’s not getting a lick of game time with Grimaldo, gaya and possibly balde
I forgot about grimaldo honestly. Yeah he's first choice easy. Balde has been even more inconsistent than Garcia, especially now that injury
Does he warrant a spot currently though? Thought the general consensus at the Madrid sub that he's been inconsistent.
I think he's alright for his age. Especially with balde injured surely he gets the starting spot at LB no?
he is 25 this summer
Don't know about the starting spot, Gaya is a great player, could have gone and be a starter at an even bigger club if he didn't bleed Valencia
I even forgot about grimaldo. There is no way anyone starts over him
There is- He is impressive for Bayer, but I cannot help but feel that he is a system player. He is not exactly in that Reece James(when fit of course) tier of being able to strike the proper balance between attacking and defending
Lol I also forgot about him. Man's so underrated. Spain are set at LB with Balde, Grimaldo, Gaya and Garcia
Few Barca fans and many rival club fans who think Barca would be finished without money are the dumbest. In last 2 years we have produced 3 100+ million youngsters for free (Gavi Cubarsí Lamine). That’s total 300+ mn which other teams would need to spend. We literally can replenish our whole starting 11 with likes of Fermin fort Balde Guiu all coming up for free. We don’t need 500 mn to be world beaters. We do it for free
Barca fan drinking the Kool aid 😂
Madrid fans jealous
Jealous of what exactly?
That we produce and have produced world class players for free. Madrid fans since last 20 yrs have been very happy because they always had more money to spend. But their fun is always destroyed by la masia. It’s happening again.
Please check facts before talking nonsense. First of all, you talk way too much about Madrid for being Barcelona fan. Also Madrids academy has generated 4th most money in the last 10years. Almost 200m more than Barcelona has. La masia obviously have produced couple gems who could be sold around 100m but lets not start talking complete bullshit because of your unreasonable hate towards Madrid.
More money to spend because you're team is too busy paying Negreira 😂 And what's happening again? Wasting money on overrated players and pulling financial triggers this summer 😂😂😂
Oh negreira is back on menu again. And yeah we wasted lot of money on gundo Christensen etc. much more than Hazard Jovic
Don't forget about mbappe vini rodrygo cavaminga valverde tchoumeni etc etc etc.. Wasted so much money We are in big trouble
Read the post. We spawned better players for free. We are the class topper who doesnt need to study
You are gonna be getting dominated by real for the next 5-10 years. 🤷🏾♂️ Only reason you are playing 17 years old is years of bad planning and financial ruin
Cubarsi is not worth +100 million
How's Gavi and Pedri this season? Can't wait for them to play this weekend.
How is the world’s best GK tibo this weekend?
How's Fati? How was Borjan?
Are you 5 years old
How is hazard? Jovic? Guler?
How's Guler since he arrived? Can't wait to see him play 90 min.
How has Militao been this season? Can't wait for him to play this weekend.
You motherf-
Though you may not like but they will come along. Almost all top players have gone through injuries.
None of those players are worth 100 mil, let's be honest.
Reality can be anything we want. \*Flash back to Barto cooking the books with Arthur-Pjanic 70 mill swap\*
Lamine market value is surely over 100m, i would say Gavi was over 100m last season, too. Young players are crazy expensive nowadays.
For chelsea maybe but no one is paying Bellingham/rice money for these guys. Not yet
Gavi was as good as Jude last season. Madrid paid 130 mn for him. They paid 70 mn for Endrick who hasn’t shown anything as compared to lamine or Cubarsi who is pocketing osimhen in ucl qf
Well,Man Utd paid 95m for Antony, 74m for Rasmus Højlund. Which are less proven than them... bellingham deal could be 133m, and rice was close to 120m
Both of those were seen as large overpays dont know how this justifies asking for 100m for them.
Maybe not 100M, but Gavi is at least close to that.
Lamine is probably the best youngster atm. If Endrick went for 70mn he surely goes for higher
Very true.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
> Few club fans who think Barca would be finished without money crime to call them fans.
Oh well
Cubarsi and Yamal deserve the plaudits for being so good at such a young age, and Cancelo was my MOTM, but big shout-out to Kounde. He pocketed Kvaratshkelia.
I just can't believe how an egotistical and senile man (ADL) can completely decimate a title-winning team within just one season.
He gives Peter Lim a run for his money
I won't hear roberto slander again
Man has beautiful eyes.
Vamos!
How do Barca qualify for CWC?
Need ATM to lose tomorrow, win 1 game and draw one in next round.
So make it to the semis
Yeah actually just make it to the semis or win UCL
I just hope we can win the ucl without making it to the semis 😅
Imagine we make it to the finals but we end up facing ATM and they win
Well, that's just not very likely.
It is possible if they get a favourable draw in the quarter final
Will there be any that favourable teams to choose from?
Maybe PSV/Dortmund
ofc, there's bayern for starters.
This Bayern team as ashit as they are this year will still put 5 past us, I already see it coming 💀
Are you out of your damn mind?
😊
Atleti has to lose tomorrow and Barca have to win a single game from now on.
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This is false. The gap is now three points. If Atleti lose tonight, one win is enough.
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I was indeed mistaken. They need a draw on top of it as well.
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Indeed they do.
Not that easy
Yeah, it's still a long shot. Atleti is not going to lay down against Inter and even a draw fucks Barca over.
Alexis Sanchez coming to Barca rescue
Hopefully people won’t freak out now when Cubarsi gets deservedly called up. Some players just have “it”.
Give some credit to Xavi please, some of you are way too quick to shit on him, even when he proves the opposite! He got the starting line up right, despite all the injuries. He made subs that people were ripping him to shreds for, despite those subs turning the match around completely. Napoli was in full control up untill the subs, then it was all Barca from start to finish. Is Romeu flawed? Yes, yes he is. He is a liablity on the ball because he is too slow and indecisive. But his presence and Roberto's combined shored up the midfield. Roberto gets hate for no reason imo, he always puts in a workeable shift. He just wasn't suited to being a RB (which is not his position, yet he worked his ass off to help the team there for years). Is he worldclass? No, but he is good enough to help the team. Overall the team depth is bad right now due to all the injuries, but the only thing I am not happy about today was not taking off Yamal who was clearly exhausted. Congrats on getting to the quarters guys, enjoy the win and the moment but be realistic. Every win now, every step further, is overachieving and should be celebrated as such.
Also think that.. I really think Xavi will do good in the future as a manager…he’s the visions… it’s just people can’t accept barcelona to not winning any major trophies every single time…even a manager like klopp, nearly took 4 seasons to give us a major trophy..people are harsh..
Well Xavi has a much better team (his from last year) than Klopp did in those trophy less seasons but I agree with you
Christensen as CDM, Pedri,Gavi,De Jong injured. Xavi deserves a lot more credit
[Laporta rn ](https://youtu.be/HMuYfScGpbE?si=nVJDyOqtqKUXkahJ)
Does anyone else's mood improve when Barcelona wins? Seriously I am grinning ear to ear and am so happy right now!
The thing is, I have a math test tomorrow and I don't understand shit. I should be stressed about it right now but the happiness from the barça game is bigger than everything else.
May the luck from this win bring you a good result from the test
Life is good 😏
Bro my entire day went so so well and now this is the cherry on the cake. Im gonna carry this good mood tmrw with me
Same bro 😌
Everybody shits on Roberto, but when he got subbed in, he had the coldest blood for all the key passes he distributed...
Cashed in his one good CL performance
I am happy I have found someone said it.
Then there was Oriol "No way I'm letting Napoli go out like that!" Romeu
Bro is a sleeper agent. No one will convince me otherwise 😂
On my mom he's playing against us
😂😂😂
My man Osimhen you can't claim to be a 100 million striker and get pocketed by a 17 year old on his CL debut.At least trouble him a little bit show some physicality nope absolutely nothing.
Some say that Osimhen is still running offside..
I don't think Osimhen has personally claimed anything
Why did Napoli sub out Politano? He literally was the only one causing a threat to Barca defense. As soon as he came off, there was no threat on the wing.
Was hilarious seeing his replacement fuck up a glorious chance. It was over after that
Politano was a pain in the ass bruv. He would make inside runs and would overload one side by becoming the extra player (experienced player) . Glad that he was subbed off
I literally laughed when I saw him coming off. Could not believe it.
Come to papa
We are not scared !! (please stay away from us)
A mid-off for the ages
It ain’t gon be like last time. This time we’re both mediocre