The Seattle Sounders are playing host to FC Barcelona at Qwest Field tonight (10:30pm, ESPN2).
If you are watching tonight's match please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play by play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the match.
If we can get every MLS market to have the fan support of Seattle, mission accomplished for MLS.
lol @ all the people embarrassed by Seattle’s performance.
Don’t be. And don’t think that this was some grand referendum on the quality of the league. It was a very nice event, in an amazing setting.
I don’t think Sigi could have played it any better. The reserves get paid chump change, they can’t even afford health insurance. If giving them a chance to be on the field with Barcelona will help their morale, I think the coach has to do it. Try as they might, Seattle was never going to beat Barca. Even if their starters had played the whole game they wouldn’t have won. Barcelona’s reserves are way better than most professional teams in the world. I’m not even convinced that the Seattle coach wanted this game. MLS needs to stop forcing games like this.
It was more like a beating than a friendly
Utterly embarrassing for MLS
Where in the crap was Le Two???
The Real Salt Lake game in 3 days means a hell of a lot more to us Seattle fans than the friendly tonight did.
No goals in last 3 matches?…They could have used one for confidence going forward.
Arena of the Galaxy had it right by leaving Beckham and Donovan in for part of the second half.
This game meant more to Seattle fans then it did to the wussy Sigi.
They had the whole first half to score one goal and didn’t do it. Dissapointing yes, but 8 out of 10 La Liga teams don’t score a goal in the first half against them either. Seattle played on Sunday and then they play again on Saturday. I think they played their best side for the first half and wanted to give it a strong go. Barcelona did the exact same thing. Second half was like a high school team against a professional one, but I think the first half had plenty of time to give the fans what they wanted. The Sounders just got drubbed in San Jose and looked like they would rather have been lying on the beach. Their attitude was dreadfull, so this game was not going to be a fun gift for them. One half and lets stay fit and focussed for Saturday.
The Seattle starters looked good against Barca starters in the first half (Just as they did vs. Chelsea)…Possible victory and certain moral victory for the team and MLS if some stay in.
“Disgrace to the MLS”????
What in god’s name do you expect playing against a side who actually understands the game and has quality?
Sigi could have played his starters 90 minutes and still had the same result. He could have prepped for this game till he was blue in the face and had the same result.
Your expectations are not in line with reality.
@ Humphrey — I think Sigi played this one exactly right; the game that matters is this weekend against RSL. If you need to blame someone, blame the front office for scheduling a home friendly mid-week between two away games. That being said, I don’t feel the need to blame anyone; seeing Barca play in Seattle was a privilege.
One more takeaway from tonight’s game — I’m extremely excited for the Leo Gonzalez era.
This was a slap in the face to the great Seattle fans.
Sigi should have left in a couple of good players in the second half. The team looked like a bunch of high schoolers against the Barcelona reserves.
Sigi should have taken this game and the Chelsea game more seriously. The fans deserved to see AT LEAST ONE GOAL!
This was a disgrace to MLS.
Feel better about the Galaxy/Barca game now.
The reserves need to play against Barcelona in the second half. They are making $15,000-$60,000. Each day working hard in training with virtually no job security. They quickly forget all the crap by being allowed to play one half against Barcelona. Its an exhibition and everyone has tuned out by the second half anyway.
The second half wasn’t too much fun to watch. But to be fair they do have a pretty important match at Salt Lake this Saturday. I was actually really impressed with their new addition Gonzalez on the left, he could be really exciting.
If you guys don’t mind, I need to vent a little. First off, I think nothing but the highest of Canadians. That being said, the guy behind me at the match was ri-the-frickin-diculous. He had taken the train from Vancouver (a lovely city) to see the match. Anyways, I think he learned everything he knew by watching the Champions league final. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, was either “Cheeky” or “Rubbish”. It didn’t matter if it was a simple clearance or an actual great play, it was either one of the two. 90+ minutes, and 4-5 mentions per minutes equals too many “cheeky” and “rubbish” utterances for one person to hear.
He then goes on about his, and I quote “tremendous football knowledge”, part of this is discussing his favorite defender “Carlos Poohole”, or at least that’s how he said it. Finally, he discussed how impressive Barca was considering they don’t spend much more on salary than the MLS. The guy was not sarcastic. He finished off telling everyone in the section about how no Americans have any sort of etiquette and then promptly spilled beer on my wife.
Anyways, it made me think, however much a lot of us argue on here, it is so nice to have informed discussions regarding soccer. So first off, thanks again for letting me vent, and secondly, thanks for providing me with some enjoyable soccer discussions.
What a disgrace! ESPN HD nationwide and this is what seatle represents for MLS. Big disgrace. Drew, can you still say LA is the expansion team this year?
Ljunberg can still play
wow. the 2nd half was atrocious. why did Seattle play scrubs? the Galaxy vs. Barca game was 10x more impressive and entertaining the *entire* game cuz Galaxy kept most of their 1st string. Seattle did not; im disappointed. what an abysmal 2nd half. a bit of a diss to the fans i think.
dos santos looks like the little fellow mowgli in the jungle story
sigi looks like hes going to a bbq in queens in 1973
-well done, funniest comment i think I’ve ever read on here
good point travis, makes further conversation moot. as for the outfits, it’s seattle who cares
im pretty sure pep is wearing an abercrombie shirt and sigi looks like hes going to a bbq in queens in 1973…whats with the coaches outfits tonight?
Too many scrubs in for the second half. I am suprised they haven’t burst into flames yet.
It’s not a league game though so what do you expect?
awwww….
barca 3-0.
goal rodriguez…
seattle fans deserve a goal.
go sounders?
3-0 counting, LD had some runs through barca’s defense. ive seen nothing but outlet passes from seattle.
I wouldn’t compare 2nd halves between the LA/Barca game and the Seattle/Barca game. Mainly, LA had Donovan go 90, Beckham go almost 90, and a few others play quite a bit. Seattle has their all of their back-ups playing the 2nd half. It’s amazing Seattle can do anything at all, the difference in class is obviously tremendous.
Who else saw Levesque and thought, “Wow, Sawyer is off the Island and playing in Seattle!”
Harry,
Go watch the LA Barca game again. L.A. barely touched the ball. They were pinned most of the time. Barca is dominating this second half though. Little Dos Santos is very nifty.
wow a corner, i’m proven wrong
what, the only thing seattle has mounted is a local donkey, let alone an attack. can you say cannon foder. LA had barca on their heels. by the way is seattle allowed to have a touch this half?
Zakuani is English. He did go to college for a few years in the US, so, maybe he’s looking to gain citizenship.
Zakauni’s older brother plays for the Congolese team (the bigger one), and he apparently wants to play for them too. He didn’t come to the US til college, so we aren’t an option anyway. Rather see him there than England.
I think that is an unfair comment towards LA… I thought they played fairly well against Barca…
Seattle is just such a great organization… Top class all the way… I love their colors but they certainly don’t show up well against the pitch background.
Vancouver would be the same way and so would Portland… something about that great Northwest… (Southwest so as not to offend any Cunucks..)
Zakuani is from Congo. Sucks for the US. He’d definitely be a player to look at
messi is magical
Unlike L.A., it looks like Seattle actually came out to play tonight. Even if they lose, they’re actually playing the game. It’d be nice to see them win MLS cup.
FC Barcelona V.S. Steve Zakuani
Zaqkuani or however it’s spelled would probably be the best player on the field tonight if it wasn’t for that Argentine Dwarf.
what nationality is (sp?) Zackauani?
i’m not a sounders fan (only of their organization) but I love me some “Seattle. Sounders.” chant blaring through my speakers, shaking my floor.
Watching the Seattle fans makes me realize how crappy the NYC MLS market is
Someone should point out to the Sounders that their puke green kits don’t show up well against the field.
I didn’t even notice, M’sSH, that’s pretty funny
Anyone know the score of the Whitesox-Angels game?
Good work ESPN bottom line.
Barca’s away kit (or maybe it’s their alternates) remind me of Petr Cech’s goalie kit. Ugliest color for a jersey ever??? Hot Salmon! lol.
lol @Jacob A. I LOVE that line. MMmmmmmm. Fire-crackling timbers! I think I had that for lunch.
Rafa Marquez OUT for fifteen days…WILL MISS US GAME!
RIP Jerry Garcia
Not only is he good, his feet tast like timbers crackling in a fire.
messi is good.