Current Barcelona team, best side ever?

[Safe.]

15 games in, gd of +38, having scored 26 goals in their last 6 matches. So could any of the great teams in the past beat this Barcelona side when they're on form?

 

[Commander]

I'm not so sure they could, they are unbelievable at the moment. Although if we played like we played at Peterborough I think we'd beat them 3-1.

 

[seagulls4ever]

See how they do in the Champions League first. Other than Barca and Real Madrid, and maybe one or two others, there's not a great deal of quality in the Spanish league. It's fast turning into the SPL.

 

[Mackenzie]

Brazil 1970 would give them a game.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

See how they do in the Champions League first. Other than Barca and Real Madrid, and maybe one or two others, there's not a great deal of quality in the Spanish league. It's fast turning into the SPL.

You could have said that here though for many recent years, either United and The Arse, or United and Chelsea.

 

[Monty]

Their 3rd goal yesterday (Messi' 1st) was an unbelievable goal, never see anything like that in England. You need to watch it for about a two minutes before the goal, not just the highlights. The way they knock it about is amazing. Just proves you don't have to fill your team full of 6ft plus players, Barca are statistically the smallest team in La Liga.

 

[Rookie]

Straight from the Stats on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/OptaJose):
Barcelona made 938 passes v R.Sociedad last night, 25 more than Stoke have made in their last 3 PL games put together (915). Damm. Also have broken records for most passes in one game in La Liga and Champions League

 

[withdeanwombat]

Pat Saward's promotion team would have sorted them out.

 

[Monty]

Think I head that Xavi made about 120 passes which was a new La Liga record and was only on for about 65 minutes.

 

[Bold Seagull]

15 games in, gd of +38, having scored 26 goals in their last 6 matches. So could any of the great teams in the past beat this Barcelona side when they're on form?

Get in amoung them and it's often a different story. Inter Milan last season were not particularly special, but the special one nullified them as did Chelsea the season Barca won it, and lets be fair, should have won the game with at least 5 penalty decisions, it was a travesty Barca even got to the final.

Liverpool circa 1984 would have given them a game, AC Milan 1994, Real Madrid 1960.

Barca are a fantastic side, but should be retaining the Champions League before we start saying they're the best side ever.

 

[Pavilionaire]

My thread of 2 weeks ago entitled "Liquid Football" asked the same question. I think the answer is still YES.

 

[Superphil]

They are stunning, and it's an impossible question to answer. I would have thought the United team that won the treble, the Arsenal team that went the whole season unbeaten, and the Chelsea team of 05-06 might have given them a good run for thier money. As for pre the mid 90s, it becomes even more difficult as the style of play and general fitness of players was so different.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Real Madrid of Pushkas fame are acknowleged to be the greatest club side ever ( many European cups etc) Liverpool of the late 70's and Eighties under Bob Paisley were an awesome side also.

This Barca side are undoubtedly a very good side in a very strange league.

 

[Safe.]

What about the past Ajax sides? Heard they were good.

 

[Simster]

What about the past Ajax sides? Heard they were good.

Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool could all lay claim to "best team ever" at different points in their history. Bold Seagull nailed this one, let's see Barca retain the Champions League before concluding that they are the best ever.

 

[Biscuit]

What about the past Ajax sides? Heard they were good.

Ajax. '72.

Johan Cruijff, Horst Blankenburg, Ruud Krol, Johan Neeskens, Piet Keizer.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I think any side that tried to take them on at football would lose.

But the great Inter or Milan teams would give them a go.

 

[BensGrandad]

Real Madrid of Pushkas fame are acknowleged to be the greatest club side ever ( many European cups etc) Liverpool of the late 70's and Eighties under Bob Paisley were an awesome side also.

This Barca side are undoubtedly a very good side in a very strange league.

Thats the answer

 

[Icy Gull]

Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Liverpool could all lay claim to "best team ever" at different points in their history. Bold Seagull nailed this one, let's see Barca retain the Champions League before concluding that they are the best ever.

They don't even hold it, so how are they gonna retain it? I haven't seen them take apart a really good European team yet which they will need to do to be considered the best. In fact they tend to struggle against good teams - Inter Milan, 10 man Arsenal. Chelsea.

They are great to watch but best team ever - nope

 

[BensGrandad]

Barcelona dont come any where near to Real Madrids record in Europe.

Barcelona won the European Cup in 1992 and the Championsleague in 2006 and 2009 ;

Real Madrid won it in 1956, 57, 68 59.60 66 and 68 2000 and 2002 (I think cant read my own writing) and finalists in 71 & 83 so there is no contest.