Diego Alves blows my mind. How can somebody be so good at reflex shots and penalties yet so aweful at controling the box and defending from set pieces. I have never seen a keeper like this. I think i like Guaita more

barcelona.... wheres the passion.

Puyol you have been a HERO this season.
You know things are really bad when we rely only on Puyol & Abidal to win us games. I hope this changes really soon or we can kiss the title goodbye...I hate to see Real Madrid take it, but until this moment they deserve it 100%.

And please Messi if you are reading my comment, please stop taking freekicks...leave it to Alves or Xavi.

Puyol is a header machine! Awesome goal and quality play by Valencia. I like Barca but that saved PK got me out of my seat

Some great piece of skill by Puyol.

Sanchez - not good enough for Barcelona. Pedro > Sanchez.

Messi still fantastic despite missing PK. However, needs to stop taking FK as they are almost always wasteful.

Pinto - lol

Puyol - fantastic header and double roulette

Puyol rises over everyone like an Eagle from the Ashes to thunder the ball into the net rendering the opponents helpless.

Its funny how all the madrid fans come running out of their shelters to say that Valencia should've won. What about when Valencia and Real Madrid played? I'd say there was a little controversy when higuain HANDBALLED the ball inside the penalty box for a penalty to be denied.

- Pinto should have been sent off probably because he ruined a clear chance and seemingly on purpose, and Valencia might have benefited from it. Yeah, we got lucky there. First time in a while but to the trained hater mind I'm sure it's like the last time was this Tuesday.

- Valencia were great. Barcelona were not rubbish. The only thing rubbish was Messi's penalty, and he didn't have such a great night anyways. Other than that, it's a draw at the Mestalla following a good performance with, again, too many chances not converted. Alexis should have scored twice, and I'm sure Pedro would have put one of them away. Soldado and Jonas had a really good match. Valencia were the better team in the first half, Barcelona in the second. Hence a pretty fair result in my opinion, although we should have kinda won it between minutes 50 and 75.

- Awesome dribble by Puyol. Cuenca looked veeery skilled too at certain points, he seems to be this season's big discovery.

barca has too many spanish players, no wonder they coordinate very well.

Good for Valencia. Let's see the second leg. Hope Valencia will win. GO Valencia!!

im a barcelona fan but im actually rooting for Valencia this time hahaha :D

its great that Valencia can hold off against Barca. the second leg would be totally interesting, although Barca would definitely have an upper hand. and i agree that Pep should've trusted penalties and free kicks to Xavi, then Messi. He missed penalties a bit too much.

Very exciting match, hopefully the second leg is like this. Valencia played a great game but not better then Barcelona I have to admit although I do think Valencia would have won if Pinto would have been sent off which he should have. Another thing Messi should give others a chance to shoot penalties from what I've read he misses 1 out of 4 penalties he takes. Maybe Xavi, Iniesta, or even Dani Alves but when Villa is fit he should really start taking some. People might start telling me "well Ronaldo always shoots them for Madrid" and before you say that Ronaldo hasn't missed for Madrid just yet ;)

hope we can bounce back, i know we can, but our players are just taking it way too easy,also puyol proves again how awesome he is