I was glad to hear that Geri was released from the hospital, and I know that the exact way things panned out was unlucky, but I still think that Victor made a bad decision and a dangerous one. If he had stayed back and trusted his defender to do his job, it wouldn't have happened. (Although I concede that Pique hasn't been the most trustworthy defender this season.)

I agree 100% about Xavi. I would like to see Thiago and Cesc alternating with him so that he can rest more between matches. I worry about him in the Euros this summer.

My heart broke for Leo when I saw him crying on the pitch yesterday. I'm sure he feels like the loss is all his fault because of the missed PK.

I love our passing style, but if we're going to have everyone in the opponents' half when the other team parks the bus, we need very fast defenders to head off counterattacks, plus clinical shooting when we manage to find an opportunity. In spite of the dense defense, we had many chances in the last three games but failed to score.

What makes you so sure that Pep will renew? I want to believe it, but my dad says Spanish news sources seem pretty positive that he won't.