Mbappé is 27 years old. Haaland is 25 years old. Kane is 32 years old. Lionel Messi is 39 years old. A friendly reminder: at the 2022 World Cup, Messi won the Silver Boot, while Ronaldo scored only one goal in the entire tournament. If Ronaldo fans are using Mbappé, Haaland, and Kane's Golden Boot race with Messi to banter him, that alone should be enough for you to see Messi's greatness and the huge gap between him and Ronaldo. No 39 year old player at the 2026 World Cup would be able to go toe to toe with the younger generation if it weren't for Lionel Andrés Messi.

It's okay to criticise players after a loss, but attacking them personally is unnecessary. Point out their mistakes and demand improvement without taking things too far. We bantered Madrid fans when Barca were winning, so learn to take the banter too. It's just football, don't let it ruin your peace.

Since Barca lost El Clasico last night, many of our fans have been acting crazy on this app, which is understandable. But bro, it's just football. Don't be too emotional. Criticise your players and point out the areas they need to improve, but don't take it personally. Some of you are going way beyond criticism. Take it easy. When Barca were beating Real Madrid back to back and we were bantering them, they had to endure it too. Now it's our turn to swallow the banter and move on. Don't let football frustrate you this much. These guys are earning millions.

It's so annoying that neither @DStv @DStvNg @SuperSportTV @SSFootball nor @StarTimes_Ng will broadcast the Ballon d'Or ceremony today. I checked the DStv TV guide and even called their customer service, and they confirmed that they won't be showing it. I also got a direct phone number for @StarTimes_Ng and called them a few minutes ago, only to receive the same confirmation. We watch these players throughout the entire season, only to find out that when it's time to celebrate their performances and watch them receive football's biggest individual award, the channels that broadcast their matches every matchday won't show the ceremony. It's honestly so frustrating.

It looks like DStv Nigeria won’t be showing the Ballon d’Or ceremony tonight. I checked their TV guide and even called their customer care to confirm, and they said it won’t be broadcast. I want to find out if StarTimes will show it instead, but my subscription expired few months ago, so I need to confirm before renewing it. Unfortunately, none of the StarTimes customer service numbers I have is connecting. If you have an active StarTimes customer care number, please drop it in the comments. I’d really appreciate it.

I don’t even think many Barca fans have the right to complain about our defence. To some of you on this app, no defender linked to Barca is ever good enough. You criticise every defender linked to the club during the transfer window just to keep defending this unreliable defence. You only remember Barca have defensive problems when we lose an important match. The way some of you attacked me during the transfer window when I kept shouting that we needed to sign a defender was crazy. Give it a few weeks, and once Barca start winning again and beating Elche, Mallorca and other smaller teams, if you tweet about our defence, these same people will come to your comment section to insult you and tell you there’s nothing wrong with it.

I hope today, when I criticise Hansi Flick, all of you who think he can do no wrong will finally calm down. You’re always attacking Barca fans who point out things they believe he needs to improve on. I hope you can now understand the difference between criticising your coach when he gets things wrong and pushing an agenda against him. You people do player FC and still do manager FC.

We all knw what they're trying to do. They want to give Yamal the Kopa Trophy instead of Cubarsí to compensate him for missing out on the Ballon d'Or.

Rubbish!

The biggest problem at Barca right now is that Flick still doesn’t seem to believe we need an experienced centre back. From his post match press conference, he seems to believe we lost simply because we failed to take our chances, nothing more. But the same defensive problems we saw today will keep happening if nothing changes. There will be matches when our attackers aren’t at their best, but with a solid defence, we can still avoid defeat. When our attackers are wasteful and our defence is unreliable, we’ll keep losing big games. As a Barca fan, I’m worried that even if Flick signs a defender in January, he might only go for another young centre back. He still doesn’t seem to accept that our defence needs serious reinforcement.

They said Bastoni lacks certain qualities, called Romero a red card merchant, and complained that Lukeba is too expensive. There’s an excuse for every defender linked to Barca, even though we can all see that our defence needs fixing. Some Barca fans even criticise every defender linked to the club simply because they prefer Gerard Martín alongside Cubarsí. They only remember that we need defensive signings when we lose. Once Barca win a few matches, they’ll start telling us that our defence is fine.

We’ve already lost to PSG and Real Madrid, and by the time Christensen returns from injury, the toughest fixtures might be behind us. Then, when we need him most during the crucial stage of next season, He'll probably be dealing with another injury again. Some Barca fans defended his contract extension, arguing that accepting a 50% pay cut was his way of helping the club. But honestly, what good is a reduced salary if he’s rarely available when the team needs him? Right now, it feels like Barca are doing him a favour rather than the other way around.

He should just return to IG and focus on posting nonsense as usual. This is exactly why loan deals are sometimes better than permanent signings.

There are matches when your attackers won’t be at their best, but if your defence is solid, you can still avoid defeat. Unfortunately, Barca don’t have a solid defence, and our coach is partly responsible for that. Both goals we conceded today could have been avoided if Flick had strengthened our defence. Yet, around August, he boldly stated that he didn’t need another defender.

Whenever you notice something wrong and tweet about it because you expect your manager to do better, some Barca fans who believe Flick can never do anything wrong will turn it into a fight. To all the Barça fans who insulted me for criticising Flick approach to the PSG game because you claimed he was prioritising El Clásico, how far now?

This loss is necessary for Flick to understand that attack isn’t everything. Defensive signings are just as important. Real Madrid came with a low block approach, and whenever we lost the ball, they took advantage of it. It worked for them today, but one thing is certain: they won’t get away with this all season. They did even more than this last season.

This loss is necessary for Flick to understand that attack isn’t everything. Defensive signings are just as important. Real Madrid came with a low block approach, and whenever we lost the ball, they took advantage of it. It worked for them today, but one thing is certain: they won’t get away with this all season. They did even more than this last season.

Mourinho hype w full everywhere tonight, that's how they make noise last season.