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This poor form of Benzema is worrying. He wasn't sharp at all.

I like the attitude of the team tonight.

Hala Madrid.

Rarre:
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Yea the clear pen when Carvajal fouled Grealish and the freekick City should have got when Stones was fouled outside of the box.

Remind me how Carvajal finished that game without a yellow? What about Rudiger?

Rarre:
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This was almost the same thing that happened in the Japan vs Spain world cup game but it was given, Their rule states if there's any part of the ball hugging the line its counted as still in play

Android17:
Yea the clear pen when Carvajal fouled Grealish and the freekick City should have got when Stones was fouled outside of the box.

Remind me how Carvajal finished that game without a yellow? What about Rudiger?

No mind oga rarre, Vardrid have been benefiting from dodgy decisions year in year out in the UCL even today too with the ref waving play on after several fouls from them but they're playing the victim card now, If pep doesn't end this by next week he should just humbly resign and never coach a club team again

Una go SUFFER at the Etihad. Next no far

Haba Madrid 🤣😂🤣

Kilishihunter:

No mind oga rarre, Vardrid have been benefiting from dodgy decisions year in year out in the UCL even today too with the ref waving play on after several fouls from them but they're playing the victim card now, If pep doesn't end this by next week he should just humbly resign and never coach a club team again

The way City played was clearly by design. Bernardo had no interest in taking on Cama nor was he invested in ing the ball to anybody but Walker.

Stones would get into the final 3rd and just sit on the ball waiting for the RM defence to re-arrange itself. It was like City wanted Madrid to defend zonally so that they would not be able to play on the counter.

As much as people want to give Rudiger credit, Haaland was out of this game by self-imposition. He was the only focal point and was confused between staying high up or coming back to help with the midfield. Half the time, he was the only one in the box and never got a chance to run in behind RM.

I personally think Pep wanted to not lose. That was all he was interested in and the players knew it.

Gundo and Bernardo had bad games but that does not go without saying that the referee was awful and he enabled RM players to play with boldness as they knew he was not going to book them.

Android17:
The way City played was clearly by design. Bernardo had no interest in taking on Cama nor was he invested in ing the ball to anybody but Walker.

Stones would get into the final 3rd and just sit on the ball waiting for the RM defence to re-arrange itself. It was like City wanted Madrid to defend zonally so that they would not be able to play on the counter.

As much as people want to give Rudiger credit, Haaland was out of this game by self-imposition. He was the only focal point and was confused between staying high up or coming back to help with the midfield. Half the time, he was the only one in the box and never got a chance to run in behind RM.

I personally think Pep wanted to not lose. That was all he was interested in and the players knew it.

Gundo and Bernardo had bad games but that does not go without saying that the referee was awful and he enabled RM players to play with boldness as they knew he was not going to book them.

Yeah most of your gameplay looked like pep was looking for a draw especially after the kdb belter, If vardrid had added another one after vini's superb strike it would have defo been more problematic for you guys, Now they won't just sit at the back away waiting to pick their moments everytime as they'll have to also come out and attack atimes, I just hope this would be pep's year even if he doesn't win the treble
As for Haaland you know you guys play more direct with him anytime you reach the final third and the way you guys didn't want to commit many bodies forward to avoid being caught like a deer in headlights didn't help his cause but rudiger really did a good job on him, not only man marking him well but generally especially with those key blocks from grealish's and kdb's through balls, Your game should be more expansive at the Etihad giving Haaland more leeway in attack

Kilishihunter:

Yeah most of your gameplay looked like pep was looking for a draw especially after the kdb belter, If vardrid had added another one after vini's superb strike it would have defo been more problematic for you guys, Now they won't just sit at the back away waiting to pick their moments everytime as they'll have to also come out and attack atimes, I just hope this would be pep's year even if he doesn't win the treble
As for Haaland you know you guys play more direct with him anytime you reach the final third and the way you guys didn't want to commit many bodies forward to avoid being caught like a deer in headlights didn't help his cause but rudiger really did a good job on him, not only man marking him well but generally especially with those key blocks from grealish's and kdb's through balls, Your game should be more expansive at the Etihad giving Haaland more leeway in attack

Yea at the time of the blocks the players were leggy so some es were either overhit or not connecting.

However, you are right. City were afraid to commit bodies forward. Even the corner kicks were played to prevent RM from counter attacking.

Rudiger played well don't get me wrong but if he got carded for fouling Gundo he would have played with more fear etc.

Android17:
Yea the clear pen when Carvajal fouled Grealish and the freekick City should have got when Stones was fouled outside of the box.

Remind me how Carvajal finished that game without a yellow? What about Rudiger?

Lmao! a free kick outside the box? was that the one which referee decided to give an advantage because the ball still went to a city player? "if" that's the case then I'd have to remind you that last season your fourth goal at the Emptihad came when Zinchenko was fouled by Kroos at the edge of the 18, ref then put his whistle in his mouth and motioned like he was to give a free kick which made real Madrid players stop going after the ball but ref stopped at the last millisecond when he saw Bernardo got the ball then signalled "play on" with both hands AFTER the ball had hit the net. you can go back to the clip again to prove me wrong. never in my life have I seen a ref signal play on after a goal

and funny how you talked about deserved yellows that weren't given cuz it happened to both set of teams

Android17:
The way City played was clearly by design. Bernardo had no interest in taking on Cama nor was he invested in ing the ball to anybody but Walker.

Stones would get into the final 3rd and just sit on the ball waiting for the RM defence to re-arrange itself. It was like City wanted Madrid to defend zonally so that they would not be able to play on the counter.

As much as people want to give Rudiger credit, Haaland was out of this game by self-imposition. He was the only focal point and was confused between staying high up or coming back to help with the midfield. Half the time, he was the only one in the box and never got a chance to run in behind RM.

I personally think Pep wanted to not lose. That was all he was interested in and the players knew it.

Gundo and Bernardo had bad games but that does not go without saying that the referee was awful and he enabled RM players to play with boldness as they knew he was not going to book them.

There's nothing masterclass about what Pep did, he was just confused cuz he didn't expect Real to play the way they did. when he saw real starting the likes of Rodrygo with Kroos playing DM he expected Real to come out for a toe to toe fight like we did against Uefalona at the Camp Nou in our 4-0 victory cuz that's the same formation we used but we didn't. he was just lucky we didn't get a second goal before their equaliser cuz we would've killed the tie right there in the first leg. Man City before the equaliser were already looking like they were panicking

For those Madrid fans clamoring for the Norse guy lmao

I hope this clears y'all that he's not for us...

FergieRaww:


I can have them both and will have them both whether in reality or my FIFA

Only in your FIFA...

hopefulLandlord:


There's nothing masterclass about what Pep did, he was just confused cuz he didn't expect Real to play the way they did. when he saw real starting the likes of Rodrygo with Kroos playing DM he expected Real to come out for a toe to toe fight like we did against Uefalona at the Camp Nou in our 4-0 victory cuz that's the same formation we used but we didn't. he was just lucky we didn't get a second goal before their equaliser cuz we would've killed the tie right there in the first leg. Man City before the equaliser were already looking like they were panicking

@bolded
Aswear they really panicked especially after our goal and early on in the second half...
2017 Real Madrid would have ended the tie last night.

Bacteria8:


I hope Benzema won't kill our attack again 🤦🏾‍♂️

Raumdeuter ngbo?

airmark:


Ramdeuter ngbo?

How is Belotti doing these days in Roma attack

ALEXAPLAYME:
Kudos to Rudiger, brilliant performance from him

Airmark ngbo

hopefulLandlord:


Lmao! a free kick outside the box? was that the one which referee decided to give an advantage because the ball still went to a city player? "if" that's the case then I'd have to remind you that last season your fourth goal at the Emptihad came when Zinchenko was fouled by Kroos at the edge of the 18, ref then put his whistle in his mouth and motioned like he was to give a free kick which made real Madrid players stop going after the ball but ref stopped at the last millisecond when he saw Bernardo got the ball then signalled "play on" with both hands AFTER the ball had hit the net. you can go back to the clip again to prove me wrong. never in my life have I seen a ref signal play on after a goal

and funny how you talked about deserved yellows that weren't given cuz it happened to both set of teams

The freekick would have seen Camavinga yellow carded. That is why it was important. By not revisiting that play, he let Cama escape a sure-fire yellow that would have made him play with caution for the rest of the game.

hopefulLandlord:


There's nothing masterclass about what Pep did, he was just confused cuz he didn't expect Real to play the way they did. when he saw real starting the likes of Rodrygo with Kroos playing DM he expected Real to come out for a toe to toe fight like we did against Uefalona at the Camp Nou in our 4-0 victory cuz that's the same formation we used but we didn't. he was just lucky we didn't get a second goal before their equaliser cuz we would've killed the tie right there in the first leg. Man City before the equaliser were already looking like they were panicking

There is alot of bluster in this.

First, nobody mentioned a masterclass. I said it was by design because that is how City intended to play. Bernardo was clearly instructed to not commit to taking on Camavinga because he was going to be needed in tracking back to help Walker mark Vini. That is why he 80% of the time ed the ball back to Walker where he would naturally commit to dribbling like he did against Alphonso Davies of Bayern in the first leg.

Second, I am not at Pep's level and I would have picked out the very same RM side without missing a beat. You may not like to hear it often but your team is awfully predictable with the same pattern of play from last season. What stands you out in such games is your calm nerves that have obviously come from a history of winnings. So if your formation and pattern of play did not surprise me, how in the world do you think anything yesterday surprised Pep? Hahaha

In case you have not been following, City played the very same way against Leipzig. I being frustrated as the players won't commit when it was 1-1. It was after the game, having listened to how cheerful Pep was that I knew he wanted his players to play that way. If in doubt, you can listen to Grealish's recent interviews where he said Pep told him specifically to take the ball against Bayern (2nd leg) and dribble, waste time and basically slow the game down. Pep did not want the game to be chaotic which would have favored a home team.

If you know anything about the way City presses, you will know that City did not try the full press yesterday and slowed down any opportunities to attack quickly. Gundo and Stones were chief culprits in this. They would get into attacking positions and then ponderously retract, looking for the safest horizontal and allowing RM re-set the 7 man defence you guys were playing. That was Pep neutralizing your danger on the counter attack.

Speaking of which, all these talk about 2nd goal, can you actually mention 1 chance you created and should have scored from? Don't bother talking about Benzema's header as he was stone cold offside. The reason the refs did not call it is because he did not score from it. So I am curious. Please tell us the clear chance you created that should have been a goal for you?

It is only on NL that an away team should feel bad that they did not lose to a team of the stature of RM. I thought you won this same tie 3-1 last season. Why are you now pretending it makes no difference? If it does not, tell us when you have ever beat City at the Etihad under Pep.

The reality is your goal came against the run of play and given it was Vini that scored, he could have taken that same shot 9 more times and all would have been misses. But you cannot bet against KDB scoring that same chance 5 out of 10 times. The facts are stubborn.

Don't worry on Wednesday, we shall see if Pep was confused or if City played differently yesterday.

We haven't beaten Pep at the Etihad before...fine
There is a afirst time for everything.

Android17

PurpLChi:
We haven't beaten Pep at the Etihad before...fine
There is a afirst time for everything.

Android17

Of course there is. And I am not saying it is impossible. I am saying there is no data backing that and nothing we can objectively see that is pointing us in that direction.

Android17:
Of course there is. And I am not saying it is impossible. I am saying there is no data backing that and nothing we can objectively see that is pointing us in that direction.

Okay so everything is objectively pointing towards Man city knocking us out abi?

pu7pl3:


Okay so everything is objectively pointing towards Man city knocking us out abi?

If you have another quantifiable metric to use please provide it.

"Football heritage" and "We are RM" don't hold water.

I think City will qualify to the final. Yea.

Android17:
There is alot of bluster in this.

First, nobody mentioned a masterclass. I said it was by design because that is how City intended to play. Bernardo was clearly instructed to not commit to taking on Camavinga because he was going to be needed in tracking back to help Walker mark Vini. That is why he 80% of the time ed the ball back to Walker where he would naturally commit to dribbling like he did against Alphonso Davies of Bayern in the first leg.

Second, I am not at Pep's level and I would have picked out the very same RM side without missing a beat. You may not like to hear it often but your team is awfully predictable with the same pattern of play from last season. What stands you out in such games is your calm nerves that have obviously come from a history of winnings. So if your formation and pattern of play did not surprise me, how in the world do you think anything yesterday surprised Pep? Hahaha

because each time we want to play attacking football and blowout the opposition we play that formation, I even gave an example of our 4-0 win against Uefalona. we've NEVER played defensive with that formation

In case you have not been following, City played the very same way against Leipzig. I being frustrated as the players won't commit when it was 1-1. It was after the game, having listened to how cheerful Pep was that I knew he wanted his players to play that way. If in doubt, you can listen to Grealish's recent interviews where he said Pep told him specifically to take the ball against Bayern (2nd leg) and dribble, waste time and basically slow the game down. Pep did not want the game to be chaotic which would have favored a home team.

If you know anything about the way City presses, you will know that City did not try the full press yesterday and slowed down any opportunities to attack quickly. Gundo and Stones were chief culprits in this. They would get into attacking positions and then ponderously retract, looking for the safest horizontal and allowing RM re-set the 7 man defence you guys were playing. That was Pep neutralizing your danger on the counter attack.

Speaking of which, all these talk about 2nd goal, can you actually mention 1 chance you created and should have scored from? Don't bother talking about Benzema's header as he was stone cold offside. The reason the refs did not call it is because he did not score from it. So I am curious. Please tell us the clear chance you created that should have been a goal for you?

This is Real Madrid, we don't need clear chances to score a goal. Look at our goals against you at the Emptihad last season and Benz first goal was out of nothing and even the penalty was from a non dangerous play. all we have to do is get those half chances and take them even Vini's goal yesterday wasn't a clear chance neither was the Rodrygo equaliser at the dying minutes. there were several situations yesterday from the time we scored that the final balls were lacking and that's what I meant. at that point Man Shitty were panicking and uncharacteristically misplacing es in their own half under little to no pressure while Madrid kept penetrating their midfield with incisive vertical es and dribbles

It is only on NL that an away team should feel bad that they did not lose to a team of the stature of RM. I thought you won this same tie 3-1 last season. Why are you now pretending it makes no difference? If it does not, tell us when you have ever beat City at the Etihad under Pep.

we won the tie by the scoreline required. we have the ability to do just about enough to get over the line and that draw isn't really too bad of a result.

also you're pulling a strawman, I didn't say you should be sad for a draw. if I did then kindly point it out.

The reality is your goal came against the run of play and given it was Vini that scored, he could have taken that same shot 9 more times and all would have been misses. But you cannot bet against KDB scoring that same chance 5 out of 10 times. The facts are stubborn.

.Vini would hit that ball and score 9 out of 10 because goalkeepers don't usually expect him to shoot hard which makes them unprepared when he hits them, almost everyone expected him to do us usual dribbling or pick a in that position which is why Ederson was caught napping. Courtois saves that ball 9 out of 10 if Madrid players weren't blocking his view when KDB hit it. Courtois is most likely the best goalkeeper when it comes to saving outside shots in the world.

Don't worry on Wednesday, we shall see if Pep was confused or if City played differently yesterday.

this I agree with 100%

Android17:
The freekick would have seen Camavinga yellow carded. That is why it was important. By not revisiting that play, he let Cama escape a sure-fire yellow that would have made him play with caution for the rest of the game.

That's what an advantage is for. Even Kroos in that Bilva goal was waiting to be carded when Bilva took the ball and scored.

Android17:
If you have another quantifiable metric to use please provide it.

"Football heritage" and "We are RM" don't hold water.

We are above quantifiable metrics, we are Real Madrid and you guys are bottlers...rest

pu7pl3:


We are above quantifiable metrics, we are Real Madrid and you guys are bottlers...rest

what is madrid's style?

Going through that Android guy's posts from last year just keeps making me laugh, he was so sure his team is there already lol 😂

pu7pl3:


We are above quantifiable metrics, we are Real Madrid and you guys are bottlers...rest

. You have spoken well.

FergieRaww:
Going through that Android guy's posts from last year just keeps making me laugh, he was so sure his team is there already lol 😂

The guy's confidence is amazing

Starboy has spoken! 😎