Champions League Semi Finals (26th Apr - 4th May)

Deery

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Teams have been struggling against Madrid because they have no set patterns of play against Big teams. No cute intricate passes, no extensive wing play, but really trying to beat teams on the counter while they absorb pressure in defense. Attacking transitions is where they make their money and how they took us apart. They don’t even press that much so it’s hilarious how defenders keep messing up against them. Credit to Benzema for being so clinical too and scoring from even half chances. Ancelotti also doesn’t seem to give player instructions often and trusts them to do the job. It’s like watching Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham side.
Individually the are really quite good as well..
 

kyofusho

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Casemiro should be off. I've definitely said that before. Hopefully he can't continue anyway and karma strikes.
 

Sylar

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Casemiro should be off. I've definitely said that before. Hopefully he can't continue anyway and karma strikes.
He will probably get sent off and Madrid will advance and he will miss the final vs Liverpool...
 

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Really? Feel like the 2018 team was just lob it up to Ronaldo and pray for the best :lol:
Nah they were way better. Marcelo, Ramos and Varane in defence played a high line that allowed them to create more. A younger midfield. Bale scored 20 goals that season. And of course having Ronaldo..
 

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I think this Real team would give Liverpool a decent game. Especially the fact they would be well rested for the final.
 

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Still 0-0, I was not expecting this result by now.
 

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Must be great to have footballers who can actually football and play their way around the press, rather than just collectively shit the bed like the rabble that play for us.
 

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Clear foul on Vinicius by Walker, right? Or am I blind?
 

Phil

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Defenders get a lot of leeway with the pushes in the box don't they
 

kyofusho

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This ref is very lenient. You feel at some point he'll break and the cards will come out.
 

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Don’t often see Real pinned back like this. Not since the classic days of the classicos
 

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Good game, I think Real are giving it as good as they're getting.