City bore me to tears. Don’t watch them anymore.
Champions League — quarter-finals and semi-finals draw
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Hot headed coach whose time is up.
Senile president, after 42 years leading the club.
A lot of turmoil, and change is very much welcome.
I just checked the results as that’s pretty much my relationship now with this competition but what a wonderful surprise to wake up to - both City and Arsenal out. With the former gone, at least the rest of competition won’t be all about dread. feck off Pep and 115 FC
Worth watching back just for the antics of idiot City fans behind the goal, They played their part in Silva missing his penalty.
I personally dont think he is, but the carry on has already started among the media and in particular social media. Whether we like it or not, he wont be able to escape the fact he went to a side that has dominated the league for 11 years and then finishes 2nd the year he arrived.
It is just a sad fact of football
It just seems so wrong if he makes it to the final and loses to Madrid, only to then jump ship.
If im Mbappe, Im hoping to beat Dortmund and just face Bayern in the final.
These narratives matter a lot when players are trying to enter all-time discussions.
Social media. Basically a bunch of 10 year olds who latch on to any bantz and repeat it ad nauseam
Yeah remember who you played for Rio,stop with all this supporting British teams in Europe
Good to see all English clubs going out of CL, hopefully Liverpool from Europa too.
Madrid did more for ManUtd than any ManUtd player or manager post SAF.
Madrid did more for ManUtd than any ManUtd player or manager post SAF.
No they don't, he was always joining Madrid. Whether PSG plays Real Madrid or not and whatever the score, he's still going. World's best players go to Real Madrid, he should already be there if he wasn't obsessed with (insane) money.
From a players but also team play perspective
Now that Arsenal and city are out, I’m happy with any of the four teams remaining winning it. My order of preference would be
1) Dortmund
2) PSG
3) Bayern
4) Real
1) Dortmund
2) PSG
3) Bayern
4) Real
KdB asked Pep to sub him out, he looked exhausted as he was everywhere and tried to be Stevie Me. Also worked his socks off, so can see why he wanted to be subbed out.
Why did Haaland asked to come off, he stood in the box all game and barely moved. Was he too bored watching the game from the box, instead he wanted to watch from sidelines?
Why did Haaland asked to come off, he stood in the box all game and barely moved. Was he too bored watching the game from the box, instead he wanted to watch from sidelines?
Deep down I think he wanted Madrid to win. He even said he think Madrid would win on penalties.
Having seen Madrid’s injury list and turnaround of big name stars in recent seasons, I think City really fecked up this tie. Madrid are good but City had everything going their way - settled team, barely any injuries, current holders - and they still lost the tie. Dropped the ball big time, 115 and Pep.
last season you shut us down. This season you didn't. We each had 3 big chances, the rest is made up of decent ones, but after the goals you scored in the first leg, you were never beating our Spice on that
He is definitely going there. But the narrative will change if he loses in the final to Madrid and joins them.
If you're talking about an all time great, it will always be said that he couldnt beat them so he joined them. It happens in all sports, it happened in the NBA a few years ago when Kevin Durant, the 2nd best basketballer in the world at the time lost to a team in the semis, and then joined them and it is always used against him.
He might not care about the narrative, and all power to him. He should want to join Madrid, he is a player of that quality and should be at the most successful club in the world. But it doesnt mean its a great look for his legacy to do it right after he loses to them in a UCL final, if it comes to that.
Absolutely bonkers post.
Legacy of a guy who won the world cup and scored a hat trick in another final will be affected by signing for Real Madrid instead of staying at plucky minnows PSG.
He will leave a marketing plaything in a second tier league to join the most successful and biggest club in the world. That’s the end of that story, pretty much.
Lunin looked absolutely fantastic yesterday.
Hope Vitek comes through like he did.
Hope Vitek comes through like he did.
Fecking Real. If there's one thing I hate it's going out against Real. On the other hand I think our chances to progress are still higher (2%) against them than against City (0.2%).
Real favorites for the whole thing now.
So glad plastics went out although Madrid looked like Burnley out there most of the game. All the sweeter then tbh.
So glad plastics went out although Madrid looked like Burnley out there most of the game. All the sweeter then tbh.
But if he gets to the final and he’s the reason they win it then it’s a different story. He’s a PSG player so will want to go out with the biggest trophy and then next year he’ll want the same for Madrid.
Dortmund - Bayern final at Wembley again would be amazing.
fun fact 1: it was before the *half-final* it was revelaed, (BVB- Real, so you should be grateful)
fun fact 2: Bayern tried to avoid the public to know about the transfer, it was a media leak from another side
but dont let facts spoil your narrative
I’d much prefer Madrid-PSG. Better game for neutrals. Mbappe and Vinicius can be a joy to watch. Wasn’t that impressed with Bayern against Arsenal.
Dortmund would but the most rubbish team to make the final in ages.
England looking unlikely to get that fifth cl seat
Come of it.
Absolutely buzzing, those cheats are out. A City V PSG final would of been a tough watch. There atmosphere has to be the worst in Europe by a mile. Cant wait for them to get charged and hopefully relegated.
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Really? Inter Milan last year? Bang average Chelsea side won it 3 years ago.
we won't!
Let's do a Bayern. Have him score an own goal in the CL final and then blast Comunicado Oficial on the monitors at Wembley
Aside from the first 25 minutes, City were very dominant in possession, but I was impressed with Madrid defensively as they only conceded a couple of clear cut chances. Kudos to Nacho who stepped up, despite being effectively their 4th choice CB now. I thought he had a very good game along with Rudiger, but Militao returning is still potentially huge for them.
I’m curious about Madrid’s tactics though as I can’t imagine it was the plan to concede THAT much possession to City. They seemed to play very cautiously and there were long periods where they barely entered the City half and didn’t utilise their rapid pace upfront very effectively. I also think Ancelotti should have subbed Kronos off 20 minutes earlier. He wasn’t having his best game.
I’m curious about Madrid’s tactics though as I can’t imagine it was the plan to concede THAT much possession to City. They seemed to play very cautiously and there were long periods where they barely entered the City half and didn’t utilise their rapid pace upfront very effectively. I also think Ancelotti should have subbed Kronos off 20 minutes earlier. He wasn’t having his best game.
Inter also came to my mind. They were chanceless in the group stage against bayern home and away and then made their way to the final in some italian encounters iirc. Despite their dominance in the league, they looked very average in europe
They played City off the park in the final and if they had literally anyone other than Lukaku up top would have probably beaten them too
City were great honestly. And Ancelotti doesn't coach a good pressing scheme, and when City are on like yesterday you just don't take the ball off them...also Kroos and Carvajal can be very weak links and we don't really have great defensive midfielders in general
As for the sub - Ancelotti waited for extra time. Modric was huge after he came on, but he doesn't have more than 30 minutes at this intensity anymore...
You're right, it's the weird world we live in where "context" is a foreign concept.
Why are football fans hate/meme-watch eejits?
Zeus just wasn't available
Yea Silva seemed to display consternation at that blue jerseyed guy with the ball, I think he lost them that!