Champions League Quarter Finals | Chelsea vs Real (Tue) | Bayern vs City (Wed)

[predator]

Would love Milan to win it. Always been my second team.

 

[That_Bloke]

Benzema, take it easy, mate.

 

[Sylar]

The lineman didn't give that despite being next to it and front view

 

[Witchking]

Would love Milan to win it. Always been my second team.

Unfortunately no way they win the thing with city and Madrid in the mix. Anyone but Liverpool, city in the cl for me.

 

[redcucumber]

Madrid Milan would be some final

Would it? Chelsea utterly bitch slapped them in the groups and they were largely rudderless against Spurs. Napoli Madrid would be much better

 

[OmarUnited4ever]

This game feels like it's Madrid vs Enzo..


Only Enzo is playing well and trying to make it happen, he picks it deep, spreads around and pushes up to link up play and all, everyone else is just ball waiting and doing nothing

 

[Sylar]

Wasted chance there for Madrid. Little selfish

 

[Bigfatron]

Why is the stand behind Chelsea's goal unoccupied?

Health and Safety

Don’t want anybody hit by a wayward Felix shot.

 

[Glorio]

The ease with which Madrid spray the ball around... it's been a long time since I've seen that from United.

I think they've been poor in the final third to be honest

 

[Bepi]

Would it? Chelsea utterly bitch slapped them in the groups and they were largely rudderless against Spurs. Napoli Madrid would be much better

In a cup comprtition, early games are worth nothing, though… you get there step by step, it’s not from invitation.

 

[GatoLoco]

Valverde better with his punches than his long distance shooting these weeks.

 

[Sylar]

Would it? Chelsea utterly bitch slapped them in the groups and they were largely rudderless against Spurs. Napoli Madrid would be much better

AHH I meant for historic reasons rather than quality of final

 

[Telsim]

Fofana is utter shit. Maguire no longer the worst CB transfer in the PL.

 

[redcucumber]

In a cup comprtition, early games are worth nothing, though… you get there step by step, it’s not from invitation.

Ah come on, they are 22 points off the top in Serie A! Obviously in a one off game who knows, but all the evidence would point towards a straightforward Madrid win. Napoli have been much more consistently impressive.

 

[Nick7]

Fofana is utter shit. Maguire no longer the worst CB transfer in the PL.

Koulibaly is right there

 

[redcucumber]

AHH I meant for historic reasons rather than quality of final

Oh yeh, deffo! CL heritage

 

[Manncunian]

What a dour game. Two terrible football teams, or at least you’d think they were based on that first half.

 

[Berbaclass]

Hows that not gone in from Kjaer!

 

[Eriku]

That had virtually no lengthy stoppages interrupting the flow. Was sort of satisfying to see the ref whistle right on time at the Bernabeau.

 

[Nickholas]

Koulibaly is right there

Koulibaly wins it...
responsible for us loosing sooo many games this season

 

[Telsim]

Koulibaly is right there

They paid like £40M less for Koulibaly.

 

[Superunknown]

This Madrid side are something else. Could honestly watch Kroos and Modric play all day, and Benzema is an utter menace. I'd love to build a time machine and sign them for us before Madrid had them. Oh man, just imagine.

 

[HookedOnAPhelan]

They paid like £40M less for Koulibaly.

Yeah but they gave him significantly bigger wages. Plus he's 9 years older.

 

[Bepi]

Ah come on, they are 22 points off the top in Serie A! Obviously in a one off game who knows, but all the evidence would point towards a straightforward Madrid win. Napoli have been much more consistently impressive.

Just ask City how not to win the CL after destroying the domestic and most competitive league year in year out? Cups are a different beast.

Almost 2-0, Kjaer’s header on the internal part of the crossbar!

 

[Nick7]

They paid like £40M less for Koulibaly.

€40m for a 31 year old on huge money that has been awful? That’s worse.

 

[GatoLoco]

Just ask City how not to win the CL after destroying the domestic and most competitive league year in year out? Cups are a different beast.

Almost 2-0, Kjaer’s header on the internal part of the crossbar!

Plus Milan won 0-4 last time they played.

 

[VorZakone]

Napoli don't have an answer for Milan it seems and that's several face-offs in a row where Milan have been more dangerous.

 

[Fabio Rochemback]

So who's getting sent off in the second half of Milan vs Napoli?

 

[giorno]

Milan at full strenght and with confidence is an entirely different beast than what they were in the group stages to be fair. They'd be dangerous for us. Not so much for City, just too big a gap there

 

[redcucumber]

Just ask City how not to win the CL after destroying the domestic and most competitive league year in year out? Cups are a different beast.

Almost 2-0, Kjaer’s header on the internal part of the crossbar!

Ey? What does City have to do with it? As I said, in a one off game obviously anything could happen. You could apply that to literally any team, in any game. But quite obviously on paper most people would say Madrid would win at a canter. The guy even qualified his point by saying he meant it would be a cool final on the basis of history, not on a competitive level.

 

[RG77]

Not a good game by us. Very sloppy in possession and caught at the back a few times. Need to do better.

 

[redcucumber]

Milan at full strenght and with confidence is an entirely different beast than what they were in the group stages to be fair. They'd be dangerous for us. Not so much for City, just too big a gap there

They were crap against Spurs as well. Am I missing something here? I'd still say Napoli are favourites to go through.

 

[Cassidy]

Napoli don't have an answer for Milan it seems and that's several face-offs in a row where Milan have been more dangerous.

No Osimhen makes quite a difference to be fair. However Milan do seem to have their number

 

[Cassidy]

They were crap against Spurs as well. Am I missing something here? I'd still say Napoli are favourites to go through.

Milan beat Napoli 4-0 just over a week ago, wouldn’t have Napoli as favourites if they lose today

 

[noodlehair]

Kante just running off the side of the pitch with the ball because he was somehow too slow to keep up with himself the highlight of the Chelsea performance so far.

Time has ravaged his once useful skills

 

[RedDevilQuebecois]

Napoli don't have an answer for Milan it seems and that's several face-offs in a row where Milan have been more dangerous.

That is just so weird to see Napoli always struggling against Milan considering how consistent Napoli have been against about anything else.

 

[UweBein]

I can't watch. What are Chelsea's chances for a surprise win?

 

[VorZakone]

No Osimhen makes quite a difference to be fair. However Milan do seem to have their number

Yup. Lots of attention towards Kvara but Osimhen is Napoli's most important player.

 

[giorno]

Ey? What does City have to do with it? As I said, in a one off game obviously anything could happen. You could apply that to literally any team, in any game. But quite obviously on paper most people would say Madrid would win at a canter. The guy even qualified his point by saying he meant it would be a cool final on the basis of history, not on a competitive level.

A milan-madrid final would be competitive if milan are healthy. Theo+Leao combo is a problem for any team, and we're weak against pace on the right flank. Their midfield has pace and tenacity, and they have pace across the back line, plus Maignan is the kind of gk that can steal a game on his own

 

[VorZakone]

That is just so weird to see Napoli always struggling against Milan considering how consistent Napoli have been against about anything else.

It reminds me of City being dominant domestically but still having a couple of boogeymen opponents that they just couldn't beat.