Ramos's absence is terrible for Madrid today.
Champions League Round of 16 (18th Feb - 8th Aug)
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Did VAR even check it ? I don't think the main ref has to listen to it if he feels he is dead cert anyway
Yes they can. They had situations. City's defense is in shambles.
He's scored 14 this season , Penaldo!
Courtous doesn’t look convincing, Madrid need a replacement...
The clip which hardly even causes him to break stride? How is that enough for a pen?
He's actually been pretty good this season.
Shambles is a bit Ott. They've played the offside trap well
Madrid need to stop incessantly playing the ball to feet and go long. Get Vinicius Jr on to stretch play a little. Some direct speed wouldn’t go amiss here.
Not sure how Valverde doesn’t start this either. Absolute OAP midfield against the press?
Not sure how Valverde doesn’t start this either. Absolute OAP midfield against the press?
Thanks
Wow the ref in juve-lyon 
Farcical, that guy and the VAR team should be demoted right fecking now
Farcical, that guy and the VAR team should be demoted right fecking now
Let's keep this same energy for the inevitable 100m Sancho move.
How many laughable penalties has Ronaldo scored this year?
Not trying to be negative at all, but in his shoes I would be kind of embarressed by now, to take any more of them.
Not trying to be negative at all, but in his shoes I would be kind of embarressed by now, to take any more of them.
Did he play the 1st leg?
It's not just the penalties, that ref had many other incidents that make no sense whatsover. I bet he'll send off a Lyon player the 2nd half.
Jesus, he's been one of their standout players this season.
the more I watch football these days, the less I understand rules.
Juve are looking more tired than bad, while Lyon are playing a bit better than in first game but are still hopeless in front of goal. If Juve didn't score that penalty I think that would be over for them, but now It's not that hard to imagine them scoring another two. I see another penalty and red to one of Lyon players in second half. they simply look like one of those teams prone to collapsing in these circumstances.
Juve are looking more tired than bad, while Lyon are playing a bit better than in first game but are still hopeless in front of goal. If Juve didn't score that penalty I think that would be over for them, but now It's not that hard to imagine them scoring another two. I see another penalty and red to one of Lyon players in second half. they simply look like one of those teams prone to collapsing in these circumstances.
Mh, we've actually defended fairly well. Most of their chances(goal and foden chance) were self-inflicted
Yes, he did.
How do these French teams keep producing all these good central midfielders. All 3 of Lyons young midfield been brilliant again. Juventus might as well sub Pjanic, he's completely invisible.
RM and City both look if they could concede again. City need KDB to get loose more. Pretty well balanced, this one. Hate to say it, but would prefer City to win it, RM are a great collection of players in an odious club .... just that City defence, though.
Aulus, God's gracious! The man loves to moan, he'd be in a room all by himself and still moan. He moans at his reflection. He's as a difficult to do buisness with as Levy but he gave up negotiating for Lloris with Levy some few years back.
Ronaldo really living up to his penaldo nickname
Knew from the start that Madrid were going to concede they way they were playing from back and city's pressing. But slowly Madrid grew into the game. Hazard looks isolated. Benzema and Rodrygo having good game. No proper midfield to turn the ball from defence to attack.
Yeah and completely disregard the age difference.
To be honest I haven’t watched any of Madrid this season. Just looking for an excuse to offload one of our players.
Its interesting given debate on this site in recent days between the f9 and the traditional 9. In this game Pep has gone full ‘I’m a crazy genius praise me’ by playing Foden as an f9 whilst Real have sat in and used Benz as a traditional 9 with him linking and getting on the end of crosses from direct moves. I think Real have looked more dangerous overall.
Real will score again, we've already proven if teams get half a chance vs us we'll concede. I think this game rests on how many we score. Genuinely think we'll need 2 here.
Saved our bacon with the red card actually
And again, we're not defending badly here, just keep making dumb mistakes in build up
Modric doesn't have the legs for this game though. Need Valverde on
Both penalties were invalid
Ramos is great on the ball though so you’d maybe be giving City the ball back just outside your box a bit less
Fergie tried very hard to sign him aged 21.
De Ligt / Bonucci partnership must be the slowest in Europe. They’ve fecked up so many times this season.
Age is catching up with them. There are some fantastic players in their twilight and the players coming in are nowhere near good enough. Can't be easy to be Hazard under the circumstances.
Oh, you certainly will.
Nope one goal does it for city.
He's been on a lot of peoples' wish lists since the Moyes season, shows no sign of budging from RM.
Yes absolutely. Plus his leadership and attacking/goal threatRamos is great on the ball though so you’d maybe be giving City the ball back just outside your box a bit less
Benzema was kind of wastefull. He just can go through them, turn, jump without any opposition. He could have had a hattrick already.
Lyon penalty was equally laughable