Real Madrid vs Manchester United

[Sassy Colin]

What an advert for the beautiful game, fantastic match.

Everyone gave 100%, hardly any needle, honours even.






What about our corner? The red's a cnut.

Brilliant game I'm breathless!

 

[ha_rooney]

Good result.

Madrid were very good, De Gea was exceptional.

We had some chances ourselves and maybe could've got a second goal. I worry the RVP miss may come back to haunt us but I think we will score at OT and get the win there.

Jones and Welbeck deserve credit. Evans was good. The young players stood up well to the challenge.

Brilliant game.

 

[TheHorse'sMouth]

Madrid are a counter attacking side and you denied them the space in behind. Can see then scoring at OT, its going to be close either way

 

[LARulz]

I hope I never see that referee again on the same pitch as United.

Nobody will mention how shit he was

 

[Shrek]

Sir Alex is past it

yea of little faith

he got it right again.

score draw in Madrid is a fantastic result

Bring on OT

 

[DJ Jeff]

Great to see some of our more maligned players turning up with great games today. Evans, Jones, Welbeck all fantastic and worthy of their place. Thought Shinji had some great moments of ball retention too.

And De Gea. Fantastic stops.

 

[LawCharltonBest]

De Gea has hopefully shut up the English press for good.

Fantastic result, I am very confident.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

After a cracking game , off to watch Die Hard 2

 

[Shane88]

Why would our centre-backs go into your half, José?

 

[paceme]

Mourinho is fair.

 

[FCBarca]

Welcome to capital city advantages, they always play a dead ball situation

Van Persie, damn he's a beast - service this guy for god sakes

Rooney covered a lot of ground but I thought he was very subpar overall. Wellbeck was a standout performer along with Carrick & De Gea. Giggs was a bad sub, for me

That 2nd half was much better from United. Evra should've been given a fk and Varane booked but Mou's voodoo still working. RVP, Wellbeck & Giggs had chances to put the tie to bed but still advantage United

 

[Redlambs]

1-1

Great from De Gea, Jones wasn't the "disaster" predicted beforehand and Welbeck played well and scored. Shows what some of our resident gimps know

I'm happy with that.

 

[paceme]

Why would our centre-backs go into your half, José?

Trying to antagonise them for the next leg.

 

[The Taurean]

Mourinho response, matter of fact.

 

[AlwaysRedwood]

Was it a tactical match?

Mourhino: "For them, not for us."

 

[#07]

In the end we actually could have won the game I was stunned that Van Persie didn't get a clean connection on his shot and that Giggs chose not to smash it first time when he met the ball on the run. It was not the best footballing performance ever but we had our moments and I was extremely impressed by Welbeck, we definitely lost something when he went off. De Gea was De Gea, makes a ton of amazing reflex saves but they'll be talking about "the high ball" this weekend. Glad we have him though best shot stopper in the game I think.

 

[DFreshKing]

seriously. all of you insulting the refs performance. Apart from the corner, give me 3-5 important decisions he screwed up in?

Give me a defitnition of important. How contraband never got a booking! Two soft touches to ramos gets yellows but his deliberate elbow gets nothing!

Varane should have been sent off for the foul on Evra. need more in one game to be shit?

 

[SuecoGitano]

Some conclusions (although not much new):
- Manchester United have a better defense
- Manchester United currently has a better keeper
- Madrid are better in passing the ball
- Madrid are a better side when they get to counter attack
- Manchester Uniteds young players did well
- The second tie will be superb!!! looking forward to it

 

[MDFC Manager]

Absolutely brilliant performance! And that was without us playing really in top form as well.

 

[Shane88]

Trying to antagonise them for the next leg.

Bastard. Both of them will be bombing up the field now.

Crafty, José. Very crafty.

 

[The White Pele]

De Gea, Ferdinand, Evans, Carrick, Welbeck... take a bow

 

[Anderson's Cat]

Its fecking on!!!

 

[Keano1999]

seriously. all of you insulting the refs performance. Apart from the corner, give me 3-5 important decisions he screwed up in?

No foul or yellow for Ramos despite his elbow. Yellow for RVP for comparable but much weaker hand to the face.
Evra fouled going through on goal. Real Madrid defender not called for foul when he could arguably have been sent off.
Ball over the side line in the lead up to the Ronaldo goal.

 

[Wowi]

seriously. all of you insulting the refs performance. Apart from the corner, give me 3-5 important decisions he screwed up in?

Two bookings for minor fouls on Ramos, but completely missed it when Ramos elbowed Evans in the back of the head.
Varane not sent off.
Arbaloa not booked for stopping a counter attack.
Blowing up before 3 minutes is gone (supposedly, I didn't really see the time myself - but odd no matter what).

It'd say they're all potentially important. Bookings are often overlooked, but they change the way a player plays. RvP couldn't go into tackles and such as he probably would've done because of his very early booking.

 

[Skorenzy]

Jamie Redknapp

 

[SuecoGitano]

Give me a defitnition of important. How contraband never got a booking! Two soft touches to ramos gets yellows but his deliberate elbow gets nothing!

Important - seriously having a influence on the result

I would for sure agree that Varane should have got a booking for the tackle on Evra. Ramos? Yes he should have, but if you watch the replay Evans (was it Evans that was covering him at the corner) gave him an elbow first, so I guess both should have a got a yellow card.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Finally some praise for De Gea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Waltraute]

I'm buzzing!
Brilliant result.

 

[Redlambs]

Away fans still going, well done lads!

 

[Wowi]

1-1

Great from De Gea, Jones wasn't the "disaster" predicted beforehand and Welbeck played well and scored. Shows what some of our resident gimps know

I'm happy with that.

Far from it. I thought he was brilliant, particularly in the second half. Yes, he fecked up a few moves when on the ball but he did a fantastic job defensively which was his role today.

 

[forevrared]

Good enough result. Ref was a bit shit to put it lightly. Main fear now is a 2-2 or 3-3 at Old Trafford.

 

[Big Papi]

Great discussion on RTE about the sacrifice of Rooney....all supporting him and saying that Fergie uses him as a fallguy when tactics change.

 

[vivaronaldo]

Summary.......Gladly take 1-1, could have been better had rvp scored and that ref was a tosser of the highest order

 

[KOV]

Excellent performance against 12 men, that ref was so fecking biased its not funny.

 

[Ruud10]

Good enough result. Ref was a bit shit to put it lightly. Main fear now is a 2-2 or 3-3 at Old Trafford.

We'll get the win at OT. Count on it.

 

[DFreshKing]

Important - seriously having a influence on the result

I would for sure agree that Varane should have got a booking for the tackle on Evra. Ramos? Yes he should have, but if you watch the replay Evans (was it Evans that was covering him at the corner) gave him an elbow first, so I guess both should have a got a yellow card.

Red card for Varane and red for elbow for ramos surely count as having an influence. You have already contridicted yourself so I suppose that's moot.

 

[Spoony]

Ronaldo goes missing in big game shocker.

 

[Kaush949]

Remember, lads they play us 3 days after el classico!

 

[The Taurean]

Great discussion on RTE about the sacrifice of Rooney....all supporting him and saying that Fergie uses him as a fallguy when tactics change.

Don't think he was too happy with his contribution today. I really hope he gets to play more attacking the return leg.

 

[Red Dreams]

probabaly fatigue finally getting to Rooney. Lots of games since his comeback from injury.

Rest him v Reading and play him Norwich and Real at OT.

EDIT and rest him v QPR too.