Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL SF | Post-Match Thread

What a brilliant second half performance that was. First half they were the better side and looked a real threat and almost went 2-0 up in the second with that cross on the six yard box that was just too hard. I feared the worst at that point but we were superb after that.

2-1 is a great result away from home. That’s probably why we didn’t go too hung go. 2-2 and it’s a different ball game. Them having to come at us will suit us down to the ground.

What a brilliant 8 days. Villa, Spurs and now this.
 
Summerbuzz said:
They bottled it AGAIN.

The same posters who've bottled it every week for the last four months, bottled it AGAIN.

How many times do they need to see it happen? Plenty of teams make good starts, some claw their way into an actual game with us, but no one lives with us for 90 minutes.

But the same posters keep bottling it week after week. It's so obvious and predictable. It starts at 15 minutes. No matter what's going on. FIFTEEN MINUTES IS ALL THEY CAN DO BEFORE THEY BOTTLE IT.

They've had dozens of games to figure out what's going on. What's going to happen. Hundreds of posters telling them. But nothing will stop them from dumping all their fear in one continuous stream.

THIRTY WINS IN FOUR MONTHS AND YOU CANT STOP FLAPPING?

DOZENS OF TEAMS ROLLED OVER, MIDFIELDS SCHOOLED, EXHAUSTED, STAR PLAYERS SUBBED FOR LOSING THE PLOT.

Because they can't keep up with us.

It takes time to do this to an opponent. When will people learn? It's a 90 minute game. It takes us up to 30 minutes to get them swinging and playing their game - and then the schooling begins, and it doesn't let up until the end, because it takes time to break someone down, and it often takes more time still to then score the goals you've earned.

That's what City are doing, have done, week in, week out, with almost total success - for MONTHS now.

But the same people still bottle it, after 10, 15 minutes. The first missed chance, the first poor pass, the first little patch an opponent has any success.

The team don't bottle it - the matchday moaners do. Week after week. What will it take for some people to grow a pair, to do ANYTHING different? Sometimes I think, we're leeching off this team. The best team in the world. Show them some respect. They have balls bigger than you can understand. If you can't keep up with their adventures, despite them winning time after time, just try SOMETHING different. ANYTHING. Make it to half time without writing the team off. Count to ten before posting something you know is negative. Look, I get scared too. I can't always cope. Here's what I learned, a long time ago - shutting up is always an option.
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When we can get back in Eastlands I'm buying you a beer, pal. A pep masterclass of a post.
 
I think Pep shown them an edited version of the second half against Barcelona from 2016 and told them they did it before, forget about the nerves. That press was fucking scary and then 1.5 mil player came on and brought stability. I think Pep really needs to come up with some mantra, like 'we are the big club and we can achieve anything' for 15 minutes before any game like tonight.
 
super_city_si said:
Ruben and john were rocks today especially first half.
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Agreed. Ruben is a proper centre half he's unbelievable. But more so for Stones he needed that, He was on a dip in performance since the break. Keeping Neymar and Mbappe quiet should do him the world of good. They were fabulous.

Shout out to Zinchenko, What a 30 minute performance...HOLY FUCK.
 
SidJames said:
I think we were worried about being dicked on the counter by Mpappe,Neymar even with 10

As fans sure we want 3.

You fuck up and its 2-2.

Now 2nd leg we can play with the hand break off.
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Yep would be lovely to be coming out of it 1-3 up and they did look up for the taking, but the mood would be very different on here tonight if we could’ve taken a 1-2 lead into the 2nd leg and got done on the counter.
I know it’s a different story with away goals but look at Leeds the other week, could’ve settled for a point but went for 3 against 10 men and it came back to bite us
 
cyan said:
Brilliant brilliant second half. Pep calls for players to be brave - but looks like he was brave at half time, sending the full backs forward to create the overloads- worked a treat.

That must be the best half of football we have ever played, its one things to do that in the Premier League but to keep Neymar and Mbappe isolated and frustrated was incredible. loved it when Neymar was coming back to pick the ball up on the edge of his own area.

Not over of course - they showed against Bayern they are capable of going away and getting result, but that will do for now.
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Respect to pep he really changed the game , like great managers do
 
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Manchester City goalscorer Kevin de Bruyne to BT Sport: "It was a game of two halves. We started well in the first 10 minutes but PSG are an unbelievable team and have great quality up front. It was a shame the way we conceded. After that they had a couple of small chances. After 25 minutes we changed the way we pressed them and it became better.

"The second half was much, much better. We put them under pressure. The first goal was a little bit lucky with the way it went in, but we played great football and we did well."

What was said at half-time? "Just play a little bit more with the ball. The first half, we were a bit too rushed, trying to go forward too quickly and that's not the way we are set up as a team. In the second half we tried to find space more patiently. They're a tough team to play against. The progression we made as a team was good."

On his goal: "It set up in a perfect position. It's so difficult for the goalkeeper because he expects someone to touch it. We kept going and with the second goal Riyad is good for us. He asked me if he could take it and I said 'yes, if you believe in yourself'. He scored. Who am I to say something?

"There is still a game to go and we have to concentrate on that."

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Great win!

Key stat: distance covered

PSG 102,6 km vs City 107,4 km.

PSG started better and with more intensity, but got tired and dominated in the 2nd half. They barely attacked after the half time. We were patient, calm and in full controll. It wasn't our best performance attacking wise, but the result is fantastic.

Think the 2nd leg may be somewhat similar, but we will be a bit sharper in attack after having rested most players vs Palace. Hopefully another 2:1 win.
 
A 3-1 could have done so much... now they need to score just 2-0 and they are through.. 1-2 means overtime.. so either win or draw from 0-0 to 5-5 idgaf
 
Had to weather the first torrid 20 minute storm but after that, and then second half especially, we were brilliant. Silva was exceptional.
 
first half we kept losingf the ball in midfield Allowing them to break on us.second half we hardly misplaced a pass and battered them
 
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