Real Madrid (A) Post Match Thread

[Bluefen]

Fine margins again, their flukey pen at the Etihad was crucial.
Also I’ve not yet seen their pen award tonight properly analysed?

Unfortunately, It looked a pen to me - couple of angles it looked 50/50 but two of the angles it’s looked like Dias got nothing off the ball… shouldn’t have even got to that stage

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

I remember when I first started watching us in European football. The slightest touch on an opponent would result in a free kick or even a booking and its been like that ever since.
Casemiro was a fucking disgrace tonight. And the ref gave us nothing.

 

[deegee33]

Have you seen Cole Palmer if late? Clearly not I suspect!

Your bluemoon name speaks volumes.

 

[Bluemoon1979]

Taking Jesus off was a big mistake he was stopping them from bringing the ball out from the back.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

It was generally coming all season most times, bar the goal v Luton which had a bit of drama, hardly horrific.

Missing the point in what I was saying but yeah ok? If it makes you feel better being relegated was absolutely amazing?

 

[jamesha]

I’d rather Putin win WW3 than those bus bricking vermin win anything, ever.

Thanks - that made me laugh :)

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

The answer is playing our academy players more. There was no reason why we couldn’t give them more games. If we intend to operate with just 17 senior outfield players then there’s simply no excuse for our aversion to using the kids. They should have played more earlier in the season so that our big hitters arrive to this point in better shape.

There’s definitely something in this. We win so many games at a canter in the league that we should be doing more of this

 

[Manx Blue]

Sterling wasn't great and it is probably time to move him on but he wasn't the reason why we got knocked out

No....but he's a seasoned pro, respected international, and whether starting or a sub, you expect a bit of desire, impetus, and someone who wants to grab the game to show everyone he is that good.

 

[Beanhead]

Absolute choke from the players but Pep should take a lot of the blame! He won't make a f@cking sub in league games (or FA cup semis) but makes 4 in last 20 mins tonight? Absolutely no need to take off Jesus or Mahrez, left us short up front and opened up our flanks, he just can't help tinkering!

Come on man.. it was not Peps fault. We were the only ones that looked like scoring another until we bottled it. Even the anti city BT commentators said at about 88 mins how much better our subs were.. and how it was all over and then we threw it away collectively. And I mean the players not Pep.

We shat the bed in the most spectacular fashion.

 

[Sid C]

Oh ffs stop moaning. Paris is a shithole and it’s saved me a fortune. Let’s just kick shit out of the dippers

 

[BlueBlood84]

It's a good thing football is perpetual because that was tough one to take.
Pep and the team need to assure we capture the league and forget about the Champions League until the day before next year's draw.

The good thing about the champions league is once you're out it's easy enough to not give a fuck about who will or won't win it.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

If we played the dippers, we would beat them easily. Klopp's team are scared of us and Pep would also apply some pragmatism to his game management, if this game was against the dippers, after the Mahrez goal we would become more conservative.

 

[SidJames]

Fernandinho for Mahrez 85 mins, and Pep celebrated with him coming off.

Changed the game and meant we had no fire power to score again.

Pep was already thinking of Newcastle.

Wasnt like Madrid had any come back in them and had done it before in other games...................."Oh wait"

Meaning we had to throw the last Man ever i wanted to see come on and pretend to try and save the day. Watching him trip himself up, fall over, and tackle himself and still lose possession.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Anyone got a spare tv?

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

No we didnt !!! Fuck me. We utterly shit our was obvious they would knickers

Fuck me, we played well tonight. After they scored 2 we pretty much lost it and it was obvious they would get another but up to then we were in control. The second was a lucky goal

 

[HarrytheBlue]

Don't forget Grealish nearly scored twice before they scored. Just needed a little luck there. They had their luck from the flick on for their second goal. We should have managed the game better of course. Wasted time, gad a few injuries, so on.

We knew that as soon as they went in front the fake injuries would start. Ref didn't even play the three minutes - should have been five.

 

[paulchapo]

Man City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to BT Sport: "We were close. We were close. But in the end we could not reach it.

"It is simple. In the first-half we did not have game, we were not good enough. But we did not suffer much. After we scored the goal we were better. We found out tempo and our game and the players were comfortable. It is not like in the last 10 minutes they attack and attack and you suffer. It didn't happen. They put a lot of players in the box, with Militao, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Benzema and they put in crosses and scored two goals.

"We didn't play our best, but it is normal, a semi-final, the players feel the pressure and wanting to do it. Football is unpredictable, it is a game like this. We have to accept it.

"Now we need to process that and come back, with our people at home and the last four games we have."

 

[Dazzle84]

Kev was surprisingly ineffective tonight and kept giving the ball away. He looked like he was out on his feet. Maybe due to being one of the older members of the team.

He was part of a cast of players who didn't prove themselves on the biggest stage

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Utter bollocks

I hope I’m wrong but the fact we’re still talking about Monaco, Lyon and Spurs shows how these defeats stay with the club. The fact everyone remembers 93:20. That defeat will sting for years.

When Liverpool win the champions league every single player at the club will think, we could have won it.

After managing the Atletico tie so we’ll we were naive as hell for 7 minutes and it destroyed our season.

 

[toffee balls]

I honestly think we’ve probably fucked the league tonight as well.

Hope I’m wrong.

Very nervous about Sunday, but on the upside I’ve got Monday off so I can at least have a few bevs at the match and numb the inevitable pain.

Have a good day ,

Clearly the better side but too many poor performances amongst that. Kev and Mahrea (goal apart) were terrible and Foden non existent, Laporte has always got an error in him and Ederson rarely pulls off saves when needed.

cheers fella.