Match Thread | Man City vs RB Leipzig (14/03/23)

[stan bowles]

Ederson extremely lucky with that rush of blood. On another night he's walking. No idea what his thought process is as he miscalculates his ability to reach the ball before the attacker too often for comfort.

 

[colorado blue]

Haaland MOTM half Regardless of hattrick. He’s been everywhere

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

37 goals in 36 games.

 

[wolviedinho]

I wonder how we paid the ref for his consultation work? -:)

 

[Revolver]

Bad news is in pre match thread I expressed concern that team was too slow (without slagging any player off).

Good news is I did say Pep knows best.

 

[Dirty Harry]

We’ve played well, I’d be pissed off with the ref if I was an RB fan, never a penalty, and doubt we’d have got it against the likes of Madrid.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Great performance so far. Haaland and De Bruyne brilliant. Bit fortunate with the pen I though but you take it

 

[MarsLlama]

Maybe rest the big fella for the second half now that he has his hat trick and put Alvarez on...?

I'd agree if I thought he'd play on Saturday but I doubt that'll happen. Julian will get his chance then.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Great 1st half. It’s 3 but it could have been 5 or 6. That should be tie over and a chance to rest some ahead of the weekend.

Haaland has been sensational. His movement is ridiculous.

KDB on it which is fantastic to see.

Midfield has run the game.

Only worry (and it won’t matter tonight) is the crazy shit we sometimes do. That minute that started with Eddie coming out into no-man’s land, is us all over in this competition. Against a Real or someone similar, it costs us the CL. It has to stop.

Have to add that the pen is a fucking disgrace of a decision. We could argue we are due in this competition but having been on the end of that shite so many times before, I do have sympathy for RB on that.

 

[RayCTID]

Don't make too many changes at once as that is the only way they can get back in. Don't need to force the game now but still got to be wary of their pace.

 

[vicblueman]

Ferdinand will be hurting like fuck inside watching that sat next to Nedum & Lescott ha!ha!

 

[plattlanebenches]

Good: playing to haarland early.
Kdb
Speed of passing
Bad: shite at the back.
Emerson and his brain farts.

 

[Barcon]

My mate texted me from the game asking if I saw the light show. Was it good?

 

[MarsLlama]

Great performance so far. Haaland and De Bruyne brilliant. Bit fortunate with the pen I though but you take it

After the stonewaller we were denied in the last minute of the first leg, I can't say I feel like it was fortunate.

It won't have escaped the ref's attention that that was a serious fuckup. Though they're obviously not allowed to, I would even go as far as to say that they gave us a soft one with that mistake in mind.

 

[Postman Pep]

Dodgy pen but 3 nil is the least we deserve. Never been convinced by Johnny Stones in that role but has been outstanding.

 

[SamBlue]

Such a woke (up) performance, even all these snowflakes decided to turn up.

 

[Lemon7277]

 

[GunnerV]

There's no doubt you're having an incredible game, but this referee looks like he's doing everything to aid you. He's absolutely incompetent.

 

[Gundoggin]

Bizarre decisions going our way , unbelievable tbh .
Haaland right on it and so is Kev , absolute class .

 

[youngbob]

Played well.

More than I can say for the ref, who might well be on the take.