Real Madrid (A) - Tue 9th May, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[wolviedinho]

Since Arsenal have won the league, full team please. We can rest players at Everton. On messing but stay out of the title thread as a few arses have gone lol.

On the law of averages we are due a win, never mind city being slightly the better team. First time in years I am confident of a win in this competition.

 

[Indaparkside]

Off to bed up at 4 for my flight come on you blue boys revenge is sweet

 

[chesterbells]

I am bloody going to miss it. Been waiting for an mri for months and they chose Tuesday 7:30 for it! If we get a result it will stand us in good stead.

All the best with it mate.

 

[chesterbells]

Sky are loving Arsenal winning.

A close, last-day deciding title race is their payday. That’s all it is.
I’m giving all the coverage around the actual games a wide berth till after the last match.

 

[Legal Alien]

Compared to last year's match in Madrid we now have
Stones, Akanji, Gundo, Jack and Haaland
(all on good form) instead of
Laporte, Cancelo, Foden (Mahrez) and Jesus.

I don't see those improvements in their side.


Line-ups and subs of 2022 away semi :

................Courtois
..Carvajal Militão Nacho Mendy
..........Casemiro Kroos
...Valverde Modric Vinícius Júnior
.............Benzema

• Militão Substituted for Vallejo at 115'
• Casemiro Substituted for Asensio at 75'
• Kroos substituted for Rodrygo at 68'
• Modric Substituted for Camavinga at 75'
• Vinícius Júnior Substituted for Vázquez at 115'
• Benzema Substituted for Ceballos at 104'

Substitutes​

• 4Alaba
• 5Vallejo
• 11Asensio
• 12Marcelo
• 13Lunin
• 16Jovic
• 17Vázquez
• 19Ceballos
• 21Rodrygo
• 24Mariano
• 25Camavinga
• 40Fuidias

​

Man City​

..................Ederson
......Walker Dias ...Laporte Cancelo
......Bernardo Rodri ...De Bruyne
....Mahrez ..... Jesus ....Foden

• Walker Substituted for Zinchenko at 72'
• Rodri Substituted for Sterling at 99'
• De Bruyne Substituted for Gündogan at 72'
• Mahrez Substituted for Fernandinho at 85'
• Jesus Substituted for Grealish at 78'

Substitutes​

• 6Aké
• 7Sterling
• 8Gündogan
• 10Grealish
• 11Zinchenko
• 13Steffen
• 25Fernandinho
• 33Carson
• 56Egan-Riley
• 80Palmer
• 87McAtee
• 90Lavia

They still have a lot of big game players, but we should've beat them last season (i still can't believe we didn't go through).
We are a lot healthier this season though and we have a difference maker now.
I just feel we're too good now, Pep has us fully focused and playing really well.

 

[Indaparkside]

I am bloody going to miss it. Been waiting for an mri for months and they chose Tuesday 7:30 for it! If we get a result it will stand us in good stead.

Your health is more important mate

















Plastic:)

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Akanji

Rodri
Stones

Bernardo
Kdb
Gundogan
Grealish

Haaland

 

[A57 the snake]

Just realised I’m at James on Tuesday night with the war office this won’t end well.

 

[fitzy blue]

On the 7.15am flight from dipperpool to Alicante, then train to Madrid.
Feel more confident playing them this time with us having the second leg at home.
It just feels to me that Istambuls our destiny. We're a better team than them at the moment, but we'll also need that bit of luck we've not had in previous years.
COME ON CITY!

 

[PaleBlue]

0-0 will do me, then 2-1 t our place, ta.

 

[the blue panther]

Militao is suspended; that will be a big miss for them.
I have every confidence that Big Earl will go there and usurp Benzema's throne.
2 coronations in a week - Charlie yesterday and the King of the Viking's on Tuesday in Madrid.
Come on City!!
Safe trip to all you lucky blues.

 

[chesterbells]

Militao is suspended; that will be a big miss for them.
I have every confidence that Big Earl will go there and usurp Benzema's throne.
2 coronations in a week - Charlie yesterday and the King of the Viking's on Tuesday in Madrid.
Come on City!!
Safe trip to all you lucky blues.

Good news on that suspension.

 

[Blue warrior]

I think over the 2 legs we will go through but not before city send my blood pressure through the roof give me kittens we won’t make it easy lol.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

We have missed out on CL glory so far for a number of reasons but I've never felt so strongly about getting a revenge as i do for Madrid, cmon city, you gotta do them good.

 

[burning blue soul]

Team picks it self .

Lol!!! Not in Pepworld. Bernardo at left back incoming...

 

[Pep Guardiola]

Real Madrid 0 Manchester City 2.

 

[Bluewars]

Those who understand know that what happened at the Bernabeu last year was not normal, Madrid are masters of the dark arts and I dont mean sneaky fouls and conning referees. The 2nd leg being at the Etihad is huge for us, the energy from our fans will cancel anything they have up thier sleeves (literally), Benzema broke his pinky finger in 2019 and still wears a bandage, Rodrygo and Vini like to keep an amulet or two hidden,

Look at the ring he has covered with a bandage in this pic, (after last years semi)

Lol, dont mind me, just waffling IYKYK

They're getting battered either way.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Easy win, 3-1.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Do we know who the ref is on Tuesday? At least it can’t be Lahoz; can it?!

 

[mancityscot]

Quietly confident about this one. We put out our full strength team, we can beat anyone.