Real Madrid (H) | CL SF 2nd Leg | Post-Match Thread

Just watched highlights. Fix! all it shown was city with the ball.

City now ruining highlights
 
dickie davies said:
I expected it to be a bit cagey and pedestrian to start, similar to last week's game. However we started at a pace where Real's ageing midfield couldn’t get near us and 2-0 at half time was an injustice to our superiority
Obviously they upped their game at the start of the 2nd half and although didn't really threaten, they were much better and in control of the ball.
The substitutions of Modric and Kroos turned the possession back in our favour
A truly wonderful performance which could have easily finished 7-0

After the game I messaged my brother who was watching it in a bar in Portugal and said "Inter will be watching that and thinking "fucking hell!""
He replied with "I was watching it and thinking "fucking hell "
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They were improved in the second half but I honestly think we invited them on to counter them. We are so comfortable defending now we just didn't look bothered. The few times we weren't in total control Walker handled their pace exceptionally. Think there was one scramble at 3-0 where we weren't comfortable.
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
Maybe not as slick as prime Pep Barcelona, but more aggressive and athletic while being just as dominant. Just unreal, if we ever see another 45 minutes as good at that at Eastlands we'll be very, very lucky. Need to rewatch it in full when I get home later cos I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the ground.
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Double figures would not have flattered us.
 
It just goes to show how good Spurs really are. Better than Bayern or Real.

Oh and united too obviously.
 
Posted quickly last night to wish you all congratulations and didn't have time to compose anything proper due to needing to get my head down for a 3am start. Sat having some breakfast now and I still have adrenaline coursing through me from what I witnessed last night.

Something I've not actually revealed yet is that my 11 year old lad is a big City fan (despite my obvious and continual attempts to cajole him into a life of blue and white striped misery...), so I let him have a rare late "school night" to watch his heroes and I'm so glad I did. I can't lie, I've been watching football for 40 years now and that first 45 minutes was the greatest display I have seen by any team ever. It was absolutely fucking breathtaking and practically flawless. By the end of the game I was buzzing in almost the same way I did when I watched Town win the Championship playoffs at Etihad south back in 2017.

I haven't told the young un yet, but I'm planning on surprising him and bringing him over to Manchester for the parade when you bring that big shiny bastard back from Istanbul. And you WILL be bringing it back to sit next to the Premier League and FA Cup trophies. Last night was a huge statement to the rest of the footballing world. You have well and truly arrived. This is YOUR time City fans. Savour every moment of this.
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
Maybe not as slick as prime Pep Barcelona, but more aggressive and athletic while being just as dominant. Just unreal, if we ever see another 45 minutes as good at that at Eastlands we'll be very, very lucky. Need to rewatch it in full when I get home later cos I couldn't believe what I was seeing in the ground.
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Fair point. Barca certainly had the sleight of hand we do not have but, like you said, we have the aggressiveness and athleticism. For me, it was about the high level of performance from everyone, the intensity, the suffocation of the opposition, focus and the speed in which we played. Blew my mind.
 
didactic said:
City the first team to get to a final without losing a single game!
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The Trafford treble , they only won 2 group stage matches, had replays for 2x FA cup matches, and won the PL with the (iirc) 2nd lowest points total.
That’s a lot of luck/fluke winning.

If we win a treble it will be a far bigger achievement due to manner of it, the absolute brilliant football, the demolition of opponents, especially with the comparative frugality of spending in the last 5/6 years compared to the cartel clubs.
And that’s on top of the treble (3 in a row) winning PL2 and U18’s.
 
Damien10 said:
I have watched that first Bernardo goal over and over. The joy, the roar from the crowd. It’s a thing of beauty. What a night, what a performance what a team!
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Yesterday, I felt the second goal was a straight forward header like the one he scored against Bayern. Missed the replays in the midst of celebrations. Watching it today, there is so much more to that goal, there was a loop in the header and it's placed perfectly. One of the best headers you'll see.
 
The pressure for the fans was bad enough but the pressure on our players last night was insane, the players handled it all brilliantly.
Some of the fans in the match thread though, not so well ha
 
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