Real Madrid (H) - Wed 17th April, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[phargrave]

I think we should expect the worst tomorrow.

No way will UEFA want no Real Madrid or Barcelona, or even a La Liga team in the semi finals.

I am expecting 3 red cards for us, an offside goal allowed for Madrid and 2 penalties.

That’s the spirit!

 

[bluemoon32]

Have the feeling its going to be a nervy game, 2-1 City

 

[york away to this!]

Nerves kicking in. Is 'spoons open yet?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

I think we should expect the worst tomorrow.

No way will UEFA want no Real Madrid or Barcelona, or even a La Liga team in the semi finals.

I am expecting 3 red cards for us, an offside goal allowed for Madrid and 2 penalties.

You may as well hide behind your sofa and wave your white flag now.

I feel confident and believe the lads will do us proud once again, come on City!

 

[SiMCFC]

Woken up with the churning stomach I get on derby day, this is a big game tonight, can't wait to finish work

 

[bluemoon32]

Hopefully a City & Bayern double

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

Gonna be hard to concentrate on work today! Roll on 4pm!

Absolutely buzzing for tonight. These are the nights we live for. Let’s make it as loud as possible and get behind the lads from the off.

2-1 City

 

[dave_blue12]

Nervous as fuck !

 

[eversince 76]

We are the favourites tonight. And I find it hard to expect another thrashing of Real like last year.

Don’t worry. Pep, players and fans are all up for it. And we are at home. The few who didn’t perform to the utmost best last week will improve tonight.

I’m confident. And fck nervous. Still no CL fan though but come on City!!

 

[waspish]

Think it could be draw tonight! And I'm Only be happy for it to go into extra time if we are losing and get an equaliser late on! Extra time wise if it goes to it we will have the better bench with Doku Alvarez to impact the game again a tiring team

 

[wolviedinho]

Ederson
Gvardiol
Dias
Stones
Walker
KDB
Rodri
Kovacic
Foden
Bernardo
Grealish

The work levels in this squad will keep the pressure on them and a false nine would be a massive surprise and have their defense on the back foot for 90 minutes.

Good team but no Akanji? Needs to be involved. I would be surprised to see both Stones and Walker start.

Kova or Alvarez? Pep has been starting the latter a lot.

Interesting to see what he has taken away from our last meeting with Madrid.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Ederson
Akanji
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
Bernardo
KDB
Foden
Grealish
Haaland

 

[alexmcity]

If we stay with 11 players and are not wasteful, we can score 4 goals again like in 21/22 and 22/23.

 

[Mike N]

Feels like a very special day.

 

[balotellishaircut]

If any of you guys are nervous watch the highlights of the previous round when RB Leipzig played Real Madrid, the game finished 1-0 to Madrid but Leipzig absolutely battered them home and away.

 

[Tbilisi]

Everyone just sing your hearts out (even if we are losing at some point) for this wonderful team.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

If any of you guys are nervous watch the highlights of the previous round when RB Leipzig played Real Madrid, the game finished 1-0 to Madrid but Leipzig absolutely battered them home and away

That hardly helps and one bad move can destroy everything like it happened last night for Barcelona, however I am confident city will get the job done, and if one is looking for an uplifter than watching City destroy Madrid last season at home would be a better tonic

 

[madloaf]

The unbiased TNT production crew have just arrived at the Etihad.

 

[citytill1die84]

Well it's finally here. This last week has felt like a year ha.

Come on you blues boys, same performance as last season.

City City City

 

[heslops barnet]

Need to put fukin Jude back in his box……****