Real Madrid (H) - Tues 11th Feb, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[Blue_Lightsaber]

I love it that Foden is benched!

Pep made a point to the team with benching Rodri and Rodri responded by becoming the best player in the world.

Hopefully Phil does too!

 

[mexico1970]

Every single one has to be launched in the box doesn't it

That would involve passing a ball forward, and we can't have any of that nonsense :)

 

[TinFoilHat]

Five centre backs
Eddie in goal.

Pep 2.0 debuts tonight.

Allerdyce ball.

Eddie boots it to the big man.

We're gonna spank them.

 

[PragueBlue]

akanji dias ake gvardiol

stones

de bruyne bernardo

savio grealish

haaland

I'd have thought maybe Ake at LB and Gvardiol higher up the pitch. Could be Akanji and Gvardiol as wing backs. Could be a 4-2-3-1 with Stones or Gvardiol alongside Bernardo. No idea really how we'll line up but whichever way, that is one very strange selection.

Haven't had more than one fit and experienced CB for ages and now we are playing 5 at the same time. Grealish has been out of favour for months and then he puts him in from the start for a game like this. No Gonzalez or Kovacic, so no actual DM. Foden and Marmoush are dangerous attacking players against a weakened defence but neither starting. And as much as I love KDB, he hasn't got the legs for this sort of game.

I was quite optimistic until I saw the leaked line-up. Less so now. Let's hope it's not correct.

 

[super_city_si]

Bench is pretty tidy.

 

[jimharri]

No Foden at all

Surely not injured/ill again?

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I can only assume Rodri is back for the second leg.

 

[Claytop]

No Foden at all

Oh he’s on the official squad line up, just not City xtra’s.

 

[Fordyboy46]

No; I'm sorted, thanks.

Ha

 

[super_city_si]

Five centre backs
Eddie in goal.

Pep 2.0 debuts tonight.

Allerdyce ball.

Eddie boots it to the big man.

We're gonna spank them.

I hope it is that, but i think its possession based instead

 

[DJBusinesscake]

No Foden at all

He's on the bench

 

[Goater101]

Pep has missed his centres backs that much all season he throws them all in together to celebrate.

 

[skillman]

5 at the back? Can’t imagine we’re testing Gvardiol or Akanji centrally when we’ve just bought a midfielder to do that job.

 

[manimanc]

Eh?
Have the above posters not seen the line up?

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Jesus H., some of the negativity on here, folk saying the team looks like they're playing for a defeat. At least save it till we're 2 down with a minute left.
Come on, City! 2-0 to the sky blues!

 

[urban genie]

Akanji been off all season, Kushanov came on and impressed on Sat, I am not getting why he is playing straight off an injury when we need a win.

team screams sideways football and hope for a break

 

[chesterbells]

Get a Amazon prime trial and a vpn change ur location to back home and u should be good

Decent advice that, though Amazon can sometimes be a bit funny if you’ve got a vpn running (I’ve found).

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Grealish hasn’t played for fucking months and he starts tonight. Unbelievable.

He played 3 days ago and was really good

 

[stonerblue]

Pep: "Oooh, it's been 2 games since i overthought a line up.."

Ffs you moaning twat. Moan moan moan all through the thread x
Come on City

 

[super_city_si]

can see Akes hamstring going in the first 20 minutes. tough game to come straight back in for - versus 3 proper speedsters