Match Thread | Man City vs. Real Madrid (11/02/25)

[sir baconface]

Less of the moaning, folks. That was a big turn-round from the first 20 minutes.

Gvardiol and Nathan having great games.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Defo lost control when Jack went off!

Don’t agree tbh. Thought we were controlling it for ages then Ake did that poor control and it shifted the momentum. The loss of control came from that and not from not having Grealish.

 

[Goldust]

100%

Hence why he got the nod over Phil which is a travesty really.

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Do Franco FC have every uefa in their pocket? Bellingham is allergic to yellow cards.

 

[Haaland94]

Gvardiol is a joke of a footballer btw

Best LB in the world on this form. Magnificent.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Thumbs up to Amazon.
Good camera work, minimum in play close ups and decent comms who know when to stfu.

 

[Blue Abroad]

Phew. Best we’ve played in ages. Still wide opme but we’re together and having a proper bakc 4 makes all the difference

Now we must pray it was a “tender injury” and not a tweak to Akanji’s groin so Pep can make some adjustments but keep the same backline.

 

[pbueno16]

Gvardiol is a joke of a footballer btw

Joke as in silly good or joke as in stealing a living?

 

[Fordyboy46]

Much more like our old selves. Going well here

Had a good 20 minute spell but I still feel there's fuck ups galore in our defence

 

[01cravend]

Gvardiol is a joke of a footballer btw

Could play anywhere

 

[Allnightlong]

Gvardiol is a joke of a footballer btw

is that a youngsters way of saying he's good?

 

[madloaf]

Sturridge? Rooney? City legends?!

Let's talk about Madrid for 15 minutes Amazon prime you cunts

 

[Ajm1985]

Lewis against either Vinicius or Rodrygo would be a massive test for him and isn't a good match up for him.

 

[MMA]

Fucking Sturridge..
2 time champions League winner...

What a lucky lucky bastard he is.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Gvardiol is a joke of a footballer btw

Eh?

 

[mosssideblue]

Once we rode the storm, we have been playing very well. John Stones is such a graceful footballer.

 

[johnny crossan]

Is Gabby Logan married to a Madrid player? A hopelessly devoted fan girl destined for a broken heart I hope

 

[Dialog]

Yep. Looks like Rico coming on. Buckle in!!! I actually think this might suit his game if he’s one of the three in front of Dias/Ake

If that's the case, then we are f'd!

 

[Goldust]

Could play anywhere

Rolls Royce

 

[PragueBlue]

Decent first half and delighted to be leading. Real started better, we controlled the middle of the game and Real came on stronger towards the break.

Shame Grealish went off as he was looking good, keeping the ball well and doing his share of the defensive work. I very much doubt Akanji will come out for the 2nd half either. Both looked to be groin problems. We should really have substituted Akanji before the break rather than pretty much playing with 10 those last minutes.

WE've worked hard as a team on the whole but KDB has been very disappointing with his passing. Foden, when losing the ball, need to get back and help out instead of throwing his hands in the air and stopping. Savinho has been decent as have the defence and Stones. Haaland scored a good goal and is doing fine.

If Alanji does come off as expected, I doubt we'll make any other changes, though I'd be tempted to bring Marmoush on for KDB after 60 mins if he hasn't improved.

Chances at both ends really but we need to sharpen up a bit on and off the ball 2nd half and try and get at least a 2 goal lead to take to Spain. The game is certainly there for us if we can just tidy our play up and keep it tight at the back.