Real Madrid (A) - Wed 10th Dec, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[mexico1970]

Let's fuck these with our biggest fucking stick.

3-1 to City.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Don't know if either team will be really up for it.
One win from the last 3 games should see both teams going forward. Depends on whether they want top 8 and two less matches
As half the teams have played he day before, both teams will know what is needed.

 

[noseve]

As half the teams have played he day before, both teams will know what is needed.

? There are two rounds after this one.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

? There are two rounds after this one.

I know. I mean that they'll have a fair idea if they will qualify in the top 24. A good few of the teams may not be able to catch us by the time we play on Wednesday.
Its just a question of how bad ourselves or Madrid want the win

 

[AshtonBlueMooner]

Think Pep will only swap 1 maybe 2 players out for Madrid.
He’ll still have Leverkusen fresh in his mind and with not playing Palace until Sunday, plenty of time to recover.
Brentford next week will be the time to rotate.

 

[Paleblue2]

I'd love to beat these but realistically a draw will be good in the snake pit. Made a few early subs yesterday to keep decent players available so think Pep will go strong here.

 

[xgorton]

Rain and 13 degrees on Wednesday.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Josko owes Mbappe one

 

[Gorbachev]

Pep will play for a draw with the hope that we can beat Gala and Bodo.

That Bodo games in my opinion is going to be tougher than some think. It will be middle of winter, minus temps and on a plastic pitch.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Fucking hate this fixture.

So do I. Cheating media darling bastards! And it doesn't seem to matter how poorly they're playing, they always seem to play out of their skins against us. Wankers!

 

[BigJoe#1]

Couldn't give a fucj if we ose but will be delighted if we win.

The corruot Champions League is one competition I really don't care about. Hope he protects the squad for the much bigger league game away at Palace and the better cup v Brentford,

 

[ninjamonkey]

Not important if we lose, assuming we do our job in the remaining games. It would ordinarily be a good time to throw a game and ring the changes to keep key players well rested but can't see Pep rotating much if at all after leverkusen so it's probably a team very similar to the last few games. Reijnders will likely come in for Cherki. Maybe khusanov comes in at cb for his pace to help counter mbappe's threat, I'd suggest likely for O'Reilly with gvardiol going left back but that's a big ask for khusanov who has seen little game time recently.

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

Will Pep make 10 changes?

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

Honestly couldn’t give a shit bored of playing these. Even at our best we didn’t win there. Hopefully take a draw.

They just be getting bored playing us to.

I don't feel any motivation for this game whatsoever. Price of our success I suppose.

Bored playing Real Madrid? You pillock. 15 years ago we didn’t have a hope of playing in these kind of fixtures

 

[mixer]

Will Pep make 10 changes?

From the Leverkusen match

 

[citeh94]

Rodri to return and score a 93rd minute winner and celebrate in front of Vini on the Real Madrid bench.

 

[chesterbells]

Pep will play for a draw with the hope that we can beat Gala and Bodo.

That Bodo games in my opinion is going to be tougher than some think. It will be middle of winter, minus temps and on a plastic pitch.

The modern 4G pitches are excellent (and our team will be extremely familiar with using them), and there is heating under the pitch too. We’ll be absolutely fine playing there pal.

 

[Chak19]

I'll take a boring 0-0 draw with no injuries.

 

[Eaststander1]

Real Madrid are just one more obstacle to negotiate, and I'll bet they look forward to playing us, about as much as we're lookin' forward to playing them !

We need to take the same attitude there as we did in the 3-3 draw, and we should be all right ..... they're slippery f'krs though, a couple of rapid passes and they'll be though our defence faster than a rat up a drainpipe !

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Militao coming off injured. They seem to be struggling at the back for fit defenders.