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

[HolisticJim]

If Haaland has another pointless game again then I think he's beginning to damage his own legacy

 

[01cravend]

Not enough goals in that attacking trio behind Haaland... Be fine if Haaland wasnt playing so badly.

 

[WallyA]

I did not predict Reijnders over O Reilly, otherwise the rest is about right.

Reijnders might be because he is going even more offensive.

I dont hate it. Actually, I quite like this from Pep.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Reijnders to score twice tonight.

Just seen it in my tealeaves.

 

[Cuban heels]

Pleased with the line up ! Plenty of leaders in there !

 

[Groke]

No guehi....baffling yet again

I'd have played stones for his passing ability. Need more through balls and less side to side

 

[Gray]

I did not predict Reijnders over O Reilly, otherwise the rest is about right.

Reijnders might be because he is going even more offensive.

I dont hate it. Actually, I quite like this from Pep.

Well you certainly weaken the defence playing Reijnders.

 

[richards30]

Reijnders to score twice tonight.

Just seen it in my tealeaves.

With the chances he has missed he genuinely could be on 15 goals plus this season! Gonna click at some point soon and make many on here look stupid

 

[cleavers]

Going with 10 according to city’s twitter?!

Feels like we play with 10 most games at the moment.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

View attachment 186549pep with another fuck up in selection, we only have ten men

Poor old Rjeinders

 

[ninjamonkey]

Better side than the away leg at least. Khusanov central is the crucial part in defence, i'd have Guehi over Dias but at least it's one or the other and not both.

Midfield is fine, O'Reilly needed to drop out. Semenyo benched is long overdue. They'll double or maybe even triple up on Doku but that provides space for reijnders to run in behind who will need his shooting boots on and for Cherki to get on the ball in space. Cherki needs to produce tonight, no walking football looking like you might do something, actually do something.

Don't expect any remarkable comeback but I want to see lessons learned from Pep and his shit tactics and some bloody fight and desire, create some actual chances and at least make them work for it.

 

[Maly]

The same ones.
Or different ones each game.

They’d be a bit stale & full of blue mild if they’re the same ones! ;)

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

If Haaland has another pointless game again then I think he's beginning to damage his own legacy

Is he fuck.

 

[YaYa's Left Peg]

I did not predict Reijnders over O Reilly, otherwise the rest is about right.

Reijnders might be because he is going even more offensive.

I dont hate it. Actually, I quite like this from Pep.

It’s an awful lineup imo

 

[SaintColin]

Get a goal in the first 15 and i think we will do it.

 

[domalino]

I think we need 2 before half time. Then we’ll have the confidence to go get another two if/when they score.

 

[SaintColin]

I actually don’t mind the lineup, leaving ourselves wide open but that’s the situation we’re in. Come on boys.

 

[richards30]

Dias will always play big games and we need Khusanovs pace back there. Guehi was terrible in the first game as well so just a reminder that you have to be top here more than not and your place isn’t guaranteed

 

[akrh215]

Good feeling about tonight lads. Our lineup is so much better than last week and Real's is genuinely weak, that's just the truth. We should be tearing them apart. It would be an absolute embarrassment if we don't go through from here. Excited for this one. I think we do it, I really hope so anyway.

 

[Maly]

I did not predict Reijnders over O Reilly, otherwise the rest is about right.

Reijnders might be because he is going even more offensive.

I dont hate it. Actually, I quite like this from Pep.

Looks like this who had a really poor game last time out against them are the ones not playing tonight imo