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Real Madrid were getting thrashed by practically every team this season, and we gifted them a victory with 3 goals in 22 minutes. We're capable of playing a great match and winning by 3 goals, even securing qualification on penalties with Donnarumma, one of the best goalkeepers in the game...

Pavlovic-Kimmicht doesn't stifle Bayern's creativity. Arsenal is more composed defensively and more balanced with Zubimendi and Rice. There's no reason not to pair Nico Gonzalez and Rodri; the latter can even play further forward when we have possession. He'll be freer and less worried about...

The referee, nicknamed "Mr. Penalty" here in France because he awards penalties at the slightest contact. He's the one who refereed us at the Bernabéu in December during our 2-1 victory, and he gave us a penalty. Is that a sign?

There are five days between the Real Madrid match (Tuesday) and the final against Arsenal (Sunday), enough time to recover, and as all players and coaches say, when you win, you recover faster and better. Therefore, the best preparation for Sunday is to win against Real Madrid (even if it...

Trying to open the scoring in the first few minutes is a huge mistake we mustn't make, or trying to turn the game into a frenzy in the first half is the best way to concede a goal and create the kind of scenario Real Madrid excels at. The objective must be to go into halftime in a better...

Pep, maybe we weren't so unbalanced after all?

Win the first half by one goal. In the second half, score a second goal before the 85th minute. And then experience the excitement during the last 10 minutes (including added time). If we add a third goal, we'll secure qualification during the 30 minutes of extra time; otherwise, we'll at...

accumulation of yellow cards

Even if he doesn't have the technical finesse of a Mahrez or Eden Hazard, he is clearly being misused. Normally he is an explosive winger who attacks the spaces and uses his physicality to eliminate his opponents on the sides, but Pep prefers to highlight his weaknesses by putting him more...

For the last few matches, you can feel that he is tired, whether on the left or in the middle, or it's even worse when he touches the ball a lot, his technical limitations are more visible, even though I love his commitment and when he dives into the box.

That's his real weakness, aerial exits, an area where he'll need to improve. I feel he's not doing as well in these last 3 matches.

Some people are saying all sorts of things, like he was responsible for Donnarumma's misjudged clearance or Semenyo's lost duel against Mavropanos that led to the goal. If every corner we conceded turned into a chance or a goal—and we had 15—we should have won 1-15. His pass completion rate...

Cherki touched the ball first and created his best chance, which was saved by the goalkeeper. He's going through the worst period of his career, at least here at City, and the tactical choices aren't helping. Instead of surrounding him with Cherki and Doku, Pep prefers to field Semenyo and...

You didn't multiply the 100 passes, you made too many vertical passes that broke lines against Newcastle. Like Cherki, poor boy, you can play like Sergio Busquets, prime, you'll still be treated unfairly, some have their places reserved in the starting eleven, there's no more meritocracy

Yes, I see what you're talking about, but I wasn't surprised. His biggest flaw, the one he can't seem to improve, is that he only knows how to play with his left foot; his right foot is only good for getting on the bus. But it's unfair to criticize him tonight for the few minutes he played...

I wasn't happy with the starting eleven. We all knew they were going to park the bus and defend very deep. I wanted Nico Gonzalez alongside Rodri and Cherki, and Doku for creativity. We had three strikers: Marmoush, Semenyo, and Haaland. They know how to score goals, but they're incapable of...

We wasted 60 minutes with the mediocre starting eleven that Pep chose; there was no creativity with technically poor players who were playing like they were wearing safety shoes.

Pep brings back Doku, Cherki, and Nico Gonzalez in place of Marmoush, Bernardo, and O'Reilly. Please !

No, he's not injured, it's Pep's decision. Apart from the Salford match, he's only started twice in the last nine games, and both times (against Leeds and Nottingham Forest) he was decisive, providing an assist each time.

How many times do we have to say that without Doku and Cherki we have zero creativity? It took a misplaced cross from Bernardo for us to create our first chance in the 30th minute and open the scoring. What a torture that first half was!