Borussia Dortmund (A) - CL QF | Post-Match Thread

Bill Walker said:
Thought we wore them down after they scored we just stepped it up after that.
I noticed before they scored we were not playing our usual press when they had the ball.

For me it proves that Pep did the right thing on Saturday resting most of the players.

The icing on the cake would have been Raheem Sterling scoring right at the end when he had that chance.
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There are fools on here who couldn't see that last night was infinitely more important than Leeds in the league.
 
I don't understand anyone who says they aren't bothered about the champions league, saying it's corrupt, if it is then winning it should give you more pleasure, fucking great competition, especially for the club and the way it's viewed around the way, it is MASSIVE
 
slow start last night, but there was no way they could keep the intensity up and our better quality began to show towards the end of the 1st and into the second half
it was typified by the young kid bellingham as good a prospect he is, he was a busted flush come 65 mins
loved phil's goal celebration, that's what its all about
saturday now justified
 
Xhavenjoe said:
Something just struck me when I saw how dejected Dortmund were.
They got to the last 8 but will probably
not be in champions league next season.
Arsenal could win the europa league and thus qualify for next years champions league. United were knocked out earlier than Dortmund but are still in the europa league.
There's something wrong with United winning a trophy for not even making the knockout stages of a competition and Arsenal leapfrogging the likes of Dortmund by winning an inferior competition and finishing way down in their national league.
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So you want some kind of safety net for the established european giants in case they have a bad season....

Separately, finishing midtable in PL and winning europa should be a reward higher than finishing 5th in league and CL QF. Just my opinion
 
Walton is such a twat. Changes like the wind and never right.

As an aside why do these channels feel the need to have a former ref on for single contentious events during a 90 mins, just employ pundits that know the rules and can have an educated discussion.
 
Absolutely brilliant stuff. The football in the second half was class. And after dominating the first half Dortmund were out of puff.

We should have and could have scored more and it would have been nice to see a bit more ruthlessness in front of goal. But the job was done it was keep ball mode and I can't complain at all.

Get in! Feels amazing to be in the semis. A tough game but let's just give them everything we have again and hopefully we can get through.
 
BLUEMATT23 said:
Anyone have an idea what Foden and Haaland were talking about at the end?
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"Like I said last week mate, think of all the fifa drinking games, got it all set up at mine. Going to be sick. Have to be in bed by 10 for training though, the gaffer has us training hard for these quadruples every season. Don't worry got your pull out bed sorted with sleeping bag"
 
Lovely lovely evening. Thought Dortmund after a bright start, were very poor and very negative. City after a poor and nervy start dominated the rest of the game. Second half was men against boys IMO. The goal was going to come eventually.

The balls on Mahrez taking that penalty, and the balls on Phil Foden for being from Stockport and being that good at football. Won't lie, not really had moist eyes because of a game since 93:20. But when he banged that shot in my eyes were wet.
 
cyberblue said:
Does any one want to know how old Bellingham is , what car he drives ,where he comes from , how much he earned last year , blah blah blah
Please contact BT as they will be sure to tell you
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He was the best young player around - then Foden scored. Not that Darke thought to correct himself.

I used to think some were a bit paranoid about BT coverage but then I rarely saw it as I was at the match. That was awful last night.
 
kanovic said:
Great win! Would like to know what is going on in sterlings head
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No confidence, new contract negotiations going on and it seems Pep has no confidence in him at the moment. On the chance he had at the end, he looked like he was scared to miss. Don't know how but he needs to get his head right.
 
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