Champions League Final | Inter (N) - Sat 10th June 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[the blue panther]

I've not heard any opinions from Dwight Yorke yet today - or Patrice Evra.
Hope they're OK and not been in a terrible accident or anything.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

I feel nervous for Eddy. No dropped bollocks please

 

[lazerblue]

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We're doomed; the oracle has spoken.

Brent is an ex copper turned grifter, looks a lot like the bloke in the shop off league of gentlemen

 

[Cobwebcat]

You know it won’t be so simple.

I do, but I like imagining the perfect night where everything goes our way. I got to the 70th minute v United then had to keep leaving the room and coming back just to see that the score hadn’t changed. I’d love to just enjoy this one.

If anyone can organise it it’s Pep.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Does anyone else have City matches, that are so important to them,they struggle to actually keep watching on TV?

 

[BringBackSwales]

He has a back thing earlier in the week, I think he might not start.

I think he will, he was very positive yesterday

 

[BringBackSwales]

To be fair to Inter, the appearances in CL this year had nothing to do with those in the first 2/3 of Serie A. They are very good tactically, they have specific plans to every area of the pitch, some good players in key places and they have proved extremely resourceful defensively, especially Onana has made countless amazing saves this season for CL(if you look at this from the opposite side, it means their defense is not that steady and it's not).

And anyway even if we played Southampton in the final, it's just 1 football game, so anything can happen.

But we are the favorites of course. And we should prove it. I'm looking forward to todays training and interviews. And hopefully a journalist to ask Pep if there will be a light training in Saturday morning also. It would be useful. Does anyone know about this?

On the other side, Mkhitaryan a key player to them this year, after 20 days of absence due to injury, returned on Monday on training and will probably play as they say. Not the news I wanted but it's ok, I don't really wish for injuries for the opponents unless it's Utd or Liverpool. :)

Funny, when I read your posts I go GR too

 

[champo]

Does anyone else have City matches, that are so important to them,they struggle to actually keep watching on TV?

I have found these last few seasons so stressful! I know, I know it’s a good type of stress and better than the old days of fighting relegation, but it’s stress all the same. I have to sit and watch every minute no matter how stressful it gets. I just can’t bring myself to walk off in case something happens. I have to confess though that I did in 1999 when Bob Taylor made it 2 nil. It wasn’t until my mate shouted me back after Horlock had scored that I came back and watched it.

It would be nice to be 3 up in the first half and coasting and actually relax and enjoy the CL final.

 

[babyape]

I have found these last few seasons so stressful! I know, I know it’s a good type of stress and better than the old days of fighting relegation, but it’s stress all the same. I have to sit and watch every minute no matter how stressful it gets. I just can’t bring myself to walk off in case something happens. I have to confess though that I did in 1999 when Bob Taylor made it 2 nil. It wasn’t until my mate shouted me back after Horlock had scored that I came back and watched it.

It would be nice to be 3 up in the first half and coasting and actually relax and enjoy the CL final.

I still can't fully relax at 3 up. Typical City never leaves you. Always in the back of my mind, if they get one back now.....

 

[pavelsrnicek]

I have found these last few seasons so stressful! I know, I know it’s a good type of stress and better than the old days of fighting relegation, but it’s stress all the same. I have to sit and watch every minute no matter how stressful it gets. I just can’t bring myself to walk off in case something happens. I have to confess though that I did in 1999 when Bob Taylor made it 2 nil. It wasn’t until my mate shouted me back after Horlock had scored that I came back and watched it.

It would be nice to be 3 up in the first half and coasting and actually relax and enjoy the CL final.

3-0 up and coasting in Istanbul doesn’t always work out as Milan know well…