Champions League Final | Pre-Match Thread

[SWP's back]

Mbappe
Neymar
Di Maria


Mbappe
Neymar
Di Maria


Verrati
Herrera
Paredes


He can’t get a fucking game, mate! Jorginho & Kanté are their preferred two in the middle of the park!


Thank fuck you are not picking the team or playing!

A few facts for you.

We are the best attack in the PL
We are the best defence in the PL
We have won more games in the CL this season than any English team EVER.
We just beat PSG 4-1…the same PSG that knocked out Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and that played in last year’s Final.
Pep has only lost 1 Final in his career.
We have SIX players in double figures for goals in the PL this season…SIX! Goals can come from anywhere. And, Sergio Aguero isn’t even on the list, and he’s back to full fitness.
Mahrez is only second UK based player to score in both legs of CL SF.

And on…and on…and on…

Go wipe your fanny and brush your teeth, it’s past your bedtime! No XBox tomorrow for all your sniveling!

And this.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Would you look at that. Beautiful.

 

[eastmanc]

True....but do they have any better than Neymar Haaland & Mbappe? We dealt with them & will deal with Werner Pulisic & Ziyech on the break, we are a different animal in Europe and I expect us to arrive fresher, with no injuries and a real desire to win, the fa cup was a little warning but Pep has had a good look at Tuchels team & will have the game plan to win it

Good points there but all I was pointing out was that they were impressive last night .

 

[eastmanc]

I'm glad we are playing Chelsea....I always prefer to see a premiership team win in CL games (except 1 or 2 certain red tops).....and dare I say, I expect a decent and fairer game without histrionics, fannying about and rolling around on the floor.

I expect a great game...I'm looking forward to it!

We need to break the cycle of not beating Premier league opposition in the Champs league, which is crazy when you think about it.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Think people are looking too much into that semi final loss, there's no way that attack who played that day will be in the starting line up in the final. We was also so high up that we let the likes of Werner, Pulisic and Mount run through us which won't happen now

 

[Chris in London]

I don’t remember, but 10 years ago were people shitting themselves at the thought of Rory Delap’s long throws?

 

[supercity88]

Think people are looking too much into that semi final loss, there's no way that attack who played that day will be in the starting line up in the final. We was also so high up that we let the likes of Werner, Pulisic and Mount run through us which won't happen now

That game counts for nothing. We made a lot of changes for that and the lineup for the final will be very different.

Chelsea defend incredibly well and look to counter just as PSG did. But we will be fully prepared for how they play and will have our best side out to stop them.

They have huge ability and a great squad full of different options, but so do we and from all the teams in Europe we could have been playing Chelsea aren't the toughest so whilst it will not be an easy game we should be confident.

A final is always hard and it comes down to a lot of factors. But City will be confident they can do it. Chelsea have a lot at stake still in the league and an FA Cup final whereas we can relax a bit more and fully prepare for the CL final.

 

[Matt.D]

Think people are looking too much into that semi final loss, there's no way that attack who played that day will be in the starting line up in the final. We was also so high up that we let the likes of Werner, Pulisic and Mount run through us which won't happen now

And we had Cancelo at right back, Mendy at left back. Walker will 100% play at right back for his speed and there’s no chance Mendy will be anywhere near the 11. Likely to be 8 changes to the side that started v them in the semi final if everyone is fit.

It will still be incredibly tough though and they’ll be hard to break down.

 

[willipp]

And we had Cancelo at right back, Mendy at left back. Walker will 100% play at right back for his speed and there’s no chance Mendy will be anywhere near the 11. Likely to be 8 changes to the side that started v them in the semi final if everyone is fit.

It will still be incredibly tough though and they’ll be hard to break down.

And steffan had a brain fart for the goal and Eddie will be in for the final. Chelsea area good side, but they are no better than the teams we have beaten to get here. All about us. We ply well and take our chances when they come up then we should win.

 

[Uwe`s Grandad]

Wish we could just let other teams worry about how we play instead of the other way round, it's worked well in the past hasn't it. ;-))))