Champions League Final | Pre-Match Thread

[mancityscot]

Tbh Madrid were just poor throughout the game I just watched, slow and lacking in any creativity .

I would have been absolutely delighted to be playing them in the final on that kind of performance.

have to agree, not once did i feel they were a threat to chelsea. give chelsea their due, very solid defensively and closed them down well. but real madrid are a side with no pace or off the ball creativity. made it far too easy for them.

 

[northstandgiveusasong]

He won’t. Father Time has caught up with him.

Not against Palace...that was classic Sergio stuff.

 

[hammocity]

We are 4/9 with the bookmakers, 7/4 Chavs, to lift the trophy. It's not a given but the expectation is we win given all this seasons factors are played to.

Anything can happen and Chelsea are a very good team but I think we will slowly dismantle them in the final. They won't be running behind our defence like they did against a pathetic Madrid and they won't see as much of the ball in midfield where our movement and passing is on another planet compared to Madrid's. The FA Cup semi is irrelevant due to the team selection, this is our big chance to shove it to everyone and become European Champions.

 

[JRockBlues]

Something that stood out for me in the commentary on Tuesday was that despite being more pragmatic this season than any other under Pep we're still 2nd highest scorers in the top 5 European leagues. Behind only Bayern Munich.

 

[Sir peace frog]

There's some absolute shithouses on bluemoon, we will be favourites for a reason, our semi final team won't resemble our final team, stay fit and rested and play our game we will win, Chelsea are a very good team There's no doubting that, but are they as good on the counter as Dortmund or psg no, we showed over the 2 legs v psg and most of the season we are fucking brilliant, both teams will be nervous to start with, but once we settle we will dominate, 3-1 city, have some faith

 

[Bantamgaz]

I thought Madrid where poor last night had Chelsea been more clinical you could have been talking a big hiding there ......... I think your next games against them could cause big issues for them going forward ........ you beat them at the weekend and West Ham and Spurs get results then Chelsea are in for a tough set of games leading up to the CL final ........ you lot don’t have to risk anyone

 

[goalmole]

Guys and gals, for those of you wetting their knickers at the prospect of facing Chelsea in the CL final, a few words of perspective.

To see the whole picture we have to look at our journey and how we have become the powerhouse in English and European football.
There is a pattern there if you look for it. The pattern is distinct, consistent and undeniable.
The pattern is that fate has presented us with the challenge and opportunity to face down and dominate our rivals one by one, and we have risen to that challenge and faced them down one by one.
Post takeover, the first challenge we had was to get into Europe via top 4, our direct challenger then we're Spurs who beat us 1-0 in the penultimate game of 2009/10 to pip us to 4th spot. It broke our hearts, but that was the last time we finished outside the top 4.
Next came United, 2012, we took them on, we faced them down, we kicked sand in their face, nicked their trophy at the last possible minute, and announced our arrival and dominance over them.
Next was Liverpool, we slugged it out with them in the slippy G season to deny them, and then again in 2018/19 to deny them by one point, that would have been 2 Premier Leagues they would have won had we not been there.
Arsenal have just withered on the vine and died without a whimper.
We have stamped our authority and dominance, one by one, on them all.
When the challenge has come, we have not been found wanting, and we won't be found wanting this time either.
Chelsea are merely the latest to be directly confronted.


What we see before us is fate.
It is meant to happen.
It will happen
All you have to do is believe.

In the words of Conan the barbarian,
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

No wonder they all fuckin' hate us.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

There's some absolute shithouses on bluemoon, we will be favourites for a reason, our semi final team won't resemble our final team, stay fit and rested and play our game we will win, Chelsea are a very good team There's no doubting that, but are they as good on the counter as Dortmund or psg no, we showed over the 2 legs v psg and most of the season we are fucking brilliant, both teams will be nervous to start with, but once we settle we will dominate, 3-1 city, have some faith

I'm very confident we'll win. Just like I was in 1981.







;)

 

[the blue panther]

There's some absolute shithouses on bluemoon, we will be favourites for a reason, our semi final team won't resemble our final team, stay fit and rested and play our game we will win, Chelsea are a very good team There's no doubting that, but are they as good on the counter as Dortmund or psg no, we showed over the 2 legs v psg and most of the season we are fucking brilliant, both teams will be nervous to start with, but once we settle we will dominate, 3-1 city, have some faith

Well said - spot on.

 

[alexmcity]

It's 60/40 City.

Chelsea are very solid and Tuchel is clever. We are better though.

Noticed both in the game vs us and last night how well Chelsea press in the final 10-15 minutes. Right now they can match us in terms of energy, unlike PSG and Madrid. The distance covered stats were identical for both games: 109 km City/Chelsea and 104 km Madrid/PSG. But we may rest players in the final 4 PL games, not so with Chelsea who will have to play a FA Cup final as well. So, they might be a bit exhausted and are more likely to suffer some injuries.

All in all we are favourites. That wouldn't worry Chelsea, who will sit back and try to counter us. Won't be easy, but we are more likely to win the CL.