Chelsea (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[FantasyIreland]

Thanks mate, always been made to feel welcome on this site.

I can appreciate you lot would rather face Real Madrid than another club from the same country, it's the reason I was rooting for Dortmund and PSG. Well that, and the fact that City are, at worst, the 2nd best team in Europe but most likely the actual best team in Europe.

For me,its not about the different country,its the fact its Real Madrid.Clearly they aren't the unstoppable power they once were.....but they are still a very fine outfit and they are European Royalty.

Thats the team i want us to beat,and the one applauding us when we lift the trophy!

 

[Vialli98]

For me,its not about the different country,its the fact its Real Madrid.Clearly they aren't the unstoppable power they once were.....but they are still a very fine outfit and they are European Royalty.

Thats the team i want us to beat,and the one applauding us when we lift the trophy!

Beating Real Madrid in a European cup final would definitely be more iconic for you than beating Chelsea. I can agree with that. We'll do our best to ruin that dream for you :)

 

[FantasyIreland]

Beating Real Madrid in a European cup final would definitely be more iconic for you than beating Chelsea. I can agree with that. We'll do our best to ruin that dream for you :)

Cheers,glad you didn't see that as disrespectful as it absolutely isn't.

So,despite my desire, i will wish you the best of luck tonight!

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Thanks mate, always been made to feel welcome on this site.

I can appreciate you lot would rather face Real Madrid than another club from the same country, it's the reason I was rooting for Dortmund and PSG. Well that, and the fact that City are, at worst, the 2nd best team in Europe but most likely the actual best team in Europe.

Good to hear sir.
Yeah it's tough sometimes in Europe, I won't be rooting for Real though as I hate everything they stand for - worse still after the ESL debacle, I honestly believe both City and Chelsea were strong armed by the fear of missing out on the best players.
Would be different if it were an earlier round, as I love to travel for European nights (not this season obviously) and I've seen plenty of London :D
(Vialli was quality btw - player and manager wise)

 

[MarsLlama]

Beating Real Madrid in a European cup final would definitely be more iconic for you than beating Chelsea. I can agree with that. We'll do our best to ruin that dream for you :)

That is true, but I do also think City have a better chance of beating Madrid than Chelsea. Tuchel has you very well-organised and I could easily see you winning 1-0.

 

[Vialli98]

Cheers,glad you didn't see that as disrespectful as it absolutely isn't.

So,despite my desire, i will wish you the best of luck tonight!

I was secretly hoping for Bayern to make it out of that side of the draw for similar reasons but also because a City-Chelsea will just dominated by talk of money in football and less about the quality of the two teams.

Thanks mate. I'm genuinely bricking it the closer we get to kick-off.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I was secretly hoping for Bayern to make it out of that side of the draw for similar reasons but also because a City-Chelsea will just dominated by talk of money in football and less about the quality of the two teams.

Thanks mate. I'm genuinely bricking it the closer we get to kick-off.

Its gonna be a tight game,wouldnt be surprised with ET.,

 

[Vialli98]

Good to hear sir.
Yeah it's tough sometimes in Europe, I won't be rooting for Real though as I hate everything they stand for - worse still after the ESL debacle, I honestly believe both City and Chelsea were strong armed by the fear of missing out on the best players.
Would be different if it were an earlier round, as I love to travel for European nights (not this season obviously) and I've seen plenty of London :D
(Vialli was quality btw - player and manager wise)

Yeah I'm convinced Chelsea and City wanted nothing to do with it but they couldn't really sit back and not participate in case the ESL ended up being a success.

I generally do not like playing English teams in Europe. Would rather face a juggernaut like Bayern than Spurs for example, even though we'd likely knockout Spurs 8 times out of 10.

 

[Vialli98]

That is true, but I do also think City have a better chance of beating Madrid than Chelsea. Tuchel has you very well-organised and I could easily see you winning 1-0.

I could not see us 'easily' winning 1-0 :) but yes I definitely fancy our chances against anyone, and if we get past Real Madrid and beat City in the final, we'd have beaten the best team in Europe in the final and that is something to be proud of.

 

[MarsLlama]

Agree,and hope.Also,obviously dependant on tonight,i'd rather not their very capable manager get a close up view of what he needs to counter and stop.

Could have done without this fixture in truth.

With the vast amount of footage he can and will review ahead of the CL final, I don't think there's much he could find out on Saturday that he wouldn't learn anyway.