Dortmund (H) - CL QF | Post-Match Thread

[Sir peace frog]

First post that suggests it was a penalty for the kick on the knee.

I think he caught his knee

 

[deegee33]

BT fucking love Bellingham

What's not to like?

 

[jordtheblue]

I think it’s fair to say some players made unusual and unforced errors

Agreed. We made a few unusual errors but it doesn't mean our overall performance was poor.

Think the biggest positive is the fact that mistakes from the likes of Ederson and Rodri combined with us missing a few clear chances would've resulted in us losing 6 months ago!

Onwards and upwards.

 

[argyle]

Not at our best.

Missed too many chances. Hope that doesn't bite us in the 2nd leg.

KDB and Foden a cut above.

BT Sport a fucking disgrace. Both the commentary and post match analyses praising Dortmund whilst criticising us at any opportunity.

 

[Coatigan]

FFS, the BT guy just said 'they don't have VAR in Romania'. This is uefa champions league referee, not his first rodeo. I mean, really?

 

[PaleBlue]

Appears as though Jude Belligham is going to be a star.

Just 17. What a prospect he looks.

Rather have him than moany (and toxic agent) Haaland.

 

[radcliffe1309]

First post that suggests it was a penalty for the kick on the knee.

I said straight away he was kicking on the knee but it still wasn't a pen

 

[therealsvenn]

Bt love being negative !

Could they be more pro Dortmund. Before the game they were bigging up Haarland saying he's a goal machine. Then in the commentary they slip in he hasn't scored in 300 minutes! 390 now.

 

[meltonblue]

I would play Laporte with Dias next week

I wouldn’t, think we need Stones’s passing out from the back more than anything and then exploit the gaps they’re going to give up even more than tonight.

 

[SidJames]

For you lurking scousers.

 

[Heath Park]

I wouldn't complain if we signed Bellingham.

Bloody good call that.

 

[leo_city]

We need Fernandinho in the second leg. Rodri and Cancelo had shockers tonight, two players who we count on a lot in building up our play just nowhere to be seen. Missed chances and all that a different story, we were very lucky to escape with a win. But a win regardless, had to get it and we did. Hope the lads are more focused second leg, that was also Dias' worst performance I've seen for us.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Fucking hell the lino getting an autograph, what a joke.

He wanted to swap shirts but had to make do.

 

[cookster]

Embarrassing that, the linesman getting Haaland’s autograph in the tunnel.

Hope these clowns don't get the return leg.

 

[OntarioBlue]

I would play Laporte with Dias next week

not in place of Stones, but maybe play Stones, Dias and Laporte.

And Fernandinho has to play.

 

[burning blue soul]

What happens to our players and manager in this competition someone please explain

Teams raise their game. We need to raise ours. Just "being City" isn't enough. We must be clinical and ruthless, 2 qualities we consistently struggle with.

 

[ws01]

That is a very good point. We seem to need a lot of chances to get a couple of goals. Bayern are on another level to what we usually face in the PL.

Which we aren't going to get deeper into this competition.

Jesus and Dinho both have to play next leg - one to give us more of a goal threat in the box, and the other to shore up that slow and sideways middle we saw tonight.

 

[PragueBlue]

We look better with a CM of Bernardo, Rodri and Gundogan. Bernardo isn't a false 9 but has the legs to play alongside Rodri and stop us being so easy to play through. I would have swapped him, position wise, with KDB today.

 

[WestGorton]

Linesman getting Haalands autograph. Unbelievable.

 

[Brendan110_0]

BT fucking love Bellingham

He is good though, not gonna lie, think we should buy him over Haaland (who doesn't do much dirty work so not a Pep player).