Liverpool (a) - CL Quarter Final pre-match thread

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Got 35/1 Jesus first scorer 2-1 City

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

And the longer they go without scoring or any real possession it'll get worse. Their fans will soon get on their backs...

No they won't they'll back em all the way

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Does anyone else have a sneaking suspicion we might just batter them?

I wouldn't say its how I expect the tie to go, but I'd say there's maybe a 20-30% chance that we score relatively early, the pressure of the occasion gets to them, and they collapse the same way they did in the league game at the Etihad, the Spurs game they lost 4-1, or when Sevilla scored in the group stages. This Liverpool side have a proper implosion in them, and if we went 2-0 up at any stage in this first leg, I would expect 3, 4 or even 5 to follow if time allowed.

Again, I'm not saying it will happen, but I think it's on the table if a few cards fall our way.

I’ve been confident all week. The only way they win is if we give them chances on a plate like we did a couple of months ago. I can see Silva slicing through their shit midfield.

 

[MAG]

What time does coverage start on BT Sport?

6:30pm Champions League Tonight
7:00pm Liverpool v City Live

BT Sport 2 HD (414 on Sky)
BT Sport 2 (433 on Sky)

 

[Chippy_boy]

Fuck it, I'm changing my vote. We're going to batter them. They are an average and very unbalanced side with 2 decent forwards and 1 superstar, but a brilliant team that does not make.

4-1 City.

 

[Colm mulvenna]

If the tie is won in the first leg or we are comfortable position, won’t be such a bad idea for Fernandinho to pick that yellow so he can miss the second leg and then be available for the Semis. I’m sure Pep or his team has been in his ear and told him the scenarios.

Yellow cards accumulated are scraped after the quarters

 

[pudge]

What time does coverage start on BT Sport?

Surely no Blue in their right mind is gonna want to listen to an hour of Gerrard and Ferdinand, possibly Scholes too, before 90 minutes of McManaman or possibly Owen?

 

[GallaghersToe]

6:30pm Champions League Tonight
7:00pm Liverpool v City Live

BT Sport 2 HD (414 on Sky)
BT Sport 2 (433 on Sky)

Thanks!

Reckon the bloody missus will make me go to the chippy around then. Are streams allowed on here, if anyone would have one before the game?

 

[MAG]

Yellow cards accumulated are scraped after the quarters

Saw here in this thread that they go till semi first leg

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

If the tie is won in the first leg or we are comfortable position, won’t be such a bad idea for Fernandinho to pick that yellow so he can miss the second leg and then be available for the Semis. I’m sure Pep or his team has been in his ear and told him the scenarios.

Not so sure on that one. It would have to be for kicking the ball away or similar, because if he tries to do it in the tackle he might chance a straight red.