Paris Saint-Germain (A) - CL SF | Pre-Match Thread

[Manchester33]

Surely he goes with the tried and tested? Anything else and he's over thinking it.

Ederson
Walker
Zincenko
Dias
Stones
Rodri
Gundo
Silva
KDB
Foden
Mahrez

There is only one position that could possibly up for debate and that's stones.

I think he'll start Stones, because he can't play him on the weekend or v Chelsea.

I'm concerned about that because I think he's been off form since the international break and he's had a couple of bad moments when we've been countered (goal against Leeds, goal against Dortmund away, red card against Villa). Mbappe and Neymar are two of the best players in the world and they'll exploit him.

Laporte played very well on Sunday and deserves a start.

 

[Manchester33]

Well Ferdinand has predicted PSG will win the trophy this season, time for you to shut the prick up please City

To be honest, it's not really that shocking that he's gone with them. I still reckon they're slight favourites. It happens all the time where teams get beat in a final only to go and win it in the next season or two.

 

[skillman]

I expect same team as at the weekend.

Shitting myself about this game, very exciting.

Rodri and Bernardo have to come in - cases made for Zinny and Stones too.

 

[KS55]

Nice audition that from Poch.

Or a masterful buttering up to keep us sleeping!

 

[skillman]

I'm curious as to people's thoughts RE left back tomorrow - Cancelo and Zinchenko are battling it out and both offer more in certain areas while neither particularly excel at defending (both competent enough, though, IMO).

I just can't decide which one really. I'm leaning to Zinchenko purely for the fact he seems to give it away less carelessly than Cancelo does.

 

[KS55]

LoL
You cannot be serious !
We're all entitled to an opinion mate but no KDB no Foden no Gundo.
Our quickest defender missing.
And Mahrez drops to the bench.

He's joking?

 

[MAG]

 

[Bill Walker]

Lack of goals is my big worry about this semi final.
We simply have to be better, maybe we need a No 9.
Our bagfuls of goals have dried up.

 

[supercity88]

Losing the away tie is always more difficult than drawing the away tie.

Draw nil-nil away and win 1-0 at home and you still go through.

By best result, it is:

Win
Score draw
Goalless draw
Scoring defeat
Defeat without scoring

It's a mental thing with the away goal that makes people think that a 2-1 loss is better than a 0-0 draw. They're thinking "we only would need to win 1-0 at home to progress" and "if they score we'd have to score twice". But the second thought applies in both scenarios, they just dismiss it for the first!

 

[Cotton Weave Blue]

I'm curious as to people's thoughts RE left back tomorrow - Cancelo and Zinchenko are battling it out and both offer more in certain areas while neither particularly excel at defending (both competent enough, though, IMO).

I just can't decide which one really. I'm leaning to Zinchenko purely for the fact he seems to give it away less carelessly than Cancelo does.

Pep will probably go Mendy and we all collectively lose our minds