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

[Sid C]

I’m more concerned about him under-thinking it due to his attention being drawn away so many people trotting out that same old tired old cliche about him possibly over-thinking it ;-)

Can’t really see Pep popping onto BM for advice from us lot.

If I’m wrong we’re fucked. :(

 

[55yr old teenager]

Let's also be aware of giving stupid free kicks away outside the box. Just know neymar will be playing roly poly at every opportunity, cheating turd.

 

[bulldogblue]

If we play at the top of our game we will win. 3-1 City.

 

[The Black Shed]

Not confident at all. Only Kevin consistently performs in the Champions League. If PSG had one of Neymar or Mbappe available then I think we'd stand a reasonable chance. But I think both of them together will be too much for us. The pace of Mbappe will be very difficult for our defense to deal with. I can see us conceding 2 or 3 over the first 90 minutes. In prior seasons we may have been able to score that many ourselves. However, we've been weak offensively for some time and I think they will almost certainly outscore us over 180 minutes.

Cityitis right there! Don't forget we have an outstanding defensive record, not just recently but all bloody season, across all competitions. Yep, I think we will concede, but they will concede more amd I honestly believe we will be two goals better on the aggregate after 180mins. Come on blues, we can do it!

 

[tommybooth]

The first time since Spuds that i have looked forward to a chumps league match. 4 hrs to go. I think this will be a 5 pinter if i can hold back.

 

[MAG]

The closer it’s getting to the kick-off time ... the more I’m worried that we’ll see two holding midfielders starting ... Rodri and Ferna ... and that’ll stifle our own creativity going forward.

Maybe I’m overthinking now but I’d rather we really didn’t worry about stoping them and all that double-pivot nonsense that we’ve tried without much success and instead went for it ...

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Im still at work, at home, and my guts are going already

 

[BluechesterCity]

How are the nerves folks?

Put it this way, I don't even smoke but I'm already on my seventh packet of Marlboro's!!

 

[Cobwebcat]

I think 9 of the team are obvious. Then its Stones vs Laporte and Zinchenko vs Cancelo.

I would go Laporte and Cancelo but it’s close

 

[Parisian]

Let's also be aware of giving stupid free kicks away outside the box. Just know neymar will be playing roly poly at every opportunity, cheating turd.

It has been a long time since Neymar scored a direct free kick. Before his injury, he had a time where he looked elite. Nowadays, PSG score very few direct free kicks. We recently got one beautiful one by Paredes and one lucky one from Di Maria where no one got a touch on his cross and it found the opposite side net without the goalkeeper moving.