RB Leipzig CL Rd of 16 2nd leg (H) | Man of the Match

[spiny]

Kev is back to his best so gets my vote. I'd've voted Erling had he scored a double hatrick - like Denis Law many years ago.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

So as not to make this a banana republic vote, I'm going for Nathan. Just quietly going about his business to be one of the best — if not the best — defenders in the league this season.
It's difficult, though. Many others I could choose. Bernardo was astonishing. I say again — if we lose this guy, it truly is a terrible loss.

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

Hands down it's Haaland but notable mentions to KDB, Johnny Stones & Gundogan for me.

 

[FantasyIreland]

KDB

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Not at all. Kevin de Bruyne was the best player on that pitch last night. There’s nothing churlish in that, it’s almost ruder to think that scoring goals means you had a better game than someone who ran the game in midfield.

Haaland was dangerous as fuck and could have ended up with seven himself if he’d stayed on, but the game was won in the manner it was and Haaland scored those goals because of the way de Bruyne influenced the game.

Haaland even said himself that he should have done better with a few of de Bruyne’s crosses and scored more goals in the first half.

I wouldn't disagree but where would we have been without Haaland's five goals. Kev undoubtedly stepped up from previous performances since the world cup and could have flogged his arse off crossing, passing, slide rule, but without the Viking's contribution it would have been a shaky start to the second half - 0-0 going into the break - and then that fuckin' ref was a whisker away from sending someone off for what would probably have been fuck all! Haaland made it one of those 'special European nights' so beloved of the RDAHMeedya but only when broadcast from Anfield or the Swamp.

 

[BringBackSwales]

So as not to make this a banana republic vote, I'm going for Nathan. Just quietly going about his business to be one of the best — if not the best — defenders in the league this season.
It's difficult, though. Many others I could choose. Bernardo was astonishing. I say again — if we lose this guy, it truly is a terrible loss.

He is such a good player, every game

 

[Cellarite]

Who am I to argue with L’equipe?

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

One of those games where five or six players deserved recognition. Grealish, Gundog, Ake, all superb, but KDB and Haaland were just whatever is better than superb. The only negative was that mad minute when the play from the back went wrong in the first half, I sometimes think they do that just for entertainment

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Surprising that this isn't unanimous.

Wish that Pep knew that Haaland was on the verge of breaking the single-game scoring record for a C/L game and didn't sub him.

At any rate - I'm not sure what changed - but suddenly Haaland got lots of touches and buried many of them.

If we get the ball into Haaland with any sort of frequency - this is what's going to occur.
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As a side note - what do you think of Haaland as penalty taker? IMO he's the best we've ever had - including Balotelli.

 

[Bluemart]

Great performances all over the pitch but when you score 5 you have to be motm