Real Madrid (A) CL Semi Final 2nd Leg - Wed 4th May, 20:00 (BST) | Pre-Match Thread

[Tarzan41]

Ederson
Dias
Laporte
Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo
KDB
Foden
Jesus
Mahrez

Team picks itself imo, harsh on Raheem but can’t drop Jesus with the form he’s in

I’d rather we started with 11

 

[Winchester]

Joker

Omg

 

[Elliot houghton]

you're young aren't you ?

Old enough to know throwing away a CL semi would be stupid it doesn't get much bigger than this

 

[MCFC ISRAEL]

Presumably you meant to say that Cancelo is NOT as good defensively as Walker. As for selecting Grealish despite Mahrez having been specifically rested for the tie, you cannot be serious.

Yes, thats what I meant, my mistake.

 

[mcfcsamm]

A new tactic, 10 men?

Hahaha - was a long morning!

 

[Lavinda Past]

Old enough to know throwing away a CL semi would be stupid it doesn't get much bigger than this

The final is bigger and we threw that away last year.

The PL is more important.

 

[Indaparkside]

Just landed glorious sunshine bag in hotel then off to the Irish bar come on city

 

[St.Pauli support]

He was the ref the last time we played Real at Bernabeu. It was one of the best refereeing performances I’ve ever seen.

Yeah, our 2-1 away win in the last 16, Feb 2020.
Ramos red card.

After that match Real lost both other matches reffed by him:
2-0 at Stamford Bridge 2nd leg semi 2021(Real kicked out)
1-0 loss in Paris 1st leg last 16 2022.

Strange pick, isn't it?

 

[Elliot houghton]

The final is bigger and we threw that away last year.

The PL is more important.

We've got a Squad capable of winning both we don't have too chose both are important as each other

 

[Tricky_Trev]

The final is bigger and we threw that away last year.

The PL is more important.

City are a bigger club than you think we are. We don’t decide to toss off the CL just because the league is tight. We go for both.

 

[keemcfc]

Just landed, glorious sunshine bag in hotel, then off to the Irish bar come on city

Can't keep up with the cocaine slang these days! Go on lad! :D

 

[FantasyIreland]

Old enough to know throwing away a CL semi would be stupid it doesn't get much bigger than this

Obviously it does get bigger,and it didn't prevent that very scenario 12 months ago.

 

[Lavinda Past]

City are a bigger club than you think we are. We don’t decide to toss off the CL just because the league is tight. We go for both.

I'd be considerably more disappointed if we don't win the PL this year.

The CL is a fraud of a competition created to line the pockets of TV companies and corrupt football administrators.

Winning the CL only makes a club 'bigger' in the eyes of the unscrupulous media.

It was a far more credible competition when Villa and Forest won it.

 

[Lavinda Past]

We've got a Squad capable of winning both we don't have too chose both are important as each other

Winning the PL proves that you were the best in the country over a full season.

Winning the CL shows that you can win a competition created by a corrupt organisation aimed at giving 8 to 10 wealthy clubs a very favourable passage to a knockout tournament.

The FA Cup is a better competition

 

[Deleted member 87819]

I'd be considerably more disappointed if we don't win the PL this year.

The CL is a fraud of a competition created to line the pockets of TV companies and corrupt football administrators.

Winning the CL only makes a club 'bigger' in the eyes of the unscrupulous media.

It was a far more credible competition when Villa and Forest won it.

Whether you want it or not, the game on Wednesday will have the world watching, much more than Liverpool’s on Tuesday. It is the face of our club on the biggest stage possible. Beating Real Madrid there and winning a final against Liverpool would be epic. If we win the league and lose the final to Liverpool, it will leave a bitter taste on the mouth (as would for them in the opposite scenario). This game is as big as it gets for everyone involved. And frankly, the referee picked for this game is much better than probably all referees we had in the PL this year. Certainly there won’t be any “one step closer” tweet…

 

[Elliot houghton]

Winning the PL proves that you were the best in the country over a full season.

Winning the CL shows that you can win a competition created by a corrupt organisation aimed at giving 8 to 10 wealthy clubs a very favourable passage to a knockout tournament.

The FA Cup is a better competition

I think the PL does show More on who's the better side I agree but winning the CL would also of course be massive and we would hurt are rival's more than anything else if we won that

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Winning the PL proves that you were the best in the country over a full season.

If we win the PL by a point or on goal difference, we should certainly celebrate, but it hardly proves we are the best. We just happened to have won, as would be the case for them.
Winning the UCL simply takes a different kind of strategy, it is a different kind of competition, and winning it shows a team can win competitions under different circumstances.
Also, UEFA being corrupt is a big shock! So is Fifa (more so), and winning the World Cup is as prestigious as it gets

 

[Chris in London]

Ederson
Dias
Laporte
Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo
KDB
Foden
Jesus
Mahrez

Team picks itself imo, harsh on Raheem but can’t drop Jesus with the form he’s in

We're good, but not good enough to beat them without 11

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Won the league, won the Cup.
If (IF) I had to choose I'd take winning the CL this season. For the prestige, for shutting up the doubters & Scousers, and for our generous owners.

 

[ercbkippax]

Where do we reckon is the best place to watch this in town with fellow blues?