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

[Kippax77]

I will be placing 2 £25 bets tonight ,one of my choice which is already done(2-1 City).
What is consensus of opinion on here that next best bet would be?

Real to win the tie 100/30 on sky bet.
If it doesn't come in you'll be buzzing.

If it does then it'll pay some of the bar bill

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

If we lose 1-0 tonight and then go out on pens, i think it’s fair to say last week was a huge contributing factor.

Well of course, its a tie over two games. But my point is we've gone in at half time 1-0 up, and I don't think we should be looking backwards when we've got the second half to play.

 

[willipp]

Well of course, its a tie over two games. But my point is we've gone in at half time 1-0 up, and I don't think we should be looking backwards when we've got the second half to play.

Yeah as much as last week left me feeling a tad disappointed, its all about tonight now. I keep seeing people saying Madrid will come out all guns blazing, but i hope they do and that will leave huge gaps all over the pitch to exploit. We just need to be mentally ready for that and up to it and if we are at our best we will win.

 

[cibaman]

Yeah as much as last week left me feeling a tad disappointed, its all about tonight now. I keep seeing people saying Madrid will come out all guns blazing, but i hope they do and that will leave huge gaps all over the pitch to exploit. We just need to be mentally ready for that and up to it and if we are at our best we will win.

Are they really suited to “all guns blazing”? They don’t seem that sort of team. I’m expecting them to try and build a bit of pressure through possession, play to get free kicks and then hope for something special in the box from benzema or Vinicius

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Yeah as much as last week left me feeling a tad disappointed, its all about tonight now. I keep seeing people saying Madrid will come out all guns blazing, but i hope they do and that will leave huge gaps all over the pitch to exploit. We just need to be mentally ready for that and up to it and if we are at our best we will win.

Me too. I hope they try and press us for 20 minutes, maddest thing they could do.

 

[Gingers Dad]

I fancy Foden to run the show tonight - Big night for everyone, but got a good feeling for tonight.

Ancelotti was playing mind games bigging up Foden, hoping it will go to his head.

 

[willipp]

Are they really suited to “all guns blazing”? They don’t seem that sort of team. I’m expecting them to try and build a bit of pressure through possession, play to get free kicks and then hope for something special in the box from benzema or Vinicius

Probably more likely, but thats about the sum of all the so called experts i keep hearing on tv and the radio. Madrid will apparently have too much for us and our now terrible defense wont be able to cope with what Madrid throw at us.

 

[Chi-town blues]

5-0 city

 

[el wey]

They're fucking shitting themselves! We just need to turn up and be patient, as time runs they'll definitely get desperate and spread their legs. 3x0 City.

 

[iwasthere1968]

Anyone with pictures of lads out there ?

 

[Chak19]

Probably more likely, but thats about the sum of all the so called experts i keep hearing on tv and the radio. Madrid will apparently have too much for us and our now terrible defense wont be able to cope with what Madrid throw at us.

Of course Madrid's defence is rock solid, not like Chelsea ripped them apart at their own place.

 

[willipp]

Of course Madrid's defence is rock solid, not like Chelsea ripped them apart at their own place.

Indeed, they were absolutely solid at the back last week if you ignore the 12 great chances we created.

 

[ancoats]

This is what pep and the players plus the club have worked so hard for, night's like this.
Forget losing the final last season, this tie is bigger, we are talking about an elite club that's won this 14 times,
we have to get this job finished, then they will sit up and take notice once and for all.

I think this semi-final is bigger than the final because of the respect pep got for them and if we beat them over the 2 legs then pep has built a team that can beat anybody, even Liverpool.

I think we are ready, pep is not 100% but after tonight we will know one way or the other.

 

[foggy1974]

I "dipped" in and out of the game on BT (between the match and Maigret on TPTV). I think McPointyarse is probably more biased even than Carracracker. No fouls EVER by Liverpool "Nothing in that", "Just a coming together", "He's gone and done a dive" (sic). Whereas Villareal "Non-stop fouling", "Cynical trip", "Should get a booking for that".

One step up from lfctv or is that down.

 

[bluejon]

Walker is key to this game. Is he fit?

not my type but each to their own

 

[paulchapo]

Forget Madrid give me a game like this anyday lol

 

[foggy1974]

Well of course, its a tie over two games. But my point is we've gone in at half time 1-0 up, and I don't think we should be looking backwards when we've got the second half to play.

I'd be shocked if it finishes 1-0 tonight

 

[foggy1974]

Forget Madrid give me a game like this anyday lol

Imagine the length of the V.A.R. checked

 

[Blackblue '76]

Won't be watching TV until 5 mins before kick off. We just know it will be dippers this, dippers that

That's a stretch i turn it on when they're taking the knee....

 

[Legal Alien]

They're fucking shitting themselves! We just need to turn up and be patient, as time runs they'll definitely get desperate and spread their legs. 3x0 City.

I think we should approach like we would any other game, we should set the tempo and try and score early.
I don't think tonight should be any different.

3-1 to us.

COME ON CITY!!!