Real Madrid (A) | Post Match Thread

[Millennium]

Unfortunately, Haaland was absent tonight. We needed him in these type of matches

 

[coolcity]

Fucking hell that was a tough watch at times.

We can and will play better at home.

Happy that we withstood huge amounts of pressure and did not concede a second.

Overall happy we didn’t cave in. Madrid are a bunch of pussies. Haaland very quiet. If we win the second leg he will need to do his thing.

Eh? Eddie made a couple of decent saves but apart from that they had nothing. Their goal was sublime but that's all they had. Nerves got the better of the fans (on here anyway) but not the team.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Will take the result of course but can't help but think that game was there to be won if we went for it rather than played to control it. Will have to be better second leg and expect we will be. Have to fancy us in a one off game at home to get to the final.

Bench was there to be used today to give us a boost second half, can't believe pep didn't make a sub when it's that hot and you've got the likes of foden, mahrez and alvarez on the bench and he's talked about players being tired.

We will make the Etihad a cauldron next week and cheer the boys into the final we will get the job done.

Have to say, fair play to the ref, very lenient, sometimes a bit too lenient but he was consistent for both sides and he didn't fall for any of their shithouse tactics. Probably the best ref we have had for a number of years.

 

[kanovic]

I didnt think the ref was bad at all. He was fair. Missed some things but he's human.

Gtfo

 

[yankblue]

Good result

 

[CPPSC]

Thought Walker did a good job on the whole on Vin Jr -better than Ferny

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

PRetty good result but we didn´t play a good game at all imo.Now we need to keep our home streak alive and we are through

Didn’t play good at all? What have you been smoking. We played really well

 

[Half Time Draw]

anyone saying it’s poor needs to get out of entitled land. Playing Real Madrid at the bernabeu it’s not going to be an easy game where we smash them you are playing top class players who know exactly what they are doing. A great result- I think some people expect us to smash teams every week

Couldn’t agree more. Playing in 30 degree heat playing away at Madrid. 1-1 is a great result and we saw the game out when we had to. Madrid will always get chances as they will do at ours but I’m sure they are more annoyed then we are that it finished 1-1. Home advantage for us will be different.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

We were, at least, as good as them. In their own backyard. With no protection from the ref.

Some people will just never be happyJim. I'm fuckin made up with that draw. This time of the season it's all about the result, NOT the performance. :)

 

[Dirty Harry]

Considering so many of our top players were below par, we actually did ok there, Madrid on the whole aren’t anything special.

 

[Kippax77]

Unfortunately, Haaland was absent tonight. We needed him is these type of matches

Resting for Everton

 

[Stelea]

Nobody can criticise that tonight.
Job done against a good team and a diabolical ref 1st half.
We kept Real to a minimum of chances and in the end had them losing their shit claiming ridiculous hand balls and fouls.
If we had been the home team with a same type of performance as Real to end up with a draw, I doubt we would be impressed

 

[Brewster's millions]

A very good result given the obvious fatigue within the team, and the hot conditions as well. We’ve got more than enough to finish the job next week, and the players will be up for it.

My only concern is having to play on Sunday and the shorter rest period, but if we play anywhere close to how we played against Bayern or Arsenal at home then we’ll finish the job.

Next season though - and this isn’t a moan - we will have to have a bigger squad and more depth in midfield, as some of the players like Gundogan and Rodri are playing too many minutes and it shows on occasion.

 

[brummie blue]

Said this morning would be happy to bring them back to Etihad level, and on that showing it's a good result. Defensively we were very good, not as sharp as usual in midfield and never got the ball to Earling. Grealish played like he'd been picked for his defensive talents rather than being allowed to express himself in attack, Silva was way off it.

Nice to see the mutual respect from Walker & Vini Jnr after the game, shame a few of the other Madrid players don't show that sort of class during the game, too many dirty cheaters and divers.

And the ref was shocking

 

[Stevieatlasblue]

Great result. Foden should have came on for Silva. Horrid game for him today. All is well though.

Pep did the same at Leipzig. Play for the draw on the road. It seems to be his motto when his teams go away for the first leg.

Put you in charge nob head

 

[daveiw01]

Real Madrid executed their plan of kicking our players in to the ground (knowing they’ll be allowed to do it), trying to get one of ours sent off, and hit us on the break to perfection.

Rudiger getting away with regularly rugby tackling Haaland and yet another American football block on one of our players. Thankfully Ilkay seems to be ok this time.

We didn’t play badly, really, aside from a few poor decisions in possession, but we did look more passive than expected, at times seemingly hesitant to pass forward when it is on, often passing sideways or back.

I am not sure if that was meant to be a tactic to get their players to come out whilst we are in possession, but it didn’t really work. They weren’t biting. And it just allowed them to keep their shape and look to intercept for the counter, which is largely what lead to their goal.

I am not entirely sure John’s role in this game was helpful, either. Especially if he makes the runs toward their box and then just passes backwards when he gets close to a RM player.

Not sure what we could do to get Haaland more in to the game given they were doubling/tripling up on him whenever we get the ball near the box, which doesn’t even open up space for others, because neither Jack nor Bernardo, or Ilkay have really done much to attack the space created.

It very much looked like our plan was to play for a draw, and if we could nick the win, even better.

I am still confident we do the job at home and will be in the final, wherever it ends up being played.

All-in-all, I can’t really complain too much. And I think Eddie and Rodri deserve immense amounts of praise for their performances tonight.

Well said, sir.

 

[RayCTID]

We looked knackered, tired passing every time we broke and guilty of trying to overplay again. But, take the draw and hope we dominate them at home, I worry how exhausted we are going to be after a hostile game at Goodison though, we need to try and get that won early and just conserve energy. It must have been in Peps mind not making subs?

If we went fully at them we would have been on the end of a heavy defeat

 

[SidJames]

If there is an upside it's that City have seen the best of them but they haven't seen the best of City.

This 100%

A shit performance by our high standards and still we return with a 1-1.

We could rip these a new Arsehole next week, we have it in us.

 

[AdamMarrett]

If someone offered me that draw pre game I'd have taken it. Sets us up well for the second leg at the Etihad and if ever we're going to get past this lot at this stage of the competition this is the chance. Bring on Everton Sunday and the second leg next week.

Thought we were very controlled, and has learnt the lesson of a year ago. We defended well and did a professional job. Something we haven't done in this competition until this season.

King Kev that goal was a work of art. Massive performance from our Belgian Magician.

Bring on next week.

 

[Franny 1234]

Better performance from the Ref than I was expecting.
Eddie is the reason we're not out of this competition.
Better wing play required if we're going to feed Haaland.
Keep the faith CTID