Real Madrid (A) - Tue 9th May, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Withnail]

They've got some exciting young players who are probably better now than they were last season: Vin. Jr., Rodrygo, Valverde, Camavinga...But Modric, Benzema, Kroos...are older now.

They are the kings of the CL for a reason. But if we are at our best we can win both games.

If we play like we did against Bayern and put in the same sort of defensive display we should progress.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Nah I’m predicting a City win, I’m hoping we’ll frustrate them and pick them off to score 2 goals on the counter, Real 1 City 3

Fingers crossed pal

 

[SWP's back]

I think we'll suffer a narrow defeat here and that would be fine by me, 2-1 Real. We're looking pretty spent at the minute which is quite understandable considering the amount of games we're playing. Team wise it should be Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Akanji, Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland
Hope City prove me wrong for the umpteenth time, but I'm just not convinced we'll have the legs in this game

It’s be weird if you didn’t think we’d lose to be honest.

Can’t be much fun supporting us as you, you’d struggle to enjoy a blowjob. You’d be worried you wouldn’t get it up and then that if you did, you’d finish too soon.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Is Militao suspended?

 

[balotellishaircut]

Is Militao suspended?

Yes

 

[alexmcity]

They're 3rd in the league and struggled last night with an average side. We are miles better then them it will be at least 1-0 win to use most likely 2-0

CL form and league form may be quite different, especially for Real. Wouldn't underestimate them on the basis of their domestic form.

If we win it's because we are strong, not because they are poor.

 

[Fordyboy46]

CL form and league form may be quite different, especially for Real. Wouldn't underestimate them on the basis of their domestic form.

If we win it's because we are strong, not because they are poor.

Exactly, you just know it will be a totally different Real side to the one that has been poor in la liga. Saying that though, I think we'll see a totally different City team to the one that beat Leeds

 

[M Gaudino]

Pep pulled off another shock noone saw coming when he played Ortega against West Ham

what will he do here i wonder.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

CL form and league form may be quite different, especially for Real. Wouldn't underestimate them on the basis of their domestic form.

If we win it's because we are strong, not because they are poor.

one thing is for certain, they can't defend for shit we'll score on Tuesday just a question of how many

 

[Gabriel]

Looked at the playing seasons of both sides and noted that each has 9 players who have played over 3,000 minutes this season, so they are reliant on similar cores of players. Real Madrid have used more players in their season, however, so it’ll be a question of whether we can get through with no recourse to a deep bench.