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

[SWP's back]

Twitter freaking out about this ref Dias from Portugal. Is that justified?

 

[IronsideKozuch]

I just hope Pep doesn't play a defensive game which he can do from time to time, we have to go for the jugular because Real's defence isn't that great. Fascinating to see our approach in this one

it depends, does it not? if we conduct this game at Bernabeu like at Allianz Arena it all be fine for a greater good. Tough away fixture against a legendary UCL team at their ground with a counter attacking threat of Vinicius, Benzema, Rodrygo, Valverde. We should be pragmatic, 1:1 for that matter is a very good result. At the Etihad we are able to blow away any rival.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Gundogan is of similar ilk for us

Did you mean that.
If so, pure genius.

 

[BringBackSwales]

definitely for me, Gundogan has been great this season constantly and its probably why has been substituted against Leeds - to keep him fresh. At the end match vs Real is much more important, than sending a message around penalty situation;) I would be absolutely surprised if hes left out of starting eleven

Gundogan one of the first names on the team sheet

 

[youngbob]

Ederson
Walker, Dias, Akanji
Stones, Rodri
Foden, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish
Haaland

 

[Fordyboy46]

Gundogan one of the first names on the team sheet

In these big European matches definitely

 

[Fordyboy46]

Ederson
Walker, Dias, Akanji
Stones, Rodri
Foden, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Grealish
Haaland

Gundo will play mate

 

[St.Pauli support]

Compared to last year's match in Madrid we now have
Stones, Akanji, Gundo, Jack and Haaland
(all on good form) instead of
Laporte, Cancelo, Foden (Mahrez) and Jesus.

I don't see those improvements in their side.


Line-ups and subs of 2022 away semi :

................Courtois
..Carvajal Militão Nacho Mendy
..........Casemiro Kroos
...Valverde Modric Vinícius Júnior
.............Benzema

• Militão Substituted for Vallejo at 115'
• Casemiro Substituted for Asensio at 75'
• Kroos substituted for Rodrygo at 68'
• Modric Substituted for Camavinga at 75'
• Vinícius Júnior Substituted for Vázquez at 115'
• Benzema Substituted for Ceballos at 104'

Substitutes​

• 4Alaba
• 5Vallejo
• 11Asensio
• 12Marcelo
• 13Lunin
• 16Jovic
• 17Vázquez
• 19Ceballos
• 21Rodrygo
• 24Mariano
• 25Camavinga
• 40Fuidias

​

Man City​

..................Ederson
......Walker Dias ...Laporte Cancelo
......Bernardo Rodri ...De Bruyne
....Mahrez ..... Jesus ....Foden

• Walker Substituted for Zinchenko at 72'
• Rodri Substituted for Sterling at 99'
• De Bruyne Substituted for Gündogan at 72'
• Mahrez Substituted for Fernandinho at 85'
• Jesus Substituted for Grealish at 78'

Substitutes​

• 6Aké
• 7Sterling
• 8Gündogan
• 10Grealish
• 11Zinchenko
• 13Steffen
• 25Fernandinho
• 33Carson
• 56Egan-Riley
• 80Palmer
• 87McAtee
• 90Lavia

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Take them apart, because we are superior.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Ake being injured makes the team pretty much pick itself, it’ll be….

Eddie

Kyle
Stones
Dias
Akanji

Rodders
Kev
Gundo

Bernie
Jack
Erling