Real Madrid (A) - Tues 9th April, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[WestGorton]

Kova is very experienced so he should be fine.

 

[HelloCity]

Closed roof starts for Real.

 

[Axel Freed]

Well happy with this some right mards on here

Come on city

Yep, an infestation of fanny wipes

Great team selection, Pep's a pragmatist

 

[OntarioBlue]

TNT Sports tonight :
Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham
20yrs old
Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham
20yrs old
Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham
Bellingham

I thought he was seventeen

 

[gray740]

TNT 2 City Madrid ? Arsenal Tv take over ffs

 

[northmr8]

Someone remind TNT there's two matches tonight please

 

[I'm Blue]

Anyone tell me why tnt sport one and two are both Arsenal?

 

[Beanhead]

I initially quite confidently predicted a draw. Given the team news I would bite your hand off right now. Think we will struggle to create :(

 

[blueste41]

Well, what a surprise! UEFA give the OK for Real Madrid to close the roof. UEFA have now set a favourable precedence for Real Madrid. In important future home games Real Madrid won’t have to ask UEFA if they can close the roof. And to think, Real Madrid still want to form a Super League. Ceferin and UEFA are cunts. They want nothing more than Real Madrid to get to the CL final in London, probably against PSG. I hope Pep and the players use the closed roof for a better atmosphere to spur them on tonight.

Why does a closed roof help Real and hinder whoever they are playing?

 

[PragueBlue]

I would have started KDB as false 9 instead of Haaland though. Constantly interchanging with Foden, because Haaland doesn't press as hard, and without service (which he won't have today) he is gonna mostly a passenger. Cmon big Erl, prove me wrong, and press like a mad man today.

What Haaland should have is space to run into (if we can make the right passes). He has the pace to exploit that space and Real will be wary. KDB just doesn't have that kind of pace and it would allow them to really press hard onto us and we wouldn't have an out ball.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Phil centrally is fucking great news, Kev out isn't. Still think we'll have enough to do some damage here.

 

[gray740]

Oh its Pointy ffs Go back to arsenal

 

[SebastianBlue]

In Pep we trust.

 

[Bluewars II]

Gone for total control. Should have played Kev instead of Haaland in that case as Haaland wont get any service with no Kev.

100%

 

[west didsblue]

Anyone tell me why tnt sport one and two are both Arsenal?

They’re not. 2 is now at the Bernebeu.

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Big move in the odds. Madrid is now the favourite.

 

[Crooked_rain]

late change indeed! not ideal changing 2 hours before KO

Not ideal but our team is so well drilled at knowing how we play, so I don't think it has huge tactical implications.

Besides, I think Kev not playing means Phil probably moves central again, I reckon he would've been out wide otherwise. We know Phil is at his best in the middle and he's playing like one of the best in the world right now.

So, without disrespecting Kev who is one of our greatest ever...but right at this moment I really don't worry too much that he's not starting today. I think we're in good hands with Phil...

 

[Norbert D]

Which complete knob have we got on TNT? No doubt they will jumping for joy if Madrid score.

 

[bluenova]

The team selection is out. I reckon this is how the players will be stationed:

Ortega
Akanji Stones Dias Gvardiol
Kovacic Rodri
Bernardo Foden Grealish
Haaland
​

That's more the line up that I expected, before I heard Kev was playing.

 

[Sibierskii]

I don’t fear their line up at all. They’ve also had 9 days off which i don’t think is a positive.