Real Madrid (A) - Wed 10th Dec, 20:00 | CL | Pre-Match Thread

[Gaz76]

Think it will be the same line up as we have had for weeks now with cherki or the reindeer, seems to be peps team at the minute

 

[cleavers]

I don't think we played them until the group stages under Mancini? Or was it Pellegrini?

Not too difficult, as we hadn't played in the CL pre Mancini.

 

[cleavers]

PanZabb? I never mentioned him??

No you quoted him ;-), my reply was to the quote.

 

[kingn6]

Let both teams rest everyone.

Let Savinho and Rodrygo have a 1 v 1.

That would last longer than the 115 debacle

 

[Didsbury Dave]

After the Leverkusen debacle I will be astonished if it's anything other than a full team.

Palace play on Thursday and need to win, so they will have less rest than we will have.

We will see rotation against Brentford next week in the league cup.

Of course it will be our strongest team. It was ridiculous for him to suggest anything else.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Camavinga being out is a big boost. He's a very good player

 

[toddluvzgta]

Mbappe will score against our leaky backline

There a chance if dirty Rudiger sees red, perhaps leading to a Haaland pen. And O'Reilly will have to shut down Valverde, curiously being played on their right this season

 

[Ken92]

Could them missing so many players add more pressure to citys players to get all 3 points? Really hope City wins it , but its not going to be an easy game.

 

[117 M34]

Romano saying if we beat them alonso will be sacked.
We might end up helping the dippers out if we win

 

[Rammy Blue]

Romano saying if we beat them alonso will be sacked.
We might end up helping the dippers out if we win

Let’s just hope the players don’t like him, which wouldn’t surprise me, in which case they might not put 100% in, and all these players with minor knocks will decide they aren’t fit enough to play…

 

[BlumerMooner]

I don't think we played them until the group stages under Mancini? Or was it Pellegrini?

Won the league under Mancini and again with Pellegrini….

 

[TinFoilHat]

Clement "Dick" Turpin the **** in the middle. Wonder what UEFA have instructed him?

 

[Zenmanc]

Is this who we are now?

A club with fans who hope that the players are ticked at their manager so as to fake an illness to get him sacked all to help us win?

Not trying to be any sort of way- just don't want to win if it has to be like that.

 

[JOE MCFC]

What the actual fuck is that?

A team, which have the biggest chance beat those coonts..

 

[Eaststander1]

they were in a similar depleted condition last time at the Etihad and remember what happened......

Yep, never take any condition that Real Madrid say they're in seriously .... this is the Champions League and they usually find it within themselves to rise to the occasion.

Suddenly, despite any troubles or injuries they may reckon to have, their players find the will and strength to put a decent shift in !

 

[IronsideKozuch]

Its nice take i think. Its maybe even aimed for Fiorentino Perez and Real's board. You Dear directos either attache power to players or coach. Pep does not want to be rude to publicly say straight away to the Real's people and hierarchy what they should do with Xabi Alonso or with anything. So hes going with a little help for his friend through such proper answer. And Pep is right, because usually you do not want to create players power within dressing room or you are United.

I mean between Vinicius Junior and Xabi Alonso its a clear answer iny my book. Xabi Alonso have great results at Bayer and he just started, he should have had more time.

 

[IronsideKozuch]

And we should win tomorrow. Real are better than their recent results. We are the better team. Real have a home advantage. This one is huge, because its the sole reason we gonna find it not so easy tomorrow and we have not been yet great away of home this season. But Real has too many injuries and we have to much firepower.

We gonna slighty prevail! But it caught me with little shock when recalled our best away performances this season. I mean Wolves, Brentford, Swansea?;p Fulham we been great for 60 min but ended 4:5, probably Villareal been best or Arsenal in terms how close we been to win on a tough ground.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Could them missing so many players add more pressure to citys players to get all 3 points? Really hope City wins it , but its not going to be an easy game.

It’s City’s not citys

 

[BringBackSwales]

Looking how tight the table is likely to be a point tomorrow would be huge. I reckon 16 points is too tight to call whereas 17 is likely enough

 

[MCFC1993]

Marca going with Mbappe being out:

Won't get many better chances at the Bernabau.