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

[jimharri]

Not for me:0(

Definitely not 0-0 :0(

I will be in the Stadium, I want to see us go for them :0)

Keep Feeding the Viking, he will score and score and score!!

Not sure about our defence though?? :0(

Another Fulham?

 

[PitchInvader BHA away1983]

Another Fulham?

I would take the result :0)

But not the stress or frustration of the Performance!!! :0(

 

[B\connellblue]

Agreed, we should be on the front foot from the off. No point in trying to contain them, as our defence will probably struggle. Reijnders had a great game at the Bernabeu for Milan last season, so I'd bring him back in and would be tempted to add Khusanov to the backline to help cope with the pace of Mbappe and Vinicus Jr.

Donnarumma
Khusanov
Dias
Gvardiol
O'Reilly
Gonzalez
Reijnders
Foden
Cherki
Doku
Haaland

You might be tempted but Pep won't be. He doesn't rate him I'm afraid.

 

[Bozo]

Gonna smash them.

 

[Ric]

You might be tempted but Pep won't be. He doesn't rate him I'm afraid.

He rated him enough to play him at the Bernarbeu last time, and at the Emirates this season.

 

[waspish]

Going there is like going to Anfield I have no confidence

 

[alexmcity]

Going there is like going to Anfield I have no confidence

Under Pep, our record there isn't bad: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. It's better than at Anfield. Before the last game in February, our record at Bernabeu was really good.

 

[domalino]

If Haaland scores the first chance he gets, we'll win this easily.

If it's one of those games that everyone takes 3/4 chances to score, we've got no chance.

2-4 City.

 

[akrh215]

If we play our strongest XI and Pep doesn’t force the weaker B-team players like Bobb, Savio or Lewis, I expect a comfortable win. Our best starting XI is much stronger than theirs in my opinion.

 

[noseve]

I'd definitely have Khus in. He offers something different to the rabbit-in-headlights defenders that Mbappe and Vinicius Jr face every week.

He ain't perfect - but he might knock them out of their strides.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Donaruma

Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
Oreilly

Gonzalez
Bernardo
Rejniders
Foden

Doku
Haaland

 

[HolisticJim]

Wouldn't change our team from the weekend. That's our strongest team at the minute

 

[uwe rosler 28]

I'd definitely have Khus in. He offers something different to the rabbit-in-headlights defenders that Mbappe and Vinicius Jr face every week.

He ain't perfect - but he might knock them out of their strides.

He might get sent off and give a penalty away early doors too.

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

Interesting…

 

[Ric]

Interesting…

Let's hope reports that the players want him gone are true then, and they throw the game!

 

[blueparrot]

You might be tempted but Pep won't be. He doesn't rate him I'm afraid.

That's what they said about Gonzalez 6 months ago, that was wrong too

 

[Rodri’s ACL]

No Militao for Madrid too

 

[domalino]

Interesting…

Real Madrid are just so fucking dumb.

Clearly a great coach, you don't luck your way into what his Leverkusen did.

4 points off Barca so no damage has been done while they get used to a totally new coach and system.

 

[youngbob]

Militao out for 3-4 months.

 

[youngbob]

What team are we looking at for Madrid here, potentially, with their injuries?

Courtois
Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Carreras
Bellingham, Tchouameni, Camavinga
Guler
Mbappe, Vinicius

Something like that?