Liverpool vs. Madrid Redux

eagle eye

I didn't watch the second half after Gerard wrapped it up(if it wasn't already over) and switched over to Chelsea.

The first half performance from Liverpool was fantastic and by reading this thread now it seems it was the very same way in the second half. Great to see that from Liverpool. Long may it continue.
On the other side of the ball, Real had a few weak players, I think Gago was horrendous and Heinze, Robben and Higuan were not far behind him. You have to wonder about Juande Ramos.
I'm not taking away from Liverpool at all by saying the above but you just know that heads are gonna roll in Madrid after this.
If Liverpool can play like that for the rest of the season then the Champions League is a real possibility and the EPL is not over. As I said earlier long may it continue.

LuckyLloyd

kinaldo wrote: »

3-0 to los blancos

kida wrote: »

please God football (i.e. Madrid) will be the winner, hopefully an early goal for them to kick start things

Good job.

KerranJast

joe123 wrote: »

Ha apparently John Giles reckon Benitez had no tactics...**** sake. Give the man credit when its due would ya.

Every player getting in the oppositions face isn't tactics. It's your starting point. They should be doing that every week as every top team does.

Pighead

Some result for Liverpool. Never in a million years did I see that coming! I'd say the head honchos at Madrid are putting together a humongous contract offer for Rafa as I type!

Tusky

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_4913767,00.html

Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart believes that Liverpool will be scared when the two sides meet each other in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.

The Spanish giants face Liverpool in a clash between two of the most successful club sides in football history.

However, the Holland international thinks that Madrid will have a psychological advantage even before the first-leg kicks-off.

"We're Real Madrid, which is why I think Liverpool are frightened of us. We have great players. It's going to be a great tie," he told Spanish newspaper Marca.

"The team is working hard to be in perfect shape. We're anxious to do well in Europe, and if we end up as champions I will be capable of anything. I will do anything to win the Champions League.

DIRK AND ROLL BABY

ghouldaddy07

Congrats liverpool, tore them to shreds.

MementoMori

Got a bit heated between Souness and Dunphy all right with Souness getting a touch racialist, and Dunphy almost about to pull the PC card but Billo calmed them down.

Good Punch and Judy stuff though

GBX

Great performance tonight against a pool Real side. First to the ball all the time, getting stuck in, great passing and movement from everybody. Well done lads.
Mascherano played a stormer and fair play to him for not going OTT and getting a 2nd yello. MOTM in my eyes.

Raskolnikov

joe123 wrote: »

Ha apparently John Giles reckon Benitez had no tactics...**** sake. Give the man credit when its due would ya.

In fairness, he was urging the players to calm down and slow things when they were all over Real in the first half.

MementoMori

Pighead wrote: »

Some result for Liverpool. Never in a million years did I see that coming! I'd say the head honchos at Madrid are putting together a humongous contract offer for Rafa as I type!

That's why I wanted a nil-nil bore draw

bUILDERtHEbOB

What a win, what a game, class, looks like we'll be in for another summer of Real trying to buy the world now though.:rolleyes:

Anyway, woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot.

Headshot

MementoMori wrote: »

Got a bit heated between Souness and Dunphy all right with Souness getting a touch racialist, and Dunphy almost about to pull the PC card but Billo calmed them down.

Good Punch and Judy stuff though

see thats why RTE CL coverage is great tv

kryogen

excellent result and a fantastic performance from Liverpool, i tip my hat to ye

i feel so dirty, oh roll on saturday

Tusky

Benitez is collecting some ammount of European scalps at Liverpool...all in five years.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Chelsea x2
Arsenal
Juventus
AC Milan
Inter Milan

MementoMori

Dunphy dodging like crazy when Billo asks him if he could see Liverpool winning the CL.

taidghbaby

MementoMori wrote: »

That's why I wanted a nil-nil bore draw

That's why i wanted a 4-0 hammering :pac:

besty

Cracking performance to be honest. As much as it grates to say, Liverpool looked top class and very formidable opponents for anyone (in Europe). Pity this high will be spanked out of them on Saturday at noon.

super_furry

Tusky wrote: »

Benitez is collecting some ammount of European scalps at Liverpool...all in five years.

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Chelsea x2
Arsenal
Juventus
AC Milan
Inter Milan

Exactly, and how many times after that do we hear 'Liverpool only won because Barca/Madrid/whoever, didn't show up.' Liverpool are the best in Europe at stopping others from playing their natural game and dictating the tempo, pace and style of the game.

podge018

Why does Giles always emphasise the 'no score draw' like it's something brilliant, near on a win? Baffling.

Pepe LeFrits

super_furry wrote: »

Exactly, and how many times after that do we hear 'Liverpool only won because Barca/Madrid/whoever, didn't show up.' Liverpool are the best in Europe at stopping others from playing their natural game and dictating the tempo, pace and style of the game.

*echo*

eagle eye

super_furry wrote: »

Exactly, and how many times after that do we hear 'Liverpool only won because Barca/Madrid/whoever, didn't show up.' Liverpool are the best in Europe at stopping others from playing their natural game and dictating the tempo, pace and style of the game.

Why do you moan after a great win like that? Why not just enjoy the afterglow and not worry about somebody talking nonsense. I'm sure all the headlines tomorrow will be about a magnificent Liverpool performance and not a bad Real Madrid performance. Well except in Madrid I suppose.

SWAR

besty wrote: »

Cracking performance to be honest. As much as it grates to say, Liverpool looked top class and very formidable opponents for anyone (in Europe). Pity this high will be spanked out of them on Saturday at noon.

Yes because Liverpool have been "spanked" by all the top teams this season...including United at Anfield earlier in the season....oh wait!!!!!

redout

Spanish press are leading with "Defeated, humiliated and whooped !"

A7X

SWAR wrote: »

Yes because Liverpool have been "spanked" by all the top teams this season...including United at Anfield earlier in the season....oh wait!!!!!

Nope but they have been by some crap teams. :pac:

Anyways really was a great win for the pool. *shudders* But credit where credit's due.

Headshot

redout wrote: »

Spanish press are leading with "Defeated, humiliated and whooped !"

hows marca reacting

Certain few posters missing tonight form the Liverpool thread;)

bUILDERtHEbOB

redout wrote: »

Spanish press are leading with "Defeated, humiliated and whooped !"

Hehe delighted for them.

mike65

By gad you're right. They're on Redcafe consoling each other then saying it means nothing on Saturday.

Which is true of course.

K-9

KerranJast wrote: »

Every player getting in the oppositions face isn't tactics. It's your starting point. They should be doing that every week as every top team does.

We nearly always do, it's how we use it against 10 men at the back that is the problem.

super_furry wrote: »

Exactly, and how many times after that do we hear 'Liverpool only won because Barca/Madrid/whoever, didn't show up.' Liverpool are the best in Europe at stopping others from playing their natural game and dictating the tempo, pace and style of the game.

Yep, we don't fear any European sides. Knew we'd beat Real, predicted 2-2 on away goals, but I'll take 5-0.:pac:

Real came to win. This is were Rafa excels, he always gets it right in situations like that. Barca, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real, the list goes on.

It's when Stoke or Hull come happy with a 0-0 or 0-1 defeat that we struggle.

kryogen

super_furry wrote: »

Exactly, and how many times after that do we hear 'Liverpool only won because Barca/Madrid/whoever, didn't show up.' Liverpool are the best in Europe at stopping others from playing their natural game and dictating the tempo, pace and style of the game.

ok, this is the second time i have seen that posted in this thread so i must ask, if you truly are the best in Europe for the last 5 years, why have you not won it each year? if you dont allow the other teams to play and dicate the play and pace and blah blah, how come you have been beaten by teams? you hardly controlled the games so much you beat yourselves cause it didnt feel like a challenege anymore or something?

Spud83

Jesus lads anyone would think yas want the trolls to turn up.

Ifs yas keep insisting on in it I may just provide it.

x in the city

that was a tasty performance, real were brutal. Burnley would have put up a better showing

kryogen

rarnes1 wrote: »

Certain few posters missing tonight form the Liverpool thread;)

as in who?

plenty of united fans have been on congradulating your lot and praising the performance, just put the bitterness aside for one night and enjoy your victory ffs

MisterAnarchy

MementoMori wrote: »

Got a bit heated between Souness and Dunphy all right with Souness getting a touch racialist, and Dunphy almost about to pull the PC card but Billo calmed them down.

Good Punch and Judy stuff though

Souness was talking utter rubbish to be honest.
Basically saying foreign players are lazy and dishonest and not up for it like the 'British' boys.
And how many British players on the pitch tonight ? 2 .:rolleyes:
Also I like how Billo was lamenting the decline in the Spanish league .
They only have one team through to the last 8 and 2 more with good chances of going through.
Do these apes watch any league bar the Premiership ?

Spud83

kryogen wrote: »

as in who?

plenty of united fans have been on congradulating your lot and praising the performance, just put the bitterness aside for one night and enjoy your victory ffs

We all know who they are talking about. Its a minority, just a loud minority.

I do agree that effectively calling them out is stupid though.

K-9

kryogen wrote: »

ok, this is the second time i have seen that posted in this thread so i must ask, if you truly are the best in Europe for over the last 5 years,

Winning a 5 in a row is expecting a lot, even out of Rafa.

redout

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Souness was talking utter rubbish to be honest.
Basically saying foreign players are lazy and dishonest and not up for it like the 'British' boys.
And how many English players on the pitch tonight ? 2 .:rolleyes:

I think he meant British teams and not players.

Mental Mickey

My Gawd, Real were rubbish!! They hardly had a shot on goal!!?? Good win for the 'Pool. Now, if only we can beat the Manc's on Saturday afternoon....?

kryogen

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Souness was talking utter rubbish to be honest.
Basically saying foreign players are lazy and dishonest and not up for it like the 'British' boys.
And how many English players on the pitch tonight ? 2 .:rolleyes:

+1

i honestly think he was talking about the cultures but he just phrased it wrong, he tried to go back a bit by saying the fans here demand it and yada yada, but i dont think he meant foreigners are lazier, i think he just meant, the mentality of the english game is, well, better i guess, for want of a better word

Podge2k7

Im fcuking delighted with the win:DHopefully the same happens this weekend!!:cool:

Mental Mickey

Real must really be c**p if Dossena can score against them!!?

mike65

kryogen wrote: »

as in who?

plenty of united fans have been on congradulating your lot and praising the performance, just put the bitterness aside for one night and enjoy your victory ffs

ntlbell springs to mind, is boggles here? Neil1984?

Xavi6

mike65 wrote: »

ntlbell springs to mind, is boggles here? Neil1984?

Boggles has posted in this very thread and congratulated Liverpool.

Any chance you could refrain from shit stirring by naming names? If it continues I will lock the thread.

K-9

mike65 wrote: »

ntlbell springs to mind, is boggles here? Neil1984?

Think he said United fans in fairness.

x in the city

Ramos has turned real into spurs it seems....

Guy:Incognito

Xavi6 wrote: »

Madrid are one of the worst teams I've seen in this stage of the CL in a long, long time.

Surely Sporting have something to say about that?

OT but good research by setanta BTW, apparently Bayern winning 7-1 is the biggest home win in ever CL, I mean it has only been a year since Liverpool beat Besiktas 8-0. Well done lads.

LuckyLloyd

kryogen wrote: »

ok, this is the second time i have seen that posted in this thread so i must ask, if you truly are the best in Europe for the last 5 years, why have you not won it each year? if you dont allow the other teams to play and dicate the play and pace and blah blah, how come you have been beaten by teams? you hardly controlled the games so much you beat yourselves cause it didnt feel like a challenege anymore or something?

Liverpool have the highest UEFA co - efficient of any team involved in European competition since 2004.

Dub13

x in the city wrote: »

Ramos has turned real into spurs it seems....

Not in la liga,they are playing very good in that.

redout

Stekelly wrote: »

Surely Sporting have something to say about that?

OT but good research by setanta BTW, apparently Bayern winning 7-1 is the biggest home win in ever CL, I mean it has only been a year since Liverpool beat Besiktas 8-0. Well done lads.

Knockouts brother and they are wrong as United also beat Roma 7-1 in the Quarter-Finals in april 2007.

Xavi6

Stekelly wrote: »

Surely Sporting have something to say about that?

I haven't seen them play though, which is why I said Real