Manchester United vs Real Madrid Match Thread. 5/3/2013 K.O 19.45

bluefinger

better team won over two legs i think. shame it will be clouded in controversy.

RidleyRider

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Good win for Mourninho. Proves once & for all that he's the best!

He's a very good manager but I think he's been blessed with the quality of sides he's managed at.

allybhoy

Haha Rio clapping his hands right in front of the ref cos he knows thge camera is on him, then a min later he shakes his hand!

ThunbergsAreGo

Hate to see the winding up, we all complain when other fans do it, cant have it both ways

Just replayed the sending off on Fox, looks worse in real time

Crann na Beatha

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Red Crow

Francie Barrett wrote: »

We wuz robbed.

Wuz?!?!

FutureGuy

Francie Barrett wrote: »

We wuz robbed.

Lol you really embarrased yourself tonight. When supporters of our staunchest rival call it as it is, you are here posting this tripe.

lol.

IvySlayer

Johnny Utah wrote: »

Good win for Mourninho. Proves once & for all that he's the best!

Fergie, tactically had the better gameplan. The ref ruined it.

cunnifferous

irish bloke wrote: »

No, but it was the second worst

What's with his obsession saying the Madrid keeper 'just doesn't look like a keeper', like he's a bloody paraplegic or something.

Mr.Micro

rarnes1 wrote: »

Ferdinand clapping into the refs face!

Ugly, what a bad loser. Madrid were class.

Paul Tergat

Well what was a cracking game was ruined by a ridiculous decision. Sad reaction from a good few posters here but when you look at who the posters are its not a surprise.

.jacksparrow.

United should have held on with ten men.

Johnny Utah

RidleyRider wrote: »

He's a very good manager but I think he's been blessed with the quality of sides he's managed at.

The Special One doesn't rely on luck. :cool:

Even won the CL with Porto!

Gbear

Real to win it now I think.
They've suddlenly remembered who they are of late after being completely uninterested in the league all year.


I was expecting the red card decision to be absolute bull**** given that most of the people agreeing with the decision were on a wind up but it wasn't off the wall by any means. Can't go sailing through the air with your studs up.

Usually you'd get away with a yellow but a red is reasonable enough imo.

tayto lover

Hard luck United, didn't deserve that decision. Played very well tonight.

Professional Griefer

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

United should have held on with ten men.

With the team Real have, not a hope.

Johnny Utah

IvySlayer wrote: »

Fergie, tactically had the better gameplan. The ref ruined it.

That's crap and you know it. Special One changed the game by bringing on Modric!

edgecutter

It's a shame, but thats the way it fell. The ref gave everything to madrid and there was nothing united can do about.

efb

IvySlayer wrote: »

Fergie, tactically had the better gameplan. The ref ruined it.

need a plan B. (Arsenal never have one)

chopperbyrne

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

iirc this was a yellow card?

Yes and everyone at the time thought it was a red.

PHB

Shocking reffing. If he ever takes charge of a game at this level it's a joke. Unbelievably bad decision, like truly shocking.

Thought we were in control up to it, don't know what would have happened, think Madrid may well have still scored, but the ref utterly ruined the game. Ineptitude of the highest degree.

derfderf

Johnny Utah wrote: »

That's crap and you know it. Special One changed the game by bringing on Modric!

I don't think that's what changed the game

Andersonisgod

Bit of thuggery here from Ferdinand and Ferguson, surely a few punishments may be imminent to both.

At the end of the day everybody agreed that De Jong's challenge on Alonso should have been a red card, this was a very similar tackle by Nani and I'm sure it's that exact incident that the referee had in mind when he produced the red card. This was a European game, with a continental referee, I'm not the least bit surprised its a red card, a really stupid challenge by Nani.

Credit to Madrid, excellent second half, Modric, Alonso and Kaka all superb with a really solid performance from the backline and goalkeeper. A great representation tonight of Spanish football from Madrid, they did the league and themselves proud.

adox

Respect to the few Liverpool supporters on here who called it as they saw it when others contributed to the **** fest.

Professional Griefer

Johnny Utah wrote: »

That's crap and you know it. Special One changed the game by bringing on Modric!

When we went down to 10. If nani stayed on the field, he wouldn't have taken off Arbeloa for Modric.

RidleyRider

Mr.Micro wrote: »

Ugly, what a bad loser. Madrid were class.

By no means were Madrid class but they did well to take advantage of the extra man and tbf to Mourinho he made the right decisions after it.

Guess we're left with the 'what if Nani had stayed on' feeling..:(

uncleoswald

Not the most shocking decision I have ever seen, he got it wrong but I can see why it might have looked worse to the ref depending on his angle. Nani was trying to cushion the ball down which meant there was no force in the "tackle" to do damage.

God, Mourinho is such a troll with his slinking off pretending to be humble but simultaneously ensuring everyone looks at him.

PHB

And if you genuinely think that that was a red card, you have no understanding of football.

oldyouth

Disgraceful from Ferdinand

LuckyLloyd

Great craic!! Couldn't have dreamed it any better!

5starpool

It was a clear game changer of a decision, and incorrect imo, although there is zero chance of it being rescinded on appeal I reckon, not that it would change anything obviously. Utd were unlucky as they were the better team before that, and still could have come back from it as they had plenty of chances in the last 15 mins. Real didn't do great apart from the first 10 mins after the red card.

D'Agger

My thoughts on tonight:

- I normally stick to Liverpool threads as they're who I support. I thought only those threads attracted wums but this thread has been an eye opener

- Great game to watch. It wasn't a red but it opened up the match which as a neutral I wanted. That said you couldn't but admire uniteds shape and discipline up until that point.

- Varane and Giggs were brilliant but Modric was the gem tonight and showed the PL following what we're missing. The argument can be made that with an extra man for united he may not have had that much space but we'll never know. Great feint and strike and for his goal.

- Mark Lawrenson...I'm genuinely thinking of mailing tv3 to complain he was that poor. His berating of the Real keeper was farcical and listening to his dross for 90 minutes should be optional for people who pay hard earned money for a tv license

Mr.Crinklewood

Christ, I turn away from Lawrenson to Setanta only to be confronted by Niall Quinn doing an advert.

Kirby

Best team lost.

kmart6

Mourinho 'Best team lost'

Oh cheers...

Anyone

Mourinho trolling!

markie29

Mourinho saying the best team lost

then Keane says it doesnt suit Mourinho to be humble

Johnny Utah

Professional Griefer wrote: »

When we went down to 10. If nani stayed on the field, he wouldn't have taken off Arbeloa for Modric.

Who knows? Are you a mind reader?

Hammer Archer

aramush wrote: »

hahaha, I am loving this. Finally United know what its like to be on the end of injustice.

Or justice, as it is known to some observers tonight.

Yup. Cos Manchester United have never had a bad refereeing decision go against them.
Ever!
Nosiree.

efb

Jose being humble but united should have done better imho

handsomecake

Go out and put your communion money on Jose taking utd job. Never seen such politics in a post match and during match demeanour

LuckyLloyd

Mourinho is a sore loser but he was pure class personified there. What a legend.

IvySlayer

Johnny Utah wrote: »

The Special One doesn't rely on luck. :cool:

Even won the CL with Porto!

Did you see what the Special One said?

0ph0rce0

Someones looking for the UTD job, Mourinho Brown Nosing :rolleyes:

klose

Robbery

Francie Barrett

FutureGuy wrote: »

Lol you really embarrased yourself tonight. When supporters of our staunchest rival call it as it is, you are here posting this tripe.

lol.

Tripe? Several folks have given very good reasons as to why it was a red card.

.jacksparrow.

Didn't Fergie say these things even themselves out through the season?

markie29

Adrian Chiles!! ffs the worst of all the sports presenters...even worse than tv3!

ThunbergsAreGo

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Well what was a cracking game was ruined by a ridiculous decision. Sad reaction from a good few posters here but when you look at who the posters are its not a surprise.

Was a great game, but dont think the sending off ruined it, most of the big games have some sort of controversy. Liverpool were denied a clear pen in their match with Zenit. Madrid had a goal harshly ruled out, and Rafael handled it on the line and got away with it.

Rarely games like this live up to the billing and this did sending off or not. Post hit 3/4 times, some poor poor finishing by both teams (Utd especially), some great keeping. and an amazing goal by modric

As a neutral really enjoyed it, and would have no matter who won

eagle eye

I hear the pundits and I'm reading here that the red card was harsh. Gotta say that when I seen it first time I thought he could get a red.

derfderf wrote: »

I don't think that's what changed the game

Modric coming on deffo changed the game tonight.