Real Madrid Vs Man City

irishguitarlad

What a **** ball from de bruyne, i feel sorry for aguero, bad service all night and no help.

Mr.Nice Guy

Skylinehead wrote: »

Modric for me Clive.

He's been one of the game's few highlights.

CSF

This has been some anti-climax after last night. Toure is a disgrace. Him off for maybe Delph. We'll see Iheneacho soon I'd think too.

Darkglasses

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

De Bruyne has been DREADFUL

Seems to be completely escaping criticism though

Yep, worst performance I've seen from him by a mile. Slower to criticize him because he's given plenty of good ones this season.

monkey9

Oat23 wrote: »

What's up with Yaya Toure? He does not look right at all.

Can't decide if he is just not arsed or if he needs a sh*te the way he is running/jogging around the pitch.

He might decide to give it a go for five minutes or so which might be enough.

Darkglasses

Hope Raheem shows a bit of spark and initiative. Real aren't amazing

SlickRic

Raheem to save the day.

monkey9

CSF wrote: »

This has been some anti-climax after last night. Toure is a disgrace. Him off for maybe Delph. We'll see Iheneacho soon I'd think too.

Going by the first leg, i wasn't expecting much. As Houghton said, it doesn't really feel like a European Cup semi final.

CSF

monkey9 wrote: »

He might decide to give it a go for five minutes or so which might be enough.

Whoever signs him next are getting a regressing waster for sure. Can't see him lighting that fire again with a move. Not that he was ever big into the hard graft in my time watching him.

CSF

monkey9 wrote: »

Going by the first leg, i wasn't expecting much. As Houghton said, it doesn't really feel like a European Cup semi final.

Kind of gunning for Real to score a 2nd so I can stop watching.

derm0j073

Yaya should never have come back on for the 2nd half. He looks finished at this level.

monkey9

That's got to be a booking for Ronaldo!!

Dirty Dingus McGee

I smell a sucker punch goal for City in this one.

They should be well out of the tie already.

Richard Hillman

Madrid really need a second goal here. City are bound to get a goal

sReq | uTeK

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

De Bruyne has been DREADFUL

Seems to be completely escaping criticism though

He's not been great but at least he's trying the odd pass and runs. Ya Ya is just like.....mm

Flint Fredstone

Some header from Bale. He's been very good tonight.

monkey9

CSF wrote: »

Whoever signs him next are getting a regressing waster for sure. Can't see him lighting that fire again with a move. Not that he was ever big into the hard graft in my time watching him.

I'd just play him as an attacking midfielder behind a front two. He's absolutely useless back deeper. Didi Hamann actually called that a few years back, when Toure was playing well and he got stick for it. But he was right.

shrewdness

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

I smell a sucker punch goal for City in this one.

They should be well out of the tie already.

Yeah it definitely has that sort of feeling about it. City will go all out in the last 10-15 minutes and could easily score.

LuckyLloyd

De Bruyne really needs to be taken off.

sReq | uTeK

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Madrid really need a second goal here. City are bound to get a goal

Based on what......one shot all game ?

Heisenberg1

monkey9 wrote: »

That's got to be a booking for Ronaldo!!

That was a strange one, then he was laughing and joking with the ref definitely he should have been booked for that.

Shanotheslayer

Heisenberg1 wrote: »

That was a strange one, then he was laughing and joking with the ref definitely he should have been booked for that.

Wasn't given as offside was given I think.

SEPT 23 1989

Here we go

It's written in the stars

Heisenberg1

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Wasn't given as offside was given I think.

Yeah but it looked like Ronnie didn't know it was offside and he blatantly hand balled it.

kingshankly

Aguero has been awful

Flint Fredstone

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Wasn't given as offside was given I think.

Thought that was fairly obvious. Ronaldo looked to be laughing as he grabbed the ball, he knew it was called offside.

ERG89

kingshankly wrote: »

Aguero has been awful

You could save your fingers & say who hasn't. Awful game to watch with very little quality for this level of competition.

extra gravy

kingshankly wrote: »

Aguero has been awful

He's had no service, is he supposed to create the chances as well as score them?

SlickRic

De Bruyne is trying but nothing is coming off.

Mr.Nice Guy

I fancied Madrid to be out of sight by now, especially with Kompany going off. I wonder if there is a sucker punch coming here for Madrid.

SEPT 23 1989

C'mon city

irishguitarlad

I cant believe how city still have a chance here, football can be a bizarre sport.

MonkieSocks

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Here we go

It's written in the stars

And The Blue Moon

Darkglasses

Turn things on for the last fifteen, classic

NIMAN

This Madrid defence will give up a chance yet, City aren't out of this.

price690

ERG89 wrote: »

You could save your fingers & say who hasn't. Awful game to watch with very little quality for this level of competition.

Some of the city boys just strolling someone should tell them this is a European cup semi final.

Aguero plays like a lad who knows he'll start regardless of how poor he is.

De Bruyne has been disgracefully bad he's had an absolute shocker on the big stage tonight

SEPT 23 1989

Rolling around like a pair of aul ones

monkey9

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Wasn't given as offside was given I think.

That's what i'm assuming but the ref hadn't blown yet at that moment. It's no biggie, i just think he should have been booked. Then again, i'm biased because i think he should be booked for blatantly using the sunbeds.

NIMAN

Neither of these 2 will win the trophy unless they can play a lot better than this.

Johner

Modric is pure class.

martyos121

£50m we got for him hahaha.

I do hope City go through though.

jive

Muck game, great chance for city to throw caution to the wind for last 10. Let's see if they have any spirit at all

sligeach

Dreadful game, not a patch on last night. Marcelo, he should get booked for his cheating dives. De Bruyne has been poor like many other City players.

price690

NIMAN wrote: »

Neither of these 2 will win the trophy unless they can play a lot better than this.

Real Madrid will step up a gear against atletico and win it I reckon.

kingshankly

An all Madrid final will be poisonous with theatrics and diving

KERSPLAT!

For all their attacking they've only the one goal to show for it. One decent attack is all City need.

Very poor match overall.

monkey9

Lads, if anybody is confused as to how things stand, make sure you're watching this on RTE as George is explaining everything. Basically, if it's a draw, City are through.

I think that may be down to away goals, but i'd really need George to expand on that for me to be sure.

price690

Madrid have been very compact the last few games, not giving teams a sniff in their half.

Not their usual approach but it's working

monkey9

The Inch to grab one for City.

MonkieSocks

A Goal now, could do it for City....get in