2022-23 UEFA Champions League

ctrl-alt-delete · 10-06-2023 8:20pm

Liking the physicality of this Inter team.

City are at least going to have to work for this more than usual.

UsBus · 10-06-2023 8:21pm

City can't string a pass together at all. Final nerves again I'd say. This may be their last chance to win this thing

Flaneur OBrien · 10-06-2023 8:22pm

Better opening 20 mins than the West Ham game

y0ssar1an22 · 10-06-2023 8:23pm

decent start for inter

tombliboo83 · 10-06-2023 8:24pm

Loving the pressure and aggression of Inter.

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:24pm

Standing on an ankle is nothing major according to Ronnie 🤣

Weepsie · 10-06-2023 8:24pm

That's a bad miss by the ref. No intent, but he's clearly nowhere near the ball and clearly gets the player with full studs

rob316 · 10-06-2023 8:25pm

Saying it all week don't sleep on inter. Inter spot on so far pressing and slowing the game down. This is the premier competition,bad teams don't get to the final

ctrl-alt-delete · 10-06-2023 8:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699251#Comment_120699251

Same from Steve McManaman on BT "There is nothing wrong with him" and only a slight change of tune when he saw the replay.

~Rebel~ · 10-06-2023 8:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699232#Comment_120699232

If they don’t win it this year they’ll still be there or thereabouts next year, and the year after, and the year after etc etc. they’ve too many advantages not to be.

UsBus · 10-06-2023 8:27pm

Ederson is gonna cost city tonight, far too casual a number of times

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:27pm

What a player really needs when the nerves hit is a clown like Pep scream and roaring and throwing his hands up at every little thing that goes wrong.

sligeach · 10-06-2023 8:28pm

That was a great chance for Barella to lob Ederson who was all at sea. Really poor effort though.

y0ssar1an22 · 10-06-2023 8:28pm

what a save from onan

McGrath5 · 10-06-2023 8:31pm

Did City forget they have to win a football match and are not here to only lift the European cup?

ShamoBuc · 10-06-2023 8:31pm

Inter coughing up a few chances. Decent from them so far though.

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:31pm

Big moment coming up here

sligeach · 10-06-2023 8:32pm

De Bruyne is gone it seems. Done his hamstring. The board was out, yet he's playing on for now.

UsBus · 10-06-2023 8:32pm

De bruynes gone I reckon

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699285#Comment_120699285

It hurts to say it but they are giving City a game that AC just wouldn't have.

Flaneur OBrien · 10-06-2023 8:35pm

Pep certainly looks like he’s feeling the pressure. What’s the odds on him getting a yellow card?

tombliboo83 · 10-06-2023 8:35pm

I feel like Lukaku could have a serious part to play later on if inter can keep k lol even up to 75 minutes.

omega man · 10-06-2023 8:35pm

KdB is done. Awful bad luck for him personally.

ctrl-alt-delete · 10-06-2023 8:36pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699306#Comment_120699306

Normally as the opposition you'd be positive about that, but then you see Foden coming on.

ShamoBuc · 10-06-2023 8:36pm

De Bruyne going off - is it beginning to all go wrong for City.

martyos121 · 10-06-2023 8:37pm

De Bruyne lost his bottle perhaps?

~Rebel~ · 10-06-2023 8:37pm

What a player to be able to bring on in Foden though.

wonder will Foden take his spot, or go left with Graelish coming inside. Or maybe Foden goes right with Silva coming more central.

<edit> looks like Foden’s staying central for now

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:37pm

This change will feed into the already fragile mindset of City.

Foden is pure class though. Don't know how he sits on the bench and even more for England.

omega man · 10-06-2023 8:39pm

City would be in trouble if they were playing a better team tonight. Inter are a bit limited although working hard.

ctrl-alt-delete · 10-06-2023 8:39pm

Dumfries wasted Inters best chance there, they need to be much more clinical in that situation.

theoneeyedman · 10-06-2023 8:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699306#Comment_120699306

Is it luck or something else, pressure for instance?

He's had bad luck in 2 Euro finals, and at World cups too, admittibly the lady ECL final was a bang on the head.. Hrs not done well in these world level games. We saw it yesterday with the tennis player admitting the pressure of Novak in the French open caused his legs to cramp up/shut down.... Is this something similar with K DeB?

martyos121 · 10-06-2023 8:40pm

One thing’s for certain, Inter are a very high level team based on this first half. Not many gave the credit they were due but to nullify this City team the way they’ve done is nothing short of superb.

martyos121 · 10-06-2023 8:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699325#Comment_120699325

That’s what I’m thinking too. For every time he’s been brilliant in a big game, there’s another one where he’s been invisible or injured.

Quazzie · 10-06-2023 8:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699314#Comment_120699314

Fragile mindset? They haven't lost a game in 4 months and they went on a sensational winning streak to claw back a big lead which Arsenal held, and beat two of the biggest European teams ever on the way to the CL final.

I seriously don't understand how you can claim they are mentally fragile. If anything they're robotic in how they grind out result after result against big opposition at vital times.

SlickRic · 10-06-2023 8:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699232#Comment_120699232

Not matter what, no, it won't be.

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:44pm

I'm glad Grealish isn't Irish. Couldn't put up with that whiney fekin face.

tombliboo83 · 10-06-2023 8:44pm

Top drawer reffing so far

martyos121 · 10-06-2023 8:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699232#Comment_120699232

Why is that? Are they going to start abiding by the financial fair play rules starting in the morning?

jebidiah · 10-06-2023 8:46pm

Really impressed with Inter. Hope they can keep it up. Think Barella and Dumfries need to work a bit better together. Seems to be a bit of frustration between the two.

Headshot · 10-06-2023 8:48pm

What an awful 1st half of football

ctrl-alt-delete · 10-06-2023 8:48pm

BT made the point in the build-up that Inter are playing the same system as Brentford (who beat City twice this season).

I don't know if that is their normal system, but they are doing quite well.

There are quite a few frustrated City players out there at the moment. Some are very quiet too.

Inter just don't seem to have it up front, dare i say Lukaku for Dzeko would change that if it reached the final third of the game still 0-0.

martyos121 · 10-06-2023 8:48pm

Diego Milito somehow looks even more like Stallone than the man himself.

TheRiverman · 10-06-2023 8:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699341#Comment_120699341

And the ridiculous hair.

TheRiverman · 10-06-2023 8:52pm

Dreadful game.

mobydopy · 10-06-2023 8:52pm

Inter have done very well but they look toothless up front.

Lukaku could be the answer as long as the score stays nil nil till he comes on.

nullzero · 10-06-2023 8:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699364#Comment_120699364

Agreed. Turgid.

City's quality will eventually shine through though.

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:54pm

As good a half as inter could have dreamed of.

breezy1985 · 10-06-2023 8:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699333#Comment_120699333

Their fragile mindset tonight. Which is is coming down from the manager.

McFly85 · 10-06-2023 8:56pm

Tight enough game, wouldn’t be surprised to see this one go past the 90.

UsBus · 10-06-2023 8:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120699346#Comment_120699346

I just think it's not that easy to get to the final of this and win it. They've shown previous form in not being able to get over the line. Real Madrid will be at it next year no doubt, Bayern, Barca and the Italians will all be improving. There's no guarantee you get this close every year.

2022-23 UEFA Champions League

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