2023-24 UEFA Champions League

That City team is mad.

Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Haaland, Foden is just an incredible 5.

Better to bring him on I think. He started last year and just didn't have the legs, got totally overrun by City's physicality and never had time or space to display his talents. But with 20 or 30 minutes left, with that little bit of extra time - like last week - Modric can be a game changer.

Even still, I really fear it might be like last year again - a tighter contest in Madrid, with City taking control in Manchester.

So you are making accusations of fixing which went against a the team actually being investigated for fixing 🤣

That's the start to the game we needed!

this is a stunning start from Madrid, never mind the goal.

it's a while since i've seen a team keep the ball this confidently against City. they're not panicking and playing through the press.

can they keep it going?

Long diagonal balls in behind thats the way to beat City.

the key is, most teams don't have the quality to keep the ball long enough to do it.

Bloody hell, the screw already turning. Tip in for Silva if he'd been on his toes as quickly as Rodrygo was

Real lazy defending there from Trent at the back post to first play Rodrygo onside and then leave him with all the space to get 2 shots on goal away.....

Unlucky bounce for Vinicius there… a bit of luck and he was away. City sticking to their plan and leaving those spaces for Real to attack.

Hes still got in behind the defence twice if he had picked better passes.

Bit of an El Camino Todd about him.

You can't let City have so much of the ball though. They'll get a good chance sooner....

Apart from diving for frees and buying yellow cards, Grealish is offering nothing. He is just slowing down City's attack every time with no end product. Foden and KDeB in the other side move the ball really quickly and are causing trouble, buy not happening on tge left side.

Clinical from Rodrygo says Ferdinand on TNT.

First one came off his shin…

Real didn't give up any clear cut chances as of yet, they look more likely to score again

Absolutely, he's been a big part of what's worked for Madrid. Modric just cant be starting these ultra-high intensity games - great weapon off the bench though.

Madrid starting to make mistakes now…

Ancelotti's Madrid's ability in these games to make the opposition have to beat them is quite something. City scored 3 screamers last week (one a slight keeper error obviously). And it looks like they might have to score another here. Despite City's intensity, Real still somehow stopping them from creating something really clear-cut.

City starting to get frustrated.

If Real can hold out for another 15 minutes, it'd really make it interesting.

really disappointed in the way Madrid are playing… City are there for the taking on the counter… Fancy City now to win it…

genuinely feel fatigue is setting in. there were a couple of really good passes into space out of defence that Real players just didn't anticipate, choosing to drop back in defence instead.

thats some header by kimmich

Martinelli absolutely losing Kimmich for the Bayern goal there.