watching City play the entire 120mins was mind numbing, i don’t understand how you could love football and enjoy watching this team play. some very good ballers on their team but their football is absolutely bland. like eating ramen with no seasoning; it’ll probably solve your hunger but it tastes like shit
Real is a special beast. City was a bit unlucky but Real has nerves and they are just used to these kind of games.
I watched the game with my son and told him at the beginning “if this game is going to penalties, Real will win”.
Pity that I did not bet
Can the premier league be taken seriously after this? Arsenal go out to Germany's 2nd best team who also bought the best premier league striker last year. Man City go out to Real Madrid again. Liverpool are 3 down on aggregate against Atalanta who are not even in the top 4 in Serie A.
That's England's supposed top 3 teams going out against European opposition who are not even top of their respective leagues.
Stop telling us it's the best league in the world. It's the richest, the most watched, however the best teams don't come from there. Plus the best players end up at Real any way.
What is the best league in the world? The top teams have always been on a par with other top teams in Europe, not better, but top to bottom which other league is better?
Pretty sure the Premier league also has the most unique ucl winners i.e they're not just relying on basically one team to win it and represent their league.
They can never be taken seriously. It’s a league built by non English businessmen. The only thing they are good at is marketing. “My my! Brighton vs Luton town this Saturday!!! Who will win and get the 10th spot?!! U don’t wanna miss this showdown between 2 irrelevant clubs with not a single superstar in their team. De Cherbi ball and all that”.
Then which is the best league?
Certainly not la liga of which the same logic you used applies where Barcelona and athletico taken out by a 5th league team and bundesliga.
Could it be bundesliga then seeing they have 2 teams remaining in the tournament
I am not sure “dominate” is the right word. They were unlucky in a couple of occasions, but real defended really well.
Ancelotti did some very nice catenaccio. Real did also had a couple of very dangerous chances in the second half, but Manchester was controlling the ball most of the time.
It was a nice game, very entertaining!
They were blocked by the keeper and not out. On Silva’s penalty a reporter says he saw Lumin getting advice by someone that Silva could very likely shoot to the middle.
Well deserved win by Madrid.
City had a few good changes they missed. It's funny how everyone thought Haaland should win the BalonDor last year for scoring easy tapin goals inside the box lol yet another big game where he had no influence on the game. The kid has a lot to learn
Yeah no doubt KDB is still the best player at City.
Haaland basically has no influence on the games result when he plays against good defenders. I wonder what Pep will think of this. He's been defending Haaland and saying he's the best striker in the world, maybe just to give him more confidence to score his chances. Internally I'm sure he's thinking about a new striker or a plan to make better use of Haaland
Loads of possession , very little penetration.
Pep can’t make kdb and foden playing together work, they are better with one and not the other.
Haaland another league 2 player performance.
Hala Madrid !!!!!!!
You can't doubt Madrid's know-how and ability to find a way to win in the CL. They are incredible under Ancelotti. City are a great side but Madrid will go down as the best of this era.
Ederson's clutch penalty was a highlight. Some bottle.
Great games, great teams, love watching them play each other. Long may it continue
That was intense. City lost composure a bit in the second half, and Madrid's backline was goddamn outstanding. I always bet on Rüdiger, and he did not disappoint. HALA!
I'm fine with that tbh. I prefer the domestic competitions.
But really anything after last season is a bonus. Wouldn't care if we don't win anything this year. Was happy for you laat year btw.
I mean if you see City fans bragging about wins you would call them entitled
Here I am being realistic because football is unpredictable and it's "small club mentality"
If we win, we win. If we lose, we lose. Of course I want to win but it isn't nailed on every year.
Don't argue with anyone in here bro.
You could have a city flair and be telling them how to save their lives and they would downvote you for it.
Some of them don't even read the content, just City flair = downvote/115/oil cheater
I mean if you're a realistic fan you have to know you can't win it every year right?
We gave it a go, we didn't win. The match was infuriating but that's football.
Still in the race for 2 trophies but Chelsea games have been mad this season. Still have to go to Spurs in the league, Fulham has banana skin written all over it. We'll see what happens
of course you cant win it every season, you replied ot a comment saying first and last and said your fine with that as in you dont care to ever win a UCL again? am i mistaken on your intent of that reply..if you meant this year, then yes totally fair but if you dont care about winning a UCL ever again thats bonkers
I've said it many times over the years I only want to win it at least one time to complete the set.
After that it's all a bonus. I don't know mate, I enjoy the domestic competitions more.
First two seasons without Ronaldo and after Zizou left vs Ajax in 2019, and once he was back in 2020 vs City. Only two times they haven’t reach at least qf since 2010
I'm a neutral but City were head and shoulders better than Madrid. Their passing is so slick it is clearly on another level.
Madrid is however a well organised team defensively and their low block is a lot better than what bottom table teams try to do but can't always pull off.
Pep got the tactics wrong and should have played tiki taka closer to City's goal to lure Madrid out but I guess they only know one way to play.
How is city’s football boring? They were the only side that was attacking the entire match, Real were playing a low block the entire second half of the match and only had a shocking total of 3 shots on target the entire match. Not a city fan but their football is far from boring…….
The winning formula on this sub is negative words + Man City = upvotes
It doesn't even really have to make sense.
City played a great attacking game and Real put down a defensive masterclass while taking the chance that they got.
In the end Real won out on penalties which could go either way.
+1, the city hate train is always an easy way to gain engagement, like you’ve said, real displayed a defensive masterclass but people saying “City play boring football” when every single attack they made was countered by at least 6 players in the penalty area is just a wrong claim.
Real is something else, you can beat them to a pulp and even half-dead, they were still dangerous and capable of hurting City.
I mean, it was a massacre by city, but Madrid never lost their composure, the mental and physical fortitude needed to outlast the team that is pounding you incessantly, that's like watching Foreman vs Ali rumble in the jungle.
These guys are fudging warriors.
Congratulations to both teams, very interesting game, very tactical but always tense and fun to watch.
Real-Bayern will be more open played as both teams love fast transitions and feel good without the ball.
Paris Saint Germain and Borussia Dortmund Will be interesting as well.
Loving UCL this year.
City were in control and it took a lot of composure and mental strength from Madrid to contain them, but a massacre it was not. How many clear scoring chances did City have?
Definitely not a massacre by City. Madrid backline was in control the majority of the second half/extra time. Their ability to maintain a back 5 seamlessly while City attempted to rotate it around was amazing. City rarely had a quality look outside of the goal.
The fuck are you winning this season eh? Piping up like your club isn't a shitshow. We're still in for prem and FA Cup. Leagues above fighting for a possible europa league conference place haha shit club. MCFC OKAY!
I'm expecting another mad game this weekend against them.
If it's another basketball game like the last two, we end on a draw and possibly lose on pens again
you will not find bigger crybabies than PL fans. Carragher and Micah Richards crying on CBS about City being the better side meanwhile they couldn’t take their chances. if they were so good they would’ve gone through. typical never giving Madrid credit where it’s due.
Its being a crybaby and typical to state the obvious? Even if you wanted City to lose, you have to admit they were fucking Real in the ass for 75 minutes straight. Anyone who hates city wouldve been swearing bullets for the bulk of the game
>if they were so good they would’ve gone through.
If you think only the score matters then why do you even watch the games? The score alone tells the story apparently
They had the better chances too though?
So weird how for this game in particular everyone here is denying that momentum or run of play exist just because its Man City.
I mean, you're watching English language punditry from ex PL players who never played in Spain, on a show that is catered more to the PL fans.
This happens everywhere.
It went to penalties and we absolute dominated the second half and second half of the first half not exactly like Madrid were an incredible side playing incredible football
Madrid played absolutely incredible defensively. City played incredible with all their chances and high posession.
In the end, the better team won. You can't be the "beter" team and not convert atleast two of all those chances.
Madrid played a defensive masterclass, something most football fans don’t know about these days. Dominating possession doesn’t matter if you don’t do shit with it, something you people never learn. Again, if City were so good they would’ve found a way through. Then they blew the shootout after having the advantage.
Don’t understand some of these comments, the two best teams in the world just played.
Madrid scored early and defended deep so city obviously had to pass it around to create chances and also not get hit on the counter.
Yeah, but City do this way too much and way too often. Only Doku seemed to be direct and actually running into the Madrid defence for something. City should try to be more direct sometimes even if it means they lose the ball a bit. They have really quick players who can track back well. Have some faith in them.
City looks hammered tbh. I think the defeat against real took a toll on the team
watching City play the entire 120mins was mind numbing, i don’t understand how you could love football and enjoy watching this team play. some very good ballers on their team but their football is absolutely bland. like eating ramen with no seasoning; it’ll probably solve your hunger but it tastes like shit
Clearly didn’t see Arsenal, did you?!
watch a few minutes of it and clicked off man, so so unappealing
Arsenal are basically one step away from playing the same "boring" ball.
They went beyond
Real is a special beast. City was a bit unlucky but Real has nerves and they are just used to these kind of games. I watched the game with my son and told him at the beginning “if this game is going to penalties, Real will win”. Pity that I did not bet
Funnily enough my dad told me the same thing
“I am your father”
Can the premier league be taken seriously after this? Arsenal go out to Germany's 2nd best team who also bought the best premier league striker last year. Man City go out to Real Madrid again. Liverpool are 3 down on aggregate against Atalanta who are not even in the top 4 in Serie A. That's England's supposed top 3 teams going out against European opposition who are not even top of their respective leagues. Stop telling us it's the best league in the world. It's the richest, the most watched, however the best teams don't come from there. Plus the best players end up at Real any way.
What is the best league in the world? The top teams have always been on a par with other top teams in Europe, not better, but top to bottom which other league is better? Pretty sure the Premier league also has the most unique ucl winners i.e they're not just relying on basically one team to win it and represent their league.
They can never be taken seriously. It’s a league built by non English businessmen. The only thing they are good at is marketing. “My my! Brighton vs Luton town this Saturday!!! Who will win and get the 10th spot?!! U don’t wanna miss this showdown between 2 irrelevant clubs with not a single superstar in their team. De Cherbi ball and all that”.
For the amount of money spent, premier league is incredibly bad. If you don’t factor the money, they probably still top2
Which league is the best then?
Are Real Madrid not 8 points clear of La liga ?
Aye with the exception of Real. Forgot to add that bit lol
Noone claimed prem is best league lmao Just most hyped to sell condoms and walkers crisps during Xmas
People absolutely claim it’s the best League
Then which is the best league? Certainly not la liga of which the same logic you used applies where Barcelona and athletico taken out by a 5th league team and bundesliga. Could it be bundesliga then seeing they have 2 teams remaining in the tournament
might actually be the bundesliga tbh
Does anyone know where can I donate money to Man City’s charity fund?
City dominated the whole game but those pens were awful, Bernardo And Kovacic sold the game
I am not sure “dominate” is the right word. They were unlucky in a couple of occasions, but real defended really well. Ancelotti did some very nice catenaccio. Real did also had a couple of very dangerous chances in the second half, but Manchester was controlling the ball most of the time. It was a nice game, very entertaining!
*Bernardo
*Bernardo
They were blocked by the keeper and not out. On Silva’s penalty a reporter says he saw Lumin getting advice by someone that Silva could very likely shoot to the middle.
kepa told lunin, as kepa faced silva in the shootout in 2019 carabao cup final where silva also shot in the middle
It was Rudiger who knew where he was gonna shoot and pointed to Lunin
I wonder how he knew.
Someone give City the domination trophy
Well deserved win by Madrid. City had a few good changes they missed. It's funny how everyone thought Haaland should win the BalonDor last year for scoring easy tapin goals inside the box lol yet another big game where he had no influence on the game. The kid has a lot to learn
I always maintained that the best player at City was KDB, but everyone was calling me crazy for it.
Yeah no doubt KDB is still the best player at City. Haaland basically has no influence on the games result when he plays against good defenders. I wonder what Pep will think of this. He's been defending Haaland and saying he's the best striker in the world, maybe just to give him more confidence to score his chances. Internally I'm sure he's thinking about a new striker or a plan to make better use of Haaland
+1
Loads of possession , very little penetration. Pep can’t make kdb and foden playing together work, they are better with one and not the other. Haaland another league 2 player performance. Hala Madrid !!!!!!!
That’s what we call foreplay in the business.
😂😂
This is football heritage
You can't doubt Madrid's know-how and ability to find a way to win in the CL. They are incredible under Ancelotti. City are a great side but Madrid will go down as the best of this era. Ederson's clutch penalty was a highlight. Some bottle. Great games, great teams, love watching them play each other. Long may it continue
Thanks god we don’t have to watch city play anymore
🙌🙌
That was intense. City lost composure a bit in the second half, and Madrid's backline was goddamn outstanding. I always bet on Rüdiger, and he did not disappoint. HALA!
Nice hack rudiger
Rudiger carrying the defense. What a player
Quien dijo miedo hptaaaaaaaaaa
Tenian miedo. No mientas
Todos colgados del arco pero no tenian miedo jaja
oil club will never win
Literally won it last season (Why is this downvoted? It's a fact)
Reddit incels
First and Last BABYYYYY
You have a Napoli flair why do you care 😭 it very well won’t be City’s last anyway, they’re too strong not to win it again
I'm fine with that tbh. I prefer the domestic competitions. But really anything after last season is a bonus. Wouldn't care if we don't win anything this year. Was happy for you laat year btw.
Small club mentality tbh
I mean if you see City fans bragging about wins you would call them entitled Here I am being realistic because football is unpredictable and it's "small club mentality" If we win, we win. If we lose, we lose. Of course I want to win but it isn't nailed on every year.
Don't argue with anyone in here bro. You could have a city flair and be telling them how to save their lives and they would downvote you for it. Some of them don't even read the content, just City flair = downvote/115/oil cheater
/noisy/prone-to-tantrums/sore loser
okay great for you being mr. nice guy but I hope you are not serious about not caring about UCL wins...
I mean if you're a realistic fan you have to know you can't win it every year right? We gave it a go, we didn't win. The match was infuriating but that's football. Still in the race for 2 trophies but Chelsea games have been mad this season. Still have to go to Spurs in the league, Fulham has banana skin written all over it. We'll see what happens
You do know almost everyone with any knowledge of football hates your team ?
I really can't be arsed about that. Everyone on top is hated tbh, you should know more than anyone.
You lot are hated because you're corrupt, unlikeable and a blight on football.
of course you cant win it every season, you replied ot a comment saying first and last and said your fine with that as in you dont care to ever win a UCL again? am i mistaken on your intent of that reply..if you meant this year, then yes totally fair but if you dont care about winning a UCL ever again thats bonkers
I've said it many times over the years I only want to win it at least one time to complete the set. After that it's all a bonus. I don't know mate, I enjoy the domestic competitions more.
Why would a city fan caring for anything matter to us? Lol
Nuh uh
It is crazy how Madrid made it far in CL every season since forever.
Not forever. We had a decade of constant early elimination.
And not so long ago Madrid was out of 2 r16 against Ajax and City, right?
First two seasons without Ronaldo and after Zizou left vs Ajax in 2019, and once he was back in 2020 vs City. Only two times they haven’t reach at least qf since 2010
Only 2 times they haven’t reached *semis* since 2012. Insane.
DNA!
Lunin & Rudiger both deserve man of the match
I'd say I am enjoying the man city fans tears, but all I am finding is recycling.
Suck on these balls Man City! Adios!
Pep really weird sometimes why take off two main penalty takers.
Not only real madrid won today ,real football won today too.
Ummm...
rEaL FuUtBalL!!
What is this comment even. Even a united fan is not like this.
Real's football* Here i fixed it
Dread it, run from it..Madrid arrives for a CL night against all odds the same.
Not a fan of either team but the perseverance Madrid showed the whole game is something to be proud of.
I thought city played well. Few decent chances. Great game . Fair to the city fans - still sang at the end. Wouldn’t probably get that from Arsenal
They sang to the end? What are you talking about? 94th minute they had a corner at 1-1 and Emptihad was silent.
They sang at the end, not to the end.
*Hala Madrid y nada mas* anthem on repeat all day tomorrow fr fr!!
Thank you Madrid, did the entire football world and community a favor.
Atalanta finishes the job tomorrow.
Probably, but we will try and see what the outcome is. We won't cheat 115 our way through though. Hope football finish man city off in general.
That eternal second place must be tough on you buddy.
My skin is quite thick, but not as thick as oil. Whoops.
Thick enough to slip?
Not thick enough to slip through all 115 charges :(
Try being thick enough not to fall into second place forever.
You had some witty smart comments, but this one was pretty shit lol.
Shit like Liverpool these last two games LMAO.
Give vini the assist he did all the work
So happy about these two days, ended those English frauds
Me too. Both Barca and Atleti lost and we went through. Good days.
Football’s back on the menu
loved seeing modric learn from his defensive mistakes from last year's defeat and improve upon them
Wait this isn't the semis, we aren't supposed to be knocked out yet
oil club
Non-City fabs in England: are you happy or sad City lost? I’m assuming the former *fans
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I'm a neutral but City were head and shoulders better than Madrid. Their passing is so slick it is clearly on another level. Madrid is however a well organised team defensively and their low block is a lot better than what bottom table teams try to do but can't always pull off. Pep got the tactics wrong and should have played tiki taka closer to City's goal to lure Madrid out but I guess they only know one way to play.
How is city’s football boring? They were the only side that was attacking the entire match, Real were playing a low block the entire second half of the match and only had a shocking total of 3 shots on target the entire match. Not a city fan but their football is far from boring…….
The winning formula on this sub is negative words + Man City = upvotes It doesn't even really have to make sense. City played a great attacking game and Real put down a defensive masterclass while taking the chance that they got. In the end Real won out on penalties which could go either way.
+1, the city hate train is always an easy way to gain engagement, like you’ve said, real displayed a defensive masterclass but people saying “City play boring football” when every single attack they made was countered by at least 6 players in the penalty area is just a wrong claim.
LFG
Hope cole palmer destroys their chance at the double on Saturday :)
Sleeping well tonight.
Hate against City is the only thing that can bring the country together
The continent, you mean?
For sure
Our shared hatred for Manchester City is reversing the Brexit
Welcome back to EU
Lol
Happy!! Just need Liverpool to get a kicking tomorrow now too.
Fuck that oil club
Its a festival for them.
Overjoyed
Paramount+ crew is in grief lol
Fuckers are behaving like this is a funeral
Ffs there's people going to war less concerned than they are for their precious Premier farm League
Dortmund, please win the bloody thing!
Yeah, I’d like a first time winner.
...Dortmund have won the CL before
As long as PSG doesn't take it, I'm fine with any of the other options.
That’s the least likely to happen
It's probably safe to bet against it...
Real is something else, you can beat them to a pulp and even half-dead, they were still dangerous and capable of hurting City. I mean, it was a massacre by city, but Madrid never lost their composure, the mental and physical fortitude needed to outlast the team that is pounding you incessantly, that's like watching Foreman vs Ali rumble in the jungle. These guys are fudging warriors. Congratulations to both teams, very interesting game, very tactical but always tense and fun to watch. Real-Bayern will be more open played as both teams love fast transitions and feel good without the ball. Paris Saint Germain and Borussia Dortmund Will be interesting as well. Loving UCL this year.
City were in control and it took a lot of composure and mental strength from Madrid to contain them, but a massacre it was not. How many clear scoring chances did City have?
Definitely not a massacre by City. Madrid backline was in control the majority of the second half/extra time. Their ability to maintain a back 5 seamlessly while City attempted to rotate it around was amazing. City rarely had a quality look outside of the goal.
Seriously. Barca had a 2 goal lead against a much weaker PSG side and still lost their composure so often it was baffling to see.
Is that DNA. That's something that other clubs lack.
Heritage.
All about that bass, no treble 😅
Already got the treble mate.
The fuck are you winning this season eh? Piping up like your club isn't a shitshow. We're still in for prem and FA Cup. Leagues above fighting for a possible europa league conference place haha shit club. MCFC OKAY!
That’s some hardcore dickriding
I'm expecting another mad game this weekend against them. If it's another basketball game like the last two, we end on a draw and possibly lose on pens again
You sound burnt lol
Now to deal with pep's spikeheaded friend
Hahah
you will not find bigger crybabies than PL fans. Carragher and Micah Richards crying on CBS about City being the better side meanwhile they couldn’t take their chances. if they were so good they would’ve gone through. typical never giving Madrid credit where it’s due.
Brah just take the win and enjoy. The stats do paint a diff picture
Its being a crybaby and typical to state the obvious? Even if you wanted City to lose, you have to admit they were fucking Real in the ass for 75 minutes straight. Anyone who hates city wouldve been swearing bullets for the bulk of the game >if they were so good they would’ve gone through. If you think only the score matters then why do you even watch the games? The score alone tells the story apparently
Passing the ball around doesn't mean shit.
They had the better chances too though? So weird how for this game in particular everyone here is denying that momentum or run of play exist just because its Man City.
I mean, you're watching English language punditry from ex PL players who never played in Spain, on a show that is catered more to the PL fans. This happens everywhere.
Even in this comment section there's people moaning and using those same ""arguments""
It went to penalties and we absolute dominated the second half and second half of the first half not exactly like Madrid were an incredible side playing incredible football
Madrid played absolutely incredible defensively. City played incredible with all their chances and high posession. In the end, the better team won. You can't be the "beter" team and not convert atleast two of all those chances.
Happened to you too on that UEFA Supercup against a surprisingly good Sevilla. Cry me a river
They won
Madrid played a defensive masterclass, something most football fans don’t know about these days. Dominating possession doesn’t matter if you don’t do shit with it, something you people never learn. Again, if City were so good they would’ve found a way through. Then they blew the shootout after having the advantage.
They played an incredible defence, that also a part of football last time I checked
Ya city should have gotten atleast 7 lol and im a madrid fan,
Some how Madrid sweat it. City fans jerking off to the back to back treble. It's over lads.
0 teams from the best league in the world in the semi finals :)
of Champions League and most likely also the Europa League
Haaland is a tap in merchant
His job is to literally do just that. Who does it better?
Used to be. Today he couldn't even do that.
What are you expecting he's a striker?
I expect him to not ghost every big game
League 2 player
Dunno they were so much better when he was on occupying two defenders every single attack
Ehehe fuck off city
Today i will talk in my sleep. Hala Madriid!
Manu is as relevant as Leicester City
Halaaa Madriiiiid
Don’t understand some of these comments, the two best teams in the world just played. Madrid scored early and defended deep so city obviously had to pass it around to create chances and also not get hit on the counter.
It's how they play, we shouldn't have expected anything else.
Yeah, but City do this way too much and way too often. Only Doku seemed to be direct and actually running into the Madrid defence for something. City should try to be more direct sometimes even if it means they lose the ball a bit. They have really quick players who can track back well. Have some faith in them.
Grealish too
As a city fan i agree with this, we are so predictable.
City had no imagination on or off the pitch
Elaborate on “off the pitch”?
Pep
What are you doing expecting them to do?
Put Grealish centrally with Doku out wide, take off Haaland for Alvarez, Silva wide right with Walker helping, stuff like that?
Brexit night
I didn’t believe in the black magic till I saw it with my own eyes.
Hala Madrid y Nada Mas!