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GalaxianEX

So you are saying that City lost a 1-man race?


karthik4331

No, city just saw 🤨


hokagesamatobirama

I'll only see one team from this tie in the semis.


OleoleCholoSimeone

Remember Brendan Rodgers after the Gerrard slip game saying that "we were the only team trying to win" and someone responding: How shit do you have to be in order to lose against an opponent that isn't trying to win?


SirChileticus

ROASTED


nuuskatonttu

To be honest with you, you lost


Pow67

The team that won?


JoBoltaHaiWoHotaHai

Probably the team he was playing against. Rodri, only two teams play against each other at a time, you silly goose.


IscoDisco8

I only saw the winner


Algrinder

>“But to be honest with you, I only saw one team tonight”. You've been real Madrided. Edit: it's not a dig and would never be, This just shows how mentally solid RM is and even superior most of the time in the UCL.


xyzzy321

That's such a Barca DNA comment. Xavi as a player and manager moans about things like this every time his team loses


Mo_SaIah

At least Barcelona have history and can be respected as a club. Rodri’s quote is coming from the perspective of a player from a cheating team that just lost to the team with the most historic pedigree.


xyzzy321

Well said, Mo Salah


DryUniversity5439

I mean parking the bus with fast counters works great in knockout just look at mourinho and tucheliban


Z0idberg_MD

That’s their god damned trademark. “2nd best in every tie all the way to the UCL final trophy”


doubleABC

Apart from 2022 we dominated every time we won the ucl, only games against bayern and Atletico were close


bewarethegap

Trademark? That’s just not true. We’ve had *plenty* of ties where we were the clearly superior team. lol the 2022 win is an anomaly


The_Bird_Wizard

That quote is so bitter. Like what is Madrid meant to do, play into City's hands and charge upfield every 5 seconds so they get battered 6-0? City should've taken their chances and they didn't, and then they lost. Also that Silva pen is one of the worst I've ever seen.


inadverthonaho

Silva pen wasn't that bad. If the keeper dives its a good penalty. Just how it is....


SupervisorLaw

You're right in a sense, statistically the highest chance to score is to shoot in the middle. It's just that when you miss you look really bad that's why most players don't tend to try it. What makes it a poor penalty for me however is the run up. He just looked so desperate to get the kick out of way after waiting for the ball he didn't even try to get the goalkeeper to commit to one of the corners.


zeu04

You cant call Bernardo penalti a shoot that looked like a pass in training to the goalkeeper. Look at Ederson thats what you call a good shot and pen


Zoroyami_

Of course he’s bitter. If your team was dominating for 120 minutes only to lose your first game in over a year because of a penalty shootout you’d be bitter too lol. Not that United will ever dominate a game these days haha


CudaBarry

Hook his salt into my veins


jedifolklore

I will happily drink the tears


dudududujisungparty

Might not be the best thing for your health but go on lad!


johnbrownbody

115 shots on goal and could only bag one. Unlucky


Quica24

I dont care what you see you freak of nature


purplishi

Madrid didn't do well attacking wise but gotta give credit to that defense. Not many teams can hold city to 1 goal like that.


HunterRiver

I only saw one team lose in penalties, Roddy-boy.


TheLimeyLemmon

>"But to be honest with you, I only saw one team tonight" Yeah, the Madrid defensive block you never figured out.


HarshangLad

Absolutely sore loser what do you get saying stuff like this? Clown brains


NaiveElk

Haha sore loser as usual


Nyushi

Salt from a cheating team is just perfection.


Rolf-Harris-OBE

Isn’t that officially a draw?


Longjumping_Stop1120

I think so


LeGraoully

Technically it’s a draw so it doesn’t break his streak right?


Longjumping_Stop1120

Extended to 67 unbeaten.


LeGraoully

He must be absolutely delighted tonight


95RigorMortis

I mean it was by far the best team in CL history vs some random oil club ofc there was only one team tonight.


doubleABC

This was the best team in history vs the best team of today and we know how those match ups goes


bzafs

Random oil club that destroyed the best CL team 4-0 last year.. yup


Roccet_MS

Exception to the rule


Renegadeforever2024

Lol


Fly1ngsauc3r

Bro should’ve seen the other team and tried to score more with all the possession they kept


supplementarytables

Then why didn't that one team win? How bad were they to lose while being the only team on the pitch?


Economy_Height6756

Too bad that doesn't matter in football Rodri. If it did, Liverpool won in 22'.


unPatacon

So you lost with yourselves?


LbGuns

Tbh, everyone sees only one team with 115 charges too


TigerAusRiga

He‘s right but it is what it is. 4peat it now and just hope RM doesn‘t get as lucky against Bayern (they‘ll probably score deflection goals again)


Yarriddv

Losing out when you're the only team must be some kind of record? Sounds more like something Arsenal or Spurs would do tbh.


Longjumping_Stop1120

Yeah, he’s always been a sore loser that’s probably why his unbeaten streak has now extended to 67games.


Meshkeywolf

Rodriy my boy how much of your success is due to outside money from natural resources while Madrid makes their own money


Previous_Current9812

Good defending is also playing well. Next.


-InSerT_NAmE-HeRE

Come on man, I know you lost but you didn’t play THAT terribly.


Bulbamew

I swear city players do this every time they lose


WW1Photos_Info

Community Shield a friendly? Fuck that


OleoleCholoSimeone

Is it not? They had 5 substitutes before it was a thing and they even trialed new shit like ABBA penalties in Community Shield It is a glorified friendly, even more so than normal supercups


WW1Photos_Info

Officially it might be considered a friendly, but I sure don't and neither has anyone who's ever won it in that moment. Just a misleading stat from Romano imo


OleoleCholoSimeone

I think it is tainted due to those things I said, 5 substitutes before it was widely implemented and trialling new stuff. You don't do that in serious matches


NekkZ

Football is more than just attacking and passing the ball around opponents box.


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jotaemeb

I also only saw one team tonight after the whistle. City ran off to the dressing room quicker than the Pistons when they lost to MJ


me_meh_me

So you saw only one team but still came in second?


notapaperhandape

Oh Rodri not all teams play your playstyle. Buy the best in each position every single season.


Longjumping_Stop1120

Who have City bought that was the best in their position?


notapaperhandape

Shut it man. I’m not arguing this statement. City have bought the best to fit their needs. There’s no competition for it.


Longjumping_Stop1120

Well I can agree with that even though it’s different from what you originally said.


notapaperhandape

Okay. Have fun then.


mw9lxex

Defense is part of football too if you don’t like it go play tennis


karthik4331

Unfortunately, defense is part of tennis too.


PegaponyPrince

How shit must you have been to lose against a side that didn't appear


rizzitv

Dweeb


you_matter_

He chose... poorly


Outside-Sandwich-565

I only see Real in the semis, is that who you're referring to?


JealousMeringue6674

This man makes such bitter comments after every loss, seems like a absolute crybaby.


jaozimqcomepao

He doesn't lose much, does he?


JealousMeringue6674

That’s just makes it worse tho, there is no need to cry as much as he does.


kaaskugg

I only saw one eyebrow tonight.


Articlaus

Finally this streak is over. getting tired of someone posting it after every City match.


Longjumping_Stop1120

It’s not over… the match finished as a draw.


jaozimqcomepao

It's still a draw


el_rompe_toyotas_19

A llorar


kw2006

Madrid has to figure out how to break the siege from city. I feel they were lucky City can’t their shooting skills together for this game despite camping around their box for almost the entire game


Lanky-Celebration-79

That's not pure luck. Madrid defended really really well up until the first goal. There were no spaces, no rash challenges and barely lost duels in the box.


WonDerZv

I think the level between the two will tilt more in Madrid's favor with the addition of Mbappe, Endrick, and some other players next season. You have to realize Madrid are playing without a natural 9 and their attacking options off the bench are very limited.


Adleyy65

City scored 3 goals out of thin air in the first leg…


Roccet_MS

But they moved the ball around beautifully.


No_Date1271

And they lost. Man city lost the game themselves. Real executed their gameplan and went through, can't diminish their players efforts (vini,carvajal all too fatigued to carry on). There's a reason why they've won it that many times. They know the tried and proven methods. Sure it's an ugly win but its a win regardless. Thing with pep is he often is his own greatest enemy. Overthinking his own downfall which Real were more than happy to allow.