I think he may have been using advanced technical jargon that the rest of us are unable to comprehend.
Champions League — quarter-finals and semi-finals draw
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They allowed the play develop for the Real second goal. Don't see why they wouldn't follow the same protocol for this as well. Bayern might not have scored anyway, but we've seen countless times delayed whistles so it could be reverted to VAR, but that's never going to happen in the last minute of a CL semi final in Madrid with them one goal ahead.
I thought rudiger was offside on Madrid's second but no one has mentioned it, was he onside?
Pretty sure both situations were checked in that check.
Strange tournament this year. Dortmund is most definitely not one of the two best teams in the cup and were very lucky in the second leg against PSG. But PSG didn't really deserve to go that far either and can thank Araujo for that incredibly stupid red card. Same goes for the other side of the draw. Real was the worse team against City, they made it past Leipzig thanks to a clear refereeing mistake and Bayern is also very underwhelming by their own standards this season. Some of the names in their starting eleven really shouldn't be starting a UCL semifinal (yet). They looked a bit like Madrid looked against City. On the other hand, they were better against Arsenal who seem to be roughly in the same tier as City.
I think Kim played him onside
Looked pretty close either way.
Of the teams you referred to, I would rank them this way
City >>Madrid>>>>>Bayern>> Arsenal >>Barcelona >>PSG >>Leipzig>> Dortmund
Not so sure about Bayern > Arsenal > Barca. It's close but I think Barca is actually the best out of the three and not as far behind Real Madrid as the league table suggests. They are a good team and have great individuals as well.
What a player he's been over these two ties.
I think that must be what the tweet or whatever it was was saying. I'll see if I can find it, but no promises... it was something I scrolled by a few days ago.
Absolutely, I hated that rule for years
Exactly, I was talking about that with my brothers and some friends, it's incredible...the thing is that they are always THERE to take adavantage of it, while the great majority of other teams not, but still...incredible
Offside or no, De Ligt would probably not have scored if Madrid wouldn't have stopped playing.
Madrid's luck just never stops though. Has Neuer ever done that at such a moment
Neuer has talked about some sort of molehill on the Bernabeu grass to explain why he could not catch the ball.
Shall we believe it or it is just an excuse?
Personally, I believe him. In my experience Germans always say the truth.
You might say he's making a mountain out of a molehill.
Hey, I think what I saw was referring to the 2 he won as a player, too.If Don Carlo wins this year, it will be his 5th CL title. Leaving Real out of equation, Milan is on 7 trophies, Bayern and Pool on 6, Barcelona on 5. So he would match Barca's 120 years tally
If we count "UEFA Champions League" only, so since the revamp, new rules and new name in 92/93, Ancelotti is already more successful than any other team bar Madrid. He's on 4 titles at the moment, with Barca, Bayern and Milan with 3 titles.
Winning this one would give him 7 total as a player + manager, so he'd be equal to Milan.
Exactly. I can understand taking off Sane and maybe even Musiala who looked tired but taking Kane off was madness. Tuchel messed that up
Kane asked to be subbed off due to problems with his back. Tuchel was forced to sub off all of his attackers and had no real replacement for them, instead some (Sane, Musiala) had to start despite being not fully fit.
Ah okay, thanks for the context. I haven't read that.
The Bayern chance (and Dortmund reaching the final) controversy reminded me of this old Bernabeu classic from 2002/03 second group stage, second game, when Madrid played a 2-2 draw against Lokomotiv Moscow. two minutes into injury-time, Loko successfully launch a quick counterattack from their own box, but just as the last defender is dribbled past, with cover too far away to avoid a one on one, the ref blows the whistle. Looking at how that group played out, if that chance had been finished it could have changed the outcome of the group as Dortmund ended up only one point behind, with equal goal difference. All other results staying the same, Real would have won the tie-breaker anyway and scraped through, but obviously a 3-2 loss would have changed the dynamic of the group.
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