I think I'll watch Bayern Arsenal. Got a feeling City will dismantle Real.
Champions League — quarter-finals and semi-finals draw
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Easy choice and I’ll do it too. If Real anyhow take the lead I’ll be very tempted to switch, though
Prediction, 4-1 to City.
If we start losing and City are in fact dismantling Real, I might just switch
Why? I could maybe understand Barcelona over PSG, but Atletico? They are C-R-A-P outside their stadium. BvB at least have had some decent results away
My feeling is that you'll put Arsenal out tonight. The first leg has influenced my thinking on that. I was expecting more from Arsenal to be honest.If we start losing and City are in fact dismantling Real, I might just switch
I mean I very much hope so, but our options from the bench are pretty much nonexistent today. If plan A does not work there's not much to be done.
Under Ancelotti yes.
Bayern/Arsenal I think could go either way, think that's the one to watch.
Can't see much else than a City win versus this Real team, hope I'm wrong.
Can't see much else than a City win versus this Real team, hope I'm wrong.
City/Madrid is the de facto final. As a neutral, it's a shame this matchup happened in the quarter-finals.
I think City win it, beat Bayern comfortably over two legs, and then uncharacteristically struggle in the final but eventually scrape by Paris.
I think City win it, beat Bayern comfortably over two legs, and then uncharacteristically struggle in the final but eventually scrape by Paris.
Is Rodrygo underrated ?
Everytime I watch him I'm super impressed.
Everytime I watch him I'm super impressed.
Needs more consistency and take the game like Vini does. He is still young and mainly been playing out of position though.
Hope we make a cheeky bid this summer for Madrid's social media lineup poster
Great order by position. Beatiful to watch.
So boring. They've robbed me of my prematch puzzle.
What's his favoured position and could you see him moving on if Mbappe does finally arrive ?
His best position is clearly on the left, where Vinicius plays.
If Mbappe arrives Rodrygo will have less minutes. I don't think he would leave immediately but will probably look for more of a leading role in two years time.
Imo he is an amazing super sub.
Great order by position. Beatiful to watch.
Clubs who use nonsensical formats to announce their lineups should be deducted points
Most likely to move I think yeah, maybe not right away but in a season or two. Perez has a tendency to sell in order to balance the books.
Unless we switch to a 433, but then he would still not be able to play in his favored LW position. Unless Carlo magically makes it work. Vini has been playing more centrally and it took some time but he seems to grow in the role. Rodrygo remains best on the LW. We’ll see.
Hoping for the best today, kinda unlikely as City are simply the better team.
Shame about Atletico, not sure what happened there.. you score that many goals and lose a tie? Poor result.
Not sure who will win this all.. will not be Dortmund though. Any of the rest. Mbappe may win it on his own if he makes it to the final.
Not sure who will win this all.. will not be Dortmund though. Any of the rest. Mbappe may win it on his own if he makes it to the final.
No idea how this lineup will look on the field
5 defenders, unless Guerreiro starts on the wing... or Kimmich in midfield, which seems unlikely.
5 defenders, unless Guerreiro starts on the wing... or Kimmich in midfield, which seems unlikely.
I fancy Madrid to beat city. City haven’t been at their best this year so if Madrid turn up at the best they can, they can do it
Yes I agree too, i think city will be squarely beaten tonight.
If Tuchel's ideas had a better track record with Bayern I'd say it's a pretty interesting lineup, he can transform the shape quite drastically just by moving around Mazraoui, Kimmich and Guerreiro.
And either way: Guerreiro is more midfielder than defender anyway, so it's not so crazy to play him as a LM, at least as long as there's movement around him.
Don't get fooled by our domestic results, we grind out results, our football has been very average for quite a while now.
City's top level is quite a bit above ours.
A performance better than last year's disaster would be a start.
Tuchel will school Arteta tonight
Or will he prove Tuchool for school?
Back to the usual formula, City boys on the bench and Tomiyasu/Jorginho coming in. I just hope he has enough rythm and can last the whole game.
Kicker also lists it as a 4231 with Guerreiro as LW, just like you suspect.
I fancy Arsenal in that one. I don't think Bayern will have as much quality going forward with a fullback as LW. Also don't think Bayern are all that generally.
I'm quite curious how Goretzka's role will look today. Lately he often played very deep (sometimes even played as a makeshift CB), but one of his strength is powering forward into the box. Musiala drifting wide left to open space for him and Guerreiro (who also can play DM) covering Goretzka's position when he runs into the box could be a pattern today.
Keown still banging on about Saka should have had a penalty.
Come on Bayern
Amazing
Arsenal have no shame. After their blatant attempts failed last week, their diving will be off the charts tonight.
Mazraoui needs all the help he can get at LB so adding Guerreiro as LW makes sense.
Anyone feeling pumped for the matches later? I'm expecting loads of goals and handbags.
City - Madrid 4-1
Bayern - Arsenal ....ah what the hell, 1-3
There. You're welcome, you degenerates
Bayern - Arsenal ....ah what the hell, 1-3
There. You're welcome, you degenerates