This has been a recurring theme for them and it’s ultimately gonna be the reason the coudées win the lot imo.
Champions League Quarter Finals (5th - 13th Apr)
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The City game is as dull as you'd expect really.
Knew he was never injured, was well played by Klopp to give him a rest before crunch time in the season.
City literally winning the ball back within seconds, this is so one sided.
Easy game for Liverpool.
A free pass to the semi-final
A free pass to the semi-final
How anyone finds any pleasure in watching City I'll never know. At least Pep's Barca team had Messi to break up the monotony. This is just sterile possession, work the ball to the byline, square it and play the percentages. Opponent tries to counter? Foul them in their own half and get away without a yellow. Rinse and repeat for 90 minutes.
Two CL quarter finals on and the choice is either the most boring tie imaginable or Liverpool cruising into the semis. Think I'll have an early night.
Two CL quarter finals on and the choice is either the most boring tie imaginable or Liverpool cruising into the semis. Think I'll have an early night.
Bayern semis won’t be easy but let’s be honest they’re winning it
Leti doing a proper shithouse job so far. Long may it continue.
Diaz yet another good signing for them
So far as expected.
Mane is so good
What a horrible way to play athletico Madrid it’s awful simply awful to watch. Like watching your obese mother at an all you can eat buffet after smashing her 8th plate of food. It’s impressive but you certainly ain’t proud.
Bayern learned to play with 12 men recently, don't count them out
Salah should have scored there
It's like a computer game, the shape and position of the players seems to have every loose ball or deflection land near a City player. As if Pep found an equation for it.
Cheat code
Arnold has been incredible.
That pass from Trent damn. Neville would have said the forward pass wasn't on.
Square it you clown
Salah's been useless. Can't control, keep the ball in play or finish. Snap out of your Egypt woes!
No World Cup for TAA. His England career is hanging by a thread!
City pretty poor here for me, really cautious with their passing, no movement in behind and no one getting in to the box. Mahrez and Sterling completely anonymous, Ake offers no forward threat from Left Back. Think Foden could be key.
TAA 
Liverpool look like adults playing against kids. They are bigger, stronger, faster. Their bench is strong and they have done this with a relatively small net spend. It shows how it can be done if the correct owners and back room staff are employed.
Benfica are wank!
Pretty sure this Liverpool team blows them away.
It's a 50/50 as the ball is there to be won by either side. However, the team with the most intensity and work rate will generally get there first. I'd also be fairly sure City and Liverpool practice winning the ball in various scenarios.
Even at the beginning of the run. He actually looks around for a teammate, sees none, and that's why he decides to try go alone
You have to hand it to them
Nagelsmann Bayern is nowhere near as solid as Flick's was. Liverpool will beat them.
It was a joke, dudes...
Salah is so selfish, I love it
It's actually been a very interesting game tactics wise.
Not many teams in world football have the discipline and maturity in defense that Atletico Madrid have. They don't fall for your basic tricks. Third man, off ball runs... They don't even bother pressing in certain zones, they just jog back. As a result they are very hard to pull apart. They force you down into the abyss with them. It's no surprise they've knocked out Liverpool and United in recent years.
City's usual method of overloading one side and then switching to the other... 5 at the back keeps eyes on Mahrez and Sterling. They have been a bit clever with utilizing Cancelo in a more free role and their best openings (still half chances) have come from him orchestrating. They've dealt with the counter threat in Joao so far.
You have to hand it to them
Nah feck them I hate how much credit Simeone gets. Fecking joke of a side in how they set up every game
That's basically why I never watch City. You watch them once you've seen all their games
I think we should lend city Ronaldo, it's our only hope of stopping Liverpool
Incredible
Nah, Bayern have a chance.
Benfica is wank, Ajax should have won that tie but they couldn't score for shit.