Tie should be put to bed. Madrid worse than I thought they were. Kante fantastic again.
Champions league Semi Finals 2020-21 - April 27-28 and May 4-5
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What a terrible game.
Yeah, been surprised to see people raving about the invincibility of your midfield (in the Liverpool tie). Kroos and Modric have been world class for years, but they're not an energetic midfield, with Casemiro absolutely crucial. Benzema works hard, but there's not much else compensating for that lack of energy. Counts when you're up against decent sides that have a lot more energy. Big window coming up for you lot..let's see if your president can scam some millions
Great advert for the super league
Free pass for other finalist by the looks of that
We were at our physical peak first leg against liverpool. We really did play well in that game and our midfielders bossed the game
Right now they're barely able to stand
Yeah, and Liverpool have been awful this season. Awful.
Yes Perez will want fans to pay £1000 to watch that! Great entertainment
Chelsea was very youthful and energetic but Madrid saw the game out with their experience. At the end of the second leg match, I’m not really sure who comes out winner in this one.
They shouldn't have got passed Liverpool. Like us today at Anfield Liverpool were dogshit in front of goal.
Players need a slap they got a huge chance of getting to the final.
Players need a slap they got a huge chance of getting to the final.
Yeah, I sort of enjoyed that it felt like a tale of the old dog having to use all his experience to keep away an inexperienced rival. Madrid players looked absolutely battered by the end.
Real Madrid don't even look that good, surprised they've made it to the semis.
Football doesn't work like that, we last won this tournament the same season Pardew, McLeish and Dalglish all won at The Bridge.
That said we will be underdogs if we make it, Madrid i think their big game experience will tell, they simply don't lose CL finals.
At least I was invested in that!
Best semi-final game for us in quite a while. Can't think of a semi-final game spontaneously when we could control the game like today.
The other day against man City.
I meant in the CL ;-)
Feels like a missed opportunity for Chelsea that
Real is probably the most injury ravaged team in Europe this season. If they make it to the final they'll put on the fight.
Too many people rushing to write Madrid off. They were poor today, but they have good players and they’re capable of beating Chelsea at the bridge.
I was laughed at when I said this, but if Cavani does leave and Madrid manage to sign Haaland, we could do a lot worse than getting Benzema on a 2 year contract. He’s having a great season and he’s not reliant on pace; his all around game is great and so is his finishing. No international duty too, so less games = more longevity possibly.
I was laughed at when I said this, but if Cavani does leave and Madrid manage to sign Haaland, we could do a lot worse than getting Benzema on a 2 year contract. He’s having a great season and he’s not reliant on pace; his all around game is great and so is his finishing. No international duty too, so less games = more longevity possibly.
Yep:
We fecked up so many 3v3 breaks before Madrid scored. Final ball from us tonight was excruciatingly poor at times.
Seems everyone is, after Casemiro sorted out his positioning they did nothing.
Maybe he got more chances per game in Germany ?
What a dreadfully terrible match.
Chelsea have been boring as shite every time I've had the misfortune to watch them this season.
Worst CL in my lifetime.
Chelsea have been boring as shite every time I've had the misfortune to watch them this season.
Worst CL in my lifetime.
The bundesligas crap.
That guy should have hit 25 plus goals with the amount of sitters he's missed
Considering how the first part was, it seems like a good result.
I heard on TV that Kante is Kovacic's substitute? Mateo has to be at an incredible level to sit him, seeing Kante's match tonight
I heard on TV that Kante is Kovacic's substitute? Mateo has to be at an incredible level to sit him, seeing Kante's match tonight
Fundamentally this is what Madrid do. We shouldn't be surprised. A number of times in Zidane's 3-peat, in the knockout stages, they were threatened with being beaten and sometimes outplayed in certain games, but Real have UCL winning experience. Mentally, that counts for a lot in these kind of ties. Don't be surprised if Real show up in the 2nd leg with Mendy back at LB, and Ramos possibly making it too. That changes a lot.
Nah, Tuchel has rotated between the 3 of them depending on the opposition and their strengths. He's also been cognizant that Kante is getting a bit older and has to be managed to mitigate his injury risk.
If you use his conversion rate from his last BL season, he would have 16 PL goals, instead of the 6. To me, he looks like he’s got the movement and is often in the right positions, but is low on confidence and his finishing has been uncharacteristically poor.
I think he’ll come good.
Kante, Jorginho and Kante all rotate in and out of the team when everyone is fit. Kovacic and Kante are excellent together. I'd say Real Madrid fans are happier with that result than Chelsea fans. Interestingly balanced tie now.
No. feck the conversion rate. I'm talking about how many clear sitters he's missed. He should be on 20 plus easy.
Nah, they have the quality players to be in semifinals..They have better players than 99.9% of the teams who are not in Semifinals right now, with the exception of Bayern Munich of course.
If i could pick a team who is not in Semifinals but is a better team than this Real i would only name Bayern, no way i would pic those underwhelming versions Juventus or Barcelona.
Well, the rotation has really come in handy. I'd rather not see him on the second leg, and neither would Mount hehe
Of course very happy.With Valverde and Mendy the picture may change a bit.
Kovacic is recovering from a minor injury and wasn't fit - agreed though that he'd have added an extra dimension. Jorginho was quietly excellent I thought but Kovacic's ability to carry the ball in transition is hugely valuable.
For me Mendy is the key for you to get back - Marcelo is an icon and still very decent going forward but at this point is pretty washed defensively. We had a decent bit of success isolating Nacho I thought - stark contrast to the other flank where Militao was fantastic.
There really is no lesser of evils among these four scummy clubs, but since I don’t give a shit about PSG I’ll go with them. And I’m a big fan of Herrera, who deserves a CL medal IMO.
How bad were Liverpool against Real Madrid? Chelsea made them look average tonight.
Barcelona is crusing towards a domestic double, btw.
It changes something, but they defended okay in the 2nd half, but hardly created anything, dont see how Ramos and Mendy are going to help them much in creating chances.
RM are trailing, remember.
Chelsea will regret missing their chances.
Madrid with Mendy and Valverde will be an entirely different story
Madrid with Mendy and Valverde will be an entirely different story
Aging Real Madrid side. Does anyone believe they are still in the elite few even before today’s game? They relied on their best players for far too long and never looked to the future. It’ll be 3-5 years minimum before we get another elite Barcelona and Real team.