*** UEFA Champions League 23-24 ***
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SpreadsheetAg
3:56p, 4/17/24
Trente minutos mas!
La Bamba
3:56p, 4/17/24
Is there any doubt that this is the championship being played in the quarters?
deadbq03
4:09p, 4/17/24
In reply to La Bamba
La Bamba said:

Is there any doubt that this is the championship being played in the quarters?
I'll doubt it.

City should be winning this handily.

RM should've been eliminated by Leipzig.
Furlock Bones
4:18p, 4/17/24
Damn. Rudiger had the chance.
AGC
4:19p, 4/17/24
In reply to deadbq03
deadbq03 said:

La Bamba said:

Is there any doubt that this is the championship being played in the quarters?
I'll doubt it.

City should be winning this handily.

RM should've been eliminated by Leipzig.


Yeah, another quality team like…checks notes…Leipzig would have been closer to a championship.
deadbq03
4:30p, 4/17/24
In reply to AGC
AGC said:

deadbq03 said:

La Bamba said:

Is there any doubt that this is the championship being played in the quarters?
I'll doubt it.

City should be winning this handily.

RM should've been eliminated by Leipzig.


Yeah, another quality team like…checks notes…Leipzig would have been closer to a championship.
Don't get me wrong… I think Leipzig would fare even worse against City (style of play).

My point is that RM isn't all that special this year (likely due to injuries and aging stars) so this definitely isn't the de facto championship game.

All that said… RM probably advances on pens, and I'll be ok with that.
SpreadsheetAg
4:34p, 4/17/24
Man Ciry dominated this game but doesn't have the killer Instinct

To be fair RM got 1 up and played 99% defense for 99% of the game
Texaggie7nine
4:37p, 4/17/24
Anyone's game now
7nine
deadbq03
4:41p, 4/17/24
In reply to SpreadsheetAg
SpreadsheetAg said:

Man Ciry dominated this game but doesn't have the killer Instinct

To be fair RM got 1 up and played 99% defense for 99% of the game
And they looked the same (or even worse) after City equalized.

If they were capable of going toe to toe they wouldn't have been parking the bus to play for pens.
Mathguy64
4:43p, 4/17/24
This is an exercise in how not to take kicks.
deadbq03
4:44p, 4/17/24
In reply to Mathguy64
Mathguy64 said:

This is an exercise in how not to take kicks.
Commentator curse re: Lunin's PK record?
TXAggie2011
4:47p, 4/17/24
Love it when the keeper takes a pen
Furlock Bones
4:48p, 4/17/24
Hala Madrid y nada mas!
Furlock Bones
4:48p, 4/17/24
Rudiger!!!!!!
Unemployed
4:49p, 4/17/24
This was a Jose Mourinho masterclass in coaching.
Texaggie7nine
4:50p, 4/17/24
Playing not to lose comes through in the end.
7nine
Unemployed
4:50p, 4/17/24
Damn, Rudiger's PK hit the left post.
AGC
4:52p, 4/17/24
In reply to deadbq03
deadbq03 said:

AGC said:

deadbq03 said:

La Bamba said:

Is there any doubt that this is the championship being played in the quarters?
I'll doubt it.

City should be winning this handily.

RM should've been eliminated by Leipzig.


Yeah, another quality team like…checks notes…Leipzig would have been closer to a championship.
Don't get me wrong… I think Leipzig would fare even worse against City (style of play).

My point is that RM isn't all that special this year (likely due to injuries and aging stars) so this definitely isn't the de facto championship game.

All that said… RM probably advances on pens, and I'll be ok with that.


I agree. Ancelotti is using rodrygo and vini up front and they aren't strikers. Bellingham covered up a lot early on.
Furlock Bones
4:52p, 4/17/24
I don't know how Ancelloti does it. How do you take a team that is used to playing with the ball and have them defend like that for 120 minutes? It's not pretty to watch. But holy *****
La Bamba
4:53p, 4/17/24
The Kings of European Football are headed to the palace.
La Bamba
4:54p, 4/17/24
In reply to Furlock Bones
Furlock Bones said:

I don't know how Ancelloti does it. How do you take a team that is used to playing with the ball and have them defend like that for 120 minutes? It's not pretty to watch. But holy *****

Cause he's the football version of Vito Corleone.
Mike Elko
4:56p, 4/17/24
In reply to La Bamba
Undeserved win, but HALA... !!!
Furlock Bones
4:59p, 4/17/24
In reply to La Bamba
La Bamba said:

Furlock Bones said:

I don't know how Ancelloti does it. How do you take a team that is used to playing with the ball and have them defend like that for 120 minutes? It's not pretty to watch. But holy *****

Cause he's the football version of Vito Corleone.


I'm just saying. A lot of people really don't understand how difficult it is to get a team to play completely against their nature and hold up.
Unemployed
5:09p, 4/17/24
In reply to Mike Elko
Mike Elko said:

Undeserved win, but HALA... !!!
Why is it undeserved? Because RM played a defensive game instead of trying to match Man City's attack?

Ancelotti played a game that gave his team the best chance to win. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

deadbq03
5:23p, 4/17/24
In reply to Unemployed
Unemployed said:

Mike Elko said:

Undeserved win, but HALA... !!!
Why is it undeserved? Because RM played a defensive game instead of trying to match Man City's attack?

Ancelotti played a game that gave his team the best chance to win. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.


Giving up possession is one thing.

Giving up 33 shots and 9 on target definitely isn't any coach's plan.
Mike Elko
5:36p, 4/17/24
In reply to deadbq03
deadbq03 said:

Unemployed said:

Mike Elko said:

Undeserved win, but HALA... !!!
Why is it undeserved? Because RM played a defensive game instead of trying to match Man City's attack?

Ancelotti played a game that gave his team the best chance to win. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.


Giving up possession is one thing.

Giving up 33 shots and 9 on target definitely isn't any coach's plan.

This. I'm a Madrid (and Ancelotti, for that matter) fan, but City dominated and deserved to move on today. The numbers don't lie... Relax.
Furlock Bones
7:23p, 4/17/24
La Bamba
8:19p, 4/17/24
Whoa.

AGC
8:48a, 4/18/24


Edit: Translation - God is a Madrid fan.
deadbq03
9:09a, 4/18/24
bularry
2:30p, 4/18/24
In reply to Unemployed
Unemployed said:

Mike Elko said:

Undeserved win, but HALA... !!!
Why is it undeserved? Because RM played a defensive game instead of trying to match Man City's attack?

Ancelotti played a game that gave his team the best chance to win. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.


old scoring method they don't win, they lose on away goals...

but they got it done and City has all year given up soft goals and it bit them in this match



I think RM has a pretty good chance to win it all. Bayern isn't special. PSG? maybe
wangus12
4:07p, 4/18/24
England had 1 team out of 5 advance out of this round of Europe. Woof
Furlock Bones
4:33p, 4/18/24
In reply to bularry
If we were still under away goals, that first match would not have been played that way. So it's irrelevant.
Dre_00
4:40p, 4/18/24
In reply to wangus12
England went from strong favorite to get a 5th CL spot to not possible to get a 5th CL spot in 2 days.
deadbq03
5:29p, 4/18/24
In reply to Dre_00
It's still mathematically possible, but very unlikely.
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