UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[Jackl87]

That goal attempt by Haaland that was denied by Courtois at the 12th minute or so...  It's a bad omen.  Sorry City backers but I think you guys are gonna lose your money.

It's all City in the first half but Real Madrid is gonna pick up the pace and get one 'lucky' goal in and that's all it's gonna take to take them to the final.  Real Madrid win 0 - 1  

Edit:  ANOTHER ONE!  Bad omen for City...

Man City played very well tonight. They completely dominated the game and they played aggressively. This made Real Madrid lose a lot of space, and making it difficult for them to develop their rhythm. The pressure exerted by Man City forced Real Madrid to completely defend and actually, Man City could have scored more than 2 goals, but unfortunately, the 2 good opportunities that Haaland got were still thwarted by Courtois.

Well now we have 40 minutes played and Manchester City is up with 2-0. Overall that result is definitely deserved in my opinion but it still it seems rather unlucky for Real Madrid because the 2-0 for Manchester City happened only a few moments after Toni Kroos has hit the crossbar with his shot from the distance. So at the moment it seems like ManCity will advance into the final. Real Madrid has to score 2 goals now only to get into the extra time and at the moment i don't think this will happen. Of course the situation was similar in the last season but the big difference now is, that they are playing in Manchester today and not in Madrid.

[swogerino]

That goal attempt by Haaland that was denied by Courtois at the 12th minute or so...  It's a bad omen.  Sorry City backers but I think you guys are gonna lose your money.

It's all City in the first half but Real Madrid is gonna pick up the pace and get one 'lucky' goal in and that's all it's gonna take to take them to the final.  Real Madrid win 0 - 1  

Edit:  ANOTHER ONE!  Bad omen for City...

Man City played very well tonight. They completely dominated the game and they played aggressively. This made Real Madrid lose a lot of space, and making it difficult for them to develop their rhythm. The pressure exerted by Man City forced Real Madrid to completely defend and actually, Man City could have scored more than 2 goals, but unfortunately, the 2 good opportunities that Haaland got were still thwarted by Courtois.

What an awesome performance from Manchester City,Real Madrid looks like non existent in the field and I am checking the live bets in most casinos,they rightly gives Manchester City 1.02 to win and to Real Madrid 16.25 as a draw as I too believe Real Madrid is already out of the game and they seem completely impotent to force their way and show their football against Manchester City.Of course Real was lucky last year to score 2 goals in additional time to qualify in the semi final but no this will not be the same as Manchester City looks like on another planet and can as well win 5-0 in this game.

[sokani]

Manchester City has really dominated the game, Haaland two wonderful header on goal stopped by Curtuois and Grealish is having a great game, he's doing well on the left flank and keeping Calvajar busy. Two goals in 36mins of the game by Bernado Silva to put the home side ahead. Real Madrid is doing their best to comeback but they are really sloppy with the ball and lack confidence. I think Modric needs to be substituted in the second half, he's far from his best and always losing possession.

[execijutiere]

Yesterday in the Inter-Milan derby, Inter were the winners again and they became the first team to qualify for the final.The hosts were the team that focused more on the match and had more scoring chances and they managed to win the match even if it was 1-0.They had won the first match 2-0, so it's a 3-0 win in total.I think it's a great success for Milan to even get this far.
Today the other semifinal match is being played.The first match ended in a 1-1 draw.The first half ended 2-0 to City and we see that the favorite is now the side that is going to win.Manchester City is dominating the match.They had a lot of possession in the first half and they had a lot of goal positions.Real Madrid has not been able to respond to this yet.If they continue in the second half in the same way, they will be eliminated.

[ShowOff]

Manchester City dominated the game and we're consistent with putting pressure on Real Madrid to force the goal. Before the goal, the Real Madrid goalkeeper made like two very important saves, but he could not score. The goal will make Real Madrid play out more. Second goal for Real Madrid and scored by the same Bernando Silva. It is obvious that it is the intention of Manchester City coach to win this game in the first half. If they score again to make the goal three, It is over for Real Madrid.

So how can anyone expect the seasoned Real Madrid to beat Manchester City from the first half when they don't have much of a ball to play? I don't want to talk too much about the first half because actually Real Madrid just practiced like playing cat and mouse while chasing the ball from foot to foot of the Manchester City players.

I think 2-0 is the best answer to make Thibaut Courtois and all the Real Madrid defenders suffer. Now the first round has ended, so I hope that each of us can make a small conclusion for the results of the first round.

[rahmad2nd]

City really played a high game in this match, even in more than 30 minutes City actually controlled 81% ball possession. Interestingly, City had many opportunities but unfortunately they have not been able to break the deadlock. in fact, Haaland's header was pushed over by Thibaut Courtois. he made several saves. in a previous post, I said that City's first goal would be scored by another player not by Haaland. and yes, that was proven by Benardo Silva's goal.

On the contrary, Madrid really struggled to get out of the pressure. because City is always able to snatch the ball quickly from Madrid players. the only chance Madrid had was from Toni Kroos' long-range shot, unfortunately the shot hit the crossbar.
Once again I say, in this match Pep Guardiola will position Haaland as a player who opens up space for his team-mates. and yes, Benaldo Silva scored the second from his header. for a while, City were 2-0 up and the first half was almost over. I suspect, City will add to his goals. now it's Haaland's turn to do it.

[naira]

Manchester City has really dominated the game, Haaland two wonderful header on goal stopped by Curtuois and Grealish is having a great game, he's doing well on the left flank and keeping Calvajar busy. Two goals in 36mins of the game by Bernado Silva to put the home side ahead. Real Madrid is doing their best to comeback but they are really sloppy with the ball and lack confidence. I think Modric needs to be substituted in the second half, he's far from his best and always losing possession.

The first half has shown results and somehow Ancelotti's strategy to get out of the pressure of Manchester City. In the second half, Real Madrid had to change and at least get the chance to attack. Based on the first difference between the two, it is clear how effective Manchester City's game is when launching attacks. Benzema, Vini, and Rodrygo have not been able to find a gap to break through the solid defense of Manchester City's back line. The match had a very fast rhythm, attack after attack that Madrid received was relentless, so Courtois had to work even harder. The Madrid defender without a Rudiger looks easy to be played by opponents.

[Patrol69]

Real Madrid is two goals behind Manchester City in the second leg of the UCL semi-final. It felt like Real Madrid forgot the game when they went to Manchester. Real Madrid managed to keep only 13% of the ball in the first 15 minutes.  And in these 15 minutes they could not make a short and target. The goal difference could have increased if Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois Haaland had not made two excellent headed saves. If Real Madrid were one goal behind they could have made up for that one goal but being two goals down makes the UCL final very unlikely for Real Madrid.

[Unsoldier]

Manchester City raced out to an impressive in the first half. Real Madrid were unable to withstand the onslaught. The Citizens have taken a two-goal lead. I have no idea what Madrid will do in the second half. City are in the Champions League final, I have no doubt.

[NotATether]

...that is basically some of the worst defending I've seen from Real in a Champions League match ever. I wonder why they didn't stop soaking the play from City as soon as they went 1-0 down.

There will be no dark magic in this tie to save the game for Madrid, sorry in advance.

[3meek]

That goal attempt by Haaland that was denied by Courtois at the 12th minute or so...  It's a bad omen.  Sorry City backers but I think you guys are gonna lose your money.

It's all City in the first half but Real Madrid is gonna pick up the pace and get one 'lucky' goal in and that's all it's gonna take to take them to the final.  Real Madrid win 0 - 1  

Edit:  ANOTHER ONE!  Bad omen for City...

Man City played very well tonight. They completely dominated the game and they played aggressively. This made Real Madrid lose a lot of space, and making it difficult for them to develop their rhythm. The pressure exerted by Man City forced Real Madrid to completely defend and actually, Man City could have scored more than 2 goals, but unfortunately, the 2 good opportunities that Haaland got were still thwarted by Courtois.

What an awesome performance from Manchester City,Real Madrid looks like non existent in the field and I am checking the live bets in most casinos,they rightly gives Manchester City 1.02 to win and to Real Madrid 16.25 as a draw as I too believe Real Madrid is already out of the game and they seem completely impotent to force their way and show their football against Manchester City.Of course Real was lucky last year to score 2 goals in additional time to qualify in the semi final but no this will not be the same as Manchester City looks like on another planet and can as well win 5-0 in this game.

I don't believe Real will be able to equalise in the second half either, but I really hope so... Of course City are not Liverpool when Real managed to score five goals after conceding two... But I agree with you that City have absolute dominance and Real just can't be seen on the ground... I wish their game will be better in the second half...

[Gencecikmen]

UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg was between Inter and Milan. "Derby della Madonnina" was a great pleasure to watch. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Milan had pushed hard in the first half but they didn't be succesful. Inter reached their first Champions League final for 13 years with Lautaro Martinez's sole goal. Inter will undoubtedly be the underdogs against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on June 10.

[Bitcoin_people]

In the match, Man City is showing a great game at their home ground and beating the City fans. Man City have already scored 2 goals to reach their target and put Real Madrid under enough pressure. Haaland's two headers at the start of the game were a sight to behold but Courtois saved them beautifully. However, Bernardo Silva's two great goals were very attacking. Man City led 2-0 at half time, but Real Madrid has the potential to score more goals later.

[imamusma]

...that is basically some of the worst defending I've seen from Real in a Champions League match ever. I wonder why they didn't stop soaking the play from City as soon as they went 1-0 down.

There will be no dark magic in this tie to save the game for Madrid, sorry in advance.

And it looks like Manchester City really dictated Real Madrid's game of the day like they did in the first half. Real Madrid could hardly build an attack in the first 30 minutes, they even had difficulty taking the ball from Manchester City players. Pep Guardiola really made Ancelotti's men bow in the first half when Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva managed to score twice against Courtois.

Eduardo Camavinga, who was predicted to play very well in the second leg, in fact could not stop Silva's movement on the left side of the defense. It was clear that it was an open hole in the Real Madrid defense in the first half and Manchester City really took advantage of it. I think that 1 more goal scored by Manchester City will completely end the struggle of Real Madrid and the optimism of its fans. There's no magic, it's a game.

[Issa56]

So how can anyone expect the seasoned Real Madrid to beat Manchester City from the first half when they don't have much of a ball to play? I don't want to talk too much about the first half because actually Real Madrid just practiced like playing cat and mouse while chasing the ball from foot to foot of the Manchester City players.

What's really wrong with Real Madrid, I was expecting the match to be a tough one, but the first half of the match looks very easy for Manchester City, it's looks like they are just having a training, seriously real Madrid performance was really poor in the first half of the match, Madrid didn't even have single shot on goal, that's really poor, but let's see if their will be improvement in the second half of the match, but they will find it difficult to win this match.

I think 2-0 is the best answer to make Thibaut Courtois and all the Real Madrid defenders suffer. Now the first round has ended, so I hope that each of us can make a small conclusion for the results of the first round.

Courtois have really saved real Madrid in the first half of the match they will have conceded more than two goals in the first half of the match, he saved the two wonderful balls nodded by Haaland. Let's see what will happen in the second half, but am still expecting more goals from Manchester city if their is no improvement in real Madrid performance.

[Jody.Drummer]

Manchester City raced out to an impressive in the first half. Real Madrid were unable to withstand the onslaught. The Citizens have taken a two-goal lead. I have no idea what Madrid will do in the second half. City are in the Champions League final, I have no doubt.

If the game in the second half continues like the first half, then Real Madrid will really lose. In the first half Manchester City completely dominated the game, they didn't even let Real Madrid breathe for a moment because they continued to attack. 2 goals came in this first half, and it is a more difficult job for Real Madrid. It was quite interesting when Real Madrid couldn't attack because Manchester City kept on intimidating them when they had the ball. there were 45 minutes of the second half, but with the Real Madrid that I saw in the first half, it's normal to be pessimistic about Real Madrid.

[GiftedMAN]

Manchester City has really dominated the game, Haaland two wonderful header on goal stopped by Curtuois and Grealish is having a great game, he's doing well on the left flank and keeping Calvajar busy. Two goals in 36mins of the game by Bernado Silva to put the home side ahead. Real Madrid is doing their best to comeback but they are really sloppy with the ball and lack confidence. I think Modric needs to be substituted in the second half, he's far from his best and always losing possession.

The first half has shown results and somehow Ancelotti's strategy to get out of the pressure of Manchester City. In the second half, Real Madrid had to change and at least get the chance to attack. Based on the first difference between the two, it is clear how effective Manchester City's game is when launching attacks. Benzema, Vini, and Rodrygo have not been able to find a gap to break through the solid defense of Manchester City's back line. The match had a very fast rhythm, attack after attack that Madrid received was relentless, so Courtois had to work even harder. The Madrid defender without a Rudiger looks easy to be played by opponents.

True the plans of Ancelotti didn't work out in the first half and his side has conceded 2:0 already and his team has also failed yo withstand the excessive pressure from the lift and right flank of Manchester City which is the main point that Pep is using to demolish Real Madrid.The three players you mentioned here has been hidden in this game because KDB has taken control of the team and if nothing is done by Ancelotti before 70 minutes of this game we may end up seeing a score line of 5:0 because the Real Madrid goal keeper Thibaut Courtois is already in deep pressure because of the numbers of shots and saves he has received and made in this game.Its City mounting all the attack here and they look so unstoppable already after getting 2:0 goals advantage in the first half.

[Frankolala]

...that is basically some of the worst defending I've seen from Real in a Champions League match ever. I wonder why they didn't stop soaking the play from City as soon as they went 1-0 down.

There will be no dark magic in this tie to save the game for Madrid, sorry in advance.

And it looks like Manchester City really dictated Real Madrid's game of the day like they did in the first half. Real Madrid could hardly build an attack in the first 30 minutes, they even had difficulty taking the ball from Manchester City players. Pep Guardiola really made Ancelotti's men bow in the first half when Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva managed to score twice against Courtois.

Eduardo Camavinga, who was predicted to play very well in the second leg, in fact could not stop Silva's movement on the left side of the defense. It was clear that it was an open hole in the Real Madrid defense in the first half and Manchester City really took advantage of it. I think that 1 more goal scored by Manchester City will completely end the struggle of Real Madrid and the optimism of its fans. There's no magic, it's a game.

Manchester city is taking advantage of the midfield,as Madrid midfield is very porous. Playing at home is a very big advantage to city as Sylva scored two goals to give his side big hope into the finals. Manchester city dominated the game an won possession over the game. It is quite surprising to Manchester city performance tonight,as they are in their super form.

Real Madrid has always being dangerous as Kroos took a world class shot from outside the box but it couldn't go through into the net. It hit the up side of the post. Real Madrid needs to take the second half serious if they are ready to qualify to the finals,if not they have already lost out of the final race because Manchester city is leading the game by 2 goals ahead of Real Madrid. I don't know if there will be a welcome back for Ancelotti men in the second half.

[Franctoshi]

2- 0 defeat in the first half is huge for Madrid to reply, After the goal, it became difficult for Madrid to slow the tempo down. All attention was on Haland to be getting goals, but the coordination between Walker and De Bruyne switched the system over that fed Bernado Silva's goals.
Real Madrid needs to regroup and attempt a different tactics in the second half in order to have a better comeback in this game.

[Aikidoka]

Such a great 1st Half, Manchester city is really a demon and It’s not Real Madrid’s fault. No matter what lineup they use or what changes Ancelotti makes to the plan, it's impossible to beat a team of this caliber. City didn't just appear out of nowhere, they have been investing in top players for five years and building such a massive great team. They played in tournaments and achieved great success. There was only one thing missing before and it was the experiences in the advanced stages of the Champions League. Today they have the experience, the trust, strength, and top players. It's just normal that after years of experiences they bring in the best players and become the best team in the world.

I don’t see Real Madrid winning today and that’s a fact unless something crazy will happen in the second half. Anyway, 2nd half will start now, enjoy watching the game fellas! 🔥