‘They looked SUPER-CONFIDENT!’ How Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League semifinals | ESPN FC
2024 ж. 17 Сәу.
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ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens joins Gab Marcotti on the Gab & Juls Show to react to Real Madrid’s penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals.
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To all the people saying Madrid did nothing and played behind the ball. You do realize this is a strength. Possession isn't everything. They don't rush it, they just patiently waiting for its opponent to make a mistake and then they strike. This isn't a weakness its a strength.
Well said buddy, Hala Madrid ❤
It’s only 115Fc fans crying. They don’t realise their boring rigid system stops players from expressing themselves and breaking down low defensive blocks. Doku was the only player to do so and made a huge difference.
Getting pummeled for 70 straight minutes even with numbers behind the ball is a relegation tactic for sure lmao
Exactly dear brother
@@gigii9419cry more 🤡🤡🤡
I remember when Lucas Vazquez rolled the ball with his finger before taking a penalty against atletico in the ucl final and he decided to juggle the ball before taking a penalty against Man City it’s just pure confidence and mentality.
Bruh 😂 I was kinda laughing 🤣 because all the Man City players looked so angry and frustrated and all the Real Madrid players looked just calm cool and collected you could even see Jude laughing running up to the pitch right before they were about to play Man City I think what happened is just what Carlo planned for he wanted it to go to pens because he knew we'd win and that's exactly what happened Hala Madrid ♥️
That ucl mentality is passed from generations, it’s just in their dna
And not just the fact that the guy was doing it in a CL final, he was doing it against the best keeper that season, Oblak in his prime, that's deadly. Madrid always keep their cool
Bros possession isn’t everything. Defending is part of the game
Ball possession is boring
@@cerveshred ever seen park the bus it's more boring
No team has even won a game coz they had more posession 😂 64% isnt even that much RMCF once played barca and it was 71 -29 at some point and still won the match
@@cerveshred maybe you're one of those people who is excited about the match finishing 3-2 or 4-3 rather than 1-0. I understand you though since huge scorelines are indeed electrifying.
@@user-yd8ol3lb1eWe scored 4 goals in 2 matches. If Real was parking the bus then Man city's defense is horrible 😂
Every time camera showed Pep he was in panic while Ancelotti was calm whole game
I noticed that
amazing what papa perez can do for trophies
Do people know WHAT MADRID'S STATS are for this season? Madrid have only lost 2 games all season, they are still the only unbeaten team in the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE even after facing CITY
They have conceded only 20 goals in 31 games in La Liga this season... best RM defense in 35 years.
@@anabolicchicken4115 And we must appreciate that both the starting goalkeeper (Courtois, perhaps the best in the world in his position) and the two starting centre-backs (Militao and Alaba) have been injured since the beginning of the season. Rüdiger and Nacho were substitutes, and Lunin did not even play (¡¡¡).
@@pedrohernandomenchaca5355Rudiger was a starter this year and first option over Alaba. Your thinking of last year
@@OleMariusHovind No. Militao was injured in August, and since then, Rüdiger effectively took his place (although in some games the starter was Nacho). Alaba played 14 games, and all 14 as a starter, until his injury in December. So Rüdiger only became a starter when Militao was injured, and never ahead of Alaba.
It was great display of Defense by the architect and don carlo ancelotti the italian coach. Surprising but entertaining. Congrats Real Madrid
Try to keep up with Man City’s pace is Suicide. Real Madrid do their best work which is adjusting style depends on the big team they’re playing against. That’s why Madrid don’t have fix playstyle
@NorbertnahumPlatzeryou must too young to have seen Italian teams defend back in the day. Ancelotti basically turned back the clock.
@@moi4863 he’s too young it’s too hard for him to understand
Throughout the years we've known Madrid to easily adapt to how their opponents play and Take things from there. Imagine RMA as Stark and City as Thanos Tony didn't BEAT Thanos in Endgame, but outsmarted him. Thanos was just as overwhelming in Endgame but something was different this time. Possession doesn't get u goals, scoring goals gets u goals
Overhyped Premier league humbled
Not overhyped lmao 😂 city unlucky didn’t score their chances Arsenal unlucky and lost to that header
@@devonpack906 Arsenal lucky Bayern hit the post twice then
@devonpack906 Madird is unlucky they missed their chances, too. I think it's time to sell city and psg for german club and Spanish club instead.
City is the best team right now.....there is no need bantering honestly I will not lie to you no Madrid supporter likes playing City.....they are crazy ballers even at extra time....these City players are machines....and next year they are back again they are real ballers hats off to City....they schooled Madrid it was not a contest Madrid so lucky.....
@@ekomzyuche3402In the last 3 years we have beaten that overrated English team in the Champions League twice. Say it again: who' s been the better team ?
Real Madrid knocked out the best team money could assemble, Man City as usual looked unstoppable, hats off to the lads at RM to kick them out
Real Madrid presented a problem Manchester City couldn’t solve.
Clever way of putting it. It was just beyond what they can
This Madrid team is different with Brahim , Bellinghim...
Well said.
yes always vardrid and problems for opponents
tf do you mean? we broke that problem by scoring a 75th minute goal then they carried to the pens like a coward
Let me remind you that this RM team is still very young and they are about to get Mbappe and possibly Xabi Alonso in the future. I am actually at peace even if we don't go through to the final, knowing that Man City won't win UCL twice in a row. 😂
this for me its enough
Yeah just not letting city do a back to back, protect our record, and remind Pep and city fans who we are! Only other team I don't want win it is psg!
Bro I would say it was city or real for the final so now real wil do everything it takes to that trophy 🏆 hala Madrid 😅
😂 same bro 👊🏾
AFC = ASIAN FOOTBALL COMEDY 🤡
People are really stupid enough to understand that defending is also a major part of the game
Yeah, but we don't want the park the bus style defending
@@poyrazunlu Who cares? At the end of the day we won.and you are out
@@abubakarminshawy9690 this strategy won't win you the cup though lol and idc about the result that much overall we played better football
@@poyrazunlu The most important thing is to disappoint City which we did and when we reached final I would come here and laugh in Spanish hhhhhhh
@@poyrazunluyou are very sorry, we don't care as long as you are out
Defence wins you tittles, goals win you games.. Period
Football heritage. Premier league humbled. Baldiola humbled, Lego head fraudteta humbled.
Lego head🤣
Lego head 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"Lego head". Lmao that's a new one for me.
Bruh Baldiola is wild
LEGO head had me dying 😂
Defense Is Half Of The Game. Real Closed Off The Half Spaces, City Became Predictable. Don Carlo Masterclass. Real Started The Game Pretty Brave In The Buildup At The Beginning Of The Game, Once They Scored They Closed Shop.
That was the plan.score early and defend .After the city goal, madrid players looked devastated. Glad they hold on till the end
Maybe, just maybe you shouldn't underestimate your opponent. But what do I know...
If anything, we overestimated Real Madrid. We didn't expect such a cowardly performance from you. That mistake won't happen again, don't worry.
@@imouto4hireI'm sorry blud, I'll let carlo know that imouto4hire is disappointed with his tactics. I'm sure he'll be gutted.
@@imouto4hire womp womp. 120 minutes and ur team couldnt score more than once. embarrassing.
@@imouto4hireyeah, next time Madrid have the best players in the world at EACH position.😂
@@imouto4hire LOL! you guys were flying higher than mout everest before the match. Now what? And also, who were cowards? What do you want, them to attack for no reason and concede goals? Carlo is smart, not a dumb-a$$ like you, he understood City's style of play and adjusted his own to better challenge them. You couldn't score in 33 shots. Now that's pathetic, cowardly for you, keeping possession nearly 70% of the game and yet not capable of scoring more than a single goal.
If real beat city, bayern and psg/dortmund- They deserve it
Haram ball never deserves to win.
@@imouto4hire hate really made u blind he said if he defeat Bayern and psg/Dortmund that means real Madrid automatically bcom champions 😊
Thats why real madrid has 14 champions league and is the club with most history. Real Madrid know how to win 🏆. Regardless what you throw at it. They will always keep fighting, and that why fans love Real Madrid.
That possession game doesn't always work and is very often boring.
If it was easy to park the bus against City as people claim..then why has City won the prem in the last 5 seasons in a row.
Errr...the two best teams in the world got two draws in two games and the tie was decided by a penalty shootout, that's how RM " took down" MC., simple. If the favorite by the pundits fall guy Mou had setup RM in this counter attacking scheme for which they are perfectly suited we would have never heard the end of it 😊. This is the very style used by Mou in RM which destroyed Pep's Barca dominance in Spain and sent Pep in vacation for a year.
pep used that exact same defensive style a couple seasons ago in the 2nd leg against atletico de madrid and people were laughing at how great that was.
Real parked their fooking bus, train, titanic, hyperloop... Think once what was real supposed to do? They don't have squad depth like city. Nacho, carvajal, mendy, cama played their best despite being injury prone. Lunin was literally the 3rd choice gk. At some time it seems like madrid was giving away possession just because they don't have the stamina. Parking wasn't a strategy, it was the only choice Meanwhile city have stones, kovacic, doku coming as subs. And since when did defending became a disgrace in football?
I really don’t understand the narrative people are trying to point,the best team qualified,they think it’s easy to tame that man city team? I mean they are the champions league defending champions
We scored 4 goals in 2 games against City... just take the L dude.
@@agilla7907 from his comment you should tell he’s supporting Madrid too,take a breather
that's a lie tho, first 20 mins madrid was the one attacking and city the one defending, them madrid scored their goal and went "alright you come at me now"
@NorbertnahumPlatzer manager is italian, what do you expect. But I didn't see City fans complaining when Pep parked the bus against Atletico de Madrid one or two seasons ago.
Not sure what game Gabi was watching. Vinicious was very key to Madrid's counter attacking. Also Lunin was class yesterday
he gave the assist to the rodrygo goal
@manuelaparcedo417 Kyle Walker did a good job. it could have been different if he didn't play.
Haaland and KDB asking to be subbed even though city had the ball for most of the game just highlights how great of a defensive master class Madrid put on. Madrid did most of the running but it was city’s main men that ended up quitting due to tiredness.
Big talk they give up
A funny statistic I saw was that despite it looks like that, 4 among the top 5 distance-coverers were Man City players. Instead of killing the game off, Man City tired themselves out in the process. These aren't regular athletes, for them to tire out like this, it must've been so intense. Great work from Real Madrid.
All Barca stream fans think that only the teams playing possession game deserve to win
I felt like Real knows every move of city. I hate allegri ball but in a competitions like this. It's not bad City possession is useful Give the ball to Doku or Graelish and cross. That's what happened for 80% Zero creativity Now Bayern vs Real is interesting since both managers are not obsessed with possession
Everyone had mancity as favourites, but they all forgot its real madrid and ucl is their competition.
I don’t get why people think Real Madrid were going to play Man City with a high press and possession. That plays into Man City’s hands.
City May have all the possession but if they can’t do nothing with that possession what’s the point ?
City Kings of Holding the Ball / Waiting
City suffered while loosing the game you can’t see another team winning city that way
Madrid only proved that, in order to beat city you need: To score 4 goals, Close the defense, resist to keep the advantage as much as possible, force penalties. It's not as simple as just "lest get the rest of the team in our side of the pitch.
We learnt from our mistakes ...
Gab with the MegaPowers WWE reference!!! That was late 80s, my childhood. Cool.
Gab Fatcotti is grilling and burning right now. He is a known German hater. The fact that not one German team but 2 qualified to the semis is making him rage .
Ignore him as a RM FAN, Real Madrid Knows Bayern is a club that is to be respected and admired. It will be 2 close matches
@@franksamsi7610it will be an amazing match 👑👍
@@malzagod1429agreed. As a Madrid fan I wish Bayern the best , may the best team win!
@@SoldierofGod.👍
@@malzagod1429good luck bro can’t wait for another European clásico 🤝
Everyone is praising Ancelloti. If it was Mourinho, the narrative would be different, of course: "he parked the bus." Good defending is also part of good football. Let's not forget this. If one is attacking, someone needs to be defending. I like to see good defending in football like Madrid did yesterday!
You can park the bisa but win the game, which is Mourinho cant do.
Love the wrestling reference haha
city lost because of walker's poor depending. no one is talking about what a bias
I am convinced most people in this comments section care more about what ESPN says about their team rather than their team actually winning
Tbf, they overrate or overdiscuss anything the English does in these games. Ffs, just look at the thumbnails, it's either Bellingham or Kane even though their non-English teammates played much better than they did. It just creates anti-English resentment. It's kind of their own fault.
Was waiting to see Jules after his Beloved PSG triumphed 😆
Gab just got humbled and found out but won’t ever admit it.
Real Madrid looked like when a storm is here and one just tries to survive lol hahaha
Vini had an amazing game
Attack wins games.... defence wins you tittles
Congratulations to oilchester city on we dominated madrid back to back trophy . when is the prade happening for that
I cant wait to see these two clubs go at it again next year. CTID.
We never get tired of the New derby
Love a wwe reference in unexpected places.
Juls wearing a Ecuador jersey I seee you my boy 💪🏽🔥🔥🔥 Viva Ecuador HP 🔥🔥
Nice of Gab to mention wwe
Though i would rate real as stone cold, stone cold actually had more wrestling skills unlike hogan who was just 2-3 move guy same with real players there have skiil.
Stone cold before neck injury was a really diverse wrestler after that he went full brawler style which honestly really suited him due to his character @@vatsalsingh1555
Hulk Hogan being Real Madrid is somehow perfect.
People are talking about Premier league. But the frequency of matches is also an issue.
Where is Steve?
Carragher back in hiding in his cave😂
Fraudiola always has a crying face when he loses in CL😂.Even yesterday he had a funny face when talking with ancelotti
Hala Madrid I am proud to be a Madrid fan😊😊 we go ahead always
Football is all about having a plan and executing that plan to get a result
A lot have been said on the brilliance of Madrid defense tactics. I wonder if the same will be said if the shootout went the other way around..or will it be why Madrid defended like they are still holding a lead? I personally feels that Madrid has got enough in them to go head on with City even playing away but I guess they themselves have conceded that City is better than them and will take a shootout even before kickoff.
Why is Gabi so obsessed with the way people look 😂
It wouldnt make sense to go to city and play fully open football. I love madrid and that was the best possible tactic. Very smart football.
that is why RM is the team of big moments major games and pressure ......
This is why Julien is a goat man, he understands the game nicely. He could see that this was our game plan from the beginning, to press high and score early and then just maintain that advantage. Jude was used the same way Erling was and it was to occupy the cb’s and midfielders and distract them and put pressure on them. This was a Carlo master class imo
Never thought I’d see Juls wear an Ecuador jersey!!! Amazing vibes for representing the homeland 💪🏽🇪🇨
One time in front the media Pep said " I am the boss..." but forgot that players are the main actors playing for the game.Pep should learn the lesson talk about players with respect. I think Real Madrid treat players much better than Man city.
No away goal rules is killing the game.
Real Madrid's and more precisely Ancelotti's ability to change their game according to both their own team, and the opponent is the major key everyone is looking for. Ronaldo's Real Madrid was offensive and scary; Benzema's Real Madrid was less offensive and scary but they adjusted; and this is Real Madrid without a clear leader/superpower, but working like one machine to do exactly what they need to do. All that being said, penalties are a lottery, so it could've gone either way.
Man City learnt from Madrid. As a Madrid fan, we better be worried if they change their playstyle cos they are our greatest threat now
They are not going to be as strong for much longer...De bruyne has slowed down and most of the game had to go through him still last night and that would be their biggest struggle... and they have Doku on the side who wouldn't do much
yes and no, In the next three seasons City will cause problems, but in the long run, they will fall off. This dominance is tied to their manager, without him they fall. Watch what happens to Liverpool without Klopp.
@@enockbanda4009Liverpool will still be strong next they can still be a threat it's not only about the manager bro you need to understand city and Liverpool in general have great coaching stuff behind doors scouts
@enockbanda4009 liverpool already ran out of gas a season ago, I always knew this was a fluke and four years ago I made a prediction giving city six years and liverpool three years...They'd still be strong I give you that but not dominant
@@zitse5103 Look at where city were before Pep. That's not the same level, they were never favourites, the occasional good run yes but that's it. To make matters worse Pep is a very systematic manager even at the cost of player individuality. That's why most Pep players struggle in different systems. Listen to former players if you don't follow his rules he takes you off. What other manager employs a similar style to that extent. I'm telling you, City will return to default. They weren't much of a threat before Pep and they won't be after him. I remember telling utd fans the same thing about Fergi. Look at them now.
Pep obsession for ball possession is what makes him great and his greatest weakness. He had to mix it up. Pep’s team I believe can get possession especially with that bench he has. He had to give Madrid the ball once he realized Madrid’s game plan. Especially with doku in there, you need space. Play defense for a bit open the field especially for doku and haaland who can’t create in tight spots. Long shots weren’t going to do it either Madrid blocked those path excellent. Pep’s philosophy of the best defense is having the ball is great, but against top teams like Madrid you got to have flexibility and mix it up. Because just swinging the ball side to side and back is the same as not having the ball. Especially after the tie sit defend for a bit and counter. They are capable of that but you have to let Madrid play for a bit to capitalize on their mistakes. Then go for the death ball hogging strategy which they are also capable of.
Just won on penalties.... Real holded them of until the end.. And got fortunate... City was easily the better overall, But real's counter attacks are terrifying...
Anchelotti has been cooking something all this season, I now know that it was a defeat he cooked and served in a cold plate to pep guardiola.
REMONTADA REAL!
We only play with one ball, since City were always in possession then it's only logical to defend... I wonder why this is looked at as a bad thing 🤔
The answer to the Foden question is sell bernardo Silva. Not because he's bad, or he's to blame but if you want Foden to be that guy they play with the two CAMs in De Bruyne and Foden and call it a day. I also think they're missing a LW to be truly potent. Grelish and Doku aren't the answer
There is attack, mid field and defence in football. A team can adopt one of these or a mixture of these to varying degrees as their chosen style for a match. Real Madrid in this game chose to play defence as their main focus while city chose attack as their main focus. However the pundits believe that since Madrid didn't choose attack, they didn't dominate the game. Guardiola on the other hand wants us to believe that because he chose attack and his team underperformed in their execution of this strategy, they are the ones who deserve to go through, not Madrid who satisfactorily executed their strategy and dominated the game defensively. Rodri however believes only one team played at the Etihad. These guys need to go and do some thinking.
Love when Real Madrid shuts Gab up
People stop the 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢. Madrid changed their game plan after they scored first . If you watch the first ,10 mintes of the game: Madrid was dominating possession and the first shot of the game was Camavingha shooting from 25 yards out ..
If madrid was great display about defence what about city other than Rodrigo goal Madrid couldnt even firce save from Ederson, just 2 shot in target, it was just not city day in front of goal thats it, they madrid look like luton town pinned in their own box
No one cares about that, all we care about is going to semifinals
Im no City fan but you got to admit Madrid have the luck of the Gods in the champions league. They literally went to City who are still the best team in the world in a lot of peoples eyes and played like relegation threatened teams in the premier league team do with a low block and countering. It worked for them so fair play.
they played attacking football on the first game and it was also a draw, so clearly it's not a Madrid problem, City is the one at fault for not scoring more.
Etihad frozen like Elsa yesterday
Whats funny is that Madrid went toe to toe for City in the 1st leg. Madrid could compete for the ball if they wanted to. Carlo clearly meant to frustrate City in that 2nd leg. It was a tactical masterclass but its not pretty and possession based so he wont get the credit. Pep met his match , and thats it
Unlucky is when Darwin Nunez hits post multiple times in a game Unlucky is when you manage to beat the goalkeeper but a player kicks the ball out after it has crossed the line but referee doesn't give a goal Unlucky is when you're guaranteed to score but opponent commits a foul and u don't even get a penalty And Madrid wasn'tlucky This win was a strategy working almost perfectly
Real Madrid have Rodrygo, Man City have Grealish that's the difference.
Inter outplayed City in the final and Lost.. that's the sport
They are using stats .. Ball on target ? If Man City didn’t block all those few shots Madrid had . It would have been a goal .. Madrid did have like 5 chances .. you guys need to pay attention and also defending is part of football .. that was a masterclass by Madrid and I enjoyed it !
Premier league will continue to be humbled as long as they fix they stop favouring teams such as Liverpool city Arsenal and united. They should start favouring Chelsea as it is the only club from England who have the charisma and pedigree in Europe ( records suggest 2 UCL and 2 UEL in last 12 years)
The game was good. City played better with 33 shots, 9 on target and only one goal. They need to improve on penalties, they had the advantage after Modric missed and blew it.
I dont think they were happy to defend deep, city just push teams back, they have superhuman fitness
Defense wins you championships. LETS GO MADRID!
Well to be fair madrid biggest strength is there counter attack.
To all the people panning the way Madrid played. Take yourself out of your arm chair and put yourself in nacho or Carvajal’s shoes. Do not underestimate how hard Madrid had to work for that playing 50 in game minutes at 1-1 knowing one mistake and there out. Defending is a part of our game, it can sometimes be an art form. City average 3 a season at the Etihad this season and Madrid only gave them 1 then beat them on pens. Needs to be respected more how and what Madrid have done there. (Sorry Rodri not every team is going to press you with a high line and let you counter them and win 4-0.)
To all the people saying "all real did was defend". Attack wins you games, Defense wins you titles so sorry if our Defense was too hard to break for the "best team" in the world 😂
CR 7 best in the world
Juls trying to hide is excitement about PSG having their best chance ever now.
So Madrid Had Zero Chance uhhh 🤔🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂😂
Man city literally did nothin, all they did was play the wings, cross in the ball and hope halaand attacks it, over time real madrid was comfortable with them doing that because it ended up with the same result, stats are misleading.
a coach sets up a team with an idea of their own strengths & the opposition and weather they are home or away... then as the game unfolds the coach tweaks it accordingly ... then its up to players mental toughness & making decisions ... Real Madrid more then matched it with City at home & did what was necessary to progress .. Real conceded 4 at home last season to City & learnt something and acted on it City were just playing side to side passes trying to break down Real Madrid but struggled .. over 30 attempts only 8 on target & some of those floating to Lunin. City goal was a miss kick from Rudiger otherwise Real would of won 0-1 after opening up City like they were a div 2 team
Both teams were absolutely the last two teams in the world that you want to see. But come on Man city completely bossed Real Madrid and it really came down to flat out luck that they didn't win . Real Madrid couldn't get the ball out of their half end, Man city has 16 corners won and almost 70% of ball. There is nothing to criticize Man city about and those that do are either biased or ignorant about the game of Football. That said I'm glad my team, Real Madrid won. I'm just not stupid enough to believe that we were the better team that night. We were just the luckiest.
The only thing is that, they lost the match
how did Madrid score a goal then?
Another premier league club that looks clueless when their opponent shows basic defensive shape and discipline. They are so used to the non defending and wide open games in the premier league that they struggle massively in europe.
I am glad everyone is praising Real Madrid but when Arsenal did that at the Etihad, they were accused of parking the bus. Atleast there is a referrnce now for the future. Congratulations Madrid!🎉
City failed because their attack was not strong enough to pose a mortal danger to Real and disrupt their wall of defense. Another reason is their inability to shoot from outside the box like they always did.
People can say whatever they want city was the best team , city deserve to go through, think again the best team is the team that went through that’s the best team .
City missed so many chances. Haaland continues to disappoint.