UCL Debate: Did Real Madrid win it or did Man City lose it? | ESPN FC

2024 ж. 17 Сәу.
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ESPN FC’s Kay Murray, Nedum Onuoha, Shaka Hislop, Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti reflect on Real Madrid eliminating Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals as they react to the comments from Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti after the match.
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  • gab is 100% right, Madrid went to Etihad and won without their main GK, two centers back and a defensive midfielder.

    @laliga6129@laliga612927 күн бұрын
    • and a striker 😭

      @zeeo3147@zeeo314727 күн бұрын
    • doens’t matter when u picknick with the whole squad in ur own box lol😂

      @urf4m3isov3r2@urf4m3isov3r227 күн бұрын
    • And they forget also, in 1st leg, if we just look at the chances, real madrid were indeed the better side, how many times we saw vini rodri on 1on1 or 2on2 in the box but not able to put the ball in the net.... Yah in 2nd leg man City was far the better side

      @pankajsaroha8820@pankajsaroha882027 күн бұрын
    • And no cf

      @romainethompson8617@romainethompson861727 күн бұрын
    • Stop crying​@@urf4m3isov3r2

      @olumideajana7038@olumideajana703827 күн бұрын
  • Both legs of the tie lasted 210 minutes: - Man City led for 18 minutes. - It was a draw for 76 minutes. - Real Madrid led for 116 minutes. Luck, they said.

    @soumalyadatta@soumalyadatta27 күн бұрын
    • this^

      @micheleduritto@micheleduritto23 күн бұрын
    • Brother woke up, and spoke facts. What a G!

      @JasonGuitarHand@JasonGuitarHand18 күн бұрын
  • How about giving the goal keeper credit for reading that Bernado Silva was planning to go down the middle. He stood there for a reason.

    @jimmyniful@jimmyniful27 күн бұрын
    • Kepa on the advice!

      @ryandavid1277@ryandavid127727 күн бұрын
    • @@ryandavid1277 that penalty was horrible.even a non goalkeeper cn see that he is going in the middle there was no effort in shooting that pen to try to trick the keeper

      @kentoraki@kentoraki27 күн бұрын
    • @@kentoraki terrible analysis. Many many, many keepers pick a side and dive. It was the only kick of the night where the keeper held a central position. So don't say anyone could save it when most likely you would have dived. Hindsight is 20/20. Good advice did him in

      @ryandavid1277@ryandavid127727 күн бұрын
    • I think he was put off by the ball poacher after Modric's penalty.😅​@@kentoraki

      @ethancoster1324@ethancoster132427 күн бұрын
    • @@ryandavid1277exactly, if you look at statistics on penalty kicks, the most successful ones are high and in the middle because goalkeepers almost always start to pick a side and if they can throw a leg up to save a middle of the goal shot, it can’t be saved if it is shot high. Cheers.

      @richmondballer20@richmondballer2027 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid won it, full stop. Not even a debate.

    @sevvvs@sevvvs27 күн бұрын
    • And city lost it which is why they r out.

      @philipharid8506@philipharid850627 күн бұрын
    • Fax

      @exclusivefresh@exclusivefresh27 күн бұрын
    • ESPN is biased towards english teams and they will say anything to get their point across and act like real madrid’s victory over man city was tainted 😂😂

      @THENIGHTMARE905@THENIGHTMARE90527 күн бұрын
    • @@philipharid8506correct stupid title is making it sound like city were 100% guaranteed to go thru

      @wrongdoings2934@wrongdoings293427 күн бұрын
    • @@THENIGHTMARE905 facts

      @exclusivefresh@exclusivefresh27 күн бұрын
  • No main GK, two main CB, Defensive midfielder, and no starting striker.

    @mehdiali1766@mehdiali176627 күн бұрын
    • Where were the strickers?

      @bazombouebazomboue2296@bazombouebazomboue229627 күн бұрын
    • On the bench, Joselu

      @moeenuddin6467@moeenuddin646727 күн бұрын
    • ​@@moeenuddin6467joselu is not real madrid level striker.

      @janiriikonen7427@janiriikonen742727 күн бұрын
    • @janiriikonen7427 yeah, that's why he is on the bench.

      @moeenuddin6467@moeenuddin646727 күн бұрын
    • He is a 2nd or 3rd option sub, this season scored like 10g so surely he will be contracted in the next year

      @MBelizariusz@MBelizariusz27 күн бұрын
  • Give us our mf respect. We didn't even have a ST and played without tchouameni. Real Madrid absolutely won this with resiliency and tenacity

    @matina-4734@matina-473427 күн бұрын
    • man city played without a striker for a while too. Real won because city have a striker who can't strike

      @judebarton9680@judebarton968027 күн бұрын
    • Naw bro city lost that MF don't act stupid.. yes real defended great and did what they had to . But city wet the bed end of story . As soon as it went to pens we already knew who was going to win

      @ortegaJfk@ortegaJfk27 күн бұрын
    • Okay, LeBron. Calm down. They won by parking the bus & praying for pens. They also had like 1 shot the entire second half. Imagine slapping someone, running away/hiding and not just claiming victory but being proud. Lame

      @potsnug@potsnug27 күн бұрын
    • @@potsnugthat’s every other prem side against city lmao

      @albaptiste8691@albaptiste869127 күн бұрын
    • @@potsnugReal Madrid used bottom table premier league tactics and baked

      @albaptiste8691@albaptiste869127 күн бұрын
  • Give some credit to Madrid as Shaka said. They defended out of their skin and Man City were just not clinical in their finishing and couldn’t break through the defence

    @kaleidoscope1173@kaleidoscope117327 күн бұрын
    • City bottled actually, de bruyne miss, haland miss, foden miss all easy shots

      @doncarlo4576@doncarlo457627 күн бұрын
    • Madrid scored the first and City was behind for 75 minutes. City never led de score in this series (only in the beginning of the first leg).

      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212@alfredodistefanolaulhe221227 күн бұрын
    • Funny how quickly people call RM as lucky. It was a game plan and it worked.

      @sunbeck23@sunbeck2327 күн бұрын
    • Real Madrid playing like Stoke...MC is going to win more fans. Seriously, who likes to watch a team play like that, especially with the players of that caliber.

      @cristiano789@cristiano78927 күн бұрын
    • @@cristiano789 let's be honest, we all know MC is overall a better team but Madrid knew that they have to change the game plan to beat this side. They were playing for a draw knowing they can beat City only if they reach penalties.

      @sunbeck23@sunbeck2327 күн бұрын
  • I actually respect Ancelotti for recognising city's strength and madrid's weakness. Having that two ends met on your favor is actually a good tactic.

    @muhammadsadli4394@muhammadsadli439427 күн бұрын
    • Always been Ancelottis strength

      @hannibalking85@hannibalking8527 күн бұрын
    • @@hannibalking85 yes, indeed.

      @muhammadsadli4394@muhammadsadli439427 күн бұрын
    • This is what many football fans are failing to see. Don Carlo learnt from his mistakes and this was his redemption. He was tactically bang on and the boys put on a professional performance.

      @sandilembatha9225@sandilembatha922526 күн бұрын
    • Bang on!

      @galactico7194@galactico719426 күн бұрын
    • Carlo Ancelotti, as an experienced and successful manager, is known for his ability to adapt his tactics based on the team he’s facing. His recognition of Manchester City’s strengths and Real Madrid’s weaknesses, and adjusting his strategy accordingly, shows his tactical acumen. Having the ability to turn perceived weaknesses into strengths, and to exploit the opponent’s strengths to one’s advantage, is a mark of a great tactician. It’s a delicate balancing act that requires deep understanding of the game, the teams, and the players.

      @sparkle-stories@sparkle-stories26 күн бұрын
  • Unbelievable how Real Madrid focussed on defend for 120 minutes, it took a lot of concentration, energy & mentality.

    @harrysandro7351@harrysandro735127 күн бұрын
    • For a team that defending isn't even it's forte or expertise in 50 games they play every season they are hardly put into a situation to defend for a long time. They put everything for 120 minutes and it paid off imagine telling city to defend for 120 minutes without being out of the tie two years they defended for 10 minutes and went out by madrid 3-1. It's not easy for attacking minded players to play like they are all Centrebacks

      @amenboughanmi5819@amenboughanmi581927 күн бұрын
    • @@amenboughanmi5819Madrid this season is one of the fewest team who has conceded goals what are you on oil city fan

      @alexalvarez8056@alexalvarez805627 күн бұрын
    • on another day city would have done the same thing they did to us last year

      @NajeelovesGod3@NajeelovesGod327 күн бұрын
    • Real played like a small team hanging on for relegation. A team that claims to be the "Biggest in the world" shouldn't be playing that scared, it was embarrassing. They were very lucky to qualify. Man City took it to Real in the first leg.

      @AlexOjideagu2@AlexOjideagu227 күн бұрын
    • @@NajeelovesGod3 I disagree, we can beat them again tomorrow or in a week or next season

      @rafaelisslaam1894@rafaelisslaam189427 күн бұрын
  • Stevie says he doesn't know how Real beat Liverpool in final for god sake we have beaten them 5-2 at anfield and numerous other times before that, stop acting like they are invincible or something.

    @shridhardarwandar3002@shridhardarwandar300227 күн бұрын
    • Bro brings on our UCL slave( Liverpool) 🙂🤣

      @nocapfacts9330@nocapfacts933027 күн бұрын
    • I know bro…. Just sneaking it in like Lpool was a challenge for Madrid😂

      @raymondnyarkoh3502@raymondnyarkoh350227 күн бұрын
    • lol liverpool was never a challenge. stevie trying to sneak them into the conversation gtfo here

      @AngeloTheMichael@AngeloTheMichael26 күн бұрын
    • It was not in a final

      @icemanzw@icemanzw26 күн бұрын
    • Courtois got MOTM ffs

      @timbolton5968@timbolton596826 күн бұрын
  • I repeat, this was one of the best defensive performances in football history

    @ndungakoforbinake1321@ndungakoforbinake132127 күн бұрын
    • I have to rewatch that game after knowing the result, because during the game the uncertainty was killing me. I'm happy for this result, looking forward to El Clasico this weekend.

      @JudasThaddeus-zb9lb@JudasThaddeus-zb9lb27 күн бұрын
    • ​@@JudasThaddeus-zb9lbI was nervous the entire game to the point I wanted to shut it down esp after Kdb's goal, although deep down I felt RM were gonna win.

      @lenyoktavia5825@lenyoktavia582526 күн бұрын
    • No the chelsea final in 2021 was the best, and inter 2023. City couldn't even shoot. CIty has 30 shots against madrid

      @HussainHayki@HussainHayki23 күн бұрын
  • They say Madrid was lucky to win this game, but then De Bruyne goal was lucky that the ball landed in front of him! If it didn’t happen, it won’t even go to overtime nor penalty.

    @encabsss@encabsss27 күн бұрын
    • Real Madrid planned for this to go to penalties because they knew if it did they would win and they were right 😆 you can see towards the end of the match all the Man City players looking agitated and frustrated and Real Madrid players are all smiling looking happy calm cool and collected LoL 😂 it unfolded just how they wanted to and they won

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
    • Hahaha…go to school and get lessons dummy..how come you wrote long comments 😂😂

      @nuredingebeyaw5102@nuredingebeyaw510227 күн бұрын
    • @@Model_Roe no they dont lol. of course they want to win on 90 minute. thats why kdb is lucky to be awarded that goal

      @snpro21@snpro2127 күн бұрын
    • by that logic rodrygo is lucky as well since he missed initially and the ball came back to him, luck is part of the game, instead we should give credit to both players because they had good positioning to score

      @salonzoball12@salonzoball1227 күн бұрын
    • @@Model_Roethey planned to win !!! City equalized it !

      @alahandrorodrigo7258@alahandrorodrigo725826 күн бұрын
  • This should be a lesson..... That Spanish and German clubs are more consistent in Europe against English clubs

    @pasekamoloto5181@pasekamoloto518127 күн бұрын
    • Naaa more life Spanish only

      @artimis409@artimis40926 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid made the two main players of Man City tried and asked their coach to be subbed. This is a new record. 😮

    @user-kc9nq3tl2k@user-kc9nq3tl2k27 күн бұрын
  • If Atletico Madrid had won this way everyone would say, "Yeah, that's how Diego's teams play". But when Carlo chooses to play that way it's apparently not football to many people.

    @foolishus@foolishus27 күн бұрын
    • Real played like a small team hanging on for relegation. A team that claims to be the "Biggest in the world" shouldn't be playing that scared, it was embarrassing. They were very lucky to qualify. Man City took it to Real in the first leg.

      @AlexOjideagu2@AlexOjideagu227 күн бұрын
    • we had no striker and our main goalkeeper out 2 of our center backs out no cdm we went head to head 1st leg and we had to adapt the second atletico with all they starters play like this 😂 bruh there’s a difference anyways back to semins AGAIN

      @officialironik4258@officialironik425827 күн бұрын
    • Absolutely. Real fans are embarrassing

      @lionemessithegoat@lionemessithegoat27 күн бұрын
    • @@AlexOjideagu2 Go have another cup 'o tea, paddy. You do not understand football.

      @garter13@garter1327 күн бұрын
    • @@AlexOjideagu2 who will remember that when Madrid lift the UEFA? history only remembers winners not how well a team played a game

      @baratibza7595@baratibza759527 күн бұрын
  • City generated 2.7 xG in 33 shots over 120 minutes. That’s less than .1 xG per shot. That’s less than 10% chance to score per shot. City had 2 quality chances all game: 1 from a mistake from Rudiger and 1 they generated from their play via Doku and Akanji, but KBD missed. The idea that Man City battered RM is just false. RM forced City wide all game, and City had no ideas on how to break down RM. Edit: Some of you pointed out my math was wrong so I had to double check. I did in fact miss a zero for the percentage. But that is now fixed. Regardless, City generated less than .1 xG (.08 xG) per shot in average which is the point. XG is an extremely flawed stat, but based the volume of shots, I believe the argument can still stand: the idea that City “pummeled” RM is simply not backed up by any data, or even simply watching the game. We can keep going down this rabbit hole and point out that out of City’s 33 shots only 9 were on target mind you, which is another set of data and statistics I don’t want to get into. You can look up xG vs xGot if you’re interested.

    @Andres-dh8ky@Andres-dh8ky27 күн бұрын
    • Yeah Man City never led in the tie for more than 10 minutes, over 2 matches. They were constantly chasing the score, which is what wins games in football by the way, not the number of shots, passes or possession %.

      @CheriShin21@CheriShin2127 күн бұрын
    • uhm..u dont like math right

      @jacobreichert836@jacobreichert83627 күн бұрын
    • Pretty hard to break down when 11 players are in the box

      @hakim2546@hakim254627 күн бұрын
    • ​@@hakim2546Real didn't defended in their box they defended their final third

      @harshalgawai746@harshalgawai74627 күн бұрын
    • @@hakim2546the only team that could of defeated oilchester city was Madrid that's why they didn't want Madrid at the draw you could tell the representative that was at the draw 😂😂

      @alexalvarez8056@alexalvarez805627 күн бұрын
  • Funny how Stevie accuses others of being angry yet this guy flips out all the time. Talk about projecting. Hey Stevie, we all know your precious Liverpool have been embarassed like almost every other EPL club in Europe but you don't need to cry 😂

    @Phil_Mitchell@Phil_Mitchell27 күн бұрын
    • Stevie always crying whenever Real wins😂😂

      @user-ou8yn4vn5s@user-ou8yn4vn5s27 күн бұрын
  • Lmao stevie is always salty when Real Madrid win 😂😂😂😂😂

    @DaddySenpai35@DaddySenpai3527 күн бұрын
    • I notice ex Liverpool players are salty against Real Madrid just like Jamie Carragher and Stevie lol

      @encabsss@encabsss27 күн бұрын
    • Liverpool average club at best

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
    • Liverpool average club at best

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
    • @@encabsss McManaman is a Madrid legend.

      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212@alfredodistefanolaulhe221227 күн бұрын
    • Madrid won against city is just they can't accept On the hand their club bottle every trophy

      @Firoz2914@Firoz291427 күн бұрын
  • Love the tears that these english pundits are displaying .

    @malzagod1429@malzagod142927 күн бұрын
    • Which english pundits? here there’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇹🇹 🇮🇹 and technically 🇳🇬

      @gustoaudio8711@gustoaudio871126 күн бұрын
    • @@gustoaudio8711they’re still english league dickriders who get salty when a PL team loses😂

      @franze4@franze425 күн бұрын
    • Well, Bayern and Real are apparently nobodies in the UCL

      @EthanCruise@EthanCruise25 күн бұрын
  • Halland asked Pep to be substituted because he wanted to escape from rudiger 😂😂

    @observatea7583@observatea758327 күн бұрын
    • *From Rudiger's pocket cause it there was little space to breathe 😅

      @sadatkm8609@sadatkm860925 күн бұрын
  • Show some respect to Carvajal, Nacho and Rudiger whom kept Haaland, Grealish, Foden and Doku silent for almost the entire game. Not to mention these guys are all above 30 years old. This’ll be actually the best season to beat Madrid because next season they’ll have Endrick, and possibly Mbappe that would make them unbeatable for years to come.

    @concernedcitizens4110@concernedcitizens411027 күн бұрын
    • Exactly. This Grealish guy is a lot of hot air. He could not read so many plays, it is not even funny. On Real's side, Camavinga just about blew the entire game. I have never seen so many idiotic plays from a top player.

      @garter13@garter1327 күн бұрын
    • And best left back in the world Mendy

      @subhambhakat3908@subhambhakat390827 күн бұрын
    • @@subhambhakat3908 when fully fit Mendy is a top tier defensive back

      @Bottlechester_City@Bottlechester_City27 күн бұрын
    • ​@subhambhakat3908 no he's not. Not even the best French Left Back. I'm a Madridista he's the worse player. Defensively solid everything else meh. Dimarco, Grimaldo, Phonzy, Theo are all clear.

      @davidumana9861@davidumana986127 күн бұрын
    • real madrid have only conceded 20 goals in la liga, and lost only 1 game

      @SHUTUPNOWW9360@SHUTUPNOWW936027 күн бұрын
  • If madrid keeps beating the best it sounds ridiculous how people say they are lucky year after year. NOBODY has won it 3 times in a row. Come on people

    @athos5761@athos576127 күн бұрын
    • Because EPL is more popular they tell themselves they are the more superior league when season after season Real Madrid continue to smash records and emerge #1

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
    • 3 times in a row it’s almost impossible for most teams. 5 times in 9 years is even too much! If they were to win this that’s 6 in 11 and that’s madness

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
    • Madrid is the goat of football clubs, is like Ferrari in Formula 1, Lakers in the NBA or Yankees in the MLB, that's why they win. They get the best players. They are more confident because they are better, it's and all star team. And this is the reason why sometimes they don't play beautiful games, because they don't need to. They just need to get the job done. This is how they scored the first goal yesterday. If Madrid was an english team, all these crying pundits would be Madrid hooligans (well this in particular would be more like Barka dogs).

      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212@alfredodistefanolaulhe221227 күн бұрын
  • What kind of question is this? ESPN is such a joke.

    @et34t34fdf@et34t34fdf27 күн бұрын
    • They don't like Real Madrid and none of them wanted to win that's why they're always on their knees week after week for Man City lol 😂 they're heavily biased towards EPL clubs

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
    • Shameless pundits

      @Marcus.79@Marcus.7927 күн бұрын
    • ++++

      @vikrantvaya8394@vikrantvaya839426 күн бұрын
    • The answer is, Real Madrid won it by making City lose it lol

      @EthanCruise@EthanCruise25 күн бұрын
  • No, Real Madrid won it. Sore losers these pundits

    @statickk14@statickk1427 күн бұрын
    • Exactly 💯

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
  • They played 210 minutes overall. RM was ahead 116 minutes, while City managed to be ahead, only 18 minutes. When RM had to score, they did when they had to defend they did. RM had City where they wanted most of the time, and when you look at the stats in relative terms, RM was more efficient offensively and defensively. City are a very inefficient team. That's a fact.

    @rodrigofernandezmattos1583@rodrigofernandezmattos158327 күн бұрын
    • Not to mention Carlo planned for this to go to pens I am convinced thats why he looked so relaxed and calm when it went to extra time he knew if it went to pens Real Madrid would win and he was right

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe26 күн бұрын
  • No Bayern Munich segment from ESPN FC??? Wow , if Arsenal would’ve won ESPN FC would’ve been making 2 hour segment about that.

    @peacefulliberal5641@peacefulliberal564127 күн бұрын
    • For ESPN FC the tournament ist over! There was so much talk about Arsenal before. Now they're out against Bayern and ESPN FC is acting as if Arsenal weren't even in the competition. 😂🤣

      @torheim75@torheim7526 күн бұрын
  • There’s more than one way to play football. As good as Peps style is, defensive shutouts have been part of the game for a long time. Real Madrid implemented it quite well and came out victorious. Kudos to them

    @parachut4509@parachut450927 күн бұрын
  • A wise man once said attack wins you games, defence wins you trophies.

    @mulca@mulca27 күн бұрын
  • I remember when city parked the bus against atl Madrid after being up a goal n won the tie and they all love it 😂

    @donniepoe9371@donniepoe937127 күн бұрын
    • And also forget how they played the last year UCL final, inter were indeed the better side on the night but city won.... Sometimes it matters is who won rather than why and all

      @pankajsaroha8820@pankajsaroha882027 күн бұрын
    • exactly!!

      @BarkingRef_BlameLona@BarkingRef_BlameLona27 күн бұрын
    • Right. If Real Madrid were English club they would say the best team won.

      @fevsong4351@fevsong435127 күн бұрын
    • @@pankajsaroha8820 they dind't park the bus against Inter.

      @erickarias3309@erickarias330927 күн бұрын
    • ​@@erickarias3309cry more then 😂

      @yahyamohammed9095@yahyamohammed909527 күн бұрын
  • How typical of ESPN! Instead of giving Real Madrid credit where it's due but rather trying to find a way to discredit their Hercules effort last night.

    @atifsaeed7917@atifsaeed791727 күн бұрын
    • They were shocking

      @happyapple4269@happyapple426927 күн бұрын
    • To be fair great title to bring in people because we all know what it is. Hala Madrid

      @gaminghd9968@gaminghd996827 күн бұрын
    • Maybe because they don't deserve credit...they parked the bus. They scored 4 fluke goals.....they were awful. City just simply didn't create clear chances, but they were still the only team trying to play football. That 2nd leg was just as boring as City vs Arsenal. The lack of the away rule is horrible. They need to bring it back.

      @alexandrenabais6053@alexandrenabais605327 күн бұрын
    • You shouldn’t be surprised these people are deeply hurting these past days 😂

      @Tremelo_69@Tremelo_6927 күн бұрын
    • @@alexandrenabais6053average oil city fan

      @mrbruv03@mrbruv0327 күн бұрын
  • "Boss, we're missing our first choice keeper, center backs, and CDM. Surely we have to go all out and try to score more than we concede?" Ancelotti: raises eyebrow and says "We defend." "Yes, Don Carlo."

    @hyacia@hyacia27 күн бұрын
    • a documentary on defence it was

      @kaycampbell364@kaycampbell36427 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid Will Always Teach Other Clubs How And What Football Is All About

    @cassiusijeomah4239@cassiusijeomah423927 күн бұрын
  • You can’t say Madrid got battered when their plan was to sit deep absorb pressure and hit on the counter and then they go do exactly that. Getting battered is if they sat deep and conceded 3-5 goals not 1 goal in 120 minutes against City at Manchester. Any other team does that and you say great defending.

    @non452@non45227 күн бұрын
  • A win is a win. Whoever won it went through to the next round. Debate over.

    @richdadchardie8113@richdadchardie811327 күн бұрын
    • Exactly

      @abdulrahim3565@abdulrahim356527 күн бұрын
  • 😂Stevie still hurts. _How did they do it_ Stevie, 2 years ago Real Madrid had - at the very least - the 2 best players in the world in Benzema and Courtois. It's not always about the pretty side of the game? No, not always, but I'll tell you what, that performance in Stamford Bridge, including those headers for Benzema's hat-trick, after his hat-trick against PSG, the pass from Modric for Rodrygo's volley, Benzema's extra time header, Rodrygo's own header v City, Vini's quick hand shake with Klopp before appearing seconds later from behind Trent to score in Paris, and all the miraculous saves of Courtois throughout the season were each beautiful in their own right. That's how they did it, Stevie boy.

    @abody499@abody49927 күн бұрын
  • All these pundits had City winning, they all doubted Madrid. Now they act like dumb like they weren’t all completely wrong

    @rcsexy17@rcsexy1727 күн бұрын
    • They weren't wrong. Nobody can predict who will win in the penalties! City was the better team whole 120 minutes.

      @inprogress3366@inprogress336627 күн бұрын
    • @@inprogress3366 how were they not won if city lost lmao yall not even making sense anymore

      @arandomguy3222@arandomguy322227 күн бұрын
    • ​@@inprogress3366better team but could not score a goal and go ahead and remained behind till the 80th min of the match😂😂😂

      @sourajdatta8185@sourajdatta818527 күн бұрын
    • @@inprogress3366it’s 2 games 120+90 mins

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
    • The tiki taka is so outdated city was going from left to right to the back on repeat 😂😂

      @alexalvarez8056@alexalvarez805627 күн бұрын
  • These are the only four people who cannot accept that Real Madrid won 😂

    @donn07@donn0727 күн бұрын
    • Let em Cry 😭

      @mangloreanwithabeard@mangloreanwithabeard27 күн бұрын
  • Better side because of ball possession? 30 shots 1 goal ?!! Are we going to act like Madrid wasn’t better defensively and better offensively?

    @D12eben@D12eben27 күн бұрын
    • 😭

      @gigii9419@gigii941927 күн бұрын
    • Sometimes the better side doesn't win. City waa better overall, and it came down to clutch defence and City botching chances they'd get any other game. It was a joint effort.

      @ethancoster1324@ethancoster132427 күн бұрын
    • ​@ethancoster1324 they had most of the ball, that is about it.

      @RickEYI@RickEYI27 күн бұрын
    • ​@ethancoster1324 city barely had any clear-cut chances. Just shots from outside the box and shots straight at lunin.

      @JR-Weh@JR-Weh27 күн бұрын
    • ​@@ethancoster1324can't play better when u had all the ball and did nothing with it lol u all a joke

      @JRD876@JRD87627 күн бұрын
  • real madrid won it and man city lost it. Real madrid was amazing on the counter attack and had amazing defense throughout the game, while man city couldn't penetrate inside the penalty box with the amount of time they had the ball.

    @greater8731@greater873127 күн бұрын
    • Haha 😆 for sure u didn’t see the game

      @nuredingebeyaw5102@nuredingebeyaw510227 күн бұрын
    • @@nuredingebeyaw5102apparently neither did you Madrid has 3 clear chances after being subdued by city z

      @alexalvarez8056@alexalvarez805627 күн бұрын
    • ​@@nuredingebeyaw5102how many chances did man city have? I counted 1 which was missed. The goal wasn't even a clear chance, it was a mistake

      @ofentsejay@ofentsejay27 күн бұрын
  • This game also shows how important Stones is, Akanji was free'd coz he can't score. Man City doesn't score from crosses, so they let them cross. First game Silva and Foden scored some great shots, so what did Madrid do, stopped the shots. And what's wrong with defending its just as much an art as attacking. How many teams can say they can do that nowadays. And even City can't, so thats why I think Madrid is better team because they have the better manager.

    @mohammedmatagi7983@mohammedmatagi798327 күн бұрын
    • Italians > Catalans

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
  • ESPN can’t get over Real Madrid winning still. Will call it luck and other things than admit they defended their hearts out and win the game

    @amouleh82@amouleh8227 күн бұрын
    • They can't get over it because they don't understand it. They don't understand it so they cannot explain it. And if you cannot explain it you have to resort to "luck" and "bad luck", while not understanding that always luck means skill and always bad luck means the absence of skill.

      @Harry-tb8yo@Harry-tb8yo27 күн бұрын
  • Don’t forget that defending is part of the game.! Also our coach is Italian and he knows how to defend.

    @cesarsebastian7420@cesarsebastian742027 күн бұрын
  • How many difficult saves dud Lunin have to make in the 120 minutes? 2 or 3? I'd say that means that Real controlled the game without having the ball. The knew what they had to do and they did it

    @mohamadbassam1637@mohamadbassam163727 күн бұрын
  • Yes Gab. Thank you. Ten hag would have gotten absolutely roasted if he had said that instead of Pep.

    @NomadJoe0323@NomadJoe032327 күн бұрын
  • If Man city would a won the game , everyone would be talking about how genius is Pep he don’t neeed KDB or Halaand to win a match . Because pep could do without them .

    @shamsmubarak7@shamsmubarak727 күн бұрын
  • if it's only one team that was playing... then that team should've put the ball into the net more than just once!

    @kelvinmad5086@kelvinmad508627 күн бұрын
  • Defensive play is a critical part of the game. Period!!

    @temiloluwa1135@temiloluwa113527 күн бұрын
  • Guardiola is obviously lying about the subs, He just want to protect his image, shame on him to blame the players

    @mash5oo692@mash5oo69227 күн бұрын
  • This thing of deserving to win is just ridiculous. No one deserves anything in this world, if youre a winner then just win

    @baratibza7595@baratibza759527 күн бұрын
    • Exactly 💯

      @ahnafhabibchowdhury2003@ahnafhabibchowdhury200327 күн бұрын
    • Exactly 💯

      @ahnafhabibchowdhury2003@ahnafhabibchowdhury200327 күн бұрын
  • "How about we talk about what happened." Great point from Stevie when talking about Real Madrid. Pitty he doesn't subscribe to this thinking when talking about Salahs miss which if it went in, Liverpool could've, should've, would've, might've won the tie. Even if they lost 3-1 on aggregate. Just give Stevie his own Liverpool fancast.

    @TheMsRubytuesday@TheMsRubytuesday27 күн бұрын
  • Rodri's arrogance!"'Only one team played" Nonsense!

    @ShSh-iw3cq@ShSh-iw3cq27 күн бұрын
  • Pep absolutely traumatised 😂😂😂😂

    @tamnadvardis7039@tamnadvardis703927 күн бұрын
    • you mean traumatized? I agree 😂😂

      @ohh2752@ohh275227 күн бұрын
    • @@ohh2752 thanks for the correction 😅😅

      @tamnadvardis7039@tamnadvardis703927 күн бұрын
    • Pep wanted to blast them he did out of spite to embarrass them and I don't blame him because that's a pretty crazy thing to do you're the so called star striker of your team and in one of the biggest matches of the season you ask to come off?????????? I was shaking my head like he cannot be serious

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
    • More nightmares for him It all started for him in 1994 when his team got taught a big lesson by AC Milan It seems he never learnt from it

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
    • ​@@tamnadvardis7039 Traumatised is correct

      @rodrigofernandezmattos1583@rodrigofernandezmattos158327 күн бұрын
  • Gab Marcotti is the only sensible pundit in espn

    @blessedskinclinic6493@blessedskinclinic649327 күн бұрын
    • naaahhh he is so bias... especially towards italian team and hate liverpool to his core

      @abdulkarimhan1266@abdulkarimhan126626 күн бұрын
    • No he is not, usually he and Steve are the least sensible. He was sensible this time however. Actually think Craig and Moreno are most sensible, but Craig too annoyed too often

      @occelatus1063@occelatus106324 күн бұрын
  • Stong is the team that wins at the end of the day. Real Madrid are not called Kings of Europe because they play the best football, They are called so coz they have 14 UCLs It's just bizarre that a team is criticized because they played a certain way. in the end both team scored 4 goals, if Man CIty is so great in offensive play why could they not score more. 30shots 18corners and you score 1goal, I guess the problem is being clinical.

    @Mrsamsungcorby1@Mrsamsungcorby127 күн бұрын
  • These pundits gotta give Lunin the credit he deserves... That Bernado Silva penalty was pure reading of Lunin and wise decision of Lunin.

    @hamshenyanpai4440@hamshenyanpai444027 күн бұрын
  • Madrid proved to us once more that the 'Special One' is not dated after all 🤣😂🤣😂

    @soccerhub2543@soccerhub254327 күн бұрын
  • Smoking on that city pack

    @lukeindacoupe@lukeindacoupe27 күн бұрын
    • Theyre not lying Madrid didnt beat City, they held them till the pens 😂

      @MasterDifootball@MasterDifootball27 күн бұрын
    • @@MasterDifootballwho’s in the semis ?

      @mrbruv03@mrbruv0327 күн бұрын
    • @@mrbruv03 Barca 🤣

      @rogerqrapper1445@rogerqrapper144527 күн бұрын
    • @@mrbruv03 Lets put that aside, idk if youre one of the ones that thrash Atleti for parking the bus. Everyone in La Liga call it anti-football. But when Real does it its survival 😂 parking the bus is not football its running away till you get the opps tired

      @MasterDifootball@MasterDifootball27 күн бұрын
    • @@MasterDifootball The difference between Real and Athletico is that “parking the bus” is Athleicto’s whole game and philosophy. Last year Real Madrid tried to go toe to toe with man city and got thrashed. Carlo said he wouldn’t make the same mistake and he didn’t. On top of that Real Madrid lost their number 9 and half their defensive back line due to injury. They didn’t have much to work with yet they still got through. There is a fine line between having your game and philosophy being around putting every player in the box and hoping for the best vs defending as a team and unit. Don’t sit here and act as if Real Madrid has been doing it for years cause they haven’t. Playing defensive football as a unit doesn’t mean it’s “anti football”. Majority of teams who gain the lead will play defensively. Why are you acting like this is brand new? You sound salty. Take the L, learn, and move on from it.

      @mrbruv03@mrbruv0327 күн бұрын
  • In the final against Liverpool, I was always more confident Real Madrid would score than Liverpool would. So Stevie is talking nonsense.

    @Phil_Mitchell@Phil_Mitchell27 күн бұрын
    • you've gotta be joking

      @dead_r33d@dead_r33d27 күн бұрын
    • ​@@dead_r33dI'm dead serious. You guys had most of the ball yet I never had any confidence you'd score unlike I did with Madrid on the counter.

      @Phil_Mitchell@Phil_Mitchell27 күн бұрын
    • @@Phil_Mitchell Benzema even got a wrongly disallowed goal that game but Madrid just moved on and scored again

      @Bredemann100@Bredemann10027 күн бұрын
    • jose would be proud of your parking the bus

      @Sidwhite-yb5cv@Sidwhite-yb5cv27 күн бұрын
    • ​@@Sidwhite-yb5cvI'm not even a Madrid fan, I'm just having fun against arrogant EPL fans 😂

      @Phil_Mitchell@Phil_Mitchell27 күн бұрын
  • The only difference between a good penalty and a not good one is just as simple as whether it goes in or not I have seen in many occasions players took penalty like Bernardo did against Madrid, and when it went in, people said it was a good/clever/well taken penalty The same with Modric's and Kovacic's. One day penalty like those went in and people praised it, some other day it didn't go in and it's a bad penalty.

    @thefourthchairman4151@thefourthchairman415127 күн бұрын
  • This question is *NEVER* asked when a Premier League team wins. Somehow they always win on merit. 🙄🤦‍♂️

    @stephenmason9527@stephenmason952727 күн бұрын
  • The team that did not advance lost. There's your answer.

    @edwardfitzgerald3877@edwardfitzgerald387727 күн бұрын
    • At the end it's who won that matters and Real Madrid won it doesn't matter how they won they won and Man City are out that is that

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
  • has Pep ever considered that his strategy is not the best way to beat elite teams? if you side pass and back pass so much that it makes you press resistant, it forces the other team to defend deeper and deeper until they've parked the bus. so now your ability to create good chances goes down significantly. if you played more direct and played riskier passes, you'd give up the ball more but the other team would push forward more, and thus give you more space in transition to attack into. and counter attacks seem like they'd work really well when you have players like Doku, Haaland, Foden, and De Bruyne. but i guess Pep would rather have 70% possession, create 2-3 good chances, lose, and then get to complain that they were the better team even though they lost.

    @evanclp514@evanclp51427 күн бұрын
  • Pundits and down casting Madrid 😂😂 just makes me laugh.. defending is part of playing too.. never underestimate the soon to be 15time champions 🎉🎉

    @badruisabirye@badruisabirye27 күн бұрын
  • If Haaland & De Bruyne would have laid down like Carvajal. Then it’s creíble. They were not credible. On the other hand Real Madrid learned from their lesson last year not to press because it would let City break in behind the lines. Excellent job at defending behind the line even if it gave more possession to City. Results paid out at the end.

    @Ace2ski@Ace2ski27 күн бұрын
  • “Gab why are you so angry?” 🤣🤣🤣

    @blitzstriker567@blitzstriker56727 күн бұрын
  • Debate should be Anciolotti over Pep

    @abdelelazhari9116@abdelelazhari911627 күн бұрын
  • ESPN TV should simply be named Man City tv.

    @3dd3cheetosdoritos11@3dd3cheetosdoritos1127 күн бұрын
  • Pep lie all the time, what trust has he earned.

    @jonpool9030@jonpool903027 күн бұрын
    • exactly. all the time.

      @abody499@abody49927 күн бұрын
  • Premier League is so over rated... All the teams are out of the Euporean competition like always.

    @SougataRoy-wd2uh@SougataRoy-wd2uh27 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid won it Score early and shut it down until Penalties Madrid won it because their Game Plan WORKED They made the City players tired Pep said Haaland n KDB couldn't even stand anymore

    @mamadousy9632@mamadousy963227 күн бұрын
    • zzzzzz bus parking pathetic

      @Sidwhite-yb5cv@Sidwhite-yb5cv27 күн бұрын
    • Bro you’re funny no ball knowledge

      @nuredingebeyaw5102@nuredingebeyaw510227 күн бұрын
    • @@nuredingebeyaw5102 so what u know? losing? hahahahaha

      @snpro21@snpro2127 күн бұрын
    • @@nuredingebeyaw5102 stop crying poor baby

      @twinz5694@twinz569427 күн бұрын
    • @@nuredingebeyaw5102 cry harder indian kid

      @Bottlechester_City@Bottlechester_City27 күн бұрын
  • All the speculation about why they lost is irrelevant. Real Madrid's defense and goalie were better than Man City on this day. End of story.

    @antoniooropeza8335@antoniooropeza833527 күн бұрын
  • there's nothing harsh about that Stevie. Bernardo's penalty was so stupid

    @dead_r33d@dead_r33d27 күн бұрын
    • Right? Says the guy who is always harsh in his analysis lmao

      @eduardbandi9707@eduardbandi970727 күн бұрын
    • ​@@eduardbandi9707EXACTLY!!!

      @dead_r33d@dead_r33d27 күн бұрын
    • Yeah, I reckon they'll have to extend the shot clock or restart it if we continue to get Emmy Martinez interference moments.

      @ethancoster1324@ethancoster132427 күн бұрын
    • No no. Just imagine if Lunin moved? If you keyboard warriors ever had the opportunity to take a penalty in the UCL qf, you would want some respect. Regardless if you missed

      @tikitorch3117@tikitorch311727 күн бұрын
    • It's a bad penalty. That's why it's risky to shoot down the middle the risk of having your shot easily blocked. So you need to juke the keeper out with your movement and run up if you don't and he stays still it's embarrassing and it's a bad penalty.

      @erodriguezx10@erodriguezx1027 күн бұрын
  • There's more than one way to win a football game, I hate it when one team says after the match "Only one team was playing or etc." Hate possession based football, it makes people think if you have 70/80% of the possession ENTITLES you to the win.

    @CythereaEressea@CythereaEressea27 күн бұрын
  • I really don’t understand “from a football perspective they got battered” bro thinks defending isn’t part of football😂🤦🏾‍♂️

    @kabzofficial2142@kabzofficial214227 күн бұрын
    • exactly , I wonder how you can batter a team and lose 😂

      @rodrigofernandezmattos1583@rodrigofernandezmattos158327 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid learnt from the previous bait while Pep was still seriously working on the same old bait.

    @rogerqrapper1445@rogerqrapper144527 күн бұрын
    • They were lucky , De bruyne should have won it.

      @happyapple4269@happyapple426927 күн бұрын
    • ​@@happyapple4269😂😂 loser

      @Jesusisyhvh1@Jesusisyhvh127 күн бұрын
    • @@happyapple4269 you mean De Bruyne was lucky to have the ball landed in front of him for goal 🤷‍♂️

      @encabsss@encabsss27 күн бұрын
    • Oh yea sure cause rodrigo wasn’t XDD

      @jakubscibura7906@jakubscibura790627 күн бұрын
    • Pep was doing his reverse psychology before the match and I was just rolling my eyes lol 😂 like I hope the Real Madrid players ignore him and pay him no mind and it looks like they did lol

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
  • Everyone on set never gave Madrid a chance

    @kestersim726@kestersim72627 күн бұрын
  • The most surprising thing was how Real Madrid were the fresher side in the second half of extra time and started pushing City back with lightning fast counter attacks.

    @abongilezolanipeterson5588@abongilezolanipeterson558827 күн бұрын
  • REAL MADRID: "WE COME IN PEACE!!!!"🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂

    @TheObserver12.@TheObserver12.27 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid showed man city Levels

    @slimxhunchoo7000@slimxhunchoo700027 күн бұрын
    • Like city showed you guys levels last year? Come on mate you lot won on pens what levels are you talking about ?

      @harith7305@harith730527 күн бұрын
    • not really

      @judebarton9680@judebarton968027 күн бұрын
    • ​@@harith7305yeah and you chased the game till the 80th min to gate on par and still couldn't kill the tie off.. 😂😂

      @sourajdatta8185@sourajdatta818527 күн бұрын
    • @@sourajdatta8185 be happy while u can bcos once pep gone, city will back to default setting. hahahahaha. n dont forget about the 115 charges. good luck XD

      @snpro21@snpro2127 күн бұрын
    • The thing is this Madrid isn’t that great, yet beat this so called City team. Just wait till next year, City will get a hammering if they have to play again. Remember that thrashing in 2014 against Bayern

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
  • Stupid question. People only chose to win, no one ever choses to lose

    @sevovevo3396@sevovevo339627 күн бұрын
    • Real Madrid decided before the match they were going to win and they did that is that

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
  • What is ESPN's Kryptonite? Giving credit to Real Madrid 🙃

    @acechima7525@acechima752527 күн бұрын
  • Stevie is so mad that bottle city didn’t go through. Well guess what Madrid is Madrid and this is their COMPETITION. Never ever doubt them ever!!!!

    @papijay1162@papijay116227 күн бұрын
  • I love how Stevie is an angry old man most of the time and, calls someone out for same things then gets mad because he disagrees with Shaka 😂 Pick a side man!

    @eduardbandi9707@eduardbandi970727 күн бұрын
  • Seeing Stevie animated (11:58) is kinda hilarious 🤣 😂 😭

    @steffonwebber2241@steffonwebber224127 күн бұрын
  • When you play Real Madrid, you don't just play against the 11 on the field. You play against the history, the gigantic aura that screams champions, Di Stefano, Gento, Puskas, Zidane, Carlos, Figo, Cristiano, Benzema.. That kicks in, the winning mentality. That is huge in games like these. Plus, people tend to forget that Real Madrid is top of La Liga, in the UCL Semi, won the Spanish Supercup, without a number 9, with the backline and GK shuffled throughout the season. Ancelotti gets so little credit. Praising Pep, Klopp, Mou is all fine, but Ancelotti deserves the same attention or even above. The guy is a legend, textbook for future coaches.

    @artistsinmotion3118@artistsinmotion311826 күн бұрын
  • Possession and Tiki Taka has gotten old and proven to be ineffective!

    @alasgar@alasgar27 күн бұрын
  • Pep makes excuses every time City lose

    @jonpool9030@jonpool903027 күн бұрын
    • Bald Fraud for a reason like his former club Barcelona

      @ppate8@ppate827 күн бұрын
  • City fan here, Real didn’t play pretty football but props to them for winning in the end by being relentless and strategic.

    @mango7966@mango796627 күн бұрын
  • Lunin said that they decided before that he would stay in middle for Bernardo Silva!

    @jaguaron007@jaguaron00727 күн бұрын
  • I swear they do this every time. Trying to neglect the aspect of good defending when the attacking team can't break them down as if a big team isn't allowed to play defensively.

    @midknightmarauder9267@midknightmarauder926727 күн бұрын
  • British will do everything but give Real Madrid credit for the win against City. They won the game!

    @bo0gi3@bo0gi327 күн бұрын
    • Real Madrid won and that's all that matters who cares what they think lol 😂 haters will hate Real Madrid keep defying the odds and always emerge victorious Hala Madrid ♥️

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
  • Look at them trying so hard to fight and escape reality..awnnn so cute 🥺🥲

    @eL--RaL@eL--RaL27 күн бұрын
    • You're actually delusional and you didn't watch the video. Kay is a Madrid fan, and both Stevie and Shaka gave Madrid full credit. Gab and Nedum didn't discredt Madrid either. Stop making up narratives in your head.

      @MarkHogan994@MarkHogan99427 күн бұрын
    • @@MarkHogan994 I think you're the delusional one mate

      @ohh2752@ohh275227 күн бұрын
    • 4-1

      @A_r78@A_r7827 күн бұрын
    • ​@@A_r784-0

      @lionemessithegoat@lionemessithegoat27 күн бұрын
    • 😂😂 this guy was jerking off city all year and now he is coping by acting like he is not a fool

      @Bottlechester_City@Bottlechester_City26 күн бұрын
  • Real Madrid didn't get battered. They dealt with the pressure comfortably.

    @xjay1234@xjay123427 күн бұрын
  • Winning the 15th UCL title will be a great send off for Modric.... Hala Madrid 🤍👑🏆

    @mangloreanwithabeard@mangloreanwithabeard27 күн бұрын
  • All you commentators are haters and you were all supporting city shame on you now for being soft

    @nicliamckenzie3683@nicliamckenzie368327 күн бұрын
    • ESPN is a troll channel and they all hate Real Madrid like most football fans lol because we remain #1 no matter the odds against us 😆 not to mention Real Madrid have the largest most dedicated loyal fanbase around the world ofc they're gonna hate 😂

      @Model_Roe@Model_Roe27 күн бұрын
  • unreal night....tears down my face....lunin got the last laugh against silva that penalty was personal.......lunin hometown in a war zone and my guy cold as ice

    @edwinner100@edwinner10027 күн бұрын
  • Champions League games are more for STRATEGY.., Not TACTICS only. STRATEGY is more about the whole game management. TACTICS are more about POSSESSION. Pep is the best Tactical Coach there is and his counterpart at Madrid is the best Strategic Manger in Football. Champions League being more about Strategy Real Madrid Coach has more

    @brianbwire378@brianbwire37827 күн бұрын
  • People often overlook a team which is capable of changing their tactics against different opponents well done Don Carlo

    @steve0ization@steve0ization27 күн бұрын
  • PPL don't understand how much difference Tchouameni makes and Madrid have been playing with Tchouameni the whole season and suddenly he's out in the thhe most difficult game of the season away to city where they lost 4-0 last time!! Another one is nacho has been poor the whole season and to be more open against city at the etihad means nacho 1 on 1 against Haaland, kdb, bernardo, foden, grealish, doku, the list goes on, soo madrid tried to reduce that and were soo deep. Madrid absolutely needed to knock city out since its madrid's competition and they did what was necessary to knock them out with the players players available to them. If city really wants Madrid to attack them at the Etihad..., then atleast they should expect that from a team of similar calibre!! Maybe next season you'll get that city fans!!

    @BarkingRef_BlameLona@BarkingRef_BlameLona27 күн бұрын
    • Next year with Mbappe and alphonso Davis plus endrick. This city team going out bad real madrid is going to be more clinical scoring goals.

      @ArthurMorgan_7@ArthurMorgan_727 күн бұрын
  • Yesterday was one of those days where Manchester City everything they touched no matter how many chances that were created the ball couldn’t go in the back of the net. That’s part of football so many shots a lot of possession on the ball, yet little to no end product. With the complexion of the game it was obvious that they were going to penalties. Overall, Real Madrid deserved to go through because people will say they got lucky they parked the bus for 90 minutes and that part is true, but anyone with ball knowledge knows that the art of defending that’s what wins teams big trophies. Real Madrid are an excellent team we know they can play excellent football and hit teams on the counter attack and while you don’t want to see them defend for the entire game, that’s literally their DNA you can’t argue against that and you have to do what you have to do in order to win. Ancelotti is one of those managers who give freedom to his creative players to express themselves, he’s also pragmatic in a sense that up against a team that has the ball a lot and creates chances you have to sit back the entire game and try to hit on the counter attack when they get sloppy in possession and that’s how the first goal was scored. They conceded late in the 2nd half, even with some mistakes they made, Real Madrid survived and they went through and I don’t see why anybody would be upset with that. Manchester City are an elite team no one is denying that the same team they lost to they beat them 4-0 in their own competition at home last season and have dominated the Premier League which is seen as the best league in the world and while they played so well in terms of what they created, did you really think that they were going to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League in back to back seasons. Real Madrid are the kings of champions league football and they’re an untouchable team in this competition due to their pedigree and European history and with the power of friendship they weren’t phased about getting outplayed because they had that confidence that they were going to win in the end.

    @tobaepebinuade5830@tobaepebinuade583027 күн бұрын
    • What chances?? They barely created any.

      @JR-Weh@JR-Weh27 күн бұрын
    • The power of friendship?! Lmao what is this, Yu-Gi-Oh???

      @hughjanus5093@hughjanus509327 күн бұрын
    • Another thing; Real Madrid has never been beaten by the previous winner in the UCL.

      @icantthinkofagoodusernamed@icantthinkofagoodusernamed27 күн бұрын
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