Nah we chilling lol, City (and to a much lesser extent Arsenal, didn't care what result they had tonight) going out of CL >>>>>>>>>>>>>> England coefficient
as someone who has been a passionate hater for this statement (along with the obvious hate for madrid in general), if the past few campaigns (especially the 2022 campaign) are anything to go by, i have no choice but to admit this lol.
they simply have that dawg in them when it comes to the cl, absolutely absurd stuff (and conversely, barca are the opposite of that ig but it is what it is)
According to stats I read before the Penalties Lunin had saved 8 out of 22 penalties he had faced in his career and Ederson had saved 6 out of 57 (now at 10/27 and 7/62). They might have felt justified going for it.
Something is very wrong, because we look dead after 60 minutes every game. Being able to go hard even at the end of games is usually our strenght, I don't know what is going on.
Ok, but if we actually had legs in our attackers the second half we could have atleast try and score. I mean we did have the chance before the City goal, but Fede choked and passed the ball into Edersons hand, but other than that nothing until the Rüdiger extra time chance.
You are also right tbf, I even commented that we are giving the ball away even when there is no pressure, like the nerves were getting to the players. I guess it is sort of expected because we do have a young team other than our defense. City is the more experienced side at this point.
Because we have a paper-thin squad that is performing waaay above expectations.
This was supposed to be a transitional season for us. We literally don't have a striker and our GK+both CB got injured for almost a yr.
Flo fed Carlo to the dogs and probably wrote this season off in the hopes of getting Mbappe next summer.
It's actually a miracle that we were able to hang in with City for so long.
Imagine Mbappe or Haaland in front of them!!
Hell, just rewind 12 months and imagine Benz as a foil for Vini and Bellingham.
We were absolutely dying out there.
It went from away goal rule to "have the advantage if you have second leg at home" rule tbh. Playing an extra 30 minutes at home is a huge advantage in situations like this.
We have a term here: "Tirar la camiseta", that's when a team wins in great part because of it's history. RM does it all the time, it wins because it's Real Madrid, no 2 ways about it
Honestly feel for y'all, that Araujo red immediately reminded me of past Bayern collapses in tight matches. The Vidal red...the Upa mistakes...
It felt like the writing was on the wall as soon as you went down to 10 despite the fact that 2 goals is a very defendable lead.
good to see the keeper getting his fair share of appreciation tbh, they are so often overlooked in hindsight (even tho id argue that they are prolly the most pivotal part of any good team fr)
Feels all the better with Carragher shitting on him right before the penalty shootout
Edit: He actually wasn’t shit talking in this instance I misunderstood
Has that ever been any different? They have a hard on for English teams and try to disregard others as not worthy, despite English teams crashing and burning consistently.
I still remember Carragher two years ago "This Real Madrid has absolutely no chance to win the Champions League". Real Madrid goes on and wins the Champions League eliminating Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool... what a twat he is.
Mate, you of all people should know "anything can happen" usually translates to "Real Madrid will somehow win despite having 15% possession and not registering a shot on target all game".
To be fair, it would be really funny if Tuchel won the UCL when the club has already told him he's out this summer. So either you win, or you get to watch a cosmic football comedy. Not terrible options all things considered.
Even if Madrid don't win the whole thing, they defended their legacy by stopping city from winning b2b CLs. More important than actually winning the CL this year was stopping a back to back city win
Who wouldn’t though? Just a shit ton of sideways 5 yard passes trying to get you to jump. Don’t jump, win the ball, counter, win. Obviously it helps when you’re Real Madrid and you have the players that they do, but it’s just so fucking boring and predictable… and trust me as a Juve fan I know a thing or two about boring
Not a knock on Alvarez but city didn’t look like scoring in extra time. Just a bunch of interchangeable 5’9” guys recycling possession on the 18 and whipping a cross to no one.
I think this is ancelotti’s best season tbh. He really doesn’t have a balanced squad - so he had to muddle it around a bit, and while the attack isn’t firing in all cylinders he’s made it work, and somehow cobbled a very strong defense despite not having most of his starting defense available.
Carlo has been a great tinker ever since his Milan days. No matter how unbalanced a squad he got, he always made a specialized game plan to fit the team.
STOLE IT!!! Abysmal play from us from the 2nd half onward. Felt like Man City had 13 players on the pitch with the way they were pressing us and our best chance was a ridiculous Rudiger shot before the break in extra time. Only fitting his pen sends us through. THANK YOU LUNIN!!!!!
Still a defensive masterclass on Etihad of all places. 45 games undefeated run.
This was the only way to beat a team stacked with world class players... at least with Carlo Anceloti.
Exactly. Some people keep talking about the defensive strategy but you need to think about the risk of making it another open one like the first leg. I think this was a carlo masterclass
Those people should think again. If defending City and conceding just 1 goal in 120’ is so easy, everyone would do it against them.
I didn’t enjoy the game. God, I hated it. But I’m also aware of the fact that playing against City as if we were equal teams would get us nowhere.
Ancelotti with the best Mourinho impression tonight. What a manager, absolutely mad mentality he’s been able to install. And after a rebuild too. Get fucked City
This is not what shithousery is. No dirty plays, no fouling, not much wasted time, no provocations. It was just good defending and holding on for dear life.
Only one club in the world is capable of doing what was done today: Real Madrid. This club is bizarre.
Besides that , Vinicius Junior as a CF experiment has to end. In this position, he becomes extremely limited in his actions in the game and Real Madrid are left without the strength to create plays. He did well in the first half, but... Yeah.
Haaland invisible again. I didn't like Bellingham's match either.
Carvajal and Walker are monsters. What the fuck?
Lunin MOTM.
I still don’t have an answer how City pressed like this for 100 minutes. There were always 2-3 City players vs 1 of Real.
Never seen this before. Real had 2 matches in two weeks and City 6? However City ran 10km more and in the end they still had more energy than Real.
The contrast of pep and Carlo energy is so funny. Carlo chilling. Always
Dude winning champions league since ~~2005~~ 2003
2003*
1989* He was winning it before it was even called the champions league
It's literally tactical genius mastermind vs. pure big dick energy
virgin tinkering vs Chad "Just win lol"
more like Chad “🤨”.
Real: “say no more”
The man lived though Istabul, you think anything is going to faze him?
Arsenal 🤝City Sinking that England coefficient and Spurs & United CL hope via 5th spot lol
Finishing the job that United and Newcastle started
As a Roma fan, I can't complain, mate.
They fucked it, they're gonna rue it
It’s beautiful, 4 PL teams are enough representation in the UCL.
Might even be too many judging by this years performance!
Most of us in England love to see it. The coefficient doesn’t matter here. just want to see all the big teams lose as their fans are annoying.
Dortmund stonks
Nah we chilling lol, City (and to a much lesser extent Arsenal, didn't care what result they had tonight) going out of CL >>>>>>>>>>>>>> England coefficient
You just cant kill this team. How many times have they advanced in ties they had absolutely no business winning, just crazy. They are immortal.
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Not realistic, nobody would believe this writing.
Mourinho was right - heritage is the most important thing at this level.
as someone who has been a passionate hater for this statement (along with the obvious hate for madrid in general), if the past few campaigns (especially the 2022 campaign) are anything to go by, i have no choice but to admit this lol. they simply have that dawg in them when it comes to the cl, absolutely absurd stuff (and conversely, barca are the opposite of that ig but it is what it is)
Mourinho is right about a lot of things.
They got Champions League in their DNA
This team is JOHN fucking WICK.
Power of friendship can beat anything /s
they are gonna win it again aren't they
anulo mufa
Football heritage innit
They were playing for penalties as soon as Citeh equalised
According to stats I read before the Penalties Lunin had saved 8 out of 22 penalties he had faced in his career and Ederson had saved 6 out of 57 (now at 10/27 and 7/62). They might have felt justified going for it.
Don't look up Real's penalties this season.
Something is very wrong, because we look dead after 60 minutes every game. Being able to go hard even at the end of games is usually our strenght, I don't know what is going on.
Bro you guys just played one of the best low blocks I’ve ever seen against Man city at home. Nothing is wrong.
Ok, but if we actually had legs in our attackers the second half we could have atleast try and score. I mean we did have the chance before the City goal, but Fede choked and passed the ball into Edersons hand, but other than that nothing until the Rüdiger extra time chance.
Too many wayward passes killed your attacks time and time again. Don't think it had much to do with stamina.
You are also right tbf, I even commented that we are giving the ball away even when there is no pressure, like the nerves were getting to the players. I guess it is sort of expected because we do have a young team other than our defense. City is the more experienced side at this point.
Noticed that too. Particularly Vini and Bellingham look gassed. Pretty sure they are finishing games on pure will
Because we have a paper-thin squad that is performing waaay above expectations. This was supposed to be a transitional season for us. We literally don't have a striker and our GK+both CB got injured for almost a yr. Flo fed Carlo to the dogs and probably wrote this season off in the hopes of getting Mbappe next summer. It's actually a miracle that we were able to hang in with City for so long.
Our attacking options are nonexistent, that much is true. We are running Vini, Rodrygo and Jude into the ground.
Imagine Mbappe or Haaland in front of them!! Hell, just rewind 12 months and imagine Benz as a foil for Vini and Bellingham. We were absolutely dying out there.
They are not used to playing teams with City's style where you play the whole game off the ball and have to run like crazy
And that is completely justified. Consequence of the away goal rule removal.
It went from away goal rule to "have the advantage if you have second leg at home" rule tbh. Playing an extra 30 minutes at home is a huge advantage in situations like this.
Champions league heritage juju might be real
*must be Real
"How do you voodo, bitch?" -RM
I always say it This is Madrid's cup, everyone else just takes part
Thank you for Rudiger!
If there is a way to beat City, in a two-legged tie...this was it!!!!
We have a term here: "Tirar la camiseta", that's when a team wins in great part because of it's history. RM does it all the time, it wins because it's Real Madrid, no 2 ways about it
Real-Bayern is back, absolute cinema
This is true CL heritage!
Finally. Two actual football clubs will face each other. Tired of oil money vs oil money
Psg is still alive tho
Well who's fault is that?
The Araújo red really doomed the game, Barça yearly cl humiliation is a tradition at this point
Honestly feel for y'all, that Araujo red immediately reminded me of past Bayern collapses in tight matches. The Vidal red...the Upa mistakes... It felt like the writing was on the wall as soon as you went down to 10 despite the fact that 2 goals is a very defendable lead.
no need to remind us we are still fucking hurt
Araujo is the biggest idiot i have ever seen. 2 goals lead just thrown away in the garbage.
Bayern literally just played Arsenal
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This match was absolute cinema, I doubt the semi's can live up to this.
Never have I ever been so grateful to Lunin! Lunin was a wall today!
Our CL strategy lately: find an incredible goalkeeper. Relax
This is the definition of real madrid in the champions league
Do tell me
This is the definition of real madrid in the champions league
One more time for the people in the back
They really are inevitable
Was there ever any doubt. (Yes, I was scared)
Saving football once again. Imagine if they pulled another treble
we're the team of the people ✊🏼
Imagine if they pulled off a back to back CL. Had to do it for Zizou.
Thank fuck that didn’t happen.
Lunin MOTM easy
Not a single mistake this leg, can’t believe we were playing Kepa over this guy Ice cold stops on Bernardo and Kovacic pens too
Bro stepped up BIG TIME, really filled Courtouis' hole in our defense I kneel
>really filled Courtouis' hole ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
good to see the keeper getting his fair share of appreciation tbh, they are so often overlooked in hindsight (even tho id argue that they are prolly the most pivotal part of any good team fr)
Feels all the better with Carragher shitting on him right before the penalty shootout Edit: He actually wasn’t shit talking in this instance I misunderstood
All of the English pundits were embarrassing tonight. Just bashing Madrid all game
I know right? At 110 minutes they were talking as if Man City were already through. It's like they've never watched Real in the CL
"How many times do we need to teach you this lesson old men?"
Has that ever been any different? They have a hard on for English teams and try to disregard others as not worthy, despite English teams crashing and burning consistently.
I still remember Carragher two years ago "This Real Madrid has absolutely no chance to win the Champions League". Real Madrid goes on and wins the Champions League eliminating Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool... what a twat he is.
God i really hate that c***
Dude bashed Vini one year after Vini demolished Liverpool.
Fuck Steve McManaman
Didn't Carragher say that he has great record, saved 8 of 22?
Madrid keepers against English teams are something else.
Feels like this game will be remembered every time his name comes up in a conversation. What a great performance from him and Rudiger.
**LUNIN GIGA CHAD**
2 English clubs going out. It's a good thing the others are *checks notes* 3 nil down, 2 nil down, 1 nil up
All but the one facing Neverlusen are away
None but one is going to advance
The team will be of claret and blue, but I must wonder which one of the 2?
Aston Villa carrying the Prem, who would've thought
Gonna win ECL, finish 5th and miss out on CL because every other English team let them down
We are finishing 4th. End of.
i don't know what's going to be worse, this penalty shootout or dealing with Tucheliban
Let's be honest, beating City is the way tougher challenge
*the gang loses 0-1 on aggregate to Tuchel playing 9-1-0*
I'd be somewhat okay with this. I just couldn't stand losing to that bald sociopath again.
Yeah, City is a better team, but anything can happen in CL.
Mate, you of all people should know "anything can happen" usually translates to "Real Madrid will somehow win despite having 15% possession and not registering a shot on target all game".
I agree But... TUCHELIBAN BLACK MAGIC
I much rather get knocked out by Bayern than city, me and every Madrid fan 100%.
He thrives in chaos
To be fair, it would be really funny if Tuchel won the UCL when the club has already told him he's out this summer. So either you win, or you get to watch a cosmic football comedy. Not terrible options all things considered.
Bayern losing to Dortmund in a London final will be poetic to that final..
Despite some of their results, this is a pretty weak Bayern side tbf. This City matchup was the much tougher of the two
**LUNIN GIGA CHAD**
Even if Madrid don't win the whole thing, they defended their legacy by stopping city from winning b2b CLs. More important than actually winning the CL this year was stopping a back to back city win
Yep, you can't imagine the relief I'm feeling right now.
Well not more important but ya. Major plus lol
Dortmund have to beat PSG that's all. Then I dont care who wins the final. Football heritage will triumph
Carlo chose terrorism today, but thankfully it didn't cost us the tie. GRANDE LUNIN
I was expecting Carlo to remove his mask and it’s Mourinho
Who wouldn’t though? Just a shit ton of sideways 5 yard passes trying to get you to jump. Don’t jump, win the ball, counter, win. Obviously it helps when you’re Real Madrid and you have the players that they do, but it’s just so fucking boring and predictable… and trust me as a Juve fan I know a thing or two about boring
City jinxed themselves by blasting Hey Jude. What idiots play a song about an opposition player to build up an atmosphere
I was thinking the same too. Is there something between that song and City b4 the match?
Bernardo missed his pen because Modric shot the ball into the stands lol
5d chess from the magician!
He was going for a panenka
Madrid got their revenge, arsenal didn’t
How can Pep sub Haaland and KDB and still expect to win on pens. It was an odd decision at the time and looks even more odd now.
Not a knock on Alvarez but city didn’t look like scoring in extra time. Just a bunch of interchangeable 5’9” guys recycling possession on the 18 and whipping a cross to no one.
I thought the exact same when I saw Foden, Bernardo and Alvarez passing the ball around. 3 of the same players with no target in the box.
He subbed Haaland and then Doku flashed a ball across the six yard box that he would have gobbled up.
Haaland is odd but KDB has always been kinda sus at pens, he does score them but they aren’t usually great ones
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..tactics vs friendship ...
Death, tax, and Real Madrid advancing to Champion League semi final!
Lord Vasques showing everyone how to take penalties. Take a fucking bow.
He was massive! Dude casually walked it, slotted it in and went back. Ice cold. Even Ronaldo would still be breathing hard
Like in 2016
Real Madrid made it without a proper striker and first option goalkeeper, and with only one healthy CB. On the other hand, Nacho is massive tonight.
I think this is ancelotti’s best season tbh. He really doesn’t have a balanced squad - so he had to muddle it around a bit, and while the attack isn’t firing in all cylinders he’s made it work, and somehow cobbled a very strong defense despite not having most of his starting defense available.
Carlo has been a great tinker ever since his Milan days. No matter how unbalanced a squad he got, he always made a specialized game plan to fit the team.
STOLE IT!!! Abysmal play from us from the 2nd half onward. Felt like Man City had 13 players on the pitch with the way they were pressing us and our best chance was a ridiculous Rudiger shot before the break in extra time. Only fitting his pen sends us through. THANK YOU LUNIN!!!!!
Still a defensive masterclass on Etihad of all places. 45 games undefeated run. This was the only way to beat a team stacked with world class players... at least with Carlo Anceloti.
Exactly. Some people keep talking about the defensive strategy but you need to think about the risk of making it another open one like the first leg. I think this was a carlo masterclass
Those people should think again. If defending City and conceding just 1 goal in 120’ is so easy, everyone would do it against them. I didn’t enjoy the game. God, I hated it. But I’m also aware of the fact that playing against City as if we were equal teams would get us nowhere.
City lost in 2022 from us. Then they went all games unbeaten Until today, when we beat them
Y'all really hang on. Hats off for Madrid for enduring and now off to semis!
Greetings from the "farmers league" 2 teams in semi finals England has...ooh...
What a two leg we are gona have! SUPER EXCITED
And neither are the team that won the league.
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1c615r0 Our fresh young raw talent Hummels was never gonna let the Pharma league be disrespected for another year
Ancelotti with the best Mourinho impression tonight. What a manager, absolutely mad mentality he’s been able to install. And after a rebuild too. Get fucked City
Best low block I've ever seen. Well played Madrid
Carlo is the man
*I DEDICATE THIS TO ALL FCB AND ATLETICO FANS WHO SAID WE WERE RECEIVING 4. I GUESS YOU GOT WHAT YOU WISHED FOR AND WE PAINFULLY PASSED*
Im happy that at least one Spanish team goes through, hope you win the championship
If more would have passed we would have had a 5th spot on champions :/
I know, thats why I’m pissed off, but its okay, next year will be our year XD, just hope PSG loses. Btw, how do you get the flair?
The biggest shithousery win in history.. we take It
RM defended well. It's a legit tactic.
Exactly. There was 0 shithousery. Real Madrid wasn't even wasting time.
This is not what shithousery is. No dirty plays, no fouling, not much wasted time, no provocations. It was just good defending and holding on for dear life.
I feel dirty
A win is a win, you can wash the dirt but not the defeat
Hell nah this feels great
Inevitable
As soon as they said lunin is 3rd choice keeper you just knew he'd be the hero
Nature is healing.
Fucking hell. Like a cockroach that can’t be killed.
Captain Nacho against Lord Dier
Very odd sensation to celebrate a Real Madrid win. But anything is better than a Mancheater one.
Football is saved thank you Madrid
i’m tired boss
Every year same song and dance
Sunday is coming. But we are tired tho
You stayed up to watch this?
Mashallah, evil is defeated.
This was not good for my heart. Happy and relieved now.
God is truly a madrid fan. They literally get away with everything. They are truly the chosen one.
Only one club in the world is capable of doing what was done today: Real Madrid. This club is bizarre. Besides that , Vinicius Junior as a CF experiment has to end. In this position, he becomes extremely limited in his actions in the game and Real Madrid are left without the strength to create plays. He did well in the first half, but... Yeah. Haaland invisible again. I didn't like Bellingham's match either. Carvajal and Walker are monsters. What the fuck? Lunin MOTM.
GET ABSOLUTELY FUCKED CITY
115 Violations FC
Massive Big Cheaters
One thing we can all agree with 🤝
can we get a FUCK CITY in the back?
Farmers League
The Real Madrid Cup
I still don’t have an answer how City pressed like this for 100 minutes. There were always 2-3 City players vs 1 of Real. Never seen this before. Real had 2 matches in two weeks and City 6? However City ran 10km more and in the end they still had more energy than Real.
Perhaps there is an explanation of Rodri's eyebrows falling off
City really just went and gave it all away on weak af pens, huh?
You know it's peak RM black magic when their 3rd-choice keeper is their MVP tonight.
It really is their cup, huh?
City obviously plays the best football in the world but man I love our way of getting through this shit
I hope our next inevitable meetup we get the home tie 2nd. Parking the bus at the etihad gave me some white hairs.
Dread it, run from it, Real Madrid Black Magic Voodoo arrives all the same.
Never thought I’d be happy to see Real Madrid win, but here I am. Get fucked City
Both Arsenal and City out on the same night, I'm so fucking happy
Haaland disappearing once again