Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich | UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals - 1st Leg|4.23.14[R]

You guys are whiny like that Crimson guy.

I expect better form you two.

 

Guffaw!

 

Why can't the game start now

 

Not too confident about this one.... but excited as hell!

HALA MADRID!!!!!

 

Hit them on the Counter , this match gonna be classic... All the Best

 

Did i missed the whole context............................. .

RM is good for it Counter attack , so unleash that against germans....

 

I agree with the counter too. Run them off the pitch. Speed is our advantage all year while it may not be aesthetically pleasing to the eye and downright makes a fan nervous, it is our strengths. As long as we win.

If you guys venture to the Bayern message board they will echo my sentiments. They are actually talking about how to defend us if we counter. They have even mentioned how fearful that their CB's wouldn't be able to handle BBC.

They play real tight on defense and BBC is just too big and fast for them. I expect penetration up the middle and other holes that are available in the back.

 

BBC is tha shiznit!

 

I must admit I am happy Howard Webb is the referee here

 

Webb was great in Atletico - Farça, let's hope the dude stays that way with us.

 

Is this the current state of the forum ? When me or someone else with knowledge of the game says something different we used to discuss it/ argue about it. I know it's interesting to stir the pot every once in a while to change the mood, but the effect of your comment was filled with nothingness. It was a useless comment, an unexpected comment by a supposed forum veteran.

Here's an idea : If you quote me address my post.

 

Le sigh...as if the influx of stupid n00bs the last year or so hasn't been enough, the og of 'Holier than Thou' trolls returns.

 

Thank you for calling me an OG and holy. I'll take both as a compliment as I am not going to be responding to " you're a troll" comments seriously.

I just love football and you make this a personal issue. C'mon no need for the aggressive attitude.

 

Lol, "a personal issue"

Troll on dude, it's what you do best

 

Excellent promo.

 

Love the Dark Knight Rises music

 

Well, I'm very confident now! Let's go blancos! "Hasta el final! Vamos Real"

 

With Ronaldo:

Casillas
Carvajal - Pepe - Ramos - Coentrao
Xabi
Modric ---- Di Maria
Bale ---------------- Cristiano
Benzema​

Without Ronaldo:

Casillas
Carvajal - Pepe - Ramos - Coentrao
Xabi
Modric ------ Isco
Di Maria ----------------- Bale
Benzema

​

Fuck Em Germans!! & Hala Madrid Putas!!!!

 

Against a team like Bayern, we could really use Di Maria in midfield...

 

Damn you guys are early with match threads

 

A few weeks ago I would have still given Bayern the edge over Real, now I am not so sure anymore. Winning the league so early may have been bad for the team, they seem to have lost a lot of their tension and edge, not sure, that they can just turn it back on for their games vs Real, while Real has picked up steam recently, will be an interesting match for sure.

Unlike a lot of people here I would not underestimate Bayerns defense though. They seemed weak mostly, when Pep was playing his wired "push the fullbacks up into central midfield" tactics which results in a 2-3-4-1 kind of formation when you look at the average positioning and leaves acres of space on the wings for counterattacks. I highly doubt Pep will play that way vs Real, it would be suicide. I expect a more conservative tactical approach, with the fullbacks actually staying on the wing.
Even with their recent dip in form denying them a goal for a whole match will be an enormous task, they are notorious for playing the full 90 minutes and sadly Reals defense is known to have the occasional snafu along the way when players just get outsmarted, because they stop thinking for a while. A solid defense is key to beat Bayern, no two ways about it. Dortmund do it by pressing very coordinated all over the pitch, but that kind of play needs practice, I think the game vs Barca was a good blueprint to build off from and improve. I was really annoyed, when Barca made it 1:1 because Real threw away a lot of chances before that and didn't make it 2:0 so although team play was really good in that match it needed a individual stroke of brilliance from a single player again in the end to win it. I don't know if this will do against Bayern.

 

Looks like Ronaldo is going to be able to play but Bale might not be able to