UEFA Champions League 2013/14

90th minute and panic time, they start crossing it. * about the box, slowing it down and letting the defence get back in is pointless. Mandzukic was ineffective all night. Guardiola got it wrong. Muller made a difference.

 

Never rated Howard Webb he's quite a poor referee for me but he got that penalty decision right

 

He's right. They never really threatened and where pish vs united.

 

Still think Madrid have a huge task ahead of them away to Munich. The Allianz is a difficult venue for any team to play at.

 

Robben was the worst for slowing it down. He was pish and never got a decent pass or shot off all night. Ribery was anonymous.

 

Bayern was * , Real Madrid should have won by 3 or 4.

 

It's been the same for most of the season,trying to walk it in..
No urgency untill the last ten,lewandowski is going to change that massively next year!

Big effort that from madrid,gave it everything,i fancy them to score and go through now..

 

It's difficult for them to have cutting edge though when the opposition are playing defensive against you and running the clock down basically from early in the game. Theres no a lot they can do except keep knocking at the door which they did.

 

Neville said it in the second half. Under Heynckes, they still had the passing and possession but they had that cutting edge. Guardiola's teams play beautiful football, but it's so frustrating at times. They need to be more direct.

 

Aye 2nd legs set up well in Real's favour now. They can basically sit back all game with the odd breakaway just looking for one chance to score knowing Bayern then need 3.

 

Why is Fabregas on a bus by himself?

 

Of course, but when they started to go more direct, they got better chances. When a team is being that defensive, passing it around 18 yard line isn't going to work.

 

Still fancy Bayern to sweep them aside in Germany.

 

Yeah there's just too many square passes and and no penetration in the team, don't think there is any need for Lahm to be changed into a midfielder when you have Martinez there, also Barca were so good because they were taught that style from a young age and everything came together, majority of this Bayern team haven't grown up together playing a certain style and don't have the same attributes that the Barca players did

 

Questions asked of Guardiola again. That Pepe is a raw talent.

 

Arjen Robben contests the foul

 

In the return leg the team should be

Neuer
Lahm Martinez Dante Alaba
Kroos Schweinsteiger
Muller
Robben Mandzukic Ribery

or

Neuer
Lahm Martinez Dante Alaba
Kroos Schweinsteiger
Gotze
Robben Muller Ribery
​

 

Surprised with the amount of stick Pep and Bayern are getting now. Thought they played well considering Real sat back most of the game and waited for the counter.

 

the europa league is were its at

 

Second line up. More mobile and flexible.