CL v Ronaldo Madrid pre match build up woosy

[Assassin]

We'll gub 'em

[EwarWoo]

This should be fun.

[BobTheCharmer]

Madrid aren't physical and we shouldn't have too many set pieces to defend. Victory will be ours.

[Bender]

We'll gub 'em

oh no i ain't falling for that again...think i'll finish that box of Ex-Lax of and sit on the toilet for 90mins...less painfull

[Bender]

Madrid aren't physical and we shouldn't have too many set pieces to defend. Victory will be ours.

They'll have numerous free kicks

[BobTheCharmer]

They'll have numerous free kicks

Yeah but they will just be speculative free kicks on target that will no doubt fly in left right and centre. But the aerial battles should be a lot less frequent.

[rodo]

i think it will be closer than the last time we played them

[Chris]

Cant wait!

I get the worry as they're an excellent side with some great attackers but if the favourite always won this sport wouldn't be popular. We've beat Man Utd with Ngog upfront, we were woeful at home to Villa last season, people said we'd get destroyed by Arsenal and Everton in the next games we won 5-1 and 4-0 etc. Years of whining that we arent in it now days of whining that we'll lose because we are playing a good side. Daft. Not like we are even out if we lose twice to them anyway, we'd still have a shot at going through.

I hope we dont start slow and make it a chess match though, just go after them, Dortmund were crap last season, missing half a team yet ripped them to bits doing that (and should have gone through).

Edit : Sturridge is the big blow mind, think he'd have belted these at Anfield.

[Bender]

Yeah but they will just be speculative free kicks on target that will no doubt fly in left right and centre. But the aerial battles should be a lot less frequent.

Thank god the war's over

[Red_Polo]

Do they score many own goals?

[danperkins]

Two awful defences but their attack is far superior. We ll raise our game no doubts but it ll be a massive ask.

[Gibbo]

Borini has to start for me.

[BigChief]

With Eminem back as full backs and Allen/Coutinho back in the fold we'll look a better team.

Still lose 3-0 but performance should be encouraging.

[baronvonskidmark]

I've got a bad feeling that it could be embarrassing. Great to be back in the CL, good to be playing the top teams as that is what the competition is all about, but it could be a hammering nonetheless. Especially over two legs without Sturridge (i.e. any form of attack).

[Exiled_red]

I've got a bad feeling that it could be embarrassing. Great to be back in the CL, good to be playing the top teams as that is what the competition is all about, but it could be a hammering nonetheless. Especially over two legs without Sturridge (i.e. any form of attack).

Thankfully it isn't two legs