Liverpool v Real CL 1/4 final second leg

[Kenneth]

All the ‘cigars’ chat though? We went at them first half and they were rocking for 30 minutes for sure. We should have scored. Obviously that is an issue, but to say Madrid coasted through this game is not exactly true.

Anyway you go on with your half empty pint I’ll get back to my half full one

I think this squad with Van Dijk back a couple of signings and the crowd will be challenging again next season.

Positive signs from Mane for 45 mins, and if anything the subs took away out momentum.

They were definitely rattled early on, yes. But they reacted by deciding to sit on what they had with a two goal cushion. It worked increasingly well as the match went on, and they would have surely changed tactics if we’d scored. They let us play, so we had a lot of possession, and they were right to. They had as good chances as we did despite their negative approach. If we’d scored early it would have been very different, and if they’d scored rather than hit the post it wouldn’t have changed much. If people are happy because of the performance then that’s great, I was pleasantly surprised by our early play, but there is context, we were playing a team who didn’t need to score and were happy to defend for the most part.

[danperkins]

They were definitely rattled early on, yes. But they reacted by deciding to sit on what they had with a two goal cushion. It worked increasingly well as the match went on, and they would have surely changed tactics if we’d scored.

yup and that tactic of sitting deep, defending the centre and pushing us wide has been used by dozens of teams this season with great success.

[Buzzo]

They were definitely rattled early on, yes. But they reacted by deciding to sit on what they had with a two goal cushion. It worked increasingly well as the match went on, and they would have surely changed tactics if we’d scored. They let us play, so we had a lot of possession, and they were right to. They had as good chances as we did despite their negative approach.

Mo had to score that chance. The entire dynamic of the tie would have changed. His moment to exact revenge, on a plate, and he fluffed it.

[fabinho]

First half was OK, showed a lack of creativity and intelligence up front in the second half. We were either trying to thread the ball through the eye of a needle or congregating together statically in a box full of Madrid players.

Disappointing performance in the second half, the subs were a complete letdown.

[Maxiedge]

I feel a bit sorry for Mane at the moment. He's a literal dead cert to give the ball away every time he gets it and in an impressive variety of ways.

Mane has been very odd recently. Even not going down for the penalties. I mean wtf?

[Kenneth]

Sorry for belatedly editing again. I really should do better.

[Fredo]

yup and that tactic of sitting deep, defending the centre and pushing us wide has been used by dozens of teams this season with great success.

But we sliced through them time and again today, creating 4 or 5 clear chances. It was nothing like these games.

Finishing let us down but the real damage was done in the first game when we never showed up.

[Kenneth]

But we sliced through them time and again today, creating 4 or 5 clear chances. It was nothing like these games.

Finishing let us down but the real damage was done in the first game when we never showed up.

Salah and Gini had the clearest chances, ones that have to beat the keeper/hit the target. But then they hit the post, a one-on-one with a double save, had a free header from six yards so can believe that they were also unlucky not to score. The rest of the game was the more familiar huff and puff with crosses being well defended, mane stumbling into people and us being unable to find space in a packed box.

I think a lot of people were expecting the worse and are happy that we gave a respectable effort, and I’d agree with that, but they did what they needed to in both games and we didn’t. But then they’re better than us at the moment so I guess that’s fair enough.

[Buzzo]

There were one or two last ditch blocks from them also Firmino hit a decent shots that was blocked both half’s and had a header. Salah had the one where he delayed was a chance. We definitely had the moments but by 60-70 mins and not having taken any of them we ran out of ideas.

[S-RED]

Really hoping Citeh don't win it.

i don't care if they do TBF; like all their recent achievements it will be tarnished. Both them & PSG will never get the credit ( along with Chelsea) simply because it has come from dirty money & football people do not forget that ever

[Kenneth]

The salah chance was good, true. Got to think Jota would have hit it first time and buried it. Bobby hit one at the keeper and skied one from distance, all too familiar these days. I think we’re going to have to plan our attacking play around someone else next season unfortunately.

[fabinho]

i don't care if they do TBF; like all their recent achievements it will be tarnished. Both them & PSG will never get the credit ( along with Chelsea) simply because it has come from dirty money & football people do not forget that ever

Their fans wont care though.

[S-RED]

Yeah that Mo is no Divock when it comes to finishing

[S-RED]

Their fans wont care though.

the new ones (aka post roman chavs newbies) won't, but the old guard hate them. was at the man city/BHA semi final at Wembley a couple of years ago & talking to them they ****ing hate the new guard of plastic flag wavers

[Doc_Piptorious]

Went down swinging. Cannot complain about how the players played, or the attitude and intensity they showed.

On another day five of those chances would have gone in and we would be talking about a big victory.

If we can play with that sort of intensity and urgency for the remaining league games then we have a chance of catching any team that slips up.