CL QF / Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg

guest7 wrote:Marcelo is all flash with little end product

Really doubting if he is better than Danilo sometimes (we all know Danilo at RB sucks which is why people will never believe me when I say Danilo > Marcelo)

omg

Even though i see Bayern or Barca the likely favorites here, the Madrid side has one big advantage in my opinion, which is that they have big difference in minutes played. Real may just have the freshest legs for the spring's deciding games. And when Madrid is drawn against Manchester City, it's a good reminder how you dont have to win everyone, or the best contenders to clinch the Cl title. On this match, i didnt expect to Wolfsburg last 180 minutes, their defense opened up like volkswagen's gas emissions to air. The better obviously went through but i feel it was too close for Madrid fans liking, just like last season when another german team (Schalke) came close to shock eliminating the Madrid. On some level i even hoped that Real would go through because i feel the next opponent had drawn them would have got a too easy ticket to Milano CL final. Tough semis in the horizon.

We all know Madrid will draw Man City. La undecima gifted incoming.

free_cat wrote:We all know Madrid will draw Man City. La undecima gifted incoming.

Don't get me wrong, I'm really flattered by your undying and unhealthy obsession with Real Madrid. But as far as the draw is concerned, and as a Barça fan, you should really be praying day and night for us to be pitted against City. Here's why:

1. We tend to get complacent when we meet the semi-final's dark horse. Last year it was Juventus and the year before we won the CL it was Dortmund. Both times we got knocked out.

2. This is City's first-ever semi-final with Guardiola Pellegrini, they couldn't be more fired up. If a team like Wolfsburg gave us a hard time, a team like City would certainly give us an even harder time.

I honestly would rather we face Barça or Bayern. That way we won't get complacent and Z will have a golden chance to finally prove his worth against an elite team in the CL. Cause let's face it, it's not that hard to reach the semi-final through Roma and Wolfsburg.

tbh i don't like a home and away match against Barcelona, we tend to have better matches against them when it's a one-legged tie.

My preference for the semi final out of the remaining teams:

Benfica (if they eliminate Bayern)
City
Bayern
Barcelona
Atletico

I'd like City or Atletico

Valkyrja wrote:I'd like City or Atletico

it's going to be City vs Real

and Benfica vs Atleti

Valkyrja wrote:I'd like City or Atletico

Last 10 matches against Atletico, 5 Losses, 1 Win, 4 Draws.

27/02/16, Real Madrid 0 - 1 Atlético Madrid
04/10/15, Atlético Madrid 1 - 1 Real Madrid
22/04/15, Real Madrid 1 - 0 Atlético Madrid
14/04/15, Atlético Madrid 0 - 0 Real Madrid
07/02/15, Atlético Madrid 4 - 0 Real Madrid
15/01/15, Real Madrid 2 - 2 Atlético Madrid
07/01/15, Atlético Madrid 2 - 0 Real Madrid
13/09/14, Real Madrid 1 - 2 Atlético Madrid
22/08/14, Atlético Madrid 1 - 0 Real Madrid
19/08/14, Real Madrid 1 - 1 Atlético Madrid

Simeone

Pedram wrote:

Valkyrja wrote:I'd like City or Atletico

Last 10 matches against Atletico, 5 Losses, 1 Win, 4 Draws.

27/02/16, Real Madrid 0 - 1 Atlético Madrid
04/10/15, Atlético Madrid 1 - 1 Real Madrid
22/04/15, Real Madrid 1 - 0 Atlético Madrid
14/04/15, Atlético Madrid 0 - 0 Real Madrid
07/02/15, Atlético Madrid 4 - 0 Real Madrid
15/01/15, Real Madrid 2 - 2 Atlético Madrid
07/01/15, Atlético Madrid 2 - 0 Real Madrid
13/09/14, Real Madrid 1 - 2 Atlético Madrid
22/08/14, Atlético Madrid 1 - 0 Real Madrid
19/08/14, Real Madrid 1 - 1 Atlético Madrid

That's what i'm counting on lol