UCL Ro16 2021/22 | PSG vs Real Madrid

It is what it is. Psg also have a lot of structural problems so they can’t really take advantage of messi. But you need to run off the ball and press in the modern game. This isn’t the 90’s anymore. And his dribbling has gone down in quality significantly

FennecFox7 wrote:I want to make it clear Mbappe had an outstanding performance and i feel bad for him. The PSG team has quality but they’re terribly unbalanced.

What great performance? I have seen Shaun Wright Phillips kick it forward blindly, score 2 offside goals and get something in the back of the net due a shit keeper for ever.

On the Dollarumma "foul". It was body pressure, and only through shooting the ball did he actually make contact with Benz, so the ref didn't count it as a foul, and neither did the VAR (which would have intervened if it was).

It's just typical poor footwork from Raiola's pet.

Still does not explain the subsequent choking from this soft bellied team of mercenaries. Modric and Benz had more balls than the entire team plus bench combined.

Nishankly wrote:

FennecFox7 wrote:I want to make it clear Mbappe had an outstanding performance and i feel bad for him. The PSG team has quality but they’re terribly unbalanced.

What great performance? I have seen Shaun Wright Phillips kick it forward blindly, score 2 offside goals and get something in the back of the net due a shit keeper for ever.

Err, you sound like a contrarian. You’ve had this attitude recently. I don’t understand why but okay.

Carvajal got torn up yet again. He scored the two goals of the tie and did everything correctly. It was Neymar in particular and Messi to a lesser extent messing everything up. Rodrygo deserves credit and so does LV, but mbappe easily could’ve had more.

Courtois a shit goalkeeper. Alright my guy. It’s time for bed

FennecFox7 wrote:

Nishankly wrote:

FennecFox7 wrote:I want to make it clear Mbappe had an outstanding performance and i feel bad for him. The PSG team has quality but they’re terribly unbalanced.

What great performance? I have seen Shaun Wright Phillips kick it forward blindly, score 2 offside goals and get something in the back of the net due a shit keeper for ever.

Err, you sound like a contrarian. You’ve had this attitude recently. I don’t understand why but okay.

Lets keep the ad hominem out if we are mature enough.

So respond to my comment and be direct with your thoughts, that’s what mature people do. Clearly, mbappe was PSG’s best player over two ties. Do you disagree, and why? Only veratti was comparable

Don't know why you criticise Messi when half of PSG were considerably worse. Very kneejerk.

Neymar, Marquinhos, Mendes and Donnarumma were the culprits here. And the whole PSG mentality. Unbelievable how they lost the game in 45 minutes from an excellent position at half time. Catastrophic failure.

Genuinely hope Verratti and Mbappé leave next season. I think it is safe to say Mbappé is already wearing a white shirt but Verratti still has 2 seasons left at this club. Still, I would have handed my transfer request immediately if I were him.

This comeback is better than Barcas 6-1. All grit. All hard work. All determination. No questionable ref decisions or diving to be seen.

danyjr wrote:Don't know why you criticise Messi when half of PSG were considerably worse. Very kneejerk.

Neymar, Marquinhos, Mendes and Donnarumma were the culprits here. And the whole PSG mentality. Unbelievable how they lost the game in 45 minutes from an excellent position at half time. Catastrophic failure.

Genuinely hope Verratti and Mbappé leave next season. I think it is safe to say Mbappé is already wearing a white shirt but Verratti still has 2 seasons left at this club. Still, I would have handed my transfer request immediately if I were him.

3 of the goals came from individual mistakes.

Well there’s no question messi didn’t cause the loss. That’s definitely not his fault and I agree with your thoughts. I just believe he should’ve went to a team that emphasizes his strengths. City can cover for his lack of pressing, for example. But he easily could’ve won the tie if he was at his best, some of his moves were promising but he doesn’t have the physicality to pull them off anymore

Karim fucking Benzema. What a man. His renaissance in his mid 30s has been something else. All time Real Madrid legend no doubt.

Paris is such a shit team. Pochettino just loses when the cards are on him as his team have no structure or imagination at all.


Only victors from them has been Mbappe, Verratti and Di Maria as this was Paris's chance to keep Kylian now he definitely will salivate a chance to jump ship.

Messi is utterly finished. Cant wait till our clown brother Harmonica picks some nifty gifs and uses stats from a website he owns (and tampers with) to show otherwise but the last time Messi scored v Real Madrid I was barely a graduate.


Congratulations to all my Madrileños here. Wonderful victory from the dead. Enjoy my friends.

Perucho21 wrote:This comeback is better than Barcas 6-1

No it isnt

FennecFox7 wrote:Well there’s no question messi didn’t cause the loss. That’s definitely not his fault and I agree with your thoughts. I just believe he should’ve went to a team that emphasizes his strengths. City can cover for his lack of pressing, for example. But he easily could’ve won the tie if he was at his best, some of his moves were promising but he doesn’t have the physicality to pull them off anymore

Lacks explosion to get into higher areas when starting from deep and PSG don't have any patterns to get him into those areas.

I think defensively this was the hardest he worked in a long time. When was the last time you saw him defending at the edge of his own box?

PSG is an awful side tactically. He's part of the problem but Poch doesn't help matters.

FennecFox7 wrote:So respond to my comment and be direct with your thoughts, that’s what mature people do. Clearly, mbappe was PSG’s best player over two ties. Do you disagree, and why? Only veratti was comparable

I responded to this game as you mentioned in your earlier post. For this game, Mbappe was nothing more than a Adama Traore for a counter attacking team. Sure, he beat a man occasionally, won a yellow well done, and scored a goal which was jammy at best due to shit keeping but it was not outstanding and in comparison Vinicius who's team was playing from behind, not keeping the ball at home, Vinicius did much more than Mbappe.

I am 100% sure he created more key chances, more dribbles, and he obviously played a key part in all 3 key goals. Mbappe who is supposed to 100 times the player did nothing outside kicking a ball and running at it all game. Verrati was the only one in that side this game who was decent the time he played.

FennecFox7 wrote:Well there’s no question messi didn’t cause the loss. That’s definitely not his fault and I agree with your thoughts. I just believe he should’ve went to a team that emphasizes his strengths. City can cover for his lack of pressing, for example. But he easily could’ve won the tie if he was at his best, some of his moves were promising but he doesn’t have the physicality to pull them off anymore

Of course he is not at his best, he will never be. He has been on a steep decline for 2 seasons now because he will be *drumrolls* 35 in a couple of months, the age where most players retire. Who in their right mind expect him to run past players like he is 23?

My gripe was at these people acting surprised/butthurt with these "hE iS fIniShEd" comments. Is this the first time these people have watched a player's full career?

Mbappe was tearing up Real's right side, causing several yellows, scored a goal, and teed up two glorious chances to Neymar who missed.

Both of PSG's goals were moments of clear brilliance, and fuck that noise about Courtois's "shit goal keeping", that's a WC GK, and was basically fooled by the shot but still got  hand on it, but it was too powerful and accurate to be saved.

It's not even close, and if QSG didn't choke in the second half, the tie would be won entirely due to his efforts.

And I am saying this as someone who isn't a fan of the player.

Messi is nowhere near the problem he just...doesnt do much especially against good defences.

PSG's problems extend beyond that be it the bland Poch to their no chemistry to no definite system.

Just a poorly managed locker room.

Ambilight tonight was probably trying to say "Slava Ukraine"

Messi couldnt outpace a 37 yr old Modric

Ive been saying this but hes just saving himself for Argentina and the world cup

| Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo were screaming in the dressing room and even HIT people. The POLICE had to be called. @partidazocope #rmalive

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 9, 2022

| They were upset at the referees and thought Benzema fouled Donnarumma. @partidazocope #rmalive

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 9, 2022

| Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is screaming in the dressing room. Everyone is very embarrassed by his behaviour. @MovistarFutbol #rmalive

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 9, 2022

| Karim Benzema to French rapper and friend Niska BEFORE tonight's game: "They (PSG) will shit themselves. They're not gonna do anything. This is MY story." @Kulturlesite_ #rmalive pic.twitter.com/RkHGAkyKBP

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 9, 2022

Wow what a hilarious breakdown

C'est incroyable !

what a comeback

Poch def sacked

Benzgoat ffs

Nishankly is all jealous because he knows the cheap bastards at Liverpool can not afford Mbappe !

I am now super confused which team I would like to face in the next round. I would say bring the best of what is left and we will suffer the win against anyone going ahead.

I had told you guys a decade ago that Poch is a noob when he prioritized EPL game over the great Europa league while at Spurs. No sense of how to manage squad and games.

So now Poch to Utd path has been cleared in the summer.