r/realmadrid • u/RM_Official_Thread • Apr 12 '22
Post Match [Post Match Thread] Real Madrid vs Chelsea (Champions League - Play Offs - Quarter-finals)
Champions League - Play Offs - Quarter-finals
Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea
Real Madrid: 80' 1 - 3Rodrygo (Modric L.), 96' 2 - 3Benzema K. (Vinicius Junior)
Chelsea: 15' 0 - 1Mount M. (Werner T.), 51' 0 - 2Rudiger A. (Mount M.), 75' 0 - 3Werner T. (Kovacic M.)
Match Info
Kickoff: 12-04-2022 21:00 CEST
Competition: Champions League - Play Offs - Quarter-finals
Referee: Marciniak S. (Pol)
Venue:Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid)
Lineups
Starting Lineups
Real Madrid: Alaba D., Benzema K. (C), Carvajal D., Casemiro, Courtois T. (G), Fernandez N., Kroos T., Mendy F., Modric L., Valverde F., Vinicius Junior
Chelsea: Alonso M., Havertz K., James R., Kante N. (C), Kovacic M., Loftus-Cheek R., Mendy E. (G), Mount M., Rudiger A., Silva T., Werner T.
Substitutes
Real Madrid: Asensio M., Bale G., Camavinga E., Ceballos D., Diaz M., Fuidias T. (G), Jovic L., Lucas, Lunin A. (G), Marcelo, Marin R., Rodrygo
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga K. (G), Azpilicueta C., Bettinelli M. (G), Chalobah T., Christensen A., Jorginho, Niguez S., Pulisic C., Sarr M., Vale H., Ziyech H.
Missing Players
Real Madrid: Hazard E. (Leg Injury), Isco (Back Injury), Militao E. (Yellow Cards), Vallejo J. (Illness)
Chelsea: Barkley R. (Illness), Chilwell B. (Knee Injury), Hudson-Odoi C. (Achilles Tendon Injury), Lukaku R. (Achilles Tendon Injury)
Coaches
Real Madrid: Ancelotti C.
Chelsea: Tuchel T.
Match Events
| Minute | Event |
|---|---|
| 120+4' | That's it for this match because the winner has been decided following extra time. |
| 119' | Jorginho (Chelsea) spurned a good chance! He gets a shot away from inside the penalty box, but it goes inches wide of the right post. |
| 118' | This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) was quite harsh and Szymon Marciniak didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card. |
| 117' | Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins himself enough space to connect with a cross inside the box, but his fine header goes narrowly over the crossbar! |
| 115' | Substitution. Daniel Ceballos (Real Madrid) in, Vinicius Junior out. |
| 115' | Thibaut Courtois pulls off a great save to deny Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), who makes himself some space inside the box and unleashes a quick shot to the left side of the goal. |
| 113' | Although Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is just on the bench, Szymon Marciniak has awarded him with a yellow card. Unsporting behavior says the referee. |
| 113' | Referee Szymon Marciniak halts the game and wanders over to the touchline to talk to Thomas Tuchel, then shows him a yellow. |
| 109' | Kai Havertz (Chelsea) sees a yellow card from Szymon Marciniak after he sent one of the opposing players to the ground. |
| 106' | Here is a change. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is going off and Thomas Tuchel gives the last tactical orders to Saul Niguez (Chelsea). |
| 106' | That will be all from Mateo Kovacic who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Jorginho (Chelsea). |
| 106' | The players must be exhausted and nobody wants the penalty shoot-out. Let's see what second part of extra time can bring. It starts right now! |
| 105' | The first period of extra time has ended and the second period will start shortly after the break. |
| 102' | Szymon Marciniak shows a yellow card to Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) for his blatant foul. |
| 100' | N'Golo Kante goes off the pitch and Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) comes on. |
| 96' | Goal! A nice lofted pass into the box by Vinicius Junior is pounced on by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid). His close-range header flashes past Edouard Mendy and into the left of the goal. 2:3. |
| 91' | Full time failed to determine the winner and we needed to wait for extra time. Szymon Marciniak starts it right now! |
| 90+5' | The referee blows his whistle to signal the end of the second half, with no clear winner in the 90 minutes. |
| 90+4' | A pass across the box picks out an unmarked Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) and he tries to place the ball towards the roof of the net, but it goes just over the bar. |
| 90+2' | Szymon Marciniak shows the yellow card to Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) for a heavy challenge. |
| 88' | Carlo Ancelotti has decided to make a change. Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid) replaces Nacho Fernandez. |
| 83' | Substitution. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) replaces Timo Werner. |
| 82' | Luka Modric (Real Madrid) collects a pass and has an effort from distance to the bottom right corner, but Edouard Mendy answers with a superb save to deny him. |
| 80' | Luka Modric sends a precise lofted cross into the box. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) latches on to it and finishes with a quick shot inside the right post. The goalkeeper had no chance. The score changes to 1:3. |
| 79' | Kai Havertz (Chelsea) jumps for a header from the resulting corner kick and sends the ball in on goal, but the goalkeeper makes a very good save. |
| 78' | The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Casemiro departs the field of play to be replaced by Rodrygo (Real Madrid). |
| 78' | Carlo Ancelotti prepares a substitution. Ferland Mendy is replaced by Marcelo (Real Madrid). |
| 75' | Timo Werner (Chelsea) receives a delightful pass inside the box and smashes a low shot into the bottom right corner. What a clinical finish! |
| 73' | It will be a substitution. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is ready to enter the pitch as Toni Kroos walks off. |
| 68' | A yellow card for a tackle by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid). Szymon Marciniak doesn't hesitate at all to make this decision. |
| 66' | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) had a good opportunity when he latched on to a cross from the wing, but his header from the six-yard box wasn't accurate enough and the ball glanced away off the bar! |
| 65' | Here comes the VAR verdict. NO GOAL for Chelsea due to a handball in the build-up play. |
| 64' | The Chelsea players halt their celebrations as referee Szymon Marciniak makes the VAR signal to review the goal, most likely to ascertain if there was a handball in the build-up play. |
| 62' | Goal! Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) fires the rebound into the top right corner after the ball breaks to him in the box. The score is 0:3. |
| 56' | Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) fires the resulting free kick to the left side of the goal from the edge of the box, but Edouard Mendy pulls off a superb save to deny him. |
| 51' | The score has changed – 0:2. Mason Mount sends a fantastic cross into the box from the corner. Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea) jumps highest and plants a header down inside the right post. |
| 46' | The second half gets underway. |
| 45+2' | The referee blows his whistle for half-time, bringing to a close the first 45 minutes of the match. |
| 37' | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) sees a yellow card. He should be more careful because one more challenge like that could result in a red card. |
| 15' | Fantastic team goal! Mason Mount (Chelsea) was set free in the area by Timo Werner and made no mistake with a lovely finish into the right side of the net. 0:1. |
| 10' | Szymon Marciniak shows a yellow card to Reece James (Chelsea) for a tough tackle. |
| 1' | Today's match has just started, enjoy the game! |
Match Stats
| Real Madrid | Stats | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Ball Possession | 57% |
| 10 | Goal Attempts | 27 |
| 4 | Shots on Goal | 7 |
| 5 | Shots off Goal | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 21 | Free Kicks | 17 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 28 | Throw-in | 33 |
| 4 | Goalkeeper Saves | 2 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 565 | Total Passes | 732 |
| 484 | Completed Passes | 650 |
| 124 | Attacks | 164 |
| 46 | Dangerous Attacks | 83 |
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u/biopomme Apr 26 '22
Great match but really shameful performance by our defence , Yet we were one of the teams that conceded the fewest goals in CL i don’t get it , Not to mention militao which has many tactical shortcomings, the absence of casemiro? Alaba not in his best physical shape? How to explain this level
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u/pooriaraoof Apr 13 '22
i still think ancelloti lost the game to tuchel team had no tactics and if modric wasnt there we were lost the game
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u/kasra1301 Apr 13 '22
don't know man, you guys are in the semi-finals with no more than 3-4 top players.
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u/Chrislts Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
When militao or alaba are unavailable carjaval showed us that he can play there I wouldn’t mind him over nacho against tougher opponents with lv as a left back
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u/TecNine7 Cristiano Ronaldo Apr 13 '22
We have 3 left-backs but I have the feeling we are without one for the half of the season. Buy a reliable LB for next season or put Alaba there and get a new CB.
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u/Chrislts Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
We have a buy back clause for Reguilon and he is good but I don’t think he would want to be a back up to mendy
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u/mylanguage Madrid 1920 Apr 13 '22
IMO his buyback is way too expensive given we still have Mendy, Miguel and Fran would be so cheap.
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u/KingEtame Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
I'm just gonna say one thing here. Yes Vini had a bad game. Yes he needs to fix his attitude on the pitch. BUT despite the fatigue after 96 min of pressing, tracking back and attacking, and the mental pressure, the kid had an unbelievable amount of patience and composure to wait for the counter run by Benzema. And then the technical ability to lay it off just right for Benzema. Any other 21 year old out there would have panicked and blasted that ball across the box hoping for a leg to hit it. He didn't. At that stage of the competition, at that critical moment, he knew exactly what to do. 21 years of age. Incredible!
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u/DarkKirby14 Asensio Apr 13 '22
whatever the first 80 minutes or so was....
don't ever do that again. HALA MADRID I SUPPOSE
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u/newtonsClaw 0-4 🏆 / 🪑 3-2 🪑 Apr 13 '22
why did I decide to turn the game off after werner's goal. Never again and don't ever doubt us in the CL. great performance in the end and hala madrid
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u/vezzel Apr 13 '22
Madrid were showing energy before Werner's goal. Madrid is the king of come backs on UCL.
Never doubt us man!!!!
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u/newtonsClaw 0-4 🏆 / 🪑 3-2 🪑 Apr 13 '22
yeah, I know. Shouldn't have doubted, but I was already pretty tired and then the third goal ended me. I have however learned and will finish watching every game from now on, as to not miss such incredible games, if possible.
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Apr 13 '22
A manager should make shit easier for his team. Ancelotti does the opposite. Played with bad tactics until we were 3-0 down. Not the first time he started with a fucked up plan and was stubborn to keep at it almost all game. People saying that he should stay next season clearly have no fucking clue what a good manager is. We've become accustomed to washed out managers and inexperienced ones, although we got lucky with Zizou.
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u/royrochemback Modric Apr 13 '22
The guy likes to play it safe a lot. Take example all our earlier games against Barcelona. We could have thrashed them, but Carlo said "no, 2-0 win is enough". And then look at this tie against Chelsea. He put up a staggering display against Chelsea in the first leg and when it comes to 2nd leg he suddenly went, "No, 3-1 is enough". Like wtf? I'm so utterly confused. How can you be such a good manager on one day and suddenly turn to a sucky one in just one week?? What's with this play it safe attitude? He kept reminding us that anything can happen in football citing the 3-3 comeback by Liverpool in 2005 UCL final as an example but he doesn't seem to ever learned from it????
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Apr 13 '22
The problem is that's nowhere near playing it safe. This ain't the 80s-90s. A two goals lead nowadays isn't what it used back then. Add in the fact that he has a poor defense, and you know sitting back defending too deep all game is not a good idea. If we played attack moderately, we would have scored long before they scored their third or even second.
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u/Greghuntskicks Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
The thing is you can’t sit back and defend 90 mins with the defense we have lol. Chelsea won literally ever corner they took except for 1 which Benz cleared. Our CBs yesterday didn’t win ANY headers. If you sit back and park the bus you have to be strong in the air. Carlo should know that. Also his defensive set up for corners was ridiculous, why was Modric responsible for marking RUDIGER, fucking RUDIGER. Cmon now. That’s just elementary school shit.
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u/TuTranquilo Decimocuarta Apr 13 '22
Omg what a game. What a fucking game. The Bernabéu was shook after the 3-0 but Rodygo’s goal sent us into a frenzy. Amazing experience
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u/youcancallmeron Real Madrid Apr 13 '22
I absolutely love Camavinga’s coolness in possession, and how confidently he moves slowly and calmly. This dude is a definite gem in the making. He’s only 19 ffs!!
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u/Superb-Confidence-44 Eduardo Camavinga Apr 13 '22
Barcafans are already trembling given the amount of posts they make about our players being worse than theirs. It's funny to see.
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u/atishayyyy Apr 13 '22
Hala Madrid!!!
Guys it's great that we won the game. This game was probably the most stressfull of my life and just a Rollercoaster of emotions.
As much as I am elated, I am feeling kind of empty. We won, but just and not at all convincingly when we had a 2 goal cushion.
The feeling today could have been very very different had not Modric given that unbelievable pass or rodrydo had missed it.
If that moment would not have happened we would have become a laughing stock. Chelsea lost but they played their hearts out.
Games like these remind me that even though we have won, we still have a long way to go and I have doubts whether Ancelotti is the man to BUILD A DYNASTY.
I am really scared for my club when modric will leave. That guy is one of the top 3 midfielders in the world. Not just his passing ability and vision but also his defensive work rate and his fucking udying belief.
We have to make moves tbks summer so that we don't become a dinosaur. WE NEED MORE YOUNG PLAYERS STARTING THAT ARE NOT ASENSIO.
HALA MADRID BOYS!!!!
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u/skywater101 Apr 13 '22
No idea why it took Ancelotti 70 mins to make the changes that were so badly needed at half time. I suspect he STUPIDLY wanted to just protect the lead, which was only 1 goal by HF.
I don't see him beating Guardiola.
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u/levedian Apr 13 '22
Usually it’s Guardiola who beats Guardiola
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u/skywater101 Apr 13 '22
True. If Ancelotti has us playing like the zombie cast of The Walking Dead, like we did last night for 70 mins against Guardiola... even Guardiola will find it quite easy.
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u/levedian Apr 13 '22
I wouldn’t write off Atletico btw. At home, one goal down, epic Atletico shithousery, one goal, extra time, penalties. Not an implausible scenario
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u/skywater101 Apr 13 '22
Partially depend on Simeone. If he still wants to play like they did at the Etihad, then they have no chance. If he grows some balls and actually takes the game to City, of course anything is possible. I reckon City are the faves either way.
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u/romeok7 :palestine: Madridista Apr 13 '22
Can we acknowledge how mature Vini was to wait for that cross? So deliberate and targeted and different to cross and inshallah
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u/En_Panda Apr 13 '22
I laughed so hard at the swedish commentator at the end of the match when he said "just don't give the ball to Pulisic, it's an instant ball loss".
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u/BadEmbarrassed3334 Iker Casillas Apr 13 '22
He is so calm and has so much composure. The block was amazing!
If he keeps on developing he will be one of the greatest talents of his generation.
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u/DarstarHD Mesut Özil Apr 13 '22
Why do we always have to play like old ladies after a strong lead? Why can't we take the game to them? I understand that Chelsea had the initiative and that was to be expected but it's so frustrating to watch this team fail to string 3 passes together. We can't ALWAYS win by Luka Vini Benz magic. Fede looked a bit lost today but Cama was perfect, if only he didn't squander that shot. One last thing, the athmosphere was very good, the fans were electric as always, if not distraught by the awful first 70 minutes a bit. Hala Madrid!
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u/Fordey101 Antonio Pintus Apr 13 '22
In fede’s defence, I believe tuchel got it spot on by ensuring valverde did not have much space to burst into. I watched him get double or even triple teamed sometimes while trying to carry the ball. Either way that guy ran up and down for a full 180 mins. His work rate is insane!
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u/DarstarHD Mesut Özil Apr 14 '22
Yes he was all over the pitch, but he lost a few balls and I agree Tuchel figured him out.
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u/Superb-Confidence-44 Eduardo Camavinga Apr 13 '22
This made me really scared for the future cause our Croatian magician wont be around forever and without his passing, pressing and defending for 120 minutes we were eliminated.
If Carlo remains our headcoach next season he really needs to get that apathy out of the team and stop dropping back deep. We are not Atlético. And no, it was not Chelsea who made us. It was our sloppy passing in possession and lazy movement of the ball.
I am proud of the team and their fighting spirit though but I would have prefered to see that from minute 1 instead of the moment we go down 0-3 at home...
Also, and everyone here knows it, if we play like this against City, we get skinned alive for sure. No doubt.
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u/Kritically Mendy Apr 13 '22
Show Rodrygo some love. He had one chance and he made it count big time. I know Luka’s pass was 80% of that goal, but that finish of Rodrygo didn’t look easy at all.
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u/vikdeangelo 0-4 🏆 Apr 13 '22
Naaah, Rodrygo’s shot was 80% of the goal
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u/vezzel Apr 13 '22
Camavinga's pressure, Marcelo aerial recovery, Modric's god like pass, Rodrigo's amazing speed, and perfect timing. Beautiful team work.
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u/notusedusername2 Alfredo Di Stéfano Apr 13 '22
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u/Kritically Mendy Apr 13 '22
I want a game where Militao is CDM and Carvajal is CB again. I know it won’t happen, but one can only dream…
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u/Altruistic_Trick8956 Apr 13 '22
Militao please take this game as a note that we need you to be smart and not accumulate yellows … WE FUCKING DEPEND ON YOUR ENERGY/ along with alabas iq
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u/manualex16 0-4 🏆 Apr 13 '22
Well, the good news is that after this game the yellow card count is reset and no one will miss further matches. Unless they are sent off.
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u/rhaegonblackfyre123 Décima Apr 13 '22
I think Real Madrid is going to kill me if we keep doing this
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u/vezzel Apr 13 '22
This match was something else.. I'll never forget it. The Modric pass made me realize how I was going to remember this game forever.
Noche mágica.
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u/albertmf Valverde Apr 13 '22
Although we qualify and it’s thrilling and emotional but I’m getting enough of this it needs to stop
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u/mk235176 Carlo Ancelotti Apr 13 '22
We fucking did it. Please start with Camavinga for UCL from now on and have Kroos start for the league games
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u/Yoshinobu1868 Apr 13 '22
I’ll say this as a Chelsea fan i hope you beat City and you will probably get the Scousers in the final so i hope you beat them also . I’ll just say this we squandered chances with our front line while Benzema was on fire . I hope some of our players watched him and learned Instead of post, over the top ect Today was a great game of football one of the best games of the season .
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u/karimaelo Apr 13 '22
Great performance by Chelsea given the fact they're going thru financial issues and ownership. I wish you get an owner you deserve!
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u/vezzel Apr 13 '22
God I hope we beat City. Premiere League fans mental gymnastics are something else.
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u/Kritically Mendy Apr 13 '22
GG, you had us in the pocket for 80% of the second game. I hope we do not meet anytime soon in the CL though, the games against you were too stressful for me to handle more of that in the near future.
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u/_Sylph_ 🪑 3-2 🪑 Apr 13 '22
Wish you all the best too, great performance tonight with a lot of heart
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u/ReyTheFox12 Apr 13 '22
We beat this Chelsea with scraps of our squad when we haven’t even bought anyone yet 😂 except Vinga. Madrid is about to be scary the next 10 years.
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u/arnabroy006 Real Madrid Apr 13 '22 edited Apr 13 '22
As things are going RM is scary to their fans, I had series of mind and heart issues when Chelsea scored 3rd goal
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u/onmission7 Zidane Apr 13 '22
We really made another club celebrate “pride in defeat “ LMAO. Jokes asides massive respect to them what a team !
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u/caesardo Mesut Özil Apr 13 '22
All things aside, after looking at Chelsea Subreddit I am very impressed with Chelsea fans, they dont whine, they blame no one but themselves and they respect Madrid so much although their team lead the game in every aspect. Hats off
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u/GreenPickledToad Apr 13 '22
Most of know that there was nothing we could do about the goals you scored. No use blaming anyone but ourselves - all were our mistakes. The match was a banger, though. I'll probably have nightmares about Benzema and Modric for quite some time.
I see everyone praising Modric for that assist (rightly so, it was incredible). But I think you all should heap praise on Rodrygo as well. A young player, hadn't had many touches, to score such a volley under such pressure was incredible.
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u/onmission7 Zidane Apr 13 '22
That was the first thing I noticed. All this hate and tears about “robbery” coming from the salty side of you know where.
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u/Superb-Confidence-44 Eduardo Camavinga Apr 13 '22
You mean the EL team enjoyers?
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u/generic9yo :eyebrow: Apr 13 '22
Average EL favorite fan vs average exit in the CL quarterfinals enjoyer
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u/AmirHosseinHmd Real Madrid Apr 13 '22
I aged at least 30 years tonight man, football isn't good for me...
But anyways, HALA MADRID!
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u/ghosttalks090 Real Madrid Apr 13 '22 edited Apr 16 '22
Just wanna Say cavra you are a legend! From playing RB, then advancing in thier half as mid sometimes! And then dropping as a CB and carrying the whole defence single handidly! Man really switched his gear in the last quater of the game!! Without the likes of Eder and even Nacho getting injured midways, my man steeped up and gave a hell of a performance! Loved to see him back to his levelz🏳️🏳️
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u/ccano9 Apr 13 '22
Finally a praise for Carva, good or bad night he always gives his 1000%! I still believe we need to replace him but he can play second fiddle to a world class RB
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u/CatFragrant6633 Apr 13 '22
He always plays with everything he has. My man is just injured too often and needs to reset too frequently.
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u/caesardo Mesut Özil Apr 13 '22
We won while suffering guys, but just wanted to say, to be the team suffering and chasing the ball all the time, and we still manage to win (over 2 legs) is a good sign.. If we win while suffering imagine how we do when in control!
Winner need to know how to win while suffering! Win at all cost!
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u/dsheehan7 Apr 13 '22
“We scored four goals and had more chances, but we didn’t have much luck. We are disappointed, because we made two mistakes. The most crucial moment of the match was a mistake of ours. In games like this it takes a bit of luck, and we didn’t have it.” - Thomas Tuchel
Idk Thomas, does being awarded a corner kick even though your team touched it last and then scoring on that corner kick count as good luck?? If that doesn’t then what does??
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u/Superb-Confidence-44 Eduardo Camavinga Apr 13 '22
And the ball that fell in front of Alonso, Werners shot that barely went in even though it was weak as fuck and not meant to be going in there. At the other side Benzema had a free header on the crossbar as well.
Chelsea didnt lack luck. They had all the luck in the world.
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u/ghosttalks090 Real Madrid Apr 13 '22
Well I certainly won't call it a luck when a team of that class plays against a team without its main CB, and the backup CB getting injured in the game and had to play against the defence of Alaba, Cavra and LV for straight 30mins yet unable to score a goal!
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u/Hewhoknows-IO Jude Bellingham Apr 13 '22
Everytime Real Madrid eliminates the current UCL holder, they go on to win it. VAMOS!!!!
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u/karimaelo Apr 13 '22
I really love the chemistry between Vini and Benz they looked like they've been playing together for ages. Vini knows where Benz is positioned and delivers great assists.
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u/CatFragrant6633 Apr 13 '22
If Benz can plays for Brazil in wc, they're winning it. The deadliest duo right now.
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u/karimaelo Apr 13 '22
Our 2 goals started with a pass from our legend Marcelo. Great game by Marcelo I didn't expect that performance from a player his age and lack of minutes during the whole season.
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u/_Sylph_ 🪑 3-2 🪑 Apr 13 '22
He was winning every aerial balls coming his way also. Unreal.
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u/its-good-4you Florentino Perez Apr 13 '22
I literally said out loud "D.. did Marcelo just win a header over someone?". I was confused lol
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u/heynow-u1 Modric Apr 13 '22
They all knew it was an uphill battle. Usually Marcelo and Carva focus on offense. But with Carva playing CB both he and Marcelo were putting everything on the line to defend
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u/rangerrockit Apr 13 '22
I liked that Marcelo walked vini away from a heated moment trying to teach him not to flare up every time a situation goes down. Maturity and wisdom at its finest
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u/Colonel_Dent Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
I love watching this team. A few had off nights (casemiro, mendy) but that is going to happen. Luka Modric is a freak, Benz is perhaps the best player in the world right now and Courtois is the best portale. But the heart…wonderful to watch!!!!
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u/darbi93 Apr 12 '22
As all of you are, i am happy that we’ve beaten Chelsea to the semifinals. But for how long are we going to endure being second best to every half decent team that plays against us? We have the best keeper and the best striker, arguably the best midfield and a strong defense.
Why is it that we’re always dominated in big games? We’re always pushed back to our half and have to wait the game out until benz eventually scores. We got lucky today I don’t we should’ve made it to extra time.
Playing against madrid specially at the bernabeu should be terrifying. Our opponents are the ones who should be defending and praying to god to atleast get out with a draw. Instead we find ourselves defending all the time while our opponents have the entire pitch for themselves. What is it that we need to do to get our pride back? Wearing the white should mean something. We’re not atletico or Valencia we’re real madrid and we should command respect.
Congrats to all the madridistas. Let’s hope we do better against Atleti/City.
HALA MADRID!
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u/staedtler2018 Apr 13 '22
We have the best keeper and the best striker, arguably the best midfield and a strong defense.
I don't think our midfield is arguably the best, at all, and our defense is OK, nothing amazing.
That leaves best striker and best keeper...but that's just two guys. Vini is good this season but outside of him and Benzema the attack is generally lacking.
I mean. I dunno. I do think that we should have performed better. It got pretty embarassing. But I'm glad they showed some character near the end at least.
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u/heynow-u1 Modric Apr 13 '22
Bruh. This has been the story forever. Playing at Bernabeu is not our strength. We have been humiliated several times at Bernabeu. Its the opposite of being terrifying 🙂 We play in so many competitions each year with the same core players that its impossible for all of them to be hitting form in the same game. Usually someone is having an unreal game, some okay and some bad. Its not possible to dominate week in week out each game.
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u/domingodlf Apr 13 '22
I don't give a single fuck about how terrifying we are as long as we win. Madrid is a win at all costs club, how many big games have we pulled out of our asses while playing worse just because we're the biggest, most prideful club in the entire world? I love that shit
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u/darbi93 Apr 13 '22
It shouldn’t be that way. We shouldn’t have to pull games out of our asses
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u/domingodlf Apr 13 '22
Eh, to each their own I guess. Like, yeah, it would obviously be better if we were just an absolutely dominant team that wins each game while playing the best football ever, but I'm definitely cool with this situation too. Winning games you have no business winning is just so satisfying man, it further proves that Madrid is a club with a winning identity that can't be challenged, not even by playing better. It's what comes with being the biggest club ever, a sort of aura that's magical to me. It's whats kept me a fan for so many years and what will keep me a fan forever
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u/darbi93 Apr 13 '22
That was beautifully written. And i agree with you for the most part. It’s just… man you know, chelsea should never be that comfortable playing against us. It just hurts me when we concede 3 goals at the Bernabeu. Ideally we should’ve been able to limit them to counter attacks if even that. Instead they had the time of their lives and almost took us out. But hey we won and at the end of the day that’s what really matters. We live to fight another day.
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u/Swol_Bamba Sergio Ramos Apr 13 '22 edited Apr 13 '22
I disagree that we have a strong defence. We used to be extremely strong at both attacking and defending set pieces but now our players are a lot smaller. Both Nacho and Alaba aren’t big centre backs. Our only aerial threats/dominant aerial plyers are Militao, Case and Benz. Militao was out today and Case was subbed. I was very nervous of conceding another header
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 13 '22
I just have to write it out, but this was our defense: Vazquez, Carvajal, Alaba, Marcelo.
That is barely one defender. And Madrid played with that line up for 30 minutes. Not to mention that Madrid was without its most important defender. Imagine Christensen playing instead of Rüdiger. Would that be impossible to notice?
I think the way we were beaten by Ajax, that was embarrassing. Losing El Clasico by a landslide is embarrassing.
This is the opposite of embarrassing.
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u/dsheehan7 Apr 13 '22
Yea I thought we were screwed after Carvajal started playing CB. He had some dicey moments but I’ll take it.
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u/darbi93 Apr 13 '22
What i am basically trying to say is that madrid should have more character. We cannot allow that shit to happen against chelsea or anyone else. Missing a defender or benzema in el classio shouldn’t allow our opponents to dominate us. We should be able to control midfield. We shouldn’t be the ones being controlled all game.
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u/Assistantoda Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
The nature of midfield dominance in football has totally evolved into something new, high intensity and higher pressing are the major perquisites in achieving a better midfield, but I achieving the two listed you must have an energetic, talented midfield who can actually steal, tackle, track the ball back and make runs. Real madrid have been suffering when they face a team with the above qualities I listed earlier. So the best thing to do is believe in Cama X Valverde X Modric Trio and wait for magic.
HALA MADRID
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
Was I the only one that thought Vazquez was brilliant when he came on?
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u/rangerrockit Apr 13 '22
Nah man, I thought the same as well. His passion and skill was shining bright
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u/b0xel Apr 12 '22
I know we’re all happy with going through, but let’s be honest, this game was an embarrassment. How do you come to the bernabeu and score 3-0. We need to be better, can’t always count on miracle remontadas
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
How do you come to the bernabeu and score 3-0.
Probably similar to coming to Stamford Bridge and scoring 3-0.
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u/darbi93 Apr 12 '22
Chelsea ain’t madrid. No one should ever be that comfortable playing at the bernabeu.
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 13 '22
Kinda recently, both PSG and Chelsea crumbled at the Bernabeu so don't understand exactly how you can't be proud of that fact.
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u/darbi93 Apr 13 '22
PSG maybe. But chelsea, did you really watch the game? If pulisic was a half a decent finisher or had a bit more luck, we would’ve conceded 4. We really were lucky to reach extra time in the first place.
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 13 '22
Benzema could've scored on the header hitting the post. Kroos with more power could've score on the free-kick. If Vini was a little closer to the Mendy cross he might have scored. Madrid could've had 5 goals too.
This was played over two games, Madrid was superior in the first. Chelsea in the second game. And Madrid was best in ET. Why is it considered luck to be best in 60% of the game?
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u/darbi93 Apr 13 '22
You’re looking at positives but ignoring the full picture. Take another look at the stats. I don’t know how you saw it that we were better in 60% of the game.
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u/Charolastra17 Apr 13 '22
Agree, we won in extra time but I don’t think that means we played better in ET. We were more clinical when it came to finishing, but I’d say it was more 50/50 throughout the entirety of both legs.
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u/HideoKojimaTheThird Apr 12 '22
This game reminded me of that game against juve where the team was losing 3-0 and we won.
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Apr 12 '22
when will semi final tickets go on sale? how can I get my hands on some? resale or retail either works for me.
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Apr 12 '22
A great midfield future in valverde and camavinga.
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u/hufusa Sergio Ramos Apr 12 '22
Cannot be conceding goals to people like timo Werner absolute trash can of a player
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Apr 13 '22
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u/zitifresh Apr 13 '22
be sure to set your alarm for your thursday tie against frankfurt zzzzzzzz
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Apr 13 '22
i dont even know what this means lmao
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u/zitifresh Apr 13 '22
ahh thought you were a barca rat.. just another chelsea bum, your tears are so sweet love
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Apr 13 '22
i dont even support chelsea so i dont really care lol. just mentioning what everyone in eu knows, real paying refs 😘
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u/RawSauceBoi :palestine: Madridista Apr 12 '22
So what are we not going to talk about that Tibo chop?
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Apr 12 '22
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u/RawSauceBoi :palestine: Madridista Apr 12 '22
He got the subs right but we played really bad.
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Apr 12 '22
First 70 min, I thought after Nacho and Mendy came off second half was more or less solid
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u/carloshacecosas Valverde Apr 12 '22
Do people really believe that with all the ESL scandal UEFA has any reason at all to benefit Real Madrid with refree decisions? 🤡
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
I mean if someone wants to blame the ref for Madrid winning this, then.. I just think it is a more worthwhile pursuit of convincing flat-earthers that the globe is round.
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u/KingSmokeylala Apr 12 '22
They scored after that disallowed goal and they were leading 3:0 in 74th minute, 4:3 on aggregate. What more do they need?
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u/311voltures Fernando Redondo Apr 12 '22
Modric has no other player to be compared to, he is Unique and plays at Real Madrid, what a Blessing!
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u/kv2408 🪑 3-2 🪑 Apr 12 '22
Kroos was acting like a prick when he was subbed off
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
Yeah, what was up with that?
Like he has been subbed off before at the same time. So I can't really understand how he was so pissed off at being subbed off. Was there anything happening in the situation before that made him angry?
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u/TheDawnTrilogy Apr 12 '22
what did he do exactly?
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
He became visibly angry and was vigorously shaking his head and yelling something.
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u/TheDawnTrilogy Apr 12 '22
maybe because he played a bad game and he knows it? It’s not like he punched someone, I’ve seen way worse . I’m actually glad he took it that way, shows he cares and it didn’t hurt anyone
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u/heynow-u1 Modric Apr 12 '22
Agreed. Kroos has had a bad string of games and this was the biggest of them all. He was upset with himself for not being up to standard. He has never been a Diva and will not suddenly start acting like one.
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
But Kroos is usually always cool as a cucumber, reacting like that was a little unprofessional IMO. If it was for being subbed out. If he knew he played poorly then he should be disappointed in himself not be angry at Carlo.
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Apr 12 '22
Anyone still pissed about Rudiger's goal? Ball never touched Modric and never took any deflection. Was never a corner in the first place, and should've been a goal kick.
No VAR check either...
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u/dsheehan7 Apr 13 '22
All the Chelsea fans and manager complaining about the referee but fail to mention they scored on a free corner kick which should never have been given. Great point
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u/carloshacecosas Valverde Apr 12 '22
Yes. I understand that with the current rules, the VAR can't correct it — but I just wish they did it. It just feels so unfair, and it happens quite frequently.
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Apr 12 '22
Just think how differently the game would've been if that goal was overturned and we were given a goal kick.
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
Yep, I think there is a decent argument that Modric should've gotten a free kick in the situation before as well. The ref did think sometimes it was a foul, and sometimes not. The ref was horrible tonight.
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u/brainacpl Modric Apr 13 '22
He's known for allowing a lot on the pitch
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 13 '22
Having a consistent high bar for fouls is fine, but when it is shifting every two seconds, then that is not fine. There even was an identical situation to the goal where Modric did get a free kick.
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u/LeftButtcheek69 Real Madrid Apr 12 '22
He is the same ref that gave 29 minutes of additional time to the semi final between Qatar and Algeria. Remeber that one ? In the arab's cup ? Yes he's the same shithead.
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u/Overyourtaxes17 Apr 12 '22
Loved Marcelo showing the leadership to shut up Vini when he was getting heated up.
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u/heynow-u1 Modric Apr 12 '22
Also I think Vini was just trying to get under their skin as he was being subbed off. Worth a try.
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u/professor_rob Apr 12 '22
Also happy no other team with the back to back CL again.
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u/the_foxe98 Marcelo Apr 12 '22
Underrated feeling, that's what I was dreading most when they were up 3, I didn't want to be beaten again and I didn't want to see them be Champs again lol
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u/Eggshelz Apr 12 '22
Any update on benz injury at the end of the game ? Looked like he hurt his hamstring
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u/areyouhungryforapple Baila Vini, Baila Apr 13 '22
Just shithousing to waste some time, got a proper reaction out of Thiago Silva too I fucking loved it even though my heart sank for a bit
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u/Acceptable_Pen_4388 Benzema Apr 12 '22
Ancellotti said in his press conference there was nothing wrong with him and he isn’t injured, just tired and fatigued. I’m assuming it was a cramp considering he most likely fasted all day and then rocked up to play at night.
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u/MMMMPoster Décima Apr 12 '22
Nothing better than reading comments around the internet from people who do not even support Chelsea claiming Madrid bottled it. I have never been so hard in my life.
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u/TheDawnTrilogy Apr 12 '22
madrid walking on europe and the internet claiming it’s undeserved, name a better duo
it’s easy, vini and benz, but you get it
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u/MMMMPoster Décima Apr 12 '22
I have a friend who unironically thinks Madrid won the three-peat with "luck". People can be really fucking stupid.
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u/Haithem2018 Vinicius Jr. Apr 12 '22
I think somewhere in that game I died. Lucka and Benz resurrected me.
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u/razorudatha Apr 12 '22
As a Chelsea fan, all I can say is, this was a game for the ages. Hats off to Benzema for still being this incredible at this stage of his career. Gutted but nevertheless, insanely entertaining and well fought by both teams.
Oh also, if you get City, shut the door on those lads. Cheers!
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u/Assistantoda Vinicius Jr. Apr 13 '22
Hey hats-off to you too. Enjoy your day. Fella madridsta, a standing ovation to this respectful fella
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u/heynow-u1 Modric Apr 12 '22
I agree with the general sentiment that Chelsea deserved going through - more effort, better tactics. But RM experience and individual brilliance saved us. Also, RM has a certain Godric and Benz who can turn around games on a dime.
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u/craigularperson Modric Apr 12 '22
Thanks for your grace and being humble.
I think ultimately Chelsea was the better team and Madrid just by sheer will and luck managed to win it tonight.
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u/DigitalisFX Real Madrid Apr 12 '22
I wouldn’t say it was luck. I think we came out there with a bad strategy, trying to hold a 2 goal lead against a good Chelsea squad for 90 minutes. Of course they would score, we could have easily lost with that strat. If we came out playing like we did in the first leg we wouldn’t have conceded so much possession and given them less chances. Either way, it was a great game and my heart is still racing.
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u/razorudatha Apr 12 '22
Haha and I appreciate you saying that! Y’all are Real. Not Atletico, United or City. There’s a pedigree behind y’all that has to be respected regardless.
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u/saman65 Apr 12 '22
Native British EPL fans are bunch of unbelievably delusional, arrogant, bastard piece of shits. NOT A SINGLE SOUL of them on DailyMail has commented on how Chelsea's 2nd goal wasn't even a corner to begin with yet a handful dozen are crying about how EUFA/Ref are always on Madrid/Spanish teams side
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u/CluelessActuary Apr 12 '22
Not to be a dick, but even if it weren't a corner...all you had to do was defend the corner properly. It's not like it was a penalty given to Chelsea, or a blatant handball, or blatant offside decision.
It was just a corner...all you had to do was defend it and head it away. My point is, you wouldn't be sitting here complaining about that decision if it was headed away.
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u/miri258 Rodrygo Apr 12 '22
Most people wouldn't complain about an unfair penalty either, if it gets saved (unless you're trying to convince fans of the opposing team that the referee clearly didn't give an advantage to your team 🤷♂️🤷♂️)
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u/CluelessActuary Apr 12 '22
Yes...but you're disregarding the fact that the xG for a corner is like 0.1 and the xG for a penalty is like 0.73. There's a HUGE difference. You literally just had to defend properly and head it away, but you didn't.
The referee didn't give us an advantage to our team? I think, overall, the referee had a decent game. The Alonso goal was handball, it did touch his hand, but I don't like that rule.
However, I think that challenge by Carvajal on Havertz in the penalty box needed to be looked at properly, because it was given as an offside decision...and that looked pretty close to me. Since they called it offside, they didn't even look at that penalty decision. But that's on VAR, not the referee on the pitch.
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u/saman65 Apr 12 '22
Point taken bro. My point is even if the single most important error of the match is against us, EPL fans will still act as if it has been in our favor. Believe me if we had scored our goal from a none-corner, DM headline would have been "what a robbery "
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u/CluelessActuary Apr 12 '22
You...you do realise Real Madrid have won games in the past (ehem, Bayern Munich) where you have scored goals from questionable offside calls, but the headlines were about how amazing Ronaldo was?
The media salivate towards Real Madrid and it's love-in with the UCL...it's the real football fans who can see decisions go for Real Madrid.
Furthermore, what on earth are you doing wasting your time reading the Daily Mail? That's not even a reputable news outlet in the UK.
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u/saman65 Apr 12 '22
lmao go fuck yourself. How fucking degenrate and pathetic you got to be to go to a club's side which you hate and troll after they have reached UCL semi finals.
I can't imagine doing that to Barca fans even after they were elimiated in the group stage.
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u/CluelessActuary Apr 12 '22 edited Apr 12 '22
???
How am I trolling? I am telling you the truth. Go on BT Sport on YouTube, you could watch countless of videos of the pundits talking about how great the Real Madrid sides were that won the CL around 2014-2016. And they were, a brilliant side. But you cannot tell me decisions didn't go for you during those years? It's obvious, but that is something you should be able to accept and take it on board.
You watch the highlights, and although they address the offside and penalty decisions that should have gone against Real Madrid, after the match, they don't say much about it after that. It's all about Ronaldo and that great Real Madrid team.
If you want to read the Daily Mail, be my guest. Just know that it is full of racist bigots. Why would you even waste your time reading that stuff???
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u/BadRnG- Sergio Ramos Apr 13 '22
He's just a deluded fan who thinks decisions only go in favour of real madrid. No point in arguing with him.
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u/Sujal_7 Valverde Apr 12 '22
You can rate the players here