Real Early Exit for Man City
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Great open 20 minutes, both teams with chances. But the moment the game really changed, we see Bernardo Silva sent off for a deliberate handball on the goal line. City reduced to 10 men. Real Madrid with the penalty. Vinicius Junior would convert that. We'd see Haaland score just before the break to make it 1-1. Vinicius Junior, though, put the game beyond any doubt really late on. 2-1. We'd see Real Madrid advance then to the next round of the Champions League. So more on this. Let's welcome in, shall we, Frank Leboeuf. First off... Nice haircut, by the way. Thank you very much. That's what got my... piqued my interest at the start of the show. Good, good. I saw me pointing over at you. But, you know, I'm not...
Real Madrid are the better team over two legs. You may have watched the game, the full 90 at home. You may not. If you've just watched the highlights there, I think my opinion that those highlights, maybe for obvious reason, are very Manchester City-centric because Real Madrid had a lot of other chances, particularly in the first half. I know we're showing wave of wave of Man City possibly getting two or three goals in the first half, but not just that Valverde chance. You said... Real Madrid could have had 2-3 maybe 4 in the first half as well and the second half so this scoreline could have been crazy but it also could have been a lot worse for Man City they got what they deserved over two legs absolutely nothing they blew it in the Bernabeu he blew it with his team selection it was always going to be a tough last tonight they huffed and puffed but they weren't clinical enough Courtois played well Lennon played well
But again, Real Madrid could have had themselves four or five tonight in Manchester. And that was always going to be the case because City were having to push forward.
What led to Real Madrid eliminating Manchester City from the Champions League?
But if you put the whole thing in context, Manchester City, this juggernaut that's been, certainly in English football, has been given a lesson over two legs, five goals to one, by a Real Madrid side that have struggled for 90% of the season, certainly domestically. And I think that puts in perspective where Pep Guardiola's City are at the moment. They're not a great side and Real Madrid showed that. Pep Guardiola said ahead of this game, Real Madrid had three shots on target and scored three at the Bernabeu. So that gives us hope going into this game. And that's the difference, though. If you're not clinical enough in front of goal, you're out. And that's exactly... We talk about Manchester City's defence a lot, but they've only managed one goal against a makeshift Real Madrid defence over 180 minutes.
And while they had multiple opportunities that looked like half chances, that the final pass wasn't quite there, that the final touch wasn't quite there, it's a lot of ifs and buts. It's a lot of moral victories if you are Manchester City, and that's just not going to be good enough against Real Madrid, even this version of Real Madrid. Now, Craig is talking about the chances that Real Madrid had. Vinny scored two goals tonight, should have had, not could have had, should have had five. 100% chances, 100% opportunity. So to sort of simplify this conversation, if you're Pep Guardiola and say, well look, we had a really good start to the game in Madrid, and we're not able to capitalize then.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:31
2
What led to Real Madrid eliminating Manchester City from the Champions League?
2:31–6:23
3
How did Pep Guardiola's decisions impact Manchester City's performance?
6:23–10:25
4
What were the critical moments during the Manchester City vs Real Madrid match?
10:25–55:49
5
What criticisms were aimed at Chelsea's display against PSG?
55:49–56:32
6
How did PSG's performance compare to Chelsea's in their match?
56:32–1:08:15
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