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Righto, Jamie Jackson’s study is pinch us.
That intends we’re done here, truthful acknowledgment each for your institution and comments, sorry I couldn’t get to them all; peace.
As we said astatine nan start, some City and Madrid are successful transition. But astatine nan moment, it’s Madrid pinch nan transcendental individuals, and that’s what won them nan tie.
I didn’t person clip to statement it erstwhile it happened, but aft Vinicius thought he’d scored connected 90+1, he celebrated by striking a airs and Donnarumma tried to propulsion him away. Not his spot truthful to do, successful mine.
Elsewhere, Arsenal person beaten Leverkusen 2-0 connected nan night, 3-1 connected aggregate, while PSG person won 3-0 astatine Chelsea and 8-2 connected aggregate. Thanks for coming lads, each nan champion to you and yours.
FULL TIME: Manchester City (1) 1-2 (5) Real Madrid
Madrid triumph going away. City gave it a decent spell tonight, moreover erstwhile down to 10, but they’ve been good beaten wide and look a adjacent measurement disconnected earnestly challenging for this trophy.
GOAL! Manchester City (1) 1-2 (5) Real Madrid (Vinicius 90+3)
Ohhhh nary they don’t, Tchouameni rolls backmost a walk and utilizing its gait to expanse successful a cross, Vinicius gathering it delightfully connected nan half-volley, opening up his assemblage and near ft while no-looking nan different way. Lovely behaviour.
NO GOAL! Manchester City (1) 1-1 (4) Real Madrid
Vinicius was offside and City flight nan ignominy of losing some legs.
GOAL! Manchester City (1) 1-2 (5) Real Madrid (Vinicius 90+1)
A transverse from nan right, past Valverde retrieves, mightiness shoot, but arsenic we know, he’s “generous”, truthful he guides a sidefooter into nan middle, Vinicius bumps goalwards, and erstwhile he hits Donnaruma, he’s capable to rotation location nan rebound.
90+1 min We’ll person 3 further minutes.
90 min Doku is still astatine it, winning yet different corner. I’ve really enjoyed his capacity tonight, and if he tin support whizzing crosses to nan adjacent station and cut-back to nan 2nd six-yard box, Haaland mightiness soon resume scoring astatine his accustomed rate.
87 min City person had their moments successful this tie, but Madrid afloat merit their passage, riding retired difficult moments astatine nan commencement to nutrient nan transcendental brilliance that settled things. I can’t hold for their necktie pinch Bayern; meantime, Arsenal are almost done to meet Sporting, having been treated very kindly by some Champions League and FA Cup draws this season.
85 min Oh my complete and utter days! “With this necktie drifting to a close,” originates Kári Tulinius, “here is immoderate bonzer news. CAF person retroactively awarded nan 2025 Afcon title to Morocco. Brahim Diaz will beryllium getting a golden badge successful nan mail, presumably.”
Wow, wow, wow! I can’t opportunity I’m precisely shocked, arsenic you can’t person teams sulking disconnected nan transportation if things spell against them, a constituent that needs reinforcing earlier nan World Cup. But confiscating a trophy hasn’t happened, I don’t think, since Calciopoli, and conscionable this week, we saw Chelsea punished for cheating but allowed to support nan titles it delivered.
83 min Madrid travel again, Donnarumma redeeming from Vinicius, past from personification else, I didn’t spot who, past Valverde slides into nan unguarded net, and nan emblem goes up. Meantime, VAR checks nan shirt-pull connected Mbappe, and I deliberation Ait-Nouri lets spell a split-second earlier he makes it into nan area … but is it a reddish card? If you’re asking me, I can’t fathom a logic it isn’t, but nan officials determine not.
81 min In comms, they talk whether nan Prem isn’t arsenic bully arsenic we think, much connected which successful a 2nd because Vinicius has fed a shot down nan statement for Mbappe, whose first touch takes him distant from Ait-Nouri … who chases aft him, pulling his garment arsenic he sets to shoot, past letting go. No penalty, says nan ref, nan defender doing conscionable small capable to debar punishment.
80 min Beaten by a through-pass, Alexander-Arnold yanks backmost Marmoush and is booked. I’d person been tempted to fto that spell if I was him – this necktie is over, and he’l not want a suspension later successful nan competition.
78 min Again Doku goes astatine Alexander-Arnold, cutting backmost for Cherki, whose changeable is blocked, past Cherki digs retired a transverse for Ait-Nouri, who heads location … from an offside position.
76 min Mbappe is booked – for what I’ not sure, arsenic my image jumped.
76 min Ah, erstwhile Madrid made those changes, City replaced Rodri pinch Gonzalez.
76 min “Bernardo Silva,” originates Jonathan Griggs. “13 goals and 13 assists successful 51 games successful 2018-19. I americium astatine a nonaccomplishment arsenic to why this is considered nan 2nd champion statistical play successful nan Premier League. Based connected what parameters? Can personification enlighten maine please?”
Did anyone opportunity that was nan case? I though nan judgement was impressionistic, not data-driven.
74 min Changes for Madrid: Camavinga and Angel switch Thiago and Guler, their jobs done.
73 min Doku hasn’t stopped trying to make worldly happen, winning different corner, and I wonderment if this is low-key a breakthrough lucifer for him. Rather than perpetually onslaught his man, he’s mixing it up really good now, capable to frighten wrong and out, passes and crosses; a due winger.
71 min Now City triumph a area … which Lunin punches clear. So far, this has been an impeccable portion of reserve goalie-ing.
70 min City make first interaction pinch nan corner, but Mbappe, lurking connected nan correct broadside of nan box, measures it connected to his instep, volleying … conscionable wide.
69 min Alexander-Arnold swigs nan area successful and Tchouameni is up astatine nan adjacent post, glancing a header that Donnarumma does really good to move complete nan barroom because that came astatine hullo quickly.
69 min Change for Madrid, Mbappe replacing Diaz.
68 min Khusanov scuds a debased changeable conscionable wide, past Alexander-Arnold lasers a walk to Vinicius connected nan near of nan box, but he takes his clip deciding connected his adjacent move and erstwhile nan shot reaches Fran, his transverse is blocked by Khusanov, who’s played good tonight.
65 min “Two things epitomise really Haaland’s past fewer months person gone,” reckons Joshua Keeling. “Being taken disconnected successful nan derby and now successful this game, erstwhile City were/are hopeless for goals.
City successful wide haven’t been atrocious successful that period, but it seems for illustration nan measurement Guardiola has rejigged nan squad conscionable doesn’t suit Haaland. And because nan squad was antecedently rejigged to suit Haaland, they haven’t sewage arsenic galore goals among nan remainder of nan squad arsenic they utilized to person either.”
IU’m amazed Caherki has featured little recently, because he’s personification I’d ideate could present nan passed slipped successful down connected which Haaland thrives, while Doku has served him good from retired wide tonight. But they’re nary longer dominating each crippled pinch 65% possession, truthful don’t person nan aforesaid scope to create that they erstwhile did.
63 min So City counter, Cherki dribbling heavy into nan Madrid half astatine inside-left earlier feeding a walk successful down that possibly might’ve travel sooner. Doku draws nan keeper past slides by him and into nan net, but nan emblem past goes up.
62 min Back pinch our game, Vinicius goes done and Donnarumma comes retired but daren’t make a challenge, truthful Vinicius tries to ruin into him, winning a area … which comes to nowt.
62 min Oh and Chelsea now way 3-0 connected nan night, 8-2 connected aggregate. This is simply a due doing.
61 min Declan Rice has scored a beautiful extremity to put Arsenal 2-0 up connected nan nighttime ant 3-1 up connected aggregate. Leverkusen had their chance past week and, I’m acrophobic to say, blew it astatine nan last.
60 min I wonderment if nan signing of Semenyo was nan opening of a alteration successful style for City, and if successful nan future, they whitethorn move to a pivot-style of centre-forward; he is not an evident supplier for Haaland, who mightiness request to create his crippled to enactment successful situ.
58 min “Bernardo Silva gave nan 2nd champion individual play successful nan Premier League successful nan modern era successful 2018-19, 2nd only to De Bruyne’s nan play before,” reckons Christopher Faherty. “Him and his head are a adjacent aged chalk disconnected that now.”
That’s a very bold declare and not 1 pinch which I tin agree. Salah past season, Cantona successful 95-96, Henry various times, Van Nistelrooy 02-03, Ronaldo 06-07 and 07-08 were each better, successful mine.
57 min Two much changes for City, Semenyo and Marmoush connected for Haaland and Nunes.
55 min City person looked bully pinch 10 men, but Madrid nonstop a shot into space, Diaz aft it … truthful retired of nowhere, Khusanov glides alongside and confiscates possession. His betterment gait is immoderate utmost behaviour.
53 min Madrid, 4 points disconnected Barcelona successful The La Liga, play Atletico astatine nan play so, understandably, are taking power retired of nan game, knocking nan shot astir … and Rudiger giving it distant passing retired of defence. Ake pounces, finds Cherki who finds Haaland, and again, Lunin must hit clear erstwhile nan changeable comes in, earlier Rodri – who’s had respective attempts connected extremity coming – drills wide.
51 min “I reckon it will beryllium mutually beneficial for some parties if Pep calls clip astatine nan extremity of nan season,” reckons Kevin Wilson. “Pep’s style of aged feels for illustration from a bygone era and he doesn’t really person nan squad for it now (recent recruitment has been beautiful scattergun and unsuccessful). They’ve a pipeline of home talent they should make amended usage of. Get personification for illustration Iraola successful and rebuild.”
I wrote this earlier successful nan week but I’m not judge Iraola’s style scales up to a squad seeking to predominate – overmuch arsenic one respect him. If Guardiola left, I’m really not judge wherever City would go, but nan 2 outstanding candiadtes are Lis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann, I guess.
50 min Doku has played good tonight, picking really clever passes, and pinch Alexander-Arnold expecting to beryllium tally it, alternatively he punches a quadrate walk to Haaland who shoots … and Lunin parries really well, nan rebound falling backmost to nan Norwegian Les Dawson … who shoots over.
48 min Looking astatine really City person reorganised, Khusanov is astatine right-back pinch Guehi successful nan middle; Ake has gone to left-back, Nunes right-midfield, and Ait-Nouri left.
46 min Thiago plays a clever walk astir nan area for Vinicius, who has Diaz wrong him, pleading for a pass. But alternatively he tries a curler which won’t travel backmost enough, and nan shot flies wide.
46 min We spell again.
Ch ch changes: Lunin, nan leader successful nan 2024 semi, replaces nan awesome Courtois successful nan Madrid goal, while City nonstop connected Ake and Guehi for Dias and Reijnders.
“What’s incorrect pinch Haaland,” says Ben Barclay, “is Pep has group up City excessively narrow, pinch nan incorrect players inside, truthful nary a transverse for service, nor a clever passing series to provender from.
What’s incorrect pinch nan officiating is that changing nan offside telephone to accommodate a punishment is weak, and pinch nan shot not going in, Bernardo didn’t forestall a goalscoring opportunity.
Real Madrid are a protector of their erstwhile selves, but still nan scary surviving nether Pep’s furniture each night.”
Bernardo stopped nan shot going in, and if it wasn’t offside, had nan shot gone it, it would’ve been a goal.
“This crippled reminds maine of nan Ronaldo hat-trick crippled astatine Old Trafford successful 2003,” returns Niall Mullen. “The conception of defending seems to person vanished and nan squad who were evidently getting eliminated person had a gazillion chances. Vini J is ruining my affinity though by not getting a Brazilian hat-trick successful Manchester (yet).”
Yes, Madrid won that necktie successful nan first leg, delivering a capacity that was not successful keeping pinch their activity earlier it that season. Of course, they past sewage Nedveded successful nan semis.
