I just hope we have a fair and balanced Officiating performance from the referee. The Spanish press have been spewing their conspiracy theories all day about how UEFA will dick Real over due to their beef with Perez. It doesnt help that PSG women got 3 penalties against BArca Yesterday and we know Barca haven't officially left the super league. I expect this match to go like all our matches against Spanish teams with lots of Diving, imaginary card waving , and Play acting. 

    We will need all our experienced players to play their parts today.

2 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

I just hope we have a fair and balanced Officiating performance from the referee. The Spanish press have been spewing their conspiracy theories all day about how UEFA will dick Real over due to their beef with Perez. It doesnt help that PSG women got 3 penalties against BArca Yesterday and we know Barca haven't officially left the super league. I expect this match to go like all our matches against Spanish teams with lots of Diving, imaginary card waving , and Play acting. 

    We will need all our experienced players to play their parts today.

You hope for too much against a team of serial cheaters lol.

WTF same team as Westham

Wow TT first unchanged line up.

21 hours ago, The Don Antonio said:

Looking like Real will be matching us with 3 at the back just like they did against Atalanta.  The midfield will be key . Hopefully the Kante twins and Mount can protect Jorginho. 

                                Lucifer

                Militao      Varane     Nacho

Carvarhal   Modric   Casemerio   Kroos   Marcelo

                Benzema         Vinicious.

 

 

I was right about reals team. having Azpi at RWB is totally stipid. We need  James pushing him back

21 hours ago, The Don Antonio said:

Looking like Real will be matching us with 3 at the back just like they did against Atalanta.  The midfield will be key . Hopefully the Kante twins and Mount can protect Jorginho. 

                                Lucifer

                Militao      Varane     Nacho

Carvarhal   Modric   Casemerio   Kroos   Marcelo

                Benzema         Vinicious.

 

 

Spot on mate 👏

Just now, The Don Antonio said:

I was right about reals team. having Azpi at RWB is totally stipid. We need  James pushing him back

I did postulate earlier on that that line up defensively against West ham he may well have done with madrid in mind, and looks like TT did indeed do that.

I wonder if we will be matching Real and Mount drops in to make a 3 man midfield?

If Kovacic was fit I wonder if he would have come in for Pulisic to do the same and Mount further forward.

10 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Mount in either case.

That’s the most likely scenario but I would prefer to see Gilmour there.

Calling this because it seems inevitable. Tibo has a good game and keeps a clean sheet.

So there are no changes from West Ham game, experience part is playing here. 

Werner keeps his spot, Pulisic is our counter key and Mount is our game builder. 

Ohh.. I can't wait for the whistle! COME ON CHELS!!!

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Calling this because it seems inevitable. Tibo has a good game and keeps a clean sheet.

Only if he is saving his howlers for Stamford bridge

Azpilicueta as a RWB again is surprising me a lot. Not sure why Tuchel thinks starting him over James is a good idea.

15 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

Random hypothetical:

Say Kanté or Jorginho were to get injured in the warmup or were for whatever reason suddenly unavailable to start tonight - who do you think Tuchel puts in as his emergency centre mid?

Please feel free to give different answers based on which of the two would need replacing.

Anyone before Billy. 
 

Dave as a RWB is not good. 

Dave at RWB is a worry, that's the wing Madrid tore apart v Liverpool.

Just now, dkw said:

Dave at RWB is a worry, that's the wing Madrid tore apart v Liverpool.

Maybe he’s just going to sit there and defend for his life?

2 minutes ago, reparto corse said:

Azpilicueta as a RWB again is surprising me a lot. Not sure why Tuchel thinks starting him over James is a good idea.

I have noticed that Tuchel prefers experience when it comes to important games.

5 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

Only if he is saving his howlers for Stamford bridge

Not what I want mate but what I reckon to be. For me he is the number 1 world wide at the mo...and he has a grudge to settle.

2 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Maybe he’s just going to sit there and defend for his life?

Hes going to have to, whether he wants to or not.

1 minute ago, dkw said:

Hes going to have to, whether he wants to or not.

Maybe a Kante or three will help him out?

Haha they're starting Marcelo as well - our right flank will be the ultimate battle of the still-chugging old farts.

6 minutes ago, dkw said:

Dave at RWB is a worry, that's the wing Madrid tore apart v Liverpool.

I think madrid will send Vincius down our right to work with Marcelo.

Personally I don't mind if we lose this tie, as long as we don't get embarrassed; we have a young side and getting this far against the mighty Real Madrid is an achievement in itself and can only add experience to the younger players.  If we do get to the final we would have over excelled IMO. 

3 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

I think madrid will send Vincius down our right to work with Marcelo.

Yep, exactly what they did v Liverpool, marcelo up high allowing vinicius to get beyond Alexander Arnold.