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Manchester City faces Madrid in semi-final of Champions League: who will win

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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City face Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Champions League.

Guardiola has reached nine Champions League semi-finals as a manager but has been knocked out on six of those occasions.

He believes that Real Madrid are the team to beat if anyone side is to win the competition, he added that before it was Barcelona, but now it is Real Madrid.

or the second time in as many seasons, Real Madrid and Manchester City will meet in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Both sides will fancy their chances of winning the entire competition, and the winner of the tie will face either Inter Milan or AC Milan in the final in Istanbul.

The tie is sure to be a captivating affair, and former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stated his belief that Man City and Milan are the favourites to progress from their respective semi-finals, as per Diario AS.

“I would say that, at this moment, I would give Milan and Man City a small advantage, due to their defensive stability. Maybe Real Madrid is a little more vulnerable defensively.”

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That man is very correct , if City can concede less against Madrid they will go through cos City was eliminated last season not because they didn’t scored but because their defense loss concentration at the later part of the second leg that see Madrid scored two goals in two minutes.hopefully they will go through this time around..good luck to them at the both leg🙏🙏💯

“I think city have a big chance this year, if Pep just zooms out and sees Madrid as the final then they are pretty much there. His downfall every year was overthinking in big games ie the final and semis. They just need to get the job done what ever way necessary and forget about performance or looking good because he’s always talking about how great his team’s performances has been in the CL.
It feels really amazing that even the world’s best team man city is afraid of the ucl kings Real madrid🔥
Still this time i want city to win it.
The way he is giving an answer to this interview shows he is only average manager. As top manager, you have to look all the aspects but don’t overlook and focus on what matters only. That’s separate between good enough and great manager.”

City will face Real Marid in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

Pep advanced into this stage of the competition for the third successive year with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich.

Goals from RodrigoBernardo Silva and Erling Haaland at the Etihad Stadium gave us a 3-0 advantage heading to Germany, before a 1-1 draw in the second leg ensured our progression.

Meanwhile, the La Liga outfit secured passage with a 4-0 aggregate win over Chelsea.

It represents a repeat of last year’s semi-final tie – an all-time classic that saw the Spanish champions advance to the final with a 6-5 aggregate success – and is the third time we have faced Los Blancos in the final four.

The first leg will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday 9 May, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 (UK).

And the second at the Etihad Stadium to be played on Wednesday 17 May with play to begin at 20:00 (UK).

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SportsFila wouldn’t say City’s attack is much better (it’s great, of course, one of the best in history of football), Real’s is nearly as good – Haaland with his amazing efficiency gives them an edge, but the way Vini and Benzema can play together is a form of art to me – they’re joy to watch when they have a good day
Middle field is about equal, so is defence line; however I do think Curtois is a better keeper than Edersson
I’m sure City’s fans will disagree, but I’m neutral who just watches a lot of football
If I was a betting woman, I’d put my money on Real – which doesnt mean I think City doesnt stand a chance – obviously they do
Either way, I’m going to enjoy these matches 🙂

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United ON THE BRINK of Champions League exit thanks to Onana

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3-3 draw between Manchester United and Galatasaray in UEFA Champions League – Group A. They also analyze the performance of goalkeeper Andre Onana and the chances of Erik ten Hag’s side of advancing to the knockout stages.

Not saying Onana is done at Utd but surely ETH needs to give the back up a chance at this point. Even DDG needed to come out of the team briefly when he first came to the club. Gives him a chance to build his confidence away from the spot light. But TBH DDG was never this bad to begin with sm

Throwing away leads, basic mistakes and tonight, despite Onana performing better recently we might as well have had Jonny Evans in goal.

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As much as I like eth, he caused our exit by bringing in a keeper not too familiar with EPL. In fact he should not have sent David away the way he did. He should have kept him and the duo should have competed. Onana errors contributed a lot to the exit

Tactically, I think ETH did pretty much everything correctly. Outside of Magelof not being good enough in general, the only criticism I can offer is that Mainoo should’ve come on for McGhost after he scored his goal. Solidify that midfield and shut everything down.

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The keeper had a bad game and had a lot already this season which isn’t great but let’s hope he gets better as the season goes cause I remember when De Gea first came to United and he was not great as well but he matured, got stronger and became a great goalkeeper. But ETH needs to replace Onana for the next game and let him know that he needs to step it up.

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As a United fan I have to disagree with the assessment of the performance. There was no control, no maturity. United give the ball away far too easily for this level. When you have less possession than a Sean Dyche team and then get 43% against Galatasaray, you’re not the technical side the manager wants to build. I feel sorry for Onana, he’s been doing much better recently. The mistakes he’s making are so basic it speaks to a mental problem. My hope is that Onana will feel much more comfortable when we develop into the team Ten Hag wants. Need to bring in ball-playing CBs and controller midfielders in the next two windows. Then we’ll see the real picture.

I honestly hope we finish bottom of the group so they can just focus on the domestic front. This team is poor to say the least and we will get knocked out in the second round even if we scale through by some miracle. So best not to, as for “O na na, whats my name” Don called it! He needs to reassess his priorities as a goalkeeper… now I’m ranting on YouTube, darn you ManUtd!

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David de Gea short-term fix Manchester United

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Can David de Gea be the short-term fix Manchester United needs? | If I was him I wouldn’t go back there after the way he was disrespected .. I can’t believe the management could be this bold and daft after the treatment they gave that guy.

Don’t do it!!! They decided you weren’t good enough and decided to get onana. Even if you took a pay cut, it would of been to facilitate onana. That’s tells you what you need to know

Of course teams have offered him contacts and he’s chosen to say no. He’s said very clearly he’ll go to club fighting to win things and unfortunately all the top clubs have keepers. He might come back when the right club wants him.

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Wonder if Man U is telling Onana to skip the African cup due to his recent poor performances. Otherwise they’re telling him his spot is at risk

United have no transfer strategy so this potential move makes 100% sense. Afterall they bought Mason Mount for 50 million to warm the bench.

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It will be a mess and destabilising if we bring him back.. Shoking how he was treated after 12 years. And we bought a young goalkeeper, surely he gets a chance and we still have Heaton I believe.. What’s the point anymore? 😆 We’re a joke!

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De Gea deserved better treatment. He should plain down reject any offer or entertain the offer just to reject it. The Man Utd negotiators could not negotiate their way out of a brown paper bag, absolutely disgrace to their profession.

If they bring him back prep for a new manager. Cause ten hag is clearly incompetent.
And he’s been offered but he won’t take less than what he is worth, he’s a golden glove winner and a legend 🤷🏽. Onana can’t even distribute this season and can’t stop a beach ball.

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It’s a strange one this because de Gea priced himself out of a job. He wanted a contract worth more than than the £375k a week he was already getting, and Man United originally agreed to one, and then changed their mind, and I don’t blame them. He’s worth $75 million thanks to MUFC.

He was the World’s richest goalkeeper last season, and while he is a great goalkeeper, most pundits would name either Nuer or the recently retired Buffon as the greatest goalkeeper of the last 15 years, and most pundits would put the Brazilian duo Ederson and Becker as the best keepers in the Prem right now. What I’m saying is that at $75 million net worth de Gea could have afforded to be philosophical about it all and perhaps taken a pay cut.

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Eriksen great performance in Man Utd UCL win!

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Christian Eriksen joins Peter Schmeichel for a post-game interview after a Man of the Match performance after Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Copenhagen. Eriksen came in as a second-half substitute and assisted Harry Maguire’s game-winning goal.

Still can’t believe Eriksen plays for Man United, especially after we all know what happened to him. I still remember that day and honestly thought we’d lost him. So happy to see him around and still playing.

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Glad to see Eriksen get his praise. He was always my favorite player at Spurs. Lack of competition in the squad forced him to regress a bit in his career. Barcelona/Real Madrid were interested at him at a time. Then he went to the demon Conte, who doesn’t know how to handle flair footballers. And of course after his health situation, happy he got to perform at Brentford, and for Ten Haag with his creative flair. Though now Man Utd have both Ambrabat, and Casemiro, should make him perform much better in a free role! Or at least backup to Bruno.

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The only reason i dont see Eriksen starting is because it doesn’t always look like he can play a full match, hence ETH has to be wise regarding when he should put Eriksen in the game. But everytime he’s subbed on, the entire team breaths easier and gains that extra sense of control. A game that was otherwise frantic, uncoordinated, improvised and scrappy, was all turned around when Eriksen came on the pitch. Gosh I wish we could see more to him.

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The midfield in the Derby has to be him, Brumo and Amrabat.. whenever Eriksen plays deeper, it releases Bruno.. this experiment of Bruno playing as a deep playmaker and Mctominey as a 10/Second Striker has clearly failed.

We know Eriksen can’t play 90 minutes, but ETH should try to start with him and find a comfortable lead before subbing him off. I don’t remember Bruno having any influence on the game, or in previous games, he is so panicked in possession unlike Mr.Cool here. I would swap them around and see what happens.

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