Reviewing Real Madrid x Manchester City

As the sequence of blunders by Manchester City occurred leading up to first goal of the match from Isco, putting Real Madrid at a point where the English side was beginning to dominate the match it felt like deja vu, once again under extraordinary circumstances against the balance of play a Pep Guardiola team was headed towards an early exit in the Champions League, but then something happened.

The team that was actually performing better and creating more chances (Man City) continued to do so despite the setback of conceding the opening goal and in a well placed cross from the best player on the pitch Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus made it 1-1. Not much later Sterling suffered a disputable penalty and finally we saw De Bruyne taking it, in a time of doubt in that area for City, the Belgian stepped up and scored with ease.

The first half actually surprised me to a certain extent, Real Madrid had around 58% possession for the majority of it and that's just not something we are used to seeing from City under Guardiola. Madrid opted for Isco instead of two traditional wingers, this getting an extra man on the midfield while City defended with a 4-4-2 using Gabriel Jesus ss the midfielder on the left in the defensive phase. We've grown acostumed to watching a more cautious City version in these big matches especially with the 4-4-2 use and Gundogan alongside a defensive midfielder but in this match in particular especially in the first half they took it to another level.

Gabriel Jesus had an effort worth praising on both phases and Kevin De Bruyne showed in the biggest moments what he can do and City head home with a solid advantage but it's Real Madrid we are talking about and to count them out would be foolish to say the least.

Stay tuned for the review of Lyon x Juventus as the French side managed an unbelievably great 1-0 win under the circumstances. Without conceding an away goal they can now head to Turin with real chances of advancing in what would be the biggest upset of this round.

Feel free to comment and subscribe to the blog. You'll receive daily notifications everytime a new post is out I appreciate your support and I'll see you next time.

Comments

Picks 21-30 Mock Draft 1.0

Picks 21-30 Mock Draft 1.0 #21 Pick Philadelphia Eagles: WR Justin Jefferson School: LSU. Year: Junior Carson Wentz broke records in 2019 with the amount of yards he got with minimum contribution at the WR spot. Based on his performance at the Combine, Jefferson jumps a few spots and gets himself into the first round. #22 Pick Buffalo Bills: WR Tee Higgins School: Clemson. Year: Junior This is the Draft if you are looking for receivers and that's the case for the Bills who'll look to surround Allen with as many tools as possible. #23 Pick New England Patriots: QB Jordan Love School: Utah State. Year: (RS) Junior I believe Eason could go here and I understand that Love isn't the type of QB prospect Belichick usually goes for but baed off what I am hearing in terms of rumors and the lack of weapons Jordan had in his final year. I could see this happening. #24 Pick New Orleans Saints: CB Kristian Fulton School: LSU. Year: Senior With f

Watford took down Liverpool and it wasn't even close

Liverpool finally lost a match in the Premier League, how did it happen? As I listened to Klopp's interview after the match there was something very interesting that he touched on. When asked how would the team react after losing, he mentioned that the Reds lost matches this year in the Champins League and that the feeling of defeat while rare isn't something that they haven't experienced this season. He isn't really worried about that. To be honest with you there are a lot of teams in this battle against relegation that play an interesting brand of football, clubs like Brighton and Southampton with an interesting philosophy as a whole. Watford's management is the most impatient in the Premier League with little to no believe in continuity, but as much as that can disappoint me as an analyst, the fans of the club aren't really responsible for it and ultimately they are the ones that suffer the most when the club underachieves. While Pearson has done a

Mock Draft 1.0 Part 2

Picks 11-20 #11 Pick New York Jets: WR Jerry Jeudy School: Alabama. Year: Junior Robby Anderson is a Free Agent and there have been a few rumors linking the Jets to Jack Conklin. A signing that would help address the hole in the o-line. If that happens getting Jeudy here really bolsters their offensive firepower. #12 Pick Las Vegas Raiders: WR Henry Ruggs School: Alabama Year: Junior Back to back Alabama receivers off the board. The Raiders need a lot of help on defense and a guy like Javon Kinlaw would be a great pick here, but I just don't think Gruden will resist the tentation of taking the speedster from Alabama. #13 Pick Indianapolis Colts: DT Javon Kinlaw School: South Carolina. Year: Senior Chris Ballard gets a big powerful force to plug in as an interior defensive lineman filling a need with one of the best available players. #14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OT Tristan Wirfs School: Iowa. Year: Junior The Bucs need

Maximo's Take