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Quote from: SOKO-DEKE on May 17, 2023, 01:43:41 PM

Inter Milan is currently anticipating either Manchester City or Real Madrid in the champions league final and it is very intriguing to see an unexpected club in the champion league final this season.

With all indication, it doesn't look as though there would be any come back for AC Milan and even, they did lose there last game in the Serie A, possibly because they didn't want to expend much energy with an important UCL game at hand and so it feels safe to expect that, AC Milan manages to keep there advantage to get a qualifier.

Though, I don't expect them to be of any real threat to either of the teams that proceeds from this semi finals.
Real Madrid's quality is way better than we can say for Inter and so also is Manchester. Real Madrid has made winning in the finals a culture while, Manchester City would be there, seeking the title out of desperation. The best Inter might hope for is as the first runner up.

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Quote from: Josefjix on May 17, 2023, 01:26:41 PM

Leaving Rudiger out could be a tactical decision because he was by far the best player in the first half, not allowing Halaand any space to attack. I'm just thinking that Ancelotti wants a quick start, an early goal, and then bring in Rudiger and Tchuameni in the second half to finish the game off. I just hope it doesn't backfire, but it's a good tactical decision. The partnership of D. Militao and Alaba will be lively, since both players are good with the ball and have good build up from the back experience too

So will Rudiger always be guaranteed to stop Haaland in every match? I don't understand why some people are convinced of that instead of thinking about how Manchester City can create goal chances and get goals scored by other players.

Rudiger can make it difficult for Haaland to move, but Rudiger won't be able to stop other players from scoring. Haaland will be used as a secret weapon to keep Real Madrid's defenders busy while escorting him while creating space for other players. I would also say Manchester City were hoping for a quick goal in the first half so I think both of them have the same plan. Now that the match starts, Manchester City needs to prove something.

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Quote from: rendravolt on May 17, 2023, 10:55:06 AM

I thought Milan would come back in the second leg, but it seemed they couldn't do anything during those 90 minutes of normal time. Inter again beat Milan with a narrow score of 1-0 which made the overall aggregate total 3-0, of course this is a good result from Inter after this season they have always been able to beat Milan in all competitions including in Serie A and also the Italian supercopa. Now Inter are just waiting for their next opponent in the final, whether it's Manchester City or Real Madrid, of course they will always be ready with all possibilities to face one of Europe's strong teams.

Before, I thought that Milan would play very aggressively. but in fact, it was Milan who followed the pattern of Inter's style of play. from the moment I saw how the game went in the first half, I assumed that Inter would score in this game. and yes, they got it in the 74th minute by Lautaro Martines. as a result, Inter headed for the next phase of the round.

To be honest, I didn't expect that Inter would go this far but gradually they are showing very positive developments and their strikers are starting to get sharp again. In yesterday's match, Milan controlled more ball possession. however, they were unable to penetrate the Inter defence. on the other hand, Inter played more freely in fact they had more chances. Likewise with the system that Inzaghi implemented, it went according to what he expected. fortunately, in this match I bet on Inter. well, in a few moments we will witness the teams that will compete. one of the teams that came out victorious, will face Inter.

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Their basis is, Man City's perfect performance with Haaland. Man City are really changing, they have a better game than last season. They have a chance of qualifying because they play at the Etihad. Although all is not a guarantee, Man City will get away with it easily. My hope is of course that Real Madrid will qualify because I am their supporter. But I understand Real Madrid are under pressure after the draw at the Bernabeu. They need to win if they want to qualify for the final.

Stay optimistic, mate. I still hope that Real Madrid can beat Manchester City perfectly. Even though we know that Manchester City are favored when playing at home, there are several factors that we might be able to take advantage of.

I think Manchester City's busy schedule will cost them a lot. Pep Guardiola has hinted that his players are very tired because they didn't have much time to rest after last weekend's match. That is inversely proportional to the condition and fitness of the Real Madrid players, I mean Benzema and several other players have had enough rest and did not play the match against Getafe. This is one of them, but still Manchester City are a strong team.

So much has already been said and much predictions has been made but I'm confused on who to side tonight, but Manchester City has upper hand when it comes to this particular game. Yes Real Madrid has a competitive spirit when it comes to the Champions League but not in this game. We're just to watch ans enjoy the game as it goes.

The hunt for the Treble this season getting really clear for anyone that see, indeed they've been such a consistent side and kudos to Erling Haaland, scoring fifty goals this season already.

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Quote from: Dzwaafu11 on May 17, 2023, 01:49:17 AM

Even if we are unsure of which of these two clubs will prevail, let's watch how they perform in their final matchup versus Manchester City or Real Madrid. Both of these teams are making a valiant effort to reach the champions league final game.

Inter landslide victory did provide a lot of hope, but once again the biggest test is in the Final phase where neither Man City nor Real Madrid will face Inter clearly not worth it. I know how Inter is so aggressive without giving AC Milan a single goal and based on the 2 matches that have been completed, it is not very guaranteed to win against Man City or Real Madrid. But this is just my speculation because the real situation is always much more thrilling and raises the spirits of the players.

Quote from: Jody.Drummer on May 17, 2023, 02:24:41 AM

In this match I saw Milan quite relaxed in their response to the goal deficit. They don't know if this is indeed their strategy to be more focused in Serie A or indeed they are aware that the opportunity has been closed but this does not really reflect the ideal semi-final for a derby According to me.

It is too preposterous to say that AC Milan's strategy is to focus on Serie A because they have reached the semifinals, which means that from the start AC Milan has been trying its best. Although in the end had to be sent home by his own neighbors. It's clear that the quality between Inter and AC Milan is far different from a total of 5 shots, only 1 is really accurate.

With the performance from Inter Milan against Ac Milan the last night think no matter if Manchester City wins the other game or Real Madrid, still Inter Milan can be a strong opponent in the final match against both teams, they had a poor performance in Serie A a few weeks ago but Inter Milan had amazingly come back they are going to play the champions league final match.

In 90minutes everything can happen it all will depend who will have their day. It will be 50/50 who ever plays against Inter.

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Quote from: Franctoshi on May 17, 2023, 09:44:53 AM

A Crucial game for Manchester City, heading into the Wednesday's second leg game with Madrid. The Ethihad stadium is going to be a strong battle ground for Manchester City, As they have had incredibly a 15 match winning streak at the Etihad Stadium in all compition this season. Having being able to avoid Madrid's beating in their first leg game last week was a bonus. However the defending champions will look forward to frustrate and to ripple City's net, but Guardiola's men will fight hard to go final and to bring home their long overdue European trophy after several attempts made in the previous seasons.

Real Madrid and Manchester City are both in excellent form, so it will be difficult to predict the result of the game until it is over. However, I expect Manchester City to play well because it is at home and they will take advantage of that, so I do not anticipate Real Madrid to be able to defeat Manchester City in today's game, despite the fact that they have more champions league experience than Manchester City does.Manchester City ought to be able to draw the game if they are unable to prevail.

Quote from: rendravolt on May 17, 2023, 10:55:06 AM

I thought Milan would come back in the second leg, but it seemed they couldn't do anything during those 90 minutes of normal time. Inter again beat Milan with a narrow score of 1-0 which made the overall aggregate total 3-0, of course this is a good result from Inter after this season they have always been able to beat Milan in all competitions including in Serie A and also the Italian supercopa. Now Inter are just waiting for their next opponent in the final, whether it's Manchester City or Real Madrid, of course they will always be ready with all possibilities to face one of Europe's strong teams.

I never thought AC Milan would be able to make a comeback in the second leg against Inter Milan because it wasn't their home game and many comebacks in the past always happened with teams having the home advantage, so seeing that AC Milan was scheduled to play away never gave me the impression that they would be able to gain the advantage.

Inter Milan is currently anticipating either Manchester City or Real Madrid in the champions league final and it is very intriguing to see an unexpected club in the champion league final this season.

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Quote from: baeva on May 17, 2023, 01:19:55 PM

I am sure that City will try to crush their opponents from the first minutes of the match, as they did in Spain, only then the onslaught stopped after a foul, when a player decided not to rush, for which his team paid the price. There will be no such thing here, Manchester City feel very confident at home, I am sure they will win.

Manchester City better not take any chances with Real Madrid. They have to be very direct. This is not a game to pass the bal around and hold possession without actually do anything with it. They should just keep pressing and pressing and taking shots at goal.
Courtios would be in a beast mode today so City have to keep testing him. He will not be able to save every single chance if there are too much of them
Madrid defence too will be solid but with a lot of pressure it will break. Man City's defending should be perfect too. No spaces for both Vinicius and Rodrygo. Benzema shouldn't be allowed to make those his runs.
Thinking about the game let's me understand the amount of work Man City have to do today if they're to beat Real Madrid. They have to be laser sharp tonight to win Madrid.

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I don't know if there was any need for Ancelotti to replace Rudiger with Militao in the starting lineup this time. Because I believe it is mostly better to not touch a system that is working already. Guardiola would still try something different to weaken their defense anyway. I don't think Militao guarantees anything for Real Madrid but let's see. One thing is still really interesting to me. Ancelotti has the same system since his arrival and it is actually a very simple one against this kind of very challenging teams.

Ancelotti just tells his players to play a counter-attack football and play around Vinicius Junior. And that's it! It has really worked so far as you remember the previous season as well. In the first leg it worked again but here in Etihad I don't know yet. It is up to how good Guardiola will be ready this time. If we see a Manchester City that have figured out what to do against Real Madrid then Ancelotti would be desperate against them this time.

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Quote from: rendravolt on May 17, 2023, 12:22:37 PM

After a lot of speculation arose about who would fill in Real Madrid's starting line-up against Manchester City, now it has begun to be answered. Maybe many people are quite disappointed with Ancelotti's decision to leave Rudiger and prefer Militao to be in the line up, but I think this happened for a reason. Of course we know very well how the first leg went last week and indeed Haaland couldn't move after being tightly guarded by Rudiger, but it seems Ancelotti has another strategy by installing Militao so that Pep Guardiola can't read his strategy.

Leaving Rudiger out could be a tactical decision because he was by far the best player in the first half, not allowing Halaand any space to attack. I'm just thinking that Ancelotti wants a quick start, an early goal, and then bring in Rudiger and Tchuameni in the second half to finish the game off. I just hope it doesn't backfire, but it's a good tactical decision. The partnership of D. Militao and Alaba will be lively, since both players are good with the ball and have good build up from the back experience too

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I am all in for Manchester winning tonight even though the Cloud look too thick for that to happen and the Real Madrid squad are fully ready to put up a strong opposition and I am sure tonight's game is going to be a big storm for both clubs and placing a straight winning for any of the two clubs look very risky.

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Quote from: hyudien on May 17, 2023, 03:13:08 AM

Quote from: Dzwaafu11 on May 17, 2023, 01:49:17 AM

Even if we are unsure of which of these two clubs will prevail, let's watch how they perform in their final matchup versus Manchester City or Real Madrid. Both of these teams are making a valiant effort to reach the champions league final game.

Inter landslide victory did provide a lot of hope, but once again the biggest test is in the Final phase where neither Man City nor Real Madrid will face Inter clearly not worth it. I know how Inter is so aggressive without giving AC Milan a single goal and based on the 2 matches that have been completed, it is not very guaranteed to win against Man City or Real Madrid. But this is just my speculation because the real situation is always much more thrilling and raises the spirits of the players.

Quote from: Jody.Drummer on May 17, 2023, 02:24:41 AM

In this match I saw Milan quite relaxed in their response to the goal deficit. They don't know if this is indeed their strategy to be more focused in Serie A or indeed they are aware that the opportunity has been closed but this does not really reflect the ideal semi-final for a derby According to me.

It is too preposterous to say that AC Milan's strategy is to focus on Serie A because they have reached the semifinals, which means that from the start AC Milan has been trying its best. Although in the end had to be sent home by his own neighbors. It's clear that the quality between Inter and AC Milan is far different from a total of 5 shots, only 1 is really accurate.

With the performance from Inter Milan against Ac Milan the last night think no matter if Manchester City wins the other game or Real Madrid, still Inter Milan can be a strong opponent in the final match against both teams, they had a poor performance in Serie A a few weeks ago but Inter Milan had amazingly come back they are going to play the champions league final match.

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Stay optimistic, mate. I still hope that Real Madrid can beat Manchester City perfectly. Even though we know that Manchester City are favored when playing at home, there are several factors that we might be able to take advantage of.

Real Madrid knew they had to take advantage at the Bernabéu because the City's stadium is not easy for them, it doesn't suit their style. Now, Manchester City has been spectacular at their home stadium, overwhelming all their opponents, so I don't see why they couldn't achieve a favorable result against Real Madrid. It's not impossible. Manchester City 3 and Real Madrid 1, goals by Haaland, De Bruyne, and Benzema.

But in fact it was difficult for Real Madrid to take points at the Santiago Bernabeu even though he had led his first goal but Manchester City was able to equalize again so it was difficult for Real Madrid to play under such strong opponent pressure.

Our hope now is that Manchester City has to finish well at home. They have the advantage of playing in front of their loyal fans, with that they can win with more goals or narrow goals.
I want to see how Haaland as a striker can trouble Real Madrid tonight.

I am sure that City will try to crush their opponents from the first minutes of the match, as they did in Spain, only then the onslaught stopped after a foul, when a player decided not to rush, for which his team paid the price. There will be no such thing here, Manchester City feel very confident at home, I am sure they will win.

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Quote from: Unsoldier on May 17, 2023, 01:03:04 PM

The bookmakers prefer the Citizens in the City v Real pairing. But I won't risk picking a winner. Both teams deserve to play in the Champions League final. I can only guess one thing. There will be goals and the game will be incredible.

Manchester City have a decent home record to maintain when they meet Real Madrid in European competition. I was really impressed with how high the tension of the match was that people were expecting, but of course it seemed right considering both teams deserved to be in the final. There are many people who doubt Manchester City because of their lack of experience, but considering how they finished the quarter-final against Bayern Munich and how they overcame Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, I hope today's chances of victory are not a trap.

Of course there will be goals from both teams, but maybe a 3-1 win for Manchester City. A quick goal was expected and Manchester City would have tried it from half-time.

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Wow, it looks like Manchester City is highly projected to win based on the odds currently available, Manchester city @1.55 and Real Madrid @5.00. To be honest, it's a huge gap and Real Madrid shouldn't be seen as weak like that.

Indeed, Manchester City at this moment has a good chance, but that does not mean that Real Madrid will be easily beaten. Maybe, if there is someone who will still choose Real Madrid or at least bet on a draw for 2x45 with a double chance option like draw or away. So maybe it's still an ok choice with maybe good odds, because I'm sure Real Madrid won't be easy to beat.

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The bookmakers prefer the Citizens in the City v Real pairing. But I won't risk picking a winner. Both teams deserve to play in the Champions League final. I can only guess one thing. There will be goals and the game will be incredible.

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Quote from: Yogee on May 17, 2023, 07:32:53 AM

Real Madrid - 5.60
Man City - 1.56

I'm not really surprised here.

But I am

I didn't expect these probabilities

At least where I make my bets, the win probability of Manchester City is 61%, draw 21% and only 18% for Real Madrid, I expected better chances to Real
In my opinion, without any math involved, I think real life odds should be something like this:
--> M. City - 35%
--> Draw - 30%
--> Real - 35%

I know City will play in England, and it's a good advantage, but the "magic" of Real Madrid and Champions League is something to take in consideration.

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Quote from: DaNNy001 on May 17, 2023, 12:28:39 PM

Its an open prediction so everyone is allowed to pour out their thought but one thing seems to be certain in everyone prediction is the fact that there is certainly going to a lot of goals in this particular game and this game will be played at a very high tempo because both teams are not known for withholding back and defending and with the current situation of the game at hand the both teams all need a victory to qualify so everyone should expect a very high entertaining match tonight and I have stake my cash on REAL MADRID to become victorious despite their odds I have faith in them to deliver and qualify for the finals.

In the end, one of the two teams had to settle for ending their Champions League campaign in the semifinals. Many people hope that Real Madrid can beat Manchester City and Real Madrid will write gold ink again in its history in the Champions League. They expect Real Madrid because of his experience, but that doesn't always seem to come in handy against the likes of Manchester City at the Etihad.

The record for Manchester City vs Real Madrid meetings at the Etihad is Manchester City being a team that is unbeaten with 2 draws and 2 wins in its last 4 meetings. Last season Manchester City beat Real Madrid at the Etihad with a score of 4-3, so I really wonder if things like that will repeat.

I guess I will count myself one of those many people that wants to see the los blancos succeed to the finals and I know Manchester city has a good record playing madrid at home but I think records are meant to be broken and I believe Madrid can really have a say in tonight game although Manchester city are probably the best team in the world currently now and I know they are more than capable to win the champions League but for some reasons luck doesn't always seem to be on their side let's hope this time will be different.

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Quote from: DaNNy001 on May 17, 2023, 12:28:39 PM

Its an open prediction so everyone is allowed to pour out their thought but one thing seems to be certain in everyone prediction is the fact that there is certainly going to a lot of goals in this particular game and this game will be played at a very high tempo because both teams are not known for withholding back and defending and with the current situation of the game at hand the both teams all need a victory to qualify so everyone should expect a very high entertaining match tonight and I have stake my cash on REAL MADRID to become victorious despite their odds I have faith in them to deliver and qualify for the finals.

In the end, one of the two teams had to settle for ending their Champions League campaign in the semifinals. Many people hope that Real Madrid can beat Manchester City and Real Madrid will write gold ink again in its history in the Champions League. They expect Real Madrid because of his experience, but that doesn't always seem to come in handy against the likes of Manchester City at the Etihad.

The record for Manchester City vs Real Madrid meetings at the Etihad is Manchester City being a team that is unbeaten with 2 draws and 2 wins in its last 4 meetings. Last season Manchester City beat Real Madrid at the Etihad with a score of 4-3, so I really wonder if things like that will repeat.

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Quote from: JeffBrad12 on May 16, 2023, 10:45:58 PM

I remember that when so many MU fans were blaming all of them anytime as failed transfers for manchester united. They have proven if they can change to be better players when they get more and more chances to play.

It's caused by the development takes the time. It will not able to be done in a day or even a few hours.

Intermilan changes all of them to be the great players. What an unbelievable day for intermilan.

When a team is not doing well, the fans always look for someone or group of persons to portion blame on. Sadly, Romelu Lukaku, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Matteo Darmian were picked for Manchester United poor seasons. But they fans are not always right, while they might not have played the way they wanted them to play, these players have their style of play, they are unique in their own way and are proving their critics wrong. I'm really happy for them and I wish them the best of luck in the finals.

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Quote from: Davidvictorson on May 17, 2023, 11:35:33 AM

Quote from: Falconer on May 17, 2023, 10:49:00 AM

Stay optimistic, mate. I still hope that Real Madrid can beat Manchester City perfectly. Even though we know that Manchester City are favored when playing at home, there are several factors that we might be able to take advantage of.

Real Madrid knew they had to take advantage at the Bernabéu because the City's stadium is not easy for them, it doesn't suit their style. Now, Manchester City has been spectacular at their home stadium, overwhelming all their opponents, so I don't see why they couldn't achieve a favorable result against Real Madrid. It's not impossible. Manchester City 3 and Real Madrid 1, goals by Haaland, De Bruyne, and Benzema.

Its an open prediction so everyone is allowed to pour out their thought but one thing seems to be certain in everyone prediction is the fact that there is certainly going to a lot of goals in this particular game and this game will be played at a very high tempo because both teams are not known for withholding back and defending and with the current situation of the game at hand the both teams all need a victory to qualify so everyone should expect a very high entertaining match tonight and I have stake my cash on REAL MADRID to become victorious despite their odds I have faith in them to deliver and qualify for the finals.

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