A lot happened already in that half. We were controlling the ball but looked so dodgy at the back and toothless up front. O'Reilly gave Rodrygo far too much space and they were one up. I would have been happy to get to half time at 1-0 for Pep to sort it out. Delighted that O'Reilly made his amends with the tap in and amazed to be 2-1 up after the penalty. But I had zero confidence in Erling for the penalty, I have to admit.

I think a draw would still be a decent result here given how easy they are finding it to create chances against us.

Cherki very impressive 1st half. So far so good.

Quote from: Hesperus on December 10, 2025, 20:35:25Getting schooled so far. 

What do you know! 🙂

Getting schooled so far. 

Good line up , but would love to see Rodri on that team sheet

Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Nico, Bernardo (C), Foden, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Bettinelli, Reijnders, Ake, Marmoush, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Khusanov, Bobb, Lewis

No changes.

Certainly not going to build a defensive wall in the Bernabeu with that attacking line up starting eleven.

CITY XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Nico, Bernardo (C), Foden, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

1. 2. City away win

Masterclass from Reindeers

C'mon City

City to win 3-2

Yeh, I read that they had turned the corner after beating the team bottom of the table with 2 points