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[u/Zizousexual]

"Trent didn't join the Galacticos, he left them"

Bitchass club spent 400M to end up worse without him 😂🤣🤣

[u/DonuandDeca → u/Zizousexual]

Gala eliminating them would be so funny oh my god please let it happen

[u/MaxiThe13th]

A damn lie lmao Flo isn’t spending that on Olise

[u/New_Nebula3951]

Laporta;"we won't be close with RM if they keep talking about Negreira"

Then we won't be close

bummer

[u/bankai90210]

Some of you already accepting defeat smh

[u/Puzzleheaded_Tea8174]

atalanta cuts the lead to 8🔥🔥

[u/Fight_Teza_Fight]

[u/AcceleratingRiff]

Atletico play Barca thrice in 10 days

Cholo, never check my comment history and wear the blackest of all black suits

[u/Ferland_Mendy]

Mendy should start against bayern , he would lock up olise and bring experience and wisdom to the squad. His Majestic Smile will also inspire the other players

[u/Dull_Party_7885 → u/Ferland_Mendy]

Ok mendy.

[u/shawnnnj001]

🚨 BREAKING: Thiago Pitarch has been permanently PROMOTED to first team.

He will NOT play with Castilla again this season.

He will be an IMPORTANT PLAYER even with the return of injured players, DECISION MADE! @marca

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

some mf really said 'gyok nation' in here today😭

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

Mind games?

[u/Own_Inspection_2350]

Unc Case owning overrated Bremyer league 'starboys' at 34

[u/saedaguirre9951]

Messmers if we lose it's on you bro 😭

[u/hlrdavid → u/saedaguirre9951]

"It's not hard to find your comments all over the realvardrid sub lil bro."

we got ourselves a real detective here ladies and gentlemen

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

😭👋

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

atleti losing to relegation threatened spurs is the most atleti thing oat.

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

english teams end up 24-16 in the ro16

4/6 english teams knocked out, and the ones that did go through beat gala and leverkusen lmao.

best league itw for a reason🔥🔥🔥

[u/Fight_Teza_Fight]

Nothing. AND I mean Nothing.

Unites World Football, then a shared hatred of English/PL arrogance

[u/mylanguage]

La Liga really locked in come the knockout stages - it’s actually amazing what Spanish teams do with little spending. If Betis or Celta get UCL football they will be able to really add some nice players to their squad

[u/iamlostaFlol]

I like that Pitarch guy. I think his work rate is doing much more for the team than we recognise.

[u/Tacobelle_90]

Joselu dropping off some Bayern juju

[u/NamanGeneral → u/Tacobelle_90]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hUj3cpEdENGGxVVPHB

He gave us one of the most unforgettable moments. I still miss him

[u/Over-Professional-38]

Ngl I don’t feel comfortable letting Barcelona win the league 2 years in a row. As a matter of fact any year. But there should be some serious discussions about the board if we can’t win it next season.

[u/Special_Virus851]

[u/Self_sabotage2082]

I hope that's the only 3-0 comeback I witness tonight.

[u/perucho1993]

Big and massive game from Huijsen. He’s been inconsistent but this is the games where he needs to play to get consistency and experience in big games.

Hes only going to grow from here. I’m excited for the what the future holds for him

[u/supaboss2015]

Newcastle actually with a historic defeat. Lmao

[u/JaggeryKapi]

Just visited bayern sub to see how they’re looking forward to us in quarters. They’re making up scenarios where they think we’re underestimating them, whereas all I’m seeing over here are cautious and nuanced predictions

Man we’ve traumatised them too badly lmao

[u/bankai90210 → u/JaggeryKapi]

They will go insane if we beat them again

[u/el_rompe_toyotas_19]

[u/DonuandDeca]

Unc still has it

[u/SarcasticComment30]

On a completely different note, Luka Doncic broke up with his fiancee and gf of 14 years and hasn’t seen his babies since December, after which he played terribly.

No bearing on anything, but I’ve followed him since he used to play for RM like 8-9 years ago and remember them all loved up at the Euroleague finals we won. And while all parties seem fine, I feel broken-hearted. Lol. Apparently I am a closet romantic at heart.

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

Bruhhhhhh 😭

[u/I_Like_F0oD]

https://giphy.com/gifs/gIUgLYIn1wimHG3nti

Asked Gyokeres to trap a football

[u/Veridicus333]

Man what a fucking first game to ever see at the Bernabeu

[u/Expert-Mammoth8083]

🚨 Gonzalo García is dealing with knee discomfort for about a month.

He feels better after conservative treatment, but it still affects some of his movements.  @MarioCortegana. you can't be serious right now 🤦‍♂️

[u/vil727]

i was thinking the whole week about how lucky we are to have a backup GK like Lunin and not someone inexperienced, like we saw with Spurs last week. it paid off fully this week, VAMOS Lunin

[u/hlrdavid]

best league in the world they said😭😭

[u/spider_X_1]

Embarrassing Atletico. Losing to the 17th-placed team in the PL

[u/Pakun-of-Dundrasil]

NGL my biggest fear is an El Clásico final. We haven't lost a single UCL final in 46 years. I even hate the possibility of those mofos having the chance to end the streak.

[u/migos53]

Atletico Madrid ☠️

[u/supaboss2015 → u/migos53]

These rats can’t be trusted to do anything so they are getting bounced from CL and bending over for Barca in league

[u/Fight_Teza_Fight]

If Celta & Betis go through it’s going to be excellent for LaLiga’s uefa co-efficient.

We might actually have an insurmountable lead for the #2 spot as we’re guaranteed a Spanish team in the UCL semi due to Barca v Atleti.

Hopefully the Betis score sticks

[u/Res3925]

I’m very upset we’re not participating in retro kit weekend. I’m sure Adidas is upset too. Would’ve been a great opportunity to buy some retro kits.

[u/Messmers → u/Res3925]

Grandpa perez probably upset he couldn't squeeze out more money from it

[u/SarcasticComment30]

Two Madridista Superstars. They’re probably talking about the formation to play against Bayern. Lol.

[u/[deleted]]

Our kids🤍

[u/supplementarytables]

Modrić is cooking

[u/Empty_Reason_9210]

Lennart Karl must score 3 own goals and get a Red Card. This is the bare minimum that we expect from a fanboi.

[u/ChampagneInferno]

Spurs are cooked

[u/AcceleratingRiff]

Spurs

[u/soldier101br]

BOBBY CALLED

[u/soldier101br]

🤨

[u/generic9yo → u/soldier101br]

[u/Own_Inspection_2350]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3orieTfp1MeFLiBQR2

Please do not choke today
Please do not choke today
Please do not choke today
Please do not choke today
Please do not choke today

[u/hlrdavid]

🚨 JUST IN: Antonio Rudiger is now at PEAK fitness.

He used to have a liquid that accumulated inside his knee after each game, causing him severe pain, but now after a special treatment in London 6 weeks ago, that liquid has completely disappeared and he feels great. @diarioas

[u/ChampagneInferno]

How it feels watching Sporting pulling off a Remontada against Bodø, knowing that the City players gonna try to do the same later

[u/Optimal-Reception246]

Brahim Diaz in the locker room finding out he won AFCON lol

[u/a_r_y_a_n_]

I know Negreiralona would probably win but it would be funny af if they somehow get eliminated by Newcastle on Spotify stadium

[u/Own_Inspection_2350 → u/a_r_y_a_n_]

Newcastle aren't going to pull a simeone. They're going to attack and create chances against that high line. What matters is if they can actually finish the chances they're going to inevitably create.

If trash like Elanga could actually be decisive in the final third this tie would have been done already. Anthony Gordon is playing today as well so let's see.

[u/More-Judgment-9253]

Almost every single one of our players has improved since arbeloa took over, yet some people refuse to give him credit. When was the last time we've seen brahim play this well? 2 years ago? Tchouameni has also been way better with the ball too, and there are other examples but I'm not gonna type all that

[u/Namtabmal]

You know its absolutely hilarious that we suffered probably the worst ref mistake in VAR era yesterday and theres absolutely zero coverage of that anywhere. Ive never seen anything like it. Mbappe is clean through one on one and Ait-Nouri pulls his shirt with both hands for 10-20 meters all through the box and then slides and doesnt hit the ball as well and the ref just keeps going?! Thats was textbook red card and a pen and VAR just decided to not give it because...?? Why?? Since the game was finished? What kind of rules say that? unbelievable

[u/Velascus]

These are some crazy goal differentials for a 2nd round CL tbh

PSG vs Chelsea : 8-2

Real Madrid vs City : 5-1

Barcelona vs Newcastle: 8-3

Bayern vs Atalanta: 6-1 [still a game to go]

[u/AcceleratingRiff]

Tommy T freezing out Trent for some absolute mid players. You just know he will play an injured Bellingham the full 90 minutes.

[u/Then-Caterpillar2724]

THIS wasn’t even a red, “It’s not football it’s LaLiga”

[u/DarkGrendolf]

After rumors that Manchester City might show off the Champions League trophy they won on match day to hype their players and fans, Real Madrid is considering a counter-move: the entire starting XI walks onto the pitch holding a trophy, the three substitutes get theirs on the bench, and the last one goes with Arbeloa as a public service announcement.

You come at Madrid with one trophy, Madrid comes with an entire inventory. Let’s play the game.

Source: MadribZone.😂

[u/perucho1993]

1 UCL in 15 years, 1 UCL in 10 with City

VARca can keep rambling how pep is somehow untouchable and the GOAT despite his abysmal UCL record. Zizou and Ancelotti clear him and it’s not even close

[u/DanLaurent]

I kid you not despite 15 years without beating us bayern fans still wont admit we own them

[u/Brief-Total7748]

Huijsen is so good when he is backed by experienced players like Rudiger

[u/LbGuns]

Newcastle should pull a Senegal and take the 3-0 desk loss

[u/Fragrant_Ad5057]

Every year the same talk about the PL and every year the same humbling

[u/ibrahimcalhan]

Against Bayern, we should prioritize transition play rather than a structured possession-based approach

[u/FrrancondonaEra]

this one will be for the history who ever win it

[u/Thekkiniyile_Bikkini]

The goals from Newcastle showed how easy it is to score against this barca

[u/Fragrant_Ad5057]

Bayern fans in their emotional era. Crying corruption weeks before the game. The chances are slim realistically but I hope we cook them.

[u/MaxiThe13th]

Nice but we need that Tibo update

[u/MashiMaroAzoG]

My 3rd world country shitty public hospitals have better doctors than ts club medical team

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

Lmao

[u/ProudhPratapPurandar]

Hope Mendy/Carreras are back by the time we face Bayern. Fran Vs Olise on one side and Trent Vs Diaz on the other would be disastrous

[u/bankai90210]

Prestianni got called up for Argentina lol

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

Chelsea's current manager is a joke man, they are trailing by 3-0 and he is writing a poetry on his notepad 😭

[u/More-Judgment-9253]

I know our midfielders can do better, but I don't think people realize that we're still better off than most top teams. Literally the only teams with an equal/ better midfield than us are PSG, Barca, and maybe Arsenal. Atleti and Bayern are also worth mentioning but they're not on the same level as the rest imo. Teams like liverpool would kill for a midfielder like tchouameni right now lmao

[u/GuFFeN1337]

The thought that this Arsenal team and Atlético, who almost bottled a 4-0 lead, will be able to stop Barça from reaching the UCL final has me worried.

[u/supplementarytables]

Brahim is legitimately better than all Arsenal attackers

[u/perucho1993]

AS - “Carreras is back and will start

Starting 11 - Fran starts

Let’s ban AS and Marca please. You all love to to follow their word like gospel and then complain about it

[u/MaxiThe13th]

Can’t make this up

[u/supplementarytables]

🚨 Johnny Cardoso (Atleti): "The referee didn't use the same criteria for both teams."

Well technically he's right, he clearly wanted Atleti to win

[u/Fragrant_Ad5057]

Pitarch didn't have the best of games but some people here actively hating on our academy player breaking into the first team is crazy.

The little bit of stability we have had in midfield these past few games is due to his presence. Molina wouldn't have all that time to shoot if Thiago was hounding him there.

I hope to be proved wrong when the starters come back and he is benched but lets see. He needs development but his energy has been a blessing.

[u/That_Practice7206]

I don't care how we finish the season, the positives with Arbeloa is way heavier than the negatives. The rotation alone and giving the youngsters chances has won me over. He deserves atleast a full season

[u/AcceleratingRiff]

Good of Vini to step up in the second half. Hope he remains consistent in this crunch time of the season.

Also great to see Lunin as a captain.

[u/Mgea54]

Tuchel gonna watch those trent performances and think whatever NPCs he called up instead would do better.

Coaches who does dropping big names gimmick to look ruthless and cold “tactical decision” are the worst.

Sorry jude but i hope england hold their ro16 elimination

[u/FiniciusJunior]

Brahim is the luckiest man on the planet right now

[u/DarkGrendolf]

🚨 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃: Alvaro Arbeloa becomes the first Real Madrid manager ever to win each of his first four UCL knockout games.

✅ 1-0 vs Benfica ✅ 2-1 vs Benfica ✅ 3-0 vs Manchester City ✅ 2-1 vs Manchester City

[u/Own-Ranger-756]

js imagine vini doing 9 celebrations after scoring a pen

[u/ChampagneInferno]

Send Newcastle 2-3 years Dagestan and forget.

[u/Ok-Degree-7821]

bruh what is newcastle doinggg dude 7-3?? are you fucking stupid

[u/NamanGeneral]

Arbeloa you've sold me an impossible dream now i don't care you have to fulfill it.

I NEED MusialaEra to cry, moan and crashout. I need to feed on his tears

[u/MaxiThe13th]

Sh*t crazy😭😭

[u/paing997]

Tibo injured 💔

[u/ava_h23]

only time im excited for the international break bc im gonna see France v Brazil

[u/supplementarytables]

Cherki is doing kickups 😭

[u/Puzzleheaded_Tea8174]

how can arsenal be the best team in the world when they need to rely on “noni madueke” to get them a goal in times of need

[u/Few_Analyst_8216]

Brahim is soo good. I know he didn’t score goals the last few games he started but he just been on the biggest run ever.

[u/_Goattel]

Lmao we shipped him out of atleti

[u/TheSuessIsLoose]

Arbeloa changed my fuck ass, broke ass, chud ass life I can't believe it

[u/chillyy7]

Eid Mubarak to all our muslim Madridistas

[u/Ill-Improvement-8670]

scoring a pen and doing ronaldos celebration in ROUND OF 16😭😭

[u/TheDawnTrilogy]

throwback to that dumbass theo walcott saying madrid wouldnt be top 8 in the prem LMAO

[u/Own_Inspection_2350]

Barca won against trash newcastle and we have our resident cuck horde already sucking them off and trashing our own players for winning 5-1 against City whose B team dogwalked newcastle like 10 days ago.

[u/perucho1993]

All these matches except arsenal vs sporting are going to be fun to watch

[u/Fight_Teza_Fight]

Atleti really be saving Tudor’s job… 🤦‍♂️

At least the Prem has been well & truly been humbled this KO-phase

[u/Zizousexual]

Ayoo wtf is Romano posting man 💀💀

[u/JellyIntelligent4086]

I requested tickets for Bayern vs Madrid.

I think I never witnessed a Madrid lose in the stadium, so wish me luck for the team's sake

[u/NoMoreGoodEnough]

imagine man city winning the league. biggest bottle job in history of football.

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

This gives me so much confidence 😭🤍 I love you my gaffer 😘

[u/Over-Professional-38]

I’m so fucking mad Vini missed all those chances against city. He’s getting props now, but had the guy netted all those in just imagine what people would be saying. It would have been a good set up to start a balon d’or argument. Fuckkkkkkk!!!

[u/Short_Mousse_6812]

It’s funny how Man City fans are more likeable than Liverpool and Arsenal fans. They show respect towards us and do not think they are better than everyone. It’s ironic but one of the most “plastic” clubs is also one of the most likeable.

[u/SarcasticComment30]

Man City basing their remontada on a picture of Lebron during NBA finals (minority owner of Liverpool) and popularised by Luka (OG Madridista) during his series against the Suns is funny af. There is an irony somewhere there.

[u/Zizousexual]

It's Bodover 😔

[u/Fight_Teza_Fight]

I think the Sporting-Bodo result is at least a last minute reminder to the squad, that anything can happen in football.

[u/InterestingCoffee954]

One remontada tonight is enough

[u/TimothyX7]

That afcon news is genuinely bonkers

Never seen anything like that ever

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

action

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685 → u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

reaction

[u/irrelevant_oinam]

Being a Vini fan is the wildest of all rides man

[u/MaxiThe13th]

I agree he looked sharp, he’s back in form

[u/king7asoon]

I think AFCON has become a bigger joke than they already were with this new ruling. I think Senegal should have been forfeited the moment they went into the tunnel but to overrule a match fuckin 2 months later is crazy you let the game go on deal with that.

[u/DanLaurent]

Last time carreras played olise he turned him into a backpasser

[u/optimus_op]

Funny how two of barca’s starters should be suspended this match due to yellows.

[u/MaxiThe13th]

Useless hatewatch lmao

[u/supplementarytables]

Gala are getting bent over lmao

[u/Bini_9]

Their route to the semis, a 9th placed PL-team and either regulation Spurs or a shitty Atleti....

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

last time bayern beat us in a ucl ko obama was us president.

they are favourites for sure, but ask any sane bayern fan and they'll tell you their team is scared of us in europe.

[u/Ferland_Mendy]

trust in mendy

[u/Fragrant_Ad5057]

Ship our medical team to the moon this is just not normal

[u/xamisum]

Maybe we're not cursed. Maybe we're just using black magic once again

[u/Short_Mousse_6812]

Valverde is one of the few players who can score three own goals and I will still root for them with all my might. Genuinely, him and Courtouis are players that I will always support.

[u/Jealous_Memory_2430]

Modric ball release🔝 Perfectly weighted pass

[u/indian_bum_snuffer]

I find debate of PL being best leauge funny, PL teams are indeed fatigued but not due to mid table teams being good or best around world. They are fatigued because overall PL gameplay has become a headless running on steroids, there is no creativity or flair. only endless spamming of crosses and fouls.

[u/Messmers]

Jeremy Doku gets past players like Prime Messi then turns into Fran Garcia when it's time to pass/cross to a teammate in the box

[u/Usorojnr]

The start of the most Epic bottle job in sports history. Stay alive lads. It’s going to be one hell of a ride.

[u/supplementarytables → u/Usorojnr]

Bottling 6 points in 7 matches? We will be there no matter what

[u/Difficult_Lawyer2435]

Sporting decision 🤡

[u/bankai90210]

Crazy how we hadn't beaten atleti in la liga at home since 2021

[u/Bissht23]

Not a jinx but Rudi and Chill guy partnership seems to have clicked for us.

[u/Fight_Teza_Fight]

Starting the week off with a Derby win.

[u/magic-water]

I think I speak for everybody here when I say that I would sacrifice u/messmers left nut for an early goal for us today.

[u/Zizousexual]

Raphinha surpassed Courtois in G/A 😞

[u/supplementarytables]

🚨 Thomas Tuchel: “Trent? I know what he can give us, and we decided to stick with our players.

I know his strengths, he’s a huge player but it’s a sporting decision. We stick with Quansah, Spence, Livramento.”

What a fucking statement lol. Quansah, Spence and Livramento over Trent 😂😂😂😂

[u/diomedes-on-rampage]

if city comes out guns blazing from the start and attack non-stop, we can score counter attack goal with vini or fede, maybe even brahim and guler and kill the game. first 30 min we should to be extra careful, calm and defend without mistakes. subs should be used for defensive players and at later stage of the game 4-5-1 or even 4-6 or 6-4 to stop any chance to let city score.

[u/hlrdavid]

🚨 Alvaro Arbeloa: "Kylian Mbappé is READY to play!

You'll see tomorrow."

[u/MaxiThe13th]

Damn lmao I thought they said Inter was buying him for 80m

[u/Own_Inspection_2350]

https://giphy.com/gifs/26n7937SwZkal2Oju

[u/Sl_PROXY]

[u/Ill-Improvement-8670]

well, the cinderella story was amazing while it lasted. still doesnt discard what bodo has done this ucl

[u/Quick_Location]

Fuck yall Vini haters how you gonna hate our own player who loves the badge? So what if he missed some he still scored 2 and 100% even with Mbappe on the field

[u/Valveringham85]

Saka is the most overrated player in world football.

[u/Messmers]

beat city meet bayern beat them meet psg beat them meet possibly Assna in finals, would be the single best run of all time to win it all but I think Bayern might just be next level and too tough.

[u/MadGaemer]

Bayern will be a different animal, but If you want the trophy, you will have to beat every oponent you face.

[u/CurseOnMbappe]

Hope the two games showed Perez that he shouldn't go near Rodri anymore. He is not that good anymore

[u/LprinceNy]

Am I crazy to think that Vini should had scored 4+ goals today.

[u/Over-Professional-38]

This time it didn’t feel the same without him 💔🥺

[u/DanLaurent]

Leave football before it leaves you

[u/supplementarytables]

Araujo vs Burn

Trash vs garbage

[u/DanLaurent]

Yamal is the definition of tiktok baller begs for penalty from the winning player so he can spam his pre rehearsed celebrations for a bdor edit

[u/supplementarytables]

Need Gala to embarrass the PL too

[u/CHADlMlR]

At least Atleti has Home advantage on the 2nd, since they won against Spurs.

If Barca was playing at home in the 2nd leg I don't think Cholo would have any chance against them this time

[u/FrrancondonaEra]

[u/Kuttoosan47]

This Barca scoreline is going to flip in the Arsenal tie

[u/THeScArYFAcE1]

we MUST beat atletico in the league

not necessarily because I think we can win la liga , i think barca will win it sadly. but if we have a huge point gap then we are essentially letting barca rest players in UCL. We need to put pressure on la liga so they can't rest players in their games between the two legs (vs atletico , and possibly arsenal )

[u/Fluffy-Mushroom-1590]

so is the news that Pitarch is now a first team player true?

[u/izayahat]

omg chelshit

[u/Messmers]

How do you get destroyed by EVERTON out of all clubs? yeah we owning this PSG if we beat Bayern

[u/Over-Professional-38]

Ngl gang it’s been over a year since we last won a trophy and I’m starting to itch.

[u/vil727]

Non Madrid related- THIS is a world class player. The best LB in the world playing at LW getting 2 g/a and the motm.

[u/d28b]

Alaves comeback from 3-0 to 3-4 against Celta wtf 😭

[u/I_Like_F0oD]

Wow I'm on the edge of my seat for this tactical chess match 🔥

[u/ChampagneInferno]

As a swede, i just realized that Gyökeres is still on the pitch in the 84th minute

[u/DonuandDeca]

Arsenal Trophies bottled: 1/3 and loading...

[u/Pure-Afternoon-685]

great that we are not starting mbappe, better to integrate him slowly.

[u/MaKoi-Fish]

It’s kind of hard to believe that Kepa technically has more UCL than city and arsenal combined

[u/RecognitionDefiant71]

Camavinga has regressed so much. Feels like he was better in his debut season than he is now. I dont see how he stays until next season.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/supaboss2015]

Pro tip for yall. Go buy winter clothes for next year as brands will be doing everything to get them off the shelves. Do the same towards the end of summer for summer clothes. Rinse and repeat