Here's the reason that Barca and Madrid get calls... they create a ton of opportunities.  Sooner or later, refs are going to get it wrong.  More importantly, in big moments, refs don't want to be wrong in disallowing a play... they err to the side of letting it go if they are hesitant in those situations.  Human nature.

Hence the reason video is important.  Take the human error factor out of the game in critical situations.

Granted, these were mistakes. Barca get phantom calls... never forget the Suarez penalty and Neymar FK late in the game against PSG. That was blasphemous.

Difference is we don't actively try to con the referee like those bastards

Now that we have gotten the red out of our system I want to say that I am super proud of Nacho. Didn't give Lewandowski an inch all game. Defended crosses really well and on point during corners. Now do that against the biter por favor which is obviously going to be alot harder to do given Suarez drive and never say die attitude.

If I had to rate our players:

Keylor 7- Had nothing to do all game. I am trying to think of a save he made that had me thinking Keylord. But he was always on his toes, being a sweeper when he needed to and smothering balls that we couldn't clear. Bloody unlucky on that 2nd goal, I want to blame someone for it but realise I'll probably be abit harsh if I did that

Carvajal 9.5- What a monstrous game from our canterano. The only criticism he'd get from me is where the heck was he for the penalty. If he was in his position and Nacho in his we don't concede that stupid penalty and we go through without shedding a sweat. Bayern more or less gave up before that. That penalty gave them life

Nacho 9.5-Didnt put a foot wrong all game. Bloody proud of him. He gas come a long way. He knows how to deal with strikers who play with their backs to goal. In hindsight he was perfect for this game. Had to cover for Carvajal for thatpenalty. If Nacho is the one defending against Robben that goes for a corner at most

Ramos 9.0- Like Nacho didn't put a foot wrong all game, was starting attacks from the back helping out our midfielders in possession. Nudged that ball into our own net. A wholly unlucky goal brought on us by that stupid penalty. Lost Vidal on one occasion but he could only volly over thankfully

Marcelo 10- Bah gawd what a game from our little maestro. Goal line clearance, last ditch block to save us from conceding a goal. All our best chances came through him. He ran their defence ragged. Also held his own at the back, something you don't get to say alot these days

Modric 8.5- Attacking wise Modric did really well, going out on the right when needed, playing crossfield balls when needed etc. But defensively he just doesn't have the legs anymore. He isn't any better at it than Kova or Isco nowadays imo. He benefitted greatly from having Casemiro behind him

Kroos 9- Great game from him. He ran that midfield, did really well to protect Marcelo but seemingly got tired at the end with the sub coming at just the right time

Casemiro 6.5- If you want to rate his defending then it was top notch as usual but boy, he was running left and right fouling players even after getting that yellow. Gave sway a needless penalty when all he needed to do was run with Robben. What the best Robben could do? He doesn't have a right foot. That penalty kickstarted Bayern's belief and desire and then we started defending like hapless chicken. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde performance from him

Isco Disco 8- We owe that half dominance to starting him. He ruined their midfielders. He forced Alonso and Vidal into making countless of fouls. Twisting, turning, twisting, turning and bam an over the top ball to release our fullbacks/attackers behind their defence. Got tired in the 2nd half, the sub was the right choice. Bayern didn't even bother attacking through the center and it was preferable to have out and out wingers to help at the back. Hopefully he makes Busquets and Gomes dizzy on Sunday. He is such a good player. Sign that contract ffs

Ronaldo 10- The only attacker in our SQUAD that's super reliable. Was selfish with that 2v1 in the first half but as soon as you thought the game was running away from us after their 1st goal, he puts a dent in their hopes by getting the equiliser. Too bad the defence gifted them a goal just 5 mins later. We are really going to need to spend big to replace him, he is scoring them goals now but he is bloody 32. When he leaves who will we rely on? Ramos?????. We should switch formation and make him a lone striker and take away his defensive duties. We are better off having another midfielder

Benzema 7.5- Is shit at his main job but was running harassing their defenders all game. Hummels who is supposedly one of the best CBs on the ball couldn't make a correct pass to save his life. But it's such a shame that it has come down to this where we have resorted to praising him for running even if he is no threat to teams in an attacking sense. We need to upgrade this position in the summer. It's not hate just the truth, we need a striker we can rely on to score our goals. If that guy is Mbappe then so be it. We need our striker to be a threat, not one who is timid and relies on another player to do his job

Subs:

Lucas 7.0- Came on provided defensive solidity but when he had a chance to score he completely flopped. Nice cameo considering we were on the ropes before he came on

Asensio 7.5- Like Lucas came on and provided support against Robben. Unlike Lucas when he had a chance to score he took it with both hands

ZZ 9.9- Our first half tactic was spot on. 10/10. Then got let down by Casemiro. Made the right subs at the right time. When he saw us struggle he put on wingers to counter that which proved to be the right decision. The only criticism from me is the fact he never made the Casemiro sub who was a walking red card waiting to happen. We are extremely lucky he didn't red card his ass. This only highlights how mich we neef Llorente to come bavk. We needed a DM so ZZ had to trust Casemiro to use his head. If Llorente is with us 100% he makes that sub. Still Casemiro in potential SF>>>>>having him in the 2nd half imo

Anyways let's hope Floro does his job and gives us Monaco/Dortmund

Thank God Ronaldo does the striker role. Imagine having to rely on Benz for goals. That's like Bayern relying on Muller for goals.

We absolutely must either uppgrade that position or convert Ronaldo to CF full-time

Wow, looks like this forum exploded yesterday! I stayed out near Bernabeu after game celebrating and didn't see the hate jeolous / envy until today.

My two cents are take away the controversies, Ronaldo and Ramos (own) goals (that last Ronaldo goal was legit) and we still win easily. It's about time futbol organizations have gotten to twentieth century and adopted video replays.

If we look at the two games, Bayern did have the better of play in 1st half of first game, but next to none legit chances of scoring. 2nd half was all us, lucky for Bayern we didn't score 3 or 4. And how can anyone argue with the two yellows J. Martinez got?  In this game, the first half was about as even as it gets. 2nd half there were moments when Bayern was gaining ground, but again with little chances of scoring and then we took over (again). And again, none should argue with Vidal's yellows. Did you see his cleats? And yeah maybe Casemiro was lucky, but it's not like the ref didn't miss other calls. I think we can all agree the referee was awful. Shame really when after game discussions in big games is all about ref calls rather than the game itself.

So again what has the poor reffing got to do with our advancing to semis for 7th year in a row.

Sunday will be another big test, but for now it's a time of celebration!!

halamadrid2 wrote:Thank God Ronaldo does the striker role. Imagine having to rely on Benz for goals. That's like Bayern relying on Muller for goals.

We absolutely must either uppgrade that position or convert Ronaldo to CF full-time

Bayern were winning CLs when Mueller was scoring goals btw.

Like Benz, Mueller has been marginalized into a support player since the coming of Lewa. You can't just suddenly ask him to magically score goals when he's a secondary scorer 90% of the time. It's not FIFA. It's not a light switch.

We should go for both Mbappe and Falcao... but that's too much maybe.

i mean sell CR and bring in both Mbappe and Falcao.

Bale-Falcao-Mbappe would be godly.

The issue that CR doesn't move for his teammates... for example, when Mbappe drops off Falcao cuts in. But when Mbappe is running into the box, Falcao vacates to take defenders with him.

A bunch of other intricacies that Ronaldo never ever does either.

Goals are great. But there's a reason every single striker that plays next to Ronaldo struggles. Bale only does well when Ronaldo isn't there. Same for Benz.

Mbappe is going to have the same problem and people are going to say he's a bad player as opposed to watching the action around him.

That's why I have always disliked CR.