Real Madrid - Atletico Madrid

We have the possibility to win 3 CLs in 4 years, and the ability to make it happen. Let's put these Pathetico scrubs back in their place at last

After seeing all the trash talk today and the other day when we beat Bayern, it says we must be the most hated club in the world!!! Is it the club or is it us Madridistas on this forum?

Personnally, I think this is about as even as it gets for a final 4. Anyone of the 4 could legitimately win. BUt I beileve we are the most talented club, the most experienced club and after all we have Perez's money and Zidane's luck going for us!

It's probably just this forum. Barca have more sympathizers on here, particularly from the United section (+S, whoever it is he supports these days) and from what I've seen, the Barca fans on here are more opportunistic when it comes to mocking us than the other way around. I think we've been mostly respectful towards them when things haven't gone their way. But hey.. this forum is supposedly all about the banter, so we should probably be gloating more often

I would have liked Juventus. Atletico will play extra hard against us.

Of all the teams to draw we drew atletico... Huge test.
Though if we knock them out, the first cl title defense will be in our grasp.

In hindsight I am glad ZZ made them mistake of taking out a midfielder for a winger. He has learnt his lesson. Against Bayern both home and away he took out an attacker for a winger and we finished the games with 4141 formation. Atleti finish the games better than us, so if we do our jobs and score a goal, we can takr out Benz and put Ronaldo as a lone striker and have Asensio track Koke/Carrasco while our midfield still stays compact with Casemiro just infront of our defence. Hopefully we win this Sunday so we can rest players just before these games, there is going to br alot of running

I'm just glad it's not another all Madrid final.

I think we should be able to progress to the final (hopefully), but if we are to face Juve in the final I think that would be our most difficult game of the season by FAR.

Juve have played so well in the CL this season, it is honestly pretty intimidating- they have conceded 2 goals so far and scored 17. We have conceded 15 and scored 28.

Juve is a good draw for us because our manager and his coaches are all Serie A guys... that's the tactic we adopt. You get into trouble with Juve if you pigeon-hole yourself into a specific style and don't adjust... like Sevilla and Barca. We're not that stupid.

I think Juve are much more balanced and dynamic than they have been in the past, though. I really think this is their year. I think we might be a bit lucky to only have the possibility to play them once. I don't see how any team beats them in a 2 legged tie.

Time to exercise that bump, I don't think there is any injuries other than Pepe and Bale. No suspensions I know of and a relatively full squad Zidane can pick from.

As for Atletico, Carrasco is deemed fit to play against Madrid but would definitely be without Gimenez. Juanfran and Vrasljko also not available. Other than those guys, no suspensions I can think of.

If our strikers keep missing easy chances, we'll keep losing. That simple. There's absolutely nothing wrong with how we're playing... our front men just aren't putting the games away for us. The defense isn't good enough to compensate for that.

I believe in Isco Disco. He will take us over the finishing line

---------------Keylor-----------
Carvajal-Varane---Ramos----Marcelo
------------Casemiro-----------
-------Modric---------Kroos------
Asensio---------------Isco--------
--------------Cristiano-----------

What you guys think of this lineup? Modric apparently has stomach ache, if so i would go with Kovacic

Swap in Asensio for Benzema ffs

CR will get a hattrick from CF position

Bring Asensio and it is game over imo.

Varane, Marcelo,Kroos, Ronaldo and Modric have been fantastic.

Carvajal had a shocker, shame he had to leave. had alot to be desired in 2nd half

GET BENZEMA OUT ALREADY!!!

Guest7s prediction almost true happy for benz to get an assist. But he needs to score, I feel bad for him bc he's really busting his ass

Guest 7

No, CR The legend

What a player. Scored 8 goals in 3 CL knockout games

We should keep him for CL purposes. It's clear he has declined but he is still a assassin in CL.

Just get rid of Benzema pls.

masterclass

Varane comes back and we get a clean sheet.

Asensio needs to start.

Asensio is the real deal. What a player.

Best performance in the Zidane era