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Going by what was said prematch, Roman is actually to blame for the fixture happening in the first place. Agreeing to stipulations against nobodies is what baffles me. Club in a nutshell, though.

Seems like a high ankle sprain at best. He'll more than likely be out of the final. Just have to hope Kante is fit to prevent a dire trio in midfield.

Looks like he could be joining CHO. Dreadful

All first team players on the trip made an appearance, so I think it's quite clear we were contractual obliged to field them. I just don't known what clown would agree to that. Fielding a strong XI for one half is one thing, but having to field an entire squad is beyond farcical.

Sarri didn't want this game to be played as much as us. Game shouldn't have been planned with the possibility of finals on the horizon. What would have happened if we were in the FA Cup final?

It really would be. The one player you know not to risk because of his history.

I really hope RLC isn't going to miss the EL final because of this game.

That has to be the case

He could be waiting multiple seasons to address that.

Why not? There are plenty of reasons why Juve could be more appealing to him, and I'm sure Barca could get him if they really wanted too. Is my point not getting across? If they are banned for this infringement, I expect more bans to come their way (FFP, signing underage players, etc). Things aren't rosy off the pitch.

There's plenty of talk either Juve or Barca wanting him, so this would be another reason to consider it. As I previously said, this could potentially be the first of a wave of bans coming their way (https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11649323/manchester-city-investigated-by-fa-over-jadon-sancho-agent-fee).

We really don't need to go all out for 1 player. Pepe and someone else would be more ideal tbh.

I don't see Pep staying around if that's the case. If they are actually hit with a ban, I'm sure more will follow too. They need to make a statement at some point.

Actions speak louder than words. A number of clubs should have probably been hit one way or another by now.

At it again. Give it a rest Some people just have their back up when loved ones are critiqued. Unfortunate tbh

Certainly is, as I'm still here whilst that individual is at Liverpool. What do you know! Nice attempt, though.

I was merely pointing out where your loyalties lie. No convincing fanboys. On that note, how are the Real forums?

The moment you needed to result to insults, the discussion was over. Says enough about your intellect or lack of. [emoji1360]

Touch a nerve, eh? [emoji1]

I'll take the start of your username and look no further. La Liga has been devoid of any competition for the majority of the season. Salah & Mane won the Golden boot playing as wingers, Salah is one goal involvement off Hazard and was missing for 2 months~. Do you want me to go on? Any "Chelsea fan" that watches the team on a regular basis know Hazard's flaws and have echoed them above. Is it a coincidence he's never been in the bracket for the Ballon d'Or or are those glasses covered?

Similar stats won't cut it in La Liga. Not to mention turning up on a regular basis too. I agree. This move will probably end Vinicius' Madrid career before it's begun. Got to have those nice shirt sales, though.

Even Thibo for that matter [emoji1]

Nice going forward (Marcelo was rumoured to have sign for Juve). Who's going to defend, though? I personally think this is move will either be the making (Ballon d'Or worthy) or the breaking of him tbh. People here have complained about inconsistency, so imagine the Madrid crowd. The grass isn't always greener, just ask Coutinho.

Players either leaving, on the wrong side of 30 or can't buy game time. There are a number of clubs that are more appealing than Real as of now. Half of the Premiership's defenders have better end product than Willian, so that's neither here nor there. Me neither. The signs were there long before he left and he was fortunate last year with the CL masking over their torrid league campaign. Too many people think Perez throwing money at the wall with Zidane at the helm will bring success. I could wager us doing better than Madrid, if we have a transfer window & they spend within their means (£250-300m~).

They are buying promising & potential trouble if rumours are to be believe. Going from Pedro & Willian to Lucas & Asensio isn't exactly a notable step up.