Pizy

I think Giroud has done enough for us in Europe this season to be considered better than that.

Nice team. If ever there was a time for Higuain to come into some good from and sharpness it's now. He can be the man to fire us into the top 4 while Giroud can be the man to fire us to the EL title.

Actively avoided turning on the football today because I just assumed United would smack Everton like they always do and that Arse would squeak their way past Palace since they were home. After Spuds also lost, this weekend has been as good as we could hope for. Aren't Burnely in good form, though? Not going to be a gimme tomorrow. Especially with the way our defense looked the other day...

Barca v Ajax is the dream final. For fucks sake, if Liverpool beat Barca I'm going to be devastated. City may be demoralized by going out and now slip up in the PL as well. Liverpool winning the CL and PL? Oh god....😩

Messi is simply not human. It's ridiculous the ease with which he totally destroys entire defenses repeatedly.

😂😂😂 DDG doesn't often make mistakes but when he does they're absolute howlers like that!

Força Barca! Don't fuck this up like PSG did!

Not even angry or annoyed, really. Liverpool are a class above us right now so we were never going to come here and win when they're absolutely desperate to win. For weeks if not months we've known that it's all about the EL. Hope for the best in the PL but hope is all it is. The thing that really pisses me off is how just a couple of years ago we were laughing at and making fun of Liverpool. We were miles ahead of them. In such a short time they've eclipsed us and can laugh at us instead. And the gap will likely get bigger once Eden leaves.

Yep, that's game over. Switching it off now.

How on earth did Emerson not clear that? Literally right in front of him!

Loftus-Cheek was very good but if he sharpens up his first touch just a bit he can wreak havok. He's getting into very dangerous positions between the lines. As for CHO, unfortunately he's only receiving the ball from a stand-still position. Makes it easy to get a defender or two in front of him. Have to get it to him quicker and on the move for him to be effective.

Oh, wow. This XI has the potential to be great to watch but also backfire spectacularly. Please just don't concede early. Keep it as nervy as we can for them as long as possible.

I fucking hate how ridiculously lucky United are all the time.

The irony of Alonso, our second worst player on the night, scoring such an important goal. 🙃 Alonso and Pedro looked like they laced up ice skates and played on ice. Fucking horrific from both of them. I just don't get Pedro. One game he has amazing technical qualities and can dribble around 3 defenders. Tonight and on occasion he can't control the ball to save his life. Kova and Barkley are absolutely redundant and useless. Neither offer anything going forward. I don't blame Jorginho at all today. He had no options to pick out at all. Giroud I felt bad for. Not a single solid service all night. Sadly, even Azpi is becoming a problem. Gets caught out repeatedly.

Straight up embarrassing, pathetic first half performance. We made a bunch of Czech league no-names look like Liverpool or Spuds with their pressing and physicality. They absolutely manhandled us. A club that shouldn't be able to live with us simply wanted it more so far. They're first to every loose ball, winning every tackle and physical duel, and making us totally ineffective going forward. Just a shocking performance.

Good looking XI for me. Players like Willian, Pedro, and Alonso who have been benched recently will hopefully be eager and hungry to prove a point. Even with our improved position in the PL top 4 race this is still our best and most realistic route to CL football. Getting a couple of away goals here would be fantastic. Hopefully this rotation also hints at Sarri now considering Rubes and CHO as first choices in the PL from here on out.

Barca have been very sloppy and lethargic since the goal. They look like they expected this to be a stroll like most of their La Liga games where they could walk through the remainder of it. This United side have to be put to the sword because they always have it in them to fluke their way through by freak circumstances.

Much like PSG, this. United can't get a touch against these top teams who dominate the possession. Unlike PSG, Barca aren't massive bottlers.

I actually kinda want Spuds to go through this tie. End the annoying quadruple talk, make it so that it's another "failure" in the CL for City after a good domestic season. Plus, Spuds are such massive bottlers that them going through is harmless.

For our sake in the top 4 race, I hope Kane is out for a while again.

Haters that support other clubs will say we were a 1 man team. But everyone was good today and it was a total team performance. Those 3 changes Sarri has made recently (CHO, RLC, and Emerson) have made a huge difference. So much energy, so much pace, so much athleticism. If only we were utilizing them earlier and throughout the season we'd be comfortably in 3rd and way out of sight of the other contenders. Alonso should under no circumstances get his place back. He'll obviously start in a couple of days in Prague, but Emerson has to be our PL left back.

Still 45 to go, but must be said we look far better and more decisive with RLC as the third midfielder than we do with either Kova or Barkley. He's strong as an ox and links well with the forwards. If he keeps it up this'll be the 3rd very impressive match on the bounce.

This game is done and dusted by halftime if Higuain was sharp and in form. Getting into fantastic positions and having shots that he's made his living on. Just a split second off. Giroud on current form buries a couple in that first half. Overall, maybe our best performance in a long while. Solid in all phases. Now comes the time where we have struggled. Opposition making changes to their game plan at half time and hitting us in the mouth.

Depending on which West Ham decides to show up, they've got quite a few very dangerous players that can punish us. On the counter with Anderson or Arnautovic, set pieces with Lanzini, or crosses/tap in poaching from Chicharito. This will likely be a very tough match.

Nice. Plenty of attacking quality to bring on if things go south. Hope Ruben especially impresses again. Make it an extremely difficult decision for Sarri in that midfield spot.