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lol Zouma with the casual ankle-breaker on Neres

really just needs to make any kind of scuffed connection there instead of going full power. Neres can be an absolute nightmare if he has a good day and he will be fresh af.

omg batshuayi had the chance of his life there. HAS to score

Willian really did look knackered tbf. Batshuayi to come on. will be interesting to see. Abraham has had an excellent eve in terms of hold up play. just not getting the right positions

as do they, we have had chances galore. This game cries for a composed presence. Shame RLC is not fit, this game would be tailor made for him.

if we do not start takign our chances they will eventually score one of theirs. we really should not be conceding from a set piece against a side so much shorter than ours.

damn. we are breakign them up with ease but we should be way more composed in the final ball. every time the wrong decision.

his head and shoulder is offside

that looks offside to me

what an unlucky goal to concede. sloppy from us but can happen.

both teams are making easy mistakes on both ends. it is just a super nervy vibe around this match and the pitch seems to be a bit odd as well.

damn jorginho should release that way ealier. the hectic game makes us panick in the final ball

with the chances we had we should have scored. but i like how quickly we retreat after losing posession. both teams very alert in these situations. we should look to isolate Tammy vs Blin more, such an obvious mismatch in pace and height

we hardly have any rotation options with al lthe injuries tho. This early in the season we should not be too tired with all the conditioning work they put in in preseason

Alonso's linkup play is so so bad. We need Emerson back. Also it is beyond me how we are yet to score from a set piece this season. the deliveries have improved from last all things considered but our heading accuracy is torrid.

They are indeed targeting alonso, look how they overload that side. We have to be super careful, the sloppiness will cost us at some point. other than that i like the intensity both teams show, feels like a quarterfinal.

I guess we have to disagree on something from time to time, would be boring otherwise^^ My issue with PSG is that Tuchel is a difficult character who handled the egos badly at Dortmund when it mattered most and I can see him and guys like Icardi having a real hard time when the results do not go their way. They have a brilliant squad, no doubt about that and probably made the best possible fixes but I when all the teams listed are of full health, at least pool, city, bayern, maybe atletico have a better defence and juve, city, bayern, arguably barca, maybe even us (RLC/Mount-Kante-Jorginho will be immesne) have a better midfield as well. Verratti and Gueye are very similar. Marquinhos is not really that good a DM for me. Also their team lacks height. Not sure if that will be an issue, but teams might target that and tuchel also uses zonal-marking at set-pieces. Anyway for all the individual quality we have seen last season how Teams like Spuds, Liverpool, Ajax overcame on paper superior oppositions by fighting, team spirit, never-say-die-attitude etc. In the CL, esp in the absence of an über-dominant team like Peps Barcelona you can really cause an upset with the listed qualities. It might not happen again, but the last few seasons we have seen way more upsets than in those before. Last, PSG have their occasional fuck ups even in a weak French league and that is typcial for Tuchel teams. I would never label a team that is prone to this as CL favourites.

Both great players. But i take Mason any day. 2 years younger, more skillful, much quicker on his feet. Just has to deliver on the biggest stage now as Donny has done already.

not exactly breathtaking palyers but admittedly the best dm options that were avaiblable in the market, still they prefer to have Marquinhos playing over both in DM. they only have one decent defender in Meunier. Bernat flopped big time at Bayern and can't defend, Kipembe ist just a poor player, Thiago Silva is 35. City will beat them any day they keep 2cbs on the field.

they can hardly all play. And football is a teamsport. Against top opposition they will still be struggling defensively. They might have a great attack but are rather average in midfield and underwhelming in defense. Today was jsut Brugge one of the worst teams in the tournament.

4-1 Sterling is in demolition mode

2-1 another pen, game turned in 4 mins Rodri tearing his hamstring, john stones comes on again. Was not aware he was fit again.

and 1-1 Agüero. Qualtiy ball by Sterling. They still can play. KDBs passing is weirdly off for his standards.

City one down at home. Fernandinho in CB is just suicide when faced with a striker with superior physique and top class technique like Ilicic.

A draw is probably a good outcome for us here. Ajax are not too dissimiar from us in terms of playing style but are more settled as a group and also have less injuries to cope with. We should not be deluded to think just because or squad is valued more than tiwce as high as Ajax's that we are automatically favourites. Last year's CL and their stellar form this season so far undermine their favourites tag. But we should not bee afraid either. they can be broken and they can be shut down. Their defence is their weak point and sharp counter attacks can undo them. I think we should again start with 5 defenders provided James and one of Rüdiger/Christensen are fit. Othrwise i would not be confident with any of Zouma or Tomori playing in the middle of the back 3. However, as none will probably be risked I expect us to start like this Azpi--Zouma--Tomori--Alonso -------Kovacic--Jorginho------- Willian-----Mount------CHO ---------------Tammy------------ which is easily our best lineup given the many absentees. I guess it will be an exciting game.