Modric came and changed the momentum at age of 39 years. What a legend this man is!

The double subs made by Carlo in bringing in Modric and Diaz completely changed the course of the game..Modric brought in that calmness and more composure as he wasnt rushing his passes but uses space wherever its available..it was difficult for Madrid to connect passes as the gap between players were so wide but Modric coming glued the team together.. Watching City this season, one can clearly feel the absence of Mahrez and Gundogan..now down to the absence of Walker, it shows how important he is to the rest defense of City..his pace and recovery helps City in transitions just like he does when balling for England..watched the replay like 5 times since yesterday..thats how good the game was lol..cant wait for the return leg

Goes to show how pivotal walker is mainly because of those overlapping runs and his pace to help him cover up.

I know it was reported that Kdb fell ill just before the game but I think that is more of a diversion tactic by Pep. Pep knows how quick Madrid's transitions are. So, perhaps, he opted for a more conservative player in Kovacic as opposed to a direct player like Kdb. There are 2 main reasons why I say this: First, Walker was not playing. This means that City were lacking pace in their defence to deal with Madrid's lethal counter attacks. Kdb is a direct midfielder that likes to take risks with through balls to Haaland or lobbed crosses. Madrid would have expected that and most likely had prepared for that. So, without Walker to mitigate those risks, Pep decided to go with Kovacic who is more conservative with his passes. Second reason as to why I think Pep decided to play Kovacic instead of KDB was because of Haaland. Pep had a different role for Haaland in this game. Pep wanted Haaland to act as a decoy or diversion by pre-occupying Madrid's CBs thus creating space for other City players to get into goal scoring positions. Had KDB played, then he would have been looking for Haaland with those crosses or through balls and I know Madrid had prepped well for that. Pep was trying to be cautious in this 1st leg. Now, for the 2nd leg, KDB will play. Since the 1st leg ended in a draw, City will need to be more attacking. Walker will be back, meaning City will have pace in their defence to handle those risks. It's amazing how football is a wholesome game. The loss of one player affects the other. In this case, since Walker was not playing, Pep saw how playing Kdb would bring risks in transitions to City's defensive lines. My 2 cents.

I love how much less rigid yet still effective Ancelotti is with his tactics compared to other modern managers

This was one of the best games I have seen in a while. Banger after banger

Insane game. Should be the final imo

Man CANNOT stop cooking with these videos 🔥

I think Camavinga and Jude being on a yellow is an underrated part of the game. They were very shy in challenges they usually are comfortable to make and that decided parts of the game. Jude was frustrated all game and should have come off. Vini for Brahim, Kroos for Modric, Jude for Joselu

the problem started for madrid when they sat in the low block, and we all know they are not so well drilled for that purpose leading to city having a upperhand as they face a low block week in and week out

the problem was when real switched off after taking the lead 2-1 which lead to the 2 goals by city, they didnot realise it was the perfect moment to demolish city walker was absent city was misrable in defending the counter attacks could have been a big victory but instead ancelotti shot himself in the foot, now we have difficult task in the away leg

Ancelotti's plan was perfect but Madrid's defenders could have stopped the goals which city scored.

Real Madrid did stupid mistakes but i think it's more due to the players' inexperience. These young lads will grow to totally dominate world football with Mbappe joining next season

I kept checking the page all day for this video. Thumbs up for your work ethic

I love this channel so much, thanks for the work bro. Keep it up!

People didnt realize, Carlo 1st time put BOTH Vini & Rodrygo in left flank. Noone would be able to stop them together in transition. Its up to Jude and Valverde to find the gap in center and right to get the goals. Key is press before getting pressed, lesson learned from 4-0 loss last season.

Ancelotti executed his plan well and was let down by the finishing. Vini being explosive and carefree, he will be key to Realmadrid winning at Etihad for the first time

Literally just wondered if you was going to post this 😂

Truly we have some incredible quarter final match ups. So glad we're in the good times and get to hear your analysis

The two best teams in the world right now.. whoever wins the next leg wins the ucl imo..

Anytime I want an analysis of a game i come to you. Since like 2019. You my goat man i love ya

Great analysis how you have such a keen eye and careful analysis of tactics following you always

City would probably have won with De Bruyne playing, as he would be critical in chance creation with his vision and passing. Despite the 3 goals, Real's defence appeared really solid to the point that screamers from Foden and Gvardiol are what made the difference. I think this shows just how crucial KDB is to Guardiola's masterpiece in city.

I was Waiting for this video ❤

Hats off for your work ethic Bro 🙇🏽‍♂️🙏

Pep is a genius because he gives his players a complete instruction on how to beat the opponent. But Ancelotti is a genius also because he enters the mind of every individual player and gives them the confidence and personality to beat the opponent, which is as difficult as well. Respect to both

i thought u not gonna do this after u alr did Arsena Bayern analysis haha quite on point, anw was surprised to see City scoring goals we rarely see in PL - Foden we may have seen before but Bernado FK or Gvardiol ZD, screamers!

Surprised to see Bellingham upfront against city instead of assuming his usual wide midfielder/10 hybrid role which allows him to make his trademark late runs into the box from deep to score. He looked isolated mostly.

.. thank you for your videos over the years. I have the feeling that you are currently a professional in the football industry and your dream in the future is to be a professional coach. If so, I hope your dream comes true. By the way, I would also like to send best wishes to you and your family. Hope your channel becomes known to many people...and helps people understand more about football as it is called "football made simple"...❤ Ps: Nice to know you.. i from VietNam😊.. ( Sorry my english not good)

It took pep 60 min to realize nothing was gonna get done on the wings so he started working down the middle and city actually started doing something

You mean madrid had a plan of deflecting goals? According to my opinion, Man city had a bad luck yesterday to get deflections and KDB illness before kick-off. Anyway a goal is a goal

lets face reality it high time a team like madrid still play this style of football aganist better well drilled opponent its time for change of manager madrid has to evolve from been a player ability team to a more organized team like what we have in alonso bayernlevekusen

This was such a top game ❤ hope there's analysis for PSG Barca or even the dortmund game bro

I'd love to see your tactical analysis of the Arsenal v Villa game.

Pretty similar result to last year. Maybe another thrashing in the 2nd leg by Man City? They didn't even play KDB in the 1st leg.

Madrid's 2nd goal was just class. Vini just pokes it past the gk😭 I think City has the advantage in the 2nd leg. It won't be one sided like last season, but they can definitely get the result. I will be expecting Carlo to encourage Madrid to be more defensive and drag the game out to extra time or even penalties.

Hey do you think that you could also do tactic game analysis for other leagues instead of only the prem ? Thank you and have a great day !!

Which software do you use for drawing on the tactical board?

How do you understand tactics please tell me I try everything but still don't understand what happens tactically I see all matches but still also Joško Gvardiol did invert which led to a city goal he didn't tell anything about that

How did we have more xg? I thought Madrid had the better chances; they were really hurting us with their pace

Ancelotti tactics rating could have been a nine if courtois played, all of Man Citys goals came from outside the box I just felt the great positioning and shot stopping ability of courtois could have helped even though lunin is in form courtois is just better.

Hi and welcome to Football Made Simple .. waited for this the whole day. Big up man

I expect City to play the same in the 2nd Leg at Home, KDB for Kovacic and Walker for Akanji and the rest remains the same.

This is master class

Awesome video dude! This game was incredible to watch just bc of how intense it went with every goal being scored. I feel Madrid could’ve won if they played more aggressively due to City playing super conservative with Kevin bench and walker out. It felt like the game against Inter and Liverpool. Next we will see if Pep plays all his best cards on the field or will Carlo play more in a tactic to control possession and disrupt a broken wall city has when it comes to defense. 🎉❤ Prediction Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético pass. Final Madrid vs Barcelona.

Being a man city fan I can say that man city goalkeeping was the only fault in their gameplay , 2nd goal from Rodrgyo was not a deserving goal , Man city didn't try to get in the box their goal was to try long shots and they did pretty good in that.

First time i see a video that give a credit for ancelotty because he was very good and but his players missed very easy big chances…In my opinion with less Madrid fans pressure from the crowd real Madrid could kill man-city at ethad next week..I hope for more modric time because he can easily walk with a ball under any pressure and usually looking for a key passing or shooting even he keep our possession very calmly even better than Bellingham.. the hard question is the timing of make this sup..in the starting formation or after..thanx I enjoy this great and true analysis

remember that manc did had to play one more game within the last 7 days compared to RM

This is was the best game ever watched in my life

been waiting for this analysis. Other pundits really focus on dumb stuff

Make a video about PSG vs Barba 😅!!!! Love your analysis

10:00 "several world class strikes”and includes stones 😂

Pep has now seen that what are the threats that Madrid can poise to City, he will build tactics purely on this. Madrid tactics is gonna be same in second leg whereas City has a lot to look out. Without kdb and Walker and ake we nearly defeated them at home with no rest

Thank You🤍

Why don't you just become a manager or a tactical analyst for a team your analysis is very good

The majority of madrid's attacks came from City mistakes rather than anything else. Rodri was the worst offender. Without those mistakes in giving the ball away, madrid would have been kept well away from city's goal for the most part at least until Modric was introduced.

what is the name of the tactical board app or website that you use please?

Can u tell me the name of the tactic program you used

Pep earns a 5??? Very funny 😂😂😂

Wow, I’ve been a ball fan for a while now and I just found out that you can’t be offsides on a goal kick and a corner kick…whaaaatt, I thought it was only for throw ins

It can look like 442 but rodrygo wasn't pressing so it was a 433, that is why they have space to shot from outside. But if they put the 442 with rodrygo helping to defend silva and foden we have chance to not let them shot from outside, especially now that they recover de bruyne

Lots of possession by city but did not creat clear goal scoring chances. It took two worldly strike from outside the box for city to score. Real definitely created more chances despite having less possession.

Just imagine after yall talking about walker's absence then comes in the second leg and does worse than Akanji 😂😂😂

Pep leaving Spain with a 4 goal draw deserves a 9/10 for me. We'll see how Madrid will respond at the Etihad

Please do comparison between 2023 Madrid vs City and 2024 Madrid vs City. What has changed? How Madrid managed to play better this year?

goal goal goal drama and more goal!

If there is a better game in this Cl season, it will be a miracle and we will be very lucky

Real Madrid failed to win at their own stadium. The advantage now is definitely with MC playing the deciding second match at their Etihad Stadium. Yes the odds are with MC to advance to the semi-finals and play against either Arsenal or Bayern Munich. But .... Real Madrid being Real Madrid they are the one team who can put it all together and eliminate their rival MC and possibly go all the way to win their 15th CL silver trophy. These 2 teams are the best of the 8 quarter-finalists and even though the odds are with MC a smart football fan should never write off super Real Madrid. I have a good feeling that RM is going to surprise a lot of people next Wednesday. They are going to eliminate MC. Just wait and see.

The problem with real is that they're forwards particularly vinicius was not clinical. They're game plan on transition nearly worked to their favour, unfortunately due to a lack of precision it gave city psychological hope of making a comeback which they did. Clinical finishing were one of the components Zidane used to win the unprecedented treble. He selected players especially on the front line who were not just good at playing ball and making good runs (like vini amd rodrygo), but were also lethal in front of goal.(CR7, asensio, vazquez, benzema).

Pep won again there Pulling out a draw with possession is all pep wants from bernabue and he gets that. Kdb illness could have been so worse cuz he is the only player after messi whose performance doesnt get influenced by how great front team is. + Without walker the best guy to pocket left wingers is already huge disadvantage

Thanks

I am waiting for your PSG Barca analysis. drop it already

a very impressive analysis...but i foresee City taking this one pretty comfortable

There's absolutely no reason to give Ancelotti a 7 and Pep 5 when it was Man CIty who scored 3 away from home with some of their key players missing and having Bernabeu's roof closed too.

You made me wait so long 😭😭😭

Adding of that real madrid change the game in the second half to keep the 2-1score or near that and keep the most offensive at etthad ..unfortunately they accept goals from outside the box or they can keep the score and add maybe 1 or2 by transitions..anyway the draw is just promise of a hell game at Manchester..Real Madrid can attack more because its the true decisive game..also mancity will trying to make more pressure and no problem risky game because it will be u score I score till the final whistle…hoping Madrid attackers be more clinical because the chances will be higher than the first leg… (personal opinion)

This game is bigger than El Classico

Notice that Real madrid rest 9 dayes more then City, no KDB no Walker, was good point for Madrid

Now I feel relieved that city has 80% win possibility at second leg Etihad. Madrid and Ancelotti are in for a football masterclass next week😊. This match just showed how confident and tactically superior pep is compared to Ancelotti. Also real should replace Ancelotti soon he's not the coach who can build a team like Mourinho , pep or klopp . Ancelotti doesnt seems to understand what his team lacks and how he can make up for it. This first leg was like lady luck was stuck in him. Somehow Valverde pulled off a brilliant volley to avoid any embarrassing loss. Also real wasn't that good at transition too they had really good chances again city defence really did well even with Walker out injured . City midfield dominated real considering the amount of talented players madrid has. I saw more of a team work from city compared to madrid. Dude you should work on your analysis on better Carlo only deserved 4 he was outclassed tactically and pep deserved 7 becoz his side took lead 2 times and dominated the home team. Most of all pep took a gamble with akanji in left I mean he made mistakes but he did well agaisnt vini and Rodrygo. Again dude do your analysis properly sugarcoating madrid won't do you any good.😂 Ofc you can satisfy madrid sympathizer but that reality is madrid failed to secure an advantage at home match. Now Barca is rising and finding their feet well. Pretty soon they're gonna dominate and madrid can kiss their europe domination goodbye😂

If I am being honest This game was a lost to Real Madrid. They didn’t capitalize the chances they had when they was 2-1. Going to Manchester isn’t no easy task.

I think pep should earn more in tactical masterclass; 5 is too little compared to his dominance in 2 nd half

I think Haaland choosing Rudiger was all part of Pep's plan to occupy the more natural center and leave loads of attacking threats for the make shift center back to deal with

Hell of a game. Hopefully Madrid passes to see a nice Bayern or Arsenal vs Real Madrid.

with Walker and KDB, it's not too bad already.

Waiting for the psg-barcelona analysis

Pep is a GENIUS

The consistency of Valverde... IS the engine of madrid😊

im relatively new to football so please excuse the ignorance, but are defenders allowed to literally hug the striker to stop him. i thought thats considered a foul

Why didn’t do you the psg barca match

Will we get PSG vs Barca analysis?

Mr. Ancelotti needs to disregard the UCL in 2024. Luckily had a draw but I don’t believe he has any chance to fight with City in Etihad.

City is the one team not intimidated by the Madrid effect. They’ll handle it home.

... pitch bigger at the goal kicks where there's no offside rule?

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In the first half, Real pretty much gave their right side to Grealish, but this was not capitalized. Real looked dangerous on counters and the reverse fixture could be as that old Manu/Beckham bandage/Ronaldo hattrick match. I dont think Real can do much better than they did, but City absolutely can do better. And they better by at least 2 goals

We will win at the Etihad. We could have had 5/6 yesterday if not for missed chances. Exciting game next week.

Bellingham at the top was a success initially but not anymore He should play in midfield and that is where he will excel in future 💯

Real for sure will go through

can you make a video on barca vs psg

Vini and Bellingham need to put in more defensive efforts. Otherwise Madrid will lose. Wearing 5 and 7 doesn't mean they are Zidane and Ronaldo.