It’s city’s game to lose and sadly if Madrid win all the media will be talking about what went wrong with city rather than what went right with madrid

No one should underestimate or overestimate any club at this stage. The UCL brings out the best of teams

I'm a City fan too I believe in Pep. City hasn't been impressive compared to last season. Pep has to do something. Let's forget about the last season's tie. It's Real Madrid in UCL, you dare not underestimate them. Go Citizens 💪

​@@brightkegbe City fans are actually humble compare to the Madrid haters. Barca fans are trolling Madrid instead of City Respect bro 📈

We are better than RM at the moment. if we are clinical, we will go through. It’s not even over confidence, it’s the reality Come on City 💪🏽🩵

yeh they dont know anything beside premier league...and want to give ballondr to bellingham or rashford.

Inter should've won they're the victim of their demise. If they took all those 1v1 chances they would've gone through. Stop saying like atletico the better team.

@@aliffnaim9939You don’t have to be the better team to win… winning is just winning

Analysis based on emotions.

​@@aliffnaim9939 Atletico were the better team in the 2nd leg, you probably have watched another game Even Atleti missed clear chances

hope so @@Absurd-Woman

They prayed for miracles and miracles arrived ❤

First leg was because pep told his players to slow the tempo instead of going all out thats why the first leg was competitive. The city of the second leg was their real level and they weren't even as physical as they were against arsenal or bayern who they completely bullied physically.

Well ancelotti might have gave them the strategy but its all the players side already if they want to win. Unfortunately we have ageing legs last year and had injuries, so its about time to bounce.. better for real madrid to score immediately.. for sure man city will have high intensity in etihad

This panel does not like Real Madrid not to mention they are extremely biased towards EPL I would not expect them to want Real Madrid to win or have anything nice to say about them

Exactly my point, ESPN pundits never gives Madrid credit.. Always try to down play Real Madrid

@@Model_Roe it took me a while to realize that

@@4Deric it will never change this is what they get paid for. But no worries, from next seasons going onwards watch how they will ride the RM bandwagon when certain players arrive and dominate la liga and CL.

@@mylesaustin7807 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bruh I figured out when anytime Real Madrid win a match or accomplish anything ESPN releases a 5 minute or less video coverage on it while Mid City always gets half an hour nevermind the Etihad is half empty and nobody is going to Man City games

Who are the athletes in the City midfield, or team overall? Rodri, KDB, Gundo? 😂. They beat Madrid because they were better in all aspects of football and were able to execute it that day.

@@josephajibowo-wp2rw Go and watch what madrid's starting 11 was in that 4-0 match!! You think it will be the same this time around, also there's no grealish and gundo in this city team!!

The bookings of Cama, Jude, Vinicius and Tchuoameni might make them less committed and aggressive to fouls of which that might play in favor for City..I hope we manage a draw or a W then it’s game on at Etihad

We only miss Gundo who is replaced by Kovacic, we play the same lineup I don't think Madrid stand a chance.

@@_l0wkey_4 🤣😂😆

Not a problem

​@@hernangonzalez9287 not a problem? 😂😂 you'll get thrashed 3-0 or more in the Etihad without those players😂😂

​@@aa6eheia156 In any case theres never glory when you win with 10 years of financial cheats in your back 😘

Vini deserves to get booked in the first leg regardless

And if neither of them take a booking??

🤍

The fluke wins and luck is over, man city will dominate

@@Supern0vaaaathose goals didn’t look like luck to me

​@@Supern0vaaaa I don't think so, Real Madrid is much better than last year, but I can't say the same about Manchester City

@@rodolfocastillo7815 i do think so, theyve been carried by Bellingham, benzema and vini weren't enough for man city last year, I just dont see madrid going thru, their luck is done

Same was said last year and that 4-0 at the Etihad was possibly the most dominant champions league performance in history against two giants.

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

If talking n predictions could have win football nobody could have beat man city u guys just believe in man city too much

@@jonathanfryer9497 and the same was said the year before in 2022 3-1 RM

@@ciscotaku That's not the lesson you should take from 2021-22. Real Madrid were incredibly lucky to win that semi final and City clearly learnt the lessons of what not to do, i.e., don't go in hyped and leave spaces but rather destroy Real with masterful control where Real Madrid were chasing shadows. I don't like City but having won the CL, the inferiority complex is gone. They don't feel the need to prove themselves anymore, it took a long time for the penny to drop but it happened last season. They just solely focused on the football and tactics and they destroyed Real Madrid. That's not to say Real Madrid cannot win but you cannot just hope for another massive dose of luck to help you through the tie. Ancelotti actually has to come up with a plan to deal with City and Pep. It cannot just be another hang on job, hope the keeper keeps bailing the team out and just have 4-5 moments in 180 minutes that you take full advantage of.

Happens when you put a microphone infront of a cretin.

I love that these clowns (and Ale is actually better than most of them) regularly underestimate Real Madrid because it offers so many opportunities for us to mock their so-called "expertise."

You should be.

@@PaulK-ve1pu Respect is earned not given, like he said, Madrid ain’t scared of no one it’s the biggest and most successful club then, now and forever. We respect everyone in the UCL, but if you wanna talk smack then we’ll give it right back and Los Blancos can back it up!

City will get surprised this year

@@PaulK-ve1pubro is in every comment ☠️

Hala Madrid ❤

That schooled Real last season

City knocked out real madrid out of ucl two times in last 4 years

No one gets more hype than RM in UCL and any fan of the comp knows this. At this moment, City is the best team in the comp. RM is rightly the underdog because their 14 trophies aren’t playing defense on the field 😂 We should all be happy we get two legs

@@kaveeshadeshan9283 When a Real Madrid fan loses an argument. "We have 14 Champions League trophies"

​@@GermanChickenwingand shat themselves in 3 minturs😂

But the Midfield of Camavinga & Valverde didn't do it at Santiago. What's your point? City's midfield was still a better team playing playing 62% of the ball, with 6 shots on target to Madrid's 5.

@@eltactico9845 Of those 6 shots the two that ended up in the nets were unstoppable. City was rather lucky. Their midfield didn't generate anything passing and building from the back

Alvarez dunked on Rudiger when he came on anyways.

😂😂😂 Excuses, they will beat Madrid again

@@TboyNibro thinks City are good 😂

City have beat Real in 5 of the last 6 games they've played. And in that 1 Dias, Stones, Ake, Walker were all out, Laporte played with an injured knee next to Rodri and 40 year old Fernandinho as defenders.

@@TboyNiif Mbappe comes to Madrid it’s over! Not a rivalry anymore.

We ain't looking good now bro 😢

Bro believe me we are in a good shape they are going to be surprised by the two Madrid

Just one is that, never ever underestimate Madrid. This is what I like for other teams to get hyped so much and at the end we bang

​@@midjabalde2617Yea just like last season 😂😂

@@GermanChickenwing No!! Just tlike the season b4 last tseason 😆🤣😂

Lol 🤣🤣😭. We'll see🤣😭

​@@lloydndhlovu7985cry more varcelona negreira payed bots

We’ll see😉

@@lloydndhlovu7985now you saw

😂😂😂😂 I hope the respondents saw that fact

?😭 did they underestimate them when they humiliated them 4-0 last time?😭

This!!!!!! ESPN does not like Real Madrid that I figured out a long time ago I would never expect them to say anything nice about my club but I will die on this hill I see them winning itll be tight but Real Madrid will be victorious

​@@anonymous2428 Just like how the year before they were underestimated by City, Chelsea and PSG and pulled the most remarkable run in the competitions history. Just because Real lost 4-0 last year doesn't mean that it'll repeat again. Don't underestimate the Kings of Europe.

@@Model_Roe and I’m a Liverpool supporter just keeping it real

@@JasonGuitarHand fact

I like it

THAT IS FINE WE ARE MADRID WE TAKE ON ANY ONE

Me too , i like it 👍​@@tristans2859

No one is writing them off. City won last year and beat Madrid so they're the favorites, it's that simple. Of course Madrid can win it all still, they're Madrid.

🙄. They are literally getting destroyed again….

If they seek revenge and get outside of themselves, RM will get battered. They need to stay calm, disciplined and soak up the pressure they know is coming. 1st leg is everything for RM. they have to go to the Etihad with something to protect

Not just Vini but Also Bellingham and Cama I think one more player also I forgot. All are one yellow card away from suspension city May look to do that they’ll definitely be playing Grealish to exploit this 😂😂

Rodrygo is only out of form because he is playing on the right side. When he played left with Vini injured, he was fantastic every time. Brahim is in great form also. Don't underestimate their attack. Real's weakness is the backline especially with City's stamina and intensity.

I bet against VARAdrid last yr and came out rich 😂

🥱Similar things were said last season

​@kaveeshadeshan9283 those 14 ucl was useless at the ethihad 😂😂😂 the present is what count city is still playing dominant and the teams in laliga isn't playing all that good city will be Madrid toughest match of the season to see if they are any better than last season

@kaveeshadeshan9283 unlike you kid i don't get emotional over small stuff

@kaveeshadeshan9283 who cares right lol we can gp as far back as 2016 Madrid haven't been able to beat city at home but city them at home no Madrid isn't a small club its the biggest of all time but in the modern era they got nothing over city they won more ucl in the modern era however head to head stats show city is better than them next Barcelona is in shambles girona have fallen apart there's no one in laliga to challenge them question should I go on

Coming from ale who peaked at mls. I wouldn’t take it seriously

Nah, theyve been carried by Bellingham and vini

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

@@viverepericoloso7627you wrote this in every comment are you done yet? Oil fan 😊

@@alexalvarez8056 no.. not done yet.. Jack Grealish will have a say on that matter in the 1st leg 😁

That was the mistake he made

It was good because it influence the real madrid management to buy new players. Ancelotti asked but the management did not act.

They dont like Real Madrid thats why they also dont like Mbappe but love to talk about him because Mbappe videos brings them higher numbers and clicks and views so he makes them money lol

Exactly! This season we're playing more like a team instead of depending on one man Benzema

They are as a squad

Our midfield is way better last time carlo did many stupid things like benching rudiger who pocketed haaland in 1st leg and starting 2 old midfielders together poor valverde had to do so much work 😢 this time he better starts valverde tchoumeni and jude together

And also last time Camavinga was playing lb I hope mendy doesn't get injured he is very good defensively he can defend against bernardo

me too , what a magic night

Not only real Madrid, Barca , Bayern, Dortmund, espn pundits are jealous of clubs having more UCL titles ....

Did they win last year?

​@@roshan_a_jealous of treble

Careful what you wish for😅

@@AAB247 🤣bring it on. They must just come, we want them so bad.

@@sandilemfeka4658Don’t forget where you are going the second leg!

@@AAB247 This will not be our first time playing a second leg away, we have won 14 UCLs remember, most of them we played 2nd legs away.

@@sandilemfeka4658 Yes but how many times you won at the Etihad??

Kyle Walker is counter counter 😂

@@ciferplayzzz7121 well I saw him dying vs Diaz and Vini Jr is quicker than Luis Diaz.. So be careful, city aren't all that. It's hard to keep going after winning so much and he's a year older.

​@reigniv4044 there is difference between anfield and other stadium,Diaz look good because of anfield

@@ciferplayzzz7121☠️he got dog walked by Luis diaz ☠️

@@xzshnxzx112 wow luiz Diaz play for Madrid

Hmm..

As a Madrid fan I agree 😢

I think that is a fair point, but you could also say Madrid maybe rusty after that lay off.

Quite the opposite. It's the relentless, frantic slugfest of the Premier League that sharpens the knife. Battle hardened teams, who have to fight four or five other teams just to get into Europe. Unlike Real Madrid, who stroll to La Liga every year without breaking sweat. City will crush Real, home and away.

Couldn't agree more. As I 've said in a previous comment...the dynamics this time round are totally different.

As a Madrid fan I unfortunately do thjnk we will lose

@@samfowler2228 as a Barce fan I think Madrid fans are downplaying their own team. You guys have a very good midfield. City won't dominate you guys like last season

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

Yea, because city will score like 1 goal all their life searching for the raindrop of goals that you dreamt of as an epl fan with the usual halaad missing in big matches

Even last year we were able to draw at the bernabeau. Defense is much better since then with an actual dm, so the only problem I see is no 9. I trust Vini and Jude to get that done for us though

​@@viverepericoloso7627and 1or 2 of them are definitely getting booked and if it's vini or Bellingham then it'll be huge advantage for city

Stupid people underestimating Real Madrid good luck for that.

Totally agree 👍

Vardrid without referee is nothing

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

Will def watch 💀. Come back here after the 2nd leg

YES

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

@@viverepericoloso7627 I don't want Militao back in the team now. Keep Rudiger on! We did the same thing last year in the 2nd leg and we lost 0-4. Keep the team as is!

Nah bro pls Eder pls 😅😮​. Lol@@haitiancreolewithluciano

@@haitiancreolewithlucianoI completely agree! Hopefully ancelotti uses his brain

​​@@Aroraaa So you prefer nacho? Really?. Miltao is better imo. Honestly this team isn't ready for the challenge, next season maybe, but now I don't see it. It's city's to lose. Also I'm still not convinced with the new CDM.

City hasn't last in the Champion league as yet

Real Madrid is worse than they were last year, carried by Bellingham and vini

City need to made Bellingham, Vini, Tchoumaeni to be booked on the first leg so they're will not available in the 2nd leg..

@@Supern0vaaaahow are we worse when we are 7 points clear at the top of la liga, already won supercopa, only lost 2 games all season, and aren’t starting declining players like Benzema, Modric, and kroos all at once?

I'll have to say that incredible form has been dropping after the 4-0 against Girona but let's see maybe it can turn around again in the next 3 weeks..

They won it 2 years ago by constantly riding their luck and this year they were extremely lucky to scrape past Leipzig.

Bruh😂 ESPN do not like Real Madrid so do not expect them to have anything nice to say about them

@@imouto4hire 11 goals vs City and a prime Chelsea while also hitting the crossbar twice is a little more than luck tho but i agree the first leg at ethiad they were lucky to not concede more and same against psg 3/4 innings

Amateur looks is like this and scary from BabaDrid 🤌🏾😉🪄

We love the underdog tag bro

even at that the defense f*cked we need defenders bad.

@sg-wd9nn we got militao back he gonna be ready by that game. The only question is did the injury effect his game or not and will find out soon

@@sg-wd9nnthank god for Militão recovery because I would honestly back city to score 4 or 5 goals on us with nacho starting. Can’t believe we didn’t sign anyone in January

And the keeper too​@@gmae5342

​​@@gmae5342 yeah man perez at least brought someone for loan like de ligt

Disgree not to mention this panel is extremely biased against Real Madrid you will never hear them say anything nice about them I still see Real Madrid winning this

Honestly the problem is Carol, if we lose this tie against Man City he needs to be sacked

Leipzig nearly beat city as well in the groups stage 😊

I think the motivation of playing city and Carlo not being stupid enough to start 5 midfielders will give us a much better chance against city than you’re giving credit for

I am a die hard Real madrid Fan. What I mean is that with the current tactics Real Madrid stand no chance. There are world class players in Real Madrid. Carlo just needs to come up with some great tactics againts City

no

Care about varca you stupid kid mbappe is gonna have a field day in your secondary home like he did 3 years back against pepsi 's varca in Spotify nou

varca fan spotted

@@zinouboulkartous9206Manchester city first leg 3-1 second leg 3-1 Real Madrid

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

Pep has never faced prime Madrid, all their wins came against much worse Madrid teams!!

The only time Pep played prime Madrid was in 2014 with a prime bayern side and got demolished 5-0!!

City fan 😂😂

​@@eL--RaLcity is winning lol

@@Supern0vaaaa 🤡😂 Plastic

You're not a Madrid fan

Barce fan 😅

all they have to do is watch chelsea vs man city games and copy it. if they do itll go to pens

Jude, Camavinga, Tchoumane need to be booked so they will gone in 2nd leg..

​@@AraBalajiI agree brother last year city thrashed every team Chelsea Liverpool and Madrid but this year they didn't won a single match against Chelsea and Liverpool so as a Madrid fan this give me hope thank you for reminding me

Make some research before saying useless stuff like this

Real Madrid are going to win you;ll see

@@Model_Roehe is backing Madrid bro he’s saying that this years team is better than last year

Fr bro Benzema was inconsistent. Carlo started 2 old midfielders together Poor valverde was alone to do all the work. Cama at LB I hope Mendy doesn't get injured this time. and an 80 million signing player tchoumeni was on the bench

YES but I see it being a lot tighter than that I think City is definitely gonna put up a fight but Real Madrid will be victorious

Will either go to pens or will be a one goal margin for whoever wins

Madrid can't beat City in two leg without a strike and Madrid need 7 or 8 goals to beat City because City will score .

Tell them boy, let’s just watch how we going through the semifinals. Just don’t say 2 much. Of Course ESPN promotes EP league.

& how much does City need to score to beat the King of Europe?MC fans are talking like city has been bitten THE WHITE for decades lol 😂. Last year 4-0 is enough history 4 city fans & ESPN to believe City are best than THE VIKIGS.

One more yellow card for bellingham, camavinga, vini and tchouameni in the first leg, then they will not be able to play in the 2nd leg at Etihad..

I think it'll be tight but I still see Real Madrid winning

I don’t buy into that. That’s gone now and this is a different Man City. They aren’t blowing teams away this season. They’re trying to more direct but Haaland isn’t scoring as freely. Real Madrid had a bad season last year and are totally revitalised with Bellingham. It won’t be a one way tie. I think Real Madrid will scrape through.

What I see happening is real getting a win at the bernabeau and then holding on at the etihad for a draw or winning on pens

@@gmae5342 that what you’re hoping. City is the favorite for a reason. Overall they’re a better team than Madrid. I just don’t see Madrid defense being able to stop city over two legs. Defensively, I think city is good enough to contain Madrid.

@@peterlfc1387 arguably city has dominated Madrid in the last few seasons they have met in the champions league. City didn’t lose to Madrid because Madrid was the better team it was always because of Madrid experience and city missing a boat load of chances. Last season they were able to put everything together. Overall City is the better team that’s why they’re the favorites. That’s why they’re the favorites most champions league season since Pep being there. I think winning it once is what they needed. So far they have dominated every stage of the competition and have scored the most goals, it almost feels like they’ve prioritized this competition over all the other competitions they’re involved in.

Militao will be back and we want rudiger in top form and also want someone to pocket kdb like endo did

​@@Roman-yv3yemilitao trash

Huhhh ???

@@johnnnnhammer9472 why huh? He’s cooked Madrid on multiple occasions

​@@khaymanteaw6060 When? because I remember Bayern never getting past Madrid under his management. Also didn't they lose in 2022?

​@@enockbanda4009City have been cooking Real tho

Real Madrid vs Guardiola 5-0 2014😉

Agreed but we move on going to play them at some point

Nah bro its great 😮. We are still worried about Real but this side is stacked

Real Madrid always ready strong

On the bright side when we beat city that’s the favorites gone for the semis and final

Next season there will be seeding in the knockout rounds

He always cuts to the truth. Definitely one of EPSN's better pundits.

🧢

Lol. Have you ever seen Madrid being possessed by anyone, even if prime barca?. Last season second leg, Madrid had moments of lost of concentration and you had 3 goals for which Madrid is well known in ucl of being capable of overturning even a 5goals deficit . It was a game of goal deficit, not apprehension City never possessed Madrid, don't take Madrid for Nottingham or so

What are you smoking. City have always possessed and outplayed Madrid. Did you bother to check the stats after the game? Even last 2 season Madrid qualified City was completely untop till Guardiola started removing his key players cos they are leading on aggregate. Real Madrid are good but not a match for Man City. Anything can happen in football but City are red hot favorite to get the job done again.

@@juanarellano4425 KZfaq said this poor thoughtless message is not for me. I don't know how to reply cos I ain't sure it's mine.