Real Madrid v Manchester City

Who do you want to win the tie?

  • Real Madrid

  • Manchester City

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Otto42 said:
Back in the day I used to go for English clubs in Europe, but not since the 90s. I cheered for Man Utd beating Barcelona, but that was the last appart from us obviously. I am English, but the clubs representing us in Europe aren’t really English to me (eg: Citeh owned by Sheiks etc….)
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Fully agree. I haven’t cared about English clubs winning the CL since Liverpool won it in 2005, and even then it was largely just cos they were the underdog.

I also don’t really understand the take that Man City are this plucky little underdog who’ve been given a load of money and it’s a big statement to football if they win. To me it’s more like a big statement from some messed up and backward Middle Eastern states that they can buy whatever they want if they win the CL.

I want Madrid to win, at least they have what they have for mostly footballing reasons (14 CL titles and counting) and then the Milan club to win the final.
 
atypical_boro said:
Fully agree. I haven’t cared about English clubs winning the CL since Liverpool won it in 2005, and even then it was largely just cos they were the underdog.

I also don’t really understand the take that Man City are this plucky little underdog who’ve been given a load of money and it’s a big statement to football if they win. To me it’s more like a big statement from some messed up and backward Middle Eastern states that they can buy whatever they want if they win the CL.

I want Madrid to win, at least they have what they have for mostly footballing reasons (14 CL titles and counting) and then the Milan club to win the final.
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Yeah, Real Madrid have never been bankrolled or benefited from corruption...

Except for most of their history, that is.
 
atypical_boro said:
Fully agree. I haven’t cared about English clubs winning the CL since Liverpool won it in 2005, and even then it was largely just cos they were the underdog.

I also don’t really understand the take that Man City are this plucky little underdog who’ve been given a load of money and it’s a big statement to football if they win. To me it’s more like a big statement from some messed up and backward Middle Eastern states that they can buy whatever they want if they win the CL.

I want Madrid to win, at least they have what they have for mostly footballing reasons (14 CL titles and counting) and then the Milan club to win the final.
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Let's cheer on a Spanish team who has spent millions to dominate Europe over an English team who has spent millions to try and dethrone them.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
Let's cheer on a Spanish team who has spent millions to dominate Europe over an English team who has spent millions to try and dethrone them.
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They’re hosted in Manchester but they don’t feel remotely “English” to me. I associate them far more with Abu Dhabi, just as I do NUFC with Saudi Arabia.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I always find that a silly argument to come out with.
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Why? They’re owned by the Abu Dhabi ruling family, and have achieved success purely from their corrupt financial power and barbaric laws. The majority of their players aren’t from England, even if they do have 3 or 4 England regulars. Admittedly that is the case with plenty of PL sides.
 
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