Daily Thread : May 10th, 2023

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1-1 vs City

Interesting and intense game, but not much about the result, because after scoring first I think we could have won yesterday.

The game was covered in immediate reaction, Player Ratings, Three Questions and Three Answers and Three Stats articles.

Carlo is right, the ball was out, but VAR could have not cancelled City’s goal, as Real Madrid regained possession after the ball was “out”, lost it, then City scored.

But...

Haaland x Rüdiger

We feared Haaland, but he had a quite game. From Sam’s article, Haaland had:

only 22 touches, fewer than any other starting player and seven fewer than his own goalkeeper Ederson.

One of the reasons for this was the big performance from Rüdiger, replacing Militão, who was suspended.

Now, Carlo has to decide, if he keeps Rudiger or brings Militão back in the defensive line-up. What would you do?

I also feared that, with Kroos in the ‘six’ position, Real Madrid would be very chaotic in transition, similar to what happened last season in 1st leg at Etihad. Considering this didn’t happen and the team put a good game defensively, another poll for you:

Vini is respected

Vini had a great game yesterday and intense dual vs Walker, as usual. But look on how they exchanged compliments after the game ended:

His amazing goal: