lets see how the second game in turin pans out, it should be even better than this one. im a madrid fan and i wasn't a big fan of the refereeing errors either, sometimes refs ruin games, but thats football for you. these things are very common in big games.
hopefully in the next match both teams will end with 11 players on the pitch.
positives from the last few matches? madrid are getting better with every game. this squad is going to be great once the players get fit and get used to the new squad members, training, and tactics
12th Real match and 4th penalty. Coinsidence? We all remember Elche, Malaga, yesterday red card and last CL ManCity red card but Hala Kids always say that Real is ref's vicitim. Hala Uefal Madrid ;]
By the way, Marchisio's game was terrible.
Pogba in my opinion was the best Juve player today. I can't understand Vidal with 8.0 and Pogba just 6.8.
Pogba was a giant.
Okay King Schultz what ever you say, i personally did not the see the red card so i can't comment. But you have been making disrespectful comments about Real so therefore i can only assume you are trolling. Even that extra comment about Ronaldo was unnecessary.
And dear whoscored plz keep your rating system viable , its becoming skeptical and under continuous scrutiny..
It was no way a casillas error at all. PERIOD
Arbeloa out , carva in
Benz out , bale in
Stabilize the tempo of the game like we did towards end of first half , play only sure passes for the receiver ingrained with tricky through balls , put modric in more advanced role to release the ball in final third & fall ball , double pivot anchor the mid with illara-sami , keep maneovering the attack in middle third till the space opens , ideally shunts juve's tempo & morale.. target ogbonna & we shall win this game.
Whoscored matchcentre updater is sooo dumb? It wasnt Casillas Error , he saved them from brilliant save which only comes with experience , if at all anyone was responsible for that goal it was Arbeloa ...
Bring in Carvajal
Arbeloa was responsible for 1st goal , he was on vacation when pogba dropped in , casillas did well to save the 1st shot but what where other doings hesitating from clearance?
@metanoia:
ofc both are great clubs, but this is still "just" a group match, not a semi-final or smth.
only because Real has a crown in his club-symbol doesnt mean that they are the "kings".
and btw i'm not a barca fan
@crystal skull
i think that champions league matches are pretty different from those of the league, so they do story in itself, anything can happen
sorry for bad enlgish D:
@KingSchultz
Juventus although had a let down game vs Viola with rusted tactics of conte are formidable unit , agree it wont be one-sided but i wont be surprised if it turns out to be..
@football_lover
Even though AC Milan won the last game comes from a bad season, Juventus instead only failed his last. I made the comparison between the two games because the final outcome looked the same, this is to say that in football nothing is obvious, as opposed to what you are writing here. Although I think will win the Real, I do not think it will be a one-way match
@kingSchultz
difference is Madrid is in form if you saw malaga game , they completely dominated malaga while juventus is hapless with no resiliant tactics , napping defense backed by error prone defenders , lacks creativity apart from pirlo and impact player apart from vidal..
Barca on other hand were held by lowly relegated stationed osasuna , and went into Milan who had won their previous game , you know who scored first right? the two games have two different scenario's for match up
sorry whoscored but the formation of Juventus is wrong, tonight Conte will field a 433: buffon, caceres, chiellini, barzagli, ogbonna- vidal, pogba, pirlo- tevez llorente marchisio
too many already give up for dead Juventus. Yesterday's match between AC Milan and Barcelona seemed destined to end up the same way, the draw was a correct result. I do not think this game is one-way, we will see
@matic
Its just your fantasy & delusion , particular teams are favoured just because you're at receiving end as your teams arent good enough and tend to lose , now dont tell me some russia mafia threatened Abramovich to compell his chelsea to lose to atletico 4-1 lol , for the fact there are thousands of delegates who have these matter under scrutiny to battle for and settle for the obvious ! Its just fans feel their teams are prejudiced from the benefits which are not supposed equivalent according to their perception , there nothing like that , every shares the humble pie , at the end cntroversies are part and parcel of the game , you would know if you follow football since long time & watch wide range of matches ...cheers ! Now i'm anxious for this game , catch you later bff !
@matic
fallacy & myth , i would have agreed if you've have made a point about Barca , they have been in centre of controversy vs arsenal , chelsea and madrid ..
Now coming to united vs madrid game , did you see the match? i dont mean to mock you but you gotta flashback the actual events
1.Jones shoved Di Maria in the box , penalty denied
2.Rafael handball in the penalty box missed by ref , certainly ref was in front of the incident , sureshot penied barred
3.Ferdinand wasnt sent off , even colina agreed to this , he even agreed to 4th point
4.Arbeloa was a borderline red card or yellow card for sure , it was a dangerous play , which has a nostalgia of severely injuring the player and Arbleoa skin was scraped off for real...revise the rule if you feel skeptic
So who was favoured here? be objective
Now if you feel UEFA is rigged , withdraw your teams , why play the competition , nobody is forcing you too , nor you have evidence nor something concrete , just conjecture
@Zingo my new bff
Well you look to be pretty accurate about the Liga so i will not argue on that with you...
just one thing though... referee helped Madrid qualification last year with an unjustified red card to MU... so yes i dare to compare english league with the liga and more esp cause EUFA's politic favour Spanish football. What about the tax benefits given to Barca and Real and i will pass on the others advantage given to Spanish teams...
@zingo
its a big deal because in la liga anyone can stun anybody , its a difficult league but as real and barca have extravagant talent they sail safely most of the time but are certain to have a glitch now and then
and seriously you are comparing barca to mu , mc & chelsea of last year? to tell you two of those teams dint even qualify past group stages last year
And the phobia part for barca is they lack plan B , hence they got hammered in both legs vs bayern , this season martino is a new coach who maneuvered your tiki-taka style to some extent but it still anti-tode is found by the teams , even a team like osasuna , milan had very poor serie A , not to forget you just escaped from the clutches of sevilla , valencia & malaga..
Its football anything can happen, no one knew dortmund will score 3 in 45 minutes vs madrid , and nobody knew that barca wont even score single goal vs bayern , as far the story goes , group b is OPEN
@Zingo my new best friend forever
You are right groupe B is still open...yeahhh for the second place cause noone of those three teams will stand a chance against Madrid.
Barca drew with a relegation team it's not a big deal...it happens often when you play a relegation team if you look Wigan or QPR last year they drew a lot against great teams as MU, MC or Chelsea.
@benchmark04
football dint origin in last couple of years newbie...only a ignorant person would deny they arent the giants of european football , infact real madrid are the kings of european throne , club of the century remember? you sound like barca fan
Hahaha!
do you all think Madrid is the big favorite here??
Juventus is not a fuc*!$g youth-team!
and you also think this match is a epic clash between gigants?? how many european titles have both teams won in the last couple of years?
LoL!!
and btw the 3-5-2 system of Juve can be a 5-3-2 when the opponent has the ball - so there are enough players to defend(the flanks), its just the way the players are playing in the system!
@matic my friend
Group B is still open , madrid play juventus next@ their home so you cant be sure of victory , also gala looks redeemed & fortified under mancini so anyhting can happen when you face them , they are a mercurial side lead by tricky italian now...Madrid wont risk it at all to delay things further , if they win this they are through to round of 16..
Also Barca slipped to team like osausuna so you cant be sure barca will always be on top , they are yet to face tricky team on away games as well..remember how closely barca escaped clutches of sevilla & valencia?
Barca has dropped some form in last 2 matches , tata is new gaffer so he will take time to regain it eventually points will be dropped in coming time..
Catalan papers are already questioning tata about his tactics & selections , you drew with relegation spot team , and thats not good sign because you are considered one of top european teams , ideally you should have streamrolled them but you dint.
@dread: I watched more than 90% of Real's games in the past years. Arbeloa isn't as bad as everyone is saying, defensively there aren't a lot of full backs as good as Alvaro.
@isco
according to your logic arbeloa won them WC & Euro? Even Torres is wc , ucl & euro winner , care to explain where he stands post chelsea transfer?
are you sure you have seen arbeloa play? he is lucky to be at RM , carvajal is miles better in def + attack , bundesliga RB of last season dear
@Zingo i just say it can be hard to be focused when you know you have a big game tree days later esp when you are not the leader anymore... For Madrid this game is not a "must win" they have already 6 points when the others have 2, 1 and 1...whatever they do, they have the assurance to be qualified. So off course Juventus will not win but i just hope Madrid will play at 100%.
@patricovic
As expected no progress in your condition , you shouldnt skip your pills or you will be on a road to perdition..
Great to know they provide internet for patients out there :)
Guys just keep in mind that Madrid is playing Barcelona saturday for the classico that explain why Barcelona didnt give its maximum against Milan AC yesterday...
Juve been playing with 3 man defense for years, the players need weeks to adapt to a 4 man backline, this won't end well (just take a look at Italy's NT matches)
Can't believe Conte is changing for this match. He should have done it against Copenhagen or Galata
Real Madrid needs to concentrate in midfield battle , thats where battle has to be won as juve midfield has lots of quality but isnt consistent apart from pirlo , as for vidal he was out of the spot vs fiorentina , missed training sessions so he would lack certain confidence as they even lost on saturday
If madrid can win the midfield battle they are winning this game by impressive margin ,,
Khedira-Illara-Modric
Most by very confident Real fans. Who think Juve will play 3-5-2..
But it's gonna be a 4-3-1-2, or 4-4-2 with a diamond midfield, basically with no Lichtsteiner and Asamoah's poor form playing 3-5-2 against Real and their wingers would be suicide as we learned against Bayern last season.
Buffon - Caceres, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini - Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba - Marchisio - Llorente, Tevez.
Forza Juve!
Casillas - Arbeloa Varane Ramos Marcelo - Illarra Modric Isco - Di maria Benz CR.
Buffon - Barza - Bonucci - Chiellni - Padoin Vidal Pogba Marchisio Asamoah - Tevez Giovinco
Conte will need a very good day of his players to try and do something against Madrid. It's not gonna be easy at all. His only chance is if Real's players will somehow be conservative with the clasico only 3 days away.
----------Casillas
Arbeloa-Varane-Ramos-Marcelo
------------Illarra
------Modric------Isco
Di Maria--Benzema-Ronaldo
It's gonna be a tough game, but I guess Real Madrid will win at home. I have no idea how Juve will sovle the problem on the right side as Lichtensteiner won't be able to play.
Things real madrid should do :-
1.Play high pressure possession game , instigating attacking mindset
2. play 3 man midfield to avoid being overrun by 5 man juve midfield
3.play morata , he not only engages the CB's upfront but also takes some steam off midfielders by winning balls by tracking back
4.earn fouls in juve's final third ,given the fact juve defenders are error prone & make lots of individual error , avail this , target padoin or asamoah
5.take long shots ,bring on speed merchants in bale & jese in 2nd half..
I actually want to see modric start, and bale play as a striker. Bale has everything benzema lacks and there have been at least three managers already that have said that they have played bale at striker and it works. That would lead room for the spectacular Di Maria and isco
Teams like Copenhagen held juve , even after that conte couldnt come up with new tactics , as expected galatasaray almost beat them at juventus stadium..
Madrid's pacy wingers and forwards would be too much too handle for juve's error prone slow reactive defense unless they play 7-2-1 i.e
Padoin-Pogba-Vidal-Barzagli-Bonucci-Chiellini-Asamoah
Marchisio-Pirlo
Tevez
Real Madrid can cause so much damage for Juve from the flanks. Unless conte finds something new for his defensive approach, Ronaldo and Di Maria will have a field day.
I like the high pressure Madrid utlized in the Malaga match. I'm not sure why Ancelotti waited so long. If you want to play possession based, it seems to me you have to correlate that with high pressure and direct approach ,Otherwise there is too much space on the pitch..
On Saturday, Morata did a fantastic job of pressuring the CBs and helping out the midfielders in recovering the ball. That's why, even though he missed a few chances, he contributed to the team in other ways and I thought overall had a wonderful game. Morata should start the game !
Casillas will play not lopez , carlo will play 3-man midfield..
it will be a tough game despite loss to fiorentina..
if juve play 3-5-2 against team which utilize width , they are axing their own leg ..
I'm expecting RM to plummet them? If anything Juve have the advantage (established team vs transitory one, historical record, RM struggling against discipline, etc).
Real Madrid 2-0 / 3-1 Juventus
Vs Viola , Juve despite being 2-0 up looked discombubulent , single individual brilliance drowned them in 5 minutes ! Madrid on the other hand has colossal bunch of individually talented players , this is gonna be amazing match up as i expect catenaccio from juve .
Cr7 on Bale "I think Gareth Bale is doing well. Since he arrived he’s had it a bit tough, he didn’t have a pre-season and he was injured so it’s not been easy for him, but you can see how excited he is to be here. We shouldn’t put too much pressure on him, that's not good for him. He always wants to learn and you have to try and help him, not put pressure on him, and leave him be, because I'm cetain he'll be very good for the team."
We’re not doing so good either. All this time, we’ve been winning because we have arguably the best individuals in the world, hand-picked from the finest trees on the planet. We clearly haven’t adjusted to Ancelotti’s tactics and if we had individuals like Juventus, we’d have been losing all this time. Problem is, we’re not a team yet, Juventus are. And as long as we’re relying solely on our individuals to save us, we are not a team; we’re just a horde of insanely talented players.
Juventus will try everything to win this game. First, because everybody wants to prove themselves against Real Madrid. Second, they have only two points and they’ll be willing to bleed to gain more.
We, must win this game, increase our tally to 9 points while the second has 4 points.
So please, for the love of God, play Carvajal and Marcelo, We need to score as many goals as possible. For that, we need a three-man midfield in Illarra, Modric and Khedira with CR7, Bale and Benzema storming up front.
Madrid needs to play high pressure game they did vs malaga , transition from possession into direct attacking moves , Illara & modric will be perfect for this ! Isco being no.10 , Angel di maria's cracking form , Cr7's exploits when he wants with CL hit Benzema upfront shall lead to goalfest !
Juve lacks concentration , creativity , finishing , morale & resiliance in tactics.. Madrid should streamroll them for good.
Super excited about this match, the intensity and coherence (for most parts) that we showcased against Malaga over the weekend has certainly given me confidence that our team is more than capable of getting a positive result tomorrow and then another against Barca as well.
The danger man for Juve would have to be Vidal, not only because of his own attributes as a player but also the fact that if he plays then it will be more difficult to apply pressure to Pirlo; which of course is a key factor to this game (see Alonso against Dortmund last season for example, similar scenarios imo).
Not so sure on the Morata vs Benzema talk. Benz does have a nice record in the CL and can bring Ronaldo into the game better, plus he holds much more experience than Alvaro in the competition, I think Carlo will start with Benzema.
Modric being rested means he will start, most probably instead of Isco. Di Maria and Ronaldo will start in attack alongside Benzema. The only spots which are not clear, are RB and CB. Carvajal/Arbeloa and Varane/Pepe.
expected :
Casillas
Arbeloa Varane Ramos Marcelo
Illarra
Khedira Modric
Di Maria Benzema Ronaldo
Bale, Isco and Morata to come later in the 2nd half.
they have nothing to wait for. only two poits out of the first two games equals disaster for now. that could be our chance, despite all of the problems. and if xavi alonso is back... varane included, then it will look good indeed.
Iker Casillas is 100% playing this game , i dont know from where you got the audacity to profess the fallacy that he aint gonna play this fixture..
Carlo has made it clear Iker plays CL & Copa , if his performance exceeds lopez , he can start in liga as well..
Juve's flanks aren't used as much, they go centrally always. Pogba, Vidal and Pirlo can dictate any game. They needs to be stopped. Their midfield is tough to stop when it operates in full power.
Juve's Champions League form isn't as good as their league form. They have struggled in Europe. Counterattacking them with speed could be the way to go, with both wingers and fullbacks going for it all the time. Illaramendi has to play, as his range of passing can really work against Juve. With Marcelo going inside, to find a cross or a shot.
Casillas
Carvajal Pepe Ramos Marcelo
Khedira Illaramendi Modric
Di Maria Morata Ronaldo
@madridistaman
4-3-3 doesnt avail the full potential of isco , instead 4-2-2-2 or 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-2-1 would be better option..
Bale or Morata instead of Benzema upfront
Juventus should get hammered the way they are playing , conte is predictable coach plummeted by even low team spirit now coming from viola match..
Real Madrid should win this
Varane should start alongside Ramos , Pepe cant be trusted .
No chance for arbeloa and coentrao , Modric alongside Illaramendi and Benzema upfront or Bale instead , i think bale played pretty well as SS at Spurs.
Real Madrid 4-0
Real Madrid should pulverize Juventus given the form of both the teams ..
If Bale , Di Maria & Ronaldo all together start alongside isco , God save Juve defense..
there is no way such a high intensity game will be a draw , juve is clearly lacking creativity apart from pirlo backed by poor finishing and lost focus ...
Defense is below par , paodin , gyan and barzagli were pitiful ,also buffon was below average
Conte's 3-5-2 is rusted , i see madrid beating juve convincingly..but its football afterall , anything can happen
juve will make a big deal with a down vs la viola before... madrid is great target build the mentality... i predict it w'ld be a tough game n draw is great result for juve...
#forzajuve
If Real Madrid play at their best they will shatter juve into pieces ...juve still have trauma caused by viola to overcome , not to forget they play real madrid @ their den bernabeu
I predict a tough game , maybe a narrow win for madrid but both teams have been scoring lot of goals lately as well conceding equally more so 3-2 for Real Madrid
@patrikovic
you just proved how big retard you are.
p.s ignore this clown , he is mentally unstable , if noticed deliver him to mental institution for the good of everyone.
@patrikovic -
you've proved yourself as plastic way back , its just we are accessing to what degree your plasticity embarks..the season has barely started & you come up with silly giggity gig tripe which even a teen pornstar can better..i wonder why you support madrid ? must be the adidas logo given your preposterous comments which stinks of plasticity, i dnt mean to be rude but you're a bandwagoning fan who have no clue how to support a club , put your chelsea shirt on now
@patrikovic
you are a born plastic and you know it..It was Ozil who wanted out with all the wenger convincing him in one call bullsh*t , he just wanted 7.5 M salary , a 2+ M hike from his 5 Million at madrid , so who is playing a money game huh? atleast do a background check rather than uttering gibberish , well i'm sorry i cant have any hopes from plastic like you to do that because you just follow football for fun with empty skull of yours
This is certainly the game of the UEFA season
As much as excited we are i dont think it would be a easy road for any of the team , both team are back to full-strength amidst injuries , Juve struggled badly at home vs Galatasaray , as real is playing at home i predict Real 3-0 Juve if real play their best game which i feel they will..
Vidal is an absolute beast. Hist statistics are out of this world. 12 tackles. Best midfielder in the world without a doubt.
lets see how the second game in turin pans out, it should be even better than this one. im a madrid fan and i wasn't a big fan of the refereeing errors either, sometimes refs ruin games, but thats football for you. these things are very common in big games. hopefully in the next match both teams will end with 11 players on the pitch. positives from the last few matches? madrid are getting better with every game. this squad is going to be great once the players get fit and get used to the new squad members, training, and tactics
12th Real match and 4th penalty. Coinsidence? We all remember Elche, Malaga, yesterday red card and last CL ManCity red card but Hala Kids always say that Real is ref's vicitim. Hala Uefal Madrid ;]
Cr7 is the king , messi is still a kid pampered by uefa for a prejudice No ballon d'or is needed to justify Cr7's greatness
made its*
By the way, Marchisio's game was terrible. Pogba in my opinion was the best Juve player today. I can't understand Vidal with 8.0 and Pogba just 6.8. Pogba was a giant.
Cr7 is a true superhero
i was afraid seeing at Carlo , looked like he would have heart attack looking at poor finishing upfront..
Uefalona fans seem butthurt lol
Fullbacks of madrid were horrible , they were in competition with Benzema who was more horrible amongst them
Ref help only one team in the world , UEFALONA .. they are in lead position now that webb has retired
Lewandowski for Benzema
ronaldo= sob sob sob = red card= messi will ever be a player better than you
what is benzema doing? what about arbeloa ? Khedira ? Marcelo off position too? Benzema , Arbeloa shouldnt start any game for real madrid henceforth
Vidal should have sent off long before , he was lucky to stay on pitch courtesy of chiellini red card before.
our forwards were on holiday when it came down to finishing the chances ! Sell Benzema
So unfair for Juve, fuck thoses refs helping Madrid.
open net benzema miss was horrible man
I'm so *bleep* annoyed with benz right now , also khedira attempt , we should have scored 2-3 goals in 2nd half
Juventus outplayed Madrid, dont worry they will make semi's Gala is not good enough to stay on form every game.
it was a brilliant and well balanced match before the nonexsistent red card, a match like this deserved a REAL referee!
11 tackles for Vidal. My god.
Juventus is absolutely world class. They are doing all this with 10 men, respect.
i would laugh if Real would concede the goal to the draw after subbing in 3 offensive players.
its incredible what juve is doing with 10 men
2 shots on target by Madrid, Juventus will punish us
Portugal v Sweden: Ronaldo will be scared when he sees what zlatan is doing today
Okay King Schultz what ever you say, i personally did not the see the red card so i can't comment. But you have been making disrespectful comments about Real so therefore i can only assume you are trolling. Even that extra comment about Ronaldo was unnecessary.
i guess CR7 needs a doctor now
im not a juve fan and im not a real madrid fan, i comment only what i see, the red card is pure crazy, ronaldo is the usual pussy freakin' diver
KingSchulz, considering the comments you have made about Madrid i can only assume you are trolling.
The referee is literally crazy, how to distort a nice match! In addition to not be the expulsion there was not even a foul! WTF!!!
And dear whoscored plz keep your rating system viable , its becoming skeptical and under continuous scrutiny.. It was no way a casillas error at all. PERIOD
sincerely i never understood whoscored ratings, besides casillas, why buffon 5,5? real shot two times on target, and one was a penality
Arbeloa out , carva in Benz out , bale in Stabilize the tempo of the game like we did towards end of first half , play only sure passes for the receiver ingrained with tricky through balls , put modric in more advanced role to release the ball in final third & fall ball , double pivot anchor the mid with illara-sami , keep maneovering the attack in middle third till the space opens , ideally shunts juve's tempo & morale.. target ogbonna & we shall win this game.
Whoscored matchcentre updater is sooo dumb? It wasnt Casillas Error , he saved them from brilliant save which only comes with experience , if at all anyone was responsible for that goal it was Arbeloa ... Bring in Carvajal
Arbeloa was responsible for 1st goal , he was on vacation when pogba dropped in , casillas did well to save the 1st shot but what where other doings hesitating from clearance?
juventus played this first 45 mins so much better than real madrid
Madrid need Alonso we could have a lot more shots and possession right now.....
Casillas's error? WTF he should even get a praise for that save, where is the fucking defence?
@Crystal Skull he is a great defender, but that was an amateur mistake....
dumbass chiellini , why he had to pull ramos down? really really stupid
Clear penalty
1-1 :)
Carvajal should have started, Arbeloa was no where near Pogba
Bravo Juve!! Forza Juve! Ювентус ещё накажет Реал. Нас ждёт интересный матч.
Let see if juve wil live up 2 their xpectn. We hd hd 2 much noise 4rm d juve players. I wish d old lady success
@metanoia: ofc both are great clubs, but this is still "just" a group match, not a semi-final or smth. only because Real has a crown in his club-symbol doesnt mean that they are the "kings". and btw i'm not a barca fan
@crystal skull i think that champions league matches are pretty different from those of the league, so they do story in itself, anything can happen sorry for bad enlgish D:
@KingSchultz Juventus although had a let down game vs Viola with rusted tactics of conte are formidable unit , agree it wont be one-sided but i wont be surprised if it turns out to be..
@football_lover Even though AC Milan won the last game comes from a bad season, Juventus instead only failed his last. I made the comparison between the two games because the final outcome looked the same, this is to say that in football nothing is obvious, as opposed to what you are writing here. Although I think will win the Real, I do not think it will be a one-way match
#Juventus starting XI: Buffon, Caceres, Barzagli, Chiellini, Ogbonna, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Marchisio, Tevez, Llorente #RealJuve
OfficialReal Madrid XI: Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Khedira, Illarramendi, Modric, Di Maria, Ronaldo and Benzema #HalaMadrid
@kingSchultz difference is Madrid is in form if you saw malaga game , they completely dominated malaga while juventus is hapless with no resiliant tactics , napping defense backed by error prone defenders , lacks creativity apart from pirlo and impact player apart from vidal.. Barca on other hand were held by lowly relegated stationed osasuna , and went into Milan who had won their previous game , you know who scored first right? the two games have two different scenario's for match up
sorry whoscored but the formation of Juventus is wrong, tonight Conte will field a 433: buffon, caceres, chiellini, barzagli, ogbonna- vidal, pogba, pirlo- tevez llorente marchisio
too many already give up for dead Juventus. Yesterday's match between AC Milan and Barcelona seemed destined to end up the same way, the draw was a correct result. I do not think this game is one-way, we will see
Real Madrid 4-2 Juventus Cant wait for this game !
@matic Its just your fantasy & delusion , particular teams are favoured just because you're at receiving end as your teams arent good enough and tend to lose , now dont tell me some russia mafia threatened Abramovich to compell his chelsea to lose to atletico 4-1 lol , for the fact there are thousands of delegates who have these matter under scrutiny to battle for and settle for the obvious ! Its just fans feel their teams are prejudiced from the benefits which are not supposed equivalent according to their perception , there nothing like that , every shares the humble pie , at the end cntroversies are part and parcel of the game , you would know if you follow football since long time & watch wide range of matches ...cheers ! Now i'm anxious for this game , catch you later bff !
@matic fallacy & myth , i would have agreed if you've have made a point about Barca , they have been in centre of controversy vs arsenal , chelsea and madrid .. Now coming to united vs madrid game , did you see the match? i dont mean to mock you but you gotta flashback the actual events 1.Jones shoved Di Maria in the box , penalty denied 2.Rafael handball in the penalty box missed by ref , certainly ref was in front of the incident , sureshot penied barred 3.Ferdinand wasnt sent off , even colina agreed to this , he even agreed to 4th point 4.Arbeloa was a borderline red card or yellow card for sure , it was a dangerous play , which has a nostalgia of severely injuring the player and Arbleoa skin was scraped off for real...revise the rule if you feel skeptic So who was favoured here? be objective Now if you feel UEFA is rigged , withdraw your teams , why play the competition , nobody is forcing you too , nor you have evidence nor something concrete , just conjecture
@Zingo my new bff Well you look to be pretty accurate about the Liga so i will not argue on that with you... just one thing though... referee helped Madrid qualification last year with an unjustified red card to MU... so yes i dare to compare english league with the liga and more esp cause EUFA's politic favour Spanish football. What about the tax benefits given to Barca and Real and i will pass on the others advantage given to Spanish teams...
3-1
1-2
@matic*
@zingo its a big deal because in la liga anyone can stun anybody , its a difficult league but as real and barca have extravagant talent they sail safely most of the time but are certain to have a glitch now and then and seriously you are comparing barca to mu , mc & chelsea of last year? to tell you two of those teams dint even qualify past group stages last year And the phobia part for barca is they lack plan B , hence they got hammered in both legs vs bayern , this season martino is a new coach who maneuvered your tiki-taka style to some extent but it still anti-tode is found by the teams , even a team like osasuna , milan had very poor serie A , not to forget you just escaped from the clutches of sevilla , valencia & malaga.. Its football anything can happen, no one knew dortmund will score 3 in 45 minutes vs madrid , and nobody knew that barca wont even score single goal vs bayern , as far the story goes , group b is OPEN
@Zingo my new best friend forever You are right groupe B is still open...yeahhh for the second place cause noone of those three teams will stand a chance against Madrid. Barca drew with a relegation team it's not a big deal...it happens often when you play a relegation team if you look Wigan or QPR last year they drew a lot against great teams as MU, MC or Chelsea.
@benchmark04 football dint origin in last couple of years newbie...only a ignorant person would deny they arent the giants of european football , infact real madrid are the kings of european throne , club of the century remember? you sound like barca fan
Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus
Hahaha! do you all think Madrid is the big favorite here?? Juventus is not a fuc*!$g youth-team! and you also think this match is a epic clash between gigants?? how many european titles have both teams won in the last couple of years? LoL!! and btw the 3-5-2 system of Juve can be a 5-3-2 when the opponent has the ball - so there are enough players to defend(the flanks), its just the way the players are playing in the system!
Arbeloa is horrible defender and madridistas ask for his head all the time , he was good during 2010-11 season but has plummeted since..
@matic my friend Group B is still open , madrid play juventus next@ their home so you cant be sure of victory , also gala looks redeemed & fortified under mancini so anyhting can happen when you face them , they are a mercurial side lead by tricky italian now...Madrid wont risk it at all to delay things further , if they win this they are through to round of 16.. Also Barca slipped to team like osausuna so you cant be sure barca will always be on top , they are yet to face tricky team on away games as well..remember how closely barca escaped clutches of sevilla & valencia? Barca has dropped some form in last 2 matches , tata is new gaffer so he will take time to regain it eventually points will be dropped in coming time.. Catalan papers are already questioning tata about his tactics & selections , you drew with relegation spot team , and thats not good sign because you are considered one of top european teams , ideally you should have streamrolled them but you dint.
@dread: I watched more than 90% of Real's games in the past years. Arbeloa isn't as bad as everyone is saying, defensively there aren't a lot of full backs as good as Alvaro.
@AlBazuzz No man , i just happen to know the word , howz he movie?
I see this as a draw
@isco according to your logic arbeloa won them WC & Euro? Even Torres is wc , ucl & euro winner , care to explain where he stands post chelsea transfer? are you sure you have seen arbeloa play? he is lucky to be at RM , carvajal is miles better in def + attack , bundesliga RB of last season dear
@Commandozap hahahhaha, he is just looking for medical attention. By the way, have you watched the movie Road to Perdition?
@Zingo i just say it can be hard to be focused when you know you have a big game tree days later esp when you are not the leader anymore... For Madrid this game is not a "must win" they have already 6 points when the others have 2, 1 and 1...whatever they do, they have the assurance to be qualified. So off course Juventus will not win but i just hope Madrid will play at 100%.
@commandozap Hez a fool , ignore him , lets hope he gets well soon.
@dread: That's why he won the World Cup and the European Championship?
@patricovic As expected no progress in your condition , you shouldnt skip your pills or you will be on a road to perdition.. Great to know they provide internet for patients out there :)
@patricovic so when you escaped the mental asylum?
I guess Patricovic is excited
@matic Barca would have lost the game if they havent given their level best , remember osasuna game? It was relegation team you drew against
why is everybody mentioning arbeloa? he isnt good enough to be squad player lol
Guys just keep in mind that Madrid is playing Barcelona saturday for the classico that explain why Barcelona didnt give its maximum against Milan AC yesterday...
Juventus probable: Buffon; Caceres, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba; Marchisio; Tevez, Llorente. Real Madrid probable: Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Varane, Marcelo; Khedira, Illarramendi, Modric; Di Maria, Benzema, Ronaldo
This is gonna be a great match , i predict win for Real Madrid Real Madrid 3-1 Juventus
Juve been playing with 3 man defense for years, the players need weeks to adapt to a 4 man backline, this won't end well (just take a look at Italy's NT matches) Can't believe Conte is changing for this match. He should have done it against Copenhagen or Galata
Juve wont play 3-5-2 for sure , 4-3-1-2: Buffon, Caceres, Barza, Bonnuci, Chiellini, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Marchisio trequartista + Tevez Llorente confirmed !
This is what Champions league is about ! Games like this , cant wait for it .
@Isco Why play limited defender like Arbeloa when you have the best RB of bundesliga waiting ? logicless , also arbeloa defends like a baby/
Real Madrid will win this..
Real Madrid needs to concentrate in midfield battle , thats where battle has to be won as juve midfield has lots of quality but isnt consistent apart from pirlo , as for vidal he was out of the spot vs fiorentina , missed training sessions so he would lack certain confidence as they even lost on saturday If madrid can win the midfield battle they are winning this game by impressive margin ,, Khedira-Illara-Modric
The most exciting game in the competition this season. Really looking forward to it, that's for sure.
Real Madrid will have a bigger chance of stealing three points if Juve play a 3-5-2 Real has too many attacking options. 2-1 Real
I really want to see Bale in the striker role
I just hope Juventus do not use 3-5-2.
Most by very confident Real fans. Who think Juve will play 3-5-2.. But it's gonna be a 4-3-1-2, or 4-4-2 with a diamond midfield, basically with no Lichtsteiner and Asamoah's poor form playing 3-5-2 against Real and their wingers would be suicide as we learned against Bayern last season. Buffon - Caceres, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini - Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba - Marchisio - Llorente, Tevez. Forza Juve!
80 comments already omg, that indicates the epicness of this game
Casillas - Arbeloa Varane Ramos Marcelo - Illarra Modric Isco - Di maria Benz CR. Buffon - Barza - Bonucci - Chiellni - Padoin Vidal Pogba Marchisio Asamoah - Tevez Giovinco Conte will need a very good day of his players to try and do something against Madrid. It's not gonna be easy at all. His only chance is if Real's players will somehow be conservative with the clasico only 3 days away.
----------Casillas Arbeloa-Varane-Ramos-Marcelo ------------Illarra ------Modric------Isco Di Maria--Benzema-Ronaldo It's gonna be a tough game, but I guess Real Madrid will win at home. I have no idea how Juve will sovle the problem on the right side as Lichtensteiner won't be able to play.
Things real madrid should do :- 1.Play high pressure possession game , instigating attacking mindset 2. play 3 man midfield to avoid being overrun by 5 man juve midfield 3.play morata , he not only engages the CB's upfront but also takes some steam off midfielders by winning balls by tracking back 4.earn fouls in juve's final third ,given the fact juve defenders are error prone & make lots of individual error , avail this , target padoin or asamoah 5.take long shots ,bring on speed merchants in bale & jese in 2nd half..
Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus
a match every football lover want to eagerly see !
I actually want to see modric start, and bale play as a striker. Bale has everything benzema lacks and there have been at least three managers already that have said that they have played bale at striker and it works. That would lead room for the spectacular Di Maria and isco
Teams like Copenhagen held juve , even after that conte couldnt come up with new tactics , as expected galatasaray almost beat them at juventus stadium.. Madrid's pacy wingers and forwards would be too much too handle for juve's error prone slow reactive defense unless they play 7-2-1 i.e Padoin-Pogba-Vidal-Barzagli-Bonucci-Chiellini-Asamoah Marchisio-Pirlo Tevez
Real Madrid can cause so much damage for Juve from the flanks. Unless conte finds something new for his defensive approach, Ronaldo and Di Maria will have a field day.
I can see many goals in this match. Real 3-2 Juventus.
I like the high pressure Madrid utlized in the Malaga match. I'm not sure why Ancelotti waited so long. If you want to play possession based, it seems to me you have to correlate that with high pressure and direct approach ,Otherwise there is too much space on the pitch.. On Saturday, Morata did a fantastic job of pressuring the CBs and helping out the midfielders in recovering the ball. That's why, even though he missed a few chances, he contributed to the team in other ways and I thought overall had a wonderful game. Morata should start the game !
Casillas will play not lopez , carlo will play 3-man midfield.. it will be a tough game despite loss to fiorentina.. if juve play 3-5-2 against team which utilize width , they are axing their own leg .. I'm expecting RM to plummet them? If anything Juve have the advantage (established team vs transitory one, historical record, RM struggling against discipline, etc). Real Madrid 2-0 / 3-1 Juventus
Speed merchants Bale Cristiano and Di Maria upfront , unleash the terror on juve . Amen
Madrid will concede.
My prediction would be Real Madrid win by 2-3 goal difference ! Real Madrid wingers will terrorize juve fullbacks
Real Madrid 4-0 Juventus
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3-1 or 3-2. Real Madrid to Win and both teams to score seams like a good bet
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100,000,000 well spent LOL
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I'm a Madrid fan but we will in NO WAY 'steam roll' Juventus.
Vs Viola , Juve despite being 2-0 up looked discombubulent , single individual brilliance drowned them in 5 minutes ! Madrid on the other hand has colossal bunch of individually talented players , this is gonna be amazing match up as i expect catenaccio from juve .
i'm gonna be glued 90 minutes to the LCD , including the break ! Anxiety & excitement has subdued me .
Cr7 on Bale "I think Gareth Bale is doing well. Since he arrived he’s had it a bit tough, he didn’t have a pre-season and he was injured so it’s not been easy for him, but you can see how excited he is to be here. We shouldn’t put too much pressure on him, that's not good for him. He always wants to learn and you have to try and help him, not put pressure on him, and leave him be, because I'm cetain he'll be very good for the team."
We’re not doing so good either. All this time, we’ve been winning because we have arguably the best individuals in the world, hand-picked from the finest trees on the planet. We clearly haven’t adjusted to Ancelotti’s tactics and if we had individuals like Juventus, we’d have been losing all this time. Problem is, we’re not a team yet, Juventus are. And as long as we’re relying solely on our individuals to save us, we are not a team; we’re just a horde of insanely talented players. Juventus will try everything to win this game. First, because everybody wants to prove themselves against Real Madrid. Second, they have only two points and they’ll be willing to bleed to gain more. We, must win this game, increase our tally to 9 points while the second has 4 points. So please, for the love of God, play Carvajal and Marcelo, We need to score as many goals as possible. For that, we need a three-man midfield in Illarra, Modric and Khedira with CR7, Bale and Benzema storming up front.
super-excited for this epic battle of two marvellous teams.
Madrid needs to play high pressure game they did vs malaga , transition from possession into direct attacking moves , Illara & modric will be perfect for this ! Isco being no.10 , Angel di maria's cracking form , Cr7's exploits when he wants with CL hit Benzema upfront shall lead to goalfest ! Juve lacks concentration , creativity , finishing , morale & resiliance in tactics.. Madrid should streamroll them for good.
Super excited about this match, the intensity and coherence (for most parts) that we showcased against Malaga over the weekend has certainly given me confidence that our team is more than capable of getting a positive result tomorrow and then another against Barca as well. The danger man for Juve would have to be Vidal, not only because of his own attributes as a player but also the fact that if he plays then it will be more difficult to apply pressure to Pirlo; which of course is a key factor to this game (see Alonso against Dortmund last season for example, similar scenarios imo). Not so sure on the Morata vs Benzema talk. Benz does have a nice record in the CL and can bring Ronaldo into the game better, plus he holds much more experience than Alvaro in the competition, I think Carlo will start with Benzema.
Modric being rested means he will start, most probably instead of Isco. Di Maria and Ronaldo will start in attack alongside Benzema. The only spots which are not clear, are RB and CB. Carvajal/Arbeloa and Varane/Pepe. expected : Casillas Arbeloa Varane Ramos Marcelo Illarra Khedira Modric Di Maria Benzema Ronaldo Bale, Isco and Morata to come later in the 2nd half.
Shouldn't Alonso be the missing players list for Madrid? Or the reports his recovery being faster than expected true?
i think varane will play ahead of pepe tommorow , xabi wont! Casillas Carvajal-Varane-Ramos-Marcelo Illara-Khedira Di Maria - Isco - Cr7 Bale/Benz
Bernabeu will be packed ofr sure, motivation extremely high. I so much wish to see our victory here.. HALA MADRID !
they have nothing to wait for. only two poits out of the first two games equals disaster for now. that could be our chance, despite all of the problems. and if xavi alonso is back... varane included, then it will look good indeed.
Iker Casillas is 100% playing this game , i dont know from where you got the audacity to profess the fallacy that he aint gonna play this fixture.. Carlo has made it clear Iker plays CL & Copa , if his performance exceeds lopez , he can start in liga as well..
Juve's flanks aren't used as much, they go centrally always. Pogba, Vidal and Pirlo can dictate any game. They needs to be stopped. Their midfield is tough to stop when it operates in full power. Juve's Champions League form isn't as good as their league form. They have struggled in Europe. Counterattacking them with speed could be the way to go, with both wingers and fullbacks going for it all the time. Illaramendi has to play, as his range of passing can really work against Juve. With Marcelo going inside, to find a cross or a shot. Casillas Carvajal Pepe Ramos Marcelo Khedira Illaramendi Modric Di Maria Morata Ronaldo
@madridistaman 4-3-3 doesnt avail the full potential of isco , instead 4-2-2-2 or 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-2-1 would be better option.. Bale or Morata instead of Benzema upfront
Rattle the bones of old lady ! Real needs to avenge all those years for good..
Real Madrid 4-3-3 Casillas, Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Modric, Khedira, Isco, Di Maria, Benzema, Ronaldo Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus
Vucinic & Leicsteiner are officially out , Vidal returns for Juve Camp.. Bale , Varane and Xabi return for Madrid camp..
Juventus should get hammered the way they are playing , conte is predictable coach plummeted by even low team spirit now coming from viola match.. Real Madrid should win this
Varane should start alongside Ramos , Pepe cant be trusted . No chance for arbeloa and coentrao , Modric alongside Illaramendi and Benzema upfront or Bale instead , i think bale played pretty well as SS at Spurs. Real Madrid 4-0
Real Madrid should pulverize Juventus given the form of both the teams .. If Bale , Di Maria & Ronaldo all together start alongside isco , God save Juve defense..
there is no way such a high intensity game will be a draw , juve is clearly lacking creativity apart from pirlo backed by poor finishing and lost focus ... Defense is below par , paodin , gyan and barzagli were pitiful ,also buffon was below average Conte's 3-5-2 is rusted , i see madrid beating juve convincingly..but its football afterall , anything can happen
juve will make a big deal with a down vs la viola before... madrid is great target build the mentality... i predict it w'ld be a tough game n draw is great result for juve... #forzajuve
@jason yes he will , casillas-carvajal-varane-ramos-marcelo-illaramendi-modric-di maria - isco - cristiano - bale will be line-up most probably
is my fellow country-man Bale playing this game?
its iker casillas vs gigi buffon sgain ! wohoo..
this could be a nightmare for juventus !
Juve played horribly vs fiorentina , they must be scared and befuddled to face madrid next , cant wait !
If Real Madrid play at their best they will shatter juve into pieces ...juve still have trauma caused by viola to overcome , not to forget they play real madrid @ their den bernabeu
I see Real Madrid winning this game scoring more than 5 goals.
Clash of Titans ! Cant wait for this most awaited game of UCL so far..
Real Madrid 3-1 Juventus
this is my most awaited game of the season so far...hope it lives upto expectations
drawwwwwwww am sure 1000000000/.
I predict a tough game , maybe a narrow win for madrid but both teams have been scoring lot of goals lately as well conceding equally more so 3-2 for Real Madrid
@patrikovic stop spamming you douchebag & you clearly are on the wrong site tool
Iker vs Buffon again !! Damn i'm sold !!
@patrikovic you just proved how big retard you are. p.s ignore this clown , he is mentally unstable , if noticed deliver him to mental institution for the good of everyone.
tough game for madrid i predict 2-0
@patrikovic - you've proved yourself as plastic way back , its just we are accessing to what degree your plasticity embarks..the season has barely started & you come up with silly giggity gig tripe which even a teen pornstar can better..i wonder why you support madrid ? must be the adidas logo given your preposterous comments which stinks of plasticity, i dnt mean to be rude but you're a bandwagoning fan who have no clue how to support a club , put your chelsea shirt on now
@patrikovic you are a born plastic and you know it..It was Ozil who wanted out with all the wenger convincing him in one call bullsh*t , he just wanted 7.5 M salary , a 2+ M hike from his 5 Million at madrid , so who is playing a money game huh? atleast do a background check rather than uttering gibberish , well i'm sorry i cant have any hopes from plastic like you to do that because you just follow football for fun with empty skull of yours
This is certainly the game of the UEFA season As much as excited we are i dont think it would be a easy road for any of the team , both team are back to full-strength amidst injuries , Juve struggled badly at home vs Galatasaray , as real is playing at home i predict Real 3-0 Juve if real play their best game which i feel they will..
Fino Alla Fine, Forza Juventus !!!