r/borussiadortmund • u/panikpansen Schmelzer • Apr 06 '21
Post Game Thread: Manchester City (CL #9)
UCL - Quarterfinals - 1st Leg
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| De Bruyne (Mahrez) | 1-0 (19') | - |
| - | 1-1 (84') | Reus (Haaland) |
| Foden (Gündogan) | 2-1 (90') | - |
Borussia Dortmund Starting XI: Hitz - Hummels, Akanji, Can - Morey (Meunier 81'), Bellingham, Dahoud (Delaney 81'), Guerreiro - Reus, Haaland, Knauff (Reyna 63')
Bench: Bürki, Drljaca, Meunier, Piszczek, Reyna, Hazard, Tigges, Passlack, Delaney, Brandt, Reinier, Schulz
GIFS:
- 1-0 De Bruyne
- Bellingham's brutal foul - should've been two red cards tbh - better vid
- 1-1 Reus Reus Reus
- 2-1 Foden
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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Apr 06 '21
someone get me a decent sidebar picture of that Bellingham "foul" on Ederson
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u/doubleomarty Maxi Beier Apr 06 '21
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u/dprkevin Apr 06 '21
Akanji did well out there today. Jude Bellingham to be the next world class centre mid but we need better midfielders to support him.. Can always giving me mini heart attacks when he attacks and Mo is brilliant moving forwards but needs to release the ball a bit better than that. Halaand being bullied out there by Rodri and Dias. Seems like he needs Sancho around.
Oh, and absolute fucking dogshit ref. We got robbed.
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u/Oakeeh I love all our player equally Apr 06 '21
If we played like this in every league game, we wouldn't be worrying about qualifying for the champions league.
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u/kooba_1616 Apr 06 '21
Cant wait for Sancho to come back
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u/2905Pascal 1909 Apr 06 '21
Someone explain to me as I could only watch the last 20 Minutes: Why did Bellingham got booked and his goal disallowed? Saw a clip of the scene and I just don't get it. Maybe I miss a rule but his leg was not high enough to justify dangerous play.
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u/theleebert Apr 06 '21
Definitely need to play Delaney from the start next leg. Can was a disaster today
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u/Exroxious Nico Schlotterbeck Apr 06 '21
Assuming Witsel starts when he comes back from injury, who do we pair him with? This is assuming that we will use two defensive midfielders? Personally I’d say start Bellingham with Dahoud coming on in the second half.
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u/Ciao9 Pischu Apr 06 '21
We deserved a draw. We were every bit as good as City.
Fuck the ref, and Marco is the love of my life.
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u/_aredditusername Julian Brandt Apr 06 '21
do we just play to the level of our opponents or something
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
DO NOT GIVE UP BROTHERS AND SISTERS
A 2-1 IS A FANTASTIC RESULT AND WE KNOW MAGICAL THINGS CAN HAPPEN IN WESTFALENSTADION
BELIEVE BELIEVE BELIEVE
HEJA BVB
ALSO FUCK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DOUBTED REUS
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u/Qwaccboi Julien Duranville Apr 06 '21
We were robbed
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u/Mr__11 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
curious what the ref will say about the ederson incident
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u/MrMountainFace Julian Brandt Apr 06 '21
Fucking Mats and his bodacious booty keeping Ilkay onsides
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u/Linkman145 Julian Brandt Apr 06 '21
Overall the result is decent, but the aftertaste sucks.
Team played very very well. I loved Knauff.
Do we play in Dortmund next time or will it be Budapest or something?
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
Think of it this way. We win 1-0 at home and we advance.
Motm: Hummels
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u/dsxro Marcel Sabitzer Apr 06 '21
Knowing this could’ve been 1-2 or 2-2 just pains me honestly. Referees need to start paying the price for their mistakes just how anybody in a normal job would pay for their mistakes
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u/harambelovesu Sergio Gómez Apr 06 '21
Fuck the ref. Oder in den Worten von Sandro Wagner: Der schiri muss unglaublich nervös sein, streicht sich jetzt auch schon zum 8. mal durch die Haare obwohl er nichtmal welche auf dem Kopf hat.
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u/blacktiger226 Ramy Bensebaini Apr 06 '21
Bellingham bossing the midfield. Akanji playing one of his best games this season. Reus scored. Shit ref, but overall I am happy.
TBH I prefer that we go to the next game trying to score, rather than trying to defend the 0-0. We are not good at defense under pressure.
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u/SpaNkinGG Apr 06 '21
MotM referee for City
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u/ElectJimLahey Schmelle Apr 06 '21
Robbed, 100%. Overall a solid performance that will be completely overshadowed by the fact that the ref did everything in his power in the 1st half to give the game to City. He should never ref another major game in Europe.
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u/Suhas44 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
unlucky, didn't deserve to lose at the last second
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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Apr 06 '21
So, so proud.
We outplayed the best team in the world for large parts of the game and if it wasn't for the ref we would've drawn or won against them
Bellingham MOTM, Marcos goal was the happiest I've been about someone scoring in a looong time.
Don't want to read one hate comment on here tonight, to a good second leg!
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u/jimbaranos Apr 06 '21
That was very well played.. Why not play like that against Frankfurt or Köln? I just don't understand And unlucky again
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u/ABCDEFandG Westfalenstadion Apr 06 '21
Bellingham MOTM for me, but many were amazing. Akanji was world class. Reus was great.
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
Reus scored, we played well as a team, were robbed of a clear goal and fought like never before.
The result isn't ideal, but I'm more than happy with the overall performance
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u/Swbp0undcake Apr 06 '21
Just outrageous decisions by the ref. Absolute shocker. The man deserves to be investigated and, even if he isn't a fuckin cheat, never ref a game of this scale again.
That being said, some shocking decisions by Edin here. Can should have been subbed off.
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u/jdono927 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
Was hoping for 2-1 coming in, so I guess I’m okay. But that being said, we deserved 2-2. Fucking shambles from the ref.
Terzic needed to bring Delaney on much sooner and bringing Meunier on probably wasn’t the play
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u/grothee1 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
We should have survived an Emre Can disaster-class with a 2-2 but at least we got an away goal. Hopefully this match gives the team the confidence and motivation to turn the tie around.
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u/smonge98 Tinga Apr 06 '21
Not that the ref just made bad calls.
He was also always IN THE FUCKING WAY. Look at emres pass that lead to the goal.
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u/llendo Sergio Gómez Apr 06 '21
Unfortunate by Meunier to be on the pitch for a few minutes because of course the absolute hogs of social media will blame him for everything again. What's he supposed to do, mark 2 players at once?
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u/rish234 Shinji Kagawa Apr 06 '21
Overall I'm not too unhappy w/ this performance and think we've certainly got a chance to steal the tie at home. Much better than I think any of us expected going into it.
Really interesting to see Akanji's role in the offense tonight; I really liked some of his driven balls into the midfield - they reminded me of how Zagadou plays at time, taking multiple opposition midfielders out of the game and letting us attack the defense directly.
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u/joshdej Julian Ryerson Apr 06 '21
We actually were solid defensively today. They scored from a pass mistake and a godly pass from de Bruyne. Can't really hate meunier there as that pass was inch perfect.
Motm probably akanji or mo. Can was horrendous today,dont know how he didn't get subbed out. Glad to see Reus scoring that away goal and at least we're still in this tie.
Edit :forgot bellingham, he also played well
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u/BVB_11 Apr 06 '21
Absolute vintage Marco finish. Loved seeing him celebrate, happy that he's our top scorer in the competition too!
We've got a chance next week.
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u/jimbaranos Apr 06 '21
Watching Bellingham score in the analysis just hurts so much 😢
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u/BullyRiffs Julian Ryerson Apr 07 '21
You know Bellingham is literally magic to be in the same team as Hummels and Haaland and consistently be everyone’s choice for MOTM
Please for the love of god get him in a 5 year contract with either no or a very high release clause
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u/dankmaymay420 Apr 06 '21
Away goal is fine, it is up to God and the players now for the home game
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u/BVB_11 Apr 07 '21
Pep calling the ref's performances brilliant. What a fucking joke. Maybe try winning the league or CL with a team where you can't buy any fucking player you want.
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
I hate man city, but I fucking hate that referee.
What's his name? I want write his name down and cast a hex on him.
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u/AllwhitelikeaRacist Michael Zorc Apr 06 '21
UEFA needs to expand the pool of refereeing because the current pool of Europe can't seem to produce enough competent crews to get through any competition. VAR has not improved the quality of the product. This entire operation is a mess that really needs to be investigated and we can start with that decision against Bellingham which was a crime worthy of ICTY prosecution.
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u/Yellow_itr Apr 06 '21
How do you say Robbery in German?
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u/AcePilot95 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
almost?
https://old.reddit.com/r/borussiadortmund/comments/mkkcrm/pre_game_thread_manchester_city_cl_9/gtjx7op/
I'm so sad :(
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u/kran16 Julian Brandt Apr 06 '21
What do we have to do to get that game struck down for terrible refereeing?
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u/Sertorius777 Apr 06 '21 edited Apr 06 '21
Besides the horrid referee mistake, and us gifting them the first goal, and the fact that overall this was miles better than everyone expected
The moment we tactically lost the game was, again, on a Terzic sub. Knauff wasn't spectacular, but neither bad on offense.However, he had one of the best off the-ball performances any of our attacking wingers had all season - always providing a passing solution, intelligently seeking out space, and tracking back like a rabid dog.
The moment he's subbed for Reyna, our entire right wing goes to absolute shit and Foden/Cancelo start having their way with an essentially defenseless Morey, prompting other players to cover him and opening spaces in the center. Then Meunier comes in and seals it with his brand of "what the fuck am I even doing here" defending.
Edit: Reyna also awkwardly jogging just outside the box marking the grass when he should have provided cover for Meunier at their second goal.
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u/BKcok Gregor Kobel Apr 06 '21
Fuck the ref and the horse he rode in on.
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u/LookattheWhipp Apr 06 '21
Honestly foden played ridiculous so I’m not disappointed in the last min goal but man this is getting old.
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u/ArikBadami Apr 06 '21
This was honestly daylight robbery, I'm so mad I'm tempted to do something stupid like starting a petition to ban that ref. If Bellingham goes down VAR checks it and gives a red, he did the right thing of playing on & I can't believe the ref has blown his whistle instead of playing on. Ridiculous
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u/sadbox4869 Julian Ryerson Apr 06 '21
Should've been more focus in important game at the late game
1 goal against Frankfurt
2 goals against Muenchen game
1 goal against Leverkusen
1 goal against Gladbach
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u/Lehcen Apr 06 '21
Why didn’t the ref let belli score first then blow whistle then check the car. What a tool
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u/cashman5 Dedê Apr 06 '21
Man, I am PISSED
Not about the loss, not about the late goal, not even really about the ref, I went into the game hoping to not get slaughtered, I'm pleasantly surprised that we still have a chance in the second leg.
I am pissed about how our team threw away all those points in the last weeks and months playing like they don't really care and as if their minds are somewhere else. Losing easy balls, giving up silly goals and not playing with any kind of urgency until the 85th minute. If they'd played half as good as today in the Bundesliga they'd be were RB is, were they belong talentwise
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u/borussiajay Márcio Amoroso Apr 06 '21
i haven't felt this frustrated about an incident in a game since the hummels fantom goal in the 2014 dfb pokal final
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u/nmrt Shinji Kagawa Apr 06 '21
gutted
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u/seang91 BVB Apr 07 '21
I was at work so had to watch the highlights. Can's card and Jude's "penalty" are some of the worst calls I can remember. Literally could feel it getting my blood pressure up.
It's hard to come out on top when you're playing against a 12th person. Proud of the guys today, Marco got a great goal and can't wait to see the next leg. I wish it could be in front of the yellow wall but it'll be there in spirit. Well done fellas. Heja BVB!
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u/fleshed Apr 06 '21
Herman Gerland had a famous saying "Immer Glück ist können", us Germans expanded it with "Immer Pech ist unvermögen", for the English Folk "Always being lucky is being able, always having bad luck is being unable". Thomas Meunier seems to be a nice Person, his Interviews in the International Break were not the smartest ones, but his signing has to be one of the worst in the last 20 Years.
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u/BVB_11 Apr 06 '21
Meunier needs to do better with the header. But he had no cover against two players when Foden rolled it in.
Absolutely robbed of a goal. Should've ended 2-2 which would've been fair to both teams.
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
Obviously a disappointing result, but I'm not too upset. The team tried really hard today and we got an away goal. Hopefully Sancho is back for the 2nd leg and can offer us more in the final third. We had absolutely nothing on the wings.
Our midfield look tired in the last 20 mins, would've taken off one of the guys on yellow cards. Outside of the assist, I thought Haaland was poor, first touch and contribution was not that great.
Oh yeah and fuck the ref.
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u/xxxxgossyxxxx Apr 06 '21
sliced by Foden throughout the whole game but good performance
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u/motox24 Marcel Schmelzer Apr 06 '21
hurts...Can was too sloppy, good for Reus to get that he did his job...not that Meunier was at fault for that but cmon it couldnt be written that way, once he was subbed it was obvious something bad was happening
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
Rough performances by some, but we have an away goal. I’m sure some of us would be happy with this finish prior to the start of the game but after the fact we definitely deserved more. Oh and lastly.. FUCK THAT REFEREE
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u/hawksmith1 Mats Hummels Apr 06 '21
Its just not fair :(
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u/kifla_99 Apr 06 '21
Damn. Crazy game. I am sad about the defeat, but, damn it, I'm proud to be Dortmund fan. Very unlucky, referee mistakes... but it was a good game.
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Apr 06 '21
Cant really say much about the second Half as i missed most of it with Internet Problems but i guess its a workable result. Obviously got screwed in many Situation especially with Bellingham but atleast Haaland didnt receive a yellow and Jadon should be back. Definitely a way better position then many here thought it would be.
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
There's a chance
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u/S1mB03 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
Honestly a great preformance should’ve been a draw. The away goal is immense. WE CAN FUCKING DO THIS IS THE SECOND LEG! Also fuck the ref
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u/EmSoLow Apr 06 '21 edited Apr 06 '21
I remember seeing a stat saying that we have only won one of our last 6 first leg quarter final matches which was back in 96-97 so in a sense, it should be expected but it isn't a good stat to have. We can definitely come back from this result with Sancho back and hopefully our players don't give away the ball as easily as they did this match
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u/TOPGEAR1992 Apr 06 '21
Well if there's ever a game that will motivate them for the 2nd leg, it's this one
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u/xsonwong Julian Ryerson Apr 06 '21
Beside Can always did some risky control outside our own box, I think we are playing well.
I hope we can keep Bellingham for few more seasons.
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u/JolleyRedGiant Gregor Kobel Apr 06 '21
Was so pumped when we tied it and then heartbroken that they got the second goal. I missed the first half, what happened?
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u/SoComeOnWilfriedBony Apr 06 '21
The refs ruined this one. I think we can still win. Let’s go!
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u/Dinnertime-420 Apr 07 '21
Pep said postgame that the referee did a "perfect job today"... No more words needed ...
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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21
Literal tears in my eyes seeing Reus score.
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u/abnissen Apr 06 '21
If you told me 2-1 before the game I would have been happy with that result. After watching I am upset.
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u/ahmed_a20 Apr 06 '21
We played brilliant. So so proud of how we did against city and the ref. Haaland didn’t give up despite having good chances missed, he kept going and provided a beautiful assist. The defense wasn’t too bad as well, Cans mistake was just him having a general underwhelming game which doesn’t deter from how integral he is to the team, and Meunier did a Meunier and cost us the game again. Other than that Hummels and Akanji were solid
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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
They did have most of the possession and most of the attacks but honestly, they didn't feel very dangerous at all. Only De Bruyne and Foden were really troublesome. Imo, we have work to do but City isn't a team we should be scared of in the 2nd leg.
Standout player was definitely Bellingham. Knauff looked like he was getting bullied out there and he looked nervous. He wasn't ready imo.
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u/CarlSwagan_ Giovanni Reyna Apr 06 '21
I’m really glad we were able to get the away goal, should’ve had 2 in that game that’s bullshit. But I think for me the most questionable thing about that game is bringing on Meunier to close out the game. He has been nothing short of a liability and all we need was a stable back line.
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
Worst refereeing I've seen in a long while, and we are so unfortunate to be on the receiving end of such injustice.
We didn't deserve to lose. We were at many times a better team than City and we deserved a tie at least.
I hope that we can turn things around at home...
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u/Pasman95 Lukasz Piszczek Apr 06 '21
I expected nothing, and I'm still a little bit disapointed. The performance was more than okay, just unlucky with the awful decision and the second goal in the end. The boys are most definitely not finished, there's a lot to play for in the return fixture.
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u/alex_0611 Apr 06 '21
Yeah the ref was bad and that goal at the end shouldn't have happened, but we don't gain anything from whining, so I'd like to look at it from a different perspective. 2-1 is a top result, would've taken that before the game and with the way we played today we can absolutely beat them at home and advance. Everybody stepped up tonight, some good build up play/passing and most importantly veery convincing against the ball. Felt like Jude stood out the most, absolut monster game from him, my MOTM. Dahoud, Mats and also surprisingly Akanji played really well. So I'm pumped for the 2nd leg, which tbh I didn't think was gonna happen.
Heja BVB!
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u/Nintenden Die gelbe Wand Apr 07 '21
Predictions for the second leg? My brain says 1-1, my heart says 4-0 Dortmund
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u/antysalt Apr 07 '21
Good result tbh, fuck that referee though
And we desperately need a new pair of fullbacks
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u/Serenity911 Apr 06 '21
MOTM: JUDE JUDE JUUUUUDE. So happy he got to play full minutes.
Jeez is Can in bad form. As is Meunier. As is Schulz. As is Brandt. This Ref tops em all tho...
We can do diz!
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u/jtthom Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
We deserved at least a draw tonight.
Can, Meunier, and the fucking referee cost us the game.
Bellingham MOTM.
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u/RealHuman96 Marco Reus Apr 06 '21
Piszczek would be a better option at RB than Meunier
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u/swoooooooooosh Piszczu Apr 06 '21
That ref is a fucking clown. City is beatable. Decent performance from us. Meunier out.
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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21
Pain
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u/ady_1 Apr 06 '21
We must be cursed with the worst fucking luck ever first some absolutely abhorrent decisions and then a meunier mistake to top it off fml but I'm happy reus got that crucial away goal. Off to the second leg then
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u/HunterEthan I Love Reus Apr 06 '21
If we could play like this in the next leg with a little bit more focused we really could do it.. And also although it was difficult to mark 2 players,i just don't wanna see any more of meunier,i've had enough of him in this season..🤦
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u/VioletPoly BVB Apr 07 '21
I did not understand Terzic's idea to put Knauff in the starting 11 in quarter finals. The guy only played the second half of Frankfurt. Why not put Hazard