Topic: CLQF: Liverpool vs Real Madrid (1-3)

[StevoHimself]

Great first half. Poor second half. Should have scored a few. Typical of this season.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

We did more than enough to win this game and perhaps progress. Can’t spurn golden chances like we did. Very wasteful.

[Bincey]

Be great if someone had a shot from the edge of the box now and again. Oh well. First leg cost us unsurprisingly.

[Zimagic]

We didn't take our chances. Simple as that. We could've won this game twice over. 

Pretty much this.

[TALBERT]

Philips MOTM

What an outstanding performane from this lad

[Libertine]

Good performance, bar the finishing. The tie was lost last week.

Play like that the next 7 games and we'll qualify again at a stroll.

[jonkrux]

Played well tonight, Madrid parked the bus, we can’t finish. A microcosm of our season really.

Bang on

[SinceSixtyFive]

Played pretty well.

Missed chances and the first leg performance cost us in the end.

Next year lads.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

We tried our best tonight, and it's a shame we didn't score, ultimately the performance from the first half proved to be the killer.

Proud of them non the less.

[thom]

We played really well tonight apart from the finishing.

Lets keep going

[Simplexity]

You can't have as poor of a half as we did in Madrid and expect to go through in a CL quarter.

[stockdam]

We had chances in the first half that we should have taken. Overall over the two legs we weren’t good enough.

[smicer07]

Shite in both games and deserved to go out. If you can't take chances you won't win a thing.

[67CherryRed]

Good first half, pretty pathetic second. We desperately need to refresh this squad and dump the filler.

[TheShanklyGates]

Gave it a good go which is all you can ask really. But fucking hell, it could have been so different with just a little more composure in front of goal. Only ourselves to blame, so frustrating.

Says a lot that Real Madrid are somehow the least objectionable club left in now. What an absolute shitshow of a semi final line-up.

[bravoco]

Fought hard tonight. RM too good in the first half of the first leg.

Depressing set of semi-finalists...

[DelTrotter]

Poor over the two legs, had little spells at the start of each half and end of first half but wasn't great again. Ah well, if there's a year not to win it it's this, an English final will be annoying though and with that and Arsenal potentially in a EL final we may end up sweating even if we do get 4th.

[Caligula?]

Well unless you kicky the bally-wotsit into the bag then I'm afraid there will be no conkers for you!

Didn't deserve to progress.

Now. What I'm hoping for is our clearly knacked players that need a break now get a break.

Play the second string and the kids til the end of the season.

You don't want Champions League football next season?

[Father Ted]

Created enough chances, we just missed them all. That dreadful first half in Madrid cost us badly.

[RedBlakey]

Strange performance, played pretty well and created chances but as per usual our finishing let us down.
You just can’t miss that many chances at this level, or even a level below this, some of that lot should hang their heads in shame.
Thought Sadio was dreadful...again.

[naYoRHa2b]

In transition one of the best in the world but breaking down teams too often we lack a goal scoring midfielder and a proper number 9 who only needs one chance and that was evident tonight and throughout the season.

[Hazell]

We tried our best tonight, and it's a shame we didn't score, ultimately the performance from the first half proved to be the killer.

Proud of them non the less.

First leg right? I agree with you though.

[Ultimate Bromance]

Started flaccid and ended flaccid. Depressing stuff and no more than we deserve.

[Seebab]

Proud of the lads today. Tried our best but couldn't finish. Let's get top 4 and be done with this shitty season.

[keyop]

We gave it a good go, but had too much to do after the first leg.

Without a crowd we needed an early goal to put some pressure on, but our finishing and final touches weren’t good enough tonight.

Top 4 focus now and we go again next season.

[frag]

FFS, can we get this season done with please.

Good first half performance, but massively disappointing we didn’t take any of our chances.

[downtown]

Do the players know we're allowed to take shots from outside the box??

Frustrating as fuck, especially with all the missed chances in the first half.

[thejbs]

Up against a packed, organised defence but still had enough chances to win. Story of the season.

[Adeemo]

Well... it was the first leg that cost us to be honest...

A good performance tonight, but not quite enough

Both legs cost us. We should’ve had 2 goals, bare minimum tonight. Absolutely pathetic finishing, embarrassing stuff. Chelsea will knock them out.

["Bobber" Thanks :)]

Same as all season, a lot of pretty but tame play. About as lethal as a biscuit

[Fiasco]

Proud of the lads. Very wasteful but tried and tried and it just wasn't to be.

[Red_Potato]

Well, if you can't finish sitters and carve out enough chances, then you don't deserve to win. Merit doesn't count. Goals do.
Fact is we blew that. Should have been 3 or 4 nil.

[Macphisto80]

A microcosm of our season, really.

There's not a lot wrong with this team and we can certainly kick on again next season by just adding a couple of players. I just hope we have CL football again.

[ScubaSteve]

Season done. See you all next season.

First game killed us and too missed chances in the first half, then we ran out of ideas.

The season is long from done..we need top 4

[MJD-L4]

Fairly happy with the performance, didn't expect to go through but bloody hell we probably should have with the chances we had.

Such a shame that a shite first 45 minutes in the away leg essentially cost us the tie.

All out now to win the rest of our league games and finish top 4.

[Fromola]

Never have I seen a Semi Final four where I did not want any of them to win the fucking thing.

Awful.

I won't be watching a minute of it. 4 awful clubs.

[kasperoff]

Diabolical finishing once again. Virgil coming back is not going to fix that.

[Notorious IT]

Fans there, I reckon we win.

[Wabaloolah]

Lost it in the first leg really but plenty of chances just not converted, play like that for the rest of the year and we won't be far off top 4.

What a difference a packed Anfield would have made tonight

[Ski]

Gutted! We did everything but score. Gave everything. Just a shame we couldn’t get the goals that would’ve seen us go through.