Topic: Half Time: Real Madrid 0-0 Liverpool

[Fitzy.]

Madrid are broadly in control and started brilliantly. Some bright moments for Liverpool but nothing doing.

I expect goals in the second half for either side due to Liverpool’s growing need.

[Saus76]

Tepid.

[RedSamba]

Yeah, this aint happening. At least we are not losing

[TheShanklyGates]

We're doing about as well as can be expected in the circumstances. If that was the first half of the first leg we'd be lauding a decent European away display - alas, it's not enough when you start 3 goals behind. Both sides have had some decent efforts on goal but no breakthrough as of yet.

Get the first goal and you never know.

[lgvkarlos]

We're giving a good go but just lacking that real bit of quality, Madrid's passing is light years ahead of ours.

Did Madrid sign Felix Zwayer in the January window? he's been excellent for them.

[Samie]

Meh!

Our midfield is fucked. 

[Funky_Gibbons]

How did Rudiger not get punished for that tackle on Nunez. Two feet off the ground and followed through.

[Nick110581]

Had chances.

[DelTrotter]

Done ok but has a massive dead rubber feel, we have no belief and they're in first gear. Still, would be nice to win on the night.

Keep getting the ball to Darwin, by far our biggest threat.

[robertobaggio37]

The ref is a complete and utter c*nt but we're so naive with these cheap fouls it does my head in.

You'd think that by now our players would be wiser and wouldn't fall for Madrid's antics. And what the fuck is it with Trent's corners?

[mentalgellar]

I didn't expect to go through necessarily but that first half was poor. We've just let them play around us for the majority of the match and don't have the fight or urgency I was expecting.

Jota has offered absolutely nothing and I'd like him off for Bobby at HT.

[Higgins79]

Hung on in there early but we’ve had some good moments. I’d be tempted to take Trent off, he’s been gash. Can’t even take a decent corner these days.

[FlashGordon]

What happened to it being a new phase of play if a defender deliberately plays the ball?

[Clint Eastwood]

Meh. All very flat. Lacking quality, lacking spark.

Someone shut Rudiger up, fuck me he's irritating.

[Fromola]

Content with the scoreline and the effort. Fortunate not to be a couple of goals down really. Quite an even game but they've had the best chances. We've got to work the ball better in the final third.

[El Lobo]

Doing alright just needed that Origi moment. This is there to be made uncomfortable, crowd isn’t into it at all

[MD1990]

doing ok, Madrid move the ball far quicker in midfield,
Jota's form a slight worry

[Caligula?]

Trent's corners have been woeful. Other than the cheeky one he tried they've all been hung up in the air and easy to defend. We've had our moments but I think should have got a goal if we were to come back here.

[Saus76]

Fabinho is pedestrian. The front lads and trent when wide really need to be blob on with the chances / delivery.

[Claire.]

Think I’ve aged about 5 years watching this. I’m choosing to see the 0-0 as a positive. They won’t change much, and we know we can make chances.

[jckliew]

A miracle too far

[Mister Flip Flop]

Ah we doing alright. Milner as playmaker is never going to get the result we need. Get Jota off he's contributing zero.

[Jean Girard]

45 minutes of the worst corners I've ever seen, and I saw Aspas ffs.

Not out yet. Take a chance. Not playing that badly.

[RedBlakey]

Apologies if this is overly technical analysis of that first half, but we don't look like we have a clue what to do with the ball.

[HeartAndSoul]

Fucking hell. Passing the ball around the back like we’re 4-0 up

The way we’ve gone from a fast paced attacking side with plenty of dribbling and skills to slow/sluggish and no dribbling ability in the team is an absolute joke.

[King Kenny 7]

Well, we're still in it!

[bobadicious]

Had chances.

This, we are creating chances, just need to take one now.

[MonsLibpool]

We've been alright tactically. I find Macca's suggestions to take more risks strange because as we found out in the first le, they prey on mistakes.

Alisson has been incredible. Doesn't get enough credit.

[Chakan]

Well least it's still 0-0, thanks to Allison.

We just don't look like we can break them down and get a good shot on target, we've had 1 decent shot from Nunez and it didn't even look to be going in. Trent has been woeful, it's a complete mismatch between him and Jr.

Our midfield is non-existent.

Really need a new plan second half.

[RedBec1993]

Typical Madrid tactics with the play acting and we can’t buy a foul off the ref 😁

[Tonyh8su]

If that was the first half of a first leg away from home I think we'd be showering praise on a professional performance. But, losing by 3 goals in Madrid and playing 4 up front that was as uninspiring as it gets.

The miracles are used up I feel. Oh well, just continue to give a good account of themselves and push for top 4 then hope Pep head fucks himself again. What a fall off in joy after last season's taste.

[gerrardisgod]

These are so poor defensively, I mean so are we, but we’re having to leave gaps.

[Fitzy.]

We’ve had a surprising number of corners - apart from the one clever drilled cross to Salah, they’ve been poor.

[Judge Red]

Ref may as well put on a white shirt. That tug on Robbo that was ignored was laughable.

[PIPA23]

how did it come to this... we have no midfield...

unless there is a MASSIVE overhaul of our squad in the summer, we are fucked at the big stage.

[disgraced cake]

The lino flagging Gakpo for offside towards the end there  Learn the rules you daft c*nt

Both sides playing a bit within themselves despite little bits of qualities. Goalkeepers performing a bit better than they did in the first leg. Ultimately it's bound not to happen you'd feel.

Saw someone mention big odds for 0-0 before the game, glad I put it on as I can see it coming in now.

[Cesar]

Ref is buying every fall from then, but we are doing as well as we can in the circumstances.

Dunno who the Geordie commentator is on my stream, but so far we've had "off like a scolded cat", "could drop a pint into a thimble" and "sharper than a porcupines backside" and I'm all for it

[thejbs]

Still in it but not looking anything like a team that will score 3 goals and a lot like a team that will concede at some point. Madrid in control.

[MonsLibpool]

Apologies if this is overly technical analysis of that first half, but we don't look like we have a clue what to do with the ball.

We are being careful with it because Madrid are deadly if you turn it over.

[shank94]

They are so good. Jota has not been in it and they make a couple of passes and completely take 6 players out of the game but that's what we expect with the formation.