Disgusting. Embarrassing. Pathetic. We were very much in control in the 1st half, and even scored a beautiful goal. I have no idea what happened during HT, but we didn't come out to play. Sure, Madrid upped their intensity, but we couldn't string simple passes together, our midfield was overpowered and overwhelmed, and Higuain should NEVER EVER play against the big teams. He chocked, yet again! How many finals has he pulled this disappearing act in now? 90 million to score against the likes of Crotone, Pescara, and the odd goal or two against an inexperienced CL semi final opponent isn't good enough.
I'm fucking pissed, not because we lost, but because we even failed to compete in the 2nd half. They were just bypassing our midfield at every single opportunity, and our defense was in absolute shambles. It was men against boys. I understand being in awe in 2015, the element of surprise, and all that. What was the excuse last night?
Our bench is shit as well. We can't have guys like Lemina, Rincon, and Sturaro coming on to attempt to impact games. I think the management knows what they have to do. We are inferior to Madrid, not 4-1 inferior, but there was a clear difference.
Guys like Conti, Fabinho, Keita, Berna, and Schick might go some way to addressing that gap.