I think it's a pretty damn good sign that we've got a handful of chocies for MOTM. That shows how well we played as a unit.
Defensively, we were pretty solid (or at least as solid we've been all year). Madrid had some decent chances, but I don't think we needed a Superman act from Mignolet except on a few Ronaldo free kicks (insane movement on those btw).
Even the goal is one you can't be too hypercritical of IMO. It obviously starts with Mignolet not distributing it well, midfield not winning it, Marcelo beating Manquillo(?) and Toure not tracking Benzema well enough. That said, the cross from Marcelo was inch perfect. A little more either way and Toure snuffs it out or Benzema can't one-touch his finish.
Certainly, the lack of scoring opportunities was problematic. But let's remember that Lallana was the only true creator playing tonight. Swap out Allen for Coutinho and Sterling for Markovic in that match and I think we'd have had more opportunities.
As for our holding mids, Lucas and Can were BOSS.
Don't see any reason why Toure, Lucas, Can, Lallana and Borini should be dropped vs Chelsea.
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