Think that's why they arrived in Madrid a few day's earlier than us.To acclimatise and to calm any nerves. I think they might just be a bit twitchy in the first 10 minutes or so. Could be that they feel LESS pressure as we start favourites.Hard to judge, we just need to pass it well early on and settle quickly.
3-1 for me. An early goal for us...they come back, go close but we get the 2nd on about 35mins. They get one back on 65mins or so. They push us but we break away and make it 3-1 in 86th minute.
I'm thinking it might have the opposite effect to calming them.
It's like when a bloke is preparing for a first date with a girl he really likes.
Start thinking about what to wear on wednesday, and by the time the date rolls round on Saturday, he's a gibbering wreck.
Get used to an empty stadium, and when faced with a full one, with tens of thousands of scousers singing YNWA Istanbul style, it's a double whammy.
Bottom line; too much time to think isn't a good thing.
At least in my opinion, but I'm probably wide of the mark.
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