Can Pellegrini and his Boys pull and upset at Madrid’s Bernabeu

Yes, they can, as nothing is impossible for the Citizens Boss El Flaco Pellegrini who can do the ultimate of feats as one last feat with his chaps, to try a heavy upset at Madrid.

With an even score at Etihad and a whole evening of ultimate heroics by both squads’ goalies, this match ended an even scoreboard totally inscribed in plain zeros.

Leaving the second round with an if and question mark of who will try to generate the ultimate of heroics and why the locals who were the Sky Blues couldn’t at least try to put a number in the scoreboard.

As many know that in the second leg the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo will be included in the Galacticos initial eleven and can be a bit of a difficulty for the Manchester chaps backfield to stop his impetuous drive and dynamic of games.

Still the hopes and beliefs from the Boss of the Citizens deposited in his Boys that can pull a favorable score at always-difficult Santiago Bernabeu- Real Madrids all around impressive colossus.

Despite Ronnie being absent in the Madrid Boys starting eleven, still little did Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema could done, after a series of excellent volleys and passes coming from Tony Kross and Pepe in the midfield.

As for your very truly my all around impression and man of the match could been the German midfielder Tony Kross, who made all sorts of opportune and accurate plays that at the end became a waste. 

The Spaniards lack a wing and full attack that in several occasions as well controlled by both Brazilians Fernandinho and Fernando who really deserved a star for their stellar performances in the midfield and being so accurate and spontaneous.

Both Amazonians did the ultimate of efforts and their spontaneous approaches in both offensively and defensively prevented the visiting Real Boys of making a catastrophe in Joe Hart’s goalposts. Another hero for the Etihad chaps who excelled in this role of stopping cold in his tracks a Madrid all of its offensive counterattacks.

As Bale and Benzema lacked a bit of drive flor the visiting La Liga squad, so did the locals De Bruyne and Aguero little they did to incommodity Madrid’s Goalie Keylor Navas.

At the end, we saw a very defensive match where both squads’ backfields really did the job and getting a higher mark, as a coincidence both managers put in the field a 4-2-3-1 schemes that at the end little results generated for both squads.

Very well the substitutions done by the Citizens Boss Manuel Pellegrini little they did to start a spark for their cause in a modest and out of form Raheem Sterling and Kelechi Iheanacho who did not showed any of his talents.

For Real Madrid new operates at its helm Zinedine Zidane proving his mettle as a talented Manager and finally putting his Madrid Boys in tune since his arrival. His only move of the game when he replaced Jese for Benzema, his move almost became a fruitful one when the Spaniard came close to a score and the opportunity disregarded in just a simple effort.

The second leg will be one of those matches that both squad’s will really put on their Sundays best with the Citizens going with a certain confidence of pulling an upset at Bernabeau and for the local Real Madrid to finish the deal.

Nothing for no squad and no favorites in the second leg, although the Merengues can count with their star striker Ronaldo, but still the moves that Manchester City Boss can make can make the world for them.

Manuel Pellegrini, success shown at Etihad, if his squad passes in Champions League will be his last achievement done if he gets to the grand finale with his Sky Blues and winning the big long eared trophy.

Being one of the most coveted of trophies missing in the halls of Etihad and something that the Chilean Manager will try to deliver to silence and prove his worthiness as a top notch and world class Manager. Nothing written and anything can happen in favor of the Manchester Boys.

Who will it be Real Madrid or Manchester City to be at the grand finale staged at Milan’s San Siro Stadium Italy on May 28, 2016.

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