But yeah, we need to talk about how absolutely useless Xabi Alonso is. Unlike Spain, no other team in the world has someone to defend for him, someone to run for him, and someone to attack up the field for him. Dude is every bit the liability that Pirlo is at this point
And I know it's been true for years but gawt damn. It's like Mourinho is hoping he sees the writing on the wall with the Essien and Modric additions and fukks off.
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50 - Ronaldo has tonight become only the fourth player since 2004/05 to make 50+ passes in a CL match and complete them all. Perfect.
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I wonder who the others are.



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I wonder who the others are.
Xavi, Pirlo and Mikel.

So he's the only one who didn't complete 50 sideways and backwards passes?
Put that shirt in the rafters

2 coppers got killed by grenade and gat clapping? 
Belhanda was ok... you can see the potential, still very raw... reminded me of a Kevin Prince Boateng performance... but the guy who did it, and prob their most technically gifted player was Cabella. Unlucky not to score... bit of a diver but clearly talented.it was probably the #10 Belhanda