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[Wendigo]

Jan Oblak was fantastic for Atletico yesterday. What a great display of goalkeeping from him. Arsenal could have won the match but Oblak denied quite some shots. I think Wenger knows very well that Arsenal will have a really hard time in Spain and will most likely not go to the final.

[buwaytress]

Jan Oblak was fantastic for Atletico yesterday. What a great display of goalkeeping from him. Arsenal could have won the match but Oblak denied quite some shots. I think Wenger knows very well that Arsenal will have a really hard time in Spain and will most likely not go to the final.

Always, always hard to say. I think the sending offs were another example of poor refereeing I've seen this season's edition of CL and Europa, and that forced Athleti to work really hard - that draw and away goal were massive results but could work either way for/against them. If they maintain that psychological edge and match it with energy, then the final is very much theirs. But Arsenal are typically the type of team that shows up one side and disappears the next. This time they were anonymous in the first leg, so I'm thinking they'll turn up for the return leg.

I suspect the bookie odds on them to progress will only go up so I'll wait a week before putting my bets on them. Should be really tasty odds.

[Wendigo]

Jan Oblak was fantastic for Atletico yesterday. What a great display of goalkeeping from him. Arsenal could have won the match but Oblak denied quite some shots. I think Wenger knows very well that Arsenal will have a really hard time in Spain and will most likely not go to the final.

Always, always hard to say. I think the sending offs were another example of poor refereeing I've seen this season's edition of CL and Europa, and that forced Athleti to work really hard - that draw and away goal were massive results but could work either way for/against them. If they maintain that psychological edge and match it with energy, then the final is very much theirs. But Arsenal are typically the type of team that shows up one side and disappears the next. This time they were anonymous in the first leg, so I'm thinking they'll turn up for the return leg.

I suspect the bookie odds on them to progress will only go up so I'll wait a week before putting my bets on them. Should be really tasty odds.

Yeah I think if you are going to bet on Arsenal you should better wait till the match day as I guess lots of people will be pounding that Atletico line and Arsenal odds will definitely go up quite a lot in the final hours before the game. Come to think of it, you may be right on that one. This will be the last chance for Arsene Wenger to win a major competition with Arsenal and they might buckle up and make a comeback for their boss before he leaves.

[AnotherBTCNoob]

If you fancy an English cup double (so Arsenal to beat Atletico and win the final and Liverpool to do the same) you can get 15/1!

[HugoStiglitz]

I highly respect Wenger for everything he has done for football at all. But if your team can't crush opponents in such circumstances, it means you don't manage to do the job well. Surely, Arsenal still has significant chances to advance to the final, but yesterday's match clearly revealed they are far away from top teams today and don't have an instinct of the killer.

Well tbh they are playing well but they are really unlucky on that match, so many chances to make goals but all miss by Oblak. Oblak is playing well on that match, it's sucks though, play against 10 player since 10 minutes but can't even make goals.

OK, maybe you are right in some measure and I was too emotional in both issues about Wenger and an instinct of the killer (I hope, this collocation has the same meaning in English as it is in Russian). But missing so great number of opportunities to score is not only about unluck and Oblak's performance, it's also connected to attacking players' skill and their ability to turn the pressure into a real advantage. It's essential for Arsenal to not repeat such infographics next week

[daarul50]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

[Pab]

Only one Liverpool problem is last ten minuits
Thay are losing goals during that time in Premier and cups
And looks like thay are tired of season

Arsenal was playing like Arsenal
Atletico is going to qualfy

[BitcoinMarshal]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

This match is going to be very interesting but I am sure its very tough for Roma to beat Liverpool like Barcelona as they are very good side in UCL games and they can defend very good surely Liverpool is going to be in final against Real Madrid as they also very good with away win

[tokeweed]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

Well...  With LFC conceding two away goals late in the game then they def gave Roma some rope to win the Semis at the second leg.

The same was said of Barca vs Roma.  Anything can happen in knockout football.

[Rinsend]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

Well...  With LFC conceding two away goals late in the game then they def gave Roma some rope to win the Semis at the second leg.

The same was said of Barca vs Roma.  Anything can happen in knockout football.

Liverpool's lax yesterday might happen again later. Conceded 2 goals in the last 10 minutes is a bad habits liverpool that should be utilized by AS Roma. Liverpool will most likely play defensive in the second leg later and I think Liverpool are very bad if they play full defense.

[emberbekas]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

Well...  With LFC conceding two away goals late in the game then they def gave Roma some rope to win the Semis at the second leg.

The same was said of Barca vs Roma.  Anything can happen in knockout football.

Yeach, anything can happen. With the two away's goals advantage, Roma still have an opportunity to beat Liverpool at the second leg. Before Roma managed to get rid of Barcelona, no one ever thought that a good team like Barcelona would be eliminated in the second leg after a 4-1 win in the first leg.

[JL421]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

Well...  With LFC conceding two away goals late in the game then they def gave Roma some rope to win the Semis at the second leg.

The same was said of Barca vs Roma.  Anything can happen in knockout football.

Yeach, anything can happen. With the two away's goals advantage, Roma still have an opportunity to beat Liverpool at the second leg. Before Roma managed to get rid of Barcelona, no one ever thought that a good team like Barcelona would be eliminated in the second leg after a 4-1 win in the first leg.

Roma is looking really strong this year losing salah would surely be a thing for the team who is currently the best player in the world but with the current squad they are killing it and destroying all the odds

[Pab]

Klopp is very good psycholgyst
LFC will not play to much defence one away goal amd Roma will have to score four LFC is great in offencive play
Sure in any games teamneed to keep strong defence
But LFC will not focus on defence only
Thay have to score to qualify2
If after first half will be 1-0 Roma will be nervous
I remenber whan Borussia won 4-1 against Real at home
Than in Madrid was 0-0 untill 70 min
Real score two goals in 10 min
Game finished 2-0

I know Klopp remember that and LFC will qualify

I see great chance against Real Klopp very well know how to play against Real

His today LFC is a mirror of his Borussia but LFC has much more value players

[megynacuna]

I became curious, whether the second leg semi-final match later AS Roma able to 'come back' again as they against Barcelona? Liverpool are a team that has a strong mentality and have a good reputation when competing at UCL, not easy for AS Roma reverse the situation in the second leg later, especially now three attackers from his opponent is in on fire condition.

I strongly think Liverpool has got this one and will be able to hold on to their advantage no matter how Roma may try to come against them in Rome. They are really on fire and I think they already have a foot in the final looking at the way they are playing these days.

[tokeweed]

Klopp is very good psycholgyst
LFC will not play to much defence one away goal amd Roma will have to score four LFC is great in offencive play
Sure in any games teamneed to keep strong defence
But LFC will not focus on defence only
Thay have to score to qualify2
If after first half will be 1-0 Roma will be nervous
I remenber whan Borussia won 4-1 against Real at home
Than in Madrid was 0-0 untill 70 min
Real score two goals in 10 min
Game finished 2-0

I know Klopp remember that and LFC will qualify

I see great chance against Real Klopp very well know how to play against Real

His today LFC is a mirror of his Borussia but LFC has much more value players

The way Klopp plays his teams is score as early as possible and as much as they can in the first half.  That's why there are times his players are fatigued by the second half.

I haven't looked at the lines yet, but dropping some coins on Roma could be a good idea.

[dado7]

I think I did say that Juventus rambling over penalty was a "little" bit two-faced.

[BitcoinSupremo]

Liverpool will play more openly than Barcelona did and they will try to score in order to qualify for the final.Roma on the other side usually plays well in front of their fans and have a good attacking style of play. I think it will be an interesting game to watch and who will be the finalist from  these two teams is still open for me.

[DIA7]

Real Madrid have been performing strong in this tournament they won against Leganes last match 2-1 but they saved some players to be ready to face Bayern the team is looking for his third consecutive title the first leg results seen Real Madrid made a comeback after bayern scored the first but for this game i think that the manager Zidane have some defensive troubles as Carvajal and Nacho are both injured while Bayern have failed in their first part of the test because they didn't face any strong opposition until now they played realy well in attack but failed to deliver most of these chances now they are also facing problems in defense as important defenders like Alaba and Boateng are injured and will miss again alongside Vidal Coman Martinez and Robben so with these all defensive players missing i expect an open match with over 3.5goals

[Pab]

There is some light for Bayern
Alaba and Martinez are coming back
I hope to not see Rafinia
Still everything is possible
2-1  Bayern and penalties could be nice

[BitcoinSupremo]

Bayern may have played well in their home but tonight I expect a difficult game for them, even if they score first I think that Real will come back and win the game or at least equalise it. When Real plays in Santiago Bernabeu rarely I have seen them failing in Champions League games.