UEFA Champions League 2018-2019

[Pmalek]

Dont forget that Manchester United has experience playing at the highest level and going all the way in the UEFA CL. Something that PSG historically doesn't have. The appointment of Solskjaer is like a rebirth for MAN U and you can see in the performance of players like Pogba how much the change of management meant for them. Neymar will be missed by PSG. They are still the favourites but I don't think these matches will be that one-sided as people might think. 

[kenzawak]

So who do you guys have passing this round ?
I'll go with Roma, PSG, Real, Dortmund, Barca, Liverpool, Atletico and City.
Most of them are the favorites, except maybe for Atletico (vs. Juve) and Dortmund (vs. Tottenham). I guess people's opinion is 50/50 for Bayern / LFC but I like Liverpool in this one.

[DeathAngel]

So who do you guys have passing this round ?
I'll go with Roma, PSG, Real, Dortmund, Barca, Liverpool, Atletico and City.
Most of them are the favorites, except maybe for Atletico (vs. Juve) and Dortmund (vs. Tottenham). I guess people's opinion is 50/50 for Bayern / LFC but I like Liverpool in this one.

I agree with all of your predictions. Tottenham should still be without Kane so Dortmund will take that one. Juve vs Atleti is the only one I see as 50/50.
Liverpool is missing VVD for 1st leg but Bayern misses Mueller for both games.

[bering]

looking forward to see the results from match Man Utd vs PSG because in the solskjaer hand the player such as Pogba can able to playing well again and with their latest performance were very good i think this match deserve called as big match besides Liverpool vs Bayern Munich

[LTU_btc]

So who do you guys have passing this round ?
I'll go with Roma, PSG, Real, Dortmund, Barca, Liverpool, Atletico and City.
Most of them are the favorites, except maybe for Atletico (vs. Juve) and Dortmund (vs. Tottenham). I guess people's opinion is 50/50 for Bayern / LFC but I like Liverpool in this one.

I had posted my predictions in old thread and it's same as yours. I'm very sceptical about Tottenham - they are biggest chokers who can't win big games. Despite that MU improved their game a lot recently, I still think that PSG have advantage against them, even without Neymar. Juve are favorites on paper against Atletico, but I hope that Atleti will win. And Bayern - Liverpool - true, it's 50/50, I will support LFC in this pair.

[tokeweed]

So who do you guys have passing this round ?
I'll go with Roma, PSG, Real, Dortmund, Barca, Liverpool, Atletico and City.
Most of them are the favorites, except maybe for Atletico (vs. Juve) and Dortmund (vs. Tottenham). I guess people's opinion is 50/50 for Bayern / LFC but I like Liverpool in this one.

Seriously...?  Not Juve?  The 'Ronaldo factor' comes into play at big matches like these.  I think he could even carry Juve to the finals.  To the trophy even.

Def LFC.

...  And rooting for Man United to go thru.    I made a stupid bet on them to win the whole thing. 

[swogerino]

It would be interesting to check Juventus, they bought Ronaldo only to try to win the Champions as their primary goal, in Serie A with or without Ronaldo they are used to win it from some years without much problems. That is why it will be very interesting to watch Juventus how will they perform in Champions with Ronaldo.

[tokeweed]

^  Winning silverware and making money would be the two primary reasons.  It always is.

And I guess getting some prestige for the club for acquiring one of the greatest (arguably the greatest) footballers who ever lived.

[kenzawak]

Seriously...?  Not Juve?  The 'Ronaldo factor' comes into play at big matches like these.  I think he could even carry Juve to the finals.  To the trophy even.

Atletico is a cup's team and Simeone is a great coach who can find the right tactics to beat Juve.
On paper, Juve is definitely the better team... but we need some upsets. 

[tomahawk9]

Atletico is a cup's team and Simeone is a great coach who can find the right tactics to beat Juve.

I've been following Simeone for a very long time (since I watch La Liga a lot), and I wouldn't say he's a great tactician, he's more of a pragmatic coach who doesn't rely too much on tactics, simply defend and attack whenever you can. I also think both teams play very similar styles, so they'll probably cancel each other out and we won't that many goals.

But I'm with @tokeweed, I think the Ronaldo factor will play a big role both games, the guy always shows up in the big stages, plus he has an impressive record against Atletico: 22 goals and 8 assists in 31 games, including a hat-trick in 2017 in the CL semi finals which was the last time CR7 faced Atletico.

[DeathAngel]

Really looking forward to these ties now, not long to go at all. The 1/4 finals will be even better, some huge clubs in this competition.

[Harkorede]

Seriously...?  Not Juve?  The 'Ronaldo factor' comes into play at big matches like these.  I think he could even carry Juve to the finals.  To the trophy even.

Atletico is a cup's team and Simeone is a great coach who can find the right tactics to beat Juve.
On paper, Juve is definitely the better team... but we need some upsets. 

There's also a good news for the team as the team's Captain, Deigo Godin returns to training ahead of the Madrid Derby and Would also be available for the UCL knockout fixtures.

[Pab]

If Bonnuci and Chellini will not be back from injuries then bye bye Juve
Juve defense without them is tragic

Porto will qualify .Italian clubs striking ability is very poor .Roma defense in last games was not the best also

I see LFC much better than Bayern .Neuer is out Bayern is presenting very poor football
Even that tired Liverpool is much better than Bayern

I think Man United will do that and not only because of Naymar injury.United is not losing much goals and Pogba is the best midfielder in the world now

Lyon-Barca i am expecting very good football .Lyon won his last game against PSG it will be not enough for Barca but we will see very good games

Spurs-BVB yet another competition where we can see lot of goals and quality play. BVB to qualify

[kenzawak]

Lyon-Barca i am expecting very good football .Lyon won his last game against PSG it will be not enough for Barca but we will see very good games

Lyon is a young team with lots of potential. They proved it against PSG this weekend and most of all against City in the first round.
Barca is probably a bit too big for them but maybe they'll do what Monaco did two years ago. It can go either way I think, maybe they'll give Barca a good challenge or maybe they'll explode completely... because it's Barca after all.

[kenzawak]

Atletico is a cup's team and Simeone is a great coach who can find the right tactics to beat Juve.

I've been following Simeone for a very long time (since I watch La Liga a lot), and I wouldn't say he's a great tactician, he's more of a pragmatic coach who doesn't rely too much on tactics, simply defend and attack whenever you can.

Maybe so... but what I meant to say is that many teams fail to play at their best when they face a Simeone's team.

[Juggy777]

Seriously...?  Not Juve?  The 'Ronaldo factor' comes into play at big matches like these.  I think he could even carry Juve to the finals.  To the trophy even.

Def LFC.

...  And rooting for Man United to go thru.    I made a stupid bet on them to win the whole thing.  

Hey Juventus is the favourites to lift the cup, however I feel they’ll face stiff competition from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona. Also as you mentioned the Ronaldo factor, definitely comes into play as he always steps up in big matches. Even I’m rooting for Manchester United to beat Psg, I do hope they can script history by winning the cup.

[Harkorede]

Hey Juventus is the favourites to lift the cup, however I feel they’ll have stiff competition from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona. Also as you mentioned the Ronaldo factor definitely comes into play, he always steps up in big matches. Even I’m rooting for Manchester United to beat Psg, I do hope they can script history by winning the cup.

I don't know why, but I really don't see Juventus among the favorites to lift this year UCL trophy, maybe because I think they've not been tested this season, I'd choose Man City ahead of Juventus as a favorite to win the trophy, My favorite teams are Barcelona, Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.

[iqlimasyadiqa]

It would be interesting to check Juventus, they bought Ronaldo only to try to win the Champions as their primary goal, in Serie A with or without Ronaldo they are used to win it from some years without much problems. That is why it will be very interesting to watch Juventus how will they perform in Champions with Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is a player who has very often felt the sensation of winning champions. There is a winning mentality in Cristiano, this is the right decision for Juventus because then they will be more confident. In calculating Juventus are in the prime candidates to become champions league champions this season. They must prove that they can play as well as when they played in Serie A. When Juventus can win the champions league they will have such a big club, we'll see the next match. They must be able to beat Athletico Madrid with certainty, it will be a good capital when they enter the quarter-final match. Juventus need a perfect victory to show the quality they have !!!

[tokeweed]

Seriously...?  Not Juve?  The 'Ronaldo factor' comes into play at big matches like these.  I think he could even carry Juve to the finals.  To the trophy even.

Def LFC.

...  And rooting for Man United to go thru.    I made a stupid bet on them to win the whole thing. 

Hey Juventus is the favourites to lift the cup, however I feel they’ll have stiff competition from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona. Also as you mentioned the Ronaldo factor definitely comes into play, he always steps up in big matches. Even I’m rooting for Manchester United to beat Psg, I do hope they can script history by winning the cup.

Are they?  It was Man City the last time I looked at the lines for the CL futures betting.

And yup!  Would be nice to see another 'Cinderella story' again...  It's been a while since Chelsea did it.  Lol. 

[Ranly123]

Dont forget that Manchester United has experience playing at the highest level and going all the way in the UEFA CL. Something that PSG historically doesn't have. The appointment of Solskjaer is like a rebirth for MAN U and you can see in the performance of players like Pogba how much the change of management meant for them. Neymar will be missed by PSG. They are still the favourites but I don't think these matches will be that one-sided as people might think. 

Definitely the Manchester United will have a higher expectations from the fans, yet other team will be ready for them. I will still be rooting for Manchester in this league.