⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 winner - Real Madrid!

[CryptoBuds]

Barcelona - Benfica is a game that I wonder about the result of. If their current manager was still Ronald Koeman, I wouldn't be curious about it much. Because I already remember the result of the Benfica - Barcelona game before this one. Barcelona were terrible in that game and got a big defeat. But this time, things are different. Xavi is in charge from now on. I hope to see substantial changes as soon as possible. And I hope that they can win this game also.

Barcelona was indeed very terrible under the leadership of Koeman, but they now have a new Coach (Xavi). Who we are hoping can get Barcelona back on track, but I think that will take some time. So, I don't expect much from Barcelona against Benfica. Although, despite beating Barcelona in their last encounter with a whopping 3-0 score, Barcelona are presently in a good position than Benfica in the Champion League. But, I believe Xavi will bring something positive to the club. Am looking forward to see how Barcelona plays this match.

^ I am having good vibes about Barcelona for this match and I do think Barcelona will win. And I really think that the players are giving their 100% in every match but it's just because the management wasn't right. It can't be that players are playing with fever and the team is losing because players are not committed. But I think this will change now.

[babo]

I know Barcelona fans don't deserve this or rather Barcelona themselves but the authorities didn't think of that at the right time because this situation didn't occur in one day. It took a long time for Barcelona to come to this situation. So let's give them time and hope for the best.

yes, agree

Yes it is very heartbreaking to see barcelona like this sure neither they nor their fans deserve this...barcelona team has a legacy and never thought that barcelona will have soo much issues...yes all their fans hope for the best...I hope everything get solve with time and they come back strong

I hope so because barcelona made me have fun
and entertained his fans
we remember, we watch football for fun .. none of us want to watch a bad and boring movie, we watch movies for fun and entertainment
ditto for football
if a team creates fun, I love it

[Coyster]

There is also a big match in group A this mid-week as City take on PSG, the first leg went in favor of the club from Paris, but I think in overall play, City were the better team, we expected PSG to be firing on all cylinders in that group, but they have been held to two draws by both Club Brugge and Lepzig, this are two games they were expected to win, this leaves them on 8 points after four games played, and if City beats them and Club Brugge wins Leipzig on Wednesday, then we will have a very interesting final matchday in group A.

[KingsDen]

How Barcelona may fare throughout this season might not be clear for now.
How Barcelona will solve their financial problems might also not be clear now.
How Barcelona will manage to sign and keep good players will also no be clear now.
The position of Barcelona at the end of the season can also not be clear.
But Barcelona vs Benfica fixtures is clear, Barcelona will get a win for the love of their Legend.

my heart is broken with pain to see barcelona like this
such a team does not deserve this
just as his great fans don't deserve it
I'm really sorry, let's hope for the best
I hope to see the Barcelona of yesteryear

I know Barcelona fans don't deserve this or rather Barcelona themselves but the authorities didn't think of that at the right time because this situation didn't occur in one day. It took a long time for Barcelona to come to this situation. So let's give them time and hope for the best.

Who are those that dragged Barcelona to this mess? The board or management right?
Before we become so hopeful of resuscitation, let's ask our selves the following questions:
1. Are all the problems identified?
2. Is there a road map to solving the problems?
3. Is it right to trust the people that created the problems to solve it?
As far as I know, Barcelona's problem is more of financial than managerial.

[alpamar99]

How Barcelona may fare throughout this season might not be clear for now.
How Barcelona will solve their financial problems might also not be clear now.
How Barcelona will manage to sign and keep good players will also no be clear now.
The position of Barcelona at the end of the season can also not be clear.
But Barcelona vs Benfica fixtures is clear, Barcelona will get a win for the love of their Legend.

my heart is broken with pain to see barcelona like this
such a team does not deserve this
just as his great fans don't deserve it
I'm really sorry, let's hope for the best
I hope to see the Barcelona of yesteryear

I know Barcelona fans don't deserve this or rather Barcelona themselves but the authorities didn't think of that at the right time because this situation didn't occur in one day. It took a long time for Barcelona to come to this situation. So let's give them time and hope for the best.

at least they must be ready to fast for the title for a few seasons and must be prepared for the worst in this season. because indeed, from everything, including Barcelona's finances, it seems like it can't be helped.
Fans must be able to tolerate this and must accept all forms of results that are received even though it will be very difficult to accept gracefully.
because indeed their current condition is like the best compared to their condition a few years ago.

[hahay]

There is also a big match in group A this mid-week as City take on PSG, the first leg went in favor of the club from Paris, but I think in overall play, City were the better team, we expected PSG to be firing on all cylinders in that group, but they have been held to two draws by both Club Brugge and Lepzig, this are two games they were expected to win, this leaves them on 8 points after four games played, and if City beats them and Club Brugge wins Leipzig on Wednesday, then we will have a very interesting final matchday in group A.

If the result is like that then still, PSG only needs a draw in their last match against Club Brugge and a draw in the last match is enough for PSG to still qualify as runners up. It's easy for PSG in a situation like that only requires a draw, because PSG also doesn't seem too ambitious to always win in this group stage so whatever results later I'm sure there will be no change in position in this group and will remain like that until the end.

[BITCOIN4X]

If the result is like that then still, PSG only needs a draw in their last match against Club Brugge and a draw in the last match is enough for PSG to still qualify as runners up. It's easy for PSG in a situation like that only requires a draw, because PSG also doesn't seem too ambitious to always win in this group stage so whatever results later I'm sure there will be no change in position in this group and will remain like that until the end.

It is difficult for me to guess who will win the match between City vs PSG because we know that both team need a win to make their chance of qualifying for the round of 16 easier. I would still think Messi will always be a danger to the Manchester City defense considering he almost always scores goals every time he plays against Manchester City. If PSG can play Messi in the next game, I believe he can help his team win the game. But a draw is not a bad ending in my opinion.

[Pulsar77]

Milan are one of the most disappointing teams in this season of the Champions League. Because their incredible rise in the Serie A was very exciting for their supporters. After many years, we were going to watch them in this big tournament. But they have got awful results so far. In the first four games they played, they got zero win and lost three of them. Their chance is not too high for even the third place now. And they are going to play an important game against Atletico Madrid away. Milan were nearly defeating them the last time but the unfortunate red card ended their hopes. This time, I expect to see a Milan that are doing everything they can for a win. The safest bet option seems like BTTS.

[maju69]

Milan are one of the most disappointing teams in this season of the Champions League. Because their incredible rise in the Serie A was very exciting for their supporters. After many years, we were going to watch them in this big tournament. But they have got awful results so far. In the first four games they played, they got zero win and lost three of them. Their chance is not too high for even the third place now. And they are going to play an important game against Atletico Madrid away. Milan were nearly defeating them the last time but the unfortunate red card ended their hopes. This time, I expect to see a Milan that are doing everything they can for a win. The safest bet option seems like BTTS.

their performance was so reversed when in UCL and in Serie A. but that can be based on the fact that they have been absent from the UCL for a long time and it is certain that there will be differences when playing here and in series A.
on the other hand I think they should focus on pursuing the Serie A title rather than competing with behind and competing in 3rd position because their opponents in their last match will meet Liverpool and Atletico Madrid

[Raflesia]

If the result is like that then still, PSG only needs a draw in their last match against Club Brugge and a draw in the last match is enough for PSG to still qualify as runners up. It's easy for PSG in a situation like that only requires a draw, because PSG also doesn't seem too ambitious to always win in this group stage so whatever results later I'm sure there will be no change in position in this group and will remain like that until the end.

It is difficult for me to guess who will win the match between City vs PSG because we know that both team need a win to make their chance of qualifying for the round of 16 easier. I would still think Messi will always be a danger to the Manchester City defense considering he almost always scores goals every time he plays against Manchester City. If PSG can play Messi in the next game, I believe he can help his team win the game. But a draw is not a bad ending in my opinion.

Pep Guardiola once said in his interview that Messi is a dangerous player to keep an eye on, so the possibility of Messi's contribution to PSG is really needed considering Man City vs PS will be a very interesting match.
Man city is having a bit of a problem because some injured players have Covid-19, namely Bryune and what I know is that the PSG squad has been declared ready, so I will see how the side is behind this match, but both will perform better and still qualify.

[KTChampions]

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Tempting odds, but I probably won't bet on the match ... The result of this match will determine who will take second place in the group, so Barça will do everything possible to shine at Camp Nou. It's just that if this does not happen, then I doubt that in the last round, Barca will defeat Bayern on a visit, while Benfica can easily win in the last round against Dinomo Kiev, (therefore, we can logically assume that Benfica will even be satisfied with a draw).

To be honest, I don’t even remember when I saw a club of this level in the Europa League, I guess it was long before I got interested in football, lol.  

Barcelona in the Europa League really sounds ridiculous. Especially if it meets Milan there 
In my opinion the coefficient of 1.62 for a home win is very good (considering that Benfica is in a temporary crisis, although I see that today they won big hmm ...).
As for the chances on the Bayern pitch, after today's game with Augsburg it doesn't look so incredible.

[Trojane]

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Tempting odds, but I probably won't bet on the match ... The result of this match will determine who will take second place in the group, so Barça will do everything possible to shine at Camp Nou. It's just that if this does not happen, then I doubt that in the last round, Barca will defeat Bayern on a visit, while Benfica can easily win in the last round against Dinomo Kiev, (therefore, we can logically assume that Benfica will even be satisfied with a draw).

To be honest, I don’t even remember when I saw a club of this level in the Europa League, I guess it was long before I got interested in football, lol.  

Barcelona in the Europa League really sounds ridiculous. Especially if it meets Milan there 
In my opinion the coefficient of 1.62 for a home win is very good (considering that Benfica is in a temporary crisis, although I see that today they won big hmm ...).
As for the chances on the Bayern pitch, after today's game with Augsburg it doesn't look so incredible.

How do you feel staking Barcelona in Europa to win over Milan? Comfortable?? 
When you know too well that FCB are not in thier form since the g.o.a.t left them, they have even been fortunate to have him with them on a platter of gold for these numbers of years.
 Its quite a pity that i have realized they cannot really do much without Messi . Benfica messed up the good points i staked on them to win notthham forest back then and ever since then, i haven't been stable to know about their game play but for Augsburg, they ain't just gonna get over Bayern anyways i believe that Bayern,even without much sophistication will still win them

[Newlifebtc]

How Barcelona may fare throughout this season might not be clear for now.
How Barcelona will solve their financial problems might also not be clear now.
How Barcelona will manage to sign and keep good players will also no be clear now.
The position of Barcelona at the end of the season can also not be clear.
But Barcelona vs Benfica fixtures is clear, Barcelona will get a win for the love of their Legend.

my heart is broken with pain to see barcelona like this
such a team does not deserve this
just as his great fans don't deserve it
I'm really sorry, let's hope for the best
I hope to see the Barcelona of yesteryear

I know Barcelona fans don't deserve this or rather Barcelona themselves but the authorities didn't think of that at the right time because this situation didn't occur in one day. It took a long time for Barcelona to come to this situation. So let's give them time and hope for the best.

Who are those that dragged Barcelona to this mess? The board or management right?
Before we become so hopeful of resuscitation, let's ask our selves the following questions:
1. Are all the problems identified?
2. Is there a road map to solving the problems?
3. Is it right to trust the people that created the problems to solve it?
As far as I know, Barcelona's problem is more of financial than managerial.

You can be financially down as a club and still grow the best squad hurting teams in your league, at first Barcelona has a style of play that suits them and specific set of players suit's this style of play called tiki taka.
The introduction of Koeman wasn't a good one, being a Barcelona legend and not know how to implement that placed the team in a bad shape,things like this happens but the job was too big for Koeman to handle,more from a manager than financial issues...else he won't have been sacked.

[blackened515]

I never expected the absence of Messi to affect Barcelona this much. They are not among the top 6 in their League and their performance has dropped. We all blamed it on their former Coach Koeman, and now that they have a new Coach, I hope their performance improves. Well, their next Champion League match is against Benfica. Although, their last encounter with Benfica in the Champion League wasn't a good one. But, Benfica won't easily win this time, Barcelona will probably fight for 3 winning points, which they are likely to get. However, the match will be very tough, and it might end draw.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

I never expected the absence of Messi to affect Barcelona this much. They are not among the top 6 in their League and their performance has dropped. We all blamed it on their former Coach Koeman, and now that they have a new Coach, I hope their performance improves. Well, their next Champion League match is against Benfica. Although, their last encounter with Benfica in the Champion League wasn't a good one. But, Benfica won't easily win this time, Barcelona will probably fight for 3 winning points, which they are likely to get. However, the match will be very tough, and it might end draw.

Messi is not a problem of Barcelona but people did not recognize his contribution for the club when he was there. They tried to say Messi is one of their problems. Then when Messi departured them, they blamed it on Koeman. What the board of Barcelona did is blaming on players and coaches. They did not admit their mistake and fix it.

The season will be key for Barcelona. They can pass through all challenge, rebuild the club and come back stronger in next 2 or 3 seasons. It will be smooth only if they don't fall into financial crisis. The failure to get a position in top 4 of La Liga and striked out in Champions League will be nightmare for them.

[KTChampions]

Bayern Munich would play without fans against Barcelona in the Champions League

Bayern Munich runs the risk of playing without his fans for the match against him Barcelona of the last day of the Group Stage of Champions League, which will be played on December 8, due to the measures imposed on the increase in Covid-19 cases in Bavaria.

Anyone tired of this shit? Is the situation really so bad that it is worth depriving people of the holiday because of this? All this madness has been going on for two years and I see that the authorities are used to introducing absolutely inadequate measures for any reason. It will be unpleasant for me to watch this match without fans.

[Daniel91]

Bayern Munich would play without fans against Barcelona in the Champions League

Bayern Munich runs the risk of playing without his fans for the match against him Barcelona of the last day of the Group Stage of Champions League, which will be played on December 8, due to the measures imposed on the increase in Covid-19 cases in Bavaria.

Anyone tired of this shit? Is the situation really so bad that it is worth depriving people of the holiday because of this? All this madness has been going on for two years and I see that the authorities are used to introducing absolutely inadequate measures for any reason. It will be unpleasant for me to watch this match without fans.

I’m afraid that could happen to other clubs in the Champions League, even in other countries.
It seems to me that I read somewhere that soon even footballers in Germany will not be allowed to play if they are not vaccinated.
I agree that everything has gone too far but I sincerely hope that we will not watch the matches of top clubs in empty stadiums again. It kills the very purpose of top sport.
The worst that can happen is that the authorities postpone the match due to the increased number of infected in Germany now.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Bayern Munich would play without fans against Barcelona in the Champions League

Bayern Munich runs the risk of playing without his fans for the match against him Barcelona of the last day of the Group Stage of Champions League, which will be played on December 8, due to the measures imposed on the increase in Covid-19 cases in Bavaria.

Anyone tired of this shit? Is the situation really so bad that it is worth depriving people of the holiday because of this? All this madness has been going on for two years and I see that the authorities are used to introducing absolutely inadequate measures for any reason. It will be unpleasant for me to watch this match without fans.

I think authorities cannot take the chance of spreading covid-19 at any cost. so, I think, I will watch the match without any fans rather than watching the news of some more dead people. It may be unpleasant but you have to endure at the moment.

[icopress]

Barcelona in the Europa League really sounds ridiculous. Especially if it meets Milan there 
As for the chances on the Bayern pitch, after today's game with Augsburg it doesn't look so incredible.

Bayern can afford to lose a few matches in their own league as this will not affect the final result in any way, I don’t remember the last time they lost the title (but the Germans take international matches much more seriously). By the way, looking through the statistics of Barça's performances in the Europa League, I found that Liverpool and Bayern were there at about the same time, now looking at all this it seems ridiculous to me. 

[maju69]

Barcelona in the Europa League really sounds ridiculous. Especially if it meets Milan there 
As for the chances on the Bayern pitch, after today's game with Augsburg it doesn't look so incredible.

Bayern can afford to lose a few matches in their own league as this will not affect the final result in any way, I don’t remember the last time they lost the title (but the Germans take international matches much more seriously). By the way, looking through the statistics of Barça's performances in the Europa League, I found that Liverpool and Bayern were there at about the same time, now looking at all this it seems ridiculous to me. 

The decline in the quality of Bayern is quite apprehensive, as if they no longer care what their obstacles are in every match. In fact, if I look at all the potential of the players, I would initially be proud of them. Like the last few matches the results were quite unsatisfactory. If in the end they only showed bad play the threatened position could have happened sooner.