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

[zuzie]

With a performance like this am starting to think that Chelsea might retain the champions League,they are so discipline with 3 goals up they are still playing on a high intensity for a very long time until they got there 4th goal, every player knows there duty especially the ones coming from the bench, in my opinion and thought, is only Bayern Munich I see that can stop them.

Chelsea is beginning to win my love,and I will give it all to the coach.He is a winner,since he came to Chelsea FC,he has totally transformed the club,and every team that meets Chelsea now is doomed.
The way they played Juventus today,not giving them any chance to score is amazing.
Imagine them thrash a big team like that,you will see that they might certainly get to the final again.

As I said before, Chelsea have turned into a scary team under Tuchel Command when replacing Frank Lampard on 26 January 2021 because they can easily slaughter a giant team.
and Chelsea have very good players on all fronts because they have the best football coach in Europe so it is very easy and very possible to go through every next round to reach the final.

We can see Chelsea in the final if in the next stage do not meet Munich because only munchen has the most potential to beat chelsea
I hope these two teams meet in the final so we can see who deserves to be king of Europe

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[blue Snow]

ManU unlocked with Cristiano Ronaldo. Defeating Villarreal 2-0 with a goal from Sancho in the 90th minute, they confirmed his leadership. Atalanta, on the other hand, took a 2-1 lead in the ongoing match. If the final week is entered with these results, ManU will be the leader and Atalanta will be the second. The matches to be played in the last week will be very important.

I hope with the winning, MU lost era has gone forever. the habit of today wins and tomorrow lost must not happen again. Carrick takes advantage of a talented player who rarely played in the Ole era. Sancho can be proven, He was success create a goal for MU. Carric also make me surprised to give the opportunity to van de Beek as a starter even though he didn't help much to create a score in 1st half, but he showed a change for MU after Ole.

[Coyster]

It looks like Barcelona is heading for the Europa League

In all honesty, I'd have to agree with you, who would have thought we would be saying something like this a couple of seasons ago, Barcelona as a club has really deteriorated, and it'll all be sumed up if they drop out of the UCL group stage into the Europa league, that'll definitely affect the prestige and reputation of this great club, but from the looks of things, it looks set to happen, I said a couple of weeks ago that I don't think the problem with Barcelona is their coach, they lack so much quality in their side, and if they are to start winning again, then they have to buy new quality players, changing just the manager isn't enough, and Xavi doesn't even have the necessary experience to save the team from it's current predicament. Barcelona must beat Bayern on the final matchday, and honestly, I can't see them doing that.

[Apes]

I hope with the winning, MU lost era has gone forever. the habit of today wins and tomorrow lost must not happen again. Carrick takes advantage of a talented player who rarely played in the Ole era. Sancho can be proven, He was success create a goal for MU. Carric also make me surprised to give the opportunity to van de Beek as a starter even though he didn't help much to create a score in 1st half, but he showed a change for MU after Ole.

Enter and giving trust to some players who are rarely played in this match is indeed an interesting thing, whether this is part of the player rotation or indeed Carrick wants to try to give something different. in fact he managed to win this match.
I feel Man United could have lost again in this match, if not for the brilliant action of Dea Gea under the crossbar and mistakes in the final execution of the Villareal players. however this is one of the results fans have been waiting for from some recent bad results.

[Juggy777]

I hope with the winning, MU lost era has gone forever. the habit of today wins and tomorrow lost must not happen again. Carrick takes advantage of a talented player who rarely played in the Ole era. Sancho can be proven, He was success create a goal for MU. Carric also make me surprised to give the opportunity to van de Beek as a starter even though he didn't help much to create a score in 1st half, but he showed a change for MU after Ole.

Enter and giving trust to some players who are rarely played in this match is indeed an interesting thing, whether this is part of the player rotation or indeed Carrick wants to try to give something different. in fact he managed to win this match.
I feel Man United could have lost again in this match, if not for the brilliant action of Dea Gea under the crossbar and mistakes in the final execution of the Villareal players. however this is one of the results fans have been waiting for from some recent bad results.

@blue Snow while I appreciated Van De Beek and Sancho in the lineup I won’t appreciate if Carrick is made the new coach after few wins, because it’s really important that we get a proper coach now or at the end of this season. Also Sancho indeed played really well and Van De Beek will take some time because he’s barely played in two year’s now, but he’ll come good if he’s provided regular game time.

[W Jr.]

Bayern Munich beat Dynamo Kiev 2-1. Robert Lewandowski scored in this match as well, scoring in 9 consecutive CL matches. This is a very important achievement. Manchester United scored a vital 3 points away from Villarreal.  Jadon Sancho and Ronaldo were the scorers. The interesting and exciting match of the night was the Atalanta-Young Boys match. While Atalanta was leading 2-1 until the 81st minute, they saw 2 goals in the 81st and 84th minutes and fell back 3-2. Now that the match will end like this, they scored the equalizer in the 87th minute and the match ended in a 3-3 draw. The excitement in CL will continue with tonight's matches.

[onecall123]

I hope with the winning, MU lost era has gone forever. the habit of today wins and tomorrow lost must not happen again. Carrick takes advantage of a talented player who rarely played in the Ole era. Sancho can be proven, He was success create a goal for MU. Carric also make me surprised to give the opportunity to van de Beek as a starter even though he didn't help much to create a score in 1st half, but he showed a change for MU after Ole.

Enter and giving trust to some players who are rarely played in this match is indeed an interesting thing, whether this is part of the player rotation or indeed Carrick wants to try to give something different. in fact he managed to win this match.
I feel Man United could have lost again in this match, if not for the brilliant action of Dea Gea under the crossbar and mistakes in the final execution of the Villareal players. however this is one of the results fans have been waiting for from some recent bad results.

Cristiano's manager changed, but he remained the same. Thus, He is inevitable to win the Champions League. It would not have been possible to win without the heroics of David de Gea! In the first half he made two very good saves, but in the second half he made an outstanding save from Trigueros. However, it's necessary put in the best effort throughout the game. There is still much to be done. Let's win every game of the Premier League now.

[gabbie2010]

I hope with the winning, MU lost era has gone forever. the habit of today wins and tomorrow lost must not happen again. Carrick takes advantage of a talented player who rarely played in the Ole era. Sancho can be proven, He was success create a goal for MU. Carric also make me surprised to give the opportunity to van de Beek as a starter even though he didn't help much to create a score in 1st half, but he showed a change for MU after Ole.

Enter and giving trust to some players who are rarely played in this match is indeed an interesting thing, whether this is part of the player rotation or indeed Carrick wants to try to give something different. in fact he managed to win this match.
I feel Man United could have lost again in this match, if not for the brilliant action of Dea Gea under the crossbar and mistakes in the final execution of the Villareal players. however this is one of the results fans have been waiting for from some recent bad results.

@blue Snow while I appreciated Van De Beek and Sancho in the lineup I won’t appreciate if Carrick is made the new coach after few wins, because it’s really important that we get a proper coach now or at the end of this season. Also Sancho indeed played really well and Van De Beek will take some time because he’s barely played in two year’s now, but he’ll come good if he’s provided regular game time.

Dea Gea made two world class saves thus prevented villarreal from scoring goals, the host efforts in scoring priced abortive thanks to Dea Gea efforts, after a poor start Man Utd came back strongly into the game in second half, I think Carrick tried a tactical change to give room for those players a chance to prove themselves, the once benched Sancho really impressed, they all did well except Martial who I believed was still trying to rediscover his form, with a big match against Chelsea in weekend I hope will continue with the winning spirit.

[hahay]

I don't know why I saw Manchester United last night playing really well although indeed, Villarreal was leading in ball possession but with a good line of defense and pressing from Manchester United to finally get the win with clean sheets. It is a good achievement for Carrick too, if Carrick can maintain such a performance then it is very likely Manchester United will not look for another coach who makes bigger expenses.

[ibuddy122505]

It looks like Barcelona is heading for the Europa League

In all honesty, I'd have to agree with you, who would have thought we would be saying something like this a couple of seasons ago, Barcelona as a club has really deteriorated, and it'll all be sumed up if they drop out of the UCL group stage into the Europa league, that'll definitely affect the prestige and reputation of this great club, but from the looks of things, it looks set to happen, I said a couple of weeks ago that I don't think the problem with Barcelona is their coach, they lack so much quality in their side, and if they are to start winning again, then they have to buy new quality players, changing just the manager isn't enough, and Xavi doesn't even have the necessary experience to save the team from it's current predicament. Barcelona must beat Bayern on the final matchday, and honestly, I can't see them doing that.

They're not interested to purchase new quality players rather keep repeating same issue again and again- money crisis. Barcelona was running out of cash, yet circumstance have not improved. Here we're sitting tight for to see their down position, and Europa League suite for them as per rule. This team is pure and utter humiliation. Now Barcelona must win over Bayern, anyway they will still go home.

[MAAManda]

I don't know why I saw Manchester United last night playing really well although indeed, Villarreal was leading in ball possession but with a good line of defense and pressing from Manchester United to finally get the win with clean sheets. It is a good achievement for Carrick too, if Carrick can maintain such a performance then it is very likely Manchester United will not look for another coach who makes bigger expenses.

Although Manchester United lost in terms of possession, they played very pressing in terms of attack. It can be seen in the final statistics that their Shot on Goals was 6. Ronaldo and Sancho scored goals in the late game before ending, with this result Manchester United are at the top of Group F standings with 10 points while Villareal are in second place standings with 7 points.

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I don't know why I saw Manchester United last night playing really well although indeed, Villarreal was leading in ball possession but with a good line of defense and pressing from Manchester United to finally get the win with clean sheets. It is a good achievement for Carrick too, if Carrick can maintain such a performance then it is very likely Manchester United will not look for another coach who makes bigger expenses.

Although Manchester United lost in terms of possession, they played very pressing in terms of attack. It can be seen in the final statistics that their Shot on Goals was 6. Ronaldo and Sancho scored goals in the late game before ending, with this result Manchester United are at the top of Group F standings with 10 points while Villareal are in second place standings with 7 points.

Manchester United looked better in the UCL than in the premier league but for me the players were confident enough to put the emphasis on Villarreal that it led to a goal in the second half and Ronaldo scored again, it was a good game and Carrick first won in a tough game this.
Manchester United is certain to qualify, but Villareal and Atalanta have to fight in the final phase to fight for one of them to qualify, of course both will attack each other.
Not unexpectedly, Atalanta was also held to a draw by the Young boys.

[Strongkored]

I don't know why I saw Manchester United last night playing really well although indeed, Villarreal was leading in ball possession but with a good line of defense and pressing from Manchester United to finally get the win with clean sheets. It is a good achievement for Carrick too, if Carrick can maintain such a performance then it is very likely Manchester United will not look for another coach who makes bigger expenses.

I predicted it would be a draw but surprisingly the Man United squad were able to quickly recovery and make them safe in the UCL, I hope this win is a good sign that they are back on track.
Liverpool vs Porto, I bet on Liverpool.
Atlético vs Milan big match, Milan needs a win but it seems hard to get by this away game.

[davis196]

Carrick is Solskjaer 2.0.He might win a few games at the beginning,but he will fail in the long term.
Solskjaer also started pretty good as a Manchester United manager and the fans were excited about the team's performance,but he lost momentum and he failed to recover the team.
I'm surprised that Barcelona didn't win against Benfica,but I guess that Xavi will have lots of work building a new and competitive team out of the ruins that Koeman left.
Chelsea destroying Juventus was great.There's something wrong with the Italian team.They simply can't find a replacement for Christiano Ronaldo.

[dustboy]

I don't know why I saw Manchester United last night playing really well although indeed, Villarreal was leading in ball possession but with a good line of defense and pressing from Manchester United to finally get the win with clean sheets. It is a good achievement for Carrick too, if Carrick can maintain such a performance then it is very likely Manchester United will not look for another coach who makes bigger expenses.

The result was great for Manchester United and Carrick but in overall performance, they are actually the same as before. Carrick did make a big change by having Van De Beek and Martial in the starting lineups while Ole used to have Bruno and Rashford/Greenwood. First half was really bad for Manchester because Villarreal dominated the game but lucky for United because Villarreal failed to maximize their goal attempts (thumbs up for De Gea who made several great saves).

Although Carrick win his first match, it does not mean United will not look for a better coach. Carrick need to prove more by making United better than before. Fans hope this result will bring more confidence to the squad and motivate them to play better.

[CryptocurencyKing]

With a performance like this am starting to think that Chelsea might retain the champions League,they are so discipline with 3 goals up they are still playing on a high intensity for a very long time until they got there 4th goal, every player knows there duty especially the ones coming from the bench, in my opinion and thought, is only Bayern Munich I see that can stop them.

Chelsea is beginning to win my love,and I will give it all to the coach.He is a winner,since he came to Chelsea FC,he has totally transformed the club,and every team that meets Chelsea now is doomed.
The way they played Juventus today,not giving them any chance to score is amazing.
Imagine them thrash a big team like that,you will see that they might certainly get to the final again.

As I said before, Chelsea have turned into a scary team under Tuchel Command when replacing Frank Lampard on 26 January 2021 because they can easily slaughter a giant team.
and Chelsea have very good players on all fronts because they have the best football coach in Europe so it is very easy and very possible to go through every next round to reach the final.

It is not even about having good players upfront. Manchester united has a more fearful attack than Chelsea but it all boils than to how the manager has built the team. Thomas Tuchel once said, I'll built a formidable team that no One else would like to play against. It quite true that Chelsea is a very difficult team to beat. At their worst they will still hold you up and beat you silly. It's absolutely true that other teams fear them. I hate to admit it but Chelsea are doing great and I’m having a long shot guess of them retaining the CL and for sure winning the English premier league title this season.

[Davidvictorson]

With a performance like this am starting to think that Chelsea might retain the champions League,they are so discipline with 3 goals up they are still playing on a high intensity for a very long time until they got there 4th goal, every player knows there duty especially the ones coming from the bench, in my opinion and thought, is only Bayern Munich I see that can stop them.

Chelsea is beginning to win my love,and I will give it all to the coach.He is a winner,since he came to Chelsea FC,he has totally transformed the club,and every team that meets Chelsea now is doomed.
The way they played Juventus today,not giving them any chance to score is amazing.
Imagine them thrash a big team like that,you will see that they might certainly get to the final again.

As I said before, Chelsea have turned into a scary team under Tuchel Command when replacing Frank Lampard on 26 January 2021 because they can easily slaughter a giant team.
and Chelsea have very good players on all fronts because they have the best football coach in Europe so it is very easy and very possible to go through every next round to reach the final.

It is not even about having good players upfront. Manchester united has a more fearful attack than Chelsea but it all boils than to how the manager has built the team. Thomas Tuchel once said, I'll built a formidable team that no One else would like to play against. It quite true that Chelsea is a very difficult team to beat. At their worst they will still hold you up and beat you silly. It's absolutely true that other teams fear them. I hate to admit it but Chelsea are doing great and I’m having a long shot guess of them retaining the CL and for sure winning the English premier league title this season.

Tuchel is a great manager, tactician and coach but he is also excellent in in-game management. I think Tuchel success so far are due to his flexibility and the quality of the players he has at his disposal. Every player in the squad most especially the Midfield to the attack bring something different. You play high up, you have a Werner (whose pacey and have a great off the ball movement-evident against MCL in Final and last EPL match against the Aston villa). You sit deep or press high up, a Lukaku come for hold up play and Long ball become the solution). A Ziyech (long overload), Pulisic (one on one and to draw fouls), KH provide second option striker on the pitch and good aerially. I am not saying Chelsea is unbeatable but beating them is an hercule's task.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Tuchel is a great manager, tactician and coach but he is also excellent in in-game management. I think Tuchel success so far are due to his flexibility and the quality of the players he has at his disposal. Every player in the squad most especially the Midfield to the attack bring something different. You play high up, you have a Werner (whose pacey and have a great off the ball movement-evident against MCL in Final and last EPL match against the Aston villa). You sit deep or press high up, a Lukaku come for hold up play and Long ball become the solution). A Ziyech (long overload), Pulisic (one on one and to draw fouls), KH provide second option striker on the pitch and good aerially. I am not saying Chelsea is unbeatable but beating them is an hercule's task.

I was surprised with the line up. Ziyech, Hudson Odoi and Christian Pulisic in attack against a defensive Juventus. Chelsea are so fluid at the moment. Thomas Tuchel has done a good job in getting this squad to perform. They have a very strong squad which you would expect from there historical player trading. What is more surprising is the scoring mentality Tuchel has brought in. Any body can score, as it is now, Chelsea has about 17 different scorers this season. We don't need strikers, the goals come from everywhere. Chelsea doesn't depend on certain players to perform well, they play as team and that's why everyone can score, it's good to be unpredictable.

[cryptofrka]

Barcelona was so lucky yesterday - did you see that Benfica chance at the end of the game? Jorge Jesus said that he never saw anything like it in football which is of course overreacting, but Seferović missed an open goal in a situation in which Benfica would have one foot in the knockouts if he scored.

Still, Barcelona's last game is Bayern away, Benfica still has its chances.

United was good yesterday and secured qualification, Atalanta and Villarreal will battle it out directly in the last game of the group.

[Jackl87]

Barcelona was so lucky yesterday - did you see that Benfica chance at the end of the game? Jorge Jesus said that he never saw anything like it in football which is of course overreacting, but Seferović missed an open goal in a situation in which Benfica would have one foot in the knockouts if he scored.

Still, Barcelona's last game is Bayern away, Benfica still has its chances.

United was good yesterday and secured qualification, Atalanta and Villarreal will battle it out directly in the last game of the group.

Yeah that chance of seferovic was really huge but to say that this was the biggest missed chance ever is just pure exaggeration, he still had a goalkeeper in front of him and his second touch was also not that easy because it was a dropkick which are pretty easy to miss. That being said it was still a huge chance and it definitely should have been a goal and i am also sure that seferovic makes the goal here in 19 out of 20 cases but not yesterday.
I also think that Barca has a pretty good chance to achieve a good result against Bayern in the last matchday because Bayern is just not in good shape at the moment and maybe they still have players in quarantine in 2 weeks.