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

[3meek]

Even though Juventus won Malmo, their game was still very poor! They didn't take a lot of opportunities... Neither did Chelsea! I'm surprised that Zenit were able to draw with Chelsea with so many goals scored! Something strange is going on with the favourites today! Let's see for the next matches...

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[CryptocurencyKing]

This is the starting eleven for Manchester United against Young Boys.
Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Matic, Baily, Shaw, Van De Beek, Mata, Lingard, Diallo, Greenwood &  Elanga. I don’t understand why Ralf has decided to drop the first team players. Because Manchester United does not have any tough fixture this weekend, so why not play to win more games. I don’t believe these starting eleven filled with young players. He is just undermining this Young boys team that won Man United in the first leg. I will wait and watch this game Maybe they have already qualified so the manager are testing the young lads to make sure they can play when they are needed and as far i know this manager he love to play with younger squads.

[Pulsar77]

Chelsea wasted a big opportunity to take the lead in the group by the last games. They struggled against Zenit a lot. Chelsea scored first and Zenit turned the game around. Chelsea brought the score to their favour again by 3-2. But Zenit still were able to equalize it again and the game ended by a huge 3-3 score. And Juventus didn't let the chance go and won their game against Malmo by 1-0. Thanks to these results, they ended the group as the leader.

[KTChampions]

As for Bruges, it is really a pity that they did not make it to the Europa League, but judging by the Leipzig mood, they will take this tournament seriously, so in general everything is fine.

It is not surprising that the Brugge team did not qualify for the Europa League. The weakest team in this group was Club Brugge. Leipzig is better than them. And Leipzig will be able to fight well for the title with other teams in the Europa League. The results of Group A met our expectations.

I did not see any particular advantage of Leipzig over Bruges, perhaps if in the last round it was not Leipzig who played with a demotivated team but Bruges, then, according to the final results, Bruges was in third place, not Leipzig.
Chelsea surprised me - usually English teams tip the scales in their favor in the last minutes, but the opposite happened with Zenit. 3-3, a fun game, but now Chelsea is only 2nd and could face a stronger opponent in the next round.

[Phoenix Anka]

Zenit took Chelsea off the lead.  It was a good match and it ended 3-3.  Zenit scored the draw in the 90+4th minute.  Juventus finished the group leader, Chelsea finished second and zenith third.  Other group matches will start soon.  Bayern-Barcelona match will be the most exciting match of the night.  If Benfica beats Dynamo Kiev and Bayern Munich beats Barcelona, ​​Barcelona will finish third in the group and go to the Europa League.

[Harkorede]

Even though Juventus won Malmo, their game was still very poor! They didn't take a lot of opportunities... Neither did Chelsea! I'm surprised that Zenit were able to draw with Chelsea with so many goals scored! Something strange is going on with the favourites today! Let's see for the next matches...

After the 3-2 lead from Chelsea, I felt it was game over and they'd go away with win and finish as the group leaders, but now PSG is one of their potential opponents for the round of 16.


I'm so much interested in seeing how the Group G is going to play out, every spot is still up for grab and either of all for teams could still get eliminated, although I believe that Lille and Sevilla would be the teams to advance in no specific order.

[BITCOIN4X]

Barcelona must win to qualify for the next round although I think they can also qualify with other scenarios. But what is clear is that this is not a match that will be easy for Barcelona considering that so far they have not been able to win against Bayern Munich in their last few matches. If today's two Group E matches are draws, then Barcelona will certainly qualify. But if Benfica win while Barcelona draw then Barcelona will fail this season.

[Raflesia]

Barcelona must win to qualify for the next round although I think they can also qualify with other scenarios. But what is clear is that this is not a match that will be easy for Barcelona considering that so far they have not been able to win against Bayern Munich in their last few matches. If today's two Group E matches are draws, then Barcelona will certainly qualify. But if Benfica win while Barcelona draw then Barcelona will fail this season.

Quite tense with this match Barcelona must win by any means, but I see Barcelona's game is a bit open and not too stressed, maybe there is an advantage in this match without spectators so that the focus is more on the main match compared to the cheers of other spectators.
I saw a slightly different style of play Xavi opened a little bit wider to rely on me and kept looking for gaps to score goals.
I just want there to be surprises including a Barcelona win.

[Woodie]

This Barcelona versus Bayern Munich match does not look like a game I was prepared to watch as Its below my expectations to say the least!
The match seems too boring to be honest....but it could be that players haven't just settled in yet and the temple could change  as the goes on but I see this match not to have more than 1 goal based on the mutual respect being displayed!
My inplay prediction Barcelona 0-1 Bayern Munich

[Harkorede]

Barcelona must win to qualify for the next round although I think they can also qualify with other scenarios. But what is clear is that this is not a match that will be easy for Barcelona considering that so far they have not been able to win against Bayern Munich in their last few matches. If today's two Group E matches are draws, then Barcelona will certainly qualify. But if Benfica win while Barcelona draw then Barcelona will fail this season.

Benfica already handling their own part of the situation in a spectacular fashion, they're leading Dynamo Kiev by two goals already just after 24 minutes.

It's now a win or bust situation for Barcelona, which of course needs to be careful now with two players already on the booking sheet, the last thing they want now is to go a man down against Bayern Munich.

[KTChampions]

Benfica already wins 2-0 and now everything depends on the outcome of the Bayern-Barcelona match.
It is a pity that Ronaldo is not playing today and he cannot repeat his record (to score in all the group stage matches). But today Lewandowski can do it.
The match Atalanta - Villarreal was postponed due to snow  , however, knowing the results of the parallel match will not help these clubs in any way, since the fate of the second ticket will be decided in their personal meeting.

[BIT-BENDER]

It seems the antidote for Tuchel's chelsea men has been found, for weeks now they haven't lived up to where tuchel placed them, and although they had qualified they could have left on a high level, but drew to zenith saint petersburg, regardless I see an English team wining this seasons UEFA champions league, and it's either the current champions chelsea or Liverpool, more of the latter though, because I haven't seen them play any better than they are playing right now

[casperBGD]

Bayern is up against Barcelona, Benfica is up against Kyiv
it does seem that Barca will end up in Europa league at the moment, with all seen on both pitches

Bayern is taking the match seriously and I highly doubt that Barca will be back in Munich, and Benfica is also two goals up against Kyiv

[Slow death]

Atalanta - Villarreal

What happened? why aren't playing?

FC Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Barcelona

halftime

SL Benfica 2 - 0 Dynamo Kiev


Halftime

Edit:

Oh, I already knew why the game ( Atalanta - Villarreal ) was postponed

[JeromeTash]

Benfica already wins 2-0 and now everything depends on the outcome of the Bayern-Barcelona match.

I know they always say that it's not over until it's over but my mind tells me that there is no way Barcelona is surviving Europa tonight. Let's wait and see the remaining 45 minutes

It is a pity that Ronaldo is not playing today and he cannot repeat his record (to score in all the group stage matches). But today Lewandowski can do it.

I believe Sebastian Haller of Ajax also scored in all the 6 group stage matches IIRC.

[sana54210]

Guordiola had made statement about losing Walker in round 16 UCL knockout is hurtful, he had been very consistent in that right back position for Man City playing many matches this season, that tackle on RB Leipzig player Andre Silva is uncalled for, I watch the match it was kick from behind and a deliberate tackle, at time when City was trailing them with two goals to one, had it been City needed a win or a draw to qualify fo the next round got sent off thus that would have been a big disappointment for the club.

Not many people could cover that position back and forth as quickly as he does. His speed is always respected but why it matters never really truly understood by many people. His speed matters a lot because that means he could both defend wingers very well and cover them quickly but also it means that he will be capable of attacking with the team and be on offense whenever they have the ball.

This is a very important deal because if you have 2 wing backs like Walker, that means you would be 3 defenders at the back at all times, and 2 wing backs attacking with the team, then as soon as you lose the ball then you will have 5 defenders with two wing backs quickly getting back.

Losing Walker doesn't just mean you lose a good player, there are many good players on that team, but it also means some changes in strategy and maybe considering a four people defence a bit more defending and a bit less helping with attacks.

[Igebotz]

It seems the antidote for Tuchel's chelsea men has been found, for weeks now they haven't lived up to where tuchel placed them, and although they had qualified they could have left on a high level, but drew to zenith saint petersburg,

The Chelsea board should be held accountable for the sudden drop in inform of our defenders; they are all out of contracts, and the chances of them being extended are slim. Rudiger or Christensen, or both, will most likely be lost in the coming days. Without Kante, Kovasic, or Chilwell, the team isn't the same. Regrettably, we finished second, behind Juventus.

Saul is a terrible player who has made no progress since arriving from Atletico Madrid; now I see why he was benched for the majority of the season; he can't even make a basic pass; he is the worst player to wear the blue shirt since Bakayoko.

[BIT-BENDER]

Atalanta - Villarreal

What happened? why aren't playing?

FC Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Barcelona

halftime

SL Benfica 2 - 0 Dynamo Kiev


Halftime

Edit:

Oh, I already knew why the game ( Atalanta - Villarreal ) was postponed

All my entire time of watching the UEFA champions league I haven't yet seen Barcelona dropping out during the group stages, I think it's about to happen Barcelona are at the brink of dropping out, and what's worse is that it's Bayern Munich that's dealing them the blows, this just crowns how Barcelona has gone from top of the food chain in europe to now almost being kicked out of the uefa champions league, this is a complete shame.

[nelson4lov]

Atalanta - Villarreal

We'd have to wait till tomorrow to find out who would qualify in group F after Man Utd. As for Bayern vs Barcelona, another interesting 45 minutes about to be enjoyed. I'm loving the game so far even though Bayern has been the better of the two teams so far. Everyone was expecting Bayern to win so it's just going as everyone anticipated  

[snipie]

Benfica already wins 2-0 and now everything depends on the outcome of the Bayern-Barcelona match.

I know they always say that it's not over until it's over but my mind tells me that there is no way Barcelona is surviving Europa tonight. Let's wait and see the remaining 45 minutes

Seeing the actual results and speculation, I guess Barcelona will say goodbye to CL and welcome EL.

It seems the antidote for Tuchel's chelsea men has been found, for weeks now they haven't lived up to where tuchel placed them, and although they had qualified they could have left on a high level, but drew to zenith saint petersburg, regardless I see an English team wining this seasons UEFA champions league, and it's either the current champions chelsea or Liverpool, more of the latter though, because I haven't seen them play any better than they are playing right now

Indeed Liverpool is striking right now while Chelsea dropped a little comparing to the previous games. Although they didn't receive many goals but they finished second, a late goal placed Juve in the first place and Chelsea second.