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

[Velvet78]

Of course, the matchup that people are curious about how it would end is PSG - Real Madrid now. PSG couldn't seal the deal as they won only by 1-0. Real Madrid are still one step back maybe but this is still a good score for them to turn the tide. Real Madrid must focus on having control of the game most of the time like PSG did the same in France. This can be an only way out for Real Madrid here. PSG have merciless attackers and they would punish Real Madrid for their simple mistakes. I still think that PSG will be the victor on aggregate.

[1714915824]

1714915824

[1714915824]

1714915824

[1714915824]

1714915824

[KTChampions]

The second leg of the PSG vs Real Madrid matchup is going to be really competitive for each team I think. There is still nothing finished even though PSG defeated them by 1-0 in Parc des Princes. PSG must be even sad about not scoring more goals. They are still advantageous but it is not a very big advantage. Real Madrid are going to play a home game and I'm waiting for them to show a great performance. They must do this to have a chance for the next round. And they have been a great home team so far this season. We might see at least the extra time in this game I think.

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything (because they are stronger). Well, if Real is weaker, then there’s nothing to be done and the current advantage of PSG is also not important.

[hahay]

Of course, the matchup that people are curious about how it would end is PSG - Real Madrid now. PSG couldn't seal the deal as they won only by 1-0. Real Madrid are still one step back maybe but this is still a good score for them to turn the tide. Real Madrid must focus on having control of the game most of the time like PSG did the same in France. This can be an only way out for Real Madrid here. PSG have merciless attackers and they would punish Real Madrid for their simple mistakes. I still think that PSG will be the victor on aggregate.

Even though the second leg will be held at the Santiago Bernabéu but still, I personally don't believe Real Madrid will turn things around. The system of eliminating away goals allowed the match to be continued through extra time and up to a penalty shootout, so if Real Madrid could win with the same score 1-0 then the match would still continue. But I personally don't believe that will happen because PSG is still the best when compared to Real Madrid and because of that, I personally believe that PSG can still score goals at the Santiago Bernabéu later.

[herurist]

The second leg of the PSG vs Real Madrid matchup is going to be really competitive for each team I think. There is still nothing finished even though PSG defeated them by 1-0 in Parc des Princes. PSG must be even sad about not scoring more goals. They are still advantageous but it is not a very big advantage. Real Madrid are going to play a home game and I'm waiting for them to show a great performance. They must do this to have a chance for the next round. And they have been a great home team so far this season. We might see at least the extra time in this game I think.

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything (because they are stronger). Well, if Real is weaker, then there’s nothing to be done and the current advantage of PSG is also not important.

I personally still think Real can still turn things around even though in terms of the game it's quite different, especially for now and seeing the First Leg play PSG is really crazy and they continue to lock Real Madrid.
I actually hope that in Leg 2 there will be something interesting that Real Madrid will show and unlike in the First Leg yesterday, they played quite badly, maybe even the worst they have played in the UCL.

[_BlackStar]

Of all PSG players this season I think very evenly across all lines and with almost the same quality between the starting players and also the back-up, I think they need that and can take advantage of that because they are focused on playing in some of the championships they want to win.
because not all players can be fit or not injured in every game so I think with the composition of PSG players it is very possible for them to win the UCL this season.
the match against Real Madrid in the second leg I have no doubts about the victory for PSG after seeing the game they showed in the first leg, even I predict PSG can win again when playing at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium later, it's all inseparable from the poor game Real Madrid this season .

I don't feel that PSG have perfect players on all fronts especially if you look at the midfielders. I've seen their midfielders try to attack quite often and neglect their position so this has created a gap between helping the strikers score or them wanting to score themselves. Many PSG players have high egos and don't play like a team, that's what I saw when PSG struggled to score goals.

PSG have a lot of top players and they have reserve players of equal quality to the main players. Obviously this opens up the reason why the competition between players is getting better. Player egotism must be put aside if PSG are to win the Champions League title this season as a team.

[xmonkeyx]

Of course, the matchup that people are curious about how it would end is PSG - Real Madrid now. PSG couldn't seal the deal as they won only by 1-0. Real Madrid are still one step back maybe but this is still a good score for them to turn the tide. Real Madrid must focus on having control of the game most of the time like PSG did the same in France. This can be an only way out for Real Madrid here. PSG have merciless attackers and they would punish Real Madrid for their simple mistakes. I still think that PSG will be the victor on aggregate.

It is very possible for PSG to win back this second leg which will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Real Madrid are in poor form in recent games and PSG have been very stable this season with a lot of star players at their disposal.
in Leg 1 which happened PSG controlled the game very well and there were many opportunities that the PSG striker had not been able to maximize, including the missed penalty from Messi, if in the 2nd leg PSG played the same game, it was very possible for them to party at Real Madrid with many goals.
I'm willing to bet big for PSG's victory in Leg 2 later.

[KTChampions]

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything (because they are stronger). Well, if Real is weaker, then there’s nothing to be done and the current advantage of PSG is also not important.

I personally still think Real can still turn things around even though in terms of the game it's quite different, especially for now and seeing the First Leg play PSG is really crazy and they continue to lock Real Madrid.
I actually hope that in Leg 2 there will be something interesting that Real Madrid will show and unlike in the First Leg yesterday, they played quite badly, maybe even the worst they have played in the UCL.

It makes no sense to judge the form of Real Madrid by the matches of the domestic championship. La Liga is already in their pocket, so there is no point in overexerting themselves or showing some prepared schemes. Plus, we must understand that in the match against PSG there will be a completely different motivation and we will see a completely different level of concentration from the players of both teams. At the moment I am optimistic, as Real will play in the optimal composition.

[arallmuus]

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything

It changes alot just by having a 1-0 lead in the 1st leg. If PSG score another goal against Real Madrid on the 2nd leg, that means Real Madrid needs to score 3 goals to win and that is a huge difference by having 1 goal lead from the previous leg. Also the fact that both teams seems to be equal as you can see on the 1st leg also show that having that 1 goal lead is safe enough to assume that PSG is in the favour to move up to the next round in case the 2nd leg ended up in another 90 minutes stalemate

[RealMalatesta]

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything

It changes alot just by having a 1-0 lead in the 1st leg. If PSG score another goal against Real Madrid on the 2nd leg, that means Real Madrid needs to score 3 goals to win and that is a huge difference by having 1 goal lead from the previous leg. Also the fact that both teams seems to be equal as you can see on the 1st leg also show that having that 1 goal lead is safe enough to assume that PSG is in the favour to move up to the next round in case the 2nd leg ended up in another 90 minutes stalemate

By the looks of the first game, I would guess that even a 1-0 win on real Madrid somehow would have been not so terrible for PSG because Madrid looked so much worse. Just because it ended 1-0 doesn't mean that the game was deserved that way, it could have easily been a much more than just 1 goals and PSG dominated the entire game.

I am guessing that we are talking about something that is unique and I doubt that it would even have a remotely different result in the next match neither. We will see PSG win and not some unique Madrid win over PSG, that is not going to happen. Obviously in a football context, anything could happen but the favorites are very easily PSG and not Madrid.

[terrorJR]

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything

It changes alot just by having a 1-0 lead in the 1st leg. If PSG score another goal against Real Madrid on the 2nd leg, that means Real Madrid needs to score 3 goals to win and that is a huge difference by having 1 goal lead from the previous leg. Also the fact that both teams seems to be equal as you can see on the 1st leg also show that having that 1 goal lead is safe enough to assume that PSG is in the favour to move up to the next round in case the 2nd leg ended up in another 90 minutes stalemate

To be honest, if you look at Madrid's performance in the first leg, I am quite skeptical of them even though they are playing at home in the second leg.
But there are some reasons that are quite logical there because Benzema's first leg is still not in a good way because at that time he even had doubts about playing due to the Hamstring Injury he received and Benzema's fielding became a gamble for Anceloti, But maybe now it will be a little different Benzema and the other players should not be so bad now because they are currently in good form again after some time ago the crisis of victory in the domestic league.

[Spack17]

Juventus are not a very clear favourite against Villarreal to me and bookmakers think the same as me too as it seems. Because Juventus have an odd around 1.80. This doesn't make any team an absolute favourite to win a match. Villarreal are not a team that should be underestimated. Maybe the match in Spain ended in a 1-1 draw but Juventus should still play very aware against them. And if Juventus score before them, I will be definitely sure about that they will be the team to promote to the next round.

[logfiles]

It changes alot just by having a 1-0 lead in the 1st leg. If PSG score another goal against Real Madrid on the 2nd leg, that means Real Madrid needs to score 3 goals to win and that is a huge difference by having 1 goal lead from the previous leg. Also the fact that both teams seems to be equal as you can see on the 1st leg also show that having that 1 goal lead is safe enough to assume that PSG is in the favour to move up to the next round in case the 2nd leg ended up in another 90 minutes stalemate

The away goal rule was scrapped. If PSG scored 1 goal, Real Madrid would need to win by at least 2:1 to take the match to extra time and possibly penalties. With the old away goal rule, it would be a huge hill for Real Madrid to climb if PSG scored at least a goal in Bernebeu.

[AndySt]

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything

It changes alot just by having a 1-0 lead in the 1st leg. If PSG score another goal against Real Madrid on the 2nd leg, that means Real Madrid needs to score 3 goals to win and that is a huge difference by having 1 goal lead from the previous leg. Also the fact that both teams seems to be equal as you can see on the 1st leg also show that having that 1 goal lead is safe enough to assume that PSG is in the favour to move up to the next round in case the 2nd leg ended up in another 90 minutes stalemate

To be honest, if you look at Madrid's performance in the first leg, I am quite skeptical of them even though they are playing at home in the second leg.
But there are some reasons that are quite logical there because Benzema's first leg is still not in a good way because at that time he even had doubts about playing due to the Hamstring Injury he received and Benzema's fielding became a gamble for Anceloti, But maybe now it will be a little different Benzema and the other players should not be so bad now because they are currently in good form again after some time ago the crisis of victory in the domestic league.

In any case, Real Madrid must play to win if they are going to continue the fight to win the Champions League. Also, in addition to the Real Madrid game itself, much will depend on which model of the game Paris Saint Germain chooses. But still, I don't think Paris Saint-Germain will choose the same cowardly manner of play that the Real Madrid players demonstrated without striking a single shot on goal in the first match of the confrontation. With all due respect to Rayo Vallecano, I still think that Paris Saint-Germain is higher class and will be able to cause more trouble to the gates of the club from Madrid. And as we know, Real Madrid was able to score only a single goal in the 83rd minute of the meeting.

[wildan88]

It looks like the teams will play this match with optimal lineups so they should show a really good game.
As for the advantage in the score of PSG, I believe that it actually does not exist. My reasoning is that if Real are stronger than PSG and are going to knock them out of the tournament, then they should win at least 1-0. If by "accident" they are one goal behind strategically it doesn't change anything

It changes alot just by having a 1-0 lead in the 1st leg. If PSG score another goal against Real Madrid on the 2nd leg, that means Real Madrid needs to score 3 goals to win and that is a huge difference by having 1 goal lead from the previous leg. Also the fact that both teams seems to be equal as you can see on the 1st leg also show that having that 1 goal lead is safe enough to assume that PSG is in the favour to move up to the next round in case the 2nd leg ended up in another 90 minutes stalemate

To be honest, if you look at Madrid's performance in the first leg, I am quite skeptical of them even though they are playing at home in the second leg.
But there are some reasons that are quite logical there because Benzema's first leg is still not in a good way because at that time he even had doubts about playing due to the Hamstring Injury he received and Benzema's fielding became a gamble for Anceloti, But maybe now it will be a little different Benzema and the other players should not be so bad now because they are currently in good form again after some time ago the crisis of victory in the domestic league.

In any case, Real Madrid must play to win if they are going to continue the fight to win the Champions League.

Madrid in good form can beat Psg. Psg is not as good as people thought beforehand. On paper it is of course a dream team, but we see that here and there NGOs sometimes go wrong and then Real Madrid is a team that can deal with that effectively. Madrid also still has a very good team. Psg is the favorite to continue, but Madrid is certainly not without a chance.

[joker_josue]

Madrid in good form can beat Psg. Psg is not as good as people thought beforehand. On paper it is of course a dream team, but we see that here and there NGOs sometimes go wrong and then Real Madrid is a team that can deal with that effectively. Madrid also still has a very good team. Psg is the favorite to continue, but Madrid is certainly not without a chance.

The qualifier is open between PSG and Real Madrid. It is true that PSG were better than Real Madrid in the first leg.
But Real Madrid has already surprised several times in the second leg, managing to turn around the result. On the other hand, it is normal to see PSG not having a good performance in the second leg, after having won the first leg.

[Davian144]

Manchester United are a pretty good team, yes, but I don't think there's any way they'll be champions. Even in their own league, their scores are quite low and they are behind. Did you watch the game played yesterday? There is no unity in the team, they continue to have problems within themselves. Individually they may have very good players, but they are never a team, and they are also quite unlucky

Can you clarify the meaning of "they're never a team"? because from what I see in their own league, Manchester United are in fourth place with a not so far difference in points for third place, so before you say a lot of things about Manchester United that may still be very doubtful about the truth, you should do some research or check first because in the EPL there are many clubs that have sunk under Manchester United, then don't they all think of them as a team too

[Desmong]

Madrid in good form can beat Psg. Psg is not as good as people thought beforehand. On paper it is of course a dream team, but we see that here and there NGOs sometimes go wrong and then Real Madrid is a team that can deal with that effectively. Madrid also still has a very good team. Psg is the favorite to continue, but Madrid is certainly not without a chance.

The qualifier is open between PSG and Real Madrid. It is true that PSG were better than Real Madrid in the first leg.
But Real Madrid has already surprised several times in the second leg, managing to turn around the result. On the other hand, it is normal to see PSG not having a good performance in the second leg, after having won the first leg.

It's a dead end for Real Madrid, they will be knocked out of this competition this time around.
Manchester City are gonna face league one team Paris saint Germany for the next round.
That's late winner weakened them big time that wasn't the plan.
Mbappe in a crazy mad form, but after all of this he'll join Real Madrid.

[Falconer]

Can you clarify the meaning of "they're never a team"? because from what I see in their own league, Manchester United are in fourth place with a not so far difference in points for third place, so before you say a lot of things about Manchester United that may still be very doubtful about the truth, you should do some research or check first because in the EPL there are many clubs that have sunk under Manchester United, then don't they all think of them as a team too

Sometimes translation don't make you understand everything very well because it could be that you or the user you quoted wrote something that changed the meaning and misunderstood the other person. From what I can understand from the post onetwostep then he just said that Manchester United don't play like a team. Maybe it's not a bad judgment when the team doesn't play well, but because in the last few match Manchester United have not been able to maximize the chances to get maximum points.

I'm not defending it but just conveying what I understand. Even though Manchester United is currently in 4th place in the Premier League standings, it doesn't mean their performance is good because there are 2 other teams that have the chance to make Manchester United drop to 5th or 6th position if they win 2 matches each. They are Tottenham and Arsenal, so 4th place in the current table is not a huge success for Manchester United as they are not completely safe from the two teams I mentioned.

[Fesatmas]

Madrid in good form can beat Psg. Psg is not as good as people thought beforehand. On paper it is of course a dream team, but we see that here and there NGOs sometimes go wrong and then Real Madrid is a team that can deal with that effectively. Madrid also still has a very good team. Psg is the favorite to continue, but Madrid is certainly not without a chance.

The qualifier is open between PSG and Real Madrid. It is true that PSG were better than Real Madrid in the first leg.
But Real Madrid has already surprised several times in the second leg, managing to turn around the result. On the other hand, it is normal to see PSG not having a good performance in the second leg, after having won the first leg.

It's true that Real Madrid still has a great chance to turn things around and win the game. Real Madrid are a good team for the second leg, and they have proven that in several Champions League seasons.
Paris Saint-Germain is indeed a star-studded team, especially in their attack line. A line of star names strengthens them in the front row. But that does not guarantee they can beat Real Madrid again.

[tulusikhlas]

Bayern Munich will improve their game in the second leg. After the first leg they could only draw with Salzburg. Yes Bayern Munich have more chances than Salzburg, and I predict they will win the game in this second leg. Moreover, they will play at home, and of course they will not let Salzburg win at their home.