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

[davis196]

The French League isn't as a competitive as the Primera Division,so PSG can't maintain a top tier level during the season like Real Madrid.Having a team full of superstars like Mesi and Neymar isn't enough.
The PSG owners must invest into better players in defense.I don't consider Sergio Ramos to be such investment,since he is too far away from his prime years.
Real Madrid is capable of beating every team in the tournament.It doesn't matter if it's going to be Bayern,Liverpool or Manchester City.This year's edition of the UEFA Champions League is going to be really unpredictable.

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[poldanmig]

With the defeat of PSG, it is easy to understand that not everything can be achieved with money alone. And it turns out that PSG has a lot of problems with match strategy. They need to change coaches. Pochettino is still a kid to Carlo Ancelotti or Guardiola's match strategy. No matter how well PSG form the squad, they will not be able to win the Champions League without an experienced coach. So hire an experienced coach first and then invest the money.

I agree with you. Despite having a great squad, PSG lost only because of poor match tactics. And with such a weak match strategy they have been showing from the start of the season. We did not see any improvement in them.
Although I'm not a fan of Real Madrid, I would say that Benzema's performance at the age of 34, is truly impressive. He has scored three goals by fooling the defenders of the team like PSG.

I thought that match would be the end of madrid in the champions league this season after mbappe scored a goal in the 38th minute, but donnaruma mistake was the start of madrid revival in making an incredible comeback, madrid victory showed the experience and mentality of the winner will determine the final result amatch, congratulations to Madrid for being able to destroy one of the best teams in the world today.

[Trofo]

Real proved once again that championship league is their playground and PSG got turned once again in knockout stages. History repeats itself, can't be coincidence.

We had a game of two halfs, it was all PSG in first half and then it was all Real in second half. Probably there would not be this turnover if Donaruma did not gift that first goal.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Wow, I am very impressed with Real Madrid's winning mentality, because at half time Real Madrid were 1-0 down and that also made it 2-0 on aggregate. But surprisingly, Real Madrid showed a real winning mentality, and also with a perfect comeback from Benzema's hat-trick goal. It was a really, really great return that Real Madrid made because the opponent wasn't a weak opponent either, it was a much better game compared to the first leg. Congratulations to Real Madrid for qualifying for the quarter-finals, and to PSG they really have a problem with a mismatched coach.

I think the difference between Real Madrid and PSG yesterday was the mentality. Even when Real Madrid was down with a goal, they still had the belief that they could turn things around. The moment they got one goal, PSG went blank mentally. And that was the turning point for Real Madrid. The spirit, the desire to win and the dedication made by Real Madrid players was the difference. The impressive performance Karim Benzema gives isn't commonly found in this generation football. His creativity is beyond doubt wonderful. I hope tonight come-back by Real Madrid gives Mbappe more confidence to work with Real Madrid next season.

[Rockstarguy]

Before the match begin some people predict Messi will scoring goals because during in Barcelona while against Madrid he always did that but in this match he seems to be dissapears and cannot showing good performance and Madrid deserved for this winning however besides that 2 england teams already qualified and next week if Man Utd and Chelsea can win which mean 4 england teams will went to quarterfinal and i expect all England teams in the final match

Messi not performing better like when he was in Barcelona can be because of age telling on him you can't expect him to be so active the way he was like 3,5 years back. Real Madrid performance was expressive, earlier before the match started I was contemplating if real madrid can defeat psg but Real Madrid ended up with good result.

[babo]

Wow, I am very impressed with Real Madrid's winning mentality, because at half time Real Madrid were 1-0 down and that also made it 2-0 on aggregate. But surprisingly, Real Madrid showed a real winning mentality, and also with a perfect comeback from Benzema's hat-trick goal. It was a really, really great return that Real Madrid made because the opponent wasn't a weak opponent either, it was a much better game compared to the first leg. Congratulations to Real Madrid for qualifying for the quarter-finals, and to PSG they really have a problem with a mismatched coach.

I'm definitely surprised too
Real Madrid have defeated, in my opinion, a team that is stronger (in terms of players) using
- winning mentality (as you say)
- experience
- a pinch of calculated risk
Well done, deserved victory

[Bitinity]

With the defeat of PSG, it is easy to understand that not everything can be achieved with money alone. And it turns out that PSG has a lot of problems with match strategy. They need to change coaches. Pochettino is still a kid to Carlo Ancelotti or Guardiola's match strategy. No matter how well PSG form the squad, they will not be able to win the Champions League without an experienced coach. So hire an experienced coach first and then invest the money.

It has been proven since few years back when PSG started to buy many Star players but they cant achieve the best in Champion League. Simply they can build a team with a lot of money but they cant buy a CL title with money. I do doubt they can win CL even if they have Ancelotti or Guardiola with the current squad. Having 1-2 star players is good enough but having too many star players is not good at all especially if the star players are all in the similar position.

[bering]

With the defeat of PSG, it is easy to understand that not everything can be achieved with money alone. And it turns out that PSG has a lot of problems with match strategy. They need to change coaches. Pochettino is still a kid to Carlo Ancelotti or Guardiola's match strategy. No matter how well PSG form the squad, they will not be able to win the Champions League without an experienced coach. So hire an experienced coach first and then invest the money.

With this losses i'm sure there will be speculation for Pochettino future in PSG and at the end of French league the decision will be determined whether he will stay or leave but in my view most likely he will be sacked because champion league trophy is the dream of the owner of PSG Nasser Al-Khelaifi and lately he was very angry with this defeat i think it is normal if he very angry because he was spend a lot of money to buy the players with high of salary

[Oshosondy]

Messi not performing better like when he was in Barcelona can be because of age telling on him you can't expect him to be so active the way he was like 3,5 years back. Real Madrid performance was expressive, earlier before the match started I was contemplating if real madrid can defeat psg but Real Madrid ended up with good result.

I was not expecting Real Madrid to qualify by winning PSG, from 0 - 2 goals down to 3 - 2, I even thought PSG may go to final and may have more chance to win but I was very wrong. Karim Benzema scored the three goals, he was the man of the match. I am thinking Messi is not confident enough or not supported well by mid fielders that are distributing, I just do not know what is wrong with Messi, but I know it could have performed better if he is in Barcelona even as he has aged a little.

[KTChampions]

Before the match begin some people predict Messi will scoring goals because during in Barcelona while against Madrid he always did that but in this match he seems to be dissapears and cannot showing good performance and Madrid deserved for this winning however besides that 2 england teams already qualified and next week if Man Utd and Chelsea can win which mean 4 england teams will went to quarterfinal and i expect all England teams in the final match

Messi has not scored against Real Madrid and has not made a single assist for the past 9 matches. He plays frankly badly and those who watch games, and do not indulge in memories, should objectively evaluate this fact.
I liked more how many talked about "the best trio that no one can compare with" and in the end, only Mbappe showed himself out of the trio.

[$crypto$]

Before the match begin some people predict Messi will scoring goals because during in Barcelona while against Madrid he always did that but in this match he seems to be dissapears and cannot showing good performance and Madrid deserved for this winning however besides that 2 england teams already qualified and next week if Man Utd and Chelsea can win which mean 4 england teams will went to quarterfinal and i expect all England teams in the final match

Messi has not scored against Real Madrid and has not made a single assist for the past 9 matches. He plays frankly badly and those who watch games, and do not indulge in memories, should objectively evaluate this fact.
I liked more how many talked about "the best trio that no one can compare with" and in the end, only Mbappe showed himself out of the trio.

That's a joke about Messi going to be brilliant but in fact Messi didn't make a good contribution he was getting locked up and depressed with that match, honestly I didn't expect Real Madrid to come back and Benzema was the hero who scored a hat-trick to win Los Blancos progress to the next round.
There is a rumor that PSG's predictor (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) is lashing out at the referee and he is fed up with his squad paying a lot of players but in reality it should be eliminated as well.

[Jackl87]

Messi not performing better like when he was in Barcelona can be because of age telling on him you can't expect him to be so active the way he was like 3,5 years back. Real Madrid performance was expressive, earlier before the match started I was contemplating if real madrid can defeat psg but Real Madrid ended up with good result.

I was not expecting Real Madrid to qualify by winning PSG, from 0 - 2 goals down to 3 - 2, I even thought PSG may go to final and may have more chance to win but I was very wrong. Karim Benzema scored the three goals, he was the man of the match. I am thinking Messi is not confident enough or not supported well by mid fielders that are distributing, I just do not know what is wrong with Messi, but I know it could have performed better if he is in Barcelona even as he has aged a little.

I think no one should expect Lionel Messi to carry his whole team alone. In a situation of a game like it was yesterday in the second half where his own team is under heavy pressure i don't think that people can really expect that Messi has a huge impact there as he can not do much about it. He never really helped defending much and i doubt that he will start to do that in this late stage of his career. Paris looked pretty strong until that mistake of the goalkeeper happened, then they became nervous and could not control the game anymore, which is unlucky but stuff like that happens. Benzema showed an incredible performance and is in the shape of his life.

[Cnut237]

The impressive performance Karim Benzema gives isn't commonly found

It just shows that the very best players are capable of winning a match single-handed. Benzema made all the difference here, and it will go down in history and Real folklore as one of the epic individual performances, twnety minutes and three goals that completely transformed the tie.

Talking of how it just takes one brilliant individual to turn a match around, who did PSG have up front? Messi. Mbappe. Neymar. Any of them should be capable of the same. But it's just not working out, that's their season gone now, really. All that's left is the league, which they've effectively won already. Nothing to do until next year, and another try at the Champions League. I'd be surprised if they have the same front three then.

[CryptocurencyKing]

PSG is not a team to win champions league. Too many individual brilliance and to win the champions league you need team work and individual brilliant. Those two goes together. You can't have one and not have the other. Too many mistakes at the back. Their players play like a team that won the game already. As long as they continue playing like that it will take them 10 years to win champions league. I still think PSG in terms of quality are probably better. But in terms of stability they have none, this is not the first time that they’ve self-destruct. And that today is the reason why they lost. Not because Real Madrid was better.

[3meek]

For some reason it was predictable to me that Real would beat PSG... Benzema showed who's boss on the field! The French certainly have a stars team, but they lack the teamwork and experience in such competitions... No wonder Real lost away and defeated PSG at home!

[mia_houston]

That's a joke about Messi going to be brilliant but in fact Messi didn't make a good contribution he was getting locked up and depressed with that match, honestly I didn't expect Real Madrid to come back and Benzema was the hero who scored a hat-trick to win Los Blancos progress to the next round.
There is a rumor that PSG's predictor (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) is lashing out at the referee and he is fed up with his squad paying a lot of players but in reality it should be eliminated as well.

If we look at the match we can judge if neymar and mbappe made a big contribution throughout the match, even though they lost but I saw that mbappe and neymar had worked hard enough, while messi I even thought if he didn't play in the match because he didn't look stand out at all, PSG's frail defense made it easy for Benzema to score 3 goals, besides the inclusion of Camavinga made a pretty significant change to Madrid's attack and I think this is what is known as the Ancelloti Experience.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi should be quite angry with the performance of their squad, because the main reason Nasser Al-Khelaifi has spent quite a lot of money so far is to win the Champions League trophy for the first time, but the elimination of PSG in the round of 16 has definitely shattered his dreams and also PSG fans.

[Maestro75]

I was not expecting Real Madrid to qualify by winning PSG, from 0 - 2 goals down to 3 - 2, I even thought PSG may go to final and may have more chance to win but I was very wrong.

That is why football is the most unpredictable sport among all sport competitions. You can get heartbreak at the dying minute. PSG was the favorite going into that game but it was never to be. They very played well in the first half but the second half exposed their lack of coordination and discipline.

Benzema was more than the man of the match. We can call him Doctor of the match because he lifted up more downcasted hearts yesterday and shattered that of those who believe that Messi is a god. I like how the match ended. It was value for time spent watching it. We all have to begin to see that Messi and Ronaldo have both gone past their prime and let them rest. Age is no longer on their side.

[Majestic-milf]

Wow, I am very impressed with Real Madrid's winning mentality, because at half time Real Madrid were 1-0 down and that also made it 2-0 on aggregate. But surprisingly, Real Madrid showed a real winning mentality, and also with a perfect comeback from Benzema's hat-trick goal. It was a really, really great return that Real Madrid made because the opponent wasn't a weak opponent either, it was a much better game compared to the first leg. Congratulations to Real Madrid for qualifying for the quarter-finals, and to PSG they really have a problem with a mismatched coach.

I'm definitely surprised too
Real Madrid have defeated, in my opinion, a team that is stronger (in terms of players) using
- winning mentality (as you say)
- experience
- a pinch of calculated risk
Well done, deserved victory

I say it is a truely deserving win for Real Madrid and amazing comeback at that. Imagine when it was looking like PSG will dominate in their turf, giving good passes and having control for the better part of the first half, the second half came around and Real Madrid came on strong. Congratulations to benzema as he was able to net the goal three times making him the man of the match and pushing his team forward to quarter finals.

[abhiseshakana]

Wow, I am very impressed with Real Madrid's winning mentality, because at half time Real Madrid were 1-0 down and that also made it 2-0 on aggregate. But surprisingly, Real Madrid showed a real winning mentality, and also with a perfect comeback from Benzema's hat-trick goal. It was a really, really great return that Real Madrid made because the opponent wasn't a weak opponent either, it was a much better game compared to the first leg. Congratulations to Real Madrid for qualifying for the quarter-finals, and to PSG they really have a problem with a mismatched coach.

I think the difference between Real Madrid and PSG yesterday was the mentality. Even when Real Madrid was down with a goal, they still had the belief that they could turn things around. The moment they got one goal, PSG went blank mentally. And that was the turning point for Real Madrid. The spirit, the desire to win and the dedication made by Real Madrid players was the difference. The impressive performance Karim Benzema gives isn't commonly found in this generation football. His creativity is beyond doubt wonderful. I hope tonight come-back by Real Madrid gives Mbappe more confidence to work with Real Madrid next season.

Yes, Real Madrid players have great composure. Despite being 0-1 down in the first half but they don't want to just give up and that's why they were able to take advantage of some mistakes made by PSG players, so they could turn things around. Well, even though the first goal scored by Benzema was a bit controversial, overall he played very brilliantly in that match. He's not young anymore, but he can still play consistently and he still has a sharp goal sense. Of course, it will be very interesting if Benzema will be able to partner with Mbappe at Real Madrid, as they have done in the French national team.

[CryptoPanda]

The impressive performance Karim Benzema gives isn't commonly found

It just shows that the very best players are capable of winning a match single-handed. Benzema made all the difference here, and it will go down in history and Real folklore as one of the epic individual performances, twnety minutes and three goals that completely transformed the tie.

Talking of how it just takes one brilliant individual to turn a match around, who did PSG have up front? Messi. Mbappe. Neymar. Any of them should be capable of the same. But it's just not working out, that's their season gone now, really. All that's left is the league, which they've effectively won already. Nothing to do until next year, and another try at the Champions League. I'd be surprised if they have the same front three then.

There has been a lot of talk about kylian mbappe. His fans have referred to him as the heir to the throne. Does he really deserve all the credits he is getting? I have always felt in the past that the talk is a little bit more than the substance itself. And last night I wasn't wrong.