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

[Minecache]

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This are the officially he draws for the next rounds, three premier league teams, three Spanish teams, a German team, and lastly Portuguese.
Who qualifies for the next round ?

The draw is looking simple to predict as the match is obviously between the strong and the weak or between the stronger and the strong. But football always has a way to surprise people. Every week has a special surprise to football lovers, every tournament has a shock. For champions league, it seems that Benzema has exhausted all the surprises of champions league against psg.
It can be safe to predict that;
Chelsea - out
Villareal - out
Benfica - out
ATM  - out.
I don't know if I should bet to qualify with the options I predicted above, what is your stake?
Do you think Chelsea and ATM might be stubborn and change the whole thing?

It is ok in my opinion. I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.

I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the additional pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

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[ShowOff]

Manchester City's concentration will indeed be divided but I don't think Man City will let go of their chance in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola is familiar with Atletico Madrid's style of play and I'm sure he already has a strategy to deal with Atletico Madrid.

We all know that Man City's position is no longer safe in the Premier League and I think what will be decisive is the game against Liverpool on April 10. Of course, the match will be very tiring because of the tight schedule they have to go through which they also have to play against Atletico between those days.

Liverpool have some tough matches in the rest of the season where they will still face some top teams such as Manchester United, Tottenham and also Manchester City. Of course Liverpool will struggle to win all those games just to take over the top of the table from Manchester City, but whatever it is I think Liverpool will still struggle even if they play carefree.

In my opinion, Manchester City's chances of securing the top position in the Premier League this season will be greater, although 1 point is never safe for them. But what is clear, Liverpool and Manchester City are both left with nothing to do for the rest of the season, so their second game on April 10 will be decisive.

[Rana590]

I'm anticipating the game between Chelsea and Real Madrid as they are both stubborn sides and will entertain us with skill, intelligence and eventually one will have to dominate. I envisage a lot of shots on target, cards and even a possible red card. But goals? It's hard to say if one will be able to give the other the upper hand.

If we think about the speed then Chelsea will be benefited sure and premier league experience can be used on this game. On the other hand, Real Madrid is on their best form. I hope it will be an enjoyable game for football lovers.

[DanWalker]

Underestimating or not I think there are two meanings to be had, is it really an understatement or indeed statistically have a better chance or can be said about winning on paper. Whatever it is, I think it's natural because in a match there will always be a winning team and a losing team. But about the match between Benfica v Liverpool, we can also see how they qualified for the quarter-finals and what kind of opponents they faced in the round of 16. Liverpool eliminated Inter while Benfica eliminated Ajax, if I consider the opponents they faced in the last 16 it seems Inter are still better and Liverpool can overcome that. Although indeed, Benfica is also not a weak team at all, but in this case I only consider based on reality.

Agree, because whatever the reality is Liverpool on paper or on the field then compared to Benfica is clearly superior. Because this is a pretty fierce match and the race to enter the top 8 at least both Benfica and Liverpool have the same rights and opportunities. It's just that most people are clearly inclined to take Liverpool as a bet.

Yes, it's true. Benfica is not at the same level as Liverpool. Liverpool is a far better team than them and should not have any problem beating them. I really don't even think it's about if they will win or not. It's about how many goals Liverpool is going to win by. I really can't give Benfica any chance against Liverpool.

[Wiwo]

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This are the officially he draws for the next rounds, three premier league teams, three Spanish teams, a German team, and lastly Portuguese.
Who qualifies for the next round ?

The draw is looking simple to predict as the match is obviously between the strong and the weak or between the stronger and the strong. But football always has a way to surprise people. Every week has a special surprise to football lovers, every tournament has a shock. For champions league, it seems that Benzema has exhausted all the surprises of champions league against psg.
It can be safe to predict that;
Chelsea - out
Villareal - out
Benfica - out
ATM  - out.
I don't know if I should bet to qualify with the options I predicted above, what is your stake?
Do you think Chelsea and ATM might be stubborn and change the whole thing?

It is ok in my opinion. I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.

I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the added pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

Real Madrid have no record of any players injury and if that becomes the final situation they will become a perfect opponent for Liverpool, and the 90 minutes of the play will be an exciting moment for both clubs fans and spectators, I may not be able to have a good prediction of what the outcome of the match will be but am sure either the winning goals will come within the full time of the game and there won't be a penalty shootout.

[Webetcoins]

Just as imagined, teams with the possibly best chance to win, ended up not facing each other all that much. Maybe Madrid vs Chelsea could be a bit of a trouble but I still see Madrid as the team leading La Liga and beat PSG to get here so that should be normally not that hard for them. All in all I agree that the semi-finals should be Madrid, lfc, City, Munich.

Those four teams are the best teams left and I believe there is a good chance for that to happen. After the semi-finals it is basically anyone's game and there won't be any guess on who would win. Any of these four teams could win. The real money in gambling lies with knowing which one of these four teams may end up not going to semi-finals.

[Rengga Jati]

I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.
I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the additional pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

The match between Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be the most interesting match in this round. It is because both teams almost have the same strength or have almost the same players' quality in each line. That's why we will be difficult to predict the result of this match. I assume both teams have the same chances to win, Real Madrid 50% and Chelsea 50%.

Sure, if there are some key players of Real Madrid injured, it will be a big problem. Especially for Benzema, this man must play in this match because Real Madrid relies on him to score. If Benzema is injured, I bet Chelsea to win and qualify to the next round.

[BitcoinAccepted]

I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.
I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the additional pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

The match between Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be the most interesting match in this round. It is because both teams almost have the same strength or have almost the same players' quality in each line. That's why we will be difficult to predict the result of this match. I assume both teams have the same chances to win, Real Madrid 50% and Chelsea 50%.

Sure, if there are some key players of Real Madrid injured, it will be a big problem. Especially for Benzema, this man must play in this match because Real Madrid relies on him to score. If Benzema is injured, I bet Chelsea to win and qualify to the next round.

In fact, Benzema single-handedly caused Madrid to knock out PSG last week. Making a hat-trick against PSG in 20 minutes shows how good you are. If they hadn't had Benzema, PSG would have just moved on to the next round. Chelsea don't have a player like Benzema. Chelsea do have a solid team with decent football players, but Modric and Benzema are exceptional. I like Benzema better than Werner from Chelsea. Much more talented.

[fullhdpixel]

I'm anticipating the game between Chelsea and Real Madrid as they are both stubborn sides and will entertain us with skill, intelligence and eventually one will have to dominate. I envisage a lot of shots on target, cards and even a possible red card. But goals? It's hard to say if one will be able to give the other the upper hand.

If we think about the speed then Chelsea will be benefited sure and premier league experience can be used on this game. On the other hand, Real Madrid is on their best form. I hope it will be an enjoyable game for football lovers.

Here now things are very interested as most chances we are going to have two English teams into final or one English and second Spanish Real Madrid because after beating PSG they are at their best and can beat both English clubs into their next two matches quarter-final and semifinal with on other side Liverpool is having good match against Benfica and then Bayern Munich is waiting for them with Villareal is also on bonus after beating Juvenuts in knock out stage match.

It's almost end of this season and all teams are preparing for their best spots, hopefully we will have very entertaining and tough end of this Champions League season as well with Manchester City and FC Bayern Munich teams I really not want to be in final.

[savetheFORUM]

The match between Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be the most interesting match in this round. It is because both teams almost have the same strength or have almost the same players' quality in each line. That's why we will be difficult to predict the result of this match. I assume both teams have the same chances to win, Real Madrid 50% and Chelsea 50%.

Sure, if there are some key players of Real Madrid injured, it will be a big problem. Especially for Benzema, this man must play in this match because Real Madrid relies on him to score. If Benzema is injured, I bet Chelsea to win and qualify to the next round.

No doubt this is going to be the most interesting match of this round with both teams have few very exciting players well experience in this competition, but Real Madrid is having some better performance, and they are improving their quality for end of this season and Chelsea is fighting hard in Premier League with losing top slots and now trying their best for staying at third spot is not good for them.

With this all now we have to wait for some more days as Benzema is surely key player and mostly have some injuries on crucial matches, hopefully now we will not have this case after few days we are going to International matches break, and then we are expecting very good competition for these round matches here in Champions League.

[blackened515]

I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.
I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the additional pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

The match between Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be the most interesting match in this round. It is because both teams almost have the same strength or have almost the same players' quality in each line. That's why we will be difficult to predict the result of this match. I assume both teams have the same chances to win, Real Madrid 50% and Chelsea 50%.

Sure, if there are some key players of Real Madrid injured, it will be a big problem. Especially for Benzema, this man must play in this match because Real Madrid relies on him to score. If Benzema is injured, I bet Chelsea to win and qualify to the next round.

This is where the Champions League becomes more interesting. I won't miss watching the match. Both teams are probably strong teams. But, Chelsea will indeed have an edge over Madrid, if their players have injuries. Players like Benzema is a key player in Madrid, and the team hardly wins matches without him. I hope he wont be injured before the match, because I will like to see him on the field against the previous winner of the Champions League. Also, the match will be tough, but am quite sure a winning will probably be produced at the end.

[alpamar99]

I'm just not so sure about the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match. I feel like the match can go either way. And that is the most interesting match also.
I think Real Madrid has the advantage if they don't face any injuries. By no means I am saying that Chelsea is a bad team or any less than Real Madrid, but you know, they have the additional pressure of thinking about the English Premier League.

The match between Real Madrid vs Chelsea will be the most interesting match in this round. It is because both teams almost have the same strength or have almost the same players' quality in each line. That's why we will be difficult to predict the result of this match. I assume both teams have the same chances to win, Real Madrid 50% and Chelsea 50%.

Sure, if there are some key players of Real Madrid injured, it will be a big problem. Especially for Benzema, this man must play in this match because Real Madrid relies on him to score. If Benzema is injured, I bet Chelsea to win and qualify to the next round.

In fact, Benzema single-handedly caused Madrid to knock out PSG last week. Making a hat-trick against PSG in 20 minutes shows how good you are. If they hadn't had Benzema, PSG would have just moved on to the next round. Chelsea don't have a player like Benzema. Chelsea do have a solid team with decent football players, but Modric and Benzema are exceptional. I like Benzema better than Werner from Chelsea. Much more talented.

Benzema's performance was indeed very good in this match but on the other hand this does not mean only Benzema.
During the 2nd leg some time ago I saw that the players were more able to play freely unlike in the first leg and it was thanks to their collaboration and good performance that made them progress.
Benzema is one of Madrid's best players at the moment but I don't think it's just because of Benzema because all the players on the pitch contribute equally.

[lulumiya]

Chelsea - Real Madrid draw is a really close one I believe. Real Madrid seem to be much more serious for the title this year. And they have proved it by eliminating PSG already I believe. PSG were a huge target to eliminate for them. But Chelsea shouldn't be seen as an easier target. Because it shouldn't be forgotten that they were the champions of last season. Real Madrid should get at least a draw in the first leg to have a bigger chance. They would play much stronger in Santiago Bernabeu after that.

[Yogee]

Many have dismissed the chances of smaller or less popular clubs to reach the semi-finals since most of them were drawn against the top clubs in europe. I still would love to see more surprises and teams like Atletico Madrid could pull it off. Imagine bringing down two Manchester clubs in one season hehe.

[Coyster]

Manchester City v Athletico Madrid is definitely a game to look forward to, i think this should be the first time this two sides meet, and they both play entirely different brands of football, while City is a side solely concerned with attack and never sitting back, Athletico are the antithesis of Manchester City as they always prefer to sit back, soak up pressure, and try to score a goal or two on the counter. I expect City to dominate this game in terms of ball possession and controlling the game, but we still have to be very weary of Athletico madrid on the break cause they have quality players that can cause a lot of problems, we saw them do it to Liverpool some seasons ago, though i am pretty sure that would not repeat itself in this scenario.

[baeva]

I don't understand why everyone as one is screaming that Real Madrid will win the match against Chesley... Does everyone think the English club are bad enough to face the Spaniards? Totally disagree, for me the priority is more on the London team than on Real Madrid, even though Real Madrid are in great form at the moment. The priority is for Chelsea to make it to the final at all

Why are you so surprised? Do you think Real Madrid is a small club? Don't forget that Real Madrid is an experienced club to win UCL trophy and they can reach this round by beating a strong team like PSG. So, it is very understandable if many people think Real Madrid is the favorite team to beat Chelsea. Real Madrid also has Benzema who performed amazingly during this season and he even could make a hat-rick in the last match in UCL. Normal people must consider this as the reason to support Real Madrid, bro.  

Is Chelsea a small club?). They also took the Champions League trophy, albeit only twice, but they are clearly not a weak club. And I wouldn't rely on one player (in this case you mentioned Benzema). Yes, there are many players besides him who will pull the club to victory, but don't get hung up on him
In my opinion, these clubs are both strong, but I have a feeling Chelsea have a better chance.

[nurilham]

In fact, Benzema single-handedly caused Madrid to knock out PSG last week. Making a hat-trick against PSG in 20 minutes shows how good you are. If they hadn't had Benzema, PSG would have just moved on to the next round.

However, Benzema cannot do it alone. Without assists from 2 creative midfielders of Real Madrid (Kross and Modric) and wingers (Vinicius and Asensio), Benzema will be difficult to score. I think all players of Real Madrid have contributed to winning the match against PSG. Even Benzema can make a hattrick, Real Madrid will be defeated if they have weak defenders. So, we also need to appreciate how good the performance of Real Madrid defense line is, nowadays.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

In fact, Benzema single-handedly caused Madrid to knock out PSG last week. Making a hat-trick against PSG in 20 minutes shows how good you are. If they hadn't had Benzema, PSG would have just moved on to the next round.

However, Benzema cannot do it alone. Without assists from 2 creative midfielders of Real Madrid (Kross and Modric) and wingers (Vinicius and Asensio), Benzema will be difficult to score. I think all players of Real Madrid have contributed to winning the match against PSG. Even Benzema can make a hattrick, Real Madrid will be defeated if they have weak defenders. So, we also need to appreciate how good the performance of Real Madrid defense line is, nowadays.

All players do contribute according to their respective portions it's just that no matter how good the defenders and midfielders are without scoring goals they will never be highlighted in this case Benzema gets it not all strikers can make a hat trick especially in a super big match like this only great players can do it. Benzema has always been known as a savior in crucial matches that's one of the reasons he was never sold.

[EdenHazard]

Just as imagined, teams with the possibly best chance to win, ended up not facing each other all that much. Maybe Madrid vs Chelsea could be a bit of a trouble but I still see Madrid as the team leading La Liga and beat PSG to get here so that should be normally not that hard for them. All in all I agree that the semi-finals should be Madrid, lfc, City, Munich.

Those four teams are the best teams left and I believe there is a good chance for that to happen. After the semi-finals it is basically anyone's game and there won't be any guess on who would win. Any of these four teams could win. The real money in gambling lies with knowing which one of these four teams may end up not going to semi-finals.

This is what amateurs said ..

When chelsea won the champions league last season , counting on the previous matches and recent form isn't the only thing to consider.
Chelsea did it twice , when the entire world thing that it is bayern munich clearly the one who win the title but everyone on the globe was wrong , chelsea win it unexpectedly.
So do when everyone thinks that manchester city are a clear winner and yet everyone was wrong again.
This time i believe something unexpected would happened , benfica , villareal and atletico madrid could surprise everyone around the globe for sure!

[TelolettOm]

Chelsea - Real Madrid draw is a really close one I believe. Real Madrid seem to be much more serious for the title this year. And they have proved it by eliminating PSG already I believe.

This is still unpredictable. Now, Benzema is still experiencing calf injury. But I think that he will be okay when doing a match against Chelsea. That is why He will not be in the lineup of El Classico this week, also to prepare for a bigger match in UCL
I personally like Real Madrid more than Chelsea and I will support Real Madrid. But, I also admit that Chelsea is not an easy opponent to defeat. There needs high and compact performance by all lines up of Madrid. I think this match will be very interesting.

All players do contribute according to their respective portions it's just that no matter how good the defenders and midfielders are without scoring goals they will never be highlighted.

I agree, that is why this is a team, not an individual match. Although a very professional and excellent player will not be able to play very well if he doesn't get any support and also compactness from other lineups. They must play as a team optimally, maximizing all lineups optimally to score goals and to defense in order to not got any goals from the opponents