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

[dataispower]

The loss of Carlos Ancellotti to Covid won't stop the Real Madrid players from performing at their best on Saturday.
They seems to b in a good mood after the disastrous loss to Barcelona prior to the international duty calls.
They play away against Celta Vigo, possible outcome should be a win or draw for the Los blancos angel's.

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[Pulsar77]

Many people must be thinking about whether Chelsea can make it to the title once again. I also am a little curious about it actually but I don't want to believe that they can even eliminate Real Madrid. I don't see the same Chelsea now. I'm aware of the fact that Chelsea will be focusing on the Champions League more than the EPL now. But I don't see the same light in them this time. If they somehow manage to eliminate Real Madrid, then I might start to feel that again.

You are right Chelsea is no longer as strong a team as they were last season. But is the Real Madrid team too strong? We know their squad players are experienced. Their coach is experienced. But they still rely on Benzema to win the match. The Chelsea team may have been a bit weak. But the situation in Real Madrid is not good. Real Madrid will not be able to win against Chelsea without Benzema scoring a goal.

To be honest, I think that Real Madrid are showing a way better performance than last season. It is the truth that Benzema makes the biggest contribution to the team now. He is their most scorer now and this could be one of his greatest seasons for certain. However, we shouldn't overlook Real Madrid's great achievement against PSG too. They lost the first leg by 1-0 and were left 1-0 behind by PSG in the second leg too. But they still made a great comeback and advanced to this round. I expect them to have a strong performance again.

[Joca97]

The loss of Carlos Ancellotti to Covid won't stop the Real Madrid players from performing at their best on Saturday.
They seems to b in a good mood after the disastrous loss to Barcelona prior to the international duty calls.
They play away against Celta Vigo, possible outcome should be a win or draw for the Los blancos angel's.

It dosent matter pretty much if Carlo Anceloti is on the bench or not. Real Madrid o most won the title so this wont hurt them much. I think Real Madrid will win against Celta but it is always hard when going to an away match against Celta Vigo honestly

[alpamar99]

I can see a lot of Manchester City fans making comments on how the club is going to win the champion league but the funny thing is Liverpool to me stand more chance of winning than Manchester City.

We'll see who will actually win the Champions League this time because all the clubs that enter the Champions League this time are the best clubs and the luckiest and strongest will win this season.
So there is no problem if some fans defend the club they like to win, that's natural, but they also have to be willing when the club they like must lose and not win when the game is over.

there is still a long way to go to predict who will be the champion, currently all that remains are the best clubs so anything is still very possible to happen, Man City's performance is indeed very good this year but these other teams are also very consistent and have quality the same as Man City.

This is still quite reasonable because this is speculation and what they want or hope for, don't forget that PSG from the start has always been associated with the championship here lol.
I think it depends on how we respond to this because I don't think it's too much of a problem with comments about it, just to know and be a spice in each fan's romance and psychology.
As long as it doesn't violate the rules, I don't think this is a big problem

[KTChampions]

Vinicius is the second highest scorer in La Liga and Real Madrid have a large pool of players who can score a goal. But in general, Chelsea in the EPL has similar statistics to Real in La Liga - Chelsea has +38 in goals, and Real has + 34. Real has a 69% percentage of games won, and Chelsea has 60% - here Real have a serious advantage, but it is more likely indicates a lower average level of teams compared to the EPL. In general, I think it will be a fight of approximately equal opponents.

It's really balanced indeed.
apart from the results of the EPL and La Liga, look at their performance in the UCL and even their goal ratio is almost the same.
During the Group Stage Chelsea scored 13 goals there and Madrid scored 14 goals. in the Round of 16 Chelsea scored 4 goals from 2 legs and Madrid created 3 goals there.
with this they have scored 17 goals from the UCL competition this season and it is really worth waiting for their game to be like now

The results of the group stage for the top teams do not matter - everyone knows which two teams will advance from the group in most cases. Comparing the playoffs of Real and Chelsea is also incorrect - Chelsea had the easiest Lille, and Real had the hardest PSG. Therefore, I took the national championships where a long distance has already been covered and the statistics are more or less adequate.

For me Real Madrid are the underdogs in this match, I know they have world class players like modric, Karim benzema, Kross and Dani cavajar but some of this players have dacline over the years, players like Toni Kross and Marcello can't mark a good opponent for ninety minutes,but this Chelsea side are vibrant and strong they have good players all over the pitch that are young and reliable, Timo Werner, Pulusic, Kai Harvetz, zeyich and Mount this are all very good players that are all desperate to start against the Spanish giant, they still top it with experience like Ngolo Kante, Romelu Lukaku, ceaser azpilicueta and Thiago Silva so if you check things out you will see Chelsea have a better squad.

On the paper? Transfermark shows that Chelsea's squad is 100 million more expensive than Real's, but Real have already beaten the more expensive PSG and Chelsea are now under pressure for an uncertain future. Let's see which factors are stronger.

[Lordhermes]

Real Madrid are doing a really good job, after topping their table with a clear 6 points difference against Sevilla. Madrid would be resting most of their key players for the big game, champions league. Rather, this will make them drop more points in their league. Chelsea will be hosting Real Madrid at the Stamford bridge stadium. Real Madrid would look forward to avenge what the blues did to them last season in the champions league, when they got knock-out by Chelsea. They would be ready to accept anything the blues pull up in the game.

[Crytpo-Guy]

Vinicius is the second highest scorer in La Liga and Real Madrid have a large pool of players who can score a goal. But in general, Chelsea in the EPL has similar statistics to Real in La Liga - Chelsea has +38 in goals, and Real has + 34. Real has a 69% percentage of games won, and Chelsea has 60% - here Real have a serious advantage, but it is more likely indicates a lower average level of teams compared to the EPL. In general, I think it will be a fight of approximately equal opponents.

It's really balanced indeed.
apart from the results of the EPL and La Liga, look at their performance in the UCL and even their goal ratio is almost the same.
During the Group Stage Chelsea scored 13 goals there and Madrid scored 14 goals. in the Round of 16 Chelsea scored 4 goals from 2 legs and Madrid created 3 goals there.
with this they have scored 17 goals from the UCL competition this season and it is really worth waiting for their game to be like now

The results of the group stage for the top teams do not matter - everyone knows which two teams will advance from the group in most cases. Comparing the playoffs of Real and Chelsea is also incorrect - Chelsea had the easiest Lille, and Real had the hardest PSG. Therefore, I took the national championships where a long distance has already been covered and the statistics are more or less adequate.

For me Real Madrid are the underdogs in this match, I know they have world class players like modric, Karim benzema, Kross and Dani cavajar but some of this players have dacline over the years, players like Toni Kross and Marcello can't mark a good opponent for ninety minutes,but this Chelsea side are vibrant and strong they have good players all over the pitch that are young and reliable, Timo Werner, Pulusic, Kai Harvetz, zeyich and Mount this are all very good players that are all desperate to start against the Spanish giant, they still top it with experience like Ngolo Kante, Romelu Lukaku, ceaser azpilicueta and Thiago Silva so if you check things out you will see Chelsea have a better squad.

On the paper? Transfermark shows that Chelsea's squad is 100 million more expensive than Real's, but Real have already beaten the more expensive PSG and Chelsea are now under pressure for an uncertain future. Let's see which factors are stronger.

talking of it, it won't be a easy match for the both teams, they need to be on their best performances to secure a win. Despite loosing to Barca, I think realmadrid recent performance is spectacular, beating one of the expensive team in the world it was a great comeback by them. Chelsea on the other hand are still in good form their pattern of play is unique, they hardly conceive goal and they are more focused on this match. With my little observations it won't be a easy match for the both teams their pattern of play will decide the winner.

[lulumiya]

Benfica and Villarreal teams are the unwanted ones for me now in the semi finals. And I believe in Liverpool and Bayern Munich both a lot to destroy them on aggregate. But I must admit that I appreciate the achievements of Benfica and Villarreal both so far. They eliminated Ajax and Juventus in the end and this is not a success to be underestimated that easy. But they have even bigger matchups now and this seems to be the end of the road really.

[nurilham]

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Mancherste City win 4/9
draw 4/1
Atletico Madrid win 17/2!

Does it mean that it ill depend on how the bookmakers?

The loss of Carlos Ancellotti to Covid won't stop the Real Madrid players from performing at their best on Saturday.

Yes, this is completely unexpected, but it all happened and Carlos Ancellotti will be absent to accompany the club directly. I'm sure it will have a little bit of an impact on the players, but not much. They have to stay focused and do what's best for their club. I don't know how their mechanism will be in monitoring the players and giving directions. However, this is nothing new in this pandemic era.

[Sterbens]

Talking about mentality actually Real Madrid is better than Chelsea because last round when Real Madrid defeated PSG we know about how mentality of Real Madrid player there. Chelsea still not get heavy against team on Champion league except with Juventus on group stage,

Yep, this season, Chelsea still didn't face strong opponents like Real Madrid. Juventus can be said not a really strong team because their performance decreased so much after Ronaldo left. Considering the performance of Juventus players, they are experiencing a bad season right now. So, we simply can conclude Juventus isn't a really strong team. While Real Madrid has played against PSG which has many superstars on its squad. They are almost defeated by PSG, luckily Real Madrid has Benzema who can save real Madrid in the previous stage. If we consider this, the mentality of Real Madrid players is definitely more prepared and tested.

And on 7 April Chelsea will do that with Real Madrid to show that their quality is still there and can provide entertainment for us on the gridiron after a long holiday which was quite boring for us as well as players in all Leagues certainly feel the same way. I hope Chelsea and Real Madrid continue to show all their abilities despite the problems that they each have.

[coderben]

Manchester City are the highly advantageous team to destroy and eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League now. Atletico Madrid must be worried as the first leg is in Etihad. Manchester City would like to finish this home already. And I'm afraid Atletico Madrid have not much to do about that. It is still good for them for reaching this round.

[Rengga Jati]

Manchester City are the highly advantageous team to destroy and eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League now. Atletico Madrid must be worried as the first leg is in Etihad. Manchester City would like to finish this home already. And I'm afraid Atletico Madrid have not much to do about that. It is still good for them for reaching this round.

I don't think that it is. I know that Man City is a big club and they have a higher chance to win, but we cannot avoid also that Atletico Madrid is also not a small club, they can be a tough opponent to face. No easy match will be here, but Man City may have a higher chance to win.

And on 7 April Chelsea will do that with Real Madrid to show that their quality is still there and can provide entertainment for us on the gridiron after a long holiday which was quite boring for us as well as players in all Leagues certainly feel the same way.

Exactly, this match should be the most interesting match in the first week 
I am also very excited to see what will happen. Here, I am fan of Real Madrid and really expect that Real Madrid will win the mathc. But once more, this is still unpredictable.

[AndySt]

Manchester City are the highly advantageous team to destroy and eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League now. Atletico Madrid must be worried as the first leg is in Etihad. Manchester City would like to finish this home already. And I'm afraid Atletico Madrid have not much to do about that. It is still good for them for reaching this round.

Manchester City have not been in the greatest order lately and have missed out on a solid advantage in the Premier League over Liverpool, while Atletico Madrid, on the contrary, has greatly improved its standings in the national championship and seriously claims second place, so I don't think Manchester City will necessarily destroy Atletico Madrid in the first match. On the one hand, Atletico Madrid can hardly be called a favorite for the title of the winner of the Champions League, but thanks to the peculiarities of the cup system of the draw, the club has by no means zero chances to get to the next stage of the tournament, because everything will be decided in two matches and for Atletico Madrid you need to play well in the first match to keep your chances. As far as we know from the history of previous years, Atletico Madrid is able to ensure the desired result by building its game without being the favorite of the opposition.

[hashrateproducts]

Manchester City are the highly advantageous team to destroy and eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League now. Atletico Madrid must be worried as the first leg is in Etihad. Manchester City would like to finish this home already. And I'm afraid Atletico Madrid have not much to do about that. It is still good for them for reaching this round.

Manchester city are favorite to win Athletico madrid. They are inform and desperate to lift the Champions league, perhaps they were once given the chance to win the trophy last season but were defeated by their rival Chelsea. The present squad of City, I'm  afraid Athletico madrid are no match for them. But we would be expecting a draw from Athletico because Diego Simeone is good when its comes to analyzing and planning tactics to win a game. He is one of the oldest coach in Athletico Madrid currently. It would be competition between the two coaches and players.

[indah rezqi]

Chelsea quality in the Premier League in the last few matches has been very entertaining, but Chelsea must be careful when dealing with Real Madrid in the Champions League. Real Madrid will be very dangerous when they have the ball. Real Madrid will turn into a savage wolf who can kill the opponent's game because they have a lot of quality. They have proven when dealing with PSG and facing Real Madrid is a tough job for Thomas Tuchel.

The probability of Chelsea winning against Real Madrid in my opinion is much better in the first leg. Chelsea are playing at home and that should be the reason why they will be favorites to win over Real Madrid.

I don't think Real Madrid are far superior to Chelsea this season. Real Madrid's defense is not good, their midfield is not as good as a few seasons ago and they only rely on Benzema as a goalscorer. You will probably know that there will be a tight guard for Benzema in that match if he is really available, and that man-marking strategy will get Real Madrid in trouble.

Champions League 2020/2021 season Chelsea managed to beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge so that Chelsea managed to qualify because at the Santiago Bernabeu they got a 1-1 draw based on head to head in the UCL. This season will look different and it is still difficult to predict who will advance to the semifinals. Even so, I believe Real Madrid will qualify. Chelsea's chance to qualify is still there by not letting Real Madrid dominate possession.

[D-law]

Real Madrid are doing a really good job, after topping their table with a clear 6 points difference against Sevilla. Madrid would be resting most of their key players for the big game, champions league. Rather, this will make them drop more points in their league. Chelsea will be hosting Real Madrid at the Stamford bridge stadium. Real Madrid would look forward to avenge what the blues did to them last season in the champions league, when they got knock-out by Chelsea. They would be ready to accept anything the blues pull up in the game.

They should wrap the game up against Celta Vigo this weekend as fast as possible.
They lost before the international game's but I'm sure they will be back facing this one with full zeal, hoping they'll win the la Liga at the end of the day.

[ropyu1978]

Real Madrid are doing a really good job, after topping their table with a clear 6 points difference against Sevilla. Madrid would be resting most of their key players for the big game, champions league. Rather, this will make them drop more points in their league. Chelsea will be hosting Real Madrid at the Stamford bridge stadium. Real Madrid would look forward to avenge what the blues did to them last season in the champions league, when they got knock-out by Chelsea. They would be ready to accept anything the blues pull up in the game.

When compared to the problem of achievement, Real Madrid is superior to Chelsea, but we can't measure all of that because in the semifinals last season Madrid was defeated by Chelsea 3-1 on aggregate, maybe this will be a place for revenge for Real Madrid, even though Real Madrid are playing. very consistent in their domestic league, even Real Madrid are now at the top of the standings, while Chelsea are in trouble due to the Russia-Ukraine war, but even so I am still optimistic that Chelsea can beat Real Madrid in the first leg later.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Champions League 2020/2021 season Chelsea managed to beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge so that Chelsea managed to qualify because at the Santiago Bernabeu they got a 1-1 draw based on head to head in the UCL. This season will look different and it is still difficult to predict who will advance to the semifinals. Even so, I believe Real Madrid will qualify. Chelsea's chance to qualify is still there by not letting Real Madrid dominate possession.

That wasn't a managed win buddy, instead was a convincing one because we outplayed Real Madrid in both legs with Kante dominating the midfield and getting the mad of the match award. Real Madrid scoring Chelsea was due to one brilliant Karim Benzema moment. He's the only one that can cause some kind of issue to our defense. The rest front line of Real Madrid aren't of a threat as we have well experienced players to handle whatever they throw at us.

Chelsea plays a possessive football so we won't be letting Real Madrid dominate the ball, their midfield currently can't match ours. Hopefully Tuchel continues playing Kai havertz instead of playing Lukaku upfront so we can have everyone engage in the play and not having to play one man down. Probably as the game progress, Lukaku gets introduced and get us some finalizing goal to kill the match.

[Republikcoin.com]

there is still a long way to go to predict who will be the champion, currently all that remains are the best clubs so anything is still very possible to happen, Man City's performance is indeed very good this year but these other teams are also very consistent and have quality the same as Man City.

I think it is also very clear that every current club or team must always be consistent in playing, especially in the Champions League so that those who have survived until now must show a better performance than they have shown in their respective leagues.
So this will be much more difficult to predict because there are several leaders of their own League standings in the Champions League this time.

[leea-1334]

They need to find a buyer, and I do not think that it would happen anytime soon neither. This results with them financially being bad, and this results with a horrible morale drop. Tuchel will try his best to keep the team working hard, but even he can't do that for too long.

The UK government will take care of them if they cannot find a buyer in the mean time. Everything is fast tracked but come on,,, no need to mention anymore about them being affected by this in terms of morale.

Do you think Derby players are playing better or worse because of their financial problems?

Or Barcelona? Maybe they were playing really bad at some point but this was because of a bad manager and losing all their players due to a bad board and bad mistakes. The finances alone does not make a club have low morale because if they did,,, then they are a weak club anyway and do not deserve to play