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

[rozak]

Real Madrid will be counting on Benzema again today to win the away game from Chelsea. I am optimistic about Madrid's victory today even though this match was played in front of Chelsea fans.

After the humiliating defeat to Barcelona then I think Real Madrid have returned to good form with a 1-2 win against Celta Vigo. Benzema is expected to crush Chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the semifinals, leaving Madrid to win this match by a few goals difference. 1-3 I hope maybe as the final result of the first leg.

It is not every day that Real will get 3 penalties like in the game against Vigo. If they play like that today it will not end well for them. I am thinking it will be a draw in the end, just hope it will be a scoring one. I need some good football after watching Atletico butcher the game yesterday. My bet goes to both to score to make it even more interesting.

I believe both teams have equal chances. there is a possibility that the two teams can share the goals, but I'm not thinking about a draw.
Madrid certainly doesn't want the result of a match like Atletico's which is wrong in implementing the strategy. Madrid must play with their best performance. Likewise with Chelsea, although some players who are Muslim must undergo fasting.

[Mahdirakib]

In today's match too, I would say that Real Madrid's victory or defeat will depend on Benzema's performance. Real Madrid will win if Benzema can play well. In the match we will see the dominance of Chelsea.

Its the whole team effort though

Everyone is focusing on Benzema, because he is scoring goals for Real Madrid on regular basis. But there is no reason to take the opponent lightly. Real Madrid may loss the match even if Benzema play very well today. Chelsea is a strong team. Unfortunately they lost the previous match against Brentford, but it doesn't mean they will lose the match today if Benzema play well. Everything will depend on the whole team performance. I think this game will end as a draw.

[zaki12]

Chelsea have played Madrid 5 times in Europe. As a result, Chelsea won 3 times and drew 1 time. Against Madrid, Chelsea's goal has only been conceded 3 times. Chelsea vs Madrid is a repeat of last year's semifinal. The west London side drew at the Santiago Bernabeu, then picked up a 2-0 win at home thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.
I wish Real Madrid success today.

[Alanaz]

Kick off between Chelsea vs Real Madrid will soon start but if you look at the current Line Up for Madrid I feel quite surprised.
They play their usual formation with 4-3-3 but there is something interesting here where Ancelotti makes something quite unique by placing Valverde on the right wing which incidentally is not the position he usually occupies because he is usually in central midfield.
I don't understand why but if you look at it from the reserves, there are many players there who can occupy it like Asensio and Rodrygo, who usually occupy that position.

[Woodie]

Chelsea have played Madrid 5 times in Europe. As a result, Chelsea won 3 times and drew 1 time. Against Madrid, Chelsea's goal has only been conceded 3 times. Chelsea vs Madrid is a repeat of last year's semifinal. The west London side drew at the Santiago Bernabeu, then picked up a 2-0 win at home thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.
I wish Real Madrid success today.

Clearly from this we can say that Chelsea should be the favourites to win for this match , but then again Real Madrid should be among the most successful teams when it comes to champions League football which means anybody can win this match...but I fancy the Blues to win as they are in a better form than the visitors and they have home advantage.

[Igebotz]

There's a lot going on at Chelsea right now. I only hope Tuchel and his wife's divorce doesn't have a negative impact on the team; he's been pretty chilly at training following what occurred, and I hope the players cheer him up with a win today after losing so badly to Brentford last weekend. Both teams to score is a nice bet, but I'm also going with Chelsea to win.

Real Madrid will be counting on Benzema again today to win the away game from Chelsea. I am optimistic about Madrid's victory today even though this match was played in front of Chelsea fans.

After the humiliating defeat to Barcelona then I think Real Madrid have returned to good form with a 1-2 win against Celta Vigo. Benzema is expected to crush Chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the semifinals, leaving Madrid to win this match by a few goals difference. 1-3 I hope maybe as the final result of the first leg.

It is not every day that Real will get 3 penalties like in the game against Vigo. If they play like that today it will not end well for them. I am thinking it will be a draw in the end, just hope it will be a scoring one. I need some good football after watching Atletico butcher the game yesterday. My bet goes to both to score to make it even more interesting.

[DukeNickle]

I enjoyed the Benfica - Liverpool game a lot to be honest. Liverpool were in control mostly maybe but Benfica still tried something and found crucial goal opportunities too. But Liverpool still destroyed them 3-1 by a decent level of performance. This is the end for Benfica as it seems. And Atletico Madrid still have some hope even though they lost the game by 1-0. But Manchester City wouldn't play a defensive football like their competitor did against them. Manchester City should be able to get past them at the end.

[mia_houston]

Chelsea have played Madrid 5 times in Europe. As a result, Chelsea won 3 times and drew 1 time. Against Madrid, Chelsea's goal has only been conceded 3 times. Chelsea vs Madrid is a repeat of last year's semifinal. The west London side drew at the Santiago Bernabeu, then picked up a 2-0 win at home thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.
I wish Real Madrid success today.

If we refer to the statistics of the chelsea vs madrid meeting as you said, of course chelsea is like a stumbling block for madrid in european competition so far, in the five matches they have played so far, chelsea has shown their extraordinary perfection by never losing to madrid and of course today game is an opportunity for madrid to break that bad record, even though madrid have a bad record but I think we will see ancelotti experience can make a difference in the game like he did in the match against PSG.
I will bet for madrid win today with a score of 2-1.

[alpamar99]

Chelsea have played Madrid 5 times in Europe. As a result, Chelsea won 3 times and drew 1 time. Against Madrid, Chelsea's goal has only been conceded 3 times. Chelsea vs Madrid is a repeat of last year's semifinal. The west London side drew at the Santiago Bernabeu, then picked up a 2-0 win at home thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.
I wish Real Madrid success today.

For now I will not refer to the statistics because that has passed but I prefer to see their performance in their respective domestic leagues.
currently Chelsea are still bothered with their internal problems but on the other hand, madrid benefits more because they are only bothered with their striker problems which still makes Benzema seem to be struggling on his own up front.
The match is now running and it is certain that Chelsea are quite favored but even so I think Madrid will still be the winner in this match

[Vinaa77]

^  Chelsea defends well under normal circumstances.  But with all the sh*t that's going on behind the scenes at the club and the uncertainty of its future, it's looking like it has been affecting the squad on the pitch.  Chelsea lost to Brentford 1 - 4.  I mean wtf, that doesn't just happen.  So yeah...  Knowing that and Real being Real, I'm taking a shot at the draw no bet for Real Madrid at decent odds at 2.60.

What do you guys think?

The Blues are seeded in the duel with El Real this time.  Chelsea have faced Madrid five times in Europe.  As a result, the Blues won three times and drew twice.

 Tonight is their sixth meeting.

 But it's just a historical record, but this time I doubt it, this year Chelsea are being hit by a lot of problems so their concentration is very chaotic at the moment, lastly they crushed by Brentford with a pretty landslide score.
 
 Real Madrid will certainly take advantage of this situation to win as well as decide Madrid's dark history if they meet Chelsea.

 So I assume, Chelsea will find it difficult to defend the Champions League title they won last season.

[macson]

The match will not be easy for Chelsea, Real Madrid is in better form than Chelsea although it is going to be a tough match. The match is likely to end in a draw cause both teams will be physically aggressive in their markings. Real Madrid won't allow Chelsea to win them again neither will Chelsea allow them also to win in their home

with a 3-4-2-1 formation i'm sure chelsea can put a lot of pressure on madrid.  other than that chelsea is ahead today because this match takes place at stamford bridge.  i've placed my bet on chelsea, i'm sure they will win 1-0.

[GiftedMAN]

Chelsea have played Madrid 5 times in Europe. As a result, Chelsea won 3 times and drew 1 time. Against Madrid, Chelsea's goal has only been conceded 3 times. Chelsea vs Madrid is a repeat of last year's semifinal. The west London side drew at the Santiago Bernabeu, then picked up a 2-0 win at home thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.
I wish Real Madrid success today.

If we refer to the statistics of the chelsea vs madrid meeting as you said, of course chelsea is like a stumbling block for madrid in european competition so far, in the five matches they have played so far, chelsea has shown their extraordinary perfection by never losing to madrid and of course today game is an opportunity for madrid to break that bad record, even though madrid have a bad record but I think we will see ancelotti experience can make a difference in the game like he did in the match against PSG.
I will bet for madrid win today with a score of 2-1.

I support your view in the fixture between Chelsea and Madrid. Recently past record or statistics doesn't work anymore so long as your team is in good form you obviously won't be scared of facing and winning any team.
With the experience of Madrid team and her players,  I don't think Chelsea will grab 3point tonight despite having a good record against Madrid.

[KTChampions]

Wow, Villarreal already scored a goal vs Bayern in the 8th minute and looks no worse than the guests. At the moment, bookmakers allow you to bet on the victory of Bayern with a coefficient of 2.75. It looks risky (because Bayern are not obliged to win today) but I think it's a good bet as by the end of the match Bayern's advantage will gradually reach decisive values.

[Roidz]

The match will not be easy for Chelsea, Real Madrid is in better form than Chelsea. Although it is going to be a tough match. The match is likely to end in a draw cause both teams will be physically aggressive in their markings. Real Madrid won't allow Chelsea to win them again neither will Chelsea allow them also to win them in their home

The first half has started, so far the match has been quite exciting and both teams launched quite dangerous attacks against each other, chelsea which acts as the host is unlikely to waste the today match to ease their journey in the second leg later, so are real madrid who appear quite aggressive by continuing to rely on the speed possessed by Vinicius Junior to dismantle the Chelsea defense, even several times Vinicius managed to create chances but unfortunately still hit the crossbar. when I wrote this post, Benzema managed to beat Mendy and scored two goals in close proximity in today bigmatch match, while Madrid is leading 0-2 over Chelsea.

[Altryist]

25 minutes of the match and Benzema has already scored twice and both goals with his head! Well, Benzema is in great shape and this is a very serious claim to win this match. It would be interesting to look at the match with Barcelona, if Benzema played in this match, can a team like Real really depend so much on one player.

[Jackl87]

Wow, Villarreal already scored a goal vs Bayern in the 8th minute and looks no worse than the guests. At the moment, bookmakers allow you to bet on the victory of Bayern with a coefficient of 2.75. It looks risky (because Bayern are not obliged to win today) but I think it's a good bet as by the end of the match Bayern's advantage will gradually reach decisive values.

This really sounds like a really tempting odds for me too i have to say. Before todays matched i would have guessed that Chelsea vs. Real Madrid is probably the only real 50:50 matchup in this round of the Champions League as i really think that those 2 clubs are really at the exact same level at the moment. I also thought that the match up Bayern vs Villareal has the most clear favorite together with Liverpool vs Benfica as i thought that Bayern should not have that much problems with Villareal even if they are not reaching their top performance level.
Now that 25 minutes are played Villareal is 1-0 in front versus Bayern and Real Madrid is already leading with 2-0 goals in London vs. Chelsea. So i was totally wrong with my predictions before the match.

[Magicalking]

It is becoming a culture for Chelsea players to always gather around the refree trying to incite him to book their opponents. I think referee has done what is right and a yellow card was appropriate. Rudiger will be a big miss, Chelsea need goals. Last season, Chelsea thought they had struck gold with the signing of Lukaku, unfortunately Romelu Lukaku cannot find his footing playing under Thomas Tuchel

[Ulven]

Real scored the second goal, this will make it safer, it seems that Chelsea is on the verge of wind and I do not expect that he can return in the match after receiving the two goals. Villarreal offered Bayern Lol, it was my bet today in favor of Real Madrid and Villarreal

[ILuckyGuyI]

What is going on with Chelsea right now? But I must admit that both of Benzema's goals were just superb! Benzema scored two great headers in only three minutes. It is a big privilege to watch him playing this awesome in this season. He is like unstoppable now. And I wouldn't be surprised if he makes another hat-trick here. I think that Real Madrid have already got what they wanted. Because this must be very demoralizing for Chelsea and it is too hard for them to recover from here. But let's not be too prejudiced, shall we?  

[bitzizzix]

Karim Benzema's head was incredible, just 3 minutes later, he was able to score two goals in 21 and 24 minutes.
indeed has an accurate header and a tall body that will be difficult for opponents to guard, in the first half Real Madrid managed to score 2 goals against Chelsea and all of them from Karim Benzema's header. Is he able to make a hat trick, it seems.