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

[Rana590]

The semi final round is not too far from us right now. We are going to start with the Manchester City - Real Madrid game to this round. Manchester City are given a 1.50 odd while Real Madrid have 6.00. This is extremely high for Real Madrid I think. Yeah, maybe the game is in Etihad but still Real Madrid are very strong right now. I think that Real Madrid would do a great job in the first game and wouldn't lose that easy. Even Atletico Madrid lost by 1-0. I started believing in Real Madrid more now for the title too.

that means from the odd it assume that Manchester city will defeat real Madrid. Football game does not go like and if check the prediction of people you will know that people is thinking that Manchester city will defeat real Madrid, real Madrid is strong team and i will even say real Madrid is stronger than  Manchester city but people is over hyping Manchester city because the love they have on benzema and also history the are highest number of teams Carrie's champions league

Both Manchester City and Real Madrid are good team and any of team can win. We can just predict the match but in football it is uncertain who will win at the end of the match. Real Madrid is the UCL king and they have good players who are in the best form. I hope Real Madrid will win the match against Manchester City.

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[bekti3]

The last time City and Madrid played against each other, City won 1-2 in Madrid. But Madrid did lead in that match. In fact, if you look at the lineups, I think Madrid has a stronger team than City. Modric is of the outside category, he is perhaps even better than de Bruyne. He was nowhere to be seen last game but did score the most important goal last week in the first game. What we do know for sure is that it will be 2 open matches, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both play completely different.

I'm not going to look at history now because in the previous rounds Chelsea had a better history against Madrid but the reality is they lost.
now these two teams are two giants in their respective domestic leagues who still hold the title of interim champion and I think this will be a bit exciting because apart from prestige this will also be related to their future in UCL.

[mrongoz_imut]

The last time City and Madrid played against each other, City won 1-2 in Madrid. But Madrid did lead in that match. In fact, if you look at the lineups, I think Madrid has a stronger team than City. Modric is of the outside category, he is perhaps even better than de Bruyne. He was nowhere to be seen last game but did score the most important goal last week in the first game. What we do know for sure is that it will be 2 open matches, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both play completely different.

I'm not going to look at history now because in the previous rounds Chelsea had a better history against Madrid but the reality is they lost.
now these two teams are two giants in their respective domestic leagues who still hold the title of interim champion and I think this will be a bit exciting because apart from prestige this will also be related to their future in UCL.

Should not see what last match result both team between Manchester City or Real Madrid although on last champion league season Real Madrid have kick by Manchester City. I think have potential on this semifinal time Real Madrid could lead to final and have close dreaming for Manchester City how to get Champion League trophy. Last round on quarter final Manchester City just created 1 goal only when first leg play as home, different with Real Madrid can make 5 goals where 3 goal as away and 2 goals on home match.

[judas]

It is not the first time Real Madrid and Manchester City are having a matchup against each other. Their last head-to-head games were in the 1/8-finals of the Champions League in 2020. And Manchester City defeated them by 2-1 in both legs of this matchup. Real Madrid might see it as a revenge time too because of this. Real Madrid are playing far better than those times now. If they manage to get even a draw, they can finish the job in the rematch. Or if they even lose by one goal, they would still have a big chance to make a comeback.

[Silberman]

You're right, Real Madrid is a strong team though. But their main weakness is that they are much more dependent on Benzema. And the important thing is Manchester City coach Guardiola. And his match strategy is awesome. And it will be very difficult for Real Madrid to perform well if they only make match strategies targeting Benzema. So if Real Madrid wants to win against City then the young Vinicius will have to perform well.

Controlling Benzema tightly is what Man City will do and then open up as much space as possible to occupy Leg 1. Because the mentality of Manchester Coty and Real Madrid is clearly different. Maybe Manchester City can widen the attack and not focus on just one game, while Real Madrid is always on Benzema. For now, Manchester City is clearly the underdog club.

This is something that sounds easy to do in theory but it is difficult to actually do so, Benzema has been playing so well that anyone that has watched Real Madrid play knows that you need to stop Benzema, but the guy is simply on the zone, every single time he is given the ball you can see he is thinking about how to score from his position, right now he is playing at such a high level that he seems unstoppable, so while it is an old tactic that we do not see too often nowadays I wonder if Guardiola will send a player to follow Benzema regardless of where he is on the field, as it seems too risky to leave him alone as he always finds a way to shake off the defenders and score.

[Sterbens]

Controlling Benzema tightly is what Man City will do and then open up as much space as possible to occupy Leg 1. Because the mentality of Manchester Coty and Real Madrid is clearly different. Maybe Manchester City can widen the attack and not focus on just one game, while Real Madrid is always on Benzema. For now, Manchester City is clearly the underdog club.

This is something that sounds easy to do in theory but it is difficult to actually do so, Benzema has been playing so well that anyone that has watched Real Madrid play knows that you need to stop Benzema, but the guy is simply on the zone, every single time he is given the ball you can see he is thinking about how to score from his position, right now he is playing at such a high level that he seems unstoppable, so while it is an old tactic that we do not see too often nowadays I wonder if Guardiola will send a player to follow Benzema regardless of where he is on the field, as it seems too risky to left him alone as he always finds a way to shake off the defenders and score.

I think it's hard to stop the man's movement. Benzema is nothing but always out of confinement and playing so freely and can roam on all fronts. Real Madrid today will definitely be different and the outcome of this game against Manchester City will be very difficult to predict. Of course, it will not be easy for both of them, even Ancelotti's strategy will be special, as well as Guardiola, whose capacity is quite capable. I think Liverpool is luckier than Manchester City.

[Rruchi man]

One thing is sure that the next round of football in the UCL will offer tense excitement of football than what we have seen. I have heard often times that if Real Madrid goes forward to somehow win this season's UCL that Benzema will be favourite for the Ballon d'or, that if it was Manchester city it will be KDB, and if Liverpool, most like Mo' Salah. I need to ask, what if it is Villarreal?

[kawetsriyanto]

Both Manchester City and Real Madrid are good team and any of team can win. We can just predict the match but in football it is uncertain who will win at the end of the match. Real Madrid is the UCL king and they have good players who are in the best form. I hope Real Madrid will win the match against Manchester City.

This match will be difficult to predict because both are strong teams, they also have a very experienced+smart coach. I think the match will be very tough and won't be a big goal difference in this match. In my opinion, the final score may be 2-1 or 1-0, likely to see less goal productivity. I assume it because I consider the result of the match in the previous round, especially on Man City aggregate. If Man City continues the strategy in the previous round, Real Madrid may be difficult to score. Both teams seem to more focus on their defense, they only take advantage of the opponent's mistake to make goals. However, Real Madrid is experienced enough to deal with this condition. So, I agree with you that Real Madrid should be the favorite team to win this match.  

[Pulsar77]

Manchester City must have witnessed how strong Real Madrid have played in their home games in the Champions League so far. Taking that into account, Manchester City would try to get a win by any kind of score. It wouldn't matter for them how comfortable they win as long as they make it. If they don't capture this advantage, I believe that Real Madrid wouldn't waste this chance easily. We all saw what Chelsea did maybe but I think Real Madrid have learned their lesson from it.

[Rana590]

I deeply feel this season UEFA Champion's League trophy has Manchester City name written over it already, playing against Atletico Madrid was pretty much difficult yet they made it. Manchester City will beat Real Madrid and Liverpool or Villarreal in the final. RWAL Madrid will be hoping Benzema will continue with the incredible form he has been this season but City is up to the task. it’s finally Manchester City's year.

Their challenge to realize that is very difficult, now the team they will face is Real Madrid who have a very extraordinary spearhead, Benzema. They will find it difficult to beat them in this semi-final, especially when Real Madrid are under Benzema. Even so, their chances are still very possible for that, and I predict in this semifinal there will be a penalty shootout.

It will be great if match turn into penalty shootout. But Real Madrid is favorite in this match because they're in the good form and obviously Benzema is leading Real Madrid perfectly. I hope UCL king, Real Madrid will win the match against Manchester City.

[Joca97]

I deeply feel this season UEFA Champion's League trophy has Manchester City name written over it already, playing against Atletico Madrid was pretty much difficult yet they made it. Manchester City will beat Real Madrid and Liverpool or Villarreal in the final. RWAL Madrid will be hoping Benzema will continue with the incredible form he has been this season but City is up to the task. it’s finally Manchester City's year.

I also agree that this is the year that Man City wins the champions league finally. They werent able to even come close to the final but now they have an amazing chance. The only thing that can go the other way is if Benzema does something crazy again and knocks out City

[wiss19]

Benfica's struggle in the champions league, especially the quarter-finals, was indeed extraordinary.even though they had to lose in the first leg they managed to rise and provide quite offensive resistance to Liverpool when they traveled to Anfield stadium, the struggle of Nelson Verissimo's team deserves a thumbs up where they succeeded held Liverpool to a draw after trailing 3-1, although the quality of the two teams was very different but Benfica put on a very interesting match even though they had to be eliminated in the quarter-finals

Everyone agrees that it is cool to see these "smaller" clubs to actually have a saying in the title. I mean villareal, frankfurt, benfica, all these teams in both competitions actually providing that it is not all about money or power, sometimes you could be a smaller club and play with more heart and that makes viewers a bit more happy (unless you are a fan of the team they beat).

I still think that LFC will have zero problem beating Villareal, and there is a good chance they could meet City as well, no idea if that will happen or not, but if that happens, it is going to be the season for premier league. Meet in fa cup, fighting for league title very closely, and meet at ucl finals all in the same season, within like a month of each other give or take. That is a very crucial thing and shows how powerful EPL became compared to other leagues.

[borovichok]

Manchester City must have witnessed how strong Real Madrid have played in their home games in the Champions League so far. Taking that into account, Manchester City would try to get a win by any kind of score. It wouldn't matter for them how comfortable they win as long as they make it. If they don't capture this advantage, I believe that Real Madrid wouldn't waste this chance easily. We all saw what Chelsea did maybe but I think Real Madrid have learned their lesson from it.

For me I think Manchester City are a better team than real Madrid, and are my favourite to win this tile but anything can happen in game of football, losing Kyle walker with injury will not be nice for Manchester City because I think he would have isolate Vinicius junior threat in the game, and Kevin Debruyne would have offer enough for Manchester City to go through but I still think pep will go through.i just fear that Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti have the experience to play this kind of game especially in the semis.

[Jackl87]

I deeply feel this season UEFA Champion's League trophy has Manchester City name written over it already, playing against Atletico Madrid was pretty much difficult yet they made it. Manchester City will beat Real Madrid and Liverpool or Villarreal in the final. RWAL Madrid will be hoping Benzema will continue with the incredible form he has been this season but City is up to the task. it’s finally Manchester City's year.

I also agree that this is the year that Man City wins the champions league finally. They werent able to even come close to the final but now they have an amazing chance. The only thing that can go the other way is if Benzema does something crazy again and knocks out City

Manchester City is definitely the strongest team in the world at the moment for me and therefore they are also the big favorites to win the Champions League of course. The big problem for Manchester City is that being the big favorite and really winning the title in the end are two very different things. I think that Manchester City was the big favorite to finally win the Champions League for a few years now but in order to win such a difficult and complicated tournament like the Champions League you also need a little bit of luck and also a good shape when it matters. Last season ManCity was also the big favorite but they lost against Chelsea in the final.

[safari88]

It's not nice to say but it will probably be a final between 2 English teams. When you're watching that final, you don't really feel like you're watching a CHampions League final. Real Madrid are basically weaker than City, but they still have a good chance of beating City. Benzema can score goals against anyone. We saw what happened in the match against Paris St Germain. And Real Madrid has won the CL 3 times in a row in recent years. Part of that group of players is still active in the team.

[lalabotax]

I was actually so surprised to see that honestly. Even I can't imagine it in my dream that Villarreal is going to beat Bayern Munich. But that has happened. I don't know if Villarreal is a stronger team because of that or not but I certainly think that they should not be underestimated.

Everyone was so surprised. Even Bayern Munich still can't believe it, they may be shocked by the result. But it is real, Villareal eliminated Bayern Munich in UCL. It is only a sign that Villareal is a strong team and they cannot be underestimated. I know Villareal isn't successful in la Liga, they are only in 7th place. Even worse, their last 5 matches look bad, only won 1 time. But in UCL, their performance is different, we cannot think this team is a weak team anymore.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I was actually so surprised to see that honestly. Even I can't imagine it in my dream that Villarreal is going to beat Bayern Munich. But that has happened. I don't know if Villarreal is a stronger team because of that or not but I certainly think that they should not be underestimated.

Everyone was so surprised. Even Bayern Munich still can't believe it, they may be shocked by the result. But it is real, Villareal eliminated Bayern Munich in UCL. It is only a sign that Villareal is a strong team and they cannot be underestimated. I know Villareal isn't successful in la Liga, they are only in 7th place. Even worse, their last 5 matches look bad, only won 1 time. But in UCL, their performance is different, we cannot think this team is a weak team anymore.

It was the worst moment for gamblers when we placed bets there even I bet for Bayern  Munich in the first half then in the second half and all lose
I'm curious in the next match how Villarreal get out of Liverpool's pressure because we know Liverpool is one of the favorites here
but as you guys say, Villarreal is not to be underestimated they've made a big achievement that anyone should watch out for.

[lulumiya]

I just hope that we don't see teams of the same country having a finale against each other. I mean it wouldn't be good to see a Manchester City - Liverpool or Real Madrid - Villarreal finale. It is always better to see a clash between teams of different countries as it would be more difficult to guess the result. They aren't facing each other regularly in the end. My favourite finale would be Real Madrid - Liverpool.

[nurilham]

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It's hard to predict the match between Madrid and Manchester City, but when I check the odds, Manchester City is the favorite to win the first leg at odds of 1.52 - 4.40 - 5.80. For some reason Real Madrid are not seeded in the first leg of the semi-final, I think playing at home doesn't make Manchester City really able to win the game and Madrid are really a strong team this season.

I think the Liverpool v Manchester City final is the ideal final although Madrid also have a chance.

Oh I see, yes Man City becomes the most favorite. Both Man City and Real Madrid are big team with strong players. If all olayers are on fit condition, this match will be also very interesting like when against Chelsea.
Sometimes, Real Madrid gives a surprise during the match. Well, let's be with our expectation because it's really difficult to guess the winner  

I personally prefer to watch the final between Liverpool vs Real Madrid 

I also hope the same as you, namely the final match Real Madrid vs Liverpool. Looking at the list of four teams that have qualified,

Yeah, it will be interesting if One from Spain and one from England. but once more, Man City is a big solid team and will be very difficult to beat. So, the effort must be extremely high for Real Madrid.

[AndySt]

I deeply feel this season UEFA Champion's League trophy has Manchester City name written over it already, playing against Atletico Madrid was pretty much difficult yet they made it. Manchester City will beat Real Madrid and Liverpool or Villarreal in the final. RWAL Madrid will be hoping Benzema will continue with the incredible form he has been this season but City is up to the task. it’s finally Manchester City's year.

I also agree that this is the year that Man City wins the champions league finally. They werent able to even come close to the final but now they have an amazing chance. The only thing that can go the other way is if Benzema does something crazy again and knocks out City

Manchester City is definitely the strongest team in the world at the moment for me and therefore they are also the big favorites to win the Champions League of course. The big problem for Manchester City is that being the big favorite and really winning the title in the end are two very different things. I think that Manchester City was the big favorite to finally win the Champions League for a few years now but in order to win such a difficult and complicated tournament like the Champions League you also need a little bit of luck and also a good shape when it matters. Last season ManCity was also the big favorite but they lost against Chelsea in the final.

I agree that it is too early to talk about which club will eventually become the winner of the Champions League. Manchester City is undoubtedly the main favorite of all the clubs that remained in the draw, but still do not forget about Liverpool, which is not much inferior to City in anything, and even surpasses in some things. Indeed, everything can be decided in a single match and any mistake can cost the deprivation of all hopes for the title and vice versa, one single successful action of the underdog can overthrow the favorite. The title is never given for the expected expectations and layouts of experts, but given for certain actions that eventually lead to victory.