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

[KTChampions]

Villarreal has a chance, they have already proved it with their victories. There is nothing to argue about. Vporos only in the chances. In the confrontation with Liverpool, they are again outsiders - Liverpool looks too strong, it is difficult to name at least one team now that is guaranteed to be stronger than them. That's why Liverpool are rated as the clear favourites, but if Villarreal gets through then I don't think everyone will be as shocked as when they knocked out Bayern.

There is a reason Villarreal is still competing in the semifinals while the players of Bayern have to watch the tournament from their own homes, it is clear that Liverpool is the favorite to get to the final but they cannot be overconfident when facing the Villarreal squad as this has happened twice already and both Juventus and Bayern were eliminated, however if Villarreal wants to win against Liverpool I do not think they can afford to play defensively, they need to actually try to win the game and attack them otherwise the pressure Liverpool will exert will be too much and they will eventually allow a score or two.

Press against Liverpool? I don't think it's a good idea, at least not in the beginning. Given the fact that the first game will be held in Liverpool, the main task will be not to concede a goal and see if the counter-attacks work against Liverpool. Depending on the result of the first game, the strategy for the second will be chosen. Maybe if Villarreal loses the first game by at least two goals then they will start the second game as number one and try to play the whole game with an emphasis on attack.

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[bekti3]

Madrid still have to make extraordinary moves if they really want to advance to the final but I also feel confident Madrid will pass Man.city now because the experience against PSG and Chelsea of course will be very valuable in my opinion but on the other hand don't forget City's game because there are lines The middle that was started by KDB was really crazy in my opinion.
They must be aware of the movement of KDB and several other players such as Mahrez who will indeed be very dangerous on the City wing.

After beating PSG in second round of knock out stage now Real Madrid is the most lethal team in Champions League, and they have ability to beat team like Manchester City even it's not easy game for these both teams but still most chances Real Madrid is strong enough for winning this match and advancing into final of this year's.

Mostly peoples feeling we will have final between Liverpool vs Real Madrid but still it's too early as Villarreal and Manchester City are still in and have equal chance for qualifying into final after very hectic season now it's time for these teams to have their best achievements is amazing even both Liverpool and Real Madrid are experienced enough and full of energy, but things can change in any favor very quickly.

That's right, they have now turned him into a team that has a big chance now thanks to Benzema's slick performance and on fire there coupled with their enormous experience which makes them a strong team now.
I will not assume too big now because sometimes surprises always come when we are too sure. Villarreal currently greatly exceeds expectations which makes them also worthy of caution for Liverpool

[jostorres]

Madrid does not only have Benzema, indeed turning off Benzema's movement will make Madrid's midfield a little difficult to score goals. but placing 1 special person to guard Benzema will also open a hole in the Man City defense.
The strength of Man City is different from Barcelona first. and the opponent this time is Madrid, this is a team with a winning mentality. It would be hard to beat him too.
Many gave Man City a chance to win, but I saw in the first leg they drew. most likely the result is a draw, maybe 1-1.

I agree that Real have other players who can score, there is no doubt about that but Benzema is the one leading the la liga in goals and assists, he was the one who eliminated PSG, and same with Chelsea as well, dude is the superstar of that team and I doubt that it would be easy for them to just change tactics.

If you put a man on him, the problem is not that there will be others who can score, the problem is the fact that you would have Benzma not be a consideration by any other player and only responsibility of just one player. That's not easy, you have to put the whole team on this task and tell everyone whoever is the closest to mark him tightly.

[Magicalking]

I think that the finale could be between Real Madrid and Liverpool. The most difficult part here is to predict which side will manage to advance to the finale. Is it going to be Manchester City or Real Madrid? Like I indicated before, I'm feeling myself closer to Real Madrid. But it is going to be too hard for both teams here. Manchester City really want to win a title with Guardiola. But they will need to work much harder at this point of the tournament. Real Madrid are incredibly strong now especially thanks to Benzema's high performance.

Exactly, because Real Madrid has preformed well from their past matches which will enable them to stand against Liverpool or any team on the final day. Based on the positive change of Real Madrid in this tournament, I believe it will going to be Liverpool vs Real Madrid because the both teams has performed wonders in their last match that made them to qualify. Real Madrid coach need to prepare his players very well to ensure they win Liverpool to achieve the title, to prove to their fans that they are more stronger than any other teams in this season.

Chelsea almost won Real Madrid that many people are  labeling as "a very strong" team.  A Chelsea team that has been rocked with crisis, leveled sanctions on the club that apparently makes the team unsettled could match Real Madrid and if not for Tuchel's carelessness there's no way Madrid would've gotten back into the game and eventually win. I think Pep Guardiola understand this and he obviously wants to win the champion's league with Manchester City hence would set up his team in that Madrid won't have the ball.

[JeromeTash]

Guardiola must make special guard on Benzema to prevent a goal against Man City, he had to use a tactic that had previously been used when coaching Barcelona, ​​when Barcelona faced Man United in the 2008-2009 UCL final, Guardiola made special guarding on Ronaldo. Guardiola put Carles puyol at right-back to stop Ronaldo movement, the tactic proved to be effective, Ronaldo could not do anything throughout the match. I think Guardiola will do the same tactic against Real Madrid.

Trying to stop Benzema while letting Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo to roam on the wings wouldn't be a smart move. The only way Manchester City can survive Benzema's impact is if he didn't play in the match.

But I really like it when most teams think they can beat Real Madrid only to get a surprise defeat, and before we realize it, Real Madrid are the Champions. Reminds me of the time Real Madrid won UCL 3 times. People kept saying it was just luck 

[Cookdata]

Football is a team game it's very difficult to only rely on one player, and at the moment Real Madrid are like that, they are very difficult if Benzema is absent.
From the quality and consistency of these two teams I think Man City has a chance to beat Real Madrid and advance to the final, although it's not because Real Madrid is a very difficult club to beat in the Champions League.

If a player can do it, I as a coach, I will rely on him. If a player will keep my opponent so scared of the remaining players, it's cool and welcome idea. Remember the days of Messi in Barcelona, opponents get scared of him whenever he has balls on his possession because they know what he us capable of doing at any opportunity he sight.

Manchester City will likely give up on this UCL than you think, the line is already draw, take it or live it Liverpool and Real Madrid are  the only that will qualify this year Champions league, we don't have to fight it, just wait for the end if semi-final and get ready for the next future.

[lalabotax]

Trying to stop Benzema while letting Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo to roam on the wings wouldn't be a smart move. The only way Manchester City can survive Benzema's impact is if he didn't play in the match.

Since Ancelotti must release Benzema in each match, there is no way for Man City to stop him. Except, Benzema gets injured in Leg 1, then he cannot play in Leg 2. However, it is a very dirty strategy if Man City players target Benzema to get injured. I am sure it is not the characteristics of Guardiola to win with a dirty strategy, he isn't a typical coach like Mourinho. 

[BuNga_cute]

Trying to stop Benzema while letting Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo to roam on the wings wouldn't be a smart move. The only way Manchester City can survive Benzema's impact is if he didn't play in the match.

Since Ancelotti must release Benzema in each match, there is no way for Man City to stop him. Except, Benzema gets injured in Leg 1, then he cannot play in Leg 2. However, it is a very dirty strategy if Man City players target Benzema to get injured. I am sure it is not the characteristics of Guardiola to win with a dirty strategy, he isn't a typical coach like Mourinho.  

Ancelotti has always played Benzema in every Real Madrid game, so it is very likely that Benzema will definitely play against Man City. I'm sure
Guardiola is quite scared of Benzema being the player who knocked big teams like PSG and Chelsea out of the Champions League. Of course
Guardiola is not the type of coach who will use dirty strategy to win games, it is impossible for Guardiola to give instructions to injure Benzema.
I'm sure Guardiola is smart enough to think of a more elegant way to prevent Benzema from scoring. Because no matter how good Benzema is,
he has weaknesses. and Guardiola is probably now thinking of ways to find Benzema's weaknesses and also how to stop Benzema. Because
Real Madrid is very strong because of the great contribution of Benzema, so if Man City can stop Benzema then it will be easier for Man City to
beat Real Madrid.

[AndySt]

Benzema has been in excellent form this season and with what he has done to help Real Madrid grow his confidence to be able to do the same in the next games.
but the match against Man City will be a little difficult and both teams have very good quality, even Man City is more consistent this season, only Real Madrid has a very good mentality when competing in the Champions League stage.I think this is like a final, any team that is able to advance to the final is very likely to be a champion.

Personally, I don't see the second match as a final even though both are equally strong clubs this season and this time it will definitely be very interesting to watch the match between these two clubs in the Champions League. Because if one of them can advance to the final, it is also not necessarily called the Champions League champion because there is still Liverpool who also has the potential to enter the Champions League final this season.

The confrontation between Real Madrid and Manchester City can be called akin to the final in terms of the potential intensity of the struggle that is expected in the confrontation between these clubs, although I also agree that it is rather rash to call this confrontation an early final, given that in the other semifinal pair there remains a club like Liverpool, which has been showing very strong results lately. Also, let's not forget that Liverpool recently defeated Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. In any case, City will need to attend to the problem of neutralizing Benzema, who alone can decide in his favor at any moment and turn it into a goal.

[Bobrox]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

[Sebas.tian]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

I think, those matches will not affect Manchester city or Real Madrid not to perform well in their next match because the both teams has performed well from their past matches. Despite the match Manchester city have with Watford, it will not stop Manchester city not to achieve victory from Real Madrid because their defense is  more stronger than Real Madrid defense in this tournament which will make them to have the advantage to defeat Real Madrid. Manchester city has learned from their past mistakes never to allow them to experience any defeat from any team till they achieve UEFA Europa league title in this season

[Despairo]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

I don't think it will bother Manchester City performance because they're faced a lower rank team e.g. Watford, they will easily won the match and perhaps it will boosting/ motivating them when they faced against Real Madrid. The match will happen in Manchester City's home too, it's enough to take a rest. Manchester City also have many good players which the skills is above average, unlike Real Madrid who only focus on Benzema as the striker.

[watergold]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

Indeed, time for recovery for the team is needed to restore their stamina in total. And that's now I think Real Madrid got compared to the rivals Manchester City like you said.
As soon as the Champions League continues, we will see a very interesting match that we should look forward to, especially the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

[babo]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

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I also think this can happen without any particular problems
the six days of stoppage will certainly motivate Real Madrid which from the point of view of morale is definitely ahead of its opponent

[CryptoPanda]

Many people haven't really been paying attention to Villarreal, they are actually thinking Liverpool will have it easy. Villarreal are very stubborn and not so easy  to predict their style of play. Their defense block is mostly intact throughout their game and they are compact when they lose the ball.

[muratsink]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

this is an opportunity for real Madrid to rest longer before facing Manchester city in the champions league, moreover they will first play a home match on 28 April this is in contrast to their opponent Manchester city who has to face watford in the English premier league, of course making troops Guardiola will feel a little tired and this can be used by Real Madrid to win in their first leg as well as being a valuable asset if they travel to the Etihad stadium a week later, but real Madrid should not underestimate this Manchester city because they have enough squad depth. qualified when they are played as core players or reserve players, of course, Real Madrid must not be careless like facing the match against Chelsea

[maju69]

Many people haven't really been paying attention to Villarreal, they are actually thinking Liverpool will have it easy. Villarreal are very stubborn and not so easy  to predict their style of play. Their defense block is mostly intact throughout their game and they are compact when they lose the ball.

It's precisely this kind of team that gives a lot of surprises, they work in silence. Everyone is definitely focused on the teams that in fact are arguably the favorites to win the title. But whether we can see what Villarreal have done so far makes us curious, where will this team go, or will they repeat what they did when they eliminated Bayern Munich from the competition. Liverpool must be extra vigilant.

[borovichok]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

this is an opportunity for real Madrid to rest longer before facing Manchester city in the champions league, moreover they will first play a home match on 28 April this is in contrast to their opponent Manchester city who has to face watford in the English premier league, of course making troops Guardiola will feel a little tired and this can be used by Real Madrid to win in their first leg as well as being a valuable asset if they travel to the Etihad stadium a week later, but real Madrid should not underestimate this Manchester city because they have enough squad depth. qualified when they are played as core players or reserve players, of course, Real Madrid must not be careless like facing the match against Chelsea

To be honest I don't think that advantage will count, pep Guadiola knows how to prepare his team even though he has congested fixture,he is the master of of rotation. He has learnt from past mistake that has course him the champions League in his Manchester City tenure that show in the second leg against Atletico Madrid so let's wait and see, was so happy to know that Kevin Debruyne injury wasn't serious as feared, they will only miss Kyle walker.

[Pandu Geddon]

Real Madrid slightly benefited in the first leg against Manchester City, almost 6-day break in the competition schedule is a good time for the Real Madrid squad to rest compared to Manchester City who still have a game against Watford this weekend. Between Manchester City and Real Madrid have match last night and both team success got good result but different with Manchester City have home match against with Watford on April 23 and four days later will against with Real Madrid, except with Madrid after last night match defeated Osasuna just waiting with Manchester City match only.

I don't think it will bother Manchester City performance because they're faced a lower rank team e.g. Watford, they will easily won the match and perhaps it will boosting/ motivating them when they faced against Real Madrid. The match will happen in Manchester City's home too, it's enough to take a rest. Manchester City also have many good players which the skills is above average, unlike Real Madrid who only focus on Benzema as the striker.

if you look at the quality of the players, both teams should have no problems. Man City and Madrid have it all. I'm sure the coaches of both teams will rest some of their players to be more ready and focus on the Champions League.
Madrid is not just Benzema, there are still many good players there. despite playing as the host, Man City must be careful with Madrid's pattern of play. Detaining Benzema may be what Man City will do, but remember Madrid's midfield has good names as well. they could be very scary for Man City.

[lizarder]

I really don't know how Villareal should approach this match because I know that playing ultra-defensive is not going to work and I also know that going hyper-aggressive is also pretty risky against a team like Liverpool who can break really fast with the counterattack. And in the last match against Bayern Munich they have played quite aggressively and this time if they do the same I think Liverpool might expect that. It's quite a hard puzzle to solve at least for me.

Villarreal must change the game scheme like against Bayern Munich, because this strategy has definitely been studied by the Liverpool coach, if Villarreal still imposes this scheme on the match against Liverpool, then I believe they will lose, what Villareal has to watch out for are Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, because these two players have movements that are quite troublesome for players under any opponent

I never said you should only rely on your luck. You should always work as much as possible to exchange your expected result first. What I am trying to say is the work for a certain thing comes first but there will always be a chance of things working out the way you want to or not. And I know that lock is all of us with the ones who actually tried their hardest.

The luck factor is still there, but for those in Europe this is not a priority, because they believe more in substantive things, such as teamwork, coach strategies and players who have individual skills, so luck is not something they care about. pay attention and so far I have never seen any coach say their win was due to luck