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

[BIT-BENDER]

I will go with both to score. Napoli knows they cannot go through without a goal and Barcelona simply cannot risk and wait because they aren't really a defensive team and they feel more safe when attacking.

It will probably be a really good game to watch for the neutral fans, and I'm tipping Barcelona to win and go through to the quarterfinals.

Barcelona would make scoring hard for Napoli, the Catalans can control play and the possession, Napoli would need the ball to score. This would be Barcelona win, and Barcelona might Mae it ugly for Napoli by scoring multiple goals. Both team scores it very possible though.

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[kassex]

Barcelona will qualify for the 1/4 finals, it’s what they do. Napoli are a good defensive team but I don’t think they’ll be able to stop Barca scoring a couple of goals.

most likely Barcelona will be the favorite in this challenge, but Napoli will not be intimidated, to remember that both teams will play away and will no longer be at Camp Nou

Well for me, I see Napoli beating Barcelona. The reason is that, Barcelona has not been in good shape in terms of performance since the restart of soccer. Napoli on the other hand has been in an  okay performance shape. If Barcelona is gonna play like what they have being doing since the restart, then Napoli might score them a lot of goals. 

We all know Barcelona is a strong club. But at the moment I don't think Barcelona will win easily, Napoli are a good defense team. But also for the attack they still have power. It's hard to determine who can escape, because napoli might surprise Barcelona.

There will be no surprises. Barcelona will calmly win over Napoli. I believe that Real Madrid will pass Manchester City than Napoli Barcelona.

[Fatemablabla]

There will be no surprises. Barcelona will calmly win over Napoli. I believe that Real Madrid will pass Manchester City than Napoli Barcelona.

As a Real Madrid fan, I still believe that they will pass Manchester City but it will be much harder for RM.
First of all, we don't have goal machine like CR7 now, G. Bale is off form so Zidane will not take him into the match probably. The only Good scorer available in the team is Benzema. Only need to score 2 goals and a good clean sheet from the defense. 
Then comes the suspension of Ramos which is a big blow for us. But Militao showed some good play on last la Liga matches. That's why still believe RM can win the match with 2 goals lead.

[nelson4lov]

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Everyone knows that Napoli doesn't stand a chance against Barcelona. Napoli's best bet was to win at home but they messed it up by letting Barcelona score at their home. so I don't see them make much of an impact and Camp Nou. Last time I checked, Barcelona is keen to win the Champions league trophy considering they lost to Liverpool last time and then, lost La liga title to Real Madrid this year.  With that, I think Barcelona has more than enough motive to get passed Napoli and possibly go further to win the title.

My money is on Barcelona & Over 2.5. (I know there would be enough goals to go round).

[Harlot]

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Everyone knows that Napoli doesn't stand a chance against Barcelona. Napoli's best bet was to win at home but they messed it up by letting Barcelona score at their home. so I don't see them make much of an impact and Camp Nou. Last time I checked, Barcelona is keen to win the Champions league trophy considering they lost to Liverpool last time and then, lost La liga title to Real Madrid this year.  With that, I think Barcelona has more than enough motive to get passed Napoli and possibly go further to win the title.

Upsets can happen in European football for example Ajax defeated Juventus last year and nobody think they could do it and they almost defeated Tottenham during the semi-finals. Same thing could be said with Napoli against Barcelona even if their last game resulted into a draw at their home it doesn't make their odds smaller facing Barca at home. During times like this where everything is on the line I think they will always try to do their best that's why we will keep seeing upsets in big matches like this one.

[Swordsoffreedom]

There will be no surprises. Barcelona will calmly win over Napoli. I believe that Real Madrid will pass Manchester City than Napoli Barcelona.

As a Real Madrid fan, I still believe that they will pass Manchester City but it will be much harder for RM.
First of all, we don't have goal machine like CR7 now, G. Bale is off form so Zidane will not take him into the match probably. The only Good scorer available in the team is Benzema. Only need to score 2 goals and a good clean sheet from the defense. 
Then comes the suspension of Ramos which is a big blow for us. But Militao showed some good play on last la Liga matches. That's why still believe RM can win the match with 2 goals lead.

Yes, Barcelona still have a chance to continue playing to the next round even though there are internal problems but sorry about Madrid, I'm not sure Madrid can make a comeback because Manchester City are still too strong and I'm sure the match will still be won by Manchester City in 90 minutes and the worst result is a draw but still Manchester City will continue to the next round.

I think in this situation Manchester city is more stable than Real Madrid. because real has not any   goal machine at this moment. Bale is a good player but he is off from now.  the team is fully dependent on Benzama. on the other hand Man-City has some good players like Bruyne, Aguero and D. Silva. hope we will enjoy a thrilling match. my prediction Man-City will win 2-1.

[Naida_BR]

There are some interesting and really good odds for the upcoming CL and EL matches in my opinion.

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Inter Milano vs Gestafe --- 1.82 - 3.70 - 4.80
Inter is clear favorite. The odds for a win of Inter are (still) good too.

Absolutely the win of Real Madrid is a value bet.
I can't find the reason why bookers give so low odds for City and higher for Real, both teams are equal and to my eyes Real Madrid is much more solid that City. The had a more stable performance this season.

[babygun]

There are some interesting and really good odds for the upcoming CL and EL matches in my opinion.

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Inter Milano vs Gestafe --- 1.82 - 3.70 - 4.80
Inter is clear favorite. The odds for a win of Inter are (still) good too.

Odds have already dropped a little bit for Inter to win (around 1.7), but it is still nice value. Another interesting bet could be: under 2.5 goals. Getafe will defend with 10 man and Inter scores an average of 2 goals/match (based on their stats this season).

[nelson4lov]

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Upsets can happen in European football for example Ajax defeated Juventus last year and nobody think they could do it and they almost defeated Tottenham during the semi-finals.
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Yes, I'm fully aware that there's always room for shocking results especially when it comes to European competitions like Champions and Europa League. Kinda like how Liverpool came from  3-0 down to eliminate Barcelona in last year's semi-final. But I'm confident about Barcelona getting past Napoli because Napoli's recent performances have been lacking. They even finished 7th in seria A this year compared to their second place finish last season. On the other hand, the Champions league title is Barcelona last chance to win a trophy this year. I have a pretty good feeling that they'll get passed Napoli, easily.

[kassex]

There are some interesting and really good odds for the upcoming CL and EL matches in my opinion.

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Inter Milano vs Gestafe --- 1.82 - 3.70 - 4.80
Inter is clear favorite. The odds for a win of Inter are (still) good too.

Absolutely the win of Real Madrid is a value bet.
I can't find the reason why bookers give so low odds for City and higher for Real, both teams are equal and to my eyes Real Madrid is much more solid that City. The had a more stable performance this season.

Real madrid is a strong team, but I don't think City will miss this chance. if Real Madrid qualifies for the quarter-finals, Guardiola must resign.

[leea-1334]

There are some interesting and really good odds for the upcoming CL and EL matches in my opinion.

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Inter Milano vs Gestafe --- 1.82 - 3.70 - 4.80
Inter is clear favorite. The odds for a win of Inter are (still) good too.

I am a neutral here because Spurs is not playing heh heh,,, but yes in my mind any game with Real Madrid to win at over 4.0 odds sounds like a really good bet. City might also be content for the draw or even to defend until they let in only 1 goal because Real need to score minimum 2.

No idea about Inter Milan and Getafe though, Inter have been erratic mostly the last few games dropping points.

[hd49728]

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Real Madrid has their good form but Man City in the last match in Premier League also shown how good they are.

For the coming match, Real Madrid won't have Sergio Ramos, that is a big regret and loss for them because Man City is very strong in attack and we know how important Ramos is in the defense system of Los Blancos. SR4 also has excellent goals in some important matches of Real Madrid in latest seasons in Champions League.

I think De Bruyne will play a key role for both team here. If Casemiro can minimize risks from De Bruyne, Real has chance to win the match. If not, Man City will move forward.

[tyz]

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Real Madrid has their good form but Man City in the last match in Premier League also shown how good they are.

I focused more on the odds. In my opinion there is no clear favorite in this match. From this point of view, the odds for a draw or a win of Real are very good. Real Madrid is a little underrated this season. They didn't play brilliantly but very efficiently, so they deserved to be Spanish champions, while ManCity played much worse than last season (17 points less in the league than last season). Also they're eliminated in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, having won the cup last year.

[hd49728]

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Real Madrid has their good form but Man City in the last match in Premier League also shown how good they are.

I focused more on the odds. In my opinion there is no clear favorite in this match. From this point of view, the odds for a draw or a win of Real are very good. Real Madrid is a little underrated this season. They didn't play brilliantly but very efficiently, so they deserved to be Spanish champions, while ManCity played much worse than last season (17 points less in the league than last season). Also they're eliminated in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, having won the cup last year.

The odds shows Real Madrid is considered lower than Man City. One reason is Man City will play at Etihad, their home stadium. Second reason is Real Madrid will not have Ramos. With last thing to fight for in this season, who know Man City will bring us from surprise to surprise and win the title, I don't know.

Real Madrid has their history in CL and their winning ADN and playing style of a dominator can help them. This match, I don't think Real can dominate Man City in ball possesion but from reverse attacks, they will be wisely and fastly enough to do something. Important thing for Real is not get concede goal first.

[arallmuus]

I focused more on the odds. In my opinion there is no clear favorite in this match. From this point of view, the odds for a draw or a win of Real are very good. Real Madrid is a little underrated this season. They didn't play brilliantly but very efficiently, so they deserved to be Spanish champions, while ManCity played much worse than last season (17 points less in the league than last season). Also they're eliminated in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, having won the cup last year.

Given how bad they were playing on the 1st leg, it is clear that the bookies favor Manchester City to win. Scoring 2 goal on Santiago Bernabeu with over 70k fans on the stadium is not an easy feat. Besides that, one of the reason that Real Madrid won La Liga was because Barcelona lose quite alot this season.

6 loses this season compared with last season which was 2 loses and 1 lose on 2017/2018 . Otherwise, things would be different but dont get me wrong on this because I still consider Real madrid a good team but Manchester City is better this season

[Slow death]

although i am a fan of real madrid i must say that this game against Manchester city the real madrid has a great risk of losing the game for that reason i bet on the victory of manchester city



Juventus - Olympique Lyonnais

my bet was for juventus to win this game


Barcelona - Napoli



bet that barcelona will win that game, napoli has little chance of winning against barcelona

Bayern Munich - Chelsea



I bet on Both Teams To Score

[Daniel91]

Who are your favorites to win the European Champions League?
Except for "natural and logical" favorites such as Bayern and Manchester City, I personally have the same ''inner feeling'' as the Marca journalists that the hidden favorite, from the shadows, is Atletico Madrid.
I have a feeling this could finally be their year and their opportunity.
In this article in Marca, they listed as many as 10 reasons in favor of Atletico: https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2020/08/03/5f285385268e3ea4678b456f.html

[Darkoth89]

Who are your favorites to win the European Champions League?
Except for "natural and logical" favorites such as Bayern and Manchester City, I personally have the same ''inner feeling'' as the Marca journalists that the hidden favorite, from the shadows, is Atletico Madrid.
I have a feeling this could finally be their year and their opportunity.
In this article in Marca, they listed as many as 10 reasons in favor of Atletico: https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2020/08/03/5f285385268e3ea4678b456f.html

With Leipzig and then Atalanta or PSG they have a very doable way to the finals, that's for sure. But I find it really hard to predict since we only got one match per round. These KO games are always something very special. No tactical manoeuvring with the hope for the return match. As I said before, I think this favors teams that aren't really favorites on the paper. Because it's alway possible to get a lucky 1-0 or something like that and in this situation there is no second match for the favorits to to make up for that result.

[tyz]

Who are your favorites to win the European Champions League?
Except for "natural and logical" favorites such as Bayern and Manchester City, I personally have the same ''inner feeling'' as the Marca journalists that the hidden favorite, from the shadows, is Atletico Madrid.
I have a feeling this could finally be their year and their opportunity.

As I posted earlier in this thread, I personally think that there could be surprise this year. There are so many critical factors this year that would not exist without this pandemia situation. It is the first time in years where I find it difficult to bet on a clear favourite. However, I would narrow it down to Bayern, Real and Juve but also I would not underestimated teams like Atalanta, Leipzig or Napoli.

[kassex]

Who are your favorites to win the European Champions League?
Except for "natural and logical" favorites such as Bayern and Manchester City, I personally have the same ''inner feeling'' as the Marca journalists that the hidden favorite, from the shadows, is Atletico Madrid.
I have a feeling this could finally be their year and their opportunity.
In this article in Marca, they listed as many as 10 reasons in favor of Atletico: https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2020/08/03/5f285385268e3ea4678b456f.html

hardly Atletico Madrid. in my opinion, Bayern and Manchester City will play in the final. and perhaps Liverpool will try to defend the title. maybe Barcelona will show the game from the times of Guardiola.