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

[adamvp]

It looks like Juventus cannot win at home! That must hurt.

But  finally they won! And hungarian football isn't quite bad. Hungary qualified to Euro  2020(1) and advanced to league A o UEFA Nations League, so they are not  weak!

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[LTU_btc]

Barca didn't played very well, especially in the 1st half, so, 4:0 final score don't reflect game. Dynamo had some great chances to score. Some young players got chance to play. Finally we saw Puig playing for the first team after long break.
Juventus had problems with Ferencvaros, what is unexpected, especially after easy first win. Didn't watched game, but Juve managed to get win only in lat minutes.
PSG -Leipzig, I expected much more goals in this game, but it's good that PSG won, I had not small stake on them.
And Sevilla, late drama and goal on 95 minute. Honestly, I was almost sure that my bet is lost already.
In general, today there was no suprising outcomes, though some favorites achieved wins only on last minutes.

[nikola22]

I am very surprised that barcelona will win so easily. i didn't think that after the first half, where it was still 0-0 and I think it could end in that position.they could use this boost.

Barcelona even without Messi is still Barcelona. Dynamo K has young team and lost several important players due to covid. so they've managed to hold 0-0 during 1st half and completely lost the second as in home match vs Juventus.

[ampere]

Only 1-1 for Juventus, meh... It seems Morata is needed for this Juventus and Dybala is a surplus..
Thank god we have the GOAT who can score anytime.

They play better when Morata is playing over Dybala, more pressing more attacks

I am afraid Morata won't help.. he will score again... offside goal 
I think Juventus should take the lead about 60minute..
I watched PSG - Lipsk (1:0 HT), but Lipsk looks better

You are right about Morata; with him on the pitch, juventus attacks takes a new different direction which is better than when dybala is on the pitch. Dybala abymsall performances are not healthy for the team; he needs to learn theres more to football than skills and dribbles. and also Morata got the winner.

A tight group H will go to the wire; with PSG winning against liezpig, Man Utd has to win at home against PSG to secure their place in the round of 16. Leizpig also has to win away in Turkey.

I can't wait enough for match day 5

[TedMosby]

Krasnodar 1 - 2 Sevilla
Rennes 1 - 2 Chelsea
Lazio 3 - 1 Zenit
Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Club Brugge
Juventus 2 - 1 Ferencvaros
Dynamo Kyiv 0 - 4 Barcelona
PSG 1 - 0 RB Leipzig
Manchester United 4 - 1 Istanbul Basaksehir

no surprises today, all the top teams won the match.
Seems like a good day for all bettor.
I wished PSG to lose against Leipzig, but they won the match today.
It makes Group H became more interesting. United leads with 9 points, but they still need to play against these 2 teams.
Still unpredictable.

I hope Inter Milan vs Real Madrid can give us a surprise tomorrow.

[coinlocket$]

Juventus managed to win in the end as told with Morata is another Juve.

For sure they should win better and anyway but the luck soon or later will change, even today 3 miracles for their goalkeeper and 2 poles.

Anyway, Juve and Barca at the final stage.

[DIA7]

Krasnodar 1 - 2 Sevilla
Rennes 1 - 2 Chelsea
Lazio 3 - 1 Zenit
Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Club Brugge
Juventus 2 - 1 Ferencvaros
Dynamo Kyiv 0 - 4 Barcelona
PSG 1 - 0 RB Leipzig
Manchester United 4 - 1 Istanbul Basaksehir

no surprises today, all the top teams won the match.
Seems like a good day for all bettor.
I wished PSG to lose against Leipzig, but they won the match today.
It makes Group H became more interesting. United leads with 9 points, but they still need to play against these 2 teams.
Still unpredictable.

I hope Inter Milan vs Real Madrid can give us a surprise tomorrow.

yeah I think it was unfair for Leipzig to lose that game because they played a lot better then the hosts whom scored a goal from a questionable penalty kick. Di Maria more likely dived in that contact so I don't belleive that the penalty should be given. The german side had more control but their chances were not on target but it's not over for them yet if they win the rest of the games they will guarantee their qualification so the matters still in their hands just like PSG so it will be interesting to see the two teams to come out from this group.

[Smartvirus]

Juve always have a chance when they have Ronaldo, even if things aren’t going so well for periods during a game. I am not surprised Man Utd are winning comfortably, they’re at home & the opposition isn’t the strongest.

And that's why he's the best player in the world for me, he always scores when it matters. I was surprised when I saw them a goal down to Ferencvaro as early as 19 minutes when I met the game but, I just know they've got Ronaldo and he surely came to the rescue.

Lazio is the team that surprised me the most, despite the covid that seemed to have rocked the team a while ago, they are still having awesome wins. Lazio 3-1 Zenith At. Petersburg.

Barcelona suddenly seemed a lot more okay without Messi, it seems the coach made the right call. Greizman finally getting the target, nice one as they've all bagged there 3points.

[hahay]

Yes Juventus won, but what about my bet?

It's funny when a team with a star player wins but with difficulty even when the opponent is an underdog team. Meanwhile, Juventus played at home which even in the first match Juventus were able to win with a score of 1-4.

[adamvp]

Matches were very boring imho today.
Previous matchdays have got used us to much more interesting games.
I hope tomorrow we will  see better plays!

[coinlocket$]

Actually, 4 teams are already in the final phase with 2 games of advantage, this will be a huge advantage on their league since competitor teams cannot make the rest of their player.



Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Champions_League

Chelsea ENGLAND
Sevilla SPAIN
Juventus Italy
Barca SPAIN

This can potentially hurt Real Madrid in Liga for example.

[snipie]

Actually, 4 teams are already in the final phase with 2 games of advantage, this will be a huge advantage on their league since competitor teams cannot make the rest of their player.

https://i.imgur.com/AMHcl6E.png

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Champions_League

Chelsea ENGLAND
Sevilla SPAIN
Juventus Italy
Barca SPAIN

This can potentially hurt Real Madrid in Liga for example.

Real Madrid is unlucky to be selected in a hard group (B), basically all the 4 teams are good and can qualify to the next stage. Group H and D are also a hard one.
Group E and G are way easier so such results are expected from the favourites teams 

[marioantonini]

I won my multiple bet (barcelona incredible, I never expected 4 goals without putting up).
On the other hand, I am very disappointed with Juventus, they qualified but the game is really bad to see, pirlo keeps saying that they have to work, but similar matches must be closed immediately.
now I'm curious to see Inter tomorrow

[Action Gamble]

Actually, 4 teams are already in the final phase with 2 games of advantage, this will be a huge advantage on their league since competitor teams cannot make the rest of their player.

https://i.imgur.com/AMHcl6E.png

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Champions_League

Chelsea ENGLAND
Sevilla SPAIN
Juventus Italy
Barca SPAIN

This can potentially hurt Real Madrid in Liga for example.

Real Madrid is unlucky to be selected in a hard group (B), basically all the 4 teams are good and can qualify to the next stage. Group H and D are also a hard one.
Group E and G are way easier so such results are expected from the favourites teams 

let's be honest, Real madrid's group is not that good, borussia mönchengladbach and Shakhtar are not really top level teams, RMA lost in bernabeu
against shakhtar, that shouldn't have happened, and the next game against would be without Benzima and Ramos, which would make it really tough for real madrid against a giant italian team, Inter milan, maybe Real Madrid can do something like Barcelona did with bench players.

[OcTradism]

https://www.sportsgambler.com/football/injuries-suspensions/uefa-champions-league/

That's the site I use. Not just covid but all injuries and suspensions so it's even more helpful.

It gives list of unavailable players (injuries, suspensions) for big leagues in the Europe and Champions League, Europa League. I have a topic as a checking tool for soccer gamblers.

Injured and suspended players. Sites to check

Manchester United won and Bruno Fernades shows his professionality and he deserves the Captain band for Man Utd. He contributed on field and brought good results (points, goals, key passes to the team) and help teammates to have better confidence.

Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes has revealed he passed up the opportunity to score a Champions League hat-trick to help the confidence of team-mate Marcus Rashford.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/man-utd-star-fernandes-reveals-why-he-passed-up-a-hat-trick/avc1084t0mpo1a1rrl507bw0v

[Swordsoffreedom]

Actually, 4 teams are already in the final phase with 2 games of advantage, this will be a huge advantage on their league since competitor teams cannot make the rest of their player.
https://i.imgur.com/AMHcl6E.png
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Champions_League
Chelsea ENGLAND
Sevilla SPAIN
Juventus Italy
Barca SPAIN
This can potentially hurt Real Madrid in Liga for example.

Real Madrid is unlucky to be selected in a hard group (B), basically all the 4 teams are good and can qualify to the next stage. Group H and D are also a hard one.
Group E and G are way easier so such results are expected from the favourites teams  

let's be honest, Real madrid's group is not that good, borussia mönchengladbach and Shakhtar are not really top level teams, RMA lost in bernabeu
against shakhtar, that shouldn't have happened, and the next game against would be without Benzima and Ramos, which would make it really tough for real madrid against a giant italian team, Inter milan, maybe Real Madrid can do something like Barcelona did with bench players.

Real Madrid lost only because of their own mistakes. They were over confidence and lost against Shakhtar Donetst. They won the match against Milan. Today's match is also against Inter Milan. But I don't think Real Madrid can win today. Benzama and Ramos, two best players of their squad won't play today due to injuries. Real Madrid have no more good strikers except Benzama, and we all know Ramos is one of the best defenders in the world. So, I think it is almost impossible for Real Madrid to win today's match.

[Yogee]

There were early scares but every favorite team managed to get all three points in the end. Let's see if that happens again for tonight's matches except the Inter Milan vs. Real Madrid. Both team are going trying to get out of the "relegation zone" hehe but they are in a strange group. Inter can't afford to lose this match.

[Juggy777]

Manchester United won and Bruno Fernades shows his professionality and he deserves the Captain band for Man Utd. He contributed on field and brought good results (points, goals, key passes to the team) and help teammates to have better confidence.

Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes has revealed he passed up the opportunity to score a Champions League hat-trick to help the confidence of team-mate Marcus Rashford.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/man-utd-star-fernandes-reveals-why-he-passed-up-a-hat-trick/avc1084t0mpo1a1rrl507bw0v

@OcTradism I’ll second that Bruno is one the best player’s who’s played for Manchester United, and in my personal opinion he’s secured his place among the other legends that have played for Manchester United.

Also while I’m happy that Manchester United won, but I’m equally concerned that we may lose many player’s due to injuries unless Ole manages to rotate his squad well.

Lastly this same sentiment was shared by Sweden boss Janne Andersso who was concerned for Lindelof, and sadly his prediction for Lindelof came true as he was substituted due to a suspected back injury.

Sources:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-lindelof-injury-news-23058766

https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/24/manchester-united-news-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-gives-injury-updates-on-aaron-wan-bissaka-and-victor-lindelof-13650452/

[Iranus]

There were early scares but every favorite team managed to get all three points in the end. Let's see if that happens again for tonight's matches except the Inter Milan vs. Real Madrid. Both team are going trying to get out of the "relegation zone" hehe but they are in a strange group. Inter can't afford to lose this match.

Today's match between Ac Milan and Lille will be very exciting. Lille team is playing well and most importantly, Ibrahimobich is in injury. He will not play today's match. It is a great opportunities for Lille. They can win today's match easily.
The match between Inter Milan and Real Madrid seems unpredictable to me. While Ramos and Benzama will not play today, So winning the match is difficult for Real Madrid. But Real Madrid often accomplishes such impossible things. 

[ShowOff]

Barcelona's victory from Kiev is certainly a very good thing for now. Some people keep hoping for Barcelona to come home with their head bowed from losing to the home team, but in reality we came home with 3 point in hand and secured a place for the next phase. I don't know why people expect Barcelona to lose, when this is their chance to make a little extra money from the stakes. lol As I said, the match will end with more than 3 Barcelona winning goals. Impressive isn't it.