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

[MCobian]

Haaland is some player isn’t he. 2 goals for him in the 1st half away at Sevilla. Dortmund can wrap the whole tie up tonight, incredible. Dortmund could be a dark horse to win the title.

Even though the Sevilla vs Dortmund match isn't over yet, I'm sure Sevilla will have a hard time scoring goals again. Dortmund's performance is
extraordinary, especially Haaland proving himself as a world class striker. I agree with you that Dortmund can be a dark horse, if Dortmund can
play consistently, it is not impossible to win the Champions League this season. Even though Sevilla controlled the ball possession but his attacks
were ineffective, so it deserved to lose. It must be appreciated for all Dortmund players to show very good fighting spirit.

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And Juventus lost 2-1 versus Porto, they can recover in the second leg at home but without Arthur, Juventus has no one in the midfield.

Embarrassing.

[LTU_btc]

Damn, these Champions league games cost me too much money... Both games ended with unexpected results.
Sevilla scored early goal, but then Haaland show started - 2 goals and assist. Sevilla scored dominated in second half, scored late goal, but 2:3 loss at home is something waht they didn't planned before the game.
I said that I'm not confident about Juventus win. Juve started 1st and 2nd half terrible, conceded goals in start of it. 1st goal was huge mistake by defender. But still, 2:1 loss isn't very bad score, because of away goal that Juve scored.
 

[CryptocurencyKing]

Damn, these Champions league games cost me too much money... Both games ended with unexpected results.

Sorry about that, big games, big wins and loses too. The UCL is always an anticipated watch and bet game and as such, it's always a high stake game as its a league for champions but then, Juventus didn't have a good game this evening. Funny how they let Porto beat them so easily! At least they got an way go which is very vital and would help them to plan for the 2nd league with the mindset of not conceiving and at least winning Porto by 2-0 to advance in the league.
Dortmund had a good game, taking the steps of Liverpool, after doing badly in there league games, they work out there best with the UCL. Good for them.

[Reosta_]

I enjoyed the Sevilla-Dortmund match the most, to be honest. I was very delighted with the first half that I watched 4 goals that Dortmund scored 3 of 'em. de Jong reduced the goal difference to 1 but Dortmund still won 3-2. Haaland was impressive as always and scored 2 nice goals.

[DIA7]

Let's talk about Halaand it's been a long time since we saw a breakthrough like his for alteast the past 10 years, a young man whom we have never seen in the same position playing the same role that Haaland has been doing since the beginning of his career with Dortmund. I do not know who spoke about being a player who cannot move outside the area, and if he leaves, he will be finished!
Today Kounde and Carlos two of the best defenders in the in Laliga got destroyed putting them on a run Nothing with two goals is set up.
Haaland is not just an outstanding striker, because the distinguished player is required to score goals as many as the opportunities made for him, but he is also a system player who is able to play with the ball and has the speed and skill to move with it.
This season and in all competitions, he scored 23 goals and helped with 6 assists in 23 games and Since joining Dortmund, he has played 41 matches, scoring 39 goals and providing 9 assists.
 A player who is able to score from half a chance, he has been named inside the area for every defense, as he is still at the beginning of his career and has not received that support and sufficient tide of balls from the midfielders, what do you think if he was behind him with a better midfield !!
Haaland profile historical striker, if he continued this terrifying development!

[notblox1]

I had a bet on Sevilla and lost it...
Champions league is getting very unpredictable and I could never expect to see Sevilla conceding 3 goals so easy from Dortmund at home field especially if we know that Dortmund is not looking good in Bundesliga.
Only thing that Dortmund is great this year are counterattacks and that is how they defeated Sevilla with their bad defense performance today.
I can't see any of this teams in final and my prediction is that PSG have best chances to win the trophy.

[snipie]

I had a bet on Sevilla and lost it...
Champions league is getting very unpredictable and I could never expect to see Sevilla conceding 3 goals so easy from Dortmund at home field especially if we know that Dortmund is not looking good in Bundesliga.
Only thing that Dortmund is great this year are counterattacks and that is how they defeated Sevilla with their bad defense performance today.
I can't see any of this teams in final and my prediction is that PSG have best chances to win the trophy.

I assume many thought Sevilla will win too regarding Dortmund's poor performance in Bundesliga... At least scoring the late goal didn't killed its hope in the second leg.
For Juve, I am surprised since Porto winning wasn't an available possibility for me especially that Juve improved lately... Their first win apparently but same, this result isn't solid as the ones of yesterday with 2-3 goals difference.

[Saint-loup]

Damn, these Champions league games cost me too much money... Both games ended with unexpected results.
Sevilla scored early goal, but then Haaland show started - 2 goals and assist. Sevilla scored dominated in second half, scored late goal, but 2:3 loss at home is something waht they didn't planned before the game.
I said that I'm not confident about Juventus win. Juve started 1st and 2nd half terrible, conceded goals in start of it. 1st goal was huge mistake by defender. But still, 2:1 loss isn't very bad score, because of away goal that Juve scored.

Obviously bookmakers are very bad to determine Champions League odds. I think I won't follow anymore their odds for this competition.

[kawetsriyanto]

And Juventus lost 2-1 versus Porto, they can recover in the second leg at home but without Arthur, Juventus has no one in the midfield.

It is not a bad result, mate. Juventus players got 1 point away, then they only need to have 1 score at home (with no conceded goals), they will be qualified to the next stage. Now, Juventus must focus to plan how to score fast in the first half in the next second leg. If they can score 2 goals in the first half, I am sure they will go to the next stage. Regarding Arthur, the coach must have the alternative, don't worry!!

[Shasha80]

I had a bet on Sevilla and lost it...
Champions league is getting very unpredictable and I could never expect to see Sevilla conceding 3 goals so easy from Dortmund at home field especially if we know that Dortmund is not looking good in Bundesliga.
Only thing that Dortmund is great this year are counterattacks and that is how they defeated Sevilla with their bad defense performance today.
I can't see any of this teams in final and my prediction is that PSG have best chances to win the trophy.

I assume many thought Sevilla will win too regarding Dortmund's poor performance in Bundesliga... At least scoring the late goal didn't killed its hope in the second leg.
For Juve, I am surprised since Porto winning wasn't an available possibility for me especially that Juve improved lately... Their first win apparently but same, this result isn't solid as the ones of yesterday with 2-3 goals difference.

It's true for Sevilla and Juventus there are still opportunities on the second leg to qualify for the next round. Moreover, Juventus managed to enter a goal
in away games, this is a good thing, although a little surprised by the quality of players that Juventus have, they can lose to Porto. For Sevilla, it is actually
a shame to lose at home, they lost their concentration in the first half by conceding 3 goals. And in the second half they game started well,
but unfortunately they was only able to score one goal. Furthermore on the second leg, to play away, Sevilla inevitably had to attack immediately at
the beginning of the match, to ensure qualification for the next round, Sevilla had to score 2 goals. And don't let concede a goal by Dortmund. Even
though it's not easy, because Dortmund will definitely try to score goals too.

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Damn, these Champions league games cost me too much money...
 

This is the Champions League and anything can happen, Juventus without Arthur has no midfield.
Too many missing players, broken players. If they are missing key players they can't complete.

Hoping in a recovery for the second game.

Keep also in mind Juventus missed a probable penalty in the last minute of the game.

[AndySt]

And Juventus lost 2-1 versus Porto, they can recover in the second leg at home but without Arthur, Juventus has no one in the midfield.

It is not a bad result, mate. Juventus players got 1 point away, then they only need to have 1 score at home (with no conceded goals), they will be qualified to the next stage. Now, Juventus must focus to plan how to score fast in the first half in the next second leg. If they can score 2 goals in the first half, I am sure they will go to the next stage. Regarding Arthur, the coach must have the alternative, don't worry!!

I agree that the result for Juventus is much more favorable than for example for Sevilla. Despite the fact that the matches are played with empty stands and the concept of the home and away game is slightly leveled in the conditions of the pandemic, but the away goal rule still remains in force and Juventus has every chance to achieve a favorable result for itself in the return game. The only drawback is that Juventus will need to score necessarily, while Porto will be satisfied with a goalless draw.

[boltz]

Like I said so many times before I will say it again. Pirlo is not a good coach and probably never be. Why ? because he only trained 20 days on a team that had under23 players and after those 20 days he straight jumped into managing Juventus that has a "heavy" bench that needs a good strong coach who can input his style. Anyway, Juventus has chances just because they have the necessary players in order to win at 2 goals but it will be hard...

Halland , looks like a young zlatan with a mixed of henry and I love it! His skills are amazing!

[abderrazak belkhir]

And Juventus lost 2-1 versus Porto, they can recover in the second leg at home but without Arthur, Juventus has no one in the midfield.

It is not a bad result, mate. Juventus players got 1 point away, then they only need to have 1 score at home (with no conceded goals), they will be qualified to the next stage. Now, Juventus must focus to plan how to score fast in the first half in the next second leg. If they can score 2 goals in the first half, I am sure they will go to the next stage. Regarding Arthur, the coach must have the alternative, don't worry!!

I agree that the result for Juventus is much more favorable than for example for Sevilla. Despite the fact that the matches are played with empty stands and the concept of the home and away game is slightly leveled in the conditions of the pandemic, but the away goal rule still remains in force and Juventus has every chance to achieve a favorable result for itself in the return game. The only drawback is that Juventus will need to score necessarily, while Porto will be satisfied with a goalless draw.

The problem is that juventuse didnt face a team of the top tier and logicly they had the ability to make a draw at least...same thing happned to them in 2020 as they played againts leon and lose in the 1-8 finals...i wonder if they will be able to recover and save the season

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Porto has an excellent defense, closes the spaces very well, and likes to do fast counterattacks. Juventus will have to be very careful in that game.

Juventus also failed to make it through to the last 16 of last season, so the emotional will also weigh heavily during the game... winning this first game is more than necessary to give Juventus some motivation.

But, we are talking about the Cristiano Ronaldo team that should play since Paulo Dybala is injured.

It will be a difficult game, and I would bet on a draw.

Porto with Pepe as a leader of their defense system, did their jobs excellently but I think Juventus were rejected a penalty. I did not say Porto do not deserve the 3 points but Juventus deserve a penalty at very late minutes.

Ronaldo had a bad match, only one shot and a poor performance in the whole match. Juventus have one goal away and they will go next if they win 1 - 0 at Juventus stadium in the second leg.

[Bitinity]

Porto has an excellent defense, closes the spaces very well, and likes to do fast counterattacks. Juventus will have to be very careful in that game.

Juventus also failed to make it through to the last 16 of last season, so the emotional will also weigh heavily during the game... winning this first game is more than necessary to give Juventus some motivation.

But, we are talking about the Cristiano Ronaldo team that should play since Paulo Dybala is injured.

It will be a difficult game, and I would bet on a draw.

Porto with Pepe as a leader of their defense system, did their jobs excellently but I think Juventus were rejected a penalty. I did not say Porto do not deserve the 3 points but Juventus deserve a penalty at very late minutes.

Ronaldo had a bad match, only one shot and a poor performance in the whole match. Juventus have one goal away and they will go next if they win 1 - 0 at Juventus stadium in the second leg.

Lost my bets on both Juventus and Sevilla, damn. Both teams were dominating the game but effectiveness made both Porto and Dortmund won the game. Juventus is indeed lose the game, but having 1 away goal is an advantage for the 2nd leg as they will be the home team. A win is a must for them to go to the next round, 1-0 is enough but it is kinda risky. Juventus needs to make some early goals in the 1st half to boost their chance. Ronaldo seems to be in his bad days, he could not score goal in his last few matches. Hope he'll come back in his best form in the 2nd leg.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Porto has an excellent defense, closes the spaces very well, and likes to do fast counterattacks. Juventus will have to be very careful in that game.

Juventus also failed to make it through to the last 16 of last season, so the emotional will also weigh heavily during the game... winning this first game is more than necessary to give Juventus some motivation.

But, we are talking about the Cristiano Ronaldo team that should play since Paulo Dybala is injured.

It will be a difficult game, and I would bet on a draw.

Porto with Pepe as a leader of their defense system, did their jobs excellently but I think Juventus were rejected a penalty. I did not say Porto do not deserve the 3 points but Juventus deserve a penalty at very late minutes.

Ronaldo had a bad match, only one shot and a poor performance in the whole match. Juventus have one goal away and they will go next if they win 1 - 0 at Juventus stadium in the second leg.

Lost my bets on both Juventus and Sevilla, damn. Both teams were dominating the game but effectiveness made both Porto and Dortmund won the game. Juventus is indeed lose the game, but having 1 away goal is an advantage for the 2nd leg as they will be the home team. A win is a must for them to go to the next round, 1-0 is enough but it is kinda risky. Juventus needs to make some early goals in the 1st half to boost their chance. Ronaldo seems to be in his bad days, he could not score goal in his last few matches. Hope he'll come back in his best form in the 2nd leg.

Well, it seems that many of us have lost, especially with the Juventus game, the truth is I believed that Cristiano Ronaldo was going to solve it, I don't know, sometimes the performance of a player is not merely physical, it can. There will also be some problems that you may have on a personal level. He will surely improve, Cristiano's thinking is very positive, for him there are no failures, only learning, I am sure that for the next game Juventus will win.

[hd49728]

Let's talk about Halaand it's been a long time since we saw a breakthrough like his for alteast the past 10 years, a young man whom we have never seen in the same position playing the same role that Haaland has been doing since the beginning of his career with Dortmund.

Haaland belongs to the young generation, with Mbappe, Haaland, Sancho, Foden. They are the most promising talented players and might become the greatest player in the upcoming years.

Haaland began his career as a classic striker but after two seasons in Dortmund, I see his skills were improved a lot. Dribbling, connections to team mates, passing and finishing skills are all improved. He is one of the most productive players with goals in Champions League. Mbappe has a outperforming stats in Champions League at his 22 ages compare with Messi and Ronaldo. Haaland is on his way to do the same thing.

Halland , looks like a young zlatan with a mixed of henry and I love it! His skills are amazing!

Agree with you. Haaland is not only a classic striker and has many good skills.

Like I said so many times before I will say it again. Pirlo is not a good coach and probably never be. Why ? because he only trained 20 days on a team that had under23 players and after those 20 days he straight jumped into managing Juventus that has a "heavy" bench that needs a good strong coach who can input his style. Anyway, Juventus has chances just because they have the necessary players in order to win at 2 goals but it will be hard...

Pirlo is adaptive with his management philosophy and his adaptation can help he survives in the first season with Juventus. If he can keep his job after this season ending, I think the next season will be a key season to judge how good or bad Pirlo is as a coach.

[leea-1334]

Agree with hd49728 about Haaland, with UCL his playground as usual, wish I picked him for my selection in fantasy football, seems I missed out on both him and Mbappe,,, which was a big overlooking but ah well, we still have a serious situation for both teams but now Sevilla must find a way to score two goals in other leg!