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

[swogerino]

Juventus started the game in the worst possible way by a huge mistake from Bentacour.They were shocked even more at the second half when they conceded another goal in just 25 seconds.They only woke up during the last 15 minutes of the game and it will be an easy qualification for them in the next leg in Turin.

[dre1982]

Juventus started the game in the worst possible way by a huge mistake from Bentacour.They were shocked even more at the second half when they conceded another goal in just 25 seconds.They only woke up during the last 15 minutes of the game and it will be an easy qualification for them in the next leg in Turin.

Looks like Juve needs to be more attent at the start of a half. If a goal happens in the first minute it's not that great, but if it even happens at the second half there must be some concentration problem.

Let's see if Juve stil can win it next match. I assume it must be doable for them.

[babo]

is boring game for me, Porto versus Juventus
Juventus play horrible, i dont understand why .. but is very strange after impressive streak of quality game

next game is the final for Juventus, or get out from Champions League

[Jackl87]

I was surprised that dortmund managed to win against sevilla given the fact that the bvb was performing so bad in the last weeks.
Even though it started as i feared with the early lead of sevilla dortmund managed to equalize soon and even took the lead. Haarland is just a weapon in the offensive.
I still think though that sevilla still has a good chance to move on because the bvb is just not stable.

[Spack17]

I was surprised that dortmund managed to win against sevilla given the fact that the bvb was performing so bad in the last weeks.
Even though it started as i feared with the early lead of sevilla dortmund managed to equalize soon and even took the lead. Haarland is just a weapon in the offensive.
I still think though that sevilla still has a good chance to move on because the bvb is just not stable.

Dortmund actually didn't have more impressive statistics compared to Sevilla but they managed to defeat Sevilla with a very nice score, 3-2. I was expecting a draw though. Yes, Dortmund are very unstable and we could be cautious about betting on them. But I think that Sevilla have a really hard work to do in Signal Iduna Park. If we see Haaland like this again, I don't give a chance for Sevilla. 

[kassex]

That won't come true, Barcelona's finances are in trouble. If able, I hope there will be two new players in the LB and RB position and 1 defensive midfielder. But they also still need a buzz up front like Suarez.

They will sell a couple of players who do not fit into the coach's plans. And I think it would be better if Messi was released. Otherwise, Barcelona will be out of the crisis for a long time. In La Liga they can still compete for the championship, but in the Champions League they can hardly count on anything. ...

[leea-1334]

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.

I did not place bets because the odds were not so good but it seems we all missed Porto winning. Juventus clues were there already with the way they were winning by luck in Serie A and Ronaldo magic did not show up. My team is in Europa now so there is where I bet tonight (SPURS!).

Good for Dortmund too, but pity about Sevilla as well,,, no bad teams left in last 16 I have to say.

[alegotardo]

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, I didn't warn you!?
Porto has a very good defense, with five players in the back row there was no way Juventus could pass with the bad game they were playing.
In any case, I also didn't expect Porto to score 2 goals.
So... if Porto had a good defense, Juventus had none, credits to Alex Sandro, who falter badly.

But we will not lose hope, on the 9th Juventus has the chance to turn the game around... one goal difference isn't so difficult to take.

[Ratash]

I was surprised that dortmund managed to win against sevilla given the fact that the bvb was performing so bad in the last weeks.
Even though it started as i feared with the early lead of sevilla dortmund managed to equalize soon and even took the lead. Haarland is just a weapon in the offensive.
I still think though that sevilla still has a good chance to move on because the bvb is just not stable.

Yes i was surprised too since dortmund are not able to win at home in recent games and i think the end of the first half sevilla players lost their focus on the last 15 minutes and they conceided two goals but giving the match result they still has a chance at making it to the next round.

[3meek]

Lots of interesting matches coming up! I count on Atletico to win against Chelsea... Bookmakers do not pick a clear winner and the odds for both teams to win are quite high! In my opinion Atletico looks stronger!

[Yogee]

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Will Barcelona fired Ronald Koeman as coach because failed to give trophy champion league?

I do not know if they will fire him. He'll probably remain until the end of the season in La Liga.

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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.

Hold on. I thought the away goal means Juventus would only need one goal and not concede in the second leg for them to advance to the next round.

I was surprised that dortmund managed to win against sevilla given the fact that the bvb was performing so bad in the last weeks.

It's the same with Liverpool. Perhaps it brings more motivations for these teams to win the Champions League trophy since they are almost out of Bundesliga and Premier League title race.

[snipie]

Lots of interesting matches coming up! I count on Atletico to win against Chelsea... Bookmakers do not pick a clear winner and the odds for both teams to win are quite high! In my opinion Atletico looks stronger!

Dunno about how Simeone and ATM staff are thinking right now but they aren't a favourite team in CL and they know that while in the other hand they are a major candidate for La Liga this season. ATM will try to advance for sure but will they show their maximum strength and play with their best team? I cannot count on them to defeat Chelsea unless I see the squad.

[hd49728]

Lots of interesting matches coming up! I count on Atletico to win against Chelsea... Bookmakers do not pick a clear winner and the odds for both teams to win are quite high! In my opinion Atletico looks stronger!

Chelsea have good results after the sack on Lampard. Thomas Tuchel has done his great works in his honey moon with Chelsea. Atletico Madrid is the above club in this pair but if they are careless, Chelsea have enough good player resources to win after two legs. With Tuchel who brought PSG to the final match in the last season, Chelsea is not a weak team.

Dunno about how Simeone and ATM staff are thinking right now but they aren't a favourite team in CL and they know that while in the other hand they are a major candidate for La Liga this season. ATM will try to advance for sure but will they show their maximum strength and play with their best team? I cannot count on them to defeat Chelsea unless I see the squad.

I think they want to win both La Liga and Champions League and at least now they can focus on Champions League. In La Liga, they have good points ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona. If they are careless and lose more points in La Liga, Barcelona can move closer to A Madrid as they almost are out of Champions League with the big defeat against PSG yesterday.

[Soonandwaite]

Schacka,Schacka  on tuesday evening Kylian Mbappé played a great game and beat the great barcelona almost by himself.
yesterday then the great performance of blond Erling Haaland from borussia dortmund.
after a few weak games, the boys from dortmund won in spain and defeated sevilla with 3:2.
i wouldn't have thought that after dortmund's last few games. in my opinion, that's a bit of a surprise.

[dishku]

I was surprised that dortmund managed to win against sevilla given the fact that the bvb was performing so bad in the last weeks.
Even though it started as i feared with the early lead of sevilla dortmund managed to equalize soon and even took the lead. Haarland is just a weapon in the offensive.
I still think though that sevilla still has a good chance to move on because the bvb is just not stable.

Agreed with you it is a pleasant surprise finally they managed to win this match luckily I picked over 2.5 goals for that match but FC Porto got succeed to give a shocking result by beating Juventus. I feel I had my day yesterday and won my both bets there. So let's see how today will go there are a lot of interesting matches going to play.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I was surprised that dortmund managed to win against sevilla given the fact that the bvb was performing so bad in the last weeks.
Even though it started as i feared with the early lead of sevilla dortmund managed to equalize soon and even took the lead. Haarland is just a weapon in the offensive.
I still think though that sevilla still has a good chance to move on because the bvb is just not stable.

Agreed with you it is a pleasant surprise finally they managed to win this match luckily I picked over 2.5 goals for that match but FC Porto got succeed to give a shocking result by beating Juventus. I feel I had my day yesterday and won my both bets there. So let's see how today will go there are a lot of interesting matches going to play.

Truth be told, I expected a draw for this match. I was seeing Dortmund closer to advancing to the next round but I thought that Sevilla wouldn't lose in the first match. Now, Dortmund's job will be even easier in their stadium. I think this win can help Dortmund start having a better performance in the Bundesliga too.

[tyz]

Lots of interesting matches coming up! I count on Atletico to win against Chelsea... Bookmakers do not pick a clear winner and the odds for both teams to win are quite high! In my opinion Atletico looks stronger!

I would bet the opposite. Chelsea have had a very good run after changing the coach and they have improved from game to game so far. The odds speak against Chelsea and that's exactly what's interesting about placing a small bet on a Chelsea win.

[coinlocket$]

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!

Do you really think with another coach they will get another result?

Is not a coach problem imho but a squad team. Since the start of the season they are lacking in reports.

Since the start of the season they got 4-5 key players out for Covid or Injuried.

DeLigt skipped 3 months.
Chiellini skipped 3 months.
AlexSandro Skipped 3 months.
Arthur skipped 3 months.

Cuadrado skipped 2 months.
Dybala skipped 4 months.
Morata skipped 1 month, yesterday he played 20 minutes and after the game he fainted.
Ronaldo skipped 1 month.

Ramsey skipped 2 months.
Bonucci skipped 1 month.

Do you really think that with Sarri or even Guardiola/Klopp they could manage so many more points?

[acquafredda]

Coach or not, a team like Juventus cannot find itself in a situation like this. Everyone else has been facing covid-19 so that does not justify their lack of performance. I think it is more about the idea of football that Pirlo is trying to share with the team: and that simply is not working.
Juve is probably over and done this year.

[condoras]

Coach or not, a team like Juventus cannot find itself in a situation like this. Everyone else has been facing covid-19 so that does not justify their lack of performance. I think it is more about the idea of football that Pirlo is trying to share with the team: and that simply is not working.
Juve is probably over and done this year.

I don't believe that Pirlo is responsible for Betancur's mistake, neither his idea for Juve is far from being adopted fully from the players. Pirlo is a new coach and for sure he will need time and full support from the club. Unless the administration wants him for a specific time and they wait to sign another more experienced manager than him.