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

[leea-1334]

Bayern has indeed lost quite a lot of its main players, not only Lewandowski who cannot play. There are 4 other main players who cannot play such as Costa, Gnabry, Sule and Tolisso. Meanwhile, PSG is likely to be strengthened by Florenzi and Verratti, who as you mentioned. Indeed, if you compare the line-up of PSG players it looks more prepared. Therefore, I am not surprised that you prefer PSG, who are favorites to qualify for the next round, but I did not change my decision by still choosing Bayern who will qualify for the next round.

And yet the bookmakers are still putting them as favorites as I can see,,, so being the away team and being without many key players they are still considered a strong unit to win. I would also still bet on BTTS on this one, maybe the game even ends up being a draw after all. PSG will want to draw as well or even lose by 1 goal and just keep the away goals advantage.

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[Jackl87]

Bayern has indeed lost quite a lot of its main players, not only Lewandowski who cannot play. There are 4 other main players who cannot play such as Costa, Gnabry, Sule and Tolisso. Meanwhile, PSG is likely to be strengthened by Florenzi and Verratti, who as you mentioned. Indeed, if you compare the line-up of PSG players it looks more prepared. Therefore, I am not surprised that you prefer PSG, who are favorites to qualify for the next round, but I did not change my decision by still choosing Bayern who will qualify for the next round.

And yet the bookmakers are still putting them as favorites as I can see,,, so being the away team and being without many key players they are still considered a strong unit to win. I would also still bet on BTTS on this one, maybe the game even ends up being a draw after all. PSG will want to draw as well or even lose by 1 goal and just keep the away goals advantage.

They put bayern as favorite for the second leg tonight but if you look at the odds on who will advance into the semifinal than you can see that PSG is the clear favorite here, which of course is no surprise given the result of the first leg.
I have to say though that i can easily imagine bayern to score 3 or 4 goals tonight because they have so much quality in the offense that they can score that amount of goals against pretty much every team. They need to be way more efficient than in the first leg with their goal scoring of course because that inefficiency brought them into this bad position in the first place.
Another main factor will be the quite shaky defense of bayern this season, but if they manage to only concede one goal at max than everything is possible.

[oHnK]

Considering the availability of both teams players, I can say Paris saint-Germain is the most favorite to qualify to the next round. Marco and Florenzi missed the first leg in Munich after testing positive for COVID-19, but the duo have received the all-clear and are back in training ahead of the tie with Bayern Munich, while Bayern main man Robert is still out injured.

I'm still really looking forward to the PSG vs Bayern match.  And I strongly believe that PSG will be the winner because in my opinion PSG currently has the advantage of being a very good player in executing like Mbappe.  After scoring two goals against Bayern in the first leg, Mbappe scored one goal and one assist to help PSG beat hosts Strasbourg 4-1 in Ligue 1 last week.  Mbappe has scored seven goals and one assist in his last five appearances for PSG in all competitions.  On the other hand, Bayern have not been able to rise from adversity.  After being overthrown by PSG in the first leg, Bayern were only able to draw 1-1 at home to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga last weekend.  One Jamal Musiala's goal was not enough to bring Bayern back up and secure maximum points in the match.

[Ratash]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

I do not think they are able to win today if it was a few months back then i would ve agreed with you because back then chelsea team was having difficulties but now with tuchel they are strong and they won against atletico laliga leaders without conceiding and in the first leg against porto but the recent results of porto prove that they are strong too i think we will see goals from both sides.

[DeathAngel]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

Sorry amigo but I don’t think Porto will advance. If they have any hope at all then they need to score the first goal tonight to stand any chance.

[gabbie2010]

Considering the availability of both teams players, I can say Paris saint-Germain is the most favorite to qualify to the next round. Marco and Florenzi missed the first leg in Munich after testing positive for COVID-19, but the duo have received the all-clear and are back in training ahead of the tie with Bayern Munich, while Bayern main man Robert is still out injured.

I'm still really looking forward to the PSG vs Bayern match.  And I strongly believe that PSG will be the winner because in my opinion PSG currently has the advantage of being a very good player in executing like Mbappe.  After scoring two goals against Bayern in the first leg, Mbappe scored one goal and one assist to help PSG beat hosts Strasbourg 4-1 in Ligue 1 last week.  Mbappe has scored seven goals and one assist in his last five appearances for PSG in all competitions.  On the other hand, Bayern have not been able to rise from adversity.  After being overthrown by PSG in the first leg, Bayern were only able to draw 1-1 at home to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga last weekend.  One Jamal Musiala's goal was not enough to bring Bayern back up and secure maximum points in the match.

Tactical approach by PSG courtesy of managerial prowess of Pochettino in today's match will ensure their winning in today's match , the same approach won the match in their first leg. Mbappe is in terrific form now quite unstoppable with his pace and I am very sure he is going to cause a serious problem for Bayern defence because he will be too hot to handle and a very profilic striker with  accurate shots on goals, it's going to be a competitive match because Bayern will like to fight back to qualify.

[casperBGD]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

Sorry amigo but I don’t think Porto will advance. If they have any hope at all then they need to score the first goal tonight to stand any chance.

+1 - it is hard to expect a pass-through for Porto
Chelsea is far from great lately, but they have good result from the first match, and I expect that they will keep it and secure their spot in semi-final

regarding other match, I would pick Dortmund, City play suits them well, and 1:2 from first match is not that hard to overcome

[panjul07]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

Mission impossible for Porto to win with that score as Chelsea wont be willing to waste their 1st win.
Porto may win the match but not with 0-3, although I doubt that Porto will win tonight.
The best possible result can be a draw but I think Chelsea will play like what they did on the 1st leg so I prefer to bet on Chelsea as the odds is quite good for them to win the match which is around 1.85

[joker_josue]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

Sorry amigo but I don’t think Porto will advance. If they have any hope at all then they need to score the first goal tonight to stand any chance.

I think that's the point. If FC Porto manage to score in the first half-hour of the game, without conceding goals, it is an interesting possibility.
This weekend, they had a simple game, and so the team has practically everything physically available.

Even so, I think Chelsea is more likely to move on to the next phase.

[Woodie]

Considering the availability of both teams players, I can say Paris saint-Germain is the most favorite to qualify to the next round. Marco and Florenzi missed the first leg in Munich after testing positive for COVID-19, but the duo have received the all-clear and are back in training ahead of the tie with Bayern Munich, while Bayern main man Robert is still out injured.

Bayern Munich without their main man Lewandoski reminds me of the Liverpool vs Real Madrid when the Reds were in good form and salah missed out because of an injury and crashed out ! But honestly this is different and not to write the defending champions off so soon,we all know PSG has a habit of failing to finish what they started and this could be the case!

Bayern only need 2 clear goals and they are a team that can score 7 so let's not write them off so early because it will be a long night for the French team playing a team that has it in them to fight back.

[DIA7]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

Mission impossible for Porto to win with that score as Chelsea wont be willing to waste their 1st win.
Porto may win the match but not with 0-3, although I doubt that Porto will win tonight.
The best possible result can be a draw but I think Chelsea will play like what they did on the 1st leg so I prefer to bet on Chelsea as the odds is quite good for them to win the match which is around 1.85

Yeah it's really hard to see Porto turning this tie around. Chelsea are  looking more organised and focused under Tuchel then they did before under Lampard.
I can say that West Brom turn down is just a hiccup around the road. It's going to be expected another positive display by the English side and not only are they are the most favourites to go to the semifinals also they are more likely to get 3points tonight as well.
 I also expect to see couple games scored Porto have nothing to lose they are are going to play open so they are going to leave spaces for Chelsea.

[snipie]

Chelsea vs Porto I think it will be another easy win for Chelsea tonight.

I hope Porto create history won 0 - 3 tonight. Porto had a fight mentally, they received 4 winners in domestic without any loss. fortunately, the match isn't playing at Chelsea's home either, at a neutral place in Sevilla, Spanyol. I don't know what happens, but this is good for Porto to return back to track.

Sorry amigo but I don’t think Porto will advance. If they have any hope at all then they need to score the first goal tonight to stand any chance.

I doubt also that Porto will pass + odds don't lie or not? Chelsea odds are @1.85 vs 4.4 for Porto. Besides, Chelsea not scoring today is likely to happen unless it is a 0-0 draw or less than a goal scored imo.
Now the interest part is bookies backing Bayern (@2.16) over PSG (@2.95). We will have an interesting fight tonight

Edit: fixing odds, my bad I switched it. Thanks buwaytress!

[buwaytress]

Now the interest part is bookies backing Bayern (@2.95) over PSG (@2.16). We will have an interesting fight tonight

Guess you mean the opposite odds as that's what I've been seeing all day too, but it was almost the exact same odds offered on the first leg, PSG closer to 3/1 and Bayern closer to 2/1. Edging closer and closer with every passing hour.

Putting my money on a goalscorer instead here. Mbappe is 7/1 to score first. I bet you he's never been hungrier than ever to finally get his team over the finish line... if they win and overcome City, they'll be well worth the final!

[Smartvirus]

The Chelsea vs Porto game is already over with a win for Chelsea. Porto had there chance to compit the UCL favourably but they lost that by letting Chelsea beat them at there home without evening getting a goal in the game. Now, it would be them going to England and its going to be a game they are sure not to be expecting because, Chelsea is going to be all in. With the home ginger and all. Porto can only hope for a draw else, it would be another win fir Chelsea.
Meanwhile, the game of the day is PSG vs Bayern Munich for sure. I'm sur everyone is expecting not just an interesting game but also, watching out for some surprises from Bayern. I really wish for Bayern not winning today or qualifying from this round and I'm hoping on PSG to serve me that by winning g tonights game.

[Soonandwaite]

that's not so good for paris. But of course it's very good for bayern müchen. Captain Marquinhos will be absent for today's match against Bayern.
he is injured. and the Paris team will be missing a few more players: Mauro Icardi, Layvin Kurzawa and Juan Bernat.
maybe this really is the chance for Munich to advance to the next round. if Munich is in top form today, they can win in Paris and advance to the next round.
the game starts at 9 pm tonight. and at 11 p.m. we will probably know who has advanced to the next round.
so get your chips and beer ready and enjoy a good evening of football.

[hahay]

PSG - Bayern aren't really sure which one will win as these are the two best teams and despite that, they don't have clean defenses so it's no wonder in the first leg there were 5 goals in total scored. Obviously Bayern won't give up here so easily, so I just believe the game will go on with many more goals. For Chelsea - Porto, I personally still believe Chelsea will still dominate the match, winning is a definite result for Chelsea in my predictions.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

PSG - Bayern aren't really sure which one will win as these are the two best teams and despite that, they don't have clean defenses so it's no wonder in the first leg there were 5 goals in total scored. Obviously Bayern won't give up here so easily, so I just believe the game will go on with many more goals. For Chelsea - Porto, I personally still believe Chelsea will still dominate the match, winning is a definite result for Chelsea in my predictions.

With 2 goals away win from the first leg job for Chelsea is pretty easy. Even if they lose by 1 goal margin they will still qualify. The plan for Chelsea will be not to lose the match by more than two goals margin. In fact considering the first leg, Chelsea should win this match too.

PSG - Bayern will be an interesting match. Bayern is a team who can change any result anytime. Good luck to PSG. I would like to see Bayern losing this match. Liverpool needs less competitive opponents 🤣

[sana54210]

Bayern has indeed lost quite a lot of its main players, not only Lewandowski who cannot play. There are 4 other main players who cannot play such as Costa, Gnabry, Sule and Tolisso. Meanwhile, PSG is likely to be strengthened by Florenzi and Verratti, who as you mentioned. Indeed, if you compare the line-up of PSG players it looks more prepared. Therefore, I am not surprised that you prefer PSG, who are favorites to qualify for the next round, but I did not change my decision by still choosing Bayern who will qualify for the next round.

And yet the bookmakers are still putting them as favorites as I can see,,, so being the away team and being without many key players they are still considered a strong unit to win. I would also still bet on BTTS on this one, maybe the game even ends up being a draw after all. PSG will want to draw as well or even lose by 1 goal and just keep the away goals advantage.

That is because they are Bayern munich and even though players do matter a lot (obviously) when you are a team that has a set strategy and working tactic that means if everyone does their job and understands how they are playing, you are not losing as much as other teams. Obviously you can't be the same level, that's true, but it's not like when juventus loses ronaldo or psg loses mbappe, it's different and that's why they are still seen favorites. Plus there is still a bit of stigma around bayern versus psg game because of last year, they are still seen as the better team, which I do not find correct but I understand the reason.

Bayern got older, psg got wiser, there is a difference between those two things. In any case, I feel like even if Bayern wins, a wager towards PSG would have been nice as well, it is lower risk than most games with that odd.

[$crypto$]

PSG - Bayern aren't really sure which one will win as these are the two best teams and despite that, they don't have clean defenses so it's no wonder in the first leg there were 5 goals in total scored. Obviously Bayern won't give up here so easily, so I just believe the game will go on with many more goals. For Chelsea - Porto, I personally still believe Chelsea will still dominate the match, winning is a definite result for Chelsea in my predictions.

Bayern Munchen will be more optimistic tonight even without Lewandowski's presence, I hope they can win back the position because this is the best team, no wonder there are a lot of goals scored, but remember they will compete and this determines Bayern will fully attack in other words. the onslaught will continue.

Chelsea have already been confirmed to qualify for this round with 2 goals scored at home to Porto and now many have secured positions, this is much better Tuchel will definitely be able to win the title and compete with PSG.

[snipie]

Now the interest part is bookies backing Bayern (@2.95) over PSG (@2.16). We will have an interesting fight tonight

Guess you mean the opposite odds as that's what I've been seeing all day too, but it was almost the exact same odds offered on the first leg, PSG closer to 3/1 and Bayern closer to 2/1. Edging closer and closer with every passing hour.

Putting my money on a goalscorer instead here. Mbappe is 7/1 to score first. I bet you he's never been hungrier than ever to finally get his team over the finish line... if they win and overcome City, they'll be well worth the final!

Yeah didn't pay attention and switched the odds. Thanks for pointing this out
I find it interesting to keep believing that Bayern could win although losing 2-3 in the first leg. People/bookies normally should back PSG since it has more chances to win (again (or draw) and pass but they preferred to risk their money on Bayern!
Mbappe to score is a good choice imo, he is hungry indeed even in his league. His goal vs Strasbourg was fantastic!