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

[leea-1334]

PSG can still win but they have to score two goals minimum. Not impossible:)

Of course, the tie isn't decided just yet, but City would love the position they are in at the moment, PSG will have to stop City from scoring at the Etihad if they are to have a chance of going through, but it's pretty difficult to stop City from scoring, they have so much quality in their side, and they are always in pole position to outscore any team they face.

In football with 2 legs, we have seen too often in many recent years that even 4 goals is not impossible to overturn. Barcelona did it many times, and of course themselves were victims. Remember PSG was a victim of it and even City themselves will remember how my team turned everything around in second leg:)

But yes, City is enjoying this position and the red card for PSG means they have a weaker side fielded.

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[acquafredda]

Real - Manchester City is gonna be the final IMO.
Real wants to get consolidate the stellar positioning they have as the award competition winning team (no other team is near them with Champions Leauge) while City is ready to become the next top team in Europe for the next 5 years (which is usually the max cycle for a given team).
Man City is my fav at the moment.

I agree that Man City is in the best position, at this moment, to be the "dominant" team for the next 5 years.

But, I also think that in that period of time, there will be many changes that will occur in European football, which they will meet.

I think Zidane's Real has many more reasons to win Champions League again: 1 Zidane has been treated like an idiot in the first half of the season and he will want to find revenge where he knows best, on the pitch 2 I would use Karartma's analogy to say that Zidane's cycle with real is near the end and therefore to conclude it in the best way possible he needs to win the cup (maybe even one more Liga).
For the above reason, Real's my best bet.

[judas]

Much stronger than PSG, no, they (Manchester City) are not.

They won and got three points, 2 goals at PSG's home stadium but they are not much stronger than PSG. The match is splitted into two parts: the first half belongs to PSG and the second half belongs to Manchester City. If you watch the match, you will see that PSG missed two great opportunities to expand the gap from 1 - 0 to 2 - 0. What wil happen if PSG score one or two more goals? I believe Manchester City will collapse as they shown in many seasons in Champions League.

Two goals from Manchester City have faults of goalkeeper and defenders of PSG and in my opinion, I don't see any reason to call Man City as a dominating team in that match.

100% with you on this. At this stage, both semifinalists are equal teams on both sides of the fight. Real and Chelsea are equal matches. Same as PSG and City, who are the stronger two of the four.

And both teams dominated each half too,,, so it is all "equal" but City got lucky with their chances. PSG can still win but they have to score two goals minimum. Not impossible:)

None of these teams are "much stronger" than the other. The score shouldn't absolutely mislead people. PSG were better in the first half but City developed a better strategy in the second half and took the advantage. I don't think that City's job will be easy in the second leg also.

[leea-1334]

None of these teams are "much stronger" than the other. The score shouldn't absolutely mislead people. PSG were better in the first half but City developed a better strategy in the second half and took the advantage. I don't think that City's job will be easy in the second leg also.

Agreed,,, like I said, they each took a half and the scoreline does not really reflect it, it could very easily go the other way (just like how PSG were outplayed by Bayern Munich and yet still got the full victory). This is football and a small slice of luck is needed every now and then. City will be facing a big task they know it.

[joker_josue]

None of these teams are "much stronger" than the other. The score shouldn't absolutely mislead people. PSG were better in the first half but City developed a better strategy in the second half and took the advantage. I don't think that City's job will be easy in the second leg also.

Agreed,,, like I said, they each took a half and the scoreline does not really reflect it, it could very easily go the other way (just like how PSG were outplayed by Bayern Munich and yet still got the full victory). This is football and a small slice of luck is needed every now and then. City will be facing a big task they know it.

Logically, it cannot be concluded, that just because Man City won in the first leg, they will have an easy game in the second leg.
PSG will do everything to try to win the match. If you manage to score a goal early, and don't slow down, you have a lot of chances to surprise.

Personally, I think Man City will pass, but he won't have an easy life.

[Iranus]

None of these teams are "much stronger" than the other. The score shouldn't absolutely mislead people. PSG were better in the first half but City developed a better strategy in the second half and took the advantage. I don't think that City's job will be easy in the second leg also.

Agreed,,, like I said, they each took a half and the scoreline does not really reflect it, it could very easily go the other way (just like how PSG were outplayed by Bayern Munich and yet still got the full victory). This is football and a small slice of luck is needed every now and then. City will be facing a big task they know it.

Logically, it cannot be concluded, that just because Man City won in the first leg, they will have an easy game in the second leg.
PSG will do everything to try to win the match. If you manage to score a goal early, and don't slow down, you have a lot of chances to surprise.

Personally, I think Man City will pass, but he won't have an easy life.

As important as the first match was for both teams, I think the second leg is equally important for both teams. Because Manchester City won the match 2-1. If they had won 3-1 or 3-0, they could have had a lot of worry in the second leg. Guardiola knows very well that PSG is a very strong team. They have the ability to score 3/4 goals against Manchester City. So Manchester City will play the next match with enough importance.

[Daniel91]

Real - Manchester City is gonna be the final IMO.
Real wants to get consolidate the stellar positioning they have as the award competition winning team (no other team is near them with Champions Leauge) while City is ready to become the next top team in Europe for the next 5 years (which is usually the max cycle for a given team).
Man City is my fav at the moment.

I agree that Man City is in the best position, at this moment, to be the "dominant" team for the next 5 years.

But, I also think that in that period of time, there will be many changes that will occur in European football, which they will meet.

I think Zidane's Real has many more reasons to win Champions League again: 1 Zidane has been treated like an idiot in the first half of the season and he will want to find revenge where he knows best, on the pitch 2 I would use Karartma's analogy to say that Zidane's cycle with real is near the end and therefore to conclude it in the best way possible he needs to win the cup (maybe even one more Liga).
For the above reason, Real's my best bet.

Zidane is also aware that he will lose his job if he doesn't win any trophy, championship or Champions League this season.
For Real this is the most important and crucial part of the season but most players are tired and the question is how much longer can they withstand these efforts.
However, here is some good news for Real and Zidane: https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2021/04/30/608c6476e2704e4d508b4632.html
It seems that Marcelo will still arrive in time in London to play this important match for Real  
How many problems for Real before such an important match!

[judas]

None of these teams are "much stronger" than the other. The score shouldn't absolutely mislead people. PSG were better in the first half but City developed a better strategy in the second half and took the advantage. I don't think that City's job will be easy in the second leg also.

Agreed,,, like I said, they each took a half and the scoreline does not really reflect it, it could very easily go the other way (just like how PSG were outplayed by Bayern Munich and yet still got the full victory). This is football and a small slice of luck is needed every now and then. City will be facing a big task they know it.

Yes, this time the outplaying team were City here. I like watching football especially because of this. The results of the games could be the opposite of the expectations. This makes the football more attracting. Otherwise, for example bigger teams would always win against their weaker competitors. Then there would be no meaning to watch these games as their results would already be known.

[kassex]

Real - Manchester City is gonna be the final IMO.
Real wants to get consolidate the stellar positioning they have as the award competition winning team (no other team is near them with Champions Leauge) while City is ready to become the next top team in Europe for the next 5 years (which is usually the max cycle for a given team).
Man City is my fav at the moment.

I agree that Man City is in the best position, at this moment, to be the "dominant" team for the next 5 years.

But, I also think that in that period of time, there will be many changes that will occur in European football, which they will meet.

I think Zidane's Real has many more reasons to win Champions League again: 1 Zidane has been treated like an idiot in the first half of the season and he will want to find revenge where he knows best, on the pitch 2 I would use Karartma's analogy to say that Zidane's cycle with real is near the end and therefore to conclude it in the best way possible he needs to win the cup (maybe even one more Liga).
For the above reason, Real's my best bet.

Zidane is also aware that he will lose his job if he doesn't win any trophy, championship or Champions League this season.
For Real this is the most important and crucial part of the season but most players are tired and the question is how much longer can they withstand these efforts.
However, here is some good news for Real and Zidane: https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2021/04/30/608c6476e2704e4d508b4632.html
It seems that Marcelo will still arrive in time in London to play this important match for Real  
How many problems for Real before such an important match!

Marcelo is currently in rather weak form for Zidane to rejoice. Greater joy will be the return to service of Mendy and Valverde. But there is no news yet. Zidane is unlikely to be fired even if no trophies are won. The team, which had 57 injuries during the season, is still fighting for two trophies. I think if it were less, then Real Madrid would calmly now be in first place in La Liga.

[dishku]

None of these teams are "much stronger" than the other. The score shouldn't absolutely mislead people. PSG were better in the first half but City developed a better strategy in the second half and took the advantage. I don't think that City's job will be easy in the second leg also.

Agreed,,, like I said, they each took a half and the scoreline does not really reflect it, it could very easily go the other way (just like how PSG were outplayed by Bayern Munich and yet still got the full victory). This is football and a small slice of luck is needed every now and then. City will be facing a big task they know it.

Yes, this time the outplaying team were City here. I like watching football especially because of this. The results of the games could be the opposite of the expectations. This makes the football more attracting. Otherwise, for example bigger teams would always win against their weaker competitors. Then there would be no meaning to watch these games as their results would already be known.

City deserve for that win as like they are playing really awesome I also would like to keep supporting them. From my humble City is more strong side as compare with other opponent at this stage. Soon they will be the Champions of the season no doubt they are playing really entertaining.

[Coyster]

In football with 2 legs, we have seen too often in many recent years that even 4 goals is not impossible to overturn. Barcelona did it many times, and of course themselves were victims. Remember PSG was a victim of it and even City themselves will remember how my team turned everything around in second leg:)

Of course, in Football there's always a possibility of a comeback, especially when the match stretches across two legs, that's unarguable, but the point is that City have the advantage, and PSG need to score at least two goals and pray City don't score at all, so they can qualify, that's definitely not beyond them, but it's difficult to pull of. We'll see which team goes through, and most likely it'll be City, after moving within just three points of the EPL, they'll know that one is all but over, now it's time to become champions of Europe.

But yes, City is enjoying this position and the red card for PSG means they have a weaker side fielded.

Gana is a very important player for the French Champions and he'll be a big miss, Herrera I think will fill in for him, he'll have a very difficult night against the likes of KDB, Foden and the rest I'm sure.

[Soonandwaite]

i'm really looking forward to the second leg in Manchester. Kylian Mbappé didn't take a single shot on ManCity's goal on Wednesday.
that was really unusual. but I don't think PSG will reach the final. ManCity will win the second leg by a narrow margin or the game will end in a draw.
maybe there will actually be an all-English final in the CL if Chelsea wins narrowly against real. but we will all be wiser by next Wednesday evening at the latest.

[bitzizzix]

i'm really looking forward to the second leg in Manchester. Kylian Mbappé didn't take a single shot on ManCity's goal on Wednesday.
that was really unusual. but I don't think PSG will reach the final. ManCity will win the second leg by a narrow margin or the game will end in a draw.
maybe there will actually be an all-English final in the CL if Chelsea wins narrowly against real. but we will all be wiser by next Wednesday evening at the latest.

Yes, I am also looking forward to Man City's second leg against PSG on Wednesday, it looks like PSG will not qualify for the final because City are not easy to beat.
Even though later PSG will dominate the attack but City will defend and the target is only a draw to qualify for the final, and what I saw in the first leg of Kylian Mbappe did not really play a role compared to Neymar.
It looks like in the final Chelsea will meet Man City.

[W Jr.]

i'm really looking forward to the second leg in Manchester. Kylian Mbappé didn't take a single shot on ManCity's goal on Wednesday.
that was really unusual. but I don't think PSG will reach the final. ManCity will win the second leg by a narrow margin or the game will end in a draw.
maybe there will actually be an all-English final in the CL if Chelsea wins narrowly against real. but we will all be wiser by next Wednesday evening at the latest.

There is a situation to be the British final. If Chelsea and Manchester City can make it to the finals, we will witness how successful football played in England is in modern football. Chelsea got a crucial draw in Spain. We know that they always play better matches on their side. Manchester City, on the other hand, is in great shape and has a very important win in the first game. I think Paris SG will not be able to pass this tour.

[sedinvore]

Real Madrid can give Chelsea a hard time reaching UCL final after a long. Real Madrid is on a good form and Hazard is back into action so we might see A Hazard show on the second leg.

[Igebotz]

Real Madrid can give Chelsea a hard time reaching UCL final after a long. Real Madrid is on a good form and Hazard is back into action so we might see A Hazard show on the second leg.

Hazard is struggling with match fitness he may likely start from the bench we saw it from the first leg, Hazard is a kind of player who can decide the outcome of a game on his own but ever since he moved to Madrid it's been a hell show for him, at this point, I do not believe he can do anything spectacular against Chelsea in the second leg. Chelsea need to score first to make it impossible for Madrid.

[YuginKadoya]

Another game for Man City VS PSG, PSG was really aggressive in the first game but the defense of Man City was really remarkable want do you think guys do Man City will win again or PSG will make a comeback, I really thought that PSG will win this base on some speculation PSG can cater a remarkable win but Man City had shown to PSG that they are a team that PSG should not underestimate,

I really like Man City to win but PSG is a formidable team and I think that Man City is lucky enough in pulling a win against them but we can not say for sure the ball is round any team can win this we can really never know until we see it.

[MCobian]

Another game for Man City VS PSG, PSG was really aggressive in the first game but the defense of Man City was really remarkable want do you think guys do Man City will win again or PSG will make a comeback, I really thought that PSG will win this base on some speculation PSG can cater a remarkable win but Man City had shown to PSG that they are a team that PSG should not underestimate,

I really like Man City to win but PSG is a formidable team and I think that Man City is lucky enough in pulling a win against them but we can not say for sure the ball is round any team can win this we can really never know until we see it.

Everyone is free to speculate about the results of the Manchester City vs PSG match which will take place in a few days. Because indeed in
the world of football there are often surprises, especially Man City and PSG are the best European teams, so both have the same chance.
But I have a different prediction from you, I believe Man City will win the match. Because Man City's current performance is in top form,
it's like PSG will have a hard time winning the match. Almost all of the Man City players are in their best condition, morale of Man City
players is also on fire. Moreover, the Champions League champion is indeed one of Man City's main targets this season. So Guardiola will
ensure Man City win the Champions League trophy this season.

[Pulsar77]

Another game for Man City VS PSG, PSG was really aggressive in the first game but the defense of Man City was really remarkable want do you think guys do Man City will win again or PSG will make a comeback, I really thought that PSG will win this base on some speculation PSG can cater a remarkable win but Man City had shown to PSG that they are a team that PSG should not underestimate,

I really like Man City to win but PSG is a formidable team and I think that Man City is lucky enough in pulling a win against them but we can not say for sure the ball is round any team can win this we can really never know until we see it.

I really wonder whether PSG will manage to outplay Manchester City this time. It will be quite hard for them to do it certainly. City play really strong in their home matches in the end. And City would like to have the most ball possession too. Hence, PSG need to play really smart to be able to eliminate City. They did it to Bayern and can do against City as well.

[Harkorede]

I really wonder whether PSG will manage to outplay Manchester City this time. It will be quite hard for them to do it certainly. City play really strong in their home matches in the end. And City would like to have the most ball possession too. Hence, PSG need to play really smart to be able to eliminate City. They did it to Bayern and can do against City as well.

I really don’t think PSG will try to outplay Man City, neither do I expect them to be successful even if they do, PSG best weapon against Man City will be to press very high and afford Man City no space to dictate the play, If that should happen then PSG might stand a good chance.