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

[Soonandwaite]

tomorrow evening at 9pm the time has finally come. the first finalist will be decided late tomorrow evening.
however, I am not sure which team will reach the final of the champions league.
Real Madrid will be missing an important player tomorrow. Raphael Varane is probably a little injured in the aductors and will not be able to play tomorrow.
but we don't know if that will be a big advantage for FC Chelsea. in any case, it will be a mega exciting evening of football. i'm looking forward to it.
my tip is that real madrid will reach the final.

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[Igebotz]

The only way to weaken Ramos is to play Kai Hevertz as false 9, in this case it would be hard for him to man mark  while Werner and Pulisic operate from the wing, I think Chelsea look more deadly when Werner and Pulisic are both playing on the wings. I don't know what Tuchel plans for Madrid but I hope it works out perfectly, he is a genius when it comes to big games.

[Furious 7]

Considering the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match, Chelsea seemed better in the first game. If Real Madrid plays like they did in the first game, I think Chelsea will win and pass the round. I think they play a match against Manchester City in the final.

The striking difference between Chelsea and Real Madrid is in concentration. Currently, Real Madrid is still struggling with the title race for La Liga, and of course, this situation makes Real Madrid have to share power in both competitions and it requires extra attention.

While Chelsea has not bothered with the EPL title race again so they should be able to fully concentrate on the Champions League match and they can really play with their best composition.

You are right. Real Madrid is not likely to sacrifice the league. Championship chances still continue. They are still a very hot season with Atletico and Barça. They can be the first or the third. That's why Real Madrid must show full concentration in both lanes. 

Chelsea, on the other hand, is more fortunate than Real. It can come out with full concentration.

Located in the concentration of Real Madrid, you have to pay attention to two things at the end of the day, indeed LaLiga will not be let go, if Atletico Madrid lost while Real Madrid won with Sevilla then the race for the championship would be even hotter and Real Madrid would be the first so this could still be possible. maintained, only soon this season will end.

On the other hand, the Champions League is very prestigious, these two extra concentrations must be really paid attention to where they must not be caught off guard when the opponent has started attacking, so they must be as much as possible to be the second main focus in LaLiga and Champions League.

[buwaytress]

Chelsea again sneakily have an outside chance of recreating what they remarkably did in 2012. They are again, least expected team to win the title and there is a good possibility that it could be an all english finals by the looks of things. They do not have Didier Drogba to perform miracles though.  Cant wait for the 2nd leg of the semifinals.

Not sure Drogba would have thrived in this era though, at least, not for the setup Chelsea have, and not for the opponents that face them now. But they surely miss the days of a robust, physical and direct goalscorer.

On the other end, I'm backing PSG to overturn the deficit but with Aguero seemingly back and ridiculously still goal-able, they're going to have to find a way to outSpurs City and score 3 or more goals it would seem.

[abhiseshakana]

Located in the concentration of Real Madrid, you have to pay attention to two things at the end of the day, indeed LaLiga will not be let go, if Atletico Madrid lost while Real Madrid won with Sevilla then the race for the championship would be even hotter and Real Madrid would be the first so this could still be possible. maintained, only soon this season will end.

On the other hand, the Champions League is very prestigious, these two extra concentrations must be really paid attention to where they must not be caught off guard when the opponent has started attacking, so they must be as much as possible to be the second main focus in LaLiga and Champions League.

Yeah .. It seems that Real Madrid does not want to give up in La Liga, I assume Zidane is still insistent because there are only a few La Liga matches left. If Atletico loses to Barcelona and Real can win against Sevilla then Real Madrid has big chances to win La Liga.

Likewise in the Champions League, where Real Madrid has come a long way to the semifinals, so there was clearly no way they would give up now. It's just that Real Madrid is not at their best because a lot of players injured. So if Real Madrid can win in both competitions it is a very impressive achievement.

[Raflesia]

tomorrow evening at 9pm the time has finally come. the first finalist will be decided late tomorrow evening.
however, I am not sure which team will reach the final of the champions league.
Real Madrid will be missing an important player tomorrow. Raphael Varane is probably a little injured in the aductors and will not be able to play tomorrow.
but we don't know if that will be a big advantage for FC Chelsea. in any case, it will be a mega exciting evening of football. i'm looking forward to it.
my tip is that real madrid will reach the final.

We will see how the final result of this second leg will be, Real Madrid and Chelsea will try to win it's just that this is the most important part with a squad that has to concentrate on winning maximally, I can't even decide who will go to the final for sure. both of them will be very tough in winning it.

For tomorrow's match, I think Manchester City can be sure to qualify for the final because there are already goal points against away opponents.

[acquafredda]

I do not know about you all but I cannot wait for the semifinals to be played!
Tomorrow I see Man City better positioned to go to the final, although Paris Saint Germain cannot be considered dead already. On the other hand, I am sure the french will spit blood until the very last minute to find their way to the final.
Betting wise, I would go for both teams to score.

[vennali]

Chelsea again sneakily have an outside chance of recreating what they remarkably did in 2012. They are again, least expected team to win the title and there is a good possibility that it could be an all english finals by the looks of things. They do not have Didier Drogba to perform miracles though.  Cant wait for the 2nd leg of the semifinals.

Not sure Drogba would have thrived in this era though, at least, not for the setup Chelsea have, and not for the opponents that face them now. But they surely miss the days of a robust, physical and direct goalscorer.

On the other end, I'm backing PSG to overturn the deficit but with Aguero seemingly back and ridiculously still goal-able, they're going to have to find a way to outSpurs City and score 3 or more goals it would seem.

He is not just a goalscorer.. he has an aura around him..which defenders gravitate towards as he is such a scoring threat. Also, he creates goals out of nothing as well. If I had to compare current premier league strikers. I would say Harry Kane but Drogba is a lot more physical. Chelsea does miss that for quite some time. Giroud does the job pretty well but sometimes it doesnt feel like he's getting enough supply towards him.

[justdimin]

The striking difference between Chelsea and Real Madrid is in concentration. Currently, Real Madrid is still struggling with the title race for La Liga, and of course, this situation makes Real Madrid have to share power in both competitions and it requires extra attention.

While Chelsea has not bothered with the EPL title race again so they should be able to fully concentrate on the Champions League match and they can really play with their best composition.

I can't say that Real Madrid is not concentrating on La Liga at all, they are definitely doing that because they want to be the champions and only 2 points left for them to take the lead, that is going to be difficult because very little amount of games are left but I also think that it is not that difficult neither, it is going to be at the very least a decent situation if you ask me.

However one thing is for sure, Chelsea is not that comfortable neither, look at where they are right now in premier league, that is why I do not think that one is doing worse than the other in the league, they are both focusing on the league as much as possible. However both the league and the champions league has very little games left, so the team that can focus on both of them will win. If you "focus" on champions league, doesn't mean that you can't focus on league, these are players that are paid tens of millions of dollars, they can do both.

[DU18]

I do not know about you all but I cannot wait for the semifinals to be played!
Tomorrow I see Man City better positioned to go to the final, although Paris Saint Germain cannot be considered dead already. On the other hand, I am sure the french will spit blood until the very last minute to find their way to the final.
Betting wise, I would go for both teams to score.

I also think if this final champion will bring together two teams from England, because with the success of Manchester City winning at the PSG headquarters, of course this will make the city have a better chance of being able to reach the final, especially when the second leg will play at the etihad stadium of course. will increase their enthusiasm for playing, and it is not an easy job for PSG to win by a difference of 2 goals at home to City later. maybe only Chelsea will have a bit of a hard time facing madrid because 1-1 is not a safe enough score even though playing at home because we know madrid will be very surprising in the second leg.

[coinlocket$]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

[Shasha80]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

Hopefully these rumors don't come true, because Mbappe is an important player needed by PSG to beat Man City. Moreover, PSG needs to score
two goals in the second leg match, without Mbappe's presence, of course this task is difficult for PSG to do. Like you said PSG will have a low chance
if Mbappe can't play in the second leg of the Champions League. Mbappe's calf injury was actually not too severe, therefore Pochettino did not play
Mbappe when he faced Lens in Ligue 1. And hope that Mbappe will recover soon, so that he can be deployed when he faces Man City in the second
leg of the Champions League.

[nelson4lov]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

I hope it doesn't turn out to be true. If it is, then it would be unfortunate for Pochettino's men. City knows that they are in a very good position to win the tie and would do everything in their power to see that happen. PSG would need a fast paced player like Mbappe to break through city's defense. I wouldn't say PSG wouldn't stand a chance without their key players, only that it would a difficult task to achieve. I remember some years back when key players for Liverpool like Salah was injured just before leg against Barcelona. We still made it through. PSG shouldn't be written off just yet.

[AakZaki]

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.

When Madrid against Osasuna Hazard appeared from the first half, even though he didn't look like he was in the beginning, he helped Real Madrid win 2-0. Even though he was substituted at the last minute. In leg 2 it's a bit difficult, even though Ramos has returned from injury, a draw is not enough. They have to score 1 goal without conceding. I wish Madrid luck tomorrow, Zidane the best coach I hope he can make a difference in England later.

[Saint-loup]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

Don't forget Idrissa Gueye got a red card at the first leg, so with or without Mbappe PSG has not any chance to qualify to the final by beating Manchester city. They need to score 2 more goals than Manchester City in a single match against them...

[kawetsriyanto]

with or without Mbappe PSG has not any chance to qualify to the final by beating Manchester city

You cannot judge PSG has no chance to win as long as they still have 11 players on the field. There will be another player to replace Idrissa Gueye, probably a midfielder who is more aggressive in attacking. Yep, I am pretty sure that PSG will make a strategy to be more aggressive in attacking and Mbappe must be there if he isn't injured. If Man City cannot defend solidly, PSG must have a chance to make 2 goals and defeat them. So, it is still not impossible to beat Man City as long as PSG still desires to qualify to the final stage.

[hd49728]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

Mbappe is important for PSG but PSG played well in the first half of the first leg without much contribution from Mbappe. They can do same without Mbappe in the second leg.

It seems Mbappe does not have good fitness with what I saw from his arrival in Manchester. If PSG scores first in the second leg, they will create panic for Manchester City.

You cannot judge PSG has no chance to win as long as they still have 11 players on the field. There will be another player to replace Idrissa Gueye, probably a midfielder who is more aggressive in attacking. Yep, I am pretty sure that PSG will make a strategy to be more aggressive in attacking and Mbappe must be there if he isn't injured. If Man City cannot defend solidly, PSG must have a chance to make 2 goals and defeat them. So, it is still not impossible to beat Man City as long as PSG still desires to qualify to the final stage.

PSG and Manchester City are strong teams and their players even substitutions can make differences. Manchester City will play at their home stadium but I am curious that how Pep will make his decisions for Manchester City squad in the second leg. In Champions League, any mistake by coach or players will be punished and sometimes such mistake will cause a serious defeat.

In direct big clash like this pair, and in semi final round, such mistake will be very serious. Pep is a coach who wants to make everything as perfect as possible and some failures of Manchester City in Champions League have contributions from Pep.

Manchester City will be able to secure the aggregated result and take a position in the final match if Pep won't make stupid perfection-obsessed decisions for Manchester City squad.

[Juggy777]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

Mbappe is important for PSG but PSG played well in the first half of the first leg without much contribution from Mbappe. They can do same without Mbappe in the second leg.

It seems Mbappe does not have good fitness with what I saw from his arrival in Manchester. If PSG scores first in the second leg, they will create panic for Manchester City.

You cannot judge PSG has no chance to win as long as they still have 11 players on the field. There will be another player to replace Idrissa Gueye, probably a midfielder who is more aggressive in attacking. Yep, I am pretty sure that PSG will make a strategy to be more aggressive in attacking and Mbappe must be there if he isn't injured. If Man City cannot defend solidly, PSG must have a chance to make 2 goals and defeat them. So, it is still not impossible to beat Man City as long as PSG still desires to qualify to the final stage.

PSG and Manchester City are strong teams and their players even substitutions can make differences. Manchester City will play at their home stadium but I am curious that how Pep will make his decisions for Manchester City squad in the second leg. In Champions League, any mistake by coach or players will be punished and sometimes such mistake will cause a serious defeat.

In direct big clash like this pair, and in semi final round, such mistake will be very serious. Pep is a coach who wants to make everything as perfect as possible and some failures of Manchester City in Champions League have contributions from Pep.

Manchester City will be able to secure the aggregated result and take a position in the final match if Pep won't make stupid perfection-obsessed decisions for Manchester City squad.

@hd49728 with or without Mbappe I feel that PSG will struggle to win, because of Pep tactics as he’s brilliant when it comes to these big matches. Also I don’t think that Poch can outsmart Pep in his own background, but if he does I’ll be very happy as I don’t want to see ManCity win the champions league.

Source:

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/champions-league/pep-guardiola-adapts-tactics-as-man-city-turn-tables-on-psg-1.4550997

[W Jr.]

Mbappè is rumored to skip the second leg game with PSG.
If this will be the truth I think PSG will have a very low chance to beat Manchester City with a useful result.

Remember they need to win with 2 goals advantage in England not an easy task without their best player.

They have to score at least 2 goals without scoring a goal. Kylian Mbappe is a very important footballer for Paris SG. If he could play, there were more opportunities to beat the round. However, if he can't play, Paris's chances for the match are very difficult.

We will see all the possibilities tonight.

[joker_josue]

We will see all the possibilities tonight.

Night where we will see a great game!
I think there will only be goals in the second half, and throughout the game the two teams will cancel each other out while trying to score a goal.

For me, Man City should win, but if PSG manage to score a goal early in the game, then they will have chances. Otherwise, for me, Man City will go to the final.