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

[Smartvirus]

Both sides need to be careful, because of the hunger for goals. Mbappe's absence is factor and Manchester city is playing with this advantage. ICardi's presence hasn’t been felt and I don’t seem to know why.

Yeah, both teams have clearly got to watch it especially,  Manchester. They might have the advantage now but PSG is showing a lot of potentials like, they clearly dominated most of the first half. They've just been unlucky with the finishing thus far, I guess its due to the tension that the game brings. In there effort to avoid mistakes, they start making lots of mistakes. Icardi have got limited contact with the ball so far, what this game needs is Kylan Mbappe,  his feet and should be in the game to reduce the pressure on Neymar Jnr. Neymar's isn't creating much chances because of the pressure that builds around him. Mbappe would be a needed distraction and I'm hoping Pochettino would be wise to bring him in much earlier in the second half.

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[Luzin]

City scored 1 goal.
For PSG is not a big deal they still need 2 goals to get something from the game.

Di Maria missed an easy goal for a player with his left foot.

Man city seems to play a little more effectively. They didn't have the ball longer than PSG but were able to score.
Di Maria it seems like she is not lucky, even if I'm not mistaken there hasn't been a kick from a PSG player towards the goal.

[abhiseshakana]

City's quick counter-attack made PSG defenders look very difficult to keep up with the pace of the city players and as a result we can see that in the first 11 minutes of the first half Manchester City managed to score with a quick counter-attack scheme and Mahrez did a great job With a shot strong enough to get past Keylor Navas from a tight angle it looks like Manchester City are going to have a big party tonight.

In my opinion, one of the unpredictable factors that gave Man City an advantage was the snow on the pitch. Of course, the Man City players are very familiar with this situation and the humid conditions on the pitch make PSG played cautiously so that when the counter-attack occurred, PSG was unable to stop the attack that led to the goal.

[Koal-84]

City scored 1 goal.
For PSG is not a big deal they still need 2 goals to get something from the game.

Di Maria missed an easy goal for a player with his left foot.

It seems like Manchester will play this home safely and leave PSG no chance to turn the game around and win. Manchester are very well adjusted and will be promoted so much. Will it be so far this year that Manchester City will not only make it to the first final time in history, but will also win it?

[arallmuus]

In my opinion, one of the unpredictable factors that gave Man City an advantage was the snow on the pitch. Of course, the Man City players are very familiar with this situation and the humid conditions on the pitch make PSG played cautiously so that when the counter-attack occurred, PSG was unable to stop the attack that led to the goal.

The snow doesnt really give any advantage at all. Both team are struggling to play in this condition but the fact is Manchester City is better than PSG. This was expected by alot of people, if Manchester City could win in the first leg then there is no way they are losing in the 2nd leg

I guess its almost safe to say that Manchester City is going to go to the Final. The score is 2-0 now and its a 4-1 agreegate, PSG needs to score 4 more goals to win and Di Maria just got red carded which makes it even harder

[coinlocket$]

2-0 for Manchester City, and a red card for Di Maria.

It is over, they need to score 4 goals and they have 1 less player.

Manchester City has beaten PSG and is the 1st team in the final.

[DIA7]

City scored 1 goal.
For PSG is not a big deal they still need 2 goals to get something from the game.

Di Maria missed an easy goal for a player with his left foot.

Man city seems to play a little more effectively. They didn't have the ball longer than PSG but were able to score.
Di Maria it seems like she is not lucky, even if I'm not mistaken there hasn't been a kick from a PSG player towards the goal.

yep game over now Mahrez make it 2-0 now a well executed counter attack from Man City players with DiMaria red card now I don't think that PSG will be able to even score a goal now it's possible that even Man City now try and trash them.
Pep will want more control of the ball right now from his players it's been a long time since we have seen Man City losing on possession and with 1 player shorter for the Parisian side I think they are going to gain some possession back.

[Spack17]

2-0 for Manchester City, and a red card for Di Maria.

It is over, they need to score 4 goals and they have 1 less player.

Manchester City has beaten PSG and is the 1st team in the final.

Yes, it's already over now. The match is really tense in these minutes. Even one more player could get a red card at PSG also. After years of trying, City finally managed to reach the final in the Champions League. I wonder which team will be their opponent tomorrow. Real or Chelsea?

[hahay]

PSG played with 10 players after Angel Di Maria did not have good emotional control and it looks like for both teams to score is no longer hopeless, I know the game is still going on and anything can still happen. However, with 10 players it feels like it is no longer possible for PSG to score goals, because even CIty played very well by not slacking off the attack and or changing the strategy to being defensive.

[Stevcummings]

City's quick counter-attack made PSG defenders look very difficult to keep up with the pace of the city players and as a result we can see that in the first 11 minutes of the first half Manchester City managed to score with a quick counter-attack scheme and Mahrez did a great job With a shot strong enough to get past Keylor Navas from a tight angle it looks like Manchester City are going to have a big party tonight.

In my opinion, one of the unpredictable factors that gave Man City an advantage was the snow on the pitch. Of course, the Man City players are very familiar with this situation and the humid conditions on the pitch make PSG played cautiously so that when the counter-attack occurred, PSG was unable to stop the attack that led to the goal.

Paris Saint-Germain has lost the game. Di Maria has been sent off and it’s now 10 against 11 men, with the Cityzens already wining and dominating in the second half, there’s nothing the away team can offer to make this game go their way. I’m very confident to say that Manchester city is the winner of the 2020/2021 UEFA champions league. I don’t see any other team stopping them from wining it in the final.

[Joca97]

PSG played with 10 players after Angel Di Maria did not have good emotional control and it looks like for both teams to score is no longer hopeless, I know the game is still going on and anything can still happen. However, with 10 players it feels like it is no longer possible for PSG to score goals, because even CIty played very well by not slacking off the attack and or changing the strategy to being defensive.

Really a stupid move by angel di maria.At that level you just cannot get emotional.Your team is losing 2-0 and need to score 3 goals and you do such a thing.Its like shooting your team in the head.We got our first finalist i guess

[bitzizzix]

PSG played with 10 players after Angel Di Maria did not have good emotional control and it looks like for both teams to score is no longer hopeless, I know the game is still going on and anything can still happen. However, with 10 players it feels like it is no longer possible for PSG to score goals, because even CIty played very well by not slacking off the attack and or changing the strategy to being defensive.

Di Maria shouldn't have been provoked by emotions with Fernandinho giving him a red card, which in my opinion PSG's game was much better in the first half and played too much at the bottom and that was very dangerous.
There is no hope for PSG to win if you see City's uncle who is very careful especially the players in the very tight back row.
Throughout the Champions League City is unbeaten and it looks like City are unbeaten until the end of the champions league and become champions.

[Woodie]

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It’s not over until it’s over. Paris saints-Germain is already losing and they’re playing a very pressing game tonight. In fact both teams are pressing. Both sides need to be careful, because of the hunger for goals. Mbappe's absence is factor and Manchester city is playing with this advantage. ICardi's presence hasn’t been felt and I don’t seem to know why.

Without Mbappe these guys are no threat! What we saw wasn't their best 11 and talking of ICardi  am actually surprised that he stayed silent which tells you they conceded defeat.

Paris saints-Germains indiscipline should be the headliner, anyway City congrats now am thinking these guys can go all the way !!

[LTU_btc]

City is simply great and deserved to reach final. PSG today made 0 shots on target - it says a lot about this game. Absence of Mbappe was huge factor tonight. And what I noticed that PSG players simply lose their heads when they are loosing, it happened today, it happened multiple times in Ligue 1 this season. That red flag of Di Maria is best example of it - what an idiot.

[Smartvirus]

Of what use is having a big player like Neymar Jnr if he isn't making the team win games?
To be fair, he literally messed up the game tonight. You can't be loosing a game and still be dribbling without any success, wasting time in the process. Through the whole game, PSG had no shot on target, very embarrassing for an elite team. The best thing that would have happened to PSG in this game would have been a Kylan Mbappe  but, I'm just getting to discover that he wasn't fit for the game.
Just like that, Manchester City has gone for the UCL finals for the first time and its under the management of Pep Guardiola. He's been an awesome coach this season.

[youdacapt]

City is simply great and deserved to reach final. PSG today made 0 shots on target - it says a lot about this game. Absence of Mbappe was huge factor tonight. And what I noticed that PSG players simply lose their heads when they are loosing, it happened today, it happened multiple times in Ligue 1 this season. That red flag of Di Maria is best example of it - what an idiot.

It was a good one sided match tonight at the Etihad; Pep got his tactics spot on; while the manchester city players were very confident in their approach and ofcourse disciplined; they defended and celebrated blocks like the prime juventus back line; I do not see a team stopping them in the final!. PSG is not a good enough team, losing the lique 1 title would sum it all up

[DU18]

City's quick counter-attack made PSG defenders look very difficult to keep up with the pace of the city players and as a result we can see that in the first 11 minutes of the first half Manchester City managed to score with a quick counter-attack scheme and Mahrez did a great job With a shot strong enough to get past Keylor Navas from a tight angle it looks like Manchester City are going to have a big party tonight.

In my opinion, one of the unpredictable factors that gave Man City an advantage was the snow on the pitch. Of course, the Man City players are very familiar with this situation and the humid conditions on the pitch make PSG played cautiously so that when the counter-attack occurred, PSG was unable to stop the attack that led to the goal.

snow indeed made the two teams to play carefully, but in these conditions it seems that the city can take advantage of the situation when PSG players are too focused on attacking, so that their defender is too advanced to the middle and coupled with the lack of coordination from the PSG defender makes riyadh mahrez too easy to score his second goal tonight and the red card received by DiMaria really destroyed PSG's mentality but I am very doubtful about the decision of the referee who gave in DiMaria a red card because in this case Fernandinho first provoked DiMaria, and Was stomping it too dangerous that the referee had to reward DiMaria with a red card?

[lixer]

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.

Agreed, even if not a fan. My favourite Reds player of all time (again, very much a personal bias and because I played in his position) was Carragher and if there was one man Carra couldn't mark at all it was Drogba. Think he even said once he got nightmares from playing against him, so that's a huge nod of respect to the Ivorian Coast guy. I don't think any Chelsea or Liverpool fan will forget THAT goal he chested down while being marked, swivel and lash with weaker foot and goal. Carra just shrugged. Reina just shrugged. Impossible to defend.

I do believe that Drogba would be good for any era, he wasn't playing just one way or the other way, he played the game in every way possible and when you are a great striker that passes, scores and just keeps the other side on their toes all game, that is just good for every era ever.

I know there are some players from back in the day that may not be great in today’s game, right now players are a lot more faster and a lot more athletic which is why older generation players may have been not so great today, but there are many players from old generations that would humiliated this defense, Drogba was one of those players for sure. I think Chelsea doesn't have that kind of power anymore, whereas Real at least has Benzema which I think is their advantage, their defenses are close to each other in level but Real has a lot better offense if you ask me.

[JeromeTash]

Without Mbappe these guys are no threat! What we saw wasn't their best 11 and talking of ICardi  am actually surprised that he stayed silent which tells you they conceded defeat.

Paris saints-Germains indiscipline should be the headliner, anyway City congrats now am thinking these guys can go all the way !!

I hadn't been following the news throughout the week but once I saw Mbappé's name missing in the lineup today, I instantly knew there was no way PSG were going to beat Manchester City at Etihad.

Unlike Neymar, Mbappé has been their main weapon and has always been keeping opposition defenders on toes throughout the games he's played in.

[DIA7]

City is simply great and deserved to reach final. PSG today made 0 shots on target - it says a lot about this game. Absence of Mbappe was huge factor tonight. And what I noticed that PSG players simply lose their heads when they are loosing, it happened today, it happened multiple times in Ligue 1 this season. That red flag of Di Maria is best example of it - what an idiot.

It was a good one sided match tonight at the Etihad; Pep got his tactics spot on; while the manchester city players were very confident in their approach and ofcourse disciplined; they defended and celebrated blocks like the prime juventus back line; I do not see a team stopping them in the final!. PSG is not a good enough team, losing the lique 1 title would sum it all up

Finally Manchester City, for the first time in its history, reaches the final of the European Champions League after looking for it for years afrerwinning back and forth over PSG in a way and a result that is deserved and expressive of the condition of the two teams .
City have been calm and confident and had good handling of match periods with pressure, intensity, composure, control, attack and defense were features of victory City today in the face of a lot of individualism and loss of nerves and not taking advantage of the moment of excellence today and last week .
They are now clear favorite for winning this campaign Real Madrid is not at their best this season but they will be little bit trickier to bear then Chelsea as they know how to handle those types of matches this is the only positive points see in Real Madrid.