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

[CryptocurencyKing]

I'm almost certain that most people believe Chelsea is the loosing side today. So much tension in the air already on what the outcome would be and Chelsea fans can only wish because, the team doesn't seem to have what it takes to actually contest for a final, UCL final at that with Manchester City and win. Well, I'm scared for Chelsea but I desire them to win tonight. Let London be blue again.

Indeed, Chelsea has more experience in the UCL final than Manchester City but I don't think that can be used as a benchmark at this point in time. Times, players, coaches and staff have changed a lot

Thank you. This is the point I wanted to draw to our notice. Experience in this contest is not about the club but, the coach and the players. The clubs don't carry these experiences but the players and coach do. So, there isn't a way we could bank on that for Chelsea. If we are to look at experience here, it would be between Pep and Tuchel. We all know what the comparison would be.

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[DU18]

This is the first Champions League final for Manchester City.

Admittedly, the fact was new to me. Can't believe that this is really only the first Champions League final for ManCity. If you think about how much money they have invested in the last 10-15 years, with the main goal of winning the CL, then that is really a poor performance.

It a dream come true for Man City despite all the money spent back then and by looking online for people predictions about the tomorrow final alot of people believe this is a winning game for Man City which I also support it and i will be glad if they win cause I was hoping Pep will give the club a new record.

I think the management of Manchester City has spent nearly 924.9 million euros to strengthen its team during Pep Guardiola's training in Manchester City, with that much money of course it's only natural that now Manchester City can become one of the most powerful clubs in the English League and also the Champions League , and we can be sure if Pep Guardiola currently has a huge burden to be able to win the Champions League trophy for Manchester City in the final later, to pay for the trust of Manchester City management who have spent that much money to buy  players.

[Jackl87]

I'm almost certain that most people believe Chelsea is the loosing side today. So much tension in the air already on what the outcome would be and Chelsea fans can only wish because, the team doesn't seem to have what it takes to actually contest for a final, UCL final at that with Manchester City and win. Well, I'm scared for Chelsea but I desire them to win tonight. Let London be blue again.

I think the outcome of today's final is completely open. Maybe Mancity has the slightly stronger squad but chelsea is also in very good shape and tuchel has managed to get the best out of every chelsea player.
It is also a pretty special match because thomas tuchel is a huge fan and admirer of pep guardiola. Back when guardiola was coach of bayern munich and thomas tuchel was coach of mainz, tuchel asked guardiola if they could meet to talk about football-tactics and philosophies.
They then met in a restaurant in munich and talked extensively about football.

[DIA7]

Today is the European Final, with an English taste.
Chelsea aspires to win his second title in this tournament .and City in front of the dream of the first title.
we have seen 2 English sides in a Champions League Final just two times before last was when Liverpool beat Tottenham 1-0 back in 2019 and Manchester United defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra-time in 2008.
I'm expecting City to be the one on top here, Its true that Chelsea won City two times before this season but, the citizens didn't show full strength in both of these matches as they didn't rely on their on their best 11 in those encounters.
This time will be City turn that is what Pep was working for all this time.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Today is the European Final, with an English taste.
Chelsea aspires to win his second title in this tournament .and City in front of the dream of the first title.
we have seen 2 English sides in a Champions League Final just two times before last was when Liverpool beat Tottenham 1-0 back in 2019 and Manchester United defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra-time in 2008.
I'm expecting City to be the one on top here, Its true that Chelsea won City two times before this season but, the citizens didn't show full strength in both of these matches as they didn't rely on their on their best 11 in those encounters.
This time will be City turn that is what Pep was working for all this time.

I don't want another Champions League final will be decided by penalties. When money becomes more important in football, and Chelsea & Manchester City are one of richest clubs in the Europe, matches for Champions League final will very hard to be played for entertainment.

Each team in the final will want to win the final and they will try to not lose at least. So penalty shots can occur in the coming final. If the match will be going on to penalty shots, I wish luck to Chelsea. It is unfair if they lose their second final matches in penalty shots.

Pep Guardiola is unpredictable in important matches with his weird idea. Sometimes, it works but sometimes Pep got side effects and lost important matches.

[tomahawk9]

this is what i'm going with. Wish me luck!



about the match, i feel like whoever scores the 1st goal will lift the trophy. I can see the opposing side crumbling and panicking as soon as they concede. Just imagine, the trophy slowly fading away as you try to look for the equalizer but you don't realize you're leaving open spaces in the back and then outta nowhere you're 0-2 or 0-3 down...yeah, imo you concede the first one and it will all go downhill from there

Bookmakers are favoring City mainly cos of the EPL head-to-head, but if you take into consideration the lack of experience in a final from both teams, the tremendous pressure they'll feel today and how nervous they must be, the match suddenly turns into a 50/50 coin toss. Gonna be fun to watch as a neutral (kinda, i want chelsea to win lol)

City never played in a final but got so close so many times so I don't think it's a factor any longer.

i think it is. Psychologically, it is a huge factor not knowing what is like to play in the big stage of the CL. A semi final is a 2-leg tie, the final is a 90 minute sprint where a single mistake like you said could cost you an entire season of hard work.
But I do agree about the chelsea odds being good, and the +0.5 handicap at 2 odds boosted is also pretty nice 👍

[suzanne5223]

This is the first Champions League final for Manchester City.

Admittedly, the fact was new to me. Can't believe that this is really only the first Champions League final for ManCity. If you think about how much money they have invested in the last 10-15 years, with the main goal of winning the CL, then that is really a poor performance.

It a dream come true for Man City despite all the money spent back then and by looking online for people predictions about the tomorrow final alot of people believe this is a winning game for Man City which I also support it and i will be glad if they win cause I was hoping Pep will give the club a new record.

Yes, there is no problem with money being spent because the UCL final is the final that all football players dream of possible. So yeah, it doesn't matter with the money spent because City are a big team that has grown bigger so far after all, so there is no problem with money for a team as big as City. With them continuing to be successful and being at the top, then it will all provide many advantages and benefits can be obtained in many sectors.

Not everything in this world is decided by money, but still money decides a lot I am not sure that without the previous generous cash injections, Manchester City would have been so competitive and stood one step away from winning the Champions League title, another question is that you need the patience of the management, faith in the result and banal luck. Remember the situation with Chelsea, when Roman Abramovich's colossal spending on the club did not lead to a win, and the desired victory occurred in a season when this victory was not particularly expected. A similar situation is happening with Paris Saint-Germain, when all this money spending gave the long-awaited final only last year and still did not lead to winning the Champions League.

Hahay, UCL final is something every footballer dream of but I believe AndySt was right though because we have seen alot of executives spent so much on their football club which leads to no better result so money spent that's not put into tangible work is like spending nothing.
Therefore, I will commend the Man City management for doing spectacular jobs.

This is the first Champions League final for Manchester City.

Admittedly, the fact was new to me. Can't believe that this is really only the first Champions League final for ManCity. If you think about how much money they have invested in the last 10-15 years, with the main goal of winning the CL, then that is really a poor performance.

It a dream come true for Man City despite all the money spent back then and by looking online for people predictions about the tomorrow final alot of people believe this is a winning game for Man City which I also support it and i will be glad if they win cause I was hoping Pep will give the club a new record.

I think the management of Manchester City has spent nearly 924.9 million euros to strengthen its team during Pep Guardiola's training in Manchester City, with that much money of course it's only natural that now Manchester City can become one of the most powerful clubs in the English League and also the Champions League , and we can be sure if Pep Guardiola currently has a huge burden to be able to win the Champions League trophy for Manchester City in the final later, to pay for the trust of Manchester City management who have spent that much money to buy  players.

I don't know how you did the money estimation of the money Man City spent ever since Pep Guardiola took over the club management job in the year 2016 but as at February of this year, the club spent over £500 Million and was said to have spent nearly £2 billion in the last 20years so they can't spend the amount you said within 5years.

[Coyster]

Pep Guardiola is unpredictable in important matches with his weird idea. Sometimes, it works but sometimes Pep got side effects and lost important matches.

Pep hasn't really brought on the tinkering side of him too much this season, he found out what his strongest side is early enough, and he has been using it to win ever since then, thus I see no reason to change or tweak things. This is the biggest match in City's history as a club and pep will love to enshrine his name in City's history books, that will make him pretty careful tonight in his team selection and tactics, in my opinion, we'll see exactly the same team that eliminated PSG, the only position I'm unsure of is in defensive midfield between Fernandinho and Rodri, who do you guys think will start between the two of them, or will they both start the game?

[Pmalek]

the only position I'm unsure of is in defensive midfield between Fernandinho and Rodri, who do you guys think will start between the two of them, or will they both start the game?

I think Rodri will start. Pep has relied on him throughout the league, I don't expect that to change in the most important match of the season. Fernandinho is almost 37 years old and his best days are behind him.

I am more concerned about the attack of Man. City and how that is going to look. Will he feature a side with Jesus and Steerling or continue with what he did against PSG where he didn't have a proper striker from the start and played with Mahrez and Foden upfront?

[BIT-BENDER]

I think Manchester city will be the boss team going into this final, with their last match ending in a trashing to their opponent on the last English premier league season day, while Chelsea lost but still were in 4th, with favours from Tottenham.
This match can be a contest where maybe both teams trade it out till the penalties, or one team just keep making the other teams final dreams a night mare they want to end, regardless am expecting much excitement form Manchester city and Chelsea. Who I think would win? Am going for Chelsea, no reason just how I feel.

[Woodie]

the only position I'm unsure of is in defensive midfield between Fernandinho and Rodri, who do you guys think will start between the two of them, or will they both start the game?

I think Rodri will start. Pep has relied on him throughout the league, I don't expect that to change in the most important match of the season. Fernandinho is almost 37 years old and his best days are behind him.

I am more concerned about the attack of Man. City and how that is going to look. Will he feature a side with Jesus and Steerling or continue with what he did against PSG where he didn't have a proper striker from the start and played with Mahrez and Foden upfront?

I don't think Rodri will start , I still feel he has not paid for his last  mistake when they faced Chelsea in their last encounter and whats scary  about this match is Chelsea has beaten City twice in the last month and getting to meet again would affect their
psychology.  

In other news Gundogan ruled out after clashing  with fernandinho while training but as you all know City has plenty of options.

[DU18]

only a matter of hours we will watch the final match of the champion league season, and for us this is one of the fun entertainments during the pandemic  .
Today, of course, both teams will give their best to win the 2020/21 champion league trophy.
I support chelsea to win tonight with a score of 1-0 over manchester city.
what about your predictions guys?

[boltz]

Yep. Only a few hours left and fans are already taking over city of Porto with beers and chants so I'm expecting a high rising temperature in the stadium and I do hope that fans will make the game more attractive than it will be.

Like I said in my previous posts, I will choose to have Extra time and Penalties because I'm neutral fan in this game and I just enjoy football.

[Strongkored]

I support chelsea to win tonight with a score of 1-0 over manchester city.
what about your predictions guys?

it's hard to predict who will win, City or Chelsea. Chelsea has experience in CL Final, while City will be their first title if they can win.
I think many will choose to bet on total goals or other selections instead of 1 X 2

[BITCOIN4X]

Like I said in my previous posts, I will choose to have Extra time and Penalties because I'm neutral fan in this game and I just enjoy football.

I might not expect the winner to be decided on penalties but everything is still possible today, but I'm pretty sure 90 minute is enough to determine who will take the title. I really like Manchester City and I have high hope to see them today to win the title. Without doubting Chelsea's abilities, I want Pep Guardiola to have a good strategy to win the game.

[Soonandwaite]

today i am really curious which english club will win the champions league. i personally think Manchester City can do it, but you never know. of course,
there could be a small surprise and the team from London could win. and the nice thing about this final is that fans are allowed in the stadium again.
8,000 Manchester fans and 8,000 Chelsea fans will bring a bit of atmosphere into the stadium. I think that's really great.

[muratsink]

today i am really curious which english club will win the champions league. i personally think Manchester City can do it, but you never know. of course,
there could be a small surprise and the team from London could win. and the nice thing about this final is that fans are allowed in the stadium again.
8,000 Manchester fans and 8,000 Chelsea fans will bring a bit of atmosphere into the stadium. I think that's really great.

Still pandemic fans not full in stadium and bad impact for football match and financial crisis get by some club, I think this final best way for fans how to support their club but limited fans can watch on stadium become not interested match by each team. I have prefer with City to get first champion trophy in this season and looks they have big chance to get double trophy in this year.

[ingiltere]

I'm pretty confident about Manchester City win, bookmakers also showed that in odds. I'm sure Pep prepared team to get this trophy first time in Manchester City history. I don't underestimate Tuchel, as he beat City last two times but this cup final will be different. I have to see starting elevens before making any bets though, it's not easy to make bets in big cup finals. I expect Manchester City to win in regular time though.

[$crypto$]

today i am really curious which english club will win the champions league. i personally think Manchester City can do it, but you never know. of course,
there could be a small surprise and the team from London could win. and the nice thing about this final is that fans are allowed in the stadium again.
8,000 Manchester fans and 8,000 Chelsea fans will bring a bit of atmosphere into the stadium. I think that's really great.

Their spirit will certainly carry if there are fans in the stadium and of course this is very important for them because there is direct support from the field.
It is true that Manchester city will win but we never know I will not underestimate Chelsea and now they are in the best squad, so they must be consistent in improving this victory is very important whether from the city of London or the city of Manchester.
The two coaches collided with each other's strategies and became a hot conversation and I heard the news that some fans were sponsored to support them directly.

[CLS63]

I'm pretty confident about Manchester City win, bookmakers also showed that in odds. I'm sure Pep prepared team to get this trophy first time in Manchester City history. I don't underestimate Tuchel, as he beat City last two times but this cup final will be different. I have to see starting elevens before making any bets though, it's not easy to make bets in big cup finals. I expect Manchester City to win in regular time though.

It is totally normal that City are seen as the absolute favourite team of this game according to the odds of course. But maybe Chelsea can surprise everyone by getting a win somehow in 90 or 120 minutes.    I'm thinking of betting on Chelsea also but I won't bet too much money on it.