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

[jakdanyel]

One of the impressive performances on the first week was from Ajax, in my opinion. I never expected them to play that good and just erase Sporting in the field. As you can remember, Sporting were the champions in the Liga Portugal in the last season. I expected them to put up a great fight against Ajax in this match. But this was not the case. Ajax fired 5 rockets to their goal and won the match with a tremendous 5-1 score in an away match.

[Altryist]

Sheriff is probably the biggest surprise of this year’s Champions League competition.
In fact, no one gave them a chance in the Champions League qualifiers and they all predicted a match between Zvezda and Dinamo, but Sheriff beat both teams and knocked them out of the competition, which was a big surprise.
Now they also beat Shakhtar and showed that the previous results were not accidental and also now they can hope to win third place in the group and continue to compete in the spring in the Europa League which would be another great success for them.

Can you imagine what a sensation the Sheriff's exit from the group to the Champions League playoffs can be? This certainly sounds very unlikely, but so far the team is playing very well, we can say they are on the courage and if they manage to take points in matches with Inter or Real, then everything can turn out very well for them. I don’t believe in it myself, but as they say this is football, anything can be here!

[Silberman]

Although Messi-Neymar-Mbappe seemed to be very strong players, they were not very effective. Together they could not adapt themselves.

Those three strikers are strong players, but strikers must have big supports from the midfielders to have a chance of shooting on target. Not only those 3 strikers can't adapt well, the midfielders also didn't play as well as we expect in that match. I don't know why it seems too difficult for them to adapt although they are basically smart players. I suspect it isn't only about adaptation to whole players, but adaptation to the strategy and instruction made by the coach.

In any case, it will take some time for the players to adapt to each other and begin to give the maximum result of their interaction. Also, in addition to the teamwork of this trio, it is necessary that the team also knows how to effectively interact with them. Of course, it's too early to say, but the current situation is a serious challenge for Mauricio Pochettino, who has never faced such a situation before and who will be the first to suffer if the results of Paris Saint-Germain are not very successful in the Champions League and you know the name of a French specialist who is now out of work, but who knows perfectly well how to force superstars to bring results to the team

We will have to wait and see, it is easy to think that just because 3 players are incredibly talented the only thing you need to do is to put them on the field and they will work perfectly without any effort, but this is not true, they need to train together and see how each other moves on the field and understand the tendencies of each other, and sometimes it is better to send to the bench one of those talented players as there is no chemistry with the others, obviously this would only be done in extreme circumstances especially taking into account how expensive each player really is.

[flyer88]

Sheriff is probably the biggest surprise of this year’s Champions League competition.
In fact, no one gave them a chance in the Champions League qualifiers and they all predicted a match between Zvezda and Dinamo, but Sheriff beat both teams and knocked them out of the competition, which was a big surprise.
Now they also beat Shakhtar and showed that the previous results were not accidental and also now they can hope to win third place in the group and continue to compete in the spring in the Europa League which would be another great success for them.

Can you imagine what a sensation the Sheriff's exit from the group to the Champions League playoffs can be? This certainly sounds very unlikely, but so far the team is playing very well, we can say they are on the courage and if they manage to take points in matches with Inter or Real, then everything can turn out very well for them. I don’t believe in it myself, but as they say this is football, anything can be here!

we can say that FC Sheriff is for the first time they have stepped into the group stage of the Champions League, and they immediately proved in the first match where they successfully beat Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 2-0 at home, but for the next match it is not easy considering they have to face a team like inter Milan and real Madrid which incidentally is the favorite club to win this season, but if they show their ability to face and be chronic in the first match it is not impossible that they can get 1 point in the second match later.

[mv1986]

Sheriff is probably the biggest surprise of this year’s Champions League competition.
In fact, no one gave them a chance in the Champions League qualifiers and they all predicted a match between Zvezda and Dinamo, but Sheriff beat both teams and knocked them out of the competition, which was a big surprise.
Now they also beat Shakhtar and showed that the previous results were not accidental and also now they can hope to win third place in the group and continue to compete in the spring in the Europa League which would be another great success for them.

Can you imagine what a sensation the Sheriff's exit from the group to the Champions League playoffs can be? This certainly sounds very unlikely, but so far the team is playing very well, we can say they are on the courage and if they manage to take points in matches with Inter or Real, then everything can turn out very well for them. I don’t believe in it myself, but as they say this is football, anything can be here!

we can say that FC Sheriff is for the first time they have stepped into the group stage of the Champions League, and they immediately proved in the first match where they successfully beat Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 2-0 at home, but for the next match it is not easy considering they have to face a team like inter Milan and real Madrid which incidentally is the favorite club to win this season, but if they show their ability to face and be chronic in the first match it is not impossible that they can get 1 point in the second match later.

But this is another game where it is worth a view into the statistics... Fc Sheriff only had 25% ball possession and 430 less passes over the course of the game. This is a classic result for a game where one team is incredibly unlucky, and the unlucky team here was Shakhtar. With these statistics they will neither beat Inter nor Real Madrid, not even in a lucky game. It makes the group stage a bit more interesting to be honest, but I don't think this excitement is going to prevail for long.

[S4VV4S]

Sheriff is probably the biggest surprise of this year’s Champions League competition.
In fact, no one gave them a chance in the Champions League qualifiers and they all predicted a match between Zvezda and Dinamo, but Sheriff beat both teams and knocked them out of the competition, which was a big surprise.
Now they also beat Shakhtar and showed that the previous results were not accidental and also now they can hope to win third place in the group and continue to compete in the spring in the Europa League which would be another great success for them.

Can you imagine what a sensation the Sheriff's exit from the group to the Champions League playoffs can be? This certainly sounds very unlikely, but so far the team is playing very well, we can say they are on the courage and if they manage to take points in matches with Inter or Real, then everything can turn out very well for them. I don’t believe in it myself, but as they say this is football, anything can be here!

we can say that FC Sheriff is for the first time they have stepped into the group stage of the Champions League, and they immediately proved in the first match where they successfully beat Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 2-0 at home, but for the next match it is not easy considering they have to face a team like inter Milan and real Madrid which incidentally is the favorite club to win this season, but if they show their ability to face and be chronic in the first match it is not impossible that they can get 1 point in the second match later.

what FC sheriff did in the first match really amazed us with the team cohesiveness they displayed against Shakhtar Donetsk in the first match of the Champions League group stage where they managed to secure three points, with this victory at least it can give them more motivation in the Champions League. when facing Inter Milan and Real Madrid where on paper they are indeed more favored, but if they continue to show team cohesiveness it is not impossible that they will give very tight resistance to Inter Milan and Real Madrid in the next matches

[swogerino]

Fc Sheriff was impressive since their first game in the preliminary stage and who knows maybe they will come third in the group because in whichever group they belong it is their first time here and it is difficult for them.Let's see how it goes on for them but I think they deserve at least third place in the group.

[ropyu1978]

Fc Sheriff was impressive since their first game in the preliminary stage and who knows maybe they will come third in the group because in whichever group they belong it is their first time here and it is difficult for them.Let's see how it goes on for them but I think they deserve at least third place in the group.

it's true as you said mate, sherif is in a tough group, even though they won the first match, but they are very difficult to break through in the group stage, because they have to face a strong team like real madrit..

[mrongoz_imut]

I think that Liverpool - Milan game was quite emotional. I still remember the Champions League finale in 2005 between these two teams. Liverpool made an insane comeback from 3-0 then and even won the title after the penalty shoot-outs. And they played against each other in 2007 in this tournament again. But they didn't play since 2007 until this game. This was a meaningful game for both teams. And I must admit that we watched another very exciting and delightful game. Each team got ahead in the game but Liverpool managed to be the winner at the end by 3-2. What a game it was!

although liverpol did not buy new players this year, and liverpol still relies on the wrong trio, mane and firmino, but liverpol is still a strong team, a team that is still feared by opponents, the proof is that liverpool was able to beat ac milan, in the group phase, and me I'm sure liverpol can definitely do a lot in the champions league, my prediction this year liverpool is able to compete to get the champion champion..

[KTChampions]

Keep an eye on Dutch giant Ajax. After blowing away Sporting CP with 1-5 last week, they won their Eredivisie (Dutch competition) match yesterday with 9-0 with 8 different goal scorers. Their next Champions League match is against Beşiktaş.

Ajax now scores as much as it scored in the high scoring era and when it was top 1 in Europe   Taking into account that the game with Besiktas will be Ajax's home game, it will be a clear favorite, but I do not think that this game will be interesting from a betting point of view - most likely the odds of Ajax winning will be too small to try to get profit.

[bitzizzix]

Fc Sheriff was impressive since their first game in the preliminary stage and who knows maybe they will come third in the group because in whichever group they belong it is their first time here and it is difficult for them.Let's see how it goes on for them but I think they deserve at least third place in the group.

It was a historic moment for Fc Sheriff in their inaugural match against Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 by showing a very good game, and besides that they became the first Moldovan team to appear in the Champions League.
facing Inter Milan and Real Madrid next is not an easy thing for Fc Sheriff and in his experience very far because Fc Sheriff is a new club, and that is not a problem because many top teams can be easily beaten by newcomer teams.

[alpamar99]

I think that Liverpool - Milan game was quite emotional. I still remember the Champions League finale in 2005 between these two teams. Liverpool made an insane comeback from 3-0 then and even won the title after the penalty shoot-outs. And they played against each other in 2007 in this tournament again. But they didn't play since 2007 until this game. This was a meaningful game for both teams. And I must admit that we watched another very exciting and delightful game. Each team got ahead in the game but Liverpool managed to be the winner at the end by 3-2. What a game it was!

although liverpol did not buy new players this year, and liverpol still relies on the wrong trio, mane and firmino, but liverpol is still a strong team, a team that is still feared by opponents, the proof is that liverpool was able to beat ac milan, in the group phase, and me I'm sure liverpol can definitely do a lot in the champions league, my prediction this year liverpool is able to compete to get the champion champion..

Liverpool are still solid for now even without new players, especially since the trio of Salah Mane and Firmino are still one of the trio that have good chemistry.
Indeed, last season they were erratic due to a storm of injuries that hit Liverpool's starting line-up, but this season they are starting to improve and prepare to prevent the same thing from happening.
because last year's Liverpool squad was indeed very concerning, even Javier Mascherano spoke up about it and considered that if Liverpool did not experience a storm of injuries from his players, Mascherano believes Liverpool will still dominate.

[rmhuntley]

I believe Real Madrid to be champion on UEFA champion league this season and now they most wonderful performance on domestic league, maybe next match easy for Real Madrid get three points after success defeated Inter Milan last week. Now Madrid have ready to second on champion league after win from Valencia last night.

[S4VV4S]

I think that Liverpool - Milan game was quite emotional. I still remember the Champions League finale in 2005 between these two teams. Liverpool made an insane comeback from 3-0 then and even won the title after the penalty shoot-outs. And they played against each other in 2007 in this tournament again. But they didn't play since 2007 until this game. This was a meaningful game for both teams. And I must admit that we watched another very exciting and delightful game. Each team got ahead in the game but Liverpool managed to be the winner at the end by 3-2. What a game it was!

although liverpol did not buy new players this year, and liverpol still relies on the wrong trio, mane and firmino, but liverpol is still a strong team, a team that is still feared by opponents, the proof is that liverpool was able to beat ac milan, in the group phase, and me I'm sure liverpol can definitely do a lot in the champions league, my prediction this year liverpool is able to compete to get the champion champion..

at this time Liverpool are still the leading team to win the Champions League trophy this season even though they are not too big in the transfer market this season as some of their rivals like Chelsea and Manchester united have done, because I think Liverpool are still the favorite team with the squad.which they have now, where their trio like Mohamed Salah Sadio Mane and Firmino can still show their sharpness in front of goal where they successfully silenced AC Milan with a score of 3-2 at Anfield stadium, although they had fallen behind in the first half but succeeded got up in the second half by securing the three points

[Bilgent]

We are one week away from the PSG - Manchester City game. This will also be a great game and the game of the week most probably. For now, it seems like PSG's great trio don't play the way we want. Because Messi is still making an effort to adapt to the game plan. After he starts playing like always, they can be unstoppable. But now, Manchester City are one step ahead I think. But I have no doubt that we will still watch a competitive game. I expect each team to score.

[flyer88]

We are one week away from the PSG - Manchester City game. This will also be a great game and the game of the week most probably. For now, it seems like PSG's great trio don't play the way we want. Because Messi is still making an effort to adapt to the game plan. After he starts playing like always, they can be unstoppable. But now, Manchester City are one step ahead I think. But I have no doubt that we will still watch a competitive game. I expect each team to score.

The draw that PSG got against the weak club brugge team in the first match will certainly greatly affect the mentality of the players, especially Lionel Messi CS when facing Manchester city in the second match this week, which is not easy considering Manchester city is on fire, how about they successfully slaughtered the German representative RB Leipzig with a landslide score of 6-3, if PSG are still not able to show their best performance this season then it is not impossible if Pep Guardiola's team will be very easy to beat them in the second match of the Champions League group stage next week

[KingsDen]

We are one week away from the PSG - Manchester City game. This will also be a great game and the game of the week most probably. For now, it seems like PSG's great trio don't play the way we want. Because Messi is still making an effort to adapt to the game plan. After he starts playing like always, they can be unstoppable. But now, Manchester City are one step ahead I think. But I have no doubt that we will still watch a competitive game. I expect each team to score.

The Citizens has all it takes to contest in this season's UCL. As usual they are good in scoring alot of goals. Just that I am seeing some signs of inconsistencies in their EPL performance. With regards to the men of Paris, man City team is stable and has alot of coordination and understanding unlike the PSG team. Definitely they will win the match.
I am looking at 3goals to 1.
If PSG can learn to play two out of their three stars at a time it will be fine. Make one to be a super sub unless in rare matches. These 3 gaints seems to weaken the team than strengthen it to my understanding. I don't know why.

[AndySt]

We are one week away from the PSG - Manchester City game. This will also be a great game and the game of the week most probably. For now, it seems like PSG's great trio don't play the way we want. Because Messi is still making an effort to adapt to the game plan. After he starts playing like always, they can be unstoppable. But now, Manchester City are one step ahead I think. But I have no doubt that we will still watch a competitive game. I expect each team to score.

The draw that PSG got against the weak club brugge team in the first match will certainly greatly affect the mentality of the players, especially Lionel Messi CS when facing Manchester city in the second match this week, which is not easy considering Manchester city is on fire, how about they successfully slaughtered the German representative RB Leipzig with a landslide score of 6-3, if PSG are still not able to show their best performance this season then it is not impossible if Pep Guardiola's team will be very easy to beat them in the second match of the Champions League group stage next week

The Champions League is a separate event and the mood of the teams can change dramatically on the eve and during these matches, so I would not immediately give preference to Manchester City. Firstly, the game will be held in Paris, which may give some advantage to the Paris club. Secondly, willy-nilly, Paris Saint-Germain is slowly rolling into the season and the club's game should also gradually improve. Just from the second point of the story, the third point arises that Messi should slowly join the team and bring more benefits to the club's game, which can have an impact already in this match. By the way, City's game at this stage is also not perfect, so the prerequisites for fighting in a single match seem to be present.

[KTChampions]

We are one week away from the PSG - Manchester City game. This will also be a great game and the game of the week most probably. For now, it seems like PSG's great trio don't play the way we want. Because Messi is still making an effort to adapt to the game plan. After he starts playing like always, they can be unstoppable. But now, Manchester City are one step ahead I think. But I have no doubt that we will still watch a competitive game. I expect each team to score.

I don’t think this will happen because I don’t see young Iniesta and Xavi in PSG, and Neymar and Mbappe will not play concentrating on one Messi 
Interestingly enough, even when playing away, City is considered the favorite in the upcoming game, judging by the chances of the bookmakers:
2.79 - 3.86 -2.44

[hd49728]

The Champions League is a separate event and the mood of the teams can change dramatically on the eve and during these matches, so I would not immediately give preference to Manchester City. Firstly, the game will be held in Paris, which may give some advantage to the Paris club. Secondly, willy-nilly, Paris Saint-Germain is slowly rolling into the season and the club's game should also gradually improve. Just from the second point of the story, the third point arises that Messi should slowly join the team and bring more benefits to the club's game, which can have an impact already in this match. By the way, City's game at this stage is also not perfect, so the prerequisites for fighting in a single match seem to be present.

Clash in early of Champions League and in group stage is not much exciting. Purposes of teams are getting tickets to the next round and it is best if they can end in first position of their groups. However, it is not a mandatory mission and sometimes ending a group stage in second position can be better.

Messi need more time and more matches to really become a part of PSG team. He does not have good connections with other players in PSG and time will help him to build it up gradually.

This match will be interesting because Messi will meet Pep and fight with Manchester City, the club that wanted to have him very much. Finally, Messi decided to join PSG and rejected chances to reunite with Pep in Manchester City.