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

[CryptocurencyKing]

I dont know if anyone would ever expect that sheriff would win against real madrid in an away game. Just shamefull from Real Madrid and what a step for Sheriff probobly a historic win in the last 15 years of champions league. They are now at the top of the table

I guess it's called champions league for a reason, anyone who's playing in it is a champion. it's a league of shockers and surprises. The Real Madrid players didn’t really turned up. Vinicius Junior is such an inconsistent player, when you think he is now very good he will surprise you. I like the kid but I wish he will live up to the expectations we have for him. And also Hazard, I don’t why why Hazard and Vinicius don’t play well together. Ancelotti shouldn’t be playing hazard and vinicius at the same time, hazard always abandoned his right wing and go to the left causing unnecessary congestion and confusion.

[LTU_btc]

After yesterday's result, today it will be difficult to surprise me .
Main game today is Chelsea - Juventus. Even without Kante, I expect Chelsea to win. Juve doesn't looks impressive and they will be without Dybala and Morata.
Benfica - Barcelona. If we will play like against Levante, we should win. But for current Barca it's not easy to have 2 good games in a row.
Atalanta - Young Boys. Predict Atalanta win and looking at both teams result, it should be high scoring game.
Zenit - Malmo - Zenit to win @1.55
MU - Villarreal. Logic tells that MU should win, but MU games sometimes don't correspond with logic.
Bayern - Dynamo. With all respect to Dynamo, but it should be easy.
Salzburg - Lille. Expect Salzburg to win, Lille doesn't looks like team that won Ligue 1.
Wolfsburg - Sevilla. IMO, most unpredictable game today.

This day will be remembered by all of Moldova for a long time!

Actually, Sheriff don't get that much love in Moldova as you can expect. This club represents unrecognized Transistria state, not Moldova and there just few players in Moldova in this team and they just sit on bench.

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Bayern Munich are in superb form at the moment, and since Bayern Munich will be playing against FC Dynamo Kyiv at their home stadium, I think there is a high chance we might see FC Dynamo Kyiv being totally demolish by Bayern Munich today.

[CryptocurencyKing]

I appreciate PSG's effort a lot as they succeeded in defeating Manchester City by 2-0. It was like there was no way that Manchester City weren't going to score even one goal. But after seeing the match, I really respected PSG's performance. And I was really glad to see Messi's great goal. It was like a classical Barcelona goal that Neymar made a classy assist to him and he took one of his great shots that the goalkeeper wasn't able to do anything about it.

Yes, PSG played well. It needed patience to execute perfectly. Some of the  PSG players especially Donnarumma, Mbappe, Idrissa, Verratti were very superb in the game. Marquinhos and Kimpembe put up an elite game. There is still a doubt about What Neymar is doing. He is trying to solo attack to score and refusing to pass. Messi has very few touches but in second half he played really well. Mbappe tried really hard and a beautiful assist for Messi. Mbappe and Neymar still has some problem in passing each other. Over all PSG defence had to be strong in the upcoming Matches. They’ll get better and better.

[leea-1334]

I see this game with a high probability of ending up in a draw. Although I think Liverpool are far superior, FC Porto style of play often surprises at UCL.

Porto let in 11 goals in the past 2 Champions League home games to Liverpool and last night they let in 5, so I think,,, there is a big psychological issue with the team, which is funny because they played better away so expect the Anfield game to be less goals. Maybe some teams play worse with fans pressuring them.

[jakdanyel]

Very interestingly, Inter couldn't do much against Shakhtar in the second half also. Shakhtar are not that hard opponent recently as even Sheriff defeated them. But Inter still struggled to win the match. They should be thankful to their competitor so that Shakhtar weren't able to score. Because if they scored first, it was going to be even harder for Inter to make a comeback.

Shakhtar dominated the match, but couldn't win and ended the match in draw. I knew  inter will have a tough time winning the match, as it was an away match for them. Inter is at the bottom of the group table, and if they continue like this, am afraid they won't make it to Round 16.
While the match between Real Madrid vs Sheriff has began, Real Madrid won't want to lose the match, Is their home match. Although, Sheriff seems well prepared for Champion League. Let's see how the match ends.

Real Madrid - Sheriff match ended by a very shocking result. Real Madrid lost to their opponent by 2-1 home. This must be a very embarrassing loss for them as Sheriff are not even a hard opponent. Real Madrid actually dominated the match from the start to the end. But still Sheriff benefited from their few goal chances and somehow managed to win here. Their goalkeeper especially was great and had a big role in the win. And their second goal was also marvelous.

[BuNga_cute]

Yesterdays matchday really had some great games to watch and also delivered a huge surprise with the win of tiraspol against real in Madrid. I guess no one expected that to happen and every tiraspol Fan that betted a few bucks on the win of his team for fun has made some nice profit now. It just became obvious that this real team is just not the same as it was a few years ago. Just like Barcelona they had to sell important players for financial reasons and yesterday we saw the result of that.

It's weird. Real Madrid's performance is inconsistent and unpredictable. In La Liga, they look good but after a big win against Mallorca, their performance seems to be dropping (draw against Villarreal and had to lose against the Sheriff). Real Madrid play at home and they played a full-strength side but they failed to get all 3 points from Sheriff Tiraspol.

In my opinion, Real Madrid's defense looks fragile and Sheriff Tiraspol could take advantage of it, though they had few chances.

This is Real Madrid's old problem. Last season, Real Madrid had such games in which they lost with complete dominance, and now, with very weak defensive play, such results will be frequent. It is difficult for Madrid to play against teams that have been on the defensive for the whole game and sometimes go on the attack.

As I've said many times Real Madrid have problems with their defence, the defeat against the Sheriff proved that the loss of Ramos and Varane was
very influential. Real Madrid need to sign good defenders in the next transfer window, if the attacking team has difficulty scoring goals, it will be
dangerous for Real Madrid. Especially against teams that play defensively and rely on counter-attack, Real Madrid often have difficulties. But I appreciate
the ability of the Sheriff's coach, in two games in the Champions League managed to win and keep the Sheriff top of group D. Hopefully Real Madrid's
defeat against Sheriff Tiraspol makes Carlo Ancelotti realize that Real Madrid need to buy a new defender.

[cygan]

after yesterday's embarrassment of real madrid, i can imagine today quite well that also fc barcelona will lose the away game at benfica
also i see villarreal with some chances at manchaster united...

[alegotardo]

after yesterday's embarrassment of real madrid, i can imagine today quite well that also fc barcelona will lose the away game at benfica
also i see villarreal with some chances at manchaster united...

It will be a tense game, but I believe in a close victory for Benfica's team, I'm still thinking about a result, but I think 2-1 would be a good bet.
Barcelona without Messi isn't longer the same, but they still have the ambition to win the Champions League. As much as they have only lost to Bayern this season so far, Benfica is in an excellent phase and in my point they have a technically better team. But Barcelona is still a team with a lot of potentials.
I think it will be a beautiful game to watch, let's follow along.

[Bohdan820]

I just saw the line up for PSG vs City game. Definitely gonna be a tough game. Both teams are fielding about a strong squad like its the champions league final    Messi, Mbappe and Neymar in the starting line up for PSG and City has their best line up as well. Might opt to watch this game instead of watching my team (Liverpool) vs Porto. I'm sure it would be a closely contested one.

I can't wait for the PSG vs MS match. There is no doubt in me that MC will win today. With problems like PSG in midfield the MC will easily take 3 points today. Leo Messi alone will not drag because here the partners do not understand him.

I don't know but PSG has the home advantage here. That should count for something at least? Anyway let's see how it plays out. My bet is on PSG to win.

Good match turned out, it seems that football god was on the side of PSG that day otherwise i cannot explain the crossbar from Grealish at 30 minutes.
Messi's joy after his goal looked like joy in a football simulator to me i still can't believe he's playing here now.

Looked at the review Milan - Atletico i think everyone here agrees that Milan was better in this match and the referee ruined the game.

I think Chelsea will win today and in general the team is in perfect order i think they are able to defend their title.

[Spack17]

FC Porto vs Liverpool

I see this game with a high probability of ending up in a draw. Although I think Liverpool are far superior, FC Porto style of play often surprises at UCL.

FC Porto is not a weak team. Even if the team is strong enough, I think Liverpool will win. Because Liverpool is in very good form now. Their performance in the Premier League is very commendable. They still hold the top spot in the Premier League. And they have performed very well in the past matches. My guess is that they will win against Porto anyway and get 3 points.

Liverpool are simply dominating the match against Porto now and they are 1-0 ahead by the goal Salah scored. Porto haven't been performing good so far but this is still a very risky score for Liverpool and a hope for Porto. In case the first half ends like this, Porto can equalize the score as long as they have a good start to the second half. But I still think that Liverpool will beat them anyway.

Liverpool didn't just beat Porto. They just erased Porto by a 5-1 victory in this away match. Salah, Firmino and Jones were the stars of the night. Salah and Firmino scored two goals each. Jones made two assists to them. Porto were just helpless against them. They performed really weak and deserved this big loss. I watched the match a little and Porto players were struggling a lot.

[hahay]

after yesterday's embarrassment of real madrid, i can imagine today quite well that also fc barcelona will lose the away game at benfica
also i see villarreal with some chances at manchaster united...

It will be a tense game, but I believe in a close victory for Benfica's team, I'm still thinking about a result, but I think 2-1 would be a good bet.
Barcelona without Messi isn't longer the same, but they still have the ambition to win the Champions League. As much as they have only lost to Bayern this season so far, Benfica is in an excellent phase and in my point they have a technically better team. But Barcelona is still a team with a lot of potentials.
I think it will be a beautiful game to watch, let's follow along.

Benfica are on fire this season and we can see from their 7 consecutive wins in the Portuguese League, but in the UCL it will be very different. We can see the results of the match that happened last night, where the teams that were predicted to win actually lost and that seems to be a harbinger for today's match. That is, regardless of whether the team is a top team or just a mediocre team in the current UCL they have their own chances of winning the game. If we only make a reference based on the results of their games in their respective Leagues, for now it looks like it still won't guarantee for us to easily predict it.

[ILuckyGuyI]

What a disappointing result for Milan against Atletico Madrid! Milan were actually playing better in the first half and they scored a goal also thanks to Leao's really good shot to the right corner of Atletico's goal. But Kessie got a really easy red card as he made very unnecessary fouls. And this was the start of horrifying minutes for Milan. In the second half, Atletico were the highly dominating team and they finally were able to score with Griezmann in the 84th minute. And in the last minutes of the stoppage time, Atletico were given a penalty and Luis Suarez didn't miss this big opportunity to win. It was a really interesting penalty call that I saw it like the ball hit Lemar's hand before.

[3meek]

after yesterday's embarrassment of real madrid, i can imagine today quite well that also fc barcelona will lose the away game at benfica
also i see villarreal with some chances at manchaster united...

Tonight will be a great chance for Man U to take revenge for losing the Europa League final! And I think the Red Devils will take that chance at home! But to be honest, both clubs have been underperforming of late, so it's hard to decide a winner... It could be a draw!

[Slow death]

Sheriff is a top club!
In fact, I don't even understand how they managed to beat Real Madrid away! This day will be remembered by all of Moldova for a long time!

I was so shocked that it took me some time to post.

the saddest, ball possession:

Real Madrid = 76%

Sheriff = 24%

Real Madrid defense is not good, and the attack only depends on Benzema, without Benzema they are confused, if Real Madrid had a player like Mbappe to play alongside benzema and had more good players in defense at this time they could be prepared to win the Champions League

[Ratash]

Yesterdays matchday really had some great games to watch and also delivered a huge surprise with the win of tiraspol against real in Madrid. I guess no one expected that to happen and every tiraspol Fan that betted a few bucks on the win of his team for fun has made some nice profit now. It just became obvious that this real team is just not the same as it was a few years ago. Just like Barcelona they had to sell important players for financial reasons and yesterday we saw the result of that.

A really unexpected result and especially after the last win away against inter true they lost some players and are performing worse in the last two season but they still manage to be at top in laliga they should focus on that considering they dont have many players to compete in different competitions.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Now that’s a finish!  That’s something City needs right now.  A proper finisher and a guy who can take it from outside the box.  KDB should quit being a soy boy and man up.  These guys aren’t worth the money they got spent on imo.  Tends to become very stale in the attacking third.  Again IMHO.

Pep is a well-regarded coach, but he misread one aspect of the match yesterday in Paris. Grealish and Sterling should have been substituted very early on in the second half, if not at half time with Foden and Jesus respectively. De Bruyne was also not at his best today. KDB was so disappointing, he played exactly just like a coward..losing the ball every time and can’t attack..He must not play as a striker at all. It’s him and Sterling they were not supposed to play from half time. He’s just returning from injury and haven’t found his form yet. Man City was still the better team of the two. They cannot be counted yet at all.

[coinlocket$]

Juventus situation for the evening.

They have 4 strikers, 3 are injured 

Source: https://twitter.com/juventusfc/status/1443175833183662085

[Swordsoffreedom]

Sheriff is a top club!
In fact, I don't even understand how they managed to beat Real Madrid away! This day will be remembered by all of Moldova for a long time!

I was so shocked that it took me some time to post.
the saddest, ball possession:
Real Madrid = 76%
Sheriff = 24%
Real Madrid defense is not good, and the attack only depends on Benzema, without Benzema they are confused, if Real Madrid had a player like Mbappe to play alongside benzema and had more good players in defense at this time they could be prepared to win the Champions League

That was a poor performance from Real Madrid. They lacked the defensive structure and also were not able to find the final pass into the opponent's third of the park. The only goal also came from a penalty from Benzema. I think Carlo Anchelloti made a big mistake by making Fede and Camavinga play in the wingback position at the later parts of the game. They already don't have a good defense without Ramos and Varane and using these two as wingback is not a good idea.

[Trofo]

Sheriff is a top club!
In fact, I don't even understand how they managed to beat Real Madrid away! This day will be remembered by all of Moldova for a long time!

I was so shocked that it took me some time to post.
the saddest, ball possession:
Real Madrid = 76%
Sheriff = 24%
Real Madrid defense is not good, and the attack only depends on Benzema, without Benzema they are confused, if Real Madrid had a player like Mbappe to play alongside benzema and had more good players in defense at this time they could be prepared to win the Champions League

That was a poor performance from Real Madrid. They lacked the defensive structure and also were not able to find the final pass into the opponent's third of the park. The only goal also came from a penalty from Benzema. I think Carlo Anchelloti made a big mistake by making Fede and Camavinga play in the wingback position at the later parts of the game. They already don't have a good defense without Ramos and Varane and using these two as wingback is not a good idea.

No place for panic in Madrid camp. Champions league is their playground and I am sure they will be good in knockout stages. They underestimated Sherif and lost a game, group stage allows for couple of mistakes so no big deal. Last season they were doing poorly at the start as well.