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

[tomahawk9]

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You think 2 out of Ajax, Valencia and LOSC will advance before Chelsea?

And Barcelona not to overcome Dortmund and Inter?

yes and yes.

UEFA Men's Player of the Year - Winner:

source:  https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1167124419850002438

Oh boy, can't wait to see what the Messi fanboys are gonna say on social media  

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[Naida_BR]

Obviously, Chelsea has a difficult group but I don't think that Ajax at least is so strong to kick them out of the next face.
Maybe they are going to face difficulties with Valencia because Chelsea has a bad history with Spanish teams but I think they are going to qualify to the next stage.

[Upgrade00]

Lots of exciting pairings from the UCL draw, and there'd be lots of interesting odds to pick from once the full fixtures are announced. My luck for group(s) of death would be groups; G and F, that are maybe the most balanced groups and very difficult to pick who goes through.

[Chrystora123]

RIP Chelsea and Zenit


source: https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1167120206344458240

My picks (to advance to the KO stages):

A) PSG, Real Madrid
B) Bayern, Spurs
C) Man City, Atalanta
D) Juventus, Atletico
E) Liverpool, Napoli
F) Dortmund, Inter
G) Benfica, Lyon
H) Valencia, Ajax

it will not be difficult for Real Madrid to get full points in Group A. PSG which might give Real Madrid fierce resistance seems to be focused on the issue of the transfer of Neymar, (Real Madrid is my favorite club)  

group F is very scary and Slavia Praha is locked in Group F, very sorry for them "lol" 

[Daniel91]

Group C is very interesting.
Manchester City is the obvious favorite but I think it will be a big fight for second and third place between Shakhtar, Atalanta and Dinamo.
Shakhtar have more experience, Atalanta is first time here and wants great result and Dinamo showed in the last season (specially in the match against Benfica) that they can play equally against the strongest clubs in Europe.
It will be very interesting group and a great fight to the end.
What do you think?

[coinlocket$]

They should change the rules for the drafts...

Group G is so unbalanced compared to Groups D and F.

They need to add something with ranking, not with the previous season results, IMHO.

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They should change the rules for the drafts...

Group G is so unbalanced compared to Groups D and F.

They need to add something with ranking, not with the previous season results, IMHO.

Yap, Ajax for example. It is a big difference between this and the previous season. Even if we can't be sure until games start.
Still, if you want to be champion of CL, you must be strong enough and win any team which comes across as an obstacle.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

UEFA Men's Player of the Year - Winner:
Oh boy, can't wait to see what the Messi fanboys are gonna say on social media 

Congratulations to Virgil van Dijk, the premier league side achieve so much success last season that it won't had been fair, if we missed out on this honor. Congratulations to Liverpool fans too, next stop Ballon d'Or for Dijk, he deserve it. I do think neither Messi or Ronaldo will even lift that award again until they retire (we're tired of them). I'll prefer they stay tied as it'll be best that way.

As for the UCL draw, I believe Chelsea can progress out of the group stage, I'm not just saying this because I'm a fan but been the underdog like Ajax was last season, we might surprise the masses.

[LTU_btc]

Obviously F group is the most interesting. Reaction of Slavia boss when he saw group that they got was priceless .  While G and H groups looks very balanced and unpredictable. All of these teams can reach next round. My predictions for teams who will advance further:
A. Real, PSG
B. Bayern, Spurs
C. Man City, Shakhtar
D. Juventus, Atletico
E. Napoli, Liverpool
F. Barcelona, Borussia
G. Lyon, Zenit
H. Chelsea, Valencia

They should change the rules for the drafts...

Group G is so unbalanced compared to Groups D and F.

They need to add something with ranking, not with the previous season results, IMHO.

It's impossible to make all groups similar level. I think that current group format is good. Adding rankings and other stuff would make draw complicated, due to tgings like country restrictions.

[coinlocket$]

It's impossible to make all groups similar level. I think that current group format is good. Adding rankings and other stuff would make draw complicated, due to tgings like country restrictions.

Yeah, the problems are the restrictions.

They can do a better job with mixing the level like on tennis table if they look at the ranking and not like they are doing right now.

[logfiles]

So Diego Simeone  is Meeting Cristino Ronaldo again 

I think the most interesting groups are C and Group D. As for Group H. I think Chelsea won't find it had to go through into the Last 16. I am quite sure Ajax will be able to replicate last season's fairy tale.

[Scheede]

Obviously F group is the most interesting. Reaction of Slavia boss when he saw group that they got was priceless .  While G and H groups looks very balanced and unpredictable. All of these teams can reach next round. My predictions for teams who will advance further:
A. Real, PSG
B. Bayern, Spurs
C. Man City, Shakhtar
D. Juventus, Atletico
E. Napoli, Liverpool
F. Barcelona, Borussia
G. Lyon, Zenit
H. Chelsea, Valencia

I had to smile with him for minutes, I have to admit  

[Juggy777]

RIP Chelsea and Zenit


source: https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1167120206344458240

My picks (to advance to the KO stages):

A) PSG, Real Madrid
B) Bayern, Spurs
C) Man City, Atalanta
D) Juventus, Atletico
E) Liverpool, Napoli
F) Dortmund, Inter
G) Benfica, Lyon
H) Valencia, Ajax

it will not be difficult for Real Madrid to get full points in Group A. PSG which might give Real Madrid fierce resistance seems to be focused on the issue of the transfer of Neymar, (Real Madrid is my favorite club)  

group F is very scary and Slavia Praha is locked in Group F, very sorry for them "lol" 

The group stages are here and some have got a favourable draw, while others will have to battle it out. The only exciting group is the F group, where one of the giants will bite the dust. I don’t expect Chelsea to qualify for the next round, even though they have got a easy group.

My predictions:

A) Real Madrid and PSG
B) Bayern and Tottenham
C) Mancity and Dinamo Zagreb
D) Juventus and Atletico
E) Liverpool and Napoli
F) Barcelona and Inter
G) Benfica and Zenit
H) Ajax and Valencia

[joniboini]

I had to smile with him for minutes, I have to admit 

Bad luck for them lol.

I think getting a draw is difficult enough for them, but it would be great if they can win at least one of their home games.

it will not be difficult for Real Madrid to get full points in Group A.

Confidence is reasonable, but overconfidence is not. I hope Real won't face the same fate as last year when Ajax slaughter them.

[Upgrade00]

I hope Real won't face the same fate as last year when Ajax slaughter them.

It's very likely not be Ajax, this time around. I think they would struggle to qualify from their group as they are locked with pretty tough oppositions.
Would be interesting to see which minnow team rises up this season and adds the spice to the competition.

[slocker]

Obviously F group is the most interesting. Reaction of Slavia boss when he saw group that they got was priceless .  While G and H groups looks very balanced and unpredictable.

Last two groups are very balanced each of them can pass in next CL round. Rest are stronger one. My opinion is that groups D and F will be most interesting to see which two team will go into next round. Other groups will be very possible to see strongest two teams. Also must mention that we will see so many derbies that it will be very enjoyable to watch.

[iMark]

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You think 2 out of Ajax, Valencia and LOSC will advance before Chelsea?

And Barcelona not to overcome Dortmund and Inter?

yes and yes.

UEFA Men's Player of the Year - Winner:

source:  https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1167124419850002438

Oh boy, can't wait to see what the Messi fanboys are gonna say on social media  

There will be many haters who protest with the results of the best players. Many haters said that Van dijk did not deserve to get the title, starting from the reasons, bad perfomance in national team, not get EPL champion, and so on. But in my opinion, indeed the appearance of Van dijk was not perfect last season, but only Van dijk was the most appropriate compared to the others player last season. Win Champions league, Super Europe, is proof of that.

[yoseph]

I hope Real won't face the same fate as last year when Ajax slaughter them.

It's very likely not be Ajax, this time around. I think they would struggle to qualify from their group as they are locked with pretty tough oppositions.
Would be interesting to see which minnow team rises up this season and adds the spice to the competition.

Chelsea should be very else they risk going to the the Europa League if they finish third in their group, I am actually tipping both Ajax and Valancia to make it to pass the group stage of the Champions League, Chelsea are weakened without their star player Hazard and they haven't made any signing to replace him as well.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

There will be many haters who protest with the results of the best players. Many haters said that Van dijk did not deserve to get the title, starting from the reasons, bad perfomance in national team, not get EPL champion, and so on. But in my opinion, indeed the appearance of Van dijk was not perfect last season, but only Van dijk was the most appropriate compared to the others player last season. Win Champions league, Super Europe, is proof of that.

Bad performances in the national team?
They got to the final of the Nations League & VVD won the CL. Liverpool lost 1 game in the EPL all of last season, VVD was instrumental in Liverpool winning the CL & he was MOTM in the final.

Ronaldo flopped in the CL with Juve & Messi needed to help Barca score ONE away goal at Anfield in the semi final but couldn’t.

VVD is definitely deserving of the best player (for last season).

[Pmalek]

It is nice to see that a defender got some recognition and was awarded Player Of The Year Award. I am tired of the Ronaldo or Messi saga.

Groups D and F will see some great matches.
Juve and Atletico will battle it out for the first place.
I think Inter might squeeze past Dortmund for the 2nd place in Group F. Conte being the needed X factor.