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

[Chrystora123]

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from what I hear, Man City is currently filing an appeal to UEFA, but it is not certain that the appeal they (Man City) submitted was accepted because we know for ourselves that UEFA is very strict.  a two-season ban + a point deduction from the English league (if the appeal is rejected) is a huge loss for Man City.

[Rengga Jati]

Atalanta is the biggest surprise this season. They have proven that they can achieve a lot of things this season and it is sad that they are now title challengers for the Serie A. They show that they are "team" and they don't rely on individual players.

Yes. Atalanta showed a great performance this year even if they have no top players there. They are on top 4 on the table of Serie A, and they also have a big chance to go to the next stage of Champions League by collecting 4-1 on the first leg yesterday. Football isn't an individual game, indeed they can do everything if they play solid as a team. 

[Furious 7]

Atalanta is the biggest surprise this season. They have proven that they can achieve a lot of things this season and it is sad that they are now title challengers for the Serie A. They show that they are "team" and they don't rely on individual players.

Yes. Atalanta showed a great performance this year even if they have no top players there. They are on top 4 on the table of Serie A, and they also have a big chance to go to the next stage of Champions League by collecting 4-1 on the first leg yesterday. Football isn't an individual game, indeed they can do everything if they play solid as a team. 

Atalanta is indeed good this season there are no popular players there but if it is solid then the opponent will not be able to topple him, it looks like a safe point for Atalanta in the first leg 4-1 and later in the second leg I think Atalanta is able to hold him to advance to the next round.
In Serie A also Atalanta is very good performance, this is what I like from Atalanta to put up great resistance on the pitch.

[Naida_BR]

Atalanta is the biggest surprise this season. They have proven that they can achieve a lot of things this season and it is sad that they are now title challengers for the Serie A. They show that they are "team" and they don't rely on individual players.

Yes. Atalanta showed a great performance this year even if they have no top players there. They are on top 4 on the table of Serie A, and they also have a big chance to go to the next stage of Champions League by collecting 4-1 on the first leg yesterday. Football isn't an individual game, indeed they can do everything if they play solid as a team. 

Atalanta is indeed good this season there are no popular players there but if it is solid then the opponent will not be able to topple him, it looks like a safe point for Atalanta in the first leg 4-1 and later in the second leg I think Atalanta is able to hold him to advance to the next round.
In Serie A also Atalanta is very good performance, this is what I like from Atalanta to put up great resistance on the pitch.

They have reached a lot of goals in the Champions League.
I think that if they qualify from this round the next one would be their last one because it will be inevitable to face a strong team.
In Serie A they do also great but it would be more impressive if they were a title challenger.

[ampere]

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The champions league other round of 16 round is next week

The questions are:

do you see chelsea surviving against Bayern ?
Can napoli give Barcelona a shocker ?

Will Lyon Oust juventus and CR.7 ?
Are Madrid going to have an easy ride against Manchester city ?

Get your predictions rolling in !!!

[swogerino]

This upcoming week of Champions League looks on fire.All the strongest teams are playing with Juventus,Bayern,Real,Barcelona,Chelsea and Napoli.I think that we are not going to see surprise results this time different from the games we saw on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

[coinlocket$]

Even if Lyon is not strong as Juventus everything can happen on that match IMHO since Juve has some problems right now and according to mister Sarri "players are not following my idea of football"

I think they will win on 90% of cases but if something will go wrong it will be not a scandal, also if Juventus will end out with Lyon Sarri will probably be sacked.

[Furious 7]

Atalanta is indeed good this season there are no popular players there but if it is solid then the opponent will not be able to topple him, it looks like a safe point for Atalanta in the first leg 4-1 and later in the second leg I think Atalanta is able to hold him to advance to the next round.
In Serie A also Atalanta is very good performance, this is what I like from Atalanta to put up great resistance on the pitch.

They have reached a lot of goals in the Champions League.
I think that if they qualify from this round the next one would be their last one because it will be inevitable to face a strong team.
In Serie A they do also great but it would be more impressive if they were a title challenger.

I will not underestimate Atalanta if they pass the next round Atalanta will also be a strong team candidate for other opponents because they are eager to reach this moment with pride.
Atalanta like him have full confidence in CL this season let's see after winning in the second leg with Valencia then who will Atalanta entertain later ??
Atalanta's principle is very strong in CL compared to Serie A.

[sana54210]

There are tons of teams like that who shock the world with going further than expected on champions league almost every single year, I mean we do not have 16 favorite teams in the champions league, we do have teams that are better than each other but with the way draws happen, it isn't a big shock that Atalanta made it out, their only rival was Shaktar and Zagreb which I think wouldn't be weird if they got here but Atalanta is good enough to beat them and they did.

Look at Ajax and last year, they went as further as they could but this year they are eliminated in the group stage. Which means these are not consistent teams, next year some other team may do better than expected, all depends on their form and their draws of the group stage as well.

[Furious 7]

Even if Lyon is not strong as Juventus everything can happen on that match IMHO since Juve has some problems right now and according to mister Sarri "players are not following my idea of football"

I think they will win on 90% of cases but if something will go wrong it will be not a scandal, also if Juventus will end out with Lyon Sarri will probably be sacked.

Like it won't happen in the CL match later with Lyion maybe the players will stay solid and follow the direction of Sarri to follow his strategy yes we know that Sarri and the players are always in conflict but the players also have good thoughts in CL to become champions .
Lyon are opponents under Juventus in my opinion so in the first leg this match will win.

[Naida_BR]

Even if Lyon is not strong as Juventus everything can happen on that match IMHO since Juve has some problems right now and according to mister Sarri "players are not following my idea of football"

I think they will win on 90% of cases but if something will go wrong it will be not a scandal, also if Juventus will end out with Lyon Sarri will probably be sacked.

Sarri always have problems in managing his players.
Last year when he was on Chelsea he had the same problem. He cannot make the players to respect him and this leads to mis management. I think that Lyon can get something positive in this match, everything can happen in Champions league.

[kawetsriyanto]

Sarri always have problems in managing his players. Last year when he was on Chelsea he had the same problem.

Yes. I think Juventus focuses on the Champions League, Sarri doesn't have a special reputation for this competition level. So, why Juventus chooses him? Moreover, he has some problems as a coach, like what you said on Chelsea. Juventus should have a better coach on the next session if they still dream of winning the Champions League.

I think that Lyon can get something positive in this match, everything can happen in Champions league.

Every club has the same chance. Sometimes having more top players cannot guarantee the winning. We have already seen some examples, Valencia and Tottenham both defeated by smaller teams.

[hd49728]

Yes. I think Juventus focuses on the Champions League, Sarri doesn't have a special reputation for this competition level. So, why Juventus chooses him? Moreover, he has some problems as a coach, like what you said on Chelsea. Juventus should have a better coach on the next session if they still dream of winning the Champions League.

Allegri is a great coach and helped Juventus playing so well in Champions League but he did not manage to help the club win it (in 2 failed final matches). It is so hard to say that Allegri is better or worse than Sarri. They are both great coaches and achieved some great trophies (with small and big clubs).

Sarri is lack of experience in Champions League but with his talent, I think he can help Juventus win their first Champions League after some decades and some failed final matches. If CR7 scores great and decisive goals in Champions League.

[tomahawk9]

So, Bayern are going to visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow. Interesting how 'Chelsea to WIN' is @4.xx odds in the bookies.

I've seen Bayern in the Bundesliga a lot and i honestly think people are overestimating them. They barely won 3-2 last Friday vs bottom-of-the-league Padderborn. If Chelsea can stop Lewa from scoring, that's pretty much 80% of the job done. If Lewa's in god mode, then it's very likely that he'll abuse Chelsea's defence and scores a perfect poker (left foot, right foot, header, pen/free kick). Thoughts?

[Trofo]

So, Bayern are going to visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow. Interesting how 'Chelsea to WIN' is @4.xx odds in the bookies.

I've seen Bayern in the Bundesliga a lot and i honestly think people are overestimating them. They barely won 3-2 last Friday vs bottom-of-the-league Padderborn. If Chelsea can stop Lewa from scoring, that's pretty much 80% of the job done. If Lewa's in god mode, then it's very likely that he'll abuse Chelsea's defence and scores a perfect poker (left foot, right foot, header, pen/free kick). Thoughts?

Well, Chelsea didn't stop anybody from scoring against them in last 6 games. That games included among others Hull City and Newcastle. In the last 5 games against Bayern Chelsea conceded 16 goals.

I wouldn't put a nickel on Chelsea keeping a clean sheet tomorrow. I'll probably bet on both to score or Bayern to score 2 or more.

[snipie]

So, Bayern are going to visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow. Interesting how 'Chelsea to WIN' is @4.xx odds in the bookies.

I've seen Bayern in the Bundesliga a lot and i honestly think people are overestimating them. They barely won 3-2 last Friday vs bottom-of-the-league Padderborn. If Chelsea can stop Lewa from scoring, that's pretty much 80% of the job done. If Lewa's in god mode, then it's very likely that he'll abuse Chelsea's defence and scores a perfect poker (left foot, right foot, header, pen/free kick). Thoughts?

Well, Chelsea didn't stop anybody from scoring against them in last 6 games. That games included among others Hull City and Newcastle. In the last 5 games against Bayern Chelsea conceded 16 goals.

I wouldn't put a nickel on Chelsea keeping a clean sheet tomorrow. I'll probably bet on both to score or Bayern to score 2 or more.

I think both teams will score tomorrow and Bayern will win 2-1 or 3-1.
For Barcelona and Naples, well it is hard to predict, although Barca odds are higher but Naples could surprise us, it depends from Messi performance tomorrow really imo

[Naida_BR]

So, Bayern are going to visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow. Interesting how 'Chelsea to WIN' is @4.xx odds in the bookies.

I've seen Bayern in the Bundesliga a lot and i honestly think people are overestimating them. They barely won 3-2 last Friday vs bottom-of-the-league Padderborn. If Chelsea can stop Lewa from scoring, that's pretty much 80% of the job done. If Lewa's in god mode, then it's very likely that he'll abuse Chelsea's defence and scores a perfect poker (left foot, right foot, header, pen/free kick). Thoughts?

Betting for Chelsea's win is totally a value for money bet.
A home win with 4,xx in a Champions League game is a bet that I won't miss. In the end, Bayern doesn't have the same outstanding performance they used to have in the previous year. Chelsea can win this game.

[cryptofrka]

I also feel Bayern is not at an extremely high level. Chelsea to win might be a stretch, but not to lose is a bet that has great value.

[swogerino]

I also feel Bayern is not at an extremely high level. Chelsea to win might be a stretch, but not to lose is a bet that has great value.

I also think Bayern is not in their top form but I know Chelsea is in a really bad shape so this makes me think to agree with the bookies and I think that Bayern will have an easy win tonight for the odd of almost 2.The other game is interesting also but I think it will be a double chance for Barcelona win or draw.I think this will be my ticket for tonight games.

[Naida_BR]

I also feel Bayern is not at an extremely high level. Chelsea to win might be a stretch, but not to lose is a bet that has great value.

I also think Bayern is not in their top form but I know Chelsea is in a really bad shape so this makes me think to agree with the bookies and I think that Bayern will have an easy win tonight for the odd of almost 2.The other game is interesting also but I think it will be a double chance for Barcelona win or draw.I think this will be my ticket for tonight games.

Bayern is going to have any difficulties with Chelsea.
I am not sure if they are going to win but a bet for Chelsea is totally a worth of betting. Bookers provide 4.xx odds for a home win... Isn't this a good take?