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

[tranthidung]

Lots of Love to the Pep Guardiola and for his family, It's really a pathetic situation for him because he lost his mother due to Corona contraction, in recent time, Pep Guardiola donated more than a million euro for the fight against Corona, not only that recently he urged his fans staying at home through a video call, whatever the football philosophy, I like his activities for the humanity, There is no word for this mourning moment, It's true that Life is not always fair, And this Covic19 has taken a lot of valuable lives around the world, Who knows when it will be minimized...

Bad news for Spain. Two legends of Real Madrid passed away, include their ex-President Lorenzo Sans. Now a bar news from Pep's family.

Life is never fair with us so in the awful period of the world, please stay safe and take care of your loved ones as well as your neighbors by seriously obey social distancing, personal hygiene and don't breaks temporary recommendations and orders of governments.

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[tomahawk9]

I thought today was a special day to bump this thread and remind everyone what happened in the Champions League exactly one year ago:

7 May 2019 - Champions League - Semi-finals - 2nd leg:


https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1258340044995276803

Match highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27GHT7nAF8A

Post-game celebration on the pitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXEoGphDsfQ

Mini documentary: Inside Anfield: Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona | THE GREATEST EVER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE COMEBACK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik-DhHJM8eo

Some reactions by forum users from the old Champions League thread:

@Trofo

OMG. This fourth goal was something you don't see even in school playgrounds. Unbelievable that club like Barca can concede a goal this cheaply. LFC is on fire today 

@tokeweed

HOLY SH*T!!!!!

@buwaytress

Yfuw8464ubwiwirhrb !!!!!!
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@BitcoinGirl.Club

This is magic, this is miracle, this is football, this is LFC. Liverpool was sensational. WOW!
We are in the final!!!!

WOW!!!!

LFC, mic and all other Liverpool fans----------- come on!!!!

WE MADE IT!!!!

@El duderino_

I can almost cry LFC brothers

@LTU_btc

I have no words to describe how I'm feeling right now. What a disaster, second season in a row. Just congrats to Liverpool, they were truly better tonight and deserved to reach final. <...>

@LFC_Bitcoin

OMG I’m in shock!
Looking at flights & hotels now. We’re going to Madrid to bring the cup back home.

@Harkorede

Big Congratulations to Klopp, He surely deserve a trophy, It'd have been a disaster to play such great football and come so close into 2 years then not win anything.

@leea-1334

<...>Well done. This is how football should be played! With so much guts,,, bravery,,, and never say die!

Never forget/

[DeathAngel]

tomahawk, that game was one of the best CL games I’ve ever seen, I didn’t think they would even have a small chance after losing 3-0 in Camp Nou.

It most certainly was the greatest 2 legged comeback in CL history.

[Naida_BR]

Lots of Love to the Pep Guardiola and for his family, It's really a pathetic situation for him because he lost his mother due to Corona contraction, in recent time, Pep Guardiola donated more than a million euro for the fight against Corona, not only that recently he urged his fans staying at home through a video call, whatever the football philosophy, I like his activities for the humanity, There is no word for this mourning moment, It's true that Life is not always fair, And this Covic19 has taken a lot of valuable lives around the world, Who knows when it will be minimized...

I didn't know that Pep lost his mother due to COVID-19.
This incident should make him feel more in danger when the games are going to start.
I wonder what it is going to happen when teams are going to flight from another country in order to play CL games. Shouldn't they be in quarantine for 14 days as this is now the rule when someone comes from another country?

[tbct_mt2]

tomahawk, that game was one of the best CL games I’ve ever seen, I didn’t think they would even have a small chance after losing 3-0 in Camp Nou.

It most certainly was the greatest 2 legged comeback in CL history.

Liverpool is one of the strongest clubs in Champions League history and they also own two of the most impressive comeback in the Champions League too. The final match in Istanbul against AC Milan and the latest come back against Barcelona. Such comebacks are crazy and unbelievable.

[coinlocket$]

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

[Juggy777]

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

@coinlocket$ indeed this match is set to take place on August 8th, unless the health department authorities decides to revoke their permission for it. Further Lyon won’t be at any disadvantage as their permission was sought before fixing the date for this fixture, and hence they can start preparing well in advance, and keep their players fit for this match. Also let me remind you’ll that Lyon is leading between the two sides, and they'll cause a massive upset if they manage to beat Juventus and proceed ahead in the tournament.

Source:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11563236/juventus-vs-lyon-champions-league-return-august-8/

[Jeremy Franklin]

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

Would be more interesting to bet on, if the match will happen or not on that date. I personally still doubt it, but who knows never say never. 

[jayce]

@coinlocket$ indeed this match is set to take place on August 8th, unless the health department authorities decides to revoke their permission for it. Further Lyon won’t be at any disadvantage as their permission was sought before fixing the date for this fixture, and hence they can start preparing well in advance, and keep their players fit for this match. Also let me remind you’ll that Lyon is leading between the two sides, and they'll cause a massive upset if they manage to beat Juventus and proceed ahead in the tournament.

Source:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11563236/juventus-vs-lyon-champions-league-return-august-8/

Then it means the matches for next season would be delayed as well? It would take around 2 months to continue the tournament until final game, so perhaps the finale will be held in the middle of October. Since the Euro Cup is delayed to 2021, I think there is no UCL tournament next season and UEFA would be more focused to prepare Euro.

[LTU_btc]

@tomahawk9, did you really had to bring me these bad memories... For me it was probably worst night as fan of Barca, I couldn't remember worse lose. And I still can't believe that this games wasn't enough to sack Valverde

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

French teams won't have official games, but I think they will be allowed to return training soon. And maybe they even will be allowed to play some friendly games, probably in other country with less restrictions. But yeah, no official league games for French teams is big disadvantage against their opponents.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

It’s not ideal for Lyon but they’re not going to refuse to play are they. The CL is the trophy everybody wants to win, they’ll just have to try & be in the best possible shape.

[coinlocket$]

@coinlocket$ indeed this match is set to take place on August 8th, unless the health department authorities decides to revoke their permission for it. Further Lyon won’t be at any disadvantage as their permission was sought before fixing the date for this fixture, and hence they can start preparing well in advance, and keep their players fit for this match. Also let me remind you’ll that Lyon is leading between the two sides, and they'll cause a massive upset if they manage to beat Juventus and proceed ahead in the tournament.

Source:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11563236/juventus-vs-lyon-champions-league-return-august-8/

Then it means the matches for next season would be delayed as well? It would take around 2 months to continue the tournament until final game, so perhaps the finale will be held in the middle of October. Since the Euro Cup is delayed to 2021, I think there is no UCL tournament next season and UEFA would be more focused to prepare Euro.

PROBABLY, the best thing to do to me was to delay everything to September, restart the season and end it on December,
Then, 2 months break and 2 seasons starting in January and have a good schedule for the internal Mondial of 2020.

It is a risky strategy cause we don't really know if in September the situation will be better or worse than now.

[jayce]

PROBABLY, the best thing to do to me was to delay everything to September, restart the season and end it on December,
Then, 2 months break and 2 seasons starting in January and have a good schedule for the internal Mondial of 2020.

It is a risky strategy cause we don't really know if in September the situation will be better or worse than now.

That sounds good enough. They need to make sure everything under control by checking how the big leagues will be resumed shortly. Since the tournament makes the players to fly around Europe, the risk is so much higher than other competitions. Too bad my friend and I had few good winning in our latest bets especially on Liverpool vs Atleti one and this virus came to stop the fun. Damn it. But still, players safety is still our main concern. Better safe than sorry.

[swogerino]

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

It’s not ideal for Lyon but they’re not going to refuse to play are they. The CL is the trophy everybody wants to win, they’ll just have to try & be in the best possible shape.

I don’t think they will refuse.It is a golden opportunity for Lyon as they come in this game with one goal advantage from winning the first leg.Although they play against Juventus none of the teams have really done some serious training yet and if they go to the game without appropriate training Lyon may as well pass the turn although I highly doubt this.

[masulum]

Since UCL based from top rank clubs from last season, i think all of the will not refuse any continuation of UCL. All club's don't have enough preparation for this stage, so every club must work hard on the current stage.

Last information from UEFA Websites:

TBC
Round of 16, second leg
Quarter-final and semi-final draws, Nyon
Quarter-finals, first leg
Quarter-finals, second leg
Semi-finals, first leg
Semi-finals, second leg
Final – Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Istanbul

From this site, still no information if UCL will be back in August

[jayce]

Since UCL based from top rank clubs from last season, i think all of the will not refuse any continuation of UCL. All club's don't have enough preparation for this stage, so every club must work hard on the current stage.

Last information from UEFA Websites:

TBC
Round of 16, second leg
Quarter-final and semi-final draws, Nyon
Quarter-finals, first leg
Quarter-finals, second leg
Semi-finals, first leg
Semi-finals, second leg
Final – Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Istanbul

From this site, still no information if UCL will be back in August

Iirc it's not official announcement yet, just a result of meeting they held with all of club representatives yesterday. It might change if Bundesliga, Premier League, La Liga and other leagues that decide to continue the competition don't run well.

[masulum]

Iirc it's not official announcement yet, just a result of meeting they held with all of club representatives yesterday. It might change if Bundesliga, Premier League, La Liga and other leagues that decide to continue the competition don't run well.

Thank you for the explanation, it was clear now. So, how about next season competitions, if all clubs can't continue, how to choose the clubs for uefa champions 2020/2021 participants? it will be chosen by federation or will use last league table?

[Bezobraznike]

Iirc it's not official announcement yet, just a result of meeting they held with all of club representatives yesterday. It might change if Bundesliga, Premier League, La Liga and other leagues that decide to continue the competition don't run well.

Thank you for the explanation, it was clear now. So, how about next season competitions, if all clubs can't continue, how to choose the clubs for uefa champions 2020/2021 participants? it will be chosen by federation or will use last league table?

   Nobody can answer that question! Players and clubs wish to play and earn money, but new regulations are
holding them. Everything depends on governments and new regulations, governments says all depends from
health organizations and their expert opinion what and how to do things in the future.
   There will be changes, just nobody knows yet what exactly. There are clues and suggestions what we can
expect, but as Jayce said nothing is official yet, and probably will not be for some time.

[DeathAngel]

Thank you for the explanation, it was clear now. So, how about next season competitions, if all clubs can't continue, how to choose the clubs for uefa champions 2020/2021 participants? it will be chosen by federation or will use last league table?

I presume if the domestic leagues can’t finish then the teams who are currently occupying the CL spaces will compete in next seasons CL.

[3meek]

According to RMC spots Juventus-Lyon will be played in Turin on 08-08-2020.

Juventus can maybe play the rest of the serieA and they will be trained but what about Lyon where the LigueA is deleted and they will probably not training for another 2 months?

Can a separate Champions League match take place if the other Champions League clubs are closed for games?
Although it may be possible to arrange matches without fans in the stadiums...
But in my opinion, the situation with the pandemic is not clear yet, and it is too early to talk about the opening of the league...