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

[BITCOIN4X]

No doubts that exception for professional athletes will be made. I already read that F1 racers won't have to stay in 14 days quarantine, their race will be held next weekend. It was confirmed by BBC journalist that it applies to "other elite sports"
https://mobile.twitter.com/andrewbensonf1/status/1287095290525372416

The main reason why exception are made is because professional athlete have received serious monitoring from the health team on a regular basis. Those who will be sent to England have passed medical test and it is very unlikely that Madrid will bring ailing player to England along with the whole team and that is not possible. All team involved in the tournament must receive special attention from the medical team even without Covid-19. They must have their health checked, especially since Covid-19 is still there and ensures health before departure.

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From the article:
''Anyone arriving to the UK from Spain is now being told to self-isolate for 14 days, so this could affect Real Madrid if they travel for the game.There may be an exception made for professional sportspeople, but this is in the hands of UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his government.''

Source: https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/26/5f1d554846163fb74c8b45c6.html

Wait, didn't I read somewhere that the remaining matches were to be played in Portugal? Or that only applies to matches from the next qualification round?
I do hope Real Madrid turn up positively and win the match to go into the next round thou it will be a serious uphill task with our Captain being suspended from playing the match.

[Daniel91]

From the article:
''Anyone arriving to the UK from Spain is now being told to self-isolate for 14 days, so this could affect Real Madrid if they travel for the game.There may be an exception made for professional sportspeople, but this is in the hands of UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his government.''

Source: https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/26/5f1d554846163fb74c8b45c6.html

Wait, didn't I read somewhere that the remaining matches were to be played in Portugal? Or that only applies to matches from the next qualification round?
I do hope Real Madrid turn up positively and win the match to go into the next round thou it will be a serious uphill task with our Captain being suspended from playing the match.

The return matches of the round of 16 will be played according to the original UEFA schedule.
Only from the quarterfinals, only 1 game will be played in the tournament in Portugal.
And I also believe that Real still have a chance regardless of the defeat in the first match.

[Daniel91]

Will the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid be played according to the original plan?
In today's article, Marca writes that the fate of this match is in the hands of British Prime Minister Johnson.

From the article:
''Anyone arriving to the UK from Spain is now being told to self-isolate for 14 days, so this could affect Real Madrid if they travel for the game.There may be an exception made for professional sportspeople, but this is in the hands of UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his government.''

Source: https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/26/5f1d554846163fb74c8b45c6.html

No doubts that exception for professional athletes will be made. I already read that F1 racers won't have to stay in 14 days quarantine, their race will be held next weekend. It was confirmed by BBC journalist that it applies to "other elite sports"
https://mobile.twitter.com/andrewbensonf1/status/1287095290525372416

You seem to be right.
According to this article in Marca, ]https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/07/26/5f1d554846163fb74c8b45c6.html[url][/url] it seems that it has already been agreed that an exception will be made in the case of Real footballers.
''Oliver Dowden is the UK's secretary of state for sport and he previously stated that Champions League and F1 events should be able to go ahead as planned.It is believed that Dowden hasn't changed his tune on this, with Sky Sports reporting that elite sportspeople will not have to follow this new measure if they travel to the UK for competition''

Anyway, good news for both Real and all football fans.

[webtricks]

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I don't think Man City will get easy win. They will be challenged by Real Madrid and might lose.

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I would prefer to see Atalanta, Atletico, Bayern and Real Madrid go to the semi-final round. With Lewy in squad, Bayern will beat Barcelona.

I may agree on Bayern as Bayern is no doubt a superior team to Barcelona at this moment and me being supporter of Barcelona is surely being irrational on this pick but Real Madrid to semi-final is almost impossible. You are putting too much faith on Real Madrid. It's been over 8 months since Man City last lost at Etihad and you are telling me that Ramos-less Real Madrid will not only defeat Man City at Etihad but will do so by the margin of two goals!!

Just a quick stat for you:
Manchester City have scored 32 goals at Etihad in their last 9 matches while conceded only one goal in those 9 matches!!

[coinlocket$]

Dybala got a muscular problem yesterday and it is not clear his recovery.

They will look day after day if he can recover for Juventus-Lyon 

At the moment:

Chiellini Broken
Demiral Broken
DeLigt almost Broken, need a shoulder surgery
De Sciglio Broken
Douglas Costa Broken, can't recover
Khedira Broken
Dybala Broken
Higuain problem on his back

Not a good shape 

[hd49728]

Chiellini Broken
Demiral Broken
DeLigt almost Broken, need a shoulder surgery
De Sciglio Broken
Douglas Costa Broken, can't recover
Khedira Broken
Dybala Broken
Higuain problem on his back

Not a good shape 

The losses are big with Dybala and De Ligt. They are key players of Juventus at the moment. Douglas Costa is another important loss for Juventus in the match with Lyon. They need to have a win to go forwards.

I may agree on Bayern as Bayern is no doubt a superior team to Barcelona at this moment and me being supporter of Barcelona is surely being irrational on this pick but Real Madrid to semi-final is almost impossible. You are putting too much faith on Real Madrid. It's been over 8 months since Man City last lost at Etihad and you are telling me that Ramos-less Real Madrid will not only defeat Man City at Etihad but will do so by the margin of two goals!!

Just a quick stat for you:
Manchester City have scored 32 goals at Etihad in their last 9 matches while conceded only one goal in those 9 matches!!

It does not make sense. Records are born to be break by someone else, by some team. Do you remember how Rooney broke the undefeated record of Arsenal years ago? That is what usually happens in life. And Real Madrid has their strength to do this.

Honestly I watched the last match of Man City in Premier League and I agree that they are so strong. But let's see and surprises are what we wait for in football. It is a beauty of football.

[Swordsoffreedom]

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Honestly I watched the last match of Man City in Premier League and I agree that they are so strong. But let's see and surprises are what we wait for in football. It is a beauty of football.

Man City is really a good team. I was impressed with their last match against Norwich City, you know they won the match by 5-0. they attacked a total 31 times. on the other hand, Man City is the best scorer team on season 19-20. I am being a fan of Man City by watching their game-play and strategy on this season, hopefully next season they will be able to beat Liverpool and win the cup.

[DeathAngel]

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Honestly I watched the last match of Man City in Premier League and I agree that they are so strong. But let's see and surprises are what we wait for in football. It is a beauty of football.

Man City is really a good team. I was impressed with their last match against Norwich City, you know they won the match by 5-0. they attacked a total 31 times. on the other hand, Man City is the best scorer team on season 19-20. I am being a fan of Man City by watching their game-play and strategy on this season, hopefully next season they will be able to beat Liverpool and win the cup.

City are favourites to win the CL, I have a feeling for Bayern though, they just look a really well balanced unit. I would say PSG could go far but Mbappe suffered a bad injury on the weekend.

[nelson4lov]

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Man City is really a good team. I was impressed with their last match against Norwich City, you know they won the match by 5-0. they attacked a total 31 times. on the other hand, Man City is the best scorer team on season 19-20. I am being a fan of Man City by watching their game-play and strategy on this season, hopefully next season they will be able to beat Liverpool and win the cup.

Manchester City is only strong in the premier league. When they compete against other champions in the UCL, they're usually lacking. That's the main reason why they haven't won a champions league title till date. It's true that they have one of the best teams in europe but always end up not winning the title on each iteration.

Do you all think that Real Madrid will  easily let go of the title? What's stopping them from beating Man city by a solid goal margin when they come to the UCL? Considering they've improved significantly recently, that game wouldn't be a walk in the park for city.

[jademaxsuy]

City are favourites to win the CL, I have a feeling for Bayern though, they just look a really well balanced unit. I would say PSG could go far but Mbappe suffered a bad injury on the weekend.

Yeag Mbappe is out for 3 weeks to recover his ankle ligament injury. This could miss him the championship games if team could make it to that day. This is a chance and opportunity for him to keep up with a good record of goals in his previous matches. Anyway, still the team got some good players. Hopefully that it will not be lthat ong before Mbappe recovers his leg injury. I am having a high hopes in this team that could win in a championship match.

[slaman29]

It seems to me Atalanta now is a downhill, they have nothing more to ask in the Seria A (the only difference between second and 4th place are 10ish million € in prizes.
They can also maybe saving strength to do an all-in in the Champions League.

1 game turns are "lottery" everything can happen.

They really got a huge boost from the break too, so I agree. They should just focus in on the Champions League, they may never get such an "easy" chance again to win it. They can probably shock opponents right now with their attack, I would LOVE to see this happen.

What's the best odds right now to bet on? I don't mind putting $10 on Atalanta!

[Coyster]

Considering they've improved significantly recently, that game wouldn't be a walk in the park for city.

Of course not, no opposition can consider a match against Real Madrid a walk in the park, we're talking about one of the best team in the world, but i'm rooting for city to win because of how many goals city usually scores at the Etihad, if the first leg had prolly ended in a draw or a win for the Spanish champions, then imo, city will be knocked out. But now Madrid have to outscore Manchester City at the Etihad and you know how difficult that is to do, City will definitely score goals, that's why i'm also firmly in the belief that they'll progress to the next round.

[Lillominato89]

I believe that the victory by ManCity in the home of Real practically sanctioned the passage of the turn of ManCity

[giammangiato]

I believe that the victory by ManCity in the home of Real practically sanctioned the passage of the turn of ManCity

I think it's still a very open game, it certainly will not be a walk for Real Madrid but it is a team with a very high potential, Manchester City will certainly not be intimidated, thanks to the advantage and the away goal will try to increase the gap. Put simply if Real Madrid wants to pass the round they must win at least 2-0 and it is both feasible and very difficult

[swogerino]

I believe that the victory by ManCity in the home of Real practically sanctioned the passage of the turn of ManCity

I think it's still a very open game, it certainly will not be a walk for Real Madrid but it is a team with a very high potential, Manchester City will certainly not be intimidated, thanks to the advantage and the away goal will try to increase the gap. Put simply if Real Madrid wants to pass the round they must win at least 2-0 and it is both feasible and very difficult

I think that Manchester City will win this game as they are focused completely on Champions League while Real Madrid won the title this year so they have something that have won and I think the motivation of Manchester City is far more than what the motivation of Real Madrid might be.I agree though that this will be an open game because teams from Premier League in such competitions play only open football which is really beautiful to watch on Tv.

[gabbie2010]

I believe that the victory by ManCity in the home of Real practically sanctioned the passage of the turn of ManCity

I think it's still a very open game, it certainly will not be a walk for Real Madrid but it is a team with a very high potential, Manchester City will certainly not be intimidated, thanks to the advantage and the away goal will try to increase the gap. Put simply if Real Madrid wants to pass the round they must win at least 2-0 and it is both feasible and very difficult

Real Madrid will throw in every thing in that game to try and win the match of course its not going to be an easy game for both teams any of the team has potential of winning but I am not comfortable with Man City defence line which had not been solid lately when they play any attacking team however away goal rule still favor Man city, I forsee both team scoring a lot of goals in that game with both team trying to outplay each other obviously its gonna be an entertaining must watch match.

[Renampun]

I believe that the victory by ManCity in the home of Real practically sanctioned the passage of the turn of ManCity

I will not have many opinions about Madrid vs Man City...
I am sure this match will be very exciting, both teams will surely fight it out, Man City are ahead, while Madrid will definitely want to turn things around and go to the semifinals.

[Darkoth89]

If it were the first match between Real and ManCity, I would probably favour Real a bit considering how they performed in La Liga after the restart. But after City winning 2-1 in Madrid in the first match, I think they'll have the upper hand. Especially (and I think that was already mentioned here earlier in the thread) since Ramos will be missing the match due his red card. He's THE leader in the team and the main reason for Reals great defence imho. Without him it will be hard to make up for the deficit from the first leg.

Something else that worries me is that Real just had a positive COVID-19 case in their team. Mariano Diaz did test positive for the Coronavirus. With a two week quarantine he will be missing the match against ManCity. Sure Diaz can be replaced on short notice but what happens when more positive tests appear? The whole situation is even more complicated when you know that usually everyone visiting the UK from Spain usually has to go into a two week quarantine and that Real Madrid only got a special permit.

[skarais]

I will not have many opinions about Madrid vs Man City...
I am sure this match will be very exciting, both teams will surely fight it out, Man City are ahead, while Madrid will definitely want to turn things around and go to the semifinals.

The Guardiola team (Manchester City) must be aware of the passion of Madrid after they won the Laliga trophy. If Guardiola want Manchester City to qualify for the next round then at least he must motivate his player to make the match a battlefield to win. Both team are big team from each league and to be honest this is a great match. Worth the wait.