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

[Lillominato89]

what are your betting predictions? I believe that Barcelona - Napoli over 2.5

Napoli doesnt score a lot this season.
Over 2,5 is going to come only if Barcelona is going to play aggressively and score at least one goal early in the game. I would go for Napoli's win as both teams are pretty unstable during this season and Napoli has value bet for getting the win.

I considered over 2.5 for one simple reason

1-1 first leg

Barcelona pass the round if they draw 0-0 or win

Napoli passes the round if they win or draw 2-2

The match is very open to all results, and Barcelona are not a defensive team

[Raflesia]

what are your betting predictions? I believe that Barcelona - Napoli over 2.5

Napoli doesnt score a lot this season.
Over 2,5 is going to come only if Barcelona is going to play aggressively and score at least one goal early in the game. I would go for Napoli's win as both teams are pretty unstable during this season and Napoli has value bet for getting the win.

In fact, I believe 3.5 in Barcelona v Napoli.

But it also sometimes misses the prediction. I always predict that Napoli will look good in CL compared to Serie A which continues to suffer defeat, but Barcelona will also have the same ambition, but this is competing at home to Barcelonan, this prediction will probably be right and betting for Barcelona.

[LTU_btc]

It's funny that nobody is actually even considering Lyon - I spoke with a few friends today who asked me 'is Lyon even in CL anymore?'

It will be a good one to watch, Lyon actually has a great result going into this game. If they manage to score a goal, Juventus has to score 3 to go through.

They have the same problem as PSG, but I really think their chances are higher than people think.

Well, yeah, it seems that people forget that Lyon is still in Champions league and they won first leg against Juve 1:0. Despite that they been without official games for so long, I think they have decent chances to get through Juve. Yes, Juventus is Serie A champions, but they haven't showed impressive football after lockdown.
But I'm sceptical abouttheir chances further - I doubt that they capabe to beat City (or Real).

[hahay]

what are your betting predictions? I believe that Barcelona - Napoli over 2.5

Napoli doesnt score a lot this season.
Over 2,5 is going to come only if Barcelona is going to play aggressively and score at least one goal early in the game. I would go for Napoli's win as both teams are pretty unstable during this season and Napoli has value bet for getting the win.

Barcelona 1.61 - Napoli 5.25, that's what at least the current range of odds you can get and that way, I don't think Napoli has a value bet to get a win. If both teams are unstable this season I personally would prefer Barcelona to win, Napoli under the guidance of Gattuso so far has been very disappointing and also, Barcelona has a winning mentality which I think this match will be easy for Barcelona to win.

[skarais]

Well, yeah, it seems that people forget that Lyon is still in Champions league and they won first leg against Juve 1:0.

Forget ? I think not. Maybe people not too interesting to talk about him. 
Lyon is not a team that is seeded by many in the second leg even though they have managed to secure 1 goal in the first leg. I think Juventus are more worthy to advance to the next round and that would be good in my opinion.

[babo]

what are your betting predictions? I believe that Barcelona - Napoli over 2.5

barcelona is undoubtedly very strong, a complete team that manages to face all the challenges in a compact way with order and discipline
I like it very much as a team

but sometimes less strong teams win, football happens
do you remember the greece that won the Europeans? beyond belief
so actually i would say barcelona wins 2.2: 1

[coinlocket$]

1 week at the start of Champion's League (if they will start, they probably do but COVID is coming back everywhere).

This evening they have an interesting test Lyon vs PSG, if they will play a decent fast match Juventus will have no chance versus Lyon.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

barcelona is undoubtedly very strong, a complete team that manages to face all the challenges in a compact way with order and discipline
I like it very much as a team

Champions League is Champion's League bro 
Remember when AS Roma took down Barcelona when very many people expected Barca to go through after the First leg?
I have some feeling Barca might exit soon. This season he been pretty bad for them

[Lillominato89]

what are your betting predictions? I believe that Barcelona - Napoli over 2.5

barcelona is undoubtedly very strong, a complete team that manages to face all the challenges in a compact way with order and discipline
I like it very much as a team

but sometimes less strong teams win, football happens
do you remember the greece that won the Europeans? beyond belief
so actually i would say barcelona wins 2.2: 1

You're right, the strongest doesn't always win. you also got the example right! I remember as well as that European, whoever bet on winning Greece will have made a lot of Big money 😁😁

[barbara44]

Interesting thing is, Napoli is a team that plays defense very well, but more importantly they are a team that plays all together at the same time, I think they are similar to gegenpress, but it is more like... I am not sure if it has a name, but it is more like man marking combined with gegenpress, so every player has someone running like crazy with them all the time without any break for 90 minutes which bothers players as well, if you always have someone with you, even when you do not have the ball, and they never leave you and you never get open, that bothers players.

However let's face it, they were terrible in Italy this year, they could have done so much better but they failed, now they are doing good in champions league so far but I have a feeling that they are not going to continue this too long neither.

[suzanne5223]

barcelona is undoubtedly very strong, a complete team that manages to face all the challenges in a compact way with order and discipline
I like it very much as a team

Champions League is Champion's League bro 
Remember when AS Roma took down Barcelona when very many people expected Barca to go through after the First leg?
I have some feeling Barca might exit soon. This season he been pretty bad for them

Every football usually put in their best when it come to Champion league thats the reason the tournament is always full of surprise.
Speaking of Barcelona to very strong, it a yes and no situation cause they have nice players but they are never strong on the pitch these days because they have a back door problem which limit the player total commitment.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Interesting thing is, Napoli is a team that plays defense very well, but more importantly they are a team that plays all together at the same time, I think they are similar to gegenpress, but it is more like... I am not sure if it has a name, but it is more like man marking combined with gegenpress, so every player has someone running like crazy with them all the time without any break for 90 minutes which bothers players as well, if you always have someone with you, even when you do not have the ball, and they never leave you and you never get open, that bothers players.

I don't watch Serie A so I don't really know how Napoli play but is their style of play similar to that of Atletico Madrid's?
If they are anywhere close to that kind of football where they play as a unit when defending, have high press when the opponent have the ball and the counter attack then Barca might be in trouble. They don't like such opponents.

[Captain Corporate]

 Yeah Napoli definitely is a team that runs constantly I agree with that and yes Barcelona doesn't like those kinds of opponents, remember liverpool game last season. However its also a bit about being talented versus not. Don't get me wrong I am not saying Napoli is not talented, they are totally talented, what I am saying is they are just not as talented as Barcelona. So when you press that much and Barcelona tiki taka way out of that press with quick passes, they could find themselves very open because Napoli will be defending very closely which means if you can give and go type of passes very well you can find some space.

 We will have to watch and see, its not a guranteed thing, Napoli beat some great teams and the first game was a tie, so nobody can say Napoli is definitely out, on surface it looks like for sure they are overmatched but its still a game to be played before deciding.

[BIT-BENDER]

 Yeah Napoli definitely is a team that runs constantly I agree with that and yes Barcelona doesn't like those kinds of opponents, remember liverpool game last season. However its also a bit about being talented versus not. Don't get me wrong I am not saying Napoli is not talented, they are totally talented, what I am saying is they are just not as talented as Barcelona. So when you press that much and Barcelona tiki taka way out of that press with quick passes, they could find themselves very open because Napoli will be defending very closely which means if you can give and go type of passes very well you can find some space.

 We will have to watch and see, its not a guranteed thing, Napoli beat some great teams and the first game was a tie, so nobody can say Napoli is definitely out, on surface it looks like for sure they are overmatched but its still a game to be played before deciding.

This is Barcelona change of a major silver wear, the likes of Manchester city, real Madrid, Bayern Munich, juventus are still in the competition, those team will be blockage if Barcelona meets any other them at further stage i don't think it would be Napoli to stop Barcelona, Barcelona would be facing Bayern Munich in the next knockout phases and that would be one to watch.

[minersday]

Barcelona will qualify for the 1/4 finals, it’s what they do. Napoli are a good defensive team but I don’t think they’ll be able to stop Barca scoring a couple of goals.

most likely Barcelona will be the favorite in this challenge, but Napoli will not be intimidated, to remember that both teams will play away and will no longer be at Camp Nou

Well for me, I see Napoli beating Barcelona. The reason is that, Barcelona has not been in good shape in terms of performance since the restart of soccer. Napoli on the other hand has been in an  okay performance shape. If Barcelona is gonna play like what they have being doing since the restart, then Napoli might score them a lot of goals. 

[tyz]

There are some interesting and really good odds for the upcoming CL and EL matches in my opinion.

Man City vs Real Madrid --- 1.72 - 4.50 - 4.40
The cost/risk ratio for betting on a draw or a win of Real is pretty good.

Inter Milano vs Gestafe --- 1.82 - 3.70 - 4.80
Inter is clear favorite. The odds for a win of Inter are (still) good too.

[kassex]

Barcelona will qualify for the 1/4 finals, it’s what they do. Napoli are a good defensive team but I don’t think they’ll be able to stop Barca scoring a couple of goals.

most likely Barcelona will be the favorite in this challenge, but Napoli will not be intimidated, to remember that both teams will play away and will no longer be at Camp Nou

Well for me, I see Napoli beating Barcelona. The reason is that, Barcelona has not been in good shape in terms of performance since the restart of soccer. Napoli on the other hand has been in an  okay performance shape. If Barcelona is gonna play like what they have being doing since the restart, then Napoli might score them a lot of goals. 

Barcelona's only chance to end the season with success is to win the Champions League. otherwise it will be a failure. so I think Barcelona will win Napoli after all.

[qomariah95]

Barcelona will qualify for the 1/4 finals, it’s what they do. Napoli are a good defensive team but I don’t think they’ll be able to stop Barca scoring a couple of goals.

most likely Barcelona will be the favorite in this challenge, but Napoli will not be intimidated, to remember that both teams will play away and will no longer be at Camp Nou

Well for me, I see Napoli beating Barcelona. The reason is that, Barcelona has not been in good shape in terms of performance since the restart of soccer. Napoli on the other hand has been in an  okay performance shape. If Barcelona is gonna play like what they have being doing since the restart, then Napoli might score them a lot of goals. 

We all know Barcelona is a strong club. But at the moment I don't think Barcelona will win easily, Napoli are a good defense team. But also for the attack they still have power. It's hard to determine who can escape, because napoli might surprise Barcelona.

[cryptofrka]

I will go with both to score. Napoli knows they cannot go through without a goal and Barcelona simply cannot risk and wait because they aren't really a defensive team and they feel more safe when attacking.

It will probably be a really good game to watch for the neutral fans, and I'm tipping Barcelona to win and go through to the quarterfinals.

[BITCOIN4X]

I will go with both to score. Napoli knows they cannot go through without a goal and Barcelona simply cannot risk and wait because they aren't really a defensive team and they feel more safe when attacking.

It will probably be a really good game to watch for the neutral fans, and I'm tipping Barcelona to win and go through to the quarterfinals.

I dont think that Barcelona will play defensive when competing with Napoli. Thats not their style of play and I am sure they will continue to play in their own style. To be honest, Napoli is not an easy opponent for Barcelona, ​​but my belief is that Barcelona will come out victorious and advance to the next round. 0-0 is a score that will take Barcelona to the next round, but I am not sure this match will end goal.