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

[masulum]

Atalanta-PSG looks like a 5+ goals game, I'm really looking forward to that one.

I don't think not easy to be 5+ goals in this match. 4 goals maybe happens but no for more. The possible goals in this match is max 4 goals with 2-2 or 3-1/1-3 scores.

I am sure that even if it is playing away for PSG they will win.

From experience and quality, yes PSG can win the game, but Atalanta also have good defense, in Italy they are just lose in 6 games.

[Darkoth89]

So, it's confirmed at leat one player is infected.
Everyone will be tested again on Monday.

Test results just came back. Besides Angel Correa and Sime Vrsaljko everyone else tested negative today. So it looks like the match vs Leipzig can happen as planned on Thursday.

I wonder if they will test the whole team again this week. Maybe someone got infected where the incubation period wasn't over so the test was still negative today (if that is even possible, I am not an expert?). That's why we usually have the 2-weeks quarantine for everyone who had contact to a positive-tested person. But it seems in this case different rules apply?

[buwaytress]

Real were embarrassing, was Varane high? Never seen him play so badly, he gifted City both goals. I guess it shows how important Ramos is, they literally fell apart at the back without him. City have effectively got a pass into the semi finals now. Lyon finished 7th in France, I know they have some talent but they’re not great.

At the back of my mind I always have this nagging feeling something's not quite right when this type of incident happens BUT I've played football for a long time and I've been guilty of the most incredible errors of judgments I never care to remember -- which of course explains why some of us are lowlife while others are actual professionals;)

Lyon wants to be the Liverpool of 2005 I guess =p

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[babo]

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From experience and quality, yes PSG can win the game, but Atalanta also have good defense, in Italy they are just lose in 6 games.

in my opinion, on the other hand, the atalanta wins and not PSG
atalanta have strong defense and good attack
is third on italian championship (and it is the hardest one of world)

of course i hope win, but soccer's ball going forward

[webtricks]

It may be little sooner but here are my picks for remaining Champions League fun:

Juventus vs Lyon (draw. maybe 1-1 or 2-2)
Man City vs Real Madrid (easy win for Man City)
Bayern vs Chelsea (draw or win for Bayern)
Barcelona vs Napoli (win for Barcelona)

Quarter Finalists (teams I expect to win in bold):
Atalanta vs PSG
Leipzig vs Atletico
Barcelona vs Bayern
Manchester City vs Lyon

So I accurately predicted the quarter-finalists. Some amazing matches were played in Round of 16. Among quarter-finalists, we have:
2 Spanish sides
2 German sides
2 French sides
1 Italian side
and One Team from so-called the best league in the world

This shows how overrated Premier League is. For me, the quality of football is higher in La Liga while the level of competition is higher in Serie A when compared to PL.

Now talking about Quarters,

First Game: I was sure about Atalanta's win till few days ago but now story looks different. The main reason of Atalanta's overwhelming performance was the Deadly Trio of Gomez, Zapata and Ilicic. But due to some undisclosed personal reasons, Ilicic left the Atalanta squad. Him leaving Atalanta's squad is more significant than Mbappe's unavailability for PSG in my opinion. Now I think PSG can win this one. My Prediction: 3-1 in favor of PSG.

Second Game: Atletico will be without their important player Correa due to Coronavirus. He has played all CL games for AM so far this season. However, Leipzig failed to impress post-lockdown, not to forget they are without Timo Werner. In nutshell, easy win for Atletico Madrid.

Third Game: Oh my god! What a game it would be. This is seriously a final material. They are meeting too soon in competition, that's unfair. FC Bayern are clear favorites. But it's Barcelona we are talking about, it's Lionel Messi we are talking about. This one could do some serious damage to bookies as I can see odds are as high are 3.8 on Barcelona. Although they played awful post-lockdown in league but last La Liga game plus pre-quarterfinal were good performances. Other than Messi, Semedo, Lenglet, Rakitic and Frenkie De Jong gave good performances too. Especially Semedo, who made some excellent sprints. It will be 1v1 clash between him and Davies, let see who wins the war of speed. I am routing for Barcelona (more of an emotional decision than the factual) but this can happen very much.

Fourth Game: It's easy, Manchester City. Lyon were lucky to get away from Juventus. Goal advantage at home, lucky away penalty goal and sheer will in defense made them go-past Juve. But Man City are not Juventus. They are City, they are KDB, Sterling, Jesus and who not. Even Man City bench looks more cheerful than Lyon's starting XI. I expect easy win for Man City, they can't lose focus this time.

I am going big with above picks on sportsbooks. Let see how fruitful it going to be.

It has been a lucrative betting session for me. Won 13 bets, lost only 3. I really hope this winning streak continues for me in Quarters too.

[Renampun]

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This is a game that is difficult to predict because PSG vs Atalanta have encountered for the first time in the UCL quarter-finals...
both teams are very good especially Atalanta who are known to have a solid defense, There are rumors that Mbappe has recovered from injury and will be playing, but I'm not sure that will make Atalanta any trouble. I personally prefer Atalanta.

[AakZaki]

Of course, Barca vs Bayern are difficult to make a decisions for bets. Because both have lot of good quality players. Barca need more power to going to final. This is the last hope for them after failed to be champions in La Liga. About PSG vs Atalanta, I wants Atalanta win over PSG, this will be more interesting another underdog success to give a surprise.

I think it's like a final, and it should be the closing game in the champions league. My prediction is that Atlanta will have a hard time vs PSG, they need luck and hard work from all teams. No away and home games make the opportunities for both teams even more attractive, seeing the quality of PSG players is superior than atlanta. Apart from that, I am interested in the Atletico vs Leipzig match, how it is progressing, reportedly there are two Atletico players who have tested positive for Covid-19.

[masulum]

in my opinion, on the other hand, the atalanta wins and not PSG
atalanta have strong defense and good attack

They are finished on 3, but from goal conceded, they are still need to be careful.

Apart from that, I am interested in the Atletico vs Leipzig match, how it is progressing, reportedly there are two Atletico players who have tested positive for Covid-19.

Yeah, I read about Angel Correa and Sime Vrsaljko rumoured as Positive, but from the latest news on dailymail.co.uk, both of this players test results as negative. If this true, so no one players have corona in atletico now. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8611357/Atletico-Madrid-fear-two-players-tested-positive-coronavirus-infected-stars.html

[swogerino]

Of course, Barca vs Bayern are difficult to make a decisions for bets. Because both have lot of good quality players. Barca need more power to going to final. This is the last hope for them after failed to be champions in La Liga. About PSG vs Atalanta, I wants Atalanta win over PSG, this will be more interesting another underdog success to give a surprise.

I think it's like a final, and it should be the closing game in the champions league. My prediction is that Atlanta will have a hard time vs PSG, they need luck and hard work from all teams. No away and home games make the opportunities for both teams even more attractive, seeing the quality of PSG players is superior than atlanta. Apart from that, I am interested in the Atletico vs Leipzig match, how it is progressing, reportedly there are two Atletico players who have tested positive for Covid-19.

Atalanta needs a big amount of luck and not just luck in this event.Psg has the better players and if we judge by the monetary value of each player it is crystal clear that Psg is the one who will pass the turn.Atalanta should be happy with their performance and the fact that they have arrived such far in the Champions League.

[add1ct3dd]

I think the disadvantage PSG has in that game is the lack of conditioning which we have seen as not a big problem for them. In Italy they played rest of the league while in France they cancelled the season, which is interesting when you think about the fact that France didn't had it as worse as Italy on the peak, but that was the case anyway. So, atalanta will be in peak form and will play with 100% but PSG is such a great team that even at 50% they are better team.

However, when they move further and if they beat atalanta and face another team they will have even harder and harder task to beat their opponents but also get better conditioning as well. The real risky game is Bayern vs Barcelona, I still don't know who to bet on that game, it looks like either could win the game.

[-CryptoViking-]

Of course, Barca vs Bayern are difficult to make a decisions for bets. Because both have lot of good quality players. Barca need more power to going to final. This is the last hope for them after failed to be champions in La Liga. About PSG vs Atalanta, I wants Atalanta win over PSG, this will be more interesting another underdog success to give a surprise.

I think it's like a final, and it should be the closing game in the champions league. My prediction is that Atlanta will have a hard time vs PSG, they need luck and hard work from all teams. No away and home games make the opportunities for both teams even more attractive, seeing the quality of PSG players is superior than atlanta. Apart from that, I am interested in the Atletico vs Leipzig match, how it is progressing, reportedly there are two Atletico players who have tested positive for Covid-19.

Atalanta needs a big amount of luck and not just luck in this event.Psg has the better players and if we judge by the monetary value of each player it is crystal clear that Psg is the one who will pass the turn.Atalanta should be happy with their performance and the fact that they have arrived such far in the Champions League.

I agree with you, I like Atalanta and what they have done so far, but I don't think they will have enough composure and concentration to beat PSG. I this match their defense, weakest part of the team, will be under a lot more pressure then what they are used too. Atalanta will play offensive, only thing they know how to do, but it will cost them in this match.

[kawetsriyanto]

My prediction is that Atlanta will have a hard time vs PSG, they need luck and hard work from all teams. No away and home games make the opportunities for both teams even more attractive, seeing the quality of PSG players is superior than atlanta.

If we consider the quality players, then surely PSG will be superior. But sometimes quality players doesn't guarantee the winning on the match. If Atlanta can play as a team with their best, they can have a chance to win. There is no impossible thing in a football match as long as the team wants to do hard work against a bigger team.

[babo]

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So I accurately predicted the quarter-finalists. Some amazing matches were played in Round of 16. Among quarter-finalists, we have:
2 Spanish sides
2 German sides
2 French sides
1 Italian side
and One Team from so-called the best league in the world

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the Italian side is defended by atalanta!


48 goals conceded, it's not a bad defense, in my humble opinion

in the other side, i hope win because i love so much atalanta and his story

[Naida_BR]

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.

Both PSG and Manchester City deserves to win this CL.
They have for years done amazing performance and they have great teams however they didn't manage to get this title. I am rooting for PSG as I think that French football needs more light on them, they are great players there that need morale boosting and they deserve a title like this one.

[kassex]

Atalanta can defeat PSG if PSG allows it. and if Atalanta plays her reckless football. They have nothing to lose.

Atletico Madrid and Manchester City can be congratulated on reaching the semi-finals now.

Barcelona ... No matter how great Messi was, but together with Ter Stegen they will not win Bavaria.

[cryptofrka]

Both PSG and Manchester City deserves to win this CL.
They have for years done amazing performance and they have great teams however they didn't manage to get this title. I am rooting for PSG as I think that French football needs more light on them, they are great players there that need morale boosting and they deserve a title like this one.

How and why would anybody think that PSG deserves the title based on their previous performances? They were in one semi-final throughout the history of the Champions League and that was 25 years ago, since they started investing heavily they did nothing. Last 3 seasons they lost in the first knockout round while having one of the most expensive squads in the world.

Cheaters with Monopoly money, I wish them to never reach the final.

[Darkoth89]

Both PSG and Manchester City deserves to win this CL.
They have for years done amazing performance and they have great teams however they didn't manage to get this title. I am rooting for PSG as I think that French football needs more light on them, they are great players there that need morale boosting and they deserve a title like this one.

How and why would anybody think that PSG deserves the title based on their previous performances? They were in one semi-final throughout the history of the Champions League and that was 25 years ago, since they started investing heavily they did nothing. Last 3 seasons they lost in the first knockout round while having one of the most expensive squads in the world.

Cheaters with Monopoly money, I wish them to never reach the final.

Well he's not wrong though. Given how much money PSG and Man City have been throwing around over the last couple of years without any international success, they would definitely "deserve" to win. But luckily money won't guarantee you instant success.

[DeathAngel]

PSG & City are both in false positions due their, some might say, financial doping. They find a way around the rules though (probably bribery). It is what it is & they both look like they are here to stay. Personally I am rooting for Leipzig or Atalanta to win as an underdog, failing that Bayern or Barca for their prestige & heritage.

[Harkorede]

This shows how overrated Premier League is. For me, the quality of football is higher in La Liga while the level of competition is higher in Serie A when compared to PL.

I couldn't agree more, the PL has been more about the money and the level of exposure...That tends to be also evident when you see the likes of Everton, West Ham or their usually 6-9th rated team perform in the Europa League, they are always under-performing even against teams from lower tier leagues. However, I feel both Guardiola and Klopp have sure raised the standards over the past few years.

Now talking about Quarters,

First Game: I was sure about Atalanta's win till few days ago but now story looks different. The main reason of Atalanta's overwhelming performance was the Deadly Trio of Gomez, Zapata and Ilicic. But due to some undisclosed personal reasons, Ilicic left the Atalanta squad. Him leaving Atalanta's squad is more significant than Mbappe's unavailability for PSG in my opinion. Now I think PSG can win this one. My Prediction: 3-1 in favor of PSG.

Second Game: Atletico will be without their important player Correa due to Coronavirus. He has played all CL games for AM so far this season. However, Leipzig failed to impress post-lockdown, not to forget they are without Timo Werner. In nutshell, easy win for Atletico Madrid.

Third Game: Oh my god! What a game it would be. This is seriously a final material. They are meeting too soon in competition, that's unfair. FC Bayern are clear favorites. But it's Barcelona we are talking about, it's Lionel Messi we are talking about. This one could do some serious damage to bookies as I can see odds are as high are 3.8 on Barcelona. Although they played awful post-lockdown in league but last La Liga game plus pre-quarterfinal were good performances. Other than Messi, Semedo, Lenglet, Rakitic and Frenkie De Jong gave good performances too. Especially Semedo, who made some excellent sprints. It will be 1v1 clash between him and Davies, let see who wins the war of speed. I am routing for Barcelona (more of an emotional decision than the factual) but this can happen very much.

Fourth Game: It's easy, Manchester City. Lyon were lucky to get away from Juventus. Goal advantage at home, lucky away penalty goal and sheer will in defense made them go-past Juve. But Man City are not Juventus. They are City, they are KDB, Sterling, Jesus and who not. Even Man City bench looks more cheerful than Lyon's starting XI. I expect easy win for Man City, they can't lose focus this time.

I am going big with above picks on sportsbooks. Let see how fruitful it going to be.

It has been a lucrative betting session for me. Won 13 bets, lost only 3. I really hope this winning streak continues for me in Quarters too.

It's PSG with a 3-1 victory for me
Atletico with lone goal win
Barcelona to win (perhaps, in extra time)
City to win, but not convincingly (2-1)

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I’m predicting these outcomes (winners in bold)

Atalanta vs PSG
Leipzig vs Atletico
Barcelona vs Bayern
Man City vs Lyon