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

[cryptofrka]

So, we got the expected final. It has to be said that it will be really hard to predict the winner here, Bayern is a lot more compact and organized while offensive quality of PSG can win against anybody on their good day.

I'm leaning towards Bayern, they have way more experience in games like these which is really important. I'd say their defense and midfield are better as well and they have more options from the bench.

My call - 60-40 in Bayern's favor.

[giammangiato]

I wonder if Messi is going to get the golden ball again 
Lewandowski is the player that should get it. He has made amazing games for a lot of seasons and this season is his chance to shine.
He is a great leader and possibly one of the best strikers in the world.

This year no Golden ball.
I read a bit about this news, or the suspension of the Golden Ball reward..
I don't understand just why, if you play someone you have to reward them. if you didn't play it was another matter.
I don't understand the world sometimes.

I don't think it will be confirmed news, despite the lockdown due to covid19 in the end the world of football continued to play, certainly with a bit of difficulty, as for Messi I don't know if he will win the golden ball, his Barcelona will not he won nothing and therefore will give some weight to the final decision. as a player obviously there is no question

[Renampun]

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the victory has definitely in Bayern's side; "UCL trophy for Bayern"...
In yesterday's match I acknowledged that Lyon's defense was very good but the Bayern attackers were much better, Serge and Lewandoski showed that they were unstoppable. I'm sure PSG thinking hard about what tactics they should use to face Bayern in the final.

[casperBGD]

So, we got the expected final. It has to be said that it will be really hard to predict the winner here, Bayern is a lot more compact and organized while offensive quality of PSG can win against anybody on their good day.

I'm leaning towards Bayern, they have way more experience in games like these which is really important. I'd say their defense and midfield are better as well and they have more options from the bench.

My call - 60-40 in Bayern's favor.

agree, they have already pass by some favorites in the competitions, while PSG had easy way to the final, they did not had to face any of top European teams up to this final (Atalanta and Leipzig are good, but not top-class)

Bayern proved their strength after restart with League title, Cup title, and wins in Champions league matches (Chelsea, Barcelona, Lyon), they won all matches after restart, have only one draw this year (Leipzig in Bundesliga) and last lost match was last year in Bundesliga with M'Gladbach

both teams was used to win all matches, and one will have to go down on Sunday, i presume that better defense (Bayern) will play the major role

[tyKiwanuka]

I'm sure PSG thinking hard about what tactics they should use to face Bayern in the final.

Bayern wasn't very convincing defensively yesterday I think and Di Maria/Mbappé/Neymar are different animals than everything Lyon has to offer. Bayern will maybe take a slightly more defensive approach, to not give PSG too much space. PSG otoh should look to keep the ball as far away as possible from their own box, since the germans seem unstoppable offensively at the moment - you can't prevent them from scoring for 90 minutes, although PSG has a good defense. But whatever tactics both teams use, Bayern will lift the trophy imo.

I think we could see quite some goals, but this the final of the biggest football club competition in the world and for sure both teams will be nervous and cautious, so better to wait for higher odds inplay. 1.40 for over 2.5 is nothing I would want to play pre-match in this game.

[Tipstar]

I'm sure PSG thinking hard about what tactics they should use to face Bayern in the final.

Bayern wasn't very convincing defensively yesterday I think and Di Maria/Mbappé/Neymar are different animals than everything Lyon has to offer. Bayern will maybe take a slightly more defensive approach, to not give PSG too much space. PSG otoh should look to keep the ball as far away as possible from their own box, since the germans seem unstoppable offensively at the moment - you can't prevent them from scoring for 90 minutes, although PSG has a good defense. But whatever tactics both teams use, Bayern will lift the trophy imo.

I think we could see quite some goals, but this the final of the biggest football club competition in the world and for sure both teams will be nervous and cautious, so better to wait for higher odds inplay. 1.40 for over 2.5 is nothing I would want to play pre-match in this game.

Bayren is an offensive team. The only way PSG could win over Bayren is by not letting them score. Bayren's defense is penetrable but they score more than they would conceive. No doubt PSG and Bayren has placed themselves as the top 2 european teams and no teams in this tournament were more deserving than these two. 
To be real, Bayren would easily overpower PSG, most of the players in Bayren are on their form.

[Lillominato89]

I don't think it will be confirmed news, despite the lockdown due to covid19 in the end the world of football continued to play, certainly with a bit of difficulty, as for Messi I don't know if he will win the golden ball, his Barcelona will not he won nothing and therefore will give some weight to the final decision. as a player obviously there is no question

Most likely Messi will not win the Golden Ball, not because he doesn't deserve it, but this year there are players who have won more than Messi, I don't even think it will be given to C. Ronaldo, in my opinion what he deserves more this year is Lewandosky

[hd49728]

But whatever tactics both teams use, Bayern will lift the trophy imo.

Bayern is stronger and they are very confident about themselves. Life is not as easy as math so it never means stronger team always win the match and take a trophy. If Bayern won't be able to score in the first half or half of the second half, I am waiting for the big shock. PSG has many good and speedy players KM7, Di Maria, and Neymar with his amazing dribbling skills can do many thing to break Bayern's defense whey Bayern lift their squad too high.

In the match with Lyon, if Ekampia and Memphis score goal in early of first half, I don't know what will happen in that match after all.

[tomahawk9]

I'm leaning towards Bayern, they have way more experience in games like these which is really important.

careful not to underestimate PSG in that regard, they also have players with some experience in crucial stages, Thiago silva, neymar, mbappe, di maria, marquinhos. For me, this is a 51/49 favoring Bayern

i think it all comes down to the defence, whoever has the backline in top-notch form next Sunday will win the game. Btw, let's not forget that the crappy 8arce2ona found the net twice, and Lyon had like 3 or 4 chances to score last night, the likes of Ney and Kylian will not waste any chances in front of goal

1.40 for over 2.5 is nothing I would want to play pre-match in this game.

awful odds! we're better off going with total goals from either team, no? Bayern O1.5 at 2.03, PSG O1.5 at 2.08

Both Teams to Score (or match winner) + total goals could be a good pick too. Fun fact: out of the last 10 Champions Legue finals, 8 ended with BTTS in full time. And out of those 8 matches, 5 saw at least 3 goals ^[1].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Cup_and_UEFA_Champions_League_finals

[kassex]

If you compare the play of the two teams, Bayern will win the final, they have a more balanced team along the lines. PSG's success depends more on the play of two or three players.

[DeathAngel]

Bayern vs PSG is the final everybody predicted & the match up everybody wanted to see. What do you think guys, will it be a cagey affair or will both teams just go for it & attack from the start?

These finals are usually very nervy & take a while to really get going.

[snipie]

Also PSG fans there’s a worrying news for you’ll that Neymar could be banned from the finals for swapping a shirt with the opponent as that’s a violation of the covid rules set by UEFA, but I’m sincerely hoping that UEFA won’t ban him.

To this point, I just found out now. Because changing shirts when the game is over is a common thing I see. If neymar really gets banned from the Champions League final. So the Final Match is not that interesting, I'm not a PSG fan. it's just that I want to see the Final full of attacks between the two teams.

It doesn't appear to have a strict rule for that, it is a recommandation which may be punished up to 12 days ban. So the ban could be 1 day to 12 days. Since there is 5 days between the two games and the importance of Neymar to PSG I doubt he will be ever punished.

Players from Europe's biggest clubs will be banned from swapping shirts after Champions League ties and could face up to 12 days locked in a Lisbon hotel

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/uefa-champions-league/story/4153764/champions-league-uefa-blocks-shirt-swapping-to-avoid-covid-risk

[Trofo]

Bayern wasn't very convincing defensively yesterday I think and Di Maria/Mbappé/Neymar are different animals than everything Lyon has to offer. Bayern will maybe take a slightly more defensive approach, to not give PSG too much space. PSG otoh should look to keep the ball as far away as possible from their own box, since the germans seem unstoppable offensively at the moment - you can't prevent them from scoring for 90 minutes, although PSG has a good defense. But whatever tactics both teams use, Bayern will lift the trophy imo.


I think we could see quite some goals, but this the final of the biggest football club competition in the world and for sure both teams will be nervous and cautious, so better to wait for higher odds inplay. 1.40 for over 2.5 is nothing I would want to play pre-match in this game.

Bayern wasn't convincing defensively even against Barca. They could have found themselves 2 goals down in both of those games if opponents had a bit more luck/prowess. PSG attack should be able to use that and score a goal or two. Neymar had so many chances and he missed all of them. I am betting he will score in the final

Bayern is great going forward and should also be able to score a goal or two so we should have a great final. Those odds offered on over 2.5 shows that bookies are thinking the same. There is no value in that bet so I will skip for now or wait for in game odds.

[BIT-BENDER]

UEFA champions league final, Bayern Munich, five times UEFA champions league winners against PSG first time to reach the finals in there fifty years history.
Regular-goes with lower odds- Punters would bank on Bayern Munich, but football understanding punters or people would notice a tough Match in the coming.
This is a match PSG can easily go two goals up quickly, if we watch in the last Bayern Munich match from Barcelona to Lyon this teams had chances to punish Bayern Munich but did not, PSG has the front line to make any team pay for a mistake, Bayern Munich defense keeps a High line and sometimes striker's can catch them on the wrong foot. I would go with goals in my prediction in this Match.

[babo]

Bayern vs PSG is the final everybody predicted & the match up everybody wanted to see. What do you think guys, will it be a cagey affair or will both teams just go for it & attack from the start?

These finals are usually very nervy & take a while to really get going.

definitely the favorite team is Bayern.. all the numbers are in his favor, I'm really curious to see the odds tomorrow
who knows if they don't blow the final like many years ago
I would laugh a lot

in any case this year was fun, new teams on final (i mean PSG)

very funny

[BitSat19]

Bayern vs PSG is the final everybody predicted & the match up everybody wanted to see. What do you think guys, will it be a cagey affair or will both teams just go for it & attack from the start?

These finals are usually very nervy & take a while to really get going.

definitely the favorite team is Bayern.. all the numbers are in his favor, I'm really curious to see the odds tomorrow
who knows if they don't blow the final like many years ago
I would laugh a lot

in any case this year was fun, new teams on final (i mean PSG)

very funny

Odds are very juicy in favour of Bayern and they have good experienced and talented side on other hand PSG is also full of good players even its first time in final but surely they will do their best for winning this trophy Naymar Mbappe and Di Maria is on top of game lets see what happen my heart is going with Bayern.

[-CryptoViking-]

~snip~

I agree with you wholeheartedly. There is no man and no world in which this could happen. There is too much money, prestige and interests on the line for this to happen.

Even if wasn't like that, it is extremely stupid rule or recommendation. They go in duels, sweat on each other entire match and then they can't change jersey's lol

[snipie]

~snip~

I agree with you wholeheartedly. There is no man and no world in which this could happen. There is too much money, prestige and interests on the line for this to happen.

Even if wasn't like that, it is extremely stupid rule or recommendation. They go in duels, sweat on each other entire match and then they can't change jersey's lol

Yea minimising the risk lol, while they are almost in close contact the whole game, touching that shirt thousands times, hands in the face of each others, touching the ball that the goalkeeper spit on it and all stuff players used to do 
They were tested negative and are quite isolated... This measure is to minimise the risk ok but a punishment should be a fine and not a ban.

[kawetsriyanto]

They have their chances, they just aren't lucky enough to actually use one and score.

Lyon have some chances, but it seems Neuer played very well and Lyon's strikers hard to score. It may be caused by an unlucky factor or caused by the good performance of Neuer. For me, Neuer is one of the factors why Lyon resulted in 0 goals this time. He deserves to be best goalkeeper in the Champions League this season.

Gnabry again played a great game. I am not often watching Bayern but every time I do watch them he has a great game.

It is true, Gnabry became a player to have a big role in Bayern attacking line this season. And for the current match, I think he is "the man of the match" with the two goals. Bayern is lucky to have him with the potential to be a big player at a young age. I am pretty sure that he will play as a stater again in the final match.

[Wawa2013]

Bayern vs PSG is the final everybody predicted & the match up everybody wanted to see. What do you think guys, will it be a cagey affair or will both teams just go for it & attack from the start?

These finals are usually very nervy & take a while to really get going.

definitely the favorite team is Bayern.. all the numbers are in his favor, I'm really curious to see the odds tomorrow
who knows if they don't blow the final like many years ago
I would laugh a lot

in any case this year was fun, new teams on final (i mean PSG)

very funny

Odds are very juicy in favour of Bayern and they have good experienced and talented side on other hand PSG is also full of good players even its first time in final but surely they will do their best for winning this trophy Naymar Mbappe and Di Maria is on top of game lets see what happen my heart is going with Bayern.

I also like you choosing Bayern as your favorite Champion League this year, it's not without reason why more people are choosing
Bayern compared to PSG. The main reason is that Bayern have experience in this championship, so mentally it must be better.Regarding
the quality of players, both teams have the same good quality of players. Hopefully my choice is right by choosing Bayern for won the
Champion League trophies this year.