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

[notblox1]

I am thinking Lazio can get something tonight with Bayern who is tired from many traveling and missing lot of players for this match.
That doesn't mean I think Lazio will advance in next stage, but I am just saying for this match Lazio can get a draw or lose only by one goal.
Coach Inzaghi is doing good job building the team and they play good attacking style with Immobile and Correa in attack and they have good score playing with German teams in past.
Odds for Asian handicap was great few days ago and they are dropping for reason.

Other match for today is Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea but it is played in neutral ground in Bucharest.
I favor Chelsea or draw here and to advance in next stage, but anything can happen.

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[ILuckyGuyI]

New week, new games.

Tuesday 23rd February
Atletico Madrid 20:00 Chelsea
 

It is often stated that league games has not effect on players performances on the champions league; and this is something am sure Atletico are banking on; The madrid side has every quality to trump and beat Chelsea tonight; and i am counting on them. A 3  - 1 Victory for Simeone boys

The long waited Atletico-Chelsea game finally has started. We are in the first minutes of the match and it has started balancedly. I'm also waiting for Atletico to get a nice win here to be advantageous in the game in Stamford Bridge. I think Atletico will win this with 2-goal difference. My score guesses are 2-0 and 3-1.

[ShowOff]

Other match for today is Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea but it is played in neutral ground in Bucharest.
I favor Chelsea or draw here and to advance in next stage, but anything can happen.

Currently Bayern Munchen scored the first goal in the first half vs Lazio. They are leading and I'm looking forward to another goal in this game. In other matches, I hope the Spanish team (Atletico Madrid) is able to win today's match vs Chelsea. I don't think this match will end in a draw or Chelsea victory. Atletico Madrid must prove that they are better than the English team (Chelsea). 2-1 is the possible score for Atletico Madrid's victory.

[BuNga_cute]

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The long waited Atletico-Chelsea game finally has started. We are in the first minutes of the match and it has started balancedly. I'm also waiting for Atletico to get a nice win here to be advantageous in the game in Stamford Bridge. I think Atletico will win this with 2-goal difference. My score guesses are 2-0 and 3-1.

I have a different prediction from you, because I predict Chelsea will win the match. It can be seen now that at the beginning of the first half Chelsea
are more in control of the match,  although playing away Chelsea looks brave enough to play attacking. I saw that since Tuchel coached Chelsea,
Chelsea's performance was getting better. So I believe Chelsea can win the game against Atletico Madrid. But Atletico Madrid's defense is very good,
so the possibility that Chelsea can only win by one goal difference. I think Chelsea will win with a score of 1-2.

[roosbit]

New week, new games.

Tuesday 23rd February
Atletico Madrid 20:00 Chelsea
 

It is often stated that league games has not effect on players performances on the champions league; and this is something am sure Atletico are banking on; The madrid side has every quality to trump and beat Chelsea tonight; and i am counting on them. A 3  - 1 Victory for Simeone boys

I don't agree with you! Why do I say so.. simple, usually the last league games are usually played 2 to 3 days before a UEFA fixture, which means if players play a game of 90 minutes the effects of this means under performing in the next game(UEFA GAME) because of fatigue or if they lost the team might be low on morale.

If you are a pundit you would know that history has shown that big teams usually draw or lose before these games as they usually rest their star players as they bank on getting a good result on match day. With this said  league games HAVE AN effect on players performances on the champions league!

[bitzizzix]

New week, new games.

Tuesday 23rd February
Atletico Madrid 20:00 Chelsea
 

It is often stated that league games has not effect on players performances on the champions league; and this is something am sure Atletico are banking on; The madrid side has every quality to trump and beat Chelsea tonight; and i am counting on them. A 3  - 1 Victory for Simeone boys

The long waited Atletico-Chelsea game finally has started. We are in the first minutes of the match and it has started balancedly. I'm also waiting for Atletico to get a nice win here to be advantageous in the game in Stamford Bridge. I think Atletico will win this with 2-goal difference. My score guesses are 2-0 and 3-1.

The game has already started and it has been more than half in the first half and both of them were equally strong goalless, especially in defense, and in my opinion there will be no goals for either team in the first half.
And it looks like the goal will come in the second half by Suarez, because I bet on Atletico 2-1

[coinlocket$]

I'm watching the Bayern game versus Lazio.

There are no chances for Lazio, they are superior and they are not even at their 100%, they can score anytime they want.

This game can end even with 5 or more goals in difference.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

The game has already started and it has been more than half in the first half and both of them were equally strong goalless, especially in defense, and in my opinion there will be no goals for either team in the first half.
And it looks like the goal will come in the second half by Suarez, because I bet on Atletico 2-1

Now I see Chelsea controlling the match from all sides and Atletico couldn't do anything, I have to say Atletico are really lucky if they manage to draw
Chelsea continued to press with 70% of the ball possession I bet on Chelsea in the second half I hope Olivier Giroud does something 

[DIA7]

Looking at Zidane squad list that will face Atlanta you find a lot of players missing from Real Madrid squad.
Most of them suffers from injuries and the list bears the absence of many of the essential elements of the team . Real Madrid does not have many options and the substitutes will be from the reserve team .
Zidane is in a difficult task tomorrow against Atlanta.
I think Atalanta can capitalize on that and secure the advantage before the trip to Madrid. So more likely we will have both teams scoring.

[snipie]

I'm watching the Bayern game versus Lazio.

There are no chances for Lazio, they are superior and they are not even at their 100%, they can score anytime they want.

This game can end even with 5 or more goals in difference.

6 minutes before the end and we have a Barca - PSG score between Lazio - Bayern. We can say that Lazio is almost eliminated.
For ATM, it is behind with 1 goal and although I support it more than Chelsea, I prefer it to be eliminated by the 2nd leg, like that they can concentrate on La Liga since they are NOT a favourite team in CL this time, at all!  

[DireWolfM14]

6 minutes before the end and we have a Barca - PSG score between Lazio - Bayern. We can say that Lazio is almost eliminated.
For ATM, it is behind with 1 goal and although I support it more than Chelsea, I prefer it to be eliminated by the 2nd leg, like that they can concentrate on La Liga since they are NOT a favourite team in CL this time, at all!  

That was quite surprising to see PSG take Barcelona apart in that way, never would have expected that outcome.  Even with 3 point aggregate deficit I don't think you can count Barcelona out.  I can't say the same for Lazio.  Also surprised to see Chelsea take the points in Atletico's home game.  This when things start getting good.   

[LTU_btc]

Very poor Atletico performance against Chelsea. It was quite boring game without much dangerous moments. Atletico made 0 shots on target, it says a lot about game. And what a goal by Giroud, amazing. Good that there is VAR and such beauty weren't cancelled.
Bayern answered all question in first game. I had no doubts about their win, Lazio had no chance today. You can't expect achieve anything against Bayern with such defense.

[coinlocket$]

An amazing goal from Giroud, quite surprising to me Chelsea won the game versus Atletico.
Did they play at Wanda Metropolitano or in another stadium?

Bayern destroyed Lazio they could even score more goals. Too strong for them.

[DIA7]

An amazing goal from Giroud, quite surprising to me Chelsea won the game versus Atletico.
Did they play at Wanda Metropolitano or in another stadium?

Bayern destroyed Lazio they could even score more goals. Too strong for them.

Chelsea were more convincing team as they were  pressing high they extracted the ball and grabbed it, and kept trying and trying without boredom until the relief came with a wonderful scissor goal that is not recorded every day from Giroud .
 Atletico Madrid traveled to Bucharest to defend on their land with a line of defense consisting of 6 Players and ends the match without any shot on goal.
Atletico still have hope for a return but their chances are much slimmer now.

[nelson4lov]

Very poor Atletico performance against Chelsea. It was quite boring game without much dangerous moments. Atletico made 0 shots on target, it says a lot about game. And what a goal by Giroud, amazing. Good that there is VAR and such beauty weren't cancelled.
Bayern answered all question in first game. I had no doubts about their win, Lazio had no chance today. You can't expect achieve anything against Bayern with such defense.

Actually, Atlético Madrid has been very poor in the last couple of games leading to this UCL clash with Chelsea. They even lost last week in their domestic league to a team several positions below them on la liga table. So, seeing them lose to an in-form chelsea team doesn't surprise me. I'm actually impressed with the way Chelsea came out to play and performed well. It's Tuchel's first UCL game as Chelsea Boss too.

As for Lazio, everyone knew they stood no chance against a superior and dominant Bayern side. They did good to get a goal but that wouldn't do much for them.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

An amazing goal from Giroud, quite surprising to me Chelsea won the game versus Atletico.
Did they play at Wanda Metropolitano or in another stadium?

Mason Mount and Giroud have a very good match but Chelsea will need to have the appearance of Thiago Silva to secure their first-leg win to a total win after 2 legs in Stamford Bridge.

Giroud again shows he is the best striker for Chelsea. He is not the best strikers globally but scored many amazing goals. Abraham is unstable and can not bear all the responsibility on his shoulders at the moment.

Bayern destroyed Lazio they could even score more goals. Too strong for them.

Bayern have very fast playing pace and they destroyed Lazio. Lazio also self destroyed themselves with og goals and many mistakes from defense system.

Lewandowski surpasses Raul and becomes the third scorer in Champions League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers

[LUCKMCFLY]

An amazing goal from Giroud, quite surprising to me Chelsea won the game versus Atletico.
Did they play at Wanda Metropolitano or in another stadium?

Mason Mount and Giroud have a very good match but Chelsea will need to have the appearance of Thiago Silva to secure their first-leg win to a total win after 2 legs in Stamford Bridge.

Giroud again shows he is the best striker for Chelsea. He is not the best strikers globally but scored many amazing goals. Abraham is unstable and can not bear all the responsibility on his shoulders at the moment.

Bayern destroyed Lazio they could even score more goals. Too strong for them.

Bayern have very fast playing pace and they destroyed Lazio. Lazio also self destroyed themselves with og goals and many mistakes from defense system.

Lewandowski surpasses Raul and becomes the third scorer in Champions League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers

Bayern's game and its strategy were always superior to Lazio, I have always liked Lewandowski's style of play, it is much superior to Raúl's, there is no doubt about that, but there are still many games to be developed, the greats have yet to shine like Messi, CR7, this is just beginning.

[Juggy777]

An amazing goal from Giroud, quite surprising to me Chelsea won the game versus Atletico.
Did they play at Wanda Metropolitano or in another stadium?

Mason Mount and Giroud have a very good match but Chelsea will need to have the appearance of Thiago Silva to secure their first-leg win to a total win after 2 legs in Stamford Bridge.

Giroud again shows he is the best striker for Chelsea. He is not the best strikers globally but scored many amazing goals. Abraham is unstable and can not bear all the responsibility on his shoulders at the moment.

Bayern destroyed Lazio they could even score more goals. Too strong for them.

Bayern have very fast playing pace and they destroyed Lazio. Lazio also self destroyed themselves with og goals and many mistakes from defense system.

Lewandowski surpasses Raul and becomes the third scorer in Champions League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers

@SquirrelJulietGarden it’s hard to believe that Giroud secured the victory for Chelsea, because he was about to leave in the January transfer window (2021) and join Atletico. Lastly Bayern are unstoppable in Champions League, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they score more goals in the second round too.

Sources:

https://thesportsrush.com/january-transfer-window-atletico-madrid-identify-chelseas-olivier-giroud-as-diego-costa-replacement/

https://www.skysports.com/football/lazio-vs-bayern-munich/440264

[SammyBiG]

An amazing goal from Giroud, quite surprising to me Chelsea won the game versus Atletico.
Did they play at Wanda Metropolitano or in another stadium?

Mason Mount and Giroud have a very good match but Chelsea will need to have the appearance of Thiago Silva to secure their first-leg win to a total win after 2 legs in Stamford Bridge.

Giroud again shows he is the best striker for Chelsea. He is not the best strikers globally but scored many amazing goals. Abraham is unstable and can not bear all the responsibility on his shoulders at the moment.

Bayern destroyed Lazio they could even score more goals. Too strong for them.

Bayern have very fast playing pace and they destroyed Lazio. Lazio also self destroyed themselves with og goals and many mistakes from defense system.

Lewandowski surpasses Raul and becomes the third scorer in Champions League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_Champions_League_top_scorers

@SquirrelJulietGarden it’s hard to believe that Giroud secured the victory for Chelsea, because he was about to leave in the January transfer window (2021) and join Atletico. Lastly Bayern are unstoppable in Champions League, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they score more goals in the second round too.

Sources:

https://thesportsrush.com/january-transfer-window-atletico-madrid-identify-chelseas-olivier-giroud-as-diego-costa-replacement/

https://www.skysports.com/football/lazio-vs-bayern-munich/440264

Bayern keeps growing with every chance given, either at international or domestic games. Hope to see them go far in this competition.

[Red Pie]

I'm watching the Bayern game versus Lazio.

There are no chances for Lazio, they are superior and they are not even at their 100%, they can score anytime they want.

This game can end even with 5 or more goals in difference.

Lazio played very badly.  they even scored a goal in their own goal.  As a result, Bayern Munich won by a crushing score 4-1.  I think Bayern Munich will win the other game differently.  Chelsea may have won the other game as well, but the score will bring any possibility.  We can see a very exciting match in the rematch.