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

[Saint-loup]

If this continues, it will be very difficult for Barcelona, Messi has to put the team on his shoulder and his team help him, give him everything to score a goal,
 if PSG scores another he liquidates them instantly because scoring 6 goals is very heavy.

Mbappé will not be beaten this time. All Barcelona is attacking, their lines are advanced.

Sorry but Barcelona is already virtually eliminated and PSG qualified, it's just a matter of few minutes remaining now. I've bet on FC Barcelona or Draw on Stake. I hope PSG won't want to score before the end of the match despite being already qualified.

[DIA7]

I never expected to say it one day, but the real fans of Barcelona should be proud of his team after his performance in the second leg against Saint-Germain, the team was better by a difference, and had it not been for the lack of focus and bad luck in some balls, he would actually be able to come back in the result.
The word "if" has no place in the dictionary, so Barcelona came out due to his very poor performance by going, but in the second leg the team played correctly, there was intensity, intensity, vitality, audacity, spirit, and personality.
Barcelona's problem in this match is in defense and attack, the naive mistake in the penalty kick, wasting more than 5 chances and a penalty kick inside the penalty area as well, but as the whole team showed great improvement, and a spirit that has been absent in these European confrontations for some time.

[LTU_btc]

Barca had great first half, we dominated it. But Messi missed penalty (or I should say Navas saved it). If he would have scored it, I think that 2nd half would be completely different. On 2nd half we had ball posession, but havetn't made almost nothing dangerous. Also, Koeman didn't had any players on bench who would be able to improve game. If Braithwaite is our best player on bench, it says a lot about depth of Barca squad.
So, first in 16 years, quarter final will be without Messi and Ronaldo. End of era?
Haven't saw Liverpool game. They already had confident lead after first leg. But I think this win is very important for them, considering how bad they were recently. Time to move Anfield to Budapest?

[bitzizzix]

If this continues, it will be very difficult for Barcelona, Messi has to put the team on his shoulder and his team help him, give him everything to score a goal,
 if PSG scores another he liquidates them instantly because scoring 6 goals is very heavy.

Mbappé will not be beaten this time. All Barcelona is attacking, their lines are advanced.

Sorry but Barcelona is already virtually eliminated and PSG qualified, it's just a matter of few minutes remaining now. I've bet on FC Barcelona or Draw on Stake. I hope PSG won't want to score before the end of the match despite being already qualified.

Yes, PSG know for sure they will qualify and only need 1 goal Barcelona will be increasingly difficult to catch up in the first leg.
Barcelona's game is very maximal and there are also many opportunities to score including penalty opportunities but PSG's defense and goalkeeper are very strong, it is not easy for Barcelona to win against PSG because they have to need 4 goals to win, and PSG is not an easy opponent because their team is very strong.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Why can’t we play like that in the PL damn it. Leipzig are 2 points behind the great, all conquering Bayern team in Germany, we have just beaten them 4-0 over 2 legs. Crazy stuff, how do we play like this in the CL but lose every week to crap teams in the PL. Maybe the CL can be good for us this season, we are not favourites but we can be a tough opponent for anybody. Bring on the 1/4 finals.

[coinlocket$]

PSG is my favorite team now in this Champions.
IMO the winner will be one of these 3, Manchester City, PSG, and ofcourse Bayern.
oil money for the win, without respecting the rules for the win.

[Renampun]

good day to bet IMO...
Liverpool vs Leipzig = I bet on Liverpool.
PSG vs Barca = I bet on PSG, not sure Barca can win in this second match after the painful results in the first leg.

I backed both Liverpool and PSG to win, despite Liverpool's recent struggles I believe that they're whole season is at stake right now so they'd need to come up with great results.

I should have gone with Barcelona, but I just can't see the team going through and I assume that over commitment might hurt Barcelona.

PSG did advance to the next round but I lost the bet in this match 'lol'...
To be honest, I was surprised by Barca's 73% ball possession of the match, but their luck was not in this match. me, lost in the PSG vs Barca match but won in the Liverpool vs Leipzig match. *not a totally bad day 'lol

[Joca97]

Why can’t we play like that in the PL damn it. Leipzig are 2 points behind the great, all conquering Bayern team in Germany, we have just beaten them 4-0 over 2 legs. Crazy stuff, how do we play like this in the CL but lose every week to crap teams in the PL. Maybe the CL can be good for us this season, we are not favourites but we can be a tough opponent for anybody. Bring on the 1/4 finals.

Premier league play and champions league one is completly diffrent. Liverpool only has champions league left to make something out of this terrible season. And like you said they gone pass against Leipzig so thats a huge step

[MCobian]

Why can’t we play like that in the PL damn it. Leipzig are 2 points behind the great, all conquering Bayern team in Germany, we have just beaten them 4-0 over 2 legs. Crazy stuff, how do we play like this in the CL but lose every week to crap teams in the PL. Maybe the CL can be good for us this season, we are not favourites but we can be a tough opponent for anybody. Bring on the 1/4 finals.

Premier league play and champions league one is completly diffrent. Liverpool only has champions league left to make something out of this terrible season. And like you said they gone pass against Leipzig so thats a huge step

I agree that the Premier League and the Champions League are different competitions, so maybe Liverpool are under more pressure when
they play in the Premier League. Because Liverpool last season won the Premier League, so requiring them to play well, this is what makes Liverpool players depressed. Whereas in the Champions League, they are more able to play independently, so Liverpool players can give their best performance.
It is very worthy of Liverpool to qualify for the next round by successfully beating Leipzig, and the Champions League is now Liverpool's only hope of
being able to get a trophy this season.

[coinlocket$]

Half of this turn is now gone

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Porto
Dortmund
PSG
Liverpool

Eliminated

Juventus
Sevilla
Barcelona
Leipzig

Already 2 big teams out. The circle is closing.

[blue Snow]

PSG going well, they didn't play the parking bus scheme, PSG play as usual, Mbappe creates the first goal which indirectly creates high pressure on Barcelona team especially Lionel (failed penalty). This year not for Barcelona and Juventus (Messi and Ronaldo), I have a prediction PSG will going to the Final in Istanbul.

[tomahawk9]

well, it would've been nice for Barcelona to have a Penaldo on their team to score that pen in such a decisive and crucial and possibly game-changing moment, right?    penaldo doesn't miss pens, that's why they call him penaldo

Maybe the CL can be good for us this season, we are not favourites but we can be a tough opponent for anybody. Bring on the 1/4 finals.

friendly reminder that in the 2005 season,  liverpool were pretty awful in the PL, but they won the CL that year...another friendly reminder: this year's CL final will be played at Istanbul...just saying

PSG going well, they didn't play the parking bus scheme, PSG play as usual

do they usually give up on the ball and the attacking mindset and simply stay back to defend a lead in the aggregate score? is that how they played in the group stages and in the first leg of this round?

[JariKriting]

Why can’t we play like that in the PL damn it. Leipzig are 2 points behind the great, all conquering Bayern team in Germany, we have just beaten them 4-0 over 2 legs. Crazy stuff, how do we play like this in the CL but lose every week to crap teams in the PL. Maybe the CL can be good for us this season, we are not favourites but we can be a tough opponent for anybody. Bring on the 1/4 finals.

Premier league play and champions league one is completly diffrent. Liverpool only has champions league left to make something out of this terrible season. And like you said they gone pass against Leipzig so thats a huge step

I agree that the Premier League and the Champions League are different competitions, so maybe Liverpool are under more pressure when
they play in the Premier League. Because Liverpool last season won the Premier League, so requiring them to play well, this is what makes Liverpool players depressed. Whereas in the Champions League, they are more able to play independently, so Liverpool players can give their best performance.
It is very worthy of Liverpool to qualify for the next round by successfully beating Leipzig, and the Champions League is now Liverpool's only hope of
being able to get a trophy this season.

i think not about pressure
but all center back senior liverpool player injury, virgil vandijk,joe martip,joe gomez,and fabinho
so liverpool defence not good

[abderrazak belkhir]

Why can’t we play like that in the PL damn it. Leipzig are 2 points behind the great, all conquering Bayern team in Germany, we have just beaten them 4-0 over 2 legs. Crazy stuff, how do we play like this in the CL but lose every week to crap teams in the PL. Maybe the CL can be good for us this season, we are not favourites but we can be a tough opponent for anybody. Bring on the 1/4 finals.

Premier league play and champions league one is completly diffrent. Liverpool only has champions league left to make something out of this terrible season. And like you said they gone pass against Leipzig so thats a huge step

I agree that the Premier League and the Champions League are different competitions, so maybe Liverpool are under more pressure when
they play in the Premier League. Because Liverpool last season won the Premier League, so requiring them to play well, this is what makes Liverpool players depressed. Whereas in the Champions League, they are more able to play independently, so Liverpool players can give their best performance.
It is very worthy of Liverpool to qualify for the next round by successfully beating Leipzig, and the Champions League is now Liverpool's only hope of
being able to get a trophy this season.

i think not about pressure
but all center back senior liverpool player injury, virgil vandijk,joe martip,joe gomez,and fabinho
so liverpool defence not good

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I dont think liverpool will do big things this season in the champoins league and i believe if they play againts bayern or psg in the quarter final they will find them self in real trouble...maybe liverpool in the champoins league is not the same as liverpool in the pl but i believe they need to mzke their best to beat psg or bayern

[hd49728]

Eliminated

Juventus
Sevilla
Barcelona
Leipzig

Already 2 big teams out. The circle is closing.

This season is a continue of the last season and two latest seasons are the early calls for the slippery journey of Ronaldo and Messi in their career. Their goals in Champions League decreased in past few seasons. Ronaldo was bought by Juventus with hope and expectation to help them win the Champions League. Unfortunately, after that transfer from Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored very little goals in Champions League except the first season in Juventus. He scored 6, 4 and 4 goals in Champions League last 3 seasons. In the previous 7 seasons, Ronaldo did not score less than 10 goals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo

In the same period, Messi got troubles with Barcelona's President, coach and quality of team mates.

Their dominating era has been ending.

[Avirunes]

well, it would've been nice for Barcelona to have a Penaldo on their team to score that pen in such a decisive and crucial and possibly game-changing moment, right?    penaldo doesn't miss pens, that's why they call him penaldo

Everyone thought Messi isn't missing that but Navas pulled off a great save but if it would have been steered into the corner then it could have been a goal. Navas was really great yesterday as well as Marquinhos denying all those Barcelona efforts. Barcelona had some really close if we brush aside that missed penalty- most of them chances created from the crosses but there wasn't anyone that committed to go inside and tuck the ball inside properly.

Messi goal was nice? wasn't it. Still his penalty..ugh -_-.

[ladyfox]

well, it would've been nice for Barcelona to have a Penaldo on their team to score that pen in such a decisive and crucial and possibly game-changing moment, right?    penaldo doesn't miss pens, that's why they call him penaldo

That is true but it wasnt very decisive as you make it out to be. Would have been 5-3 with still 2 goal lead. Wouldnt have been much trouble for PSG. There were still doubts just like the incredible comeback 3-4 years ago.

[Coyster]

Already 2 big teams out. The circle is closing.

It sure is closing, and for the big teams/favorites like Bayern and City, they'll be happy two really big teams are already out of their way, making things somewhat easier, though in the CL, one can get knocked out by any team, but nonetheless it's much better to face Porto, than Barcelona in a UCL QF.

That is true but it wasnt very decisive as you make it out to be. Would have been 5-3 with still 2 goal lead. Wouldnt have been much trouble for PSG.

I don't think so, that penalty came in the first half, if Messi had scored, that gives them extra momentum heading into the second half, they prolly might not have had their comeback, but it could have made the second half more interesting and put more pressure on PSG in the second 45 minutes.

[abhiseshakana]

PSG going well, they didn't play the parking bus scheme, PSG play as usual, Mbappe creates the first goal which indirectly creates high pressure on Barcelona team especially Lionel (failed penalty).

I think PSG didn't play as usual. In the second half, PSG played the defensive scheme, which we often see there are 10 PSG men in their defensive line, and sometimes they perform counterattacks when they had the opportunity (I think this is a reasonable strategy considering their opponents have 4 goals deficit).

So that Barcelona had more possession and tried to attack more, and occasionally can create some opportunities, but unfortunately, Barcelona had a poor finishing and looks hastily while in the PSG penalty area.

[swogerino]

Well done to Psg for securing their qualification against Barcelona.Barcelona played well and if Messi didn't lose the penalty of 1-2 things may had gone differently.I think Psg tried to play calm as they had already secured the qualification in the first leg when they won 1-4 in Camp Nou.