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

[snipie]

Chelsea vs Man City is so thrilling...
the Chelsea squad must be ready in terms of mentality and stamina.

Michael Owen thinks that Man City will actually lift the Champions League trophy. Owen thinks The Citizens will take revenge for their defeat in domestic competition.

well Owen, as a Chelsea supporter I appreciate your prediction, but see tomorrow how Chelsea will lift the trophy and make you cry

Manchester Utd defeat in Europa League then City to lose? I don't think so. Both Manchester's teams to get nothing is unlikely to happen imo. I was feeling that Manchester will be reddish and blueish, well ManU failed me (and my bet), so I am going for City. I will see the first minutes tho before placing my bet

[suzanne5223]

This is the first Champions League final for Manchester City.

Admittedly, the fact was new to me. Can't believe that this is really only the first Champions League final for ManCity. If you think about how much money they have invested in the last 10-15 years, with the main goal of winning the CL, then that is really a poor performance.

It a dream come true for Man City despite all the money spent back then and by looking online for people predictions about the tomorrow final alot of people believe this is a winning game for Man City which I also support it and i will be glad if they win cause I was hoping Pep will give the club a new record.

[hahay]

This is the first Champions League final for Manchester City.

Admittedly, the fact was new to me. Can't believe that this is really only the first Champions League final for ManCity. If you think about how much money they have invested in the last 10-15 years, with the main goal of winning the CL, then that is really a poor performance.

It a dream come true for Man City despite all the money spent back then and by looking online for people predictions about the tomorrow final alot of people believe this is a winning game for Man City which I also support it and i will be glad if they win cause I was hoping Pep will give the club a new record.

Yes, there is no problem with money being spent because the UCL final is the final that all football players dream of possible. So yeah, it doesn't matter with the money spent because City are a big team that has grown bigger so far after all, so there is no problem with money for a team as big as City. With them continuing to be successful and being at the top, then it will all provide many advantages and benefits can be obtained in many sectors.

[Woodie]

Chelsea vs Man City is so thrilling...
the Chelsea squad must be ready in terms of mentality and stamina.

Michael Owen thinks that Man City will actually lift the Champions League trophy. Owen thinks The Citizens will take revenge for their defeat in domestic competition.

well Owen, as a Chelsea supporter I appreciate your prediction, but see tomorrow how Chelsea will lift the trophy and make you cry

This makes you  sound biased, are you a Chelsea fan?

I hope these Chelsea boys are ready because  this will be a long day for them  no two ways about it!

Not forgetting a revenge match which should be interesting to watch as city will be out guns blazing.

Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea

[AndySt]

This is the first Champions League final for Manchester City.

Admittedly, the fact was new to me. Can't believe that this is really only the first Champions League final for ManCity. If you think about how much money they have invested in the last 10-15 years, with the main goal of winning the CL, then that is really a poor performance.

It a dream come true for Man City despite all the money spent back then and by looking online for people predictions about the tomorrow final alot of people believe this is a winning game for Man City which I also support it and i will be glad if they win cause I was hoping Pep will give the club a new record.

Yes, there is no problem with money being spent because the UCL final is the final that all football players dream of possible. So yeah, it doesn't matter with the money spent because City are a big team that has grown bigger so far after all, so there is no problem with money for a team as big as City. With them continuing to be successful and being at the top, then it will all provide many advantages and benefits can be obtained in many sectors.

Not everything in this world is decided by money, but still money decides a lot I am not sure that without the previous generous cash injections, Manchester City would have been so competitive and stood one step away from winning the Champions League title, another question is that you need the patience of the management, faith in the result and banal luck. Remember the situation with Chelsea, when Roman Abramovich's colossal spending on the club did not lead to a win, and the desired victory occurred in a season when this victory was not particularly expected. A similar situation is happening with Paris Saint-Germain, when all this money spending gave the long-awaited final only last year and still did not lead to winning the Champions League.

[boltz]

Who wants Extra Time tomorrow ? What would be entertaining to watch and actually there is a slight opportunity to have this is if Chelsea manage to score first, because if City scores first I think they will score again as Chelsea will need to attack. Anyway, I'm going to take draw because I'm a neutral fan on this game so I'm just gonna enjoy football and hope for a good show between the teams.

[onecall123]

Hey guys, The wait is almost over, 12 more hours to go. Final fun through for Chelsea or Man City?

I've never been so disinterested in a UEFA Champions League Final than this one, I honestly almost forgot about the final. what's wrong with me?

[mirdarkmattersun]

not really into football..

but in final and the 1x2 rates for Chelsea is 4.00 ??

[cryptofrka]

Yeah, the odds on Chelsea are really high. My local fiat bookie has them over 4.50 for a Chelsea win.

I still think I will take the 1.90-2.00 offered on a City win, Guardiola has waited so long for this, they are individually a much better team, they have more depth and tactical options and have shown in the last few years that they are the best team in world football.

Chelsea was really bad before Tuchel and that was like half a year ago, and even with him they lost the FA cup final to Leicester and then the deciding game for CL qualifications against Aston Villa.

I feel City are the strong favorites tonight.

[mirdarkmattersun]

Yeah, the odds on Chelsea are really high. My local fiat bookie has them over 4.50 for a Chelsea win.

I still think I will take the 1.90-2.00 offered on a City win, Guardiola has waited so long for this, they are individually a much better team, they have more depth and tactical options and have shown in the last few years that they are the best team in world football.

Chelsea was really bad before Tuchel and that was like half a year ago, and even with him they lost the FA cup final to Leicester and then the deciding game for CL qualifications against Aston Villa.

I feel City are the strong favorites tonight.

but don't forget that in the same line up in the same year,

out of 4 matches , chelsea won 3 of it .

still don't really understand why is man city is in strong favourite here.

[gabbie2010]

Chelsea vs Man City is so thrilling...
the Chelsea squad must be ready in terms of mentality and stamina.

Michael Owen thinks that Man City will actually lift the Champions League trophy. Owen thinks The Citizens will take revenge for their defeat in domestic competition.

well Owen, as a Chelsea supporter I appreciate your prediction, but see tomorrow how Chelsea will lift the trophy and make you cry

This makes you  sound biased, are you a Chelsea fan?

I hope these Chelsea boys are ready because  this will be a long day for them  no two ways about it!

Not forgetting a revenge match which should be interesting to watch as city will be out guns blazing.

Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea

Most of them are relying on the fact that Chelsea defeated Man City twice this season so they believed the odd still favors Chelsea wining today's match whereas I don't think this very possible, the opportunity of lifting UCL trophy had eluded Guordiola since he became the manager of Man City after several attempts but alway defeated in the Semi-final stage I don't think there is any room for complacent today for Man City they will go out and attack with full force fire on all cylinder just the way they defeated PSG.

[swogerino]

Yeah, the odds on Chelsea are really high. My local fiat bookie has them over 4.50 for a Chelsea win.

I still think I will take the 1.90-2.00 offered on a City win, Guardiola has waited so long for this, they are individually a much better team, they have more depth and tactical options and have shown in the last few years that they are the best team in world football.

Chelsea was really bad before Tuchel and that was like half a year ago, and even with him they lost the FA cup final to Leicester and then the deciding game for CL qualifications against Aston Villa.

I feel City are the strong favorites tonight.

The odd do not necessarily mean anything.If we remember Europa League recent final Manchester United was at 1.90 odd but the game was won from Villareal with odds over 4.5 although through the penalties and that means that the odds that really won was the draw at almost 3.8 odd.Tonight is just a game and although City is the stronger team in a single game anything can happen and even Chelsea can win the game.Chelsea has a bit more of experience when it comes to Champions League finals so this is in their advantage tonight.

[cryptofrka]

The odd do not necessarily mean anything.If we remember Europa League recent final Manchester United was at 1.90 odd but the game was won from Villareal with odds over 4.5 although through the penalties and that means that the odds that really won was the draw at almost 3.8 odd.Tonight is just a game and although City is the stronger team in a single game anything can happen and even Chelsea can win the game.Chelsea has a bit more of experience when it comes to Champions League finals so this is in their advantage tonight.

Sure, I agree that the odds don't mean a lot by themselves. What I was trying to say is that these odds look great to me because I'd take City in a CL final at 2.00 odds even against much better teams than Chelsea.

Chelsea has CL experience as a club, their current team doesn't really have any. They are mostly young and still inexperienced at this level - which can sometimes be a bonus as well. But I'd say experience is on City's side.

It's 1 game and anything can happen in football. But it would really surprise me if City dropped the ball tonight.

[Stevcummings]

The odd do not necessarily mean anything.If we remember Europa League recent final Manchester United was at 1.90 odd but the game was won from Villareal with odds over 4.5 although through the penalties and that means that the odds that really won was the draw at almost 3.8 odd.Tonight is just a game and although City is the stronger team in a single game anything can happen and even Chelsea can win the game.Chelsea has a bit more of experience when it comes to Champions League finals so this is in their advantage tonight.

Sure, I agree that the odds don't mean a lot by themselves. What I was trying to say is that these odds look great to me because I'd take City in a CL final at 2.00 odds even against much better teams than Chelsea.

Chelsea has CL experience as a club, their current team doesn't really have any. They are mostly young and still inexperienced at this level - which can sometimes be a bonus as well. But I'd say experience is on City's side.

It's 1 game and anything can happen in football. But it would really surprise me if City dropped the ball tonight.

Both teams lack Uefa champions league experience. Manchester city may have a little experience tho, because of few players that have played in previous UCL games. I don’t underestimate teams that have gotten the finals.
"Anything can happen", this saying keep ringing in my head and the most advisable stake is an under 2.5 goals.

[Stevcummings]

Chelsea vs Man City is so thrilling...
the Chelsea squad must be ready in terms of mentality and stamina.

Michael Owen thinks that Man City will actually lift the Champions League trophy. Owen thinks The Citizens will take revenge for their defeat in domestic competition.

well Owen, as a Chelsea supporter I appreciate your prediction, but see tomorrow how Chelsea will lift the trophy and make you cry

This makes you  sound biased, are you a Chelsea fan?

I hope these Chelsea boys are ready because  this will be a long day for them  no two ways about it!

Not forgetting a revenge match which should be interesting to watch as city will be out guns blazing.

Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea

Don’t take away the fact that this Guardiola side have not beaten Tuchel Chelsea. They’ve play on two occasions and Chelsea have won both ties. Chelsea have not conceded more than a goal in a single match throughout this year UCL competition. I think they channel their energy more to this competition than the EPL. Chelsea need to be very ruthless and conservative with their chances in today’s game if they’re to win.

[judas]

The Europa League final ended after penalties. I think we could see the same here in the Champions League also.

It is possible but it seems to not happen. Even if both Man City and Chelsea have good defenders, I am sure they will surprise one another in the final match. Man City has better midfielders, I think Man City will be more aggressive to play. So, I am optimistic that Man City can score more than 2 goals in that match and win the UCL title.  

If Manchester City manage to use their influence in the game, then it could be not very likely for us to see penalty-shootouts. Chelsea will have a counter-attack football I guess. They are really good at it but not good at finishing too much.    If Werner played now like he was at Leipzig, things could have been much different. I wonder whether Chelsea will manage to resist Manchester City in 90 minutes.

It will be very difficult for Chelsea to resist Manchester City. Because Manchester City's midfield and forward lineup is very strong. At the same time Chelsea is more adept at counterattack. So, if Chelsea can resist Manchester City and put their counterattck tactics to good use, the match will be much more competitive.

I think that Manchester City will have a really high ball possession and their defense line also will be a little forward. In that situation, Chelsea can catch them off guard with long balls. Werner will have a huge responsibility to finish those chances nicely.

[Oshosondy]

The odd do not necessarily mean anything.If we remember Europa League recent final Manchester United was at 1.90 odd but the game was won from Villareal with odds over 4.5 although through the penalties and that means that the odds that really won was the draw at almost 3.8 odd.Tonight is just a game and although City is the stronger team in a single game anything can happen and even Chelsea can win the game.Chelsea has a bit more of experience when it comes to Champions League finals so this is in their advantage tonight.

I will not be surprised to see Chelsea win the European Champions League final, though Man City really tried this time around and would want to win their first UCL title, but Chelsea has more experience in playing it than Man City. Anyone one of them can win it though, but because of experience, Chelsea has more chances to win it. But what is now confusing me to doubt is the fact that both of them have been playing together as usual because they are from EPL, this is another thing to also talk about. But as for me, I go for Chelsea though.

About Man United and Villarreal Europa final, nobody won the match, it was draw, then penalty was played, and Villarreal won with penalty. Anyone that bet draw on gambling sites are the one that won the bet because penalties are not counted as part of a game, only 1st to 90th minute are counted.

[Stevcummings]

If the game is extremely balanced, over the 90 minutes. And then in extra time, there are also no goals.
Who do you think wins on penalties?

Man City has one of the best goalkeepers in the world, will it be an advantage in this scenario?

Statwise for the last couple of months or so Mendy is better and could be considered a top 3 goal keeper at the moment.  Before anybody laughs, Trofo and coinlocket I know you’re there prolly smiling as you read this, I said ‘statwise for the last couple of months.’.

There’s a thin line between saving penalties and good goalkeeping in-game. Some Goalkeepers are specialist in penalties. It could be skill in the form that some goalkeepers are better for penalty kicks than others. Mendy has been faced with 26 penalties in his entire playing career, and he’s managed to have saved only two. While Ederson, 46 and has saved 7. Ederson seem better at penalties than Mendy with this statistic.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/edouard-mendy/elfmeterstatistik/spieler/442531

[hahay]

The odd do not necessarily mean anything.If we remember Europa League recent final Manchester United was at 1.90 odd but the game was won from Villareal with odds over 4.5 although through the penalties and that means that the odds that really won was the draw at almost 3.8 odd.Tonight is just a game and although City is the stronger team in a single game anything can happen and even Chelsea can win the game.Chelsea has a bit more of experience when it comes to Champions League finals so this is in their advantage tonight.

I will not be surprised to see Chelsea win the European Champions League final, though Man City really tried this time around and would want to win their first UCL title, but Chelsea has more experience in playing it than Man City. Anyone one of them can win it though, but because of experience, Chelsea has more chances to win it. But what is now confusing me to doubt is the fact that both of them have been playing together as usual because they are from EPL, this is another thing to also talk about. But as for me, I go for Chelsea though.

About Man United and Villarreal Europa final, nobody won the match, it was draw, then penalty was played, and Villarreal won with penalty. Anyone that bet draw on gambling sites are the one that won the bet because penalties are not counted as part of a game, only 1st to 90th minute are counted.

Indeed, Chelsea has more experience in the UCL final than Manchester City but I don't think that can be used as a benchmark at this point in time. Times, players, coaches and staff have changed a lot and with these changes the past has only become an encouragement for the players. But unfortunately if we talk about experience, is Pep still inexperienced in the UCL Final and I don't think so but indeed, this is not just about odds and experience because there are at least other factors that make City truly the favorites at this moment.

[buwaytress]

@hahay yeah I always believe experience helps a huge amount especially in finals. Liverpool vs Real in 2019 showcased that and the learning they got from that helped propel them to the eventual win later on. City never played in a final but got so close so many times so I don't think it's a factor any longer.

Chelsea on the other hand have a current squad almost never got this far... I am still backing them but only as a neutral not liking either team... And can't ignore 5/1 odds on the Blues.

Tight game but it won't go to penalties. Mistakes will decide the winner I feel.