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

[Mahdirakib]

I'm pretty confident about Manchester City win, bookmakers also showed that in odds. I'm sure Pep prepared team to get this trophy first time in Manchester City history. I don't underestimate Tuchel, as he beat City last two times but this cup final will be different. I have to see starting elevens before making any bets though, it's not easy to make bets in big cup finals. I expect Manchester City to win in regular time though.

The odds is favourable for Manchester City bettors at every bookmarks and it's a bit high for Chelsea bettors. But I have placed a bet on Chelsea. They have less chance to win the match but anything can happen. Recently Chelsea lost the final game in FA cup, so they will try their best to win a trophy at this point.

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[BITCOIN4X]

I would like to know the odds given to Chelsea today from a gambling site where you bet, do you think 4.33 is a good chance to choose Chelsea?
I think on a lot of site someone will be offered bigger odds if they choose Chelsea to win compared to Manchester City. IMO that should be considered if you are a Chelsea fan, but I probably won't be swayed by it.

[Igebotz]

I'm pretty confident about Manchester City win, bookmakers also showed that in odds.

Bookmakers also made Athletico Madrid and Real Madrid favourite to win against Chelsea this is football and if you keep staking with what the bookmakers says about a particular match or you play according to how high or low the odds are then you are likely going to lose.

Chelsea side is more experienced in this field more than Manchester City and they are likely going to cause an upset tonight. I'm backing Chelsea to wins

[arallmuus]

Like I said in my previous posts, I will choose to have Extra time and Penalties because I'm neutral fan in this game and I just enjoy football.

Dang not another penalties to decide the winners again. I got my bets on Manchester City so I would like it to be settled within 90 minutes lol. A draw on the first half would be great though, I got another bet on that.

I don't underestimate Tuchel, as he beat City last two times but this cup final will be different. I have to see starting elevens before making any bets though, it's not easy to make bets in big cup finals. I expect Manchester City to win in regular time though.

It wasnt even City's main squad and it was a lucky injury time goal. City is still much better overall if you compare them with Chelsea but the atmosphere for the Final is so much different than a regular game so everything could change in an instant.

[Stevcummings]

I support chelsea to win tonight with a score of 1-0 over manchester city.
what about your predictions guys?

it's hard to predict who will win, City or Chelsea. Chelsea has experience in CL Final, while City will be their first title if they can win.
I think many will choose to bet on total goals or other selections instead of 1 X 2

What do you mean by "Chelsea has experience" in the Champions final? You would’ve said this is the third final for the club. None of this Chelsea players were part of the 2012 UCL final squad. So both team lack experience.

[ingiltere]

I'm pretty confident about Manchester City win, bookmakers also showed that in odds.

Bookmakers also made Athletico Madrid and Real Madrid favourite to win against Chelsea this is football and if you keep staking with what the bookmakers says about a particular match or you play according to how high or low the odds are then you are likely going to lose.

Chelsea side is more experienced in this field more than Manchester City and they are likely going to cause an upset tonight. I'm backing Chelsea to wins

Nah, bookmakers don't put emotions to odds, statistics is science, if you ignore science then you will be the one that's going to lose. I see you are pretty emotional about Chelsea. As I'm neutral to both sides I can analyze better because there is no emotions involved in it. We will see who wins in less than 2 hours. Good luck with your bet.

[slaman29]

only a matter of hours we will watch the final match of the champion league season, and for us this is one of the fun entertainments during the pandemic  .
Today, of course, both teams will give their best to win the 2020/21 champion league trophy.
I support chelsea to win tonight with a score of 1-0 over manchester city.
what about your predictions guys?

As long as it doesn't end 0-0 we'll all be happy (except for those taking 2.8x for the draw). I am thinking one of the teams will lose their cool if it doesn't go their way by 2nd period, and this might even be City for all their coolness.

Chelsea counter and win is also my pick, but everyone has to agree City are the strong favs.

[Yogee]

Is the starting 11 out already? It's just over an hour left before it starts. Eager to know how Man City will counter Chelsea's strategy in this match. Tuchel will most likely use his 3-4-3 usual formation while Pep will probably have 4-4-2 or 4-3-3.

It will be a great achievement for both teams but even more for Chelsea if they win it.

[Igebotz]

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Nah, bookmakers don't put emotions to odds, statistics is science, if you ignore science then you will be the one that's going to lose. I see you are pretty emotional about Chelsea.

Nah, I only gave you two scenarios where bookmakers were wrong on their statistics, Bookermakers only depend on table position and last 5 games before deciding odds for games besides bookmakers are only interested in you losing your bets to them and if you keep playing games based on odds without doing proper research on players form and injuries then you are likely digging dip...

Is not about being emotional I did my analysis before backing Chelsea to win I was the only guy who predicted a man city vs Chelsea final right from the first leg of the quarterfinal games.

I seemed to be the only one who tips Chelsea and PSG to win yesterday encounter, my vision is already cleared as expected. I foresee another English final this season, I have a little surprise on the Europa League later today you might want to put in some stake. The odds are great.

Semi final
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Man City vs PSG
Final
Chelsea vs
Man City
Winner
Chelsea

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[ingiltere]

Nah, I only gave you two scenarios where bookmakers were wrong on their statistics, Bookermakers only depend on table position and last 5 games before deciding odds for games besides bookmakers are only interested in you losing your bets to them and if you keep playing games based on odds without doing proper research on players form and injuries then you are likely digging dip...

Both teams have a chance, this is the final in the end. Both teams need to give their %100 of it in the pitch for 90, and possibly 120 minutes long.
Bold part is totally wrong, it's not as easy as that. You can't ignore whole statistics science, they give the optimal odds thanks to mathematics mixed with modern technology. Odds reflect who is closer to win the game, odds don't reflect who is going to win the game.
Congrats on your previous picks, hope you made good money of them. Good luck again for tonight. I'm placing my bets for Manchester City, we'll see who get the most precious trophy in a couple hours.

[SquallLeonhart]

I really do not think that it could be a fun match. People are having way too much hope for Chelsea but it is obvious that Chelsea has been subpar in the past weeks, they lost the FA cup, and then they lost the third spot to Liverpool as well, and now they are going to play City which is a ten times better team on paper. Surely we all know that anytime that came thus far could have a great game while other side have a bad game and there could be a surprise but when City is so much on form and when Chelsea is so much underperforming, I do not see this game being the momentum changer on the last game of the season.

This is why I believe we are going to end up with a good game for City but a boring game for us. Something like 4-0 wouldn't really be a shock to me, I am expecting that much of a dominance from City. I am no expert so I could be wrong of course, this is just my opinion.

[tomahawk9]

interesting. No Rodri or Fernandinho in the starting XI. Pep has used at least one of them in every match in the knockout stage. Is he expecting Chelsea to sit back and wait for a counter? it would explain why he's going for such an offensive lineup, have all the midfielders to build up plays while Zinchencko and/or Walker, fast players cos Werner is a rocket, stay in the back to form a 3-man defensive line

also, Sterling as a starter, what??    he may be the one that could break the chelsea's defensive lines with his pace since the fullbacks like Walker could have a completely defensive role in this match

[Woodie]

Team news is out and for Manchester City no Rodri as expected!

Manchester City starting 11: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden

Chelsea starting 11: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Mount, Havertz, Werner


I will be biased here but PeP is going for it, seeing the front line of Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden city means business!

[condoras]

Final
Chelsea vs
Man City
Winner
Chelsea

I would really love to see Tuchel lifting the trophy but Guardiola is more experienced and he inculcates the spirit of the winner to his team.
As ingiltere said above though, a final is a final, one game that can end both ways. Some time left to know who will be the new EU king...

[coinlocket$]

The time is now.
I will happy if Chelsea will win but in the end, City will probably win by 2 goals.

They are stronger with a better coach and play better.

Anything can happen but it will be very hard for London's team.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Final
Chelsea vs
Man City
Winner
Chelsea

I would really love to see Tuchel lifting the trophy but Guardiola is more experienced and he inculcates the spirit of the winner to his team.
As ingiltere said above though, a final is a final, one game that can end both ways. Some time left to know who will be the new EU king...

Haha maybe he's a Chelsea fan and that's fine everyone can make predictions   while I was with Man City I'm not a fan of either team I predict based on what I saw in the previous match and for me Man city is closer to the champion, as you said they have an experienced coach in CL .

[Avirunes]

interesting. No Rodri or Fernandinho in the starting XI. Pep has used at least one of them in every match in the knockout stage. Is he expecting Chelsea to sit back and wait for a counter? it would explain why he's going for such an offensive lineup, have all the midfielders to build up plays while Zinchencko and/or Walker, fast players cos Werner is a rocket, stay in the back to form a 3-man defensive line

also, Sterling as a starter, what??    he may be the one that could break the chelsea's defensive lines with his pace since the fullbacks like Walker could have a completely defensive role in this match

I kinda expected that. Guardiola have been playing Fernandinho and Rodri mostly in PL lately. I think still Man City defence should be able to handle them. Tuchel is playing smart and utilizing his options properly. I can see Chilwell and James putting in deliveries from left and right, Mount and Havertz making plays but it all comes down to the forward as well -Werner who is having a tough time.

Sterling is a bit of a surprise actually  . He have been struggling but I think he could give Azpilicueta some trouble out there although Foden would have been much better choice. Still a bit surprising lineup from both as if both are playing mind games..

[Stevcummings]

Team news is out and for Manchester City no Rodri as expected!

Manchester City starting 11: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden

Chelsea starting 11: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Mount, Havertz, Werner


I will be biased here but PeP is going for it, seeing the front line of Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden city means business!

With lineup Guardiola has dropped,playing without a defensive midfielder means it’s 3 2 5 in transition, Walker steps in ..the front 5 forces error from the Chelsea back line. In a bid to avoid switching of passes easily to the channels..you have to screen the opposition back line.

[Joca97]

Team news is out and for Manchester City no Rodri as expected!

Manchester City starting 11: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden

Chelsea starting 11: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Mount, Havertz, Werner


I will be biased here but PeP is going for it, seeing the front line of Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden city means business!

Pep Guardiola just went for me with the best possible line up currently and still has an amazing bench. With this squad for me City is a big favorite but this is the final. 2.00 odd currently on both teams to score i think i am gone a take that looks juicy

[buwaytress]

I actually like it's Saturday so we can enjoy this properly;)

this is what i'm going with. Wish me luck!
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City never played in a final but got so close so many times so I don't think it's a factor any longer.
i think it is. Psychologically, it is a huge factor not knowing what is like to play in the big stage of the CL. A semi final is a 2-leg tie, the final is a 90 minute sprint where a single mistake like you said could cost you an entire season of hard work.
But I do agree about the chelsea odds being good, and the +0.5 handicap at 2 odds boosted is also pretty nice 👍

Also, psychology is a big big factor I always agree, and always thought it was for sure why City just took so long to reach a final in UCL (and the way the just kept giving the game away to Spurs 2 seasons ago haha). But the situation City have had, they got past the SF, and this final won't be like any other in terms of atmosphere, it'll work to their advantage if anything -- but that's just me.

Good luck with your BB! I like everything except the booking points. I am HOPING for a red card actually haha, I mean I want them to get all feisty but I can't see it happening with either team. Unless they're trailing and desperate in the final minutes of the game but good luck. I went far simpler and took outright 5/1 on Chelski, and hedged that with a City win and BTTS also at 5/1!