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

[AndySt]

If they continue with this form they will not only win the champions League but also the triple,I don't think any team in Europe can compete with them right now,they are playing like the Barcelona of old,I love there energy they just need to continue doing this until the end of the season.

They are not winning the champion league, the trophy will be coming to England and it will be between Manchester city, Liverpool or Chelsea. I would not be surprised if the finals turns out to be an all English team final because that is what has been happening of recent. Excluding Manchester united, the premier league teams are dominating their games as well.
Last night the defending champions won comfortably 4-0 and they probably would had scored more assuming their front man was not removed. Liverpool and Manchester city are also having an easy season with wins in the champion league.

The ease of achieving results at the present time during the group stage does not mean anything and can be a dangerous phenomenon when it becomes difficult for the team and it gets lost from it, because it is not used to it and is used to that everything turns out and everything gets easy. When the time of the group stages ends and it's time for the playoff games, then other factors come into force there. English clubs undoubtedly have an advantage over other teams at this point in time and are likely to have a large representation in the later stages, but still I do not want to repeat the scenario of the previous draw and the English final, but I want representatives of different countries for a change.

[Alisha-k]

They are not winning the champion league, the trophy will be coming to England and it will be between Manchester city, Liverpool or Chelsea. I would not be surprised if the finals turns out to be an all English team final because that is what has been happening of recent. Excluding Manchester united, the premier league teams are dominating their games as well.
Last night the defending champions won comfortably 4-0 and they probably would had scored more assuming their front man was not removed. Liverpool and Manchester city are also having an easy season with wins in the champion league.

Well,what are you insinuating? that the premier league has been currently made in favour of England teams,? What's your point here?
The fact is, if u play well with a good squad,formidable defense and good atackers, what do you think is gonna stop you from winning? Nix!

The ease of achieving results at the present time during the group stage does not mean anything and can be a dangerous phenomenon when it becomes difficult for the team and it gets lost from it, because it is not used to it and is used to that everything turns out and everything gets easy.

Hey, i had much difficulties in understanding your point on these. Can you explain properly please?

[onecall123]

It is the first time that a player has won 19 successive Champions League games. Currently, he is the only player in Bayern that has not lost a match after winning the champions league in 2020. Lewandowski is a top player. Nonetheless, the win is a collective effort, so kudos to the team. Consistency is the hallmark of a great player. That is Lewandowski.

[abhiseshakana]

The second leg match will be very decisive for the sheriff to be able to guarantee qualifying for the next phase, now they have suffered their first defeat from inter milan and I think the sheriff defeat will be repeated later in the second leg match facing Inter Milan, after that, Madrid will definitely avenging their defeat in the first leg, especially now that the performance of the madrid squad has improved and it will make it a tough task for the sheriffs to be able to beat madrid again.
I think the second leg maybe 3 points they will only get when they play shaktar donesk in the last game of the group stage, and it looks like the sheriff luck is over for now.

It is undeniable that Sheriff Tiraspol's level is below Real Madrid and Inter Milan, but what they have achieved now is proof that they are a team that can surprise you. Nothing is impossible in Football. In the next 2 matches, Sheriff Tiraspol will play at home. Well even though the opponents are 2 big teams, but the crowd will be an advantage for Sheriff Tiraspol.

Let's see if it's really just luck or they will make another surprise.

[hahay]

It is the first time that a player has won 19 successive Champions League games. Currently, he is the only player in Bayern that has not lost a match after winning the champions league in 2020. Lewandowski is a top player. Nonetheless, the win is a collective effort, so kudos to the team. Consistency is the hallmark of a great player. That is Lewandowski.

Yes he is great but unfortunately, when Lewandowski was injured Bayern Munich seemed unable to do much to win the match. Bayern Munich in the 2021 season yesterday lost and was eliminated in the quarter-finals by PSG, at that time Lewandowski could not be played because of the injury he suffered. Therefore also, I think maybe when Lewandowski is injured again it will be difficult for Bayern to win and that shows whether they have a high dependence on Lewandowski.

[davis196]

I must admit that Manchester United got a really important win as their form is really the worst recently. It was really difficult to make a comeback against a tough opponent like Atalanta. But this win still doesn't prove that Manchester United started playing better. They still don't seem trustworthy for me and Solskjaer is still at a problematic position.

Manchester United are still trying to find the right manager after the glorious era of Alex Ferguson.
Solskjaer apparently isn't the right guy for the job.I don't know who would be the best candidate for a Man Utd manager.Even Jose Mourinho failed miserably as a Manchester United manager(despite winning the Europa league in 2017).
Manchester United have great players and CR7 is helping the team a lot,after his comeback,but something is wrong with them.I'm sure that they can achieve something big in the UEFA Champions League.Maybe at least reaching the semi-finals would be considered a major success.

[alpamar99]

I must admit that Manchester United got a really important win as their form is really the worst recently. It was really difficult to make a comeback against a tough opponent like Atalanta. But this win still doesn't prove that Manchester United started playing better. They still don't seem trustworthy for me and Solskjaer is still at a problematic position.

Manchester United are still trying to find the right manager after the glorious era of Alex Ferguson.
Solskjaer apparently isn't the right guy for the job.I don't know who would be the best candidate for a Man Utd manager.Even Jose Mourinho failed miserably as a Manchester United manager(despite winning the Europa league in 2017).
Manchester United have great players and CR7 is helping the team a lot,after his comeback,but something is wrong with them.I'm sure that they can achieve something big in the UEFA Champions League.Maybe at least reaching the semi-finals would be considered a major success.

Ole is a pretty good coach but not for MU Ole's strategy doesn't suit United's game so it will be very difficult to adapt his tactics and style of play.
Many great players are at Manchester United but it can't be maximized well by Ole at the moment.
besides that the rotation he applies sometimes makes blunders and losses for United and this is further exacerbated by the player's trust that is getting less and less towards Ole.

[herurist]

The second leg match will be very decisive for the sheriff to be able to guarantee qualifying for the next phase, now they have suffered their first defeat from inter milan and I think the sheriff defeat will be repeated later in the second leg match facing Inter Milan, after that, Madrid will definitely avenging their defeat in the first leg, especially now that the performance of the madrid squad has improved and it will make it a tough task for the sheriffs to be able to beat madrid again.
I think the second leg maybe 3 points they will only get when they play shaktar donesk in the last game of the group stage, and it looks like the sheriff luck is over for now.

It is undeniable that Sheriff Tiraspol's level is below Real Madrid and Inter Milan, but what they have achieved now is proof that they are a team that can surprise you. Nothing is impossible in Football. In the next 2 matches, Sheriff Tiraspol will play at home. Well even though the opponents are 2 big teams, but the crowd will be an advantage for Sheriff Tiraspol.

Let's see if it's really just luck or they will make another surprise.

with the last three matches they must get at least 4 points in order to maintain their position at least in the second position in order to advance to the next round.
but it's a pretty difficult road considering that of course Real Madrid and Inter will not just stand still.
and the most likely thing is that when playing against shakhtar they have to try to win the game by a large goal difference because it might be profitable at the end.

[judas]

The most surprising result of the week was Ajax's demolishing Dortmund by a huge 4-0 score. I would never expect such result in a game that we see two powerful teams. Dortmund are no less than Ajax when it comes to having really dangerous strikers. And I expected at least two goals from each team here. Ajax did it but Dortmund were surprisingly bad. Haaland played in this game too but even he couldn't do much against Ajax. I didn't understand what was wrong with Dortmund. They won their last game before this one and Haaland scored two goals in it. It was really an interesting game indeed.

[KingsDen]

I must admit that Manchester United got a really important win as their form is really the worst recently. It was really difficult to make a comeback against a tough opponent like Atalanta. But this win still doesn't prove that Manchester United started playing better. They still don't seem trustworthy for me and Solskjaer is still at a problematic position.

Manchester United are still trying to find the right manager after the glorious era of Alex Ferguson.
Solskjaer apparently isn't the right guy for the job.I don't know who would be the best candidate for a Man Utd manager.Even Jose Mourinho failed miserably as a Manchester United manager(despite winning the Europa league in 2017).
Manchester United have great players and CR7 is helping the team a lot,after his comeback,but something is wrong with them.I'm sure that they can achieve something big in the UEFA Champions League.Maybe at least reaching the semi-finals would be considered a major success.

Ole is a pretty good coach but not for MU Ole's strategy doesn't suit United's game so it will be very difficult to adapt his tactics and style of play.
Many great players are at Manchester United but it can't be maximized well by Ole at the moment.
besides that the rotation he applies sometimes makes blunders and losses for United and this is further exacerbated by the player's trust that is getting less and less towards Ole.

Ole can be a pretty coach because I don't know your bases to determine a good. Good can be someone who is not meeting upto expectations. But where I'm concerned is the strategy. The other time I said Ole doesn't have a strategy, but someone said he has a strategy just that his strategy doesn't work for Manchester United. Please, I want know Ole's strategy, any help? Atleast I have an idea of Klopp's strategy, Guardiola and Tuchel's strategy. Can I know that of Ole?

[hahay]

The most surprising result of the week was Ajax's demolishing Dortmund by a huge 4-0 score. I would never expect such result in a game that we see two powerful teams. Dortmund are no less than Ajax when it comes to having really dangerous strikers. And I expected at least two goals from each team here. Ajax did it but Dortmund were surprisingly bad. Haaland played in this game too but even he couldn't do much against Ajax. I didn't understand what was wrong with Dortmund. They won their last game before this one and Haaland scored two goals in it. It was really an interesting game indeed.

At least I often get unexpected results like this about Dortmund, they seem to have characteristics that can be very drop at certain moments. Just pay attention, if we look at Dortmund's statistics at least we will be able to say if Dortmund can be consistent at least to make some goals. But sometimes they become very drop like getting a big defeat like what happened yesterday against Ajax. I'm sure no one expected the result like that because Dortmund are not a mediocre team but then again, they seem to have uncertain characteristics and are very dangerous because of the results of defeat that they will receive at any time.

[Shasha80]

The most surprising result of the week was Ajax's demolishing Dortmund by a huge 4-0 score. I would never expect such result in a game that we see two powerful teams. Dortmund are no less than Ajax when it comes to having really dangerous strikers. And I expected at least two goals from each team here. Ajax did it but Dortmund were surprisingly bad. Haaland played in this game too but even he couldn't do much against Ajax. I didn't understand what was wrong with Dortmund. They won their last game before this one and Haaland scored two goals in it. It was really an interesting game indeed.

Ajax did play extraordinary against Dortmund, Ajax defenders managed to make it difficult for Haaland to score goals. We know Dortmund really depend
on Haaland to score goals, and when Haaland is really heavily guarded, then Dortmund will find it difficult to score goals. And Erik ten Hag's strategy
proved to be working well. Almost all Ajax players played well, teamwork is very solid. If we only look at the results of the match, we will definitely
be surprised, but if we watch the game we will understand why Ajax deserved to win. Ajax's victory made Ajax achieve perfect results
in  the Champions League and became the leader of Group C for a while. Then for Dortmund there is still an opportunity to qualify for the next round,
because Dortmund have only suffered one defeat.

[jakdanyel]

I assume that the most interesting match was Manchester United - Atalanta this week. Because Manchester United were struggling very much before this one and they lost to Leicester by 4-2 last. They needed an immediate victory to be able to gather strength. But Atalanta got 2-0 ahead in the first half already and it ended like that. In the second half, Solskjaer needed to do something to turn the game around. Otherwise, there was another big loss waiting for the team. And we watched a completely different Manchester United in the other half. And they scored their first goal early also. I was still not sure about if they would be able to make a comeback but they made it. Ronaldo scored again here and his goal was very important for the win.

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The second leg match will be very decisive for the sheriff to be able to guarantee qualifying for the next phase, now they have suffered their first defeat from inter milan and I think the sheriff defeat will be repeated later in the second leg match facing Inter Milan, after that, Madrid will definitely avenging their defeat in the first leg, especially now that the performance of the madrid squad has improved and it will make it a tough task for the sheriffs to be able to beat madrid again.
I think the second leg maybe 3 points they will only get when they play shaktar donesk in the last game of the group stage, and it looks like the sheriff luck is over for now.

It is undeniable that Sheriff Tiraspol's level is below Real Madrid and Inter Milan, but what they have achieved now is proof that they are a team that can surprise you. Nothing is impossible in Football. In the next 2 matches, Sheriff Tiraspol will play at home. Well even though the opponents are 2 big teams, but the crowd will be an advantage for Sheriff Tiraspol.

Let's see if it's really just luck or they will make another surprise.

It will be a little different where the Sheriff will rely on the home opponent for his victory but that's the audience is very important for the players but if there is another surprise then for sure the Sheriff can qualify for the next phase.
I know in football it will be something surprising again.

And this is a bit of luck for Inter Milan they will face at the end of the play off match while the other 2 matches can be maximized to get points for both Inter and Real Madrid.

So this is an important point with the Sheriff's opponent and Shakthar should be able to beat him.

[slaman29]

Ole is a pretty good coach but not for MU Ole's strategy doesn't suit United's game so it will be very difficult to adapt his tactics and style of play.
Many great players are at Manchester United but it can't be maximized well by Ole at the moment.
besides that the rotation he applies sometimes makes blunders and losses for United and this is further exacerbated by the player's trust that is getting less and less towards Ole.

Ole's not a good coach man. Seriously, I don't even watch United but when I do, I can't figure out who coaches them. I don't like Pep so much these days but you see his team play and you know it's his team and his tactics. Ole doesn't know what he's doing at all. Not at Molde and not at United.

Imagine him telling Ronaldo what to do lol how would that even work?

[KTChampions]

They are not winning the champion league, the trophy will be coming to England and it will be between Manchester city, Liverpool or Chelsea. I would not be surprised if the finals turns out to be an all English team final because that is what has been happening of recent. Excluding Manchester united, the premier league teams are dominating their games as well.

Last night the defending champions won comfortably 4-0 and they probably would had scored more assuming their front man was not removed. Liverpool and Manchester city are also having an easy season with wins in the champion league.

Wondering what your confidence is based on? Last time I looked at long-term bets, PSG were the favorites for the Champions League, while Bayern was second. Undoubtedly having several such strong clubs in the Champions League, the EPL has a good chance of winning, but it is wrong to talk about dominance and a foregone conclusion.

[babo]

I assume that the most interesting match was Manchester United - Atalanta this week. Because Manchester United were struggling very much before this one and they lost to Leicester by 4-2 last. They needed an immediate victory to be able to gather strength. But Atalanta got 2-0 ahead in the first half already and it ended like that. In the second half, Solskjaer needed to do something to turn the game around. Otherwise, there was another big loss waiting for the team. And we watched a completely different Manchester United in the other half. And they scored their first goal early also. I was still not sure about if they would be able to make a comeback but they made it. Ronaldo scored again here and his goal was very important for the win.

it was a good match, I enjoyed it all, 5 goals! very nice
Atalanta is my beloved team

do not underestimate Atalanta, they are a very strong and solid team

ok he lost, but the game was fought (and it was also fun)

[abhiseshakana]

Ole is a pretty good coach but not for MU Ole's strategy doesn't suit United's game so it will be very difficult to adapt his tactics and style of play.
Many great players are at Manchester United but it can't be maximized well by Ole at the moment.
besides that the rotation he applies sometimes makes blunders and losses for United and this is further exacerbated by the player's trust that is getting less and less towards Ole.

Ole's not a good coach man. Seriously, I don't even watch United but when I do, I can't figure out who coaches them. I don't like Pep so much these days but you see his team play and you know it's his team and his tactics. Ole doesn't know what he's doing at all. Not at Molde and not at United.

Imagine him telling Ronaldo what to do lol how would that even work?

Solskjaer hasn't been able to prove that he is a good coach. He's been in charge of Manchester United for more than 2 seasons, but he still can't get a trophy. He spends a lot of money every season, this season he spent 140 million euros, in 20/21 he spent 83.8 million euros, and even in the 19/20 season, he spent 234.8 million euros. With that much spending, Solskjaer should be able to make Man United a champion, at least get 1 trophy, but so far he has failed to do so.

[minairia3]

I assume that the most interesting match was Manchester United - Atalanta this week. Because Manchester United were struggling very much before this one and they lost to Leicester by 4-2 last. They needed an immediate victory to be able to gather strength. But Atalanta got 2-0 ahead in the first half already and it ended like that. In the second half, Solskjaer needed to do something to turn the game around. Otherwise, there was another big loss waiting for the team. And we watched a completely different Manchester United in the other half. And they scored their first goal early also. I was still not sure about if they would be able to make a comeback but they made it. Ronaldo scored again here and his goal was very important for the win.

it was a good match, I enjoyed it all, 5 goals! very nice
Atalanta is my beloved team
do not underestimate Atalanta, they are a very strong and solid team
ok he lost, but the game was fought (and it was also fun)

Yes, it seems like almost all the big teams are struggling this season. We're talking about Man UTD as they are going through a rough patch right now. They needed this win so badly. Who knows, maybe this will be the turning point of their form. But I honestly didn't think they would win this match too considering their recent form and player's morale. But they did turn things around. Somehow I think there's something going on with these big clubs as they are under performing very badly. Man UTD seem to have found their way and I hope the other teams like Barcelona, PSG do too.

[dustboy]

They are not winning the champion league, the trophy will be coming to England and it will be between Manchester city, Liverpool or Chelsea. I would not be surprised if the finals turns out to be an all English team final because that is what has been happening of recent. Excluding Manchester united, the premier league teams are dominating their games as well.

Last night the defending champions won comfortably 4-0 and they probably would had scored more assuming their front man was not removed. Liverpool and Manchester city are also having an easy season with wins in the champion league.

Wondering what your confidence is based on? Last time I looked at long-term bets, PSG were the favorites for the Champions League, while Bayern was second. Undoubtedly having several such strong clubs in the Champions League, the EPL has a good chance of winning, but it is wrong to talk about dominance and a foregone conclusion.

Lets take a look at the current Champions League winner odds on some sites:
Stake: Manchester City 4.45 Bayern Munich 4.65 PSG 5.85
Sportsbet: Manchester City and Bayern gets the same odd 4.5, PSG 6
Betcoin: Manchester City 4.46 Bayern 4.66 PSG 5.84

The odds shows that Manchester City is now the most favorite one and the other two EPL teams (Liverpool and Chelsea) are on top 5 favorite. By the way I do not really understand what does the word dominance (for the EPL teams) mean here? Chelsea is not getting full points in 3 matches, the same as Manchester City because both teams got 1 lose. I cant call them as dominating their games.