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

[coinlocket$]

Atalanta is Out from the Cl so now we have odds.



Source: https://twitter.com/2010MisterChip/status/1469033334156242944/photo/1


We will have probably Real Vs Chealse or PSG.

Lets see the variance

[Silberman]

This was the expected result. There is no hope that Barcelona will win. But they had the ability to draw. But they have shown very lightning performance. Their defense was very messy. The defense needed to be more stable before performing against a strong team. However, given Barcelona's poor performances since last season, it was only natural that they would not qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

I have also predicted that Barcelona will not qualify for the next round in UCL, the club is not good to that extent. Benfica won the club is a chance while Dynamo Kyiv has been so poor. I know Bayern will not mind they have qualified for the next round and mercilessly won Barcelona. This has never happened in many years but happened that Barcelona is finally missing UCL next round. Not only this, also that next year is becoming impossible for Barcelona to be among the clubs that will qualify for Champions League.

Barcelona have played 6 matches in the Champions League and managed to score only 2 goals. They conceded 9 goals. Barcelona scored two goals against Dynamo Kyve. I would say Barcelona have ruined the beauty of the Champions League this season. Hopefully they will prepare themselves better for next season. In particular, if Countinho, Dembele and Depay had performed their duties properly, Barcelona's performance would have been even greater.

It is entirely possible that this is going to be the state of Barcelona for some time, and that is if they do things right, if they fail at the rebuild it is possible Barcelona will remain at its current level for a decade at least as the financial problems they have are enormous, still we must not dwell on the past, Barcelona was a team that sustained a high level of performance for an abnormal amount of time, so lets see what other teams can do and enjoy them as well, after all even if I have a team I support no matter what, at the end of the day I am a fan of soccer more than anything.

[Slow death]

We will have probably Real Vs Chealse or PSG.

if real madrid is playing against chelsea or PSG it will be as if real madrid had won the lottery, chelsea is in bad shape and PSG is the same thing as chelsea, they have defense problems especially PSG can't beat teams big, the real madrid would win easily

[CLS63]

Chelsea were really effective in attacking against Zenit yesterday. Even Werner scored two goals in this game. However, they still couldn't prevent Zenit from scoring the same amount of goals as them and getting one point. As Juventus defeated Malmo, they lost their leadership to Juventus unfortunately. I say like that because I was favoring Chelsea for the 1st position at the end of the group stage.

I think the Chelsea players were getting to excited and always wanting to score and not defending. The players need to know what their roles are on the pitch. I understand that the coach didn't want to risk anymore injuries. Otherwise Sarr & Christensen are too average. Chelsea only have depths in attack otherwise in midfield & Defence they are poor. Once Chalaboah, Thiago & Rudiger are not playing they get exposed. Same with Christensen if he is not along side Rudiger or Thiago we all see how average he is. Poor defensive organization, they were playing without a leader at the back. It is extremely annoying and appalling. Something has to be done very fast before it will get out of hand. Very bad 6 goals was conceded in just 3 matches.

Or maybe Chelsea had their minds on their next Premier League game which is against Leeds. Because I wouldn't expect such a poor performance from Chelsea against a team like Zenit, no offense.    Because their usual game plan and performance are much better than this one. And if they did care about ending this stage as the leader, I've no doubt that they would have put a much bigger effort in this game.

[dustboy]

We will have probably Real Vs Chealse or PSG.

if real madrid is playing against chelsea or PSG it will be as if real madrid had won the lottery, chelsea is in bad shape and PSG is the same thing as chelsea, they have defense problems especially PSG can't beat teams big, the real madrid would win easily

As scheduled, the first leg for the round of 16 will be on February next year. Means, there are many times for any team to change and improve. You say Chelsea and PSG is in bad shape, do you think they will always stay in bad shape?

Remember, there will be also transfer window in January where any team can improve their squad by purchasing some new players. So even if Real Madrid will be playing against Chelsea/PSG, it does not mean that it will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid.

[tygeade]

It was a wonderful game to watch but a bit unexpected at the same time. Bayern managed to win and Barcelona is going to europa right now, I am sure that is not something europa teams would love to hear but it has finally happened.

I do not remember the last time they were this bad to be honest, must have been over a decade since they were not going to next stage, or maybe I am just not remembering any time. Bayern on the other hand, I was really expecting Lewandowski to score many games because of the ballon dor thing, and he didn't at all, it was a weird one because of it, I totally expected him to demonstrate why he deserved in that game, and he failed to do so.

[waelov]

Chelsea were really effective in attacking against Zenit yesterday. Even Werner scored two goals in this game. However, they still couldn't prevent Zenit from scoring the same amount of goals as them and getting one point. As Juventus defeated Malmo, they lost their leadership to Juventus unfortunately. I say like that because I was favoring Chelsea for the 1st position at the end of the group stage.

I think the Chelsea players were getting to excited and always wanting to score and not defending. The players need to know what their roles are on the pitch. I understand that the coach didn't want to risk anymore injuries. Otherwise Sarr & Christensen are too average. Chelsea only have depths in attack otherwise in midfield & Defence they are poor. Once Chalaboah, Thiago & Rudiger are not playing they get exposed. Same with Christensen if he is not along side Rudiger or Thiago we all see how average he is. Poor defensive organization, they were playing without a leader at the back. It is extremely annoying and appalling. Something has to be done very fast before it will get out of hand. Very bad 6 goals was conceded in just 3 matches.

Or maybe Chelsea had their minds on their next Premier League game which is against Leeds. Because I wouldn't expect such a poor performance from Chelsea against a team like Zenit, no offense.    Because their usual game plan and performance are much better than this one. And if they did care about ending this stage as the leader, I've no doubt that they would have put a much bigger effort in this game.

Tuchel lost the top spot in his group in a very strange way.. and returned with a draw from outside the ground, placing him second after Juventus.
He did not like the result, nor did the opponents either.
There are teams that wanted to avoid the title holder, but he came on the way to becoming very likely.
and don't ask about the reason for fear, because
Chelsea, despite its fluctuation recently, is a ghost in the face of the aspiring teams, and do not be tempted by weakness Sometimes, it's a team that can make Stamford black on its guests with no precedents.
The Blues have been receiving many goals in the last period.. This is a problem that troubles the coach and pushes him to find a solution, and he will inevitably find it, because the names are big and they can make up for it, and Tuchel is well aware of this.

[Slow death]

We will have probably Real Vs Chealse or PSG.

if real madrid is playing against chelsea or PSG it will be as if real madrid had won the lottery, chelsea is in bad shape and PSG is the same thing as chelsea, they have defense problems especially PSG can't beat teams big, the real madrid would win easily

As scheduled, the first leg for the round of 16 will be on February next year. Means, there are many times for any team to change and improve. You say Chelsea and PSG is in bad shape, do you think they will always stay in bad shape?

Remember, there will be also transfer window in January where any team can improve their squad by purchasing some new players. So even if Real Madrid will be playing against Chelsea/PSG, it does not mean that it will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid.

PSG has already spent a lot of money and has good players, I doubt they bring any player that is better than the players currently on PSG, chelsea has good players too and I doubt they blush in despair for any player... chelsea is with a problem in defense maybe it's tired, but even if they get better I doubt they'll beat the real madrid, PSG don't have a chance unless they change coach and the players stop being lazy

[snipie]

if real madrid is playing against chelsea or PSG it will be as if real madrid had won the lottery, chelsea is in bad shape and PSG is the same thing as chelsea, they have defense problems especially PSG can't beat teams big, the real madrid would win easily

As scheduled, the first leg for the round of 16 will be on February next year. Means, there are many times for any team to change and improve. You say Chelsea and PSG is in bad shape, do you think they will always stay in bad shape?

Remember, there will be also transfer window in January where any team can improve their squad by purchasing some new players. So even if Real Madrid will be playing against Chelsea/PSG, it does not mean that it will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid.

Indeed, it would be better for Real Madrid to avoid such hard games in this stage since its outcome might be upsetting for everyone.
"Bad shape" is so variable thing, from day to day, from national to international games, depends from injuries, manager decisions...etc
Until then, many things could happen to every team there, so better to wait after the upcoming transfer window to have a clearer vision.

[Igebotz]

We will have probably Real Vs Chealse or PSG.

if real madrid is playing against chelsea or PSG it will be as if real madrid had won the lottery, chelsea is in bad shape and PSG is the same thing as chelsea, they have defense problems especially PSG can't beat teams big, the real madrid would win easily

Chelsea's poor form is understandable given that they have lost the majority of their key players to injury at the most crucial time of the season; Tuchel was forced to play James in midfield in their last game; so many players have been forced to play out of position that I'm confident that by the time the Knockout phase arrives, the majority of the players will be back on their feet.

PSG's continuous troubles in important games is something I don't understand; they have world-class players in every position and yet they continue to fall short of expectations.

I have no idea what's going on.

Real Madrid has been winning games not because they were the best team, but because they took advantage of the few opportunities they had. They are one of the teams Chelsea most wants to play.

[diderdrogba]

They should be grateful that Bayern Munich didn't score 2 or 3 goals more.

That's what I was talking about!
I expected Bayern to score more goals in the second half but they just scored 1. After all receiving only 3 goals from Bayern twice is an achievement these days for them..

Maybe it is going to be awkward to see Barcelona in the Europa League but I really want to experience the feeling as soon as possible.

Hopefully the feeling will not be to see them getting kicked from EL too since the early stages because there is fierce opponents there.
BTW not sure whether Sevilla is upset for leaving CL or happy to join their preferred league! and could they lift the trophy this time?

Sevilla are a very familiar team with the Europa League. When we look at the history of this tournament in last 10 years, we can see that Sevilla won the cup for 4 times. This is really a great achievement for them. They threaten their opponents by these successes but who knows maybe they won't even be able to leave the coming stage behind successfully.

[KTChampions]

Atalanta is Out from the Cl so now we have odds.



Source: https://twitter.com/2010MisterChip/status/1469033334156242944/photo/1


We will have probably Real Vs Chealse or PSG.

Lets see the variance

Nice spreadsheet  
PSG and Chelsea are in a tough spot, although if Chelsea is lucky it will get Lille. But PSG have no chances to avoid a strong opponent starting from the 1/8 finals. And this is good, I get tired of the fact that in the Champions League the real fight starts mainly from the quarter-finals stage. Even the elimination of teams like Milan, Borussia and Barcelona this year does not change the overall pattern.

[LUCKMCFLY]

now they are in a crazy situation if Benfica wins against Dinamo, and I am betting they will, even draw will not save them I guess... so Barsa has to win, but can they win? Definitely, the last two games in group E are very interesting, the fight for the runner-up position!

Benfica will want to give everything in this game, after having lost in the last game of the championship to their main rival, they will want to leave a good image against Dinamo. In addition, Benfica's coach is being heavily contested, so he needs the team to win.

Also, I find it difficult for Barcelona to beat Bayern, but in football everything is possible, but it will be difficult.

To be honest, I see that it is very difficult for Barcelona to win, I don't know, but Xavi has done everything he could with Barcelona, I don't know if it's because the players are tired, or maybe age is taking its toll, but Seeing that they have problems leaving Dembelé at home, it gives much to be desired, however Bayer is very strong and hungry to win, and because of the team's nature I think they will not give away a minimum on the field of play , each ball is very fought, besides that it is a very fast and somewhat rough football.

[Reosta_]

It was already obvious before the match that Barcelona would lose it. And they did by a big score like 3-0. Barcelona's current condition is not good enough to beat teams like Bayern Munich in home or away matches for now. They must improve their game a lot to talk about that probability. They don't belong to the Champions League for now and they are already eliminated from it too.

It's really frightening what Barca has become. The change of coach has not brought the hoped-for turnaround. For Barca it was all about yesterday and they played against an opponent who was already qualified. And then to play so badly, that is very sad to see although I am not a fan of Barca at all. Barca will not get far in the Euro League with such an attitude and such a performance.

Maybe we are prejudiced now about Barcelona as the coach change is still new. And it is obvious that they need time to develop their game plan more. But if this change also doesn't affect anything in a good way, then I would say for certain that Barcelona are dead from now on. Only their name would be the thing that lives and their trademark of course.

[AndySt]

It was already obvious before the match that Barcelona would lose it. And they did by a big score like 3-0. Barcelona's current condition is not good enough to beat teams like Bayern Munich in home or away matches for now. They must improve their game a lot to talk about that probability. They don't belong to the Champions League for now and they are already eliminated from it too.

It's really frightening what Barca has become. The change of coach has not brought the hoped-for turnaround. For Barca it was all about yesterday and they played against an opponent who was already qualified. And then to play so badly, that is very sad to see although I am not a fan of Barca at all. Barca will not get far in the Euro League with such an attitude and such a performance.

Maybe we are prejudiced now about Barcelona as the coach change is still new. And it is obvious that they need time to develop their game plan more. But if this change also doesn't affect anything in a good way, then I would say for certain that Barcelona are dead from now on. Only their name would be the thing that lives and their trademark of course.

It was naive to expect that the mere fact of Xavi's arrival as Barcelona's head coach would suddenly magically correct the Catalan club's not-so-good results. Everything needs time and Bayern are not the best opponents at home to start urgently improving their results. Therefore, the final result was quite predictable, although, of course, Barcelona fans in their hearts flattered themselves with the hope of a favorable outcome of the game, but still really comprehending the state of things perfectly understood that too much had to happen for Barcelona to win and a draw was the maximum of expectations under favorable circumstances. But to speak on the basis of this about the death of Barcelona is premature and too loud.

[LTU_btc]

Villarreal really impressed me. After all, leading against Atalanta 3:0 is serious thing. Especially considering that Villarreal don't score much this season. On the other hand, Atalanta defence is really poor this season, clean sheet would be big achivement for them.
So, Yellow Submarines is last team of Champions League round of 16, while Atalanta will have to play in Europa league.

[Rengga Jati]

I expected that, the first leg at Camp Nou they lost. In addition Benfica won, Barca certainly did not qualify in the knockout phase. Xavi must realise Barcelona are not as strong as he was as a player.

Barcelona is  no longer same with past time, this is likely not a big club again even this club still has a big community or fans. Well, this will really make Xavi difficult to bring up again Barcelona to get or be the previous powerful club. It may be, but still need more times, not this season. So many elements to be fixed and developed to make Barcelona be great club again.
Barcelona's crushing defeat from Bayern really makes this one club really have no chance to add points.

[Red Pie]

With the end of the Atalanta-Villarreal match, the group stages of the champions league came to an end.  An unexpected defeat came from Atalanta.  Villarreal managed to win away.  The match ended 3-2 and Atalanta scored 2 goals in the last 10 minutes.  Maybe if they had scored earlier, they could have won a draw or a win.

[blue Snow]

Atalanta - Villarreal

Atalanta has 65% ball possession, has better passing, and 81% accuracy but can't finish well, maybe they missed 2 goals in 1st half make them is very under pressure at home. Danjuma added 1 goal in 2nd half that make it more difficult to repress back. Atalanta has changed the strategy by making substitutions from midfielder to forward this is enough impressive, 2 goals were created, but still can't continue to the champions league, they have to playoff to the Eufa Euro league. that is very regreet, even though Atalanta is only good at the beginning.

[coderben]

I got bored when I saw that Villarreal made the score in favour of them by 3-0 until the first minutes of the second half already. But Atalanta's attempt to turn the game around was really worth watching. They scored two goals in only nine minutes and made it 3-2. And there were still at least ten minutes to go. A probable one more goal by Atalanta would change everything about this match. But it didn't happen and Villarreal beat them by this score.