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

[AndySt]

When both of them look good then only hockey can be hoped for by both teams, because Real Madrid also doesn't want to lose and see the other team win, so they (Real Madrid) will also play very well to win the match with PSG in the round of 16 later

It's only a few percent and small. I think mental is a very influential thing at UCL. If they have a lot of experience and win then their mentality will be better. For now PSG don't have that Mauricio Pochettino doesn't have as much experience as Anceloti. PSG are also yet to win the UCL, although they have the experienced Neymar, Mbappe, Messi and Ramos does not seem to make me believe they can beat Madrid tomorrow.

The mentality of the team, of course, plays an important thing, but still not decisive, and thanks to the peculiarities of the cup system, everything can be decided in one single match. Paris Saint-Germain has all the ingredients to finally win the Champions League, like a good selection of performers, a qualified coach, a solid material base. Another question is that this is not the advantage that would make Paris Saint-Germain the undisputed favorite in the upcoming confrontation with Real Madrid, so I would not be very surprised if a club from Paris goes on following the results of the matches, but I would also not be surprised if this lucky club turns out to be from Madrid.

[Coyster]

I have started believing in Real Madrid more recently as I see their recent performance in many matches. However, they are facing a serious problem now. Benzema has got injured and he is expected to be come back on mid February at least.

If Benzema fails to get fit and make it to play the first leg of this tie then it's going to be a big loss for Real Madrid, he is the man they come to for the goals, and he has been delivering for many years now, I know vinicius is getting better and better, but he as well plays better whenever he links up with Benzema up front, they have created a really strong understanding and it's producing goal and assist between them, so if Benzema isn't passed fit, then his absence could also go on to affect Vinicius' performance on the night. I always like to watch the big games when all the players for both sides are fit, it makes it an even contest, I hope Benzema makes it back before the match.

[Pokapoka124]

Atletico Madrid definitely win against Manchester United for sure, even  Manchester United fans can’t really see my team winning again Atletico Madrid, they are a far better team than United,. I know their form is really messy but when it comes to this competition Diego Simeone isn’t here to play. He is by far a better coach than Ralf Rangnick and they are a better team than Manchester United.

[tulusikhlas]

Atletico Madrid definitely win against Manchester United for sure, even  Manchester United fans can’t really see my team winning again Atletico Madrid, they are a far better team than United,. I know their form is really messy but when it comes to this competition Diego Simeone isn’t here to play. He is by far a better coach than Ralf Rangnick and they are a better team than Manchester United.

When it comes to coaching, I admit that Diego Simeone is a coach with more experience in the Champions League than Ralf Rangnick. But both teams are in a phase that is arguably bad. Especially if you look at Manchester United's back line which has recently looked chaotic. Several times in the Premier League they made unnecessary blunders, in fact it often happens. Only David de Gea I have trusted until now to break the opponent's attack.

[bering]

Atletico Madrid definitely win against Manchester United for sure, even  Manchester United fans can’t really see my team winning again Atletico Madrid, they are a far better team than United,. I know their form is really messy but when it comes to this competition Diego Simeone isn’t here to play. He is by far a better coach than Ralf Rangnick and they are a better team than Manchester United.

this match is a bit hard to predict because their latest met happened 30 years ago and both of teams also were not in the good shape because several times lost on their local league but in my view they have equal chance to win the match although some people predict Atletico has more favourite to beat Man Utd

[Swordsoffreedom]

Atletico Madrid definitely win against Manchester United for sure, even  Manchester United fans can’t really see my team winning again Atletico Madrid, they are a far better team than United,. I know their form is really messy but when it comes to this competition Diego Simeone isn’t here to play. He is by far a better coach than Ralf Rangnick and they are a better team than Manchester United.

this match is a bit hard to predict because their latest met happened 30 years ago and both of teams also were not in the good shape because several times lost on their local league but in my view they have equal chance to win the match although some people predict Atletico has more favourite to beat Man Utd

If Manchester United are not performing as well as they are now, they will undoubtedly be defeated. Manchester United lost to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup match yesterday. It was a completely unexpected result. They have not been able to win against Middlesbrough, so Atletico Madrid is a much stronger team for them. Performance must be improved by finding problems. Atletico Madrid is not considered be a weak opponent.

[JeromeTash]

I see them getting to the final of the Champions league,but I don't see them winning it.A team from England will carry the champions league.

This one is just for your information:

Real Madrid have played 16 Champions League Finals and have lost on 3. They last lost a final in 1981 meaning that they haven't lost a Champions League final in 41 years (source

The three lost finals are
1. Benefica 5:3 Real Madrid - 1961/1962
2. Inter Milan 3:1 Real Madrid - 1963/1964
3. Liverpool 1:0 Real Madrid - 1980/1981

[Retro Harmony]

I have started believing in Real Madrid more recently as I see their recent performance in many matches. However, they are facing a serious problem now. Benzema has got injured and he is expected to be come back on mid February at least. This is not a good signal for them as they are depending highly on him when it comes to scoring. But thankfully, they have Vinicius Junior too. He also has scored many goals so far and contributed to his team at a big rate. And I think that he would do his best if we don't see Benzema in the lineup in the first match of the draw. But PSG still would be a little ahead in Parc des Princes.

Benzema is one of  the most consistent striker in the world,with him in the Real Madrid team,it is more easier for Madrid to win matches than when he is not availabe.

I see them getting to the final of the Champions league,but I don't see them winning it.A team from England will carry the champions league.

In order to reach the final, they will first have to pass the difficult round and beat PSG.  If they can eliminate PSG, they may have a chance to go to the final.  I also think a team from England will win the champions league trophy.  If I had to guess it could be Manchester City.  Also, an English team can win the European league.  We are experiencing the most dominant English club success period of recent years.

[Maidak]

In order to reach the final, they will first have to pass the difficult round and beat PSG.  If they can eliminate PSG, they may have a chance to go to the final.  I also think a team from England will win the champions league trophy.  If I had to guess it could be Manchester City.  Also, an English team can win the European league.  We are experiencing the most dominant English club success period of recent years.

It is still difficult to predict which team will win the title in this round. It is uncertain which team will win the match between PSG and Real Madrid. If Real Madrid play without Benzema, it will be very difficult to win against PSG. Real Madrid also lost to Athletic Bilbao yesterday.
Manchester City, on the other hand, seem to be the strongest team. But as we have seen in the previous season, they performed poorly in the final despite their excellent performance throughout the season. All the teams here are good. Therefore, it cannot be said for sure which team will win the title before the final.

[joker_josue]

The three lost finals are
1. Benefica 5:3 Real Madrid - 1961/1962
2. Inter Milan 3:1 Real Madrid - 1963/1964
3. Liverpool 1:0 Real Madrid - 1980/1981

It's a fact that Real Madrid are experts at winning the Champions League, they rarely lose when they reach a final. And they hurt many.
Although this year I have some doubts that they will make it to the final. But I'll tell you one thing, if Real Madrid reach the final this year, it doesn't matter who the opponents are, they'll be the main favourites.

[diderdrogba]

I agree with the people who are thinking that Real Madrid are one of the biggest favourites in this season of the Champions League. But they are really unlucky also as they are going to have a matchup against PSG. I remember the fierce rivalry between Bayern Munich and PSG last season and PSG were the winner there. I'm curious about whether Real Madrid will experience the same thing too. This is one of their biggest chances for the title as their performance has been very solid. If they succeed in eliminating PSG, then they will be much closer to the title logically.

[Pokapoka124]

Liverpool is a successful team this year, playing well in the league. But Inter is no different too. I think it will be a fun match to watch, I recommend everyone to watch it. It is difficult to know who will win this match, although it is said to be better for Liverpool, I think Inter's chances are also very high. In this match, we can see a result like a draw or Inter's win

Inter vs Liverpool should definitely be interesting, but I am betting on Liverpool to  advance to the next round, they are a better side I think and Liverpool have a more stronger squad. Considering from their head to head both teams have met twice and  Liverpool have won both matches why inter ended up with a red card in each matches. But since both Mo Salah and S. Mane have been away for international duty for a while now and they have played every matches fatigue might come in and both are key players for Liverpool. It is not going to be an easy game for both team.

[Lantind]

I agree with the people who are thinking that Real Madrid are one of the biggest favourites in this season of the Champions League. But they are really unlucky also as they are going to have a matchup against PSG. I remember the fierce rivalry between Bayern Munich and PSG last season and PSG were the winner there. I'm curious about whether Real Madrid will experience the same thing too. This is one of their biggest chances for the title as their performance has been very solid. If they succeed in eliminating PSG, then they will be much closer to the title logically.

It will not be even closer to the title if Real Madrid manages to beat PSG, because there are several other very strong clubs in the Champions League this season so that whatever the opponent is, you shouldn't underestimate them and PSG must also really focus on playing against Real Madrid even though in the past PSG beat Bayern Munich in the same way, but again this is the Champions League where all clubs have to play really well.

[Retro Harmony]

In order to reach the final, they will first have to pass the difficult round and beat PSG.  If they can eliminate PSG, they may have a chance to go to the final.  I also think a team from England will win the champions league trophy.  If I had to guess it could be Manchester City.  Also, an English team can win the European league.  We are experiencing the most dominant English club success period of recent years.

It is still difficult to predict which team will win the title in this round. It is uncertain which team will win the match between PSG and Real Madrid. If Real Madrid play without Benzema, it will be very difficult to win against PSG. Real Madrid also lost to Athletic Bilbao yesterday.
Manchester City, on the other hand, seem to be the strongest team. But as we have seen in the previous season, they performed poorly in the final despite their excellent performance throughout the season. All the teams here are good. Therefore, it cannot be said for sure which team will win the title before the final.

It certainly is.  Every team is great.  PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester City are the three biggest candidates.  Every team has the potential to become a champion.  Look at Ajax, how they played great in their group.  You see, Ajax made it to the final.  Anything is possible in the champions league.  Still, my favorites will be PSG and Manchester City.

[terrorJR]

Atletico Madrid definitely win against Manchester United for sure, even  Manchester United fans can’t really see my team winning again Atletico Madrid, they are a far better team than United,. I know their form is really messy but when it comes to this competition Diego Simeone isn’t here to play. He is by far a better coach than Ralf Rangnick and they are a better team than Manchester United.

if you look at their current performance I still feel that the current atletico is not the same as they were in the previous season.
their attackers are still not sharp and seem to lose their productivity in scoring goals.
Against United I still feel it will be tough and indeed let's not forget the curse of athletico against Ronaldo I still feel it will affect athletico now.
I don't think they will win in this round against Manchester United. Even though Manchester United's performance still tends to be monotonous, I feel they are better than Atletico

[alegotardo]

It is still difficult to predict which team will win the title in this round. It is uncertain which team will win the match between PSG and Real Madrid. If Real Madrid play without Benzema, it will be very difficult to win against PSG. Real Madrid also lost to Athletic Bilbao yesterday.
Manchester City, on the other hand, seem to be the strongest team. But as we have seen in the previous season, they performed poorly in the final despite their excellent performance throughout the season. All the teams here are good. Therefore, it cannot be said for sure which team will win the title before the final.

Truth, and looking on the side of the psg has a few more "bad news" (or good, depending on your fans) we believe that Neymar can return to play against Real Madrid, since he is already participating in training, Neymar was away from November on account of a left ankle injury.
But to compensate, the PSG also has the defender's defender Sérgio Ramos that will surely make a lot of need to hold Real Madrid's attack.

[KTChampions]

Judging by yesterday's match, the absence of Benzema can still have a strong impact on Real Madrid. Of course, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League are different competitions with different motivations, but Benzema is a super player (according to Ronaldo top 1 now) and his absence is very important. As for Neymar, he will miss the first leg - won't he? Messi is not dangerous. Mbappe is dangerous, but I hope Real Madrid's defense can handle him.

The champions league is always something to look out for, always. I think the Real Madrid coach made some changes in yesterdays game and he knew it was risky and might not pay off and it didn’t, but it is football and you can’t win all the time. More focus on the domestic and champions league for Real Madrid now, and considering the caliber of players that both team possesses we should be expecting a good first leg match, the magic of L. Messi and the speed of mbappe in psg attach should be a concern for Real Madrid and both team defenders should be really ready cause both side have dangerous attackers that can cause problems and create goal opportunities. So I think we might wittiness matches in both legs where both teams will score.

I wonder from what year you wrote this message?   I haven't seen any magic from Messi either this year or last.
As for the teams, they will play the first match in suboptimal lineups and suboptimal form. For one of the teams, this will be fatal - as one team will go further, and the second, which also planned the peak of form for the later stages of the Champions League, will leave the tournament.

[Daniel91]

Judging by yesterday's match, the absence of Benzema can still have a strong impact on Real Madrid. Of course, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League are different competitions with different motivations, but Benzema is a super player (according to Ronaldo top 1 now) and his absence is very important. As for Neymar, he will miss the first leg - won't he? Messi is not dangerous. Mbappe is dangerous, but I hope Real Madrid's defense can handle him.

The champions league is always something to look out for, always. I think the Real Madrid coach made some changes in yesterdays game and he knew it was risky and might not pay off and it didn’t, but it is football and you can’t win all the time. More focus on the domestic and champions league for Real Madrid now, and considering the caliber of players that both team possesses we should be expecting a good first leg match, the magic of L. Messi and the speed of mbappe in psg attach should be a concern for Real Madrid and both team defenders should be really ready cause both side have dangerous attackers that can cause problems and create goal opportunities. So I think we might wittiness matches in both legs where both teams will score.

I wonder from what year you wrote this message?   I haven't seen any magic from Messi either this year or last.
As for the teams, they will play the first match in suboptimal lineups and suboptimal form. For one of the teams, this will be fatal - as one team will go further, and the second, which also planned the peak of form for the later stages of the Champions League, will leave the tournament.

I agree, Messi’s magic seems to have disappeared since he came to Paris 
I read somewhere that Messi is not yet fully ready due to health problems, that he is unhappy in Paris, has no friends, doesn't know the language, that he uses every opportunity to visit Barcelona etc.
It seems to me that Real is a more complete team than PSG and has a better chance of winning.
PSG have too many stars in the team, Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, who think they are bigger than the team, don't like to help teams in defense etc.
Against weaker teams this is not a problem but against top teams like Manchester City or Real, it is a serious problem in the game.

[poldanmig]

It certainly is.  Every team is great.  PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester City are the three biggest candidates.  Every team has the potential to become a champion.  Look at Ajax, how they played great in their group.  You see, Ajax made it to the final.  Anything is possible in the champions league.  Still, my favorites will be PSG and Manchester City.

The teams that qualified for the last 16 are great teams that cannot be underestimated at all, just like benfica, many people suspect that benfica will only end up in the group phase because they are joined with bayern munchen and barcelona, ​​but the evidence is that they were even able to get rid of barcelona to first time in the last 10 years from of the champions league, apart benfica, it looks like ajax will also give a lot of surprises this season in the round of 16, and my opinion bayern münchen and liverpool are strong candidates to win the champions league this season.

[hahay]

Liverpool is a successful team this year, playing well in the league. But Inter is no different too. I think it will be a fun match to watch, I recommend everyone to watch it. It is difficult to know who will win this match, although it is said to be better for Liverpool, I think Inter's chances are also very high. In this match, we can see a result like a draw or Inter's win

Looking at the statistics of the current game then Liverpool are superior because they can always control the attack, but in the Champions League all clubs play to the maximum in order to win, currently Inter are indeed one of the clubs that are rising in Serie A and currently they have led the standings temporarily, and in this game we have difficulty predicting the victory of the two giant clubs so watching the game will be very exciting.

For me choosing which team will win in this match is not difficult, because I believe Liverpool will advance to the quarter-finals. But when it comes to home and away, I might only anticipate when Inter play at home but that doesn't mean I believe Inter will win when Inter play at home at least a draw can still be obtained for Inter when playing at home. Even though Inter are currently top of the table in Serie A but still, for me Liverpool have better quality.