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

[Swordsoffreedom]

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.

Comparing the two squads between Inter Milan and Liverpool, the Liverpool team certainly looks stronger. First of all, there are a lot of star players in Liverpool, and the players are in good form now. They are also playing very well in the Premier League. But I think both teams will take home advantage in the home match. The Inter Milan is much stronger in their home. Inter Milan has not lost in any of their 11 home matches in Serie A. And drew only 2 matches. So I can't say that Liverpool will win against Inter in the home match.

[Distraction]

Benfica - Ajax seems to be one of the nice matchups. Maybe this will not be seen as one of the most remarkable matchups but I'm still going to follow it too. Ajax are my favourite for this matchup. They had a wonderful group stage and won all of their matches. Benfica were in a troubling condition as they barely advanced to this round thanks to Barcelona. I don't think that Benfica are playing a game that is enough to beat a very powerful team like Ajax. I see a big potential in Ajax players for this season and they would reach the quarter finals also.

[mv1986]

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.

Comparing the two squads between Inter Milan and Liverpool, the Liverpool team certainly looks stronger. First of all, there are a lot of star players in Liverpool, and the players are in good form now. They are also playing very well in the Premier League. But I think both teams will take home advantage in the home match. The Inter Milan is much stronger in their home. Inter Milan has not lost in any of their 11 home matches in Serie A. And drew only 2 matches. So I can't say that Liverpool will win against Inter in the home match.

Hm, quality is also a difficult measure sometimes. For example, if you compare Ajax Amsterdam to another top 5 team in the world, they will lose the 1on1 comparison per player, but if the team works really well together, isn't that also a quality? Reminds me of Porto winning the Champions League back at the time. They wouldn't have had a chance in a 1on1 comparison by players. Inter is functioning really really well at the moment as a team, but so is Liverpool. It is going to be a very close game I think.

[Maidak]

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.

PSG need Neymar and Ramos to win. The pair of Neymar and Messi have played great against Real Madrid in the past. Now the trio of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe will become more aggressive against Real Madrid. However, Ramos is needed to stop Real Madrid's young star Vinicius. We all know PSG's defense is not very strong. So Ramos must play well in this match. The coach has to come up with new strategies. Playing with the same tactics will make it harder to win against an experienced team like Real Madrid.

[SatoPrincess]

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.

Lionel Messi still has that world class magic we all love to watch. He’s having a difficult season in PSG I can think of a zillion excuses to make for him....language change, weather tbh Messi spent so much time in Barcelona it will take a longer time to get used to a different style of play. The younger players want to make a name for themselves also, it isn’t like  Barcelona where the team gave their all to Messi

[SquallLeonhart]

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.

The difference is that whenever they reach the finals, they are almost always a great team, or they do not make it to the finals at all. They have the most UCL titles of any team, nearly double than the amount at second place, so they are by far the best UCL team in history without a doubt. However reality is that if we could get something like that this year, that would be wonderful to see but also very unlikely as well.

If they could get players like Mbappe and Haaland next season, and if they could get a superstar signing for their defence as well, that three new players would take this team from "good" to one of the best teams in the world, probably the best team. Their midfield is a bit older as well so they could need some changes there too but it is no rush, they could go on one more season with that, hell even Mbappe and Haaland alone would be probably enough. Then we could say they really deserve to be in conversation.

[onetwostep]

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

It can be seen that clubs from England are always more dominant than clubs from Italy, but because this is the Champions League, both of them will also play very well to win, so I personally prefer Liverpool in this case to win because of the agility of Liverpool players still very strong and accurate.

It is not right to compare English clubs and Italian clubs, you are right. English teams have much better players this year. So I agree with what you said.
But the situation in Champions League matches can be very different. In league matches, players do not play with all their performances, but they can perform very well in important matches

[coinlocket$]

It is not right to compare English clubs and Italian clubs, you are right. English teams have much better players this year. So I agree with what you said.
But the situation in Champions League matches can be very different. In league matches, players do not play with all their performances, but they can perform very well in important matches

Football has its cycle, in the 90-00s it was the moment of Italian football where Milan and Juventus always arrived in the final of the Champions every year, in the years 00-15 we saw the domination of Spanish football while now the domination of English football exists.

But this time it is worrying in the sense that English football generates too much money compared to other leagues, even three times more money.
The difference is too much and the solution to balance everything is only one and we will hear about it from April

[baeva]

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.

Ramos has no problem with that, he is the former captain of Real and he knows everyone, he knows how they play, at least he can hold back some moments from Real. If Neymar does not recover, it will certainly be a problem, it will be difficult to play without a main attacking player, and a technical one at that. But since he is already in training, I think if he is not in the starting line-up, then he will definitely come on as a substitute

[Joca97]

It is not right to compare English clubs and Italian clubs, you are right. English teams have much better players this year. So I agree with what you said.
But the situation in Champions League matches can be very different. In league matches, players do not play with all their performances, but they can perform very well in important matches

Football has its cycle, in the 90-00s it was the moment of Italian football where Milan and Juventus always arrived in the final of the Champions every year, in the years 00-15 we saw the domination of Spanish football while now the domination of English football exists.

But this time it is worrying in the sense that English football generates too much money compared to other leagues, even three times more money.
The difference is too much and the solution to balance everything is only one and we will hear about it from April

We didnt see much of the domination of england clubs before. Mostly spanish teams Barcelona,Real Madrid and Atletico madrid from spanish club and Juventus and Bayern Munich from other countries were always at the top of the champions league. But lately its just an england show in the finals of the champions league. England football is now far the best tournament by far. I dont see things that will change this year aswell maybe if Bayern Munich tries to win it.

[JeromeTash]

The difference is that whenever they reach the finals, they are almost always a great team, or they do not make it to the finals at all. They have the most UCL titles of any team, nearly double than the amount at second place, so they are by far the best UCL team in history without a doubt. However reality is that if we could get something like that this year, that would be wonderful to see but also very unlikely as well.

If they could get players like Mbappe and Haaland next season, and if they could get a superstar signing for their defence as well, that three new players would take this team from "good" to one of the best teams in the world, probably the best team. Their midfield is a bit older as well so they could need some changes there too but it is no rush, they could go on one more season with that, hell even Mbappe and Haaland alone would be probably enough. Then we could say they really deserve to be in conversation.

Even the recent season when Real Madrid won the UCL trophy. Lots of people had doubts about Real Madrid ever reaching even the finals but I guess the rest is history.

The current team is actually not bad. It just requires a little polishing up, and they are good to go. They don't necessarily have to buy  super stickers or defenders in order to become favorites

[Pokapoka124]

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.

After spending your whole life in one place and relocating to is different place it wouldn’t be easy to adapt and I am sure that is an hindrance for Messi right now, he hasn’t played for any club other than Barcelona. L. Messi hasn’t been used to the culture, food, language and living in France yet. But I believe Messi is a Barcelona player and he shouldn’t have left. With all the star players in PSG I still don’t believe they can win against Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a far better team to me, they can spread the ball to each teammate better. Real beating PSG wouldn’t be an easy task at all.

[EdenHazard]

The difference is that whenever they reach the finals, they are almost always a great team, or they do not make it to the finals at all. They have the most UCL titles of any team, nearly double than the amount at second place, so they are by far the best UCL team in history without a doubt. However reality is that if we could get something like that this year, that would be wonderful to see but also very unlikely as well.

If they could get players like Mbappe and Haaland next season, and if they could get a superstar signing for their defence as well, that three new players would take this team from "good" to one of the best teams in the world, probably the best team. Their midfield is a bit older as well so they could need some changes there too but it is no rush, they could go on one more season with that, hell even Mbappe and Haaland alone would be probably enough. Then we could say they really deserve to be in conversation.

Even the recent season when Real Madrid won the UCL trophy. Lots of people had doubts about Real Madrid ever reaching even the finals but I guess the rest is history.

The current team is actually not bad. It just requires a little polishing up, and they are good to go. They don't necessarily have to buy  super stickers or defenders in order to become favorites

Champions league often set a winner from the underestimated teams as yeah there is a lot of champions in this competition and it's hard to choose which one is the real winner ... as sometimes a slow start such as having bad season in league , get not so impressive group stage matches etc doesnt mean they wont win in a big match like psg vs real madrid , it could be the opposite.

I expect a lot of surprise in this champions league edition , chelsea to win it back to back for instance  .

[asus09]

We didnt see much of the domination of england clubs before. Mostly spanish teams Barcelona,Real Madrid and Atletico madrid from spanish club and Juventus and Bayern Munich from other countries were always at the top of the champions league. But lately its just an england show in the finals of the champions league. England football is now far the best tournament by far. I dont see things that will change this year aswell maybe if Bayern Munich tries to win it.

Have domination of Serie A and La Liga team last three years ago and now Primer League team most domination on UEFA Champions League, last final both team from Primer League Chelsea vs Manchester City, I think my favorite team on reach to final maybe primer league team and La Liga team exactly with Real  Madrid, we should applause how consistent from primer league team always sent four team on next stage and have chance two or three team primer league pass to semifinal UEFA Champions League.

[imamusma]

Have domination of Serie A and La Liga team last three years ago and now Primer League team most domination on UEFA Champions League, last final both team from Primer League Chelsea vs Manchester City, I think my favorite team on reach to final maybe primer league team and La Liga team exactly with Real  Madrid, we should applause how consistent from primer league team always sent four team on next stage and have chance two or three team primer league pass to semifinal UEFA Champions League.

It would not be wrong to discuss some of the consistency that has been made by several clubs in playing even though some of the clubs are your own favorites, but everyone must also remember that in the Champions League it is not only consistency that must be relied on, but every line must have improvements like no make a small mistake by underestimating their opponent, because those who qualify in the Champions League are those who generally often win in other leagues.

[onetwostep]

It is not right to compare English clubs and Italian clubs, you are right. English teams have much better players this year. So I agree with what you said.
But the situation in Champions League matches can be very different. In league matches, players do not play with all their performances, but they can perform very well in important matches

Football has its cycle, in the 90-00s it was the moment of Italian football where Milan and Juventus always arrived in the final of the Champions every year, in the years 00-15 we saw the domination of Spanish football while now the domination of English football exists.

But this time it is worrying in the sense that English football generates too much money compared to other leagues, even three times more money.
The difference is too much and the solution to balance everything is only one and we will hear about it from April

Nazario Ronaldo has an explanation for this. He said I wish I was playing football during this period, we did not earn so much money when we played.
I think such high salaries are very risky, the goal of every football player right now is to play in English clubs. English teams will continue to recruit top players as long as club presidents continue to receive these high salaries. They are making an interesting investment

[RaltcoinsB]

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.

Liverpool are playing better games in my opinion. Of course, Inter is a very good team. However, progressing successfully in the Premier League, Liverpool is strong enough to beat Inter. It wouldn't be surprising if they couldn't defeat them. I was thinking that Inter would have trouble on goal paths after Lukaku's transfer. But apparently they can easily score goals and win. Football is played at the highest level in the Champions League. Both teams must show their best game.

[hahay]

Have domination of Serie A and La Liga team last three years ago and now Primer League team most domination on UEFA Champions League, last final both team from Primer League Chelsea vs Manchester City, I think my favorite team on reach to final maybe primer league team and La Liga team exactly with Real  Madrid, we should applause how consistent from primer league team always sent four team on next stage and have chance two or three team primer league pass to semifinal UEFA Champions League.

It would not be wrong to discuss some of the consistency that has been made by several clubs in playing even though some of the clubs are your own favorites, but everyone must also remember that in the Champions League it is not only consistency that must be relied on, but every line must have improvements like no make a small mistake by underestimating their opponent, because those who qualify in the Champions League are those who generally often win in other leagues.

In fact, although EPL teams advance to the next round more often, the ones who get the UCL title more often are La Liga teams. It's just about Real madrid and also Barcelona after them, every now and then teams from other leagues take turns getting this UCL title. But we can already guess when it comes to La Liga and the Bundesliga, they are only about Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Unlike the more competitive leagues such as the Serie A and EPL leagues, because in these two leagues there are many big teams that also have the opportunity to win the UCL title. Of the two leagues, at least they have many teams that can list their names in the UCL title, Serie A and EPL are not always just about one or two teams because they have many candidates and it's not boring.

[W Jr.]

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.

Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris SG are the most important candidates. This year the Champions League is much more exciting. I agree with you. Teams such as Benfica and Ajax are not shown as favorites, but they can make big surprises. Especially Ajax in the their group matches made 6/6 and collected 18 points. They can also show a successful graphic in the qualifiers. Benfica, on the other hand, created the impression of a team playing well, beating Barça.

[Wawa2013]

Have domination of Serie A and La Liga team last three years ago and now Primer League team most domination on UEFA Champions League, last final both team from Primer League Chelsea vs Manchester City, I think my favorite team on reach to final maybe primer league team and La Liga team exactly with Real  Madrid, we should applause how consistent from primer league team always sent four team on next stage and have chance two or three team primer league pass to semifinal UEFA Champions League.

It would not be wrong to discuss some of the consistency that has been made by several clubs in playing even though some of the clubs are your own favorites, but everyone must also remember that in the Champions League it is not only consistency that must be relied on, but every line must have improvements like no make a small mistake by underestimating their opponent, because those who qualify in the Champions League are those who generally often win in other leagues.

In fact, although EPL teams advance to the next round more often, the ones who get the UCL title more often are La Liga teams. It's just about Real madrid and also Barcelona after them, every now and then teams from other leagues take turns getting this UCL title. But we can already guess when it comes to La Liga and the Bundesliga, they are only about Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Unlike the more competitive leagues such as the Serie A and EPL leagues, because in these two leagues there are many big teams that also have the opportunity to win the UCL title. Of the two leagues, at least they have many teams that can list their names in the UCL title, Serie A and EPL are not always just about one or two teams because they have many candidates and it's not boring.

If we look at the distribution of Champions League trophy winners, most of them come from La Liga with 18 trophies. But as you said sadly
it's only dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, different from the EPL which has many teams that have the potential to win the Champions
League trophy. This may happen because in the EPL there are many teams that have good financial strength, so many EPL teams can buy
star players to strengthen their squad. Meanwhile in La Liga, Bundesliga or Ligue 1 are only a few teams that have good finances.
So it's no wonder the EPL is now the most popular European league and has very expensive broadcasting rights.