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

[Boristhecat]

Breaking news, mates:

Uefa set to move Champions League final in wake of Russia-Ukraine crisis
European football’s governing body is holding talks about moving the 2022 showpiece game away from St Petersburg
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league-final-russia-ukraine-b2020407.html

As I understand from various information sources, this is now 99% solved. The final will take place in another city (it is still unknown where) and most likely, in addition to transferring the venue of the final, the date can also be postponed. A tough change in the plans of so many fans, I hope UEFA will sort it out quickly so that the final can take place on normal terms.

[Mamun74]

No doubt,  Chelsea is better team than Lille.I think Chelse will win Today UCL match against Lille.because Chelsea is strong enough team and they have good team combination. I hope Chelsea vs Lillie both will be good fight for win.Juventus haven’t doing good league but i hope they something better today. Villarreal strong team i think Juventus vs Villarreal Between two team anyone can win This match.

[casperBGD]

Not the best of games in the CL today - it often happens that these early knockout stages are unattractive, at least on paper.

Chelsea should win easily today, whereas I believe Villarreal can really make things complicated for Juve. I will probably watch that one, I hope to see Vlahović in action.

yeah, looking at matches, and it does seem as it is not CL round
nevertheless, Chelsea should win, but it will be difficult, Lille could be good in defense, if they start with their bus in front of the goal, not sure that they can score on the other side
Juventus had hard time on weekend, but they are in good form, while Villareal is not CL quality, will be interesting

[Igebotz]

Chelsea should win easily today

I have no doubt about Chelsea, they should be able to win difficulty.

This gave me enough confidence to back Chelsea to win against Lille at 1.4, which is a pretty good value bet right now, but I'm concerned about our attack; Lukaku is just standing around doing nothing, and Mount is still out, so the only threat up front is Kai Havetz. I'm expecting another boring 1-0 win.

[tarable]

Chelsea will probably try to score as many goals as possible tonight to have a head start in the return leg in France. I don't think Lille are serious opponents for the English. Lille may not be able to score a goal today.

Chelsea will win against LOSC Lille in the first round which will take place in the next few hours at Stamford Bridge.
LOSC Lille's last 4 matches in League 1, LOSC Lille recorded 2 wins and 2 losses.
Chelsea in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1.

In this match, Chelsea will win with a score of 3-1 in my opinion and it is suitable if you place an over 2 bet.

[asus09]

No doubt,  Chelsea is better team than Lille.I think Chelse will win Today UCL match against Lille.because Chelsea is strong enough team and they have good team combination. I hope Chelsea vs Lillie both will be good fight for win.Juventus haven’t doing good league but i hope they something better today. Villarreal strong team i think Juventus vs Villarreal Between two team anyone can win This match.

Lille is currently slumped in the domestic league, Lille is currently ranked 11th in the standings while Chelsea is ranked 3rd in their domestic league standings, I am very sure Lille will definitely play defensively and only rely on counter-attacks, while Chelsea will definitely play loose and will play attacking, chelsea playing at home for sure chelsea will try as much as possible to score goals, so chelsea can play safely in the second leg later at home to lille, my prediction tonight's score is 2-0 for chelsea's victory..

[Altryist]

Yes, that will make each team finally have to win in the initial match with a goal, because in the second leg later of course they can apply a defensive strategy which of course has been proven by many of the big teams and can't even do much. Regarding Villarreal v Juventus it is very possible for both teams to score because they both have the ability to score goals and also, the defense that was not so perfect for both allowed them to concede.

If you remember these teams a few years ago, they were teams with excellent defenses, and perhaps then I would say that the match will be with a small amounts of goals, maybe even 0:0. But right now Juventus' defense is weak and I think it's likely that Villarreal will be able to score in this match. I hope that Juventus will also be able to score a goal in this match, because a goal scored in an away match is very important. I would like Juventus to win today, but I see that there will be either a draw or a victory for Villarreal.

[Luzin]

Chelsea should win easily today,
~snip~

They should be able to win, LOSC is not good even they are currently in the 11th position of the French league. It's very different last season. They became champions of the French league.  I think Chelsea can win big because according to statistics their players are superior to LOSC. But Chelsea are also in trouble with Lukaku. After the negative alignment Lukaku looks to decrease, even the statistics are very bad. But I'm sure Chelsea will win. 

[Fakhrulenclix]

Chelsea should win easily today,
~snip~

They should be able to win, LOSC is not good even they are currently in the 11th position of the French league. It's very different last season. They became champions of the French league.  I think Chelsea can win big because according to statistics their players are superior to LOSC. But Chelsea are also in trouble with Lukaku. After the negative alignment Lukaku looks to decrease, even the statistics are very bad. But I'm sure Chelsea will win. 

Chelsea have players who in my opinion are very evenly distributed in all respects, although some are under-performing can be covered by other players whose quality is almost the same.
if you look at the composition of the players and the current consistency of the team, Chelsea will win big in this match, especially since they will play at home, no one doubts that Chelsea will win tonight.

[zaim7413]

This gave me enough confidence to back Chelsea to win against Lille at 1.4, which is a pretty good value bet right now, but I'm concerned about our attack; Lukaku is just standing around doing nothing, and Mount is still out, so the only threat up front is Kai Havetz. I'm expecting another boring 1-0 win.

As defending champions Chelsea deserve to be favorites to win over Lille. Chelsea must show a much better game against Lille, because of Lille status as French Ligue 1 champions last season. Chelsea should be able to win at Stamford Bridge as a good capital in the second leg in France, Lille statistics this season are not like a last season when they won the Ligue 1 title, being in 11th position in Ligue 1 is not a good achievement for Lille. There is no doubt in me to bet for Chelsea to win.

[dbc23]

No doubt,  Chelsea is better team than Lille.I think Chelse will win Today UCL match against Lille.because Chelsea is strong enough team and they have good team combination. I hope Chelsea vs Lillie both will be good fight for win.Juventus haven’t doing good league but i hope they something better today. Villarreal strong team i think Juventus vs Villarreal Between two team anyone can win This match.

Lille is currently slumped in the domestic league, Lille is currently ranked 11th in the standings while Chelsea is ranked 3rd in their domestic league standings, I am very sure Lille will definitely play defensively and only rely on counter-attacks, while Chelsea will definitely play loose and will play attacking, chelsea playing at home for sure chelsea will try as much as possible to score goals, so chelsea can play safely in the second leg later at home to lille, my prediction tonight's score is 2-0 for chelsea's victory..

You don't Judge by their various positions in their respective leagues. The champions league comes with different aura. I won't expect much from Chelsea against Lille. But if it ends in a draw then fine. But Chelsea stands better chances of winning against Lille but a slight mistake will in defense can be risky. I can't risk betting a straight win on this

[xmonkeyx]

Not the best of games in the CL today - it often happens that these early knockout stages are unattractive, at least on paper.

Chelsea should win easily today, whereas I believe Villarreal can really make things complicated for Juve. I will probably watch that one, I hope to see Vlahović in action.

Juventus match against Villarreal is certainly more interesting to watch tonight than Chelsea's match against Lille, on paper Chelsea is very likely to win this match.
for Juventus match tonight I think it will be very interesting, in terms of strength they are very balanced and considering tonight's match will be played at home to Villarreal I think it is very difficult for Juventus to win tonight's match.

[Jasad]

No doubt,  Chelsea is better team than Lille.I think Chelse will win Today UCL match against Lille.because Chelsea is strong enough team and they have good team combination. I hope Chelsea vs Lillie both will be good fight for win.Juventus haven’t doing good league but i hope they something better today. Villarreal strong team i think Juventus vs Villarreal Between two team anyone can win This match.

Lille is currently slumped in the domestic league, Lille is currently ranked 11th in the standings while Chelsea is ranked 3rd in their domestic league standings, I am very sure Lille will definitely play defensively and only rely on counter-attacks, while Chelsea will definitely play loose and will play attacking, chelsea playing at home for sure chelsea will try as much as possible to score goals, so chelsea can play safely in the second leg later at home to lille, my prediction tonight's score is 2-0 for chelsea's victory..

You don't Judge by their various positions in their respective leagues. The champions league comes with different aura. I won't expect much from Chelsea against Lille. But if it ends in a draw then fine. But Chelsea stands better chances of winning against Lille but a slight mistake will in defense can be risky. I can't risk betting a straight win on this

Not judge but fact with Lille performance on Ligue one very drop, but was incredible with Lille although still 11th standing now they can success trough 16 round UEFA Champion League and tonight Chelsea have waiting for it. Can make new history for Lille what ever standing position now he can pass to quarter final? still doubt with many watcher not predicting for Lille can win from Chelsea but I am waiting watch this match tonight, I want to see how can Chelsea play tonight?

[ShowOff]

Not the best of games in the CL today - it often happens that these early knockout stages are unattractive, at least on paper.

Chelsea should win easily today, whereas I believe Villarreal can really make things complicated for Juve. I will probably watch that one, I hope to see Vlahović in action.

Chelsea and Juventus are the two favorites today to win the Champions League last round of16. I think these two teams will qualify for the next round even though it will likely be a tough match over the two legs.

Lille and Villareal are not the seeded teams that have so far made it through to the round of 16. So far Villareal are playing well in Laliga and some time ago they also managed to draw with Real Madrid 0-0, I think they can score but not win the match vs Juventus. But things are different for Lille because so far their performance in Ligue 1 has been very unstable. Lille have been unsatisfactory so far as they have won just 9 of their current 25 match in Ligue 1 and I'm sure Chelsea will beat them from today's first leg.

My prediction:
Chelsea vs Lille 4-1
Villareal vs Juventus 1-3

[TopT3ns]

Lille and Villareal are not the seeded teams that have so far made it through to the round of 16. So far Villareal are playing well in Laliga and some time ago they also managed to draw with Real Madrid 0-0, I think they can score but not win the match vs Juventus. But things are different for Lille because so far their performance in Ligue 1 has been very unstable. Lille have been unsatisfactory so far as they have won just 9 of their current 25 match in Ligue 1 and I'm sure Chelsea will beat them from today's first leg.

My prediction:
Chelsea vs Lille 4-1
Villareal vs Juventus 1-3

Even though Lille and Villareal are not the top teams, I think the predictions are too many goals. The two teams between Lille and Villareal will definitely focus more on defending by relying on counter attacks and making Chelsea, Juventus will have difficulty scoring 3 more goals. Despite the unstable performance of Lille, Villarreal are a team with a good performance in La Liga and I think the prediction is more correct like this.

Chelsea vs Lille 2-0
Villareal vs Juventus 0-1

[DanWalker]

Totally agree with all the assessments about tonight I know Juventus haven't been doing well in the league but surely something is off when they're not the favorites against Villareal. They're not the same team they were, no team really is, but Villareal also is going to be highly prone to allow goals. BTTS is for sure, just who will get more goals I guess is the winner, but at the same time both don't mind drawing too with away goals rule gone I would say.

Yes, that will make each team finally have to win in the initial match with a goal, because in the second leg later of course they can apply a defensive strategy which of course has been proven by many of the big teams and can't even do much. Regarding Villarreal v Juventus it is very possible for both teams to score because they both have the ability to score goals and also, the defense that was not so perfect for both allowed them to concede.

I think in today's game against Juventus vs Villarreal, if not the favor of Juventus will be a big loss. Both teams are playing well now and both teams will want to win. However, as confident as I am, Juventus can win this game, because their sticker Paulo Dybala will play in this match and will be able to score the goals that come. In Villarreal vs. Juventus yes it is possible for both teams to score because they both have the ability to score, there is no objection that both teams can draw goals at the same time.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Totally agree with all the assessments about tonight I know Juventus haven't been doing well in the league but surely something is off when they're not the favorites against Villareal. They're not the same team they were, no team really is, but Villareal also is going to be highly prone to allow goals. BTTS is for sure, just who will get more goals I guess is the winner, but at the same time both don't mind drawing too with away goals rule gone I would say.

Yes, that will make each team finally have to win in the initial match with a goal, because in the second leg later of course they can apply a defensive strategy which of course has been proven by many of the big teams and can't even do much. Regarding Villarreal v Juventus it is very possible for both teams to score because they both have the ability to score goals and also, the defense that was not so perfect for both allowed them to concede.

I think in today's game against Juventus vs Villarreal, if not the favor of Juventus will be a big loss. Both teams are playing well now and both teams will want to win. However, as confident as I am, Juventus can win this game, because their sticker Paulo Dybala will play in this match and will be able to score the goals that come. In Villarreal vs. Juventus it is possible for both teams to score because they both have the ability to score. There is no objection that both teams can draw goals at the same time.

Villarreal are playing well enough now in La Liga. In the last match, they defeated Granada 4-1. In the previous match, they shared points with Real Madrid. Juventus is not a weak team though. But as far as I know their main striker Dybala is still injured. And he may not be able to play in this match. At the same time, one of Villarreal's key players Gerard Moreno is injured. I think the match is more likely to be a draw.

[buwaytress]

Not the best of games in the CL today - it often happens that these early knockout stages are unattractive, at least on paper.

Chelsea should win easily today, whereas I believe Villarreal can really make things complicated for Juve. I will probably watch that one, I hope to see Vlahović in action.

I'll be very happy if there aren't any draws. Want the second leg to be desperate, to be a must-win, but I also don't want a Lisbon game where there's nothing left to play for and they won't risk anything just to salvage some pride.

Happiest for me tonight would be a Juventus and Lille win -- I just prefer their quality to Villareal at the moment, and I know Chelsea can easily win at home, so can afford to lose tonight (plus I've got an oversized bet on the French).

[Ebede]

Lille and Villareal are not the seeded teams that have so far made it through to the round of 16. So far Villareal are playing well in Laliga and some time ago they also managed to draw with Real Madrid 0-0, I think they can score but not win the match vs Juventus. But things are different for Lille because so far their performance in Ligue 1 has been very unstable. Lille have been unsatisfactory so far as they have won just 9 of their current 25 match in Ligue 1 and I'm sure Chelsea will beat them from today's first leg.

My prediction:
Chelsea vs Lille 4-1
Villareal vs Juventus 1-3

Even though Lille and Villareal are not the top teams, I think the predictions are too many goals. The two teams between Lille and Villareal will definitely focus more on defending by relying on counter attacks and making Chelsea, Juventus will have difficulty scoring 3 more goals. Despite the unstable performance of Lille, Villarreal are a team with a good performance in La Liga and I think the prediction is more correct like this.

Chelsea vs Lille 2-0
Villareal vs Juventus 0-1

I have a different view about the prediction in today's champions league between Chelsea vs Lille, Villarreal vs Juventus. Chelsea game will not be an easy game I see them winning 1:0 or maybe a 1:1 draw. As for Villarreal and Juventus game, it will be a battle I can not give Juventus the win because Villarreal is in good form so i think Villarreal will win the game 2:1.

[judas]

There is not much time left for the Chelsea - Lille and Villarreal - Juventus games today. It is good to have the Champions League matchups back again this week but this time there are not very huge games. Chelsea are the favourite by far against Lille today and we can understand it clearly from the odds also. I expect nothing different than a very comfortable win for Chelsea here. And when it comes to the other game, I'm favouring Juventus in this. Maybe it is going to be very hard to win but even a draw would be enough for them.