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

[Welsh]

Chelsea are the absolute worst for me in terms of putting them in my accumulators. I actually had Havertz scoring, Chelsea winning, under four goals, and BTTS NO, but I also had the 10 minute result would be a draw. The amount of money Chelsea have cost me this season, and I mean marginally so is absolutely infuriating. Thinking of not including them at all in the future, as they seem to have a personal vendetta against me.

Dominant performance from them at the moment though.

[Silberman]

Chelsea have taken a 1-0 lead as expected and they can now work at their leisure to extend this lead. What happened at the Juventus match seems historic. Has the CL ever scored so quickly in the eighth final? After 32 seconds to be exact, the ball was already in. Seems to be a record to me, but more importantly, Juventus is now in very good shape. Usually Juventus does not give away to much in the defense.

ya.ya.yo!

That was fast, I was just getting ready to watch the game and suddenly I heard the announcers scream of a goal, I could not believe it, if it is not a record at least it should be close as not even a minute had elapsed since the game began, without a doubt Villarreal is in trouble, since that kind of fast goal not only has an effect on the score but on the morale of the team, so while the players of Juventus will be confident knowing they are ahead from a very early stage the opposite will happen to the players of Villarreal.

[Furious 7]

Well like one time said Napoleon Bonaparte. "no plan survives beyond the first shot ". And this was happen in the two matchs.

In the early stages of the games one of the teams scored in both matches. And the Juventus goal was really quickly. Now Villarreal have to reorganise the plan.

the first half has ended now, Juventus took advantage of their negligence at the beginning of the first half and indeed at the beginning of the round and at the end of the round sometimes it was a crucial period and at the beginning of the round it was like Villareal was shocked to receive a direct attack.
Not many opportunities were created during this first half because indeed they played more in their midfield.
Btw this is Dusan's debut goal at UCL

[MinoRaiola]

I never taught some like this will happen. I had already predicted the match 10mins draw. I was so disappointed to see a very fast goal within 1 minute. I know very well that Villarreal will pay for this early expensive mistake. They may not have the chance to draw the match this night. And bad for them, it is their home.

Vlahovic's first game in the Champions League with Juventus and directly his first goal. He has cost a lot of money and that must now be earned. In the CL is so mutch money to win.. really important. In the game vs Villarreal there were no highlights, so if the goal had not been, then it would be so boring.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Chelsea have taken a 1-0 lead as expected and they can now work at their leisure to extend this lead. What happened at the Juventus match seems historic. Has the CL ever scored so quickly in the eighth final? After 32 seconds to be exact, the ball was already in. Seems to be a record to me, but more importantly, Juventus is now in very good shape. Usually Juventus does not give away to much in the defense.

ya.ya.yo!

Fast and furious start from Chelsea and a nice goal from Havertz. The player is becoming more and more important for Chelsea as he scores the important goals.
Lille has been a disappointment so far in this match. I don't follow the French league, but the current bad place in the table is also reflected in the performance of this CL game.

Good first half, Havertz going wide, dropping in midfield and getting involved in the game. Havertz is exceptional, he moves, he creates a lot of opportunities, he is something else for this guy. What Chelsea need to do now is score more goals. Lille attack is threatening, they haven't just found the right rhythm. The game is precisely good, but they need to check on Renato runs and passes, he is mounting a lot of pressure on Alonso thus causing pressure on Silva. If they managed to equalize before Chelsea scores another, they will probably defend till the end and that's not good. So they need more chances in the second half to seal the game.

[Welsh]

Good first half, Havertz going wide, dropping in midfield and getting involved in the game. Havertz is exceptional, he moves, he creates a lot of opportunities, he is something else for this guy. What Chelsea need to do now is score more goals. Lille attack is threatening, they haven't just found the right rhythm. The game is precisely good, but they need to check on Renato runs and passes, he is mounting a lot of pressure on Alonso thus causing pressure on Silva. If they managed to equalize before Chelsea scores another, they will probably defend till the end and that's not good. So they need more chances in the second half to seal the game.

Havertz, and Mount are probably Chelsea's best attackers, and not having Mount I think has been detrimental to their play recently, which is quite possibly the reason why they haven't been on the form they were before his injury. Chelsea with both of them back fit, and playing well are definitely a challenger to the competition, as their defense has to be one of the best in euorpe, which I believe is the main factor they're still doing well in the Premier League, and are still competing in the Champions League. Their defense has saved them more than once in this competition.

Tuchel has done a great job in drilling those defenders, although Chelsea have definitely been known throughout the years to be decent in that department.

[yayayo]

The goal festivities in both games seem to be coming to an end. Certainly at Juventus I expected more after that lightning-fast 1-0 lead. now the music seems a bit off. I wouldn't be surprised if Juventus just want to take this result back to Turin, don't blame them. Villareal is playing too sloppy and has had some opportunities. I expected more at Chelsea when it was 1-0. 1-0 is a dangerous position and certainly no guarantee of qualification.

ya.ya.yo!

[Alanaz]

The first half between Juventus against Villarreal and Juventus against Lille has ended. I only watch Juventus games now but not with Chelsea. There are similarities here where both matches are now 1-0 and the goal was scored early in the first half Juventus scored in the first minute and Havertz scored a temporary advantage for Chelsea.
It's very exciting and I think these two teams (Chelsea and Juventus) will indeed win the match even though the second half has just started.

[fzkto]

Hopefully Villarreal can score a goal. Juventus were lucky to score in the first minute, but on the game, Villarreal look just as good. I think we can expect a draw in this match.

[Yogee]

Chelsea are the absolute worst for me in terms of putting them in my accumulators. I actually had Havertz scoring, Chelsea winning, under four goals, and BTTS NO, but I also had the 10 minute result would be a draw. The amount of money Chelsea have cost me this season, and I mean marginally so is absolutely infuriating. Thinking of not including them at all in the future, as they seem to have a personal vendetta against me.

Dominant performance from them at the moment though.

You could bet against them next time to recover those losses back hehehe.

They don't look too dominant right now. Lille has recovered quite well after the early goal conceded. This could end up in a 1-1 or a 2-0 in the last ten minutes plus added time.

Update - okay so Chelsea added another one seconds after I was done typing hehe. No coming back for Lille now.

[Rruchi man]

Tuchel has done a great job in drilling those defenders, although Chelsea have definitely been known throughout the years to be decent in that department.

Bad news for Chelsea at the moment, Ziyech and kovacic are injured, means they won't feature in their cup final game against Klopps side. Chelsea is now leading by two goals, kante of course showing his worth yet again for Pulisic to deliver, they are comfortably ahead now and cam focus on ensuring that they keep a clean sheet.

[nelson4lov]

Chelsea have taken a 1-0 lead as expected and they can now work at their leisure to extend this lead. What happened at the Juventus match seems historic. Has the CL ever scored so quickly in the eighth final? After 32 seconds to be exact, the ball was already in. Seems to be a record to me, but more importantly, Juventus is now in very good shape. Usually Juventus does not give away to much in the defense.

ya.ya.yo!

Tonight's games should be a walk-over for both Juventus and Chelsea considering they're playing against "not so elite" mid-tier teams in this round. Talking about Chelsea, they just doubled their lead against Lille which should put them in a really good position in this round.

Villarreal 1 - 1 Juventus - just when we thought Juventus are finally getting back on track, this happens.

[Gencecikmen]

There are bad news for Chelsea. Two important footballer are injured. By the way, Chelsea leading by 2 goals. Kai Havertz and Pulisic scored.

[Doell]

A beautiful goal that got kicked in and made Chelsea relieved 2 - 0, I happy this game. Perfect with a sloppy shot by Pulisic that was almost broken by the defender's knee, but the ball dived into the air and hit gently oh my god I enjoyed it. By the way Havertz this guy have a strong shot, chelsea should have got more than 2 goals but missed opportunity.

[JeromeTash]

Just watching this game between Villarreal and Juventus, i really expected this match to be low scoring but to my surprise Villarreal lost their concentration for a second and Juventus quickly countered and punished the hosts of their mistake allowing a goal to be registered in under a minute.....

Well it still might remain a low scoring match  if it stays this way at 1-1  
Villarreal are having much of the possession, but are getting low opportunities against the Juventus Keeper.

I am still disappointed by how VAR has not intervened on the high boot foul on Samuel Chukwueze, yet it really looked like a red card offense. This is one of the times I feel VAR is useless.

[Anguwa]

There are bad news for Chelsea. Two important footballer are injured. By the way, Chelsea leading by 2 goals. Kai Havertz and Pulisic scored.

Chelsea must proceed with caution, as Lille has already grasped the opportunity to take complete control of the contest, as they have more ball possession and more dangerous assaults than Chelsea. On the other hand, my match prediction is still Chelsea winning straight, so I'm hoping I don't lose any money.

[alpamar99]

Just watching this game between Villarreal and Juventus, i really expected this match to be low scoring but to my surprise Villarreal lost their concentration for a second and Juventus quickly countered and punished the hosts of their mistake allowing a goal to be registered in under a minute.....

Well it still might remain a low scoring match  if it stays this way at 1-1  
Villarreal are having much of the possession, but are getting low opportunities against the Juventus Keeper.

I am still disappointed by how VAR has not intervened on the high boot foul on Samuel Chukwueze, yet it really looked like a red card offense. This is one of the times I feel VAR is useless.

It seems that the match will end in a draw in the first leg because indeed a few minutes before the end the score was still equal.
Villarreal actually wants to maximize playing at home, but until now their chances are still monotonous and only lead to goal kicks.
That's true, I think it should be enough for a red card but indeed VAR is sometimes detrimental like this but on the other hand it is a fairly risky offense in my opinion.

[LTU_btc]

That super early Vlahovic goal was shock for Villarreal. But it didn't broke team and they managed to make score 1:1. I think this result reflect game very well and draw away isn't bad result for Juve.
Didn't watched Chelsea game, but result is more or less expected. 2:0 win at home is serious staement before 2nd leg game.

[Joca97]

That super early Vlahovic goal was shock for Villarreal. But it didn't broke team and they managed to make score 1:1. I think this result reflect game very well and draw away isn't bad result for Juve.
Didn't watched Chelsea game, but result is more or less expected. 2:0 win at home is serious staement before 2nd leg game.

Villareal was able to comeback somehow in the second half but wasnt able to win the match. Juventus had some chances to score but didnt and they go with a solid result home. I think at home they will win for sure and go into the next round of the champions league.
Chelsea played really good and was an expected easy win by them. They shouldnt have much problems in France in the rematch.

[terrorJR]

The match is over now
Villarreal 1-1 Juventus
Chelsea 2 - 0 Lille

Pretty good in these 2 matches because indeed everything went as I expected I got two pretty good wins in this match bet.
Chelsea won easily against Lille and this was predicted by most people because Lille was indeed not seeded in this match. On the other hand, I was quite surprised by the Juventus match because Vlahovic scored a quick goal but fortunately Parrejo equalized in the 66th minute which was quite interesting because in this match there were some controversies which are actually very unfortunate that it had to happen like that.