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

[Velvet78]

I believe that it was already obvious that Chelsea would destroy Lille decently. I mean that Lille were not even having a decent season and we were clearly seeing it by their performance in the Ligue 1. And I know one thing also that Chelsea didn't win the Premier League title too when they won the Champions League title last season. But this is not the same thing. Lille don't have a very good starting eleven which is full of very qualified players. And they don't have a great manager like Tuchel too.  

[iv4n]

What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.

I give advantage to United this time, I think they are a better team! United draw no bet is maybe the safest option here, after all, Ronaldo is familiar with Atletico and I think he will have a good game, probably we will see him scoring at least one goal! That should be a good bet as well... Definitely, a game where anything can happen, and as I said I think United is a slight favorite in my opinion!

I have an optimistic bet on Ajax, halftime/fulltime Ajax Amsterdam/Ajax Amsterdam at 2.43! Ajax is like a machine, they are winning from week to week, 6 wins in CL, and I don't think they will stop here!

[cryptofrka]

I have an optimistic bet on Ajax, halftime/fulltime Ajax Amsterdam/Ajax Amsterdam at 2.43! Ajax is like a machine, they are winning from week to week, 6 wins in CL, and I don't think they will stop here!

I also feel they are strong favorites tonight, they have scored 70 goals in Eredivisie and conceded only 5 times in 20+ games.

However - when they did concede, they usually lost the game. They have +65 goal difference in 23 games but have lost 3 and drawn 2 of them - meaning that they don't know how to turn things around when it doesn't go their way. Benfica is not the team it was but still finished 2nd in the group with PSG and Barcelona, meaning that they won't be pushed over easily. Still, I feel your Ajax bet has decent value.

[Magicalking]

Having the most ball possession is not enough for winning I'm afraid. Villarreal played well if we take all of their statistics into account. But this was because Juventus scored very early too. They scored nearly at the beginning of the game. And they did their thing as always by trying to keep their 1-0 advantage until the end. Because it was going to be enough for Juventus for the second leg. But Villarreal finally scored the equalizer however couldn't get ahead. And now, Juventus are still holding an advantage.

I expected juventus to  win over Villarreal as soon as Vlahovic scored his first champions league goal inside the first minute of the game, but that wasn’t the case, Villarreal dominated most parts of the game both in shots, possession and corners. Villarreal were a little bit unlucky because they created some good chances and the ball hitting the goal  post as well. Hopefully juventus can win when they host Villarreal at home for the second leg.

[SatoPrincess]

I expected Chelsea to win easily against Lille and result-wise they did, but the game was more open than it looks at first glance. I was watching it because Liverpool play Chelsea in the cup final on Sunday and I wasn't impressed with Chelsea at all.

I feel they are in a downward spiral, they allowed Lille to arrive into dangerous zones quite often and couldn't keep possession well enough. They also had Kovačić and Ziyech come out with injuries so it remains to be seen whether they will be ready for the weekend.

Chelsea scored an important early goal in the game and that was a foundation they had to build on to. Lille played well I didn’t really expect such performance from them, they shown that they can really cause problems for Chelsea in the second leg when dy host Chelsea at home. This season Chelsea hasn’t really been in the best of performances and as times goes by things will surely get tight  because of fatigue and injury. Two of Chelsea player sub-stained injuries in the game  I just hope it is nothing too serious.

[MinoRaiola]

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.

So you are right, it was a draw and I would say it was fair. Juventus didn't have much chances after the goal and it looked like they didn't want any more. The 1-1 had to come and it's a fair result for both teams. Positive was the first half and Juventus' defence, almost nothing gets through and they are so extremely strong. The formation with the 3-6-1 system does not create many goals or chances.

[bering]

Man Utd vs Atletico i was notice Man Utd performance in champion league is far better than in EPL although they are not the favourite in this match but my prediction they will do something unpredictable for Atletico and also their player Ronaldo had good records during against Atletico while he in Juventus or Madrid that he was playing good and scoring goals and today too he possible will be the key to win the match so for my bet i think Man Utd win is good as my option

[Oluwa-btc]

Last week we saw Manchester City winning Champions of Portugal Sporting Lisbon
We saw Liverpool winning Champions of Italy Inter Milan.
We saw Chelsea winning Champions of France league 1 Lillie.
Today, Manchester United faces Champions of Spanish league Athletico Madrid, do see any winning for the Reds ?
My best prediction for this game will be both teams scoring themselves.

Dusan Vlahovic is currently the fastest player to score in a Champions League debut beating a record since 1995, scoring in the 32sec.

[Daniel91]

Last week we saw Manchester City winning Champions of Portugal Sporting Lisbon
We saw Liverpool winning Champions of Italy Inter Milan.
We saw Chelsea winning Champions of France league 1 Lillie.
Today, Manchester United faces Champions of Spanish league Athletico Madrid, do see any winning for the Reds ?
My best prediction for this game will be both teams scoring themselves.

Dusan Vlahovic is currently the fastest player to score in a Champions League debut beating a record since 1995, scoring in the 32sec.

These were all expected results, and there were almost no surprises.
Both Manchester United and Atletico have very bad seasons in their national championships, and they are not among the favorites in the Champions League either.
Ronaldo plays very badly and obviously made a mistake when he decided to come to Manchester.
There are no favorites in this match and the less bad club will win 
I like your prediction 

[Mr.Scott]

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.

So you are right, it was a draw and I would say it was fair. Juventus didn't have much chances after the goal and it looked like they didn't want any more. The 1-1 had to come and it's a fair result for both teams. Positive was the first half and Juventus' defence, almost nothing gets through and they are so extremely strong. The formation with the 3-6-1 system does not create many goals or chances.

Unbelievable result, which is not the accepted how they started the match with 1-0 lead just 32 seconds. The fastest goal in Champions league history as well, however needs to win. Clearly Juventus is struggling, this style of play full of fear isn't in the nobility of Juventus, there's no big expectation for this team at all. But, yet let's hope they bring the spirit into the second leg.

[Rockstarguy]

What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.

Manchester United have been incredibly of recent in their performance , I know this match between Manchester United and Atletico will be interesting to watch, Atletico are also trying in their performance too but I think Manchester United will dominate more in the match. With Ronaldo their are more chances that Manchester will the game.

[Igebotz]

The Chelsea game went as expected, we've been doing better with Kai Havertz and Ziyech upfront these days, Lukaku is just a setback to the attack, he's a good striker no doubt, but he needs to find his feet,

Am the last person to believe that Lukaku will be benched in today's Chelsea match against Lille. This shows that there's no particular spot in Chelsea for a player that is not doing well. Lukaku should better start adapting to Tuchel's pattern of play to enable him be among the first top eleven players of Chelsea.

Thomas Tuchel stated he rested him because he appeared frail and didn't want to overwork him. He also reserve certain players for the league cup final match against Liverpool on Sunday.

[watergold]

Man Utd vs Atletico i was notice Man Utd performance in champion league is far better than in EPL although they are not the favourite in this match but my prediction they will do something unpredictable for Atletico and also their player Ronaldo had good records during against Atletico while he in Juventus or Madrid that he was playing good and scoring goals and today too he possible will be the key to win the match so for my bet i think Man Utd win is good as my option

Yes, if you talk about individuals, Ronaldo has a good meeting record every time he meets Diego Simeone's care. But he also needs support from his teammates, otherwise I don't think he will be able to do anything either. The problem is, lately Manchester United have had a problem with that, yes, with their team's game. Manchester United have not been very good if we look at their team's game. There's still a lot more that needs to be fixed.

[Pmalek]

And they did their thing as always by trying to keep their 1-0 advantage until the end. Because it was going to be enough for Juventus for the second leg. But Villarreal finally scored the equalizer however couldn't get ahead. And now, Juventus are still holding an advantage.

The away goal rule doesn't apply any longer. Therefore, no one has an advantage for the second leg. If the match ends with another draw, no matter how many goals are scored, it's heading into overtime.

Juventus defended very well for most parts of the game. They conceded a goal after they believed that Vlahovic was fouled while losing possession and instead of continuing to play, they froze and expected to hear the referees whistle. The goal that followed was amateurishly conceded. The Mckennie injury was bad because he is the only player with guts and quality in the current midfield. Except the goal, Juve was pretty clueless in that attacking half. I remember one attempt by Morata whose shot went over the goal and one by Locatelli with the same result. In the 2nd half, Vlahovic had one more shot that was saved. Other than that, they relied on defending and being pushed back towards their penalty box.     

[retreat]

What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.

MU has not faced ATM for a long time, but in this match, I chose "draw". MU and ATM both have unstable performances, apart from that in their respective leagues, both of them also have a history that is not so good in this season.

[Anguwa]

I have seen some tentative or predicted line up of Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid that is holding later this night. What I didn't like in the line up is seeing Rashford at the right flank and seeing Maguire at the middle defense.
If Manchester united really want good result, they should start Lingard or Elanga ahead of Rashford. Rashford plays ball these days like a king. The way he treks in the pitch is what I don't understand. He doesn't complete his markings.
In the other hand, I prefer Lindelof to confident for naught captain Maguire. Maguire is only good in the air and nothing else. He gives me high blood pressure watching Manchester United.
But whatever, Manchester United is in better position to win ATM.

First of all, Manchester united are Away to play Atlatico Madrid at home, I see no point of winning the Spanish team easily, although both of them are not in good form until their last league matches that all the two teams secure win. I can't say that Manchester united will be loosing tonight, but it will be very difficult for them to win the match. I will predict the match as draw, this because even as we all know that Manchester united have Ronaldo that have a very vast experience in Champions League, Atlatico also have a defense that is stronger enough to withstand man united attack

[borovichok]

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.

So you are right, it was a draw and I would say it was fair. Juventus didn't have much chances after the goal and it looked like they didn't want any more. The 1-1 had to come and it's a fair result for both teams. Positive was the first half and Juventus' defence, almost nothing gets through and they are so extremely strong. The formation with the 3-6-1 system does not create many goals or chances.

Unbelievable result, which is not the accepted how they started the match with 1-0 lead just 32 seconds. The fastest goal in Champions league history as well, however needs to win. Clearly Juventus is struggling, this style of play full of fear isn't in the nobility of Juventus, there's no big expectation for this team at all. But, yet let's hope they bring the spirit into the second leg.

Juventus was very poor and it's disappointing seeing them playing this way,they are the Italian giant the should be demolishing teams like Villarreal in the champions League,I think they have to strengthen their squad in the summer,they are very weak in the midfield department,they need quality in that position and also in attack, Vlahovic is a good signing but they need more, the defence is okay, I heard they are interested in autaro Martinez at inter Milan, I really think is the sort of player they need but I doubt if inter Milan will sale, because they are direct rivals for the title.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

This season Chelsea hasn’t really been in the best of performances and as times goes by things will surely get tight  because of fatigue and injury. Two of Chelsea player sub-stained injuries in the game  I just hope it is nothing too serious.

Injury has always been a part of Chelsea's problem, at every point we have one or two players out due to injury. I just hope Mateo Kovacic, Hakim Ziyech injury aren't that serious to keep them out of the season like how James and chilwell injury has. In regards to the performance yesterday, it wasn't a surprised both teams played well but Chelsea were superior. We should have scored more than 2 goals as that can easily be equalized due to home advantage.

Lille has been impressive this season in the champions league although not doing great at domestic league and Chelsea has been better in cup competition than league games. Both teams deserve more time in the competition sadly only one will progress and that will be Chelsea.

[dustboy]

DUSAN VLAHOVIC IS THE NEXT BIG THING!

30 Seconds to score in his 1st Champions League game.

Fastest goal in history for Juventus.

Unfortunately the fastest goal did not help them to win the match. Villareal played very well as a home team, Juventus with so many missing best players were lucky enough to get 1 point. Vlahovic is a very potential players but with the lack of passing from other players, he may lose all his potential skills.

Today we will see an interesting match between Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United. Both team are not in their best performance this season in the local league as they are still struggling almost in every match. Will be there another psy war between Simeone and Ronaldo?  

[hahay]

Benfica v Ajax, I'm curious about this match and if it's possible they will each have their own goals so they have more than 2.5 goals. Considering that so far the teams that have competed in the last 16 only Manchester City have managed to score a lot of goals, while the other teams have only got a low goal ratio of under 2.5 goals. Benfica itself is not good enough in defense because at least in the few matches he played in the local league Benfica always conceded, in contrast to Ajax who were even able to win big with clean sheets in the local league and that was something great. But here at UCL, will they still be the same as their gameplay when competing in the local league, I'm very curious and I hope both teams to score goals or at least this match has a goal over 2.5 goals.