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

[minairia3]

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Manchester City had already scored 5 goals against Sporting Lisbon at the first leg between these two teams, I guess Manchester City will be able to beat Sporting Lisbon again today but this will be a low scoring match at the final whistle.

I don't think so because I think the Manchester City players are still ambitious enough to score more goals in the second leg today. Manchester City will definitely qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season after winning the first leg by 5 goals, but another 3 to 4 goals can still be expected if Sporting Lisbon really play badly. Based on the available odds, Sporting Lisbon got odds of 18.0 in this match and this shows that Manchester City will maintain its prestige to continue to win this match. I hope they win this match too.

For the Real Madrid vs PSG match, it is a bit difficult to predict because both are good teams who have the same chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals even though PSG have won the first leg by 1 goal difference. Real Madrid are favored in this match, but that doesn't mean they can stop PSG's movement during the match. I'm for PSG today and I hope Messi can score and take his team through to the quarter-finals.

Manchester City will certainly go for more goals today. And with the type of lead that they have they should really feel comfortable going for more goals in my opinion.

About the PSG vs Real Madrid match, I don't know how it is going to end because PSG does have a lead and they are not going to just give that away. But Real Madrid is a type of team who can certainly overcome even a two or three goal deficit. But if we talk about the squad I think Real Madrid certainly looks weaker than PSG. PSG is just better on paper.

[mrongoz_imut]

Real Madrid VS  PSG

Ramos will miss the PSG vs Real Madrid match today. I really wanted to see how Ramos performed against Real Madrid. But in neither of the two matches did we see Ramos. And so far this season Ramos has not played well in any match. Ramos has played in just four matches in PSG's jerseys this season.
Mbappe was injured, but it is certain he will perform in this match. If the Mbappe-Messi-Neymar trio play well, it will be difficult for Real Madrid to win. But not impossible. Because Real Madrid's defense is strong enough.

Between injury or not but Sergio Ramos not on 23 PSG player list and he still not as regular player in this season, maybe he has bad choose after moving to PSG because not get regular player between Ligue 1 and champion league. As Madrid fans hope he can return on Bernabeu stadium as rival and could play for advertising fans but he still not on PSG player list for champion league. Maybe have speculation about what the future from Ramos with PSG and looks he not really happy after moving to PSG without have minutes playing.

[RapTarX]

Probably not bad to try this game on both teams to score, both teams have players who score goals, the only question is whether and how much they will work tonight, and I believe they will! Open play, Real need goals and if they score in early minutes PSG will have to respond on that!

I will go with both team to score and Madrid to win though odds for PSG quite high & lucrative TBH. It will be hard to score for Madrid as PSG have the advantage on the first match and they will be happy with a draw but since Madrid has nothing to lose if they lose/draw, I believe we will see a good scoring match tonight.
Cheers for Madrid.

[dwminer1]

The rivalry between Real Madrid and PSG is going to be very interesting. In the first match, the Parisians were definitely the better team and they should have won by a few goals difference. The match ended with a score of only 1-0, which means that Real still have a real chance of promotion. And I believe that today we will see the host team playing completely different than in Paris. I look forward to an interesting meeting and I keep my fingers crossed for the promotion of Real.

[DanWalker]

People tonight seeing the games.
Man city - Sporting Lisboa 1%
Real Madrid - PSG 99%
Very difficult to know who can pass, the only thing we know its one big its out of UCL.
The historic big Real Madrid, or the new "Big" PSG and he full stars team, the only i know its if PSG its out of this competition , Pochettino its out of PSG.

Honestly I had my doubts about PSG today even though they are full of stars beating Madrid at home is not easy moreover the goal difference is only one anything can happen. PSG  target today is just a draw to ensure qualification while Madrid need to win at least 2 goals surely Madrid is more motivated.

I think that you are right. because if you can not win the Champions League with this squad you are just bad and actually I don't feel sad to say that at all. And not only that, I think you don't even belong in this level of a managerial job. And I think he knows that pretty well so he will try his best for the team and I think the team is also going to put up a great performance.

[udidrone]

Probably not bad to try this game on both teams to score, both teams have players who score goals, the only question is whether and how much they will work tonight, and I believe they will! Open play, Real need goals and if they score in early minutes PSG will have to respond on that!

I will go with both team to score and Madrid to win though odds for PSG quite high & lucrative TBH. It will be hard to score for Madrid as PSG have the advantage on the first match and they will be happy with a draw but since Madrid has nothing to lose if they lose/draw, I believe we will see a good scoring match tonight.
Cheers for Madrid.

I totally agree with both teams to score this potential is open because Madrid will play attacking on the other hand PSG are not safe yet so they need another goal
In open games there will usually be a lot of goals this strategy can change if one of them scores a goal in the early minutes so the game goes into defensive mode
Of concern is the PSG trio MMN they are very dangerous if they get the chance therefore Madrid must prepare a special strategy to prevent it.

[AakZaki]

Manchester City are too superior for Sporting, they currently have a very complete squad and of course they deserve to go all the way to the Final.  I believe this year Pep Guardiola will win the Champions League title for the first time for Manchester City.

It's too hard to guess from here. They still have to go through several stages for the final. But so far for Sporting I think they will pass again easily. Win five goals in the first leg was a great result. I think they've qualified for the next round. Then for the next round there will still be a draw of the quarter-finals. Lucky for Man City if they meet opponents from the likes of Inter, Juve, Benfica, or Ajax it looks like they are still ahead and can win, but for teams other than that maybe they will be even more difficult.

[yayayo]

Manchester City are too superior for Sporting, they currently have a very complete squad and of course they deserve to go all the way to the Final.  I believe this year Pep Guardiola will win the Champions League title for the first time for Manchester City.

It's too hard to guess from here. They still have to go through several stages for the final. But so far for Sporting I think they will pass again easily. Win five goals in the first leg was a great result. I think they've qualified for the next round. Then for the next round there will still be a draw of the quarter-finals. Lucky for Man City if they meet opponents from the likes of Inter, Juve, Benfica, or Ajax it looks like they are still ahead and can win, but for teams other than that maybe they will be even more difficult.

City tonight's match is neither interesting nor really relevant. City is already through. Even with a B or C team they would still beat Sporting. Sporting knows it has to start a job that can't be done. For City it is only necessary to ensure that there are no injured players, so perhaps giving a few players a rest would be a serious option I think. All eyes are on the Madrid - PSG match

ya.ya.yo!

[xzone]

In the first match PSG won with a last minute goal, I think they haven't been playing very well for a few games. If Mbappe doesn't play, they will have a hard time scoring goals.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, defeated Sociedad very easily in their last match, almost giving no position to their opponent. If they manage to play as they did in that match, Real Madrid can win this

[Roidz]

I would say that PSG can only win if the defenders of PSG are able to play well today. Because since PSG has won in the first leg and is ahead. So in today's match Real Madrid has no choice but to win. Real Madrid must win today and for that they will attack a lot today. If PSG's defenders can play well today and resist the attack of Real Madrid, then PSG will be able to qualify for the next round.

I don't completely agree with what you said, because I don't think PSG today will play defensively just to maintain the advantage they got in the 1st leg, I think PSG will instead play today match by focusing on attacks to increase the existing aggregate score, and actually the defense that deserves attention belongs to Madrid because in the first leg it was seen that their defense was very fragile so that it was easy for PSG players to enter, while the PSG defense looked stronger because it was supported by a midfield that was quite capable of breaking up attacks carried out by Madrid.
If you doubt you can look at the statistics of the 1st leg match and see if PSG are superior in every line.

PSG and Real Madrid stats in 1st Leg :

[Ebede]

The rivalry between Real Madrid and PSG is going to be very interesting. In the first match, the Parisians were definitely the better team and they should have won by a few goals difference. The match ended with a score of only 1-0, which means that Real still has a real chance of promotion. And I believe that today we will see the host team playing completely different than in Paris. I look forward to an interesting meeting and I keep my fingers crossed for the promotion of Real.

The game is going to be interesting I must say and I think there will be goals in the game, unlike the first leg that produces only one goal which came at the last minute of the game. We will witness a different Madrid and better performance from the Spanish giant as they hope to keep their hope of moving to the next stage of the champions league alive should they defect PSG tonight with a good goal margin. The game will be strong and I hope the better team will win.

[darxiaomi]

The main thing here its.
If Messi and Mbappe today have good conection, Real Madrid its GG. Why?
Because when Real Madrid make a offensive move they have to left free space to a mega run of Mbape and a masterclass pass of Messi.
Yes its only 1-0 so Real Madrid can speculate much more but take an eye on what i say.

[SirLancelot]

I will go with both team to score and Madrid to win though odds for PSG quite high & lucrative TBH. It will be hard to score for Madrid as PSG have the advantage on the first match and they will be happy with a draw but since Madrid has nothing to lose if they lose/draw, I believe we will see a good scoring match tonight.
Cheers for Madrid.

I totally agree with both teams to score this potential is open because Madrid will play attacking on the other hand PSG are not safe yet so they need another goal
In open games there will usually be a lot of goals this strategy can change if one of them scores a goal in the early minutes so the game goes into defensive mode
Of concern is the PSG trio MMN they are very dangerous if they get the chance therefore Madrid must prepare a special strategy to prevent it.

Now just two hours left in this most crucial match of this season here in Champions League Knock out stage in first phase at home PSG were good and have good advantage of one goal even it's not enough for them with their attacking abilities, but today we are going to watch second phase where Real Madrid try his best for having something positive for staying into title race and for their double of this season as they already have strong hand of La Liga title like PSG have on French Ligue 1 but now today who is going further into this Champions League next round it's very important and most peoples feeling Real Madrid is good, but today I am feeling most chances PSG will through past this crucial round and qualify for quarter-final because they are some better chance for this match win.

[herurist]

I totally agree with both teams to score this potential is open because Madrid will play attacking on the other hand PSG are not safe yet so they need another goal
In open games there will usually be a lot of goals this strategy can change if one of them scores a goal in the early minutes so the game goes into defensive mode
Of concern is the PSG trio MMN they are very dangerous if they get the chance therefore Madrid must prepare a special strategy to prevent it.

Madrid of course have more pressure now because they are still 1 goal behind on aggregate.
They will definitely play more insistently now, but it will also be risky if they really want to play offensively now.
Don't forget that in the first leg, they were forced to continue to be in their own field because the pressure from PSG's attacks was like a wave that kept crashing on them.

[buwaytress]

Have to admit, I'm absolutely stumped about betting on tonight's biggest game. Last leg, was fairly easy for me -- 4/1 odds on Real Madrid was always something special to do, but tonight bookies are more or less evenly spread. Real are a powerhouse at home (never mind they need to win) and PSG are Jekyll and Hyde with awful domestic form.

Messi to turn on Champions League magic though? Mbappe was irresistible, but Benzema is far fitter than he was now. So goals galore please.

[fzkto]

I think both teams have an equal chance in Madrid today. PSG have a one-point lead, but that doesn't mean anything. I'd like to see PSG go further, but Real Madrid could easily prevent that. They are very good at home. I expect a tough encounter for the quarterfinals tonight.

[BITCOIN4X]

It's too hard to guess from here. They still have to go through several stages for the final. But so far for Sporting I think they will pass again easily. Win five goals in the first leg was a great result. I think they've qualified for the next round. Then for the next round there will still be a draw of the quarter-finals. Lucky for Man City if they meet opponents from the likes of Inter, Juve, Benfica, or Ajax it looks like they are still ahead and can win, but for teams other than that maybe they will be even more difficult.

Inter failed in the Champions League this season where Liverpool had won tickets to the quarter-finals yesterday. Liverpool lost 0-1 at home, but Inter failed to reach the quarter-finals as Liverpool won on aggregate.

It's hard to say that Manchester City can win their first Champions League title of the season, but if they reach the final then anything is possible. Guardiola is certainly looking forward to the Champions League title with Manchester City because in recent years they have been at such a high level of performance that the failure of the previous final should be a lesson to be learned to win it in the future (perhaps this season if they get to the final).

2 matches will start in the next 1 hour. I'm interested in Real Madrid vs PSG because Manchester City will only play a consolation match after winning 5 goals in the first leg. 1-1 from me for this match.

[MAAManda]

I think both teams have an equal chance in Madrid today. PSG have a one-point lead, but that doesn't mean anything. I'd like to see PSG go further, but Real Madrid could easily prevent that. They are very good at home. I expect a tough encounter for the quarterfinals tonight.

Based on predictions on the Internet, both teams have almost equal chances of winning. PSG have the advantage on aggregate score for now. But as we all know that the Santiago Bernabeu is always a scary place to go and PSG must be careful in this match if they want to win this match even though they only need a balanced result here.

[snipie]

Have to admit, I'm absolutely stumped about betting on tonight's biggest game. Last leg, was fairly easy for me -- 4/1 odds on Real Madrid was always something special to do, but tonight bookies are more or less evenly spread. Real are a powerhouse at home (never mind they need to win) and PSG are Jekyll and Hyde with awful domestic form.

Messi to turn on Champions League magic though? Mbappe was irresistible, but Benzema is far fitter than he was now. So goals galore please.

I sometimes analyse the situation in bookies to get an impression then I see the starting eleven to get more info then the first minutes to take a decision.
This time it is quite hard to figure out the final score and which team to pass. Nevertheless, it seems that the chances of BTTS is quite probable @1.47, odds in this game for 1x2 are profitable but risky but what when you see the odds for PSG to pass @1.37 and Real Madrid @3.05, well this is quite weird. A part from the 1 goal advantage of PSG I don't see that Real Madrid is unable to draw, win or play penalties and qualify.

[onetwostep]

People tonight seeing the games.

Man city - Sporting Lisboa 1%
Real Madrid - PSG 99%

Very difficult to know who can pass, the only thing we know its one big its out of UCL.
The historic big Real Madrid, or the new "Big" PSG and he full stars team, the only i know its if PSG its out of this competition , Pochettino its out of PSG.

It is clear who will win the Manchester City match, no one thinks it will come as a surprise. They will pass the tour pretty easily.
But the match between Real Madrid and PSG is perhaps the most critical match in this championship. If PSG can score, it will be a difficult match for Real Madrid, I think they will take a lot of risks and we will watch a lot of goals