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

[Retro Harmony]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

We'll see that tomorrow night.  Cristiano Ronaldo plays really effectively against Spanish teams.  Maybe he has improved himself in this regard by playing for Real Madrid for years.  He can predict the playing style and tactics of Spanish teams.  Ronaldo can play in beast mode again against Atlético.

[uchegod-21]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

[hashrateproducts]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

With Ronaldo, everything in football is possible. Ronaldo always delivered when the team needs him. He is going to turn up tomorrow against Athletico Madrid. Although, we don't know if he is going to deliver as usual. Ragnick should start Paul Pogba,Bruno Fernandes, elanga if he wants a win. Old Trafford will be shatter if United failed to win their rival. Athletico madrid boss, Simeone is a coach that had so many tactics when it comes to winning a big game. Definitely, he is going to start with his key players like Llorente, felix, Luiz Suarez and Anthonie Grizeman. But only one team will qualify for this round.

[Mamun74]

For the first day of the remaining matchups, my predictions are like this: Ajax are a very certain favourite to be the victor against Benfica home. The result of the first game shouldn't mislead anyone I believe. Ajax are a much powerful team than Benfica this season and I expect them to prove it in this game nicely. They can win this by at least two goals. And the other game is really hard to predict though. Manchester United might advance but it might not be that easy as well. Atletico Madrid are one of the solid teams in defense and they would't give up easily.

Ajax should normally have no problems with Benfica. Although the performances in the league of Ajax have not been great lately. They really set a good record in the Champions League. And Haller who has scored all matches - 7 so far - all. That is also a major achievement. You can make good use of such strikers. Of course I don't want to make the comparison with Levandovski, it is exceptional. Ajax through to the next round. The draw is always very exciting.

Ajax is a great team and a very agile and enthusiastic team in my opinion. That agility will come into play in the match against Benfica. Obviously, they have not played really well in their own League but my prescription is Champions League matches and the League matches are totally different. So I expect Ajax to win against Benfica.

No doubt to Ajax great team.They played very well overall this season. They have good team combination and they played very well per match.Benfica vs Ajax Both team are strong, both team can be win this match.But i hope Ajax will win this match.

[hyudien]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

The match is getting more exciting entering the Champions League quarter-finals, can Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United with their current performance? unstable when viewed from the previous few games except yesterday against Tottenham, success without Bruno might be good enough. Bruno's selfishness is very visible when he plays with Ronaldo, whatever happened to him, he doesn't seem to want to be rivaled. It's clear that he's always done a lot of legality with executions on goal without a goal. If the Manchester United fans don't have Maguire play, of course, I really hope to add Bruno to the side. Maybe the formation would be much better without these two players for now.

[Boristhecat]

With each season, the PSG = P$G formula becomes more and more true. They spend astronomical money only to crash in the first serious match where they need to show character. This happens almost every season (only the Champions League covid season was more or less successful for them).
Mbappe is leaving, Messi is getting old, Pochettino will definitely be sacked - I don't know what the PSG management will do to make the club stronger next season or at least not experience a dip in results.

Maybe it time for the whole management of PSG (including the sheikh who gives them all the money) to slowly realize that money does not automatically give you the big titles in european football. They have a great team no doubt, but i think it is wrong of the management to demand that the team must win the Champions League title before each and every season, that puts a huge amount of pressure onto the players and once an unexpected setback happens like that big mistake by Donnarumma yesterday then the whole team suddenly is starting to get nervous again because they know what huge expectations the management always have.

Well... It's a difficult question. In previous seasons, there was (in my opinion) no special pressure on PSG. No one demanded a title from them here and now. However, they were often disappointing. This season has been a complete disaster. The composition of the team was strengthened as much as possible, but the results fell (this can be seen even in the matches in Ligue 1, where PSG are in the lead, but they won many games in a difficult struggle and in the last minutes). At the same time, PSG completely failed in the Champions League. I think in such a situation the pressure on the players and the coach from the owners of the club is fully justified.

[terrorJR]

Sometimes in the Champions League the determination of the team to be played against is also quite influential I think because sometimes there are some strong teams that must be faced even in the early stages. For example, when Madrid met PSG in the last 16 and indeed this would be like a big match which would indeed be a pity if one of the two big teams was thrown out early.
As for Chelsea at this time they still benefit from the opponent they have to fight because even though they are a strong team but in UCL they are not very superior.

Anything is possible in the champions league, but Bayern and City are the favourites. Initially I also had PSG on my list, but they are gone. I also think that Ajax also has a claim to the title, they are underestimated and they also have an ideal opponent in Benfica, they played 1-1 away and are now finishing it at home. Real Madrid is a dangerous outsider.

Obviously now City and Bayern still idolize them a lot but I am a Madrid fan and now their chances are quite big especially the confidence after eliminating PSG now.
Ajax is currently still in a positive trend in the UCL, even though they have never lost until now.
Benfica are still a good team but now I think they should be ready to take their suitcases and come back early from the Champions League hunt because I'm sure Ajax will win this game

[rby]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

It would have been good for Manchester United if Ronaldo did not show up big time against Tottenham. Atleast too much eyes will not be on him during this champions league match with Atletico Madrid. As it is now, all eyes are on Ronaldo to deliver and I am sure we know how tactical Simeone can be. Agree with me that he must have been looking for a solution against Manchester United to do wonders.

Manchester united itself is having midfield problems and defence problems. When everyone of Manchester United fans will be complaining about Maguire and yer he will still be the one to captain Manchester United in the Champions League. It is a very big problem for the players and for the team also.
The atmosphere of the old Trafford will give Manchester United a warm environment to eliminate their opponent but we should not also be surprised if Ronaldo did not perform and Manchester United is eliminated because Atletico Madrid is a big team.

[KTChampions]

Games of the week.

Tuesday 15th March
Ajax 20:00 Benfica
Manchester United 20:00 Atletico Madrid

Wednesday 16th March
Juventus 20:00 Villarreal
Lille 20:00 Chelsea


Source: https://www.skysports.com/champions-league-fixtures


Will Chelsea be allow to play? Who knows?

Why not? Has there been any news regarding the ban for Chelsea to play anywhere?
As for the matches, in my opinion, the multi-bet on the victories of Ajax, Juventus and Chelsea in regular time looks the most obvious.
I believe in United, but I will continue to avoid betting on this team.

[Gosgosking]

Manchester United are yet to beat Athletico Madrid in the champions league.
They have drawn twice and lost one in the process, but the coach feels they have a better chance relating from the game during the weekend against Tottenham.
Ronaldo also has a good scoring record and the Spanish club knows about that very well.

[coco23]

Manchester United are yet to beat Athletico Madrid in the champions league.
They have drawn twice and lost one in the process, but the coach feels they have a better chance relating from the game during the weekend against Tottenham.
Ronaldo also has a good scoring record and the Spanish club knows about that very well.

Well, this time the odds are in favor of ManU. Qualification for the next round is at ManU 1.42 / Atletico 2.65 and for the game itself 2.1/3.25/3.6. In their respective leagues the performance of both teams is similarly this year and they are at 5th (ManU) and 4th (Atletico) ranks.
I think Atletico will need a big portion of luck to have a chance to survive the game in Manchester.

[SirLancelot]

With Ronaldo, everything in football is possible. Ronaldo always delivered when the team needs him. He is going to turn up tomorrow against Athletico Madrid. Although, we don't know if he is going to deliver as usual. Ragnick should start Paul Pogba,Bruno Fernandes, elanga if he wants a win. Old Trafford will be shatter if United failed to win their rival. Athletico madrid boss, Simeone is a coach that had so many tactics when it comes to winning a big game. Definitely, he is going to start with his key players like Llorente, felix, Luiz Suarez and Anthonie Grizeman. But only one team will qualify for this round.

Ronaldo is still having magic, and we already watch this in last match against Tottenham and now fans expecting performance like this in next match against Atlético Madrid if he has done again then surely it's going to be new energy for Manchester United and Ronaldo who is currently in rumours about his career here in Manchester United but this all can change things very positively for them and new manager also can have full faith in him which could be great for next season.

Because, right now their options are limited, and they have no enough chances for qualification through English League table so any magic here in Champions League is surely great for them even it's still very long way to go but in soccer we can expect all results from these magicians in any game.

[snipie]

Manchester United are yet to beat Athletico Madrid in the champions league.
They have drawn twice and lost one in the process, but the coach feels they have a better chance relating from the game during the weekend against Tottenham.
Ronaldo also has a good scoring record and the Spanish club knows about that very well.

ManU playing home which is an advantage for them, CR7 played well in the last game against Spurs and scored a hattrick which boosted their odds. Overall, ManU seems favorite but ATM is a hard team with a horrible strategy when it is applied the Simeone's way. Hopefully ManU could do something good in this match or else their gentlemen fans will be very upset
Chelsea is the only team that will play comfortably this week in CL. Juve and Ajax should not fall at this point

[Gosgosking]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

With Ronaldo, everything in football is possible. Ronaldo always delivered when the team needs him. He is going to turn up tomorrow against Athletico Madrid. Although, we don't know if he is going to deliver as usual. Ragnick should start Paul Pogba,Bruno Fernandes, elanga if he wants a win. Old Trafford will be shatter if United failed to win their rival. Athletico madrid boss, Simeone is a coach that had so many tactics when it comes to winning a big game. Definitely, he is going to start with his key players like Llorente, felix, Luiz Suarez and Anthonie Grizeman. But only one team will qualify for this round.

For sure Ronaldo will always deliver, Ronaldo was the man of the match in the last match Manchester United played. As far as Ronaldo is concerned Manchester United will always perform better. It is certain that Ronaldo will win athletico Madrid.

[izsara]

I hope it will be like that but if you look at their game in the first leg which I think is quite monotonous this could be something boring again.
United will definitely take the initiative in controlling the ball again but in retrospect they have to be really focused in the early minutes because Atletico always press and get goals in the early minutes of the game.

The track records of Man United and Atlético Madrid are quite different and their performances also often experience ups and downs. especially if you look back, Manchester United have fallen more than Atletico Madrid. But don't know in the future if they compete. As much as possible it will be something different, Ronaldo also does not want to continue to slump to see his club lag far behind other teams. Teamwork in the match against Atletico Madrid made Manchester United have to think twice about not including Maguire on the pitch. Expensive pay, but very poor quality for such a high price so not worth it.

Meguire is still a thorn in the flesh until now but even so I think Rangnick will still include him on the list even though many people seem quite disappointed with his performance so far.
As for Ronaldo, there were a few separate moments when facing Atletico, especially in the 2nd Leg of the Champions League, when in Madrid Ronaldo was always a frightening specter for Oblak, Even at Juventus Ronaldo managed to destroy Atletico in Leg 2 thanks to his hattrick, Hopefully there will be something new also when he's at United now

[Doell]

ManU playing home which is an advantage for them, CR7 played well in the last game against Spurs and scored a hattrick which boosted their odds. Overall, ManU seems favorite but ATM is a hard team with a horrible strategy when it is applied the Simeone's way. Hopefully ManU could do something good in this match or else their gentlemen fans will be very upset
Chelsea is the only team that will play comfortably this week in CL. Juve and Ajax should not fall at this point

Chelsea are already ahead on aggregate, so it is very comfortable in tomorrow's match, regarding Ajax and Juventus it is possible to win bigger with the advantage as the home as well even though the aggregate is the same as draw, but I'm sure Juventus will win vs Villarreal. Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid, this is a must watch match because Atletico will also fight hard to win this match, it is not easy for Manchester United even though they are superior as the playing at home.

[Velvet78]

Juventus - Villarreal and Lille - Chelsea are also one of the rematches remaining. For the latter, I think that Chelsea have already got a very big advantage over Lille by 2-0. And they should be able to finish this in Stamford Bridge by another decent score. Lille don't have much chance against them I'm afraid. And for the former one, I think that Juventus are one step ahead now but their job is going to be really hard. Villarreal are one of the good teams in terms of defense. They would fight with all they've got here, For this reason, I think that it is going to be a win by a one-goal gap even if Juventus win.

[baeva]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

The thing is that Ronaldo, despite his physical condition, is already of an age, although even by the looks of it you can't tell... He can't play forever and I think in the next couple of years he will quit football, and possibly even quit Manchester United in the near future... And the club seems not even trying to find a replacement, that's what is sad

[Rabi3]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

most likely we'll see Manchester United relying on Ronaldo, I didn't like man utd's performance against Tottenham I thought they were terrible, they were lucky to have a player like Cristiano Ronaldo to score from half chances, a club can't go anywhere without a good balanced team, I stick up with my prediction on this match ending in a draw 0-0 or 1-1 but it depends on how ATM will play which I think they could get defensive tonight.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Really bad luck for Atletico Madrid like ever against Cristiano Ronaldo, always he go full beast mode against Atletico.

He was in pretty bad form and look, 3 goals in the previous match. Lets see if its again another magic Champions League night for him like the 3 goals he scored that time playing in Juventus vs Atletico.

Ronaldo as an individual knows how to make history in big matches. Ronaldo has done it against Atletico Madrid severally when he was at Real Madrid and he also has done it when he was at Juventus, can he also do it for Manchester United this time? That is the big question.
But my advice is that Manchester United should not rely on Ronaldo because when he becomes nervous he doesn't play well again. He will be playing with anger and when he gets yellow card, his day that day is ruined.

The thing is that Ronaldo, despite his physical condition, is already of an age, although even by the looks of it you can't tell... He can't play forever and I think in the next couple of years he will quit football, and possibly even quit Manchester United in the near future... And the club seems not even trying to find a replacement, that's what is sad

That's right, he can't keep playing football forever. At least not at the highest level. I think he can easily compete at the current top level, but he is less agile than before. He often just chooses his moments. Knowing when to turn on for a sprint, and also very important is that he often knows where to stand. He is still very valuable to United, and I also expect him to just shoot United one round further.