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

[fzkto]

As I predicted yesterday, Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United. The match was not very entertaining, but that too was expected. But most of all I was surprised by Benfica, I don't think anyone expected them to win in Amsterdam, although Ajax played and looked much better. But I think the curse of Bela Guttman will come true again this season.

[maju69]

I was a little surprised by the results that Ajax got. They played better than Benfica, in fact they were able to control 69% possession throughout the match. Did 16 attempted kicks, but only 2 were on target and even then it didn't result in a goal. The disaster came in the 77th minute after Nunez managed to shake the Ajax goal net and made them have to accept defeat and must be eliminated from the Champions League.

[CryptoBuds]

Ronaldo played well against Tottenham, so, Manchester United was able to win. So many people expected Manchester United to win yesterday's match. But United was able to beat Tottenham only for Ronaldo. It is not always possible to win by relying on just one player. Tottenham were able to win against, so the United coach did not change his match strategy. Depends on Ronaldo. Ronaldo did not play well against Atletico Madrid so United lost. This is not surprising. There are a lot of problems inside the United team. This problem will not be resolved until the coach is fired.

[sayaya17]

As I predicted yesterday, Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United. The match was not very entertaining, but that too was expected. But most of all I was surprised by Benfica, I don't think anyone expected them to win in Amsterdam, although Ajax played and looked much better. But I think the curse of Bela Guttman will come true again this season.

I agree the Ajax vs Benfica match was much more shocking than the Man United vs Atletico match. Because I saw Ajax's performance was quite good
when they played in the first leg, so Ajax should have played at home much better. But Ajax's front line appeared very disappointing, even though quite
a lot of kicks were made by Ajax players, even Ajax dominated the match. But there wasn't a single goal that could be created by Ajax, they wasted
too many chances, and surprisingly Benfica attacked more effectively and in the 77th minute Darwin Nunez became Benfica's hero by scoring the winning
goal. I think Ajax are more worthy to qualify for the next round, but football is often a surprise, it turned out that Benfica had qualified for the next round.

[jakdanyel]

It was such a shocking night for Ajax and Manchester United. I really didn't give any chance to lose for Ajax here. It was like a miracle to me. This is football of course and everything can happen. But Ajax have always seemed to be a very strong team in their home matches. In fact, they played really good here but somehow couldn't score even one goal. Benfica were struggling a lot and didn't find many chances as well. They had only 4 shots in total and 1 of them was on target. And still, they managed to win this by 1-0 and advanced to next round. And as for Manchester United, they were the victim of their defense problems once again and this cost them the Champions League.

[watergold]

Now it's just another British representative who will bet for the top 8 ticket. Yes Chelsea will return to play with LOSC in the second leg, and they have a 2-0 aggregate advantage that they created in the first leg.
LOSC will be a bit difficult to catch the first goal, and I predict Chelsea will be able to advance with a bit of a challenge.

[Minor Miner]

Now it's just another British representative who will bet for the top 8 ticket. Yes Chelsea will return to play with LOSC in the second leg, and they have a 2-0 aggregate advantage that they created in the first leg.
LOSC will be a bit difficult to catch the first goal, and I predict Chelsea will be able to advance with a bit of a challenge.

Chelsea will undoubtedly win this match. Lille's performance is very poor. Especially their forwards are weak. Their performance in Ligue 1 is poor. They can't be stable. With such a team, an experienced team like Chelsea cannot be beaten. My guess is that Chelsea will dominate this match and win easily. Moreover, after winning the first leg, Chelsea is still ahead. Today they will play completely pressure-free.

[bitzizzix]

Ronaldo played well against Tottenham, so, Manchester United was able to win. So many people expected Manchester United to win yesterday's match. But United was able to beat Tottenham only for Ronaldo. It is not always possible to win by relying on just one player. Tottenham were able to win against, so the United coach did not change his match strategy. Depends on Ronaldo. Ronaldo did not play well against Atletico Madrid so United lost. This is not surprising. There are a lot of problems inside the United team. This problem will not be resolved until the coach is fired.

Manchester United's defeat because of Ralf Rangnick did not change strategy and also in the second half, if you look at Atletico's game throughout the match they played half the field which only relied on good opportunities to counterattack. And besides that Atletico are often confused when they get the ball and want to pass it in front of no players and several times the ball is simply kicked forward aimlessly.
Atletico prioritized defense and also put pressure on all of Manchester United's attackers making it difficult to score goals, plus Jan Oblak played very well in securing the goal.
I think Manchester United played very well and also had the ball but the coach couldn't use it and also change it to score goals because actually they were able to equalize, and if that happens I'm sure in extra time or on penalties Manchester United will win.

[BALIK]

I was a little surprised by the results that Ajax got. They played better than Benfica, in fact they were able to control 69% possession throughout the match. Did 16 attempted kicks, but only 2 were on target and even then it didn't result in a goal. The disaster came in the 77th minute after Nunez managed to shake the Ajax goal net and made them have to accept defeat and must be eliminated from the Champions League.

I lost my money in this match. I kept my money for Ajax's victory. Ajax played well in the first leg. However, the match was drawn 2-2. Despite Ajax's good performance in today's match, they could not win. I would say Benfica's tactics were good and they were lucky enough. Benfica has made only 4 shots in the entire match. They played totally defensively.

[emrecemsan]

It was a really awful day for Manchester United - Ajax duo. These were my favourite teams to qualify for the quarter finals in the tournament. But directly the opposite of this happened last night. Ajax gave their best in their Benfica game in Amsterdam but it was all in vain. Because they were very incapable of scoring even a goal. And I don't know how but somehow Benfica managed to win this very difficult match by 1-0. And they are in the quarter finals now. And Manchester United had a huge problem on scoring even a goal also. And their defense was bad as always. Atletico Madrid found the goal first and we know how they are good at defending an advantage. They did exactly that and moved on to next round.

[OcTradism]

It was a really awful day for Manchester United - Ajax duo. These were my favourite teams to qualify for the quarter finals in the tournament. But directly the opposite of this happened last night.

Manchester United need some terrible seasons to do serious rebuild in their club. If they have acceptable results, they will hesitate to make serious changes and in long run it will be barriers for the club.

Ajax gave their best in their Benfica game in Amsterdam but it was all in vain. Because they were very incapable of scoring even a goal. And I don't know how but somehow Benfica managed to win this very difficult match by 1-0. And they are in the quarter finals now.

Ajax controlled the match at their home stadium but they wasted too many opportunities and unfortunately at late of the match, Benfica scored a decisive goal. After that, it is too late for Ajax to find an equalizer goal.

And Manchester United had a huge problem on scoring even a goal also. And their defense was bad as always. Atletico Madrid found the goal first and we know how they are good at defending an advantage. They did exactly that and moved on to next round.

Manchester United did have a bad match and they have different performance than Ajax. They are more deserved with their lose than Ajax. Sancho has a very good chance to score but his volley is over the goal bar. In general, Manchester United did not control the match and create too many opportunities like Ajax.

[skarais]

Ronaldo played well against Tottenham, so, Manchester United was able to win. So many people expected Manchester United to win yesterday's match. But United was able to beat Tottenham only for Ronaldo. It is not always possible to win by relying on just one player. Tottenham were able to win against, so the United coach did not change his match strategy. Depends on Ronaldo. Ronaldo did not play well against Atletico Madrid so United lost. This is not surprising. There are a lot of problems inside the United team. This problem will not be resolved until the coach is fired.

I actually didn't think Atletico Madrid would be able to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford yesterday. Manchester United looked very promising in the match against Tottenham where they won thanks to 3 goals from Ronaldo. It made me think that Manchester United would win that match against Atletico Madrid, but unfortunately Manchester United's performance was not as expected.

For tonight's second leg I think Chelsea will easily qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals after winning the first leg 2-0. Chelsea are the favorites in this match and they will ensure it with a win regardless of whether Lille can score at home. If Chelsea really can qualify, then there are 3 Premier League teams that to the quarter-finals after previously Manchester City and Liverpool.

[Jackl87]

As I predicted yesterday, Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United. The match was not very entertaining, but that too was expected. But most of all I was surprised by Benfica, I don't think anyone expected them to win in Amsterdam, although Ajax played and looked much better. But I think the curse of Bela Guttman will come true again this season.

Sometimes football just isn't fair and i think that was proven again in the match of Ajax vs Benfica yesterday. Ajax completely dominated the game, especially in the first half and they had a lot of good opportunities to score or to at least create a a very big chance to score but they also were a little to delighted from their own game and often times tried to play the extra difficult pass instead of just going for the goal in the easiest and most efficient way. So in the end it was Ajax own fault too of course. Then Benfica got a free kick of which i think that in 9 out of 10 times the referee won't give a free kick in that situation and of course then Benfica made the goal out of that. Unlucky Ajax.

[OcTradism]

I actually didn't think Atletico Madrid would be able to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford yesterday. Manchester United looked very promising in the match against Tottenham where they won thanks to 3 goals from Ronaldo. It made me think that Manchester United would win that match against Atletico Madrid, but unfortunately Manchester United's performance was not as expected.

Why not? Athletico Madrid did have a good first leg match and Manchester United fortunately to get 1 point there. Manchester United did not become a stronger team just after a surprising win against Tottenham. Don't forget how bad form they had before that match. And a home stadium is not a big guarantee that they will win against Athletico Madrid.

For tonight's second leg I think Chelsea will easily qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals after winning the first leg 2-0. Chelsea are the favorites in this match and they will ensure it with a win regardless of whether Lille can score at home. If Chelsea really can qualify, then there are 3 Premier League teams that to the quarter-finals after previously Manchester City and Liverpool.

Chelsea has good advantage from the first leg result from which they can go next. However, what will happen after that and after this season is very vague. Their players don't know, their coach don't know about their future because the club future is uncertain now. The sanction on Russia then Abramovich hurt Chelsea a lot. I hope they will be well after all this chaotic time.

[Spack17]

I was expecting Manchester United to reach the quarter finals at least. Maybe it was going to be hard but it was quite possible. Manchester United needed to perform nicely to achieve it. But they didn't. Their performance in defense and offense each was not good enough. Atletico Madrid had their usual game plan and got what they wanted from this round of the Champions League. Even though they are not having their best season, they continue on the Champions League successfully.

[rby]

As I predicted yesterday, Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United. The match was not very entertaining, but that too was expected. But most of all I was surprised by Benfica, I don't think anyone expected them to win in Amsterdam, although Ajax played and looked much better. But I think the curse of Bela Guttman will come true again this season.

I don't know what the definition of entertaining is to you. Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid match was not a dull one. It was entertaining from beginner to the end. Botje teams played good football but Manchester United played better football and dominated from the start to the end of the match. It was really a bad night for them for them not to see the back of the net, even once.

Chelsea football club will join their England counter in the wining stage unlike Manchester United that could not qualify despite playing their best. Chelsea has two goals advantage already and that is enough advantage for a big club like Chelsea.

[CryptocurencyKing]

Atletico Madrid never needed to be at their best to beat Manchester United.

The kind of game Atletico Madrid is playing is kind of clear, I have once posted that Manchester United may win but that if they want to win, they have to score up to 2 goals because Atletico do not use to score much goals. Atletico Madrid is good at defence, though the team is not that in form but they still have the Champions League experience. It was not a surprise when I saw Atletico won with just 1 goal difference with Manchester United not able to score a single goal in its own home.

Exactly my point. Playing high possession and dominating football without result in a crucial game like that was unnecessary. I don't know who instructed them to be playing long balls into Atletico Madrid box, it was a tactical blunder. You tried it and noticed it did not work why not try and lure defenders out instead, knowing fully well that Atletico Madrid like to sit in. From the beginning, the approach to the game was wrong. Cristiano Ronaldo was guilty of playing too far away from the box, which rendered him less efficient and less effective. That ended up costing them in front of goal as there was no one else who could take up the role in the team.

[Distraction]

Here we are. Atletico Madrid have officially eliminated Manchester United by winning the rematch in Old Trafford by 1-0. It was out of my expectation from this match because I was favouring Manchester United to make it. Now I'm really sure of one thing that Ronaldo won't be staying here after the end of this season. There might be a chance if they manage to qualify for the Champions League by ending in top four in the Premier League. But I don't think that he believes in his team too much now to be successful in the future.

[cryptofrka]

Well played by Atletico - they were well organized after taking the lead yesterday and were a better team overall during the combined 2 legs.
It is another huge blow for United, especially since it doesn't look likely they will qualify for next season's CL.

I was really surprised to see Benfica winning against Ajax though - Ajax was much better in the 1st 90 minutes.

A boring CL day today, I expect most people to watch Arsenal - Liverpool anyway.

[skarais]

Chelsea has good advantage from the first leg result from which they can go next. However, what will happen after that and after this season is very vague. Their players don't know, their coach don't know about their future because the club future is uncertain now. The sanction on Russia then Abramovich hurt Chelsea a lot. I hope they will be well after all this chaotic time.

It was an unforeseen consequence where Chelsea had to get a big impact from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, no one knows what the future of this team will be after getting sanctions and several bans, this is very unfortunate because Chelsea is a top team that previously was the owner of the Champions League title.

Chelsea's previous performance was still good for the Premier League match and I don't think it will affect his performance in the Champions League tonight. Chelsea need only a draw to qualify, and that is the most likely thing to think about.