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

[Lordhermes]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

[BuNga_cute]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

This year's Champions League brought quite a few surprises, not only Villarreal and Real Madrid who unexpectedly advanced to the next round.
However, don't forget how Benfica got rid of Ajax, even though in the first leg Ajax managed to draw at Benfica's home. Ajax should have won
at home, but reality says otherwise, Benfica managed to win the match despite not dominating the match. In the next round Villarreal and Benfica
will be the underdogs, and it is likely that the two teams will not be able to go further. Because the remaining team is now a big team with many
star players, So I didn't think that teams like Benfica and Villarreal could still go further. But like you said, anything can happen in football,
so we'll see which teams will be against Villarreal and Benfica.

[zuzie]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

It must happen in every competition even the Champions League made history when FC Porto won
but indeed this season the surprises come every week we'll see next week who's next

[CryptoPanda]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

This year's Champions League brought quite a few surprises, not only Villarreal and Real Madrid who unexpectedly advanced to the next round.
However, don't forget how Benfica got rid of Ajax, even though in the first leg Ajax managed to draw at Benfica's home. Ajax should have won
at home, but reality says otherwise, Benfica managed to win the match despite not dominating the match. In the next round Villarreal and Benfica
will be the underdogs, and it is likely that the two teams will not be able to go further. Because the remaining team is now a big team with many
star players, So I didn't think that teams like Benfica and Villarreal could still go further. But like you said, anything can happen in football,
so we'll see which teams will be against Villarreal and Benfica.

I didn't expect Juventus to lose the way they did. They had a couple of chances in the first half to score Virreal but missed them.

For Chelsea, a large chunk of the game was controlled by lille but they couldn't use their chances. Chelsea didn't play too well but they got the win.
Tuchel was a master mind in that game bringing a couple of changes to connect the Midfielders and the Attackers. Chelsea needed that and it yielded fruit for them. Rudiger was very solid to stop those threats from Lille.

[Jasad]

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

Not really big surprise with defeated Juventus by Villareal because last season Lyon success made Juventus have forget to quarter final round after on 16 round defeated by Lyon. I see Juventus have less mentality as the best team on champion league and now make them have long time period with Champion League trophy. Almost twenty years maybe still have Alessandro Del Piero as last time Juventus success got champion league trophy and on last 7 years exactly 2015 ever Juventus success trough to champion league final stage but defeated by Barcelona.

[maju69]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

Unexpected events in the Champions League will always happen, not only in the Champions League but even in the domestic league it always happens. And we will see that again in the Champions League this season. I agree that Villarreal are not better than Juventus, but they did their game well.
If you look at Real Madrid, I'm not too surprised either, they can always turn things around when their team is under pressure.

[indah rezqi]

8 teams have definitely stepped into the next stage and the 8 teams are the best teams that will compete again to qualify for the next stage in the UEFA Champions League.
3 from England,
3 from Spain,
1 from Germany and
1 from Portugal.

Who will be the best 4 teams that will qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League?

It is difficult to predict which team to qualify to the next stage before we know the next match schedule. Let's see first the draw for the next match. We can analyze the possibility for the teams that has a bigger chance to qualify based on the draw of the next match. However, there should be a representative team from England and Spain because they have 3 candidates. And I believe Bayern Munchen also to qualify if they don't face Real Madrid, Man City, or Liverpool.  

It's true that the draw hasn't been done yet so we don't know which team will go up against which team. However, before the draw is made and we know the exact schedule, it is not wrong if we try to predict who will qualify for the next stage of the 8 teams that have now qualified. Who knows our guess is right even though it hasn't been drawn yet.

[Alisha-k]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

I know that on a normal day, Villarreal is no match for Juventus but this is the elimination round and each team would want to put in their best. Plus Villarreal is quite good in the la Liga and are known to mix defense, counter attack and precise shots. I guess Juventus didn't see this one coming.

[watergold]

Of the 8 teams that will compete in the last 8 of the Champions League, I see Villarreal and Benfica as the teams that other teams want to face. I don't mean to underestimate these two teams, but they are the weakest compared to the other contestants. And even that is not a guarantee when the other 6 teams meet them, they will win. It could be like what happened to Juventus in the round of 16.

[muratsink]

Of the 8 teams that will compete in the last 8 of the Champions League, I see Villarreal and Benfica as the teams that other teams want to face. I don't mean to underestimate these two teams, but they are the weakest compared to the other contestants. And even that is not a guarantee when the other 6 teams meet them, they will win. It could be like what happened to Juventus in the round of 16.

Benfica and Villarreal's passage to the round of 8 was a surprise, of course this will make the other 6 contestant teams want to face these two teams because their strength is relatively light compared to having to face big teams, about underestimating the two teams maybe Villarreal and Benfica qualify it's just a form of luck that happens in football, but when compared to Atletico Madrid of course Villarreal is superior when they play in European competition.and we will wait a while longer for the draw for the last 8 of the UCL where the 8 teams will tackle each other to get one. tickets to the semifinals

[Ryu_Ar1]

I said that Villarreal might surprise too and they really did it!    I can't say that it was a well-deserved victory for them because they had only 4 shots in the second half of the game. And the ones in the first half were not that good either. Three shots on goal and all of them are ending up with goals.    I assume that this was much more than Villarreal were expecting to have. Because they must have thought that Juventus wouldn't let them get away with a very comfortable score. But somehow they did. Although Juventus performed really well, there was no goal by them. Very interesting game indeed.

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

Unexpected events in the Champions League will always happen, not only in the Champions League but even in the domestic league it always happens. And we will see that again in the Champions League this season. I agree that Villarreal are not better than Juventus, but they did their game well.
If you look at Real Madrid, I'm not too surprised either, they can always turn things around when their team is under pressure.

this is the uniqueness of football and the game. nothing is certain there because surprises always come even when we least expect it.

Who would have thought that Benfica, Villaerreal and Madrid would survive because their opponents could be said to be the previous seed.

this is the power of 90 minutes in a game anything can happen.

Madrid now has potential although there are still strong candidates for City and Liverpool

[tarable]

soon the draw for the last 8 of the UEFA Champions League will be held. Hopefully 3 teams from England can face 3 teams from Spain. it would be very interesting if one of the draws brought together Manchester City vs Real Madrid.

[coco23]

soon the draw for the last 8 of the UEFA Champions League will be held. Hopefully 3 teams from England can face 3 teams from Spain. it would be very interesting if one of the draws brought together Manchester City vs Real Madrid.

We have 3 teams from England & Spain and 1 teams from Portugal & Germany.
I just hope that we won't see any games of teams of the same country (England vs England or Spain vs Spain)

Of the 8 teams that will compete in the last 8 of the Champions League, I see Villarreal and Benfica as the teams that other teams want to face. I don't mean to underestimate these two teams, but they are the weakest compared to the other contestants. And even that is not a guarantee when the other 6 teams meet them, they will win. It could be like what happened to Juventus in the round of 16.

You are right, at least bookmakers also see it like that. The quotes for both teams are by far the highest (Villareal 51, Benfica 67). All the Spanish teams are outisders compared to the English teams and Bayern Munich

[ShowOff]

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

Based on Juventus vs Villareal match stats I think Juventus were superior during the match but none of their efforts worked. Juventus had 5 attempts on target but none of them scored. While Villareal who only had 3 shots on target managed to turn it into a goal. 2 of the 3 goals Villareal scored in that match were penalties, but all those goals were scored in just the last 12 minutes of the match.

But in the quarter-finals I think Villareal and Benfica are both unfavorable to win the match because the other 6 teams are top European teams at the moment. It's hard to see these two teams win if the opponent is one of the 3 Premier League sides, but if Villareal meet Benfica then it looks quality balanced.

[dataispower]

In the past ten years, Both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has dominated the Champions League, they have both left their comfort zone and are not performing at a higher level like they use to do.
I think it's high time we stop rating them too highly, yes they have dominated but it's time for other young players to sprout out.
Kylian Mbappe and Erling Halland are next in line,but how far can they go ?
I'll be waiting patiently for the champions league draws.

[Oluwa-btc]

Chelsea-Real Madrid
Manchester City-Atletico Madrid
Villarreal-FC Bayern
Liverpool-Benfica

This are the officially he draws for the next rounds, three premier league teams, three Spanish teams, a German team, and lastly Portuguese.

Who qualifies for the next round ?

[cygan]

a few minutes ago the draw was made for the quarterfinals in the cl.
bayern and liverpool were lucky and meet the supposedly weakest clubs in this round. the other two pairings are very balanced. i'm curious if atletico will kick the second manchester team out of the tournament.

[Ulven]

The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has just been completed:

I think the matches that will be more exciting are Real Madrid vs Chelsea and MAN CITY vs Atletico Madrid.!! Liverpool and Bayern can easily reach the semi-finals
 

[Altryist]

I think the matches that will be more exciting are Real Madrid vs Chelsea and MAN CITY vs Atletico Madrid.!! Liverpool and Bayern can easily reach the semi-finals
 

For me, Bayern, City and Liverpool are favorites in their pairs, the match Chelsea - Real looks the most difficult, but here I will give my preference to Real, but I repeat that very strong teams came together in this pair and there really very difficult to predict something. If everything goes without sensations, then we will have a killer four teams that will fight for the cup.

[Minor Miner]

What's really happening in the champions league this season is what I really don't understand,I don't see Villareal defeat Juventus on a normal day.It just happened and everyone is surprise,that is why they say in football anything can happen.I'm not trying to say Vilareal is a small club,but they are a small club compared to Juventus.Who ever thought that Real Madrid would eliminate PSG after PSG won them 1-0 in the first leg,the whole thing turned round,and we saw Real Madrid eventually becoming the qualifier.

Based on Juventus vs Villareal match stats I think Juventus were superior during the match but none of their efforts worked. Juventus had 5 attempts on target but none of them scored. While Villareal who only had 3 shots on target managed to turn it into a goal. 2 of the 3 goals Villareal scored in that match were penalties, but all those goals were scored in just the last 12 minutes of the match.

But in the quarter-finals I think Villareal and Benfica are both unfavorable to win the match because the other 6 teams are top European teams at the moment. It's hard to see these two teams win if the opponent is one of the 3 Premier League sides, but if Villareal meet Benfica then it looks quality balanced.

Juventus lost because they had certain problems in their midfield, they also panicked after the first goal in my opinion.

If they could keep calm and follow the instructions and play as a co-ordinated team I think they could have made a comeback. But unfortunately, they considered another goal right after that and also another penalty which was converted.

I think after that performance that Villarreal has shown against Juventus they should have a good chance of winning against Benfica. But, it's really hard to predict between these two teams If they play at the moment.