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

[zidanw]

Chelsea - Real Madrid draw is a really close one I believe. Real Madrid seem to be much more serious for the title this year. And they have proved it by eliminating PSG already I believe.

This is still unpredictable. Now, Benzema is still experiencing calf injury. But I think that he will be okay when doing a match against Chelsea. That is why He will not be in the lineup of El Classico this week, also to prepare for a bigger match in UCL
I personally like Real Madrid more than Chelsea and I will support Real Madrid. But, I also admit that Chelsea is not an easy opponent to defeat. There needs high and compact performance by all lines up of Madrid. I think this match will be very interesting.

All players do contribute according to their respective portions it's just that no matter how good the defenders and midfielders are without scoring goals they will never be highlighted.

I agree, that is why this is a team, not an individual match. Although a very professional and excellent player will not be able to play very well if he doesn't get any support and also compactness from other lineups. They must play as a team optimally, maximizing all lineups optimally to score goals and to defense in order to not got any goals from the opponents

Real Madrid has won the Champions League the most of all in recent years. They didn't have that many other players except for Ronaldo, did they? Admittedly, Ronaldo was unique, but Modric was already there then. Real is a team that can also win the Champions League this season. If you can beat PSG, then you must be able to beat Chelsea and then you must have a good day against a team like Bayern. We will probably see a lot of spectacle in the semi-finals. Chelsea are good, but not so good that they will win the Champions League again. Far too erratic.

[bhooscream]

If we look at the history of the two teams, it is very natural that many people choose Real Madrid over Chelsea. Real Madrid has won 13 trophies,
while Chelsea only won 2 trophies. From this we already know that Real Madrid is much more experienced.

That's true. According to the history of the numbers of UCL titles won by each team, Real Madrid is clearly superior to Chelsea. There is no doubt if Real Madrid is the favorite team in UCL, everyone knows Real Madrid has proven it many times.  

Is Chelsea a small club?). They also took the Champions League trophy, albeit only twice, but they are clearly not a weak club.

Who said Chelsea is a small club?  
I know Chelsea won 2 UCL titles. They are clearly a strong club. But if we compared it with Real Madrid, I can say confidently that Real Madrid is still better.

I have a feeling Chelsea have a better chance.

Don't believe your feeling. I am worried you will regret it.
If you bet some funds for Chelsea winning, better to think again before placing it.

[Davian144]

Real Madrid has won the Champions League the most of all in recent years. They didn't have that many other players except for Ronaldo, did they? Admittedly, Ronaldo was unique, but Modric was already there then. Real is a team that can also win the Champions League this season. If you can beat PSG, then you must be able to beat Chelsea and then you must have a good day against a team like Bayern. We will probably see a lot of spectacle in the semi-finals. Chelsea are good, but not so good that they will win the Champions League again. Far too erratic.

I personally also believe that Real Madrid has the potential to win the Champions League this season but there is one strong candidate that Real Madrid must beat this season for the Champions League, namely Bayern Munich.
Because beating Chelsea this season may not be too hard for Real Madrid, but against Bayern Munich, I think it will be much harder to beat even if you can.

[ropyu1978]

Many have dismissed the chances of smaller or less popular clubs to reach the semi-finals since most of them were drawn against the top clubs in europe. I still would love to see more surprises and teams like Atletico Madrid could pull it off. Imagine bringing down two Manchester clubs in one season hehe.

Everyone wants to see a surprise and wants to see an unseeded team reach the final and beat a big team, but it is very difficult to beat a big team like Manchester city, even Benfica will find it difficult to face liferpol, but Chelsea's chances of beating Real Madrid are very difficult. "Because Real Madrid play very consistently, I really hope that the three representatives from England can qualify for the semifinals.

[kro55]

In fact, Benzema single-handedly caused Madrid to knock out PSG last week. Making a hat-trick against PSG in 20 minutes shows how good you are. If they hadn't had Benzema, PSG would have just moved on to the next round.

However, Benzema cannot do it alone. Without assists from 2 creative midfielders of Real Madrid (Kross and Modric) and wingers (Vinicius and Asensio), Benzema will be difficult to score. I think all players of Real Madrid have contributed to winning the match against PSG. Even Benzema can make a hattrick, Real Madrid will be defeated if they have weak defenders. So, we also need to appreciate how good the performance of Real Madrid defense line is, nowadays.

All players do contribute according to their respective portions it's just that no matter how good the defenders and midfielders are without scoring goals they will never be highlighted in this case Benzema gets it not all strikers can make a hat trick especially in a super big match like this only great players can do it. Benzema has always been known as a savior in crucial matches that's one of the reasons he was never sold.

At the moment, Benzema is the most important player in the Real Madrid team. And I think it would be almost impossible for Real Madrid to win against any big team if Benzema is injured. Because the team depends a lot on Benzema. Even if he does not score a goal, the players are mentally stress-free even if he is in the team. As a result, the performance of the players is better.

[asus09]

Many have dismissed the chances of smaller or less popular clubs to reach the semi-finals since most of them were drawn against the top clubs in europe. I still would love to see more surprises and teams like Atletico Madrid could pull it off. Imagine bringing down two Manchester clubs in one season hehe.

Everyone wants to see a surprise and wants to see an unseeded team reach the final and beat a big team, but it is very difficult to beat a big team like Manchester city, even Benfica will find it difficult to face liferpol, but Chelsea's chances of beating Real Madrid are very difficult. "Because Real Madrid play very consistently, I really hope that the three representatives from England can qualify for the semifinals.

Although Chelsea is in trouble, because their boss is not allowed to manage Chelsea club anymore, but I don't believe that Real Madrid can beat Chelsea easily, even though Real Madrid is a club that has won many champions league titles. but I am still optimistic that representatives from England can beat Real Madrid, I am optimistic that the three representatives from England will be able to advance to the semi-finals. I also believe that this season's Champions League trophy will be brought home by representatives from England. Perhaps the toughest opponents facing representatives from England are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

[bounceback]

Although Chelsea is in trouble, because their boss is not allowed to manage Chelsea club anymore, but I don't believe that Real Madrid can beat Chelsea easily, even though Real Madrid is a club that has won many champions league titles. but I am still optimistic that representatives from England can beat Real Madrid, I am optimistic that the three representatives from England will be able to advance to the semi-finals. I also believe that this season's Champions League trophy will be brought home by representatives from England. Perhaps the toughest opponents facing representatives from England are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

Chelsea met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, I will side with Real Madrid, although last season Chelsea beat the Real Madrid team and they also managed to lift the UCL trophy, but this season the game played by Chelsea is much worse than last season and If we look at the league Their EPL does not play consistently so that the difference in points in the standings with ManCity and MU is getting further, but this match is also not easy for Real Madrid to win, maybe they won by a narrow score. because Chelsea will certainly give the best possible resistance to his opponent.

[Bloodseekers]

Although Chelsea is in trouble, because their boss is not allowed to manage Chelsea club anymore, but I don't believe that Real Madrid can beat Chelsea easily, even though Real Madrid is a club that has won many champions league titles. but I am still optimistic that representatives from England can beat Real Madrid, I am optimistic that the three representatives from England will be able to advance to the semi-finals. I also believe that this season's Champions League trophy will be brought home by representatives from England. Perhaps the toughest opponents facing representatives from England are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

Chelsea met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, I will side with Real Madrid, although last season Chelsea beat the Real Madrid team and they also managed to lift the UCL trophy, but this season the game played by Chelsea is much worse than last season and If we look at the league Their EPL does not play consistently so that the difference in points in the standings with ManCity and MU is getting further, but this match is also not easy for Real Madrid to win, maybe they won by a narrow score. because Chelsea will certainly give the best possible resistance to his opponent.

I am of course very much in favor of Chelsea, even though Chelsea are not playing well in their domestic league. in the league they are playing pretty well. The reason that makes me believe Chelsea will come out victorious is the existence of Kante. Kante was able to turn off the Madrid midfielder. Like last season, we saw Madrid being defeated by Chelsea because of the extraordinary influence of Kante's game, even to the Champions League champion who was always Kante's man of the match.

[sayaya17]

Although Chelsea is in trouble, because their boss is not allowed to manage Chelsea club anymore, but I don't believe that Real Madrid can beat Chelsea easily, even though Real Madrid is a club that has won many champions league titles. but I am still optimistic that representatives from England can beat Real Madrid, I am optimistic that the three representatives from England will be able to advance to the semi-finals. I also believe that this season's Champions League trophy will be brought home by representatives from England. Perhaps the toughest opponents facing representatives from England are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

Chelsea met Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, I will side with Real Madrid, although last season Chelsea beat the Real Madrid team and they also managed to lift the UCL trophy, but this season the game played by Chelsea is much worse than last season and If we look at the league Their EPL does not play consistently so that the difference in points in the standings with ManCity and MU is getting further, but this match is also not easy for Real Madrid to win, maybe they won by a narrow score. because Chelsea will certainly give the best possible resistance to his opponent.

Although the previous year Chelsea won the Champions League trophy, this year Chelsea is not necessarily repeating the same thing. Moreover,
Real Madrid has improved its performance this season, Real Madrid this season in La Liga has managed to become the top position at the moment
and it is likely that they will win the La Liga trophy this season. Likewise, Real Madrid's appearance was quite stunning in the Champions League
by getting rid of PSG, which PSG this season has a very strong squad. So I can understand why you support Real Madrid more than Chelsea,
I also think that Real Madrid is more worthy to qualify for the semifinals. But Chelsea are not an easy team to beat, although Chelsea performance
has decreased slightly compared to the previous season, Chelsea still has a strong squad and will try to beat Real Madrid. So from the quarter-finals
only the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match whose results are actually difficult to predict, because both teams have the same quality of players.
Although Real Madrid will beat Chelsea and knock Chelsea out it won't be on a big aggregate, or it could even go to a penalty shootout to determine
the winner.

[iv4n]

Many have dismissed the chances of smaller or less popular clubs to reach the semi-finals since most of them were drawn against the top clubs in europe. I still would love to see more surprises and teams like Atletico Madrid could pull it off. Imagine bringing down two Manchester clubs in one season hehe.

Well, I was one of them! OK for Atletico, they are a good team and they are certainly in better shape than United, I did not expect Villareal to pass, in the end, both teams went further and now they are waiting for much more dangerous opponents! I’m not sure how much Villareal can do against Bayern, they have shown they know how to play even under pressure, but Bayern is much more dangerous than Juventus! The same can be said for Atletico, they are playing against City, which is much better than United in every aspect, and this season they are playing top football, they can even take the title, who knows! It will be interesting to watch these little Davids against Goliaths, I hope they will be able to do something more and maybe move to the semi-final!

[D-law]

I can recall the season Athletico Madrid were up for the Champions League.
You could see their hunger and aggression, several times Cristiano Ronaldo stop them from advancing to the next round but this time around he did not get a single shot on target.
As a result if that I think they will be determined because their biggest opposing player' is finally out.
Diego Simeone should get the Champions League, he does deserves it.

[tyz]

Real Madrid has won the Champions League the most of all in recent years. They didn't have that many other players except for Ronaldo, did they? Admittedly, Ronaldo was unique, but Modric was already there then. Real is a team that can also win the Champions League this season. If you can beat PSG, then you must be able to beat Chelsea and then you must have a good day against a team like Bayern. We will probably see a lot of spectacle in the semi-finals. Chelsea are good, but not so good that they will win the Champions League again. Far too erratic.

I personally also believe that Real Madrid has the potential to win the Champions League this season but there is one strong candidate that Real Madrid must beat this season for the Champions League, namely Bayern Munich.
Because beating Chelsea this season may not be too hard for Real Madrid, but against Bayern Munich, I think it will be much harder to beat even if you can.

I agree. Bayern has been the top favorite for me to win this year's Champions Leauge for some time now. After the game against PSG, Real is also one of them. I didn't really expect much from the aging stars Benzema, Modric and Kross, but against PSG they triumphed again like in the old days. ManCity and Liverpool are the other two favorites for me. I'm not sure about ManCity because they always lose in the decisive matches.

[borovichok]

Everyone wants to see a surprise and wants to see an unseeded team reach the final and beat a big team, but it is very difficult to beat a big team like Manchester city, even Benfica will find it difficult to face liferpol, but Chelsea's chances of beating Real Madrid are very difficult. "Because Real Madrid play very consistently, I really hope that the three representatives from England can qualify for the semifinals.

Although Chelsea is in trouble, because their boss is not allowed to manage Chelsea club anymore, but I don't believe that Real Madrid can beat Chelsea easily, even though Real Madrid is a club that has won many champions league titles. but I am still optimistic that representatives from England can beat Real Madrid, I am optimistic that the three representatives from England will be able to advance to the semi-finals. I also believe that this season's Champions League trophy will be brought home by representatives from England. Perhaps the toughest opponents facing representatives from England are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

The game between Chelsea and Real Madrid is 50/50 and is going to be a thriller and exciting to watch, real Madrid is a great team and have won the competition more than any one in Europe,and  at recent they it three times consecutively but you can't say because of that they will win Chelsea, let's not forget Chelsea are the defending champions and before the win the competition they won Real Madrid last year,so they have experience also too.for me I will want and English team to win it this year and my favourite will be  Manchester City,I want pep guadiola to win it before leaving City,he deserves it.

[Daniel91]

Real Madrid has won the Champions League the most of all in recent years. They didn't have that many other players except for Ronaldo, did they? Admittedly, Ronaldo was unique, but Modric was already there then. Real is a team that can also win the Champions League this season. If you can beat PSG, then you must be able to beat Chelsea and then you must have a good day against a team like Bayern. We will probably see a lot of spectacle in the semi-finals. Chelsea are good, but not so good that they will win the Champions League again. Far too erratic.

I personally also believe that Real Madrid has the potential to win the Champions League this season but there is one strong candidate that Real Madrid must beat this season for the Champions League, namely Bayern Munich.
Because beating Chelsea this season may not be too hard for Real Madrid, but against Bayern Munich, I think it will be much harder to beat even if you can.

I agree. Bayern has been the top favorite for me to win this year's Champions Leauge for some time now. After the game against PSG, Real is also one of them. I didn't really expect much from the aging stars Benzema, Modric and Kross, but against PSG they triumphed again like in the old days. ManCity and Liverpool are the other two favorites for me. I'm not sure about ManCity because they always lose in the decisive matches.

For me, the top favorite to win the Champions League is Manchester City.
It’s true that the last few years Manchester City have failed to win the Champions League but they have been close every time and I think this could be their year.
Guardiola is certainly very motivated to prove that he can win the Champions League without Messi and Barcelona and his team has probably learned a lot from previous failures and I think they are finally ready for the title.
As for the aging main players Real, Modric and Kroos, they certainly prove that age is not important but the quality of their games and performance on the field.

[KTChampions]

In fact, every team left has a chance. Bayern this season is unstable and in many matches it- conceded several goals at once. If Villarreal can win the first leg or start the second leg with a big score then Bayern may not find the reserves to turn the game around. Atlético chances in defense and penalty shootout  That's where Benfica's chances are hard enough to model. Liverpool will not repeat the mistakes of Ajax (which had a huge advantage in the first match but did not convert it) and I think it will confidently win both games.

Underestimating or not I think there are two meanings to be had, is it really an understatement or indeed statistically have a better chance or can be said about winning on paper. Whatever it is, I think it's natural because in a match there will always be a winning team and a losing team. But about the match between Benfica v Liverpool, we can also see how they qualified for the quarter-finals and what kind of opponents they faced in the round of 16. Liverpool eliminated Inter while Benfica eliminated Ajax, if I consider the opponents they faced in the last 16 it seems Inter are still better and Liverpool can overcome that. Although indeed, Benfica is also not a weak team at all, but in this case I only consider based on reality.

Considering the last matches of Inter, I doubt that it was strong  At the same time, Liverpool managed to lose a home match to it.
Unexpected results are possible and inevitable. By the way, these quotes seem too unfair to me:

UEFA Champions League 2021/22 - Liverpool FC reach the Semi-Final?

Yes 1,05

No 9,50

It looks like the bookies gave Liverpool the win before the game even started. Even Bavaria's quotes are lower.

[Iranus]

I personally also believe that Real Madrid has the potential to win the Champions League this season but there is one strong candidate that Real Madrid must beat this season for the Champions League, namely Bayern Munich. Because beating Chelsea this season may not be too hard for Real Madrid, but against Bayern Munich, I think it will be much harder to beat even if you can.

I agree. Bayern has been the top favorite for me to win this year's Champions Leauge for some time now. After the game against PSG, Real is also one of them. I didn't really expect much from the aging stars Benzema, Modric and Kross, but against PSG they triumphed again like in the old days. ManCity and Liverpool are the other two favorites for me. I'm not sure about ManCity because they always lose in the decisive matches.

For me, the top favorite to win the Champions League is Manchester City.
It’s true that the last few years Manchester City have failed to win the Champions League but they have been close every time and I think this could be their year.
Guardiola is certainly very motivated to prove that he can win the Champions League without Messi and Barcelona and his team has probably learned a lot from previous failures and I think they are finally ready for the title.
As for the aging main players Real, Modric and Kroos, they certainly prove that age is not important but the quality of their games and performance on the field.

Actually, my favorite in the champions league is Liverpool right now. I am really impressed by the performance they have been showing recently. they are also a real contender for the English premier league title this season and I think they will be able to surpass Manchester City and become the EPL winners. in the champions league, their next opponent is Benfica and that should be a really easy win for Liverpool. Benfica did well to reach this level of the champions league but they really haven't faced any match for the likes of Liverpool, to be honest.

[LittleBitFunny]

Everyone wants to see a surprise and wants to see an unseeded team reach the final and beat a big team, but it is very difficult to beat a big team like Manchester city, even Benfica will find it difficult to face liferpol, but Chelsea's chances of beating Real Madrid are very difficult. "Because Real Madrid play very consistently, I really hope that the three representatives from England can qualify for the semifinals.

Although Chelsea is in trouble, because their boss is not allowed to manage Chelsea club anymore, but I don't believe that Real Madrid can beat Chelsea easily, even though Real Madrid is a club that has won many champions league titles. but I am still optimistic that representatives from England can beat Real Madrid, I am optimistic that the three representatives from England will be able to advance to the semi-finals. I also believe that this season's Champions League trophy will be brought home by representatives from England. Perhaps the toughest opponents facing representatives from England are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

The game between Chelsea and Real Madrid is 50/50 and is going to be a thriller and exciting to watch, real Madrid is a great team and have won the competition more than any one in Europe,and  at recent they it three times consecutively but you can't say because of that they will win Chelsea, let's not forget Chelsea are the defending champions and before the win the competition they won Real Madrid last year,so they have experience also too.for me I will want and English team to win it this year and my favourite will be  Manchester City,I want pep guadiola to win it before leaving City,he deserves it.

To be honest, even though Chelsea has a few problems right now I think that the Chelsea squad is better than Real Madrid.
because in Real Madrid I know, there are a lot of players who are really good quality players but they are aging and with age, some skills are certainly dropping.
From that point of view, Chelsea certainly looks to be a better team.
So, in Real Madrid versus Chelsea, I will obviously favour Chelsea. I also want pep to win a champions league with City.

[suzanne5223]

Many have dismissed the chances of smaller or less popular clubs to reach the semi-finals since most of them were drawn against the top clubs in europe. I still would love to see more surprises and teams like Atletico Madrid could pull it off. Imagine bringing down two Manchester clubs in one season hehe.

Everyone wants to see a surprise and wants to see an unseeded team reach the final and beat a big team, but it is very difficult to beat a big team like Manchester city, even Benfica will find it difficult to face liferpol, but Chelsea's chances of beating Real Madrid are very difficult. "Because Real Madrid play very consistently, I really hope that the three representatives from England can qualify for the semifinals.

Nah. It not everyone wants to see the surprises you guys wish for especially people like me who place a bet on the less chance club to lose the game and just like ropyu1978 it is difficult to defeat the big club. However, history shows that Benefica always play a beautiful game against Liverpool but Liverpool always outshine them and the club have being warn about the Benetifa forward (Darwin Nunez).

[boltz]

Just a quick reminder to everyone :

Real Madrid never beat Chelsea in an official international playoff competition so maybe this year they can break the curse ? To be honest , Chelsea can play the best football in the world when they want so it's really up to their players if they want to win or not.

When it comes to Real Madrid , we all know that they can win against anyone no matter what squad they have ...it's simple in their ADN as a football club.

[Magicalking]

Chelsea - Real Madrid draw is a really close one I believe. Real Madrid seem to be much more serious for the title this year. And they have proved it by eliminating PSG already I believe.

This is still unpredictable. Now, Benzema is still experiencing calf injury. But I think that he will be okay when doing a match against Chelsea. That is why He will not be in the lineup of El Classico this week, also to prepare for a bigger match in UCL
I personally like Real Madrid more than Chelsea and I will support Real Madrid. But, I also admit that Chelsea is not an easy opponent to defeat. There needs high and compact performance by all lines up of Madrid. I think this match will be very interesting.

All players do contribute according to their respective portions it's just that no matter how good the defenders and midfielders are without scoring goals they will never be highlighted.

I agree, that is why this is a team, not an individual match. Although a very professional and excellent player will not be able to play very well if he doesn't get any support and also compactness from other lineups. They must play as a team optimally, maximizing all lineups optimally to score goals and to defense in order to not got any goals from the opponents

Real Madrid has won the Champions League the most of all in recent years. They didn't have that many other players except for Ronaldo, did they? Admittedly, Ronaldo was unique, but Modric was already there then. Real is a team that can also win the Champions League this season. If you can beat PSG, then you must be able to beat Chelsea and then you must have a good day against a team like Bayern. We will probably see a lot of spectacle in the semi-finals. Chelsea are good, but not so good that they will win the Champions League again. Far too erratic.

Ronaldo was pivotal to Real Madrid success in those champions league they won. I strongly doubt they could have won them without his input and this is proved right when he left the club. There are some few players in the world that when they leave a team, the team hardly replicate the successes they got with them.