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

[Igebotz]

It wasnt that crazy for Chelsea and Real Madrid as Tuchel was determined on taking down the 2nd leg and yeah he did but if it wasnt for their bad result on the 1st leg then they would qualify.

Mendy, Lukaku, and Christainsen caused Chelsea's defect in the first leg, and Kante's lost pass caused it again in the second leg. Chelsea's players single-handedly gave Real Madrid a ticket to the semifinals.

That crazy Modric assist isn't talked about much; that was some crazy stuff right there.

As for Villarreal, it was insane to hold Munich on a 1-1 draw. They knew that they had to play defensively until Munich score then somehow turn the tide around as if they have nothing to lose on that game. One of the huge favourite to win the UCL is gone and its interesting to see which team would win in the end

Another English final is on the way, and perhaps Manchester City will finally add the UCL to their trophy cabinets for their efforts in the Champions League over the last five years.

[Marykeller]

What a performance, what a dramatic ending. High an intense and interesting match. Drama night.
Chelsea won the battle but lost the War. They dominated the game by all standards unfortunately, the King of Real Madrid Karim Benzema proved to them that Santiago Bernabeu is his castle.
Kudos to Chelsea, they gave their best but failed to hold their 3:0 lead. Real Madrid underrated them but woke up from their sleep. Football is unpredictable.
Luka Modric wonder assist to Benzema should be Exhibited in Museum. That's not football, it is an Art.
Congratulations to Real Madrid.

[Rengga Jati]

You make it sound like they lost, but they are the first English club to beat Real Madrid by a two-goal margin at home. They lost on goal aggregate.

I admit the fact that Chelsea have really played really well at home to Ream Madrid, they showed their class which is very quality and professional. Even I was very worried after Chelsea was able to score 3-0 and take the lead. They are amazing. I'm a little worried that Real Madrid won't be able to reply to that goal, especially since Chelsea are playing more aggressively and effectively.
lucky after the first goal from Real Madrid, their confidence is back and special thanks to Benzema, for being the best key player.
Both team were playing great

a big surprise was also fron Villareal, theu deserved the victory.

[kawetsriyanto]

What a day we had in the Champions League! Villarreal managed to make it to the semi finals by resisting Bayern Munich very nicely and drawing with them by 1-1.

I'm really surprised to know Bayern Munich was eliminated by Villareal. Bayern Munich dominated the match and made too many shot attempts, 23 shots but only 4 on target. They are decreasing the effectiveness in attacking, too many shots without accuracy. What's wrong with Bayern Munich? I suspect something bad happens there. On the other side, Villareal played very well and they didn't miss a chance to make a draw in Leg 2. They only have 1 shot on target, but they can convert it to be 1 goal. Even worse, they only dominated the ball position 32%. But I really appreciated Villareal, their effectiveness in attacking and solid defense, make them qualify for the semi-final round.

Real Madrid once again showed us that it is the king of qualifying matches.

Indeed. Real Madrid showed us his capability in UCL, that's why people call Real Madrid the specialists of UCL competition.
Also, we don't forget that once again Benzema showed his role and saved Real Madrid. Benzema's role is very crucial right now, Real Madrid can't step to the current round and semifinal round without him.

[Shasha80]

What a performance, what a dramatic ending. High an intense and interesting match. Drama night.
Chelsea won the battle but lost the War. They dominated the game by all standards unfortunately, the King of Real Madrid Karim Benzema proved to them that Santiago Bernabeu is his castle.
Kudos to Chelsea, they gave their best but failed to hold their 3:0 lead. Real Madrid underrated them but woke up from their sleep. Football is unpredictable.
Luka Modric wonder assist to Benzema should be Exhibited in Museum. That's not football, it is an Art.
Congratulations to Real Madrid.

The Real Madrid vs Chelsea match was much more interesting than the first leg, Chelsea really showed their best performance. To be able to score 3 goals
first is something extraordinary for Chelsea, Chelsea only need to last 15 minutes to qualify for the next round. But it seems that the winning mentality of
the Real Madrid players came out and managed to get rid of Chelsea by scoring two goals. Benzema again became the savior of Real Madrid, and became
a frightening figure for Chelsea. At least Chelsea lost out with honor. Because Chelsea have given their best in this second leg match, but after all
Real Madrid do have a much stronger mentality. Even though Real Madrid were already 3 goals behind, but surprisingly they were able to give a surprise.
Congratulations to Real Madrid for making it to the semifinals.

[blue Snow]

I admit the fact that Chelsea have really played really well at home to Ream Madrid, they showed their class which is very quality and professional. Even I was very worried after Chelsea was able to score 3-0 and take the lead. They are amazing. I'm a little worried that Real Madrid won't be able to reply to that goal, especially since Chelsea are playing more aggressively and effectively.
lucky after the first goal from Real Madrid, their confidence is back and special thanks to Benzema, for being the best key player.
Both team were playing great

In extra time, Chelsea actually wins the match if the forward can shoot the ball right, but as I can see Havertz and Ziyac always miss and I believe if Lukaku is on in the squad, he will finish it with the winning. And, congrats to Madrid I can't believe they created a balanced goal in minute 80. Before, Chelsea is very confident about the semi-final, but Rodrygo makes public reverse again to Madrid, nothing to doubt, Madrid deserved it.

[watergold]

The Real Madrid-Chelsea match was incredibly enjoyable and the level of struggle was very high, it was a high level match. I wish these two teams had met in the final. The positions Chelsea missed in the last minutes were upsetting. Real Madrid once again showed us that it is the king of qualifying matches. Both matches of the match were very enjoyable and beautiful.

At first I thought Real Madrid would be hit by a comeback from Chelsea, but Real Madrid were able to equalize on aggregate and that allowed them to once again manage to deliver an outstanding performance. Chelsea also played well if only they didn't concede in the second half. In extra time Real Madrid again ensured victory with a goal from their goal-hungry bomber, Karim Benzema. Regardless of the final result, it was a great match played by these two teams.

[suryana]

The former champions and pride of London(Chelsea) have just been eliminated at the Bernabeu stadium. Such a beautiful match to talk about after a wizardry assists from Modric at the end of the second half and Benzema making the difference at extra time. Cold night for Chelsea. Where does football go from here? Fantastic performance from the blues. They fought a good fight tonight despite losing to Real Madrid

I as a football connoisseur was very impressed with Thomas Tuchel's men how they put on such an extraordinary performance even though they had to be eliminated from Real Madrid through extra time where Karim Benzema's goal made the England representative have to be eliminated in the quarter-finals.but the struggle of the players Chelsea deserves our appreciation.maybe the luck factor also slightly influenced Real Madrid's qualification to the semifinals this season

[muratsink]

The Real Madrid-Chelsea match was incredibly enjoyable and the level of struggle was very high, it was a high level match. I wish these two teams had met in the final. The positions Chelsea missed in the last minutes were upsetting. Real Madrid once again showed us that it is the king of qualifying matches. Both matches of the match were very enjoyable and beautiful.

At first I thought Real Madrid would be hit by a comeback from Chelsea, but Real Madrid were able to equalize on aggregate and that allowed them to once again manage to deliver an outstanding performance. Chelsea also played well if only they didn't concede in the second half. In extra time Real Madrid again ensured victory with a goal from their goal-hungry bomber, Karim Benzema. Regardless of the final result, it was a great match played by these two teams.

Karim Benzema's goal in extra time made Chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals just run down through a mistake made by Thomas Tuchel's defense, which was punished by Benzema through his header and made Chelsea have to bury their hopes for the semifinals, but the game displayed by both are quite interesting for us to see how the buying and selling of attacks carried out by the two teams made the match very interesting for us to enjoy, congratulations to real Madrid who made it through to the semifinals as a team with a winning mentality

[Fesatmas]

Excellent work shown by Villarreal, they managed to get rid of seeded team Bayern Munich from the Champions League. The victory in the first leg and a draw in the second leg made them the first team to qualify for the semifinals. Actually Bayern Munich played well, but Villarreal's defense was much more solid so it could close Bayern Munich's chances of creating chances. Absolutely amazing, congratulations to Villarreal.

[ingiltere]

I'm not surprised by Villarreal's performance. Lewandowski scored again but that wasn't enough. In last two minutes Villarreal hunted them by Chukwueze's counter-attack goal. Emery studied well, he knows how to play in knockout stages. They passed Bayern just like how they passed Juventus. It's like a dream come true for Villarreal. I wonder if they can see final game as well.
On the other side Chelsea almost made the comeback but they couldn't finish it. What a pass from Modric to Rodrygo. A moment of concentration loss in both goals cost them qualification. Benzema may be the favorite of Ballon d'Or with this performance this year.

[maju69]

The former champions and pride of London(Chelsea) have just been eliminated at the Bernabeu stadium. Such a beautiful match to talk about after a wizardry assists from Modric at the end of the second half and Benzema making the difference at extra time. Cold night for Chelsea. Where does football go from here? Fantastic performance from the blues. They fought a good fight tonight despite losing to Real Madrid

I as a football connoisseur was very impressed with Thomas Tuchel's men how they put on such an extraordinary performance even though they had to be eliminated from Real Madrid through extra time where Karim Benzema's goal made the England representative have to be eliminated in the quarter-finals.but the struggle of the players Chelsea deserves our appreciation.maybe the luck factor also slightly influenced Real Madrid's qualification to the semifinals this season

Apart from the defeat, Chelsea did look amazing in this second leg, they were even able to turn things around even though they actually lost in the end. These 3 goals under pressure from the Real Madrid crowd is absolutely incredible, plus they were trailing in the first leg. But Real Madrid are a mentally strong team, so they can overcome their losses in peace.

[GatotKaca]

I'm not surprised by Villarreal's performance. Lewandowski scored again but that wasn't enough. In last two minutes Villarreal hunted them by Chukwueze's counter-attack goal. Emery studied well, he knows how to play in knockout stages. They passed Bayern just like how they passed Juventus. It's like a dream come true for Villarreal. I wonder if they can see final game as well.
On the other side Chelsea almost made the comeback but they couldn't finish it. What a pass from Modric to Rodrygo. A moment of concentration loss in both goals cost them qualification. Benzema may be the favorite of Ballon d'Or with this performance this year.

I just can't believe how Munich got knocked out in the quarter-finals. I think Munich is the favorite for the final. but in reality, they did not easily get past the quarter-finals and had to be beaten by Villarreal.
Munich played very openly because they were chasing goals down. they managed to equalize but in the end, they had to lose. Villarreal read well the strategy and gaps from Munich. good ending for Villarreal.

[Juggy777]

The former champions and pride of London(Chelsea) have just been eliminated at the Bernabeu stadium. Such a beautiful match to talk about after a wizardry assists from Modric at the end of the second half and Benzema making the difference at extra time. Cold night for Chelsea. Where does football go from here? Fantastic performance from the blues. They fought a good fight tonight despite losing to Real Madrid

I as a football connoisseur was very impressed with Thomas Tuchel's men how they put on such an extraordinary performance even though they had to be eliminated from Real Madrid through extra time where Karim Benzema's goal made the England representative have to be eliminated in the quarter-finals.but the struggle of the players Chelsea deserves our appreciation.maybe the luck factor also slightly influenced Real Madrid's qualification to the semifinals this season

Apart from the defeat, Chelsea did look amazing in this second leg, they were even able to turn things around even though they actually lost in the end. These 3 goals under pressure from the Real Madrid crowd is absolutely incredible, plus they were trailing in the first leg. But Real Madrid are a mentally strong team, so they can overcome their losses in peace.

I believed that Chelsea would be defeated easily, but they stunned me with their performance and now I’m really feeling bad for them as I felt they deserved to win this fixture after seeing them play so well.

I'm not surprised by Villarreal's performance. Lewandowski scored again but that wasn't enough. In last two minutes Villarreal hunted them by Chukwueze's counter-attack goal. Emery studied well, he knows how to play in knockout stages. They passed Bayern just like how they passed Juventus. It's like a dream come true for Villarreal. I wonder if they can see final game as well.
On the other side Chelsea almost made the comeback but they couldn't finish it. What a pass from Modric to Rodrygo. A moment of concentration loss in both goals cost them qualification. Benzema may be the favorite of Ballon d'Or with this performance this year.

I just can't believe how Munich got knocked out in the quarter-finals. I think Munich is the favorite for the final. but in reality, they did not easily get past the quarter-finals and had to be beaten by Villarreal.
Munich played very openly because they were chasing goals down. they managed to equalize but in the end, they had to lose. Villarreal read well the strategy and gaps from Munich. good ending for Villarreal.

@GatoKaca this loss for Bayern was totally unexpected and I’m that sure many people would have wagered on them, and lastly lots of credits goes to Villarreal for knocking out one of the favourites to win the champions league.

[Cookdata]

At first I thought Real Madrid would be hit by a comeback from Chelsea, but Real Madrid were able to equalize on aggregate and that allowed them to once again manage to deliver an outstanding performance. Chelsea also played well if only they didn't concede in the second half. In extra time Real Madrid again ensured victory with a goal from their goal-hungry bomber, Karim Benzema. Regardless of the final result, it was a great match played by these two teams.

I haven't witnessed an entertaining match between Chelsea and Real Madrid in a long time, and who would have predicted Chelsea to play as well as they did last night? It was a tremendous battle fought even if Chelsea lost to Real Madrid. Mendy didn't learn his lessons at Arena stadium and that's how they conceded to Real Madrid in their additional minutes. Benzema had his opportunities with Mendy and he made sure he exploited them at each possible moment, even if it wasn't scoring until that last moment heading that gave them an additional goal.

[FlamingFingers]

Chelsea really suprised me, I knew that they will give it all to Madrid, the early goal Madrid conceded weakens them, It seems Ancelotti has solved the puzzle of unlocking this Chelsea's defence. With what we have seen from the first and second leg, i think Chelsea are not so good at dealing with aerial balls in their 18 yard box. Four out of the five goals they conceded were aerial balls. But to execute this type of plan you need a very good crosser and a master finisher like Benzema who is good in the air and positioning.

[onecall123]

Excellent work shown by Villarreal, they managed to get rid of seeded team Bayern Munich from the Champions League. The victory in the first leg and a draw in the second leg made them the first team to qualify for the semifinals. Actually Bayern Munich played well, but Villarreal's defense was much more solid so it could close Bayern Munich's chances of creating chances. Absolutely amazing, congratulations to Villarreal.

Bayern Out and Villarreal Qualified!
Villarreal knocked Bayern out of the Champions League! Football fans around the world were shocked by the Yellow Submarine's win against FC Bayern München! This shows what an underrated team can accomplish. If ESL replaces UCL, we may not see something like this happening. Spanish side confirms their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after 16 years!

[tulusikhlas]

I haven't witnessed an entertaining match between Chelsea and Real Madrid in a long time, and who would have predicted Chelsea to play as well as they did last night? It was a tremendous battle fought even if Chelsea lost to Real Madrid. Mendy didn't learn his lessons at Arena stadium and that's how they conceded to Real Madrid in their additional minutes. Benzema had his opportunities with Mendy and he made sure he exploited them at each possible moment, even if it wasn't scoring until that last moment heading that gave them an additional goal.

Indeed this match is one of the big and also interesting matches in the Champions League. A total of 9 goals were created from 2 matches played, even in the second leg it took 120 minutes to determine who was the winner. And I highlight the extraordinary Benzema, he has always been an important figure in determining the results obtained by his team. He scored again and was decisive in this big game.

[Polkeins]

Excellent work shown by Villarreal, they managed to get rid of seeded team Bayern Munich from the Champions League. The victory in the first leg and a draw in the second leg made them the first team to qualify for the semifinals. Actually Bayern Munich played well, but Villarreal's defense was much more solid so it could close Bayern Munich's chances of creating chances. Absolutely amazing, congratulations to Villarreal.

Bayern Out and Villarreal Qualified!
Villarreal knocked Bayern out of the Champions League! Football fans around the world were shocked by the Yellow Submarine's win against FC Bayern München! This shows what an underrated team can accomplish. If ESL replaces UCL, we may not see something like this happening. Spanish side confirms their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after 16 years!

For those who watched the first match, Villarreal's exit in 1\2 was not a surprise. Emery's team played both matches perfectly (especially the first one) and if Villarreal had been more lucky, then everything could have been decided in the first match, where Villarreal could have scored 2-3 goals calmly. Therefore, a pleasant and well-deserved victory of the "dark horse"! The Europa League has already submitted to Unai Emery, it remains up to the Champions League

[coco23]

I just can't believe how Munich got knocked out in the quarter-finals. I think Munich is the favorite for the final. but in reality, they did not easily get past the quarter-finals and had to be beaten by Villarreal.
Munich played very openly because they were chasing goals down. they managed to equalize but in the end, they had to lose. Villarreal read well the strategy and gaps from Munich. good ending for Villarreal.

I also thought Munich can make it to the final this year. Villareal played them very well. Villareal was considered the weakest team before this round and Munich one of the strongest, so it definitely a big surprise. In the same time it is a desaster for Munich. Once again they came with big hopes and then leave with empty hands (except the national title which they win every year anyway).
This will cause some turmoil in Munich in the next weeks.

I am pretty happy that Madrid and Villareal qualified for the semi-finals. The chances are descreasing that we will see and all-English final