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

[Zilon]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

I was expecting Athletico to make strong attempt to bounce back seeing the few chances the missed. Mancity still made attempts to top up the aggregate lead but all proved abortive. so far we have two big english club team, two spanish club teams  all set and ready for the semi-finals. This is where the real competition dwells

[Rana590]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

I was disappointed also by watching the match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. It is normal that Atletico Madrid will try to score a goal because it is important to come back in the game. But as a strong team, Manchester City didn't play well.

[Coyster]

Completely disgraceful scenes in the closing stages of the City v Athletico game, it didn't even end on the pitch of play as there was as well a massive brawl in the tunnel, i am utterly disappointed in the Athletico team, that is no way to host an opposition team, City players were targeted from the beginning of the match right to the end, simeone and his team employed an unorthodox pattern in all respects and i am so happy that the better football team, which is City, qualified.

I am pretty sure they would be lots of investigations on what happened in this game, and i would not be surprised to see a few bans being dished out to some players and staff. Having said that, City go back to Madrid in a couple of weeks, and this game is definitely going to be entirely different to what we saw tonight, Real Madrid like to play, likewise City, so we are definitely in for an entertaining semi-final; Villareal v Liverpool make up the other semi, Liverpool are definitely favorite on paper, but after eliminating Juventus, then Bayern, of course Villareal can dare to dream, and they have every right to do so.

[Dewi Aries]

I am pretty sure they would be lots of investigations on what happened in this game, and i would not be surprised to see a few bans being dished out to some players and staff. Having said that, City go back to Madrid in a couple of weeks, and this game is definitely going to be entirely different to what we saw tonight, Real Madrid like to play, likewise City, so we are definitely in for an entertaining semi-final; Villareal v Liverpool make up the other semi, Liverpool are definitely favorite on paper, but after eliminating Juventus, then Bayern, of course Villareal can dare to dream, and they have every right to do so.

For the semi-finals it's a bit difficult to predict at this level the quality of the team and the players are on the same level
The difference is mental and experience of all the participants in the semi-finals of Real Madrid who have more experience
No wonder Real Madrid must be the favorite here but that's not a guarantee

[Tony116]

I have already placed my bets today and just like I said earlier even though Manchester city is given small odds I will still go for it at a full time winning for the club because no matter how strong Atletico Madrid's defense is they can not withstand Manchester City pressure for 90 minutes without goals score and I know Manchester City will win at the end.

I am not saying that Manchester City would win the match, I am only saying that Atletico prefer to play defense and if Manchester City can score one or two more goals, that Atletico may not qualify because the club do not score much goals in matches like what Chelsea did yesterday that it almost qualified which do happen in Champions League, but I am not thinking Atletico is capable of that. But it is very possible the match ended up with either Atletico or Manchester City to win. Manchester City is very good in Etihad but why only a single goal scored while playing with Atletico. Atletico match may not be predictable with even the small odds' given to Manchester City. Also you need to think of this, that what if Manchester City qualifies for the semi final but draw today's match with just a single goal difference but qualify with aggravated goals, I mean first and second match goal result as Manchester City is winning with 1 goal already.

Atletico Madrid already have a one goal deficit and that alone can be hard for them to overcome. yes, I also agree that Atletico Madrid prefers to defend and when at a time like this they are needed to attack I think they will be under more pressure which is not good at all. I know that Atletico Madrid is a great team, but I really don't think they are good enough to win against Manchester City especially when they have a deficit.
By the way, the match has been drawn and goalless.

[Vinaa77]

The last minute that made Chelsea shattered and had to cry, because they lost on aggregate to Real Madrid, even though they won but last night's match Chelsea lost on aggregate, actually Chelsea played very impressively, even Real Madrid couldn't play as usual last night, I think Real Madrid only won luck,

Chelsea appeared very impressive, they almost made a perfect comeback, although winning Chelsea had to lose on aggregate.  Yesterday's match was very interesting, the struggle of the Blues troops deserves thumbs up.  Tactically, I think Thomas Thucel was too late to put in new energy, then Thucel should have pulled Havertz instead of Werner and added a midfielder because Kante and Loftus Chek already looked loose.  Ancelotti was a little more careful in this regard, he immediately brought in new players and slightly changed the style of play so Rodrygo was able to score a goal which was then continued into extra time.  In this round, the Real Madrid players were fresher so Benzema managed to score an important goal that made the Chelsea squad depressed until the end of the match.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

I was disappointed also by watching the match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. It is normal that Atletico Madrid will try to score a goal because it is important to come back in the game. But as a strong team, Manchester City didn't play well.

I had predicted before that Man City would have a little difficulty beating Atletico Madrid we already know Atletico will play defensively and it really happened
I managed to win a bet on Atletico Madrid +0.75 but my bet lost in both teams to score no goal can make the game more aggressive
like what happened in the match between Liverpool vs Benfica, overall not bad still make a small profit.

[AndySt]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

I was disappointed also by watching the match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid. It is normal that Atletico Madrid will try to score a goal because it is important to come back in the game. But as a strong team, Manchester City didn't play well.

By the way, it's strange to expect a fun match with an open game when a team like Atletico Madrid participates in the match It was also strange to expect that Atletico Madrid from the first minutes would run with an open visor into the attack against a team like Manchester City, which can mercilessly punish for this. When participation in the semi-finals of the Champions League is at stake, it is understandable that some caution is on the part of Manchester City, which already had a one-goal advantage, and on the part of Atletico Madrid, which clearly did not want to turn a one-goal deficit into something more with its rash actions in defense. Therefore, you should not blame City too much for a bad game, there is some part of the fault of Atletico Madrid, which did not allow City to demonstrate its signature game.

[kawetsriyanto]

There was no surprise today indeed. Manchester City secured their advantage until the final whistle was blown. But I would have expected to see a different score than 0-0 in fact. It made the game really boring so I didn't watch it fully.

Yep. If we are referring to the result of the match, surely there is no surprise. But if we look at what the match was like, it is unexpected. The stats even showed us clearly something strange in this match, Man United dominated the match with 61% ball possessions but they only made 1 shot on target. My question is, what Man City players were doing on the field? Are they only trying to win the ball possessions without having the intention of making goals? Although this strategy seems effective, I didn't see it as a real Man City game. Looks strange, and so bored to watch!!

[udidrone]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

I was expecting Athletico to make strong attempt to bounce back seeing the few chances the missed. Mancity still made attempts to top up the aggregate lead but all proved abortive. so far we have two big english team, one spanish league and one Italian league ready for the semi-finals. This is where the real competition dwells

It's La Liga vs English Premier League there are no teams from the Italian league / Serie A there. Today is not too surprising the match went normally as predicted
It's just that Liverpool's defense conceded 3 goals certainly not a good situation despite not playing the main squad Jürgen Klopp must anticipate it if he wants to go to the final.
Too many goals conceded can be bad for subsequent performance.

[lalabotax]

It's La Liga vs English Premier League there are no teams from the Italian league / Serie A there.

You are right. Semi-final UCL will be La Liga teams vs EPL teams. This indicates that these two local leagues are the best in the world. No doubt that most of the clubs in these leagues always be the favorite to win in every international competition.

Today is not too surprising the match went normally as predicted

We all must predicted Man City and Liverpool to win and the result was true. It was an easy prediction because Man City and Liverpool were against weaker teams, a bit different than the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea. But yesterday, we were surprised with the result Bayern vs Villareal, Bayern was eliminated. But today, no favorite teams are eliminated, both of them just go to the next round.

[zuzie]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

It's rather boring watching Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City not many opportunities and interesting actions both played the defensive style
I even checked statistics almost no effort shot on target I hope the two teams don't go to the final because of boring

[blue Snow]

It's La Liga vs English Premier League there are no teams from the Italian league / Serie A there. Today is not too surprising the match went normally as predicted
It's just that Liverpool's defense conceded 3 goals certainly not a good situation despite not playing the main squad.

I have the same as you think, Spain vs England. maybe it will continue in the world cup Qatar. And the game last night, maybe Liverpool players think he was won, so don't need to look adamant to get more aggregate. And on another side,  I think Benfica playing better than the last one, If they playing like this before, they make deserve more than Liverpool, but the strategy is too late. We know Liverpool definitely going to the next stage even if a wall in front of the goal.

[maju69]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

It's rather boring watching Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City not many opportunities and interesting actions both played the defensive style
I even checked statistics almost no effort shot on target I hope the two teams don't go to the final because of boring

It's true, both teams tend to play it safe, Atletico Madrid who are 1 goal down in the first leg are playing too cautiously, while Manchester City looks like fasting and trying to maintain their advantage. The style of play like that makes the matches monotonous, I also think the same in this match, they are not interesting to watch. I hope the semifinals will be more exciting.

[hd49728]

I have the same as you think, Spain vs England. maybe it will continue in the world cup Qatar. And the game last night, maybe Liverpool players think he was won, so don't need to look adamant to get more aggregate. And on another side,  I think Benfica playing better than the last one, If they playing like this before, they make deserve more than Liverpool, but the strategy is too late. We know Liverpool definitely going to the next stage even if a wall in front of the goal.

Semi finals will be 2 - 2 for Spain and England with Liverpool and Manchester City are representatives for England; Villareal and Real Madrid as representatives for Spain. It looks like English clubs are a little bit stronger than Spanish club because Villareal can not be ranked at the same level of quality of Liverpool, Manchester City or Real Madrid.

However, they just beat Bayern Munich in the quarter final so they can repeat it in semi final matches with Liverpool. Manchester City in the another hand will have a very big clash with Real Madrid. It seems life is never easy for Pep to find his first Champions League since the day he left Barcelona. It seems the season is reserved for Real Madrid so I am very doubtful that Manchester City will be able to beat Real.

[watergold]

Real Madrid vs Manchester City and Liverpool vs Villarreal. Which will be a fierce battle between Real Madrid vs Manchester City, we know these two teams are a strong team for now, even they are the leaders in their respective leagues. Now they will beat each other to show who is the best.
Meanwhile, in the other match, Liverpool will face a surprise team Villarreal. Liverpool have to be careful with them even though they are better quality.

[ibuddy122505]

No surprises for today matches, everything was logic but i really didn't expect a match without goals in city vs atleteco match, i expected that city will be able to score at least one goal cause atleteco have to focus more in the offensive work which will create many spaces

It's rather boring watching Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City not many opportunities and interesting actions both played the defensive style
I even checked statistics almost no effort shot on target I hope the two teams don't go to the final because of boring

It's true, both teams tend to play it safe, Atletico Madrid who are 1 goal down in the first leg are playing too cautiously, while Manchester City looks like fasting and trying to maintain their advantage. The style of play like that makes the matches monotonous, I also think the same in this match, they are not interesting to watch. I hope the semifinals will be more exciting.

Atletico Madrid was better in the second half against Manchester City following the second leg game. Atletico style of play is an eye score to football neutrals. City deserve to go through on the strength of their performance over two legs. I'm not impressed with City's performance maybe it's because advantage in the first leg. City is lucky to qualify otherwise Atletico played second half very well.

[muratsink]

Real Madrid vs Manchester City and Liverpool vs Villarreal. Which will be a fierce battle between Real Madrid vs Manchester City, we know these two teams are a strong team for now, even they are the leaders in their respective leagues. Now they will beat each other to show who is the best.
Meanwhile, in the other match, Liverpool will face a surprise team Villarreal. Liverpool have to be careful with them even though they are better quality.

4 teams have been confirmed to have a place in the Champions League semifinals, including two English representatives and two Spanish representatives who will face each other in the semifinals, will there be an all England final like last year or the all Spain final, of course this will be quite a semi-final match? interesting where Manchester city vs real Madrid and also Liverpool vs Villarreal, considering Manchester city and real Madrid are the champions of their respective leagues while Villarreal are the dark horse team this season who will try to block Liverpool in the UCL semifinals

[CryptocurencyKing]

Atletico Madrid was the better side yesterday, they could have won this match by big margin, luck was not on their side. Manchester City got lucky in the end. If Atletico Madrid played the way they did in the second half from the first forty five minutes, it would have been a different case. I don’t know they didn’t pull up with this spirit and urgency from the first minute of the game. That Atletico Madrid side which played last week was a pale shadow of this one. Indeed they have bowed out of the UCL like real soldiers, fighting to the last minute. They were not afraid to put their bodies on the line in most occasions. The way Atletico Madrid played was a big step-up from the pragmatic tactics they employed a week ago.

[ingiltere]

Liverpool qualified to semi final as expected but good effort by Benfica. Most of the teams would give up after two goals margin but they finished the game as draw. They showed six goals to watchers, unlike other game this match was full of action. I don't blame other game tho, Pep hit Simeone with his own strategy. You reap what you sow. City had a goal advantage from first game so why not use that? Remember Atletico finished first game without even trying a single shot. Now don't tell me City parked the bus.
It will be fun semi final games and as some of you said interesting clash between English and Spanish clubs. Hard to predict what happens at this stage as all these teams want the trophy and do whatever it takes.