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

[Rengga Jati]

After the epic first leg that we watched the second leg we will see on May 4 seems like it has the potential to be even better, I do not think that Manchester City will try to defend and wait for Real Madrid, instead Manchester City will try to look to score first and put even more distance between themselves and Real Madrid, while Real Madrid will try to score as soon as possible to get rid of the pressure of being behind on the score, so I am expecting a game that may not be as spectacular as the first one but which will be incredibly more dramatic.

For Real Madrid itself, I am sure that they will be more offensive in the second leg. They should play much better and have more shots and goals if they want to pass the semifinal. I know that it will be hard, not easy beating Man City, that is why it is no need to be defensive for the second leg. Offensive and trying to score more goals may be the preference.
The second leg between Real Madrid vs Man City will be exactly more interesting and exciting than the first leg. Moreover, if we see the aggregate score.

You don't ignore the miracle, there is always a space for a miracle in a football match. Although Liverpool has 2 goals advantage right now, it is still possible for Villareal to beat them in Leg 2. But surely they need 3 goals without any conceded goals.

If it is about miracles, there is no need for discussion and also prediction based on the paper.
But, there should not only wait for fr the miracle. Let's talk about the chance here. And the chance for Villarreal to defeat Liverpool is exactly very small.

[Mr.right85]

The first leg of the tie between Manchester City and Real Madrid was indeed a classic match. Ai  will still be rooting for Manchester City when they visit Madrid. It's easy to love and appreciate Manchester City if you like good attacking football. They play flawlessly, if only they were more solid defensively, Real Madrid can't stand them. Hopefully, Guardiola will be able to sort that out if not the likes of Vinicius Jnr and Benzema will punish them.

About the second leg, I am also rooting for city. If you can recall Cancelo was suspended. Stones did not do well as a right back and had to be subbed out for fenandinho who is a Central Defensive midfielder following Kyle walker’s injury.. But the second leg will be able to present a solid and complete team if they do not sustain any further injury during the weekend games which will be able to hold down vini jnr at that left wing.. Not underestimating madrid but It will really be difficult to outplay a complete man city. City does not care about playing home or away.

[rby]

Villarreal will host the English side, reds at their home Stadium. The yellow submarine lost their first leg to reds 2 nil,  at Anfied. Villarreal boss, Unai Emery will face Jurgen Klopp for the second time in the champions league. The game will be a tight one for the home team as they are looking at beating reds 2 nil. The reds won't hold back and allow Villarreal beat them. Besides, Reds have better advantage of qualifying to the final because they are already leading with 2-0 lead. So Jurgen Klopp will expect a draw in the game.

Jurgen Kloop and his boys are not the kind of people you will play with. They are already leading and trust me they are going to the match to win the second leg and they will. The squad is complete, the players are quality and the coach is superb.
Villareal are good in defence, but they don't score many goals. So leaving  defence to come get 2 goals will be difficult and a big risk because Liverpool will score more if they risk it.

[diderdrogba]

I was also mesmerized by the performances of Manchester City and Real Madrid both in the first leg. They both were very good at scoring in that game even though the defenses were not that great. Real Madrid were much worse defensively for sure. But they still managed to close that gap significantly by finding three goals. Benzema and Vinicius were there to help their team by 2 goals and 1 goal respectively. And they didn't get a very disadvantageous score like 4-3. The second leg might be interesting too.

[Unknown01]

About some comments here I wonder if the authors watch football at all or just type to write posts? Who is Villareal please? They were lucky and can be happy to get this far, but a manager like Klopp certainly won't let them win and Liverpool will never lose that advantage from the first game. Villareal plays defensively and if they suddenly have to play offensively they will be destroyed.

[sayaya17]

Villarreal will host the English side, reds at their home Stadium. The yellow submarine lost their first leg to reds 2 nil,  at Anfied. Villarreal boss, Unai Emery will face Jurgen Klopp for the second time in the champions league. The game will be a tight one for the home team as they are looking at beating reds 2 nil. The reds won't hold back and allow Villarreal beat them. Besides, Reds have better advantage of qualifying to the final because they are already leading with 2-0 lead. So Jurgen Klopp will expect a draw in the game.

Jurgen Kloop and his boys are not the kind of people you will play with. They are already leading and trust me they are going to the match to win the second leg and they will. The squad is complete, the players are quality and the coach is superb.
Villareal are good in defence, but they don't score many goals. So leaving  defence to come get 2 goals will be difficult and a big risk because Liverpool will score more if they risk it.

Villarreal have tried to keep their defense very well, especially in the first half Villarreal's defense played very solidly. But after all Liverpool's attack
was very effective and also Liverpool have very good quality up front, so it proved difficult to prevent Liverpool from scoring goals. Liverpool managed
to win the first leg match by a difference of two goals, this means that Villarreal in the second leg must have the courage to attack and cannot only
focus on playing defensively. But the problem is if Villarreal attack, there will be some open space and that benefits Liverpool who are known to be
good at taking advantage of even small opportunities. For me Liverpool is difficult to stop and it is possible that the second leg will also be won by Liverpool.

[Falconer]

I will guess that the English team will be the second final from that team, we will see in the second leg which will be passed later who will qualify, we cannot guess because Real Madrid has the possibility of turning into a win at home, while the difference is only one goal from the advantage of mancity in the first game.
Remember that Mancity is a team that is on fire, it is impossible for Madrid to just break it, the result of this decision will be interesting after Madrid is able to reply to a goal in the first leg.

I agree with the possibility of another English final this season between Manchester City and Liverpool but we mustn't forget that Real madrid have managed to qualify 2 times from the decider (second leg) against PSG and Chelsea. Real Madrid can certainly lose in the second leg and Chelsea have proven that, so there is hope that they will also fail to qualify for the final even though Manchester City lose their away match in second leg.

Anything can happen, it's true but the first leg between City and Madrid really proved City superior to the most Champions League winners. So City will certainly be dominant in the second leg later even though Real Madrid's experience so far has made their players mentally better.

[Velvet78]

I'm curious about the second leg of the Manchester City - Real Madrid matchup the most now. Because the first leg was definitely unforgettable for all of us. I haven't seen a game like this in the Champions League for many years. Both sides were too hungry for getting a win. I hope that the second leg becomes like this as well. I'm hoping for seeing a better Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabeu but it is really hard to be sure about it. Because they weren't the best against Chelsea home and Manchester City are even a tougher opponent now.

[Slimzeee]

Jurgen Kloop and his boys are not the kind of people you will play with. They are already leading and trust me they are going to the match to win the second leg and they will. The squad is complete, the players are quality and the coach is superb.
Villareal are good in defence, but they don't score many goals. So leaving  defence to come get 2 goals will be difficult and a big risk because Liverpool will score more if they risk it.

What is pumping the klopp boys is the 4 trophies they have at their reach.
They already have Carling cup, they’re in the finals if the English FA cup, just one point shy of Man city to win the league and are just waiting for an opportunity to pounce. And now the champions league, so I don’t see villareal overturning this. They are thirsty and really want create history..

[nurilham]

About some comments here I wonder if the authors watch football at all or just type to write posts? Who is Villareal please? They were lucky and can be happy to get this far, but a manager like Klopp certainly won't let them win and Liverpool will never lose that advantage from the first game. Villareal plays defensively and if they suddenly have to play offensively they will be destroyed.

Indeed, Moreover, some of them also talked about the miracle, well it is too far if we are talking about miracles here because nothing will work normally if it depends on a miracle. I do really agree that Liverpool is exactly more superior than Villarreal in every line. The score was only 2-0 in the first leg because Villarreal only played very defensive at the moment. And this was the only thing they can do best in the first leg.
And in the second leg, they may be also a dillema. If they want offensive, I am sure that they will not balance the power performance of Liverpool players, and this will make danger in the Villarreal itself. I am sure enough that Liverpool will pass to the final.

[lulumiya]

Exactly. Villarreal won't stand a chance against Liverpool undoubtedly. I don't even think that they can win the second leg by one goal. I must state a fact that Liverpool are a far stronger opponent for them compared to Bayern Munich. Their game plan wouldn't work against Liverpool I'm afraid. I can feel how much worried Unai Emery is now. Because they have a big chance ahead this season and they have already done an incredible job in this tournament. If he doesn't decide to take big risks, then they will just play for fun in the second leg.

[Bushdark]

About some comments here I wonder if the authors watch football at all or just type to write posts? Who is Villareal please? They were lucky and can be happy to get this far, but a manager like Klopp certainly won't let them win and Liverpool will never lose that advantage from the first game. Villareal plays defensively and if they suddenly have to play offensively they will be destroyed.

I will not be surprised to see such kind of comments here, everyone want to express their contribution of the previous match between villarreal and Liverpool. The first half was just like an introduction to the main match. Liverpool was making good effort to hit a goal but their struggles was not too effect live because of the huge defense of villarreal players.

I knew that the second half would be exceptional because Liverpool went in to restrategise and work on their lapses. They came out with more confidence to play technical attack and within some time, Liverpool was able to score two goals with two minutes.

[AndySt]

I will guess that the English team will be the second final from that team, we will see in the second leg which will be passed later who will qualify, we cannot guess because Real Madrid has the possibility of turning into a win at home, while the difference is only one goal from the advantage of mancity in the first game. Remember that Mancity is a team that is on fire, it is impossible for Madrid to just break it, the result of this decision will be interesting after Madrid is able to reply to a goal in the first leg.

I agree with the possibility of another English final this season between Manchester City and Liverpool but we mustn't forget that Real madrid have managed to qualify 2 times from the decider (second leg) against PSG and Chelsea. Real Madrid can certainly lose in the second leg and Chelsea have proven that, so there is hope that they will also fail to qualify for the final even though Manchester City lose their away match in second leg.
Anything can happen, it's true but the first leg between City and Madrid really proved City superior to the most Champions League winners. So City will certainly be dominant in the second leg later even though Real Madrid's experience so far has made their players mentally better.

I have some doubts about the result of the return match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, because despite the clear advantage of City, Real Madrid showed that they are able to hold a shot and are able to conduct their counterplay against the game dominance of Manchester City. Also, a lot will depend on whether Manchester City will be able to avoid disastrous segments in their game, because in many ways it is thanks to these disastrous segments in the game of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea that we have the opportunity to contemplate Real Madrid at this stage of the Champions League. PSG lacked only half an hour of concentration in the second leg, and Chelsea, on the contrary, ruined the result of the first match.

[omgitsmehehe]

Jurgen Kloop and his boys are not the kind of people you will play with. They are already leading and trust me they are going to the match to win the second leg and they will. The squad is complete, the players are quality and the coach is superb.
Villareal are good in defence, but they don't score many goals. So leaving  defence to come get 2 goals will be difficult and a big risk because Liverpool will score more if they risk it.

What is pumping the klopp boys is the 4 trophies they have at their reach.
They already have Carling cup, they’re in the finals if the English FA cup, just one point shy of Man city to win the league and are just waiting for an opportunity to pounce. And now the champions league, so I don’t see villareal overturning this. They are thirsty and really want create history..

With the look of things recently, Liverpool are getting stronger bit by bit, there outstanding performance cleared all doubts. The jurgen klopp boys are so good and I think they are getting more thirsty for trophies. Liverpool are contesting for four trophies this season in which they won one already, beating the blues in a penalty shootout, and they are still contesting for the title and they are also playing the Carling cup final against Chelsea. After beating villarreal in the first leg of the UEFA champions league I knew they have qualify and will be waiting for any team to face them in the final. Between realmadrid and machester city one team will be facing Liverpool in the final.

[Bobrox]

I have some doubts about the result of the return match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, because despite the clear advantage of City, Real Madrid showed that they are able to hold a shot and are able to conduct their counterplay against the game dominance of Manchester City.

Real Madrid always success made come back second leg when playing home, Chelsea and PSG have been the eliminated team from Real Madrid actually keep consistent almost 90 minutes. I think still can't favorite as Manchester City the winner on second leg match with last consistent Real Madrid performance at home. Interested match because first leg success created 7 goals where Manchester City lead 4 goals and Real Madrid with 3 goals, beside who will lead to final better second leg show most interested match with many goals create and make match most interested to watch.

[Ahli38]

I have some doubts about the result of the return match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, because despite the clear advantage of City, Real Madrid showed that they are able to hold a shot and are able to conduct their counterplay against the game dominance of Manchester City.

Real Madrid always success made come back second leg when playing home, Chelsea and PSG have been the eliminated team from Real Madrid actually keep consistent almost 90 minutes. I think still can't favorite as Manchester City the winner on second leg match with last consistent Real Madrid performance at home. Interested match because first leg success created 7 goals where Manchester City lead 4 goals and Real Madrid with 3 goals, beside who will lead to final better second leg show most interested match with many goals create and make match most interested to watch.

The real opponent for Manchester City will be the pressure of playing at the opponent's cage. Even though Pep Guardiola is very optimistic that his team will win the 2nd leg match against Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola also doesn't let his guard down. on the other hand Benzema who managed to score 2 goals in the last match commented optimistically that he and the team can win the match at home in the 2nd leg against manchester city. but not so with the Real Madrid coach. he is well aware of the Real Madrid defense that needs to be improved because for him to concede 4 goals is a bad thing. which indicates the lack of good defense of the team he trains.

[blackened515]

Liverpool didn't take it kindly with Villarreal. The game ended with 2-0 score in favour of Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp would be expecting his team to do better in the second leg, when they will travel to Spain to face Villarreal. The game was massively dominated by Liverpool, they had 67% ball possession while Villarreal only managed to get 33%. Reds also got 5 shots on target in the game while Villarreal got none. Villarreal boss, Unai Emery didn't come for a winning rather he came for draw but it was unfortunate for the away team, as their defense was strong enough to withstand the pressure caused by Liverpool.

[mamesso]

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The real opponent for Manchester City will be the pressure of playing at the opponent's cage. Even though Pep Guardiola is very optimistic that his team will win the 2nd leg match against Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola also doesn't let his guard down. on the other hand Benzema who managed to score 2 goals in the last match commented optimistically that he and the team can win the match at home in the 2nd leg against manchester city. but not so with the Real Madrid coach. he is well aware of the Real Madrid defense that needs to be improved because for him to concede 4 goals is a bad thing. which indicates the lack of good defense of the team he trains.

Any team will experience pressure when playing at the opponent home, while what happened to Manchester City in this match was a little different, because they came to the Santiago Bernabeu as the winning team in the first leg. Pep Guardiola will of course evaluate his team in order to give their best at the Bernabeu, guarding Benzema is probably one of the best ways that Man City players can do in the second leg later. Pep Guardiola also has to improve their defensive line, conceding three goals in the first leg signaling danger for Man City. Moreover, Real Madrid will try to find goals from Man City to pursue a goal deficit as well as want to win a ticket to step into the final round.

[maju69]

The second leg between Real Madrid vs Manchester City will be interesting again, there will be a lot of drama going on in this match. Real Madrid have to work harder to catch up to the one-goal aggregate they got in the first meeting. Meanwhile, Manchester City will try to maintain their advantage. What is even more interesting is that Real Madrid always comes up with a surprise if they appear in the second leg. Will they do it again or otherwise Manchester City can break that, we'll see what happens.

[zaim7413]

Liverpool didn't take it kindly with Villarreal. The game ended with 2-0 score in favour of Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp would be expecting his team to do better in the second leg, when they will travel to Spain to face Villarreal. The game was massively dominated by Liverpool, they had 67% ball possession while Villarreal only managed to get 33%. Reds also got 5 shots on target in the game while Villarreal got none. Villarreal boss, Unai Emery didn't come for a winning rather he came for draw but it was unfortunate for the away team, as their defense was strong enough to withstand the pressure caused by Liverpool.

Among the four remaining teams, Liverpool is in first place as one of the teams that will qualify for the final. The result in the first leg is a valuable asset for Liverpool when it comes to Villarreal, another advantage that Liverpool has a strong and disciplined defense, Liverpool attack line is also very dangerous. I think Villarreal's journey in the Champions League only got to the semifinals, because their chances of getting into the Final are very small, even though the second leg will be played at home.