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

[bekti3]

I will say Bayern Munich gave Liverpool that easy club to play against, because I saw no reason why Bayern lost to Villarreal who smuggled their way through the semi finals. It's Liverpool luck and as it stands they already have their space in the finals because Villarreal can't score more than a single goal in the second leg.

 Maldrid vs Manchester city at Santiago bernabeu will be a difficult match Manchester city. I see lesser goals in this second leg and any one can make it to the finals. Manchester city home win isn't still a guarantee for the finals yet

You are too naive if you think of this as easy, even though Villarreal are not favorites but they are still a good team with their defense quite strong so far in UCL.
Bayern's reason is that they are underestimating which makes them immersed in their own game as for Liverpool they are still very good now and continuing to dominate is the best thing.
the difference is quite clear even though Liverpool attack they never forget their defense area

[Dunamisx]

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.

Though Villarreal does not have a chance of Winning nor does it have a single score but i think it performance was contending enough with Liverpool, they have scale through having good record this season and Liverpool just sees this as an opportunity on Villarreal this time around, I see the match getting tougher on Liverpool as it proceeds to the finals, by then i want to believe it won't have anything left behind unrealized in terms of it performance against other strong teams.

[Iranus]

Maldrid vs Manchester city at Santiago bernabeu will be a difficult match Manchester city. I see lesser goals in this second leg and any one can make it to the finals. Manchester city home win isn't still a guarantee for the finals yet

Since Manchester City have won by just 1 goal. So still both teams have equal chances to go to the final. Despite losing the away match against PSG, Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals with a great victory against PSG in the home match. And so if City wants to qualify for the final, they must play very carefully. And of course, Benzema has to resist. Manchester City will win only if they can hold Benzema.

[bestcoins1]

Though Villarreal does not have a chance of Winning nor does it have a single score but i think it performance was contending enough with Liverpool, they have scale through having good record this season and Liverpool just sees this as an opportunity on Villarreal this time around, I see the match getting tougher on Liverpool as it proceeds to the finals, by then i want to believe it won't have anything left behind unrealized in terms of it performance against other strong teams.

If you look at the scale of the record at Villarreal at the moment and then have to say Villarreal is already very good, then take a look at how Liverpool have performed this season in all the leagues he has played in so you can compare the two to the maximum before the second leg starts, because of that. is the phase of determination towards the final.

[Spack17]

It is better to be realistic at this point. I don't believe Villarreal have much chance left to advance to final round of the Champions League now. If Liverpool won by one goal or it ended in a draw, then maybe Villarreal would have a much bigger chance to do the same against Liverpool too. But as Liverpool won by 2-0, I'm counting them as very advantageous and already in final round. On the other hand, I don't have any confident assumption for the Real Madrid v Manchester City match. Both of them can qualify for the final but it is the truth that Real Madrid will need to perform better as they are behind by one goal now.

[Bobrox]

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.

Yeah Liverpool is really lucky since they're fight against a weak team, not like Manchester City and Real Madrid. Honestly it should be Bayern Munich who faced against Liverpool, not Villarreal. I'd see it will be easy win for Liverpool in the second leg even they played away of their home, the first leg Villarreal got humiliated by Liverpool.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid is more interesting, anything can happen for sure. The bookies listed Real Madrid as underdog, but Manchester City isn't heavy favorited too. Bet either Manchester City or Real Madrid is worth it.

From quarter final until semifinal Liverpool most lucky against with weak team from Benfica until Villareal, but still not easy with Liverpool 100% winning when home and away match, last round held draw by Benfica on second leg 3-3 and I think have the same thing against with Villareal on second leg will match draw or Villareal can defeat Liverpool. Although many people will choose Liverpool as first team will lock final place because match Villareal vs Liverpool will play early before second match Real Madrid vs Manchester City held one day later.

[Daniel91]

It is better to be realistic at this point. I don't believe Villarreal have much chance left to advance to final round of the Champions League now. If Liverpool won by one goal or it ended in a draw, then maybe Villarreal would have a much bigger chance to do the same against Liverpool too. But as Liverpool won by 2-0, I'm counting them as very advantageous and already in final round. On the other hand, I don't have any confident assumption for the Real Madrid v Manchester City match. Both of them can qualify for the final but it is the truth that Real Madrid will need to perform better as they are behind by one goal now.

Villarreal play a very good defense and until the first, very happy goal of Liverpool, they were actually very good.
They have learned to defend and play counterattacks and now they have come to a situation they are not used to, and that is that they will have to attack and play openly.
It is clear that Liverpool will be the favorite in this match.
In the second game, Manchester City missed a great chance to beat Real with a much bigger goal difference, and now a very uncertain and exciting match awaits us.

[Woodie]

Maldrid vs Manchester city at Santiago bernabeu will be a difficult match Manchester city. I see lesser goals in this second leg and any one can make it to the finals. Manchester city home win isn't still a guarantee for the finals yet

Since Manchester City have won by just 1 goal. So still both teams have equal chances to go to the final. Despite losing the away match against PSG, Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals with a great victory against PSG in the home match. And so if City wants to qualify for the final, they must play very carefully. And of course, Benzema has to resist. Manchester City will win only if they can hold Benzema.

You can say that again! Benzema is definitely the player to stop if they want to prevent Real Madrid from pulling a comeback, and we saw how much Madrid missed his services in the El classico. But with or without Benzema, Manchester City are certainly going to find themselves in the finals because they seem more hungry to win it and were more aggressive to win !

[wildey]

Maldrid vs Manchester city at Santiago bernabeu will be a difficult match Manchester city. I see lesser goals in this second leg and any one can make it to the finals. Manchester city home win isn't still a guarantee for the finals yet

Since Manchester City have won by just 1 goal. So still both teams have equal chances to go to the final. Despite losing the away match against PSG, Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals with a great victory against PSG in the home match. And so if City wants to qualify for the final, they must play very carefully. And of course, Benzema has to resist. Manchester City will win only if they can hold Benzema.

You can say that again! Benzema is definitely the player to stop if they want to prevent Real Madrid from pulling a comeback, and we saw how much Madrid missed his services in the El classico. But with or without Benzema, Manchester City are certainly going to find themselves in the finals because they seem more hungry to win it and were more aggressive to win !

but Real Madrid have the mentality and also high confidence when they play in the UCL stage which has high tension.
1 goal behind is not the end of everything, the second leg later the match will be played at home to Real Madrid and everything is still possible to happen.

Yes it's true Madrid haven't lost hope especially the second leg at their own home we've seen how Madrid have had this season
They won't let the opportunity slip away everything must be prepared to turn the situation around

[Maidak]

actually Liverpool can win more than 2 goals if Villarreal don't play very defensively, but this result will also be very profitable for Liverpool.
Most likely when the second leg Villarreal will play a little open and attack and it will be an interesting match and I am sure if both teams play attacking then Liverpool will again be able to win the game.
with the result in the first leg maybe we can all confirm that Liverpool will be in the UCL final this season, if there are no surprises again in the second leg later.

Villarreal original plan required 2 goals in the 2nd leg against Liverpool in order to have any hope of qualifying for the final. But 2 goals is a difficult one for Villarreal in the 2nd leg as Liverpool will maintain the win they have got at Anfield. Liverpool will maintain their advantage at home to Villarreal even though Villareal will try to win by more than 2 goals.
You are right. If Villarreal 1st leg is not played defensively, then the goals scored may be more than 2.

It was quite unexpected for Villarreal to see the ball end up in the back of their own net for their own goal. But on the other hand, I also believe that Liverpool had a lot of chances to go further ahead in the match and they were not able to convert those chances into goals. But, they will be quite happy with the advantage that they have right now, and obviously, it seems like it will be an easy win for Liverpool and they will be through to the finals.

[xmonkeyx]

Maldrid vs Manchester city at Santiago bernabeu will be a difficult match Manchester city. I see lesser goals in this second leg and any one can make it to the finals. Manchester city home win isn't still a guarantee for the finals yet

Since Manchester City have won by just 1 goal. So still both teams have equal chances to go to the final. Despite losing the away match against PSG, Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals with a great victory against PSG in the home match. And so if City wants to qualify for the final, they must play very carefully. And of course, Benzema has to resist. Manchester City will win only if they can hold Benzema.

You can say that again! Benzema is definitely the player to stop if they want to prevent Real Madrid from pulling a comeback, and we saw how much Madrid missed his services in the El classico. But with or without Benzema, Manchester City are certainly going to find themselves in the finals because they seem more hungry to win it and were more aggressive to win !

but Real Madrid have the mentality and also high confidence when they play in the UCL stage which has high tension.
1 goal behind is not the end of everything, the second leg later the match will be played at home to Real Madrid and everything is still possible to happen.

Yes it's true Madrid haven't lost hope especially the second leg at their own home we've seen how Madrid have had this season
They won't let the opportunity slip away everything must be prepared to turn the situation around

it seems so, it is very likely that what Real Madrid did against PSG in the second leg will happen again. Man City is not an experienced team on the UCL stage even though in recent years they have been very strong in the domestic league.

[Zanab247]

Real Madrid vs Manchester city match,it will going to be a tough match because Real Madrid will not allow what happened in the second half that made Manchester city to scored 2 goals to defeated them for the first leg to happen in this second leg. I think Real Madrid will use this second leg as an opportunity to eliminate Manchester city from this semi final, and to prepare well to achieve the UEFA Europa champion league title. Real Madrid has what it takes to defeat Manchester city 3-1 in this second leg.

[minairia3]

I won't be so sure about Liverpool already being qualified as most of the teams are having problems when they face Villareal on home pitch. Even Klopp said that his team will face a way more stronger team next week and he expects that his team will suffer a little.
If I would have to chose the finalist would be Liverpool - Real as I don't want to see another british UCL finals ...as this is not enjoyable for neutral fans of competition.

I understand what Jurgen Klopp meant by saying that he just doesn't want to underestimate Villarreal also don't want to burden the players if they say they will win
Just look at the history of their matches in the champions league especially when playing away Liverpool always dominate and win it means they are always ready based on mental, even if Liverpool lose no more than one goal.

I think it is not going to be a bad decision at all to give some players a little bit of rest because obviously, they need to concentrate on the English Premier League, and also the upcoming final of the Champions League after they beat Villarreal in the second leg.

Considering the previous performance of Liverpool in Champions League matches they play really well in away conditions. So, I think it is not going to be a big problem for them to qualify for the finals after the advantage that they already have from the first leg. The question is which team they will be facing in the finals.

[superman184]

Real Madrid vs Manchester city match,it will going to be a tough match because Real Madrid will not allow what happened in the second half that made Manchester city to scored 2 goals to defeated them for the first leg to happen in this second leg. I think Real Madrid will use this second leg as an opportunity to eliminate Manchester city from this semi final, and to prepare well to achieve the UEFA Europa champion league title. Real Madrid has what it takes to defeat Manchester city 3-1 in this second leg.

Manchester city and Real Madrid have very good quality this season even Manchester city is much more consistent, but this is the UCL second leg match to be played at home to Real Madrid, and with Agg Manchester city 1 goal advantage. all things are still possible to happen. but I don't think 3-1 will happen because Manchester city is not an easy club to beat.

[D-law]

It is better to be realistic at this point. I don't believe Villarreal have much chance left to advance to final round of the Champions League now. If Liverpool won by one goal or it ended in a draw, then maybe Villarreal would have a much bigger chance to do the same against Liverpool too. But as Liverpool won by 2-0, I'm counting them as very advantageous and already in final round. On the other hand, I don't have any confident assumption for the Real Madrid v Manchester City match. Both of them can qualify for the final but it is the truth that Real Madrid will need to perform better as they are behind by one goal now.

Winning this game will see Real Madrid attacking more in this game and if Pep Guardiola utilize this very well then he can win the game successfully.
It's all clear that Liverpool are already in the final, the likes of Danjuma and Chukwueze were all absent but present in that game.
That waa as a result of them defending ,if you they was creating chances and defending they should have had a goal in the match.

[Pesona1]

Real Madrid vs Manchester city match,it will going to be a tough match because Real Madrid will not allow what happened in the second half that made Manchester city to scored 2 goals to defeated them for the first leg to happen in this second leg. I think Real Madrid will use this second leg as an opportunity to eliminate Manchester city from this semi final, and to prepare well to achieve the UEFA Europa champion league title. Real Madrid has what it takes to defeat Manchester city 3-1 in this second leg.

Manchester city and Real Madrid have very good quality this season even Manchester city is much more consistent, but this is the UCL second leg match to be played at home to Real Madrid, and with Agg Manchester city 1 goal advantage. all things are still possible to happen. but I don't think 3-1 will happen because Manchester city is not an easy club to beat.

Both teams have shown their best performance this season by staying consistent in the domestic league and champions league, talking about their chances in the champions league it seems it will be very difficult for us to predict what will happen in the second leg later, but I personally am very confident in the second leg  later  if we will see a match that is no less exciting than yesterday first leg, because Manchester City, which has a solid game and also relies on young players, will again face a team full of experience and can often be said to surprise us with an extraordinary comeback in a match.

[Davian144]

but Real Madrid have the mentality and also high confidence when they play in the UCL stage which has high tension.
1 goal behind is not the end of everything, the second leg later the match will be played at home to Real Madrid and everything is still possible to happen.

I think Real Madrid will also try their best to qualify for the final in the second leg because besides Real Madrid will play at their own home, they also don't want to bring home disappointment when playing at home because it is the final decision for Real Madrid to go to the Champions League final this season.

[Iranus]

Maldrid vs Manchester city at Santiago bernabeu will be a difficult match Manchester city. I see lesser goals in this second leg and any one can make it to the finals. Manchester city home win isn't still a guarantee for the finals yet

Since Manchester City have won by just 1 goal. So still both teams have equal chances to go to the final. Despite losing the away match against PSG, Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals with a great victory against PSG in the home match. And so if City wants to qualify for the final, they must play very carefully. And of course, Benzema has to resist. Manchester City will win only if they can hold Benzema.

You can say that again! Benzema is definitely the player to stop if they want to prevent Real Madrid from pulling a comeback, and we saw how much Madrid missed his services in the El classico. But with or without Benzema, Manchester City are certainly going to find themselves in the finals because they seem more hungry to win it and were more aggressive to win !

Real Madrid can be resisted only if Benzema can be stopped. And Coach Guardiola knows this very well. In the second leg, maybe we will see Guardiola's new match strategy. In the first leg, Manchester City attacked from the start. Maybe in the second leg they will be more tactful. But Ancelotti is experienced enough. He will make his strategy to win against City.

[Tellek Garing]

Real Madrid may play the best football in other to qualify for the second round of the league but the challenge is that they are playing against a more stronger club like Manchester City and at that their chance is very slim, but if their are able to make good use of the home advantage in the first half it will be better for the club so their could have a strong defense in the second half to take home their winning like I said before this isn't going to be an easy game for Real Madrid.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Real Madrid may play the best football in other to qualify for the second round of the league but the challenge is that they are playing against a more stronger club like Manchester City and at that their chance is very slim, but if their are able to make good use of the home advantage in the first half it will be better for the club so their could have a strong defense in the second half to take home their winning like I said before this isn't going to be an easy game for Real Madrid.

I think Real Madrid's chances are not slim to qualify for the final, in fact both teams still have the same opportunity even though Real Madrid is behind by 1 goal. with the absence of an away goal means both clubs have equal chances. 1 goal behind is not difficult for a team as big as Real Madrid.
both teams are in good form this season, when the second leg later we will see a world class match that will be very interesting.