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

[Marvelman]

Not necessarily and difficult to predict as both teams are top of the table in their respective leagues, and considering Real Madrid can always turn things around and lose 1-0 in the first leg is not a comfortable position.
everything can turn things around and this match will be a more interesting match than the Villarreal vs Liverpool match yesterday.

Match of the week! Neither side is expected to disappoint today in Madrid, after an exciting first meeting between these rivals. Manchester City is a slight favorite. Kyle Walker is back in training, but it is not likely that he will play today since he is not at 100 percent. But, having the likes of Nacho and Luka Modric are almost unbeatable at this stage. Real Madrid also has the experience of dealing with tough opponents. No doubt, a great match is up for grabs, one in which no one will want to miss out on.

[tarable]

Villarreal showed me very quickly that I was wrong in saying that the matter of reaching the final is already settled after the first game. The first half was perfect in their performance. In the second half, however, we saw Liverpool playing at their highest level and Villarreal's dreams were quickly over. However, the hosts deserve a lot of applause, Unai Emery has created a really great team. However, I am concerned that this team may quickly disintegrate, as Villarreal may not even qualify to the cups next season, and the top players will certainly be able to pick from the big clubs' offers.

Villarreal deserve credit for their efforts to achieve their goal of reaching the final considering they had already lost 2-0 in the 1st leg. Villarreal's first half showed that with effort, goals would be easy to achieve but what can be said if Liverpool turned things around so quickly that Villarreal's spirit changed. . Liverpool proved that the winning mentality is on them.

Congratulations to Liverpool that's what a great team used to do, making and breaking records even in the troublesome time. Seems like in the first half they're unmotivated but what a come back in the 2nd half. Jürgen Klopp effects continues, and I hardly believe that his success meet the destiny by winning Champions League title.

Jurgen Kloop has the opportunity to get a treble this season with Liverpoool. The first half against Villarreal, Liverpool seemed unable to do much because Villarreal players were very eager to win the match and Capoe became a hero who would be awarded a hero because of 2 Villarreal's goals thanks to his efforts. But after leaving the dressing room and round 2 will take place, Liverpool players have been hypnotized by Jurgen Klopp that this year's UCL is their property and is proven by the presence of Luis Diaz, Unay Emery's strategy is destroyed. Now they are waiting for who will be opponents in the final between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

[CLS63]

The last finalist team are going to be determined tonight. The team that I want to see in the finale tonight are Real Madrid. Because I don't want to see teams from the same country in the finale. Besides, Liverpool would have an opportunity to have revenge on the 2018 finale in the Champions League. And this finale would include a good story as a result too.

[Luzin]

Now they are waiting for who will be opponents in the final between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

May the record be bad at home when UCL is erased today. Of course I want Madrid to win. Three goals at the Etihad is a good save for the second leg. Actually collectively the game I believe Man City are superior. But regarding the final result I am sure Madrid will win and qualify against Liverpool in the final. I hope Benzema continues to perform well and become Madrid's goal machine even though he is old.

[hyudien]

Not necessarily and difficult to predict as both teams are top of the table in their respective leagues, and considering Real Madrid can always turn things around and lose 1-0 in the first leg is not a comfortable position.
everything can turn things around and this match will be a more interesting match than the Villarreal vs Liverpool match yesterday.

We cannot underestimate Madrid if we are only 1 point behind. Aggregates when playing at home to Manchester City make Real Madrid able to reduce the lag. So when now playing at the Bernabeu, at least Madrid has more share in terms of controlling the field. 1 point should not be too difficult for the hosts.

[AakZaki]

Villarreal deserve all the appreciation now. They had a really tough opponent in the end and it would be even a greater success if they managed to eliminate Liverpool too. And after score became 2-0, actually I started to doubt Liverpool a little. But Liverpool captured the control of the match later and finished them off by 3-2. But I really saw the worry in the eyes of Liverpool players after being 2-0 behind. It wasn't too easy for them to qualify for final round. And Villarreal must still be very happy with Emery now.

Liverpool deserved to qualify, they played neatly and obviously the quality of their game above Villareal. Even at the beginning was surprised by Villareal's quick goal and 2-0 up at half-time. But Liverpool have a great mentality, even I am amazed they can make 3 goals to win and qualify for the final. If you look at the game in the second half of Villareal's game decreased, Fabinho's 1 goal made Villareal's mentality even more shattered. Even they played worse and Capoue got a red card.

[Welsh]

As a somewhat neutral, I'm just hoping for a competitive game, and not just a one sided game on either of sides. I imagine Man City has the better chances here, but the betting odds are actually quite decent. 2.00 for a Man City win, which to be honest is a little more than I was expecting. I was expecting somewhere around 1.60-1.80.

Although, I was giving a £5 free bet, which I put on a bet builder, which is going for the Real Madrid win along with a few yellow cards, and stuff. Think it has a good chance of coming in, but it really does depend on what sort of City team we get tonight, and most importantly can Real Madrid play like they did the latter stages of the first leg right from the off, otherwise I see the tie escaping them again, quite early on.

Liverpool deserved to qualify, they played neatly and obviously the quality of their game above Villareal. Even at the beginning was surprised by Villareal's quick goal and 2-0 up at half-time. But Liverpool have a great mentality, even I am amazed they can make 3 goals to win and qualify for the final. If you look at the game in the second half of Villareal's game decreased, Fabinho's 1 goal made Villareal's mentality even more shattered. Even they played worse and Capoue got a red card.

I'm not sure if we deserved it per say, but I'm glad we managed to get the win even against the odds at half time. I do think Villareal probably wanted to at least win the one leg, since they did put a massive amount of effort into that game. Although, I have to agree that overall I do believe we deserved to go through to the final, I thought despite our terrible performance in that first half, we played the better football over the two legs. However, Villareal had a tactic, and it very nearly worked against us. On another night, they might have just had that luck that was required to go through.

[Raflesia]

The last finalist team are going to be determined tonight. The team that I want to see in the finale tonight are Real Madrid. Because I don't want to see teams from the same country in the finale. Besides, Liverpool would have an opportunity to have revenge on the 2018 finale in the Champions League. And this finale would include a good story as a result too.

If the final is certain, but Manchester City, it will be very difficult for Liverpool if they meet them in the final, the fact is Manchester City will be greater and can beat it in the final, but I also don't want the final to be the same from the Premier League.

Honestly, we can't predict tonight's match, even though we know there is still an advantage over Manchester city but Real Madrid's ambitions are still burning at home.

[Polkeins]

That was a great and brave performance from Villarreal. Right at the beginning, many were still hoping that there could be a miracle today. And after the second goal, they only had to hold out for 45 minutes. But then the pressure and the quality of Liverpool was too much. Nevertheless, a great performance by Villarreal. And congratulations to Liverpool and Klopp.

Unexpectedly, Villarreal actually played very well in the first half. Villarreal were able to score two goals in the first half and had forced the aggregate to be 2-2. Unfortunately, in the second half they reduced the intensity of the game and allowed Liverpool to score three goals back to seal the victory that saw Liverpool qualify for the Champions League final.

In the first half, Villarreal played excelent and I haven't seen Liverpool fight back so desperately for a long time, and if everything was decided in one half, then Villarreal would have gone on, but the game goes on for 90 minutes. During the break Liverpool was able to get together and still finish off Villarreal. Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen, although Villarreal tried as hard as he could, but Liverpool is very good now and I think he will win this Champions League.

[Rana590]

Villarreal deserve all the appreciation now. They had a really tough opponent in the end and it would be even a greater success if they managed to eliminate Liverpool too. And after score became 2-0, actually I started to doubt Liverpool a little. But Liverpool captured the control of the match later and finished them off by 3-2. But I really saw the worry in the eyes of Liverpool players after being 2-0 behind. It wasn't too easy for them to qualify for final round. And Villarreal must still be very happy with Emery now.

Liverpool deserved to qualify, they played neatly and obviously the quality of their game above Villareal. Even at the beginning was surprised by Villareal's quick goal and 2-0 up at half-time. But Liverpool have a great mentality, even I am amazed they can make 3 goals to win and qualify for the final. If you look at the game in the second half of Villareal's game decreased, Fabinho's 1 goal made Villareal's mentality even more shattered. Even they played worse and Capoue got a red card.

It was really a great come back for Liverpool. They played well in the second half. Villarreal was so confident and they did well in the first half by scoring 2 goals. Aggregate score was level but Liverpool had managed to recover and win.

[Dewi Aries]

The last finalist team are going to be determined tonight. The team that I want to see in the finale tonight are Real Madrid. Because I don't want to see teams from the same country in the finale. Besides, Liverpool would have an opportunity to have revenge on the 2018 finale in the Champions League. And this finale would include a good story as a result too.

While I don't really care if it's Real Madrid or Manchester City for me both are the same and for sure Liverpool are waiting for the final
For no reason I support Liverpool more to win this title they are more deserving and have recorded near-perfect results so far
2019 was the last time Liverpool won and this year is the right time to repeat it.

[judas]

Congratulations to Liverpool on making it to the final in the Champions League. And it was a brave performance by Villarreal in the second leg also. They had an incredible first half and finished it 2-0 ahead. It was a temporary shock for Liverpool but they dealt with this pressure over themselves in a really strong way. They made a really amazing comeback to 3-2 in the end. Villarreal were getting close to making history for themselves but they missed it unfortunately.

[Roidz]

Congratulations to Liverpool on making it to the final in the Champions League. And it was a brave performance by Villarreal in the second leg also. They had an incredible first half and finished it 2-0 ahead. It was a temporary shock for Liverpool but they dealt with this pressure over themselves in a really strong way. They made a really amazing comeback to 3-2 in the end. Villarreal were getting close to making history for themselves but they missed it unfortunately.

liverpool have managed to get one ticket to the final, although they were left behind in the first round but liverpool managed to come back to ensure their place in the final, today we will see two teams fighting for one remaining ticket to face liverpool later in the final, I personally hope in In the final we will see two teams from different countries meet each other.

[FatFork]

The potential lineups of both teams were announced by Marca more than two and a half hours before kickoff.


source: marca.com

Real Madrid line-up: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Mendy; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric; Valverde, Vinicius and Benzema

Having Casemiro back in the starting lineup is a big deal for all Real Madrid fans. He missed the first leg against Manchester City and will now play an important role as a defensive midfielder between Modric and Kroos. For other things in the lineup, there are no major surprises - Nacho is expected to start in place of Alaba, and Valverde should start in place of Rodrygo.

Manchester City line-up: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Rodri, Silva, DeBruyne; Mahrez, Foden and Gabriel Jesus

When comparing the Manchester City team to that of the first match, tonight they should include Walker and Cancelo rather than Stones and Zinchenko.

[mrongoz_imut]

Congratulations to Liverpool on making it to the final in the Champions League. And it was a brave performance by Villarreal in the second leg also. They had an incredible first half and finished it 2-0 ahead. It was a temporary shock for Liverpool but they dealt with this pressure over themselves in a really strong way. They made a really amazing comeback to 3-2 in the end. Villarreal were getting close to making history for themselves but they missed it unfortunately.

liverpool have managed to get one ticket to the final, although they were left behind in the first round but liverpool managed to come back to ensure their place in the final, today we will see two teams fighting for one remaining ticket to face liverpool later in the final, I personally hope in In the final we will see two teams from different countries meet each other.

Villareal almost make Liverpool shock after success scoring 2 goals on first half but they not keep strong until 90 minutes, actually most interested and Villareal have good reputation when shocking Bayern Munich last round and goals scored last minutes, but different between Liverpool and Bayern Munich performance and actually most higher level Liverpool than Villareal lead to final. Few minutes later waiting with one team lead final between Manchester City or Real Madrid.

[Altryist]

Liverpool deserved to qualify, they played neatly and obviously the quality of their game above Villareal. Even at the beginning was surprised by Villareal's quick goal and 2-0 up at half-time. But Liverpool have a great mentality, even I am amazed they can make 3 goals to win and qualify for the final. If you look at the game in the second half of Villareal's game decreased, Fabinho's 1 goal made Villareal's mentality even more shattered. Even they played worse and Capoue got a red card.

There was no doubt that Liverpool could score a goal, it was only a matter of time. And it is clear that after Liverpool scored, Villarreal realized that they task was becoming much more difficult. As a result, players errors followed while Liverpool kept on scoring until they won the match. The red card was not mandatory, but the importance of the match was very high and Villarreal had a chance to win after the first half, although not a big one, so not everyone's nerves could withstand the strain.

[DukeNickle]

Liverpool and Villarreal both had a great performance yesterday. Villarreal made me very surprised by their amazing effort in the first half of the game. Maybe they couldn't succeed in their goal to reach the final but they were still fascinating against Liverpool. It isn't easy to do these things against a very strong team like Liverpool. Therefore Villarreal still did a great work here. The Real Madrid - Manchester City game is about to start and I'm waiting for it excitedly.

[dataispower]

This match today the way i assume concerning the game i think that Manchester city will defeat real Madrid base on the previous matches of Manchester city, i don't think they have lose match since this season, the featuring of Manchester city always  tight to the level of defeating their opponent, i believe benzema will score more than two goals.

[mia_houston]

The last finalist team are going to be determined tonight. The team that I want to see in the finale tonight are Real Madrid. Because I don't want to see teams from the same country in the finale. Besides, Liverpool would have an opportunity to have revenge on the 2018 finale in the Champions League. And this finale would include a good story as a result too.

While I don't really care if it's Real Madrid or Manchester City for me both are the same and for sure Liverpool are waiting for the final
For no reason I support Liverpool more to win this title they are more deserving and have recorded near-perfect results so far
2019 was the last time Liverpool won and this year is the right time to repeat it.

Liverpool this season is indeed very extraordinary both in the league and champions league, the consistency of their game throughout the season makes Liverpool a strong candidate to win the champions league again this season, but the madrid and city match is also very worth watching because I think pride as a Two big European teams will be at stake today, but to be honest I really hope that Manchester City and Madrid can play better than the first leg and make the match today will be very fierce regardless of who gets into the final later.

[Woodie]

This game has so much tension in it and seeing that it's an Italian referee officiating it , this game will be raining with yellow cards. [ over 5.5 cards]

And with how much both Madrid and City are closing all pockets of chances this has to be a low scoring match unless otherwise.

My prediction Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City