⚽ [POLL] FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League 2023/24

[JollyGood]

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[suzanne5223]

Football can be unpredictable something cause the game is full of surprises sometime but for group A I believe Bayern Munich will make it out of the group stages while the below teams also qualify to the next stage of the competition.
Group B Real Madrid
Group C Manchester City
Group D Liverpool
Group E Chelsea
Group F Zenit St Petersburg
Group G Juventus
Group H Paris St-Germain

[Juggy777]

The Champions League draw has been made. From the EPL the teams competing are Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.

These are the top two teams from each group I think will automatically qualify for the next round:

Group A:
Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid

Group B:
Real Madrid, Inter Milan,

Group C:
Manchester City, Marseille

Group D:
Liverpool, Ajax

Group E:
Chelsea, Sevilla

Group F:
Borussia Dortmund, Lazio

Group G:
Juventus, Barcelona

Group H:
Manchester United, Paris St-Germain


Which teams do you think will make it out of the group stages and on to the next stage of the competition?

@JollyGood it seems to me that you have played it safe by selecting the strong teams, and more or less I agree with your selections, but I’m not so sure that Manchester United will proceed ahead. Also I’ll be honest that as a Manutd fan I’ll be hoping that Manchester United wins and qualifies for the next round, but the reality is that they’re paired in a group of death, hence I don’t think that they will qualify for the next round.

Source:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12822372/man-utd-group-death-reason-revealed-tv-liverpool/

[tokeweed]

Why do you keep making threads of exactly the same league?  We already have an EPL thread and a UCL thread.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5163249.0

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5271157.0

[JollyGood]

Thank you for your views about which teams will qualify out of the group stages but if I am not mistaken I think the top two from each group automatically qualify. You listed one team per group.

Football can be unpredictable something cause the game is full of surprises sometime but for group A I believe Bayern Munich will make it out of the group stages while the below teams also qualify to the next stage of the competition.
Group B Real Madrid
Group C Manchester City
Group D Liverpool
Group E Chelsea
Group F Zenit St Petersburg
Group G Juventus
Group H Paris St-Germain

[kassex]

The Champions League draw has been made. From the EPL the teams competing are Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea.

These are the top two teams from each group I think will automatically qualify for the next round:

Group A:
Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid

Group B:
Real Madrid, Inter Milan,

Group C:
Manchester City, Marseille

Group D:
Liverpool, Ajax

Group E:
Chelsea, Sevilla

Group F:
Borussia Dortmund, Lazio

Group G:
Juventus, Barcelona

Group H:
Manchester United, Paris St-Germain

disagree in some groups. I think instead of Ajax, you can put Atalanta, instead of Latsio Zenit, and instead of Manchester United, Leipzig.these teams may well qualify for the exit from the group.

[JollyGood]

European football is back!!

Here are the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening:



Chelsea vs Sevilla

Rennes vs FK Krasnodar
 
Zenit St Petersburg vs Club Bruges

Lazio vs Borussia Dortmund
 
Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus

Barcelona vs Ferencvárosi TC

Paris Saint Germain vs Manchester United

RB Leipzig vs Istanbul Basaksehir

[Smartvirus]

Hearing the Uefa Champions League anthem once again feels me with love for the game. I don't know but who ever composed that him did a rather good job.
And the UCL kicked off with Zenith St Petersburg Vs Club brugge and Dynamo Kyiv Vs Juventus and though the first half of the game came off quite challenging with a goalless draw across both games, the scoreline ends with

Ft. Zenith St Petersburg 1-2 Club brugge

Ft. Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Juventus

With Alvaro Morata scoring his first and the first goal for this season, ending the match in a brace for Juventus this seasoning with Club brugge and Juventus bagging all 3 points. What a nice way to start the season for Alvaro Morata.
I'm sure Christiano Ronaldo is watching with enthusiasm.

[DeathAngel]

Why wasn’t Ronaldo playing, still isolating with covid? Looks like they didn’t miss him too much, they got a comfortable victory really. Any way the rest of the games are on now, gonna follow my bets, signing out for the day

[Porfirii]

Why wasn’t Ronaldo playing, still isolating with covid? Looks like they didn’t miss him too much, they got a comfortable victory really. Any way the rest of the games are on now, gonna follow my bets, signing out for the day

Yes, I think he is having some problems because he traveled to Italy in order to play while it was forbidden because of his illness, so it is logical to think that this was the reason. But yes, it seems they didn't miss him too much.

[JollyGood]

Here are the results for the UEFA Champions League games played this evening:



Chelsea 0-0 Sevilla

Rennes 1-1 FK Krasnodar
 
Zenit St Petersburg 1-2 Club Bruges

Lazio 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
 
Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Juventus

Barcelona 5-1 Ferencvárosi TC

Paris Saint Germain 1-2 Manchester United

RB Leipzig 2-0 Istanbul Basaksehir

[JollyGood]

European football is back!!

Here are the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening:




FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich vs Atlético Madrid
 
Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan vs Borussia Mönchengladbach

Manchester City vs FC Porto

Olympiakos vs Marseille
 
Ajax vs Liverpool

FC Midtjylland vs Atalanta

[JollyGood]

European football is back!!

Here are the results from the game thid evening:




FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-2 Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich 4-0 Atlético Madrid
 
Real Madrid 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan 2-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Manchester City 3-1 FC Porto

Olympiakos 1-0 Marseille
 
Ajax 0-1 Liverpool

FC Midtjylland 0-4 Atalanta

[Smartvirus]

I'm happy for Atlanta, Baryern Munich and Manchester City. They've got just a start that they required. Baryern Munich stepping on their goal scoring once more simply gives me the impression that, their relaxation from the league games was virtually aimed at gathering momentum for the Uefa Champions League. One thing I very much admire about them is, if Baryern Munich has started scoring, they don't take a back seat and maybe start defending their goals as in the case of Chelsea 3-3 Southampton, your always sure to see Baryern Munich out to score more goals. Once they are able to score 2-3 goals and they've got time, the goals just keeps coming.
I'm sure they are at it again, planned on not loosing any game, a wonderful goal difference and sure to defend their title as Champions.

[celot]

I'm happy for Atlanta, Baryern Munich and Manchester City. They've got just a start that they required. Baryern Munich stepping on their goal scoring once more simply gives me the impression that, their relaxation from the league games was virtually aimed at gathering momentum for the Uefa Champions League. One thing I very much admire about them is, if Baryern Munich has started scoring, they don't take a back seat and maybe start defending their goals as in the case of Chelsea 3-3 Southampton, your always sure to see Baryern Munich out to score more goals. Once they are able to score 2-3 goals and they've got time, the goals just keeps coming.
I'm sure they are at it again, planned on not loosing any game, a wonderful goal difference and sure to defend their title as Champions.

Atlanta remains a dark horse that will shock many clubs this season in the Champions League, last season they made it through to the quarter-finals before being defeated by Paris Saint Germain, starting the inaugural match Atlanta successfully won 3 full points, Manchester City and also Bayern Munich also got positive results too. Only Real Madrid started the first match with a very bad result, playing as the hosts had to admit defeat to Sakhtar Donesk by a narrow score of 2 - 3 after Valverde's goal in the last minute was disallowed by the referee after seeing the VAR broadcast.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Ugly win for my boys, Liverpool. 3 points is 3 points though, I thought Fabinho was excellent at CB in Van Dijk’s place. Bigger tests lie ahead but I was happy to start the group stage with a win against a good team away from home.

[Cnut237]

I thought Fabinho was excellent at CB in Van Dijk’s place. Bigger tests lie ahead

Yes. The problem when you lose the very best player is that anyone who comes in - even if they're very good - will still never be quite as good as the original. It's a big ask for someone to fill the role of Van Dijk, and to do so not just in individual matches, but consistently for the full length of time he is going to be out of action. Bigger tests do lie ahead, and teams will be ruthless and try to exploit the gap that Van Dijk has left. Even if the replacement is excellent, it's still a point of vulnerability.

[JollyGood]

Never mind because a win is a win and Liverpool got the points. It will be interesting to see how much they miss Van Dijk as the season progresses because they know every team will be trying to have a real go at their defence, not sure exactly who can step up and try to replace him because Van Dijk is a top class central defender.

Ugly win for my boys, Liverpool. 3 points is 3 points though, I thought Fabinho was excellent at CB in Van Dijk’s place. Bigger tests lie ahead but I was happy to start the group stage with a win against a good team away from home.

[slapper]

Being a liverpool fan was a little bit scared last night ( my time zone is utc +5). We won in with a unpersuasive way and was given goal by the opponent. This could harm a whole team's spirit. Moreover, losing Van Dijk till the end of this year makes the situation even worse. After all, win is win and as a fan, we have to support the team no matter what condition they are facing. Although they performed quite bad in some previous matches, i still have fate that they will soon be back on track. Klopp certainle knows what to do to boost the whole squad's spirit

[JollyGood]

These are the UEFA Champions League game for this evening:


Lokomotiv Moscow 1-2 Bayern Munich (result)

Atlético Madrid vs FC Red Bull Salzburg

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Inter Milan (result)

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Real Madrid

FC Porto vs Olympiakos

Marseille vs Manchester City

Atalanta vs Ajax

Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland

[Smartvirus]

These are the UEFA Champions League game for this evening:


Lokomotiv Moscow 1-2 Bayern Munich (result)

Atlético Madrid vs FC Red Bull Salzburg

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Inter Milan (result)

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Real Madrid

FC Porto vs Olympiakos

Marseille vs Manchester City

Atalanta vs Ajax

Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland

Just to add to the pattern you've already had set above, the remains matches scoreline proceeded as follows:

Atlético Madrid 3-2 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-2 Real Madrid

FC Porto 2-0 Olympiakos

Marseille 0-3 Manchester City

Atalanta 2-2 Ajax

Liverpool 2-0 FC Midtjylland

It was really a good game for Manchester city at most, haven't won there matches alongside Bayern Munich this far as they continue to make waves and prove as title contenders this season.
Atlectico Madrid did quite well by ensuring to earn a 3 points in this gaming following the lose they had in their last encounter with Bayern Munich that won by 4-0 goals. They surely needed to bag this points as they did while Real Madrid had a rather disappointing day to have drawn in a supposed win match.

[Swordsoffreedom]

P.C:UEFA Champions League


The fate of the night is good luck for whom!

As usual Bayern won again. Most probably the best team in this Season.

Casemiro's great performance saved Madrid on this journey but what a surprise! In a game where there is no penalty, there is no victory.. LOL  

and João Félix is the glory of Atletico.  

Sorry for Madrid's Fan.. Real Madrid has had the worst performance this season. They should forget the defeats and play with a little responsibility...

[Oneandpure]

P.C:UEFA Champions League


The fate of the night is good luck for whom!

As usual Bayern won again. Most probably the best team in this Season.

Casemiro's great performance saved Madrid on this journey but what a surprise! In a game where there is no penalty, there is no victory.. LOL  

and João Félix is the glory of Atletico.  

Sorry for Madrid's Fan.. Real Madrid has had the worst performance this season. They should forget the defeats and play with a little responsibility...

Bayern Munich had a difficult time against Lokomotiv Moscow last night, despite taking the lead in the 13th minute through Leon Goretzka's shot but Anton Miranchuk was able to break into Manuel Nuer's goal to make the two draw 1-1 in 70th minutes. Maybe a lot of bookies predict that Bayern will win easily with a score that is quite a lot, but the fact is that Bayern had difficulty in globalizing the Lokomotiv Moscow goal last night. Other results were also very bad for Real Madrid, which was only able to achieve a draw during a visit to Gladbach. Madrid have little chance to knock out group just getting one point from two match after last match lost from Sakhtar Donesk.

[JollyGood]

I was unable to add the final scores last night so I am grateful to those that posted here and did it for me. It was important for the results to be added so a big thank you Swordsoffreedom  

[JollyGood]

Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening:


FK Krasnodar vs Chelsea

Sevilla vs Rennes

Borussia Dortmund vs Zenit St Petersburg

Club Bruges vs Lazio

Ferencvárosi TC vs Dynamo Kyiv

Juventus vs Barcelona

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Paris Saint Germain

Manchester United vs RB Leipzig


Ronaldo will not play for Juventus against Barcelona because he tested positive for COVID-19 again.

[casperBGD]

Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening:


FK Krasnodar vs Chelsea

Sevilla vs Rennes

Borussia Dortmund vs Zenit St Petersburg

Club Bruges vs Lazio

Ferencvárosi TC vs Dynamo Kyiv

Juventus vs Barcelona

Istanbul Basaksehir vs Paris Saint Germain

Manchester United vs RB Leipzig


Ronaldo will not play for Juventus against Barcelona because he tested positive for COVID-19 again.

so far so good, both favourites won their matches, Chelsea and PSG, without goal conceived, which makes it difficult for those that played goals, especially in Turkey, where goals were widely expected
now, let see what Fradi can do this night, hopefully will not going to lose first home match

[JollyGood]

Here are the results for the Champions League games that took place this evening:


FK Krasnodar 0-4 Chelsea

Sevilla 1-0 Rennes

Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Zenit St Petersburg

Club Bruges 1-1 Lazio

Ferencvárosi TC 2-2 Dynamo Kyiv

Juventus 0-2 Barcelona

Istanbul Basaksehir 0-2 Paris Saint Germain

Manchester United 5-0 RB Leipzig

[JollyGood]

Here are the Champions League games taking place tomorrow 3rd November 2020

The pick of the bunch has to be Real Madrid vs Inter Milan. Zidane vs Conte will be an interesting contest, Inter have a strong English Premier League connection with Lukaku, Sanchez, Moses and Young playing there.

I think the following teams should win: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Ajax, Porto, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

[Xxmodded]

Here are the Champions League games taking place tomorrow 3rd November 2020

The pick of the bunch has to be Real Madrid vs Inter Milan. Zidane vs Conte will be an interesting contest, Inter have a strong English Premier League connection with Lukaku, Sanchez, Moses and Young playing there.

I think the following teams should win: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Ajax, Porto, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Why do you miss predicting between Real Madrid and Inter Milan, which one based your opinion become the winner. I have bet for Real Madrid to win when versus Inter Milan, I know Real Madrid never success win more than two match after lost from Sakhtar and draw with Galdbach. Madrid have wake up and win this match if wanna pass phase group, for Inter Milan pass two match with drawing score and get two point and know Inter Milan third position above Real Madrid. Big team from Serie A have primer league player like Lukaku, Young and Sanchez will fight with Sergio Ramos keep continue his goal tonight.

[JollyGood]

Here are the results for the Champions League games that took place this evening:


Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atlético Madrid

FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-5 Bayern Munich

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Real Madrid 3-2 Inter Milan

FC Porto 3-0 Marseille

Manchester City 3-0 Olympiakos

Atalanta 0-5 Liverpool

FC Midtjylland 1-2 Ajax

[Upgate]

Sergio Ramos has now scored 100 goals for Real Madrid. Ridiculous. What a defender.
Diego Jota, take a bow. What a sensational hat-trick. Complete striker Firmino can wait (lols)

[JollyGood]

Sorry for the delay, I was busy but here are the fixtures taking place in the Champions League this evening:


Chelsea vs Rennes

Sevilla vs FK Krasnodar

Zenit St Petersburg 1-1 Lazio (result)

Club Bruges vs Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv

Ferencvárosi TC vs Juventus

Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Manchester United (result)

RB Leipzig vs Paris Saint Germain

[Upgate]

Sorry for the delay, I was busy but here are the fixtures taking place in the Champions League this evening:


Chelsea vs Rennes

Sevilla vs FK Krasnodar

Zenit St Petersburg 1-1 Lazio (result)

Club Bruges vs Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv

Ferencvárosi TC vs Juventus

Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Manchester United (result)

RB Leipzig vs Paris Saint Germain

Honestly, Manchester United is a failed club, they are losing almost every match they play.
in the past, Man U was one of the best clubs in Europe, now their performance is getting poorer. See as a club called Istanbul beat them 2-1

[Reosta_]

My opinion about which teams will qualify out of the group (with their ranking) is:

Group A:
1. Bayern Munich
2. Atletico Madrid

Group B:
1. Real Madrid
2. B. Monchengladbach

Group C:
1. Manchester City
2. Porto

Group D:
1. Liverpool
2. Ajax

Group E:
1. Chelsea
2. Sevilla

Group F:
1. B. Dortmund
2. Lazio

Group G:
1. Barcelona
2. Juventus

Group H:
1. Manchester United
2. PSG

After group stages, I think that Bayern Munich will beat their opponents and win the Champions League cup.

[hulla]

Honestly, Manchester United is a failed club, they are losing almost every match they play.
in the past, Man U was one of the best clubs in Europe, now their performance is getting poorer. See as a club called Istanbul beat them 2-1

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club due their inability to perform well as their fans expected but they only lost some few games in the EPL Cup, Europa etc. Ji However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result since they are away and what need to do in their next game is to make sure their Basaksehir dont score more than 1 goal.

[Cnut237]

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

[Xxmodded]

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

Manchester United funny club how come beat bigger club PSG and Leipzig but loss opportunity when defeat by Istanbul last night, more funny how how istanbul scored to United without have defensif and last goal from Istanbul three of Manchester United defender not guarding the opponent but looking after his own friend. Check the video how funny Manchester United defender last night. Really trusted with Harry Maguire become captain and defender for Manchester United because he always make mistake and give more penalty for enemy. Better when opening window transfer in new year Man United have looking for new defender or try to give chance for Eric Baily back become starter.

[kassex]

My opinion about which teams will qualify out of the group (with their ranking) is:

Group A:
1. Bayern Munich
2. Atletico Madrid

Group B:
1. Real Madrid
2. B. Monchengladbach

Group C:
1. Manchester City
2. Porto

Group D:
1. Liverpool
2. Ajax

Group E:
1. Chelsea
2. Sevilla

Group F:
1. B. Dortmund
2. Lazio

Group G:
1. Barcelona
2. Juventus

Group H:
1. Manchester United
2. PSG

After group stages, I think that Bayern Munich will beat their opponents and win the Champions League cup.

Do not discount Leitzpig, they showed a good game yesterday. And taking into account the unstable play of Manchester United and PSG, Leizpig is likely to leave the group.If Inter loses the second game of Real Madrid, then we can say that Inter will not leave the group. But for now I think it is too early for Real and Borussia to think that they will leave the group.

[DatKing]

It is really hard to make predictions for some groups now. For example group B and group H. I think Gladbach will definitely qualify out of group B. I don't give chance for Shakhtar. But there is a big competition between Real Madrid and Inter. The next match will be very important. In group H, Manchester United and PSG don't play very good. So, I think Leipzig have a chance to leave behind one of them and qualify out of the group.

[coinlocket$]

The most interesting group in my hopinion will be the group B and it will probably be deciden on next turn.

Borussia Moenchengladbach-Shakhtar Donetsk (25 novembre, ore 18.55)

Inter-Real Madrid (25 novembre, ore 21)

Source: https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/calendario-champions-league-2020-2021-gironi-risultati/1gi1bsyquqsj612ssfoeam3qcj

If Inter will not win here they will probably out from the Champions and maybe even from the Europa League.

[hulla]

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

Manchester United funny club how come beat bigger club PSG and Leipzig but loss opportunity when defeat by Istanbul last night, more funny how how istanbul scored to United without have defensif and last goal from Istanbul three of Manchester United defender not guarding the opponent but looking after his own friend. Check the video how funny Manchester United defender last night. Really trusted with Harry Maguire become captain and defender for Manchester United because he always make mistake and give more penalty for enemy. Better when opening window transfer in new year Man United have looking for new defender or try to give chance for Eric Baily back become starter.

It obvious that Manchester United was not at their best, come on guys at some point this also happen in every football but I expect you guys to understand that the previous match of a club cant be to judge their advancement in a tournament and speaking of Istanbul Basaksehir rank in Turkey i won't consider them as a weak team if i were you. Besides, every team that usually participates in the Champion league is always one of the best in their native league which i believe i shouldn't be telling you that.

[Ridcan]

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

Manchester United funny club how come beat bigger club PSG and Leipzig but loss opportunity when defeat by Istanbul last night, more funny how how istanbul scored to United without have defensif and last goal from Istanbul three of Manchester United defender not guarding the opponent but looking after his own friend. Check the video how funny Manchester United defender last night. Really trusted with Harry Maguire become captain and defender for Manchester United because he always make mistake and give more penalty for enemy. Better when opening window transfer in new year Man United have looking for new defender or try to give chance for Eric Baily back become starter.

Başakşehir İstanbul had played well in other matches it was defeated.  He played a successful game in the Paris Saint Germain match, but could not avoid being defeated.  Manchester united defender made a mistake as you said and did not forgive demba ba.  I think it will beat differently at home stadium in manchester.

[JollyGood]

This is the group stage not the knock out stage where away goals count so Basaksehir can score as many goals as they like as long as Manchester United win their games they should qualify as winners or runners-up in the group.

Honestly, Manchester United is a failed club, they are losing almost every match they play.
in the past, Man U was one of the best clubs in Europe, now their performance is getting poorer. See as a club called Istanbul beat them 2-1

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club due their inability to perform well as their fans expected but they only lost some few games in the EPL Cup, Europa etc. Ji However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result since they are away and what need to do in their next game is to make sure their Basaksehir dont score more than 1 goal.

[Juggy777]

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

Manchester United funny club how come beat bigger club PSG and Leipzig but loss opportunity when defeat by Istanbul last night, more funny how how istanbul scored to United without have defensif and last goal from Istanbul three of Manchester United defender not guarding the opponent but looking after his own friend. Check the video how funny Manchester United defender last night. Really trusted with Harry Maguire become captain and defender for Manchester United because he always make mistake and give more penalty for enemy. Better when opening window transfer in new year Man United have looking for new defender or try to give chance for Eric Baily back become starter.

It obvious that Manchester United was not at their best, come on guys at some point this also happen in every football but I expect you guys to understand that the previous match of a club cant be to judge their advancement in a tournament and speaking of Istanbul Basaksehir rank in Turkey i won't consider them as a weak team if i were you. Besides, every team that usually participates in the Champion league is always one of the best in their native league which i believe i shouldn't be telling you that.

@hulla have you actually been following Manchester United’s journey this season, because they have been absolutely poor so far, and this defeat has made me question my support for them.

Furthermore Manchester United are yet backing Ole to stay at the club, and now I guess the board is okay with these results, so I guess I’m simply going to stop watching their games till they actually improve or Ole steps down for good.

Lastly Ole considers Pogba performances good for the club, and if anyone has seen Pogba play this season then they’ll know that it’s the complete opposite, as he’s been wasteful and poor while playing for Manchester United.

Sources:

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2075688206343/manchester-uniteds-shambolic-defeat-brutally-exposes-ole-gunnar-solskjaers-shortcomings

https://www.theunitedstand.com/articles/single/manchester-united-board-continue-to-back-ole-gunnar-solskjaer

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/weve-seen-plenty-of-positives-with-pogba-solskjaer-backs-man-utd-/1qzj54aj1tc561quokcqapzhva

[hulla]

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

Manchester United funny club how come beat bigger club PSG and Leipzig but loss opportunity when defeat by Istanbul last night, more funny how how istanbul scored to United without have defensif and last goal from Istanbul three of Manchester United defender not guarding the opponent but looking after his own friend. Check the video how funny Manchester United defender last night. Really trusted with Harry Maguire become captain and defender for Manchester United because he always make mistake and give more penalty for enemy. Better when opening window transfer in new year Man United have looking for new defender or try to give chance for Eric Baily back become starter.

Başakşehir İstanbul had played well in other matches it was defeated.  He played a successful game in the Paris Saint Germain match, but could not avoid being defeated.  Manchester united defender made a mistake as you said and did not forgive demba ba.  I think it will beat differently at home stadium in manchester.

In football, the mistake of someone leads to the winning of others but I also expect Manchester United is defeat at Old Trafford.

This is the group stage not the knock out stage where away goals count so Basaksehir can score as many goals as they like as long as Manchester United win their games they should qualify as winners or runners-up in the group.

Dang. Thank you for pointing that out.

I dont know if Manchester United is a failed club

However, their today's game against the Istanbul Basaksehir is still a reasonable result

I think, given the standards they've set over the years, this result has to be considered a failure. If United are struggling already against weak teams in the group stages, then they are unlikely to progress very far in the competition, and certainly not challenge to lift the trophy. They're not the team we've been used to over the last few decades.

Manchester United funny club how come beat bigger club PSG and Leipzig but loss opportunity when defeat by Istanbul last night, more funny how how istanbul scored to United without have defensif and last goal from Istanbul three of Manchester United defender not guarding the opponent but looking after his own friend. Check the video how funny Manchester United defender last night. Really trusted with Harry Maguire become captain and defender for Manchester United because he always make mistake and give more penalty for enemy. Better when opening window transfer in new year Man United have looking for new defender or try to give chance for Eric Baily back become starter.

It obvious that Manchester United was not at their best, come on guys at some point this also happen in every football but I expect you guys to understand that the previous match of a club cant be to judge their advancement in a tournament and speaking of Istanbul Basaksehir rank in Turkey i won't consider them as a weak team if i were you. Besides, every team that usually participates in the Champion league is always one of the best in their native league which i believe i shouldn't be telling you that.

@hulla have you actually been following Manchester United’s journey this season, because they have been absolutely poor so far, and this defeat has made me question my support for them.

Furthermore Manchester United are yet backing Ole to stay at the club, and now I guess the board is okay with these results, so I guess I’m simply going to stop watching their games till they actually improve or Ole steps down for good.

Lastly Ole considers Pogba performances good for the club, and if anyone has seen Pogba play this season then they’ll know that it’s the complete opposite, as he’s been wasteful and poor while playing for Manchester United.

Sources:

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2075688206343/manchester-uniteds-shambolic-defeat-brutally-exposes-ole-gunnar-solskjaers-shortcomings

https://www.theunitedstand.com/articles/single/manchester-united-board-continue-to-back-ole-gunnar-solskjaer

https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/weve-seen-plenty-of-positives-with-pogba-solskjaer-backs-man-utd-/1qzj54aj1tc561quokcqapzhva

I did follow the club journey this season but that doesnt mean we have to use their previous game judge the output of their performance in this tournament.
Speaking of Pogba, I wonder why Ole decide to keep him but he know him more than we do lets just hope he proves us wrong.

[JollyGood]

They have not been absolutely poor this season, they played very well in the Champions League before the defeat by Basaksehir.

I do not agree with Solskjær resigning or getting sacked, he should stay at least until the end of the season and even though Pochettino is a good manager he never actually won anything with any team he managed whether at Espanyol or Southampton or Tottenham. Solskjær should be allowed time to rebuild.

Selling Pogba and maximising the returns would be great, Pogba should leave and Manchester United should recoup some of their investment and it will allow Fernandes, Fred, McTominay and van de Beek to fight for those midfield roles with others.

@hulla have you actually been following Manchester United’s journey this season, because they have been absolutely poor so far, and this defeat has made me question my support for them.

Furthermore Manchester United are yet backing Ole to stay at the club, and now I guess the board is okay with these results, so I guess I’m simply going to stop watching their games till they actually improve or Ole steps down for good.

Lastly Ole considers Pogba performances good for the club, and if anyone has seen Pogba play this season then they’ll know that it’s the complete opposite, as he’s been wasteful and poor while playing for Manchester United.

[JollyGood]

These are the UEFA Champions League game for this evening 24th November 2020:


FK Krasnodar vs Sevilla

Rennes vs Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund vs Club Bruges

Lazio vs Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv vs Barcelona

Juventus vs Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United vs Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain vs RB Leipzig





Here are my scores 

FK Krasnodar 1-1 Sevilla

Rennes 1-2 Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Club Bruges

Lazio 2-1 Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 Barcelona

Juventus 2-0 Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United 3-2 Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain 2-2 RB Leipzig

[bounceback]

These are the UEFA Champions League game for this evening 24th November 2020:


FK Krasnodar vs Sevilla

Rennes vs Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund vs Club Bruges

Lazio vs Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv vs Barcelona

Juventus vs Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United vs Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain vs RB Leipzig





Here are my scores 

FK Krasnodar 1-1 Sevilla

Rennes 1-2 Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Club Bruges

Lazio 2-1 Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 Barcelona

Juventus 2-0 Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United 3-2 Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain 2-2 RB Leipzig

I will try to correct with your prediction because I think you made wrong prediction and become your betting if you wanna try with my prediction

Here are my scores  Grin

FK Krasnodar 0-2 Sevilla

Rennes 0-2 Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Club Bruges

Lazio 2-0 Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 Barcelona

Juventus 2-0 Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United 3-0 Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain 3-0 RB Leipzig

[JollyGood]

Here are the results for the UEFA Champions League games played this evening 24th November 2020:


FK Krasnodar 1-2 Sevilla

Rennes 1-2 Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Club Bruges

Lazio 3-1 Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv 0-4 Barcelona

Juventus 2-1 Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United 4-1 Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain 1-0 RB Leipzig

[ampere]

Here are the results for the UEFA Champions League games played this evening 24th November 2020:


FK Krasnodar 1-2 Sevilla

Rennes 1-2 Chelsea

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Club Bruges

Lazio 3-1 Zenit St Petersburg

Dynamo Kyiv 0-4 Barcelona

Juventus 2-1 Ferencvárosi TC

Manchester United 4-1 Istanbul Basaksehir

Paris Saint Germain 1-0 RB Leipzig

A great champions league matchday; with  26 goals scored in the night. Your predictions were so close, do you stake them at all on a betting platform?
Barcelona match was quite surprising; i wasn't expecting them to string up such a good performance lol.

[Juggy777]

A great champions league matchday; with  26 goals scored in the night. Your predictions were so close, do you stake them at all on a betting platform?
Barcelona match was quite surprising; i wasn't expecting them to string up such a good performance lol.

@ampere indeed last night was really great because I got all my bets right, and now I’m sincerely hoping that my luck continues in today’s fixtures too. Lastly Barcelona are an unpredictable team to be honest, and it’s really difficult to understand if they’re actually better with or without Messi as they performed really well in his absence.

Sources:

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/comparing-barcelonas-record-with-and-without-lionel-messi-since-2017-18/ (some stats for those who like to dig deep about his performances impact on Barcelona)

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12141148/barcelona-win-without-lionel-messi-to-reach-champions-league-last-16-cristiano-ronaldo-helps-juventus-through

[JollyGood]

These are the UEFA Champions League game for this evening 25th November 2020:


Atlético Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich vs FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan vs Real Madrid

Olympiakos vs Manchester City

Marseille vs FC Porto

Ajax vs FC Midtjylland

Liverpool vs Atalanta




Here are my scores 

Atlético Madrid 3-1 Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich 2-0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan 2-1 Real Madrid

Olympiakos 0-1 Manchester City

Marseille 0-0 FC Porto

Ajax 2-0 FC Midtjylland

Liverpool 3-1 Atalanta

[kassex]

Yesterday was a good day for my bets. Let's see how it goes today.

Atlético Madrid 3-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich 4-0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan 2-2 Real Madrid

Olympiakos 0-2 Manchester City

Marseille 1-1 FC Porto

Ajax 2-1 FC Midtjylland

Liverpool 3-2 Atalanta

[rodrigobitcoin]

In less than half an hour Inter and Atalanta will take the field. Two Italians struggling with teams against which they must absolutely win, in order not to lose further positions. Liverpool won't let themselves be beaten easily so Atalanta won't have to be intimidated, especially since they won't play a home match.
I hope they both get off okay

[ampere]

A great champions league matchday; with  26 goals scored in the night. Your predictions were so close, do you stake them at all on a betting platform?
Barcelona match was quite surprising; i wasn't expecting them to string up such a good performance lol.

@ampere indeed last night was really great because I got all my bets right, and now I’m sincerely hoping that my luck continues in today’s fixtures too. Lastly Barcelona are an unpredictable team to be honest, and it’s really difficult to understand if they’re actually better with or without Messi as they performed really well in his absence.

Sources:

https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/comparing-barcelonas-record-with-and-without-lionel-messi-since-2017-18/ (some stats for those who like to dig deep about his performances impact on Barcelona)

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12141148/barcelona-win-without-lionel-messi-to-reach-champions-league-last-16-cristiano-ronaldo-helps-juventus-through

Oh, thats great. Good to know you got all bets right. and i hope you had a go at it tonight as well? Tonight champions league experience has been quiet; it seems as if teams are refraining from scoring loads of goals tonight; maybe there will be a different by half time?

Madrid has the chance to step up their champions league pursuit with a win against 10 man Inter team.
I feel sorry for the Marseille team; 0 wins, shocking display so far.

[kassex]

Yesterday was a good day for my bets. Let's see how it goes today.

Atlético Madrid 3-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich 4-0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan 2-2 Real Madrid

Olympiakos 0-2 Manchester City

Marseille 1-1 FC Porto

Ajax 2-1 FC Midtjylland

Liverpool 3-2 Atalanta

Unfortunately, yesterday was not my day. None of the results came true. I was especially surprised by the results of the matches Liverpool - Atalanta and Inter Milan - Real Madrid. I did not expect Liverpool and Inter to play so poorly.

[muslol67]

Yesterday was a good day for my bets. Let's see how it goes today.

Atlético Madrid 3-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich 4-0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan 2-2 Real Madrid

Olympiakos 0-2 Manchester City

Marseille 1-1 FC Porto

Ajax 2-1 FC Midtjylland

Liverpool 3-2 Atalanta

Unfortunately, yesterday was not my day. None of the results came true. I was especially surprised by the results of the matches Liverpool - Atalanta and Inter Milan - Real Madrid. I did not expect Liverpool and Inter to play so poorly.

Inter is always a team that has the capacity to surprise in such matches. I thought that way in a Barcelona match years ago but I didn't bet. I bet on Inter yesterday with draw no bet. Had I been lucky, I could have made a very good profit last night.

[JollyGood]

I could not update the thread last night with the scores, so here are the results for the UEFA Champions League game for yesterday 25th November 2020:


Atlético Madrid 0-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern Munich 3-1 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan 0-2 Real Madrid

Olympiakos 0-1 Manchester City

Marseille 0-2 FC Porto

Ajax 3-1 FC Midtjylland

Liverpool 0-2 Atalanta

[JollyGood]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League game taking place this evening 1st December 2020:


Atalanta vs FC Midtjylland

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich      
   
FC Porto vs Manchester City      
   
Liverpool vs Ajax         

Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Red Bull Salzburg   

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Inter Milan   

Marseille vs Olympiakos FC

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid
 

[Prince Malik]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League game taking place this evening 1st December 2020:


Atalanta vs FC Midtjylland

Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich      
   
FC Porto vs Manchester City      
   
Liverpool vs Ajax         

Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Red Bull Salzburg   

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Inter Milan   

Marseille vs Olympiakos FC

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid
 

I think with many missed player for bayern munchin atleteco have the ability to have the 3 points
I think double chance 1× with a good stake will be a very good bet tonight

[JollyGood]

RESULTS for the UEFA Champions League games played this evening 1st December 2020:


Atalanta 1-1 FC Midtjylland

Atlético Madrid 1-1 Bayern Munich      
   
FC Porto 0-0 Manchester City      
   
Liverpool 1-0 Ajax         

Lokomotiv Moscow 1-3 FC Red Bull Salzburg   

Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-3 Inter Milan   

Marseille 2-1 Olympiakos FC

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Real Madrid
 

[ampere]

RESULTS for the UEFA Champions League games played this evening 1st December 2020:


Atalanta 1-1 FC Midtjylland

Atlético Madrid 1-1 Bayern Munich      
   
FC Porto 0-0 Manchester City      
   
Liverpool 1-0 Ajax         

Lokomotiv Moscow 1-3 FC Red Bull Salzburg   

Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-3 Inter Milan   

Marseille 2-1 Olympiakos FC

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Real Madrid
 

I want to try to give a review of the matches in relation to the players and team performance lol. Atalanta match was interesting; they wasted numerous chances to grab a win; and the one to watch was Diallo who has an excellent second half performance.

Simeone needs to re strategize at Athletico lol; his team failed to beat a weakened Bayern munich side and even struggled to score or create several goal scoring chances. Joao Felix has improved alot, with dribbles and creativity; a star for the future.

Man City and Porto should have agreed to cancel the match; it was a drab, boring and annoying draw with little to show for it; if fans were on the pitch maybe it would have been different. Foden had a great match; a midfield maestro in the making

i wish i could detail other matches; but i didnt see them in action either in replays or live match.

Today meanwhile; i think the following should play out
 
Istanbul Basaksehir 1  - 1 RasenBallsport Leipzig

Manchester United 2 - 0  Paris Saint-Germain

[JollyGood]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening on 2nd December 2020:


Borussia Dortmund vs Lazio   

Club Brugge vs Zenit St. Petersburg   

Ferencvaros vs Barcelona      

Istanbul Buyuksehir vs RB Leipzig   
   
Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev   

Krasnodar vs Rennes   

Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain   
      
Sevilla vs Chelsea
 




Here are my scores 

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Lazio   

Club Brugge 1-2 Zenit St. Petersburg   

Ferencvaros 0-1 Barcelona      

Istanbul Buyuksehir 1-2 RB Leipzig   
   
Juventus 2-1 Dynamo Kiev   

Krasnodar 0-0 Rennes   

Manchester United 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain   
      
Sevilla 1-0 Chelsea

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:


Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Lazio   

Club Brugge 3-0 Zenit St. Petersburg   

Ferencvaros vs Barcelona      

Istanbul Buyuksehir 3-4 RB Leipzig   
   
Juventus 3-0 Dynamo Kiev   

Krasnodar 1-0 Rennes   

Manchester United 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain   
      
Sevilla 0-4 Chelsea
 

[Onuohakk]

Group H as it stands
PSG (5 games, 9 points)
Manchester United (5 games, 9 points)
RB Leipzig (5 games, 9 points)
Istanbul (5games, 3 points)
Up next RB Leipzig vs Manchester United
This is dangerous

[ampere]

Group H as it stands
PSG (5 games, 9 points)
Manchester United (5 games, 9 points)
RB Leipzig (5 games, 9 points)
Istanbul (5games, 3 points)
Up next RB Leipzig vs Manchester United
This is dangerous

Ole and his boys inconsistency has brought pressure upon theirself and now match day 6 is a must not lose match for Manchester united because they have enough goal difference to rely upon. Funny enough, there is not enough credibility that PSG can win at home to the Turkish team, they put up a lackluster performance against Manchester united and had poor martial miss and the goal post to thank for.

Game week 6 will be an interesting tie

[JollyGood]

From Group F it seems Borussia Dortmund will go through on goal difference then let Lazio and Bruges battle it out for a second place finish.

In Group B any of the 4 teams could qualify: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach

Here are the statistics as they stand with every team having played 5 games and there is just one game for each team remaining in the Group stages.

Which teams will go through to the knock-out stages and which teams will be out of the competition?



Group A:
QUALIFIED: Bayern Munich
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: n/a

Group B:
QUALIFIED: n/a
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: n/a

Group C:
QUALIFIED: Manchester City, Porto,
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: n/a
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Olympiakos, Marseille

Group D:
QUALIFIED: Liverpool
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Ajax, Atalanta
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Midtjylland

Group E:
QUALIFIED: Chelsea, Sevilla,
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: n/a
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: FK Krasnodar, Rennes

Group F:
QUALIFIED: n/a
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Borussia Dortmund, Lazio,  Bruges
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Zenit St Petersburg

Group G:
QUALIFIED: Barcelona, Juventus,
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: n/a
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvaros

Group H:
QUALIFIED: n/a
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Paris St-Germain
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Istanbul Basaksehir

[rodrigobitcoin]

Yesterday Juventus won without too many difficulties, despite the several wrong chances they had. This round is not too complicated, no particular surprises. The goalkeeper made some mistakes but all in all it went well. Meanwhile Ronaldo has reached an important achievement in his career. We hope he can add many more goals to his collection.

[Prince Malik]

From Group F it seems Borussia Dortmund will go through on goal difference then let Lazio and Bruges battle it out for a second place finish.

In Group B any of the 4 teams could qualify: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach

Here are the statistics as they stand with every team having played 5 games and there is just one game for each team remaining in the Group stages.

Which teams will go through to the knock-out stages and which teams will be out of the competition?



Group A:
QUALIFIED: Bayern Munich
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: n/a

Group B:
QUALIFIED: n/a
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: n/a

Group C:
QUALIFIED: Manchester City, Porto,
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: n/a
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Olympiakos, Marseille

Group D:
QUALIFIED: Liverpool
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Ajax, Atalanta
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Midtjylland

Group E:
QUALIFIED: Chelsea, Sevilla,
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: n/a
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: FK Krasnodar, Rennes

Group F:
QUALIFIED: n/a
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Borussia Dortmund, Lazio,  Bruges
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Zenit St Petersburg

Group G:
QUALIFIED: Barcelona, Juventus,
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: n/a
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencvaros

Group H:
QUALIFIED: n/a
POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION: Manchester United, RB Leipzig, Paris St-Germain
DEFINITELY FAILED TO QUALIFY: Istanbul Basaksehir

The group h is on fire
Manchester united will make the impossible to reach the plays off  but the leipzig will never make it easy and i think manchester can avoide losse and qualify
Psg in my opinion will not wast this great oppurtunity to reach the plays off

[JollyGood]

Cristiano Ronaldo has amazingly just scored his 750th career goal. The man has proved himself to be among the greatest to ever play the game, let us not forget he was a serial winner at Manchester United, Real Madrid and now at Juventus where they have qualified to go on to the knock out stages.

Yesterday Juventus won without too many difficulties, despite the several wrong chances they had. This round is not too complicated, no particular surprises. The goalkeeper made some mistakes but all in all it went well. Meanwhile Ronaldo has reached an important achievement in his career. We hope he can add many more goals to his collection.

[CLS63]

Group B has become really interesting before the last week matches. All the teams have chance to qualify out of the group. I think that Inter will win against Shakhtar without having too much problems. But they will expect Gladbach to win their away match against Real Madrid (which will not be easy).

[JollyGood]

The situation is Group B is very unclear because any two of the four teams could qualify: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan and Borussia Monchengladbach

I wonder what would happen to Zidane if Real do not get through to the knock-out stages. His job just might be on in danger.

Group B has become really interesting before the last week matches. All the teams have chance to qualify out of the group. I think that Inter will win against Shakhtar without having too much problems. But they will expect Gladbach to win their away match against Real Madrid (which will not be easy).

[longlivecapitalism]

Cristiano Ronaldo has amazingly just scored his 750th career goal. The man has proved himself to be among the greatest to ever play the game, let us not forget he was a serial winner at Manchester United, Real Madrid and now at Juventus where they have qualified to go on to the knock out stages.

Yesterday Juventus won without too many difficulties, despite the several wrong chances they had. This round is not too complicated, no particular surprises. The goalkeeper made some mistakes but all in all it went well. Meanwhile Ronaldo has reached an important achievement in his career. We hope he can add many more goals to his collection.

Ronaldo is an unstoppable goal machine. A lot of times he is the person who is pushing Juventus to win, especially this season (the results in Serie A when he doesn't play speak for themselves). I am looking forward to the Barcelona - Juventus match, another Messi - Ronaldo showdown. Let's hope it will be interesting.

[JollyGood]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening on 8th December 2020:


Lazio vs Club Brugge   

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund         

Barcelona vs Juventus         

Chelsea vs Krasnodar         

Dynamo Kiev vs Ferencvaros   

Paris Saint-Germain vs Istanbul Buyuksehir         

RB Leipzig vs Manchester United         

Rennes vs Sevilla



Here are my opinions 

Lazio 2-0 Club Brugge   

Zenit St. Petersburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund         

Barcelona 2-2 Juventus         

Chelsea 1-1 Krasnodar         

Dynamo Kiev 1-0 Ferencvaros   

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Istanbul Buyuksehir         

RB Leipzig 1-2 Manchester United         

Rennes 0-2 Sevilla

[longlivecapitalism]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening on 8th December 2020:


Lazio vs Club Brugge   

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund         

Barcelona vs Juventus         

Chelsea vs Krasnodar         

Dynamo Kiev vs Ferencvaros   

Paris Saint-Germain vs Istanbul Buyuksehir         

RB Leipzig vs Manchester United         

Rennes vs Sevilla



Here are my opinions 

Lazio 2-0 Club Brugge   

Zenit St. Petersburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund         

Barcelona 2-2 Juventus         

Chelsea 1-1 Krasnodar         

Dynamo Kiev 1-0 Ferencvaros   

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Istanbul Buyuksehir         

RB Leipzig 1-2 Manchester United         

Rennes 0-2 Sevilla

Dude, you got Zenit - Dortmund, Chelsea - Krasnodar, and Dynamo - Ferencvaros exactly correct with the score and everything! Either you watch too much Champions League or you've got a gift 
Barcelona - Juventus was good and also the only thing I betted on from all these fixtures.

[JollyGood]

Here are the results from the games played yesterday:


Lazio 2-2 Club Brugge   

Zenit St. Petersburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund         

Barcelona 0-3 Juventus         

Chelsea 1-1 Krasnodar         

Dynamo Kiev 1-0 Ferencvaros   

Paris Saint-Germain -postponed- Istanbul Buyuksehir         

RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United         

Rennes 1-3 Sevilla

[JollyGood]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening on 9th December 2020:


Ajax vs Atalanta   

FC Midtjylland vs Liverpool         

Paris Saint-Germain vs Istanbul Buyuksehir   
      
Bayern Munich vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Inter Milan vs Shakhtar Donetsk   
   
Manchester City vs Marseille
   
Olympiakos FC vs FC Porto

Real Madrid vs M'gladbach
   
Red Bull Salzburg vs Atletico Madrid   




Here are my opinions 

Ajax 1-0 Atalanta   
FC Midtjylland 0-1 Liverpool         
Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Istanbul Buyuksehir   
Bayern Munich 3-0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Inter Milan 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk   
Manchester City 2-0 Marseille
Olympiakos FC 1-3 FC Porto
Real Madrid 1-1 M'gladbach
Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Atletico Madrid

[Smartvirus]

Here are the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League games taking place this evening on 9th December 2020:

Here are my opinions 

Ajax 1-0 Atalanta   
FC Midtjylland 0-1 Liverpool         
Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Istanbul Buyuksehir   
Bayern Munich 3-0 Lokomotiv Moscow
Inter Milan 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk   
Manchester City 2-0 Marseille
Olympiakos FC 1-3 FC Porto
Real Madrid 1-1 M'gladbach
Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Atletico Madrid

I'm looking to make a bet but, I'm really confused following the result from yesterday's games has got me confused. Both team score was my prediction for Barcelona 0-3 Juventus while I had hoped Chelsea 1-1 Krasnodar would be a Chelsea win with at least over 2.5 but, they all went sideways.

Anyway, I'm hoping to go with your bet but, the Manchester city Vs Marseille doesn't seem to be a no goal Marseille game to me, considering the fact that, they already lost 3-0 to Manchester city in their previous meetings and would be looking to offset some of that goal in this game.
Ajax Vs Atlanta seems like a both team score kind of game while,
Fc midtjylland Vs Liverpool feels like an over 2.5 game.
Three predictions are based on a hunch though.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:


Ajax 0-1 Atalanta   

FC Midtjylland 1-1 Liverpool         

Paris Saint-Germain 5-1 Istanbul Buyuksehir   
      
Bayern Munich 2-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Inter Milan 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk   
   
Manchester City 3-0 Marseille
   
Olympiakos FC 0-2 FC Porto

Real Madrid 2-0 M'gladbach
   
Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Atletico Madrid   




TEAMS PLAYING IN THE KNOCK OUT STAGES:

Seeded Teams
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
Liverpool
Manchester City
Paris St-Germain
Real Madrid


Unseeded Teams
Atalanta
Atletico Madrid
Barcelona
Borussia Monchengladbach
Lazio
Porto
RB Leipzig
Sevilla

[Prince Malik]

RESULTS:


Ajax 0-1 Atalanta   

FC Midtjylland 1-1 Liverpool         

Paris Saint-Germain 5-1 Istanbul Buyuksehir   
      
Bayern Munich 2-0 Lokomotiv Moscow

Inter Milan 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk   
   
Manchester City 3-0 Marseille
   
Olympiakos FC 0-2 FC Porto

Real Madrid 2-0 M'gladbach
   
Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Atletico Madrid   




TEAMS PLAYING IN THE KNOCK OUT STAGES:

Seeded Teams
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Juventus
Liverpool
Manchester City
Paris St-Germain
Real Madrid


Unseeded Teams
Atalanta
Atletico Madrid
Barcelona
Borussia Monchengladbach
Lazio
Porto
RB Leipzig
Sevilla

I think atalanta really deserve to be in the play offs for the deconde year in a row...they found some difficulties this year but in the end they did a great match againts ajax.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 1ST LEG RESULTS:

Barcelona 1-4 Paris Saint-Germain

RB Leipzig 0-2 Liverpool



Liverpool are back to winning ways after the win a tricky match at RB Leipzig. They had to play the game in the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary because German officials did not allow Liverpool to play the game in Germany because of COVID-19 rules.

It was supposed to be a night for Messi to shine but he faded and faded fast. After scoring the first goal to Barcelona a 1-0 lead, PSG fought back and it was Mbappe that was the star player who single-handedly destroyed Barcelona as he scored three goals. PSG thrashed Barcelona 1-4. Pique even tried to hold on to underwear that Mbappe was wearing but he failed  

Messi looks like he had enough of Barcelona and will move to PSG or Manchester City at the end of the season on a free transfer.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 1ST LEG GAMES TODAY 17th FEBRUARY 2021:

FC Porto vs Juventus
      
Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

FC Porto 0-3 Juventus         
Sevilla 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

[Altryist]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 1ST LEG GAMES TODAY 17th FEBRUARY 2021:

FC Porto vs Juventus
      
Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

FC Porto 0-3 Juventus         
Sevilla 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

I think that Juventus can win, but the match will not be effective and one goal can decide the outcome of the match. In the match Sevilla - Burussia Dortmund, I think that Sevilla will not lose, but since Borusia likes to attack, an exchange of goals is possible. Sevilla plays very well at home, there may be a draw, or even a Sevilla victory.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

FC Porto 2-1 Juventus
      
Sevilla 2-3 Borussia Dortmund


Cristiano Ronaldo was very quiet throughout the match but his Juventus team have the all important away goal even though Porto won 2-1.

Haaland keeps scoring for Dortmund and they win 2-3. Sevilla played well enough to get a draw but ended up losing.

[LUCKMCFLY]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 1ST LEG RESULTS:

Barcelona 1-4 Paris Saint-Germain

RB Leipzig 0-2 Liverpool



Liverpool are back to winning ways after the win a tricky match at RB Leipzig. They had to play the game in the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary because German officials did not allow Liverpool to play the game in Germany because of COVID-19 rules.

It was supposed to be a night for Messi to shine but he faded and faded fast. After scoring the first goal to Barcelona a 1-0 lead, PSG fought back and it was Mbappe that was the star player who single-handedly destroyed Barcelona as he scored three goals. PSG thrashed Barcelona 1-4. Pique even tried to hold on to underwear that Mbappe was wearing but he failed  

Messi looks like he had enough of Barcelona and will move to PSG or Manchester City at the end of the season on a free transfer.

I could not see this game, but without a doubt it is a hard blow for Messi, I really saw the summary on ESPN, but I think that the Barcelona players have to help Messi much more, it is also worth mentioning that it was not Cristiano Ronaldo's day who also lost with his team. The two greatest soccer players of these times lose at the same time ...

[Juggy777]

it is also worth mentioning that it was not Cristiano Ronaldo's day who also lost with his team. The two greatest soccer players of these times lose at the same time ...

@JollyGood I believe that Porto have caused a huge upset by beating Juventus, and if they manage to dump Juventus out of the champions league then Cristanio will move on from this project.

Furthermore did you see the way Halland powered Dortmund to victory, and if he continues his hot form then suddenly we will have to consider Dortmund as a contender to win the champions league.

Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/feb/17/porto-v-juventus-champions-league-round-of-16-first-leg-liv

https://www.skysports.com/football/sevilla-vs-borussia-dortmund/report/440266

https://www.juvefc.com/condition-for-ronaldo-to-leave-juventus-revealed/

[tygeade]

I have watched PSG-Barcelona game and it was really good, Messi is looking like he is done but we all know who he is and what he was capable of when he played at his peak, he just looks like a player who didn't age well or just doesn't care anymore at all.

This is why I think the game was simple for PSG as well, because Barcelona is not the old Barcelona, they are on their way to not have a single cup this season and that is not really acceptable for Barcelona really. Watched the extended highlights of Leipzig and Liverpool game, it was obvious that Liverpool was fed up with losing too many games in a row and they played better than they have been for months.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 1ST LEG GAMES TODAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2021:

half time:

Atletico Madrid 0-0 Chelsea
      
Lazio 0-3 Bayern Munich


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Chelsea
Lazio 0-5 Bayern Munich   

I have watched PSG-Barcelona game and it was really good, Messi is looking like he is done but we all know who he is and what he was capable of when he played at his peak, he just looks like a player who didn't age well or just doesn't care anymore at all.

This is why I think the game was simple for PSG as well, because Barcelona is not the old Barcelona, they are on their way to not have a single cup this season and that is not really acceptable for Barcelona really. Watched the extended highlights of Leipzig and Liverpool game, it was obvious that Liverpool was fed up with losing too many games in a row and they played better than they have been for months.

Messi looks like he wants to leave but then others players look the same. Mbappe simply upstaged him and the whole world took notice of it.

[masulum]

FT: Atletico 0 - 1 Chelsea
FT: Lazio 1 - 4 Bayern Muenchen

atletico may be lost in hope to compete in UCL to the final. Afther Chelsea managed by Tuchel, they are look consistant with their performance in every matches. While atletico not really good. 2nd Leg, 80% chelsea will dominating the match.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Chelsea
      
Lazio 1-4 Bayern Munich

Giroud with an overhead kick gave Chelsea a win over Atletico. The match was played in Romania instead of Spain because of COVID-19 restrictions.

The outcome was never in doubt, Bayern was always going to beat Lazio.

[Juggy777]

RESULTS:

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Chelsea
      
Lazio 1-4 Bayern Munich

Giroud with an overhead kick gave Chelsea a win over Atletico. The match was played in Romania instead of Spain because of COVID-19 restrictions.

The outcome was never in doubt, Bayern was always going to beat Lazio.

@JollyGood indeed Bayern were always the favourites to win this fixture, but I wasn’t expecting them to win it so easily. Furthermore Musiala created history by scoring goals in the champions league, as he’s the youngest English player to score goals in the league.

Jamal Musiala becomes youngest English scorer in Champions League history

Musiala then doubled the lead, scoring low into the corner of the net and in doing so becoming the second-youngest player of any nationality to score in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Source:

https://www.skysports.com/football/lazio-vs-bayern-munich/report/440264

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 1ST LEG GAMES TODAY 24th FEBRUARY 2021:

Atalanta vs Real Madrid
      
Monchengladbach vs Manchester City


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Atalanta 2-1 Real Madrid         
Monchengladbach 1-1 Manchester City

[Coyster]

Atalanta 2-1 Real Madrid         
Monchengladbach 1-1 Manchester City

You're predicting an upset in both games then, cause on paper City and Real should get easy victories tonight, well I know it's football and anything is possible, but I can't give Mochengladbach a chance in today's game, I think City will be too strong for them, and they could end up conceding two or more goals.

Real Madrid on the other hand aren't having the best of seasons, neither did they perform well in the group stages, I think Atalanta are a decent side and could prolly cause Real some problems today, a win for them looks too much if you ask me though, I think this game is going to end in a 2-2 draw.

[JollyGood]

I just think Real Madrid are running out of steam, they are not the same team they once were. As for Manchester City, they will continue their unbeaten run with a draw because they are playing a tricky team.

Atalanta 2-1 Real Madrid         
Monchengladbach 1-1 Manchester City

You're predicting an upset in both games then, cause on paper City and Real should get easy victories tonight, well I know it's football and anything is possible, but I can't give Mochengladbach a chance in today's game, I think City will be too strong for them, and they could end up conceding two or more goals.

Real Madrid on the other hand aren't having the best of seasons, neither did they perform well in the group stages, I think Atalanta are a decent side and could prolly cause Real some problems today, a win for them looks too much if you ask me though, I think this game is going to end in a 2-2 draw.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Atalanta 0-1 Real Madrid
      
Monchengladbach 0-2 Manchester City


Real Madrid managed to score 4 minutes before the end of game thanks to Mendy to win their game. Manchester City won comfortably too. These were 1st leg games so the return games will be decisive because it is a knockout competition from now on.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 2ND LEG GAMES TODAY 9th MARCH 2021:

(first leg score in brackets)

(3) Borussia Dortmund vs Sevilla (2)
      
(1) Juventus vs FC Porto (2)


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Sevilla (5-3 aggregate)
Juventus 3-1 FC Porto (4-3 aggregate)

 

EDIT RESULTS:

Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Sevilla (Borussia Dortmund qualify 5-4 aggregate)
Juventus 3-2 FC Porto (FC Porto qualify 4-4 aggregate because of the Away Goals Rule)

[Spack17]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 2ND LEG GAMES TODAY 9th MARCH 2021:

(first leg score in brackets)

(3) Borussia Dortmund vs Sevilla (2)
      
(1) Juventus vs FC Porto (2)


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Sevilla (5-3 aggregate)
Juventus 3-1 FC Porto (4-3 aggregate)

 

EDIT RESULTS:

Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Sevilla (Borussia Dortmund qualify 5-4 aggregate)
Juventus 3-2 FC Porto (FC Porto qualify 4-4 aggregate because of the Away Goals Rule)

It looks like you were nearly predicting the results correctly.    Both games were really great. Juventus-Porto match was more exciting as it ended after extra time even though Porto got a red card in the 54th minute. Porto's goal in the extra time was really dramatic that it helped them a lot for advancing. It was a nice free-kick goal by Sergio Oliveira and Szczesny was nearly saving it. It was really the defining moment of the match.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 2ND LEG GAMES TODAY 10th MARCH 2021:

(first leg score in brackets)

(2) Liverpool vs RB Leipzig (0)
      
(4) Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona (1)


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Liverpool 1-1 RB Leipzig (3-1 aggregate)
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Barcelona (6-1 aggregate)

It looks like you were nearly predicting the results correctly.    Both games were really great. Juventus-Porto match was more exciting as it ended after extra time even though Porto got a red card in the 54th minute. Porto's goal in the extra time was really dramatic that it helped them a lot for advancing. It was a nice free-kick goal by Sergio Oliveira and Szczesny was nearly saving it. It was really the defining moment of the match.

I wonder what will happen the games taking place this evening 

[AakZaki]

~snip~
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Barcelona (6-1 aggregate)

I think a lot of people predicted Barca would not qualify, because of the result of the first match. Like the impossible, but I think there is still a chance even though it's very difficult. They need everything to turn things around in order to qualify for the next round. Barca have to lock up Mbappe, get fast goals, and keep attacking. As for fast goals, their enthusiasm will be even higher and their confidence will be even stronger.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

(first leg score in brackets)

(2) Liverpool 2-0 RB Leipzig (0)
      
(4) Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Barcelona (1)


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Liverpool 1-1 RB Leipzig (Liverpool win 4-0 aggregate)
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Barcelona (Paris Saint-Germain win 5-2 aggregate)

Congratulations to Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain. Their next games are in the quarter-final stages.

[Juggy777]

RESULTS:

(first leg score in brackets)

(2) Liverpool 2-0 RB Leipzig (0)
      
(4) Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Barcelona (1)


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Liverpool 1-1 RB Leipzig (Liverpool win 4-0 aggregate)
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Barcelona (Paris Saint-Germain win 5-2 aggregate)

Congratulations to Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain. Their next games are in the quarter-final stages.

@JollyGood it seems like Liverpool were finally able to bounce back in this match, and now I feel that they will turn their focus on winning the champions league, because if they don’t then they will miss out playing in this competition next year.

Also while I feel bad for Messi something tell me he’s not done with Barcelona, and he’ll soon be signing a new contract because he went to vote and chose his favourite president.

Sources:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/08/football/barcelona-presidential-elections-joan-laporta-lionel-messi-votes-spt-intl/index.html

https://opoyi.com/liverpool-eases-past-rb-leipzig-into-champions-league-quarters

[JollyGood]

I do not feel bad for Messi, his salary is at least $123 million per year and he can walk away at the end of the season without anybody paying to buy him from Barcelona.

As for Liverpool, all they have to salvage their dismal season is the Champions League and even though they won 4-0 on aggregate to reach the quarter-final stage I think it is clear they will not win the competition and they will probably struggle to qualify for the semi finals.

@JollyGood it seems like Liverpool were finally able to bounce back in this match, and now I feel that they will turn their focus on winning the champions league, because if they don’t then they will miss out playing in this competition next year.

Also while I feel bad for Messi something tell me he’s not done with Barcelona, and he’ll soon be signing a new contract because he went to vote and chose his favourite president.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 2nd LEG GAMES TODAY 16th MARCH 2021:

Real Madrid vs Atalanta
      
Manchester City vs Monchengladbach


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Real Madrid 1-1 Atalanta (Real Madrid win 2-1 on aggregate)
Manchester City 2-1 Monchengladbach (Manchester City win 4-1 on aggregate)

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Real Madrid 3-1 Atalanta
      
Manchester City 2-0 Monchengladbach

Real Madrid win 4-1 on aggregate
Manchester City win 4-0 on aggregate

Congratulations to both Real Madrid and Manchester City for moving on to the quarter-final stages.

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - 2nd LEG GAMES TODAY 17th MARCH 2021:

Bayern Munich vs Lazio
      
Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Bayern Munich 3-0 Lazio (Bayern Munich win 7-1 on aggregate)
Chelsea 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Chelsea win 2-1 on aggregate)

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Bayern Munich 2-1 Lazio
      
Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid


Bayern Munich win 6-2 on aggregate
Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate


The confirmed quarter-finalists so far:

Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Chelsea

[Juggy777]

RESULTS:

Bayern Munich 2-1 Lazio
      
Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid


Bayern Munich win 6-2 on aggregate
Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate


The confirmed quarter-finalists so far:

Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Chelsea

@JollyGood who would have thought that Chelsea would have qualified for the quarter finals, because for me they’re the team that can now upset other teams and even reach all the way to the finals. Furthermore the rest three teams were always one step in the quarter finals after their last fixtures, hence not at all surprised to see them proceed to the quarter finals.

Sources:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12247968/champions-league-hits-and-misses-chelsea-should-be-feared-and-man-city-take-another-step-towards-final

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/champions-league-takeaways-atletico-madrids-exit-not-a-surprise-reason-for-bayern-munich-concern/

[Onuohakk]

RESULTS:

Bayern Munich 2-1 Lazio
      
Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid


Bayern Munich win 6-2 on aggregate
Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate


The confirmed quarter-finalists so far:

Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Chelsea

@JollyGood who would have thought that Chelsea would have qualified for the quarter finals, because for me they’re the team that can now upset other teams and even reach all the way to the finals. Furthermore the rest three teams were always one step in the quarter finals after their last fixtures, hence not at all surprised to see them proceed to the quarter finals.

Sources:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12247968/champions-league-hits-and-misses-chelsea-should-be-feared-and-man-city-take-another-step-towards-final

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/champions-league-takeaways-atletico-madrids-exit-not-a-surprise-reason-for-bayern-munich-concern/

I think Chelsea are good contenders for the trophy....I am seriously backing them.
After Bayern...I need them to meet PSG

My UEFA prediction quarterfinals draw matches
Chelsea v Bayern Munchen
Dortmund v FC Porto
Liverpool v PSG
Man C v Real Madrid

[Saint-loup]

RESULTS:

Bayern Munich 2-1 Lazio
      
Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid


Bayern Munich win 6-2 on aggregate
Chelsea win 3-0 on aggregate


The confirmed quarter-finalists so far:

Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Chelsea

You forgot to mention Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool FC, Paris PSG and FC Porto have already been confirmed in the previous days. In few minutes we'll know which teams will be opposed for the quarter finals between these 8 teams. I hope too many big teams won't be opposed each others in those quarter finals to get exciting semi-finals.
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/

[JollyGood]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALISTS:

Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool
PSG
Porto




Champions League Quarter-Final games taking place today 6th April 2021:


Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund   
     
Real Madrid vs Liverpool


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Manchester City 2-2 Borussia Dortmund         
Real Madrid 1-1 Liverpool

You forgot to mention Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool FC, Paris PSG and FC Porto have already been confirmed in the previous days. In few minutes we'll know which teams will be opposed for the quarter finals between these 8 teams. I hope too many big teams won't be opposed each others in those quarter finals to get exciting semi-finals.
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/

Thank you 

[ampere]

Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund   
      
Real Madrid vs Liverpool
 

Close match tonight; and i believe both ties will be decided by who is more proficient in front of goal. With Manchester City and Dortmund having a full squad to play with; it wouldn;t surprise me if they play out a 2-2 draw; because i already have my bet on gundogan scoring as well as Haaland; I feel City will edge a 3-2 thriller.

Real Madrid and Liverpool face off missing their defensive stalwarts; but with modric and Kroos dictating play in the middle of the park; it should be a good home win for Madrid; a benzema brace will guide Madrid to a 3-1 victory. My predictions.

[JollyGood]

Well right now after 35 minutes played:

Real Madrid are winning 2-0
Manchester City are winning 1-0

Liverpool are in BIG trouble 

Close match tonight; and i believe both ties will be decided by who is more proficient in front of goal. With Manchester City and Dortmund having a full squad to play with; it wouldn;t surprise me if they play out a 2-2 draw; because i already have my bet on gundogan scoring as well as Haaland; I feel City will edge a 3-2 thriller.

Real Madrid and Liverpool face off missing their defensive stalwarts; but with modric and Kroos dictating play in the middle of the park; it should be a good home win for Madrid; a benzema brace will guide Madrid to a 3-1 victory. My predictions.

[Joca97]

Well right now after 35 minutes played:

Real Madrid are winning 2-0
Manchester City are winning 1-0

Liverpool are in BIG trouble 

Close match tonight; and i believe both ties will be decided by who is more proficient in front of goal. With Manchester City and Dortmund having a full squad to play with; it wouldn;t surprise me if they play out a 2-2 draw; because i already have my bet on gundogan scoring as well as Haaland; I feel City will edge a 3-2 thriller.

Real Madrid and Liverpool face off missing their defensive stalwarts; but with modric and Kroos dictating play in the middle of the park; it should be a good home win for Madrid; a benzema brace will guide Madrid to a 3-1 victory. My predictions.

52 min
Liverpool just scored a goal and it was Mohammed Salah so 2-1 for Real madrid.
Liverpool still have a chance to draw or even win this!

[JollyGood]

Real Madrid scored again: 3-1 now

52 min
Liverpool just scored a goal and it was Mohammed Salah so 2-1 for Real madrid.
Liverpool still have a chance to draw or even win this!

[ampere]

Well right now after 35 minutes played:

Real Madrid are winning 2-0
Manchester City are winning 1-0

Liverpool are in BIG trouble 

A beautiful champions league night; Modric and Kroos bossing it at that age in the biggest stage is not spoken about enough; Benzema link up play even remains excellent; Real Madrid deservedly won even with a depleted squad and Liverpool has it all to do at Anfield. Will Klopp get it right in the second leg? i doubt it because TAA was ridiculously exposed lol.

Manchester City meanwhile made me lose my bet thanks to VAR; a 2-1 victory with more to play for in the second leg; its gonna be massive in Germany; i still think Dortmund will go through to the next round with Real Madrid.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:


Manchester City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund   
      
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool


Two late goals, one by Manchester City and one by Borussia Dortmund gave this game a frantic ending with a 2-1 win for Manchester City but Borussia Dortmund   have the away goal. A 1-0 win for them in the second leg will be enough for them to qualify for the semi-finals.

Real Madrid won 3-1 but at least Liverpool have the away goal. If they win 2-0 at Anfield then Liverpool qualify for the semi-finals.

A beautiful champions league night; Modric and Kroos bossing it at that age in the biggest stage is not spoken about enough; Benzema link up play even remains excellent; Real Madrid deservedly won even with a depleted squad and Liverpool has it all to do at Anfield. Will Klopp get it right in the second leg? i doubt it because TAA was ridiculously exposed lol.

Manchester City meanwhile made me lose my bet thanks to VAR; a 2-1 victory with more to play for in the second leg; its gonna be massive in Germany; i still think Dortmund will go through to the next round with Real Madrid.

The delivery by Kroos to set up the first goal was just great as was the technique to control the ball on the shoulder/chest by Vinicius Júnior before scoring.

If Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid go through to the semi-finals it means both Manchester City and Liverpool will be knocked out - that will be a disaster for English football. Chelsea are still in the competition so theoretically 3 of the 4 teams in the semi-final could be English 

[Joca97]

RESULTS:


Manchester City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund   
      
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool


Two late goals, one by Manchester City and one by Borussia Dortmund gave this game a frantic ending with a 2-1 win for Manchester City but Borussia Dortmund   have the away goal. A 1-0 win for them in the second leg will be enough for them to qualify for the semi-finals.

Real Madrid won 3-1 but at least Liverpool have the away goal. If they win 2-0 at Anfield then Liverpool qualify for the semi-finals.

Man city got away with a win today bearly in the 90th min foden took the W for them
Was expecting dortmund to even be close to drawing

I was also thinking liverpool would win maybe but a great match for real madrid without most of their defence

[JollyGood]

A very late goal for Manchester City gave them the win but Borussia Dortmund have an away goal. I am going for Borussia Dortmund to win the second leg and qualify for the semi-finals. I think Real Madrid will beat Liverpool again. Sadly both English teams might be out before getting to the semi-finals.
 
     

Man city got away with a win today bearly in the 90th min foden took the W for them
Was expecting dortmund to even be close to drawing

I was also thinking liverpool would win maybe but a great match for real madrid without most of their defence

[Juggy777]

A very late goal for Manchester City gave them the win but Borussia Dortmund have an away goal. I am going for Borussia Dortmund to win the second leg and qualify for the semi-finals. I think Real Madrid will beat Liverpool again. Sadly both English teams might be out before getting to the semi-finals.
  
      

Man city got away with a win today bearly in the 90th min foden took the W for them
Was expecting dortmund to even be close to drawing

I was also thinking liverpool would win maybe but a great match for real madrid without most of their defence

@JollyGood Manchester City didn’t play like champions play and yet they were able to win the game. Also if this was Halland audition then I would say he did impress to a certain limit, but he will need to do much better if he’s to survive in premier league.

[JollyGood]

Manchester City were fortunate to take the win but I think they will be beaten in the second leg. Borussia Dortmund will go all out for a win but it will be a close match.

What do you think about Liverpool, do they have any chance of qualifying for the semi-finals by beating Real Madrid? even if they win the game Real Madrid could go through on the away goals rule. Even if Liverpool win 2-0 they will go through because they scored an away goal in the first leg.

@JollyGood Manchester City didn’t play like champions play and yet they were able to win the game. Also if this was Halland audition then I would say he did impress to a certain limit, but he will need to do much better if he’s to survive in premier league.

[JollyGood]

Champions League Quarter-Final games taking place today 7th April 2021:


Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain      
      
FC Porto vs Chelsea


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Bayern Munich 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain         
FC Porto 1-0 Chelsea

@JollyGood Manchester City didn’t play like champions play and yet they were able to win the game. Also if this was Halland audition then I would say he did impress to a certain limit, but he will need to do much better if he’s to survive in premier league.

Manchester City were fortunate to take the win but I think they will be beaten in the second leg.

[ampere]

Champions League Quarter-Final games taking place today 7th April 2021:

Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain      
      
FC Porto vs Chelsea
 

Bayern and PSG is a one way tie in the favor of Bayern, and the question is can PSG sprung a surprise ? regardless, i think Bayern will come on top with a win. Bayern 3-2 PSG.
Chelsea got exposed in their last tie against Westbrom, will Porto will using same tactics or will it be a low block ? I think Tuchel will get exposed and knocked out, Porto 2-0 Chelsea.

[JollyGood]

I agree with you that Bayern Munich will qualify for the semi-finals over two legs against PSG.

Porto will not make it easy for Chelsea to win but I think the majority will put this down as a Chelsea win. Porto will not hold back and will go to attack and try to win the game.

Bayern and PSG is a one way tie in the favor of Bayern, and the question is can PSG sprung a surprise ? regardless, i think Bayern will come on top with a win. Bayern 3-2 PSG.
Chelsea got exposed in their last tie against Westbrom, will Porto will using same tactics or will it be a low block ? I think Tuchel will get exposed and knocked out, Porto 2-0 Chelsea.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:


Bayern Munich 2-3 Paris Saint-Germain      
      
FC Porto 0-2 Chelsea


Both these results surprised me. It will be difficult for Bayern Munich to qualify for the semi-finals now. I never imagined PSG getting 3 away goals and a win at Bayern Munich 

I never expected Chelsea to beat Porto but to win 0-2 is an excellent result. They are two goals up and have not conceded an away goal so Chelsea are favourites to reach the semi-final.

[W Jr.]

In the match Kylian Mbappe scored two goals, Psg defeated Bayern Munich. The advantage for the second game is the French club. However, things can change completely in the rematch, with Bayern on the opposite side who can do anything in the second game.

[Joca97]

RESULTS:


Bayern Munich 2-3 Paris Saint-Germain      
      
FC Porto 0-2 Chelsea


Both these results surprised me. It will be difficult for Bayern Munich to qualify for the semi-finals now. I never imagined PSG getting 3 away goals and a win at Bayern Munich 

I never expected Chelsea to beat Porto but to win 0-2 is an excellent result. They are two goals up and have not conceded an away goal so Chelsea are favourites to reach the semi-final.

What a match that was bayern munich vs psg just wow. Won my bet and watched an amazing game
I think they missed lewandowski so much in this match to win
Too many shots but not many goals for them

[JollyGood]

Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd leg games taking place today 13th April 2021:


(1st leg: 3-2) Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich
      
(1st leg: 2-0) Chelsea vs FC Porto


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Bayern Munich (Bayern Munich through to semi-finals with aggregate 4-5 score)   
Chelsea 2-1 FC Porto (Chelsea through to semi-finals with aggregate 4-1 score)   

[Stevcummings]

Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd leg games taking place today 13th April 2021:


(1st leg: 3-2) Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich
      
(1st leg: 2-0) Chelsea vs FC Porto


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Bayern Munich (Bayern Munich through to semi-finals with aggregate 4-5 score)   
Chelsea 2-1 FC Porto (Chelsea through to semi-finals with aggregate 4-1 score)   

Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. I can agree with you that Chelsea qualifies to the next round but not Bayern Munich. Pochettino won’t be that dumb to give away their advantage. if I were him, couple with the fact he’ll be without captain Marquinhos after the centre back picked up an adductor muscle injury in the first leg, I’ll play a more combative 4-central midfielders and allow Kylian and Neymar counter upfront. I know Bayern Munich will try to push forward once again in an attempt to turn the tie around, but not this one.

[JollyGood]

Yes we are all entitled to our own opinions.

Maybe PSG will get revenge for what Bayern did to them in the Champions League final last season by winning this evening but we have to wait and see. Let us see how the games play out this evening then we can compare results

Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. I can agree with you that Chelsea qualifies to the next round but not Bayern Munich. Pochettino won’t be that dumb to give away their advantage. if I were him, couple with the fact he’ll be without captain Marquinhos after the centre back picked up an adductor muscle injury in the first leg, I’ll play a more combative 4-central midfielders and allow Kylian and Neymar counter upfront. I know Bayern Munich will try to push forward once again in an attempt to turn the tie around, but not this one.

[ampere]

Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd leg games taking place today 13th April 2021:


(1st leg: 3-2) Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich
      
(1st leg: 2-0) Chelsea vs FC Porto


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Bayern Munich (Bayern Munich through to semi-finals with aggregate 4-5 score)   
Chelsea 2-1 FC Porto (Chelsea through to semi-finals with aggregate 4-1 score)   

Both ties are very open and either of the teams can qualify to the next round; Bayern Munich has to score more than one goal to have hope of qualifying to the next round; while Chelsea have to maintain their 2 -goal lead to ensure qualification. With Porto having 2 of their talisman back, i think they Wlll go through. I predict Psg and Porto qualifications to the semi final

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:


Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich

Chelsea 0-1 FC Porto


Paris Saint-Germain through to semi-finals with aggregate 3-3 score but they scored more away goals
Chelsea through to semi-finals with aggregate 2-1 score

[sportbettor]

Today's matches:

Dortmund vs Man City

Liverpool vs Real Madrid

Boylesports gives the best chance of advance of Liverpool to the semifinals: http://sportstatist.com/boylesports-review/

[JollyGood]

Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd leg games taking place today 14th April 2021:

Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City         

Liverpool vs Real Madrid


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out  

Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Manchester City (Borussia Dortmund win 4-3 on aggregate)
Liverpool 2-2 Real Madrid (Real Madrid win 5-3 on aggregate)

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Manchester City         

Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Manchester City win 4-2 on aggregate
Real Madrid win 3-1 on aggregate

[Juggy777]

RESULTS:

Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Manchester City         

Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid


Here are my opinions on how the games will play out 

Manchester City win 4-2 on aggregate
Real Madrid win 3-1 on aggregate

@JollyGood even if Zidane doesn’t wins the champions league for me he’s earned the right to be called one of the greatest manager of our time, because he goes to Liverpool and keeps them from scoring that’s some next level coaching. Also Real Madrid are the favourites to lift this cup in my personal opinion, but whom are you favouring to win among the four teams?.

[JollyGood]

In my opinion this Liverpool team is falling apart so it is not a big achievement to go to Anfield and stop Liverpool from scoring so to call Zidane one of greatest managers of all time would not be relevant on that basis. Several teams in the EPL went to Anfield and stopped Liverpool from scoring too.

Of the 4 teams remaining, I think PSG and Real Madrid will be in the final because both EPL teams Manchester City and Chelsea will lose their semi-finals. Probably PSG will win the Champions League this season.

@JollyGood even if Zidane doesn’t wins the champions league for me he’s earned the right to be called one of the greatest manager of our time, because he goes to Liverpool and keeps them from scoring that’s some next level coaching. Also Real Madrid are the favourites to lift this cup in my personal opinion, but whom are you favouring to win among the four teams?.

[JollyGood]

Champions League Semi-Final 1st leg game taking place today 27th April 2021:

Real Madrid vs Chelsea


Here is my opinion on how the game will play out 

Real Madrid 4-2 Chelsea

[Luzin]

Champions League Semi-Final 1st leg game taking place today 27th April 2021:

Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Real Madrid 4-2 Chelsea

I think madrid have to win 2-0.

They must not concede the ball while playing at home.
They have to be able to perform like they did against Liverpol, but I hear Ramos is injured. Hopefully Madrid can still win.

[JollyGood]

RESULT:

Real Madrid 1-1 Chelsea

It was raining heavily in Madrid, both teams had a difficult pitch to contend with because of the rain therefore it was not a classic or one to remember. It ended it with a draw but Chelsea have the away goal advantage.

[Juggy777]

RESULT:

Real Madrid 1-1 Chelsea

It was raining heavily in Madrid, both teams had a difficult pitch to contend with because of the rain therefore it was not a classic or one to remember. It ended it with a draw but Chelsea have the away goal advantage.

Chelsea had a good game in the first half but not taking their chances. Madrid can fire all cylinders in the second half and the blues may rue the chances they have had.

Want an all English final

@Marykeller I guess I was wrong as all here had said that this match would end up in a draw, and it was not that entertaining too due to rains and lack of finishing skills. Also currently it’s advantage for Chelsea as all they’ll need to do is defend hard in the second leg, and in the process eliminate RM, however this is difficult in reality so really excited for their next meet.

[DU18]

RESULT:

Real Madrid 1-1 Chelsea

It was raining heavily in Madrid, both teams had a difficult pitch to contend with because of the rain therefore it was not a classic or one to remember. It ended it with a draw but Chelsea have the away goal advantage.

Chelsea had a good game in the first half but not taking their chances. Madrid can fire all cylinders in the second half and the blues may rue the chances they have had.

Want an all English final

@Marykeller I guess I was wrong as all here had said that this match would end up in a draw, and it was not that entertaining too due to rains and lack of finishing skills. Also currently it’s advantage for Chelsea as all they’ll need to do is defend hard in the second leg, and in the process eliminate RM, however this is difficult in reality so really excited for their next meet.

At the start of the match it seemed like this match would be won by Chelsea, because of the many opportunities the Chelsea players could create in front of the Courtois goal but the final score of 1-1 I think was a fair enough result for last night's match because even though Madrid seemed more dominant in possession However, Chelsea is superior in getting a shot on target, it looks like the second leg will be a pretty exciting match because with a 1-1 draw at home, of course Madrid are required to play totally attacking to get the goal and of course Chelsea who are more benefited now, of course preferring total defense with counterattack.

[YuginKadoya]

First time in this thread and I want to start and very intrigued with Man City and against a fellow tough team PSG on who more viable in winning, but upon reviewing and researching predictions and comments about these two teams I was right this fight is unpredictable to conclude a win I can say both with have 2-2 goals and the game may end up in a draw, even though PSG's Keylor Navas and Marco Veratti have returned due to injury it will be a good fight I really like Man City but judging how good of a form PSG have right now I am not so sure who's going to win this.

[JollyGood]

Chelsea had a good game in the first half but not taking their chances. Madrid can fire all cylinders in the second half and the blues may rue the chances they have had.

I think even with the precious away goal for Chelsea it is going to be difficult for them to win because Real Madrid should score at least one goal so they will take the advantage back.

I am going for a Real Madrid win at Stamford Bridge.

Want an all English final

On impact alone I think Tuchel took an average Chelsea team and took them on a fantastic EPL run and has almost guaranteed them European football next season, possibly Champions League or at very least Europa League. He deserves to be in the final especially after being the loser in the final last season.

Pochettino has done well by handling highly paid megastars and bringing them on the verge of the final he also deserves to be in the final too.

Zidane had had to work hard to stay in contention to win La Liga with Real Madrid and is on the verge of another final, he also deserves to be there after a tough season.

As for Guardiola, he won two Champions Leagues as manager of Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 but never won it again either at Bayern Munich or at Manchester City. After everything he gave for Manchester City he deserves to be there too.

Having said all that I think Real Madrid vs PSG would make a more entertaining final than having Manchester City or Chelsea involved.

[JollyGood]

Champions League Semi-Final 1st leg game taking place today 28th April 2021:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City


Here is my opinion on how the game will play out  

Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Manchester City

[Marykeller]

Champions League Semi-Final 1st leg game taking place today 28th April 2021:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City


Here is my opinion on how the game will play out  

Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Manchester City

I guess your opinion or prediction won't play out. There's every tendency that the finals (UEFA Champions League) will be between Manchester City and Chelsea. Which at the end Chelsea will carry the trophy.
Football is unpredictable but this time we will be seeing another two English team (premiere league) playing against each other at the finals

[JollyGood]

RESULT:

Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Manchester City


PSG were winning 1-0 at half time but lost the game 1-2. It is going to be an excellent game when they meet in Manchester for the 2nd leg.

[YuginKadoya]

RESULT:

Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Manchester City


PSG were winning 1-0 at half time but lost the game 1-2. It is going to be an excellent game when they meet in Manchester for the 2nd leg.

A heated battle between Man City and PSG both team really is in the groove on defense but PSG is very aggressive at first so Marquinhos landed the first score the heated battle ends the first half with 1-0, Well when the 2nd half started I never thought that Man City will not take a score until Bruyne delivers an all way in the shot, PSG's goalkeeper never really expected that to happen, Then Mahrez delivering a penalty shot that takes the victory of Man City,

This is really unexpected I thought that Man City will never turn the tables but I really think that PSG is a formidable opponent and by that game, I am expecting PSG to really win.

[JollyGood]

Champions League Semi-Final 2nd leg game taking place today 4th May 2021:

Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain


Here is my opinion on how the game will play out 

Manchester City 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain

Manchester City won the first leg 1-2 therefore even if they lose 0-1 tonight they will go through because they have two important away goals. I think PSG will win the game and will go to the final after extra time.

[kassex]

Chelsea had a good game in the first half but not taking their chances. Madrid can fire all cylinders in the second half and the blues may rue the chances they have had.

I think even with the precious away goal for Chelsea it is going to be difficult for them to win because Real Madrid should score at least one goal so they will take the advantage back.

I am going for a Real Madrid win at Stamford Bridge.

Want an all English final

On impact alone I think Tuchel took an average Chelsea team and took them on a fantastic EPL run and has almost guaranteed them European football next season, possibly Champions League or at very least Europa League. He deserves to be in the final especially after being the loser in the final last season.

Pochettino has done well by handling highly paid megastars and bringing them on the verge of the final he also deserves to be in the final too.

Zidane had had to work hard to stay in contention to win La Liga with Real Madrid and is on the verge of another final, he also deserves to be there after a tough season.

As for Guardiola, he won two Champions Leagues as manager of Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 but never won it again either at Bayern Munich or at Manchester City. After everything he gave for Manchester City he deserves to be there too.

Having said all that I think Real Madrid vs PSG would make a more entertaining final than having Manchester City or Chelsea involved.

In my opinion, the final should be between Manchester City and Psg. But alas, they met in the semifinals. And the final I see Chelsea - Manchester City. Although I am a fan of Real Madrid, unfortunately the team's strength is over. And it will be very difficult in the match against Chelsea. There is still a game with Sevilla ahead.

[JollyGood]

Manchester City have beaten PSG 2-0 this evening and won 4-1 on aggregate. If Chelsea beat Real Madrid tomorrow it will be another all English final in the Champions League.

In my opinion, the final should be between Manchester City and Psg. But alas, they met in the semifinals. And the final I see Chelsea - Manchester City. Although I am a fan of Real Madrid, unfortunately the team's strength is over. And it will be very difficult in the match against Chelsea. There is still a game with Sevilla ahead.

[Onuohakk]

This PSG team playing like a woman with cramps.
Otherwise nothing spectacular in their game plan. They play confidently from behind and end up only in the midfield. Unless they change play now and be more purposeful. frivolity for them.
Man City has an excellent game plan and they are executing it well. Keep PSG in their half for long spells. Allow them to break once a while and that's it

[JollyGood]

Champions League Semi-Final 2nd leg game taking place today 5th May 2021:

Chelsea vs Real Madrid


Here is my opinion on how the game will play out 

Chelsea 1-2 Real Madrid

[Onuohakk]

Chelsea deserves the win. They played very well like the champions.
The return leg of the match was very easy for Chelsea to penetrate their defense. I thought Ramos would have made a huge impact in their defense since he didn't play the first leg.
Zidane did nothing to change the dynamics. Madrid was playing fine and scaling without Hazard until he decided to be fit. I guess by now Hazard will be regretting his move to Real Madrid cos he thought the championship league is far away for Chelsea to actualize.

Hazard championship league ambition and world best play won't get to him ever again

[JollyGood]

RESULT:

Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid

Chelsea deserves the win. They played very well like the champions.
The return leg of the match was very easy for Chelsea to penetrate their defense. I thought Ramos would have made a huge impact in their defense since he didn't play the first leg.
Zidane did nothing to change the dynamics. Madrid was playing fine and scaling without Hazard until he decided to be fit. I guess by now Hazard will be regretting his move to Real Madrid cos he thought the championship league is far away for Chelsea to actualize.

Hazard championship league ambition and world best play won't get to him ever again

I did not see the game but well done to Chelsea. Tuchel has made back to back Champions League finals and will face Manchester City in the final on 29th May 2021.

[JollyGood]

Well done to Chelsea for being the unexpected 2021 European Champions League winners. What a turn of events after Chelsea sacked Lampard and brought Tuchel as his replacement to manage the team.

Manchester City probably were favourites to win the final but Chelsea won it.

---------------

[JollyGood]

Now on to the 2021/22 Champions League.....  


Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening on Tuesday 28th September 2021:

Ajax vs Besiktas      
   
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter Milan      
   
AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid         

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon      
   
FC Porto vs Liverpool         

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City      
   
RB Leipzig vs Club Brugge      
   
Real Madrid   vs Sheriff Tiraspol


Here is how I think the games will play out  

Ajax 2-2 Besiktas         
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 Inter Milan         
AC Milan 0-2 Atletico Madrid         
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Sporting Lisbon         
FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool         
Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 Manchester City         
RB Leipzig 2-0 Club Brugge         
Real Madrid 3-0 Sheriff Tiraspol  

[W Jr.]

Now on to the 2021/22 Champions League.....  


Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening on Tuesday 28th September 2021:

Ajax vs Besiktas      
   
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter Milan      
   
AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid         

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon      
   
FC Porto vs Liverpool         

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City      
   
RB Leipzig vs Club Brugge      
   
Real Madrid   vs Sheriff Tiraspol


Here is how I think the games will play out  

Ajax 2-2 Besiktas         
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 Inter Milan         
AC Milan 0-2 Atletico Madrid         
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Sporting Lisbon         
FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool         
Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 Manchester City         
RB Leipzig 2-0 Club Brugge         
Real Madrid 3-0 Sheriff Tiraspol  

Ajax- Besiktas 4-1
Shakhtar- Inter 0-2
AC Milan- Atletico Madrid 2-2
Borussia Dortmund- Sporting 2-0
FC Porto- Liverpool 1-1
Paris SG- Manchester City 2-2
RB Leipzig- Club Brugge 1-1
Real Madrid - Sheriff 5-0

Here are my predictions for the matches to be played this week. Let's see how many of them will be correct when the matches are over.

[JollyGood]

These are the two scores that stand out in your list:

FC Porto- Liverpool 1-1
Paris SG- Manchester City 2-2

I have down as:

FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool         
Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 Manchester City

The games will kick-off soon, it is good to have Champions League football back 

Now on to the 2021/22 Champions League.....  


Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening on Tuesday 28th September 2021:

Ajax vs Besiktas      
   
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter Milan      
   
AC Milan vs Atletico Madrid         

Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon      
   
FC Porto vs Liverpool         

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City      
   
RB Leipzig vs Club Brugge      
   
Real Madrid   vs Sheriff Tiraspol


Here is how I think the games will play out  

Ajax 2-2 Besiktas         
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 Inter Milan         
AC Milan 0-2 Atletico Madrid         
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Sporting Lisbon         
FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool         
Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 Manchester City         
RB Leipzig 2-0 Club Brugge         
Real Madrid 3-0 Sheriff Tiraspol  

Ajax- Besiktas 4-1
Shakhtar- Inter 0-2
AC Milan- Atletico Madrid 2-2
Borussia Dortmund- Sporting 2-0
FC Porto- Liverpool 1-1
Paris SG- Manchester City 2-2
RB Leipzig- Club Brugge 1-1
Real Madrid - Sheriff 5-0

Here are my predictions for the matches to be played this week. Let's see how many of them will be correct when the matches are over.

[tokeweed]

No bets but I feel like City vs PSG would end up low scoring.  Probably under 2.5 goals, maybe even both teams to score.  1 - 1?   I haven’t checked the lines but 1 - 1 correct score, draw and the BTTS under 2.5 goals combo could be in play here.  Dunno...  What do you guys think?

[JollyGood]

Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening on Wednesday 29th September 2021:

Atalanta vs BSC Young Boys Bern   
      
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Malmo FF         

Bayern Munich vs Dynamo Kiev      
   
Benfica vs Barcelona         

Juventus vs Chelsea      
   
Manchester United vs Villarreal   
      
Red Bull Salzburg vs Lille   
      
Wolfsburg vsSevilla



Here is how I think the games will play out 

Atalanta 1-0 BSC Young Boys Bern         
Zenit St. Petersburg 2-2 Malmo FF         
Bayern Munich 3-1 Dynamo Kiev         
Benfica 1-0 Barcelona         
Juventus 2-3 Chelsea         
Manchester United 3-1 Villarreal         
Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 Lille         
Wolfsburg 1-1 Sevilla

[DU18]

Here are the Champions League games taking place this evening on Wednesday 29th September 2021:

Atalanta vs BSC Young Boys Bern   
      
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Malmo FF         

Bayern Munich vs Dynamo Kiev      
   
Benfica vs Barcelona         

Juventus vs Chelsea      
   
Manchester United vs Villarreal   
      
Red Bull Salzburg vs Lille   
      
Wolfsburg vsSevilla



Here is how I think the games will play out  

There are some quite interesting matches on the second matchday of the champion league group phase today, but I personally prefer the Juventus vs Chelsea match to watch and make the match between manchester united and villareal as an alternative if the juventus and chelsea bigmatch is boring  .

My predictions for the match:

Atalanta 2-1 BSC Young Boys        
Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 Malmo FF        
Bayern Munich 2-0 Dynamo Kiev        
Benfica 1-2 Barcelona        
Juventus 0-2 Chelsea        
Manchester United 1-1 Villarreal        
Red Bull Salzburg 0-0 Lille        
Wolfsburg 1-1 Sevilla

[JollyGood]

Manchester United had to come back from 0-1 to make it 2-1 when Ronaldo scored in time added-on (90+5)

Just 11 seconds in to the second half Juventus score to take the lead 1-0 against Chelsea. What a start to the second half and it ended with Chelsea getting beaten 1-0

Benfica thrashed Barcelona 3-0

Here are the results from the game played today:

Atalanta 1-0 BSC Young Boys Bern        
Zenit St. Petersburg 4-0 Malmo FF        
Bayern Munich 5-0 Dynamo Kiev        
Benfica 3-0 Barcelona        
Juventus 1-0 Chelsea        
Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal        
Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 Lille        
Wolfsburg 1-1 Sevilla

[JollyGood]

Here are the Champions League results from the games that took place on the 19th and 20th October 2021. I think Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea look formidable in Europe but Manchester United look in trouble.

That man Ronaldo did it again scoring the winning goal with just minutes to spare to come back from 0-2 down to win the game 3-2 but Manchester United will face stronger teams and they look as though they will struggle against them.

[JollyGood]

I have not been posting as much as usual and have not updated this thread for some time but I will post back here when the draw for the Champions League last 16 teams is made on Monday 13th December.

Current holders Chelsea along with Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool have all made it past the group stages so that is good news for the English teams as it is for the Premier League on the world stage 

[Hidrofor]

It is really sad to see Barcelona in such a bad condition now. They were not even able to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League. Normally, they should have defeated Benfica in both games and ended the group stage at the 2nd place. I don't say "1st place" because Bayern Munich would still be more powerful than them. They are worse without Messi but Messi also won't be playing football forever in the end. I'm hopeful about Xavi's new system to make the team much better in time.

[Juggy777]

I have not been posting as much as usual and have not updated this thread for some time but I will post back here when the draw for the Champions League last 16 teams is made on Monday 13th December.

Current holders Chelsea along with Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool have all made it past the group stages so that is good news for the English teams as it is for the Premier League on the world stage  

All clubs from England made it to the round of 16, 3 of them became Grub champions, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, only Chelsea were raner-ups, because last night they played in a draw, only one more game left because of the game between atlanta and sevilla postponed, we can only wait for which team will meet, I hope my favorite team, Liferpol, will meet with Inter Milan..

@JollyGood thanks for reviving this thread, and I’m excited for Manchester United winning the champions league a wild fantasy but yea hoping they do the unbelievable. Furthermore Liverpool who won all their group games are being hyped to win it, and while they’re good I feel this hype will make them over confident and that may effect their game, but I could be wrong too just my personal opinion.

[Reosta_]

Considering the performances in the group stage, my favourite clubs to win the title are Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich and Chelsea now. I added Chelsea too because they are the last champions. And their general form this season has been really good also. But this time, one of the first four teams that I said is closer to winning the title I think.

[JollyGood]

It is really sad to see Barcelona in such a bad condition now. They were not even able to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League. Normally, they should have defeated Benfica in both games and ended the group stage at the 2nd place. I don't say "1st place" because Bayern Munich would still be more powerful than them. They are worse without Messi but Messi also won't be playing football forever in the end. I'm hopeful about Xavi's new system to make the team much better in time.

Barcelona are going to take years to recover from the debacle they find themselves in. Will they win La Liga within the next 4-5 years - I think they will not be able to. They currently sit in 8th position in La Liga with just 23 points but Real Madrid top the table with 39 points.

They have just been knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage for the first time in over 20 years and it is clear on current form they do not deserve to finish in the top 4 therefore the only way they can definitely find themselves in the Champions League next season is by winning the Europa League this season and that will not be easy either.

@JollyGood thanks for reviving this thread, and I’m excited for Manchester United winning the champions league a wild fantasy but yea hoping they do the unbelievable. Furthermore Liverpool who won all their group games are being hyped to win it, and while they’re good I feel this hype will make them over confident and that may effect their game, but I could be wrong too just my personal opinion.

Thank you. I know my English Premier League EPL thread is going strong whether I post there or not because it has a lot of interest but this one was left behind. Hopefully I will update it tomorrow when the knockout stages draw is made.

As for Liverpool, yes they did great by winning all 6 group games but Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea are also there. It is a strong performance and show of strength by them all to be there and send a warning to the other teams.

[tokeweed]

The KO stage fixtures were redrawn.  Hilarious...  UEFA is depriving the fans of Messi vs Ronaldo and see who’s really the best.  Lol.

Anyway, here are the results of the redraw.  They actually gave Man United a favor.  Atletico Madrid should be an easier match up imho.  And the other English clubs drew soft opposition too.  

JollyGood, I think update the OP and post the KO stage match ups? 

[Turbolinea]

Among these matchups, the one that I will especially be waiting for is PSG - Real Madrid. These teams are both having a solid season in the Champions League and in their domestic leagues. My prediction for this matchup is like this:

In the first leg of this draw, PSG would destroy Real Madrid using the home-team advantage by one or two goals. In the second leg, maybe Real Madrid would win by one goal but I think we would see a tie at the end of the game. And this would determine PSG as the advancing team.

[mia_houston]

Among these matchups, the one that I will especially be waiting for is PSG - Real Madrid. These teams are both having a solid season in the Champions League and in their domestic leagues. My prediction for this matchup is like this:

In the first leg of this draw, PSG would destroy Real Madrid using the home-team advantage by one or two goals. In the second leg, maybe Real Madrid would win by one goal but I think we would see a tie at the end of the game. And this would determine PSG as the advancing team.

Even I see PSG have a great chance to win in Legs 1 and 2, because I see even though Real Madrid are now starting to improve, but their defense still has some weaknesses and PSG who have a pretty dangerous front line will easily destroy the madrid defense, the stability that Madrid has in The league, of course, cannot be a reference if they can beat PSG easily in the first leg, because compared to the league competition, the Champions League has a different atmosphere in my opinion and it will be very difficult to beat a team in the champions league especially PSG, if Madrid still has weakness in several positions.

[JollyGood]

So the draw for the last 16 of the European Champions League has been made properly after it was conducted in error the first time. Here it is...

Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon v Manchester City
Benfica v Ajax
Chelsea v Lille
Atletico Madrid v Manchester United
Villarreal v Juventus
Inter Milan v Liverpool
PSG v Real Madrid


Here is how I think the games will play out  

Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon 0-2 Manchester City
Benfica 0-2 Ajax
Chelsea 3-1 Lille
Atletico Madrid 2-2 Manchester United
Villarreal 0-1 Juventus
Inter Milan 1-1 Liverpool
PSG 0-0 Real Madrid

JollyGood, I think update the OP and post the KO stage match ups? 

Done with the image you added in your previous post. Thank you

[ILuckyGuyI]

After the draws have been completed, my favourite teams to advance to the quarter final round are like this:

PSG - Real Madrid
Sporting - Manchester City
Inter - Liverpool
Salzburg - Bayern Munich
Chelsea - Lille
Villarreal - Juventus
Atletico Madrid - Manchester United
Benfica - Ajax

And I'm already pretty sure that majority of the people who have made their predictions think the same as me. And people who are thinking differently are favouring Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid most probably. I accept that they are both tough draws. But I don't see a big chance for Real Madrid to eliminate PSG. This can be PSG's biggest opportunity to win the CL title. And they will push until the end surely. And I see Manchester United as one step ahead of Atletico. Because Atletico seem a little more inconsistent than them. And I see Manchester United as a more capable team in offense.

[Daniel91]

After the draws have been completed, my favourite teams to advance to the quarter final round are like this:

PSG - Real Madrid
Sporting - Manchester City
Inter - Liverpool
Salzburg - Bayern Munich
Chelsea - Lille
Villarreal - Juventus
Atletico Madrid - Manchester United
Benfica - Ajax

And I'm already pretty sure that majority of the people who have made their predictions think the same as me. And people who are thinking differently are favouring Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid most probably. I accept that they are both tough draws. But I don't see a big chance for Real Madrid to eliminate PSG. This can be PSG's biggest opportunity to win the CL title. And they will push until the end surely. And I see Manchester United as one step ahead of Atletico. Because Atletico seem a little more inconsistent than them. And I see Manchester United as a more capable team in offense.

Personally, I think that at the moment Real is a more complete and better team than PSG.
The match between PSG and Manchester City showed very well what PSG is missing to finally win the Champions League.
PSG has three walkers in the team, Messi, Mbappe and Neymar who contribute little to the defense and in matches against top teams such as Real or Manchester City this is a very serious shortcoming.
With the new coach, Manchester United is a better and more organized club, but the match between Manchester United and Atletico will still be very uncertain.
I mostly agree with other predictions, but every season in the Champions League there are unexpected results and surprises, so there will certainly be surprises this season as well.

[skscengeng]

PSG are going to have one of the toughest matchups and I don't have any doubt about it. People shouldn't undervalue Real Madrid in this matchup. If they look at Real Madrid's current condition closely, they can see that they are as good as PSG now. Maybe Real Madrid's dominance level in the La Liga is not bigger than PSG's in the Ligue 1. But the reason why is that La Liga is a more quality league.

[JollyGood]

Real Madrid have somehow managed to find form in La Liga and moved to the knockout stages of the Champions League whereas for example Barcelona have disintegrated in La Liga sitting in 8th position and 18 points behind leaders and favourites Real Madrid. Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League at the group for the first time in over 20 years, now they have to play in the Europa League but Real Madrid have turned themselves in to a footballing force this season.

Over two matches between PSG and Real Madrid, I think Real Madrid will win and go on to get to the semi-finals at the least. If that happens then PSG manager Pochettino could be sacked before the end of the season and a potential move to Manchester United could be on the cards for the beginning of next season.

PSG are going to have one of the toughest matchups and I don't have any doubt about it. People shouldn't undervalue Real Madrid in this matchup. If they look at Real Madrid's current condition closely, they can see that they are as good as PSG now. Maybe Real Madrid's dominance level in the La Liga is not bigger than PSG's in the Ligue 1. But the reason why is that La Liga is a more quality league.

[Juggy777]

Real Madrid have somehow managed to find form in La Liga and moved to the knockout stages of the Champions League whereas for example Barcelona have disintegrated in La Liga sitting in 8th position and 18 points behind leaders and favourites Real Madrid. Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League at the group for the first time in over 20 years, now they have to play in the Europa League but Real Madrid have turned themselves in to a footballing force this season.

Over two matches between PSG and Real Madrid, I think Real Madrid will win and go on to get to the semi-finals at the least. If that happens then PSG manager Pochettino could be sacked before the end of the season and a potential move to Manchester United could be on the cards for the beginning of next season.

PSG are going to have one of the toughest matchups and I don't have any doubt about it. People shouldn't undervalue Real Madrid in this matchup. If they look at Real Madrid's current condition closely, they can see that they are as good as PSG now. Maybe Real Madrid's dominance level in the La Liga is not bigger than PSG's in the Ligue 1. But the reason why is that La Liga is a more quality league.

@JollyGood you’re absolutely correct as Real Madrid are indeed back, and lots of credit goes to Carlo their head coach who successfully transformed them. Furthermore Real Madrid are going to facing an old enemy Messi, and that could be what’s stopping them from a victory hence I predict a goals fest when these two teams meet.

[Sebas.tian]

Real Madrid players are very good in this UEFA champion league 2021/2022 season. Despite the strong team real Madrid has met in their group to make them unbeatable in this season. PSG cannot stop real Madrid in this season because real Madrid has what it takes to win all their match to qualify for semi-final.

[Spack17]

I really appreciate Real Madrid's current performance even though they don't have Cristiano Ronaldo anymore. It has been around three and a half seasons since he left Real Madrid but they are still doing a great job. They are even much better in this season. We haven't seen the same from Barcelona after Messi's leaving for example. And in their tough draw against PSG, I've no doubt that they will give their best.

[poldanmig]

I really appreciate Real Madrid's current performance even though they don't have Cristiano Ronaldo anymore. It has been around three and a half seasons since he left Real Madrid but they are still doing a great job. They are even much better in this season. We haven't seen the same from Barcelona after Messi's leaving for example. And in their tough draw against PSG, I've no doubt that they will give their best.

There is a slight difference between real madrid who lost ronaldo and also barcelona which messi left at this time, when ronaldo left madrid, at that time madrid condition was also a bit limp but fortunately they still have benzema who can replace ronaldo position well, while barcelona is quite long relying on messi, unable to find a suitable replacement when messi moved to PSG, and even fati and depay who are expected to be the next messi in barcelona have not been able to show their best game at the moment, besides that the club financial condition is currently in trouble, adding to the condition Barcelona is getting worse, and it's clear that Barcelona's current condition is worse than when Madrid lost Ronaldo in 2018.

[JollyGood]

You correctly credited Carlo Ancelotti with the resurgence of Real Madrid. It would be very difficult for anybody to ignore the impact returning hero manager Carlo Ancelotti has had on the team this season. Let us not forget he just arrived at the beginning of the season from Everton and has had an emphatic impact on the whole squad.

He has regularly left Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale on the substitutes bench, not used them at all on many occasions yet Real Madrid are dominating La Liga and topped their Champions League group.

Real Madrid have somehow managed to find form in La Liga and moved to the knockout stages of the Champions League whereas for example Barcelona have disintegrated in La Liga sitting in 8th position and 18 points behind leaders and favourites Real Madrid. Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League at the group for the first time in over 20 years, now they have to play in the Europa League but Real Madrid have turned themselves in to a footballing force this season.

Over two matches between PSG and Real Madrid, I think Real Madrid will win and go on to get to the semi-finals at the least. If that happens then PSG manager Pochettino could be sacked before the end of the season and a potential move to Manchester United could be on the cards for the beginning of next season.

PSG are going to have one of the toughest matchups and I don't have any doubt about it. People shouldn't undervalue Real Madrid in this matchup. If they look at Real Madrid's current condition closely, they can see that they are as good as PSG now. Maybe Real Madrid's dominance level in the La Liga is not bigger than PSG's in the Ligue 1. But the reason why is that La Liga is a more quality league.

@JollyGood you’re absolutely correct as Real Madrid are indeed back, and lots of credit goes to Carlo their head coach who successfully transformed them. Furthermore Real Madrid are going to facing an old enemy Messi, and that could be what’s stopping them from a victory hence I predict a goals fest when these two teams meet.

[darewaller]

There is a slight difference between real madrid who lost ronaldo and also barcelona which messi left at this time, when ronaldo left madrid, at that time madrid condition was also a bit limp but fortunately they still have benzema who can replace ronaldo position well, while barcelona is quite long relying on messi, unable to find a suitable replacement when messi moved to PSG, and even fati and depay who are expected to be the next messi in barcelona have not been able to show their best game at the moment, besides that the club financial condition is currently in trouble, adding to the condition Barcelona is getting worse, and it's clear that Barcelona's current condition is worse than when Madrid lost Ronaldo in 2018.

Benzema didn't replace Ronaldo all that very well, and nobody in the world could ever be the "next Messi" neither, these are two players that nobody could ever replace because between them they have like 12 or something Ballon D'or awards and that's more than any other two people combined. The real difference was that Real had a better 11 than what Barca had, they both managed to not replace their missing superstars but at least Real managed to put up a better 11 than what Barcelona could offered.

We also have the fact that Barcelona is doing horribly on finances as well, they have so much debt that paying it would take years for them alone and then they need to also get more players and pay salaries and so forth. All in all Real finished it with a lot better result when Ronaldo left, but when Messi left Barcelona still wasn't ready for this period.

[JollyGood]

Here are the first set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 15th February 2022:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid         
Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester City


Here are the games taking place on 16th February 2022:

Inter Milan vs Liverpool         
Red Bull Salzburg vs Bayern Muncih

PSG vs Real Madrid will be great game to watch, I have to go with Real Madrid to win overall with them winning in Paris and in Madrid. When it comes to Manchester City they should have an easy win in Lisbon but Liverpool will have a dangerous opponent with Inter and that is another game to look out for.

[Juggy777]

Here are the first set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 15th February 2022:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid         
Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester City


Here are the games taking place on 16th February 2022:

Inter Milan vs Liverpool         
Red Bull Salzburg vs Bayern Muncih

PSG vs Real Madrid will be great game to watch, I have to go with Real Madrid to win overall with them winning in Paris and in Madrid. When it comes to Manchester City they should have an easy win in Lisbon but Liverpool will have a dangerous opponent with Inter and that is another game to look out for.

@JollyGood while Real Madrid are no doubt the favourites, but they’re up against their arch enemy i.e. Messi and their beloved Ramos and add Neymar to that list so I doubt it’ll be a one sided affair and hence we should expect both teams to score. Further I expect Liverpool to win, because of their current form and it seems that they’re on a roll hence I can’t see them being defeated, and as for Manchester City it’ll be just another routine victory for them.

[JollyGood]

The first leg of the game will take place in Paris therefore PSG will have home support, they will need it against a powerful resurgent Real Madrid team. Ramos vs Madrid will be interesting if he plays especially in the return leg in Spain because the reception he receives from the Madrid fans should be a warm one but in this knockout stage of the competition the fans will have to back their team instead of a club legend that no longer plays for them.

In Madrid the fans will probably boo Messi and Neymar every time they touch the ball because of their past associations with Barcelona but will Ramos get booed too? 

Manchester City could probably put out a team full of reserves and they would walk away with a win against Sporting.

You are right about Liverpool, they are in form but Inter at home will be a difficult night for them but having said that I expect Liverpool to go through to the next round.

@JollyGood while Real Madrid are no doubt the favourites, but they’re up against their arch enemy i.e. Messi and their beloved Ramos and add Neymar to that list so I doubt it’ll be a one sided affair and hence we should expect both teams to score. Further I expect Liverpool to win, because of their current form and it seems that they’re on a roll hence I can’t see them being defeated, and as for Manchester City it’ll be just another routine victory for them.

[poldanmig]

There is a slight difference between real madrid who lost ronaldo and also barcelona which messi left at this time, when ronaldo left madrid, at that time madrid condition was also a bit limp but fortunately they still have benzema who can replace ronaldo position well, while barcelona is quite long relying on messi, unable to find a suitable replacement when messi moved to PSG, and even fati and depay who are expected to be the next messi in barcelona have not been able to show their best game at the moment, besides that the club financial condition is currently in trouble, adding to the condition Barcelona is getting worse, and it's clear that Barcelona's current condition is worse than when Madrid lost Ronaldo in 2018.

Benzema didn't replace Ronaldo all that very well, and nobody in the world could ever be the "next Messi" neither, these are two players that nobody could ever replace because between them they have like 12 or something Ballon D'or awards and that's more than any other two people combined. The real difference was that Real had a better 11 than what Barca had, they both managed to not replace their missing superstars but at least Real managed to put up a better 11 than what Barcelona could offered.

We also have the fact that Barcelona is doing horribly on finances as well, they have so much debt that paying it would take years for them alone and then they need to also get more players and pay salaries and so forth. All in all Real finished it with a lot better result when Ronaldo left, but when Messi left Barcelona still wasn't ready for this period.

I think you misunderstood what I said about replacing the position, I didn't say in terms of replacing the quality of a player, and I also agree that no other player can match or replace the two best players so far in terms of quality, but what I mean is that Benzema is more able to replace Ronaldo role or Task at Madrid in terms of scoring goals, you can see after losing Ronaldo, Benzema was able to transform into Madrid  goal machine and it was proven when Benzema could be Madrid  top scorer right now, but it was different with Barcelona which In fact we don't have a player who can replace Messi in terms of scoring goals, I don't even see a Barcelona forward who stands out in terms of scoring goals this season.

[JollyGood]

Real Madrid have players that can score goals for them from strikers to midfield, I agree with you Barcelona do not have an out-and-out forward right now who can score goals for them.

I see Barcelona in decline,they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage and will play in the Europa League and I think they will fail to qualify for the Champions League next season by missing out on a top 4 finish this season.

Benzema didn't replace Ronaldo all that very well, and nobody in the world could ever be the "next Messi" neither, these are two players that nobody could ever replace because between them they have like 12 or something Ballon D'or awards and that's more than any other two people combined. The real difference was that Real had a better 11 than what Barca had, they both managed to not replace their missing superstars but at least Real managed to put up a better 11 than what Barcelona could offered.

We also have the fact that Barcelona is doing horribly on finances as well, they have so much debt that paying it would take years for them alone and then they need to also get more players and pay salaries and so forth. All in all Real finished it with a lot better result when Ronaldo left, but when Messi left Barcelona still wasn't ready for this period.

I think you misunderstood what I said about replacing the position, I didn't say in terms of replacing the quality of a player, and I also agree that no other player can match or replace the two best players so far in terms of quality, but what I mean is that Benzema is more able to replace Ronaldo role or Task at Madrid in terms of scoring goals, you can see after losing Ronaldo, Benzema was able to transform into Madrid  goal machine and it was proven when Benzema could be Madrid  top scorer right now, but it was different with Barcelona which In fact we don't have a player who can replace Messi in terms of scoring goals, I don't even see a Barcelona forward who stands out in terms of scoring goals this season.

[tokeweed]

So who do you guys got for the current round of fixtures this week?  I think City, PSG, Bayern and Liverpool their respective matches.  No bets here except for a small one on City to win and BTTS combo at 2.90 just to make watching it interesting.  I’m not really sure if Sporting CP could score a goal vs City but willing to gamble since they’re playing at home. 

I was also thinkng of doing the same bet for the Bayern match.  You guys think Salzburg could get one in?  What do you guys think?


  

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Real Madrid   
      
Sporting Lisbon 0-5 Manchester City




PSG managed to win 1-0 with a very late goal from Mbappe. Earlier Messi took a penalty but it was saved by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. It was heading for a 0-0 draw until Mbappe scored in the final minute of time added on. I think Real Madrid will win the game in Spain and qualify for the next round.

Manchester City thrashed Sporting Lisbon but did anybody really expect them to win 0-5?

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Inter Milan 0-2 Liverpool   
      
Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 Bayern Muncih


Two very late goals gave Liverpool a two goal cushion for when the teams meet next at Anfield. It would have been difficult for them to match the 0-5 victory Manchester City had against Sporting Lisbon but Inter Milan did put up a fight. Liverpool should easily qualify for the next round because Inter will find it difficult to beat them at Anfield.

In the other game Bayern were on the verge of defeat before they equalised in the last minute of the 90. RB Salzburg should have won it but conceded right at the end.

[karabiber]

ManU will beat A.Madrid if there is no surprise at home. I expect a goal-scoring draw in the Ajax-Benfica match. Juventus-Villarreal match will be the match Juve will win. I waiting for surprise in Lille-Chelsea game. Lille will win. Let's wait and see.

[JollyGood]

Here are the next set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 22nd February 2022:

Chelsea vs Lille         
Villarreal vs Juventus


Here are the games taking place on 23rd February 2022:

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United      
Benfica vs Ajax

It is another great season for English Premier League clubs because 4 have reach the knockout stages of the competition.

[AndySt]

There is a slight difference between real madrid who lost ronaldo and also barcelona which messi left at this time, when ronaldo left madrid, at that time madrid condition was also a bit limp but fortunately they still have benzema who can replace ronaldo position well, while barcelona is quite long relying on messi, unable to find a suitable replacement when messi moved to PSG, and even fati and depay who are expected to be the next messi in barcelona have not been able to show their best game at the moment, besides that the club financial condition is currently in trouble, adding to the condition Barcelona is getting worse, and it's clear that Barcelona's current condition is worse than when Madrid lost Ronaldo in 2018.

Benzema didn't replace Ronaldo all that very well, and nobody in the world could ever be the "next Messi" neither, these are two players that nobody could ever replace because between them they have like 12 or something Ballon D'or awards and that's more than any other two people combined. The real difference was that Real had a better 11 than what Barca had, they both managed to not replace their missing superstars but at least Real managed to put up a better 11 than what Barcelona could offered.
We also have the fact that Barcelona is doing horribly on finances as well, they have so much debt that paying it would take years for them alone and then they need to also get more players and pay salaries and so forth. All in all Real finished it with a lot better result when Ronaldo left, but when Messi left Barcelona still wasn't ready for this period.

It's just that Ronaldo and Messi have different playing roles and Barcelona's playing model was more dependent on Messi than Real Madrid was dependent on Ronaldo. I agree that with all due respect to Benzema, nevertheless Benzema cannot serve as an equivalent replacement for Ronaldo. On the other hand, we must admit that Benzema perfectly complemented Ronaldo with his game at the time. Also, do not forget that the leading players of Real Madrid were simply younger at that time and therefore could show better results physically than they are now. To be honest, the game of Real Madrid did not impress at all in the first match and it is not yet clear whether the club will be able to play from a position of strength in the second match, because now Real Madrid must necessarily score in order to have a chance of continuing the fight for winning the Champions League.

[Juggy777]

There is a slight difference between real madrid who lost ronaldo and also barcelona which messi left at this time, when ronaldo left madrid, at that time madrid condition was also a bit limp but fortunately they still have benzema who can replace ronaldo position well, while barcelona is quite long relying on messi, unable to find a suitable replacement when messi moved to PSG, and even fati and depay who are expected to be the next messi in barcelona have not been able to show their best game at the moment, besides that the club financial condition is currently in trouble, adding to the condition Barcelona is getting worse, and it's clear that Barcelona's current condition is worse than when Madrid lost Ronaldo in 2018.

Benzema didn't replace Ronaldo all that very well, and nobody in the world could ever be the "next Messi" neither, these are two players that nobody could ever replace because between them they have like 12 or something Ballon D'or awards and that's more than any other two people combined. The real difference was that Real had a better 11 than what Barca had, they both managed to not replace their missing superstars but at least Real managed to put up a better 11 than what Barcelona could offered.
We also have the fact that Barcelona is doing horribly on finances as well, they have so much debt that paying it would take years for them alone and then they need to also get more players and pay salaries and so forth. All in all Real finished it with a lot better result when Ronaldo left, but when Messi left Barcelona still wasn't ready for this period.

It's just that Ronaldo and Messi have different playing roles and Barcelona's playing model was more dependent on Messi than Real Madrid was dependent on Ronaldo. I agree that with all due respect to Benzema, nevertheless Benzema cannot serve as an equivalent replacement for Ronaldo. On the other hand, we must admit that Benzema perfectly complemented Ronaldo with his game at the time. Also, do not forget that the leading players of Real Madrid were simply younger at that time and therefore could show better results physically than they are now. To be honest, the game of Real Madrid did not impress at all in the first match and it is not yet clear whether the club will be able to play from a position of strength in the second match, because now Real Madrid must necessarily score in order to have a chance of continuing the fight for winning the Champions League.

I believe one of the biggest differences you all left out was the coaching Koeman messed up Barcelona player’s, while Zidane managed to keep the player’s united till Carlo came and that too is a reason why Real Madrid performing better than Barcelona despite both losing their super star player’s.

Furthermore Fati needs time at least two more years before he can fill the void left by Messi, and I hope in the upcoming summer transfer window Barcelona either buy or get some quality player’s on loan, because under Xavi they do look better but yet a long way to go.

[abhiseshakana]

I believe one of the biggest differences you all left out was the coaching Koeman messed up Barcelona player’s, while Zidane managed to keep the player’s united till Carlo came and that too is a reason why Real Madrid performing better than Barcelona despite both losing their super star player’s.

Furthermore Fati needs time at least two more years before he can fill the void left by Messi, and I hope in the upcoming summer transfer window Barcelona either buy or get some quality player’s on loan, because under Xavi they do look better but yet a long way to go.

Barcelona's performance when handled by Koeman was not good, but I don't think it was Koeman who made Barcelona's condition like this but because Barcelona is facing a severe financial crisis and they had to let Messi and Griezmann off because of it. When Messi isn't part of the team anymore, this is what makes Barcelona's performance so bad because Messi is always carrying Barcelona, and it's not just a myth. When Messi is not around, the team formation is lame and this creates a lack of confidence for Barcelona players.

[JollyGood]

If Manchester United manage a win or even a draw at Atletico it would give them a platform to qualify for the next round because they will have over 70,000 people in the stadium cheering them on. Atletico are not performing to their usual high levels in La Liga, they currently sit 5th in the table with the same number of points as Barcelona therefore Manchester United should qualify even if the games will be a strong test for them.

The game I will be looking forward to watching is the Athletico Madrid vs Manchester United game.Manchester United will find it very difficult to beat Athletico because right now,Man u are really struggling to pick form and Athletico will see that as an advantage.
Nevertheless,Football is unpredictable,and anything can happen,so let's wait to see what happens next.

[Slow death]

Here are the next set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 22nd February 2022:

Chelsea vs Lille         
Villarreal vs Juventus


Here are the games taking place on 23rd February 2022:

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United      
Benfica vs Ajax

It is another great season for English Premier League clubs because 4 have reach the knockout stages of the competition.

- definitely manchester united took their luck, despite them playing well they will play against the athletic that is very bad this season, i think it will be an easy victory for real madrid

- juventus will also have difficulties playing against villareal

- chelsea managed to find a good opponent, they will surely win

[mv1986]

Here are the next set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 22nd February 2022:

Chelsea vs Lille         
Villarreal vs Juventus


Here are the games taking place on 23rd February 2022:

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United      
Benfica vs Ajax

It is another great season for English Premier League clubs because 4 have reach the knockout stages of the competition.

- definitely manchester united took their luck, despite them playing well they will play against the athletic that is very bad this season, i think it will be an easy victory for real madrid

- juventus will also have difficulties playing against villareal

- chelsea managed to find a good opponent, they will surely win

You think it will be an easy win for Atletico Madrid against Manchester United? Seriously? Are we watching the same Atletico this season?

A couple of years ago I would have probably agreed with you, but Atletico is far from their best shape possible right now. Their defense is trash this season. I think that is a 50:50 game. Manchester out of shape, Atletico out of shape, might probably boil down to Ronaldo's performance.

[JollyGood]

I would lean towards 75/25% in favour of Manchester United.

I think Atletico will play well enough to trouble Manchester United over the course of two games (home and away) I think Manchester United will qualify for the next round. Atletico is not playing as it did a couple of seasons ago, neither is Manchester United but if a squad could be said to be bigger with better players it would be Manchester United.

Here are the next set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 22nd February 2022:

Chelsea vs Lille         
Villarreal vs Juventus


Here are the games taking place on 23rd February 2022:

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United      
Benfica vs Ajax

It is another great season for English Premier League clubs because 4 have reach the knockout stages of the competition.

- definitely manchester united took their luck, despite them playing well they will play against the athletic that is very bad this season, i think it will be an easy victory for real madrid

- juventus will also have difficulties playing against villareal

- chelsea managed to find a good opponent, they will surely win

You think it will be an easy win for Atletico Madrid against Manchester United? Seriously? Are we watching the same Atletico this season?

A couple of years ago I would have probably agreed with you, but Atletico is far from their best shape possible right now. Their defense is trash this season. I think that is a 50:50 game. Manchester out of shape, Atletico out of shape, might probably boil down to Ronaldo's performance.

[AndySt]

I would lean towards 75/25% in favour of Manchester United.
I think Atletico will play well enough to trouble Manchester United over the course of two games (home and away) I think Manchester United will qualify for the next round. Atletico is not playing as it did a couple of seasons ago, neither is Manchester United but if a squad could be said to be bigger with better players it would be Manchester United.

I would not give such a significant advantage to Manchester United in this confrontation. Two months ago I would have given the advantage to Atletico Madrid in general, but the latest results no longer give confidence in this and I also tend to believe that Manchester United have more chances to go further. However, it is worth bearing in mind that it seems that Atletico Madrid made the right conclusions after the defeat by Levante and won a major away victory over Osasuna. Also, do not forget that the first match will be held in Madrid and this is also a factor in favor of Atletico at least in the first match of the confrontation with Manchester United.

[mavines]

I think its should be an easy ride for Chelsea, cos they seem to be at their best performance. But to talk about Atletico and Manchester united, man u has been struggling a little their past matches though Atletico are not at their best also but I feel Atletico should have an edge over Manchester United at this time 60/40 in favor of Atletico.

[JollyGood]

Two months ago both teams were playing different styles of football which was not like their reputations but now Manchester United have picked up points and are improving whereas Atletico have improved marginally. You are right though, the match will be close and it is a European clash at the knockout stage so anything could happen.

I would find it hard to believe Manchester United would lose the return game at Old Trafford, at worst for them it will be a draw therefore what happens in Madrid will be the important indicator for both teams. If Atletico lose the first game they will probably not qualify but if they draw or win in Spain then what an atmosphere it will be in Manchester.

Atletico fans deserve to see a Premier League team at their stadium in the knockout stage, their fans are brilliant and their new stadium is great. I hope it will be a good match.

I would lean towards 75/25% in favour of Manchester United.
I think Atletico will play well enough to trouble Manchester United over the course of two games (home and away) I think Manchester United will qualify for the next round. Atletico is not playing as it did a couple of seasons ago, neither is Manchester United but if a squad could be said to be bigger with better players it would be Manchester United.

I would not give such a significant advantage to Manchester United in this confrontation. Two months ago I would have given the advantage to Atletico Madrid in general, but the latest results no longer give confidence in this and I also tend to believe that Manchester United have more chances to go further. However, it is worth bearing in mind that it seems that Atletico Madrid made the right conclusions after the defeat by Levante and won a major away victory over Osasuna. Also, do not forget that the first match will be held in Madrid and this is also a factor in favor of Atletico at least in the first match of the confrontation with Manchester United.

[JollyGood]

Latest score - both games are in to the second half:

Chelsea 1-0 Lille   
      
Villarreal 0-1 Juventus

A long wasy to go, still anything could happen - this is European football at the end of the day  

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Manchester United      

Benfica 2-2 Ajax

[Juggy777]

RESULTS:

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Manchester United      

@JollyGood Manchester United were lucky to escape with a draw, and I felt that Atletico could have scored 2 more goals to take a commanding lead, and only time will answer if they’ll regret not taking their chances. Lastly the entire Manchester United team needs to figure why they play well only for 45 mins, because there’s so potential in those player’s but currently it’s not being utilised well.

[JollyGood]

The draw was a strange result because Manchester United dominated possession but all the tactical play was with Atletico.

Atletico should have won the game even with such small possession of the ball and they looked dangerous when they went forward but Elanga came on as a substitute and managed to score, he repaid the faith the interim manager has in him.

Manchester United had to wait 80+ minutes before having their first shot on target and that is a worry. The return game will be one to watch because Old Trafford will be pushing their team to beat Atletico and qualify for the next round.

@JollyGood Manchester United were lucky to escape with a draw, and I felt that Atletico could have scored 2 more goals to take a commanding lead, and only time will answer if they’ll regret not taking their chances. Lastly the entire Manchester United team needs to figure why they play well only for 45 mins, because there’s so potential in those player’s but currently it’s not being utilised well.

[indah rezqi]

Bayern Munich
Manchester City
Ajax Amsterdam
Chelsea
Manchester United
Juventus
Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain

This is the club that will qualify from the group stage and advance to the next stage of the competition in the UEFA Champions League in my opinion.

[mv1986]

I would lean towards 75/25% in favour of Manchester United.

I think Atletico will play well enough to trouble Manchester United over the course of two games (home and away) I think Manchester United will qualify for the next round. Atletico is not playing as it did a couple of seasons ago, neither is Manchester United but if a squad could be said to be bigger with better players it would be Manchester United.

Here are the next set of games taking place in the knockout stages of the Champions League on 22nd February 2022:

Chelsea vs Lille         
Villarreal vs Juventus


Here are the games taking place on 23rd February 2022:

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United      
Benfica vs Ajax

It is another great season for English Premier League clubs because 4 have reach the knockout stages of the competition.

- definitely manchester united took their luck, despite them playing well they will play against the athletic that is very bad this season, i think it will be an easy victory for real madrid

- juventus will also have difficulties playing against villareal

- chelsea managed to find a good opponent, they will surely win

You think it will be an easy win for Atletico Madrid against Manchester United? Seriously? Are we watching the same Atletico this season?

A couple of years ago I would have probably agreed with you, but Atletico is far from their best shape possible right now. Their defense is trash this season. I think that is a 50:50 game. Manchester out of shape, Atletico out of shape, might probably boil down to Ronaldo's performance.

I don't know, I think that Atletico still has some real superstars in their team. You might be right though on paper, but as you mentioned yourself we have seen all too often this season that Manchester isn't quite a goal scoring machine this year. They have had trouble over and over again against teams of the lower half of the table even in home games. They have never really been dominant this season. I think this is still going to be a very close one even in the Old Trafford.

[JollyGood]

Of the 8 teams you listed to qualify for the next round, I agree with 7 of your opinions.

You think PSG will qualify, even a draw in Spain will achieve that but I think Real Madrid will beat PSG on the night and go through to the next round

Bayern Munich
Manchester City
Ajax Amsterdam
Chelsea
Manchester United
Juventus
Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain

This is the club that will qualify from the group stage and advance to the next stage of the competition in the UEFA Champions League in my opinion.

[tokeweed]

^  PSG is up by one goal at home vs Real Madrid.  Second leg should be a tough one for PSG as they're playing at Real's home turf.  Obv they'll def try getting at least two in and get to the next round.  So I think playing thr goals market could be good here.  Real Madrid team total over 1.5 goals at 1.97?  What do you guys think?  

Anyway, made a small bet on Liverpool -1 at 1.91.  Pretty safe bet with somewhat value considering Liverpool's home from has been very good overall.

[poldanmig]

^  PSG is up by one goal at home vs Real Madrid.  Second leg should be a tough one for PSG as they're playing at Real's home turf.  Obv they'll def try getting at least two in and get to the next round.  So I think playing thr goals market could be good here.  Real Madrid team total over 1.5 goals at 1.97?  What do you guys think? 

Anyway, made a small bet on Liverpool -1 at 1.91.  Pretty safe bet with somewhat value considering Liverpool's home from has been very good overall.

Soon two big and decisive matches will begin, so far only liverpool which in my opinion has a big enough chance to qualify for the next round because they get a 0-2 advantage in the first leg, while for bayern munchen it seems their have to work quite hard today to secure one of the tickets for the next round, although salzburg is not the favorite team today but we must not ignore the surprise factor that may and often occurs in the champions league so far.

[Juggy777]

^  PSG is up by one goal at home vs Real Madrid.  Second leg should be a tough one for PSG as they're playing at Real's home turf.  Obv they'll def try getting at least two in and get to the next round.  So I think playing thr goals market could be good here.  Real Madrid team total over 1.5 goals at 1.97?  What do you guys think? 

Anyway, made a small bet on Liverpool -1 at 1.91.  Pretty safe bet with somewhat value considering Liverpool's home from has been very good overall.

Soon two big and decisive matches will begin, so far only liverpool which in my opinion has a big enough chance to qualify for the next round because they get a 0-2 advantage in the first leg, while for bayern munchen it seems their have to work quite hard today to secure one of the tickets for the next round, although salzburg is not the favorite team today but we must not ignore the surprise factor that may and often occurs in the champions league so far.

@poldanmig Bayern Munich completely destroyed Salzburg, and i was thrilled by the way they were playing and once again it was Lewandowski who was leading right from the front. Furthermore Liverpool has qualified despite losing the game, and I can’t wait for Bayern to come against Liverpool or City, because it’ll be one of the most epic fixture of this season if it were to happen.

[Issa56]

^  PSG is up by one goal at home vs Real Madrid.  Second leg should be a tough one for PSG as they're playing at Real's home turf.  Obv they'll def try getting at least two in and get to the next round.  So I think playing thr goals market could be good here.  Real Madrid team total over 1.5 goals at 1.97?  What do you guys think?  

Anyway, made a small bet on Liverpool -1 at 1.91.  Pretty safe bet with somewhat value considering Liverpool's home from has been very good overall.

Definitely it will be a tough one for PSG to play Madrid at home, they have a goal up but will they be able to defend it? Looking at the fact that messi exits the champions league at this stage will ruin his reputation and thats why i think PSG have the edge to qualify over real Madrid
I predict the game to be a draw on aggregate because Madrid is at home.

[tokeweed]

^  I hit Real Madrid team total over 1.5 goals but lost Liverpool -1 which sucks.  And between those two bets, I was more confident in the Liverpool bet than the Real Madrid one.  I mean check Liverpool's home form in all competitions.  The probability of them losing the match is pretty much low.  I really thought I would at least get my money back.  But no.  Lol.

Next week's matches seem tougher to call except Ajax vs Benfica imho.  Who you guys got?

[JollyGood]

Second leg matches played on 8th March 2022:

Bayern Munich 7-1 Red Bull Salzburg

Liverpool 0-1 Inter Milan

Manchester City 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

Real Madrid 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain


Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid are through to the quarter-finals - congratulations to them.

Liverpool lost at home 1-0 but won at Inter 0-2 so qualify. Manchester City drew 0-0 with Sporting Lisbon but won the first game 0-5.

Real Madrid thrashed PSG 3-1 thanks to a hat-trick from Benzema and it is Real that qualify for the quarter-finals even though they lost the first game 1-0 in Paris therefore PSG with all their stars including Messi, Mbappe and Pochettino are out.

[tokeweed]

Fun degen bet for Ronaldo anytime goal scorer at 2.85 vs Atletico Madrid.  And I've just learned that Ronaldo has scored more than any player at the top 4 in La Liga right now.    Igehhh gave me the info.  I think he's one of the bunch guys who def knows what he's talking about when it comes to football and how to approach these matches from a betting perspective.  

I think the match could end in something like 0 - 0 tho.  

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Ajax 0-1 Benfica
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid

Benfica (3-2 aggregate) and Atletico Madrid (2-1 aggregate) qualify for the quarter-finals.

I expected Manchester United to win especially after the way they beat Tottenham with Ronaldo playing exceptionally well but the defeat means they will probably not finish in the top 4 in the Premier League this season so will be playing Europa League football next season.

The games taking place this evening are:

Juventus vs Villarreal         
Lille vs Chelsea

[ShowOff]

The games taking place this evening are:

Juventus vs Villarreal         
Lille vs Chelsea

I think Juventus and Chelsea are the two favorites to qualify for the quarter-finals this season despite the possibility that the opposing team also has a chance.

Villarreal have been inconsistent in the league but they have the power to attack and create good goal chances so Juventus should be aware of that possibility. But as Juventus have more experience in the Champions League, Villareal may find it difficult to beat them. Chelsea will definitely qualify after a 2 goal lead in the first leg, I have no doubts about them even if this match is at home to Lille.

[Lordhermes]

RESULTS:

Ajax 0-1 Benfica
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid

Benfica (3-2 aggregate) and Atletico Madrid (2-1 aggregate) qualify for the quarter-finals.

I expected Manchester United to win especially after the way they beat Tottenham with Ronaldo playing exceptionally well but the defeat means they will probably not finish in the top 4 in the Premier League this season so will be playing Europa League football next season.

The games taking place this evening are:

Juventus vs Villarreal         
Lille vs Chelsea

Seeing big teams like Manchester United and PSG exit from the champions league is something very embarrassing,because the two world bests are in those teams,Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two figures that found themselves in those teams,and Ronaldo  playing Europa league is something  I see as embarassing to his personality,and the Europa spot is not yet guaranteed,because their is a fierce war in England between Arsenal,Tottenham,And Manchester United for the European spot.

[Juggy777]

The games taking place this evening are:

Juventus vs Villarreal         
Lille vs Chelsea

I think Juventus and Chelsea are the two favorites to qualify for the quarter-finals this season despite the possibility that the opposing team also has a chance.

Villarreal have been inconsistent in the league but they have the power to attack and create good goal chances so Juventus should be aware of that possibility. But as Juventus have more experience in the Champions League, Villareal may find it difficult to beat them. Chelsea will definitely qualify after a 2 goal lead in the first leg, I have no doubts about them even if this match is at home to Lille.

@ShowOff Juventus who was yet another favourite gets eliminated, and I yet can't believe it that Villarreal have been able to easily defeat them. Also Chelsea survived in their match against Lille to advance, and it seems that they’ll now be one of the favourites to win it.

[JollyGood]

There problem for many big clubs in European competitions is that there are only so many teams that can get to a final (two teams), or semi-final (four teams), or quarter-final (eight teams) therefore some will ultimately fail to progress. This is the European competition all the clubs want to participate in and try to win. Even Guardiola with all the money backed by the UAE state has not won the Champions League.

When you have two big clubs, financially powerful and dominant in their leagues such as when Real Madrid played PSG in round 2 of the competition - one of them has to get knocked out - Real beat PSG over two legs. Barcelona were eliminated at the group stage and Manchester United was knocked out by a much smaller club in Atletico, things like that have to happen but it is a shock to see giants fall early in the competition.

I do not see Ronaldo playing for Manchester United next season unless they finish 4th in the Premier League because he will want Champions League football, that is simple, anything less than that would be (as you said) embarrassing. Messi will be there at PSG for another season at least and he is almost guaranteed Champions League next season with PSG,

Here are the next set of games taking place in the Champions League - they are the quarter-final fixtures:

Seeing big teams like Manchester United and PSG exit from the champions league is something very embarrassing,because the two world bests are in those teams,Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two figures that found themselves in those teams,and Ronaldo  playing Europa league is something  I see as embarassing to his personality,and the Europa spot is not yet guaranteed,because their is a fierce war in England between Arsenal,Tottenham,And Manchester United for the European spot.

[JollyGood]

For the games tomorrow I think the scores will be:

Benfica 1-1 Liverpool
Manchester City 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Liverpool will find it tough going to Portugal to face Benfica. I think this game will end in a draw.

You would expect Manchester City to beat Atletico but what are the chances Atletico would knock Manchester United out first and then knock Manchester City out in the next round?

[Juggy777]

For the games tomorrow I think the scores will be:

Benfica 1-1 Liverpool
Manchester City 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Liverpool will find it tough going to Portugal to face Benfica. I think this game will end in a draw.

You would expect Manchester City to beat Atletico but what are the chances Atletico would knock Manchester United out first and then knock Manchester City out in the next round?

@JollyGood I don’t think Liverpool match will end in a draw, because Liverpool likes to score lots of goals hence my prediction is a 3 - 1 victory for Liverpool. Also Atletico kinda got lucky against Manchester United, but against City they’ll need to pray that City player’s are having an off day because I expect City player’s to breach their defences and win by 2 - 0.

[JollyGood]

If Liverpool play at full capacity they can push Benfica aside with relative ease but I think Benfica have done their homework. They will play with confidence knowing they have home support for the first leg and they will make try their best to maximise that advantage. Over two legs Liverpool should qualify for the semi-final.

As for Atletico they are not playing to the level we have been used to over many seasons but they can cause an upset. Manchester City are favourites no doubt about it but over two legs I am keeping options open on this one.

The fixtures take place tomorrow... we can catch up after the games when we discover who was closer to the correct scorelines 

@JollyGood I don’t think Liverpool match will end in a draw, because Liverpool likes to score lots of goals hence my prediction is a 3 - 1 victory for Liverpool. Also Atletico kinda got lucky against Manchester United, but against City they’ll need to pray that City player’s are having an off day because I expect City player’s to breach their defences and win by 2 - 0.

[JollyGood]

Here are the results for the games played earlier today:

Benfica 1-3 Liverpool

Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid

You were right Liverpool scored a lot of goals, you were completely right with your 1-3 scoreline. You nearly had the other game score correct too 

At this stage you would have to say Liverpool will qualify for the semi-final but Manchester City still have to go to Atletico and perform well otherwise they will be out of the competition.

@JollyGood I don’t think Liverpool match will end in a draw, because Liverpool likes to score lots of goals hence my prediction is a 3 - 1 victory for Liverpool. Also Atletico kinda got lucky against Manchester United, but against City they’ll need to pray that City player’s are having an off day because I expect City player’s to breach their defences and win by 2 - 0.

[Sebas.tian]

Here are the results for the games played earlier today:

Benfica 1-3 Liverpool

Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid

For Liverpool, the result was perfectly good because at 17 minutes Ibrahima Konate open the let with one goal to prepare the mind of their fans that victory is sure at the end of the match. Benfica tried to stop Liverpool not to achieve more goals but at 34 minutes Sadio Mane gave the second goal that caused a big jubilations for the fans, for the early goals they had achieved so far in the match. At 49 minutes Darwin Nurnez helped Benfica to achieve one goal which was giving their fans hope that the match will end up draw, But at 87 minutes Luis Diaz gave the third goal that made the match to end up 1-3 for the favour of Liverpool.

Atletico Madrid struggle to defend the game to end up draw but Manchester city later got the opportunity to defeated Atletico Madrid 0-1 to achieved the victory.

[Juggy777]

Here are the results for the games played earlier today:

Benfica 1-3 Liverpool

Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid

You were right Liverpool scored a lot of goals, you were completely right with your 1-3 scoreline. You nearly had the other game score correct too  

At this stage you would have to say Liverpool will qualify for the semi-final but Manchester City still have to go to Atletico and perform well otherwise they will be out of the competition.

@JollyGood I don’t think Liverpool match will end in a draw, because Liverpool likes to score lots of goals hence my prediction is a 3 - 1 victory for Liverpool. Also Atletico kinda got lucky against Manchester United, but against City they’ll need to pray that City player’s are having an off day because I expect City player’s to breach their defences and win by 2 - 0.

@JollyGood yes I was sure that Liverpool would score lots because Klopp isn’t a defensive coach, and he would like to kill any hopes Benfica player’s would have hence it’s a good result for Liverpool. Also for City not a bad result as I expected Atletico to defend heavily in this fixture, but you’re right in the away fixture they’ll have to do even better, and I expect City to win because Pep has lots of experience of playing in Spain.

[JollyGood]

Konate managed to score his first goal for Liverpool but the goal from Diaz calmed nerves because at 1-2 up Liverpool were feeling the pressure from Benfica and the home crowd. I think Liverpool will win the home leg of the draw and will qualify for the semi-final with relative ease.

Atletico nearly caught Manchester City on the break numerous times but failed to capitalise. I think what is certain is that Atletico will score in 90 minutes in the return leg in Madrid but I am not sure Manchester City will score. I have a feeling Atletico will go through to the semi-final and it will be Manchester City and Guardiola that will be left bitterly disappointed.

For Liverpool, the result was perfectly good because at 17 minutes Ibrahima Konate open the let with one goal to prepare the mind of their fans that victory is sure at the end of the match. Benfica tried to stop Liverpool not to achieve more goals but at 34 minutes Sadio Mane gave the second goal that caused a big jubilations for the fans, for the early goals they had achieved so far in the match. At 49 minutes Darwin Nurnez helped Benfica to achieve one goal which was giving their fans hope that the match will end up draw, But at 87 minutes Luis Diaz gave the third goal that made the match to end up 1-3 for the favour of Liverpool.

Atletico Madrid struggle to defend the game to end up draw but Manchester city later got the opportunity to defeated Atletico Madrid 0-1 to achieved the victory.

[tokeweed]

Here are the results for the games played earlier today:

Benfica 1-3 Liverpool

Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid

You were right Liverpool scored a lot of goals, you were completely right with your 1-3 scoreline. You nearly had the other game score correct too 

At this stage you would have to say Liverpool will qualify for the semi-final but Manchester City still have to go to Atletico and perform well otherwise they will be out of the competition.

Yup.  I fear for City tbh.  Winning by just a goal in the first leg leaves Pep and his boys very vulnerable at the reverse fixture.  It's going to be pretty tough for City to break that defense again as they tend to become stale during a match.  I feel like Atletico wins by a goal too taking it at pens...  Which I don't mind.  Pens to decide who goes thru is always fun. 

Anyway, who you guys got between Chelsea and Real Madrid?  I feel like Real is being disrpespected here at 3.80, draw no bet at 2.60.  :/

[JollyGood]

Yup.  I fear for City tbh.  Winning by just a goal in the first leg leaves Pep and his boys very vulnerable at the reverse fixture.  It's going to be pretty tough for City to break that defense again as they tend to become stale during a match.  I feel like Atletico wins by a goal too taking it at pens...  Which I don't mind.  Pens to decide who goes thru is always fun. 

I think Guardiola will fail to get his Manchester City team past Atletico because that 1 goal advantage will probably not be good enough to secure them qualification.

Anyway, who you guys got between Chelsea and Real Madrid?  I feel like Real is being disrpespected here at 3.80, draw no bet at 2.60.  :/

Results from the games played earlier this evening:

Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid

Villarreal 1-0 Bayern Munich


To answer your question before the game I could not have answered but after the result it is clear that Real Madrid should qualify for the semi-final. Tuchel has worked wonders with Chelsea but it looks as though they will be knocked out. If he manages to mastermind a victory in Madrid then Tuchel will elevate himself even more with Chelsea fans and the footballing elite.

The surprise for me was Villarreal beating Bayern 1-0. I still think Bayern will win the return leg and will qualify for the semi-final. Up to this point I would say that Liverpool, Atletico, Real Madrid and Bayern will be the semi-finalists.

[tokeweed]

^  Yeah I was surprised at that Bayern vs Villareal score line.  Lmao.  And it was lined at 1.65 win for Bayern which Hark recommended as a pick, which I thought was a value line too considering it's Bayern Munich.  But alas, in CL football you just never know what's going to happen.

Won the Real Madrid draw no bet one tho and followed another one of Hark's picks, BTTS at 1.97 which also hit.  

And yeah, def doubling down now that I fear for City.  Lol. There's just something in the CL that makes them choke at the really most important matches.

Edit:  I couldn't find a prop for which clubs goes through to the semis.  I wonder what the line is for Atletico.

[JollyGood]

Benzima absolutely destroyed Chelsea with his display, what a hat-trick. Each of his 3 goals had something brilliant about them.

The first header, to control it with accuracy after the speed at which he connected with the cross was brilliant. His second header was great to get it back across the goal and beat the goalkeeper but his third goal was stunning too. The way in which he chased the ball and forced Mendy to make the mistake and then for Rudiger to not even clear the ball away when challenged by Benzima was a disaster because Benzima he put the ball in the empty goal.

Liverpool are as good as already through to the semi-finals. Bayern Munich should get through to the semi-finals but as you said it is the Champions League, anything can happen in a knockout competition. As for Manchester City they will face a determined Atletico 

^  Yeah I was surprised at that Bayern vs Villareal score line.  Lmao.  And it was lined at 1.65 win for Bayern which Hark recommended as a pick, which I thought was a value line too considering it's Bayern Munich.  But alas, in CL football you just never know what's going to happen.

Won the Real Madrid draw no bet one tho and followed another one of Hark's picks, BTTS at 1.97 which also hit.  

And yeah, def doubling down now that I fear for City.  Lol. There's just something in the CL that makes them choke at the really most important matches.

Edit:  I couldn't find a prop for which clubs goes through to the semis.  I wonder what the line is for Atletico.

[tokeweed]

^  I'm expecting Bayern Munich to go out there and blow Villareal away at the second leg.  I don't think Nagelsmann will be out foxed again.  But from a betting perspective, dunno...  Looking at the lines everything has nothing that entices me.

As for Real Madrid vs Chelsea, still going for Real Madrid draw no bet at 1.95.  There's also Real Madrid to win and BTTS combo at 4.50 which is good value imho...  For the matches tomorrow I like Benfica team total under .5 at 2.18.  I don't think they get one in at Anfield.

[JollyGood]

Results from the games last night:

Bayern Munich 1-1 Villarreal

Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea


I also expected Bayern to dominate Villarreal but they only managed a 1-1 draw therefore Villarreal go through to the semi-finals and Bayern are knocked out. The game was heading for a 1-0 full time result which would have allowed the game to go to extra time but Villarreal scored in the 88th minute to make the final score 1-1 but they won the first leg 1-0. Final aggregate score 2-1 Villarreal.

Now on to Real Madrid vs Chelsea. All I can say is that anybody that wants to know what a great game of football looks like should view this link. The highlights capture the amazing flow of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ3yQZPX7dE

Chelsea were defending champions and were so close to going through to the semi-final. They dominated large parts of the game and attacked Real throughout but in the end they were knocked out even though they won 2-3 on the night. Real Madrid go through to the semi-final 5-4 on aggregate.

As a team, Chelsea played some of the most fantastic football I have seen in recent times. Tuchel is a world class manager, if he leaves Chelsea at the end of the season the team will suffer while a new manager brings his own ideas.

^  I'm expecting Bayern Munich to go out there and blow Villareal away at the second leg.  I don't think Nagelsmann will be out foxed again.  But from a betting perspective, dunno...  Looking at the lines everything has nothing that entices me.

As for Real Madrid vs Chelsea, still going for Real Madrid draw no bet at 1.95.  There's also Real Madrid to win and BTTS combo at 4.50 which is good value imho...  For the matches tomorrow I like Benfica team total under .5 at 2.18.  I don't think they get one in at Anfield.

[tokeweed]

^  Yeah...  Def a wtf moment for Bayern Munich supporters.  Lmao.  And to think I had them as one of the most likely winners of the UCL this year.  Now it's looking like Villareal is the dark horse of the tourney.

Anyway lost my bet on Real.  I shoulda played the BTTS and over 2.5 goals too which was lined at around 1.97...  I was looking at it but ignored it.  Meh.  Benfica team total under .5 goals at 2.18 later to break even.  

Edit:  Man City to win and under 3.5 goals combo at 2.30 seems to be a decent line.

[Zanab247]

Results from the games last night:

Bayern Munich 1-1 Villarreal

Bayern Munich players really missed many goals that would have make them to defeat Villarreal yesterday to qualify for semi final but they missed their opportunity which gave Villarreal opportunity to qualify for semi final yesterday. Many people predicted that Bayern Munich will use home advantage to win Villarreal 3:1 to achieve the victory but the match later ended up 1:1 but the final aggregate was 2:1 for the favour of Villarreal.

[JollyGood]

Results from the games this evening:

Liverpool 3-3 Benfica

Atletico Madrid 0-0 Manchester City


Liverpool qualify for the semi-final by beating Benfica 6-4 on aggregate

Manchester City qualify for the semi-final by beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 on aggregate

[Juggy777]

Manchester City qualify for the semi-final by beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 on aggregate

I have to admit that Atletico surprised me with their aggressive approach, and how did Stefan stay on the pitch despite that headbutt is beyond explainable to me. Furthermore the game could have gone towards the penalty shoot out had Atletico scored in the last minute, but Ederson made a wonderful safe and managed to help City qualify for the semi finals.

[JollyGood]

Atletico did not surprise me with the way they headed in to this game. They were playing the best way they could in an attempt to beat Manchester City and they nearly succeeded. Atletico dominated the game but just could score because of the way Manchester City defended. Most of the second half was played inside the Manchester City half because Atletico pressed.

Manchester City will now meet Real Madrid in the semi-final 

I have to admit that Atletico surprised me with their aggressive approach, and how did Stefan stay on the pitch despite that headbutt is beyond explainable to me. Furthermore the game could have gone towards the penalty shoot out had Atletico scored in the last minute, but Ederson made a wonderful safe and managed to help City qualify for the semi finals.

[Cnut237]

I have to admit that Atletico surprised me with their aggressive approach, and how did Stefan stay on the pitch despite that headbutt is beyond explainable to me.

The referee was in a difficult position, and probably didn't want to further inflame an already tense situation by brandishing a red card. Refs do act this way sometimes, and I think it's the wrong approach, they need to stamp their authority on the game. The minute you let the players believe they can get away with violence, it descends into anarchy.

Manchester City will now meet Real Madrid in the semi-final 

... and then Liverpool in the final. 

[Igebotz]

In the second half, Atletico Madrid got a taste of their own medicine. It could have been a different game if they had been professional and played a bit of what they did last night in the first leg, but they chose to play all man defense instead. It was a fantastic Tuesday and Wednesday night of football, but I'm disappointed that my team did not qualify. Our schoolboy defense in the first leg cost us the game, but we were more composed in the second leg. Modric assist was a work of art.

Good luck to Manchester City as they take on a Real Madrid team of 12 players. I'd like to see an all-English final again.n.

Atletico did not surprise me with the way they headed in to this game. They were playing the best way they could in an attempt to beat Manchester City and they nearly succeeded. Atletico dominated the game but just could score because of the way Manchester City defended. Most of the second half was played inside the Manchester City half because Atletico pressed.

Manchester City will now meet Real Madrid in the semi-final  

[JollyGood]

Manchester City will now meet Real Madrid in the semi-final  

... and then Liverpool in the final.  

Are you sure?  

Villarreal knocked out Bayern Munich and will have a real attempt at attacking the Liverpool defence.

Liverpool should win this tie over two legs and qualify for the final but it is a knockout competition and anything can happen. I am sure Liverpool preferred to play Villarreal over Bayern but they still need to win to get the final.

It was a fantastic Tuesday and Wednesday night of football, but I'm disappointed that my team did not qualify. Our schoolboy defense in the first leg cost us the game, but we were more composed in the second leg. Modric assist was a work of art.

Good luck to Manchester City as they take on a Real Madrid team of 12 players. I'd like to see an all-English final again.n.

Chelsea played like heroes, they went to Real and took them on, they were so close to winning but it was a fantastic game to watch. I feel sorry for Chelsea because they deserved to win the tie but this is football and anything can happen.

Right now I think Real Madrid are my choice to win the competition if they meet Liverpool in the final but if Real meed Villarreal I have a feeling they will cause a massive upset and win.

Manchester City have a mountain to climb past Real Madrid if they want to get to the final.

It can end up being an all English final or even an all Spanish final  

[Igebotz]

Manchester City is a better team than Chelsea, but Chelsea has more experience in the Champions League, so I'm confident they'd beat Real Madrid and won't make the same mistakes Chelsea did. The only advantage Real Madrid has over Manchester City is their experience and the beast in Benzema; if they can contain him, they will win the tie.

Villarreal may be fantastic, but Liverpool is a better team than the Bayerm team they knocked out, and I'm confident they'll win on both legs.

Manchester City is the favorite to win the Champions League.

Chelsea played like heroes, they went to Real and took them on, they were so close to winning but it was a fantastic game to watch. I feel sorry for Chelsea because they deserved to win the tie but this is football and anything can happen.

Right now I think Real Madrid are my choice to win the competition if they meet Liverpool in the final but if Real meed Villarreal I have a feeling they will cause a massive upset and win.

Manchester City have a mountain to climb past Real Madrid if they want to get to the final.

It can end up being an all English final or even an all Spanish final 

[_BlackStar]

Manchester City is a better team than Chelsea, but Chelsea has more experience in the Champions League, so I'm confident they'd beat Real Madrid and won't make the same mistakes Chelsea did. The only advantage Real Madrid has over Manchester City is their experience and the beast in Benzema; if they can contain him, they will win the tie.

Villarreal may be fantastic, but Liverpool is a better team than the Bayerm team they knocked out, and I'm confident they'll win on both legs.

Real Madrid is a team that has starred in the Champions League with 13 titles since 1956 and the most popular was when they won it in 3 consecutive seasons ^{[2016, 2017, and 2018].} But after that they have not made it to the final. Based on the available data, so far Real Madrid have always won the title when they reached the final ^[13/16] but I don't think they can do that this season.

Benzema is strong and very savage, but Manchester City are a different team to Chelsea which will probably make it difficult for him to score especially because of the anticipation they will be. Unfortunately Manchester City had to lose several important players in the semifinal match where Cancelo had to be absent ^{[if the information is correct]} due to card accumulation.

Manchester City is the favorite to win the Champions League.

Please don't ignore Liverpool, mate.  

[Igebotz]

Benzema is strong and very savage, but Manchester City are a different team to Chelsea which will probably make it difficult for him to score especially because of the anticipation they will be. Unfortunately Manchester City had to lose several important players in the semifinal match where Cancelo had to be absent ^{[if the information is correct]} due to card accumulation.

They have a strong squad depth, only Cancelo injury shouldn't be a problem to them not to perform well.

Manchester City is the favorite to win the Champions League.

Please don't ignore Liverpool, mate. 

Not to dismiss Liverpool, but based on past performance, a team that loses in their first final will always win the next one. Manchester lost last year's final, but if they make it this time, they will win.

[dataispower]

Manchester City is a better team than Chelsea, but Chelsea has more experience in the Champions League, so I'm confident they'd beat Real Madrid and won't make the same mistakes Chelsea did. The only advantage Real Madrid has over Manchester City is their experience and the beast in Benzema; if they can contain him, they will win the tie.

Villarreal may be fantastic, but Liverpool is a better team than the Bayerm team they knocked out, and I'm confident they'll win on both legs.

Real Madrid is a team that has starred in the Champions League with 13 titles since 1956 and the most popular was when they won it in 3 consecutive seasons ^{[2016, 2017, and 2018].} But after that they have not made it to the final. Based on the available data, so far Real Madrid have always won the title when they reached the final ^[13/16] but I don't think they can do that this season.

Benzema is strong and very savage, but Manchester City are a different team to Chelsea which will probably make it difficult for him to score especially because of the anticipation they will be. Unfortunately Manchester City had to lose several important players in the semifinal match where Cancelo had to be absent ^{[if the information is correct]} due to card accumulation.

Manchester City is the favorite to win the Champions League.

Please don't ignore Liverpool, mate.  

if you are to make comparison Chelsea and Manchester city which of them that have squads and strong player, the problem i have with Chelsea is that they are not balanced or plan their matches, Manchester city defeated Chelsea players did not have the idea of defensive and they only think that attacks will be remedy to defeat opponent who is already have plan B for football, champions league is going to Manchester city because you see that their players are not actually performing well.the only Manchester city player who strong is benzema

[JollyGood]

Villarreal may be fantastic, but Liverpool is a better team than the Bayerm team they knocked out, and I'm confident they'll win on both legs.

I have a feeling the underdogs of the tie Villarreal will get to the final. They are a very good team when it comes to knockout competitions. Sure Liverpool are favourites to beat Villarreal over two legs but I cannot write off Villarreal.

Manchester City is the favorite to win the Champions League.

Not for me, I think Real Madrid are favourites to win the tournament 

[tokeweed]

^  I know what you mean.  It's really hard fading Real Madrid with Benzema running hot.  The odds for them winning the UCL is at 6.65 rn.  I think that's good value considering that City does choke at crucial moments just like we've seen them do for the last three UCL seasons now..?  I really thought last year was gonna be their year.  I'm now thinking Pep might not win the UCL with City.  This is his last chance.

But Liverpool is a problem tho.  No one can touch them...  I'm thinking it's gonna be an all English final but yeah, we can't discount Real Madrid.

[JollyGood]

An all English champions league final would be great and another display of the power of the Premier League. It can also be an all Spanish final too 

Every time Liverpool play they look like scoring but will they be able to stop conceding goals in the aim to get past Villarreal?

^  I know what you mean.  It's really hard fading Real Madrid with Benzema running hot.  The odds for them winning the UCL is at 6.65 rn.  I think that's good value considering that City does choke at crucial moments just like we've seen them do for the last three UCL seasons now..?  I really thought last year was gonna be their year.  I'm now thinking Pep might not win the UCL with City.  This is his last chance.

But Liverpool is a problem tho.  No one can touch them...  I'm thinking it's gonna be an all English final but yeah, we can't discount Real Madrid.

[tokeweed]

^  At Liverpool's current form and the way they have been finishing their matches, there is no way Villareal could go through and be at the final.  No way.  It would take something really brilliant from Emery to make that happen.  Liverpool is just really too good rn.

And to your question, yes...  It will be hard for Villareal to score a goal against Liverpool.  They have been pressing real hard and hunting down the ball more aggresively than before, it's not a joke...  But yeah, City on the other hand I could see losing vs Real Madrid.  Maybe it'll go to pens.

[JollyGood]

Result from the first semi-final played yesterday:

Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid


The second semi-final taking place this evening:

Liverpool vs Villarreal


I still think Real Madrid will beat Manchester City and qualify for the final where they will play Villarreal in an all Spanish final  

[Juggy777]

Result from the first semi-final played yesterday:

Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid


The second semi-final taking place this evening:

Liverpool vs Villarreal


I still think Real Madrid will beat Manchester City and qualify for the final where they will play Villarreal in an all Spanish final  

@JollyGood I have a complete opposite prediction it’ll be Manchester City vs Liverpool and it’ll be a premier league finale. Also due to Pep vs Klopp rivalry this will be one of the most exciting match of the season, and with Pep dying to win the champions league it’ll be really interesting if he can finally achieve it, or do you think he’ll once again miss winning it despite reaching the finals.

[JollyGood]

Result from the second semi-final yesterday:

Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal

Well, since your last post Liverpool went on to beat Villarreal 2-0 therefore a Manchester City vs Liverpool final looks the most probable outcome on paper but let us see what happens in the return fixtures when both English teams will be playing in Spain.

@JollyGood I have a complete opposite prediction it’ll be Manchester City vs Liverpool and it’ll be a premier league finale.

[tokeweed]

Result from the first semi-final played yesterday:

Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid


The second semi-final taking place this evening:

Liverpool vs Villarreal


I still think Real Madrid will beat Manchester City and qualify for the final where they will play Villarreal in an all Spanish final  

@JollyGood I have a complete opposite prediction it’ll be Manchester City vs Liverpool and it’ll be a premier league finale. Also due to Pep vs Klopp rivalry this will be one of the most exciting match of the season, and with Pep dying to win the champions league it’ll be really interesting if he can finally achieve it, or do you think he’ll once again miss winning it despite reaching the finals.

Real Madrid's three goals could be crucial here.  All Ancelloti has to do is let his squad play snug and try to win the second leg at 2 - 0 to win at aggregate and they progress to the finals.  I hate it that UEFA removed the away goals rule.  It was one of those things what made the UCL very interesting as a tourney.  There was a kind strategy built around because of it.  Kinda like in F1 when a driver's fastest lap at quali Q2..  The tires he used in that fastest lap will be his only starting set of tires at the race.  They removed this rule too which sucks.

[Igebotz]

Real Madrid's three goals could be crucial here.  All Ancelloti has to do is let his squad play snug and try to win the second leg at 2 - 0 to win at aggregate and they progress to the finals.  I hate it that UEFA removed the away goals rule.  It was one of those things what made the UCL very interesting as a tourney. 

The away goals rules ruined the beautiful game for a long time, so I'm glad they were removed; now, only the best team with the most goals will advance, and no team will sit back looking for an away goal.

I want Manchester City to finally win this one so they can show PSG how to recruit players instead of just buying world class footballers who have already won everything in their careers. If you want to win the Champions League, you must bring in new bloods who are hungry to win trophies, and that's what Manchester City has been doing for years now and it's paying off.

[Igebotz]

Don't think many people can say city developed their players and didn't buy them. The whole team was bought. With the exception of Phil foden, a future ballin winner in my eyes, who could potentially play for another 20 years. Who else is there? The majority of them were under the radar before they came to city, but they were "stolen away" from small clubs and had no choice to sell with the millions offered to them. The players are all on huge contracts and look at pep, the head figure is the ultimate recruitment of top level football.

Most of the players won their first major trophy at Manchester City; they were all potential players who developed into world-class players at Manchester City; unlike PSG, they did not go around signing world-class players for ridiculous amounts of money and salary in order to win the Champions League. KDB is Manchester City's highest paid player, earning around £400k per week, which is comparable to what an average PSG player earns.

Excellent recruitment and organisation, but to say this was through youth squad is ridiculous.

You misquote me here.

[JollyGood]

The away goals rule was always contentious but it was widely accepted because teams playing home and away could always factor it in when playing but it seemed unfair. Penalties after extra-time might not be the best way to find a winner either but it is better than the away goals rule.

As it stands we are looking forward to two semi-finals with their second leg games with two English teams and two Spanish teams trying to win this competition. It is such a difficult competition to win, I wish all four teams the best in their attempts to reach the final 

The away goals rules ruined the beautiful game for a long time, so I'm glad they were removed; now, only the best team with the most goals will advance, and no team will sit back looking for an away goal.

[Igebotz]

Why are you always so neutral? I thought you were a Liverpool fan, but I was mistaken; you don't support any of the top four teams in the league, but you watch and follow English football more. In my entire life, I've never seen a neutral fan . The English side will win the league, they have taken over from the Spanish teams

The Spanish teams are very active in the transfer market right now, trying to get back on track, and I wouldn't be surprised if Messi returns to Barcelona.

The away goals rule was always contentious but it was widely accepted because teams playing home and away could always factor it in when playing but it seemed unfair. Penalties after extra-time might not be the best way to find a winner either but it is better than the away goals rule.

As it stands we are looking forward to two semi-finals with their second leg games with two English teams and two Spanish teams trying to win this competition. It is such a difficult competition to win, I wish all four teams the best in their attempts to reach the final 

The away goals rules ruined the beautiful game for a long time, so I'm glad they were removed; now, only the best team with the most goals will advance, and no team will sit back looking for an away goal.

[JollyGood]

The semi-final game taking place this evening:

Villarreal vs Liverpool

Liverpool are already winning the tie 0-2 courtesy of the first leg but this is the semi-final and anything can happen. I am not willing to write off Villarreal just yet but Liverpool are clearly on the brink of another Champions League final  

Why are you always so neutral?

I try to look at the situation from as many perspectives as possible therefore come across as neutral  

I thought you were a Liverpool fan, but I was mistaken; you don't support any of the top four teams in the league, but you watch and follow English football more. In my entire life, I've never seen a neutral fan

There are many football fans that are neutral. They enjoy the game and can appreciate a good solid performance as much as a great attacking or defensive display without taking sides  

The English side will win the league, they have taken over from the Spanish teams

I am not as confident as you. I think Real Madrid will win this competition.

The Spanish teams are very active in the transfer market right now, trying to get back on track, and I wouldn't be surprised if Messi returns to Barcelona.

It would be a surprise to see Messi leave PSG and return to Barcelona but he is not the same player he was 10, 7 even 4 years ago because of his age. Do Barcelona even want him back?

If Neymar is having problems at PSG it might be more likely to see him return to Barcelona instead of Messi and about Mbappe he could be on his way to Real Madrid.

[JollyGood]

RESULT:

Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool

What a game. Villarreal make it 2-0 on the night and 2-2 on aggregate but Liverpool fight back to win 2-3 on the night and 2-5 on aggregate. Liverpool are through to the final of the champions league where they will meet either Manchester City or Real Madrid.

[tokeweed]

RESULT:

Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool

What a game. Villarreal make it 2-0 on the night and 2-2 on aggregate but Liverpool fight back to win 2-3 on the night and 2-5 on aggregate. Liverpool are through to the final of the champions league where they will meet either Manchester City or Real Madrid.

Are you watching the match?  I don't think I've enjoyed a match without making a bet for a looong time.  Lol.  It's just how crucial this match is with just a goal setting City and Real Madrid apart on aggregate.  I want City to win but I wouldn't mind seeing a goal in by Real Madrid and see it go to pens for the lulz.

Anyway if I had a bet it would be BTTS and the over 2.5 combo.  The match is nil - nil right now at HT.  Lol.  It might not make it.  Both squads are kinda tight and prolly a bit nervous out there.

[JollyGood]

Yes am I am watching it. Mahrez just scored making it 0-1 on the night !

Are you watching the match?  I don't think I've enjoyed a match without making a bet for a looong time.  Lol.  It's just how crucial this match is with just a goal setting City and Real Madrid apart on aggregate.  I want City to win but I wouldn't mind seeing a goal in by Real Madrid and see it go to pens for the lulz.

Anyway if I had a bet it would be BTTS and the over 2.5 combo.  The match is nil - nil right now at HT.  Lol.  It might not make it.  Both squads are kinda tight and prolly a bit nervous out there.

[JollyGood]

RESULT:

Manchester City 3-1 Real Madrid

Real Madrid win 6-5 on aggregate.

What a phenomenal game of football. Manchester City were on the brink of the final as they were winning 0-1 on the night and by 2 goals on aggregate but Real Madrid scored 3 goals to win.

It took Real Madrid 90 minutes to get their first shot on target and with 6 minutes time added-on they equalised to take the game in to extra time. A Benzema penalty was decisive to give them the victory.

Congratulations to Real Madrid they will meet Liverpool in the final on 28th May 2022

[tokeweed]

^  Ugh, disgusting loss for Pep and Man City.  And looking at KDB walking around on the pitch at the Bernabeu right now...  It kinda looks like he's already thinking about calling his agent and get himself in the transfer market this summer.  Lolol.  

And yeah, what a phenomenal match that was.  I really haven't enjoyed a game of football without a bet in a while until this one.  Congrats Real Madrid fans.  I don't think the final will top this match imho.  The final could be a boring 1 - 0 or something for either club.  Leaning on Liverpool tho.

[JollyGood]

What a stunning night of football. I think Real Madrid will be crowned champions league winners 2022 because they will defeat Liverpool again just like they did in 2018.

Liverpool will have opportunities to win the game but I think Real Madrid will win it and add another taking their record from 13 to 14 champions league winners.

In the 68th minute Ancelotti took off Kroos and brought on Rodrygo. Manchester City were in control all the way through to the 90th minute when Rodrygo scored two goals in 84 seconds. Benzema scored a penalty to give Real Madrid a 3-1 lead on the night and 6-5 on aggregate.

It seems Manchester City conceded 3 goals in 6 minutes and that is unacceptable at this level. Real Madrid punished them.

[Juggy777]

What a stunning night of football. I think Real Madrid will be crowned champions league winners 2022 because they will defeat Liverpool again just like they did in 2018.

Liverpool will have opportunities to win the game but I think Real Madrid will win it and add another taking their record from 13 to 14 champions league winners.

In the 68th minute Ancelotti took off Kroos and brought on Rodrygo. Manchester City were in control all the way through to the 90th minute when Rodrygo scored two goals in 84 seconds. Benzema scored a penalty to give Real Madrid a 3-1 lead on the night and 6-5 on aggregate.

It seems Manchester City conceded 3 goals in 6 minutes and that is unacceptable at this level. Real Madrid punished them.

@JollyGood I’m yet trying to understand what happened to Manchester City, because this kind of sloppiness from them is unacceptable and I wonder if Pep is jinxed and can’t win the champions league with City, furthermore do you feel that post this loss he will reconsider his future for coaching City?. Also Real Madrid will face an in form Liverpool side, but I feel that you’re right because if Real Madrid play like how they played in the dying moments then they surely can beat Liverpool easily.

[tokeweed]

^  I think we have to give credit to Ancelotti.  If you watch the match again it looked like he anticipated Pep's move in getting Kyle Walker out for Zinchenko by taking out Kroos for Rodrygo a couple of minutes before.  With Zinchenko in, Cancelo had to move to the right since Zinchenko can only play at the left and he was assigned to track Rodrygo but he isn't as fast and intelligent as Cancelo.  And if you noticed, taking out Modric and Casimero for Asensio and Camavinga changed the texture of the game.  Real Madrid was then straight out applying constant pressure on City for the final minutes of that match.

I'm not sure if Ancelotti had an idea on Walker not being able to play 90 minutes tho.  So getting Rodrygo in then Pep getting Walker out was prolly coincidence.  But if Ancelotti did have an idea and did anticipate it then the move was pure genius.

[JollyGood]

I think if we try to understand what happened to Manchester City we will never be able to compute the collapse. This was another great opportunity for Guardiola to get to the champions league final but yet again he failed.

He won two champions league finals a manager and both were with Barcelona and both finals were against Manchester United. In 2008/09 season they beat Manchester United 2-0. In the 2010/11 final they beat Manchester United 3-1. As a manager, Guardiola never won the champions league with Bayern Munich and now with Manchester City and with an ageing Manchester City team he might have missed his chances.

The tragedy for him is that the Barcelona team of Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and others were credited with winning the champions league in 2009 and 2011. Guardiola needs to win this trophy otherwise his reputation will always be questioned.

@JollyGood I’m yet trying to understand what happened to Manchester City, because this kind of sloppiness from them is unacceptable and I wonder if Pep is jinxed and can’t win the champions league with City, furthermore do you feel that post this loss he will reconsider his future for coaching City?. Also Real Madrid will face an in form Liverpool side, but I feel that you’re right because if Real Madrid play like how they played in the dying moments then they surely can beat Liverpool easily.

[tokeweed]

^  It's just one of those things...  An inferior team winning a crucial match because the manager outfoxed a supposedly much better manager.  It happened before with Alex Ferguson, Mourinho and all the other great managers. But will it happen to Klopp at this specific final match?  I don't think so.  And I'll just keep it simple...  I'm just betting it straight, Liverpool to win at 2.11. 

What about you guys?  Anybody on the Real side?

[JollyGood]

Yes I am going with Real Madrid to win the final. Liverpool will end the season as 2nd in the Premier League and 2nd in the Champions League final. They should be happy with being crowned FA Cup winners and EFL Carabao Cup winners.

^  It's just one of those things...  An inferior team winning a crucial match because the manager outfoxed a supposedly much better manager.  It happened before with Alex Ferguson, Mourinho and all the other great managers. But will it happen to Klopp at this specific final match?  I don't think so.  And I'll just keep it simple...  I'm just betting it straight, Liverpool to win at 2.11. 

What about you guys?  Anybody on the Real side?

[Igebotz]

^  It's just one of those things...  An inferior team winning a crucial match because the manager outfoxed a supposedly much better manager.  It happened before with Alex Ferguson, Mourinho and all the other great managers. But will it happen to Klopp at this specific final match?  I don't think so.  And I'll just keep it simple...  I'm just betting it straight, Liverpool to win at 2.11.  

What about you guys?  Anybody on the Real side?

Nobody!!! They should be happy that they faced toothless Chelsea in both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup finals and won both games on penalties; they are far from the best team; Real Madrid will undoubtedly thrash them in the UFC final, and I can beat my chest on that!!!

Yes I am going with Real Madrid to win the final. Liverpool will end the season as 2nd in the Premier League and 2nd in the Champions League final. They should be happy with being crowned FA Cup winners and EFL Carabao Cup winners.

How did Klopp win manager of the year over a league champion? Is it now more important to win the League Cup and FA Cup than to win the league after 38 tough games? It's ridiculous.

Haaland arrived in Manchester City to finalize his contract.

[Rruchi man]

Yes I am going with Real Madrid to win the final.

Carlo Ancelloti is ensuring that he has plenty options on his team trying to ensure that his team will be able to stop Liverpool who are very hungry for the win and see this game as a platform to get their revenge from their last final with Real Madrid which was very disappointing for them. Contrary to what most persons thought that Bale, Hazard and Alaba  will not feature in the game, but reports are that they have joined training and will be part of the squad that face Liverpool.

[Alisha-k]

Yes I am going with Real Madrid to win the final.

Carlo Ancelloti is ensuring that he has plenty options on his team trying to ensure that his team will be able to stop Liverpool who are very hungry for the win and see this game as a platform to get their revenge from their last final with Real Madrid which was very disappointing for them. Contrary to what most persons thought that Bale, Hazard and Alaba  will not feature in the game, but reports are that they have joined training and will be part of the squad that face Liverpool.

It's quite obvious that Carlo will release his big guns and it's also necessary too. Should too much attention be centered on benzema, Liverpool could notice and decide to hold him down. I put my money on Real carrying the cup. FA and carabao were won as consolation for when they lose on Saturday.

[tokeweed]

^  It's just one of those things...  An inferior team winning a crucial match because the manager outfoxed a supposedly much better manager.  It happened before with Alex Ferguson, Mourinho and all the other great managers. But will it happen to Klopp at this specific final match?  I don't think so.  And I'll just keep it simple...  I'm just betting it straight, Liverpool to win at 2.11.  

What about you guys?  Anybody on the Real side?

Nobody!!! They should be happy that they faced toothless Chelsea in both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup finals and won both games on penalties; they are far from the best team; Real Madrid will undoubtedly thrash them in the UFC final, and I can beat my chest on that!!!

Yes I am going with Real Madrid to win the final. Liverpool will end the season as 2nd in the Premier League and 2nd in the Champions League final. They should be happy with being crowned FA Cup winners and EFL Carabao Cup winners.

How did Klopp win manager of the year over a league champion? Is it now more important to win the League Cup and FA Cup than to win the league after 38 tough games? It's ridiculous.

Haaland arrived in Manchester City to finalize his contract.

Ooo nice!  Some little friendly banter on the night of the match.  I hope you guys could be active itt.  It's just so much fun having to laugh and talk to you guys while the game is playing live.  

Dunno man...  It feels like Klopp is saving his squad for this moment and having lost his first UCL final vs Liverpool, I don't think he'll allow it to happen again.  Not saying they couldn't lose but Klopp and his boys wouldn't be going out of this without a fight.

Any props that we should be looking at here?

[skarais]

Dunno man...  It feels like Klopp is saving his squad for this moment and having lost his first UCL final vs Liverpool, I don't think he'll allow it to happen again.  Not saying they couldn't lose but Klopp and his boys wouldn't be going out of this without a fight.

Any props that we should be looking at here?

Of course Klopp will not let Liverpool always be conquered by Real Madrid easily. His team's previous defeat to Real Madrid should have taught him a lesson and experience so it doesn't repeat itself this season. I am very curious about what he will do in the final, but he must prepare a good strategy to apply during the match so that his chances of winning the title this season are not wasted.

[Igebotz]

Nobody!!! They should be happy that they faced toothless Chelsea in both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup finals and won both games on penalties; they are far from the best team; Real Madrid will undoubtedly thrash them in the UFC final, and I can beat my chest on that!!!

Ooo nice!  Some little friendly banter on the night of the match.  I hope you guys could be active itt.  It's just so much fun having to laugh and talk to you guys while the game is playing live. 

Dunno man...  It feels like Klopp is saving his squad for this moment and having lost his first UCL final vs Liverpool, I don't think he'll allow it to happen again.  Not saying they couldn't lose but Klopp and his boys wouldn't be going out of this without a fight.

Any props that we should be looking at here?

I don't like to chat during games, but I will definitely run a commentary on this one on Saturday if I'm not too busy. The pressure is on Liverpool, who want to exact revenge on Real Madrid after they lost the league the last time they met. I'm not sure any English fans are rooting for Liverpool in this one, as they have gradually become the league's most despised club.

As there are no injuries to report, both teams will have their best players available for the game.

I've already thrown $50 to Real Madrid at the odd price of 3.45 odd

[JollyGood]

Maybe because Klopp was the manager that took his team to the final of the Champions League at the same time won both domestic cup finals as well as runners up in the Premier League by just one point with a total of 99 points. At one stage the quadruple was a possibility and even there is a chance it can be a season ending treble of cups for Liverpool. I still think Real Madrid will win.

I hope Salah and van Dijk are fully fit to play because there was a doubt after their recent injuries. Salah obviously suffered with a bad injury after Ramos was involved in a struggle with him that forced him off after just 24 minutes when the two teams met in the final in 2018. Ramos is now at PSG but Liverpool would want to win as much as Real Madrid.

If their best team is facing the best Real Madrid team then it should be a good final game of the season to watch.

Yes I am going with Real Madrid to win the final. Liverpool will end the season as 2nd in the Premier League and 2nd in the Champions League final. They should be happy with being crowned FA Cup winners and EFL Carabao Cup winners.

How did Klopp win manager of the year over a league champion? Is it now more important to win the League Cup and FA Cup than to win the league after 38 tough games? It's ridiculous.

Haaland arrived in Manchester City to finalize his contract.

[Igebotz]

Maybe because Klopp was the manager that took his team to the final of the Champions League at the same time won both domestic cup finals as well as runners up in the Premier League by just one point with a total of 99 points.

Outside of the league competition is not counted; the award is intended only for league performance, and aside from winning both cups on penalties, A manager who has never won manager of the month since the season began? Suddenly win the award over the league-winning manager? The award for player of the season can come from any team, but the award for manager of the season must always go to the league winner. Perhaps as recompense..

I hope Salah and van Dijk are fully fit to play because there was a doubt after their recent injuries. Salah obviously suffered with a bad injury after Ramos was involved in a struggle with him that forced him off after just 24 minutes when the two teams met in the final in 2018. Ramos is now at PSG but Liverpool would want to win as much as Real Madrid.

If their best team is facing the best Real Madrid team then it should be a good final game of the season to watch.

Salad is fit, but I'm not sure about VDJ's injury; hopefully he'll be ready for the game; I don't want to hear excuses if they lose to Real Madrid.

[JollyGood]

Salad is fit

Salad

I'm not sure about VDJ's injury; hopefully he'll be ready for the game; I don't want to hear excuses if they lose to Real Madrid.

I think it is a matter of when they lose.

Even after defeating Manchester City in an epic semi-final and having a battle against Chelsea, I think Real Madrid will be strong enough to take on Liverpool and beat them. If Liverpool put out a team without Salah, Allison or van Dijk there will always be excuses about why they lost.

[AndySt]

Dunno man...  It feels like Klopp is saving his squad for this moment and having lost his first UCL final vs Liverpool, I don't think he'll allow it to happen again.  Not saying they couldn't lose but Klopp and his boys wouldn't be going out of this without a fight. Any props that we should be looking at here?

Of course Klopp will not let Liverpool always be conquered by Real Madrid easily. His team's previous defeat to Real Madrid should have taught him a lesson and experience so it doesn't repeat itself this season. I am very curious about what he will do in the final, but he must prepare a good strategy to apply during the match so that his chances of winning the title this season are not wasted.

In any case, the current Liverpool is a more tactical team than Real Madrid. It was the fact that Josep Guardiola paid more attention to tactics, rather than relying on the individual game of players like Carlo Ancelotti, that was called one of the reasons for the defeat of Manchester City. That is, the team lacked a plan B when tactical plan A began to crack at the seams, after Real Madrid quickly equalized the score, and then went ahead in extra time. However, I would not blame Manchester City so much for this, because it is difficult to quickly rebuild when the other team quickly compares the score in added time and the situation turns upside down.

[Igebotz]

Salad Salah is fit

Hahaha maybe I'm craving salad, I will talk to my wife.

I'm not sure about VDJ's injury; hopefully he'll be ready for the game; I don't want to hear excuses if they lose to Real Madrid.

I think it is a matter of when they lose.

Even after defeating Manchester City in an epic semi-final and having a battle against Chelsea, I think Real Madrid will be strong enough to take on Liverpool and beat them. If Liverpool put out a team without Salah, Allison or van Dijk there will always be excuses about why they lost.

If Liverpool had been drawn to this route, I doubt they would have survived PSG, Chelsea, and Manchester City; Real Madrid were completely dead in all three games and came back to life 10 minutes before the end of the games, incredible journey!!! They deserve this trophy, but football can be cruel at times.

[Juggy777]

Dunno man...  It feels like Klopp is saving his squad for this moment and having lost his first UCL final vs Liverpool, I don't think he'll allow it to happen again.  Not saying they couldn't lose but Klopp and his boys wouldn't be going out of this without a fight. Any props that we should be looking at here?

Of course Klopp will not let Liverpool always be conquered by Real Madrid easily. His team's previous defeat to Real Madrid should have taught him a lesson and experience so it doesn't repeat itself this season. I am very curious about what he will do in the final, but he must prepare a good strategy to apply during the match so that his chances of winning the title this season are not wasted.

In any case, the current Liverpool is a more tactical team than Real Madrid. It was the fact that Josep Guardiola paid more attention to tactics, rather than relying on the individual game of players like Carlo Ancelotti, that was called one of the reasons for the defeat of Manchester City. That is, the team lacked a plan B when tactical plan A began to crack at the seams, after Real Madrid quickly equalized the score, and then went ahead in extra time. However, I would not blame Manchester City so much for this, because it is difficult to quickly rebuild when the other team quickly compares the score in added time and the situation turns upside down.

@AndySt knowing Klopp I’m sure that he would have worked out 100+ scenarios for this match, and each time he would have ended it with him leading Liverpool to a victory hence I’m expecting Liverpool to rain fire on Real Madrid player’s. However I personally feel that Liverpool will attack too much, and Real Madrid will slip in that odd goal on the counter and go on to win the match.

[JollyGood]

Liverpool would have found it difficult to have overcome PSG and Chelsea and Manchester City in the same season but as you said Rea Madrid did it and are in the final. Liverpool had a much easier time in their semi-final victory over Villrreal but they will face a giant in world football when they meet Real Madrid in the final tomorrow.

If Liverpool had been drawn to this route, I doubt they would have survived PSG, Chelsea, and Manchester City; Real Madrid were completely dead in all three games and came back to life 10 minutes before the end of the games, incredible journey!!! They deserve this trophy, but football can be cruel at times.

[tokeweed]

Nobody!!! They should be happy that they faced toothless Chelsea in both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup finals and won both games on penalties; they are far from the best team; Real Madrid will undoubtedly thrash them in the UFC final, and I can beat my chest on that!!!

Ooo nice!  Some little friendly banter on the night of the match.  I hope you guys could be active itt.  It's just so much fun having to laugh and talk to you guys while the game is playing live.  

Dunno man...  It feels like Klopp is saving his squad for this moment and having lost his first UCL final vs Liverpool, I don't think he'll allow it to happen again.  Not saying they couldn't lose but Klopp and his boys wouldn't be going out of this without a fight.

Any props that we should be looking at here?

I don't like to chat during games, but I will definitely run a commentary on this one on Saturday if I'm not too busy. The pressure is on Liverpool, who want to exact revenge on Real Madrid after they lost the league the last time they met. I'm not sure any English fans are rooting for Liverpool in this one, as they have gradually become the league's most despised club.

As there are no injuries to report, both teams will have their best players available for the game.

I've already thrown $50 to Real Madrid at the odd price of 3.45 odd

Wtf?  When?  Why??   And how did that happen?  I might be out of it for too long as I haven't been following a lot of football news as I should.  But I don't see why I missed something like LFC being the EPL's most despised club.

Anyway..  Liverpool def wants revenge for the loss at Kiev.  I think it was 2018?  But yeah, the win will be huge and extra special for the club.  And Klopp!  I got just around 30 bucks riding on Liverpool but not too confident.  That 30 could be around 25 by match day as BTC keeps selling down.    LFC has the better squad tho.

[Igebotz]

Wtf?  When?  Why??   And how did that happen?  I might be out of it for too long as I haven't been following a lot of football news as I should.  But I don't see why I missed something like LFC being the EPL's most despised club.

Yes, rival fans and coaches dislike the fact that the FA and the English media are leaking Liverpool's ass, they lied about having 13 covid19 cases in January and got away with it even after the FA discovered the truth, they were the only club to play the entire season without conceding a penalty despite all the kicking from Matip and Kanote every single game, which bores every fan against them.

The English Premier League official page never tweeted or sent a congratulatory message when Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League last season, but they were all twerking when Liverpool won it in 2019. The FA is completely corrupt.

None of the English VAR officials are going to the World Cup, FIFA do not rate them, they are incompetent to the highest level.

Liverpool would have found it difficult to have overcome PSG and Chelsea and Manchester City in the same season but as you said Rea Madrid did it and are in the final. Liverpool had a much easier time in their semi-final victory over Villrreal but they will face a giant in world football when they meet Real Madrid in the final tomorrow.

Always getting the easy draw!!! 

[JollyGood]

Here we go... the final is ON but the kick-off has been delayed by 30 minutes until 8.30pm

[tokeweed]

Here we go... the final is ON but the kick-off has been delayed by 30 minutes until 8.30pm

Yup...  It's the prematch show now.  Imagine if Messi was dancing the flamenco around the singer.  Lolol.

Edit:  How long is this gonna be.  I want the game already.  -_-

[JollyGood]

36 minutes gone and Real Madrid look dangerous every single time they break.

Here we go... the final is ON but the kick-off has been delayed by 30 minutes until 8.30pm

Yup...  It's the prematch show now.  Imagine if Messi was dancing the flamenco around the singer.  Lolol.

Edit:  How long is this gonna be.  I want the game already.  -_-

What a goal!!! The Benzima goal should have stood. Real Madrid should have been awarded the goal because Fabinho went in for the tackle therefore it does not matter if he did not play the ball deliberately.

Shameful VAR decision.

The teams just walked off, it is half-time.


after 59 minutes GOAL scored by Vinicius Junior !!!!


Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool





Here is the Real Madrid goal from a different angle:






On 69 minutes this was just one of a number of saves by Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois who has been brilliant in goal.




This diving save was on 64 minutes:




Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool

The game has ended with Real Madrid winning the Champions League 5 times in the last 9 years. They won the Champions League now a staggering total of 14 times.






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[Igebotz]

Anyway..  Liverpool def wants revenge for the loss at Kiev.  I think it was 2018?  But yeah, the win will be huge and extra special for the club.  And Klopp!  I got just around 30 bucks riding on Liverpool but not too confident.  That 30 could be around 25 by match day as BTC keeps selling down.    LFC has the better squad tho.

WHAT. A. REVENGE!!! 

What a goal!!! The Benzima goal should have stood. Real Madrid should have been awarded the goal because Fabinho went in for the tackle therefore it does not matter if he did not play the ball deliberately.

Shameful VAR decision.

The teams just walked off, it is half-time.

I knew the moment VAR took 4 minutes to check a very obvious goal, so I knew something was up behind the scenes. At least the entire world saw the liVARpool privilege tonight, Fabinho intentionally kicked the ball to Benzima's way, but VAR says it was unintentional. fucking liars, Well, I'm glad they lost, and Chelsea just made another £25 million from the Hazard deal. Salah has been a disaster in cup finals, having played 14 finals without scoring a goal. Hala, Madrid!!!

Courtious' man-of-the-match performance kept Real Madrid in the game from the first minute until the final whistle with fantastic saves.

[JollyGood]

Well Liverpool fell well short of a performance that should or could have won them the Champions League. They had opportunities to take revenge but they did not gel, they did not perform, they failed to take their chances because Courtois was in great form and played average.

Ancelotti did brilliant in his first season back at Real Madrid. What a brilliant tactician.

As a player with AC Milan, Ancelotti won the European Cup (the previous incarnation of the Champions League) twice and as a manager he has won the Champions League 4 times (twice with AC Milan and twice with Real Madrid). He is the only manager to have won 4 Champions League titles.

As a player:
1989 and 1990 with AC Milan

As manager:
2003 and 2007 with AC Milan.
2014 and 2022 with Real Madrid

Anyway..  Liverpool def wants revenge for the loss at Kiev.  I think it was 2018?  But yeah, the win will be huge and extra special for the club.  And Klopp!  I got just around 30 bucks riding on Liverpool but not too confident.  That 30 could be around 25 by match day as BTC keeps selling down.    LFC has the better squad tho.

WHAT. A. REVENGE!!! 

[JollyGood]

What is there to be sad about as far as Liverpool are concerned. They won two domestic cups and came runners-up in the Premier League and the Champions League. It is a good season for any team to get that far.

[JollyGood]

[Igebotz]

Well Liverpool fell well short of a performance that should or could have won them the Champions League. They had opportunities to take revenge but they did not gel, they did not perform, they failed to take their chances because Courtois was in great form and played average.

They had the game under control in the first half but failed to capitalize on opportunities. Real Madrid were outplayed throughout the game, no doubt about it, but they also have a funny way of getting results their way when you least expect it, they had only one shot at goal, LiVARpool had about 14. Courtois won the trophy for Real Madrid; without him, the team would have conceded 5 goals.

What is there to be sad about as far as Liverpool are concerned. They won two domestic cups and came runners-up in the Premier League and the Champions League. It is a good season for any team to get that far.

Caraboa cup = $100k, FA cup =£3.2M,  and £16m  from champions league silver medal, while Chelsea gains approximately £25 million from Liverpool's failure to win the champions league. They made nothing this season financially. Realistically, Chelsea had a better season than Liverpool. With two trophies, and 3rd position.


Mane has officially announced that he will leave LiVARpool at the end of the season, and we are now waiting for Salah to make a decision about his LiVARpool future. Do you know that Mane only makes £100k/week? Some Chelsea Academy players earn that much as well. He is deserving of better.

[JollyGood]

With Mane leaving having played his final game for Liverpool, it will be a massive loss for them. I am not sure who they can buy to replace him and losing him will upset the balance of the team. Liverpool will be a weaker team without him.

Most Liverpool fans are happy Salah said he will be staying for the start of next season but his contract expires at the end of next season and the only reason he is staying for another season is because he will leave on a free transfer and receive a multi-million pound signing on fee when goes to a club such as PSG, Barcelona or Real Madrid. If money talks too much he might he go to Newcastle United now they are bankrolled by a nation.

It is understandable you call them LiVARpool because throughout so much of the season they had VAR decision in their favour when some of those decisions were clearly wrong.

Well Liverpool fell well short of a performance that should or could have won them the Champions League. They had opportunities to take revenge but they did not gel, they did not perform, they failed to take their chances because Courtois was in great form and played average.

They had the game under control in the first half but failed to capitalize on opportunities. Real Madrid were outplayed throughout the game, no doubt about it, but they also have a funny way of getting results their way when you least expect it, they had only one shot at goal, LiVARpool had about 14. Courtois won the trophy for Real Madrid; without him, the team would have conceded 5 goals.

What is there to be sad about as far as Liverpool are concerned. They won two domestic cups and came runners-up in the Premier League and the Champions League. It is a good season for any team to get that far.

Caraboa cup = $100k, FA cup =£3.2M,  and £16m  from champions league silver medal, while Chelsea gains approximately £25 million from Liverpool's failure to win the champions league. They made nothing this season financially. Realistically, Chelsea had a better season than Liverpool. With two trophies, and 3rd position.


Mane has officially announced that he will leave LiVARpool at the end of the season, and we are now waiting for Salah to make a decision about his LiVARpool future. Do you know that Mane only makes £100k/week? Some Chelsea Academy players earn that much as well. He is deserving of better.

[Igebotz]

With Mane leaving having played his final game for Liverpool, it will be a massive loss for them. I am not sure who they can buy to replace him and losing him will upset the balance of the team. Liverpool will be a weaker team without him.

Yes, no doubt, but looking at his goal stats at LiVARpool, Salah was taking all the headlines, after Mane won the AFCON, none of his teammates congratulated him online because of Salah, which to me was very wrong, before the start of the recently concluded season, he had a clash with Salah for being so selfish in games, the matter was resolved by the manager, but I don't think he's leaving because of all this, he's 30 he's leaving for a better pay rise somewhere. Wish Chelsea could get him he's a great player.

Most Liverpool fans are happy Salah said he will be staying for the start of next season but his contract expires at the end of next season and the only reason he is staying for another season is because he will leave on a free transfer and receive a multi-million pound signing on fee when goes to a club such as PSG, Barcelona or Real Madrid.

That's the new trend among players nowadays, they're selfish and just want to get everything for themselves, now is the best time to sell him because it's obvious he'll leave for free next season, but losing Mane and Salah in a single summer will ruin LiVARpool for a long time and I don't see it happening.

It is understandable you call them LiVARpool because throughout so much of the season they had VAR decision in their favour when some of those decisions were clearly wrong.

No doubt!!!

[JollyGood]

Yes, no doubt, but looking at his goal stats at LiVARpool, Salah was taking all the headlines, after Mane won the AFCON, none of his teammates congratulated him online because of Salah, which to me was very wrong, before the start of the recently concluded season, he had a clash with Salah for being so selfish in games, the matter was resolved by the manager, but I don't think he's leaving because of all this, he's 30 he's leaving for a better pay rise somewhere. Wish Chelsea could get him he's a great player.

Mane joined Liverpool when he was 24 and has had a good career there. He is 30 years old now and has been losing Champions League finalist twice and Champions League winner once. He has also won the Premier League once as well as several domestic cups. I think he does not have anything to prove to anybody because he did it all and he deserves to play in a different league where he could finish his career with a good wage and new challenge.
 

That's the new trend among players nowadays, they're selfish and just want to get everything for themselves, now is the best time to sell him because it's obvious he'll leave for free next season, but losing Mane and Salah in a single summer will ruin LiVARpool for a long time and I don't see it happening.

Yes losing Mane and Salah would have created problems for Klopp because he simply does not have a replacement for either. Mane will be sold for around £30 million and that is too high for a 30 year old but some clubs will pay it.

Salah will walk for free in to the arms of a big club that will pay him a large signing-on fee near the £5 million mark and pay him well over £250,000 a week. If you were Mane and were getting half of what Salah was getting at Liverpool you would want to leave too. I think Mane should have stayed and saw his contract out before leaving on a free transfer too.

I imagine Liverpool losing Mane and Salah in the same season would be too much for the fans therefore they will cash in on Mane now and allow Salah to go for free next season. The image below is from February 2021 but the salaries are current:

[Igebotz]

Salah will walk for free in to the arms of a big club that will pay him a large signing-on fee near the £5 million mark and pay him well over £250,000 a week. If you were Mane and were getting half of what Salah was getting at Liverpool you would want to leave too. I think Mane should have stayed and saw his contract out before leaving on a free transfer too.

If he stays until he's 31, his value will decrease and not every club will want to offer a good wage to a 31 year old player, 30 is a decent year to move and this is the best time, Bayern is already the frontrunner to get him but personal terms have not been agreed upon yet, Juventus is also interested in services, let's wait and see what happens when the marker official open in a few days time..

I imagine Liverpool losing Mane and Salah in the same season would be too much for the fans therefore they will cash in on Mane now and allow Salah to go for free next season. The image below is from February 2021 but the salaries are current:

Pay is ridiculous!!! Looks like aid table team wages; I'm sure Everton and Leicester City pay more than Liverpool. Origi makes £49k per week? Now I see why he's leaving at the end of the season as well: pay these players well before oil-rich clubs come knocking. They have made a lot of money to this club.

Take your post count to somewhere else man!! Wtf you saying?

[JollyGood]

I will delete all the post 

I liked Muhammad Salah a lot. I am a bit sad that liverpool lost the game.
I hope Salah is in good spirits - But finally the tournament is over and the trophy got its new home. Real Madrid team was so happy.
But my good wishes with Salah!

Take your post count to somewhere else man!! Wtf you saying?

[Igebotz]

Lewandowski announces his departure from Bayern Munich after referring to the club as "unserious," but what happened behind the scenes? Could it be that the club refused to extend his contract, or that the club has failed to make a mark in the championship league since the last time they won it? Tolisso is also leaving for nothing, so this will be an interesting transfer window. I can't wait to see him play in a decent league; he's spent his entire career in the Bundesliga; it's time to write a new chapter; Barcelona is his preferred option, as far as I know.

Chelsea's takeover is now complete, so it's time to fill some open spots in the team now that we're sanction-free.

Good you deleted his garbage post.

I will delete all the posts

Take your post count to somewhere else man!! Wtf you saying?

[AndySt]

Yes, no doubt, but looking at his goal stats at LiVARpool, Salah was taking all the headlines, after Mane won the AFCON, none of his teammates congratulated him online because of Salah, which to me was very wrong, before the start of the recently concluded season, he had a clash with Salah for being so selfish in games, the matter was resolved by the manager, but I don't think he's leaving because of all this, he's 30 he's leaving for a better pay rise somewhere. Wish Chelsea could get him he's a great player.

Mane joined Liverpool when he was 24 and has had a good career there. He is 30 years old now and has been losing Champions League finalist twice and Champions League winner once. He has also won the Premier League once as well as several domestic cups. I think he does not have anything to prove to anybody because he did it all and he deserves to play in a different league where he could finish his career with a good wage and new challenge.

That's the new trend among players nowadays, they're selfish and just want to get everything for themselves, now is the best time to sell him because it's obvious he'll leave for free next season, but losing Mane and Salah in a single summer will ruin LiVARpool for a long time and I don't see it happening.

Yes losing Mane and Salah would have created problems for Klopp because he simply does not have a replacement for either. Mane will be sold for around £30 million and that is too high for a 30 year old but some clubs will pay it.
Salah will walk for free in to the arms of a big club that will pay him a large signing-on fee near the £5 million mark and pay him well over £250,000 a week. If you were Mane and were getting half of what Salah was getting at Liverpool you would want to leave too. I think Mane should have stayed and saw his contract out before leaving on a free transfer too. I imagine Liverpool losing Mane and Salah in the same season would be too much for the fans therefore they will cash in on Mane now and allow Salah to go for free next season. The image below is from February 2021 but the salaries are current:

Yes, it will be sad enough for Liverpool fans if Selah and Manya leave the club at the same time. Still, it can be said that they made the greatest contribution to the club's entry into the Champions League final. However, I don't think that the departure of both players will be a disaster for the club, but it may reduce the power that Klopp has in the formation of the squad. As for Salah, it is really strange that the parties cannot agree until the end of the season itself, although Salah himself seems to have curled that he is not going to leave Liverpool.

[Juggy777]

Yes, no doubt, but looking at his goal stats at LiVARpool, Salah was taking all the headlines, after Mane won the AFCON, none of his teammates congratulated him online because of Salah, which to me was very wrong, before the start of the recently concluded season, he had a clash with Salah for being so selfish in games, the matter was resolved by the manager, but I don't think he's leaving because of all this, he's 30 he's leaving for a better pay rise somewhere. Wish Chelsea could get him he's a great player.

Mane joined Liverpool when he was 24 and has had a good career there. He is 30 years old now and has been losing Champions League finalist twice and Champions League winner once. He has also won the Premier League once as well as several domestic cups. I think he does not have anything to prove to anybody because he did it all and he deserves to play in a different league where he could finish his career with a good wage and new challenge.

That's the new trend among players nowadays, they're selfish and just want to get everything for themselves, now is the best time to sell him because it's obvious he'll leave for free next season, but losing Mane and Salah in a single summer will ruin LiVARpool for a long time and I don't see it happening.

Yes losing Mane and Salah would have created problems for Klopp because he simply does not have a replacement for either. Mane will be sold for around £30 million and that is too high for a 30 year old but some clubs will pay it.
Salah will walk for free in to the arms of a big club that will pay him a large signing-on fee near the £5 million mark and pay him well over £250,000 a week. If you were Mane and were getting half of what Salah was getting at Liverpool you would want to leave too. I think Mane should have stayed and saw his contract out before leaving on a free transfer too. I imagine Liverpool losing Mane and Salah in the same season would be too much for the fans therefore they will cash in on Mane now and allow Salah to go for free next season. The image below is from February 2021 but the salaries are current:

Yes, it will be sad enough for Liverpool fans if Selah and Manya leave the club at the same time. Still, it can be said that they made the greatest contribution to the club's entry into the Champions League final. However, I don't think that the departure of both players will be a disaster for the club, but it may reduce the power that Klopp has in the formation of the squad. As for Salah, it is really strange that the parties cannot agree until the end of the season itself, although Salah himself seems to have curled that he is not going to leave Liverpool.

I don’t know why people think Mane is selfish, because he gave it all for the club and the club should have offered him high wages for him to stay, because he deserves it but they decided against it hence he’s justified in leaving the club. Also Salah is staying at least for this season, but if he leaves next season then it’ll be interesting to see who his replacement will be.

[Igebotz]

Yes, it will be sad enough for Liverpool fans if Selah Salah and Manya Mane leave the club at the same time. Still, it can be said that they made the greatest contribution to the club's entry into the Champions League final.

I disagree with some of your points. Mane and Salah only won one champions league together at LiVARpool, so saying they made one of the greatest contributions to LiVARpool's European football is incorrect; LiVARpool were already the most successful English club in the champions league prior to the Mane-Salah era. I would have agreed if you said they gave LivARpool their first EPL trophy.

However, I don't think that the departure of both players will be a disaster for the club, but it may reduce the power that Klopp has in the formation of the squad. As for Salah, it is really strange that the parties cannot agree until the end of the season itself, although Salah himself seems to have curled that he is not going to leave Liverpool.

Yes, no player is bigger than a club, but losing two of your best players without a proper replacement will have a significant impact on the team, especially if the team is built around those players. Additionally, Salah has not stated anything about his future, but if both parties fail to agree on something this summer, Salah will walk alone next summer.

[JollyGood]

Good you deleted his garbage post.

Yes, it will be sad enough for Liverpool fans if Selah and Manya leave the club at the same time. Still, it can be said that they made the greatest contribution to the club's entry into the Champions League final. However, I don't think that the departure of both players will be a disaster for the club, but it may reduce the power that Klopp has in the formation of the squad. As for Salah, it is really strange that the parties cannot agree until the end of the season itself, although Salah himself seems to have curled that he is not going to leave Liverpool.

Salah stated he will not leave in the 2022/23 season.

I don’t know why people think Mane is selfish, because he gave it all for the club and the club should have offered him high wages for him to stay, because he deserves it but they decided against it hence he’s justified in leaving the club. Also Salah is staying at least for this season, but if he leaves next season then it’ll be interesting to see who his replacement will be.

Nobody said they thought Mane was selfish. The argument between Salah and Mane allegedly took place because Mane accused Salah of being selfish by not passing him the ball when he had better opportunities to score by being in better positions. Instead Salah took shots himself and missed which allegedly created friction between them.

[Lordhermes]

I was so shocked by Liverpool when they allowed Madrid to win them in the champions league final.Despite the squad they have,the three wise men infront,the best defender they have in the person of Virgil,they were still defeated by Real Madrid.I wasnt expecting it at all.In the first half of them game,Liverpool dominated,but creating a chances and converting  them into goals was the major problem. I believe Liverpool will be very angry because what they expected is not what they saw.Madrid showed them that they are experienced in the season.

[tokeweed]

Take your post count to somewhere else man!! Wtf you saying?

I have no idea what he said but I feel like JollyGood could do the same with my posts seeing what I said and how it all turned out at the final.    I was sooo wrong and I didn't give Real Madrid any credit before the match.  In hindsight the hint was when Real won vs City in the semifinal.  I was just so excited for Liverpool to make it.

Huge credit goes to Courtios...  At the first quarter you just know Real was gonna take Liverpool to deep waters...  Which they did.  :/  Credit goes to Ancelloti too.  It wasn't ideal but it did the job.  Congrats to everybody who made money.

[Balmain]

I was so shocked by Liverpool when they allowed Madrid to win them in the champions league final.Despite the squad they have,the three wise men infront,the best defender they have in the person of Virgil,they were still defeated by Real Madrid.I wasnt expecting it at all.In the first half of them game,Liverpool dominated,but creating a chances and converting  them into goals was the major problem. I believe Liverpool will be very angry because what they expected is not what they saw.Madrid showed them that they are experienced in the season.

Real madrid experience is no joke, they won the cup with this experience, I'm still confused about it, but this experience is completely real. Liverpool wasn't too bad in the match, they actually came very close to the goal, but they could not score a goal. Real-Madrid won the match with their tactical game. Liverpool should have done much better with this squad.

[Igebotz]

I have no idea what he said but I feel like JollyGood could do the same with my posts seeing what I said and how it all turned out at the final.    I was sooo wrong and I didn't give Real Madrid any credit before the match.  In hindsight the hint was when Real won vs City in the semifinal.  I was just so excited for Liverpool to make it.

Huge credit goes to Courtios...  At the first quarter you just know Real was gonna take Liverpool to deep waters...  Which they did.  :/  Credit goes to Ancelloti too.  It wasn't ideal but it did the job.  Congrats to everybody who made money.

No, football is a cruel sport and betting is about instincts, that's how I see it now, your team did great from the first half I was like "Shit" Real Madrid is about to get cooked as LivARPool were just over the pitch, pressing and attacking at the same time, Real Madrid were dead and I was already losing hope, but in football the moment a team begins to lose chances, there is a problem. Courtios was the only reason Real Madrid won the game; statistically, Liverpool was the better team.

We'll have more tonight. I know this isn't the appropriate thread, but since it's about European football, I'll add a grain of salt. Italy - Argentina.

[bitzizzix]

In yesterday's final everyone judged and it was clear because Thibaut Courtois Liverpool lost Liverpool had a lot of chances but Courtois was capable and very good at defending his goal.
Real Madrid have a strong mentality and vast experience in the UCL, and in yesterday's game he looked like a weak team against Liverpool. But these are the tactics and strategies used by Real Madrid which prioritize Courtois and a great defense and Real Madrid are just waiting for the right moment to launch a deadly counter-attack and succeed.
and in yesterday's game Liverpool struggled to score and kept trying to score, but they forgot about the defense and were taken advantage of by Real Madrid.

[JollyGood]

I was not shocked because I always expected Real Madrid to win but I agree with you that Liverpool will be very disappointed they did not win the game. In the end, Liverpool dominated the game and created more chances and had more shots on target but it all means nothing because they finished as runners-up.

It is difficult to feel sorry for Liverpool for the way they lost the final when they had a much easier route to the final including an easy semi-final with Valencia. Real Madrid had to defeat PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City.

I was so shocked by Liverpool when they allowed Madrid to win them in the champions league final.Despite the squad they have,the three wise men infront,the best defender they have in the person of Virgil,they were still defeated by Real Madrid.I wasnt expecting it at all.In the first half of them game,Liverpool dominated,but creating a chances and converting  them into goals was the major problem. I believe Liverpool will be very angry because what they expected is not what they saw.Madrid showed them that they are experienced in the season.

[tokeweed]

I have no idea what he said but I feel like JollyGood could do the same with my posts seeing what I said and how it all turned out at the final.    I was sooo wrong and I didn't give Real Madrid any credit before the match.  In hindsight the hint was when Real won vs City in the semifinal.  I was just so excited for Liverpool to make it.

Huge credit goes to Courtios...  At the first quarter you just know Real was gonna take Liverpool to deep waters...  Which they did.  :/  Credit goes to Ancelloti too.  It wasn't ideal but it did the job.  Congrats to everybody who made money.

No, football is a cruel sport and betting is about instincts, that's how I see it now, your team did great from the first half I was like "Shit" Real Madrid is about to get cooked as LivARPool were just over the pitch, pressing and attacking at the same time, Real Madrid were dead and I was already losing hope, but in football the moment a team begins to lose chances, there is a problem. Courtios was the only reason Real Madrid won the game; statistically, Liverpool was the better team.

We'll have more tonight. I know this isn't the appropriate thread, but since it's about European football, I'll add a grain of salt. Italy - Argentina.

Yeah well...  My instincts was telling me to go all in on Liverpool, so I went all in with a very huge 30 dollar bet.  Lmao.    I didn't even look at the stats or the head to head stuff.  I just bet cos I already knew Liverpool was my going to be my pick as long as they weren't going against City.  But then I looked at the head to head and saw that everytime Real and LFC went against each other in the UCL, it usually went Real's way.  I kinda knew my bet was fucked right there and watching Courtois play during the match kinda confirmed it in my head.

[Boristhecat]

I was not shocked because I always expected Real Madrid to win but I agree with you that Liverpool will be very disappointed they did not win the game. In the end, Liverpool dominated the game and created more chances and had more shots on target but it all means nothing because they finished as runners-up.

It is difficult to feel sorry for Liverpool for the way they lost the final when they had a much easier route to the final including an easy semi-final with Valencia. Real Madrid had to defeat PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City.

In general, if we judge the tournament after we know the results, then of course there is nothing shocking. Real Madrid once again showed their iron will and the fact that the Champions League is a tournament where they feel like a fish in water. But if you watch the tournament game after game, it's hard not to be shocked by the fact that in every round of the playoffs, Real was an underdog (and sometimes explicit) but eventually beat everyone.
By the way, it's hard to sympathize with Liverpool as they exhausted all their luck in two finals where they won on penalties.

[Igebotz]

Yeah well...  My instincts was telling me to go all in on Liverpool, so I went all in with a very huge 30 dollar bet.  Lmao.    I didn't even look at the stats or the head to head stuff.  I just bet cos I already knew Liverpool was my going to be my pick as long as they weren't going against City.  But then I looked at the head to head and saw that everytime Real and LFC went against each other in the UCL, it usually went Real's way.  I kinda knew my bet was fucked right there and watching Courtois play during the match kinda confirmed it in my head.

TBH. I was a little biased in my picks; I chose Real Madrid not because they impressed me, but because I know they always have that final lucky charm in the Champions League, and I also wanted LiVARpool to lose so badly as a rival fan who enjoys seeing their demise . Real Madrid were really cooked and I almost turned off the TV, hoping Hazard would play a small part of the game to inject some creativity was the only reason I kept watching, but he was never brought on; after the goal, they were more focused on defense, so I understand why he was left out.

[JollyGood]

Now we are at that stage where the pre-season training will be taking place and teams will be looking to strengthen their squads and inevitably the question will be asked: who will win the 2022/23 Champions League

I think it would be a good move to consider the usual teams to at least cover the semi-final spots because who else can occupy those 4 positions? I have to update the thread with a poll 

[JollyGood]

Here are the dates for the Champions League games will be taking place in the 2022/23 season. Having the FIFA World Cup in the month of November has forced changes for all competitions in all leagues:

Preliminary round: 7 June 2022
First qualifying round: 14 June 2022
Second qualifying round: 15 June 2022
Third qualifying round: 18 July 2022
Play-off round: 2 August 2022
Group stage: 25 August 2022
Round of 16: 7 November 2022
Quarter-finals & semi-finals: 17 March 2023

[JollyGood]

Here is how the Champions League group stages looked after the draw took place late last month:

GROUP A
Ajax
Liverpool
Napoli
Rangers

GROUP B
FC Porto
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge

GROUP C
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Viktoria Plzen

GROUP D
Eintracht Frankfurt
Tottenham
Sporting CP
Marseille

GROUP E
AC Milan
Chelsea
FC Salzburg
Dinamo Zagreb

GROUP F
Real Madrid
RB Leipzig
Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic

GROUP G
Manchester City
Sevilla
Borussia Dortmund
FC Copenhagen

GROUP H
Paris Saint-Germain
Juventus
Benfica
Maccabi Haifa

[JollyGood]

These are the results from the opening group games played today Tuesday 6th September 2022:

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Copenhagen

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa

Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Juventus

RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk

Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 AC Milan

Sevilla 0-4 Manchester City

Chelsea lost this evening, their season is already in trouble. They have played six Premier League games of which they lost two and won three and now they lost their opening Champions League group game too. Haaland scored twice while helping Manchester City win 0-4.

Holders Real Madrid won 0-3 and made an excellent start to their campaign a the expense of Celtic.

[JollyGood]

These are the results from the opening group games played today Wednesday 7th September 2022:

Ajax 4-0 Rangers

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Sporting Lisbon

Atletico Madrid 2-1 FC Porto

Barcelona 5-1 FC Viktoria Plzen

Club Brugge 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Inter Milan 0-2 Bayern Munich

Napoli 4-1 Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Marseille

I am unsure where will Liverpool end up at the end of the season after they were beaten 4-1 by Napoli. What would happen to Klopp is they did not make it past the group stages and did not finish in the top 4 in the Premier League? Well done Tottenham, they seem to be doing very well under Conte.

[Juggy777]

I am unsure where will Liverpool end up at the end of the season after they were beaten 4-1 by Napoli. What would happen to Klopp is they did not make it past the group stages and did not finish in the top 4 in the Premier League? Well done Tottenham, they seem to be doing very well under Conte.

@JollyGood as a Manchester United fan I would be delighted if Klopp is no longer managing Liverpool, but as a football lover I would be angry at Liverpool owner’s for sacking one of the best managers of modern football. Furthermore if they end up sacking him, then I feel that they’ll go for Poch because he’s out of work and has premier league experience.

[Daniel91]

These are the results from the opening group games played today Tuesday 6th September 2022:

Borussia Dortmund 3-0 FC Copenhagen

Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Chelsea

Benfica 2-0 Maccabi Haifa

Celtic 0-3 Real Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Juventus

RB Leipzig 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk

Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 AC Milan

Sevilla 0-4 Manchester City

Chelsea lost this evening, their season is already in trouble. They have played six Premier League games of which they lost two and won three and now they lost their opening Champions League group game too. Haaland scored twice while helping Manchester City win 0-4.

Holders Real Madrid won 0-3 and made an excellent start to their campaign a the expense of Celtic.

It could be said that Dinamo has become an expert on clubs from London, because in the last few years Dinamo has beaten all 4 clubs from London, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham and now Chelsea.
It is clear that this can't be a coincidence and that Dinamo is not a bad club, it seems to me that according to the UEFA ranking they are among the 30 best clubs in Europe and therefore this result is not a surprise.
I watched the game and although Chelsea had possession of the ball and constantly attacked, they did not have a clear game plan and sufficient aggressiveness for a better result.

[JollyGood]

The way the new Chelsea owners ruthlessly sacked Tuchel was way too harsh because he deserved time. He was playing with a whole new defence and it takes time to get them all to gel together.

Klopp is in a different situation altogether, he has most of his players and has purchased very good talented players but Liverpool no longer have Mane doing all the hard work for the team and that is why they have struggled. Klopp is in a much stronger position that Tuchel ever was but in the Premier League anything is possible. If Liverpool do not win a trophy this season and if they do proceed in the Champions League and do not qualify for it next season, will he remain manager? I think not.

The problem all suitors for Pochettino will face is that he came so close to winning the Premier League and the Champions League with Tottenham but remains without a trophy therefore what will fans and owners expect from him?

I am unsure where will Liverpool end up at the end of the season after they were beaten 4-1 by Napoli. What would happen to Klopp is they did not make it past the group stages and did not finish in the top 4 in the Premier League? Well done Tottenham, they seem to be doing very well under Conte.

@JollyGood as a Manchester United fan I would be delighted if Klopp is no longer managing Liverpool, but as a football lover I would be angry at Liverpool owner’s for sacking one of the best managers of modern football. Furthermore if they end up sacking him, then I feel that they’ll go for Poch because he’s out of work and has premier league experience.

[JollyGood]

Here are the latest results for the Champions League games:

Wednesday 5th October 2022:

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic

Red Bull Salzburg 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

Benfica 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain

Chelsea 3-0 AC Milan

Juventus 3-1 Maccabi Haifa

Manchester City 5-0 FC Copenhagen

Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Sevilla 1-4 Borussia Dortmund



Tuesday 4th October 2022

Bayern Munich 5-0 FC Viktoria Plzen   

Marseille 4-1 Sporting Lisbon   

Ajax 1-6 Napoli   

Club Brugge 2-0 Atletico Madrid   

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur   

FC Porto 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen   

Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona   

Liverpool 2-0 Rangers   


Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea has wins but I think Barcelona will not get past the group stage because both Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will finish ahead of them. The glory days seem over for Barcelona.

[Juggy777]

Here are the latest results for the Champions League games:

Wednesday 5th October 2022:

RB Leipzig 3-1 Celtic

Red Bull Salzburg 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb

Benfica 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain

Chelsea 3-0 AC Milan

Juventus 3-1 Maccabi Haifa

Manchester City 5-0 FC Copenhagen

Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Sevilla 1-4 Borussia Dortmund



Tuesday 4th October 2022

Bayern Munich 5-0 FC Viktoria Plzen   

Marseille 4-1 Sporting Lisbon   

Ajax 1-6 Napoli   

Club Brugge 2-0 Atletico Madrid   

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur   

FC Porto 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen   

Inter Milan 1-0 Barcelona   

Liverpool 2-0 Rangers   


Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea has wins but I think Barcelona will not get past the group stage because both Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will finish ahead of them. The glory days seem over for Barcelona.

@JollyGood the key news are that Halland just can’t stop scoring, and as and when he transfers to another club he’ll easily be sold for $300 million or more. Furthermore Barcelona were robbed of a victory due to some real poor referee’s decision, and it also looks likes that Chelsea may just qualify for the next round of Champions League provided they continue to win.

[JollyGood]

Here are the latest results from the Champions League games

Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Real Madrid 5-1 Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-4 RB Leipzig

Tuesday 1st November 2022
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Club Brugge  
FC Porto 2-1 Atletico Madrid  
Bayern Munich 2-0 Inter Milan  
FC Viktoria Plzen 2-4 Barcelona  
Liverpool 2-0 Napoli  
Marseille 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur  
Rangers 1-3 Ajax
Sporting Lisbon 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt

With Haaland, maybe Manchester City have found that final piece of the jigsaw to help them win the Champions League but this is a knockout competition after the group stages and nothing is guaranteed

@JollyGood the key news are that Halland just can’t stop scoring, and as and when he transfers to another club he’ll easily be sold for $300 million or more. Furthermore Barcelona were robbed of a victory due to some real poor referee’s decision, and it also looks likes that Chelsea may just qualify for the next round of Champions League provided they continue to win.

[jakdanyel]

Here are the latest results from the Champions League games

Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Real Madrid 5-1 Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-4 RB Leipzig

Tuesday 1st November 2022
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Club Brugge  
FC Porto 2-1 Atletico Madrid  
Bayern Munich 2-0 Inter Milan  
FC Viktoria Plzen 2-4 Barcelona  
Liverpool 2-0 Napoli  
Marseille 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur  
Rangers 1-3 Ajax
Sporting Lisbon 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt

With Haaland, maybe Manchester City have found that final piece of the jigsaw to help them win the Champions League but this is a knockout competition after the group stages and nothing is guaranteed

@JollyGood the key news are that Halland just can’t stop scoring, and as and when he transfers to another club he’ll easily be sold for $300 million or more. Furthermore Barcelona were robbed of a victory due to some real poor referee’s decision, and it also looks likes that Chelsea may just qualify for the next round of Champions League provided they continue to win.

Manchester City have found the SF they were looking for with Haalad. Just like they needed a forward in the style of Benzema, Lewandowski, Drogba, Van Persie, Suarez. They had good players in every region in the team, but they did not have a good football player who was disciplined in this style and a finisher who could score goals in every aspect. They have closed this gap. But you never know what will happen in the Champions League. They may also be unexpectedly eliminated from the tournament this season. They had lost in the final to Chelsea, who looked weaker than them.

[JollyGood]

Haaland has certainly given Manchester City more of an edge, they are difficult team to defend against with him in it. As for them possibly being eliminated early, yes that is possible as with any knockout competition. I think their chances have increased to win the tournament but their success or failure will also depend on the determination of their opponents too.

Even Chelsea (who are performing well below their high standards in the Premier League) could go far in the competition. When the second phase of the Champions League commences it will be very interesting to see how it plays out.

Manchester City have found the SF they were looking for with Haalad. Just like they needed a forward in the style of Benzema, Lewandowski, Drogba, Van Persie, Suarez. They had good players in every region in the team, but they did not have a good football player who was disciplined in this style and a finisher who could score goals in every aspect. They have closed this gap. But you never know what will happen in the Champions League. They may also be unexpectedly eliminated from the tournament this season. They had lost in the final to Chelsea, who looked weaker than them.

[JollyGood]

The domestic games in the English Premier League resume after the world cup ends. The first domestic games are to be played on 26th December but for those wanting to see Champions League action, the next set of games will take place on 14th February 2023.

They all look like they will be exciting games to watch but Liverpool vs Real Madrid is the stand out game for me followed by PSG vs Bayern Munich. There are difficult away games for Tottenham (at AC Milan), Chelsea (Borussia Dortmund) and Manchester City at RB Leipzig.

[piebeyb]

The domestic games in the English Premier League resume after the world cup ends. The first domestic games are to be played on 26th December but for those wanting to see Champions League action, the next set of games will take place on 14th February 2023.

They all look like they will be exciting games to watch but Liverpool vs Real Madrid is the stand out game for me followed by PSG vs Bayern Munich. There are difficult away games for Tottenham (at AC Milan), Chelsea (Borussia Dortmund) and Manchester City at RB Leipzig.

As a Manchester City supporter, I will certainly support Manchester City to win the Champions League this season, especially since Haaland's presence in Manchester City, the goal-scoring machine will certainly make it easy for Manchester City to go to the next round, not to undermine RB Leipzig, but I'm sure that match was not a match that complicated

[tokeweed]

Who do you guys got in the upcoming matches for the CL later?  I don't really follow other European leagues other than the Premier League but I feel like both matches, AC Milan vs Tottenham and PSG vs Bayern, will end up as draws with both of them also ending with BTTS.  So I guess a couple of decent bets will be Bayern double chance win or draw and BTTS yes combo at 2.06.  And for the other one it's more of the same but with Tottenham at 2.70.

What do you guys think?  :/

[JollyGood]

Results from the games played yesterday 14th February 2023:

AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich

PSG are in serious danger of going out of the competition in the first knockout stage. Bayern Munich played well enough to deserve a win. Neymar, Mbappe, Messi and Ramos were all playing but they ended up losing with an average display. They looked like they could win the game when Mbappe was brought on but his goals did not count because of offside. Bayern Munich will probably qualify for the next round when they meet again for the second leg.

Tottenham had a disappointing night at AC Milan. They will have to work hard in the return leg to stand any chance of going through but they will have home advantage which just might push them to qualification.

The first leg games being played this evening 15th February 2023 are:

Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Club Brugge vs Benfica

Who do you guys got in the upcoming matches for the CL later?  I don't really follow other European leagues other than the Premier League but I feel like both matches, AC Milan vs Tottenham and PSG vs Bayern, will end up as draws with both of them also ending with BTTS.  So I guess a couple of decent bets will be Bayern double chance win or draw and BTTS yes combo at 2.06.  And for the other one it's more of the same but with Tottenham at 2.70.

What do you guys think?  :/

[JollyGood]

These are the results from the games played yesterday:

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea
Club Brugge 0-2 Benfica

Chelsea can still qualify for the next stage but they will have to beat Borussia Dortmund. I expect Chelsea to have a tough game which will end in a draw on the night but they will be knocked out on aggregate. Benfica and Borussia Dortmund will probably go through to the next stage of the competition.

The next set of games take place on Tuesday 21st February:

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Liverpool vs Real Madrid

[JollyGood]

These are the results from the games played yesterday:

Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Napoli
Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid

From being 2-0 ahead after just 14 minutes, somehow Liverpool managed to get to half-time at 2-2 and then lost the game 2-5. It was a disaster as far as Liverpool were concerned because even if they manage to win in Spain they will probably not be able to be beat Real Madrid on aggregate.

These are the results from the games played this evening:

Inter Milan 1-0 FC Porto 
RB Leipzig 1-1 Manchester City

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Bayern Munich 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Agg: Bayern Munich won 3-0

Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 AC Milan
Agg: AC Milan won 0-1








After the games that were played on 8th March it was clear big teams were knocked out. PSG were humiliated as Mbappe, Messi and their team were knocked out by a brilliant Bayern Munich side that had no doubts they would do it. As for Tottenham, they narrowly lost out to AC Milan over two legs but they were playing the second leg at home and should have at least scored once which would have turned the tie around.

As it stands, congratulations to Bayern Munich and AC Milan.

[JollyGood]

Well, Haaland scored 5 as Manchester City won 7-0. Could this be the year they win the Champions League?

Chelsea, Benfica, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Inter Milan have all qualified for the quarter-finals. I think it is a foregone conclusion that Napoli and Real Madrid will join them.

Here are the games being played this evening:

Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Agg: 2-0)
Real Madrid vs Liverpool (Agg: 5-2)

[tokeweed]

^  It looked like an easy bet for Real Madrid on paper but the match was kinda a grueling watch.  It's like You knew a goal was coming but after the first half, I couldn't watch anymore as I was getting on edge and had some things to get done irl.  Was glad to see a goal before the match ended.  Lol...  Sad to see Liverpool go but they really had a low chance of getting back with a three goal deficit on aggregate and with the match at the Bernabeu.  If it was at Anfield, maybe...  At Madrid, low chance imho.

Anyway...  Draw for the quarter finals will be on Friday.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Napoli 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (Agg: 5-0)
Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (Agg: 6-2)


After the battering Liverpool received in the first leg it was inevitable Real Madrid would go through to the next round. Liverpool have to try to use this season as a learning experience and try better next season. If they knew they were not going to win the Premier League (and knew they were going to struggle to fight for a top four finish), they should have pushed very hard to challenge Real Madrid but they basically fell flat.

Liverpool need a rebuild of their squad, they have young talent coming through but they need to sell or part with senior players such as Milner, Henderson and ask themselves why they allowed Salah to earn the record amount of money he is getting when he is playing awful football.

Congratulations to Chelsea, Benfica, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Real Madrid and the three Italian teams in the competition Inter Milan, AC Milan and Napoli.

^  It looked like an easy bet for Real Madrid on paper but the match was kinda a grueling watch.  It's like You knew a goal was coming but after the first half, I couldn't watch anymore as I was getting on edge and had some things to get done irl.  Was glad to see a goal before the match ended.  Lol...  Sad to see Liverpool go but they really had a low chance of getting back with a three goal deficit on aggregate and with the match at the Bernabeu.  If it was at Anfield, maybe...  At Madrid, low chance imho.

Anyway...  Draw for the quarter finals will be on Friday.

[Igebotz]

After the battering Liverpool received in the first leg it was inevitable Real Madrid would go through to the next round. Liverpool have to try to use this season as a learning experience and try better next season. If they knew they were not going to win the Premier League (and knew they were going to struggle to fight for a top four finish), they should have pushed very hard to challenge Real Madrid but they basically fell flat.

Liverpool need a rebuild of their squad, they have young talent coming through but they need to sell or part with senior players such as Milner, Henderson and ask themselves why they allowed Salah to earn the record amount of money he is getting when he is playing awful football.

It's  difficult to beat real Madrid if no one is breaking the line and starving Vini of passes.

The midfield is completely dead, Thiago is a pass-marchant, he gave only less than 5 assists at Bayern after making about 3k passes, he is nothing but Jorginho pro max, there are too many sideways passes, Liverpool needs to rebuild the midfield if they want to bring the best out of Salah once more, then a good Trent and Van Dyk backup. They possess effective offensive options.

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Salah deserves every penny he's getting from the Liverpool treasure hub.

[JollyGood]

This is the draw for the quarter-finals:

Tuesday 11th April 2023
Benfica vs Inter Milan
Manchester City vs Bayern Munich

Wednesday 12th April 2023
AC Milan vs Napoli
Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Like most people I am surprised three Italian teams made it this far. Over two legs I think Inter Milan should get past Benfica. The AC Milan vs Napoli all Italian quarter-final will be full of passion and intensity, it should be a good game to watch and at least guarantees one Italian team will be in the semi-finals but it could be two

Both Manchester City and Chelsea are flying the flag for English teams but Chelsea face Real Madrid again just as they did last season and ended up getting knocked out. If Chelsea manage to beat Real Madrid they will have a serious chance of winning the trophy and that would make Potter a hero and Chelsea would be ready and looking forward to next season.

Manchester City are drawn against Bayern Munich, you would expect Manchester City to win the home game and lose the away game because Bayern Munich are a very good team. It could go to penalties or goal difference.

Salah deserves every penny he's getting from the Liverpool treasure hub.

How can a player that has started playing mediocre football (soon after signing a contract to earn £350,000 per week) deserve every penny? I need to read your reply to this one 

Liverpool legends warned against offering him a record deal because it would upset the balance in the team and because he was already in to his 30s and signing that deal on a 3 year contract was not recommended. Salah, Klopp and Liverpool went ahead to sign the contract and we can see Liverpool subsequently are a shambles and Salah is playing below his own high standards.

[JollyGood]

These are the quarter-final games taking place today:

Benfica vs Inter Milan
Manchester City vs Bayern Munich

I would expect Manchester City manage to lose or draw tonight but expect them to definitely be beaten in the return leg in German because Bayern Munich have played excellent in the competition. If Manchester City get to the semi-final it will be a great achievement but it will be tough. Over two legs I would say Inter Milan would progress to the semi-finals.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Tuesday 11th April 2023
Benfica 0-2 Inter Milan
Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich

Wednesday 12th April 2023
AC Milan 1-0 Napoli
Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea

Chelsea need a miracle if they are to reach the semi-finals because Real Madrid must be favourites to win the tournament again. Elsewhere, Manchester City had a comfortable win over Bayern Munich and look set to reach another semi-final. Inter Milan look set to reach the semi-final and the all Italian champions league final is still a possibility.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Wednesday 19th April
Bayern Munich 1-1 Manchester City (Agg: 1 - 4)
Inter Milan 3-3 Benfica (Agg: 5 - 3)

Tuesday 18th April
Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid (Agg: 0-4)
Napoli 1-1 AC Milan (Agg: 1-2)

Bayern Munich, Benfica, Chelsea and Napoli are out of the competition. Congratulations to the teams that have qualified for the semi-finals:

Tuesday 9th May
Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Wednesday 10th May
AC Milan vs Inter Milan

[JollyGood]

This is the first semi-final (first leg) taking place today:

Real Madrid vs Manchester City

You would have to go with the notion that if Real Madrid win this evening without conceding a goal, they will qualify for another Champions League final no matter what happens in the return leg in Manchester. I would expect Real Madrid to score in Manchester therefore they could qualify via the away goals rule. As for Manchester City, well done for them to get this far again but they still have not been crowned Champions of Europe.

If Manchester City lose to Real Madrid and then lose the FA Cup final to Manchester United, they will only win the Premier league this season when they were on the verge of a treble.

[JollyGood]

The second semi-final 1st leg is being played this evening:

AC Milan vs Inter Milan

This will guarantee an Italian team will be in the final and this could be the time Italian football starts becoming a European force again.

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The result from the game yesterday was: Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City

This one is almost finely balanced but Manchester City have the away goal advantage.

If the return leg ends 0-0 then Manchester City are through to another Champions League final. If the game ends 1-1 it will be decided in extra-time or on penalties. If the game ends in a 2-2 draw Real Madrid will play another final because of the away goals rule.

Kevin De Bruyne scored the all-important equaliser in some style with a brilliant powerful shot after Vinicius Junior scored a stunning goal himself to put Real Madrid in the lead.

[tokeweed]

Here we go guys...  Match starts in around 5 minutes.  The real final match of the UCL.  Lol.  I think we will witness something hilariously funny.    My money is on the draw no bet for Real Madrid at 4.05.  I'm not really sure why the books and the sharps are discounting Ancelotti and his boys here.  I'm betting we're seeing a master class for the Spanish club.

Then again, I could look like a dumb idiot.  

Edit:  I'm a dumb idiot.  Congrats to City.

[JollyGood]

It would have been almost impossible to have gone with a 4-0 win for Manchester City before the game started but yes congratulations to them. They are in the final again but are going up against Inter Milan who beat AC Milan 3-0 on aggregate.

I would not be surprised if Inter Milan win the final against Manchester City even they would be deemed to be underdogs by most bookmakers.

Edit:  I'm a dumb idiot.  Congrats to City.

[Juggy777]

It would have been almost impossible to have gone with a 4-0 win for Manchester City before the game started but yes congratulations to them. They are in the final again but are going up against Inter Milan who beat AC Milan 3-0 on aggregate.

I would not be surprised if Inter Milan win the final against Manchester City even they would be deemed to be underdogs by most bookmakers.

@JollyGood I’m disappointed because Real Madrid surrendered the match too easily and I hope that they focus on rebuilding their squad if they want to win the champions league next season. Also while City will definitely be the favourites but I would yet support Inter because I’m a Manchester United fan and I don’t want to see City win the treble .

[tokeweed]

It would have been almost impossible to have gone with a 4-0 win for Manchester City before the game started but yes congratulations to them. They are in the final again but are going up against Inter Milan who beat AC Milan 3-0 on aggregate.

I would not be surprised if Inter Milan win the final against Manchester City even they would be deemed to be underdogs by most bookmakers.

Edit:  I'm a dumb idiot.  Congrats to City.

Yup it seemed like it was gonna be a close match just basing it on the first leg and to some extent on paper.  But I don't follow the La Liga and I have no idea on what trajectory Real's momentum was before the match.  They prolly had a couple of tough matches before travelling to Manchester?  They all looked slow, fatigued, tired out there and never really had anything, any threat against Guardiola's squad.  

[ILuckyGuyI]

Guardiola found a way out against Ancelotti's classical simple strategies and this resulted in a huge win for Manchester City. Courtois really tried to keep them away by a couple of solid saves but he couldn't hold the door against Manchester City any longer after that. Manchester City played a dominant game just as they did in the most part of the first leg but the main difference was the effectiveness at finishing this time.

The interesting thing is that Haaland couldn't contribute with either goals or assists. However it was still not a hindrance for Manchester City to get that comfortable win. This is a really important point because it shows that they aren't fully dependent on him all the time.

By the way, it was unlucky for Haaland at the same time. After he was replaced with Alvarez the guy just scored a goal in only two minutes.  

[JollyGood]

@JollyGood I’m disappointed because Real Madrid surrendered the match too easily and I hope that they focus on rebuilding their squad if they want to win the champions league next season. Also while City will definitely be the favourites but I would yet support Inter because I’m a Manchester United fan and I don’t want to see City win the treble .

I would have put Real Madrid as favourites to win the tournament again this season but well done to Manchester City for making it to the final. Regarding the treble, Manchester United play Manchester City in the first ever All Manchester FA Cup final therefore they do not have to rely on Inter Milan if they are trying to stop Manchester City winning the treble 

Yup it seemed like it was gonna be a close match just basing it on the first leg and to some extent on paper.  But I don't follow the La Liga and I have no idea on what trajectory Real's momentum was before the match.  They prolly had a couple of tough matches before travelling to Manchester?  They all looked slow, fatigued, tired out there and never really had anything, any threat against Guardiola's squad.  

Real Madrid have suffered 3 losses in their previous 5 La Liga games and have allowed Barcelona to race to the title but that cannot be an excuse to the miserable display and loss. There is a mix of youth and experience in that team but they will need to buy more players if they intend to make an impact on the domestic and European scene next season.

Guardiola found a way out against Ancelotti's classical simple strategies and this resulted in a huge win for Manchester City. Courtois really tried to keep them away by a couple of solid saves but he couldn't hold the door against Manchester City any longer after that. Manchester City played a dominant game just as they did in the most part of the first leg but the main difference was the effectiveness at finishing this time.

The interesting thing is that Haaland couldn't contribute with either goals or assists. However it was still not a hindrance for Manchester City to get that comfortable win. This is a really important point because it shows that they aren't fully dependent on him all the time.

By the way, it was unlucky for Haaland at the same time. After he was replaced with Alvarez the guy just scored a goal in only two minutes.  

Haaland has been phenomenal in his first season at Manchester City. I have never seen a player managed by Guardiola that sees very little of the ball throughout 90 minutes yet consistently manages to score and assist goals.

[JollyGood]

Inter Milan take on Manchester City in the Champions League final in a game that will define Guardiola as a manager. I am quite confident Inter Milan will win the game because as usual he will make peculiar substitutes and put out a non-regular starting team. His tactics will backfire on him again as Inter Milan will probably allow Manchester City to possess the ball but will not let them press and will also catch them on the counter-attack.

What are the latest odds for Manchester City winning the treble this season?

[JollyGood]

A poll has been to the thread. Which team will win the Champions League final will it be Manchester City or Inter Milan. I will be confident enough Inter Milan will be champions of Europe when the two teams meet in Istanbul on 10th June 2023.

Manchester City have already won the domestic double and on course for a treble but I think Inter Milan will win the game and that would leave Manchester City manager Guardiola still with Champions League trophies way back in 2009 and 2011 when on both occasions they beat Manchester United in the finals.

With the amount of money Manchester City have at their disposal being backed up by the Abu Dhabi state, they should have won several Champions League titles by now but they have zero.

[Igebotz]

A poll has been to the thread. Which team will win the Champions League final will it be Manchester City or Inter Milan. I will be confident enough Inter Milan will be champions of Europe when the two teams meet in Istanbul on 10th June 2023.

Manchester City have already won the domestic double and on course for a treble but I think Inter Milan will win the game and that would leave Manchester City manager Guardiola still with Champions League trophies way back in 2009 and 2011 when on both occasions they beat Manchester United in the finals.

With the amount of money Manchester City have at their disposal being backed up by the Abu Dhabi state, they should have won several Champions League titles by now but they have zero.

It appears that we both voted for Inter Milan. I'm also confident that Inter will win the CL this season; I believe Man City has had enough success this season and may become overconfident when they face Inter later this month; I watched them play against Manchester United yesterday and was not impressed; the players appear to be tired already, and Inter will be under less pressure as underdogs.  Mourinho has just lost a European final for the first time, and anything can happen in Istanbul.   

[JollyGood]

Regarding the FA Cup final between the Manchester clubs yesterday, I also thought it was more a case of Manchester United not playing good football rather than Manchester City playing excellent therefore was not anything impressive about them. The two goals they scored were not exactly great either and I have no idea how De Gea did not manage to save either of them.

Inter Milan will be out to create their own history in the Champions League final and I am confident they will win the game leading to another European Champions League night of misery for Guardiola and his Manchester City team.

It appears that we both voted for Inter Milan. I'm also confident that Inter will win the CL this season; I believe Man City has had enough success this season and may become overconfident when they face Inter later this month; I watched them play against Manchester United yesterday and was not impressed; the players appear to be tired already, and Inter will be under less pressure as underdogs.  Mourinho has just lost a European final for the first time, and anything can happen in Istanbul.   

[tokeweed]

Inter Milan take on Manchester City in the Champions League final in a game that will define Guardiola as a manager. I am quite confident Inter Milan will win the game because as usual he will make peculiar substitutes and put out a non-regular starting team. His tactics will backfire on him again as Inter Milan will probably allow Manchester City to possess the ball but will not let them press and will also catch them on the counter-attack.

What are the latest odds for Manchester City winning the treble this season?

How confident?  I got the match ending in 2 - 1, 3 - 1 for Man City.  I don't think Guardiola will tweak his squad like he did before as there's no need to do it anymore.  It's just one fixture more and then it's over.  Those tweaks Guardiola liked to do earlier in the tourney was prolly mind games in preparation to the second leg or the reverse fixture or due to a key player have some sort of injury.

Afaik City has no injuries except for Kyle Walker who's just doubtful to play at best.  All in all the squad and the bench are in good shape. 

[JollyGood]

Manchester City vs Inter Milan

After a long road from the beginning of the European footballing season we have arrived at the final game of the season and it is the Champions League final which is being played this evening at 8pm in Ataturk Olimpiya, Istanbul:

How confident?

I am very confident Inter Milan will be crowned Champions League winners this evening after they beat Manchester City 

[decodx]

I am very confident Inter Milan will be crowned Champions League winners this evening after they beat Manchester City 

Well, well, Jolly, you certainly have your bets placed on Inter Milan, huh? I must say, you're quite bold with your prediction. Manchester City is a formidable opponent, and they won't go down without a fight. It's going to be an exciting match, that's for sure. May the best team claim the title!

Let's grab our snacks, find a comfy spot, and get ready for some edge-of-your-seat action. And don't forget the popcorn refill button, just in case...

[tokeweed]

Around 25 mins in.  From the way it looks rn I think Inter gonna get one in first.

[decodx]

Around 25 mins in.  From the way it looks rn I think Inter gonna get one in first.

Yeah! Inter is showing some great attacking intent with those chances. However, as the saying goes, "what goes around, comes around." Let's hope Inter's missed chances won't come back to haunt them later in the game.

[boltz]

Around 25 mins in.  From the way it looks rn I think Inter gonna get one in first.

Yeap , I have the same feeling. More than that , with DeBruyne having a slight injury , Pep lost one of his most important players on the pitch and he is forced to substitute.

I went with X on this game because as I football fan and as neutral fan on this game , I would like to see penalties  

[tokeweed]

Damn...  Sad to see KDB go.  

Edit:  HT and I feel like it's gonna be one hilarious night after this match ends.  City's CL curse is real.

[CLS63]

The first half was just a mess for Manchester City. They couldn't play their usual game against Inter. Because there was a really solid defending by Inter players and they were doing really good at keeping their opponent under pressure as well. Inter are normally playing with a 3-5-2 formation in this match. But this changes very quickly when Manchester City are on attack. Inter turn to a 5-3-2 formation quickly with the help of Dumfries and Dimarco in defense.

The second half has started and I wonder how Guardiola will be able to break this tough defense. If he can't then we are very likely to watch extra time at least.

[tokeweed]

RODRIIIIIIIIII

Edit:  LUKAKU DEFENDING FOR CITEH!!!  HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Edit:  Wow...  City won the treble.  A lot of people could say they're a money club but what they've done tonight, finally winning the UCL has made them immortal.  What a special moment.  

And come to think of it, I also watched the dramatic match when they first won the EPL around 12 years ago.  Time flies.  Wow...

Think I'm gonna sleep now.  Too drunk to watch UFC 289.

[JollyGood]

Well, well, Jolly, you certainly have your bets placed on Inter Milan, huh? I must say, you're quite bold with your prediction.

Yes I did have Inter Milan down to win this one quite comfortably but in the end Manchester City proved me wrong therefore congratulations to them. They have become the second English team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season.

Edit:  LUKAKU DEFENDING FOR CITEH!!!  HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Lukaku ended up unwittingly defending for Manchester City when the ball basically was hit on his legs while he had no idea it was on target for the goal. Whether any Manchester City player would have saved it is another thing but Lukaku in the way of goal was sad to see. Inter Milan should have won the game early on when they had chances and also with the last kick of the game when the goal was saved but congratulations to Guardiola and Manchester City.

[tokeweed]

^  Yeah I was so drunk just laughing, throwing popcorn and posting on here with all caps.    And yes, there was the one that hit the bar too.  I think it's fair to say that City was lucky in that match but I think it's also fair to say that a little luck going a club's way is really needed to win a one match KO game. 

All in all there was a guy who said he wanted to see pens.  I think that would've been an epic ending too.

So...  Is Guardiola still City's manager next season?  Does anybody else think they could win another UCL title back to back?  :/

[Stepstowealth]

So...  Is Guardiola still City's manager next season?  Does anybody else think they could win another UCL title back to back?  :/

It is very possible that Pep guardiola can win the champions league again next season. This Manchester City side is a very strong team and can improve next season. Some players will leave the club but it will not stop them because if some of the first team players leave, there is a good replacement already on the bench or the coach knows an appropriate replacement to get. It will be tougher next season for them to beat teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG and other clubs that have an experience in winning the champions league too and are already getting ready for it, but Manchester City still stand a good chance.

[CLS63]

^  Yeah I was so drunk just laughing, throwing popcorn and posting on here with all caps.    And yes, there was the one that hit the bar too.  I think it's fair to say that City was lucky in that match but I think it's also fair to say that a little luck going a club's way is really needed to win a one match KO game.  

All in all there was a guy who said he wanted to see pens.  I think that would've been an epic ending too.

So...  Is Guardiola still City's manager next season?  Does anybody else think they could win another UCL title back to back?  :/

Manchester City were really lucky especially in the final moments of the match. Because Inter wasted huge goal chances. Lukaku was really funny in this match.    I wish Inzaghi didn't even sub him in. Dzeko would have still been more beneficial in the second half. First that horrible header targeting Ederson and after blocking the header of his teammate... I have no more words to say about Lukaku really.

Martinez and Calhanoglu are normally really important players for Inter but none of them was that much impressive here unfortunately. Manchester City won this title maybe but they had serious issues while defeating Inter. If Manchester City want to be a rival to Real Madrid about dominating the Champions League they had better play better in finals.  

[Igebotz]

^  Yeah I was so drunk just laughing, throwing popcorn and posting on here with all caps.    And yes, there was the one that hit the bar too.  I think it's fair to say that City was lucky in that match but I think it's also fair to say that a little luck going a club's way is really needed to win a one match KO game. 

All in all there was a guy who said he wanted to see pens.  I think that would've been an epic ending too.

So...  Is Guardiola still City's manager next season?  Does anybody else think they could win another UCL title back to back?  :/

Manchester City were really lucky especially in the final moments of the match. Because Inter wasted huge goal chances. Lukaku was really funny in this match.    I wish Inzaghi didn't even sub him in. Dzeko would have still been more beneficial in the second half. First that horrible header targeting Ederson and after blocking the header of his teammate... I have no more words to say about Lukaku really.

Dzeko took a knock and was obliged to come off for Lukaku; there was nothing the coach could do because Lukaku was the only option on the bench at the time. Lukaku is one of the worst headers I've seen; instead of sending it towards the GK, a better header like Giroud would land it on the far left of the post, not in the centre, where the GK was positioned.

I can't tell you how many times he blocked a ball going into the net while at Chelsea; he's always too sluggish to jumb, and he does it every time.

[Juggy777]

^  Yeah I was so drunk just laughing, throwing popcorn and posting on here with all caps.    And yes, there was the one that hit the bar too.  I think it's fair to say that City was lucky in that match but I think it's also fair to say that a little luck going a club's way is really needed to win a one match KO game.  

All in all there was a guy who said he wanted to see pens.  I think that would've been an epic ending too.

So...  Is Guardiola still City's manager next season?  Does anybody else think they could win another UCL title back to back?  :/

@tokeweed Pep had already confirmed well in advance that he was staying irrespective of the CL result but I feel that the new season could be his final season with City as he’s achieved everything with them. Furthermore I don’t believe that he can win it back to back because all the team’s are now strengthening themselves which will mean that it’ll be very difficult to defend their newly won CL title.

[JollyGood]

I think Inter Milan lost the match because of the general team play ethos rather than Lukaku being made the scapegoat. They gave all they had and almost won the game by taking the lead and have several shots saved on the line when they had chances to equalise and to take the game in to extra-time. I like the fact Lukaku took that shot between the legs of the Manchester City defender after he was running with the ball but the shot was far too wide. It was not easy for him to come on as substitute after an injury to Dzeko but I think he should probably have started the game.

For Chelsea, it is true Lukaku simply did not perform at all and while he was at Manchester United he scored the goals but his performances were criticised regularly. I have no idea why he was purchased by Chelsea while he was doing so well at Inter Milan because he did not seem a Tuchel player therefore maybe he was purchased by the sporting director against the wishes of Tuchel. Either way, it was a waste of time, effort and money by Chelsea.

Dzeko took a knock and was obliged to come off for Lukaku; there was nothing the coach could do because Lukaku was the only option on the bench at the time. Lukaku is one of the worst headers I've seen; instead of sending it towards the GK, a better header like Giroud would land it on the far left of the post, not in the centre, where the GK was positioned.

I can't tell you how many times he blocked a ball going into the net while at Chelsea; he's always too sluggish to jumb, and he does it every time.

[Igebotz]

I think Inter Milan lost the match because of the general team play ethos rather than Lukaku being made the scapegoat. They gave all they had and almost won the game by taking the lead and have several shots saved on the line when they had chances to equalise and to take the game in to extra-time. I like the fact Lukaku took that shot between the legs of the Manchester City defender after he was running with the ball but the shot was far too wide. It was not easy for him to come on as substitute after an injury to Dzeko but I think he should probably have started the game.

For Chelsea, it is true Lukaku simply did not perform at all and while he was at Manchester United he scored the goals but his performances were criticised regularly. I have no idea why he was purchased by Chelsea while he was doing so well at Inter Milan because he did not seem a Tuchel player therefore maybe he was purchased by the sporting director against the wishes of Tuchel. Either way, it was a waste of time, effort and money by Chelsea.

He's such a poor man, constantly taking the piss when his team loses, just like Harry Maguire, but I'm not making him a scapegoat, I'm just saying he's not the big stage game player, he's the kind of player that scores one goal out of every ten attempts on goal. And you are correct. Lukaku was never a Tuchel type of player; he wanted Halaand, but the board made screwed up and went for Lukaku instead, wasting €100 million on a dud.

He doesn't want to return to Chelsea, and Inter Milan isn't interested in signing him, so he's already in talks with a Saudi team about a move this summer.

[JollyGood]

Why did I not reply to this earlier? The football season is over, the new season has yet to begin but the previous season feels as though it ended years ago. I eagerly await for the new season to start. The Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup and the European leagues will be coming soon  

Imagine if Chelsea signed Haaland instead of Lukaku, that alone would have almost guaranteed a top top 4 league position at the end of the season. Now Chelsea do not want him, Inter Milan cannot afford him so want to send him back to Chelsea rather than buy him therefore he could easily end up in the Saudi Pro League.

If Buffon, De Gea, Lukaku and a few other famous faces from European football join Ronaldo, N'Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Koulibaly, Neves and Benzema it will only bring more light on to the Saudi Pro League. With the phenomenal amount of money involved it seems they will bankroll their way becoming an elite league within a short space of time.

He's such a poor man, constantly taking the piss when his team loses, just like Harry Maguire, but I'm not making him a scapegoat, I'm just saying he's not the big stage game player, he's the kind of player that scores one goal out of every ten attempts on goal. And you are correct. Lukaku was never a Tuchel type of player; he wanted Halaand, but the board made screwed up and went for Lukaku instead, wasting €100 million on a dud.

He doesn't want to return to Chelsea, and Inter Milan isn't interested in signing him, so he's already in talks with a Saudi team about a move this summer.

[JollyGood]

SEASON 2023/24

The next set of Champions League games will take place on Tuesday 3rd October 2023:

1. FC Union Berlin vs Braga
Red Bull Salzburg vs Real Sociedad
FC Copenhagen vs Bayern Munich
Inter Milan vs Benfica
Manchester United vs Galatasaray
Napoli vs Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs Sevilla
RC Lens vs Arsenal

From the teams included in the games taking place it would seem Bayern Munich are probably the favourites. It remains to be seen if Arsenal and Manchester United will be able to make a serious impact. Arsenal won their previous game but Manchester United lost their game:

Arsenal 4-0 PSV Eindhoven 
Bayern Munich 4-3 Manchester United 

[JollyGood]

The day is here, the next set of Champions League games are taking place this evening. Arsenal travel to RC Lens with the safety net of accepting a draw because they already had a stunning victory in their first game and will probably qualify with ease.

If Manchester United fail to beat Galatasaray it will mean they will probably not qualify for the knockout stages and it would add further pressure on Ten Hag. Napoli vs Real Madrid is probably going to be a close game.

[Juggy777]

The day is here, the next set of Champions League games are taking place this evening. Arsenal travel to RC Lens with the safety net of accepting a draw because they already had a stunning victory in their first game and will probably qualify with ease.

If Manchester United fail to beat Galatasaray it will mean they will probably not qualify for the knockout stages and it would add further pressure on Ten Hag. Napoli vs Real Madrid is probably going to be a close game.

@JollyGood tonight is a massive game for Manchester United because we all know that failure to proceed to the next round means a huge financial loss and the Glazers hate losing money thus a defeat here could put Ten Hag closer to getting the sack. However I yet feel that Manchester United can turn it around and the injuries are not helping at all but I do believe that Ten Hag has improved this squad and therefore there’s yet hope for Manchester United.

[JollyGood]

These are the results from the games played today:

1. FC Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad
FC Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich
Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica
Manchester United 2-3 Galatasaray
Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Sevilla
RC Lens 2-1 Arsenal

Napoli vs Real Madrid was a good game. The €103 million Real Madrid paid to Borussia Dortmund seems as though it is money well spent. When looking at add-ons and bonuses Borussia Dortmund will receive an additional €30 million. He scored again today.

@JollyGood tonight is a massive game for Manchester United because we all know that failure to proceed to the next round means a huge financial loss and the Glazers hate losing money thus a defeat here could put Ten Hag closer to getting the sack. However I yet feel that Manchester United can turn it around and the injuries are not helping at all but I do believe that Ten Hag has improved this squad and therefore there’s yet hope for Manchester United.

Who would have thought both Arsenal and Manchester United would lose their games today? Ten Hag looks as though he has lost the dressing room and should probably leave the club within the next few weeks. Arsenal took the lead but ended up losing the game but they have a win and three points in their group while Manchester United have lost both games and have zero points.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Antwerp 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk 
Atletico Madrid 3-2 Feyenoord
Borussia Dortmund 0-0 AC Milan 
Celtic 1-2 Lazio
Crvena Zvezda 2-2 BSC Young Boys Bern
FC Porto 0-1 Barcelona 
Newcastle United 4-1 Paris Saint-Germain
RB Leipzig 1-3 Manchester City

The teams gaining the most from difficult games today were Shakhtar Donetsk Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Newcastle United and Manchester City. PSG were taught a gaming lesson by Newcastle United today and Manchester City scored two late goals to win a difficult game away to RB Leipzig.

[JollyGood]

These are the next set of games taking place in the Champions League. These is a wait of just under two weeks before the games are played and when they do it is possible Manchester United will be eliminated at the group stage. Bayern Munich and Manchester City seem to be the strongest teams this season but things could change.

Tuesday 24th October 2023:
Galatasaray vs Bayern Munich
Inter Milan vs Red Bull Salzburg
1. FC Union Berlin vs Napoli
Benfica vs Real Sociedad
Braga vs Real Madrid
Manchester United vs FC Copenhagen
RC Lens vs PSV Eindhoven
Sevilla vs Arsenal

Wednesday 25th October 2023:
Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Feyenoord vs Lazio
Antwerp vs FC Porto
BSC Young Boys Bern vs Manchester City
Celtic vs Atletico Madrid
Newcastle United vs Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain vs AC Milan
RB Leipzig vs Crvena Zvezda

[JollyGood]

These are the results from the games played this week:

Wednesday 8th November
Napoli 1-1 1. FC Union Berlin 
Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica 
Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla 
Bayern Munich 2-1 Galatasaray 
FC Copenhagen 4-3 Manchester United 
PSV Eindhoven 1-0 RC Lens 
Real Madrid 3-0 Braga 
Red Bull Salzburg 0-1 Inter Milan 

Tuesday 7th November
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle United 
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona 
AC Milan 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain 
Atletico Madrid 6-0 Celtic 
Crvena Zvezda 1-2 RB Leipzig 
FC Porto 2-0 Antwerp 
Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord 
Manchester City 3-0 BSC Young Boys Bern

[JollyGood]

These are the results of the games played today:

Lazio 2-0 Celtic  
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp  
AC Milan 1-3 Borussia Dortmund  
BSC Young Boys Bern 2-0 Crvena Zvezda
Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto
Feyenoord 1-3 Atletico Madrid  
Manchester City 3-2 RB Leipzig  
Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Newcastle United

Mbappe scored from a penalty for PSG deep into time added-on otherwise the game was heading for a Newcastle away win.



Manchester City were losing 0-2 against RB Leipzig but won 3-2 at full-time.





I will try to post the Champions League tables after the games taking place tomorrow on Wednesday 29th November:

Galatasaray vs Manchester United
Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
Arsenal vs RC Lens
Bayern Munich vs FC Copenhagen
Benfica vs Inter Milan
Braga vs 1. FC Union Berlin
Real Madrid vs Napoli
Real Sociedad vs Red Bull Salzburg

[JollyGood]

These are the results of all the Champions League games that were played last week:

Wednesday 29th November
Galatasaray 3-3 Manchester United 
Sevilla 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
Arsenal 6-0 RC Lens 
Bayern Munich 0-0 FC Copenhagen
Benfica 3-3 Inter Milan 
Braga 1-1 1. FC Union Berlin 
Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli 
Real Sociedad 0-0 Red Bull Salzburg

Tuesday 28th November
Lazio 2-0 Celtic 
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp 
AC Milan 1-3 Borussia Dortmund 
BSC Young Boys Bern 2-0 Crvena Zvezda 
Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto 
Feyenoord 1-3 Atletico Madrid 
Manchester City 3-2 RB Leipzig 
Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Newcastle United

[JollyGood]

Here are the final group games to be played today 13th December :

Crvena Zvezda vs Manchester City
RB Leipzig vs BSC Young Boys Bern
Antwerp vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid vs Lazio
Borussia Dortmund vsParis Saint-Germain
Celtic vs Feyenoord
FC Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Newcastle United vs AC Milan

These were the results from the Champions League games played yesterday 12th December:

PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Arsenal
RC Lens 2-1 Sevilla  
1. FC Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid  
FC Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray  
Inter Milan 0-0 Real Sociedad  
Manchester United 0-1 Bayern Munich  
Napoli 2-0 Braga  
Red Bull Salzburg 1-3 Benfica

These are the teams that have qualified to the knock stage from the top half of the table:

Group A: Bayern Munich and FC Copenhagen
Group B: Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven
Group C: Real Madrid and Napoli
Group D: Real Sociedad and Inter Milan

[JollyGood]

These are the next set of games for the Champions League knockout stage first leg:

Tuesday 20th February
Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund

Wednesday 21st February
FC Porto vs Arsenal
Napoli vs Barcelona

These are the results of the knockout stage first leg games already played. Manchester City have a healthy goal advantage cushion when they host FC Copenhagen but cannot be deemed as favourites to retain the Champions League trophy because Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are also in the draw. I would not count Arsenal, PSG and Barcelona in that list as serious contenders.

Lazio stunned Bayern Munich today with a 1-0 win but Bayern Munich should win the return leg and Real Madrid won by a single goal away at RB Leipzig:

Wednesday 14th February
Lazio 1-0 Bayern Munich  
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Real Sociedad

Tuesday 13th February
FC Copenhagen 1-3 Manchester City
RB Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid

[Igebotz]

These are the results of the knockout stage first leg games already played. Manchester City have a healthy goal advantage cushion when they host FC Copenhagen but cannot be deemed as favourites to retain the Champions League trophy because Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are also in the draw. I would not count Arsenal, PSG and Barcelona in that list as serious contenders.

Lazio stunned Bayern Munich today with a 1-0 win but Bayern Munich should win the return leg and Real Madrid won by a single goal away at RB Leipzig:

17 shots and none went on target - Nah Tuchel ain't going to survive this one if they got knocked out and to add fire to it they had only 1 shot on goal in their last league match. The sack is inevitable at this point.

[JollyGood]

These were the previous results from the knockout stag first leg that were not updated:

Wednesday 21st February
FC Porto 1-0 Arsenal 
Napoli 1-1 Barcelona 

Tuesday 20th February
Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid 
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Borussia Dortmund

Arsenal suffered a loss and could be out if they do not win in the return leg. I think the season has been long therefore Arsenal could be tired with all those young players and for that reason could lose the tie (even if they drew on the night).

[JollyGood]

Three Spanish, two English, two German and one French team make up the Champions League quarter finals.

Over two legs, I expect Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and PSG to go through to the semi-finals. Here is the draw:

Tuesday 9th April
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Wednesday 10th April
Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona


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These were the results of the second leg games that took place:

Wednesday 13th March:
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan
Agg: 2-2
Atletico Madrid win 3-2 on penalties.

Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSV Eindhoven
Agg: 3-1

Tuesday 12th March:
Arsenal 1-0 FC Porto
Agg: 1-1
Arsenal win 4-2 on penalties.

Barcelona 3-1 Napoli
Agg: 4-2

[tokeweed]

Three Spanish, two English, two German and one French team make up the Champions League quarter finals.

Over two legs, I expect Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and PSG to go through to the semi-finals. Here is the draw:

Tuesday 9th April
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Wednesday 10th April
Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona

All pretty good match ups across the board...  Prolly one of the best quarter finals I've seen as of late.  All great clubs, all great winners across Europe with the exception of PSG.    I mean it's a good club but mot really comparable with these other clubs.

Just looking at it, I think we shouldn't really write Bayern Munich off the board.  If you guys remember, Tuchel won the CL for Chelsea with an inferior squad.  He could do it again with Bayern imho.

Bayern to go thru and reach the semi finals is lined at 2.25. 

[JollyGood]

Looking at the way the draw has gone, it is too difficult to choose a favourite to win the competition.

There is a real possibility that both English clubs could be eliminated from the competition. Bayern Munich could lose/draw the way game but probably win the home game. Kane will probably score against them too.

As for Manchester City, if they lose at Real Madrid in the first leg I would expect them to be knocked out regardless of what happens in the return leg.

This will be the best chance Atletico will have to win the Champions League after many years of getting of trying therefore I expect them to beat Borussia Dortmund. I also believe PSG will beat Barcelona in both legs.

Those are my views 

All pretty good match ups across the board...  Prolly one of the best quarter finals I've seen as of late.  All great clubs, all great winners across Europe with the exception of PSG.    I mean it's a good club but mot really comparable with these other clubs.

Just looking at it, I think we shouldn't really write Bayern Munich off the board.  If you guys remember, Tuchel won the CL for Chelsea with an inferior squad.  He could do it again with Bayern imho.

Bayern to go thru and reach the semi finals is lined at 2.25. 

[tokeweed]

^  Mmm...  It should depend on how many goals City is behind after the first leg tho?  I mean has City the better squad between the two.  So one goal behind, City could get that one back and could win on aggregate to push through.  Two goals, I think they could still do it but higher chance it could go to pens.  Three goals, yeah they are fcked,

And keep in mind that City is hard to beat at home.  I don't think they lost a match at the Etihad yet.  :/  If anything I'd say it would be the reverse. 

[JollyGood]

Tuesday 16th April
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain
Agg:3-2

Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid
Agg:1-2

Wednesday 17th April
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Agg:2-2

Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Agg:3-3

Well, the first legs were played and the results were a mixed bag. The 3-3 was a surprise, I did not anticipate Manchester City would take the lead or even score three goals therefore I believe anything is possible in the return leg. Overall, I still am very confident Real Madrid will go through to semi-finals and Manchester City knocked out.

^  Mmm...  It should depend on how many goals City is behind after the first leg tho?  I mean has City the better squad between the two.  So one goal behind, City could get that one back and could win on aggregate to push through.  Two goals, I think they could still do it but higher chance it could go to pens.  Three goals, yeah they are fcked,

And keep in mind that City is hard to beat at home.  I don't think they lost a match at the Etihad yet.  :/  If anything I'd say it would be the reverse. 

[JollyGood]

Here are the full results for the quarter-finals:

Wednesday 17th April
Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal
Agg: 3-2

Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid
Agg: 4-4
Real Madrid win 4-3 on penalties

Tuesday 16th April
Barcelona 1-4 Paris Saint-Germain
Agg: 4-6

Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Atletico Madrid
Agg: 5-4


Both remaining English teams were knocked out on  the same night (last night).

Congratulations to Real Madrid on getting past Manchester City in a thrilling game. PSG stepped up their game to sweep past Barcelona. Bayern Munich knocked out Arsenal. Borussia Dortmund scraped past Atletico Madrid.

Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, PSG and Borussia Dortmund are through to the semi-finals.

[JollyGood]

Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid

This was the result of the first semi-final first leg game played yesterday. Vinicius Junior gave Real Madrid the lead in a tense game that eventually saw Bayern Munich take a 2-1 lead with a penalty from Kane but Vinicius Junior scored a late penalty himself to end the game 2-2.

How many people would be confident about Real Madrid winning the return leg at home? I suppose Bayern Munich will score but Real Madrid should manage to win the tie and get to the final.

[JollyGood]

These are the semi-final results.

Wednesday 8th May
Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich
Agg: 4-3

Tuesday 7th May
Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Agg: 0-2


Congratulations to Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid for making it to the Champions League final.

Bayern Munich were winning 0-1 but Real Madrid scored two late goals (88th min and time added-on 91st min) and ended up going through to yet another Champions League final. PSG missed out on a final place after Borussia Dortmund beat them by a solitary goal in each of the games.