UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[Popkon6]

Real Madrid led by a goal before half-time and just after half-time a Chelsea player was red carded and sent off whenever they went on the attack. Later Chelsea club couldn't go on much of an attack as one player less how to fight against another full team. Real Madrid put another goal ahead in the 74th minute as red carded Ben Chilwell, one of Chelsea's key players, came off the field 59 minutes into the match. Chelsea had attacks but could not succeed in attacking. But I thought today's match was more likely to be a draw. I took the draw bet.

[omgitsmehehe]

Real Madrid beating Chelsea easily today is not surprising to me because before the game I had predicted them to win with a scoreline of 3:0 but it's quite unfortunate that they were unable to get the third goal that would have given me a cool cash for my bet. For the Napoli and AC Milan game, I think I agree with you, winning 1:0 at home against Napoli is not a guarantee winning for as Napoli can come back to beat them at home especially if their key striker is back from injury and ready to play.

Real Madrid nailed Chelsea at Santiago bernabeu and it's a deserved victory for the Los blancos. Carlo Ancelotti knows the exact strategy to used in UCL games and Karim Benzema always in good positioning to invade the defendlines of his opponents. Chelsea not in their best form, so winning at Stamford bridge is not possible, they might struggle to levelled points over there. Napoli didn't get the accolades in the game, however it all proves that Victor Osimhen is among the criteria that the club nerds inother to win games.

[Balmain]

Napoli created an incredible pressure area with tey attacks against Milan. Milan made good use of his few counterattack chances. On his first counterattack, Leão dribbled the ball for about 50 metres, but no one could catch him, but he threw the ball out. When Milan got their second counter chance, they scored without losing that chance this time. In the Real Madrid-Chelsea game, Vini Jr and Benzama are as usual. Chelsea were desperate after Chilweel's red card after he drop Rodrygo.

[alpamar99]

Not so unexpected winning for Milan, game is not over yet but Napoli lately is not in great shape.

Ez win for Real.

Napoli lost Osimhen as a pillar which made it a bit complicated for them. On the other hand for Madrid this is indeed a very easy victory. It wasn't too much of a problem for Madrid in this match but indeed for Leg 2 there are still some conditions where they can't let their guard down because even though Chelsea aren't very good but looking at the few opportunities created they actually also put some pretty good pressure from their counterattack from the wing.

[terrorJR]

Napoli created an incredible pressure area with tey attacks against Milan. Milan made good use of his few counterattack chances. On his first counterattack, Leão dribbled the ball for about 50 metres, but no one could catch him, but he threw the ball out. When Milan got their second counter chance, they scored without losing that chance this time. In the Real Madrid-Chelsea game, Vini Jr and Benzama are as usual. Chelsea were desperate after Chilweel's red card after he drop Rodrygo.

Again and again they struggled to score goals against Milan. Now things are turning around a bit for them after being the real favourites.
With their condition that they still can't have a way to face Milan in the last 2 matches, this is clearly a real concern for Napoli.
Spalleti needs to make a breakthrough and some new schemes for the second leg later.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Napoli created an incredible pressure area with tey attacks against Milan. Milan made good use of his few counterattack chances. On his first counterattack, Leão dribbled the ball for about 50 metres, but no one could catch him, but he threw the ball out. When Milan got their second counter chance, they scored without losing that chance this time. In the Real Madrid-Chelsea game, Vini Jr and Benzama are as usual. Chelsea were desperate after Chilweel's red card after he drop Rodrygo.

Well this finally really happened because indeed bringing Napoli without Osimhen seems to be very difficult now.
On the other hand for the second half they also have to lose Anguissa in midfield which is clearly going to be another burden for them.
There is nothing wrong with Napoli's game because they do it as usual, it's just that the difference in this match is that they still need a finisher who is hungry for goals and when Osimhen is not in the squad, they lose a frightening finisher in attack who makes their attacks and opportunities wasted.

[Velvet78]

Real Madrid could have even won by a bigger goal gap against Chelsea actually. But this 2-0 result is still enough for them to seal the deal next time. Besides it doesn't matter for Real Madrid much about whether they play home or away. Because we all saw what they did to Liverpool in Anfield. It was a pure destruction and they can do a similar thing to Chelsea as well.

Lampard's choices in this game weren't very good honestly. But even if they were good I don't think Chelsea would have got a better result than this.

[snipie]

Real Madrid led by a goal before half-time and just after half-time a Chelsea player was red carded and sent off whenever they went on the attack. Later Chelsea club couldn't go on much of an attack as one player less how to fight against another full team. Real Madrid put another goal ahead in the 74th minute as red carded Ben Chilwell, one of Chelsea's key players, came off the field 59 minutes into the match. Chelsea had attacks but could not succeed in attacking. But I thought today's match was more likely to be a draw. I took the draw bet.

Real Madrid players are better than Chelsea ones and the way they play and the performance are quite different. Chelsea have a lot to do in order to return to their old form.. They deserved what happened to them.
For Napoli, they still have a chance to recover in the second leg. I don't know why they dropping badly lately. They shouldn't count on Osimhen every time..

[piebeyb]

Real Madrid led by a goal before half-time and just after half-time a Chelsea player was red carded and sent off whenever they went on the attack. Later Chelsea club couldn't go on much of an attack as one player less how to fight against another full team. Real Madrid put another goal ahead in the 74th minute as red carded Ben Chilwell, one of Chelsea's key players, came off the field 59 minutes into the match. Chelsea had attacks but could not succeed in attacking. But I thought today's match was more likely to be a draw. I took the draw bet.

There have been many explanations from the community in this thread that Chelsea are not favored in this match due to their poor performance in the domestic league. we can even see that there were no attacks that produced any goals for Chelsea, it's a shame that Chelsea had to play with 10 players in the second half, of course that would bury hopes of a draw where many might bet on a draw like you.


Madrid deserved to win because they played as the host, of course they didn't want to disappoint all their supporters. after all, on paper, Madrid as the defending champion knows how to play in the UCL and win this match, so as we can see, it is not difficult for Madrid to overcome Chelsea in this first leg match, the second leg will be a tough job for Chelsea to be able to comeback at home, if Chelsea wins it is a miracle the same way you hope for a draw but it doesn't come true. btw, you are not alone friends, even I also bet on a draw 

[tbct_mt2]

There have been many explanations from the community in this thread that Chelsea are not favored in this match due to their poor performance in the domestic league. we can even see that there were no attacks that produced any goals for Chelsea, it's a shame that Chelsea had to play with 10 players in the second half, of course that would bury hopes of a draw where many might bet on a draw like you.

They wanted to believe in rhythm of history and thought that Lampard can repeat success of Di Matteo and Tuchel to bring another Champions League to the club. 2 conceded goals is bad but at least it is better than what they got in the past season, lost at home with 3 goal difference. So they can have another hope that they will be able to score two goals at Stamford Bridge as in the past season, they managed to score 3 goals and led the match before Benzema appeared and saved Real Madrid.

Madrid deserved to win because they played as the host, of course they didn't want to disappoint all their supporters. after all, on paper, Madrid as the defending champion knows how to play in the UCL and win this match, so as we can see, it is not difficult for Madrid to overcome Chelsea in this first leg match, the second leg will be a tough job for Chelsea to be able to comeback at home, if Chelsea wins it is a miracle the same way you hope for a draw but it doesn't come true. btw, you are not alone friends, even I also bet on a draw 

They are King in Champions League and at their home stadium, they did not allow Chelsea to make surprise.

Benzema again shown his value in Champions League. He began this season slowly and was not actually ready with his body but now when the season comes to ending weeks, he is on fire. He will be a most dangerous player for Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in the second leg.

[lizarder]

Chelsea versus Real Madrid I can't help but laugh When Real Madrid's star player, Karim Benzema, was present and fully prepared, not even the slightest chance was given to Chelsea. Benzema was the first to score under 27 minutes with Vinicius Junior given out two assists for the goals scored, and from the shots on target, Real Madrid had 9 and Chelsea had only three. From the starting  of the game, I already knew that it was going to be a lost game for Chelsea. watching  the game seeing the expression on the faces of Chelsea  fans was just funny  after the second goal.

The match went a little easier for Real Madrid to get the win and in my opinion Chelsea is not a match for Real Madrid at the moment, even before Ben Chilwell got a red card Real Madrid really dominated the match. Nine shots on target were scored by Real Madrid and the game went without any pressure. Real Madrid played more relaxed and didn't push too hard playing harder as usual and this is the first time I saw Real Madrid playing more relaxed and not as much pressure in the Champions League.

Luckily Chelsea have a goalkeeper like Kepa Arrizabalaga and he really showed his quality as one of the best goalkeepers and in this game managed to make seven saves, so that Chelsea avoided defeat and conceded more goals.

[MusaMohamed]

Well this finally really happened because indeed bringing Napoli without Osimhen seems to be very difficult now.
On the other hand for the second half they also have to lose Anguissa in midfield which is clearly going to be another burden for them.

Without Osimhen, Napoli lost half of their attacking power and Kravatskhelia lost his most favorite team-mate. Napoli tried to find an equalizer but Maignan again saved AC Milan and they again won over Napoli just within a few days.

With this win at home and a big win at Naples days ago in Serie A, AC Milan will move to Naples for a second leg with very strong confidence that they will have a first semi final in Champions League after about one decade. Napoli in their side, must pray themselves that Osimhen will be ready for that match. As they will need their best striker to find a win at home and keep up their hope to be one of four clubs in semi finals.

There is nothing wrong with Napoli's game because they do it as usual, it's just that the difference in this match is that they still need a finisher who is hungry for goals and when Osimhen is not in the squad, they lose a frightening finisher in attack who makes their attacks and opportunities wasted.

Maignan brought AC Milan to a win with his excellent saves and he will be one of biggest hopes of AC Milan at Naples.

[JoyMarsha]

Chelsea versus Real Madrid I can't help but laugh When Real Madrid's star player, Karim Benzema, was present and fully prepared, not even the slightest chance was given to Chelsea. Benzema was the first to score under 27 minutes with Vinicius Junior given out two assists for the goals scored, and from the shots on target, Real Madrid had 9 and Chelsea had only three. From the starting  of the game, I already knew that it was going to be a lost game for Chelsea. watching  the game seeing the expression on the faces of Chelsea  fans was just funny  after the second goal.

Chelsea's performance wasn't particularly impressive. They performed so poorly to the extent that they can't hold onto the ball for seconds without Real Madrid taking it away from them. Sadly, a team like Chelsea is disorganized or unprepared to prevail in matches with the caliber of players they have. They just showed their level of seriousness in today's match.
It's a pity that Chelsea has now become a mediocre club that any club(big or small) can win them easily without attempting to win or draw at least. This is so tiring and funny to her fans

[Freeveto]

The Champions League really has a different atmosphere. AC has once again shown its European DNA and is also a team with a long history. The victory obtained tonight was the result of hard work and a sense of optimism from the Milan players. Previously, Milan was not so favored in this match, because considering their performance in Serie A, which was still inconsistent. A 1-0 advantage is also not completely safe for the Rossoneri, but if Pioli is able to maintain the fitness of his players, Milan will be able to maintain this victory in the second leg later.

Napoli have indeed appeared superior in Serie A, but they have to admit that Milan has an extraordinary mentality. The Partenopei have lost twice to Milan. Some people claim that Napoli's defeat was due to Osimhen's absence. Spalletti should have learned a valuable lesson from the 4-0 defeat and immediately looked for alternatives when he appeared in the Champions League tonight. But again Napoli had to give up on Milan. Dependence on one figure in a team is very dangerous and causes the whole team to shake.

Napoli played an impressive game against AC Milan at Milan home. They possessed the game more than AC Milan, they created more chances than AC Milan, they played more ball on target more than AC Milan but were not able to covert a goal due to absence of their top Stricker Victor Osimhen. If they play with this same spirit in their returning leg at their home, I am predicting that Napoli will qualify for semi finals because they will be able to convert more opportunities and score more goal with Osimhen in their home in the second leg

[Bananington]

Chelsea's performance wasn't particularly impressive. They performed so poorly to the extent that they can't hold onto the ball for seconds without Real Madrid taking it away from them. Sadly, a team like Chelsea is disorganized or unprepared to prevail in matches with the caliber of players they have.

Real Madrid are not in their best playing form, but they still found a way through to defeat Chelsea m I feel that Lampard got it wrong from the starting of the game with his team selection. As always Felix plays better behind a main striker and not the main striker. Haverts should have had some playing time in the game even though he has not be dependable for a while now. In the return leg in Stamford bridge, I doubt that Chelsea will be able to perform differently from what we saw. Chelsea need two important signings to make this team whole, they need a very good striker and them they need a very good coach, those two additions will make the team better than they are.

[GxSTxV]

What a thrilling match it was between Real Madrid and Chelsea with every minute of the match which had everything from injuries, red cards to beutiful goals making it so much fun to watch. The white house took the lead and more confidence with  Asencio's second-half goal once he entered, which came from an excellent assist by super Vini. However the match's turning point came with Koulibaly's injury due to Rodrego's attack which stopped a dangerous counter-attack by Chelsea. Koulibaly's injury is a massive blow for the Blues who now face the hard task of defending their goal without one of their best defenders.
Chelsea players struggled to create many options when they had the ball each time, and things got worse for them with Ben Chill's red card. Even before that the match felt like Real Madrid had more players on the pitch. Chelsea coach had no choice but to switch to full defense and try to maintain the score at least with minimum damage
Overall, it was a highly entertaining match that lived up to the hype. Real Madrid put in a commendable performance, and Vinicious made the difference with two assits. Chelsea, on the other hand, faces an uphill battle in the second leg and maybe without Koulibaly and with a deficit to overcome.

Let's see what unfolds in the second leg and hope for another exciting match like this.What are your thoughts on the match?

[Velvet78]

What a pity that Napoli couldn't even draw with Milan tonight. I think the reason of this result was definitely not having Osimhen. He is really making a huge impact on Napoli this season. He has scored so many goals and played a huge role in so many dangerous attacks. While he is injured Napoli are really lacking in their attacking side. Even Kvaratskhelia can't help solving this problem now.

Milan were able to take advantage of the situation in a really good way. They got an important win before the rematch. But if Osimhen comes back until then I think Napoli would eliminate Milan anyway.

[vennali]

Napoli were unlucky to not get a goal. They had great chances but the finishing was lacking. They even have higher xG for the game of 1.41 while Milan had 1.17. xG basically means expected goals and it calculates the potential goals a team could score based on the quality of chances that were created. To make matters worse, Anguissa got sent off from the match and Napoli were down to 10 men for the last 15 mins, hindering their chances to get an equalizer.

[izsara]

Napoli were unlucky to not get a goal. They had great chances but the finishing was lacking. They even have higher xG for the game of 1.41 while Milan had 1.17. xG basically means expected goals and it calculates the potential goals a team could score based on the quality of chances that were created. To make matters worse, Anguissa got sent off from the match and Napoli were down to 10 men for the last 15 mins, hindering their chances to get an equalizer.

It's the same as before for Napoli and it's still lucky they didn't lose by a big score as they had before.
Napoli are still experiencing difficulties when they are in conditions where Osimhen is absent which makes the wingers and midfielders confused about where to send the ball after they attack.
They have many opportunities and indeed this is the same as their trademark in every match that has been carried out this season, it's just that when they did so without Osimhen, many opportunities were wasted which made them fail in this match and lose again to Milan in 2 different competitions.

[TelolettOm]

Real Madrid are not in their best playing form, but they still found a way through to defeat Chelsea m I feel that Lampard got it wrong from the starting of the game with his team selection. As always Felix plays better behind a main striker and not the main striker. Haverts should have had some playing time in the game even though he has not be dependable for a while now. In the return leg in Stamford bridge, I doubt that Chelsea will be able to perform differently from what we saw. Chelsea need two important signings to make this team whole, they need a very good striker and them they need a very good coach, those two additions will make the team better than they are.

Why do you think Real Madrid isn't in their best performance?
I think winning the match with 2 goals is good enough, Benzema also scored as usual. You may expect Real Madrid to win with more than 2 goals, right? Chelsea surely performed badly, but it doesn't mean Real Madrid automatically will defeat them with big scores. Today, I think Chelsea played more defensively, which makes Real Madrid a bit hard to score more than 2 goals.

For the 2nd leg, we don't know what will happen. Chelsea may use a different tactic and Real Madrid may be surprised by the changes. However, I don't think Chelsea is in the best form to beat Real Madrid.