UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

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The games did not seem boring to me, the one I saw well was the one between Real Madrid and Chelsea, I wanted to see how Chelsea played in this instance, Lampard also did not do badly as a coach, although Chelsea has the resources to hire a technical director with much more experience, they are trusting him, but if we compare him with Madrid and Ancelotti, they still have a long way to go, although they lost with those two goals they didn't look so bad, they looked worse with Potter, here things change , Chelsea still have to improve, let's wait and see what they come up with so that they can show a greater improvement.


Real leave Chelsea down but not out




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for me it seems that Chelsea in this league is very bad, as people are busy talking about that Lampard as a Chelsea coach has also tried his best to make his players better but somehow it doesn't give satisfactory results for Chelsea fans. in yesterday's match lost against Madrid it was clearly very bad with several defeats.
I think is this all a mistake in the formation used by Chelsea is very bad and should change the formation.

and my last thought, if Chelsea's performance gets worse isn't Lampard also in danger of being sacked by the management team?

[Prestongold]

Juventus recorded hard a hard 1-0 win against sporting. Federico Ghatti's strike was enough to give Juventus the winning they needed against sporting. Juventus has now extended their unbeaten home record of the UEFA Europa League to 14 matches with a 1-0 win over  Sporting in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Juvee who has never lost at home in the UEL started the game on a very good and brilliant note having knockout the current leader of the English premier league Arsenal out of the competition. Much was expected from sporting the visitors who played with so much confidence in the ball were able to put Juventus under pressure and juvee were unable to hold on to possession which made them look vulnerable at times against their Portuguese visitor. Juventus had to dig deep before eventually, it paid off with them winning the game.

[Yurkov]

Juventus recorded hard a hard 1-0 win against sporting. Federico Ghatti's strike was enough to give Juventus the winning they needed against sporting. Juventus has now extended their unbeaten home record of the UEFA Europa League to 14 matches with a 1-0 win over  Sporting in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Juvee who has never lost at home in the UEL started the game on a very good and brilliant note having knockout the current leader of the English premier league Arsenal out of the competition. Much was expected from sporting the visitors who played with so much confidence in the ball were able to put Juventus under pressure and juvee were unable to hold on to possession which made them look vulnerable at times against their Portuguese visitor. Juventus had to dig deep before eventually, it paid off with them winning the game.

Juventus managed to win the match after not performing well against Sporting. In the match, the Sporting team was relatively ahead, but the team secured the victory through the clever tactics of the players of the Juventus team.

[Litzki1990]

All teams finished their first league matches in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Considering their strength, some teams are far ahead in the fight to go to the semi-finals. On the 19th and 20th, all the teams will finish the second league matches. After the second league game, it will be confirmed who will go to the semi-finals and who will be eliminated from the quarter-finals.

I give a very small chance for Bayern Munich to surprise everyone by making a comeback from this bad situation for themselves. Because Manchester City seem very determined to make it to the title this season and this 3-0 advantage should be very helpful for them to qualify for the semi-finals as well. As long as they keep the same discipline in their game then there shouldn't be any problem.

I agree with you. Although it is not impossible for Bayern Munich to come back, but it seems very small chance. Man City already leads with 3 goals, and they look very dominant in the previous match. So, I assume Man City also will dominate the match in 2nd Leg although it will be in Bayern home. Man City seems better in midfield and attacking line, so they can make more shoot attempts. While Bayern only won the ball possession, their attackers look quite weak and their midfielders can't give enough assists.

Bayern Munich are a long way behind Manchester City at the end of the first league game. Bayern Munich were defeated by three goals in the first league. In other words, to confirm the next round, Bayan Munich must score four more goals.  To score more than four goals against a team like Manchester City is very unlikely. Assuming Bayern Munich manage to score four goals in the Second League against Manchester City but expect Manchester City to keep a clean sheet? That is, in the second league, if Bayan Munich is able to score 4 goal, and on the contrary, if Manchester City is able to score two goals, then Manchester City will qualify for the semi-finals.  
So it is very difficult for Bayern Munich to survive in the Champions League.

[AakZaki]

A 0 - 2 defeat is still a lucky result for Chelsea as it was not a best day of Real Madrid attacking players. In their better days, they can score more goals to Chelsea and nail their position in Champions League semi final before their second meeting at Stamford Bridge.

Quite happy with this result, but actually I want Real Madrid to win by three goals. Two goals is not too much difference. Their second leg will be played at Stamford Bridge. We must remember how Dortmund had to fail to enter the quarterfinals. They failed to win at Stamford bridge. Anceloti should understand that. I hope they are in good shape and ready without injury in the second leg. This is because of my hope that they can win the UCL and of course the Copa Del Rey. So they will have three trophies this season.

[arimamib]

Tuchel was certainly doing a better job compared to Graham Porter. I know he is not currently doing a fabulous job with his current team. But it has only been like two weeks with his new team. So I think we should give him time. But at the same time, I also agree with @Brainboss that everyone should stop talking about Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel. It is history. Chelsea will have to think about what is in the future for them.

I understand that 2 - 0 is not hard to overcome. But that would be true for a team like Real Madrid. Not a team like Chelsea under the current situation.

Regards

Duke

I'm not sure Chelsea will be able to turn things around in the second leg later, Real Madrid is a team that is strong enough to focus on the Champions League. Nothing special was done by Lampard in the first leg. Chelsea will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid if Chelsea game like the first leg will provide a great opportunity for Real Madrid to steal victory at Stamford Bridge.

On the other hand, I believe that Real Madrid are already in one place in the semifinals because a 0-2 advantage would mean a lot to them and it would be difficult for Chelsea to do the same.

Manchester city also has a place in the semifinals as a 3-0 win convinced me to say that.

[KTChampions]

I'm not sure Chelsea will be able to turn things around in the second leg later, Real Madrid is a team that is strong enough to focus on the Champions League. Nothing special was done by Lampard in the first leg. Chelsea will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid if Chelsea game like the first leg will provide a great opportunity for Real Madrid to steal victory at Stamford Bridge.

On the other hand, I believe that Real Madrid are already in one place in the semifinals because a 0-2 advantage would mean a lot to them and it would be difficult for Chelsea to do the same.

Manchester city also has a place in the semifinals as a 3-0 win convinced me to say that.

Chelsea's problem is that now they have to concentrate on the game against Brighton. Brighton are strong this season + they have a huge motivation to score points as they are in the European Cup zone and clearly do not want to leave it. Chelsea can't afford to lose or draw this home game as it will make another bottom break. Therefore, despite the fact that in the tournament sense this game is not important, Chelsea must play it to the maximum. And after that, they will play with Real Madrid, which already have a two-goal lead.

[arimamib]

Chelsea's problem is that now they have to concentrate on the game against Brighton. Brighton are strong this season + they have a huge motivation to score points as they are in the European Cup zone and clearly do not want to leave it. Chelsea can't afford to lose or draw this home game as it will make another bottom break. Therefore, despite the fact that in the tournament sense this game is not important, Chelsea must play it to the maximum. And after that, they will play with Real Madrid, which already have a two-goal lead.

Yes, that should be the next focus for Lampard to win in the EPL match. I'm not sure they will be able to provide resistance for Brighton considering Brighton have been quite good this season. Even though this is a tough match, the quality of the teams is very different from the depth of the two. Especially for Lampard, he had to give Chelsea the first win after he was shown to be Chelsea interim coach.

I'm sure it's a lot of pressure on Lampard after the two Chelsea defeats under his tutelage. He has to prove that Chelsea can end this bad streak even if the draw is important they don't lose and that's what Lampard has to think about.

Aubameyang can still be counted on because he has better quality than Joao Felix and Lampard must give him this opportunity against Brighton.

[Frankolala]

Tuchel was certainly doing a better job compared to Graham Porter. I know he is not currently doing a fabulous job with his current team. But it has only been like two weeks with his new team. So I think we should give him time. But at the same time, I also agree with @Brainboss that everyone should stop talking about Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel. It is history. Chelsea will have to think about what is in the future for them.

I understand that 2 - 0 is not hard to overcome. But that would be true for a team like Real Madrid. Not a team like Chelsea under the current situation.

Regards

Duke

I'm not sure Chelsea will be able to turn things around in the second leg later, Real Madrid is a team that is strong enough to focus on the Champions League. Nothing special was done by Lampard in the first leg. Chelsea will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid if Chelsea game like the first leg will provide a great opportunity for Real Madrid to steal victory at Stamford Bridge.

On the other hand, I believe that Real Madrid are already in one place in the semifinals because a 0-2 advantage would mean a lot to them and it would be difficult for Chelsea to do the same.

Manchester city also has a place in the semifinals as a 3-0 win convinced me to say that.

Chelsea is a still as weak as they were before Lampard took over. Lampard is not a savior that just came in two weeks ago and will be able to fix the club in a proper shape,this is impossible.

Let me not even think of Chelsea winning Real Madrid in Stamford bridge, because I know that Real Madrid will still win them. Real Madrid is a club that is not scared of winning a team in It's home because they can win you anywhere both at home and away. If it was a different club that will play with Chelsea, I can sayof Chelsea might luckily win the second leg but not playing with Real Madrid.

[Leviathan.007]

Juventus recorded hard a hard 1-0 win against sporting. Federico Ghatti's strike was enough to give Juventus the winning they needed against sporting. Juventus has now extended their unbeaten home record of the UEFA Europa League to 14 matches with a 1-0 win over  Sporting in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Juvee who has never lost at home in the UEL started the game on a very good and brilliant note having knockout the current leader of the English premier league Arsenal out of the competition. Much was expected from sporting the visitors who played with so much confidence in the ball were able to put Juventus under pressure and juvee were unable to hold on to possession which made them look vulnerable at times against their Portuguese visitor. Juventus had to dig deep before eventually, it paid off with them winning the game.

I was expecting to see more from Juventus because the only hope they have is to achieve something in the champions league Juventus was also playing a home where they got more benefits compared to Sporting, but Sporting had much more opportunities in this game to score goals which can be dangerous for Juventus to face than in the second half, Juventus should be more careful in the second half against Sporting.

[LordShanken]

Juventus recorded hard a hard 1-0 win against sporting. Federico Ghatti's strike was enough to give Juventus the winning they needed against sporting. Juventus has now extended their unbeaten home record of the UEFA Europa League to 14 matches with a 1-0 win over  Sporting in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Juvee who has never lost at home in the UEL started the game on a very good and brilliant note having knockout the current leader of the English premier league Arsenal out of the competition. Much was expected from sporting the visitors who played with so much confidence in the ball were able to put Juventus under pressure and juvee were unable to hold on to possession which made them look vulnerable at times against their Portuguese visitor. Juventus had to dig deep before eventually, it paid off with them winning the game.

I was expecting to see more from Juventus because the only hope they have is to achieve something in the champions league Juventus was also playing a home where they got more benefits compared to Sporting, but Sporting had much more opportunities in this game to score goals which can be dangerous for Juventus to face than in the second half, Juventus should be more careful in the second half against Sporting.

The Juventus team was able to make the most of the opportunity to secure victory over Sporting. However, the Sporting team kept the Juventus team under great pressure but were unable to create any chances.

[maju69]

A 0 - 2 defeat is still a lucky result for Chelsea as it was not a best day of Real Madrid attacking players. In their better days, they can score more goals to Chelsea and nail their position in Champions League semi final before their second meeting at Stamford Bridge.

Quite happy with this result, but actually I want Real Madrid to win by three goals. Two goals is not too much difference. Their second leg will be played at Stamford Bridge. We must remember how Dortmund had to fail to enter the quarterfinals. They failed to win at Stamford bridge. Anceloti should understand that. I hope they are in good shape and ready without injury in the second leg. This is because of my hope that they can win the UCL and of course the Copa Del Rey. So they will have three trophies this season.

Yes, 2 goals is not far enough away, so Real Madrid still have to make sure they don't lose focus in the second leg later. A Don Carlo seems to have understood things like this, because he is an experienced coach. He will not underestimate Chelsea, who have the conditions they are today. Borussia Dortmund should be a valuable lesson for them not to do the same.

[Docnaster]

But still Chelsea can't improve their game that doesn't change at all, so I think Chelsea will still be eliminated later because I doubt how Chelsea's game is still not impressive in any match.
They've certainly had a difficult time since Tuchel's sacking and with Potter not bringing any better and also with Lampard I've had to say this is a little skeptical on my part so Chelsea just need a change of management.

We have to stop talking about Thomas Tuchel, he's now history or isn't he the same Thomas Tuchel that's bottling his job at Bayern Munich. Tuchel success at Chelsea didn't have everything to do with his coaching skills instead the players were determined to win and they won games. If Thomas Tuchel was that good as we're all saying, why hasn't he replicated same wins with Bayern Munich or won the champion league with other top clubs that he has managed. Let take Real Madrid as an example, it doesn't matter which coach is present but they'll always do well in the champions league because it's a culture on the club.

As for the game against Real Madrid, it was a disappointing loss and I'm still surprised we could play that badly against Real Madrid and I put all the blame on Frank Lampard. His selections were all wrong, we could have sealed the fate of that game in the first few minutes of the game as we were having chances after chances but didn't have anyone that could score in the team. The team lacked a striker and Chelsea need to resolved this crises by signing someone that'll be winning to play even though we don't get champions league football next season. I think if Kai Havertz would had started that game, we would had gotten something from that game. I haven't lost hope though, 2:0 isn't that hard of a result to comeback from to progress.

Tuchel was certainly doing a better job compared to Graham Porter. I know he is not currently doing a fabulous job with his current team. But it has only been like two weeks with his new team. So I think we should give him time. But at the same time, I also agree with @Brainboss that everyone should stop talking about Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel. It is history. Chelsea will have to think about what is in the future for them.

I understand that 2 - 0 is not hard to overcome. But that would be true for a team like Real Madrid. Not a team like Chelsea under the current situation.

Regards

Duke

It's absolutely a huge insult to Thomas Tuchel when we compare him to Frank Lampard and that I think isn't even cool for football fans. The problem and poor results that Chelsea is currently facing is the lack of patience from the new owner Todd Boehly in sacking Thomas Tuchel because of his poor start to the season and I think he did that because he wasn't at the club's heirarchy when Tuchel was appointed. Chelsea would've been serious contenders in the biggest available competitions if he had allowed Tuchel to remain as the manager and support Tuchel by spending the same huge amount of money Chelsea has spent this in the last two transfer windows on Tuchel's preferred players.

[piebeyb]

Yes, 2 goals is not far enough away, so Real Madrid still have to make sure they don't lose focus in the second leg later. A Don Carlo seems to have understood things like this, because he is an experienced coach. He will not underestimate Chelsea, who have the conditions they are today. Borussia Dortmund should be a valuable lesson for them not to do the same.

I don't think Don Carlo is the type of coach who likes to underestimate opponents, he will not underestimate Chelsea in the second leg match later even though Madrid won 2 - 0 in the first leg match yesterday, of course Madrid will still score goals because I know they will not play defensively, even though they have led with enough results, there are always surprises in football so you have to be vigilant about that even though Chelsea is still in poor performance, even in the domestic league Chelsea has experienced a drop in the rankings in the league standings and that is really sad.

Madrid as the defending champion certainly knows how to deal with their opponents in this UCL championship so I believe that Chelsea will not qualify for the next round, but Madrid must not be proud and remain consistent, Madrid will return to victory in the second leg meeting later to play at home chelsea.

[RILWAN]

I'm not sure Chelsea will be able to turn things around in the second leg later, Real Madrid is a team that is strong enough to focus on the Champions League. Nothing special was done by Lampard in the first leg. Chelsea will be an easy opponent for Real Madrid if Chelsea game like the first leg will provide a great opportunity for Real Madrid to steal victory at Stamford Bridge.

On the other hand, I believe that Real Madrid are already in one place in the semifinals because a 0-2 advantage would mean a lot to them and it would be difficult for Chelsea to do the same.

Manchester city also has a place in the semifinals as a 3-0 win convinced me to say that.

Chelsea's problem is that now they have to concentrate on the game against Brighton. Brighton are strong this season + they have a huge motivation to score points as they are in the European Cup zone and clearly do not want to leave it. Chelsea can't afford to lose or draw this home game as it will make another bottom break. Therefore, despite the fact that in the tournament sense this game is not important, Chelsea must play it to the maximum. And after that, they will play with Real Madrid, which already have a two-goal lead.

Despite Chelsea losing to Madrid in the quarter-finals  first leg. I don't see them losing to Brighton as well when they clash this weekend at Stanford Bridge Frank Lampard will want to put his best into that match as his first home game since he was reappointed as Chelsea's head coach while Brighton will looking to make something out of this knowing how badly inform is Chelsea at the moment they will be trying to close the gap and get even if it's a point from Chelsea. after losing to Tottenham I see both team drawing the match as they have both met five of the last seven competitive and non-competitive between the two has ended in a draw

[Franctoshi]

With all the efforts done on Chelsea so far, in trying to bring back Chelsea into form, right from the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and to the sacking of Graham Potter to bringing in Lampard now, yet things seem to be worsening. I'm beginning to think that Chelsea has entered and is facing their down time as a football club.  

Arsenal and Manchester united was once upon a time in that situation, even Liverpool too. However, what they need do right now, is to bring the right measure in place to get Chelsea out early, in order not to spend more time than they should spend struggling to get up, hence they will lose the ability to buy high valuable players, because every player wants to see himself play in the champions league compition.

[longyenthanh]

With all the efforts done on Chelsea so far, in trying to bring back Chelsea into form, right from the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and to the sacking of Graham Potter to bringing in Lampard now, yet things seem to be worsening. I'm beginning to think that Chelsea has entered and is facing their down time as a football club.  

Arsenal and Manchester united was once upon a time in that situation, even Liverpool too. However, what they need do right now, is to bring the right measure in place to get Chelsea out early, in order not to spend more time than they should spend struggling to get up, hence they will lose the ability to buy high valuable players, because every player wants to see himself play in the champions league compition.

The Arsenal team is doing great in the English Premier League, and is competing with Manchester City. However, Arsenal's performance in other leagues is slightly lower than in the Premier League. But Arsenal are much better than they were in the past.

[Patrol69]

I will put my guessing and bets like this:

You guessed it right but it remains to be seen whether the field play is as per your guess. Because the teams who are fighting for the semi-finals of the Champions League are very experienced in the Champions League, so even if something unexpected happens in the first league, they have the ability to turn around in the second league.

Chelsea 1:2 Real Madrid

The first league match was played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid. Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 at home. Therefore, Real Madrid will enter the field with a different confidence before entering the field in the next match. In League Two, Stamford Bridge Stadium is Chelsea's home ground, but Real Madrid will be ahead and the number of goals may be higher than you expected.

Napoli 1:1 Ac Milan

Napoli are the first Serie A team to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. But even if they trailed by one goal in the first league match, in the second league I would definitely want Napoli to win and secure the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the first time.

Bayern Munich 2:3 Manchester City

Second League match between Manchester City vs Bayern Munich will be held at Allianz Arena stadium. In this stadium we have seen many records of Bayern Munich. However, since Manchester City are in great form, considering their form, this match may be a draw. However, Aggregate will keep Manchester City ahead

Inter 3:0 Benfica

S.L. Benfica lost 2-0 to Inter Milan at their home ground, Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica Stadium. And in the Second League, the match between Inter Milan and Benfica will be held at the San Siro stadium. Where it can be assumed without a doubt that Inter Milan will win. If my predictions are correct then Inter Milan will win by minimum two goals against Benfica at San Siro stadium.

[rendravolt]

A 0 - 2 defeat is still a lucky result for Chelsea as it was not a best day of Real Madrid attacking players. In their better days, they can score more goals to Chelsea and nail their position in Champions League semi final before their second meeting at Stamford Bridge.

Quite happy with this result, but actually I want Real Madrid to win by three goals. Two goals is not too much difference. Their second leg will be played at Stamford Bridge. We must remember how Dortmund had to fail to enter the quarterfinals. They failed to win at Stamford bridge. Anceloti should understand that. I hope they are in good shape and ready without injury in the second leg. This is because of my hope that they can win the UCL and of course the Copa Del Rey. So they will have three trophies this season.

Yes, 2 goals is not far enough away, so Real Madrid still have to make sure they don't lose focus in the second leg later. A Don Carlo seems to have understood things like this, because he is an experienced coach. He will not underestimate Chelsea, who have the conditions they are today. Borussia Dortmund should be a valuable lesson for them not to do the same.

It's clear that whether it's the first leg or the second leg, Real Madrid will continue to score the winning goal to ensure their step into the semifinals. On the other hand, maybe Chelsea is in poor form, but if Real Madrid make a few mistakes it can be a good opportunity for Chelsea to turn things around.

For Benzema at the moment he has a target to surpass his number of goals in the champions league from Lewandowski. Statistics record that Lewandowski has a total of 91 goals and Benzema has a total of 90 goals, this is only 1 goal away from being able to beat Lewandowski, who is currently the top scorer of the UCL in third place.

[izsara]

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I completely forgot to share the returns of my bets from the last quarterfinal matches of champions league. Lucky me all my predictions were correct Xd, and the matches were so entertaining to watch. Most of the teams i can say that they ended things early in the first leg and heading to the semi-finals, except for AC Milan against Napoli which is not an easy match to predict even with Napoli's absences due to red and double yellow cards they had in first match, that’s why this match will be my favorite in leg two which is coming up next week.

I will put my guessing and bets like this:
Chelsea 1:2 Real Madrid
Napoli 1:1 Ac Milan
Bayern Munich 2:3 Manchester City
Inter 3:0 Benfica

Big wins for you before but for Leg 2 it looks like it will be a little complicated especially for Napoli x Milan, Bayern x Manchester City and Inter x Benfica matches.
As for the actual prediction, I'm not too different, but talking about this score is still difficult, I think, especially for 3-0 Inter and Benfica, even though for the first match they did beat Benfica convincingly.