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Lol no, real madrid is not winning champions league yet and I hope Liverpool though. Today match is AS roma against Liverpool, i'm not sure AS roma can make a comeback again though against liverpool, Real Madrid vs Liverpool could be the best match.

As I suspected, Bayern was a much better them (a clear favorite to me, say 65-35%), but the only decisive factor was a goalkeeper. Navas saved miracles.

real madrid likely make a new record by winning consecutive 3 times in history. But if the met with Liverpool I thought this is very interesting, since liverpool are onfire in scoring. I hope liverpool going to the finals, because they are very worthy than Roma, in my opinion.

If you look at the other part of my post, you can see that I named exactly this thing as the main reason of Bayern's fail 


Ulreich has shown a pretty good level during the whole season. It's not an amateur level of goalkeeping, it's psychological instability, and yesterday's game revealed what he lacks to become a top-level player. Even if he doesn't solve this problem, he can be a suitable goalkeeper for clubs like Hoffenheim or Mönchengladbach, who doesn't play crucial matches on Bernabeu.

Quite funny, but I guess the decision to allow him being the first goalkeeper was made by Ancelotti last summer. I think if Bayern had offered a loan to somebody top and experienced like Cech or Casillas, one of them would have agreed to play another year on the top level in the top club. But someone chose Ulreich and we have just seen what it led to...

And yes, you are completely right about Navas. Year after year he proves in the most important matches he is a great goalkeeper. Maybe now rumors about his soon leaving Madrid will subside

i think in final whatever team can meet real madrid
liverpool or roma, real madrid can win, if not suprise real madrid can easy get champion league trophy again

Benzema, one of the most hated Real Madrid player this season, has done it again. Last year it was a marvelous play against Atletico Madrid that lead to a goal which gave them the ticket to Cardiff, today, Karim scored two crucial goals. I think he'll stay for another season.

Real Madrid beat the champions of France (PSG), the champions of Italy (Juventus), and the champions of Germany (Bayern Munich), impressive achievement considering that RM has been playing really bad lately...and I said it earlier, this Real Madrid is a completely different team when they play at home, good thing for RM fans that the CL final is going to be in Kiev and not Madrid.

More like Ulreich helped Real Madrid by making what's probably the most ridiculous mistakes from a goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League...oh, and Navas also helped Real Madrid (8 saves today), and Bayern also helped Real Madrid by not being clinical with their clear chances (39 shots in both matches, only scored 3 goals)  

That was amateur level of goalkeeping. It is a miracle that Ulrich is actually in the squad of one of the biggest clubs in europe.

c'mon now, it is such a poor argument to talk about the ref right now when Bayern should've done way better with the countless chances they had (for example, Lewandowski was shit in both matches, no wonder Real Madrid didn't buy him) and some dumb mistakes (Rafinha last week, Ulreich today).

Real Madrid benefited from the draw vs Bayern for the semi final...before the game today, the germans had lost 3 consecutive semi finals against spanish teams ...their fate was sealed

Real Madrid finally qualified for this season's UCL summit for the third time in a row. The success of Real Madrid tonight was due to them benefited by the referee's decisions are quite controversial against handball done by Marcelo. Real Madrid also benefited from the absence of some of the core players from Bayern who were injured. I do not imagine if Bayern play with his core team, maybe things will turn around.

Is Ribery that old already? Got to admit I don't watch Bundesliga very much but if he ran the way he did tonight while still dribbling effectively, then he's a monster of a veteran.

Anyway, lost my bet as I thought the German team would progress to the final. That second Real goal was classic demonstration of why good keepers need to think instinctively. The backpass was to blame of course, but like you said, that sort of threat on goal deserves the risk of the foul for using hands and the indirect free hit. Still, they almost pulled it off with several late chances but Real aren't CL royalty for nothing. On to Rome now.

Bayern was a slightly better team over the two games but they failed to convert some big chances and Real is once again in CL final. Don't remember last time some team conceded like bayern did with the second goal, especially at the highest level of competition like CL semi final. The keeper should just used his hands and award Real with indirect free hit. Don't know what he was thinking there.

I haven't watched Bayern play much this season and I must say I was heavily impressed by Ribery performance in this 2 games. He was dangerous almost every time he got the ball on the left flank. I thought he would lose some of his speed and drbblings with the age, he is 35 I believe, but he still passes the eye test.

Great fireworks by 2 great teams. It's very rare to see that opponents are so equal in the distance of whole 2 matches. I wanted to see Bayern in the final, but if you can't score having so big number of opportunities, you need to blame yourself primarily. Although, Çakır definitely helped Real by not reacting to Marcelo's volleyball...

Anyway, Madrid was lucky to win a flip once again, and I can't say they didn't deserve that. Gg

P.S. Duel for the Golden Ball in the final...

Well done to Real Madrid for being the first finalist of this year Uefa Champions League. Chances are high that Liverpool will be the second finalist but in soccer nothing is for sure not matter first match result so tomorrow we will have a game which I think will be full of emotions and goals and it will be definitely Over 2.5 tomorrow for me.

It is all over madrid has done it again , bayern should have performed better at home so that scoring 2 goals would atleast take them to penalties sadly missing that goal is going to haunt bayern forever, good game madrid

Bayern lost incredible stupid goal
But now 2-2 and 25 min to  go
Alaba is playing great game
Hope refree will not influnce that game at the end

Lol. When will they finally allow to use VAR in CL? 

Yeah but madrid scored a goal bayern just needs one more goal so that they can atleast draw the match but i hope the refs don't decide to change their mind in the end and make some stupid decision which will make madrid win this game and probably win uefa again

Bang Real-Bayern Kimmlich in 3 min same like first game
Isco is out from today game injury
Now we will have a game

Casemiro is a better defensive midfielder (strong with a better defensive mindset but a bit slower on the ball), Kovacic offers you a better man-to-man marking + pace + better passing for counter attacks (he's more creative). I believe Zidane is trying to get Kovacic to cover the RB position when Lucas Vazquez goes on the attack so that Ribery won't be left unmarked, or on 1v1 with Modric or Kroos. Interesting how Zizou decided to use Lucas Vazquez instead of Achraf Hakimi, perhaps Lucas experience could be better against a top player like Ribery.

Kovacic as DM instead of Casemiro. Quite an interesting move from Zidan. What does it mean? Does Zidan really consider him to be better than Casemiro right now? Who scrupulously watches for the Spanish football, can you explain it?

thats right anything can happen, even when real madrid against juventus, no one expected real madrid conceded three goals at home, even almost lost but lucky they make a goal in the last minute. history of the semifinals when real madrid vs bayern munich, real madrid is always superior I think real madrid is going to win this game or they wouldn't get any trophies this season.

I was thinking exactly the same thing with the odds, so I find that a money line bet on Real Madrid makes more sense @2.4. However, my bet tonight is on an upset. Bayern came close too many times last week not to find the net again (and Real didn't exactly play that well too) so I'm backing Lewandowski for one goal at least to keep the tie firmly alive, before at least taking it to extra time and possibly penalties - in which case the Germans are better.

My pick for tonight is for Bayern to advance @3.72, well worth the bet in my mind.