Topic: ⚽ FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League 2020/21 Season - page 11. (Read 4160 times)

^  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.

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.


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.

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.  :/

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.

@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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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:

@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.

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.

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.

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

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.  

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.

^  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?

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.

@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.