Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 83. (Read 55565 times)

Real madrid won but not comfortably 

Borussia Dortmund played good game in first half but the truth remains that Real madrid is too big for a team like Dortmund. Dortmund couch actually made a wrong substitution and he paid for it. It was mismanagement of game that led to their defeat because they had every chance to win this game. I normally expect Real madrid to win before the game commenced but I changed my view after the brilliant first half from Dortmund but was disappointed eventually.

We can not blame them much since they played against the most offensive team in the world right now. Real madrid has just proven once again that this is the competition they know how to play most and they control it.

I'm not satisfied enough with Milan's performance in the first half. We could have been behind like 2-0 if Maignan was not making a lot of important saves for us. But I'm glad to see our opponent, Brugge, get a red card that forced them to go down with 10 men on the pitch. We always struggled to score goals against them until RLC and Leao were subbed off in the second half.

We looked better after RLC and Leao went to the bench, Okafor and Chukwueze in. I really wish we will bench Leao and RLC in the upcoming game, this is because they're only burdening us. They don't contribute to our club.

We looked a hundred times better after Okafor and Chukwueze went in. Okafor contributed an assist to our club. I must admit, Fonseca's subs helped us get a vital three points. We might miss three points if he didn't sub off Leao and RLC.

It was a surprising moment in that game, what a poor defense mechanism, though is not the first time such is happening in the game of soccer but, I was expecting a better defense from Dortmund, what the need of being in a haste to score 2 goals in the first half when they can't defend atleast 1 of the goals til the end of the match that's a very poor performance, conceding 5 goals in a particular half of a match shows how weak a team is, I know people will say is Real Madrid they play with but lets not forget that they didn't use anything to hold their leg, though I won't also dispute the fact that Realmadrid showed a high level of superiority in that match, coming from behind to win that match is a sign of superiority, Dortmund should go back home and fix some few things like their central midfield and defense, a good team should not be conceding goals that much, irrespective of the team they are facing.

Dortmund failed their fans and some bettors who handicapped them with some goals ahead, although as I have always said, the game of soccer is unpredictable, no one is sure until the finally whistle is been blown by the referee but the fact still remains that Dortmund overall performance in that match was very bad.

It was like a magic on the second half for the Real Madrid how they were performing in different colors, actually I lost hope on the Real Madrid team of wining Borussia Dortmund because what happened on the first half was very annoying on the side of the Real Madrid because they were unsettled and I was even happy Vinicus did not get any injury on the match because the tackles they had on him on the first half was too much, it seems Borussia Dortmund has reduced more than I expected because normally is hard to see the club leading real Madrid this 2 goals and losing later to them I don't think it has ever happened in there history of football with real Madrid, Vinicius Junior is indeed a star to the club, he scored 4 goals follow by my favourite defender Rudiger who always perform the role of a defender and striker, though their opposition team always think that since he is a defender he will not be aggressive in scoring so they don't actually care to put much attention to him and he always surprise them, so he scored the real Madrid first goal.

It's very disappointing for Juventus to lose their first game of the season against Stuttgart, even if they were down to ten players, they should have been able to play a defensive game to avoid losing because a draw is preferable to losing the entire point at home. I predicted a straight win for Juventus in this game because Stuttgart's performance had been inconsistent in previous games; they had not won in their last two league games, so I expected this Champions League game to go in Juventus' favor, but they suffered their first defeat this season against Stuttgart, and we lost our bet. However, many believe that Juventus did not play to their full strength in this game due to their upcoming league game against Inter Milan; as they hope to win the championship this season.


Why do you think Bayern Munich will lose to Barcelona? Both teams have lost in the Champions League this season, and this team is also leading the Bundesliga. Barcelona has failed to defeat Bayern Munich in their last five meetings; and despite Bayern Munich's poor league performance, their Champions League performance appears to be much better. I believe both teams will score, but I don't think Bayern Munich will suffer a second defeat of the season against Barcelona.

Milan's first win in UCL yesterday was good enough to boost the motivation of the players, 3 valuable points put them in 21st position in the standings. Still far from the target if they want to qualify directly, and in this match there are still many shortcomings of Milan that must be fixed immediately even though they won with a fairly good score but their defense line was still easily penetrated by the opponent, I must admit Brugge performed extraordinarily even though playing with 10 players they were able to put up resistance. And regarding the other match Red Star could not do much they were overwhelmed by Monaco's game. With this victory they are temporarily at the top, Monaco could be a dark horse in UCL this season.

It was an incredible performance by Real Madrid last night where they were able to come back after being 2-0 down in the first half. I am not surprised if Real Madrid is crowned as the king of the Champions League not only because they are the most title collectors but the winning mentality that Real Madrid has cannot be matched by any club. Even though they were behind first, Real Madrid were not nervous and were able to turn things around and even scored 5 goals in the second half, it was incredible.

Today, the Champions League matches are better compared to those on tuesday. Still, most football fans will probably be watching the Barcelona-Bayern Munich match. I think Bayern Munich will win this match despite being away, and the odds of 2.55 at Stake are very good. Also, after defeating Real Madrid, I am curious to see how Lille will perform against the other Madrid team, Atlético Madrid.

It's not Dortmund who are so weak, but rather Real are such a strong team and yesterday's match I think is one of the best I've seen in a while. The intrigue was huge, especially after 2 goals by Dortmund and a couple more saves by Courtois, when it seemed that Dortmund should score more goals.
Probably apart from Manchester City there are few people now who can beat Real not once but twice for example.
I think even if Mbappe doesn't play, Real's game won't get worse, especially while Vazquez and Rudiger play in defense and Bellingham and Vinicius in midfield.

Borussia Dortmund completely lost their discipline when they conceded goals one after another. If they had been able to defend a little better after Real Madrid's first goal, maybe this score wouldn't have happened, but when the team got excited after Real Madrid scored the first goal, it was a miracle to stop them. It was a huge disappointment for Dortmund because I'm sure they could concede five goals in one half, but they couldn't predict that either. Also, in the last minutes, the match could have been tied, Dortmund missed a clear opportunity. Maybe if they had been able to evaluate that opportunity, the match would have ended in a draw. Vinicius' goal was extraordinary.

Juventus were almost annihilated against Stuttgart. The German team destroyed Juventus. I think they will be one of the surprise successful teams of this year. They can have the same effect as Leverkusen did last year. Just look at them in Italy, they destroyed Juventus. Juventus didn’t even have a proper position. Stuttgart was the effective and dominant side throughout the match. They didn’t see any disadvantages of playing away.

We already predicted that AC Milan will win against Club Brugge. Club Brugge is one of the weaker teams in the Champions League. Although Brugge won the last match. However, the Club Brugge team lost 3-0 against Dortmund in the first match of the Champions League.

Milan took a 1-0 lead in the first half of the match. Club Brugge equalized the match in the second half. However, Club Brugge fell behind for Onyedika's red card. It is very difficult to perform well with 10 players against an experienced team like Milan. And Milan have been able to take advantage of this opportunity. Reijnders scored twice in the second half to secure a 3-1 victory for AC Milan.

Real Madrid epic comeback against Borrusia Dortmund is definitely a thing to talk about because the crucial big winning of 5-2 was never negotiable from the hosts. They put in the effort and now they grabbed every winning points. This is Real Madrid, you can't just wake up one morning and stop them from scoring, there's always a hope for them as long the referee is yet to blow his final whistle. Vinicius Jr is currently my best Real Madrid player this season, he's doing extremely incredible on the pitch, he is the best player, FIFA should give him the Ballon d'Or already because his performance are stunning, he's always there to deliver his club. Banged an hattrick against Borrusia Dortmund and that defines him, he's the current best player on planet. Watched his highlights in the game, trust me I've watched it more than 10 times and we know what it means.

Real Madrid are elite and competitive club, they're entirely on different staged spirit when it comes to the UEFA Champions League. They have proven to us that they're the best club in Europe again and this happen live at Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos are no showing any atom of mercy to oppositions, Carlo Ancelotti is always there to prove to his team's board and the world that he's capable of handling the affairs of the club.

Milan hosted Club Brugge at home. Milan made good use of their opponent being down to 10 men and won the match 3-1. Brugge started the second half fast and despite being down to 10 men, they scored. Milan won the match 3-1 with 2 goals scored by Reijnders and had a comfortable match.
Monaco, on the other hand, showered Red Star with goals at home. Monaco scored exactly 5 goals and defeated their opponent heavily. Red Star didn't have much of a chance to play. Monaco had a comfortable win

Apart from Vinicius who is indeed worthy of the award (Balon d'Or), I also thought that Real Madrid could not come back again when they were two goals behind Dortmund in the first half of the match. But all that was still not enough for Dortmund because everyone should always watch the match until the end if the team playing is Real Madrid. Because this is not the first time for Real Madrid to slaughter Dortmund like that, even Dortmund also felt something more bitter in the Champions League final last season when they faced Real Madrid. So it is very fair to say that the Real Madrid team is indeed a very dangerous team in the Champions League.

Don't score first against Real Madrid, if you do you will be in danger.

Even though I'm not a Madrid fan, this still rings true to me. Madrid is a team that fights for victory until the last seconds of the match. We have even seen many times in the past that Madrid scored two goals in extra time to win the match. So even after Madrid trailed 2-0 in the first half against Dortmund, I was looking forward to see Madrid's comeback in the second half. And Madrid did not disappoint us.

From the first minute of the second half, Madrid's players put Dortmund's players under pressure. After Rudiger's goal, Madrid players became more confident. And even then, Dortmund could not resist the attacks of Madrid players. Vini played well, Vini scored three important goals.

It was a dramatic match between Dortmund and Real Madrid, and when Real Madrid was two goals behind, I was afraid they would lose for the second time this season. Since I selected Real Madrid to win, I was worried that I would lose my bet too. However, they shocked us by coming back from a two goal down to score five goals in the second half. In their previous eight meetings, Dortmund has never been lucky enough to defeat Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium; they have lost six and drew two.

However, we should never assume that Real Madrid is losing in the Champions League until we hear the final whistle. In previous years, Real Madrid has made several comebacks in Champions League matches, last season, many fans thought Real Madrid had been eliminated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League before Joselu came in to score in less than 5 minutes of the stoppage time. Vinicuis is unbelievable; everyone was shocked by what he did against Dortmund. Real Madrid was disappointing in the first half, but Ancelotti improved his team's performance to deal with Dortmund in the second, showing that they are the Champions League kings.

AC Milan will be a bonus opponent for Real Madrid in the next match after the struggles in the previous games, they have only won one Champions League game and keep struggling to win against ten players.

Real Madrid managed to defeat Dortmund once again after last year's final. I think Dortmund under Nuri Şahin is far from the expected performance. They are not good in the Bundesliga either. They were good in the Champions League, but conceding 5 goals against Real showed us that they have big problems defensively. The manager of Dortmund, which is not good in the German league, may not stay with the team until the end of the season.

Madrid often showed their ability to bounce back from difficult situations and I think it wasn't just in the game against Dortmund yesterday, last season we could see how Dortmund made a comeback from Manchester City and also Munich so they can reach the final, what Nurin Sahin do it in yesterday match was a big mistake that Munich also made last season in the semi-finals, Tuchel preferred to defend after they were 1-0 up and as a result we can see how Madrid went crazy towards the end of the match to comeback, and the mistake was repeated by Nurin Sahin yesterday who thought they had taken a 2-0 lead and chose to defend, I think Nurin Sahin should have realized that they had not won despite being 2-0 over from Madrid before the referee blew the final whistle of the match, Nuri Şahin decision to replace Gittens who was on fire in attack and replace him with Waldemar Anton to survive ended up paying dearly with a superb comeback from Madrid .

I expected Real to try to come back in the second half, at least I expected them to score a few goals, but I didn't expect Dortmund to be so helpless in the second half. Ancelotti found the right words at half-time and in the second half we saw a completely different Real, and of course it's worth saying that Vinicius did everything to ensure that Real won this match. A good comeback, a spectacular match and a victory for Real, all this was expected before the match, except for the comeback of Real, but I think it was a good match and the champion showed his character.