A dominant Liverpool win as expected - Benfica is just too weak to pose a serious threat to the Reds when we're in form. We could have scored a few more goals - especially Jota and Salah had really clear chances - but this result is what we wanted and the game at Anfield should be easy. Benfica won at Ajax though and had some dangerous moments yesterday as well, so we'll still need to be cautious.
City was really patient against Atletico and controlled the game completely. Atletico was left without a shot on goal - which is the first time it happened to them in 11 years of coaching under Diego Simeone. Just to put it into perspective - first time in over 570 games.
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I wish we don't have to see that type of gameplay in the biggest football competition. Simeone's system is absolutely disgusting. People mock him for playing ten defensive player, his name is written in bus driver memes. Atletico finished the game without even shooting the ball. That's funny especially when you have Griezmann, Correa and Felix in your team.
I'm glad Pep beat Simeone after perfect substitutions. Foden changed the game with that assist. What did Simeone think when he says Pep is lucky to manage the best clubs? He's a top class manager and these type of managers coach top class clubs.
Atletico tried to play defensively to stem the attack from City. if Atletico didn't play defensively maybe there would have been more goals for City.I'm glad Pep beat Simeone after perfect substitutions. Foden changed the game with that assist. What did Simeone think when he says Pep is lucky to manage the best clubs? He's a top class manager and these type of managers coach top class clubs.
Atlético played without possession, without a shot at City. feels very strange for a game like Atlético.
the 2nd leg might be more interesting, I'm sure there will be different strategies that will be applied by the two coaches.
Actually I think this is the right thing to do, because at least they are only 1 goal behind and there is still a chance even though it's difficult.
but now they have to start planning something for Leg 2 because there's no way they can keep pushing things like this all the time
The game is still long enough to enjoy, I only look at Liverpool now because it hurts too much to watch two games at once.
At the moment the victory is clear for them I think Liverpool really dominate and if you look at Benfica they are only focused on their defense.
currently 30 minutes into play Liverpool have created at least 9 chances and 4 kicks, one of which can be converted into a goal.
This is something that is quite worth seeing
I have no doubt Liverpool qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League after they got the draw against Benfica, it was an easy team for Liverpool to beat today. The first half, Liverpool ended it with a 2 away goal advantage.At the moment the victory is clear for them I think Liverpool really dominate and if you look at Benfica they are only focused on their defense.
currently 30 minutes into play Liverpool have created at least 9 chances and 4 kicks, one of which can be converted into a goal.
This is something that is quite worth seeing
In another match, Atletico Madrid's defense was very good and very tight so there weren't many chances for Manchester City to create in the first half. I didn't see any Manchester City players shooting on target throughout the first half and this was predictable considering Atletico Madrid are very focused on defence. After the break, Manchester City had to make some changes to score goals because so far the game was a bit boring to watch. Simeone's total defensive strategy was not very interesting as they only got the ball from the mistakes of Manchester City players and launched a counter-attack. It's a difficult game because Atletico Madrid are very afraid to play open.
For City and Atletico it's pretty bad to watch, I only caught a glimpse of their game but Simione's strategy is really boring but on the other hand it's a good move for them even though they lost but the aggregate still showed 1 goal there so they still have hope.
I knew that Manchester City would win this match, but I thought they would score a lot more goals, it almost ended in a draw. They missed a lot of scoring chances and didn't play as well as I expected, but at least they managed to win the game.
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
Atletico Madrid's performance was annoying. They did not attack and made no attempt to attack. They wanted to draw 0-0 in the match while playing defensively. But still, they failed. But don't think that it is impossible for Atletico Madrid to go to the next round. We saw the first leg match of Real Madrid against PSG. Real Madrid played completely defensively but lost 1-0. Even then, they secured the next round by winning 3-0 in the second leg. Atletico Madrid still has ample opportunities. If they play well in the home match, they will be able to go to the next round.
I knew that Manchester City would win this match, but I thought they would score a lot more goals, it almost ended in a draw. They missed a lot of scoring chances and didn't play as well as I expected, but at least they managed to win the game.
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
It is true that Atletico Madrid played well defensively, but will they maintain this strategy for the second leg. I think if Atletico Madrid played more openly then Manchester City would have scored more goals in this game. In the second leg they are unlikely to play like this, and for sure it provides opportunities for Manchester City.Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
Although Atletico's defense is quite good with only conceding one goal, but I believe Simeone is a little disappointed with Atletico's defeat.
Because I believe Simeone hopes the game ends in a draw, but I don't believe Atletico will play defensively in the second leg. After all,
Atletico must win in the second leg if they want to qualify for the next round, so there is a possibility in the second leg Atletico will play open.
The problem is if Atlético plays openly, this is indeed what Man City wants, because Man City players are easier to build attacks. Therefore
the possibility of the second leg match will create more goals, and will be more exciting. I predict that in the second leg, Man City will win
the game with a big score, because Atletico will play more openly.
I knew that Manchester City would win this match, but I thought they would score a lot more goals, it almost ended in a draw. They missed a lot of scoring chances and didn't play as well as I expected, but at least they managed to win the game.
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
Atletico Madrid's performance was annoying. They did not attack and made no attempt to attack. They wanted to draw 0-0 in the match while playing defensively. But still, they failed. But don't think that it is impossible for Atletico Madrid to go to the next round. We saw the first leg match of Real Madrid against PSG. Real Madrid played completely defensively but lost 1-0. Even then, they secured the next round by winning 3-0 in the second leg. Atletico Madrid still has ample opportunities. If they play well in the home match, they will be able to go to the next round.
I knew that Manchester City would win this match, but I thought they would score a lot more goals, it almost ended in a draw. They missed a lot of scoring chances and didn't play as well as I expected, but at least they managed to win the game.
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
It is true that Atletico Madrid played well defensively, but will they maintain this strategy for the second leg. I think if Atletico Madrid played more openly then Manchester City would have scored more goals in this game. In the second leg they are unlikely to play like this, and for sure it provides opportunities for Manchester City. Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
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It was a good night for Manchester City I think. Atletico Madrid did their best here to defend them I believe. Things wouldn't have been better than this for Atletico Madrid here. Because it was obvious that Manchester City were going to dominate this match. Atletico Madrid had to do the thing they do the best. And it was defending. They had some chances to score too actually but couldn't benefit from them. Especially Llorente's opportunity was crucial but his shot was weak. Manchester City got a 1-0 win and it is quite advantageous I believe.
Exactly, it was a great celebration in the camp of Manchester city for the massive victory they got from Atletico Madrid. But Atletico Madrid tried their possible best to draw the match but Manchester city coach made some changes in the second half that made the players to have the opportunity to achieve the goal that brought them victory at the end of the match.
Atletico Madrid where in good position to win Manchester city with a lot of opportunities but they missed the opportunity that made them to return back to defending game not to give Manchester city more opportunity to score more goals.
This is what Atletico Madrid did against Manchester City:
# There were no shots on target
# or attempts
# zero corners
# created zero chances
Atletico Madrid failed to register a single shot throughout the game, let alone on them being on target. Atletico Madrid never posed a threat to Manchester City.
The tactics of Diego Someone looked very obvious from kick off, the way the ATM players massively defended and massively counter attacked. The two coaches are really very good and you have a met a few times, Pep of course being the one in a different club. They were both very active in the game by the side line showing you that even apart from club record, those two were concern about their personal records. if you come to the Etihad to play, don't plan to just come defend, Manchester city players have a way of finding a space in defense just to get a goal just as De Bruyne did, and it's game over. ATM should have tried more attacking football to put pressure on Manchester city, rather than defending alone and hoping for the break away. The two teams were very careful in play, and as the game progressed, Manchester city seem to have started to enjoy the task of trying to get a goal to please the home crowd. They did finally, and during the second leg, they will need to keep their cool and try to repeat this game play.
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It was a good night for Manchester City I think. Atletico Madrid did their best here to defend them I believe. Things wouldn't have been better than this for Atletico Madrid here. Because it was obvious that Manchester City were going to dominate this match. Atletico Madrid had to do the thing they do the best. And it was defending. They had some chances to score too actually but couldn't benefit from them. Especially Llorente's opportunity was crucial but his shot was weak. Manchester City got a 1-0 win and it is quite advantageous I believe.
Exactly, it was a great celebration in the camp of Manchester city for the massive victory they got from Atletico Madrid. But Atletico Madrid tried their possible best to draw the match but Manchester city coach made some changes in the second half that made the players to have the opportunity to achieve the goal that brought them victory at the end of the match.
Atletico Madrid where in good position to win Manchester city with a lot of opportunities but they missed the opportunity that made them to return back to defending game not to give Manchester city more opportunity to score more goals.
I knew that Manchester City would win this match, but I thought they would score a lot more goals, it almost ended in a draw. They missed a lot of scoring chances and didn't play as well as I expected, but at least they managed to win the game.
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
Atletico held up well for a long time but it wasn't enough to draw, but I think they played well
2nd leg will be easier for Liverpool. victory in the first leg which I think will be difficult for Benfica to reverse. advantage for liverppol to be closer to the next phase.
the next match after the Liverpool vs City meeting. This will be quite heavy, lest there are players who are injured or lost which will make their playing mentality decline. both are quite important matches.
There is no hope for Benfica to turn things around in the 2nd leg, 1-3 defeat at a home to make it more difficult for Benfica to qualify for the next phase. The results in the first leg prove how strong Jurgen Klopp squad is, in the 2nd Leg Liverpool can play casually, Jurgen Klopp troops only need a draw or 1-0 defeat to ensure themselves to qualify for the next phase. the next match after the Liverpool vs City meeting. This will be quite heavy, lest there are players who are injured or lost which will make their playing mentality decline. both are quite important matches.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid and some people currently consider Madrid is the favourite this because their recent match was better than Chelsea but for me this is hard match for Madrid because they never win against Chelsea on champion league especially playing at Chelsea home ground that Madrid always lose but indeed previous statistics cannot be good as reference moreover Chelsea had facing internal issue and maybe Madrid had good opportunity to win the match than Chelsea this time
The bet is leaning toward Madrid, maybe they are stronger because not only their recent match was better but they play at home and have a bit of skill than Chelsea, but anything change can happen, even if they have doubts to win because have a bit down performance in the premier league, but the players may be a little bit focus only for champions league, and of course, they will fight to keep the trophy is still on Stanford Bridge. although it is difficult to win, a draw is possible, or Madrid win at least 1 different goal. 
Chelsea vs Real Madrid and some people currently consider Madrid is the favourite this because their recent match was better than Chelsea but for me this is hard match for Madrid because they never win against Chelsea on champion league especially playing at Chelsea home ground that Madrid always lose but indeed previous statistics cannot be good as reference moreover Chelsea had facing internal issue and maybe Madrid had good opportunity to win the match than Chelsea this time
it could be different this time, it looks like Chelsea are not doing well they lost to brentford in the EPL and this defeat is very crushing and quite embarrassing for them, this result can affect their mental and performance this time.Happy to see LFC won with big scores againts Benfica in the second leg their task is easier especially they will play at Anfield
the next match after the Liverpool vs City meeting. This will be quite heavy, lest there are players who are injured or lost which will make their playing mentality decline. both are quite important matches.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid and some people currently consider Madrid is the favourite this because their recent match was better than Chelsea but for me this is hard match for Madrid because they never win against Chelsea on champion league especially playing at Chelsea home ground that Madrid always lose but indeed previous statistics cannot be good as reference moreover Chelsea had facing internal issue and maybe Madrid had good opportunity to win the match than Chelsea this time
it could be different this time, it looks like Chelsea are not doing well they lost to brentford in the EPL and this defeat is very crushing and quite embarrassing for them, this result can affect their mental and performance this time.Happy to see LFC won with big scores againts Benfica in the second leg their task is easier especially they will play at Anfield
Chelsea vs Real Madrid and some people currently consider Madrid is the favourite this because their recent match was better than Chelsea but for me this is hard match for Madrid because they never win against Chelsea on champion league especially playing at Chelsea home ground that Madrid always lose but indeed previous statistics cannot be good as reference moreover Chelsea had facing internal issue and maybe Madrid had good opportunity to win the match than Chelsea this time
Atletico Madrid failed to register a single shot throughout the game, let alone on them being on target. Atletico Madrid never posed a threat to Manchester City. The duo of Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix were not even allowed a sniff of the goal. Chances were hard to come by and whenever they came, they did not materialize. Atletico Madrid were happy to sit back and defend. Their only approach was to absorb the pressure and attack on the counters which didn’t happen, and so they were very stubborn at the back and Manchester City needed something special to get past them and Kevin Debruyne made the difference.
They did not fail because their objective at beginning is try to block all attacks and open space of Manchester City. They only aimed at a 1 point in Manchester because they believe that Manchester City and Pep might lose control because of their ambition in Champions League if they can not win in the first leg. They did their plan well until the appearance of Phil Foden who changed the match entirely.Now, their plan in the first leg fails so let's see how they will start and play in the second leg, at their home stadium. In fact Manchester City did not create too many clear opportunities in yesterday match. They had only a few and most of them come from Foden. Challenge for Athletico Madrid in the second leg is how to score goal but still have to close space of playing and movement for Manchester City. It's a very difficult task for their players and Simeone.
Atletico Madrid failed to register a single shot throughout the game, let alone on them being on target. Atletico Madrid never posed a threat to Manchester City. The duo of Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix were not even allowed a sniff of the goal. Chances were hard to come by and whenever they came, they did not materialize. Atletico Madrid were happy to sit back and defend. Their only approach was to absorb the pressure and attack on the counters which didn’t happen, and so they were very stubborn at the back and Manchester City needed something special to get past them and Kevin Debruyne made the difference.
what Atletico did on the counter-attack wasn't that great. players are not ready to counterattack. or maybe the player is too focused on defending and has trouble counter-attacking. so what happens is the result of the match that we see. City is very free with possession and development of the attack. it's difficult to score goals because Atletico's defense is full of players, it's difficult to get chances. 1 goal for City I think is very good for the start before the 2nd round. 
Atletico Madrid failed to register a single shot throughout the game, let alone on them being on target. Atletico Madrid never posed a threat to Manchester City. The duo of Antoine Griezmann and Joao Felix were not even allowed a sniff of the goal. Chances were hard to come by and whenever they came, they did not materialize. Atletico Madrid were happy to sit back and defend. Their only approach was to absorb the pressure and attack on the counters which didn’t happen, and so they were very stubborn at the back and Manchester City needed something special to get past them and Kevin Debruyne made the difference.
I wish we don't have to see that type of gameplay in the biggest football competition. Simeone's system is absolutely disgusting. People mock him for playing ten defensive player, his name is written in bus driver memes. Atletico finished the game without even shooting the ball. That's funny especially when you have Griezmann, Correa and Felix in your team.
I'm glad Pep beat Simeone after perfect substitutions. Foden changed the game with that assist. What did Simeone think when he says Pep is lucky to manage the best clubs? He's a top class manager and these type of managers coach top class clubs.
Atletico tried to play defensively to stem the attack from City. if Atletico didn't play defensively maybe there would have been more goals for City.I'm glad Pep beat Simeone after perfect substitutions. Foden changed the game with that assist. What did Simeone think when he says Pep is lucky to manage the best clubs? He's a top class manager and these type of managers coach top class clubs.
Atlético played without possession, without a shot at City. feels very strange for a game like Atlético.
the 2nd leg might be more interesting, I'm sure there will be different strategies that will be applied by the two coaches.
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