Lille has battled Chelsea for close to 20mins but Chelsea is dominating the game. With Chelsea aggregate 2 goals, I don't think there is a chance for Lille this night. I am not seeing any seriousness, because if Lille is to be successful in this match they should be able to score at least 1 goal in this first half. But is that even possible when we have the likes of Kante and Rudiger in the field defending for Chelsea Fc. I can confidently say that Lille will not survive this night.
I am changing my tv channel to Liverpool vs Arsenal.
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Juventus today win this match in my opinion also because I think they are a better team than Villarreal.
So i think the same. Juventus is extremely strong at home. They haven't lost in the league for 15 games. And in the first 15 minutes there were two good chances for Juventus. Morata's header was saved on the line. Win Juventus i would bet.
Juventus today win this match in my opinion also because I think they are a better team than Villarreal.
And last night we thought that Ajax will win! But that didn't happen! I agree that Juve looks like a better team, but Villareal showed something in the first game, I am sure they didn't come to Italy just to lose! It's not that I don't believe in the victory of Juventus, I'm just very careful after the last games and surprises in CL! I played for Juve to go further, the odds are 1.5, less than for Juve to win in the regular part of the game, but it seems somehow safer to me!
Here Juventus line up against with Villareal, Dušan Vlahović and Alvaro Morata still as regular player 4-4-2 formation make bad option with Paulo Dybala have begin tonight on bench, Usually Juventus use 4-4-3 with Alvaro Morata as left winger and Dušan Vlahović for central forward and Paulo Dybala as right winger position, but lets watch how this formation could be effective.
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https://www.facebook.com/Juventusfcid/photos/a.1466491156944177/3143995769193699
4-4-2 I see this is a formation that would be good enough for Juventus while Villarreal uses a 4-4-1-1 formation. but here I see Dybala rested a bit by allegri and surely dybala will be played in the second half if the match is not going so well. I predict a slim win for juventus (maybe 1-0) source :
https://www.facebook.com/Juventusfcid/photos/a.1466491156944177/3143995769193699
It was a really interesting night. Ajax and Manchester United both were eliminated at the end of the night. What a disaster! I would understand Manchester United's result to be honest because Atletico Madrid had equal chance to advance too. And they deserved to advance. But I won't say the same for Benfica. I mean that they found several chances only and still won by 1-0. Ajax dominated the whole game but it was for nothing. They must be really devastated after all the effort they made.
Here Juventus line up against with Villareal, Dušan Vlahović and Alvaro Morata still as regular player 4-4-2 formation make bad option with Paulo Dybala have begin tonight on bench, Usually Juventus use 4-4-3 with Alvaro Morata as left winger and Dušan Vlahović for central forward and Paulo Dybala as right winger position, but lets watch how this formation could be effective.
source :
https://www.facebook.com/Juventusfcid/photos/a.1466491156944177/3143995769193699
source :
https://www.facebook.com/Juventusfcid/photos/a.1466491156944177/3143995769193699
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Source: https://twitter.com/juventusfc/status/1504171555529572353
A lot of missing players hoping for the best
Source: https://twitter.com/juventusfc/status/1504171555529572353
A lot of missing players hoping for the best
As I predicted yesterday, MU inconsistency is happening right now. Atletico had a more organized attack than United, although in the second half there were plenty of chances that United could have taken advantage of to make a goal. MU next season must completely change the composition of players and coach strategy, and Rangnick's opportunity to be replaced by another coach is very open, considering his contract is also temporary with MU.
Despite their inconsistencies i thought Manchester united played better than what i had expected of them, and imo i think crashing out of the champions league is the best thing that happened to them as they will have more time to work on the team and iron out the problems at hand. Btw Atletico Madrid were not in their best of forms but they took advantage of the fewer chances they had to send united packing which was a bitter sweet moment for me. 
Juventus - Villarreal
in the first game it was clear that villareal had greater chances to score goals and they missed it, but as strange as it seems after the game against juventus villareal won a league game and then started to drop in performance, they started to lose points and finding it difficult to score many goals, so I think that for this match, Juventus can win the game, just have good defense and good attack and take advantage of this bad phase of Villareal
The formation that Juventus used in this match is still the same as they did the massacre against Sampdoria in Serie A last week and the players are almost the same. The difference here is that Dusan is back playing and I'm looking forward to him in his performances now.in the first game it was clear that villareal had greater chances to score goals and they missed it, but as strange as it seems after the game against juventus villareal won a league game and then started to drop in performance, they started to lose points and finding it difficult to score many goals, so I think that for this match, Juventus can win the game, just have good defense and good attack and take advantage of this bad phase of Villareal
Juventus have to make the most of this match with a squad that can be said as it is now because some of their players are still not available at the moment but this will not bother them because I think they are quite ready for this match now.
I don't really understood what happened to my club Manchester United in that match. With the way they started it was certain to me that they will win the match but the reverse was the case. Despite that they dominated the game in possessions and in passes.
I really wished Ralf Rangnick made that 66 minutes changes immediately second half started. Who knows if the story would have been different. Well it was a disappointing night for Manchester United fans, we expected much from Ronaldo.
Manchester United were only passing the ball around the midfield, doing nothing with it, they couldn't break the Atletico Madrid defense, the best they got going forward was corner kicks, they spent the entire game complaining about the ref decision, I knew the game was over the moment Bruno and Elegan were taken off in the second half, they were the only players causing problems for the Atletico Madrid team, Matic and Pogba were very poor, they offer nothing to the team. Tbh I wasn't surprised because I knew they wouldn't make it past round 16.I really wished Ralf Rangnick made that 66 minutes changes immediately second half started. Who knows if the story would have been different. Well it was a disappointing night for Manchester United fans, we expected much from Ronaldo.
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So, the only way Manchester United is winning right now is Ronaldo scoring hattricks, otherwise, they are just lost for ideas!!
So, the only way Manchester United is winning right now is Ronaldo scoring hattricks, otherwise, they are just lost for ideas!!
I knew that something like this is going to happen because Manchester United have not played as a team for a long time, and Atletico Madrid just took the benefit of it.
If you look at the stats I think you can see that Manchester United had most of the possession of the ball but the truth is there we are just passing the ball aimlessly and they would not form any coordinated attack.
and @Minor Miner, yes agreed with you I think once again we can say that if Ronaldo does not score Manchester United cannot win. I have to say Cristiano Ronaldo deserves better than this.
Juventus - Villarreal
in the first game it was clear that villareal had greater chances to score goals and they missed it, but as strange as it seems after the game against juventus villareal won a league game and then started to drop in performance, they started to lose points and finding it difficult to score many goals, so I think that for this match, Juventus can win the game, just have good defense and good attack and take advantage of this bad phase of villareal
I think Juventus will win in this game because they play as home and get many fans support tonight except latest drawing score on first leg but Juventus can winning tonight, but need to score before first half finish. Usually Juventus looks not lucky if against team scoring first and they have not good motivate how to come back and winning if have loss early. I see all Juventus player already tonight not any injury and they as the only one Serie A team still on champion league after Inter Milan kick out by Liverpool last week. I see many expectation reputation for Serie A rating on Champion league if Juventus failure to qualify on quarter final.in the first game it was clear that villareal had greater chances to score goals and they missed it, but as strange as it seems after the game against juventus villareal won a league game and then started to drop in performance, they started to lose points and finding it difficult to score many goals, so I think that for this match, Juventus can win the game, just have good defense and good attack and take advantage of this bad phase of villareal
Juventus today win this match in my opinion also because I think they are a better team than Villarreal. You know, Villarreal haven't done anything too good in La Liga.
And I think Juventus has faced a lot more competition than them, especially in this season.
so, I don't think it is going to be hard for Juventus to win against a mid-tier team in La Liga. Especially when Villareal have won only one match in the last five.
LOSC Lille - Chelsea FC
in my opinion chelsea will win this game, but will not score many goals
Lille Should not win against Chelsea unless something magical happens. Chelsea should be the winners of this match and should beat Lille. The merging should be at least 2 goals in my opinion. in my opinion chelsea will win this game, but will not score many goals
Juventus - Villarreal
in the first game it was clear that villareal had greater chances to score goals and they missed it, but as strange as it seems after the game against juventus villareal won a league game and then started to drop in performance, they started to lose points and finding it difficult to score many goals, so I think that for this match, Juventus can win the game, just have good defense and good attack and take advantage of this bad phase of villareal
The formation that Juventus used in this match is still the same as they did the massacre against Sampdoria in Serie A last week and the players are almost the same. The difference here is that Dusan is back playing and I'm looking forward to him in his performances now.in the first game it was clear that villareal had greater chances to score goals and they missed it, but as strange as it seems after the game against juventus villareal won a league game and then started to drop in performance, they started to lose points and finding it difficult to score many goals, so I think that for this match, Juventus can win the game, just have good defense and good attack and take advantage of this bad phase of villareal
Juventus have to make the most of this match with a squad that can be said as it is now because some of their players are still not available at the moment but this will not bother them because I think they are quite ready for this match now.
I didn't watch the match but looking at the stats, I feel like this is the fault of bad tactics on the part of the manager. The line up says he played the no. 9 role but why did Ronaldo mostly played at the left flank? And it seems like he wasn't even drifitng to the middle... His heat map shows this and his stats says he had zero shots on and off target?
And I was sooo confident my bet for Ronaldo anytime goal scorer at 2.85 would hit. Lolol.
Sucks cos I don't think it's his fault, just bad tactics as said.
My prediction is that Man United will win. I saw the Tottenham game and it made me very confident Man United won. But it seems like they're really unstable right now. Finishing badly, there was no determination of the game, they seemed to rush to attack. This shows how weak the coordination and mentality of Man United at the moment. Now Ronaldo's fate is the same as Messi's, they have to watch UCL for the next. Maybe they have to improve in order to enter the UCL zone in the rest of the EPL matches. And I was sooo confident my bet for Ronaldo anytime goal scorer at 2.85 would hit. Lolol.
Sucks cos I don't think it's his fault, just bad tactics as said.
As I predicted yesterday, MU inconsistency is happening right now. Atletico had a more organized attack than United, although in the second half there were plenty of chances that United could have taken advantage of to make a goal. MU next season must completely change the composition of players and coach strategy, and Rangnick's opportunity to be replaced by another coach is very open, considering his contract is also temporary with MU.
It's a tragedy for Manchester United, who are well-known for teaching Atletico some lessons, football can be unpredictable at times. Since 2008, when Manchester United last won the Champions League, it has been difficult to repeat the victory, and even after signing Ronaldo and Sancho to boost their chances of winning the UCL, they have been dropped from the top 16. I'm hoping that the remaining two years of his contract will bring some joy back to Manchester United because his age is really affecting him.
I don't understand why every time I look at Manchester United I see that some bunch of people just looking at each other and passing the ball like ok then don't know what to do or they just don't care.
honestly, I don't think that the players are making any meaningful runs for the midfield or defensive player to give them a good through ball. If they try to do that they end up taking the ball to a crossing position and getting a corner out of it which eventually is defended by the opponent.
So, the only way Manchester United is winning right now is Ronaldo scoring hattricks, otherwise, they are just lost for ideas!!
After I saw the incidents happened yesterday, I started thinking that whether we would see another surprise today too. Ajax's being eliminated by Benfica was very unexpected to me truthfully. Like most people, I also expected a comfortable victory for Ajax. But they failed despite trying their best. Benfica had a really lucky day. And Manchester United did big mistakes in their defense as usual. But they couldn't cover their mistakes by their attacking power either. Atletico Madrid are a team that can punish you like this if you are playing poorly.
In today's matches I bet on the promotion of the favorites: Chelsea and Juventus. Chelsea won with Lille 2-0 in the first game, which gives them a big advantage before the rematch. Juventus seems to have a more difficult task for me. It was a 1-1 draw in the first game against Villareal and it was a lucky result for Juventus as the Spanish team looked better on the pitch. I bet on Juventus promotion mainly because of home advantage in the rematch.
If Juventus recent form is anything to go by, they tend to always find a way to get the job done, and I don't think today would be any different. It's going to be a tough task though, but I believe Juventus would make it through to the next stage.
As well as Chelsea, despite the team going through a tough time which the recent sanctions surrounding the club which could affect the players psychologically, the players have coped pretty well over their last few games after the sanctions, and tonight should be of no difference.
As I predicted yesterday, MU inconsistency is happening right now. Atletico had a more organized attack than United, although in the second half there were plenty of chances that United could have taken advantage of to make a goal. MU next season must completely change the composition of players and coach strategy, and Rangnick's opportunity to be replaced by another coach is very open, considering his contract is also temporary with MU.
rangnick seems to have a strategy that is not much different from ole, looking at the strategy he made is like looking at ole's strategy. Man utd's midfield and front have been good, only the backline is still very bad, in the transfer market what Man utd must prioritize is to find competent defenders, who can make man utd's back line stronger so I'm sure they can dominate the premier league again and even UCL.legendary
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LOSC Lille - Chelsea FC; in my opinion chelsea will win this game, but will not score many goal.
The game plan for this match would be to just try and absorb whatever Lille will be bringing to the table and I can assure you that, Lille will be bringing the fight to Chelsea. Good thing is that we have quite an impressive record under Thomas Tuchel in the champions league. When it comes to defending, we do that with 100% zeal and our clean sheets is always important even more than the points. Chelsea would easily knockout Lille from the round of 16 tiers. In regards to the goals, you should be expecting atleast 2 goals from Chelsea. One early and one late goals to seal up the match.
In the second leg, it seems the away teams are having much of the results go their way. With that in mind I should think Villarreal will knockout Juventus but that's not going to be an easy challenge. Juventus just have to follow Atletico full steps, score then defend if they want to progress. Villarreal aren't going to be an easy opponent.
As I predicted yesterday, MU inconsistency is happening right now. Atletico had a more organized attack than United, although in the second half there were plenty of chances that United could have taken advantage of to make a goal. MU next season must completely change the composition of players and coach strategy, and Rangnick's opportunity to be replaced by another coach is very open, considering his contract is also temporary with MU.
rangnick seems to have a strategy that is not much different from ole, looking at the strategy he made is like looking at ole's strategy. Man utd's midfield and front have been good, only the backline is still very bad, in the transfer market what Man utd must prioritize is to find competent defenders, who can make man utd's back line stronger so I'm sure they can dominate the premier league again and even UCL. 
Juventus - Villarreal
Everything is still possible here because the chances of them drawing for Regular Time are still quite large in my opinion and this match may end in extra time. but indeed it will be better if Juventus can advance to the next round.LOSC Lille - Chelsea FC
Easy win back for Chelsea I think, Even though they won't score many goals in this match but, I still feel that Chelsea can still score by 2 goals difference now Jump to: