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February 23, 2022, 08:14:29 AM
Man Utd vs Atletico i was notice Man Utd performance in champion league is far better than in EPL although they are not the favourite in this match but my prediction they will do something unpredictable for Atletico and also their player Ronaldo had good records during against Atletico while he in Juventus or Madrid that he was playing good and scoring goals and today too he possible will be the key to win the match so for my bet i think Man Utd win is good as my option
Yes, if you talk about individuals, Ronaldo has a good meeting record every time he meets Diego Simeone's care. But he also needs support from his teammates, otherwise I don't think he will be able to do anything either. The problem is, lately Manchester United have had a problem with that, yes, with their team's game. Manchester United have not been very good if we look at their team's game. There's still a lot more that needs to be fixed.
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February 23, 2022, 08:14:09 AM
The Chelsea game went as expected, we've been doing better with Kai Havertz and Ziyech upfront these days, Lukaku is just a setback to the attack, he's a good striker no doubt, but he needs to find his feet,
Am the last person to believe that Lukaku will be benched in today's Chelsea match against Lille. This shows that there's no particular spot in Chelsea for a player that is not doing well. Lukaku should better start adapting to Tuchel's pattern of play to enable him be among the first top eleven players of Chelsea.
Thomas Tuchel stated he rested him because he appeared frail and didn't want to overwork him. He also reserve certain players for the league cup final match against Liverpool on Sunday.
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February 23, 2022, 08:07:17 AM
What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.

Manchester United have been incredibly of recent in their performance , I know this match between Manchester United and Atletico will be interesting to watch, Atletico are also trying in their performance too but I think Manchester United will dominate more in the match. With Ronaldo their are more chances that Manchester will the game.
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February 23, 2022, 07:41:58 AM
Hopefully Villarreal can score a goal. Juventus were lucky to score in the first minute, but on the game, Villarreal look just as good. I think we can expect a draw in this match.

So you are right, it was a draw and I would say it was fair. Juventus didn't have much chances after the goal and it looked like they didn't want any more. The 1-1 had to come and it's a fair result for both teams. Positive was the first half and Juventus' defence, almost nothing gets through and they are so extremely strong. The formation with the 3-6-1 system does not create many goals or chances.
Unbelievable result, which is not the accepted how they started the match with 1-0 lead just 32 seconds. The fastest goal in Champions league history as well, however needs to win. Clearly Juventus is struggling, this style of play full of fear isn't in the nobility of Juventus, there's no big expectation for this team at all. But, yet let's hope they bring the spirit into the second leg.
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February 23, 2022, 07:35:47 AM
Last week we saw Manchester City winning Champions of Portugal Sporting Lisbon
We saw Liverpool winning Champions of Italy Inter Milan.
We saw Chelsea winning Champions of France league 1 Lillie.
Today, Manchester United faces Champions of Spanish league Athletico Madrid, do see any winning for the Reds ?
My best prediction for this game will be both teams scoring themselves.

Dusan Vlahovic is currently the fastest player to score in a Champions League debut beating a record since 1995, scoring in the 32sec.

These were all expected results, and there were almost no surprises.
Both Manchester United and Atletico have very bad seasons in their national championships, and they are not among the favorites in the Champions League either.
Ronaldo plays very badly and obviously made a mistake when he decided to come to Manchester.
There are no favorites in this match and the less bad club will win  Grin Grin
I like your prediction  Cheesy
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February 23, 2022, 07:09:39 AM
Last week we saw Manchester City winning Champions of Portugal Sporting Lisbon
We saw Liverpool winning Champions of Italy Inter Milan.
We saw Chelsea winning Champions of France league 1 Lillie.
Today, Manchester United faces Champions of Spanish league Athletico Madrid, do see any winning for the Reds ?
My best prediction for this game will be both teams scoring themselves.

Dusan Vlahovic is currently the fastest player to score in a Champions League debut beating a record since 1995, scoring in the 32sec.
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February 23, 2022, 06:54:38 AM
Man Utd vs Atletico i was notice Man Utd performance in champion league is far better than in EPL although they are not the favourite in this match but my prediction they will do something unpredictable for Atletico and also their player Ronaldo had good records during against Atletico while he in Juventus or Madrid that he was playing good and scoring goals and today too he possible will be the key to win the match so for my bet i think Man Utd win is good as my option
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February 23, 2022, 06:45:46 AM
Hopefully Villarreal can score a goal. Juventus were lucky to score in the first minute, but on the game, Villarreal look just as good. I think we can expect a draw in this match.

So you are right, it was a draw and I would say it was fair. Juventus didn't have much chances after the goal and it looked like they didn't want any more. The 1-1 had to come and it's a fair result for both teams. Positive was the first half and Juventus' defence, almost nothing gets through and they are so extremely strong. The formation with the 3-6-1 system does not create many goals or chances.
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February 23, 2022, 06:31:18 AM
I expected Chelsea to win easily against Lille and result-wise they did, but the game was more open than it looks at first glance. I was watching it because Liverpool play Chelsea in the cup final on Sunday and I wasn't impressed with Chelsea at all.

I feel they are in a downward spiral, they allowed Lille to arrive into dangerous zones quite often and couldn't keep possession well enough. They also had Kovačić and Ziyech come out with injuries so it remains to be seen whether they will be ready for the weekend.
Chelsea scored an important early goal in the game and that was a foundation they had to build on to. Lille played well I didn’t really expect such performance from them, they shown that they can really cause problems for Chelsea in the second leg when dy host Chelsea at home. This season Chelsea hasn’t really been in the best of performances and as times goes by things will surely get tight  because of fatigue and injury. Two of Chelsea player sub-stained injuries in the game  I just hope it is nothing too serious.
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February 23, 2022, 06:10:17 AM
Having the most ball possession is not enough for winning I'm afraid. Villarreal played well if we take all of their statistics into account. But this was because Juventus scored very early too. They scored nearly at the beginning of the game. And they did their thing as always by trying to keep their 1-0 advantage until the end. Because it was going to be enough for Juventus for the second leg. But Villarreal finally scored the equalizer however couldn't get ahead. And now, Juventus are still holding an advantage.
I expected juventus to  win over Villarreal as soon as Vlahovic scored his first champions league goal inside the first minute of the game, but that wasn’t the case, Villarreal dominated most parts of the game both in shots, possession and corners. Villarreal were a little bit unlucky because they created some good chances and the ball hitting the goal  post as well. Hopefully juventus can win when they host Villarreal at home for the second leg.
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February 23, 2022, 06:07:37 AM
I have an optimistic bet on Ajax, halftime/fulltime Ajax Amsterdam/Ajax Amsterdam at 2.43! Ajax is like a machine, they are winning from week to week, 6 wins in CL, and I don't think they will stop here!

I also feel they are strong favorites tonight, they have scored 70 goals in Eredivisie and conceded only 5 times in 20+ games.

However - when they did concede, they usually lost the game. They have +65 goal difference in 23 games but have lost 3 and drawn 2 of them - meaning that they don't know how to turn things around when it doesn't go their way. Benfica is not the team it was but still finished 2nd in the group with PSG and Barcelona, meaning that they won't be pushed over easily. Still, I feel your Ajax bet has decent value.
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February 23, 2022, 05:55:09 AM
What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.

I give advantage to United this time, I think they are a better team! United draw no bet is maybe the safest option here, after all, Ronaldo is familiar with Atletico and I think he will have a good game, probably we will see him scoring at least one goal! That should be a good bet as well... Definitely, a game where anything can happen, and as I said I think United is a slight favorite in my opinion!

I have an optimistic bet on Ajax, halftime/fulltime Ajax Amsterdam/Ajax Amsterdam at 2.43! Ajax is like a machine, they are winning from week to week, 6 wins in CL, and I don't think they will stop here!
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February 23, 2022, 05:47:08 AM
I believe that it was already obvious that Chelsea would destroy Lille decently. I mean that Lille were not even having a decent season and we were clearly seeing it by their performance in the Ligue 1. And I know one thing also that Chelsea didn't win the Premier League title too when they won the Champions League title last season. But this is not the same thing. Lille don't have a very good starting eleven which is full of very qualified players. And they don't have a great manager like Tuchel too.  Grin
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February 23, 2022, 05:46:08 AM
Who else is excited about the game between Ajax and Benfica as I am? This is a game that sure promises to be intriguing and mind blowing.
Benfica would want to bring their A-game fuelled by a win against Barcelona and would want to carry that same energy and put it to good use against Ajax.
 Statistics show that they have won 80% of their home games, but Ajax have proven to be another formidable side as they have been able to come out winners in all their championship games both home and away. Will Benfica be able to defend properly in the the Estadio do sport Lisboa or will Ajax have another field day at their expense? I predict a win for Ajax.
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February 23, 2022, 05:37:55 AM
Well thats kinda wild isnt it.  I was expecting Chelsea to flop a well but not to the point that they would lose against Lille, a draw most likely but yeah we'll see. Aside from that, I'd love to watch if Villarreal would win against Juventus as I think they have a solid performances so far in LaLiga to keep up with Juventus so I made a small parlay bet of Draw for Chelsea vs Lille and Villarreal to win  Tongue

Yeah, well, I guess it was a wild punt haha. Saw a video on the weird celebration from Pulisic, don't know if the angle was weird or the celebration intentionally childish but they definitely didn't flop haha.

The only winners were those who bet on the draw or BTTS I guess last night, not terribly great value.

What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.

Backing Atleti tonight but wish the odds weren't so poor -- United have a lot of experience in that squad and my rational mind says they're the value bet for ML. They were unlucky Liverpool was in that string of 4 losses though, they didn't play badly.

Terrible my team plays tonight so I can't watch UCL!
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February 23, 2022, 05:28:41 AM
What do you think today about the Atletico - United game? Atletico is a slight favorite according to the bookies, but neither team is really performing well this season.

United might be in a slightly better form at the moment but Atletico still knows how to play on the result - whereas United does not.

United is undefeated in their last 5 CL games but they won only 1 out of their 7 knockout games in Spain. Atletico however has 4 defeats in a row against English teams.
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February 23, 2022, 05:19:03 AM
I have seen some tentative or predicted line up of Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid that is holding later this night. What I didn't like in the line up is seeing Rashford at the right flank and seeing Maguire at the middle defense.
If Manchester united really want good result, they should start Lingard or Elanga ahead of Rashford. Rashford plays ball these days like a king. The way he treks in the pitch is what I don't understand. He doesn't complete his markings.
In the other hand, I prefer Lindelof to confident for naught captain Maguire. Maguire is only good in the air and nothing else. He gives me high blood pressure watching Manchester United.
But whatever, Manchester United is in better position to win ATM.
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February 23, 2022, 05:17:09 AM
Both Manchester United and Atletico Madrid has not been in their best forms for a while now. Infact, Manchester United is appearing to be better because they are looking to be improving but not consistent but Atletico Madrid is appearing more bad.
Nevertheless, this is champions league and not league title race, they may put up a different ball game tonight that will surprise everyone. So, it is a match to watch, meanwhile the emphasis or the goal is not for Manchester United to play clean sheet. The expectation is for Manchester United to qualify by winning, no matter what margin.
It seems that Manchester United and Atletico Madrid have not been impressive in their respective leagues. They want to improve its performance but so far haven't been able to make it stable. If the last 5 league match are a comparison then I believe Manchester United are in good form against Atletico Madrid tonight. But the good news is that both teams are very motivated to win and it will be an interesting match.

I think the first leg result between Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United will end in a draw, but if I had to choose then Manchester United would probably win this match. Ronaldo is quite used to scoring goals against Atletico Madrid so he will be needed in this match later.

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February 23, 2022, 05:10:02 AM
Having the most ball possession is not enough for winning I'm afraid. Villarreal played well if we take all of their statistics into account. But this was because Juventus scored very early too. They scored nearly at the beginning of the game. And they did their thing as always by trying to keep their 1-0 advantage until the end. Because it was going to be enough for Juventus for the second leg. But Villarreal finally scored the equalizer however couldn't get ahead. And now, Juventus are still holding an advantage.
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February 23, 2022, 05:09:14 AM
This game is very clear that Chelsea will win it, there is no doubting that because this season Lille have been in poor form. bet choose Chelsea win at 1.30 odds I think it's not worth it, it's better to give -1.5 points at 1.98 odds is a very right choice. i have done it and won my bet.
Chelsea really deserved to win even I think if they can maximize their chances they will win more.
Yea it was an easy game for Chelsea, i think they are through to the next round because they will still win Lille in the next leg,is nice seeing Ngolo Kante playing again, I really love watching him play football, he is so unselfish always covering for his teammates,he is like two player in one, he helps the defence Very well and assist the attackers and wingers too just like he did with pulusic goal.
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