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December 18, 2021, 03:49:43 AM
At least there should be CL and UEFA league games without the crowd.
The problem is many players got infected by the Covid. It harms the clubs who lose a lot of players, especially losing their key players because they must be quarantined. It is surely not as simple as we think, Covid transmission is just starting and looks to increase quickly. The best option is absolutely to stop CL, UEFA, and also local league competitions. Even with no crowd, cannot solve the problem because the real problem comes from many aspects.

Transmission occurs on a large scale and is very difficult to anticipate because indeed this spread we do not know from where and who is infected when there is no further check.
On the other hand, it's a loss for sure because there will be a lot of impacts that will occur when their players are exposed to this epidemic.
the strongest example is now tttenham where many of them are in quarantine and made some matches postponed
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December 17, 2021, 06:56:56 PM
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If this continues and many players are infected by Covid, the matches should be postponed. It is too risky for all players if the matches continue during a huge Covid spread. I am not sure all clubs agree to allow their players to play if the situation gets worse. It is only about the time when the competition will be stopped temporarily if there is no positive progress on the virus spread. I guess there will be an announcement about the temporary suspension of all football competitions.

The only problem that might arise from postponing such competitions is counter measures which will not be liked by many such as mandatory vaccination which i see will be the next thing to follow. Of course many will see this as suppressing human rights but its the only way or we might see the game we love indefinitely suspended as Covid is not fully under our control.
A lot will be affected aside from how the people safety come first.

sports economic will be in another dip , and those who have a lot of debt would be mad now as they are on its way to recovering... but then feel like stoped.
barcelona for instance, they are in tough situation as debt getting increased but income got cut.
the covid shit are something that we wish to disappear next year but it seems things went wild for the second time.
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December 17, 2021, 06:43:09 PM
It is true that Atletico might not look as good at the moment or in this season in general as they did in the last few years. As a bayern supporter i was still very happy as i heard that the drawing of the knock out stage had to be repeated as bayern had to face Atletico at that point  Smiley. I was hoping that Bayern could avoid Chelsea and Atletico...PSG would have also been a tough draw but i definitley would have picked Paris as Bayerns opponent over Atletico if i had to choose. Atletico under Diego Simeone is always extremely hard to play against, especially in knock out games because his players are extremely motivated and they don't hesitate to do nasty and illegal stuff too in order to win.
If you are a bayern supporter then you shouldn't worry about anything. At the moment in the tournament there are only 3 clubs from England that are on a level with Bayern, everyone else is weaker. PSG is weak because only 7 people play in defense, there are no questions about attack but football is not only a game of attack, balance is important but in PSG this is a problem. Atlético is not the same monster in defense as it used to be. Real Madrid's defense was it ever a problem for Lewandowski?
Let the Atletico defense is not so effective now, but Diego Simeone still has two months left to fix the situation with the defensive game for the better. It's one thing if the matches were held here and now, but it's quite another what the layouts will be closer to the matches themselves. A classic case in football tournaments is the fact that a team that is not a favorite approaches in the best conditions in the decisive matches and wins the tournament. In this case, we can recall about Chelsea in the last Champions League draw, when few people could initially assume that the team would reach the final. And Chelsea not only reached the final, but also took the title, winning against the favorite in the person of Manchester City.
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December 17, 2021, 05:47:11 PM
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If this continues and many players are infected by Covid, the matches should be postponed. It is too risky for all players if the matches continue during a huge Covid spread. I am not sure all clubs agree to allow their players to play if the situation gets worse. It is only about the time when the competition will be stopped temporarily if there is no positive progress on the virus spread. I guess there will be an announcement about the temporary suspension of all football competitions.

The only problem that might arise from postponing such competitions is counter measures which will not be liked by many such as mandatory vaccination which i see will be the next thing to follow. Of course many will see this as suppressing human rights but its the only way or we might see the game we love indefinitely suspended as Covid is not fully under our control.
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December 17, 2021, 05:38:50 PM
At least there should be CL and UEFA league games without the crowd.
The problem is many players got infected by the Covid. It harms the clubs who lose a lot of players, especially losing their key players because they must be quarantined. It is surely not as simple as we think, Covid transmission is just starting and looks to increase quickly. The best option is absolutely to stop CL, UEFA, and also local league competitions. Even with no crowd, cannot solve the problem because the real problem comes from many aspects.
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December 17, 2021, 02:41:42 PM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.

If the corona virus is spreading now, of course it is not impossible that uefa will stop the champions league competition for a while, several clubs in europe have confirmed that many of their players have contracted the corona virus and make them have to postpone the current match in the league domestic and European competitions.
The situation, hopefully, will not be that bad. The winter of course might be very hard, considering the relatively high number of cases, but I cannot imagine we will go back to quarantine times like 2020. At least there should be CL and UEFA league games without the crowd. Just personally, I cannot bear to live without these normal things we took for granted.
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December 17, 2021, 02:27:00 PM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.

If the corona virus is spreading now, of course it is not impossible that uefa will stop the champions league competition for a while, several clubs in europe have confirmed that many of their players have contracted the corona virus and make them have to postpone the current match in the league domestic and European competitions.
Currently, the situation is under control in few countries, just England is facing some serious trouble with this, and it's happening just because of their soft policy which is now creating serious problems for them. Now their next decision is they need to stick with this all because it's very important for safety about Champions League now we have two months break hopefully in this time we will have some better improvement because it's very important for this season and all countries now in next few month's soccer world could be very busy with many events coming so postponing any event is going to be very bad for all.

But right now we can't talk about this all, right now we have only one thing in hand, and it's wait and watch, hopefully all will be good for all parties.
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December 17, 2021, 11:34:55 AM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.

If the corona virus is spreading now, of course it is not impossible that uefa will stop the champions league competition for a while, several clubs in europe have confirmed that many of their players have contracted the corona virus and make them have to postpone the current match in the league domestic and European competitions.
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December 17, 2021, 09:57:37 AM
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If this continues and many players are infected by Covid, the matches should be postponed. It is too risky for all players if the matches continue during a huge Covid spread. I am not sure all clubs agree to allow their players to play if the situation gets worse. It is only about the time when the competition will be stopped temporarily if there is no positive progress on the virus spread. I guess there will be an announcement about the temporary suspension of all football competitions.

Coronavirus eradication is not possible. It is possible to reduce the infection if the players are aware. Players should be more aware. If the transmission continues to grow, clubs will again ban spectators from entering the stadium. Moreover the matches will be posponed. Which would be very annoying for both the spectators and the club. It is not possible to get rid of coronavirus without being aware of the health of the players.
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December 17, 2021, 09:27:15 AM


It is true that Atletico might not look as good at the moment or in this season in general as they did in the last few years. As a bayern supporter i was still very happy as i heard that the drawing of the knock out stage had to be repeated as bayern had to face Atletico at that point  Smiley. I was hoping that Bayern could avoid Chelsea and Atletico...PSG would have also been a tough draw but i definitley would have picked Paris as Bayerns opponent over Atletico if i had to choose. Atletico under Diego Simeone is always extremely hard to play against, especially in knock out games because his players are extremely motivated and they don't hesitate to do nasty and illegal stuff too in order to win.
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If you are a bayern supporter then you shouldn't worry about anything. At the moment in the tournament there are only 3 clubs from England that are on a level with Bayern, everyone else is weaker.
PSG is weak because only 7 people play in defense, there are no questions about attack but football is not only a game of attack, balance is important but in PSG this is a problem.
Atlético is not the same monster in defense as it used to be. Real Madrid's defense was it ever a problem for Lewandowski?
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December 17, 2021, 09:03:03 AM
Past achievements are worthless, so they can be ignored. This season, Simeone received the world's strongest (as it seemed at the beginning of the season) bunch of strikers Suarez + Greenzman, and how did he dispose of it? Atlético continued to play tedious defensive football, which yielded mediocre results all season (they miraculously got into the Champions League playoffs and their position in La Liga is weak). What is the likelihood that Simeone will be able to radically change something? Historically, I see that it is very small. What is the likelihood that a great team (in composition) will finally start to play well? Much more since real changes are taking place in United (for example, a change of coach).
Atletico's defense is quite strong. Besides that, the counter-attack by Diego Simoeone's team is also very dangerous because they always counterattack quickly so MU must be vigilant.
but maybe if compared to Atletico's performance is better than MU at this time depending on how Rangnick can mix something new or not now because the possibility of MU will lose is quite large

Even in the Spanish championship, Atletico concedes more than one goal in one game - this season their main feature (defense) is not yet as good as usual. In the Champions League, they conceded 5 goals in two matches with Liverpool, United are certainly far from Liverpool's effectiveness in attack at the moment, but we can see the "strength" of Atlético in defense from these results.

It is true that Atletico might not look as good at the moment or in this season in general as they did in the last few years. As a bayern supporter i was still very happy as i heard that the drawing of the knock out stage had to be repeated as bayern had to face Atletico at that point  Smiley. I was hoping that Bayern could avoid Chelsea and Atletico...PSG would have also been a tough draw but i definitley would have picked Paris as Bayerns opponent over Atletico if i had to choose. Atletico under Diego Simeone is always extremely hard to play against, especially in knock out games because his players are extremely motivated and they don't hesitate to do nasty and illegal stuff too in order to win.
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December 17, 2021, 08:29:40 AM
Past achievements are worthless, so they can be ignored. This season, Simeone received the world's strongest (as it seemed at the beginning of the season) bunch of strikers Suarez + Greenzman, and how did he dispose of it? Atlético continued to play tedious defensive football, which yielded mediocre results all season (they miraculously got into the Champions League playoffs and their position in La Liga is weak). What is the likelihood that Simeone will be able to radically change something? Historically, I see that it is very small. What is the likelihood that a great team (in composition) will finally start to play well? Much more since real changes are taking place in United (for example, a change of coach).
Atletico's defense is quite strong. Besides that, the counter-attack by Diego Simoeone's team is also very dangerous because they always counterattack quickly so MU must be vigilant.
but maybe if compared to Atletico's performance is better than MU at this time depending on how Rangnick can mix something new or not now because the possibility of MU will lose is quite large

Even in the Spanish championship, Atletico concedes more than one goal in one game - this season their main feature (defense) is not yet as good as usual. In the Champions League, they conceded 5 goals in two matches with Liverpool, United are certainly far from Liverpool's effectiveness in attack at the moment, but we can see the "strength" of Atlético in defense from these results.
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December 17, 2021, 07:35:37 AM
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If this continues and many players are infected by Covid, the matches should be postponed. It is too risky for all players if the matches continue during a huge Covid spread. I am not sure all clubs agree to allow their players to play if the situation gets worse. It is only about the time when the competition will be stopped temporarily if there is no positive progress on the virus spread. I guess there will be an announcement about the temporary suspension of all football competitions.
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December 17, 2021, 06:00:49 AM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.
Not only Liverpool players who got positive covid19 because I heard too Madrid players and Chelsea players got positive covid19 and most of these teams cannot play with full strength for at least until next few weeks and it can be serious problem too if these situations continue until February and possibly some of teams cannot playing well because of it
Still can't predict because 16 round stage begin on February ad now many player have positive covid 19, if some player get positive they will out from first and second leg because just separated one week only between first and second leg begin. I hope all team on 16 stage get their player without positive covid 19 and hope they can play at home and away without play on other stadium.
If many of the players are positive for COVID-19 then I think the league will probably be paused and a new schedule made until the problem is resolved, because when many players are positive for COVID-19 it will cause the match to be postponed. I'm not sure they will continue with the remaining players, because most of those affected by covid19 are key players. If they have problems regarding injuries, of course, it is a different policy from players who are positive for COVID because this is a pandemic, of course they must also consider the safety and health of other players and staff.
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December 17, 2021, 05:58:09 AM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.
Inter Milan is the Serie A champion and now they are the league leader. They will the tough challenge for Liverpool somehow. But if you want to reach the trophy, you must to overcome all of challenge, even we have to against the hardest teams. Honestly, No one is strong or weak here, the strongest is the one stand till end of the campaign. Inter is always the exciting prospect, one of the best in Italian football. Now till Feb still very long way so might change the football outlook with injuries or players not available due to covid-19. But with the way they defeated AC Milan, home and away during the group stage with the form they were in then, I think Liverpool will replicate that same display against this Inter Milan side too. Probably in that stance i believe LFC stands the possible chance.
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December 17, 2021, 05:34:55 AM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.
Not only Liverpool players who got positive covid19 because I heard too Madrid players and Chelsea players got positive covid19 and most of these teams cannot play with full strength for at least until next few weeks and it can be serious problem too if these situations continue until February and possibly some of teams cannot playing well because of it
Still can't predict because 16 round stage begin on February ad now many player have positive covid 19, if some player get positive they will out from first and second leg because just separated one week only between first and second leg begin. I hope all team on 16 stage get their player without positive covid 19 and hope they can play at home and away without play on other stadium.
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December 17, 2021, 04:43:29 AM
Are you talking about a winning streak of 22 matches?
Not exactly that's one. Ancelotti don't follow a player rotation policy which leave him a injured team at the end of the season or at the time or crucial matches. That's happen with Real Madrid back in 0214/15 season IIRC. Since, Madrid is in winning streak, he can try with rotating some players and send some current players in rest. It's not easy to play 90 minutes two times in a week.

in fact they are new strategies born from the fact that these players simply play too much
they exploit them to the bone (physically) and then rightly get tired and break
we are in the situation that they overpay them (unfair) and that they exploit them too much (unfair too)
in the end we (me) are interested in seeing fun games and not many games
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December 17, 2021, 04:39:03 AM
The toughest ones among the last 32 round matchups are PSG vs Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United. PSG seem to be a little better than Real Madrid recently but we never know what can happen in this. Real Madrid are really strong this season and they are capable of eliminating PSG actually. Bu my favourite is PSG here. And in the other one, my favourite is Manchester United. Because they seem to be more capable than Atletico Madrid for now. But things can change until the CL games also of course.
all the teams that have entered the last 16 of the champions league, all of them are the best teams representing their countries, the most popular meeting between psg and real madrid that people often discuss, according to my prediction maybe psg will be able to beat real madrtit, we'll just have to wait in the future the next two months, is it according to what we predicted, or deviated far from our predictions..
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December 16, 2021, 09:48:10 PM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.
Not only Liverpool players who got positive covid19 because I heard too Madrid players and Chelsea players got positive covid19 and most of these teams cannot play with full strength for at least until next few weeks and it can be serious problem too if these situations continue until February and possibly some of teams cannot playing well because of it
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December 16, 2021, 08:21:55 PM
There are still months to go for the last 16 matchups to be played in the Champions League. And the covid-19 situation is getting heavier in Europe now. Therefore, I think that it is really difficult to comment on the matches. For example, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones tested positive for covid-19 at Liverpool today and they couldn't play in the Newcastle match.

Although the Champions League will take place in February next year, but with COVID-19 again attacking Europa now. This makes us worried that
some players might not be able to play when the Champions League matches return. So it could be a surprise that some of the favorite teams will
lose because some of the main players can't play. As a football fan, I am quite stressed with the pandemic situation with no sign of ending.
The COVID-19 situation with this new variant is spreading very fast. Even some matches in Europa have been postponed. If this continues, it will be
enough to disrupt the match schedule and even affect the outcome of the match.
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