Topic: UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread - page 780. (Read 129819 times)

Playing in the first away position is much more effective than playing as the host in the first leg, this is what PSG enjoy because playing at home to Bayern they managed to steal the victory plus scored 3 goals, of course this result would be very good if PSG lost by a score of 1- 2 or 0-1 they will still qualify for the semifinals, the second leg will be enough to draw or lose by the score above.

You're underestimating PSG, their game has been pretty stable so far and the buyers are quite overwhelmed against them.  PSG is not that easy to beat.  If you say other low-level teams then it's still a natural thing.  But this is PSG, there are a lot of star players there who are not easy to beat. Even the Bayern VS PSG match was won by PSG.  There is Mbappe, the star of PSG, then you ignore your assessment.  2 goals behind at the start for Buyern to start rocking.

Chelsea is definitely going to end up winning I am pretty sure about that, they showed how great they are already in the first game and they will keep that up constantly as well, that is why I am going to think that there is definitely a chance to keep gambling on that game.

What I am not entirely sure about is the PSG-Bayern game because we are talking about Bayern here, sure they lost the first game and I understand that but we are also looking at Bayern... do I have to say any more? They could destroy PSG 5-0 and win that game, or they could lose that game, all of those things are possible, it is all about if they are on their day or not. Which is why I am a bit refraining from that, I may end up putting a bit of money on Bayern just in case. City will be at least an easy game and I will definitely wager the biggest on that one.

They are an awesome and changed team this season in CL. Real Madrid played them in the group stages, and they gave us hard time. Mbappé is their Knight in a shining armor. I reckon that we are yet to see more of his brilliant performances in this tournament. I think PSG is going through.

I guess you wrote it like that mistakenly. Because if Bayern get a 2-0 win in the second leg, the aggregate is gonna be 4-3. It seems like Lewandowski will not play. That makes things more difficult for Bayern. But it's Bayern we're talking about. Therefore, everything can happen. 

There is five reasons make Manchester City a strong candidate for the Champions League. The have been dreaming of winning this title for many years, and this is the desired in their trophy cabinet , so Pep Guardiola was invoked to change the team’s compass and drive the Citizen to embrace the title of champions .

First: The players are accustomed to the atmosphere of the champions' matches, and they have become more mature, and this tournament needs to be practiced, and the players must suffer at the beginning, to adapt to the atmosphere later.

Second: Guardiola has become more realistic. We have seen him in this season’s matches, in line with the conditions of the match . And this was one of Pep's problems in past seasons, that he lacks realism, but this season he has become to have it.

Third: The team has sufficient depth .And Pep now has many weapons in his squad which allowed him to rotate and provide the energies of his players, so that they are fully prepared when he depends on them.

Fourth: The defensive system has become fortified .. Guardiola was able to fortify his defense by filling this gap that was last season, and he recruited Diad, with whom the back line became complete, and also when the team lost the ball and the defensive rebound became wonderful, and the spread of his players distinguished.

Fifth: the departure of Aguero .Just like what Pep said to his players when David Silva left, thee team must win for Silva, and the same will do with Aguero, and he will ask for more dedication for the title to honor their colleague, to be a great motivation.

Porto reaching the quarter-final is already an achievement for them this season considering the high capacity of the clubs they've played so far from the group stage till quarter-final. They played Manchester City, Marseille, Olympiacos in the group stage with a W5, D1 L1 record, played Juventus and now Chelsea if this is not an achievement for the younger players in the squad then I don't know what this is. They will proudly go home and come back again stronger next season.

It was really unexpected for PSG to win this match to be honest. They even scored 3 goals away. From now on, their chance for advancing to the semi finals is very high. But they should be very aware of the Bayern danger.    They are a marvelous team that can surprise you any time. But if Lewandowski doesn't play in the rematch, I see PSG's chances being higher.

yes you said it, I agree with you very much
I saw a superiority, how can I say, mental


I would be very happy if PSG won this competition
so we see new faces and not the usual ones to become the champions of europe

These 3 large scores will make it difficult for Bayern Munich, now the players who are relied on to suffer injuries, of course it will benefit PSG and problems for Munich so I think this should not be doubted and PSG will go to the next round.
But I see in the news that Thomas Muller and his friends are still confident that they will advance to the semifinals. Will this be their spear to make up for their previous losses?
So actually there is still a chance for Munich to stay where you want it and this will not be a problem even though you have to win with a lot of goals at home to PSG.

What are you talking about? 2-0 would be enough for them to go through on 4-3 aggregate. They only lose if they win by 1 goal and score less than 3. Away goal is like 0.5 points extra, not a full point goal, as far as I understand the rules. Basically, they need to score a minimum of 2 goals, that's all! Not impossible for the likes of Bayern:)

I don't doubt if PSG can eliminate Bayern this season. They already won with 3 scores yesterday, it was on Bayern home. In the next Leg, they will play in their home. I am pretty sure that PSG can win again in the next Leg. Moreover, Bayern has no Lewandowski because of injured, and many other top players got injured as well. This becomes a big problem for Bayern this season.

Many people doubt that PSG could win the match. But as I say, they are a really really good team


Too many stars are there to compete in a square match with Bayern. And of course, Mbappe perform extraordinarily.

This will make the home match even more intense. Each team has an equal chance to go further

yes, in fact I won the bet
the return I bet again for chelsea
Porto have suffered a lowering of morale and know the superiority of the opposing team.. of course
I don't think they will watch the second game, it promises to be boring

Clearly! FC Porto has already gone further than all the bookmakers foresaw. Although internally he is not having a good season, in the Champions League he had an excellent performance.

This is a big away advantage for chelsea i dont think porto has any chance in the second leg even they are a better team on the field
A big team like chelsea wont let this go easily plus any goal they score porto must score more

In football, anything can happen, but Chelsea really look like the favorite given the rule about the advantage of two goals scored away. As far as I know, the second leg will not be played in England, but in Seville, as well as the first leg, so it will not be any easier because of the home match. But as I said, due to the fact that the first match was considered a home match for Porto, the Portuguese will need to score at least two goals to transfer the game to extra time, and if Chelsea score one goal, then three goals at all.

I can't agree here.
FC Porto was superior on the field. Chelsea only managed to make 3 or 4 strokes.
The difference was even in efficiency. Chelsea took advantage of the two opportunities they had, due to the embarrassing mistakes of the FC Porto players.

I also believe that Chelsea will move forward in the competition. But in the last game, he was not the best team.

I also think the same as you from the beginning, the quality of Chelsea players is much better than Porto players. We are not talking about the popularity of the players, but the difference is clear once we see how they play on the field. Chelsea proves us by scoring 2 goals in the first Leg without conceded goals, it is in Porto home. I can say that Chelsea will be easier to win in the second Leg because they will play at their home.

That's the thing about football, not all the players on the pitch are much appreciated even though they played more, your position on the pitch determines how much acknowledgement you get. Being a striker of forward has already put you on the part of being glorified as a match winner being an offensive player and they completely neglect those of you making the forward look better at the back like, the defenders and the goalkeeper. Bayern were at there best but, they just weren't on point on their game plan.

That aside, Chelsea had an interesting game too and from the look of it, its as though Porto is already done for. They played a good game though at Porto but they had a hard time creating the necessary chances to net a goal. Porto needs to work on there defense more, I think that was were the major erros were coming from. It was a good game on a general.