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Quote from: Juggy777 on February 10, 2021, 03:42:19 AM

@onecall123 when it comes to champions league no team can be underestimated, and what you’re forgetting is that this may be Messi’s last season at Barcelona and he may just fire them to champions league glory.

Lastly Koeman knows that his job is on the line, and if Barcelona doesn’t win against PSG then he may get the sack, hence I feel that Barcelona will prevail over PSG.

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The last news I read was that Angel Di Maria and Marco Verratti were injured against Olympique de Marseille. Di Maria injured her left thigh, while Verratti's ribs were injured. Most likely they will not be able to play in the first leg in Barcelona. If this happens, this is Barca's advantage. In addition, in their last meeting, Barca were able to win 6-1 to qualify for the UCL quarter-finals. All It is only the history of Barcelona who excel and for sure many people are betting on Barca's victory. But I think Barca this time is different from last year, I think they have to bear a lot of weight to beat PSG.

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

I agree with you favorite PSG could defeat Barcelona on Camp Nou looking many mainstay player Barcelona injury exactly with defender after missing Gerard Pique more than one month, I think Lenglet and young defender is not enough how to stop Mpabbe and Neymar than Iccardi, look Barcelona will loss with score 1-2.

The result of the matches between PSG and Barcelona will depend on the form in which Messi on the one hand and Neymar and Mpabbe are suitable for this game. Everything else does not matter. I think that Barcelona will go to the next round.

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Quote from: Pmalek on February 10, 2021, 08:03:50 AM

Leipzig - Liverpool in Hungary

It is one of the interesting draws. Leipzig have been much better than Liverpool if we compare their performances in their leagues. If Liverpool don't solve their defensive problems which seems less likely, both games can be painful for them. I expect Leipzig to play much better in the first game and get a win with a 1-goal difference. I say 1-goal difference because Liverpool are strong on attacking thanks to having players like especially Salah and Mane. So I don't expect them to have problems on scoring.

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

I agree with you favorite PSG could defeat Barcelona on Camp Nou looking many mainstay player Barcelona injury exactly with defender after missing Gerard Pique more than one month, I think Lenglet and young defender is not enough how to stop Mpabbe and Neymar than Iccardi, look Barcelona will loss with score 1-2.

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

It is one of the games that I wonder what is gonna happen the most. Barcelona don't have a bad performance like they had many weeks ago. This will help them be really focused on this game for certain. But still a tough game is waiting for them then. Because PSG have a better squad quality and so better alternatives for most of the players. Barcelona have a tactic that depends more on Messi and Griezmann. If they don't get injured until the CL game, Barcelona might withstand PSG in the first game. But I see PSG as a little more favourite side for the first game.

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Quote from: SFR10 on February 08, 2021, 03:42:51 AM

I liked almost all of the proposed changes apart from this one...
^{- IMO, other leagues deserve an additional spot as well ^{[it's unfair to only give those spots to teams from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France]}.}

Considering that the top teams (from the 5 top leagues) were threatening from breaking free from UEFA and creating a league on their own, I guess they had to give them something. That something is additional spots for teams from their leagues. In all honestly, that is better. The matches are more competitive when it's between top teams. I would rather see an additional English/Spanish/Italian... team than one from Hungary who will end up losing all their matches with 3+ goals difference. Hungary was just an example. Any other country, whose league is not on par with the best, works as well. It might not be fair, but it's business.

Quote from: Daniel91 on February 08, 2021, 06:13:40 AM

EDIT: Prominent Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri just posted the exclusive news that the matches between Benfica and Arsenal will be played in Rome, Real Sociedad-Manchester United probably in Turin, Italy, and Atletico-Chelsea in Warsaw, Poland.

Sources: https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/1358803592010956800
https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/1358806558130503680

I checked the official UEFA website and many matches will be played on neutral venue indeed:

1st leg:
Leipzig - Liverpool in Hungary
Atl. Madrid - Chelsea in Romania
Mönchengladbach - Man. City in Hungary

2nd leg:
Everyone plays at their home venue.

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

For me it's a 50/50 game. Barcelona can still beat any other team on the planet if they have a good day but of course they are not in the same shape as 3 years ago and they don't seem to be very consolidated at the moment.
That being said i really hope Barca goes through here. In a match between a club with tradition and a sheikh / oligarch or whatever toy club i will always root for the former.

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Quote from: Juggy777 on February 10, 2021, 03:42:19 AM

when it comes to champions league no team can be underestimated, and what you’re forgetting is that this may be Messi’s last season at Barcelona and he may just fire them to champions league glory.

It's not certain yet that this is going to be Lionel's last season in Barcelona, but even if it is, I do not think it's going to have any effect on this game and imo, it's highly improbable that Barcelona is going to win this seasons champions league, they haven't been in their usual good form for a while now.

If I'm to pick a team I think will win the UCL this season, I'll go with Manchester City, I think pep has solved his most pressing problem in the team, and that's his defense, City are somewhat unstoppable going forward, hence if they can limit the amount of goals and chances their opponents get, like they are doing now, then the probability of winning becomes quite high.

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Quote from: CLS63 on February 10, 2021, 06:32:50 AM

Quote from: Serious475 on February 09, 2021, 08:54:17 AM

I think for the game of Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain, I am gonna bet for Barcelona because it has a total of a six-win streak and those games are against Real Betis, Granada, Athletic Club, Rayo Vallecano, Elche, and Cornella. Those mentioned teams are very skillful. But Paris Saint Germain managed to win five times in their past 6 games and it is against Nimes, Montpellier, Anger, and Merseille for 2 times but they lost their game against Lorient with a score of 3-2. I think that game I will vote for Barcelona because they managed to get a long win streak and against powerful teams. But I cannot say that Paris Saint Germain will be defeated easily because they also got a long win streak too before they lose to Lorient.

It is your opinion of course. To me, Barcelona have a really hard job in this match. I must admit that they have been perfect in La Liga for a long period. But is not like La Liga here in the Champions League. The opponents are much more harder comparing to the teams in La Liga now and PSG have a much better squad than Barcelona right now. I've no doubt that PSG will make difficulties for Barcelona in this match and we might see a draw.

I agree,based on the teams recent form in their own league it is very difficult to predict this game.However lately Barcelona has shown a great football together with good results and if they keep playing like that,they find their old rhythm where they do their famous taka-taka every team should be afraid of them including Psg.

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Quote from: Serious475 on February 09, 2021, 08:54:17 AM

I think for the game of Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain, I am gonna bet for Barcelona because it has a total of a six-win streak and those games are against Real Betis, Granada, Athletic Club, Rayo Vallecano, Elche, and Cornella. Those mentioned teams are very skillful. But Paris Saint Germain managed to win five times in their past 6 games and it is against Nimes, Montpellier, Anger, and Merseille for 2 times but they lost their game against Lorient with a score of 3-2. I think that game I will vote for Barcelona because they managed to get a long win streak and against powerful teams. But I cannot say that Paris Saint Germain will be defeated easily because they also got a long win streak too before they lose to Lorient.

It is your opinion of course. To me, Barcelona have a really hard job in this match. I must admit that they have been perfect in La Liga for a long period. But is not like La Liga here in the Champions League. The opponents are much more harder comparing to the teams in La Liga now and PSG have a much better squad than Barcelona right now. I've no doubt that PSG will make difficulties for Barcelona in this match and we might see a draw.

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Quote from: leea-1334 on February 10, 2021, 04:55:53 AM

^ You never can rule out past champions when it comes to this competition. The thing is, you can have a good team and great team with super talent but being on the big stage is all about experience and knowing how to handle it. I know cause my team (Spurs) reached it and ultimately did not deal with the final well.

Barca, Real, Bayern, Liverpool, all these greats have experience.

It's true that the Champions League is the most prestigious competition in Europa, so the pressure on players is also greater. Therefore only
experienced teams are more likely to win in the Champions League, those who had experience were better at controlling their mentality. So they
can play more confidently, and Tottenham is an example of a team that has no experience in the Champions League, so they failed in the final.
I predict that Bayern will win the Champions League this season, because Bayern's performances are the most consistent compared to other teams.

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Quote from: Serious475 on February 09, 2021, 08:54:17 AM

I think for the game of Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain, I am gonna bet for Barcelona because it has a total of a six-win streak and those games are against Real Betis, Granada, Athletic Club, Rayo Vallecano, Elche, and Cornella. Those mentioned teams are very skillful. But Paris Saint Germain managed to win five times in their past 6 games and it is against Nimes, Montpellier, Anger, and Merseille for 2 times but they lost their game against Lorient with a score of 3-2. I think that game I will vote for Barcelona because they managed to get a long win streak and against powerful teams. But I cannot say that Paris Saint Germain will be defeated easily because they also got a long win streak too before they lose to Lorient.

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^ You never can rule out past champions when it comes to this competition. The thing is, you can have a good team and great team with super talent but being on the big stage is all about experience and knowing how to handle it. I know cause my team (Spurs) reached it and ultimately did not deal with the final well.

Barca, Real, Bayern, Liverpool, all these greats have experience.

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

The main problem for the Barcelona team is that they do not have enough skilled defenders. Moreover, there is a lack of coordination among their defenders. Overall, their defence is very poor. Against teams like PSG, who have formidable strikers like Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria, Barcelona will not be able to win the match if Barcelona cannot build a strong defence against them. Barcelona's midfield and forward are now stable enough. Only on defence, they are weak.

It looks like these two teams don't have a good defensive line but the great thing is, these two teams are great at scoring goals because they have a good attacking line. If only one or two main players can't play I don't think it will be a problem, because the most important thing is when the attacking line can be played and have no problems then I think it will be a game that is still exciting. Regardless of who wins and loses, I think these two teams have the same chances but I believe the match will end in a draw.

The attacking lineup of both teams is very strong and woeld-class. Now the team whose defence and goalkeeper will perform well as expected will win the match, I think. Experts think PSG will win. Because they are in great form. But I think Barcelona has an equal chance of winning the match. However, we can enjoy a competitive match

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

For the first game, I think Barcelona might not lose that game. Although they have been awesome in La Liga for a very long time, I have doubts about the first game of this draw. Because they still seem weak to me against PSG. Even though Barcelona win this game somehow, PSG will still have a big chance for advancing to the quarter finals (unless Barcelona make a big surprise and win it with at least a 2 or 3-goal difference Cheesy

).

@onecall123 when it comes to champions league no team can be underestimated, and what you’re forgetting is that this may be Messi’s last season at Barcelona and he may just fire them to champions league glory.

Lastly Koeman knows that his job is on the line, and if Barcelona doesn’t win against PSG then he may get the sack, hence I feel that Barcelona will prevail over PSG.

Sources:

https://everythingbarca.com/2021/01/14/psg-convince-lionel-messi-barcelona/

https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/5-managers-sacked-season

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

For the first game, I think Barcelona might not lose that game. Although they have been awesome in La Liga for a very long time, I have doubts about the first game of this draw. Because they still seem weak to me against PSG. Even though Barcelona win this game somehow, PSG will still have a big chance for advancing to the quarter finals (unless Barcelona make a big surprise and win it with at least a 2 or 3-goal difference Cheesy

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The BBC has published the official UEFA position on the possibility of postponing the match between Liverpool and Leipzig.

We must support this decision! We are not in a good situation because of the fast spread of Covid-19. To ensure the security of all players and club management, postponing the match may be the best solution for now. There are many things to be considered on pandemic days, we cannot force to hold the match if it will be too risky for all parties and those players of the two clubs (both players of Liverpool and Leipzig).

A very strange position from UEFA. I don't quite understand why they didn't accept it at the beginning of the season. In the fall, almost the entire main team Shakhtar Donetsk was infected with coronavirus and a lot of team staff too. But the matches were not postponed.

I would interpret the statement of UEFA a little differently, that the organization reserves the right to postpone the match, but not necessarily that this will happen in the case of a match between Liverpool and Leipzig. Just in case, UEFA leaves itself room for maneuver, but in this case, it seems that we are not talking about the COVID-19 players of the teams, but about the unwillingness of the German authorities to lift the ban for Liverpool and allow them to enter the country.

The point is that each country has its own Covid rules and UEFA cannot influence the decisions of the state authorities.
As last season in the Champions League showed, the most important thing for UEFA is that all their competitions somehow end, because of the big money that is at stake here.
The German government's decision to ban matches will not stop the Champions League and other competitions, but only transfer those matches to other countries.
Regardless of all the problems surrounding Covid and border closures, the most important thing for Uefa will always be to protect their financial interests.

Well to be fair, almost any organization or company is concerned about their financial interests. UEFA is not unique here. But some of their decisions remain unclear to me. In addition, we should not forget that it is one of the most corruption organizations in sports. So it's possible that their decision could somehow be influenced.

UEFA is moving further and further away from the true fans and they showing that they are only interested in the profit and interests of big clubs like Real, Barcelona, Juve etc.
The Champions League is increasingly becoming an exclusive society for big countries and clubs and small countries and clubs find it increasingly difficult to enter there.
According to some rumors, in a few years there will be new changes in the organization of the Champions League that will allow large countries like Spain and England to have as many as 6 clubs in this competition while small countries and clubs will find it almost impossible to enter this elite club.
The Champions League is slowly becoming the NBA and those who have no money and influence will slowly fall out of that exclusive society.

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on February 09, 2021, 12:37:31 PM

Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

The main problem for the Barcelona team is that they do not have enough skilled defenders. Moreover, there is a lack of coordination among their defenders. Overall, their defence is very poor. Against teams like PSG, who have formidable strikers like Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria, Barcelona will not be able to win the match if Barcelona cannot build a strong defence against them. Barcelona's midfield and forward are now stable enough. Only on defence, they are weak.

It looks like these two teams don't have a good defensive line but the great thing is, these two teams are great at scoring goals because they have a good attacking line. If only one or two main players can't play I don't think it will be a problem, because the most important thing is when the attacking line can be played and have no problems then I think it will be a game that is still exciting. Regardless of who wins and loses, I think these two teams have the same chances but I believe the match will end in a draw.

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Quote from: judas on February 09, 2021, 08:59:56 AM

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Tuesday 16th February
Barcelona 20:00 Paris Saint-Germain
RB Leipzig 20:00 Liverpool

I want to share my opinions about the first games of 1/8 finals.

Barcelona 20:00 Paris Saint-Germain : For this game, I expect a draw. Each side has a very tight schedule until this game. Each side will have 2 games on Feb 10 and Feb 13 before this game. Barcelona still depend on Messi too much and I've no doubt that he will play a key role in this draw too. But I think PSG are too strong compared to them. I believe that Barcelona can withstand them in Camp Nou.
RB Leipzig 20:00 Liverpool : This game is going to be played in a neutral location, Puskás Aréna. This is a disadvantage for Leipzig. But Liverpool have been too bad for some weeks and they could struggle in this game. So I think that Leipzig can get an advantageous result before going to Anfield.

Barcelona will face PSG in the last 16 of the champions league first leg, this match will prove for the new coach Pocchetino to be able to continue the positive trend when Tuchel was able to bring PSG to the final of last season's champions league, especially the match between Barcelona vs PSG will be very interesting. PSG's revenge on Barcelona's comeback two seasons ago.

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Quote from: onecall123 on February 09, 2021, 11:03:12 AM

7 Days until Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain. Barcelona will be without Araujo. Nowadays Barca is not competent to challenge to any other team! As a Barca fan I will remain positive that they will win. But, I have feeling PSG gonna win the game. We should keep a watch out how it goes this season.

The main problem for the Barcelona team is that they do not have enough skilled defenders. Moreover, there is a lack of coordination among their defenders. Overall, their defence is very poor. Against teams like PSG, who have formidable strikers like Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria, Barcelona will not be able to win the match if Barcelona cannot build a strong defence against them. Barcelona's midfield and forward are now stable enough. Only on defence, they are weak.

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