Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 180. (Read 59106 times)

If we refer to experience as the basis for Barcelona to appear prominently then why did they lose badly to Monaco in their first match? the fact is that currently every team has gone through a transition from experienced players to young players so the matter of experience goes back to the composition of the players available. However, I admit that Barcelona should have been able to make better use of this match, because after losing 3 points from Monaco, they are required not to repeat the same thing. Young Boys have not scored their first goal in the Champions League and today is their task and challenge.

Milan are on a mission to win at BayArena after losing 1-3 to Liverpool in the first week, but the opponents they face this time have almost the same strength as Liverpool, They also won 4-0 at Feyenoord home ground on matchday 1. Having the status of a club that has collected 7 UCL titles does not guarantee that Milan will be able to steal points at Leverkusen headquarters because their performance at the start of this season was not very impressive. Leverkusen is very worthy of the status as the favorite team in this match, apart from being the home team, they are still able to maintain their performance and the 1-1 draw vs Bayern Munich proves that they are very difficult to beat.
It looks like Paulo Fonseca will have a tough time at the BayArena and swallow a second straight bitter pill in the UCL.

Today the Barcelona team will perform the most offensively in this game, because when comparing the players of the two teams, the players of the Barcelona team are the most experienced.
Because in today's match gamblers have placed the most bet in favor of Barcelona team, although Barcelona team is at the bottom of the points table because they are not performing well this season. Participated in a match but lost that match due to which the point table is at 22nd position in the point table with zero points, so today will be a challenging full match with YongBoys team. And in this match Barcelona team is most likely to win, and this competitive match is definitely important.

Interesting, it seems like you are an AC Milan supporter. I don't really follow the development of Serie A, so please understand if I only research based on data and statistics. points in my assessment, this match will not be easy for AC Milan with performance that has not been proven consistent. the two matches they won in the Domestic League are plus points for AC Milan players and Fonseca, at least their confidence is back to go through the match against Leverkusen early this morning. on the other hand, reflecting on the Bayern Munich match, I am sure Alonso is very aware that his team still has many gaps and shortcomings that must be fixed. not because of the draw, but in terms of play, tactics and strategy Bayern Munich is better than Leverkusen. in this match, Leverkusen will face a team that is very experienced in the Champions League. not something easy for Alonso, even though they are playing as the home team. my assumption is that Leverkusen is even more challenged to fight Milan which is a giant team in the Serie A League. uniquely, the odds for both teams show that Leverkusen is more superior. home team with @1.66, while Milan with odds @4.80. It seems, Leverkusen's probability is greater to win the match in the betting exchange. but actually the match I'm looking forward to is Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain, where The Gunners are our favorite team.

Leverkusen is currently no longer an unbeatable team in the Bundesliga. But in their last match in the Bundesliga it turned out that they were still able to hold Bayern Munich to a draw. So it can be said that the quality of Bayern Leverkusen is still very good. Feyenoord even suffered a crushing defeat in the first UCL match. so I think AC Milan will have a little difficulty beating Leverkusen. I think the result of this match is more likely to be a draw. But as hosts in this match, Leverkusen's chances of winning could be greater.

But I always agree that teams from Serie A often make surprises in the UCL. Even though last season they all failed to advance further in the UCL, in the previous season the teams from Serie A were quite dominant as the teams that advanced the most in the UCL at that time which made Inter Milan even qualify for the final even though they had to lose to Man City. But if AC Milan wins today's match then it won't be a surprise. And the surprise is if AC Milan loses by a big score or AC Milan wins by a big score.

He can find a good formula for AC Milan and their players and recent good performances are possible signals that Fonseca has gradually found good tactics for AC Milan. We will need some more matches to confirm this progress and the match with Leverkusen will be one of important matches to prove that Fonseca can do good jobs for AC Milan.

In Champions League, AC Milan and Bayern Munich are at the same level but AC Milan won more titles than Bayern Munich. If Bayern Munich can have a draw with Leverkusen, AC Milan can do the same. Leverkusen players will really enjoy their matches in Champions League and it is a first season in Champions League for Xabi Alonso in his coach career. Leverkusen have many people who want to explore and enjoy Champions League experience for their very first times. It can give them big motivation to beat AC Milan.

Sometimes these bookies can be so confusing, I just checked the odds for Arsenal vs PSG and I'm suprised at the odd they gave PSG, 5.05 odds against Arsenal, is it because they're the visiting team‽ Well, I know Arsenal got a home advantage but such odds for PSG is very surprising. Barcelona should win their match easily, they should learn from the mistake against Monaco and don't underestimate Young Boys, Dortmund vs Celtic would be as tough as Arsenal's match, Celtic is in a very good form in league matches let's see if they'll give same energy against Dortmund. As for Inter Milan and Manchester City, they should easily beat their opponents without much stress and with over 1.5 goals. Salzburg could struggle to win against Brest but I think they'll get 3 points from that match and I also feel both teams would score in PSV vs Sporting and then Stuttgart would win in either of the halfs.

Inter have a very simple match against Crvena zvezda, I don't think they are a team that can compete with the intrinsic strength of the Inter team.
So Inzaghi can focus more on the championship rather than the Champions League this week.
Also good for resting players.

AC Milan does have much more experience in the Champions League. And yes, AC Milan is one of the strong teams in Serie A whose quality is beyond doubt. Initially in Serie A this season AC Milan started the season badly. But then they got up and continued to show very high quality and continued to win in Serie A. So I think they will also take this improvement to the UCL and make Leverkusen overwhelmed. AC Milan and its new coach, Fonseca, are quite trustworthy this season. But Leverkusen with Xabi Alonso really cannot be underestimated at all. So the match will definitely be quite fierce. But as we all know the Italian team is an enemy that is always quite scary in the UCL. They surprise quite often.

We do not doubt Milan, unfortunately Fonseca has not found the right formula for his team. but considering the two matches they played in their Domestic League, it seems that Milan is starting to improve and show progress. this match will be a challenge for Milan who are visiting BayArena, Leverkusen's home base. in this match, Fonseca must bring his team to win full points in order to improve their ranking. unfortunately, several players are doubtful to be able to play in this match. in Leverkusen's camp, the draw from Bayern Munich makes Alonso need to improve the performance of his players. because, based on the statistics of the match, Leverkusen is less good than Bayern. in this match, to secure their position in the standings table, Leverkusen must appear aggressively to get full points again. the challenge is, Milan is not an easy opponent to beat. they have the mentality, even though their performance has not improved. based on the odds of both teams, where Leverkusen is more favored than AC Milan. the question is, will this match end in a draw? or the home team will win this fight. My prediction is that Leverkusen will win their match against AC Milan.

What I want to show with this data is that historically Arsenal has won in matches against PSG. It doesn't mean that PSG can't win, but in football we always need to look at the history of matches between teams because it is a very important fact. There are teams that have been playing against each other constantly for years and haven't won. An example is the case of Arsenal against Manchester City, where Arsenal has failed to win at least 5 times in matches against Manchester City in over 10 years. This fact should not be ignored whenever Arsenal plays against Manchester City. Because even when the game is Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester City and the game has 2 minutes left, you can still bet on a draw and most of the time you'll be right.


PSG will not play with Dembélé, he was excluded from the squad that will play against Arsenal and this makes PSG weaker in this game, remembering that PSG does not have Mbappe, they have a mid-level squad and much weaker than Arsenal's squad.


source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1840865727621816668

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games I intend to bet on them:

FC Inter Milano - FK Crvena Zvezda ( Inter to win )

Liverpool FC - Bologna FC 1909 ( Liverpool to win  )

LOSC Lille - Real Madrid ( Real Madrid to win  )

Lately yeah, there is a really good improvement in their performance. That win in the Derby della Madonnina must also be some good level of boost for them. 

However I still preferred to bet on Leverkusen to win by taking everything into account.    Because I still think they are much closer to the victory here. Xabi Alonso's team were incredible last season. They are still performing nicely. Milan are normally one of the most successful Champions League teams in history. But the problem is that they haven't been consistent in this competition for a long time. I wouldn't trust them in this match instead.

They can go far but to win Champions League, it's different and harder a lot. AC Milan can not think too far, they can play match by match and when are qualified for knock out phase, they can try best to beat each direct opponent and their adventure in Champions League will continue till its ending. Two seasons ago, Inter Milan made big surprise to appear in Champions League final match and AC Milan can repeat it while they are not considered as one of strongest teams in Champions League.

It's all about history but in present, there are some high competitive teams like Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. So it won't be easy for AC Milan to have another Champions League final.

I agree with you that Leverkusen deserve to be the favorites in this match, apart from playing at home, Leverkusen is also on a different level this season they have a complete squad in all lines. AC Milan have been playing well lately in Serie A but in the Champions League I can't expect much from them even if AC Milan plays at home I'm not sure they can win, I predict Leverkusen will win by 2 goals and AC Milan did not score, yeah this is just my personal prediction.

Another interesting match is between Arsenal vs PSG, since Mbappe left PSG I am no longer on PSG side and of course this time I'm with Arsenal, there are many reasons why I chose Arsenal first of course because they are the home team then Arsenal looks more ready in any competition. I'm not completely underestimating PSG therefore I placed 2 bets one of them was both teams to score, PSG will at least score one goal.

Their match could run with high intensity in today's match, but I myself do not dare to favor Leverkusen in the Champions League even though last season and early this season Leverkusen's performance has indeed looked good. But that only happened outside the Champions League so I have a little doubt for them because AC Milan is a team that is quite experienced in the Champions League so the Milan players will definitely try to use all their best abilities to be able to win at Leverkusen's home in today's match.

To be sincere with you, if splitting the TV screen is possible we all would have done it but with which eyes? Very funny brother. Tonight's games are all interesting from all I have seen and I can't wait for them to start. If you talk about the Arsenal game I think that's another game to focus on, two teams that we hardly see playing each other are going head to head in the champions league. How is it going to be like between the two teams that haven't won the champion league before, only similarities the both had is getting into the finals but lost it, PSG lost to Bayern Munich while Arsenal lost to Barcelona and since then the both teams have been running like cars without control in the champions league.
I can't say which is the favorite, they both have the same strength but I'll go for Arsenal to either get a comfortable win or narrow win, the PSG side are not too promising to me in this encounter. With Dembele out of the picture (which I'm not too sure of) I think they won't be that effective in the attack unless the other guys are ready to step up their game. IMO I'd go for a 2-1or 3-1 win for the English side.
About the pattern is too quick to see the bigger teams playing each other, by now it would have been in the round of 16 or quarter finals that's when we see the big clubs playing each other but take a look at it now, is just too soon.

Don't forget that last season Leverkusen lost to an Italian club, namely Atalanta, in the European League final. And now Leverkusen will meet a stronger Italian club, namely AC Milan. And somehow I feel Leverkusen is quite weak when facing Italian teams. But the position as host might actually benefit Leverkusen. But I feel AC Milan will not lose in this match.

With the same schedule and time, maybe I would be more interested in watching the Arsenal vs PSG match. Because I think this match will be just as fierce and the result will be even more difficult to predict. But I'm optimistic that Arsenal will probably be the favorite. Although Arsenal may still not be strengthened by several of their core players who are still injured.

Yes I think we all know that the current AC Milan is different from the past, including the players and also the coach and there must be a difference. And on matchday 1 Leverkusen produced a very extraordinary score, they won with a score of 4-0 at Feyenoord's home, while Milan was defeated by Liverpool with a score of 1-3 at San Siro. And in the next match both teams have different opponents but I admit Leverkusen is in good form and will be a tough opponent for AC Milan and it will also be a fierce match that we should not miss. And I think the 4-0 win at Feyenoord's home shows that they are ready to compete and can also have a big influence this season and will be a tough opponent for other teams.

AC Milan has a chance to restore their glory in the Champions League this season, so far they have collected 7 Champions League trophies and the second most after Real Madrid, but even so, the Milan we know today is not same with the Milan that has won the Champions League in the past so it cannot be a reference for us to favorite them in the match considering their current poor performance,  Meanwhile, Leverkusen, who do not have a brilliant achievement in the Champions League, of course have great ambitions to get this glory, especially in the last two seasons their performance is quite good, so it is undeniable that Leverkusen deserves to be the favorite in the match, but regardless of their current performance, like all of you, I personally also hope that both teams can show their best performance in the match so that we can enjoy the high-intensity match  from of the two big clubs.

They played very bad games in the first few weeks, but considering the wins they had against big teams in pre-season friendlies, it wouldn't be surprising if they win today. The game being in Germany is a disadvantage for Milan, but if they don't stop trying, maybe they can win. Bayer Leverkusen played very ineffective football against Bayern Munich last week.