Liverpool does not have luck in the game because they perform well, but they do not have the opportunity to score a goal, and all of the defenders move outside, while Nottingham Forest gets one chance and scores a goal, and all of the players begin defending, and Liverpool does not have the opportunity to break through their box. Forest did their best and earned three points at Anfield. Let's see how they play against Ac Milla tomorrow, but I believe Liverpool can win the match if they perform well because they are the favorites, but Ac Milla are good in the UCL because they play the competition more than Liverpool. The new coach loses their first Premier League game, no one believe that Liverpool will lose in that match,If he can win his match against Milla in the UCL. Manchester City must lose or draw in order for Liverpool to challenge them again and compete in the league table however, if Guadiola does not lose a match, Liverpool can't compete anymore and no league for them.
That's the strategy brow.... nobody/fans gives a f*ck either the team performed well or not they just want a win and if they can't they failed no matter how they tried. The opponent saw the chance and took it while they wasted theirs besides I don't see so much good performance in their last game, the number one rule of a team to success is communication and if a team tends to ignore it then they're pretty out for that game and that's what seem to be killing them for now 
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The problem is if we look at how AC Milan's performance in Serie A at the beginning of this season was not too smooth. They are still not that consistent. Yes, although Liverpool is also like that, especially after being defeated by a small club in the EPL. Hopefully that doesn't further their mentality.Milan tends to lose when they meet Liverpool in their last 7 matches. Liverpool dominated the results with 5 wins in all competitions against Milan, so it is very risky to bet on Milan winning this time in my opinion. Even if Milan plays at home, it doesn't mean much because Liverpool holds a good head-to-head record. So I think the probability of Liverpool winning is higher than Milan, but a draw might be considered.
Just because of the lose Liverpool recorded against Nottingham Forest does not mean that they’re been inconsistent this season. It’s okay to lose a match not losing consecutively is not what is acceptable by any club’s management. Liverpool only lost a match in the premier league, it doesn’t mean they’ll lose their match in the champions league as well even if they’re going to be playing against a more superior team than Nottingham Forest in the champions league. Both teams are good and the match is going to be hard to decide at this point. It is better to remain neutral on this type of matches because both team la even have enough experience in the champions league and they won’t take it easy on each other before we get to see who wins the match at the end of the day. I’m looking forward to this match, because of how entertaining I’m envisioning it to be.
I agree, of course that loss was a total mess and everyone in the club and outside the club knows it. I am sure that literally nobody put a bet on Nottingham Forest in that game. The chances that Liverpool would give away those three points were zero, but as you can see only because a club has a small name doesn't mean that they can't play any football at all. Opponents have to be taken seriously and you could see that. But usually an event like this happens once or at maximum twice in a season. It's not going to happen again I believe.
Whatever it is that happened in that game, just like the Liverpool fans, their players may have underestimated Nottingham Forest. Generally, the loss came to Liverpool as a surprise. However, it's not meant to be the foundation of judgement for their game against Ac Milan, I presume the Liverpool team will buckle up and play a better football. I wouldn't want to predict the outcome of such a competitive game, but from the previous performance of both teams it'll appear to end as a draw.
As a good coach there are some match that you need not to worry about because losing it will not affect the club compare to losing a very important match. Any coach that does not understand this and want to make sure that his team wins all their matches might end up being defeated in an important match.
Maybe one of the reasons for Liverpool's defeat is that they wanted to prepare for the Champions League match. The Champions League is more important and Nottingham was an opponent they did not see as strong. They must have thought that they could beat them in any way and underestimated them. But you shouldn't do that. You should take every opponent seriously, both in the league and in the Champions League. This defeat could even cost Liverpool the championship at the end of the year.
Liverpool defeat was more than just preparing for the champions league because their key players were on the pitch not on bench. So many errors from on play resulted to their defeat at Anfield. Salah as their key player in most cases was responsible for their greatness and downfall at the same time. They could have won that game if he wasn't selfish and stingy with passes.
On a two clear occasions, they will score if he had passed to his teammates instead of aiming for the goal. The couch too made his mistakes with substitution but I don't blame him too much since Liverpool lack squad depth. Salah, Trent and Szobo could have been subbed out but unfortunately there was no one to replace them. I forseen it from their first half performance hoping to see game change in the second half but nothing change. Let see what happens tomorrow when they face AC Milan.
Liverpool does not have luck in the game because they perform well, but they do not have the opportunity to score a goal, and all of the defenders move outside, while Nottingham Forest gets one chance and scores a goal, and all of the players begin defending, and Liverpool does not have the opportunity to break through their box. Forest did their best and earned three points at Anfield. Let's see how they play against Ac Milla tomorrow, but I believe Liverpool can win the match if they perform well because they are the favorites, but Ac Milla are good in the UCL because they play the competition more than Liverpool. The new coach loses their first Premier League game, no one believe that Liverpool will lose in that match,If he can win his match against Milla in the UCL. Manchester City must lose or draw in order for Liverpool to challenge them again and compete in the league table however, if Guadiola does not lose a match, Liverpool can't compete anymore and no league for them.
Just because of the lose Liverpool recorded against Nottingham Forest does not mean that they’re been inconsistent this season. It’s okay to lose a match not losing consecutively is not what is acceptable by any club’s management. Liverpool only lost a match in the premier league, it doesn’t mean they’ll lose their match in the champions league as well even if they’re going to be playing against a more superior team than Nottingham Forest in the champions league. Both teams are good and the match is going to be hard to decide at this point. It is better to remain neutral on this type of matches because both team la even have enough experience in the champions league and they won’t take it easy on each other before we get to see who wins the match at the end of the day. I’m looking forward to this match, because of how entertaining I’m envisioning it to be.
I agree, of course that loss was a total mess and everyone in the club and outside the club knows it. I am sure that literally nobody put a bet on Nottingham Forest in that game. The chances that Liverpool would give away those three points were zero, but as you can see only because a club has a small name doesn't mean that they can't play any football at all. Opponents have to be taken seriously and you could see that. But usually an event like this happens once or at maximum twice in a season. It's not going to happen again I believe.
Whatever it is that happened in that game, just like the Liverpool fans, their players may have underestimated Nottingham Forest. Generally, the loss came to Liverpool as a surprise. However, it's not meant to be the foundation of judgement for their game against Ac Milan, I presume the Liverpool team will buckle up and play a better football. I wouldn't want to predict the outcome of such a competitive game, but from the previous performance of both teams it'll appear to end as a draw.
As a good coach there are some match that you need not to worry about because losing it will not affect the club compare to losing a very important match. Any coach that does not understand this and want to make sure that his team wins all their matches might end up being defeated in an important match.
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Ac Milan should definitely get a win, I want to see Liverpool being hammered so hard by Ac Milan. Already. Lol..
The problem is if we look at how AC Milan's performance in Serie A at the beginning of this season was not too smooth. They are still not that consistent. Yes, although Liverpool is also like that, especially after being defeated by a small club in the EPL. Hopefully that doesn't further their mentality.Ac Milan should definitely get a win, I want to see Liverpool being hammered so hard by Ac Milan. Already. Lol..
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Now we will see how Moh Salah vs Rafael Leão squad on the first matchday which I think is the match that will be the most exciting match.
Here we go again!!!! UCL is coming back with new face!!
We're going to see two opening matches of UCL.
1. Juventus vs PSV
2. Young Boys vs Villa
I also provides the odds for those matches below.
This is my bet
Although i pick Juventus to win the game against PSV, but i consider this as a very risky decision. Juventus has been so poor in their recent games. Their attackers are completely losing their sharpness. They have terrible build up, and defence. But i bet on their superiority over PSV.
For the game YB vs Villa, i have nothing to complaints about. That's very obvious villa gonna win it.
What do you guys think?
Juventus are actually not too bad with matches in Serie A that are almost the same as Inter Milan who have 8 points but when it comes to Champions League matches maybe it will be a little different that we know.We're going to see two opening matches of UCL.
1. Juventus vs PSV
2. Young Boys vs Villa
I also provides the odds for those matches below.
This is my bet
Although i pick Juventus to win the game against PSV, but i consider this as a very risky decision. Juventus has been so poor in their recent games. Their attackers are completely losing their sharpness. They have terrible build up, and defence. But i bet on their superiority over PSV.
For the game YB vs Villa, i have nothing to complaints about. That's very obvious villa gonna win it.
What do you guys think?
Because I don't want to take a bigger risk, I won't choose Juventus as a bet this time, because there are some good opportunities even though the odds are below @1.50 but it's confident enough for me to do it.
About Aston Villa so far is better than Young Boys, it would be better for both teams to score than Aston Villa win, this is your choice then you are free to do it.
My time is only focused on the big clubs that will be bet on.
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For the game YB vs Villa, i have nothing to complaints about. That's very obvious villa gonna win it.
What do you guys think?
For the game YB vs Villa, i have nothing to complaints about. That's very obvious villa gonna win it.
What do you guys think?
Personally I wouldn't last that long because slots have aggressive animation and are boring to me. I can play dice for a long time, but only because I try different strategies. In the prediction contests, I bet against the favorites (choosing their loss or draw). It seems to me that in the first rounds we will see more unexpected results and mostly draws, since the teams will not be particularly tense but will try not to concede a goal.
By the way, Young Boys are a dangerous team - they beat Galatasaray twice to get here.
Two European giants who have both won the Champions League Trophy (Milan vs Liverpool) will compete against each other on the first matchday of the Champions League which will take place at the San Siro Stadium. Milan and Liverpool will be competing in the Champions League for the first time under the leadership of their new coaches, Milan will be led by Paulo Fonseca, while Liverpool will be led by Arne Slot who was just appointed as coach this season after Jurgen Klopp decided to retire.
Ahead of this game, the two teams had different results in their last domestic league matches, Milan managed to get their first win in Serie A in the last four matches, while Liverpool who managed to get three consecutive wins were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. This match will be a test for Paulo Fonseca and Arne Slot who will lead their team in the UCL, Milan is slightly favored because they act as hosts, but Liverpool cannot be underestimated because they are very motivated to return to their best momentum after suffering a defeat in their last game. I wouldn't place a bet on this match as it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner.
Historically, the AC Milan vs Liverpool game is without doubt the most important game in the first match week of the UEFA Champions League competition and that's because of the achievements of both clubs in the competition. Just like you rightly said, staking a bet on the game will be very difficult but I think I'll go for the option of goals as I believe that game will produce 2+ goals. 
Ahead of this game, the two teams had different results in their last domestic league matches, Milan managed to get their first win in Serie A in the last four matches, while Liverpool who managed to get three consecutive wins were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. This match will be a test for Paulo Fonseca and Arne Slot who will lead their team in the UCL, Milan is slightly favored because they act as hosts, but Liverpool cannot be underestimated because they are very motivated to return to their best momentum after suffering a defeat in their last game. I wouldn't place a bet on this match as it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner.
Monaco cannot be underestimated. They have not lost in Ligue 1 yet. They are performing well, although they do not have a very strong attack. In 4 games they have managed to score 7 goals. But they are showing that they have a good defense. And from what I see, they do not have any important players injured. Meanwhile, Barcelona, who were doing well thanks to the arrival of Dani Olmo, now have some bad news. It has been confirmed that Dani Olmo has an injury that will mean he will not play for at least 4 weeks.
https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4120110/dani-olmo-injury-update
With this bad news for Barcelona, Monaco's chances of winning or drawing the game are much higher now. And Barcelona was a disaster before Dani Olmo arrived, so I expect a disastrous game from Barcelona and I wouldn't bet on Barcelona in these 4 to 5 weeks. The bookmakers are still giving Barcelona the advantage. But I see betting on Barcelona as a risky bet.
I think don't forget Barcelona's two matches in the first two weeks of LaLiga before Dani Olmo officially became a Barcelona player. In the first two weeks of Barcelona without Dani Olmo, we have seen Hansi Flick's squad play very well. I may not have followed their matches much but I see that the statistics they have produced are very impressive since the start of the season. And then Dani Olmo made his first debut for Barcelona in Week 3 of La Liga, when Barcelona played Rayo and indeed since then Barcelona has looked increasingly better. But I think Dani Olmo's injury will not have much of an impact on Barcelona's level of play, which has been quite solid even before Dani Olmo officially joined. So I think even in the match against Monaco, Barcelona will probably still be a favorite for many people. https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4120110/dani-olmo-injury-update
With this bad news for Barcelona, Monaco's chances of winning or drawing the game are much higher now. And Barcelona was a disaster before Dani Olmo arrived, so I expect a disastrous game from Barcelona and I wouldn't bet on Barcelona in these 4 to 5 weeks. The bookmakers are still giving Barcelona the advantage. But I see betting on Barcelona as a risky bet.
But Monaco is also having a pretty good season in Ligue 1. Monaco has never lost. But Barcelona's record looks much better with 5 consecutive wins in La Liga. Meanwhile, Monaco won 3 times and drew 1 in the first 4 weeks of this season in Ligue 1.
This lack of good attacks from Juventus will give PSV some chance to get 1 point from Juventus and maybe PSV don't want more than 1 point. They are weaker than Juventus if if they can play well in defense, they can block Juventus attacks and have 1 point from this strong opponent. That result, even not a win, will be good start for PSV in Champions League.
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In my opinion PSV will win this game, they are a team that has been performing well in the last 4 years and even in European competitions they are also improving, last season they managed to draw against Arsenal and Dortmund and beat Sevilla in European Champions League games. And as you said, Juventus continue to be an inconsistent team, and their biggest strength is in defense, but PSV's biggest strength is in attack with 5 games they have scored 20 goals and they are also strong in defense. I see some football analysis pages saying that Juventus will win. The bookmakers are also placing Juventus as favorites, but I think PSV is better prepared to win the game.
I have a little conclusion that in this match it is a little difficult to determine who will win the match. But I probably will not bet on the victory of one of the teams but will bet on the total score of both teams.
My prediction is that both teams will not score big and maybe BTTS will also be the best choice.
Maybe one of the reasons for Liverpool's defeat is that they wanted to prepare for the Champions League match. The Champions League is more important and Nottingham was an opponent they did not see as strong. They must have thought that they could beat them in any way and underestimated them. But you shouldn't do that. You should take every opponent seriously, both in the league and in the Champions League. This defeat could even cost Liverpool the championship at the end of the year.
I don't think so exactly honestly. Because if you have noticed so far, top Premier League teams are prioritizing the league title over the Champions League one. This was why Arsenal also couldn't meet the expectations completely in the previous season. I think it was just a bad day for Liverpool. Sometimes you don't manage to win no matter how hard you try...
Anyways, the first game for Liverpool is against Milan. It is at San Siro. What is your opinion?
I think Liverpool will start with a victory. Milan won their last league game but still it doesn't change the fact that they are unbalanced these days. 
For the first week, Liverpool vs Milan will be a really exciting game. As this is Liverpool's away game, there is a lot to see on how Arne Slot sets up a team away from home. He has been alright so far, but getting the first away UCL win will be really impressive if he can pull this off.
Normally Liverpool is supposed to win that match but I'm beginning to have a doubt about them because sometimes is not even good to judge base on the club that looks more promising because that was how I think that Liverpool will win Nottingham Forest but they came and totally messed up by losing to Nottingham Forest, so is difficult to also predict this one because already if we should compare Nottingham forest with Milan I believe Milan is much better than them, so since Nottingham forest win them means that is going to be serious on the both team, so even if I'm going to bet I think I would go for teams I'm a little bit sure of because Liverpool is becoming inconsistent this season. 
Two European giants who have both won the Champions League Trophy (Milan vs Liverpool) will compete against each other on the first matchday of the Champions League which will take place at the San Siro Stadium. Milan and Liverpool will be competing in the Champions League for the first time under the leadership of their new coaches, Milan will be led by Paulo Fonseca, while Liverpool will be led by Arne Slot who was just appointed as coach this season after Jurgen Klopp decided to retire.
Ahead of this game, the two teams had different results in their last domestic league matches, Milan managed to get their first win in Serie A in the last four matches, while Liverpool who managed to get three consecutive wins were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. This match will be a test for Paulo Fonseca and Arne Slot who will lead their team in the UCL, Milan is slightly favored because they act as hosts, but Liverpool cannot be underestimated because they are very motivated to return to their best momentum after suffering a defeat in their last game. I wouldn't place a bet on this match as it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner.
For this match I only hope that both teams score goals and there are more than 2 goals in this match. And actually I want to favorite Liverpool for that match but it looks like I won't do that. AC Milan is actually not in a convincing enough condition this season in their domestic league. AC Milan could be said to have started the season badly, but in their last match in Serie A we saw AC Milan make an extraordinary victory. And on the other hand, Liverpool have started the new season very well with Arne in the slot, but in their last match in the Premier League we actually saw Liverpool defeated by a team that is often considered weak in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest unexpectedly beat Liverpool at Anfield stadium which made us almost unable to believe it. Because in this match Liverpool should have been able to achieve a big win instead of a dramatic defeat as hosts. And I agree that this match will be quite difficult to predict. considering the current condition of the two teams is quite difficult to predict. AC Milan has home advantage in this match. But Milan's poor start to the season means they remain doubted by most people. Ahead of this game, the two teams had different results in their last domestic league matches, Milan managed to get their first win in Serie A in the last four matches, while Liverpool who managed to get three consecutive wins were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. This match will be a test for Paulo Fonseca and Arne Slot who will lead their team in the UCL, Milan is slightly favored because they act as hosts, but Liverpool cannot be underestimated because they are very motivated to return to their best momentum after suffering a defeat in their last game. I wouldn't place a bet on this match as it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner.
Although i pick Juventus to win the game against PSV, but i consider this as a very risky decision. Juventus has been so poor in their recent games. Their attackers are completely losing their sharpness. They have terrible build up, and defence. But i bet on their superiority over PSV.
I don't trust Juventus that much because they kept fluctuating badly since few seasons. This time they started well Serie A before they started missing points. Now in UEFA Champions League, things became more difficult and quite random because all teams want to progress as far as possible in this competition and Juventus used to walk away fast.
For bookies, they are clear that Juventus is the one which will win this match with an odd less than 2 for most betting platforms.
Two European giants who have both won the Champions League Trophy (Milan vs Liverpool) will compete against each other on the first matchday of the Champions League which will take place at the San Siro Stadium. Milan and Liverpool will be competing in the Champions League for the first time under the leadership of their new coaches, Milan will be led by Paulo Fonseca, while Liverpool will be led by Arne Slot who was just appointed as coach this season after Jurgen Klopp decided to retire.
Ahead of this game, the two teams had different results in their last domestic league matches, Milan managed to get their first win in Serie A in the last four matches, while Liverpool who managed to get three consecutive wins were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. This match will be a test for Paulo Fonseca and Arne Slot who will lead their team in the UCL, Milan is slightly favored because they act as hosts, but Liverpool cannot be underestimated because they are very motivated to return to their best momentum after suffering a defeat in their last game. I wouldn't place a bet on this match as it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner.
Ahead of this game, the two teams had different results in their last domestic league matches, Milan managed to get their first win in Serie A in the last four matches, while Liverpool who managed to get three consecutive wins were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest. This match will be a test for Paulo Fonseca and Arne Slot who will lead their team in the UCL, Milan is slightly favored because they act as hosts, but Liverpool cannot be underestimated because they are very motivated to return to their best momentum after suffering a defeat in their last game. I wouldn't place a bet on this match as it is very difficult to predict who will emerge as the winner.
Monaco may disappoint you against Barcelona, have you seen Barcelona's performance lately? They aren't even joking and their coach is literally trying to put them on a trajectory of an anticipated consistent victory, but I've not seen any of such intriguing performances from Monaco recently which will make me believe they are a good contender moreover it's champions League which we all know how demanding it can be which actually does increase the preference they place on the games.
Barcelona are obviously the favourites against Monaco, but you never can tell how things might turn out to be. With the most recent injury on Olmo, it's going to be a problem to have a free-flowing squad the way they did. The advantage they have is that Flick knows what he's doing. He has a lot of options he could use to replace Olmo. He can probably put Pedri forward and get someone else to play that midfield role.
Id like to see their game. Barcelona so far has not been easy to break down, they defend so high up the pitch and crowd the opponent's half, it'll be good to see how Monaco copes with that.
With Manchester City and inter we may witness another version of former champions League final encounter, lol.
I guess this is the reason Inter drew their match. I don't think Manchester City are going to take it likely on Inter, With the return of Rodri, Man City looks like a better squad and Haaland is in a pretty good form. Inter on the other hand have been good but they've not been on the level of City and they've been inconsistent with a couple of losses. I see that as a Man City win.
Monaco may disappoint you against Barcelona, have you seen Barcelona's performance lately? They aren't even joking and their coach is literally trying to put them on a trajectory of an anticipated consistent victory, but I've not seen any of such intriguing performances from Monaco recently which will make me believe they are a good contender moreover it's champions League which we all know how demanding it can be which actually does increase the preference they place on the games. With Manchester City and inter we may witness another version of former champions League final encounter, lol.
Monaco cannot be underestimated. They have not lost in Ligue 1 yet. They are performing well, although they do not have a very strong attack. In 4 games they have managed to score 7 goals. But they are showing that they have a good defense. And from what I see, they do not have any important players injured. Meanwhile, Barcelona, who were doing well thanks to the arrival of Dani Olmo, now have some bad news. It has been confirmed that Dani Olmo has an injury that will mean he will not play for at least 4 weeks.
https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4120110/dani-olmo-injury-update
With this bad news for Barcelona, Monaco's chances of winning or drawing the game are much higher now. And Barcelona was a disaster before Dani Olmo arrived, so I expect a disastrous game from Barcelona and I wouldn't bet on Barcelona in these 4 to 5 weeks. The bookmakers are still giving Barcelona the advantage. But I see betting on Barcelona as a risky bet.
Although Inter are Serie A top team but still, at this moment I think Manchester City are the better team compared to Inter. I don't care about Inter saving their strength for the match against Monza before because for me, it was just a match has played and Inter obviously got a bad result because they almost lost to Monza. Because for the next match, of course, they still have good preparation because after all, Manchester City also remained consistent with their winning streak in the Premier League, so it has nothing to do with Inter draw against Monza.
I personally will not hesitate to keep betting and choosing Manchester City to win, because basically Manchester City is a team that has a level and quality above average. What's more, Manchester City also remains the favored team based on the odds available, and that makes my confidence increase even more to keep choosing Manchester City to win.
Currently, even Manchester City is in their best condition. Let's see how the results of every match Manchester City have played in the Premier League. So I don't think I would hesitate to choose Manchester City as my favorite in the Manchester City vs Inter Milan UCL match. That doesn't mean I want to underestimate Inter Milan, but I just see that Manchester City has a readiness and strength that can convince anyone who has seen it. In contrast to Inter Milan, which actually looks a little weaker if we pay attention to them in the first few matches in Serie A. And even if Inter Milan were in better condition, I still wouldn't change my choice to favor Manchester City. Haaland currently even looks like a better goal-scoring machine than last season. With the help of Ilkay Gundogan and De Bruyne, we will see Haaland become a goal scoring machine again this season. I personally will not hesitate to keep betting and choosing Manchester City to win, because basically Manchester City is a team that has a level and quality above average. What's more, Manchester City also remains the favored team based on the odds available, and that makes my confidence increase even more to keep choosing Manchester City to win.
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