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October 17, 2024, 04:28:25 AM
Actually, in the UCL this season, I initially hoped to see surprises from several clubs that made surprises in the domestic league last season. Like Leverkusen, who made an unbeaten record in the Bundesliga, Girona, who was even a very strong team last season in La Liga, then there is Bologna, who was also surprising in Serie A because they managed to finish in 5th place without anyone expecting it. But it looks like Bologna and Girona are having a tough start to the UCL. Meanwhile, Leverkusen looks like they are starting quite well in the UCL. Because until now Leverkusen has not lost in the 2 matches that have been played.
You should also check their performance in their own domestic league in this season, both Bologna and Girona performance are terrible, while Leverkusen is still fine even though not as strong as in the last season. But, Leverkusen met easier opponents, like Milan and Feyenoord, which is nothing surprising they can won those match.

After all we still have many upcoming match, Girona is quite lucky their opponent not that strong.
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October 17, 2024, 03:50:21 AM
That is the thing that made Champions League look special, because mostly toward the end of the season we always came across some upcoming teams that will came as a surprise, which some get success by luck. Although in Champions League mostly experienced teams are always at the top. Take and instance of last season no one expected Dortmund will make it to the finals, but they did, even though they didn’t win but at least they try there best. But for this season I know it will be very tough then we expect but let see how it will end.
Every team that manages to get a ticket to the UCL is a special team and its strength cannot be doubted. So many surprises at UCL are always unavoidable. So sometimes when we bet on every match in the UCL we know we are betting at a higher level of risk. It's just that the level of excitement of the game is commensurate and very entertaining for those of us who watch it.

Actually, in the UCL this season, I initially hoped to see surprises from several clubs that made surprises in the domestic league last season. Like Leverkusen, who made an unbeaten record in the Bundesliga, Girona, who was even a very strong team last season in La Liga, then there is Bologna, who was also surprising in Serie A because they managed to finish in 5th place without anyone expecting it. But it looks like Bologna and Girona are having a tough start to the UCL. Meanwhile, Leverkusen looks like they are starting quite well in the UCL. Because until now Leverkusen has not lost in the 2 matches that have been played.
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October 17, 2024, 03:22:50 AM
I hope also about Liverpool who can return to being champions, with the current capital of course they have a chance to be able to get a victory, it's been a long time since Liverpool won the Champion league and surely many fans miss it, Arne Slot only needs to perfect what Klopp has left at Liverpool to make this team much better in the future, BTW next Liverpool will compete with Leipzig which is a representative team from the Bundesliga and Liverpool are guests on their field, this is a little more difficult because they are not used to the atmosphere of the field but they have to get a win to add more points.
RB Leipzig have no chance against Liverpool in Champions League while they already lost two games against Atlético Madrid and Juventus their performance in Champions League is always not good with their chances are always high into Bundesliga for keeping themselves into better spot with their consistency in Champions League their strategy is not working for them, and they fail to bring things on level for having good result.

Liverpool surely have good advantage due to their squad depth and players chemistry which is working for them, and they are getting good results Arne Slot which join from Dutch League were having not good expectations through fans, but now they are changing their mindset and feeling he can keep this club at the top like this was going through in last season through Jürgen Klopp who spend eight years and give his best for getting good results now we can expect good result for them in this league while Premier League is also have good title race.
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October 17, 2024, 02:32:10 AM

This season it's hard for me to guess who will make it to the final, but a few favorite teams can always be identified.
Real Madrid and Manchester City are two favorite teams who can be counted on to progress from one stage to another until they reach the final, but we never know what will happen to them in the knockout stages this season.

Real Madrid has suffered 1 defeat in the group stage against Lille, while Manchester City was held to a draw by Inter in the first match. These two favorites did not get as smooth a result as expected, Bayern Munich was the same. At the top of the standings currently is Dortmund with 2 wins, while Liverpool and several other teams with the same points are in the position below. But there are still 6 matches in this round and we will find 8 of them qualify for the round of 16 and the other 16 will compete in the playoffs.
Now it is still too early for that because after all the league phase has just started and still leaves at least 5 more matches to determine who qualifies for the next phase or not so saying some clubs as a reference to the final will be very difficult because it is still quite random even though it cannot be denied that some big clubs must always be seeded and favorites if they say finalists.
We still have to continue to see the performance in the league phase and of course the last 16 draw because after all this always plays a role for a club to reach the final in the Champions League.
The previous 2 seasons we saw a drawing in Inter's favor that allowed them to reach the final without us expecting it from the start, as well as last season with Dortmund who unexpectedly found themselves in the final against Madrid so surprises like this can still very much happen depending on the last 16 drawing phase.

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October 17, 2024, 02:18:14 AM
Liverpool after losing Klopp are a little bit worried but actually Slot on the contrary makes them better, with their extraordinary strategy Liverpool are quite good so far, Salah is a player who has improved again and also some other players who had been down they have come back much more effective lately, I think Liverpool can be better than before.
Liverpool in the hands of Arne Slot became stronger even though they were actually strong before being handled by Arne Slot but this season Liverpool became better with the improvements they made Moh Salah appeared very productive this season I hope he will continue like that and not get injured like last season, I think Liverpool will be a strong candidate in the Champions League and also the Premier League his performance is still quite consistent until now in the Champions League Liverpool has also won 2 matches in the 3rd match he will face Leipzig away I think with Leipzig's poor performance in the UCL Liverpool has a great chance of beating this club.

With the arrival of Arne Slot, it is clear that the Anfield team is improving day by day. Coach Arne Slot has brought many changes in terms of playing style,  especially in defense. Manager Arne Slot is shifting Liverpool's style of play from attacking to focusing on not conceding first, and it's paying off. Help Liverpool get positive results. Liverpool is still not weakened, even more formidable.

Of course, it must be said that the foundations at Anfield have been solidly built under Klopp. And Arne Slot has not made a mistake since taking over the team from Jurgen Klopp. But it's just the start, he must be wary of potentially losing a host of top stars next summer. The club's board has yet to agree on new contracts for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah, and Virgil van Dijk, whose contracts expire next summer.
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October 17, 2024, 01:16:20 AM
Liverpool after losing Klopp are a little bit worried but actually Slot on the contrary makes them better, with their extraordinary strategy Liverpool are quite good so far, Salah is a player who has improved again and also some other players who had been down they have come back much more effective lately, I think Liverpool can be better than before.
Liverpool in the hands of Arne Slot became stronger even though they were actually strong before being handled by Arne Slot but this season Liverpool became better with the improvements they made Moh Salah appeared very productive this season I hope he will continue like that and not get injured like last season, I think Liverpool will be a strong candidate in the Champions League and also the Premier League his performance is still quite consistent until now in the Champions League Liverpool has also won 2 matches in the 3rd match he will face Leipzig away I think with Leipzig's poor performance in the UCL Liverpool has a great chance of beating this club.
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October 16, 2024, 09:53:16 PM
Unfortunately for Leipzig, this new and far different CL version has been more than negative. At least until now. The game against Liverpool though, I doubt that it will be different for them. The Reds this season look very solid and serious with all their opponents and if they get out from serious injuries, can be a favorite to reach at least the quarter-finals.
The new coach for Liverpool, Arne Slot is doing a great job at Anfield, he knows how to tackle problems and achieving major goals wouldn't be a problem for him, will it? However we look forward to seeing the new coach handling more pressing issues at Anfield and coming to lift major trophies which is his ultimate targets. We should know one thing with the new coach, Arne Slot didn't hesitate to rest the players that are less competitive, probably due to fatigue and injuries, and he didn't persuaded his means to make more signings for the club, he worked and had good chemistry with Liverpool players, Arne Slot is also learning from these players.

This is the UEFA Champions League, there's absolutely no room to underrated any club because they're all classified Champions, you do know what it means before a club is categorized in the top four of their perspective Leagues? It means they're elite club and capable of handling tough and easy oppositions, so I would say this just once, RB Leipzig and Liverpool are completely on the same level of football because they've in possession of confidence and good odds. From my perspective, RB Leipzig will fight to accumulating 3 solid points against Liverpool.
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October 16, 2024, 09:44:59 PM
Looking at the two games that Leipzig have played in the Champions League this season, there is certainly a reason why some people still doubt them when facing Liverpool who have successfully won two games in the Champions League this season whereas it was the opposite for Leipzig at the start of the Champions League this season. The home game against Liverpool as the third game for both of them in the Champions League this season could put Leipzig in an even more difficult position if Leipzig can't win the game considering Liverpool are still quite solid this season in any competition.
Previous Leipzig matches.

Atletico Madrid vs Leipzig ( 2-1 )
Leipzig vs Juventus ( 2-3 )

Leipzig always got a narrow defeat and even when playing against Juventus, Leipzig should have been able to hold the match to a draw because Juventus in the 60th minute only played with 10 players but Leipzig failed again.

Liverpool previous matches.

Milan vs Liverpool ( 1-3 )
Liverpool vs Bologna ( 2-0 )

Liverpool always performs better with very strong consistency and it is very surprising that playing away against Milan, Liverpool can win.

So, the conclusion is that Liverpool chances of winning are much greater even though they are only playing away but in fact Leipzig cannot perform perfectly at home. The only surprise that can happen is a draw.
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October 16, 2024, 06:54:13 PM
Unfortunately for Leipzig, this new and far different CL version has been more than negative. At least until now. The game against Liverpool though, I doubt that it will be different for them. The Reds this season look very solid and serious with all their opponents and if they get out from serious injuries, can be a favorite to reach at least the quarter-finals.
Looking at the two games that Leipzig have played in the Champions League this season, there is certainly a reason why some people still doubt them when facing Liverpool who have successfully won two games in the Champions League this season whereas it was the opposite for Leipzig at the start of the Champions League this season. The home game against Liverpool as the third game for both of them in the Champions League this season could put Leipzig in an even more difficult position if Leipzig can't win the game considering Liverpool are still quite solid this season in any competition.
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October 16, 2024, 06:45:28 PM
I also don't expect Leipzig to hope for their first Champions League win against Liverpool - in fact a Leipzig defeat is what I was hoping for. Liverpool are the favorites in this match who rencently also hold two wins. I hope Liverpool win - but I'm not underestimating Leipzig playing at home.

Unfortunately for Leipzig, this new and far different CL version has been more than negative. At least until now. The game against Liverpool though, I doubt that it will be different for them. The Reds this season look very solid and serious with all their opponents and if they get out from serious injuries, can be a favorite to reach at least the quarter-finals.
With this new format of the champions league, no one is actually hopeless. With a consecutive two wins, the table could change drastically. In the end, even if you cannot win, try and go home with a point . There's opportunity for everyone and I will not undermine Leipzig. German teams are doing extreme well these days, both in their Bundesliga and in the champions league. If Dortmund could get to the finals of the champions league, what's difficult for Leipzig to beat Liverpool. Not so difficult, a mistake can change everything...
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October 16, 2024, 06:37:18 PM
Surprises in the champions league isn't new as it's something that happens almost often although it's on the final stages of the competition that things begin to take sharp and the usual clubs that we know are the biggest begins to win and finally lift the trophy. The last time an underdog won the trophy was when Chelsea won it against a very strong Manchester City. Since then It has always been the best teams that wins it. Dortmund tried last season but Real Madrid were just better than them and with their many years of experience and a very experienced manager, it helped them to lift the torphy, we're going to have more surprises this season but I don't think we'll get new winners.
That is the thing that made Champions League look special, because mostly toward the end of the season we always came across some upcoming teams that will came as a surprise, which some get success by luck. Although in Champions League mostly experienced teams are always at the top. Take and instance of last season no one expected Dortmund will make it to the finals, but they did, even though they didn’t win but at least they try there best. But for this season I know it will be very tough then we expect but let see how it will end.

This season it's hard for me to guess who will make it to the final, but a few favorite teams can always be identified.
Real Madrid and Manchester City are two favorite teams who can be counted on to progress from one stage to another until they reach the final, but we never know what will happen to them in the knockout stages this season.

Real Madrid has suffered 1 defeat in the group stage against Lille, while Manchester City was held to a draw by Inter in the first match. These two favorites did not get as smooth a result as expected, Bayern Munich was the same. At the top of the standings currently is Dortmund with 2 wins, while Liverpool and several other teams with the same points are in the position below. But there are still 6 matches in this round and we will find 8 of them qualify for the round of 16 and the other 16 will compete in the playoffs.
It is always hard to predict  which team to win the Champions League at this time because their are still more games. Normally Manchester City is always among the favourite to win the league because of they have been able to win Champions league back to back.

Real Madrid is also another team that has chances of winning because of their experience but Real Madrid haven't really be so impressive in their games in laliga,  it just seems the season won't be easy for Real Madrid.  Since Manchester City wasn't able to win the league last season I don't know if it is going to affect their winning mentality.  Most of the tops teams are doing very well in performance this season, so I think Champions league will be interesting and unpredicted.
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October 16, 2024, 05:41:26 PM
I also don't expect Leipzig to hope for their first Champions League win against Liverpool - in fact a Leipzig defeat is what I was hoping for. Liverpool are the favorites in this match who rencently also hold two wins. I hope Liverpool win - but I'm not underestimating Leipzig playing at home.

Unfortunately for Leipzig, this new and far different CL version has been more than negative. At least until now. The game against Liverpool though, I doubt that it will be different for them. The Reds this season look very solid and serious with all their opponents and if they get out from serious injuries, can be a favorite to reach at least the quarter-finals.
Bookmakers are already backing the English Premier League leaders to beat RB Leipzig even when they're playing away from him but personally, I feel it'll not be an easy game for Arne Sloth's men when they travel to Germany next week. In the past, we've seen Leipzig shock the big European clubs especially when they're playing at home and again Liverpool as well, I think they also stand a chance of getting something out of the game. Liverpool are favorites to win that game but Leipzig shouldn't be written off.
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October 16, 2024, 05:25:05 PM
I also don't expect Leipzig to hope for their first Champions League win against Liverpool - in fact a Leipzig defeat is what I was hoping for. Liverpool are the favorites in this match who rencently also hold two wins. I hope Liverpool win - but I'm not underestimating Leipzig playing at home.

Unfortunately for Leipzig, this new and far different CL version has been more than negative. At least until now. The game against Liverpool though, I doubt that it will be different for them. The Reds this season look very solid and serious with all their opponents and if they get out from serious injuries, can be a favorite to reach at least the quarter-finals.
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October 16, 2024, 05:15:23 PM
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Leipzig are very good in the Bundesliga at the moment, but for some reason their results in the Champions League are the worst you can imagine, they have 0 points and I think they will want to change that in the match with Liverpool, especially since the match will be held at their stadium. Several teams were unable to score a single point, Milan in particular, also an unexpected result, but these are only the first games, and they still have time to fix everything.
There's no surprise about Leipzig's two losses at the moment - I mean, Leipzig lost to two big teams who have good squad depth in my opinion. Leipzig lost to Atletico Madrid and Juventus - so the two defeats felt normal considering the difference in experience and quality of the teams in the Champions League.

I also don't expect Leipzig to hope for their first Champions League win against Liverpool - in fact a Leipzig defeat is what I was hoping for. Liverpool are the favorites in this match who rencently also hold two wins. I hope Liverpool win - but I'm not underestimating Leipzig playing at home.
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October 16, 2024, 05:01:00 PM
Surprises in the champions league isn't new as it's something that happens almost often although it's on the final stages of the competition that things begin to take sharp and the usual clubs that we know are the biggest begins to win and finally lift the trophy. The last time an underdog won the trophy was when Chelsea won it against a very strong Manchester City. Since then It has always been the best teams that wins it. Dortmund tried last season but Real Madrid were just better than them and with their many years of experience and a very experienced manager, it helped them to lift the torphy, we're going to have more surprises this season but I don't think we'll get new winners.
That is the thing that made Champions League look special, because mostly toward the end of the season we always came across some upcoming teams that will came as a surprise, which some get success by luck. Although in Champions League mostly experienced teams are always at the top. Take and instance of last season no one expected Dortmund will make it to the finals, but they did, even though they didn’t win but at least they try there best. But for this season I know it will be very tough then we expect but let see how it will end.

This season it's hard for me to guess who will make it to the final, but a few favorite teams can always be identified.
Real Madrid and Manchester City are two favorite teams who can be counted on to progress from one stage to another until they reach the final, but we never know what will happen to them in the knockout stages this season.

Real Madrid has suffered 1 defeat in the group stage against Lille, while Manchester City was held to a draw by Inter in the first match. These two favorites did not get as smooth a result as expected, Bayern Munich was the same. At the top of the standings currently is Dortmund with 2 wins, while Liverpool and several other teams with the same points are in the position below. But there are still 6 matches in this round and we will find 8 of them qualify for the round of 16 and the other 16 will compete in the playoffs.
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October 16, 2024, 04:51:01 PM
But in the Champions League things like this happen quite often. Even if we look at last season, we saw a surprise in the end because without our expectations we could see Dortmund reach the final even though they ultimately failed in the final. And it is possible that many surprising things will happen again this season where the competition will become fiercer with more clubs joining.

Surprises in the champions league isn't new as it's something that happens almost often although it's on the final stages of the competition that things begin to take sharp and the usual clubs that we know are the biggest begins to win and finally lift the trophy. The last time an underdog won the trophy was when Chelsea won it against a very strong Manchester City. Since then It has always been the best teams that wins it. Dortmund tried last season but Real Madrid were just better than them and with their many years of experience and a very experienced manager, it helped them to lift the torphy, we're going to have more surprises this season but I don't think we'll get new winners.

That is the thing that made Champions League look special, because mostly toward the end of the season we always came across some upcoming teams that will came as a surprise, which some get success by luck. Although in Champions League mostly experienced teams are always at the top. Take and instance of last season no one expected Dortmund will make it to the finals, but they did, even though they didn’t win but at least they try there best. But for this season I know it will be very tough then we expect but let see how it will end.
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October 16, 2024, 04:32:06 PM
Liverpool have made progress from the previous coach and they can also be handled well by the new coach so what is happening now is that Liverpool are still quite consistent. Diaz and Mo Salah are a good combination and actually that happens because the midfield has a role in maintaining the rhythm of the game. Liverpool's steps in the Champions League are still quite difficult because there is a lot of competition here that will make it difficult for them.

But when the team plays more well coordinated and the players can show high dedication then I am sure Liverpool will be much better than Manchester City. It takes time for coaches to make it happen and even then it's not easy because there are many teams that are probably much more prepared for this moment.
Liverpool have good progress performed under Arne Slot not only in domestic league but also have won 2 of 2 matches in Champion League after defeating the Serie A teams AC Milan and Liverpool. Looks not get difficult for Liverpool reach the UEFA Champion League spot place directly qualify to knock out round by finish on top eight standings place, actually Liverpool have won 8 of 9 matches all competition between domestic league and champion league matches.

Upcoming match, Liverpool will face RB Leipzig in Champion League but in this weekend will face big match against Chelsea at domestic league, I doubt will Arne Slot make huge rotation for playing full teams in Champion League match or Liverpool will play with second composition team facing Leipzig keep focus for Premier League match against Chelsea.

As you have already emphasised Liverpool are in impeccable form, so I think that the upcoming match against Chelsea inside the championship will be no problem for them, I think that the maximum they can be afraid of is a draw, and even then in a global sense it will hardly affect the position in the table in the championship. As for the Champions League, there too the opponent is not the strongest compared to Liverpool, so there is nothing to worry about there either
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October 16, 2024, 04:04:00 PM
We just have to wait to see how far Slot can come with Liverpool this season. From his management of the club since he took charge, I’ll say he’s doing exceptionally well and if he continues like this, he’ll win a lot of trophies for Liverpool. He is really a good successor of Jurgen Klopp who also did well during his time as the head coach of the team. Liverpool in the champions league have also achieved some level of success also and their stance in the premier league is also no doubt of them been a potential player that will maintain that first position and also could win the title by end of the season if they continue to play well in all competitions.

I have not seen them play that poor or exhibit any performance that will make me doubt their ability not to go far in the champions league or even not stand a chance in the long term as they play in the premier league and aiming for the top of the table. Arne Slot is capable I think, but we should also not forget that all teams have their good and bad times, hopefully if Liverpool did not experience such a bad time, we should not be ousting them for the league title and should be rated at least equally with Manchester City and Arsenal in the fight for the league title.
While I do believe he is probably going to be top three at premier league which is great for a new manager at premier league, we are also talking about UCL here and I do not think we are going to see him do much at UCL at all, we are going to see quite a bit of a difference in the end. We can't really make much out of this deal because we are seeing how Liverpool is just getting ready to play Slotball and because of this they can't just beat the best teams in the world, well not technically the world but Europe but lets be real, the team that wins UCL is also the team which is best in the world.

So Liverpool would have hard time and I do not think we can do this, we are not going to end up with any type of result which they will love. However, there is no rush, he is settling in very fine, having a better first season than Klopp did, and he is going to only improve hopefully which would mean in the future they could do a lot better and could maybe get a title here too.
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October 16, 2024, 03:59:32 PM
Barcelona performance and his record is good which makes him more favorite but this has also happened in some matches of Barcelona due to which both have been kept on equal performance.  But still Barcelona's game has been well played and liked this season.Bayern Munich will play this game well if this game is against Barcelona then this match will be nothing but a draw.  Because the players on both sides are good and hard working.  I think anything can happen in the match which can also cause Barcelona to lose. We will see one of the two teams dropping points.
The season Barcelona performances has been so great full unlike last seasons that there not able to play well, but this season they make very good improvement which if we check theirs performances now there doing better, especially in the La Liga they the one leading the league with high points, and now Real Madrid is try to catch them up because their points gap with Real Madrid is just three points.

Furthermore, Barcelona have to tight and hold there consistency more again, if not something might happen in their next match; Because once the Real Madrid play any match and able to win they will be claim the same points: and if the Barcelona mistakenly lose any of their match that’s all.
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October 16, 2024, 03:24:25 PM
Although many initially doubted his abilities, Arne Slot was able to prove his quality as an ideal successor to Jurgen Klopp. Slot's journey with Liverpool can be said to be very promising  was able to make Liverpool top the EPL standings and appear promising in the UCL. Slot's performance in handling Liverpool has been very good, even exceeding management's expectations. The big challenge was successfully overcome by maintaining the consistency of Liverpool's game which has been known to have high intensity under Klopp's guidance. It is surprising what Slot has given Liverpool in his early days at Anfield, now the club is well and truly back on track and looking towards a bright future.
This is just too much hype for a season just getting started let's wait till the season ends and see his achievements before we can even at least say he is really the right replacement for Klopp. Though he has been doing well but Liverpool last season performance has made me lost hope on them being actually consistent in getting a trophy, especially during hard times like injury woes or even outside that.

Is good to  appluad Arne Slot for his job welldone to this point but how you're currently rating him is as if he has won a trophy and consistently dominated the league till this season ends.
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