Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 280. (Read 57784 times)

Lille are on a positive trend, after successfully eliminating Fenerbahce who had just been handled by Jose Mourinho, they were able to maintain their performance by winning at Reims' headquarters in their first Ligue 1 match. This match will be played at Lille headquarters, an advantage for them to maintain their positive trend.
Slavia still have a chance to win this match, but they will have to fight hard because Lille will not allow the visitors to tear them apart at their home. I prefer Lille to win this match because apart from being the host, their game is also improving.

Maybe this is just a one-sided view from you and I think if it is true then you should try to bet on it. The bookies have put Lille's advantage with odds @1.74 and Slavia Prague gets the advantage with bigger odds but with that note it is risky. I think Lille will still be able to win, the advantage as the host in the first leg has made it all clear.

Lille also doesn't want the result to be a draw or a loss because that will only make it difficult for them to advance to the next round and conversely if they win with a score of 1-0 it will be enough to secure their chances in the second leg later. But if that doesn't happen then Lille will throw away the opportunity and will make it difficult for themselves in front of Slavia Prague fans. Well, I will still bet on Lille and this makes sense considering they have the capital of previous wins in the domestic league and just have to continue it.

Who told you that Kylian Mbappe doesn't have a worthy rival? Of course there are worthy rivals but they are young emerging and there are even many who are no match for his skills. Mbappe is one of the best players he has recently been linked with Real Madrid. Mbappe joining Real does not mean he will win the upcoming Ballon d'Or without competition.

The Ballon d'Or is football's most prestigious award. Winning the Ballon d'Or is a dream of every footballer in the world but not everyone can fulfill this dream. To earn this award, the player has to work hard throughout the season as well as perform well. Even goals and assists are to be scored in every match. The players who have been great throughout the season are the ones who are ahead to win the Ballon d'or ie their names are on the list of Ballon d'or winners.

Though I wouldn't say Lille match against Slavia Prague will be the most interesting match today because there are three interesting clubs that has champions League qualification match today, so I think they would all be very interesting to watch however when we talk about performance Slavia Prague and Lille seem to have an equal performance so in the case of betting, that match will be very scary because anything can happen on that match because even if you believe that Slavia Prague will win this round you should also know that Lille has been so consistent to the extend of wining fenerbahce on there first meeting with them, also another tough match is between Dinamo Zagreb and Qarabag because they also have the same pattern of playing and performance, so perhaps this two matches are considered the toughest because of there similar performances.

What makes you think so? If their form are better wouldn't that means the odds for them to win or draw would be higher too? I checked some websites and it seems like most put their chance to win the match against Lille around 20% or so. Maybe stuff like home/away affect this calculation, but I find it hard to believe those guys will put such a high odd if they think Slavia have a great chance to put up a fight. Then again a freak result is possible so it's not the best idea to judge how team will perform based on gambling odds.

The most difficult match of the night will be played in Lille. On paper, Lille is the favorite, but I think Slavia Prague will win this round.
Czech teams have been very good and in form in recent years. Slavia is a team I like. I even made a bet with my close circle that Slavia Prague would win the tour.

Madrid is a team that we can currently consider very perfect in terms of squad quality, mentality and performance, but they can still be beaten by a team that has a better game strategy than Ancelotti, a draw against Mallorca is of course a It's a surprise for us when a team that isn't the favorite is actually able to hold a strong team like Madrid to a draw, so this should make us realize that there really isn't a team that can't be beaten in today football and of course we no longer deserve to underestimate other teams that are not be favorite team in the Champions League so far, but apart from that, what Madrid has achieved in La Liga should not be a reference for us to doubt Madrid capacity in the UCL this season.

If we look at the current big European leagues, many of the big teams got negative results in their first match and that's actually quite normal considering the many changes that occurred in the squad during the break some time ago, so I think we can't judge too quickly assess that a team like Madrid will continue to decline after negative results in their first match, so far we know how Madrid continues to recover from every defeat so I think yesterday draw result will of course be an evaluation material for Ancelotti to maximize their squad in the next match in the champions league and domestic league.

I really didn't expect last season's Champions League winners Real Madrid, who have a strong squad, to be held to a draw by Mallorca in the Laliga match and to be honest, in my previous post I always talked and predicted that Real Madrid is a very strong team and it will be difficult for any team. even to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League and Laliga, especially after the arrival of Mbappe which makes me believe that Real Madrid definitely has stronger strength. And of course many people have views like mine.

It is certain that the teams in the UCL and Laliga will definitely be confident when facing Real Madrid because they saw that the result of Real Madrid's match against Mallorca was a draw in Laliga. But even so, of course I'm sure there are still many people who don't doubt Real Madrid's strength because in football sometimes there are always matches that are surprising and the results are difficult to predict.

Yes, we'll see what Real Madrid's story is in the next match, but I'm sure Real Madrid will remain a team that is feared by UCL teams and Laliga teams. In the UCL, of course the match will be more tense and the opponents that Real Madrid will face will definitely be stronger and what is certain is that Ancelotti really has to make better techniques so that Real Madrid will perform better.

But I don't agree with the statement that Barca's squad is better than Madrid's at the moment. Madrid did not lose in their first match they only got a draw which means it's not too bad and the coach will fix that mistake so that Real Madrid can perform better in the future, it doesn't mean that the club is perfect in all lines then they can win all matches especially in the domestic League match last season Real Madrid got a lot of draws in 1 season, so there are times when they lose and there are times when they win more but for the Champions League Real Madrid is different they will try hard to reach the top level, this club is also still the best there and has a greater chance of winning the Champions League title.

While their offensive line looks amazing that doesn't mean that their defense is equally strong at the moment. I believe that they really need to reconsider that part, I do not think that the talent gap between offense and defense is similar, the gap seems very big.

They can definitely get better players then Mendy, Rudiger, Militao and Carvajal there, not saying those are bad players but they are not like Vini or Jude or Mbappe level players, you need to have the best there. Imaigne if they had Davies like they wanted to, or imagine they had Trent like they requested information on, those are all big names and could be great. We need to just focus on how to get better and what we can do, otherwise their defense could cause some issues for them.

The biggest thing is that with Messi and Ronaldo not in Europe at the moment and Mbappe joining Real Madrid, Mbappe has no worthy challenger to win the Ballon d'Or next season. Mbappe's Ballon d'Or win was made even easier by signing with Real Madrid. Mbappe now has to defend himself but he should have done better in the first match of La Liga where we didn't get the performance we expected from Mbappe. 
However, Mbappe has played two matches in Real Madrid jersey so far where he scored in the first match but he didn't get a chance to score in the second match but he has a full season ahead of him and if he can play at his best then he can definitely top the La Liga top scorer list. 

Millions of Mbappe fans are hoping that Mbappe will do well in La Liga as well as in the Champions League and add a Ballon d'Or to his name next season.

Yeah, it's just a single march, which means there're more matches that can still be utilised by Realmadrid towards achieving the trophy or they can just keep on the way they started ( not possible though). I didn't see too much defence in the game actually,if there was then they won't have had their early goal which put them at front in the first place.
Let's just say, the defence might have increased a little when it was equal but I don't think it should hold them back with their squad .. still wondering how they lost It actually but I wasn't too surprised, they do have a lot of plans 

You are too quick to judge just by one match, there is still plenty of time for Ancelotti to find his best formation. Currently Ancelotti has not found the best formation after losing Kross and the presence of Mbappe in the front line. Real Madrid's front line has not found the right chemistry, so it is natural that their first match in Laliga ended in a draw and I don't think it will affect the Champions League because Real Madrid will have a different passion when playing in the Champions League.

However, the match against Mallorca will be the best result for Real Madrid to improve themselves in the next match. In this match, it was very clear that Mallorca's defense line was very solid and Real Madrid's attacks were less creative. In addition, if you look at it, after the BBC trio era, Real Madrid has always had a bit of difficulty winning at Mallorca's home every season. Mallorca always goes all out every time they face Madrid like a final. But never mind, be grateful for this result, this is just the beginning, Ancelotti will definitely continue to improve to face the Champions League to be stronger.

I wonder about this but at the same time being sceptical about this Real Madrid’s team. If this has happened in like three or more occasions I may have concluded that they will not be able to do anything meaningful this season and other teams won’t be so scared to face them in the champions league because of their poor outing with even smaller teams like Mallorca. I will only say the result was not what was expected from them but I don’t think this result will even make them feel that bad that it’ll affect their upcoming games, they might be more more ruthless in the coming weeks due to this first loss of the season they started with.


Real Madrid don’t have much work to do for me as far as tactical approach into a game is concerned. They’ve been one of the best teams from last season and after the addition of more elites players this season, they can only get better than they are before. The champions league still awaits them this season and they are still the best for the champions league title as far as the competition is concerned not until it fully begins and we see a change in some clubs that shows more seriousness than them to win it.

An elite club doesn't stand strong enough without holding on proper grounds in the transfer window. Real Madrid have a whole working to do and this simply the best team in La Liga. Real Madrid won the super cup when they thrashed Atalanta 2-0. This is absolutely one of the best squad any potential manager would wished for. Carlo Ancelotti have rearrange his team and planning on exploring his tactics because there's more to accomplish.

As a Croatian and Dinamo Zagreb fan, unfortunately I have to agree with you that Qarabag has more than realistic chances to reach CL, I would say probably its 50/50.

All Dinamo fans hoped to play against Ludogorets for CL, knowing how dangerous Qarabag is. Dinamo has experience on theri side and if Petkovic has one of his good days, Dinamo will go through. Otherwise, its gonna be very tough.

I simply canb't bet against my team, but I think that betting on surprise (Qarabag winning) is not a bad idea risk/reward wise.

Indeed. Real Madrid has great attackers, they have an ideal striker now. Mbappe makes Real Madrid to have 3 top attackers again. Sure, Mbappe is also an asset for Real Madrid. Real Madrid signed him for free, Real Madrid could sell him at high transfer fees. Real Madrid is lucky to sign Mbappe at a free agent status.

Mbappe, Vinicius, and Rodrygo could play well in the match against Atalanta, but they played badly in the first match of La Liga (against Mallorca). I even sometimes saw him playing too individually. Mbappe also still can't adapt well with Real Madrid game.


As far as I know, Real Madrid weak part is their defense. Real Madrid is still trying to get a new defender. I think Real Madrid defense will be stronger if Alaba has beed recovered. There are many people who dream to see a combination between Rudiger-Alaba. Militao still can't play consistently after they got a long time injury. Whatever the formation or tactics, it can't work well if the players can't play as a solid team.

I think that if he was in a big club he would already have a few Golden Balls simply because he didn't play and didn't win in Europe, it must also be said that Messi has always been the FIFA boy par excellence and only Ronaldo managed to snatch others wouldn't have succeeded as we've seen, so what matters is that you now play in a big club and push to win it!

https://x.com/realmadrid/status/1825297721751658862
After the match ended, Carlo Ancelotti gave a statement about his club, he said that "We are a very offensive team, but the balance of defense is very important", it means he highlighted the performance in the back line that was less than optimal in this match. It does not mean blaming the defenders who caused them to fail to win, but they need to improve their defensive performance.

From the statistics and from the game that I saw from Mallorca, I cannot say that Mallorca was lucky to avoid defeat. Because they were also able to play well and were able to threaten Real Madrid until finally they were able to score a goal in the 53rd minute. Mallorca knew very well who they were facing, so they made very thorough preparations and not only that, the strategy that was planned from the start they were able to implement it well on the field.

Leverkusen fans were sweating bullets! To be honest, though, this Bundesliga season is great. Everyone properly is talking about Bayern and Leverkusen. Still keep an eye on Dortmund. Particularly with that new striker, they have been displaying some wise decisions. They are not wasting time playing about. I understand as the bookies still favor Bayern right now. They are the top. But Leverkusen has the title to defend. And of course, Dortmund is arriving hot.

Leverkusen displayed some magic against Stuttgart. That comeback is classic. I hope that they can be consistent like they were. Every match counts. Bayern is going to pack the heat; Dortmund has their team very strong. Its not only about the title this season. Its about pride, about showing your worth. And including these three teams, it will be a combat royale.