Sparta Prague have the upper hand after beating their opponents 2-0 away from home in the first leg. Shamrock Rovers have no chance of eliminating Prague away from home, so we can say that Sparta will go through.
Ferencvaros, on the other hand, managed to win 5-0 against a weak opponent. They are a team that has the potential to win again, most probably away against a weak opponent. They will have eliminated their opponent in an easy way.
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Because if both teams can fail from the start in the Champions League, at least they can go down to the Europa League to be able to compete with the big teams there even though the level of competition is a little different, but it is still quite interesting to watch.
Both Girona and Bologna have qualified for the champions league and if they fail to qualify for the round of 16, they will be eliminated. Take note that this season no team from the champions league will go to the europa league. There will be a new format for UEFA champions league and europa league.
I don't expect teams like Girona and Bologna to do well in the Champions League next season. However, there is no doubt that both these teams have played brilliantly in the last season. The Girona team competed for the La Liga title. And it was a completely unexpected event. The Girona team has struggled to avoid relegation in the past. But last season this team fought for the title.
However, we have seen erratic performances from Girona's players in the matches at the end of the season. Moreover, if you want to perform consistently well in the Champions League, you need a lot of experience. Girona and Bologna management may be able to build stronger squads if they spend money. But getting the squad players experienced will not be an easy task for Girona and Bologna.
These clubs that have earned a top spot in the UEFA Champions League next season, I don't think most of them would survive because its definitely going to be a long rough run for them. They've failed completely to survive and winning becomes very volatile for them. This is not one of these random leagues where they keep domination, rather they're facing elite opponents, where they're ought to pave path for their progress. However, we have seen erratic performances from Girona's players in the matches at the end of the season. Moreover, if you want to perform consistently well in the Champions League, you need a lot of experience. Girona and Bologna management may be able to build stronger squads if they spend money. But getting the squad players experienced will not be an easy task for Girona and Bologna.
Girona will absolutely push for the big phases in the UEFA Champions League, they've what it takes to reach the finals, only if they're able to maintain the stellar performance they had previous season. It's definitely complex for them but I know one thing for a fact, Girona will packed huge incredible form.
Karabakh will host their opponent at home on Tuesday. We can say that Karabakh will be the team that makes the round after their 2-0 away win. Lincoln Red don't stand a chance against them.
Apoel, on the other hand, managed to defeat their opponents 1-0 at home in the first meeting. Now they go on the road and a risky and potential match awaits them. We can say that both sides can go through and maybe the match will go to extra time.
The result of this match will be clear who will win it and easy steps have been taken by Qarabag since the first leg meeting last week after defeating Lincoln Red in front of their own fans. With an aggregate difference of two goals, Qarabag does not need to work hard in front of their fans in the second leg and only needs to close the victory by adding 1 or 2 more goals. Moreover, if Qarabag does not take a definite victory, Lincoln Red could succeed in equalizing the aggregate and forcing them to continue in a match that drains the stamina of their players.Apoel, on the other hand, managed to defeat their opponents 1-0 at home in the first meeting. Now they go on the road and a risky and potential match awaits them. We can say that both sides can go through and maybe the match will go to extra time.
Well, for Apoel, they must silence Petrocup decisively if they want to secure a step to the next round because this narrow aggregate difference will not make them comfortable and instead they will play totally attacking in order to increase their aggregate difference. On the other hand, Petrocub has a greater chance because they get full support from their fans at home and I think turning the aggregate around is not difficult for them.
But overall, I will still favor Qarabag and Apoel and also include these two matches in the next bet.
Teams like Girona and Bologna are not teams that often play in the Champions League so their level of play will be very different, even though both of them played well in their respective leagues last season. As we know, the Champions League is very competitive and the competition here is quite big so it will be difficult for them to qualify for the next stage. Every season there will definitely be one team that is quite surprising but when entering the next season most of them lose their best form.
For now it is still appropriate to say that, but who knows if they are the ones who can make a big surprise in the Champions League next season even though I myself still doubt that both teams can go further in the Champions League. Because if both teams can fail from the start in the Champions League, at least they can go down to the Europa League to be able to compete with the big teams there even though the level of competition is a little different, but it is still quite interesting to watch.
Karabakh will host their opponent at home on Tuesday. We can say that Karabakh will be the team that makes the round after their 2-0 away win. Lincoln Red don't stand a chance against them.
Apoel, on the other hand, managed to defeat their opponents 1-0 at home in the first meeting. Now they go on the road and a risky and potential match awaits them. We can say that both sides can go through and maybe the match will go to extra time.
Apoel, on the other hand, managed to defeat their opponents 1-0 at home in the first meeting. Now they go on the road and a risky and potential match awaits them. We can say that both sides can go through and maybe the match will go to extra time.
I don't expect teams like Girona and Bologna to do well in the Champions League next season. However, there is no doubt that both these teams have played brilliantly in the last season. The Girona team competed for the La Liga title. And it was a completely unexpected event. The Girona team has struggled to avoid relegation in the past. But last season this team fought for the title.
However, we have seen erratic performances from Girona's players in the matches at the end of the season. Moreover, if you want to perform consistently well in the Champions League, you need a lot of experience. Girona and Bologna management may be able to build stronger squads if they spend money. But getting the squad players experienced will not be an easy task for Girona and Bologna.
Teams like Girona and Bologna are not teams that often play in the Champions League so their level of play will be very different, even though both of them played well in their respective leagues last season. As we know, the Champions League is very competitive and the competition here is quite big so it will be difficult for them to qualify for the next stage. Every season there will definitely be one team that is quite surprising but when entering the next season most of them lose their best form.However, we have seen erratic performances from Girona's players in the matches at the end of the season. Moreover, if you want to perform consistently well in the Champions League, you need a lot of experience. Girona and Bologna management may be able to build stronger squads if they spend money. But getting the squad players experienced will not be an easy task for Girona and Bologna.
Without having experienced players it will be much harder to play in the Champions League and even we see how strong teams that often play in the league also have difficulty facing the tight competition. I don't think both of them will easily get through the group phase because there will be quite tight competition from the opponents they will face.
Just like i said before that Girona consistency will be tested next season when they have to divide their focus to playing at several different competitions besides Laliga such as Champion League so we will see whether they still able to performing well just like they showed last season or not but because this is the first time for Girona so i think it's hard for them because Champion League has different atmosphere compared to Laliga
It is always challenging for underdogs like Girona to maintain success after one surprising successful season and Girona will have to cope with same challenge. They will struggle to maintain their good performances and look at their transfer market activities, some players moved out and some moved in.Girona's activities on transfer market.
Noticeable, I pay attention on Donny Van de Beek moved in and Aleix Garcia moved out to Barcelona. The sale of Aleix Garcia helped Girona to get good money but it will affect their squad quality. Van de Beek used to be a good midfielder in Ajax Amsterdam but a transfer to Manchester United destroyed his career recently years and it's hard for him to come back with Girona.
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Because next season Champion League will have new format i think to qualified to knockout stages is more difficult for the participant teams including Girona because at league phase they will fight against plenty of strong teams early from different countries so that's why i personally didn't expect more to Girona performance in this competition even most likely Girona will not able to qualified to round of 16
They will enjoy scarce chances to play in Champions League and will pay a lot of attention on it. It will cause side effects and they will have high risk to spend less attention on La Liga so I am thinking of worse performances of Girona in La Liga and they likely will finish a next season beyond top four.Be realistic like if Girona sacrifice Champions League, that they will not do, and only focus on La Liga, they will not easily to end it in top four.
It's not easy because the champions league itself isn't all that friendly especially to new teams and I say this cause of the experience I have seen from most teams like Leipzig, Newcastle, and some others and all have failed to make any positive growth and that's why I don't feel any positive achievement will be made to their champions league campaign, but although am not sure for their Laliga journey but the champions league am sure that they will be knocked out.
Like other breakout teams, Girona might find it very hard to cope with the intensity of the Champions league. It's not the Spanish league where they were familiar with all the teams they went up against. All the elite teams play in the Champions league and Girona will have much more on their plates. It's not just girona, but teams that arw prolific in their domestic league don't usually do well in UCL. See the likes or Salzburg or Newcastle as you have mentioned. I'd like to think that teams like that mainly consider their UCL qualification as an achievement and anything after that — getting past group phase, knockout stages, eyc as a bonus. Not to mentioned thru have sold some of their best players.
Because next season Champion League will have new format i think to qualified to knockout stages is more difficult for the participant teams including Girona because at league phase they will fight against plenty of strong teams early from different countries so that's why i personally didn't expect more to Girona performance in this competition even most likely Girona will not able to qualified to round of 16
Besides Girona i would like to see the performance of other teams such as Leverkusen, Bilbao and Atalanta because last season their performance is really surprised us especially Leverkusen that they had just make records 51 matches unbeated which i am sure those records cannot be surpassed by other teams in the near future so i am curious want to see Leverkusen journey in this competition and do not forget too about Atalanta i think thy are dark horses team who has the potential to trouble the big teams
It's not easy because the champions league itself isn't all that friendly especially to new teams and I say this cause of the experience I have seen from most teams like Leipzig, Newcastle, and some others and all have failed to make any positive growth and that's why I don't feel any positive achievement will be made to their champions league campaign, but although am not sure for their Laliga journey but the champions league am sure that they will be knocked out.
Like other breakout teams, Girona might find it very hard to cope with the intensity of the Champions league. It's not the Spanish league where they were familiar with all the teams they went up against. All the elite teams play in the Champions league and Girona will have much more on their plates. It's not just girona, but teams that arw prolific in their domestic league don't usually do well in UCL. See the likes or Salzburg or Newcastle as you have mentioned. I'd like to think that teams like that mainly consider their UCL qualification as an achievement and anything after that — getting past group phase, knockout stages, eyc as a bonus. Not to mentioned thru have sold some of their best players.
Like other breakout teams, Girona might find it very hard to cope with the intensity of the Champions league. It's not the Spanish league where they were familiar with all the teams they went up against. All the elite teams play in the Champions league and Girona will have much more on their plates. It's not just girona, but teams that arw prolific in their domestic league don't usually do well in UCL. See the likes or Salzburg or Newcastle as you have mentioned. I'd like to think that teams like that mainly consider their UCL qualification as an achievement and anything after that — getting past group phase, knockout stages, eyc as a bonus. Not to mentioned thru have sold some of their best players.
Several new teams will show their best strength in the Champions League, newcomers such as Girona, Leverkusen and Bologna will certainly be the scapegoat. But they can overcome that if they are able to provide a good run when facing other strong teams. Of course, it is very true that the Champions League is a fairly competitive league because there are many big teams that have stronger strengths, such as Real Madrid and Manchester City. This season, of course, the newcomers will be very stressed if they face a team full of experience in the Champions League like Madrid. If big changes are made by management in the transfer market, of course there is great confidence that new arrivals can break many existing assumptions. So we'll just have to wait and see how they do in the Champions League this season.
I don't expect teams like Girona and Bologna to do well in the Champions League next season. However, there is no doubt that both these teams have played brilliantly in the last season. The Girona team competed for the La Liga title. And it was a completely unexpected event. The Girona team has struggled to avoid relegation in the past. But last season this team fought for the title.
However, we have seen erratic performances from Girona's players in the matches at the end of the season. Moreover, if you want to perform consistently well in the Champions League, you need a lot of experience. Girona and Bologna management may be able to build stronger squads if they spend money. But getting the squad players experienced will not be an easy task for Girona and Bologna.
Girona advancing to the knock out stage is very possible and they can achieve it but they don seem to have the capacity just yet because they have got a lot to fix to be able to match up the top teams in the champions league that will earn them the opportunity to get the chance at signing at the trophy but getting pass knock out will be a good attempt though it will not be a really easy one as the new champions league format from the group stage is such that is going to be a bit more stressful than the former which they are used to.
No one underestimates Girona now. I also think the same as you, it is not impossible for Girona to go to the knock-out round. This team has a strong spirit, they are a typical club that want to struggle and do hard work in each match. However, they have a problem with squad quality now because some of the main players leave the club. Eric García, Yan Couto, Pablo Torre, Savinho, Pau Víctor, and Aleix García are no longer staying in Girona squad. I think the departure of these players will bring significant impact to the strength of Girona team. If Girona couldn't find proper players to replace the role of those players, I am not so sure they will go far in UCL this season.Kindly learn Girona current transfers: https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-girona/transfers/verein/12321
Anyway, UCL will be always difficult for any team. Moreover, for an average team like Girona, they are not a team which often plays in UCL. It is not surprising if they need time to adapt with the atmosphere of UCL. I just hope Girona won't drop their performance very much, so we can see Girona to struggle reaching the knock-out phase.
Like other breakout teams, Girona might find it very hard to cope with the intensity of the Champions league. It's not the Spanish league where they were familiar with all the teams they went up against. All the elite teams play in the Champions league and Girona will have much more on their plates. It's not just girona, but teams that arw prolific in their domestic league don't usually do well in UCL. See the likes or Salzburg or Newcastle as you have mentioned. I'd like to think that teams like that mainly consider their UCL qualification as an achievement and anything after that — getting past group phase, knockout stages, eyc as a bonus. Not to mentioned thru have sold some of their best players.
Several new teams will show their best strength in the Champions League, newcomers such as Girona, Leverkusen and Bologna will certainly be the scapegoat. But they can overcome that if they are able to provide a good run when facing other strong teams. Of course, it is very true that the Champions League is a fairly competitive league because there are many big teams that have stronger strengths, such as Real Madrid and Manchester City. This season, of course, the newcomers will be very stressed if they face a team full of experience in the Champions League like Madrid. If big changes are made by management in the transfer market, of course there is great confidence that new arrivals can break many existing assumptions. So we'll just have to wait and see how they do in the Champions League this season.
There are worse options than what happened to Newcastle - for example Union Berlin. They failed in the Champions League and miraculously remained in the Bundesliga, were very close to relegation. But I think that despite the fact that Girona lost several players, such a failure is not threatening them. I think they will be able to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (in the new format it is much easier for newcomers) and then everything will depend on the draw.
Don't know if the new format will be easier for the new teams coming into the Champions League, basically it's a tough competition I'm not so sure about Girona but we don't know how they'll fare next season whether there will be any changes or not, but usually the underdogs won't stay up for long.Prediction: I don't have much hope for Girona, it's a small team but even if it's a surprise there's no expectation because we know they'll lose at some point, their mentality of playing in the Champions League doesn't have much experience, because of this tournament the mentality of the players also affects it.
In the old format, if you were from the 3-4 basket, you would end up in a group with, for example, Inter + Bayern, and that would be the end of your performance (you could fight for third place and a ticket to the LE). Now, after each defeat, you will end up on a weak team (mostly, of course, sometimes there will be unpleasant surprises) and you will have a chance to improve the situation. Roughly speaking, earlier, to get to the playoffs, you had to be better than some top clubs, but now you will just have to be better than weak and average clubs. In my opinion, the difference is very big.
Girona remind me of Newcastle in the Champions League, I think they might try their best to advance to knockout stage but I won't think much about them since some of their players are out already and they might not be able to replicate such form but maybe they might be fortunate to do better than Newcastle
There are worse options than what happened to Newcastle - for example Union Berlin. They failed in the Champions League and miraculously remained in the Bundesliga, were very close to relegation. But I think that despite the fact that Girona lost several players, such a failure is not threatening them. I think they will be able to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (in the new format it is much easier for newcomers) and then everything will depend on the draw.
It's definitely not easy for Girona because after all, with their current situation with limited players (some core players also left) they have to struggle with a schedule that is busier than before.
Indeed, they will definitely try to do better because this is a rare opportunity that they must use well but they must also remember that their focus must also remain consistent in La Liga so as not to let what happened to Union Berlin last season, they also felt the same thing where because of the increasingly busy schedule it made their performance chaotic in all competitions.
They are currently on a good trend and fan expectations are still quite high and this is the test they must take so that the situation remains an advantage for them in the new season.
It's not easy because the champions league itself isn't all that friendly especially to new teams and I say this cause of the experience I have seen from most teams like Leipzig, Newcastle, and some others and all have failed to make any positive growth and that's why I don't feel any positive achievement will be made to their champions league campaign, but although am not sure for their Laliga journey but the champions league am sure that they will be knocked out.
Like other breakout teams, Girona might find it very hard to cope with the intensity of the Champions league. It's not the Spanish league where they were familiar with all the teams they went up against. All the elite teams play in the Champions league and Girona will have much more on their plates. It's not just girona, but teams that arw prolific in their domestic league don't usually do well in UCL. See the likes or Salzburg or Newcastle as you have mentioned. I'd like to think that teams like that mainly consider their UCL qualification as an achievement and anything after that — getting past group phase, knockout stages, eyc as a bonus. Not to mentioned thru have sold some of their best players.
Kane has no titles at all and the situations are completely different on all sides. I'm not saying that a player like Mbappe is a panacea, but he significantly strengthens an already very strong squad that is capable of winning the Champions League. Real have been playing at the highest level in the Champions League for the last couple of seasons, so I don't rule out that happening again this season
These two players are of course quite different because Mbappe has won many trophies with PSG, but he failed to win the UCL trophy with PSG. And if Harry Kane certainly hasn't tasted a prestigious trophy with his old team or with Bayern Munich so he is quite ambitious to win a trophy this season. So speaking of these two players, of course they are strikers who are hungry for goals because they are often the top scorers on the teams they play for. For this reason, we will see how they fare in the Champions League this season.For Real Madrid, they are getting stronger and in my opinion, Mbappe's arrival has made them favorites again to become champions this season.
Apart from that, we cannot forget the words of luck and surprises that will decorate the Champions League journey this season. Will Leverkusen make a surprise in the Champions League because previously Leverkusen broke many records in their journey in the European league and in the domestic league.
A repeat of last season seems almost impossible to me, but nevertheless I wouldn't write Leverkusen off as anything can happen. As for Kane, I've never understood the resentment towards him, he's playing superbly, scoring a lot of goals, he's good on the pitch, but it's not just about him, it's about the team as a whole.... If Bayern recover this season and start playing normally, then maybe we will see them close to winning the Champions League as well
It's an obvious choice for them, they are truly a royal club, the most titled club in the history of the Champions League, of course they will focus on this tournament, moreover now they have a new star player in the team on whom everyone has high hopes, so I think in the next few years they will win at least once. But the fact is that with the conditions they have now, they could easily win La Liga.
Madrid is the best team in the UCL ever and the fact that they have Mbappe now means that they would want to try and win it again this year since the UCL is one of the biggest trophies that Mbappe is yet to win even though he fought very hard to win it during his time at PSG. Despite this fact, I still maintain my stance that Madrid might not win the UCL despite everyone's predictions. Mbappe's lack of UCL reminds me of Harry Kane's lack of a trophy
Kane has no titles at all and the situations are completely different on all sides. I'm not saying that a player like Mbappe is a panacea, but he significantly strengthens an already very strong squad that is capable of winning the Champions League. Real have been playing at the highest level in the Champions League for the last couple of seasons, so I don't rule out that happening again this season
Harry Kane is a very experienced player, he is a very good striker, he used to score many goals in every season, but he didn't have the opportunity to win trophies. He spent many years in Tottenham but still didn't achieve his goal, and he moved to Bayern Munich and helped the club win many games but still didn't win the league title. Bayer Leverkusen have stopped them in the competition; we'll see next season if they can win the league and try for the Champions League as well, but I doubt it will be as easy for Bayern Munich to win the UCL championships next season. Harry Kane will strive to win a trophy before retiring from sport because is getting old and later he will stop performing like before. He needs to give it his all and accomplish something before leaving Munich, since how can a crucial player depart without having achieved anything in his career.Real Madrid are the favorites to win the Champions League every season, except they must be eliminated before considering another team to win the UCL, and Mbappe will do anything to win his first title with Real Madrid next season. Let's watch how the UCL plays out next season.
It's not easy because the champions league itself isn't all that friendly especially to new teams and I say this cause of the experience I have seen from most teams like Leipzig, Newcastle, and some others and all have failed to make any positive growth and that's why I don't feel any positive achievement will be made to their champions league campaign, but although am not sure for their Laliga journey but the champions league am sure that they will be knocked out.
Teams like Girona will just come into the champions league for the first time to have experience about the competition and not that they can go that far in the league and eliminate bigger clubs who are already experienced in the field already. Your comparison to Newcastle and Leipzig is exactly what I’m expecting from Girona. It’s a good step for them to be here, at least when they’re opportune to play in the champions league next time, they will use the knowledge they'll acquire now to sought themself out in the next round of the competition. It’s not going to be an easy outing for them for the first time but if they perform well as they did to get this qualification, they can at least qualify from the first round of the tournament.
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I am also favouring these three clubs for best in Champions League, but Arsenal is still needed time for having better results and performance because their performance in last season was not as top club I will add Inter Milan as fourth-best club because they are doing good job and having good squad which can give his best in all conditions and also having ability to win this trophy due to their experience and quality performance Arsenal is having troubling time as their players are having pressure as they are heading for big games.In last two seasons, they were good in Premier League and their performance in Champions League was not satisfied, but we can expect improvement which will help them for keeping things in good touch if they are able to have some strong mentality in this coming season then we can expect they will be going through for the cups.
I don't expect much from Arsenal in the Champions League, because before they focus on this competition, the Domestic League trophy is their goal. Arteta has built his team squad very competitively in the last two seasons, unfortunately their work has not produced maximum results to shift City in the top position. but that doesn't mean Arsenal won't do their best in the Champions League, because this competition is the highest event of all Leagues. but interestingly, currently Arteta is working to make his team much better than last season. that's why, they are currently focusing on bringing in some newcomers for several positions. now, maybe Arteta is focused on the midfield if any of his players leave. plus, the productive striker they are targeting to sharpen their front line. perhaps, thus Arsenal will be able to compete strongly both in the Domestic League and in the Champions League. as a supporter of The Gunners, I hope Arteta does his job very well in this summer's transfer window.
Talking about Inter Milan, one of the Serie A clubs is a team that is quite experienced in the UCL. plus, they have a coach who is very skilled in terms of tactics and strategy when playing against strong teams in this competition. So, Inter Milan should not be ignored. Like Munich, they have a fairly competitive depth of players. However, I will not speculate too far for Bayern ahead of the new season. At least, seeing their performance in playing each match.
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