Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 93. (Read 89354 times)

In this game against Benfica, Barcelona's goalkeeper was very bad, he was responsible for the second goal that Barcelona conceded, it was a clear mistake on his part, then he made another mistake that caused a penalty and Benfica managed to score the third goal. I think that Barcelona's goalkeeper is not very focused in this game and Barcelona's defenders didn't help much either, having conceded 4 goals in a game against Benfica is very bad.

I was close to getting my bet right:




 

In the last 5 games that Juventus played in the Champions League, they only had 1 victory, but they had 3 draws, in Serie A there are also many draws. With these draws I don't see Juventus being able to win Serie A and the European Champions League.

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RB Leipzig - Sporting Lisbon (I see Sporting winning)

AC Milan - Girona (I see Milan winning)

Arsenal - Dinamo Zagreb (I see Arsenal winning)

Feyenoord - Bayern Munich (I see Bayern Munich winning)

Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City (I see Manchester City winning)

Real Madrid - Red Bull Salzburg (I see Real Madrid winning)

Dortmund suffered a defeat against Bologna I didn't expect this to happen because Bologna didn't seem to have a strong ambition to advance far in the UCL because they hadn't won in their 6 matches but this time they were able to beat Dortmund in their 7th match, even so Bologna's position is not in the play-off zone less than 1 match but I'm not sure Bologna can get through the play-off round.
I had to lose a bet caused by Dortmund, this club seems to have experienced a decline in performance not only in the Bundesliga but also in the UCL.

From my view of the game, Benfica sitting back to absorb the pressure would have been worse for them we could see that from the period they tried to absorb the pressure when the score line was at 4 - 2. They couldn't contain Barcelona as it was attack after attack in them. In the second half, Benfica didn't really go out that much and they did in the first half, in the second half alone, it got to a point that possession was 75% Vs 25% and it wasn't really good for them. That was a foul in side the 18 yard box, but it wasn't called by the ref or even VAR, the reply was even shown to us only once.

In all honesty it was a great game by the two teams and most especially the home team as they did excellently brilliant to actually hold off a club like Barcelona, it was a little bit disappointing that they had to squander a very comfortable 2 goal lead before the break, Benfica was actually looking to seal all three points which they clearly needed to at least cement their palace in the Play off positions. They are 18th on the table although still the place for playoffs but the number of clubs with almost same points behind them is much and could make them miss out, three points in this game will have taken them to within 9th position.

As for Barcelona this is not a very good game all round for them, you don’t easily go behind in a competition like this, if it was against other oppositions I think they wouldn’t be able to come back into this game, yes Barcelona have almost seal their qualification before the game but they are still Fond of getting behind in matches and this is reasons why they lost the top of the league in Laliga, they need to be defensively better in coming games to avoid losing like the league

It turns out you and I were right, Liverpool won the game, but I'm not really impressed with the performance. After the first goal, Liverpool would have put the game to bed. They squandered a couple of good chances, one from Salah and another from Nunez. In football, if you don't take your chances it might come back to hurt you and that's what almost happened. It's good they reacted immediately with a goal after Lille restored parity. Good win for them and this makes it 7 wins in 7 games.

The only thing this Barcelona squad has been good at is defeating Real Madrid, aside that they have not doing well consecutively.
Seeing how the match Benfica would be disappointed they lost a 3 goals to 1 lead in the first half.

Barcelona showed a good fighting spirit but I still won't consider this as a proof that have a really great fighting spirit  like Real Madrid after just one game. Things will not necessarily be easy for them, as they play more games other teams may continue to neutralisation to their formation.

I think Barcelona has one of their luckiest night today because looking at how they started this game no one would imagined that they can get the three points they have right now after the game, Benfica started the game on a very strong momentum scoring 3 goals in just 30 minutes of the game leaving Barcelona with no option but to struggle until the end of the first half but kudos for the Barcelona coach Hansi Flick for turning the game around despite his team struggling in the first half but he changed the game and his team Barcelona took over the game in the 78 minutes before going further to win the game 4:5.

Barcelona really need to work on their defense because if they meet a team with good defense there's no way they will escape losing this game.

I wouldn't  believe either but the comeback was epic 4 goals before 90 mins ... was Benfica sleeping, i though they would have just played only a defensive game.
Later turned 9 goals in total  with  the point going to Barcelona's side, logfiles must be so happy even with the 8 goals didn’t know that could happen, it’s wild and they are now back to their 2nd position.. Bad news for benfica on the otherhand  as they are back to their knockout position

I didn’t expect Benfica to pose such a threat to Barcelona, both teams was just trying to outscore the other all game and with each goal scored, there was a reply before Benfica managed to get ahead with 2 goals difference. You would really think that did end it for Barcelona but nope, this young squad have been about doing what you wouldn’t expect of them, destroying Real Madrid in the Laliga and could just about handle Benfica. That Lewandowski penalty was what set things up for them and next you know, they got an equalizer and went for the win with Raphinha. It was a good one for them.

Benfica vs Barcelona, ​​I didn't expect the match to be this tight. I was worried because in the first half, Barcelona was left behind. Yes, Benfica was indeed that excellent this time, even though they only had 25% ball possession, but they managed to score 3 goals + 1 OG, that was extraordinary. Unfortunately, Benfica lost 1 goal to Barcelona and ended up with 0 points.

Oh yeah anyway, this UCL matchday was quite enjoyable because of the large number of goals scored on this matchday. So far there have been 33 goals in total.

Source: UEFA Champions League

Thiago Motta must immediately find a solution regarding the bluntness of his team front line, in my opinion they should not be satisfied with the draw they got today. Juventus were only able to release one shot on target, this further shows that they need to improve immediately. Club Brugge were lucky because they managed to force Juventus to a draw, athough they actually played worse by not being able to release a single shot on target.

The other two Serie A representatives, Bologna and Atalanta, managed to win at the same time. Juventus, who has a better reputation in the Champions League, should be able to appear more promising than the other two Serie A representatives. I think Juventus not only needs a midfielder who can control the tempo and depth of the game, Thiago Motta also seems to need to recruit a winger to add variety to the attack, Dusan Vlahovic cannot do much without maximum support.

The match between PSG and Manchester City promises to be a fascinating encounter as both teams are in desperate need of a win to secure a strong position in the standings. I believe Manchester City will have a slight advantage over PSG due to the depth quality of their squad. Their well structured midfield and good defense organization provide them with a solid foundation, Manchester City have picked their form so they are likely to get all three points from these fixtures.

Benfica had a huge lead and i didnt expect them to lose the game in the end. They scored 4 goals and ended up losing thats just insane. Barcelona with a huge comeback and didnt expect them to win this. But nice bet and a good win in the last minutes. This loss will hurt Benfica a lot,they needed points in this match badly.

The true champion mentality must be like that, even though they played away, Barcelona managed to come back after losing 3-1 in the first half and were behind 4-2. But Barcelona still managed to beat Benfica with a score of 4-5, this was a very interesting match with many goals scored and many tragedies and dramas throughout the match. Honestly, I personally was pessimistic about Barcelona with the defeat in the first half, but Rapinha became  the best player in this match by scoring the winning goal for Barcelona in the last minutes of the match. But even so, I still appreciate and admire Benfica's great efforts in this match. But unfortunately, Barcelona really made such a good effort too, that Benfica might fail to finish in the top eight.

What a night for Barcelona, today wasn't really their day as they started very confused, conceding 3 goals in the first half and even though they try to fight back benfica always has something to say in the match.
I must really show respect to Hansi Flick's changes I think they were necessary and timely, making there impact almost immediately.
Yes Barcelona may have won today but this match exposed so many loop holes in the Barcelona team I believe Hansi Flick should look into.

Countless surprises, thrilling moments, 9 goals, and one of the best matches I have watched in a long time. Barcelona did it! After a very poor performance in the first half, where their new goalkeeper Szczęsny made two costly errors that allowed Benfica to take a 3-1 lead, things seemed already dead. Personally, by the end of the first half, I had lost hope for Barcelona to make a full comeback. At most, I was expecting them to make the score with a draw.  

However, their coach Flick, really impressed me with his tactical adjustments. He knew how to address the defensive mistakes and focused on turning the game around as he believed in the players without even sending Szczęsny. Flick’s decisions paid off spectacularly as Barcelona managed to do a great comeback in very last minute of the game.  

A funny thing happened to me in this match. I left the game at the 90+3 minute mark and messaged my friend saying that Barcelona had an excellent coach, something Real Madrid has been missing lately. To my surprise, he replied saying they won! I quickly checked the score again and saw a VAR check for a penalty. All I can say is that this match was absolutely insane! Congratulations for who watched this game, even if you couldn’t win the bet, you surely had fun and enjoyed it.

Honestly I wasn't expecting the game to end 4-4 like you said but 4-3, all these things that happened for Benfica to lose this game I blame them because Barcelona couldn't get things together and they (Benfica) saw the midfield of Barcelona trying to push them back right from the beginning into their own half but they kept coming out and they got lucky and had the lead till second half. I was expecting Benfica to reduce how they attack, it should have been more of defending than attack but they thought they was going to break the offside line and get a clear chance but luck wasn't on their side.
For what the ref did at the last minute I just don't know if he was adding a little time before Raphinha started running with the ball and again I was thinking that last kick from the Barcelona 18 yard box was suppose to be a hand ball but it wasn't reviewed, too bad to see the visitors to get a win like that.

Laliga representatives performed well in the 7th match of the champions league where Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have shown their strength with the promise of circumstances and locking in victory. For Barcelona they have to work hard in this match because they managed to score a goal in the final minutes of the 90+6 match and that was a very good job done by Raphel et al in today's match.

Leverkusen surprisingly lost, even though they were superior in the number of players but unfortunately they found it so difficult to conquer Atletico Madrid. Alvarez became the hero in this match, two goals brought 3 points for them and he really should be praised in this match. In addition, Liverpool comfortably beat Lille in this match, they recorded many accurate shots that should have won with many goals in this match.

His actually not a real ref, his an inspector I think. But nevertheless, to be fair he officiated and managed the game quite well except for some few errors of which his last call for not awarding Benfica that last minute penalty was one of his few errors in the game. I am if it was against Barcelona he would have called the penalty without a second thought. It's not a new thing that on nights like this Barcelona are mainly favoured hence the controversies in most of their game.

Benfica Vs Barcelona was considered to be potentially the most exciting game of today's round and they didn't disappoint. 9 goals, a red card, 3 penalties, embarrassing goalkeepers' mistakes on both sides, and a very last-minute winner - you couldn't asked for a better show.
Barcelona came up victorious 5-4 and secured a spot in the next phase.

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