It's Vangelis Pavlidis' night. He came to Benfica after being top scorer in the Dutch League. He didn't score many goals in the Portuguese league, but tonight he scored a hat-trick against Barcelona in half an hour.
There are still 45 minutes to play, Barca will try to turn the game around. But Benfica have a huge advantage. They need to cool the game down a bit and slow it down. If the tempo increases, it's in Barca's favor. I think we will see more goals in the second half. Barca won't give up quickly.
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Leverkusen just scored against Atletico and they are now winning.
Atletico got a missing player and it will be a nightmare for them.
Liverpool is dominationg once again they could be the 1st and only team with maxxed out points in the new era of the Champions League.
salah once again proven that this is his best season ever and ironically it will be probably his last one season with them.
Second half starting soon but many of these games has no value since the leaderboard is almost clear now.
Atletico got a missing player and it will be a nightmare for them.
Liverpool is dominationg once again they could be the 1st and only team with maxxed out points in the new era of the Champions League.
salah once again proven that this is his best season ever and ironically it will be probably his last one season with them.
Second half starting soon but many of these games has no value since the leaderboard is almost clear now.
Benfica destroyed Barcelona because in the first half Benfica was already leading 3-1 over Barcelona and three hat-trick goals were created by Vangelis Pavlidis and 1 goal for Barcelona was created by Lewandowski through a penalty. Barcelona has so far dominated the game, only poor defense allowed Benfica to make deadly counterattacks and also Wojciech Szczesny who could not guard his goal well.
And if Barcelona does not immediately fix it, the chances of a goal will be even greater in the second half. And Liverpool is already leading 1-0 over LOSCE and one goal was created by Muhamed Salah in the 34th minute, while Atletico Madrid vs Leverkusen 0-1 and Atletico Madrid only played with 10 men because Pablo Barrios got a red card in the 25th minute and this is a good opportunity for Leverkusen to win this match.
And if Barcelona does not immediately fix it, the chances of a goal will be even greater in the second half. And Liverpool is already leading 1-0 over LOSCE and one goal was created by Muhamed Salah in the 34th minute, while Atletico Madrid vs Leverkusen 0-1 and Atletico Madrid only played with 10 men because Pablo Barrios got a red card in the 25th minute and this is a good opportunity for Leverkusen to win this match.
Barcelona getting a thrashing by Benfica before the end of first half! It's 3-1 and Vangelis Pavlidis has had a hattrick in 30 minutes. What is going on with Hansi Flick's Barcelona? Do they just train beating Real Madrid and that's it?
Let's wait and see if Barcelona can attempt to make a comeback. My joy will be that if that Over 6.5 goal pick that I made, getting won 3 more goals to go.
Meanwhile, Atlético Madrid are down to 10 men after Pablo Barrio got sent off. Time for Bayer Leverkusen to capitalize on this.
Let's wait and see if Barcelona can attempt to make a comeback. My joy will be that if that Over 6.5 goal pick that I made, getting won 3 more goals to go.
Meanwhile, Atlético Madrid are down to 10 men after Pablo Barrio got sent off. Time for Bayer Leverkusen to capitalize on this.
I really thought Aston Villa would give Monaco a tough time looking at their current form but unfortunately things not going their way in the Champions league...but of course a one goal lead isn't safe and anything can happen, we wait to see what happens in these last minutes of the game.
But Aston Villa gave Monaco a tough match that was why Monaco couldn't score another goal in the second half. Aston Villa really struggled hard to get the goal equalized by they ran out of luck as all their efforts proved abortive, even when they got 5 shots on target but none was converted to goal. Aston Villa started the Champions league very well but it's just sad that they are now finding it difficult to make their way through.
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Elsewhere in Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo) , Atalanta destroying Sturm Graz and showing them that when you play in the Champions league you need to bring your A Game... so far Atalanta destroying its visitors Sturm 3-0 and maybe a last minute goal to come in the last 10minutes.
Atalanta did what was expected of them as they devour Sturm Graz with a traumatizing score of 5:0. I like how Atalanta's goals were scored by different players unlike when only one or two player scores the whole goals.
The game of Atlanta Vs Strum Graz was like a game of goal galore for Atalanta as they thrashed their opponent 5 - 0 on the night, they ran riot in the second half by scoring 4 goals. Atlanta are back to winning ways after their defeat in the previous game last December. Although Strum Graz are not a match for them in terms of team quality.
Monaco on the other hand dealt a blow to the English side, Aston Villa in a 1 - 0 win, this win has pushed them from having 10 points to 13 points now. This will be a boost for them in securing a place in the play off of the UCL.
Monaco on the other hand dealt a blow to the English side, Aston Villa in a 1 - 0 win, this win has pushed them from having 10 points to 13 points now. This will be a boost for them in securing a place in the play off of the UCL.
Aston Villa are not impressive with the messed up football they played tonight, is like they only want to kill the Arsenal chances of getting close to Liverpool in the league and now they lost to Monaco that wasn't too good tonight, they couldn't replicate what they did against Arsenal. Watkins was really poor no wonder he can't start ahead of Harry Kane for the 3 Lions. I don't think Duran is ever missing that chance in the first half to level the game, is best for them to be eliminated from the CL and concentrate on the EPL instead of wasting time over there in the UCL.
Yes, you are right about Atalanta, they are having a good season in the Champions League. They are also very successful in the Italian league this year. They won the Europa League last year anyway. We can say that the last two seasons are like a dream for Atalanta. They are finishing the Champions League in the top ranks this year. I was expecting this match anyway. The opponent did not have much of a chance. In the Aston Villa match, the score still has not changed. We are now in the last 10 minutes and Aston Villa is pressing. Monaco is defending well.
Aston Villa would have gone to sixteen points if they had won this game, but they unexpectedly lost to Monaco. It now means that their next game is a must-win if they want to avoid the playoffs. Monaco moved to ninth position; this win has increased the possibility of earning a direct qualification to the next round. With the convincing win over SK Sturm Graz, Atalanta has moved to the third position with fourteen points. I like top teams that take all games seriously no matter how lowly rated they are. Congratulations to Monaco and Atalanta for these important wins.
I really thought Aston Villa would give Monaco a tough time looking at their current form but unfortunately things not going their way in the Champions league...but of course a one goal lead isn't safe and anything can happen, we wait to see what happens in these last minutes of the game.
Elsewhere in Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo) , Atalanta destroying Sturm Graz and showing them that when you play in the Champions league you need to bring your A Game... so far Atalanta destroying its visitors Sturm 3-0 and maybe a last minute goal to come in the last 10minutes.
It is very unfortunate that Aston Villa had to admit this narrow defeat, Wilfried Singo's goal was the only goal in this match, I have to admit that Monaco's defense is indeed very difficult to penetrate.Elsewhere in Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo) , Atalanta destroying Sturm Graz and showing them that when you play in the Champions league you need to bring your A Game... so far Atalanta destroying its visitors Sturm 3-0 and maybe a last minute goal to come in the last 10minutes.
There is only one match left for Aston Villa to have the opportunity to maintain the top 8 ares.
Atalanta is an easy match to predict because after all their opponents are the lower teams in the standings, but what I noticed from them is that their goal productivity both in Serie A and in the UCL is very good, Atalanta has a sharp attack line.
Well, soon the match that is awaited is ATM vs Leverkusen, this is a difficult match to predict considering that both teams have big names with their best performance at this time.
Aston Villa is currently continuing to press the match. Monaco is trying to maintain its advantage. If they can maintain this advantage, they may be able to equalize and then score the winning goal. If they continue like this, Monaco will defend well in the defensive zone and may score another goal with a counter-attack. Atalanta scored the second goal in the other match played, and the score of this match seems to have been more or less shaped. What I am curious about right now is the Monaco - Aston Villa match.
Still nothing has changed with the Monaco vs Aston Villa match. The score is still the same, namely 1-0 until the 70th minute now. Meanwhile, for the Atalanta vs Sturm match, it seems that we can really be sure that Atalanta will win the match without a doubt. Because the score of the match has now even changed to 3-0. Atalanta seems really difficult to stop this season. And with this Atalanta will hold a ticket to the next stage. In fact, it does not rule out the possibility that Atalanta can score 1 more goal in this match. Because the match time has just entered the 76th minute, it should still feel quite long for Sturm.Meanwhile, for the Aston Villa match, they are still struggling to equalize the score. And with so many attack attempts carried out by Aston Villa, it seems that Aston Villa can finally be expected to equalize the score soon. But if Aston Villa is careless then Monaco's counterattack could bring down Aston Villa's defense again.
Aston Villa really missed on full points, lost everything to Monaco, an unexpected result from this side. Lot's of interesting games about to start, getting ready to watch and see who goes up and for those who would chose to fall tonight, eyes on this big clubs.
Liverpool is in better shape, and since the start of the season, they have not lost a single Champions League game, and they often get three points in whatever game they play. And now Lille aren't very good. Liverpool will not want to lose tonight because they are playing at home, and they will do whatever to get three points and keep their record intact in the competition. PSG and Manchester City will play big games tomorrow, because no one wants to lose any points. Manchester City has begun to win games in the league, and Guadiola is fully prepared for the game, which they really need game. And psg need the game too, so know one will like to lose any point, let see how the game will end with but the game will be very difficult for psg to win Manchester City, anyone that will like to play bet is to just play both team to score, that is just what I think and the other one thinking they the game can probably be a draw games.
With the condition of the defense line which is currently still very good and the quality of their attacks which are indeed very good this season, of course, for this match Liverpool is still very much a real favorite, it cannot even be denied that 3 points are likely to succeed in getting them back even though they are currently in a position to qualify directly.Lille is actually still very good for the competition in the Champions League but they are still inferior in terms of player quality, performance and of course experience compared to Liverpool especially for now Liverpool are in very high confidence so it seems very difficult for Lille now to be able to take full points in today's match unless Liverpool play more saves and rotate because they think they are comfortable with their position then the chance of a draw even 3 points is still possible to get for Lille.
Juventus today will fight against Club Brugge and as we all know that Juventus is hard to playing consistent in Serie A because they got plenty of draw results in Champion league too Juventus performance is not so impressive because until week 6 Juventus only collect 11 points so if want to finish at top 8 Juventus should be win all of the remaining matches in League phase
Few days ago Juventus has just got a winning result from Milan so maybe this is indicated Juventus can able to return to the winning way and the odds for Juventus @2.29 it showing they are the favourite but Club Brugge is not a weak team because in Champion league they can collect 10 points from 3 wins and 1 draw especially this time Club Brugge will playing at home so they probably will targetting at least draw result today
Few days ago Juventus has just got a winning result from Milan so maybe this is indicated Juventus can able to return to the winning way and the odds for Juventus @2.29 it showing they are the favourite but Club Brugge is not a weak team because in Champion league they can collect 10 points from 3 wins and 1 draw especially this time Club Brugge will playing at home so they probably will targetting at least draw result today
Brugge and Juventus are both in excellent form heading into this clash. Brugge boasts an impressive 18-match unbeaten streak, while Juventus continues their unbeaten run in Serie A.
I expect the game to be packed with exciting moments, especially in attack. Samuel Mbangula has been a standout performer for Juventus, while Gustav Nilsson has been a key figure for Brugge. Juventus will feel the absence of key defenders, which could make things tricky for them, but their experience and quality might just help them withstand the pressure from the home side.
This feels like it’s going to be a tense and hard-fought battle, with both teams pushing for every inch. In the end, it could come down to who makes the most of their chances. Given Juventus’s edge in quality, I’d lean slightly toward them pulling off a win.
Tomorrow in France, there will be a great match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. Because both teams need to win and they will fight for the victory. This will be a real duel match. It will be a match where the winning team will push the losing team out of the Play-offs. That's why I think both teams will give extra importance to this match. It will be one of the most important matches of the Champions League this week before the last matches.
This match have been talked about more often in this thread of recent because it is one of the crucial matches that will give us what the fate of this two teams will be. Seeing that they are two big teams, it makes the match more intriguing to anticipate for. None of them will want to play poor and not get a qualification from this round, everyone wants to book a spot in the knockout stage at least and it'll be good for their own records this season.
PSG and Manchester City’s performance this seaosn have been alike and that’s why we don’t get to know the better team in this game. They will play to their best but I don’t think we can confidently say one team is more superior and will win the match easily against the other team. Matches like this are not to be predictable until they’re played, so I don’t see anything that we can say much until it’s played.
Aston Villa is currently continuing to press the match. Monaco is trying to maintain its advantage. If they can maintain this advantage, they may be able to equalize and then score the winning goal. If they continue like this, Monaco will defend well in the defensive zone and may score another goal with a counter-attack. Atalanta scored the second goal in the other match played, and the score of this match seems to have been more or less shaped. What I am curious about right now is the Monaco - Aston Villa match.
Still nothing has changed with the Monaco vs Aston Villa match. The score is still the same, namely 1-0 until the 70th minute now. Meanwhile, for the Atalanta vs Sturm match, it seems that we can really be sure that Atalanta will win the match without a doubt. Because the score of the match has now even changed to 3-0. Atalanta seems really difficult to stop this season. And with this Atalanta will hold a ticket to the next stage. In fact, it does not rule out the possibility that Atalanta can score 1 more goal in this match. Because the match time has just entered the 76th minute, it should still feel quite long for Sturm.Meanwhile, for the Aston Villa match, they are still struggling to equalize the score. And with so many attack attempts carried out by Aston Villa, it seems that Aston Villa can finally be expected to equalize the score soon. But if Aston Villa is careless then Monaco's counterattack could bring down Aston Villa's defense again.
I really thought Aston Villa would give Monaco a tough time looking at their current form but unfortunately things not going their way in the Champions league...but of course a one goal lead isn't safe and anything can happen, we wait to see what happens in these last minutes of the game.
Elsewhere in Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo) , Atalanta destroying Sturm Graz and showing them that when you play in the Champions league you need to bring your A Game... so far Atalanta destroying its visitors Sturm 3-0 and maybe a last minute goal to come in the last 10minutes.
Elsewhere in Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo) , Atalanta destroying Sturm Graz and showing them that when you play in the Champions league you need to bring your A Game... so far Atalanta destroying its visitors Sturm 3-0 and maybe a last minute goal to come in the last 10minutes.
Aston Villa is currently continuing to press the match. Monaco is trying to maintain its advantage. If they can maintain this advantage, they may be able to equalize and then score the winning goal. If they continue like this, Monaco will defend well in the defensive zone and may score another goal with a counter-attack. Atalanta scored the second goal in the other match played, and the score of this match seems to have been more or less shaped. What I am curious about right now is the Monaco - Aston Villa match.
Still nothing has changed with the Monaco vs Aston Villa match. The score is still the same, namely 1-0 until the 70th minute now. Meanwhile, for the Atalanta vs Sturm match, it seems that we can really be sure that Atalanta will win the match without a doubt. Because the score of the match has now even changed to 3-0. Atalanta seems really difficult to stop this season. And with this Atalanta will hold a ticket to the next stage. In fact, it does not rule out the possibility that Atalanta can score 1 more goal in this match. Because the match time has just entered the 76th minute, it should still feel quite long for Sturm.Meanwhile, for the Aston Villa match, they are still struggling to equalize the score. And with so many attack attempts carried out by Aston Villa, it seems that Aston Villa can finally be expected to equalize the score soon. But if Aston Villa is careless then Monaco's counterattack could bring down Aston Villa's defense again.
Liverpool is the favorite of the Liverpool - Lille match, Liverpool will want to finish the Champions League undefeated.
Lille may well try to draw this match, they have a good defense and a fairly long unbeaten streak, and Liverpool have made some mistakes in the last matches and so I admit that Liverpool may not win this match. Liverpool is in better shape, and since the start of the season, they have not lost a single Champions League game, and they often get three points in whatever game they play. And now Lille aren't very good. Liverpool will not want to lose tonight because they are playing at home, and they will do whatever to get three points and keep their record intact in the competition. PSG and Manchester City will play big games tomorrow, because no one wants to lose any points. Manchester City has begun to win games in the league, and Guadiola is fully prepared for the game, which they really need game. And psg need the game too, so know one will like to lose any point, let see how the game will end with but the game will be very difficult for psg to win Manchester City, anyone that will like to play bet is to just play both team to score, that is just what I think and the other one thinking they the game can probably be a draw games.
I hope Aston Villa can get up and get a goal back against Monaco. Because my prediction will be wrong if Aston Villa loses in this match. Aston Villa just controlled the ball more. But they are deadlocked in terms of attack. This is different from Monaco, which is not superior in possession of the ball but they know how to attack Aston Villa's defense.
Meanwhile, I am not watching the Atalanta vs Sturm match, but I am sure that Atalanta is my favorite in that match. And the temporary score for these two matches is
- Monaco vs Aston Villa (1-0)
- Atalanta vs Sturm (1-0)
Atalanta will no doubt win this match. Even though they haven't added another goal. but in the second half I am sure there will be another goal that will make Atalanta superior and secure a very good victory.
Monaco performance in the first half was quite fair and they took the very opportunity that presented, whereas for the English Premier League side Aston Villa, they haven't shown that pressure enough and utilize their own very chance to have scored a goal.
I hope Aston Villa can get up and get a goal back against Monaco. Because my prediction will be wrong if Aston Villa loses in this match. Aston Villa just controlled the ball more. But they are deadlocked in terms of attack. This is different from Monaco, which is not superior in possession of the ball but they know how to attack Aston Villa's defense.
The first half is impossible because it is almost over. It will likely happen in the second half.
If later in the second half Aston Villa manages to break into Monaco's goal, then don't continue to force a bet that one of them will win because a draw is stronger for the final result.
Another match today that will be difficult to predict is the Atletico Madrid vs Leverkusen match. Well we know Leverkusen cannot be underestimated. They had an extraordinary record last season. And betting on the victory of one of the teams in the match is also too risky. But for the Benfica vs Barcelona match and also the Liverpool vs LOSC match, I will favorite Barcelona and Liverpool.
Leverkusen is not an easy opponent for Atletico Madrid and this will certainly be a very interesting match, and of course for the Benfica vs Barcelona match and also the Liverpool vs LOSC match, Barcelona and Liverpool have a greater chance of winning this match, especially Liverpool who are currently very aggressive and will play at home. And Atalanta is currently leading 2-0 over Sturm and is certain to win this match.
I hope Aston Villa can get up and get a goal back against Monaco. Because my prediction will be wrong if Aston Villa loses in this match. Aston Villa just controlled the ball more. But they are deadlocked in terms of attack. This is different from Monaco, which is not superior in possession of the ball but they know how to attack Aston Villa's defense.
Meanwhile, I am not watching the Atalanta vs Sturm match, but I am sure that Atalanta is my favorite in that match. And the temporary score for these two matches is
- Monaco vs Aston Villa (1-0)
- Atalanta vs Sturm (1-0)
Atalanta will no doubt win this match. Even though they haven't added another goal. but in the second half I am sure there will be another goal that will make Atalanta superior and secure a very good victory.
Monaco performance in the first half was quite fair and they took the very opportunity that presented, whereas for the English Premier League side Aston Villa, they haven't shown that pressure enough and utilize their own very chance to have scored a goal.
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