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December 28, 2023, 11:07:50 AM
Lens are continuing on their way with the Europa League from now on. They were really impressive in their Champions League group at first. They even beat Arsenal home you know. I started to think about whether they can make it to last 16 as well. But they couldn't do well in the games later on. They at least beat Sevilla the last time to come here.

Freiburg is their opponent now. Freiburg can be a quite tough matchup for them as they are one of the decent teams of the Bundesliga. But they aren't a team that Lens can't eliminate of course. Lens have made a lot of progress in the Ligue 1 recently. If they keep up this performance in the Europa League too then they can get past Freiburg obstacle.

It's actually a good match, I think both opponents are equal. We can watch a good game. I would like to see whoever is better win, but football is not always a game where the better player wins.
It was a good match actually, they are also a club to be considered in the domestic league although this season is a season where Lens should be down in form. Freiburg themselves are a good club in the BUndesliga, they are an obstacle to the pace of the clubs that are more favorite than them. in this match they will beat each other, and hope to win the European League this season so that they can have 1 ticket to go to the Champions League next season. Yes, although we know that the favorite clubs now are Liverpool and Leverkusen, but overall they have a chance, it's just that they still have to go through the play offs first.
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December 28, 2023, 10:41:39 AM
Xabi Alonso have no plans to exits Bayer Leverkusen yet, he's still building and have succeeded in carrying Leverkusen to their prime and they're currently top rival for Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title. Perhapes there's rumors fast approaching of Xabi Alonso possible links to Real Madrid, he once played for Los Blancos and he can only fit so well to manage the club. Real Madrid is the best team in the world, they have the quality players, an experience coach that's capable of solving crucial matters and he's not leaving yet, there's still huge job to be done. Zinedine Zidane lifted Real Madrid to become one of the best and successful club in the European world of football. Today Real Madrid happen to be the dream club of most young players and big names also fighting their way through to be represented by the Real Madrid jersey on the pitch.

Xabi Alonso has contract with Bayern Leverkusen until 2026 and any rumor with his position will be Real Madrid manage but he doesn't confirmed yet will agree or not. Looking good achievement with Bayern Leverkusen in this season success get unbeaten record Xabi Alonso is the right choose to be Real Madrid manager for replacing Carlo Ancelotti not extend his contract. But Real Madrid not confirmed yet and any rumor who will replace Ancelotti left several months later his contract expiry,  Madrid keep focus for this season winning as many potential trophies and prepare teams for next season to find who will be Real Madrid manager on season 2024/25.
I like with Xabi Alonso make reunion with Real Madrid but not any respond yet will Bayern Leverkusen want to let him or Madrid still have other manager candidate.
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December 28, 2023, 10:09:47 AM
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes
Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.
Xabi Alonso have no plans to exits Bayer Leverkusen yet, he's still building and have succeeded in carrying Leverkusen to their prime and they're currently top rival for Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title. Perhapes there's rumors fast approaching of Xabi Alonso possible links to Real Madrid, he once played for Los Blancos and he can only fit so well to manage the club. Real Madrid is the best team in the world, they have the quality players, an experience coach that's capable of solving crucial matters and he's not leaving yet, there's still huge job to be done. Zinedine Zidane lifted Real Madrid to become one of the best and successful club in the European world of football. Today Real Madrid happen to be the dream club of most young players and big names also fighting their way through to be represented by the Real Madrid jersey on the pitch.
Since successfully turning Bayer Leverkusen into a team that is ready to compete with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga trophy, Xabi Alonso has begun to be linked with other big clubs such as Real Madrid. He has just recorded good achievements with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and Europa League, I hope he is not bothered by all the issues linking his name to other clubs. He must focus on his goal this season to win several titles with Bayer Leverkusen including the Europa League.

Its increasingly improving performance has made Bayer Leverkusen a club to be reckoned with in this competition. Xabi Alonso must try to win the Europa League trophy with Bayer Leverkusen to make him a coach with good performance on the European stage. He doesn't need to think about moving to another club for now because he and Bayer Leverkusen have very strong chemistry.
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December 28, 2023, 09:54:08 AM
Lens are continuing on their way with the Europa League from now on. They were really impressive in their Champions League group at first. They even beat Arsenal home you know. I started to think about whether they can make it to last 16 as well. But they couldn't do well in the games later on. They at least beat Sevilla the last time to come here.

Freiburg is their opponent now. Freiburg can be a quite tough matchup for them as they are one of the decent teams of the Bundesliga. But they aren't a team that Lens can't eliminate of course. Lens have made a lot of progress in the Ligue 1 recently. If they keep up this performance in the Europa League too then they can get past Freiburg obstacle.

It's actually a good match, I think both opponents are equal. We can watch a good game. I would like to see whoever is better win, but football is not always a game where the better player wins.
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December 28, 2023, 08:08:51 AM
I think Milan being favorites for bookies doesn't solely rely on their current form but also factors in historical performance, squad strength, and overall reputation. Bookmakers consider various aspects beyond recent results. While Milan might not have performed as expected in certain instances, the game's nature is such that even favorites face obstacles, and surprises are inherent to football tournaments.

The comeback against Newcastle to secure a place in the Europa League emphasizes Milan's ability to fight back and turn unfavorable situations in their favor. Comebacks often showcase a team's mental strength and determination and also qualities that can be crucial in knockout stages where resilience is highly valued. The ability to bounce back from setbacks are all factors that contribute to Milan's status as favorites.
Mentality really has a big influence and the AC Milan team has that.
However, basically the performance or strength of the AC Milan team is quite strong this season, but they are often unable to maintain consistency and being favored by them is quite natural in my opinion because they have the strength of the team and also the AC Milan team has a pretty good mentality when playing on the European stage.
AC Milan is much superior in quality and performance but Europa League history is never been ideal for the big teams as they have problems and early exits, but currently AC Milan needs to do something good, so this is good chance for them to go pass Rennes which is having struggling time in Ligue 1 and surely things are not favourable for them in this match but still they have outside chance as well because even AC Milan is strong and good but in this season their inconsistency is hurting them badly, and they are losing in important matches as well.

We have long time in this match and many changes can appear in both teams, but AC Milan surely can be at the better level and have chance for the staying into last four of these events with their UEFA record is also very good in last few years.
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December 28, 2023, 08:01:47 AM
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes

Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.
When zidane did coach Madrid they did have a very good squad, their squad depth was indeed a good one and their strength was nothing compared to others so I will not agree any less if you say they were in their prime then because it's only a team who is in their prime can maintain such records.

Xabi currently hasn't made it known publicly if he for sure have plans on leaving Leverkusen anytime soon so it will be hasty to say that he will be leaving soon, we are very much aware Real Madrid have got an eye on him but then it hasn't been made known if he is interested in the deal and at same time I wouldn't support the opinion they he will do better at Madrid because it's possible he gets there and the condition isn't favourable for him to perform optimally and he may fail as this has been a similar case with a few good coach years back, if xabi is able to train Leverkusen to qualify for UCL he can aswell have a chances of lifting the trophy too.
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December 28, 2023, 07:13:33 AM
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes
Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.
Xabi Alonso have no plans to exits Bayer Leverkusen yet, he's still building and have succeeded in carrying Leverkusen to their prime and they're currently top rival for Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title. Perhapes there's rumors fast approaching of Xabi Alonso possible links to Real Madrid, he once played for Los Blancos and he can only fit so well to manage the club. Real Madrid is the best team in the world, they have the quality players, an experience coach that's capable of solving crucial matters and he's not leaving yet, there's still huge job to be done. Zinedine Zidane lifted Real Madrid to become one of the best and successful club in the European world of football. Today Real Madrid happen to be the dream club of most young players and big names also fighting their way through to be represented by the Real Madrid jersey on the pitch.

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December 28, 2023, 07:06:52 AM
Leverkusen enjoys their play and build progressively from the back but Liverpool prefers to get the ball straight to the attack from the flanks.Well if Leverkusen gets the UEL and Bundesliga then I think Xabi will go down as their coach of all time and that’ll be a great thing, but definitely there's a possibility of them losing him if that happens cause I'm pretty sure, other top clubs would come running after him an offer he can't reject, especially Real Madrid that's in search of a good replacement for Ancelotti when he leaves their team.
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes

Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.
Even we can't currently talk about anything with rumours are going around with things are going impressive for the Bayer Leverkusen in this season in both Bundesliga and Europa League because he brought amazing success and now having good chance for going at any top club specially Real Madrid is targeting him because most chances we will have Carlos Ancelotti going to end his career here after end of 2024 season even it's also not officially, but things can go either way with who is replacing him it's also not sure but rumours working for the Zidane and Xabi Alonso both.

But, if we have changes in Bayer Leverkusen then surely these could be not good as they need more time for stability and better things which keep them at this level if he kept going here for one or two more seasons then we can expect good future of this club in all events.
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December 28, 2023, 05:50:50 AM
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes
Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.

I once read the news which said that Zidane left Real Madrid not because he was fired but because he felt he was not supported by the club board. Zidane wants to build a medium and long term squad but the club board may not allow Zidane to spend a lot of money so he feels like the club board does not value him. In fact, if Madrid were still coached by Zidane, it is likely that they would be able to become champions league finalists for some time to come.
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December 28, 2023, 05:32:41 AM
Predicting when the match time is still a bit long seems a little difficult because of course a lot will change, but if it's just a temporary prediction, maybe Rennes could be a strong opponent for Milan, but I never doubt Milan's performance because this club is also very experienced and very it is easy to beat Rennes and I am very confident that Milan can easily beat Rennes.
I agree with you that this playoff match will still belong to AC Milan and Milan has better quality than Rennes, also if we evaluate their performance in their respective domestic leagues it shows that AC Milan is better in terms of ranking where they are in third position standings with four defeats from 17 matches, while Rennes is only ranked 10th in Ligue 1 with 6 defeats from 17 matches, Milan's productivity is also better than their opponent.
Seeing how Milan's position in Serie A seems to have closed the opportunity to catch Inter Milan, it is very possible for Pioli to give all his abilities in this tournament because the opportunity to lift the trophy for AC Milan remains in the European league if they continue to perform well and also the Coppa Italy because the league champions will likely belong to Inter Milan or Juventus this season.
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December 28, 2023, 05:04:05 AM
Lens are continuing on their way with the Europa League from now on. They were really impressive in their Champions League group at first. They even beat Arsenal home you know. I started to think about whether they can make it to last 16 as well. But they couldn't do well in the games later on. They at least beat Sevilla the last time to come here.

Freiburg is their opponent now. Freiburg can be a quite tough matchup for them as they are one of the decent teams of the Bundesliga. But they aren't a team that Lens can't eliminate of course. Lens have made a lot of progress in the Ligue 1 recently. If they keep up this performance in the Europa League too then they can get past Freiburg obstacle.
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December 28, 2023, 04:53:14 AM
Leverkusen enjoys their play and build progressively from the back but Liverpool prefers to get the ball straight to the attack from the flanks.Well if Leverkusen gets the UEL and Bundesliga then I think Xabi will go down as their coach of all time and that’ll be a great thing, but definitely there's a possibility of them losing him if that happens cause I'm pretty sure, other top clubs would come running after him an offer he can't reject, especially Real Madrid that's in search of a good replacement for Ancelotti when he leaves their team.
Zidane should become Real Madrid's manager, he's an overrated manager since he brought Real Madrid win Champions League three times in a row. Now Real Madrid weren't in their prime, we need to know how the result when Zidane become a manager again. Roll Eyes

Xabi might be leave Leverkusen because he will have an opportunity to train a better team and receive higher salary.
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December 28, 2023, 04:39:48 AM

Of course, it would be very interesting if Liverpool and Leverkusen could meet in the final match because we will see how two team with full strength fight for victory in order to bring home the Europa League championship trophy this season.
Will it be Xabi Alonso with the squad he has or Klopp with Mohammed Salah and his colleagues who can win this competition in the final if only both team can continue to survive in good condition.
No matter how good Liverpool performance is this season, I will still make Leverkusen the favorite, maybe some people say that making Leverkusen the favorite is too early decision, but I see the potential that all Leverkusen players have, indeed they deserve to be champions.

Liverpool does have the mentality and experience of being champion, but for now all of that will be meaningless because Leverkusen quality of play is still far superior to Liverpool.
Leverkusen has two opportunities, namely to win the Bundesliga and the Europa League, if Leverkusen can win both titles, wouldn't this be Xabi Alonso greatest achievement.
This will give Xabi Alonso an award that might become history in the future.
Well these are the two consistent teams in the UEL and I think injury will be the only thing to stand against any of this team this season. It’ll really pretty to see a final where they both battle it out. Well Leverkusen plays better no doubt but Liverpool have the experience and all to win the trophy but would Leverkusen let it slip a 2nd time.

 Leverkusen enjoys their play and build progressively from the back but Liverpool prefers to get the ball straight to the attack from the flanks.Well if Leverkusen gets the UEL and Bundesliga then I think Xabi will go down as their coach of all time and that’ll be a great thing, but definitely there's a possibility of them losing him if that happens cause I'm pretty sure, other top clubs would come running after him an offer he can't reject, especially Real Madrid that's in search of a good replacement for Ancelotti when he leaves their team.
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December 28, 2023, 02:52:37 AM
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Both Leverkusen and Liverpool are 2 teams that have real improved based on their last season’s performance and you can see from their match performance in Europe and also their respective leagues. The sweetest is that they’re both in the UEL and it’ll be one sweet thing if they’re both in the final. Cause it would be more interesting, propably one of the most interesting UEL finals there could be.

 Yes, it’s quite hard predicting their fate at this early stage but based on current form I think Leverkusen has the upper hands but when you go with experience Liverpool will be taking the trophy home. If Xabi Alonso would be able to lead this team to another final, I think he’ll go down with gold as one of their best coaches and that’s what he’s gunning for with the performance his boys.
Of course, it would be very interesting if Liverpool and Leverkusen could meet in the final match because we will see how two team with full strength fight for victory in order to bring home the Europa League championship trophy this season.
Will it be Xabi Alonso with the squad he has or Klopp with Mohammed Salah and his colleagues who can win this competition in the final if only both team can continue to survive in good condition.
No matter how good Liverpool performance is this season, I will still make Leverkusen the favorite, maybe some people say that making Leverkusen the favorite is too early decision, but I see the potential that all Leverkusen players have, indeed they deserve to be champions.

Liverpool does have the mentality and experience of being champion, but for now all of that will be meaningless because Leverkusen quality of play is still far superior to Liverpool.
Leverkusen has two opportunities, namely to win the Bundesliga and the Europa League, if Leverkusen can win both titles, wouldn't this be Xabi Alonso greatest achievement.
This will give Xabi Alonso an award that might become history in the future.
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December 28, 2023, 02:49:58 AM
Galatasaray was matched with Sparta Prague. Galatasaray is the favorite of this game.
As a Galatasaray fam myself, I think we will beat Sparta Prague.
There's still a long time until the first game, I hope we can play better and get a comfortable win.
February 16th is where this match will start at the same time as several other important matches. There is quite a long time for Galatasaray to face Sparta Prague, playing at home is advantageous for Galatasaray to beat Sparta Prague and advance to the next round, of course we should not underestimate Sparta  Prague, because Sparta Prague are in their best form even though they only suffered 2 defeats and finished in 2nd place in group C, that can be a benchmark when facing Galatasaray that they will definitely provide quite difficult resistance, even though playing as a guest, Sparta Prague only  hoping for a draw so that in the second leg they can look for victory at home, that's what Galatasaray must be wary of in football game tactics, because they know that they are not the favorite team for this match, but they are trying to prove it in the next match in the leg  second in the Europa League.
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December 28, 2023, 02:17:11 AM
Predicting when the match time is still a bit long seems a little difficult because of course a lot will change, but if it's just a temporary prediction, maybe Rennes could be a strong opponent for Milan, but I never doubt Milan's performance because this club is also very experienced and very it is easy to beat Rennes and I am very confident that Milan can easily beat Rennes.
There's no need of doubting how well Milan is going to perform and probably get victory over Rennes, like you rightly stated, Rennes isn't as experienced as Milan and they don't match in strength and in squad depth, Milan has a better squad than that of Rennes and even their performance is way better than that of Rennes so far this season.

Except for uncertainties which may occur on the the pitch such as injury or red card or maybe some defensive error, Milan almost look unbeatable to Rennes but if any of that which I did mentioned earlier happens, Rennes may have an edge over Milan and if utilized they could win but then the probability of such happening is almost close to impossible as I believe Milan will not be that carefree to allow such happen and I even foresee a very good future with Milan in the Europa this season as they have so far been brilliant in their performance both in their domestic leagues and in their UCL before they were relegated to the Europa.

@Weawant when it comes to Europa matches nothing really is guaranteed because you may have the best team and yet may end up losing to an inferior side hence don’t underestimate Rennes. Furthermore how this match will go will depend on the injuries, morale of the team and there’s no way to predict what shape these two will be in so for now I won’t pick a side and rather wait till we get closer to the match.
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December 28, 2023, 02:16:56 AM
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Galatasaray being compared to Slavia is one comparism that will hold many arguments especially as both teams are doing quite well in their league but the issue is that Galatasaray could make mistakes which are mostly costly. If you take a glance at the UCL for Galatasaray, they made silly mistakes which threw them to the UEL but for the match against Slavia, I think it’ll all be determined when we see how the 1st leg fixtures goes.

 Slavia has been unbeaten in the league and are very good in the UEL and they must not be underrated because they could cause Galatasaray some worry. Well like I said for this fixture, we’ll most likely know the preferred team to qualify after the 1st leg, however based on Slavia's good form in the tournament already, i believe they've got more advantage than Galatasaray, despite the fact that Galatasaray came from the UCL.
That's what makes it difficult for us to predict the match easily, the domestic league can be a benchmark for which club is stronger, but in reality both clubs have both achieved good results in the domestic league, making it even more difficult for us bettors to bet on which club is appropriate. won, if you look at it, Galatasaray seems to be the favorite, but sometimes Galatasaray makes mistakes which cause disappointment like in the Champions League because they failed to qualify so they have to take part in the Europa League play off round.

Yes you are right we can see in the first leg later and maybe Galatasaray will have an advantage in the first leg because they will play at home while Slavia Praha will play away if Galatasaray is able to win this match maybe in the second leg Galatasaray can win it again but if it is a draw then Slavia Praha still has a chance to qualify in the 2nd leg if you can achieve victory.
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December 28, 2023, 01:50:20 AM
Predicting when the match time is still a bit long seems a little difficult because of course a lot will change, but if it's just a temporary prediction, maybe Rennes could be a strong opponent for Milan, but I never doubt Milan's performance because this club is also very experienced and very it is easy to beat Rennes and I am very confident that Milan can easily beat Rennes.
There's no need of doubting how well Milan is going to perform and probably get victory over Rennes, like you rightly stated, Rennes isn't as experienced as Milan and they don't match in strength and in squad depth, Milan has a better squad than that of Rennes and even their performance is way better than that of Rennes so far this season.

Except for uncertainties which may occur on the the pitch such as injury or red card or maybe some defensive error, Milan almost look unbeatable to Rennes but if any of that which I did mentioned earlier happens, Rennes may have an edge over Milan and if utilized they could win but then the probability of such happening is almost close to impossible as I believe Milan will not be that carefree to allow such happen and I even foresee a very good future with Milan in the Europa this season as they have so far been brilliant in their performance both in their domestic leagues and in their UCL before they were relegated to the Europa.
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December 28, 2023, 01:49:34 AM
I think Milan being favorites for bookies doesn't solely rely on their current form but also factors in historical performance, squad strength, and overall reputation. Bookmakers consider various aspects beyond recent results. While Milan might not have performed as expected in certain instances, the game's nature is such that even favorites face obstacles, and surprises are inherent to football tournaments.

The comeback against Newcastle to secure a place in the Europa League emphasizes Milan's ability to fight back and turn unfavorable situations in their favor. Comebacks often showcase a team's mental strength and determination and also qualities that can be crucial in knockout stages where resilience is highly valued. The ability to bounce back from setbacks are all factors that contribute to Milan's status as favorites.
Mentality really has a big influence and the AC Milan team has that.
However, basically the performance or strength of the AC Milan team is quite strong this season, but they are often unable to maintain consistency and being favored by them is quite natural in my opinion because they have the strength of the team and also the AC Milan team has a pretty good mentality when playing on the European stage.
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December 28, 2023, 12:54:02 AM
Galatasaray is the favorite in this playoff match, and it seems that almost all bettors believe that the one who will qualify for the last 16 of the European league is Galatasaray, who even when in the champion league had a chance to qualify from the group phase but the last match belonged to Copenhagen, which was the home team in the last match, the thing that could make this team from the Turkish league fail is if they are careless about the ability of opponents who, although not seeded, still have a chance to turn things around. If they win in the playoffs, Galatasaray will be a team that can give a threat to any team because they have the ability to do it.

Enough to agree that the European League this season is quite interesting because there is Liverpool, a team who used to compete in the Champions League and European competed they were quite good and if Sevilla could be in the European League would be even more interesting whether there would be a team that could break their dominance in the European League final.
I still think that they did something awful by losing that last game. They have spent as much money as the entire value of Copenhagen to build this team in the last two seasons, and yet they managed to still lose. That shows that they didn't spend their money well enough, or for that single game they were not good enough. They should have won that game, if they did then they would have been at the last 16 of the UCL and would have made 10+ more million dollars.

In any case, because they didn't, they are at a place where they have more chances to make more money, and they could go as far as semi finals without facing a tough opponent, doesn't mean they won't, it just means it is possible and they should be getting a win here for sure.
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