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So far all results were kinda strange. Yeah, maybe Liverpool huge win 1:5 wasn't huge surprise, but considering that Sparta had many chances and didn't played that bad, it's a bit strange.
Bayer was down 0:2 against Qarabag, but made comeback to 2:2 and didn't ruined their chances.
And betting on Roma with such decent odds was easy money, but nobody didn't expected that they will win 4:0.

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Quote from: casperBGD on March 07, 2024, 09:32:30 AM

two main favorites have not that easy away matches, Leverkusen is facing Qarabag, while Liverpool will face Sparta
not sure will they pull main strength in first match to make re-match only a formality, or just try to not end-up having to chase score at home
especially Liverpool, considering they have "match of the season" against City on weekend, playing full strength on Thursday night in Czech republic doesn't seems as best decision prior to Sunday match, we will see

there is also a classic between Benfica and Rangers, cheering to Scots to go into next round

I'm backing Rangers too, and breathe easy now with an early penalty converted.

Rangers is big underdog here and I don't see them going to the next round. Interesting that these clubs with such long history faced each other only twice and both games ended with high scoring draws.

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Quote from: masulum on March 07, 2024, 09:51:21 AM

Liverpool has a better chance of winning the match against Sparta Praha. In the EPL they managed to win the last 4 matches, this result can give Liverpool players confidence to beat the hosts, Sparta Praha.

In another match, AC Milan will play against Slavia Praha, don't expect much for AC Milan, but I hope Pioli can bring players with the best strategy. Win will allow Milan to go into the second leg in better conditions for the players.

I agree that Jurgen Klopp's men will oust Sparta Prague and even though the hosts are also pressing Liverpool, there's still no hope of them coming back from this 1-4 mauling they are getting.
Sparta have had so many chances that would have seen them getting the upper hand in this game but they were just so fucking wasteful! At the moment, they are matching Liverpool's defense toe for toe but its Jurgen's men with a three goal lead at the moment.

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Quote from: casperBGD on March 07, 2024, 09:32:30 AM

two main favorites have not that easy away matches, Leverkusen is facing Qarabag, while Liverpool will face Sparta
not sure will they pull main strength in first match to make re-match only a formality, or just try to not end-up having to chase score at home
especially Liverpool, considering they have "match of the season" against City on weekend, playing full strength on Thursday night in Czech republic doesn't seems as best decision prior to Sunday match, we will see

there is also a classic between Benfica and Rangers, cheering to Scots to go into next round

I'm backing Rangers too, and breathe easy now with an early penalty converted. Actually missed the entire incident, by the time I tuned it he was already lining up to take the shot. Just taking in the fact that Mac Allister started, along with Nunez, Salah on the bench. Everyone else minus Quansah is a strong candidate for first-choice, so it's a much stronger side than I expected, and by the time they arrive back in England it'll only be 2 full days to recover. I guess the first-team players won't mind, they've been a while away and need to shake off rust.

Enjoy the games, friends!

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Liverpool has a better chance of winning the match against Sparta Praha. In the EPL they managed to win the last 4 matches, this result can give Liverpool players confidence to beat the hosts, Sparta Praha.

In another match, AC Milan will play against Slavia Praha, don't expect much for AC Milan, but I hope Pioli can bring players with the best strategy. Win will allow Milan to go into the second leg in better conditions for the players.

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two main favorites have not that easy away matches, Leverkusen is facing Qarabag, while Liverpool will face Sparta
not sure will they pull main strength in first match to make re-match only a formality, or just try to not end-up having to chase score at home
especially Liverpool, considering they have "match of the season" against City on weekend, playing full strength on Thursday night in Czech republic doesn't seems as best decision prior to Sunday match, we will see

there is also a classic between Benfica and Rangers, cheering to Scots to go into next round

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Quote from: 3meek on March 07, 2024, 07:36:02 AM

There will be a lot of matches again today... Probably the match of the day for many is Sparta vs Liverpool... Of course Liverpool are favourites, but Sparta can also play well... I expect goals from both teams in this match today, but Liverpool should probably win...

There are a lot of matches involving big teams. It's a tricky fixture for the big guns, and I'm expecting more surprises. Let's wait for the shock. But I think Liverpool will be ruthless against their upcoming match against Sparta because this is Klopp's last season.

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There will be a lot of matches again today... Probably the match of the day for many is Sparta vs Liverpool... Of course Liverpool are favourites, but Sparta can also play well... I expect goals from both teams in this match today, but Liverpool should probably win...

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Quote from: slaman29 on March 06, 2024, 07:56:45 AM

Sorry but I think you might not win the first leg, but if you do, highest kudos

Actually, even a while before this, when we were pulling out Jota mid-game, after the match and after the cup final, we were already contemplating playing the kids to "underprioritise" the FA Cup and Europa League. Not giving up, mind you, but protecting our chances for next season.

Don't think many will be surprised if we lose. A draw will be considered positive.

Quote from: 3meek on March 06, 2024, 01:42:28 PM

Sporting Lisbon is now playing against Atalanta... Before the game, bookmakers gave Sporting odds of 2.0... But after the first half the score is 1:1 and Atalanta plays better than Sporting... I hope that the second half will be no less interesting...

Figures that Atalanta reserves their best for tonight, was a poor showing their last outing in Serie A. I miss the away goal sometimes but on nights like this with 10 minutes left at 1-1, and Atalanta still playing with gusto, you can appreciate the away goal scrapping.

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Quote from: 3meek on March 06, 2024, 01:42:28 PM

Sporting Lisbon is now playing against Atalanta... Before the game, bookmakers gave Sporting odds of 2.0... But after the first half the score is 1:1 and Atalanta plays better than Sporting... I hope that the second half will be no less interesting...

I didn't watch the game, but the game stats say the two were evenly matched. Atalanta is slightly superior in building attacks, but Sporting are not too bad either. The two still drew 1-1 even though in the end I saw Atalanta as the team that deserved to win this match.

Atalanta might not have much influence if they only draw in this first leg. Atalanta will play at home in the second leg and they will make good use of it. The problem is, Atalanta must avoid defeat at the José Alvalade Stadium today because then they can maximize their home advantage in the second leg.

For tomorrow, Sparta Prague vs Liverpool and Roma vs Brighton. Those are two interesting matches, but Liverpool and Roma look like they will take the lead in their respective matches.

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Sporting Lisbon is now playing against Atalanta... Before the game, bookmakers gave Sporting odds of 2.0... But after the first half the score is 1:1 and Atalanta plays better than Sporting... I hope that the second half will be no less interesting...

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Quote from: buwaytress on February 26, 2024, 05:18:18 AM

Poor Sparta Prague. They were about 40/1 to win, and then after drawing us, 100/1. Same thing happened with Qarabag after drawing Leverkusen. It would seem as the two big favourites (current leaders of Premier League and Bundesliga) have some of the easiest ties, but you never know. Our first leg will be tough already, we've got a huge pile of games sandwiched by City in 2 weeks, and 12 senior players on the treatment table.

Books are not being fair, the odds for us to win EPL and Europa have actually shrunk!

Sparta Praha will be very unhappy with those odds drop too, actually, because it means sportsbooks and even markets no longer see them as strong underdogs.

Liverpool first leg gonna be with graduates rather than Salah I bet. They're way too occupied with the next game versus Manchester City.

Sorry but I think you might not win the first leg, but if you do, highest kudos

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Poor Sparta Prague. They were about 40/1 to win, and then after drawing us, 100/1. Same thing happened with Qarabag after drawing Leverkusen. It would seem as the two big favourites (current leaders of Premier League and Bundesliga) have some of the easiest ties, but you never know. Our first leg will be tough already, we've got a huge pile of games sandwiched by City in 2 weeks, and 12 senior players on the treatment table.

Books are not being fair, the odds for us to win EPL and Europa have actually shrunk!

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Quote from: LTU_btc on February 22, 2024, 05:07:07 PM

What Sparta Prague is crazy. They were big underdogs against Galatasaray, they were few minutes away from reaching draw in Istanbul and now they destroyed them at home 4:1. Galtasaray with such expensive squad getting eliminated so early is big upset
Braga made big comeback against Qarabag, but it wasn't enough as Qarabag survived by scoring goal in extra time.
Now all eyes is on Feyenoord - Roma overtime

Sparta destroys Galatasaray. After Galatasaray destroyed Manchester United.

What does this say about the English team which is the most expensive in the world? This was the stat I read last week. 1+ billion pound squad, lol. They have a new guy saying a lot of things now, repeating Ferguson's famous words about perch lol, but somehow I don't think that's really gonna change anything.

Anyway, see you guys in 2 weeks when the Last 16 games start!!

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Yeah, this match is interesting but luck might be on AS Roma side because the second leg match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico this means that it is clear that AS Roma will dominate and do not want to be embarrassed in front of their supporters, Feyenoord really needs luck if they want to go to the next stage.

Roma and Feyenoord are always balancing in quality last three seasons with five matches totally. Starting with UEFA Conference League final match, to Europa League last two seasons with 4 matches, differences between them are very slim but Roma have won after all in three seasons.

This match is difficult for AS Roma even they hosted it at Olimpico but in general Roma created more opportunities in this match. They lacked of accuracy in their shots to have a winning goal in either 90 minutes or 120 minutes. In penalty shootouts, Mile Svilar made good saves and brought Roma to a next round.

I saw some changes are happening in Roma at their goalkeeper position. Started with last matches under Jose Mourinho, Rui Patricio began to lose his main position to a young goalkeeper Svilar.

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By the way, today AC Milan is playing the second leg against Rennes and AC Milan was 3 goals ahead in the first leg so AC Milan just needs a draw today. Rennes keeps trying to score more goals and they have just scored the 3rd goal but 1 goal lead today won't mean anything at least Rennes must win with a difference of 4 goals unfortunately, that's impossible because there are 20 minutes left in the match.

It will be easy task for AC Milan with great advantage they had from the first leg match and they are strong and experienced enough to avoid a big defeat in the second leg that was what happened.

They lost to Rennes but 2 - 3 is enough for AC Milan to be a winner in an aggregated result. Rennes deserves to have a round of applause but AC Milan deserves to be a final winner.

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What Sparta Prague is crazy. They were big underdogs against Galatasaray, they were few minutes away from reaching draw in Istanbul and now they destroyed them at home 4:1. Galtasaray with such expensive squad getting eliminated so early is big upset
Braga made big comeback against Qarabag, but it wasn't enough as Qarabag survived by scoring goal in extra time.
Now all eyes is on Feyenoord - Roma overtime

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I'm not Swiss unfortunately @buwaytress Cheesy

It's really interesting that the Portuguese teams are so difficult.Benfica has a good performance in the league and the current squad is really strong and capable of fighting with tough opponents.I didn't expect them to struggle so much against Toulouse.They managed to win with Di Maria's goal in the last minutes.I didn't think Toulouse would struggle so much, especially on the road.

Just surprised at your support for them, that's all. Share a bet some time, so we know you got your money where your words are Wink

Toulose? A proper team, just not destined to go far, I feel. Loads of proper teams at this stage, just lacking the more cynical side needed of champions (game management, defensive dark arts, shithousery haha).

Anyway, they're still scoreless at the break, but do we need to talk about Milan..? Sure they had the 3 goal advantage but plenty of time for Rennes to score two more goals... and they almost look it.

I don't support Benfica, but it was interesting that they had such a difficult win against a team like Toulouse. Maybe if they had scored a goal they would have had a chance to go through.Wouldn't it be funny to think that Benfica, despite having such good and valuable players, lost to a team that almost got relegated in the French league?
I don't think Benfica can go far with this game, I think the team that struggled against Toulouse will struggle even more against their future opponents.

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Quote from: Docnaster on February 16, 2024, 06:12:23 PM

Like you rightly said, the most interesting fixture in the UEFA Europa League competition this week for me was the game between Feyenoord and Italian Serie A club AS Roma but unfortunately for me the game didn't produce as many goals as I thought it was gonna produce.

I think we've not reached the most interesting stages of the Europa League and that I think will start after the current knockout stage is completed.

Yeah, this match is interesting but luck might be on AS Roma side because the second leg match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico this means that it is clear that AS Roma will dominate and do not want to be embarrassed in front of their supporters, Feyenoord really needs luck if they want to go to the next stage. By the way, today AC Milan is playing the second leg against Rennes and AC Milan was 3 goals ahead in the first leg so AC Milan just needs a draw today. Rennes keeps trying to score more goals and they have just scored the 3rd goal but 1 goal lead today won't mean anything at least Rennes must win with a difference of 4 goals unfortunately, that's impossible because there are 20 minutes left in the match.

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The most interesting match so far is Rennes and Milan. 60 minutes played and the score is 2-2. Rennes are playing well at home, but there are big doubts that they will be able to score three more goals to play extra time. Milan have a good advantage and shows their serious intentions in the Europa League this season.

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Quote from: execijutiere on February 16, 2024, 12:10:28 PM

I'm not Swiss unfortunately @buwaytress Cheesy

It's really interesting that the Portuguese teams are so difficult.Benfica has a good performance in the league and the current squad is really strong and capable of fighting with tough opponents.I didn't expect them to struggle so much against Toulouse.They managed to win with Di Maria's goal in the last minutes.I didn't think Toulouse would struggle so much, especially on the road.

Just surprised at your support for them, that's all. Share a bet some time, so we know you got your money where your words are Wink

Toulose? A proper team, just not destined to go far, I feel. Loads of proper teams at this stage, just lacking the more cynical side needed of champions (game management, defensive dark arts, shithousery haha).

Anyway, they're still scoreless at the break, but do we need to talk about Milan..? Sure they had the 3 goal advantage but plenty of time for Rennes to score two more goals... and they almost look it.

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Quote from: slaman29 on February 16, 2024, 07:28:41 AM

Portugal has great football but so does Turkey and yet those two never really get it super far in big competitions, wonder why.

Money.

Turkish teams I don't really know but Portuguese teams rake in a lot of money from player sales, look at how so many Benfica or Porto players got transferred, one single player is worth more than entire budget of half teams in La Liga.

Or maybe, because they just want profits, they don't care how far they go? Green balance book is what you're saying here?

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