[Football] UEFA Champions League Betting & Discussion Thread

[koang]

Lugano Vs Fenerbahce was quite an interesting one (3:4).
And Lugano made it Bitcoin-related by having "Lugano's Plan B" on their jerseys.
It made me google what that was all about. For all interested here's the link:
https://planb.lugano.ch/
Spoiler: Lugano wants to attract cryptocurrency and other tech start-ups to make their headquarters in their city.

Edin Dzeko on fire, Jose Mourinho's first win over Lugano in the 1st leg of the 2nd qualifying Champions League.
This result makes it easier for Fenerbahce in the 2nd leg because they will play at home. The special one is back.

Plan B is a strategic initiative between Lugano and Tether, and they have partnered with GoCrypto to implement the payment system in the city.
Will Lugano be The next  European Crypto Hub?

[notblox1]

I dont like new format of Champions league, they allowed many clubs to participate that dont deserve to he in there.
This is like hyperinflation.

Lugano Vs Fenerbahce was quite an interesting one (3:4).
And Lugano made it Bitcoin-related by having "Lugano's Plan B" on their jerseys.

I didnt know this about Lugano club, but Bitcoin is spreading everywhere in sport.
In Europa League there is club Botev Plovid and they are promoting Bitcoin on their shirts, stadium and everywhere.

[Yamzakid]

With the new format of the Champions League will give other clubs a chance but clearly we already know which teams will qualify it is not much different from last season that's what I think and Real Madrid remains the most favorite.

Yes, the new format presents a chance for other teams, but in my opinion, Real Madrid or Manchester City are the most likely to qualify because Pep Guardiola will give the Champions League more of his attention this season than the Premier League, and if you watch Manchester city games from the previous two seasons, you can see that they are a headache to real madrid.

[Uruhara]

With the new format of the Champions League will give other clubs a chance but clearly we already know which teams will qualify it is not much different from last season that's what I think and Real Madrid remains the most favorite.

Yes, the new format presents a chance for other teams, but in my opinion, Real Madrid or Manchester City are the most likely to qualify because Pep Guardiola will give the Champions League more of his attention this season than the Premier League, and if you watch Manchester city games from the previous two seasons, you can see that they are a headache to real madrid.

It seems like the rivalry between Real Madrid and Man City will continue even in the upcoming UCL. And I also still feel that the favorites for the UCL next season will still be Man City and Real Madrid, because so far these two teams still look the strongest among all the clubs. But currently Real Madrid are the favorites because now they have an additional new strength in their attack line, namely Mbappe. And I think Real Madrid is the most likely to win the title again next season.

[babo]

Lugano Vs Fenerbahce was quite an interesting one (3:4).
And Lugano made it Bitcoin-related by having "Lugano's Plan B" on their jerseys.
It made me google what that was all about. For all interested here's the link:
https://planb.lugano.ch/
Spoiler: Lugano wants to attract cryptocurrency and other tech start-ups to make their headquarters in their city.

all of Switzerland is pro cryptocurrencies, starting from the citizens and ending with the banks who have understood that cryptocurrencies are the next evolution they have to face
I find this evaluation interesting
not to mention that for years it has been possible to pay taxes in bitcoin and ethereum in a simple, immediate and transparent way!

[Yamzakid]

With the new format of the Champions League will give other clubs a chance but clearly we already know which teams will qualify it is not much different from last season that's what I think and Real Madrid remains the most favorite.

Yes, the new format presents a chance for other teams, but in my opinion, Real Madrid or Manchester City are the most likely to qualify because Pep Guardiola will give the Champions League more of his attention this season than the Premier League, and if you watch Manchester city games from the previous two seasons, you can see that they are a headache to real madrid.

It seems like the rivalry between Real Madrid and Man City will continue even in the upcoming UCL. And I also still feel that the favorites for the UCL next season will still be Man City and Real Madrid, because so far these two teams still look the strongest among all the clubs. But currently Real Madrid are the favorites because now they have an additional new strength in their attack line, namely Mbappe. And I think Real Madrid is the most likely to win the title again next season.

Madrid had better players previous season, and their match against Manchester City was a terrible match for Real Madrid, even though Madrid qualified, and their winning in that match was a narrow escape. I accept that Mbappe in the means of Madrid players again will make a lot of changes since he's the kind of player who puts fear in the minds of opponents, but we need to understand that he cannot do it alone, especially if they want to play against Manchester City.

[giammangiato]

I dont like new format of Champions league, they allowed many clubs to participate that dont deserve to he in there..

I am still trying to understand how it works, honestly I also see it as an inflationary way to sell more games to TV and to push them to us by obviously making us pay their weight in gold.
Not if all these matches will end up making me bored so I still see how it plays out, but I am starting to not like it very much.

[$crypto$]

If only at that time AS Roma could perform well at the end of the season and Bologna could also perform well so that they could be above Atalanta at the end of the season, then Serie A would place 6 representatives in the Champions League this season.

But Atalanta is so strong and better last season. They reached the final of the Copa Italia even though they had to lose to Juventus in the final match. They managed to reach the Europa League final and beat Leverkusen so they succeeded in becoming champions.

It's quite unfortunate. even though if Serie gets 6 slots then Roma can also qualify for the UCL. And in the end, Roma, as usual, could only get tickets to the European League. Roma haven't qualified for the UCL for quite a long time. Maybe in the next season with De Rossi Roma will have to fight better so they can get a ticket to the UCL. But this season's UCL with a new format will indeed make the matches even fiercer. Competition will become hotter. but I still believe Real Madrid is still the favorite in the upcoming UCL.

Yes, they haven't been in the Champions League for a long time, almost every season they fail to get tickets to go there, both from their failure in Serie A and their failure in the Europa League final.

Next season they have to try harder to win a ticket to the Champions League. I'm sure they can do it as long as they can maintain a balance to play well and consistently throughout the season. Last season, one of the factors that prevented them from qualifying for the Champions League was their lack of consistency.

[Roseline492]

I dont like new format of Champions league, they allowed many clubs to participate that dont deserve to he in there.
This is like hyperinflation.

The new format is not actually bad after all because since they understand how strong most clubs is on there league that always makes them to qualifying for the champions League every season without giving other clubs a chance to also showcase there performance, this new format will certainly give other clubs a chance because for several seasons now it has been almost the same clubs all the time.

So actually I think this format will likely make the champions League more interesting because we would be expecting new things from the new players, actually if we think about it on this direction it will certainly help the smaller clubs to improve on there performance, though even with the new format it will not prevent the bigger teams from performing the way they normally do.

[ajiz138]

..Here there will also be 8 teams that automatically qualify for the next round, while the other 16 teams must go through the play-off round which is determined based on their ranking in the standings (ranks 9 to 24).

honestly I dont know if I will like the new format and the new rules, I cant say until I see it in action and if this causes a lowering of the quality of the matches.  quantity and quality often dont go together, but we will find out soon in our tv screen (for me tv)

You, I and all of us don't know yet whether with this new format there will be a more competitive presentation or whether everything will actually experience a decrease in competitive level.

This is our first season to see the format of the competition change after we have been in the old format for many years. Many people also question this, what we can do is hope that with this new format we will see more competitive competition or at least the competition will remain like the previous season.

[vegasus]

I dont like new format of Champions league, they allowed many clubs to participate that dont deserve to he in there.
This is like hyperinflation.

I see some people also don't like UCL new format, they think it has too many matches. However, we can't judge it too early, let's see the new season begins firstly. Regarding there are teams which don't deserve to join UCL, I think it can be our own perception only. Every team joins UCL, they must be selected and qualified through trusted approach.

Manchester City are the most likely to qualify because Pep Guardiola will give the Champions League more of his attention this season than the Premier League, and if you watch Manchester city games from the previous two seasons, you can see that they are a headache to real madrid.

Guardiola must expect to win UCL, but it seems harder to win it because Real Madrid looks stronger. Meanwhile Man City is no longer as strong as in the season 2022-2023. Some players left Man City, the last rumor De Bruyne may leave Man City to Saudi league. If it happens, I think it will bring big impacts to Man City game.

[giammangiato]

This is our first season to see the format of the competition change after we have been in the old format for many years. Many people also question this, what we can do is hope that with this new format we will see more competitive competition or at least the competition will remain like the previous season.

True you are right about it, it is still the first season in which we are facing this change and we cannot decide whether we like it or not at the beginning of this new format.
However, I am already perplexed now, I will be able to say better when the season is over obviously.

[LUCKMCFLY]

..Here there will also be 8 teams that automatically qualify for the next round, while the other 16 teams must go through the play-off round which is determined based on their ranking in the standings (ranks 9 to 24).

honestly I dont know if I will like the new format and the new rules, I cant say until I see it in action and if this causes a lowering of the quality of the matches.  quantity and quality often dont go together, but we will find out soon in our tv screen (for me tv)

You, I and all of us don't know yet whether with this new format there will be a more competitive presentation or whether everything will actually experience a decrease in competitive level.

This is our first season to see the format of the competition change after we have been in the old format for many years. Many people also question this, what we can do is hope that with this new format we will see more competitive competition or at least the competition will remain like the previous season.

I think the discontent is general because we basically like games that are of very high quality where there are strong emotions, and well, if we look at it from the point of view that we will see more football, yes, it is a fact, that sometimes the teams have bad times, crises and that can affect their way of playing, yes, but it must be considered that with the normal format, not the new one, it was much better, well let's hope that the more football, the more bets, the more fun.

[koang]

I dont like new format of Champions league, they allowed many clubs to participate that dont deserve to he in there..

I am still trying to understand how it works, honestly I also see it as an inflationary way to sell more games to TV and to push them to us by obviously making us pay their weight in gold.
Not if all these matches will end up making me bored so I still see how it plays out, but I am starting to not like it very much.

The new format will be less jeopardy for the big hitters because the top 24 teams will all progress to the knockout stage.
And the new format also makes more games, More games mean more money, both for UEFA and the clubs involved.
So this is about money. Quality, Sportifity, yes they are important but in the football industry, money is everything

[ajiz138]

This is our first season to see the format of the competition change after we have been in the old format for many years. Many people also question this, what we can do is hope that with this new format we will see more competitive competition or at least the competition will remain like the previous season.

True you are right about it, it is still the first season in which we are facing this change and we cannot decide whether we like it or not at the beginning of this new format.
However, I am already perplexed now, I will be able to say better when the season is over obviously.

At first I was also confused with this existing format, but after reading about the new format that will be used, I became more open and began to understand it slowly.

The quite clear difference is actually in the early stages, where we will see only one standings table and we will get 8 teams that qualify for the next round and 16 teams in the standings will play a play-off match. After that, everything goes as usual.