[Football] UEFA Champions League Betting & Discussion Thread

[babo]

How did your bet go? It looks like many lost their bets from the latest matches Honestly, I would have parlayed Leverkusen, Arsenal, and Barca but good thing I got busy and forgot about the games.

Looking at the Monaco - Barca stats, I think they're lucky enough to lose only by one goal.

I think many people lost this time. Yes, because Barcelona must be favored to win against Monaco, right? But Lady Luck was not on their side. Because of a red card, everything was ruined. wkwkkwkw

Luckily I didn't make a bet like this, but seeing how many comments there were on social media, it was quite varied, various curses of defeat were there and also disappointment.

Actually, Barcelona always fought well, it's just that once again, this was really bad luck.

Yes but I see them playing more. relaxed and even more aggressive than last year.
I see them in form with Robert Lewandwski truly inspired and never seems to want to stop.
Very lucky for Barcelona to have him as a striker, truly an excellent element to have in the team.   

[$crypto$]

If we look at their previous meeting in the Champions League final, Manchester City could only score 1 goal, from there we can see how Inter Milan's defense also worked well even though they had to lose 1 goal which made them lose.

Well, in this match, Inter Milan can certainly anticipate what Manchester City can do and they managed to implement it well. In my opinion, this draw is beneficial for Inter Milan because they managed to steal points from one of the away games they played.

Yep. A great start for Inter in their first game in the Champions League Inter played well, they could have hurt City but the Nerazzurri failed to convert the chances into goals.
There is something Inzaghi needs to improve, at least in the final third of the pitch, Inter needs to show the skill and technique they do have in the squad.
And congratulations to Nicolo Barella for the Man of the Match in this match.

There should always be an evaluation after finishing a match, whether it is a big evaluation or just a few evaluations that they have to do, in this case it is the final settlement.

I think this will not only be experienced by Inter Milan, because Manchester City must do the same thing. Pep Guardiola will certainly not remain silent seeing this result, because this must be a loss for them because one of their home games failed to get full points.

[Tribalchief]

I called it. I knew it won't be an easy game for Arsenal, they were the favourite but should be lucky to earn even that 1 point. The major credit for that goes to Arsenal's goalkeeper, Raya who made a fantastic double save of Retegui's penalty. Retegui should've done better on that rebound, he seemed to have enough time to take a better aim with that header, but it went right in the middle of the goal, making it possible for Raya to save it.
Apparently it was Atalanta's first ever goalless draw in their Champion's League history. What's a bit strange, it's Arsenal's 3rd away Champion's League game in a row, when they failed to score a goal.

With yesterday's performance from the gunners, I've began to question their champions league mentality. Atalanta really dominated arsenal. They where literally operating through the arsenal's defense through the wings, though arsenal continue to prove their quality defensive wise. Jorginho hasn't being his best for sometime now, and I noticed that in yesterday's game. I also noticed that arsenal couldn't complete their passes in the game. Well, I think they where lucky enough snatch a point, and all thanks to raya for that brilliant save.

~
Actually, Barcelona always fought well, it's just that once again, this was really bad luck.

I don't know about bad luck but I agree that they still fought well despite the numerical disadvantage. Who would have thought they could still equalize and hold on for so long. If the red card happened in the last 20 or even 30 minutes, they would probably get away with a point.

That red card actually changed the game. I was even surprised to see Barce score before the 30minn of the game, which actually gave me a better hope that they will secure 3 points, but sadly, they didn't. I wouldn't blame ten stegen much, because that was a one-on-one play, which means there was a 50% chance that he could save that shot. Barce defense were a little bit high, leaving the opponents number 9 in an exposed position, which lead to that late win for Monaco. There are still more games to come. Wishing barce the best in their next game.

[Uruhara]

Barcelona really played outside their plan. Because they were forced to face Monaco by relying on only 10 players. Hansi Flick really cannot be blamed for Barcelona's defeat in that match. Because this defeat is quite normal. Because after all, playing with only 10 players since the first half must have been a very difficult moment for the Barcelona squad and also for Hansi Flick who had to re-arrange his strategy. But just losing by a narrow score is proof that Barcelona will be able to win if they play with 11 players. And yes, we can hope that Barcelona will win in the next matches.

[armanda90]

I think many people lost this time. Yes, because Barcelona must be favored to win against Monaco, right? But Lady Luck was not on their side. Because of a red card, everything was ruined. wkwkkwkw

Luckily I didn't make a bet like this, but seeing how many comments there were on social media, it was quite varied, various curses of defeat were there and also disappointment.

Actually, Barcelona always fought well, it's just that once again, this was really bad luck.

Unbeaten five matches in domestic league make Barcelona become favorite team against Monaco, but early red card receiving by Eric Garcia make Barcelona difficult anticipation huge pressure from AS Monaco players and become first loss in this season. Barcelona must secure seven matches left with three points if won't kicking out more early because new format very difficult reach the higher top position standings who 8 top teams are directly qualify.
Have many weeks left for second match in Champion League, Hansi Flick must winning next match because have many difficult matches left in Champion League phase round.

[koang]

I called it. I knew it won't be an easy game for Arsenal, they were the favourite but should be lucky to earn even that 1 point. The major credit for that goes to Arsenal's goalkeeper, Raya who made a fantastic double save of Retegui's penalty. Retegui should've done better on that rebound, he seemed to have enough time to take a better aim with that header, but it went right in the middle of the goal, making it possible for Raya to save it.
Apparently it was Atalanta's first ever goalless draw in their Champion's League history. What's a bit strange, it's Arsenal's 3rd away Champion's League game in a row, when they failed to score a goal.

Fantastic saves from Raya. He's been immense so far this season but we know a club performs poorly if their goalkeeper is their man of the match.
And If everyone in this team puts in a shift the David Raya is doing, then Arsenal is destined for great things.
Unfortunately, the players are not creative and no longer Impose themselves in games.
Arteta needs to improve on the attack, it seems they are playing just defensive football these days.

[Uruhara]

Atletico Madrid, which was 1 goal behind at the start, has made those of us who bet on them a little pessimistic. But fortunately Atletico Madrid was able to turn things around and win the match. And I am quite optimistic that in the next match Atletico Madrid will also be successful in winning the match again. Because their next opponent is Benfica and I don't think it will be a big threat to this team. even though Benfica is a pretty strong club. But with a very capable squad depth, Atletico Madrid should not lose to Benfica in the next match.

Atalanta and Arsenal must be willing to share points in this match. And actually Arsenal might not get full points in their next match against PSG. Because PSG is a tough team that is difficult to beat. It's just that because Arsenal are the hosts in the next match, Arteta's hopes of getting full points in that match are quite high.

[Captain Corporate]

Leverkusen definitely looks like they are doing great at the moment and won this game as well and that is why I think its going to be something that will take a while for it to grow bigger as well. I think we should be considering this getting a different result because they can't be this good for a very long time, I mean sure they are good but they look like they are awesome and great, like one of the biggest teams and that is why I think we should be considering this to get worse eventually, or at least it should.

[Rruchi man]

Atalanta and Arsenal must be willing to share points in this match. And actually Arsenal might not get full points in their next match against PSG. Because PSG is a tough team that is difficult to beat. It's just that because Arsenal are the hosts in the next match, Arteta's hopes of getting full points in that match are quite high.

PSG is a big team, but PSG are not unbeatable. Arsenal can do the task if we can find a creative option in our midfield. That Atalanta game was a game for Arteta to try out Ethan Nwaneri since Fabio Veira is already on loan and Merino is still unable to play. Maybe he will have a chance in the game against PSG; I just hope he is not overwhelmed when he has his shot.  PSG should be conscious of Arsenal as much as Arsenal is conscious of them.

[Tribalchief]

~

Unbeaten five matches in domestic league make Barcelona become favorite team against Monaco, but early red card receiving by Eric Garcia make Barcelona difficult anticipation huge pressure from AS Monaco players and become first loss in this season. Barcelona must secure seven matches left with three points if won't kicking out more early because new format very difficult reach the higher top position standings who 8 top teams are directly qualify.
Have many weeks left for second match in Champion League, Hansi Flick must winning next match because have many difficult matches left in Champion League phase round.

I'm not sure if winning all 7 games(21 points),  might be the only ticket to qualifying for the next round, but I think they should try their best to do that so as to be on a safer side. Games that involves red card usually don't go well for the team at fault, because they are with a player down, which means they must compete with only 10 players. If that red card was actually issued late, I think Barce would have find a way to win the game, but unfortunately Monaco had all 3 points. In football, we win some, while other times lose some.

The image above shows all teams that barce will come against, and Bayern happens to be a very strong side and the biggest test. Let's see how they will manage the game as a team that is currently on form.

[Sim_card]

If we look at their previous meeting in the Champions League final, Manchester City could only score 1 goal, from there we can see how Inter Milan's defense also worked well even though they had to lose 1 goal which made them lose.

Well, in this match, Inter Milan can certainly anticipate what Manchester City can do and they managed to implement it well. In my opinion, this draw is beneficial for Inter Milan because they managed to steal points from one of the away games they played.

Yep. A great start for Inter in their first game in the Champions League Inter played well, they could have hurt City but the Nerazzurri failed to convert the chances into goals.
There is something Inzaghi needs to improve, at least in the final third of the pitch, Inter needs to show the skill and technique they do have in the squad.
And congratulations to Nicolo Barella for the Man of the Match in this match.

There should always be an evaluation after finishing a match, whether it is a big evaluation or just a few evaluations that they have to do, in this case it is the final settlement.

I think this will not only be experienced by Inter Milan, because Manchester City must do the same thing. Pep Guardiola will certainly not remain silent seeing this result, because this must be a loss for them because one of their home games failed to get full points.

I was thinking that City will win at home with their current performance in EPL but I was wrong because Inter defense was so strong that they deprived City from penetrating their defense which led to a goalless draw. However, both teams game was balanced and none of them made any mistakes that would have cost them to lose the match. Personally, I think that this season in UCL might be a big challenge for City who couldn't their first match at home but choose to share points with the away team.

[salad daging]

Atalanta and Arsenal must be willing to share points in this match. And actually Arsenal might not get full points in their next match against PSG. Because PSG is a tough team that is difficult to beat. It's just that because Arsenal are the hosts in the next match, Arteta's hopes of getting full points in that match are quite high.

PSG is a big team, but PSG are not unbeatable. Arsenal can do the task if we can find a creative option in our midfield. That Atalanta game was a game for Arteta to try out Ethan Nwaneri since Fabio Veira is already on loan and Merino is still unable to play. Maybe he will have a chance in the game against PSG; I just hope he is not overwhelmed when he has his shot.  PSG should be conscious of Arsenal as much as Arsenal is conscious of them.

Arsenal vs PSG which is the favorite then of course Arsenal.
It is true that PSG is a big team that always brings in expensive players but in UCL matches they always struggle and they can only survive winning streaks in their own league.
Now Arsenal are much better than my own view so it should be a win at home, but the match will be interesting and PSG could win, but I'm not sure about that.

[alltalk]

Barcelona really played outside their plan. Because they were forced to face Monaco by relying on only 10 players. Hansi Flick really cannot be blamed for Barcelona's defeat in that match. Because this defeat is quite normal. Because after all, playing with only 10 players since the first half must have been a very difficult moment for the Barcelona squad and also for Hansi Flick who had to re-arrange his strategy. But just losing by a narrow score is proof that Barcelona will be able to win if they play with 11 players. And yes, we can hope that Barcelona will win in the next matches.

I think Hansi Flick has planned everything well. But the players in the field did a very bad mistake. I don't know why the goalkeeper did a fool mistake, it leads to a red card got by Eric Garcia. I don't blame Eric Garcia, he may think to try stop the players from scoring a goal. It was purely a mistake done by Ter Stegen.

Yep, it is very difficult to play with 10 players. Moreover, it is in the Monaco home. Monaco has an extra support, they have more players in the field as well. I think we can understand if Barcelona got a defeat in this match. Well, Barcelona still has many chances to get points in the next matches.

[sampoerna]

Arsenal vs PSG which is the favorite then of course Arsenal.
It is true that PSG is a big team that always brings in expensive players but in UCL matches they always struggle and they can only survive winning streaks in their own league.

If Arsenal can really be that optimal, maybe they will win against PSG. but if their performance is like when they played against Atalanta in the first match, well, it might not be that optimal. PSG, even without Mbappe, is also a top club that must be watched out for. Arsenal on the other hand, but they are not consistent enough, and if they are as bad as when they could not optimize various chances like against Atalanta, maybe they will also fail against PSG later. Arteta must prepare his squad more tightly so that they really have a much more solid and high motivation to achieve more wins

[Uruhara]

Atalanta and Arsenal must be willing to share points in this match. And actually Arsenal might not get full points in their next match against PSG. Because PSG is a tough team that is difficult to beat. It's just that because Arsenal are the hosts in the next match, Arteta's hopes of getting full points in that match are quite high.

PSG is a big team, but PSG are not unbeatable. Arsenal can do the task if we can find a creative option in our midfield. That Atalanta game was a game for Arteta to try out Ethan Nwaneri since Fabio Veira is already on loan and Merino is still unable to play. Maybe he will have a chance in the game against PSG; I just hope he is not overwhelmed when he has his shot.  PSG should be conscious of Arsenal as much as Arsenal is conscious of them.

Yeah right. And if we remember again, Arsenal did not play with maximum strength in their match against Atalanta. Because Odegaard is still absent due to injury. And it seems that Odegaard's role as captain at Arsenal is quite influential. So Arteta also used a slightly different strategy in the match against Atalanta.

But in the next UCL match, I'm sure Arsenal will play with maximum strength. Because by then it is likely that Odegaard will also have recovered from his injury. So Arsenal and PSG will definitely play fiercely.