[Football] UEFA Champions League Betting & Discussion Thread

[salad daging]

To be honest, Barcelona is very lucky with the draws they got in the Champions League. Even out of all the clubs, they will face Benfica in the round of 16, compared to some other clubs, Barcelona is one of the very lucky ones. They should be able to qualify quite easily. So is Aston Villa. But once again, this is football and sometimes, something surprising happens. So, let's enjoy all the matches and process.


taken from https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/

Even if Barcelona are lucky against Benfica then we don't know what will happen, there could be unexpected surprises I suppose, so it will still be a tense encounter.
PSG vs Liverpool is also interesting but I have a feeling PSG will not be able to resist Liverpool.

[Uruhara]

To be honest, Barcelona is very lucky with the draws they got in the Champions League. Even out of all the clubs, they will face Benfica in the round of 16, compared to some other clubs, Barcelona is one of the very lucky ones. They should be able to qualify quite easily. So is Aston Villa. But once again, this is football and sometimes, something surprising happens. So, let's enjoy all the matches and process.


taken from https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/

Well, Barcelona can indeed be said to be quite lucky. Compared to Real Madrid, which had to beat each other's teams from Laliga, namely against Atletico Madrid. but the match that I am really looking forward to is the PSG vs Liverpool match. I think this match will be a very fierce match. But I still believe Liverpool will go further and that means they will be able to beat PSG in the round of 16. PSG could be said to be the unlucky team because they had to face Liverpool in the round of 16.

[pawel7777]

It's a bit of a shame to see teams from the same national leagues competing against each other that early on, maybe it would be good if the drawing rules were changed to prevent that from happening. We have two such situations: Real Madrid Vs Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich Vs Bayer Leverkusen.

The outright odds for the UCL winner, updated for the results of the draw, are as follows:


I think it's fair for Real to be at the top, but I don't think betting on them is a good move, I rather put my money on a team with a higher payout. A potential dark horse would be Atletico, if they manage to get past Real, the hardest part would be done. In the last 5 head to head games between Atletico and Real, we had one win each and 3 draws, so looks pretty even. So if we assume both teams are on a similar level, the odds of x21.0 for Atletico sound really attractive, especially compared to only x4.30 for Real.

[ajiz138]

To be honest, Barcelona is very lucky with the draws they got in the Champions League. Even out of all the clubs, they will face Benfica in the round of 16, compared to some other clubs, Barcelona is one of the very lucky ones. They should be able to qualify quite easily. So is Aston Villa. But once again, this is football and sometimes, something surprising happens. So, let's enjoy all the matches and process.


taken from https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/

Well, Barcelona can indeed be said to be quite lucky. Compared to Real Madrid, which had to beat each other's teams from Laliga, namely against Atletico Madrid. but the match that I am really looking forward to is the PSG vs Liverpool match. I think this match will be a very fierce match. But I still believe Liverpool will go further and that means they will be able to beat PSG in the round of 16. PSG could be said to be the unlucky team because they had to face Liverpool in the round of 16.

There are many big matches, we can't forget the meeting between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen who are also from the same league.

Indeed, Barcelona is quite lucky in the last 16 because they get opponents who are not like other teams. It can't be said to be easy either, because after all the 16 teams are the best teams, but at least we can see a little difference.

[koang]

To be honest, Barcelona is very lucky with the draws they got in the Champions League. Even out of all the clubs, they will face Benfica in the round of 16, compared to some other clubs, Barcelona is one of the very lucky ones. They should be able to qualify quite easily. So is Aston Villa. But once again, this is football and sometimes, something surprising happens. So, let's enjoy all the matches and process.

Yep. Barca has the best draw, UEFA has made it easy for Barcelona and Benfica are getting a rematch of this thriller.
Flick needs to close the game early, Barca gave them too much hope in the last game, and they had to learn how to get past that low block.
But considering how Barca has trashed Madrid multiple times already, they look like favorites, so no doubt they are getting to the next round.
I can’t wait to see the knockout stage game The competition is fierce!

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I can’t wait to see the knockout stage game The competition is fierce!

I am the same, I can't wait for the competition in this knockout system, more precisely in the round of 16 and beyond. In the round of 16 alone we have some very interesting matches and there will be a derby too.

This will be a very difficult result to predict, because what will happen in the first leg and in the second leg will really determine their journey. I am looking forward to a surprise.

[Uruhara]

Well, Barcelona can indeed be said to be quite lucky. Compared to Real Madrid, which had to beat each other's teams from Laliga, namely against Atletico Madrid. but the match that I am really looking forward to is the PSG vs Liverpool match. I think this match will be a very fierce match. But I still believe Liverpool will go further and that means they will be able to beat PSG in the round of 16. PSG could be said to be the unlucky team because they had to face Liverpool in the round of 16.

There are many big matches, we can't forget the meeting between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen who are also from the same league.

Indeed, Barcelona is quite lucky in the last 16 because they get opponents who are not like other teams. It can't be said to be easy either, because after all the 16 teams are the best teams, but at least we can see a little difference.

Well, in the end, there won't be any easy matches in the round of 16. because all the teams that have made it to this stage have their own strengths that have enabled them to survive until now. But hopefully Barcelona can win. Because I really want to see this team go further than last season. Benfica is also a strong team. But I hope Barcelona can overcome it.

[Sim_card]

I can’t wait to see the knockout stage game The competition is fierce!

I am the same, I can't wait for the competition in this knockout system, more precisely in the round of 16 and beyond. In the round of 16 alone we have some very interesting matches and there will be a derby too.

This will be a very difficult result to predict, because what will happen in the first leg and in the second leg will really determine their journey. I am looking forward to a surprise.

This is the time for clubs to make use of playing at home as an advantage for them to win their opponents. Unlike, the group stage that you don't play with the same club home and away. For this reason, the strongest clubs will always survive to the next round because they will target drawing away from home and winning at home. We have just entered into the most interesting part of the competition.

[Agbe]

I can’t wait to see the knockout stage game The competition is fierce!

I am the same, I can't wait for the competition in this knockout system, more precisely in the round of 16 and beyond. In the round of 16 alone we have some very interesting matches and there will be a derby too.

This will be a very difficult result to predict, because what will happen in the first leg and in the second leg will really determine their journey. I am looking forward to a surprise.

This is the time for clubs to make use of playing at home as an advantage for them to win their opponents. Unlike, the group stage that you don't play with the same club home and away. For this reason, the strongest clubs will always survive to the next round because they will target drawing away from home and winning at home. We have just entered into the most interesting part of the competition.

Football has evolved passed what you are saying because any club that is not good is not good and banking on the home matches to win and qualify is something that has passed so any team that hopes to go far in the champions League at this stage of the competition should be ready to win both at home and away because banking on winning only home matches will fail when you meet a team that is tactically sound which will make any team not to be able to keep up with the pace of that team

[koang]

I can’t wait to see the knockout stage game The competition is fierce!

I am the same, I can't wait for the competition in this knockout system, more precisely in the round of 16 and beyond. In the round of 16 alone we have some very interesting matches and there will be a derby too.

This will be a very difficult result to predict, because what will happen in the first leg and in the second leg will really determine their journey. I am looking forward to a surprise.

This year UCL is giving us worthy matches in the Round of 16.
Real Madrid or Atlético will be knocked out in the Round of 16, Bayern or Leverkusen will be knocked out in the Round of 16, and Liverpool or PSG will be knocked out in the Round of 16.
The new UCL format could make for a total surprise champion. I‘m starting to love it

[Rruchi man]

The new UCL format could make for a total surprise champion. I‘m starting to love it

By next season, more teams will be used to it and prepare better. Some teams were caught out of the competition early because they were slow to understand the new format.

Trying to pick the team that will win it, I say Liverpool has a pretty good chance.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Football has evolved passed what you are saying because any club that is not good is not good and banking on the home matches to win and qualify is something that has passed so any team that hopes to go far in the champions League at this stage of the competition should be ready to win both at home and away because banking on winning only home matches will fail when you meet a team that is tactically sound which will make any team not to be able to keep up with the pace of that team

You're right, things are very different now, every team in the UCL is extremely strong, this makes me remember Pep Guardiola when he said that after they lost against Madrid , he Expected to face a Madrid in Liga mode, never even Madrid in UCL mode , which are really very Fierce, and the truth is that it was like that, despite the fact that Madrid does not like to face City , I think the way they played was great, it is also worth remembering that neither DeBruyne nor Haaland played for City.

[koang]

The new UCL format could make for a total surprise champion. I‘m starting to love it

By next season, more teams will be used to it and prepare better. Some teams were caught out of the competition early because they were slow to understand the new format.

Trying to pick the team that will win it, I say Liverpool has a pretty good chance.

Yep. The new format has completely transformed the whole competition. So many big games, and next season all teams will start to calculate carefully and prepare the squad depth better.
And yeah, Liverpool is the favorite to win the UCL this season. They are the top and won all their matches so far.
But when the question in my head has come up again, would I like Liverpool to win the Premier League or UCL, I think the answer is obvious… Both.

[Agbe]

The new UCL format could make for a total surprise champion. I‘m starting to love it

By next season, more teams will be used to it and prepare better. Some teams were caught out of the competition early because they were slow to understand the new format.

Trying to pick the team that will win it, I say Liverpool has a pretty good chance.

Yep. The new format has completely transformed the whole competition. So many big games, and next season all teams will start to calculate carefully and prepare the squad depth better.
And yeah, Liverpool is the favorite to win the UCL this season. They are the top and won all their matches so far.
But when the question in my head has come up again, would I like Liverpool to win the Premier League or UCL, I think the answer is obvious… Both.

Liverpool may be in good form in the premier League this season and has done well in the group stages of the competition but that doesn't make them to be favorite in the champions League because when it comes to the champions League it's a different game altogether there are other good teams that are still there in the champions League that is still a threat to Liverpool and with the stage that the champions League is currently it's too early to be talking about who's the favorite to win let see which teams qualifies to the last four that when we can be talking about which team is the favourite that is going to win the champions League this season

[koang]

Liverpool may be in good form in the premier League this season and has done well in the group stages of the competition but that doesn't make them to be favorite in the champions League because when it comes to the champions League it's a different game altogether there are other good teams that are still there in the champions League that is still a threat to Liverpool and with the stage that the champions League is currently it's too early to be talking about who's the favorite to win let see which teams qualifies to the last four that when we can be talking about which team is the favourite that is going to win the champions League this season

I know what you mean, and I agree that there are other good teams out there that can pose a threat to Liverpool.
However, if we look at their performances throughout the season, we cannot deny that Liverpool are a very consistent team when they compete in major competitions.
And I think this team is maturing. Liverpool has enough requirements to win the title this season both in the league and in the UCL. IMO