Farewell Barcelona. That was the most shocking result, as worst as seeing Bayern being kicked from CL! BTW is there some Barca fans / staff that sold their tickets to their rivals? Leipzig won earlier vs Atalanta which I find interesting. West Ham made it too. Meanwhile Rangers and Braga will continue additional time.
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Well, Glimt's fairytale's over. And Leicester, safely through, so I guess it really will be down to Roma and Leicester -- all due respect to Marseille and Feyenoord, who've got more internal problems than any team should have to not get distracted.
(Hoping I jinxed myself to see some crazy comeback from Bodoe heh).
I didn't expect to see Leicester winning after being behind with 1 goal or else x9.5 on a bet would be a great deal ![Cry](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cry.gif) OM and Roma passed. Feyenoord scored 3 goals and made it through Praha. So far Roma seems to be favorite if they continue like that. I still can't trust 100% Leicester, otherwise OM can compete these both teams. I would say Roma > Leicester > OM > Feyenoord
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Leicester - PSV (0-0)
I am very excited to enjoy this match. ~snip yeah, this will a great match, goals are widely expected, and PSV does have a fair share on chance to win Europe Conference league this season, looking at competition.. First game started from an hour and PSV is leading with 1 goal vs Leicester. Leicester odds jumped now to 9.5 and I think PSV could add another goal. Waited more from them..
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Mo Salah had previously been reported to be seeking a salary of £500,000 per week. The Reds have agreed to pay Mo Salah £400,000-a-week to keep him at Anfield. MO has played a crucial role in the redemption of Liverpool and he continues to provide a lot of value to the club. His value is even greater. In light of those news, I hope he will be able to improve his performance, leading him to the heights he began with. The news hasn't been confirmed on the Anfield website or app. We hope things turn out to be true.
He is a good player and Liverpool needs him. I don't want to comment on his salary but the wages of players are ridiculously high comparing to the other jobs and even non top players. The problem is that this joke is continue to rise from a year to another...
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we've semi-finalist: Man City vs. Real Madrid Liverpool vs. Villarreal
The roles are clearly distributed in those games, the English teams are the favorites by quite some margin. The Spanish teams will need a good game from their side and a portion of luck to survive this round. Unfortunately this means we might see an all English final. (Sure the English teams are the best in their quality, but somehow I would have preferred an English semi-final instead ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) ) Liverpool to play the final game is almost sure. In the other hand, City will have hard times vs Real Madrid. In the second leg, both teams aren't convincing compared to the first one. City passed ATM with only one goal, it might be due to Simeone tactics but we all know that Real Madrid is better than ATM. Ancelltti should play with a better tactics or else it will be indeed an English finals
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I still can't believe Bayern Munich is already out of the competition this early. Even more unbelievable is that they were kicked out by a smaller team. ...In the other game, ATM 0-0 City... ATM playing 5-4-1 in the first half before making some changes in the the 70th minutes? They are 1 goal behind on aggregate!
They want to make sure they are still within striking distance when they go all out by not conceding another goal early. The changes could be too late but I don't think it's a bad strategy. ..... Liverpool and Benfica tied at 3-3with five minutes left in the game. A little too late but kudos to Benfica for fighting. It is understood that Simeone doesn't want to receive an early goal so City could literally kill the game but he might try to push more forward while keeping a solid defense.. I preferred to see ATM playing more attack earlier honestly, they risk to lose anyway so why not try to score a goal.. When I see Benfica although losing 3-1 then made it to 3-3, I wonder why ATM didn't try to do the same. Benfica players know they will lose for sure regarding the huge aggregate score difference, yet they played and reduced the gap. Respect!
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Liverpool 3 - 2 Benfica (6-3 aggregate), 20 minutes left in the game When I compare this to what happened in Real Madrid, the difference is quite obvious. Both teams were leading big in first leg but one team struggled to pass and the other kept pushing since the beginning.. In the other game, ATM 0-0 City... ATM playing 5-4-1 in the first half before making some changes in the the 70th minutes? They are 1 goal behind on aggregate!
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I don't think so, Juventus are in good form in the last few games and for sure they will fight until the end of this season to stay in 4th place in the standings and get the UCL ticket.
The opportunity for Juventus to become champions of course no longer exists after they suffered a defeat against Inter Milan a few weeks ago, the distance in points is already quite far and the number of matches remaining this season is a reason to say that it is no longer possible for Juventus to win the Scudetto this season.
Juve lost its chance to compete for the title when they let Inter win vs them. The number of points aren't that distant but the number of games left is indeed limited. If Juve want to try its chance, they have to win every match and expect the other three to throw points. Games vs Fiorentina, Lazio, Sassuolo and even Bologna might end with a surprise.
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Bayern Munich is now also out of the Champignos League. This means they can concentrate on the Champignonship in the 1st Bundesliga. Since they were also knocked out of the DFB Cup, this will be their only trophy this year. Nagelsmann is a good coach but this situation will be discussed at Bayern Munich internaly and sooner or later in the media. I think Nagelsmann will have a hard time in the next few weeks.
Bayern will focus more on Bundesliga for sure since that's all what left for them. The problem is their best player and scorer, Lewandowski, might leave soon to Barcelona since AFAIK he has agreement with them. Better for Bayern to let him go and find a good successor since his contract will end in 2023 or find a way to guarantee his staying with the team for a longer period although his age.
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<.> For the semifinals, I believe in these 4 teams. 1. West Ham 2. Atalanta 3. Barcelona 4. Rangers I like the list that you gave, I'm sure all four of them will qualify for the semifinals. btw, Atalanta I believe will win in this second leg, from the news circulating that Freuler and Djimsiti have recovered from injury, besides this is Atalanta's home match, they must win so as not to disappoint their fans. For Barcelona, almost sure. For Rangers, I think it is possible although I am not that sure, 50/50. For West Ham, yeah possible too although Lyon aren't that bad, actually both teams aren't in their best shape, so everything is possible. Atalanta - Leipzig might end like Champions League games, unpredictable and hard! I think Leipzig will try to stay after Bayern failure..
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I couldn't say better than congratulations to those betting for Villarreal, it requires a lot of confidence, or hazard, to multiply your money by 7. Bayern was eliminated, what a shocking result, they were a candidate for the title! Now Real Madrid risks to be eliminated too after Chelsea scored 3 goals to 1, with 4-4 on aggregate, well look what we have here, Benzema scored, Real Madrid is leading on aggregate 5-4! Extra time
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Chelsea vs Real Madrid is an interesting match to watch today to know if truly Real Madrid defeated Chelsea in the first leg by luck or by professional way. Chelsea will defeat Real Madrid 3:1 in this second leg to prove to their fans that they are more stronger than Real Madrid in this season. Chelsea will not allow this match to end up draw than to win the match to improve their points and to disgrace them with many goals.
Do never underestimate Ancelotti weird tactics, he might play his ridiculous strategy the way he did with Barcelona and Real Madrid will be a joke. I hope he will concentrate in the game and play it correctly, not just defending and wait for Chelsea to knock his team out. They have 2 goals advantage and they should put more pressure on Chelsea! In the other game, Bayern is believed to win and pass but the odds are quite terrifying @11 for Villarreal although winning in the first game.
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We will have Quarter-final 2nd leg games in 2 days. Although Leicester and PSV don't seem to be very different but Leicester odds are quite weird @3.65 vs @1.98 for Eindhoven. I expected something closer. Roma odds @1.38 are also way better than Bodo @7.4! although their defeat in the first leg which is quite strange! OM to pass seems obvious with interesting odds. For the Praha game it is a hazardous one imo.
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3 games will start in two days with a draw in the first leg, it is just like they will play vs each other for the first time, you never know the results.. According to bookies, Barcelona odds to pass are high, Atalanta has exactly same odds as Leipzig which will be the hardest match to guess. Braga although it is leading with 1 goal, its odds are worse @3.85 vs Rangers @2! Lyon - WHU games is quite hard to predict but I think Lyon could pass.
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Lol I don't think there's anything extraordinary when it comes to fighting for 6th place, because the top paid players would want to play in the UCL and not in the Europa Conference League because that's even lower than the Europa League. But at least, Manchester United are still lucky to still have a seemingly stable income, because if there isn't a good income they won't be able to pay a lot of expensive players in the team. But sadly, their squad is just about expensive salaries but the quality is like a mediocre team that looks like it too, they will go further and further away from being in a position to get a european tournament.
ManU worst position in the last couple of years is 6th. This year, they have big names but they failed to secure their 2nd spot and are risking to finish 7th.. 5th at best maybe? No CL? No Europa League? Conference League maybe? That's quite bad for such a team.
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Bologna vs Sampdoria
Bologna is leading with a 1goal against Sampdoria, if sampdoria fail to try harder to score in this few minutes remaining then it will be a win for bologna. Bologna may still score another goal before the games end.
Indeed Bologna scored another goal and the result is 2-0 with few minutes left in the game. Bologna is almost safe from relegation but Sampdoria aren't that far from it although I doubt they will relegate since the other teams are doing badly.
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Maybe Leipzig don't have much chance to take the second spot in the remaining time of this season. But they can still take the third spot from Leverkusen as it seems. Because Leverkusen haven't been doing well in the league lately and they drew with Bochum this time. Leipzig destroyed Hoffenheim by 3-0 and made the gap only one point with Leverkusen after that. And look at this! There is a Leverkusen - Leipzig match next week in the league. ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) I see Leipzig as a little ahead of their opponent now. But even if Leipzig draw with them, they will still be my favourite team for the third spot. Next match between Leipzig and Leverkusen is a tough one. Odds are quite close with Leipzig @2.45 to win vs @2.9 for Leverkusen. It is hard to guess whether Leipzig will jump to the 3rd place that round or not but Leipzig has easier matches than Leverkusen so I guess they could get the 3rd place by the end of the season. Second place no way for obvious reasons tho
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Epic fail. Torino 0-0 Milan. This round was catastrophic for Milan, Napoli, Atalanta. Inter is the one that profited the maximum from it. They are now 2 points behind Milan with 1 missing match which means they can claim back their first spot by the end of the month if they continue winning regardless of the others results.
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Leipzig did it today vs Hoffenheim, letting Freiburg, which won also, getting a safe 4 points for the moment away from it. The interesting part is that Leipzig could ousted Leverkusen from the 3rd place in the next round when they will face each other. Their odds are quite close.
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West Ham is losing right now with 2 goals vs Brentford.. They cannot profit from ManU failure and join Arsenal, it is hard for them apparently.. Otherwise Leicester and Norwich are leading with 1 goal each, with few minutes left in the game. Yep Norwich leading ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) Arsenal, West Ham, United, Wolves -- arguably even Spurs and Leicester (okay fine, Conte seems to be on a jig but they've fooled me before). No one seems to want to play in Europe, or they're just giving each other chances every time: you go, no you go, why not you? Norwich, heh. Burnley, heh. I give up, guys, really. Even Palace. Whip the big boys, stumble to the ex-big boys. Just can't predict anything, but I guess that makes this league so bloody good to watch. Now on to Citeh! Perfect description pal! Cannot do better. You go, no you go ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) Cannot find another league with the same epic fails except Serie A this season maybe. Things are weird there too. City 2-2 Liverpool, I missed the game unfortunately but I assume it was intense there! They shared 1 point each and they will continue chasing each other until the last round apparently ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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