If you take the risk of betting on an underdog team, it seems like you should consider it.
there's no harm in trying your luck with a smaller amount, but you have to think about whether to bet on the first leg or second leg.
maybe it would be more natural if you bet on Roma and West Ham in the second leg match because in my opinion Leverkusen and Milan as the home team will get a big score playing at home and in the second leg Milan and Leverkusen will probably lose but even if they lose, Milan and Leverkusen will still qualify for the next round because their aggregate score is much greater in the first leg.
this is not advice, but all this needs to be considered again before you regret it.

even though currently West Ham and Roma could be strong challengers to Leverkusen and Milan, I believe the two favorite teams will qualify for the semi finals.

PSG has a bigger opportunity as the next place for Luis Diaz and I think he can get a bigger salary if he can perform productively at PSG like Mbappe before deciding to go to Real Madrid.
but this is just speculation because it is impossible for Real Madrid to replace one of the players who are currently in the perfect line up so Ancelotti will not take that risk.
compared to PSG which is currently continuing to struggle to find talented players to replace Mbappe role in the team and also needs several reliable players to win the UCL title in the coming season so that is a reasonable reason if Luiz Diaz is more convincing if he goes to PSG.
even though Luis Diaz father wants his son to join Real Madrid, I think in recent seasons there has been no chance for Diaz to go to Real Madrid.

Man City @2.20
Liverpool @3.00
Arsenal @3.75

from these odds it is very clear that Man City is very much favored by bookmakers and it is not only bookmakers who believe that Man City will win the title this season but most fans of teams in the EPL will say that Man City has a greater chance of getting the title. Even though it is currently in 3rd place, the chances are very good.
I don't doubt Arsenal, but I doubt their consistent quality which often loses control and this doesn't just happen once but Arsenal has always been rated as not having high consistency for a long time.
but I won't forget Liverpool, which is currently discussed a little too often here, but actually Liverpool could be the second candidate to hold the EPL title this season.

the problem is not only about that, but the challenges in the UCL are not as easy as the PSG president imagines and the UCL is not as easy as getting the League 1 title.
no matter how big the team is or how rich the team is, it will only be in vain if it doesn't have high levels of consistency and doesn't have strong mental readiness to win the UCL title.
let's remember last season, PSG had Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and these three players were players who really had very high quality skills in terms of attack, but in fact PSG still failed to win the UCL title.
just imagine if these three players were in teams from other leagues such as Madrid, Munich or Barcelona, they could certainly help win the UCL title.

well, from here we can assess what efforts PSG must make and in my opinion it enough to maintain a reliable coach for several seasons to provide the opportunity to take this team to a higher level and also provide experience to all players to be mentally ready to compete in the UCL.

exactly. In Barcelona current situation, the management and coaches will always be careful in making decisions that are best for the team's future.
compared to having to force a quick decision to sell players but in the end there are losses that occur whereas currently all parties in this team are under pressure on how to build a strong squad without having to spend a lot of money and regarding selling players it will most likely only be done on players who no longer have productivity, such as players who are older.
however, before selling a player, the team management will definitely look for alternative replacement players who are younger and have almost the same performance.
and I agree with the way you say here that there is actually a simple option of using young players from academics to give them experience and develop new talents without spending a lot of money.
 
maybe Barcelona management should imitate a little the way teams from other leagues like Dortmund if they really want to improve their finances, they can try developing young players from academics or from the transfer market who are free agents.

in this match Lyon is favored by the bookmakers, so it has odds below Reims and maybe this will be a tight match when the two teams try to secure their position and in this match it will be determined whether Lyon or Reims will succeed in getting 9th position in the standings.
looking at the last meeting of these two teams and looking at the last performance of these two teams, I am a little doubtful if I should bet on BTTS or prefer to bet on Lyon score -0.5 with odds @2.16
this is just my opinion because I think in the next match Reims will not score and Lyon will at least get 2 scores.
so -0.5 for me is more comfortable to bet on this match.

yep, that's what the fans of these two big teams want, but however the match schedule has been determined very wisely and maybe it will be easier to determine who will hold the title at the end of this season after one of these two teams failed to win qualify for the next round because these two teams are the only favorites for the UCL title holders who are highly favored.
whatever happens, even though there are many who doubt Real Madrid in the upcoming UCL match, I still believe that Real Madrid can definitely get a bigger score in the first leg to secure a safer aggregate score and survive in the second leg.

these three teams do have a chance to win the season title and I wouldn't be surprised if anyone would favor these three teams, but for some reason I still doubt Arsenal and exclude Arsenal from the list of candidates for the EPL title this season.
the reason is quite simple, since several seasons ago, Arsenal have always failed in terms of competing with popular teams towards the end of the season and the example that was clearly visible at the end of last season clearly showed that Arsenal was very close to getting the EPL title but in fact Arsenal failed to maintain their consistency and ended with failure.
and on the one hand I actually think that Liverpool can get this opportunity even though they still have to fight against Man City, but from experience I know that Liverpool is able to take advantage of the end of the season to finish at the top of the standings.

even so, PSG doesn't look like a professional team if they just ask Mbappe to stay at PSG, while a professional team with a good reputation must be ready to accept every challenge that will come and always find wise solutions that can maintain the reputation and stable performance of their team even though without a star player in the line up.
with problems like this, it can be seen that maybe this is the reason PSG will always fail in the UCL even though they have quality players and will only get the title in league 1 and it's all because PSG mental readiness is not ready to become a team known for its strong performance and only will continue to depend on reliable players.

of course, this threat became a reality when Roma was lucky enough to beat Milan and the reason I said about the luck that Roma would get was all because of the increased enthusiasm and self confidence that all Roma players had after the arrival of the new coach.
In domestic matches, we have all seen how strong Roma is, with very high consistency and a very improved attack.
It's a little strange when I think of Lukaku as a player that Roma relied on when Mourinho was still the coach but instead Lukaku couldn't make a good contribution while the arrival of a new coach made everything change and De Rossi managed to increase enthusiasm for the other players.
In the history of meetings between these two teams, Roma doesn't seem to have the ability to compete with Milan and I think one of these teams will qualify after entering the penalty round and that means both teams will get a draw.

It is not an easy task for Ten Hag to compete with Aston Villa who are currently in their best performance and Man United is very different from last season when in the remaining matches they improved their performance with very high consistency, whereas this season Man United seems to be having difficulty competing with several teams above them.
Spurs are currently in good condition and are even ready to defend their position so as not to be overtaken by Man United and on the one hand we don't know yet whether this international break will have any Man United players injured or not and if that happens to Man United players it will definitely happen the condition of Ten Hag team is getting worse.
we might be able to see the next 2 matches if Man United manages to get past Brentford and Chelsea, maybe we still have hope, but if we play against Chelsea, Man United won't get satisfactory results. I'm sure Man United will fail to get a ticket to the UCL or the European league.

I think Juventus is also inconsistent towards the end of this season, almost the same as Lazio and the only difference is that previously Lazio had to prioritize UCL matches and now Lazio can return to focus on serie A as you said and this could endanger Juventus having difficulty winning in the upcoming match.
maybe Juventus fans are currently feeling a little worried about this because Lazio cannot be underestimated when competing at home and if Juventus can't beat or has difficulty taking points from Lazio, at least being able to end the match with one point would be better than losing points.
even though recently Juventus has experienced a decline in performance, they should still be able to stay in the top 3 to get a ticket to the UCL and be able to perform even better next season.

there are a lot of people who doubt Xabi when he goes to a team from another league and that's very natural because we only doubt his experience, who currently doesn't have much experience, so there's no harm in doubting Xabi when he goes to Liverpool to serve as coach.
however, I have a small assessment that if Xabi will accept the offer from Liverpool, he will definitely be successful there, even though he will need at least 1 season to see the playing style of other teams and will improve the performance of the players after knowing the right strategy and this is what is being done. Xabi last season could not provide the best performance for his team but he succeeded this season.
even so, there is one very important question, namely will Xabi accept the offer from Liverpool?
from this question we will know that Xabi will remain at Leverkusen for several seasons to come.

of the several teams that I marked in red, there is a big chance for Real Madrid to secure additional points because in this match Madrid competes as the host and we definitely know how superior a team is as a host, they will be more confident mentally.
but of the several teams on the list you wrote, only Real Sociedad, I doubt if Real Madrid won't be able to beat that team.
first reason is that Madrid plays away and on the one hand Real Sociedad can always be a very strong squad when playing at home and the most important thing is that Real Sociedad defense will be stronger and can prevent Madrid from getting 3 points.
and for Barcelona and several other teams, I will never doubt that Real Madrid can definitely beat all these teams, even Barcelona, which has been a rival for a long time this season, does not have the ability to compete with Real Madrid.

this seems unrealistic to me when we talk about Xabi going too far.
First of all, we have to look at Xabi contract with Leverkusen which will end in the 2026 season, while currently Cabi is almost getting the Bundesliga title when they succeed in maintaining the team's consistency and on the one hand, Leverkusen is also getting closer to the European League title and if Xabi also succeeds in winning the European League title, of course Leverkusen management will still maintain him the same as other coaches and teams.
that's just the first fact and the second fact is more realistic for me when you say about Xabi, who has very little experience, it would be better to go to the EPL to get more experience when facing a big challenge with one of the popular teams in the EPL.

even so, I still have more confidence that Xabi will stay at Leverkusen to get a higher title and efforts like this are very reasonable or even other coaches will also experience the same thing when they are successful with one of the teams in winning a prestigious title, they will definitely continue to survive several seasons.

if you believe Man City will qualify for the semi finals, maybe you would be better off betting on the second leg, but if you believe Real Madrid, maybe you will definitely bet on the first leg, but if you look at my predictions, it looks like you are a little more confident if Man City will qualify.
but personally, as a Real Madrid fan, I will bet on the first leg even though last season Madrid only got bad results, but this time I believe that Ancelotti already knows the right strategy to break into Man City goal.
It may be very high risk but there is no harm in betting a small amount to support your favorite team or also make a profit if Madrid wins.
BTW, actually it is very difficult to predict because these two teams have almost the same performance in terms of attack and defense, it's just that my confidence in Real Madrid is still very large.

seeing from the history of the Milan match when competing away it seems like a bad result when against Monza with a score of 4-2 and Milan only gets these 2 scores, but besides that Milan can still get a win when competing against Lazio but every victory when competing away, Milan only get victory.
whereas Fiorentina when competing at home when fighting a team far above like Rome can only get a draw and also when fighting Inter, Fiorentina lost at home.
from some of my assessments at this time while the chances of Milan victory could have occurred but a drawing opportunity could also occur.
anyone who will bet in this match I hope must be a little careful.

sometimes, if a team meets frequently, one of the coaches has the intelligence to assess the weaknesses of the strategies used by other coaches, such as in the case of Liverpool and Man United, or even the entire EPL team also does the same thing.
In the last few meetings, Man United has been far superior to Liverpool because in fact Ten Hag already has Liverpool weakness and in my opinion, Liverpool weakness is that Man United often concedes through side attacks.
but in the upcoming match Man United vs Liverpool, if I choose one of the winning teams, I will choose Man United.

Barcelona still has a chance to pursue the difference in points from Madrid but that does not mean being able to get rid of Real Madrid from the top of the standings while the remaining several matches of the two teams are the same as getting challenges from several teams that can be said to be quite difficult for Barcelona and Madrid to get 3 points in each match.
It is not easy to predict Barcelona or Real Madrid who will finish at the top of the final standings later but at least see from the depth of the squad, Real Madrid is far more favored.
Barcelona could have pursued the La Liga title but the pressure of the match at UCL remains a tough obstacle for the coach to rotate the players perfectly to maintain consistent in two competitions while Barcelona experienced a lack of players and this is the cause of the difficulty of Barcelona to pursue points from Real Madrid.

Indeed, Madrid achievements this season are a little superior to Barcelona when Ancelotti was able to take advantage of good opportunities when Barcelona lost the injured and Ancelotti main players won more points than Barcelona.
and for the Real Madrid match that will fight Bilbao it looks like Madrid will get a narrow victory but we have to look deeper because the draw seems to have happened considering Bilbao has a consistent that is almost the same as Madrid.

I fully support your opinion because in this european league anything can happen because of the european league title which makes all the players very enthusiastic about putting in all their performance to get a title they can be proud of and on the one hand all the players in this competition will definitely try to score each other score to get a great reputation that will give new history to the players.
even though in terms of H2H Milan are very favored in this match, the fact is that after the new coach arrived, Roma performance has improved very significantly and currently in domestic matches Roma is able to get very consistent results without being defeated.

from this very high increase in performance, Roma of course has a big chance to beat Roma because in terms of squad depth, Roma is currently very ready to become a strong challenger in the european league, in fact Roma could become an unexpected team, as was the case with Sevilla last season, which often ignored last season.