BitcoinNews.com's UEFA Champions League Football Preditor Pool Discussion thread

[Harkorede]

Real 3/1 bet was a good hedge on my Gladbach bet (I know, I know City easy win) but will be super cool to see who they match up in QF since they never got past it.

I was also lucky enough to back my pick in the pool with a punt and here's what I got https://i.imgur.com/EYfk5C7.png

Guess it's really only just PSG who've got a proper foot in the door now.

Sad to admit as a Barcelona fan but, yeah! It's game over already, and there's no way Man City are also not going through.

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[buwaytress]

Some sadness for this thread, haha.

Anyway, looks like my 41/1 bet on Barca died in HT (actually already won my cards and corners overs, Messi scoring, and only needed Barca to score 3 more goals lol) but needed them to also win both halves, which Messi unfortunately did not do when his penalty was saved. 1 wonder goal, and 1 missed penalty. Damn.

Meanwhile, Liverpool do look in control but I'd feel a lot better if we could just score 1 goal. 30 mins to play.

Come on Harko! 3 more goals from Barca, right? Haha.

[Harkorede]

Meanwhile, Liverpool do look in control but I'd feel a lot better if we could just score 1 goal. 30 mins to play.

Come on Harko! 3 more goals from Barca, right? Haha.

Two successive goals from Liverpool has guaranteed their place, finally Liverpool will get a win at Anfield, Lol  ;De

Barcelona ? Not tonight! I wasn't expectant to be honest and I said it! However, I believe If Messi had scored that penalty then there would have been a huge amount of pressure on PSG.

[Trofo]

Two successive goals from Liverpool has guaranteed their place, finally Liverpool will get a win at Anfield, Lol  ;De

This game was played in Budapest I believe, neutral turf so Anfield curse is still live

I watched Barca game and I must say that they squandered their chance in first half. They should have had 3:1 lead with the amount of chances they created, even a missed penalty from Messi but he scored a screamer before that so can't blame him much.

[casperBGD]

Two successive goals from Liverpool has guaranteed their place, finally Liverpool will get a win at Anfield, Lol  ;De

This game was played in Budapest I believe, neutral turf so Anfield curse is still live

I watched Barca game and I must say that they squandered their chance in first half. They should have had 3:1 lead with the amount of chances they created, even a missed penalty from Messi but he scored a screamer before that so can't blame him much.

yeah, played in Budapest, as the first one, and that brought Liverpool good luck
maybe it would be different for Leipzig if played on Anfield , but nevertheless, both teams that had good first match result made their progress

watched Barca as well, they played as expected, but did not scored when needed, so there was no excitement in the end

[buwaytress]

^^ Yeah, I know it's silly to say but was wondering myself if not playing at Anfield was actually a good thing for us because they did seem to play more calmly. Then again, it's a huge difference playing with Fabinho in midfield, so clearly more stable at the back. Nice to see Mane and Salah together again of course, and scoring again minutes apart.

4 more games to Istanbul, we can do it!

BTW guys, there's a free competition that starts next week: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5321499.40

I've entered. You don't need to do anything except declare a bankroll and post bets you normally make anyway. So that's what I'm doing, sharing betslips I made there, and if I win, I win!

[buwaytress]

I know you're not in this pool @LFC_Bitcoin but I just found out belatedly that we finally get the chance to avenge our loss to Real Madrid! Ramos is back from injury too, so I'm sure we get to see him again. I know we could have had an easier draw but I LOVE this matchup and I'm sure our boys can't wait to get it on.

So excited, can't wait to put down some money on our boys. Istanbul!

P.S. Congratulations to hilarious for yellow cap! The top 5 is still within reach!

[Harkorede]

Congratulations to Hilarious for the round 🙌🏾

I've was able to maintain my stand and it's still a 12 points lead with 13 games to go right ? It's probably going to get tougher from here on as it's becoming harder to pick a side 🤥

[buwaytress]

Congratulations to Hilarious for the round 🙌🏾

I've was able to maintain my stand and it's still a 12 points lead with 13 games to go right ? It's probably going to get tougher from here on as it's becoming harder to pick a side 🤥

Yeah 13 games. You would have to get 0 points from 4 games while someone gets exact scores on those, so I would bet money on you keeping and extending your lead, the way things are going.

I'm still somehow in the running for a prize spot but I still have my outright on Liverpool to look forward to (which has considerably become worth more as BTC price goes up!

[buwaytress]

A humble reminder to smash in those picks for the first legs of the QF tonight.

I'm in big on Liverpool. I know it's petty but I really see this as an opportunity for payback and I know Salah and co feel absolutely the same. I honestly wish Ramos were in this team but it's pretty much the same bones as the ones that beat us in the final two years ago, so all good.

Zidane paid a strange compliment though, saying we're a complete team when it's painfully obvious to me we're not!

Big, big game!

[casperBGD]

A humble reminder to smash in those picks for the first legs of the QF tonight.

I'm in big on Liverpool. I know it's petty but I really see this as an opportunity for payback and I know Salah and co feel absolutely the same. I honestly wish Ramos were in this team but it's pretty much the same bones as the ones that beat us in the final two years ago, so all good.

Zidane paid a strange compliment though, saying we're a complete team when it's painfully obvious to me we're not!

Big, big game!

it was all expected last night, Real and City proved their home pitches, but Dortmund has solid chances to fight back, late goal by Reus could make their semi-final happen
regarding tonight, Bavarians will win over PSG, that is my pick, but I expect a lot of fight in Portugal tonight, maybe Porto could see Chelsea kicked-out in the end

[Trofo]

it was all expected last night, Real and City proved their home pitches, but Dortmund has solid chances to fight back, late goal by Reus could make their semi-final happen
regarding tonight, Bavarians will win over PSG, that is my pick, but I expect a lot of fight in Portugal tonight, maybe Porto could see Chelsea kicked-out in the end

Dortmund was better than I expected and they could have even gotten more from this first game. There was also some doubtful ref decisions in City favor. Liverpool looked quite bad and they can be happy they managed to score at least that one away goal, 2:0 is enough for them to progress but they will have to be orders of magnitude better in that march. CL is Real playground and if any team knows how to win it, it is them. When they were quite poor in their group I said that they are winners if they manage to progress. So far they are keeping my bet alive.

Agree for Bayern, maybe it will sound a bit strange but I believe bavarians will manage to absorb Lewa not playing much easier than PSG missing Verrati. Verrati is the only real creative connection between PSG defense and their atomic attack. Free tip for tonight, Neymar to get yellow card or even maybe red one. If the game is in Bayern favor that is almost free money.

[tokeweed]

^  Yup.  It’s 2 - 1 for Bayern for me if I was playing this pool.  I’m looking at the line ups right now and I’m not sure about this Chuopo Moting guy tho.  Is he any good?

Ex City guy Leroy Sane anytime goal scorer at 3.3 seems like nice fun for a small bet.  No idea if he’s any good at Bayern.  Lol.

[Halab]

I’m looking at the line ups right now and I’m not sure about this Chuopo Moting guy tho.  Is he any good?

When he played for PSG, he is "known" for this action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIQllID_aU0
He's not a bad player, but not a good one either. But he's a good guy for the good mood in the locker room.
But I have a feeling he will score tonight

[Trofo]

I’m looking at the line ups right now and I’m not sure about this Chuopo Moting guy tho.  Is he any good?

When he played for PSG, he is "known" for this action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIQllID_aU0
He's not a bad player, but not a good one either. But he's a good guy for the good mood in the locker room.
But I have a feeling he will score tonight

And you were right, C. Mothing scored one to get Bayern going. Funny how ex players always manage to stick it to their former clubs.

Neuer looked like he missed warm up session, should have done much better for first goal.

[casperBGD]

all that happened last night in Munich just make it more interesting to see match in Paris
I expect that Bavarians will go through in the end, it was a miserable start, but there is another 90 minutes for them to prove themselves

Chelsea was good enough to make things for Porto impossible for a re-match

[buwaytress]

I probably shouldn't be reminding you guys to put in your picks, and hope to catch a few people off-guard with tonight's matches, but since I'm a nice guy;)

I got a bet on Bayern, and Chelsea, but am so tempted to pick PSG again. Last time I parlayed them with Liverpool so it was wasted. Maybe BTTS and a Chelsea -1 handicap might be the way to go but I need odds of 5/1 to make go brrrr;)

[tokeweed]

^  You could play it safe and parlay Chelsea and City at around 3.05 or something depending on what book you’re using.  If you really want at least 5 then add the over 3.5 goals for the Bayern vs PSG match.

Anyway, there are clubs that fans as the ‘12th man’ really matter.  LFC and BVB are those two clubs in this quarter final.

[Trofo]

I got a bet on Bayern, and Chelsea, but am so tempted to pick PSG again. Last time I parlayed them with Liverpool so it was wasted. Maybe BTTS and a Chelsea -1 handicap might be the way to go but I need odds of 5/1 to make go brrrr;)

I am thinking Chelsea will have a rough time today. The game is played at neutral venue and Porto is getting back their 2 main players. In the first game Porto was good but Chelsea managed to convert their chances. I would not be surprised if this one goes Porto way. I have placed a bet on both to score since I am sure Porto is scoring today and hopefully Chelsea will take care of their part of the bet as well.

[Harkorede]

It's been an even game in both fixtures and PSG have had the most chances but Bayern have taken the lead already with a goal from Chuopo-moting.

It's still all square in Chelsea vs Porto borefest 😏