⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 winner - Real Madrid!

[LTU_btc]

We have some Champions league qualifiers games today. And in this round some games looks not bad on paper, like Celtic - Midtjylland. My fe picks for tonight:
Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

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[KTChampions]

We have some Champions league qualifiers games today. And in this round some games looks not bad on paper, like Celtic - Midtjylland. My fe picks for tonight:
Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

I wonder why the coefficients are so small? Do these teams have such a huge average performance to expose such odds on them from the bookmakers. I will not bet, but then I will check the result to see how reasonable these odds were. If the bookmakers are not mistaken, then the bet must work in at least one match.

[Altryist]

We have some Champions league qualifiers games today. And in this round some games looks not bad on paper, like Celtic - Midtjylland. My fe picks for tonight:
Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

The Celtic - Midtjylland match will be very interesting, two very strong middle peasants and the fate brought them together at such an early stage, it's a pity that one of them will have to out at this stage.

Both clubs are attacking type, it can be good entertainment football. In this pair, I'll probably give preference to Celtic. Although it is not clear how looks the clubs are now, in Scotland the championship has not yet started, and in Denmark the first round took place, in which Midtjylland was defeated, but perhaps they were just saving energy for the Champions League qualifier.

[Trofo]

We have some Champions league qualifiers games today. And in this round some games looks not bad on paper, like Celtic - Midtjylland. My fe picks for tonight:
Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

Rapid - Sparta is match of the day for me and I expect lots of goals. I opted for both to score market
Cluj should win with couple of goals scored, same goes for Dinamo. I am not touching other games today.

[Koal-84]

We have some Champions league qualifiers games today. And in this round some games looks not bad on paper, like Celtic - Midtjylland. My fe picks for tonight:
Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

Rapid - Sparta is match of the day for me and I expect lots of goals. I opted for both to score market
Cluj should win with couple of goals scored, same goes for Dinamo. I am not touching other games today.

I am also excited about the game, the first game after corona with spectators in the stadium, at Rapid is usually always a great atmosphere, should Rapid make it to the group stage (whether Champions or Europa League) I will probably buy a group stage subscription.

Champions League group stage I think for both teams for not possible, after this round waiting in the Champions league AS Monaco.

Why do you think that so many goals will fall? But I will definitely watch the game on TV.

[morvillz7z]

Previous round was a tad bit easier to predict, could barely find anything that i really like today, so here's my only 3 fold of the day which has CFR Cluj + Ferencvaros + Celtic 1X @1.93 ✓

If you trust enough CFR Cluj you can perhaps opt-out for the -1.5 ah given the difference in classes between these two teams.

Ferencvaros defeated Prishtina 3:0 and 3:1 in the previous round, however, if you look closely, 5 of those goals came late after the 70th-minute mark. Zalgiris allowed goals in both games against pure amateurs from Northern Ireland, i don't think they stand a chance against a much stronger team, the Hungarians will have no trouble in this one.

Celtic have failed to qualify for the Champions League group stages in the previous three editions, the match against Midtjylland won't be an easy one by no means, but i don't see them losing at home.

[swogerino]

This round truly looks more difficult to predict and in fact the two games that have already started they are still 0-0,one game is 70 minutes and the other 25 minutes,I think this will change but the games of the last round had a bit more goals.Hopefully the other games will have more goals which I think it will be the case as Dinamo Zagreb,Celtic and Ferencvaros are stronger teams compared the opponents and they are playing at home which I believe they will net them wins today.This makes a good parlay although the odds are not that big.

[Koal-84]

A goal for Prague after only 2 minutes, very poor defending by Rapid even if you have to admit the cross was very well shot.

If Rapid manage to score soon, it could really be a game with a lot of goals. Rapid must/should now play openly for a goal and not on the counter-attack.

The atmosphere in the stadium is good and again it's nice to see the team being cheered on.

[joker_josue]

Of the games that are already set for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, who do you think will win:

Spartak Moskva (RUS) vs Benfica (POR)
Genk (BEL) vs Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

[casperBGD]

This round truly looks more difficult to predict and in fact the two games that have already started they are still 0-0,one game is 70 minutes and the other 25 minutes,I think this will change but the games of the last round had a bit more goals.Hopefully the other games will have more goals which I think it will be the case as Dinamo Zagreb,Celtic and Ferencvaros are stronger teams compared the opponents and they are playing at home which I believe they will net them wins today.This makes a good parlay although the odds are not that big.

Dinamo is having a lot of trouble with Omonia, as both teams are playing solid football, and it is still goalless on the halftime, IMO, @1.45 on Dinamo was low odd, x2 had better value prior to match

Ferencvaros is already 2:0 against Zalgiris, but that was widely expected

regarding Celtic, I am not trusting them at all, Danish team is far from great, but Celtic is also mediocre team for European cups, and they dominate domestic competition, but fail to play any role in the Europe, I am skipping this one

[KTChampions]

Of the games that are already set for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, who do you think will win:

Spartak Moskva (RUS) vs Benfica (POR)
Genk (BEL) vs Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

I'm sure that Shakhtar will win. As for the second match, it will be at least the level of the group stage - these two teams are really strong. As far as I know, things are not going very well in Spartak, but most likely in this confrontation it will be stronger. At least any other result other than victory will be considered a failure and the club's management will most likely take action against the head coach.

[BITCOIN4X]

A goal for Prague after only 2 minutes, very poor defending by Rapid even if you have to admit the cross was very well shot.

If Rapid manage to score soon, it could really be a game with a lot of goals. Rapid must/should now play openly for a goal and not on the counter-attack.

The atmosphere in the stadium is good and again it's nice to see the team being cheered on.

Unfortunately, today's champions league qualifying match did not interest me to watch it. I didn't actually watch the qualifying match for a long time and mostly watched from the group stage because it was much more exciting. If I want to bet, it seem that the H2H of the team that will compete is enough for me to decide which team I will choose as the winner. For that match, Rapid Wien had better stats than Sparta Prague, but they were unlucky with goals and fell behind early. 0-1 so far, and that could soon turn into 1-1.

[Koal-84]

A goal for Prague after only 2 minutes, very poor defending by Rapid even if you have to admit the cross was very well shot.

If Rapid manage to score soon, it could really be a game with a lot of goals. Rapid must/should now play openly for a goal and not on the counter-attack.

The atmosphere in the stadium is good and again it's nice to see the team being cheered on.

Unfortunately, today's champions league qualifying match did not interest me to watch it. I didn't actually watch the qualifying match for a long time and mostly watched from the group stage because it was much more exciting. If I want to bet, it seem that the H2H of the team that will compete is enough for me to decide which team I will choose as the winner. For that match, Rapid Wien had better stats than Sparta Prague, but they were unlucky with goals and fell behind early. 0-1 so far, and that could soon turn into 1-1.

Very nice goal by Knasmüller (Rapid), with so much feeling right into the cross corner. Unstoppable for the goalkeeper.

As I'm Austrian I hope Rapid score another goal, so the second leg will be interesting and Prague will have to play to win at home as the away goals have no effect on the result, so you have no advantage with an away goal.

I only watch the qualifying matches of teams that interest me, like Rapid Wien.

Edit:

2:1 for Rapid Wien another goal from Knasmüller

[Spack17]

We are going to have the qualification quarter final games starting tomorrow. And I think the most attracting game of the night is going to be PSV - Galatasaray in Eindhoven. These two teams are actually quite close to each other in terms of strength. But as PSV have the advantage of playing home, it's going to be tougher for Galatasaray. I think that we will see both teams scoring in the first leg and it will end in a draw.

[SquallLeonhart]

To be honest, I would be very happy if the Super League would somehow still come about. Not because it's good for football, because let's be honest, the Super League was only initiated because the top clubs want to earn even more money, but because it would be a slap in the face for UEFA. As you said, UEFA is also for me an institution that is rotten to the core, where it is no longer about doing the best for European football, but about making as much money as possible with football by whatever means. This became obvious again recently when UEFA insisted on making the stadiums as full as possible during EURO 2020, despite the spread of the delta variant.
I just can't see a Super League Happening in the near future. This decision of the court means nothing now that almost every team has said that they don't want be a part of a super league anymore.

I would rather see UEFA giving the teams a bit more control instead of a whole new another league. You think the new super league will be fair?

It will be basically "these big clubs will get everything and the small ones will get nothing" type of deal and nothing more, now at least it is a bit more fair towards smaller clubs who get eliminated even before group stage, they could still make a bit more money, and even a team that makes it to group stage and end with zero points could still end up with some money just for being in.

Super league and Champions league could get together and build something better, a champions league that is fair and have team presidents/owners getting to a common agreement, they could have power according to how many times they were in champions league in the past 10 years and how further they have gone, so a team that won it many times like Real would have a big power and a team that made it into champions league just once in the last 10 years would have low power but they would all get together to decide on things, makes more sense.

[joker_josue]

I'm sure that Shakhtar will win. As for the second match, it will be at least the level of the group stage - these two teams are really strong. As far as I know, things are not going very well in Spartak, but most likely in this confrontation it will be stronger. At least any other result other than victory will be considered a failure and the club's management will most likely take action against the head coach.

An interesting point is that the current Spartak coach has already coached Benfica.
In fact, it was the coach who replaced the current coach when he left Benfica for a rival club.
So both coaches know each other very well. It could be two very interesting matches.

[LTU_btc]

Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

So, won all 3 bets ✓. Not big profit, but still, not bad. 7 more games tomorrow, will post some picks before it. PSV - Galatasaray looks most interesting.
Celtic - Midtjylland both teams ended with 10 players on pitch after red card. Goal that Celtic conceded was goalkeeper fault - I think he had to take that ball. But this goal don't hurt Celtic that much without away goal rule.

[hahay]

Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

So, won all 3 bets ✓. Not big profit, but still, not bad. 7 more games tomorrow, will post some picks before it. PSV - Galatasaray looks most interesting.
Celtic - Midtjylland both teams ended with 10 players on pitch after red card. Goal that Celtic conceded was goalkeeper fault - I think he had to take that ball. But this goal don't hurt Celtic that much without away goal rule.

Congrats for your win. By the way, if I was betting on Celtic - Midtjylland I would probably bet over 2.5, somehow I see Celtic as a team that is hungry for goals in the local league. Although indeed, in their last season Celtic failed to defend the Premiership title but that was not a problem and also, this draw still made it possible for both teams to have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals.

[Juggy777]

Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

So, won all 3 bets ✓. Not big profit, but still, not bad. 7 more games tomorrow, will post some picks before it. PSV - Galatasaray looks most interesting.
Celtic - Midtjylland both teams ended with 10 players on pitch after red card. Goal that Celtic conceded was goalkeeper fault - I think he had to take that ball. But this goal don't hurt Celtic that much without away goal rule.

Congrats for your win. By the way, if I was betting on Celtic - Midtjylland I would probably bet over 2.5, somehow I see Celtic as a team that is hungry for goals in the local league. Although indeed, in their last season Celtic failed to defend the Premiership title but that was not a problem and also, this draw still made it possible for both teams to have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals.

@LTU_btc it seems to me your experience came handy and helped you win your bets so congratulations for those winnings, and big or small amount  doesn’t matter cause it’s yet a win so I would enjoy it. Furthermore I believe that Celtic shall proceed ahead, and hence I hope that you’ll leave your predictions before their fixture begins.

[casperBGD]

Celtic - Midtjylland BTTS @1.85
Lincoln Red Imps - CFR Cluj - over 2.5 @1.62
Rapid - Sparta - over 2.5 @1.77

So, won all 3 bets ✓. Not big profit, but still, not bad. 7 more games tomorrow, will post some picks before it. PSV - Galatasaray looks most interesting.
Celtic - Midtjylland both teams ended with 10 players on pitch after red card. Goal that Celtic conceded was goalkeeper fault - I think he had to take that ball. But this goal don't hurt Celtic that much without away goal rule.

good one, you were lucky with Celtic, congrats
I had my bet on Zagreb in the second half, when the odds seemed better than on the beginning, will be interesting in re-match between Rapid and Sparta, both team have ambition to pass into next round

regarding today, Red Star is playing with Kairat, and I do not see goals there, under1.5 seem as a good option
what about Mura and Ludogorets, there should be goals there, over2.5 seems good