⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2023/24 | Prelim Qualifiers

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Fenerbache seems to be a considerably less strong team than Dinamo Kiev. Especially if you look at the past few years, Dynamo Kiev has grabbed a lot more. Turkish football seemed to be on the rise last year when a cub qualified for the Champions League. But Dynamo Kiev managed to eliminate Barcelona and that was quite an achievement. If both teams now make it to the group stage, they will be very satisfied. And playing in the group, will be a bonus. The match can still go both ways.

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Fenerbache seems to be a considerably less strong team than Dinamo Kiev. Especially if you look at the past few years, Dynamo Kiev has grabbed a lot more. Turkish football seemed to be on the rise last year when a cub qualified for the Champions League. But Dynamo Kiev managed to eliminate Barcelona and that was quite an achievement. If both teams now make it to the group stage, they will be very satisfied. And playing in the group, will be a bonus. The match can still go both ways.

Dinamo Kiev won the game and moved on to another stage, too bad Fenerbache didn't make it


these games are being very unpredictable, olympiacos lost and was eliminated, malmo lost and was eliminated, now we will see the next games that for me started to be interesting.

benfica of portugal will play, PSV, monaco and ranger that are outstanding teams will also play

[snipie]

Fenerbache seems to be a considerably less strong team than Dinamo Kiev. Especially if you look at the past few years, Dynamo Kiev has grabbed a lot more. Turkish football seemed to be on the rise last year when a cub qualified for the Champions League. But Dynamo Kiev managed to eliminate Barcelona and that was quite an achievement. If both teams now make it to the group stage, they will be very satisfied. And playing in the group, will be a bonus. The match can still go both ways.

Fenerbahce missed the chance to win, especially with the missed penalty regardless of how good Dynamo Kyiv is. They didn't only lost the game but they risk sanctions after their supporters chants, there will be investigation by UEFA and they might be excluded next year or be fined in best cases.
In the other games, HJK and Olympiacos were punished badly, receiving 4 - 5 goals was quite embarrassing.
Now in the 3rd qualifying round, there is Monaco vs PSV that seems to be the most interesting one, honestly I prefer to see such match at a later stage..

[el kaka22]

When you miss that many chances to score, it was bound to go back and bite them in the back anyway. Fener didn't play a horrible game, they played as good as they could have hoped for and then some, they were unlucky for sure, there is no denying that.

But at the very least, they tried their best and that is hopefully for the future of the club. In the end we are going to see them in Europa and if they keep playing like this there, then they are going to probably do well enough. It depends on the future of the club of course, but they could at least give it a go and see where it lands them and they have the weapons to make it a possibility for sure.

[3meek]

Fenerbache seems to be a considerably less strong team than Dinamo Kiev. Especially if you look at the past few years, Dynamo Kiev has grabbed a lot more. Turkish football seemed to be on the rise last year when a cub qualified for the Champions League. But Dynamo Kiev managed to eliminate Barcelona and that was quite an achievement. If both teams now make it to the group stage, they will be very satisfied. And playing in the group, will be a bonus. The match can still go both ways.

Yes, I agree, Turkish clubs are not having the best of times right now... Of course some of them qualify for the CL, but still the familiar Besektas or Galatasaray are somewhere in the middle of the standings, and apart from Fenerbahce I haven't heard of anyone else who is currently at the top... Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar, on the other hand, are playing consistently well!

[hichamito37]

Fenerbache seems to be a considerably less strong team than Dinamo Kiev. Especially if you look at the past few years, Dynamo Kiev has grabbed a lot more. Turkish football seemed to be on the rise last year when a cub qualified for the Champions League. But Dynamo Kiev managed to eliminate Barcelona and that was quite an achievement. If both teams now make it to the group stage, they will be very satisfied. And playing in the group, will be a bonus. The match can still go both ways.

Dinamo Kiev won the game and moved on to another stage, too bad Fenerbache didn't make it
these games are being very unpredictable, olympiacos lost and was eliminated, malmo lost and was eliminated, now we will see the next games that for me started to be interesting.
benfica of portugal will play, PSV, monaco and ranger that are outstanding teams will also play

I am really interested to see how Benfica and Ranger are preparing to play. I think they will be able to win. Well, obviously not winning the Champions League. But I think they will be able to qualify for the Champions League.

Edit: Oh, I almost forgot Monaco. These are the three teams I am most excited about. I think out of all the other teams, these three teams have the highest potential to win and move ahead in the competition. I am not a fan of watching PSV play. So I am not interested in commenting on them.

[joker_josue]

Sheriff (MDA) vs Plzeň (CZE)
Ludogorets (BUL) vs Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Monaco (FRA) vs PSV (NED)
St Gilloise (BEL) vs Rangers (SCO)
Benfica (POR) vs Midtjylland (DEN)

I have indicated in bold the clubs that I think will win tomorrow's games.
In the case of Monaco and PSV, I think there is a high probability that the game will be drawn.

What is your opinion?

[Daniel91]

Sheriff (MDA) vs Plzeň (CZE)
Ludogorets (BUL) vs Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Monaco (FRA) vs PSV (NED)
St Gilloise (BEL) vs Rangers (SCO)
Benfica (POR) vs Midtjylland (DEN)

I have indicated in bold the clubs that I think will win tomorrow's games.
In the case of Monaco and PSV, I think there is a high probability that the game will be drawn.

What is your opinion?

Sheriff played very well in the Champions League last season, but now they are without a lot of players from last season and barely qualified for this round of the competition. They are obviously the weaker team now and I wouldn't say they are the favourites.
Dinamo also struggled a lot against the Macedonian team in the last round of the competition and they are obviously not fully ready yet. They have a lot of new players who haven't fit into the team yet. I also don't think they are favorites.
I am not that familiar with the current situation of other teams at the moment, so I will comment on other clubs after the first matches.

[3meek]

The new round of the Champions League kicks off tomorrow... The matches will be much more interesting than the previous ones... The teams playing are much stronger and more interesting... One of the most interesting matches should be Monaco vs PSV... Bookmakers give high odds to win either team, but I would like the Dutch to win...

[LTU_btc]

Things is getting more interesting with more famous teams joining qualifiers. And it's getting more difficult to predict something. In all 3rd qualifying round games VAR will be used already.
Most interesting pair is Monaco - PSV. My pick for this game is BTTS @1.63. Ludogorets - Dinamo Zagreb looks like pair of same level teams. Very difficult to predict something.
Union SG - Rangers. I give advantage in this pair for Rangers, but Union is very solid team at home and I expect that they won't lose first leg.
Sheriff - Plzen. Looking at Sheriff defense, it makes sense to bet on under, but odds is so low that's not even worth. And Benfica - Midtjylland, I'm a bitsurprised that Midtjylland is underrated so much.

[EdenHazard]

Things is getting more interesting with more famous teams joining qualifiers. And it's getting more difficult to predict something. In all 3rd qualifying round games VAR will be used already.
Most interesting pair is Monaco - PSV. My pick for this game is BTTS @1.63. Ludogorets - Dinamo Zagreb looks like pair of same level teams. Very difficult to predict something.
Union SG - Rangers. I give advantage in this pair for Rangers, but Union is very solid team at home and I expect that they won't lose first leg.
Sheriff - Plzen. Looking at Sheriff defense, it makes sense to bet on under, but odds is so low that's not even worth. And Benfica - Midtjylland, I'm a bitsurprised that Midtjylland is underrated so much.

It's a B class matches and for sure you might get a lot of surprises , putting your money in moneyline might be a really risky one unlike the BTTS or handicap .. it's on a better chance for me personally , i don't like this kind matches but if there is no top league available to bet then this gonna be the best option to have some luck. .

I'm all the way to go for BTTS as well as your picks above though.

[X-ray]

In the case of Monaco and PSV, I think there is a high probability that the game will be drawn.

What is your opinion?

It's very hard to pick which one that has probability to win for Monaco and PSV, PSV has a better pre-season compared with Monaco which has been loosing two match its pre season. In my opinion monaro has a better track record against PSV. The result from the pre season match didn't mean if it will have better chance to win the game but it may boost the fundamental of players. The same as when yesterday city with liverpool. I do believe monaco will be winning the game.

[joker_josue]

It's very hard to pick which one that has probability to win for Monaco and PSV, PSV has a better pre-season compared with Monaco which has been loosing two match its pre season. In my opinion monaro has a better track record against PSV. The result from the pre season match didn't mean if it will have better chance to win the game but it may boost the fundamental of players. The same as when yesterday city with liverpool. I do believe monaco will be winning the game.

Sometimes we look a lot at the history of a team, to give our guess. But in football, what happened in the past doesn't mean it will happen again. Barcelona last year was a good example of that.

I don't think Monaco or PSV are in as good a phase as they were a few years ago. Looking at the history, I would say that Monaco were favourites, but at the moment I think the two teams are very similar. So right now I have a hard time saying who will be a winner.

[fzkto]

I think there will be a lot of good games today. I hope that Sheriff can beat Viktoria Plzen. Amazingly, they have managed to go two rounds of the Champions League without conceding a single goal, although they are not doing well in attack, they have managed to score 2 goals in four games. It will also be interesting to watch last week's Europa League finalist Glasgow Rangers. I think they should win.

[kapalmabur]

In the case of Monaco and PSV, I think there is a high probability that the game will be drawn.

What is your opinion?

It's very hard to pick which one that has probability to win for Monaco and PSV, PSV has a better pre-season compared with Monaco which has been loosing two match its pre season. In my opinion monaro has a better track record against PSV. The result from the pre season match didn't mean if it will have better chance to win the game but it may boost the fundamental of players. The same as when yesterday city with liverpool. I do believe monaco will be winning the game.

Regardless of what it is, I think it all depends on the readiness of each of the two teams ahead of the match,
pre-season results don't seem to matter much because the atmosphere will obviously be different,
I don't really care who wins and I hope both teams play an attractive game

[Iranus]

I think there will be a lot of good games today. I hope that Sheriff can beat Viktoria Plzen. Amazingly, they have managed to go two rounds of the Champions League without conceding a single goal, although they are not doing well in attack, they have managed to score 2 goals in four games. It will also be interesting to watch last week's Europa League finalist Glasgow Rangers. I think they should win.

In the last match, Viktoria Plzen won 5-0 against HJK Helsinki. Although the Sheriff team may be stronger than Plzen's Heck. But Plzen's boys are much more confident now. So winning the match will not be easy for Sheriff.
I think the most competitive match of the day will be the Monaco vs PSV match. These two teams are quite strong. I am looking forward to enjoying this match.

[Bobrox]

The new round of the Champions League kicks off tomorrow... The matches will be much more interesting than the previous ones... The teams playing are much stronger and more interesting... One of the most interesting matches should be Monaco vs PSV... Bookmakers give high odds to win either team, but I would like the Dutch to win...

Very excited match on third round of qualifier UEFA Champion League between AS Monaco vs PSV Eidhoven. We loss one team above on UEFA Champion League between AS Monaco or PSV Eidhoven because one of above team will eliminated. But I think Ligue 1 team AS Monaco have bigger chance for this time play on UEFA Champion league than PSV, but we need see on first leg match reault which one team dominance, have chance for PSV Eidhoven or AS Monaco play on Champion League next season?

[3meek]

This will be Benfica's first official game of the season and the Portuguese have been productive in their pre-season games, beating the odds... Benfica have a very good attacking line-up... Midtjollann have already played enough matches in the new season and in every match conceded goals, not very well the team is doing in defence... Benfica is many times stronger than the Danish team in terms squad and I think that Benfica will win this game...

[zaki12]

In the case of Monaco and PSV, I think there is a high probability that the game will be drawn.

What is your opinion?

if we look at the Head to Head Score (H2H) AS Monaco vs PSV Eindhoven Meanwhile, from the head to head (H2H) record, AS Monaco is superior because it managed to win 2 times with 1 defeat when they met PSV Eindhoven. However, they have never won when playing at home. I predict the match will be won by Monaco.

[dwminer1]

In today's matches I bet on the victories of Monaco and Benfica. Benfica will host the Danish Midtjylland and is a clear favorite to win. Monaco will have a much more difficult task, because will game against PSV. However, if Monaco is thinking of a promotion, he must defeat the runner-up in the Netherlands on their stadium.