UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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I was happy about the tittle won by Manchester City, they performed well and they really deserved the win, but I was just disappointed in Arsenal, because I didn’t know their performance is going to drop and they will start performing poorly when they were having just few matches left to go, Arsenal lose and draw the matches which they are suppose to have won which cost them not winning the league. Manchester City performed well in all the leagues they participated in last season because pep Guardiola tried his best for Manchester City last season and they won wan three leagues last season which is the FA cup, premier league and the champions league, don’t be surprised that Pep Guardiola will also want to repeat the same thing next season.

For Arsenal it's a tough test. Last season they haven't felt a moment like this one. Under the circumstances of a busy schedule in some competitions. So there should be an adjustment, and that has passed Arsenal in a few seasons. So Arteta must be ready to rotate players. Maybe he will fight a lot of fatigue and injury. But perhaps the selection of young players is part of the strategy for this season. With this strategy, maybe their stamina and strength are still good enough to fight with a busy schedule.

Arsenal will want to complete a season injury free. Last season we saw them get off to a great start only to have a chance of winning the Premier League due to injury problems and eventually being beaten down by injuries. Arsenal are certainly gearing up for a new season. If there is no injury problem in the team then this team will definitely do well in Premier League and Champions League. Since injuries are their main problem, the players must perform with maximum caution because when every player in the team is injury free, the team performance will be better.

Gabriel Jesus's knee injury, which kept him out for the entirety of last season and caused him to miss 15 games, was one of the factors that led to Arsenal's poor performance before the winter break when they lost first place in the standings to Manchester City. That is something I don't want to see happen again because Nketiah did a great job representing us, but it also changed how forwards became familiar with Arsenal games. I want to see the entire package that he brought from Manchester City, just how he began in the first half of the 2022 season.

Further more, I'm impress with Arsenal friendly match they have played which the first two were against outside Premier League teams but the fact that they couldn't beat Manchester United surprise, despite all the single shot on target they had, not a goal from them, no conversion. I wonder how prepare they are including Declan opstimism. It will be interesting to see their Arsenal match against Barcelona and Manchester City, then I will know if Arsenal is prepared to win the Champions League or not.

[Oluwa-btc]

I see that Arsenal is solving this problem, now it seems that Arsenal is making several transfers that allow for an equal quality between the main and reserve players so that if there is a player rotation it will not have a significant effect on the team's performance.
I think it's very likely that Arsenal will do well in the Champions League next season, the quality of this team is increasing now and they deserve to be reckoned with.

Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

When it comes to the Champions League, I don't even rate the Emirates so highly, I can't even make such predictions of gunner's winning the Champions League because they'll disappoint when you have so much focus on the players and squad.
I won't underestimate them his season, though I didn't do such last season but they're not qualified enough to win the Champions League.
They even bottled the Premier League and you expect them to take same mentality to the Champions League, Wonderfully Wonderful!!

I hope they figure how to win the Premier League after the awful ending they had in them best season since after the last days of Arsene Wenger. They have depth but now but they can still do better.

[bering]

Sheriff vs Maccabi Haifa

Both teams in the good shape because they can able to qualified to the next round with impressive performance that Sheriff has just made epic comeback with eliminate Farul Constanța with scores 3-0 in the second leg even so with Maccabi Haifa that they were beat their opponent Ħamrun with total aggregate 6-1 so my prediction this match will be so tight and whoever the winner in the first leg will be determined their position to advances to 3rd qualification matches

Although this is away match but the current odds has showing Maccabi Haifa is the favourite with odds @2.36 and Sheriff as the underdog @3.10 but i don't think Sheriff will be easily to beat because during play at home Sheriff also quite strong and based on the recent performance from both teams Sheriff performance is more impressive than Maccabi Haifa however i think pick for the moneyline seems quite risky for this match that's why i was thinking for other option such as both teams to scores or probably draw

[Docnaster]

I see that Arsenal is solving this problem, now it seems that Arsenal is making several transfers that allow for an equal quality between the main and reserve players so that if there is a player rotation it will not have a significant effect on the team's performance.
I think it's very likely that Arsenal will do well in the Champions League next season, the quality of this team is increasing now and they deserve to be reckoned with.

Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

It'll be huge disadvantage to any club that'll underestimate a club like Arsenal come next season because Arsenal might end up giving such club a thrashing of their life
Mikel Arteta has done exceptionally well in building the Arsenal team to a very strong side and as it stands, I think Arsenal is capable of beating any European club.
Coming so close to winning the English Premier League last season is enough reason for any European side that's facing Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League competition next season to be very careful and strategic against the North London club or face unwanted humiliation

[Razmirraz]

I see that Arsenal is solving this problem, now it seems that Arsenal is making several transfers that allow for an equal quality between the main and reserve players so that if there is a player rotation it will not have a significant effect on the team's performance.
I think it's very likely that Arsenal will do well in the Champions League next season, the quality of this team is increasing now and they deserve to be reckoned with.

Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

Arsenal are one of the most active Premier League teams in the transfer market, Arteta is very aware of the shortcomings that the team he leads still has. Arteta tries to bring in quality players in order to keep the team's performance consistent in every game. Arsenal will try to give their best performance in the Champions League even though they are currently not placed in the favorite team.

Arteta will try to make a surprise in the UCL this season, their performance last season was very good even though in several matches they had lost important points in the Premier League. The arrival of new players is expected to add to Arsenal's strength as well as close the gap that has not been resolved last season. Arteta will try to take advantage of this season after they failed last season, the UCL is of course their main target.

[shogun47]

But never forget that Mbappe sometimes has this losing body language on the field when the game doesn't go well. He tends to complain about others as well and if he realizes that there is nothing to be won for that PSG team in the Champions League, the whole PSG - Mbappe connection could end with an even bigger bang than it is already.

It appeared more in the past season after he signs a new contract with PSG and got more power in PSG. Is it only because of Mbappe or PSG should be responsible for his negative body language in some matches?

PSG must be responsible for Mbappe reactions on field too and their relationship is going to its ending in this summer. PSG hopefully will learn some lessons from their broken relationship with Mbappe to act more wisely with their star players in future. Their bad strategy began with the transfer of Neymar from Barcelona and how they easily accepted similar reactions of Neymar when he tried to show his bigger power against his team mate, Cavani. Mbappe just repeated it in the last season and he did it against Neymar.

I would be very happy if that were true (and probably Ronaldo would be very happy too as he was able to continue to improve his perpetual record), but it seems to me that UEFA will never go for it. If players from Europe who left for Saudi Arabia retain the opportunity to play in the Champions League, then the flow there will only increase and the situation in Europe will worsen even more.

Such terms must be proposed and need a long time to be approved. Now we only heard about that idea and no official proposal yet so any final approval decision will not come in this summer or even next one. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo is couting down very last seasons in his career and I mean last seasons at best level. He can play till 50s if he wants like Kazuyoshi Miura, the Japanese player but will he be good enough for Champions League at such age, not.

Well I think Mbappe never really had respect for his managers and also for his teammates most of the time. The success he had as a young player and the limelight he was in ever since he was 17 or 18, and then all the admiration from fans around the world, he firmly believes he is on a different level, but there are different ways to handle those feelings. Haaland is emphasizing the negative parts of a game but not in a dumb manner, he is doing it being critical with himself and he is very realistic with his analyses. I like that. Mbappe is kind of arrogant sometimes. Now could there be a manager who is a serious authority in the eyes of Mbappe? I think Zidane could be that guy who shows Mbappe immediately who the boss is and who would also try to make him better. Guardiola as well. Mbappe thinks he is above everyone else.

This does not mean that I don't like him as a player. In fact I think he is the best there is today, but ego can prevent him from winning trophies and titles that he would win if he was more down to earth.

[JeffBrad12]

There is a new speculation out like UEFA might think of accepting Saudi teams into the Champions League as well as of the 2024/25 season.

If this really happens this can change many things in this sport. Many more players can start to think that it is worth joining those teams more than before. Just think about that, Saudi teams will also be able to play in the most prestigious tournament in Europe. Players can still compete here while making tons of money. This will probably make sense for more players.

Money can really change many things in football. But for now this is a speculation as I said.

It will not happen. Saudi club was on EU club. How can UEFA consider saudi club to join in the UEFA champion league which is only for europe club? It sounds non sense if this thing gonna happen.
UEFA Champion already subjected to be a competition for europe club. non EU club will never ever be allowed to join in UEFA champion league. It will never happen. I think that speculation was only BS. There will be massive protests coming for UEFA if that thing gonna be real.

I can't even imagine how big the protests that gonna come for UEFA and that thing is out of the box. It's very hard to imagine it to happen.

[marcous]

There is a new speculation out like UEFA might think of accepting Saudi teams into the Champions League as well as of the 2024/25 season.

If this really happens this can change many things in this sport. Many more players can start to think that it is worth joining those teams more than before. Just think about that, Saudi teams will also be able to play in the most prestigious tournament in Europe. Players can still compete here while making tons of money. This will probably make sense for more players.

Money can really change many things in football. But for now this is a speculation as I said.

It will not happen. Saudi club was on EU club. How can UEFA consider saudi club to join in the UEFA champion league which is only for europe club? It sounds non sense if this thing gonna happen.
UEFA Champion already subjected to be a competition for europe club. non EU club will never ever be allowed to join in UEFA champion league. It will never happen. I think that speculation was only BS. There will be massive protests coming for UEFA if that thing gonna be real.

I can't even imagine how big the protests that gonna come for UEFA and that thing is out of the box. It's very hard to imagine it to happen.

That's right, it's beyond common sense and the wave of protests didn't only come from Clubs and Fans, but even from the players themselves. I don't think UEFA will make regulations that allow non-European clubs to join the European Champions League. Because this will also directly intersect or clash with competition regulations between UEFA and AFC. For the European region, UEFA is responsible for and oversees the region, including the European Champions League. while in the Asian region the AFC is responsible for and supervises the Asian region and oversees the Asian level Champions League.

How is it possible that a club from the SPL affiliated under the auspices of the AFC will join UEFA, I think it is an absurd speculation. If you expect an SPL club to meet one of the clubs from Europe then it is only possible in the Club World Cup.

[rahmad2nd]

I see that Arsenal is solving this problem, now it seems that Arsenal is making several transfers that allow for an equal quality between the main and reserve players so that if there is a player rotation it will not have a significant effect on the team's performance.
I think it's very likely that Arsenal will do well in the Champions League next season, the quality of this team is increasing now and they deserve to be reckoned with.

Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

Theoretically, Arsenal have become quite a competitive team. although I think they still need to sign a centre-forward who is hungry for goals, but at least now Artera's team should be stronger than last season. Arsenal have deepened their squad by bringing in several new arrivals, they are ready to welcome the new season. although this team is almost dominated by a young squad, however, it should not be underestimated. we can see how they almost won the domestic league trophy, even though in the end the Gunners squad failed to maintain the consistency of their performance. at least, whoever the team that will be Arsenal's opponent later. they have to be ready, because this team can surprise.

One more thing, which we should not underestimate. So far, United have not brought in many players. but that does not mean, this team is not competitive. because after all, Manchester Unitid should not be underestimated. the proof, with the available squad. they were able to finish in 3rd place in the Premier League standings. it could be that if Ten Hag's squad doesn't have problems with injured players, they can go as far as they can in this competition. after all, they have a coach who is no less intelligent like Pep Guardiola. To be honest, I can't wait to see the competition begin.

[Bananington]

Well I think Mbappe never really had respect for his managers and also for his teammates most of the time. The success he had as a young player and the limelight he was in ever since he was 17 or 18, and then all the admiration from fans around the world, he firmly believes he is on a different level, but there are different ways to handle those feelings. Haaland is emphasizing the negative parts of a game but not in a dumb manner, he is doing it being critical with himself and he is very realistic with his analyses. I like that. Mbappe is kind of arrogant sometimes. Now could there be a manager who is a serious authority in the eyes of Mbappe? I think Zidane could be that guy who shows Mbappe immediately who the boss is and who would also try to make him better. Guardiola as well. Mbappe thinks he is above everyone else.

This does not mean that I don't like him as a player. In fact I think he is the best there is today, but ego can prevent him from winning trophies and titles that he would win if he was more down to earth.

Mbappe was given too many privileges in PSG, and that is what has affected his attitude. At any time he wishes to leave, they are always quick to seek for a way to make him stay. He knows how important he is to PSG as they have shown, that is why sometimes his attitude even towards the manager of the club may be disrespectful. PSG should him go, the manager they have is not strong enough to control him. If it was Erik Ten Hag or Pep Guardiola or even Mourinho, coaches who have a successful career and do not want any payer to ruin it, they will be able to control him.

[hahay]

Same as mine and not only Galatasaray,also Molde who is a better team than Helsinki ended in a draw which constituted two big surprises for yesterday Champions preliminary games.I know that both teams will have an easy time qualifying as in the return leg they will play at home but why risk it,any early goal from the opposition team and it can complicate things as further as making a huge surprise that we see these teams that should be playing in group stages go out already in the preliminary games,so yesterday Galatasaray just complicated things for themselves.

Zalgiris did not play badly either, and if Fofana had managed to take advantage of a one-on-one with the goalkeeper at the beginning of the match and  could score a goal, then everything could have been even more difficult for Galatasaray. Of course, the second leg at the Nef Stadium will be much more difficult for Zalgeris, but in Vilnius Galatasaray did not look like a clear favorite, besides, they made a lot of mistakes in defense.

Therefore, I have never considered betting easy. Even though big names like them are the favorites but still, in reality there can be surprises by teams that are not seeded. Also, even though they still have a chance to turn things around in the second leg later and also, the favorite teams have won in the first leg, but the reality is that they also have to keep playing well in the second leg later because it's not easy at all. Because playing and or entering the Champions League group phase will certainly not be easy, because every team will certainly make their maximum effort because after all they have the same opportunities that must be realized.

[piebeyb]

Mbappe was given too many privileges in PSG, and that is what has affected his attitude. At any time he wishes to leave, they are always quick to seek for a way to make him stay. He knows how important he is to PSG as they have shown, that is why sometimes his attitude even towards the manager of the club may be disrespectful. PSG should him go, the manager they have is not strong enough to control him. If it was Erik Ten Hag or Pep Guardiola or even Mourinho, coaches who have a successful career and do not want any payer to ruin it, they will be able to control him.

I also think the same thing as you because so far he has always been privileged at PSG so that it makes him difficult to control, so this will obviously be detrimental to PSG as well if he goes free agency and ends his contract with PSG, so the steps PSG must take are currently pressing Mbappe to extend the contract or sell him immediately.

I don't know how Mbappe thought all this time he was growing up at PSG, which made him very difficult to control for PSG itself, especially if he had the coach mentioned above it might be very easy to control him, if Mbappe joins Madrid next season maybe he can be controlled by the Madrid coach at least, he's not as special as PSG who have always been special about him so far.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

Arsenal have brought in several new players during the transfer market, it is part of their preparations to try to win something next season. Arsenal's match schedule will not be easy and will certainly be a little more difficult because they have to play in the Champions League. If Arsenal join the group of hell, then it will only be the toughest challenge they have experienced since returning to the highest competition.

So far, Arsenal have been absent from the Champions League for quite a long time because their performance was not too good in the Premier League. But next season Arsenal must try to perform at their best and prove that they can compete to be the best. There have been a lot of doubts about Arsenal, but Arteta has turned them into a team of interesting game.

[Mame89]

Mbappe was given too many privileges in PSG, and that is what has affected his attitude. At any time he wishes to leave, they are always quick to seek for a way to make him stay. He knows how important he is to PSG as they have shown, that is why sometimes his attitude even towards the manager of the club may be disrespectful. PSG should him go, the manager they have is not strong enough to control him. If it was Erik Ten Hag or Pep Guardiola or even Mourinho, coaches who have a successful career and do not want any payer to ruin it, they will be able to control him.

What PSG did because they were very afraid of losing their stars. if mbappe leaves, their fans will decrease, and sales will decrease. No Lionel Messi, no Mbappe. Who else could become an icon for PSG? Yes, that's about why PSG privileges and maintains Mbappe. But for me personally, it's better for him to just move so that his career will be better and he can win a title he has never gotten.

But now, PSG can no longer persuade him to stay at PSG. because Mbappe himself has a very big dream, namely being able to win the Champions League, he realizes that staying with PSG is a dream he will find difficult to achieve. It is proven that last season PSG had a luxurious squad but could not do much together in the Champions League. I think it's normal for him to be arrogant because he's still very young, and it's true as you said he needs a tough coach to change his character. The perfect trainer I think is Eric Tan Hag.

[Lillominato89]

Man i cant know how many bets crashed because of Galatasaray performance today, what a disaster, you cant draw against a little team like Zalgiris, no matter if they were in their home, you are so much bigger than them.

And plus Galatasaray put the whole starter squad, it wasnt a subs team.

I honestly didn't watch the match today, but I went to check the stats after the match, and you're absolutely right! Galatasaray played really badly but they were also very unlucky to concede the equalizer in the 92nd minute. It should be considered that currently they will not be in perfect shape, but rightly those who bet on this match gave Galatasaray as an assured winner given the opponent who found themselves in front

It's a shame that the victory in front of the eyes had to disappear after the opponent managed to score an equalizer and Galatassaray had to pay for all this in the second leg which will take place on 3 August. In the second leg, Galatassaray will play as the host and for sure they will not lose their momentum to excel on aggregate. As for Zalgiris, they had to withstand every incoming attack so that their chances would increase. If the game comes back to a draw then Galatassaray will be under pressure and sometimes they will lose focus. I think Galatassary should finish it in 90 minutes normal time.

I believe that Galatasaray won't make the mistakes they made in this match in the second leg, they played away from home and the team still has to look for the best form, but I'm sure that in the second leg they will show a totally different game! they will definitely put their heart and soul into it! the difference between the two teams is very clear and I see it really difficult for galatasaray to make the same mistakes again

[sana54210]

No they would not bench him unless he keeps attacking his own people in public and denies to work hard in the training sessions. Otherwise the authority of Enrique would severely be undermined if Mbappe can do whatever he wants, perhaps even comes home late from short trips and stuff, and he still plays the games.

But never forget that Mbappe sometimes has this losing body language on the field when the game doesn't go well. He tends to complain about others as well and if he realizes that there is nothing to be won for that PSG team in the Champions League, the whole PSG - Mbappe connection could end with an even bigger bang than it is already.

I am sure that they can bench him if they want to but they need the go ahead from the management as well. I mean it's all about how you could end up with getting rid of a player, if you do not play him and make it very clear to him that you are not going to play him, then he will leave himself. This requires the team to realize that they want to get rid of him no matter what.

But since PSG is a French team and Mbappe is France superstar, I feel like they will get a lot of heat if they do not play him and that's why I am expecting him to play in every game he can. The way to get rid of him is to just make sure you talk to the agent and make it known that you do not want him on the team, if you can do that then it should be fine.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Mbappe was given too many privileges in PSG, and that is what has affected his attitude. At any time he wishes to leave, they are always quick to seek for a way to make him stay. He knows how important he is to PSG as they have shown, that is why sometimes his attitude even towards the manager of the club may be disrespectful. PSG should him go, the manager they have is not strong enough to control him. If it was Erik Ten Hag or Pep Guardiola or even Mourinho, coaches who have a successful career and do not want any payer to ruin it, they will be able to control him.

Mbappe is a young fantastic player, and I think any club that owns him will be very proud of him. They won't be happy to see a young great player leave their team, either, because it's really uncommon to find a young player with his level of skill on the market right now. I think PSG understands the worth of mbappe in the team, which is why they treated him with such respect. I might even argue he deserves it because he has been giving it his all for PSG, which has greatly aided the club's success.

Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

If I have to say that I don't think anybody will underestimate Arsenal in the next Champions League with the performance the club showed last season and the way Arteta has built the team by bringing quality players to the team, I believe that should be enough evidence for anyone that Arsenal will perform well. With this Arsenal squad, I am expecting them to be a great team next season with many achievements. Arteta is a great coach, and I believe that he has learned from his mistakes last season, which is why he is trying his best to bring in strong and determined players, not just players by their names.

[Distraction]

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both lacking an important thing in their squad now which is a striker. They both have strikers in their squads technically of course but they don't have a reliable one for especially the Champions League. Bayern Munich's performance was quite inadequate for this reason last season as well.

Real Madrid have also lost Benzema and loaned Joselu. But Joselu has surely been brought as a replacement for their future main striker. But they have still not made up their mind on a target yet. There are only rumours on the internet.

But I believe both teams will manage to solve their striker problem before this transfer window closes. But I can't be confident about the time period before the season starts officially.

[Hyphen(-)]

Arsenal really shouldn't be underestimated next season, especially in the Champions League because Arsenal themselves are also very aware that they still have to improve on existing deficiencies to be able to wade through an even greater next season. And not only in the Champions League, Arsenal must be taken into account, but also in the Premier League must also be considered from the start of the season, because Arsenal will try to be consistent from the start of the season to fight for the title next season.

What happened to Arsenal last season is a lesson for the team, and I am sure they will never make the same mistake they made towards the end of last season, both in the Premier League and Europa League competitions, which they had hope of winning but failed due to a lack of squad depth.

Therefore, with the way Arsenal has been busy in the transfer market trying to get enough squad depth in order to avoid the mistake they made towards the end of last season, Arsenal should not be underrated in the coming season's Champions League because they are no longer an average team like we used to know; they are now a team with a lot of world-class players that have the zeal to win trophies.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are both lacking an important thing in their squad now which is a striker. They both have strikers in their squads technically of course but they don't have a reliable one for especially the Champions League. Bayern Munich's performance was quite inadequate for this reason last season as well.

Real Madrid have also lost Benzema and loaned Joselu. But Joselu has surely been brought as a replacement for their future main striker. But they have still not made up their mind on a target yet. There are only rumours on the internet.

But I believe both teams will manage to solve their striker problem before this transfer window closes. But I can't be confident about the time period before the season starts officially.

Strikers are presently in short supply and are a huge issue for almost all major teams, with the exception of Manchester City.

All of the big teams need a solid striker like Haaland, and while we all know that there are only a few world-class strikers available in the transfer market, most of them are unwilling to leave their clubs.

Perhaps some young strikers will shine brightly in this Champions League since world-class strikers are scarce and their teams are unwilling to let them leave.

[fzkto]

Before the match between Ludogorets and Olimpija Ljubljana I thought that Ludogorets will win this match. I thought it would be something like yesterday's Dinamo Zagreb game. But so far they managed to equalise after conceding a goal in the first half and their game does not look good. I don't know what will happen in the second half, but it seems to me that the chances of winning are the same.