UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[Distraction]

Here are full results of the 1st leg in second qualifying round. 



Only surprising results were in the Dynamo Kyiv - Partizan and Lugano - Fenerbahçe matches. Dynamo Kiev really demolished them. The score at the end was pretty surprising.    But I already know how much they have recovered so far. Finishing their domestic league in the 2nd position and now this. Next opponent for them is going to be Rangers so they had better get ready for a fierce fight.

When it comes to Fenerbahçe, I mean I would expect them to win more comfortable instead of 4-3. But I believe they will do nice things in Mourinho's control.    I expect them to get past Lugano by defeating them in the 2nd leg too. Next opponent is going to be Lille then. I think they can eliminate Lille also as they have Mourinho and a really good squad.

[ajanwalker]

Fenerbahçe was shocked by conceding an early goal in the first half.Fenerbahçe struggled to recover in the first 15-20 minutes, but started to increase the pressure slightly from the 21st minute.Fenerbahçe continued to play with pressure in the last minutes and won a penalty when Tadic went down in the penalty area. Dzeko converted the penalty into a goal and the first half ended in a 1-1 draw.I can say with certainty that Krunic has done more harm than good to the team.I think Jose Mourinho had a word with him and maybe gave him one last chance.I doubt he will even be in the squad from now on.

He saw the goal early in the Fenerbahçe goal and won the match 3-4 with the goals he scored later, but he played bad football.
Especially the goal he conceded in the last minute was very amateurish and did not suit the team of a coach like Mourinho.
Mourinho needs time to fit his system into the team. While wondering whether Dzeko would be the first striker or not, he responded to the criticism with 3 goals.
Finally, Fenerbahçe must find a player who can convert penalties into goals.

[Palakka]

Fenerbahçe was shocked by conceding an early goal in the first half.Fenerbahçe struggled to recover in the first 15-20 minutes, but started to increase the pressure slightly from the 21st minute.Fenerbahçe continued to play with pressure in the last minutes and won a penalty when Tadic went down in the penalty area. Dzeko converted the penalty into a goal and the first half ended in a 1-1 draw.I can say with certainty that Krunic has done more harm than good to the team.I think Jose Mourinho had a word with him and maybe gave him one last chance.I doubt he will even be in the squad from now on.

He saw the goal early in the Fenerbahçe goal and won the match 3-4 with the goals he scored later, but he played bad football.
Especially the goal he conceded in the last minute was very amateurish and did not suit the team of a coach like Mourinho.
Mourinho needs time to fit his system into the team. While wondering whether Dzeko would be the first striker or not, he responded to the criticism with 3 goals.
Finally, Fenerbahçe must find a player who can convert penalties into goals.

The first leg match was won by Fenerbache, but this did not make Fenerbache in a safe condition in the second leg later because the goal difference was very small, especially since the Champions League no longer applies the home away goals rule, so make Lugano has a chance of qualifying for the next round the same as Fenerbache later, actually the victory over Lugano didn't really surprise me because from the start I saw that Fenerbache squad was still better than Lugano so Fenerbache chances of winning were also better than Lugano, but what surprised me was that Fenerbache had to struggle to win, and in fact the match their conceded a relatively large number of goals if you look at the quality of the Fenerbache squad right now.

Edin Dzeko deserves to be considered a hero because he can continue to give hope and prevent Fenerbache from losing in that match, even though he is no longer young, but Dzeko is still capable enough to be a mainstay for Fenerbache all this time.

[Jody.Drummer]

I want to include 5 clubs that are favored to win the UCL trophy next season: Man City, Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich has not been able to confirm the squad that will be overhauled so it is still too early for Kompany to win the UCL trophy. Leverkusen certainly has many people who have made this club a new favorite, with an impressive one season performance but personally I still don't expect much from Xabi Alonso first season in the UCL and PSG after Mbappe departure this club's goal collection will drop drastically and have an impact on performance team as a whole so there is no guarantee that PSG can advance further, even the semifinals will be too difficult.

If you choose 5 clubs that have the chance to become champions of the Champions League, I myself would narrow it down to 2 clubs that in my opinion have a big chance of becoming champions next season, those two clubs are Real Madrid and Manchester City. Real Madrid is the most dominant club in the Champions League with 15 Champions League wins, while Manchester City is a mature and consistent club over the last few seasons, both in the Champions League and in the Premier League.

Let's take a look at some of the meetings between these two clubs in previous seasons. Last season Real Madrid managed to beat Manchester City and they managed to become champions, in the previous season Manchester City managed to get rid of Real Madrid and they also managed to become champions. From these notes, I see that these two clubs have been the most dominant in the last few seasons and it will be even more fun when we see them in the final next season.

[bastisisca]

Manchester City and Real Madrid always give a lot of importance to their domestic league and Champions League but we don't see that in case of Arsenal. Arsenal may take the English Premier League tournament very seriously but they are not too interested in the Champions League tournament. If they had given more importance to the Champions League tournament, their performances in the Champions League would not have been so bad on a regular basis, while in the English Premier League they are rightly second in the points table. Real Madrid and Manchester City are as much expected in the Champions League as we are in Arsenal, so Arsenal should prepare for the Champions League and prepare accordingly. 

Real Madrid will certainly be ahead of the rest of the teams next season with the way the teams have been so far and Manchester City could do well there as well but Arsenal have yet to change their squad so it wouldn't be a surprise if their performance is similar to last season.

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

[hahay]

Manchester City and Real Madrid always give a lot of importance to their domestic league and Champions League but we don't see that in case of Arsenal. Arsenal may take the English Premier League tournament very seriously but they are not too interested in the Champions League tournament. If they had given more importance to the Champions League tournament, their performances in the Champions League would not have been so bad on a regular basis, while in the English Premier League they are rightly second in the points table. Real Madrid and Manchester City are as much expected in the Champions League as we are in Arsenal, so Arsenal should prepare for the Champions League and prepare accordingly. 

Real Madrid will certainly be ahead of the rest of the teams next season with the way the teams have been so far and Manchester City could do well there as well but Arsenal have yet to change their squad so it wouldn't be a surprise if their performance is similar to last season.

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

It doesn't matter whether Real Madrid prioritize the Champions League or La Liga because after all, Real Madrid always have a big chance to get trophies every season. So, I think when Real Madrid failed to get the La Liga trophy but managed to get the Champions League trophy, I believe it also does not guarantee that Real Madrid prioritizes the Champions League more than La Liga. Because anyway, when Real Madrid failed to get the La Liga trophy also the fact that Real Madrid still made efforts to catch up at that time, but the results were still lost.

So yes, I personally believe that Real Madrid always has a very good chance of getting the trophy every season because after all, Real Madrid really has an advantage in all aspects compared to other teams. But even though I believe that, at least I also still recognize that failure can still occur, because every competition will certainly have a team that wins and a team that loses.

[RaltcoinsB]

Manchester City and Real Madrid always give a lot of importance to their domestic league and Champions League but we don't see that in case of Arsenal. Arsenal may take the English Premier League tournament very seriously but they are not too interested in the Champions League tournament. If they had given more importance to the Champions League tournament, their performances in the Champions League would not have been so bad on a regular basis, while in the English Premier League they are rightly second in the points table. Real Madrid and Manchester City are as much expected in the Champions League as we are in Arsenal, so Arsenal should prepare for the Champions League and prepare accordingly. 

Real Madrid will certainly be ahead of the rest of the teams next season with the way the teams have been so far and Manchester City could do well there as well but Arsenal have yet to change their squad so it wouldn't be a surprise if their performance is similar to last season.

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

In fact, the priority for every big team is to win the Champions League. Because they have definitely won the league they play in the past. Reaching the championship in a tournament with the biggest teams in Europe is the dream of every team and every player. This is Real Madrid's priority and this is Manchester City's priority. There were many teams trying to win the Champions League in every aspect, especially after they no longer had any claim in the league. The latest example of this is Borussia Dortmund last year. They left the league and made it to the Champions League final, and they almost won.

[lizarder]

I want to include 5 clubs that are favored to win the UCL trophy next season: Man City, Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich has not been able to confirm the squad that will be overhauled so it is still too early for Kompany to win the UCL trophy. Leverkusen certainly has many people who have made this club a new favorite, with an impressive one season performance but personally I still don't expect much from Xabi Alonso first season in the UCL and PSG after Mbappe departure this club's goal collection will drop drastically and have an impact on performance team as a whole so there is no guarantee that PSG can advance further, even the semifinals will be too difficult.

Compared to Arsenal and Barcelona, I prefer Bayern Munich because even though they don't have an experienced coach, their mentality and experience have been tested enough. Leverkusen is not at that level because they are not a seeded team even though they played quite consistently last season. The Champions League is different and there are many clubs that might be favored but ultimately fail to advance to the next round.

PSG cannot be underestimated even though Mbappe is no longer playing there because PSG's game next season will be much more solid because they don't have to think about one person. Luis Enrique is one of the coaches who has the ability to bring PSG to play better and I'm sure they will be much better than last season.

[Adiljutt156]

Yesterday's Champions League matches were won by the favorites. We can say that it was not a surprise result. Karabakh managed to defeat their opponents 2-0 away and took an important advantage for the round. Malmö also played a dominant game and won 4-1 at home, giving them a big advantage in the round.
FCSB vs Tel Aviv is perhaps one of the strongest matchups of this round. The next match will decide the round.

Tuesday was the lucky day for the Qarabağ FK football team because all players played very full strength and all players were looking in good form and situations were in the favour of them.  Qarabağ FK football team did 2 goals in this match and after that Lincoln Red Imps F.C team tried their best to do the goal but Qarabağ FK defended very well and won the match easily by high margin because opponent team could not do any single goal . Juninho did first goal of the match and he did good at 47 minutes after starting the match and after that Lincoln Red Imps F.C. lose the match due to unqualified staff. Both players are lucky person because they can get benefits by using their fame.

[Hanadawa]

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So yes, I personally believe that Real Madrid always has a very good chance of getting the trophy every season because after all, Real Madrid really has an advantage in all aspects compared to other teams. But even though I believe that, at least I also still recognize that failure can still occur, because every competition will certainly have a team that wins and a team that loses.

Real Madrid is the favorite to win in La Liga and the Champions League so it's not strange if people think Real Madrid is focused on the UCL. As far as I know there is no team that is thinking about focusing on the UCL and ignoring the competition in the League. Usually every top team will target to win the League and UCL. Real Madrid are the kings of the UCL but it seems unlikely that they will ignore the domestic competition. Real Madrid can get both and almost every season can get one of them. They have a solid squad. I think even this season they have a better squad than the previous season.

[RockBell]

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

Real Madrid will always pay attention to any competition, but it is true that they pay more attention to the Champions League because, when you think about it, the Champions League is one of the biggest leagues that people pay a lot of attention to. Winning the Champions League means you are not an ordinary club because if clubs from different leagues compete and you win out of all those clubs, it means you have level. Before this season they allowed Barcelona to win the la Liga and even when they focused on the champions league they still did not win but last season they were able to win the two at the same time this shows how good Real Madrid can be, Manchester city also put a lot of seriousness into winning, instead of Real Madrid  fighting with Barcelona Manchester City have now occupied that position.

[indah rezqi]

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So yes, I personally believe that Real Madrid always has a very good chance of getting the trophy every season because after all, Real Madrid really has an advantage in all aspects compared to other teams. But even though I believe that, at least I also still recognize that failure can still occur, because every competition will certainly have a team that wins and a team that loses.

Real Madrid is the favorite to win in La Liga and the Champions League so it's not strange if people think Real Madrid is focused on the UCL. As far as I know there is no team that is thinking about focusing on the UCL and ignoring the competition in the League. Usually every top team will target to win the League and UCL. Real Madrid are the kings of the UCL but it seems unlikely that they will ignore the domestic competition. Real Madrid can get both and almost every season can get one of them. They have a solid squad. I think even this season they have a better squad than the previous season.

It is understandable and quite reasonable why Madrid are favored as champion candidates next season, Ancelotti squad has not undergone many changes. Toni Kroos, Nacho Fernandes, Joselu, Rafa Marin left for reasons we already know, then Mbappe and Endrick came in. Therefore, I think Madrid will be sharper and more aggressive in terms of strength after these slight changes. Indeed, losing players of the caliber of Kroos and Nacho could affect the stability of their performance if not resolved properly.

Apart from that, if we talk about the priority scale, a club of Madrid caliber certainly targets success in every competition. The reason is very easy to understand too, achieving success will automatically bring profits, so that in the end Madrid can maintain its status as one of Europe elite clubs. Meanwhile, regarding the challenges that Madrid will face in the Champions League, perhaps Man City is the only club out of all the contestants that is ready to become a direct challenger, of course I do not mean to underestimate other teams.

[entertheabyss]

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

Barcelona are no longer considered top competitor for the UCL because they've failed entirely to bounce back to their feet in major tournaments. They can't prove themselves worthy enough to face the top elite clubs. While Real Madrid have focus and priorities to meet every season. Los Blancos have everything to worry about and winning becomes very compulsory for them. Carlo Ancelotti is here to make sure they achieve the ultimate goals which is been set out for them. The UEFA Champions League have been their main priority every single time.

[aylabadia05]

Real Madrid is the favorite to win in La Liga and the Champions League so it's not strange if people think Real Madrid is focused on the UCL. As far as I know there is no team that is thinking about focusing on the UCL and ignoring the competition in the League. Usually every top team will target to win the League and UCL. Real Madrid are the kings of the UCL but it seems unlikely that they will ignore the domestic competition. Real Madrid can get both and almost every season can get one of them. They have a solid squad. I think even this season they have a better squad than the previous season.

Hanadawa, no one denies that Real Madrid are the favorites to win La Liga and the Champions League because the composition of players that Real Madrid has is getting stronger after the arrival of Kylan Mbappe. If in the 2024-2025 season there are other teams that are included in the candidates for the Champions League, don't argue.
In terms of statistical figures, we can say that Real Madrid are great and deserve to be favorites, but from other calculations that do not include numbers, Real Madrid can be thwarted as the favorite team.

[ILuckyGuyI]

It felt really nice to win some money in the first leg games.    I was actually thinking of adding APOEL and Qarabag also but changed my mind later on. I wish I did though as total odds were going to be much better.

Anyway it is a good start to the season and I hope to maintain it. If I don't lose my balance until the 2nd leg games, I can try my luck once again. Dynamo Kyiv were really great by the way.    When they got 1-0 behind first, I must admit I got a little nervous. But that comeback was a huge one. The Fenerbahçe game made me worried for real though. They had issues with keeping a score advantage but thankfully they won in the end.

[Asiska02]

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

Champions league have been the most loved league by all team and any team that gets to participate in them will strive ti make it far because of the plenty benefits that comes with playing them and bonuses from one stage to another in the competition. A lot of teams will prioritize the champions league ahead of all other competitions they’ll be playing in but that is not the case for some teams that knows they can’t go far even if they try. It’s a choice and every team differs on how they see it, as for Real Madrid, I think they value the champions league more that the La Liga.

PSG cannot be underestimated even though Mbappe is no longer playing there because PSG's game next season will be much more solid because they don't have to think about one person. Luis Enrique is one of the coaches who has the ability to bring PSG to play better and I'm sure they will be much better than last season.

So PSG have always been depending on Mbappe all this years? Now that he has left they’ll have to ride on their own and I don’t think they’ll have a hard time to get on themselves and let it go. PSG is not a weak team and with the quality of players they have now, they can as well be champions and go far in the competition. Luis Enrique is a trusted coach and I’m sure he won’t fail the team this season again.

[Mame89]

Real Madrid is the favorite to win in La Liga and the Champions League so it's not strange if people think Real Madrid is focused on the UCL. As far as I know there is no team that is thinking about focusing on the UCL and ignoring the competition in the League. Usually every top team will target to win the League and UCL. Real Madrid are the kings of the UCL but it seems unlikely that they will ignore the domestic competition. Real Madrid can get both and almost every season can get one of them. They have a solid squad. I think even this season they have a better squad than the previous season.

Yes, exactly. A team as big as Real Madrid cannot possibly only chase one trophy, of course all the competitions they participate in must be won. In fact, I see Real Madrid with the squad they have now, especially after Mbappe's arrival, they are very ambitious about winning the treble winner for the first time. because so far Real Madrid has never succeeded in winning the Trible Winner despite winning the UCL league trophy in a row.

Mbappe's presence at Real Madrid certainly has a big influence on the team, especially since he came to Real Madrid for no other reason than to win lots of trophies. I think Mbappe's ambitions are the same as Ronaldo's ambitions when he was at Real Madrid, apart from wanting to chase lots of trophies he also wants to chase individual records. So I predict Real Madrid will win a lot of trophies this season.

[KTChampions]

Manchester City and Real Madrid always give a lot of importance to their domestic league and Champions League but we don't see that in case of Arsenal. Arsenal may take the English Premier League tournament very seriously but they are not too interested in the Champions League tournament. If they had given more importance to the Champions League tournament, their performances in the Champions League would not have been so bad on a regular basis, while in the English Premier League they are rightly second in the points table. Real Madrid and Manchester City are as much expected in the Champions League as we are in Arsenal, so Arsenal should prepare for the Champions League and prepare accordingly. 

Real Madrid will certainly be ahead of the rest of the teams next season with the way the teams have been so far and Manchester City could do well there as well but Arsenal have yet to change their squad so it wouldn't be a surprise if their performance is similar to last season.

I think you're honestly wrong, in my opinion Real Madrid gives more importance to the Champions League, in fact the season in which Barcelona won (two years ago) they actually abandoned La Liga to focus on the Champions League.  I don't know about Manchester City, but for Real Madrid the priority is the Champions League.

I'm curious, how do you imagine this? “Oh, there’s a La Liga game today, but we won’t stress because the Champions League is more important”? Real is equally fighting for the two main titles of the season - La Liga and the Champions League. Sometimes (like that season) the randomness is such that in one tournament the results are significantly better than in another, and by the way, this impression that season was also due to the fact that Barcelona had an incredible (in terms of efficiency) season.

[Dzwaafu11]

I believe Real Madrid than any other team when it comes to champion league and I believe they can still win the champion League this season, Real Madrid without Mbape could still win the champion League and now that Mbape has joined the team what are we expecting from them, we can’t expect Real Madrid to lose or without getting to champion league final round for the champions league, Real Madrid will be a nightmare for every team in the champion league this coming season because no any team that will want to face Real Madrid, although I know we are talking about football and anything can happen but when a team has a good squad the team is expected to be strong and play very well.

Last season that Real Madrid won the champions, there was no Mbappe, so even in the coming season without Mbappe, they can do it. However, I can’t confidently give Real Madrid a chance of winning the champions league next season, but they are enough to be the champions of the league, there is no doubt, but for the fact that Manchester City is still in this race, I can’t say anything yet. I will wait and see how the season goes first. Though I can see that you believe and put high hope on Real Madrid, even before the season starts, I can’t say is bad, but we need to see how their chances of getting go first before judging. 
 

I want to include 5 clubs that are favored to win the UCL trophy next season: Man City, Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich has not been able to confirm the squad that will be overhauled so it is still too early for Kompany to win the UCL trophy. Leverkusen certainly has many people who have made this club a new favorite, with an impressive one season performance but personally I still don't expect much from Xabi Alonso first season in the UCL and PSG after Mbappe departure this club's goal collection will drop drastically and have an impact on performance team as a whole so there is no guarantee that PSG can advance further, even the semifinals will be too difficult.

If I were, I would include Bayern Munich in my list rather than Barcelona. I don’t know what you see in Barcelona and exclude Bayern Munich. Until now, Bayern Munich is better than Barcelona in the Champions League. Last season, Bayern Munich did better than Barcelona in the Champions League. This is not the Bundesliga. Even though they changed their coach, I’m still expecting Kompany to do much better than the Barcelona squad because, even with that, Bayern Munich players have better chances of performance than the Barcelona squad. 

[AYOBA]

Real Madrid will always pay attention to any competition, but it is true that they pay more attention to the Champions League because, when you think about it, the Champions League is one of the biggest leagues that people pay a lot of attention to. Winning the Champions League means you are not an ordinary club because if clubs from different leagues compete and you win out of all those clubs, it means you have level. Before this season they allowed Barcelona to win the la Liga and even when they focused on the champions league they still did not win but last season they were able to win the two at the same time this shows how good Real Madrid can be, Manchester city also put a lot of seriousness into winning, instead of Real Madrid  fighting with Barcelona Manchester City have now occupied that position.

Champions League have turned to a big league that’s why every clubs want to feel the test of winning the champions league which is why even last season Real Madrid is more concentrated on champions than others league, but with their much effort they still win the la Liga league they have much up and opportunities that’s why they able to win the two league, even some peoples was saying that Barcelona is going to over the Real Madrid because they see them pay attention on the champions, they think that they can not make the la liga and they prove their strong performance and dominate the two league which is a big record for them. Manchester City also try to put their seriousness  due their inconsistent it doesn’t happen, if not they might win the league but unfortunately not possible.