UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[mamesso]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

What you wrote above cannot be denied because in football there are always unexpected surprises, Real Madrid failed to win their first match in La Liga because Mallorca defended very well. The recent draw in the domestic league does not mean that Real Madrid's strength and sharpness are starting to decline, any team will have difficulty facing an opponent who places most of their players in the defensive area.
The draw that Real Madrid just achieved will actually make Ancelotti maintain the tactics used by his opponent even more in order to find a solution to penetrate the solid defense. This is just the beginning, in the next few matches Real Madrid players will show everyone their true strength.

[rahmad2nd]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

Lol 😂 this is exactly what some of the football fans have being trying to express because not without doubt people that  football very well saw this and also I said it in couple of my statement when some persons were being so certain that real madrid will literally destroy everyone that comes their way of which its just ain't that easy because just like you said even when barca was a complete team, they weren't the perfect team that won everything I believe they get beaten sometimes and even knocked out of the competition and I believe their own formation was far better than even this Madrid squad @ MSN

I always say, a strong team will not always win every match. That's why football is unique and interesting. Talking about Madrid's match in La Liga, I quote what Don Carlo said after the match ended. He said he was not happy with the draw, but we can learn more from this match because it was clear where we could have problems. Well, we can examine what Ancelotti said, that he saw something lacking in his team. Real Madrid is a very competitive team, but that doesn't mean they will definitely beat every opponent in various competitions. Especially in the Champions League, they need to be careful because their competitors are also strong teams. Last season Madrid still had two tough midfielders, Toni Kroos and Luca Modric. These two players play a very important role in the Madrid team itself. Currently, Don Carlo prioritizes his young midfielders, they need adjustments so that the team can synergize and play impressively in every match they play. Moreover, currently Modric is only a substitute player. Even so, Madrid will again be a team that is highly respected by every opponent. this is just the beginning and maybe Mbappe needs to adjust to achieve chemistry with his teammates, what is certain is that Madrid's chances in the Champions League are wide open to defend the title they won last season.

[Blitzboy]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

Leverkusen fans were sweating bullets! To be honest, though, this Bundesliga season is great. Everyone properly is talking about Bayern and Leverkusen. Still keep an eye on Dortmund. Particularly with that new striker, they have been displaying some wise decisions. They are not wasting time playing about. I understand as the bookies still favor Bayern right now. They are the top. But Leverkusen has the title to defend. And of course, Dortmund is arriving hot.

Leverkusen displayed some magic against Stuttgart. That comeback is classic. I hope that they can be consistent like they were. Every match counts. Bayern is going to pack the heat; Dortmund has their team very strong. Its not only about the title this season. Its about pride, about showing your worth. And including these three teams, it will be a combat royale.

[Jody.Drummer]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

What you wrote above cannot be denied because in football there are always unexpected surprises, Real Madrid failed to win their first match in La Liga because Mallorca defended very well. The recent draw in the domestic league does not mean that Real Madrid's strength and sharpness are starting to decline, any team will have difficulty facing an opponent who places most of their players in the defensive area.
The draw that Real Madrid just achieved will actually make Ancelotti maintain the tactics used by his opponent even more in order to find a solution to penetrate the solid defense. This is just the beginning, in the next few matches Real Madrid players will show everyone their true strength.

https://x.com/realmadrid/status/1825297721751658862
After the match ended, Carlo Ancelotti gave a statement about his club, he said that "We are a very offensive team, but the balance of defense is very important", it means he highlighted the performance in the back line that was less than optimal in this match. It does not mean blaming the defenders who caused them to fail to win, but they need to improve their defensive performance.

From the statistics and from the game that I saw from Mallorca, I cannot say that Mallorca was lucky to avoid defeat. Because they were also able to play well and were able to threaten Real Madrid until finally they were able to score a goal in the 53rd minute. Mallorca knew very well who they were facing, so they made very thorough preparations and not only that, the strategy that was planned from the start they were able to implement it well on the field.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

Expectations are high for Mbappe. I am sure he will experience a lot of goal celebrations in La Liga. There are many players in the back who will feed him. I think Mbappe can finish the season with close to 30 goals after these players feed him well. I congratulate President Perez for crowning the great squad in Real Madrid with the best. Mbappe will play exceptionally in this team.

From yesterday's game I don't think their is anything to doubt about Mbappé  performance the boy did a great job yesterday aside the attempts he also scored next season Theit is going to be a lot of show, Mbappé came prepared  playing for Real Madrid he wants to build his name. And he is already doing it, Mbappé is already clear a lot of people and even me whether he will perform well or not but yesterdays game was already convincing, he has Vinicius junior that is not a selfish player that will always give good assistance also, Mbappé might even do more than we think because from the look of things that boy is ready to work. Am beginning to love him now he was looking all calm even when he scored. He also as a lot of young players to also support him when ever their is a game, that is what young players need they need good support when they are playing, so that they will not get overwhelmed by to much pressure.

The best decision of Mbappe's career is to leave PSG and join Real Madrid. This one right decision will take his career to a different level. Mbappé has been at PSG for a long time and he has scored more goals than PSG so far but he has not won the Ballon d'Or and he has not had any notable achievements but as soon as he came to Real Madrid he played in the finals of a major tournament, scored goals and won trophies. Real Madrid have enough experienced players to support him so his job will be to finish only which he can do very well. The two major competitions in Europe are the Champions League and the Europa League, and the popular teams in these two leagues are Real Madrid and Manchester United.

It was certainly an excellent decision for him to leave Paris. San German was an unstimulating environment and for him I think it was also a little toxic. Let's say that if he would have gone to Real Madrid first he would certainly have already won some Champions League and also a Ballon d'Or.

If Mbappe had arrived at Real Madrid two or three seasons from now, he would have already had a Ballon d'our to his name by now, but he didn't, but he's definitely made a good decision for his career, even if it's late. There is still a long way to go and if he can play well then he can paint his career very well. There are few players like Mbappe in Europe now, so Mbappe will have the best chance of winning the Ballon d'Or alone in the coming seasons.  

Real Madrid's players are leading the race to win the Ballon d'Or this season and we will see a repeat of the same in the coming seasons. Real Madrid have had their best times behind them and even better times await them. Now with the team they have built, they will single-handedly dominate Europe.

When Mbappe played for PSG he was still in the top 5 in the race to win the Ballon d'Or. But Lionel Messi was above everyone. As a result, they could never compete with Lionel Messi despite their good performances.

However, neither Messi nor Ronaldo are in Europe at the moment, and as a result, some of Real Madrid's players are dominating the Ballon d'Or, including Brazil's Vinicius Jr., England's Jude Bellingham. These two are leading the race to win the Ballon d'Or this season. Kylian Mbappé has joined the Real Madrid club to match himself in a new way in the upcoming season. Real Madrid is one of the best club ever in the history of football club, even they perform great in every season and win different titles. Many are saying that Mbappe's future Ballon d'O win is more likely by joining Real. Not only will he join the club but also show his ability and performance that will contribute to his winning the Ballon d'Or.

I think that if he was in a big club he would already have a few Golden Balls simply because he didn't play and didn't win in Europe, it must also be said that Messi has always been the FIFA boy par excellence and only Ronaldo managed to snatch others wouldn't have succeeded as we've seen, so what matters is that you now play in a big club and push to win it!

[TelolettOm]

The attacking depth this season from Real Madrid is very good. They have added Mbappe who will be a very big asset to the team if he is able to adjust properly and put his ego aside which I think he has done. I am saying this because of what I saw from their match against Atalanta. But still, I think Real Madrid has some work to do.

Indeed. Real Madrid has great attackers, they have an ideal striker now. Mbappe makes Real Madrid to have 3 top attackers again. Sure, Mbappe is also an asset for Real Madrid. Real Madrid signed him for free, Real Madrid could sell him at high transfer fees. Real Madrid is lucky to sign Mbappe at a free agent status.

Mbappe, Vinicius, and Rodrygo could play well in the match against Atalanta, but they played badly in the first match of La Liga (against Mallorca). I even sometimes saw him playing too individually. Mbappe also still can't adapt well with Real Madrid game.

Real Madrid’s weakness I think is their weakest point right now, although I am calling it weak, it is not really that weak and best in Europe probably. But what I am concerned about their defense is its depth. Its depth is very low, now that Nacho Fernandez has left Real Madrid. Alaba was never a good center-back to me. Militao and Rudiger are their first-team defenders. On his day, Militao is very good but I think he is very inconsistent. I think Real Madrid should invest in a very good center-back and increase its depth. But if this team is consistent and can keep the form of last season, they might win all 3 competitions this season.

As far as I know, Real Madrid weak part is their defense. Real Madrid is still trying to get a new defender. I think Real Madrid defense will be stronger if Alaba has beed recovered. There are many people who dream to see a combination between Rudiger-Alaba. Militao still can't play consistently after they got a long time injury. Whatever the formation or tactics, it can't work well if the players can't play as a solid team.

[Rikafip]

I agree with Qarabag. They have a realistic chance to tell the truth.

As a Croatian and Dinamo Zagreb fan, unfortunately I have to agree with you that Qarabag has more than realistic chances to reach CL, I would say probably its 50/50.

All Dinamo fans hoped to play against Ludogorets for CL, knowing how dangerous Qarabag is. Dinamo has experience on theri side and if Petkovic has one of his good days, Dinamo will go through. Otherwise, its gonna be very tough.

I simply canb't bet against my team, but I think that betting on surprise (Qarabag winning) is not a bad idea risk/reward wise.

[Josefjix]

The attacking depth this season from Real Madrid is very good. They have added Mbappe who will be a very big asset to the team if he is able to adjust properly and put his ego aside which I think he has done. I am saying this because of what I saw from their match against Atalanta. But still, I think Real Madrid has some work to do.

An elite club doesn't stand strong enough without holding on proper grounds in the transfer window. Real Madrid have a whole working to do and this simply the best team in La Liga. Real Madrid won the super cup when they thrashed Atalanta 2-0. This is absolutely one of the best squad any potential manager would wished for. Carlo Ancelotti have rearrange his team and planning on exploring his tactics because there's more to accomplish.

[Ndabagi01]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

I wonder about this but at the same time being sceptical about this Real Madrid’s team. If this has happened in like three or more occasions I may have concluded that they will not be able to do anything meaningful this season and other teams won’t be so scared to face them in the champions league because of their poor outing with even smaller teams like Mallorca. I will only say the result was not what was expected from them but I don’t think this result will even make them feel that bad that it’ll affect their upcoming games, they might be more more ruthless in the coming weeks due to this first loss of the season they started with.

The attacking depth this season from Real Madrid is very good. They have added Mbappe who will be a very big asset to the team if he is able to adjust properly and put his ego aside which I think he has done. I am saying this because of what I saw from their match against Atalanta. But still, I think Real Madrid has some work to do.

An elite club doesn't stand strong enough without holding on proper grounds in the transfer window. Real Madrid have a whole working to do and this simply the best team in La Liga. Real Madrid won the super cup when they thrashed Atalanta 2-0. This is absolutely one of the best squad any potential manager would wished for. Carlo Ancelotti have rearrange his team and planning on exploring his tactics because there's more to accomplish.

Real Madrid don’t have much work to do for me as far as tactical approach into a game is concerned. They’ve been one of the best teams from last season and after the addition of more elites players this season, they can only get better than they are before. The champions league still awaits them this season and they are still the best for the champions league title as far as the competition is concerned not until it fully begins and we see a change in some clubs that shows more seriousness than them to win it.

[Mame89]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

You are too quick to judge just by one match, there is still plenty of time for Ancelotti to find his best formation. Currently Ancelotti has not found the best formation after losing Kross and the presence of Mbappe in the front line. Real Madrid's front line has not found the right chemistry, so it is natural that their first match in Laliga ended in a draw and I don't think it will affect the Champions League because Real Madrid will have a different passion when playing in the Champions League.

However, the match against Mallorca will be the best result for Real Madrid to improve themselves in the next match. In this match, it was very clear that Mallorca's defense line was very solid and Real Madrid's attacks were less creative. In addition, if you look at it, after the BBC trio era, Real Madrid has always had a bit of difficulty winning at Mallorca's home every season. Mallorca always goes all out every time they face Madrid like a final. But never mind, be grateful for this result, this is just the beginning, Ancelotti will definitely continue to improve to face the Champions League to be stronger.

[promise444c5]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

You are too quick to judge just by one match, there is still plenty of time for Ancelotti to find his best formation. Currently Ancelotti has not found the best formation after losing Kross and the presence of Mbappe in the front line. Real Madrid's front line has not found the right chemistry, so it is natural that their first match in Laliga ended in a draw and I don't think it will affect the Champions League because Real Madrid will have a different passion when playing in the Champions League.

However, the match against Mallorca will be the best result for Real Madrid to improve themselves in the next match. In this match, it was very clear that Mallorca's defense line was very solid and Real Madrid's attacks were less creative. In addition, if you look at it, after the BBC trio era, Real Madrid has always had a bit of difficulty winning at Mallorca's home every season. Mallorca always goes all out every time they face Madrid like a final. But never mind, be grateful for this result, this is just the beginning, Ancelotti will definitely continue to improve to face the Champions League to be stronger.

Yeah, it's just a single march, which means there're more matches that can still be utilised by Realmadrid towards achieving the trophy or they can just keep on the way they started ( not possible though). I didn't see too much defence in the game actually,if there was then they won't have had their early goal which put them at front in the first place.
Let's just say, the defence might have increased a little when it was equal but I don't think it should hold them back with their squad .. still wondering how they lost It actually but I wasn't too surprised, they do have a lot of plans 

[Lidger]

When Mbappe played for PSG he was still in the top 5 in the race to win the Ballon d'Or. But Lionel Messi was above everyone. As a result, they could never compete with Lionel Messi despite their good performances.

However, neither Messi nor Ronaldo are in Europe at the moment, and as a result, some of Real Madrid's players are dominating the Ballon d'Or, including Brazil's Vinicius Jr., England's Jude Bellingham. These two are leading the race to win the Ballon d'Or this season. Kylian Mbappé has joined the Real Madrid club to match himself in a new way in the upcoming season. Real Madrid is one of the best club ever in the history of football club, even they perform great in every season and win different titles. Many are saying that Mbappe's future Ballon d'O win is more likely by joining Real. Not only will he join the club but also show his ability and performance that will contribute to his winning the Ballon d'Or.

The biggest thing is that with Messi and Ronaldo not in Europe at the moment and Mbappe joining Real Madrid, Mbappe has no worthy challenger to win the Ballon d'Or next season. Mbappe's Ballon d'Or win was made even easier by signing with Real Madrid. Mbappe now has to defend himself but he should have done better in the first match of La Liga where we didn't get the performance we expected from Mbappe. 
However, Mbappe has played two matches in Real Madrid jersey so far where he scored in the first match but he didn't get a chance to score in the second match but he has a full season ahead of him and if he can play at his best then he can definitely top the La Liga top scorer list. 

Millions of Mbappe fans are hoping that Mbappe will do well in La Liga as well as in the Champions League and add a Ballon d'Or to his name next season.

[tygeade]

An elite club doesn't stand strong enough without holding on proper grounds in the transfer window. Real Madrid have a whole working to do and this simply the best team in La Liga. Real Madrid won the super cup when they thrashed Atalanta 2-0. This is absolutely one of the best squad any potential manager would wished for. Carlo Ancelotti have rearrange his team and planning on exploring his tactics because there's more to accomplish.

While their offensive line looks amazing that doesn't mean that their defense is equally strong at the moment. I believe that they really need to reconsider that part, I do not think that the talent gap between offense and defense is similar, the gap seems very big.

They can definitely get better players then Mendy, Rudiger, Militao and Carvajal there, not saying those are bad players but they are not like Vini or Jude or Mbappe level players, you need to have the best there. Imaigne if they had Davies like they wanted to, or imagine they had Trent like they requested information on, those are all big names and could be great. We need to just focus on how to get better and what we can do, otherwise their defense could cause some issues for them.

[klidex]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

Lol 😂 this is exactly what some of the football fans have being trying to express because not without doubt people that  football very well saw this and also I said it in couple of my statement when some persons were being so certain that real madrid will literally destroy everyone that comes their way of which its just ain't that easy because just like you said even when barca was a complete team, they weren't the perfect team that won everything I believe they get beaten sometimes and even knocked out of the competition and I believe their own formation was far better than even this Madrid squad @ MSN

But I don't agree with the statement that Barca's squad is better than Madrid's at the moment. Madrid did not lose in their first match they only got a draw which means it's not too bad and the coach will fix that mistake so that Real Madrid can perform better in the future, it doesn't mean that the club is perfect in all lines then they can win all matches especially in the domestic League match last season Real Madrid got a lot of draws in 1 season, so there are times when they lose and there are times when they win more but for the Champions League Real Madrid is different they will try hard to reach the top level, this club is also still the best there and has a greater chance of winning the Champions League title.

[Solokan]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

I really didn't expect last season's Champions League winners Real Madrid, who have a strong squad, to be held to a draw by Mallorca in the Laliga match and to be honest, in my previous post I always talked and predicted that Real Madrid is a very strong team and it will be difficult for any team. even to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League and Laliga, especially after the arrival of Mbappe which makes me believe that Real Madrid definitely has stronger strength. And of course many people have views like mine.

It is certain that the teams in the UCL and Laliga will definitely be confident when facing Real Madrid because they saw that the result of Real Madrid's match against Mallorca was a draw in Laliga. But even so, of course I'm sure there are still many people who don't doubt Real Madrid's strength because in football sometimes there are always matches that are surprising and the results are difficult to predict.

Yes, we'll see what Real Madrid's story is in the next match, but I'm sure Real Madrid will remain a team that is feared by UCL teams and Laliga teams. In the UCL, of course the match will be more tense and the opponents that Real Madrid will face will definitely be stronger and what is certain is that Ancelotti really has to make better techniques so that Real Madrid will perform better.

[mammusu]

I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.

You are too quick to judge just by one match, there is still plenty of time for Ancelotti to find his best formation. Currently Ancelotti has not found the best formation after losing Kross and the presence of Mbappe in the front line. Real Madrid's front line has not found the right chemistry, so it is natural that their first match in Laliga ended in a draw and I don't think it will affect the Champions League because Real Madrid will have a different passion when playing in the Champions League.

However, the match against Mallorca will be the best result for Real Madrid to improve themselves in the next match. In this match, it was very clear that Mallorca's defense line was very solid and Real Madrid's attacks were less creative. In addition, if you look at it, after the BBC trio era, Real Madrid has always had a bit of difficulty winning at Mallorca's home every season. Mallorca always goes all out every time they face Madrid like a final. But never mind, be grateful for this result, this is just the beginning, Ancelotti will definitely continue to improve to face the Champions League to be stronger.

Madrid is a team that we can currently consider very perfect in terms of squad quality, mentality and performance, but they can still be beaten by a team that has a better game strategy than Ancelotti, a draw against Mallorca is of course a It's a surprise for us when a team that isn't the favorite is actually able to hold a strong team like Madrid to a draw, so this should make us realize that there really isn't a team that can't be beaten in today football and of course we no longer deserve to underestimate other teams that are not be favorite team in the Champions League so far, but apart from that, what Madrid has achieved in La Liga should not be a reference for us to doubt Madrid capacity in the UCL this season.

If we look at the current big European leagues, many of the big teams got negative results in their first match and that's actually quite normal considering the many changes that occurred in the squad during the break some time ago, so I think we can't judge too quickly assess that a team like Madrid will continue to decline after negative results in their first match, so far we know how Madrid continues to recover from every defeat so I think yesterday draw result will of course be an evaluation material for Ancelotti to maximize their squad in the next match in the champions league and domestic league.

[ajanwalker]

The most difficult match of the night will be played in Lille. On paper, Lille is the favorite, but I think Slavia Prague will win this round.
Czech teams have been very good and in form in recent years. Slavia is a team I like. I even made a bet with my close circle that Slavia Prague would win the tour.

[joniboini]

The most difficult match of the night will be played in Lille. On paper, Lille is the favorite, but I think Slavia Prague will win this round.
Czech teams have been very good and in form in recent years. Slavia is a team I like. I even made a bet with my close circle that Slavia Prague would win the tour.

What makes you think so? If their form are better wouldn't that means the odds for them to win or draw would be higher too? I checked some websites and it seems like most put their chance to win the match against Lille around 20% or so. Maybe stuff like home/away affect this calculation, but I find it hard to believe those guys will put such a high odd if they think Slavia have a great chance to put up a fight. Then again a freak result is possible so it's not the best idea to judge how team will perform based on gambling odds.

[Roseline492]

The most difficult match of the night will be played in Lille. On paper, Lille is the favorite, but I think Slavia Prague will win this round.
Czech teams have been very good and in form in recent years. Slavia is a team I like. I even made a bet with my close circle that Slavia Prague would win the tour.

Though I wouldn't say Lille match against Slavia Prague will be the most interesting match today because there are three interesting clubs that has champions League qualification match today, so I think they would all be very interesting to watch however when we talk about performance Slavia Prague and Lille seem to have an equal performance so in the case of betting, that match will be very scary because anything can happen on that match because even if you believe that Slavia Prague will win this round you should also know that Lille has been so consistent to the extend of wining fenerbahce on there first meeting with them, also another tough match is between Dinamo Zagreb and Qarabag because they also have the same pattern of playing and performance, so perhaps this two matches are considered the toughest because of there similar performances.

[AirtelBuzz]

When Mbappe played for PSG he was still in the top 5 in the race to win the Ballon d'Or. But Lionel Messi was above everyone. As a result, they could never compete with Lionel Messi despite their good performances.

However, neither Messi nor Ronaldo are in Europe at the moment, and as a result, some of Real Madrid's players are dominating the Ballon d'Or, including Brazil's Vinicius Jr., England's Jude Bellingham. These two are leading the race to win the Ballon d'Or this season. Kylian Mbappé has joined the Real Madrid club to match himself in a new way in the upcoming season. Real Madrid is one of the best club ever in the history of football club, even they perform great in every season and win different titles. Many are saying that Mbappe's future Ballon d'O win is more likely by joining Real. Not only will he join the club but also show his ability and performance that will contribute to his winning the Ballon d'Or.

The biggest thing is that with Messi and Ronaldo not in Europe at the moment and Mbappe joining Real Madrid, Mbappe has no worthy challenger to win the Ballon d'Or next season. Mbappe's Ballon d'Or win was made even easier by signing with Real Madrid. Mbappe now has to defend himself but he should have done better in the first match of La Liga where we didn't get the performance we expected from Mbappe.  
However, Mbappe has played two matches in Real Madrid jersey so far where he scored in the first match but he didn't get a chance to score in the second match but he has a full season ahead of him and if he can play at his best then he can definitely top the La Liga top scorer list.  

Millions of Mbappe fans are hoping that Mbappe will do well in La Liga as well as in the Champions League and add a Ballon d'Or to his name next season.

Who told you that Kylian Mbappe doesn't have a worthy rival? Of course there are worthy rivals but they are young emerging and there are even many who are no match for his skills. Mbappe is one of the best players he has recently been linked with Real Madrid. Mbappe joining Real does not mean he will win the upcoming Ballon d'Or without competition.

The Ballon d'Or is football's most prestigious award. Winning the Ballon d'Or is a dream of every footballer in the world but not everyone can fulfill this dream. To earn this award, the player has to work hard throughout the season as well as perform well. Even goals and assists are to be scored in every match. The players who have been great throughout the season are the ones who are ahead to win the Ballon d'or ie their names are on the list of Ballon d'or winners.