UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[Webetcoins]

That penalty was discussed at length on by some pundits. Turns out there are cases and rules about it that made it legit penalty. The idea is that, if it hits your normal body part first and then hit your hand then normally it is not a penalty, the only exception is that if it is your body part and then it still goes to goal and then hits your hand that's penalty.

In this case, Galatasaray player had the ball hit his leg first, but even after hitting the leg, the ball was still going in, before it was touched by the hand.

Was this the case? Was the ball going in if it didn't touch the hand? I do not know, I can't know the trajectory of the ball, but that is what the referee decided, and that is why he gave the penalty. Rules are rules and I guess this applied here.

[Palakka]

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I think the match between Young Boys vs Galatasaray and Red Star vs Bodo/Glimt still has to be decided in the second leg. Beyond my expectation, both teams, Young Boys and Bodo/Glimt can win the match. But it is a narrow score. Galatasaray and Red Star still have the opportunity to catch up on the goal deficit. They only need 1 goal to equalize the aggregate. This is not difficult because Galatasaray and Red Star are the favorite teams in this match. I predict that both can turn things around and advance to the next round.
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managed to get a satisfactory result after defeating Qarabag 3-0. There is no more chance for Qarabag to catch up on the 3-goal deficit. That is an almost impossible mission.

Victory in the first leg clearly does not make the current position of the two teams safe to qualify for the champions league, young boy and Bodo/Glimt must be able to maintain their victory in the second leg or at least force their opponents to draw, for Bodo/glimt it will probably be it's easy to do this considering that their opponents are not stronger than them, but for the young boys of course I really doubt if they can maintain their victory in the second leg later, Galatasaray who will play at their home is not an easy opponent to beat let alone force them to a draw until At the end of the match, the chances of winning at Galatasaray's home ground are of course very small for the young boys, but even so, of course maybe they can surprise us all by beating Galatasaray later, but I think to ensure qualification for the Champions League this season, the young boys must not survive in the match is because it will make it easier for Galatasaray to dominate the match and it would be better for the young boys to continue to attack and trouble the Galatasaray defense so that they can break the concentration of the Galatasaray players later.

[Blitzboy]

It's very disappointing how Galatasaray was ruined by the ref for the penalty which is hitting the leg first. And i think this time the handball decision is based on the vibes now. I hope they're removing this trash rule as soon as possible. This is because it gave no certainty to the clearance of handball.

Also, the decision to give a second yellow was really shocking to me, too. Any decision in this game makes no sense to me at all.

This is a very interesting match of course because in this match full of drama that finally resulted in five goals scored in the Young Boys vs Galatasaray match. I will not blame the referee's controversial decisions if you think so but in my opinion Galatasay's defense was very weak in this match and Young Boys really took advantage of this opportunity especially playing in front of their own supporters and they succeeded.

This defeat is not the end for Galatasay because they still have a chance in the second leg to be able to turn things around in front of their own supporters. Galatasaray still has a lot of time to evaluate their squad before the second leg starts especially the defense line and must be able to score a quick goal so that their confidence increases. Moreover, the Galatasaray squad is superior to Young Boys because Galatasaray has several star players who are experienced in dealing with situations like this.

Back-and-forth 3-2 game that makes you dream for days. Galatasaray lost. But they showed flashes of brilliance. They had game-controlling moments. They couldnt turn dominance into goals. Then came the penalty and red card. Such things can ruin momentum. Character and pressure-handling are tested. Now Galatasaray failed that test.

It's not over yet until the second leg. The talented Galatasaray can fix this. Batshuayi scored easily upon arrival. That guy's a natural goalscorer. So, what do they need to do? Defense must be tightened. Stay focused and disciplined. The same fire they displayed in previous dominating moments must be shown again. They could win this tie if they can do that with the home fans behind them. Its difficult but achievable.

[Jody.Drummer]

A difference of 1 aggregate is not enough for Young Boys to qualify from the play off round because in the second leg they must beat Galatasaray again or get a draw, if the referee does not award a penalty maybe their match will be a draw unfortunately Galatasaray is very aggressive and and one of the players gets a red card so they are disadvantaged by the referee's decision but in the second leg everything becomes not easy if Galatasaray only wins by a difference of 1 goal they will take it to a penalty shootout to determine who the winner is, Young Boys and Galatasaray are both tough clubs so it is quite difficult to determine who deserves to win because all of them deserve to continue playing in the Champions League but only one of them will qualify.

Because both are tough clubs, that's what makes their match more interesting in the second leg later even though Galatasaray must be able to win by more than one goal because they lost one aggregate in the first leg. However, I am more confident in Galatasaray's hard work because the team will definitely not let Young Boys win easily at Galatasaray's headquarters even though their potential looks equally strong. But I think it will be a different story if they have to go to penalties in the second leg.

Yes, Young Boys are not completely safe after they managed to win the first leg match against Galatasaray, because their opponent is not an easy opponent and with a 1 goal advantage it is not safe at all.
When we look at the statistics in the first leg, we will see that Galatasaray could actually play well, but in my opinion they were just unlucky in that match. Because I myself think they deserved to draw with their game like that. Not to say that Young Boys played badly, they are also good, but the statistics say that their game is actually not much different, so I say they deserved to draw.

[emrecemsan]

That penalty was discussed at length on by some pundits. Turns out there are cases and rules about it that made it legit penalty. The idea is that, if it hits your normal body part first and then hit your hand then normally it is not a penalty, the only exception is that if it is your body part and then it still goes to goal and then hits your hand that's penalty.

In this case, Galatasaray player had the ball hit his leg first, but even after hitting the leg, the ball was still going in, before it was touched by the hand.

Was this the case? Was the ball going in if it didn't touch the hand? I do not know, I can't know the trajectory of the ball, but that is what the referee decided, and that is why he gave the penalty. Rules are rules and I guess this applied here.

I have watched the incident once again now. To tell the truth, it is really hard to be sure of a thing there.    But I also know the rule exactly the way you said. I hope it wasn't a wrong decision because it gave Young Boys an important advantage.

Anyway the most important thing now is that Galatasaray should play much better in the second leg. The things I saw in their defense line was horrible. Things could have turned into a nightmare easily for them.

Now Abdülkerim and Kaan Ayhan are suspended. Davinson Sanchez is injured. There is only Nelsson left to play as a real centre-back in the next match. What happens now? Who is going to be Nelsson's partner?

[iBaba]

Yes, Young Boys are not completely safe after they managed to win the first leg match against Galatasaray, because their opponent is not an easy opponent and with a 1 goal advantage it is not safe at all.
When we look at the statistics in the first leg, we will see that Galatasaray could actually play well, but in my opinion they were just unlucky in that match. Because I myself think they deserved to draw with their game like that. Not to say that Young Boys played badly, they are also good, but the statistics say that their game is actually not much different, so I say they deserved to draw.

I'm a bit more confident on galatasaray winning the second leg than Young Boys, although the Young Boys did well during the game and took advantage of the slight opportunities they had, an example of which was the penalty that was scored by Ugrinic. But it doesn't show whether galatasaray had less capacity to win. What I suggest this second leg is for galatasaray to put themselves in order and go for the goals and not just anything else. I know the second leg will be tougher since Young Boys team will be more intense this time around

[hahay]

That penalty was discussed at length on by some pundits. Turns out there are cases and rules about it that made it legit penalty. The idea is that, if it hits your normal body part first and then hit your hand then normally it is not a penalty, the only exception is that if it is your body part and then it still goes to goal and then hits your hand that's penalty.

In this case, Galatasaray player had the ball hit his leg first, but even after hitting the leg, the ball was still going in, before it was touched by the hand.

Was this the case? Was the ball going in if it didn't touch the hand? I do not know, I can't know the trajectory of the ball, but that is what the referee decided, and that is why he gave the penalty. Rules are rules and I guess this applied here.

If the ball touches the body and then bounces or goes in, then it's a legitimate goal. But if the ball touches the hand regardless of the position and situation, then of course it will obviously get a penalty or freekick. But despite these problems, I think Galatasaray still have a chance to be able to turn things around in the second leg later. After all, with a case like that too, then of course Galatasaray will be more ambitious to beat Young Boys at Rams Park at Galatasaray's home in the second leg later. Of course, the issue of the penalty should not be an obstacle or barrier for Galatasaray to keep playing well at home later.

[Dzwaafu11]

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I think the match between Young Boys vs Galatasaray and Red Star vs Bodo/Glimt still has to be decided in the second leg. Beyond my expectation, both teams, Young Boys and Bodo/Glimt can win the match. But it is a narrow score. Galatasaray and Red Star still have the opportunity to catch up on the goal deficit. They only need 1 goal to equalize the aggregate. This is not difficult because Galatasaray and Red Star are the favorite teams in this match. I predict that both can turn things around and advance to the next round.
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managed to get a satisfactory result after defeating Qarabag 3-0. There is no more chance for Qarabag to catch up on the 3-goal deficit. That is an almost impossible mission.

Yeah. We can’t conclude that Galatasaray is not in good form yet. Because I also think the young boys had luck winning against them, so as you said, I think that will be the best time to know which team is stronger since this is the first leg and we need to wait for the second leg. Because I personally thought the same thing: Galatasaray are stronger than the young boys, and Red Star are also good. When I saw these two matches, I was surprised, and it made me think that maybe Galatasaray and Red Star are in bad form or what. Nevertheless, let’s watch out for the second leg.

[Lillominato89]

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I think the match between Young Boys vs Galatasaray and Red Star vs Bodo/Glimt still has to be decided in the second leg. Beyond my expectation, both teams, Young Boys and Bodo/Glimt can win the match. But it is a narrow score. Galatasaray and Red Star still have the opportunity to catch up on the goal deficit. They only need 1 goal to equalize the aggregate. This is not difficult because Galatasaray and Red Star are the favorite teams in this match. I predict that both can turn things around and advance to the next round.
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managed to get a satisfactory result after defeating Qarabag 3-0. There is no more chance for Qarabag to catch up on the 3-goal deficit. That is an almost impossible mission.

Yeah. We can’t conclude that Galatasaray is not in good form yet. Because I also think the young boys had luck winning against them, so as you said, I think that will be the best time to know which team is stronger since this is the first leg and we need to wait for the second leg. Because I personally thought the same thing: Galatasaray are stronger than the young boys, and Red Star are also good. When I saw these two matches, I was surprised, and it made me think that maybe Galatasaray and Red Star are in bad form or what. Nevertheless, let’s watch out for the second leg.

Probably a lack of fitness could have been the main problem in these defeats, because Galatasaray and Red Star are two teams made up of very good players. In the return match we will probably see a different spectacle than in the first leg, or at least I personally hope so, without taking anything away from Young Boys and bodo glimt

[Furious 7]

Galatasaray will maximize the second leg. They are only 1 goal ahead of Young Boys, it will not be difficult to get that advantage at their home ground.

There is a mistake here because it is precisely now Galatasaray is left with a 1-goal deficit with an Aggregate of 3-2 in their first match at Stade de Suisse so for the second leg they must be able to maximize playing home in order to equalize the aggregate or be able to win with a difference of 2 goals so that they qualify for the league phase in the Champions League.

This is still a slightly difficult condition because if you look at the performance in the first leg of the two clubs actually quite balanced especially for the second leg this time they will also lose Abdülkerim Bardakcı in defense due to the red card obtained in the first leg. But the advantage of playing at home could provide more strength for them because however now Young Boys will still look more comfortable because they only have to hold a draw in this second leg to qualify for the next phase so Galatasaray will have to work harder in the second leg.

[Weawant]

Yes, Young Boys are not completely safe after they managed to win the first leg match against Galatasaray, because their opponent is not an easy opponent and with a 1 goal advantage it is not safe at all.
When we look at the statistics in the first leg, we will see that Galatasaray could actually play well, but in my opinion they were just unlucky in that match. Because I myself think they deserved to draw with their game like that. Not to say that Young Boys played badly, they are also good, but the statistics say that their game is actually not much different, so I say they deserved to draw.

It will be out of place if young boys think they are now at the top of their game and give room for any reluctancy because they were able to win Galatasaray. I even have the believe that young boys may not go too far in the champion's league this season but then if they improve their performance by doing more than they have been doing so far, the chances for them may improve and they hopefully may be able to get to finish decently in the champions league but are very likely not to get to the finals as there are far more top teams there to always be a hindrance to them getting it

[Hyphen(-)]

Yeah. We can’t conclude that Galatasaray is not in good form yet. Because I also think the young boys had luck winning against them, so as you said, I think that will be the best time to know which team is stronger since this is the first leg and we need to wait for the second leg. Because I personally thought the same thing: Galatasaray are stronger than the young boys, and Red Star are also good. When I saw these two matches, I was surprised, and it made me think that maybe Galatasaray and Red Star are in bad form or what. Nevertheless, let’s watch out for the second leg.

To sideline one team among these two teams is not fair in my opinion because in terms of their past performance as far as the Champions League is concerned, they are both trying. After all, both of them are doing credibly well. Young Boy playing away from home in the second League might be an advantage for Galatasaray because they will like to revenge what happened to them in the first leg, but it can also be possible for Youg Boys to defeat Galatasaray again because they have good Champions League experience than Galatasaray even though Jose Mourinho is the current Galatasaray's manager.

[klidex]

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I think the match between Young Boys vs Galatasaray and Red Star vs Bodo/Glimt still has to be decided in the second leg. Beyond my expectation, both teams, Young Boys and Bodo/Glimt can win the match. But it is a narrow score. Galatasaray and Red Star still have the opportunity to catch up on the goal deficit. They only need 1 goal to equalize the aggregate. This is not difficult because Galatasaray and Red Star are the favorite teams in this match. I predict that both can turn things around and advance to the next round.

It will not be difficult for Galatasaray and Red Star to equalize the aggregate because they have the advantage to win in the second leg otherwise they will end up here and that is very sad. Galatasaray and Youngboys they are 2 clubs that played in the Champions League group stage last season and they want to return to this competition unfortunately they met in this qualifying round so they can only fight hard to advance or fall behind.

GNK Dinamo Zagreb managed to get a satisfactory result after defeating Qarabag 3-0. There is no more chance for Qarabag to catch up on the 3-goal deficit. That is an almost impossible mission.

Yes I think it is quite difficult for Qarabag to catch up on the 3 goals in the second leg in the previous match maybe they were lucky to beat Ludogorets with a big score even though they were behind in the first leg but at that time they were only behind by 2 goals and now it is different with a different club I think Qarabag will end up in this play off round.

[wmaurik]

I'm a bit more confident on galatasaray winning the second leg than Young Boys, although the Young Boys did well during the game and took advantage of the slight opportunities they had, an example of which was the penalty that was scored by Ugrinic. But it doesn't show whether galatasaray had less capacity to win. What I suggest this second leg is for galatasaray to put themselves in order and go for the goals and not just anything else. I know the second leg will be tougher since Young Boys team will be more intense this time around

In addition to the Young Boys team who can play more intensely in the second leg later, Galatasaray who are the hosts will also try to build attacks and take advantage of every opportunity in order to win by more than one goal. Because it would be better to win by more than one goal than having to go through penalties because of being affected by the same aggregate, so both teams seem to be playing as well as possible in the second leg in order to qualify for the Champions League this season.

[mammusu]

I'm a bit more confident on galatasaray winning the second leg than Young Boys, although the Young Boys did well during the game and took advantage of the slight opportunities they had, an example of which was the penalty that was scored by Ugrinic. But it doesn't show whether galatasaray had less capacity to win. What I suggest this second leg is for galatasaray to put themselves in order and go for the goals and not just anything else. I know the second leg will be tougher since Young Boys team will be more intense this time around

In addition to the Young Boys team who can play more intensely in the second leg later, Galatasaray who are the hosts will also try to build attacks and take advantage of every opportunity in order to win by more than one goal. Because it would be better to win by more than one goal than having to go through penalties because of being affected by the same aggregate, so both teams seem to be playing as well as possible in the second leg in order to qualify for the Champions League this season.

The young boy who won in the first leg of course has high motivation and self-confidence to face Galatasaray in the second leg, but motivation and ambition are certainly not enough to be able to win at Galatasaray home easily, in factz I think it will be very difficult match for youngboy to be able to beat Galatasaray in the second leg match because so far Galatasaray is known to be quite tough when playing in front of its own supporters, apart from that, if we look at the first leg match, Galatasaray was actually able to dominate the match and create lots of opportunities but Galatasaray attackers were not optimal in that match so make a lot of wasted opportunities, so I think Okan Buruk, will definitely optimize their attack line in the second leg and it is very likely if Batshuayi who scored two goals in the first leg, will play from the start of the match and young boys should be wary of him if they don't want to fail to qualify for the  champions league.

[pusaka]

I'm a bit more confident on galatasaray winning the second leg than Young Boys, although the Young Boys did well during the game and took advantage of the slight opportunities they had, an example of which was the penalty that was scored by Ugrinic. But it doesn't show whether galatasaray had less capacity to win. What I suggest this second leg is for galatasaray to put themselves in order and go for the goals and not just anything else. I know the second leg will be tougher since Young Boys team will be more intense this time around

In addition to the Young Boys team who can play more intensely in the second leg later, Galatasaray who are the hosts will also try to build attacks and take advantage of every opportunity in order to win by more than one goal. Because it would be better to win by more than one goal than having to go through penalties because of being affected by the same aggregate, so both teams seem to be playing as well as possible in the second leg in order to qualify for the Champions League this season.

There is no choice for Galatasaray other than to go out attacking in the second leg and look for a goal as soon as possible so that their aggregate becomes the same, after that they can be more calm in finishing the match. On the other hand, Young Boys will be in confusion in my opinion, because when they apply a defensive strategy, they will lose a little chance to attack, but when they play more openly and attack, maybe that will create a gap in the back line that can be exploited by Galatasaray.
An aggregate of 1 goal will be very risky when two teams with almost the same strength meet. Young Boys will indeed get a little fresh air after they bring the advantage they achieved in the first leg, but that cannot be a guarantee because they are under threat from the host.

[Blitzboy]

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I think the match between Young Boys vs Galatasaray and Red Star vs Bodo/Glimt still has to be decided in the second leg. Beyond my expectation, both teams, Young Boys and Bodo/Glimt can win the match. But it is a narrow score. Galatasaray and Red Star still have the opportunity to catch up on the goal deficit. They only need 1 goal to equalize the aggregate. This is not difficult because Galatasaray and Red Star are the favorite teams in this match. I predict that both can turn things around and advance to the next round.
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managed to get a satisfactory result after defeating Qarabag 3-0. There is no more chance for Qarabag to catch up on the 3-goal deficit. That is an almost impossible mission.

Galatasaray, sure, they ran upon an obstacle. Perhaps some guys were a little rusty, but they are a proud club with a past of performance when it counts. On their home ground particularly, expect them to come out swinging in the second leg. Look for them to press Young Boys' defense and intensify their attack. Red Star is now somewhat in a tough place. They have to score, although we all seen Bodø/Glimt's tenacity. It will call for a competent, orderly performance. They must grab possession of the midfield and generate opportunities.

[hyudien]

Yeah. We can’t conclude that Galatasaray is not in good form yet. Because I also think the young boys had luck winning against them, so as you said, I think that will be the best time to know which team is stronger since this is the first leg and we need to wait for the second leg. Because I personally thought the same thing: Galatasaray are stronger than the young boys, and Red Star are also good. When I saw these two matches, I was surprised, and it made me think that maybe Galatasaray and Red Star are in bad form or what. Nevertheless, let’s watch out for the second leg.

To sideline one team among these two teams is not fair in my opinion because in terms of their past performance as far as the Champions League is concerned, they are both trying. After all, both of them are doing credibly well. Young Boy playing away from home in the second League might be an advantage for Galatasaray because they will like to revenge what happened to them in the first leg, but it can also be possible for Youg Boys to defeat Galatasaray again because they have good Champions League experience than Galatasaray even though Jose Mourinho is the current Galatasaray's manager.

They are the ones who will determine whether they will be able to advance to the Champions League or not, one last match with Young Boys leading the aggregate over Galatasaray. Galatasaray is indeed more advantaged because they will play as hosts in the second leg later, it will be a mental pressure that will be obtained by Young Boys players from the home supporters. On paper Young Boys can be said to be more favored because they won in the first leg, but the problem is that the distance of 1 goal is rarely very close that can be overcome by Galatasaray. I do not mean to underestimate Young Boys because after all they are a good team and can be up to this point. But what I mean is when Galatasaray can score a goal first then mentally I think Young Boys will decline and that can be exploited by the opponent.

[Palakka]

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I think the match between Young Boys vs Galatasaray and Red Star vs Bodo/Glimt still has to be decided in the second leg. Beyond my expectation, both teams, Young Boys and Bodo/Glimt can win the match. But it is a narrow score. Galatasaray and Red Star still have the opportunity to catch up on the goal deficit. They only need 1 goal to equalize the aggregate. This is not difficult because Galatasaray and Red Star are the favorite teams in this match. I predict that both can turn things around and advance to the next round.
GNK Dinamo Zagreb managed to get a satisfactory result after defeating Qarabag 3-0. There is no more chance for Qarabag to catch up on the 3-goal deficit. That is an almost impossible mission.

Yeah. We can’t conclude that Galatasaray is not in good form yet. Because I also think the young boys had luck winning against them, so as you said, I think that will be the best time to know which team is stronger since this is the first leg and we need to wait for the second leg. Because I personally thought the same thing: Galatasaray are stronger than the young boys, and Red Star are also good. When I saw these two matches, I was surprised, and it made me think that maybe Galatasaray and Red Star are in bad form or what. Nevertheless, let’s watch out for the second leg.

The defeat against Youngboy was of course very painful for Galatasaray and I don't think we can say that Youngboy was just lucky in that match, youngboy who played at home played very impressively in contrast to Galatasaray who actually had great difficulty in maximizing every opportunity that existed in that match, Of course luck doesn't exist without hard work, so that's what makes me think that youngboy really deserves to won in the first leg if we look at their performance and hard work in that match.

The 2-3 advantage means that Youngboy has the advantage in the second leg with  just only need get a draw, but in my opinion it will be difficult for them to do so when they play at Galatasaray home, because previously Galatasaray failed to take advantage of every opportunity to score a goal and I think they won't again repeat this in the second leg, so it is very likely that we will see that Galatasaray will be able to take advantage of the momentum of playing at home to win and qualify for the Champions League this season.

[Docnaster]

Away from the the UEFA Champions League qualifying games, the
2024/25 UCL will officially kick off in less than 1 month from now and to some of us, we can't just hold back the excitement of seeing club football's most prestigious competition return back to our screens again. As a Real Madrid fan, I'm very optimistic that the reigning European and Spanish champions stands a very good chance of retaining the competition. Do you think we're going to have a different winner? How about Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, do you think they'll steer themselves to glory once again this season?