UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[Palakka]

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.

I think Young Boys team played well in this match and exert pressure from the start of match by doing first goal at 3 minutes after starting the match and they continue the effort and did second goal in 49 minutes of the game and after that Batshuayi did two goals for his team and did come back in this match and he made the match equal by doing 2 goals in only 6 runs. Young Boys team got penalty and they advantage of that penalty and did goal at crucial time and Young Boys team won the match by 3-2 score. Galatasaray team tried their best to do third goal but they became unsuccessful in their efforts and lose the match .

Actually youngboy coach thought the first half would go as they expected, but when Batshuayi into the match actually surprised them with the two goals he managed to score to reduce the score, with an aggregate of 3-2 in my opinion it would be difficult for Youngboy to qualify for the Champions League, because playing at Galatasaray home is not a very easy thing for every team that has visited RAMs Park so far, even though at the moment Youngboy is superior, I don't think they should try to defend in the second leg because if we look at the first leg statistics, actually Galatasaray  just unlucky in optimizing every opportunity that exists, so that when Galatasaray really maximizes their attacks in the second leg later, of course it will make Youngboy defense must to work really hard to suppress every Galatasaray attack.
 My prediction is that Galatasaray will win in the second leg and ensure a one place in the Champions League is theirs this season.

[dezoel]

It is too early to judge the team's shape based on the first games. It is obvious that Ancelotti will lead Real to the peak of shape by the Champions League playoff stage. I wouldn't forget the fact that almost all of the Real Madrid players didn't have a summer holiday, but worked hard in their national teams, so it's quite logical that they are "resting" at the beginning of this season.

This is main point which we need to understand as we have many weeks left in start of this event few teams are doing good job and having good chance of staying in touch for the title race few teams are having depressed start of their season, but things will be back to normal in few weeks Real Madrid is surely at his best but in first few games we have no depth into their performance with Mbappé is still had not scored any goal in Real Madrid Jersey in La Liga games mean things are surely needed to be had some time for having better results specially this was teasing time for many players those were involved into their national teams for big events.

I mean everyone supports that because of their last performance and their new current squad, no doubt  they stand a chance to compete with any team but we don't actually know how the input from each team will go this time around,we are yet to see and confirm  each teams performance even though leagues has started but all still fresh for a rational conclusion and even with the conclusion, there's still a 50-50 chance of what UCL is gonna be  or how the performance is going to look like...just for now let's just keep believing the specs

In UEFA competitions we have too much creativity from few clubs which can bring surprises and shocking results so having prediction about any team is surely never been easy while now most of the supporters are cheering about Real Madrid surely we will have some surprises for them with things can take changes, and we will have challenges for them even currently on papers we are having Manchester City and Real Madrid at the top, but results can go either way, and we will have good changes which will increase the interest of the fans and will bring good results for the all soccer clubs which are coming for the title race in this prestigious soccer event.

[imamusma]

Some new teams have qualified for the Champions League this season and there are some teams who didn't qualify for the Champions League last season but they again performed well in the local league last season and qualified for the Champions League this season. So it can be said in advance that this season of Champions League is going to be interesting. But apart from these, the important discussion is which team will be in the favorite position this season. In such discussions there are several parties whose names will come first. If the top five teams were to be listed, there would be Real Madrid first, Manchester City second, Bayern Munich third, Arsenal fourth and Inter Milan or Liverpool fifth. These teams are known to us, but the five teams mentioned will always do well, but we have seen evidence in previous seasons that new teams can also do well here. However, the mentioned teams will only be in the list of favorite teams.

The best of the "new" teams is Liverpool  Without them, something is missing in the Champions League + I'm always happy to see Real beat them. As for the odds, bookmakers see the top five as follows:

Manchester City - 3.25

Real Madrid - 4.00

Arsenal - 10.00

Fc Bayern Munich - 13.00

Liverpool - 13.00

By the way, Inter is behind Barcelona and PSG, on par with Bayer in 8th-9th place.
Overall, I hope for an interesting season, it’s a shame that we still have a long wait for real games (playoffs).

I think many people will agree about the favorite teams to win this season, that Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two teams with the highest chances. While other contestants such as Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Arsenal, Inter Milan could exchange positions along the way, although in fact they all have the same chances before the competition starts. In addition, Leverkusen consistency seems to be a special attraction in the Champions League this season, where they are still continuing their positive trend in the Bundesliga until now. With the change in match format, of course it will make the competition more competitive, and actually it will make it difficult for us to predict, because this is the first time. Currently the play-off round has entered the 2nd Leg, and will be played in the next two days, and we will see the 36 contestants of the Champions League this season in full.

[KTChampions]

The best of the "new" teams is Liverpool  Without them, something is missing in the Champions League + I'm always happy to see Real beat them. As for the odds, bookmakers see the top five as follows:

Manchester City - 3.25

Real Madrid - 4.00

Arsenal - 10.00

Fc Bayern Munich - 13.00

Liverpool - 13.00

By the way, Inter is behind Barcelona and PSG, on par with Bayer in 8th-9th place.
Overall, I hope for an interesting season, it’s a shame that we still have a long wait for real games (playoffs).

I think many people will agree about the favorite teams to win this season, that Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two teams with the highest chances. While other contestants such as Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Arsenal, Inter Milan could exchange positions along the way, although in fact they all have the same chances before the competition starts. In addition, Leverkusen consistency seems to be a special attraction in the Champions League this season, where they are still continuing their positive trend in the Bundesliga until now. With the change in match format, of course it will make the competition more competitive, and actually it will make it difficult for us to predict, because this is the first time. Currently the play-off round has entered the 2nd Leg, and will be played in the next two days, and we will see the 36 contestants of the Champions League this season in full.

I don't think the new format will change the playoffs in any way. As I understand it, it was decided to abandon the Swiss system and now each team will play two games with teams from 4 baskets that are made up by the strength of the teams.
Thus, the outsiders are at a loss again, since no matter how weak their results are, they will still have to play with strong teams. In general, a murky format that essentially has not changed anything.

[MK-74]

The Champions League qualifying matches will be played tomorrow.
Galatasaray lost the first match 3-2 but I think they will win tomorrow night. Galatasaray is the home team and has the advantage. Muslera was very bad last week and we conceded 2 goals, Abdülkerim is suspended, this is a disadvantage for us.
I hope we win by 2 points tomorrow and continue in the Champions League.

[beerlover]

Some new teams have qualified for the Champions League this season and there are some teams who didn't qualify for the Champions League last season but they again performed well in the local league last season and qualified for the Champions League this season. So it can be said in advance that this season of Champions League is going to be interesting. But apart from these, the important discussion is which team will be in the favorite position this season. In such discussions there are several parties whose names will come first. If the top five teams were to be listed, there would be Real Madrid first, Manchester City second, Bayern Munich third, Arsenal fourth and Inter Milan or Liverpool fifth. These teams are known to us, but the five teams mentioned will always do well, but we have seen evidence in previous seasons that new teams can also do well here. However, the mentioned teams will only be in the list of favorite teams.

With just a smidgen a bit more teams, and more games, I feel like we are going to have more smaller teams be there, and by smaller I mean not that many, because it's still UCL but at the very least we have three leagues now, conference was added a few seasons ago, and now we have more teams in all three, so there are a lot more teams in European competitions, meaning more money but also because there are more games that means that bigger teams will do better.

Because it's simply not possible to get unlucky for a one game and lose out, you could be a big team, have a win and a loss and a draw and suddenly you find yourself third place because the other team got like two wins and all, it happened and it's definitely exciting to see smaller teams do better, so this was definitely a change because at 8 games, bigger teams will have more chances to fix what's wrong and do better. All in all I hope that we can have more fun time watching these games.

[TelolettOm]

I think many people will agree about the favorite teams to win this season, that Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two teams with the highest chances. While other contestants such as Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Arsenal, Inter Milan could exchange positions along the way, although in fact they all have the same chances before the competition starts. In addition, Leverkusen consistency seems to be a special attraction in the Champions League this season, where they are still continuing their positive trend in the Bundesliga until now. With the change in match format, of course it will make the competition more competitive, and actually it will make it difficult for us to predict, because this is the first time. Currently the play-off round has entered the 2nd Leg, and will be played in the next two days, and we will see the 36 contestants of the Champions League this season in full.

It is true, Real Madrid and Man City are still the most favorite teams to be the winner of UCL this season. Real Madrid has Mbappe now, people predicted they will be stronger in UCL. Meanwhile Man City still has almost similar squad, but they have some good new players. If we consider the current performance of Man City, no doubt they are very likely to go far in UCL. However, we don't underestimate other teams, there are many strong teams in UCL this season. Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Leverkusen, and Liverpool are also strong teams that may have the same chance.

Anyway, surely the new format in UCL will be harder for each team. In the new format, there will be more matches, so the coach is expected to be careful in keeping the fitness of the players. This enhance the possibility of injury, the coach must deal with this challenge by more often rotating the players. The squad depth will be very crucial, the coaches need to prepare well the second tier players, too. This condition require the contribution of the second tier players,, they will have higher chance to play.

[yenerbatmaz]

The Champions League qualifying matches will be played tomorrow.
Galatasaray lost the first match 3-2 but I think they will win tomorrow night. Galatasaray is the home team and has the advantage. Muslera was very bad last week and we conceded 2 goals, Abdülkerim is suspended, this is a disadvantage for us.
I hope we win by 2 points tomorrow and continue in the Champions League.

Anything can happen at any time in football, but Galatasaray is the clear favorite.
It was very good that they got the score from 2-0 to 2-2 in the first match, but the penalty goal at the last minute broke their morale. If they get at least 2 different wins tomorrow, Galatasaray will continue on their way to the Champions League.
It would be very bad for Galatasaray if they were eliminated by a team like Young Boys.
I'm not sure what he'll do if he stays in the groups with this football.

[red4slash]

Real Madrid and Manchester City and several other teams from the Premier League could be tricky competitors for every candidate in the current Champions League. Because Real Madrid and Manchester City also still need to develop new strategies for their squads in order to compete better in this Champions League by following the new format. In addition, each fan who wants to see their team become champions is a very natural thing even though for now it is still too early to make predictions about who will win it.

The new format will now be interesting but I'm not sure any English club will be able to compete for trophies other than Manchester City.
For the previous few seasons Liverpool could still do that but for now I want to relax my expectations for Liverpool because although they at the beginning of the domestic competition they played very well but in the end there are still doubts for Arne slot in this regard.

In addition, Arsenal I think also not because they can only focus on 1 competition even though they improve in terms of performance but when working harder in several competitions at once they will slightly lose the stability they have which makes them lose everything and that has been proven in the last 2 seasons so besides Manchester City this season I'm not sure there will be another EPL club will be able to fight for the trophy in the Champions League.

[pawel7777]

So I've just learned that the group stage of the UCL will be replaced by the new format, the League stage:
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0268-12157d69ce2d-9f011c70f6fa-1000--new-format-for-champions-league-post-2024-everything-you-ne/
with similar changes done to the Europa League and the Conference League.

What's the community consensus on those changes? Do you think it's a step in a right direction? I have mixed feelings about this.

[Abu-Naim]

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?

Yes, I am thinking that your team Real Madrid will face some difficulties in their regaining the Champions League title because several teams are also well prepared just as Real Madrid did. Manchester City and Arsenal are two teams that can give Real Madrid tough time because these two teams can give Madrid tough time in the Champions League. Inter Milan is another team from the Seria A that can be a threat to Madrid, while Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen can be another teams to make the competition more tough for Madrid to win again this season. For the La Liga challenge, I will be in support of Madrid.

[Pulsar77]

It's time for the Champions League again!    I'm going to watch the Galatasaray - Young Boys match definitely. The first leg was really thrilling as you know. We watched 5 goals.

What do you say about this match? Will Galatasaray manage to make it to league phase?    My humble opinion is that they will make it one way or another. I don't expect an easy win first of all. We all saw how bad Galatasaray defense was. I don't expect it to be better this time either. But I expect a better attacking effort. They have very capable attackers. Even if it goes to extra time, I don't think they will lose to Young Boys.

[klidex]

It's time for the Champions League again!    I'm going to watch the Galatasaray - Young Boys match definitely. The first leg was really thrilling as you know. We watched 5 goals.

What do you say about this match? Will Galatasaray manage to make it to league phase?    My humble opinion is that they will make it one way or another. I don't expect an easy win first of all. We all saw how bad Galatasaray defense was. I don't expect it to be better this time either. But I expect a better attacking effort. They have very capable attackers. Even if it goes to extra time, I don't think they will lose to Young Boys.

I also favor Galatasaray in this match even though they are 1 aggregate behind Young Boys but I still have high hopes for Galatasaray's victory in the second leg because a 1 goal aggregate is not a big difference or they can dribble a penalty in this second leg but by trying to win in order to qualify for the League phase.

I made a bet that I think is quite risky with odds @3.76 including Galatasaray, Szalburg and Sparta Praha's victory even though it is clear that these clubs have won in the first leg with a score of 2:0 so in the second leg even though they get a draw they can still qualify but I expect them to win again because I see their opponents' defense is quite weak.

[Luzin]

Currently, there are still 7 teams that are unknown due to the playoffs. So it seems that prediction is quite difficult. Although I am sure that the big teams representing the league will be your strong candidates. The draw for the League Phase will be held this Thursday, August 29 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. But until now there are still 7 empty slots that are still up for grabs in Thursday's match. The new format of the UCL makes me a little curious, hopefully with this new format the match will be more interesting.

Champions League dates

Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025
Knockout round play-offs draw: 31 January 2025
Knockout round play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025
Round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draws: 21 February 2025

Source: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2025/2001883/

[ajanwalker]

The two most comfortable teams in the Play Offs are Sparta Prague and Salzburg. Because both of them won their first match away with a score of 0-2. Even if they lose by a margin at home tonight, they still qualify for the groups.
If Galatasaray wins by one difference, the match will be extended; if they win by two different scores, they will advance to the round.
I believe that Galatasaray will also pass the tour. If Young Boys had not wasted the positions they had in the first match generously, they could have taken the field more easily this evening.

[Webetcoins]

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 home advantage may chance Galatasaray to show their best performance in front of the fans and fight not to disappoint, I see Young Boys is not better than Galatasaray if not for the penalty kick maybe Young Boys will not win easily I am sure in the second leg Galatasaray will be more focused and will not waste the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League, Galatasaray must be able to maintain their defense tightly so that the opposing club cannot increase their aggregate total at least by scoring 2:0 Galatasaray does not need a penalty shootout and they can win and qualify.

Galatasaray performance in Switzerland were not bad at all even they lost this match and have red card but still things were in good control for them now most chances at home they will be completely different side which will give his best for having spot into Champions League with their quality and performance having great improvement they are doing good in last few years while they were playing against Young Boys trailing by 2–0 at the end of first half was depressing movement, but they have done good fightback and have good end of their away game.

Now at home they will be having few good advantages chances are higher for them to have good lead and keep things under control for not having anything extra time or penalties shootout because this can bring some hectic for them and their players with Young Boys are also having good squad which can bring surprise in another game away from home.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

questa nuova formula un pò mi spaventa devo dire che effettivamente questi gironi sono un pò strani per quanto riguarda la juvenrtus che è la mia squadra del cuore diciamo che potrebbe pescare  due delle squadre inserite nella prima fascia I bianconeri potranno pescare tutte le 9 squadre della prima fascia ad eccezione dell'Inter, essendo squadra italiana
quindi : Real Madrid Manchester City Bayern Monaco PSG Liverpool Borussia Dortmund Lipsia Barcellona

[mamesso]

The two most comfortable teams in the Play Offs are Sparta Prague and Salzburg. Because both of them won their first match away with a score of 0-2. Even if they lose by a margin at home tonight, they still qualify for the groups.
If Galatasaray wins by one difference, the match will be extended; if they win by two different scores, they will advance to the round.
I believe that Galatasaray will also pass the tour. If Young Boys had not wasted the positions they had in the first match generously, they could have taken the field more easily this evening.

Sparta Prague and Salzburg only need a draw when they play at home or at least a 1-0 defeat to secure their place in the main draw. Both teams had no pressure at all starting this match, apart from their status as hosts, they also both managed to win away games. Galatasaray must fight hard at their home ground, at least Galatasaray players must score two goals and prevent Young Boys players from scoring if they want to qualify for the main round. Now Young Boys are in a good position after winning the first leg, they only need a draw to qualify and I think the opportunity to appear in the UCL that is in front of their eyes will not be wasted.

[legendbtc]

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 home advantage may chance Galatasaray to show their best performance in front of the fans and fight not to disappoint, I see Young Boys is not better than Galatasaray if not for the penalty kick maybe Young Boys will not win easily I am sure in the second leg Galatasaray will be more focused and will not waste the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League, Galatasaray must be able to maintain their defense tightly so that the opposing club cannot increase their aggregate total at least by scoring 2:0 Galatasaray does not need a penalty shootout and they can win and qualify.

Galatasaray performance in Switzerland were not bad at all even they lost this match and have red card but still things were in good control for them now most chances at home they will be completely different side which will give his best for having spot into Champions League with their quality and performance having great improvement they are doing good in last few years while they were playing against Young Boys trailing by 2–0 at the end of first half was depressing movement, but they have done good fightback and have good end of their away game.

Now at home they will be having few good advantages chances are higher for them to have good lead and keep things under control for not having anything extra time or penalties shootout because this can bring some hectic for them and their players with Young Boys are also having good squad which can bring surprise in another game away from home.

Yes, Galatasaray, despite losing to Young Boys in the first leg, still has a good chance of turning things around at home to qualify for the Champions League group stage. Because they are at a disadvantage, Galatasaray will have to play offensively, at least until they can turn the situation around, in this crucial match. Galatasaray will also not be able to use their mainstay centec-back Bardakci due to suspension. Therefore, Young Boys' attack will have a lot easier time.

I believe the upcoming match will be very decisive and tense. Perhaps, a draw is a good result for both sides. It's just that if that happens, Galatasaray will have to sadly say goodbye to the Champions League this season. Young Boys' mission now is very simple, just need to draw with Galatasaray to be in the group stage.

[Pandu Geddon]

Yes, Galatasaray, despite losing to Young Boys in the first leg, still has a good chance of turning things around at home to qualify for the Champions League group stage. Because they are at a disadvantage, Galatasaray will have to play offensively, at least until they can turn the situation around, in this crucial match. Galatasaray will also not be able to use their mainstay centec-back Bardakci due to suspension. Therefore, Young Boys' attack will have a lot easier time.

I believe the upcoming match will be very decisive and tense. Perhaps, a draw is a good result for both sides. It's just that if that happens, Galatasaray will have to sadly say goodbye to the Champions League this season. Young Boys' mission now is very simple, just need to draw with Galatasaray to be in the group stage.

I'm not so sure but I'll bet on Galatasaray. The odds offered by the bookies are also still leaning towards Galatasaray. they have to work hard to catch up on the 1 goal deficit. it is very possible to be chased. but there is also a possibility that both will still score in the match later.

another match, Sparta Prague vs Malmo. Sparta won 2-0 on aggregate and now they will also play at home. Sparta's chances of winning in the second leg are quite large. even the bookies are still offering a good Odd offer of 1.84
I haven't decided on a bet, but I might also bet on the match.