UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[asriloni]

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.

I predict 4-2 for Galatasaray to win the game against Young Boys. I don't see how we wouldn't concede at least one goal either because our team is not that good. It doubts me if we will win the game with a cleansheet even in a home game. Although playing at home would boost our players' mentality to get a ticket to play in UCL.

I believe we will pass to the UCL. We have to reach a two-goal difference at the very least to avoid going to extra time and penalties. Batshuayi has to start the game, or we'll perform badly like the first half of the first leg. He deserved it, and it is because he helped us a lot in the first leg by scored two goals.

[Inwestour]

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.

Salzburg and Sparta secured a win in the first away match, I doubt very much that anything can stop them from achieving their goals, especially at home. Galatasaray is in a more difficult situation, they only need a win to take the match into extra time, or a win by two goals or more to end the match with a win in regular time. A draw is enough for Young Boys, but it is one thing to win at home, and another thing to play in Istanbul at Rams Park, where the support of Galatasaray fans will be very impressive, I think Galatasaray will win today.

[mammusu]

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.

Salzburg and Sparta secured a win in the first away match, I doubt very much that anything can stop them from achieving their goals, especially at home. Galatasaray is in a more difficult situation, they only need a win to take the match into extra time, or a win by two goals or more to end the match with a win in regular time. A draw is enough for Young Boys, but it is one thing to win at home, and another thing to play in Istanbul at Rams Park, where the support of Galatasaray fans will be very impressive, I think Galatasaray will win today.

Sparta and Salzburg will try to secure their victory in the second leg later, playing at home of course they have a lot of advantages to be able to at least secure a draw in the home match later, I think Salzburg and Sparta will probably find it easier to secure their chances of qualifying for the Champions League, because in addition to playing at home the opponent they are facing is actually not a team that can relatively make surprises,  Compared to Salzburg and Sparta, it is clear that the journey of the youngboys to secure their victory is very difficult in the second leg later,because Galatasaray will certainly maximize their home matches to get a victory as well as 1 Champions League ticket this season playing at the Galatasaray home is not something easy, especialy the quality of the players owned by Galatasaray is much better than the squad owned by the youngboy,  In addition to those three matches, we will also see how the Zagreb Dynamo today look to  easily win a one ticket at home after previously in the first leg they won 3-0 over Qarabag.

My predictions for the teams that will qualify for the Champions League this season:
1. Galatasaray.
2. Salzburg.
3. Sparta Prague.
4. Dynamo Zagreb.

[Jatiluhung]

I think today's 3 matches in the second leg of the UCL playoffs will be quite easy for us to predict the results. We just need to look at the quality shown by them in the first leg. The 3 matches I mean are Galatasaray vs Young Boys, Sparta Prague vs Malmo and RB Salzburg vs Dynamo Kyiv.

My prediction is that Galatasaray, Sparta Prague and RB Salzburg will be the winners in today's match. Sparta Prague and RB Salzburg probably shouldn't be in doubt when it comes to the difference in quality with their opponents. But for the Galatasaray vs Young Boys match, maybe there are those who doubt it. remembering that Galatsaray lost to Young Boys in the first leg. but we have to remember that in the second half of the first leg, Galatasaray played well. And I think that will continue in this second leg.

[joniboini]

But for the Galatasaray vs Young Boys match, maybe there are those who doubt it. remembering that Galatsaray lost to Young Boys in the first leg. but we have to remember that in the second half of the first leg, Galatasaray played well. And I think that will continue in this second leg.

I checked some betting websites and it seems most of them put higher votes for Galatasaray to win the match. Looks like the majority more or less share the same believe as yours.

I predict 4-2 for Galatasaray to win the game against Young Boys. I don't see how we wouldn't concede at least one goal either because our team is not that good. It doubts me if we will win the game with a cleansheet even in a home game. Although playing at home would boost our players' mentality to get a ticket to play in UCL.

Why 4-2 specifically? You think Young Boys can score more than 2 goals against your team? Compared to some predictions online, others believe Young Boys would score only 1 goal, with the key difference in how many Galatasaray will score. I see lots of prediction hovering around a 2-1 win and penalties, but surely it's possible to win with 3-1. CMIIW.

[irhact]

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.

Liverpool can play well in the champions league as they have a history of winning. It is the same history that is helping real madrid to always be the team winning every time too. Liverpool already has 6 champions league therefore they can win more with or without a stronger team. Let say Real Madrid and Liverpool meets at the champions league final, Real Madrid might still win them as they have a better squad but it isn't going to be easy for Real Madrid as how it would had been when they hey meet a smaller team as Arsenal. Arsenal aren't a champions league team as they do not have any experience or heritage in the champions league.

[Publictalk792]

Salzburg and Sparta secured a win in the first away match, I doubt very much that anything can stop them from achieving their goals, especially at home. Galatasaray is in a more difficult situation, they only need a win to take the match into extra time, or a win by two goals or more to end the match with a win in regular time. A draw is enough for Young Boys, but it is one thing to win at home, and another thing to play in Istanbul at Rams Park, where the support of Galatasaray fans will be very impressive, I think Galatasaray will win today.

Yes that is right Salzburg and Sparta are in good position after winning away games. They will likely succeed because they now play at home. But Galatasaray has harder task. They need to win to continue match or win by two goals to finish match today.
Even though Young Boys only needs tie I think Galatasaray will play well because of their enthusiastic fans. The fans energy and support will help Galatasaray and I hope they will win today.

[rendravolt]

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.

Basically no team wants to rely on the results that exist later with the previous advantage and here you have the right view to describe the bet. However, both Salzburg and Sparta Prague will try to win, especially since they both play as hosts. It would be disappointing if they made a mistake at home that ended in something undesirable.

For Galatasaray, that is true and if they weaken in the second leg it will be even more embarrassing. No matter where they play, even in away games they have to win if they want to appear in the Champions League this season. They should be aware that being a representative of Turkey in the highest European competition is a pride for every club. Therefore, as long as the aggregate difference is only thin, opportunities and luck will still cover them and it depends on how they can do it well.

[Frankolala]

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.

Liverpool can play well in the champions league as they have a history of winning. It is the same history that is helping real madrid to always be the team winning every time too. Liverpool already has 6 champions league therefore they can win more with or without a stronger team. Let say Real Madrid and Liverpool meets at the champions league final, Real Madrid might still win them as they have a better squad but it isn't going to be easy for Real Madrid as how it would had been when they hey meet a smaller team as Arsenal. Arsenal aren't a champions league team as they do not have any experience or heritage in the champions league.

No one knows what will happen tomorrow but from my own perspective, I don't think that Liverpool has the squad that will enable them reach the finals in the Champions League because when Klopp was their coach, that was when they should have lifted the trophy in UCL because he built the team to be very strong.

Liverpool just change their coach which no one currently know what they are capable of doing but I believe that it will not be possible for Arne Slot to succeed reaching the finals because is like the players are still using Klopp game pattern. Maybe in future, he can win UCL with Liverpool.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

There are about 10 teams capable of winning the CL guys. The best team doesn’t always win it. In a cup competition sometimes a bit of bad luck in one game can get your team eliminated.

The favourites are Man City and Real Madrid but there are a number of other teams very capable of winning it. With the new format we might get some real surprises this season.

[bastisisca]

Real Madrid will always being an the favourite of this competition because you can see based on the champion lists in the last 10 season that Real Madrid is really dominate this competition with gets 5 trophies so these achievement possibly will be hard to pursued by any other teams even there was opinion about them that if don't want Real Madrid gets the trophy then don't ever let them reach to the final matches because according to the statistics Real Madrid has more than 80% winning percentages on the final matches of Liga champion

For other team just like Manchester City probably they also can be considered as strong contender for race title especially after the return of Gundogan it makes them more stronger  but it's hard to predict who is the winner of this season because the league hasn't starting yet especially Champion league has new format but we cannot ruled out other teams just like PSG or Bayern Munich especially PSG that they are really on fire without Mbappe at Ligue 1

Also in my opinion, Real Madrid is one of the strongest teams in both La Liga and the Champions League. Obviously they're still the favorite team this season too, and that's getting a little boring. We need another team that is equally strong in order to make the cup more fun.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Salzburg and Sparta secured a win in the first away match, I doubt very much that anything can stop them from achieving their goals, especially at home. Galatasaray is in a more difficult situation, they only need a win to take the match into extra time, or a win by two goals or more to end the match with a win in regular time. A draw is enough for Young Boys, but it is one thing to win at home, and another thing to play in Istanbul at Rams Park, where the support of Galatasaray fans will be very impressive, I think Galatasaray will win today.

But Galatasaray has harder task. They need to win to continue match or win by two goals to finish match today.
Even though Young Boys only needs tie I think Galatasaray will play well because of their enthusiastic fans. The fans energy and support will help Galatasaray and I hope they will win today.

It's most likely the second leg is gonna be a difficult game for us. That's because Young Boys will come to our home just to park their bus. The odds providers still favored us to qualify for the UCL (see the odds below). But, I still doubt our chances.



To bet on Galatasaray to win 1x2 or qualify for the UCL totally makes sense, but i don't really trust those odds. Given the fact that our recent form is not looking good, and i expect a 50/50 chance of qualifying for UCL for both of clubs. BTTS is much more preferable for me in this game.

[Ndabagi01]

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.

Liverpool can play well in the champions league as they have a history of winning. It is the same history that is helping real madrid to always be the team winning every time too. Liverpool already has 6 champions league therefore they can win more with or without a stronger team. Let say Real Madrid and Liverpool meets at the champions league final, Real Madrid might still win them as they have a better squad but it isn't going to be easy for Real Madrid as how it would had been when they hey meet a smaller team as Arsenal. Arsenal aren't a champions league team as they do not have any experience or heritage in the champions league.

You can’t just look down on Arsenal like that not to be a competent team enough in the champions league. They may have failed to go far last season but their performance in the premier league and the little they’ve done in the champions league is enough for them to be one of the worthy teams in this year’s champions league competition. They may have no experience but even last year, they may have gathered some experience already and if they can, they can always improve for the better this season. No team should be underrated this early when the champions league competition has not even began yet. Arsenal and Liverpool are suppose to be a worthy team in the champions league this season but until the season starts, I’ll continue to have much hope in them.

[hahay]

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.

Liverpool can play well in the champions league as they have a history of winning. It is the same history that is helping real madrid to always be the team winning every time too. Liverpool already has 6 champions league therefore they can win more with or without a stronger team. Let say Real Madrid and Liverpool meets at the champions league final, Real Madrid might still win them as they have a better squad but it isn't going to be easy for Real Madrid as how it would had been when they hey meet a smaller team as Arsenal. Arsenal aren't a champions league team as they do not have any experience or heritage in the champions league.

About the Premier League teams I think there will still be good results for those teams like Manchester City, Liverpool and maybe Arsenal. But even so, it seems that for now I personally will not associate their success in the past too much  because at least, with the squad and the form of the team that they currently have,  it seems like they have a good chance in the Champions League too. Although indeed, we can't expect too much but at least, we also want to get other teams to get the Champions League trophy and not only about Real Madrid.

Also, I think there are still some other teams from different leagues that seem like this season there will be stronger competition from several teams and not just about one or two teams. Moreover, there will be a new format that basically we still don't know for sure what it will be like. But if it's about the Champions League, I think even though there will be a new format,I personally believe that the Champions League will still be interesting because of the competition that occurs from the top European teams of course.

[Velvet78]

There are three games to be played today:

- Galatasaray - Young Boys
- Salzburg - Dynamo Kyiv
- Sparta Prague - Malmo

I have shown the teams in bold about whom I expect to advance to league phase. I already see Salzburg and Sparta Prague there. 2-0 is a really good advantage and they both got it in away games. 

Galatasaray is the most difficult one to predict here. They are 3-2 behind on aggregate. But they are a huge favourite at home. You can understand it from the odds given too (1.33 against 8.00). I think Young Boys will get ahead first but Galatasaray will come back. We will watch extra time and Galatasaray will score another goal there to finish the job. This is my opinion. 

[Lidger]

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?

The Champions League is back, baby. Everyone is also staring at Real Madrid. Back-to-back titles? No one's done it in ages, but if anyone can, it's Los Blancos. They're the kings of Europe for a reason. Man City's seems dangerous, without doubt. Guardiola has them operating perfectly. But let's be real, the Champions League is a different beast. Liverpool? They pose a constant danger.  Never count them out; and Bayern? They are Bayern. Constant as hell. Yet at the end of the day, it's Real Madrid's trophy. They possess the experience, the aptitude, the hunger. Rest of Europe is competing for second place

When discussing the Champions League, it cannot be that the name of Real Madrid does not come, the Champions League seems incomplete without Real Madrid. However, in such a big tournament, it is normal for a strong team to have a big rival every season. We consider Manchester City as favorites for the Champions League, but Real Madrid are our top picks. Apart from these two teams, many times other teams are doing very well in the Champions League and they are playing till the finals. The season before the last one ended, Real Madrid exited in the semi-finals as well as Inter Milan played in the Champions League final in that season, even though we considered Real Madrid as the favourites. I won't worry about anything exceptional this season but I will say that Real Madrid Manchester City can do better than these two teams.

[Palakka]

There are about 10 teams capable of winning the CL guys. The best team doesn’t always win it. In a cup competition sometimes a bit of bad luck in one game can get your team eliminated.

The favourites are Man City and Real Madrid but there are a number of other teams very capable of winning it. With the new format we might get some real surprises this season.

The Champions League is a competition that is difficult to predict because indeed every team that plays in the Champions League is the best team from every league in Europe, previously we saw that there were only 32 teams that would beat each other to become one of the best at the end of the competition, but for now with the new format, of course we will see the addition of teams occur in the Champions League from the previous 32 will now be 36  which will automatically make the competition is getting tighter, in addition with the increase in club slots in the Champions League, it will automatically increase the number of matches they will play, the two big teams Manchester City and Madrid will of course be the two favorite teams in the Champions League considering the mentality and also the quality of their squad but I think like last season when Dortmund reached the final,  of course maybe we will see surprises that also happen this season.

List of 29 teams has qualified for the Champions League:

Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Atletico Madrid,
Atalanta, Inter, Milan, Juventus, Bologna
Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa,
Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund
Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco, Brest
PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord,
Sporting CP, Benfica
Club Brugge, Celtic, Sturm Graz, Shakhtar Donetsk.

And the other 14 teams that are struggling to get 7 tickets left at this time, namely:

Lille / Slavic Prague
BodoGlimt / Red Star Belgrade
Dinamo Zagreb / Qarabag
Young Boys / Galatasaray
Midtylland / Slovan Bratislava
Dynamo Kiev / Salzburg
Malmo / Sparta Prague

[bering]

I can see it that for play off stages second leg tonight there are 3 matches available

Galatasaray vs Young Boys
Salzburg vs Dynamo Kyiv
Sparta Prague vs Malmo

I think Sparta Prague and Salzburg in the comfortable position because in the first leg they have already to win from their opponents and today as a host i think these teams have good chances to beat their opponents again and i am sure they can able to do that and advances to the League phase of champion league

For Galatasaray i didn't watching their match on first leg but i believe if Abdülkerim Bardakcı not gets the red card i think Galatasaray can gets at least draw result from Young Boys and today they playing as a host and if want to qualified to the next round Galatasaray should be win at least 2 goals margin or more but i think this time Galatasaray will win

Today i had just make multi bets by putting Galatasaray, Salzburg and Sparta Prague win into my bets and total odds of my bets is @4.09

[bitgolden]

Well, I certainly hope that Galatasaray wins this time and doesn't disappoint me, they made me lose my parlay last time, and they looked like they were awful. Young Boys might be the champions but the yare a terrible team so far this season and a much smaller club as well, the fact that they are not capable of beating such a smaller club shows that it is not about the players you have, it's about the system you play and Galatasaray doesn't even have a proper system, they just throw the best players they can buy together and hope for the best.

Hell they didn't even utilized Zaha, if I had Zaha on a team like that then there is absolutely no chance that I would not play him, he would be starting without a doubt. In the end, they should be able to get this one, we have to see them do as much as possible to get a win, and if they get a draw or a loss then that's it for me on European competitions for them, I would only bet on them on their league.

[ajanwalker]

Galatasaray came to the field with a squad with high offensive power, but they are having a hard time creating positions.
Since a win was essential, he went on the field with a double striker, but Icardi was walking on the field and Batshuayi was not productive at all.
Galatasaray has to make substitutions in the second half. Being a double striker does not mean that you will find many positions and score many goals in today's football.
There are 45 minutes left and Galatasaray definitely needs a goal.
I think Ziyech should leave the game at the beginning of the second half.