UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[rahmad2nd]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

Looking at the odds given by the bookies, I think Milan will not easily defeat Leverkusen, especially since this match is held at BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen's home base. IMO, usually Xabi Alonso's team will be even more challenged when they face a big team. Moreover, Milan's performance is not at its best, Leverkusen's chances of winning their second match in the Champions League are quite large. Based on personal choice, without involving analysis, I think Xabi Alonso's team will win the match against AC Milan. Considering that Fonseca's team has not shown good performance, then the choice is Leverkusen. Even so, as you said that AC Milan has the opportunity to achieve its first victory in the Champions League, it can be said that Leverkusen is not as mentally strong as AC Milan. Milan also won over Inter, this capital can revive them to return to the real track. It seems, this match is exciting to look forward to.

[beerlover]

The new format is aimed at allowing viewers to see more different matches with their teams, that is, the task was to make the Champions League more interesting for the viewer. The fact that City cannot win some matches is primarily the fault of their opponents, when they decide to go into deep defense, maybe this is one of the few opportunities to get points in a match against City, so it is not worth blaming them for this. It is difficult to assess the advantages and disadvantages of this format for now, we can talk about this at the end of the season.

Actually it’s not that difficult and we don’t have to wait till the end of the season to know that players cannot be able to perform at their best given the number of games they have to play. Only big teams with squad depth can afford to rotate their players in the different competitions. The previous format was great in my opinion. You say the new format is aimed at allowing viewers to see more matches, honestly who wants to watch the champions league games 3 days a week.

I do agree that it is going to be very hard for many teams because this is way too many games and we are going to end up with a lot of injuries and even if not injured tired and barely running players if we keep this up. This is why I think it's clear that we are going to end up with some trouble.

I think it's clear that we are going to see this result in a lot of teams going against this idea, I am not really expecting that much of a change and I think it needs to be something that is taking a while for this to be a bigger deal. Everyone started to talk about it already, bigger teams are already discussing it, and I think we need to find a way to cut some games shorter, but financially they do need to play a lot to earn a lot.

[tiCeR]

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I do agree that it is going to be very hard for many teams because this is way too many games and we are going to end up with a lot of injuries and even if not injured tired and barely running players if we keep this up. This is why I think it's clear that we are going to end up with some trouble.

I think it's clear that we are going to see this result in a lot of teams going against this idea, I am not really expecting that much of a change and I think it needs to be something that is taking a while for this to be a bigger deal. Everyone started to talk about it already, bigger teams are already discussing it, and I think we need to find a way to cut some games shorter, but financially they do need to play a lot to earn a lot.

But simultaneously all the players want to make at least €20 million a year. Now they are at a point where allegedly they want to boycott the game at some point, but I don't that is going to be the case. Maybe some high profile players go first, but if you are about to negotiate a contract and then raised your voice a while before, there is no way to to reach your salary goals as a player. Then they should say they are willing to cut their salaries in half and only play half the games anymore.

The whole industry is driven greed and that does especially apply to the players and players' agents. They all want more money and less game, but that's not how it works.

Teams like PSG and Manchester City are inflating salaries, Real Madrid same thing, and then all the players raise their requirements. It's a no-brainer. Then the associations take everyone hostage, but they can do that only because the players want more. That is how they justify it.

[Ndabagi01]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

it hurts to see that Milan have such a high quota for victory, it will be a very difficult match for Milan.
Of course, Bayern is strong as a team but in the past they weren't too strong to have these odds against Milan.
Then of course anything can happen in a Champions League match, I support Milan.

I’m surprised to see such a high odd for AC Milan. Those two teams are of the same range to me in terms of performance and I think those odds are too much given to AC Milan. Bayern Leverkusen might not have played in the champions league last season but their performance that gave them the opportunity to play in the Champions league this season is enough to give them a good odd for this match. Also, this season, their performance hasn’t been that bad to get such odd for this game. Since this is the champions league, I also hope to see a competitive match here. Anything can happen so we’ll be expecting to see something surprising out of this match.

[jaberwock]

AC Milan performance is very inconsistent and it will be difficult for us to gauge whether they are able to win the next match against Leverkusen. Like their first defeat against Liverpool, then in Serie A they performed impressively by defeating Inter who previously Inter were able to withstand dangerous aggression from Manchester City. Now AC Milan are faced with a challenge that is not easy, Leverkusen do not have experience in the Champions League with the current squad but seeing the success in the first match indicates that Leverkusen do not need to adapt in the Champions League.

In the end, that makes me not take too much risk betting on the Leverkusen vs AC Milan match.

The inconsistency is definitely something that is making people question their quality and capabilities. They are the same team who won against Inter, but also lost points against worse teams, so it's clear that there isn't really anything that is making this easy for them, it is not going to be that simple at all.

We should consider this as a little bit harder to handle and I think the best way to do this would be just making sure that we are dealing with a better outlook in life. I think it's great that we spend time on all of these, because Milan being inconsistent means that betting on them is also hard, and checking how they could be doing, specially on live bets, means that you can see how they do in the first 15 minutes, and decide and bet later during the game.

[Frankolala]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

it hurts to see that Milan have such a high quota for victory, it will be a very difficult match for Milan.
Of course, Bayern is strong as a team but in the past they weren't too strong to have these odds against Milan.
Then of course anything can happen in a Champions League match, I support Milan.

I’m surprised to see such a high odd for AC Milan. Those two teams are of the same range to me in terms of performance and I think those odds are too much given to AC Milan. Bayern Leverkusen might not have played in the champions league last season but their performance that gave them the opportunity to play in the Champions league this season is enough to give them a good odd for this match. Also, this season, their performance hasn’t been that bad to get such odd for this game. Since this is the champions league, I also hope to see a competitive match here. Anything can happen so we’ll be expecting to see something surprising out of this match.

Consistency is what matters in a club performance and Milan have being inconsistent since the beginning of the season and their performance is unpredictable in their upcoming matches. Milan was able to win Inter doesn't mean that they have what it takes to win Leverkusen.

Xabi have built Leverkusen team with a solid foundation and the players have wonderful performance in all their matches apart from the one that they lost in their domestic league. Also this is an European competition where surprises are expected which makes me feel that Leverkusen will try their best to win Milan.

[BITCOIN4X]

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I do agree that it is going to be very hard for many teams because this is way too many games and we are going to end up with a lot of injuries and even if not injured tired and barely running players if we keep this up. This is why I think it's clear that we are going to end up with some trouble.

I think it's clear that we are going to see this result in a lot of teams going against this idea, I am not really expecting that much of a change and I think it needs to be something that is taking a while for this to be a bigger deal. Everyone started to talk about it already, bigger teams are already discussing it, and I think we need to find a way to cut some games shorter, but financially they do need to play a lot to earn a lot.

The new format is certainly not always beneficial, but also detrimental. But I think every team will make some adjustments so that each player does not experience fatigue that ends in injury. Involving more young players in easy matches is certainly an approach that many top coaches usually take, so I don't think too much about the negative impact compared to the goals of the new format that they want to achieve.

This is the first season for the new format and I don't think there are many teams complaining. This change will certainly be understood over time and each team will definitely get a good plan for each season of the competition. We never know what other changes are being prepared for the competition in the coming years, but every decision is certainly preceded by deliberation.

[hahay]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

it hurts to see that Milan have such a high quota for victory, it will be a very difficult match for Milan.
Of course, Bayern is strong as a team but in the past they weren't too strong to have these odds against Milan.
Then of course anything can happen in a Champions League match, I support Milan.

Not sure about Milan who will play away against Bayer Leverkusen, although Bayer Leverkusen is not as good as last season but I personally believe Bayer Leverkusen is still able to get good results this season including in the Champion League. Thus, although I don't relate to the odds comparison, but I personally will still choose Bayer Leverkusen to win. Indeed, in the past Bayer Leverkusen was not a great team and did not even have a history in the Champions League, because if you consider about history then of course Milan is still better but at this moment they are different.

But indeed, Milan also managed to beat Inter in Serie A and it's like a sign that Milan is able to rise with its new coach. But I believe, the tension in the Champions League is certainly very different, moreover they are also still targeting victory or points to stay in the top eight. Thus, I think Bayer Leverkusen will still be able to stay strong and not lose against Milan.

[AprilioMP]

The new format is certainly not always beneficial, but also detrimental. But I think every team will make some adjustments so that each player does not experience fatigue that ends in injury. Involving more young players in easy matches is certainly an approach that many top coaches usually take, so I don't think too much about the negative impact compared to the goals of the new format that they want to achieve.

Adjusting the new champions league format will feel heavy because if I'm not mistaken in understanding it that almost every team will face. Storm Cerada will be faced as a problem for every team. Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, PSG and other potential teams such as Milan.
They must have young players who can be deployed when facing a slightly weaker team. Are they a slightly weaker team underestimated? Of course not.

This is the first season for the new format and I don't think there are many teams complaining. This change will certainly be understood over time and each team will definitely get a good plan for each season of the competition. We never know what other changes are being prepared for the competition in the coming years, but every decision is certainly preceded by deliberation.

Here I agree with you. Over time each team will find what format they will do for adjustments. If you can't, agree on to return to the old format competing in their respective groups.

[armanda90]

The new format is certainly not always beneficial, but also detrimental. But I think every team will make some adjustments so that each player does not experience fatigue that ends in injury. Involving more young players in easy matches is certainly an approach that many top coaches usually take, so I don't think too much about the negative impact compared to the goals of the new format that they want to achieve.

This is the first season for the new format and I don't think there are many teams complaining. This change will certainly be understood over time and each team will definitely get a good plan for each season of the competition. We never know what other changes are being prepared for the competition in the coming years, but every decision is certainly preceded by deliberation.

I think new format make many top teams have get small opportunities for qualifying to knock out round, usually with group phase round adopt old format have two bigger teams each group and automatically get large opportunity qualifying to 16 of round as first and second standings position but new format change all it have to face many other top team. Unpredictable who will easily got the top eight position standings with new format who directly qualifying to knock out round and the top 9th to 24th will face on playoff round match.

in my opinion, have many team seems not happy with new format because have to play many match than old format, usually on phase group each team have six matches but new format make them have eight matches with difference opponent team to face for every match. Have two matches more for any teams who finish on 9th to 24th place position for playing on playoff round match. I think very crazy how commercial fees from UEFA  after releasing new format and they earn much profitable from advertising and TV broadcast fees.

[SOKO-DEKE]

There are still many opportunities for Atalanta to advance to the last 16 because there are still seven more matches to gain points before going to the next round and of the seven matches that Atalanta will face, the toughest are probably only when they face Real Madrid and Barcelona. In addition, there are no opponents who can make it difficult for Atalanta to get full points in this round because apart from Barcelona and Real Madrid, I think the other five teams that Atalanta will face are fairly easy teams for them.

Yes, Atalanta have a match to play before the round of 16, but currently, Atalanta is not in good shape. I can say that if care is not taken, it is very possible they will not advance to the next round. The way Atalanta is playing now, especially in their domestic games, I do not see any improvement. Even in the match they played against Arsenal, just imagine if Atalanta was in form they were supposed to win that match because Arsenal was not really playing well. Atalanta's next match is against Shakhtar, and even with Shakhtar, I can't really say that Atalanta will be able to win with their current performances. But let's see what happens in their next match.

It is not only Real Madrid and Barcelona that should be difficult games for Atalanta; even other teams could be difficult for them to win. Currently, I can't even bet on Atalanta because they are unpredictable. However, if their form improves in the next match, it is possible that they may have a good chance to qualify. But right now, I can't say anything about Atalanta's qualification for the round of 16.

[indah rezqi]

Not sure about Milan who will play away against Bayer Leverkusen, although Bayer Leverkusen is not as good as last season but I personally believe Bayer Leverkusen is still able to get good results this season including in the Champion League. Thus, although I don't relate to the odds comparison, but I personally will still choose Bayer Leverkusen to win. Indeed, in the past Bayer Leverkusen was not a great team and did not even have a history in the Champions League, because if you consider about history then of course Milan is still better but at this moment they are different.

But indeed, Milan also managed to beat Inter in Serie A and it's like a sign that Milan is able to rise with its new coach. But I believe, the tension in the Champions League is certainly very different, moreover they are also still targeting victory or points to stay in the top eight. Thus, I think Bayer Leverkusen will still be able to stay strong and not lose against Milan.

On paper, victory seems to be on Leverkusen side, even though we know that AC Milan has more experience in the Champions League. Since being handle it by Paulo Fonseca, the Serie A representatives have not performed consistently in domestic competitions, they also lost to Liverpool in their first match. Leverkusen is now a team to be reckoned with after recording an impressive season, and currently Xabi Alonso's squad is also considered to be able to maintain its consistency in the Bundesliga and start their campaign perfectly in the Champions League. So it makes sense to assume that Leverkusen has a slightly higher chance of securing full points.

It is true that the intensity and atmosphere in the Champions League is very different from other competitions, where usually the more experienced team often looks more dominant. However, Leverkusen now has all the attributes to create luck and AC Milan really have to be wary of them. Most recently, AC Milan managed to win a landslide victory in Serie A, and we'll see what will happen to Leverkusen when they face Bayern Munchen.

[Franctoshi]

The new format is certainly not always beneficial, but also detrimental. But I think every team will make some adjustments so that each player does not experience fatigue that ends in injury. Involving more young players in easy matches is certainly an approach that many top coaches usually take, so I don't think too much about the negative impact compared to the goals of the new format that they want to achieve.

This is the first season for the new format and I don't think there are many teams complaining. This change will certainly be understood over time and each team will definitely get a good plan for each season of the competition. We never know what other changes are being prepared for the competition in the coming years, but every decision is certainly preceded by deliberation.

I think new format make many top teams have get small opportunities for qualifying to knock out round, usually with group phase round adopt old format have two bigger teams each group and automatically get large opportunity qualifying to 16 of round as first and second standings position but new format change all it have to face many other top team. Unpredictable who will easily got the top eight position standings with new format who directly qualifying to knock out round and the top 9th to 24th will face on playoff round match.

in my opinion, have many team seems not happy with new format because have to play many match than old format, usually on phase group each team have six matches but new format make them have eight matches with difference opponent team to face for every match. Have two matches more for any teams who finish on 9th to 24th place position for playing on playoff round match. I think very crazy how commercial fees from UEFA  after releasing new format and they earn much profitable from advertising and TV broadcast fees.

The usual format (old format) seems to favour more the bigger teams and helping them qualify to knock out stage easily, where a team that topped the group ,basically stonger teams will have to face a weaker opponent team, and it was just like their qualifications is an automatic one in this disguse.

Now, here in the new format the system has made it more difficult for every club to show their true strength and your qualifications is no longer aided by any means, now we would see the true strength of each team in the ChampionsLeague competition, we might even end up being left with discovering new stronger teams, other than what we used to have before, the whole new stuff looks interesting to me.

[Ryu_Ar1]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

I think this match is a little bit difficult to predict because after all, looking at the clubs that are competing, I think we will find it difficult to see who is the most superior in statistics because they have a situation that is actually almost similar.

But I'm a bit surprised by the bookmakers giving Leverkusen odds that are far from what I expected in contrast to Milan even though it's definitely a home game but I don't expect the bookmakers to favor Leverkusen much higher at the moment.

I'll be a bit cautious and won't be entering this match for any bets even though the odds are quite attractive but I think the risk is definitely greater if entering this into a bet let alone pairing it on multibet.

[KTChampions]

My opinion remains the same: the games in the new format in the group stage mean much less than in the old format, so we will see a lot of unexpected results as teams understand this and prioritize in favor of national championships. By the way, were you not surprised that City and Inter played a draw? After all, Inter at the beginning of the season looks much weaker than last year, and City looks scary. I think it is for the same reasons.

A new format in Champions League group stage no longer gives two clubs home and home away matches to play against each other. They only have one chance, a home match or a home away match, and it is risky if Manchester City lose to Inter Milan or Inter Milan lose to Manchester City. If they lose that match, they will have no chance to find 3 points from this opponent in group stage, and will have to move on with other opponents in the same group.

This format makes big clubs are fearful in their direct matches and they will aim at a draw, before looking for better chances of getting three points from weaker clubs in the group.

And that too. There will be more draws between the top clubs than before. The value of each game has been significantly reduced (as there are now 8 games instead of 6) and due to the abolition of "small" groups, teams do not need to knock out their competitors directly. It is enough to play reliably in games with strong opponents and to get 3 points in games against weak clubs. Overall it's become even closer to the round robin system and even further from the knockout system and that's sad.

[uchegod-21]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

I was eagerly thinking that Bayern Leverkusen next meeting would be against Barcelona in the Champions League. I am just surprised to see that they are going against AC Milan. I have high hopes for Bayern Leverkusen and yet I did not underrate AC Milan. With the nature of outing that AC Milan had against Liverpool in the first round, I do not expect that they will out perform Bayern Leverkusen. Xavi Alonso and his boys have more hands in this match and I think the bookmakers are aware of this and it is glaring evident in the odds shown.

[Jody.Drummer]

AC Milan have an opportunity to get their first win of their Champions League campaign this season when they face Bayern Leverkusen next, hopefully they can get redemption for their lose to Liverpool in their first fixture to move up the table or else face difficult getting points to secure their promotion to the next stage of the tournament.

I was eagerly thinking that Bayern Leverkusen next meeting would be against Barcelona in the Champions League. I am just surprised to see that they are going against AC Milan. I have high hopes for Bayern Leverkusen and yet I did not underrate AC Milan. With the nature of outing that AC Milan had against Liverpool in the first round, I do not expect that they will out perform Bayern Leverkusen. Xavi Alonso and his boys have more hands in this match and I think the bookmakers are aware of this and it is glaring evident in the odds shown.

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/50109--leverkusen/matches/
Leverkusen's journey in the Champions League is not easy, 4 of the 8 matches they have will face big clubs, AC Milan, Liverpool, Inter Milan and also Atletico Madrid, even Salzburg cannot be underestimated. This is a challenge for Xabi Alonso to bring his team to be able to talk a lot in the Champions League..
They started well by winning 4-0 over Feyenoord, but their next opponent is Ac Milan who is one of the big clubs in Serie A. They will be the host in this match, they must make the most of it.

[tusandii]

Atalanta's performance in the Champion's League so far has been commendable, especially considering they are the defending Europa League champions. Their chances of advancing to the last 16 are indeed promising, given they need to face only Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Barcelona, and they have already secured a point against Arsenal.

Only need to face Real Madrid and Barcelona? did you not realize that you mentioned the word "only" to the two strong clubs? they are strong candidates for the Champions League so I doubt Atalanta can beat both clubs even though they previously drew with Arsenal but Real Madrid and Barcelona are different Atalanta may lose points when facing them but I think to secure a place in the last 16 they must be in the top 8 currently Atalanta is in 17th place if they are not consistent they will have a rematch in the knockout round to enter the last 16.

[Pandorak]

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So far AC Milan's performance has been inconsistent in their domestic league and in the UCL they were humiliated by Liverpool at home, although we agree that every team that competes has a chance, we also have to look at the team that will be faced in this second match, Milan will visit Leverkusen's home, of course Xabi Alonso's team is not an opponent that can be defeated easily. I agree that the chance feels small for Fonseca's squad, I will not expect much from Milan in this match.

After i saw AC Milan match in Serie A yesterday, i think i should think twice about saying that AC Milan will definitely lose to Leverkusen. They managed to beat Lecce & get a clean sheet in that match. Bayer Leverkusen still has the biggest opportunity, but we shouldn't underestimate AC Milan, what happened to AC Milan in the first Champions League match could also happen to Bayer Leverkusen who are playing at home.

[Fiatless]

I was eagerly thinking that Bayern Leverkusen next meeting would be against Barcelona in the Champions League. I am just surprised to see that they are going against AC Milan. I have high hopes for Bayern Leverkusen and yet I did not underrate AC Milan. With the nature of outing that AC Milan had against Liverpool in the first round, I do not expect that they will out perform Bayern Leverkusen. Xavi Alonso and his boys have more hands in this match and I think the bookmakers are aware of this and it is glaring evident in the odds shown.

After the loss against Liverpool in the Champions League, they have had two convincing wins in the Italian Seria A. They won an important game against Inter Milan and yesterday defeated Leece by their goals to nothing. Xabi Alonso boys have not drawn or lost any game in the Bundesliga, making them favourites to win the game, but we shouldn't underrate the experience of AC Milan. Paulo Fonseca has more experience and some players who have played in the UCL, so the game will be balanced. I will bet on the game to end in a draw.