UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[Jegileman]

Liverpool could not reach the quater finals or semi final,so that may stand as a stumbling block against Salah winning the Ballon d'or.He has really tried his best this season,pushing Liverpool to the point that they are already on the verge of winning the premier league tittle.
And Slot has been very good since he took over from Joghen Klopp who gave Liverpool champions league Titttle.
Perhaps,Slot will concentrate more on winning the Champions league next season once he has been able to secure the premier league tittle this season,but the fear is him losing Salah and Virgill at the end of this season.

After Liverpool was eliminated from the champions league yesterday, I don’t know if this will be the last season of Mohammed Salah with Liverpool or he still has more years left or will sign more years to remain in the club for now. Seriously, I have respect for him this season for how well he has brought this team this far this season in all competitions. Kudos to the coach also for doing a great job to the team. They’ve tried their best but the luck was not on their side and had to leave the competition sadly. After being eliminated from the champions league competition, they now have more time to face premier league after taking a huge lead in front of others on the table. With this, the Balon d’Or has already slip through him and will have to try again by next season. He shouldn’t give up after this season maybe the next season will be his time.

[bangjoe]

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Dortmund has conceded and lost with a score of 1-0 from Lilie and the goal was scored by Jonathan David in the early minutes of the match, namely the 5th minute. Lilie has a good defense and although Dortmund continues to try to score goals and has several opportunities, Dortmund has not been able to score.

And in this crucial match Dortmund must increase the intensity of its game, especially in the midfield which is not good and if in the second half they do not make changes, I predict Lilie will win this match and will most likely score another goal because in this match Lilie has the advantage of playing at home which has so far dominated the game.

Although in the previous season Borussia Dornund was able to reach the final, but it seems that this season Borussia Dornund's steps are quite difficult to continue to advance to the next round. and even at this time in the last 16 they are under quite heavy pressure, because in the first match they had to be one goal behind LOSC Lille. And although in the second leg Dornund will appear as the host, and we all know that the Signal Iduna Park stadium has an extraordinary atmosphere compared to other stadiums, but in several matches Borussia Dornund appeared less convincing when playing as the host.

With a fairly thin score difference, the possibility of being able to advance to the next round is still there, but this is not easy, Borussia Dornund must fight even harder to be able to restore the situation and advance to the next round, especially as you said that LOSC Lille has a fairly strong defense.

[Adbitco]

Dortmund has conceded and lost with a score of 1-0 from Lilie and the goal was scored by Jonathan David in the early minutes of the match, namely the 5th minute. Lilie has a good defense and although Dortmund continues to try to score goals and has several opportunities, Dortmund has not been able to score.

And in this crucial match Dortmund must increase the intensity of its game, especially in the midfield which is not good and if in the second half they do not make changes, I predict Lilie will win this match and will most likely score another goal because in this match Lilie has the advantage of playing at home which has so far dominated the game.

Borussia Dortmund hasn't been clinical in this tie, they are losing but at the same time they are in control of the game both in terms of possession and shots  on target so far but they haven't yet scored any goal from their dominance. I hope they seize their moments and something from it through.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Really disappointed to go out on penalties at Anfield, we had so many chances but couldn’t even take one. PSG were the better team really but we could have scored 2 or 3 last night. It is what it is, I am disappointed but good luck to PSG, a really good team.

I am interested to watch Atletico vs Real tonight, should be a great game. Over 6.5 bookings might be a great market to look at, it’s a ferocious derby with so much at stake tonight. There is sure to be tempers flared. Will be a great game for any neutral to watch.

[Smack That Ace]

Lille scored a goal by some luck and after that they didnt do anything special. While Dortmund just pushed and pushed and created a lot of huge chances but the goalkeeper was just unbeatable. If Dortmund continues like this they will turn the game around for sure

The first half ended 1-0. However, Dortmund players attacked a lot in the first half. Dortmund players tried a lot to score goals. I would say Dortmund's overall performance today was stronger than the first leg home match. They tried a lot to break Lille's defense in the first half. However, Lille's defense was very strong.

Dortmund is able to equalize the match in the second half. Karim Adeyemi scored a wonderful goal in the 62nd minute of the match. Dortmund players are playing more aggressively in the second half. Dortmund players are desperate to break Lille's defense.

[Mame89]

Liverpool elimination by PSG reminds me of their journey in the Europa League last season, M Salah and his colleagues lost surprisingly when they were favorites in the competition. We can say that Liverpool were unlucky, and PSG have broken the assumptions of people who doubted their strength. Luis Enrique deserves appreciation, he is a key figure behind PSG success in reaching the quarter finals. Nuno Mendes who was tasked with guarding every movement of M Salah, managed to do his job perfectly, it was one of several factors that made Liverpool very overwhelmed in defeating PSG.

You are right, I also remember last season Liverpool when they were in the Europa League, many people really favored Liverpool at that time in the Europa League. because Liverpool seemed to be the most solid team from the start at that time. But Liverpool experienced an unexpected defeat. If I remember correctly, at that time Liverpool actually lost with a score that was quite surprising to Atalanta. At that time, Atalanta was not the favorite. But they were able to eliminate Liverpool from the European League. And now in the Champions League, PSG, who was doubted from the start, can actually beat Liverpool. Is it possible that PSG will become champions this season? Then the answer is maybe. because last season Atalanta also managed to win the European League title after they also beat Liverpool at that time. And it would be very unique if PSG also managed to win the title in the UCL after also succeeding in becoming the team that eliminated Liverpool from the UCL. let's just see.

Yes, I also still remember very well how Liverpool's journey in the European league last season, where they were highly favored and even performed impressively but who would have thought they ended sadistically at the hands of Atalanta and Atalanta at that time not only managed to beat the favorite team Liverpool, Atalanta also managed to beat the second favorite team after Liverpool, namely Leverkusen, which we know Leverkusen last season was an undefeated team but they lost to Atalanta in the final. And this season Liverpool also has a story, namely they performed very impressively at the start of the Champions League but who would have thought that PSG, who were initially not considered even to qualify for the play-off round, had a very hard time but finally managed to beat the mighty Liverpool at Anfield.

However, even so, I am not sure PSG can qualify for the next round if the opponent they face is Real Madrid. Soon we will watch the Madrid derby match in the second leg, if Real Madrid is able to win or draw in this match then in the quarter-finals they will face PSG. As we know, Real Madrid when they have reached the knockout stage are very difficult to beat, it takes a miracle to beat them. Let's see, can PSG this season be like Atalanta last season or can only reach the quarter finals? let's see...

[skarais]

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Lille scored a goal by some luck and after that they didnt do anything special. While Dortmund just pushed and pushed and created a lot of huge chances but the goalkeeper was just unbeatable. If Dortmund continues like this they will turn the game around for sure

You are right and Dortmund just did it. Dortmund dominated the attack and created more chances but they only managed to break through Lille's defense in the second half. Now Dortmund have turned the game around by leading 1-2 in the second leg, making it 2-3 on aggregate. But anyway, Lille are still dangerous and they could have made the most of their chances if Dortmund didn't really focus on defense.

Compared to Lille, I think Dortmund are more likely to be expected to meet Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Dortmund are playing well and they play with high tension, so I think they will go through to the quarter-finals instead of Lille.

[Joca97]

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Lille scored a goal by some luck and after that they didnt do anything special. While Dortmund just pushed and pushed and created a lot of huge chances but the goalkeeper was just unbeatable. If Dortmund continues like this they will turn the game around for sure

You are right and Dortmund just did it. Dortmund dominated the attack and created more chances but they only managed to break through Lille's defense in the second half. Now Dortmund have turned the game around by leading 1-2 in the second leg, making it 2-3 on aggregate. But anyway, Lille are still dangerous and they could have made the most of their chances if Dortmund didn't really focus on defense.

Compared to Lille, I think Dortmund are more likely to be expected to meet Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Dortmund are playing well and they play with high tension, so I think they will go through to the quarter-finals instead of Lille.

Well it was expected that Dortmund would turn this around because they were better overall. Lille shouldnt have stopped attacking after they score a goal and now they need to chase Dortmund. Its still possible that this goes into a draw because Dortmund has a weak defence. But i think Dortmund will go into the next round

[gabbie2010]

I also didn't expect Liverpool to play like that at their home ground, even until the last attempt at the penalty, Liverpool were really unlucky in the match. Now the Liverpool team only has the opportunity to win the EPL and EFL trophies this season because in the UCL they have been eliminated by PSG and I see that PSG has also started to be better in the UCL competition this season with evidence that was quite clear in yesterday's match.

I was beyond shock to see this side of PSG because since Messi joined the club, team hasn't be able to advance passed knockout stage but it's now better than when he was there and they thought his presence might win them the Champions League but it seems that they are better now since his absence and every season keeps getting better. It shouldn't have been against Liverpool, my mind was off yesterday because I was really rooting for sallah to boost his chance of Balon D'or.

Nevertheless, Real Madrid won the Champions League last season, they won the domestic league and had almost everything, I hope they don't bend the rule for another player because at this stage, Salah deserve his flowers this season after many years of playing in English Premier League and he doesn't cause any drama like other players do have favour. We also have the major league here in Africa that will serve as a reward for what the elite use to rank criteria to win Balon D'or.

Liverpool could not reach the quater finals or semi final,so that may stand as a stumbling block against Salah winning the Ballon d'or.He has really tried his best this season,pushing Liverpool to the point that they are already on the verge of winning the premier league tittle.
And Slot has been very good since he took over from Joghen Klopp who gave Liverpool champions league Titttle.
Perhaps,Slot will concentrate more on winning the Champions league next season once he has been able to secure the premier league tittle this season,but the fear is him losing Salah and Virgill at the end of this season.

Slot possibility of winning both premier league trophy and EFL Cup in his first season as  Liverpool manager is a encouraging start of his career, it is unfortunate that slot wanted to win a treble for Liverpool, though got eliminated yesterday in UCL match against still remain a formidable team having top the UCL table of the new format and gave a good account of themselves, I believe getting eliminated via penalty kick showed how the team fought hard to win, however PSG was the better side in their first leg match but lost narrowly and here again defeated Liverpool right at Anfield to qualify for the quarterfinals.

[len01]

You did not mention which of the Madrids is going through, Real or Atletico?

Atletico Madrid will qualify. Just kidding. . It has been updated

even if Arsenal should start with the young boys.

It could happen and Arsenal will keep their core players. Even if they play with young players and lose, it will not change Arsenal's fate and they will still qualify.

My predictions for today's games

Lille - Borussia Dortmund (Lille will win)

Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid (Real Madrid will win)

Aston Villa - Club Brugge (draw)

Arsenal - PSV Eindhoven (draw)

Looks like Dortmund is making a comeback bro, the current score is 1-2 with an aggregate score of 2-3. Very bad.
In the Arsenal match I have an assumption that Arsenal can lose in this match. Because even though they lose, Arteta is very safe to be able to continue the match to the next round. But if all bettors assume Arsenal will lose in this match, I am sure the result will be the opposite and be a draw as you predicted.

[Dark.Look]

I can't shy from agreeing on this as it is on the image. Horror indeed awaits ATM tonight regardless of this game having to take place in ATM home.  Real Madrid hardly lose it when they've reached this stage in the champions league, fact check it.
The game might not be an easy one because I trust ATM to give in all their best to give their fans a glimpse of hope to going to the UCL semi's but I am of the view that their journey in the UCL this season is ultimately gonna end tonight. I wonder who thinks otherwise about this?

Hala Madrid!

Watch and see how they lose.
Real is not playing top-level football. They played with a full squad against Betis last week but lost.
I accept that the atmosphere of that match will not be the same as this match but my favorite tonight is ATM.
Real is of course ahead in terms of squad quality but I find ATM better in terms of team play.
Everything will be clear tonight. I hope Atletico Madrid will be the team that advances.

Real losing to Betis in the weekend doesn't make me perturbed on my resolute about them winning ATM tonight. Real Madrid spark in the UCL is far different from what I have seen them play in their domestic league games. And like I had said before, Real Madrid has always not lose it to their opponent when they get to this stage of the UCL competition. And talking  About team work, I think yea ATM has that too but Real do it much better. The clock is ticking.. tick-tock to the victory of Real Madrid tonight. I'll remind you mate

Normally Real Madrid uses that experience and ball control to turn the game to their advantage. But Atletico Madrid, who will always play the solid defense and tough spirit game, can be a thorn in Real’s side too with their rapid fire counter-attacks.

Meanwhile, previous games between these two teams have always seen close competition. In regular play Atletico exploits Real’s defensive vulnerabilities, able to swing the match with an important goal. But tonight, if Real can accurately take shots with confidence and employ their experience while also targeting Atlético’s weak points, they will most likely come away with a 2–1 win.

If Atlético can attract pressure from Real, though, they might equalize, or even end win this game outright. overall tonight's game it'll be a extremely close and sensitive game; Both teams it'll do anything to win.

[Pokapoka124]

I think PSG has surprised us all in yesterday match, coming with a defeat at home and underestimated at anfield,  precisely they were able to eliminate Liverpool who was considered the favourite to win this season, previously we always thought that PSG did not have the mentality in the champions league, but yesterday they showed an extraordinary unyielding attitude in destroying Liverpool  arrogance at anfield so far, PSG victory and qualification for the quarter-finals was something that many bettors did not think previously, so those who dared to bet on PSG victory were certainly enjoying their victory at this time.

That's football for you, it's unpredictable. PSG delivered an outstanding performance in their champions League victory over Liverpool in the second leg overturning a first leg at their home to secure a spot in the semi-finals at Anfield. Many doubted PSG's chances, as Anfield has been a fortress where several top clubs including Barcelona have struggled to win there. PSG did not only prove their resilience by winning yesterday, they also strengthened their profile as one of the favourites to win the tournament this season.

[CryptoBuds]

Looks like Dortmund is making a comeback bro, the current score is 1-2 with an aggregate score of 2-3. Very bad.
In the Arsenal match I have an assumption that Arsenal can lose in this match. Because even though they lose, Arteta is very safe to be able to continue the match to the next round. But if all bettors assume Arsenal will lose in this match, I am sure the result will be the opposite and be a draw as you predicted.

It seems that Dortmund will win the match. Dortmund did not play well in the first leg home match. However, Dortmund was able to draw the match. But Dortmund's performance was organized from the beginning of today's match. Although Dortmund conceded a goal in just 5 minutes, Dortmund's players did not lose hope. The players were confident. Dortmund equalized the match in the 62nd minute of the second half and took a 2-1 lead with a goal from Beier just 3 minutes later. Dortmund is leading 2-1 after 80 minutes. And now Dortmund is busy keeping their defense strong.

[SATWAT]

Really disappointed to go out on penalties at Anfield, we had so many chances but couldn’t even take one. PSG were the better team really but we could have scored 2 or 3 last night. It is what it is, I am disappointed but good luck to PSG, a really good team.

I am interested to watch Atletico vs Real tonight, should be a great game. Over 6.5 bookings might be a great market to look at, it’s a ferocious derby with so much at stake tonight. There is sure to be tempers flared. Will be a great game for any neutral to watch.

There is no doubt heartbreaking end of this campaign now all focus shifted to EFL Cup which need to be won.
I was expecting strong comeback after conceding early goal, but luck was with PSG, and they were also better team in this game.

Dortmund done good comeback now leading by 1–2 with just injury time remaining in this second leg game.

[ndutndut]

Today's match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be a tough one and there could definitely be a fierce fight here. It seems to me that this is the biggest match this week that we will see today. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid they are very good teams and they have shown us again and again that they can play well. Many of us may have watched the Liverpool and PSG game, where the game ended in penalties, so we don't want to see that result in this match. Mbappe may be injured so there will be no pressure for Atletico Madrid. I would like to remind these two teams the first leg game and the matches facing each other.

I haven't heard anything about Mbappe's injury, what's the source? In any case, today's game will be more intense since Atletico won't even be satisfied with a draw, and Real will have Bellingham, who missed the first game due to yellow cards, playing. I see that the bookmakers have slightly changed the odds in favor of Real and now they are almost equal. I hope that this (as usually happens) is a good sign.

Just saw the Real Madrid line-up and there Kylian Mbappe became the STARTER in the match played at the Metropolitano. So mbappe is not injured. If you look at the line-up that Ancelotti fielded with a full squad, it seems that Ancelotti is aiming for a win even though in the first leg Real Madrid was already ahead on aggregate.

The squad that Ancelotti fielded, he wants Real Madrid to be able to score quickly and play aggressively even though Real Madrid only needs a draw to be able to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. The reason is, this victory is very important to be used as capital to face PSG who have already qualified after defeating Liverpool. Real Madrid face the second leg with quite good capital because in the first leg they won, while Atletico can eliminate Real Madrid if they win by a difference of two goals in the second leg. Of course this is difficult for Atletico considering the line-up that Real Madrid fielded with full strength, only Brahim Diaz is expected to start from the bench.

[Richbased]

It seems that Dortmund will win the match. Dortmund did not play well in the first leg home match. However, Dortmund was able to draw the match. But Dortmund's performance was organized from the beginning of today's match. Although Dortmund conceded a goal in just 5 minutes, Dortmund's players did not lose hope. The players were confident. Dortmund equalized the match in the 62nd minute of the second half and took a 2-1 lead with a goal from Beier just 3 minutes later. Dortmund is leading 2-1 after 80 minutes. And now Dortmund is busy keeping their defense strong.

And finally Dortmund did won Lille, the match ended 1:2. Dortmund really gave their all in this game because i was amazed at how they overturned the score in second half because Lille was leading in the first half and i was thinking that Dortmund will find it difficult considering how they played in the first leg but they proved more determined this night and finally they qualified for the quarter finals alongside their co Bundesliga team Bayern Munich who gained qualification yesterday after winning Bayern Leverkusen both home and away. The display of Dortmund was very spectacular hence it made them become so serious before they got the win against Lille. Dortmund and Bayern Munich has proven that they are the real top two teams of the Bundesliga regardless that Dortmund is not that in form as Bayern Munich. Last season, Dortmund and Bayern Munich qualified for the quarter finals and here they are again, kudos to the two Bundesliga giants.

[Abu-Naim]

Looks like Dortmund is making a comeback bro, the current score is 1-2 with an aggregate score of 2-3. Very bad.
In the Arsenal match I have an assumption that Arsenal can lose in this match. Because even though they lose, Arteta is very safe to be able to continue the match to the next round. But if all bettors assume Arsenal will lose in this match, I am sure the result will be the opposite and be a draw as you predicted.

Dortmund makes it to the quarterfinals at the end of the game after their comeback. Congratulations to Dortmund, they deserve to be there compared to their opponents because they get eliminated by Lille, it will be very shameful despite their inconsistency this season.

I don’t think Arsenal can lose this match tonight, and even if they end up losing the match, they have already qualified because conceding seven goals will look stupid for Arsenal.
Arsenal will even win because they will be playing at the Emirates Stadium in front of their fans, and Martinelli is back to give Arsenal attack more strength.

[Uruhara]

There is no doubt heartbreaking end of this campaign now all focus shifted to EFL Cup which need to be won.
I was expecting strong comeback after conceding early goal, but luck was with PSG, and they were also better team in this game.

Dortmund done good comeback now leading by 1–2 with just injury time remaining in this second leg game.

It seems like we really have too high hopes for Liverpool this season. But that's normal. because Liverpool's previous performance was even difficult to stop here in the UCL and also in the premier league. And who would have thought that Liverpool would be so weak in front of PSG and seem to be playing below their own standards. It's clear there's something wrong with Liverpool's performance. They don't seem to be mentally ready for higher level matches in the UCL or European competitions so they always fail when they can go further. We have to admit that PSG played very well and exceeded what was expected of them. That's why it's natural for them to win the match.

[JiiBs]

I think PSG deserved the win, but that doesn’t mean Liverpool didn’t deserve it either. Now, the big question is: what will happen with Salah’s Ballon d’Or chances? They’ve clearly taken a hit.

Ordinarily, one would think that for Liverpool to have gotten the first leg advantage with that win, which wasn’t by much margin, just a single goal, you would expect them to hold it and at least get a draw at the Anfield but no, PSG wasn’t going to let that first leg slide. PSG was the better team in the first leg which they are well aware off and there wasn’t much surprises they would expect from the Liverpool side even in the second leg. They were intentional, got the aggregate and settled with penalties to advance.

[KingsDen]

We have some obvious results - Arsenal already has a high aggregate of 7-1, Aston Villa vs Brugge is also an ordained round for the home club with an aggregate of 3-1 in the first leg, nothing exciting to see from this games, most especially that of Arsenal, no way PSV can make a come back of 7-1 even if Arsenal should start with the young boys.

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Tough games to watch today.

Today's match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be a tough one and there could definitely be a fierce fight here. It seems to me that this is the biggest match this week that we will see today. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid they are very good teams and they have shown us again and again that they can play well. Many of us may have watched the Liverpool and PSG game, where the game ended in penalties, so we don't want to see that result in this match. Mbappe may be injured so there will be no pressure for Atletico Madrid. I would like to remind these two teams the first leg game and the matches facing each other.

I am just surprised at the head to head record of Real Madrid and atletico Madrid that I saw now. Ordinarily, without seeing the head-to-head record I know that these two Madrid sides have been at log ahead since Simeone to over they headship of Athletico Madrid. the first leg of this very round being in favor of Real Madrid was still a factor of luck because the Madrid was not phenomena in that match and they actually didn't deserve the whole point in the first leg. The deed has been done and that is now a past tense, let us now predict and depend on what will happen in the next few minutes.

Talking about the biggest match of the week, I would not say it is between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, rather I will vote for the match between PSG and Liverpool.