UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Mayor of ogba]

Celtic is still playing a goal less draw at away in the second leg of the champions League qualifier it will be a huge disappointment for Celtics if they don't make it to the group stages of the champions League, but for kairat Almaty it will be a good one for a team from Kazakhstan to make it to the group stages of the champions League. This game is likely going to be decided by a penalty shootout from the way am seeing it

I have also been disappointed with Celtic performance in this tie right from the first leg, they were supposed to close this tie right from the first leg but they failed. I knew coming to Kazakhstan and looking for a win will be very difficult for them. Currently they are at extra time and the way it looking I think this match will be decided by penalty shootout. Kairat Almaty want this game to end in penalties, I think they believe they have more advantage there, having so much fans behind them will play a huge part in the shootout.

Seeing Kairat Almaty qualifying for the champions league group stage won’t be a surprise to me at this point, they have fight their way through and I won’t say they don’t deserve it. Now let see what the shootout Holds.

Football is just like what we saw coming ahead but we never know the exact thing or how it's going to landed upon the way we expected of it, Celtic also never wish they disappoints to this extent, but the weight of what they face seems to be more stronger than their current capacity in the games they are playing of recent, which can also happen to any team in any match.

Not a very good result for Celtics as they were lost out of penalties this is a very shocking result because no body expected this type of result that Celtic will not be able to defeat this team but this is football for you there is no small team when it comes to football is full of surprises

After Celtic couldn't win Kairat Almaty in their first match at Celtic home soil, I knew it would be difficult for Celtic to win Kairat Almaty in their second match because Kairat Almaty will be playing from their home soil, and it be difficult for Celtic to win Kairat Almaty at home and qualify for the champions league next season, so I wasn't surprised Celtic couldn't win Kairat Almaty.

[IceLincoln]

This is going to be kind of the main event on Tuesday.

The first leg ended up with a 0-0 draw... This result isn't very ideal for Fenerbahçe considering they are going to be away this time.

But if Benfica don't improve that performance it's still going to be quite difficult for them. I expect them to play more offensive. BTTS @1.83, what do you think? 

In the upcoming second leg, I believe the match will be much tighter than the first leg. Moreover, the aggregate score is still level, so this will certainly provide a very strong boost for both Fenerbahçe and Benfica. So, even though it's true that the second leg will be held at Benfica's home ground, I'm confident the Fenerbahçe players will still put on a good performance. So, with that in mind, I'm quite confident that Fenerbahçe has a very good chance of winning this match.

In the first leg, Fenerbahçe also performed quite well. However, the Fenerbahçe players were unable to maximize their chances, resulting in a draw. So, if Fenerbahçe can improve their finishing, which is currently their main problem, I'm confident Fenerbahçe can win. So, in conclusion, I'm betting on Fenerbahçe in this match and won't bet on BTTS. It may be risky, but I'm confident in my choice.

Don’t be confident in what you have no control over and I’m sure you’ve not been watching the Turkish super ligue cos you wouldn’t be saying this if you have. Fenerbahce has not been performing well in the league compared to Benfica even in the first leg they could have won but they failed despite Benfica having a red card in the game, they failed to capitalize on the extra man on the pitch to win the game on home ground.
Mourinho and his boys are really not as impressive as we would have thought, they’re not scoring goals and they’re not defending well like a team coached by Mourinho maybe he has lost his mojo.

[l99l]

This is going to be kind of the main event on Tuesday.

The first leg ended up with a 0-0 draw... This result isn't very ideal for Fenerbahçe considering they are going to be away this time.

But if Benfica don't improve that performance it's still going to be quite difficult for them. I expect them to play more offensive. BTTS @1.83, what do you think? 

Benfica played worse than I expected in the first leg. Playing at home in the second leg gives Benfica a significant advantage, perhaps because they weren't as offensive in the first leg.
Benfica's defensive discipline is excellent, and they have the advantage of being in control.
Fenerbahçe struggles to break open the game by attacking down the wings and through the center, so the second leg will be a challenge for Fenerbahçe.

[MK-74]

The surprise of tonight was Kairat advancing to the group stage. Kairat drew 0–0 at home against Celtic and eliminated them on penalties. When this matchup was announced, everyone expected Celtic to have an easy game and advance, but Kairat surprised everyone and made it to the groups. Congratulations to Kairat.

Pafos also managed to reach the group stage with a last-minute goal. Red Star went 1–0 ahead in the match but couldn’t maintain the score, conceded a late goal, and were eliminated. Red Star was the favorite in this matchup.

Bodo/Glimt lost 2–1, but since they won the first leg 5–0, it was an easy match for them. I think everyone expected Sturm Graz to be eliminated after the first match, and that’s exactly what happened.

There are also important matches tomorrow. Let’s see who will advance to the group stage.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Kairat Almaty achieved a big victory today, I didn’t think they could beat Celtic, but everything was decided in the penalty shootout, where luck plays a big role. Celtic had to win at home, in that match Kairat Almaty only defended, but today it was a different game, more balanced, and either team could have won. Another surprise could be Pafos if Crvena Zvezda fails to win the away match, at the moment it’s 0-0.

Yeah a bit surprised to see Celtic knocked out even though they are one of the familiar teams in the Champions League, this is not just luck but clearly we are seeing a decline in performance from Celtic. We already have several teams that have secured their place in this second leg, Kairat, Pafos, Bodo Glimt, Qarabag and still waiting for 3 more teams tomorrow, of course Benfica vs Fenerbahce caught our attention and a draw in the first leg is an advantage for Benfica this means that in the second leg Benfica will play at home with full support from the fans..

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Yeah a bit surprised to see Celtic knocked out even though they are one of the familiar teams in the Champions League, this is not just luck but clearly we are seeing a decline in performance from Celtic. We already have several teams that have secured their place in this second leg, Kairat, Pafos, Bodo Glimt, Qarabag and still waiting for 3 more teams tomorrow, of course Benfica vs Fenerbahce caught our attention and a draw in the first leg is an advantage for Benfica this means that in the second leg Benfica will play at home with full support from the fans..

The second leg presents Benfica's best opportunity to get all three points because in addition to playing at home, they also have a chance to win. The match statistics from the first leg provide some insight into the strengths of both teams, although the red card received by a Benfica player in the 70th minute made little difference. However, everything could change when the match takes place at Benfica's home ground, as this team can be much stronger and highly motivated when playing at home.

[Tamaperdana]

Celtic have a crucial match in today's second leg. They drew 0-0 at home against Almaty in the first leg and will play away today.
Almaty is in danger of eliminating Celtic. While Celtic are the favorites, Almaty has the quality to win the match.
Bodo will head to Graz with a 5-0 lead in the first leg and will qualify for the Champions League even if they lose. (As long as they don't lose by a margin of six, Bodo will advance.)
Pafos defeated Red Star away in the first leg. Red Star looks the favorite again today, but I think Pafos will win again.
Pafos will be the surprise team this year.

In last night's match, Celtic and Kairat met again, and the result in normal time ended in a draw. So, because of that, the match ultimately went to a penalty shootout, and Celtic ultimately lost on penalties. So, because of this, Celtic failed to qualify for the Champions League this season, and Kairat ultimately qualified. Then, regarding the match between Glimt and Bodo, in the second leg, I think we already knew the result, Bodo would definitely win, because basically they had a fairly large aggregate advantage. So even though in this match Bodo lost with a score of 2-1, but that still couldn't change the final result.

So, in essence, Bodo has now succeeded in entering the Champions League, and Glimt had to accept their defeat in this match. Then, regarding the match between Pafos and Red Star, your prediction turned out to be correct. Because even though in this match Pafos only drew against Red Star, it was enough to make Pafos qualify for the Champions League group stage. So, the bottom line was that last night's match was truly exciting, and the teams that won and qualified for the Champions League were Kairat, Bodo, and Pafos. With only four matches left, I'm really looking forward to the Fenerbahçe vs Benfica match. I think it will be the most exciting match.

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[Gost ms]

Kairat VS Celtic We saw a very amazing match. The match was very interesting and very competitive. Both teams played very well and we saw a lot of attack between the two teams. But still no one could take advantage of this attack. The match was drawn and Kairat won in the end through penalty kicks. But it feels very bad to think that Celtic is out of this season. Celtic tried very hard, they had no shortcomings to make their team win.

[yenerbatmaz]

This year, there have been and will continue to be surprise teams in the Champions League. Both Almaty and Pafos were big surprises for me.
Almaty knocked out Celtic.
Pafos knocked Red Star out of the tournament. Celtic and Red Star will both qualify for the UEFA Europa League this year.
Will the surprises continue today? All eyes are on the Benfica-Fenerbahçe match. If Fenerbahçe advances, it would be a surprise. Benfica is the stronger favorite. Perhaps the penalty shootout will be the deciding factor, rather than the 90-minute decision.
From what I've heard, Mourinho has trained his players to take penalty kicks. He's prepared the team thoroughly, but we'll have to wait and see how the players implement this tactic on the pitch.

[Toro iskandar]

Yeah a bit surprised to see Celtic knocked out even though they are one of the familiar teams in the Champions League, this is not just luck but clearly we are seeing a decline in performance from Celtic.

Yes, it's true that Celtic's attacking players have truly declined, consistently failing to convert every good chance they had.
I observed that in the first and second legs, Celtic consistently dominated the match, repeatedly attacking Kairat's defense, but it was ridiculous that they couldn't score.
Kairat also seemed fortunate to escape the penalty shootout, but Kairat relied solely on defense in the first and second legs, allowing them to create chances in the penalty shootout.

[SatoPrincess]

Anything can happen. Even a team you did not expect to win or even perform well will surprise you. That is how football works, and for that, even Chelsea can win the UCL.

Football cannot be predicted every time successfully, we ha e to try our best, because these players and their respective teams are also trying all their best to ensure that they emerged for the best and to the last, the UEFA Champions League title is what every team has been aiming, same also, we can't tell who may win for this new season, until we see how far they all can go in it.

Right! The Champions League is yet to begin, for now it will be difficult to predict who will win the Champions League when it has barely kicked off. A lot of clubs have strengthened their team for the season so we will have to wait till probably after the group stages to be able to make that prediction right.

[MAAManda]

Kairat VS Celtic We saw a very amazing match. The match was very interesting and very competitive. Both teams played very well and we saw a lot of attack between the two teams. But still no one could take advantage of this attack. The match was drawn and Kairat won in the end through penalty kicks. But it feels very bad to think that Celtic is out of this season. Celtic tried very hard, they had no shortcomings to make their team win.

Kairat didn't want to look embarrassing in front of their fans & hoped to play in the UCL for the first time, those are 2 reasons that made the team that didn't dominate the match achieve success in the match. Looking at the match statistics, Kairat only had 32% possession, while Celtic had 68%. Despite this, Kairat had more shot attempts, shows that Celtic squad were playing around with the ball for too long & were confused about creating goals.

Congrats to Kairat Almaty, even though we can't expect much from them in the UCL, at least they have made history for their club.

[SatoPrincess]

Chelsea have the history of winning the Champions League in the condition of the team not going well in the English League, but this season cannot be used as a reference that Chelsea can repeat the same thing. The midfield is indeed quite crucial because it is the brain of a series of attacks that are trying to be built and if the attack line is creative enough in building attacks it will be easier for strikers to score goals. Of course all crucial positions in football and I don't think Chelsea have not lacked good players, it's just that so far it has not been fully maximized in contributing to the team.

Chelsea have made quite a number of changes to their squad from last season, it is normal that after making many changes that they team will need time to play together and build good team chemistry so I think Chelsea are currently lacking that connection between the players especially the incomings. Let’s see how quickly and well they can blend in and make maximum impact this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

Congrats to Kairat Almaty, even though we can't expect much from them in the UCL, at least they have made history for their club.

I want to also give Bodo Glimt of Norway their props. They have just recently qualified for the Champions league competition for the first time ever. Last season,  I wanted them to win the Europa League Competition if Manchester United wouldn't make it to the finals but they were knocked out by the same Tottenham Hotspur. The qualification gladdens me, I read they have brilliant and exciting young talents. We will see more of them when the CL kicks off.

[Cryptmuster]

This year, there have been and will continue to be surprise teams in the Champions League. Both Almaty and Pafos were big surprises for me.
Almaty knocked out Celtic.
Pafos knocked Red Star out of the tournament. Celtic and Red Star will both qualify for the UEFA Europa League this year.
Will the surprises continue today? All eyes are on the Benfica-Fenerbahçe match. If Fenerbahçe advances, it would be a surprise. Benfica is the stronger favorite. Perhaps the penalty shootout will be the deciding factor, rather than the 90-minute decision.
From what I've heard, Mourinho has trained his players to take penalty kicks. He's prepared the team thoroughly, but we'll have to wait and see how the players implement this tactic on the pitch.

I think that in the match between Benfica and Fenerbahce, it’s not worth talking about any surprises, because both of these teams are even more worthy of playing in the Champions League group stage than Almaty and Pafos. No offense to those teams, but that’s how it is. Almaty just got lucky because they managed to withstand Celtic’s attack until the penalty shootout. And Pafos really did well, they showed that the match against Dynamo Kyiv was not a coincidence, and they managed to beat both Dynamo Kyiv and Red Star. Well done, they truly deserved their place. Benfica vs Fenerbahce will be a good match, I think Benfica will be able to beat Fenerbahce at home, but on the other hand, I feel a bit sorry for Mourinho that his team will be left without the Champions League.

[SmartCharpa]

In the Almaty-Celtic match, Scotland and Kazakhstan were scoreless for 90 minutes and 120 minutes, respectively. The Champions League title will be determined by the penalty shootout. Experienced goalkeeper Shcmeichel is on one side, and young goalkeeper Anarbekov is on the other. Anarbekov made some excellent saves, especially in the final minutes, forcing the match to go to a penalty shootout. I want Almaty to qualify for the league for a new thrill. We'll see what the outcome is. I have no connection to the Almaty team, but I'm excited for them.

It's really impressive how far Kairat Almaty has progressed in the Champions League qualifier, they defeated Slovan Bratislava in the first leg and won the second leg in a penalty shootout. I was surprised that Celtic failed to score a single goal in the first leg, despite hosting the match. I expected Celtic to score at least four goals in the first leg, but they were unable to get a single goal against a weak squad that was making it to the Champions League debut.

However, I believe Celtic will be eliminated as soon as they fail to win the first leg, as Almaty has the advantage of playing at home and understands how important it is winning in their home stadium. Temirlan Anarbekov is the game hero, as the young goalkeeper saves his team from two penalties. Let's see how this team performs in the Champions League this season.

[Dzwaafu11]

Kairat Almaty achieved a big victory today, I didn’t think they could beat Celtic, but everything was decided in the penalty shootout, where luck plays a big role. Celtic had to win at home, in that match Kairat Almaty only defended, but today it was a different game, more balanced, and either team could have won. Another surprise could be Pafos if Crvena Zvezda fails to win the away match, at the moment it’s 0-0.

Yeah a bit surprised to see Celtic knocked out even though they are one of the familiar teams in the Champions League, this is not just luck but clearly we are seeing a decline in performance from Celtic. We already have several teams that have secured their place in this second leg, Kairat, Pafos, Bodo Glimt, Qarabag and still waiting for 3 more teams tomorrow, of course Benfica vs Fenerbahce caught our attention and a draw in the first leg is an advantage for Benfica this means that in the second leg Benfica will play at home with full support from the fans..

Celtic is a team that we all know with their good performance, but a very big surprise here is that Kairat won against Celtic. I was like, 'How did it happen?' because I put too much hope on Celtics that they would win this game, but they ended up losing.

I'm very sure this is a sign of decline in their performance because if not for a decline in performance, Celtic should have found it very easy to win against Kairat. I was expecting Celtic to use the experience and good performance they have been known for during that match, but they didn't.

[Silence Scream]

This is going to be kind of the main event on Tuesday.

The first leg ended up with a 0-0 draw... This result isn't very ideal for Fenerbahçe considering they are going to be away this time.

But if Benfica don't improve that performance it's still going to be quite difficult for them. I expect them to play more offensive. BTTS @1.83, what do you think? 

Benfica played worse than I expected in the first leg. Playing at home in the second leg gives Benfica a significant advantage, perhaps because they weren't as offensive in the first leg.
Benfica's defensive discipline is excellent, and they have the advantage of being in control.
Fenerbahçe struggles to break open the game by attacking down the wings and through the center, so the second leg will be a challenge for Fenerbahçe.

Fenerbahçe's defense must be flawless in this match, otherwise they might not fare so well against Benfica. Benfica is also a very strong team in the Portuguese league, and we all remember what they did in last year's Champions League. They also have very effective attacking players. Knowing this, they can wait for Fenerbahçe to tire out and adapt their tactics accordingly. The crowd will be a huge advantage for them. They have one of the best crowds in Europe. This will be a very difficult match for Fenerbahçe.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Chelsea have made quite a number of changes to their squad from last season, it is normal that after making many changes that they team will need time to play together and build good team chemistry so I think Chelsea are currently lacking that connection between the players especially the incomings. Let’s see how quickly and well they can blend in and make maximum impact this season.

Chelsea players are getting comfortable playing together after their first league game performance where they couldn't score they came back stronger against West Ham United and score good number of goals now talking about the connection between the players I believe they played together during the friendly's and the preseason games they ought to have gotten used to each other by now but then if they keep playing together with time they will understand themselves better and their connection will help them to have a good outing this season. They have a bigger task ahead of them the EpL and the champions League they can't fail to understand each other because that's the only way they can have a good performance in the competition this season.

[banana33]

Kairat VS Celtic We saw a very amazing match. The match was very interesting and very competitive. Both teams played very well and we saw a lot of attack between the two teams. But still no one could take advantage of this attack. The match was drawn and Kairat won in the end through penalty kicks. But it feels very bad to think that Celtic is out of this season. Celtic tried very hard, they had no shortcomings to make their team win.

I'm a bit sorry for Celtic that they didn't manage to get through the round, they're actually a team that has always been there over the years and I'm a bit sorry about that, they're surely waiting for the next few years to try to compete at a high level, if I'm not mistaken they also participated in the Champions League many years ago?