UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[giorgione]

One less player slows down the game considerably, and players with one less person on the field struggle more in making moves.
They really could have done it, but if PSG finds a crack, a hole becomes a chasm and they took advantage and managed to take home the result.
Underestimating PSG, who can bite at any moment, is a mistake that should never be made.

Yes, in many cases i can't understand why, but there are teams that manage to have a better performance even with one man less, i really don't understand this, certainly there would have been favorable situations to exploit, you must never underestimate the opposing team even if they are last in the championship, because then you risk making mistakes that cost you dearly.

[xzone]

Three serie A representatives had a rough time playing away and all lost in the first leg. What’s actually going on?

Up to now, I still feel like Inter don’t really have any major weaknesses, but it’s like they’ve lost their mentality. In terms of experience, they should be the more experienced side, and that should’ve boosted their confidence to beat Bodø/Glimt. Maybe Juventus and Atalanta losing is understandable, but Inter’s defeat was honestly just really silly.  

We saw some very surprising and unexpected results this week; nobody expected Galatasaray to score 5 goals, nor did nobody expect Bodo to win their match. I don't remember seeing another week with so many unexpected scores in a long time. But the teams that won these matches really deserve congratulations; they beat their opponents in very difficult games. Of course, we'll see if this continues and if they can win the other matches; they will need some luck

[Volgastallion]

I cant believe some of the results from yesterday games, i mean one upset on the round is ok and normal but more than that is a lot, and we have 3 upsets in this first rounds of matches, first it was Galatasaray beating Juventus, and yesterday we have Bodo winning 3-1 against Inter and Brugge making a tie against Atletico Madrid. Poor the ones who bet on the favorites for this round.

[Razmirraz]

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The strong days of Serie A teams in the past will be difficult for us to see again before they really improve their financial strength, because we know that at this time the teams from Serie a can only invest less in quality players besides that we also know they lack local talents, this has an impact on the quality of the game, I still admit that the defense of the teams from serie a is still strong but the sharpness in the attack has decreased a lot.

Now the teams from Serie A are only limited to enlivening the competition in the Champions League. They are no longer able to compete with strong teams from other competitions in the title race. The result achieved in the first leg of the play-off round makes their chances of qualifying for the knock-out round even smaller. The recent negative results achieved by several Serie-A representative teams prove that the quality of their squads is still below average. It seems that management must be more generous in spending funds to buy quality players so they can compete in the hunt for trophies as happened in the past.

[9ja Amaka]

Three serie A representatives had a rough time playing away and all lost in the first leg. What’s actually going on?

Up to now, I still feel like Inter don’t really have any major weaknesses, but it’s like they’ve lost their mentality. In terms of experience, they should be the more experienced side, and that should’ve boosted their confidence to beat Bodø/Glimt. Maybe Juventus and Atalanta losing is understandable, but Inter’s defeat was honestly just really silly.  

I don't want to talk about the other Italian teams, but I am only concentrating on Inter Milan,  because I was very disappointed with the outcome of the match yesterday.  I was so confident that Inter Milan will win against Bodo yesterday,  so definitely i lost some money. I really don't think they will go far in the Champions League this season with the performance they put up yesterday. Anyways kudos to Bodo on winning the match yesterday,  I think they have the quality to surprice the so called big teams, because this is not the first time they are doing it in the Champions League this season.

[cande86]

Bad tactics and roughly no motivation. I used to know Italian clubs to be defensive minded and hardly  conceding goals to the rival but I here are what we call weak clubs defeating Italian strong teams and scoring a total of 8 goals in sum.

This is the beauty of football, totally unexpected, a result that no one would have ever expected, but that's how it is, Italian clubs are in slow decline, but i have to say that i never expected Inter to lose against Bodo/Glimt. This thing leaves me a bit stunned, and i have to say that this leaves me a bit perplexed.

[Uhde]

Serie A really makes me miss the old days. they are really struggling a lot in the Champions League. The results for Italian teams in the Champions League this week

Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus
Dortmund 2-0 Atalanta
Bodo Glimt 3-1 Inter Milan

The strong days of Serie A teams in the past will be difficult for us to see again before they really improve their financial strength, because we know that at this time the teams from Serie a can only invest less in quality players besides that we also know they lack local talents, this has an impact on the quality of the game, I still admit that the defense of the teams from serie a is still strong but the sharpness in the attack has decreased a lot.

Yeah, exactly. Juventus I know is the one with Dybala, Chiellini, Buffon, Bonucci, Barzagli, Cuadrado, and so on. i look at the current squad now and i can't name a single special player. it’s the same for the others too. even though people say teams are doing tactical squad planning to avoid risking their league position, there is a clear drop in overall quality.

[tbterryboy]

I don't want to talk about the other Italian teams, but I am only concentrating on Inter Milan,  because I was very disappointed with the outcome of the match yesterday.  I was so confident that Inter Milan will win against Bodo yesterday,  so definitely i lost some money. I really don't think they will go far in the Champions League this season with the performance they put up yesterday. Anyways kudos to Bodo on winning the match yesterday,  I think they have the quality to surprice the so called big teams, because this is not the first time they are doing it in the Champions League this season.

All Italians clubs faced humiliating defeats in first leg of Champions league games, even have now home games but it's never been easy for them to have respective results which allow them to have chance of going into next round for Juventus win by 3–0 and Inter Milan and Atlanta have 2 goals deficit.

Quality is declined while things are looking for changes if they want to have something special. Inter Milan is the biggest surprise because mostly were expecting that they will be winning this game and have good advantage for second leg, but their performance was not as expected. Newcastle United's winning was also big surprise as they ruined Qarabağ at their own backyard.

[Wake Up]

Serie A really makes me miss the old days. they are really struggling a lot in the Champions League. The results for Italian teams in the Champions League this week

Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus
Dortmund 2-0 Atalanta
Bodo Glimt 3-1 Inter Milan

The strong days of Serie A teams in the past will be difficult for us to see again before they really improve their financial strength, because we know that at this time the teams from Serie a can only invest less in quality players besides that we also know they lack local talents, this has an impact on the quality of the game, I still admit that the defense of the teams from serie a is still strong but the sharpness in the attack has decreased a lot.

Yeah, exactly. Juventus I know is the one with Dybala, Chiellini, Buffon, Bonucci, Barzagli, Cuadrado, and so on. i look at the current squad now and i can't name a single special player. it’s the same for the others too. even though people say teams are doing tactical squad planning to avoid risking their league position, there is a clear drop in overall quality.

Considering that all Italian teams have lost their matches and their opponents weren't particularly tough, we also have to consider the possibility that all three Italian teams might not make it through the playoffs. This situation is now being heavily criticized in Italy, which is quite understandable. While many expected them to win, Juventus conceded 5 goals, Bodo beat Inter with 3 goals, and Atalanta couldn't even score against Dortmund.

[BRINIRHA]

I don't think I'm having much luck this time. i didn't even bet on the Newcastle vs. Qarabag match. But the results are pretty good.

Personally, I also favor Leverkusen, Inter Milan, and Atletico Madrid. And now everything seems uncertain. even Atletico Madrid, who was leading in the first half. now has a score of 2-2. which changed quite quickly.

What’s more surprising is that Inter Milan failed to hold onto the draw and now Bodo/Glimt is leading 3-1. as for Leverkusen, I think there’s still hope.

And with that it seems like it's only Inter Milan that have disappointed you, I never for once trust Inter Milan to win this match clearly since u saw how terrifying Bodoe can be against bigger teams, I knew it would he a hard game but I didn't expect that match to be 3-1 with Inter Milan trailing behind two goals, always thought it would end in a draw or Bodoe to win by 1 goal but this out unexpected, it's going to be a hard one when Milan will play at there home tuff.

It's even possible that FK Bodø/Glimt will do the same in the second leg. So I think Inter nilan will end up at this stage. Because Inter milan must win by a large margin in the second leg if they want to advance to the next stage. Meanwhile, I don't think FK Bodø/Glimt will let that happen. In fact, the opposite might occur, with Inter Milan losing again. Inter Milan's fighting spirit doesn't seem as strong as usual. Under Cristian Chivu's coaching, we're really seeing Inter Milan become a team that sometimes seems like it gives up easily. However, in the domestic league, I think Inter Milan will succeed in becoming champions this season. But in the UCL, their journey might only go this far.

[Not your key not your BTC]

Three serie A representatives had a rough time playing away and all lost in the first leg. What’s actually going on?

Up to now, I still feel like Inter don’t really have any major weaknesses, but it’s like they’ve lost their mentality. In terms of experience, they should be the more experienced side, and that should’ve boosted their confidence to beat Bodø/Glimt. Maybe Juventus and Atalanta losing is understandable, but Inter’s defeat was honestly just really silly. 

Among the Serie A teams, Inter could be considered the most embarrassing. how not,  they suffered a crushing defeat against Bodø/Glimt, a Champions League debutant and a complete underdog. Furthermore, Inter's team strength is far superior to Bodø/Glimt's, yet they lost so badly. Will Inter be able to turn things around in the second leg, given their significant goal deficit? I think it will be difficult, even though Inter are playing at home in the second leg.

[blomen]

today, i was looking for the fenerbahçe - nottingham forest match information, and i noticed that the odds for fenerbahçe had increased and the odds for nottingham had decreased. some odds changes are normal after the starting lineups are announced, and these changes were probably due to the lineup fenerbahçe put on the field. sidiki cherif is playing in the forward position, with talisca behind him. i wonder how this move will affect the match.

fenerbahçe is still the favorite right now, and i actually think the odds for them are pretty good. i don't think betting on fenerbahçe in this match is a bad choice.

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I cant believe some of the results from yesterday games, i mean one upset on the round is ok and normal but more than that is a lot, and we have 3 upsets in this first rounds of matches, first it was Galatasaray beating Juventus, and yesterday we have Bodo winning 3-1 against Inter and Brugge making a tie against Atletico Madrid. Poor the ones who bet on the favorites for this round.

All teams from Serie A representatives lost the match last night they played away from home completely helpless especially Juventus conceded many goals against Galatasaray.
Maybe in the second leg there will be changes at least there are Serie A representatives who qualify, while Inter Milan played poorly last night at the back.
Well it's like losing a lot of bets because the favorite team doesn't win, especially those who bet parlay.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

Yeah, exactly. Juventus I know is the one with Dybala, Chiellini, Buffon, Bonucci, Barzagli, Cuadrado, and so on. i look at the current squad now and i can't name a single special player. it’s the same for the others too. even though people say teams are doing tactical squad planning to avoid risking their league position, there is a clear drop in overall quality.

Considering that all Italian teams have lost their matches and their opponents weren't particularly tough, we also have to consider the possibility that all three Italian teams might not make it through the playoffs. This situation is now being heavily criticized in Italy, which is quite understandable. While many expected them to win, Juventus conceded 5 goals, Bodo beat Inter with 3 goals, and Atalanta couldn't even score against Dortmund.

You'll notice that Inter Milan suffered the most humiliating defeat of any Italian team in this weekend's Champions League play-offs. The point is that I had no idea that Milan, a Serie A team, would be easily defeated by Bodo/Glimt  in the most important match of the first leg of the UCL. At first glance, it seems that Milan's attacking tendencies are being hampered because we did not see them significantly active in attack in this UCL game against Bodo/Glimt. We can undoubtedly say that Bodo's players have the mentality to actively perform as they have previously defeated Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.

[Nightwatchmare]

Three serie A representatives had a rough time playing away and all lost in the first leg. What’s actually going on?

Up to now, I still feel like Inter don’t really have any major weaknesses, but it’s like they’ve lost their mentality. In terms of experience, they should be the more experienced side, and that should’ve boosted their confidence to beat Bodø/Glimt. Maybe Juventus and Atalanta losing is understandable, but Inter’s defeat was honestly just really silly.  

I don't want to talk about the other Italian teams, but I am only concentrating on Inter Milan,  because I was very disappointed with the outcome of the match yesterday.  I was so confident that Inter Milan will win against Bodo yesterday,  so definitely i lost some money. I really don't think they will go far in the Champions League this season with the performance they put up yesterday. Anyways kudos to Bodo on winning the match yesterday,  I think they have the quality to surprice the so called big teams, because this is not the first time they are doing it in the Champions League this season.

Galatasaray winning Juventus 5:2 is some how understandable because they have world class players in their team and the match was played in Galatasaray own stadium. But the defeat Inter Milan suffered against Bodo/Glimt yesterday is a big disappointment for Inter Milan, because Bodo/Glimt had an easy victory against them. Inter Milan so made me to lose money yesterday, so you are not the only person who lost money because of Inter Milan shameful result yesterday. If Inter Milan manage and qualify for the knockout stage, i think they will not go far in the champions league this season because for them to lose heavily against small team like Bodo/Glimt means that they cannot win against the teams they are in the same level with.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Considering that all Italian teams have lost their matches and their opponents weren't particularly tough, we also have to consider the possibility that all three Italian teams might not make it through the playoffs. This situation is now being heavily criticized in Italy, which is quite understandable. While many expected them to win, Juventus conceded 5 goals, Bodo beat Inter with 3 goals, and Atalanta couldn't even score against Dortmund.

For now it's not possible for Juventus to make it out of the play off same with Atalanta but Inter Milan has a chance to get back at Bodo Glimt if they play in their home, there is no guarantee if they are going to win but if they perform well they could turn the whole score around and still make it out of the play off. All the opponents that faced the Italian teams are good opponents but the score is what nobody expected to happen, the number of goals was much but the outcome was not bad because all the teams that won were better than the Italian teams.

[Pablo-wood]

I cant believe some of the results from yesterday games, i mean one upset on the round is ok and normal but more than that is a lot, and we have 3 upsets in this first rounds of matches, first it was Galatasaray beating Juventus, and yesterday we have Bodo winning 3-1 against Inter and Brugge making a tie against Atletico Madrid. Poor the ones who bet on the favorites for this round.

In the Champions League anything is possible. Any team that has made it to this point have equal possibility of moving to the next stage. Ok what will you say about Newcastle Vs Qarabag FK. That is the most humiliating fixture so far. At this point of the competition one has to be very calculative before making predictions, as seen so far it's not about being the favourite team it's about knowing how to get the points that will them qualify for the next stage. Atletico Madrid were quite lucky they were able to equalise with  J. Ordóñez own goal else they would have lost a match they were already winning in the first half.

[tygeade]

Smiles, wether home or away, I still feel it's the same thing, football will always brings its surprises when it pleases it. So yea, they can win because they are at home, and they can play draw too, or even lose, isn't that possible to too?

Imagine Arsenal playing draw last night with Wolves, a club at the bottom of the league this season, in a match Arsenal needs nothing but a win, and that's football. Everyone thought it was an easy win for Arsenal, but they couldn't deliver. So football is largely unpredictable. You purpose in your own heart, they play something else, and you just have to take it because you were on the pitch also playing. Even if you were there, you couldn't have changed things the way you wanted it. Well, your predictions about there win next match is still under probability, they may, they may not, so thats gambling for you, nothing sure

Normally in UCL it's even more likely. Because at the league it's uncommon for the team at the top to lose points to the team at the very bottom, while it did happen with Arsenal and Wolves, which is horrible for Arsenal and they should be raising the danger bells, it's really not that common.

However, in UCL we are talking about all good teams, all the teams here for example finished between 9th and 24th so it should make it very possible for the teams to have a lot better and closer games, the gap between the 9th and 24th isn't as big as gap between Arsenal and Wolves, so normally it should be possible to see "unexpected" results. Like how Bodo managed to beat Inter, that type of thing was quite common because it's a possibility.

[Dzwaafu11]

I cant believe some of the results from yesterday games, i mean one upset on the round is ok and normal but more than that is a lot, and we have 3 upsets in this first rounds of matches, first it was Galatasaray beating Juventus, and yesterday we have Bodo winning 3-1 against Inter and Brugge making a tie against Atletico Madrid. Poor the ones who bet on the favorites for this round.

It was actually a surprising result, this clubs you mentions were actually the favorite to win this matches. The most surprising one is the result of Inter against Bodø Glimt it was a surprising performance because all my thought was that inter Milan will easily win this match. Surprisingly they lose the match with a big margin not even a draw, Bado is a weak team against Inter.

I don’t know why they loose the match, I actually see that this week matches is not for the big clubs the weak clubs are the lucky ones this weak.

[bitgolden]

Whatever is the benefit of playing at home for Bodo, that is definitely something that no team has done good so far. I know that it's cold, and I know that it's fake grass (whatever that's called) and not real one, and both of these combined makes it very hard for the players and causes them to not play at a good level.

So Bodo players are used to it, and that gives the ma huge advantage, but I seriously did not expected this much. They managed to beat City, Atletico Madrid and Inter back to back, that's huge.