UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Razmirraz]

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In my opinion, the second leg between Real Madrid and Benfica has a 50-50 chance. Yes, Real Madrid has enough capital in the second leg because they will be playing at home and have a 1-0 lead from the first leg. However, a 1-0 lead is not safe for Real Madrid because if Benfica scores early and holds on until the final minute, the match will go to extra time. Benfica will likely implement that strategy in the second leg, especially since Mourinho is known for his parking the bus tactics. Let's see who will advance from this playoff round because I'm sure this match will be high-intensity.

I agree that this match will be played at a high intensity, but if we talk about chances, Real Madrid has a bigger chance than Benfica. The reason I say that is because Real Madrid managed to secure victory in the first leg, besides that, the factor of playing at home made it easier for Real Madrid to develop their game. Mourinho was also unable to accompany his team due to a red card in the first leg, this situation put Benfica under a little more pressure because their mainstay coach was not present on the sidelines. Benfica will certainly give their all to maintain their chances of qualifying for the round of 16, but Real Madrid, who have already set one foot in the knockout stage, will not let that opportunity slip away.

[Pandu Geddon]

I agree that this match will be played at a high intensity, but if we talk about chances, Real Madrid has a bigger chance than Benfica. The reason I say that is because Real Madrid managed to secure victory in the first leg, besides that, the factor of playing at home made it easier for Real Madrid to develop their game. Mourinho was also unable to accompany his team due to a red card in the first leg, this situation put Benfica under a little more pressure because their mainstay coach was not present on the sidelines. Benfica will certainly give their all to maintain their chances of qualifying for the round of 16, but Real Madrid, who have already set one foot in the knockout stage, will not let that opportunity slip away.

Madrid has the advantage of playing at home, and they are already leading in the first leg, albeit by a small margin. But this gives great hope for Madrid to advance to the next round. Benfica, with the problems they are facing, might actually play even better. I just hope Madrid also gives their best in the match. The one-goal lead situation can still change. But for Madrid, hopefully, it won't turn into a surprise.

[Wake Up]

I agree that this match will be played at a high intensity, but if we talk about chances, Real Madrid has a bigger chance than Benfica. The reason I say that is because Real Madrid managed to secure victory in the first leg, besides that, the factor of playing at home made it easier for Real Madrid to develop their game. Mourinho was also unable to accompany his team due to a red card in the first leg, this situation put Benfica under a little more pressure because their mainstay coach was not present on the sidelines. Benfica will certainly give their all to maintain their chances of qualifying for the round of 16, but Real Madrid, who have already set one foot in the knockout stage, will not let that opportunity slip away.

Madrid has the advantage of playing at home, and they are already leading in the first leg, albeit by a small margin. But this gives great hope for Madrid to advance to the next round. Benfica, with the problems they are facing, might actually play even better. I just hope Madrid also gives their best in the match. The one-goal lead situation can still change. But for Madrid, hopefully, it won't turn into a surprise.

Real Madrid won the first match, but the difference wasn't huge. Benfica can easily turn this to their advantage. They just need to score an early goal to make Real Madrid panic. In that case, Real Madrid will press harder to score, and Benfica could find a second goal through counter-attacks. I think the match will be competitive. It won't be a simple game dominated by Real Madrid. Benfica will do their best, just like they did in the match where Trubin scored to take them to the playoffs.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I think the most interesting games tomorrow are Inter vs Bodo and Atletico vs Club Brugges.

Inter have a lot of work to do if they are to turn that tie round, 3-1 down against a team that has been getting big scalps in the CL.

My other focus is on Atletico, I will be hoping Brugges can pull off something special.

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several teams will try their luck at a comeback in the second round of the play-off matches. watching their games could be exciting. club brugge, who managed a draw at home against atlético madrid yesterday, will try their luck away from home.

meanwhile, bodo/glimt, who caused a surprise in the first leg, will go into their away match against inter with a two-goal lead. in my opinion, bodo/glimt has been by far the most surprising team in the tournament. at the end of the sixth week of the group stage, they were in 32nd place with only three points. their remaining two matches were against manchester city and atlético madrid, and they managed to win both. it was an incredibly difficult task, and now, after beating atlético madrid 2-1 in the group stage, they are on the verge of eliminating inter. i think that match will be very exciting.

[Just Say]

I agree that this match will be played at a high intensity, but if we talk about chances, Real Madrid has a bigger chance than Benfica. The reason I say that is because Real Madrid managed to secure victory in the first leg, besides that, the factor of playing at home made it easier for Real Madrid to develop their game. Mourinho was also unable to accompany his team due to a red card in the first leg, this situation put Benfica under a little more pressure because their mainstay coach was not present on the sidelines. Benfica will certainly give their all to maintain their chances of qualifying for the round of 16, but Real Madrid, who have already set one foot in the knockout stage, will not let that opportunity slip away.

I also agree with you that the match will be intense, but you should know that the second leg of the Champions League play-offs will be the most interesting because in this game both teams will aim to secure the next round by any means. Moreover, Real Madrid will already have some confidence so they have a better chance than Benfica in the second leg.

Besides, it seems to me Madrid's statistics after winning the Champions League against the Portuguese club in a tight match are not very flattering as the team could not prevent a defeat against Osasuna. But we noticed that after losing the glorious Champions League match to the Spanish giants, the Portuguese club Benfica managed to secure a 3-0 victory against their home club yesterday, so I think Jose Mourinho's team may have prepared in the right way to qualify for the UCL round of 16.

[blue Snow]

Inter have a lot of work to do if they are to turn that tie round, 3-1 down against a team that has been getting big scalps in the CL.

Inter face a tough challenge in the second leg of their Champions League tie against Bodø/Glimt. They must overturn a 3-1 aggregate deficit after losing the first leg. Inter must attack immediately and score quickly in the first half to overcome the deficit. Furthermore, they must perform better throughout the match to turn the situation around and secure a place in the next round.

[JeffBrad12]

I feel Inter can win the game, but they will impossible to turn around their deficit from the first leg. It's obvious i'm rooting on inter to win at home, but only for regular time. It's because i believe they will not able to qualify due to how big the gap. Other than that i think Bodo is a good team. If Bodo can play good football with quick interplay and pace like they did in the first leg. It's impossible to expect them to win with huge scores.

So betting on Inter to win during regular time is a sense bet. Even if they win with 1-0, that's enough. I'm lowing my expectation to them as they have no quality depth in their squad.

[Agbamoni]

In tomorrow's fixtures, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Leverkusen must win.
As for Inter, they are not going to win tomorrow. This is the end of the Champions League campaign for them. Bodoe/Glimt will win or draw at San Siro. They need to win with 4 goals to qualify. Which seems impossible to me.

[pewboy]

Experience wise, Benfica does have a track record with the champions league so they are not a novice or an irregular appearance with the champions league but Real Madrid is not inexperienced either, both teams has got that experience such that they can even measure that of Madrid to be even higher than that of Benfica, because Madrid has got a track record of winning the title much more than almost any other team in the champions league but that is not the issue now, I am only hoping they will be able to explore their various experiences to their advantage and let the best side win.

Real Madrid will knock them out very easily, I'm more than sure of it, and they will do it without thinking too much about it, they have already made a mistake once and I'm more than convinced they won't do it a second time, this is a factor that can affect all the players psychologically but if they win then they will become unstoppable.

[verdinio]

The return leg of the Champions League playoff between Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge is set to take place tomorrow as far as I know, the team that wins this crucially competitive Champions League play-off match will automatically qualify for the next round of the Champions League. So we believe that although Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge will be very competitive in the first leg but Atletico Madrid will probably dominate the second leg and they will ensure qualification for the next round by winning this game. However, Madrid's performance is going well as they comfortably demolished Espanyol 4-2 yesterday after drawing with Club Brugge in the UCL.

I see Atletico Madrid as much better prepared than Club Brugge, who will surely play a game to the death and will not let anything pass, but let's remember that both teams were also very open to conceding goals, in fact the match ended in a draw but with many goals, certainly a spectacular draw.

[dollyamo]

Atletico Madrid certainly has a high chance of winning since they are playing at their home ground, but nonetheless, I think Club Brugge should not be underestimated. What happened in the first leg can serve as a reference that a fierce match will happen again in the second leg. Although I also cannot deny that, in terms of likelihood, Atletico Madrid has a greater chance of advancing to the next round, this match is still worth watching because it will likely remain intense.

Atletico Madrid is a great team that can do great things and i think the time is right for them to try to win and find new European opportunities since the dream is not yet completely compromised, obviously they still have to work a lot but they can do it without problems, in the league no.

[Finebone]

I see Atletico Madrid as much better prepared than Club Brugge, who will surely play a game to the death and will not let anything pass, but let's remember that both teams were also very open to conceding goals, in fact the match ended in a draw but with many goals, certainly a spectacular draw.

As a neutral fan or a spectator, we always want to see a high scoring game because that's part of the major fun in football, but it's not that pleasing to either atletico madrid or club brugge fans.

I will be expecting a very entertaining encounter between this two teams, but I think that atletico madrid has the edge in this game because they are playing at home and they are more formidable in europe than club brugge, so I will say that they are more experience, but nothing is guaranteed here because they have both proven to have the capacity to score each other in their previous outing, but if I will be gambling on this game, I will be playing safe by going with the over 1.5 option, since the game may produce two goals easily.

[DanWalker]

Madrid has the advantage of playing at home, and they are already leading in the first leg, albeit by a small margin. But this gives great hope for Madrid to advance to the next round. Benfica, with the problems they are facing, might actually play even better. I just hope Madrid also gives their best in the match. The one-goal lead situation can still change. But for Madrid, hopefully, it won't turn into a surprise.

Real Madrid managed to win the away match. But they managed to win by a small margin of 1-0. So it cannot be said that Madrid is in the safe zone. There is no doubt that Real Madrid will get the home advantage. But Madrid's overall performance cannot be said to be stable yet. They lost against Osasuna in the last match. Madrid is not in a very good position with the help of manager Arbeloa. Arbeloa's experience is also less. We also do not know what kind of match strategy he will create in such a high voltage match. Madrid is the favorite in all statistics in this match. But even then the road to victory is not easy for them.

[cande86]

Given Real Madrid's current situation and Benfica know this very well, they have a real chance of losing.
However, knowing the "character" of Real Madrid, he will not easily leave the field to Benfica and therefore will not give up an easy victory, it is a really difficult match to predict, there are conflicting opinions, I think Real Madrid will lose, but I have a feeling that this thought of mine is wrong and could surprise me, I will almost certainly not place a bet, if I do I think in Live. Really too difficult.

Real Madrid is definitely in trouble and all the teams they play against know this, but i don't think it's possible for them to win. i don't think Real Madrid will hand qualification to Benfica so easily. It's clear that the result won't be a foregone conclusion, but i see Real Madrid winning more.

[8rch7]

Real Madrid managed to win the away match. But they managed to win by a small margin of 1-0. So it cannot be said that Madrid is in the safe zone. There is no doubt that Real Madrid will get the home advantage. But Madrid's overall performance cannot be said to be stable yet. They lost against Osasuna in the last match. Madrid is not in a very good position with the help of manager Arbeloa. Arbeloa's experience is also less. We also do not know what kind of match strategy he will create in such a high voltage match. Madrid is the favorite in all statistics in this match. But even then the road to victory is not easy for them.

Madrid win small margin goal at first leg match 1-0 and looks difficult for second leg match indeed playing at Bernabeu Stadium, winning one goal during the away goal already removing right now I think can't fully help for Madrid to play without pressure at second leg match. Benfica actually will not play full defense as usually because they need to win the games if want to qualify next round.
Benfica has bad news for second leg match after UEFA announcing will suspend Gianluca Prestianni against Real Madrid, has racism issues with Vinicius Jr at first leg match make Prestianni will absent but UEFA not announce yet how many games or how many months will suspend him.

[7juju]

UEFA has decided to suspend Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for the second leg of the champions league against Real Madrid. Although UEFA is still investigating the incident, but they thought it wise to suspend Gianluca Prestianni for the match to avoid any further escalation of the matter. You know football fans can act funny sometimes, if they allow him to play, Real Madrid fans and players might target him in that match. Personally I believe it's a welcome development, even though some people are agitating that Vini Jr should also be suspended since it was the two of them that was involved in the controversy and investigation still ongoing.

[Solodoski]

UEFA has decided to suspend Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni for the second leg of the champions league against Real Madrid. Although UEFA is still investigating the incident, but they thought it wise to suspend Gianluca Prestianni for the match to avoid any further escalation of the matter. You know football fans can act funny sometimes, if they allow him to play, Real Madrid fans and players might target him in that match. Personally I believe it's a welcome development, even though some people are agitating that Vini Jr should also be suspended since it was the two of them that was involved in the controversy and investigation still ongoing.

Saw the news now, so relieved to know the racist Prestianni is to be absent against Real Madrid. His presences will cause a lot of drama in the second leg and UEFA is trying to avoid it. However, the no further punishment was giving to him, that I do not like. UEFA must come up with a general rule for anyone who keep saying racist words in football. I cant believe we still talk about racism in football. But im not surprised because racism is everywhere, here it is also. Meanwhile we all die, our color don't make us invisible to death, those thinking they are of better complexion, still eat, give birth and die with the same process.

[Ale88]

For Benfica, Real Madrid may leave us with surprise that we are to learn from that Real Madrid wouldn't qualify for the next round of the Champions League(their journey ends with Benfica)

This benfica vs real madrid game is very much open because one nil lead can easily be cancelled if benfica can get an early lead at Santiago bernabéu, and with the lackluster performance of real madrid in the league title race match against osasuna, it's crystal clear that real madrid is still not in their best form, so they actually needs to step up their game against benfica in order not to get the shocker of their lives, because in football anything can happen.
As for benfica, they knows that if they want to stand a chance of eliminating real madrid from this playoff game, they must win real madrid at the Santiago bernabéu, so they needs to come attacking from the very start of the game.

I wish all the best to Benfica but usually Mourinho's teams are not great when they have to score many goals, simply it's not his way of playing. Sure, sometimes he chooses to play with a very aggressive team but that happens while playing at home and usually when he has the best team. In this case Benfica are the underdogs and they are also playing away so maybe I expect more a psychological game with the hope of a last-minute goal and then see what happens in the extra time. I don't believe Benfica will go to the Bernabeu with the idea of scoring 2 goals during the regular time.

[paco92x]

several teams will try their luck at a comeback in the second round of the play-off matches. watching their games could be exciting. club brugge, who managed a draw at home against atlético madrid yesterday, will try their luck away from home.

meanwhile, bodo/glimt, who caused a surprise in the first leg, will go into their away match against inter with a two-goal lead.

We had some very surprising scores and matches last week, and they will continue this week as well. I said a few weeks ago that my main surprise team is Club Brugge. They have grown as a team over the last seasons and have already managed to create some buzz in the UCL, so I give them a very solid chance of getting past Atlético Madrid.
Also, Bodø/Glimt has been a huge surprise. I really hope they have what it takes to defend a superb 3:1 win at home. I will also be cheering for them.