With the quarter-finals of the Champions League wrapped up, all I can say is “Wow!”
I mean, we’re used to drama in this stage of the tournament, but this was something else, from Messi’s brilliant performance and Ajax’s battling displays right down to possibly the craziest 20minutes in the history of the UCL.
Although nobody quite envisaged this exact quartet to make it to the semi-finals, I have to say that every single team deserves their spot. There was little doubt about Liverpool toppling Porto,and despite a brave second-leg performance from the Dragons, Klopp’s men’s quality and experience showed at the end.
Manchester United couldn’t find an answer to Leo Messi, despite Chris Smalling trying his best to derail him in the first leg (wink). Ajax showed us that knocking out Real Madrid was no fluke,and the way they performed against Ronaldo’s Juventus proved they can compete at the top level.
In this post, I will look at the latest Champions League odds provided by the top soccer betting sites and assess the teams’ chances, trying to find the best value. UEFA Champions League Outright Winner Odds. FiveThirtyEight's Premier League predictions. Club Soccer Predictions Forecasts and Soccer Power Index (SPI) ratings for 39 leagues, updated after each match.
But the schedule saved the best for last. There was a feeling that City wouldn’t have too much of a problem overturning the 1-0 deficit from the first leg. After all, they had all their big gunsavailable, and Tottenham would be missing star striker Harry Kane.
What happened next can only be described as unbelievable. After taking the lead through Sterling in the 4th minute, City became lax at the back and found themselves 2-1 down in the10th minute courtesy of a quickfire brace from Son — and some schoolboy defending from Laporte, to be completely honest.
In fact, both teams were absolutely chaotic at the back, so they continued their offensive approach, and the next to strike was City. It didn’t take them long to equalize through Bernardo Silva,and on the stroke of the 20th minute, Sterling met a low cross from De Bruyne to put City in front.
The Citizens found the net once again through Aguero in the second half and were looking like they would hold onto the 4-2 scoreline, which would have been enough. However, substitute FernandoLlorente rose above everyone else and scored a third for Tottenham.
City couldn’t find another goal, and their quadruple dreams quickly disappeared, while Spurs were celebrating a first-ever semi-final appearance in the tournament.
So, we’re now left with two mouth-watering ties that will determine this year’s finalists.
In this post, I will look at the latest Champions League odds provided by the top soccer betting sites and assess the teams’chances, trying to find the best value.
If every international player dreams of winning the World Cup, club players have their eyes set on lifting the Champions League. It's a long hard road from the qualifying rounds to the group stages and then to the knock-out games where anything can happen. It was back in 1955 that the European Cup competition was launched. At that time, only champion participated but then changed in 1992. The Champions League was created, even though you did not need to be a champion to take part.
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Borussia Monchengladbach v Manchester City
Lazio v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Chelsea
RB Leipzig v Liverpool
Porto v Juventus
Barcelona v Paris St-Germain
Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund
Atalanta v Real Madrid
The 2020/21 Champions League actually started before the 2019/20 competition had ended. The qualifying rounds were a bit different this season due to them only beginning in early August. To catch up for lost time, matches were played over one leg rather than two.
October 1st saw the draw for the group stages take place. The games that followed didn't produce too many shock qualifiers but nearly did. Top clubs such as Real Madrid and PSG had a bit of a struggle to make it to the last sixteen. Those missing out included Manchester United, Inter Milan and Ajax.
The full draw or the group stages is as follows. The top two from each group go into the knockout rounds. Those finishing third go into the Europa League at the last 32 stage.
Group A - Bayern Munich 16, Atletico Madrid 9, Red Bull Salzburg 4 Lokomotiv Moscow 3
Group B - Real Madrid 10, Borussia Monchengladbach 8, Shakhtar Donetsk 8, Inter Milan 4
Group C - Manchester City 16, Porto 13, Olympiakos 3, Marseille 3
Group D - Liverpool 13, Atalanta 11, Ajax 7, Midtjylland 2
Group E - Chelsea 14, Sevilla 13, Krasnodar 5, Rennes 1
Group F - Borussia Dortmund 13, Lazio 10, Club Brugge 8, Zenit St Petersburg 1
Group G -Juventus 15, Barcelona 15, Dynamo Kiev 4, Ferencvaros 1
Group H - PSG 12, RB Leipzig 12, Manchester United 9, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir 3