00:00In your opinion, which teams will manage to pull off the feat of knocking out their opponent in the Champions League?
00:04Start with Monaco.
00:05For me, Monaco is simple; I think that among the five, along with Karabakh, whom I will talk about right after,
00:09These are the two teams that have a chance, but the least chance among the 5.
00:13teams.
00:13Because Monaco, they are 8th in Ligue 1, Monaco, it's quite complicated.
00:16Monaco may not be spared from injuries this season; Monaco has changed coaches.
00:20Anyway, in the European Cup, we lost 4-1 against Bruges, we lost 6-1 against the
00:23Real Madrid,
00:23Finally, it's clear that this team struggles in big matches.
00:26Furthermore, Monaco are unlucky, because I think they have one of the worst possible opponents.
00:29Even if sometimes they're not in good form, they lose points rather silly, here and there, in
00:32Ligue 1,
00:33And even in the Champions League, well, it's still a team that, when it's at its best,
00:36When his Ballon d'Or is at its peak, he can be extremely damaging, even to big clubs.
00:40Karabakh and Newcastle are the same, so Karabakh managed to pick up some serious points, all the same, against the League.
00:44It has to be acknowledged, but here, it's the same, there's just a stratospheric difference between Karabakh and Newcastle.
00:48Don't forget one thing too: the seeded teams will play their second leg at home.
00:52And that doesn't help. Now, Benfica-Real Madrid, well, that intrigues me, because Benfica isn't
00:56not on the best season in its history,
00:57Real Madrid, no, but Mourinho's Benfica, you all remember them, I think, managed to beat
01:02Real Madrid facing the League
01:03And we're not even talking about a match that would have been pointless for Real Madrid, since it was a
01:06a match that could have taken them to the top 8 of the Champions League.
01:08So, this Benfica, which admittedly has lost quite a few Champions League matches, has managed to
01:12to qualify through the tiniest, tiniest, tiniest, tiniest door
01:15is obviously not nearly as well-equipped as Real Madrid.
01:17Now, Real Madrid, likewise, has had its own little crisis.
01:19Xabi Alonso has been replaced by Arbelloa; this is a team that is very, very dependent on its individual players.
01:25It remains a great team, with great players.
01:27Okay, so much for Monaco and Carabag, I'd give them a 2-3% chance of qualifying.
01:31Okay, I'll give it a 10% chance.
01:33Let's move on to another surprise with champions, Carabag.
01:35Bodo Glimt, their only ally, will be the cold.
01:38We saw that the Norwegians, on their own turf, were uncompromising and capable of great things.
01:42Those guys thrashed Manchester City 3-1 in the Champions League.
01:45If we look back at the previous years in relation to that club,
01:47And very often, they manage to upset the big clubs at home.
01:50beyond the Arctic Circle,
01:51And now it turns out that they are even capable of winning away games.
01:54So yes, there is a colossal difference in level between the two teams,
01:57But for Inter, there will be a first leg to negotiate in Norway.
02:00And if, over there, the Italians were to lose their match,
02:02and that Bodo Glimt makes the perfect match.
02:04We can quickly end up with a 2-0, a 3-0, a 3-1,
02:07And behind them, the Norwegians could secure their qualification on the return leg in Italy.
02:10And for the last little one, let's talk about the Bruges club.
02:12Well, I'm not going to lie to you, I've written more than two things about Atletico, actually, rather than about...
02:16Bruges,
02:16because, in fact, beyond what Bruges is or is not capable of doing,
02:19Well, it all depends on which Atletico they will face.
02:21Atletico is capable of very, very, very beautiful things, as well as... big shit, actually.
02:25That said, Bruges is not to be taken lightly.
02:27They beat AS Monaco 4-1.
02:28They beat Olympique de Marseille 3-0.
02:31and we can also note a draw against FC Barcelona, 3 goals all.
02:34Bruges are also 3 points behind first place in the Jupyter Pro League,
02:37And above all, Bruges is not an opponent that has been particularly successful against them.
02:40If we take a look at the recent matches between their club and ours,
02:43Well, that almost gives them more of an advantage than us, anyway.
02:46Remember the 2022-2023 season, it wasn't 10 years ago either.
02:49where we'll lose there, draw at home,
02:51and be partially eliminated from the Champions League because of it.
02:54So for Bruges, well, I'll give them a little 15% chance of qualifying.
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