GWT: Champions League R16 First Legs

[Savant]

Tuesday 16 February

Barcelona x PSG
RB Leipzig x Liverpool @ Hungary

Wednesday 17 February

Porto x Juventus
Sevilla x Dortmund

Tuesday 23 February

Atlético Madrid x Chelsea @ Romania
Lazio x Bayern Munich

Wednesday 24 February

Atalanta x Real Madrid
Monchengladbach x Man City @ Hungary

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

If you are placing bets, pick Sevilla. I think a few of the Dortmund defense have also been placing some bets on the opponent.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Liverpool are a pretty big favorite on the betting lines. -278 to go through. Leipzig is +220

how has RB been lately? I saw Forsberg is probably out. Any other injuries?

 

[Savi]

will Chelsea/Pool/City play the return legs at home, or abroad?

 

[hatterson]

will Chelsea/Pool/City play the return legs at home, or abroad?

At home is the current plan.

 

[Savant]

will Chelsea/Pool/City play the return legs at home, or abroad?

At home is the current plan.

UEFA asked LFC (not sure of the others) to move 2nd Leg to a neutral fixture. No word on that yet.



I don’t think it’s an unfair ask, but if that’s the case they need to remove away goals.

 

[cgf]

Liverpool are a pretty big favorite on the betting lines. -278 to go through. Leipzig is +220

how has RB been lately? I saw Forsberg is probably out. Any other injuries?

Wins in 4 of their last 5, including being one of two teams to avoid drawing this weekend.

Forsberg is out, Laimer still isn't back, and Szoboszlai hasn't been fit enough to play for them yet.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Wins in 4 of their last 5, including being one of two teams to avoid drawing this weekend.

Forsberg is out, Laimer still isn't back, and Sboboszlai hasn't been fit enough to play for them yet.

so you’re saying there’s a chance

I do like the value there. 2/1 to advance is a pretty heavy dog line.

Your boys are 7/1 to advance past City. Always worth a flier when City is a heavy favorite in the CL

 

[hatterson]

UEFA asked LFC (not sure of the others) to move 2nd Leg to a neutral fixture. No word on that yet.



I don’t think it’s an unfair ask, but if that’s the case they need to remove away goals.

Yea I’d agree you should take out away goals if it’s two neutral venues, although that would obviously need to be decided before the game this week.

Anyway, the TL;DR of the situation is that the first leg *had* to be moved to another venue because local laws prevented the English clubs from participating.

The return legs have been *requested* to be moved because local law (for what would be the visitors) make it awkward for them. If Liverpool et al agree to move, they’d get financial compensation for losing a home game.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Why would it matter there’s no fans anyway?

 

[cgf]

so you’re saying there’s a chance

I do like the value there. 2/1 to advance is a pretty heavy dog line.

Your boys are 7/1 to advance past City. Always worth a flier when City is a heavy favorite in the CL

BMG were on great form to start the new year but have sputtered the last couple of matches. If that was from splitting their focus and they come out against City in the form they were in, they could even payout...but yeah Leipzig seems the better german underdog to take a punt on; though I liked their chances better when it looked like Laimer might be back & Forsberg was fit.

 

[hatterson]

Why would it matter there’s no fans anyway?

Costs money to rent another revenue and travel there.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Costs money to rent another revenue and travel there.

I meant why would they remove the away goal rule?

 

[Vasilevskiy]

so you’re saying there’s a chance

I do like the value there. 2/1 to advance is a pretty heavy dog line.

Your boys are 7/1 to advance past City. Always worth a flier when City is a heavy favorite in the CL

Leipzig got to be favourites with Liverpool current form, at least for tomorrow's game

 

[Savant]

I meant why would they remove the away goal rule?

Because neither team would have home field advantage. It’s dumb.

why should a tiebreak between an English team and a German team involve a goal scored in Budapest with no fans in th ground?

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Because neither team would have home field advantage. It’s dumb.

why should a tiebreak between an English team and a German team involve a goal scored in Budapest with no fans in th ground?

So the advantage is irrelevant why would it be removed? No one has fans

 

[Savant]

So the advantage is irrelevant why would it be removed? No one has fans

I understand that no one has fans, but this also literally has no home field advance. Neither team is playing in their home country

if leg one is in Hungary and leg 2 is in Romania (for example) why should there be away goal advantage

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I understand that no one has fans, but this also literally has no home field advance. Neither team is playing in their home country

if leg one is in Hungary and leg 2 is in Romania (for example) why should there be away goal advantage

I just dont see why they would have a special rule for one game when the advantage is for neither team?

 

[Savant]

I just dont see why they would have a special rule for one game when the advantage is for neither team?

But both games are going to be at neutral venues. It would be for two games.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

But both games are going to be at neutral venues. It would be for two games.

You can substitute 1 game for 1 leg

 

[Evilo]

The return leg having the away goal is an advantage and deservedly so (top of the group).

 

[Savant]

You can substitute 1 game for 1 leg

But if both games are at neutral venues where is the advantage?

 

[Evilo]

But if both games are at neutral venues where is the advantage?

The last leg is an advantage.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

But if both games are at neutral venues where is the advantage?

Its removed for both teams so, the rule is irrelevant. Why would it need to be removed?

 

[Savant]

The last leg is an advantage.

Its removed for both teams so, the rule is irrelevant. Why would it need to be removed?

The last leg is the same as the first leg if both venues are neutral. I don’t know why there should be an advantage for away goals if both venues are neutral why should there be?