Hola amigos de esta maravillosa comunidad, por acá Enzo Larsson y hoy les comentaré mi opinión sobre los cruces que se darán en octavos de final de la Champions League, tras el sorteo efectuado hace solo unas horas.
Empezaré por el cruce entre el equipo noruego Bodo Glint contra el Sporting Lisboa de Portugal. Si nos remontamos a la historia el equipo portugués tiene más carretera en competiciones europeas que su rival, y en lo referido a plantilla, a pesar de que ya no cuentan con Gyokeres, mantienen un buen equipo, donde sobresale el ex barcelonista Trincao. El Sporting tuvo una excelente primera ronda y clasificó directamente, sin embargo el Bodo, ha derrotado en sus últimos partidos al City, al Atlético y al Inter de Milán, tres clubes muy poderosos; por lo que les doy un ligero favoritismo de 55% a 45% sobre los lusitanos.
El mejor equipo de la primera fase, el invicto Arsenal se las verá con un Leverkusen, muy inestable actualmente en cuanto a su nivel de juego y resultados, pero que como todo equipo alemán, siempre se le debe respeto. Ya no es el Leverkusen de Xabi Alonso, y han perdido a muchos de aquellos jugadores, pero mantienen a un peligroso goleador como el checo Patrick Chick. Les doy un 60 a 40 a favor de los cañoneros.
Un duelo muy llamativo lo sostendrán el PSG francés (actual campeón) y el Chelsea, que los derroto en la final del mundial de clubes. Desde mi punto de vista ningúno de los dos vive su mejor momento, aunque la destitución de Maresca al frente del Chelsea, genera más incertidumbre sobre lo que pudiera hacer este club ante un rival tan complicado. Me inclino por los parisinos como favoritos por un estrecho 55% a 45% sobre los ingleses.
Sin duda alguna, el enfrentamiento más esperado de todos volverá a ser (nuevamente) el del Real Madrid contra el Manchester City. No entiendo cómo ha sido posible, que el azar haya siempre impuesto este duelo, pero de cualquier manera serán dos partidos trepidantes. Dar un favorito en este cruce es cosa de Nostradamus, por la paridad en potencia futbolística que tienen estos clubes. Los madridistas tienen más historia en su camiseta, y quizás el City vive en esta temporada un mejor momento que los “merengues”, pero cuando hay jugadores como Mbappe, Bellingham o Vinicius, cualquier cosa puede pasar. Doy un 50% a 50% de posibilidad de victoria para cada uno.
Mañana volveré con los pareos restantes, que se me quedaron excelentes duelos por analizar.
Texto hecho por mí. Viñeta humorística de mi autoría. Traducción al inglés por aplicación Traductor Español-Ingles
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Hello friends of this wonderful community, here is Enzo Larsson and today I will tell you my opinion about the matches that will take place in the round of 16 of the Champions League, after the draw carried out just a few hours ago.
I will start with the match between the Norwegian team Bodo Glint against Sporting Lisbon from Portugal. If we go back in history, the Portuguese team has more opportunities in European competitions than its rival, and in terms of squad, despite the fact that they no longer have Gyokeres, they maintain a good team, where former Barcelona player Trincao stands out. Sporting had an excellent first round and qualified directly, however Bodo have defeated City, Atlético and Inter Milan in their last games, three very powerful clubs; so I give them a slight favoritism of 55% to 45% over the Lusitanians.
The best team in the first phase, the undefeated Arsenal, will face a Leverkusen, currently very unstable in terms of its level of play and results, but like any German team, it is always owed respect. It is no longer Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen, and they have lost many of those players, but they keep a dangerous scorer like the Czech Patrick Chick. I give them a 60 to 40 in favor of the gunboats.
A very striking duel will be held between the French PSG (current champion) and Chelsea, who defeated them in the club World Cup final. From my point of view, neither of them is living their best moment, although the dismissal of Maresca as head of Chelsea generates more uncertainty about what this club could do against such a difficult rival. I lean towards the Parisians as favorites by a narrow 55% to 45% over the English.
Without a doubt, the most anticipated confrontation of all will be (again) that of Real Madrid against Manchester City. I don't understand how it has been possible that chance has always imposed this duel, but in any case it will be two exciting matches. Giving a favorite in this crossing is a Nostradamus thing, due to the parity in football power that these clubs have. The Madridistas have more history on their shirt, and perhaps City is going through a better moment this season than the "merengues", but when there are players like Mbappe, Bellingham or Vinicius, anything can happen. I give a 50% to 50% chance of victory for each one.
Tomorrow I will return with the remaining pairings, which left me with excellent duels to analyze.
Text made by me. Humorous vignette of my authorship. English translation by Spanish-English Translator application
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Hello friends of this wonderful community, here is Enzo Larsson and today I will tell you my opinion about the matches that will take place in the round of 16 of the Champions League, after the draw carried out just a few hours ago.
I will start with the match between the Norwegian team Bodo Glint against Sporting Lisbon from Portugal. If we go back in history, the Portuguese team has more opportunities in European competitions than its rival, and in terms of squad, despite the fact that they no longer have Gyokeres, they maintain a good team, where former Barcelona player Trincao stands out. Sporting had an excellent first round and qualified directly, however Bodo have defeated City, Atlético and Inter Milan in their last games, three very powerful clubs; so I give them a slight favoritism of 55% to 45% over the Lusitanians.
The best team in the first phase, the undefeated Arsenal, will face a Leverkusen, currently very unstable in terms of its level of play and results, but like any German team, it is always owed respect. It is no longer Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen, and they have lost many of those players, but they keep a dangerous scorer like the Czech Patrick Chick. I give them a 60 to 40 in favor of the gunboats.
A very striking duel will be held between the French PSG (current champion) and Chelsea, who defeated them in the club World Cup final. From my point of view, neither of them is living their best moment, although the dismissal of Maresca as head of Chelsea generates more uncertainty about what this club could do against such a difficult rival. I lean towards the Parisians as favorites by a narrow 55% to 45% over the English.
Without a doubt, the most anticipated confrontation of all will be (again) that of Real Madrid against Manchester City. I don't understand how it has been possible that chance has always imposed this duel, but in any case it will be two exciting matches. Giving a favorite in this crossing is a Nostradamus thing, due to the parity in football power that these clubs have. The Madridistas have more history on their shirt, and perhaps City is going through a better moment this season than the "merengues", but when there are players like Mbappe, Bellingham or Vinicius, anything can happen. I give a 50% to 50% chance of victory for each one.
Tomorrow I will return with the remaining pairings, which left me with excellent duels to analyze.
Text made by me. Humorous vignette of my authorship. English translation by Spanish-English Translator application
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