The unpredictability of the Champions League



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The Champions League group stage is always full of drama and excitement. 32 teams battle it out and the clubs of the top five European league champions face off against some of the lowest ranked countries. There are no easy games in the Champions League and Real Madrid knows it better than anyone.

Group B of the 2020-21 Champions League is the most unpredictable of all. Real Madrid trailed in both group stage matches so far. After a surprising loss to Shakhtar Donetsk and a draw against Borussia Monchengladbach, Real Madrid’s odds have dropped from +1600 to +2000 and they are now last in their group. However, it is impossible to call who will progress.

When the group stage draw was made, Inter Milan and Real Madrid were expected to go through the group, while Mönchengladbach and Shakhtar would battle for the Europa League spot. However, after two days, the last two occupy the first two places. Shakhtar beating Madrid 2-3 after going 0-3 up and Gladbach drawing 2-2 with the Spanish club after taking a 2-0 lead are not the only surprising results.

Mönchengladbach would have won at Inter had it not been for a late Lukaku goal and there have been surprises elsewhere. Although Barcelona beat Ferencvaros 5-1, it was far from easy as the Hungarians had a disallowed goal and looked dangerous in the first 15 minutes of the match. Man City also had to come from behind in their victory over Porto and Salzburg were 1-2 up at Atlético de Madrid before losing, further proof that there are no easy games in Europe’s most important club competition.

In addition to the impressive results, the fans have been very entertained in the first two days so far. The Juventus clash with Barcelona, ​​despite lacking the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, was very from end to end. Juve forward Álvaro Morata even had three goals disallowed for offside in the match. Atalanta have once again shot on goals and Rennes have also given a good account of themselves in their CL debut.

It is still very early, but there will be many more surprises in the next four days and there will be much exciting action to come. It would not be unexpected if one of the big clubs was eliminated in the group stage.



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