Quote from: LTU_btc on July 24, 2025, 08:33:48 PM

We have another team that goes to the wall of shame - Polissya Zhytomyr lost to Sant Coloma from Andorra 1:2. In recent few seasons we have so many upsets from these tiny clubs (Andorra, Gibraltar, Faroe Islands and etc) like never before.
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Does anybody know if it's just a result of luck, or have those clubs from micro-countries actually started to invest more in their teams?

To me, the most interesting game of Leg 1 of the second qualifying round was Besiktas Vs Shakhtar Donetsk. I expected Besiktas to win, as I considered them a better team and they had home advantage, but they received a proper beating and lost 2-4. A little consolation will be the fact that Shakhtar doesn't quite play at home due to the war with Russia, and I believe they now play in Germany at the Schalke stadium, so it might not be much of a home advantage for the Ukrainian team. And given how numerous the Turkish diaspora is in Germany, I wouldn't be surprised if there were more fans supporting Besiktas.