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Board Gambling discussion
Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
by
Zlantann
on 28/08/2025, 16:52:52 UTC
This UEFA Champions League play-off match should have been a little more exciting but in this match we witnessed that Benfica won but the first match between them was a draw. The Portuguese team may have already qualified for the Champions League group stage because they defeated Jose Mourinho's club. You are right that everyone believes in what Jose Mourinho can do which is why many may have been in favor of this Fenerbahce team but on the field Benfica was the better team in the UCL playoff match. It is largely true that Fenerbahce could not make the most of their majority superiority, they should have been considerably stronger before this decisive clash perhaps everyone noticed that Fenerbahce was not dominant.

The Portuguese League is rated higher than the Turkish league.  Based on some betting platforms, Benfica had a 64% chance of winning the match against Fenerbahce. But I was surprised that the Turkish club did not replicate the first performance.  They were the better side in Istanbul but fell short of that performance in Lisbon. Maybe people thought that Fenerbahce would have qualified because of the past records of Jose Mourinho. But his experience and tactical skills couldn't help his side because they were overwhelmed by Benfica's strength.