Zalgiris take on the visitors Bodo/Glimt in the second leg of UEFA Champions League qualification semifinals. First leg result: 0-5. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 9th at LFF stadionas (Vilnius).
Zalgiris have been able to prove themselves in the international arena. The Green-Whites returned to the Lithuanian football Olympus in 2020, and have already defended the title once. And everything goes to the fact that the national "gold" will be won again. But in the international arena, the Balts have not really shown themselves for a long time, having never played in the main stage of any European Cup, even with the lowest rating. It is already obvious that this time Zalgiris will be represented there. He has already passed 2 rivals in the Champions League qualification: 1-1 and 1-0 from Ballkani and 1-0 and 2-0 from Malmö. However, first leg in Norway was a complete failure. Having conceded 5 unanswered goals there, the club from Vilnius understands that they will now say goodbye to the Champions League.
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Bodo/Glimt are currently experiencing its football peak. The "Yellow Horde" has won some trophies before. But, of course, winning the championship title in 2020 and repeating this success in the following draw have rewrote their history. Moreover, the Norwegians also proved themselves in the international arena, having managed to reach the quarterfinals, albeit the Conference League. And even there, at first there was a victory over Roma, but for the second leg the Scandinavians did not have enough strength. In the current qualification, Kjetil Knutsen's wards play rather contradictory. Having defeated KI Klaksvik 3-0, they lost 1-3 in the Faroe Islands, and then there was a defeat to Linfield. True, this was followed by the defeat of the champions of Northern Ireland with a score of 8-0. On Wednesday, the result was less notable, but they can still say that the question of passing to the next round is closed.
The irony is that the sides are playing each other for the 3rd year in a row. In 2020, Bodo/Glimt defeated the Lithuanians 3-1 in the Europa League qualification. A year later, already in the Conference League, the Balts managed to draw 2-2 in Vilnius, after which they lost minimally in Norway. In this pair, everything is clear, but they can play for fun. We are waiting for "a total of more than 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
