On Tuesday, starting at 17:55, the Young Boys Berna – Valencia CF will be played in the 3rd round of the Champions League.
The two bands have never met in history, the duel on Tuesday will be the first to face the two bands.
In spite of an excellent start of the season in the domestic championship, Young Boys Berna comes after two less successful Super League games, “black and yellow” winning 6 goals from Luzern (2-3) and FC Zurich (3-3). Join the Champions League defeats with Juventus (0-3), we can conclude that the defense of the band in the capital of Switzerland is “on the ground”, being the “perforated” gate 9 times in the last 3 games. In terms of the duel with Valencia, the Swiss champion looks at the confrontation as a “all or nothing” – in a group that includes Juventus and Manchester United a wrong step on their own against “bats” would mean eliminating from any competition Europe. However, both the difference in value between the two bands and the absence of Camara (suspended) could make Young Boys “vulnerable” to the Iberians.
On the other hand, Valencia’s recent history has been extremely exciting. The “Bats” drew in the 7 of the previous 9 official games disputed. In addition, in the last 8 games they scored below 2.5 goals in the games of Marcelino’s band. As we have previously said about Young Boys, the same point is worthy of Valencia: in a group that includes Juve and United, it is imperative to get all the points made against those from the Young Boys, both to be able to hope for qualification in the next leg of the Champions League, and to ensure presence in the Europa League. That is why we think the guest band will leave their “dangers” aside and will practice a much more offensive game than we have used lately.
Probable teams:
Young Boys Berna (4-4-2): Wolfli – Benito, von Bergen, Lauper, Mbabu – Sulejmani, Sow, Sanogo, Fassnacht – Assale, Horar.
Valencia CF (4-4-2): Neto – Piccini, Paulista, Garay, Gaya – Soler, Parejo, Kondogbia, Wass – Moreno, Batshuayi.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.87
