Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Legia Warsaw
Match Time & Date:
17/07/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Cork City
After recording a hard-fought 1-0 win over Cork City in Republic of Ireland, Legia will be looking to book their place in the Champions League second qualifying round with yet another victory over the Rebel Army when the two teams face each other in Warszawa on Tuesday evening. Legia are undisputedly more of a team than Cork City, but the Polish champions will have to prove their worth on the field. Summer signing Jose Kante, who scored nine goals for Wisla Plock last season, will be one of the men to watch in the home team. Cork City have no other choice but to adopt an attack-minded approach in the return leg, but beating Legia on the road is easier said than done. The Poles play well in front of home fans and we predict that they are going to emerge triumphant in Tuesday’s football match.
Highlighted Player (Chris Philipps):
Born in Luxembourg City on March 8, 1994, Chris Philipps is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side Metz. Philipps made 39 appearances for Metz B before making his debut to the first team on May 23, 2013 in a 1-0 loss to Boulogne.
The Luxembourg international signed a loan deal with SC Preusen Munster in 2015 and it has to be noted that he played 25 games for the German side in the league. Chris Philipps made his debut for Luxembourg national football team on February 29, 2012 in a 2-1 win over Macedonia. His main position is defensive midfield, but he is used as a centre-back as well.
Chris Philipps, whose contract with Metz should expire in June 2018, made only 11 appearances for les Grenats in the 2016/2017 Ligue 2 campaign, but, no doubt, he helped the club secure promotion to the French top flight.
Highlighted Team (Legia Warsaw):
Legia is a football club based in Warsaw and it is one of the most successful sides in Polish history. The Militarians – as they are commonly referred to in Poland – have won 11 Ekstraklasa Championship title, while they also hold the record-18 Polish Cup trophies and four Polish SuperCup matches.
Founded as the main official football club of the Polish Army, Legia Warsaw are playing theirhome matches at the Polish Army Stadium which can accommodate 31,000 people. Legia have endured mixed fortunes at the international scene with the Polish giants regularly participating in Europa League, with four group inclusions over the last six years. The Militarians headed into the 2016-17 season feeling buoyed and motivated having succeeded in ending the 20-year Champions League wait, becoming the first Polish team to take part in Europe’s elite competition over the last two decades.
The 3-1 aggregate playoff victory over Irish Dundalk earned them a place in the final showpiece with Legia being thrown into a heavy mix with the likes of Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund and European champions Real Madrid.
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