Topic: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season - page 114. (Read 92666 times)

I remember watching AC Milan play in the champions league when we had the Patos of this world, Filippo Inzaghi, Seedorf, Gattuso etc , it was always a hard fought battle for anybody facing them because they played with heart.

But if you compare them to today's team, it's a mess to say the least and these guys keep writing their names in the wrong history books and today is definitely an end of the road for them because I don't see them turning the result around!

Au revoir AC Milan!

Manchester City are being considered favorites here only because of the Etihad record they have, but facing Real Madrid even in their weakest days is never going to be a walk in the park and everyone knows this...But at the moment I think these City lads are motivated enough to bag all three cups here and the Champions League should be the most sought after and they will through everything they have at it!

My prediction: Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid

If I refer to the line-up predictions for these two teams, there are not many changes for the two teams. Inzaghi will play the line-up as in the first leg, with the same pattern as the 3-5-2 formation. while Milan, it seems that Rafael Leao will be the main starter. for an unchanged pattern, Pioli will apply 4-2-3-1. well, referring to this arrangement. if the scenario doesn't change, it means that both teams will use an offensive pattern. that way, Inter will not let Milan dictate the course of the game.

On the contrary, in this match Milan will play aggressively since the first half whistle was sounded. that means, this fight will be very exciting for us to watch. IMO, I see more how Inter play. if Inter are carried away by Milan's style of play, that means Milan has the potential to break into Inter's goal. but if Inter are not affected by Milan's style of play, they can control the match and maintain the aggregate and even have the potential to win this match. I think the match will present a battle with high tension.

Well, now we refer to the bet. I suspect both teams will score goals in this match. however it looks like Inter will win the match. even then with the scenario, Inter was not carried away by the rhythm of AC Milan's game. my estimation, Inter will win the battle with a final result of 2-1. the choice is, we can bet on Over 2.5 goals with odds @2.05, or, both teams score goals with @1.78, we can also bet on Inter with @2.20. well, about the ideal choice which is up to our choice, for Milan with odds @ 3.25. But my feeling is that Inter will win this game.

Inter Milan vs AC Milan

Yes, I also think so, that at this moment Milan looks like they have lost their best form and that is a very unfortunate incident because Milan has experienced a decline at an important moment like this. Losing 2-0 in the first leg will of course be difficult for Milan to turn things around, because Milan is different from the past which had a brilliant squad but at this moment, Milan is still in the stage of improving performance.
 
About Manchester City, of course I also agree, that in the season and even in the last few seasons the reality is that Manchester City has had a good performance. But unfortunately, Manchester City sometimes has bad luck in late matches like in this Champions League. Therefore, Manchester City must continue to play with great effort and never try to reduce the intensity of attacks, because that will give Real Madrid a good chance to win.

Inter Milan are in a better form than AC Milan and they get a big advantage from the first leg. With two goal difference, AC Milan will have very big challenge in a second leg that perhaps will be too big for them to beat Inter Milan big enough to equalize an aggregated result within 90 minutes. If they can do it, everything might happen in two extra halfs and even later in penalty shootouts.

That match at Etihad will be stressful for Manchester City and they will have to beat a very strong club in Champions League. The opponent just won over Manchester City in the past season and are very ready to repeat it in the coming semi final.

Real Madrid are dangerous as their power is not only from their old players but in this season, some of their young players like Vinicius, Rodrygo, Camavinga and Tchouameni are maturing more and are able to carrying bigger tasks.

Carlo Ancelotti has an ace up his sleeve with Valverde and can make surprise for Pep and Manchester City.

The outcome of the match between AC Milan and Inter Milan may be predicted because Inter Milan is now in better shape than them and AC Milan has shown that they are helpless by performing poorly in the Serie A competition. Additionally, AC Milan had a very difficult time recovering the goals because Inter Milan defeated them 2-0 in the first leg of the semifinal.
Regarding Manchester City and Real Madrid I don't think Manchester City will defeat Real Madrid easily because Real Madrid has players like Rudiger, Alaba, and Camavinga who can stop Manchester City in their tracks. I know Manchester City is very dangerous this season and Real Madrid will be playing at Etihad Stadium, but that shouldn't mean Manchester City has a chance to win the match.

Intermilan has been in better condition compared with ac milan as it has been winning with two goal as aggregates. I don't even think if intermilan will make lots of goal against ac milan. Leao is coming back again and intermilan must be a bit carefl with the come of him in the second leg.

I hope that lukaku will be playing in the next leg. It will be so good to have him duet with lautaro martinez. It will make intermilan to be very careful when it will face intermilan again.


Ancelotti was also a smart coach. The match against girona was without some main players. I think that you should take a look at the lineup that being used by real madrid against girona.

Both remaining matches could be unpredictable... But I think Inter will play from defence tonight, which is very difficult to break... Milan have no choice but to go on the attack and take big risks... That could play a fatal role in this game... I have my doubts about Real Madrid, although they are indeed the club that can pull off a great surprise for everyone...

Haaland had an amazing performance in any game they play, as a player who joined this team the last year I saw not expecting to see a performance like this from Haaland, I think the most important thing Ancelotti is thinking about it how to make this player stop in the second leg because even the strong defenders are unable to do that and if you leave a player like Haaland unprotected in the field the while tam will be punished in the end.

Maybe it was Ancelotti's strategy to give pessimistic news from his squad and of course if Manchester City heard the news they would be very happy, but indeed this is also a strategy in football so that the strategies of the opposing team cannot be read. But I also heard earlier that Vinicious was not 100% fit and that might be another strategy to make the opponent even more optimistic about beating Real Madrid.

What's more, actually all the players are in top shape and we will see Real Madrid with its main squad against Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. Well, regarding the existing speculation, we will prove it through tomorrow's match and hopefully everyone can give their best performance.

Inter Milan has a great chance to advance to the final, while Milan is motivated to stage a comeback from a 2-goal deficit in the first leg. Tonight's Milan Derby promises to be intense, but it seems Inter Milan will prioritize strengthening their defense from the early minutes of the match. Remember, they are already leading by 2 goals on aggregate. As long as no goals are conceded by Inter Milan, it means they will progress to the final.
A 2-0 victory for Inter is on the cards.

In the Manchester City vs Real Madrid match, it appears that more goals will be scored compared to the previous game. This decisive encounter holds great importance, as both Manchester City and Real Madrid are motivated to give their all and secure a spot in the final.
A 3-1 victory for Manchester City is a likely outcome.

Milan will learn from the first leg. I saw them fail to be confident in the first fifteen minutes so in the first leg they lost two goals since fifteen minutes. It is not impossible for Milan to even reverse the situation. They are in the same house, it makes Milan still have a chance of qualifying.
For Madrid I still hope for the miracle and experience of the senior players. Man City look perfect but there is always a chance for Madrid to make a surprise.

I believe that injury hiding is an old tactic and one that works as well, it makes the other team not entirely sure how to get ready for it. In the end City is good enough to beat Madrid, I believe that wholeheartedly and they will get a win. The only reason City could lose is if they end up playing worse than they normally play.

The game was a tie at Madrid, that's their own home game and they failed to win, now it is time for City home game with tens of thousands of fans cheering for City and booing Madrid, not the same thing plus there is travel and jetlag as well involved so we need to consider that it's an advantage, not a huge obvious one like missing Benzema, but it's still a good thing for City and I believe it will be a good one.

The prediction is simple for me. It will be the Blue Final in Istanbul. Inter Milan vs AC Milan: 3-0 (Definitely because the Ac MIlan team is quite mediocre and most likely fails to qualify for the Champions League next season).

Manchester City vs Real Madrid: 2-1. Given Manchester City's fantastic home record this season, it will be a tough game. However, they can pull off the same trick as Girona did by scoring 4 goals to kill the game as having Gundogan, De Bruyne and Haaland are super weapons for City to win more difficult games.

UEFA champions league semi-final Legs-2 game inter vs milan is going to start. Inter have the best chance to win today's match as they are ahead by 2 goals in Leg-1. But Milan is behind after losing the match, but even if Milan has a chance in today's match, it doesn't seem like they can win the match. Milan are under a lot of pressure due to the fact that they are behind even though they are playing at their home ground. But Inter will not give up so easily, they will definitely fight hard enough to reach the final. And today's match Inter will leave the field after confirming their final match, there is no doubt that Inter will win. Inter's victory can only be seen at the end of the game, Now just waiting for the game to start.

Me too. I were always thinking if this match have become the hardest match in UCL right now. I was not saying the match between duo milan was not good but to be honest if it's not as good as the match between madrid vs city.
These two clubs were performing so well in the local league. These clubs have their own top strikers in the world. I will say that if the win from this match may have biggest chance to win UCL. It must be noted that if the winner from this match shall not be under estimate intermilan.

Intermilan gonna be a candidate from serie a that will be going to the final.

I hope real madrid will able to make its comeback against manchester city in etihad stadium. I knew how good the record of manchester city when it was playing at home.
I personally took it as a huge challnge for real madrid soon.

Both teams showed caution when playing in Leg 1, even though it was at home to Madrid, it turned out that Manchester City had learned a lot and had grown into calmer players. For this reason, Ancelotti still has to be able to realize that Pep Guardiola is now different from last season. It is possible that playing at the Etihad will be a fierce battle, Madrid, who have already died, also need to remain focused, considering that Manchester City players can definitely dominate the sector of the field.

If you fall behind in Leg 1, AC Milan will be much more pressured, while Inter will certainly be much calmer in playing its role on the pitch. The instability of AC Milan this season has become a benchmark for Inter being able to easily make a bluff that triggers a quick attack.

Not only mentally, but also they have great luck in this competition. that's why, City will not underestimate Madrid even though playing at the Etihad Stadium. Madrid still has a chance to overthrow City in the second round of the match later. I'm pretty sure, in the second leg the two teams will play a more exciting battle than in the first leg. but what is certain, I don't know if the pressure is coming on TheCitizens who play at the Etihad Stadium. or, they have a much stronger motivation than when competing at the Santiago Bernabeu.

On the other hand, we will see what Don Carlo will do with his tactics. because, I'm sure they will not change the system. regarding Camavinga, it looks like he will still be played if I refer to the predicted Madrid line-up.
On the other hand, Nathan Ake is still in doubt whether he will be the main starter. or, Pep will play the squad as in the first leg. for now, I want to see what the two coaches will do to prepare their teams later. so, we do not need to rush to predict.

It is true that home matches cannot be a guarantee for a team to always win. But sometimes it does happen in a team. For example Manchester City, which has a record of more wins when playing at home.

But because we are talking about who will be the opponent for Manchester City is Real Madrid. So this of course has different conditions. Because actually Real Madrid doesn't care if it's a home or away match, they always perform to their full potential. Even in the quarter-finals Real Madrid also managed to beat Chelsea at Chelsea. And Real Madrid also managed to beat Liverpool in the last 16 at home Liverpool.

But I'm on Manchester City's side this time. And I'm pretty sure Manchester City will make it through to the final this time around.

Why has a home fixture suddenly become a determining factor in eliminating teams from crucial matches, you should know that even if a team is playing at home, unforeseen circumstances such as a red card can completely change the dynamics of a match, football is a simple game that doesn't require rocket science to understand. Home indeed is always an advantage but look at the Champions League chart and view the previous matches that have been played, you will notice so many teams were eliminated because of the goals they conceded from their home in group stages, the knockout stages, and quarterfinals and could still happen in the semi finals.

Psychologically, home matches are always considered an advantage for teams but who knows, this time Real Madrid is going to live a blueprint on Etihad for Manchester City to always remember that their losses contributed to the journey of Real Madrid on how they lifted the 15th Champions League after they took out Inter by a storm, this I have seen and I believed will happen.

@gabbie2010 you’ll be disappointed because Real Madrid will beat City and I’m saying this due to their past history of winning this competition. Furthermore while City is definitely a strong team they’ll crack under pressure and this is where Real Madrid has an advantage because they thrive under pressure especially in champion league matches hence in my personal opinion they’ll definitely win and progress to the finals.