Topic: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season - page 151. (Read 92693 times)

For some reason, most people think Manchester City have a better chance of getting to the final. But I think Real Madrid can beat them by a good score to guarantee themselves a win. I expect Real Madrid to score at least two goals today to draw the game back in Manchester. Of course City are playing well and have not lost many matches. Tonight will probably be a turning point for them.

I have seen Real Madrid even win the Champions league at a time when they struggled all through the competition. They have a good experience in the Champions league, will be playing at home first, and still have world class players that can match any team. The game will be a close contest and I still feel Real Madrid will win as they normally do against English teams. This is a game not to be missed.

The news of Modric's recovery from injury will certainly make the fans much calmer because Modric's role is still very important to stabilize the midfield. Real Madrid had experienced a bad trend in the domestic league before they finally won the CDR championship and also arrived in the semifinals of the champions league against manchester city. Ancelotti must provide a good strategy and composition in this match so that they win first at home. As usual I don't expect Real Madrid to score first, I hope Manchester City will do it, so we will be able to see an exciting match in this first leg.

But the latest news regarding the injury is still being experienced by Dani Ceballos, we know he injured his thigh during warm-up training against Osasusa in the CDR final last week and now it looks like he is still in doubt to appear for Real Madrid, even though his role is only as a backup sometimes for Dani Ceballos can be the key to Real Madrid's victory through assists or goals.

Source: https://www.managingmadrid.com/2023/5/8/23715048/ceballos-real-madrid-2023-injury-thigh-manchester-city

I will bet more at Real Madrid in the first dide against Mancaster City, although there are indeed many people who doubt Real Madrid because of their declining abilities and Manchaster City is a favorite in this first leg because they managed to amaze people with what they display on the field, especially in its domestic league.
Anceloti is not once or twice at UCL and I am quite sure that their mentality is still very strong here, especially Real Madrid, hosting this first leg, will certainly provide significant flexibility for Real Madrid, a match that is and must be secured in the first leg This is a provision in the second leg.

This full gambler will bet luck at Real Madrid and Milan to take advantage. LOL

I think today's match is very important for both teams.Real madrid have lost their chance to be champions in the league and will want to win against a tough opponent as they want to end the year with at least the cup, but Manchester City are in great form and have become a very difficult team to beat. Real madrid is lucky to be the home team in the first leg and the more goals they score here the better it will be for them.City is the favorite but I think Real madrid can win this game.Real madrid is a very experienced team no matter how out of form they are.City has the chance to be both league champions and champions league champions but I think they will lose one of the two.Let's see which one it will be.

FYI, ancelotti has been making a confirmation regarding modric.

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/08/carlo-ancelotti-confirms-luka-modric-will-start-against-manchester-city

Finally, the time has come for modric to play as the starting line up again. I think that if ancelotti will be put and kroos together like in the previous match. Vini and benzema will be also playing as attacking line for real madrid.

Glad to see that if the confirmation that has been made by ancelotti was making everything clear.
So many people were so doubtful with modric to play against city but ancelotti was answering all of rumors linked to the modric.

I really want to see both teams field a full team squad. The Real Madrid vs Manchester City match tonight is the best semi-final and the match tension is high. It is quite good news if Modric enters the line-up and completes the midfield with Kroos and Valverde. Likewise with Manchester City before they also doubted Kevin De Bruyne to appear, but it seems that his fitness has also improved and is ready to make a breakthrough in tonight's match.

If you deeply look into the performance of the two clubs, then I think Manchester City is having higher chances of winning the match, the two clubs are performing very well, but if you see the efforts in which Manchester city are putting in their matches lately you will know that Manchester city will want to bring down any club that comes against them in both premier league and champions league. I know the match will be a very tough one, the two clubs will do everything possible to win the match today, am not expecting draw in todays match, am expecting a club to win, but am sure it will be slight goal difference.

I am quite happy with the news that Luka Modric has recovered. Because it would be a shame if Luka Modric could not appear in the Champions League Semi-finals. But I agree that even though Modric is recovering, it doesn't look like he will play full time. Because even though he has recovered, that doesn't mean Modric is at his best. still he will not play in full. Ancelotti will definitely make adjustments in his strategy.

But it doesn't feel like today the match we have been waiting for is finally in front of us. This match will definitely be another historic match in the Champions League. like last season.

If they like, they can improve the stake to 5, it's their thing to make money but the fact that Real Madrid is having some shake up in their domestic League doesn't completely make them vulnerable in this match, they won Copper del Ray in their last match as well, that is a good result and all the squad is completely set for the match. as for Milan and Intern, it is understandable and people doesn't give much interest in them, any of them that qualify for the final will either be removed by Real Madrid or Manchester City.


You are right about that but from the group stage, Real Madrid has more points than Manchester City because they win more of their matches than them, and despite City having less tough teams, Haaland scores more goals in matches with teams that are not in form but Madrid as a collective effort and if not that Barcelona was eliminated earlier, Lewandoski would still be the one leading with highest goal scored.

Did you watch the last match? Luka modric is fine right now. There's nothing that must be worried regarding his condition. Ancelotti was not pushing him to go beyond his limit caused by ancelotti has been fully preparing the match against manchester city.
Modrid was not fully playing against osassuna caused by pep knew that if modric can become the main key for the match against manchester city, he is now best midfielder right now.

Modric is in a very good condition right now and he is ready to face manchester city very soon. You will see him to be included in the starting line up of real madrid.

To be honest, I really want to believe that Madrid will win this fight. moreover, this fight was held at the Santiago Bernabeu, the headquarters of El Madrid. playing in front of his own fans, really gave a high boost of motivation to Don Carlo's squad. the roaring atmosphere of support from Los Blancos supporters, will echo to fill the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. it's just that, City is not a team that is experiencing a decline in performance like Liverpool and Chelsea. City, has a complete squad in terms of the players. plus, the system that Pep implements.

I really know that Madrid has players that Carlo Ancelotti can really rely on. every attack they build, always threatens the opponent's defense. especially when the Madrid players do combinations in the opponent's defense area, it's really dangerous. and the most dangerous thing is, counterattack with the individual skills of Madrid's front line players.


Well, now we're talking on the City side. City has a fairly complicated and unique system, they have lots of players they can rely on. also, there are two players who must be strictly marked by the Madrid defense when City attacks. rotation of Haaland and De Bruyne, will stab in the penalty area and that is very dangerous. Well, to be honest it's more profitable to choose the house, I want to bet on Madrid. but from my point of view, City are capable of putting up a fight despite playing at the Santiago Bernabeu. IMO, if this game doesn't end in a draw, then City will win the fight.

Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Luka Modric is very important with Real Madrid even he is very old already. He recovered days ago and returned to training but I am not sure that Luka will play the semi final at beginning. Maybe Carlo Ancelotti will use Luka at some time in the match but if the player is not fully recovered and has good fitness, the coach will not take risk to use Luka in the debut squad. He is important but Real Madrid have other good midfielder like Camavinga to replace Luka.

I don't think Manchester City mainly rely on Haaland even the fact is Haaland helps them to make their squad looks to be more perfectly powerful in attacking. However, I believe that Pep is always flexible with tactics and he is one of genius coaches in tactics and is able to make surprising changes any time. Since a day he left Barcelona, because of his obsession for perfection in tactics and performance, he got some side effects from it. It caused some failures of Bayern Munich and Manchester City recent seasons even they were considered as strongest teams in Champions League in some seasons.

Luka Modrid will play when Real Madrid face Manchester City, he only has a problem in terms of fitness and I think he is fit enough for now. Now, the match that we have been waiting for for a long time is in sight which brings together the two best teams in the world. I think these two teams will go down with the perfect squad in the first leg which will take place today.

Apart from that, on the Manchester City side, they will rely on Haaland, where he has appeared quite impressive in the Champions League this season, I think he will be the player who steals the most attention in today match.

I would support City, too! For two three reasons: the first reason is that Guardiola has been working hard and deserves another title. He is a great coach. The second reason is that the team has been working hard as well and the entire Manchester City cosmos deserves it because, let us be honest here, they have been very unlucky a couple of times when they were the better team but couldn't take it home. The third reason is that I like Haaland so much. A cool guy with such an outstanding skill and hunger for success and since he will never win the World Cup or the European Championship, I hope that he can collect as many Champions League titles as possible and become the world soccer player for a couple of times. A Norwegian playing at that level and then we can't even get to see him at a World Cup because his team didn't qualify. Norway won't ever have a chance in realistic terms.

When Mbappe doesn't win anything but there is a World Cup that year, he could still become the world soccer player because he is French. That is not possible for Haaland. He has to win it all on the club level to have a fair chance.

City away matches in the Champions League often ended in a draw, Bayern, Leipzig, Dortmund (by the way, all teams from the Bundesliga) and even Copenhagen had a draw in the group stage. At home, they play much more confidently, but I see that Guardiola's main task in away matches is not to lose. Perhaps today we will see something similar, it could be a draw, let's say 1-1. And in the home match, City will try to beat the unstable Real Madrid.

Where did you get news about this? Because when I saw the Copa Del Rey final, Luka Modric was played in the 82nd minute, which Luka Modric looked very fit at that time. So for today I also think that Luka Modric is also fit to play in the semifinals of the Champions League against the big team Manchester City. Because if Real Madrid can't play Luka Modric in today's home game, I'm afraid that Real Madrid will find it difficult to win at home today.

Champions League Real Madrid-Manchester City match like an early final.
I believe City will pass the round, but I think Real will win tonight's game, benefiting from the field and the audience. Real Madrid defender Mendy will not be able to play tonight due to injury. City's Ake will not be on the field today due to injury. All eyes will be on City's star, Haaland. Haaland will push Real Madrid's defense very hard. It could be very difficult for Real if they put on a great game, like in the Liverpool game with De Bruyne. I think Real win is a little ahead.

Real Madrid is a team that is very difficult to predict, right, their performance in the domestic league cannot be a benchmark because sometimes they play beyond the expectations of many people, especially since this is an important match, of course Real Madrid will try hard to play well in this match.

This first leg match will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Real Madrid's home stadium and this is a good moment for them to make Agg distance to look at the second leg later at home to Man City to make it easier for Real Madrid.

the betting exchange favors Man City in this first leg match, even though the match plays sometimes Real Madrid, I plan to bet for Real Madrid in this match if there is a tantalizing possibility.

It looks like luka Modric has picked up an injury and he may likely not be featured in the upcoming Cupa dey Rey final as well as the first-leg semi-final against Manchester City is in doubt it is a big blow to Madrid playing without one of the best and most experienced players in an important game like this. On the other hand, they seem to be good news as David Alaba suffered an injury during the second leg champion league tie with Chealse and he is fully fit to play  if all this is equal I think Alaba will play against Manchester city which is a big boost for the team right now.