Even if real madrid are in top shape beating man city will remain extreamly difficult i think both kroos and modric will be needed to take care of de bruyne but that doesn't mean it will stop man city since they have many other dangerous players who are capable of creating and scoring goals, i think this is real madrid greatest challenge in the ucl in recent years.
Even though Manchester City is Real Madrid's biggest challenge this season, at least last season Real Madrid was able to beat Manchester City in the Champions League. But I also don't think that last season's results will be repeated this season because this season Manchester City's strength is very different and has improved from last season so that it has the possibility to make it difficult for Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League this season.
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Experience is going to be against strength in the matchup between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Real Madrid have dominated the Champions League most of the time obviously. They had a really tough run here last season also but still made it to the title with the right strategies and their experience. They will surely try to do the same thanks to Ancelotti's great management. However this time things might not go in their way like last season. Because now some things are different compared to then.
Manchester City are a complete team now especially thanks to Erling Haaland. He was the missing piece of the puzzle. He is really unstoppable now and I don't see any Real Madrid defender who can really stop him either. It is all up to Courtois' performance against him. But still I'm expecting Manchester City to reach the finale with the help of Haaland.
Manchester city simply unstoppable this season.Manchester City are a complete team now especially thanks to Erling Haaland. He was the missing piece of the puzzle. He is really unstoppable now and I don't see any Real Madrid defender who can really stop him either. It is all up to Courtois' performance against him. But still I'm expecting Manchester City to reach the finale with the help of Haaland.
No matter how experienced a club like real madrid is , manchester city under pep guardiola can't be compared to the recent opponents that faced by real madrid , it's a special case in manchester city where a club with great records & stats at the champions league like bayern munich as well get destroyed .
Real Madrid's focus is only on the UCL and Copa Del Rey, so it will definitely do everything possible to win. Meanwhile, Man City's focus is divided into three because all have the chance to win. So if Real Mandrid wins against Man City, don't ask again who won the UCL, it's definitely Real Madrid, and vice versa. Because if we look at its history, Real Madrid has always been a disaster for English clubs in the UCL. Will Manchester City be the next victim? Chelsea and Liverpool have been grounded.
The previous season, Manchester City had been a victim of Real Madrid and it looks like the same thing will happen again this season. Currently the focus of these two teams is still divided by the several active competitions they are in, including the champions league. But Real Madrid's chances of winning the Copa Del Rey are getting closer in the next two weeks.But this will also have a significant impact on the stamina of the Real Madrid players because after the final match is delayed 3 days later they will face Manchester City in the UCL semifinals and of course Pep Guardiola's squad will greatly benefit from the fatigue of the Real Madrid players.
Meanwhile, Manchester City is also at a disadvantage because they have to play two solid domestic league matches on May 4 and May 6 before playing against Real Madrid. So I think the two teams will be very even with the fatigue of each player. Now the heavy task is on the shoulders of the two coaches, they must be able to rotate their players to get maximum results and it seems that it is not easy.
Experience is going to be against strength in the matchup between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Real Madrid have dominated the Champions League most of the time obviously. They had a really tough run here last season also but still made it to the title with the right strategies and their experience. They will surely try to do the same thanks to Ancelotti's great management. However this time things might not go in their way like last season. Because now some things are different compared to then.
Manchester City are a complete team now especially thanks to Erling Haaland. He was the missing piece of the puzzle. He is really unstoppable now and I don't see any Real Madrid defender who can really stop him either. It is all up to Courtois' performance against him. But still I'm expecting Manchester City to reach the finale with the help of Haaland.
Manchester city simply unstoppable this season.Manchester City are a complete team now especially thanks to Erling Haaland. He was the missing piece of the puzzle. He is really unstoppable now and I don't see any Real Madrid defender who can really stop him either. It is all up to Courtois' performance against him. But still I'm expecting Manchester City to reach the finale with the help of Haaland.
No matter how experienced a club like real madrid is , manchester city under pep guardiola can't be compared to the recent opponents that faced by real madrid , it's a special case in manchester city where a club with great records & stats at the champions league like bayern munich as well get destroyed .
Real Madrid's focus is only on the UCL and Copa Del Rey, so it will definitely do everything possible to win. Meanwhile, Man City's focus is divided into three because all have the chance to win. So if Real Mandrid wins against Man City, don't ask again who won the UCL, it's definitely Real Madrid, and vice versa. Because if we look at its history, Real Madrid has always been a disaster for English clubs in the UCL. Will Manchester City be the next victim? Chelsea and Liverpool have been grounded.
The previous season, Manchester City had been a victim of Real Madrid and it looks like the same thing will happen again this season. Currently the focus of these two teams is still divided by the several active competitions they are in, including the champions league. But Real Madrid's chances of winning the Copa Del Rey are getting closer in the next two weeks.But this will also have a significant impact on the stamina of the Real Madrid players because after the final match is delayed 3 days later they will face Manchester City in the UCL semifinals and of course Pep Guardiola's squad will greatly benefit from the fatigue of the Real Madrid players.
Meanwhile, Manchester City is also at a disadvantage because they have to play two solid domestic league matches on May 4 and May 6 before playing against Real Madrid. So I think the two teams will be very even with the fatigue of each player. Now the heavy task is on the shoulders of the two coaches, they must be able to rotate their players to get maximum results and it seems that it is not easy.
Even though the final is a match that I also look forward to, for me AC Milan is too careless if it only focuses on the UCL. Because the UCL match is a much more difficult match for AC Milan than Serie-A. They should also consider that if they fail this season and in the final standings of Serie A they don't get a UCL spot, then their focus is in vain because there are no other options next season. vs Madrid or City is not balance for Milan, just a luck and miracle that can give them win over one of them.
I tend to agree with your opinion, and of course it would be very bad or maybe too careless if Milan only focused on the Champions League. No one knows who will qualify for the final and win the title this season even though Milan appeared quite impressive in the quarter-finals. Semi-finals are difficult, let alone finals, so your opinion about Milan makes lot of sense.Milan must focus on Serie A by finding solution so they can secure ticket to the Champions League next season. That is the best anticipation if Milan fail to win the Champions League title this season.
We'll see how Milan plays at home, whether they can win or be held back but if that happens then Milan's opportunity will be lost because Lazio is still a great team at the moment and Milan needs to be vigilant too.
Milan seems to be under pressure where they can't concentrate properly in Serie A. On the other hand, the Champions League is already waiting to get to the final. I don't mind Serie A being so chaotic even though it's an important point too.
Now everything looks difficult for Milan to occupy the Champions League zone in Serie A. Every team in the top 6 will compete for the last 1 place in the Champions League zone. So I think Inter is the one who makes it possible to win the zone that last.
Agreed, Intermilan seems on fire right now. Acmilan must have been competing with some clubs like as roma and atalanta. It will be so difficult for acmilan to be qualified for UCL next season. Ac milan needs to win any matches until the last match to make sure it will be qualified for UCL with the hope intermilan will be losing points in the future. Acmilan has no chance anymore if intermilan keep winning the game until the end of season. Ac milan can pray to the god to see inter will have sloppy performance in the future. However, no one knows for sure how each team will be at the end of the season, but because Serie A only has five matches remaining, Milan does not seem to have many chances to win one place in the Champions League zone. Napoli, Lazio, Juventus and Inter are the teams most likely to qualify for next season's Champions League, so Milan will likely regret their poor results in their last few matches.
None knows but im sure that if iwe can predict it easily through seeing the result from previous matches. The chance for ac milan is pretty small at this moment. Quote
Inter are confident and scoring goals again, having amassed a third consecutive league victory which means they are now fourth in the table.
On the other hand there is the disappointed and frightened Milan, who again seem to have lost all their certainties in what has been a real roller coaster 2023 for Stefano Pioli’s side thus far.
https://sempremilan.com/corsera-milan-inter-ucl-diametrically-oppositeOn the other hand there is the disappointed and frightened Milan, who again seem to have lost all their certainties in what has been a real roller coaster 2023 for Stefano Pioli’s side thus far.
The result from semi final will determine the future of milan. Acmilan has been missing so many points in serie a. UCL must become the only way for milan to be qualified for UCL.
I see very little chance of AC Milan securing victory in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Because Inter Milan is performing incredibly well in every league. Compared to AC Milan, Inter Milan's players are much stronger and full of experience. So considering all aspects, Inter Milan is more likely.
There are many things that are considered by Inter to qualify for the Semi-Finals, one of which is their performance, which is starting to be consistent in domestic competitions. But I still respect Milan because they have also shown their class to be able to reach the semifinals.Overall the strength of Milan and Inter are relatively the same, they also play matches in the same stadium so that there is no different atmosphere. Now these two city teams only need to prepare their respective strengths, if the main squad of Milan and Inter are not bothered by injuries then I'm sure this match will be very tough for up to two legs.
I see very little chance of AC Milan securing victory in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Because Inter Milan is performing incredibly well in every league. Compared to AC Milan, Inter Milan's players are much stronger and full of experience. So considering all aspects, Inter Milan is more likely.
I bet on AC Milan also because if you've seen Inter play, they're terrible as a team
many overpaid champions and then they can't bring home anything as results
I would send everyone home, to do something else in life
We do know so well how bad cremonese is as the club is not placing at the relegation. Im skeptical with milan in UCL. It must be also focusing to the serie a to make sure if ac milan will also get a spot for UCL next season.
The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
Now everything looks difficult for Milan to occupy the Champions League zone in Serie A. Every team in the top 6 will compete for the last 1 place in the Champions League zone. So I think Inter is the one who makes it possible to win the zone that last.The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
However, no one knows for sure how each team will be at the end of the season, but because Serie A only has five matches remaining, Milan does not seem to have many chances to win one place in the Champions League zone. Napoli, Lazio, Juventus and Inter are the teams most likely to qualify for next season's Champions League, so Milan will likely regret their poor results in their last few matches.
There are still a few more matches remaining at the end of the season with a point difference that is not that far away. There are still several matches that can be an opportunity to get rid of each other to get a CL ticket in the next season. I see that the competition is getting tougher and more exciting, so many people speculate which one deserves to be in the top 4 , but let's have a look at that
This semi-final deserves a final and I hope that City this time can convert and keep their advantage against Real because last time it was a very upsetting loss when they conceded twice at the very end and let Real beat them. All Guardiola had to do at that time was calm their players and just bring the match to victory, but this is a bitter experience, which I am sure was a good lesson for them.
Man City's performance this season is of course very good, and is one of the best clubs this season. Haaland's existence as a regular goalscorer this season has become the basis for Man City to win the Champions League title this season. But Real Madrid will do whatever it takes to win the game, I'm sure Haaland can't do much. Haaland will get a hard tackle, so this condition makes Haaland frustrated. We do know so well how bad cremonese is as the club is not placing at the relegation. Im skeptical with milan in UCL. It must be also focusing to the serie a to make sure if ac milan will also get a spot for UCL next season.
The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
Now everything looks difficult for Milan to occupy the Champions League zone in Serie A. Every team in the top 6 will compete for the last 1 place in the Champions League zone. So I think Inter is the one who makes it possible to win the zone that last.The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
However, no one knows for sure how each team will be at the end of the season, but because Serie A only has five matches remaining, Milan does not seem to have many chances to win one place in the Champions League zone. Napoli, Lazio, Juventus and Inter are the teams most likely to qualify for next season's Champions League, so Milan will likely regret their poor results in their last few matches.
We do know so well how bad cremonese is as the club is not placing at the relegation. Im skeptical with milan in UCL. It must be also focusing to the serie a to make sure if ac milan will also get a spot for UCL next season.
The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
Now everything looks difficult for Milan to occupy the Champions League zone in Serie A. Every team in the top 6 will compete for the last 1 place in the Champions League zone. So I think Inter is the one who makes it possible to win the zone that last.The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
However, no one knows for sure how each team will be at the end of the season, but because Serie A only has five matches remaining, Milan does not seem to have many chances to win one place in the Champions League zone. Napoli, Lazio, Juventus and Inter are the teams most likely to qualify for next season's Champions League, so Milan will likely regret their poor results in their last few matches.
Wasn't it like that last season too?
Even last season Manchester City was very proud but in the end they had to lose with their high confidence.
At the moment the chances of both teams are still very big even with Manchester City's very deadly conditions but Madrid also has a good enough depth of the squad, it's just that the problem of physical fitness has always been the main real problem until now for Madrid.
Many people said this season gonna be difference caused by there was haaland in manchester city's side. I don't even know why people don't even count benzema at this moment as this guy has ever won d'or as best striker in the world. Even last season Manchester City was very proud but in the end they had to lose with their high confidence.
At the moment the chances of both teams are still very big even with Manchester City's very deadly conditions but Madrid also has a good enough depth of the squad, it's just that the problem of physical fitness has always been the main real problem until now for Madrid.
Real madrid has been facing so many schedules which were having short time gap. Ancelotti is also sacrifice some points in laliga for the preparation against manchester city soon. Real madrid is a toughest opponent in UCL now.
It's also able beating any big clubs even when real madrid is under very big pressure. I don't even know why people are always underestimating real madrid since last season.
People like close their eyes with the fact.
Haaland is experiencing his best days and he is playing in the champions league he even have the chance to win the Champions League for the first time in the history of his team and the first time in his life which can show us how important is the game for him against Real Madrid, but the Ancelotti I know will not be an easy opponent for Manchester City which can make this game very much unpredictable.
To be honest I was expecting to see these two teams playing against each other in the final match.
Real Madrid's defense knows that they're gonna get a good run for their money when they meet them in the semi finals and I'm sure they've watched most of his clips and would definitely do everything possible to silence him but how possible is that?
? Even though the final is a match that I also look forward to, for me AC Milan is too careless if it only focuses on the UCL. Because the UCL match is a much more difficult match for AC Milan than Serie-A. They should also consider that if they fail this season and in the final standings of Serie A they don't get a UCL spot, then their focus is in vain because there are no other options next season. vs Madrid or City is not balance for Milan, just a luck and miracle that can give them win over one of them.
Agreed, it would better if milan will be maximizing any opportunities. The problem is if milan has no good results in the previous meetings against intermilan. It may be so hard for ac milan to win against intermilan soon. Intermilan is still on fire right now. The chance for ac milan to win against intermilan became even less. Lukaku and martinez will be playing against ac milan soon. It's very hard to counter this duo caused by it's always showing good results in serie a. Ac milan was not even able winning the previous match against cremonese.
We do know so well how bad cremonese is as the club is not placing at the relegation. Im skeptical with milan in UCL. It must be also focusing to the serie a to make sure if ac milan will also get a spot for UCL next season.
The competition in UCL and serie a become very strict right now caused by any clubs tried so hard to achieve what have become their targets.
Even if real madrid are in top shape beating man city will remain extreamly difficult i think both kroos and modric will be needed to take care of de bruyne but that doesn't mean it will stop man city since they have many other dangerous players who are capable of creating and scoring goals, i think this is real madrid greatest challenge in the ucl in recent years.
Even though Manchester City is Real Madrid's biggest challenge this season, at least last season Real Madrid was able to beat Manchester City in the Champions League. But I also don't think that last season's results will be repeated this season because this season Manchester City's strength is very different and has improved from last season so that it has the possibility to make it difficult for Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League this season. 
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Even though the final is a match that I also look forward to, for me AC Milan is too careless if it only focuses on the UCL. Because the UCL match is a much more difficult match for AC Milan than Serie-A. They should also consider that if they fail this season and in the final standings of Serie A they don't get a UCL spot, then their focus is in vain because there are no other options next season. vs Madrid or City is not balance for Milan, just a luck and miracle that can give them win over one of them.
Milan must focus on Serie A by finding solution so they can secure ticket to the Champions League next season. That is the best anticipation if Milan fail to win the Champions League title this season.
I think that the reason of this decrease in their performance level recently is that their not being able to concentrate on their Serie A matches. I started to think like they are mostly focused on the Champions League at the moment to be as successful as possible. In the end they have a significant chance to make it to the finale here after all these years. It has been a long time since we saw Milan doing this good in this tournament.
But I wouldn't say of course that this is good they are doing in the Serie A. Because they need to be realistic on one hand. Even if they qualify for the Champions League finale it seems very difficult for them to beat Manchester City or Real Madrid. They had huge difficulties against even Napoli (it isn't an underestimation of course). Real Madrid are like the most dominant team in this tournament for years and Manchester City seem like the biggest favourite now.
But I wouldn't say of course that this is good they are doing in the Serie A. Because they need to be realistic on one hand. Even if they qualify for the Champions League finale it seems very difficult for them to beat Manchester City or Real Madrid. They had huge difficulties against even Napoli (it isn't an underestimation of course). Real Madrid are like the most dominant team in this tournament for years and Manchester City seem like the biggest favourite now.
Even though the final is a match that I also look forward to, for me AC Milan is too careless if it only focuses on the UCL. Because the UCL match is a much more difficult match for AC Milan than Serie-A. They should also consider that if they fail this season and in the final standings of Serie A they don't get a UCL spot, then their focus is in vain because there are no other options next season. vs Madrid or City is not balance for Milan, just a luck and miracle that can give them win over one of them.
Haaland is experiencing his best days and he is playing in the champions league he even have the chance to win the Champions League for the first time in the history of his team and the first time in his life which can show us how important is the game for him against Real Madrid, but the Ancelotti I know will not be an easy opponent for Manchester City which can make this game very much unpredictable.
To be honest I was expecting to see these two teams playing against each other in the final match.
To be honest I was expecting to see these two teams playing against each other in the final match.
This semi-final deserves a final and I hope that City this time can convert and keep their advantage against Real because last time it was a very upsetting loss when they conceded twice at the very end and let Real beat them. All Guardiola had to do at that time was calm their players and just bring the match to victory, but this is a bitter experience, which I am sure was a good lesson for them.
Haaland plays in the right team with the best coach, so it is very possible that Haaland can get the Champions League title this season because of his continuously improving performance. I personally really believe that Manchester City has the quality and a great chance to win the Champions League title this season. Because of course, the hard work that Manchester City put in while putting Pep Guardiola as head coach, then with time Manchester City will get the desired results as well.
So yes, it looks like this season is the right season for Manchester City maybe to get a treble winner, who knows. Because Manchester City's chance to get a treble winner this season is very open, moreover Manchester City has a squad with players who are on fire.
AC Milan was impressive in first half of this season, but recently they are on decline which is surely not good sign as things are heading for the end we need better performance from them, but they fail to maintain their performance with their defence is also terrible but Inter is surely having aggressive approach in last few weeks which is helping them for having better results and their defence is also working better even we have many Italian sides in top ranks of UEFA, but their performance is surely not as par we need for competitive results.
For this semifinal prediction is never been easy because derby matches are never been easy with any team on match-day can go through into positive shape, and we can expect surprise but as Milan beats Napoli this was really amazing which is also can go through for them like we have for Real Madrid in Champions League matches both darling teams can face each other as well.
For this semifinal prediction is never been easy because derby matches are never been easy with any team on match-day can go through into positive shape, and we can expect surprise but as Milan beats Napoli this was really amazing which is also can go through for them like we have for Real Madrid in Champions League matches both darling teams can face each other as well.
I think that the reason of this decrease in their performance level recently is that their not being able to concentrate on their Serie A matches. I started to think like they are mostly focused on the Champions League at the moment to be as successful as possible. In the end they have a significant chance to make it to the finale here after all these years. It has been a long time since we saw Milan doing this good in this tournament.
But I wouldn't say of course that this is good they are doing in the Serie A. Because they need to be realistic on one hand. Even if they qualify for the Champions League finale it seems very difficult for them to beat Manchester City or Real Madrid. They had huge difficulties against even Napoli (it isn't an underestimation of course). Real Madrid are like the most dominant team in this tournament for years and Manchester City seem like the biggest favourite now.
Erling Haaland's decision to move to Manchester city and Manchester City's decision to sign Erling Haaland were very good decisions taken by both parties. Now Manchester City has a striker who is very hungry for goals, and Haaland has a strong team to compete in European competitions, such as this Champions League. This is one of the best transfers of the season.
Yeah, haaland was not making wrong choice to pick manchester city as his current club now. Manchester city is also able going to this stage caused by his contribution. The fact that if haaland is always become a goal machine for manchester city. His consistentcy in any matches has proven if he is worthy enough to be considered as the best striker like benzema. The only problem if haaland is still very young compared with benzema. Haaland's quality is pretty much the same like another world class striker that has ever exist i.e didier drogba and many more. Haaland is still having potential to create all time record in EPL as well. The next match against real madrid is coming very soon. Haaland must have proven himself in front of benzema very soon.
Benzema is not also seeing manchester city as easy opponent. There will be a high tension match if either of clubs used fully offensive strategy. I hope that's gonna happen caused by it will be a very interesting match for sure
let's see, I'm a little skeptical about it
Guardiola is a great coach, a great coach
but Carlo Ancelotti has a lot of experience to sell
both as a player
both as a coach
I think he wins Real Madrid, sorry
of course is only my opinion
Ancelotti would do anything to win this match because they lost everything during this season and we know Real Madrid got many players with high salaries that's why the fans expect to see their team achieve something at the end of the season, Also Ancelotti is the coach we know he is famous for his performance in Champions League, but still, I think Real Madrid will lose the first leg to Manchester City.
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