Topic: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season - page 277. (Read 92722 times)

Osimhen would be a big loss for Napoli if he really misses the game, but Spalletti has already provided a positive update about his injury and expressed optimism that everything will go well for him. They wouldn't have taken even the slightest risk when it comes to Osimhen. I know a team should never depend too much on a single player, but as much as I would like to agree with that idea, most of the top teams have a few players that are irreplaceable 1:1 and that is the reason why they actually are a top team. Osimhen perfectly fits into exactly that squad he is now playing for.

Regarding Haaland, no comment, huh? The guy returns and scores two goals and then gets a break. Could have even scored another hattrick if it wasn't the break given by Guardiola that stopped him. What I noticed when I watched those goals he scored is that it doesn't even look like it is hard for him to get those two balls and put them exactly where he wants them to be. I know he is not a model (), but his face is as if the attempt if effortless in itself. The header for example, he runs around his opponent, nods the ball into the net and that's it. I am looking forward to much to the game between Manchester City and Bayern Munich, but I think this is a 60:40 game in favor of Manchester City. Bayern wants more needed a lucky shot to win the game today because they don't know what to do with the ball when they enter the danger zone of the opponent. Maybe it is too much of players like Sane and Musiala and not enough Lewandowski, for obvious reasons.  

Real Madrid's loss didn't surprise me as I thought that most of them who are first choice for the Champions League would also be very careful in this game. That will be another interesting game between Real Madrid and Chelsea.

Talking about Napoli winning the Champions League this season looks a bit early, as they need to overcome many hurdles. They might look lucky because they will face Milan, and if they won they are supposed to face Inter Milan, and both teams are well known to them as they play in the same League, but the other branch of the competition will result in Real Madrid, Manchester City, or Bayern Munich in the final, and all these teams seems stronger and more experienced than Napoli who qualified for this stage for the first time in their history.
Regarding Osimhen, his appearance would add to the team for sure. Another point, in my opinion Spalletti didn't want to uncover his plans for the Champions League, maybe that was the reason for their loss against Milan in the Serie A

Osimhen injury isn't that bad and I think he will be ready to be back on the pitch when he takes on AC Milan in the UCL. but there is no definite certainty because anything can happen meaning that if the recovery goes well then he will return quickly to the team but if there are problems during the recovery period then I am sure he will be absent when facing AC Milan in the UCL.

for ac milan maybe the absence of osimhen will be used as best as possible for them to play aggressively like they did in the serie A when they beat napoli with a score of 0-4. the first leg will take place at the sansiro which is an advantage for ac milan to win if they are able to play well.

This wednesday gonna be a big big surpise i believe , unexpected result might come appears after both teams received a huge loss before facing the big stage at champions league in around 4 days now , the odds will be great to pun on the bet ... huge odds for both and voila!

Bernabeu looks just not as scary as what most people said this time.

Chelsea and Real Madrid have bad capital for Champion League quarter final match after both team got loss in domestic league, Chelsea loss from Wolves and last few hours Real Madrid out expectation after losing from Villareal. However, Madrid seems to be more favored than Chelsea, which has performed quite poorly in the domestic league in the last few matches. Even though the atmosphere in the domestic league and the Champions League is very different, it can be benchmark for how Chelsea has performed so far, interestingly, Lampard will make his debut in the Champions League as Chelsea's new manager.

I really do, I hope he returns to help his side get to the finals, because I see no other club but Napoli winning the Champions League this season.
Victor Oshime has been a plus for the squad, coach, fans and every person part of the club. Although he's absence wouldn't affect them much despite the big role he has with the squad. I hope the defenders are ready, Milan are big time European Competition giants they shouldn't sleep and mess around.

It is my firm belief that Osimhen will return for the Champions League match against AC Milan due to the fact that they don't really need him, and we saw that Napoli without Osimhen did not perform as well as they did in the other games they played in Serie A, but since this match is important to them they will do their best to get him ready for it.
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If in the match later Osimhen will still be absent due to injury, then Milan's chances will be slightly superior in this match. It was clear from the meeting between the two of them in the domestic league, how difficult it was for Napoli to score a goal in that match and they had to be willing without being able to score a single goal. What is clear is that Napoli's defense also needs to be repaired ahead of the first leg match against Milan in the QF round later, it could be the same destruction as before if Spalletti fails to fix it.

Next Tuesday we see Benfica - Inter and Manchester City - Bayern Munich. Most people will be interested in the game in England. However, it can also be fun at the match in Portugal. I think Benfica really want to win here so that they can travel to Italy with a good feeling. Inter absolutely does not want to lose here, so a 0-0 or 1-1 is quite a realistic result. I didn't really follow Benfica, but they commanded a lot of respect with their results. Didn't lose a few games in the group and finished above PSG, which was linked to Bayern Munich a round later and was therefore eliminated. I wouldn't dare say who is the favorite in both games.

Instead of Chelsea having to focus on the Champions League to win, I even think they are better off focusing on fixing a situation that is currently really bad. Indeed, I understand that they also want to prove that they can still play well and can qualify by beating Real Madrid, but with what they have shown, will that come true? i don't think that will happen. Lampard has a tough job, I don't think he will be able to do the job quickly, it must have taken a long time. Long season for them with their performances like that.




I wonder what Napoli can do this season in the Champions League, in Serie A it is very clear that they are dominant and in a while they will be able to claim the Scudetto title. In the Champions League they actually have a big chance to be in the final match. AC milan will be their opponent in the semifinals, even though the last meeting they were defeated by AC Milan with a landslide score, but to be honest I can still say Napoli is still better than AC milan now. Their chance to beat as well as avenge their defeat in the previous game. If they pass this phase then it is also possible that they will face Inter Milan. I'm still waiting for the performance from Napoli this season in the Champions League.

I agree that Chelsea is having some sort of trouble that is beyond the manager. There is a feeling in the club that makes everyone upset with whatever they have and they lost hope that they could ever be good. They need a manager that is not just a tactician, that's not going to cut it because tactics is not the main reason why they lost. They need someone who can bring the best out of the players and make them feel hopeful about the future again.

I mean if Ted Lasso was real, I would say that they really need him to begin with and that would be awesome, because they can get the tactics from some assistant manager, they need someone who could make everyone want to win again and play the best football they know they can play.

We agree with this one team. yes, I suspect, that Benfica will provide a fierce resistance when hosting Inter in the Champions League quarter-finals on April 12th. it seems, we will be presented with Benfica's game with high determination to overthrow Inter, especially in the first leg. after all, if we refer to the statistics of these two teams. Benfica shows a significant difference from Inter, both in the Domestic League and the Champions League. statistically, I prefer Benfica over Intermilan.


Referring to the match between these two teams in Serie A, I have a rating of 50: 50. However, in that match Osimhen was not played. well, it is clear that Napoli was very overwhelmed when Osimhen was not played. and, unfortunately if Osimhen has to be absent in the match later. as I said, the odds will be 50 : 50. especially in the first leg, Milan will play as the home team. interesting, let's wait for the continuation regarding Osimhen's injury, if he still has to be sidelined until the match arrives. if so, it's a shame and it's a big loss for Napoli.

I think that things here with Real Madrid look different, because when Real Madrid plays in the UCL it's something else, it's as if they grew much more, Chelsea is a team that has had a hard time winning, now as they are Really, I doubt that they can beat Madrid, especially because Madrid has a lot of experience, and as I said in previous comments, both Ancelotti and many fans want a final to be between Madrid and Milan, it's a dream final for many, and it would really be exciting, plus we as good fans have High expectations of the teams that are making Madridistas dream again.


Well, everything points to that, I can't be sure what plan Potter may have, but lately he has lost a lot, in the PL they lost to Aston Villa, and Aston Villa was a team that could moderately win Chelsea, of course I'm not saying that the Aston Villa is an easy team, things here are simply seen from another plane, like Chelsea in UCL is something else, but to his bad luck he got one of the most titanic teams in fútbol like Real Madrid, The truth is that things are very complicated for Potter.

Your hope was not even coming true. Chelsea faces another lose again in the domestic league. The winner for the first leg can be determined easily. Chelsea is a mediocre club right now after it changed hands. No body may bet on chelsea at this moment.
The gap to the real madrid is too big. Chelsea will become a team that will be destroyed by real madrid in this match. It doesn't have good striker and its players are also playing like amateur football players.

chelsea is now having a mentality issue. This is also the main problem that will never be fixed if chelsea didn't get a good coach that will able to handle the club properly.
Lampard is failing right now. i don't even wanna try to hear any bad results from him anymore, 1 match is more than enough to know what's gonna happen next.

Basically, Lampard did not need time to adapt, because Lampard had also recently been sacked by Chelsea but it seems that, in less than two seasons, Chelsea called him back to become Chelsea coach again. Also, if Lampard is a great coach then surely it will be easy as a legend player to make Chelsea rise quickly.

But yes it's very unfortunate, Lampard still doesn't have the ability to be able to form a team properly in a short time. So, at this moment I'm sure Chelsea will really lose the chance to be able to win in every match, because their current situation and condition are of course worse than before.

Before the sacking of Graham Potter and replacing him with Frank Lampard, I was going f the view that Chelsea weren't gonna be an easy nut to crack for Real Madrid but after clueless decision to appoint Lampard as the manager, it became imperatively clear that Chelsea stands no chance against the Spanish giants not even now that they're in fantastic form. Chelsea's new owner's decisions at the club since his takeover has been very questionable.
Karim Benzema has scored 6 goals in his last 2 matches and isn't even showing any sign of slowing down. It might be one of the worst Chelsea's results in the UEFA Champions League competition

I mean Chelsea has made it into the quarterfinals after all. They have beaten Borussia Dortmund and that overall win agains them was definitely deserved in both legs taken together. I think the players might be demoralized in the Premier League because there isn't really anything to play for anymore. It is possible that we are going to see a totally new face of the entire squad when they know what is on the line and they are playing against one of the best teams in the world. There are no excuses anymore when you are heads up with Real Madrid in the Champions League. They don't want to be embarrassed and these games against Real are a big chance for them to give back to all their fans after a catastrophic season. Lampard hopefully understands to push the right buttons mentally and get them going.

In my opinion Benfica will play absolutely a cool match against Inter, it won't be so easy to this one to try something against them. Benfica the last years has made a really good Champions League and it can go easily to the

semifinal phase. About my Napoli, I really hope that they will easily beat Milan and will gain a pass to the semifinal (about it I'm absolutely agree that it won't be easy considering that Milan has beat Napoli for 4-0 in Serie

A,but Champions League is as always another history !).

Frank Lampard is not a coach who has brilliant achievements and also has quite minimal experience. I am very pessimistic that Frank Lampard will be able to improve Chelsea's performance now. It is true that if you look at the material possessions of the Chelsea team, they should be able to perform better, but with the problems left to Frank Lampard to be able to handle it in such a short time I think is an impossible mission.
the coach who just took charge of the team took a little time to adapt, while now Frank Lampard doesn't have that and they must soon face the king of Europe Real Madrid in the UCL quarter-finals.

Chelsea will obviously be very difficult to predict even though statistically their performance is bad. But once again this is the Champions League which can motivate the players at any time. Real Madrid need to be careful because when Chelsea is in doubt it might actually backfire for Ancelotti after being on the field.


On the other hand, Benfica vs Inter will kick off the opening quarter-final match. And Benfica is of course the underdog because they have become an obstacle for big clubs to qualify. Therefore, if you look at Benfica's solid back line, it will be of more concern to Inter.

At the same time as the Benfica vs Inter match, there is the match we are most looking forward to, namely Manchester City against Bayern Munich which will really entertain all the spectators with the competition between the two.