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Benfica and Napoli are praised by the media, but am I wrong or did Benfica not leave such a great impression at all? Of course the numbers are in favor of Benfica, that they are unbeaten in a group together with PSG and Juventus, that was very good, but the game image is completely different if you compare it to Napoli. I might see Benfica continue against Inter Milan, but against Napoli they seem to me to have no chance actually. And teams such as Bayern Munich and Manchester City are also 2 sizes too big for Benfica. On paper you would say that Manchester City - Napoli will be the final. In any case, a new winner because Napoli has won the uefa cup once in the 88-89 season and manchester City has never won the cup.
I don't think it's a matter of someone underestimating Benfica, but rather that forum members follow the Portuguese football league less and have no knowledge of Benfica's quality. I agree, Benfica is a very good team and they have their chances to reach the Champions League final, but I still give Napoli a better chance.
Also, regardless of the current problems, you should not underestimate Chelsea, who always play very well in the Champions League, and last year they caused a lot of problems for Real.
I expect that in the quarter-finals all the matches will be very uncertain, but I still give Real and Manchester City a small advantage.
I may agree with you about Benfica, but for once Benfica is not the favorite team to be expected to reach the Champions League final this season. Benfica could surprise in the quarter-finals even though they have been hugely underrated so far, but I just believe they will not be as strong as expected to qualify for the final.Also, regardless of the current problems, you should not underestimate Chelsea, who always play very well in the Champions League, and last year they caused a lot of problems for Real.
I expect that in the quarter-finals all the matches will be very uncertain, but I still give Real and Manchester City a small advantage.
As for Chelsea, I wouldn't be surprised if they manage to draw against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. Of course Chelsea should not be underestimated, but at the Bernabeu, we will really prove it again to qualify for the semi-finals. I don't really care about chances, but the play and the reality on the pitch is a great proof.
Napoli are one of the best teams in the Champions League so far this season, so I think it's only natural that they are the favorites to go to the final over all the other teams. Of course Milan or any team that will meet Napoli in the semifinals can be surprising, but I think Napoli's chances of going to the final are still good even if Napoli meets Inter in the semifinals.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
It's interesting to see the journey from Napoli in 2 different competitions, Serie A and the Champions League. With them doing well in Serie A and even some time away from claiming the title, in the Champions League they did well and so we can see them in this stage now. They are one club that cannot be underestimated now. Even though there are other clubs that are more favourites, with what Napoli is showing now they are a club that will surprise many people. They are now a solid team, it is their capital to talk more in the Champions League this season.Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
whatever that is, we have to talk based on data and facts while still being Chelsea coach, tuchel won several matches against man city and that experience is the most important thing for bayern in the champions league this time
I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)
Before playing in the champions league, we will see how Thomas Tuchel went about the match against Borussia Dortmund. It's the start of the match he's officiating. Can Thomas Tuchel be in sync with the players? Usually coaches need 2 to 3 matches to understand the character of the players and combine them with their coaching style.I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)
Napoli are one of the best teams in the Champions League so far this season, so I think it's only natural that they are the favorites to go to the final over all the other teams. Of course Milan or any team that will meet Napoli in the semifinals can be surprising, but I think Napoli's chances of going to the final are still good even if Napoli meets Inter in the semifinals.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
Don't underestimate Benfica because Benfica in this Champions League has good results too and even though this season Napoli is very good in Serie A and also in the Champions League but I can still choose Benfica to reach the final. From the start of the Champions League, I was sure that Benfica was not considered to be able to qualify so far but in reality, Benfica can make very good results.
Also about Real Madrid, you can't put Real Madrid under Manchester City and Bayern Munich because after all, Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be eliminated in this quarter-final round. Therefore, you have to choose between Manchester City or Bayern Munich first, and after you can decide between Manchester City or Bayern Munich to qualify for the semifinals, then you can place Real Madrid.
I don't think it's a matter of someone underestimating Benfica, but rather that forum members follow the Portuguese football league less and have no knowledge of Benfica's quality. I agree, Benfica is a very good team and they have their chances to reach the Champions League final, but I still give Napoli a better chance.
Also, regardless of the current problems, you should not underestimate Chelsea, who always play very well in the Champions League, and last year they caused a lot of problems for Real.
I expect that in the quarter-finals all the matches will be very uncertain, but I still give Real and Manchester City a small advantage.
whatever that is, we have to talk based on data and facts while still being Chelsea coach, tuchel won several matches against man city and that experience is the most important thing for bayern in the champions league this time
I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)
Before playing in the champions league, we will see how Thomas Tuchel went about the match against Borussia Dortmund. It's the start of the match he's officiating. Can Thomas Tuchel be in sync with the players? Usually coaches need 2 to 3 matches to understand the character of the players and combine them with their coaching style. I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)
Napoli are one of the best teams in the Champions League so far this season, so I think it's only natural that they are the favorites to go to the final over all the other teams. Of course Milan or any team that will meet Napoli in the semifinals can be surprising, but I think Napoli's chances of going to the final are still good even if Napoli meets Inter in the semifinals.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
Don't underestimate Benfica because Benfica in this Champions League has good results too and even though this season Napoli is very good in Serie A and also in the Champions League but I can still choose Benfica to reach the final. From the start of the Champions League, I was sure that Benfica was not considered to be able to qualify so far but in reality, Benfica can make very good results.
Also about Real Madrid, you can't put Real Madrid under Manchester City and Bayern Munich because after all, Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be eliminated in this quarter-final round. Therefore, you have to choose between Manchester City or Bayern Munich first, and after you can decide between Manchester City or Bayern Munich to qualify for the semifinals, then you can place Real Madrid.
Messi, Neymar and in fact PSG are no longer in the CL this season, thus i wonder why you mentioned them. But of course City are strong contenders to make it to this year's final in Istanbul, but before we can even discuss that, they have a gigantic game in the QF against Bayern Munich, a team who just recently hired a new manager in the person of the former Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel.
Having said that, i would still stick with City being my favorite to lift the CL trophy this season, i think they have come close enough in recent year's and they have also acquired the necessary experience that's required to win a CL trophy. Mind you also that it is the only trophy that has so far eluded them, so i think it is time for them to break that 'curse'.
Right now is not the time to discuss Messi, Neymar or Mbappe in the Champions League because PSG have failed.Having said that, i would still stick with City being my favorite to lift the CL trophy this season, i think they have come close enough in recent year's and they have also acquired the necessary experience that's required to win a CL trophy. Mind you also that it is the only trophy that has so far eluded them, so i think it is time for them to break that 'curse'.
Manchester City and Bayern Munich are two good contenders this season where one of them must failed in the quarter-finals. I also hope Pep Guardiola and Manchester City manage to break the curse that has been haunting them for so far, I think there is a good chance to look forward to if Manchester City qualify for the semi-finals with beat Bayern Munich.
Everyone is looking forward to this match because it is one of the toughest matches in the quarter-finals. It's much tighter than Napoli vs Milan or Real Madrid vs Chelsea. I wish Manchester City luck this season and reach the final of their dreams.
Benfica's performance has been quite good this season. But I don't think their squad is stronger than Napoli's. Napoli's consistency from the start of the season is admirable. Benfica played against Club Brugge in the round of 16. Club Brugge was not a strong team. And so Benfica won this match very easily. Benfica will play against Inter Milan in the quarter-final round. Inter Milan's performances are now very erratic. The team is also not able to perform well in Serie A. So there is a possibility that Inter Milan will lose against Benfica. Inter Milan will not be able to win against Benfica if the performance of the players is not stable.
Brugge surprised us at the group stage, this is not such a weak team, but Benfica proved that they are stronger. It will not be very easy game with Benfica, I think that Benfica will have the best chances of access to the semifinals, but everything will depend on how the teams play home matches. Benfica plays much more stable, and Inter often has incomprehensible downs.Although Brugge's performance in the group stage was good, the team was not very strong. Club Brugge won the first three matches of the group stage, but their performance deteriorated in the last three matches. They could not win. Benfica, on the other hand, finished the group stage at the top of Group H. And so far Benfica's performance has been very good. However, on the experience side, Inter Milan will be ahead. But if we compare the recent performance of these two teams then the Benfica team can be considered as favourite.
Benfica won very difficult matches in the UCL groups. They finished the group with Paris SG as the leader, which was a great success. On the other hand, they pushed Juventus out of the cup and sent them to the European league. They were undefeated in the groups stage. Therefore, I think Benfica will be more advantageous than Inter.
The quarter-final matches of the Champions League will be highly competitive. Because every team has come this far in qualification. However, the Manchester City team is more likely to reach the final. Because the team has great players who are in form than Messi, Neymar.
Messi, Neymar and in fact PSG are no longer in the CL this season, thus i wonder why you mentioned them. But of course City are strong contenders to make it to this year's final in Istanbul, but before we can even discuss that, they have a gigantic game in the QF against Bayern Munich, a team who just recently hired a new manager in the person of the former Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel.Having said that, i would still stick with City being my favorite to lift the CL trophy this season, i think they have come close enough in recent year's and they have also acquired the necessary experience that's required to win a CL trophy. Mind you also that it is the only trophy that has so far eluded them, so i think it is time for them to break that 'curse'.
In few time Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be meeting and some Bayern Munich fans are not very sure if Bayern Munich can be able to defeat Manchester City, because of the new coach the club has. Some fans thinks it will be challenging for the coach to start a game with Manchester City at this time of the season.
Saying Bayern Munich will be difficult against Manchester City, as well as Manchester City this will be a difficult match for them. Yes, a fairly sudden change of coach might make Bayern Munich not so trusted because they need to adapt. What is feared is that Tuchel's adaptation will not be fast and will take time. That's what fans of course hope to worry about Bayern Munich now.I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)
A Napoli vs Real Madrid final is no surprise, it's a possibility. Napoli is consistently able to perform well in every match. And they have already almost secured the Serie A title. Napoli is 19 points ahead of the second-placed team. And so Napoli can now fully focus on the Champions League match.
Real Madrid's next match is against Chelsea. As Chelsea's performance is not regular, it is expected that Madrid will win this match. And if they win this match, Madrid will face either Munich or Manchester City in the semi-finals. So getting to the final is a bit difficult for Madrid. Napoli, on the other hand, will find it relatively easy to qualify for the final.
Real Madrid's next match is against Chelsea. As Chelsea's performance is not regular, it is expected that Madrid will win this match. And if they win this match, Madrid will face either Munich or Manchester City in the semi-finals. So getting to the final is a bit difficult for Madrid. Napoli, on the other hand, will find it relatively easy to qualify for the final.
Quite funny enough, at the moment Napoli is the favorite among all the teams to reach the final. Here is the complete list:
Napoli 2.00
Manchester City 2.10
Bayern Munich 2.65
Inter 3.70
Benfica 3.70
Real Madrid 3.70
Milan 6.00
Chelsea 6.75
I agree about Milan and Chelsea, but Real have much worse quotes than Bayern and City, although Real will play with an outsider and Bayern and City play each other. Very illogical in my opinion - the meeting of two strong teams reduces the chances of each of them very much. As for Napoli, I think they are a little overrated because their opponents can also concentrate on the Champions League (although this will be a bit risky for Inter and Milan) and give Napoli maximum difficulties.
Napoli are one of the best teams in the Champions League so far this season, so I think it's only natural that they are the favorites to go to the final over all the other teams. Of course Milan or any team that will meet Napoli in the semifinals can be surprising, but I think Napoli's chances of going to the final are still good even if Napoli meets Inter in the semifinals.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.
A Napoli vs Real Madrid final is no surprise, it's a possibility. Napoli is consistently able to perform well in every match. And they have already almost secured the Serie A title. Napoli is 19 points ahead of the second-placed team. And so Napoli can now fully focus on the Champions League match.
Real Madrid's next match is against Chelsea. As Chelsea's performance is not regular, it is expected that Madrid will win this match. And if they win this match, Madrid will face either Munich or Manchester City in the semi-finals. So getting to the final is a bit difficult for Madrid. Napoli, on the other hand, will find it relatively easy to qualify for the final.
Real Madrid's next match is against Chelsea. As Chelsea's performance is not regular, it is expected that Madrid will win this match. And if they win this match, Madrid will face either Munich or Manchester City in the semi-finals. So getting to the final is a bit difficult for Madrid. Napoli, on the other hand, will find it relatively easy to qualify for the final.
Quite funny enough, at the moment Napoli is the favorite among all the teams to reach the final. Here is the complete list:
Napoli 2.00
Manchester City 2.10
Bayern Munich 2.65
Inter 3.70
Benfica 3.70
Real Madrid 3.70
Milan 6.00
Chelsea 6.75
I agree about Milan and Chelsea, but Real have much worse quotes than Bayern and City, although Real will play with an outsider and Bayern and City play each other. Very illogical in my opinion - the meeting of two strong teams reduces the chances of each of them very much. As for Napoli, I think they are a little overrated because their opponents can also concentrate on the Champions League (although this will be a bit risky for Inter and Milan) and give Napoli maximum difficulties.
But if later Milan manages to beat Napoli in the quarter-finals, this will obviously be a very extraordinary surprise because they are not the favorite now. Indeed it will be very epic, it's just that many don't expect too much because with the current conditions it is clear that Napoli have the upper hand and I still believe they are the strongest candidate for the final compared to Milan.
I tend to separate Champions League games from domestic league results since both can go in a separate ways and the underdog could beat the favourite team. Napoli is indeed in its best shape if not the best since many years while Milan is in its worst period and fighting to secure a Champions League spot next season if not any European competition spot. Odds aren't that big between them in San Siro but what I believe to happen is to see a match without a big goal difference between the two.
Now, apart from equalizing the Champions League and the domestic league, the conditions will not change drastically and Napoli are still the favorites in this match.
Benfica team is doing very great this year in the Epl and it will not be an easy task for Napoli to get the qualification against them, it's true that Napoli have clear superiority against them but but I feel that benfica can do something big this year in the EPL, if they manage well the first leg things will be very hard for Napoli
It seems that you are saying something that is very inappropriate and misdirected in this case because if you say Benfica is performing great in the EPL, it means Benfica is in England which in reality Benfica is a team from Portugal who is in the Primeira Liga which is in the Quarter-Finals of the League Champion Benfica will meet Inter Milan not directly with Napoli because I don't think that Benfica can easily beat Inter Milan in the Champions League Quarter-Finals this season.
Real Madrid are the most likely team to make it to the final stage of the Champions League in my opinion. I don't actually want to see them there as I want Manchester City there instead. But there is an obvious fact about this tournament that Real Madrid are like the king of this tournament. They have dominated it so far with the highest number of titles and the closest opponent to them has quite less titles in number. The recent years have also been the same for Real Madrid.
As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
Off course Real Madrid can win the Champions league this season. It it no longer sure if Bayern Munich can make it because of the new coach they have. Real have won Champions league severally, so I don't doubt them this season , they can still win it again. They still have better chances than Manchester City. As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
A Napoli vs Real Madrid final is no surprise, it's a possibility. Napoli is consistently able to perform well in every match. And they have already almost secured the Serie A title. Napoli is 19 points ahead of the second-placed team. And so Napoli can now fully focus on the Champions League match.
Real Madrid's next match is against Chelsea. As Chelsea's performance is not regular, it is expected that Madrid will win this match. And if they win this match, Madrid will face either Munich or Manchester City in the semi-finals. So getting to the final is a bit difficult for Madrid. Napoli, on the other hand, will find it relatively easy to qualify for the final.
Real Madrid are the most likely team to make it to the final stage of the Champions League in my opinion. I don't actually want to see them there as I want Manchester City there instead. But there is an obvious fact about this tournament that Real Madrid are like the king of this tournament. They have dominated it so far with the highest number of titles and the closest opponent to them has quite less titles in number. The recent years have also been the same for Real Madrid.
As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
Off course Real Madrid can win the Champions league this season. It it no longer sure if Bayern Munich can make it because of the new coach they have. Real have won Champions league severally, so I don't doubt them this season , they can still win it again. They still have better chances than Manchester City. As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
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Benfica's performance has been quite good this season. But I don't think their squad is stronger than Napoli's. Napoli's consistency from the start of the season is admirable. Benfica played against Club Brugge in the round of 16. Club Brugge was not a strong team. And so Benfica won this match very easily. Benfica will play against Inter Milan in the quarter-final round. Inter Milan's performances are now very erratic. The team is also not able to perform well in Serie A. So there is a possibility that Inter Milan will lose against Benfica. Inter Milan will not be able to win against Benfica if the performance of the players is not stable.
Brugge surprised us at the group stage, this is not such a weak team, but Benfica proved that they are stronger. It will not be very easy game with Benfica, I think that Benfica will have the best chances of access to the semifinals, but everything will depend on how the teams play home matches. Benfica plays much more stable, and Inter often has incomprehensible downs.Although Brugge's performance in the group stage was good, the team was not very strong. Club Brugge won the first three matches of the group stage, but their performance deteriorated in the last three matches. They could not win. Benfica, on the other hand, finished the group stage at the top of Group H. And so far Benfica's performance has been very good. However, on the experience side, Inter Milan will be ahead. But if we compare the recent performance of these two teams then the Benfica team can be considered as favourite.
Real Madrid are the most likely team to make it to the final stage of the Champions League in my opinion. I don't actually want to see them there as I want Manchester City there instead. But there is an obvious fact about this tournament that Real Madrid are like the king of this tournament. They have dominated it so far with the highest number of titles and the closest opponent to them has quite less titles in number. The recent years have also been the same for Real Madrid.
As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
Off course Real Madrid can win the Champions league this season. It it no longer sure if Bayern Munich can make it because of the new coach they have. Real have won Champions league severally, so I don't doubt them this season , they can still win it again. They still have better chances than Manchester City. As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
Real Madrid are the most likely team to make it to the final stage of the Champions League in my opinion. I don't actually want to see them there as I want Manchester City there instead. But there is an obvious fact about this tournament that Real Madrid are like the king of this tournament. They have dominated it so far with the highest number of titles and the closest opponent to them has quite less titles in number. The recent years have also been the same for Real Madrid.
It looks like this season the situation will be different, even though Madrid has a winning mentality in this competition. however, it looks like Manchester City will be the one to reach the final stages. yes, it is very likely that City will be a finalist in this competition. or just maybe, Bayern with its Thomas Tuchel. I'm pretty sure one of these teams will make it to the final round. Meanwhile, it doesn't mean that Madrid doesn't have a chance to reach the final stage. because after all, Madrid is one strong challenger in this competition. It's just that, I think this season will be owned by another team. yes, because Madrid's performance was not very convincing for me personally.
As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.
Well, like i agree with you for Napoli. as we all know, that Napoli is currently in the On Fire phase. but that doesn't mean Milan will let Napoli easily advance to the next phase, even though on paper Napoli has a big chance to qualify for the next round. on the other hand, I see that Benfica can be a threat to other teams. it could be, Benfica who will qualify for the final stage. because IMO, they play quite an impressive game. well, let's just enjoy when these teams play their matches later.
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