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January 23, 2023, 12:15:32 AM
They always underestimate Madrid, even though they see that some of their previous favorite teams, such as Liverpool or PSG, currently don't look too good in the Champions League compared to Madrid.
But indeed, as long as you think that Madrid is weak, this is actually a very good opportunity, considering that last season was also like this and the results were very good for Madrid.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid is one of the best teams. They were playing very well this time, but some matches they lost badly. As a result, the self-confidence among the team players may decrease somewhat. But Real Madrid have the ability to bounce back.
I don't think so Cheesy
Even though there are indeed many people who believe in Madrid, including myself, you can see there are still many people who make it seem as if Madrid is a weak team when you read some of the writings here.
Even though they are not really the favorite, even though we should know that they are a strong team, many still think that Madrid is an ordinary team and this is very funny in my opinion.
We have to respect your views about Real Madrid but still I have feeling they are currently one of the best side in UEFA because they are second in Spanish league table, and they are also having spot into Champions League knock out round which is going to play against Liverpool after three weeks, so things are clearly indicating they are good and better side even their performance was not good in few matches, but now they are fighting back and having their rhythm as well which is helping them for having positive results Karim Benzema is also back in form after injury and scoring good number of goals for his team they still have the strongest attack in La Liga as well.
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January 22, 2023, 11:35:02 PM
not really, teams like PSG and Man City struggle in the champions league even with the good players they have, their leagues and the Champions League are two different competitions and we saw some inconsistencies in their performance and one bad match is all it takes for th to be out of it.
I think that the inconsistency of the team doesn't play a role in the champions league. I mean, if you see that what a team needs to win is about how you have to beat the other team in any ways. In this case, I emphasize that if the team must have played well and continue to look for gaps to score goals and win games. It has proven some teams that are consistent in the domestic league have poor results in the champions league like PSG and manchester city. I gave an example of a team like Chelsea which had poor performance but it has managed to win the Champions League 2 times unlike manchester city and PSG
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January 22, 2023, 10:10:50 PM
I agree with you. It seems to me that bookmakers simply compare clubs by the value of their players and make their calculations and predictions based on that.
Football is much more complex and unpredictable than that, because if the favorites always won, then Brazil would be the world champion in the last few world cups, and Manchester City and/or PSG would win the Champions League all the time.
We know that Manchester City and PSG still, after investing a lot of time and money, failed to achieve their main goal, to become champions of Europe, and it is obvious that in football money can't buy everything.
I would say that more important than that is the unity in the team, and the physical and mental strength of the players.
That's why I'm again favoring Real this season to win the Champions League.
I agree with you, with the composition of the players currently owned by PSG and also Man City, they should have won the UCL a few years ago, but in fact all of that is not a determinant because there are various factors that make a team successful in becoming a UCL champion

teams like Madrid and Bayern always surprise and these two teams often win the UCL, so without getting rid of Madrid and Bayern it is impossible for another team to win the UCL

Well I also believe that money is not capable of buying everything, and that was evidenced last season of the UCL, also in the seventh season a false step and one of the biggest could come out, even the PSG ism that they have had some bad run, even though they will have 1 week off, PSG must react, at least against a friendly game with AL- Nassr was a game where the players all showed off and could be rested, they did not feel pressure and it is seen that all the stars They respected each other, the idea was to show that the team of both PSG and Al Nassr have a high level, especially Al Nassr, which is at the level of the European teams.

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PSG have this afternoon unveiled the squad picked for the trip up north to Lens to face sixth-tier outfit Pays de Cassel for their cup tie on Monday night, with Lionel Messi a notably absence.

Christophe Galtier has decided to rest the Argentine, who was present at yesterday’s training session, with Kylian Mbappé and Neymar named in the team.

Source: https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/lionel-messi-left-out-of-psg-squad-for-cup-tie/
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January 22, 2023, 08:50:37 PM
I don't know why people keep saying real madrid was not even strong. This is also happening since last year but yeah real Madrid was always winning UCL so many times what makes them called that the real madrid club a weak club. that's a very weird statement for me to see that. It seems like those people didn't know how good real Madrid is. Bookies were also underestimating real Madrid at this moment by giving bad odds for Madrid. I don't know why bookies were preferring Liverpool in the upcoming match rather than real madrid. Madrid has a bad odd during the first leg of last 16 against Liverpool.
They always underestimate Madrid, even though they see that some of their previous favorite teams, such as Liverpool or PSG, currently don't look too good in the Champions League compared to Madrid.
But indeed, as long as you think that Madrid is weak, this is actually a very good opportunity, considering that last season was also like this and the results were very good for Madrid.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid is one of the best teams. They were playing very well this time, but some matches they lost badly. As a result, the self-confidence among the team players may decrease somewhat. But Real Madrid have the ability to bounce back.

Real Madrid and Liverpool have a decent history of meetings in the past few seasons in the champions league and most of the time, Real Madrid came out as the winner. This season Liverpool are performing their worst under Klopp and even though Real Madrid had a slight slip-up in their last game, their momentum is on a different level when they play in the champions league. So, I think Real Madrid have a slight advantage over Liverpool in their head to head matchup.
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January 22, 2023, 06:59:59 PM
City and PSG are football machines, but that has taken some time. You can't buy a team with money alone, but if you can buy any player you want, and you have a good coach, it's a bit easier to make a good team. PSG and City are both world teams and have been among the best teams in the world for years, but neither have managed to win the CL. Both reached the final once, but what is that worth if you lose that final? That's not what you do it for. And Messi must also be crazy by now that he is unable to win the CL. For that we have to go way back in time. This season it is also difficult because you first have to pass Bayern Munich.
They are both similar in many ways, they spare no expense to achieve a star studded team. PSG and City are elite clubs with so much influence and financial power in the game. They have the resources to buy any player of their choice which they have been doing in several windows with the aim of having the perfect squad to win the champions league trophy but lets face fact here, it takes more than just having money to sign every player of their choice to win trophies, you also need a good manager to groom this players and build a team worthy of winning it.
But I'm putting Manchester City ahead of PSG Because the defenses of PSG team have something wrong. Defenses, at times fail to help the team hold the lead. Manchester City, on the other hand, have an artistic style to their game.
not really, teams like PSG and Man City struggle in the champions league even with the good players they have, their leagues and the Champions League are two different competitions and we saw some inconsistencies in their performance and one bad match is all it takes for th to be out of it.
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January 22, 2023, 06:24:24 PM
City and PSG are football machines, but that has taken some time. You can't buy a team with money alone, but if you can buy any player you want, and you have a good coach, it's a bit easier to make a good team. PSG and City are both world teams and have been among the best teams in the world for years, but neither have managed to win the CL. Both reached the final once, but what is that worth if you lose that final? That's not what you do it for. And Messi must also be crazy by now that he is unable to win the CL. For that we have to go way back in time. This season it is also difficult because you first have to pass Bayern Munich.
They are both similar in many ways, they spare no expense to achieve a star studded team. PSG and City are elite clubs with so much influence and financial power in the game. They have the resources to buy any player of their choice which they have been doing in several windows with the aim of having the perfect squad to win the champions league trophy but lets face fact here, it takes more than just having money to sign every player of their choice to win trophies, you also need a good manager to groom this players and build a team worthy of winning it.
But I'm putting Manchester City ahead of PSG Because the defenses of PSG team have something wrong. Defenses, at times fail to help the team hold the lead. Manchester City, on the other hand, have an artistic style to their game.
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January 22, 2023, 05:53:47 PM
City and PSG are football machines, but that has taken some time. You can't buy a team with money alone, but if you can buy any player you want, and you have a good coach, it's a bit easier to make a good team. PSG and City are both world teams and have been among the best teams in the world for years, but neither have managed to win the CL. Both reached the final once, but what is that worth if you lose that final? That's not what you do it for. And Messi must also be crazy by now that he is unable to win the CL. For that we have to go way back in time. This season it is also difficult because you first have to pass Bayern Munich.
They are both similar in many ways, they spare no expense to achieve a star studded team. PSG and City are elite clubs with so much influence and financial power in the game. They have the resources to buy any player of their choice which they have been doing in several windows with the aim of having the perfect squad to win the champions league trophy but lets face fact here, it takes more than just having money to sign every player of their choice to win trophies, you also need a good manager to groom this players and build a team worthy of winning it.
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January 22, 2023, 05:44:26 PM
Manchester City have a better squad and they are one of the most successful team in the Champions league,  Manchester City have been struggling to win the Champions league but I'm not still sure if they can get it this season.  The Champions league in this season is very competitive with other strong teams.
Currently seeing the performance of the Manchester City team looking to be getting better and superior, and most of the fact that Manchester City is the most successful club in the Champions League at the moment makes them believe that Manchester City will become champions this season, we are a little doubtful about this. Meanwhile this is a very competitive Champions League and there are a lot of bigger and stronger clubs who have quite good material here.
like Real Madrid and also Bayern Munich, we see that their achievements are bigger than Manchester City, apart from that, several clubs here still look very consistent in the Champions League.

Even though Manchester City have a good team squad, we doubt they can achieve it this season, considering there are clubs who have performed more consistently than them.
What is the measure of success according to you? By often playing in the Champions League? or by becoming a champion? I can't say they are one of the most successful teams in this Champions League because they are still fighting for trophies here. I don't doubt they have a very promising squad, but they have to prove that by achieving achievements here. Because in the Champions League, having a very good squad is not the only measure they will win the title.
Manchester city is in no way a successful team as far as the champion league is consent. Manchester city as always qualified for the champion league and also partakes in it every year but has never for once been a champion. We have many other clubs like Leipzig, Ajax and many others who have partaken in the champion league for years now but still can't win, not even for once. It is wrong to say that this club is successful in the champion league just because of a mare qualification for the tournament.
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January 22, 2023, 04:31:29 PM
They always underestimate Madrid, even though they see that some of their previous favorite teams, such as Liverpool or PSG, currently don't look too good in the Champions League compared to Madrid.
But indeed, as long as you think that Madrid is weak, this is actually a very good opportunity, considering that last season was also like this and the results were very good for Madrid.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid is one of the best teams. They were playing very well this time, but some matches they lost badly. As a result, the self-confidence among the team players may decrease somewhat. But Real Madrid have the ability to bounce back.
I don't think so Cheesy
Even though there are indeed many people who believe in Madrid, including myself, you can see there are still many people who make it seem as if Madrid is a weak team when you read some of the writings here.
Even though they are not really the favorite, even though we should know that they are a strong team, many still think that Madrid is an ordinary team and this is very funny in my opinion.
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January 22, 2023, 03:09:23 PM
I do not agree about this Chelsea needs another ten years to win the Champions League because now soccer is very quickly changing and things are having faster than our imagination no one was thinking Newcastle United and Manchester United will be able to fight for the top ranks in English League but right now these both are at the third and fourth spot because they have better coaching and good amount to invest on quality players so same rule apply in case of Chelsea as they are spending amount even having not positive change, but surely things will be changed, and they will be able to have results like Arsenal in near future.

In this season, most chances they will be out of the competition in quarterfinal because things are not favourable for them and they are trying to adjust their winning unit which is taking time and Graham Potter is positive with the support of management to have good change in near future.

I agree with the thing you said.

Chelsea can win the Champions League title anytime in fact. How many of us were expecting to see Chelsea becoming the champions in the Champions League in the 2020/21 season? They were one of the teams given the least chance because of their game plan especially. But Tuchel still made it a short time after he started to manage the team. It all depends on the right management of a team. If that team have capable players to make this real also then nothing is impossible.
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January 22, 2023, 02:46:31 PM
with the composition of the players currently owned by PSG and also Man City, they should have won the UCL a few years ago, but in fact all of that is not a determinant because there are various factors that make a team successful in becoming a UCL champion

teams like Madrid and Bayern always surprise and these two teams often win the UCL, so without getting rid of Madrid and Bayern it is impossible for another team to win the UCL
Only money is not enough for the winning here in champions league because things are not easy as mostly feeling here we need combination of quality, skills and performance with some luck as well because we have many time teams won which was never been in frame for the win, but this happens because they have performance, quality and luck on same time which can't stop teams from the winning as happen in last season when Real Madrid won.

And they have no big name in the team just Karim Benzema and Modric were enough to take honour and in case of Manchester City and PSG is surely just missing of the luck with they have all other things in their bags hopefully this all will change, and they could be able to own this all in near future in presence of their respective coaches which are doing amazing stuff for years.
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January 22, 2023, 02:44:40 PM
Manchester City have had some bad luck on a number of occasions, but a few times they have also just performed poorly. Just like the time they were eliminated by Lyon, that should not happen to a club like City. The top in international football has also become much broader and stronger. You have a big competition every year with different teams that all have serious chances to win the CL. 10 years ago it was actually unthinkable that a club outside Bayern Munich, Barcelona or Real Madrid would win the CL. Even when Inter won the CL in 2010, it came as a surprise. Mourinho has already won the CL with 3 different clubs. Also a huge achievement, especially then in the year with Porto.
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January 22, 2023, 02:39:51 PM
I think PSG and Manchester City are still two different teams, even though they are rich teams but they have differences in management. I think, PSG is still not completely good even though PSG has a lot of luxury players, but PSG doesn't have the right coach.
So that became one of the reasons their management was not good, so that in the end it was difficult for PSG to reach the Champions League final from season to season.
But their owners are both Middle Eastern people with abundant wealth, so it's clear that the two teams are strong and big in their respective leagues, but for the Champions League, it's still difficult to solve it, especially PSG, by bringing in a lot of star players, but the team is still not satisfied enough. UCL, the coach is also a major factor because he has a key strategy in his game so for the PSG coach now he is still not sure about bringing PSG to the final or even to the championship.

But about Manchester City I think it's clear, Manchester City has everything with the best quality but unfortunately, Manchester City still failed to win the Champions League title. I think it's because the Manchester City squad still doesn't fully have a high winning mentality, so Manchester City failed in the Champions League final even though at that time Manchester City was very favored to win.
Starting from financial management, squad depth, a great coach Pep Guardiola is already owned by Manchester City but indeed when in the champions league zone the atmosphere heats up even though there are many great players if a coach doesn't bring the team to play better then they won't advancing to the final is the same as failing in this mission, especially since the two teams have never won the UCL trophy at all, but from that effort everyone is still trying to win and well they are always superior in every season in the UCL.
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January 22, 2023, 02:22:22 PM
If you take your time to read thoroughly, you'll see that I never said or made predictions of  Chelsea winning the league this season. They'll get a chance against Borrussia Dortmund but the next meeting ? Believe me they'll be back home to struggle for top four.
I only said, Chelsea winning the Champions League against Manchester City last two seasons will be my biggest shock in the Champions League.

It'll probably take Chelsea like another ten years before they get to win the Champions League once again. My tips would still be either of Manchester City and Parisans League 1 defending Champions.
I do not agree about this Chelsea needs another ten years to win the Champions League because now soccer is very quickly changing and things are having faster than our imagination no one was thinking Newcastle United and Manchester United will be able to fight for the top ranks in English League but right now these both are at the third and fourth spot because they have better coaching and good amount to invest on quality players so same rule apply in case of Chelsea as they are spending amount even having not positive change, but surely things will be changed, and they will be able to have results like Arsenal in near future.

In this season, most chances they will be out of the competition in quarterfinal because things are not favourable for them and they are trying to adjust their winning unit which is taking time and Graham Potter is positive with the support of management to have good change in near future.
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January 22, 2023, 01:32:22 PM
It is indeed very surprising to see Dortmund and Chelsea in their respective regular leagues always get bad results in their matches. Even though Chlesea has spent a lot of money to buy new players, it is still difficult for them to win and last night they were held to a draw when they met Liverpool. Meanwhile, Dortmund this season is also not as good as the previous season, but they will play their first match today in their regular league, at least that can be a good reference to show maximum performance before facing Chelsea in the last 16 of the UCL later.
Maybe we can say, who has the most luck, then that team will be the winner in their match later. Because the main reason is that we don't see anything special shown by them in their respective leagues. The two teams tend to be said to be bad with results that are always unsatisfactory when passing week after week.
They have more than 3 weeks to prepare very thoroughly. We'll see who can make good use of the remaining time. I hope the match will not be boring to watch.
I think it's not going to be the luckier one winning but whichever team will be more unlucky lol. I am sure that one of the teams will have some unlucky bounce, or like some great shots hitting woodwork, or a player making a split second mistake etc etc and suddenly the other team will win. It's not going to be easy to handle all of this, it's going to be quite tough and that's why I highly suggest that the best thing to do would be not betting on this game.

I am not planning on it, Chelsea and Dortmund has been terrible so far and I have to say it's going to take a while before they could be trusted to win a game, and neither look better than the other one so it's better if I stay away.
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January 22, 2023, 01:31:35 PM
And Chelsea winning the Champions League will be one of my biggest shock in football history, if I was told Chelsea would be Champions of Europe I'd never come to full agreement with anyone.
Manchester City who splashed the cash has lost when they came so close to winning the Champions League twice which has made Pep Guardiola frustrated. Lossing to Chelsea during the finals and also to Real Madrid after leading comfortably, they slacked and let Real Madrid take the win.

Real Madrid are very poor in the link up from midfied to defense, if they don't improve they're going no where near the Champions League Finals. Major tips would fall on Paris Saint Germans and Manchester City to win the Champions League.
Sincerely, Chelsea winning the champions league is very unlikely to happen because of their poor form, maybe they can try in the next season but for this season I doubt it will happen. The team is unstable and needs some more time to get organised especially with the new signings. Real Madrid, PSG and Manchester city are far ahead of Chelsea, the blues will need a miracle to win the champions league this season.

If you take your time to read thoroughly, you'll see that I never said or made predictions of  Chelsea winning the league this season. They'll get a chance against Borrussia Dortmund but the next meeting ? Believe me they'll be back home to struggle for top four.
I only said, Chelsea winning the Champions League against Manchester City last two seasons will be my biggest shock in the Champions League.

It'll probably take Chelsea like another ten years before they get to win the Champions League once again. My tips would still be either of Manchester City and Parisans League 1 defending Champions.
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January 22, 2023, 12:48:38 PM
City and PSG are football machines, but that has taken some time. You can't buy a team with money alone, but if you can buy any player you want, and you have a good coach, it's a bit easier to make a good team. PSG and City are both world teams and have been among the best teams in the world for years, but neither have managed to win the CL. Both reached the final once, but what is that worth if you lose that final? That's not what you do it for. And Messi must also be crazy by now that he is unable to win the CL. For that we have to go way back in time. This season it is also difficult because you first have to pass Bayern Munich.

I think PSG and Manchester City are still two different teams, even though they are rich teams but they have differences in management. I think, PSG is still not completely good even though PSG has a lot of luxury players, but PSG doesn't have the right coach.
So that became one of the reasons their management was not good, so that in the end it was difficult for PSG to reach the Champions League final from season to season.

But about Manchester City I think it's clear, Manchester City has everything with the best quality but unfortunately, Manchester City still failed to win the Champions League title. I think it's because the Manchester City squad still doesn't fully have a high winning mentality, so Manchester City failed in the Champions League final even though at that time Manchester City was very favored to win.
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January 22, 2023, 12:32:34 PM
Dortmund is not doing well in the Bundesliga, Chelsea are playing unsuccessful matches in the Premier league.  I'm quite curious about the pairing between the two.  If there is one thing I know, it is that I am eagerly waiting for this match to be played.  Chelsea's players are better and they're a few qualities better than Dortmund.  Dortmund will try hard and they definitely have a chance.  Still, as I said, I see Chelsea as the team that is close to passing the round.
It is indeed very surprising to see Dortmund and Chelsea in their respective regular leagues always get bad results in their matches. Even though Chlesea has spent a lot of money to buy new players, it is still difficult for them to win and last night they were held to a draw when they met Liverpool. Meanwhile, Dortmund this season is also not as good as the previous season, but they will play their first match today in their regular league, at least that can be a good reference to show maximum performance before facing Chelsea in the last 16 of the UCL later.
Both are down, but I prefer Chelsea who are more favored with all their downturn in the English league. A great team that should have been an interesting encounter if they were in very good shape, but instead they met at a time when they were both out of shape. I hope their current condition will not affect the course of the match later, because if it does then the match will be monotonous in my opinion.
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January 22, 2023, 12:29:19 PM
Dortmund is not doing well in the Bundesliga, Chelsea are playing unsuccessful matches in the Premier league.  I'm quite curious about the pairing between the two.  If there is one thing I know, it is that I am eagerly waiting for this match to be played.  Chelsea's players are better and they're a few qualities better than Dortmund.  Dortmund will try hard and they definitely have a chance.  Still, as I said, I see Chelsea as the team that is close to passing the round.
It is indeed very surprising to see Dortmund and Chelsea in their respective regular leagues always get bad results in their matches. Even though Chlesea has spent a lot of money to buy new players, it is still difficult for them to win and last night they were held to a draw when they met Liverpool. Meanwhile, Dortmund this season is also not as good as the previous season, but they will play their first match today in their regular league, at least that can be a good reference to show maximum performance before facing Chelsea in the last 16 of the UCL later.
Regardless between Chelsea and Dortmund have poor performance in domestic league but Chelsea have bigger chance in UEFA Champion League after spent much money for several new player recruitment. No doubt with how many new player arrived, Chelsea still difficult to win actually on last match against Liverpool.

Left few weeks later before 16 round UEFA Champion League begin and Chelsea or Dortmund still have enough time back to top performance, however with Chelsea have more experience in Champion League I think favorite and have chance for Chelsea lead to quarter final than Dortmund.
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January 22, 2023, 12:22:43 PM
City and PSG are football machines, but that has taken some time. You can't buy a team with money alone, but if you can buy any player you want, and you have a good coach, it's a bit easier to make a good team. PSG and City are both world teams and have been among the best teams in the world for years, but neither have managed to win the CL. Both reached the final once, but what is that worth if you lose that final? That's not what you do it for. And Messi must also be crazy by now that he is unable to win the CL. For that we have to go way back in time. This season it is also difficult because you first have to pass Bayern Munich.
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