Topic: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season - page 574. (Read 92693 times)

It is official now,we are not going to see Cristiano Ronaldo at Champions League games of 2023,he choose Al Nassr to play with in the Middle East.Many will not be happy with this choice but I think we can all agree it was an economic choice,he is becoming 38 in February and he has signed a contract that will give him with the total benefits from publicity and all others about 500 million in 2 years,who would not make such move for 2 years.Personally if I were him I would even go and play with all the penguin in the North or South pole,don't remember well where they are  .

What are your thoughts at such move?

The money spent by Paris Saint Germain to make them a star-studded team is fantastic, but when it comes to the Champions League, money is not a factor where they will easily get a trophy. So this is what they have to realize, the effort that costs a fantastic amount has not yet brought them a trophy, they have to do homework to achieve their dream achievement in the Champions League.

But I personally don't think PSG have any chance of winning the Champions League title. Because PSG's attack is good enough but their defense line-up needs some improvement. PSG will understand their weaknesses when they play against big teams.

With the Haaland project. Manchester City is one of the clubs that is frightening for their opponents, especially if The Citizen brings in several players this January. for sure, will add strength to their squad later. but not for Liverpool this year, I'm quite optimistic that Klopp will eventually be able to lead his squad to finish in the top four in the domestic league. however, their consistency in carrying out their matches has not proven to be stable. What's more, Liverpool have a very tough opponent, apart from their opponents having big names, they also have a winning mentality that the current candidates don't have, namely, Man City and PSG.

Speaking of Napoli, there are many rumors surrounding Victor Osimhen's departure this January. but I doubt it, although rumor has it that Nopoli is in need of a sizable financial fund. chances are, Osimhen will be released by Napoli in the next summer window.

as for Messi, everyone has the right to express his opinion including you. but for sure, he has ensured that he and his country won the world cup. for the Champions League, however, Messi is one of the important players to realize PSG's dream of winning the champions league trophy for the first time. even then, if PSG manages to become a finalist in this competition.

not only because of the arrival of Messi. PSG brought in some of the world's top players for one ambition. of course with the squad currently owned by PSG, they should have a high probability of competing for the Champions League trophy.
Messi could have made new history for him when he helped PSG win the UCL trophy. PSG has spent quite a lot of money on it. Because the domestic league competition is not so tight, PSG must prepare its strength.

PSG is not an easy opponent for Bayern, from their 11 meetings so far, PSG won 6, drew 0 and Bayern won 5 times

if we look at the strengths of the two teams, then PSG has a better squad composition than Bayern, and PSG's front line is very solid, Bayern's chances of winning are likely to be small

Messi is a professional footballer, and forbthe love of the profession, professionals don't think that way. Mesi has laid hand on his greatest football dream, but that doesn't mean he has completely lost interest in achieving more, because I believe PSG didn't just sign him for his already made achievement, they did so because they needed him to help them achieve more. Messi is still much concerned about helping PSG grap the champion league as expected.

The quality of individual players does not necessarily mean that the team is the best. If so, Brazil would be the world champion in football, and Manchester City and PSG would already be European champions several times.
There are many rumors that the relations between the biggest stars of PSG are not good, especially Mbappe's relations with Neymar and Messi.
A team is not only the sum of the individual qualities of the players, but it is also important that the team is focused and united on a common goal.
It seems that this has not really been the case with PSG in recent years.

Manchester city and Liverpool are definitely potential winners of the tournament because their side are playing very good football and have the squad to win other strong contenders in the tournament but what's Napoli doing in that statement. They have no chance of winning the champions league even with Osimhen been on the form. I'm even suspecting him leaving the club this January as he has many interest all over Europe and he better take his chances now and go to a more profile club.


Was Messi the best player at the world cup? He wasn't, he just scored cheap penalties and was favored all through the world cup just because the officials wanted him to win and it was obvious. I don't think they'll favor him in the champions league. PSG aren't winning the champions league until they let go of signing superstar and focus on signing players that still have alot to prove and put all on the line on the field.

Bayern Munich and PSG are very strong.   Am still scared about PSG.  PSG is a team that has the best squad in the world.  Bayern is capable of defeating PSG  but it  won't easy for them when PSG already has players that can be considered as world best  .

The match will be tough and it will be difficult to predict. As you said, that these two teams have an advantage over each other, and that will probably be their weapon in this round of 16 tie. Paris Saint Germain we know they have a more luxurious squad than Bayern Munich but that doesn't mean they will be able to win easily. Maybe they can pull off an easy win when they are in Ligue 1, but for the Champions League, it could be something upside down.

For me the strength of the team is collectively more influential, nobody stands out not even the goalkeeper, imagine if they have Manuel Neuer but their defense is weak then the end result won't be any worse than using an inexperienced keeper. It's true that the Champions League needs players of the highest quality and experience, but Sven Ulreich and Johannes Schenk also need to be given a chance.

On paper, PSG are favored because they are playing at home, while PSG's attacking trio are also in their best condition. This is the moment they are trying to take advantage of, because talking about the strength of the team this season with the previous season also has the same players. That means there are not many changes they have in facing Bayern Munich in the knockout stages later.

Manuel Neuer is a general on the pitch as well as a leader who can make an impact on his team but if reserve goalkeepers are never given the chance you will never know how good they are on the pitch and in important games. I think one of the back-up keepers will give a positive result and they will get the best chance of the game.

These two players are actually still very good for the PSG team to rely on this season, so there is no need to ignore one of them and rely only on one of them. Because the more players a team can rely on, the better it will be for the team. After all, the opponent that PSG will face is also not a bad team this season, so PSG needs to make sure all their players are fit and reliable in every game.

PSG needs to get better motivation this season for a title in the Champions League, because PSG has never had a Champions League trophy during the team's career in the Champions League. So for this season PSG should be more motivated to get trophies so that their historical record gets better even though it won't be immediately on par with several teams that have won several trophies in the Champions League.

Losing Manuel Neuer will be like red carding an important player of Bayern while they play
He is a very important player for bayern munich
But all will go well of they get a replacement immediately the window already resumes today

The type of commitment and fight that Messi gave in the World Cup on behalf of Argentina he cannot give it for any club at his age. What he did in the World cup was the last fight of his career which he gave it all spiritually and physically. I don't think there is any motivation that will be up to what he had in the World Cup .
PSG fans should instead look upto to Mbappe to deliver them.

With same spirit for PSG in Champions League, Messi need same luck to win it with PSG.

I don't think Messi lost his love for football and if he still plays it, he will play it with a best as he can, for PSG, for Argentina or any team he is playing for.

If he no longer has his love for it, he will announce his retirement. I agree that he has nothing more to demonstrate, he has all in football and what keeps he continues is he wants to enjoy football until his body no longer allows him.

Manchester City and Liverpool can but Napoli are more likely can not. They don't have experience in Champions League like Manchester City and Liverpool and it is their disadvantage. They can make surprise like Atalanta years ago but winning Champions League is not what they can get.

And this why mostly fans's prediction are goes wrong

Messi already get every international trophies, so he's doesn't need to try hard, chill or have a party and play for fun only. Messi has a lot spirit on world cup because he haven't get it, now the spirit already gone, we will see it on the next 2 months PSG will only can reach to semi final.

I believe either Manchester City, Liverpool or Napoli will win this season because they're very hungry to get this trophy.

There was also different thing just like PSG lost none of its attackers like mbappe, neymar and messi while bayern must be losing sadio mane as the main attack from bayern. it seems like that bayern must also try to find the substitution for mane as soon as possible to make sure if there will be a plan b once mane would not able to recover from his injury. I thank bayern was urgently needs an attack who can do well during the match against PSG. I know that if having some great players like PSG didn't guarantee if the team can win against bayern too.
Bayern itself is always very strong. it has been doing so well during the group stage.

PSG's attacking trio in Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are in top form from the world cup and will be a tough group to defend against in the Champions league. Facing PSG at this time will be a tough test for Bayern Munich especially in the absence of Neuer their top choice keeper. Bayern Munich's attack is also strong and can also cause troubles for PSG's defense in the coming game. Fans will be counting on Messi to bring same spirit from the world cup to the champions league and help PSG win the champions League.

This round of 16 will not be easy for certain big clubs because they also must fight against big clubs in their round of 16. Likely PSG vs Bayern and also Liverpool vs Real Madrid. These two matches will be the most competitive and interesting matches to watch. They have their best squad, which is why it will depend on how their preparation, tactic during the match by their coach, and also their consistency during the match to optimize their ability.

Sometimes, their passion and struggle in the Champions League are much bigger than in their league because the UCL is a very prestigious event. Even though PSG sometimes don't play optimally even though they have a lot of golden strikers, sometimes they haven't been able to give their best game in the UCL. Just like last season. But we still don't know how it will be in this season because it looks like they are looking more solid and consistent.