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December 12, 2022, 06:34:56 AM
Leipzig can really be the unluckiest team in this round now.  Grin

They are going to play against Manchester City and their chance of getting past the round is pretty slim. Manchester City are like the most favoured team for the Champions League title according to bookmakers. Even their closest opponent in this race has a much bigger odd than them. We can call this as "Haaland effect" maybe. Because since his joining the team I think Manchester City are fully complete now. Leipzig on the other hand have done a good job in the group stage. They even defeated Real Madrid in one of the matches. But things are more serious at this point and I don't expect Manchester City to lose in any of the legs.

I think that the current World Cup should be a good lesson for those who are confident in some results  Wink City have been big favorites to win for several years in a row, but they still do not have a title. Every team has a chance and it would be great if Leipzig went further. I think City have enough of the title of the best club in the world - the shameful award they received at the end of last season  Grin
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December 12, 2022, 01:38:01 AM
It is true that Ronaldo as maintained his place as one of the greatest player in football history, but his present in Chelsea current squad is not needed because already , age as affected his form in his former clubs.As such his playing style is quite archaic. Chelsea as been a club that attains victory through team work play, Ronaldo will not be considered fit for the team.
Chelsea never try to confirm if it was interested with ronaldo. There are only so many rumous but these are just rumours. I will not consider rumour as a thing that's gonna be real as long as there are no relable sources who have been confirming it.
Ronaldo itself is still too far to become a candidate as new player for chelsea.
Rumors about Ronaldo are still rolling because there has been no confirmation from any club and also from Ronaldo himself, even rumors that he has agreed to play for an Arab club also exist and it is reported that he has treated all the Portuguese squad to eat at an expensive restaurant in Qatar because signed the contract but again it's just rumours, and maybe we still have to wait a little longer for confirmation from Ronaldo because he must have wanted to relax his mind for a while after Portugal's defeat because he looked so sad about the defeat
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December 12, 2022, 12:32:16 AM
It is true that Ronaldo as maintained his place as one of the greatest player in football history, but his present in Chelsea current squad is not needed because already , age as affected his form in his former clubs.As such his playing style is quite archaic. Chelsea as been a club that attains victory through team work play, Ronaldo will not be considered fit for the team.
Chelsea never try to confirm if it was interested with ronaldo. There are only so many rumous but these are just rumours. I will not consider rumour as a thing that's gonna be real as long as there are no relable sources who have been confirming it.
Ronaldo itself is still too far to become a candidate as new player for chelsea.
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December 11, 2022, 10:23:40 PM
Napoli may have had the best half of the season of all. The defeat against Liverpool in the CL could also have been won. And with the draw for the next round, they also have plenty of opportunities as they have drawn Frankfurt. That might be the CL's biggest surprise to date. I think Napoli will easily continue, provided they can maintain the level of the past few months. Barcelona also choked on Frankfurt in the EL last year. And then hope for CL that they can keep their selection together in the winter.
I think that napoli didn't play seriously against liverpool in the last match on UCL caused by it will be qualified for the last 16. There's no need for napoli to play serious against it. I think that champion league gonna be very strict after the transfer season. Napoli itself may not able to play with the current formation caused by january will become the time for some players like osimhen to leave from napoli. Napoli itself already announced if it will be selling some players with very high price.
As long as another team could accept the price that being offered by napoli and napoli will try to tell their players to the another team.
I don't think Napoli will sell Osimhen in January. As for why, he will have a Serie A championship ahead of him and important matches in UCL. They won't want to lose power. Maybe if they agree, they will agree on the condition that Osimhen leaves the team at the end of the year. This year has been incredibly productive for Osimhen. Real Madrid transfer was rumored, I don't know if it will happen. They must retain their current roster to move forward on the trophy path at UCL.
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December 11, 2022, 10:10:21 PM
Napoli itself may not able to play with the current formation caused by january will become the time for some players like osimhen to leave from napoli. Napoli itself already announced if it will be selling some players with very high price.
As long as another team could accept the price that being offered by napoli and napoli will try to tell their players to the another team.
If this news is true, Napoli will find it difficult to compete with other clubs in the Champions League. After releasing several key players who have performed well so far, Napoli will receive money from player sales, but it will be difficult to get trophies due to the loss of several important players.
The Champions League is inhabited by more strong teams than the domestic league, it needs a balance of squad to achieve the desired targets.
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December 11, 2022, 09:58:07 PM
I think that napoli didn't play seriously against liverpool in the last match on UCL caused by it will be qualified for the last 16. There's no need for napoli to play serious against it. I think that champion league gonna be very strict after the transfer season. Napoli itself may not able to play with the current formation caused by january will become the time for some players like osimhen to leave from napoli. Napoli itself already announced if it will be selling some players with very high price.
As long as another team could accept the price that being offered by napoli and napoli will try to tell their players to the another team.
It's still rumor or official news if Osimhen wiill leave Napoli on the next year? I didn't find any official news about this and there's no agreement with the fees. Napoli has many good strikers, even the one that didn't become starter on Napoli like Simeone, but he can score to goals when they meet against Rangers. So it wouldn't hurt Napoli, maybe Osimhen is also want to leave Napoli if there's a big clubs on Premier League want him. No doubt almost all players has a dream to play on Premier League.
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December 11, 2022, 09:41:49 PM
Napoli may have had the best half of the season of all. The defeat against Liverpool in the CL could also have been won. And with the draw for the next round, they also have plenty of opportunities as they have drawn Frankfurt. That might be the CL's biggest surprise to date. I think Napoli will easily continue, provided they can maintain the level of the past few months. Barcelona also choked on Frankfurt in the EL last year. And then hope for CL that they can keep their selection together in the winter.
I think that napoli didn't play seriously against liverpool in the last match on UCL caused by it will be qualified for the last 16. There's no need for napoli to play serious against it. I think that champion league gonna be very strict after the transfer season. Napoli itself may not able to play with the current formation caused by january will become the time for some players like osimhen to leave from napoli. Napoli itself already announced if it will be selling some players with very high price.
As long as another team could accept the price that being offered by napoli and napoli will try to tell their players to the another team.
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December 11, 2022, 09:13:40 PM
Talking about Eintracht Frankfurt, I also think that they cannot be underestimated at all at this moment, because even Eintracht Frankfurt last season managed to get rid of Barcelona in the Europa League. Also, Eintracht Frankfurt started this season in the Bundesliga not so well, but as time goes by Eintracht Frankfurt can get into the top four in the Bundesliga and at least that proves that Eintracht Frankfurt really can't be underestimated this season.
Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at this moment are teams that are experiencing an impressive increase in performance, so that any results in this match can still happen.
I mean, even though Napoli is an unbeaten team in Serie A, that still can't guarantee that Napoli will get the convenience to go further in this Champions League.
Therefore, I personally still can't say that Napoli will win. Also, whether or not they have changed after the break, I'm still pretty sure that Eintracht Frankfurt will still provide strong resistance in this match, which means that Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt will never be easy to get a win at this stage.
Eintracht Frankfurt were in one of the weakest groups in the Champions League and scored just over 50% of the points in second place. Still, I think that this is their ceiling and Napoli will easily win this confrontation. This is not the Europa League where it is possible to underestimate the opponent or lack motivation. It seems to me that Napoli will play to win in both meetings and may decide the issue already in Frankfurt.

Napoli is in very good form. They are performing well in every match. And Napoli has no weaknesses in attack, midfield and defense at the moment. The team is stable and the important thing is that the bond between the team players is very good. And because the bond is so good, Napoli is able to consistently perform well every season. Napoli doesn't seem to have any problem getting a win against Frankfurt. Frankfurt is not a strong team. They are very lucky to have qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League. I don't think Frankfurt has any chance of winning against Napoli.


Well, I can't deny that Napoli has a lot to prove and continue to prove, I don't doubt what you say either, obviously all the players are connected and have achieved something so important, which is that harmony that every team should have, something that reminds me of the Argentina of approximately 10 years ago that I had the opportunity to see them in concentrations, and those players were really united, on the other hand Frankfurt is a team that is also very strong, and it may be or may be seen as a weak team, but there are what to expect, any bear can pass in the UCL games, personally if I had to make a bet I would already choose Napoli because they have the players without making transfers or without new players who come to play in the team.


Napoli may have had the best half of the season of all. The defeat against Liverpool in the CL could also have been won. And with the draw for the next round, they also have plenty of opportunities as they have drawn Frankfurt. That might be the CL's biggest surprise to date. I think Napoli will easily continue, provided they can maintain the level of the past few months. Barcelona also choked on Frankfurt in the EL last year. And then hope for CL that they can keep their selection together in the winter.
Napoli can still continue their very positive performance in two different competitions this season. Apart from remembering opponents like Frankfurt, the Napoli team still has a squad with very good performances this season so it is very feasible to count Napoli into the race for the Champions League title this season because they have unusual abilities this season.
Yes, you are right about this, but there has been a lot of speculation that they are going to sell to many players and that would knock down the strategies a lot, because the players are very well integrated and it would be a damage that they would be doing, I in I would like to bet on winning everything in particular, because so much effort is useless to throw everything away simply to capitalize, I think they can capitalize much more if they win everything, both in Serie A and if they do a good job in the UCL and with that they show that the level of Italian football is very high, I think so according to what Napoli has shown.

Liverpool on alert as Lozano to leave Napoli



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Napoli are expected to sell Mexico international Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano before his contract runs down, with Liverpool said to be interested.

The 27-year-old is only tied to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona until June 2024 and has a release clause worth circa €130m.

However, with the contract reaching its final stages, an exit seems inevitable either in January or over the summer.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lozano has made it clear he has no intention of lowering his current €4.5m per season salary.

Source: https://football-italia.net/liverpool-on-alert-as-lozano-to-leave-napoli/
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December 11, 2022, 06:36:11 PM
Napoli may have had the best half of the season of all. The defeat against Liverpool in the CL could also have been won. And with the draw for the next round, they also have plenty of opportunities as they have drawn Frankfurt. That might be the CL's biggest surprise to date. I think Napoli will easily continue, provided they can maintain the level of the past few months. Barcelona also choked on Frankfurt in the EL last year. And then hope for CL that they can keep their selection together in the winter.
Napoli can still continue their very positive performance in two different competitions this season. Apart from remembering opponents like Frankfurt, the Napoli team still has a squad with very good performances this season so it is very feasible to count Napoli into the race for the Champions League title this season because they have unusual abilities this season.
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December 11, 2022, 04:01:09 PM
Leipzig can really be the unluckiest team in this round now.  Grin

They are going to play against Manchester City and their chance of getting past the round is pretty slim. Manchester City are like the most favoured team for the Champions League title according to bookmakers. Even their closest opponent in this race has a much bigger odd than them. We can call this as "Haaland effect" maybe. Because since his joining the team I think Manchester City are fully complete now. Leipzig on the other hand have done a good job in the group stage. They even defeated Real Madrid in one of the matches. But things are more serious at this point and I don't expect Manchester City to lose in any of the legs.

Strongest team may be PSG, but Manchester City is not much below that. As RB Leipzig you couldn't have had it worse. They will especially have to try not to be defeated at home, if you draw or maybe win, you still have a chance in Manchester. However, I think that City will already score an easy victory in Leipzig, and then it will be the end of the story for Leipzig. I also don't know how City will start the competition again, there are many players in that team who played in the England team at the World Cup and they will be walking around with a big disappointment for a few weeks. That can also continue to play in the CL. Nice of Frankfurt that after last year's title in the EL, they have now also made it through the group stage in the CL.

I think that PSG may look in paper like the strongest team but the fact that they were not able to win against Benfica in the group stage games for me says a whole lot about them,they still need to find that perfect harmony in the team,especially in defense which is why they have been eliminated always in the last years of the Champions League,they have a stellar attack but not that stellar of a defense despite their defensive players having stellar names.

I think also that Manchester City in their last two games in the Premier League before the break for the World Cup showed a miserable form and with such form you cannot go very far in the Champions League.I think there is no real favorite between this clash,it is anybody game.
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December 11, 2022, 03:53:21 PM
Bayern have a bigger problem than losing Mane, Neuer went on holiday after the World Cup and broke his leg skiing, had surgery, and looks that he out for the rest of the season. This is a big problem for Bayern, they are now seriously looking for a replacement for Noeir, for now it will be Ulreich, but they are also considering the return of Nubel, who is now on loan from Monaco. Whoever they choose, Donnaruma or Navas will be at the gates of PSG, you understand what an advantage this is for PSG.
I feel like goalkeeper is not as big of a trouble as Mane, and I know that may not sound great to many people because it's an important position normally, but not for Bayern.

Well, because they already have a good roster enough to not get too many shots on goal for them, and if they could have scored a bit, with Mane then they wouldn't care about getting scored on once a game on average as well. Their goalkeeper could be me, and they could still have some games where they don't get scored on at all. That type of difference is important, an epic level of defence and midfield makes sure they have the ball and attacking. Only problem will be in UCL, and I didn't expected them to beat PSG anyway.
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December 11, 2022, 03:21:37 PM
Leipzig can really be the unluckiest team in this round now.  Grin

They are going to play against Manchester City and their chance of getting past the round is pretty slim. Manchester City are like the most favoured team for the Champions League title according to bookmakers. Even their closest opponent in this race has a much bigger odd than them. We can call this as "Haaland effect" maybe. Because since his joining the team I think Manchester City are fully complete now. Leipzig on the other hand have done a good job in the group stage. They even defeated Real Madrid in one of the matches. But things are more serious at this point and I don't expect Manchester City to lose in any of the legs.

Strongest team may be PSG, but Manchester City is not much below that. As RB Leipzig you couldn't have had it worse. They will especially have to try not to be defeated at home, if you draw or maybe win, you still have a chance in Manchester. However, I think that City will already score an easy victory in Leipzig, and then it will be the end of the story for Leipzig. I also don't know how City will start the competition again, there are many players in that team who played in the England team at the World Cup and they will be walking around with a big disappointment for a few weeks. That can also continue to play in the CL. Nice of Frankfurt that after last year's title in the EL, they have now also made it through the group stage in the CL.
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December 11, 2022, 03:18:19 PM
Leipzig can really be the unluckiest team in this round now.  Grin

They are going to play against Manchester City and their chance of getting past the round is pretty slim. Manchester City are like the most favoured team for the Champions League title according to bookmakers. Even their closest opponent in this race has a much bigger odd than them. We can call this as "Haaland effect" maybe. Because since his joining the team I think Manchester City are fully complete now. Leipzig on the other hand have done a good job in the group stage. They even defeated Real Madrid in one of the matches. But things are more serious at this point and I don't expect Manchester City to lose in any of the legs.
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December 11, 2022, 03:15:55 PM
Napoli will be the top of the table, they lead the series and was top of Serie A. They are top competitor of this championship, they was considered as the title winner. But he had a huge competition against the most of the players. They will make some good chances of making goal at all the toughest time. Their game was considered to be the best game by the most of the team, they will be the example of the competitors of the league. Their experience will speak for the sure, but they not considering their experience. They are improving the game on every day to compensate their weakness in the future game.
Yes, I think many people will agree that Napoli have impressed this season, but one thing that must be noted is experience. Experience is very important, especially in a competition of this magnitude. Experience will bring a better mentality, because in the Champions League the competition will be more difficult than Serie A. Napoli have only lost 1 of their 21 matches in Serie A and in the Champions League. The defeat they got in the Champions League, that is an illustration of how difficult it is in this competition.
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December 11, 2022, 03:07:39 PM
From the match statistics this season it's true, but of course we also can't make it look like it's easy for Napoli because regardless of anything qualifying for the last 16 in the Champions League means that the club has more strength and can be said to be good enough to see conditions like this of course there will be some other comparisons to think about.
I wouldn't take it as if it were easy for Napoli even if on paper they are the favourites.
In the last 16 round of the Champions League, all teams must fight well so that they can more easily face their opponents at home or away. Because it is an effort so that the team is not easily eliminated and can advance to the next round. This season Napoli is indeed one of the favorite teams to provide more fierce resistance in the Champions League so that there is a bit of different competition this season in the Champions League, although I am also still not sure that Napoli will win the Champions League this season.
I don't really agree with the reasons for the world cup and to say they are Champions League finalists this season.
There are several players like Kim Min Jae, Lozano, Zielinski, Anguissa and Mathias Oliviera.
But everything I mentioned there has come back because lastly it was Kim Min Jae from korea and Zielinski was knocked out in the last 16 of the world cup so this doesn't bother anything anymore. on the other hand it is still too early to say they are Finalists especially since there are still many great clubs in the Champions League now.
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December 11, 2022, 02:39:00 PM
I don't even think napoli will be facing a tough game against frankfurt. it's caused by frankfurt's performance in the bundesliga didn't look good at all. Napoli itself has been doing wintstreak since the early of the season. I think that the performance from napoli is far above frankfurt.
Napoli will be doing so well as long as it will not be losing some of its key players during the match against frankfurt. The rumours said that some players will be leaving from napoli and this will create a big difference.
I don't agree if you say Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga is bad, and I think it's likely that you don't know about the big changes that Eintracht Frankfurt has done in the Bundesliga. However, differentiating from their position in the standings in their respective leagues certainly won't be right, so yes, however, neither team will win easily in the knockout round or in the round of 16.
Even though Napoli have so far been unbeaten in Serie A, the fact is that Napoli is also not perfect to get all the wins in every match.

Therefore, basically Napoli also has weaknesses which of course the opposing team can take advantage of to score goals.
Eintracht Frankfurt itself this season looks very good even though at the beginning of the season Eintracht Frankfurt didn't look good, but as time goes by even now Eintracht Frankfurt can be in the top four of the Bundesliga standings. With this extraordinary increase, of course Eintracht Frankfurt will still have a chance to qualify and Napoli will never be easy to beat Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16.

It seems to me that Napoli have an advantage over Frankfurt in this game. It must be said that Napoli have played exceptionally well so far this season in comparison to Frankfurt.

We can see from their respective league tables that Napoli are currently leading the Italian league, whereas Frankfurt are currently ranked fourth in the German League. It would appear that Napoli's attacking options are far superior to Frankfurt's attacking options on paper. In spite of this, it may be too early to compare the two teams before they play each other. There is only one thing I would like to see in this game between these two prestigious teams, which is a really competitive match.
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December 11, 2022, 02:24:32 PM
Napoli will be the top of the table, they lead the series and was top of Serie A. They are top competitor of this championship, they was considered as the title winner. But he had a huge competition against the most of the players. They will make some good chances of making goal at all the toughest time. Their game was considered to be the best game by the most of the team, they will be the example of the competitors of the league. Their experience will speak for the sure, but they not considering their experience. They are improving the game on every day to compensate their weakness in the future game.
Napoli are performing well. All the players in the team have improved a lot since before, their level of play has increased. The Napoli coach has managed to take the team this far with great talent. I think Napoli performing like this will turn into a good club in a few seasons.
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December 11, 2022, 01:05:44 PM
Napoli will be the top of the table, they lead the series and was top of Serie A. They are top competitor of this championship, they was considered as the title winner. But he had a huge competition against the most of the players. They will make some good chances of making goal at all the toughest time. Their game was considered to be the best game by the most of the team, they will be the example of the competitors of the league. Their experience will speak for the sure, but they not considering their experience. They are improving the game on every day to compensate their weakness in the future game.
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December 11, 2022, 11:51:22 AM
It is really difficult to say something confidently about the PSG - Bayern Munich game already now. Because there is still a long time period like two months for the first leg to be played. Bayern Munich are unlucky that Mane is injured and his availability for the first leg is doubtful now. Mane has already become a very important player for the team so his absence would affect them in attacking badly for sure.

Bayern Munich have improved their productiveness recently again. They are back in their usual form. But they need all of their important players to continue finding goals easier. PSG eliminated them in the Champions League not much time ago. They will try to use this psychology against them once again. But I expect another very competitive matchup.

Bayern have a bigger problem than losing Mane, Neuer went on holiday after the World Cup and broke his leg skiing, had surgery, and looks that he out for the rest of the season. This is a big problem for Bayern, they are now seriously looking for a replacement for Noeir, for now it will be Ulreich, but they are also considering the return of Nubel, who is now on loan from Monaco. Whoever they choose, Donnaruma or Navas will be at the gates of PSG, you understand what an advantage this is for PSG.

I didn't know about Neuer's injury. His being out until the end of the season is going to be a really negative news for the team. Especially in the Champions League their job will be more difficult. Because I don't see any alternative in the subs who is as good as him now. Bayern Munich are still getting unlucky with injuries these days.

In this situation Bayern Munich might change their priorities in making transfers now. They might need to look for a trustworthy goalkeeper about whom they can be confident. Maybe Yann Sommer could be one of these alternatives as his contract ends by June 2023.
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December 11, 2022, 10:48:51 AM
Napoli may have had the best half of the season of all. The defeat against Liverpool in the CL could also have been won. And with the draw for the next round, they also have plenty of opportunities as they have drawn Frankfurt. That might be the CL's biggest surprise to date. I think Napoli will easily continue, provided they can maintain the level of the past few months. Barcelona also choked on Frankfurt in the EL last year. And then hope for CL that they can keep their selection together in the winter.
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