Tonight match, Man City is not playing like the Man City i used to know before, because by i expected Man city to have scored not less than 2 to 3 goals beforerererere the ending of the first match, but seeing this defeat of 0-1 really breaks my heart, and I'm now worried, why must Erling Haaland be on injury. Why will Guardiola choose to use boys to play this game when we have people like K. De Bruyne and B. Silva on the bench.. But however, its not late.. Guardiola still has what it takes to win this match
Maybe they thing this match is not enough important, because they have already qualified for the next round. So, this match is just implement new scheme and strategy coach with I thing that look brave when Pep put a boy or tinkering a new player on formation. But, so far so good, they still won and Pep look satisfied with the recipe. So what next important is how to defeat Arsenal on top stand. 
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I really appreciated Benfica's determination to take the lead from PSG.
They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
Benfica was just so good and the goals kept coming and coming by the minute. I thought they would end it at 5 goals but, they proceeded to add more 1 and took the lead in there group.They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
PSG had a more difficult match as Juventus was in between giving up and not being disgraced at home. After Leonardo Bonucci came up with that header, it seemed Juventus have got the chance they needed until Nuno Mendes just minutes after he came on as a substitute sprint right ahead of Juan Cuadrado and took a straight good shot into the goal. Juventus lost at anything in the league after that goal.
I really appreciated Benfica's determination to take the lead from PSG.
They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
Benfica was just so good and the goals kept coming and coming by the minute. I thought they would end it at 5 goals but, they proceeded to add more 1 and took the lead in there group.They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
PSG had a more difficult match as Juventus was in between giving up and not being disgraced at home. After Leonardo Bonucci came up with that header, it seemed Juventus have got the chance they needed until Nuno Mendes just minutes after he came on as a substitute sprint right ahead of Juan Cuadrado and took a straight good shot into the goal. Juventus lost at anything in the league after that goal.
I knew Liverpool would win, but with a different score.(Like 4-0 / 5-0)
They scored 2 goals in the last 5 minutes, which is a great achievement.
Liverpool are truly an incredible team. I hope they will be champions this year.
Liverpool is no longer a strong team, they are not the favorite team to win UCL title. I personally doubt they will be the champion this season. They scored 2 goals in the last 5 minutes, which is a great achievement.
Liverpool are truly an incredible team. I hope they will be champions this year.
Liverpool can defeat Napoli, Ajax, and Rangers in the group stage. But what if they will play against a strong team like Real Madrid, Man City, PSG, or Bayern Munich in the next round? To be honest, I am not sure Liverpool will have a good chance to win against strong teams. If Liverpool cannot improve their performance, they may be eliminated soon in the upcoming round.
I really appreciated Benfica's determination to take the lead from PSG. They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
I think Juventus was just lucky that Benfica provided the result they needed in the last minutes of the match with Maccabi, and therefore Paris Saint-Germain had neither time nor the mood to radically improve their goal difference. Juventus really disappointed in the current Champions League draw and could not support the initiative of other Italian clubs like Napoli, Inter and Milan and could not get to the Champions League play-off stage. On the one hand, Juventus can be happy that they still at least got into the Europa League, but with such a level of play, the club does not look like a contender for the trophy there either. Massimiliano Allegri still has a lot of work to do to improve the club's game. 
I really appreciated Benfica's determination to take the lead from PSG.
They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
They needed to get a huge win over Maccabi Haifa to do this in case PSG and them both get wins. Benfica really did it by a huge 6-1 win. Maccabi Haifa seemed to be challenging first but they couldn't prevent a disaster for them. Juventus were really lucky to keep the third position in the group. Because they could have really finished it at the last position after losing to PSG by 2-1. PSG just met the expectations and defeated them. Normally Juventus wouldn't lose this game but they are far away from their old performance.
Real Madrid really made the closing match to be very awesome by scoring 5-1 for Celtic. They could really manage the match really well.
This season seems to be the worst for a team from the Spanish league, only Real Madrid qualified.
Indeed, Spanish only has Real Madrid. We expected that the least, Barcelona would be in the qualification. But after seeing the group division, the truth is here, Barcelona is also failed. Can real Madrid become the champion again like in the previous season? Well, this may be probable. But, this season, many clubs have been learning and developing, and lots of them have their own great squads with much better development. We can see some clubs likely Man City, Napoli, and also Bayern very consistent so far in the Champion League, being powerful enough. That is why the journey will be more interesting, won't it? 
Madrid prevailed 5:1 to win the match. Before the game began, I had the impression that Celtic could not prevail. Madrid, After intense pressure from Madrid's various counterattacks to win the game, which they did, Luka scored the game's first goal within six minutes, and Celtic scored just one goal 84 minutes later. Meanwhile, the Chelsea game had just started when it was already 1:0, but I have no doubt that Chelsea will tie the score and possibly score more goals.
The quality between madrid compared with celtic is too far. I just seeing it based from what already happened in the match. The result can be predicted even tough if we have not even watched the match between madrid and celtic. Chelsea is always doing the same thing. It was winning with hard game against the club with worst performance. Chelsea is having poor performance despite the fact if it was winning the game with 2-1 as the result. I meant look at how bad performance from chelsea during the match.
Dinamo zagreb can make a goal before chelsea was making two goals to make sure the club won the game against zagreb
Group winners (seeded)
Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/
This season seems to be the worst for a team from the Spanish league, only Real Madrid qualified. Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/
the team from the french league is also only 1.
While from the German league and English league, 4 teams each managed to qualify.
It looks bad for Juventus. They have qualification for the Europa League in their own hands, but at the moment they are even virtually 3rd due to the early deficit against PSG. I expect Benfica to win, so they stay third. However, if Benfica fail to win then that would mean Juventus finishing 4th, that would be a real failure. Juventus have played a very bad tournament this season. AC Milan must beat Salzburg at home to advance in the CL and seem well on their way via an early AC Milan goal. Giroud made him. Dynamo Zagreb quickly took a 0-1 lead, but within 10 minutes it was already 1-1. I expect Manchester City to win easily but I don't know if they have set up the 1st team or some sort of reserve team.
Juventus will go in to the Europa League even they lose today because Maccabi Haifa also lose, 4:1 for Benfica. Good news for Juve, Federico Chiesa is back after injury. For Italy, Juventus is playing the worst Football in the Champions League, but AC Milan, Inter Milan and SSC Napoli are in the next round, so 3 out of 4 is a good result. It should still be a good thing for Juventus even if they lost and their form doesn't mean they are good but the chances in the Europa League are still very good for them at the moment they are in and with the players they are missing.
But it is interesting to see how many big teams are now in the Europa League because Ajax, Barcelona, Sporting and Juventus last season were among the participants in the last 16 phase of the Champions League.
Group winners (seeded)
Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/
Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/
Both the group winners and the group runners-up, Both group teams that qualified has equal strength.
England, Germany and Italy got the largest share in terms of clubs that qualified for the next round of 16, only Real Madrid made it to this stage.
This Spanish teams this time around is lagging behind.
The English Teams has been consistent in making it to this stage for some years now and this good.
Benfica beat Maccabi Haifa 6-1 away to top the group. PSG, on the other hand, beat Juventus despite being away. With these results, Juventus will continue on their way in the Europa League.
Manchester city won the first half of the match with 3 goals in the second half and finished the group as the leader.
The first half of the Dortmund-Copenhagen match was very energetic. we can say that the second half was the same, but it was a barren match in terms of goals.
Manchester city won the first half of the match with 3 goals in the second half and finished the group as the leader.
The first half of the Dortmund-Copenhagen match was very energetic. we can say that the second half was the same, but it was a barren match in terms of goals.
I will not consider backing the manager anymore how can Alegri be so poor for Juventus. Benfica won tonight that shows that they deserve the spot ahead and over Juventus.
One would have loved to think that, PSG won because Juventus was no match for them but that's so untrue. Juventus is just as good but they are just playing so poorly than supposed as I know they are capable of some good performance. They showed that early in the first half with the rush at the ball, energy and chances created but, they just weren't good at getting the balls on target. I was greatly disappointed watching there game and how dull they later became in the second half.Maybe they are not any good no more and deserve to be in the Europa anyways.
Benfica where just something else tonight. 6 goals to 1, Maccabi Haifa just found themselves in an unlikely group.
, its not late.. Guardiola still has what it takes to win this match
The coach cannot always play with the top players in the club he has to give the younger players also an opportunity to gain some experience of their own. he finally brought in Kevin de bruyne and his influence was massive setting up Alvarez to score the second goal. Mahrez who was has not been consistent in front of goal also recorded a goal. it was a good game for Manchester city and the best game for Rico Lewis who scored the equaliser for Manchester city and is now the youngest player to score in his first start to the champions League. 
1-1 for Juventus and not only this but Juventus is doing better than PSG with half of the squad.
I have no words on how they lost the qualification vs Maccabi.
I have no words on how they lost the qualification vs Maccabi.
I will not consider backing the manager anymore how can Alegri be so poor for Juventus. Benfica won tonight that shows that they deserve the spot ahead and over Juventus.
Lionel Messi will always be a brilliant player, Mbappe missed some chance that Messi laid down for him. He was the player who scored but still wasn't looking happy after the second half
Group winners (seeded)
Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/
Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/
Liverpool is really beyond expectations. For some reason, they played really well in the UCL, until they finally won:
Liverpool - Napoli
2 - 0
They scored 2 goals in the last 5 minutes, which is a great achievement.Liverpool - Napoli
2 - 0
Liverpool are truly an incredible team. I hope they will be champions this year.
Juventus lost 1-2 but the result is a liar.
Juventus deserved at least the draw but this is football.
Exceptional performance considering the 13 missing players and the players from the "b" team in the squad versus on of the best team in the world.
Juventus deserved at least the draw but this is football.
Exceptional performance considering the 13 missing players and the players from the "b" team in the squad versus on of the best team in the world.
It looks bad for Juventus. They have qualification for the Europa League in their own hands, but at the moment they are even virtually 3rd due to the early deficit against PSG. I expect Benfica to win, so they stay third. However, if Benfica fail to win then that would mean Juventus finishing 4th, that would be a real failure. Juventus have played a very bad tournament this season.
I don't follow the Italian serie A that closely so i am pretty surprised how bad Juventus is performing this season in the Champions League. I mean they basically always were the by far the best team in Italy in the last ten years or so and they also always have been a favorite to reach the semi finals of the Champions League or even more. They are also only on the 7th place in the Serie A too. I did a little research and found out that they have massive debts apparently just like FC Barcelona. Juventus made a loss of more than 200 Million € just in the last season alone and they were doing this for five seasons in a row now. So it's their own fault i would say.
It looks bad for Juventus. They have qualification for the Europa League in their own hands, but at the moment they are even virtually 3rd due to the early deficit against PSG. I expect Benfica to win, so they stay third. However, if Benfica fail to win then that would mean Juventus finishing 4th, that would be a real failure. Juventus have played a very bad tournament this season. AC Milan must beat Salzburg at home to advance in the CL and seem well on their way via an early AC Milan goal. Giroud made him. Dynamo Zagreb quickly took a 0-1 lead, but within 10 minutes it was already 1-1. I expect Manchester City to win easily but I don't know if they have set up the 1st team or some sort of reserve team.
Juventus will go in to the Europa League even they lose today because Maccabi Haifa also lose, 4:1 for Benfica. Good news for Juve, Federico Chiesa is back after injury. For Italy, Juventus is playing the worst Football in the Champions League, but AC Milan, Inter Milan and SSC Napoli are in the next round, so 3 out of 4 is a good result. Jump to: