About Napoli, they could very well end up at the top of the group. We can also include the mediocre form of Liverpool. I don't think Napoli has been as good in the last 10 years as this season. They make a big impression and have played Ajax snatches on all parts of the turf. Liverpool also lost hard. In principle, Ajax is out with Rangers, but Liverpool can also lose points. It could be that it is still between Ajax and Rangers, but then Ajax has to win everything, also when away in Naples. Haaland really makes a great impression. He doesn't have great technique, but he's always in the right place.
The competition becomes even very strict at this moment. Napoli has been doing so well in the champion league compared with another club like liverpool which is still struggling with its performance. Im sure rangers will not able to be qualified but it seems like the remaining competition between liverpool and ajax. Ajax must win against liverpool and got points from napoli and ranger to make its club able to go to the next stage 
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I was also quite surprised to see this result when I woke up in the morning, LOL. I thought Chelsea would win but not by such a big score. Judging from the match stats, they deserved 3 goals and AC Milan deserved not to score a single goal. BTW, finally Fofana managed to show his quality and also Aubameyang's transfer to Chelsea also looks promising.
Fortunately, I didn't put any bet on it, I really underestimated that club
Yeah, but Fofana seemed to like having an injury because f that match, Hopefully, that's not really serious.
Actually in that match, besides Chelsea that did play very well, Milan also turned out to have made a lot of mistakes and they also struggled to develop the game. This could be quite a valuable lesson for Milan in the next leg against Chelsea again.
Manchester City is the leading team to win the Champions League title this season in addition to Bayern Munich, PSG, Real Madrid and several others. But I don't expect it to satisfy the players, there's still a long way to go but of course it's a possibility.
Quite funny that the English media keeps fronting Manchester City every season as favourites even when they have won nothing in the UCL in their history, yet they don't even count on Real Madrid who are the reigning and record 14 times UCL champions. Total disrespect is all I say.I was glad Madrid made them eat their words last season, I hope it happens again
True true , but let's be honest and admit that maybe this year they can do it but I personally see PSG with more chances to win UCL this year just because Messi seems to be in a good form when it comes to assists. City have Haaland that can strike from any angle and it has a deadly shot as well but yea , media are just doing their part and trying to put more pressure on City to win UCL because Pep has like what ...5 years already with City ? So the pressure is getting bigger and bigger on City to win ucl
Chelsea will have a lot to celebrate as they grab their first win in the champions league and Graham Potter can breathe a sigh of relief as his boys were able to beat AC Milan black and blue, dominating either half.
Personally, I expected that with AC Milan lineups, there would have been a tug of war, but as of previous games their performance has not been up to par
With this win surely Chelsea's morale has been lifted and hopefully they can score more goals when they return for the second leg at Ac Milan's ground on the 11th.
The scheme that Pioli did in this match was fully read by Potter and it is certain that when something like this happens it will be difficult to change their situation.Personally, I expected that with AC Milan lineups, there would have been a tug of war, but as of previous games their performance has not been up to par
With this win surely Chelsea's morale has been lifted and hopefully they can score more goals when they return for the second leg at Ac Milan's ground on the 11th.
Giroud found it difficult to find space and Leao also couldn't move freely when faced with players from Chelsea which made it difficult even if we look at the final statistics of the game, only 1 shot on target that Milan managed to get throughout this match.
If we look at the match statistics, it is clear that Chelsea dominated and created more chances. Then Chelsea also attacked very effectively,
so Chelsea could score 3 goals, besides that Chelsea's defense played very disciplined. So Chelsea really deserved to win, what's interesting is
that Potter can read Pioli's strategy well, so AC Milan's players have difficulty building attacks. Even AC Milan's star players like Giroud and Leao
couldn't do much, because Chelsea's defense played very solidly. Chelsea's victory, made their chances of qualifying from the group phase open again.
If we look at Chelsea's performance which has continued to improve since Potter replaced Tuchel, it looks like the steps taken by Chelsea's
management were right by sacking Tuchel and replacing him with Potter.
There is two crucial save made by ttatarusanu, despite he conceded 3 goals ... he is playing really well , just too unfortunate that the whole player in chelsea squad were on fire .. from the man of the match reece james to the milan ex thiago silva, we will see that potter is the better one later , it's only a couple matches tho.
Chelsea will have a lot to celebrate as they grab their first win in the champions league and Graham Potter can breathe a sigh of relief as his boys were able to beat AC Milan black and blue, dominating either half.
Personally, I expected that with AC Milan lineups, there would have been a tug of war, but as of previous games their performance has not been up to par
With this win surely Chelsea's morale has been lifted and hopefully they can score more goals when they return for the second leg at Ac Milan's ground on the 11th.
The scheme that Pioli did in this match was fully read by Potter and it is certain that when something like this happens it will be difficult to change their situation.Personally, I expected that with AC Milan lineups, there would have been a tug of war, but as of previous games their performance has not been up to par
With this win surely Chelsea's morale has been lifted and hopefully they can score more goals when they return for the second leg at Ac Milan's ground on the 11th.
Giroud found it difficult to find space and Leao also couldn't move freely when faced with players from Chelsea which made it difficult even if we look at the final statistics of the game, only 1 shot on target that Milan managed to get throughout this match.
If we look at the match statistics, it is clear that Chelsea dominated and created more chances. Then Chelsea also attacked very effectively,
so Chelsea could score 3 goals, besides that Chelsea's defense played very disciplined. So Chelsea really deserved to win, what's interesting is
that Potter can read Pioli's strategy well, so AC Milan's players have difficulty building attacks. Even AC Milan's star players like Giroud and Leao
couldn't do much, because Chelsea's defense played very solidly. Chelsea's victory, made their chances of qualifying from the group phase open again.
If we look at Chelsea's performance which has continued to improve since Potter replaced Tuchel, it looks like the steps taken by Chelsea's
management were right by sacking Tuchel and replacing him with Potter.
Chelsea will have a lot to celebrate as they grab their first win in the champions league and Graham Potter can breathe a sigh of relief as his boys were able to beat AC Milan black and blue, dominating either half.
Personally, I expected that with AC Milan lineups, there would have been a tug of war, but as of previous games their performance has not been up to par
With this win surely Chelsea's morale has been lifted and hopefully they can score more goals when they return for the second leg at Ac Milan's ground on the 11th.
The scheme that Pioli did in this match was fully read by Potter and it is certain that when something like this happens it will be difficult to change their situation.Personally, I expected that with AC Milan lineups, there would have been a tug of war, but as of previous games their performance has not been up to par
With this win surely Chelsea's morale has been lifted and hopefully they can score more goals when they return for the second leg at Ac Milan's ground on the 11th.
Giroud found it difficult to find space and Leao also couldn't move freely when faced with players from Chelsea which made it difficult even if we look at the final statistics of the game, only 1 shot on target that Milan managed to get throughout this match.
Manchester City is the leading team to win the Champions League title this season in addition to Bayern Munich, PSG, Real Madrid and several others. But I don't expect it to satisfy the players, there's still a long way to go but of course it's a possibility.
Quite funny that the English media keeps fronting Manchester City every season as favourites even when they have won nothing in the UCL in their history, yet they don't even count on Real Madrid who are the reigning and record 14 times UCL champions. Total disrespect is all I say.I was glad Madrid made them eat their words last season, I hope it happens again
But indeed for now, especially for the group phase, Manchester City are playing very well with a goal productivity that is quite crazy because they scored 11 goals and only conceded 1 goal from 3 matches that were run.
Manchester City is the leading team to win the Champions League title this season in addition to Bayern Munich, PSG, Real Madrid and several others. But I don't expect it to satisfy the players, there's still a long way to go but of course it's a possibility.
Quite funny that the English media keeps fronting Manchester City every season as favourites even when they have won nothing in the UCL in their history, yet they don't even count on Real Madrid who are the reigning and record 14 times UCL champions. Total disrespect is all I say.I was glad Madrid made them eat their words last season, I hope it happens again
Manchester city are the first favourite, they are playing on another dimension ever since Erling Haaland was signed,then there is real Madrid who has history, experience and luck in this competition then we have Bayern Munich.
The supporters of Manchester city have high hopes for Haaland hoping that he will be the one to help break pep's champions League curse. I think it is possible as well judging from how well he has settled into the team. Manchester city going against any other team have a high chance to win because they have always been a goal scoring chance creating team and with the addition of Haaland, who can convert like 8 in 10 chances created, i don't see any team being able to stop them, except their own over confidence.It's really difficult when players of Haaland's caliber are added to City's current condition, it is indeed for the opposing players to stop their movements and almost can't.
With Haaland's Brace against Copenhagen, he is level with Lewandowski and Mbappe at the top of the Champions League top scorers with 3 goals.
Dinamo's european story continues the same way it always has - a solid performance ruined by a silly mistake. Shame, they were good for a draw yesterday.
Moharrami should know better than to give away such a cheap penalty and Drmić should have done a lot better with that 1 on 1 sitter he was gifted with by a horrible mistake from Salzburg's defender.
Still - I feel that we can beat them in Zagreb. Chelsea's win against Milan keeps the group fairly open.
Moharrami should know better than to give away such a cheap penalty and Drmić should have done a lot better with that 1 on 1 sitter he was gifted with by a horrible mistake from Salzburg's defender.
Still - I feel that we can beat them in Zagreb. Chelsea's win against Milan keeps the group fairly open.
The game was as good as Draw, but Zagreb's mistake made it worst that have let Salzberg take that opportunity away from them, and Moharrami clumsily brought down Ulmar thus the penalty kick have given to Salzberg, a mistake Moharrami will not forget because it cost them to draw the game, but again a draw is also great than with a win over Salzberg,
Currently Chelsea are on the rise and not only in the EPL in the Champions League they are doing this and of course Milan also has a big chance to qualify for the knockouts.
Anything can happen in Group B. There we see 3 teams with all 3 points. So Atletico still have every chance to continue. You would not expect Club Brugge to be at the top with 9 points from 3 matches. Nice for Belgian football, they really haven't achieved any appealing successes in international football in a club for a long time. The next round has more or less already been achieved. It must be very strange if Club Brugge does not qualify for the next round. I also didn't expect Napoli to win everything in this tough group with Liverpool and Ajax.
Most people were expecting Atletico Madrid and Porto to qualify from the group but now things have got really interesting. Now these teams are both having a worrying run in the group matches. Porto have newly got their win against Leverkusen. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid lost their last two matches by not scoring a single goal. There are still three weeks in the group stage of course. There is an equality in points among Leverkusen and those two teams in the end.
But one thing is pretty clear indeed that Club Brugge would finish the stage at the first position. Depending on their opponent in last 16 round they might even qualify for quarter finals. Because they are very consistent in the Champions League just as they are in the Jupiler League.
I'm pretty sure Napoli will top the table in Group A. Because this team has been able to maintain consistent good performance in both Serie A and Champions League. Liverpool have won two out of three matches, but their performance has not been stable yet. If Ajax manage to beat Liverpool in their next home match, it will be difficult for Liverpool to qualify for the next round.
At the moment Napoli clearly have the upper hand, 3 wins definitely put them at ease in this regard but obviously it is still not certain to be the top as there is still a second meeting for each team and of course Liverpool and Ajax will not make this as easy as the match first.It would be great if they could play again like this but if not then indeed they just need to maximize the draw then I think this is enough to take them to the next phase.
I'm pretty sure Napoli will top the table in Group A. Because this team has been able to maintain consistent good performance in both Serie A and Champions League. Liverpool have won two out of three matches, but their performance has not been stable yet. If Ajax manage to beat Liverpool in their next home match, it will be difficult for Liverpool to qualify for the next round.
Of course, Napoli is the most stable club in group A, they maintain their good performance so far. No doubt that Napoli seems to finish the group stage by leading group A. Napoli has played 3 matches in this group stage, they won all the matches with big scores. It simply showed us that Napoli has a better quality of players and their players have stronger motivation to win. Considering this situation, Napoli should finish the group stage as the leader of group A.
About Napoli, they could very well end up at the top of the group. We can also include the mediocre form of Liverpool. I don't think Napoli has been as good in the last 10 years as this season. They make a big impression and have played Ajax snatches on all parts of the turf. Liverpool also lost hard. In principle, Ajax is out with Rangers, but Liverpool can also lose points. It could be that it is still between Ajax and Rangers, but then Ajax has to win everything, also when away in Naples. Haaland really makes a great impression. He doesn't have great technique, but he's always in the right place.
Napoli have impressed everyone by their incredible performance so far. Even though they have tough opponents like Liverpool and Ajax in the group they are still playing like they are much stronger than both of them. They defeated Liverpool 4-1 and did the same to Ajax by even a bigger score like 6-1. They are living the dream now and I assume they would finish the group as the leader as well.
However I'm curious about their performance against other big teams. This performance deserves to play in the semi final at least I believe. Because they are one of the most performing teams of the group stage already.
It is difficult to assess what Napoli are fully capable of, because Liverpool are not in the best shape now, well, Ajax still sold quite a few good players and changed their coach, this could not but affect the results. Although, even taking this into account, Ajax should not have allowed themselves to be beaten at home with such a devastating score. I agree Napoli look great right now but their results will really be recognized when they can beat the main contenders for the title like Bayern, Real Madrid, Sealy or PSG.However I'm curious about their performance against other big teams. This performance deserves to play in the semi final at least I believe. Because they are one of the most performing teams of the group stage already.
I'm pretty sure Napoli will top the table in Group A. Because this team has been able to maintain consistent good performance in both Serie A and Champions League. Liverpool have won two out of three matches, but their performance has not been stable yet. If Ajax manage to beat Liverpool in their next home match, it will be difficult for Liverpool to qualify for the next round.
Napoli have impressed everyone by their incredible performance so far. Even though they have tough opponents like Liverpool and Ajax in the group they are still playing like they are much stronger than both of them. They defeated Liverpool 4-1 and did the same to Ajax by even a bigger score like 6-1. They are living the dream now and I assume they would finish the group as the leader as well.
However I'm curious about their performance against other big teams. This performance deserves to play in the semi final at least I believe. Because they are one of the most performing teams of the group stage already.
It is difficult to assess what Napoli are fully capable of, because Liverpool are not in the best shape now, well, Ajax still sold quite a few good players and changed their coach, this could not but affect the results. Although, even taking this into account, Ajax should not have allowed themselves to be beaten at home with such a devastating score. I agree Napoli look great right now but their results will really be recognized when they can beat the main contenders for the title like Bayern, Real Madrid, Sealy or PSG. However I'm curious about their performance against other big teams. This performance deserves to play in the semi final at least I believe. Because they are one of the most performing teams of the group stage already.
Napoli have impressed everyone by their incredible performance so far. Even though they have tough opponents like Liverpool and Ajax in the group they are still playing like they are much stronger than both of them. They defeated Liverpool 4-1 and did the same to Ajax by even a bigger score like 6-1. They are living the dream now and I assume they would finish the group as the leader as well.
However I'm curious about their performance against other big teams. This performance deserves to play in the semi final at least I believe. Because they are one of the most performing teams of the group stage already.
After Liverpool, then Ajax. This is definitely something interesting to watch because at first seeing this group I felt it was Napoli who would find it difficult to face these two clubs but I was wrong here.However I'm curious about their performance against other big teams. This performance deserves to play in the semi final at least I believe. Because they are one of the most performing teams of the group stage already.
It was Napoli who managed to beat these two clubs and this is difficult for me to predict.
There is still a second game for each hopefully Napoli continue to play like this because obviously it will be very interesting if Liverpool or Ajax move to the Europa League.
PSG were really surprising last night. They couldn't defeat Benfica despite dominating especially the second half. Benfica had better be happy still for getting a point from them. Because they weren't able to show an impressive performance in this game. PSG did their best but it wasn't enough for a win. Messi's goal was really superb by the way. He was scoring this kind of spectacular goals regularly at Barcelona. It's nice to see the same Messi here also.
I don't think that this point loss would affect PSG in the group much. I think that they will defeat Benfica next time and consolidate their lead even more. The team that might be able stop in the group seems like Juventus only. Because that game is in Turin and Juventus might continue to improve their performance until then.
It's clear that they are still having a very hard time at UCL games, it's not as easy as Ligue 1, when people say that Ligue 1 is a "farmers league" type of deal, as in players that are young there who show themselves are farm and harvested by bigger clubs in other leagues because no big name wants to play there, that means PSG is the only who can keep their good players, and all the other teams sell their players when there is a good offer, which makes PSG champions of a low level league.I don't think that this point loss would affect PSG in the group much. I think that they will defeat Benfica next time and consolidate their lead even more. The team that might be able stop in the group seems like Juventus only. Because that game is in Turin and Juventus might continue to improve their performance until then.
So, when they come to UCL and play the great teams of other leagues, even Benfica, they end up with some trouble because they normally do not face teams that are this good in level.
Anything can happen in Group B. There we see 3 teams with all 3 points. So Atletico still have every chance to continue. You would not expect Club Brugge to be at the top with 9 points from 3 matches. Nice for Belgian football, they really haven't achieved any appealing successes in international football in a club for a long time. The next round has more or less already been achieved. It must be very strange if Club Brugge does not qualify for the next round. I also didn't expect Napoli to win everything in this tough group with Liverpool and Ajax.
Manchester City is the leading team to win the Champions League title this season in addition to Bayern Munich, PSG, Real Madrid and several others. But I don't expect it to satisfy the players, there's still a long way to go but of course it's a possibility.
It's easier said than done, there is a lot of criteria to winning the champions league than just have a seemingly easy group stage fixture, the real tournament begins and gets tricky at the knockout stage.
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