There is an incredibly big power difference among Plzen and the rest of the teams in the group. Plzen are the weakest link of the group of course. The only thing they can do is to play a defensive game against all of their opponents. Because none of the other teams have a weak attacking line.
Sometimes this kind of teams can make surprises against big teams in the Champions League. For example, Sheriff Tiraspol did this against Real Madrid. They beat Real Madrid in Bernabeu which was really an unbelievable result. The biggest thing Plzen can do in this group would be nothing more than this. They should be happy even if they get one point. Because Barcelona and Inter are also in a great shape this season. Stealing points from any of them is going to be a very difficult job for Plzen.
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Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
Lukaku back to the inter but he doesn't show good performance when inter against napoli. Inter was loosing at that time. It seems like lukaku needs more time to adapt with inter again. I do agree with you about plzen. This club has only around 10% chance to go to the next round. The first and runner up might be taken by barcelona or bayern munich. Both are still in very good performance at this moment. Bayern munich was always winning with a lot of goals but last match it was getting draw. Bayern Munich and Barcelona will be able to qualify for the next round. Barcelona is very strong this season. They have an experienced coach like Xavi. Also, Barcelona has added a lot of talented players to the squad. And Barcelona's performance in La Liga is quite stable. So it would be foolish to think that Barcelona will be badly beaten against Bayern Munich like in the past. The match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona is sure to be competitive.
How Inter Milan will perform is still uncertain. Inter Milan is not an easy opponent. They will at least try to get a draw. Barcelona and Bayern Munich will have to play carefully in every match and try to get full points.
I don't think that Xavi makes the actual difference here. I think that Lewandowski and Dembele can play together very well. Things might only get better over time as they get used to each other even more, but I think when Bayern plays their best it would still be a win for them against Barcelona.
Barcelona does have a good team but i believe that Bayern has quite a bit more options and more variety within their squad. In Barcelona it is now similar to when Lewandowski still played for Bayern, the entire game is focussed on him. Bayern now has so many players who are able to score.
I would say that no team can be called weak on a platform like the Champions League. Because in the past we have seen even weak teams surprise everyone and score points. The Plzen team may seem weak. But they will play a defensive strategy in all the matches and try to draw the match. And so it won't be easy for Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan to get 3 points against Plzen.
Inter Milan's situation is not stable yet. Their defense is not strong enough. A strong defense is essential if we want to win against Barcelona and Bayern. Because the attack of these two teams is very strong.
Inter Milan's situation is not stable yet. Their defense is not strong enough. A strong defense is essential if we want to win against Barcelona and Bayern. Because the attack of these two teams is very strong.
Weak teams mainly scored points in groups where there were two clear favorites, so the favorites did not strain much in each match and thus gave chances to the underdogs. In this group, everything will be different, and in my opinion, Victoria is likely to score 0 points in the group stage. If they get points, then in games with Barcelona, which always has problems in order to overcome the all-out defensive tactics.
Im sure about that. Inter has not yet reached the same level as munich and barcelona. yeah inter might be a black horse in the group but it doesn't mean inter can beat barcelona and munich easily. I will not deny if there could be a surprise from inter but seeing from the statistic and that's quite impossible for inter to winning this group. plzen was being trapped in the most difficult group. Im sure that this club just like a free points for any other team in the group
I would say that no team can be called weak on a platform like the Champions League. Because in the past we have seen even weak teams surprise everyone and score points. The Plzen team may seem weak. But they will play a defensive strategy in all the matches and try to draw the match. And so it won't be easy for Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan to get 3 points against Plzen.
Inter Milan's situation is not stable yet. Their defense is not strong enough. A strong defense is essential if we want to win against Barcelona and Bayern. Because the attack of these two teams is very strong.
i agree viktoria plzen are not a weak team, they have four wins and one draw in five matches in their domestic league. on the occasion of the champions league, I think they will try their best in every game to get perfect points.
But yes as we know, bayern and barcelona are two giant clubs that have very high quality star players.
Likewise with Inter, they can't be underestimated, although I don't have much information about the Italian league, but the Inter squad has an even depth of players and has a sticker that is full of experience. However, I believe that Bayern and Barcelona will qualify in the next round.
Im sure about that. Inter has not yet reached the same level as munich and barcelona. yeah inter might be a black horse in the group but it doesn't mean inter can beat barcelona and munich easily. I will not deny if there could be a surprise from inter but seeing from the statistic and that's quite impossible for inter to winning this group. plzen was being trapped in the most difficult group. Im sure that this club just like a free points for any other team in the group
I would say that no team can be called weak on a platform like the Champions League. Because in the past we have seen even weak teams surprise everyone and score points. The Plzen team may seem weak. But they will play a defensive strategy in all the matches and try to draw the match. And so it won't be easy for Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan to get 3 points against Plzen.
Inter Milan's situation is not stable yet. Their defense is not strong enough. A strong defense is essential if we want to win against Barcelona and Bayern. Because the attack of these two teams is very strong.
Even though Liverpool are shown as the second biggest candidate for winning the Champions League, I doubt them honestly. Because they have been struggling in the Premier League. Their performance is changing very often. For example after having a run without a win they destroyed Bournemouth 9-0. But right after that they hardly defeated Newcastle by a last minute goal. If we see this kind of a performance in the Champions League also then it is too hard for them to even make it to the final.
Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
On Premier League nothing they can do because everything is became so unpredictable that Liverpool starting this season with so many players who got injured and that's why their performance were decline compare to last season but most of the bookies still considers they are the favourite under Manchester City or PSG but it's kinda weird to see last season champion Real Madrid not in the top favourite and for Liverpool on group A i think this is difficult group for them because Napoli, Ajax or Rangers can make them slipped and for me every teams on this group had equal chances with Liverpool went to next roundKlopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
Liverpool's performance is not good now. But if their players get over their injuries, we will get better performance from Liverpool again. Jurgen Klopp is a very experienced coach. He will be able to stabilize his team. But the teams in Group A are very strong. Ajax, Napoli and Rangers are each capable of picking up points against Liverpool. Liverpool will have to perform very carefully in every match if they want to finish top of the table and qualify for the next round. However, if the Liverpool team is in form, they can earn points in every match.
Even though Liverpool are shown as the second biggest candidate for winning the Champions League, I doubt them honestly. Because they have been struggling in the Premier League. Their performance is changing very often. For example after having a run without a win they destroyed Bournemouth 9-0. But right after that they hardly defeated Newcastle by a last minute goal. If we see this kind of a performance in the Champions League also then it is too hard for them to even make it to the final.
Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
On Premier League nothing they can do because everything is became so unpredictable that Liverpool starting this season with so many players who got injured and that's why their performance were decline compare to last season but most of the bookies still considers they are the favourite under Manchester City or PSG but it's kinda weird to see last season champion Real Madrid not in the top favourite and for Liverpool on group A i think this is difficult group for them because Napoli, Ajax or Rangers can make them slipped and for me every teams on this group had equal chances with Liverpool went to next round Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
Even though Liverpool are shown as the second biggest candidate for winning the Champions League, I doubt them honestly. Because they have been struggling in the Premier League. Their performance is changing very often. For example after having a run without a win they destroyed Bournemouth 9-0. But right after that they hardly defeated Newcastle by a last minute goal. If we see this kind of a performance in the Champions League also then it is too hard for them to even make it to the final.
Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
Apart from that, all chances are still there because the EPL club's performance in the Champions League always goes well for the group phase and at least they can still do it in the knockout and top 8 stages.Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
Liverpool were finalists last season regardless of their current performance in the EPL when looking at the opponents they will face in this group stage it is still possible for them to triumph there I think because even though there are surprise clubs like Ajax, Napoli and Rangers it is clear they are more favored.
Im sure about that. Inter has not yet reached the same level as munich and barcelona. yeah inter might be a black horse in the group but it doesn't mean inter can beat barcelona and munich easily. I will not deny if there could be a surprise from inter but seeing from the statistic and that's quite impossible for inter to winning this group. plzen was being trapped in the most difficult group. Im sure that this club just like a free points for any other team in the group
I would say that no team can be called weak on a platform like the Champions League. Because in the past we have seen even weak teams surprise everyone and score points. The Plzen team may seem weak. But they will play a defensive strategy in all the matches and try to draw the match. And so it won't be easy for Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan to get 3 points against Plzen.
Inter Milan's situation is not stable yet. Their defense is not strong enough. A strong defense is essential if we want to win against Barcelona and Bayern. Because the attack of these two teams is very strong.
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
Lukaku back to the inter but he doesn't show good performance when inter against napoli. Inter was loosing at that time. It seems like lukaku needs more time to adapt with inter again. I do agree with you about plzen. This club has only around 10% chance to go to the next round. The first and runner up might be taken by barcelona or bayern munich. Both are still in very good performance at this moment. Bayern munich was always winning with a lot of goals but last match it was getting draw. Bayern Munich and Barcelona will be able to qualify for the next round. Barcelona is very strong this season. They have an experienced coach like Xavi. Also, Barcelona has added a lot of talented players to the squad. And Barcelona's performance in La Liga is quite stable. So it would be foolish to think that Barcelona will be badly beaten against Bayern Munich like in the past. The match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona is sure to be competitive.
How Inter Milan will perform is still uncertain. Inter Milan is not an easy opponent. They will at least try to get a draw. Barcelona and Bayern Munich will have to play carefully in every match and try to get full points.
I have to say Liverpool is not really playing "badly", they are just getting used to the current roster, Mane was a very important aspect of the team and him leaving means that there would be some time before players start to realize how they play. Nunez and Diaz are two players that are new, Diaz is a bit more established but still new.
This means that they will have to play better and get used to Liverpool style. On top of that Salah started to play a bit worse this year but I doubt it would be long lasting, he will get back and play better, imagine a scenario where Liverpool scored 9 goals and Salah had no goals nor any assists, that’s bad for him of course and I am sure he will get better. When all these happen, Liverpool once again be a great team.
This means that they will have to play better and get used to Liverpool style. On top of that Salah started to play a bit worse this year but I doubt it would be long lasting, he will get back and play better, imagine a scenario where Liverpool scored 9 goals and Salah had no goals nor any assists, that’s bad for him of course and I am sure he will get better. When all these happen, Liverpool once again be a great team.
Even though Liverpool are shown as the second biggest candidate for winning the Champions League, I doubt them honestly. Because they have been struggling in the Premier League. Their performance is changing very often. For example after having a run without a win they destroyed Bournemouth 9-0. But right after that they hardly defeated Newcastle by a last minute goal. If we see this kind of a performance in the Champions League also then it is too hard for them to even make it to the final.
Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
Klopp is searching for a way to fix the current issues. It is defense-related rather than offense as it seems. I wonder what have changed after that great season. van Dijk isn't injured but they still can't get ahead of conceding goals easily.
I will hope that Bayern and Inter eliminate Barcelona already in the group stage and Barcelona's all-in doesn't work 
Lol, i am pretty sure Barcelona would have hoped for a much easier group, in the past this prolly would have been an easy group for them, and they'd have surely qualified alongside Bayern Munich, but at this very time they are a team in transition, and are just trying to rediscover themselves, thus this is going to be a really tough group. Having said that, i think they can still go through, Inter aren't too strong, though more often than not they can be a stubborn opposition, i for one would want Barcelona to make it out of the group stages, it would be much better for the competition if they make it through.After Barcelona's circus with contracts and pressure on players, I think it's better for everyone if such a club fails. If you have assumed financial obligations, then you must fulfill them. Barcelona are trying to set dangerous precedents when the whole market goes into chaos (if one club does this, then all the others will do the same) and I would be happy if their strategy failed. On the whole, they have successfully completed the transfer campaign, but their long-term financial problems have not been resolved, so the failure in the Champions League could be the end of them.
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
In addition to group C, I also see that group H is also highly contested, as we have PSG, Juventus and Benfica, which certainly cannot be overlooked.On the other hand, the current and greatest champions, Real, Madrid took a more relaxed group, alongside RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic.... it will be easy.
At least this time, the deputy secretary general of UEFA, was more careful than last season when the draws had to be cancelled.... everything was fine until then.... let the games begin.
Real Madrid is surely going to enjoy good easy matches as they are having Leipzig, Celtic and Donetsk which are not good enough in quality and have no good players those can create challenge for them in this group.
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
Even it's very long way to go for this all but most chances we are going to have Bayern Munich and Barcelona for next round from this group and Inter is going to stay in Europa Cup with Plzen is going to have very hard time as they can face humiliations in this group in presence of these quality teams which are surely not going to give any chance to their opponents for having any positive development for next round.Barcelona is invested good amount for having few quality players and their start in La Liga is already announced about their threats in coming season and Bayern Munich is seasoned team which have quality to destroy any opponent with Inter is also good but not able to compete with these two giants in Europe.
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
Lukaku back to the inter but he doesn't show good performance when inter against napoli. Inter was loosing at that time. It seems like lukaku needs more time to adapt with inter again. I do agree with you about plzen. This club has only around 10% chance to go to the next round. The first and runner up might be taken by barcelona or bayern munich. Both are still in very good performance at this moment. Bayern munich was always winning with a lot of goals but last match it was getting draw. Bayern Munich and Barcelona will be able to qualify for the next round. Barcelona is very strong this season. They have an experienced coach like Xavi. Also, Barcelona has added a lot of talented players to the squad. And Barcelona's performance in La Liga is quite stable. So it would be foolish to think that Barcelona will be badly beaten against Bayern Munich like in the past. The match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona is sure to be competitive.
How Inter Milan will perform is still uncertain. Inter Milan is not an easy opponent. They will at least try to get a draw. Barcelona and Bayern Munich will have to play carefully in every match and try to get full points.
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
Lukaku back to the inter but he doesn't show good performance when inter against napoli. Inter was loosing at that time. It seems like lukaku needs more time to adapt with inter again. I do agree with you about plzen. This club has only around 10% chance to go to the next round. The first and runner up might be taken by barcelona or bayern munich. Both are still in very good performance at this moment. Bayern munich was always winning with a lot of goals but last match it was getting draw. Bayern Munich and Barcelona will be able to qualify for the next round. Barcelona is very strong this season. They have an experienced coach like Xavi. Also, Barcelona has added a lot of talented players to the squad. And Barcelona's performance in La Liga is quite stable. So it would be foolish to think that Barcelona will be badly beaten against Bayern Munich like in the past. The match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona is sure to be competitive.
How Inter Milan will perform is still uncertain. Inter Milan is not an easy opponent. They will at least try to get a draw. Barcelona and Bayern Munich will have to play carefully in every match and try to get full points.
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
Lukaku back to the inter but he doesn't show good performance when inter against napoli. Inter was loosing at that time. It seems like lukaku needs more time to adapt with inter again. I do agree with you about plzen. This club has only around 10% chance to go to the next round. The first and runner up might be taken by barcelona or bayern munich. Both are still in very good performance at this moment. Bayern munich was always winning with a lot of goals but last match it was getting draw. 
Group C is literally a death trap for Plzen. Group C is very difficult for all teams especially Plzen. My guess, Barcelona is a lot better this season. Inter have Lukaku back. Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich. I think, Champions League Group C is a hellish group at the moment. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter have to accept the fact that they are in an unexpected hell group.
In addition to group C, I also see that group H is also highly contested, as we have PSG, Juventus and Benfica, which certainly cannot be overlooked.
On the other hand, the current and greatest champions, Real, Madrid took a more relaxed group, alongside RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic.... it will be easy.
At least this time, the deputy secretary general of UEFA, was more careful than last season when the draws had to be cancelled.... everything was fine until then.... let the games begin.
I believe that it is going to be tough for them against Inter as well, it is not going to be walk in the park for them to win against Inter, maybe at home they could get a win, but when they play away, it will be Inters home turf and they could get some points from them if they play well enough.
Although Inter Milan is a strong team, I don't think it will be too difficult to win against Inter Milan. Because Inter Milan's goal is not the Champions League. They give their full focus to Serie A. As we have seen in previous seasons, Serie A was a higher priority for Inter Milan than the Champions League. So if Barcelona is able to maintain the consistency of their performance, Barcelona is more likely to win. But away matches are definitely tough for the teams. All teams try their best to perform well in home matches.
Although Barcelona's past record against Bayern Munich is not good, now Bayern Munich's most important player Lewandowski is in Barcelona. And so I think that Barcelona will be able to perform well against Bayern.
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