Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 1007. (Read 141752 times)

Well, I actually want Bayern Leverkusen to win the Bundesliga title this time. They have been performing really well. And I am also pretty sure that the Bundesliga title does not mean anything to Bayern Munich anymore. They are more interested in the Champions League. I am not saying that people are going to forgive them if they do not win the Bundesliga title. But I definitely think people are going to forget that Bayern Munich not being able to win the Bundesliga title if they are able to win the Champions League. But the thing is Champions League is not going to be easy. Bayern Munich is not going to divert concentration away from the Bundesliga title.

I don’t think that this will be a very difficult game for both clubs or that the game will be played under any pressure. It is obvious that Real and Napoli qualify since neither Braga nor Union have a chance to beat either of these two tops. I don’t think that the teams will give 100% in this game, this is not the playoffs. Therefore, I completely agree with the quotes of bookmakers which see this game as random - all three results are possible.

There have been many important players injured. It was also affecting the performance from manchester city. You can't expect city to perform as well as when it was playing with its full squads. KDB may be coming back again in upcoming months, but it's not clear when.
Missing him has been giving very big impact to the city's performance but i do agree with you if city's performance has been declining a lot compared with the last season.
The most difficult task is defending our trophy rather than try to get it. I don't expect a lot from manchester city. Pep needs to find an alternative strategy for manchester city. The current strategy is not going well with the current line up.
Haaland really needs someone who can supply him with the ball.

United's problem is consistency and discipline, actually they have quite good players. However, it seems that the players are not playing solidly. I think Ten Hag has other additional work besides rebuilding his team's squad performance. he must make his team play solidly, he must take firm action to discipline it.
Previously, United was able to beat Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup. However, when they hosted in the Premier League, it seemed they were having difficulties because there was not good cooperation between their teammates. even though in the Premier League match, Ten Hag played his full squad. but in fact, United actually lost to Crystal Palace. United have not yet resolved the problems within their camp, the absence of Antony, the suspension of Shanco, means they have to lose several players.

On the other hand, Galatarasay is not a very strong team for them to beat.
So, Ten Hag must bring his team to get full points. Moreover, the match was held at Old Trafford. However, before the match against Galatarasay, Ten Hag must evaluate his players to achieve what he hopes. now, the dressing room issue is Ten Hag's priority, IMO.

Communication like you rightly stated is key and it could be the reason Manchester united are suffering most of their ordeal in most games, and they keep fluctuating between victory and losses, if the defense line of Manchester united is observed careful the inconsistency in their communication could be noticed without any form of doubt.

Galatasaray may appear to be a weak team but they have got one very vital thing Manchester united lacks, as these players when observe have excellent communication amongst the team players on the pitch, this I think has been the reason behind their performance in their local league as they stand unbeaten since the season, they may not be really good at the champions league but they are in theirs.

The match between this two teams is going to expose the obvious that Manchester united lacks, but then I think it will not be easy on both teams as they would both want to give their best as this is a more competitive league as compared to their local leagues, if only Manchester united will get a better substitute for their two striker who seem to be their problem they could win this game with some goals.

Many doubt Manchester United, yes it is not wrong when we see how their performance is up and down, maybe in some matches they did win, but in terms of the game they are still far from good.
Now their big challenge is in the Champions League, and the closest match is against Galatasaray. Honestly, I won't be surprised if they lose this match. Yes, I think so because their performances are very erratic.

I agree with that, that Xavi should be credited for bringing Barcelona into good form after he joined. When he joined, Barcelona were not in a good state at all at the time Koeman left. But slowly he was able to make a comeback, and it was interesting when he managed to bring Barcelona to be runner up in the standings in his first season, and when entering the second season, he was able to bring Barcelona to become champions, yes despite the failure they experienced in the Champions League, because they did not qualify from the group phase.

Yes, everyone must have expected a lot from them but they really disappointed their fans. I won’t say they are that poor as some people makes it look but they are just not lucky with their formation against Crystal Palace. I feel they already had high hopes in this game and expected to have just won the game without much tussle which everything eventually turned against them. This will be a wake up call for them to improve in their next league match if they want to stand out amongst the teams and be at the topmost part of the table.


I think Manchester United performance in the league cannot be used to quantify how they are going to play in the champions league against Galatasaray. If you look at their last few matches, they played well in the champions league against Bayern Munich than what they played against Crystal Palace. They showed more game action in the champions league than the premier league, so I expect them to get a swift win against Galatasaray and not a doubt on them not being able to prevail against them. Galatasaray should a team with less fear for Manchester United than the Bayern Munich team.

Here we have to praise Xavi and Barcelona management because they are doing this all in difficult situation and having impressive results which is big success for them and right now they have squad which can bring many successes in all leagues currently they are second in La Liga and surely now have fair chance to go into last four of the Champions League because their quality and performance is having consistency which is important for the success in big events.

In last season, Xavi was doing all work for the La Liga, and now they are strong enough for having good success in both competition with new blood João Félix and Joan Cancel are their best players in future which will bring more important success and consistency which is important in these circumstances.

If we talking about the performance between Galatasaray and Manchester United at their domestic league obviously Galatasaray was much better than Manchester United this because at Turkish league Galatasaray still unbeatable in the last 7 matches but in champion league Galatasaray performance was still far from what is expected because Galatasary was failed to win against weak team Kopenhagen FC in the first match
Win result indeed mandatory for Manchester United because if they lose again then their chances to qualified to round of 16 will be very slim but with their current condition indeed it's hard for Manchester United to collect 3 points from Galatasary especially Galatasaray also had same target that they doesn't want to lose

With the current results of Manchester United, it's very obvious that they're not in their best form and that I think might make their UEFA Champions League game against Galatasaray a bit hard to predict the outcome.
Though Manchester United will be playing at home, but playing against a Galatasaray team that has been very impressive with their performances since the start of the season I think will be a difficult game for them. The manner at which Galatasaray plays team football is just incredible and if Manchester United did not give their best in that game, they might just lose the the game.

On paper, maybe Manchester United will still be the favorite considering they are one of the big teams, but with their current performance it is clearly doubtful that they will be able to win easily against Galatassaray. I agree with your opinion that it is possible that Galatassaray will embarrass Manchester United in the group phase match later and do not avoid the fact that it will happen by surprise and will be another major blow for Erik Ten Hag. However, if the opposite happens and Manchester United can win, it will certainly be a positive value for the Red Devils squad in the Champions League competition.

I think even though it is very difficult, Manchester United must win and if not they will fall again and be at the bottom of the group. However, if it is a betting option, it seems there is no harm in betting on Galatassaray, of course with an advantage handicap to ensure the betting results.

Weak and erratic, that hits the nail on the head and I wonder for how long the Manchester United bosses will accept those problems. But as far as I am informed, there is really no top coach available on the market, which means they would have to start the next experiment with a rather unknown coach and I believe these top clubs are not always well advised doing that. Which now means what are their options? Keep Ten Hag and hope for the best? Or take the risk, fire him and give some other coach a chance? There isn't much to lose either. They lost more games than they won in the Premier League and they started with a loss into the Champions League. The positive outlook are the two home games in the Champions League, but one mistake there could be tough to make up for later on.

Manchester United performed well against Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup and against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. I thought Ten Hag might have been able to minimize the problems within the party to a great extent. But after United's performance against Crystal Palace yesterday, I think I was wrong. Manchester United's performance is still weak and erratic. Despite having a strong squad, they are not able to perform well.

The Galatasaray team is one of the strongest teams in the Superliga. The understanding between the players in the team is very good. This is why they are able to play well despite having a mediocre team. On the other hand, the understanding between United's players is poor. And against Galatasaray, Manchester United is likely to lose. I would not say that Manchester United are favorites in this match.

In the early phase Ronaldo made Real Madrid win the Champions League twice in a row many times but I'm not sure if there is any other club that has done the same in their club and I don't see Manchester City doing that right now, they are not in that form and I'm beginning to have the same doubt because Rodri and De Bruyne that was absent yesterday, they couldn't beat ordinary Wolves that is battling the same faith with Nottingham Forest, lets even say that Rodri will be available all through the Champions League, what about Haaland, he looks helpless without Kevin De Bruyne.

I'm not also saying that Real Madrid will win this time around, they are in good form but I don't think they can go far, not with this winning mentality but luck might later comes in the way just the same way they made many come back in their matches in 2021/2022 before Benzema left the team. We might receive a shocking team that might go hard on these club we are anticipating and win the Champuons League.

I think the discussion about changing coaches is still too far away because even though Pep said one day he would leave but for now he will still be at Manchester City and I think as long as he is still coaching Manchester City it is not wrong to entrust everything to Pep because we know that he is a very experienced coach in mixing the club. As for whether or not to depend on the coach in the end, it will be a problem later because now they only have to focus on the competition.