Thomas Tuchel will look forward to grab his first three points against Manchester United on Wednesday. Erik Ten Hag is disappointed already from the league games the previous weekend, losing to Brighton and they're trying so hard to stand back on their feet. I wouldn't blame the players because some of them tend to offered good performance but the frontlines and backlines are committing blunders that are affecting them in league games. Manchester united have no voltage to win Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. Instead, thr Red Devils will settle for a draw when they come in clash with the Bavarians.
Manchester United are not strong enough compare to Bayern Munich and they don't have good form too but they are still a big club, big opponent with many star players in their squad. Bayern Munich have a disadvantage in this match because they will not have Thomas Tuchel on the pitch as a suspension from the last season. Bayern Munich are stronger and if they play carefully at their home stadium, they will be able to have three points from Manchester United.
Most important, they must play carefully because as said, Manchester United have enough star players to exploit Bayern Munich defense system if they have chances. They might not be strong enough to self create opportunities but if Bayern Munich players give them such chances, they will not refuse to complete it and convert it to goals.
I don’t think the delay in flight should affect how the Newcastle players will perform in tomorrow’s champions league. They must have been preparing for long for the match, delay in flight does not mean it will result to weak performance from the team. I expect a big match tomorrow even though the odds will be in favour of AC Milan who are much experience in the Champions League than Newcastle United. As we all know, this is the most difficult group and the least experienced team in that group happens to be the Newcastle United. I wish a they can do better to change the narratives people have about them.
Both Newcastle United and AC Milan don't have good forms and preparations for their debut in this very hard group of Champions League 2023 - 2024. In this group, every match is like a final match and if a club lose in a first match, they will face with bigger pressure in a next match and it will increase their risk to be fallen to Europa League after the group stage.
Newcastle United players are ready to explore Champions League as many of them will have first experience there but it is also their big disadvantage. AC Milan players have more experience than Newcastle United players by playing there a last few seasons. I don't expect much from Newcastle United with their first season there after some decades but let's hope they will make an exciting match with AC Milan.