Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 1111. (Read 139288 times)

Manchester United who had won the competition European Cup in three different occasions will be playing in the competition once again this season and without taking anything away from the Red Devils, I don't think they're gonna make it to the final of the competition this season.
They are in the in a group A alongside Bayern Munich, Galatasaray and Copenhagen which I think is a fair group for them to progress to the knockout stages from but I'll be very surprised to see them make it to the semi finals of the competition this season.

Even though Manchester United is getting enough of the ammunition they want, this doesn't necessarily mean their performance will be as good as you expect. At least we have to see it in domestic league matches if we want to measure the ability of the Manchester United squad now. Amrabat is a good midfielder and if he can adapt more quickly it will be even better for the team. But I have to differ with you this time and I will support Bayern Munich as group winners because they are much more organized since last season and it has been proven that the arrival of a former EPL top scorer in their squad makes Bayern Munich's attack line more dangerous.

City has been getting even better replacement for paqueta. I didn't agree if city would be buying him with non sense price. Im very happ since city was considered doku as a great replacement for him. Doku has become city's player now.
There's no need to hope him come to the city. Paqueta is still being investigated by FA now. The deal already collapse since city already got doku.

Paqueta will never move to the manchester city. The transfer season is already closed and paqueta will remain on westham. Westham really needs him right now. The hammer didn't want to sell their player right away when a big club came with an offer.
Westham has a very good integrity to sell the player that must be sold by the club. Doku is gonna help city in defending its UCL trophy this season.

I think Man City does not need to do this because even though they failed to get Lucas Paqueta, currently the performance of Man City players is quite good and Guardiola just needs to provide a new strategy to improve the quality of the match much better because in that match Man City was not perfect and Haaland, as a mainstay player, has lost his performance a little, so Man City actually not need new players anymore, he just needs to focus on the existing players and improve the quality of his play.

Manchester City have already offered West Ham 100 million plus euros to sign Lucas Paqueta, but West Ham rejected Lucas Paqueta's offer of 100 million euros. Maybe West Ham demanded more money from Manchester City to let Lucas Paqueta go. Lucas Paqueta might be the best signing for Manchester City right now as Manchester City are missing some players. The transfer market will close shortly so if Manchester City want to complete the deal with Lucas Paqueta they will have to make a decision very quickly as once the transfer window closes they will have no option to sign any new players to their club.

Im frustrated by Napoli's chances this time. Why? Madrid is in their group. Im not ignoring Union Berlin and Braga, but this is about Real Madrid. Last season, Napoli reached the quarterfinals but lost to Milan. I wonder if they can handle Madrid mentally. While everyone is talking about how tough Group F is because PSG and Manchester United play better clubs and Bayern Munich, Im focused on Napoli. This time, what will happen? However, Napoli's group isnt as insane as Arsenal's because they face Sevilla.

I don't see Manchester United struggling to qualify from their group because the teams in that group are teams that Manchester United could easily beat, except they aren't ready for the season.Ten Hag knows quite well that with the champions league approaching,he needs more squad depth to be able to compete for the Tittle,and that is why he went into the transfer window to make some late signings that he thinks are capable of making them tittle contenders for the league.If it is true that he was able to secure the signature of Amrabat,then I can say that they wouldnt have any problem defensively judging from the players ability to cover at the back.
I already chose Manchester United and Bayern to be able to qualify from that group,because apart from Bayern,Galatasary and Copenhagen shouldn't be able to stop them.

True, but it's still in the early season. You can't be sure whether napoli will keep its performance stable. This season will be so different compared to the last season. napoli might be dominated the league, but it has worst performance at the end of season.
Napoli lost in the quarter final against serie a team as well. The performance has been dropping so hard when it comes to the end of the season. Let's wait till the middle of season.
We are taking a conclusion while napoli was just played three matches. Wait till the middle of season.

There's no chance in the strategy. Spalletti was very often in using 3-4-4 strategy, while rudi was only adapting it as well. Rudi used also same strategy as spalletti. He was smart enough to keep use the same strategy instead of changing it that will be also affecting the gameplay of player.
Osimhen was always on the centre forward position. The only difference if there was no minjae in the defensive line of napoli.

While significant changes were not seen in Napoli in the two matches at the start of this season, there is a possibility that Napoli will remain strong this season so the other three teams in group C have to be really wary of Napoli, although I am also more optimistic about Real Madrid who are in in the same group as Napoli in the Champions League this season.

Napoli will indeed still adopt the previous method to continue to perform well in every league they participate in this season because the mission is still the same, namely to win the Serie A title again and also the title in the Champions League even though this title is a very difficult thing for Napoli because In general, in the Champions League, all teams always work hard to get it.

Manchester United can to our surprise finish in that group in the first position, they have successfully been able to add some quality and very experienced players to the team just before the transfer window closed. A Player like Amrabat is a good fix for Manchester United midfield problems that has shown this season, and he can make all the difference for Manchester United in big games as we saw him do for Morocco in the world cup. Against Bayern Munich and other teams in the group, Amrabat can be a defensive block for Manchester United in their midfield.

For starters, the Newcastle you're seeing now isn't the same as the Newcastle of last season. This season I don't think they can make the top 4 in premier league as they did in the previous years so them progressing from the group stages is also another achievement I don't think they'll be able to achieve. Already their attention is divided with the premier league and the champions league so unless they crash out of the champions league early there's no guarantee they'll do well in the premier league. Lets look at their group, who can they defeat there, no one and those clubs aren't clubs of the premier league that they play often and know their game pattern, they're club outside the premier league and all did very well last champion league season. Experience will be a major factor in this games.


Napoli were lucky last season, they didn't deserve how far they went to some extent but last season was a good season for the Italians but they might be repeating same successful this season still that doesn't mean they won't be progression from the group stage. They have one of the luckiest draw because they only have to win their two other opponents to progress even if they lost to Real Madrid. Napoli keeping Victor Osimhen and Hvicha Kvaratshelia was surprising as I thought other top clubs would have gotten atleast one of the players. I hope this decision doesn't come back to bite Napoli as it would had been better to cash out huge sum of money on this players after they had a fantastic season last season. There's no guarantee they'll both be phenomenal this season but let's watch and see.

Napoli are still staying strong as you can see from their effort in the Serie A this season. Rudi Garcia is their new coach after Spalletti's leaving his job. People were wondering if there would be a significant change for Napoli in their playing style as well. However such thing hasn't happened.

Lucky them that Spalletti and Rudi Garcia are adopting a really similar system. Hence it wasn't difficult for the players to continue from the point they left. Apart from that the bond between the coach and players is another important factor for success. But for now there isn't any problem seemingly. I think Napoli will do great in the groups here too.

Bayern munich might be my choice to win Group A because they have everything to beat their opponents. Moreover, Harry Kane has become their goal machine this season, so there is no big doubt for Bayern Munich to win the Group. Apart from that, Barcelona, ​​who returned to mighty last season after winning the Laliga trophy, made them the most feared by their opponents in Group H.

Now the most interesting thing is of course Group F because it is filled with big teams which makes Group F difficult to predict who will qualify for the next round. Indeed every season there are always surprises in the group phase like last season when Barcelona had to be eliminated early. So, will this season PSG be eliminated early and that could happen if they are not consistent in every game.

let's see how Eddie Howe can handle the pressure that is on his squad after joining the group of death in the group phase. PSG and AC Milan are favorites to qualify for the next round, but before that this is just a mere prediction which may not necessarily come true. Even other teams will not think Newcastle United is weak because they have quality players who are good enough to compete in the Champions League this season.

Dortmund maybe they have lost their best strength this season and that is their weak point after Bellingham left. I think Dortmund and Newcastle United are quite equal in strength but with PSG or AC Milan I think they are stronger than Newcastle United or Dortmund.

They also have a new coach, so it is still not certain that they will consistently perform like before. But fortunately, they still have Oshimen and several other key players who strengthened Napoli previously. So, they also have to try optimally in this Champions League. This won't be easy. yes, they are in a group with Real Madrid and this is of course quite difficult. But fortunately, at least they are one of the strongest clubs in the group. Although in fact, Real Madrid this season is also not in optimal condition, but they are still strong enough to compete in the UCL.

It's still not certain, Sevilla often makes surprises when playing outside La Liga. In La Liga itself, they often play badly, even this time, they started the season very badly, again being in the bottom relegation zone. but like last season, they actually played very well in the European league. So I think maybe they will also be different in the UCL. But once again, it still can't be confirmed because they are not consistent enough and often make extraordinary surprises, whether they suddenly lose or are from an unexpected club.

In group B of this Champions League, we have Sevilla and Arsenal in the same group, Sevilla is the team that won the European League in last season and they are known for their good performance in that tournament while this time Sevilla is going to play in Chmapnios league where they have to play against stronger teams, in the other hand these two teams Arsenal and Sevilla played two times against each other in 2007-2008 and each team on for once.
  

With the recent performances of Newcastle United over the last 12 months, I don't think they're the dark horses in a group that comprises Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan. Though when talking about the history of the UEFA Champions League competition, the three teams that are grouped with Newcastle has a better records than the Magpies but Newcastle's current form is better than Borussia Dortmund.
It is the most difficult group of the competition but I'm backing Newcastle to qualify from the group.

Although what you said is true because Newcastle does not have much experience after a long absence, in terms of strength they are also now not inferior and they could be a dark horse in this group F.
Looking at the current conditions with some considerations about quality and experience they are indeed at the very end of the list but we still can't be sure exactly how they do their first competition after a long absence and I really hope a lot for Newcastle in this Champions League. Even though they won't be able to make a breakthrough to be in the further phase but when they qualify in the group phase for their comeback season in the Champions League I think it is very good for Newcastle.

I also expect a better performance from Napoli this season. They managed to keep two of their most important players. With Victor Osimhen and Hvicha Kvaratshelia in the team, their offensive options will always be rich. I think they will beat Braga and Union Berlin with a little bit of comfort, but the games against Real Madrid will give us an idea about their position at the end of the tournament. If they beat Real Madrid and finish first in the group, they will raise expectations. Let's see how they will perform in the Champions League this season.

So far I see in every post, indeed many of them doubt the ability of Newcastle United because they think that Newcastle United is a dark horse team in Group F.
I think that is quite natural because Newcastle United has been absent from the Champions League for quite a long time, but this season they are back in the Champions League and immediately face a big challenge because they are in Group F.
Where Group F is filled by teams that are quite experienced in the Champions League.

Eddie Howe thinks that Newcastle United will be able to be the best in Group F, especially if they can give a surprise if they can beat the three big teams. This will be a quite crucial step and a tough job for Newcastle United in the group phase.