Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 1136. (Read 141749 times)

Yes, Copenhagen made a good away win and will surely win the next home game. But from yesterday's games the most interesting game was Rangers and PSV. Both teams played very well and I don't know who can win next time.

It is like a deja vu to me. Rangers drew with PSV home by 2-2 exactly like it happened in the last Champions League qualification round last season. I wonder how it will end up this time. PSV got a disappointing loss by 1-0 home back then and got eliminated. Maybe we don't have another deja vu in the second leg this time.

PSV seemed very dominant against Rangers last night but still Rangers were the side to get ahead first.

If this happens in the second leg too then PSV had better keep up this scoring productivity.

Being able to hold Ranger to a draw in the first leg of the playoffs gives PSV an advantage in the second leg later because they will become the home team, and also have the opportunity to avenge last season's failure from Rangers so This is like a repeat of last season's match.
Ranger took the lead twice in this match, but unfortunately, they didn't manage to maintain it well, but Ranger's chances are still there even though they will face more pressure in the second leg later but sometimes the home factor for PSV will not really affect the match as a whole.
If PSV manages to beat Rangers in the second leg then it will be a successful comeback but if not then they will fail twice from the same team to be able to play in the group stage.
Maccabi Haifa vs Young Boys will be one of the matches that are quite anticipated because it is difficult to predict who will win the first leg. Maccabi Haifa will try to maximize their efforts to win in this first leg due to the host factor and if they want to qualify for the group stage, they must win with a big score in this first match.

Last night, the first legs of the UEFA Champions League play-off round started. The most unpredictable match of the night was the Rangers v PSV match. Rangers drew with PSV 2-2. I guess PSV gonna make it's way into UEFA Champions Leagues group stages.

Copenhagen, on the other hand, defeated their weak opponent 1-0 away and got a comfortable win. I guess Copenhagen will go to easyly UEFA Champions Leagues group stages.

Indeed he is an experienced coach and he is a coach that many players dream of being able to play under his tutelage, so it's no wonder that he is idolized by many players as the most successful coach and can bring the team to title.

I think this season Pep Guardiola will also have the chance to return to win prestigious titles, especially in the EPL and UCL because they still have strong enough strength to become champions this season. However, to dominate the Champions League this season, it definitely takes hard work to be able to perform consistently in every game because every season there are always teams that are capable of stronger competition in the race for the UCL trophy.

On the other side of his prowess Pep Guardiola has indeed become one of the most successful coaches and in the history of football there are only a few coaches who have won the Treble Winner title.
For this season, from the start, Mancester City has shown progress and did not rule out the possibility that the English League and Champions League trophies could be brought home again by Pep Guardiola's troops.
Looking at the series of training and strategies provided by Pep Guardiola for Mancester City players, it is true that they can turn into a great game and always terrify opposing clubs who face Mancester city.

Rangers vs PSV I enjoyed a very nice match in the match of two teams. But in this match the players of both teams fought hard but neither team could win the match. The match was drawn because the players of both teams scored 2 goals in the match. In today's match I am PSV team.  I placed a bet in support but I didn't win the bet as the match was a draw. But I got to enjoy a very nice game in the match.

I know Gundagon has left the team and he is in Barcelona, and Bernardo Silva has not played due to injury. I understand that Manchester City played without these three key midfielders. And these three are very important players for Manchester City.

De Bruyne is a fantastic player. And it wouldn't be wrong to call De Bruyne the best midfielder in the world. De Bruyne's contribution to Manchester City's overall performance is huge. More importantly, De Bruyne's chemistry with Haaland is excellent. De Bruyne's absence from the squad has had a negative effect on Haaland's performance. Haaland is not performing well in the last two matches.

Bernardo Silva is still not definitely gone and Gundogan I think it can't be linked anymore with Manchester City now because when they decided to end the cooperation then at that time Pep must have known there would be regeneration and they knew what to do.
As for KDB I know that it will leave a gap and will have a bit of an impact but I think it would be funny if a club as big as Manchester City would be unstable just because of losing KDB to injury.
I realize the role of KDB is important but Pep from the beginning has definitely considered the worst possibilities like this so he must already have options to create new formations and schemes for Manchester City.

The Champions League every season always presents fierce battles and competition, so it's too early to say so, Manchester City won, they are still a strong team and they are still the favorites, but I never thought their chances of winning the UCL again were bigger than last season.
Apart from Manchester City's current form which has dropped a bit in the first few games of the season due to the loss of their most influential midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, I think this season is still too long and a lot of things have to be allowed to happen in the course of the season.

That could be the closest one so far we have seen. I guess it is going to be tough but I feel like PSV has the edge there, I know some people disagree with me but PSV had a great season last year and they should be able to win their game and go to UCL group stages after such a great season.

Rangers are not bad neither obviously and I am not going to act like they are a bad team, they are definitely a good one and I do respect them but I would give this to PSV just by a hair. I am not going to gamble a huge amount of money on these games, but I will definitely game a small amount on PSV to win and I will have some parlay on the last games before the group stages and will have PSV winning on that one as well for a small amount.

Dominating the Champions League two seasons in a row and winning the title is difficult. But I wouldn't say it's impossible. Because teams like PSG, Barcelona, Madrid, and United are now performing somewhat weakly and irregularly. Big teams like Chelsea and Liverpool cannot qualify for the Champions League. I would say Manchester City and Bayern Munich are the favorites for next season's Champions League. These two teams seem to be the strongest right now. Both teams are strong and their coaches are quite experienced.



It's not like Manchester City have started the season without De Bruyne. Bernardo Silva and Gundagon are also not with the squad. This is why Manchester City's midfield is somewhat unstable. Due to the weakness of the midfield, the performance of the attacking players has also slowed down a bit. De Bruyne and Silva's return to the squad will certainly make Manchester City's performance more stable and stronger.

The factor of squad depth and consistent appearance in every game places Manchester City as a team that has a good chance to return to success as it was recorded last season. Guardiola is well aware that it will never be easy for him to help Manchester City win the UCL title twice in a row. Based on his current experience and squad depth, he can make a lot of changes to his squad in different matches. however the main focus remains on the UCL.
Manchester City started the new season without the presence of the injured De Bruyne, without De Bruyne presence it would slightly disrupt the depth of the Manchester City squad but Guardiola still has a reliable substitute while De Bruyne is in the recovery stage.

Kopenhagen has important winning yesterday that they were playing slightly under pressure but Kopenhagen playing were very effective because during the match Kopenhagen didn't gets plenty of opportunities to scored but they can able to utilized Rakow weaknesses and scored important goal and second leg will be more easy for Kopenhagen because they will playing at home and draw result is enough for them to advances to group stages and if Kopenhagen can eliminate Rakow then this is could be their second participant in the last two season because last year Kopenhagen also can advances to group stages and at that time Kopenhagen only can able to finish at the bottom of group standings because they only can gets 3 draws from 6 matches without the winning results

PSV didn't win vs Rangers but at least they will start from 0, better than starting the second leg game with a minus aggregate. PSV will play home which is an advantage and Rangers will have hard time facile it. PSV to win in my opinion too.
In the other matches, Antwerp won with 1 goal home while Copenhagen won with 1 goal in an away match. Both these teams to win tho.

I guess PSV will qualify for the next round. I saw some parts of the match. PSV's players performed better than the Rangers. Rangers kept their defense strong in this match. Played defensively. They have played such a defensive game only in home matches. I think their performance will deteriorate further in away matches. I think PSV will perform better in the home match. Today's match was a draw but the match was dominated by PSV players. Although Rangers managed to score two goals, Rangers players did not have much influence in the match. So I'll bet PSv to win the second leg. I hope the team will not let me down.

What top teams are you talking about that can defeat Manchester city at the moment, let's not forget that although Manchester city has some injuries,  they can still use their second choices and get results from the game they play. When will people stop doubting Pep Guardiola brilliance and his abilities, he won one premier league and people said he can't win more while guess what he has five in the last six season and has won back to back trophy three times. He was also getting doubted in the champions league and he just won it, I won't be surprised when he defend it because the Manchester city squad isn't a joke and they still mean business.


I keep saying it, no matter how I support Manchester city when Chelsea isn't in the picture still I don't see them replicating the success they had last season. Last season was one of those season that after a team has gotten so many quality players, they dominate and win everything they participate in. This season will see Manchester city win some trophies but not the treble as then it means the premier league has become a joke. Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest manager to manage in football but let's not forget that Pep Guardiola hasn't manage a side that can't spend money like other great managers that have transform teams without breaking the bank.

Why did you think the Rangers bet was worth it? Just because of odds? I would never bet on them in this situation for two reasons: PSV controlled the ball + they already had a satisfactory result in their pocket, a draw away is good. The second reason is that the Rangers played number two - it's one thing to wait for the winning goal from the defending team throughout the game, and another when there are 10 minutes left to the end. As for the return game, I think PSV should win easily.

In the end the match was a draw. I considered PSV as favorite in this match. And PSV Ken's overall performance was also very good. Even then they failed to win this match. PSV's players managed to have 71% ball possession. Also, while PSV made 18 shots in this match, Rangers made only 8 shots. But every attack by Rangers was very strong and sharp. Rangers players played very well. If PSV were able to keep their defense stable, they could have won. But PSV's defense was a bit weak in this match. However, even if they can't win the away match, I think PSV can win the home match against Rangers.

Only a few minutes left for this game and it seems it's still not late to bet on Glasgow Rangers for the much better rate they have however the rate for a draw is very high and we should hope for a miracle.
I think the game will be finished with the 2-2 results we can see and the chance for a draw is high enough.