Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 1151. (Read 141749 times)

There is no certainty that Real Madrid's performance will be as good as their first match in La Liga in their next match either in the Champions League or in the domestic league. Real Madrid certainly feel there is room for improvement, but Ancelotti must keep going and look for the best line-up available.

We all know Real Madrid have a high fighting spirit in the Champions League and other competitions they participate in, but I don't feel good about them this season although I won't argue back if you mention the experience of the players and coaches. Of course Real Madrid have a chance in La Liga and the Champions League, but maybe not as good as we think if they don't have a good striker.

The current state of Real Madrid Even though I know it will be very difficult to have a good striker player like Benzema in Real Madrid and even before that, I am not happy with the way the squad is set up, I am confident that they can still perform well. Just look at how Real Madrid performs against Atletico Bilbao, and you'll see that they are still capable of doing well. Real Madrid is one of the top teams in the laliga league, and I believe this squad will perform well if Bellingham is playing with them on the pitch because of his recent performances, which have made me feel good about real Madrid.

A lot of teams competing in the champion league must put in a lot of effort to ensure that they reach the final stage as well, but I believe Real Madrid always has the spirit to compete in the champion league until the final stage or semi final stage. The champion league will begin soon. Real Madrid's past performances have led me to assume that they will try considerably harder this season to win the Champions League.

True you are totally right, I agree with you.
I don't understand what game they are playing honestly, with the fierce Barcelona playing in the market in this way will lead you to play understaffed and with La Liga at high levels and the CHAmpions League you risk ending up like a mouse against a cat: that is, eaten.
I hope they understand and wake up a little.

Tonight, there are UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg. I will prefer to watch Galatasaray-NK Olimpija Ljublja match. Galatasaray won the first match 3-0. In my opinion, the favorite team is Galatasaray, I feel like we will watch a very enjoyable match. Galatasaray's starting XI against NK Olimpija Ljublja: Muslera, Boey, Kaan, Emin, Angelino, Berkan, Torreira, Barış Alper, Mertens, Kerem, Icardi. NK Olimpija Ljublja's starting XI against Galatasaray: Vidovsek, Jorge Silva, Sualehe, Karamatic, Nukic, Ratnik Muhamedbegovic, Seslar, Posavec, Doffo, Rui Pedro. Our SUBS: Günay, Dubois, Midtsjø, Yunus, Zaha, Halil, Nelsson, Sérgio, Abdülkerim, Efe, Kazımcan, Bakambu.

 Here are my predictions for todays matches

Maccabi Haifa FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava - Bts yes
Sparta Prague vs Copenhagen - Bts yes
Galatasaray Istanbul vs Olimpija Ljubljana - Home wins
GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs AEK Athens - over 1.5 goals
SK Sturm Graz vs PSV Eindhoven - Away wins
Servette Geneva vs Rangers - Away wins
Marseille vs Panathinaikos Athens - Home wins
 In case of clarifications Bts means both teams to score, i also think that teams like PSV Eindhoven, Rangers, Marseille, Galatasaray and Copenhagen are going to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, however the match between Dinamo and Athens is going to be a tough one but i think both teams would score.
 

Yes we will focus on the now, but the broader strategy of so called strategists is relying on exactly what you just said. Mbappe knows that he can make all of this be forgotten very quickly.

It reminds me of the players when they went to their fiercest rivals in a transfer and then the fans booed at them in the first games, but when they played well the fans stopped yelling bad words at them very quickly.

I am looking forward to the group stage picks. Hopefully we got some nice encounters in the group stage already.

I think the bookie still knows everything because after all, in the first leg also the odds looked like Marseille were unlikely to win and it was true. Because in the first leg their odds were Panathinaikos @3.xx and Marseille @2.xx and yes, in the second leg this time Marseille really looks favored and Panathinaikos looks very underrated. At least, in this second leg the odds are Marseille @1.xx and Panathinaikos @7.xx, even though if we consider as a layman then of course Marseille will still win also in the first leg.

But yes, let us prove the results in this second leg, whether Marseille will really win because Marseille is really very favored in this second leg despite the fact that Marseille lost 1-0 on aggregate. Because after all, playing at home is also not a guarantee to be able to turn things around because of course, Panathinaikos will also make even greater efforts to maintain this aggregate victory to be able to qualify.

It will not happen consider bookies were also considering marseilla gonna be hosting the second leg. That's why marseilla's odd is less than 1.8 or 1.7
Marseilla has bigger chance to win against panathinaikos with good score. The one-goal aggregate will be immaterial as long as Marseille executes flawlessly against Panathinaikos. Hosing the game gonna boosting the mentality from the players.
Marseilla will make at least two goals against panathinaikos. That odds is quite good rather than getting below it.

It has good odds but the outcome from the match it's very hard to predict. Rakow was leading the way by winning in the first leg but it must be facing aris away. I retain myself in taking this bet as it's very risky.
Im not sure if rakow will able to execute the second leg perfectly.

The huge defeat Newcastle had over Aston Villa clearly sent a message to everyone and the message it sent was very clear. Newcastle was telling the whole world that they are now Champions League candidates. And again, they are telling England people that they are now a big team. It is high time we stopped seeing Newcastle as an average club in England. They are good to go and they have a very good squad what I am not actually sure of is there squad depth if it will be able to carry them for both EPL and Champions League.

Currently, Real Madrid's matches in La Liga will not be easy. Because I see the weakness of the Real Madrid team in the finishing department. The bottom line is that Real Madrid need a capable striker now.

Only 1.50 odds on Marseille win?, i dont see so much value on it, only in a multibet maybe, but i really dont think with that odss agood call, i expect some 1.7 or 1.8 odds on this match.

A game with high value can be Aris Rakow, Rakow its paying 3.00, the only doubt its they are playing in away condition  so can be hard.

It's unfortunate that Real Madrid have yet to find a successor for Benzema, despite the fact that the transfer window closes in a few weeks. I'm not sure how optimistic they are about signing Mbappe this season, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. They need to find a replacement soon, or work on the players they already have to fill the space left by Benzema. This is a critical position for them to fill as quickly as feasible.


Every player plays for money; what distinguishes them is how they manage themselves in such situations. Even if Mbappe is after money, I don't think any team will feel compelled to leave him off of their squad. It will be a win-win situation for both of them if they can offer him the money and he delivers effectively for them. However, I do not believe he is such a player that his primary motivation will be money. 
They could possibly be other players with a say in the club, but we can't know because they haven't made it evident or public to other people.  Mbappe's situation is not any different.

Maybe yes, maybe not. but if we refer to the pre-season matches and the first matches in La Liga, it seems that Anceloti wants to perfect the system that he applies to his team's squad with a different pattern. maybe as you said, if Joselu only became a supplementary player or became a supersub to replace one of the strikers from Brazil, namely Vini Jr or Rodrygo.

It could too, if Ancelotti just wants to establish a new pattern for his squad. in the end, Madrid will use the usual pattern with a 4-3-3 system. because after all, the 4-3-3 pattern was Carlo Anceloti's mainstay. plus, players are familiar with this system. so, only Joselu needs to adapt to the Madrid players. For sure, we can't confirm anything yet and don't know for sure what Carlo Ancelotti is planning for his squad. because, we have only seen Madrid play its match once in a real competition. there are other games ahead, and Ancelotti could use a different system depending on the needs of the squad and the team he is facing.

Talking about the Champions League, I will not rush to give assumptions or judgments. let's just enjoy it, every team that will play match after match either in the domestic league or after the Champions League is rolled out.

The club is now without a solid striker, which is a large abselence for power of game. Carlo Ancelotti will not be in charge of the team after one season. Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, I really don't know what is thinking.

I really totally agree with you. A great team like Real Madrid had great credible strikers like C. Ronaldo, Ronaldo Nazário, Benzema. Real Madrid's first choice should be a credible striker Kylian Mbappe.

He wasn't professional and that's where the problem started from, how can you go behind a club that has given you everything including privileges that not the best in the games (Ronaldo and Messi) received. Mbappe was given too much power that it got to his head. He just got eligible for a loyalty bonus that he wasn't even worthy of receiving but because it was in his previous contract, PSG is mandated to pay. PSG has been the ones that has been professional in the whole controversial because PSG could have decided not to say anything about the whole deal but make Mbappe stay at PSG so miserable that he would had asked for a contract termination or force to accept PSG deals that they bring to the table. Mbappe going behind PSG back to have an agreement with Real Madrid for a move next season wasn't professional.


Why aren't Real Madrid going for Victor Osimhen still confuses me because he's the best striker (forward) in the market and very affordable or is it racisms as others like Haaland, Harry Kane etc are never an option or are they just waiting for Mbappe. Mbappe shoudn't be trusted, the owners need to buy players and get their team in shape for the season. They need to win La Liga and stop giving Barcelona the opportunity to disgrace them in the league. Other European teams are signing big money signing and getting ready for the champions league while Real Madrid still doesn't have a striker. Also I was disappointed with their latest goalkeeper signing (Kepa) while he isn't the worst in the world, I doubt he's Real Madrid quality why not go for David de Gea.

You are right, but we are only assessing at the moment and being realistic when we see Mbappe and PSG acting as if they are playing a lot of people. But that's the risk of players with their own charm regardless of the bad and it's good that we just enjoy it while we can. Meanwhile, when talking about the future of Mbappe becoming a great player or top scorer or trophy winner at any club, because that hasn't happened yet, so people will focus more on what is seen now, not what will happen later.

The problem is that Joselu is a pure striker, why doesn't Ancelotti want to try it first and use 3 attackers in his formation. But if you refer to your opinion, Ancelotti might think that Joselu is just a cover for Vini or Rodrygo who is ready to be included as a substitute in the second half. The absence of the number 9 striker meant that Real Madrid had to do just this and as coach Ancelotti does not seem to be able to do much with his current options. I think these two young players from Brazil are very rarely injured, but considering that it was only the beginning of the season that Real Madrid had lost a goalkeeper and defender due to injury, I hope they will not have another disaster with more injured players later.

Of course Ancelotti never dared to put up three strikers because of the limited number of players who can operate in that position, Ancelotti very often uses a two striker scheme in pre-season matches and the first match played by Real Madrid in La Liga. Joselu is only a substitute player in the Real Madrid squad because Ancelotti relies more on Vinicius and Rodrygo on the front lines, his arrival is only a complement to the Real Madrid squad.
Real Madrid needs to fight hard to survive in the Champions League with limited players in the striker position. Somehow I doubt Real Madrid can last long in the Champions League with the current squad. If Vinicius is injured or Rodrygo or both are injured at the same time, it will be disastrous for Real Madrid.

They say this is the last round of Champions League qualifiers but I think there should be also the play off round which is the last one.The games of tonight are some interesting ones,especially Sparta Prague vs Fc Kopenhagen,two ex participants of the group stages and the first game ended 0-0 so anything can happen here,any team can become qualified.The other game which is I think the most interesting of all is Marseille vs Panathinaikos where Marseille needs to win at all costs tonight in case they want to go to the group stages but it won't be easy as they have lost the first leg 1-0,so they need 2 goals for the win overall.

Also that Faroe Island team Kla or whatever is called first time in this round and they have won the first leg against Molde,big surprise tonight if they manage to qualify again.

Yes, Marseille are in a difficult situation and probably nobody expected them to lose in the first game. Today they need only a win, preferably with a few goals. Probably for Panathinaikos the best solution will be to play defensive football and look for opportunities for counterattacks. But still I think that Marseille will win at home.