Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 171. (Read 141878 times)

Manchester City was the toughest challenge for Real Madrid this season, and they managed to get rid of it with great difficulty through a penalty shootout. When they can overcome Manchester City, they should also be able to overcome Bayern Munich, which in my opinion is still below Manchester City in appearance. However, the problem is not that simple, because Bayern Munich themselves will definitely play tooth and nail to ensure they can advance to the Champions League final this season.

It's not easy for Real Madrid even though they are the favorites, because this is the Champions League where anything is possible. What is clear now is that they must not underestimate their opponents, whoever they are against must make them more motivated to be able to do their best. They are the best club during the Champions League, a total of 14 trophies on their cupboard and they have the opportunity to increase their number of trophies this season.

Real Madrid are in pretty good form this season but still Madrid may still have weaknesses that can be Bayern Munich's advantage later, I think for now beating Madrid of course will not be easy for Bayern Munich and Tuchel should be able to find a hole from the weakness of the strategy used by Ancelotti to at least open their chances of winning over Madrid later,  So far I think Madrid are strong contenders to win the Champions League although maybe 180+ minutes of semi-final all possibilities are possible

The first leg will be played at the Allianz Arena and of course it will be an advantage for Bayern Munich by getting the full support of the supporters, the first leg they should be able to use to win with a big score, so that way the second leg will be easier for them later, I think even though it is difficult but still Munich has the ability and also the possibility to be able to beat Madrid in the first leg later,Especially so far we can see the head to head of the two teams are quite balanced , besides that both are experienced teams and have a strong mentality in the Champions League so far.

Both have great possibilities, you are right that the teams that have reached the semi-finals they cannot be underestimated, although actually we can look at the history for the two teams competing in the semi-finals as an assessment to see whose chances have the probability of going to the final round.
But I am quite sure that both Dortmund and PSG will prepare everything for this semi-final match with all their strength, because it is a historical record and is a great hope to qualify for the Champions League final this season.

These two teams are unlikely to be skeptical and see this match as an ordinary match, both have strong ambitions to get a victory, honestly if seen from a broad perspective both are also possible to get a victory, and I am also sure that both will as much as possible cover the deficient space on their team in the match later.

The final game of the Champions League is going to be played at Wembley this year. I think it is a quite nice choice considering its capacity, 90,000. 

Manchester City could have played in home country if they made it. However they couldn't even reach the semi finals because of Ancelotti's "annoying" style.    Maybe it is Real Madrid's turn to win the Champions League title for the 15th time in history. Honestly I believe in that a lot considering the remaining teams and their performances. Bayern Munich are currently the one that might cause the biggest problems among them but I don't think even they can eliminate Real Madrid.

Yeah, I would say at least leading for 2 goals will boost Bayern Munich's players mentality for the second leg.

If the first match ends in draw or they only leading one goal, I would be confident if Real Madrid will beat Bayern Munich in the second leg. The only exception Real Madrid will not able to play well in second leg if their good players received yellow card, but we shouldn't expect it will happen since they know they need to win without letting their ego to control them.

The champions league this season is for Madrid and no other team.Madrid is the most solid team in the tournament now,but I also fear Dortmund might be their trouble.Dortmund will be playing against PSG in the Semi final,and I think that match will be very tough,but Dortmund will come out winning that game and qualifying to the final.I woundnt be surprised because I saw the strength of Dortmund from the group stage of the tournament.They were their group leader,and have been playing beautiful football to get to the stage they are now.
I know if Dortmund plays against Madrid in the finals of the trophy,Madrid will be favourite,but you just can't tell because the champions league is always very unpredictable.

Not only does a team like Bayern Munich have to fully focus on the Champions League, but Bayern Munich must be able to win the match by a large number of scores in the first leg, especially since the first leg takes place at home. Because if you only beat Real Madrid by a narrow score, it will still be quite dangerous for Bayern Munich in the second leg when Real Madrid is playing at home, which could mean that Real Madrid can turn things around unexpectedly in the second leg.

Tuchel at very least has ever defeated madrid when he was still at chelsea. i think that the composition in rel madrid doesn't even change a lot in this case. Some players are still playing at their position on real madrid. This can be an opportunity for tuchel to change the perspective from bayern's officials about him. Tuche is still having his last chance to win the champion league. Things have been so difficult for him caused by bayenr is not in a good position after it was losing bundeliga teophy against leverkusen. Tuchel must do something to save his career. Helping the club win ucl probably give him another chance to stay. Tuchel has been burdening a lot big targets from bayern munich. The official has forced him to win everything.

people's prediction about having kane would change the situation was not true. Kane performs very well this season by scoring a lot of goals but it means nothing since bayern has failed to defend its bundesliga trophy. what an uncluky season for harry kane. many people have been also blaming him for his inconsistent performance.let say kane was continuously scoring a lot of goals but his club was very often in losing against mediocre club.

The better for tuchel to give his best to get ucl trophy as a consolidation trophy for all of munich fans. it feels so hard since it's gonna face real madrid which is better than bayern bur nothing impossible.

For me PSG and Borussia Dortmund have similar fate in the champions league. They are both finalists that failed to win and that makes them equal in terms of the record. I am referring to this generation and not some outdated history that have been overtaken by time. We can not assume that Borussia Dortmund is not experienced whereas PSG is because both are standing on equivalent records and experience. PSG might seem like the favorite team to win in that match but that does not mean that Borussia Dortmund is an easy ride.

Both teams have similar playing pattern and can score many goals in their lucky days and no goal when they are hit with misfortune. PSG might have some hitmen unlike Borussia Dortmund but lack a cohesive team like Dortmund. The match is really an interesting one and the best side will always win.

It is very hard to determine which of the two teams will make it to the final, but to me, I have more hope and believe in PSG, but for Dortmund, I have less hope that it will be hard for them to have a win unless they luckily have a draw, because I don’t think PSG are ready to sacrifice their chance of making it to the final, which will make them act more seriously in order to gain what they really want.
 
Talking about the Bundesliga, Dortmund are just struggling to make it to the 4th in the table because they are 2 points below Leipzig, and they have a game to play against the same Leipzig tomorrow. Which I am sure will determine if they can really make it to drop Leipzig and go to their position or not, but for the Champions League, I think it is the right time for Dortmund to go and focus in the domestic league and see if they can really make it to the Champions League next season, because even though Dortmund win the home game, I know there is a possibility that they will not be able to win the second leg, so I don’t think they are supposed to disturb themselves because this Champions League trophy can never go to Dortmund, that is just a fact.

The only thing in favor of Bayern Munich for this match is the fact that they need to save the season winning something big like the Champions League, so they are 100% focus on this and Tuchel know this and knows how to do it possible. After that they dont have any single thing better than Real Madrid, Real win in every ascpect of the game and position.

But well we know this is football and everything can happen.

The finishing problem that is still a little stagnant and the main problem where they focus on attacking too much to forget the defense line actually makes the situation from Bayern a little worse. Even though in terms of the squad they are actually very good but Tuchel still cannot find the right composition in terms of players and schemes that want to be done which makes their performance falter this season.
Especially if they still continue to make the same mistakes where they are only preoccupied with attacking and forgetting the defense, then indeed it could backfire on Bayern itself.
We know that Madrid's scheme is a fast counter attack where when they are attacked it is their momentum in turning things around so that Bayern if they really don't want the same results as the defeats in the previous few seasons in their prime era which is still good then Bayern must pay attention to this.

I personally still expect Madrid to win in this match because even though at this time their probability is stronger than Bayern but still at this time the situation is still 50/50.

Sometimes things can go the other way, and we can’t always predict it, and then it happens. So the fact that Dortmund won is very important, and they are also not a team to underestimate, makes me think that this game is going to be difficult to predict. I can’t guarantee any of them winning, because at this level we can’t underestimate any opponent at the moment, and I can see different discussions have taken place regarding this match.

You are right; we can’t look down on Dortmund either, because this match is very important to them, so I believe they do everything to see them succeed. So let's see if PSG are going to do what people are saying or if Dortmund are going to use this opportunity that they have in a way that is needed to continue to secure their position in the table.

Even though I am not a Real Madrid fan, this time I agree with you, even though Bayern Munich has a reliable striker, if the players work together like this, the results will still be bad and it will be difficult to beat Real Madrid.
I know that Bayern Munich can definitely have a chance of beating Real Madrid and Tuchel knows what strategy can be used to get rid of Real Madrid but it's all in vain if that strategy can't be done well and in my opinion Bayern Munich is really not in a positive situation right now but for I Bayern Munich was just lucky to be able to beat Arsenal when they only scored a very small score at home.
I think this season is not the right season for Bayern Munich and they must be prepared to accept defeat when they fail against Real Madrid.

In the Champions League quarter-final match between Manchester City and Real Madrid, I completely refrained from betting on these two matches. Manchester City's tough opponent is Real Madrid, on the other hand, Real Madrid's tough opponent is Manchester City. In that case, there was no chance to put any team ahead of any team. This is the reason why I did not bet on these two matches, the first leg match and the second leg match. 

Betting on the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid is risky, but the four teams that have qualified for the semi-finals and the two teams that will play against each other in the semi-final matches can definitely be bet on. In the match between Real Madrid and Bayan Munich, Real Madrid is always the favorite, in that case I will bet for Real Madrid, while in the match between PSG and Dortmund, I will definitely bet for PSG because in terms of statistics and performance, PSG will be ahead. 

This betting reason suggests that the semi-final matches will be easier for the bigger teams than the quarter-final matches.

Real Madrid have more titles than Bayern Munich in Champions League and recent seasons, Real Madrid have better performances too. In this season, Real Madrid play better in domestic league than Bayern Munich and it's logical that people think Real Madrid are stronger than Bayern Munich in their direct matches. It is only very raw comparison because forms through a long season can not help in only two direct matches. Bayern Munich have their chance to beat Real Madrid in semi finals based on their own quality.

Tuchel is an experienced coach and has had many seasons in Champions League, even won it with Chelsea. He has less experience than Ancelotti and won less Champions League titles too but difference between two coaches is not too much.

Their tactical choices for two semi final matches and their adaptive decisions for player replacements will help their teams to get advantage against the opponent and can lead to a winning eventually.

Now, this is also something Real Madrid must be wary of, the more they are trusted to be able to handle Bayern Munich, the more they will face a fairly heavy burden at the same time. It is not uncommon for me to see teams that are highly trusted to produce the best results actually fail in the matches they play, this has happened not just once or twice, but it has happened many times.

Don't let them suffer the same fate, they must prepare themselves as best as possible and they must be able to answer the trust placed in them now. The semifinal round is not an easy round, because they will face one of the best teams from the 4 best teams here. No one knows what will happen on the pitch, because Bayern Munich could give them something that surprises them. As you said, their failure to win the Bundesliga this season will probably make them even more motivated to give their best in the Champions League.

I agree that Bayern Munich will remain a big obstacle that Madrid will have to overcome to get to the Final. It's not easy to make this match easier, I'm sure Bayern Munich has many ways to stop Real Madrid's dominance. Bayern Munich meeting with Madrid is a meeting that will provide an atmosphere beyond that against Manchester City. Both teams have experienced coaches for the Champions League competition and Bayern Munich players are still a solid composition, especially after losing the domestic trophy. Tuchel in the Bundesliga may still not be consistent but in the UCL the story will be different, it has been proven that he has made it to the semi finals meaning that Tuchel motivation is quite big.

Now Real Madrid is quite the favorite after Manchester City were eliminated, but Bayern also cannot be underestimated, even though this season Bayern's performance has decreased quite a bit compared to the previous season, but Bayern is still a top European team that has lots of quality players and is worth considering.

Maybe Bayern Munich's failure to defend the Bundesliga title will make them even more motivated to win the Champions League title this season and this is something Real Madrid should pay attention to because if you look at the squad that Bayern Munich has, they have everything to be able to trouble the team Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's only obstacle was that they managed to get rid of it in the quarter-finals and nothing can stop them from winning the Champions League title again. Maybe Bayern Munich will still make things difficult for them and of course Bayern Munich have learned a lot from the previous meeting against Real Madrid so they still have a way to do that.

It's just that with Bayern Munich's current performance it feels quite unreliable, especially as it is still doubtful that Tuchel can produce the best results. I think that in the first leg, Bayern Munich must win considering that is their chance as hosts and if they fail to do that then Real Madrid will have more freedom when they host them in the second leg. We know Real Madrid's comebacks are always crazy and I hope to see that again in the future.