Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 178. (Read 141898 times)

I expect more surprises this year after the great comeback of PSG against Barcelona, as well as Real Madrid managed to eliminate the strongest team in this competition which was Manchester City in my opinion, although the difference of strength and results between these teams doesn’t mean anything when they play against each other, each team are performing their best and it’s hard to expect the winner, even when the odds favoring a team with a bugger difference, most of the time as we have seen in Quarter Finals, the results were different and not as expected by the majority of fans.

Real Madrid is facing Bayern Munich with higher odds since Bayern Munich isn’t doing well this season after missing the Bundesliga after winning it 11 times strictly. However, We cannot be sure or confident, it’s all about assumptions, myself I predict this scenario; Real Madrid winning against Bayern Munich facing PSG at the finals and winning Champions League.

Of course Real Madrid are seen as the major favorites for the UCL especially after they’ve been able to defeat fellow heavyweight Man City in the quarterfinals. Many now have no option than to queue behind and throw in major support for Real Madrid to end the season with their 15th UCL trophy.

 ⁠This team is the major holder of this trophy and as such they’re well experienced in winning this trophy as compared to all other four teams and you can be so sure of them being able to win than your degree of being sure about other teams. Against Bayern Munich, I think Real Madrid still have the advantage and a major advantage for them will now be the injured players for Bayern Munich.

 ⁠Currently Bayern have about 7 of its main starters out on injury and with that number, you can already imagine Real dominating in the first leg at the Alianz Arena. If they will dominate that much ij the first leg which will be away from home, how much more will they do when they play the return leg in front of their fans. So you now understand why Real Madrid will probably be the winners. Psg are going to be a better opposition in the finals though but I don’t see them being able to stop Real Madrid at all.

During the race to the semifinals, PSG and Dortmund were the teams that many doubted would qualify. It is a bigger bet to place odds on Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at that time. So now I don't want to judge something similar to what has happened. PSG can be said to be much more stable after the departure of star players Neymar and Messi. Enrique worked harder to maintain a balanced attack and proved his comeback against Barcelona was quite efficient. On the other hand, Dortmund also has an extraordinary mentality, meeting with PSG as a meeting between unexpected forces. The 2 big matches Bayern Munich vs Madrid and Dortmund vs PSG will both provide entertainment for us on the field. Any semi-final will be done, and performance in the Domestic League is no longer the benchmark.

Most people underrate how good of a coach Luis Enrique is. They don't rate him that much because when he succeeded at Barcelona he had Messi, Neymar, and Suarez all at their peak. Enrique is a very good coach, among the best coaches in football currently. If you look at that PSG team you'll know that they don't have a world-class team. Mbappe is the only stand-out player, but he has been able to use them effectively.
When Barcelona got the red card against PSG in the second leg, I told people it was over. You can't escape from Erinque in that situation, he's too intelligent for that.


I won't say the semi-final is an easy one but PSG are favourites. Underrating Dortmund would be a mistake. Nobody believed they would make it this far but here they are here. We know how football can be, see how unlucky Barcelona was, that can happen to anybody. All I can say is that PSG are favourites in this tie but it's not an easy draw for them.

Even before the both games against Barcelona, They was seen as favorites in that game honestly, that first leg win Barcelona had gave them a chance but they couldn't impress during the second leg.
They'd want to put blames on Araujo, Yeah! I agree, he should be blamed in a way but still on, they should have been used to this red card and playing with one man down.

Paris Saint Germans are my favorites to move to the finals, much improvement have been seen since the group stage, so I'm sure Luis Enrique and hus lads would be hungry while playing this game.

Borrussia Dortmund did surprise me against Atletico Madrid, I was also predicting another Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid finals up in my head but they got dumped out.

The German team that I think they are going to surprise people this year is Dortmund,nobody expected them to go past the quarter final to the semi final of the UEFA league competition.They proved solid in their games from the group stage to where they are now,and they might be draw to face PSG in the semi final,which I think they will still win that tie,and go to the final.Dortmund is one team they under-rate,but I really see a strong United side there.
Their consistency in the champions league means that they have what it takes to win the league or better still come out as second place.

In my opinion, Enrique was able to make PSG more like a team than before, with each player wanting to showcase their individual qualities. I do not rule out that this is also happening because there are fewer stars in the team who demanded attention, now everything has become definitely clear, there is only Mbappe ahead and he has repeatedly proven that he can perform the functions of the main striker well. But now he is likely to leave the team, and this is another task for Enrique that needs to be solved...

PSG vs Dortmund will be their seventh meeting so far, PSG have dominated the game but I think this season will probably be a different game for both teams, Dortmund will certainly not try to give PSG a chance to continue to dominate them and may even try to trouble PSG in the semi-finals later,  PSG who will visit Germany certainly have great motivation to continue to break their continuous failures in the Champions League so far, PSG certainly has greater hopes this season to be able to trophies the first time in club history.


Enrique can try to make new history for PSG if later they can reach the Champions League final, for now of course Enrique should be able to focus their attention on the next match against Dortmund, although Dortmund is currently in bad shape in the Bundesliga but it should not be for PSG to underestimate Dortmund because surely Dortmund will have many surprises that maybe PSG will not realize in the semi-final match later,  The first leg of the semi-final between Dortmund and PSG in my opinion will be an interesting game although the quality of the two teams is a bit different at the moment and I think it will be difficult to predict which team will winm

The season has about one month to its ending before Euro 2024 and with some very last matches left, Dortmund will not rest too early as they only need to win three more matches to be a Champions League winner.

This task is not easy because there will be two strong opponents for Dortmund, first PSG in semi finals and second, either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the final match. All three opponents are very strong but going to semi finals, Dortmund are strong too and they don't have to feel fearful when facing any of these three strong opponents.

Like PSG, Dortmund already met this opponent this season two times, with one win and one draw. So if there is fear, it would be on side of PSG, not Dortmund.

Dortmund will not rest, they will be handling one of the top opponents and its PSG, a fierce opposition that's keen on winning. PSG coach, Luis Enrique have provided the aides to push PSG this phase of the UEFA Champions League this season. He deserves some good accolades to boosts his confidence and strategy mapped out for Les Parisiens. Paris Saint-Germain are not here to jeopardize their chance, they're making sure they've have one of the more appropriate position in UCL this season.

It is natural that currently many parties are favoring Real Madrid to win the UCL. The reason is, in the quarter-finals Real Madrid was able to beat Manchester City, who won the UCL last season. Because of this, Real Madrid received a lot of support compared to the other 4 teams that qualified for the semifinals. Then in this semifinal, I think Real Madrid will have a slight advantage over Bayern Munich in the first leg. Even though the first leg of the semifinals will be held at Bayern Munich's headquarters and this will of course provide a bigger advantage for Bayern Munich. However, the thing that Real Madrid benefited from in this first leg was because many Bayern Munich players were injured. Because currently, as far as I know, 7 Bayern Munich players are injured. And 2 of them are players who play on the right wing (Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry).

So ahead of the match against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich has weaknesses in several lines and the worst is on the right wing. The reason is, two right wingers belonging to Bayern Munich are injured. And this will certainly benefit Real Madrid a little. So in this first leg, even though the match was held at Bayern Munich's headquarters, I personally prefer Real Madrid to Bayern Munich. And in the second leg, Real Madrid will definitely appear superior because they will be playing at home. So if you look at the current situation, it is very likely that Real Madrid will win over Bayern Munich in two legs at once.

Barcelona performed poorly in that game. It's all due to Araujo's garbage performance which was costing the club UCL trophy this season, he has been performing so poorly that he has received a red card, which is clearly an unacceptable outcome. Xavi will try to replace Araujo with a good player, as Barcelona intends to sell him. PSG was very strong at the time.
Playing with 10 players had a significant impact on Barcelona's focus. Things might be different if Barcelona did not receive a red card. Despite losing the aggregate, it has the ability to recover at any time. Araujo has ended Barcelona's hopes of reaching the semi-finals and i think the .
He deserved to be sold by the club. Barcelona needs to find a good player to replace Araujo, who is no longer needed by Xavi. Araujo performed so poorly in the final game. Barcelona should sell him now that he has left UCL.
This may appear harsh, but it is his punishment for doing something he should not have done. Even though some people defended his red card, let's be honest: Barcelona would have done better if he hadn't received one.

When Dortmund plays as hosts, it will indeed be quite a difficult match, even for a team like PSG. But we have seen how PSG destroyed Barcelona at Barcelona's home ground. And this made me also start to have high hopes for PSG's victory. But every match in the UCL is always difficult to predict. Even now I'm still surprised to see Dortmund and PSG qualify for the semi-finals.

But a more difficult match will occur between Bayern and Real Madrid. But whoever makes it to the Final I will be happy with the result. And I probably wouldn't bet on either team. Because I'm not sure about the match between the two teams. Bayern and Madrid are both very persistent teams. And the fighting spirit of these two teams is very reliable. So it is difficult to see which is stronger between the two at this time.

La Liga is better than Bundesliga in general quality of clubs and matches. In addition, it's true to say Real Madrid have better players than Bayern Munich and they also have better performances in this season.

From these reasonable inputs, you can consider Real Madrid are a stronger team in semi finals and they have better chance to win semi finals and go to the final match. However difference between two teams is not too big and Bayern Munich actually have enough big chance to beat Real Madrid. Players like Harry Kane can help Bayern Munich to beat Real Madrid and he will be one of most dangerous players against Real Madrid in semi final matches.

If the final is like this, it will be very interesting when Mbappe will play for PSG to face against Real Madrid, that is his next club. If he scores goals to help PSG to win Champions League, by beating Real Madrid, his next club, directly in a final match, it will be a very memorable match for him, PSG and Real Madrid.

Why hesitate because as far as we can see Bayern Munich is not much better than now and although the benchmark in the league is not a reference, Bayern Munich's performance is not as good as the previous season. So I am much more confident that Real Madrid will be able to complete the semifinals to qualify for the final with a perfect victory. Apart from having experience and mentality, Real Madrid will be even more dangerous when they make it to the semifinals and we can see how they play when they are in that round.

I hope that Real Madrid will meet PSG in the final so that the match will be much more interesting and Mbappe will become the fried material that the media crew will try to write about. There are only a few steps left for Luis Enrique and even if he is not able to prove his best then making it to the final is a great achievement, especially if he wins.

They're favorites when you check who should qualify for the Champions League Competition Finals.

Luis Enrique is a top quality and experienced coach, who has all it takes to find himself and his club in the next round of the competition.

You don't need a super star team to win the Champions League Competition, all you need is players displaying leadership, taking responsibilities for themselves, fighting for themselves, taking chances and wanting to do it for the fans and for themselves, togetherness included.

They don't need such a huge squad n more. Togetherness would do a lot for them. They have always been good they just lacked a good leadership to direct them.

PSG play very quite in that their game against Barcelona the game really surprised so many peoples, because nobody expect that turn out from the PSG due how the Barcelona performance is thur far this season, but since their able to hold their consistent well that's why they definitely lose to Barcelona. Honestly the red card that Barcelona received in 29minutes is part of what weak their performance the red card really affected them if not i don't think PSG can able to beat them. As it stands now PSG have directly advance to the semi-final let us be watching and what can actually happen in the semi final against Dortmund, since although that they're also a strong team this season.
Seriously speaking Dortmund are not a bad team if we can observed their last match against Leverkusen in the Bundesliga league they really perform in that match, and that's what is given some hope that Dortmund can put much effort and try their possible best and make sure they dominate the semi-final so that they can advance to final stage with full confidence.

The two German representatives have proven how strong they are on the European stage, interestingly I predict that the Final match will be between two clubs from Germany and of course it will be reminiscent of the Final several seasons ago, where Bayer Munich and Dortmund met but instead Bayer Munich came out as champions, this is not  just to underestimate PSG and Real Madrid, both of them also deserve to be in the Final, but looking at several aspects of the game and the strength that dominates the Europa League, it is actually a German club, on the other hand, I really want to see PSG in the Champions League Final. If it comes to predicting, it is most likely difficult to guess.  The strength of the two clubs is almost the same so it seems better to pay attention to the match, rather than placing a bet on a match like this because that will risk losing.

I am underestimating Dortmund and say that they are clearly getting a favourable opponent. It would be much much harder to beat Bayern or Real Madrid. Don't get me wrong, Bayern hasn't been great this season and they even lost to Dortmund recently as well so not like Bayern is awesome this year, but it is still Bayern and they are second at Bundesliga whereas Dortmund is like fifth or something.

This means that Bayern and Real Madrid both would be very very tough opponents for PSG. Compared to them Dortmund is much easier and much better, I would rather face them instead, and I believe that we are going to see PSG end up with a win there too, and go to finals. Which would be amazing for them, I think they may win it all this season if they work hard enough.

Everyone has a club that they like and of course they will be disappointed if their favorite club stops progressing to the next round. Dortmund and PSG proved themselves worthy of being in the semifinals, but their journey will be much more difficult because they have to face Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. This is the best opportunity PSG has and they have to win the semifinals to qualify for the final and if Luis Enrique can take advantage of the conditions experienced by their opponents in the semifinals then they have a big opportunity.

In raw terms, both PSG and Dortmund have definitely lost to their second challenger, but football also requires the right strategy when facing opponents. If Luis Enrique can read the opponent's playing style and strategy, they can anticipate quick attacks then I am sure they will qualify for the final. Mentality and strategy will be key for the four remaining teams and they cannot make any mistakes if they want to win.