Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 184. (Read 141878 times)

Man is gonna be very difficult to stop this Real Madrid, this week was amazing for them, no chance of seeing them falling back in LaLiga and in Champions League. This week was a super prove for them and they pass that easily.

So i can expect Real Madrid lifting the trophie.

When you say that Real Madrid have got a healthy and strong mentality after you watched them play tonight against Barcelona and how they managed to beat the Catalan club in the stoppage time, I think you're absolutely correct but also think it'll not be a bad idea to remind you that the winning mentality of the team isn't something that started tonight or this season but have been a norm in the club's history. At Real Madrid, there's this strong belief that the team is going to come out victorious even in games they are probably few minutes away from losing and that mentality have helped the club achieve so many great feats.
The Spanish La Liga leaders will face German Bundesliga runners-up Bayern Munich in the semi finals of this season's UEFA Champions League competition and I'm very optimistic that Real Madrid is going to reach the final of the competition at the expense of their German counterparts.

Looking at Real Madrid's performance this evening against Barcelona in their domestic league, it's actually very obvious that they have got a very strong and healthy mentality such that they may actually not want to even give a chance to loosing even one of the two games they will be playing in this round of the semifinals as they are very confident in their form and their strength so far.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid shares some kind of similarities in their attacking pattern in the sense that they actually don't go slow with their attack and their ability to utilize every opportunity they happen to come across in the front line of attack in game, so then Madrid will have to develop more strength around their defense because Munich is usually know for their speedy attacking mechanism which was actually very prominent before now but this season there have been only but a few of such performance from Bayern Munich. Madrid may be able to take advantage of their little weakness to see how best they can get to pass Thai stage of the Champions league.

Bayern Munich may actually get to end their journey to winning the trophy at this point especially if it happens that they get to loose the first leg of the game because Madrid is most definitely not going to allow them get anything above a draw in the second and ofcourse it will still be in the favour of Madrid so whichever way they are still going to make it to the finals but very importantly winning this first leg will actually be a big determinant.

Real Madrid defenders must be wary of Harry Kane because Harry Kane will be quite dangerous for them if he escapes their guard. There is no doubt that Real Madrid will be the favorite team to advance to the final, but their hopes could be dashed if in the first leg Bayern Munich is able to beat them.

The first leg is quite important for Real Madrid to achieve victory because the first leg will take place at the Allianz Arena which is the headquarters of Bayern Munich. Therefore, if they win the first leg, it will be easier for Madrid to play the second leg at home.

But these two teams are big teams who have quite a quality squad in their team. Also has a coach who is very experienced in the champions league. I predict that in the first leg, Bayern munich will be able to beat Real Madrid, which could possibly result in a score of 2-1 in the first leg.

There is bad news for Bayern Munich while we are getting closer to the game between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. It seems Éder Militão is baked in the game and he is ready to play for his team again.
Éder Militão got injured hard and he had to undergo surgery to get in the better form. That's why Éder Militão was away from the tea for a long time but seems he is in the good form now.
Even in the game they had against Manchester City, there was some news about Éder Militão playing Real Marid in this game but Ancelotti didn't take the risk, however, he is ready this time to help his team in the ChmpaionsLeague and this can be a piece of bad news for Bayern Munich.

From my own point of view, I believe that the match will be an easy one for Real Madrid, because they ha e faced tough opponents that are stronger than Bayern Munich and they won them. So Bayern Munich will not give them any difficulty because Madrid have sharp and fast attackers that will net the post when they havw the chance to do so. Anyone hoping to see Bayern win Madrid might end up in disappointment and shame.

Bayern Munich are not even a competitive opponents for Real Madrid this season, incredible performance will push Real Madrid to the final. Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most experienced coach and he's settled for good scores in the game. I know more oppositions that are praying not to face Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League because Real Madrid are fierce and always two steps ahead. Real Madrid have the higher odds of thrashing Bayern Munich this season. It's been one of the outstanding performance for Carlo Ancelotti this season. Dominating every matches and keeping good sights on the major titles this season.

In other words, no matter how strong Real Madrid is, Bayern Munich can still provide surprises through the very reliable players that Bayern Munich currently has.
After the arrival of Harry Kane, in the domestic league he did not have his best performance, but in the Champions League, Bayern Munich was really enthusiastic about replacing the Bundesliga title with the Champions League title this season.
I agree with you that no matter how strong Real Madrid's defense is, as long as Harry Kane is in the attack line, Bayern Munich will definitely be penetrated by Harry Kane and this is a threat that must be resolved by Real Madrid.

However, judging from another point of view, Madrid was able to get rid of City, it feels like Ancelotti fleet will be able to beat Bayern. Of course there are no guarantees, we can only assume based on existing facts, and we know that both teams basically have the attributes needed to beat each other. It's just that this season Bayern appeared unstable in the Bundesliga, but in the Champions League they were able to show a different performance.

Meanwhile, both Madrid and Bayern have sharp attacking lines, but overall Madrid squad depth has more experience playing in the Champions League. This is of course very beneficial for Madrid, because the atmosphere of the Champions League is always full of pressure, and I think Madrid is slightly more favored to advance to the final.

In the first leg at the Allianz Arena I predict the match will end in a draw, and Madrid will win in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. On the other hand, I think a strong candidate to win the Champions League trophy this season is one of the teams that managed to qualify in the match between Bayern and Madrid, because I think this semifinal round is more difficult than the final round. Once again, this is all just a personal assumption, not intended to underestimate Bayern.

Yes, I understand what you are saying, and to be honest I also agree with you regarding the chances of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in this match. On the one hand, Real Madrid is more favored, but on the other hand, it is not a guarantee for them to win the match against Bayern Munich, which is one of the big teams in Europe, despite their slightly declining performance.
You are also right about their players up front, Kane. He will be a threat to Real Madrid's defense and Real Madrid must anticipate this player's movements. Kane has scored 7 goals in the Champions League this season, he is only 1 goal behind Mbappe and Luuk de Jong who have scored 8 goals in the Champions League. With the 7 goals he has scored, he has proven that he is a dangerous striker when he is in the opponent's defense. Real Madrid must be wary of him and also players who can provide him with a good supply of the ball.

The effects of a red card on any team is something thst can't be overlooked because it has a way of messing with the minds of the players and even their orientation is definitely going to change because they are most definitely not going to be as effective as they should be as a little amount of pressure will now be exerted on the players to enable them get to see if they can cover up for the space that has been created by the red card.

For the opponent a red card is always an advantage except if it's an opponent that happens to be very weak who cannot seize opportunity in a red card but for a team like PSG we should definitely expect they are going to use the advantage to the fullest which was actually exactly what they did, PSG isn't a team that is to be considered weak and that was actually one reason that got Barcelona pressured because they know that PSG is very determined and will most definitely going to make good use of the advantage they have got and ofcourse it was a very helpful one for them actually.

PSG if they should face Dortmund the way they did with Barcelona i think they will be able to keep the German side in their toes In as much as the German side is also a tough side to handle in the champions league although they don't have much experience but then they are not to be seen as weak either so it's relatively a huge one for PSG to face but then most likely they look like they are up to the task and can handle it.

Indeed, even though in essence Real Madrid certainly has a chance of qualifying for the final but still, at least based on theory and Kane success in his first season with Bayern Munich, he could also possibly be a threat to Real Madrid at thismoment. Indeed,Bayern Munich this season failed in the Bundesliga and also failed in the DFB Pokal but in reality, Kane was still very successful in becoming the top scorer this season. Therefore, at least because Bayern Munich has a good attack line at this moment and also, at least Bayern Munich can also improve the quality of its defense line and thus, it looks like Bayern Munich also has a good chance and might succeed in beating Real Madrid. Who knows!

I am not entirely sure, I do see Bayern as a threat for Real Madrid, because Bayern at least has a striker with Kane, and maybe they would defend him as well as they did with Haaland, but to be fair we have never seen Haaland score a lot against bigger teams, he is usually a ghost on big games, Kane is not a striker that refrains from these type of games and could play very well, and this time Rudiger may not be enough.

We all remember how Haaland scored over Rudiger last season as well, just because they did alright this season doesn't mean they are going to be good against Bayern too. Don't get me wrong I am not saying Bayern will win, I am just saying it is not that guaranteed for Real Madrid to win, it is too close to call for me.

Such expectations for a fan are not wrong but in the end of course all results must be based on performance on the pitch because sometimes that is difficult for every club to do in every competition.
Currently Bayern have a chance even though Madrid are the favorites because in terms of squad they are not inferior and of course there is a goal machine like Kane who is currently still competing with Mbappe in the top score with a difference of only 1 goal so it is still possible for Bayern to be in the final.

But on the other hand, Madrid is clear with their fighting spirit and with the club whose status is the holder of the most trophies for now in the Champions League it is clear that they have the same ambition in the semi-finals this time so it really depends on the mentality they have and depends on the performance on the field because it becomes a very important situation in the end for the semi-finals later.

I can recall the group stage and here they are again, when you check that last games between these sides, you'd see that Paris Saint Germans are taking the lead for the wins, and having just a single lose against Borrussia Dortmund in the Champions League Competition.

Paris Saint Germans will not disappoint like they did during the group stage, it's also impressive to see two teams from Group H ( HELL ) here together in the Semi Finals.

Parisians have currently seen some improvements, I'm not sure they will let down themselves against Dortmund, they will definitely fight for this position.

So we agree that if Araujo didn't make a mistake at that time and was given a red card, it wouldn't be certain that Paris Saint-Germain would qualify for the semifinals. but in fact, PSG did play aggressively against Barcelona before Araujo was sent off. that's why Luis Enrique's squad deserves to qualify for the semifinals of the Champions League, and the fact that PSG won the battle against Barcelona regardless of luck. well, in a previous post I said that Paris Saint-Germain has a better chance than Borussia Dortmund. apart from these two teams having met in the Group F phase, now Dortmund and PSG meet again in the semifinal phase.

Talking about Dortmund, Edin Terzic's team is struggling in its domestic league to finish in the top 4 of the Bundesliga. because, if Dortmund is unable to do so and falls in the semifinal phase. so it is a great shame that Borussia Dortmund will not be participating in the Champions League competition next season. so Dortmund must win all its matches in the domestic league, and also fight hard to appear all out in the Champions League when fighting against Paris Saint-Germain. IMO, Paris Saint-Germain has a far greater advantage than its opposing team, the chances of Luis Enrique's team appearing more focused than Dortmund who have to fight in two competitions at once.

In my opinion, a very random pair and although PSG is the favorite, in my opinion they are definitely not such big favorites as the bookmakers draw them. At the moment, the odds for getting into the finals are as follows:

Dortmund - 2.85
PSG - 1.43

An easy bet on Dortmund as they are underrated. I think the quotes are what they are more because of the brand and not the real strength of the teams’ play.

Basically, it is a 50-50 chance, but I have to say that the penalty Silva wasted was a disaster. I would never dare to take a penalty that way against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals (or any other stage for that matter). These guys have great technique and are able to put these penalties very precisely into the corners. Why don't they just focus and then execute like Ronaldo did most of the time. There is no chance for the goalkeeper to get his hands behind a penalty that is taken with force and precision. I would rather hit the post and lose than the way that Silva wasted it. It's dumb to do that. Of course you can always fail to score a goal and maybe the goalkeeper is on point that day and anticipates the right corner a couple of times. But tipping the ball into the middle like that, I would have screamed at him as a coach.

Both teams went through a difficult journey to reach the semi-finals so it feels like both teams will have the same chance to win the game, for the quality of the team we can say if Madrid may still be better than Bayern Munich, but in terms of player experience of course Bayern Munich is better than Madrid which is filled with young squads,  After beating Arsenal, of course, it is not appropriate for us to underestimate Bayern Munich, indeed their performance in the league is quite bad after Leverkusen managed to break Bayern Munich's dominance in the Bundesliga, but the motivation and pressure that exists to win a trophy before the season ends will certainly trigger Bayern Munich to play with high spirits, especially now that they are only two steps away from the final.

I personally also really want to see Madrid in the final with PSG, but honestly I will not underestimate Bayern Munich at this time which is like Madrid who have an extraordinary performance in the Champions League, for now Bayern Munich no longer need to think about the Bundesliga match because indeed they no longer have expectations there so their focus will be fully focused on the Champions League at this time and I think that is what Madrid should be wary of.

Bayern Munchen is surely not the same as it was in the glory days of the past when they played in the Champions League and won that trophy.This is reassuring for Real Madrid as they are in better form than Bayern and they are doing better in the local league,they have won the La Liga,not only that but their players are of much better quality compared to those of Bayern Munchen.A team like Bayern Munchen needs quite a restructuring of their team because they simply cannot rely on a single player like Kane no matter how good this player maybe.Still though since both Bayern and Real has no real motivation in their local leagues,and anything can happen in a two games encounter,I would not be surprised with a Bayern qualification either.