Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 221. (Read 141888 times)

It was an interesting outcomes last week having the only two Spanish clubs in the champions league won their first leg games, more interestingly was Barcelona been able to snatch an away victory in France from PSG. I can not agree more but to say that PSG can only give in their best in tonights' game at the Camp Nou but won't get that victory they failed to get in their own home. All what Barcelona could be fighting for now is a draw even though they are new with a great advantage to win the match as home team and with their fans to cheer them up.

Comparison check  Barcelona has a fine coordinated team than PSG in terms of how the team is built for goals scoring, whereas Mbappe is just one major man that is majorly expected of goals in PSG team before all else and holding down Mbappe is like stopping PSG from seeing the light of day In any PSG games. I do believe that if Xavi was able to do it away he can also repeat it at home with his boys in this champions league competition.

It's as if it's easy to score two goals against Barcelona. Parking the bus against that team isn't that effective either as only a few teams could achieve that. I think this is going to be an open game with PSG on the attack from kickoff and that's also when Barca will counter.

PSG are not messing things up but they were unlucky in the first leg of the quarter finals. They were leading but felt relaxed and allowed Barcelona to outscore them. Barcelona were better than PSG in spite of PSG equalising Barcelona goal and scoring another to be leading them at the start of the second half. PSG are not very experienced in the champions league while Barcelona wants to prove that they are a champion league club. The game that will be played today will be a very though game as both clubs would not want to let down their fans and let the coach down. The game is still a close one because PSG can score two goals and decide to not come out to play again but pack the bus which will be difficult for Barcelona to score and PSG will win the quarter finals to move on to the semi finals.

Romano has confirmed that if neuer and. sane will able to play against arsenal soon. The way arsenal to win the game is just getting even tougher since one of best goal keeper back again to his position. I strongly believe if neuer is gonna be the great wall for arsenal to pass it.

I hope that sane will be playing in the game against arsenal. It will help club a lot in securing a position to go to the semi final. Arteta must be ready for that caused by bayern has no burden since leverkusen took bundesliga.

It's now having UCL as another trophy to be won. Arsenal may be doing shit in the upcoming games since this club has very weak mentality.

Probably another lose for arsenal is awaiting.

Barcelona has taken one step to the semifinals but Barcelona's position to really be sure of qualifying is still in doubt. Don't see PSG as a team that will always fail in the Champions League competition.
Barcelona needs a draw while PSG needs a win. Imagine how many goals PSG would need if they lost the first leg 2-3. The victory that PSG wants is not an easy task, which Enrique realizes, even though he has managed Barcelona as head coach.

It could also be that in this 2nd leg match, PSG made history at home to Barcelona when they beat them with a score of 1-4 in 2021 even though at that time Barcelona was very bad under Ronald Koeman.

Based on Barcelona history in the UCL, playing at home has never lost in more than the last 5 matches. Therefore, there will be a strong reason that in Leg 2, Barcelona will still maintain its consistency against PSG. I think PSG is under more pressure than the hosts who are mentally superior on the field even though they are filled with several young players. PSG needs to use all their abilities in this match because if they fail again it will be a curse for the big French team which has led the top of the Domestic League for several seasons. I know League 1 is not a benchmark because it is relatively not as interesting as other European Leagues. Here, the comparison between clubs that were formed with a tight game mentality and clubs that are too comfortable with monotonous games without challenges in their respective leagues is very clear.

Yes, I also think that Barcelona should make it to the semi-finals, but PSG is not such an easy team and anything can happen, if Mbappe has a good day, then PSG can win, of course, today’s match will be very difficult for PSG, Barcelona lost at home only to strong teams, such as Real or Girona, but PSG is also a strong team, and Enrique has nothing to lose, they needs to attack, because they only need a victory.

Therefore, Bayern Munich will focus more on the UCL because in the Bundesliga Bayern Munich no longer has hope, although winning the UCL title is not an easy thing because Munich has tougher competitors and it also has to get past Arsenal first before reaching the final. Arsenal is not a team that can be underestimated, but because Arsenal has just experienced problems after losing in the EPL, maybe when they face Munich they will have a little difficulty at Allianz.

I also just remembered that Xavi will leave at the end of this season. Even though I think Xavi has made a big contribution in bringing Barcelona back to winning the Laliga title last season. but Xavi will leave because he feels that he cannot bring better glory to Barcelona. But at least if Barcelona is able to advance further in the Champions League then it could make Xavi's reputation rise rapidly. And he will have no difficulty getting good offers at other big clubs after leaving Barcelona. I still hope that Xavi can stay longer at Barcelona. But Xavi's decision was final.

Barcelona will not let PSG destroy their dreams of progressing further. But yeah, we shouldn't be surprised if PSG can turn things around. But I would make the same choice by favoring Barcelona.

For the Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid match, I started to think Atletico Madrid would end up losing. But if Atletico Madrid manages to win or draw then that will be another good news for the team from La Liga who managed to advance to the semi-finals first.

I am also in line with your opinion about the difficulty of PSG surviving the second leg win at the Barcelona's Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium to qualify for the semifinals. Unlike you mentioned, I think they will be playing at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys not Camp Nou stadium but it is definitely at Barcelona's home and they are always good at taking advantage of their home stadiums.

Now, the aggregate between both clubs stands out Barcelona with a goal ahead of PSG in a 2-3 during their last game hosted at the Parc Des Princes in France by the PSG on the 10th of this month. The mistake that was made by the PSG was allowing Raphinha to launch the first goal before Dembele's reverted. If PSG must win today's match they must plan and work hard on an early goal and still work for more.

Usually, second leg match most difficult for predicting who will be the winner and qualifying to the next round, indeed tonight match Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have advantage after first leg winning match but not really sure both of them easily for defending their winning match to get semifinal champion league ticket.
PSG loss on the first leg match after leading awhile 2-1 and Barcelona success made comeback, for second leg most interested match on the first minutes how PSG want to score firstly goals as soon possible and need winning above two goals if want qualifying to semifinal.
Both teams not get problem with their current line up, not any yellow card accumulation players and injury will make more excited tonight match between Barcelona vs PSG.

 Barcelona have the advantage over PSG in the second leg which will take place tonight. I can't imagine PSG advancing to the next stage of the competition rather I prefer Barcelona to move to the next round because PSG doesn't look like a team that's hungry for the title. Take Arsenal for instance, they haven't played champions league football for a very long time and you don't expect them to start joking about it after reaching this very stage but for the PSG this is the best they have gotten so far and they're messing it up.
PSG players are trying to make names for themselves with the boss missing in action as of last week, Mbappe wasn't playing with the team, he was taking it too personal and if he continues doing that they might lose the game tonight and even pack their bags off the competition.

Of course, Barcelona's match against PSG at Camp Nou will have the potential to be lucky for Barcelona and indeed PSG is very tough because of course PSG is required to win because if they don't win, of course Barcelona will advance to the semifinals.

However, I saw the match in the 1st leg with a score of 2-3, of course I predict that there is a potential chance of winning for PSG and I am sure that Enrique will use all his best strategies to beat Barcelona. but it must be tough for PSG because playing at Barcelona's headquarters is certainly not an easy thing.

Yes, of course Xavi will try to make Barcelona perform well and yes, Xavi will definitely prepare and train his men to perform better in the next match and yes, Barcelona will definitely be hungry for victory in the Champions League.

but somehow my feeling is that Mbappe and his friends will be able to beat Barcelona, ​​we'll see, but it will definitely be an exciting match.

Even though Xavi is likely to leave the team, he is focused on achieving maximum results for the club, and this of course increases his value. It’s true, in La Liga he is unlikely to be able to achieve anything, I mean that Real Madrid now have too much of an advantage and they are out of reach for Barcelona, but in the Champions League there is a chance to reach the semi-finals, and if they do this and City beat Real, then Xavi’s achievement in the Champions League will already be higher.

There is no doubt that Barcelona are stronger at home. But PSG is not a weak team. However, PSG lost the first leg match 2-3. Even so, I would say PSG also have the ability to qualify for the semi-finals.

Both the teams performed very well in the first leg match. But the PSG team was unlucky. Raphinha performed well in the match. Raphinha scored two goals. Christensen scored in the 77th minute to give Barcelona a 3-2 lead. But Barcelona must play well in today's home match if they want to qualify for the next round. Because PSG has the ability to break down the Barcelona defense and beat Barcelona by a big margin.

That is why no one gets comfortable with Arsenal's performance because they never play at their best at the end of the season. Arsenal always disappoints their fans each season. When Arsenal was playing at their best, many people were doubted them not to repeat what they did last season, and seems like they have start to become weak. I don't think Arsenal will beat Bayern Munich again because they recently lost the Bundesliga title, and they might turn all of their anger towards Arsenal.  


I'm still shocked by the outcome of the previous game, I really underestimated Barcelona at PSG's home ground, and I did not expect the match to become more tough for PSG. Barcelona has won the first leg and leads by one goal. Today we'll witness the second leg, in which one of them will ends this season Champions League journey. In football, anything is possible. We wasn't expecting Barcelona to win the away game in the first leg, so it is possible that PSG should make a comeback in the second leg, despite the fact that Barcelona defeated them last week to the point that Mbappe was unable to have any shots on target. If PSG performs as they did in the first leg, nothing will stop Barcelona to qualify for the semifinals.

PSG if playing like in the first leg, will have almost no chance to beat Barcelona in the second leg. They will even face with a big loss there because their defense system will again opens many space and opportunities for Barcelona.

However at this level, it's hard to predict how PSG and Barcelona will play in the second leg. In a same match, their performances can change quickly too and we can see how a match between Real Madrid and Manchester City have big twists within each five minutes last week. PSG will start that match with big disadvantage but it does not mean they no longer have chance to go to semi finals.

That's true the match today will not be easy on PSG because if Barcelona could come to their home and win them 3-2 what are the chances they are not gonna win them again as PSG will be going to their home today, is actually difficult match to predict because today match between PSG and Barcelona may likely not gonna be as their last match because this match determines what the faith of each team will be and if PSG lose the match they will be kick out, so they will be coming to this match with a full force and with all they have, meanwhile Barcelona on the other hand has more advantage on this match because their target is only to win or they draw while PSG needs only wining.

All matches in the Champions League are very interesting to watch. Apart from it being difficult to predict the matches, we will also see big clubs that are balanced against each other to knock out their opponents. Only clubs that are able to play well and are strong can compete well in this competition. Arsenal have lost their opportunity. created bigger opportunities in the first leg even though they were playing at home, in fact Arsenal did not play as well as everyone expected, they still had difficulty beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League, even though Arsenal's performance in the domestic league was relatively good, but in the Champions League they needed greater strength than just beating the Premier League clubs.

Bayern Munich is the one who is still playing well in the Champions League because he was able to hold Arsenal to a draw in their away match. This is a good result. At least he didn't let Arsenal win in the first leg, so in the second leg, Bayern Munich will play even better because he has a bigger advantage. Big compared to Arsenal, I think Bayern Munich will get rid of Arsenal again like in the 2017 season because Arsenal also just returned to the Champions League this season, but this can be used as motivation for Arsenal to perform even better in the Champions League next season.

I know that with the current situation, Barcelona only needs a draw in the second leg to qualify to advance. That's the theory, but with their current exciting form, the Barcelona team is confident that they will once again defeat PSG. Barcelona has a better chance in this return match.

PSG still has a chance to win on Barcelona's field and advance if they can show solidarity in this match. PSG rested this past week and was reinvigorated to welcome Hakimi's return after suspension. The biggest problem for coach Enrique is to arrange the best and most suitable team to defeat Barcelona right on the opponent's field. Enrique understands Barca and Xavi very well. Therefore, PSG fans can still hope for an unbelievable victory in their opponent's holy land. Mbappé will be the trigger for them. Hopefully, he won't play hide and seek like in the home game.