Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 276. (Read 141888 times)

Even though I know I don’t have that complete trust in Manchester City, I don’t think they will still win Real Madrid in the quarterfinals because Real Madrid would rather go on a draw than lose a home game, which I know they will even win because they also want to win the Champions League trophy, so I believe that Manchester City will win Real Madrid in the second leg with a 50% chance.
 
To me, when Real Madrid are able to have a win in the first leg, they will also try their best to accumulate many goals so that even if they lose the second leg with a goal, they will still win in aggregate or go on a draw in aggregate, and if that happens on a one-on-one penalty shootout, I don’t have doubt because Manchester City will definitely be knocked out of the league. I have complete hope in Real Madrid, and everyone knows that they even have more experience than Manchester City in the Champions League. 

I have different thinking than yours because I believe Manchester City consider Champions League is more important than Premier League if they have to choose. They wanted to win Champions League many years and spent a lot of money invested in players, coaches, staffs, salary and only won their first Champions League last season.

Premier League is a big league but they already won many Premier League titles and in last six seasons, they won it five times. I don't say five titles in last six seasons are enough for Manchester City and they don't want to win it more but if they have to prioritize their players for either Premier League or Champions League, they will do it for Champions League.

None of two matches between Manchester City and Real Madrid are easy to predict its result. Both teams are very strong and each of them have good chance to win.

Same here, this kind of match I don't bet on it because looking from both sides (line up, stats), both are aggressive.
But am sure Manchester City will win to keep the title, looking at last season they won against same Real Madrid at semi-final beating them (4-0), not failing to recall that Real Madrid have won thrice, while Man City have won 4 times. This isn't the time Pep would  like to take chances.
Courteous and Alaba are on injury for Real Madrid which would have effect on them, Man City cooking hot. Win probability is high for Man City,. When it comes to football though we can't accurately predict the outcome but for me when Man City is involved I know something gonna happen.

For me, the first Real vs City game looks "easy". Not that it will ever be easy of course, but Manchester City is trying to win the premier league, so they can't really rest their players in the league games, if it was like last year when they were ahead so much, they could have rested some of their players, but right now that is not possible. Considering that as a problem, we could see that they have a game, and then they will take only 2 day break and then play Real Madrid, who will be rested.

This is why betting on Real Madrid to win that game seems like a good idea to me. I can't guarantee that though, I mean City could still end up winning of course, they are a great team who can do so much, I am just assuming.

Though they still lack a natural central forward and that's a huge drawback for me when you consider it, against Manchester City that will definitely make the defenders of Manchester City feel too relax from the start of the game to the end of the game.
Having your opposite defenders feeling relaxed wouldn't be a wise idea. Though your points of improvement have also been seen .

Both just Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and also the name Rodrygo had also contributed good number of goals for Real Madrid do far this season.

Manchester City on the others side have some difficulties with chances creation and the all round performance of the club. Pep Guardiola's tactics seem to be faulting. You have got to play close attention to know all these

Real Madrid have been better this season than last season, so I have no reason to doubt them in the Champions League even if they have to face Manchester City again like last season. Of course Bellingham will be the difference this season and I hope he can make a big contribution to proving that Real Madrid deserves to qualify for the semifinals instead of Manchester City.

Manchester City is certainly ready for all the challenges that exist, after all they are the defending champions who are currently also having good performance. There is a weak side that Real Madrid can exploit in the Manchester City squad in the first leg, and that is the limping defense of the Manchester City squad due to injuries. But there are things you should pay attention to, Foden and several other players were really good in today's match and that must be taken into consideration by Ancelotti when preparing his strategy.

I guess I will prefer to bet on Real Madrid double chance which seems a reasonable risk to take. I'm expecting a similar start to their previous draw against each other. Real Madrid would resist at Santiago Bernabeu and wouldn't lose I think. But when it comes to the rematch I can't be much positive about them. Especially if they can't make a significant progress after the Leipzig matches it wouldn't be too difficult for Manchester City to finish them. 

I'm not believing all of this crap. I used to wager what was on my mind: anyone who performed well would win the match, and Real Madrid are the favorites to beat Manchester City in the Champions League. Since some of Guadiola's players are injured and Real Madrid will have the advantage and win the match if the players do not return before the game, if someone is following  big odd on bet in will definitely lose sometimes, he used to confuse people and when you follow to big odds, you will see you will win sometimes and lose. I will bet on Real Madrid against Manchester City as a home win or draw because I absolutely believe. because I just believe Manchester City can not defeat real madrid at home. let see what Madrid will play next week against Manchester City because now currently Real Madrid are more performing more then them this season.

The truth is that what has happened to Bayern in the Bundesliga is something that has to be overcome immediately, they cannot stay in the device and I am sorry, I think that the coach must now act on that, however I see that things are very different When it comes to doing other things, for example, Bayern has always been a strong team and has always had very high chances of winning the UCL, in this case Arsenal will try to defeat it, from what I have seen Arsenal is already ahead in the PL against Liverpool, and it's strange, they should have a bigger advantage, because last time they only made or got a draw against City, now things here are different, I think that many teams take the UCL very seriously because it matters more privileges, here it is only the best of the best, and I think that makes them much more eager to do things well, if they manage to become UCL champions, the Bundesliga will be left behind.

Talking about depth of a squad, I want to bring to your mind that the dept ofa team was at some point who they actually did groomed, those players who they will sought from out side to add to their depth were once like the players Leverkusen currently had before they got the quality they have gotten now and would look like an addition to the depth of a team so I think just going to sought players for depth isn't Leverkusens problem at this time.

If Xabi is staying back I think improvement and build up should be their target and they will have the depth that others would even desire such that they will want to come get their players. Leverkusen players have got an experience outside the bundesliga already so it wouldn't be totally new playing outside bundesliga next season, they Europe wherein they are doing fyn has got a slight similarities and idea into what the champions league would look like so basically there's no need of going to sought for too many players in order to add depth to the team that would have been necessary if Xabi was not staying back.

Although it will be their first time in a long while but they can still perform so well too if they put their mids to it a d considering the kind of coach they have got, I have almost no fears for Leverkusen rather I feel others would even want to come get players from Leverkusen to add to their own depth because these players are actually building a rear record in European football and it's very commendable I still trust and believe the Leverkusen squad.

Adding several additional players with great potential is something that should be done because thisseason also, thefact is Bayer Leverkusen is actually playing in the Europa League. However, only with the current depth of the squad is the fact that Xabi Alonso is truly capable and successful in making Bayer Leverkusen unbeatable in all competitions. Therefore, I think if next season Bayer Leverkusen still has the same squad as this moment, at least Bayer Leverkusen can still achieve goodresults too. But indeed, about player injury is a very bad factor because it will have a big impact on the team's performance.Therefore, adding severalplayers is still necessary, of course to overcome problems that will occur such as player injuries which of course can happen at anytime.

I am sure Leverkusen will prepare themselves and their squad to undergo next season with the best competition. If Xabi Alonso stays for several seasons with them, then improvements can be expected for the better, but on the other hand Leverkusen will find it increasingly difficult to become the best if the current coach leaves for another team.

There are many rumors about Xabi Alonso's future at Leverkusen, as well as some of their best players. Some top teams will approach their good players and try to make a deal, so perhaps the performance of a team like Leverkusen will be difficult to predict next season.

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By the way, Pep Guardiola seems to have started preparing the stamina of his best players ahead of the first leg against Real Madrid. I mean Pep Guardiola didn't play all his main players in the match against Aston Villa at the moment, so I see it as preparation so that the players don't get too tired for the next tough match.

If you refer to the temporary betting market, this match has the potential to end in a draw in the first leg even though it will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu. I am quite sure that Ancelotti will not underestimate Pep Guardiola's squad, even though it looks like K Walker and Ederson, the main goalkeeper, will be absent from the meeting between these two teams. City is a strong team, especially when playing against other strong teams. If City does not have injury problems among their players, except for the two players mentioned above, City will appear using an offensive pattern. In this match, Madrid must be careful when hosting City. because, after all, Pep doesn't want to lose points even though the first leg is an away match. If I refer to the City players, it seems they are quite ready to face Madrid in Spain. Pep will of course still rely on his core players, for example De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Haaland and also Silva. Plus, Foden's performance is currently increasing. Apart from that, if we refer to the betting market again, City also has the same probability of overthrowing Madrid in the away match.

On the other hand, Don Carlo should have known and studied City's style of play based on last season's semi-final meeting. In the first leg, the match ended in a draw. when Madrid played at the Etihad Stadium, City beat Madrid with a big score. Therefore, this match is very important for Real Madrid to achieve victory in the first leg. in particular, they must overthrow by an aggregate of many goals. Unfortunately, this will not be easy to treat City like a mediocre team. So, to find out for sure how the results of the battle between these two teams will be. there is no other way, apart from waiting for the quarter-finals of the Chanpions League to be held.

It is difficult to see how the odds are currently offered because seeing from the conditions, these two clubs cannot be predicted about who will win later.
Manchester City are slightly ahead in terms of odds compared to Madrid even though they play as an away club, I think it is also not a strange thing because after all, when looking at statistics, especially for the second leg which was quite dark last season and with their current condition which is nicknamed as defending champions, it provides special conditions about Manchester City which must be a favorite.
But surely this season Madrid is a little different than last season so we need to pay attention to that. Their midfield is still quite formidable now and it could be offset even though it is certain that in this first leg match Manchester City will definitely excel in possession but Madrid with its counter-attack specialists cannot be underestimated so maybe in this case I will do a slightly risky scenario where I will be in Madrid for the first leg.

It is clear that Xabi will bring in new players to complete his squad next season, but I still don't know whether this will be fully supported by Leverkusen management or not. I still want to see if Leverkusen will do everything they can to support Xabi Alonso in buying players. But for now Leverkusen should support them, because Xabi's decision is also very beneficial for them and also what Xabi has presented for them this season is truly extraordinary.
Financially, Leverkusen is in good condition, but I also don't know whether they have internal problems or not because as far as I know, there are no problems that they are facing. Hopefully Xabi Alonso can get what he needs to support his needs in every line. Because when they are in the Champions League, competition will be tighter and they need squad depth that is able to provide resistance to other strong teams. The reason is that they will face the best teams from every league in Europe.

Maybe some people will have different opinions but in my opinion a draw could happen and I am not underestimating Real Madrid but I believe more that Manchester City will be stronger than Real Madrid.
If you say de Bruyne has a fitness problem, in my opinion it's a small problem because he's a little older, but in terms of making a real contribution, De Bruyne can still make a very good contribution and in my opinion, you shouldn't just judge De Bruyne's appearance, but look at Haaland. who is always ready to beat Real Madrid and also Rodri and other players who are very confident even when playing away.
Pep Guardiola has good experience from last season and at least the 1st leg match Manchester City can hold a draw.

That's not Manchester City's weakness because Arsenal did play defensively during the match and expected a quick counter attack, you might see that Manchester City controlled possession of the ball while they continued to attack but Arsenal guarded their back line with 8 or 9 players to tighten it up, I was sure from the start Arteta wanted a draw, so there were no attacks that Arsenal could really take advantage of when there was a counterattack because they were focused on defending their back line.

I'm sure Madrid will not play defensively and focus more on attacking than defending, Manchester City is not very smart in destroying the opponent's defense so it was difficult to score goals against Arsenal yesterday, but against Madrid it seems Manchester City will definitely find a gap because Madrid will not play hang on, this is the UCL championship not the domestic league so they will play seriously unlike the Manchester city and Arsenal match yesterday which didn't look interesting and impressive for the audience. The draw did not satisfy all supporters, I think Madrid will also have difficulty winning against Manchester City and vice versa. I also don't expect the result to be a draw.

If they want to maintain their performance next season then Leverkusen should try to add depth to their squad because they will be playing in the Champions League. The decision to stay is much better than leaving too quickly to take charge of another team because Xabi Alonso needs to prove his quality as a coach. Playing in the Champions League will mean that Xabi needs several quality players because the matches there will be much different from the Bundesliga.

I think the management will try to find a solution to add depth to the squad next season. Because they cannot possibly rely on a number of existing players next season because they are worried that if they experience injury problems, their plans to compete in a higher caste will be hampered by these problems.

Odds are really confusing for this game with bookies doing good tricks to confuse punters even we have some significant drop in Real Madrid odds which are now from @2.80 to @2.65 after Manchester City held goalless draw against Arsenal but still things are not clear and peoples are looking for the safe bets which are surely not possible in gambling even I have personal feeling we will have win for the Real Madrid, or it's going to be drawn which mean Real Madrid/draw @1.6 is not bad and second bet is btts which is also giving same odds and over 2.5 which is some risky are offering odds of @1.7 man things are not ideal for the punters those are feeling things could be tricky in this game.

But, I am personally feeling most chances we will have win for the Real Madrid in this game with the score of 1–0 or 2–0 because currently they are having much better depth and quality for the game against Manchester City.

The Manchester City coach himself also does not really regret losing Gundogan this season, because Manchester City still has several other players who can be relied on for this even though they do not have the special abilities that Gundogan has. However, this season the conditions may not be the same as last season even though the opponent Manchester City will face is Real Madrid because both teams have experienced changes in their performance. So the level of fierce competition will be even more visible this season in their matches.