Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 283. (Read 141888 times)

Most of us didn't want their meeting to happen so soon, but it has already happened and nothing can be done to change what we have seen now. Now we have to enjoy their game even though this is the quarter-finals which if I may say this is a final match that is too fast. We can see all the scenarios in the table and most likely we will only see one of them in the final, although that is not something certain either.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will all compete to beat each other to make them win this match and advance to the semifinals. Currently the bigger opportunity is on Manchester City's side, but it is also not a guarantee that they will really be able to do that, because the opponent they will face is also Real Madrid, which we know about their performance in the Champions League. I don't want to think about anything except to see who will be able to win in this very tight match. and maybe one of them will be able to surprise him by destroying his opponent, anything can still happen.

Bayern Munich are very good in playing UEFA champions league but the team they are going to meet in this stage is a strong team in this season, and it will be hard for Bayern Munich to secure more than 1 goal from this game because Arsenal don't joke with teams in this stage they are now in the competition.

This challenge will make the two teams to prepare themselves very well to meet each other in this game but Arsenal will still be my favorite team in this game because, I know what they can do and what they can't do, but as in stand now in the UEFA champions league competition, I guess Arsenal will delete Bayern Munich with 3:1 to be the winner of the game.

Tuchel is considered unsuitable to manage Bayern Munich so that the Bundesliga rulers this season failed to compete with Leverkusen. It seems that there are many things that are not in line between Tuchel and management, which has an impact on the team overall performance. This doesn't mean that Tuchel performance is completely bad, but the measure of success for a team like Bayern Munich is the championship trophy, something they will most likely fail to achieve this season. The depth of Bayern Munich squad is truly the dream of any manager, especially with the presence of Harry Kane in their current front line.

However, everything doesn't seem to be going according to expectations, a series of embarrassing defeats indicates that Bayern Munich has now changed, from a respected team to a team that is not a favorite. The best effort that can be made is to fight as hard as possible to maintain hopes in the Champions League, which in my opinion is also quite difficult to do. Although it must be fair to put Bayern Munich on par with Arsenal, the inconsistency of Tuchel squad in the Bundesliga has had a negative impact on their prestige and chances in the Champions League. Only great luck can bring Bayern Munich to go further in the Champions League this season.

Yes, I can’t understand where the bookmakers got these quotes, they are illogical. 2.05 looks attractive, but I think that if I save my deposit until this game, I will go even further and place a bet on PSG with a handicap of -1, at the moment the odds on such an outcome are 3.50. Perhaps it’s greed speaking in me, but it seems to me that the risk is justified.
It seems to me that Xavi this time will not play the bus (as has already happened in the games with Real) and we will see a normal game and a score like 3-1, 4-2.

Even though your personal view may also be correct, we all have to enjoy this neatly arranged schedule to see how Real Madrid and Manchester City fare in this important match in the Quarter Final this time. Because other matches such as Bayern Munich and Arsenal will also be no less interesting to watch, although I prefer to see the Real Madrid and Manchester City matches because they are scheduled to play at the same time and day.

Well, if we talk about Bayern Munich's coach, it's not accurate to describe the depth of the squad they have, so Bayern Munich's problem now is their own coach. Thomas Tuchel destroyed the squad that Julian Nagelsmann had built and if the club director and management had decided not to fire him, it is possible that Bayern Munich could still win all the existing titles.

Now we can see that Bayern Munich will not win anything and it is closer that everything will end soon. Again, it is not right to destroy the players' dreams when everything is on the right track. It all started from someone's selfish thoughts and destroyed all people's hopes, including his fans. This season's Champions League is still very fierce and it is inevitable that in the end Bayern Munich cannot go any further.

For the first time, I'm just seeing this report that Paris Saint Germaine was given little over 2 odds to win against Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter final tie that'll be played next week Wednesday at the Parc des Princes. Barcelona without doubt is a big club that's got a very impressive record in the competition and also against Paris Saint Germaine but considering the performance of both teams and the quality of players they possess, giving Paris Saint Germaine such number of odds I think is disrespectful to them. I'm going to stake on that game and will go for the option of a Paris Saint Germaine win because I think they're going to beat Barcelona in the first leg of the tie. The second leg that'll be played at Camp Nou I think gives Barcelona a better chance of winning because of the fact that it'll be played in the front of their home fans but that I don't think will stop Paris Saint Germaine from winning the second leg of the French champions can play in their full strength. The tie between Paris Saint Germaine and Barcelona without doubt is one of the most interesting of the quarter final games and I can't just wait to watch the two teams play against each other

in the first leg what might happen is a small difference in score. it could be 1-0 or 2-1 in favor of the host.
Arsenal is not a weak team, but facing Munich, which is also a strong team, is like a final match. However, both teams have enough abilities to beat each other. but there will only be 1 who passes.
This is a difficult match, just like the Madrid vs City match.

2.05 is really a big chance here to benefit from indeed. I thought it would be around 1.70-1.80 the most. Bookmakers are giving Barcelona some chance in France as well. However PSG's home performances have been very impressive so far. I don't think they would get even a draw before their supporters. I even expect Mbappe to score more than one goal honestly. 

Barcelona have serious defensive weaknesses and PSG are one of the teams that can benefit from them the best. I'm curious about whether we see a big goal gap as well. PSG beat them by 4-1 in one of their last meets as far as I remember. 

If by the end of the season Leverkusen is undefeated, that will be the best record for Leverkusen and that must be appreciated because Xabi has brought Leverkusen this season to become champions in the Bundesliga. I also won't be happy about him leaving Leverkusen because in my opinion, he deserves to bring Leverkusen to compete in Next season's UCL where of course their level of play must be above the domestic league, at least making it into the important round of the UCL is good enough, after all, if Xabi Alonso succeeds in bringing Leverkusen to the important round of the UCL it will make him even more famous and ogled by many clubs big.

I think all Leverkusen supporters don't want Xabi Alonso to leave this team, because what Xabi Alonso has built would be a shame if he just left it, so the most important thing is that Leverkusen deserves to enter a higher level and compete in the UCL, I'm sure they deserves to enter the UCL and compete with Munich to win the UCL title next season even though they have to meet other top European clubs which of course will be the latest challenge for Leverkusen which can give them a lot of experience in the UCL next season.

I think the best decision or not is just a matter of comfort and Xabi targets for next season, he seems to want to take Leverkusen further in the UCL with his own hands. Several offers have now been closed, including Liverpool who have stopped fighting for Xabi. Bayern Munich will definitely do the same thing where they will shift their focus to finding a replacement for Tuchel. Imo if Bayern Munich top officials are not shy, maybe Nagelsmann is the right person to manage this team like before and Nagelsmann understands exactly what the team needs. But due to problems in the past I'm not sure it will be fixed. Bayern Munich's coaches have big demands, they don't want this club to be in bad condition and they also don't want this club to go through a transition process. So the choice in the future must be more than what Tuchel can provide now.

Personally, I like Alonso staying at Leverkusen. Experienced, earned his name in Champions League. Im realistic-this squad needs more than his brains to play at that level. Bundesliga is hard, Champions League is different. Your squad must be deep against European titans, but Leverkusen's isnt.

Indeed, this strategy has potential but also high danger. I hope they prosper and demonstrate their abilities. However, ambition must be balanced with realism. They'll need huge signings, so lets hope they have them. We'll watch-it may be a great season or a tough one.

Bayern Munich winning the first leg is what I don't understand and secondly I don't think Arsenal will be so stupid allowing Bayern Munich win at the Emirate stadium. Concerning the second leg I can't predict but if the goal difference is much during the first leg then Arsenal will definitely win the game.
From my opinion predicting the match is difficult but let's not forget the strength of both teams this season and Arsenal has been playing effortlessly, watching yesterday match also show the strength of Arsenal this season so I don't think Bayern Munich will win so easily or rather I don't think Bayern can defeat Arsenal.

It is actually a hard nut to crack, since the best of best are the one's left in the tittle race. Arsenal will surely beat Bayern, I don't think Bayern are up to face the Gunners with the intense composure from Arsenal, Bayern will need to devote enough potentials to be able to beat Arsenal or make a draw from the game. We may judge Bayern VS Arsenal from their previous meetings but currently, things are changing with the level of composure and we can see Bayern as no bigger threat, the fear should be on whom Arsenal will face next after beating Bayern.
Reconsidering, PSG VS Barcelona match, both teams likely have quite a good advantage because they currently are informed.

It's true that it was quite a wise decision that he took. And Leverkusen also looks like they will become a new challenger in the UCL next season. And apart from Leverkusen, it looks like there will also be a new challenger from Laliga, namely Girona. Girona this season has also become a club that has surprised everyone in the league. Although Girona's performance in Laliga is not as good as Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. but Girona also has a chance to go to UCL.
Regarding Xabi Alonso, he knows which is the best path for him to take and Leverkusen is indeed the right answer.

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in Champions League.

They are both big tasks for Xabi Alonso and his players next season and I think Xabi decided to stay because he aims at a coach position in Real Madrid that is not available this summer. They will complete the contract with Carlo Ancelotti before finding a new coach in 2025 summer, not this coming summer next 3 months.

This is an unexpected decision, he had so many opportunities to move to another more top club, but he decided to stay at Bayer. I don’t know what to say, in my opinion this is not the best decision he could make, perhaps he is counting on the fact that next season he will be able to repeat all the success again. I think that he will not be able to repeat the same thing next season, perhaps this is a mistake, especially if the next season can be worse, he will not have as many offers as now. But this is his choice, apparently he just doesn’t want to change anything.

With Manchester City being held to a draw by Arsenal in the English Premier League match and the match held in Etihad Stadium, it will give Real Madrid confidence in the first match of the Champions League that they will be able to reverse many people's predictions that Manchester City is the favorite to go to the semifinals.
Being held to a draw by Arsenal proves that Manchester City still has gaps that can be exploited by their opponents later both at the Santiago Bernabéu and at the Etihad Stadium, and for Pep this is a tough job to be able to minimize mistakes and with no certainty that some of their players will recover from these injuries the more difficult their chances will be, I'm pretty sure City will play more carefully so that Real Madrid's defense doesn't easily penetrate later so that even though they lose, it won't be by a large goal margin.

For these two teams you can see and there are reasons to evidently support that they are not supposed to be in this stage especially as both teams haven’t really shown the strength needed t be considered a contender. These teams have some good  history between them and I feel this fixture will be solely based on the past history as the clubs will try to build up from their oast experiences while they head into this fixture.

 Giving Bayern Munich the edge already might be pretty crazy because Arsenal isn’t looking like a team as before. They have improved quite greatly in how they play and you can see that in their performance in the EPL. They have been able to still remain top of the league with great number of goal difference and that’s what’s key to the success of every team.

 ⁠I think this fixture will be evenly contested especially as Arsenal now seem to be balanced defensively and theyrequite strong going up front and as such, I don’t expect Bayern to be able to hit them real hard like before. Though to an extent, I think one big determinant of this fixture will be the experience of the players as the UCL is one competition that requires huge experience from players.

 I think the match will be evenly contested but I’m very sure of Arsena being able to go through not because of anything but because they play more composed football than Bayern Munich. This is one of the UCL match that i look forward too and can’t wait to see how the match goes.

But it's not as if there's any doubt about that, it's just that we must be aware that sometimes the domestic league can't be used as a strong benchmark for the Champions League because it can be contradictory in the end.

We probably know that sometimes things like this are unpredictable because a club that is bad in domestic competitions can triumph in competitions like the Champions League or Europa League and that has happened for Sevilla and Franfurt in the Europa League and even we also know that 2 seasons earlier Bayern also had the misfortune of losing to Villarreal in the quarter-finals.

Currently, the monentum of Bayern is declining but it does not make a situation truly answerable because this is still a speculation. It's just that if this season Bayern lose again then indeed what I can believe is that they are like Quarter-final specialists because they have always lost in the same round in the last few seasons they have run in the Champions League.