Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 294. (Read 141888 times)

It seems that he wants to see the team play without its best players because he wants to see which player can be the difference player in the match, that is quite interesting but it would be more interesting if they played with the full squad because that would make the intensity of the game even hotter. I actually always hope that they will always be able to play their best players, but there are obstacles that we cannot predict, such as injuries and so on.
This match is a very interesting match and we are looking forward to it, even though this happened in a round that we didn't expect, because at the start we wanted to see that they would meet in the final. But even so, this will not reduce the tension when they play, I mean they will want to beat each other, so there is no reason for them not to go all out, especially if they succeed in this match, they will be the biggest team his chance to become champion in the Champions League this season.

Why do you assume or believe the quarter-finals will be more competitive than the semi-finals? Don't you know that the Champions League gets more important as it goes? So if Man City and Madrid don't play each other in the semis then it won't be competitive? I don't think so.

Anybody who qualifies between Man City and Madrid would play anybody who qualifies between Arsenal and Bayern Munich. Anyhow this turns out it would be a very competitive semis for either of them. Imagine thinking a tie between Bayern and Madrid won't be interesting. Or saying Arsenal Man City won't be competitive?
First, we'll enjoy the quarter-final, and then later we will enjoy the semi-final and the finals.
I remember when people were saying the Champions League fell off during the group stage and round of 16 of the tournament. Very funny.

Yes, you are right, when the team plays at full strength, we will definitely see an exciting and tense match and we will also find it difficult to predict who might win the match because both teams play well and take shots at each other, especially if both teams score lots of goals, of course it will make us cheering and worrying at the same time if our bet loses, but that's what's interesting when we bet on football. However, if one of the teams has a main player injured, we can judge that the team is not playing optimally so that we can easily predict that the opponent will win the match.

All matches in the Quarter Finals will be quite difficult because of the equal quality of the teams remaining in the current Champions League and indeed the Manchester City vs Real Madrid match is a bit of a concern because these two teams at the start of the season were favorites to win the Champions League trophy, but they must meet earlier in the quarterfinals.

There is a lot of evidence between Manchester City and Real Madrid so that in the quarter-finals this is the match that is most awaited because in terms of strength both teams are also very capable.
And this is the most difficult match to predict, Manchester City and Real Madrid are the best teams in Europe at the moment which cannot be underestimated.

I think the Champions League quarter-finals this season look more even, and not a single game does look unbalanced, yes we admit Manchester City and Madrid are like a final because of their performance and consistency so far in playing, but I think we also should not rule out other matches and I think will not be less exciting in the Champions League quarterfinals this season.

The Madrid and Manchester City match is like a revenge match for Madrid and that's why I think in the match both teams will play with high intensity to beat each other, seeing the performance and experience of course Madrid will still be the favorite in the match, but in terms of mentality and also squad depth of course Manchester City cannot be underestimated especially they are the defending champions this season,  And that's why it looks like the game will be difficult for us to guess who the winner is, because indeed both teams are the best teams available at the moment, besides that I think their ability will be really tested in the game and besides that I think the match will be a proving match for Haalaand and Belingham to declare who is the best between the two former Dortmund players.

Although this is quite unfortunate. But I think there will be other interesting things if in this quarter-final there are lots of surprising match results. In the round of 16 yesterday we saw that there were 3 teams from Italy who apparently all failed in the round of 16. And now in the quarter-finals there are 3 teams from Laliga. And I'm curious whether their fate will be the same as the Italian teams or not. Real Madrid facing Manchester City is actually a very fierce match and in fact head to head Manchester City is still the favorite. Then there is Barcelona who have to face PSG who currently still dominate Ligue 1. And actually this match will also be very fierce and both will be difficult to predict. Then there is Atletico Madrid who have to face Dortmund, whose performance in their respective leagues is almost the same this season. Although I don't like the schedule that makes Real Madrid and Manchester City meet early. but honestly I like the other match schedule.

Absolutely I agree. It gives us more pleasure to see the team compete on the field with all its good players. I hope the matches will be completed without any injuries and we will have fun watching the most important stars on the field. The only thing I regret is that we won't be able to watch the losing team in the Manchester City-Real Madrid match. Both teams are great and it would be a real shame if either of them were eliminated.

It doesn't make sense if a team competes without its flagship player and if a team doesn't use its best players, I'm sure the team will not become a popular team because the team is big and has a good reputation, all because it has star players with very high quality talent.
and that will not be possible when a team will fight for the UCL title this season and that is one of the prestigious titles that all teams in this part of Europe really want so that all the teams that qualify for the quarter finals will equally keep their best players from in terms of physical fitness so as not to suffer injuries so that he can perform optimally in the UCL.
I also have the same thoughts as you, if a team's competition for a title will be even more interesting when all the teams appear with their flagship team to see a very tight match against each other.

and regarding the winner of the Man City vs Real Madrid match, I still think these two teams have the same squad depth and I will continue to support Real Madrid who should be able to qualify this season.

Yeah, definitely there is only one man that can do something for PSG to win otherwise there are a few more chances for Barcelona to win the match. Because Barcelona are much better than PSG in terms of tactics, players etc. Xavi have also improved his performance, like his defensive point, which was quite poor at the beginning of the season.
 
But anyway this is a UEFA champions league competition, so it is not easy to predict who will dominate the match. But I would go for Barcelona because I am a Barcelona fan I would love to see a Barcelona victory.
 
In addition, let's talk about matches. The first leg will be played at Parc de Princes, which is PSG home while PSG have big advantage. PSG have some injuries like P. Kimpembe, Marquinhos, and M. Asensio, which is badass for Paris. Which is on the other side? Barcelona's key players have already gotten injuries like F. de Jong, Pedri and A. Balde. Barcelona will have a little bit more problems in midfielder areas because crucial players are missing out but anyway let's see what happens next on April 11.

Why would you like to watch them without their best players?    It wouldn't be enjoyable at all and it would be normal to see them having extra difficulties because of that. This is valid for every other big team with great players in their squad. Unlike you I would like to see all of these teams with their best lineups.

Manchester City will have full squad against Real Madrid as it seems. But I can't say that for Real Madrid I'm afraid. There are still important absent players in defense. Courtois was actually near recovery but he has got injured once again and he is out for the season now.

Actually that's interesting, I want to watch Manchester City play without De Bruyne, Rodri and Silva, also Real Madrid play without Bellingham, Vinicius and Valverde. So this could make other teams can win against both of them, unlike people who're predict the winner would be either Real Madrid or Manchester City.

PSG without Mbappe would be interesting too, it's like they have zero chance to win against Barcelona.

I agree with this, playing with key players absent usually makes the game feel like it's not been played well enough and some persons who happens to be a fan to a particular player definitely to enjoy a game seeing that their favorite player is injured and isn't playing. Sometimes some persons usually don't seem to completely accept the results in the mind that the game wasn't played by the full squad.

But if they had all the team players completely playing in the squad, then they would be able to say that they are going to accept the results gotten from the game that was played but any other thing short of that is usually not fully accepted by them and in the case of Manchester city and Real Madrid, firstly at the end of the two fixtures home and away, one of the teams will no longer be seen in the champions league this season and this is regardless of the fact they are playing with a complete squad or not what will matter is the results in the end of the game, both team will seem to have equal share of the effects of injury on key player.

For Madrid they aren't certain about their keeper and so does Manchester city with some of their players so somehow I feel they are even and shouldn't be seen like any has got an advantage over the other or any is suffering more injures and is excuse enough, they both have an injury point in their squad and who ever uses that of their opponent best against them then gets the advantage that will keep them ahead.

Well, whatever team wins and advances to the semi-finals, I hope everyone can continue playing with their strongest squad. And hopefully all teams, not only Real Madrid and Man City, but also other teams can also avoid player injuries. Because sometimes when we see a match where one of the teams is playing with several main players who are absent due to injury. So this can make us a little unable to enjoy the match to the fullest. The most exciting thing is when we see a match where both teams play at full strength. And whatever results happen will definitely be acceptable to all parties.

First we will have two exciting quarter finals to watch and it's great opportunity to enjoy exciting football between two strongest candidates for a title. Second, one of them will go to semi finals and continue to be one of strongest candidates for a title with three other clubs.

I only hope that the winner from this quarter final pair will go to semi finals with no player injury and no suspended player because with best squad, they will be able to contribute best semi finals for us.

Matches between Manchester City and Real Madrid are hard to predict results and even the last season, in a first leg, their match was balance and difference was made only in a second leg. I expect to see the same for their quarter final matches this season, difference will be slim enough to argue even the winner is actually deserved to win or not.

With the way the fixtures have been made, we must accept that either Real Madrid or Manchester City will be eliminated in the quarter-finals. If the teams that qualified in the quarter-finals had been sorted according to their strength, we could have seen relatively strong teams in the semi-finals or finals, but that was not the case. Since the competition will be between Manchester City and Real Madrid, we will see either team in the semi-finals. We usually consider the semi-final and final matches to be more competitive but this season the quarter-final might be the most competitive as the quarter-final contenders are Manchester City and Real Madrid.

I can say that the City vs Madrid match was like a final match. Both teams are the strongest candidates to become UCL champions. In fact, whoever wins, I think they have a big chance of becoming champions. Both teams have their own problems and there are several players who are not fit. But I think overall both teams will still show their best performance in that match. City is on a mission to win back-to-back Champions and Madrid wants to avenge their defeat in the semifinals of the previous season. Many say that City is the favorite in this match because of Madrid's performance in the previous match. But what we have to know is that Madrid is able to play very solidly and can get a win even though they don't score many goals.

The meeting between Manchester City and Real Madrid is a big match and everyone doesn't want to miss this big match because we know the performance of each of the two clubs and have the best coaches and also great players, seeing the two of them meet is like watching the final and deciding match who is more deserving of the Champions League title even though Real Madrid has become the number one club in winning this big trophy but Manchester City also has the dream of being like Real Madrid in the Champions League therefore Manchester City is improving their performance and trying to perform well in the League Champions.

When one of them has been eliminated, this can be used as a benchmark that one of them will probably get the Champions League title, no matter how hard it is, other clubs may reach the final and face one of them. They don't seem to be able to match the performance of both of them because Manchester City and Real Madrid are strong clubs in the Champions League, yes even though Bayern Munich could be a threat in the final but I'm not sure whether Bayern Munich can make it difficult for either of them this season.

The Tictac strategy is ineffective now against modern football clubs, which have proven many times to beat the Tictac strategy when modern football strategy always focuses on how to score. The defensive club can easily counter it by doing parking the bus like what Mourinho frequently did against Pep when he was still at Barcelona and this is now used by a lot of club. there were many clubs used low block strategy. Guardiola was even hesitant to implement it in the UCL because he knew it would be easily defeated by the top clubs in the Champions League because the squad's competence would have a significant impact on how effective the defensive strategy could be implemented against tictac teams such as Barcelona. So many times the defensive strategy has proven to be the very effective way to prevent it.  Manchester City is constantly playing direct and counter-attack by starting from the bottom. This club never follows the same philosophy as Barcelona.
You can't be sure if a coach will try to use the same mechanism in different clubs. Manchester City obviously has very different characteristics than Barcelona. The reason Pep used the tictac strategy on Barcelona was because their players were small and lacked good physics since in manchester city a lot of players have very good physic like walker or even haaland who can one on one against opponent's defenders. It's very different from the typical physic owned by city players which is very suitable to play modern football tactic.
 
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Although the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City will be a very tough match, I actually agree with that because both teams are very strong, and even their performances are very strong. But that will not give Manchester City the opportunity to win against Real Madrid, because everyone knows how the real Madrid performance be this season. They are always trying as much as possible to keep improving their performance at any time, so even though both the teas are tough they can't compare Real Madrid and Manchester City together, they will still receive so much pressure from Real Madrid.
Yes, some of the real Madrid players have gone to injury, but with that I have full hope for Real Madrid that they can still maintain their consistency and make their performance so strong so that they can beat Manchester City well. Since Real Madrid are able to beat some tough teams, nothing will stop them from reaching the quarterfinals, they can find this coming match easily and advance straight to the final stage.

There is almost nothing more to say about the match between Madrid and City in the quarter-finals, where the two teams have had almost no weaknesses this season. In many aspects, Madrid and City have the attributes to beat each other, indeed the match deserves to be called a premature final. With the depth they have, we can clearly see that these two teams are very ambitious to return to dominating the Champions League competition once again.

Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure most people will be confused about predicting which team will emerge as the winner and advance to the semi-finals. It is possible that the winner will have to be determined through a penalty shootout, even though on paper City is slightly superior. Besides that, we cannot use their previous matches as the main benchmark, where factors such as injuries and player fatigue have a greater influence on their subsequent performance.

Pep Guardiola and Ancelotti certainly took the match seriously, as did their players. Underestimating your opponent can have fatal consequences, these two experienced coaches have certainly warned their players never to take this match lightly. The City versus Madrid match looks like it will be boring in the first leg, because both of them will tend to play carefully. However, the second leg could be a very entertaining match, because it will be a life and death match.