Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 365. (Read 141888 times)

It would be a dramatic end for them if they were eliminated at home. Portuguese teams have a good ability to analyze their opponents. This tactic continues this year as well. There was Porto who analyzed Arsenal very well in the first match. If this continues in this match, Porto can advance to the next round. Their main goal will be to not let Arsenal score a goal.

Yes, in the second leg, I don't think Barcelona is going to perform badly. Because it is going to be played in the home ground of Barcelona. So I don't think it is going to be a big problem even though Barcelona does not have any advantages going into the second leg.

But Barcelona should not underestimate their opponent. Because they are definitely capable of winning as well. And you know recently Napoli has been performing well in the Serie A competition. I believe this is going to be a close one. But I still think Barcelona should be able to pull off a win in this one.

Attacking when there is an opportunity to score a goal and choosing to defend to prevent their opponent from scoring a goal that could make Arsenal fail to qualify. I think this should be used by every team in a match.

Porto's game is known to be fast and that is a similarity with Arsenal, but Arsenal with their habit of controlling the game will have a good impact against Porto later at the Emirates Stadium as a second leg match.
Arsenal only prevented Porto from scoring at the Emirates, but Arsenal should not focus on their defensive strategy from the start as they need goals to win on aggregate.

Defensive and attacking strategies will be created during the match situation and will be controlled directly by Arteta who acts as coach and the same goes for the Porto coach.

What happened in the first leg should allow Arsenal to learn from it, and I think Arteta knows better what he has to do in the second leg in order to turn things around.
We can see that Arsenal's performance in the last few matches is quite impressive and they are quite strong on all fronts with a well-organized game, but Porto have also shown in the first leg that their tactics are able to stop or kill Arsenal's game so that it does not develop.

This will be a difficult match for Arsenal even though they will be very favourites, because Arsenal is playing at home so they should have an advantage.

Arsenal must use both a defensive and offensive strategy in their match against FC Porto tonight, or they will be defeated by FC Porto once more. I understand Arsenal will play an attacking game because they need to win tonight, but they should also come back to defend everything because if FC Porto takes the lead in this match, Arsenal will have a difficult time achieving victory. FC Porto is known for their strong defensive performance in games, so Arsenal breaking through to score an equaliser will be difficult once FC Porto have taken the lead in this match. I just want to see how tonight's match will turn out to be.

While Arsenal may be considered the favorite team to emerge victorious in tonight's match, the path to victory is far from guaranteed, despite their impressive recent form. Porto's triumph in their previous match by a solitary goal indicates their capacity to compete effectively. In anticipation of tonight's encounter, it is plausible to anticipate that Porto will adopt a defensive strategy, a tactic they have demonstrated proficiency in executing. By prioritizing defensive solidity, Porto aims to thwart Arsenal's offensive efforts and prevent them from scoring,thereby securing qualification for the subsequent rounds. However, should Arsenal aspire to triumph and progress to the next stage of the competition, they must approach the match with heightened seriousness and endeavor to capitalize on scoring opportunities, particularly in the initial stages of the game.

It is essential to acknowledge that Porto is by no means a feeble adversary. Their commendable performances in both their domestic league and the group stages of the Champions League testify to their strength as a team. Consequently, it would be unwise to underestimate the capabilities of the Porto squad in their confrontation with Arsenal. Despite Arsenal's commendable form, the outcome of tonight's match remains uncertain, and it is imperative to recognize Porto's potential to pose a formidable challenge. Thus, while Arsenal may hold the status of favorites, the unpredictable nature of football leaves room for intrigue and anticipation regarding the eventual result of the encounter between these two formidable teams.

Barcelona has two very important matches coming up. One is in the Champions League against Napoli. Another is against Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

Well, there is a pretty decent gap between both matches so I do not think it is going to be a big problem for Barcelona. At least the players are not going to be fatigued. But about the results, I am not sure if they will be able to win both of the matches. As both of the matches are going to be pretty hard. They will have to face big competition in both matches.

I think if Barcelona can somehow reach the semi-finals of the Champions League and become second in La Liga, Xavi is going to receive a lot less backlash for the bad performance of Barcelona.

If you ask me about today's match, you know their previous meeting was comfortable for Barcelona, Barcelona won 5 times and Napoli had 1 win against Barcelona. So today I will go for Barcelona.

Arsenal's chances against Porto are not good. So they will have to be careful. I hope the fact that the match is in England does not make Arsenal complacent. If they become complacent, they will experience this loss. I think Arteta has prepared well for Porto and they will pass this tour. In this way, they will somehow forget the negative memories they experienced in the past.

Hopefully Arsenal will be lucky and can turn things around at the Emirates, their reputation in three matches in the Premier League is quite good as an asset to face Porto. Playing in front of their own supporters certainly makes Arteta squad get high motivation from the fans, if Arsenal play aggressively they can win easily. Porto cannot be underestimated, in the Champions League they have a good reputation and have won it. Arsenal poor record in the round of 16 can be worrying, but with the depth of the squad they currently have, it is very likely that they can advance to the quarter-finals.

Napoli is playing poorly away, out of the last 8 matches they have won only one game and lost 5 matches. Anyway Barcelona will receive the support of the fans at home, and if Barcelona were able to attack more in the away match, then I think that they will show a much better game at home. I expect Barcelona to win today, maybe Napoli is playing well in Saria A, but La Liga is a more difficult championship and Napoli is not as strong as last season.

Yeah and some advantages owned by barcelona

- Play at home
- Good h2h against napoli
- Players are in good shapes

The only disdavantage is
- missing some important players due to the injury

This must be a test for napoli. We will see whether napoli will able to surpass the result from first leg or it will keep playing like shit against barcelona. A good coach will not take the big risk to fight offensively against barcelona. Canzola needs to use his brain about how to win against barcelona.
It's not how to play beautiful football which is totally non sense thing. The only possible thing to use the old strategy that have been always being criticized by many people, that's parking bus strategy.

Today we have some exciting matches that we should look forward to, the Napoli vs Barcelona match will be a crucial match for both teams after both drew in the first leg, currently Xavi only has one trophy opportunity to be presented as a farewell gift at the end of the season, so surely he does not want to lose the momentum just because he was eliminated by Napoli today,  As for Napoli, of course, this will prove to Calzona if he can bring Napoli to be better even if only as interim coach this season.
Apart from being a proving match for two great coaches, of course we should see how the two great strikers today Lewandowski and also Osimhen prove their capacity to bring their respective teams through to the last 8 this season.

In other games of course Arsenal and Porto will play in a life and death match today, Porto who came with high confidence after beating Arsenal 1-0 is of course aware of the potential revenge from Arsenal, so I am quite sure if Porto may have found a solution to reduce the aggressiveness of Arsenal players in hunting for goals in the game, even though benefiting from playing at home still Arsenal must be aware of the surprises that may be created by Porto in the match Later, let alone maybe Porto will at least defend and lock some Arsenal players to kill their attack in the game later.

Unlike the first game, I think Arsenal will score goals and win this time. Porto put up a good fight in the first game but Arsenal will be the side to win the round. They are in great form in the Premier League and they score a lot of goals. They were unlucky in the CL in the first leg but they will make up for it this time. We haven't seen Arsenal in the quarter final for a long time. This year should be a year of success for the Gunners.

While Napoli was competing in the league, they really started to play like champion Napoli in their last matches. They stayed together in their first match, even if Barcelona is the favorite, I think it is a very difficult match for Barcelona and Napoli, the Champions League is now more important than the league and I think they are more willing, that's why.

As for the Arsenal-Porto match, we will see if Arsenal can make a comeback or avoid elimination, I think they have the capacity to do this.

Yeah I agree that both titles are very important for Arsenal so there is no reason to miss either one. Indeed, Porto is not an easy team to beat but Arsenal has a good record when playing at home and also currently Arsenal is on fire therefore, Arsenal is the favorite to win this match. I have placed a parlay bet on the 2 home teams winning today apart from the home team looking better I think they also have a good chance based on recent performance, I predict Arsenal and Barcelona can score 2 goals or more.

Especially for Arsenal, they have the opportunity to make a good record this season if they can win 2 prestigious titles and today is the first step to doing just that. Moreover, recently Arsenal has always won with big scores, of course this will increase the players' confidence, By the way if you want to take the risk of betting on Arsenal winning in the first half.

Even though I cannot compare Arsenal's performance in the EPL with that in the Champions League, I would say Arsenal are going to beat Porto tonight. but since they focus more on the premier league and are not performing impressively well in the champions league, and because their leg result was bad against Porto, that is why I can’t confidently guarantee them winning tonight. If not, I would say today's game will be a difficult one for Porto to play, and given the fact that they are going to play at Arsenal home today, I believe Arsenal will play something different and do better than what they did before in their first leg with Porto. Although I think Arsenal face the premier league, their performance in the champions league is going somehow, but still tonight, I don’t think they will give Porto any chance to win them. I believe they will win today's game. 

In the match to be played between Barcelona and Napoli, everyone expects Barcelona to win for sure.It is logical and this is what should happen.I think that Napoli may eliminate Barcelona in this match, maybe in a surprise way.Such a possibility should not be ruled out.
In the other champions league match, Arsenal, who lost by one goal in the first match, can shower Porto with goals this time.We can clearly say that Arsenal is clearly superior to its opponent.Arsenal will win this match and skip the round.

Well, for me I don't see Porto doing much in this game, even though they are currently advantageous because of their 1-0 win at home. I see arsenal scoring more goals because that has been their capacity in recent times and with their pattern of play from their last two games in the EPL, i have no doubt in my mind about them coming out victorious. though this is the champions League and porto Wil struggle to make a point, however arsenal might as well use home advantage to win.
I'm seeing that, arsenal will win Porto 2-0. Maybe with a capability of even scoring more goals too.

Arsenal will not use the same strategy as they have used in the first match in this second leg match, if they do so they will be eliminated from the competition today which is very sooner than expected. The game plan will change for them to win the match today. Their opponent one goal advantage will be what they will leverage on in this match. They will try as much as possible to defend the match today but Arsenal will be on the offensive today as much as they can. They need two goals or more to advance to the next round of the competition that is if Porto are not able to score any goal today. The defensive mindset of Porto should not make them carry away because they can also strike at anytime and if they are able to convert any attack to goal, it will be more woes for Arsenal in the game. As they are playing attacking game, they should make sure their defense is solid and can resist any form of attack from the opponent today.

I think the problem is not that Arsenal only focuses on the Premier League and all teams want to win lots of titles and Arsenal has that ability, and what we have to know is. That Porto is not an easy team to beat and is also not a weak team, and another reason is because Porto has a lot of experience in the Champions League. This is different from Arsenal, who have just returned to the Champions League after a long absence.
And what you need to know further is that those who qualify for the Champions League are great teams in their respective leagues and will meet great teams from various leagues who rarely meet, or even never meet. So this is the difference that we need to know, and all the teams in the Champions League are great teams and must become greater and stronger in this very prestigious event.