Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 370. (Read 141787 times)

Let's get the facts straight here, if most people here say that Osimhen is one of the best strikers in the world, it means that everybody admits it is not possible to defend against Osimhen with a 100% guarantee. That is exactly what makes him one of the best strikers in the world. You remember the goal he scored in the first leg against Barcelona, that was a superb movement and an even more superb finish. So of course Xavi will put his focus on defending Osimhen, but I think a team like Barcelona should put most of their focus on their own game, their strengths and that is what Lewandowski said: "if we play our game, we will advance to the next round" and I think he is right about that. As long as they don't play bullshit out of a sudden again, I think this game is going to end in their favor.

But whether Barcelona has the potential to keep up with some of the top teams in the next rounds, I doubt it. We had this topic before that Barcelona is far from their best times.

Speaking of experience, of course Porto is still better than Arsenal in the Champions League, because as far as I know Porto is the only club from Portugal that won the Champions League with Mourinho in 2004, while Arsenal's best achievement was only reaching the final in the Champions League in 2006, but of course we cannot make a benchmark if Porto is better than Arsenal now because indeed both teams have had very changes Significant and even after the Mourinho era ended in Porto, Porto continued to struggle to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.

Nowadays we are talking about modern football where before the long whistle is sounded by the referee in a match then all possibilities can happen including when Arsenal against Porto in the second leg later, so far a victory with an aggregate of 1 goal is not safe enough for a team to secure their position in the second leg and I think Arsenal will probably follow what Bayern Munich did when they could win from Lazio in the second leg while The first leg Munich actually had to lose 1-0 to Lazio, and I think Munich's condition at that time was not much different from Arsenal.

In fact, Porto was able to beat Arsenal in the first leg thanks to their far more experience playing in the UCL than Arsenal. So it is not surprising if Porto can overcome a team as strong as Arsenal in the first leg. But I am also confident that Arsenal will eventually progress to the next stage. Because Arsenal has also recently had an increase in goal productivity. And Arsenal have also strengthened their defense more recently. Even in the match against Brentford, we could actually see Arsenal almost completely controlling the match. And Brentford even they continue to struggle to get out of the pressure. It's just that Brentford's defense is also very solid. So Arsenal were having quite a difficult time. But in the end Arsenal still won. I am sure that in the Arsenal vs Porto match there will be more than 2 goals and I hope Arsenal will score 3 goals. This seems excessive but we'll see whether Arteta's troops can be relied on at home or not.

It would be an easy 90 minute win for Arsenal. Porto might have a lead over goal but they are no match to what Arsenal is now. The next game is going to be in a much different context as well. Arsenal has placed themselves as the contender for title of the premier league and the match is being hosted in Etihad stadium, the home ground of Arsenal. Arsenal will most probably have a better aggregate than porto during the gameplay and advance to the next round.
Another match on the same day Barcelona vs Napoli would be much competitive one but Barcelona would have a better play.

Porto will try defensive tactics because they already have the advantage in the first leg. Porto can play very well with their defense. This can be seen from the first leg. But Arsenal played as host in this match. That will give them additional morale and motivation to win the match. Even though it was difficult to win the match against Brentford, I think the match against Porto will be different because Arteta will really prepare a strategy and Arsenal will go all out to win the match. I predict Arsenal will progress to the next round.

The problem with Barcelona is they're lack of players.

Look at the predicted lineup, who are Cubarsi and Lopez? they're academy players and Christensen will play in central midfield position, to be honest it doesn't looks good. But on the other hands, Napoli isn't that strong in this season, the only advantage is they will play with full squad.

Hard to say, but I will go for Napoli this time.

Barcelona and Napoli meeting tomorrow is another interesting game we will be witnessing in the champions league and I don't know if much has really been discussed about it because personally I see a whole lot to talk about in that game as it's a must win for both team if any of them will have to proceed to the next stage of the competition but a draw will favour one side as against the other tho it's relative.

If they draw with more than a goal probably each team getting two goals it will actually be balanced because they have not got equal amount of goals both home and away so in such case they will result to a penalty shoot out to get the actual winner of the game other wise they will have both teams qualifying which is practically impossible. Barcelona has got some good level of champions league experience but it has been really displayed in a less optimal pattern since this round of sixteen, I doubt if Napoli has got same level of experience with the champions league but yet they are trying.

Barcelona needs to brace up especially with the fact that they will be hosting Napoli because it will be very embarrassing I'm a champions league game as this and Barcelona is loosing at home in such a critical time, they will just have to give their best nd let xavi use much Younger players like yamal and Felix who can deliver them in this game with a much more improve tactical approach because Napoli isn't slacking.

I am not sure if Arsenal will win against Porto. Undoubtedly, Arsenal is a stronger team than Porto. However, Arsenal lost the first leg 1–0. Arsenal were defeated More importantly, Arsenal's performance was very poor. Arsenal players were not able to make an on-target shot in the entire match. It is difficult to survive such a poor performance in the Champions League. If Arsenal perform like this in the second leg match, the team will not be able to qualify for the quarter finals.

I am looking forward to the Barcelona vs Napoli match. Both teams are considered favorites in this match. As the performance of both is erratic now. So it becomes difficult to predict which team will win the second leg match. But the match is Barcelona's home match. So it will be very difficult for Napoli to win against Barcelona in this match.

I think betting on Arsenal is safer. Even though they struggled against Brentford, dont judge them by one game. Arsenal has performed well all season. At the Emirates Stadium, they have repeatedly rebounded and dominated. I think you underestimate the boost playing at home gives them. Porto is strong, but Arsenal's home form and consistency make them favourites. Though less exciting, betting for Arsenal is the smarter pick given their current form.

I think there will no be any surprise results this time in the upcoming games,I highly doubt we will see an ugly football like that of Real Madrid that we saw last week,Arsenal no matter what results they will get they play really beautiful football and that is why the Premier League is the best league in the world.I think Porto will not have any escape routes here in London and they are going to be beaten with a really high scoring goals results,you cannot expect them not to concede goals when they conceded from teams like Royal Union SG,so most likely in London they will suffer a heavy defeat.

In the other remaining games,there may be unexpected results as the quality of the teams is closer to each other.

We don't need to talk about who has the most possession of the ball, this is a big league in Europe of course experience and mentality are needed, so Porto has learned more than Arsenal so the narrow victory in the first leg means Arsenal must be able to improve themselves in the second leg. , Porto is not a weak team and is easy to beat, they know how to look for opportunities to score goals and Arsenal must know that and be alert in the second leg match which will be played at the Emirates Stadium.

Arteta must be able to change his tactics a little to face Porto in the second leg so that his team will not only play more attacks and control possession of the ball but also be able to steal gaps to score goals, because if Porto plays defensively in the second leg, that will ultimately result in the result. of course Arsenal will not qualify for the next round, I would not be surprised if Porto succeeds in advancing to the next round and Arsenal must be able to convince all their supporters that they will avenge their defeat in the previous first leg match at the Emirates Stadium, at least Aesenal win 2 - 0 is enough to get them through to the next round.

of course betting on a draw or on the underdog is very risky while Arsenal are very clearly favored in the match but there is no harm if you want to bet with a small amount of risk.
the few that I see Arsenal will still beat Porto with a score of more than 2 or maybe 3 scores and this prediction is not I did from the results of the analysis of the domestic league match because the domestic match with UCL is very different that it cannot be a benchmark for this analysis but I am more looking at the Arsenal players more qualified in terms of the talents possessed by Arsenal players are far superior to Porto.
although Porto has gotten an aggregate score is superior but if only 1 point is not a big problem and we will later see that Arsenal will not be easily defeated at the Emirates Stadium because of greater confidence to be able to get the chance to qualify for the next round and we will also see Porto will have difficulty giving resistance to Arsenal and will not even be able to dominate the match.

we see in the first leg match even though Arsenal acts as a guest at home to Porto, but the fact that Arsenal ball possession is much bigger, but Arsenal are not as fortunate as Porto and 1 aggregate point that Porto has is just a luck for me.
only by looking at the possession of the ball and the accuracy of the operand can we certainly Arsenal will win at home so that betting for Arsenal victory is much better than taking risks that are too big.

True, the 1-0 defeat at home to Porto makes things difficult for Arsenal at the moment and even Martinelli possible absence will slightly reduce the sharpness of Arsenal forward line as seen against Brentford yesterday, Arsenal may now have the advantage of playing at home but still it will not guarantee Arsenal a win against Porto which performance so far has been quite remarkable when playing in the Champions League,  But I think for the game Arsenal should be able to focus on how they can score the first goal in the game so that it at least gives confidence for Arsenal players to continue to create as many goals as possible in the game.

I think even though Arsenal are currently in a difficult position due to the first leg defeat but still Arsenal are the favorites to win the game, because so far I see if the mentality possessed by the Arsenal players has improved from the previous season, besides that Porto who are 1 goal ahead most likely they will try to stay at home Arsenal and if that happens then I am quite sure Arsenal will be able to take advantage of the gap What is in Porto defense to score, when Arsenal continues to attack and Porto prefers to defend, of course Arsenal have many time to create scoring opportunities goal in the game.

Tomorrow is going to be a big day for Arsenal and Arteta because they will face Porto and I'm sure after losing the first leg, they will try hard to play in an attacking style in this match against Porto to beat this team in the second leg and don't lose the Champions League because the current situation of Arsenal is not bad at all to lose the opportunities in the tournament like the Champions League and they don't want to lose the chance easily.
I think Arsenal got the motivation to have a perfect performance in this game and I predict Arsenal will finally Arsenal win this match and get to the next stage of the Champions League after beating Porto. However, I do not think Arsenal can be a favorite to win the title of the Champions League at all.

Surely Barca will choose an attacking style of play because this is their strength, instead of counter-attacking defense which is not their forte. Imposing a style of play will be Barca's target when they play at home. However, Napoli is not a team that plays defense quite well in recent times, so they may still play a double attack with Barca, although this may be a disadvantage for them.
However, I still believe that the home field factor will help Barca win this match. They are winning at home in their last 3 matches in the Champion League arena. This can be an important factor to help them confidently aim to win against Napoli.
In terms of force, Barca is missing many players due to injuries such as Pedri, Gavi, De Jong, Alejandro Balde, Marcos Alonso and Ferran Torres. Meanwhile, Napoli will be without the services of Jens Cajuste and Cyril Ngonge.

The biggest challenge for Arsenal in the second leg is that Porto can play very well in defense, and Porto have the advantage, the main thing for them is not to lose this match. Arsenal have matches when they score a lot of goals, but this happens against not the strongest teams, and as the first match against Porto showed, their attack is not so effective against a strong defense. Apparently Conceição was able to find a way to isolate the Arsenal attackers, as they were unable to make a single shot on target in Porto's goal.

There is no doubt that for Porto this will be a difficult match, there is also no point in denying that Porto has an excellent defense, and in the second match the guests will focus on defense, and if they manage to score a goal, then this will be their task for this match at most.

The chance of Arsenal qualifying to the next round is slimmer compared to that of Porto. Porto is very strong and seems difficult to win recently, we saw that in their recent games. Arsenal is equal to the task but only if the can score more goals than Porto at Emirate tomorrow that is what will give them the best chance of qualifying.

Hey, if Porto chooses to settle for a draw then it will be difficult for Arsenal since drawing the match will send Arsenal packing out from the league. If Porto draw, they win. If Porto win the match, it is a win win, but if they lose 1-0 to Arsenal, they still have hope. It is only if they lose with two goals gap that Arsenal is free. If Arsenal draw a the match, they are out. If the lose the match they are out, if they win without two goals difference it is 50-50 odds that they are will stay or get out of the league.

  These season, arsenal is performing absolutely well and betting on draws for them won't end up well, you see, the recent record of arsenal is quite interesting and any other teams that's playing with them should also have strong players too.
   The team have good players like
*Christian Pulisic.
*Alex Morgan.
*Trinity Rodman.
*Giovanni Reyna.
And 4 others.
But for Porto, they also have
*Galeno
*Pepê Aquino
*João Mário
*Diogo Costa.
And 4 others
   There is no hidden threat rather than the whole threat on both teams lines in the football field, so what I am saying is that the result of the both teams is on their players.
Less I forget, the both teams have good players presently.

The Premier League Competition is not always easy you see, they struggled but what happened at the very end of the game? Three points, Yes? Don't joke with em during the Premier League fixtures but in the Champions League Competition, there's so much doubts honestly. I don't see a draw coming close enough to the game. Arsenal might have no Champions League over the years in the Champions League Competition but they shouldn't be underestimated.

My final predictions would be for Arsenal to win with three to four goals in this game.  Barcelona also at home wouldn't want to take chances, t's a good day to see them come out victorious against Napoli.

I see Arsenal been the favourite in this game as a trap by the bookies because looking at every Indication the probable chance of draw is way higher to a win, although Arsenal has been doing great in the premier league they still doesn't look too convincing for the champions league because the game in the champions league is actually very tensed and way too competitive than it is in various domestic leagues.

Porto since after their first encounter with Arsenal has continued to still remain firm in their performance and I think they will be able to put Arsenal on their toes by not giving them an easy game to win and looking at Arsenal last performance which they literally struggled  against Brentford, it's like an indication to the fact that their chances to win Porto isn't that great because normally previous games before the next has got a way of affecting players psychology and confidence too except Arsenal is quick enough to snap out of it they seem to be setting into a new slow down period.

A draw will actually favour Porto, even tho the gunners may try not to want to end their champions league journey at this point a draw wouldn't do much for them because they are already a g behind of which they will have to make up for if they must further proceed into the next stage of the game. Porto on the oder hand wouldn't want to jeopardize this opportunity so they will fight to get a draw which will still be in their advantage.