Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 380. (Read 141787 times)

For what I bet on, it resulted in defeat and resulted in the loss of certain amount of money, but because everything happened like this which did not match expectations, it must be accepted well.
Really important thing is that Real Madrid can still qualify for the next round and they must be able to play even better in the matches in the last 8, I want to see Real Madrid can continue to be in this competition until the final.
Desire that has existed since the beginning of the competition was that the final would bring together Real Madrid vs Manchester City and I sure this will be truly impressive final match.

From the draw in the second leg, Ancelotti should be able to make improvements and turn Real Madrid into much better team in preparing the squad for the next match.
He is coach who really has very important role in the success of Real Madrid, Ancelotti himself is great coach and has lot of experience in bringing the team under his care to win the title.
I hope Ancelotti can work well and can truly realize the hopes of all Real Madrid fans to be able to continue to survive until the final.

Carlo Ancelotti always stick with his team game plan which is getting the result knowing that the club lacks a main striker I think that is why the team is not scoring wide margin goals, the team rely on Vinicius Jr. and Bellingham to score most of their goals and knowing that playing RB Leipzig second leg could be very risky  having narrowly won the first leg with Leipzig being a very strong opponent too, Real Madrid played with caution at Santiago Bernabeu having an advantage from their first Leg thus sticked with their game plan which worked well because at the knockout stage their is no room for any complacency else they can be eliminated all is now set for the quarterfinals after all the other competing team played their second legs

You are actually right on that, real madrid and Manchester city are the clear favourite to win this year uefa champions league title, but it's not wise to rule out the likes of Arsenal, Bayern Munich and inter Milan. 

Another thing I observe about this real madrid encounter between them and RB Leipzig is that, base on the fact that they won the first leg, they were actually complacent in this their reverse fixture, which would have cost them the game and their qualification, if it wasn't for the top level performance of their goal keeper that day, but they were just lucky that Leipzig didn't have the second goal, if not, it would have been a different ball game all together.

Arsenal is still in this big competition but for some reason many people are not really favorites to win the Champions League title, because sometimes Arsenal's performance is still too inconsistent in the Champions League but that doesn't rule out the possibility that Arsenal is still strong enough to compete in this competition but to become champions I guess I'm not so sure. Indeed, that they have recently been very strong in the Premier League in terms of attack and strength, like Manchester City, but you need to remember that Arsenal's opponent in creating lots of goals is not a strong club, so it's only natural that Arsenal is able to score a lot goal. Why am I a little doubtful because in the first leg Arsenal didn't win and Porto was already ahead and if in the second leg Arsenal make another mistake I think their struggle only ends here in terms of experience Porto is superior to Arsenal in the Champions League so we shouldn't underestimate clubs like Porto.

In the Premier League, maybe Arsenal is still the favorite in competing for the trophy, but in the Champions League it is a big competition different to the Premier League. In the Champions League there are still Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan who are still Arsenal's tough challenges, maybe Arsenal can beat Manchester City in the domestic league but as we know, Manchester City's performance in the Champions League is very strong, they are very focused in terms of attack and defense, they are also very strong, so I doubt that if Arsenal faced Manchester City in a different competition, whether Arsenal could beat them.

Real Madrid don't used to score many goals now, even in the league, they will only score 1 or 2 goals or draw the games, Leipzig performed very well, that is why it is very difficult for Madrid to score many goals in the match, they stress Madrid in the match because from the first half, real madrid should have scored many goals but unfortunately they missed the chances in the game, now is only Real Madrid that qualifies in Spain and Manchester City in England. Everyone think Real Madrid or Manchester City are the favorites of the competition because is only them that they are in good form this season to win the trophy. We don't know if Arsenal or Barcelona will win the trophy (. We can't forecast football because anything can happen in the competition you'll be surprised when a tiny club defeats large clubs and wins the title.

I think that is Real Madrid's advantage this season. They don't always win games by big scores, but they always win games. I once said that Madrid is a solid team this season. In the league they don't always win with big scores. In fact, they drew 3 matches from the last 5 matches. They also won 2-1 on aggregate from the likes of Leipzig. But what must be remembered is that Real Madrid can win the match whatever the score they get. That will be their strength in the Champions League this season. I favor Real Madrid to become champions, followed by City at number two.

This reminds me of Mourinho's trademark playing style. His football philosophy is that there is no need to attack beautifully, let the opponent attack freely, just wait for the opponent to make an opening and then deliver a fatal blow, as long as they win. We may not like this style of play, but it is completely suitable for weak and mid-range teams when playing against more highly rated teams. A typical example of this style of play is building a well-contested midfield, defending and applying constant pressure, and possessing the technique of quickly switching defense to attack. It is this style of play that helped Porto from an underrated team win the UCL championship in 2004. Therefore, if a weak team plays well with its playing style, it can surprise the big teams in the UCL this year.

If you look at the performance of the two teams in their respective leagues, Inter Milan's chances of qualifying for the next round will be much greater, even though the match will take place at home to Atletico Madrid. But Inter Milan also have to be wary of Atletico Madrid, apart from being experienced in the Champions League, another advantage is that the match will be held at home. I don't doubt Inter Milan to qualify for the next round because they have a good defense so it will make it difficult for Atletico to restore the goal aggregate more quickly.

I put two to three top teams this season in the Champions League, apart from Real Madrid I have confidence that Bayern Munich is a strong candidate to win this season. Of course, we don't ignore Manchester City as the defending champion, but there is an opportunity for competition between the three clubs to compete for the title.

In football, sometimes strong teams are not always lucky. And sometimes we quite often see strong teams dominating possession of the ball during a match but they have difficulty scoring goals and end up losing. Things like this are happening even more frequently this season. This also shows that variations in a club's strategy to beat its opponents are growing. So weak teams often use defensive and attacking strategies which are sometimes effective strategies for beating strong teams. Although that doesn't always happen. But strong teams that cannot adapt to all this will ultimately be eliminated. So it is not surprising if we see a strong team that got a good ranking last season then gets a low ranking this season. And if we look at their game, we will be able to see that they are still good at dominating a match, but they have difficulty scoring goals because their opponents focus on defense and then suddenly attack and make the strong team off guard and concede. At UCL it will be the same. Last season, we could even see that the team that qualified for the semi-finals was dominated by the team that was not the favorite. And it's possible that this season the same thing will happen.

The big factor here is that Inter still has a 2nd leg to play against Atletico Madrid. They're only one goal ahead and are playing an away game which is never easy. In contrast, 4 teams have already qualified, so it's not weird at all that odd-makers are giving them higher chances. It's still impressive that the odds for Inter are lower than for PSG, who already advanced to the next round.

It'll all change next week. Inter is doing really well in Serie A, and it's almost certain at this point that they'll win it. But I still think Man City is a better team, they are very consistent in the toughest league in the world.

Real Madrid missed so many chances, and it was a disaster for all fans and bettors. How could Madrid not win the game against Lipzig? I could not guess the exact reason Madrid did it, but it was a disaster for the club. The statistics showed equal statistics for both clubs. Neither of them owned the game.
Madrid played so awfully against Leipzig, which also shows that the standard slowly decreased again after it was always consistently going up. It's a very disappointing result for the fans. I assume the drama against Valencia may also affect Real Madrid's performance in UCL.

It's so weird to see Madrid's performance, and it's very different from when Madrid consistently won by a massive margin in the middle of the season and the group stage of UCL. Vini was helping Madrid win the game through his shoot.
I could not imagine if Real Madrid had gone through a penalty. This will also make the situation even worse than before.

it's my first time seeing real Madrid play unstructured like that. There were not a lot of shots on target in that game, either. Ancellotti needs to fix the problems in the attacking line up. The defense looked so weak. It was totally a mistake made by ancellotti not to buy a new defender in the winter transfer season.

From onset, I don’t like underrating Leipzig. I always remember how they came into the top tier of the Bundesliga and dominated the league with their great performance till date. They are not a team to be looked down on when it comes to European competition but rather a team to be feared for the unforeseen that they can do. They may not be so excellent in their league games now, but when it comes to champions league, every team always wants to show their expertise in the game and qualify for the next round of the competition regardless.

Real Madrid were also not playing bad in that match but Leipzig was fully prepared for them and have always wanted by all means to make a qualification ahead of Real Madrid. They should be lucky for the first leg goal which has given them an advantage in this competition. The game was to me leveled and the winner could not be decided. If not for the first match win for Real Madrid, maybe a little more time or an extra time could change the course of the game to be in favour of Leipzig. Congrats to Real Madrid and hard luck to Leipzig.

If you check the stats of the Real Madrid and Leipzig match yesterday, you will see that Real Madrid was not simply better than Leipzig because Leipzig had 21 goal attempts against Real Madrid. Real Madrid struggled against Leipzig, and they were lucky they won Leipzig at home. 

Yes I understand that the result the UEFA Champions League game between Real Madrid and Leipzig yesterday actually favored the home side because of the fact that they managed to narrowly win the first leg of the tie but what I'm trying to say is that considering the football strength of Real Madrid when compared to their German counterparts and the fact that they played the game at home, I expected them to easily win the game but football sometimes doesn't give us what we expect or have already predicted and that's what makes it the most interesting of all the sports in the world.

With the result of that game yesterday, Real Madrid have qualified to play in the quarter finals of the game and after the quarter finals and semi finals draw of the game is made, Real Madrid will know who'll they'll be playing against in the quarter finals and the the team they'll face in the semi final should they happen to win their quarter final opponent.

The UEFA Champions League is club football's most prestigious competition and as the most successful club in the competition, I'm very optimistic that Real Madrid will be very much able to face whichever team they'll eventually meet in the later stages of the competition and is also one of the favorite teams that can win the UEFA Champions League competition this season

Actually in this case I think regardless of the result received in the end it was Madrid who qualified. Many regretted the draw in this match because the expectations for Madrid to win were too high in my opinion even though their opponent was one of the clubs that was quite troublesome and always subscribed to the last 16 of the Champions League in the last few seasons.
Many regretted Madrid's results, perhaps they had a big ambition that Madrid could continue to win with a score that was enough to make the bet end well but in the end Madrid's goal was only to hold Leipzig's draw for the worst possibility so that they could qualify for the next phase.

Indeed, in this case I also regret Madrid's draw because it made my bet float away but I don't think it will interfere with their probability in the trophy odds and they still qualify for the next phase that is very enough for Madrid.

They did it.
Real Madrid played aggressively and still dominantly. but ......

Because after all, Real Madrid is much stronger than Leipzig. With this high level of dominance in the match, they could only score 1 goal, and then it was matched by Leipzig. Meanwhile, if we look at the statistics, they seem to only play the ball, but not the effectiveness of their attacks. In fact, in this second leg, I admit that Leipzig's performance was even more awesome.

No.
Actually, No Doubt for Man City.
They will enter the final round again in the UCL this season. I don't know who the opponent is, but for now, Man City is the strongest and most consistent in the UCL. We don't see Man City at the start of the season, but Man City now, especially their performance in the UCL. It cannot be denied that Man City is still very bright and convincing to enter the final round.

I assume we all expected Real Madrid to play more aggressively in Leg 2. It was a home match and they need some goals to secure the chance for the next round. Unfortunately, Real Madrid played beyond people's expectation. In the match, Leipzig played more effective, they could make more chances for shot attempts. It is quite confusing because Real Madrid was playing with their best lineup. I think Real Madrid players were quite surprised to see how Leipzig players playing aggressively. They never give up although they were 1 goal behind.

Sure, it was not a lucky goal. Real Madrid made a great effort to score a single goal in the match. But it is surprising to see Real Madrid under pressure against Leipzig at home.

Luck is definitely the key used by most of these elite teams in matches, these clubs have no time to waste other than chanelling their energy on important matches. Proving wrong or right, it doesn't make any significance because three points is straightened up to the club that fought so hard to score goals other than the ones that keep full dominance of the game. Football changing faster than we could even understand. We can't comprehend the picture but watching the likes of mediocre teams been lucky against the top sides.

That is what Manchester city have been looking for in very long time they should always be at the top but i don't see them have a chance in this champions league because most of the people in this champions league are in form, so it wont be that easy for Manchester city to just shine just like that and they can only win weaker clubs that at the end of the day they will not met up. those are the kind of clubs that Manchester are always winning against. and pep always have a way of doing an amazing lineup especially when he noticed that he is playing against a bigger club and it always work for him.

Real Madrid they are doing a great job, but we all know that it is not every time you get lucky so that is what happens in the case of Madrid, and madrids squad are always excellent and even there last game ancelotti have to change strategy before he could win yesterday days game  and when Rodrygo came in that is when the game change. ther are some players that are just important.

Exactly, this happens very often in football. Indeed, usually, the team that plays better and more consistently will experience significant wins. However, this does not guarantee 100% that something like that will happen. Because we also experienced several other things related to results that were not in line with expectations. Where, statistics declare a very dominant advantage, but instead they only draw or even lose in terms of number of goals. This is also related to the effectiveness of their attacks, their consistency, and perhaps their seriousness.

In this case, many people believe that Real Madrid will be far superior to Leipzig in the second leg. But apparently, it was far from predictions, and they couldn't even be that optimal at home. This is definitely quite disappointing. But what else can I do? the important thing is that Real Madrid enters the quarter finals. they have to be extra strong later.