Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 443. (Read 141898 times)

This narrow victory cannot be said to be completely safe for Inter Milan because Atletico Madrid can still use this score in the second leg if Atletico Madrid scores more goals than Inter Milan, and Atletico Madrid still has a bigger chance in the second leg because the match will be held at Atletico's home ground Madrid, but yes, I hope Inter Milan will be more aggressive in this second leg and can keep their defense tight so as not to concede a goal from Atletico Madrid, especially if Inter Milan is able to hold Atletico Madrid to a draw then we can be sure that Inter Milan will qualify for the next round.

Inter Milan might experience a little difficulty in the second leg because in the first leg itself Inter Milan was only able to score 1 goal even though we know that Inter Milan's strategy in attacking is no longer in doubt, Inter Milan's defense is said to be very strong but Inter Milan also still needs technique defense and also attacking techniques in the second leg because Atletico Madrid could put quite a lot of pressure in the match and avenge their previous defeat, we'll see who makes it through to the next round because both clubs look equally strong and have the same opportunities.

Arsenal lost the match in injury time but they will return to their home stadium to host Porto. It will be their foundation to beat Porto but they must admit that they played worse than Porto in a first match. Even Porto won with a late goal, they deserved it because Porto created more dangerous chances in the match than Arsenal.

Galeno scored a fantastic goal that helped Porto to have a difficult winning but it does not mean Porto did not deserve this winning.

They hosted Barcelona in Naples but did not play better than the guest and they will have to play at Nou Camp in a second leg without any advantage in result. I agree that Napoli does not have big chance to win against Barcelona in Spain but they actually can fight and achieve it. Weeks ago, Girona won over Barcelona at Nou Camp and I am sure Napoli are not weaker than Girona.

I did not watch the match, but looking at the match statistic, Arsenal did not even make a single shot on goals out of 7 attempts. There must be something wrong with the attacking players and it should be evaluated especially for the 2nd leg. Although Arsenal will play as the home team on the 2nd leg but it is not a guarantee that they will win easily against Porto. Porto can be more motivated to win because they are underdog, pressure is on Arsenal so they need to overcome the pressure especially their fanatic fans will be expecting them to win and qualify for the next stage.

If a team conceded in the 90+ minute then we call it bad luck because they only need a few minutes to end the game without defeat but the fact is they conceded and lost in that last minute their struggle is in vain for 90 minutes and we know it will disappoint. Even though we call it unlucky day, it doesn't mean Arsenal lost the opportunity yes we know that in the next match Arsenal will avenge this defeat certainly not difficult for Arsenal to score 2 goals right? so Arsenal only need to focus on the coming second leg.

The chance for Napoli to win in the second leg is very small. Although that doesn't mean they don't have a chance, it's just that the chance is very small. In contrast to Arsenal, even though today they lost in the first leg, I'm sure they are still optimistic about turning things around in the second leg. But the problem is that Porto's defense is quite famous for its solidity. And it's possible that Porto will try to survive in the second leg and make it even more difficult for Arsenal to score goals. And if Arsenal is careless, Arsenal could even concede in the second leg.

Honestly, I hope Arsenal scores lots of goals in this match. But I was quite disappointed because Arsenal was really unable to break down the opponent's defense.

Napoli have lost their potential this season after becoming champions.They are playing a football game that is far away from the football they played in that season when they were champions and we can see it very easily in the league.I can say that it is a miracle for them that they drew 1-1 against Barcelona in this match.They didn't do much during the match but at least they had a chance again for the round.Barcelona will most probably defeat Napoli at home and will pass the round.Although Napoli got a draw here, I don't think they have any chance on the road.
As for Arsenal, I don't think anyone really expected them to lose in this match.They have a good squad and the Portuguese teams haven't performed well so far but they have experience.I expect Arsenal to win at home and go through.

Napoli seems to have the potential to suffer defeat in the second leg at home to Barcelona. Because after all, Barcelona has also shown that they are capable of dominating the first leg yesterday. And it can be predicted that Barcelona will get better when playing at their own home. Meanwhile, it will be increasingly difficult for Napoli to face Barcelona in the second leg.

Arsenal's defeat by Porto was very unexpected. but yes, there is still a second leg that Arsenal can hope to turn things around.

I don't think it was an unlucky day for arsenal. because arsenal was unable to make a shoot on goal on target. it shows that porto's defense is strong enough so that none of arsenal's shots or attacks lead to the goal or on target. of arsenal's 7x shot attempts none were on target.

I think Arsenal have nothing to worry about, they dominated the entire match only to concede a goal in the final minutes. But in the second leg in London I'm sure they will be able to overturn the result of the first leg.

as for Napoli, I saw a team trying to get back on track, it's not easy to get satisfactory results when you change manager every two months, getting a draw against Barcelona was an excellent result and they can hope to make the breakthrough luck on the way back

There was no winner in the Napoli-Barcelona match.Napoli managed to draw with a terrible game at home.Barcelona has the potential to beat Napoli, but it seems that things are not going well for them either.At least it's a good enough result for Barcelona.They will win the next match at home and go through.
I didn't expect Arsenal to lose.I thought the match was very unpleasant because only 2 of the shots taken by both teams during the 90 minutes were accurate, one of which was a goal in the last minute.Arsenal, despite playing well, couldn't be very effective in front of goal against Porto and left with a goal in the last minute.Arsenal will have to show an extra performance at home now.

I am not worried about Arsenal even though they lost in this match because I'm sure they can win in the second leg with a more score, Arsenal will not waste this opportunity because Arsenal have no choices except the Champions League. I did not underestimate Porto but I thought Arsenal was more worthy to go to next stage and Arsenal will do it in the second leg match.

I must admit that Porto is a very well-organized defensive team. Arsenal had a tough day on Porto's field. They couldn't get a single shot on target. Arsenal's attack was disappointing, especially Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard. Both played quite poorly and did not create any pressure on Porto's defense. You can see Porto over the years in the Champions League. It's a hard-working team with great players.
Arsenal are not allowed to let their spirits down because of this loss, and they still have 90 minutes to return to the Emirates. Although the door to continue is still very open, if Arsenal cannot find a way to neutralize the opponent's defense system, no one is sure what outcome will await them in the front. Looking at what Arsenal has shown, their fans should probably start to feel worried.

And to be honest, all of today's matches really didn't match what I expected. Well this is a bit painful for Arsenal and also for those of us who bet on Arsenal. I initially thought Arsenal could win easily. But it turns out the reality is not what I expected. And yeah, it looks like Porto cannot be underestimated.

Barcelona and Napoli matches are also very difficult to predict. And a draw is actually a reasonable result considering that both teams' performance has been inconsistent recently. But if Napoli can only get a draw in the first leg then I think Napoli can lose in the second leg.

Arsenal was defeated and that is what we call a disaster for the club most especially when the defeat happened to them at home in front of the fans, which could have been a big advantage to them.

Barcelona on the other hand played a 1:1 draw with Napoli and even though Barcelona made the first goal record before the equalization,  it still felt better and safer for Barcelona but along the line, they missed their steps and there was an equalization but still, we cant compared the condition to that of Arsenal who was defeated in their game.

Arsenal should have done better, after playing a while 90 minutes on draw with their opponents and just in the final minutes to blow the final whistle they allowed their opponent to put a goal into their net. It was such an awful match for them and they will not be happy with the results after putting so much effort throughout the match and could not convert all of their chances into a goal. Hard luck to Arsenal, I just hope they do better in the second leg because I never expected them to lose to Porto today.

Osimehn is back in action after his return from the international break. He was able to score the equalizer for his team in the 75th minute just 15th minutes after Lewandowski had the opening goal of the match for Bayern Munich. It was a though game and the home team was able to hold the visiting team to a draw by Osimehn’s equaliser. We await to see the second leg at Spain.

We can call it an unlucky day for Arsenal after several attempts ended in vain, but even if Porto win today they are not safe yet because Arsenal can turn things around in the next match we also know Arsenal can beat anyone who comes to their home base. Napoli and Barcelona only played a draw even though Barcelona dominated, they couldn't win it. The results of today's match are almost the same as yesterday's match and each team still has a chance in the second leg match.

Now both of this ties are heading to the second league with a tight score. Porto defy odds to upset an inform Arsenal team that has scored more than 10 goals in the last two matches, only to fail to score even one in this fixture. They fail to even get a shot on target throughout the match even though they dominated in possession which shows how compact the Porto defense were. They need to do more when they travel to England to visit the Emirate stadium. In as much as this is the champions league I will still predict Arsenal progression to the quarter finals because Porto away from home to English clubs is a poor place to be for team.

As for Napoli and Barcelona I think this was already a game that couldn’t be predicted because of the nature or form both clubs are in and the game showed that. The second leg is going to be more of what happen today and any of the team that utilizes the chance that will be minimal that day will be.

I didn’t actually watch the Arsenal game as I wasn’t really disposed at the time but. How do you stay dominant in the game, judging by the statistics I can find on the game, Arsenal controlled the game in possession but, they couldn’t even manage a single shot on target. I mean, what are we saying here. How could you hope to win when you aren’t even getting a shot across goal. It was extremely poor performance for me even though, this is just me speaking from statistics.
They deserve this loss and by the time the goal came in the plus minutes, there was absolutely nothing that could have been changed about that.
It’s the first leg of the round of 16 for them, maybe they would have a chance when Porto Fc comes visiting but, it was such a lost advantage for Arsenal this evening.

I didn't see this game bit I'm certain to say that Porto defense was so relaxed because Arsenal had no threat on them defenders.  Like how do you go on to play such a hard game especially in the Champions League without starting with a natural central attacking player.
I believe the absence of a good number nine lost them.the game today and they'd be going back home to face Newcastle? There'll be problem for them most likely.

I said it before now that Portuguese sides are good at home. I could recall how Arsenal got dumped out of the European Europa League Competition.
They was knocked out by Sporting Lisboand this is yet another Portuguese side that'll knock them out. How well did Saka Play?

Before I forget,  Someone check the ratings of Sancho yesterday please, do you still think Erik Ten Hag is the problem? Lol

Barcelona in the first half was dominate the game they even gets several opportunities to scores but indeed i have to says Napoli defensive lines is very solid in this match because although during the match Napoli was playing a bit under pressure but their players didn't panic and they can able to managed their defense with very good and Napoli also didn't gets much opportunities to scores but they were playing with very effective but this result is still not favourable for Napoli because on the second leg they will playing at Camp Nou Barcelona home ground and Napoli has poor records during playing at there

On the other hand Porto know Arsenal is very strong and Arsenal front lines is very dangerous because they were very on fire at their domestic league so since the beginning of match Porto has decide to playing with more defense and rely on counter attack strategy and apparently this strategy was run well for Porto because Arsenal players looks didn't gets much opportunities to scores even at the end of second half Arsenal player lost to focus which makes this situation can able to utilized by Porto player to scored goal and this result make Arsenal journey a bit hard to advances to the quarterfinal because they have to win at least with 2 goals margin or more but Arsenal still have any chances moreover they will playing at their home for second leg