Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 445. (Read 141855 times)

Maybe this is a problem of poor strategy for Napoli or because Barcelona is too good at managing the tempo of the game. Barcelona performed well from the first half and so far they have made 6 shots on goal out of a total of 11 shots. They can win this match and increase their chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals, so in the end perhaps this is why Barcelona should not be underestimated.

Barcelona's defense is also good. Araujo, Martinez and Kounde impressed, as did Joao Cancelo, but Barcelona still have to be alert because Napoli really don't want to lose at home. But now the score has changed, 1-1.

Napoli looked quite chaotic in the first half in their game because they were playing at home but they did not show their best strength. I think if napoli players don't improve in the second half, Barcelona will probably take advantage of every opportunity to score a goal. Indeed, Barcelona had several opportunities, but unfortunately the final solution did not result in a goal because meret managed to break the chances that Barcelona had in the first half.

In fact, I noticed one of Napoli main players, namely osimhen, where his performance really declined because when controlling the ball, Osimhen was unable to get past the barcelona defense so he didn't create a single chance in the first half. Napoli fans really hope for osimhen in today match because if they fail to win at home it will be quite difficult for them to win in the second leg. There is still a lot of time in the second half where it is possible that there will be a goal in this match.
edit ; Barcelona leads 1-0

They both an an equally matched team and as it is, even with Barcelona leading the score line, it isn’t looking as though they could keep hanging on to it. Napoli is still keeping up with there attacks and all they would need is one good opportunity to present itself and the goalkeeper would be sorry.
They seem to have a more compact defense as well to prevent Barcelona from having those opportunity to come in close proximity with the goalkeeper. Anything could still come out this game.

Yeah, this is quite disappointing for Dortmund because it could be overtaken and ultimately end in a draw. With the same score, Dortmund in the second leg must do it very optimally. It's true that Dortmund is actually much stronger and more effective than PSV, but they were quite unlucky in the first game yesterday. so they have to be successful in the second leg later.

Finally, Barcelona made it. A goal by Lewandowski
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Napoli vs Barcelona
in the 60th minute it really could open up a chance of victory for Barcelona. The key is in them themselves. Their part can optimally direct the ball into the opponent's goal. Because that's not easy enough, Barcelona must fight even harder. However, at least with this 1 goal, it has been able to make the players more motivated to compete very well and effectively.

On the other hand, What's the matter with Arsenal?
Even though they controlled the ball, they still couldn't score at all. And they always failed when they tried to advance towards Porto's defense. Porto is really cool, able to repel all the attacks that Arsenal wants to give. It seems Arsenal are starting to get confused about the strategy they should apply here. In fact, they really couldn't even shoot on target.

Yes, Barcelona really dominated the match, Napoli has no chance to score goals. After having some good chances for scoring goals, Lewandowski succeed scoring 1 goal now. Barcelona is leading with 1 goal, Pedri delivered a good assist and Lewandowski could convert it to be a goal. If Barcelona still plays offensively, I'm sure there will be more goals. It is very important to score as many as goals when Napoli isn't in their good form today.

It is true that Napoli gets difficulty to build attacking. So far, Napoli only could make 1 shot and it is not a shot on target. I don't know what's happening with Napoli. I suspect the new coach still can't apply a proper tactic for Napoli. He also may be hard to improve the mentality of the players because he doesn't know well the whole players. This is the first match of Francesco Calzona in managing Napoli.

It would be surprising if these two matches ended in a goalless draw. Arsenal dominated the game but unfortunately they haven't had any shots on goal. Porto defense is very good, so it is very difficult for Arteta fleet to penetrate it. Arsenal must be able to create more creativity, so that it can be converted into goals. Arteta hasn't rotated players yet, I think Arteta will.

Another match between Napoli and Barcelona, both of them were seen playing very openly and trading attacks, now Barcelona is winning 1-0 thanks to Lewandowski goal. Unfortunately, Napoli have not been able to get a single shot, even though Osimhen has now returned as the spearhead on the front line. On paper, Arsenal and Barcelona are very favorites to win the match, but we'll see how these two matches will end.

The first half of both matches in the Champions League ended in a goalless draw.Napoli had no shots on target against Barcelona in the first half despite playing at home.Despite this, they were equal in terms of possession of the ball.Barcelona, on the other hand, had several attempts on the Napoli goal but failed to score.
Almost the same problem in the other encounter.Both teams had an equal number of shots but failed to create any clear goal scoring chances.Arsenal had more possession but a draw will be enough for them.It's in their favor to end the game like this.

And I hope that Arsenal will win but the way the game is going they don't want to give us breathing space and we don't have even one shot on target, that's a bad sign for us, we are playing them but that is not what we are suppose to be doing now all we need to do now, is how to score, let us do it the Manchester city style, shooting the ball inside and playing counter. and since we defeated them, they might make it difficult for us to win, but at this point, anything is not easy.  and we can not afford to lose because if others can do it we can also do it we need to prove ourselves in the sense that we have to create ways in both of premier league and champions league because we can not afford to lose the two. let's continue and see what Arsenal will do.

They have a good history and that cannot be denied but in this case when we only always focus on past history, Barcelona will not progress, it will experience a setback because glorifying the past is only used as an excuse to think they are fine but the fact is that currently their problems are still very much and this is precisely what must be considered for Barcelona today so as not to be too complacent about the past because their difference in the golden era with the present is too far.
The current squad must create a new history for themselves so that the shadow of the past is not always mentioned even though it does not mean to forget but when complacent about the past it will only make them forget that in the end they cannot do their best and only take refuge in the golden era in the past.

Until now, their performance has not been able to be consistent in domestic competitions and that is a fact that cannot be denied especially now that the situation for financial and internal problems, especially after Xavi, who incidentally is one of the coaches who can lift their performance back by bringing the La Liga trophy which in the last few seasons has not been in their hands decided to leave.

Barcelona dominated the first half with 3 good chances, but still failed to score. Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan had chances, but all three were still unsuccessful as Alex Meret was excellent at making saves.

Napoli have not had a single shot from their several attempts to build attacks. Both teams' defenses were fine, but Napoli seemed a little loose at the back as Barcelona applied intense pressure. I'd like to see both of them score, but Barcelona looks like they can win this game in the end. A change in strategy may need to be made because Barcelona cannot go home with a draw.

Even before the Copenhagen and Manchester City match started, we all knew that Manchester City was the favorite to win against Copenhagen in the Uefa Champions League last 16 because Manchester City had more quality players than Copenhagen. Manchester City will be too strong for Copenhagen at the Etihad Stadium, and Copenhagen cannot withstand Manchester City because the Etihad Stadium will be so big and different to them.

Until half-time, both of them are still not able to score any goals. It is quite silly for Arsenal that still cannot give hard attacks to Porto.
Arsenal seems quite difficult to attack Porto. For some reason, this time, Porto was quite strong in their back line, so it wasn't easy for Arsenal to attack. hmmm, will this be a draw match if it continues like this?

So does what happened to Barcelona. I  also  think that Barcelona should win this match. Napoli strategy was still quite confusing and they are now not at a good condition after getting again new coach for them. On the other hand, Xavi should be able to take advantage of this moment to put more pressure on Napoli. And the thing is, Barcelona has it, yes they have those chances. but unfortunately it's still not optimal.

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I didn't get the right feeling tonight so I did not put any bet for the games but if I did it would for sure be O/U 2.5 = U.
But the draw in Napoli Vs Barcelona is tempting even tho first half already is over.

Inter Milan managed to secure victory for the first leg and that will be an asset for them to visit Atletico Madrid headquarters in the second leg. However, the second leg looks like it will be more difficult for Inter Milan because Atletico Madrid will certainly play more aggressively at home, which perhaps Inzaghi should pay attention to.
However, with Inter milan consistent performance this season, it seems they are ready to provide stronger resistance when they visit Atletico madrid headquarters.

Today match was also quite interesting because representatives from Laliga met again with representatives from Serie A, Napoli vs Barcelona. The match has entered the 44th minute and it looks like the first half will end goalless. If you look at the line-up, Napoli fielded all their main players in this match. In terms of play, Napoli really had difficulty building attacks in this match because Barcelona's tight defense made it difficult for Napoli to pressure Barcelona.

Arsenal losing this game doesn't sounds cool and we may not see it happen, not today's game maybe some other time. Arsenal will always turn up, they may look inactive from the very start but with time Porto will concede goals as Arsenal won't bother settling for a draw. This is really a tough game for Barcelona, it should not be alone about possessions, who scores the highest wins the game.

Yes, it seems like Inter was really trying to win and be leading in this match. They even didn't and want to give Atletico Madrid the opportunity to score goals when they played at their home ground. And yes, at least, Inter has now saved 1 goal, and vice versa, Atletico Madrid not at all. But, in the second leg, Inter will have to be even more careful when playing away, because after all, sometimes Atletico Madrid is quite different when playing at their own home. And this won't be easy to conquer. Even though Inzaghi has prepared his squad for this UCL match, the path will definitely not be so easy. Moreover, the aggregate score is 1-0, this is still quite risky to be overtaken. Yes, it's just a matter of how Inter will play against Atletico Madrid in the second leg and how they optimize their chances of winning.

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Porto   vs  Arsenal     : 0 - 0 (minute 36)
Napoli  vs  Barcelona : 0 - 0 (minute 35)

I think it will be much easier for Arsenal to beat Porto. However, it turned out that Porto made Arsenal's attack line very difficult. In fact, they haven't even had the chance to attack Porto's defense. It's quite worrying if it continues like this. In this case, Porto will definitely try optimally because after all, at home matches must always be prioritized to be leading.

On the other hand, so far, Barcelona has pretty much controlled the match and dominated it. If conditions continue like this, Barcelona seems to have a greater chance of leading. It's just a matter of how Lewandowski and his friends optimize their attacks this time.

Congratulations on your win yesterday. Unfortunately, I had missed it. There are two UCL games today.

Porto vs Arsenal
Napoli Vs Barcelona

Win for arsenal currently at 1.9 and draw for NapoliVBarca at 2.85 on BcGame.  I'm tempted to take it as is but Arsenal haven't had a shot on target yet and the Napoli game is looking like another classic UCL draw.

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If it's like this, Napoli can be categorized as a weak team. I don't think the same as you in seeing the ongoing game between the two. For 20 minutes, Napoli in this match did not look at all like a weak team that could easily give Barcelona victory. I also support Barcelona in the 1st leg, but I'm worried that Barcelona won't be able to win and can only achieve a draw.

If you look at the percentage of ball possession, Barcelona is superior and that is normal for them. But Napoli have taken 4 shots, while Barcelona have not taken a single shot even though they were off target but they also managed to get 2 on target.

I am watching the game and Barcelona is pressing quite hard, but don't forget that this game is quite taxing and they won't be able to go like that for the full distance. If they don't use their advantage and score a goal, everyone knows how that can end. And Napoli is not some mediocre club that can't score a goal out of nothing. So either Barcelona gets something out of it, or I wouldn't be surprised if Napoli gets their chance and do take the lead. This could easily be one of those games.