Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 462. (Read 141853 times)

The important point is that Arsenal should not underestimate Porto strength, even though they play in a more competitive competition and have better attributes, don't forget that Porto has a history in the Champions League. I think Arteta really understands the intensity and pressure his team is facing in that match, and he is definitely warning against a surprise like in the Lazio versus Bayern Munchen match.

On paper, even though Arsenal act as the visiting team, they have a big chance of winning the match, Arteta has a more even squad depth this season. Several players who have experience in winning the UCL trophy are a priority for Arteta to include in the starting XI. Arteta must be able to pump up his players' motivation and improve his players mentality, because the Champions League atmosphere is very different from the EPL.

On the other hand, Arteta and his fleet also have to learn from the experience of the previous group phase, where they lost surprisingly to Lens, even though we know they were on fire at that time. If they can manage their mentality well, it will make it easier for them to win over Porto.

I also do not think that they should have any big problems in qualifying for the next round. But the problem is some of them if not all of them have been pretty inconsistent from time to time. And this is the Champions League. Nobody knows how this competition turns out to be. sometimes even consistent teams lose in the Champions League unexpectedly. So I think it is not going to be a very bright idea to trust them with everything. Especially when it is the Champions League. And the most I worry about here is Barcelona. I really do not think they actually have what it takes. Especially right now when they have a lot of problems going on in the club.

If we compare the recent performances of these two teams, Arsenal team can undoubtedly be put ahead. Arsenal have a strong squad. And they have performed very well in the last few matches. Several matches were won by large margins. The bonding between the players is also very strong. Porto's performance on the other hand has been erratic. And the performance of their attacking players is poor. It is difficult for Porto's players to score against a strong defence. This is why Arsenal is called the favorite.

Even then, any weak team can play well in home matches. A few days ago we saw Lazio win against a strong team like Bayern Munich. So Arsenal players must play very carefully. If Arsenal players play carefully then it will not be difficult for them to win against Porto.

I saw approximately the same reasoning on the forums before the game with Bayer 
I already wrote that for me, Bayern’s relegation from Lazio (against the backdrop of failures in the Bundesliga) looks like something unreal, but you can remember the recent season in the Champions League when Bayern were eliminated from Villarreal.
By the way, now, after Bayern scored an early goal, by the end of the first half they are already losing to Bochum 2-1. Does this look as expected?

About Porto and Arsenal performance at group stages their opponents is relatively easy especially Arsenal that they can qualified to round of 16 as champion of group B and at that time without any problem Arsenal can finish at first place because Arsenal didn't fight against strong opponents because on that group their serious contender is only PSV which is Arsenal can able to overcomes this team easily and for Porto their strong opponents at group stages is Barcelona because at that time Porto have to lost twice from Barcelona although at the end of group stages Porto and Barcelona has same points but Barcelona is more good from head to head statistics so that's why Porto have to satisfied to finish at runner up place

Recently i have checked the odds for both teams and although for first leg Porto playing at home but their status as underdog team but no wonder because Arsenal recent performance were quite impressive in Premier league because in the last 2 matches Arsenal can win with big scores and scores 11 goals and this is home match for Porto so they have to utilized this match to gets the winning results because if Porto unable to win then their chances to qualified will be very slim but for Arsenal they are in the good shape and Arteta was targetting win result from this match and if the result of this match is according to his target then Arsenal journey will be more easy to facing second leg

Inter is the favorite because they're really good lately with 5 consecutive wins (all competitions) and they play at home in this 1st leg. For the 2nd leg, Atletico definitely will be the favorite.
Because of that, Inter must win with at least 2 goals difference to make it easier for them in the 2nd leg later.

Some people said Atletico might not in a good performance right now, after failed to score in their last 2 games.
But Simeone famous as the master of defensive style and counter attack - so a draw is still possible.

For me, it was indeed Lazio's luck because of the carelessness of Munich defender Dayot Upamecano who committed a violation in the penalty box which resulted in a penalty being awarded to Lazio. Luckily, Lazio was able to execute the penalty well, so they won narrowly in the first leg meeting some time ago, but we haven't see how Munich will play at home in the second leg, because even without the luck of a penalty, Munich couldn't score a goal against Lazio because of their good defense.

I didn't watch the match until the end but saw that the game between the two was quite tough, so it was a little tense and boring, I hope Tuchel pressures his team to play optimally in the second leg with a better strategy than yesterday's first leg and it won't be boring, because if it is If they hold a draw, it's certain that Munich will not qualify for the next round, so Munich will fail this season without a title if they end up being defeated by Lazio, I might watch it in the second leg, hopefully it won't be boring.

The victory of Lazio was not because of the luck or anything like that because I think it was all because of the weak performance in Bayern Munich. Even if we consider Lazio at their~ best form we couldn't imagine seeing Lazio winning this match beat Bayern Munich easily like that.
Bayern Munich hired Tuchel to win the Champions League against much stronger teams and that's funny to see them losing against Lazio.

It's going to be a very interesting game between both sides as they are both in good form at the moment and are really in anticipating their wins in their game, inter Milan in their domestic League has been able to make sure to maintain a very good gap away from the other teams coming behind them so that they can paly their champions league game confidently.

The confidence of inter Milan will definitely be very fair because they are at the top of their league table so they may not have to rest players or cautiously play so as to keep players fit foe their next game in their domestic league, Atletico Madrid has really been of very good performance I'm their domestic League aswell and are most definitely not going to give of any of a less performance in the champions league so I'm expecting both teams to have a goal in this game regardless of what the final results would be.

Yes, you definitely have your own assessment, which makes you speculate that the 3 clubs you mentioned will be able to qualify for the next round, that's natural because I personally saw that, or in other words, my predictions are not much different from what you said. However, once again we still cannot really confirm who will be in the quarter-finals because the 2 matches in this round have not yet been played.
PSV in the Eradivisie they performed very well and now they are leading the standings without even experiencing defeat, while Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga they showed quite a decline, they were eliminated from the 2nd position they usually occupied during the season. On that basis, I have doubts about them, but of course the opportunity is still there as long as they can perform well in the next match. But for now I think this match will be tight and they could beat each other in those 2 matches.

Porto's performance in the Champions League group stage was good. The team was a relatively weak group. Shakter and Antwerp were in the group. So it was quite easy for Porto to qualify for the knockout rounds. However, they will face the mighty Arsenal in the knockout round. And Arsenal are in great form right now. Arsenal players are now very confident after the win against Liverpool a few days ago. It is difficult for any big team to beat Arsenal now. My guess is that Arsenal will win against Porto by at least 2 goals. However, if Porto plays a defensive strategy, it will be difficult for Arsenal to score.

The game is gonna happen on sansiro. Atletico will not obviously play openly against intermilan. The only surprise that i have been waiting from atletico to use parking bus strategy. Im not seeing the possibility for atletico to play offensively against intermilan away.

Diego simeone was rarely changing the strategy and 3-5-2 seems going to be used by atletico madrid to face intermilan soon. Simeone does like to use a lot of midfielders on its strategy. Im gonna wait a surprise from calhanoglu.

FC Porto performance in domestic league not well consistency won 3 of last 5 matches, got one draw and one loss, drastically difference with Arsenal performance in Premier League very impressive by winning 5 of 5 matches and the attacking line of Arsenal most productivities by scoring 21 goals. I think first leg match Arsenal will dominance and favorable team become the winner, its not difficult regarding bad performed FC Porto in domestic league will make Arsenal win above two goals.
Last two matches in Premier League, Arsenal attacking line most impressive and he can scored more than 11 goals without conceded any one goal yet, I think Arsenal will easily win above three goals for the first leg match.

In my opinion, maybe Dortmund, Arsenal are slightly favorites because they have better quality than their opponents in the round of 16, but not Barcelona because in terms of quality, Barcelona and Napoli are quite equal and these two teams are not in top form this season so both still have the same chance of getting through to the next round.

For Inter vs Atletico, it is quite balanced in terms of strength, but Atletico this season is often inconsistent and this is inversely proportional to Inter Milan, which has quite good consistency and also Inter's performance continues to improve, so in my opinion, Inter Milan's chance of winning is very big.

PSV really have an insane level of form in the Eredivisie this season.    However in the Champions League I doubt them against Dortmund. I mean eliminating Dortmund. Otherwise PSV could show his best performance in the first leg home. They had better try to find a way to get a win no matter the score is. If they don't then Dortmund would bring their end easier probably.

Dortmund looked impressive in the group stage. Maybe they are unreliable in the Bundesliga recently but it is different in the Champions League so far. For the first game if I bet on a side my choice would be Dortmund. But I still just want to watch rather than betting on this one.

Well this club is one match the fans would love to see especially as it’s going to hold high intensity. The both clubs play same pattern of football and the match will be won by who’s able to break the other’s defense quickly and easily. For me, Inter Milan have the better advantage in this first leg especially as they’re playing infront of their fans and also the fast paced wingers and attack will be an additional advantage to them. Athletico Madrid will come to this match woth the thought of defending and Inter will use that to press them and get the win

 Inter Milan ìs the better of this 2 teams and have the better advantage and I think they’ll be able to go past Athletico Madrid. So for this first leg, I’ll double chance on Inter Milan and have less than 3 goals being scored in this first leg as Inter Could probably get a 1-0 or 2-0 win and go into the second leg. Well with how suprising football can be lately I won't leave out Atletico Madrid cause they're a defensive team and could be very good defensively.

There is no doubt about Dortmund, Arsenal and Barcelona, but even if these three teams are favorites, there will always be unexpected surprises. Moreover, these three teams will play away matches in the first leg, of course their chances of winning will not be as big as at home. Home teams like PSV, Porto and Napoli will try to secure home advantage and even though it is quite difficult, at least they have to do it rather than in the second leg they will have even more difficulties.

On the other hand, if we talk about the Inter vs Atletico match, of course this is an even match and even though Inter has made a very impressive record so far, with the level of aggressiveness and mentality that Atletico has, the results will still be very difficult to predict. Atletico could win considering they have a slightly younger composition of players and I think Inter must know how to prevent attacks that Atletico will carry out later. Both teams scoring goals is certain and perhaps the match would be much more exciting if neither team wanted to give up.

I consider Arsenal as favorites in this match. Because the Porto team in Liga Protugal is not in a good rhythm this season. The team is third in the points table. However, this is not why I consider Arsenal favourites. Porto's gameplay is a bit weak right now. Porto's players have scored 37 goals in 22 Liga Protugal matches. On the other hand, Sporting's players scored 58 goals in 20 matches. This shows that Porto's attacking players are not in good form this season

Arsenal players have been in excellent form in recent matches. The team has maintained a winning streak in the Premier League. Arsenal even won 5-0 against Burnley in yesterday's match. And in the previous match against West Ham, Arsenal won 6-0. They also beat big teams like Liverpool 3-1. Arsenal will continue their streak.

The match between Verona and Juventus was very interesting and there strength was actually the same that was the reason why the match was very tough on the both team, however Verona shows more tactical on that match especially on the early minutes of the match and they were able utilize the opportunity to score Juventus on the eleven minutes of the first half but it was not quite long the referee issues penalty against Verona and Juventus was able to equalize the goal.

Actually I really admire the performance of Verona on that match because they played really well for a club that are on the relegation zone and if not that Juventus performance was a bit good Verona would have won the match, although the way the match ended I never expected it because how can a little club as Verona which is currently on the relegation zone give Juventus that's currently on the second position this performance, actually I don't even no if will call it underestimation because the performance of Juventus on that match was as if that Verona was nothing to them and that could easily win them but at the end it became tougher on them.

Still think that Dortmund, Arsenal and Barca should not have big problems to get into the next round. I'm going back and forth on who will come out as winner for Inter against Atletico. At the moment I'm leaning towards Inter, as they're dominating the league. However, Atletico are always good for surprises, so I assume both matches will be very close.