Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 493. (Read 141778 times)

TBH, as long the UCL match are not over and before this season ends, I will never speculate too far.
I mean there is still a lot that can happen and we don't know what the great coaches out there are planning, even though Tuchel had a bad time in the bundesliga match, but that doesn't guarantee that his performance in the UCL will be bad.

everyone knows how Tuchel experience throughout his journey as a coach in several of the teams he coached was able to give good performance to the teams he coached and this time we only see the bad side but in some time to come we will be given a good surprise from Bayern Munich.
I say this doesn't mean I'm a supporter of Bayern Munich but looking at Munich performance it is actually very strong but behind it all there is a big plan that we don't know about and another reason is that it is impossible for management to extend the contract with Tuchel if his performance is bad but in fact Tuchel is still being retained because management believes that Tuchel can help Bayern Munich achieve its glory days again.

Bayern Munich will go all out in these two competitions even though for the Bundesliga their fate is very much determined by their competitors while in the Champions League they are the ones who determine their own fate, if they want to go further then there is no reason to look down on their opponents whoever their opponents are, like in the 16th round where they will face Lazio, indeed Lazio is not a team that will really be taken into account in this competition, but the opportunity for the team from Serie A is still there to disrupt Bayern Munich's steps.
The defeat against Bayer Leverkusen should make them play better and play more aggressively against Lazio and also because Lazio is not that strong in defense, Bayern Munich should be able to score goals even in the first match as an away team, and the second match looks like it will be easier for Bayern Munich.

Not only the club management, all parties, including Bayern Munich fans, also really hope for Thomas Tuchel to be able to bring Bayern Munich to a title, either the domestic league or the Champions League, because both are very important for Bayern Munich. The distance between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen is still quite close, if Leverkusen suffers 2 defeats then Bayern Munich could be in first place, Bayern Munich currently really hopes that Leverkusen will lose points even though Bayern Munich failed to stop Leverkusen's winning streak but Bayern Munich is still waiting for that defeat to happen to Leverkusen this season this is because Leverkusen has not experienced it.

For the Champions League, Bayern Munich still has the same opportunity as Real Madrid and Manchester City, Tuchel himself has good experience in the Champions League so Bayern Munich is still quite optimistic about achieving the title.
But if this season Bayern Munich ends without winning any titles, I doubt Bayern Munich will still retain Tuchel because Bayern Munich wants a coach who can give him titles, why keep a coach who can't give Bayern Munich any titles?? I think Bayern Munich will still fire him and replace him with a new coach even though it is difficult to find a suitable coach for the club.

Being qualified for UCL is good enough for barcelona. There will be no big reward achieved by the winner of la liga. Barcelona is still performing so poorly and napoli may also kick barcelona out from UCL too. Barcelona is very weak and it sounds non sense to mention this club to be included in the top teams who potentially winning the UCL.
It sounds non sense to put a weak club like barcelona in the list. Neither of them are in the good performance. Im seeing that if barcelona was still equal to the napoli right now. There was no club that will be dominating the game soon. Im still expecting napoli to play defensively against barcelona.

The key to beat barceloa is about how to make barcelona feel so frustrated. Counter attack was the best solution for this. Im hoping that everything will be going so well for barcelona. Im not seeing the result form domestic league could be used as a reliable data to determine which was strong between napoli and barcelona.
I meant that talked about domestic league and serie a is much more competitive compared to the la liga which has been only dominated by a few clubs like madrid, atletico madrid and barceloan. It's not the same compared to the serie a.

Tuchel currently have his job on the line because it's appearing like he's failed to get Bayer Munich to the place where they aught to be as an elite in the bundesliga but then I wouldn't want to really throw too many blames at him because there are limits to the much he can do as a coach for his team and all that too should be put into consideration.

Joining Bayern Munich for the purpose of winning the champions league was something he could actually achieved but then he would have considered the caliber of teams in the champions league currently and the ones that's ere present when Bayern Munich win the trophy, it's very possible for Bayern Munich to still bring back history, since it's seeming like they are not having much chance at their domestic league, they could employ some new tactics and skill to help them win the champions league again since they have got the experience before, they can just decided to focus on the champions league the more and hope to see what they make out of it.

Bayern Munich management must expect Tuchel to improve Bayern Munich performance both in Bundesliga and UCL. He shouldn't be hired to win UCL only, Bundesliga is also very important for Bayern Munich. In Bundesliga, Leverkusen is leading with 5 points, the chance to win the trophy is a bit smaller now. But in UCL, Bayern Munich still have the same chance as other teams to win the trophy. Well, Tuchel may focus a bit on UCL, but I think he won't reduce the efforts to catch Leverkusen in Bundesliga table.

I think Tuchel still has a chance to stay in Bayern Munich although he won't win any trophy. It is not easy to get the replacement of a new coach. Tuchel isn't soo badly, but he just can't get the optimum result for Bayern Munich.

Even though Bayern Munich lost in their crucial match against Leverkusen I still believe they aren't out in the title race, it's a 5 point gap which is equivalent to the points that Dortmund was gapping them with last season but they eventually dropped points as they keep playing with other teams and finally Bayern Munich won the league last season. Yes the Champions league is another place they sure have a good chance and I believe they would rather prefer to win the champions league than their league if they have the opportunity to decide what they really want to win this season but I still think we shouldn't rule them out completely on the league because they still have so many matches to play likewise Leverkusen and anything is still possible in the game if football.

Based on the performance of these two teams in various competitions, especially the Domestic League, these two teams played very unstable. Several factors became obstacles for both teams, whether due to player injuries, systems and coaching strategies that were not optimal, and many other factors that prevented these two teams from showing their best performance. so, it is very natural that these two teams are not favorites in the Champions League competition. but in reality, in football it's not as easy as we talk about.

For now, we are talking only based on their statistics and performance. in the actual match, we will find out how far Napoli and Barcelona have advanced in this competition. after all, everything is still very possible even though these two teams are currently in unstable performance. so, let's just focus on the Nopoli vs Barcelona match. in this match, it seems that Napoli is slightly superior to Barcelona based on the betting market. for the time being, Napoli is at odds @2.55, while Barcelona is at odds @2.60. Theoretically, both teams have a chance to defeat each other in the next battle. well, at least this match still has time between the two teams. we can discuss other matches first, such as the Copenhagen vs Manchester City match, and other more interesting matches.

But let's look, for example, of course at the level of the Copenhagen teams. A good strong team, just the children's Super League, with all due respect, clearly does not belong in the top leagues of Europe. Let's look at the autumn stage of the Champions League and in the personal meetings of the Danes with Man City we see that in Parken the citizens played two they have never won. The lack of match practice among the Danes and the almost uninterrupted games of the English can be perceived differently. City has almost no options to move on.

Morata has been injuried, he will probably skip the game with Inter.

Since being handled by Mazzarri, Napoli's performance has really dropped drastically, I really like the Spaletti era, even in the local league, they are no longer able to compete at the top of the standings.

Meanwhile for Barcelona their performance is actually not that bad, the only issue is that Xavi is not comfortable at Barcelona and if this really happens then Barcelona's performance will be affected, even though the Barcelona vs Napoli match will take place in the next 10 days but both teams must prepare themselves mentally. Even though Napoli has a small chance of winning, they have to keep fighting in this match.

The performance of the two teams is not very good this season which probably won't be very interesting to watch their matches haha
But I admit that Barcelona is still stronger to be the winner in the round of 16 match later. Almost the same thing has happened with Napoli and Barcelona this season where Barcelona will also lose Xavi because Xavi will resign after the end of this season. For Napoli, Walter mazzarri performance was also not very good because he struggled to win for Napoli.

So, if a team is not performing very well this season, it will definitely be difficult for them to last longer in the Champions League this season. But for Xavi he can make the Champions League a big target to bring Barcelona to go further because in LaLiga it seems like barcelona has given up on being able to compete with Real madrid.

The reason of why Tuchel joined Bayern Munich was because of the Champions League. However, I think even Bayern Munich after the bad result they got recently against Leverkusen is surely under pressure and I think that's why Tuchel needs to recover the team and help them to get in a better situation. Because Tuchel can even easily get fired from the team if they lose the Champions League.

It makes sense if Bayern Munich will prioritize UCL over Bundesliga because the chance to win in Bundesliga is getting smaller. Bayern Munich still has the chance to win UCL title but there are too many strong teams in UCL. Although they will be focused on UCL more, there is still no guarantee to win the title. Real Madrid and Man City are 2 teams that possibly stop Bayern Munich from winning the title. If Bayern Munich must face one of the teams in the semi-final, I doubt they will reach the final round. Sure, the result of the matches in Bundesliga can't be determined the performance of Bayern Munich in UCL. But it really described how strong Bayern Munich in this season.

This year there is no such clear favorite for the title. I think Barcelona is very weak despite their 3rd place in La Liga, Napoli has a very good chance of advancing to the next round as winners. But I don't see any chance for either team of winning the CL this year.

Defending champion Bayern Munich was completely overwhelmed by Leverkusen and was defeated by this opponent with a score of 3-0. Bayern with a squad of many top stars. However, what coach Thomas Tuchel and his team showed can only be summarized with two words: "Too bad." But anyway, they are still among the candidates to win the Champions League this season. Bayern Munich is one of the teams that Lazio doesn't want to meet the most. Bayern Munich crushed Lazio with a total score of 6-2 in the 2020/2021 season. I'm wondering if they want to focus on the Champions League or if they are really that bad. Anyway, Bayern Munich should not take Lazio lightly.

Spot on my man. Thomas Tuchel would not be able to lift a single trophy this season you see, not the Bundesliga League Competition and not the Champions League Competition also.
I pity and feel bad for Harry Kane but if they could change hands that manages the club then they can talk about winning something at the end of the season.
They're one match away from the Bundesliga Cup Competition amd doing well in the Bundesliga League Competition with five points above Bayern Munich. They have the chance to deny Harry Kane and all of Bayern Munich supporters in this game.

They not amongst the first three clubs to win the Champions League anymore, count them off complete. Thomas Tuchel is not doing well, I'm sure he will be sacked at the end of the season.

It's hard for me to say that Napoli are in a worse position. For example, if they enter the top 4, it will be an ordinary season for them (and if they reach 1/4 of the Champions League, it will be almost a successful one). Napoli is not a top club like Barcelona. Last year Napoli's title was a historical event and a surprise for everyone, while even for crisis Barcelona the title was just "okay, this year Real allowed us to become champions, good, but nothing special."
Therefore, in my opinion, even in terms of the depth of failure, these clubs at the end of the season can be completely equal. In their confrontation in the Champions League, I will wait for the underdog (Napoli) to win.

Bayern Munchen could play with a different performance in the Champions League, where Tuchel fleet could still be the favorite team as usual. However, Bayern defeat in the Bundesliga can at least be taken into consideration, even though we cannot use it as a complete reference for assessing their future chances. I believe Bayern will perform optimally in the UCL, because they already have difficulty competing with Leverkusen at domestic level.

However, Bayern journey will certainly not be as easy as we imagine, it is possible that they will be eliminated early when facing fellow favorite teams. For the round of 16 itself, I have no doubt at all that Bayern can finish it well. It all really depends on Tuchel, how he fixes the club to be able to talk a lot in the UCL this season, if they can't win the UCL then Bayern will be fasting for a title this season.

I think ups and downs in performance are very natural, and Kane arrived at the right time to help Bayern have better bargaining power in every competition. It could be that Bayern failed miserably this season, and they will be a great success next season, that is all very possible in football.

Forget the results obtained in the Bundesliga because anyway, even though Bayern Munich is likely to fail to win the Bundesliga trophy but yes, at least Bayern Munich still has a chance in the Champion League. Therefore, because at this moment Bayern Munich seems to have lost the chance to win the trophy in the Bundesliga then yes, Tuchel should be able to maximize Bayern Munich's performance to have a better chance in the Champions League. Because after all, every team in the Champion League certainly has a chance to get good results so, at this moment Bayern Munich can focus more on building better performance to reach the final match in the Champion League.