Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 529. (Read 141818 times)

The more reason why the UEFA Champions League competition is important is because these coaches put it forward and make it their top priority to win every new season, we ought to understand how difficult it is for these clubs to win because they keep striving harder every season to accumulate good profits. The UEFA Champions League competition is definitely not for any random average team that's in good form, instead it's for the top clubs that knows how to handle their duties without complain from their headcosches.

PSV since the start of the season have been very consistent especially in the Dutch league as they currently lead their domestic league table by  a whooping 12 points after 19 league games. Before the UEFA Champions League competition returns by next month, they might even extend their point difference which will further make them not to panic when they're playing in the UEFA Champions League competition since it'll be almost certain that they're gonna win the Dutch league at the end of the current season.

Borussia Dortmund this season might not be very good in their league but in the UEFA Champions League, they were able to finish as the group winners of a group that consists of Paris Saint Germaine, AC Milan ahd Newcastle. Despite Dortmund's inconsistency in the Bundesliga, I'm still gonna root for them to defeat PSV

Buy in Germany dortmund hasn't been really good enough so it's very possible they will not be able to perform so brilliantly against PSV and I'd you check well PSV did performed well ar the group stage although they did finish second but they did had a very good performance playing through the group stage.

If Dortmund have a better strategy since this is UCL and they wouldn't want to take chances with any form of poor performance, they will definitely want to proceed to the next stage of the league and thats only possible by winning the two games they will be playing against PSV buy they should expect strong resistance and shouldn't expect to see some easy game but understand that playing in the UCL comes with a different kind of challenge and any teams they will be facing isn't playing weak.

This is a game where both teams have equal chances of winnning
While both teams are small teams in the European stage, Borussia dortmund have a unique recent good history in the champions league and I believe that edge should make them defeat psv easily in the champions league round of 16

PSV vs Dortmund is one match we’ll love to watch out for especially as PSV are doing well domestically and got just a loss in the group phase of the UCL. Well currently PSV are doing pretty well but will they be able to stop Dortmund, it's going to be a very tough one cause both teams are going to go hard on eachother, I think there would be more goals in this match, maybe 2 to 3 goals.

 Borussia Dortmund are also a great side who knows how to fight and challenge for their spot and they would not hesitate in doing so. Dortmund have one issue which is in the attack; they’re not scoring more and the defense seems shaky and if these are worked on then they’ll seem unstoppable.Well this match will majorly be decided after the first leg and PSV will have to take their chances well if they need to get luck in thos fixture.

Since the early of the season, no one feel confident about Barcelona to win UCL title. Current Barcelona team is too different with the old Barcelona team. There is no longer a winning spirit and mentality among the Barcelona players. They are lack of confident and always difficult to improve their game. Even they can play very offensive, they still get difficulty to score goals. The problems is in the attacking and defense, sadly Xavi doesn't get a proper solution to deal with the problems. I'm sure Xavi actually wants to rebuild the squad by signing some top players. Unfortunately, Xavi can't do it because Barcelona has a problem with their financial.

Indeed. The current performance of Barcelona looks worse. They are often defeated by weaker teams with big scores in La Liga match. They are also defeated with big scores by Real Madrid in the final match of Spanish Supercup. And they failed to go to the semifinal of Copa Del Rey because they are defeated by Athletic Club. How they can win UCL title if they couldn't win in domestic competitions? 

True. It is not impossible if Napoli will eliminate Barcelona in UCL. Although Napoli also performed inconsistently, they sometimes can be strong enough in UCL match.

When it comes to Barcelona on-field schemes they're not entirely bad. The tiki taka style they have always maintained is still very good and that cannot be denied but on the other hand we also know that the poor condition of the midfield and defense makes the situation unpredictable and makes their overall performance deteriorate over time.

Indeed their Champions League group stage was quite good but with their current performance in domestic competitions that are not very good and even seem to force the same way of playing (with their tiki taka) it makes them look a lot of gaps yesterday defeat against Villarreal can actually be proof that their gap is very wide open and if this continues to be allowed then it is not impossible for their performance to spread to the Cahmpions League because they continue to deteriorate.

Xavi deciding to "leave" (which is basically just sacked at this point) was the last drop, they are not going to just end up playing good after this, the manager is gone too so why would they play any different. Xavi could maybe feel a bit more free, knowing that he is not going to be there for a long time.

I really hoped this experiment would go better, they won the title last year, and they are at last 16 at ucl this year, so if they were just a bit better then they would have kept him. Think like, maybe Madrid could be first, but Barcelona at second, that would have been fine. But Barcelona is doing awful at the league, and that is why they fired him, but it is sad to see a team turn from champions to this way, wish they did better and kept Xavi.

Of course you cannot expect of them a possible Champions League win during this season as they simply have not the quality players required to achieve such thing.They are not doing that well in their domestic league either where they are only in mathematically in the title fight while I believe they to not have a chance to win it this season.Of course financial problems can have some serious impact in any team be it great or small as it cannot let the management to buy good players to improve the team,in some other cases even force good players to go away from the team because of such problems.

Dortmund started this season with an average performance below their last season's performance. This will be as a result of the players they sold during the summer before the beginning of the season; they are missed out in the top two teams they used to be in the Bundesliga title race, Bayern Leverkusen and Stuttgart, which have overtaken them due to poor performance and are now the top three teams together with the defending champions Bayern Munich. Dortmund is now recovering in their Bundesliga matches, as they have now won three matches in a row, which might give them little hope in the Champions League round of 16 against PSV.

I am always saying that champions league experience matters in such knockout stages. That is why I am having some hope in Dortmund because they are more experienced than PSV. But if we are looking at current form, I think PSV will stand a better chance of qualifying because they are playing good football and have more winnings in competition this year than Dortmund.

It has only affected them in that they don't spend mad money and can't afford to buy a lot of players like they used to. Otherwise it's up to them, but I agree with you that it will definitely affect the Champions League. It's hard to talk about the team in the context of a possible win when they are in such a mess internally

Yes, exactly. It is true that Dortmund is materially better than PSV, but in their respective domestic leagues, PSV has appeared consistent and has never even been defeated in the league, only recording one draw. Even so, in the UCL match the two of them appeared different. In the group phase, PSV only suffered one defeat and two draws, leaving them in second place in the group behind Arsenal.

Dortmund itself performed well in the group phase and even ranked first even though they were in a difficult group. I mean, PSV's performance is better than Dortmund in the domestic league, but in the UCL league, Dortmund is better. So my conclusion is that the round of 16 match between PSV vs Dortmund is my prediction that Dortmund will win because they are more experienced in the UCL league than PSV.

Yeah PSV is in a better situation, even Peter Bosz's squad is currently at the top of the Eredivisie competition standings. but it is not an easy matter for them to beat Dortmund in the round of 16 meeting. The reason is, PSV also experienced problems when playing their match in the Group B phase of the Champions League. of 6 matches, two wins, 3 draws and one loss. In the group B phase, PSV had a little difficulty when playing the matches against Lens and Sevilla. IMO, for me, PSV's only advantage against Dortmund is playing at home in the first leg. That's why, currently the bookies are favoring the home team over Borussia Dortmund.

On the other hand, Dortmund experienced a decline in performance, especially at the start of this season. Even though Dortmund is in 4th place in the Bundesliga, Terzic has to work hard so that his team can get three points even with an ugly win. It's just that Dortmund is a team whose performance is quite difficult to predict. Plus, Dortmund's problem is with pure strikers who have difficulty completing their tasks as goal scorers. That's why, this season, Dortmund is having difficulty improving its performance. However, in fact, Dortmund was able to become first place in the Group F phase even though they had to work hard to occupy it. in fact, they are capable of doing so. in the last 3 matches in their Domestic League, Dortmund's performance is quite impressive even though their opponents are mediocre teams. especially in the two matches Fullkrug started to contribute in terms of scoring goals. especially in the match against Bochum. The pattern that Terzic applies to his team is quite effective. Niclas Fullkrug scores his first hat trick. 4-2-2-2, looks like it will be Terzic's mainstay pattern in the middle of this season. by pairing Fullkrug and Moukoko on the front lines. Well, we'll see when these two teams meet. Plus, I'm still following Dormund's development pattern, especially the pattern that Terzic will apply in every match.

The match results they have in their respective leagues, of course, cannot be used as a complete benchmark for their results later in the Champion League match . Also, the fact is that PSV are only runners up while Dortmund managed to win the hell group because it was filled with big teams like PSG, Milan and Newcastle . Therefore, Dortmund still has a chance to be able to advance to the quarter-finals because after all, at this moment Dortmund also managed to improve its quality . Also, we have to consider about the different level between Bundesliga and Eredivisie and thus, at least Dortmund still has better quality compared to PSV.

It will definitely not come to me as a surprise if dortmund losses the game at the end of th maych because they haven't been their very best this season, they are a very good team buy then it appears they are not in their best shape in recent times so it's very possible they flop against PSV who has been doing well so far I'm their own league.

PSV has been the top team in their league with so much point difference, even if we know that the eredivisie is less competitive when compared to the UCL but their ability bro be at the top of the table with such point difference of over ten points is a strong message that they shouldn't be underestimated because they have the ability to at any point secure the victory and protect it so well till the end of the game knowing tje game in which they are participating and how much is at stake, Dortmund isn't a small team either so both team will really have it rough actually.

Barcelona are now a shadow of themselves and yes I expected it to get to this stage. Now they’re compared to Spurs in England and that’s very bad as it’s reducing their calibre as a club. They lost at the Camp Nou to a Villarreal side that have almost lost it’s form as compared to how they were last season.

 This is pretty bad and things are really going down for Xavi and Barcelona and this is a bad signal especially as we approach the UCL Round of 16 stage. Napoli though aren’t in their best form but they would sure be able to thrash this current Barcelona because they pose a better threat than them currently. Well I don’t think having great signings is somewhat possible especially with the FFP issue they’re having. So they’ve got to make do with the current squad and get the best if not they sure won’t past the Round of 16.

This is inevitable because after all, with Barcelona's current condition even though they can actually still be said to be good in terms of performance for the Champions League, but in Domestic competitions they are in chaotic conditions and this could be eroded and carried over to the Champions League which could disrupt them.
The current situation of Barcelona is in an unstable condition and is currently exacerbated by Xavi's decision to leave at the end of the season which will definitely make Barcelona's internal situation even more chaotic.

Financial problems that are allowed to drag on in the end become a time bomb for them because indeed sooner or later something like this can definitely happen and I think Barcelona knows about this, it's just that they seem to turn a blind eye and don't really want to question their chaotic finances even though this has backfired on the club's performance and that's happening now.

Actually, Barcelona didn't play badly overall, in fact they controlled the game. Barcelona's front line played quite well, in fact they had a lot of chances. The problem is, Barcelona's defense line is a mess, whether it's Hector Fort, Araujo, as well as Barcelona's defensive line substitutes. I have often said that Bacelona's defense is really very fragile. In particular, it is natural that their young players in the back line cannot be relied on. but the problem is also with their defensive players who are actually already established. The most inconsistent in almost every match is Araujo. Kounde rarely plays at his best, and neither does Christensen. IMO, and what is more worrying about Barcelona is, Inaki Pena. Barcelona goalkeeper's performance cannot be relied on.

So, Barcelona's problems are more complex than last season. although in reality, Barcelona actually has quite competitive depth. Unfortunately, the decline in performance of several players, whether in the defensive line or other players, has had a big impact on Barcelona's strength. With this defeat, Barcelona is increasingly left behind in the hunt for trophies this season. Unfortunately, several Barcelona players had to sit out for quite a long time. However, the good news is that several players are scheduled to return in the near future. Ter Stegen, Ramphina, Martinez, scheduled to return on February 12. at least, there is something to rely on from young players who are not very experienced. The last 16 of the Champions League still has a time lag. At a minimum, the main goalkeeper is scheduled to recover. so, at least it won't be as bad as Inaki Pena. For La Liga, even though there are still enough matches left. It seems, it will be difficult for Barcelona to defend last season's League title.

Dortmund is this season couldn't have a good performance like they had in the last season and they lost many points. Even Dortmund is far from the top of the table in the Bundesliga and they are not racing with Leverkusen or Bayern Munich for the title which means it is not as strong as the last season, But PSV is in a better situation and that's why I think PSV got much more chance to win the match and beat Dortmund.

Napoli is not better than Barcelona this season; both clubs are performing below standards in their respective leagues. Barcelona might still be able to win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16 because Barcelona has won over Napoli four times in their last five meetings.