Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 536. (Read 141809 times)

What you say is the true fact, despite Copenhagen's fierce resistance when they host Manchester City at their own home. these two teams have quite obvious gaps, both in terms of team depth, experience, and also the performance displayed by these two teams. in fact, you yourself said that some teams will have an easy journey for them in the last 16 phase of the Champions League. so it's natural that there will be many opinions that strong teams are able to advance to the next stage. moreover, if we measure the strength of the two teams mentioned in this post. Plus, Pep can now rely on De Bruyne and Haaland again in the Champions League competition.

On the Copenhagen side, we are well aware, even the Copenhagen coach also knows. even though the first leg is played at their home ground, City has a high probability of beating them. but it wouldn't be football if they didn't put up a fight and show their best game. even though in reality, this team could be said to be a mediocre team. however, effort and hard work will always be done by every team that competes. On paper, City can beat Copenhagen in both the first and second legs. well, especially if we refer to temporary betting exchanges. City with odds @1.32, while Copenhagen with @9.80. It seems clear, there is a gap created by bookmakers. although in reality, football is unique and anything can happen. however, if we talk from the perspective of these two teams. even you yourself said that a strong team would be able to advance to the next stage.

PSG against real socieded is clear and it is certain that PSG is favoured to win this match. in terms of experience in the champion league PSG is better and flashier than real socieded. as well as in terms of player and coach PSG is far above real socieded. so it can win easily against real socieded it's normal.

If you look at Barcelona game in the Laliga and Copa del Rey as well as in the Champions League group stage, of course you can say that their performance is not impressive enough. Moreover, recently they were eliminated in the Copa Del Rey and also lost in the Spanish Super Cup final where they were humiliated by Real Madrid with a score of 4-1. Barcelona performance this season is not as good as last season, they tend to be inconsistent in maintaining their performance so I'm not too sure they will be able to reach the final this season. As you said, it is very likely that Barcelona will not be able to go far in the Champions League this season because the other teams are stronger than them.

Barcelona will face Napoli in the round of 16 which might be quite a crucial match for them because the first leg will be held at Napoli headquarters. If Barcelona fails to win the first leg I think it will be difficult for them to win in the second leg. I don't think Barcelona is weak this season but reaching the Champions League final is definitely difficult for them to achieve. After Messi was no longer at Barcelona, ​​Barcelona's performance in the Champions League was no longer that impressive.

Shocking news it is for the Blaugrana and their fans. They're completely classified as one of these competitive clubs that will be eliminated, going back to Camp Nou with no solid evidence. First to spot out from the numerous options of Barcelona performance, they're not actively in the race for the La Liga title this season, and secondly they lost important matches this season and points reduced. Perhapes Xavi Hernandez is in the picture, he ought to make things go smooth because he's incharge and everyone looks up to him for the improvement of the team.

I don't the the exclusion of Barcelona from the list of favorites teams to win the UEFA Champions League competition this season should surprise anyone who's followed the proceedings at the home of the Catalan club. The reigning Spanish champions haven't been able to live up to expectations of the club fans since the start of the season and that's why almost every football fan across the globe will not want to consider them as a strong club that'll win the UCL this season.

The team have been in financial crises in recent years and that has limited their chances of signing top quality players that'll make them formidable enough to win the UEFA Champions League trophy.

Well Barcelona reputation has not been the Same for couple of seasons now. And also, it’s been incredibly difficult for Xavi to form squad rhythm this seasons due to injury and poor squad depth.

It is even unlikely for Barcelona to reach the quarters of the uefa champions league

You are shocked?

Haven't you seen their performance in other competitions this season. Let's be honest, they have not be satisfactory at all, and they have just been eliminated from Copa del Rey. I don't think they will go very far in the competition

No doubt that PSG has a more experience in UCL competition. Real Sociedad still has lack of experience. But we can't underestimate Real Sociedad, they have quite solid squad. Moreover, they could show positive results during the group stage. It will be a warning for PSG to focus on the match against Real Sociedad. Having a better experience and quality players don't guarantee anything in football match.

In the group stage, Real Sociedad could perform better. They even can be the leader of group D. They defeated Inter Milan in the table although Inter Milan was a runner up of UCL competition last season. Another thing that Real Sociedad is still undefeated during the group stage matches. It is very different with PSG which is very struggling to qualify for the knock-out round.

Of course for those of us that are football lovers and football fans, we are glad that the champions League will be resuming by next month, but I will beg to disagree with you on the clubs you tipped to win the champions League this season which is Manchester city or Real Madrid, one thing you must understand the fact that, this is the champions League and it's s home to a lot of surprises. for every club that have qualified to this stage of the champions League is more or less a winner, at this point the champions League can be so unpredictable and anything can happen, the football chemistry for most club have changed between last year to this year, some club have improved drastically and their impact on the champions League might be different, so I feel an underdog club might win this season champions League.

It is the truth when it comes to experience difference between PSG and Real Sociedad. While PSG have joined the Champions League 17 times in their history it is only 5 for Real Sociedad.  

It was like 10 years ago when Real Sociedad were a part of the competition before. It is up to how effective PSG will be that's all. If we see the same effort from the group stage then there might even be a chance for Real Sociedad to upset them. Otherwise PSG should be victorious comfortably. Mbappe is on fire as always and his help will be needed a lot as usual.

By February the knock out stage for the UCL will kick off and for some teams, it'll be an easy slide through regardless of the notion of the strongest teams being the ones able to scale into this stage. City and Copenhagen would go against each other and it's very much clear that City would be the survivors. They've got the squad, the skillful and more experienced players in their team compared to Copenhagen.

 Their key men are back and set to run and definitely that's enough charge to weigh down Copenhagen. Yes, in their home ground, they may try to put up a battle but I'm certain that City will be capable to overturn them. They're way ahead of them in capacity and ability too. As always, the round of 16 will have as much fun as there can be in it and it's greatly anticipated. Preparations and games would definitely be intense too.

Controversial issue. PSG plays in the Champions League every year, but Sociedad plays with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético several times every year (twice in La Liga + sometimes in the Cups). It’s hard for me to say which experience is more important - the game with Benfica in the group stage or the game with Real Madrid, which is fighting for the title in La Liga. In Ligue 1 there are also clubs that play in the Champions League, but you know very well that they never claim anything, these clubs change like in a kaleidoscope and PSG clearly cannot get in Ligue 1 the same experience that Sociedad gets in La Liga.

This is one of the toughest predictions beause PSG could do really bad, but at the same time when they are in good shape it could also be a 3-0 at home for them. But Real Sociedad is by no means stable, so I guess there is some advantage for PSG, but it will depend on Mbappe. It would be too negative to call them mediocre unless we solely refer to the Champions League. In this competition I would definitely put them somewhere in the middle, definitely below Real Madrid and Manchester City. But just now when the second and so important half of the season is underway, a team like Bayern Munich is showing vulnerabilities. It's weird, but good to know that we will have some exciting games to watch.

I believe that PSG has more Champions League experience than Real Sociedad since they qualify for the competition every year because they are the best in League 1. Real Sociedad are performing well and will give psg a tough time, but I believe psg will defeat them and qualify to the next stage of the competition because they have many key players in the club that can make them win the game, but when talking about winning trophies, you can't include psg in the list because they failed when playing with big clubs because even if they join psg with Bayern Munich or Manchester City now, You will know they will defeat them because they lack players capable of competing with Bayern Munich or Manchester City, let alone Real Madrid.

PSG had strong players the previous two seasons when they faced Madrid but were unable to defeat Madrid and win the Champions League, and now that they do not have such players how can they win the Champions League They need to add another crucial player to the team. They are more focused on Mbappe, and he cannot do everything which is why I want him to leave the club so that they can devise another strategy for the team. If Mbappe does not win the Champions League, I believe he will want to leave the club since he is still a young player and has to win the Champions League before deciding to stay in the league and pursue more money.

I disagree with you, and I do not believe PSG will lose this game simply because you believe Mbappe is their only goal-scoring option. Don't forget that this team has more experience than their opponent, as well as higher quality and strength, so why do you think they won't easily advance to the round of 16. As you mentioned, if Mbappe is well marked, they will have no chance of winning the match. That is already a big red flag for them because I think Mbappe cannot be man marked, and when he does, they'll need a defender who is very fast and can beat the speed of Mbappe; otherwise, they can't do anything to stop him from scoring in that match.

Am shocked to see that Barca wasn't even speculated as one of the favorites for the UCL final this season. Manchester city has the grit and tenacity mostly with the return of De Bruyne who had been out due to injury.
The worthy finalist in my opinion would have teams like Inter Milan, Real Madrid playing against Manchester city.

Also, if Manchester city gets to the final and wins, it might be one small issue for their sister club Girona which is fighting hard to be more relevant in the la Liga and have done so impressively well so far.

The fact that PSG didn't perform excellently in their champions league group stage has made so many think that they will aswell not do so well into the round of sixteen especially this fixture against Real Socidad which most persons are considering to be challenging to PSG because they think PSG has much dependency on mbappe.

Just like you said I agree so we'll that PSG will most likely come out winners, when it comes to the champions league, PSG is way more experienced than Real sociedad and Enrique is a very experienced UCL coach who's determined to make the difference this time unlike before where the just get kicked out of the UCL but I'm very optimistic Real sociedad may end their UCL journey in this round of sixteen and PSG is most definitely going beyond this stage unto the next stage of the league but wining the trophy is not assured for them.

Your thinking and scenario is very narrow because after all, if a method like that can make PSG lose then, why can PSG continue to dominate Ligue 1 and also why can PSG qualify for the round of 16? It's very funny if you think that this method can make PSG lose because after all, basically PSG is an elite team and also, PSG has a good squad and coach too and it's not just about Mbappe there . So yes, of course it will still be difficult for Real Sociedad to beat PSG because after all, PSG has better quality compared to Real Sociedad and therefore, PSG will still have a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Are you sure of what you are saying? Real Sociedad is good this season based on their Champions League group stage performance, as they finish first ahead of Inter Milan, and they are performing averagely in La Liga this season. PSG is a good team because they dominated the French League one, but their performance in the Champions League is not impressive almost all the seasons. That is why so many people are not hoping on them to do well if they are not of the same class as Sociedad. Nevertheless, PSG can still beat them to go to the next round, but they cannot win the Champions League because they don't have the quality and experience that will lead them to win the competition.

It is not easy for Real Sociedad to beat Paris Saint-Germain, if it were that easy perhaps in the domestic league Paris Saint-Germain also often loses because to beat Paris Saint-Germain you just need to tackle or guard Mbappe tightly then Paris Saint-Germain will have difficulty scoring goals. Indeed, Real Sociedad has a solid squad, especially in terms of defense, which has proven to often trouble the big teams in the domestic league.

However, I am sure that Luis Enrique has the right strategy to face Real Sociedad in the first leg because Enrique is a former coach of a team that plays in La Liga, of course this is an advantage because he has studied the teams that play in LaLiga. In my opinion, Paris Saint-Germain can beat Real Sociedad in the first leg, especially since the first leg will be played at Paris Saint-Germain's home ground.