Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 544. (Read 141809 times)

Every team at this point still have equal chances at winning the UCL title and personally until they get pas this stage unto the next I don't see any greater percentage above the other from any of the teams yet, even with the wealth of experiences possessed by others, they all are still elite teams from their various domestic leagues.

Manchester city and Real Madrid has been seen like the best at this time because of their performance so far and also their experience they have in the UCL , aside the both of them PSG and Barcelona are the other teams who can be seen as having similar experience with the champions league amongst all others currently at the round of sixteen, Bayern Munich is facing serious pressure of loosing their dominance and chance of winning their domestic league and yet they are not sure of the UCL so cumulatively for them I don't expect much action from them but then this is football and anything can still happen so I keep my fingers crossed.

Even without Kevin De Bruyne, the match against Copenhagen should still be an easy match for Manchester City because there is a difference in the quality of the two teams, although surprises may still occur when the favorite team performs badly because they slightly underestimate their opponent but on paper Manchester City's winning percentage is very big in the first match of this knockout round so that the quarter-finals will be theirs and City having Kevin De Bryune is a big advantage, that's why it is reported that the club has proposed a new contract for the player because there are reports that there are Arab clubs who are interested in him.
When Manchester City qualify for the quarter-finals, the match will be even more difficult because the team that advances to the quarter-finals will of course be a team that is more evenly strong and that will be enough to determine City's next steps whether they can qualify for the semifinals and final or will stop.

Like you, I think Manchester City beat Copenhagen, especially with Kevin De Bruyne back. His skills improve greatly. I'm planning for the quarterfinals and beyond. City is strong but not invincible. They'll likely beat Copenhagen, but Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will be tougher. Those games will show if City can win it all. Football is unpredictable. It's not enough to have top players like De Bruyne; it's how they play together under pressure. That will decide if they can win Champions League again

Apart from that, how they respond to a team that will be the favorite in the Champions League this season, of course it won't have an impact according to plan because when a strong team meets a strong team, it's no longer the mentality that becomes the reference but how they are able to play better. To score goals and emerge victorious. On the other hand, several teams also want to maintain their dignity to make their domestic league proud in the Champions League as Manchester city did in the previous season where they were able to bring home the UCL trophy to the Premier League.

For this reason, we will see that several representatives from various leagues will continue to show more impressive game in order to advance to the last 8 rounds. Each team has its strengths and weaknesses but their level of consistency should not affect their performance because concentration on beating their opponents should be at the forefront of their game in the round of 16.
Sometimes a strong team gets a slightly weaker opponent which might be quite profitable for them.

It is very rare for a new team playing in the UCL that is not seeded to go further because in UCL matches it is not only seen from quality but mentality is also very influential, I do not deny that.

However, currently several top European teams continue to experience improvements in quality so that competition in the UCL is increasingly fierce between the top European teams, making it difficult to predict who will be the champion.

We cannot rule out all possibilities, because all still have a chance and the difference may only be how much their percentage is, but it also cannot be a guarantee that the team with the highest percentage will be the champion because whether or not a team wins will be determined in the match. Usually in matches there can be big changes, including luck can take a role there. As for example in the La Liga match, Girona had to be held to a draw by Almeria who was at the bottom of the standings, it proves that anything can happen on the field. We will analyze them based on their performance, but that doesn't guarantee our analysis will be correct.

You can at least try to make differentiate between the clubs that were always playing consistently. It will be far easy to predict it but i do believe that if the club like real madrid and bayern munich were always having bigger probability to take the trophy.
No doubt that people were alwaos favoring these clubs to get UCL. It's pretty hard to determining which club has been underdog this season. There were many clubs have equal performance right now.

Is not it UEFA always like that? I meant the richest and strongest clubs were dominating the competition. Mostly the clubs which have billion valuationi like real madrid or bayern munich. No doubt that if the easiest way to predict in this comeptition through picking the richest club.
There would be more guarantee once we picked the club like real madrid to win UCL currently. I think that the point im getting to is picking the club which has the best squad in the competition.
This gives me more chance to take the reward.

Strange reasoning. It’s just as strange as arguing that you can’t be a fan of barbecue and computer games at the same time. In addition, I am generally against being a real fan of any club - sport is entertainment/business, but not a religious faith (and the wars that result from this). I like several clubs and over the course of the seasons my preferences change, I don’t see anything illogical in this: if a club provides a good product (game) I like it, if not, then I will find a better product.

0r maybe, there are other teams that are able to get rid of strong teams such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and even Manchester City. after all, we don't know for sure which team will win the championship in this competition. everything is still based on assumptions and speculation, data and statistics. after the round of 16 is held, we will see the teams that were knocked out and the teams that qualified for the next phase. For me, everything is still a surprise in this competition. every team that will compete, including the teams that can be said to be mediocre in this competition, will prepare their squad to take on the match later.

Everything is still interesting, Pep will prepare his squad while waiting for Erling Haaland to return from his injury.
Don Carlo will continue to maximize his team, especially strengthening its defense line, because in this match the opposing team has a front line that is ready to break into their goal.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich will also fix every weakness in their squad. moreover, in last night's match, Beyern lost at the Allianz Arena to Wender Bremen. what is certain is that Thucel has homework to do to make his team stronger than before.

There are still several other teams that might be able to provide a surprise, Barcelona for example. even though it's not really superior, let alone referring to its performance.  however, in football it is unique. like Inter Milan in the previous season, it was unexpected that they would become one of the finalists in this competition. Arsenal, Dortmund, even PSG. At the very least, these teams can prevent the team that is the favorite from advancing to the next phase. Well, let's just enjoy it, this competition still has enough time for each team to make improvements and even prepare to play the round of 16 later.

The thinking is right and however the Champions League is becoming more difficult to predict because every year the participants are always different even though they are still dominated by other strong European teams. The presence of an underdog team is always something to look forward to because if they are able to make it difficult for the team that is a candidate to win then that is where the excitement of Europe's biggest competition lies when compared to the competition in the domestic league.

We certainly won't be surprised if in the end the competition will be filled with strong teams up to the quarter-finals and above, but at least we want to see something new rather than continuing to favor the winning team. I am curious about the progress of Copenhagen and Real Sociedad, who are the underdog teams in the round of 16.

I think from the past record and performance of a team you can easily predict how far they will go in a competition and looking at the past record of the two teams you mentioned namely Real Madrid and Manchester City, I think they will keep getting highest ratings because they have proven past records especially the Real Madrid team who happens to have so many young and experienced players in the team.

Not forgotten the performance of the other teams this season, I think they have have had good performance especially in their local league, Inter Milan has been in great form as they are the league leaders in SeriaA while Arsenal is among the top4 in the EPL but there is a doubt in them if they can maintain good performance when they play both UCL and league matches. Barcelona is not looking like a team that can go far in the Champions League this season since they are struggling in the Spanish league since this season I doubt if they can face and overcome top teams when they get to round of 6 or 4 where they are likely going to face teams like Bayern Munich, Manchester City or Real Madrid.

Manchester City's quality is clearly greater than Copenhagen's, so we are all quite confident that Manchester City can still win the match even without Kevin de Bruyne because the performance quality of all the players that Manchester City has is quite balanced so it is not a big worry for Pep Guardiola. And currently Kevin de Bruyne is at the club and we are just waiting for Erling Haaland so that Manchester City's performance will be stronger and unbeatable.

Of course I also agree that Manchester City can reach all the rounds and compete for the Champions League title again, the current situation may be a little different because the competition is quite tough because Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are still Manchester City's strong rivals and they are also the favorites of many people to win the title and we'll see at the end of the Champions League competition which of the 3 clubs will win the Champions League title.

This is clear because Manchester City is team that is currently strong enough to win the UCL title and one of the teams that might be an obstacle for Manchester City is Real Madrid, both of them will fight for every victory until they reach the final.
If Real Madrid and Manchester City can meet in the final we will be able to see two giants fighting for the top spot as UCL title holders and if Real Madrid becomes the winner then Manchester City will have to be willing to accept failure in defending the championship.
Real Madrid has made series of preparations in facing all competitors in the UCL and Real Madrid has proven that they have strengthened perfection in the line-up for more than half of the season.
Last season they failed in the race for the UCP title and Ancelotti targets that Real Madrid full strength can produce satisfactory results this season.
The only thing that needs to worry about Manchester City is that Real Madrid and Manchester City must also be prepared when they meet.

Because the Champions League is the best club competition in the world, tension and pressure are to be expected. All clubs valued the importance for them to qualify and every one of them and the players fantasized to win the trophy.

I have a similar opinion on Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. These two clubs are never to be counted out and they are continuously playing to the upper levels in the Champions League. This season, I include the previous champion Machester City as one of the solid candidates. Inter Milan was halfway fortunate last season to play at the finals. It is a long shot for Inter to play again in the finals this season, but surprises happen.

All the teams that have qualified for the next phase will definitely set big targets in the Champions League, but this league is different and only a few teams are able to reach the final even though there are great players in it. Last season Manchester City and Inter Milan managed to advance to the final and Manchester City managed to win their first title under the guidance of Pep Guardiola, Inter Milan became the favorite runner-up and this season is again predicted to enter the semifinals.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are always predicted to be strong teams in the Champions League and in my opinion they will be strong candidates this season. We might see another surprise after several teams qualify from the round of 16 and in the semifinals we will see how competitive this league will be if teams are matched against each other.

Copenhagen is the team they are in this place with some luck because if Macnshter United had better performance, they couldn't have reached this place at all also Copenhagen is the team they are usually in the Champions League because they are the best team in Denmark, but I think this can't be that reason for Guidiola and Macnshter City to lose this match because they are already in pressure because of the bad performance they had in some games.

Real Sociedad had a very wonderful performance in the group stage, they were able to top group D ahead of Inter Milan with goal difference because they have the same points, I am sure they will maintain their standard performance in the Champions League by giving their best to defeat PSG so as to progress to the next round of the competition even though their Laliga performance is not convincing enough to give them to full confidence of winning PSG, but I think they will try.


PSG's main aim has always been winning the Champions League, but they look desperate which is the main reason why they are always failing because of how often they do change coaches and players in my opinion. This season, they don't have quality players that can compete for Champions League, therefore, I don't think they will win the Champions League this season.

The Champions League is always full of tension in every match played by each team. Because each team has quite strong pressure directed by their coach so that every Champions League match there is often a surprise when the team that is not the favorite can win because they Play with full pressure to achieve victory. On the other hand, it is true that mentality makes a team more confident in every match they play. Therefore this season we have many great teams with a strong enough mentality to become champions.

Inter Milan and Manchester City are the two teams that were in the final of the Champions League last season. They certainly have a strong enough mentality to repeat the success they recorded last season. Meanwhile, several teams also have the same ambition to go further in the Champions League this season, such as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. The strength of the teams is equally strong this season where each team has quality players in their team.

IMHO, each person must be a fan of 1 football team. I don't know if someone can be a fan of 2 teams or more. 
Sure, there will be 1 winner only, you must choose 1 team to be the favorite team. I prefer Man City to win it because their squad looks better, specifically when all the players are in good condition. Now, the injury players have recovered, they are ready to show their best performance in UCL.

Indeed. The return of KDB and Haaland will be the key of Man City to win the UCL. Although Real Madrid also has a strong squad, it will be difficult to beat Man City with full squad. However, it will be very interesting if we can Man City vs Real Madrid in the final round. But it only can happen it one of them can beat Bayern Munich in the semi-final. 

You're right. When you like a football team, it doesn't mean you are a fan of the team. I like Man City, but I'm a fan of Real Madrid.

Manchester city has always had a better quality in performance and team quality than Copenhagen even without Kevin De bruyene, Manchester city will still win Copenhagen and make sure to perform much better in the champions league this season just like they did last season where they ended up with the trophy at the end.

I'm very optimistic about Manchester city getting pass the round of sixteen and making it to the quarter finals and semi finals before the final game, Copenhagen may end their UCL journey at this point, and it's very good to see that they are  able to get pass the group stage even with their very little experience they have got because Copenhagen is obviously not experienced enough when it has to do with the champions league games as much as Manchester city does