Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 546. (Read 141809 times)

The best thing Guardiola can do is to start finding a plan to not be dependent on some players like Haaland or De Bruyne.
Imagine Manchester City playing in the Champions League and in an important game like the final match of this season but both players De Bruyne and Haaland get injured, with the current situation of this team, they will definitely lose and this is not good for them.

With the kind of impressions that Real Sociedad came with in the champions league this season, I don't think Paris Saint German will have an easy way with them even with the fact that PSG is playing at their home ground but i see Real Sociedad making things look difficult for PSG, and you know PSG have a very porous defense whereas Real Sociedad's defense is very organized that's why if you check most of their matches, they don't actually concede much goals so PSG will find it difficult to maneuver their defense. And moreover, we all saw that PSG never really put more effort in the group stage matches as it was just out of luck that they were able to reach the knockout stages and even if PSG wins Real sociedad I believe that Real Sociedad will also retaliate when PSG visits them in their home ground.

I will bet Manchester City to win against Copenhagen, even though they don't use Kevin De Bruyne to play against Copenhagen. Kevin De Bruyne did not play in Manchester City Uefa Champions League group stage matches, but Manchester City still won all their group stage matches in Kevin De Bruyne's absence.

Real Sociedad having good season but sadly their attack is not effective which can help them in this knock out round because in last two games they fail to score any goal which is surely the worst thing for them even they top their group without any defeat, but now they needed aggressive approach which helps them for having better result and chance for the qualifying into next round which is not easy against team like PSG which is also improving their quality and performance after few poor results now things are looking much better and their chances are also high for the next round promotion even they are still not in favourite list, but they can make good mark with their performance.

Both teams can give better into their home leg match which will be give advantage for the jumping into next round in second leg match, mostly they will try to play with their tight defense which will give them better results as well.

You think Copenhagen is not a strong team right, it will shock you what Copenhagen will do to Manchester city if they fail to use De Bruyne and other potential players  to play the game, just know that Copenhagen will take the victory from Manchester city.

I know that Manchester city will take victory from this game if their coach can make use of their rights players in this game because, they are among the teams people are looking up to which they need to win this game to move to another stage that will give them the courage to qualify for quarter finals in the UEFA champions league competition.

I admit that Real Sociedad's performance in the Champions League is better than in the domestic league, which is why they were able to come out as group winners and outperform Inter Milan who in fact finished second in the Champions League last season, even though they have the same points, but we have to admit that Real Sociedad's defense quite solid compared to Inter Milan and for me this is enough to prove that Real Sociedad cannot be underestimated in the champions league because they are very focused on this big competition rather than the competition in the domestic league where their position in the league standings is ranked 6th.

PSG's performance is a little doubtful in the Champions League even though this club performs well in the domestic league, but in the Champions League PSG is no better than other clubs and this club always has difficulties when they enter the round of 16. And this match will definitely be interesting and very fierce considering that PSG has a sharp attack line but Real Sociedad's defense is also quite good and I don't think PSG will easily break through Real Sociedad's defense with more than 2 goals.

So true, it can be seen from how manchester city was always struggling to win the game even though it was dominating the game. De bruyne and haaland has created differentiate toward manchester city and those guys are the reasons city won UCL last season.
As long as city will have them back again and im not seeing other big club as threats for king city. King city will always be able dominating the competition with all of its greatest players in this decade.

De bruyne was just a magician who can make anything possible with his pass while haaland has one of strongest shoot in the football. No doubt that if the combination between both are making the situation even better for manchester city.
The cluib will regain its champion trophy again this season. City needs to be careful about that caused by this is also very important for the club to get EPL and UCL again this season.

Madrid was the only strongest competitor for manchester city to gather UCL back to back again.

Mancity clearly has a big advantage over the other teams when only facing Copenhagen. The proof is that Man City has a very good confrontation record with Copenhagen, having won 2/3 matches between the two teams, the remaining match ended in a draw. The results of matches in the UCL knockout round will sometimes be very difficult to predict, anyone can be an surprised factor, but with Mancity's current situation, I think the possibility of them losing to Copenhagen is quite unlikely.
I also quite agree with you about Bayern. They are the team with the most stable form and squad of all the teams that entered the next round. Their players are in quite high form. Real is always the team mentioned in the final, but right now I'm quite worried about their defense, not knowing how Ancelotti can rotate players and deploy tactics to meet the upcoming  busy schedule be like?

Even though Manchester City does not have Kevin De Bruyne on their side, they will still defeat Copenhagen very well in their UEFA Champions League last-16 match because Copenhagen is no match for Manchester City. Manchester City should stay focused on knowing the next club they will be playing in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League so that they can figure out how to defeat the club.

I have no doubts that the Paris Saint-Germain squad can beat Real Sociedad in the first leg, especially since the first leg will be played at PSG's home ground, of course this is a strength in itself playing in front of its supporters. But I doubt paris saint-germain will hurt themselves again. They did this against Newcastle, and Dortmund. The Paris Saint-Germain squad can sometimes be its worst enemy.

But Real Sociedad is also very strong at home, so I think Paris Saint-Germain and Sociedad will perform well in both legs. Even though Real Sociedad is one of the clubs that looks like a weak team, Paris Saint-Germain should not underestimate Real Sociedad. My prediction is that this match will take place in the round of 16. First leg: Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 Second leg: Real Sociedad won 1-0.

It is true that Real Sociedad performed well in UCL. They could finish the group stage as the leader of the group D. It is quite interesting because they are in a better position than Inter Milan. We know that the point is the same, but Real Sociedad has lower conceded goals. It means the defense of Real Sociedad is quite solid, it won't be easy to defeat by other teams.

They will play against PSG in the next match, I'm also sure that Real Sociedad must have the chance to win. PSG seems not playing very impressively, they were almost eliminated in the group stage. PSG was also conceded many goals during the matches in the group stage. It makes me a bit doubtful with the performance of PSG. Their defense looks not strong enough to compete with a strong team. Although Real Sociedad attackers aren't top players, they could destroy PSG defense as it seems rather weak. Meanwhile PSG attackers will struggle a lot because Real Sociedad has a solid defense.

The round of sixteen is definitely aoane huge one for them, they'll have to work hard or twice as hard more like they did during the group stage.
But if you ask me in my opinion, they're not any better than Paris Saint Germans even if they don't have the same players they had from last season.
I believe in Luis Enrique and what he can still be able to achieve for the club. The Champions League is not gor the weak and I'm sure they're coming out as winners..

Cristiano Ronaldo had mentioned Manchester City to be haot favorite still to win the Champions League Competition at the end of the season.

Pep Guardiola expertise in building a squad is quite good, where at the moment Manchester City is very complete with more prominent quality star players in each line. So there is a big possibility for them to repeat what they did in the previous season, namely succeeding in becoming champions again.
However, the Champions League certainly has quite strong representatives from various leagues so that this season there will be potential newcomers to make it to the Champions League final. But Manchester City is still the favorite this season to win the title again.

Apart from that, Pep Guardiola was able to handle the team as well as possible when they lost their star player, I mean when Kevin didn't play, Manchester City was also able to show their strength against their opponents. For this reason, Manchester City will try hard to be able to defend its championship title this season against the pressure put on it by other teams. Be it Real Madrid, PSG or Bayern Munich, they also have the ambition to become champions this season, but they must be able to perform better if they meet with Manchester City.

Real Soceidad performance in the La Liga this season doesn’t speak well for them to be able to go far in the Champions League this season. After their qualification from the group stage, and they were drawn against PSG, I just imagined that they will not go further in this competition and this will be the end of their journey in champions league this season. How I wish their performance in the league game is a a good as that of PSG, I would have given them some hope of winning the match and qualify for the quarterfinals.


It will not still be easy for Manchester City to pull this through for the second term consecutively. They look so good and confident of getting the victory this year again but it won’t be an easy ride for them. Real Madrid did back to back not long ago but for any team to do that now, it is not going to be an easy task for them. If this eventually happens, Pep Guardiola will be the best coach I have seen coaching a team in recent time having achieving perfect results from Manchester City.

This is football, and anything is very much possible to happen. I will say Manchester City and Real Madrid are the favorite clubs to win the UEFA Champions League trophy. But if other clubs play well, they can also win the Uefa Champions League trophy, because when Chelsea defeated Manchester City to win the Uefa Champions League trophy, they were not among the favorite clubs to win it.

I support City retaining the title if they deserve it. Just look at how City was last season, they didn't give Bayern Munich and Real Madrid a chance. This season, City still has the same chance, especially if the core players in Pep Guardola's team squad do not experience injury problems. Nevertheless, we agree that defending the title in this competition is not easy at all. The reason is, every coach must prepare his team when they are about to play a match against their opposing team. There are only a few opportunities, in two meetings the competing teams must show their best performance. If they lose, it means they failed to advance to the next round. Plus, the meeting in the final round is a life and death match. There is no second match, if you lose it's over. That's why, I prefer to say that this competition is very much related to luck apart from team depth, mental readiness, performance and so on.

For me, City meets the criteria and has a high probability of that. In every season, there will always be surprises like Intermilan that is not a favorite at all. Apart from that, a strong team does not guarantee that it will win every match. however, because every coach will prepare his team to fight as best as possible. that's why, the probability of a strong team is higher and is also always the favorite. but it would be better, let's just watch and watch every match that will be presented in this competition. Anything could happen, especially since the last 16 of the Champions League hasn't started yet.Moreover, I would be very happy if one of my favorite teams entered the final in this competition. Even though I actually realize that my favorite team's chances are not as big as Manchester City and Real Madrid. but ok, the most important thing is that we are entertained by the beautiful games of modern football.

That's a good description of the problem that PSG has been dealing with. The midfield is what makes the difference when a team has such a strong offensive line like PSG used to when they had Mbappe, Neymar and Messi. It's like when people build their FIFA dream squads and they have a certain number of points to be used and then they buy the best three strikers on the planet, but from goalkeeper over defense to midfield they can only get the worst players ever. It doesn't work like that. The midfield was definitely the weak part in their team and I also think that if a team plays with three attackers, one of those attackers should have some more defensive elements in his game. It's not about running from box to box, but about keeping the ball secure and have control over the pace of the game. And if necessary, do some work for the defense of the team as well. You would normally never find Mbappe, Neymar or Messi close to their own box and that I think is too much offensive power when a team lacks the balance due to below par midfielders.

Real Sociedad last season were one of the best teams in the Spanish La Liga and it was their impressive performances of last season that helped them finish in the top four of the Spanish league which automatically gave the the chance of playing in this season's UEFA Champions League competition.

But without taking anything away from them, I don't consider them a strong opponent to French champions Paris Saint Germaine in their round of 16 tie. The quality of players in the squad of Paris Saint Germaine is undoubtedly better than that of Real Sociedad. The Paris Saint Germaine club have never won the UEFA champions league trophy before and are gonna do everything within their strength to win it this time and that's why I expect them to be totally ruthless against Real Sociedad

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Real Sociedad being able to overcome the group stage hurdles and thereafter advancing to the last 16. Sorry to say but it'll only be in the widest of dreams that Sociedad will lift the UCL trophy this season. They're not so much of a good side neither are they a bad side. They've currently not just got what it takes to be the champions.

There are still teams far better than them in all aspects, doing exceedingly well and even making extra efforts than Sociedad makes. Yes anything can happen in football but there are some fates that have been envisioned out. Maybe they'd scale through to the last 8 but the odds are very much minimal. This stage of the contest isn't a joke as all teams are in their best, they've got now till the second week of February to prepare for their encounters. Let the best team advance into the next stage.