Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 547. (Read 141809 times)

The players are the basics of any team because they constitute the glory of the team after the coach. They have a great part in determining how well the team will succeed or fail in any league in which they are participating, everything is mostly about the players because they are the once who brings home the game and actions.

Real socidad isn't a team that has a very good form, even in their domestic league I don't see their performance as really impressive enough but then I don't think they should be under estimated either, they did performed fairly I'm the champions league up to this point but don't think they may get pas this stage, maybe I should wait for their game against PSG and the out come will be of great importance to judging if they will be able to get pass the round of sixteen or maybe they may end their UCL journey season at this stage.

They can challenge PSG in the Champions League because we know that PSG did not have good records in this tournament, they mostly disappoint their fans when they put hope in them that is why every team is not always afraid of PSG because of the disappointments in several occasions in the Champions League.
Real Sociedad really tried very well in the Champions League this season as they were able to top their group which no one expected, I think they will try their best to eliminate PSG which I know will not be easy for them, but Sociedad's Champions League form this season is encouraging.

This season, PSG has won 10 times and only failed to score once in their 13 home games (all competitions).
But it will be not easy for PSG to score more than once or win with at least 2 goals difference against Sociedad.
During this season, Sociedad has played 17 away games (all competitions) and they only conceded 10 times.
My guess, the final score will be 1-0 or 2-1 for PSG.

Guadiola will do anything to bring Haaland back before the Champions League round of 16, because I believe Manchester City will suffer in the competition without him. However, I believe Manchester City will still defeat Copenhagen because Manchester City is stronger than them and cannot compete with them in the round of 16. Guadiola wants to win the Champions League or Premier League this season again. Haaland will win the Golden Boot because I believe if Haaland comes back before they play with Copenhagen and very sure in he scored many goals when playing Copenhagen, since De Bruyne is back, he will receive many assists and score many goals and make the top scorer, I don't think Morata can catch Haaland in goals in the Champions League because I believe they won't last long in the competition. although given their current league play I believe they can compete with clubs in the Champions League, although winning the title will be extremely difficult.

I don't think it's right to talk about PSG and their playing style in the Champions League and the French League at the same time because we know PSG is the team that usually has a high chance of winning the French League because they are not many teams to start racing this PSG but in the Champions League everything is different for them and they will need to start the competition with teams like Real Madrid with much better player they have.

The performance of a team depend on the players. Luis Enrique will enable his team to become the top top clubs representing France clubs in UCL. PSG will be well prepared to play Real Sociedad in the UCL this season; neither of these clubs will be taking the title lightly because it is a top trophy for all clubs. Real Sociedad are putting all of their attention and energy on UCL matches, and they will face Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. A difficult match for them, however we should not ignore any average team in UCL because they have amazing ability to win games.

In the group phase, of course PSG had to face clubs from England and Germany, this was certainly not something that was easy for them to miss. So PSG qualified for the round of 16 only by the difference in the number of goals with AC Milan. From this aspect, PSG can certainly gain a lot of experience in previous matches. Real Sociedad certainly poses a challenge in itself because they were unbeaten in the group phase. But for PSG to qualify for the last 8 is something easy. PSG can certainly beat Real Sociedad, but they have to win by a lot of goals at home. Because beating a Spanish league club when playing away is not easy.

I think what we have seen in the Champions League group consisting of PSG, Dortmund, Milan and Newcastle is that we overestimated the average performance level of that group. Everyone called it the group of death and I did it, too. But now it can be seen that all of the teams aren't as strong as we thought they are. Newcastle is falling behind in the Premier League, Dortmund is falling behind in the Bundesliga and AC Milan far behind the best teams in Serie A. PSG has no competition and that is the only reason why they dominate Ligue 1.

But I agree with you that PSG will now run into problems. Perhaps against Real Sociedad already, but I am sure if they can win this round, depending on who their opponent is most likely the quarterfinals will be the end of the Champions League season for them.

If for example Bayern Munich makes it to the final match then ya, atleast Bayern Munich will also still have a chance to win the trophy Champions League this season. But indeed, we also do not know the next draw because ya, if for example these candidates meet in the quarter finals or in the semifinal match, then the candidate team that qualifies for the final match will have a greater chance ofcourse to get the Champions League trophy this season . Although indeed, Real Madrid and Manchester City are still strong candidates but ya, the fact is that their position in their respective league standings also get tough competition . Therefore, at least that factor will also have an impact on their performance in the Champions League later.

I'm on the board for City not winning back 2 back UCL as this is very hard to achieve and no matter how strong your team is , UCL is a very special competition where personally I saw so many surprises in watching this competition for over 20 years. However, with a bit of luck and Pep's brilliant ideas , City can produce a big surprise and be the second team who goes back 2 back UCL after Real.

Real Sociedad are a much better team in the Champions League compared to the La Liga this season. They completed Group D as leader despite having a competitive opponent like Inter in the same group. Can they be a challenging opponent for PSG as well? I think that they absolutely can. You can predict the reason behind that easily too in fact.  

The reason why I think like that is PSG's inconsistent look in the tournament so far. As you have seen PSG barely managed to make it to this round thanks to the results of the last match week. If Newcastle won against Milan we were going to watch PSG in the Europa League.    Unless PSG perform the same as their recent Ligue 1 performances Real Sociedad can make things really difficult for them.

Manchester city is definitely not getting pass the round of sixteen by aggregate because Copenhagen isn't a team that will make Manchester city have tough Time playing them, although since it's the UCL, Copenhagen may want to put up strong resistance so as to get Manchester city working really hard to deserve a win .

Copenhagen isn't a very good team and even in the champions league they didn't perform too well but we're somehow lucky to have gotten pass the group stage because their performance wasn't such that will be considered excellent or brilliant enough to have gotten them pass the group stage so I don't see them been able to triumph over Manchester city rather they will just try to draw to be able to create a possible advantage for them but then if the lose once and draw the other time they are still going to be knocked out moreover Manchester city is now even stronger with the return of KDB and others in anticipation most definitely it's the end of the UCL journey for Copenhagen.

Honestly, PSG's performance in the UCL at the moment is not that good, even in Group F, even though they only succeeded in being in 2nd place after being held to a draw by Dortmund, in the round of 16, PSG will start the UCL against Real Sociedad, to be honest, the team the Spanish league has an unexpected surprise, PSG could be held to a draw or even lose.
I don't think PSG needs better players (even with neymar and messi remaining at PSG) currently, they already have a good squad, it's just that they don't have the luxury of having a good coach, that's all, that's what I thought.

It is true, I do agree that Sociedad is not a terrible team, after all they are at the last sixteen and that means they are better than so many teams and it's right that they have done very well this season.

However, I also agree that PSG is a whole another level and they are not going to end up losing this matchup. In fact, if they do end up losing this one out then I am not sure PSG will even want Mbappe at the team, why spend so much money on a single player when you are losing to Sociedad? Mbappe could leave and play anywhere he wants so much and PSG could very well win the league and lose at UCL without him too. So they have to win and they will definitely win this will be an easy bet for me for sure.

Yes, there are indeed many elite clubs that have many opportunities to qualify and it is not surprising to hope that these two clubs will win the title in this Champions League.
I only hope that in the semi-finals Manchester City will face Inter and Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich.
If the situation is like that, we will most likely see Real Madrid and Manchester City competing in the final round and it will be very interesting to see which club is really strong enough to win the trophy in the Champions League.
But personally I want Manchester City to win another title in the CL because we can have confidence that if Haaland and De Bruyne are back everything will be very strong on the one hand. Real Madrid doesn't have a striker like Manchester City which has Haaland even though Real Madrid has several players. Mainstays like Bellingham and Vinicius still won't be able to beat Manchester City because their ability to break through the goal won't have much power without a pure striker.

I agree with you. Munich is still considered one of the strongest teams in the Champions League this season. But I see they have no chance of becoming champions. The champion candidates in my opinion are Real Madrid and City. I don't know how the next round will be drawn whether City and Madrid will meet in the final or will meet in the next round because I don't know how this knockout system works. What is clear is that I think these two teams are the favorites to win the Champions League title this season.

Overall I really like the picture you presented, and in reality there are many weak points for PSG in building a squad capable of winning the Champions League. Bringing together star-label players in one lineup cannot offer a higher chance of winning the trophy. Instead of winning a trophy, in essence they are like super models walking on the catwalk, what they are offering is a jersey. For the club income, the existence of these star players is indeed very profitable in terms of income, but it would be better to balance it with a commensurate end goal, namely winning the Champions League trophy, something that to this day is still a dream before sleeping at night. It's true that PSG must start with player transfers, promoting young players, and releasing players who don't contribute much to their club, as well as releasing players who ask to leave.

I think that even though PSG plays in Ligue 1 which offers them easier competition, this is not an excuse for failing to compete with other league representatives who come from more competitive leagues. I am sure that if PSG officials and management manage the club well, without prioritizing image and popularity, then they will be able to achieve their goals. As an example that may be very relevant to the PSG case, We know that Bayern Munchen comes from the Bundesliga, which is still competitively inferior to Serie A and La Liga and the Premier League, but Bayern can hold the status of the favorite team every season. I think PSG needs to conduct itself like Bayern, where in the end they have a culture based on team unity, and not just individuals.

Many believe that one way for PSG to realize its dream of winning the Champions League title is to build a solid foundation, with its academy players, once again not with star players who only play for money and fame. PSG must change its culture for the better, when PSG sends offers to their target players, what is shown should be one step closer to winning a trophy, not big salaries and luxurious facilities. I think there is no instant way to build success, everything requires a process, and under the leadership of Luis Enrique it looks like PSG is moving in that direction, I hope so.

So, you forget about intermilan reached final last season. Is not intermilan deserving to be a part of the strongest contenders to win the UCL this season? it's leading serie a and intermilan is also having perfect defense and attack. I think that might be a part of teams who have biggest chance to win the UCL this season. It was even stronger compared to the bayern munich and im not doubting it. It's quite strange to see that how people forgot if there was intermilan who is always climbing up right now.

It likes all of concentrations were focusing on to the manchester city and real madrid. That is why people were always calling up real madrid and city to win UCL this season. Listen to me if intermilan is still comparable to the madrid and city at this time.
It was also having on fire striker who is also top scorer this season and he is lautaro martinez. It is really strange to see that if you were not the only one but so numerous members here were forgetting intermilan.

Intermilan deserved to be treated like city and madrid coz it's one of strongest team last season. Simeone is just crazily improving the club to be even better by replacing some defenders and goal keeper + add more strikers in.

Inter Milan are one of my favorite clubs, they've had an impressive run in Serie A, in the Champions League they didn't disappoint during the group stage, although in the end they fell to Real Sociedad but they only lost out on goal productivity. Last season they also made it to the final, even though last season they weren't as good as they have been this season.
They are between Manchester City and Real Madrid in my opinion. In the round of 16 they will face Atletico Madrid, it will be the first challenge for them. But when looking at Atletico Madrid's performance which still hasn't found good consistency, they have a chance to eliminate Atletico Madrid early and advance to the next round.
The Serie A club has recently become a club to consider, after in the last few seasons they have always struggled.

Yep, city will be winning the game home and away. There's no doubt to think it will happen unless pep will be doing another experiment like a season. Pep was a typical of coach who was always identifying its opponent before try to perform against it.
Copenhagen was not a club that needs to feel worry about. It's caused by this club was so weak and it's so crazy to think manchester city is going to lose agains this garbage club. Copenhagen needs to feel worry about that coz the club can perform so badly.

manchester city has de bruyne on its side again and it will be so pathetic if city will not be able to win home and away games.