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Quote from: babo on January 17, 2024, 04:20:31 AM

this season the competitors are very fierce and will certainly want to snatch the trophy from Pep Guardiola's hands
When competitions are like this, I really enjoy it a lot
I like knowing I'm watching a game where they don't play defense but dare with the desire to win
in the end I pay for the ticket for that reason

I feel like it is the opposite, hopefully I will turn out to be wrong but I feel like it is quite clear that we are talking about a season where City and Real Madrid are the only ones trying to win it. Don't get me wrong, they were always that good, look at who has won it in the last 7-8 years and you will see it, but they are even better now. I am not saying there is no possibility of anyone else winning, of course it can be done, it is not impossible but I feel like it is not that easy neither.

I believe that City may have a good chance when all their players are back, Kevin De Bruyne is back now and he is better than ever, and Haaland will be back too, so when they have all their players, there aren't that many who will be better than them.

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As far as I have been able to observe there is some change in the odds of the title contenders. Bookmakers increased Real Madrid's odds to match Arsenal's odds if I'm not mistaken. Huh

Because now I see it like Real Madrid and Arsenal share the 3rd position with the odds of 6.50. Maybe it might be different on some other websites as it is like this on my source.

Truthfully I don't believe Arsenal and Real Madrid can be seen like they have an equal chance to win the Champions League title.

I mean Real Madrid are already having a much better season than them. Besides they are the most winning team in this tournament by far.

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Quote from: Altryist on January 16, 2024, 05:42:57 AM

Playoff games are always more difficult because the responsibility is higher, any mistake can be fatal, so teams play more carefully. This has always been the case for Porto, they are very dangerous at home and I'm a little surprised to see 4.5 at Porto at home. Arsenal is considered the favorite in this match with 1.78, but I would not risk betting on Arsenal to win in this match.
There is still more than a month before the match, so it is not worth assessing the current form of the teams. Maybe during this time Arsenal will be able to improve their game, since they are now in a clear decline, the opponents were not the easiest, but this does not justify so many defeats.

Of course it will be much more difficult because you will be facing a team that is much more balanced and has almost the same level of experience. Porto is a representative who regularly enters the Champions League and of course their strength cannot be considered weak, especially if they play at home, so Arsenal needs to be aware of their ability to provide surprises. If I wanted to bet, I would prefer the match to end in a draw because after all, Porto is a team that is quite ready to play in the Champions League.

The match is still quite long and maybe both of them can prepare a lot, depending on the depth of the squad they have. When key players suffer injuries due to participating in the main league, this will actually affect the team's performance. Both coaches will have to get really good at rotating because the playoffs will be much more difficult.

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Quote from: Raflesia on January 16, 2024, 04:24:54 PM

A slight correction in that Inter will be playing against Atletico not Real Sociedad as they were already in the same group before which meant Inter finished second and Sociedad will face PSG in the last 16.
Inter and Atletico at the moment they can still be said to be a big match because after all, currently Inter's performance is in good shape and Atletico also they are actually quite good when compared to the previous season, this season they are better because they are helped by the presence of Morata and Depay for their attack line.

This will be a big match in the round of 16 because after all in terms of experience they can still be said to be balanced, in terms of the quality of their players is also not much different so this is still a fifty-fifty.
As for Sociedad at the moment they are indeed a dark horse club which is indeed very good even they can get the top position defeating Inter, Benfica and Salzburg who are subscriptions and I think being in the round of 16 with group winner status for a debutant club is quite impressive for Sociedad.

Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are scheduled to face off in the round of 16 of the UCL. Judging both teams, they're good in their leagues. Even though Inter are at the top of their league whilst Atletico aren't, both teams still have the capacity to make the game fierce for themselves. Both managers are good too and have got experiences too and their squad are good in their own separate ways.The game would be fierce, predicting a winner would be difficult and definitely both team odds are high.

For their domestic leagues, Inter are still on top and there's not really much threats because they're able to subdue other teams even though the games are sometimes tough especially for Juventus following them closely, they've got a work to do to stay on top of they really want to lift the trophy. For Atletico, they've got 3 teams ahead, so their struggle will only be to finish in the top 3/4 spot because currently they've not gotten any glimpse at the trophy and I doubt that the teams ahead of them will give them the leisure.

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Quote from: Coyster on January 16, 2024, 12:25:48 PM

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Doesn't this apply to Real Madrid or Bayern? Bayern wins the Bundesliga every year and for them this is a routine/norm that they cannot fall below and every year they want to win the Champions League. Real won the Champions League three times in a row and 4 times in 5 years. It is difficult to imagine that at some point they will say “perhaps we have enough.” Each top team strives to win all tournaments in which it participates. As for personal meetings between them, I hope that City will be knocked out earlier and there simply won’t be any Grin

Of course it applies to both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, i just think what City have achieved in recent years is a little bit more special because i think the EPL is more competitive than the Bundesliga and also the La Liga. Bayern and Real Madrid have such a great history that is a dream to City, but i think the English champions are going to get there someday, the only problem is if Pep decides to leave soon, they would not be able to replace him, there is no manager who is better.

Having said that, i think now that City have won their first CL and the weight of not winning it has been removed from their shoulders, they are even more dangerous, now they play without any pressure and they can dominate the competition like they are doing in England.

City were champions before Pep and will be champions after Pep (of course, unless the League can punish them for 115 FFP violations and send them two divisions down, but I have little faith in this because only Everton can be punished). There is nothing special about him.
As for the pressure, I think this is just a feature of tournaments where there is a playoff stage - there is a lot of randomness. You can very effectively “buy” a round-robin tournament by flooding everything with money (in the long run your investment will outweigh everything else), but in the playoffs everything is possible.

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Quote from: puloweh555 on January 17, 2024, 08:16:35 AM

Both teams are inconsistent, but in my opinion Barcelona has a big chance of qualifying for the round of 16 against Napoli. Moreover, Barcelona has quality players compared to Napoli, especially Napoli with a new coach, of course it takes time to adapt. So I am very confident that Barcelona can beat Napoli as long as Xavi Hernandez forgets the defeat to Real Madrid and continues to improve his shortcomings, especially the defensive line.

Barcelona is lucky to have an opponent with Napoli because both teams are currently in a slump and on the other hand, when these two teams meet, Barecelona is superior. Even so, Barcelona did not take Napoli lightly. Because there is still one month left to prepare for the round of 16 match, and both teams still have that time to organize their strategy and continue to make improvements.

However, in my opinion, the most exciting match in the round of 16 is between Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid. Both teams were equally strong, Atletico appeared fierce in the knockout phase, proving that they reached the final twice in a row. Inter this year with a frightening composition of players, and last year were runners up in the UCL. This match is difficult to predict.

Now as we are heading for the knock-out rounds debate is heated up who is going to qualify for the last eight with few matches are surely going to have huge interest for the all like this match Barcelona vs Napoli currently both clubs are struggling, but Barcelona is having enough quality and depth to go through this challenge because as we are watching right now Napoli is having the worst time with their performance and consistency is on decline, and they are not able to bring anything positive which give them some hope in last few matches their attack is badly failed to convert their chances which is creating more problems and change of coach is also not having any good change.

Xavi is surely doing impressive job, and we can expect they will learn from their recent mistakes and bring improvement which is important and their chances for the defending of title are also not good because in La Liga they are having not enough quality but here they can do better and having fair chance for the going into last eight.

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Quote from: len01 on January 17, 2024, 11:46:21 AM

Quote from: Zigabel on January 17, 2024, 08:12:14 AM

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People will be expecting Manchester city to defend the champions league as most recent winners which is very possible but Manchester city may aswell loose out if they don't get their complete squad on ground as at when required ,it will be really soothing to see another team win the champions league this season.

even thought I also like Man City, I dont expect this team to win the title in the UCL, but I rather hope that Real Madrid can get the title because if Man City gets another title it will be boring on the one hand I am one of the people who really Like Real Madrid in depth, the performance of these two teams is very balanced, but we have to remember that Real Madrid is one of the most experienced teams in the UCL and I am sure that Madrid can win another title this season.

If Manchester City can become champions again it will be interesting, because last season was the first title for them and if they can defend the title then it is a very big achievement for them, because it is not easy to defend the title, especially this is the Champions League which we know the competition here is very tight. Even when a club will win the Champions League 3 times in a row there are still many who think it is a curse that is very difficult to release before Real Madrid can really do it.
I think their main target is to defend the title and maybe this is a priority compared to the Premier League, this is my view.
But I'd be happier if a club that wasn't the favorite won at all, it would be a huge blow to the favorites.

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Quote from: Zigabel on January 17, 2024, 08:12:14 AM

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People will be expecting Manchester city to defend the champions league as most recent winners which is very possible but Manchester city may aswell loose out if they don't get their complete squad on ground as at when required ,it will be really soothing to see another team win the champions league this season.

even thought I also like Man City, I dont expect this team to win the title in the UCL, but I rather hope that Real Madrid can get the title because if Man City gets another title it will be boring on the one hand I am one of the people who really Like Real Madrid in depth, the performance of these two teams is very balanced, but we have to remember that Real Madrid is one of the most experienced teams in the UCL and I am sure that Madrid can win another title this season.

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Quote from: Belarge on January 16, 2024, 10:22:01 PM

When it comes to UEFA Champions League competition, it's weigh different from random domestic leagues because it's consider the tougher title in the European football world. The target of every potential elite club is winning the UCL but it can't just happen without overnight, there will be presence of immense hardwork. I'm in support with any team that can boldly become very consistent and recording streak winnings. Who cares about a club that doesn't stand strong enough to face challenges? Ofcourse everyone focuses on club that would be able to win matches without difficulties.

In this case, every strong club will always be taken into account by everyone, as well as every particular club that will face a strong club in the Champions League. Because everyone can see that after being able to get through the round of 16 and the round of eight in the Champions League because of those who made it to the quarter-finals, it certainly won't be that difficult to make predictions about which clubs will enter the final. But that is still too far away to talk about now because what all clubs are focusing on at the moment is getting through the round of 16.

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Quote from: RockBell on January 17, 2024, 03:16:54 AM

Madrid is now in form and it now looks as if they have a better chance to win because for the past few weeks, they have been performing well and their attack is penetrating well and their defense as you said injuries have affected their defense system but even at that Madrid can not be underestimated, and currently in la liga Madrid is performing well so I don't see any reason to worry about them, and they don't even have any serious contenders in the champions league for now.

I agree with what you said. Madrid is the strongest team in the Champions League this season. This was really beyond my expectations because I thought they had lost a pure striker this season. Vini was truly able to perform extraordinary to replace Benzema's role as a striker. Overall they performed quite well in La Liga and the Champions League. I even think Madrid will win the La Liga and Champions League titles this season. Their only strongest rival in the Champions League is City if they are able to perform at their best with the return of KDB and Haaland.

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Quote from: babo on January 17, 2024, 04:20:31 AM

this season the competitors are very fierce and will certainly want to snatch the trophy from Pep Guardiola's hands
When competitions are like this, I really enjoy it a lot
I like knowing I'm watching a game where they don't play defense but dare with the desire to win
in the end I pay for the ticket for that reason

Every season we have fierce competition for the title in Champions League with there is nothing new but this time we have few teams which are at the same level and also having enough quality to give tough fight to Manchester City which is defending champions with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are toughest and Inter Milan and few others are also doing good preparation before start of the knock-out rounds.

Right now, any prediction is not possible because things are not favourable for any with any team can bring surprise specially while we have few which are playing as dark horse even these clubs are not in hot favourite list but still things can go into their favour after winning this round matches.

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Quote from: X-ray on January 17, 2024, 08:41:02 AM

It must be like that since manchester city built for money. This is the same as when real madrid was winning UCL three times in a row. Real madrid used a lot of money to create the perfect team. There's no club able to beat it. That's why real madrid get UCL three times.
Manchester city has been preparing this since a long time ago. How many years are needed by pep to build this club? this can also answer our question if manchester city will able to take another UCL trophy again.

People were always questioning the capability of manchester city. City has been trying that so many times to get UCL trophies but it kept failed in the past. The last season has become a golden moment for manchester city caused by the club was able in getting trophy.
Pep will not miss an opportunity to make city will be able to get UCL again this season. The club must have won UCL this season.

As long as the city is able to win the UCL this season and does so with fair play, there is nothing wrong with it.

I agree here partially with money is not enough you also need few other things which make things easier because if this happens with only money then surely PSG also having few trophies Real Madrid is one of the best club which have good depth and understanding of this all with their quality is also at the top level, and they never compromise on many other things which makes them Real Madrid and Zidane done this all on right time use of money experience and quality currently same thing happening with Manchester City, and they are dominating, but they are having enough challenges as well which making life tougher for them, but there is no doubt Pepe is at the top, but Carlos Ancelotti is also doing impressive job.

In this season, we have these two clubs at the top for the trophy but if we have winner from other than surely this could be not surprising because Champions League is name of surprises and shocking results all is not well with money.

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Quote from: Zigabel on January 17, 2024, 08:12:14 AM

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I understand your Manchester City concerns. They seem too dependent on a few key players. Every team has stars, but overdependence can be a weakness. Missing those players impacts the team dynamic, not for the better. Yes, clubs like Real Madrid seem more balanced, with more different strategies that dont rely on a few stars.

Isnt that football's beauty? Volatility, ups and downs. Manchester City may look excessively dependant, but they can win the title. I'd love to see another team win the Champions League, maybe even unexpectedly. Football is about shock and awe, and this season's Champions League provides that.

Manchester city have an obvious dependence on a few star amongst the team, it has been seen in the absence of these players Manchester city had a few wins but they struggled around it of which if these players were very much Available if not for injury, they would have won all of those game very well, Manchester city still remains an elite and a favourite in the champions league this season and I wouldn't be really surprised if the win or loose the champions league because football comes with its surprises.

People will be expecting Manchester city to defend the champions league as most recent winners which is very possible but Manchester city may aswell loose out if they don't get their complete squad on ground as at when required ,it will be really soothing to see another team win the champions league this season.

I personally don't expect Manchester City to retain the title because of course, it will be more interesting if the Champion League has a new winner. Also, about the dependence on only a few players is real but yes, even though Manchester City has dependence on a few players but at least Manchester City can still try to get good results even with a rotation that is not entirely good.

Because after all, basically Manchester City has good players and also a great coach and therefore, it should be possible for Manchester City to handle it well when some key players are injured. Therefore, although Manchester City cannot fully guarantee to defend the title but yes, at least Manchester City still has a good chance to be able to advance further in the Champion League this season too.

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Quote from: Strongkored on January 17, 2024, 02:54:42 AM

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To be honest, I don't want to see Manchester City win this Chmpanios league anymore because they shouldn't win the tournament. Manchester City is very much dependent on some layer and if they lose these players they won't work as the team we know anymore that's why I think they should win the title this time and another team like Real Madrid got more chances than Manchester City.

Salute to Pep Guardiola if he can bring his team to defend the Champions League title because it is not an easy job and this time Manchester City's competition will still be with the same team, there are Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and several other teams that cannot be underestimated just like that because they still have the ability to be competitive competitors in this tournament, but the teams that are their competitors this time are progressing quite rapidly, such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and also Inter Milan, so if Manchester City meets one of these teams before the final their struggle will be very tough, and I don't favor Manchester City as champions here for the second time even though KDB has returned to play but Real Madrid and Bayern Munich look like they have a better chance of becoming champions league champions this season.

It must be like that since manchester city built for money. This is the same as when real madrid was winning UCL three times in a row. Real madrid used a lot of money to create the perfect team. There's no club able to beat it. That's why real madrid get UCL three times.
Manchester city has been preparing this since a long time ago. How many years are needed by pep to build this club? this can also answer our question if manchester city will able to take another UCL trophy again.

People were always questioning the capability of manchester city. City has been trying that so many times to get UCL trophies but it kept failed in the past. The last season has become a golden moment for manchester city caused by the club was able in getting trophy.
Pep will not miss an opportunity to make city will be able to get UCL again this season. The club must have won UCL this season.

As long as the city is able to win the UCL this season and does so with fair play, there is nothing wrong with it.

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Quote from: asriloni on January 17, 2024, 07:17:57 AM

Napoli and barcelona are the same and these clubs are very inconsistent at this moment. I was also refraining myself from betting on barcelona and napoli. This match will be very interesting caused by napoli and barcelona have been performing so badly in the domestic league.
I think that barcelona will not be playing safe against napoli. Napoli may be also using a fully defensive line as the main strategy to beat barcelona. Mazzarri shall not take the big risk by using fully offensive strategy against barcelona.

Winning the game was the main target for napoli. In fact, napoli could play equally against real madrid. This proves that if napoli has capability to beat barcelona too. The club needs to be even more careful against it.
barcelona needs to make a lot of preparation against it. I hope napoli will be kicking barcelona out from the club. In fact, barcelona is still performing so poorly in the la liga.

It makes me believe napoli will be able to play equally or even better against barcelona. As long as osimhen will be playing in the game against barcelona and im still feeling fine to put my bet on it.
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Both teams are inconsistent, but in my opinion Barcelona has a big chance of qualifying for the round of 16 against Napoli. Moreover, Barcelona has quality players compared to Napoli, especially Napoli with a new coach, of course it takes time to adapt. So I am very confident that Barcelona can beat Napoli as long as Xavi Hernandez forgets the defeat to Real Madrid and continues to improve his shortcomings, especially the defensive line.

Barcelona is lucky to have an opponent with Napoli because both teams are currently in a slump and on the other hand, when these two teams meet, Barecelona is superior. Even so, Barcelona did not take Napoli lightly. Because there is still one month left to prepare for the round of 16 match, and both teams still have that time to organize their strategy and continue to make improvements.

However, in my opinion, the most exciting match in the round of 16 is between Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid. Both teams were equally strong, Atletico appeared fierce in the knockout phase, proving that they reached the final twice in a row. Inter this year with a frightening composition of players, and last year were runners up in the UCL. This match is difficult to predict.

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Quote from: Salahmu on January 17, 2024, 04:46:10 AM

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Salute to Pep Guardiola if he can bring his team to defend the Champions League title because it is not an easy job and this time Manchester City's competition will still be with the same team, there are Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and several other teams that cannot be underestimated just like that because they still have the ability to be competitive competitors in this tournament, but the teams that are their competitors this time are progressing quite rapidly, such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and also Inter Milan, so if Manchester City meets one of these teams before the final their struggle will be very tough, and I don't favor Manchester City as champions here for the second time even though KDB has returned to play but Real Madrid and Bayern Munich look like they have a better chance of becoming champions league champions this season.

Yeah truly the competition on this champion league is actually getting really more tougher considering the major clubs that are currently on the race, although if Manchester City has putting the performance they had last season to this season they would have likely win this champion league again but however there performance and determination this season champion league seem a bit weak and perhaps it was only during the early time of this season that Manchester City was really pushing on the champions League table but there consistent was not enough and they began to lose form, but however with the arrival of Kevin de Bruyne Manchester City has peak form but however I don't think they stand a chance to win the champions league again this season.

So perhaps just like you said I'm also looking at Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Inter Milan as the main candidate of the champions League this season but most especially Bayern Munich and real Madrid because they are better than inter Milan in times of performance but if real Madrid manage to reach final I think they will have an upper chance of wining the champions League because they have a good history on champions league league especially the finals.

Winning the Champions League twice in a row is a remarkable achievement and if Manchester City can do it, hats off. I only hope that if they do it, they won't need as much luck as Real Madrid needed to do it. I know everybody is talking about how Real Madrid was superior three years in a row, but the truth is that football isn't like sprinting. When Usain Bolt is the fastest, he is the fastest. But in football when you are the better team, you are not always the winner when the other team scores. In running you don't win because of luck, there is no variance. In football there is variance. The fastest guy in a race wins 100% of the time. The better team in football wins less than 100% of the time. It does make football more fun sometimes for the fans because even as an underdog there is still a chance to win the game.

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Quote from: Blitzboy on January 17, 2024, 07:02:31 AM

I understand your Manchester City concerns. They seem too dependent on a few key players. Every team has stars, but overdependence can be a weakness. Missing those players impacts the team dynamic, not for the better. Yes, clubs like Real Madrid seem more balanced, with more different strategies that dont rely on a few stars.

Isnt that football's beauty? Volatility, ups and downs. Manchester City may look excessively dependant, but they can win the title. I'd love to see another team win the Champions League, maybe even unexpectedly. Football is about shock and awe, and this season's Champions League provides that.

Manchester city have an obvious dependence on a few star amongst the team, it has been seen in the absence of these players Manchester city had a few wins but they struggled around it of which if these players were very much Available if not for injury, they would have won all of those game very well, Manchester city still remains an elite and a favourite in the champions league this season and I wouldn't be really surprised if the win or loose the champions league because football comes with its surprises.

People will be expecting Manchester city to defend the champions league as most recent winners which is very possible but Manchester city may aswell loose out if they don't get their complete squad on ground as at when required ,it will be really soothing to see another team win the champions league this season.

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Quote from: tusandii on January 17, 2024, 05:18:19 AM

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In less than a month until the round of 16 of the 23/24 champions league rolls around and of course we already miss the competition between teams and the exciting matches that will take place in this competition later. If we look at the performance of each team that has qualified for the round of 16, there will definitely be something stable, up or down, and we can see the results in each team's domestic league matches. Maybe I'm quite curious about which teams will make a comeback ahead of this match.

However, from me, teams like Barcelona, Arsenal, Napoli, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid and Lazio are teams that are experiencing a decline and they have a month to start improving their performance and also for the coaches of each team to be able to provide strategies. better. On the other hand, teams that are on fire such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Inter, PSG and PSV are a disaster for other teams because these teams continue to be consistent and have no gaps at all to be beaten. I hope that all the players from all the competing teams can keep their bodies fit and avoid injury because we definitely want to see a team perform at full strength.

From several clubs that will appear next month I will only avoid betting in Napoli and Barcelona matches.
Because I consider the two clubs to have an unstable appearance and the two clubs are also experiencing a decline in performance because it experiences several problems such as Napoli has problems with new coaches and Barcelona does not have enough money to strengthen the performance of the players.
From this reason it made me hesitate to bet and if only limited to Napoli's speculation had a slightly greater chance of escaping.
For other clubs like Real Madrid, I am sure Ancelotti is able to maintain the physical stability of the players as I saw in the previous match in other competitions Real Madrid only competed using a reserve player and the main player on the rest and this was one way to keep players to avoid injury losses And I'm sure if other clubs also use strategies like this.

Wise choice and even if you change your mind later and want to bet on the Napoli vs Barcelona match, at least don't place this match in one multibet that you are betting on. That is quite risky and can ruin your overall bet and it is better to just make a single bet for this match. As you said both teams are in poor form and I might agree that Napoli have the upper hand.

Barcelona's previous failure in the Champions League competition for 2 consecutive seasons doesn't seem to be a real lesson and as the match gets closer to starting, they still can't change. I'm curious what Xavi can do next and if he is eliminated in the Champions League his fate will definitely not be safe. Real Madrid is a real example for other teams and even though they are not very strong because many main players are injured, they can still consistently win in all competitions.

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Quote from: tusandii on January 17, 2024, 05:18:19 AM

Quote from: rendravolt on January 16, 2024, 11:43:19 PM

In less than a month until the round of 16 of the 23/24 champions league rolls around and of course we already miss the competition between teams and the exciting matches that will take place in this competition later. If we look at the performance of each team that has qualified for the round of 16, there will definitely be something stable, up or down, and we can see the results in each team's domestic league matches. Maybe I'm quite curious about which teams will make a comeback ahead of this match.

However, from me, teams like Barcelona, Arsenal, Napoli, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid and Lazio are teams that are experiencing a decline and they have a month to start improving their performance and also for the coaches of each team to be able to provide strategies. better. On the other hand, teams that are on fire such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Inter, PSG and PSV are a disaster for other teams because these teams continue to be consistent and have no gaps at all to be beaten. I hope that all the players from all the competing teams can keep their bodies fit and avoid injury because we definitely want to see a team perform at full strength.

From several clubs that will appear next month I will only avoid betting in Napoli and Barcelona matches.
Because I consider the two clubs to have an unstable appearance and the two clubs are also experiencing a decline in performance because it experiences several problems such as Napoli has problems with new coaches and Barcelona does not have enough money to strengthen the performance of the players.
From this reason it made me hesitate to bet and if only limited to Napoli's speculation had a slightly greater chance of escaping.
For other clubs like Real Madrid, I am sure Ancelotti is able to maintain the physical stability of the players as I saw in the previous match in other competitions Real Madrid only competed using a reserve player and the main player on the rest and this was one way to keep players to avoid injury losses And I'm sure if other clubs also use strategies like this.

Napoli and barcelona are the same and these clubs are very inconsistent at this moment. I was also refraining myself from betting on barcelona and napoli. This match will be very interesting caused by napoli and barcelona have been performing so badly in the domestic league.
I think that barcelona will not be playing safe against napoli. Napoli may be also using a fully defensive line as the main strategy to beat barcelona. Mazzarri shall not take the big risk by using fully offensive strategy against barcelona.

Winning the game was the main target for napoli. In fact, napoli could play equally against real madrid. This proves that if napoli has capability to beat barcelona too. The club needs to be even more careful against it.
barcelona needs to make a lot of preparation against it. I hope napoli will be kicking barcelona out from the club. In fact, barcelona is still performing so poorly in the la liga.

It makes me believe napoli will be able to play equally or even better against barcelona. As long as osimhen will be playing in the game against barcelona and im still feeling fine to put my bet on it.
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I think one of the three teams you've mentioned above (City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich) will be champions, of course City are the defending champions (having won the CL for the first time last season), and they'll want to defend their title. The thing i love most about City is their lack of complacency, they always want success every season, notwithstanding whatsoever they achieved the previous season.

City beat Bayern (in the QF) and Real Madrid (in the SF) on their way to the trophy last season, and if they meet either team in this knockout stage, it would be pretty tough and there would be a sense of revenge. It would be interesting to see how things pan out.

Doesn't this apply to Real Madrid or Bayern? Bayern wins the Bundesliga every year and for them this is a routine/norm that they cannot fall below and every year they want to win the Champions League. Real won the Champions League three times in a row and 4 times in 5 years. It is difficult to imagine that at some point they will say “perhaps we have enough.” Each top team strives to win all tournaments in which it participates. As for personal meetings between them, I hope that City will be knocked out earlier and there simply won’t be any Grin

I think City should go further because in football every team has a year when they dominate. If Manchester City wins again this year, it will force the UCL and these other teams to be better. Thus, we will see a tighter competition next year. I think Real Madrid or City are the favorites this year.

To be honest, I don't want to see Manchester City win this Chmpanios league anymore because they shouldn't win the tournament. Manchester City is very much dependent on some layer and if they lose these players they won't work as the team we know anymore that's why I think they should win the title this time and another team like Real Madrid got more chances than Manchester City.

I understand your Manchester City concerns. They seem too dependent on a few key players. Every team has stars, but overdependence can be a weakness. Missing those players impacts the team dynamic, not for the better. Yes, clubs like Real Madrid seem more balanced, with more different strategies that dont rely on a few stars.

Isnt that football's beauty? Volatility, ups and downs. Manchester City may look excessively dependant, but they can win the title. I'd love to see another team win the Champions League, maybe even unexpectedly. Football is about shock and awe, and this season's Champions League provides that.

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