Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 566. (Read 141787 times)

Its not about which one potential team will lead until final stage but depending with drawing scenario will top teams such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Manchester City have to face each other before final match? I remember with drawing scenario last year when Manchester City have to face Bayern Munich and then Real Madrid before final match against Inter Milan with drawing scenario make third team have to face early before final match.
Manchester City and Real Madrid I think both potential teams will lead the final match regarding the scenario drawing they will not face early before final match and I doubt with Bayern Munich has chance for this season will qualify to final round?

I think it works a bit differently, on the contrary, Porto, seeing a temporary weakness (or weakness in general, if the trend of Arsenal's play continues) will prepare even harder, there is hardly a team that at the sight of the opponent's weakness itself will relax and confidently go to the field to win

Tuchel is experienced both with champions league and other elite leagues and except for injury I don't expect much set back with his squad because he's got a good squad  and a working tactics he just needs some more of consistency to keep his team ahead in the bundesliga and the UCL as they should be.

The return of de bruyne has got Manchester city back again at the top of their game and to night they gave us a sneek peak into what we should be expecting from them soon in the UCL and of course their domestic league, with de bruyne alone they were able to achieve a good come back coming from two goals down, which would make me imagine what it would look like having doku and haland on the pitch along side de bruyne, Copenhagen will definitely need to work hard if they must still stay in the UCL because they are about to go head on with an informed Manchester city.

In theory and referring to the teams that are competitors in this competition, the three clubs mentioned in this post have a good chance of getting into the semi-finals or even the final round of this competition. whether it's Bayern Munich with Kane, City with all their abilities, Madrid who play quite solidly and at the same time the presence of Bellingham is the difference. however, unfortunately the round of 16 hasn't even started yet.  So, so far we can only assume and speculate. like last season, Inter was not even nominated as the favorite team at all since the group phase. but in reality they were able to go far and reach the Champions League final.

Regardless of the teams that were their opponents, Inter Milan unexpectedly could advance to the final round. Likewise, with other teams competing in this League. what is clear is that every coach will try to maximize their team ahead of the match they are playing. perhaps, there is an Underdog team that will be the difference this season. yeah, we'll never know until the league starts again. and if that happens, it will be interesting for me personally, especially for Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​who are my favorite teams. although their probability is not as big as Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. however, Arteta and Xavi will maximize their team, to work hard against the team they are opposing.

But yeah, we agree that these three are more favorites than the other teams. well, if I have to assume and speculate, even though it is only temporary, I still believe that City has the potential to defend its title for the second time. I think Pep will do whatever it takes to achieve what they are targeting. I mean, Pep will never run out of ideas in terms of strategies, patterns and always tries to improve the quality of his team. therefore, based on my personal point of view, City has the highest probability.

Why not Arsenal?  I know the team have been facing tough times with losing on three consecutive occasions in the English league, still, they stand a better chance of getting through to the finals.
Manchester city may be abuzzed by the return of KDB, but am sure more matches prior to their UCL fixture will focus and speak of his performance having returned and facing the pressure to reproduce instant results.

Why's Arsenal on this list? They're not the side to leave there,I'd rather want to see Paris Saint Germans.

Real Madrid with that odd because they have no good enough striker. They're still my favorites to win regardless.

Bayern Munich are good I just double doubt the impact Thomas Tuchel can bring Into Bayern Munich and the players,  Manchester City yet again Buzzing with the return of Kevin De Bruyne back. He's already made a great impact right now in this game. They have a very good chance of defending but I won't support until they do win.

I am not so sure if the final match is going to be Real Madrid versus Bayern Munich. Because after KDB is back, you know Manchester City has been performing better. So I believe they have a good chance to be in the final. But I am pretty sure that all of the three teams mentioned are definitely going to be in the semi-final of the Champions League competition. I am pretty confident about Real Madrid being in the final. After all, they are a team that always performs well in the Champions League competition. I am not so sure about Bayern Munich being in the final, to be honest. As KTChampions mentioned the odds, I also believe there are better teams compared to them.

Copenhagen really pulled off surprises in the group stage of the UCL and they made it to the Round of 16, this is quite a huge deal breaker as not many expected this to be so. They really outplayed Manchester United in their matches and got a draw against Munich and Galatasaray that saw them through to the round of 16.

 Now they face defending Champions Man City, in a match I don’t see them having any win at all. Manchester City having the full squad back will unleash terror on this Copenhagen side. Well if they bow out at this stage, I will be more proud because they’ve achieved a feat for the club and it’s never going unnoticed. The players should be proud and still brace up confidence to face Manchester City, cause this time around they're be facing a more tougher opponent different from those in the group stage.

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.

It would not be right to say with certainty that Copenhagen will be defeated. Manchester City is strong. And they are one of the favorites for the Champions League title. They have a strong squad. Even so, the Copenhagen team cannot be underestimated. I watched the performance of Copenhagen players in the group stage matches. This team is strong enough in home matches. Copenhagen also performed well against bigger teams in home matches. The first leg match is Copenhagen's home match. So I would say that Copenhagen will be able to put up a strong defense against Manchester City in this match. Manchester City are favourites, but it cannot be said that they will win. The match is also likely to be a draw in the first leg match.

Copenhagen's performance was not that good. This club was very incompetent in the group stage. City is different case and do you know that if city is still holding the title as the strongest team in the UCL this season along with bayern munich and real madrid.
It's not a good day for copenhagen to face the strongest team in the UCL this season. It's saddened me to see that copenhagen got city + de bruyne. It will be another bad day for copenhagen and im sure city will be destroying it at the first leg.
Even there will be no need the second leg to happen coz we do know which team that is going to win the game. City is the best choice for all of bettors in this match. it was showing competent performance in all of competition.
City with haaland just like a monster that was ready in destroying everything.

Even though it may be certain that Copenhagen will lose but ya, of course it has been a good step that Copenhagen has succeeded in this season in the Champions League . Because ofcourse,not many people expected Copenhagen to qualify and managed beat Galatasaray and Manchester United in the group phase. But yes, if for example Copenhagen gets an easier opponent than Manchester City, then maybe Copenhagen will still have a chance to win too. But, because in reality Copenhagen has a difficult opponent like Manchester City, then of course there is no good chance for Copenhagen to beat Manchester City . Because it is very clear that Copenhagen does not have the same quality as Manchester City, because Manchester City has above average quality.

For the first leg, something like this might still happen even though the chances are very small for Copenhagen but it looks like they can still maximize it because sometimes Pep also always makes a breakthrough that sometimes we as football connoisseurs don't know what he means in the scheme that is done.

We can take an example when they played against Leipzig last season in the Champions League because the first leg seemed like this was really like unpredictable where when Pep did not make a single change for their squad in 90 minutes of the match and seemed to let the match be a draw for the first leg because of their targets like that which makes it possible for Copenhagen to also allow the same but of course it depends on Pep himself in arranging the scheme to be carried out whether to immediately kick off in the first leg or instead hold back and maximize in the second leg just like last season.

We awaits good news from the players and the ones that would sustained injuries. Missing the presence of some vital African players in the UEFA Champions League because they're eligible to contest and enchanced the teams they've been playing for this season. We are quite aware regarding the tremendous profits that follows when a team is crowned Champions of UCL, it comes with enough profits and recognition in the European football world. Not all African players that got called up for the AFCON are consider important players for their club levels.

Arsenal same tactics hurt them badly in last month which bring them down in Premier League but with these injuries are also hurt them now we have few updates with their players are coming back, and they are in market for some changes as well which will bring better results in coming days even now situation is changed but still Arsenal is team to watch in both competitions with if they are able to keep things as needed as surely we will have much better performance in coming matches.

While we have injuries and clubs have no suitable replacements then things can go like this which are surely no ideal but if they are able to have better replacement then we can expect better results but hopefully now Mikel Arteta will learn his lesson and will do things which are needed for staying at the top.

I agree that the Champions League matters to all teams. Financial incentives alone are powerful. Champions League victories can bring in big money and reputation. Financial considerations can force clubs to prioritize these matches above domestic ones. There's a catch this year, right? Many star players are at AFCON and the Asian Cup. This might change the game, especially if players are injured or on national team duty. A true test of team depth and managerial acumen awaits

If Copenhagen gets eliminated at this stage, I will still give them a thumbs up for coming this far in the champions league. When the group stage was drawn, Copenhagen was the least of my expectations that would make it out of the group. I always thought, Bayern Munich will come first, then Manchester United, then Galatasaray and then Copenhagen. But Copenhagen proved me wrong and switched the position I expected from them with that of Manchester United.

Manchester City is a bigger and more stronger team than them, I know they’re also trying their best but they’re no match for Manchester City especially now that most of their players are back from injury and are ready to go fully into the competition to earn another victory for themselves. If Copenhagen is eliminated now, it is understandable and they’ve tried their best and added to their record to make it this far in the champions league.

Manchester City which was having few poor weeks now back into business with situation is completely under control for them, and they can compete at any level even we have few poor results, but timing was excellent for them with now they are again doing things like they were doing while they have all perfect.

KDB and Haaland injuries bring too many problems but again now as they have all their squad settle, they will do business and their first game is also suitable for them with Copenhagen which is surprise package for this round will be entertained with good performance from the Citizens even their last visit was not ideal as we have match results ended on a goalless draw, but next leg match could be completely different story.

Of course Copenhagen should not be underestimated by Manchester City even though Kevin de Bruyne has returned after hibernation from a long injury. He also managed to provide a brilliant assist in the match against Huddersfield, but Manchester City still have to be careful when they visit Kopnhagen. Because it is possible that this match will end in a draw because Copenhagen's game is very organized, has a good work rate, and is a good team. This was seen when they managed to qualify from the group phase against Galatasaray, Manchester United and Bayern Munich. This match will definitely be fierce and I think Kopnhagen will make a surprise in this match.

It must be admitted that Copenhagen's performance was quite good in the group phase and overall Copenhagen's performance this season is quite impressive, but we also have to look at this realistically because the opponent they are facing is Manchester City and when compared in terms of strength and mentality, Copenhagen has a chance to win. Can qualify is quite small, a very big surprise will occur in the UCL this season if Copenhagen manages to beat Manchester City.