Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 585. (Read 141787 times)

Kevin was included in the list of players when Man City against Sheff Utd at the end of December last year, although he was still not given an opportunity to play, but this implies that he is in a fit condition and ready to play again.
The UCL match will return to start in February, and it is more than a month, so Kevin still has time to continue to make him as good as fit before facing Copenhagen later, as long as Kevin is injured, Man City's performance seems to decline and this makes me sure that Man City's performance will increase again after Kevin can play again.
Man City started the match at UCL very well, they were still unbeaten, their performance was the same as Bayern and Madrid.

The match between PSV and Dortmund will be held in a few weeks and in this long time there is still a lot that will change even though Dortmund has more injured players but the transfer market has reopened which gives Dortmund the opportunity to look for more talented players to replace them. injured players and Edin Terzic as Dortmund coach will not just remain silent, of course efforts will be made to keep the club's performance strong in order to beat PSV.
Most people will speculate that the match will end in a draw but I still believe that Dortmund will win and qualify for the next round even though PSV I admit that their performance in the Eredivisie is very strong, unbeatable and even always wins against other clubs, but in the Champions League it will be a different match. and the competition will not be as easy as when PSV was in the Eredivisie.

Borussia Dortmund is a big club that often plays in the Champions League, but I'm still wondering whether their goal is to become champions or not. Yes, realistically we would definitely say which club doesn't want to be champion, but what Borussia Dortmund still often does is contrary to the principle of clubs wanting the title. When other clubs bring in star and quality players, they actually sell those players, and they do this not just once or twice, but they do it almost every season.
Yes, maybe Borussia Dortmund's level is still above PSV, but my doubts still linger when I see Borussia Dortmund. Even if they can get past this round, I'm not sure they will get past the next round. I don't mean to demean Borussia Dortmund, but they themselves forced me to think like that.

To be honest, I don’t even know who in this pair the bookmakers will consider the favorite - probably Dortmund? Dortmund won the group of death, but in the Bundesliga they are in 5th place (having lost their chances for the title a long time ago) and their winning percentage is below 50%. PSV have 16 wins out of 16 in the national championship (wow) and their mentality is clearly closer to the championship. Maybe in this pair it is worth betting on PSV (if they are underdogs).

It's true and mentally Dortmund is much better than PSV on the Champions League stage, I also think that this is an easy opponent for Dortmund even though PSV should not be underestimated and they are also strong in their domestic league but the benchmark is the other teams that are in the last 16 of the UCL this season and I think Dortmund was a little lucky in this draw.

In terms of the quality of the Dortmund team this season, it's quite good, but this season Dortmund often can't maintain its consistency and in my opinion, when the matches are still long, the team has a lot of time to improve, especially Dortmund, which is currently having a bit of a problem because they got several bad results in In the last few matches, they will definitely improve to be even better.

currently manchester city is playing against Huddersfield Town for the FA Cup game, and it is a game against a weak team, I expected the manchester city coach to put Kevin De Bruyne on right at the start of the game, but they didn't he put Kevin De Bruyne at the start of the game, he put Kevin De Bruyne sitting on the bench, currently the 1 half has already ended and Manchester City is winning the game, they have already scored 2 goals and have not conceded any goals, we will see if the Manchester City coach Manchester City will choose to play Kevin De Bruyne as soon as the 2nd half starts, if the Manchester City coach doesn't play Kevin De Bruyne right at the start of the 2nd half and only puts him on with a few minutes left before the game ends, then it means that Kevin De Bruyne in training has not yet shown that he is in such good physical condition that he can compete at the same level as the other players

and I very much doubt that he would start Kevin De Bruyne in the next premier league game, which will be against Newcastle, who are a very complicated opponent, but since the European champions league games only resume next month on the day 13, and by then Manchester City will play 4 Premier League games, so Kevin De Bruyne has enough time to recover in terms of agility on the field, another positive point for Manchester City and that they didn't need to fear the next game of the European Champions League because it will be an easier game for Manchester City, I don't see Copenhagen being able to beat Manchester City


I also agree with you, the eredivisie teams, despite there being cases where they are the top team in the eredivisie playing against teams from big leagues but who are not at the top, the eredivisie teams have done poorly in European competitions, ajax when I played in European competitions, managed to win, but were eliminated, Dortmund are not doing well in the Bundesliga, but they have had draws, they rarely lose. yesterday Dortmund played a friendly game against AZ, which is a team from the Eredivisei, the same league as PSV, and Dortmund managed to draw and conceded 2 goals. AZ is not strong compared to PSV, but as these friendly games are not reliable they are not useful for analysis. I see Dortmund's game against PSV being a complicated game to predict.

Actually PSV is not really difficult opponent team for Dortmund on 16 round of Champion League depend have to face top teams from La Liga, Premier League or Serie A. Current standings, PSV lead top position awhile and have most impressive performance in domestic league with 16 won of 16 matches and not get loss or draw yet. But Eredivisie not really compete such as Bundesliga have many top teams with Dortmund can improving their performance get chance qualify to quarter final.
PSV group phase in Champion League not really difficult than Dortmund success eliminated AC Milan and defeat PSG to lead top position standings, I think Dortmund have bigger chance qualify to next round than PSV.

PSV is a tough team. Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, played good matches in the UCL. If you ask who is the favourite, I would say Dortmund for now, but there is PSV, which plays flawlessly at its best in the Dutch league. They also have the power to eliminate Dortmund. In my opinion, this is a match where both teams can advance to the next round.

I think he means Kevin De Bruyne is just an effective player in Macnshter City because we know in Macnhter City they had many other famous and experienced players in this team and I think even a player like him was not the bet player on the team.
Obviously, during the time when he was absent from this team, they had some problems but it doesn't mean he is the best player in Manchester City.

Dortmund's opponent in the last 16 of the Champions League is the leader of the Dutch Eredivisie, which Dortmund basically cannot underestimate. Because PSV is a team that has amazing strength in its local league, Dortmund needs to play well enough and not make too many mistakes. Because in this round of 16, all teams will try better in order to qualify for the more challenging round, namely the last eight, so Dortmund needs to perform as well as possible to win at PSV's home ground.

You can see the statistics of those two players Gundogan and De Bruyne and add them together and then see how much only these two players contributed to Manchester City's achievements. Taking into account that these players are midfielders, I think I have rarely seen two midfielders contribute so many goals and assists to the total score in a team that has strikers like Haaland. This is out of the ordinary in my opinion and underscores how important these two midfielders were to their success. I would be surprised if any other midfield did as much as the one Manchester City had.

It's down to Borussia Dortmund, I mean their performance will be crucial to this result. On paper Borussia Dortmund look better, so they will have a better chance of winning. But that doesn't mean PSV don't have a chance at all, they just don't have as big a chance as Borussia Dortmund do.
Borussia Dortmund themselves are not in good shape, they repeatedly do not show good consistency so they are often defeated. In the Bundesliga, they are now out of the top 4.

His presence will be very welcome, considering he has had a big influence on the game from Manchester City so far. Now he is needed because Manchester City has a busy schedule with high intensity too, especially in the Champions League. Their status as defending champions will burden them too, because in my opinion it is easier to win the title than to defend the title, especially this is a very tight Champions League which is even very difficult to at least become consecutive champions here. Manchester City will try their best, but it's hard to say they will succeed.

Their return is a big boost for the Manchester City team; it will make them stronger, and I am anticipating a ten- to fifteen-game winning streak when they are fully fit because they are capable of doing it for a long time.
On the Copenhagen match, I think if Kevin DeBruyn and Haaland are fully fit by then, it will not be a problem for City because KDB is good at creating chances while Haaland will be able to convert them.

Dortmund actually needs to be serious if they want to progress to the next stage of this Champions League competition because, compared to their previous four matches, they all played draws in several competitions against some teams that are below their standard. They will definitely need to recover before being able to eliminate PSV.
If they improve before then, they will have the advantage of playing the first leg at home because PSV is a good team while playing at home too.

I still believe Dortmund should made it even though they aren't performing well at their local league. I know the match will definitely be a tough one among the two teams but I believe Dortmund should still qualify.

PSV was a mediocre team in the group stage and it was lucky enough to qualify for the next stage. Dortmund has been playing in the most difficult group stage this season and it's obvious that if dortmund is likely able to beating PSV easily without a tough match.
The performance exhibited by Dortmund in the domestic league was nothing short of abysmal, and naturally, we shall be deeply concerned about it. It was rarely winning the game and this shall be noted by a lot of team. PSV may be having small chance to win against dortmnud but im quite pessimistic to see that happens. I would have some choices in this match.

1. BTTS
2. Total over 2
3. Dortmund win

From my perspective, I don't believe there is even the slightest possibility for PSV to emerge victorious in the game against Dortmund. Despite the fact that the chances of PSV winning in the first leg against Dortmund are quite small, they still have a possibility to secure a victory.
Dortmund may not be dominating the game but it will score some goals against PSV. Im convincing that if dormund is likely to winning the game with at least two goals.

The match of dortmund against psv is quite easy to predict compread to the some matches in the top 16.

Yeah but Leipzig have got this kind of surprising results against top teams in group matches all the time - if I'm not mistaken. Because it is easier to do this for them in the group stage. Top teams start playing much better in later rounds of the Champions League most of the time. Thus it is really difficult for Leipzig to catch Real Madrid by surprise in both matches. 

We have been watching a more solid Real Madrid not only in the La Liga but also in the Champions League compared to the last season.

Bellingham - Vinicius - Rodrygo trio can play a big role in the title race here. 

The opportunity to play is always there for De Bruyne as long as he is declared recovered from injury, especially since all this time the fans have always been waiting for his presence in the Manchester City squad. Against Copenhagen will be his first match in the UCL after recovering from injury, Guardiola will play him as a starter or maybe as a substitute depending on his condition. The match vs Copenhagen is very important for De Bruyne who is trying to find his best performance after being absent for a long time.

Technically, Dortmund will be very favored to win against PSV later, but their current situation does not guarantee that everything will run smoothly. PSV is currently at the top of their performance in the domestic league so that is what will encourage them to subvert existing predictions against Dortmund. It's not easy to be an unseeded team in a big competition like the Champions League and if they succeed in proving what they have achieved this season then everyone will start considering PSV on this big stage.

In my opinion, Dortmund cannot compete if they continue to experience a decline in performance in the domestic league because that is also a reflection of what exists in different competitions and even though they escaped from the hellish group some time ago, that doesn't necessarily make them feel safe in the bigger rounds. So I hope they remain consistent in the Champions League by producing good results in the two legs.

At first glance this seems as if the draw was a good one for Borussia Dortmund, but seeing how PSV is performing in the Erdivisie is still reason for concern for Dortmund. The stats they have in their domestic league are out of this world and Dortmund is not even close to their best form. But it is still a game with two equal teams I guess or otherwise Dortmund would not have been able to qualify as the leader from their Champions League group. But when I see their games I still can't believe they managed to beat PSG, AC Milan and Newcastle and finish first.

This could be a match that will be balanced. We will watch a match between equal teams in the UCL. PSV is doing well in the Eredivisie, but Dortmund fell below expectations in the Bundesliga. In order for Dortmund to have better times, they must pass this tour and raise their expectations even higher. We remember Dortmund better.