Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 594. (Read 141787 times)

To be sure, we all realize that there are other team contestants who are more worthy and promising than Barcelona. moreover, as we know, currently Barcelona is being hit by injuries to several of its core players. the absence of Gavi, Ter Stegen, had quite an impact on the team's strength. moreover, Inaki Pena is a young goalkeeper who still needs a lot of flying hours. that's why its performance is really very fluctuating. besides, no one cares even if Xavi is fired in the end. that's why, Xavi should be able to improve the performance and quality of his players. the problem is, Xavi has not found the ideal formula for his squad. plus, the front line players are having problems scoring goals. even though in every Barcelona match, they or Lewandowski always have a chance. unfortunately, currently his instincts and sharpness have decreased slightly. there are many factors, one of which is age which cannot be denied.

Apart from that, the system can also be an obstacle for players to explore their talents and abilities. Xavi should have many options with his plans if his team experiences problems. unfortunately, Barcelona is hampered by financial problems which make it difficult for them to recruit the players the team really needs. apart from that, Barcelona's defense line is currently vulnerable to conceding goals. as a coach, Xavi has a lot of work to improve his squad. but at least, now Barcelona has Vitor Roque. although in reality, we don't yet know how great this player is. at least someone can be a backup for Lewandowski, and one of Barcelona's problems can be solved.

Speaking of Napoli, this team is both in a bad condition. it could be said, Napoli is more unstable. in the next match, Napoli's advantage is as the home team. so, I still support Barcelona, ​​especially since this team is our favorite team. as for winning the Champions League trophy, don't expect Barcelona to be able to do it. just qualifying for the last eight is more than enough.

I didn't want to think that every elite team is a favourite for the champions league title this season because they have so far shown some performance with which you can use to judge their abilities as to how well they can perform at the champions league and know people with possible potential for this title.

Re Madrid like you have mentioned is one elite team with a very good potential for the title this season, not only are they in a very good form but they also have experience with the champions league enough they they will be able to know how well to get through to the round of sixteen up onto the finals possibly,they only have a challenge of a good striker which have not been a hindrance to them so far this season both in their domestic league and the champions league, I see them and Manchester city as the only favourite for the champions league and its a personal opinion tho.

Of course, Real Madrid is the king of the Champions League with its 14 titles. They won 5 titles in the last 10 seasons and are the team that won 3 consecutive titles in 3 consecutive seasons in 2016, 2017 and 2018. But I am sure, Real Madrid's dominance for the Champions League title will soon fade because of the competitive competition. Many teams have improved from season to season, so perhaps Real Madrid will just be considered the old kings who are increasingly having difficulty winning.

This season Real Madrid's progress to the top 16 is unstoppable. Madrid also has a good chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals after being drawn against Leipzig. It was an easy match, but a semi-quarterfinal match is expected to be better for a team as big as Real Madrid.

If they were up against Manchester City in the round of 16, it would be quite a close match for sure. That is why I said that RB Leipzig specifically won't have a chance as Real Madrid is in great shape and they won't allow themselves to fail twice in both legs. So the round of 16 won't cause them any headaches. But afterwards we will see. I hope we won't see too many games between the big teams like Bayern Munich and Manchester City and Real Madrid. I'd rather see them play against each other in the semifinals.

Real Madrid has a team culture that just saw them get further and further every year, and they slowly transition the team so each member always sees further in UCL thanks to others. Like Modric is still part of that team, played against Mallorca, and he was also with the team that won 3 times in a row as well, all those years ago, but Jude? He is new, never seen that far in UCL, and he will play with players who saw far, and he will gain that experience too, in a few years, there will be others, who will learn from Jude.

It just a method that has worked for so long and I am sure that it is going to be something that is super major, and it will end up with someone that will benefit everyone, it is not going to change much.

In recent years, Leipzig has delivered shocking results in the UEFA champions league competition especially against bigger teams or supposed European giants and would also want to shock Real Madrid in the round of 16 tie which will start next month but considering the performance of both sides since the start of the season, I think Real Madrid will not have big issues to win that particular tie and progress to the next round of the competition.

Real Madrid who is being managed by Carlo Ancelotti are currently on a very impressive run and are one of the two teams that was able to win all their matches in the group stage of the competition. Facing a Leipzig will without doubt be a competitive two-legged tie but I expect the Spanish giants to convincingly conquer their German opponents in that particular encounter

It was a pretty dark season for Real Madrid after Zidane left and if I'm not mistaken at that time the ones who replaced him were Lopetegui and Solari. Even in this very worrying season, Real Madrid has changed coaches and the results have remained the same without any improvement. But fortunately, it didn't take long for Real Madrid to find the right coach and at that time they brought in the coach who previously led Real Madrid to win the champions league in 2014, namely Carlo Ancelotti. Until now, Real Madrid still trusts the Italian coach and has even given him a new contract extension.

Leipzig always fails when they reach the round of 16 and they have to accept that because their opponent is also a team that always dominates this competition. So I don't think Real Madrid will underestimate them and if they underestimate them then Real Madrid will lose their opportunity.

Although in leg 1 Leipzig played at home but yes, the fact is that Real Madrid is still quite a favorite too . But ya, I think it's normal for Real Madrid to remain the favorite despite playing away because after all, Real Madrid basically has a very different quality. Moreover, we still don't know what changes will happen to Real Madrid in the transfer window.

But yes, even though there might be changes in Real Madrid's squad but still, Real Madrid will still be the team that is sure to qualify for the quarterfinals . Because Real Madrid has a winning mentality above average,so the home and away matches for Real Madrid are at least still promising for Real Madrid to get good results too.

The probable matchup between Leipzig and Real Madrid would be like this: Leipzig show a strong level of performance in Germany and both teams score. Maybe a draw for Leipzig here also. However in Spain Real Madrid show their quality at the highest level and finish off Leipzig by a decent score.    I wouldn't be surprised with such scenario.

Because Leipzig aren't a team that just give up easily at least home. You must remember how impressive they were against Manchester City at Etihad previously.

But Leipzig's job is very difficult anyway against the king of the Champions League now. 

Napoli and Barcelona will also be an interesting match in this round of 16, yes both clubs have a chance to beat each other. Both also still have problems that have not been resolved until now.
Xavi is pressured to bring Barcelona to the title this season, otherwise management threatens to fire him, regardless of whether it is a bluff or not, Xavi will show that he can bring Barcelona to compete. But I am personally a little pessimistic about them in the Champions League this season, because I see there are clubs that are better prepared than them. I don't have to mention which club because surely we can all see which club is better prepared than them.
Maybe they will be able to qualify and move on to the next round by eliminating Napoli in this round, and maybe they will be eliminated.

I think we see such generous odds only because this is the first game and Real Madrid does not have to win here, since all issues in a situation where the favorite plays away in the first match can be resolved at home. Remember the confrontation between Leipzig and City? First there was a draw and then City won with a score of, I think, 7-0 in Manchester. It is very difficult to imagine how the first game will go, for some reason it is much easier for me now to imagine the result of the game at Santiago Bernabeu, although it is further away  

Certainly in every match PSG is always the favourite including in the previous group stages but we know the probability of who is the favourite in a match will not make the match easy. I will take an example when the match between them and Newcastle in the first leg they were very favourite in that match but ended up with a massacre for PSG.

Right now Sociedad is a dark horse. Not only in the Champions League but for the competitions they play in domestic competitions. This could be a stumbling block for PSG because surely Sociedad also don't want to be considered as a complement for the Round of 16 this time especially they definitely want something interesting for the debutant to do in the Champions League this time.
Now we just need to wait whether PSG's luxurious squad is able to subvert the unexpected strength of Sociedad or not.

Every elite club is favorite to win the UEFA Champions League title this season, in due time, things will fall in place, we will be able to know the club's that would climb to become better and the other ones that are just existing without any significant roles. The round of 16 is just a mere regular phase for Real Madrid, they will pass it so easily without any hindrance or challenge. Real Madrid is one of the big club in the UEFA Champions League competition, they don't have anything to be scared about but with strong elevation is competitive enough.

This can be another good season for Leipzig and maybe a bad season for Real Madrid iof Leipzig was able to eliminate them because in football especially Champions League, anything can happen, and Leipzig should not be underrated because we have seen seasons where big teams were eliminated by unexpected teams in these competitions.

Although, Real Madrid in their current form and the quality of young players they have are far better than Leipzig, therefore, I am not expecting Leipzig to eliminate them unless if they have injuries before then, and even with injuries, I am still confident that Madrid will eliminate them.

Round of 16 may be easy for Madrid but there will be plenty of drama as we know that Leizpig can be a handful especially Dani Olmo and Openda replacing Nkunku who left for Chelsea last season but the quarterfinals are still up in the air as we still don't know who their next opponent will be but there is a big chance for Madrid at the moment especially as they also reached the semifinals  last season.

It now come down to how they improve with some players, especially as we know that Madrid don't seem to want to add any more players despite some injury problems including in defense.
This could be a big problem internally of course if it'snot addressed seriously in the near future but at least they have  to think about the worst case scenario because after all it's better to prevent things from happening than to force an unfavorable situation at the moment.

Real Madrid is one team with very high players' quality. They've got more young stars and the club is seemingly promising as weeks and seasons go by. Real Madrid's team coordination is top notch, every player knows that they're meant to set the right build up to goals and so they play their specific roles to the best of their ability and leave the finishing work for the forward man.
The young stars are united and are very impressive competitively each passing game.

 Currently, they are a stable team and a manager would not really have a tough time handling the squad. They know what they're after and they know how to get it done adequately. This is part of an advantage to their growth and progress generally. One shouldn't be surprised that these team frequently wins trophies for themselves and won't stop winning too. They've got literally the best squad and management team currently and so they're very much good to go.

I really want to back up Leipzig but for me is impossible always when they have to make the impact they lack that last shot. And for worse in front of them we have the mighty and most lucky team in Champions League the REal Madrid, who is capable of shooting only one time in the game and win.

That means bet Real Madrid to win before semifinals is a sure bet since they won't be eliminated isn't? you can check here Real Madrid didn't able to reach semi finals in 18/19 and 19/20 seasons.

Leipzig can't be underestimated, they might not be the best team in Bundesliga, but they're can give a good fight against other teams including Manchester City, as one of tough teams in Champions League.

I believe you saw what made Leipzig to get to this stage they are in the UEFA champions league competition and, the round 16 game will going to be a tough game that will make Real Madrid to miss it like the way they missed it last season not to win the UEFA champions league trophy. If Real Madrid can struggle to secured a single goal from their opponent in the la Liga league game show that Real Madrid performance this season is not well okay and it will give many teams the boldness not to allow them win any of those trophies.

I got the information that Mbappe and Osimhen are in the eyes of Real Madrid coach and, if the coach can sign those two players when the widow open for signing, it will help the team to eliminate this doubt that is in the mind of people if Real Madrid will be able to win this UEFA champions trophy.

Ancelotti can able to managed Real Madrid consistency until now because in Laliga Real Madrid still occupy first place and at group stages of champion league too Real Madrid still unbeatable with collect 18 points from 6 matches so they are clearly the favourite in this competition but Leipzig also quite consistent because at Bundesliga they can occupy 4th place and at group stage Leipzig only lose from Manchester City and regarding first leg here is the current odds for both teams

Leipzig @3.25
Real Madrid @2.11

The bookmakers provide good odds for them and although Real Madrid is the favourite but the difference odds between them is not too far but interesting fact between this match is both teams has been met at group stages on 2022 at that time Leipzig has been experience to beat Real Madrid with narrow scores however Real Madrid indeed is not in the good shape because some of their players are still got injured and although on the paper they can able to overcomes Leipzig but Ancelotti doesn't want to underestimate Leipzig because just like i said above this team have a potention to make Real Madrid to be slipped so let see it later that whether Real Madrid can be the winner of this match or Leipzig as underdog team can surprised us and beat Real Madrid