Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 609. (Read 141787 times)

With their current squad, it would actually be good enough if only to make it past the round of 16. But to play at a further stage, Arsenal certainly needs a sharper attack power than now. Arteta must really prepare for this. But I doubt Arsenal will get new players in the attack line in the winter transfer market this time. Because it is very rare for a club to let go of a great player in the middle of the season. Arteta might also have to think about making a better strategy from now on. Because I see that the strategy used by Arteta has not improved much from last season. I think he should be able to improvise more. Because the UCL is the biggest stage in football between clubs in Europe. So Arteta cannot waste this opportunity.

Actually, I feel quite sorry for what happen to them this season, they were in a deadly group and many people's thought that Copenhagen couldn't get through to the rounds of 16 because the only favorited were Munich, Manchester Utd and Galatasaray, but in the end Copenhagen was able to proved it to everyone person if he manages to qualify with Munich from the group stage.

but Copenhagen struggle seems to be endless, he has a pretty tough opponent, namely Man City, indeed the two have met, but thats was in the 2022 season and now they are starting to meet again in the round of 16 and this will of course be a very tough match for him and you could say it's a his struggle only end there 

RIP for Copenhagen... They will be destroyed hard by Manchester City most probably in both games of the matchup. Galatasaray fans must be the ones who are delighted with this matchup the most I assume.    De Bruyne and Haaland both would be on the pitch as well unless they get injured again before the games.

Having both of these players on the pitch means a much more comfortable win for Manchester City. De Bruyne is like the brain of this squad. Haaland is the top scorer and even more effective with De Bruyne right beside him.

Don't mistake the champions league to domestic league, it's possible that you are convinced that Munich is a perfect team because of the way they are playing in their league. But I will tell you for free that this Munich team can't beat Manchester City current squad. Champions league most times experience counts.

No team in the Champions League knockout round can be considered weak. Even a few years ago we saw a mediocre team like Chelsea win the Champions League title. But no one considers this team as a favorite for the Champions League title. The squads of PSG, Madrid, City and Munich were more strong than Chelsea. Chelsea still won the title. So it is very difficult to predict which team will win the Champions League title.

However, if we compare the squads of the teams this season, Munich's squad must be placed at the top. Do you see any weaknesses in the Munich squad? Their defense, midfield and attack are all three very strong. I'm not saying City or Madrid are weak. However, City's midfield is somewhat erratic without DeBruyne. And Madrid's attack is quite weak. This is why I put the Munich team ahead.

The poor performance portrayed by most of these UCL clubs have become known and most of them wouldn't make out alive to the next phase because they will be eliminated, elite clubs are not excluded. Real Sociedad performance was underrated and now look at them, they've qualify for the round of 16 and they will be facing Paris Saint-Germain.  However I don't create any room for PSG to underestimate them, perhapes Les Parisiens have learnt their lesson in group stage, when they underrated Newcastle United in the first leg and lost 4-1 at St James Park. Luis Enrique doesn't want that to repeated itself and he will explore his best strategy against Real Sociedad.

Real Sociedad's performance in the Champions League, highlighting that they are not considered favorites but managed to finish on top of their group standings. The text suggests that Real Sociedad's success in the group stage could motivate them to defeat PSG in the Round of 16, especially considering PSG's poor performance in the group phase. The text also mentions other teams like Newcastle United and AC Milan successfully defeating PSG in the group stage. Overall, the writer seems optimistic about Real Sociedad's chances against PSG based on their performance in the group stage.

Indeed Real Sociedad is not favorite teams in Champion League but success finish on 1st standings and made Inter Milan as top teams losses their first standings from Sociedad as mediocre team. Facing PSG on 16 round is not easy for Real Sociedad but their achievement finish on first standings group stage will be motivate for defeating PSG exactly have poor performance in group phase. PSG performance not quit well in group phase they have losses 2 of 6 matches than Real Sociedad with unbeaten from 6 matches, I think could be motivate for Real Sociedad with other teams such as Newcastle United and AC Milan success defeated PSG on group phase round.

I don't optimistic with  PSG chance for defeating Real Sociedad in 16 round, have excited match and not easy give first loss for Sociedad in Champion League match.

Yes, Mikel Arteta must do something to improve his attack line because Arsenal current shortcoming are just that, the back line is quite good and stable but it also needs to be developed, before playing the match in the Champions League, Mikel Arteta should have thought about option for recruited strikers which can be relied on because the round of 16 is very important, especially since the opponent in the last 16 will be quite tough, so Arsenal must start prepare now before face this match.

Roma is currently in 6th place, which means that Roma potential to take part in the Champions League competition next season is still wide opens. But Roma needs to improved the team performance and Jose Mourinho has the ambition to be able to bring Roma to achieve good result because that is his dedication as a coach so far, he is very experienced so I thinks Roma still has a chances to get into the top 4 if they are more serious.

The position of being the favorite team or not will certainly greatly influence who Arsenal will face next if they succeed in eliminating Porto in the round of 16.
My prediction is that looking at the existing teams, there is a very big chance that Arsenal will meet one of these strong teams, and if that happens it will be very difficult for Arsenal to advance to the next round, but before that, they have to be able to overcome the Porto team which is quite good even though many people predict that Arsenal will beat Porto, but in my opinion, the chances of both teams are the same, because Arsenal can sometimes appear disappointing, such as when they lost to West Ham in the English Premier League.

Arsenal have just suffered a defeat in the EPL, unfortunately the defeat occurred at the Emirates Stadium, which is their home ground. Mistakes that occur in the EPL must be avoided in the UCL, this is a knockout competition, only the team that consistently wins will survive. The transfer market could possibly be used to exchange players or bring in new players by buying them permanently, the defeat to West Ham showed that their front line was very dull. To be able to survive and win the UCL trophy, Arsenal must be able to maintain the team's performance so that it continues to be consistent in all areas, last season Manchester City succeeded in winning its first UCL trophy, Arsenal must try it with impressive play as shown by Manchester City last season.

If it was that easy, why did they even play the final in the Champions League last season when Manchester City took on Inter Milan? Because on paper the game was long over before it started, but then we saw a final played by two evenly strong teams. It's not about what would normally happen, it is about circumstances that can emerge from within the game. Little details can change everything. Thought that West Ham would beat Arsenal? Or that Manchester United turns 0-2 into 3-2? Or that Nottingham beats Newcastle? The same happens in the Champions League. Shakhtar has beaten Barcelona for example. PSG has an advantage, but wait for the game.

I don't think real socieded is too big a team. league winners are rare, getting top 4 is also very rare. only last season got top 4 so this season can compete in the champion league. it's been a long time since real socieded competed in the champion league.
In my opinion, the 3 biggest teams in laliga , Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid plus Sevilla. talking about trophies, they also get a lot of titles both in local competitions and European competitions.

Arsenal will beat Porto in my own calculations and that will assist them to move further in the next rounds. I want Arsenal to put in much more efforts this time around to be able to claim this trophy but one good thing that will also mean is that, they will break an history they have been fight for for many years now and unable to take the trophy.

It's no secret that Arsenal need a better central forward to strengthen the attacks. The ability to convert opportunities into goals is crucial, especially in high-stakes competitions like the Champions League. Other positions within the team have been well-balanced that just need to continue the developments. I think Arteta is aware of this situation, because their creativities have been wasted by the front line.

Roma potentially entering into the Champions League next season is something to hard to be true. They are struggling right now. But Mourinho is known for his strategic planning and the ability to build competitive teams. If they continue on this trajectory, securing a spot in the Champions League for the next season appears plausible. The upcoming transfer windows and the remainder of the current season will be crucial in determining their future trajectories.

It's not a bad idea but I think with the current squad Arsenal can still be relied on Arsenal finished as group winners in the last round. Arsenal's next opponent is Porto, I don't underestimate Porto but I think Arsenal deserves to go through to the next round, I can't predict how Arsenal will play in the first leg, but in the second leg I can already imagine it Arsenal will destroy any team . The question is after Porto, who will be Arsenal next opponent? I hope not Real Madrid or Bayern Munich because this is the real opponent.

I didn't say that their performance in the Champions League group was weak, I said that the group was pretty weak. Since the top two qualify for the next round, having Real Madrid in your group is not a problem since the second also advances to the next round. But Union Berlin and Braga are both teams that are far weaker than Napoli and that is what I meant. If Napoli had played in the group where PSG, Dortmund, Milan and Newcastle played, I don't know if they would still be around in the Champions League. Their performance in the group stage was ok, it wasn't good. But now we will see how good they are when they finally meet some of the better teams although Barcelona isn't good either.

Arsenal need to improve their attack, and make sure to score as many goals as the opportunities as they create. If Arsenal gets a good striker in the transfer chance and get reinforcements in some other positions in the team, their chances of doing very well in the champions league round of 16 more than they did in the group stages will be higher. I see Roma coming to the champions league next season, I see Mourinho as someone with a plan, they look to be on that track already to achieve that with their current position on the table.

It's not really weak like you said above. Given that Napoli was competing against a team as strong as Real Madrid, it would be inappropriate to criticize their performance as weak. I have opposite opinion about that and it feels like napoli is declining after it has done all of matches in the group stage and qualify for the next stage. Napoli is not as good as last season but it can still compete to face barcelona soon. To put all of the players into the defensive line, the only thing that needs to be done by Mazzarri is to make the necessary adjustments. The club shall take counter attack as opportunity to beat barcelona.
Barcelona was a club that is focus into how to build more ball possession. If Napoli focuses on playing with a strong defensive strategy against Barcelona and utilizes effective parking of the bus, they can significantly increase their chances of beating them easily. Napoli's group considerably placed at the medium group.
It has real madrid as the main competitior and do you forget that if barcelona got easy group compared to the napoli? The way to beat barcelona to go through the fully defensive line like parking bus strategy.
It will be making barceloan frustrated with it. Barcelona is going to lose its concentration when the club was always trying to pressuring napoli.

Real Sociedad is one of the big teams in La Liga. They often finish the season in the top 6 of La Liga standings. I agree if we can't underestimate Real Sociedad because they have the capability to make a surprise. We know if the teams from La Liga isn't an easy team to be defeated. They often win international competitions like UCL and UEL. So, PSG must be careful to play against Real Sociedad in the upcoming match. Moreover, if Real Sociedad can play with full team. They have the potential to defeat PSG and qualify for the next round. However, I still trust PSG to win the match because they have more quality players.