Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 640. (Read 141787 times)

Sure. We already wait for a long time to see De Bruyne plays again with Man City. Having them in the lineup will bring big advantage for Man City, he is a master of creating the chance for scoring goals. Haaland has great ability in scoring but it is nothing if no player can create the chance for him to score goals. That's why Haaland's productivity in scoring goals is decreasing a lot when De Bruyne can't play with them. But Rodri and other midfielders are important as well, they also support the attackers in scoring goals.

To defend the champion in UCL, Man City needs the combination between Rodri and De Bruyne in the midfield line of Man City. Without these players, I'm not sure Man City can reach the final round of UCL. They even can be defeated by other teams in the semi-final round. The match in UCL will be harder, Man City needs to play with their best lineup.

It's a game with lots of possiblites, for Barcelona fans to find the gamehar then they have serious issues going down with the club and the players and Xavi Hernandez is yet to identify that for the club now. I understand they're backing one of their players from time who brought stability to their midfied but they must not mix business up with feelings if he doesn't come up with a good plan.

It was poor tonight, Robert Lewandoski missed chances I hoped he'd score. Rumours of fans wanting him out of the club. Is he too old or what? Injury has just affected him badly.

Araujo also caused two blunders today, he should be grateful for Raphina and Sergio Roberto at most who helped win this game today.

In the previous season we saw Barcelona eliminated by a team from Serie A because Barcelona failed to compete with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the previous season. So, in the round of 16 this season, Barcelona again met Serie A representatives, namely Napoli, and looking at the performance of these two teams, of course they are equally strong in the Champions League. I think Osimhen rising quality will make this match quite hot in the future. But this match takes place in February so there will be changes to the for of these two teams in the January transfer window.

I want to see Barcelona go further in the Champions League this season. They have a good squad so Xavi doesn't have to worry about the opponents he will face in the round of 16. Napoli often surprises, but I think Barcelona is much stronger than napoli this season. Lewandowksi performance is indeed declining this season but I hope he can find his best form in the second half of the season so that he will be aggressive in scoring goals again. He is a big hope for barcelona this season so he must be able to give his best when the match against Napoli.

Absolutely; it is a 50-50 game because there are no favorites in this match and it can go anyway. Barcelona finished top of their group, so they would be gutted to have drawn a strong opposition in Napoli, but good thing for them is that they get to play the second leg at home. Xavi was unsuccessful in taking his team out of the CL group stages last season, but now they have broken that barrier and they can take that as a success; now the goal is to take it a step further. I know there is currently no chance of Barca winning the CL this season, but if they can make it to the QF, then it is a step forward for the club considering their present situation.

This is going to be an interesting game and a very tough game to watch.Barcelona is a great team with great players,so is Napoli too,but if I'm to check among the two teams,I can say Napoli will win them in this game, reason being that Napoli knows how to defend,and they also have a very sharp attacker in the front,while Barcleona are good at keeping and possessing the ball,but they miss alot of chances that can push them towards winning.The attacker that was scoring regular goals for them last season,is no longer as he was,and that is Lewandowski.Lewa knows that Barca are good at playing possessive pattern of football,and all he normally does is to wait for them to play the ball into his corner,but Osimhen knows how to contribute to the the team,and get important goals for them.

Before the Champions League game against Braga, Rodrygo stepped up with his game and goal scoring, he had a good game that night alongside Vinicius Junior only for him to be Injured during international break.
Ever since, he has raised his bar up and has done well impressively. Yes he has contributed very well for Madrid alongside Bellingham who currently leads as thr highest goal scorer in La Liga.

Not just em, I've also seen Brahim Diaz doing same for the squad, haven't had too much of game time but the little he had, he has done well impressively. Having Modric and Toni Kroos around to guide them is indeed a great+

Barcelona and Napoli are two teams who are experiencing a lackluster turnaround in form this season after winning titles in their respective domestic leagues last season. These two meet in the round of 16 of the Champions League and I expect both of them to have a tense game. Barcelona has a good experience in the Champions League compared to Napoli, but it is never true to say that Barcelona is completely superior to Napoli. Barcelona played their home game in the second leg, it was a good deciding match for Xavi and his team.

As group winners, I think Barcelona has a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals this season against Napoli. I'm not underestimating Napoli even though they were never as strong as last season, that because some of their players are still very dangerous.

In the upcoming match between Barcelona and Napoli, it seems like it's going to be a tough game. Barcelona hasn't been playing as well lately, and Napoli, even though not as good as last season, might have a bit of a challenge. From what I've seen, Barcelona seems to have a better chance of winning than Napoli. But you know, things can change! Both teams can get better before the match starts, and we won't really know who's going to win until they actually play.So, it's like waiting for a surprise! We can't say for sure who will qualify for the next round until we watch the first game. Let's be patient and see how they play in first leg before making any predictions. It's like a big mystery waiting to unfold on the soccer field!

To be honest, I don't really know the development of the teams competing in Serie A. In fact, I just found out that Rudy Garcia is no longer the head coach of the Napoli squad. however, if we refer to the current Napoli squad statistics, Mazzarri has not shown any major changes as the new coach in the squad from this Italian team. as far as I know, Napoli is now in 5th place. regarding coaches, Mazzarri has managed Napoli in 5 matches in all competitions. 2 matches with wins, 3 matches with losses. bwt, what I said refers to the statistics that are my reference.

Now I'm talking from Barcelona, ​​which is of course very familiar to me and is also one of my favorite teams in the La Liga competition. referring to Barcelona's current performance, they are experiencing a decline, sometimes they appear unstable and sometimes they are only able to play their matches with ugly wins. even though I am a Barcelona supporter, I have to be neutral in assessing the two teams that will meet in the round of 16. but I think this match still has a break, both teams still have potential and have the opportunity to improve their team's performance. not only for Xavi, also for Mazzarri. however, because I am more familiar with Barcelona, ​​their problem now is that they have difficulty scoring goals even though they actually have many opportunities. apart from that, there is the problem of injured players, especially the main goalkeeper. Gavi, Pedri, again injured. however, Pedri and Ter Stegen will not be absent as long as Gavi. so, Xavi can again have many options with his players. the point is, Xavi must restore his squad to perform well. in particular, returning Lewandowski's sharpness and instincts as Barcelona's mainstay sticker. well, because this match still has a break, we'll see when these two teams play their match in their domestic competition.

The round of 16 will not be difficult for Real Madrid and Manchester City. But if both of them qualify for the quarter-finals, then I think Real Madrid will suffer a defeat like last season again. Manchester City still has a high chance of reaching the final this season even though the team's performance is not as good as last season in the Premier League. Of course, I'm not completely convinced that Manchester City can beat Real Madrid over two legs (if they meet), but both will take advantage of their respective home games to win.

The round of 16 will not be as exciting as we expected because some of the big teams have relatively easy opponents. Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are likely to progress easily to the quarter-finals, but some matches such as Inter vs Atletico Madrid and Barcelona vs Napoli will be difficult to predict.

Of course Real Madrid has a very higher chance of wining the La Liga and the champions League because there performance has said it all, so just like you mentioned there  performance last season, truly there performance was very poor last season but however it was fortunate for them to have peak form this season and not just that they may likely going to win the both leagues.

The only challenge they will have on this champions league is Manchester City because they have the same performance and they are also moving in accordance. While on the La Liga they are still on the second position on the table while Girona at the first place on the table so is obvious that Girona is the only threat for Real Madrid on there La Liga this season but with time we would really no what the season holds for them.

I'm not very comfortable with Barcelona about their draw honestly. Napoli are going to be a really big challenge for them. Because Osimhen is having his usual form back again after getting rid of a bad injury. I expect a much more effective performance from Napoli in the attacking area. I'm just wondering how Mazzarri will deal with the team from now on. Napoli made an early change about their manager so let's see how good they will be until the Champions League matches.

Losing was never in the DNA of Barcelona but with their recent performances, I'm afraid they can be easily thrashed by these elite and mediocre clubs. Barcelona perfromances is volatile and we can not easily predict the winning scores for this fixture, it happen to be one of the challenging UCL game to play for. Napoli faces Barcelona in the round of 16, these fixtures are prerty tough and I doubt if Barcelona can make it out to the next round. They're both elite sides in their perspective leagues wnd and qualifying becomes an important spot for bothsides.

I was confused when I this matchup. I wanted to say the same things about Napoli that I wanted to say about Barcelona. In so far this is a great matchup. I am looking forward to it and I believe this is a close game. I can't call out a favorite, I would still think that if Napoli gets back to old perfromances, Barcelona would lose, but I don't know.

Napoli and Barcelona fixture is one amongst the UCL round of sixteen games that have really caught my attention but then I'm most certain with the fact that it's not going to be an easy game but Napoli seem to me like they are at advantage the most and they will be hosting Barcelona so most likely they would wan to do all their best.

Napoli and Barcelona have both been performing poorly in their various domestic leagues most recently and their has given me some taughts that they may most likely end this game in a draw because both teams doesn't seem like they will be able to get a win easily. Barcelona tho did tried in their group stage games in the UCL but in their domestic league games, they did performed poorly such that it could be possible they are at the moment more focused on getting a better results at the UCL than in the la Liga.

Real Sociedad will try their best in La Liga and in the Champions League. They will have high focus on these two competitions without having to give up one of them out of desire, but this is really difficult. The Champions League is a difficult competition even though Real Sociedad has proven that they should also be considered as a team capable of competing for the title.

Unfortunately, Real Soiciedad had to face a good team from Ligue 1, namely PSG. Real Sociedad doesn't have a good chance of beating PSG in the round of 16 because on paper PSG is far superior to them. Luis Enrique is one of the coaches who has played against Real Sociedad in many previous matches while coaching Barcelona, ​​so this will help PSG get satisfactory results. But in any case, PSG will not be guaranteed to qualify for the quarter-finals because Real Sociedad should not be underestimated at all.

But they could never know that someone like Bellingham would out of a sudden turn into this mysterious super striker midfielder defensive extreme action phenomenon.

I am still blown away by his performance for the team. I counted down the games and thought that his score statistics must decrease. But they didn't. That's really giving goose bumps for a soccer fan. I think he can become the best in the world if this doesn't stop.

I think Madrid has no problem at all with its strikers this season, although many people are worried that Los Blancos will have difficulty winning if they don't have a number 9 striker, like Mbappe or Osimhen. It was a very natural reaction, because we are used to seeing Madrid play with Benzema as a pure striker for many years. Ancelotti managed to quell these concerns, and even players like Bellingham or Josellu can carry out the task of scoring goals to bring the team to victory.

It cannot be denied that ideally, with the consistency and depth of Madrid current squad, they could reach the final. Maybe if it is still relevant and not excessive, Madrid is one of the teams that all contestants want to avoid, because it is difficult to beat them. Several other favorite teams, such as City, are experiencing a decline in performance, but Pep still has plenty of time to get his team back on the right track.

I think this season Madrid can achieve great success, whether in La Liga or the Champions League. However, if Los Blancos can recruit one of the best strikers in the january transfer window, it will make it easier for Ancelotti to implement various tactics, of course Madrid will be a frightening team for anyone.

I believe that Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two candidates to play in the final of this Champions League, as long as the next draw doesn't mean that they can clash first. But today I believe that Real Madrid is the team most likely to win the Champions League

Real Madrid hasn't even made a big centre-forward transfer for this season. They are making do with Rodrygo and Joselu but still their condition is very good. Because they get a good level of score contribution from their attacking players. I mean especially Bellingham as he is top scorer in the La Liga as well now. Rodrygo has also been in form in the recent times.  

Ancelotti's system is working really well. I think they even have nearly the same chance with Manchester City for the Champions League title. Because Manchester City look a little problematic recently. While Real Madrid are playing more dedicatedly we never know what happens in case of a matchup between these 2 teams.