Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 648. (Read 141787 times)

You cannot say every game will be boring, this is the CL RO16 and the unexpected can happen, the teams that people have written off might cause some upsets and make the game tougher and more difficult for the bigger teams. Every match in the CL is tough, especially in the knockout stages. Of course the QF would be more interesting, but i feel there is going to be at least one upset in this RO16 stage, and i am looking forward to all the games.

With these round of 16, there are matches to look up to and focus on the big winnings and there are ones we absolutely should avoid. We all have favorite matches we awaits to watch and there are good fights for these clubs, especially the elite clubs that strive harder for significant positions on the table. I must say, this fixtures seems boring and there won't be entertaining efforts in the round 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Truth be told, all these fixtures seems uninteresting because the UCL board didn't make good efforts to put things together as expected.

The team you pick as the favorite may be statistically correct but it is sometimes difficult to determine who wins, in this round of 16 there are always surprises where the big teams can always be knocked out, I am a bit skeptical about PSG because for me Real Sociedad is much better despite being ranked 6th in LaLiga.

I also highlight Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid this club looks equally strong but certainly we know how Inter Milan in Serie A this club controls the whole game and dominance there, but this is always different later, what is clear is that Inter Milan as runner up last season can still be maintained until the current season.

For the other matches I think it's easy to guess who will qualify.

For me, apart from Copenhagen match against Manchester city all other matches are very though though I also consider Porto 🆚 Arsenal, PSV 🆚 Dortmund as matches that are not too competitive. Although, Real Madrid will surely win Leipzig then Bayern Munich will win Lazio. Napoli 🆚 Barcelona will be a strong match because with the current form of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, I think this match between Napoli and Barcelona will not be easy and considering that Napoli is playing at home will make them to be more confident and play better.

By the way, I immediately noticed this match, as the most difficult, I mean that it is not clear who is the favorite, and I may even be inclined to believe that Atlético has a good chance of beating Inter. City and Bayern will most likely not have any problems with their rivals, and Real and Leipzig will play productive football, but Real will most likely beat Leipzig as well.

Napoli was not as strong as last season, neither was Barcelona. If I compare the squad depth of the two teams, then I tend to believe Barcelona will qualify for the next round compared to Napoli. On the one hand, Napoli has changed a lot due to the change of coach this season, so the team's performance cannot always be expected to be good even though Barcelona is actually not that good either.

Barcelona and Napoli have both not been very good in defense this season. Both have conceded 19 goals in their respective leagues, but Barcelona have a great striker who can still be expected to deliver in the clash. I believe Barcelona will have a 65% advantage against Napoli, but it really depends on how they use their home game.

I would also mention the Napoli vs Barcelona game, quite interesting. I agree with you, moreover, it will not only be an interesting quarter-final, but also the rest of the stages. So far I think the favourites are Real Madrid and Bayern, but not Manchester City, who have been playing worse lately, maybe it's just temporary, but it's a fact.

We have draw of knock-out round and things are looking very interesting because we have no match which create early thrill now mostly big teams will head for the last eight where things could be more entertaining in March Madness after draw everyone is giving his predictions, and I am also going to have same but from this list I have just one different team which can go through for the next round all other teams I like for the promotion.

For the Match of Barcelona vs Napoli I have feeling here Napoli can give better than Barcelona even still anything can happen and prediction is not easy both teams are struggling and have no consistency, but Napoli is much better and can go through against Barcelona which is surely down in confidence and quality as well for the remaining matches of this season.

I don't completely agree, but in some games it's very easy to know who is the favorite. Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and PSG are the favorites in their respective matches, while Napoli, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Inter, PSV and Dortmund are very difficult to determine.

Maybe we can see surprises in the Arsenal vs Porto and PSG vs Real Sociedad matches, but the two favorite teams are likely to perform well to qualify for the quarter-finals. PSG are starting to find good form with Luis Enrique, but they were not stable until their last match in Ligue 1 yesterday. Arsenal seems more likely to win, but Porto is a tough opponent.

Every game will be boring. Inter Milan vs Atletico is probably the best draw this round.
Both teams this season have produced great attacking numbers to go along with their great defense.
But I hope this is a good thing, as it will lead to the best quarterfinal matchups in history, assuming the favorites go through this round.

Now after the draw things are looking easier for few teams but still we have few matches which are going to have enough entertainment for the fans from these matches we have Barcelona vs Napoli because both are not good into their domestic leagues and their performance was also not good in Champions League early matches but still these teams having quality and performance which bring them into knock-out stage from here things are going to be more problematic specially for the Barcelona which is currently facing more troubles than Napoli and if they are not able to settle them and improve their performance then surely we can expect another dilemma for them which can bring them down in this event again like they have in last season.

In the European Champions League some teams can also be lucky to reach the final, for example last season we saw Inter reach the final, take a good look at Inter's squad, they don't have many famous players and yet they managed to reach the final this season last and in the final game against manchester city they played very well to the point that manchester city had difficulties in the game. Neymar wasn't a player who could play every season when he was at PSG, so it didn't make much sense to keep him in the team when he was injured, traveling and hanging out at clubs with women. Messi's case was regrettable, PSG fans are to blame for him leaving

but that's all part of the past, currently PSG is playing well, and yes they can reach the final and become champions, because like I said, in the champions league everything is possible. look at PSG's opponent, it will be the real society that is not doing well in the league and I see PSG managing to go to the other stage and if they are lucky to find another weak team, then they will be able to get very far, maybe they will reach the final and be champions. Manchester City are not doing very well, Real Madrid, despite winning games, are not doing very well either. so this year we will see surprises

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if real madrid, manchester city and bayern are eliminated early, then we will see surprises, but if one of them reaches the final then we won't see any surprises, one of them will be champion, it's unbelievable how bayern and real madrid became the dominators of the Champions League, any team that crosses paths with Real Madrid or Bayern is afraid of being eliminated, and Lazio and Leipzig had the bad luck of playing against Bayern and Real Madrid, Leizpig and Lazio will be eliminated, I don't see Bayern winning and real madrid

I think easily with Manchester City will set up quarter final stage depend their opponent on 16 of round is Copenhagen, seems all your teams prediction will qualify to next round are right but little doubt last team your predicting Barcelona will lead to quarter final. Napoli is not really weakness team in Champion League, I doubt for Barcelona will qualify to quarter final and I think Napoli is more favorable teams depend on Barcelona performance last several matches in domestic league.

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By the way, the 16 of round drawing will be set up later for quarter final round, likely Manchester City in the drawing match for quarter final possibility will face Real Madrid and Bayern Munich until semifinal phase? or quarter final will make new drawing again.

Truly, there is no small team in the Champions League, that doesn't make teams to be equal in performance with one another. There are teams bigger than others in performance and experience in Champions League matches.
Manchester City matchup against Copenhagen, will be a home and away win for Manchester City. Copenhagen won't be able to withstand Manchester City's force no matter how prepared and tough they seem to be. I don't expect Manchester City to repeat lifting the Champions League trophy this season but I expect them to reach the semi-finals at least.

The two matches you mentioned will be the most competitive in this round of 16, as other draws make it easy to predict which club will advance to the quarterfinals. That doesn't mean that other teams who don't have a strong matchup will breeze through to the quarterfinals. We once predicted in the group stage that some teams would make it to the knockout stage, but not all of them were able to do so. We will have an interesting match in these two games, and others may be interesting if the weaker teams take a turn to show the stronger teams that they, too, are up to the task and ready to succeed.

Arsenal this season and last season in domestic competitions are very good performances, but in European competitions it is not good, maybe the problem of inexperienced squad and winning mentality, the same in domestic competitions also leads and at the end of the competition overtaken by Manchester City.
The same in the champion league this season if only advancing to the quarter-finals is not too difficult because the opponent is only FC Porto.

Getting weak opponent in this draw is depending on luck, and securing the top spot in the group will increases the chances of facing an easier opponent. Real Madrid also have luck on their side today, drawing against Leipzig. But I don’t like looking at any team in this round as an easy or weak opponent. we can say that past tournaments have shown us many surprises and I can assure that we will witness more in the upcoming matches.
Considering Manchester City's upcoming mat h against Copenhagen it's still uncertain if they can easily win. Copenhagen has showed a solid performance defeating Manchester United and securing a draw against Bayern Munich in first leg. City must approach this Round of 16 match with much seriousness to avoid surprises that could upset their fans.

Personally, the most enter entertaining match in this round is Napoli against Barcelona. It promises to be an exciting match, potentially offering good opportunities for betting. Barcelona's performance this year has been so poor, providing Napoli with a chance to seize the moment and take out Barcelona.

Barcelona FC of Spain vs Napoli of Italy. This is going to be a very interesting match up in my own opinion, two teams with great history and both former teams of the late great Diego Maradona. It's sad that currently both teams aren't as strong as they were last season especially Napoli and this makes the encounter very even.
Both teams Do not have so much problems scoring goals as they hardly go into a match without scoring but their main issues has been defensively, both teams are very porous.
This match would be very hard to predict as it can go either ways and it's been a while both teams faced each other, although I think based on champions league experience and history Barcelona would just edge out Napoli slightly on this one.

For a team to get a lesser opponent in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League competition, they'll have to finish at as the group winners of their group during the group stage and that's exactly what Manchester City did this season. They're one of the two teams to have won all their games in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this season and that's why they were able to finish as group winners of the group G. Copenhagen who finished as the runner's up in group A will this time face a a more ruthless team than they've faced since the start of the season. Manchester City are known for scoring high number of goals when they meet average teams like Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League and I don't think it'll be a different case this time when the two teams meet each other in February when the knockout stages of the competition kicks off.

Manchester City who are the reigning champions of Europe hasn't been as impressive as they were last season in the English Premier League but they've maintain a 100% perfect start on the UEFA Champions League which I think goes a long way to tell how important the competition is to them. Copenhagen has in several occasions proved to be a team that can match up with any team in Europe as they've beaten teams like Galatasaray and Manchester United this season as well as drawing against Bayern Munich but I don't think they can stand Manchester City's strength when they meet I February

First of all my favourites for this draw to reach the quarter finals are like these:

- Copenhagen - Manchester City
- Leipzig - Real Madrid
- Lazio - Bayern Munich
- PSG - Real Sociedad
- Inter - Atletico Madrid
- PSV - Dortmund
- Porto - Arsenal
- Napoli - Barcelona

I'm really satisfied with Copenhagen's having the toughest matchup in the round.    Because we couldn't advance to this round and they did instead of us. I must admit that it was our fault in our last game against them but still it makes me happy to see the end of the road for Copenhagen already now.

I'm only having second thoughts about my Inter pick. Because despite being really strong they are facing another strong team in this round. Atletico Madrid are much better in the Champions League this season so this could be an interesting draw.