Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 652. (Read 141787 times)

There is no doubt about this Real Madrid and Champions League is one of the best love affair in sports history and every time they break many hearts for having their spot into last four so we can expect another good season for them here in this event with their performance is much better than expectations with in early matches mostly were feeling they are lacking quality striker but now after having top spot without losing any game peoples are having different view about them, and currently they are hot for winning this title in this season.

Currently, any prediction is going to be not perfect with any team can reach into last four but after watching performance of Real Madrid most chances they will be having another last four season and going to win it's also possible but still challenging job for the all super fit top teams.

We have seen 2 candidates from EPL hve already eliminated and more to come soon. La liga is still sending lots of candidates available for now. Please, don't underestimate serie a team as well. I remind you that if the final last season was between EPL and serie a teams.
La liga has been failed before it was able reaching the final. I think that you shall not underestimate teams from the other league. It's caused by any teams have chances to win the UCL this season.

if we are talking about which clubs that may become most potential teams to win the game then la liga teams or EPL teams are having biggest probability but serie a will be only slightly less than it too.
Serie a team was very strong. I remember that when serie a clubs were destroying EPL. Anything is possible to happen in the football. It's caused by sometimes even the small club can dominate the big club too.

I refrain myself from calling teams from other leagues than EPL and la liga as weak teams.

I don't think there is any chance for PSG to win the Champions League this season because there are a number of other teams who are much more favorites and they have many advantages starting from the quality of their players and the experience they have. Ensuring qualification for the round of 16 is an extraordinary achievement for Luis Enrique because this group is quite scary and now he can focus on qualifying for the next round by preparing the right strategy to face opponents in the round of 16..

Dembele is also a great player, although Mbappe is much better known as a world striker. PSG also once had a number of world star players at the club, but they also failed to become champion candidates. Luis Enrique needs to build a better squad and must prioritize collectivity over individual skill and he needs to learn a lot from what Pep Guardiola did at Manchester City because their squad is also not strengthened by world star players.

Last season not really excited drawing champion league match with many strong team like Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have to face each other before final stage. I hope few hours later with drawing get balance between strong teams not have to face early on quarter final and excited will be in semifinal or final round. I agree with your opinion, if strong teams have to face on quarter final phase will make boring final stage because not strong teams will play in the final.
I hope between Real Madrid and Manchester City will not face until semifinal phase and both teams get draw will play until final stage if can win from knock out round until semifinal phase.

Enrique must really use mature strategy and as much as possible in the next transfer window he must be able to bring in at least one player for the front line and having an additional striker can help Mbappe in every attack.
In the last 16, this has become dangerous round for PSG if they do not prepare well in terms of performance and strategy to face great teams like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or even other big team.
In the previous season with Messi and Neymar they couldn't do much, whereas now they only rely on Mbappe so it can be confirmed that there are no big hopes for PSG.
Except as I said above, adding players to the front line might provide slight change for PSG to survive in the round of 16.

In the group phase alone, they were left behind by Dortmund, which is team in declining condition.
From this it is clear that if Enrique only relies on existing players and remains focused on what he has then the percentage chance of being able to advance to the top 8 will also be very small.

I predict this season will be a battle between teams from La Liga vs teams from the Premier League because so far these teams are more promising, what I'm worried about is that each of them will fight each other in the quarter-finals so that it will reduce their dominance in the next round while teams from the Bundesliga can still compete but are not sure they can reach the final. Do you think there is potential for another team to make a surprise like the underdog team? we had several teams that finished as runners up in the group for example Copenhagen or Inter Milan as one of the finalists last year, so far we cannot predict how this team will play but the opportunity is of course still open.

Yes, it's true that they can very easily win trophies in League 1 because the strength of other clubs is not as big as PSG, which has good and quality players, while other clubs in League 1 don't have star players like PSG. However, I see that only Monaco was able to challenge PSG before Monaco sold Kylian Mbappe to their arch rival, so that Mbappe has become the key player that PSG has to date and PSG has returned to being the strongest club and dominates League 1, but yes, winning the Champions League is not as easy as in League 1 because the Champions League is full of clubs that have great strength, such as Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich, so PSG will not easily win the title if PSG has not surpassed these three clubs.

Yes, it seems that this season PSG has not had the opportunity to win the Champions League title because there are still consistent clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester City who got perfect points in the group stage but Bayern Munich had to experience 1 defeat which caused their points to not be perfect like their rivals. This is strong, while PSG is not very consistent and did not even come out as group winners so I am not sure if PSG can win the Champions League trophy this season although it is too early to say now.

I see there are a lot of surprises in UCL. So maybe it can happen. But I feel confident with a team with good stats in the League and UCL is the favourite to be champion. Especially they're strong teams like Man City, Bayern, Madrid, they are my favourites for the champions this season.
But sometimes these strong teams don't play in the final and this makes the final too boring. It happened last year's final Man City vs Inter. So I hope the draw will make the strong teams meet in the semi-final phase. Not in the knockout phase at the beginning.

PSG brought in 11 recruits along with the leadership team. But really, they cannot develop their strength. Kylian Mbappe continues to be one of the top players in soccer. This is his first season without Neymar or Lionel Messi alongside him in a PSG shirt. Therefore, the pressure is heavy on the shoulders of the 2022 World Cup top scorer. We can't entirely blame him.
By finishing second in the group, PSG's opponents will be the tot-ranked teams in the remaining groups. Therefore, this team's potential opponents are all "tough" teams, including Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, two teams that eliminated PSG in round 16 of the Champions League in the last two seasons. Enrique will have a lot of headaches because, with their current form, they need to improve to pass this round. If they meet a team weaker than them, with a strong team, there will be no chance for them.

It is very easy for PSG to dominate Ligue 1 and dominate other domestic competencies with the top players they buy every time the transfer window opens, but winning the Champions League is not as easy as buying players. In fact, PSG was only able to advance to the last 16 in the last seven seasons, they reached the final in the 2019/2020 season, then in the following season their progress stopped in the semifinals.

This season the PSG squad is under the guidance of Luis Enrique who has experience in the UCL, but their inconsistent performance makes their journey very difficult when facing big teams. I don't think PSG can surprise this season, they qualified for the round of 16 due to luck after fighting hard in the group stage.

This season's UCL trophy is not for PSG, there are still other strong teams who always perform consistently who are better prepared to fight for the trophy. Luis Enrique must develop a strategy with a more solid team strength if he wants to bring PSG to the UCL trophy.

It's too good to be true. PSG is far worst compared to the season when it was able going to the final of UCL. There's no progress that is happening with manchester united. PSg is still too far from winning UCL. PSG needs to solve lots of problem with its performance.
The inconsistency once it was transforming from attacking to the defensive strategy must be implemented even faster. PSG had so many top players but the club was unable in using all of their full potentials.
This is the problem owned by PSG.

The only world class player was mbappe. Im not seeing other big player other than him in the club. This is also the main problem owned by PSG.
The club has so many resources but it was always failed in building a proper team. I would like to see that enrique to implement a fully offensive strategy to put ramos and mbappe as striker and winger.

I agree with you. Why replace Xavi at this point? Just because Barca has struggled this season for a while? Barca's situation is not that bad. Look at how patient the leadership of Man United has been with Ten Hag ). Reflecting on what Xavi has built for Barca up to this point is commendable. The financial difficulties of Barca also somewhat affect their performance; you can't blame it all on Xavi.
The solution to replace Xavi after he has almost perfected Barca's playing style is not wise at all, it's like demolishing and rebuilding. Who's to say the new person will make Barca better with the current financial situation of the team? Give him more time.

Highly rated and favored teams might not necessarily clinch the championship. As we enter this stage, the decisive nature of each match becomes the determining factor for progression; it's no longer a long journey. Therefore, strong teams can easily slip up and be eliminated in a moment without a chance to rectify. At this point, I assess that every team has an equal opportunity.

I think difference level with comparison Manchester City performance in Premier League and Champion League, not fully wrong when favoriting The Citizen is favorite teams for winning Champion League because they have good performance in Champion League for this season. Knock out round will start on the middle of February next year and seems possibility with some injured player from Manchester City will return because they have more enough time for recovering and will be ready on knock out round match. Beside have favorite with Real Madrid is strong candidate to be Champion League winner but not really bad predicting with Manchester City will raise to final stage in this season.

---

Left few hours later with UEFA Champion League knock out drawing match, I am excited waiting for who will be Real Madrid opponent team on 16 round with potential teams to face PSG, Inter Milan and teams on other teams the Pot 2 except Napoli.

Sevilla has no strong squad anymore, he lost many key players in the previous transfer windows. I am not surprising if Sevilla failed to win a single match in UCL. It makes sense if he is the weakest team in group B, they are even almost in the relegation zone in La Liga. If we analyze this fact, we must understand if Sevilla probably dropped very much their performance this season. No doubt that Sevilla has a lot of problems to be solved. If Sevilla wants to be competitive again, they must rebuild the squad. They must buy some good players in the next transfer windows.

I don't think so. I doubt if PSG will go far in UCL this season, they are even almost not qualified for the knock-out phase. So, I don't want to expect much about PSG to reach semi-final or final round. Regarding Mbappe, I believe he will leave PSG whatever the result got by PSG in UCL this season. Mbappe and PSG has no good relationship, it is no longer a comfort place for Mbapee. He also needs to prove his quality by playing in another team. I assume Mbappe will be in Real Madrid for the next season.

I think PSG have never been a character to be a Champion in Europe. Their struggle in group stage is another clue of their lacking mentality. Mental strength is a dynamic aspect that can be influenced by team morale, leadership, and the specific challenges encountered during the competition. PSG has no player with considerable fighting experience, because they use to have top players when they needed.

However, football is inherently unpredictable, because upsets and surprising performances are part of the charm of the Champions League. PSG, with its formidable squad, should not be underestimated, and the outcome of potential matchups against stronger teams cannot be predetermined. Moreover, teams evolve, and the knockout stages provide an opportunity for teams to reassess and improve. PSG's roster includes world-class talents capable of turning the tide in crucial matches.

After seeing PSG performance in the group phase, of course we can judge that they will not be able to go further in the Champions League this season because the other teams are stronger than them. Also with the players, of course they don't have the mental strength to be able to win the championship. Not to think that PSG is weak this season, but they are still not strong enough to be able to overthrow Bayern Munich, Manchester City or Real Madrid this season. I think Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are too strong this season so if PSG faces them of course PSG will have difficulty beating them.

Of course PSG relies on Mbappe as the heart of their game this season because without Mbappe PSG will have difficulty winning. If something happens to Mbappe, such as an injury, it will certainly hinder PSG progress in the Champions League. Because we have seen in the previous Champions League when PSG was still strengthened by Messi and Neymar but PSG also couldn't win the UCL trophy. So it's like there is a curse for them in the Champions League and I hope Luis Enrique can overcome it this season.

Not sure about that.

If they will be out from the race for the title, they will have nothing better to aim for.

Spain usually have most of her teams going to the UCL but in knockout  stages it's just one team has the potential to get to the finals, Real Madrid and this is pretty what’ll be repeating itself because if you check you’ll see how the other three teams have one or two issues that might be a reason they get knocked out,  but Real Madrid this season is very strong and could reach the finals.

 England teams are a better pick than Spanish teams because of how competitive the England League is. Real Madrid are the only threat from the Spanish League this season and that’s just the simplest fact. Yes, England teams can kick the Spanish teams out and yes we shouldn’t write off German teams as they could also cause some worry too, well the only German team that could pull a threat in the UCL is Bayern Munich.

They don't have players that are special players, it'll take some time and seasons before Luis Enrique can assemble that kind of a squad to compete for the Champions League. I do wish at times if he was the coach around when they had players like Lionel Messi, Neymar Junior and also Kylian Mbappe. I know what he would achieve with these lads. They can successfully win the League 1 Championship bit not the Champions League.

They're not ready to win the Champions League, they don't look really good and ready. With Kylian Mbappe also willing to go at the end of the season, that's another weak link you feel? They'll be knocked out of the Champions League in the next round because they'll definitely meet a stronger side!

Real Madrid is the team that I think deserves what define as the least requirement. They are so good at what they do! But whatever happens, we will have the discussion. At the moment they seem to be the closest to being the title favorite in the Champions League, but as soon as they clash with a team like Manchester City, I think it is 50:50 again. They need Vinicius Junior back and in the Champions League it is so important to have everyone on board.