Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 661. (Read 141787 times)

Categorizing Ten Hag as one of the worst coaches for Manchester United may not be accurate, but I don't think Ten Hag is one of the most successful. Ten Hag had an incredible season last season with Manchester United, as a result Ten Hag managed to get Manchester United through to the group stage of the Champions League this season. But not so in his second season, he failed to live up to many expectations and his team fell apart.

Until tomorrow and beyond, money doesn't guarantee everything is fine for the club. PSG has spent a lot of money to win the Champions League title, yet they still failed despite reaching the final a few seasons ago. Manchester United needed big changes including getting the club acquired by new investors, but that still failed when the Glazer family still refused to do so.

I don't see Paris Saint-German as a club that will win the Uefa Champions League trophy this season because PSG struggled to reach the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League. I see PSG as a club that will be knocked out of the Uefa Champions League when they play the round of 16.

Real Madrid team is much stronger than PSG. The bonding between Real Madrid players is very strong. That's why despite not having an experienced striker, Real Madrid performed very well in every match of the group stage. On the other hand, the performance of PSG players in the group stage matches was very erratic. However, if Real Madrid want to win the Champions League title, they will definitely need to add an experienced striker to their squad in the winter transfer. Without an experienced striker, it will be much more difficult for Real Madrid to consistently perform well in each match in the knockout rounds.

Paris Saint Germain is an underrated club in the UEFA Champions League this season and they've lost golden opportunities of grabbing good wins in league matches, the fault comes from the players, the coach, the supporters who keep criticizing players and the main fault is from PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi. He's definitely not the right owner to lead the club to triumphed path. Despite messing up in earlier on in UCL Group stage matches, they still qualify for next round and that is precisely what we called lucky club. Luis Enrique is a good coach and he can able anything that comes his way.

PSG are so lucky to have been able to continue in the UCL tournament,  they might have moved into the next round bit I'm not really impressed with their style of play, despite the fact that they're a team capable of being a threat to other top European clubs, but they still have some lapses that's to be tackled, if you noticed in the group stage,  they got embarrassed by Newcastle at England and I'm pretty sure that they might not even reach the semifinals.

 However Realmadrid on the other hand are a team, that has got alot of experience in the tournament, they have even got more UCL trophies than any other European country, and there's a possibility of them reaching the semi's or becoming finalist, compared to PSG that are giants only in the French league but are yet to have one major trophy.

That I would agree, good things take time, I see that he also finds it difficult managing big players no wonder he wants a couple few players out at the start of the transfer window. He has also taken full responsibility for the decline of Manchester United and how they play. What's expected is for them fans to have a little bit of hope ( Though I know hoping is dangerous ) and patience. He'll make good changes. I don't go around hoping to get pleasure from Manchester United lately coz of how they play and shape. I don't evem expect them to finish at the top or amongst the first four clubs.

I be rooting for Tottenham Hotspur, after the Chelsea game they've been a shaky side and I hope to see them stabilized. They could still share points tonight but not a lose to em.

In my opinion, Erik Ten Hag may be one of the worst coaches to ever come to Manchester United. I still don't understand how he can be in charge of the team. Don't they see that they were defeated at Old Trafford in their UCL group and finished last in the group? The money spent on transfers is very high and these inefficient players are purchased or the player cannot be productive. In this situation, I am surprised to see that he is still in charge of the team.

I think the same thing, there were times when they had difficulties against their opponents in every match they played in their groups. but they managed to win at the end of the matches.
This is one of the characteristics of great teams. Even though they didn't play very well, they managed to get 3 points at the end of the match.
I think they went out on the field with the aim of getting sufficient scores without tiring themselves too much in the matches they played in the group. I'm sure they will play with a much better performance in the next matches. I don't know if they can be champions, but they are a pretty big candidate

I believe that Jesus is a great player and he could be that person for them and been doing that a bit as well. You can't get Haaland or Kane type of players that easily, those players are rare, and finding someone like that would not be cheap neither, and can't get one during the winter break neither because those type of players are not easy to find. You can find people who could score here and there, but they are not going to be the one you are looking for and the result will not be good for you since you would pay a lot.

Let me give you an example, Vlahovic is a great player right? And scores bunch of goals for his team? Do you really think that if Arsenal spent some money and got him, they could fix all their problems? Of course not, he would not be what they are looking for. And not like they can convince Mbappe to go there neither. So what can they do? Well, just let this season end and they could look for some other player during the summer if they fail this year as well.

Both clubs have indeed qualified for next round but are not sure whether the two clubs dortmund and PSG will be able to continue their struggle to the higher rounds while the strongest candidate at the moment  Real Madrid who will continue to try to get rid of any club that will get in their way and one side Real madrid. targeting talented striker who will perfect his performance in the next match.
So it possible that PSG and Dortmund will find difficult to find the safest place because Manchester City also still has the ambition to win Champions league title.
But talking about speculation about the biggest opportunity between two club, it seems like dortmund has a bigger chance than PSG because Dortmund has more experience than PSG.

PSG as always been having excellent squad depth for the past 4 seasons especially the past two which we could have called the ultimate team but they have not done except in Tuchel era when they made it to final since then they have been disappointing, still yet if Enrique can get his team together then they actually can win the champions league but i doubt because of how they played in group stage and then finishing second place to dortmund

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Arsenal may have some serious opponent aside psg which inlude Inter Milan and Napoli, these two teams are really excellent in their domestic league and we have seen how far they have gone in recent champions leagues especially last year when inter made it to final

The draw for the last 16 is on Monday 18th December.

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0286-194ebf171ecc-ecd438b4baf4-1000--uefa-champions-league-round-of-16-draw-where-is-it-when-i/

Which teams are in the round of 16 draw?

The draw features the 16 teams that advance from the UEFA Champions League group stage:

Group winners (seeded): Arsenal (ENG), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Bayern (GER), Dortmund (GER), Manchester City (ENG), Real Madrid (ESP), Real Sociedad (ESP)

Group runners-up (unseeded): Copenhagen (DEN), Inter (ITA), Lazio (ITA), Leipzig (GER), Napoli (ITA), Paris (FRA), Porto (POR), PSV Eindhoven (NED)

How does the draw work?

The group winners are seeded and the runners-up are unseeded. Seeded teams are drawn against unseeded teams.

Can teams from the same country face each other in the Champions League round of 16?

No side can face another team from the same national association.

Clubs cannot face opponents they met during the group stage.

The draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com.

When do the round of 16 games take place?

The round of 16 is played over the course of four weeks:

First legs: 13/14/20/21 February 2024 
Second legs: 5/6/12/13 March 2024

Maybe everyone will say the same thing to PSG now, and will most likely agree that Luis Enrique squad is not taken into account in the UCL this season. Because the reference used is the group phase, anyone who pays attention to PSG progress there, doubts will come to them to say that they can talk a lot in the UCL this season. We certainly understand that surprises could happen in the future, and PSG could experience an increase in performance so that they can create consistency that can take them to the final, but rationally there is very little chance of this happening.

Apart from that, the facts above do not mean underestimating Enrique squad, we also really understand the quality and depth that PSG currently has, which any team in the UCL must be aware of. However, as seen so far, Madrid, Bayern and Man City are the three clubs that should be prioritized above PSG, because they have better statistics in the previous round. On the other hand, I think placing a team on the favorites list based on their success last season cannot be done absolutely, because this season is very different.

PSG has a squad that is used to winning trophies at least in the domestic league and also, basically PSG is an elite French team and yes, of course they have a good winning mentality too . But unfortunately, PSG always gets less than optimal results in the Champions League so yes, even though on paper PSG's quality is better than Dortmund, but PSG still failed to beat Dortmund.

Therefore, of course PSG must be able to accept the result they got of only being runners up, at least this result is still good for them compared to just finishing in the lower position . So yes, taking into account the results PSG got in this group phase then yes, at least I'm still not sure PSG can progress further. Because yes, it looks like PSG still really needs more time, of course to build a better team to get a performance that promises trophies in the future in the Champions League.

You forgot to mention Bayern, who are also very strong at the moment. Of course Manchester City are cup contenders, but I think that this season Bayern can make it to the final too. PSG are also good, but usually they don't do well in the playoffs.

According to the updated championship odds in the Champions League the most favoured a couple of teams are lined like this:

Manchester City : 3.00
Bayern Munich : 5.00
Real Madrid : 6.50
Arsenal : 8.00

The gap between Manchester City and Bayern Munich is even closer now than before. But I still have doubts about Bayern Munich as I didn't like their game very much during the group stage. They struggled quite much in some matches despite winning anyway. This can be a big problem for them when they face a title contender in later stages.

At least, Arsenal has proven its existence in this competition by qualifying for the next round.  as for the defeat they suffered in the Lens match, IMO, it was purely the fault of David Raya and Arsenal's defense. However, it cannot be denied that Arsenal sometimes only wins with poor performance. aka ugly win. We'll see how far Arteta will take his squad in this competition. If Arsenal can get through the last 16, that will be enough for them in their first season in the Champions League after a long absence. However, let's see what Arteta does in the January transfer window. If Arteta and Edu are serious, then they should target a pure center forward who is more reliable than Nketiah. As for Gabriel Jesus, he continues to contribute in his squad. after all, Artera can rotate this player from Brazil. As a fan of the Gunners, I don't expect much from Arsenal to reach the higher stages. just by playing the match with its best performance, we are quite entertained. especially, for the Premier League which should be their real target in the race for the League trophy. For me, what Arsenal lack is a pure central striker, it's time for Arteta to realize this and focus on targeting several names this January. 

Different from City, although it could be said that Manchester City is experiencing a decline in several of its matches. However, Pep Guardiola's squad is still an elite team that is not easy to beat. especially, if they have played their pattern and starting eleven. City will look stronger and stronger. It's only natural that they get points smoothly, but City's experience at the moment is far from Arsenal's in the Champions League. Also, their opponents did not put up any significant resistance and neither did Leipzig. So, it is natural that City is still the favorite team, especially if De Brunye recovers from his injury.

It is a shame that Manchester united only won one game in the champions league before their ass was kicked out in the group stage. The problem of the clubs still lies in the hands of the coach ETH as he is confused of how to solve the problem that is making the club not to be stable in their performance.

I hope that they will not disappoint their fans this season because if they fail to be among the top four this season, it means that they were unable to get back to their normal performance of last season. I just believe that with time and before the season ends they will be in a good form and will finish among the top four so that they can have another chance to play in the champions league next season to make things right.

Now we know how this competition will go on and I think PSG was also a deserved winner in this group. I am unsure about Dortmund as I am not convinced of their game, but they won the group and now we will see how they will play in the next round, but I don't expect too much from them. PSG could have sent a warning to the soccer world if they won the game against Dortmund big time, but now they could again come to an end rather sooner than later when they are up against a team like Real Madrid. The names in the PSG team are great, but names haven't won any competition ever. But they are to blame as they had the chance to win the group if they won the game against Dortmund.

One of the wrong things Alex Faguson will do is not to support any coach that is handling Manchester United. Even if he doesn't support that particular coach with his mind, he will not go public about it. Going public to say his dissatisfaction about any coach will drop the confidence of that coach because Sir Alex is an icon of Manchester United. If he doesn't endorse a particular coach, it means Manchester United doesn't endorse the coach.


Manchester United had all it takes to be in a good form
Firstly, they were supposed to re-enforce the team by making strategic signings and because they failed that is why injury dealt with them and as everyone can testify, Manchester United has the worse champions league outing in the recent time.