Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 763. (Read 141787 times)

PSG and Milan are two teams that both have a high probability of winning their home matches. I get that both can win the match and might be good to enter in a multi bet slip for the match later. These two matches are very interesting because all the teams in Group F have the same hope of qualifying for the round of 16.

Newcastle, who beat PSG 4-1 at St James' Park, did not have much confidence in winning their away match. PSG can clearly do more at home and Newcastle will certainly be under huge pressure to maintain their performance. I don't think about negative results for PSG in this match, nor for Milan who play at home against Dortmund. Feyenoord vs Atletico Madrid is a match that I have doubts about, I also have doubts about the Shakhtar vs Antwerp match. Barcelona, ​​Manchester City, Lazio can also be favourites, but let's wait and see what happens.

PSG current mission is revenge, therefore Enrique doesn't want to be embarrassed, especially since they are playing at home where their fans are watching. A big gamble that requires PSG to dominate. However, PSG biggest problem is in the midfield which is not very strong in defending the back wall. Newcastle was able to exploit this weakness well in Leg 1. This is an important note for Enrique. If he succeeds in strengthening his midfield, he will be able to slow down Newcastle counter attacks. Eddie Howe really wants to repeat his victory and put Newcastle in a safe position. So in my opinion PSG which looks solid, still cannot be said to really be able to relax before conquering Eddie Howe troops.

Tomorrow's match between Real Madrid and Napoli is quite unpredictable in my opinion because I don't think Real Madrid can win this time. In their previous meeting, Real Madrid won 3-2, and since many of their best players are out with injuries, it will be difficult for the team that is left to defeat Napoli. There isn't a wing player in Napoli who can dribble like Vinicius. He can dribble players who will eventually tyre, and now that he's injured, I don't think his position will be as strong as it was.

Rodrigo can fill the position, but he is not as good as Vinicius, and Real Madrid lacks a striker. I believe that even Joselu's advanced age is bothering him because, in the La Liga, when Real Madrid plays Cadiz, Joselu had an opportunity to score, but he failed to do so. The worst part of it is that, since Modric is the one who can control the middle, the middle will be severely lacking in quality when he is injured.

PSG is getting stronger with each round, Enrique is helping them regain their former strength and confidence, and I think that Newcastle without the support of their fans will be much more difficult than it was at home. PSG needs a win, to not depend on the results of other matches, after this game they still have one more match away against Dortmund, it will be a very difficult game, so they definitely need to beat Newcastle.

I still won't underestimate AC Milan if they accept their game at home, it could create a different atmosphere for the hosts and for Dortmund they need to strengthen their mentality. Nothing is easy when playing at your opponent home ground even though it is considered a weak club. So AC Milan will risk everything they have experienced players so they can create resistance. I know that Dortmund this season will be more determined so it will be very appropriate to be faced with a club that is currently risking everything.

I think the two best games today are Barcelona against Porto and AC Milan against Dortmund. Barcelona is of course the favorite, in the table both teams have 9 points, so it is about the place 1 today on 5 of 6 matchdays. Barca won their last game 1-0 against Porto on October 4th of this year. Milan vs Dortmund is a bit different, the Italians have to win to have a chance to reach the next round, because Paris and Dortmund are ahead of them. If they lose today, they might not have a chance in the last game against Newcastle. it depends on how Paris play against Newcastle today.

PSG is second in Group F this season in the Champions League. It will be difficult for Newcastle to come away with a positive result from the trip to Paris, especially with injury problems keeping their hopes of qualifying for the last 16 alive. PSG will be looking to avenge their previous defeat and are determined to secure their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Both teams are highly motivated after their last domestic league win, anything can happen in today's match.  But PSG is particularly strong at home. I think PSG will beat Newcastle 3-1 to advance to the knockout stage.

The group F is going to be the most interesting group in this week. There will be many important matches to happen. PSG being favored against newcastle but i remind you that how badly newcastle destroyed PSG during the first leg.

Newcastle may possible to repeat the same result like the first leg. This match is very hard to predict even though it will happen at parc de princess as PSG's home. Im feeling if this match may possible to draw.
Im not underestimating PSG but newcastle looks strong enough to beat PSG away. Newcastle will able to perform with its main squad. Some players like almiron, gordon and joelinton must get more attention.

Joelinton just like a buldozer and this guy has a very strong physic. PSG needs to be carefully when its player will be against him. He has very good physic.

That's probably 2-1 for the result, newcastle win.

Just one good game against Everton from Manchester United is not enough to say they are playing well or not, in fact, Manchester United is still not in the good discussion, and beating Everton means nothing because Everton is not a strong team. I think this Champions League for Manchester United is over and they are already disappointed about this tournament no matter what result they get.

Interestingly, this fifth match will be very decisive for the four teams in Group F, if PSG wins and Dortmund wins then both teams will certainly qualify from the group phase, but if Newcastle wins and AC Milan wins then the sixth match will be the final decider in the most difficult group.
PSG has a better chance of winning against Newcastle and PSG certainly won't let their chance go to waste especially since Newcastle didn't perform well enough in the Champions League so the home team should be able to overcome their opponent to secure the three points, while the AC Milan vs Dortmund match is still quite difficult to predict, AC Milan might have a slight advantage as the home team but Dortmund cannot be underestimated because they have the opportunity to make a surprise in this match, and it seems that Newcastle is a team whose chances of qualifying from the group phase are very small compared to the other three clubs.

The defeat achieved in the 4th Match made Barcelona now under pressure, they only had to achieve a draw in the match to qualify, Now Shakhtar Donetsk chances of qualifying are alive again after beating Barcelona. Barcelona chances of qualifying are still very big in the remaining 2 matches, especially H2H and their goal aggregate is very good. Barcelona only needs a draw against Porto to ensure they qualify for the round of 16, even though Shaktar won over Antwerp to increase their points to 9, they have to face Porto and Barcelona will still qualify whatever the result. But if Barcelona loses to Porto, they must win the final match versus Antwerp to qualify.

Barcelona can still win the group if they get at least 4 points from the last two matches. Xavi must be able to achieve the target of qualifying as group winner to get an easier opponent in the round of 16. Against Porto, Xavi needed to put aside the experiments that were often used in the last few matches, because Xavi often tampered with the Barcelona squad, causing them to lose a lot of points in La Liga, including the draw they achieved versus Rayo.
Xavi must seriously prepare his team against Porto, he must do his best to avoid defeat so that his team is not under pressure in the last match against Royal Antwerp.

It is not an easy match for both teams and I don't see how AC Milan or Dortmund can easily win the match. They both need to win it get one of two first position in this group. A defeat is nightmare but a draw is a bad result for them too. Likely they will have a draw or if any team win it, it will be only very minimal win for a winner. Both Dortmund and AC Milan don't have too good forms in their domestic league that partially makes this match more balancing and harder to predict its result.

Look at how Newcastle United won against Chelsea in Premier League last weekend, I think they will be a very big threat for PSG. This match is the same as AC Milan vs Dortmund, both teams will aim at three points but again I think it's hard to predict. PSG can be a favorite team to win this match as they have more experience in Champions League than Newcastle United. However Newcastle United so far, have shown that they are strong enough in this group and they won't easily let PSG beat them.

Milan vs Dortmund (draw or Dortmund win)

looking at the readiness of these two teams, I think I would say that the chance of a draw is likely to occur, but for the chance of winning, Dortmund will be superior, even though Milan will appear at home with the support of the fans, but from the depth of performance, Dortmund seems to be slightly superior and I say this does not mean I doubt Milan. however, Dortmund also has quite good experience and strategy to maintain its position.

PSG vs Newcastle (PSG win)
I would say that if PSG here will be able to secure its position, this season ambitions look bigger, even though it is still the same as the previous season, but from the depth of performance, PSG is far superior, on the one hand, competing at home has a big enough chance of winning the match and a chance of a draw seems thin.

Manchester United has indeed performed well in the Premier League and won in the last 3 matches so it is only natural that Erik Ten Hag get praise for Manchester United victory in the Premier League.
However that is not enough because Manchester United still have to fight in the Champions League in order to qualify for the Champions League round of 16 and we cannot compare the champions league and premier league match because the two clubs have different strength. Everton is not a tough club while Galatasaray is a tough clubs and Manchester United will definitely get a lot of pressure from the home team.
I'am afraid Manchester United will experienced defeat again in thats match and if that happens Manchester United will not be able to get a ticket to qualify for the Champions League round, and the only hoped is to be able to surprise the match again Bayern Munich so that Manchester United can compete in the European League but it seem that is difficult Manchester United did this because Bayern Munich is a very strongst club at the moments.

This season, UCL Group F is regarded as the most challenging group in UCL. We are experiencing difficult teams who are completely prepared to take on each other, and as we generally comprehend, the club that finishes last will become the evidence of a strong squad that has exceptional characteristics and results in UEFA this season. These games, AC Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund is the challenging game I've been waiting to see in the UEFA second leg, we know it's not going to be an easy run up. Stefano Pioli will not create room for any reluctant actions against Edin Terzic from Dortmund.

AC Milan vs Borussia Dortmund will going to be a strong battle for the both teams, because AC Milan will be using home advantage to play so that they can improve higher in the group F, and Borussia Dortmund will be fighting to maintain first position in the group F, because if they lose in this match PSG will take over the first position. I don't think AC Milan can achieve victory from this match, because Borussia Dortmund came into this champions league competition with potential players that know what to do to make things work together for the favour of the team. PSG have the opportunity to defeat Newcastle united 3-1 for the favour of PSG, and their coach is fully ready to make this match a favourable match to their team.

We will definitely be looking forward to the excitement of the Shakhtar vs Porto meeting in the final match if this possibility actually happens. I don't doubt that a probability like this will happen and indeed anything can happen if Shakhtar wins and Porto loses this week. But we forget about other possibilities, such as Barcelona losing to Porto, so in the final match it will be a competition between Shakhtar and Barcelona to secure a place to qualify. I still accompany some of this confusion and perhaps I will expect surprises rather than the usual normal results. For Barcelona, they have to be wary of these two teams if they don't want to fail again.

Manchester United still has chance to qualify for the last 16 but this opportunity is difficult because they have to be able to win match 5 against Galatasaray and also match 6 against Bayern Munich.
If Manchester United wins these two matches, they can play longer and make more money from each UCL match.
This is also an opportunity for Manchester United to make money and improve their team budget.

I not sure Shakhtar Donetsk can win the remaining two matches to overtake Porto in second place to get safe place to qualify for the round of 16.
In the first match, maybe Shakhtar Donetsk will win because it is only against Antwerp, but in the second match there is Porto who will certainly maintain their position in second place.
Hope seems non-existent for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Antwerp will not be playing this game to qualify for the second round of the UEFA Champions League because even if they win the two remaining games it will be impossible to qualify with six points. However, the Belgium side will be focusing on moving to the Europa League. If they win the games against Shakhtar Donetsk and manage to get another three points in the match with Barcelona which is highly unlikely they might make it to the Europa. In sports, we don't say it is impossible but it will also be a very difficult task to achieve this feat considering the goal difference. Antwerp will have to score more goals to reduce their -11 goal deficit or hope that Shakhtar Donetsk conceives more goals. This will also be possible if Shakhtar Donetsk loses the last game against FC Porto.

The match between Porto and Barcelona will be an explosive match because both teams will want to extend the gap between each other since both teams are in nine points. A draw will give Shakhtar Donetsk more hope of qualifying especially if they win the game against Antwerp.      

Barcelona will be determined to achieve victory over Porto, because Xavi wants to ensure his club progresses without further delay. At the same time, Shakhtar Donetsk will try to secure full points from Antwerp in front of their own supporters. Automatically, if the scenario goes like that, then it is true as you said, the determination to qualify for the round of 16 between the two clubs will occur on matchday 6.

However, it could be that this opportunity only works on paper, and Barcelona could even stumble or be forced to share points by Porto, as well as Shakhtar. So the determination to qualify for the round of 16 will continue in the final match of the group phase, I think this is also very open to happening, because we have seen that Barcelona can also lose surprisingly.

In my opinion, Xavi squad should be able to qualify easily without encountering any problems, because we know their history so far in the Champions League. But lately it seems like they are less of a favourite, that doesn't mean I underestimate them, but I see that Madrid and Bayern and Man City are highly favored by most football observers.