Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 767. (Read 141787 times)

Sure it is going to be a strong game and I would not take that much into consideration the game of yesterday as I saw it live,Everton yesterday looked like a team from inferior categories and not the Premier League so the real test for them will be Galatasaray tomorrow night.

Galatasaray put a really strong fight against Bayern Munchen which is in a much better form than United actually so it will surely be a difficult game for United and the odd will be very good for a win of theirs.I will try to bet on them if the odd is well over 2 tomorrow.

With confidence so high in the domestic league, is it possible that Manchester United can beat Galatassaray in the group stages tomorrow? and maybe that could be the last hope for the Red Devils to get a place in the last 16. Actually, I am not too optimistic about Manchester United, but the results obtained from the last few matches in the domestic league can certainly be additional strength to be able to move forward and improve the bad results in the Champions League.

Even if Manchester United can beat Galatassaray, but after that they have to face Bayern Munich and there's not much they can do. Manchester United needs a miracle in the remaining two matches and maybe we will be a little surprised by the match later.

I also consider the home team PSG as favourites. This team is in great form in Ligue 1. They are able to win every match consistently. However, their performance in the Champions League is somewhat erratic. Luis Enrique is an experienced coach. And the overall condition of the PSG team is quite good now. The understanding between the players is also excellent. Although Newcastle are not a weak team, I believe PSG have the ability to beat this team. However, Mbappe must play well in this match if he wants to get 3 points against Newcastle. If Mbappe doesn't play well, it will be very difficult for PSG to beat a team like Newcastle.

Newcastle cannot be underestimated like when PSG visited Newcastle's headquarters. Many of them favored PSG in that match, but it turned out that PSG lost and Newcastle surprised them with a divorce score of 4:1.
In this match, Newcastle couldn't just underestimate PSG even though previously they could won the match but this looks like it will be quite a difficult match for Newcastle because they are playing away and this will determine who Newcastle and PSG will be able to qualify for the round of 16 while waiting for the results of Milan vs Dortmund.
What is certain is that Group F will be the most interesting and tense match. All clubs in Group F still have a chance to qualify by fighting for the remaining 2 matches in the Champions League which will be decisive.

Of course there are quite significant differences because almost all the remaining teams will give everything to do their best in the most prestigious competition in Europe, so UCL matches cannot be compared with matches in the domestic league.
The tension and motivation to win the match are very different.

What has happened in group F has been quite impressive so far, the 4 teams have really shown their best qualities and as predicted from the start, group F is the fiercest group, and that has been proven.
And in the remaining 2 matches we will see which of the four teams has the strongest mentality because everyone still has the same chance to qualify, and obviously the best in terms of quality and mentality are the 2 teams that are the toughest among the others.

Last weekend matches was actually surprising to everyone because nobody imagine the match to end the way it does and also for those that might have gambled last weekend by putting Chelsea or Tottenham Hotspur will surely be surprised with the outcome of the match.

Although I had my suspicious on Chelsea match because irrespective of there performance against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City I no that they are not really in there good performance because those there matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City was just because of the history they have with those clubs.

The fifth round is usually the most decisive round in the group stage phase, at this point, clubs are either already facing disqualification or facing a drop to the Europa league and will be desperate for some sort of hope. This makes the fixture very unpredictable regardless of which teams are playing against which.

There are also those teams that have already made it through and may want to give a couple of their players a rest for league competition. Manchester City for example may be tempted to look beyond their UCL fixture to the visit of Tottenham to the Etihad, which is a must win match for both clubs which have failed to win in their last two and three matches respectively.

There will be no shortage of drama.

- Jay -

It's true that Newcastle is not a weak team, especially yesterday they were able to beat Chelsea with a fairly large goal margin, but if you pay attention, there is quite a different appearance when Newcastle plays in domestic competitions compared to when they play in the Champions League. Newcastle had shown impressive things when they managed to draw against AC Milan and beat PSG but in the next two matches they failed to win and were not even able to score a goal, so their striker was not strong enough to carry Newcastle to get through the group phase later, or if they succeeded to qualify from group phase most likely be eliminated in the round of 16.
Facing PSG at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday, Newcastle's chances of beating the home team are not big, in fact it is quite certain that more people predict that PSG will beat them to increase their chances of qualifying from the group phase, I don't think there will be any surprises in this match, PSG will win even with a narrow score.

Yes, it's true that the UCL is much tougher than the domestic league, when you lose in the domestic league there is still hope and a long time to win the title, but if in the UCL whoever loses they will fall and not enter the next round, apart from that the opponents they meet are also Of course it is more difficult than playing against clubs in the domestic league because of course they don't meet every time so it is difficult to read your opponent's game.

When playing in the domestic league, every club will be used to reading the opponent's game because they often meet and whereas in the UCL it is very different because they don't always meet, making it difficult for clubs to read the style of play of the club they are playing against, that's why there is a difference when playing against clubs in the domestic league. and at UCL. It's clear that it's very different and don't confuse the two, BTW whoever manages to qualify for Group F is a tough club.

Luis Enrique was signed for no other reason than to create a competent squad that would be capable of winning the Champions League. It'll be rather disappointing to see him leaving the Competition early without achieving anything. I don't want too much from him but he should make good use of his experience to win this two games left to seal their qualifications.

Group F might not be the only tough group, there's got to be issues with that of Napoli's group and that or Barcelona. They both have to ensure they win the next games they play otherwise, there'll be drama. Shakhtar Donetsk looks likely to go through if Porto or Barcelona slumbers.

The UCL took a break for approximately three weeks and this week it is back again in the fifth match with quite interesting schedule.

Based on what is happening with Milan and the decline in playing quality experienced by Dortmund, some people have doubts about who will win the match. If only based on opportunities, Milan has a bigger chance, but that is not guarantee.
I think draw might be possible in their next match.

PSG has Mbappe which makes it possible to win but Newcastle this season is good season as their only chance is to play in the last 16, they haven't played in the UCL for quite long time.
If this season fails, fan disappointment will definitely occur and of course everyone will blame Eddie Howe, but it will still be difficult to predict.

I think there is nothing more to discuss about Manchester City because they already have guarantee of being in the last 16 with Leipzig.
But in this group it was lucky for Leipzig because only Manchester City was the toughest opponent and the other two teams who played very badly gave Leipzig free tickets to advance to the round of 16.

I never view Newcastle as weak because they also have a number of great players in them, but we would probably agree that their mentality and experience are not much better than the other three teams in the group. Newcastle destroyed Chelsea with a fairly big score this week in the English league and maybe this will be an opportunity for them to face PSG because in the first leg Newcastle managed to beat PSG with a score that was also quite promising.

In the last match PSG also managed to beat Monaco with a fairly landslide score and that means both teams are currently in good form. PSG is favored playing at home, so in my opinion PSG's chances of winning the match will be much greater. Defeat against Newcastle could make their chances of qualifying for the next round much smaller so Luis Enrique will definitely not let this happen.

Newcastle aswell isn't a weak team and also looks like they come back in a better form from the international break, winning there match yesterday against Chelsea with a big goal margin which turns out big enough shows that they are prepared enough for the UCL too.

Although if Chelsea is compare with PSG they wouldn't turn out better but then Newcastle winning them have helped their confidence and readiness to face PSG in the champions league which I'm almost sure neither team will find it easy to get a win because not only are both team strong but it's a crucial game for both teams as it will have a great determinant effect on them as it concerns if they will be able to qualify for the next stage of the UCL.

PSG boss, Luis Enrique is looking ready to see the face of the team that humiliated him on England soil, time to watch some tough games in Parc des Princes stadium this week. Newcastle United will come out to play Paris Saint-Germain as if they're one of these average opposition in EPL. Eddie Howe have no fears whatsoever for any elite team in UCL especially when it comes to PSG. Newcastle won them in the first leg, 4-1 and this second leg, should we expect any difference? Ofcourse not because there are robust squad of PSG and Newcastle.

I have been saying for a long time that Ten Hag is the worst of all the MU's mistakes, it doesn't matter how much you can control a team, the players already know and have their technique, he is not going to teach them how to kick, he is not going to teach them how to hit the ball, nor will he teach the goalkeeper how to shoot, no, he is just differentiating, and knowing exactly all the deficiencies and weaknesses that his players have, that's what a technician can do and have vision, go on, like that that hard training doesn't have much to do with it, they have to adapt to the type of football they will be playing, that the PL's total reference is very high? If it is the highest, for me it is the football that has the highest level at the moment in the world.

So when can we evaluate the performances of the MU since last season, ancestor, who has won the MU in the hands of a Ten Hag? anything notable? he has won us a PL? It's just that they didn't want a Legue Europe, that they had everything to win it and they couldn't do it, isn't it at the level of the MU where it is, what has it done? You can have the hardest workouts, but what are they for? He had his best star fired at one time, whose star these days is very good, and Ten Hag is very bad, so maybe it's karma? a good dose of karma? but at what level? For me, they are not the red devils, they are not enough, sincerely it makes me sad to see that there are great players who have not yet won or are very far from winning a UCL Cup, just because they have a relationship with the MU, To what extent is it possible to sell the MU, there are many cases where many coaches have been fired for nothing and now here with this one from the MU, no, then what level are we at? We are always expecting the best from a coach, but what does he bring? Deceptions , failures , all that, it is fair that the players and all the MU fans who already see them as weak continue to live that.

Barcelona predicted lineup vs Porto - Champions League




Source: https://www.90min.com/posts/barcelona-predicted-lineup-vs-porto-champions-league-28-11-23

Newcastle also had good capital when they were able to win decisively over Chelsea. Morally, the Newcastle players are very ready to face PSG's strength. Of course, Howe is aware of the chances of his team not being favored enough to qualify for the knockout phase, but Howe will definitely implement a special strategy to win the match. Apart from that, to face Mbappe and his friends, Howe will not appear burdened, Howe will give his troops the freedom to perform optimally and of course will not implement a defensive strategy.

So, if Newcastle United implements a defensive strategy against PSG, it will make it more difficult for them to balance their game. I don't think Howe will be afraid to give advice to his players to play more aggressively in attack in order to disrupt PSG performance in this week match. We have to look at their previous game which was able to beat PSG with a score of 4-1. In the first leg match, Newcastle united played more openly in attack and their efforts were successful by scoring an early goal and maybe they will repeat this in this second leg match.

I will not measure their play in the domestic league because the Champions League will be quite different from the domestic league even though it will provide additional enthusiasm for the players. But in the Champions League, the visiting team and the home team will play in a pressured situation in order to prove their best strength in this match. In fact, this match will be a big stage for both teams to show their quality to be the best in Group F.

Newcastie is always performing like that and it's up and down. The won against chelsea has proven if newcastle is still strong enough but it will be different when it was about the match in UCL. Newcastle is going to face PSG soon. I don't really think newcastle is in the best shape to beat PSG away. The club really needs to grab three points from PSG. It will determine the chance of newcastle to go to the next round. Newcastle will be also leaving from UCL if it will be failed to gather three points.
If newcastle will be playing by doing lots of fouls like the match against chelsea then it's a disaster for newcastle. I think newcastle will be able to beat newcastle with narrow score soon.
Playing at home gave PSG more advantage. It must be noted that how PSG is also building a good club right now. PSG needs also to dig the potential of mbappe during the match. This is the hardest match for PSG in UCL.
It's caused by the pressure is also very big for both of sides. I can't even describe if PSG will not able to qualify for the knock out stage.

Newcastle also won against Chelsea in their domestic league. They won with big scores, Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea. You will also assume that Newcastle is on fire? Well, both the teams are in a good shape in their domestic leagues but it can't guarantee that they will play well in UCL, too. We must be aware that the atmosphere in domestic leagues and UCL isn't the same. So, it will be a difficult match for both teams (PSG and Newcastle). Sure, PSG has the advantage because the match will be at their home. However, no team should underestimate Newcastle, this is a team that often gives a surprise for football fans.

It seems PSG is on fire and this means, this going to be a hard match for Newcastle to stand against this team. PSG scored five goals against Monaco while PSG usually had problems beating Monaco also Monaco was recently in the good form, I think if Newcastle starts to play defensively in this match they are going to lose the game even worse than Monaco.