Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 785. (Read 141787 times)

Well, this club suffers complete injury. it's started by ugochukwu, leaso and many more. I have no hope for acmilan to beat dortmund. Even though that was minor injury but it has damaged his performance probably won't play against dortmund.
It seems like that acmilan can only use the secondary squad which is making the chance to win the game will be far lower than before. Even im doubting acmilan to win the game if it used the main squad. The secondary team will make me feel lost my hope for acmilan in upcoming match.

Pioli can only count on pulisic to carry the club but im not sure he will able to do that.  poor milan. This club is going back again to the serie a or europa league.
Probably the best place for milan is europa league.

There are 4 injured players, they are probably still unavailable for the upcoming match. Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Gavi, and Frenkie de Jong are absent to focus on recovering their injury problems. For the midfielders, Barcelona has many options, it won't be a serious problem missing Gavi. There are Pedri, Gundogan, or Fermin Lopez. But it seems to bring a big impact that they have no Ter Stegen for the next match. There are no other goalkeepers who have the same quality as Ter Stegen. Iñaki Peña and Ander Astralaga still have no proper capability as the mainstay GK for the highest football competition like UCL.

Manchester United should just focus on the Europa League qualification because I think that is where they will be best suited after failing to qualify for the knockout round of the competition. Galatasaray have won Manchester United in their home so Manchester United’s visit to their home might just be a bonus for them because they can still beat them in their home. Support and cheers from the crowd will give them an upper opportunity when playing with them. In this match, the best Manchester United can get away with is a draw but I don’t see them prevailing against Galatasaray easily. And their last match against Bayern Munich is just too clear that it will be in favour of Bayern Munich, so fighting for the Europa league spot should be their priority now.

Not a problem and he was actually a lifesaver for his team.
I remember in the last season when Manchester United was not in a good situation and they totally lost the hope because of their place in the league, Ten Hag joined this team and he helped them to improve the team.
That's maybe a good reason to say a coach like Ten Hag needs more time in Manchester United.

UEFA Champions League is the ultimate targets for all elite and average clubs, who wouldn't want to lift UEFA Champions League title? Ofcourse PSG are craving such major titles over the past decades and they haven't won any. Luis Enrique have a major test to pass, it's a must to win Newcastle in the coming game because that's how specifically how to win games. Paris Saint Germain have grown to become vulnerable and there's full probability of Newcastle having a chance of winning them in the second leg. Eddie Howe knows the exact spots to hits against PSG at Parc des Princes stadium.

I will gladly commend Arteta for his job well done in turning the Arsenal team around to be a formidable one. Nowadays, the Arsenal team is no longer a team, that other teams can win without putting off much effort to do that.

We have seen how far the Arsenal team has gone in their performance from last season to this season. They have won big and small matches since then till now, both in the Premier League and the Champions League matches.

Currently, they are topping their Champions League group stage with 9 points, which I can say that, they have qualified already for a round of 16. But as for them winning the Champions League, that's far from them because there are other tough teams that won't openly allow them to do so, no matter how good their performance could be.

PSG is a strong team, they have many top players in the world. With the current condition of Newcastle squad, I doubt if Newcastle can get points against PSG. There are 13 players who are unavailable for the match against PSG, it is a very big problem for Newcastle. Even worse, they have no available striker now due to injury cases. On the other hand, PSG also has some injured players but luckily they have many options for the replacement. Those injured players are also not the players who have crucial roles. PSG still can play with their best lineup for the match against Newcastle. So, we can assume PSG will have a big chance to show their best game with their main players, while Newcastle probably plays underperformance with their second squad (substituted players). In theory, PSG will take full points in the upcoming match.  

- https://www.transfermarkt.com/newcastle-united/kader/verein/762
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I think whether is is success or failure or good times or bad times, it is never a one man show. But ten Hag's history at Manchester United is noticeable because he had issues with a couple of players. It wasn't only one player who raised his voice and that was all there was. No, it was experienced players, less experienced players, it was De Gea who was not treated very nicely, Sancho, Ronaldo, Maguire who was literally attacked by hin in public or maybe not well enough protected from the public, which is also ten Hag's job. I don't know, but this doesn't look and sound like harmony when we talk about ten Hag and Manchester United and soon they will be out of the Champions League, also out of the race for the Premier League title and I doubt they will go far in the FA Cup.

The issues with Manchester united may not be solely from ten hag alone but then his is the head coach of the team and the reason he was brought to old Trafford was because it was believed to have what it takes to get the red devils out of the long lingering issues they have had over the years.

But then it's looking like he has got little to almost no solution to the whole mess as while so much is expected of him considering his performance before he came to old Trafford, he will continually get the biggest share of the blame until the team begins to show better results than they have in recent times. Especially with the UCL where I think they are very likely not to qualify, but if he is able to get them qualify pass the group stage, that will further boost confidence in him and some of his mistakes can be overlooked at that time.

I basically think the same as you, even if the competition that Arsenal is facing is on the low side and it is not as intense as what we are seeing at group F, Arsenal could still prove they are worth the tag of being a favorite to win the tournament if they were destroying their opponents with such ease that fans could not help but still be impressed by their performance, however even if they have qualified to the next round already, Arsenal lost one game on the group stage so their performance has not been dominant enough to get people to think of them as candidates for the UCL championship.

Steffano Pioli suffers losses in the starting lineup. The Milan coach announced the injury of two more of his players, namely Rafael Leau and team captain Davide Colabria. The latter was diagnosed with a minor injury, but as for Leau, he has damage to his right hamstring. Leau will miss the match for the national team and most likely the match against Borrusia D.
There are a lot of injuries in the Champions League, isn't there?

Erik Ten Hag have never been the problem of Manchester United, their problem originates years ago and yet unsolved by the team's board members and the Glazers family, everyone just bringing in up some random information that's either negative or positive for the growth of the club. Manchester united will not make it out and will not also qualify for the Europa because they're least and having absolutely nothing to depend on. Their performance have declined and sometimes I wonder if this is the Red Devils that's overhyped all over EPL matches, because it's clearly, I have no seen any evidence in past seasons.

It is precisely this pressure that will cause you to lose in this match!
both the coach and the players should not succumb to any kind of pressure or oppression and God forbid fear. All this could play a bad joke on Manchester United.

In fact, Arteta doesn't need that. He has gained a lot of knowledge from his time as Pep Guardiola's assistant. all Arteta has done is develop the potential he has, to lead Arsenal to be much stronger than last season. and one thing that is on my mind, I am sure that Arsenal is not aiming for the Champions League trophy. Moreover, this is the first time after a long absence from this competition.
I think, if Arteta and Edu are fully aware that there are several strong team competitors in this competition and are very experienced. ideally, Arsenal will just do their best and play as hard as they can in the Champions League competition. If they are lucky they can get past the round of 16, and this is already an achievement for those who have just started competing in this league. the rest, they will focus on the Premier League.

The point is, Arteta must get one of the trophies. Ideally they will target the Domestic League trophy, that way Arteta has met the club owner's desired standards. We know very well how Arsenal's owners are, and only this season they invested in breaking their own record. with the condition that Arteta must present at least one trophy. But, let's just follow Arsenal's journey in this competition. Moreover, the Gunners are one of the teams that I fully support. whether they win or lose, as a supporter I only hope they perform at their best.

I beg to differ a bit from this statement with all due respect considering all that the gunners boss has done for the past two season since he took over as head coach, he turned arsenal into competitive side and also league contenders, something arsenal haven't had for a couple of decades or more. I think what's lacking right now is the psychological part, he needs to work more on the mind set of his players because these guys have got all it takes to win whatever they want physically but mentally that motivation ain't there, that's where the problem is, this arsenal team is far more better than the Jose maurinho's FC Porto side that came from against all odds to win the champions league, it was all about their mentality and resolve to never give up that made them conquerors. I believe the gunner can also emulate that feat.

If Manchester United loses that game, they are out of the CL, that's because i don't think they stand any chance against Bayern Munich in their last game of the group stage. Galatasaray have the home advantage and their crowd is going to be of a huge support to them, considering the amount of noise they usually make whilst drumming support for their team.

Erik Ten Hag and everyone associated with Manchester United would be under so much pressure in that game, they made progress last season, but elimination from the CL in the group stage is like taking 20 steps back from what they achieved last season. My prediction is in favor of Galatasaray, they would beat Manchester United again.

Losing 8 points in 12 games does not mean Manchester City is having a worse season than last season. Manchester City are still leading the standings at the moment and that is good news regardless of how many points they lose. It really doesn't make sense for Manchester City to win 12/12 matches when other teams have squad depth and attractive games to score goals and get points. So the defeats and draws that Manchester City has achieved so far are a real consequence of the increasing quality of the other teams' play. That's good for them, but it doesn't prove that Manchester City's form is down.

Especially in the Champions League, Manchester City is unbeaten in the last 4 matches. They have ensured that they qualify for the round of 16 and then Guardiola looks like he will rotate some of his best players. Manchester City's current focus is on getting better performance for positive match results in the Premier League, but they will not damage their winning record in the group stage.

Galatasaray is in a very good position before this game, as even a draw will suit them, but for United, only a win will be an acceptable result. Theoretically, Galatasaray can play “for a draw”, forcing United to open up and give chances to score on counterattacks, on the other hand, United are so bad in defense that it might be reasonable to immediately play as number one and solve the issue of reaching the 1/8 right away in this game (hardly Copenhagen will win against Bayern).

You are right about Manchester City playing well in the Premier League but we can't forget the team lost a lot of points so far during this season and they are not performing as well as the last season. Maybe Manchester City can be a good team in the Champions League but I don't expect to see a good performance from them as we saw in the last season because Manchester City lost many players and unlike many other teams they didn't spend enough money to hire good players during the summer.
 

There are only 8 days left for the really important match between Galatasaray and Manchester United in Turkey. Currently one of the bookmakers I saw is showing the odds like 2.50 to 2.60. Galatasaray are favoured to win the match by a slight gap of odds now. This points out how tense this match could be already. The latest match between them was just fantastic. Galatasaray performed amazingly despite playing in Old Trafford and got a legendary win for themselves which was important for their future in the group as well.

Manchester United haven't changed much when it comes to performance since then. A golden opportunity is on the table waiting to be taken by Galatasaray now.