Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 885. (Read 141760 times)

Haaland’s goal contribution cannot be overlooked because he has been a blessing to the team since joining from Dortmund last year. Manchester City are favorite to win the trophy again this season but I am convinced they will face a tougher test this time with many other teams looking ready and prepared for same challenge, teams like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, etc. are all geared and ready to take the fight to City.

Milan has a difficult road ahead of them if they still want to make it to the next round since their room to maneuver is almost nonexistent already, they need to win at least two of the three remaining games against Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle and hope for PSG to win their remaining games against those teams as well, if this were to happen then Milan will get 8 points while at best its opponents will get 7 points, still nothing can go wrong anymore and if it does then its chances to advance will finally reach zero.

Well everyone is saying same thing about Manchester City and how they might not win the league this season,  it's very possible but I'm not too quick to conclude on that cause Arsenal last season where outstanding and gave everyone a hope that they'll win the league, they performed well from the beginning of the season but suprisenly they started dropping points at the point when it was needed mostly then Manchester City took over and won the league.

 Kelvin Debruyne injury might have given them a set back but I believe they'll bounce back, so far they're still in the top 4 currently then their hope cause just like last season Arsenal and Tottenham could drop points and give chance for City to go up,and also once Kelvin Debruyne returns from injury then we'll see a different Manchester City.

Newcastle who are playing in the UEFA Champions League competition for the first time in over 20 years were very unlucky to find themselves in a group that is believed to be the most difficult of all the group in the competition this season.
However, they've not been really poor with their results this season and after drawing their first game in the competition this season, they defeated the group F favorite team to win the group which is Paris Saint Germaine before they were narrowly beaten by Borussia Dortmund during this week. I think they're still very likely to progress to the next stage of the competition abd that they must win Dortmund when they host the German club in two weeks time to increase their chances of qualifying from the group.

Man City isn't weak. They just doesn't perform as well as in the previous season. But it doesn't mean they are a weak team. Check again the group G, Man City is leading the group. They won all the matches so far, so how can you judge Man City is weak now? Sure, when De Bruyne is injured, Man City can't play in their best shape. But they still showed us that they have enough power to compete until the final round.

How do you know this? You can't conclude it from a single match only.
In fact, Man City is still in the top 3 of EPL standings. They are competing the title with Tottenham and Arsenal. Although Man City is in the 2nd place, it doesn't mean the chance to win the title is small. There are still many remaining matches, dude. Don't judge too early about the result!

UEFA Champions League competition is just starting, there are phases we are yet to watch. We are still at group level games, focusing on Group F because these teams are having challenging moments competing against each other, Group F is intriguing and full of tension. PSG is leading and the only team I believe will easily qualify, but the rest of the squad will have to suffer and work extremely hard in order to acquire their spots. I'm currently looking at Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund, who are both attempting to close the gap between them. However, AC Milan is unreliable and is likely seen as a mediocre team due to the poor performance exhibited by Milan players.

Newcastle have seriously surprised many with how they’re taking the games and looking more like a proper club that is regular in the champions league. It will be a tough fight with Dortmund on the horizon but they definitely have the players to challenge.

PSG might seem to be a little bit disorganized after the departure of many stars like Messi and Neymar. This thing came about a new players signings like Ramos, Dembele, kolo Muani and the rest. This players seems to me more like a squad player than the others that left.

Dortmund are not a club that one can actually just back to get result against top clubs like them. Dortmund switch off easily and I wouldn’t be too surprised if they lose the remaining matches

The matches played so far has already proven to us that it is not by the experience of the team in the champions league but it is about what they can offer now that will give them an edge over their opponents. If we claim that PSG, Dortmund and Inter Milan that have had a lot of experience in this competition, Newcastle should be sitting on the buttom of the table which they don’t. The group is definitely the most competitive group in the group stage and I think we can’t determine who will qualify from this group just yet, until we see the end of the group stage matches.


Because Arsenal lost to Manchester City does not mean that Manchester City was a more superior team than Arsenal. If I am to quantify them, I will place them as equal on the same level, so Arsenal is not an underdog team that should be disrespected in this regard. Manchester City have not been that bad in the premier league to my understanding because they are still in the second place on the table which is still okay to me. The players they have injured does not mean that it will weaken their performance while playing without them because they’ve played well and win matches without them present. Their performance in the champions league which you see that they excel more as compared to the premier league can be attributed to the teams they have to face in their group stage games, which are not as tough as the ones in other groups. This has given them an edge ahead of other teams  in the competition.

Manchester City are weak in comparison to last season when they won the league and the Champions League, but this season it is difficult for them to score goals easily since De Bruyne go to injury and I believe that Manchester City will not win the Premier League this season because they are not demonstrating that they can win the league when they play against Brighton, they win the match but struggle to score goals, Manchester City's lack of De Bruyne is causing them to play weak this season, if Manchester United defeats Manchester City this weekend, I will declare Manchester City to have completely lost form, In the Champions League group stage man-city is the best in the group stage because the clubs are weak, they did not join them with any big club in the group stage they have already qualified for the next round.

Theoretically, everything is possible, but after Milan has already shown its weakness in relation to these teams and taking into account the fact that these teams have a good head start relative to Milan, Milan's chances are illusory. Look at the bookmaker's quotes:

UEFA Champions League - Group F - Winner

Paris Saint-Germain 1.65

Newcastle United 4.00

Borussia Dortmund 5.00

AC Milan 15.00

I don't think bookmakers are biased against Milan, they just have to take into account actual results (0 wins, 0 goals scored) and not theoretically possible ones.

Now with the current situation we can't expect good result from the Antwerp and Porto against Barcelona because Porto will be play away and Antwerp is not having enough quality to stop the Barcelona even they are playing at home which will give good advantage to Barcelona for the staying at the op and Shakhtar is difficult side with they can hold, but this is also not having good chance I have personal feeling most chances Barcelona could be stood at the top without losing any match.

Maybe this could be ideal match for you but for me this could be Bayern Munich match because they are having much better squad which can thrash any team in this event in any game because I have feeling most chances we will be having Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid at the top with if any team can upset this is only Inter Milan all others are having no performance which is needed to be stood as champions of the Europe.

Manchester City must still be considered a serious opponent this season, both in the Champions League and in the Premier League because without even key players Manchester City is still able to provide very troublesome resistance to its opponents. Everyone can see how Arsenal won the match against Manchester City in the Premier League, even Arsenal was not able to score more goals in that match so they were only able to win with a few goals. So there is no reason to say that Manchester City is weak because so far Manchester City is still able to create good games in every match.

Newcastle team is inexperienced but their performance is good. The team does not have star players in its squad. However, due to the good understanding between the players, they are able to consistently perform well. Also, Newcastle coach Eddie Howe is a very good coach. He knows his squad's weaknesses well and tailors his match strategy accordingly. And that's why Newcastle's performance despite their inexperience is so good. It is no surprise that this team qualified for the knockout round. Newcastle have this capability.



You are right, With Luis Enrique, PSG's players are more confident. The PSG team is not very strong this season. Attacking performance is dependent on Mbappe. At the same time, the performance of PSG's defense is erratic. If Enrique is able to tighten up PSG's defense, I think PSG's overall gameplay will be stronger. I am quite optimistic about the PSG team. This team will be able to qualify for the semi-finals.

Absolutely right, and we agree, if our reference is experience in this competition as you said. a more experienced team should have great potential. However, experience will not provide any guarantee, if in question one of the teams plays a bad performance.

Talking about Milan, I won't say much about this team. In fact, they have experienced 3 defeats when playing their matches in the Group F phase. However, the only away match they have is against Newcastle. the rest, they will play as the home team. If I may say from my point of view, Stefano Pioli's system style and tactics are outdated. btw, just based on personal opinion.

On the other hand, if we talk about Dortmund, they will play their match at the Signal Iduna Pack when they host Newcastle later. a tough match for the away team, considering that they lost at their own base when they hosted Dortmund. Ahead of this match, Newcastle has two tough matches in the domestic league, namely visiting United and hosting Asenal.
Likewise with Dortmund, they will first host Bayern Munich.
For PSG, their chances of qualifying for this group phase seem quite wide open. and if I may assume, Dortmund will accompany Paris Saint-Germain to the next round. But, whatever it is, this is just based on personal assumptions.

Most of the groups are having good for the top teams as they can destroy all their opponents and keep top rank as well same happening for the Manchester City which is dominating club in Europe for last few years, and they are doing their best for keeping things at the top in this season most chances they will be able to secure have their chances for the title because their team is having all things which are needed for the title.

With them RB Leipzig will be second team which will qualify for the next round because this German side is also improving their quality and giving results with consistency which is allowing them for staying at this level Erling Haaland is surely currently one of the best striker in Europe and his consistency and performance is the biggest advantage for the team for having titles as much they grab in next few years.

Maybe what Newcastle means is a team that doesn't have as much experience as other teams, which often appears in the UCL, while Newcastle have only played in the UCL this season. Newcastle It really surprised everyone, even from the start, many said that Newcastle would be the key judge in the group, but now Milan are at the bottom of the rankings and they haven't even won.


Luis Enrique learned from his mistakes in the previous match when they lost to Newcastle but Enrique continued to improve so he could beat Milan. Indeed, Enrique's influence at PSG is very strong, he is also good at building team spirit, PSG will continue to look for wins to remain group champions to avoid strong teams in the round of 16.

Manchester city has been in consistent form in the champions league, they won all the teams in their group. Despite losing two matches in the premier league they are still in a favorable position and losing to Arsenal is not a prerequisite to see them as not being inform compared to last season and moreover, the leagues are still young so no teams performance can be judged a this early stage of the competition.

Looking at Manchester city, they've suffered some injuries and it isn't easy for them to play without a key player, let's take for example Kelvin bruyne is expected to be out of play for the rest of the year you can see that his injury is a very big setback to City because of his vital role in the midfield so losing such an important player to injury is a huge blow to Manchester city considering the fact that they still have lots of competitive matches ahead just hope they would be able to cope without him

I agree about few things with most chances they could be ended at the top of their group because their performance is impressive, and they are doing their best as well but here I also have feeling most chances they could be not able to secure title because their performance is not as we need for the title in Champions League most chances they could be ended into last eight with their current performance and consistency, but coming years are surely going to be much better if they are able to keep few players which are giving their best.

Currently, few teams are surely had much better depth and firepower which is enough for the title and this could be going good for the Barcelona that they are able to have good results in this season even in La Liga now they are trailing.

Newcastle are the most inexperienced team in this group. However, their performance surprised everyone. They won by a big margin against PSG. They shared points with Milan. Newcastle team performed very well in two matches.

With the help of Luis Enrique, PSG is slowly getting stronger. Their squad is not very strong this season. Still, Enrique is doing his best to keep PSG's performance stable. And I believe Enriqu will succeed. Enrique's team will be at the top of the group. It is difficult to make predictions about the Dortmund team. Although this team is quite strong, their performances are quite erratic. Despite playing well against Newcastle, their performance against PSG was very poor.

I don't think so, although it may be their main goal to stay in Serie A they'll definitely be looking to make the group stage better especially as they were one of the clubs in the quarter finals last season and with the bonuses of staying in the Champions League and their financial problems I think they'll be working even harder than they are now.
It's just that it's a bit complicated. Milan are one of the clubs that have a lot of experience in the Champions League but their condition of not being able to manage finances well is a problem and it affects the players they have now. with their opponents who are just as strong today in terms of players and top clubs in other big leagues this is a difficult challenge for Milan. But I still believe they will keep trying to survive in the Champions League.