Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 886. (Read 141760 times)

Manchester City lost a match against Arsenal in the Premier League so it is not correct to say that Manchester City has weakened a lot in terms of performance. Sometimes bigger teams lose against smaller teams and this is not unusual. Manchester City's performance this season is a little less than last season, maybe because some important players of Manchester City are injured and they could not play any matches for Manchester City this season, but the reserve footballers that Manchester City have are definitely good player. While Manchester City's performance in the Premier League has been a bit slow, their performance in the Champions League has been normal and they will do well in this Champions League season if they improve their performance gradually.

Dortmund, PSG and Milan are teams that have experience in the Champions League compared to Newcastle. Their mentality is good even though they always have difficulty qualifying for the final, but I really think that Newcastle are the underdogs in this group.

If the points obtained are a reference for analyzing who will qualify, then Milan will certainly lose to the other 3 teams. But if experience is the benchmark, then Milan has a good chance of coming back and winning several of the next 3 matches. Milan is not completely focused on Serie A because basically they also want to reach the highest point in the Champions League. I don't agree with that assumption because they are still in the group stage. The opportunity is there, it just depends on how they take advantage of it.

The maximum effort that Porto, Shakhtar and Antwerp can make is to hold Barcelona to a draw in the remaining three group phase matches, the rest or let's say beating Barcelona seems quite difficult for these three clubs. I think it is very clear now that Xavi squad is guaranteed to qualify as group H winners, and I predict that in the next three matches they will again be able to secure full points.

It is clear that Barcelona meeting with Bayern Munchen is one of the most awaited ones, and is an ideal match because both are considered the favorite clubs to win the UCL trophy this season. Although it's too early to say, I predict one of the two clubs will enter the final. I also understand that many surprises could happen in the future, especially if you see that many important Barcelona players are currently suffering from injuries.

Every team still has a chance to secure a ticket to the round of 16. But I think Milan will not participate in this competition. They are fully focused on Serie A at the moment. Their main target is the Serie A title this season. Despite poor performances in the Champions League, the team has continued to perform well in Serie A.

Predictions about Dortmund and Newcastle are difficult. The Dortmund team is strong. However, their performance is quite erratic. I am sure PSG will secure the round of 16 from the top of the table. Now, although the Newcastle team can perform well enough, this team is not very experienced in the Champions League. Whether they will be able to do well in the upcoming matches of the Champions League cannot be said for sure. So Dortmund team seems more likely to finish second in the table.

What I mean by "small game player" in this sense is he hasn't scored against any big clubs this season. Granted, the season is still fresh and we are yet to see more of him but like I mentioned, he could be going through the second season syndrome and if care's not taken, he may soon be started from the bench because when you have the likes of Alvarez, Foden and to an extent, Rodri, we don't see any need for the Norwegian giant because in terms of clinical finishes, these guys are also deadly.
 It's a big thing to play in the Premier League and excel, I'm not disputing that but also know that eyes will be on you especially if you were signed with a huge amount. Haaland did that for us in the first season, wowed the fans and was the golden boy, but this season it's looking like he's losing his touch. And I'm here wondering if it's because those who fed him the passes in the first season are now more invested in getting the goals for themselves or what?

There's no club that can be equal to the barcelona on its group. It will be so dumb if xavi will not be able to maximizing the chance owned by barcelona. Barcelona has been farming full points from the first match day. There's no competitor who can play even better than barcelona in the group. Barcelona will be qualified easily without even facing a tough game against its opponent. No doubt that if xavi will make it but the real match will come once barcelona will enter into the knock out stage.
There may probability for barcelona to face bayern munchen. I would like to see this match again. im really enjoying so many moments when barcelona lose against bayern.

Bayern was in the middle tier group. We will see bayern in action again soon. I hope that there will be the match between bayern vs barcelona. That will be bringing back us to the old memories when barcelona lost 8 goals against bayern.

Considering that there are still 3 matches each team will play, the opportunity to qualify for the round of 16 is still open. It's just that Milan is starting to be doubted about qualifying after 3 bad results, but we never know for sure who will get that ticket even though it seems like PSG and Dortmund have a good chance between Newcastle and Milan.

I still believe Milan or Newcastle can win at least 6 points in the group stage in the next 3 matches, that means they have to beat each other regardless of whether Milan wins against Newcastle, PSG and Dortmund or vice versa. PSG have a big chance and I'm not sure they will fail to qualify this season.

Yes this group is not a difficult group for them to qualify easily, now they have collected 9 points from 3 matches that means they will certainly qualify if they can win 3 points in the next match. This is beneficial for them, because if they are confirmed to qualify until match 4, it means they have plenty of time to rotate players and prepare players to be fitter in the knockout round which will be very decisive later.
They are also very motivated, especially since they are the defending champions and certainly want to defend the title they got last season.

Pioli needs to do something new. ACmilan caon't only rely upon the old strategy like that. The chance owned by milan becomes even smaller than before. This is a disaster for the club. Acmilan got only a few points and this team never won the game against its opponents.
Im feeling very disappointed. The performance from acmilan dropped even so hard after the match against newcastle. I have seen aggressivity on milan against newcastle but i dunno why the club was playing so average.

It was losing its identity in the attacking line. I think that milan was reliable enough but the club is performing so badly during the match agains PSG and dortmund.
Acmilan may not able to pass the group stage if it will keep perform like shit.

I hope that milan will not be out from the group this fast.

A small game player, seriously mate?    Above all else Haaland is playing in the most prominent league of Europe which is the Premier League. We all saw how incredible his scoring effort in the previous season was as well. When it comes to big matches I remember many examples of them in which Haaland scored goals and became even the man of the match. As a result I don't agree with you about his being a "small game player". It is true that sometimes he can't score against big teams but it is totally normal.

In the end not every star player is able to score goals in such matches every single time. Plus despite De Bruyne's absence Haaland has still been continuing to make a great contribution to his team.

Playing against teams from the same country and league is possible here, and in fact matches like that often happen. But regarding Barcelona, of course they will be the group winners this moment but even so, it looks like Barcelona still won't be able to advance further in the knockout rounds . Also maybe Barcelona can only reach the quarter-finals, because it looks like reaching the semifinals will still be difficult for Barcelona. But yes, we don't know either, but what is certain is that Barcelona no chance of making it to the final match . Because yes, it seems that only by Barcelona qualifying for the round of 16, it seems to be an improvement if we compare it with the results that Barcelona had in the previous two seasons, which only finished in third place.

Group G is no challenge for the Citizens, watching them winning all three games is no big deal for the club because they're aiming for more challenging game this season. Pep Guardiola is among the working instrument that have elevated the team's performance standard stage. The players are forever ready to take on tougher opponents, this time they don't just easily get defeated, rather they're in good shape and enjoy thrashing their oppositions. Erling Haaland have been really helpful for Manchester City glorious path followed by his incredible teammates.

Group G is no rough opponent for Manchester City. There is no rough opponent for Manchester City that till graduate to the other stage. Unfortunately, even teams like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are not as strong as Manchester City. Manchester City are favorites to retain their CL trophy. As you said, I also think they will dominate  UEFA Champions League for a long time.

It is enough to be sure that Barcelona will get the first position at the top of the group and come out as the top of the group, if you see all of its opponents I think it has become a high possibility for Barcelona, the next match against Shaktar I think Barcelona is able to get victory easily.
I don't know why you doubted Barcelona at UCL this time, what made you doubt that Barcelona could not take UCL this season, sir? I am quite curious about your analysis of Barcelona and a team that has more potential to win UCL this season.

The chance for Manchester City to pass this stage is pretty much high and there is nearly zero chance to say Pep Guardiola and his players fail this group but the problem with Manchester City is they were not in the good form like the last season and you could see that when they were playing against Arsenal in Premier League, I think the best Manchester City can do is to start finding a weakness to be the favorite for this Champions League again.

If they finish top of their group, then their chaces of meeting a giant club is slim because they cannot meet teams that would also finish first, neither can they meet teams from the same country as them. Having said that, there is no small team in the CL, any team that makes it to the RO16 is strong and they will compete with anyone, it is possible that a giant club could finish second in some groups. Barcelona do not have any chance of winning the CL this season, i think they will be very content if they can make it to the QF, and if they do, i think that is as far as they can go.

I think Barcelona will be able to win the next three group phase matches, so that Xavi squad can qualify for the round of 16 with the status of group winners and with a perfect points record. Porto has the opportunity to finish as group runner-up, Barcelona is lucky enough to be in H because they don't face any significant difficulties. Of course the knockout round will be more difficult, especially if you meet the favorite team from another group winner, but I think this will still be a long time coming and currently Xavi is facing a series of injuries to his core players.

On the other hand, I think Barcelona is quite ready to face any challenges this season, their unbeaten record in La Liga and in the UCL is proof of their performance this season. Of course sometimes they also have difficulty winning, Xavi really understands this, and I think when Xavi finds his squad is complete, it will be quite easy to improve the team performance.

Milan have a slim chance to qualify considering that they are in a very tough and competitive group I don't think any of these team will at this time be willing to loose enough to give Milan a qualifying chance except by luck and neither Newcastle or Dortmund will be giving room to such mistake that will aid Milan an opportunity to qualify for the next round of the UCL,

PSG is already six points ahead keeping them at the top leading the group followed by Dortmund who has four points already, so it's between Newcastle and Milan been the most likely to crash out at the group stage because I'm very optimistic Dortmund been in their current form will definitely win their next match against Milan which will solidify their second position in the group and make their qualifying chances even higher but with Milan and Newcastle I see them drawing in their next meeting in the UCL. Although Dortmund and Milan share equal points at the moment, their goal difference keeps them apart, let wait for day for and see what happens next.

Fortunately in the last few games players like Maguire, MacTominay and Onana who are often the subject of ridicule played very well because if they don't play well it will be very difficult for Manchester United to get points but indeed for the competition now I think it is still very open for them in the Champions League.

Some internal problems are difficult for them to overcome especially now the problem of Sancho and Ten Hag who did not find a middle point and there seems to be no peace for them, besides that Antony's problem will also make the club troublesome because even if the problem starts to quieten but Antony will definitely not be available even until the end of this season which makes Manchester United will definitely have problems on the wings.

 I don't get it, how do you even watch Manchester City when they play? Haaland is never a big game player and you know it, even the smaller teams he can't perform. He has lost that touch of scoring and this season has shown that he can't contribute more if the ball isn't given to him.
 He's just a player that doesn't struggle to get the ball and get that positioning just like Harry Kane does. And you would agree with me that he can't be compared to Harry Kane and if he's playing for Spurs nobody would hear his name believe me on that.
 You know with KDB on the mix Haaland has been outstanding in terms of performance but ever since KDB got that injury Erling Haaland performance drop drastically, in some game you hardly find him rather is Alvarez that's making things happen, I don't know how you want to see it but know this, Haaland is just a player that can't show or make any impact in any big game.


 He can be nominated but I assure you that he's not winning it, sometimes leave all these things you're saying because from how I see it is like you need to be glued to the TV SCREEN when you're watching any Manchester City game to know that Haaland isn't just over hyped, and if you're judging by performance don't even go to the world cup, and I believe if he had played longer in the world cup injury would have caught up with him that was why he was withdrawn.
 


 If you're a coach I know you won't make it to your third month of your contract, how can you say you only sign a player to score goals and not assist? Why is he a striker if he can't score or assist? My goodness, what if he plays 30 games without goals are you telling me that you'd be happy to still start him in every game? Good thing you're not a coach, as far as I'm concern Haaland is signed to score goals assist and make his team win games to avoid defeat.