Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 890. (Read 141760 times)

Facts about Barcelona, they are not competent when it comes to elite competitions, always playing like some random average team but when it comes to La Liga, their performance is outstanding and incredible, they're ranked #1 favorites to lift the domestic league trophy. This is the exact ratings that Real Madrid utilized to outperformed the blaugrana. However this current UCL might turn out to be different for them. Barcelona made mistakes in the past, they looked forward to correcting them because Xavi Hernandez keen on improving his team's performance and setting a good reputation.

I think, in this season it seems that Barcelona can also be assumed to be in a group that is not too strong, so Barcelona has a great chance of qualifying for the round of 16 this season. Even, at this moment Barcelona has a good chance of winning group H, because the other teams are not too strong like Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Antwerp. Unlike the previous two seasons, which can be assumed Barcelona was in a difficult group in the previous two seasons. So ya, Barcelona failed to qualify for the round of 16 in the previous two seasons but despite this, Barcelona also managed to finish third in the previous two seasons and Barcelona continued in the Europa League. But unfortunately, Barcelona still got bad results because Barcelona was easily eliminated there as well.

Feyenoord's performance is really impressive in this season even still they are having chance of slipping, but things are going impressive for them specially after win against Lazio at home they are having good chance and confidence as well for jumping into next round, but next away game will be decider with who is going for the second round and here Atlético Madrid is surely going to stay at the top but for the second team we have to wait until last game.

Atlético Madrid were surely not well organized in second half which bring them down against team like Celtic but still they have done much better performance after conceding early goal and then having red card in last few minutes because Celtic try their best for the having full points, but this was not easy which is good from the Atlético Madrid.

I am not agreed about this even few teams are underperforming in early matches but still all four teams in this competition for the qualifying into next round because AC Milan is having two home matches and suddenly Newcastle United is having trouble into their offense which is not good sign for their next two away matches which are against PSG and Dortmund even I am still feeling AC Milan done poor work in early matches, but they are capable of fighting back in big matches.

PSG is now on right track and Dortmund and Newcastle United are doing good for their chances into knock out round but still next match AC Milan vs PSG and Dortmund vs Newcastle United will be give better view how things will be gone because if we have no improvement from AC Milan then surely things could be gone into worst for them, and we will have PSG with better team in next round I am cheering for the Newcastle United.

Haaland is definitely a big game player. He may score more goals when going up against no so tough teams than really tough ones. Isn’t that to be expected playing against a stronger and experienced opponent? You think he’s a flop but I bet Man City thinks otherwise and he wouldn’t have been brought in if he was indeed a flop.
He’s a good player and he always strives to score goals which are vital for a win in any game. He can’t help it if his goal scoring abilities are noticed. I’m curious on what you would have him do so everything wouldn’t seemingly be centered on him.

Yes, obviously, he has lost his concentration in the UEFA Champions League competition since the last two seasons. Barcelona has continuously set the standard for qualifying for the UEFA Champions League with a 17-year streak, but previously they ended their 17-year streak by not qualifying in the round of 16. But this time, Barcelona can be expected to maintain their performance in the Uefa Champions League. Barcelona may see weakness in team tactics due to injuries, but if the team learns to survive in big matches without relying on crucial players, then it can be expected that Barcelona will do something better in the UEFA Champions League compilation. I hope to get it done. And if Barcelona doesn't find a way without relying on injured players, these injuries can be a loss for them in big matches.

Group F this season is seen as the most difficult group to guess, it really deserves to be called the hell group. Three group phase matches have already been played, and all four clubs still have a chance to qualify for the next stage, how difficult it is to predict this group. Previously I thought that milan could qualify with PSG for the last 16, but it seems that this will be difficult to achieve if you look at the performance they have shown. Hope is still wide open in the remaining three matches ahead, two home matches and one away match. If Milan has the ambition to qualify, then they can no longer afford to lose points, even though at the moment I know that this is quite difficult for Pioli's squad to achieve.

On the other hand, rossoneri must at least be able to finish in the top three of the standings and continue their struggle in the European League, perhaps that is more realistic for them at this time. After losing to PSG, milan was again faced with a heavyweight match against napoli in the continuation of the Serie A match. This was a tough week for Giroud and his friends, and i think pioli must find the right formula to improve his squad performance soon.

Even if we go back to their last five UCL matches, AC Milan went goalless. Milan 0 -2 inter, inter 1 - 0 milan, Newcastle 0 - 0 milan, Milan 0 - 0 dortmund and most recently Psg 3 - 0 milan. With results like this, it is not impossible that Milan will be the caretaker in this group, even in third place they will be overwhelmed, because of course the team's self-confidence is starting to fall.

In my opinion, AC Milan's game in the UCL is still like a club in the middle of nowhere, if they don't get full points in the next match, AC Milan will have to prepare a new coach, especially since Pioli is still shameless and still believes he can still qualify for the last 16 of the UCL.

That's right, Barcelona's situation is very secure with the first place in the table and perhaps this is an achievement and a pretty good opportunity to enter the next stage. Honestly, it is very impressive what they have done, Barcelona has been able to dominate the match in the last few matches, managed to succeed in three matches by bagging 8 goals and conceding only one goal is a great achievement.

With this situation, there is no doubt for Barcelona to qualify in the group stage and continue their struggle until the end of the season. Next Barcelona will face Shaktar again and maybe this match is not a big threat to them and even if the final result is surprising where for example Barcelona blunders and loses then it is not a big problem because in terms of points they are very far away, even the difference with Porto itself. But yes I am sure Xavi will be able to get through this match easily to maintain their chances of qualifying for the group stage.

It depends!
Now back to Milan for the next two UCL matches they are the host, whether they can improve the mentality in front of the fans to get back points because it is very valuable for Milan to be in second place, this is one of the advantages too, if for example Milan wins during the next two home matches I think the opportunity will be wide open to qualify.
Yeaah so far Milan have not been able to score goals but the next match they could be more impressive so as not to be left far behind if the results continue to draw.

Damnit! Lol. I just can't believe what I'm reading. Erling Haaland might not be scoring goals now but he is a very bright player. He is no small game player.  Erling Haaland is not a flop for God sake. De Brunye has been absent and Bernado Silva too but has still found ways to show up. Over the weekend during the Premier League is was outside the penalty box. He scored a fantastic goal. You have just watch him play.

You don't know football to say he doesn't merit being nominated for the Ballon d'or. You must watch too much of volleyball game.
He was signed up to score goals not to provide assist, at least Erling Haaland is being useful in his own side.

Based on my personal point of view, Milan's style of play is not much different from Newcastle's. However, that doesn't mean they are playing pramagtis. It's just that their style of play doesn't really rely on tactics and strategy. btw, what I say is not necessarily the same as other people's opinions. These two teams tend to rely on how to play and win the match. That's why, in yesterday's match, I tried my luck betting on Dortmund. because Terzic prefers to anticipate when his team is about to play their matches, especially in crucial matches.

As for Milan, I'm not sure I need to comment too much on this team. but what is certain is that Milan still has matches to play in this group F phase, we'll see how Stepano Pioli's squad goes through their remaining matches in this group phase.
Talking about Newcastle, they are currently in 2nd place, having the same points as Dortmund.
On the fourth matchday, Dortmund will be the home team. it could be that the situation is reversed. Dortmund won their match again over Newcastle at Signal Iduna Park, BvB headquartrs. Thus, Dortmund's opportunity to qualify for the next phase is very wide open. Meanwhile, PSG is now in first place in the group phase.  In the next match they will face Milan, if PSG wins again.  That means, who knows what Milan's fate will be in this Group F phase.

I honestly don't know if Milan will remain last in the standings, what is certain is that in 3 matches they have scored zero goals and 3 conceded! too little, but it can improve! if Milan changes their mentality I think we will see some exciting matches in this group, since everyone still has the chance to finish first and no one wants to finish last! so there will be good challenges for third place too

In sports, we have to accept all things with every game can go either way like we have last night I was also expecting this match as good for the over but at the end we have only one goal with Newcastle United was unlucky their two shots hits sidebar and after these things were not into their favor as well, but good thing still they are in good situation for the having spot into next round because AC Milan performance is awful, and they are goalless in last three games which is really the worst thing happen and next match against PSG at home will be decider about their future in this event.

But, again Newcastle United performance is not bad at all because they are doing good work and their big win against PSG is still going to have good advantage for them, but they have to done good in next games for their full chances.

Group G is not tough as expected, these teams are just dashing away easy points to Manchester City and RB Leipzig.  Mere looking at their performance in games, it's publicly out of range, they don't possess the necessary qualities to match up any elite competitive teams. We know they won't make it but atleast pulled an outstanding performance against their oppositions, that will definitely give them a boost in their performance in next game. Young Boys and Crvena zvezda are absolutely contributing zero growth to their standard currently, but they still have hope to develop their team and channel their energy.

I know this is just about the group stage, but the current performance of several teams can be a reference in analyzing their chances in the higher rounds. Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona are the favorites in their respective groups, so I really think that they will make it to the last 16 this season.

Barcelona failed to reach the last 16 in the last two seasons, so this is the perfect season to expect them to return to the last 16. The match will be even more difficult in the knockout round, especially if both teams are strong teams from their respective groups.


If Manchester City manages to qualify for the final this season, then that will be a great achievement for them. Real Madrid are of course one of the favourites, Manchester City and Bayern Munich too, but I won't discount how these teams get through the knockout games as so far it's hard to say.

PSG ending up with a win shouldn't be this shocking normally, and the fact that they are so happy for getting it is weird. To me there are about 4 teams that are good on this league, Bayern, PSG, City and Real Madrid.

Yes, this will not be the semi finals, some of them may even face each other beforehand but that doesn't mean that they are not the best four clubs, normally when you look at the squads these teams are the best teams out there right now, and the only reason they may not go to semi finals could be either facing another one of the four, or they just ended up losing to teams that are much worse than them. PSG beating Dortmund should be normal, it was the Newcastle loss that was a terrible game for them.

La Liga teams are having love affair with UEFA competitions, so their dominance in this season is nothing new but this time we have some good results from the Barcelona and Real Sociedad which is impressive because they are improving their quality which is important and with these things can go much better in La Liga as well four teams which are dominating in these matches most probably have chance for jumping into last two as well because these are the toughest teams and no other team is capable of stopping them for having any chance for the title.

Even this all is too early, but I have feeling most chances we will be having Manchester City vs Bayern Munich/ Real Madrid final in this season because things are going into their favor, and they are having good complete package for the title race with upset chance is always in this event but most chances these could be the last man standing.

It seems, Young Boys and Crvena zvezda are both not of good quality at this moment or it can be assumed, that Young Boys and Crvena zvezda have the same quality. Because anyway, from the existing results, the fact is that Young Boys and Crvena zvezda have the same points and statistics . Moreover, when Young Boys and Crvena zvezda met, the final result of their match also ended in a 2-2 draw. Therefore, I think the third place in this group is very unpredictable, because Young Boys and Crvena zvezda have the same chance to succeed in becoming the team that finishes in third place to continue to the Europa League in the knockout phase later.

In group H, the situation is different. Here we can see that Barcelona dominate the group. They have a group in which they can probably leave the group as the leader without losing a single game. With 8 goals scored and 1 conceded in 3 matches, everything is going well for Barcelona. We can say that the group will most probably end with this ranking. Porto will probably finish 2nd and Shaktar will probably finish 3rd. In yesterday's match against Shaktar, Barcelona could have scored more goals, but I think there was fatigue from the Bilbao match played at the weekend.