Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 939. (Read 141760 times)

I doubt Pep would give much thought about bringing in Toni Kroos to the club. He’s no doubt a superb player with a lot of experience under his belt. But like you noted, he may be thinking about retirement having had a successful career.
Despite being an experienced player that could boost City’s squad, I doubt Pep would spend some good money in bringing him in only to have him play one or two seasons.

I bet the Saudi league would be pooling in money in a bid to attract him to come over whenever he leaves Madrid.

Ancelotti has managed to adjust the strategy for his team after he lost his best center forward. Bellingham's arrival has required Ancelotti to use a different formation compared to last season, where so far they have used a formation often called a false nine with 4-3-1-2. Real Madrid play well with that formation and they have won many matches, even Bellingham, who plays as an attacking midfielder, contributes like a center forward.

Ancelotti once used a 4-3-3 formation against Atletico Madrid, but that strategy was not effective and Real Madrid even had to lose to Atletico at that time. Bellingham plays better as an attacking midfielder or second striker, but Real Madrid does not have to depend on its good performance from just one player. Madrid have a great chance of qualifying for the last 16, but I'm not sure they can reach the final this season unless their opponents in the knockout rounds are really bad.

Agreed but bellingham is always developing himself during the game. It's also become a great momentum for him to make sure he is now growing even better than before. I would not surprised to see if ancellotti may also push bellingham.
Bellingham is always happy to play with real madrid. it makes him get more spirit anytime. Bellingham's performance has been contributed a lot to the club.
Bellingham has been collecting many goals and assits from a few matches. Even though he is still 20 years old but he looks like a fully experienced player. His performance is gradually growing up compared when he was still at the dortmund.
Moving to the real madrid has become the great choice by him at this moment. Ancellotti needs sometime to start him from the bench to make sure he will not be exhausted due to the busy schedule.

Madrid will be the favorite no matter what despite their busy schedule but Madrid will be the favorite with the difference in the quality of players and experience they have.
Actually, it doesn't matter if Madrid wins 1 point in this match considering rotation is very important to maintain fitness so that their players are not injured during El Clasico but even so I still believe they can bring 3 points even though as an away team.

It will be an easy game but given the current schedule and with El Clasico waiting a few days after their Champions League clash I don't think Madrid will be at full strength in order to maintain their fitness in this one.

After the international break the domestic and Champions League competitions start and it's a problem when in one week Madrid have three games against Sevilla, Braga and Barcelona for El Clasico. Obviously this needs Ancelotti's role in minimizing so that their players are not exhausted considering El Clasico will also be very important and can be a good momentum and it must try to win and one of the current solutions that can occur is not to issue full strength with Braga especially their conditions are also comfortable at the top although indeed even if many players are rotated Madrid will definitely remain a favorite in this match.

Braga is still trying to get positive results so as not to lose before going to war, even though the opponent they face this time is Real Madrid. The most realistic target for Braga is to hold Madrid to a draw, I think they need great luck to beat Ancelotti squad. If they manage to achieve a draw, at least Braga has a chance of finishing in third place in Group C and continuing their adventure in the European League.

On paper, Madrid is superior in all aspects, even though Ancelotti is still missing Militao and Courtois for a long time, it is possible that Alaba will be available again. I predict this match will be won by Los Blancos, and I don't think the match will end in a draw.

This is going to surely be a win for Real Madrid considering the kind of quality they have in their team now.They've been showing how good they are in the Lalliga and in the champions league,and I don't see Braga defeating or even drawing them in any way.I know Braga is a good team defensively and offensively,but where Madrid will outshine them is in terms of the quality of players in the team,which is a huge factor in determining the winner of the game.
Madrid is one of the big contenders for the Champions league tittle this season,they have the likes of Mancity,Bayern,Arsenal and Barca to contend with when it comes to the tittle.

Wow is it a surprise that there are still people who doubt the quality of Real Madrid, despite the fact that Real Madrid are on fire at the moment. I don't know, on what basis you doubt Real Madrid because after all, Real Madrid are unbeaten in the two matches that have been played in this group phase. While about Braga, the truth is that Braga only got one win and one loss. Also, last season Scudetto winner Napoli was beaten by Real Madrid at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. So yeah, it's funny if you think Braga has the ability to beat Real Madrid or draw.

Real madrid is always well prepared to face any match. It doesn't even matter how strong its opponent is but madrid will always try to beat it, real madrid was the strongest team in the world after manchester city. It's also king of UCL.
No doubt if real madrid will always able to beat its opponent away or home. Real madrid is now having very good materials to win UCL again.

Just because this club has lost benzema and it doesn't mean if real madrid will not able to reach its golden time again. The entire team is ready to face another strong club in UCL. The only main focus to get a backup for bellingham.
I know this is the hardest task but it must be done by real madrid.

We don't know if bellingham can also suffer injury anytime.

Braga at home might also make it difficult for Real Madrid to get full points, although in terms of quality and experience Real Madrid is much better, but Braga is not bad either. In my personal opinion, this match is actually difficult to predict, although also I actually support Real Madrid to win, but anyway Braga is not an easy opponent to beat. Especially, Braga will face a big team at home, that will motivate them to show their best performance.

Braga who's won one and lost one of the two UEFA Champions League games they've played so far this season will be playing at home to Real Madrid next week Tuesday. Though not impossible, but it'll be very difficult for them to stop Real Madrid from taking all three points from that game.
Real Madrid's attacking players who were initially injured are back and boosts the option of players to chose from when playing against Braga and considering Real Madrid's quality and their current form since the start of the season, I think they're gonna win at Braga

Real Madrid have already beaten Union Berlin and Napoli and the next opponent they are waiting for is Braga. Actually, Braga's quality is still quite good when compared to Union Berlin, but still, if Braga uses the same strategy as Union Berlin against Real Madrid, of course they will still lose. Against Real Madrid is not an easy matter, whether the team defends completely, Real Madrid will continue to look for gaps to score goals and that is why they are still very consistent until now.

Braga must have the courage to attack and if they can take the lead first it can put pressure on Real Madrid. But I doubt whether Braga can take the lead first, they can maintain it or not because we know that comebacks are a habit carried out by Real Madrid, even these goals can be scored in minutes of injury time. Talking about how high Real Madrid will go, of course it will be until the final round and I think everyone knows that.

So you mean Real Madrid haven't been better until Jude came in? The current Real Madrid side isn't shaped around Jude Bellingham, he has just been good enough goal tracker. What's so beautiful about his movements is that, he finds himself in the right spot and takes hard and tough decisions.
For your information, Jude Bellingham is no striker, he has scored important goals for the club doesn't qualifies him to be one.

The La Liga would be tough, I've tipped Barcelona for that already and I can't go back on what I've said. The Champions League? Anyday, anywhere, anytime, they remain hot favorites for the Champions League.

Jude Bellingham has proven himself that he is a player with potential and has contributed greatly to Real Madrid in his first season.
There is another interesting thing in the current Real Madrid team which I think is very good, namely the rotation or regeneration which Ancelotti is slowly doing to maintain the performance of this team.
Real Madrid's midfield has been quite dependent on Toni Kroos and Luka Modric in the last few seasons, but this season this is slowly no longer the case and Real Madrid's young players are showing extraordinary performance and deserve to replace their seniors.

If Real Madrid targets to become champions, I think it is very feasible because this team has everything and in fact since the last few seasons they have always been considered to compete fiercely in the race for the title.
Of course, every team is built not only by relying on one player, there can be a strong and consistent team performance because all the players in the squad have the same contribution and quality.

SC Braga, who in their next match in Group C will face Real Madrid, will likely have a little difficulty winning even though the match will be played at the Estadio Municipal de Braga. Meanwhile, Union Berlin will not have it easy when they face Napoli in the next match because in the last two matches in Group C, Union Berlin has always been able to beat their opponents.

It's easy to guess because of the four teams in Group C, there are only two teams that have quite interesting strengths and experience in the Champions League. So there is a greater possibility for Real Madrid and Napoli to qualify for the next round if the two teams can continue to win in the next match.

Yes their match with Galatasaray in the second leg will be key, whether they can qualify or not. Let's just say Bayern Munich will beat Galatasaray and Manchester United. And Copenhagen can be beaten by Manchester United in 2 legs at once, and Galatasaray can also beat Copenhagen in the second leg after their first leg draw. That makes a scenario where the match between Manchester United will be decisive. Galatasaray only need a draw for them to qualify from the group stage, while for Manchester United they must win if they want to qualify from the group stage.



Provided everything goes well, it will not be difficult for Real Madrid to qualify even by winning the group they are currently in, group C.
In terms of strength, in my opinion only Napoli are close to Real Madrid, even that is only close and cannot equalize their position with Real Madrid. As for the other 2 clubs I think they are still far away if I compare their strengths.
Now Real Madrid are also in a very good state too, they are playing well in La Liga and so in the Champions League. So it's quite easy for them to travel in this group phase.

Since Jude Bellingham has improved the formation of Real Madrid to be a better one, let Ancelotti not build the Real Madrid winning to be on Jude Bellingham the same way he did when Benzema was playing for Real Madrid. By January, Real Madrid needs at the very least sign additional strikers in case Jude Bellingham sustains injuries before or during a Real Madrid match.

Real Madrid would probably prefer to bring home either the LaLiga or Champions League title this season. That will fall on the entire team, not just one individual. The entire team should be prepared for the important games that are coming because it won't be simple for only Jude Bellingham to carry them through.

This is quite interesting, let's wait for matchday three in Group F. the two matches presented were both interesting. Newcastle against Dortmund, will they be able to return to what they were like when they beat PSG. or, Dortmund actually overthrew Newcastle. considering that there is no guarantee that after they beat PSG, they will automatically beat Dortmund. Although, previously Dortmund's performance was very, very suboptimal. However, recently Dortmund seems to be starting to find its rhythm again, as well as their strikers who are starting to score goals again. In this competition, Dortmund is at the bottom of the group phase.  lost against PSG, ended in a draw at home to AC Milan.

On the third matchday, Terzic will not let his team be defeated by Newcastle. even the meeting between these two teams could potentially end in a draw. remember, when Newcastle played against PSG, Enrique failed miserably in implementing the system and rotating his players. and that's why, IMO, Newcastle was able to overthrow PSG.
Another match, PSG versus Milan. Well, let's see what Enrique will do with his squad. If Enrique doesn't try to experiment like the match against Newcastle, they should be able to overcome Milan.
Talking about Arsenal, I'm sure Arteta doesn't want his team to collapse again like in the match against Lens. So to strengthen their position in this group stage, they have to win every match they play. whether it's a home or away game.

Don't underestimate Braga, they have a chance because Napoli isn't really good with their new manager, while Union Berlin has no chance because they're lose streaks in Bundesliga.

It's too naive to think like that because the league is still long to go, I could say Manchester United will win every matches and Bayern Munich lose all the next match, Manchester United will finish on 1st position.

Real Madrid is having a great season, right? It's like they switched on and became a powerhouse. After the win in Naples, they seem to control Group C. Yes, I'm betting on Madrid beating Braga and Union Berlin, but football can deliver curveballs

Their season performance amazes me. They seem to have changed post-Benzema. I agree with your Bellingham assessment. He's so important to the squad, and Ancelotti controls him well. But it's a team game, and the spirit is strong. If this streak continues, who knows how high they'll go?

In the 3rd and 4th matches, Galatasaray will face Bayern Munich and Manchester United will face Copenhagen. And most likely Bayern Munich will beat Galatasaray in both matches. If Manchester United can beat Copenhagen in these two games, Manchester United can finish on 2nd position. But Manchester United's performance is very unpredictable and have self-confidence problems. Also Manchester United midfielder Casemiro was set for a game suspension after being red card in the Galatasaray match.