Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 113. (Read 55714 times)

All of these matches that Bayern Munich have played before their upcoming champions league encounter with Barcelona may not really matter in how they’re going to perform in this match. They lost in their last champions league match and I expect them to not settle for a draw in the next match against Barcelona.

Hansi Flick’s Barcelona may want to take advantage of Bayern Munich most recent performance to judge the outcome of this game, but they shouldn’t rely on that only because Bayern Munich is an experienced team in the Bundesliga and their last meeting ended in favour of Bayern Munich in the champions league.

The match will no doubt be a very tough match for both teams that one cannot easily know the outcome result of the game. There is still some little more time for both teams to prepare against this match, so they’ll definitely have a good chance at it, the both of them.

Barcelona have the slight advantage of being at home in this match but for the rest there's nothing really to suggest they're the favorite to win and I'm pretty much with the bookmakers on this one as I think these are very reasonable odds for a big match.

Its a tough situation to bet on but at the end of the day it's all speculation and I think it would be a shame if this big match was left without any betting on it.  I personally might bet that this match will probably end in under 3 or maybe both of team to score. But on the one hand this is also risky especially when looking at the statistics and h2h of the two teams, especially for Barcelona who could not score even 1 goal in the last few meetings against Bayern, it will still be a little risky too but I will try this.

It is difficult when we discuss Nunez's current situation. 2 seasons of the Klopp era he could not contribute much and did not even really match the price even though it was not too bad in terms of appearance because it could still score goals but when we compare the ratio of goals scored and opportunities owned then indeed this is a bit lame and this season it seems that Slot does not want to try more on this player because he wants to minimize the risk of the overall performance of the team.

During this season we can even see that there are only a few matches where he played more than 50 minutes in a match, namely when Liverpool faced Bournemouth in the EPL and when they faced Bologna in the Champions League. Indeed, when facing West Ham in the EFL he played full but in this case we know that this is only a form of rotation from Slot to rest some core players for more serious competition, the rest of Nunez does not get too much playing time.

New coach Hansi Flick v Vincent Kompany will have their own strategy and tactics and it's true that a new coach might change the outcome.

H2H statistics are bad during the meeting with Bayer Munich Barcelona always lost several matches, now a little different maybe in terms of the coach and also some players are better which means the game will be fierce as well as Bayern Munich.

Barcelona - has Lewandowski and Lamile Yamal.
Bayern Munich - has Harry Kane and Musiala.

Some players are no less good to help their attack later.
I see this game may be balanced but my own feeling is that Bayern Munich will win.

As per the odds. There is no club being favored to win the game easily. This is because Barcelona is well assembled by Flick. It's different with their opponent, Munich, which is coached by an inexperienced coach. This may be the reason why there is only a slight gap in the odds owned by both teams.

And i think that will be very wise to take BTTS instead of 1x2, i meant, i believe both of the clubs will score. They will play openly in this game, and i predict we may see at least more than two goals.

I think both teams scoring is actually a sensible choice for this game.

PSG journey to qualify for the last 16 is quite steep, Bayern Munchen, Atletico Madrid and Man City have the potential to make the Ligue 1 representatives lose points. Of course, Enrique must take advantage of the opportunity to get maximum points when facing PSV, Salzburg, and Stuttgart which are slightly easier. The competition to finish in the top 8 of the standings will actually be very tight, not only felt by PSG, all contestants feel it. Goal productivity and minimal goals conceded seem to be very helpful for the ambition of each contestant to finish in the top 8.

It seems that Enrique must prepare his team to face other scenarios to be able to reach the last 16, because they might have to go through the play-off round. The increasing number of matches will certainly drain the players energy, besides that they must also be ready for the increasing competition in domestic competitions. All challenges can be overcome if PSG carries a collective game, although at first glance they still have difficulty scoring goals when needed, this is a test that might make them forget Mbappe role completely.

PSG have difficult position for qualifying directly to knock out round after collecting three points from two matches, defeated by Arsenal last match make PSG have secure all three points on six matches left exactly have three difficult opponent teams from facing Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. New format make difficult for every team reach the top eight position standings get qualify to knock out round and PSG waiting by most difficult opponent team on six matches left later.

In my opinion, facing PSV, Salzburg and Stuttgart seems have opportunities for securing three points but I doubt when facing Manchester City, Bayern Munich or Atletico Madrid will be most difficult opponent teams and doubt with PSG will easily get three points. PSG must securing three points on upcoming match against easily teams PSV before facing difficult teams.

Judging by the odd, the bookies expect Barcelona to win the match that is why they were given lower odds. The draw odd is 4 which shows that the bookies think that draw is highly unlikely in the match. I don't want to agree with the bookies because the match is very sensitive and can go either side. Barcelona have not been so lucky at winning Bayern Munich and I don't know if that will change this season. Based on that, I expect the match to be very hard to predict. Although Barcelona seem to be doing very well this season but Bayern Munic will be hard to beat in the champions league.

As per the odds. There is no club being favored to win the game easily. This is because Barcelona is well assembled by Flick. It's different with their opponent, Munich, which is coached by an inexperienced coach. This may be the reason why there is only a slight gap in the odds owned by both teams.

And i think that will be very wise to take BTTS instead of 1x2, i meant, i believe both of the clubs will score. They will play openly in this game, and i predict we may see at least more than two goals.

I think both teams scoring is actually a sensible choice for this game.

I just want to add, not only that, three matches with unsatisfactory results can put mental pressure on Kompany and the Bayern Munich players themselves. drawing against Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena, losing when visiting Aston Villa, drawing against Frankfurt. Before the Barcelona match, Bayern will host Stuttgart. Based on my personal point of view, the results they got in the previous match can affect the team as a whole and also the coach. In general, Flick knows very well the style of play in the German League, especially with his former team Bayern Munich. Furthermore, I have conveyed my assumptions regarding these two teams. What is certain is that this match will be a match of prestige between clubs, players and coaches.

I see that you haven't mentioned Nunez.    But I know why of course. The guy just can't improve himself properly at Liverpool. It is his third season there but still not much different. I mean of course a player in different position can take the responsibility of scoring the most number of goals. Just like Salah does it for them. But my point about Nunez is different. He just wastes a lot of goal opportunities.  

Regardless of who the coach is, the past history is almost the same where Bayern always looks superior and becomes a nightmare for Barcelona because if you look at the h2h matches of the Setien, Koeman and even Xavi eras, Barcelona was unable to face Bayern's dominance so it is very natural that the match will be like that.

What is different now is Flick who does have memories and experience with Bayern so this can be a reinforcement so that Barcelona can change the results of the match so that they are not the same as previous seasons because Flick must know the outline of Bayern's attack pattern even though their coach is new but the management structure is not much different and the composition of the players is also almost the same so that Flick can at least feel what Bayern will do later.

Bayern when meeting Barcelona always looks great and invincible so this can be a good situation for Flick at this time to prove that he is able to bring Barcelona in a better direction.

I don't think there will be a favorite in the match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona because Barcelona can get surprise defeats in some matches. Bayern Munich is also going through a very good process this year. Don't let the draw in the last match fool us, they played very well. Frankfurt saved many positions with their goalkeeper and they caught the equalizer in the last second. In such a game, the dominant Bayern Munich confines Barcelona to its own field. This match has a chance for both teams to win.

In as much as I quite agree with some of the points you made, I would also want to state that it takes a good coach with an extraordinary personality to achieve such a laudable feat with a team like Liverpool despite the fact that coach Arne slot is not a famous coach and may not have managed a team in the magnitude or class of Liverpool, be that as it may, you would agree with me that so many experienced coaches didn't succeed with teams with great players and wonderful tactics which was why I said that the Liverpool bosses style is quite commendable because it is rare.

Liverpool this season is really good and beyond my expectation. I am the same as you. I wonder why Liverpool did not recruit players this season. I thought they would adapt to the new coach. But it seems that Arne Slot has found a good chemistry. It looks like Liverpool is ready to be a title contender.

Yes Bayern have been impressive every time they play against Barcelona even when they still have Messi. Munich has always been able to beat Barcelona every time they play. It is hard to choose which team will win this match. Both have the same points and Munich has a better goal difference. But I think Barcelona will be able to win this match.

it's not only the effort of a coach that determines the success of a team. The individual abilities and how matured they are in the also contribute to thier continuous good performance with or without a coach they've probably become used to. Another thing could be that the new coach started off with a tactics the team is already used to while improving on it but by bit so players can't naturally adopt to his new tactics which is likely what Arne Slot might be using probably.

Staying unbeaten in the champions league so far and only suffering a single defeat in the EPL for the season  even though they are just adopting to the current coach is an effort that's worth commending and kudos to the technical team, the coach and the players that made this possible. Liverpool is one team that's very matured and filled with talents and this season, is they continue in their current form, regardless of what people expect of them due to the coach, they will get top of the league.

I still have the believe that Bayern Munich will win this match despite that the game will be hosted by Barcelona and Hansi Flick have shown greater performance on the club this season. The last time both clubs met each other was in the group stage and it was hosted by the Barcelona side in Camp Nou with Bayern Munich defeating over the Barcelona host team. Bayern Munich won three goals to none with Sadio Mane, scoring the first goal, Moting scoring the second and Pavard scoring the winning goal at the injury time. Before then, Barcelona met with Bayern Munich at Arena Munchen stadium to play the first leg and they were yet defeated by the Bayern Munich club with two goals to none. These were the two occasions both clubs met in 2022.

Prior to that, Bayern Munich have met Barcelona on several occasions for several years and it hasn't gotten any better for the Barcelona team as they have continued to win over Barcelona will at least 2 to 3 goals difference on an average with Bayern Munich defeating over Barcelona home and away. The most heartbreaking one for the Barca fans was seen in the 2019-2020 tournament when Bayern Munich lashed Barca 8 steady goals to 2 with 6 goals difference in a quarterfinals match in Lisbon. The stars of the match remained Muller and Courtinho who both scored two goals in one match. Courtinho left the Barcelona to joined the Bayern Munich team on loan back then and Lewandowski who will later become one of Barcelona's top players also scored one goal against his present team.

Mo Salah is one of my favorite players but he’s not as good as he was in his prime. He’s a older player now so we shouldn’t expect to see the Salah we saw in his best years. However Mo Salah has been impressive this season and is capable of doing more under Arne Slot. Salah’s critics have gone silent, talks about if Liverpool made the right decision to extend the contract of the 32 year old has gone silent for the time being. According to reports, Mo Salah has been offered early exit from Egypt duty and will be returning to Liverpool. Saka has already been injured playing in the international break, it seems Liverpool do not want to take that risk with their player, Mo Salah.

I think with the change in the format of the Champions League this season will make PSG's journey in the UCL easier, but it turns out that their journey to qualify directly for the knockout stage is starting to look difficult, So far achieving 3 points from two matches is not the result they expected but I think actually if they can win the match against PSV,  Salzburg, and Stuttgart maybe they can at least still remain in the last 16 play-offs, but at least they should also get at least 1 point from matches against Manchester City, Munich and also Atletico Madrid, so far we have not seen a decent mentality from PSG to be able to be a contender for the UCL title, but in order not to be too embarrassing for their reputation as a big team in Ligue 1 of course at least they should be able to be in the semi-finals or quarterfinals later, but in football, anything can happen and we also can't underestimate PSG who have quality players, so if they can find their consistency and best performance then it is not impossible that they can become a contender for the UCL title although their the chances may be very small .