Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 115. (Read 55754 times)

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.  

Anyways, this year I have bigger hopes than Liverpool. I won't lie. I criticized them for not making proper amount of signings last summer. But Arne Slot still does a pretty good job with the current one. I'm curious about their Champions League effort in the rest of the games.

Salah under Slot is back to his best and the man got even better after cutting off his hair
One of the most important elements of Slot's ball is the freedom of their midfielders. They often try to put as many players inside the box as possible.
I loved how central Liverpool plays breaking the lines with very few passes. So effective and good to watch.
And not just Salah, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Macca, and Trey Nyoni, under Arne Slot ball is fire...
But after the international break, Arne Slot must think harder because before visiting Leipzig, they must host Chelsea at Anfield

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.

PSG have already to collect 3 points which these points PSG got when they beat Girona in the first match and the loses from Arsenal makes they situation not comfortable because now they have to hard struggle to gets the winning results if they want to qualified and Salzburg and PSV probably the weakest teams for PSG so they should be able to collect 3 points from these teams

Indeed Manchester City and Bayern Munich is the strongest opponents for PSG because if we see based from head to head statistics PSG during against these teams they have poor records and assuming PSG lost from Manchester City and Bayern Munich but if they can win from PSV, Salzburg and Atletico Madrid i think PSG still have any chances to finish at top 8 but this is only my prediction and most likely it can be missed

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.

When the new format of the Champions League was introduced, I thought about what if there was one team that would often be playing with other big teams because of their bad luck in the drawing phase, and that seems to be what happened to PSG. It is true that no one fully knows how a match will end if it has not been played yet but, if we look at who PSG will be playing against in the Champions League, it seems not wrong to assume that PSG does not have a big enough chance, especially after they lost to Arsenal in the second game.

It's true that I see PSG this season is very different from PSG last season even though last season they were also in a fairly difficult group but their performance was quite strong because they still had Mbappe but now they seem to have difficulty winning, especially since their opponents in 8 matches of the Champions League are quite tough, there are 5 clubs that PSG must face but it seems quite difficult to win
1. Arsenal (already passed but PSG lost)
2. Atletico Madrid
3. RB Salzburg
4. Bayern Munich
5. Manchester City

These clubs are very strong, I think PSG will have a hard time getting through to the last 16, they need to get at least 1 point in each match against these clubs to be able to get into the play-off.

This season Liverpool and Juventus have both been handled by new coaches and both are still doing quite well in their respective leagues. But I hope Juventus and Liverpool can give better things this season and can win their respective domestic leagues because winning other competitions like UCL seems like it will still be very difficult for both of these teams. Although both teams have managed to win two matches in the Champions League this season and have occupied quite good positions in the standings because of those wins.

I'm not saying that this standings can be used as an indicator, i'm just making a comparison between the teams that are where they are. It is true that standings are dynamic, we might see Real Madrid or Bayern Munich at the top of the standings after 5 more matches are played.

From their performance in the Champions League or their league, one of the three teams is indeed worthy of being the Champions League champion, we are just making wild speculations that have no basis, don't take it too seriously.

I can't agree with you in this. Juventus is playing better in Europe, but they are poor in Serie A. They have not found their best set-up yet. They looked so damn poor even when they faced a weak team in Serie a. It seems they still lack motivation from their new coach, Motta.
And they are still having attacking line as their main problem. They often struggled to beat weak clubs. They created many chances but had poor finishing, it made them often dropped some points.

Although Juventus have been making huge improvements compared to pre-season matches. But they obviously have to revamp their attacking line. They're a club with solid defense, but a poor attack. And hopefully, they

Juventus with Motta are clearly finding their defensive form, they haven't conceded many goals at the moment and they are also very strong in the Champions League and I think Juventus can put themselves in the best position since Motta's arrival, they play quite accurately, there are not many mistakes between them and I think Juventus will recover but it takes time with Motta in the Champions League game they will meet Man City but I think this will be an important assessment of how strong they are at the moment, I think their other games in the Champions League were not tough enough, they should be able to perfect all that.

Liverpool after losing Klopp are a little bit worried but actually Slot on the contrary makes them better, with their extraordinary strategy Liverpool are quite good so far, Salah is a player who has improved again and also some other players who had been down they have come back much more effective lately, I think Liverpool can be better than before.

Bayern Munich is not an opponent that can be easily defeated, especially since the H2H of both teams is not in Barcelona's favor, but Barcelona's increasingly solid performance in the Hansi Flick era opens up a little opportunity for them to increase the number of points they have collected, especially since they will act as hosts. It should be underlined that there are no easy opponents in the UCL, there are always surprises along the way, such as the surprising defeat suffered by Bayern Munich at Aston Villa's headquarters. Barcelona have a slight advantage in the draw because they are the hosts against Bayern Munich, so I think Barcelona are slightly more favored because their performance is improving in each match, while on the other hand, Bayern Munich have gone three matches without a win.

Yes Juventus is playing much better now and that is because of new coach. Massimiliano Allegri did some great things when he was in charge like getting them into Champions League. But now team has new energy and a winning attitude. Their improvement is exciting and gives us reason to be hopeful. Liverpool is also very strong under coach Jurgen Klopp. If they keep playing at this level they will achieve great things.

You are completely right about that. I am very happy that Juve is a team that is now giving its all. It is a clear example that things have improved since the change of coach. I am one of those people who recognise that thanks to Allegri they achieved many things, at least qualifying for the UCL But now with this team that I see as very good, renewed, with a different air of triumph, it is giving a lot to talk about. On the other hand, I see that Liverpool is not going to give in, I see a team that is very strong, so strong that it is likely that if it maintains its level it can achieve great results.

We shall get to see soon if your assertion of this two coaches are true or not. I can’t really vouch for Kompany because he has faced big teams this season and failed to win them. As for Hansi Flick, his defenders may not be that good but if he has experience in the competition, he’ll help play a better role in bringing success to his team despite the experience that Bayern Munich players have in the champions league competition. Kompany will once again prove his worthiness as a coach when he plays against Barcelona and win the game. It is not going to be an easy encounter for him though, but with the right approach into this game, I see him winning the match ahead of Barcelona.

Hansi Flick seems to be the difference maker in the Barcelona vs Bayern Munich match.
In many aspects, Kompany squad is indeed more worthy of being the favorite, but in my opinion Hansi Flick knowledge of Bayern Munich will give Barcelona a slight advantage. In addition, by acting as the host, of course it will make Barcelona more confident in securing full points, or at least avoiding defeat by drawing. Both teams are currently leading the top of their respective domestic league standings, indicating that both have a bargaining value that is not much different.
Aston Villa was able to beat Bayern Munich, of course Barcelona be optimistic to do the same, although we realize that it is not an easy job besides luck also plays another important role. In terms of experience, Kompany is still far behind Hansi Flick, but the depth of the squad owned by Bayern Munich makes Kompany job easier.
For now, it is quite difficult to see the overall strength of the two teams, because some players are strengthening their respective countries. Most likely, some Barcelona players who are injured will be available again after this international break, it will provide additional strength for Barcelona.

I think also Hansi Flick is a coach who is equally new to Barcelona, so this argument will not be strong if you look from that side like Kompany, but if you look at H2H wins Barcelona is in a bad experience when meeting with Bayern Munich, now we see that these two teams are in pretty good condition in their domestic league which will make it quite difficult for us to determine who will win, my analysis is quite lucky about this match, but if you talk about feeling and just rely on instinct alone I think Barcelona has the possibility to get a victory.

Even so, this season we have to look at it from the perspective of the coaches of both teams because Hansi Flick has certainly proven that he has succeeded in building a stronger team and he has also coached Bayern Munich so I think he has a special strategy to end Barcelona's bad streak when they face representatives from the Bundesliga. Apart from that, H2H Bayern performed better but they will not necessarily succeed in this meeting because Barcelona's game this season has been very good under Hansi Flick's coaching.

I think Barcelona can learn from Aston Villa how to beat Bayern Munich where they have to play extra carefully and not give Bayern Munich players a small gap to threaten their goal. Maybe a small score will be the final result and I hope this match will be won by Barcelona. Bayern Munich is indeed known to be very good at taking advantage of the opponent's imbalance when they control the course of the match, for that Barcelona's defense must be stronger and highly prioritized to kill the movement of Bayern Munich players.

It's difficult to determine the winner of that match, but rest assured many people will have serious doubts about Barcelona. The H2H between Barcelona and Bayern Munich is very striking, I mean Bayern Munich wins more often than Barcelona.

It's difficult to determine the winner of that match, but rest assured many people will have serious doubts about Barcelona. The H2H between Barcelona and Bayern Munich is very striking, I mean Bayern Munich wins more often than Barcelona. Of their 13 matches in the Champions League, Barcelona has only won 2 matches, while Bayern Munich has 10 wins and 1 draw. Their total goals from 13 matches were 46 goals, Barcelona 13 goals and Bayern Munich 33 goals. Bayern Munich is the favorite in this match in my opinion, but there are still analyzes that might doubt Kompany as the new coach.

Bayern Munich are in better shape this season, and Barcelona are doing well as well, but in the Champions League, Bayern Munich are better than Barcelona because the last time Barcelona met Bayern Munich, they still defeated Barcelona because Munich are stronger than them, and I still believe that nothing will change against Munich and Barcelona, and they will still have the opportunity to defeat Barcelona, because they don't have history against Munich, but since they are playing in the camp nou, they can do well and probably be a draw game because Barcelona can't defeat Munich in the ucl, but let see what will happen this time in the game. since they have changed the method and they have new players and coach to the team, let see what they will play with each other after international break. Is only real madrid always know how to play Bayern Munich in the ucl very well, they no there weak point so nothing will stop them. Tuchel that that as not lose in the semi final before in the ucl but madrid as break is record in the competition. But the two club are topping there league table and they will still be topping the league thing they meet each other.