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Quote from: iBaba on July 26, 2024, 03:18:57 PM

Quote from: Abu-Naim on July 26, 2024, 07:15:08 AM

Yes, Madrid is one of the teams that always participate in the Champions League, they have quality players from the beginning and the team has made name that make it a favorite for all players. To achieve such greatness is not easy for any team because they need money to do make such moves for players of higher caliber.
Real Madrid's financial stability is with the help of the bonuses they do get whenever they win trophy, and for them to be the best club in the world they are signing players of higher caliber and do get huge profit while selling them; but Barcelona started having issues since the departure of Messi which is not proper and I blame the management for going financially unstable for a big team like Barcelona.

This is the reason why I have the feelings that Real Madrid is going to win this tournament of the Champions league or at least to say that they have high chances of winning. Much more than the Barcelona, Real Madrid have a great set of squad depth right now that they can boast of. Aside from that advantage, they also have a strong and well experienced manager like Ancelotti who understands how to lead the club to achieve their best. Real Madrid also have a good financial capacity to take more places in at any transfer windows available to them. I don't really think that Real Madrid have anything to regret now.

This Real Madrid team is exceptional. It's not only about Mbappe; he's a genuine game-changer. It is about the depth and the skill at every level. You could field two starting elevens and still run for championships. Ancelotti now has a guy who understands leadership. He has the trophies to show it; he has been around, seen it all. He knows how to maximise his players and he understands strategy. And when you mix that with Real Madrid's financial might, well, you have a formula for success.

There are other strong teams out there. This isn't going to be easy. The Champions League, though? Real Madrid's trophy to lose is this one. They are the favoured. And observing their game? It's gonna be a masterclass. You want not to miss it.

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Quote from: Abu-Naim on July 27, 2024, 11:44:00 AM

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There are many new or surprise teams that will play in the Champions League next season, but of these teams, Girona actually tends to be stronger financially than Newcastle before, but even so, we can't expect much from surprise teams who don't have the mentality and experience in the Champions League, just like you, I also suspect that teams like Girona, Bologna, Atlanta, Brest and even Stuttgart and Leipzig will not be able to do much in the Champions League next season even though they are currently improving their squad, the quality of the squad that a teams has team does not guarantee that the team can easily compete in the champions league so far and we can see how every season PSG continues to improve the quality of their team but instead continues to fail in the champions league, because the existence of competitive competition in the champions league has always required a team must the mentality, performance and also high consistency to be able to do it.

Been financially stronger than Newcastle does not make Girona better than them, although they are both strong teams, but Newcastle United's wealth couldn't help them secure the Champions League spot, it was Aston Villa this season.

There will actually be some surprises in the Champions League next season, we have new teams that did credibly well in their respective leagues to make it to the Champions League, and all of these teams come with good intentions to either win the Champions League or make a good effort to see if they can go above the group stage to either quarterfinals or semifinals which I think will be difficult for them because of how almost all teams are trying to improve their teams.

Strong finance will help them to achieve something big if they can use it well, and now not all teams that have strong finances can use them to be even better. Newcastle in the previous season they showed progress and actually many hoped they could maintain that, but in reality they could not maintain what they showed in the previous season so they could not get a place in the Champions League this season. Girona last season performed amazingly and now many also hope they can maintain that and can talk a lot in the Champions League. But that is still a question, whether they will really be able to maintain their appearance or just like other teams where in the next season they return to their original appearance which cannot do much either in local competitions or in bigger events. We can only wait now to see what their appearance is like.

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Quote from: KTChampions on July 27, 2024, 11:13:38 AM

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Girona remind me of Newcastle in the Champions League, I think they might try their best to advance to knockout stage but I won't think much about them since some of their players are out already and they might not be able to replicate such form but maybe they might be fortunate to do better than Newcastle

There are worse options than what happened to Newcastle - for example Union Berlin. They failed in the Champions League and miraculously remained in the Bundesliga, were very close to relegation. But I think that despite the fact that Girona lost several players, such a failure is not threatening them. I think they will be able to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (in the new format it is much easier for newcomers) and then everything will depend on the draw.

Don't know if the new format will be easier for the new teams coming into the Champions League, basically it's a tough competition I'm not so sure about Girona but we don't know how they'll fare next season whether there will be any changes or not, but usually the underdogs won't stay up for long.

Prediction: I don't have much hope for Girona, it's a small team but even if it's a surprise there's no expectation because we know they'll lose at some point, their mentality of playing in the Champions League doesn't have much experience, because of this tournament the mentality of the players also affects it.

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Quote from: dzungmobile on July 27, 2024, 10:38:27 AM

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If Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are the top three clubs in the Champions League, then I think one more club should be added here and that is Arsenal. Maybe we don't see such a good performance from Arsenal in the Champions League, that's why we can't put this team in the list of favorite teams.

If you add Arsenal to the list, you will have to consider to add more clubs to it. Arsenal is good but not like a very strong team with too much better competitiveness than many clubs around Europe. Arsenal are not much better than Barcelona and if you bring this question up for discussion, there will not come to any universal conclusion. It means these clubs are not different too much in quality and competitiveness.

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Injury problems are unwelcome and can happen to every club, but Arsenal's players are known to have the most injuries every season.

Injury issue was most commonly in era of Arsene Wenger and several previous years. It seems that in last two seasons, injury is no longer biggest problem in Arsenal and it helps them to play impressive in Premier League and Champions League.

It is not right to add Bayern Munich to the list of favorite teams even though Bayern Munich has a good achievement in the Bundesliga but still, Bayern Munich also does not have a big achievement in the Champions League. Thus, I think it is not right if you judge Bayern Munich as the favorite team to win the Champions League trophy. Because after all, in the Champions League basically only Real Madrid always has a good chance to get the trophy every season. Because at least, other teams that have a chance to be able to play in the final match also at least depend on the situation in the same season too.

After all, even though other teams managed to qualify for the Champions League final match but in reality, they still find it difficult to win in the final match if the opponent they face is Real Madrid. Therefore, I personally believe that at least only Real Madrid has a good chance, even though there is also Manchester City but still, that Real Madrid also has better quality than other teams.

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I have checked the odds for rematches in second qualifying round and it is really disappointing. Sad

Too low odds given to favourites this time such as 1.10, 1.20 etc. so I don't think it is worth taking the risk by adding so many of them on a multi betslip.

Playoff round games would probably be much more attracting to bettors. You know there will be strong teams more in number. The playoff round draw is going to take place on August 5. Teams like Galatasaray, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys and more are going to play in that round. I'm looking forward to the league phase though.

It would be nice to follow whether some underdog teams will surprise us.

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Quote from: mammusu on July 27, 2024, 11:31:15 AM

There are many new or surprise teams that will play in the Champions League next season, but of these teams, Girona actually tends to be stronger financially than Newcastle before, but even so, we can't expect much from surprise teams who don't have the mentality and experience in the Champions League, just like you, I also suspect that teams like Girona, Bologna, Atlanta, Brest and even Stuttgart and Leipzig will not be able to do much in the Champions League next season even though they are currently improving their squad, the quality of the squad that a teams has team does not guarantee that the team can easily compete in the champions league so far and we can see how every season PSG continues to improve the quality of their team but instead continues to fail in the champions league, because the existence of competitive competition in the champions league has always required a team must the mentality, performance and also high consistency to be able to do it.

Been financially stronger than Newcastle does not make Girona better than them, although they are both strong teams, but Newcastle United's wealth couldn't help them secure the Champions League spot, it was Aston Villa this season.

There will actually be some surprises in the Champions League next season, we have new teams that did credibly well in their respective leagues to make it to the Champions League, and all of these teams come with good intentions to either win the Champions League or make a good effort to see if they can go above the group stage to either quarterfinals or semifinals which I think will be difficult for them because of how almost all teams are trying to improve their teams.

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Quote from: Sg4j1n3ll0 on July 27, 2024, 10:21:44 AM

It's really a shame anyway that a player like Kane has never won anything. It's a shame that the only year in which he could have won something, in the end he didn't win anything with Bayern because another team like Leverkusen arrived. What a fantastic story life is. ..

He had high hopes when he decided to come to Bayern Munich, but Leverkusen ruined his dreams in his first season at Bayern Munich. It was truly unexpected, Bayern Munich who had always dominated the Bundesliga had to accept the bitter reality, Bayern Munich failed to win a trophy when Harry Kane was in their squad.
Whether this has something to do with Harry Kane status, who has always failed to win a trophy, or whether it is time for Bayern Munich to let go of its dominance after Leverkusen managed to improve its performance. He also failed to help England win the Euros, whether this season Bayern Munich can return to success with Kompany or will experience a bad season due to the curse of Harry Kane who always fails to win a trophy.

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Quote from: KTChampions on July 27, 2024, 11:13:38 AM

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Girona remind me of Newcastle in the Champions League, I think they might try their best to advance to knockout stage but I won't think much about them since some of their players are out already and they might not be able to replicate such form but maybe they might be fortunate to do better than Newcastle

There are worse options than what happened to Newcastle - for example Union Berlin. They failed in the Champions League and miraculously remained in the Bundesliga, were very close to relegation. But I think that despite the fact that Girona lost several players, such a failure is not threatening them. I think they will be able to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (in the new format it is much easier for newcomers) and then everything will depend on the draw.

There are many new or surprise teams that will play in the Champions League next season, but of these teams, Girona actually tends to be stronger financially than Newcastle before, but even so, we can't expect much from surprise teams who don't have the mentality and experience in the Champions League, just like you, I also suspect that teams like Girona, Bologna, Atlanta, Brest and even Stuttgart and Leipzig will not be able to do much in the Champions League next season even though they are currently improving their squad, the quality of the squad that a teams has team does not guarantee that the team can easily compete in the champions league so far and we can see how every season PSG continues to improve the quality of their team but instead continues to fail in the champions league, because the existence of competitive competition in the champions league has always required a team must the mentality, performance and also high consistency to be able to do it.

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Quote from: Amphenomenon on July 27, 2024, 10:41:49 AM

Girona remind me of Newcastle in the Champions League, I think they might try their best to advance to knockout stage but I won't think much about them since some of their players are out already and they might not be able to replicate such form but maybe they might be fortunate to do better than Newcastle

There are worse options than what happened to Newcastle - for example Union Berlin. They failed in the Champions League and miraculously remained in the Bundesliga, were very close to relegation. But I think that despite the fact that Girona lost several players, such a failure is not threatening them. I think they will be able to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (in the new format it is much easier for newcomers) and then everything will depend on the draw.

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Kane has no titles at all and the situations are completely different on all sides. I'm not saying that a player like Mbappe is a panacea, but he significantly strengthens an already very strong squad that is capable of winning the Champions League. Real have been playing at the highest level in the Champions League for the last couple of seasons, so I don't rule out that happening again this season

These two players are of course quite different because Mbappe has won many trophies with PSG, but he failed to win the UCL trophy with PSG. And if Harry Kane certainly hasn't tasted a prestigious trophy with his old team or with Bayern Munich so he is quite ambitious to win a trophy this season. So speaking of these two players, of course they are strikers who are hungry for goals because they are often the top scorers on the teams they play for. For this reason, we will see how they fare in the Champions League this season.
For Real Madrid, they are getting stronger and in my opinion, Mbappe's arrival has made them favorites again to become champions this season.
Apart from that, we cannot forget the words of luck and surprises that will decorate the Champions League journey this season. Will Leverkusen make a surprise in the Champions League because previously Leverkusen broke many records in their journey in the European league and in the domestic league.

Kane for me, doesn't even need to be in the picture, ever since he left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich, I haven't seen much significance in terms of improvement in goal scored compared to when he was in Hotspur, even in the just concluded Europe 2024, his contributions to the English national team was less impactful. let's just hope the arrival of Vincent Kompany will spark up an improvement on kane and the Bayern team this coming.
Mbappé will certainly increase the numbers of accolades in his career upon joining Madrid, he has been passionate to win the champions league and Madrid has all the trappings to give him that opportunity, I just believe we will see more of what the French Man has in-stock in Santiago bernabéu.

As for Leverkusen, of course they will come with a lot of suprise no doubt, but don't forget that, this is not the Europa League, this is the champions League which comes with different aura, they will have to face the very best team from different leagues in Europe.

It's really a shame anyway that a player like Kane has never won anything. It's a shame that the only year in which he could have won something, in the end he didn't win anything with Bayern because another team like Leverkusen arrived. What a fantastic story life is. ..

I don't know if Kane is making his decisions right or wrong with the clubs he has played for and is playing for currently, because why will it be that it was when he got to Bayern Munich was when Leverkusen became stronger and won the league. When he was in Tottenham, he had the opportunity to go to other clubs doing well but he refused until last season that he went to Bayern because he needed a trophy.

Personally, I think that in the beginning Kane was never after trophies and maybe that is what is affecting him currently because he is eager to get one now. Will it be that he will be able to get one next season because with his potentials as a striker he deserves one.

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Quote from: rendravolt on July 27, 2024, 09:11:56 AM

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Girona was a strong contender last season despite not winning the league and I expect them to get better next season so we should also watch out for them when we point out other teams that can possibly win the league next season.

Could we see Girona become a surprise club among the strong teams in the champions league? maybe the answer is not available for now but anything can still happen. They did have a good season last season in the domestic league and their strengths do need to be tested in a bigger competition to prove their worthiness here.

As long as coach Michel is still the coach of Girona it should be no problem but it is quite unfortunate that they lost some of their players in the summer and I think that will make them a little weak. Arthem Dovbyk is expected to be a goal hungry striker and maybe he will also enter the list of top scorers in the champions league if his sharpness does not dull.

If Girona can retain most of their key players, there is a chance that Michel's squad will make a surprise, like they did last season in La Liga. Girona will be playing their first season in the Champions League, of course Michel is determined not to be eliminated quickly. Girona is quite active in the transfer market, Abel Ruiz, Ladislav Krecji, Donyy Van De Beek, Alenjandro Frances and Gabriel Misehouy have been successfully brought in. However, there is bad news about their striker Arthem Dovbyk who is reportedly willing to move to AS Roma, previously Girona had lost Aleix Garcia, in my opinion Girona management must convince their players to stay and make another breakthrough next season.

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Quote from: rendravolt on July 27, 2024, 09:11:56 AM

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Girona was a strong contender last season despite not winning the league and I expect them to get better next season so we should also watch out for them when we point out other teams that can possibly win the league next season.

Could we see Girona become a surprise club among the strong teams in the champions league? maybe the answer is not available for now but anything can still happen. They did have a good season last season in the domestic league and their strengths do need to be tested in a bigger competition to prove their worthiness here.

As long as coach Michel is still the coach of Girona it should be no problem but it is quite unfortunate that they lost some of their players in the summer and I think that will make them a little weak. Arthem Dovbyk is expected to be a goal hungry striker and maybe he will also enter the list of top scorers in the champions league if his sharpness does not dull.

Girona remind me of Newcastle in the Champions League, I think they might try their best to advance to knockout stage but I won't think much about them since some of their players are out already and they might not be able to replicate such form but maybe they might be fortunate to do better than Newcastle

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Quote from: Lidger on July 27, 2024, 10:32:14 AM

If Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are the top three clubs in the Champions League, then I think one more club should be added here and that is Arsenal. Maybe we don't see such a good performance from Arsenal in the Champions League, that's why we can't put this team in the list of favorite teams.

If you add Arsenal to the list, you will have to consider to add more clubs to it. Arsenal is good but not like a very strong team with too much better competitiveness than many clubs around Europe. Arsenal are not much better than Barcelona and if you bring this question up for discussion, there will not come to any universal conclusion. It means these clubs are not different too much in quality and competitiveness.

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Injury problems are unwelcome and can happen to every club, but Arsenal's players are known to have the most injuries every season.

Injury issue was most commonly in era of Arsene Wenger and several previous years. It seems that in last two seasons, injury is no longer biggest problem in Arsenal and it helps them to play impressive in Premier League and Champions League.

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Manchester City and Real Madrid always give a lot of importance to their domestic league and Champions League but we don't see that in case of Arsenal. Arsenal may take the English Premier League tournament very seriously but they are not too interested in the Champions League tournament. If they had given more importance to the Champions League tournament, their performances in the Champions League would not have been so bad on a regular basis, while in the English Premier League they are rightly second in the points table.

Arsenal are just beginning to pick form in the premier league as they weren't title contender before but for the last two seasons, they have been the only one chasing Manchester city. I think Arsenal wants to win the premier league first before they start concentrating on the champions league as it would be much easier to win the premier league than to win the championship league. The champions league has alot of heavyweight clubs that arsenal can't comfortably win. There's Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester city and Liverpool is right there above them when it comes to champions league therefore winning the premier league should be their priority first.

Every team of course wants to do well in every tournament and try their best to do well but I haven't noticed much of Arsenal's activity in the Champions League tournament. Arsenal have only focused on the English Premier League even though they have not been successful there in the last two seasons. If you want to do well in a tournament like the Champions League, you have to prepare in advance, but we have not seen Arsenal from Arsenal's side. Each season only strengthens the starting XI lineup but Arsenal lag behind all other teams when it comes to replacing them when the starting XI is injured. As the transfer window is still open, they need to buy players who can provide good support in case of injury to the starting eleven. If this is how the team is built, at least Arsenal will do much better than any other season in the Champions League.

I think Arsenal have fought their best in the champions league tournament, it's just that maybe they are not used to and do not have high qualifications to compete in the champions league, as we know that the champions league has heavy-beart clubs, they are the strongest opponents from their respective domestic leagues so it is very difficult to get a win in the champions league.

The impossible thing for Arteta to do is to waste time in the champions league, because they have always entered the champions league so far so it is very difficult to say that the champions league is just a formality match for Arsenal, while there are many teams out there who want to enter the champions league.

The champions league is indeed very extraordinary and yes Arsenal need to pay attention to their team again to be able to compete, some substitutes as a second choice when one of the core players is injured they have a substitute who is worthy of competing and can carry out the same task and in ability and performance should not have a very far difference between substitutes and core players because it will be very heavy in a team.

If Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are the top three clubs in the Champions League, then I think one more club should be added here and that is Arsenal. Maybe we don't see such a good performance from Arsenal in the Champions League, that's why we can't put this team in the list of favorite teams. Injury problems are unwelcome and can happen to every club, but Arsenal's players are known to have the most injuries every season. If you have looked at Arsenal's performance in the last Champions League season, they have not performed where we would consider them the best team for the Champions League.

Arsenal need to plan to do well in the Champions League in the same way that Real Madrid plan to win the Champions League trophy. They should consider the Champions League tournament as mandatory, leaving the Premier League as a secondary option, but they will do well in the Champions League

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Quote from: rendravolt on July 27, 2024, 09:11:56 AM

Could we see Girona become a surprise club among the strong teams in the champions league? maybe the answer is not available for now but anything can still happen. They did have a good season last season in the domestic league and their strengths do need to be tested in a bigger competition to prove their worthiness here.

As long as coach Michel is still the coach of Girona it should be no problem but it is quite unfortunate that they lost some of their players in the summer and I think that will make them a little weak. Arthem Dovbyk is expected to be a goal hungry striker and maybe he will also enter the list of top scorers in the champions league if his sharpness does not dull.

Nice question. This reminds me of teams like Malaga, Leicester doing nice things in the Champions League after having a great season in their domestic leagues.

However I'm not sure if Girona can keep this level... It is very important to preserve the current squad quality above all else. Otherwise team spirit might not be good enough.

They are actually making new good transfers such as Abel Ruiz and Krejci so far. But players like Aleix Garcia, Savinho, Yan Couto, Eric Garcia have left. Dovbyk is also likely to leave. Atletico Madrid and Roma are interested lately.

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Kane has no titles at all and the situations are completely different on all sides. I'm not saying that a player like Mbappe is a panacea, but he significantly strengthens an already very strong squad that is capable of winning the Champions League. Real have been playing at the highest level in the Champions League for the last couple of seasons, so I don't rule out that happening again this season

These two players are of course quite different because Mbappe has won many trophies with PSG, but he failed to win the UCL trophy with PSG. And if Harry Kane certainly hasn't tasted a prestigious trophy with his old team or with Bayern Munich so he is quite ambitious to win a trophy this season. So speaking of these two players, of course they are strikers who are hungry for goals because they are often the top scorers on the teams they play for. For this reason, we will see how they fare in the Champions League this season.
For Real Madrid, they are getting stronger and in my opinion, Mbappe's arrival has made them favorites again to become champions this season.
Apart from that, we cannot forget the words of luck and surprises that will decorate the Champions League journey this season. Will Leverkusen make a surprise in the Champions League because previously Leverkusen broke many records in their journey in the European league and in the domestic league.

Kane for me, doesn't even need to be in the picture, ever since he left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich, I haven't seen much significance in terms of improvement in goal scored compared to when he was in Hotspur, even in the just concluded Europe 2024, his contributions to the English national team was less impactful. let's just hope the arrival of Vincent Kompany will spark up an improvement on kane and the Bayern team this coming.
Mbappé will certainly increase the numbers of accolades in his career upon joining Madrid, he has been passionate to win the champions league and Madrid has all the trappings to give him that opportunity, I just believe we will see more of what the French Man has in-stock in Santiago bernabéu.

As for Leverkusen, of course they will come with a lot of suprise no doubt, but don't forget that, this is not the Europa League, this is the champions League which comes with different aura, they will have to face the very best team from different leagues in Europe.

It's really a shame anyway that a player like Kane has never won anything. It's a shame that the only year in which he could have won something, in the end he didn't win anything with Bayern because another team like Leverkusen arrived. What a fantastic story life is. ..

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Quote from: arimamib on July 26, 2024, 06:20:31 PM

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Kane has no titles at all and the situations are completely different on all sides. I'm not saying that a player like Mbappe is a panacea, but he significantly strengthens an already very strong squad that is capable of winning the Champions League. Real have been playing at the highest level in the Champions League for the last couple of seasons, so I don't rule out that happening again this season

These two players are of course quite different because Mbappe has won many trophies with PSG, but he failed to win the UCL trophy with PSG. And if Harry Kane certainly hasn't tasted a prestigious trophy with his old team or with Bayern Munich so he is quite ambitious to win a trophy this season. So speaking of these two players, of course they are strikers who are hungry for goals because they are often the top scorers on the teams they play for. For this reason, we will see how they fare in the Champions League this season.
For Real Madrid, they are getting stronger and in my opinion, Mbappe's arrival has made them favorites again to become champions this season.
Apart from that, we cannot forget the words of luck and surprises that will decorate the Champions League journey this season. Will Leverkusen make a surprise in the Champions League because previously Leverkusen broke many records in their journey in the European league and in the domestic league.

Kane for me, doesn't even need to be in the picture, ever since he left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich, I haven't seen much significance in terms of improvement in goal scored compared to when he was in Hotspur, even in the just concluded Europe 2024, his contributions to the English national team was less impactful. let's just hope the arrival of Vincent Kompany will spark up an improvement on kane and the Bayern team this coming.
Mbappé will certainly increase the numbers of accolades in his career upon joining Madrid, he has been passionate to win the champions league and Madrid has all the trappings to give him that opportunity, I just believe we will see more of what the French Man has in-stock in Santiago bernabéu.

As for Leverkusen, of course they will come with a lot of suprise no doubt, but don't forget that, this is not the Europa League, this is the champions League which comes with different aura, they will have to face the very best team from different leagues in Europe.

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Quote from: Frankolala on July 26, 2024, 01:01:55 PM

I think the problem is from the coach mentality because PSG has money and they should be able to buy a professional coach that will be able to use the resources he has to win UCL. Why I said this is because when PSG had the best players in the club that was when their performance in UCL was worst which means he doesn't know how to mange quality players.

Mbappe will definitely be missed by the club but I believe that another striker will take his role and we will be surprised on how he will be scoring goals even though he might not be as sharp as Mbappe because there are some critical matches that Mbappe experience will turn the game around in favor of PSG so those moments will be missed.

Luis Enrique has the ability to be the best coach and maybe it will take time for him to build a stronger team. His arrival at PSG has brought big changes and indeed has not succeeded in the Champions League but compared to the previous coach, Luis Enrique is much better in terms of managing the team and making players more solid. Now they need to find a replacement for Mbappe and if they get a good player then I am sure they will be much better.

Every player who leaves will definitely be missed, especially Mbappe, who is one of the important players in the team, but the arrival of other players will make everything forgotten because the club's journey must be maintained with new stars who will later provide the same thing.

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Quote from: GiftedMAN on July 26, 2024, 06:42:00 PM

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Girona was a strong contender last season despite not winning the league and I expect them to get better next season so we should also watch out for them when we point out other teams that can possibly win the league next season.

Could we see Girona become a surprise club among the strong teams in the champions league? maybe the answer is not available for now but anything can still happen. They did have a good season last season in the domestic league and their strengths do need to be tested in a bigger competition to prove their worthiness here.

As long as coach Michel is still the coach of Girona it should be no problem but it is quite unfortunate that they lost some of their players in the summer and I think that will make them a little weak. Arthem Dovbyk is expected to be a goal hungry striker and maybe he will also enter the list of top scorers in the champions league if his sharpness does not dull.

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Real Madrid abandoned La Liga in the last two seasons because they were not in better form, Ancelotti believes that their strength was not enough to win La Liga and the Champions League in the previous two seasons, so they gave up La Liga and focused on the Champions League; at the end of the season, Real Madrid was unable to win a single trophy because in the Champions League, they were eliminated by Manchester City in the semifinals. Real Madrid performance last season showed that the Champions League was not their top target, they focused on every competition, which is why they won as many trophies as possible.

However, if Barcelona get the players they are about to sign before the start of next season, they will have a chance to win La Liga over Real Madrid, they must be consistent with their games, not like how they were last season when they lost to weak teams. I believe they will be able to defeat Real Madrid next season and win La Liga, but they will not be able to win the Champions League.

How about now, Real Madrid are currently in their best form they would ever wished to be in other for them to compete for as much titles and I don't see any chances of them losing the La Liga not even to Barcelona who has been the most contender. Barcelona are still building up their team with new players/coach and a lot of mistakes would be made causing them to lose points unlike Madrid that is already balanced. Mbappe seems to have blended too quick with the team making them already perfect and a bigger threat especially in the La Liga.

Barcelona are not even close to win the Champions League, seems not even Madrid aswell but Manchester City are up to their game this time, and they just the favourite to win it this time.

Of course, Real Madrid current performance is exactly what Ancelotti would like to see every season, however, I am talking about the Real Madrid 2022/2023 sessions when they were not in a good shape, we saw how they lost many games and unable to win a trophy. At this point, no team will underestimate or compete against Real Madrid. I disagree that Manchester City is the favorite team to win the next Champions League. Real Madrid defeated Manchester City in the Champions League with the players they had last season, and Madrid has now added another player to improve their performance. With Mbappe in Real Madrid, they are still the favorite team to win the Champions League next season.

The only major challenge that Barcelona will have next season is changing its coach, which could make it difficult for the players to get used to the new manager. Barcelona performed poorly last season but yet finished second in the league, with Madrid leading by 10 points. So if the management signs more players, Barcelona will be a threat to Real Madrid.

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