Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 166. (Read 35856 times)

I am not dismissing Manchester City and Real Madrid, but when you dismiss other clubs just because they have a small chance, it is very unethical. Don't act like UCL is easy, I like Madrid and I also understand the quality of Manchester City, but by giving an early conclusion, it seems like you have discredited clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Fenerbahce didn't have anything special in the first leg despite scoring 4 goals and taking the lead on aggregate, but in terms of play it seems like they still have some problems in their attacking patterns.
Mou seems to still be too hesitant with the scheme he wants to do because looking at the possession and attack schemes in the first leg we can see that Fenerbahce is still quite confused when attacking and defending which makes them seem to hang.

They are hesitant to set attacks directly on the other hand they are also confused when they want to defend which makes the situation less favorable for themselves in the end.
Mou still wants to implement a conservative scheme with the old-fashioned style that has always been Mou's mainstay in coaching but not with players who do have vision and play like the modern era in general which makes their scheme less cohesive. It's undeniable that 4 goals is a good thing but 3 goals in return is definitely not something that can be considered that their performance especially in defense is good for now.

Lugano has an away match against Basel today. It's difficult for them to get through against Fenerbahce and that's why they need to focus more on this match. Fenerbahce will now easily pass the round at home, so I think that they will dedicate all their intensity to the Basel match, which increases the possibility for Fenerbahce to overtake their opponent.

I saw the first leg of the match because I was betting on Fenerbahce winning. I thought it would be an easy win, but it turns out Lugano played quite well at home and they can really match Fenerbahce's game. Maybe the story will be different in the second leg, because in this match Fenerbahce will be the host. But still, they cannot be careless because Lugano is a team that has quite good ball control and relentless efforts.

Fenerbahçe will face Lugano in a rematch at home on Tuesday. Fenerbahçe, who won the first leg 4-3, has a big advantage. I think he will win decisively at home and even score 3-4 goals. Mourinho's teams usually score a lot of goals but they are not so good with the ball. He usually gave the ball to the opponent and scored on the counter-attack. Now we will have to get used to it for 2-3 weeks.

Barcelona is an overrated team, many people still can't accept the reality if a team who perform good in the past has no guarantee will perform good in the future, Barcelona is a team that play well in the last decade, now they're nobody.

In this generation, there are only Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Inter that can consistent enough than other teams. I will not be surprising if I will see these teams in semi final.

There are many factors that have caused Barcelona to decline, the financial crisis is the main factor. Several expensive players that Barcelona have bought have failed to meet expectations, besides Covid 19 also played a big role in Barcelona worsening finances. Barcelona's golden generation was actually built from La Masia products, after the era of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and several other players, we realize that fewer and fewer players from the La Masia academy have managed to break into the main squad. In reality, Barcelona current situation makes it difficult for them to compete directly with Real Madrid who have more stable finances, so they can build the ideal squad depth. We realize that the competition for trophies next season will be even more competitive, but I think Barcelona will be able to put pressure on Real Madrid. Teams like Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and even Girona may not be able to put pressure on Real Madrid throughout the season.

Here we go again... another prediction of yet an event that's has not even started, Barcelona and Realmadrid are not the only team that will be playing at the UCL I don't know where the comparison and (disrespect) is actually  coming from. There're tones of matches to witness  so I won't come to conclusion very early but it's still a "good chance"--easy to buy actually.
Next UCL will be  quite interesting as each team will have to put in more effort just to qualify and stand chance... currently  almost everyteam is building their squad just like realmadrid  but realmadrid seem to be the leading  so far.

Considering the current quality of players at Real Madrid at the moment, there's no doubt that they stand a good chance of winning the UEFA Champions League next season and I think it's disrespectful to Real Madrid to compare them with Barcelona at the moment. Barcelona without doubt is one of the traditional clubs in Europe but at the moment, they don't appear to be strong contender for the UCL title come next season. Barcelona I believe will make it out of the group stage of the competition and probably reach the quarter finals but I don't see them go farther than the quarter finals. As for transfer, I don't expect Real Madrid to make any signing again this summer because the club already have all the needed quality players to succeed.

I believe you are speaking based on the current squad in the Real Madrid team right now but don't forget that football is not a thing of the squad but rather good performance. The performance of Barcelona has dropped and they weren't that good last season and and this season they are faced with lots of financial issues and they couldn't bring in some players that could change the form of the team but I still think no one should write them off because they will be a strong contender for the league next season.

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.

The financial difficulties that Barcelona has been facing have definitely made them look like an ordinary team which makes me to ask, does it means now that a team with huge spending power can no longer be a contender for any title again? Sad how money has ruined football. But also should we say Barcelona decline is maybe attributed to their golden generation that just left, meaning they can’t build another elite team again.

Regardless of this situ Barcelona will be the true contender to Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid. The likes of Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal,  Sevilla and recently Girona cannot take the trophy away. It is usually reasons why I undermine the league sometimes and see it as a two or three house race only

The games in this round didn't surprise me much, but I expected Fenerbahce to get a more comfortable victory than the result they had in the first leg. They played very well, but they made some very silly mistakes and in 3 days they will have to play at home and with a lead of only 1 goal, something that doesn't give them much comfort. They will have to play with greater concentration in defense to at least get a draw, which could guarantee them a place in the next game. My question is:

If Fenerbahce manages to reach the group stage of the European Champions League, would they be able to finish in first or second place in the group stage?

The Turkish teams have not been able to get very far in the European Champions League, which is why I don't have high expectations for Fenerbahce in the European Champions League games. Even the Portuguese teams have not been able to reach the final either. The teams from Spain, Italy, Germany and England are the dominant ones, and from what I see this dominance will not be broken any time soon. It's funny to see France only having PSG who still haven't managed to win the European Champions League.

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.

I thought I am the only one who thinks that despite the team Real Madrid has, they can end up not winning the Champions League next season because I am expecting some teams to be in the race to win the Champions League including Manchester City, Bayern Leverkusen, Arsenal, and others and these teams can defeat Madrid despite their squad we all know how football works sometimes. Moreover, the Champions League draws might favor some teams just as it did last season to Borussia Dortmund as they became the finalist against Madrid.

Mbappé can win the Champions League with Madrid but not as fast as he wants, but Kane’s situation is completely different because I don’t think he has won a trophy in his entire career including the international level.

Barcelona has dropped in performance, and I do not see them as a threat to Real Madrid winning the LA Liga. There are teams like Athletico Bilbao, Athletico Madrid and some other clubs that have been a very serious competitor for the title last season, and we expect them to do the same this season. However, with the current form of Real Madrid, I do not see any team that would win the title if not Real Madrid. It's like a tie round about their necks that is difficult to remove.

I agree with you because for some years now Barcelona has not even been close to win the league. Which has proven that they are not up to the task. Although they are showing wave in the last UCL competition and i expect them to do same this time.

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

In recent seasons Perez has been quite good at managing Madrid's money although it cannot be denied that their spending on some players is quite expensive but they are smart enough to minimize spending.

We take the example of last season even though they spent 130 million for a Jude but they brought in other players at quite cheap prices and even free where they got good service from Fran Garcia, Joselu and even Brahim Diaz so that spending more than 100 million for Jude seemed to be worth it.
 
In addition, they have not even spent a lot of money this season because if you look at what Madrid has done this season only about 40 million they have just spent on transfer fees but have already won Mbappe and Endrick which is clearly intended for their attack line so by looking at this condition I think the way of working and financial management from Madrid is really very good and it deserves to be appreciated so it is quite natural that until now Madrid is one of the clubs that has never wavered in terms of competition and finance.

If they're talking about the Champions League champion, I don't think Barcelona will be ranked fifth because I'm convinced they'll be in a poor performance next season due to a lack of players. Since Mbappe came to Madrid, I started believing that Real Madrid will try to win the Champions League again because Mbappe made the team stronger and the laliga Madrid are still the favourites of winning the trophy in the league, UCL next season will change and you will see different performances and Madrid will play with many other clubs before the next round, Ancelotti will definitely do everything possible to make the team win the Champions League back to back like how Manchester City win the Premier League back to back. I am no longer concerned of Guadiola since he is the only coach who can prevent Real Madrid from winning the UCL. However, now that Mbappe is in the club, the team is already great and I see any player with the same speed as Mbappe. In the club, the defender will suffer before he is stopped from scoring a goal on the pitch. Let's see how the following season goes and if Real Madrid can make their fans proud by winning all of the titles in which they participate.

PSG is currently eyeing several players that they will bring in this transfer window, none other than the goal as we know so that this giant French team can remain a competitive team, either for the Domestic League or in the Champions League. Mbappe's departure makes them lack sharpness in the front line, but Mbappe's departure does not mean that the team cannot be much more competitive. that is why, currently Enrique is building a new strength for PSG by bringing in several names that they are targeting. on the contrary, without Mbappe, Enrique can choose to prioritize the collectivity of his players. not always the players they are targeting are like the typical Mbappe, that is why they are targeting Osimhem even though Napoli is reluctant to let him go if the price is not in accordance with the price they set. the point is I am sure, especially Enrique, knows what he has to do including in terms of bringing in new arrivals in this transfer window. several striker names are on their radar, but so far none have been confirmed to be brought to their headquarters related to several striker names.  The transfer window hunt is not over yet, let's just monitor every development made by PSG before the new season starts. The point is, after Mbappe left, PSG is trying to keep their squad competitive in the Champions League with several newcomers they can rely on.

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.