Inter is a great team, losing to them doesn't really mean much and I believe we are going to see Inter win plenty of games, it is not really a shocking result that they lost this, we should be used to this and not be really that much shocked at all. I believe the best thing to do would be just focusing on how to get better results for Arsenal against weaker teams. If Arsenal could get wins against weaker teams, then losing to Inter level teams is not an issue.
Arsenal will face, Sporting and that will be a terrible game for them, Sporting is doing great right now and aside from that Monaco, Zagreb, Girona, games all look like games they should be able to get. If they get 3 more wins that's good enough, and if they somehow win that Girona game then that's going to be amazing of course. I still think with three wins would be enough, but don't know if they will be able to do that. They do have a lot of games in England, so players might be tired by then.
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Thw defeats of all these top experienced champions League teams are really a surprise to most persons which is very much understandable because usually these top teams are so experienced in the champions League that ordinarily at this stage they should be Acing their games but the sad reality is far from that. As for Madrid the situation is looking even critical because away from the injury, players don't seem to understand themselves enough again and they appear to have lost their rhythm at some point.
I think we all see that Real Madrid has indeed lost its balance at the moment. The arrival of Mbappe to their squad, which was expected to bring better things, actually made the team have to adapt again and their performance actually decreased slightly. It's not that they played poorly overall it's just that they did lose some balance at some points. Mbappe is actually expected to be a goal scoring machine there. But it looks like he needs more adaptation. And he still hasn't been able to meet the expectations of everyone who expects him to play very well there. And yes, Real Madrid's back line also lost its balance after several players were injured. That's a natural thing. It's just that it's getting worse because now we see that Real Madrid is no longer so sharp in attack and also no longer so strong at the back. This is a condition that can be considered quite critical.The coach needs to time another left back in the club because now that Carvaja will not return this year or is at the end of the season, they need to make a new signing if the windows are open, because without a better left back, Real Madrid will continue to struggle to win matches and the opponent will have more opportunities to score, and even the best keeper is injured, only Lunin is supporting the place right now. Following the break, their next Champions League encounter will be against Liverpool. They are in superior shape and can defeat Madrid if they meet.
But anyway let's see who makes a comeback and makes his bad form better. Barcelona is the only team that is playing super dominant this season. I think if they maintain with continued and consistency in the knockout stages as well, So I hope this Hansi Flick side can become champion this season.
Not much can be said about that yet until we see a consistency form from the team throughout this phase to the knockout phase of the competition. It is very clear that they’re amongst the only team that are dominant and maintaining it to this stage this season. The other team showing same thing is Liverpool and only with time we will see how well this two teams will do in this competition from the first round of it to the second round. I have much hope on both team’s coach. They’ve really come in for an excellent season and they’re already prove it in both competitions they’re participating in.
It looks like the Champions League is still a difficult match for Bayern Munich, because when Bayern Munich plays against a team that has good quality too, Bayern Munich has difficulty getting a victory with a large score despite playing at the Allianz Arena. Only in the first match of the Champions League Bayern Munich managed to win with a huge score of 9-2 but only played against Zagreb, and after that Bayern Munich really struggled to win despite having good dominance. Thus, the Champions League still does not seem to be a major target for Bayern Munich to get the trophy, because only playing against Aston Villa and against Benfica in fact Bayern Munich is difficult to win.
Bayern Munich are not focused in the champions league and they’re playing the better game in the Bundesliga. It seems they’re prioritising the Bundesliga more than the champions league and their focus is on just that competition for now. They have the player and a good team that can do well in the champions league maybe the coach is just not yet experienced in that competition and may find it hard to win games their easily as he does in the Bundesliga. Kompany should try and make it to the next round of the champions league competition, I mean the knockout stage because it won’t make any sense for a top tier team like this with this quality of players to be eliminated from the first round of the competition.
Yesterday match of Bayern vs Benfica team, Bayern team won the match by scoring 1 goal. Benfica team could not score any goal in this match. Benfica team players tried hard to score but could not score any goal. However, Benfica team could have drawn this match. The performance of the Bayern team players was really good for which Benfica team could not score any goals in this match.
An embarrassing result for Bayern Munich in my opinion, they dominated the match & had everything there, but all they could get was a goal scored by Jamal Musiala. Only conceding 1 goal is an achievement for Benfica, because they should have conceded more than 3 goals looking at the match statistics.
It looks like the Champions League is still a difficult match for Bayern Munich, because when Bayern Munich plays against a team that has good quality too, Bayern Munich has difficulty getting a victory with a large score despite playing at the Allianz Arena. Only in the first match of the Champions League Bayern Munich managed to win with a huge score of 9-2 but only played against Zagreb, and after that Bayern Munich really struggled to win despite having good dominance. Thus, the Champions League still does not seem to be a major target for Bayern Munich to get the trophy, because only playing against Aston Villa and against Benfica in fact Bayern Munich is difficult to win.
Pep has stuck to this plan throughout his career 
and it's no surprise that he became the first manager to break the €2 billion mark in transfer spending.
Pep isn't the most creative manager in the history of the European football, but he operates in a very tactical strategy that most coaches can't, even with the availability of potential players all year round. and it's no surprise that he became the first manager to break the €2 billion mark in transfer spending.It's one thing to have an opportunity to sign players when the transfer windows open (just like we anticipate in January) but it's a different thing to know who to sign, what position to pair them in and how long it'll take for them to adjust in the new league (assuming this is an instance like that of halland).
If you think it's easy to pair 'em players towards achieving the best results, take a look at how mbappe struggles in Madrid for a position to play.
Barcelona played the game like they have no burden, even though they have massive injuries on their squad. I think this all caused by a very well players management by their coach, Hansi Flick.
Mhannn, I learnt he's been so strict with the players that he's ruled out the fines for lateness (which was initially €5000)... You're late for training? Sit on the BENCH! 
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An embarrassing result for Bayern Munich in my opinion, they dominated the match & had everything there, but all they could get was a goal scored by Jamal Musiala. Only conceding 1 goal is an achievement for Benfica, because they should have conceded more than 3 goals looking at the match statistics.
I didn't watch this match, so I only saw the match highlights, data and statistics. Based on what I saw from the highlights and statistics, Bayern played very well and had many opportunities. It's just a shame that not many were able to be converted into goals. They had 24 total shots, 1 big chance, 10 shots on target and 74% possession. Well, we agree that in fact, even though they only won by a narrow score, Bayern Munich actually played very dominantly and offensively. We can see how Benfica prefers a defensive pattern, there are 5 players in the defense line in formation. 5-3-2 implemented by Bruno Lage, he only relies on counterattacks. It's natural that Bayern Munich has to work hard to break through their opponent's team, they have a lot of opportunities. Luckily Benfica didn't lose with a bigger score, Anatoliy Trubin guarded his goal very well. He made 9 saves, he struggled so that his goal would not be conceded. Unfortunately, in the end Jamal Musiala was able to break through Benfica's goal. Well, some points have been reviewed for this match and we agree. Talking about Bayern Munich, they still have a chance to qualify for the next phase. But on condition that they sweep the remaining matches with victory, including defeating Paris Saint-Germains in the next meeting.
It looks like the Champions League is still a difficult match for Bayern Munich, because when Bayern Munich plays against a team that has good quality too, Bayern Munich has difficulty getting a victory with a large score despite playing at the Allianz Arena. Only in the first match of the Champions League Bayern Munich managed to win with a huge score of 9-2 but only played against Zagreb, and after that Bayern Munich really struggled to win despite having good dominance. Thus, the Champions League still does not seem to be a major target for Bayern Munich to get the trophy, because only playing against Aston Villa and against Benfica in fact Bayern Munich is difficult to win.
It seems those bigger teams have an understanding of Kompany’s strategy more and are going all serious to not let him have a victory against them that easily. Kompany has really done a great job at Bayern Munich so far the start of the season but his performance is yet to show in the champions league as their position does not speak well for them to what they’ve achieved in this season so far in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich have had a very good record in the past in the champions league and they could still do the same this season with a good plan.
Kompany’s first season in the champions league hasn’t been that easy for him, but I’m still optimistic that he may just be observing the games now and until he gets a better plan, he’ll find his way through to the next round of the champions league competition. I don’t see them falling out of the champions league race this early, they have the strength, quality and players to take them far in this competition just like every other formidable team participating in the competition has.
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This season UCL often presents surprises for us, we can see how teams like munich, madrid, PSG and even manchester city have experienced current defeats from teams weaker than them, so this shows if the change in the UCL format has had a significant impact on the chances of the favourite teams, so far madrid is considered the ruler of Europe and it is very reasonable given their consistency in winning trophies, but this season it seems they are really in bad condition and phase both in the league and UCL.
Yeah too much surprise for us. All of the top teams are losing their games, except Barcelona. This season I strongly believe that Barcelona will be the champion of UEFA champions league title. Because all the top clubs have lost confidence, even Real Madrid, which is known as the King of Europe and ex-champion, played so poorly against Milan. But anyway let's see who makes a comeback and makes his bad form better. Barcelona is the only team that is playing super dominant this season. I think if they maintain with continued and consistency in the knockout stages as well, So I hope this Hansi Flick side can become champion this season.
Barcelona played the game like they have no burden, even though they have massive injuries on their squad. I think this all caused by a very well players management by their coach, Hansi Flick.
When we are talking about Barcelona's chances to win the title, their chance are low. I said that based on the latest UCL odds. Liverpool still leads to be the most favorite club to win the title, and Barcelona is still at the 6th place.
Barcelona is very productive in the UCL, eventhough they are not in the top 5 for outright odds. This shows Barcelona shall have tried harder to win the title. But, the odds can change based on the UCL results each week.
Yesterday match of Bayern vs Benfica team, Bayern team won the match by scoring 1 goal. Benfica team could not score any goal in this match. Benfica team players tried hard to score but could not score any goal. However, Benfica team could have drawn this match. The performance of the Bayern team players was really good for which Benfica team could not score any goals in this match.
An embarrassing result for Bayern Munich in my opinion, they dominated the match & had everything there, but all they could get was a goal scored by Jamal Musiala. Only conceding 1 goal is an achievement for Benfica, because they should have conceded more than 3 goals looking at the match statistics.
It looks like the Champions League is still a difficult match for Bayern Munich, because when Bayern Munich plays against a team that has good quality too, Bayern Munich has difficulty getting a victory with a large score despite playing at the Allianz Arena. Only in the first match of the Champions League Bayern Munich managed to win with a huge score of 9-2 but only played against Zagreb, and after that Bayern Munich really struggled to win despite having good dominance. Thus, the Champions League still does not seem to be a major target for Bayern Munich to get the trophy, because only playing against Aston Villa and against Benfica in fact Bayern Munich is difficult to win.
Yesterday match of Bayern vs Benfica team, Bayern team won the match by scoring 1 goal. Benfica team could not score any goal in this match. Benfica team players tried hard to score but could not score any goal. However, Benfica team could have drawn this match. The performance of the Bayern team players was really good for which Benfica team could not score any goals in this match.
An embarrassing result for Bayern Munich in my opinion, they dominated the match & had everything there, but all they could get was a goal scored by Jamal Musiala. Only conceding 1 goal is an achievement for Benfica, because they should have conceded more than 3 goals looking at the match statistics.
It looks like the Champions League is still a difficult match for Bayern Munich, because when Bayern Munich plays against a team that has good quality too, Bayern Munich has difficulty getting a victory with a large score despite playing at the Allianz Arena. Only in the first match of the Champions League Bayern Munich managed to win with a huge score of 9-2 but only played against Zagreb, and after that Bayern Munich really struggled to win despite having good dominance. Thus, the Champions League still does not seem to be a major target for Bayern Munich to get the trophy, because only playing against Aston Villa and against Benfica in fact Bayern Munich is difficult to win.
No doubt it looks very good for Liverpool in the early parts of Arne Slot’s reign. I am very happy with how he’s doing but we can’t get carried away. The season is still very young, we need to keep this form and probably even improve if we want to be there competing for the bog trophies at the end of the season.
To qualify for the last 16 without going through the play offs in the CL would be a big help. We do not need two extra games in an already busy period. Winning 4 out of 4 so far gives us a great chance to achieve that.
Arne Slot made a big change after handling Liverpool this season and he also managed to make Liverpool much stronger. There are still too many matches that will be faced and efforts need to maintain consistency so that Liverpool can continue to be in the form of the best game. The Premier League will be the main target of Arne Slot this season and maybe for the Champions League we doubt a little because there are many other teams that are much stronger even though we also have to be optimistic that Liverpool are able to do it.To qualify for the last 16 without going through the play offs in the CL would be a big help. We do not need two extra games in an already busy period. Winning 4 out of 4 so far gives us a great chance to achieve that.
Passing to the round of 16 without following the play off pathway will be much better because they can ensure that they qualify automatically based on points that have been collected and so far Liverpool are more convincing than other British representatives.
Indeed PSG played quite impressively, but the problem is that they do not have a reliable executor when facing the goalkeeper, several opportunities that were almost 99% goals were actually done hastily and ultimately failed.-snip-
I agree with you. The match was dominated by PSG and they even had 9 shots on target. Oblak was absolutely outstanding in that match. PSG lacks a good finisher and they missed a lot of chances when facing the goalkeeper. This result keeps PSG outside the playoff zone.-snip-
Inter Milan's defense is really solid. We know that Italian teams have a very good defense and this can make teams from other countries have difficulty in attacking. I think it's the same as Real Madrid who had difficulty breaking through AC Milan's defense. Arsenal played well in that match but it seems they were unlucky with the penalty. Of course we can't think they will continue to win. They are in 12th place in the UCL and I think that's not a bad position because there are still some games left. 
overall Arsenal played well in the Champions League, even though they lost in the last fight Arsenal performance was still pretty good and Inter Milan can be called Lucky scored one goal through a penalty. I'm sure Arsenal will go to the next round whether it is through a ticket or through a playoff, what is clear is that in my opinion the Premier League teams will take 2-3 places there Liverpool and Arsenal or Manchester City. There are only 4 matches left so that each team must continue to compete, especially the teams that lose many points in yesterday's match.
Arsenal is doing decent enough, but I do not think that they will be in top 8. They will be one of those teams in the 9-24 range and they will play with a team and whoever they face will decide on the situation and maybe they will go further or maybe not, depends on who they face.I believe we are seeing Liverpool do a different level thing though, they are leading right now and they are looking amazing, they do look amazing at premier league as well, things are looking great for them. I believe we are going to end up with a lot of trouble by them if we keep this up, and because of it we are going to see Liverpool cause issues for all those teams that spent 100+ million to win this, they just got a good coach instead.
Actually i didn't expect some of the results i saw in the champions league this mid week, the overturning of victory happening in the way we least expected is something i didn't expect, having bigger and experienced teams loosing to smaller and almost not experienced champions league teams. Madrid and Arsenal were the worse as i least expected they were going to loose at all a draw would have been a fair consideration but a loss got me wondering as it wasn't expected at all. Barcelona's consistency is such that is deserving of every applaud as they look very promising this season.
Yes, in any league you can guess something else actually happens. If a team has lost a match today it will win in the next few matches. If wins he will lose in the next matches. But those who work hard and are in a good position will have only one goal to win the title and they are committed to it.That what I am saying, think is something and see is something else. Don't underestimate Arsenal though they may have lost a few matches but they will definitely do their part to win this title. it is difficult to say win because there are better teams. I especially like Barcelona because their perform and record has impressed everyone but they have also lost some matches but not like normal teams.
In the English League, Liverpool also performed amazingly and currently Liverpool is at the top of 2 standings, namely UCL and EPL. I think it is very reasonable if many people speculate that Liverpool will be a strong candidate this season in UCL and EPL if this club is able to maintain its consistency, it will make Arne Slot's career as a head coach will reap a lot of appreciation in his first season because he can carry out good responsibilities.
For Barcelona itself, so far its performance is still fairly good, even better than its city rivals Real Madrid. I think the defeat against Monaco was an unintentional mistake.
For Barcelona itself, so far its performance is still fairly good, even better than its city rivals Real Madrid. I think the defeat against Monaco was an unintentional mistake.
Liverpool have a solid squad with a coach who is able to maximise the potential of his players, so it is not surprising that they can appear very impressive and able to show balance in the two big competitions, previously we always considered madrid as the favourite to win the UCL this season, but instead we were surprised by what was achieved by liverpool by successfully topping the UCL and premier league standings this season, I think if they can maintain consistency until the end of the season, of course their chances of winning titles in the Premier League and UCL are very large, for now, slot has proven himself to be a competent and worthy coach to lead Liverpool after being left by Klopp at the end of last season, besides Liverpool, I think Barcelona also has a good performance at the moment, so they also deserve to be considered as the favourite to win the end of the season later.
In my opinion Arsenal still has a big chance in UCL they have only experienced 1 defeat from 4 matches, yesterday's defeat was against a big Serie A team and as an away team it is very natural to have difficulty winning the match or at least bringing home 1 point besides their game yesterday was also not bad being 1 goal behind they tried to rise, we see Inter was only able to match Arsenal's game in the first half entering the second half Inter only focused on maintaining the advantage and it must be admitted their defense is very solid. I have often said that Arsenal does not have a number 9 player who is hungry for goals and lacks mentality, that's all they lack at the moment.
Did you just say Arsenal still has a chance to win the Champions League this season? Have you observed Arsenal's performance in both the Champions League and Premier League competitions? They are both finding it difficult to secure points in these two competitions they participate in, so I don’t see any chance that Arsenal gets in this competition. However you said they got defeated by Inter Milan is not a big deal. I think you’re wrong because for Inter Milan to defeat Arsenal shows that Arsenal are in very bad form this season. If Arsenal are in good form, how would Inter beat Arsenal? Yes, even I agree that Arsenal went to their home, but still, the result is very bad for Arsenal.
And I'm not saying that arsenal will win the UCL with the current conditions, regarding yesterday's match if you think arsenal played badly or couldn't win against inter, do you think inter is a weak team? or you didn't watch the match?
Inter won serie a last season and yesterday they were favored as hosts, you have to remember playing at home will increase the players' confidence.
overall Arsenal played well in the Champions League, even though they lost in the last fight Arsenal performance was still pretty good and Inter Milan can be called Lucky scored one goal through a penalty. I'm sure Arsenal will go to the next round whether it is through a ticket or through a playoff, what is clear is that in my opinion the Premier League teams will take 2-3 places there Liverpool and Arsenal or Manchester City. There are only 4 matches left so that each team must continue to compete, especially the teams that lose many points in yesterday's match.
Arsenal is doing decent enough, but I do not think that they will be in top 8. They will be one of those teams in the 9-24 range and they will play with a team and whoever they face will decide on the situation and maybe they will go further or maybe not, depends on who they face.I believe we are seeing Liverpool do a different level thing though, they are leading right now and they are looking amazing, they do look amazing at premier league as well, things are looking great for them. I believe we are going to end up with a lot of trouble by them if we keep this up, and because of it we are going to see Liverpool cause issues for all those teams that spent 100+ million to win this, they just got a good coach instead.
In the English League, Liverpool also performed amazingly and currently Liverpool is at the top of 2 standings, namely UCL and EPL. I think it is very reasonable if many people speculate that Liverpool will be a strong candidate this season in UCL and EPL if this club is able to maintain its consistency, it will make Arne Slot's career as a head coach will reap a lot of appreciation in his first season because he can carry out good responsibilities.
No doubt it looks very good for Liverpool in the early parts of Arne Slot’s reign. I am very happy with how he’s doing but we can’t get carried away. The season is still very young, we need to keep this form and probably even improve if we want to be there competing for the bog trophies at the end of the season.
Climbing to the top of the Premier League table when Arsenal and Man City are still classy, Chelsea and Aston Villa are still convincing is not easy for Liverpool but they did it. Continuously winning in all competitions, Arne Slot's Liverpool is showing destructive power and consistency in all lines. Under Slot, Liverpool seems to have completely transformed. Players who lost form at the end of last season have been reborn.
Now it's time to see how long they can keep this up. One of the biggest challenges for Arne Slot and his students is the UEFA Champions League. As the new format increases the number of matches, Liverpool also has to put in more effort to plow through. Maintaining this form until the end of the season is too difficult for Liverpool.
In the English League, Liverpool also performed amazingly and currently Liverpool is at the top of 2 standings, namely UCL and EPL. I think it is very reasonable if many people speculate that Liverpool will be a strong candidate this season in UCL and EPL if this club is able to maintain its consistency, it will make Arne Slot's career as a head coach will reap a lot of appreciation in his first season because he can carry out good responsibilities.
For Barcelona itself, so far its performance is still fairly good, even better than its city rivals Real Madrid. I think the defeat against Monaco was an unintentional mistake.
For Barcelona itself, so far its performance is still fairly good, even better than its city rivals Real Madrid. I think the defeat against Monaco was an unintentional mistake.
It's too early to determine if Liverpool will win the UEFA Champions League title this season but we can't shy away from the fact that they're now a strong contender for the biggest trophy in club competition. Hopefully for them, they continue to remain consistent with their great results and maybe win it at the end of the season
In the English League, Liverpool also performed amazingly and currently Liverpool is at the top of 2 standings, namely UCL and EPL. I think it is very reasonable if many people speculate that Liverpool will be a strong candidate this season in UCL and EPL if this club is able to maintain its consistency, it will make Arne Slot's career as a head coach will reap a lot of appreciation in his first season because he can carry out good responsibilities.
For Barcelona itself, so far its performance is still fairly good, even better than its city rivals Real Madrid. I think the defeat against Monaco was an unintentional mistake.
For Barcelona itself, so far its performance is still fairly good, even better than its city rivals Real Madrid. I think the defeat against Monaco was an unintentional mistake.
No doubt it looks very good for Liverpool in the early parts of Arne Slot’s reign. I am very happy with how he’s doing but we can’t get carried away. The season is still very young, we need to keep this form and probably even improve if we want to be there competing for the bog trophies at the end of the season.
To qualify for the last 16 without going through the play offs in the CL would be a big help. We do not need two extra games in an already busy period. Winning 4 out of 4 so far gives us a great chance to achieve that.
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