Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 19. (Read 72257 times)

Yes I think hardly anybody thought that Liverpool would be standing where they are after Klopp left the club. But to be honest Klopp left a team behind that was so well coached and prepared. Now since Slot was totally unknown, I thought that the team spirit might decline significantly, but he managed to keep everyone in shape and they play an impressive game. If they score a goal, it is so hard to fight back against them because as you said their counter attack football is so effective. And Salah is still doing so well. I thought he may have had the best years of his life under Klopp, but he is still world class level.

Technically player transfer is one of the most effective way of getting results in teams and that is why most teams do results to getting new players whe they desire to achieve certain results, I know and agree that there are other ways out there for teams to explore to improve their results but none of such is independent of players and thst is why things that concerns players continue to remain the most important and recruiting new players always stands as a very key factor in the progress of a team. Even the young vibrant player you are talking about has to be gotten from somewhere, you don't have to just say they are there in Madrid, it's either they are bought via transfer or they are selected from the academy and they do have conditions and patterns for which these players are used.

Nothing changed this season for Real Madrid, perhaps they've recorded surprising defeats but it doesn't stop them from encountering major trophies and accomplishments. They're the best, winning titles becomes a seasonal routine for them, a season doesn't pass by without them lifting titles, not just some random trophies but main imperative ones. Do you know the weak spots of Real Madrid? Absolutely not because they've the players and also having to enchanced their performance with new signings. Real Madrid can never be underestimated following the epic performance they've recorded in the history of football. They're indeed one of the very best competitive teams that doesn't go home empty hand, the manager, Carlo Ancelotti always ensured he grabbed major trophies to elevate the team and build confidence within the players.

I wonder, is player transfer or bringing in new players the only way to get good results? Does a team as big as Real Madrid not have a second player or other young players who can be developed and maximized to be able to successfully make Real Madrid get good results in every match? After all, if bringing in new players is the only way to make Real Madrid get good results, then I don't think it's an impressive way either. Although indeed,  in reality we will only see the final result later whether they managed to get a trophy or not. But at least, it would be more impressive for a team to achieve success by maximizing the players they have, because by doing so at least the coach also managed to reduce expenses by only maximizing the players on the team.

Of course, after the transfers are made, the situation of many teams will change. But when we look at the current situation, we do not have much difficulty in saying that Real Madrid is not very successful, their past experiences do not seem to be of much use. They have a very good squad, I do not think the transfer period is very important for them. What is important is the increase in harmony between the players and playing football with the right strategy. We will see what will change in the next month, I think they will continue like this this season

Actually Real Madrid have significantly improved lately and Kylian Mbappe also has improved in his performance and I hope this improvement will translate into something nice as regards their poor champions league campaign this season, the Spanish giants have had their fair share of injuries worries and what seems to be some sort of crisis that have rocked some elite clubs in Europe this season, but they have managed to navigate their way out and right now they are very much better than when they began the campaign.

Real Madrid's ability to beat an insanely in form Atalanta in their last game in the UEFA Champions League should send a strong message to anyone who's doubting the club's possibility of reaching the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League competition this season. Real Madrid's last two games in the group stage of the UCL will be a home game against Austrian side RB Salsburg before traveling to French club Brest for their last game of the round. Judging by the quality of players in the Real Madrid squad and the experience of the club manager Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid I think will win those two games.

The win against Atalanta did bring Real Madrid better in the standings and therefore they have a further chance and can reach the top 10 if they can beat Brest and Salzburg and the other teams are not too productive, it's really hard if they want to enter the 8th position in the standings considering they only have 9 points, yes it's true, maybe they can be even more crazy in the matches in the knockout stages, I hope it's like that and their ability does not make any doubt to continue to the next round.

BTW what is sad at the moment is Man City, it looks like they will not be able to continue the league if it continues like this in addition to the defeat of Juventus really makes them even more hopeless, PSG and Stuttgart could have contributed City not to continue the journey again in the champion league this season.

Well, your point of view is very important and very valid, I like the way you think and how you give your opinion, although it has something to do with it, PSG are not going through a very good moment either, it is clear that they need to get through, that they need to give their all, it is incredible how a team like City can fall so much, not only in the UCL, in the PL they lost a phenomenal derby, a heart attack , I consider that Pep has to reorganize himself, work very well with what he has, achieve team harmony, I see that Haaland is lost on the field, he doesn't do much, but they can win what they have left.

It is not easy for such change to happen and until the weak team improve in their performance, they can’t perform a miracle to get better than the teams they’re playing against now. The champions league is the game of champions and I don’t see it that most of the teams that are doing well now will fumble and begin to perform lesser than they are now when the my reach the knockout stage which happens to be when the league becomes more tougher and requires them to put more energy in the game. The round of 16 is going to be tougher than this season and I see all teams qualifying for that stage going to play better and try to qualify for the quarterfinals again. Any team that really wants to continue in this competition should improve from now.


We just have to wait to see what he can do as the striker of the team. He doesn’t need to score an hat-trick before  we can tell how good he is to make his team qualify for the next round of the competition. They just need to have a collective effort put together to see themselves prevailing for the next round. They have really had a very tough time in the past this season in the champions league, hopefully they can be able to put in their best and make it to the final rounds of the competition which they need to in order to uphold their heritage status in the champions league.

When I look at the teams currently outside the top 24 in the Champions League, the biggest surprises for me are Paris Saint-Germain, Stuttgart and Leipzig with zero points. Of course, Real Madrid not being in the top eight is also one of the biggest surprises. The playoffs in the Champions League look like they will be truly breathtaking. I am sure that no team will want to face Real Madrid, but the team that will face them should play very well in both games. In my opinion, this is the most exciting fixture in the Champions League in recent years.

I understand the concern when a top team looks very bad when losing form and team experience will just be ignored. But what I mean by experience here is when Madrid has problems with injured players, of course the coach and management will contribute fully to the upcoming transfer market. And they will target reliable players who definitely want to join Madrid. Because Madrid is a team that has a very good historical experience in the UCL. So when a reliable player is offered to join Madrid, 80% of the new players will accept the offer. Well, this is what I mean by team experience that can change bad performance to be stronger. Like Barcelona who has good experience in the past and now even though they appear with ordinary players, but actually the players chosen by Barcelona are quality players.

that's what I mean, because of the use of a new system like this, the teams at the beginning of the competition need to make sure they can qualify for the next round. even after this, those who dominate in the preliminary round are not necessarily going to get the UCL trophy.
the situation will definitely be different when the round of 16 starts. but with what Madrid has shown of course it will show some dissatisfied views when they who usually appear strong lately have problems with their game.
regarding Liverpool, they are very dominant, it's just that we hope there will be no mistakes at the end of the competition that might make some fans disappointed.

Madrid is in a very difficult condition at the moment, although they are starting to show revival in La Liga but in the UCL we still doubt that they can qualify, indeed so far they have had impressive experience in the UCL but we cannot deny if experience alone will not be enough without a qualified squad to face fierce competition in the UCL,  The change in format and the tight schedule of the UCL have been a nightmare for Ancelotti apart from many of their players who have been injured this season, although Madrid still have great potential to qualify for the next round especially through the playoffs, but I think they face a big challenge in the remaining matches, because however a small point difference with other teams can all happen including their failure to advance to the next round.

Maybe what you remember is the two previous seasons, namely the 2022-23 season. Because Real Madrid last season in the UCL was truly extraordinary. because they were even unbeaten in the group stage at that time. Meanwhile, in the 2022-23 season, they did experience a bit of inconsistency at that time, although it wasn't as bad as it is now. Meanwhile, I think this season is the worst season for Real Madrid. And it's been a while since Real Madrid were this bad in the UCL. And this happened when the new format was implemented. but the problem doesn't seem to be the new format but that Real Madrid is experiencing several obstacles such as adapting in the attack line after the arrival of Mbappe. And they have problems at the back due to injuries to their defenders.

But I also still believe that Real Madrid will still be able to qualify for the next stage even though they have to go through the play-off round. But this team is a strong team so it feels a little unbelievable to see Real Madrid eliminated too quickly.

The group stage is not so important, at this stage you can make mistakes but they will not be critical, the most important thing is to get to the final part, and in the knockout games we will see the Real we are used to and I admit that Real will be able to go very far again. They have two games left, Salzburg and Brest, these teams can be beaten, but this still does not guarantee Real the top 8, they may have to start from the 1/16 finals.

Talking about experience, don't ask again, Real Madrid is the King of the Champions League, they are the team that has won the most competitions.

However, regarding Real Madrid's performance this season, although it has started to improve, they are still inconsistent in several matches. Moreover, if you look at their performance in the championship event, the results they show are still far from what was imagined. At this time, from the 6 matches they have played in the Champions League, Madrid has only been able to win 9 points, currently they are far behind and are in 20th position in the standings, so the opportunity for Real Madrid to advance directly to the last 16 is very small, even though Real Madrid is able to sweep the remaining two matches.

It was injury that made Real Madrid performance terrible and I believe that in no time, they will improve and pick form. The only player that might join the team later is Calvaja because his injury is severe. We can still see some surprises from Madrid this season, and I don't know if it will be possible for them to be in the finals this season. Maybe, we would see a different club entirely winning the league.

I agree with you that Real Madrid has good chance. Like you said they did not do well in group stage last season but they played much better in knockout phase. Although format is different this season with extra play off round I think Real Madrid skill and experience will still help them succeed. Busy schedule might cause some problems especially with players getting tired but I am sure Real Madrid will find way to deal with it and move on to next round. Their team has long history of being strong and adjusting to challenges and I do not see why this season would be different.

I think this is actually a mid understanding of the discussion, I think right from the origin of the discussion the reason why it was said that Madrid can get into the round of 16 is because it looks hard to qualify directly for it now, real Madrid are in 20 position while Lille who are in 8 position which is the last position for automatic qualification to the round of 16 and they already have 13 points compare to Real Madrid’s 9 points which clearly shows that Madrid will have to win both of his matches with favour that the other teams do not win the matches. This is the reason why Real Madrid won’t be going directly to the round of 16.

But totally ruling Real Madrid out of a champions league competition is something that anyone can never do, Real Madrid no matter their state of form are always ready for the champions league, it is a competition that I can even say Real Madrid has treated as their personal or favorite competition due to how well they know how to play