Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 196. (Read 36370 times)

I fully agree with you, he is one of the most complete and successful coaches of all time, he is truly the number one capable of creating a cohesive group of players like Real Madrid, all young and so successful, to think that when he was at Napoli he was criticized, I am truly shameful and he was right to leave

It is the management that I so much envy for their effort on keeping the club to standard for a very long time. The management have always make sure that there is a professional coach to coach the players and do always recruit new top class players to strengthen the team ahead of next season.

Ancelotti is one of the coaches that has really committed himself to Real Madrid with his outstanding skills and experience in the coaching job which has made him to know how to convert players playing as midfield to attackers and vice versa. The club is in a strong form and no club has always kept to their quality for a very long time compared to Real Madrid.

I totally agree. I also see the same discussions whenever I check what's going on here. 79 pages already while even only the qualification phase is active. Real Madrid is the main topic on most of them.

I can't find many things to discuss about right now truthfully. Because even transfers are newly starting to be made by big teams. While we don't have any idea about the last condition of the squads and haven't watched their matches yet, it is hard to express an opinion. I can only agree on one thing here, Real Madrid are getting much stronger with Mbappe and more transfers to come for especially the defense area. 

Many fans huge expected with Real Madrid keep the top performance for next season in UEFA Champion League after success become the winner in this season by beating Dortmund,
I think Madrid keep become the favorite team as the winner although leave by Toni Kroos next season but arriving Kylian Mbappe will make Madrid attacking line more aggressive with Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham will be good partner for Mbappe.

I don't think huge problem for Real Madrid and their tactician Carlo Ancelotti after leaving by Toni Kroos, they have many top qualities midfielder will back up Toni Kroos position with Camavinga or Carlo Ancelotti moving down Valverde become holding midfielder. I believe Carlo Ancelotti manage well with his smart tactician moving some players from their original position such as did with Rodrygo as winger moving him as false nine or central forward.

We know that Toni Kroos has had a very important role in midfield and not only that, he has always been the taker of free kicks and corner kicks. The problem with his departure is that Real Madrid doesn't really have a complete player like him and despite other facts Modric can do the same thing, I think next season the player from Croatia will rarely get playing minutes.

So this will create different pressure for other young players to take on that task and here there are several players who are quite good at taking on the task left by Toni Kroos. Like Valverde, Arda Guler or Rodrygo have that ability so I think Ancelotti will continue to monitor the development of these players and take one of them to do that job. But overall, if asked whether Real Madrid will remain safe without Toni Kroos, of course the answer is yes.

That true and I think it not only the UCL but also domestic competitions like La Liga, which is place where Real Madrid is always talked about as very favorite team and is always considered capable of defending its title again in the 2024/25 season.
It cannot be denied that even without Mbappe presence, it is clear how Real Madrid performance really is and now there is great young player who really has above average quality playing skills, namely Mbappe.
All of this is very natural thing if Real Madrid is called team that is returning to new era with full strength, just like in the previous few seasons when they still had star players.

What is clear for sure is that in the 2024/25 season we will all see how the UCL runs with quite significant differences and this will also be the first season of the new format where each team will have at 8 matches.
This will depend on the ranking for the standings because those in the top 8 can immediately enter the top 16 and the rest will enter the play-off round, we can see more matches in the 2024/25 UCL season.
And for Real Madrid, we clearly all know that they will be able to achieve satisfactory results, whoever their opponent will definitely be able to face well and they are guaranteed to be strong team in the 2024/25 UCL edition.

Real Madrid has an experienced management, an experienced coach like Ancelotti. And this is why they have been able to form a stable and strong squad. Both Ancelotti and the Madrid management are visionaries. They have built this squad for a long time. And there is strong bonding between the players in the squad. But this is possible due to experienced coaches and management. At the same time, Madrid has a lot of money. They are also able to pay high wages to the players. Madrid have everything a club needs to thrive. This is why we see Real Madrid's dominance in the Champions League every year.

Real Madrid is a team that can be said to support each other. They have quality players, good coaches and good management too, that is very valuable capital for a team to achieve great success. As a team they should have that, because it will be difficult if their players are quality but the coach cannot utilize it well, conversely it will also be difficult when they have an experienced coach but the squad they have is mediocre, likewise if the management cannot manage well.
All of these cannot be separated from each other, because they play as a team so they have to have continuity with each other or as I said above they have to support each other and so far Real Madrid is a team that has all of that.

As it is now people have very high expectations for Real Madrid and they you will see that all the polls are going for Real Madrid, because everything is looking as if Madrid will dominate this season and for bets Madrid will be people’s favorite. Is always interesting when the club you are believing in is delivering, and I think Mbappe coming to Madrid gives people a lot of confidence but I just hope that he those not go their and start misbehaving, because players can be so unpredictable. I just know that with or without mbappe Real Madrid will still do well, am sure that Madrid is going to win more than one trophy, it will just be as history is repeating it self because last season they won more than one title, this coming season they will do the same thing.  The only obstacle they will get will be us the Manchester City they are only two clubs I see that have the opportunity to be able to win the champions league.

If opinion polls are drawn now about who the likely winner of the UCL this season, Real Madrid will still top the chart. They seams to have put everything in place to make that happen and Mbappe coming into the team is definitely a factor. If they are able to win it this season, maybe we will just abandon the title for them because there would be no point competing against them. It is becoming very difficult imagining another team that will challenge them now. Man City used to be the team that will come to mind but their poor performance last season dispelled the fear people have about them.

Why Real Madrid is widely discussed including many of them say Real Madrid will win the UCL this season again, this fact is due to the factor of Mbappe coming to Madrid even though Toni Kross has retired Real Madrid has never lacked in anything regardless of several players may be brought in again.

So naturally Real Madrid will remain the favorite to become the 2024/25 UCL champion even though the season has not started we already know the ability of Real Madrid now.

We don't know how much other challengers will compete later? From some of the other big teams, some have changed players, some have not, meaning that other teams can still beat Real Madrid in any way, I am not here to favor Real Madrid so fanatically, I have to see other teams how to do it in the UCL.

Apart from the depth of Real Madrid's squad, Real Madrid can be good because they have training who have extraordinary tactical intelligence, making it difficult for anyone to prevent Real Madrid from getting the Champions League trophy. If you want to stop Real Madrid in the Champions League then beat them before the final. If Real Madrid reaches the final it will be very difficult to beat, and this is a fact.

Ancelotti's greatness is that he is very good at utilizing the abilities of each of his players, he can even make his players play in any position like Cama. Just look at last season, Madrid actually suffered from a lot of injury problems, but the reserve players managed to cover these deficiencies. The reserve players actually played a big role last season when they won the LaLiga trophy and the UCL trophy. Players like Nacho, Joselu, Brahim, Vazquez, Guler, Nico Paz, Kepa, Lunin and Fran Garcia, they are actually the key to Real Madrid's success. This is all thanks to Ancelotti's genius in utilizing his players' abilities, especially next season Real Madrid will have many choices on the front line after Mbappe's arrival. This will make Real Madrid even more feared by its opponents in the Champions League, and there is a big possibility that Real Madrid can win their 16th league trophy next season.

It cannot be denied and they have proven it by winning the Champions League and La Liga trophies at the same time, Real Madrid is currently in good hands, I hope Ancelotti will continue to lead the Real Madrid squad for the next few years. Real Madrid is not unbeatable, but they can put themselves in a good position where they have to play optimally and lower their playing patterns in matches that are considered less important.

The player injury factor may be the only thing that can affect Real Madrid's performance, but the Real Madrid squad whose abilities are almost evenly distributed between reserve and core players makes Ancelotti job a little easier. Mbappe's presence in the Real Madrid squad will further increase their attacking power, without Mbappe they can win the Champions League trophy, especially after he joins Real Madrid, of course it will be very difficult to overcome Real Madrid in the title race, especially as Mbappe is very obsessed with winning the trophy.

Partially because Real Madrid is a biggest and most successful club in Champions League. The Wiki on Champions League history shows it all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League

Don't count runner-ups, let's check only champions.

Real Madrird: 15
AC Milan: 7
Bayern Munich: 6
Liverpool: 6
Barcelona: 5
Ajax: 4
Inter Milan: 3
Manchester United: 3
Juventus: 2
Chelsea: 2
Nottingham Forest: 2
Porto: 2
Some clubs with 1 title.

The history shows that Real Madrid dominates Champions League/ previously C1.

It cannot be denied that Toni Kroos has made his name at Real Madrid and will not be easily forgotten even though there are players who will replace Toni Kroos in midfield.
However, time will go on, every player will definitely leave when the time comes. Moreover, Toni Kroos is reportedly still at Real Madrid, but is no longer a player, it is known that he has got a special place and got a job there. So if the coach and the Real Madrid squad miss him, they could meet him at any time only and he can still provide lessons to new Real Madrid players. He is a senior player who has a wealth of experience while still at Real Madrid.

Source : https://www.goal.com/id/register/real-madrid-toni-kroos/blt13949b3ce6369782#cscfdfe7f3b265c822

That's it. It seems like I'm the only non-real Madrid supporter here. Since i was a citizen, and it feels like none here is supporting my favorite club too.   Being a minority among Madrid fans.
Though Manchester City was not performing quite well last season, but they almost beat Madrid for the second time in a row. Yet, penalty made them fail to send Madrid out of the competition. But the next season is gonna be different for city.  
City is gonna beat madrid in the next season of UCL.


For me, I'll exclude Bayern Munich from UCL title contender candidate list. I rate this club quite low because Bayern is now coached by an unprofessional coach. This is also kompany's first time to coach a club that plays in the UCL. And he still needs a lot of things to be learned. I'd rather take Barcelona as a potential title contender for the UCL in the upcoming season.
The rumor is that Nico Williams is going there. And if Nico will join in barcelona, and Barcelona is likely entering a candidate as title contender. .

I predict that City and Barcelona will be title contender of UCL. They will do so more than Madrid.

Even if Madrid would be strong and maybe probably still do well because of the qualities of players in that squad, I think ancelotti and entire squad would definitely miss the brains of one of the greatest Mysterio that have ever graced the game with his presence. Toni Kross is an absolute wonder in that Madrid midfield with almost all the passes he provides are 90% accurate and also the center to many assist resulting to goals for this Madrid squad.

Madrid is the king of the UEFA Champions League. They are keeping the squad intact and adding the world's most classy players. Which j can make you say that there is a high possibility that they cannot win the championship next season. You should remember that last season they were not highly appreciated when their squad was still young and the central striker Karim Benzema was missing. But they can still defeat their opponents to win the championship.

In the coming years, I think they will continuously dominate the UEFA Champions League. They found the final piece of the puzzle, Kylian Mbappé. And under the reign of Carlo Ancelotti, I believe it will be difficult for any team to compete with them. I know it's impossible to predict anything in football, but I'm seeing Madrid becoming a team that's difficult to beat.

Every day I come to the thread and Madrid is at the center of discussion and tournament hasn't even started yet. I would love to hear all of you flip your opinions when Madrid doesn't get to win the trophy for the 2024/2025 season. I'm well aware that Madrid has been on fire in the UCL in recent years (yes, they took two trophies from Liverpool in that same time period), but there's still abig possibility that they won't be winning the trophy for the next year. They only managed to win it last time because City, Bayern and even Dortmund came very close but they just missed all their chances otherwise, it would've been a different story.

Keep options open guys.

There will be no significant impact with the departure of Toni Kroos. Real Madrid has many top midfielders now, Ancelotti has many options for the midfielders. Maybe the current players have different play style but their ability and skills are not very far from Toni Kroos. I am sure it won't bring big impact on the tactics or strategy applied by Ancelotti. Even, because of the current midfielders are younger, they can have better physical strength. So we don't need to feel worried about the missing of Toni Kroos in Real Madrid lineup.

No doubt that Real Madrid will be the favorite team in UCL for the next season. Moreover, Real Madrid has a sharp striker now, Mbappe. With Mbappe, we can assume that Real Madrid will be more offensive and scored more goals. They won't rely too much on Vinicius or Rodrygo anymore, they also have Mbappe as a new machine goal. Mbappe even has a better ability when it is about scoring goals.