Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 20. (Read 34790 times)

The Arsenal game vs Atlanta wasn't a surprising thing to me, though I know how good arsenal has been for sometime now. The Truth is that, if you happen to support any English team, you will prefer to face teams from other leagues than Serie A teams. Serie A teams are totally built different when it comes to European football, so that was what literally limit the play of the arsenal team. One funny thing about serie A team is that, they can be having a very bad season in their league, but when it comes to European competition, you always find them active. I didn't watch the arsenal game much because it was kind of boring. Atalanta really dominated. And I think what I like about that Atalanta side is their attack and defense. The three attackers clearly understand what to do. Their positioning was very threatening to the arsenal defense. And I think we should appreciate David Raya for making that fantastic save when they needed him the most. The current arsenal team should better learn how to cope and play without their captain Odegaard. I have noticed Jorginho's shaky feet in the past 2 games now. He needs to show some courage as the current leader of the team.


I was in shock as well. Yesterday's game didn't meet expectation. No matter how good a team is, winning a game with a red card is a 50-50 chance. Though I didn't watch the game, but I already knew that the red card will definitely change the result I was expecting. I was even surprised when my app notified me that barce had equalize  around the 30th minute, but it's unfortunate that they lose the game. Best of luck to them next time. I think all teams still have about 7 game to play in this group stage, so there is still chance.

Damn looking over the table and over the results of week 1 I can only say how BAD this extension was!!
I mean seriously, we will see a lot more of those blowout wins, believe me.
Who needs 2 teams from Croatia, 2 teams from Austria, 4 teams from France and so on.

Too many teams that just don't belong and make the whole league a joke. It's called champions league, not everybody can join league. Some of the teams never in their history have been the champion in the domestic league and here they are, playing with the big guys.
That just shows yet again how broken UEFA as well as FIFA is. Money money money, more games, more teams, more money. What a boring contest this has become!

Yes, of course this is a good step for Xabi Alonso's troops and of course this will definitely make Leverkusen more confident in facing the next match in the Champions League, but it is indeed an exciting match because it is clear that Feyenoord is really not performing well and In terms of mentality, I also see that Leverkusen is superior to Feyenoord, but it's really a shame because even though Feyenoord scored a goal, it's a shame because the goal was invalid because it was offside. and yes, the Leverkusen goalkeeper's mistake was of course an additional bonus goal for Leverkusen and of course this was very profitable for Xabi Alonso's troops.

yes, it is true that it will definitely be increasingly frustrating for the Feyenoord players because it is difficult for them to score goals and win the match because if you measure your strength it is certainly very difficult for Feyenoord to compete with Leverkusen and of course Brian Priske must really improve Feyenoord because of course Feyenoord is still there is hope to rise again.

In the UCL, the competition is of course very tight and of course we'll see what happens later, but what is clear is that I personally also predict that Xabi Alonso's squad will have the potential to become a dark horse and of course will compete closely with strong teams like the ones you mentioned. Yes, this is the start of the season and what is certain is that there is still a long way to go for all teams and what is certain is that Xabi Alonso must really be able to increase Leverkusen's strength because of course becoming UCL champions is not easy. But yes, of course we deserve to congratulate Leverkusen because in their first match in the UCL this season Leverkusen appeared very impressive.

Barcelona's loss against AS Monaco was truly incredible and a shocker. AS Monaco is a normal team compared to Barcelona, but they won the match with a great chance.  Barcelona's Eric Garcia commits a shocking foul ten minutes into the game, causing the referee to send him off with a red card. When a Barcelona team player was sent off after receiving a red card, the opposition team took advantage of this opportunity to launch a strong attack and successfully scored a goal. AS Monaco only managed a goal on 16 minutes, although Lamine Yamal equalized for Barcelona on 28 minutes. After a great attack later, Barcelona scored another goal in the 71st minute and AS Monaco won with that goal, which was a surprise.

The problem is that the mistakes they made were fatal and also there is still a lot of time, it will clearly destroy their mentality. Because they have to play for 80 minutes in normal time with 10 players, it will be very difficult for them, because fatigue will definitely be felt more when facing 11 opposing players.
I think Hansi Flick will be furious in the dressing room with the mistakes made by his team. This is a bad result when the first match in the Champions League has to end in defeat, because they have to work even harder to be able to qualify for the next round.

AC Milan is not in a good condition so they have to swallow a bitter pill in this match by feeling defeated by their guest Liverpool. From 4 matches they only won in the last match when they hosted Venezia which is a promoted team this season.
I think AC Milan is too hasty in deciding to change their coach, even though last season Stefabo Pioli played quite well and I think he still deserves to be in the AC Milan coaching chair.
The latest news I heard is that AC Milan is considering firing Fonsesca. I hope they can find a decision that can bring them better, either by retaining Fonsesca or firing him.

Why blaming Eric in this case? It was entirely Ter Stegen fault because he didn't pass the ball when Garcia was coming towards him but passed the ball when he was retreating back to midfield. By the way, he didn't foul the player deliberately, he was just trying to fight for the ball. I don't think he deserves all the blame because he was actually playing the ball not knowing that the opponent player had a better advantage over him. Stegen made the silly mistake and should be responsible for it.

 After the red card, Stegen still made risky passes that could have led to goal again more than three times. Hansi Flick should better call him to order else he will continue to cost Barcelona important games. He's used to it and that's one reason I dislike him. He had many options but he opted to pass the ball to someone surrounded by opponent players.

The match between Atalanta and Arsenal out our expectations in the match, from the beginning of the match I hoped to see an impressive match and full of high intensity but in fact both teams are more inclined to play carefully in the match, we known so far Arsenal is a team that plays attractively in attack but absent Odegaard seems to haveindeed lowered their speed in the attack, there are not many chances and shots on target that are created actually make the match very boring in my opinion, Arsenal are very lucky  because have Raya as their goalkeeper and he can again and again save Arsenal from defeat after successfully making a fantastic save from Retegui penalty kick, I think the reflexes and also the toughness possessed by Raya that made him able to seize the position of Arsenal main goalkeeper so far from Ramsdale.

By the way, let's say in the last 7 seasons, only Liverpool won a title in Premier League, the only club could do it in England and in some seasons, Liverpool challenged Manchester City seriously too.

Klopp's announcement to leave Liverpool last season is a big shock and it caused a lot of worry on results of the club when a new man appointed as their head coach. So far, Slott has been showing his management ability very well in Liverpool and almost eliminated all fear about him.

Slott is not too familiar with Premier League after moving to England recent months and he has many things to learn there, but with time, he will do his job better. Liverpool fans are actually very happy with this new head coach who brings a lot of positive signals, good performances and a lot of hope. After Klopp era, Liverpool jumps to a new era with Slot, and it is a very promising era.

Barcelona still always relies on Ter Stegen as their last line of defense, because his team is also often saved by him but in this match he really made a fatal mistake that resulted in Eric Garcia getting a red card for his stupid mistake. From this mistake Ter Stegen must take this as a lesson in the future, as a goalkeeper also has a big responsibility not only when guarding the goal but when helping the attack from below he must have a high IQ and must be serious in the next match.

The red card in the 10th minute was crazy and Barcelona was still lucky they only lost by one goal. Playing football for 80 minutes with fewer players is very difficult, especially Monaco is a strong team, of course it will overwhelm Barcelona. From this match we can also say that Monaco has traumatized Barcelona after previously Monaco won 3-0 and now Monaco won 2-1. For Barcelona, ​​​​especially Flick, they must make this defeat a strong reason for them to immediately rise in the next match and fatal mistakes like this are not repeated.

Fonseca did not live up to expectations, the start of the season was a failure both in Serie A and in the Champions League, Slot is probably using what Klopp has created for now, his personal results will be judged a little later, but for now Liverpool are holding up well. Arsenal are again playing too boringly in the Champions League and mainly focus on defense, I think the reason is the strategy that Artate chooses for these matches. And the most unexpected result was Barcelona's defeat, of course, the reason for this is Garcia's red card at the beginning of the match, although in my opinion this is a controversial decision by the referee, in this case a yellow card was enough.

3 points on the opening day helped Monaco have a smooth start in this season's Champions League.
Monaco "deserved to win" after teenager Ilenikhena scored the decisive goal in the second half. Monaco has many quick players which made it difficult for Barcelona to defend. They deserved 2-1 in this match.

Despite playing brilliantly with a perfect record in La Liga, Barcelona unexpectedly suffered a shock when they lost 1-2 to Monaco. Hansi Flick can argue that losing men early on, and not being able to use many of his best players due to injuries, caused Barcelona's troubles. But what is important now is that Hansi Flick must seriously analyze, draw lessons, and from there come up with effective solutions for change. Barcelona will have to quickly regain their spirits to prepare for the next challenges this season. This will be a lesson for Hansi Flick's young players. In the next match, Barcelona have the opportunity to win all 3 points when they only have to face Young Boys.

Of the 4 matches only 1 is very disappointing. The disappointment came to Ter Stegen carelessness who was not focused actually giving the ball towards Garcia which was in an unsafe condition. So that the carelessness makes Barcelona have to appear 10 players and make a sad defeat in Barcelona first match.
I am very sure if Barcelona can actually win in the match because of the very good attacking performance and Lamine Yamal who made a full contribution. But all that was in vain if Barcelona defense had to be weak when he lost 1 player.
Looks like Hansi Flick has to put pressure on the goalkeeper.

Liverpool has had good times with Slot so far. When Klopp left Liverpool, there were things none could fill his place because Klopp was performing well and getting perfect results in this team. But once Slot joined there, he tried to do his best, and now the fans won't fill Klopp's empty place in Liverpool anymore.
Last night, Liverpool performed well against AC Milan, but regardless of Liverpool's performance, we should not forget that AC Milan is not in good form. After they fired Pioli, they couldn't perform well anymore with their new coach, Paulo Fonseca.

 

Due to the silly mistakes made by the lower players, some of the Barcelona players' mentality collapsed, which affected the team's balance. So this is the first match in the Champions League phase for Flick with Barcelona and the defeat really should be a whip for him to immediately improve the team's condition. The journey is still very long and I am still sure that Barcelona will be able to survive and advance to the next phase.

Anybody complaining about the result that Arsenal got from yesterday game don't really understand how lucky Arsenal were to even got a point from that match. Atalanta is not just a small, they are the reigning Champions of the Europa league. A competition that is equivalent to the champions league. Besides Arsenal were playing away from home. Arsenal fans should be grateful that they got something there. Moreover they have a big game coming up this weekend and it won't be nice if they got their players injured. This Atalanta side would have won the game if not for David Raya. For me the result Arsenal got is not a bad one. There are still many games coming up in the champions league and Arsenal will have the chance to make things right in their subsequent games. If not for Raya it would have been a loss for Arsenal and Arteta is grateful for the draw.

Barcelona tried hard enough to draw this match, but whenever Barcelona tried hard enough to attack again, the home team scored another goal. However, being one player short, Barcelona put a lot of pressure on their defenders, and the defenders failed to defend properly. The most pressure on the Barcelona team was due to the fact that midfield players were sent off after receiving red cards. And in this match, the goalkeeper of the Barcelona team was put under a lot of pressure, and the opposite team, Monaco, made a total of 18 attacks, and these attacks were the most difficult. And with a huge gap between the games, those who bet on the Barcelona side suffered the biggest losses.

Damn, Arsenal played badly in the match against Atalanta and in this match it was seen that Atalanta dominated the game to have possession of the ball and attacking play that was superior to Arsenal.
Previously Arsenal played well when playing away against Tottenham but today they played away against Atalanta and could not be like when they met Tottenham, on the other hand Atalanta did not perform so well in Serie-A at the beginning of this season.
Barcelona also played badly against Monaco, Monaco won with 2 goal advantage and Barcelona was only able to score 1 goal, only Atletico Madrid managed to win in today match which I chose as betting option.

After all Arsenal are not a candidate that I think has the potential to win the Champions League trophy, so I wouldn't expect too much because what we are talking about is their performance against Atalanta, far from perfect and feeling dissatisfied is certainly very natural for Arsenal fans, but the remaining 7 matches might make you feel dissatisfied again and again.


Because there are still 7 matches left, anything can happen it is possible if Inter, Manchester City and Arsenal are able to sweep all the competitions in front of them. And for clubs that have won 3 points in the opening match still do not feel safe in their current position. For now, sharing the points might be better than losing badly.

It's very sad and regrettable that most players have fail to learn that as long as it's the game of football, one stupid decision or mistake made by an individual will come with a cost and bring the whole team down, this is the same mistakes that took Barcelona out of the uefa champions league last season, and it has happen again in no distance time, that shows that they have not learned  from their past mistakes, and this was the major cost of their losing last night.

Then as for the game between arsenal vs Atalanta, to be sincere, arsenal got the best result they can because it was a game they would have lost, we all know that injuries is playing a major role in limiting the full strength of this arsenal side, but I don't think getting a draw in Italy is a bad result, because Atalanta is a very strong side, not a push over as most people think, we should not forget in a hurry that they are still the current champions of the uefa Europa league, so I wasn't really surprised by the final outcome of the game.

I'll tell you more... Why would a team need a goalkeeper who can't play with his feet? It's complete nonsense. Was he really only hired for the ability to hit the ball with his hands? You know the answer to that question yourself.

As far as I know, goalkeepers now play with their feet no worse than the main players on the team. Just give them a chance to show themselves. I remember several such matches where the goalkeeper played instead of the main striker and the result exceeded all expectations.