They made it to the champions league doesn't mean that it's guaranteed they would have a good experience there and besides no team would take them for granted anymore as they are fully aware of their capability and know exactly they are can do. The champions league this season is no joke and another team everyone would be looking to stop would be Madrid as it would be a complete joke to allow them win again in the champions league.
All over Europe the strength that Madrid posses has been a center of attention such that it has become something most teams especially in the champions league would want to contend and possibly denied them of the title but then one thing has been sure and that is in the fact that Madrid still have the strength they have built and any team ready to contend them is definitely not going to find it any funny, it's definitely going to be a tough game for any of these teams. 
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I'm in the same line of thoughts with you even though I cannot also rule out the fact that the big clubs are there to make their efforts too and they are also trained to take the trophy home. Nevertheless, narrowing down the predictions to only the big English or La Liga clubs is not just enough because if we were to follow the same line of thoughts, we would have written off clubs Like Dortmund which actually got to the final position against Madrid in the last season. So, Champions league should be bigger than those thoughts.
Over the past 20 years, not a single Champions League title has gone to a small or even medium-sized club. Only the top teams took part in the division: only 9 clubs received 20 titles. If we take away Real, the situation would look more diversified, but still, the last time a small club took the title was 21 years ago and it was Porto. Therefore, if you look at the situation objectively, in each season it is easy to assume that one of the top will take the title, and given the fact that some clubs are in crisis, for example Barcelona, the choice becomes even smaller.
They made it to the champions league doesn't mean that it's guaranteed they would have a good experience there and besides no team would take them for granted anymore as they are fully aware of their capability and know exactly they are can do. The champions league this season is no joke and another team everyone would be looking to stop would be Madrid as it would be a complete joke to allow them win again in the champions league.
Teams that are the rivals of Real Madrid should have thought about that before they let them sign Mbappe, since now it is entirely possible the Real Madrid enjoys a period of dominance like the one they enjoyed from 2014 to 2018 in which they won 4 out 5 UCL trophies, and yet they did not do it, so I have sincere doubts about the possibility of any team being able to stop them, especially if Real Madrid is at 100% and its players do not suffer any significant injuries. 
We may see this Champions League final fixture a drag between Manchester City and Real Madrid. I know this time they will not be grouped together to face each other before the finals.
The fixture are drawn and we're here to placed my wagering odds and possibly hope for the very best for ourselves and existence in the gambling system to become profitable. The UEFA Champions League have been entertaining from day one and every lover of football have watched and placed high trust on the tournament. Last season was really entertaining, I can't wait to get a piece of thr UEFA Champions League elite clubs next season. The UEFA Champions League is consider to be stationed prime and tough for clubs. 
What you said is very visible in Haaland when Manchester City faces big teams like Real Madrid and others, making it difficult for Haaland to score goals for Manchester City in important matches because he is always tightly guarded by defenders from the opposing team. And to compare Haaland's achievements with those of Ronaldo and Messi, of course Haaland's achievements are still far behind, especially when we talk about trophies, top scores and also several other records.
Here after reading this all I am laughing because you are doing comparison between these three players with Lionel Messi and Ronaldo are having nearly two decades on ground with their best and Haaland is having just started his journey, and he is having nearly 10 to 13 years left in his career with this space we can expect too many trophies and achievements under his belt because he is having enough quality and ability to achieve many milestones in his career.Even now we have too many huge changes and things are going tougher day by day but still we can expect things we will have enough time and performance for these new generation players to give their best and try to reach near these legendary players achievements which they have into their careers.
We may see this Champions League final fixture a drag between Manchester City and Real Madrid. I know this time they will not be grouped together to face each other before the finals.
The Champions League hasn't started yet, how can you say Real Madrid and Man City won't meet before reaching the final? Indeed, most people think that it is better for them to meet in the final because they have almost equal performance so they don't eliminate each other in the quarter-finals or semifinals. That makes the competition very tense if it happens in the final between Man City and Real Madrid, but don't forget about Bayern Munich, the club. This is also still a title contender in the UCL.Not only do we think that Man City and Madrid are the strongest in the UCL, it feels unfair to clubs like Bayern Munich, Milan, Inter Milan and Dortmund which are a club that reached the final last season, we also need to give these clubs the opportunity to provide fierce competition at UCL.
Bayern Munich should first secure their lead in the Germans league before insisting on a spot in the UCL final. For Milan and Inter Milan, just Arsenal can knock them out, they are not in for the big race.
Well, I can say that this competition is going to be very good, not only because of the teams that have been named. I have a lot of faith in Leverkusen. We must also remember that in the Europa League final they lost against an Atalanta team that did not show much in the League, but was forceful enough to beat the best team in Germany so far. We all have faith that Bayern can do better, but they have to do something quickly because time is passing and the competitions are getting tougher. Any team that is now in the UCL can make a difference.
We may see this Champions League final fixture a drag between Manchester City and Real Madrid. I know this time they will not be grouped together to face each other before the finals.
The Champions League hasn't started yet, how can you say Real Madrid and Man City won't meet before reaching the final? Indeed, most people think that it is better for them to meet in the final because they have almost equal performance so they don't eliminate each other in the quarter-finals or semifinals. That makes the competition very tense if it happens in the final between Man City and Real Madrid, but don't forget about Bayern Munich, the club. This is also still a title contender in the UCL.Not only do we think that Man City and Madrid are the strongest in the UCL, it feels unfair to clubs like Bayern Munich, Milan, Inter Milan and Dortmund which are a club that reached the final last season, we also need to give these clubs the opportunity to provide fierce competition at UCL.
Bayern Munich should first secure their lead in the Germans league before insisting on a spot in the UCL final. For Milan and Inter Milan, just Arsenal can knock them out, they are not in for the big race.
Well, I can say that this competition is going to be very good, not only because of the teams that have been named. I have a lot of faith in Leverkusen. We must also remember that in the Europa League final they lost against an Atalanta team that did not show much in the League, but was forceful enough to beat the best team in Germany so far. We all have faith that Bayern can do better, but they have to do something quickly because time is passing and the competitions are getting tougher. Any team that is now in the UCL can make a difference.
the truth is that there will never be such important and influential players in the history of football, I don't think we can repeat such an important dualism, it's difficult but we had the chance to enjoy two champions who could have played in different eras at the same time , it has never happened and I think it will never happen again, but in my opinion Ronaldo remains the better of the two!
It depends on the individual and if people like Ronaldo then of course they will say Ronaldo is the best. Likewise with people who like Lionel Messi then they will automatically say he is the best. For me both are players who have achieved individual and team careers, it's just that Ronaldo doesn't have a World Cup title like Lionel Messi but they are both great players who have ever existed in the modern football era.Now we will see Haaland and Mbappe as the next successors but both of them do not play in the same League. So the comparison like Ronaldo and Lionel Messi might be different and if both of them play in one league then I'm sure both of them will be debated like Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
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Haaland has a very strong physics, and this makes him less flexible like suarez or aguero. The problem is that the team now knows how to stop him. They sent two CBs to guard him. This is also very effective in stopping him because Haaland is not flexible.
I consider Haaland is fast enough. But, flexibility is key to dodging opponents. That's why haaland is playing as a pure striker only.
That's why it's hard to find someone like CR7 at his prime. He is very flexible, strong, and fast.
The answer? Not to turn him into a dancer. He wants smarter coaches. Its about Haaland learning. He must learn to maneuver without the ball and find space when marked. He must acquire instincts.
Physically, Haaland is ideal, but his ability to dribble the ball, take the initiative to create space, and control the ball when dealing with opponents is still very minimal. Therefore without a profitable supply, Haaland will not be able to move at all and will even have difficulty scoring goals. Manchester City is lucky to have De Bruyne, Bernando Silva, Foden and Doku so as a pure striker Haaland just has to wait.
Meanwhile Ronaldo, Suarez, Ibra, Aguero and several senior players who in their prime were able to master various techniques were able to complete their tasks well. Physical quality, ball control or balanced flexibility, so far Haaland has not been able to do that. Maybe he should train harder to develop his individual abilities, because if he only relies on supplies alone he will not be able to develop amidst the competition from today's star players.
We can't currently compare Haaland with any legendary player because this dude is just 23 years old and if anyone want to compare then please go ahead and check these players states at the age of 22 or 23 what were they at this point because this is just started of the career for him and surely in near future as he will be able to have enough experience then we will have things much better and mature with him as well, and he could be having enough things to do all with his own like we have in many other legendary players.Meanwhile Ronaldo, Suarez, Ibra, Aguero and several senior players who in their prime were able to master various techniques were able to complete their tasks well. Physical quality, ball control or balanced flexibility, so far Haaland has not been able to do that. Maybe he should train harder to develop his individual abilities, because if he only relies on supplies alone he will not be able to develop amidst the competition from today's star players.
Now as things are going we will have no quality players like we have in past because technology and technique is having changes, and we are also having serious changes into them as well which are essential so expecting performance like mentioned players is surely not good deal because no player of current era can do things which we have from these players in past day by day we are having things taking changes, and we are losing many ways of developing players which were doing impressive work.
But in this case, you should expect that City will once again be knocked out by some ordinary club and Real won’t even have to strain 
In general, it’s quite sad that everyone began (and probably rightly) to evaluate the Champions League as a tournament for a narrow group of clubs where the favorites are rated as 2.5-4.0. This says a lot about the predictability of the tournament. If I remember correctly, this season the NHL favorite was rated as 7.0. That is, in fact, many clubs had a chance to win and the whole tournament was interesting.
In general, it’s quite sad that everyone began (and probably rightly) to evaluate the Champions League as a tournament for a narrow group of clubs where the favorites are rated as 2.5-4.0. This says a lot about the predictability of the tournament. If I remember correctly, this season the NHL favorite was rated as 7.0. That is, in fact, many clubs had a chance to win and the whole tournament was interesting.
I'm in the same line of thoughts with you even though I cannot also rule out the fact that the big clubs are there to make their efforts too and they are also trained to take the trophy home. Nevertheless, narrowing down the predictions to only the big English or La Liga clubs is not just enough because if we were to follow the same line of thoughts, we would have written off clubs Like Dortmund which actually got to the final position against Madrid in the last season. So, Champions league should be bigger than those thoughts.
Over the past 20 years, not a single Champions League title has gone to a small or even medium-sized club. Only the top teams took part in the division: only 9 clubs received 20 titles. If we take away Real, the situation would look more diversified, but still, the last time a small club took the title was 21 years ago and it was Porto. Therefore, if you look at the situation objectively, in each season it is easy to assume that one of the top will take the title, and given the fact that some clubs are in crisis, for example Barcelona, the choice becomes even smaller.
Real Madrid is only interested in Champions league and that is why you see that is their main focus and they know the right strategy in which they can use to win it most times. This is the reason why they always go for the best players a d coaches so that their chance of winning it will be higher than other clubs.
We may see this Champions League final fixture a drag between Manchester City and Real Madrid. I know this time they will not be grouped together to face each other before the finals.
The Champions League hasn't started yet, how can you say Real Madrid and Man City won't meet before reaching the final? Indeed, most people think that it is better for them to meet in the final because they have almost equal performance so they don't eliminate each other in the quarter-finals or semifinals. That makes the competition very tense if it happens in the final between Man City and Real Madrid, but don't forget about Bayern Munich, the club. This is also still a title contender in the UCL.Not only do we think that Man City and Madrid are the strongest in the UCL, it feels unfair to clubs like Bayern Munich, Milan, Inter Milan and Dortmund which are a club that reached the final last season, we also need to give these clubs the opportunity to provide fierce competition at UCL.
Bayern Munich should first secure their lead in the Germans league before insisting on a spot in the UCL final. For Milan and Inter Milan, just Arsenal can knock them out, they are not in for the big race.
Well, I can say that this competition is going to be very good, not only because of the teams that have been named. I have a lot of faith in Leverkusen. We must also remember that in the Europa League final they lost against an Atalanta team that did not show much in the League, but was forceful enough to beat the best team in Germany so far. We all have faith that Bayern can do better, but they have to do something quickly because time is passing and the competitions are getting tougher. Any team that is now in the UCL can make a difference.
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Bayern Munich allow newly-signed Michael Olise to take part in Paris Olympics for Thierry Henry’s France national team
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French attacking midfielder Michael Olise (22) has put pen to paper over a five-year deal with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich this Sunday, according to a report from L’Equipe. The French outlet even understands that the now-former Crystal Palace player has been allowed by his new club to take part in the Paris Olympic Games football tournament with Thierry Henry’s national team. A welcome news for the former Arsenal legend, who was dealt a cruel blow by Juventus when it transpires the Serie A giants have retained Khéphren Thuram (23).
Source: https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/bayern-munich-allow-newly-signed-michael-olise-to-take-part-in-paris-olympics-for-thierry-henrys-france-national-team/
Example, a team like Arsenal needs a goal scorers like Haaland in order to be at the fore top of the league title. I think if they’ve a striker that can perform well as Haaland does, they can turn things to their advantage in the next season and win the premier league title sooner than anticipated.
Haaland is not always good and productive in scoring goals, just look at important matches such as against strong teams in the UCL or in the EPL, he can't even score goals anymore and it can also be seen that against Madrid he can't do much against Madrid's back line, that's clearly not the case. so good, but Arsenal should look for players who are truly productive and don't have to be similar to Haaland because not only Haaland, many teams have players who are like goal machines when playing against unseeded teams and Haaland also does that when fighting against underdog teams, so according to I don't think Haaland is an example of a player that Arsenal should have, Arteta just needs a player who is really productive and has lots of ideas to get through the back line easily, especially against a strong team. 
But in this case, you should expect that City will once again be knocked out by some ordinary club and Real won’t even have to strain
In general, it’s quite sad that everyone began (and probably rightly) to evaluate the Champions League as a tournament for a narrow group of clubs where the favorites are rated as 2.5-4.0. This says a lot about the predictability of the tournament. If I remember correctly, this season the NHL favorite was rated as 7.0. That is, in fact, many clubs had a chance to win and the whole tournament was interesting.
In general, it’s quite sad that everyone began (and probably rightly) to evaluate the Champions League as a tournament for a narrow group of clubs where the favorites are rated as 2.5-4.0. This says a lot about the predictability of the tournament. If I remember correctly, this season the NHL favorite was rated as 7.0. That is, in fact, many clubs had a chance to win and the whole tournament was interesting.
I'm in the same line of thoughts with you even though I cannot also rule out the fact that the big clubs are there to make their efforts too and they are also trained to take the trophy home. Nevertheless, narrowing down the predictions to only the big English or La Liga clubs is not just enough because if we were to follow the same line of thoughts, we would have written off clubs Like Dortmund which actually got to the final position against Madrid in the last season. So, Champions league should be bigger than those thoughts.
Over the past 20 years, not a single Champions League title has gone to a small or even medium-sized club. Only the top teams took part in the division: only 9 clubs received 20 titles. If we take away Real, the situation would look more diversified, but still, the last time a small club took the title was 21 years ago and it was Porto. Therefore, if you look at the situation objectively, in each season it is easy to assume that one of the top will take the title, and given the fact that some clubs are in crisis, for example Barcelona, the choice becomes even smaller.
There is still plenty of time and opportunity for young players to continue to improve their quality and achievements, so you cannot judge the success of Ronaldo and Messi with current young players who are still in the process of becoming stars. However, I think it is no longer appropriate to compare Ronaldo and Messi with today's young players,because football has also experienced many changes with new rules being implemented. Thus, basically the era has changed and the success of Ronaldo and Messi has become a legend and thus, let today's talented young players continue to develop and there is no need to compare them with Ronaldo and Messi.
Comparison between players and leagues are never been ideal because we all know they are having different conditions and atmosphere with mostly are having too many things different from others and all are having their own negative and positive as well which make them superior in quality and performance now we are heading for the era which is belonged to Mbappé, Haaland and Osimhen which are having time to give their best in coming years and trying to follow their seniors which are now going to be retired in few years after giving their best in this soccer world.We are having too much talk about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi with no end and now this same is going to start again which is surely not ideal so just watching their games and having entertainment through their performance is best deal for all soccer fans.
However Ronaldo has hypnotized football fans with his actions on the pitch, no one can compare to him except Messi. These two players have made the Champions League more interesting, there is no player who can compete with their abilities. Haaland is still very far behind Ronaldo, he cannot contribute like Ronaldo. Haaland is also very often barren in important matches, he seemed to lose his spurs when Manchester City was struggling in the final match, he always missed scoring goals when Manchester City really needed him to contribute to bringing the team he was playing for to victory. Haaland only acts as the spearhead for the club he plays for, but he doesn't have the skills and fast running like Ronaldo.
What you said is very visible in Haaland when Manchester City faces big teams like Real Madrid and others, making it difficult for Haaland to score goals for Manchester City in important matches because he is always tightly guarded by defenders from the opposing team. And to compare Haaland's achievements with those of Ronaldo and Messi, of course Haaland's achievements are still far behind, especially when we talk about trophies, top scores and also several other records.
Talking about Real Madrid, they are a team that is a stumbling block for all teams in the Champions League, because they always have their own way of winning.
Actually Real Madrid didn't always win UCL in every season. They also experienced losses and failed to win UCL trophy. But they become very superior if they reach the final round. That's why Guardiola stated that to beat Real Madrid shouldn't be in the final, beat them before they reach the final round.I usually have this type of thought in me that Real Madrid can only not win the champions league trophy until they are eliminated from the competition. It does not always look easy to eliminate them but it does happen and has happened several times for all those seasons they didn’t win the champions league trophy. What I notice more with them is that, if you want to win them, don’t wait till finals because they’re always at their best in the champions league finals and have only lost few times in the finals for all the times they’ve made it there. So eliminate them before reaching the final if you want to stand a chance to win the champions league trophy.
Since his move to Manchester City, Haalaand was immediately able to adapt well to the Manchester City game and even in the first and second season he ended the season with the championship and also the status as top scorer, Haaland sharpness in scoring goals is no longer in doubt, but as you said, he is still still has weaknesses at the moment, Haaland has accuracy and speed in executing opportunities to become goals and he even knows enough where to stand when his teammate gives an accurate pass in a match, but like you say, Haaland is often invisible when he has to face big team and it is even difficult to escape when they are closely guarded by a tough defender.
Every player has their weakness and the fact that Haaland cannot perform well when he’s facing a big team does not make him less of a striker to be dependent on. We only have few big teams that he has to face in every season, if he can always achieve a success rate of 80% in the total match of the week when compared to the number of smaller teams is still a good one.
The agility, speed, accuracy and the one touch to goal he always does have placed him above so many big strikers in Europe. He is what some teams are lacking in their team and if he joins such teams, they’ll come out excellently well in the league results.
Example, a team like Arsenal needs a goal scorers like Haaland in order to be at the fore top of the league title. I think if they’ve a striker that can perform well as Haaland does, they can turn things to their advantage in the next season and win the premier league title sooner than anticipated.
However Ronaldo has hypnotized football fans with his actions on the pitch, no one can compare to him except Messi. These two players have made the Champions League more interesting, there is no player who can compete with their abilities. Haaland is still very far behind Ronaldo, he cannot contribute like Ronaldo. Haaland is also very often barren in important matches, he seemed to lose his spurs when Manchester City was struggling in the final match, he always missed scoring goals when Manchester City really needed him to contribute to bringing the team he was playing for to victory. Haaland only acts as the spearhead for the club he plays for, but he doesn't have the skills and fast running like Ronaldo.
What you said is very visible in Haaland when Manchester City faces big teams like Real Madrid and others, making it difficult for Haaland to score goals for Manchester City in important matches because he is always tightly guarded by defenders from the opposing team. And to compare Haaland's achievements with those of Ronaldo and Messi, of course Haaland's achievements are still far behind, especially when we talk about trophies, top scores and also several other records.There is still plenty of time and opportunity for young players to continue to improve their quality and achievements, so you cannot judge the success of Ronaldo and Messi with current young players who are still in the process of becoming stars. However, I think it is no longer appropriate to compare Ronaldo and Messi with today's young players,because football has also experienced many changes with new rules being implemented. Thus, basically the era has changed and the success of Ronaldo and Messi has become a legend and thus, let today's talented young players continue to develop and there is no need to compare them with Ronaldo and Messi.
Physically, Haaland is ideal, but his ability to dribble the ball, take the initiative to create space, and control the ball when dealing with opponents is still very minimal. Therefore without a profitable supply, Haaland will not be able to move at all and will even have difficulty scoring goals. Manchester City is lucky to have De Bruyne, Bernando Silva, Foden and Doku so as a pure striker Haaland just has to wait.
Meanwhile Ronaldo, Suarez, Ibra, Aguero and several senior players who in their prime were able to master various techniques were able to complete their tasks well. Physical quality, ball control or balanced flexibility, so far Haaland has not been able to do that. Maybe he should train harder to develop his individual abilities, because if he only relies on supplies alone he will not be able to develop amidst the competition from today's star players.
I don't think we can expect a perfect striker to continue to exist nowadays, Haalaand is one of the strikers who does have quite a high goal scoring instinct but he still has shortcomings which should give other players the opportunity to stop him, if only he had ideal physique like ibra and supported by a pretty good dribble like messi and able to have the speed and ability to avoid the opponent control like ronaldo, of course now we will see he will be unstoppable and make him the only one worthy of winning the ballon d'or, but I think, we still must to be realistic if Haalaand is just an ordinary human being who has strengths and weaknesses in his performance so far.Meanwhile Ronaldo, Suarez, Ibra, Aguero and several senior players who in their prime were able to master various techniques were able to complete their tasks well. Physical quality, ball control or balanced flexibility, so far Haaland has not been able to do that. Maybe he should train harder to develop his individual abilities, because if he only relies on supplies alone he will not be able to develop amidst the competition from today's star players.
I think Manchester City is more than just Haalaand at the moment and we have to admit that all this time Manchester City lack of Haalaand has actually been covered well by other Manchester City players, I'm quite sure that before recruiting Haalaand of course Guardiola already knew all the weaknesses Haalaand have, but he still recruited Haalaand because Guardiola knew that Haalaand advantages as a striker were greater than the shortcomings he had so far.
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