Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 211. (Read 58521 times)

I've seen this, and I'm also a little worried. This is between Madrid playing effectively or indeed they lose possession. It seems that the injuries of the Madrid players make it a little difficult for them to do that. Madrid during the UCL attacked more with the individual strength of the players. In fact, I was quite amazed for Endrick. Endrick dared to take a long kick, if it wasn't a goal then I think Endrick would have been marked as a Selfish player. But Endrick was a little lucky, because the goalkeeper was also not very good and became a goal.

It's indeed a very hard match to predict since Monaco hasn't played in champions league for such a long period of time but I think they are going to pose a very big threat to Barcelona based on their current form in their domestic league where they haven't lost any game with less goals conceded so I expect them to give Barcelona a run for their money when they host Barcelona at home. On the other hand Barcelona seem to be the more experienced side here after being knocked out of the quarter final of the champions league by another french side PSG who also won yesterday, I think Barcelona are in a very exceptional form this season after winning all their la Liga matches especially after beating Girona away from home, I think that would be the advantage they have because they seem like a team that can win anywhere whether home or away which makes this match very interesting and most anticipating.

Yes, Real Madrid got off to a good start to this tournament by winning the first match of the UEFA Champions League. We've seen it many times before, with Real Madrid playing more attacking football in the second half than they did in the first half. I think the full 90 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu is too long. However, in this match, I like German defender Rudiger's goal with his head. With a shot taken from the corner  VfB Stuttgart put the ball in the club's net and gave his club Real Madrid a 2-1 lead.

After this goal from the corner we thought maybe Real Madrid would win this match with two goals until the last minute but after 90 minutes Endrick scored with a spectacular shot. His goal will be a source of satisfaction for many Brazilian fans as he is credited with scoring this goal from outside the D box.

Glad i was not taking a bet on City last night. I thought that they would be winning with a narrow score, but my feeling told me not to put it on my parlay. It helps me to avoid losing my parlay, and lucky me.

About the game, there was no goal last night. But, they and Intermilan played well. However, I couldn't deny the game was quite boring. Inter Milan always played defensively. But i could fully understand it.



And i think they were just unlucky. They have very good expected goals compared to the Intermilan. They had a fair bit of chances, but they lacked the finishing touch. Inter defended really well, props to them.

Normally Inter should have won yesterday as they had the best and most clamorous chances of the game although City had more chances than them yet not as clamorous as Inter. This new format if I understood it correctly it is different from group stages as teams will always play against different teams and not in a fixed format like playing games against the same team at least twice which is not intuitive. The only good thing out of this new format is that we get more football action as Champions extend up to Thursday.

I'm not surprise about the outcome of Manchester City vs Inter Milan because we had similar outcome like this in last season, Inter Milan was very tough for Manchester City that is was why they failed in winning the league. The outcome of the game this time again have proce that Inter Milan is a tough team Manchester City can't toy with it. Before now the only threat to Manchester was Real Madrid but now we have Inter Milan in the equation.  The Champions league won't be easy for Manchester City this season again because they have strong rivals that may be very difficult to defeat.

Yep , City is indeed a big club with super important players and I agree with LFC regarding City.

However ,I must also agree with him on this one because as an United fan , I was happy too to see them making a draw and losing points on 1st UCL game. I can also say that if Inter had a bit more luck last night they could have won that game and take 3 mega points away from City. 

I personally also didn't think that Manchester City could draw against Inter Milan and none of the Manchester City players scored a goal even though the opportunity to score a goal was always there for Manchester City, and to be honest, I personally also bet in that match for Manchester City to win. . But if you look at the quality of Manchester City and Inter Milan, of course it is normal that the match between Inter Milan and Manchester City was a draw because there is no doubt that they both have good strength. but yes, for those who bet, a draw will certainly make them happy. But yes, it's a shame that I personally also lost the bet because I thought that Manchester City would win.

but yes, I am also amazed by the Inter Milan defenders. Yes, it is clear that it is very difficult for Manchester City's attacking players to score goals and I also see that, like De Bruyne and Haaland, they find it very difficult to make accurate kicks so it is very difficult for Manchester City. to score goals.

Yes, of course, however, of course we deserve to congratulate Inter Milan and I also want to congratulate Manchester City because of course in this match each team played well and optimally. and of course getting 1 point each is also a good thing and of course I see that these two teams have good potential and can win the match they will each play in the next match.

I know how strong Inter are when it comes to defending. We saw it in the 22/23 Champions League finale as well if you remember. However I was still expecting a win by Manchester City. They caused my bet to lose... 

Probably nearly the whole world lost because of them last night.    Because there wasn't even a single goal at the end. I can imagine how many people bet on over 2.5 goals especially. Or BTTS.

PSG also struggled to score despite dominating the game hard against Girona home. But the own goal in the 90th minute devastated Girona. PSG and Manchester City both need more improvement with their finishing here.

City is stronger, it was well seen in the game, but I also think that betting against Inter is not an easy decision. Last night Inter was lucky to keep their goal without a goal, I say lucky because City had many chances to score a goal, but Inter's defense did not allow them to shoot on goal often, that's what saved them, out of 23 shots on goal, City had only 5 shots on target. Today I want to watch Atletico - Leipzig, it seems to me that both teams are in great shape now.

Inzaghi did not keep Martinez in his squad because Martinez is not in good form. In the first three matches we did not see a better performance from Martinez. This is why we haven't seen Martinez in Inter Milan's starting XI. If Martinez is in good form, we would certainly see Martinez in Inter Milan's squad. Because Inzaghi will certainly give more importance to the Champions League match than the Serie A match. It would have been even more creditable to Inzaghi if Inter Milan had somehow managed to win against Manchester City.

I don't think Manchester City made any tactical mistakes in this match. Manchester City players played well enough we have to admit that. But the opponent Inter Milan also played very well. This is why Manchester City is not able to win.

Inter and City decided to save their strengths and players before the games in their championships. Inter will face Milan soon and City will play next game against Arsenal, so Inzaghi did not even put Lautaro, Mkhitaryan and Pavar in the lineup, while Pep Guardiola on the contrary remembered that he has Jack Grealish in the lineup and released him in this match.
Now the Champions League format allows the teams to better prepare for the games in their respective championships.

Inter Milan played a defensive game? That's not true because if you really pay attention to that game and analysis you'll discover that inter overpass Man city right from first half and they even have more goal on target than Manchester city. It was towards the end of second half they started defending. Sincerely speaking, Intermilan was the better team overall and deserved to win to some extent because they attacked and counter attack in every chances they got but unfortunately, they missed some really good scoring chances.

I think it's time we realized that Manchester city of today is not the same as the city we have in 2022 back then when they were really hungry for the UCL tittle. And yes, I will have to agree with you on Haaland ghosting himself in important matches. City really had a poor finishing yesterday and that's why people assumed Intermilan played a defensive game. By the way, the game was entertaining!

And at least we can get 3 points to be a little ahead of Man City today. Liverpool played full of ambition to start the Champions League again with a satisfying result. To be honest, after we beat Milan, there is one more big match that will be Arne Slot focus to get the next 3 points against Bologna. But before that, Arne Slot task this weekend is to steal 3 points to seize the Premier League standings so that the gap is not too far from Man City.

Match Day 2 of the Champions League was not as exciting as the first day, I think Man City will do well to get 3 points but it is undeniable that Inter has a way to overcome the aggressive attacks built by Pep Guardiola. In terms of ball possession they are indeed advantageous but when entering Inter defense area how difficult it is to make Sommer give up many times the shots thrown did not become goals.

So far, Barcelona and Monaco have no history of meetings, both of them actually competed against each other in the Joan Gamper game about a month ago and Monaco managed to beat Barcelona with a score of 3-0. Monaco current strength is very difficult to predict because they have not qualified for the Champions League for a long time, but they are unbeaten in Ligue 1 and have only conceded one goal in four matches, the impressive results achieved in Ligue 1 indicate that this team cannot be underestimated.
Barcelona will be without Dani Olmo for this game due to an injury he sustained in the win at Girona, Ferran Torres or Ansu Fati likely to replace him. If Barcelona plays like in the last five matches with attacking football, the chances of winning are quite open.

This is not the best result that I was expecting to see last night from Manchester City because they have had a better start this season not like Inter Milan who didn't start this season in a good form considering the number of matches they have played in their domestic league and the points they have gathered from there. The first half of the game was very boring because there was no signs of goal and Manchester City weren't playing like a team that wanted to win the game so the entertainment part of it wasn't found, coming to the second half when the game was supposed to get more tough Inter Milan was able to play a very solid defense without collecting a single card.

Pep Guardiola will be disappointed at his boys for not registering a goal not minding the team they played against but for the Inter Milan team I believe Inzagni should be happy of course it is not easy to record a draw against a team like Manchester City from away.

My prediction regarding this match is correct. My guess was that we will not see many goals in the match and the match is more likely to be a draw. And the result of the match is a goalless draw. Neither team can score in this match. But the match was very competitive.

It was Manchester City's home match. However, it cannot be said that the match was dominated by Manchester City players. The performance of the players of both the teams was excellent. At the same time, I would say that the goalkeepers of both teams played the best in this match. Both Sommer and Ederson performed brilliantly in the match. This is why we don't see any goals in this match. But both teams tried their best to score.

The Monaco vs Barcelona match look very interesting to be played as away win. Looking at Barcelona current form they are actually doing well and this season Barcelona would want to make a statement that they are capable of winning this trophy by winning at Monaco. Monaco are not really playing that we'll in their league currently. I expect this match to be strong but I'm giving Barcelona the upper hand to win this match. Atalanta and Arsenal are going to play both team score. Atalanta is very strong at home and Arsenal are going to be without Martin Odegaard, and we know how important this player is to Arsenal midfield. It's difficult to actually predict who will win this match. But both team scoring in this match is very much likely to happen.

I knew this was going to be a very tough match for both teams, thought it not as entertaining as we want not just because goals weren't scored but little goal scoring chance was created. I think if you can build your low block very well against city it definitely going to be hard for them to score.

Well all credit goes to Yann Simmer who made some great saves to keep his side alive, he was The star player of the match, well maybe because Halland barely had a chance. To be honest inter defended very well and I Guadiola need to find a way to beat low block teams because I know Arsenal are going to do the same by weekend.

No doubt that every title is important and since Pep has won the league title more than he has done the champions league, he'd opt for winning it more but then, you'd agree that it's more easier for them in the league since they play these opponents all season long than those opponents in the champions league that they meet once or twice in a year. Besides, it was Pep Guardiola that attested that winning the league is more better than the champions league.
It will indeed be crucial as both sides would be looking to best the other and as for city who didn't win the Gunners last season, they will try to reinforce to ensure they don't repeat the same mistakes and for the Gunners, I think Arteta is getting better at hitting Guardiola where it hurts the most.
 I'm not bothered about the absence of the likes Martin Odegarrd or Declan Rice (the latter being likely to start for the Gunners since he's served his one match ban) because they've got Nathan Ake out too for injury and KDB may also be absent so it's not going to be much of a challenge.