Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 232. (Read 37168 times)

I love it when clubs become very competitive the more it shows that they are actually fulfilling what they are been paid for, because a lot of clubs are trying their best spending money on players and they are not getting results and instead of selling the player they will rather sack the coach sometimes i feel the players are more valuable than even the coach they don't sack players the highest they can do is to sell players but the moment the management is not getting results from the club the next thing they will do is to sack the coach and the club that have falling victim of sacking coaches is Chelsea i hope when they get a new coach they will get what they want. Manchester city are always prepared and will do what is best for them,  arsenal will not go anywhere they might cross the group stage but their is nothing longer for them. it will take arsenal a longer period to get to a convincing point that they will win the champions league. before you know it the champions league have started and this will be the best champions league to have experienced just watch and see because i even feel this battle is going to be between real Madrid and Manchester city this time around.

Always wanting to achieve high achievements, that's what I see from a team's supporters, so that when they don't get what they want, they will be a little disappointed even though they get the domestic league title.
I think they also have to be well aware that in the Champions League everything becomes more difficult. They also just won their first title last season after trying for years. and even Paris Saint Germain, who regularly plays in the Champions League, also finds it very difficult to get, Atletico Madrid also feels the same way.
However, this is very natural because as I said before it will be more prestigious if they succeed in retaining the Champions League title. But it's not easy, only Real Madrid fans in my opinion know what it's like to be the "masters" of the Champions League.

Next season, UCL will implement a new format that is very different from what we have known so far. This format will place the 36 participants who qualify into just one group and each team will compete eight times. So this will not be the same as a league match where each team has to compete against each other.

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But with this rule I think every big club like City or Real Madrid will not face any problems and challenges. It is claimed that a format like this will make the match more competitive and each team will have the same opportunity to qualify for the round of 16. And there will no longer be the hardest group and the easiest group in UCL.

All teams certainly want the best results, but this must also be balanced with their financial strength, where player prices are currently starting to become unreasonable. For big teams, of course they don't have any problems in that regard and they can easily strengthen the depth of their squad. But it also won't run well if you don't have good management.

However, it seems that small teams will still have difficulty competing in the Champions League and again they will be like a minority in big championships. If we talk about Manchester City with their current squad, they are actually still very strong, but sometimes that's not enough if you want to compete for the title again and at least Pep Guardiola knows what his team will need in the future.

I feel like we should not really believe everything we read online. I feel like they may not be great close friends, but I also think that nobody acted unprofessionally towards each other neither. Mbappe didn't like the fact that someone who was a bigger star than him joined the team, and as someone who grew up loving Ronaldo, he hated that it was even Messi, like if it was Ronaldo then maybe he could have been fine, but this was his rival, Messi.

So I do understand why he may not enjoy that moment, and I understand PSG did it without really asking Mbappe, because why should they, they don't have to ask a player on who to buy. But I also understand why a player could be upset about it, but I also believe he did not acted on it and moved on with his job.

The fans are not grateful with EPL title, and who told them that City can win it again. It was by luck that City used to win it last year for the first time in history. City is in their best form but they are not improving the form. They are stagnant and if Pep leaves that is when the fans will know that Pep is the best coach they had.

Next season will also be a difficult one for City in the Champions League, they should just hope not to meet  Real Madrid early like this past season, if not they will not go far, because Real Madrid squad is deadly currently with Mbappe.

Well this is a common thing as I believe every season the teams do prepare for the next one ahead so I believe there  is no special thing about this. The moment the seasons end every team will try as hard and possible as they can to actually make their team stronger and that's what all the teams are doing now, well for Manchester city the market is not yet over so am still open to see a new addition to their squad.

The next season champion league tournament will be a very tough one then this season due how so many clubs are prepare for the next coming season, apart from the Manchester city there so much teams that are are going to be tough as you mentioned them earlier expecially, a team like arsenal I'm expecting a good outcome from them. Because since there able to win the champion league this season; they want dominate the entire next coming season, and in my view arsenal can make that happen with how they improve their performance better, But nevertheless let us be wait and see what can actually happen in UEFA Champions league we can't make an early predict.

However, it cannot be denied that Barcelona without Messi will not have much to say on the European stage, whether it is necessary or not, but that is how it is. It cannot be denied that Messi is a differentiating figure on and off the field, and this cannot be denied. Like it or not, like it or not, this is how Barcelona without Lionel Messi finds it increasingly difficult to compete in the UCL League. As a result of Barcelona's mistake of relying too much on one player, that player was bigger than the club. Very different from Real Madrid, even though Ronaldo is no longer at Real Madrid, they are still a team that opponents fear.

Barcelona currently needs time to recover from its downturn, especially with a new coach and financial problems. Of course, Barcelona in the UCL League next season is considered not to be the favorite in the race for the title. I will prioritize Real Madrid and Man City in the fight for the UCL title next season because these two teams have very good squads compared to other teams and have great coaches.

In my opinion, Lionel Messi was managing the team like a maestro. He meant a lot to Barcelona and I didn't believe they would send Messi off the team. Messi was their idol. I believed that he would stay in the Catalans until he retired, but I was wrong. If Messi leaves Barcelona and Ronaldo leaves Real Madrid, we cannot say that any team player will definitely stay in a team for the long term.

When Messi left Barcelona, they did won the laliga league title for last year under Xavi , so messi wasn't their problem, they didn't win Champions league for over 3 years when Messi was still in the club before he left for psg.
I think this year flop was due to injuries of their key players even the ones that were playing just recovered from injuries so it was an injury  season for the team not to mention of their financial problem to bring in good players... I think Messi was never their problem...just that Messi was a feared name in Barca whenever they face any opponent 

The presence of Real Madrid should not always be forgotten because only them can stand as a threat to any club that is hoping to win the champions league trophy next season. Pep Guardiola have done very well for Manchester City and the height they’ve gotten to now was only achieved by his brilliancy in managing the team. Leaving the club now is not the right time because a lot are already envisioning Manchester City to be the next champions of the UCL. He will want to take another challenge but should have informed the club earlier whenever he is ready to take on another challenge and not just leaving at a time they expect him to triumph them to success once more.


This is not a time for blame games and Messi should not be seen as the main problem in the club. Only Messi cannot do it alone and needs the collective support and efforts of other players in order for the team to succeed. Messi was just a pivotal player in the midst and can change the game but when he tries and the rest of the squad cannot add their own effort, his own effort becomes useless and the whole team will fail again and again.

There were many things that made PSG fail to win the UCL title even though it was filled with star players such as Neymar, Mbappe and Messi. If there is no unity then it is difficult to win in football. Teamwork is really needed to achieve success and at that time PSG didn't have it, plus they didn't have a coach who was firm in managing their star players. Indeed, in a team that contains many star players, it is very difficult to manage, only certain coaches can compensate for the selfishness of players like this and the only club that can compensate for this is Real Madrid because they have proven it, there are many star players but these players are not bigger from the club. If you cannot manage star players, of course there will be internal problems and this also happened to PSG between Messi and Mbappe, so it is not surprising that PSG at that time failed to win the UCL title.

However, with Mbappe's move to Real Madrid, it can be predicted that the team that will win the next UCL trophy will definitely be Real Madrid again. Because it must be admitted that this season Real Madrid only lacks the goal thirst sticker, it is proven that this season Real Madrid is lacking in terms of scoring goals. With the presence of Mbappe, Real Madrid is predicted to be productive in scoring goals next season.

In the level of Real Madrid, I can only put Manchester city there and the other clubs will definitely be in the second tier. This is because to be generally successful, from home league to Europe, you need to have good squad depth. It is only Real Madrid and Manchester City that have good squad depth.

Secondly, I do not consider Liverpool as good contenders in this season's champions league. I'll rather place Arsenal above Liverpool. This is because of the change of Liverpool's head coach. It takes exceptionalism to immediately take up a job and start contesting. Although the new coach has time for preseason, let's see what happens.

This season we see them meet in the quarterfinals too early, the match between the two teams in the quarterfinals is more interpreted as a morning final because it is indeed a fairly exciting and balanced match, but we cannot deny that since Barcelona began to experience a decline in performance, Manchester City has become the only team that does have the potential to make it difficult for Madrid in the Champions League so far,  Next season we will see both teams will return to play in the Champions League, of course with a new format and of course also with a new feel, I personally hope that the two teams can meet in the final or semifinal matches later because it seems that the match will be able to make the Champions League next season even more exciting.

The format of next season champions league allows big matches to posible place early, because indeed each club in 4 different pots will play 8 matches against 8 different teams, so it is likely that we will see many big teams facing each other in the semi-league phase before the round of 16 is played, so it should make clubs that play in the Champions League next season further improve their squad because with the match  and tight schedules of course require a fairly qualified squad depth, Manchester City is starting to be active in the transfer market so it is indeed possible for Manchester City to have a qualified squad and balance with Madrid next season.

Yes, you are right and that is why it is important to have balance in the team and PSG does not have players in the midfield who are truly creative and even productive. That is why it is important for PSG to look for players who are truly creative and productive in order to maintain balance in the team so that they play according to strategy. and the tactics that Enrique has implemented, I don't want to assume that Enrique failed to bring PSG to the UCL final last season and they played quite well, it's just that luck was on Dortmund's side so Enrique had to find a replacement for Mbappe immediately to fill the main squad in new season later.

PSG will probably take more time to get players like Mbappe and also creative players in the midfield, I also believe they will make progress if they are really serious about recruiting players for the main squad at PSG and Enrique should be given the opportunity to choose the players he wants. want to fill PSG's main squad next season, because it is important to match strategy and tactics to the desired players, if we talk about finances of course PSG has enough money to buy the players they want. PSG will still dominate Ligue 1 and for the UCL it seems they will need a lot more time, especially after Mbappe left PSG.

You can compare squads “on paper” as much as you like, and there can be many different opinions. But I’m wondering how you put some clubs on the same level as Real Madrid in terms of the results obtained? This is not about opinions, but about facts: only one club dominates, while the others compete with each other and some are more successful and others are not, but this is no match for Real.

I also said that not only Man City some other teams like Liverpool Munich Milan PSG and Arsenal are giving a tough time to teams. But lets wait for the starting of UEFA Champions league 2024/25 season.

I think it's a very accurate speculation that Madrid's performance has dropped a bit, of course they have Mbappé and possibly Modic will stay as a midfielder without a doubt, but it's obvious that they need a more specialised midfielder, Kross was the best there, he should have held out a bit longer, however I think they don't need a striker as much now, they need to reinforce the midfield which for me is where games are won, the case of City with Pep and Haaland is a reality, without these characters I think City would look very bad, and although Pep has said something like that, it doesn't hurt that he can change teams.

Real Madrid confirm departure of Champions League-winning captain




Source: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/real-madrid/transfer-talk/news/one-of-the-biggest-legends-real-madrid-confirm-exit-of-nacho_546729.html?newsnow

Messi didn't perform badly, in fact he is a great player wherever he goes. When he is in the Europa League he is being targeted by big clubs thanks to his skills. At PSG he has also done everything he can, even scoring lots of goals and providing lots of assists, meaning he has worked quite well during his time at PSG. It's just that the lack of solidarity between the club's star players can't win the Champions League. Messi is not the player who should be blamed for everything. The large number of star players at the club makes the players want to show their respective abilities by creating their own attacks without any cooperation. This makes these players become overwhelmed because they don't help each other when they reach the opponent's goal.
I have said many times that even though PSG has many star players, it is not a guarantee that the club can win the Champions League title, it requires a coach who has greatness in building performance and players who have a strong mentality to play in big competitions.