Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 353. (Read 57441 times)

I strongly agree with your current thinking, because Arsenal should focus on the EPL trophy first for them to get, so that the champion mentality possessed by the players can increase rapidly, besides that Arsenal needs to continue to improve their squad so that they have enough squad depth so that they can continue to compete and maintain their consistency in the fight for the title both in the domestic league and the Champions League later,  Although currently Arsenal is starting to be able to compete in the Premier League, the mentality they have is not enough to compete in the Champions League and the proof is when last season Munich was in a very bad condition but they could not beat even though Arsenal previous performance was better than Munich in the League.
Arsenal main problem at the moment is none other than the mentality and consistency of their squad which is often down when facing important matches, Arsenal lost the opportunity to win the Premier League this season actually not because Manchester City is better than Arsenal, but actually Arsenal often lose points in crucial matches even though they only face teams weaker than them such as when losing to Aston Villa and Fulham last season,  To be able to win the Premier League and even the Champions League, of course, Arteta needs to improve his squad mentality.

The gunners should focus on winning EPL first and if they have achieved that, they can think about winning UCL which I don't see that happening soon only if they can change their mentality and improve their performance up to the standard of strong clubs that are winning UCL.

I don't know why it has being like that, is it that they always lose focus on the matches or they are not just lucky in the league. A lot must be done if Arsenal wants to win UCL. Arteta is a good coach and I hope that he doesn't make any mistake next season and win their domestic league. As long as Real Madrid exists, it will be difficult for weak teams like Arsenal to win UCL.

It is no problem if we want to speculate about the possibility of the UCL winner candidates for the next season. Sure, Real Madrid will be always in the first place of the candidate of the champion. It is not only about their popularity, they can prove it with stats and data. Real Madrid becomes the team with the most UCL wins, they already wins 15 UCL titles. And the most interesting fact, Real Madrid never got a lose in the UCL final since the season 1997/1998. In the last 9 finals in UCL, Real Madrid always win the final match. Even without a top striker, Real Madrid still could win the UCL final in the last season. Now, Real Madrid already has an ideal striker (Mbappe), the must have a higher chance to win again the UCL title.

Sure, there is no guarantee to win again the UCL title. However, if we consider the quality of the top team squads, Real Madrid looks to have the most convincing squad to win the UCL title. If they can beat Man City, they no doubt to have a higher chance to win UCL title again. Let's see how Real Madrid can deal with Man City!!



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Arteta has Arsenal looking better than in years. He's not Wenger yet, but he's promising. Its appeared in the Premier League and Champions League. No awards yet, but I trust the process. His management supports him, which is important. Man City is and always will be difficult to beat. Arsenal wont win by trying harder. Must be smarter. With his tactics, Arteta has done that. They've improved, no doubt. They must be more consistent. Win the right games and steal some. Trophies are earned that way.

I admire their transfer market strategy. Boosting the attack and midfield is prudent. Scorers and playmakers are needed. Arsenal can challenge anyone with the proper players. They have a bright future.

If there is one thing about the gunners and their stand in Europe that I know is that they actually don't do all that well even when there are at their best forms some random team in the European competitions still find a way to actually knock them out and this has been the sequence for quite a long period now. The champions league would be too tough for the gunners and I say this because they haven't dealt with the issue at home yet so thinking of winning another stronger competition would be more like a wild dream

I don't know what Real Madrid will experience in midfield after Kroos leaves, but what is certain is that they have prepared for that and now they have the capital by having many potential young players to fill the void left by Kroos due to retirement. There is no news yet that Real Madrid will bring in new players in midfield or maybe they are still relaxing and not in a rush to determine whether they will bring in new players or not.
In my opinion, Real Madrid is the most successful team with its current regeneration, because when compared to other teams they still have difficulty making them stable with their regeneration. Just imagine, by having lots of young players who they collaborate with senior players, they could become Champions League champions and win the La Liga title. The young players they have not only have good games, but mentally they are also very good.

In as much as Madrid is not becoming the best club because they signed one player, they are the best resulting from the collective efforts of these players put together so the signing of this player too has an effect by extension on the performance and ability of the team which cannot be undermined. In the era of other stars who played in Madrid at some point they were collectively the reason the team got to become the best and of world class standard which cannot be overlooked, so you cannot separate the fact that the team is best without its players, they aren't independent of themselves, collectively they make the dream team. Here's a new era for the likes of mbappe and other young Stars to keep the excellent image of the team till it gets pass their era.

Arteta is currently starting to bring Arsenal onto a positive path in the English league and he even managed to bring Arsenal to the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season because previously Arsenal often failed in the round of 16, the hope of seeing Arsenal develop rapidly under Arteta coaching is of course very wide open considering that Arsenal current style of play has experienced a big improvement, Arteta, who was previously Guardiola assistant certainly has a lot of knowledge which he is currently applying at Arsenal after he received quite a lot of lessons from Guardiola.
To get even better results next season, Arsenal should continue to support Arteta. by spending a lot of budget to recruit several new players, because this season Arteta good performance at Arsenal was hindered by the depth of the squad making it difficult for Arteta to rotate players.


Next season will be a challenge for Arteta to maintain their performance in both the domestic league and the Champions League, but especially for the Champions League, of course Arteta still needs to improve the quality of the team and their game to be able to compete with teams such as Madrid, Munich and Manchester City in the future, I personally really admit that so far Arteta is an intelligent coach and is able to face the pressure of intense competition, but even so, Arteta still needs to improve the quality of his squad because at the moment they still need to make some improvements in the front line and also the midfield.

Hansi Flick doesn't seem to be in a rush to chase the UCL trophy next season, because he must be able to focus on developing the players currently in the main squad because the team is still experiencing a financial crisis which means the team doesn't have enough money to spend on players to fill the squad. Mainly, I still have great doubts about Barcelona's ability in the UCL next season, but Barcelona will still be a team that must be taken into account and be wary of, but to reach an important round, say the final, of course it won't be that easy because there are still many strong teams joining. in the UCL, for example Leverkusen and other teams. Madrid and Manchester City are still the teams that will dominate the UCL next season, including Munich.

If arteta like he should do better their is no chance for him now in the champions league, because they have been unable to win the premier so what made you think that arteta will be able to win the champions league even if they will win it, it won’t be now. So arsenal wants their glory back am just wondering how they want to do it. Arsenal reliving arteta will be one of their greatest mistakes and when arteta came to arsenal to some extent arsenal’s performance increased truly. Their are things he lacks to archive is goal and if arsenal really wants to win any trophy they should focus on winning the premier league if they are  able to beat Manchester city then I will believe that arsenal have actually improved. They should focus on us first. I feel the champions league are more competitive than the premier league. Manchester city is actually a great club. I don’t see my self supporting any other club than Manchester City.

Mbappe has never played in a Real Madrid jersey yet but you think Real Madrid is the best club for Mbappe. Real Madrid has been the best club for a long time and Real Madrid has not become the best club because of the signing of certain players but the players who get opportunities in their club are definitely lucky. Before Mbappe, many world-class stars have played in Real Madrid and they have developed their careers after they reached Real Madrid. Real Madrid build their squad every season in such a way that they have good quality players in every position of the team and they can perform consistently. Real Madrid has done well in the past seasons, Real Madrid will do well in the coming season and they will continue to do well.

Carlo Ancelotti will definitely guide his team well so that they remain united on the field, every player will want to emphasize their performance and want to win individual awards and as we know Mbappe is a player with many awards as is Vinicius Jr. but their main priority is not only about achievements personally, but want the best for their club, after all, Vinicius will return to his original position and Mbappe will replace Vini's previous position. I'm sure they will work well together. Real Madrid is a club that has high solidarity, therefore there are rarely conflicts even though it consists of players talented.

Indeed, Barcelona is a team like that, but I am quite wary if this team will be more mature next season. Of course we are pessimistic about their performance last season, but somehow my feelings say something different since the arrival of Hansi Flick. Barcelona is ready to change its fate and maybe that is also what made them want to take the decision to fire Xavi.

Being the best is the target of all teams and here it seems Barcelona has that. Regardless of Real Madrid still dominating or Manchester City who are always favorites to win the title, I think they should start considering Barcelona this time.

A lot is expected from Mikel Arteta because he’s showing the sign that he’ll bring Arsenal back to their glory days like the days of Arsene Wenger. He has tried twice now both in the premier league and champions league and it is to no avail yet. The next season stands to be another chance for him as the management are not even looking like reliving him off his duty because of the so much hope they have in him to make Arsenal great again. The champions league is showing a very great challenge for them so is the premier league with the likes of Manchester City still in their best form now. They need to try harder to get it through this time around because it won’t come to them that easy. Let’s wait to see what the next season brings for them, maybe they can at least life one trophy out of the  competitions they’ll be participating in.

I don't think there's anything wrong with trying to assume, even though the Champions League hasn't started yet, regardless of our respective favorite clubs. We are aware that Real Madrid have a very good reputation in the Champions League with 15 trophies to date, and with the depth of the squad they have built, it makes perfect sense why many people place them as the main favourites. Of course, there are several top European teams who have the complete attributes to win the Champions League too, such as Manchester City or Bayern Munich. It is possible that next season the Champions League trophy will be won by a team other than Real Madrid, or it could even be won by a team like Arsenal who have never won it, nothing is impossible and we have seen many surprises so far.

Yup! I'm fully aware of Madrid's dominance in the UCL. I'm a Liverpool fan myself so I know about Madrid glory days in the UCL because they took two UCL trophies from Liverpool in the last decade — most recent being in 2022. My point, however, was that only talks about Madrid winning it for the second time in a row for 2024/2025 UCL tournament when there are about 36 teams competing. I get the fact that they're UCL legends but again, other top teams still exist and I'm personally tipping another top team aside from Madrid winning it next year.

Still too early to call it but I have my fingers crossed.

The champions league is still going to elude them if they are not in any way making preparations for it because he competition in thw champions league will be even tough than it has ever been as all other teams are seeing how the preparations by others are intensifying because the champions league as known by everyone is really very competitive. The premier league is too but facing teams like Madrid and other top winners who have emerged from other leagues is something we wouldn't want to even for any reason undermine as it will be to the detriment of the team.

Barcelona has never left the list of teams for which other teams prepare in a special way, plus in the Champions League playoffs this is true for any team. I don’t think that Yamal will affect the balance of power in the Champions League or in La Liga, I saw him in several games at the Euro and I can’t say that he has good efficiency - he is still just a talented player with a lot of mistakes (and a lot of room for both progress and and vice versa). He cannot be compared to Haaland, Mbappe or any other established player, he still has to prove himself.

Barcelona are a good team at the moment, but it's not like they're a completely dangerous or unstoppable team. It seems so easy to stop them. If they can defend Yamal and Lewandowski well, they can stop Barcelona because every attack is shaped with these 2 players. Other players will also need to put in more effort this year. It is very difficult to reach the old days after this time, but Barça must continue to strive for the best.

For now, we only make assumptions based on data and statistics for the favorite teams. Theoretically, Real Madrid has a great chance of winning the title wherever Madrid competes. we can imagine the depth of players they have, starting from the main squad and second tier players. That's why it would be very natural if Madrid were the favorite, because Real Madrid really has a very competitive and ideal squad. Likewise with Manchester City, this team is always a favorite because it has an equally competitive squad. Plus, City has a coach who is truly rich in strategy and tactics.

Well, these two teams are always an interesting discussion for us. because both of them really deserve to be champions, even though it's just an assumption. The reason is, the actual competition hasn't started yet. We will find out after the League is held, what is certain is that even though these two teams are always favorites, there will always be a team that is an obstacle for them. In fact, it is possible that several other teams could become competitors who could provide tough resistance. As for PSG, it is possible that Enrique can make his squad more competitive even without Mbappe. So, we are waiting for the Champions League to start being held.