Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 375. (Read 57262 times)

Arsenal does not have that mentality of controlling pressure at the critical time when they need to win the game. If you look at their match against Bayern, they played well but lack the spirit of struggling to make sure that they turn the game around to their favor. They could not even draw that match so that it can lead to penalty shootout.

This was the same with their match against Aston Villa was. They could not overcome the pressure on them in order to win that match and this was where City took advantage of them and won the league last season. Arsenal have a lot to learn on how they can go far in UCL, at least they are not new to the league.

That's a thing of the past now although it still sounds worth talking about, but next season no one will know for sure whether Dortmund will reach the Champions League final again. Because in every season there is always a team that is able to dominate a particular league until it reaches the final even though in the end it doesn't win as Dortmund experienced last season. Apart from that, Real Madrid still seems to be the favorite team in the race for the Champions League trophy next season, even though in each season there are definitely different things that happen in the Champions League to prevent the favorite team from winning.

Unfortunately they are not mentally prepared when facing Real Madrid so the match will end as most people predict. For me what was quite surprising was the previous final between Inter Milan and Man City because it was difficult to predict. Beating Real Madrid in the final is very difficult so if the opponent they face does not have the mentality and experience it will be very unbalanced.

If you want to beat Real Madrid maybe not in the final but in the quarterfinals or semifinals like Man City did before. Real Madrid will be even more dangerous when they reach the final and their chances of winning are very big.

Arsenal always have problems when they enter the end of the season, and I think factors such as fatigue, player injuries, and excessive pressure might be the trigger, so it can be concluded that this is very related to their mentality. It's been a long time since Arsenal won the Premier League Trophy, and they haven't even won the Champions League at all. So it's quite reasonable to think that Arsenal doesn't have a winning mentality like those of Man City and Real Madrid. But once they become champions, that could be the start of doing it many times.

The champions league competition is the most competitive league because indeed the presence of the best team from the leagues in Europe so far, so it is not appropriate for us to underestimate every team that plays in the champions league, besides that we can see how tight the competition that has occurred in the champions league so far that it is difficult for us to predict who will indeed be able to win the champions league at the end of the season,  previously we all favourite PSG, Manchester City, Madrid, Arsenal and Munich this season to reach the finals, but instead we got a surprise from a team that has never been favoured at all, namely Dortmund.

I think we will see how next season the Champions League will be more exciting than this season, when teams like Barcelona, Munich, Manchester City and also Intermilan start to strengthen their squads so that they can be even better, Madrid is the defending champion and of course we hope that there will be another surprise team that will be able to at least be a stumbling block for Madrid to defend its title next season.

"Premier League style" my foot. Every league has its own personality, its own rhythm. The Premier League? Its fast, its tough, its always a battle. Arsenal plays to such advantages. Thats wise, not some slavish adherence to English customs. Not that they dont need a lethal striker who can finish with authority. They are unstoppable once you give them that. Bayern had luck in escaping. Arsenal possesses the management and the talent. They just need that final piece of the puzzle. And be careful once they have it. Whatever league, whatever style, they will dominate. You can bet on that.

The Champions League always positions itself as a competition that many people look forward to, because the teams here are big teams who have good performances too. So the level of competition here is much more competitive because it is filled with giant teams from their respective countries. It is not easy for any team to compete in a tight competition like this. However, there are always favorite names that appear.

Real Madrid, Manchester City are one example. With the strength they have from the composition of players in the squad, they are believed to be a team that has a high percentage of chances of winning the title. Moreover, a team like Real Madrid is the one who wins the most, and every season they are the favorites to win the championship.

Even the teams that are considered dark horses here are also good teams in their domestic leagues, so all teams have to be wary of every opponent they face.

now it's the rest of the world against real.madrid I'm really happy that teams like Borussia or let's say smaller teams reach the Champions League final also because wisdom always becomes the same and the gap gets bigger and bigger, I also supported Dortmund but it wasn't enough

Last season,I made a prediction that Dortmund will teach the UEFA champions league final,and even if they weren't able to win it from Madrid,to me,they really tried their best.
And if not for the chances they missed,they were going to win that cup.They played Madrid to the extent I was really surprised,I never expected such from them,but the chances they missed made them lose the chance of lifting the Champions league trophy.
Next season,I am going for Arsenal to reach that level,with the way they are growing and being consistent,I am confident they can reach the finals of the competition.

Arsenal have not been able to make their game consistent when they are in different competitions, apart from that I also agree that their mentality is still not yet formed, so when they get greater pressure than they usually get, they are unable to show their usual game. they demonstrate.
This is also an influence, because when players play under pressure and they don't have the mentality, they will play without being able to show their best performance. The coach must give them special instructions regarding the players' mentality, because that will have an impact on the field.

In my opinion, no team can be underestimated when they are in the Champions League, especially if it is a big team that is also in good condition like Manchester City, so if they are underestimated maybe it will be a problem for the team that underestimates them, this is no exception. Real Madrid.
Manchester City have good capital and they even have a good game under the direction of Pep Guardiola. So they will definitely have a target to become champions again in the Champions League next season.
This season they had to lose to Real Madrid who finally managed to become champions, and if the situation was different, then I'm sure they would be able to replace Real Madrid, but unfortunately they have to admit Real Madrid's superiority.

Champions League tournaments are usually organized with the top teams of Europe, so there is no doubt that Champions League tournaments are much tougher than other tournaments. But for Real Madrid, the Champions League next season would have been very difficult if other teams had strengthened their squads as much as Real Madrid. Every season we see that the most competitive teams in the Champions League are teams like Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. You try to match Real Madrid with these teams and you can easily find the difference between Real Madrid and these teams. Real Madrid will be the favorite team next season. They have lacked a quality finisher this season, but since they won the Champions League title, they will be an even more formidable team next season.

Looking at the history of Real Madrid in the Champions League, it is quite clear that this club has a strong performance and its players have a winning mentality. So it is natural that Real Madrid is always favored by most people to win the Champions League every season, it is one of the clubs that has won the most Champions League titles and there is no club that can truly beat Real Madrid's dominance in the Champions League, even Manchester City, which is considered the strongest candidate because it was able to get rid of Real Madrid several times in the Champions League, this club has not been able to completely beat Real Madrid.

I think Real Madrid will be stronger next season with the addition of a reliable striker who will make Real Madrid attacks even more brutal and other strong candidate clubs will have more difficulty facing Real Madrid and even Manchester City, because this club has only won the Champions League once, so It cannot be said that they are fully capable of beating Real Madrid in the Champions League.

I don't understand that you said Arsenal used EPL style in playing, is there is a specific style of playing in EPL? I think there is no difference with other league, every team used almost the same style. If most of EPL teams played with quick players and they played more aggressive, it is because the level of the teams in EPL is quite equal. It is different with other leagues that have 2-3 teams which are too superior. That makes the competition in the league be very boring. For example in France league, PSG has no competitor. And in La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid are too strong compared with other teams.

Anyway, Arsenal only could win with narrow aggregate in the quarter-final of UCL 2023-2024.

Arsenal vs Bayern Munich UCL 2023-2024


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It is untrue if the play style of Arsenal is bad, I think they are just unlucky. If Arsenal will face Bayern Munich again in the next season, I assume Arsenal may defeat Bayern Munich. However, Arsenal needs to change something to be more aggressive in attacking. Maybe with a new striker because Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are not strong enough as the main striker of Arsenal.

I admit that Real Madrid is still the favorite club but we shouldn't overdo it because surprises could happen and we also have to consider other clubs like Manchester City who are still ready to face Real Madrid's strength.
Real Madrid, before the arrival of Kylian Mbappe, was already a strong club that won the Champions League trophy this season, but we remember how Real Madrid played against Manchester City in the 2022-2023 season, when Benzema was still with Real Madrid, but the proof was that Real Madrid was defeated by Pep Guardiola's troops. .

Apart from favoring Mbappe's arrival, we also have to think about Toni Kroos' retired.

Source : Manchester City and Real Madrid Formations 2022-2023

Arsenal are not easy to let go of the coach because after all, seeing from Arsene Wenger's condition before the Arteta era, even Arsenal's performance was below Arsenal's performance now but Arsenal continued the contract with Arsene Wenger until he really left and did not train anymore.

This will also be the same, Arsenal is a great club but as long as in the EPL there is Manchester City and Pep then they can't do anything and sacking Arteta could also eventually be the wrong decision where it could make Arsenal's performance return to form and return to not being like a big club because the transition and performance is very bad.

Especially when talking about the Champions League where a lot of clubs are actually much better in terms of experience so expect Arsenal to win in this competition and when they fail to sack Arteta then it could be that next season they become more chaotic than at this time which is indeed the end of the season always not going well for them.

The only weak position I see in Arsenals squad is the striking role. They have Gabriel Jesus up there but I still feel they need a natural striker more than just a playmaker striker like Jesus. Asides that, no other position is left empty that needs replacement. I have hope for Arsenal for the next season competition and with the squad they have now, they just need the best strategy t be employed in order to be victorious.


I will see this something natural when we think of it. The champions league competition is more fierce than any of their competition all teams in Europe are participating in. The competition demands that you be at your best and better than your opponents and also be strategic in order to prevail in the competition. If Arsemal are losing to Bayern Munich, is because they’re more stronger and powerful than them not because they play in the German league. Arsenal might meet many other teams in the German side and win them easily. So that’s how the football is in my own view.

In UCL, Real Madrid is still the strongest one until now. For next season, Real Madrid has more complete squad, they finally signed the ideal striker for their lineup. This makes most people believe that Real Madrid will win again UCL trophy for the next season. I think their chance will be higher because they have a better squad and they have great history in UCL. Well, Real Madrid always knows to build a better squad in every season. That's why people always favor Real Madrid to be the winner in each season. Moreover, Real Madrid has Ancelotti as the best coach in UCL so far.

This has made the rounds amongst football speculators and the reason isn't far fetched, looking at the caliber of players and talents at Madrid it's enough to presume that they are the strongest in the champions league because they have a very solid and talented squad which doesn't seem to have an equal at the moment, I believe they are really strong enough as most people have seen and perceived them to be, this has come with the fact that they had a few superb signings which have given them such credence.

Just like it's been said of Madrid about their strength, the contrary appears to be the fate of Munich because most thinks that going by their performance in the just concluded season, they may be less Strong enough to handle the new season, and they have got a new coach who's been termed as not been really experienced enough. Loosing players last season in the case of Manchester city was due to injury of which I believe these players ha e been given the much needed attention and will most likely be back in the new season to effectively put out their best for the team.

Even before the season ended, Manchester city was having most of its injured players coming back fit and strong except for the fact that r hay may now be considered injury prone, they are still good enough to help the team make a name this season, it will be a huge mistake to thinking that Manchester city have lost players and are therefore to be considered weak or not going to be fit enough in the champions league, that will be undermining a d may turn out to be a trap and advantage for Manchester city at the end of the day.

Playing against Bayern Munich doesn’t mean that they’re playing against the German style of football. Every team in the champions league have a great technique they use to play different and better than what they use to play in their domestic leagues. Arsenal needs to improve their game pattern in the champions league before they can be better and be so great to stand other big teams in the competition. If they don’t they’ll continue to be failing to bigger teams that are playing way above them when they meet in the Champions league


Don’t underrate the Manchester City team. With Real Madrid squad including the addition of players to the squad, it doesn’t conclude that Manchester City won’t stand a chance to win the champions league too. It is a very competitive tournament and every team always showcase their best in the competition. Manchester City still remains on the same level with Real Madrid and I won’t see any difference between them for the fight of the champions league trophy. Other teams like Bayern Munich also can be so deceiving and look like an underdog to be feared for next season. The race has not yet began, so let’s wait for it to begin to have a better result on who will win the Champions League trophy.

It's not about style I think, it's about complexity. The EPL teams are more trained in strength, tactics and so on, because they play objectively in the most difficult league in the world and in many cases it is actually easier for them to play in the Champions League against teams that have lower tempos, because then the tempo of the game will be set by these same EPL teams