Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 42. (Read 69138 times)

Liverpool are not ready to lose this game but just like you said about the shocking defeat Atalanta gave Liverpool, it can happen tonight but I don't feel Liverpool will allow that mistake happen again. Atalanta is far way better than Girona this season even in this champions league, so there is no way they can beat Liverpool even if things we least expected can happen in football, not tonight. Slot is not a happy man since he lost that chance against Newcastle but the only way he can smile tonight only if he gets a win against Girona. This game is very important for him to continue that unbeaten streak, to me is going to be a 1-3 in favor of the English side.

Liverpool has been very impressive with their performances so far this season, and Girona on the other hand has not really been that convincing this season. Liverpool will definitely win at Girona. Liverpool is too good for this Girona team. The real Madrid  team that won Girona last weekend in Laliga, was the Madrid team that Liverpool defeated during the last fixture in the champions league. If Liverpool could defeat a team that defeated Girona recently, then Girona has no chance against Liverpool. Although Liverpool are in a good position already in the champions league, unless Arne Slot decides to rest some of his regular starters and give some of his academy players chance to play and gain experience, that's the only way Girona can try and fight against Liverpool. And it's very likely that Slot will rotate his team today.

Here is the current odds for this match

Girona @6.60
Liverpool @1.45
Draw @5.00

Liverpool players has good condition because they can fully rested this weekend because their match against Everton was postponed and about this match Girona performance in all competitions is not really good even in this competition Girona has suffering 4 loses which this situation makes them will be hard to qualified even to reach playoff stages i highly doubt Girona will finish at top 24th

If Liverpool can win from this match Liverpool will gets 6 winning streak which this is fantastic record and they also can automatically to collect 18 points from 6 matches and if this happend then Liverpool confirmed will be advances to the next round so if Liverpool want to locked their position early they should be able to beat Girona today

The match with Atalanta will be so important for Real Madrid but their coach nearly accepts a fact that they will not be able to finish group phase in top 8, and there will be no direct ticket to a next phase. They will have to fight for rest matches to aim at play-off matches but they will want 3 points from Atalanta.

In the press conference, Ancelotti shows that he is very careful about Atalanta because he knows how strong and dangerous this opponent is. He knows that with instinct of an Italian club, if Real Madrid let Atalanta have leading goals in this important match, risk to lose this match eventually is very high.

Vinicius return will be important for their attacking system especially when Mbappe is struggling to perform well for them. Anyway, it's time for Mbappe to wake up to fight for his dream because his main reasons to join Real Madrid is winning Champions League. It will be very ironic if he will be eliminated of Champions League with Real Madrid after a group phase.

Another thing to note is that Liverpool haven't lost any game since the champions league began so definitely teams would be looking to spoil that record and although many will feel that Liverpool would thrash Girona because they are somehow average compared to them but I'd like to cast their minds to when Atalanta gave the same Liverpool a shocking and unexpected defeat when they won 3-0 last season so if anything, I'd be keeping my fingers crossed because football is unpredictable.
 Arne Slot drew his last away game to Newcastle, so what's to say that he won't lose this one even though they have had enough resting time?

The return of Vini and Rodrygo has helped improve Real Madrid attack a little, but Ancelotti has not been able to fully overcome the defense due to several key players being injured. Real Madrid are on a mission to end their two-game winless streak in the Champions League, but the problem is they will face an opponent who is very productive and disciplined in guarding their defensive area. They really need a win to stay in the UCL playoff zone, while Atalanta are still unbeaten in 5 league phase matches, seeing Atalanta's very consistent performance, it is certainly not an easy matter for Real Madrid to win.

Juventus vs Manchester City will be interesting, I think Juventus will win in this match because Manchester City is still the same. Juventus might not be a strong team, but Manchester City is just weaker than them.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter is also interesting, probably end in draw.

Atalanta is likely to win, don't get tricked with how big popularity and how many star players owned by Real Madrid.

Vinicius' return is really a good thing for Real Madrid because of course, even though Real Madrid's back line is not good because many of Real Madrid's back line players are injured, in my opinion, of course, at least Real Madrid's attacks will be more dangerous in threatening Atalanta's goal. but yes, as we all know, Atalanta is really in good form at the moment and in Serie A they are currently at the top of the standings and of course this is a tough test for Real Madrid because if Real Madrid loses it will certainly make Real Madrid will later find it difficult to advance to the top 16 and of course currently Real Madrid, which is currently in 24th place in the standings, will definitely make Real Madrid have to win from now until then because in my opinion the current position of 24th in the standings which Real Madrid occupies is certainly lacking. safe.

Of course it would definitely be a disaster if Real Madrid lost to Atalanta, so we'll see what happens later and we'll see how Ancelotti makes a strategy to make Real Madrid win. and of course Gasperini also definitely wants to beat last season's UCL champions because if he can beat Real Madrid it will certainly make Atalanta proud.

This new UCL format is indeed difficult for Real Madrid and other teams and of course this is a tough test for Real Madrid because their performance is currently down and yes, it is also a shame that with the presence of Mbappe at Real Madrid, of course there is currently no rapid progress for Real. Madrid and of course I'm also surprised, but yes, I hope that Real Madrid recovers quickly.

Liverpool will be visiting Girona tonight and it will be a fresh start for Liverpool since they lost that chance of getting all 3pt from Newcastle but settled for a draw to get 1pt, and the game between against Everton was postponed due to bad weather condition, it will give the Liverpool side an advantage against Girona because the Reds have more resting time ahead of this champions league encounter.
Girona who lost against Madrid in the weekend with a very poor performance don't really have much resting period and if they some how get a point against Liverpool then they have tried their best but I can't say they will even show something positive after that disappointing performance against Madrid.
If Liverpool don't dominate this game from the start to the end then I don't think they have gotten over that surprise they got against Newcastle. The Reds are seen as the favorite even with the odd from the bookies and Liverpool have been up to the task both in the champions league and the EPL than their opponent who are not impressive in both the UCL and the La Liga. This is a chance for Slot to redeem himself ahead of their next EPL game.

Honestly I still think with Kroos retired and Modric who is past his prime Real Madrid has a big problem in creativity in creating chances. I think Mbappe is still the best player in the world right now and Real Madrid has a better striker than last season. However, without a midfielder like Kroos Madrid seems to have lost its touch. I can see how Kroos made accurate passes that made Vini and Bellingham impressive last season. I think I will pick Atalanta to win the match. They can try to emulate how AC Milan beat Real Madrid in the previous match.

The new UCL format is indeed a big test for all teams, whether they are strong teams or weak teams. And through this new format we can now really see which teams really look solid in the end. Real Madrid is really having a bad season this time in the UCL this season. But yes, they also got this condition as a result of many of Real Madrid's main players in the back line who are still injured. So this team's balance has not yet returned to this day. And the match against Atalanta will really be a difficult match. And Vini Jr's return might not even have that big of an impact. because basically this team's problem is not in the attack line but in the back line. But with Vini Jr, we can hope that Real Madrid scores lots of goals. It's just that their opponent this time is one of the clubs that has a solid defense from Serie A. So yeah, it really won't be easy. But if Real Madrid loses this match then it will really be a nightmare for this club because there are not many matches left.

I don't think the defense is a problem for them as they have one of the best defenses in La Liga these days. It is far from perfect for sure as they still conceding about 1 goal per game and barely keep a clean sheet, but their bigger problem is the offense. As you mentioned Bellingham now, I think lots of people are still stuck in the last season with their memories when Bellingham did score a lot of goals on a very reliable level, but now it is not the same anymore. I think he is playing in a wrong position most of the time as he feels more comfortable playing somewhere in the center and not some wing position.

So far they are still counting on Mbappe having his breakthrough and finally start dominating La Liga. But it is not going too well for him. Good for Real Madrid though that Barcelona only won 1 game out of the last 5 La Liga games. Barcelona is having problems defensively and as you can see they would still fall behind Real Madrid despite having scored 50 goals if Real Madrid wins the game they have in hand.

Real Madrid are definitely not the same team as of last season that's something very clear and noticable and the funny thing is that before the introduction of kylian mbappe  the whole football world was at it that mbappe would definitely make Real Madrid invincible, I mean I saw this particular opinion here in the community like everywhere but it's definitely what everyone expected although no doubt he has his good days but he is definitely under performing compared to what people expected of him.

If Real Madrid's attack is looking strong with Vini Junior, Rodrigo, and Bellingham returning from injury, what about their Real Madrid defense? A team can have an impressive frontline but still lose matches if their defensive players are missing due to injuries. Success in football often comes from having both a solid attack and a reliable defense. When one side excels while the other struggles, the risk of losing increases, especially when neither position is performing at its best.

Since key defensive players for Real Madrid are currently injured, it raises concerns about how they will cope with the formidable strikers from Atlanta. It will be a challenging one for Ancelotti to think of what to do, in the Real Madrid defense line so as not to lose their important Champions League match that they need to win by all means.

Vini Jr would be a very big boost for real Madrid in their UCL match against Atlanta. The Madrid team hasn't been in Great form even if they had Vini Jr in all those matches but they still struggle and a loss to Atlanta may spell doom for them in the UCL this season.

Real Madrid are not the team they were last season on my opinion, the introduction of kylian Mbappe hasn't really beared fruit. The UCL this season also put every team to the test, there is no luck this time around and I think previously real Madrid has had some very easy group stage teams that always ended up with them qualifying. This new UCL format is there to test them and every other team.

It has been confirmed that Vinicius Jr will return to the pitch with Real Madrid when they face Atalanta. The return of Vinicius is certainly good news for Real Madrid seeing these facts in the line of the striking force. His speed dribbling, and vision of the game are likely to pose a big threat to Atalanta's defense.

However, unfortunately, when one key player returns, another important player must be absent. Madrid has just been hit with a new blow due to an injury on Ferland Mendy, which of course is not good for Madrid's defense. In his absence, this might mean the left side of Madrid's defense is a bit vulnerable, especially if Atalanta can capitalize on that and exploit the gap.

This fact makes the game against Atalanta be predicted to be a tight one. Atalanta is known as a team that is never afraid of any big opponent. And also able to do goals. So, Real Madrid must be really vigilant, especially in guarding their defense area which may be a little shaky without Mendy.

Injury was part, the team has been affected with injury from the beginning of laliga season, some returned and still hard another injury again, likes of camavinga... it affected both laligs,UCL and thanks Bellingham recovered early , it could have been much more worse when Vini was out. At the moment,  it seems the house is a little bit full once again , so  I think their next game should be good but I I have a doubt they will take out Atalanta this time around though they did it at the beginning of this season bit things are little bit different at the moment , unless Atalanta pays one of their worse game but I'm also expecting a good performance from realmadrid as well.. maybe a draw (my prediction)

Real Madrid have not been doing so well in the champions league and it’s probably because of injuries that they are suffering, I believe if they can qualify for the next round they would do better and try to win the competition at least it’s what Ancellotti said himself that he believes in his boys to still challenge for the trophy. Real Madrid need to win to secure a spot and so they will not go easy in the game.

Atlanta will not be an easy opponent at all we have seen what they are capable of doing this season already winning games and also on a title charge this season. Real Madrid have won them in the Super Cup already so they wouldn’t want Madrid to repeat the same thing so they will give it their all. It will be very interesting game and I am looking forward to seeing the performance of Mbappe, Bellingham and Lookman.

Manchester City is just like an ordinary team this season, so psg can win them if they are really determined. If Feynoord can get a point from Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon got full 3 points from Manchester City, I don't see anything that will stop PSG from trying to get full points from Manchester City when they finally meet. PSG will definitely get the 3 points tomorrow when they play against Salzburg, because Salzburg is not very strong. The three remaining matches for PSG are very open for them to get enough points that will keep them in the top 24 teams. It will be very shameful for PSG that's the reigning champion of French league not to make it to the top 24 in the champions league. If they fail to make it to the top 24 psg should sack their manager, because I don't know what he is doing in that team.

Real Madrid really needs to win this match if they want to qualify for the next round of the Champions League competition. It will be a big surprise and a shame to see them not making it to the next round of the competition as the defending champions of the competition. They have not really had a good time as a team in the champions league this season and the way they play is very much not compelling to give them a good stand in the competition. Atalanta are a good team and from last season we have seen their quality as a team to be very competitive and they are progressing in their games. Mbappe is not the problem of the team and it’s better they stop blaming him and focus on how they can build a prosperous team.