Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 431. (Read 81644 times)

Atalanta was underestimated by Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League finals last season but Atalanta gave them the defeat of the season but watching them in the league this season they yet to play as expected this season because they have not been winning matches S expected as a top team and the current Europa League champions. Atalanta game against Real Madrid did not end as expected because everyone wrote them  off since Real Madrid is already a bigger team who will not make mistakes that will see them lose the game against Atalanta and they final won but not in an easy way. Atalanta may manage to get to the knock out stage in the champions league but getting to the finals is not going to be easy for them unless they will work on the improvements of the performance of the team.

As my instincts currently tells me, Madrid can still perform wonders this tournament and probably carry the trophy home once again. In fact I expect more from them this tournament with the advent of Kylian Mbappé into the team he called his dream team. I expect that Mbappé will perform exceptionally working with the Real Madrid team than he did in PSG. Although the PSG club gave Mbappé the comfortability to exercise his talent, besides his salary was also good enough to cater for his life outside the pitch.

Real Madrid is already a big team that's known for their adequate strategies to achieve their goals through the ability to scout the best players and to bring out the best part of such players by grooming them effectively. Mbappé's zeal to work with Real Madrid and the club's management skill will drive them to success this season.

Last season, Atalanta made a surprise by beating Liverpool in the European League, which allowed Atalanta to advance further in the European League and ultimately win the European League title. And I'm curious whether Atalanta will be able to make a surprise in the Champions League too. And the opponent that Atalanta will face in the first round is one of the giants from the Premier League, namely Arsenal. The strengths of Arsenal and Liverpool are not much different. But it looks like I will predict Atalanta will experience defeat in this match. Because Arsenal under Arteta's coaching has turned into a strong team. Meanwhile, Atalanta has lost several important players in the transfer market. But I also consider Arsenal's mentality in the UCL which is sometimes not as good as when playing in the Premier League. So it's possible that my predictions could be wrong.

Meanwhile, if we talk about Liverpool then I am sure they will go far in the UCL this time. Because Arne Slot really looks like he can bring Liverpool to very good performance. He continued the job left by Klopp very well. But in the first round Liverpool will also directly face one of the big clubs from Italy, namely AC Milan. But Milan is currently not in good shape in Serie A. They have not managed to find good quality of play at the start of this season with their new coach. So I doubt AC Milan at UCL this time.

Honestly, Atalanta's performance was really good last season, but I don't think they had to be that great at the start of the competition. It was toward the middle of the season that their performance was well recognized, and they were in good form. Even this season, it is very possible that they will still do well. Losing matches in their domestic league doesn't mean that they are weak or that they won't improve later. The season has just started.

What people are worried about regarding their performance now is because they won the Europa Trophy last season. People's expectations are really high for the team. Even Real Madrid has dropped points in their domestic league, but that doesn't mean they won't win their league or even the Champions League. Let's see what happens in their upcoming matches.

This is among the reason I wasn't worried or really having doubts in Mbappe quality especially from the fact that Messi and Ronaldo when they left Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively to PSG and  Juventus, settling there wasn't easy at first, it took them time to get on the scoresheet on the league there.

I think Real Madrid would sign some players if need be during the January transfer window especially if they suffer much more injuries woes or maybe Ancelotti may just opt for academy players though I don't know how good are they but I think he will be able to sort things out since I know he doesn't really like signing players to avoid so many players lacking game time

Mbappe so steal the spotlight that people failed to see or consider that all these is just to build a deadly trio on their attack ones it finally clicked then, things will just be much more better and probably makes us remember the BBC (Benzema, Bale and Christiano Ronaldo).

I understand your point but I will want you to stop using emotions when making decisions in football. We have seen how bad Madrid team was last season, yet they eliminated your team Manchester City, and this season they have more attack than last season which I think should be easier for them to win the Champions League ahead of your team because the Champions League experience Madrid have was what exactly is helping them to win the title always, and it’s the reason why they are always considered consistently as the favorites to win the Champions League.
Nevertheless, they Madrid are also not perfect, they also have some lapses in their squad especially when it comes to defense, they also there are other teams in the Champions League currently that can also defeat them. I am not denying the fact that Madrid and Manchester City are the top favorites to win the Champions League, but I am not sure if any of them can win it, I am thinking the Champions League will be won by another team.

Hey I have checked the matches that Atalanta will play in the Champions League where they do not have a schedule to face Liverpool in the first round. Just check the match table where in 8 matches Atalanta only faced Arsenal, Shakhtar, Celtic, Vfb, Young Boys, Real Madrid, Strum and Barcelona. So the strongest opponents that Atalanta will face are of course several teams so they have to really focus if they want to advance to the next round.

On the other hand Liverpool is also very strong because so far they have shown an increasingly improving game under the guidance of Arne Slot. So there are many matches that they will play in the Champions League this season, I hope Salah et al can bring many surprises by defeating their opponents.

Although Atalanta sometimes managed to make a surprise in the Europa League and in Serie A but still, to make a surprise in the Champions League is not easy at all. So yes, even though it currently has a new format but I'm still not sure Atalanta is able to advance further in the Champions League. but even so, at least to qualify for the last 16 or maybe the quarter-finals basically Atalanta still has a chance but of course it won't be easy.

Moreover, it seems that Atalanta also still has not gotten good results in Serie A and thus, it is certainly difficult for Atalanta to have good performance and results in every match in Serie A and also in the Champions League. But indeed,  even though Atalanta won the Europa League trophy last season, but Atalanta is still not a candidate team for the title because at least, Atalanta also still has to focus on its position in the Serie A standings. Thus, it will certainly be difficult for Atalanta to rotate players to have consistent results.

Seriously, many people are looking up to see how Real Madrid performance will be in the Champions League this season because of the hype they have all this while. You are right, Mbappe is still struggling to meet up with the expectations that people have had about him, as he still has yet to deliver the necessary result that Real Madrid fans have been hyping him for. Furthermore, in the La Liga up until now, Real Madrid's performance is not as tough as people are expecting; they are passing some little bit of weakness. I think Mbappe is still yet to enjoy the squad.


Yoh are right, I think Atlanta made some wrong decision by selling some of their key players; they would have not done that so they could keep their performance consistently rather than being strong, and then the following season they are weak; that is too bad for them. They deafened Leverkusen, which was an unexpected move; nobody expected that would happen, but they did it. Instead, they should keep those key players that made them achieve the title last season; they sell some of them, and I believe not only Napoli, any team that can do such will really get weak. 

Usually a chance to participate in the champions league for those who aren't regular appearance in the champions League, it's regarded as an honor because how els would they have an opportunity to showcase their skills on a level ground with bigger teams of a very high world class standards outside their domestic leagues if not for the champions League and that could be one of the reasons to its prestigious nature. I don't know what it feels like you have regarded Arsenal as a stronger opponent than Liverpool against Atlanta in the champions League, I want you to remember that Liverpool is even more consistent in the champions league than Arsenal and are even more experienced than Arsenal so they are the biggest for me, if it were to be in premier league then I would consider that really differently.

If Atalanta does not lower their performance as they were last season that they won the Europa League, they can be a good team to reckon on in the champions league. Liverpool is a strong team but in the champions league every team try to be their best and give their opponents tough time even though they’re going to lose the match. As for Atalanta, they are not a team to joke with or look down on by any team when they face in the champions league. They are full of surprises and may pull a stunt that everyone will be so shocked they made it to another round of the Champions League competition.


Despite the low expectations we are seeing from Real Madrid, I still think they’re a team that can make it far in the champions league. They are the kings of champions league and can always make their way through no matter the circumstances they find themselves in. Mbappe is just getting started in the club, he will adapt gradually and will give the team a very good record in the league games and champions league. I know he’ll do his best and I really have that great hope in him.

Atalanta is a big what if this year.
They lost 3 key players, Scamacca and Salvini for Injuries and Koopmeiners sold to Juventus.

They also changed a lot of less relevants players, so they will probably need some time to start rolling as they usually do.

The team I would like to watch.is really Real Madrid because of this their recent form and aslo because of the big hype that has being given to them since the coming of mbappe and from what am seeing, the guy is still struggling to meet up and even cope with the whole squad although ancelotti is still looking for that perfect match that would make their attack blend a bit although I still understand that they are really missing the presence of bellegham

Real Madrid has defended the trophy countless times than even Manchester City and that is one of the benefits that they have is the experience of having played and won multiple times in La Liga they also have quite a history there, you see these two leagues they are always very consistent  and not just consistent they are always winning, the season that just passed they won the title that is both the la Liga and the champions league, they have been putting everything in place and their performance solid in their domestic league and Real Madrid have done all they could, we the Manchester City have the upper hand to win the champions league and we are ready even if they have mbappe we have better players than real Madrid and even last season we did not meet if not I already have a full assurance that we are going to win the champions league, as it is the truth does not seek validation the champions league title is already ours this season and we, real Madrid starting point in their domestic league is not yet settled.

Mbappe's transfer to Real Madrid raised expectations! Euro 2024 shortened his preseason. Even world-class players require time to adjust to a new squad and system. He has two goals, but its early.

This is about the squad finding its groove, not just Mbappe. That takes time and isnt always easy. And this new Champions League structure kills. Stress, exhaustion, and injuries increase with more games. Even for Real Madrid, it will be difficult.

Allow Mbappe and the team some breathing room. They have talent and potential. Its a long season, and success takes time. Even the best teams must work for it. I believe in this team and Mbappe. When they find their rhythm, watch out!

You are so funny but you are actually saying the true because Napoli really surprised me the following season of their champions, I believe even though they can't win again at least they should end up as runner up, unlike Manchester United that won champions league in 2008 and become the runner up the following season against Barcelona, with their performance then no one really blame them, but by the way that match was so boring as if it wasn't a champions league final, I will agree with you on Atalanta but even then they are not that strong but they only make use of the chances they got by eliminating the two teams people were anticipating to see any of them lifting the trophy.

Atlanta was indeed able to surprise us last season by beating Liverpool and Leverkusen to win the European League, but to repeat this success is not an easy thing in this season, last season Atlanta was eliminated from the Coppa Italia, while in Serie A they not hope of being able can to get it scudetto from the beginning, so indeed Atlanta main focus at that time was to win the European League.
The European league is indeed a league under the auspices of Uefa just like the Champions League, but I think we have a different intensity and atmosphere of the match here, so that when Atlanta which able  to win the Europa League last season but there is no guarantee if they will capable far to run in the Champions League this season, since the beginning of the Champions League match, every team will get a strong opponent or equivalent because the Champions League filled by the best team in Europe and that is different from the Europa League which only contained a few big teams so far.

Usually teams that does better than expected gets their players either transferred out for a lot of money, or they use their new money to build a new squad as well, get better players and it takes time to adjust and get used to or even maybe fail.

Atalanta lost just one important player, but got many players and they are not looking good for the time being, maybe they will be great soon, or maybe they will be terrible, I do not know because these things take time but it's clear that we are not seeing the Atalanta from last season. They do have a chance to maybe go to next stage at UCL if they get any better, but I think Gasperini has a lot more things he needs to take care of this season compared to last season, he has to deal with more issues.

UCL is a prestigious competition, all participants are the best clubs in their respective leagues, as well as Atalanta who were crowned Europa League champions after defeating Leverkusen. Atalanta is a new participant at this different level, they are ready to give maximum resistance, the ambition to qualify for the next phase is the main goal, a tough opponent is waiting. Facing Arsenal in the first match is clearly a tough challenge, but here I will not say Atalanta can win, but if targeting a draw it can be said to have a chance.

There records speaks volume,  Even this season they've even made it more difficult for other teams contending with them in any of the competition they're involved to match shoulders with them and with Mbappe coming into the club, I doubt if there is any team that will be meeting Real Madrid now that won't be playing them with great fears, this alone has given them an edge to gain advantage over every other clubs out there to potentially win their matches.