Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 49. (Read 69138 times)

Real Madrid have dropped points in some Champions League matches that they shouldn't have dropped at least. I will only talk about AC Milan, this team was not a tough opponent for Real Madrid at all, yet Real Madrid lost to this team by a big margin. Ever since Real Madrid lost to AC Milan in the Champions League match, I have had some doubts about how this team will perform in the upcoming matches as they have to play against tougher opponents including Liverpool. After AC Milan's match, Real Madrid went to play against Liverpool where they were defeated. Now if they don't take advantage of the opportunities that are in front of them, they can definitely miss the next round. We are seeing a deterioration in performance so they have to perform in such a way that we say again that Real Madrid's performance has improved.

The three remaining matches in this standings phase are indeed very crucial for Real Madrid because Madrid must be able to win all three matches in order to be in a slightly better position and have a chance to qualify for the next phase even though they still have to go through another playoff match if they are able to win the remaining matches in this phase. Ancelotti must have the best way to be able to bring Real Madrid to the playoff phase so that they are not immediately eliminated after this phase, because a team as big as Real Madrid should not be in a position as crucial as it is now.

Recently, Tchouaméni have recovery from injury and he played last match when Madrid defeating by Athletci Bilbao at La Liga match, latest update few hours before facing Girona in La Liga match, Real Madrid confirming their players Rodrygo out at that match due injury and have bad possibility will absent at Champion League match against Atalanta or not. Rodrygo's injury adds to the list of Madrid players who are injured at a crucial time when they need three important points if they want to have a chance of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Madrid have inconsistent performance in Champion League matches exactly when several key players have absent, its not good news for Carlo Ancelotti how to make some effective rotation but Madrid keep get opportunity for winning upcoming match. Three matches left most important match for Madrid to win if won't loss opportunity reach to knock out round after Champion League adopting new format in this season.

This season is Girona first season in the UCL so it is not surprising that they are limping at the moment, but, unfortunately Girona actually qualified for the UCL, when the format change was made and actually made them get a bigger challenge by facing many big teams since the beginning of the competition, with conditions like today of course Girona hopes of qualifying for the next round are very small,  I also think if they can not get points in the remaining matches because , Liverpool, Milan and Arsenal will be their opponents.

Well I feel sorry for Girona because they were unfortunate to be playing in the champions League in a time when the competition has been altered and the group stage settings scrapped, so for teams like Girona whom are playing in this competition for the first time will always have to struggle due to the nature of the tournament and the kind of opponents they would have to face, besides it has been very difficult for them from the beginning and I don't think they would be able to get any impressive result from their remaining games they have to play.

Considering how many players are hurt or not playing Real Madrid is doing very well to be in second place in LaLiga. It is not easy to stay in good position when you have so many problems. If all of their players were healthy they would probably be in first place. Real Madrid is still playing good but they mostly miss important chances to score in games which hurts their confidence and how they play. And also Mbappe has a lot of pressure on him to do well even though he is playing in right position.

It will be impossible for Real Madrid to win their next UCL match against Atalanta, who are currently unstoppable. Look at how they defeated Milan yesterday and took over the first position. They are on fire and irresistible making it a difficult task for Madrid with their incomplete squad. However, with the return of Vini Madrid will perform better.

It is appropriate for Ancelotti to bench Mbappe in the match against Atalanta in the next match, the Real Madrid team is too hopeful of Mbappe in the front line after Vinicius was injured but Mbappe could not meet that expectation and even Mbappe played very badly.

Real Madrid's chances of qualifying for the Super Sixteen are still wide open because there are still 3 more matches left, so if they can win the remaining matches then I think Real Madrid will qualify but now the problem is Real Madrid's inconsistent performance which makes everything possible to happen to Real Madrid in the Champion League competition this season even though I don't expect any big surprises to happen.

Even though many players are injured and absent, I am still amazed by Real Madrid's condition in the LaLiga standings, because it is not easy to be in second place in the LaLiga standings which is really difficult in a position like Real Madrid, imagine if none of their players experienced that, even though it is certain that they are already at the top of the LaLiga standings at this time and even in the Champions League they will definitely be in the top rankings, in my opinion Real Madrid's performance is still within the threshold, it's just that they often miss important moments in several matches, and the loss of confidence makes the game not go well, what's more, the task given to Mbappe is also very difficult to fill in several lines, even though he is in the right position for him.

I see Real Madrid's journey throughout last season even though they also had injury problems but their performance was not as bad as now Carlo Ancelotti was still able to handle the team well and qualified for the last 16 of the group stage with 0 defeats but now? you can see it yourself he has only played 5 matches but has experienced 3 defeats this is clearly a very bad result before they have never been this bad in the Champions League but I also understand this defeat is none other than because the competition in the UCL this season is indeed very tight because the new formation brings together balanced clubs.

I don't know why Real Madrid can't perform well despite building the strongest team. The team has a lot of injury problems but even with injury problems they should at least beat all the other teams with the XI they go against. The traditional team in the Champions League is Real Madrid and Real Madrid is the only team to have won the Champions League trophy the most number of times. So if this team cannot qualify for the Super Sixteen, it will be a matter of great shame for this team. But with the good manager and players in this team, I think this team will bounce back and qualify for the Super Sixteen anyway.

For this same inconsistencies, I'm not counting on Mbappe for any outstanding performance for now, until he proves otherwise. The team misses Camavinga and Vini. I'm glad Vini is back to training as confirmed by the coach that he would be available for the next champions league clash. I wish Camavinga would join the team to boost their performance. Madrid really needs a win to stay back in this competition.

I'm of the opinion that Mbappe should start the next match from the bench, maybe it would boost his seriousness and ambition when he's finally on the pitch.

True. There are 6 injured players. Two players may be absent until the end of the season. We must admit that this injury problem becomes one of the factors of the declining of Real Madrid performance. Those injured players are the main players of Real Madrid, it makes sense if there is a significant impact on Real Madrid performance. Moreover, Real Madrid attacking looks very unconvincingly because Mbappe performed very badly. Maybe it is not only Mbappe who played underperformance, but it is quite obvious that Mbappe has a role in Real Madrid bad performance. Everyone can see that Mbappe already missed too many chances scoring goals in each match.

It is true that one of the factors of Real Madrid declining game, due to the absence of many core players. Vini is one of the players who can change the situation in Real Madrid game without Vini, Real Madrid front line looks less aggressive. If you look at the next match played by Real Madrid in the Champions League where they really need a win to improve their performance in the Champion League.

So the absence of core players will certainly be very detrimental to them so far. Ancelotti hopes that mbappe will be more consistent in his performance because so far Mbappe has found it very difficult to bring victory to Real Madrid. He also failed to score a goal at the penalty spot, I assume that Mbappe will suffer the same fate as Hazard and that's just my assumption.

Didn’t come across the next three fixtures all yet, I only know of their next one against Liverpool who happen to be the best in the competition now. With this fixture, it’s almost to conclude that Girona will be leaving the champions league from this first round and won’t make it to the next round of the competition again. Girona performance in the champions league is not even looking good and their position is not even considering them for even a playoff in this competition. Arsenal, Liverpool and AC Milan are big teams in the champions league and their performance are far much better than what we see from Girona, it’s likely this is the end of their path in the champions league this season and will just try to finish in the top four this season to get a chance for next season again.

Maybe he needs more time but I don’t think to really adapt anymore, he just need to change his style of playing as that won’t work in Laliga, that’s why most player fail in laliga clubs at times, look at this penalties he missed this season both in UCL and laliga, he was so predictable with the ball and it was same position he placed the ball which means they’ve studied his game. At the same time, Mbappe likes playing direct ball and once again, that’s not working for him… his problem is that he’s finding it hard to change the ways he plays and if he doesn’t do that then Ancelotti won’t have any option than to replace him ( that might turn him to the next hazard if he decides to stay with the decision .  but that’s if he doesn’t change still)
He came to laliga for that world best but it’s so disappointing with his performance he’s showing to compete for the world best
Thus,Real Madrid next game in UCL will  really determine their fate in this champions league, it will be disappointing to see the defending champion not qualifying for at least the stage two…but I still doubt they can be Atalanta unless Atalanta  plays one of their boring game then even if they(Realmadrid) win then it shouldn’t be a wide margin, a win is a win  yet I doubt they are capable of the task this time around

The latest news is that several players will return from injury in the near future, including Alaba and Vinicius. Alaba has been at the training center and training, but reportedly he will not be fully ready to return before January. Ancelotti certainly welcomes this good news after so many defeats in the Champions League and La Liga, of course with players like them, good performance from his team can be expected.

Ancelotti and everyone at Real Madrid are said to fully support Mbappe. He is a good player, but still in the adaptation stage, so everyone needs to be patient to get Mbappe back to his best form. Mbappe is still having difficulty increasing his goal productivity so far, but he has had a good impact on the performance of Real Madrid's attackers in a match.

Some of this players are ruled out of season, so they should not even want to put the blames on this players for any reason of them underperforming now. Injuries are part of football and when you can’t manage your injury well, you’ll not be able to win anything. They’re unforeseen circumstances that comes up when you least expect them, so Real Madrid should now blame anyone for their poor performance now but rather work on making themselves better in the league. I saw in the news that Vinicius will be available to play in their next match in the champions league, hopefully they can win that one.


This is football and anything can really happen. They’ve been playing well in the champions league since the beginning of this season and not been found wanting of underperforming in any way in the champions league. Collecting all point sin every match is a sign of how dominant and strong they are in the chase for the league title this season. They can’t be looked down on now and any team they face will probably be scared of being defeated by them due to their dominance. They play well and I believed they can still win in this fixture against Girona.

If you look at the list of injured players that Real Madrid has, it doesn't feel fair to only blame Mbappe, especially since all of Real Madrid's injured players are important players, especially in maintaining the defense. Real Madrid's current inconsistency is partly due to the large number of injured players, besides that Mbappe has not found his identity, even now his mentality is being tested after failing to execute penalty shots twice in two different matches.

Yes, Mbappe needs time to adapt and I think people need to remember that it took Vini several seasons to become what he is now. I also understand why Mbappe has difficulty scoring goals, one of the reasons is because he moved from the style of play of League 1 to Real Madrid. I'm sure he will get better soon, just like Vini who had difficulties. But now, Vini is considered one of the best in the world.

Real Madrid's chances in the Champions League are indeed tough, especially with conditions like this with many important players injured, plus Real Madrid's current unstable performance. However, I am confident that with the many UCL trophies that Real Madrid currently has, it will boost their mentality when facing Atalanta later, especially since this is a very important match for Real Madrid so that there is hope to qualify for the last 16 via play-offs because in the remaining two matches their opponents can be said to be easy.

If Mbappe continues to perform below expectations, it is possible that Ancelotti will order him to sit on the bench. Now Mbappe feels quite a lot of pressure, Ancelotti has often defended him on many occasions by asking all parties to be patient and give him time. It must be admitted that it is not easy to become a main star at the Santiago Bernabeu, and Mbappe must work hard to prove his individual quality. Vinicius injury should be a momentum for Mbappe, because he can play in his ideal position on the left side. In addition, the storm of player injuries and the transition that has taken place within Real Madrid this season, collectively, of course, has also had an impact on Mbappe adaptation.