Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 6. (Read 69287 times)

The question is, why we must compare them?  
Ronaldo is one another level, he is a truly legend in football. Meanwhile Mbappe is a footballer who is in his way to be a legend in football.
Ronaldo already proves everyone that he can succeed in any team. It is different with Mbappe who still tries to prove his capability in another team.
So, basically Ronaldo and Mbappe are in a different condition. We can't compare both of them.

Good leader? I don't think Mbappe will be a good leader because he looks a bit individualistic. I think there should another player in Real Madrid who can be better to be the captain or leader. In the future, I think Bellingham looks better because he has a nice characteristic.

Most people say the same thing when doubting Man City with their current poor performance and even in the UCL, Man City is not a candidate for the strongest team. Although it is too early but the fact is that Man City has a hard time getting points in every match. Now there are 2 matches left in the group stage and in the upcoming match they will play away against PSG. And after that they will play at home against Club Brugge. Well, when playing against PSG, Man City is also still very doubtful because after all PSG will appear at home while Man City who played at home also appeared very disappointing. While in the upcoming match Man City will play away which gives stronger pressure.

You can never compare Mbappe with Ronaldo first because these two are different and, to be honest, Mbappe could never be a good leader in his team even in PSG there were some players who hated this player. Now I think since Real Madrid hired Mbappe as a superstar of this team and helped them achieve titles like Ronalod helped this team they expect much more from this player but still, Mbappe could never be the good player they were expecting to see from him.
However, maybe Mbappe just needs some more time for adoption to be a good leader for his team.

Well pep may not really be using the transfer window that much, I'm saying so because looking at pep his problem is much away from players quality or depth of the squad, it all started after he began to suffer series of injuries and then it got to the point the available players couldn't be productive enough as they probably have their psychology affected in all of this, now they are beginning to enter their recovery phase and may most likely get passed it too so it's not the end just yet for them and only a few buys due to injury may actually be necessary else they are still good.

It is clear that Man City performed very badly nowadays. Although there are still many matches left, I think it is difficult for them to win any title this season. They may try to improve their performance, but it looks quite unconvincingly to compete for the title. In EPL, I think they only can target to finish in the UCL zone. Meanwhile in UCL, they may not target to play in the final. Man City may only can reach the semi-final round if their performance has no change in the second half of the season. Even I'm a bit worried that Man City failed to reach the knock-out phase. Well, it depends on Guardiola whether he can improve their tactics and the mentality of the players.

Real Madrid snatch one of the best players from PSG and they're doing quite good with the Frenchman. Mbappe is gradually fitting in and have been extremely one of the best players. Kylian Mbappe was the best player in PSG, his presence was worth it for the club following their imperative achievements over these past years. It's been one of huge loss for the club if you ask me. PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi will gave his very best to see the club flying above other elite oppositions but I think his best is not good enough. There have been several spots that have paved part to the descending form of the club. Can they ever recover the loss of Leo Messi, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe? Paris Saint-Germain triggered the sell clause of most of their outstanding players and we've seen how is everything going with the club.

Having Mbappe definitely helped PSG with UCL a lot, he is a great player and we are seeing him do great at Real Madrid.

Even a lot of people say that Mbappe is doing badly at Real Madrid, I disagree and I think he is doing fine, he is not the only star of that team so he will of course have a lower statistic compared to his time at PSG, whereas we are seeing PSG not have that star anymore which is causing them to have a bad result, and I can see why that would mean something different, that's the most important part, I can see why that's a big deal. I know that a lot of people are looking into this current situation like PSG is doomed, but I also think that they have enough finances to comeback from this eventually and be great again.

There are only two more matches left and I might be a little worried about PSG who will be eliminated in this round, being in 25th position still doesn't seem to be able to guarantee PSG to finish in the top 24. Because after all, for the next two matches PSG have to play against Manchester City and against Stuttgart and basically, Manchester City will also still do their best  to really secure their position to still be able to finish in the top 24. Likewise about Stuttgart, although this team is not a team that is considered to finish in the top 24 but after all, the reality is that Stuttgart currently has the same points as PSG with 7 points.

With these situations and conditions, of course they will still do their best to maximize the chances they still have, so of course it will not be easy for them to really succeed in getting three points. Even though they win  and at the same time the teams above them also win, of course their position will remain like that.

Definitely a shocking situation without a doubt, nobody ever assumed to see Manchester City and Real Madrid be this down on the standings, and PSG even out of top 24 as well. Those three teams there is a shocking thing to see and this new method of UCL standings and so forth ends up being something that is giving us unexpected results, which is making UCL even more entertaining.

It was clear that we got very bored of the old method, the whole four team group stages were boring and it was almost always the same results, just the top teams going up in most cases, with this type of situation we are dealing with a much better result and we are seeing a lot better entertainment in world of football. Betting is much harder this way though, nobody expected these results.

Usually Man City is very easy to create a performance turnaround point, but currently, Pep Guardiola seems to have lost his touch. However, I agree that, Man City still has many opportunities to rise in the future, although we know it is not an easy job. Pep Guardiola will certainly try to secure the remaining opportunities, and find a solution to break the bad trend that is happening. If the injured players can return soon, it is likely that Man City will be able to rise faster.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola admitted that he could be fired if Man City continues to lose, it would be very painful if that really happened. Pep Guardiola current mission is to lead Man City to qualify for the last 16, even though they have to go through the play-offs. In the Premier League, I still believe Man City will be able to finish in the top four of the standings, while to defend the trophy, that is a little impossible.

With all the merits that pep guadiola holds to his name, it will be really foolish to actually write them off because Manchester city with the same squad have being deadly and won their dosmetic league but everything doesn't seem to be working for them this time around and that's why the transfer window that's coming up will be very essential for pep guadiola to make some substantial changes and additions to his squad atleast to see the change in tide come the second half of the football season.

Right, there is no guarantee that Rodri's return will be able to bring City back to the top of its game. I agree with what you said, several factors are the cause of the decline in performance of Manchester City players. and Pep is still adamant about rotating some of his players, even though he can play his best squad even without Rodri. btw, this is only based on my assumptions and observations. besides that, as you said, City seems to have lost their passion to play and even win matches, they have experienced a series of defeats in several matches and also in this competition. now, the question is whether Pep will fight for his team to qualify for the next phase. this is interesting because they are struggling and need a strong spirit to restore their passion for playing. in the 7th session they will visit PSG's headquarters, both teams need a win. interestingly, this match brings together two former coaches who once led Barcelona to become champions.

The next two matches will determine the journey of Man City and PSG in the Champions League because they are both in an unsafe position and they will definitely fight hard in their meeting later to compete for 3 points, Man City is in poor form and the mentality of its players is not good I think PSG will take advantage of this opportunity to steal points from Manchester City but I am also not happy if Man City does not advance to the next round.
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A lot of clubs Might not make it to the next champions league. This is a normal scenario that always occur when the season is about to kick off. Because you don't expect every club to be able to maintain that consistency they have been coming with in the previous season when you cross the capacity in football it is actually dynamic. It's changes from good to bad or bad to worse. That is why it is always very important to always take notes off most of your default when this season is I'm going, but the coaches are always focus about winning that concentrating on the default.

The game between psg and Manchester city is going to be tough because they are both fighting for the same faith so there is going to be battle between the to clubs and they will do everything possible especially to want to mine they don't want to put there self in any difficult position every match is important for them, they have exusted all there opportunity so all other games are now very important, so psg also will want to play a winning game also a tough game is.

Yes, Manchester City still have plenty of time to up their game. With just over a month left before the Champions League match against PSG, this is a golden opportunity for City to evaluate and better their formation.

Pep Guardiola will concentrate most on tactics and player rotation, as well as restoring the few players who may be too fatigued following a tight schedule. An opportune moment, especially now that even PSG is not in the best condition and greatly battling to seal a place in the last 24. Good use of such an opportunity and they have a very high probability of coming back to their winning ways and looking that much more convincing in domestic and European competitions.

It will be a big test for City against PSG, but with the quality and depth of squad they have, then they still have a great chance of securing a positive result.

I admit that Manchester city's performance this season is very poor but I also think there's much time for them to turn things around and get on the right path because they are a classy team and has all it takes to get back on their feet. I believe they still stand a good chance of achieving something great this season but it all depends on how fast they can pull themselves out of the snake line and start getting good results, but one thing I cant do is to write them off  because I still believe in the ability of Manchester city players and the coach Pep Gardiola to rise to the occasion once more.

Rodri return can't guarantee anything as a playmaker. I mean what Manchester need right now is to restore the confidence of the players on the pitch and Pep Guardiola is not providing that. There are still many factors why Manchester City lost their best game, including external factors that are still running until now. From all those defeats I saw the Manchester City players lose the passion to play.

Paris Saint-Germain must definitely beat Manchester City to be among the top 24 teams. Manchester City is in a very bad time. It is possible for Paris Saint-Germain to beat them when they are in such a bad graph. If Paris Saint-Germain beats them, Manchester City could even be pushed out of the top 24. We will see which surprise teams will remain in the top 24 after eight matches.

apparently all the teams have enormous problems with stability and consistency of results, even the team that seemed unsinkable to us like Real Madrid has proven to have big problems at the moment
First of all, the enormous number of injured players, this is certainly the biggest and worst problem.

Manchester City has lost 2 games, draw 2 games and win 2 games, if they can win 1 game and draw the remaining one, they have high chance of qualifying for play off but how are they going to succeed with the way they are performing recently, there is no improvements, there is no development and all their strategies are now at the edge. Unless they pivoted if they get their, the result will still remain the same as long as they remain this way.

PSG is fair, they might have not been doing well here in the Champions League but they are doing better in their domestic league with no losses but has lost 3 matches already in the Champions League. They are better than Manchester City, since their next match is going to be in Paris, they are going to dominate that game for sure, they will leave Manchester City to push to the play off place in the table.

I would say that both teams have equal chances of winning this match. At the beginning of the season, I considered Manchester City as the favorite. However, Manchester City has been losing badly recently. Manchester City's performance in both the Champions League and the Premier League is very weak. Especially in the last match against Manchester United, we saw a strange performance from City. Manchester City conceded two goals in the last 2 minutes. PSG is playing very well with the help of Luis Enrique. PSG also performed well in the last match of the Champions League and won by a large margin. So I think PSG players will be able to perform well against City.