I remember that Haaland was practically pocketed by acerbi in the final despite the result, let's say that Man City didn't win by a narrow margin against Inter, so let's say that it could happen that the two teams draw, we just have to see if Inter will be fit!
Inter Milan are not a team to be underestimated in the Champions League although neither are Manchester City so a draw could happen in their match. However, looking at the depth of the squad at the moment I am still more confident in Manchester City winning if Haaland can get more beautiful passes from his teammates in the match. Because Manchester City are still a strong team compared to several other teams in the Champions League this season and I also can't wait to see their match this season. 
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This match is gonna be the toughest schedule for Inter. I don't wanna underrated them, but i think it's hard for them to win the game against Manchester City. Let's see the odds below.
Manchester City is favored here. This is because their amazing league performance. Haaland is also entering on his on fire mode. And an home game is gonna help them to win against Intermilan. But i'd rather see this game is 60/40 for both of sides.
City must have won this game to ensure they can secure instant ticket to go to the R16.
I find it interesting how most persons believe and think this game is going to be a tough and difficult fixture for inter alone meanwhile we have city and inter to compete in this game, looking at the fact that city has been winners of the champions League which gives them that experience edge, inter too was once a finalist exactly against Manchester City, a flash back at that final game that brought both team together will get you understanding that both team are going to have a fair share of the battle as that's the last time they met and inter made a really good attempt but wasn't experienced and lucky enough. Manchester City is favored here. This is because their amazing league performance. Haaland is also entering on his on fire mode. And an home game is gonna help them to win against Intermilan. But i'd rather see this game is 60/40 for both of sides.
City must have won this game to ensure they can secure instant ticket to go to the R16.
City definitely has a high chance of winning against Inter, not saying that Inter is a bad team, and not even saying that there is no chance that they would not win, of course there is a small chance that Inter could win, but all the arrows are pointed at City here, and I think they will get it. What I believe is that we are going to see this changing more and more, we should consider this to be something that will not be that much of a big deal, it will change a lot.
I personally believe that the best thing to do for City is to keep going with whatever they have and just try to dominate the game. As long as they defend Martinez well enough, they should be fine not getting scored on, so it's all about beating that famous Italian defense, which is very tough but they can do it. I can see a draw for this game as well, it's very likely, it's either a city win or a draw if you ask me. Betting on City to win would be an easy bet though, I can see that.
Inter Milan isn't going to be an easy opponent side for Manchester City in this clash , yes Manchester seem better, but if we consider Inter Milans performance last season at Italian serie A league side , you'll get to know that this is going to be a 50/50 chance kind of game which will be open for hmboth side , will be a game of who utilizes they vey best opportunity they got to score. I personally believe that the best thing to do for City is to keep going with whatever they have and just try to dominate the game. As long as they defend Martinez well enough, they should be fine not getting scored on, so it's all about beating that famous Italian defense, which is very tough but they can do it. I can see a draw for this game as well, it's very likely, it's either a city win or a draw if you ask me. Betting on City to win would be an easy bet though, I can see that.
This match is gonna be the toughest schedule for Inter. I don't wanna underrated them, but i think it's hard for them to win the game against Manchester City. Let's see the odds below.
Manchester City is favored here. This is because their amazing league performance. Haaland is also entering on his on fire mode. And an home game is gonna help them to win against Intermilan. But i'd rather see this game is 60/40 for both of sides.
City must have won this game to ensure they can secure instant ticket to go to the R16.
Inter won Serie A last season with a whopping 19 points advantage over AC Milan and made it to the round of 16 in the Chamions League (unexpectedly losing to Atletico on penalties), but bookies don't give them much chances of winning:
Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
Manchester City are stronger than Inter Milan but they are not too different in quality and competitiveness. Manchester City can lose this match and Inter Milan fans are given an amazing odds for their bets in this match. As fans of Inter Milan, they will have no issue to take the amazing given odds to support their team, watch the match either on television or on field while have opportunities to win big if Inter Milan get a good result at the end.Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
I also have no doubts about Ancelotti's ability to change some players' positions into unusual lines and that has indeed happened to several players before at Real Madrid and it is possible that it could happen again to Mbappé. This season, Real Madrid actually has a fairly complete squad and is also very capable of competing in every competition, but for now, several players from Real Madrid are undergoing their recovery period, such as Jude Bellingham who is still recovering from an injury.
Ancelotti is good at player choice for his squad and he proves this ability with many big clubs. He did and is doing very well in Real Madrid too but in the club now, there are many problems, massive player injuries, lack of good combination of attacking star players and maybe conflicts among star players too. The coach actually is facing with uncomfortable and hard time in Real Madrid, and I am not sure when he will be able to settle these things in this season.In terms of Carlo Ancelotti, his versatility and adaptability as a manager is highly praised. He has successfully managed a number of top clubs, including Real Madrid. His ability to strategize according to changing situations, and utilize players in unconventional positions speaks volumes of his capability. Despite facing numerous challenges with injuries within the squad and potential internal conflicts, Ancelotti's resilient approach is commendable. Football is an unpredictable sport and it would be interesting to see when and how Ancelotti manages to stabilize the situation at Real Madrid.
AC Milan Vs Liverpool will kick-off on Tue, but the biggest game of the first round of the new league stage will take place on Wed.
Inter is coming to Manchester to take on Man City. Champions of England Vs Champions of Italy - it doesn't get any better than that.
Inter won Serie A last season with a whopping 19 points advantage over AC Milan and made it to the round of 16 in the Chamions League (unexpectedly losing to Atletico on penalties), but bookies don't give them much chances of winning:
Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
With Haaland looking like his back at his best..getting back to back hatricks, it will be interesting to watch this game, but Italian's know how to defend and if they can keep Haaland quiet I think they have a chance but they need to be able to get that back line of Akanji, Lewis, maybe walker plays this one etcInter is coming to Manchester to take on Man City. Champions of England Vs Champions of Italy - it doesn't get any better than that.
Inter won Serie A last season with a whopping 19 points advantage over AC Milan and made it to the round of 16 in the Chamions League (unexpectedly losing to Atletico on penalties), but bookies don't give them much chances of winning:
Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
And with Pep distracted over points deduction let's see how he makes his team.
I remember that Haaland was practically pocketed by acerbi in the final despite the result, let's say that Man City didn't win by a narrow margin against Inter, so let's say that it could happen that the two teams draw, we just have to see if Inter will be fit!
Inter won Serie A last season with a whopping 19 points advantage over AC Milan and made it to the round of 16 in the Chamions League (unexpectedly losing to Atletico on penalties), but bookies don't give them much chances of winning:
Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
Manchester City are stronger than Inter Milan but they are not too different in quality and competitiveness. Manchester City can lose this match and Inter Milan fans are given an amazing odds for their bets in this match. As fans of Inter Milan, they will have no issue to take the amazing given odds to support their team, watch the match either on television or on field while have opportunities to win big if Inter Milan get a good result at the end.Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
I also have no doubts about Ancelotti's ability to change some players' positions into unusual lines and that has indeed happened to several players before at Real Madrid and it is possible that it could happen again to Mbappé. This season, Real Madrid actually has a fairly complete squad and is also very capable of competing in every competition, but for now, several players from Real Madrid are undergoing their recovery period, such as Jude Bellingham who is still recovering from an injury.
Ancelotti is good at player choice for his squad and he proves this ability with many big clubs. He did and is doing very well in Real Madrid too but in the club now, there are many problems, massive player injuries, lack of good combination of attacking star players and maybe conflicts among star players too. The coach actually is facing with uncomfortable and hard time in Real Madrid, and I am not sure when he will be able to settle these things in this season. 
AC Milan Vs Liverpool will kick-off on Tue, but the biggest game of the first round of the new league stage will take place on Wed.
Inter is coming to Manchester to take on Man City. Champions of England Vs Champions of Italy - it doesn't get any better than that.
Inter won Serie A last season with a whopping 19 points advantage over AC Milan and made it to the round of 16 in the Chamions League (unexpectedly losing to Atletico on penalties), but bookies don't give them much chances of winning:
Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
With Haaland looking like his back at his best..getting back to back hatricks, it will be interesting to watch this game, but Italian's know how to defend and if they can keep Haaland quiet I think they have a chance but they need to be able to get that back line of Akanji, Lewis, maybe walker plays this one etcInter is coming to Manchester to take on Man City. Champions of England Vs Champions of Italy - it doesn't get any better than that.
Inter won Serie A last season with a whopping 19 points advantage over AC Milan and made it to the round of 16 in the Chamions League (unexpectedly losing to Atletico on penalties), but bookies don't give them much chances of winning:
Man City very rarely loses at home, so 1 point is probably the most that Inter can hope for.
And with Pep distracted over points deduction let's see how he makes his team.
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I think Mbappé is a player who is open to innovation. I don't think I need to say that he is also very talented. Ancelotti can turn him into very good positions. He can give him new positions. Just like Bellingham. Jude Bellingham has adapted very well to the number 10 position. Mbappé can experience something similar
I also have no doubts about Ancelotti's ability to change some players' positions into unusual lines and that has indeed happened to several players before at Real Madrid and it is possible that it could happen again to Mbappé. This season, Real Madrid actually has a fairly complete squad and is also very capable of competing in every competition, but for now, several players from Real Madrid are undergoing their recovery period, such as Jude Bellingham who is still recovering from an injury. 
Without Mbappe in the squad last season, Madrid was still able to win the Champions League and La Liga, so the presence of Mbappe in the current squad will of course have a positive impact on Madrid game in the future, although he managed to score two goals in La Liga, but according to I think Mbappe is still not at his best as a goalscorer so far, so Madrid can't expect much from Mbappe at the moment, Ancelotti has a lot of very good forward players currently in his squad, so this really requires wisdom in placing the position of the front players that they have in order to maintain unity and consistency in scoring goals, I think the role that Mbappe had while playing at PSG previously could be a reference for Ancelotti to be able to maximize Mbappe current abilities.
It's true Real Madrid was still able to win Champions League and La Liga without Mbappe, but they still have Kroos and Nacho. Real Madrid have Mbappe, but they lose Kroos and Nacho, is Real Madrid become better? nope, Kroos is Real Madrid's play maker, losing him give really a big impact to the performance.
Now Modric is replacing Kroos's position, he's not as good as Kroos, but he still decent. In the next year Modric high likely will retire, it's really a big problem for Real Madrid.
This is the reason why key players are very important to a club, imagine with all the beautiful strikers Real Madrid has and players without Kross,, they are finding it difficult this season. This season will be a big challenge to Real Madrid in all competitions but who knows if Real Madrid is planning to buy a midfielder by January when transfer window opens.
It's true Real Madrid was still able to win Champions League and La Liga without Mbappe, but they still have Kroos and Nacho.
Real Madrid have Mbappe, but they lose Kroos and Nacho, is Real Madrid become better? nope, Kroos is Real Madrid's play maker, losing him give really a big impact to the performance.
Real Madrid have Mbappe, but they lose Kroos and Nacho, is Real Madrid become better? nope, Kroos is Real Madrid's play maker, losing him give really a big impact to the performance.
I agree with you. Real Madrid performed well last season. Real Madrid team won two important titles of La Liga and Champions League. Each of Madrid's players performed well in their respective positions last season. The squad had two key players like Nacho and Toni Kross. And thanks to Kross' excellent performance, Madrid's midfield was stable.
Both Vini and Bellingham performed well last season. These two players scored a lot of goals. But this season, Madrid have a talented player like Mbappe in their squad. But so far we haven't seen a good performance from Mbappe. Whether he will be successful with this team is yet to be said for sure. If Mbappe doesn't perform well, Madrid's performance this season will be erratic.
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Now Modric is replacing Kroos's position, he's not as good as Kroos, but he still decent. In the next year Modric high likely will retire, it's really a big problem for Real Madrid.
Modrich was a very talented player. But at the moment it is not possible to keep him in the starting XI of Madrid Luka Modrich is now 39 years old. It is very difficult for a player of his age to last 90 minutes on the field. So Madrid do not yet have a suitable replacement for Kross. But since Ancelotti is an experienced coach, maybe Madrid can stabilize their midfield with Ancelotti's help.
Without Mbappe in the squad last season, Madrid was still able to win the Champions League and La Liga, so the presence of Mbappe in the current squad will of course have a positive impact on Madrid game in the future, although he managed to score two goals in La Liga, but according to I think Mbappe is still not at his best as a goalscorer so far, so Madrid can't expect much from Mbappe at the moment, Ancelotti has a lot of very good forward players currently in his squad, so this really requires wisdom in placing the position of the front players that they have in order to maintain unity and consistency in scoring goals, I think the role that Mbappe had while playing at PSG previously could be a reference for Ancelotti to be able to maximize Mbappe current abilities.
It's true Real Madrid was still able to win Champions League and La Liga without Mbappe, but they still have Kroos and Nacho. Real Madrid have Mbappe, but they lose Kroos and Nacho, is Real Madrid become better? nope, Kroos is Real Madrid's play maker, losing him give really a big impact to the performance.
Now Modric is replacing Kroos's position, he's not as good as Kroos, but he still decent. In the next year Modric high likely will retire, it's really a big problem for Real Madrid.
Now the important thing is what Real Madrid will do with Mbappe as of now. He started badly in a couple of games but later scored multiples goals in one game. Hopefully he will adapt fully without taking too much time.
The problem they are going to have in that team is positioning, we all know the Mbappe is more comfortable when he plays on the left side of attack, rather than in the middle, he is definitely not a striker. Now in Real Madrid, Vini Jr plays from the left, and IMO, he is the best player in the world in that LWF position, so that leaves Mbappe coming from the middle. I don't think Mbappe would flourish from the middle and if he does not, with time there could be disagreements which might affect the team. 
Now the important thing is what Real Madrid will do with Mbappe as of now. He started badly in a couple of games but later scored multiples goals in one game. Hopefully he will adapt fully without taking too much time.
The problem they are going to have in that team is positioning, we all know the Mbappe is more comfortable when he plays on the left side of attack, rather than in the middle, he is definitely not a striker. Now in Real Madrid, Vini Jr plays from the left, and IMO, he is the best player in the world in that LWF position, so that leaves Mbappe coming from the middle. I don't think Mbappe would flourish from the middle and if he does not, with time there could be disagreements which might affect the team. 
Temporary odds favor Manchester City over Real Madrid even though last season Real Madrid won the Champions League title but only a small difference because they have been favorites in the Champions League in recent seasons, early performances in their respective domestic leagues Manchester City performed better than Real Madrid so it is natural that Man City has lower odds than Real Madrid but the odds will change in each match and we also do not know like what Real Madrid's strength is in the Champions League this season usually they will do everything to be the strongest in the Champions League.
You know the season just started; it will be too early to talk about the team that will get the title or even judge the team that will get the title by the odds. We are still yet to know anything about this team’s performance; we only see their performance in other leagues and not the Champions League. As the season moves, the odds will be changing, so let’s wait and see how their performance goes, although Real Madrid is still going to fight for the Champions League title this season.
Both Real Madrid and Manchester City are strong and they will continue be rated as very top candidates for Champions League crown in this season. If they won't, by destiny, have a direct knock-out meeting, they are able to meet in the final match. In this summer, they have some changes in their squads with players in and out, and these changes can affect their squad quality, competitiveness and performances too.
I believe both of them will go far in Champions League this season but who will become a champion at the end, it's too early to say or make prediction.
I believe both of them will go far in Champions League this season but who will become a champion at the end, it's too early to say or make prediction.
Exactly. Both are strong; they both have a high chance of getting the title at the end, but we don’t know who among them will win it. Moreover, the season is just starting, and the best thing is to keep our eye on these two teams, and they are the favourites this season. Although I know Manchester City will want to do everything to get there, Real Madrid will be challenging for them.
If asked why Mbappe left PSG even though he was successful at PSG and his salary was also high. Of course this is an easy answer because Mbappe wants to win the Champions League!
Mbappe has achieved everything during his time at PSG, he has also won the World Cup with his country. The Champions League trophy is the only thing that is difficult to win with PSG, so he chose to leave all the luxuries that PSG offers including a high salary to get something that has never been won so far.In addition, Mbappe is still very young and talented. Mbappe was also born in Paris, he has defended PSG for seven seasons. In Ligue 1 he has won everything several times. He also almost brought the Champions League trophy to Paris for the first time, but unfortunately they lost to Bayern Munich in the final. He has done everything for PSG to win the Champions League but has not paid off. At the international level, he managed to win the World Cup with France in 2018.
Moving to Real Madrid would allow him to develop faster because the level of popularity and competition in La Liga is better than Ligue 1, he also has a great chance of winning the Champions League with Real Madrid. Now that Mbappe has turned the page on his career, he can realise his dreams during his time at Real Madrid, including lifting the Champions League trophy and winning the Ballon D'or. 
Temporary odds favor Manchester City over Real Madrid even though last season Real Madrid won the Champions League title but only a small difference because they have been favorites in the Champions League in recent seasons, early performances in their respective domestic leagues Manchester City performed better than Real Madrid so it is natural that Man City has lower odds than Real Madrid but the odds will change in each match and we also do not know like what Real Madrid's strength is in the Champions League this season usually they will do everything to be the strongest in the Champions League.
Odds at early of season can be different with odds in later months of season. The season in Champions League only begins and with its new format, many things can be changed after a long first phase, that is longer than a group phase with previous format.Both Real Madrid and Manchester City are strong and they will continue be rated as very top candidates for Champions League crown in this season. If they won't, by destiny, have a direct knock-out meeting, they are able to meet in the final match. In this summer, they have some changes in their squads with players in and out, and these changes can affect their squad quality, competitiveness and performances too.
I believe both of them will go far in Champions League this season but who will become a champion at the end, it's too early to say or make prediction.
Every year Real Madrid has a high chance of winning, because it is a strong team that dominates the Spanish league in some ways.
So no one is surprised if you put them among the favorites, in fact we could say that it is quite obvious and predictable from a certain point of view.
Real Madrid has enjoyed the crown as the most favourite in the champions league every season because their experience and how much value they place the competition as they can be performing poorly in the league but when it comes to the champions league they always play with their all to ensure they get the best result no matter their opponent. It is not bad if Real Madrid is placed every season as the favourite to win in the champions league but seeing that City is favored in odd this season I think the performance of Real Madrid has been affected due to their poor starting rate this season but they should be respected because they are going to do that they can to achieve the trophy once again.
Of course, Madrid is going to have more problems on their hands if they can't manage to resolve their team issues now it's this early. And yes, again, Mbappe's move means that there's plenty of expectations of him and the entire team as well. There is undue pressure for him to deliver some of his best performance(s) this early — including a couple of folks here on this thread who immediately said Real Madrid would win the UCL simply because they did it before even signing Mbappe so their thesis is that, it should be way more easier with Mbappe now in the team.
Bayern + Liverpool + City + Leverkusen (and probably Inter) are teams that could excel this season.
and I remember quoting some that it's too early to decide just because they had a win over Atalanta, adding to their collection at the beginning of the season,Atalanta wasn't on form right before they even played the and even if they were they can't still win them(Atalanta can't win realmadrid)I think.Thus at the moment , it seem they are having injury issue which we can all confirm, though I still doubt them getting through to the Finals this season but let's see how it goes after the injury players returns maybe things will change then but for now their performance is not even gonna get them through to the knockout stage
tbh... 
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So who's on my list to win it? Can't say but there are good options especially teams like City and probably Bayern or Leverkusen + Liverpool.
So who's on my list to win it? Can't say but there are good options especially teams like City and probably Bayern or Leverkusen + Liverpool.
My wish to Mbappe is Good Luck, I hope he didn't just make a right move at the wrong time because the three straight performance is out of it and fans keep demanding very high expectations from him which is why it's seems like he isn't doing enough, though his performance also dropped generally before he even made a move to RM.
At the same time I will support your specu... if they continue like this they might not even make it through the group stage and even if they do, they just gonna get knocked out at the next stage, imo I still think Beryern is gonna perform better this time around or we could just get surprised with the new format.
Of course, Madrid is going to have more problems on their hands if they can't manage to resolve their team issues now it's this early. And yes, again, Mbappe's move means that there's plenty of expectations of him and the entire team as well. There is undue pressure for him to deliver some of his best performance(s) this early — including a couple of folks here on this thread who immediately said Real Madrid would win the UCL simply because they did it before even signing Mbappe so their thesis is that, it should be way more easier with Mbappe now in the team.
Bayern + Liverpool + City + Leverkusen (and probably Inter) are teams that could excel this season.
I can also say Real Madrid have a better chance of winning the Champions League but this is just a speculation. It is very possible that Real Madrid might not win the Champions League because we need to wait to see some matches played before the speculation can be more accurate. I am surprised that Manchester City is given a lower odd to Real Madrid. The odd will although be constantly changing.
Every year Real Madrid has a high chance of winning, because it is a strong team that dominates the Spanish league in some ways.
So no one is surprised if you put them among the favorites, in fact we could say that it is quite obvious and predictable from a certain point of view.
Real Madrid has enjoyed the crown as the most favourite in the champions league every season because their experience and how much value they place the competition as they can be performing poorly in the league but when it comes to the champions league they always play with their all to ensure they get the best result no matter their opponent. It is not bad if Real Madrid is placed every season as the favourite to win in the champions league but seeing that City is favored in odd this season I think the performance of Real Madrid has been affected due to their poor starting rate this season but they should be respected because they are going to do that they can to achieve the trophy once again.
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