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641  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 07, 2023, 04:27:04 PM
It seems that the other players forgot to tell McTominay that they need to wait until Ten Hag is fired before starting to play  Grin This idiot came on in the 87th minute of the game and managed to score two goals.
However, even though the result is good, I don’t see that the game is changing qualitatively. United were lucky today, but it's not certain that they will be lucky tomorrow, it looks like United is still the team to bet against.
It only took 10 minutes for McTominay to get a brace in this match Cheesy I even changed the channel because I thought it was over for Manchester United but the result was 3 points and what's interesting is that the assist came from Maguire Cheesy 2 players who are sometimes the butt of jokes became the heroes of this match lol.
Apart from the comeback that happened in this match I agree with what you said because in the end Manchester United still don't have anything and their performance is still quite standard so they still have to be able to further develop their performance.
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642  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 07, 2023, 11:40:22 AM
They didn't play that game with fear, Manchester United had no good midfied and same goes with the defenders they have struggled for both small and big games. The mentality of these players now have gone down.
Bayern Munich did not do too much, Manchester United should have gotten a point if they fought hard enough. Galatasaray wasn't so powerful, Diego Dalot was just too soft and the defenders didn't work well to secure the equalizer when Hojlund scored his second goal for United.
The problem of Manchester United is not in hard work actually but they cannot get good things when some players are not united especially in their communication problems.
We know 2 mistakes were made due to poor co-operation against Galatasaray where it all started with a poor pass that made Casemiro receive a red card and Icardi punished them with a winning goal for Galatasaray.
Now they must realise that co-operation and communication is important so that things like this don't happen again. Match 3 against Copenhagen they will lose Casemiro in midfield on the other hand they also have to be able to win 3 points in this match which of course this will be very difficult for Manchester United.

Since they have Amrabat, he can fill up for Casemiro when they face Copenhagen, that's what players do, at times they take risky responsibility for the club.
Onana was responsible for that short pass, though I had a good look at the video clips and I noticed Casemiro was flat footed and he hesited a bit while the pass was approaching, in between,  Onana should be blamed for that.

Manchester United should do everything to get three points against Copenhagen else the dreams of qualification for another level will be fine forever. Erik Ten Hag also needs to check his tactics. He has to be one of the biggest managers making huge errors.
It will not be too much of a guarantee even if Amrabat will not be able to guarantee because we know that Casemiro has a great versatility because apart from being able to help attack Casemiro is also quite good for defense in contrast to Amrabat who is sometimes more likely to be in the defense area.
Manchester United's defense is still quite bad and Amrabat could be an option but with this condition their attack line is a little weaker because it is difficult to supply the ball from the middle especially when Bruno is there considering he always has a greater level of egoism and prefers to carry the ball rather than arrange supplies for the attack.

This is a problem that Manchester United still cannot solve and against Copenhagen they must be able to reflect the scheme on the field well because 3 points are something they must get.
643  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What is this fascination with claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto? on: October 06, 2023, 09:59:47 PM
We as ordinary people will not know what benefits can be gained from such recognition but for those who are already seen and have authority then the addition of the nickname "Satoshi Nakamoto" to them clearly adds to their attractiveness and influence will be even more pronounced.
In the end, such personal benefits can be used because when someone is regarded as Satoshi Nakamoto then indirectly media traffic will go up for them and that is a good advantage for businessmen.
We know that people who claim to be Satoshi are mostly entrepreneurs so when there are people who believe and assume they are the real Satoshi then the income for them in terms of business will of course be greater.
644  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 06, 2023, 09:42:20 PM
They didn't play that game with fear, Manchester United had no good midfied and same goes with the defenders they have struggled for both small and big games. The mentality of these players now have gone down.
Bayern Munich did not do too much, Manchester United should have gotten a point if they fought hard enough. Galatasaray wasn't so powerful, Diego Dalot was just too soft and the defenders didn't work well to secure the equalizer when Hojlund scored his second goal for United.
The problem of Manchester United is not in hard work actually but they cannot get good things when some players are not united especially in their communication problems.
We know 2 mistakes were made due to poor co-operation against Galatasaray where it all started with a poor pass that made Casemiro receive a red card and Icardi punished them with a winning goal for Galatasaray.
Now they must realise that co-operation and communication is important so that things like this don't happen again. Match 3 against Copenhagen they will lose Casemiro in midfield on the other hand they also have to be able to win 3 points in this match which of course this will be very difficult for Manchester United.
645  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 06, 2023, 09:28:21 PM
We all really expect a lot from Man City that they win against everyone always. Its not possible that they win all games and i think that this loss is good that it happened early so that they dont allow this to happen in the future. Man City is still the favorite to win the title and they will need to win against weaker teams for sure. Now a match against Arsenal comes after a defeat so really i wonder if they can bounce back fast
Actually when we talk about the last match when they lost in the EPL against Wolves it has returned to their form where PSG can immediately win against Leipzig in the 2nd match of the Champions League and it indicates that they already know what they have to do to get back to their true form. Instead, this word is suitable for Arsenal in my opinion whether they can return to their best form after losing in the group phase against Lens some time ago because if in the end they still make some basic mistakes from their players then Manchester City can take advantage of this bigger than Lens.
The match will definitely remain interesting, it's just that if in the end Arteta still can't find a way to improve teamwork at Arsenal, especially in this communication problem, it will clearly be difficult for them.
646  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 05, 2023, 08:57:38 PM
I don't know how Arteta's tactics is going to be like in this game,It is a game that would really be tough to predict,and considering that Arsenal are at home,they won't want to lose again to Manchester City, especially when they are playing at home infront of the wonderful fans.While Mancity will be playing without two star players, Debruyne and Rodri who is out for injury and red card.Mancity have lost the two games they played without Rodri,and Rodri isn't going to be available for this one.
However, Arsenal are not also complete in their squad,it is yet to be know whether Saka will play or not because of the injury he sustained in the Lens game,He needs to be checked properly before the weekend game.
As for tactics, I think they'll still be the same as always, trying to attack and balance each other out like they did last season.
H2H is now clearly in Manchester City's favour because in the last 3 matches Manchester City managed to win 2 times and 1 match ended in a draw, but Arsenal playing home will definitely want to improve and avenge their defeat at last season's meeting.
I personally in this match will still favour Manchester City and will bet for them but indeed another possibility of a draw can also still happen but I'm not too sure Arsenal won 3 points because I think their chances are only a draw even though last week Manchester City lost to Wolves but I still believe Manchester City can improve the results in this match.
647  Economy / Economics / Re: Do we truly need cbdc when bitcoin already exist? on: October 05, 2023, 05:05:23 PM
We the people of any country do not need that country to issue cbdc’s.

but many countrie’s governments are desperate so they may try a cbdc to make a bailout won’t as they are bound to fuck them up 🆙
Looking at the current conditions, I honestly doubt the government's intention is like that because what I see from the creation of CBDC is only to widen their power because they are aware that with the presence of cryptocurrency they will find it difficult to regulate the finances of those who use it. with the CBDC their hope is to still be able to control some people who are here as a form of symbol of their power and indirectly they actually want to create a counterpoint to bitcoin even though those of us who are already here know that things like this cannot be compared.
648  Economy / Exchanges / Re: [Updated] FTX on: October 05, 2023, 03:37:44 PM

SBF is threatened with 115 years in prison as stated by @Watch.guru.
The hearing resumed but I was quite strange with the reasoning by the lawyer from SBF where SBF's lawyer argued that his client never intended to steal customers' money and claimed that SBF was just overwhelmed with the speed of growth of its two businesses.
I as a layman don't really accept this argument because after all when it commits a conscious act of taking customer funds it must have known that it was wrong and it was stealing but the lawyer said it didn't intend to do so which makes me a bit ambiguous because logically there is no way it would take more than $10 billion in customer funds just because of the element of accident.

Bankman-Fried took more than $10 billion out of FTX to pay its sister company Alameda Research's debts in May and June of 2022

On the other hand, claiming to be overwhelmed by the growth of the business shows that he was not able to manage well and could not calculate the plan from the beginning of his business (because he played too many games) as expressed by his former employees in a long thread on twitter (X) then why do several businesses if you can't manage them well.

The lawyer's reasoning honestly makes me a little sick of the current drama and defence of SBF.
649  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 05, 2023, 01:39:26 PM
This will be a domino effect where when we know that last season there was drama between PSG and Mbappe actually if at that time Mbappe decided to leave then the target of PSG was Osimhen and they even in some rumors were ready to offer 150 million for Osimhen if Mbappe left with a dowry of 200-250 million according to the clause that PSG wanted.
But it's like a benchmark where high-priced players are definitely linked to Madrid and PSG right now and obviously the key is Mbappe.

I think next year's summer transfer will be even more interesting because I still think that by then Mbappe will have been let go by PSG.

That is what I would say, too. But I partially disagree with your last sentence in so far that it feels like this topic might once again not come to an end. I tend to believe the transfer to Real Madrid will become reality, but there is a good bit of doubt left because Al Khelaifi might again approach him and put a bag of cash on the table that Mbappe feels once again he can't refuse.

Or I could be completely wrong and the contracts are more or less written by now. But given how all the drama enfolded around Mbappe in the past, I would rather wait and see Wink
It is difficult to end the topic about this player because he is one of the players who has quite a big prestige now so when the contract issue and several clubs who want his services, there will definitely be a lot of speculation and belief from every football observer as an indication of what Mbappe will do in the future.
Some of the possibilities you say can still happen but indeed we who are only observers must only continue to wait even though the domino effect will certainly be true if in the end Mbappe really leaves because surely PSG will be another alternative as a striker who is of course almost the same quality as Mbappe although still below him but will not be too.

Manchester United and Manchester City both are rumoured to be planning to sign Brighton winger Mitoma in January. I would like to see Manchester United signing him instead because they would make use of a productive player like him more now. They are in a really desperate condition now.
Mitoma's performance at the start of this season has been quite impressive where he has scored 3 goals and 3 assists in 7 matches made with Brighton in the EPL earlier this season so it is certain that he will be up for grab but of course when it is Brighton then most likely they will try to continue to hold with a very large clause for a player as has happened to some of their previous players such as Trosard, MacAllister or Caicedo.
But other reports have suggested that Mitoma will stay at Brighton.
650  Economy / Economics / Re: What would you do in this situation? Invest or save? on: October 04, 2023, 03:58:31 PM
If you have plans to start a dream business that requires a capital of  $20,000 and you were able to make a savings of $15,000 which obviously isn't enough to start up the business, what would be your decision or advice?
I think for this depends on what business you want to do because of course when talking about the nominal that must exist to create a business it is only a rough picture because in the end things like that can be more or less which is indeed it adjusts from the budget that we have.
As for the options available if you really want to run a business then I think there is nothing wrong if you continue but the scale is smaller than the business you want to cover because this also refers to capital or if you want to be safer then look for other additions so that we can meet the shortcomings of your business budgeting.
Doing it in Investment is good but we must realise that investment takes a little longer and investment is not just saving money and then a few days later getting a big profit.
651  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 04, 2023, 03:13:50 PM
Copenhagen's opening goal scored by Lukas Lerager was immediately replied to by Jamal Musiala but until now the score has not changed because Copenhagen is also still defending and can keep up with the performance made by Bayern until the 80th minute.
Bayern are not too strong in terms of dominance but they are still very good so far because they are still pressing even though this is still lacking.

Copenhagen wanted to give their visitors Bayern Munich a tough time in this game, but the German side later proved they are the superior team.

As for the match between Manchester United and Galatasaray, the result from this game has made it the second time that Manchester United has lost in the Champions League group match and Galatasaray is gradually securing the second spot in their group, Man Utd losing in this game has decreased their chances of qualifying to the next round of the competition.
In the end, it wasn't wrong as Bayern were still very good and managed to win against Copenhagen who were quite troublesome in terms of defence in this match.
On the other hand, this is increasingly difficult for Manchester United because seeing Copenhagen when facing Bayern, this is a burden for Manchester United later because they must win in this match but on the other hand they will also be very inconvenient to face Copenhagen with a strong defence.

Copenhagen's opening goal scored by Lukas Lerager was immediately replied to by Jamal Musiala but until now the score has not changed because Copenhagen is also still defending and can keep up with the performance made by Bayern until the 80th minute.
Bayern are not too strong in terms of dominance but they are still very good so far because they are still pressing even though this is still lacking.
The crucial minute is happening now I think it will be interesting where the last 10 minutes sometimes always have a pretty good surprise in a match.
The game is now turned, 2:1 for Bayern Munich. Musiala has made the 1:1 by himself, sensational good. And now Thomas Müller makes an extremely good pass for Tel and he does it again shortly before the end, simply very well. The 3x change in minute 78 was exactly right from coach Tuchel, Müller and Tel make 10 minutes later the so important goal.
A few minutes after I posted, a goal was scored by Tel and Bayern secured 3 points in this match.
Copenhagen is quite good at compensating for the performance of Bayern, it's just that in terms of experience and conditions Bayern is much stronger than Copenhagen makes them difficult. The defence needs to be appreciated because however trying to keep up rather than defending completely against Bayern is very worthy of praise but the crucial minutes they seem to lose focus.

Btw currently Arsenal are still losing 2-1 to Lens and it looks like my multi for Arsenal and Madrid failed in this second match because the score is still unfavourable for Madrid and Arsenal.
I'm not impressed at all with the way Arsenal played it's match today. I wasn't impressed with the manager as well. All I was expecting was a straight win but otherwise happened. Although Lens had the struggles of holding the match, but Arsenal had all it takes to control the game. Loosing over Lens is not encouraging for the UCL. Unfortunately, Saka went off injured and had to leave the match from the first half. That I felt was part of the reasons why the team could not hold it stronger. I would not say, Vieira didn't try, but Arsenal needed more striking force. This further commensurate my opinion that Arsenal needs more squad depth to take this league. Especially from the Saka's angle.

Arsenal's dominance was actually very good and they also had quite good initiation but Lens is also clearly not a bad club even though their performance in Ligue 1 is currently not very good but they are still very good and of course in this match Lens needs to thank Bamba who made some good saves in this match.
David Raya's mistake must also be addressed by Arteta because this is purely a mistake he made so there needs to be improvements in buying time and finding a rhythm so that something similar does not happen again.
652  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 03, 2023, 09:27:22 PM
There are a couple of more teams in my opinion that could be interested in him and that could be of interest to him. It is not only PSG and Real Madrid. If Mbappe goes to Real Madrid I think Osimhen won't be interesting to Real Madrid, but could in turn be interesting to PSG. Smiley

Though there are a few other clubs without a strong striker, but I think the condition is that the club is in the top 6 or top 7 in Europe I think.
This will be a domino effect where when we know that last season there was drama between PSG and Mbappe actually if at that time Mbappe decided to leave then the target of PSG was Osimhen and they even in some rumors were ready to offer 150 million for Osimhen if Mbappe left with a dowry of 200-250 million according to the clause that PSG wanted.
But it's like a benchmark where high-priced players are definitely linked to Madrid and PSG right now and obviously the key is Mbappe.

I think next year's summer transfer will be even more interesting because I still think that by then Mbappe will have been let go by PSG.
653  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Invest in bitcoin and forget the investment on: October 03, 2023, 09:07:41 PM
Buy and Hold is a viable strategy that most investors follow. I am of the opinion that it is wise to invest in Bitcoin and hold it for at least ten years if you actually want to be a millionaire. Bitcoin is a long-term investment. Invest in Bitcoin whenever you have the chance.
At the moment, when the price is down, most investors are fearful and not willing to invest in Bitcoin, but if the price increases, they will all come looking for huge profits, but most of them will fail to do so because the price will be very volatile and could result in panic selling. 

Even if you hold it for 20 or 30 years, it won't make you a millionaire. It also depends on the amount of capital you invest in bitcoin, you cannot expect you to just invest a few thousand dollars in bitcoin and believe that it will make you a millionaire in 10 years. Yes, bitcoin is an investment that will yield good results if held for the long term but there is no guarantee of that so don't assert anything about the future. When talking about investing, not just bitcoin but with any investment, always think about risk rather than just thinking about profit.
This is a good point, even though there are definitely results that are owned when we buy bitcoin and hold it but in the end this also depends on the capital we have and I don't really like this method because I realise that the amount I invested is minimal so instead of buying and forgetting about it I prefer another strategy by buying DCA especially for prices that are still worth buying like when the crash like a few months ago which can be said to be still holding until now so this will be better for my portfolio and I will be quite comfortable with the investment I made.

If you have large financial resources, there is nothing wrong with buying and forgetting until a certain period of time or your desired sales target, but if you have smaller finances, I think just letting it sit will not give optimal results and it would be better to make regular purchases again and again.
654  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 03, 2023, 08:38:56 PM
FC Copenhagen has scored against Bayern Munich which what almost all of us least expect because Bayern was the favorite in the match, but according to the way the match is going, I don't think they can win this match.

On the other hand, Napoli has gotten a penalty and Zielinski scored to level the score against Real Madrid. Real Madrid need to put more effort if they wants to win the match.
Copenhagen's opening goal scored by Lukas Lerager was immediately replied to by Jamal Musiala but until now the score has not changed because Copenhagen is also still defending and can keep up with the performance made by Bayern until the 80th minute.
Bayern are not too strong in terms of dominance but they are still very good so far because they are still pressing even though this is still lacking.
The crucial minute is happening now I think it will be interesting where the last 10 minutes sometimes always have a pretty good surprise in a match.

Btw currently Arsenal are still losing 2-1 to Lens and it looks like my multi for Arsenal and Madrid failed in this second match because the score is still unfavourable for Madrid and Arsenal.
655  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 03, 2023, 07:14:17 PM
Today there is a week 2 postponed match between Luton vs Burnley. The match between the two clubs that are not in good condition, I think it is very likely to end with a draw. Luton will be the host, they host Burnley armed with a victory in their last match. While Burnley, who is a guest, is a club that has not won until this week. I can't predict who will be the winner in this match, because in terms of the game I don't see them being better. Maybe luck will determine who will be the winner, whether it's Luton or Burnley.
It's difficult for these two teams because both still have problems in defence and the attack line is not very good so I also feel that this will be a draw match where both teams cannot score or at best they can only score 1 goal each.
Currently 40 minutes have passed but the match is still quite monotonous as there are still no chances that can really pose a threat to both teams.
I agree with what you're saying as it's likely to end in a draw given the current state of Luton and Burnley's attack.
656  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 02, 2023, 02:28:04 PM
MU's current performance is not improving, rumors of Ten Hag's dismissal is now become a headline. There are several names currently linked with MU, including Conte, Zidane and Solskjaer. Solskjaer gave MU the best performance as EPL runner-up. If Solskjaer is right become MU coach once again, it means that MU does not have serious plans to restore their glory as EPL rulers in the Sir Fergie era.

This rumors aren’t even conceret, because the biggest football media houses are all saying the same thing which is the club is backing Ten Hag, before the game against Crystal place they were even talks of extension by the club and I doubt that has changed. United are in mess but it seems the hierarchy are in support of Ten Hag. The fans also do not want Ten Hag gone because most of them are tired of recycling managers every two season. So leave off the rumour of Solskjaer retuning to the club because that is not happening now according to news coming out from Manchester
But believe it or not when we look at social media especially for trending topics on some social media the fans are always calling for Ten Hag Out now. Regardless of this is the pure desire of fans or indeed people who want to make the atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room worse, still things like this are also fairly reasonable especially with the current condition of Manchester United which is still not very good in terms of performance so I think this is just a form of disappointment from fans.

Besides that, this should also be a bluff for Ten Hag because after all he must be aware that if Manchester United's performance continues like this sooner or later the cry of "Ten Hag Out" will definitely continue to echo. The problem is whether sacking the coach will have an impact, because we know that some of their previous coaches were no better than Ten Hag, which means they still haven't found a suitable coach and in fact in recent years Ten Hag has the potential to be (slightly) better than old coaches like Rangnick or Ole.
657  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 02, 2023, 01:47:46 PM
We are all aware that the group stage for Barcelona is something easy (at the moment) after the previous 2 seasons they were always joined by big clubs but for this season they will not be too bothered because their opponents can still be said to be easy opponents in the group stage so this will not be a problem for Barcelona.
It would be outrageous if this season they also failed because with the strength of the team and their condition which is much better than before, it is certainly not something difficult to be at the top of group H.
Given the group they're in now, it shouldn't be difficult for them. But I still want to see whether they will be able to show something similar to their performance in La Liga or not. If we go back to the previous season, their performance was good in La Liga, but when they went to the Champions League they showed something different, and even when they went to the Europa League they couldn't talk much there. Thus, we must first see how consistent they can be in the Champions League.
With Barcelona in good shape now and their financial situation improving as time goes by and some of the players brought in this season are quite right, this should make them better than before.
The loss of some of their golden generation players like Busquets and Alba can be fully replaced with some of the new players coming in like Gundogan and Cancelo. On the other hand, the presence of Joao Felix in attack makes their schemes and attack patterns much more focused and varied so this will be a very good reference for Barcelona.

Btw today we will only see 2 matches in the Champions League where Union Berlin will host Braga and Sociedad who will travel to Salzburg headquarters.
Not really exciting for the big league but I quite like Union and Sociedad who are both promoted clubs for the Champions League and I wouldn't miss these games.
658  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Gives the poor an Opportunity. on: October 02, 2023, 12:16:15 PM

But undoubtedly Bitcoin is a revolution that everyone can benefit from. But what you mentioned is that the poor will also get the opportunity not only in trading but also in many cases the lower class people are getting many opportunities if they have skills. I have also seen many people who have treated their own relatives from signature campaign by just ranking up in this forum, there are also many students who are earning extra money through this signature campaign.  Moreover, many are earning through their own service provided.
Therefore, it is not too suitable if we analogise bitcoin to one group or one particular caste because in the end something like this will still be lame where in the end the context of bitcoin suitability remains in accordance with those who want it no matter whether they are poor or rich.

Not everyone can fit bitcoin but all can get the same opportunity if they want bitcoin for them to be able to adopt but something like that obviously there must be a desire from oneself regardless of whether he is someone who is rich or poor actually it doesn't really matter because the most important thing is our own desire and confidence in bitcoin.
659  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 01, 2023, 09:25:38 PM

 I think the important point was that Aston Villa scored an early goal, and later Brighton tried to get back and spent a lot of time attacking, often forgetting about defense, and look how many goals were scored in this match on counterattacks, besides that there was an own goal and a rebound off a Brighton defender. Let's just say it was a bad day for Brighton.

Wolverhampton took advantage of the counterattack game and played well defensively. It is difficult to play against such a defense, City often had to shot from outside the penalty area, this also simplified the game for Sa, and overall he played a good match. Despite the defeat, City managed to maintain their lead.
I agree. The 3 early goals that Aston Villa scored in the first half made Brighton become more different and more focused on the attack which actually backfired on them.

Ansu actually gave a good idea at the start of the second half but when their attacks were too sporadic, they were carried away by the rhythm Aston Villa created in this match which made them lose their identity and not play as usual.
However, 6 goals should be a warning to Brighton and De Zerbi so that in other matches they do not do the same thing because losing with a landslide score like this disturbs the mentality and spirit of the players.
660  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 01, 2023, 08:30:11 PM
As I said before, it's still too early to say with confidence that Manchester City can return back to back to win the Champions League because it all still has to be proven and we still don't know what will happen in the future, especially for the knock out phase or quarter-finals which there are always surprises there.

Indeed, anyone would agree that Manchester City are very strong candidates but defending the championship is clearly more difficult than being a challenger so for now we still cannot be completely sure especially this is just the beginning and the Champions League has only conducted 1 match in the group phase.

In the early phase Ronaldo made Real Madrid win the Champions League twice in a row many times but I'm not sure if there is any other club that has done the same in their club and I don't see Manchester City doing that right now, they are not in that form and I'm beginning to have the same doubt because Rodri and De Bruyne that was absent yesterday, they couldn't beat ordinary Wolves that is battling the same faith with Nottingham Forest, lets even say that Rodri will be available all through the Champions League, what about Haaland, he looks helpless without Kevin De Bruyne.

I'm not also saying that Real Madrid will win this time around, they are in good form but I don't think they can go far, not with this winning mentality but luck might later comes in the way just the same way they made many come back in their matches in 2021/2022 before Benzema left the team. We might receive a shocking team that might go hard on these club we are anticipating and win the Champuons League.
As I recall when Ronaldo was at Madrid it was 3 times in a row not 2.
As for Manchester City, they also still have the same conditions because they are one of the strongest candidates with the players and coaches they have, especially with KDB who is always the motor of attack and there is Haaland as a good executor, they will still be the favourite only in this case of course we must be aware that there is a luck factor in the drawing because sometimes this also affects as well as several other conditions such as the loss of several players due to injury or getting punishment.

Regardless, it's fine to say for sure now that the favourites will win it's too early for me because at the end of the day we also have to be aware that the Champions League is still a long way away.

Although against Porto seems to be a difficult match for Barcelona because Barcelona will play away, but it seems that I am personally still quite optimistic that maybe Barcelona will still win even if only with a thin score. But indeed, even if for example the match ends with a draw, of course Barcelona still remains at the top of the standings. So yes, basically Barcelona still has a good chance in this group phase, because after all Barcelona has a good chance to be able to win group H.
They will be aiming for the best result to ease their way out of this group stage, they will definitely not want to drop points in this match.
Their chances of winning this match are also greater than Porto even though they will act as guests.
Xavi must have prepared the best strategy they have, and not only that they must also have studied the game of this opponent and looked for gaps to be utilized there. Most likely they will be able to bring home points, even if they can't win, at least they will bring home 1 point.

We are all aware that the group stage for Barcelona is something easy (at the moment) after the previous 2 seasons they were always joined by big clubs but for this season they will not be too bothered because their opponents can still be said to be easy opponents in the group stage so this will not be a problem for Barcelona.
It would be outrageous if this season they also failed because with the strength of the team and their condition which is much better than before, it is certainly not something difficult to be at the top of group H.
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