UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[rahmad2nd]

I was a little surprised by Pep Guardiola, who yesterday won the title in the EPL, saying he was bored and wanted to look for a new challenge, so there were rumors that he would leave Manchester City and could be followed by Haaland, who would indeed take part in the news, of course. If that happens, there is a possibility, in my opinion, that Manchester City will experience difficulties which might affect their performance. I hope Manchester City can win the Champions title next season, even though it seems difficult because the competition in the Champions League is tough competition, but if Manchester City is confident, maybe they can win the Champions League title next season.

I don't think Pep Guardiola is willing to leave Manchester City for now. What he may have said in the media seems to be for some personal reasons. Perhaps he wanted the hype and the fame, bragging about the EPL title he had won since he came to Manchester City and that there is no other team in the EPL that matches his strength. Such things are rumors that he is willing to leave, and I know he is a little scared because he knows Arsenal is rising so fast which will be the next one that will take the league from his hands. He doesn't want to be the Manchester City when Arsenal wins the league, he is too scared to see his downfall. Let him remain if he feels he is the boss. I am certain that the next season won't be taken lightly.

Is this based on your personal assumptions, because we all know that Pep Guardiola has given his energy and thoughts to the team he manages, namely Manchester City. it is not easy for any coach to consistently lead the team he manages, even if the team he manages has many classy players. Under the guidance of Pep Guardiola, City deserves to win various trophies, especially the Domestic League. the style and play of the Manchester City squad often presents beautiful modern football, the players and system implemented by the coach work very well. that's why, so far City have always been one of the strong challengers wherever they take part in the competition. whether it's in the Premier League or in the Champions League.

Talking about Pep Guardiola, so far I haven't heard any specific news about Pep's contract extension with City. however, as we also know, he only has one season left until 2025, so it would be very natural if there were reports that Pep would leave after his contract ends. whether it's from his statement, or he really wants to coach other clubs and teams, especially outside the Premier League. what is certain is that, from my point of view, Pep Guardiola has left a legacy for TheCitiZen.
Talking about Arsenal, one of my favorite teams. Arteta has been giving competition to Pep Guardiola for two seasons, but what is unique is that Arteta has worked with Pep Guardiola at City. that's why Arteta gained a lot of knowledge regarding coaching with Pep Guardiola.
Well, in the season that will be held later, City will still be one of the strong challengers in the Domestic League as well as for the UCL. meanwhile for Arsenal, I don't want to assume and speculate too much before they succeed in bringing in several new arrivals, especially pure strikers.

[Zaguru12]

Messi, Mbappe and Neymar were all there in PSG and they could not manage the players at that time to win UCL. It will be a difficult task for them. Having all the best players is one thing and using them to achieve success is another thing. When you don't have a good coach and there are some undisciplined players, poor result will be achieved.

When Messi was in PSG, there was no unity and game bond between the players which is always making Mpabbe to disrespect Messi and only him wants to score all the goals. Mbappe was always stingy with the ball whenever he has it.

This to me is just a propaganda that the media had developed then to tore the team apart, if we look at the frontline then they had issues of playing together and that was because Mbappe had a problem playing through the striking role which I think every player deserves the right to voice out his choice. After a while they settled in and they started performing well. The declaration that Mbappe doesn’t pass was a lie then. I can remember him assisting Messi’s first Champions league goal for PSG, that was the goal that won that season’s goal of the competition. There are stats that showed how many chances they both created for each other. So it was a lie.

The major problem that PSG lacked and maybe still lacking now is the unbalanced team they have which is mostly the midfield, they don’t have a creative midfielder and they are yet to solve that problem rather they are just buying attacking players. If they still don’t solve this issue they will face same problems again

[kawetsriyanto]

I see that so far only Manchester City can compete and have the same level as Real Madrid in the UCL. Even though Real Madrid managed to win the UCL this season and City failed in the quarterfinals, in my personal opinion Real Madrid's most difficult match in the UCL this season was against City. I still haven't seen another team that is at the same level as Real Madrid.

Man City is a strong competitor for Real Madrid in UCL. Real Madrid always got difficulty to win against Man City because they have many top players and they played with good tactics. As long as Pep Guardiola remains the coach of Man City, I think Man City will be always one of the favorite teams to win UCL and be a tough opponent. But there is a rumor stated Guardiola won't extend his contract with Man City. His contract will expire in June 30, 2025. So, in the season 2025/2026 Man City probably will be no longer a favorite team in UCL.

Related news: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/pep-guardiola-contract-future-news-manchester-city-b2547671.html

I hope City still has the same level as Real Madrid. In fact, hopefully there are other teams that can become competitors at the same level in the UCL. Because if Pep decides to leave City and Haaland also leaves the club, it's like Madrid will really dominate the UCL.

I think not only Man City but there are some teams which have the same level with Real Madrid. Man City, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, PSG, and Arsenal have the same level if we consider the squad quality. But if we consider the domination of those teams in the last few years, only Man City and Liverpool that can reach the final round quite often.



UCL final matches

[Jegileman]

Messi, Mbappe and Neymar were all there in PSG and they could not manage the players at that time to win UCL. It will be a difficult task for them. Having all the best players is one thing and using them to achieve success is another thing. When you don't have a good coach and there are some undisciplined players, poor result will be achieved.

When Messi was in PSG, there was no unity and game bond between the players which is always making Mpabbe to disrespect Messi and only him wants to score all the goals. Mbappe was always stingy with the ball whenever he has it.

Messi and Mbappe played together in PSG and there was never a time I heard them quarrelling or heard any rumours of them not having good time with each other or with one player always wanting to be the hero by scoring more goals than the other. Mbappe is more of a goal scorer than Messi to me, so if he scores more goals than Messi when they were at PSG, then ge was worth it at that time. Messi being a playmaker will always provide most of the assist than him scoring the most goals. PSG not winning the champions league when all this three stars where in the club made us to be surprised so much, but it defines what football is. You don’t just have the players and win the competition, you need to put in that extra effort to make it worthwhile and be successful for the title race.