UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[rendravolt]

Real Madrid's focus is only on the UCL and Copa Del Rey, so it will definitely do everything possible to win. Meanwhile, Man City's focus is divided into three because all have the chance to win. So if Real Mandrid wins against Man City, don't ask again who won the UCL, it's definitely Real Madrid, and vice versa. Because if we look at its history, Real Madrid has always been a disaster for English clubs in the UCL. Will Manchester City be the next victim? Chelsea and Liverpool have been grounded.

The previous season, Manchester City had been a victim of Real Madrid and it looks like the same thing will happen again this season. Currently the focus of these two teams is still divided by the several active competitions they are in, including the champions league. But Real Madrid's chances of winning the Copa Del Rey are getting closer in the next two weeks.

But this will also have a significant impact on the stamina of the Real Madrid players because after the final match is delayed 3 days later they will face Manchester City in the UCL semifinals and of course Pep Guardiola's squad will greatly benefit from the fatigue of the Real Madrid players.

Meanwhile, Manchester City is also at a disadvantage because they have to play two solid domestic league matches on May 4 and May 6 before playing against Real Madrid. So I think the two teams will be very even with the fatigue of each player. Now the heavy task is on the shoulders of the two coaches, they must be able to rotate their players to get maximum results and it seems that it is not easy.

[AakZaki]

They still have many players who have won 5 or less Champions League titles with them in the last 10 years. With those players, I have no doubt about their strong mentality and it is not their problems. They more likely have problems with their physical bodies, fitness and strength as ageing is not avoid any player.

Of course it's a big benefit, but with their age I'm also worried. The history of the game is quite balanced. Every game at home, Madrid and Man City always win. This is worrying because Madrid's second leg has to go to England. Man City today is much different to last season. Anceloti must be vigilant, they must lock Haaland. In addition, Madrid's central midfielder must be able to control the midfield so that Man City midfielders are not easy to build an attack.

[bekti3]

Milan and Inter have a great opportunity to play again in the final of the Champions League after many years, and they will do everything to achieve that result.

Agree with what you said, because regardless of anything at the moment their condition is quite balanced, whether it's from a performance or from a player's point of view, it's actually not much different.
In this case their match is still a little difficult to predict but indeed for h2h Inter are quite the favorites but obviously this also cannot be used as a reference even though they are favorites for h2h because of course this comes back to confidence in the next 90 minutes.

[Oneandpure]

Of course it's a big benefit, but with their age I'm also worried. The history of the game is quite balanced. Every game at home, Madrid and Man City always win. This is worrying because Madrid's second leg has to go to England. Man City today is much different to last season. Anceloti must be vigilant, they must lock Haaland. In addition, Madrid's central midfielder must be able to control the midfield so that Man City midfielders are not easy to build an attack.

Carlo Ancelotti have pressure with Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, they are the key for Manchester City winning all Champion League match, indeed Real Madrid have good record against Manchester City but seems difference with The Citizen performance in this season with Haaland as goals machine. Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area, never give chance for De Bruyne control the games and he was smart players with how brilliants assists created for Erling Haaland. All madrid defender should learned back how to stop De Bruyne and Haaland not give them space for controlling the ball.

[Coyster]

Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area,

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid to seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

[Zackgeno96]

Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area,

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid go seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.

[sovie]

Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area,

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid go seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.

What do you football fans think in the semi-finals of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Manchester City? I see both teams as very strong. However, Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema is ahead in terms of strategy and experience. On the other hand, Manchester City's Arling Halland is in one of the best forms. It will be a really great match.

[Frankolala]

Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area,

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid go seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.

Manchester city will on their best performance on that day. They will dominate the match but might not be able to win the match. If they can resist Real Madrid strikers then I must say that they will succeed in winning Real Madrid.

Real Madrid will use their own strategy to overcome Manchester city game because if they are determined, they always have a way of winning. Vinicius and Benzema are good strikers that should be watched out for. I think this should be an opportunity for Manchester city to payback Real Madrid in their own coin and win the league. This is the first time they will feature in the semifinals,it shows that they have improved in the league.

[len01]

Inter and Milan are the same in Serie A. Inter are only better above it. It's hard to predict who will win, but there might be a boring final in June. Maybe Milan are more experienced in UCL. They have a better history than Inter. But history will not affect tomorrow's Semi-final match. Because of course statistics will only strengthen the confidence of players, not make a benchmark for winning matches. The last two games of 2023 Inter have always won, even Milan could not make a goal in those two games.

Milan have many Champion  League trophies than Inter Milan but last performance Inter have better with last winning tittle season 2010 than AC Milan got tittle in season 2007. Its seems Milan have waiting since more than 16 years for qualifying to semifinal stage in Champion League than Inter last achievement with treble season 2010 or 13 years ago. Difficult for predicting who favored qualify to final stage because in domestic league between Inter or Milan underperformance and difficult reach to top fourth standings in this season.

Personally I favorite with Inter Milan will success lead to final stage Champion League than Milan, have better squad than Milan is my reason why Inter have bigger chance will play in final stage.

it is difficult to predict between Milan and Inter while these two teams have similarities in recent performance but for me it is not Inter who will qualify for the finals but Milan who will qualify for the finals.
although many say that Inter Milan is much better this season than Milan, but I just can't doubt that Milan has pocketed more experience than Inter Milan. even though in the last few leagues maybe Milan didn't perform well but they seemed to be saving their strength to compete in the UCL.

I dominate choosing Milan over Inter.

I don't understand why anyone thinks that Milan or Inter have an advantage in this match. In my opinion, these are two teams of equal quality and their match in the semi-finals of the Champions League will be completely uncertain and open.
In the Italian league, they are also very close to each other in terms of performance and are fighting a big battle for the Champions League.
In the previous round of the Champions League, they knocked out Benfica and Napoli, clubs that some saw as favorites even to appear in the Champions League final this year.
Milan and Inter have a great opportunity to play again in the final of the Champions League after many years, and they will do everything to achieve that result.

I also say that the match between these two teams is very difficult to predict because both teams are very strong in terms of all the quality of the players and if you look at Serie A, the two teams are not much different.
yes maybe this cannot be predicted when Inter will play against Milan but I can only speculate that Milan has a chance to continue to the next round.

there may be some who disagree with my argument but this is just my prediction.

[slapper]

They still have many players who have won 5 or less Champions League titles with them in the last 10 years. With those players, I have no doubt about their strong mentality and it is not their problems. They more likely have problems with their physical bodies, fitness and strength as ageing is not avoid any player.

Of course it's a big benefit, but with their age I'm also worried. The history of the game is quite balanced. Every game at home, Madrid and Man City always win. This is worrying because Madrid's second leg has to go to England. Man City today is much different to last season. Anceloti must be vigilant, they must lock Haaland. In addition, Madrid's central midfielder must be able to control the midfield so that Man City midfielders are not easy to build an attack.

Real Madrid? They're facing a colossal challenge against Man City, folks. But as they say – the bigger the risk, the bigger the payoff! And snagging the Champions League trophy? Absolutely worth it.

Now, to up their winning odds, Real Madrid's gotta fortify their defense. Haaland? A force of nature. But if Madrid's defenders cage him, victory's within reach. And don't forget De Bruyne – his assists are legendary. So keep him in check, and Haaland won't score those winning shots.

[hahay]

They still have many players who have won 5 or less Champions League titles with them in the last 10 years. With those players, I have no doubt about their strong mentality and it is not their problems. They more likely have problems with their physical bodies, fitness and strength as ageing is not avoid any player.

Of course it's a big benefit, but with their age I'm also worried. The history of the game is quite balanced. Every game at home, Madrid and Man City always win. This is worrying because Madrid's second leg has to go to England. Man City today is much different to last season. Anceloti must be vigilant, they must lock Haaland. In addition, Madrid's central midfielder must be able to control the midfield so that Man City midfielders are not easy to build an attack.

Real Madrid? They're facing a colossal challenge against Man City, folks. But as they say – the bigger the risk, the bigger the payoff! And snagging the Champions League trophy? Absolutely worth it.

Now, to up their winning odds, Real Madrid's gotta fortify their defense. Haaland? A force of nature. But if Madrid's defenders cage him, victory's within reach. And don't forget De Bruyne – his assists are legendary. So keep him in check, and Haaland won't score those winning shots.

Is just locking up Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne enough for Real Madrid to win or qualify for the final? In fact, Manchester City will also have other players who also have good quality, so if Real Madrid only focuses on fighting Halaand and Kevin De Bruyne then of course other players will easily break through Real Madrid's defense to score goals.

So yes, at this moment I personally will continue to admit that Manchester City is in a very good trend making it possible for Manchester City to win. Although I also admit that Real Madrid has a big winning mentality, but at least this will not make Real Madrid continue to win the Champions League.

[ShowOff]

Carlo Ancelotti have pressure with Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, they are the key for Manchester City winning all Champion League match, indeed Real Madrid have good record against Manchester City but seems difference with The Citizen performance in this season with Haaland as goals machine. Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area, never give chance for De Bruyne control the games and he was smart players with how brilliants assists created for Erling Haaland. All madrid defender should learned back how to stop De Bruyne and Haaland not give them space for controlling the ball.

You know it's a tough job, but the same is true of Pep Guardiola about Vinicius and Benzema.
If Haaland and De Bruyne are two players who are very influential in Manchester City's appearance, then Real Madrid have Vini and Benzema who are both dangerous for Manchester City's defense.

I'm just sure that this season will not be the same as last season. Real Madrid did not play decisive match at home, I mean the second leg. The first leg of the semi-final is played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, that is their advantage, but Manchester City have home advantage in the second leg that could see them decide their fate. I don't think Manchester City is ever the same as the other two Premier League teams that Real Madrid have beaten this season ''Liverpool and Chelsea''  in the Champions League, so Manchester City should be considered the most serious challenger for the Champions League instead of just Real Madrid.

[Franctoshi]

I see Manchester City becoming the dominant side in this game instead of Real Madrid, they got more formidable midfield and wingers to operate in this game more than Madrid do, but in other hands Real Madrid is well known for their ability to contain any amount of pressure coming from their opponent side which they did during the second leg match between them and Chelsea in the first half game and would finally sort their way out in winning at the end.

[beerlover]

It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.

What do you football fans think in the semi-finals of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Manchester City? I see both teams as very strong. However, Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema is ahead in terms of strategy and experience. On the other hand, Manchester City's Arling Halland is in one of the best forms. It will be a really great match.

I think Haaland is a better striker than Benzema, the difference is not that clear, and anyone can say one is better than the other, but I feel like Haaland is scoring with his own merit a lot as well whereas Benzema knows positioning amazingly well and gets great passes from his teammates to score those goals. This is of course just a guess and maybe Benzema could be better, depends on who you are asking.

But when we compare the teams with each other, I see City as the better team, specially this year, last year people thought the same and Real managed to win by last minute goals, this season we have a few better players on top of that and a small changes but one biggest change is that City now has Haaland instead of Jesus, that's a big change and should put them ahead.

[rahmad2nd]

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Of course it's a big benefit, but with their age I'm also worried. The history of the game is quite balanced. Every game at home, Madrid and Man City always win. This is worrying because Madrid's second leg has to go to England. Man City today is much different to last season. Anceloti must be vigilant, they must lock Haaland. In addition, Madrid's central midfielder must be able to control the midfield so that Man City midfielders are not easy to build an attack.

Real Madrid? They're facing a colossal challenge against Man City, folks. But as they say – the bigger the risk, the bigger the payoff! And snagging the Champions League trophy? Absolutely worth it.

Now, to up their winning odds, Real Madrid's gotta fortify their defense. Haaland? A force of nature. But if Madrid's defenders cage him, victory's within reach. And don't forget De Bruyne – his assists are legendary. So keep him in check, and Haaland won't score those winning shots.

Don't forget City still have Silva. in the first leg against Bayern, Silva really played brilliantly. in fact, he contributed 1 goal and 1 assist, he completely overwhelmed the Bayern defense players. so, it's not just De Bruyne who Madrid has to watch out for. in fact, Rodri can contribute in terms of scoring goals when he has the opportunity.
for sure, Madrid must be wary of City players and not just how to stop Haaland. Pep is well aware that some of their core players will be marked strictly. but as we know, Pep is a very intelligent coach. he will devise scenarios, tactics and plans so that his team is able to overthrow the champions in the Champions League competition. to be sure, City is a team that always rely on tactics. to be honest, even though the first leg will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu, City will be difficult for El Real to overthrow.

I'm sure, I'm pretty sure, Don Carlo was well aware of that. but after all, Madrid is a team that is highly respected by its opponents in this competition. what is certain, Don Carlo and his team will present their best version of the game to get the desired result. The meeting between these two teams should have been in the final round, unfortunately they met in the semifinals.

[Leviathan.007]

Manchester City are still the favourite for the Champions League title by a big odd margin. It isn't surprising to see at all as it has been the same since beginning of the first games here. They are going to need to get past technically the biggest obstacle among the teams remaining in the tournament. Real Madrid are literally the king around here as you know.

Manchester City were strong in the previous season as well maybe but now there is still a significant level of difference. Haaland's impact is big and he will be their best card against Real Madrid to have their revenge.

Manchester City last season also had the advantage and almost qualified for the final. Even Man City won in the first leg and even in the second leg Man City had the advantage until the 90th minute. But Madrid turned things around at the end of the game in extra minutes in the second leg match. which made Man City have to give up to fall in the semi-finals.

but this time it looks like Man City also has Haaland who is always hungry to score goals. So that Man City's attack line this season is even better than last season. while Real Madrid seems to be holding on with their strongest squad like last season.

Manchester City team is very promising this time, there is a good chance of securing the victory of this team in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Because Manchester City is progressing remarkably in the Premier League. However, if Manchester City wants to secure the victory with Real Madrid, they will have to apply great strategy.

Predicting the result of the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid is really hard and Manchester City can have a higher chance because of the recent games we saw from this team and they beat many strong teams like Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the last weeks with good result but in the other hand Real Madrid is a team with Carlo Ancelotti and he is very famous for this experience in the champions league.

[Cookdata]

I see Manchester City becoming the dominant side in this game instead of Real Madrid, they got more formidable midfield and wingers to operate in this game more than Madrid do, but in other hands Real Madrid is well known for their ability to contain any amount of pressure coming from their opponent side which they did during the second leg match between them and Chelsea in the first half game and would finally sort their way out in winning at the end.

Everyone has been making predictions but to be honest, Madrid can lose this phase and so does Manchester City, the reason why I think Real Madrid will lose this Semifinal is attributed to the performance of Manchester City, these guys have been playing great games, no loses and Real Madrid has been doing off and on matches without any form of consistency and the reasons Real Madrid may likely win this round is because they have done it before, Real Madrid trash Manchester City even when they put in all their effort.

The last time Manchester City had loses was on Feb 5 to Tottenham, and ever since then, they have been winning and draw some, this is why this match is one of the greatest matches I can't wait to see; if Real Madrid manages to eliminate Manchester City, there will be lots of materials for the media to say for some weeks.

[Masplanc]

Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area,

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid go seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.

Manchester city will on their best performance on that day. They will dominate the match but might not be able to win the match. If they can resist Real Madrid strikers then I must say that they will succeed in winning Real Madrid.

Real Madrid will use their own strategy to overcome Manchester city game because if they are determined, they always have a way of winning. Vinicius and Benzema are good strikers that should be watched out for. I think this should be an opportunity for Manchester city to payback Real Madrid in their own coin and win the league. This is the first time they will feature in the semifinals,it shows that they have improved in the league.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid is going to be very interesting match that can not be predict. Real Madrid has more experience in Champions league that can be advantage for over  Manchester City,  it is not still a guarantee that Real Madrid will easily win it based on the experience they have in Champions league.

[Ledway]

Real Madrid should control the games against Manchester City and as possible have dominance in midfielder area,

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid to seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

i agree with you on man city controlling the the game,but real madrid a very tricky and dangerous kind of team,especially in the champions league.
They also have a lot of talented players,there attackers are very smart as well.
Man city can only advance if dey keep cool and avoid make any silly mistakes,cause madrid must surely punish them for it if they do.

[ginsan]

Well, i don't think Real Madrid are going to control the game against Manchester City, in last season's SF when the both sides squared off, City controlled the game for the both legs, and still did not win. I don't think any football side can control the game against Manchester City, you just have to come up with a different game plan, and last season Real Madrid chose to hit City on the counter attack, which they were successful at.

Having said that, i don't expect Real Madrid to seek complete dominance against City, they will be patient and wait for their time on the counter attack, but i think it is City that would progress to the final this time around, they definitely must have learnt their lessons from last season and i am pretty sure they'd not allow it to repeat again this time around.

Manchester City game last season was quite different from this season and the changes that have occurred in their squad have really changed quite a this season. they have a pretty good attacker and a pretty strong line of defense. we can compare last season's SF with this season but I expect the results will be much different. for Manchester City they want to show their best quality in the Champions League this season, they never view the opponents they face as a weak team because in terms of playing Manchester City always presses opponents from the early minutes to the last minutes.

I believe that Real Madrid is difficult to beat in the Champions League, but all the efforts that have been made by Manchester City so far, I predict that they can overcome Real Madrid strength in the meeting later.