UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[bekti3]

In this group everyone still has a chance even though the biggest chances are Chelsea and Salzburg but it is possible that there will be surprises from Zagreb and Milan although it is a bit difficult but their chance is still there.
With its current performance, Chelsea might actually be able to breathe a little easier, not for Milan, because Milan is clearly under threat, although if you look at the first matches with Zagreb and Salzburg, they clearly have a big chance, but this is still not predictable.

Why should it be difficult to predict who will qualify for the next round after seeing the four matches they have played? Even though in the four matches that have happened, you can take a few clear references so that you can find out who will have a greater chance and the possibility to qualify for the next round. Although AC Milan and Dinamo Zagreb also still have a chance if they can both get a win in the two remaining matches in this group stage.

The problem is in the actual performance.
For Chelsea this is still possible and the chances are still very big but for Milan or Salzburg it is definitely a little different. Even though Milan are still favored because they have a good squad in terms of players, their performance is still not very reliable, not to mention we already know that Salzburg is one of the clubs with a pretty good defense in my opinion.

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[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Chelsea must win another match and it will go to the last 16. AC milan needs to work even harder than before caused by losing two times against chelsea has been giving a huge pressure for ac milan. That proves that if chelsea has the biggest chance to go the next stage. Chelsea may able to beat zagreb and salzburg with the current performance from the club. Im sure about this. It's caused by chelsea was always showing incredible performance during EPL.
I hope that chelsea will be winning the rest of matches easily without any problem.

We do have a problem, Reece James is injured. Our right wing back is very weak as we don't have a man to man type of player to take care of things as James usually does. I think there has been reports that he'll be out for 8 weeks which might likely make him miss the world cup. It seems Sterling was put to play in that position in our last match and he had zero impact on the game. Loftus-Cheek could play that wing same as Azpilicueta but neither of them can be relied on like James due to his all round game.

Both teams aren't much of a threat as we should be winning them without much challenge but we'll see how the squad plays in the coming weeks. I'm predicting a win as well but it won't be an easy ones. The good thing is our defense and keeper has been gaining some confidence due to the impressive clean sheet they have been on so I hope that continue as we play both champions league game.

[blue_hurricanger]

In fact, there is a big difference between Barcelona in the Champions League and La Liga. I think one of the reasons is that La Liga teams are relatively far behind Barcelona. Barcelona are beating them fearlessly. But Barca could not be ready for the Champions League yet. The upcoming match against Real Madrid will show how successful Barca is in La Liga.

The debate on Barcelona's performance in the Spanish League is not in this topic. But I think that as things are, if they lose against Real Madrid, and they don't manage to continue in the Champions League (very likely), they will have a very similar season to the previous one.

If they finally get to win Real Madrid it'll mean a lot to Barca
Cause they have finally realized that they can't qualify to the next round in the Champions League
Playing Europa league has never been the option from the very beginning how painful it is to see Lewandoski in the Europa League Competition

I think Barcelona have played very well but they are far behind. We know Barcelona play very well but they haven't done anything good. So I think Barcelona can't go far. We have seen Barcelona play very badly in some matches.

Barcelona is not playing so well. How can you call that barcelona was playing good while it was loosing 2 goals in the first half? That proves that if barcelona's team is not performing so well. Lewandowski can do nothing against world class defenders that played in real madrid.
People were seeing barcelona as an overrated team while they forgot if xavi never make this team come back to the its golden era again. So many barcelona fans are blaming xavi for this lol. Even my friends were also blaming him for the lose of barcelona.
It seems like that more and more barcelona players wanna leave from the club as soon as possible. I hope that de jong can consider moving back again to the EPL caused by that's the right place for him.

Honestly, Xavi did his best with this lineup. Can't really put too much hope and bet on the dead horse Lewandowski anymore. Barcelona reached the peak of what it could do. Any Barcelona fan needs to understand that. In the game with Real Madrid where Barcelona had a higher amount of time for ball possession, they still lost. They can't shoot a decent goal and Lewandowski can't just carry the offensive line up any further. Barcelona will need a massive lineup overhaul.

[Ahli38]

The problem is in the actual performance.
For Chelsea this is still possible and the chances are still very big but for Milan or Salzburg it is definitely a little different. Even though Milan are still favored because they have a good squad in terms of players, their performance is still not very reliable, not to mention we already know that Salzburg is one of the clubs with a pretty good defense in my opinion.

You are right. but for Chelsea it is the biggest chance of qualifying. even I'm pretty sure that Chelsea will qualify easily. because of course we can see the performance of chelsea which is now getting better after they got a new coach, namely Graham potter. But I doubt Salzburg if they can get the points in the next game. because the next match Salzburg will be against Chelsea and Milan. and I think the chances of winning are still held by Chelsea and Milan. in group E I think Chelsea and Milan have more chances to qualify. because Milan's performance is now starting to improve. and in Serie A we can see Milan starting to be consistent in every game. but that's just my prediction. because the reality is always a lot of surprises that happen. and opportunities in Group E are still open to all teams. but based on Performance I see Chelsea and Milan the most likely to qualify.

[Fesatmas]

I think Barcelona have played very well but they are far behind. We know Barcelona play very well but they haven't done anything good. So I think Barcelona can't go far. We have seen Barcelona play very badly in some matches.

Yes they are playing better but they are still below other good playing teams. I think it's because they haven't stabilized yet because they've just woken up from a bad season. They have just built a team and it is still behind other teams who were able to build a good squad first. Even if they have to lose the Champions League this season, they have to do better in La Liga. But they have just lost to their rivals in the el clasico and that makes things even more difficult. In the Europa League the competition will certainly be lighter, I hope they can take advantage of this momentum.

[bering]

Looking at the current conditions of the groups, I can say that the most exciting and competitive ones are Group D and E.

In Group D, I really appreciate Marseille's incredible comeback. They started with two losses but they still didn't give up on anything. They defeated Sporting two times and took the second place. Marseille are already having a great season in the Ligue 1 and it looks like they can make it to next round here also. But the point difference between the 1st and last is only three. Therefore the balances can be upset even by only one week. I think that Tottenham will finish as the leader and Marseille will follow them.

It's hard to predict the possibilities who is the teams will qualify in group D because so far 3 teams Tottenham, Sporting CP and Marseille had equal chances especially their difference points is not too far and maybe all of it will be determined on week 5 but Tottenham had easy schedule because as a host they will fight against Sporting CP and if they can win probably their chances is wide open compared to other teams but for Marseille playing for away match against Frankfurt is really big challenge for them because Frankfurt in the good shape after crushed Leverkusen at their domestic league but if Marseille can win the match they almost certain to qualify

[kotwica666]

Chelsea must win another match and it will go to the last 16. AC milan needs to work even harder than before caused by losing two times against chelsea has been giving a huge pressure for ac milan. That proves that if chelsea has the biggest chance to go the next stage. Chelsea may able to beat zagreb and salzburg with the current performance from the club. Im sure about this. It's caused by chelsea was always showing incredible performance during EPL.
I hope that chelsea will be winning the rest of matches easily without any problem.

We do have a problem, Reece James is injured. Our right wing back is very weak as we don't have a man to man type of player to take care of things as James usually does. I think there has been reports that he'll be out for 8 weeks which might likely make him miss the world cup. It seems Sterling was put to play in that position in our last match and he had zero impact on the game. Loftus-Cheek could play that wing same as Azpilicueta but neither of them can be relied on like James due to his all round game.

Both teams aren't much of a threat as we should be winning them without much challenge but we'll see how the squad plays in the coming weeks. I'm predicting a win as well but it won't be an easy ones. The good thing is our defense and keeper has been gaining some confidence due to the impressive clean sheet they have been on so I hope that continue as we play both champions league game.

I think Chelsea's performance is pretty good but they need to do better when they play against big teams. However, AC Milan need to work harder to strengthen their squad if they want to do well in the Champions League.

[X-ray]

I think Barcelona have played very well but they are far behind. We know Barcelona play very well but they haven't done anything good. So I think Barcelona can't go far. We have seen Barcelona play very badly in some matches.

Passing and passing then nothing happened. This team is always focusing with ball possession until it was forget making goal to win the game. I don't know how this team is still using this old style. It doens't even matter how bad you are playing the game as long as you are making goals and then you win. You can make thousands of passing to get ball possession and with zero goal you will be lose. Barcelona seems wanna use this strategy even more. This strategy is too old.
People already familiar with it.

[onecall123]

I think Barcelona have played very well but they are far behind. We know Barcelona play very well but they haven't done anything good. So I think Barcelona can't go far. We have seen Barcelona play very badly in some matches.

Yes they are playing better but they are still below other good playing teams. I think it's because they haven't stabilized yet because they've just woken up from a bad season. They have just built a team and it is still behind other teams who were able to build a good squad first. Even if they have to lose the Champions League this season, they have to do better in La Liga. But they have just lost to their rivals in the el clasico and that makes things even more difficult. In the Europa League the competition will certainly be lighter, I hope they can take advantage of this momentum.

As a result, they are no longer as powerful as they once were. They are still a young team, which explains their current situation. Barcelona haven't stabilised yet and progressing with such a situation is difficult. Barca fans may feel uncertain about this team, especially if they look at Barca back-line. There is a need for enough time, which will lead to the resurrection of this team. It would have been better if Barcelona had better tactical and staff structures in place to ensure the best performance from its players.

[Razmirraz]

I think Barcelona have played very well but they are far behind. We know Barcelona play very well but they haven't done anything good. So I think Barcelona can't go far. We have seen Barcelona play very badly in some matches.

After getting a draw from Inter Milan, I see Barcelona chances of qualifying for the last 16 are very small. In addition to having to win the remaining two matches, Barcelona must also depend on Munich and Plzen to beat Inter. Barcelona hopes will not go according to plan, Inter will not succumb easily as they also want to go to the last 16.
If Barcelona fail to progress to the last 16, they have failed to get out of the group stage twice in a row and Barcelona will be relegated to the Europa League for the second time.

[Luzin]

They are still a young team, which explains their current situation. Barcelona haven't stabilised yet and progressing with such a situation is difficult. Barca fans may feel uncertain about this team, especially if they look at Barca back-line.

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

[redhack]

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

Playing with young defenders are always a big gamble, all other positions you can fill youngsters but especially central defenders need to be experienced. Major clubs like Barcelona have no luxury to play with inexperienced defenders.
I don't think Barcelona had any chance left in Champions League anyway. They should go to Europa League route and try to win that trophy.

[Minor Miner]

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

Playing with young defenders are always a big gamble, all other positions you can fill youngsters but especially central defenders need to be experienced. Major clubs like Barcelona have no luxury to play with inexperienced defenders.
I don't think Barcelona had any chance left in Champions League anyway. They should go to Europa League route and try to win that trophy.

I agree with you. Young players can be given opportunities in attack. Because the young striker is capable of performing well if given sufficient support. But the defense should definitely have an experienced defender. It is very difficult to perform well if the defense is not strong and the defenders are not experienced. Barcelona's defense has been weak since last season. Xavi spent a lot of money to strengthen his attack. He should have strengthened his defense. He didn't do it. And its bad results are quite visible now.

[borovichok]

They are still a young team, which explains their current situation. Barcelona haven't stabilised yet and progressing with such a situation is difficult. Barca fans may feel uncertain about this team, especially if they look at Barca back-line.

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

Xavi has done great since returning to Barcelona as a coach, he came when the team was pretty bad,and he improve the team my issues with him and Laporta the Barcelona president is the type of players that they brought in, yes they got Lawendowski the polish striker is world class and has improved the team very well since he came, but bringing players like Christensen and Alonso that are slow and not class kind of playing is annoying,how can you replace alba with Alonso? And this is drawing the club backward.

[Yurkov]

They are still a young team, which explains their current situation. Barcelona haven't stabilised yet and progressing with such a situation is difficult. Barca fans may feel uncertain about this team, especially if they look at Barca back-line.

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

Xavi has done great since returning to Barcelona as a coach, he came when the team was pretty bad,and he improve the team my issues with him and Laporta the Barcelona president is the type of players that they brought in, yes they got Lawendowski the polish striker is world class and has improved the team very well since he came, but bringing players like Christensen and Alonso that are slow and not class kind of playing is annoying,how can you replace alba with Alonso? And this is drawing the club backward.

agree with you The team has improved a lot since Xavi took over as coach at Barcelona. I once thought that Barcelona could not come back. But after Xavi joined as a coach, he added some new players to the team and made the team much better through training. We can not be disappointed with the current performance and hope that Barcelona will give their best game very soon.

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

Playing with young defenders are always a big gamble, all other positions you can fill youngsters but especially central defenders need to be experienced. Major clubs like Barcelona have no luxury to play with inexperienced defenders.
I don't think Barcelona had any chance left in Champions League anyway. They should go to Europa League route and try to win that trophy.

you are right Barcelona's current defense lineup is in a very poor state. Adding some new defense to their team is now essential. Also I would like to see a change in the midfielders, who should respect Busquets and if we add a good midfielder in his place the team will become stronger.

[KTChampions]

Until the last sentence, I could not understand what the "sweet revenge" would be for  Barcelona is a stable supplier of points for Bayern and if the management of Bayern chose which to let Inter or Barcelona in the playoffs, then I'm sure they would choose Barcelona as a victory over them seems more reliable than over Inter. But the situation with Lewandowski completely changes the case, I agree. Bayern go further, and Lewandowski without Bayern goes only to the Europa League - sounds very mocking!

Lewandowski is one of the best players in the world, Lewandowski deserves a better club than Barcelona. It would be really sad for Lewandowski if Barcelona were to be eliminated from the Champions League altogether. If Barcelona are lucky enough to go through to the next round, they will be well on their way.

Lewandowski is a fucking clown. He deserves what he got. He made all this mess with the scandalous departure from Bavaria, although he could have played at the highest level for at least a year (and most likely even further) and become the top 1 scorer in Bayern history. Now his achievements look doubtful - yes, he has a good average performance in Barcelona, but in the "big" games his performance sags a lot.
Barcelona have a formal chance of reaching the next round, but what can they do there with such a rotten game?

[Jody.Drummer]

The next match will be the deciding factor for Barcelona whether they will be able to qualify from the group stage or their journey in the Champions League this season ends here. If they can win against Bayern Munich then their hope is still there but if they can only get a draw then their journey is over. The result from Inter Milan will also be decisive, but I doubt that Inter Milan will squander their chances against Viktoria Plzen. There is still hope even if it is very small.

[DanWalker]

They are still a young team, which explains their current situation. Barcelona haven't stabilised yet and progressing with such a situation is difficult. Barca fans may feel uncertain about this team, especially if they look at Barca back-line.

Their problem is that they haven't found Pique's replacement. Pique is already 35 years old and his physique has declined. Even Pique always has a hard time facing a striker who can run quickly. I think Xavi should start thinking about the central defender. I think he should be brave to start the rotation,for example by installing Kounde as the starting line up. Because Xavi is carrying a mission of improvement and he deserves to give more playing time to the younger defenders.

Xavi has done great since returning to Barcelona as a coach, he came when the team was pretty bad,and he improve the team my issues with him and Laporta the Barcelona president is the type of players that they brought in, yes they got Lawendowski the polish striker is world class and has improved the team very well since he came, but bringing players like Christensen and Alonso that are slow and not class kind of playing is annoying,how can you replace alba with Alonso? And this is drawing the club backward.

There is no doubt that Xavi has done well for FCB so far, but I think there are several transfers that are questionable at the moment. As an example, it would always be better to get a first-team player rather than buying three or four average players. In comparison to buying three players, this will be a more efficient solution.

Just take a look at the attacking options they have available to them. Dembele, Lewa, Raphinha, Traore, Depay, as well as many more, are among the players they have. In fact, they don't even play them in the same position all the time. And I haven't even begun to talk about their defense yet.

[salad daging]

The problem is in the actual performance.
For Chelsea this is still possible and the chances are still very big but for Milan or Salzburg it is definitely a little different. Even though Milan are still favored because they have a good squad in terms of players, their performance is still not very reliable, not to mention we already know that Salzburg is one of the clubs with a pretty good defense in my opinion.

You are right. but for Chelsea it is the biggest chance of qualifying. even I'm pretty sure that Chelsea will qualify easily. because of course we can see the performance of chelsea which is now getting better after they got a new coach, namely Graham potter. But I doubt Salzburg if they can get the points in the next game. because the next match Salzburg will be against Chelsea and Milan. and I think the chances of winning are still held by Chelsea and Milan. in group E I think Chelsea and Milan have more chances to qualify. because Milan's performance is now starting to improve. and in Serie A we can see Milan starting to be consistent in every game. but that's just my prediction. because the reality is always a lot of surprises that happen. and opportunities in Group E are still open to all teams. but based on Performance I see Chelsea and Milan the most likely to qualify.

Graham potter brought a change for Chelsea if next against Salzburg win then qualify easily just waiting for Milan whether they will get points again or not because I see still 4 points means there must be two wins for Milan if they want to qualify.

Of course I believe Chelsea can qualify and be quite calm, but other teams will try to qualify. The other 3 teams still have a chance in my opinion, it just needs a strong defense and a sharp attack line, in that case Milan must have a lot of advantages but Salzburg does not rule out could also have potential for that, Milan should be a bit more careful.

[Pulsar77]

In Group G, Sevilla have shown a really poor performance so far. They have replaced their manager recently and Jorge Sampaoli has taken over. They stole one point from Dortmund in Signal Iduna Park by a 1-1 draw after that. The biggest thing they can do from now on is to defeat Copenhagen in their match up next and guarantee joining the Europa League. Because there is no way they are defeating Manchester City in Etihad even if Dortmund lose to Manchester City home.

Things could have been different for Sevilla maybe if they made this change earlier. Dortmund were still a fierce rival for them to beat to next round in the Champions League. But at least they could have stayed in the fight until the end.