UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[Sterbens]

However, the problem is that Darwin Nunez has not shown his best abilities and he tends to play below standard. I think Klopp still has a very tough job to bring his troops to finish in the top four of the Domestic League. on the other hand, Liverpool have a crucial match against Real Madrid at their own cage, Anfield. as we know, even though Madrid is not really the favorite. but after all, Madrid has a big name and a mental steel. and what is certain, Madrid's chances are bigger than Liverpool even though The Red has a home game in the first leg. but actually, this match will present a match that is worth waiting for.

The reality is that at this time Cody Gakpo has not yet played for Liverpool, but indeed a transaction has been made, and Cody Gakpo will just go to Liverpool when the transfer window opens in January. So yes, of course Cody Gakpo will indeed play in the Champions League with Liverpool when Liverpool play against Real Madrid.
But I'm just worried about whether Cody Gakpo will adapt quickly, considering that Liverpool also previously had high hopes for Nunez, but in reality, Nunez couldn't play as expected.

Darwin Nunez is far from what was expected, until now he has not found his best game with the Liverpool squad. With the money they spent to bring Darwin Nunez to Anfield, until now he has not been able to pay what Liverpool have spent.
Cody Gakpo is their next hope after Darwin Nunez, but I haven't seen his game for Liverpool, which is a concern when he had a similar season with Darwin Nunez which did not live up to expectations. It was very difficult for Jurgen Klopp to find a strategy that would allow his declining players to rediscover their best game.

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[X-ray]

Will Club Brugge continue their shock in the round of 16? Yes, they were one of the unfavorable teams in the group phase, but the fact is that they were able to qualify by being runners up in the group by eliminating Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid, it was a surprise that I saw with their competitors, which are big teams in the league. each.
In this round they will face Benfica who also performed well in the group stage. Will Club Brugge be stopped by Benfica?

A bit surprised to see brugge was even able surpassing atletico madrid and leverkusen in the groups stage to be qualified for last 16. Brugge will face benfica and if you are comparing the performance from brugge and benfica. You can know easily if there would be a big difference between both.
I meant benfica is always winning in the domestic league and that proves if brugge was not having stable performance compared with benfica. Benfica will be winning against brugge easily. I bet for benfica in this match.
The gap is too far.

[Docnaster]

Even though Chelsea is the favorite ahead of Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund still has a chance to win this match and move on to the next round. I know that Borussia Dortmund have some problems in their squad, but so does Chelsea, they also have problems with the new coach. It's just that Borussia Dortmund is more of a problem because of their own actions, which always sell the main players they have.

Right now, both teams are on same level and have problems in their early round matches as well but now as Chelsea is having improvements surely they deserve the tag of favourite even both are on level and have equal chance to win this match and qualifying for the next round but with most chances before this qualifying match Borussia Dortmund will have not enough practice and Chelsea is surely now already for the preparation for this game will give advantage as well.

Dortmund which is also facing few defensive issues and their main player is also ill, hopefully now in transfer window they will try to solve their issues and increase their strength which is important for them if they want to have better performance in this season.

Chelsea won their last match though with little challenge, They were more coordinated than in their previous matches especially in the first half of the game. I don't know if it because of second-half substitution, but that is not outstanding enough to say That Chelsea is improving because they still need to convince us in subsequent matches since their main problem this season is consistency. But England teams are always very serious in Europe competition, and for that, I don't think Chelsea will be giving up so easily.

[Awaklara]

Chelsea won their last match though with little challenge, They were more coordinated than in their previous matches especially in the first half of the game.

Chelsea's dominant game in the first half did produce goals. but in the second half, they innovated too many chances but no goals.
Chelsea looked dominant when dealing with weaker teams than them. but facing Dortmund, this can also be a big problem for Chelsea.
but before that, we can see how Chelsea changed in the match against Man City in the FA Cup. if they can be tough, there might be a bigger chance when they face Dortmund. which may be because his game also experienced a decline this season.

[CryptoPanda]

Dortmund - Chelsea is another interesting matchup to me.

Because I believe that this is a matchup between two close teams in strength these days. I think like this because of seeing Chelsea's inadequate performance in the recent times. However they have made a really good return by their Bournemouth game last. It was a completely one-sided game and an easy win. But we saw this from Liverpool as well. They won against the same opponent by an emormous goal difference also but they were still inconsistent later. Therefore we need to watch a few more games to be confident about something.

Dortmund haven't played a game in the Bundesliga yet after the break. If they continue to have the same defensive problems then Chelsea would come one step forward in this matchup for sure.

This will be a tough test for Chelsea though English teams like Manchester City, Chelsea have a way of winning games against German teams I won't be surprised if Chelsea are able to win the match against Dortmund but I rate the game as a tough contest for both teams. If any team should have upper hand in this game it should be Chelsea because they have a better squad than Dortmund.

[KTChampions]

On the one hand, you are right, and as a Real Madrid fan, I am not happy that Real Madrid again gets a difficult path. But on the other hand, if you look from the point of view of an unbiased fan, everyone is waiting for just such games. Group games are mostly dull and in the playoffs we want real battles, not just another boring "next round" wait.

I don't think Real Madrid will continue to dominate the Champions League this season like last season. Last season Madrid was able to perform consistently well thanks to Benzema's excellent performances. But Benzema is not in good form this season. And so I don't think Madrid will be able to continue to perform consistently well. I think Manchester City or PSG will be championing this season.

Objectively speaking, Real did not dominate last season, Real only won all the confrontations and became champions. But the competitors were also strong (the more valuable this victory). This season, there is again no clear leader (although bookmakers consider City to be one) and a whole group of teams can win the tournament. Although after the World Cup, PSG has grown in my eyes in a pair of PSG - Bayern, I continue to consider Bayern as a favorite.

[Oluwa-btc]

Dortmund - Chelsea is another interesting matchup to me.

Because I believe that this is a matchup between two close teams in strength these days. I think like this because of seeing Chelsea's inadequate performance in the recent times. However they have made a really good return by their Bournemouth game last. It was a completely one-sided game and an easy win. But we saw this from Liverpool as well. They won against the same opponent by an emormous goal difference also but they were still inconsistent later. Therefore we need to watch a few more games to be confident about something.

Dortmund haven't played a game in the Bundesliga yet after the break. If they continue to have the same defensive problems then Chelsea would come one step forward in this matchup for sure.

This will be a tough test for Chelsea though English teams like Manchester City, Chelsea have a way of winning games against German teams I won't be surprised if Chelsea are able to win the match against Dortmund but I rate the game as a tough contest for both teams. If any team should have upper hand in this game it should be Chelsea because they have a better squad than Dortmund.

Borrussia Dortmund already faced the best Premier League side this season ( Manchester City ) lost the first meeting and ended up with a tie during the second meeting with the score line leveled as they draw that game.

Facing Chelsea won't be difficult but I still don't know how and what to predict foe the game, during Champions League ganes like these all I do is stick to these Premier League Clubs. I'm banking on Chelsea to qualify for the next level.

[Asiska02]

Dortmund - Chelsea is another interesting matchup to me.

Because I believe that this is a matchup between two close teams in strength these days. I think like this because of seeing Chelsea's inadequate performance in the recent times. However they have made a really good return by their Bournemouth game last. It was a completely one-sided game and an easy win. But we saw this from Liverpool as well. They won against the same opponent by an emormous goal difference also but they were still inconsistent later. Therefore we need to watch a few more games to be confident about something.

Dortmund haven't played a game in the Bundesliga yet after the break. If they continue to have the same defensive problems then Chelsea would come one step forward in this matchup for sure.

This will be a tough test for Chelsea though English teams like Manchester City, Chelsea have a way of winning games against German teams I won't be surprised if Chelsea are able to win the match against Dortmund but I rate the game as a tough contest for both teams. If any team should have upper hand in this game it should be Chelsea because they have a better squad than Dortmund.

When it comes to champions league games, I don’t see so much of superiority of one team over the other. As it is being called the league of champions, every team there are not to be underrated and could possibly do something unbelievable to qualify. I believe Chelsea is a more stronger team and has a better squad than the current Dortmund team, but the match would definitely be a great encounter to watch. I’m looking forward to the match soon.

[rendravolt]

Liverpool will be coming with the new squad. Gakpo will have joined in the game against real madrid. That will be making the match even more hottest than before. I guess that we will see real madrid bring the new players against liverpool too.
The atmosphere from the match between real madrid against liverpool will be so good. Im waiting for who's gonna be the new striker for real madrid. that will be very interesting to see him play with real madrid.
I heard that some strikers being linked with madrid but it's not clear who has been chosen by madrid. I hope that madrid will reveal it very soon.

The joining of Cody Gakpo to Liverpool will certainly be a plus for Jurgen Kloop's squad and maybe it will be a revenge match with Real Madrid. We know the competition between these two clubs in the champions league is always hot in every match and this match is always intense for both teams. For Real Madrid strikers, it seems they are still relying on Benzema, we know that Benzema is still in a fit condition and ready to become the starting line-up in the round of 16 later.

[swogerino]

Liverpool will be coming with the new squad. Gakpo will have joined in the game against real madrid. That will be making the match even more hottest than before. I guess that we will see real madrid bring the new players against liverpool too.
The atmosphere from the match between real madrid against liverpool will be so good. Im waiting for who's gonna be the new striker for real madrid. that will be very interesting to see him play with real madrid.
I heard that some strikers being linked with madrid but it's not clear who has been chosen by madrid. I hope that madrid will reveal it very soon.

The joining of Cody Gakpo to Liverpool will certainly be a plus for Jurgen Kloop's squad and maybe it will be a revenge match with Real Madrid. We know the competition between these two clubs in the champions league is always hot in every match and this match is always intense for both teams. For Real Madrid strikers, it seems they are still relying on Benzema, we know that Benzema is still in a fit condition and ready to become the starting line-up in the round of 16 later.

Unfortunately I don't think Liverpool has got themselves together as of yet despite they winning this game in the Premier League a couple of days ago.I think they will also win the upcoming game tomorrow or after tomorrow in Premier League and we have to see how the team will behave during the upcoming games of the Premier League.They will be a great indication of the Liverpool form and what to expect in the Champions League clash,the problem though is that Real Madrid is in a much better form than Liverpool is and I don't think Gakpo will make that a huge impact as he needs to harmonize himself with Liverpool before giving his 100% for the team.I wish Liverpool qualifies but things do not look that good for Liverpool.

[emrecemsan]

I'm curious about what Inter will do as well. They were pretty nice in the group stage. Most people were expecting to see Barcelona pushing them out of the Champions League but the opposite happened. It was quite unexpected for me as well to tell the truth. They got four points in total from Barcelona which was a really good effort. Now they are going to face Porto in last 16 stage. On paper, Inter are the favourite team to advance of course. However bookmakers don't see them as a big favourite either - Inter to advance has a 1.76 odd while it is 1.96 for Porto.

But I believe in Inter to do this. I really appreciate their attacking performance this season. Maybe they have had defensive issues so far in general however they have mostly been very good at scoring. Porto are another productive team maybe but Inter should be able to eliminate them anyway by a small margin.

[Zackgeno96]

I'm curious about what Inter will do as well. They were pretty nice in the group stage. Most people were expecting to see Barcelona pushing them out of the Champions League but the opposite happened. It was quite unexpected for me as well to tell the truth. They got four points in total from Barcelona which was a really good effort. Now they are going to face Porto in last 16 stage. On paper, Inter are the favourite team to advance of course. However bookmakers don't see them as a big favourite either - Inter to advance has a 1.76 odd while it is 1.96 for Porto.

But I believe in Inter to do this. I really appreciate their attacking performance this season. Maybe they have had defensive issues so far in general however they have mostly been very good at scoring. Porto are another productive team maybe but Inter should be able to eliminate them anyway by a small margin.

In any case, Inter still has a relatively favorable draw. Group stage was not easy, they were with Bayern Munich and Barcelona. If you are at Bayern Munich, then the 2nd place is the maximum possible. They were very lucky in both games against Barcelona, but that is part of football. And Inter is not a team that can win the CL, but on a good day of their own and a lesser day of the opponent, they can still provide a stunt. There are a few teams that are just too good in the CL. If you have a favorable draw, you can easily get into the semi-finals. The 2010 Inter were unbeatable when they won the CL.

[rendravolt]

Liverpool will be coming with the new squad. Gakpo will have joined in the game against real madrid. That will be making the match even more hottest than before. I guess that we will see real madrid bring the new players against liverpool too.
The atmosphere from the match between real madrid against liverpool will be so good. Im waiting for who's gonna be the new striker for real madrid. that will be very interesting to see him play with real madrid.
I heard that some strikers being linked with madrid but it's not clear who has been chosen by madrid. I hope that madrid will reveal it very soon.

The joining of Cody Gakpo to Liverpool will certainly be a plus for Jurgen Kloop's squad and maybe it will be a revenge match with Real Madrid. We know the competition between these two clubs in the champions league is always hot in every match and this match is always intense for both teams. For Real Madrid strikers, it seems they are still relying on Benzema, we know that Benzema is still in a fit condition and ready to become the starting line-up in the round of 16 later.

Unfortunately I don't think Liverpool has got themselves together as of yet despite they winning this game in the Premier League a couple of days ago.I think they will also win the upcoming game tomorrow or after tomorrow in Premier League and we have to see how the team will behave during the upcoming games of the Premier League.They will be a great indication of the Liverpool form and what to expect in the Champions League clash,the problem though is that Real Madrid is in a much better form than Liverpool is and I don't think Gakpo will make that a huge impact as he needs to harmonize himself with Liverpool before giving his 100% for the team.I wish Liverpool qualifies but things do not look that good for Liverpool.

Indeed, Cody has just joined and hasn't played a single match with Liverpool, but it seems that soon he will be included in the starting line-up for matches in the EPL. At least there is still about 2 months for Cody Gakpo to adapt to the players. Liverpool and Real Madrid will meet in the round of 16 in February 2023 and of course that is still quite a while, I think that is enough time for Liverpool to improve their squad for now.

[nara1892]

Dortmund - Chelsea is another interesting matchup to me.

Because I believe that this is a matchup between two close teams in strength these days. I think like this because of seeing Chelsea's inadequate performance in the recent times. However they have made a really good return by their Bournemouth game last. It was a completely one-sided game and an easy win. But we saw this from Liverpool as well. They won against the same opponent by an emormous goal difference also but they were still inconsistent later. Therefore we need to watch a few more games to be confident about something.

Dortmund haven't played a game in the Bundesliga yet after the break. If they continue to have the same defensive problems then Chelsea would come one step forward in this matchup for sure.

This will be a tough test for Chelsea though English teams like Manchester City, Chelsea have a way of winning games against German teams I won't be surprised if Chelsea are able to win the match against Dortmund but I rate the game as a tough contest for both teams. If any team should have upper hand in this game it should be Chelsea because they have a better squad than Dortmund.

Seeing the current condition of the two teams, they still have the same problem with the difficulty of finding a decent striker for them. But Chelsea's current breakthrough has started by securing Nkunku from Leipzig and of course this can also be a good ace for them, moreover Nkunku should have understood what to do when he met a bundesliga club.
But right now maybe we still have to wait for further consideration because seeing from some of the transfer rumors now Chelsea looks very active but for Dortmund the potential for losing their players is still very big because there are several players who have not yet experienced certainty such as Jude and Moukoko.

[Furious 7]

Now their focus is still on Serie A especially with the first 3 matches which are definitely tough for them and this could be a benchmark for whether they are able to overcome it or not.

Yes, that's right, Napoli will have some pretty tough matches in Serie A against Inter and also Juventus. Even though statistically, Napoli is stronger and more consistent, it cannot be denied that Inter and Juventus are strong teams too. Meanwhile, in the UCL, Napoli will face Frankfurt from the Bundesliga. Sometimes, teams from the Bundesliga throw a lot of surprises. But here, if Napoli still plays as well as before and is more solid, then Napoli might have a bigger chance of winning. Let's hope things change a lot at Napoli

What is most interesting in UCL is the matches of
Liverpool vs Real Madrid
PSG vs Bayern
The result is still very unpredictable.

What's more, when talking about Frankfurt, this club always has unexpected conditions, like last season when they beat Barcelona and won the Europa League. This is clearly a real threat actually.
But as long as Napoli don't lose. This consistency can still be an advantage for them I'm sure of that.

For the other match that you mentioned, this is also quite exciting because the 4 clubs that will compete are actually strong candidates to win.

[bitgolden]

Even right now we have more than six weeks in this match but things looking impressive and having favorable for the Chelsea because they are improving their quality and performance as well which is going to help them for having better result against Borussia Dortmund which is badly down before break and now looking for few changes into their team in coming transfer window with Chelsea is also already in for the few changes which will surely improve things for them specially Moukoko arrival is big advantage for them with they are already having few good players.

Most chances Moukoko will be in Premier League instead of going into Barcelona because they already rejected his salary demand which was big for them in current bad situation so right now we have two London clubs in race for the signing which is most chances going into favour of Chelsea.

Chelsea is overall a good team, it's just a bit about the turmoil they went through which caused a little bit of trouble and now they are getting back to normal.

Remember, there was a period last year where they couldn't even feel sure about going to their games because their assets were frozen due to ownership sanctions, and they still did it with permissions and all but no team would be great when there is a discussion about them having their assets frozen like that. They have a totally new owner now and they are doing much better but that doesn't change the fact that they are doing something much better in the long run which is all that matters.

[Docnaster]

Even right now we have more than six weeks in this match but things looking impressive and having favorable for the Chelsea because they are improving their quality and performance as well which is going to help them for having better result against Borussia Dortmund which is badly down before break and now looking for few changes into their team in coming transfer window with Chelsea is also already in for the few changes which will surely improve things for them specially Moukoko arrival is big advantage for them with they are already having few good players.

Most chances Moukoko will be in Premier League instead of going into Barcelona because they already rejected his salary demand which was big for them in current bad situation so right now we have two London clubs in race for the signing which is most chances going into favour of Chelsea.

Chelsea is overall a good team, it's just a bit about the turmoil they went through which caused a little bit of trouble and now they are getting back to normal.

Remember, there was a period last year where they couldn't even feel sure about going to their games because their assets were frozen due to ownership sanctions, and they still did it with permissions and all but no team would be great when there is a discussion about them having their assets frozen like that. They have a totally new owner now and they are doing much better but that doesn't change the fact that they are doing something much better in the long run which is all that matters.

It may not be easy, but I believe more than two teams among 4 England teams , will qualify for the next champion league stage. Though I'm really confident about Tottenham and Manchester city, I don't think Liverpool will let Real Madrid pull their leg again this time. To me,
Real Madrid is the most dreadful team among all the teams in the round of 16. I rate them even above PSG and Bayern Munich as long as the champion league is consent. If Liverpool can survive real Madrid, they will become the closest team to the Champions League title, just like it was in Tuchel and Chelsea's case last season.

[herurist]

I'm curious about what Inter will do as well. They were pretty nice in the group stage. Most people were expecting to see Barcelona pushing them out of the Champions League but the opposite happened. It was quite unexpected for me as well to tell the truth. They got four points in total from Barcelona which was a really good effort. Now they are going to face Porto in last 16 stage. On paper, Inter are the favourite team to advance of course. However bookmakers don't see them as a big favourite either - Inter to advance has a 1.76 odd while it is 1.96 for Porto.

But I believe in Inter to do this. I really appreciate their attacking performance this season. Maybe they have had defensive issues so far in general however they have mostly been very good at scoring. Porto are another productive team maybe but Inter should be able to eliminate them anyway by a small margin.

Their conditions, which were initially not too favorite in the group phase, became different when they performed well and were in 2nd place.
At the moment, even though Porto is still a pretty good team, there is a big chance, of course, for Inter, especially with their performance in the Champions League which is quite good.
Now there is still time to think about the Champions League. At the moment they have to focus on maintaining consistency in Serie A because if they do that it will be good at least there is a strong mentality for the Champions League.

[SatoPrincess]

Snip.

This is very interesting when talking about 2 clubs which is in the middle stand, Chelsea and Dortmund are clubs that are not going well on the local league, they have underperformance after losing a potential player and management. But what makes me interested is Moukoko, a Dortmund player who has an interest by Chelsea Officla. If this happens this winter, possible this guy will change jerseys to Chelsea and will face his ex-club in the champions league next.

UEFA new rules allowing one player to play for two different clubs could be used by Chelsea to transport Moukoko from Dortmund and play him against his former club.
One of the tricks to weaken the opponent's strength by hijacking players owned by the opposing team, Chelsea will use this trick to survive in the Champions League.
Apart from Moukoko, Chelsea are also hunting for several other players in the transfer market.
Dortmund who have not performed well in their local league, will find it difficult to stop Chelsea if the team led by Potter manages to strengthen their squad in the transfer market, the chances are in Chelsea hands, but anything can still happen.

In my opinion I think this new rule should have been in place and effective a long time ago. If a club sells out a player he should have the right to play against his former club, he wears a different jersey and should be able to fulfill the reason why he brought in the club. I wonder if Chelsea will take advantage of this rule against Dortmund in the Champions league.

[Velvet78]

Chelsea have started to give a good look after the break for the World Cup. The Bournemouth game wasn't hard on paper maybe but it was an important win for Chelsea. If they manage to keep up a good form in the league until the Dortmund matchup, then I will surely be favouring Chelsea to advance. They are already the favourite side according to bookmakers.

Dortmund seem more fragile to me honestly. They have a good attacking line but this might not be enough to beat Chelsea. They will need to make improvements in defense line as well. But it feels like Chelsea can do a similar thing to the one they did against Milan in the group games.