UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[Coyster]

Right now, Klopp is doing his best for changing fortune, but things are not working in his favour but good thing happening Liverpool management is giving him good time which is positive as he still capable of changing things in team's favour even this season is going to be nightmare for them, but hopefully they will have positive change at the end.

Of course what would you expect, Liverpool isn't really a club that hardly flinches before firing a manager, and Jurgen Klopp has also engineered quite a lot of success for the club in recent years, he was the manager who broke their decades long wait for a premier league title, thus it is only reasonable that the club give him more time in this difficult situation.

Having said that, i can't see any good fortunes coming for Liverpool this season, i think they can't wait for the summer to come pretty quickly so they could sign some new players, the club looks desperately in need of fresh legs. With the way Liverpool are playing i don't think they stand any chance against Real Madrid in the CL RO16, i would put my money on Real Madrid having a field day against them and advancing to the QF.

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[bekti3]

Manchester City was already acquitted in this regard.  If the current issue is independent of this, there is a possibility that they will be banned from European cups again.  If they are banned from European cups for 2 years, Pep can leave the team.  I think he has very strong opinions about it.

It doesn't even need to wait for UEFA to ban city to make pep leaves from city. If premier league will be giving a serious sanction and that will be enough for pep to leave from manchester city. I think that manchester city has been making pep guardiola feel disappointed with the management of club. The management of the club has been lying to him. The performance of city in UCL will be greatly affected by this scandal. You can read this to know more.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11718131/Pep-Guardiola-odds-leave-Man-City-start-season-financial-charges.html

I don't see any great reason for Manchester City to put her coach in a dark. if you lie to the manager of your company about the operational difficulties of faults of your company the manager will not give his best or will not be on the same page with the company. If Manchester City is giving punishment only in EPL Guardiola may decide to stay because he will try his best to push the team to top four but  if it is extended to Champions League Guardiola may decide to leave Manchester City

In fact, if you look at the reports in the previous few seasons, Pep's failure in the Champions League had actually made him want to leave because he considered himself incapable of bringing the Champions League trophy to the Etihad but at that time the higher-ups could still hold on until now.
I think with the current conditions it will obviously be different because regardless of anything of course he doesn't want to get into big trouble I feel and this is likely not only Pep but there will be several players especially those who will be out of contract forcing to leave.

[Jatiluhung]

around 7 more days round of 16 in the Champions League will begin. And I think almost any game will be very difficult to predict. but of all that I think the match that is the most difficult to predict and will likely be the fiercest will be the match between PSG vs Bayern. although in the last 5 meetings we can see Bayern winning more matches, namely Bayern managed to get 4 wins from the last 5 meetings. while PSG only won 1 time in the last 5 meetings. even though Bayern have won more wins, that doesn't mean Bayern will be superior in this match. because the two teams have almost the same strength. but because PSG is the host, PSG's chances of winning are bigger.

[Yogee]

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Have possibility and rumor about Manchester City will get points deduction in Primer League but his participants in Champion League will disqualify or not.

I've been searching for a statement from them since Man City allegedly violated some UEFA rules too. This case is probably related to the reason why UEFA handed down a two-year ban on European competition to City but that was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport back in 2020. That means they've been cleared and won't be disqualified from Champions League.

I suppose by now nobody really understands what is going on anymore. There should be a much more universally applicable rule. National associations have their rules, then there is UEFA and then there is also FIFA and some other international court involved and so on and so forth. What did they find now that they couldn't prove last time when they turned the judgment over? It is permanently this back and forth with all these threats and no action being taken.

I see your point. They may agree on some policies on punishments but these are still organizations independent of each other. It seems the case stemmed from the same allegation back in 2018. Both organization launched their own investigation. UEFA wrapped up and handed out the fine and ban in 2020. Premier league just took a longer time. Their findings is probably more conclusive and airtight.

[makishart]

Manchester City was already acquitted in this regard.  If the current issue is independent of this, there is a possibility that they will be banned from European cups again.  If they are banned from European cups for 2 years, Pep can leave the team.  I think he has very strong opinions about it.

It doesn't even need to wait for UEFA to ban city to make pep leaves from city. If premier league will be giving a serious sanction and that will be enough for pep to leave from manchester city. I think that manchester city has been making pep guardiola feel disappointed with the management of club. The management of the club has been lying to him. The performance of city in UCL will be greatly affected by this scandal. You can read this to know more.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11718131/Pep-Guardiola-odds-leave-Man-City-start-season-financial-charges.html

I don't see any great reason for Manchester City to put her coach in a dark. if you lie to the manager of your company about the operational difficulties of faults of your company the manager will not give his best or will not be on the same page with the company. If Manchester City is giving punishment only in EPL Guardiola may decide to stay because he will try his best to push the team to top four but  if it is extended to Champions League Guardiola may decide to leave Manchester City

pep has been even making a statement about that a few years ago.

I think that you shall read these statements by him carefully.

City's were handed a two-year ban from the Champions League for breaking FFP regulations in February 2020, only for the Court of Arbitration for Sport to clear them of all charges five months later, yet Guardiola had warned Etihad bosses that he would quit if they ever 'lied' to him about the extent of their financial dealings.

He revealed last year: 'If I defend the people and the club it’s because I work with them. When I asked about suspicions or if our people have done something, then I say to them, "tell me".

'I said to them "if you lie to me, the day after I’m not here, I will be out and you will not be my friend any more." But I look at them and believe them 100 per cent from day one. So I defend the club because of that.

The same problem is repeating again but with bigger capacity. City will be facing a bigger sanction rather than two years ban that can be avoided by the club a few years ago.

The team may be degraded to the low division in english competition. Some titles may be stripped off as well.

[Daniel91]

around 7 more days round of 16 in the Champions League will begin. And I think almost any game will be very difficult to predict. but of all that I think the match that is the most difficult to predict and will likely be the fiercest will be the match between PSG vs Bayern. although in the last 5 meetings we can see Bayern winning more matches, namely Bayern managed to get 4 wins from the last 5 meetings. while PSG only won 1 time in the last 5 meetings. even though Bayern have won more wins, that doesn't mean Bayern will be superior in this match. because the two teams have almost the same strength. but because PSG is the host, PSG's chances of winning are bigger.

The Champions League has always been a very uncertain competition where it is impossible to predict the winner in advance. This is why this competition is so popular.
For example, last season Bayern was the absolute favorite against Villarreal, but we all know how that match ended.
PSG has not played convincingly in the French championship lately and they even lost some games, which was a big surprise.
It is rumored that the relations between some players are not the best either, especially between the team's main stars Mbappe, Neymar and Messi.
Bayern also has problems recently, both with the results in the German league where it is no longer as dominant as before, but also with the team's goalkeeper Neuer who is unhappy because his personal coach was fired from the club.
I would say that this match will be completely uncertain with equal chances for both clubs.

[BRINIRHA]

Milan's condition is quite difficult with their current weak defense.
Tottenham is clearly one of the favorites in their current condition and I think they are the ones who will qualify for the next phase in this round.
Milan will host the first leg, but with their current condition, even though they are playing at home, I am personally quite skeptical of them, especially if they still can't improve their performance in midfield and defense.

Milan does look unconvincing at this time. even in the last 7 matches Milan has actually suffered more defeats which is quite surprising even from teams that are considered weak. Stefano Pioli as Milan coach is currently receiving a lot of criticism. But I personally see that there are other problems in the Milan camp that we don't know about. because after all Milan had improved their performance. even long enough to be ranked 2 in Serie A. but lately Milan has been disappointing in every game. I think the midfield and front line also need a lot of improvement at the moment.

[Iroh]

around 7 more days round of 16 in the Champions League will begin. And I think almost any game will be very difficult to predict. but of all that I think the match that is the most difficult to predict and will likely be the fiercest will be the match between PSG vs Bayern. although in the last 5 meetings we can see Bayern winning more matches, namely Bayern managed to get 4 wins from the last 5 meetings. while PSG only won 1 time in the last 5 meetings. even though Bayern have won more wins, that doesn't mean Bayern will be superior in this match. because the two teams have almost the same strength. but because PSG is the host, PSG's chances of winning are bigger.

The round of 16 in the Champions league tournament begins on the 14 with AC Milan playing Tottenham. I think the first match of the champions league is always exciting and a bit tense.
I think AC Milan is playing okay and their form isn’t too bad. They would in my opinion, most likely to win the game cause I don’t see Tottenham winning against Milan.

PSG vs Bayern Munich would also be a must watched as I’m pretty sure this match is anticipated by football fans worldwide. It is pretty difficult to predict the outcome off the game as both teams are playing very well and booth are in amazing form as well. But if I would have to pick a side, I would say PSG has a more realistic chance of winning the game against Bayern. Can’t wait to see Messi play in the Champions League

[hd49728]

The round of 16 in the Champions league tournament begins on the 14 with AC Milan playing Tottenham. I think the first match of the champions league is always exciting and a bit tense.
I think AC Milan is playing okay and their form isn’t too bad. They would in my opinion, most likely to win the game cause I don’t see Tottenham winning against Milan.

AC Milan have very bad form in Serie A and how did you think they are not too bad and still okay?

Forms of AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur are very oppositely, one is on fire and one is in mud. Harry Kane is a best scorer of Tottenham in this season and even Son has yet reclaimed his best performance, in recent weeks he has tried a lot and contributed more for Spurs in general. He created more opportunities and with his speed, AC Milan must feel very fearful about him. I believe Son and Kane combination will bring so much challenge to AC Milan.

PSG vs Bayern Munich would also be a must watched as I’m pretty sure this match is anticipated by football fans worldwide. It is pretty difficult to predict the outcome off the game as both teams are playing very well and booth are in amazing form as well. But if I would have to pick a side, I would say PSG has a more realistic chance of winning the game against Bayern. Can’t wait to see Messi play in the Champions League

It is a biggest clash in this round of 16 and between one of most successful clubs in Champions League and one of biggest and most ambitious clubs in the last few years. Their matches will be spotlights of this round and Messi is one of biggest super stars will appear in these matches. There is rumor that Mbappe will play but not missing because of his injury and a vague report as well as announcement of PSG to media.

[JeffBrad12]

Milan's condition is quite difficult with their current weak defense.
Tottenham is clearly one of the favorites in their current condition and I think they are the ones who will qualify for the next phase in this round.
Milan will host the first leg, but with their current condition, even though they are playing at home, I am personally quite skeptical of them, especially if they still can't improve their performance in midfield and defense.

Milan does look unconvincing at this time. even in the last 7 matches Milan has actually suffered more defeats which is quite surprising even from teams that are considered weak. Stefano Pioli as Milan coach is currently receiving a lot of criticism. But I personally see that there are other problems in the Milan camp that we don't know about. because after all Milan had improved their performance. even long enough to be ranked 2 in Serie A. but lately Milan has been disappointing in every game. I think the midfield and front line also need a lot of improvement at the moment.

Milan has poort performance in local league. I would not be surprised if pioli will be sacked by the club once milan will not able go pass for the next round. There are many problems that have not yet discovered nor solved in milan.

Ac milan has been making failed recruitment during january. These failed recruitments are Sergino Dest and Aster Vrancx. Both already blamed have become the main reason why milan has been performing so bad.

Stefani pioli has been picking the wrong players. The injury that happens with alessandro florenzi has been giving a very big impact to the performance of milan.

Pioli must be thinking so hard about how to find the solutions or milan may go to the same position as juventus right now.

[Luzin]

The round of 16 in the Champions league tournament begins on the 14 with AC Milan playing Tottenham. I think the first match of the champions league is always exciting and a bit tense.
I think AC Milan is playing okay and their form isn’t too bad. They would in my opinion, most likely to win the game cause I don’t see Tottenham winning against Milan.

The first leg will certainly benefit Milan. They played at the San Siro should Milan be able to win. Tottenham will reportedly be without Hugo Lloris, but Milan are also without Maignan who cannot return after an injury. But indeed, if you look at the game in the Milan League, it seems to look more unstable than Tottenham. It seems that this match can be an evaluation tool for Pioli. Because Milan lost a streak in several League matches.

[CryptoBuds]

Nunez and Gakpo are young talented players. They have been recruited into the team after long planning. Now these two players are not playing well. They are also missing out on easy opportunities. As they gradually become more experienced, their performance may stabilize. But Liverpool's match strategy also has problems with Jurgen Klopp not doing his job properly.

They are young players and can sharpen their skills more but with their expensive transfers especially Nunez, pressure on their shoulders is huge. They must over come this as soon as possible and at least they must improve to have acceptable performance for Liverpool. It is helpful for the club and for themselves to get rid of noise and pressure from media which can impact their career in Liverpool.
I don't expect Nunez and Gakpo succeed in this season because it is not common to see new players can have success in their first seasons in Premier League. A next season will be better to assess their performance for Liverpool.

Nunez is being considered as Sadio Mane's replacement. But the gameplay of these two players is completely different. So if Klopp doesn't come up with a different match strategy then I don't expect a better performance from Nunez and Liverpool. Liverpool will definitely need to change their match tactics if they want to get better performances from players like Nunez and Gakpo. Also I agree with you. It is difficult to perform well in the first season of the Premier League. It is hoped that they will adapt themselves well to the Liverpool squad by next season. These two players are very talented. They will not disappoint the Liverpool management.

[skarais]

AC Milan have very bad form in Serie A and how did you think they are not too bad and still okay?

You're right, Milan are not doing well right now and they should admit that too.

Their form is too bad in Serie A and I didn't expect them to do so well in the Champions League. Tottenham on the other hand are in good form and are quite ready to go through the Champions League round of 16 challenge. I think Tottenham Hotspur are the favorites to qualify for the quarter-finals, but Milan have a chance too, if only slightly.

Forms of AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur are very oppositely, one is on fire and one is in mud. Harry Kane is a best scorer of Tottenham in this season and even Son has yet reclaimed his best performance, in recent weeks he has tried a lot and contributed more for Spurs in general. He created more opportunities and with his speed, AC Milan must feel very fearful about him. I believe Son and Kane combination will bring so much challenge to AC Milan.

Tottenham Hotspur have also been inconsistent this season even though Kane and several other players have done their best. They are full of confidence after earlier beating Manchester City, but Milan may be able to capitalize on some mistakes from Tottenham defenders to find a goal.

I hope Milan vs Tottenham Hotspur is an interesting match too, instead of just PSSG vs Munich, Liverpool vs Real Madrid, and several other big matches.

[Cookdata]

Nunez is being considered as Sadio Mane's replacement. But the gameplay of these two players is completely different. So if Klopp doesn't come up with a different match strategy then I don't expect a better performance from Nunez and Liverpool. Liverpool will definitely need to change their match tactics if they want to get better performances from players like Nunez and Gakpo. Also I agree with you. It is difficult to perform well in the first season of the Premier League. It is hoped that they will adapt themselves well to the Liverpool squad by next season. These two players are very talented. They will not disappoint the Liverpool management.

Whatever Liverpool is seeing is well deserved, they were paying Mane around $100k per week, the agents asked for an extension of his contract to around $400k per week but were adamant to pay the same wages, and clearly, Mane is playing for himself and his people, we can all deny how he is helping people back home, and as soon as they got a better deal of $350k at Bayern, he left for greener pastures. They should have at least made him equivalent to Salah's worth because Mane is responsible for the majority of his goal assists.

Putting pay asides, Nunes and Gakpo are good players but the fans shouldn't expect a miracle from a few games, it will take time, I also look forward to what Gakpo will do when he starts his first minutes in the Champions League, if he manages to win against Real Madrid, then they would have some hope and future for Liverpool.

[rahmad2nd]

Milan has poort performance in local league. I would not be surprised if pioli will be sacked by the club once milan will not able go pass for the next round. There are many problems that have not yet discovered nor solved in milan.

Ac milan has been making failed recruitment during january. These failed recruitments are Sergino Dest and Aster Vrancx. Both already blamed have become the main reason why milan has been performing so bad.

Stefani pioli has been picking the wrong players. The injury that happens with alessandro florenzi has been giving a very big impact to the performance of milan.

Pioli must be thinking so hard about how to find the solutions or milan may go to the same position as juventus right now.

I don't have much information regarding Serie A clubs. However, if you refer to Milan's current statistics. their condition is very apprehensive, 7 matches without a win in all competitions. so, it's only natural that Milan is very doubtful when hosting Spurs in the last 16 round later. even so, on several occasions Pioli had said that he would prepare his troops and work hard to appear all out when hosting Spurs at the San Siro later.

Meanwhile, with Milan's current condition, it is an advantage for Conte's squad to get full points in the first leg. Conte will take advantage of the momentum, to win the match easily even though they are playing at the San Siro cage Milan. there are many advantages for Spurs, apart from that Conte is very familiar with Milan's games. even so, it looks like this fight will take place tough. because after all, Milan will not let Tottenham win easily.

[Pulsar77]

I don't believe Nunez can be seen as Mane's replacement. Because one of them is a striker while the other one is a winger naturally. Yes maybe Mane can play as a striker if needed as well but he doesn't make the same level of contribution to his team then. He is more beneficial when he plays as a connector between the midfield and attacking line. Thanks to his playing style Liverpool were able to break the deadlocks of many matches for example. Now his absence is felt very much.

I can see Diaz as the closest player to Mane's style now but even he isn't like him. But he has made a big contribution to the team since his arrival as well. Nunez couldn't do much so far. However Diaz is still injured and his absence is affecting the attacking line very negatively.

[Docnaster]

The round of 16 in the Champions league tournament begins on the 14 with AC Milan playing Tottenham. I think the first match of the champions league is always exciting and a bit tense.
I think AC Milan is playing okay and their form isn’t too bad. They would in my opinion, most likely to win the game cause I don’t see Tottenham winning against Milan.

The first leg will certainly benefit Milan. They played at the San Siro should Milan be able to win. Tottenham will reportedly be without Hugo Lloris, but Milan is also without Maignan who cannot return after an injury. But indeed, if you look at the game in the Milan League, it seems to look more unstable than Tottenham. It seems that this match can be an evaluation tool for Pioli. Because Milan lost a streak in several League matches.

Even though the ball will first be played at San Siro stadium, It wouldn't have in any way been a problem for Tottenham because as it stands now, Tottenham is in better form than Ac Milan, I don't know if that will change before February 14. The only problem is that Playing without Hugo Loris will be a bit challenging for Tottenham though it will be a good time for Paulo Gazzaniga to give his best, I still see it as a weak point for Tottenham Hotspur

[SatoPrincess]

The internal problems at Manchester City just keeps unveiling themselves this season and they are slowly affecting the performance of the team so far. Manchester city have been failing to maintain consistency in the league this season and if the allegations turn out to be true then Manchester City will have to face a big blow this season, one which could be points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League.

[imamusma]

The internal problems at Manchester City just keeps unveiling themselves this season and they are slowly affecting the performance of the team so far. Manchester city have been failing to maintain consistency in the league this season and if the allegations turn out to be true then Manchester City will have to face a big blow this season, one which could be points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League.

Maybe that's the way to prevent Manchester City's dominance in the Premier League from happening every season. I'm not sure what the worst consequences will be for Manchester City if this allegation can be proven, but whatever it is Manchester City has the right to obey the rules and any decisions that will be made.

Therefore, Arsenal or other teams must be able to take advantage of Manchester City's chaos to look good until the end of the season. There is not very good chance of winning the title if Manchester City is doing well, and this season Manchester City is not doing well. But for whatever reason, I think city still has a chance to get more points and displace Arsenal if Arsenal fail to maintain their form. I'm not worried about Manchester City, but a little worried about Arsenal.

[Alanaz]

The internal problems at Manchester City just keeps unveiling themselves this season and they are slowly affecting the performance of the team so far. Manchester city have been failing to maintain consistency in the league this season and if the allegations turn out to be true then Manchester City will have to face a big blow this season, one which could be points deduction or expulsion from the Premier League.

After previously Juventus in Serie A also received sanctions in the form of deducting points, now the same thing has happened to Manchester City. Even though there is no definite decision on this matter, the threats of sanctions they will receive are not playing games, from deducting points, the threat of relegation to the threat of revoking the title they have won. This will be disturbing, of course, especially for management. The thing that is feared is that this will disturb their players so that they decline and cannot play to their full potential.