UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[Furious 7]

I really appreciate Leipzig's high effort in the second half of this match. Having this many opportunities against literally the biggest favourite of the title isn't easy for Leipzig actually. But in the second half there was a big opportunity ahead for Leipzig. Because interestingly Manchester City started to show some weaknesses in defense. They gave many more chances to their opponent that it should have been.

This resulted in an unwanted result for Manchester City side maybe. But I think they aren't very unhappy with this result anyway. Because they must be confident about themselves to beat them in the second leg much easier. I don't expect surprises in Etihad.

Leipzig is quite smart. They realized in the second half Manchester City weren't doing well and they immediately changed a few players to make them even hotter and with new energy. The result is obviously very good for them even though it's only a draw, but this can be a good capital it's just that in the second half Manchester City really didn't seem serious especially not to change players for 90 minutes this match was really funny. This may not even be seen from other teams.

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[emrecemsan]

Inter were worse than I expected against Porto. The main problem was related to finding the target for them. They had so many goal attempts during the match but only 4 of them were on target. While Inter have very capable attackers in their squad this shouldn't be a problem for them normally. The player to save the team was even Lukaku who was out-of-form actually. This was an opportunity for him to prove himself again to the team of course and this would be an extra credit for his profile.

But Inter will need to do better than this in the rematch. Porto are a quite durable team right now. If they got ahead first in the second leg then I don't think this match would end in 90 minutes.

[Ryu_Ar1]

A very well composed Multi should be destroyed at the hands of Manchester City. They didn't do well in this second half.
What's funnier is when their game doesn't improve but Pep still maintains his starting composition and doesn't make any improvements there. I think even though the second leg will be at the Etihad later, this draw clearly makes them actually not well.

I did a multi bet today too and I included a double chance for City - I knew they were a shady team and they could fail away because they are confident that they will be able to decide the issue in their favor at home. And by the way, I also bet on Inter, I think you have to admit that Inter went over the edge today and their victory is like luck. In general, Inter disappointed me more than City.

Even though the belief still exists for Manchester City, this bet hurts a little, even though their chances of securing the first leg are very large.
Talking about Inter, I'm actually a bit skeptical, but indeed luck with the red card can be maximized well, but with this condition, I think it's a good lesson because this can be a reminder for me for Leg 2 later.

[Issa56]

That was really enjoying the game Liverpool - Real Madrid 2 days ago. Didn't have the opportunity to comment on it earlier. But who would have thought when Liverpool quickly took a 2-0 lead? You have to come from a really high level to score 5 goals in a row at Anfield Road. This Real Madrid is a team that could just win the CL again. They have shown how good they are in important games at crucial moments, often last season with Benzema out of hopeless positions. City was very very disappointing. And no substitutes 

Seriously the match was kind of surprising to me, I don't really know what happened to Liverpool players, Liverpool scored two goals in less than 15 minutes of the match, I don't know why they should allow Real Madrid score 5 goals, I don't really expect something like that to happen to Liverpool, they are not a small club, Real Madrid winning them with 5 goals is really shameful, how will they be so foolish to allow Real Madrid to score 5 goals, immediately Liverpool scored the second goal, most people believed that they will win the match, but Liverpool disappointed most people.

[Leviathan.007]

The game is still open even though Manchester City are the favorites to go through but Leipzig could pull off surprises. Luckily for them the away goal advantage in longer used. They could just sit comfortably and maybe have to counter Manchester city when the opportunities arrived. City look shaky on counter yesterday which clearly shows that without Debruyne they suffer to create clear cut chances. How city will perform in the second leg will greatly be influenced by Debruyne. I expect a Leipzig passage to the last eights should he not be available

Many people have no doubts about Manchester City's chances in the second leg, myself included.
I think that's normal because the quality of Manchester City is much better and also they will be playing at home. Manchester City's good chance will not be wasted and Leipzig may have to face the fact that they will fall short. Even so, Leipzig also have the same chance because previously it was a draw, and it will definitely be interesting to see who will qualify.

If it is Manchester City about England I have no doubts. It is other clubs in England that are in danger such as Chelsea who will find it difficult to defeat Dortmund in the second half. Another problem is Tottenham which is not doing well currently and then Liverpool who I consider already out of the tournament.

The reason why Chelsea couldn't beat Dortmund is clear to me they are not even at the top of the table and racing with other teams while people think their coach is guilty of this bad performance from this team and he is very much close to getting fired because this performance they have shown so far while Dortmund is getting close to become the champion of Bundesliga and racing with Bayern Munich this season also they are much more motivated compared to Chelsea.

[KTChampions]

Many people have no doubts about Manchester City's chances in the second leg, myself included.
I think that's normal because the quality of Manchester City is much better and also they will be playing at home. Manchester City's good chance will not be wasted and Leipzig may have to face the fact that they will fall short. Even so, Leipzig also have the same chance because previously it was a draw, and it will definitely be interesting to see who will qualify.

In the first half, Leipzig played quite successfully in the bus and the fact that they conceded a goal does not mean anything - it could have not happened, and I would say that Leipzig showed a good game in defense. In the second half, they were able to beat City in attack as well. Against this background, there is no certainty that City will win the second game - what if this time the bus will work and Leipzig will be able to score a goal on the counterattack? Will the City then be able to open them after that?

[Zackgeno96]

Many people have no doubts about Manchester City's chances in the second leg, myself included.
I think that's normal because the quality of Manchester City is much better and also they will be playing at home. Manchester City's good chance will not be wasted and Leipzig may have to face the fact that they will fall short. Even so, Leipzig also have the same chance because previously it was a draw, and it will definitely be interesting to see who will qualify.

In the first half, Leipzig played quite successfully in the bus and the fact that they conceded a goal does not mean anything - it could have not happened, and I would say that Leipzig showed a good game in defense. In the second half, they were able to beat City in attack as well. Against this background, there is no certainty that City will win the second game - what if this time the bus will work and Leipzig will be able to score a goal on the counterattack? Will the City then be able to open them after that?

Manchester City were the strong favorites to win this tournament, along with PSG and Bayern Munich. But how different are the cards now? Yesterday it went well in the 1nd half, but with a score of only 0-1, that is a dangerous position. If you add up all the chances and also take the game image into account, 1-1 is still okay. But in the 2nd half, Leipzig deserved more, but was very sloppy with the chances. It could also have been 3-1 for Leipzig. I'm curious about the return in England, but I still expect Leipzig to be eliminated.

[lalabotax]

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Manchester City controlled ball and the match very well but they wasted too many opportunities. It seems Haaland is not able to help Manchester City a lot in Champions League but I also consider about his decreasing performance in Premier League since World Cup 2022 and his injury.

That is why playing beautifully with higher ball possession will not be worth if they cannot utilize and optimize the chance to make goals more than the opponent and resulting in a drawn match. Because whatever the match, the point is to win and make a victory to be able to continue to the next round. That really agrees with me. I agree with you that Man City really missed many chances and couldn't utilize their moment to make more goals. that was very dispatching.

A draw in the first leg is not the end of the world and the end of Manchester City adventure in Champions League. They still have the second leg at their home,

Indeed, I am sure that Man City has learned many things in this first leg. They need something more special and stronger when they are playing at home later. They need to optimize every chance that they can make it optimally. No choice, they must win the next match by making more goals.

[SirLancelot]

I can see one way or another Chelsea or Spurs ending up win a win and going to next stage, which I think Chelsea won't be able to do because they are too bad, but maybe there is a slight chance that Spurs could, which is still a small chance but they will play at home so they might.

But, I can't see Liverpool somehow managing to beat Real with 3 goal difference, that's not going to happen, that's one matchup we can close the book on from the first game, it was 5-2 and that's just way too much to end up having any type of issues and I believe that we will not end up with anything that is shocking about that game, it will be a boring game with nothing changing from first game at all.

[Distraction]

I don't see the same Chelsea with Tuchel anymore. It is valid for the Champions League also. Because they are bad here too now.

They actually didn't perform badly against Dortmund. I wouldn't want to be cruel about that. However despite all that effort in their attacking line they still couldn't score a single goal and even lost the match. Chelsea are still dealing with the same issues even after the new transfers. Potter can't explain this situation for now. Maybe they are really trying but there is no good result at the end. The loss against Southampton was another big surprise. If Chelsea are eliminated by Dortmund also then Potter's time here might run out faster.

[KennyR]

Chelsea to play against Tottenham in its upcoming match. Will this be a winning match for them, as the pressure gets built to win the match. Chelsea have made plans of relieving more English contingent in the summer balance the budget. Same time there are discussions that Chelsea could add Neymar. Zidane too eyed by the management as the team have be underperforming for a long.

[Davian144]

If it is Manchester City about England I have no doubts. It is other clubs in England that are in danger such as Chelsea who will find it difficult to defeat Dortmund in the second half. Another problem is Tottenham which is not doing well currently and then Liverpool who I consider already out of the tournament.

Manchester City will have a better advantage than Leipzig because the second leg match will take place at home to Manchester City so that will make Manchester City more confident about winning the match even though for now the odds still look the same because the score in the first leg is a draw. But if Manchester City still plays like in the first leg by not making substitutions for ninety minutes, it will also make it difficult for Manchester City to win at home.

[snipie]

Chelsea to play against Tottenham in its upcoming match. Will this be a winning match for them, as the pressure gets built to win the match. Chelsea have made plans of relieving more English contingent in the summer balance the budget. Same time there are discussions that Chelsea could add Neymar. Zidane too eyed by the management as the team have be underperforming for a long.

Chelsea is currently in trouble. They are losing points and thus in ranking. Their last victory date to more than a month ago and their odds vs Spurs are lower and risk to lose more points.
I heard that Zidane is thinking about joining EPL and Chelsea might be a choice. Not an easy job since it is like building a team from the scratch, just like what happened with ManU this year..
Otherwise in Champions League, Chelsea might got kicked by Dortmund by the second leg.

[Velvet78]

I think Chelsea will be eliminated by Dortmund as long as there is no improvement in their finishing skills especially.

Maybe the rematch is in Stamford Bridge but it doesn't mean much for Chelsea actually. We have all seen how they lost to Southampton there newly. Currently they are not a team to trust at all. Dortmund are having a great period of time these days so they look closer to next round right now. Dortmund deserve to move on against a really problematic Chelsea in this season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

it's hard to compare Tottenham and AC Milan based on just their league standings. Sure, Milan may be in a better position domestically at the moment, but that can change quickly with a few results going against them. And while Tottenham may not be doing as well in their league, they still have the ability to perform well in the Champions League. It's all about the players coming together and executing the game plan on the day. That's what makes the Champions League so exciting, anything can happen.

In Serie A, AC Milan did not have a safe position and with their recent bad form, they can fall to beyond top six of Serie A too. I consider Tottenham and AC Milan have similar positions in their domestic leagues.

Recent form of Tottenham is better than AC Milan. Tottenham players have more experienced and star players who played in Euro, World Cup and even Champions League recent years. They are a better team in how many star players they have and experience of their star players.

I don't think the past tradition of AC Milan in Champions League will be enough to help them beating Tottenham. Sorry believe AC Milan must wait for a next season to move farther than the Round of 16. But first they must end this season in top four of Serie A, will they can get it?

Hope is the last thing to be lost, already in the Serie A thread they say that Milan have already lost the Scudetto, but they can qualify to win a place in the UCL, it is not easy because Roma are following them and they have a lot to demonstrate, let's remember that Roma have a coach who likes to win and it is Mou, also one of the things that has surprised everyone is the leadership that Napoli took, Napoli has been a clear example for the other teams that things can be achieve with the proper discipline.

Many of us speculated that Napoli were going to make a lot of sales in this transfer window, but apparently the plans changed and now they have good results, I think this reflects the success they have now.

Real Madrid Liverpool can be interesting especially if you know Real Madrid on good days and they are still racing in the league while Liverpool doesn't have a good situation with Klopp so this week if Klopp wants to decrease the pressure from his team he had to do his best and win the game while in the other match on this week, we have Napoli and Inter which can be a super interesting game because Napoli is winning every game these days while Inter Milan is trying hard that's why this game can be really important for Inter Milan.

The victory over Newcastle certainly made Liverpool feel a little good. In addition, Gakpo and Nunez managed to become the main players by scoring one goal. Of course this is a good capital for Kloop. Although they should also be aware their record in the UCL is very good. So for the first leg they should be able to win. Liverpool have to work hard, of course they have to lock in the movements of Vinicius and Benzema. At this time, Real Madrid really relied on the two of them to make a goal.

As I said before, Real Madrid's secret weapon is Benzema, of course Vini Jr can also contribute, but for me the man is without a doubt Benzema, Ancelotti knows it, for now with everything they are doing it is likely that they can find the They will try to win the game against Liverpool in the first half, given that Real Madrid has proven to be a team that defines everything to the last, but the interesting thing will be the second leg, it will be like a final without a doubt.


The best of all this is that Madrid only has to play the second leg, and the truth is that Klopp himself said that they had a lot to correct, and he praised Vini in an impressive way, but good for Klopp!

[D-law]

That was really enjoying the game Liverpool - Real Madrid 2 days ago. Didn't have the opportunity to comment on it earlier. But who would have thought when Liverpool quickly took a 2-0 lead? You have to come from a really high level to score 5 goals in a row at Anfield Road. This Real Madrid is a team that could just win the CL again. They have shown how good they are in important games at crucial moments, often last season with Benzema out of hopeless positions. City was very very disappointing. And no substitutes 

Seriously the match was kind of surprising to me, I don't really know what happened to Liverpool players, Liverpool scored two goals in less than 15 minutes of the match, I don't know why they should allow Real Madrid score 5 goals, I don't really expect something like that to happen to Liverpool, they are not a small club, Real Madrid winning them with 5 goals is really shameful, how will they be so foolish to allow Real Madrid to score 5 goals, immediately Liverpool scored the second goal, most people believed that they will win the match, but Liverpool disappointed most people.

Both Goal keepers had role to play in the game as they caused the team errors
But Real Madrid came with so much agilities as they wanted paying for school feel... Liverpool did not do so well Jurgen Klopp has to improve on the defense

[Freeveto]

Once Real Madrid sealed their qualification against Liverpool next week, there is a possibility that they will meet Napoli on the next round of the game if Napoli qualifies against Frankfort and that will be a superb game of the tournament, the outcome will be unpredictable considering their both forms.

[blue Snow]

Otherwise in Champions League, Chelsea might got kicked by Dortmund by the second leg.

when we look at their performance yes it's not impossible. but if Chelsea can remain how they got champion in 2020/2021, they might not be kicked by the team who always sells its star players. This means, dortmund is an ordinary club with can lose if Chelsea can implement the winning like they beat the city in the final. I will bet for Chelsea.

[shinratensei_]

Once Real Madrid sealed their qualification against Liverpool next week, there is a possibility that they will meet Napoli on the next round of the game if Napoli qualifies against Frankfort and that will be a superb game of the tournament, the outcome will be unpredictable considering their both forms.

That will be a great game.I think that the chance is quite small caused by the top 8 will be drawing again. There's no guarantee that real madrid will be facing napoli. If real madrid will be facing the winner from the PSG against bayern and this will also become another great match.
The winner from last 16 will be drawing again to know what matches that will come. I think that the possibility is quite small at this moment considering about real madrid can face any club that will be winning last 16.

Real has 12.5% chance to face napoli in the last eight. We will see what's gonna be next opponent for madrid after next week.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Otherwise in Champions League, Chelsea might got kicked by Dortmund by the second leg.

when we look at their performance yes it's not impossible. but if Chelsea can remain how they got champion in 2020/2021, they might not be kicked by the team who always sells its star players. This means, dortmund is an ordinary club with can lose if Chelsea can implement the winning like they beat the city in the final. I will bet for Chelsea.

When we look at it from a neutral point of view without having to favor one side, Chelsea still has a very big chance of staying in the champions league. I. The second leg against Dortmund, they aren't in an advantage but neither is the disadvantage that deadly. It's only one goal so if they can easily score two without any reply from the Dortmund side then we're good to go. Where everything will turn bad is if Dortmund scores first because scoring multiple goals has been a problem for Chelsea this season. Dortmund would be coming with the pressure knowing them getting the first gialyif the match increases their chances of progressing.

I believe Chelsea can turn things around but first let see how the boys play against Tottenham on Sunday, if they can't defeat Tottenham then we can say goodbye to the champion league this season. Graham Potter has turned the team to an average team and I don't blame him because that's his level but the management thought things will be different with him at Chelsea. He isn't that outstanding manager, he was just in a good team and they were ready to play football. He needs to go back to such club that doesn't have the amount of pressure that Chelsea has.