UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[Coyster]

Napoli have had a great performance so far. They have a strong playing XI that has been impressively winning against any opposition team. I think they might perform better after the World Cup. Napoli have the potential to do well.

Napoli are no doubt having a swell season thus far, both in the CL and in their own league, the seria A, it almost feels certain that at least one trophy will be making its way to Naples at the end of the season, personally i think that trophy would be the Seria A title; as for the CL i don't think there's a chance in hell that Napoli are going to win it, but make no mistake about it that they are going to go pretty far, i think they are the dark horse in this season's competition, and if they make it past the RO16 stage, and thus get a fair QF draw, i'd not be surprise to see them in the SF which will be a huge achievement. Having said that, the WC shouldn't affect them, though it might slow down their momentum, but if the manager can rally his boys up pretty quickly, then they would start off immediately where they stopped, not that they even have many players representing their countries in the WC.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I don't think Barcelona is too focused on La Liga and they don't do big efforts to win the matches in UCL. Both UCL title and La Liga title are prestigious titles, they must prioritize both of them. They must know that winning UCL title or La Liga title is not easy, they are competing with strong teams. Although in La Liga they only compete with Real Madrid and they can lead the table, there is no guarantee they can maintain first place until the end of the season. So, no reason that they only focus on La Liga because they think they are easier to win it. If they failed in UCL, I think it was because they were unlucky. They must be serious to play in UCL and they already did big efforts.

I think you are right, Barcelona is focused on the Champions League this season without reducing its focus on other competitions such as Laliga. I am very disappointed by Barcelona's failure this season to qualify for the last 16, but I believe they have done something great trying to beat stronger and better teams like Inter and Bayern Munich.

I admit that Barcelona has been very unlucky in the Champions League this season, because they have to work hard to beat strong teams, one of which is the favorite to win the title this season. Barcelona failed in a good way, I mean they played well but it's difficult to win.

Barcelona has been a team in complete disarray for the last few seasons. Their performance was terrible. They did not perform well even against weaker teams. Xavi is trying to stabilize this troubled team. It cannot be said that he succeeded. Barcelona is not completely stable yet. But Xavi spent a lot of money. The team has brought in several talented star players. Barcelona's performance is still unstable. Barcelona needs more time to stabilize. Perhaps we will see better gameplay from them next season.

Barcelona's performance in the Champions League this season has been very disappointing. No one predicted that they would be eliminated in the group stage. But now they should try their hardest to win the Europa League and La Liga titles.

[KTChampions]

Talking about Eintracht Frankfurt, I also think that they cannot be underestimated at all at this moment, because even Eintracht Frankfurt last season managed to get rid of Barcelona in the Europa League. Also, Eintracht Frankfurt started this season in the Bundesliga not so well, but as time goes by Eintracht Frankfurt can get into the top four in the Bundesliga and at least that proves that Eintracht Frankfurt really can't be underestimated this season.
Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at this moment are teams that are experiencing an impressive increase in performance, so that any results in this match can still happen.

I mean, even though Napoli is an unbeaten team in Serie A, that still can't guarantee that Napoli will get the convenience to go further in this Champions League.
Therefore, I personally still can't say that Napoli will win. Also, whether or not they have changed after the break, I'm still pretty sure that Eintracht Frankfurt will still provide strong resistance in this match, which means that Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt will never be easy to get a win at this stage.

Eintracht Frankfurt were in one of the weakest groups in the Champions League and scored just over 50% of the points in second place. Still, I think that this is their ceiling and Napoli will easily win this confrontation. This is not the Europa League where it is possible to underestimate the opponent or lack motivation. It seems to me that Napoli will play to win in both meetings and may decide the issue already in Frankfurt.

[Velvet78]

Could this be another year for Real Madrid to make it to the title here?

We have been focusing on Manchester City and PSG mostly for a long time. Because they have the best squad qualities technically and both of them have zero Champions League title in their histories. We are wondering which one of them will win their first title before than the other one. In the meantime, Real Madrid continue to get close to them silently. Real Madrid eliminated both of these teams last season. If they eliminate Liverpool in this round maybe we will see another matchup between Real Madrid and PSG or Manchester City. I would be really curious whether they can have revenge on Real Madrid this time.

[Iranus]

Talking about Eintracht Frankfurt, I also think that they cannot be underestimated at all at this moment, because even Eintracht Frankfurt last season managed to get rid of Barcelona in the Europa League. Also, Eintracht Frankfurt started this season in the Bundesliga not so well, but as time goes by Eintracht Frankfurt can get into the top four in the Bundesliga and at least that proves that Eintracht Frankfurt really can't be underestimated this season.
Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at this moment are teams that are experiencing an impressive increase in performance, so that any results in this match can still happen.
I mean, even though Napoli is an unbeaten team in Serie A, that still can't guarantee that Napoli will get the convenience to go further in this Champions League.
Therefore, I personally still can't say that Napoli will win. Also, whether or not they have changed after the break, I'm still pretty sure that Eintracht Frankfurt will still provide strong resistance in this match, which means that Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt will never be easy to get a win at this stage.

Eintracht Frankfurt were in one of the weakest groups in the Champions League and scored just over 50% of the points in second place. Still, I think that this is their ceiling and Napoli will easily win this confrontation. This is not the Europa League where it is possible to underestimate the opponent or lack motivation. It seems to me that Napoli will play to win in both meetings and may decide the issue already in Frankfurt.

Napoli is in very good form. They are performing well in every match. And Napoli has no weaknesses in attack, midfield and defense at the moment. The team is stable and the important thing is that the bond between the team players is very good. And because the bond is so good, Napoli is able to consistently perform well every season. Napoli doesn't seem to have any problem getting a win against Frankfurt. Frankfurt is not a strong team. They are very lucky to have qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League. I don't think Frankfurt has any chance of winning against Napoli.

[iamsange]

Could this be another year for Real Madrid to make it to the title here?

We have been focusing on Manchester City and PSG mostly for a long time. Because they have the best squad qualities technically and both of them have zero Champions League title in their histories. We are wondering which one of them will win their first title before than the other one. In the meantime, Real Madrid continue to get close to them silently. Real Madrid eliminated both of these teams last season. If they eliminate Liverpool in this round maybe we will see another matchup between Real Madrid and PSG or Manchester City. I would be really curious whether they can have revenge on Real Madrid this time.

Real Madrid are still the favorites to win the title again. But this season their performance began to decline. Toni Kroos and Luca Modric are completely unreliable due to age, and Benzema is also often plagued by injuries.

Yes, Manchester City and PSG will return to the attention of many people this season. These two wealthy teams are very ambitious to be able to win the Champions League title for the first time for them. But in my opinion, Manchester City is more likely to realize his dream. And I certainly really hope that Manchester City and PSG will be ideal Finalists.

[JeromeTash]

Frankfurt is not a strong team. They are very lucky to have qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League. I don't think Frankfurt has any chance of winning against Napoli.

Seems like you have watched champion's league for just a few seasons.You will be surprised when the tables turn 
Eintracht Frankfurt is no team to underestimate and I think they can pull off a surprise on a good day.

And I certainly really hope that Manchester City and PSG will be ideal Finalists.

I hope not

It will be the first Champion's League final I won't watch since I started in 2002.

[rahmad2nd]

Unlucky indeed became one of the factors why we did not see Barcelona in the round of 16, also indeed their game in the Champions League was not more promising when they played in La Liga matches. Maybe this happened because in the Champions League the team they faced had a better mentality than the team in La Liga. We'll see how they were beaten by Inter Milan and also Bayern Munich, 2 teams from Serie A and the Bundesliga.
I don't think they only focus on La Liga and that's why they aren't optimal in the Champions League. I agree with what you said that these two titles are the prestigious titles they definitely want. But for the Champions League they have to be more patient and wait until their situation is more stable and solid after going through several problems from the previous season.

If we talk unlucky, Barcelona is less fortunate from the factor of the players getting injured. in particular, the two Barcelona defenders. the rest, purely Xavi's strategic mistakes and the poor performance of his players. moreover, if you look at the roles of Busquet and Pique, who made several blunders.

Xavi is too confident with the same strategy, he rarely even experiments with rotating his players. Xavi has always prioritized La Masia players to be the main straters, Gavi and Pedri, De Jong who is more experienced is always placed as a substitute player.  on the wing, Raphinha did not contribute at all to the Champions League, but Xavi remains confident in his plans and strategies, even though Barcelona have the option to play Ansu Fati.

in the end, Xavi realized that the strategy he was implementing was not working effectively in the champions league. then he tried to rotate players, but unfortunately he realized it too late. Barcelona has a good depth of players, but it's a shame Xavi can't optimize his players. at least, Barcelona needs time to become strong so that they are on par with other big teams competing in the champions league.

[crunck]

Yes, Manchester City and PSG will return to the attention of many people this season. These two wealthy teams are very ambitious to be able to win the Champions League title for the first time for them. But in my opinion, Manchester City is more likely to realize his dream. And I certainly really hope that Manchester City and PSG will be ideal Finalists.

Manchester City and PSG have spent a lot of money and have managed to form a stable and strong team this season. Galtier and Guardiola are doing quite well. They have strengthened their team. I guess PSG can qualify for the final if PSG can win the next match against Bayern. On the other hand, if Haaland of Manchester City continues to perform consistently well, then they are capable of winning against any team.

[makishart]

Yes, Manchester City and PSG will return to the attention of many people this season. These two wealthy teams are very ambitious to be able to win the Champions League title for the first time for them. But in my opinion, Manchester City is more likely to realize his dream. And I certainly really hope that Manchester City and PSG will be ideal Finalists.

Manchester City and PSG have spent a lot of money and have managed to form a stable and strong team this season. Galtier and Guardiola are doing quite well. They have strengthened their team. I guess PSG can qualify for the final if PSG can win the next match against Bayern. On the other hand, if Haaland of Manchester City continues to perform consistently well, then they are capable of winning against any team.

The most difficult thing to win against bayern. Messi has worst history with bayern. messi was always losing in almost all of matches against bayern as bayern known so well about how to prevent messi from getting the ball. City and PSG have spent lots of money since a few years ago but these team are not able to winning the champion league till now which proves money is not a key to win the champion league at this moment. It must be a good team work that will be helping the team a lot to win the trophy.
Even chelsea able to did it for two times.

[EdenHazard]

Frankfurt is not a strong team. They are very lucky to have qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League. I don't think Frankfurt has any chance of winning against Napoli.

Seems like you have watched champion's league for just a few seasons.You will be surprised when the tables turn 
Eintracht Frankfurt is no team to underestimate and I think they can pull off a surprise on a good day.

And I certainly really hope that Manchester City and PSG will be ideal Finalists.

I hope not

It will be the first Champion's League final I won't watch since I started in 2002.

Football , yeah we are talking about football where a couple of minutes could change everything.

Despite yeah statistically so far napoli looks unstoppable with the recent form and much better but not even 90minutes x2 , like i said it requires a couple minutes to change the situation , we have witnessed it all time to time , nobody should be underestimated at this stage.

[mv1986]

It is their way back of course if they do well in La Liga. It is their bread and butter for the moment and they are trying to make it a forgotten fact. I think for this year that Napoli is among the biggest favorite. They are not the typical club like PSG or Manchester City, but the way they are currently performing makes them one of the best teams in that competition.

I think we need to see the debut of the top 16 teams from different leagues to see how good they are in this competition.
Even though so far Napoli has appear quite tough in Serie A, what needs to be considered is that the teams play in the Champions League are the best teams represent their each league. This of course will be very different from Serie A, Napoli will meet the opponent who have never before they found in Serie A

Napoli can play well in Serie A, the point advantage that Napoli collected from Milan who is in second place makes Spalletti team very comfortable at the top of the standings. Napoli's might will be tested by other favorite clubs in the UCL, it is very difficult for Napoli to compete with other championship candidates because they are not mentally strong enough to be the best in European competition.
PSG and Manchester City, who have wanted the UCL trophy for a long time, have never been able to get it, in terms of the quality of Napoli's players, they are still below PSG and Manchester City. When Napoli face a favorite club, Napoli's chances of losing are huge.

They beat Liverpool in the group stage with 4:1 although Liverpool wasn't in great shape, but still you first have to do it and it is easier said than done. Now against Frankfurt I think they are the favorite. There are also the big games where at least two favorites get kicked out. Their chances are good to make it quite far in this champions league season. Out of the four favorites PSG, Bayern, Madrid and Liverpool, two get kicked out no matter what. That raises the chances for the other teams.

[MoonOfLife]

It is their way back of course if they do well in La Liga. It is their bread and butter for the moment and they are trying to make it a forgotten fact. I think for this year that Napoli is among the biggest favorite. They are not the typical club like PSG or Manchester City, but the way they are currently performing makes them one of the best teams in that competition.

I think we need to see the debut of the top 16 teams from different leagues to see how good they are in this competition.
Even though so far Napoli has appear quite tough in Serie A, what needs to be considered is that the teams play in the Champions League are the best teams represent their each league. This of course will be very different from Serie A, Napoli will meet the opponent who have never before they found in Serie A

Napoli can play well in Serie A, the point advantage that Napoli collected from Milan who is in second place makes Spalletti team very comfortable at the top of the standings. Napoli's might will be tested by other favorite clubs in the UCL, it is very difficult for Napoli to compete with other championship candidates because they are not mentally strong enough to be the best in European competition.
PSG and Manchester City, who have wanted the UCL trophy for a long time, have never been able to get it, in terms of the quality of Napoli's players, they are still below PSG and Manchester City. When Napoli face a favorite club, Napoli's chances of losing are huge.

They beat Liverpool in the group stage with 4:1 although Liverpool wasn't in great shape, but still you first have to do it and it is easier said than done. Now against Frankfurt I think they are the favorite. There are also the big games where at least two favorites get kicked out. Their chances are good to make it quite far in this champions league season. Out of the four favorites PSG, Bayern, Madrid and Liverpool, two get kicked out no matter what. That raises the chances for the other teams.

In the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the favorite. Liverpool's team is not weak. They have a strong squad. But their performance is erratic. Squad players are not performing well. In this situation, it is almost impossible for them to win against a strong opponent like Real Madrid. Madrid is an experienced team. At the same time coach Ancelotti is very clever.

[Republikcoin.com]

In the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the favorite. Liverpool's team is not weak. They have a strong squad. But their performance is erratic. Squad players are not performing well. In this situation, it is almost impossible for them to win against a strong opponent like Real Madrid. Madrid is an experienced team. At the same time coach Ancelotti is very clever.

If you look at the conditions between the two teams this season, it is clear that Real Madrid will be very favored when Liverpool meet Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. But I don't think that Real Madrid can win the Champions League easily with Liverpool even though Liverpool's performance this season in the Premier League hasn't looked so good and the opposite has been seen with Real Madrid in La Liga. But that cannot always be used as a specific benchmark for the Champions League, because both of them will try hard to perform better in the Champions League.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Could this be another year for Real Madrid to make it to the title here?

Real Madrid are still the favorites to win the title again. But this season their performance began to decline. Toni Kroos and Luca Modric are completely unreliable due to age, and Benzema is also often plagued by injuries.

I don't think Real Madrid were ever the favorite to win the title, the only time they were favorite was when Cristiano Ronaldo was still playing for Real Madrid and they had a coach as brilliant as Zinedine Zidane. Even last season that Real Madrid managed to somehow get their hands on the trophy, they weren't even the favorite and couldn't even win their games convincingly. This season, we have teams like PSG and Manchester city that are potential champions and they play like one. We also have Bayern Munich which shouldn't be overlook just because they lost their world record striker to Barcelona.

They have filed the space left by Luwadusaksi with Sadio Mane and although Sadio Mane can't score as much goal as Luwadusaksi does but he's a fine player that can score, attack and assist at the same thing. Let not also forget that Bayern Munich has the finest player in Africa and second best player in the world playing for them which is still Sadio mane so they might just surprise us this season.

[makishart]

In the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the favorite. Liverpool's team is not weak. They have a strong squad. But their performance is erratic. Squad players are not performing well. In this situation, it is almost impossible for them to win against a strong opponent like Real Madrid. Madrid is an experienced team. At the same time coach Ancelotti is very clever.

If you look at the conditions between the two teams this season, it is clear that Real Madrid will be very favored when Liverpool meet Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. But I don't think that Real Madrid can win the Champions League easily with Liverpool even though Liverpool's performance this season in the Premier League hasn't looked so good and the opposite has been seen with Real Madrid in La Liga. But that cannot always be used as a specific benchmark for the Champions League, because both of them will try hard to perform better in the Champions League.

I do believe real madrid can take UCL for this season. Liverpool was good but consider it has bad performance in EPL and that makes me sure if liverpool can be beaten by real madrid easily. Real madrid was just struggling with its performance in la liga but it has become the winner of group in the champion league which has proven how capable real madrid to bear liverpool in the UCL. I have been picking real madrid to be my most favourite to win the champion league.
Let's see what's gonna happen in the february but it's still very far from now. Anything can happen during the transfer season. Real madrid has been aimed to get some new players from the market. It will make the squad become even stronger with so many superstars

[Juggy777]

In the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the favorite. Liverpool's team is not weak. They have a strong squad. But their performance is erratic. Squad players are not performing well. In this situation, it is almost impossible for them to win against a strong opponent like Real Madrid. Madrid is an experienced team. At the same time coach Ancelotti is very clever.

If you look at the conditions between the two teams this season, it is clear that Real Madrid will be very favored when Liverpool meet Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. But I don't think that Real Madrid can win the Champions League easily with Liverpool even though Liverpool's performance this season in the Premier League hasn't looked so good and the opposite has been seen with Real Madrid in La Liga. But that cannot always be used as a specific benchmark for the Champions League, because both of them will try hard to perform better in the Champions League.

I do believe real madrid can take UCL for this season. Liverpool was good but consider it has bad performance in EPL and that makes me sure if liverpool can be beaten by real madrid easily. Real madrid was just struggling with its performance in la liga but it has become the winner of group in the champion league which has proven how capable real madrid to bear liverpool in the UCL. I have been picking real madrid to be my most favourite to win the champion league.
Let's see what's gonna happen in the february but it's still very far from now. Anything can happen during the transfer season. Real madrid has been aimed to get some new players from the market. It will make the squad become even stronger with so many superstars

@makishart while Real Madrid is definitely the favourites, but if Benzema doesn’t recover in time then suddenly the odds maybe boosted for Liverpool hence keep an eye on his injury status. Furthermore Liverpool will have extra motivation because they will know that finishing in top 4 is difficult in premier league, hence the only way to secure champions league football for next season is to win this competition hence I expect this match to be very competitive.

[Docnaster]

Yes, Manchester City and PSG will return to the attention of many people this season. These two wealthy teams are very ambitious to be able to win the Champions League title for the first time for them. But in my opinion, Manchester City is more likely to realize his dream. And I certainly really hope that Manchester City and PSG will be ideal Finalists.

Manchester City and PSG have spent a lot of money and have managed to form a stable and strong team this season. Galtier and Guardiola are doing quite well. They have strengthened their team. I guess PSG can qualify for the final if PSG can win the next match against Bayern. On the other hand, if Haaland of Manchester City continues to perform consistently well, then they are capable of winning against any team.

It is good for once a while to divert our attention from the ongoing World Cup to what will still have as the Champions League . There is a very great opportunity for PSG to win the Champions League if only they can eliminate Bayern Munich but the battle to eliminate Bayern is not an easy one.
I guess that was a fixture that PSG never wanted but they have to embrace what they see with their best performance and see what they can get against Bayern. A club with this top strikers like Messi Neymar and Mbappe should not be afraid of any club

[iamsange]

In the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the favorite. Liverpool's team is not weak. They have a strong squad. But their performance is erratic. Squad players are not performing well. In this situation, it is almost impossible for them to win against a strong opponent like Real Madrid. Madrid is an experienced team. At the same time coach Ancelotti is very clever.

If you look at the conditions between the two teams this season, it is clear that Real Madrid will be very favored when Liverpool meet Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. But I don't think that Real Madrid can win the Champions League easily with Liverpool even though Liverpool's performance this season in the Premier League hasn't looked so good and the opposite has been seen with Real Madrid in La Liga. But that cannot always be used as a specific benchmark for the Champions League, because both of them will try hard to perform better in the Champions League.

The Liverpool vs Real Madrid duel is a meeting full of history. Madrid has always been the favorite in every edition of the Champions League and it has been proven that they are the team with the most titles won.

But for this season, they have to meet early. Matches with two legs certainly have the same opportunities for these two teams. The match is still very long, both teams have the opportunity to overhaul their squads to face this Big Match match. Even though Liverpool are not seeded, it is not an easy matter for Madrid to beat The Red. Records in domestic competition should not be used as a benchmark for assessing strength, because the Champions League is an elite competition full of history. Liverpool's current condition is indeed uncertain, while Madrid's performance is slowly starting to fall, Kroos, Modric and Benzema are not as strong as last season and it is very risky to continue to be relied on.

[bitzizzix]

In the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the favorite. Liverpool's team is not weak. They have a strong squad. But their performance is erratic. Squad players are not performing well. In this situation, it is almost impossible for them to win against a strong opponent like Real Madrid. Madrid is an experienced team. At the same time coach Ancelotti is very clever.

If you look at the conditions between the two teams this season, it is clear that Real Madrid will be very favored when Liverpool meet Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. But I don't think that Real Madrid can win the Champions League easily with Liverpool even though Liverpool's performance this season in the Premier League hasn't looked so good and the opposite has been seen with Real Madrid in La Liga. But that cannot always be used as a specific benchmark for the Champions League, because both of them will try hard to perform better in the Champions League.

The Liverpool vs Real Madrid duel is a meeting full of history. Madrid has always been the favorite in every edition of the Champions League and it has been proven that they are the team with the most titles won.

But for this season, they have to meet early. Matches with two legs certainly have the same opportunities for these two teams. The match is still very long, both teams have the opportunity to overhaul their squads to face this Big Match match. Even though Liverpool are not seeded, it is not an easy matter for Madrid to beat The Red. Records in domestic competition should not be used as a benchmark for assessing strength, because the Champions League is an elite competition full of history. Liverpool's current condition is indeed uncertain, while Madrid's performance is slowly starting to fall, Kroos, Modric and Benzema are not as strong as last season and it is very risky to continue to be relied on.

This match was highly anticipated because it brought together two big teams who have a long history in the Champions League and both of them are also the winners of the most titles in the Champions League.
However, if you look at the record for meeting the two teams in the Champions League, Real Madrid has a better record than Liverpool and that is not a benchmark. Because circumstances and players are different and also there is still a lot of time to improve both teams during the Qatar World Cup.