UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[savetheFORUM]

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.

[Furious 7]

I wonder how Napoli will return after the World Cup break. They have one of the most comfortable matchups in the Champions League on paper. Frankfurt have done a good job so far of course. They have kept the Bundesliga and Champions League very balanced and this has been the key to the successful run. However it feels like this is the end of the road for them. Because Napoli are not like their opponents in the group stage. They are even a more challenging team to beat now.

If Napoli don't lose momentum despite the break then they should be able to crush Frankfurt in this matchup.

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.
Napoli's current condition is still quite good but when their momentum is broken especially for the first 3 games in Serie A it's not too good but when they are still able to make this into consistency then I'm pretty confident they can get past Frankfurt in the knock out later.

[lalabotax]

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Luck never comes without any effort from the players, they have worked hard to achieve their goals. The coach is never silent on the sidelines, Ancelotti always pays attention to the performance of his players on the field.

Indeed. For people who value struggle and open their eyes, they won't call it luck. It was the result of hard work from all lines at Real Madrid. Even if the results this season are different, indeed the conditions are also different. Benzema is no longer possible to give a very excellent performance like last season because of his injury. And they still don't have a new replacement striker who might be better than him.

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.

Both Chelsea and Dortmund this season don't show their best performance like in previous seasons. In their league, both Chelsea and Dortmund so far are not consistent, they also have some weaknesses. But, Dortmund may be better than Chelsea in some lineups and performance so far. We know that Chelsea is now at a bad level, they have so many weaknesses in all lines up. This becomes a big work for Potter to do much better and fix the problems.

[fullhdpixel]

I wonder how Napoli will return after the World Cup break. They have one of the most comfortable matchups in the Champions League on paper. Frankfurt have done a good job so far of course. They have kept the Bundesliga and Champions League very balanced and this has been the key to the successful run. However it feels like this is the end of the road for them. Because Napoli are not like their opponents in the group stage. They are even a more challenging team to beat now.

If Napoli don't lose momentum despite the break then they should be able to crush Frankfurt in this matchup.

Now we are just six days away from the start of Serie A after the break which will give us better review about the Napoli and other Italian teams how they are going to have their next phase of this season because as we have matches in EPL and French League these are on same pattern and big teams are again dominating which is good signal for others as well now how Napoli will start their next half it gives all updates about their preparation for the Champions League as well because with their performance before break mostly feeling they are at their best and have fair chance for the win of Serie A, and they can go good into Champions League as well even Frankfurt is also doing good and have aggressive approach for this season which is giving them fourth spot in Bundesliga this could be challenging match for both teams.

[Rengga Jati]

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.

[makishart]

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.

Chealsea are the clear favorites. They have good form and quality players.
They are in the Market in this winter transfer window to bring in top quality young players to beef up the team and with the quality they already have at their disposal coupled with their experience in the UEFA champion's league,
I know that Dortmund stands no chance of qualifying ahead of Chelsea. There is no chance whatsoever.

This match will be played on 16 February 2023, of course, before this match started both teams had brought in new players. Chelsea is working on strengthening the team and the transfer market will be used as best as possible to find quality players.
Dortmund is not a team that can compete in the Champions League this season, they have not found their best form in the Bundesliga. While Chelsea is improving, even though anything can happen in football, I think Chelsea has a bigger chance than Dortmund.

Chelsea already signed some agreements with another club to buy the new players. The player like nkuku will not help chelsea against dortmund in february caused by nkuku will come around the middle month of next year. Jorginho will be leaving from chelsea. Chelsea needs to find a good midfielder. It seems like that reece james's injury become even longer than what people expected. Chelsea has been buying david datro fofane which already expected to be the same of didier drogba. The name looks unfamiliar for me.

[blue Snow]

Chelsea already signed some agreements with another club to buy the new players. The player like nkuku will not help chelsea against dortmund in february caused by nkuku will come around the middle month of next year. Jorginho will be leaving from chelsea. Chelsea needs to find a good midfielder. It seems like that reece james's injury become even longer than what people expected. Chelsea has been buying david datro fofane which already expected to be the same of didier drogba. The name looks unfamiliar for me.

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.

[makishart]

Chelsea already signed some agreements with another club to buy the new players. The player like nkuku will not help chelsea against dortmund in february caused by nkuku will come around the middle month of next year. Jorginho will be leaving from chelsea. Chelsea needs to find a good midfielder. It seems like that reece james's injury become even longer than what people expected. Chelsea has been buying david datro fofane which already expected to be the same of didier drogba. The name looks unfamiliar for me.

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.

Of course but dortmund will have so many disadvantage during the match against chelsea as the club will be using the new formation and dortmund must have adapted with the new formation. Chelsea itself already bought some new players and we can hope that if chelsea will be performing so well against dortmund. Chelsea has a new striker too. Moukoko itslef being rumour will move to the barcelona. Moukoko has been prioritizing barcelona over EPL club.
The chance for him move to the chelsea is quite small at this moment.

[Razmirraz]

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.

[SatoPrincess]

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.

It was one sided until Reece James was substituted out of the field in the second half of the game, you could noticed the Bournemouth side starting advancing from the right wing since they knew James was no longer present. keep closed eye on Reece James as without him in the starting lineup in this game I doubt Chelsea can get something from it. When Reece James is injuried, Chelsea performance drops and we can see this in the games before the world cup break.

Reece James is arguably Chelsea best player this season, Mason mount has been average and this has contributed to our poor form recently. I think this game is the most  unpredictable match since the win can go both ways. I'm a Chelsea fans and I'll favour my club over another even when the odds are against us. I think Chelsea wins this and if Reece James was to be available for this game then we destroy them both home and away and mightn't even concede in both games.

Reece James contributions to the teams performance has been undeniably brilliant and having him in the starting lineup has proven to be a major boost for the team as the game changed immediately he got off the pitch. I read he will be out for at least a month, this will be really bad for the team because his presence boosts the confidence of the defense especially when they attack.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Reece James contributions to the teams performance has been undeniably brilliant and having him in the starting lineup has proven to be a major boost for the team as the game changed immediately he got off the pitch. I read he will be out for at least a month, this will be really bad for the team because his presence boosts the confidence of the defense especially when they attack.

James recent injuries should be blamed on the Chelsea fitness staff that gave a go ahead for Reece James to feature in a game he wasn't fit to play in. Reece James personal fitness coach wasn't happy with the decision to rush James into playing the Bournemouth game and now he'll miss important games like the match against Manchester city (twice) and Liverpool. Those are the game his absence will be felt because we could ave easily won the last game and win the upcoming game against Nottingham Forest F.C without games.

The only wish we have now is for the injury not to result to surgery as that'll means Reece James will miss the whole season and that includes the game against Dortmund in the champions league. If there won't be any surgery and he returns in one month time as speculated then by February 15th when Chelsea plays Dortmund, Reece James should be ready and fit to play that match which will give us some boosts.

[TheGreatPython]

You could say that Liverpool will be revenge for the loss in the final last season, but I think that Real Madrid will win easily in this confrontation. Liverpool are not having the best time in the team, you could even say it's a crisis after Sadio Mane left the club. Now Madrid looks much stronger than Liverpool and I am sure they will win.

I would not say Liverpool will avenge last season's final defeat. but if Liverpool had a better squad, of course, the game would be more interesting. because dealing with the strength of Madrid will be quite balanced if Liverpool can play better. and it will be fun to enjoy. it would be boring if Liverpool suffered a crushing defeat with their game dropping.
This match brought together the two European giants. of course, fans don't want to be disappointed by what they watch.

Yes, but Liverpool are quite a self-reliant team.  They can make anything happen until the last second.  Let's see what happens.  We the audience will enjoy.

Liverpool is now regrouping themselves after having the worst start of this season into Premier League, but good thing happen for them is they are having better record into Champions League and giving their best which is surely edge for them and their coach, so now we have a challenging situation for them as they are looking for the revenge and Real Madrid is looking for to defend of their title things are not easy for both teams and Liverpool which is already started their second inning try to have keep their momentum until February because this is big match with they have few chances for winning Premier League title and also not easy for them to have spot into top four, so they will try their best for winning against Real Madrid and have their season end at their best specially with the top honour of the Europe.

[rahmad2nd]

At least, Liverpool had started their first game well after the second half of the Premier League season was rolled back. the result was satisfactory, despite the fact that Aston Villa is not a very strong team. however, Jurgen Klopp's side have shown they are better than they were earlier this season. it's just that, we can't be sure whether Liverpool's performance will remain stable or not in their domestic league. moreover, currently Liverpool have Gakpo which will definitely increase the sharpness of their attack line.

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.

[shinratensei_]

You could say that Liverpool will be revenge for the loss in the final last season, but I think that Real Madrid will win easily in this confrontation. Liverpool are not having the best time in the team, you could even say it's a crisis after Sadio Mane left the club. Now Madrid looks much stronger than Liverpool and I am sure they will win.

I would not say Liverpool will avenge last season's final defeat. but if Liverpool had a better squad, of course, the game would be more interesting. because dealing with the strength of Madrid will be quite balanced if Liverpool can play better. and it will be fun to enjoy. it would be boring if Liverpool suffered a crushing defeat with their game dropping.
This match brought together the two European giants. of course, fans don't want to be disappointed by what they watch.

Yes, but Liverpool are quite a self-reliant team.  They can make anything happen until the last second.  Let's see what happens.  We the audience will enjoy.

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.

[dezoel]

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.

Of course but dortmund will have so many disadvantage during the match against chelsea as the club will be using the new formation and dortmund must have adapted with the new formation. Chelsea itself already bought some new players and we can hope that if chelsea will be performing so well against dortmund. Chelsea has a new striker too. Moukoko itslef being rumour will move to the barcelona. Moukoko has been prioritizing barcelona over EPL club.
The chance for him move to the chelsea is quite small at this moment.

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.

[tulusikhlas]

Chelsea already signed some agreements with another club to buy the new players. The player like nkuku will not help chelsea against dortmund in february caused by nkuku will come around the middle month of next year. Jorginho will be leaving from chelsea. Chelsea needs to find a good midfielder. It seems like that reece james's injury become even longer than what people expected. Chelsea has been buying david datro fofane which already expected to be the same of didier drogba. The name looks unfamiliar for me.

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.

Both of these teams are not doing well, so I'm not sure who will play better in the match later. Chelsea is trying to rebuild a team that is a bit messy, on the other hand, Borussia Dortmund are even rumored to be leaving their players. That's what makes it harder for me to Chelsea who will win in the match later, because I'm not too sure they will retain their players.

[Alanaz]

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?

[hahay]

At least, Liverpool had started their first game well after the second half of the Premier League season was rolled back. the result was satisfactory, despite the fact that Aston Villa is not a very strong team. however, Jurgen Klopp's side have shown they are better than they were earlier this season. it's just that, we can't be sure whether Liverpool's performance will remain stable or not in their domestic league. moreover, currently Liverpool have Gakpo which will definitely increase the sharpness of their attack line.

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.

Besides that, are you sure Real Madrid isn't too much of a favorite after everything that's happened so far? because Real Madrid was not the favorite last season either, but in reality, Real Madrid can win the Champions League title.
So at this moment, I still consider Real Madrid the favorite, and it doesn't matter how good their squad is because in a match, Real Madrid can play very well.

[Zilon]

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?

It was a shock that Club Brugge qualified for the round of 16 despite having Atlético Madrid and Leverkusen in the same group, yet both were eliminated without winning any of their matches against Brugge. Even FC Porto who finished top of the table, Also tasted their share of the defeat in their home game with Club Brugge, although they payed back when they visited Club Brugge at their home. I think Benfica will not have to underestimate them because if they can have 3 wins , 2 draws and 1 loss in 6 matches played in the group stage then they might progress to the quarter finals if Benfica sleep on their defense.

[Oneandpure]

At least, Liverpool had started their first game well after the second half of the Premier League season was rolled back. the result was satisfactory, despite the fact that Aston Villa is not a very strong team. however, Jurgen Klopp's side have shown they are better than they were earlier this season. it's just that, we can't be sure whether Liverpool's performance will remain stable or not in their domestic league. moreover, currently Liverpool have Gakpo which will definitely increase the sharpness of their attack line.

Seems Primer League is not started for second half season but continue with postponed due World Cup 2022 and last winning against Aston Villa is matchday 17.

Currently, Liverpool have good performance after defeating Aston Villa last match and have good capital against with Real Madrid on 16 round of Champion League one moth later after arriving Cody Gakpo, but still can't give guarantee with Liverpool lock one position at quarter final after Real Madrid having dominance in head to head. Madrid still favorite although not any new player arrive because they have been solid player right now and most appreciated with Real Madrid have iconic come back at second after have bad started in first leg.