UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[shinratensei_]

People keep saying that the Manchester City round of 16 match is a work-over in their favour, but I don't Think so. As far as football is consent, Iot of clubs have already lose hope in their domestic matches as such, I see the champion league round of 16 clashes to be the most anticipated match to all the contenders involved. It's always a very challenging experience to step into the round of 16 phase and I believe there is no contender in this phase that  is ready to make it easy for the opponent side..

No doubt caused by people think that leipzig was not strong enough while leipzig itself has almost got perfect result in the group qualifier. that proves that if leipzig is worthy enough to be considered as strong opponent for city.
City gonna have a hard time against leipzig. As far as i know that nkuku as the main striker for leipzig has not yet moved to the chelsea and that means nkuku will still able to perform against manchester city.
People are always thinking that the popular team will have the bigger chance to win against the small team like leipzig.

[rendravolt]

I'm interested in Club' Brugges' journey in the Champions League this time, because they passed the group phase where there were 2 clubs that were more superior than them, Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen, but beyond my prediction it was Club Brugge who could advance to the round of 16. .
In the round of 16 their opponent will be Benfica who won the group, this is a game that will not be easy for both clubs. To be honest, I'm a little blind to the strength of Club Brugge and also Benfica. So who do you think will advance to the quarter-finals from these two teams?

Yes, I even underestimated Club Brugge to qualify for the round of 16 and now the opponent is Benfica, which is one of the strongest teams in Europe. It is likely that this match will be quite even for the two teams and the percentage for who will qualify seems to me to choose Benfica. But if Club Brugge manages to beat Benfica I will be happy too.

[Pesona1]

I'm interested in Club' Brugges' journey in the Champions League this time, because they passed the group phase where there were 2 clubs that were more superior than them, Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen, but beyond my prediction it was Club Brugge who could advance to the round of 16. .
In the round of 16 their opponent will be Benfica who won the group, this is a game that will not be easy for both clubs. To be honest, I'm a little blind to the strength of Club Brugge and also Benfica. So who do you think will advance to the quarter-finals from these two teams?

Yes, I even underestimated Club Brugge to qualify for the round of 16 and now the opponent is Benfica, which is one of the strongest teams in Europe. It is likely that this match will be quite even for the two teams and the percentage for who will qualify seems to me to choose Benfica. But if Club Brugge manages to beat Benfica I will be happy too.

Club Brugge didn't show very good performance in the domestic league and they even had to be willing to be ranked 4th in the Belgian league, but Club Brugge performance in the Champions League was actually much better and they even managed to penetrate the top 16 by beating strong teams like Atletico Madrid and also leverkusen, although maybe a little underestimated from befica which does have a big name, but I think club brugge will be able to surprise benfica especially club brugge playing at home will get great support from their fans and make their mentality increase.
My prediction is that Club Brugge will win 1-0 in the first leg later.

[wmaurik]

People keep saying that the Manchester City round of 16 match is a work-over in their favour, but I don't Think so. As far as football is consent, Iot of clubs have already lose hope in their domestic matches as such, I see the champion league round of 16 clashes to be the most anticipated match to all the contenders involved. It's always a very challenging experience to step into the round of 16 phase and I believe there is no contender in this phase that  is ready to make it easy for the opponent side..

Matches in the Champions League are matches that are always considered very important for every team that is already in the round of 16 so it is clear that it will not be easy for every team to win here because each team will try to do everything in their power to be able to win in a match with any opponent. But this season I still have more confidence in Manchester City if the opponent is RB Leipzig in the round of 16.

[makishart]

I'm interested in Club' Brugges' journey in the Champions League this time, because they passed the group phase where there were 2 clubs that were more superior than them, Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen, but beyond my prediction it was Club Brugge who could advance to the round of 16. .
In the round of 16 their opponent will be Benfica who won the group, this is a game that will not be easy for both clubs. To be honest, I'm a little blind to the strength of Club Brugge and also Benfica. So who do you think will advance to the quarter-finals from these two teams?

Brugge seems lucky enough in this case cause by it was even able surpassing atletico and leverkusen. I think that if benfica is far better in the upcoming match against brugge. Brugge didn't perform so well in the domestic league. I have expected the match to be won by benfica. Benfica is much more favorite for me. Benfica will be going to the quarter final easiy. I don't expect a lot from brugge against benfica. Benfica's performance is always very consistent at this moment unlike brugge.

[lizarder]

Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga still have hopes of still qualifying for next season in comparison to Chelsea it will be difficult to get a place in position 4 this is far from a possibility unless Graham Potter makes significant changes in the league then it is still a possibility but judging from the matches yet stable then it will still be tough as well.
This is indistinguishable in my opinion the Premier League is tougher than the Bundesliga.

That can happen if Borussia Dortmund are able to improve their game in the next continued match and I also hope they have a very satisfying match remaining, so that the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League next season opens up. Meanwhile, Chelsea are currently getting worse, because they are having difficult and inconsistent matches, even the last game they played was a loss against Fulham 2-1, so that the opportunity to improve the standings is increasingly difficult for Chelsea to pursue.

Playing in the Champions League is also always different in appearance maybe also for Chelsea but we don't know what will happen later with Borussia Dortmund who deserves to win, but right now it's still difficult to predict even though there is still a chance to qualify and you can say it's a balanced team if you look at the current performance in each of them.

And it seems that Borussia Dortmund's strength is slightly better than Chelsea's, even though the Champions League is different from the domestic league, but if you look at the results of the previous matches for the two teams. Borussia Dortmund has a far greater chance of winning, especially since the first leg will take place at the Signal Iduna Park Stadium in the last 16.

Thus Chelsea's chances are much smaller in my opinion, because at this time there are no reliable statistics on the results of the games played by Chelsea.

[Distraction]

I respect all of the opinions about Manchester City. However I would rather become more realistic about their matchup against Leipzig. This is an easy peasy round for Manchester City. If we were in the group stage then I would have given some chance for Leipzig to defeat them especially in Germany. Because Leipzig did it already against Real Madrid in a home match in that stage. But now we are in a more serious stage and there is no room for big mistakes. All the teams will be fully concentrated on advancing as much as possible.

Manchester City should be able to take advantage of their amazing squad and finish off Leipzig without having very much difficulty. Maybe we might see a more competitive match in Germany but I expect nothing more.

[maju69]

I'm interested in Club' Brugges' journey in the Champions League this time, because they passed the group phase where there were 2 clubs that were more superior than them, Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen, but beyond my prediction it was Club Brugge who could advance to the round of 16. .
In the round of 16 their opponent will be Benfica who won the group, this is a game that will not be easy for both clubs. To be honest, I'm a little blind to the strength of Club Brugge and also Benfica. So who do you think will advance to the quarter-finals from these two teams?

Brugge seems lucky enough in this case cause by it was even able surpassing atletico and leverkusen. I think that if benfica is far better in the upcoming match against brugge. Brugge didn't perform so well in the domestic league. I have expected the match to be won by benfica. Benfica is much more favorite for me. Benfica will be going to the quarter final easiy. I don't expect a lot from brugge against benfica. Benfica's performance is always very consistent at this moment unlike brugge.

Club Brugge's luck was also because Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen were far from what was expected so they could not compete strictly, even Club Brugge who instead became the team that managed to qualify from the group phase. If their luck continues then it's possible that we'll see this team in the quarter-finals, which is the problem of passing through the path of luck won't last long, moreover, the teams they will face every round will be stronger.

[sana54210]

Very reasonable, if Club Brugge is not the favorite team. the reason is, they have an opponent who is above their level in the group B phase. but Brugge is lucky, the fact is that the team that became their opponent in the group phase was not in their best performance. in fact, Atletico and Leverkusen really played so badly that they had to be eliminated in the Champions League.

Next, Club Brugge has a game against Benfica at the Jan Breydel Stadium, their home ground in the first leg. this match is certainly not easy for them, because after all Benfica is a more established team than the home team. What's more, Benfica was able to keep pace against PSG in the Group H phase.

So, this match should have belonged to Benfica even though they were playing as an away team. however, this match is the first meeting match for the two teams and Club Brugge should be able to take advantage of the momentum when hosting Benfica at their own headquarters.

I think another round is quite possible for them but that's about it, which is fine because they are not as rich as some of the other teams but making this much money would be great. Leaving at quarter finals stage for a club at that level would be more than enough for them and I am expecting them to actually be better after this. That's the problem with smaller clubs, if you have a team that has 100 million dollar valuation, and get like 40 million in a single year which is insane, then not spending it wisely would be the worst thing you could do.

Some teams in my nation did that, good results at UCL and europa, then ended up losing that to terrible players who got huge salaries and played terribly.

[hahay]

I respect all of the opinions about Manchester City. However I would rather become more realistic about their matchup against Leipzig. This is an easy peasy round for Manchester City. If we were in the group stage then I would have given some chance for Leipzig to defeat them especially in Germany. Because Leipzig did it already against Real Madrid in a home match in that stage. But now we are in a more serious stage and there is no room for big mistakes. All the teams will be fully concentrated on advancing as much as possible.

Manchester City should be able to take advantage of their amazing squad and finish off Leipzig without having very much difficulty. Maybe we might see a more competitive match in Germany but I expect nothing more.

It looks like Manchester City for this season only have targets for the Premiere League and the Champions League, considering that Manchester City's previous match in the EFL Cup match did not play its key players until they were eliminated in the event. It looks like Manchester City will only focus on the two highest tournaments, so for this match in the Champions League, of course Manchester City has better preparation and of course has more priority.

Because after all, Leipzig is also not a weak team, so it's only natural that Manchester City must have even better preparations. Because if we consider that Manchester City's performance at this moment is also not entirely good, but hopefully with a great squad and getting good rest and recovery it will give a good final result for Manchester City in the Champions League.

[KTChampions]

The conflict with Neymar has already been settled, I would rather be afraid that Mbappe harbored a grudge against Messi (as someone who did not condemn the antics of the crazy goalkeeper of the Argentina national team towards Mbappe). While Mbappe seems rational enough to just ignore it all, his ambitions are much higher than these petty squabbles.
As for the chances of PSG against Bayern, they are probably not great, as it will be a typical game of team of stars against a star team.

At least in this case he is more mature because now he is more stable in his emotions and is not as explosive as before when he had problems with his teammates.
This is a very good thing indeed because regardless of anything professional and ambition for him in the future is far more important than having to keep conflict for a long time.

It is clear that despite the fact that Mbappe became a world champion at a young age, and he already has many personal achievements, he has retained gigantic ambitions. This allows him to overlook small things, but I am sure that the same ambition will serve as a huge fuel for conflict if it is not about small things, but about Mbappe's path to his goals.
I would like to know if Mbappe can carry this thirst for achievement through his entire career and become as great as Ronaldo and other great athletes who have been at the top level not for 4-5 years but for a couple of decades.

[LUCKMCFLY]

That's not true...
Yunno what happens every other time when a big team loses to a big team like that; it doesn't mean any smaller team could simply jump on them and take advantage of that mis-hap. Infact, they'll even get to build up a better gameplay as they don't have to lose too much to avoid loosing their relagation spot on the table....lmao
A game with crystal palace would be a hard nut to crack up; it seems they usually lose their confidence every other time ,when they play against crystal palace. What makes me more surprised is how Arsenal could manage to contend on that position for a long time now .., I'm seeing it for them.

Sandra ??

what happens to Chelsea in the domestic league will affect their quality in the champions league, that is the strong reason that I take from their recent performance. dortmund will be against chelsea in the round of 16 and the first leg will take place at the Signal Iduna Park stadium. So it's not impossible that Chelsea will experience difficulties if their performance continues to decline before this match starts. Dortmund can surprise when they play later.

Graham potter has not been successful enough so far with Chelsea in the domestic league because he is too difficult to implement a stronger scheme in Chelsea playing body, Chelsea often lose points and it's quite regrettable because their ranking is getting worse in the standings table.

Without a doubt, it does affect, it doesn't matter what I'm in the Champions League, it affects the same way because it's the performance of the players in general, they may do well in the UCL, but if they are bad in their local league it's frowned upon, although many teams may have the possibility of going very far, but I think that the case of Chelsea is something that has to be corrected quickly to be able to do things much better, if we put into context what many teams have to go through to achieve a good performance, or at least to make it look good, but for now they have to focus on winning, there is no other way for Chelsea but to focus on that.

everyone has their own opinion and support, madrid and munich are of course very favored to be able to go to the final because of their track record in the UCL but we also need to know that manchester city and PSG can surprise, I'm sure manchester city will go to the final

City are Champions League favorites every year and every year they fail in their bid for the title. It is a pity that this year in the 1/8 finals they have an easy opponent (compared, for example, with a pair of Bayern - PSG) and we are unlikely to be able to assess the seriousness of their claims in these games. I hope in 1/4 they will come across Bayern or another serious team capable of beating them. It would be unfair for the tournament favorite to go to the final the easy way (like Liverpool did last year).

They are surely getting to the finals this season I have predicted along time coming that Manchester City and Pep Guardiola will get to the finals.
Another two clubs I'm keen to see how they go through will be both Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germany as it will be one of the best top game to view. My opinions are for me alone and I am really seeing Bayern Munich going back home all because they cannot defeat Paris Saint Germany.

Pep and his men didn't get difficult fixtures and with their good form this season they are expected to reach the finals because either of psg and Bayern will drop on the way and either of Liverpool or Madrid will also drop on the way. Before you will understand big teams will all be eliminated and manchester city will be at the finals

Well, that is a possibility, it cannot be ruled out, but I would like to emphasize that PSG is a team that is very well charged, especially Messi, they come from a great celebration, and these players already have many victories in all senses, I think This time they will go for everything, I would not dare to say who can win, Real Madrid for example, you can see that they still have a long way to go, but suddenly they can sweep the UCL at any moment and when we see it is that it is the leader of the League, all this type of thing is common to happen, for me nothing is impossible at this point, anything can happen.


interesting:

Tottenham 3-1 Inter: Revisiting Gareth Bale's breakout Champions League night

Gareth Bale announced his retirement from football on Monday, bringing an end to one of British football's most decorated careers.

While the Welshman would win bucketloads of titles at Real Madrid, he rose to global fame with Tottenham. Before becoming Spurs' clutch saviour in his final year in north London, he was one of the world's most electric wingers.

His emergence came in 2010 when he scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 loss to Inter at San Siro. A couple of weeks later, Bale tore them apart on home soil.

I rewatched that game to check if his performance was really all that. Read on below for a 90min-style match report and player ratings as well as a deep-dive into a famous night at the old White Hart Lane...

Source: https://www.90min.com/posts/tottenham-3-1-inter-revisiting-gareth-bale-breakout-champions-league-night

[BITCOIN4X]

I would like to know if Mbappe can carry this thirst for achievement through his entire career and become as great as Ronaldo and other great athletes who have been at the top level not for 4-5 years but for a couple of decades.

Of course he wants to reach something higher, but I don't think he can reach the same level as Messi and Ronaldo. But somehow I'm too shaky to call Messi better than any other athlete in the world in terms of individual achievements and everything. LOL

Mbappe is still very young, and he has the potential to get even better before the peak of his career is overshadowed by his advancing age. He is only 24 years old and at least he has 10 years left to achieve anything in his career.

[herurist]

I would like to know if Mbappe can carry this thirst for achievement through his entire career and become as great as Ronaldo and other great athletes who have been at the top level not for 4-5 years but for a couple of decades.

Of course he wants to reach something higher, but I don't think he can reach the same level as Messi and Ronaldo. But somehow I'm too shaky to call Messi better than any other athlete in the world in terms of individual achievements and everything. LOL

Mbappe is still very young, and he has the potential to get even better before the peak of his career is overshadowed by his advancing age. He is only 24 years old and at least he has 10 years left to achieve anything in his career.

The chance is still there even though it might be difficult to win individual awards later because regardless of anything now the Ballon d'Or is in front of Mbappe and other talented young players like Halaand. After the era of Ronaldo and Messi they are the real replacements nowadays.
He's still very young and he still has the potential to get better even though being at the club at the moment makes me feel like he's going to be stagnant because there's no competition in terms of competition.

[Asiska02]

Mbappe is still very young, and he has the potential to get even better before the peak of his career is overshadowed by his advancing age. He is only 24 years old and at least he has 10 years left to achieve anything in his career.

I envision him surpassing that age at the peak of his career. I don't normally rate the guy as highly as other great young players since I don’t watch him play most times, but after his outstanding performance in the World Cup finals, I believe he has the potential to become the next world best like Messi and Ronaldo. The guy is fit and physically in form now, every team will love to have him play for them.

His great potentials and good game play can only be accolades with trophies though, if he doesn’t win much in his current club, changing to a new club to win trophies will be better for him. We’re tired of the Messi-Ronaldo era of football, let the upcoming young ones take up the challenge now.

[rendravolt]

I'm interested in Club' Brugges' journey in the Champions League this time, because they passed the group phase where there were 2 clubs that were more superior than them, Atletico Madrid and Leverkusen, but beyond my prediction it was Club Brugge who could advance to the round of 16. .
In the round of 16 their opponent will be Benfica who won the group, this is a game that will not be easy for both clubs. To be honest, I'm a little blind to the strength of Club Brugge and also Benfica. So who do you think will advance to the quarter-finals from these two teams?

Yes, I even underestimated Club Brugge to qualify for the round of 16 and now the opponent is Benfica, which is one of the strongest teams in Europe. It is likely that this match will be quite even for the two teams and the percentage for who will qualify seems to me to choose Benfica. But if Club Brugge manages to beat Benfica I will be happy too.

Club Brugge didn't show very good performance in the domestic league and they even had to be willing to be ranked 4th in the Belgian league, but Club Brugge performance in the Champions League was actually much better and they even managed to penetrate the top 16 by beating strong teams like Atletico Madrid and also leverkusen, although maybe a little underestimated from befica which does have a big name, but I think club brugge will be able to surprise benfica especially club brugge playing at home will get great support from their fans and make their mentality increase.
My prediction is that Club Brugge will win 1-0 in the first leg later.

Of course, if Club Brugge is given the opportunity to host the first leg, they will certainly secure the victory. The 1-0 score prediction is pretty good considering that Benfica is not an easy opponent, moreover, Benfica continues to show good performance in the regular league. I also think this will be one of the exciting matches, especially since Club Brugge is an underdog team in the UCL, for sure they will prove that some people's judgments are wrong against them.

[Cryptmuster]

It looks like Manchester City for this season only have targets for the Premiere League and the Champions League, considering that Manchester City's previous match in the EFL Cup match did not play its key players until they were eliminated in the event. It looks like Manchester City will only focus on the two highest tournaments, so for this match in the Champions League, of course Manchester City has better preparation and of course has more priority.

Because after all, Leipzig is also not a weak team, so it's only natural that Manchester City must have even better preparations. Because if we consider that Manchester City's performance at this moment is also not entirely good, but hopefully with a great squad and getting good rest and recovery it will give a good final result for Manchester City in the Champions League.

This is the right strategy, because it is very difficult to win in all tournaments, so you need to set priorities and, of course, Guardiola will focus on the most prestigious tournaments. In the Premier League, so far, the prospects are not very good, Arsenal are confidently leading, gradually increasing the lead. And if City lose points again today against Manchester United, it will almost certainly mean that they will not be able to win the Premier League. Leipzig will not be a difficult opponent for City in the Champions League.

[Fesatmas]

Mbappe is still very young, and he has the potential to get even better before the peak of his career is overshadowed by his advancing age. He is only 24 years old and at least he has 10 years left to achieve anything in his career.

I envision him surpassing that age at the peak of his career. I don't normally rate the guy as highly as other great young players since I don’t watch him play most times, but after his outstanding performance in the World Cup finals, I believe he has the potential to become the next world best like Messi and Ronaldo. The guy is fit and physically in form now, every team will love to have him play for them.

His great potentials and good game play can only be accolades with trophies though, if he doesn’t win much in his current club, changing to a new club to win trophies will be better for him. We’re tired of the Messi-Ronaldo era of football, let the upcoming young ones take up the challenge now.

He needs a league that is even more challenging, and the Premier League or La Liga are good options for him, apart from that it can improve his mentality as a player, the competitiveness of the league will help him find more experience that will be useful in the future. His being at Paris Saint Germain I don't think is very good for his development, because in Ligue 1 the competition is not so visible, and when it's easy for him to score goals there it doesn't become extraordinary for me. He must be able to get out of the comfort zone that Paris Saint Germain has given him.

[shinratensei_]

Yes, I even underestimated Club Brugge to qualify for the round of 16 and now the opponent is Benfica, which is one of the strongest teams in Europe. It is likely that this match will be quite even for the two teams and the percentage for who will qualify seems to me to choose Benfica. But if Club Brugge manages to beat Benfica I will be happy too.

Hmmmm if we are comparing both and brugge was nothing for benfica. Brugge was lucky enough to be qualified for the next round but when it comes to the play off and it will be facing benfica as a strong team. Benfica has been getting perfect season this year as it's always winning the match. Brugge is not match for benfica. I think that brugge may be beaten with huge scores by brugge. Brugge has a chance to win against benfica but it's really small. Brugge will be so difficult to be qualified for the next round.

[samcoin]

Hmmmm if we are comparing both and brugge was nothing for benfica. Brugge was lucky enough to be qualified for the next round

Not at all, they well deserved to qualify, they won 3 matches in a row at the start of the competition. Although their group was easier than other groups, but Brugge wasn't a candidate to qualify as Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen were there.

This is the right strategy, because it is very difficult to win in all tournaments, so you need to set priorities and, of course, Guardiola will focus on the most prestigious tournaments. In the Premier League, so far, the prospects are not very good, Arsenal are confidently leading, gradually increasing the lead. And if City lose points again today against Manchester United, it will almost certainly mean that they will not be able to win the Premier League. Leipzig will not be a difficult opponent for City in the Champions League.

Barcelona and Bayern Munchen won 6 titles in one season if I'm not mistaken, but for the Man City situation, the EPL looks much harder than other leagues, so I agree that they can't compete in all tournament, although Man City has many high quality substitutions.