UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[KTChampions]

The chances of Napoli getting into the quarter-finals are estimated by the bookmakers as 1.46. To be honest, I'm quite surprised by this estimate, because from the outside it seems that it should be in the region of 1.2-1.25. Eintracht is not a bad club but compared to the phenomenal season that we see from Napoli, they look like obvious outsiders.

After the World Cup break, PSG, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid's performances have slightly deteriorated, while Napoli's performance has been more stable. They have won the last three matches. Frankfurt's performance, on the other hand, has been erratic. They are not a weak team. But they are not able to play well consistently. Frankfurt's chances of winning against Napoli seem slim to me. But I wouldn't be surprised if Frankfurt wins. Be prepared to see any result in the Champions League. And favorites don't always win. But I expect Napoli to win.

The fact that the favorites do not always win is understandable, the only question is the odds. It's one thing when a favorite stumbles every 10 games and the odds of it winning are 1.1, and another thing when 1.46, as in this case. Given that this will not be one game, but two, the randomness factor is reduced and it is completely incomprehensible to me why Napoli is so underestimated.

[ginsan]

No coach will be able to do great things when his defence and midfield is in shambles. You may think that Chelsea is signing players that they are supposed to be performing well. Ask yourself how many steady defenders are there apart from Silva. Also ask yourself how many great defensive midfielder has Chelsea since Kante is injures. If you will be fair, Potter has never gotten the best lines of defence and midfield to perform.

You're right, it was very difficult for Potter to balance Chelsea's performance after their core players were injured. There is no one to blame in this case but this tendency makes the situation even more difficult for Chelsea when dealing with their opponents.

in the champions league chelsea will get a strong opponent namely dortmund, seeing dortmund in the bundesliga they are relatively better if we compare chelsea in the EPL. but the champuons league is always difficult to predict early because the two teams will relatively play very well in the match later.

[Odusko]

Liverpool and Real Madrid are worthy of this Champions League final. But I think Real Madrid is in better shape than Liverpool. If I had to choose between who wins this match, I would choose Real Madrid. I think they will win away and at home. Liverpool have not won six games in a row against Real Madrid and only one ended in a draw.

This season I don't see Liverpool to be in the same performance with real madrid. Liverpool performance last season is better than that of this season. If Liverpool should meet real madrid  , real madrid  has more chances of defeating Liverpool.

Liverpool has lost their place in both the championship and premier league unlike Liverpool in the last season the club was stronger stable and confident with good results, Liverpool gave both Real Madrid and Manchester City a tough run-off last season.
But this season has been full of unexpected results for Liverpool and at this stage, the club is still struggling to get their bearings, recent events are already pointing to the direction Liverpool will end the season and that will not be good for the club but then this is football anything can happen in the next stage.

[Pulsar77]

The odds for the first leg of the Frankfurt vs Napoli matchup are like these:

Frankfurt: 2.72    Napoli: 2.46

Truthfully it seems quite interesting to me because Napoli are highly favoured for the round. Bookmakers are thinking that Frankfurt can show some solid resistance in Germany seemingly. But taking Napoli's recent form and their run from the beginning into account, I can say that there is a big difference. Frankfurt also deserved to be respected much but it will be very difficult for them to counter Napoli. Napoli are such a consistent team that losing to Inter hasn't affected them badly even a bit. They scored 5 goals against Juventus later on. Even if the result of the first leg becomes close I expect Napoli to destroy them in the second leg.

[SquallLeonhart]

Liverpool are struggling and seeking for a possible way out to change the situation at the club, a goalless draw to me best explains the level at which both teams have dropped drastically in performance. Chelsea have been making big money moves to strengthen their squad which gives me some sort of hope that things will change for the better in the near future.

Despite the poor performance Liverpool players are experiencing this season,there is still hope of improvement compared to Chelsea that changed their coach but they are still suffering of coach impact. I don't think, Chelsea current coach will do better than the formal coach because, since he was elected as Chelsea coach, there is no positive change among the players and it  creating heavy fear in the mind of Chelsea fans.

I think the only reason why people still have some hope about Liverpool is the fact that they trust Klopp. When you have a manager that is as known and as trusted as Klopp, you know that you could have one bad year or even maybe two bad years but then you will get back to being good, there is a possibility Klopp could become Sir Alex Ferguson of Liverpool and stay there for 20 years if he wants to.

Not saying he will, but he has that chance. This means Liverpool could have a bad year, but then they could get better. On the other hand nobody believes Chelsea to get any better with this manager, they spent so much and still have nothing to show for it.

[mvdheuvel1983]

I think the only reason why people still have some hope about Liverpool is the fact that they trust Klopp. When you have a manager that is as known and as trusted as Klopp, you know that you could have one bad year or even maybe two bad years but then you will get back to being good, there is a possibility Klopp could become Sir Alex Ferguson of Liverpool and stay there for 20 years if he wants to.

Liverpool is failing as a result of FSG's lack of support for Klopp over the years, and it has now caught up with them. When you're at the top, you need to make half a dozen significant additions every year to keep the squad growing, but they didn't, and now they're degenerating quickly. Another theory is that it's a psychological problem. They were at the height of their game last season but lost in the end, which left them mentally damaged. Their deceitful thoughts are telling them that no matter what they do, it is pointless.

[Asiska02]

Liverpool is failing as a result of FSG's lack of support for Klopp over the years, and it has now caught up with them. When you're at the top, you need to make half a dozen significant additions every year to keep the squad growing, but they didn't, and now they're degenerating quickly. Another theory is that it's a psychological problem. They were at the height of their game last season but lost in the end, which left them mentally damaged. Their deceitful thoughts are telling them that no matter what they do, it is pointless.

They must shift their mindset and remain optimistic about the season's outcome. I'm sure they've identified their issues and potential solutions by now. The earlier they start, the better. They did not add more talented players to keep them at their level of expertise, and yet they sold off one of their best, if not the best, player in the club at the time. The Coach is still trusted by the management, and I'm confident he can do something to improve the club before the end of the season.

[Cookdata]

No coach will be able to do great things when his defence and midfield is in shambles. You may think that Chelsea is signing players that they are supposed to be performing well. Ask yourself how many steady defenders are there apart from Silva. Also ask yourself how many great defensive midfielder has Chelsea since Kante is injures. If you will be fair, Potter has never gotten the best lines of defence and midfield to perform.

Basically, Chelsea really had to start over from scratch after all the major reforms that were carried out, so it's no wonder that Chelsea's performance was not as good as last season. So in this case, I personally don't rely too much only on defenders and midfielders, because in football all players from every line certainly have an important role to make good gameplay.

So yes, this season has not been good for Chelsea and maybe it will be the last season for Chelsea to play in the Champions League, but in the next few seasons, then of course Chelsea should be able to return to playing in the Champions League.

Uchegod-21 has a point and I support his points, Chelsea lack midfielders and defenders, attackers can't do this alone and you also said that. Clearly, Chelsea has been under water but Thomas Tuchel was making success in ways he can until political management replaced him with Potter. Now, it seems Potter doesn't get to decide how to cook his players and which players is needed, they should sign all the strikers they need, if they don't have good midfielder and defenders, they wouldn't go far.

[Rengga Jati]

in the champions league chelsea will get a strong opponent namely dortmund, seeing dortmund in the bundesliga they are relatively better if we compare chelsea in the EPL. but the champuons league is always difficult to predict early because the two teams will relatively play very well in the match later.

Actually, in my opinion, Dortmund this season is also not as strong as we thought it was the previous season. In fact, Dortmund's performance in the Bundesliga has also decreased slightly. But indeed when compared to Chelsea, Dortmund may have a little better in terms of performance and also tactics. Chelsea, on the other hand, are very inconsistent, sometimes they are able to provide extraordinary spectacle, but sometimes they exceed expectations with defeats that are upsetting and unexpected. this is what makes us worry about Chelsea's performance in the UCL later against Dortmund.

[EdenHazard]

Currently they have brought in several players one of which is Mykhailo Mudryk, he's a pretty good player in the middle. He has good speed and possession of the ball. In addition they have bought four other players such as , Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Andrey Santos, and David Datro Fofana then Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.
I also heard that they are still active in the transfer market this season, they still need defenders, central midfielders and strikers. They had spent a lot of money to support Potter, but they also had to be prepared to accept punishment if they violated the FFP.

David Datro Fofana, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Andrey Santos, Benoît Badiashile, João Félix are some of players who were brought in by Chelsea during the winter transfer market. Based on the available data, Chelsea have spent more €460M on arrivals transfers while they only earned €56.53m from departures players. Of course they have spent a lot of money, and they have to think of a balance to avoid FFP violations.

Even though they have spent lot of money, I haven't seen Chelsea really being able to improve the quality of their game. Mudryk, Félix are expected to increase the effectiveness of Chelsea's attack, but they need time and adaptation.

The financial fair play rules works only to the club with less knowledge , chelsea knew how to do those transfer without breaking any financial fair play rules ... the way they contracted the players making UEFA can't punish chelsea and even more planning to change the rules to avoid something similar.

It's only the beginning, you can't really expect an instant impact , let's see the dortmund vs chelsea later for more impact.

[Coyster]

So yes, this season has not been good for Chelsea and maybe it will be the last season for Chelsea to play in the Champions League, but in the next few seasons, then of course Chelsea should be able to return to playing in the Champions League.

Well, we aren't even sure yet that they would miss out on CL football next season, but tbh they are very very far from a top four spot in the EPL, so they have only but a glimmer of hope as chances are sky high that they would miss out on finishing in the top four. The other way around it is if they win the CL this season, and thus get an automatic qualification for next season's tournament, but that feat seems beyond them this season.

Having said that, Chelsea signed and will still sign quite a lot of players, i wonder what the atmostphere would be like with all these quality stars if they fail to qualify for the CL. If they had a reliable manager then i would prolly not count them out just yet, but imo Potter isn't the man to take them out of this slump.

[GiftedMAN]

No coach will be able to do great things when his defence and midfield is in shambles. You may think that Chelsea is signing players that they are supposed to be performing well. Ask yourself how many steady defenders are there apart from Silva. Also ask yourself how many great defensive midfielder has Chelsea since Kante is injures. If you will be fair, Potter has never gotten the best lines of defence and midfield to perform.

Basically, Chelsea really had to start over from scratch after all the major reforms that were carried out, so it's no wonder that Chelsea's performance was not as good as last season. So in this case, I personally don't rely too much only on defenders and midfielders, because in football all players from every line certainly have an important role to make good gameplay.

So yes, this season has not been good for Chelsea and maybe it will be the last season for Chelsea to play in the Champions League, but in the next few seasons, then of course Chelsea should be able to return to playing in the Champions League.

Uchegod-21 has a point and I support his points, Chelsea lack midfielders and defenders, attackers can't do this alone and you also said that. Clearly, Chelsea has been under water but Thomas Tuchel was making success in ways he can until political management replaced him with Potter. Now, it seems Potter doesn't get to decide how to cook his players and which players is needed, they should sign all the strikers they need, if they don't have good midfielder and defenders, they wouldn't go far.

Let me start by saying that the problem of Chelsea is not only the midfielders and defenders but rather the whole problem of the team lies in the hands of the management of the team, Thomas Tuchel was getting good result with same players before he was sack but ever since the arrival of Potter everything has suddenly come backward in Chelsea yet Potter has not been sacked, I think the players are not happy with the current coach and not playing well is the only way to send a message to the management and until they do the right things,  they can't get a positive result even with the big names they are bringing into the team.

[Igebotz]

Mudryk will need some time to mature and acclimatize to the squad and league. His future is bright since he is still a young player with much promise. Not every player is worth 100 million euros, in my opinion.

It's also important to note that Zinedine Zidane's potential hiring as Chelsea's next head coach is still nothing more than a rumor at this moment. It will be exciting to observe how the new Chelsea coach improves the team's performance in the Premier League.

Mudryk doesn't need time, even though he would had needed time but with the kind of money that he was signed for, he knows he has to start showing results so Chelsea doesn't regret their purchase and he can start growing his fans love from the fans.

He doesn't need this kind of pressure right now, because some players adapt quickly, while others take time, regardless of their price tag, and BTW, Mudrik is less expensive than Kai Havezt, because we only paid 70 million euros for Mudrik, and the remaining 30 million euros is an add-on that we can only pay if he wins the Premier League and the Champions League with us before his current contract expires. We don't have to put so much pressure on him to perform because of his price tag; we made that mistake with Lukaku; we expected a lot from him because of his price tag, and when he didn't deliver, we turned on him, and he left. Timo is in the same boat.

[Jody.Drummer]

Let me start by saying that the problem of Chelsea is not only the midfielders and defenders but rather the whole problem of the team lies in the hands of the management of the team, Thomas Tuchel was getting good result with same players before he was sack but ever since the arrival of Potter everything has suddenly come backward in Chelsea yet Potter has not been sacked, I think the players are not happy with the current coach and not playing well is the only way to send a message to the management and until they do the right things,  they can't get a positive result even with the big names they are bringing into the team.

They are still lacking in several lines and of course from management they are still affected.
Losing most of the top officials and staff for Chelsea when the problem with Abramovich beforehand is still having a domino effect until now so it's not too surprising that they still have a lot of gaps both in terms of players and from top officials and staff.

[makishart]

Currently they have brought in several players one of which is Mykhailo Mudryk, he's a pretty good player in the middle. He has good speed and possession of the ball. In addition they have bought four other players such as , Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Andrey Santos, and David Datro Fofana then Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.
I also heard that they are still active in the transfer market this season, they still need defenders, central midfielders and strikers. They had spent a lot of money to support Potter, but they also had to be prepared to accept punishment if they violated the FFP.

David Datro Fofana, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Andrey Santos, Benoît Badiashile, João Félix are some of players who were brought in by Chelsea during the winter transfer market. Based on the available data, Chelsea have spent more €460M on arrivals transfers while they only earned €56.53m from departures players. Of course they have spent a lot of money, and they have to think of a balance to avoid FFP violations.

Even though they have spent lot of money, I haven't seen Chelsea really being able to improve the quality of their game. Mudryk, Félix are expected to increase the effectiveness of Chelsea's attack, but they need time and adaptation.

Mudryk was able to adapt with the chelsea's play style but felix is still in the sanction caused by the red card. that's impossible for him to be included in the starting line up without waiting for his sanction to be ended.
There will be more player to come like malo gusto which has been agreed to join with chelsea. Chelsea has been linked with some names. Enzo, mcallister, and more to come. It's not all of them would be agreed to join with chelsea. Chelsea has not yet stopped to get more players now. Chelsea was trying various effort to add more important players like enzo fernandes

[CryptoBuds]

The chances of Napoli getting into the quarter-finals are estimated by the bookmakers as 1.46. To be honest, I'm quite surprised by this estimate, because from the outside it seems that it should be in the region of 1.2-1.25. Eintracht is not a bad club but compared to the phenomenal season that we see from Napoli, they look like obvious outsiders.

After the World Cup break, PSG, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid's performances have slightly deteriorated, while Napoli's performance has been more stable. They have won the last three matches. Frankfurt's performance, on the other hand, has been erratic. They are not a weak team. But they are not able to play well consistently. Frankfurt's chances of winning against Napoli seem slim to me. But I wouldn't be surprised if Frankfurt wins. Be prepared to see any result in the Champions League. And favorites don't always win. But I expect Napoli to win.

The fact that the favorites do not always win is understandable, the only question is the odds. It's one thing when a favorite stumbles every 10 games and the odds of it winning are 1.1, and another thing when 1.46, as in this case. Given that this will not be one game, but two, the randomness factor is reduced and it is completely incomprehensible to me why Napoli is so underestimated.

Napoli won 5-1 against one of the strongest teams in Serie A, Juventus. And in the next match, they will play against Roma. I would say if a Napoli team can dominate and win against Roma then I think Napoli will continue this streak in the Champions League as well. A Napoli team should not be underestimated this season. They have been performing well since the beginning of the season. After that, Napoli will play against Frankfurt in about 4 weeks. Napoli is expected to win if players do not suffer major injuries.

[Silberman]

Let me start by saying that the problem of Chelsea is not only the midfielders and defenders but rather the whole problem of the team lies in the hands of the management of the team, Thomas Tuchel was getting good result with same players before he was sack but ever since the arrival of Potter everything has suddenly come backward in Chelsea yet Potter has not been sacked, I think the players are not happy with the current coach and not playing well is the only way to send a message to the management and until they do the right things,  they can't get a positive result even with the big names they are bringing into the team.

I am not so sure that fans understand how common this can be, a great deal of what a coach does has nothing to do with telling their players how to play, as at such a high level there is not much the coach can teach them or tell them which they have not heard already, so most of the work a coach has to do comes down to the personal relationship they can develop with their players, and if it is not good then players can and will boycott them.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Now let's try to discuss another match in the last 16 of the UCL between Frankfurt vs Napoli. In the first leg Frankfurt will host, it seems they don't need to hesitate because of course the support of fans will fill the stadium. Meanwhile, Napoli, who came as guests in this match, will definitely want to score goals as an aggregate capital when the second leg will be held at their home. Do you think Napoli can get a win in the first leg later? considering their performance is very consistent in the regular league.

It is possible that Napoli can win when they travel to Frankfurt headquarters. Their form has been consistent and they haven't shown any signs of slowing down after this break even though they lost to Inter Milan in Serie A. Napoli carry great hopes of qualifying from the round of 16. Frankfurt itself certainly does not want them to be humiliated in front of their own supporters. They will definitely try their best to get a win in the first leg, and become capital for them when the match is in the second leg at home to Napoli.

If we compare these two teams in terms of performance and team depth, there is a gap between these two teams who will meet in the round of 16 later. Napoli is far more favorite, especially they are in a very positive trend phase. in fact, I'm quite optimistic that Napoli will overthrow Frankfurt either away or at home. but interestingly, these two teams do not have a history of meetings from H2H. that is, the two teams will not play openly in the first leg. except, if Napoli are confident enough to be able to overthrow Frankfurt even though they are playing as an away team.

As for Frankfurt, this match was a pretty tough match for them. as we know, that Napoli is a level above them. moreover, Frankfurt must also maintain their ranking in the domestic league. automatically, the concentration of Oliver Glasner's squad will be divided. so, as I said before, it seems that Frankfurt is not a difficult opponent for Napoli to face later, either in the first leg or at their own headquarters.

Well, seeing how all this is developing, we can realize that Napoli woke up and does not want to lose its leadership, and boy has it been shown, now with a confrontation against Frankfurt it is something else, now they have a commitment that is too serious to be able to show that It is not simple, but luck is accompanying them, this season they can shine, not only in the World Cup we have realized that there are many surprises, there are many teams in different leagues that have beaten the leaders of their leagues, This is something that should be highlighted, Napoli had not played for a long time, I think it is time for the world to know the level of an Italian team that has been making noise both in the League and in the UCL, this will be the UCL surprise? Will a team as well balanced as this one reach the final?

I do not rule out what could happen, this team does not have stars like Rel Madrid, like PSG and like many other teams, it is known that they are shining by their own light and that is the best thing that can happen to a team.

Currently they have brought in several players one of which is Mykhailo Mudryk, he's a pretty good player in the middle. He has good speed and possession of the ball. In addition they have bought four other players such as , Benoit Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Andrey Santos, and David Datro Fofana then Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.
I also heard that they are still active in the transfer market this season, they still need defenders, central midfielders and strikers. They had spent a lot of money to support Potter, but they also had to be prepared to accept punishment if they violated the FFP.

David Datro Fofana, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Andrey Santos, Benoît Badiashile, João Félix are some of players who were brought in by Chelsea during the winter transfer market. Based on the available data, Chelsea have spent more €460M on arrivals transfers while they only earned €56.53m from departures players. Of course they have spent a lot of money, and they have to think of a balance to avoid FFP violations.

Even though they have spent lot of money, I haven't seen Chelsea really being able to improve the quality of their game. Mudryk, Félix are expected to increase the effectiveness of Chelsea's attack, but they need time and adaptation.

Mudryk was able to adapt with the chelsea's play style but felix is still in the sanction caused by the red card. that's impossible for him to be included in the starting line up without waiting for his sanction to be ended.
There will be more player to come like malo gusto which has been agreed to join with chelsea. Chelsea has been linked with some names. Enzo, mcallister, and more to come. It's not all of them would be agreed to join with chelsea. Chelsea has not yet stopped to get more players now. Chelsea was trying various effort to add more important players like enzo fernandes

The only thing I know is that Chelsea must win anyway, they have already done a lot of things that they have gone through, they have a large number of very good players that they have bought, now, the Joao Félix thing is sad, because he is a player who came in with a lot of momentum, but that red card has made him pay by not playing too important games, and that is detrimental to his team, Chelsea really needs that player to be 100%, this is something he knows, However, even if he does not want to assimilate it, it is well known that he was entirely to blame, so sometimes the punishments are very severe.

Chelsea recieve boost in pursuit of Malo Gusto

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90min has reported that Chelsea target Malo Gusto is pushing Olympique Lyon to sanction his move to Stamford Bridge this month.

The Blues have been active this winter, completing as many as six new signings and they are still trying to further strengthen the squad. While the focus now is on signing a new midfielder, the West London club are also keen on reinforcing their right-back position and Gusto has emerged as a prime target.

The 19-year-old was scouted by the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, and FC Barcelona but Chelsea are now leading the race and trying to get a deal done this month.

Source: https://football-talk.co.uk/178578/chelsea-recieve-boost-in-pursuit-of-malo-gusto/

[tulusikhlas]

Let me start by saying that the problem of Chelsea is not only the midfielders and defenders but rather the whole problem of the team lies in the hands of the management of the team, Thomas Tuchel was getting good result with same players before he was sack but ever since the arrival of Potter everything has suddenly come backward in Chelsea yet Potter has not been sacked, I think the players are not happy with the current coach and not playing well is the only way to send a message to the management and until they do the right things,  they can't get a positive result even with the big names they are bringing into the team.

I am not so sure that fans understand how common this can be, a great deal of what a coach does has nothing to do with telling their players how to play, as at such a high level there is not much the coach can teach them or tell them which they have not heard already, so most of the work a coach has to do comes down to the personal relationship they can develop with their players, and if it is not good then players can and will boycott them.

When Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel, actually in the hands of Thomas Tuchel everything looked fine. Yes, they did get unsatisfactory results, but that was still within reasonable limits when the season had just started. But the management took an ambitious step by immediately sacking him, and now we see the results, they are worse off than the previous coach. I don't know what's wrong with them at the moment, so it's very difficult to show progress.

[makishart]

Let me start by saying that the problem of Chelsea is not only the midfielders and defenders but rather the whole problem of the team lies in the hands of the management of the team, Thomas Tuchel was getting good result with same players before he was sack but ever since the arrival of Potter everything has suddenly come backward in Chelsea yet Potter has not been sacked, I think the players are not happy with the current coach and not playing well is the only way to send a message to the management and until they do the right things,  they can't get a positive result even with the big names they are bringing into the team.

I am not so sure that fans understand how common this can be, a great deal of what a coach does has nothing to do with telling their players how to play, as at such a high level there is not much the coach can teach them or tell them which they have not heard already, so most of the work a coach has to do comes down to the personal relationship they can develop with their players, and if it is not good then players can and will boycott them.

When Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel, actually in the hands of Thomas Tuchel everything looked fine. Yes, they did get unsatisfactory results, but that was still within reasonable limits when the season had just started. But the management took an ambitious step by immediately sacking him, and now we see the results, they are worse off than the previous coach. I don't know what's wrong with them at the moment, so it's very difficult to show progress.

Management was sacking tuchel too early without even give him more time to prove it. I mean tuchel has been giving chelsea some trophies before. He deserves second chance but that's very sad to see that todd as a new owner of chelsea was not feeling good with tuchel. I meant todd may have personal problem with tuchel. that's why chelsea was sacking him as soon as possible after chelsea faced some defeats in the early season. Todd tried to rebuild chelsea on his own way.
Let's see how good chelsea under him. So many players already bought but we have not yet seen good result from these transfers