UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[jostorres]

Actually I don't want to say they are a team of clowns now, but their performance compels me to say that they really have become clowns now. In my opinion they can still answer the criticisms that are coming at them now, one of which is by beating Borussia Dortmund in the second leg later. Indeed, that alone will not be able to change the view of those who have played poorly this season, but it can be a motivation for their players to be able to continue to improve their performance for the rest of the season.

If Chelsea are able to defeat Borussia Dortmund in the second leg in his own home game, yes it will indeed be a huge motivation for Chelsea players. But now there are still many people who are not sure that Chelsea are able to do that in the second leg, after all Borussia Dortmund also looks better now so that it makes many people more confident that Borussia Dortmund is able to win at home to Chelsea even though the host team can also give Unexpected surprises in the second leg later.

In soccer every result is possible specially while you are playing into UEFA Champions League which is having history of surprises and shocking results so here we can expect any result but with the current performance of Chelsea things looking not easy because they are losing consistently and having the worst time with their chances are ended for the top four spot in Premier League, and they are trailing by 1 - 0 against Borussia Dortmund in 1st leg match but if they have better strategy and their new top players able to perform as they are rated then surely we can expect good result for them, and they are still having chance for the qualifying into last eight which is also not bad at all in current circumstances owners still have fail in Graham Potter which is also good for this club.

[KTChampions]

So far, Chelsea is shocking everyone with a lack of goals and victories   Dortmund have won 9 of their last 10 games and scored 25 goals. Even in the game they lost they scored 2 goals. It is obvious that this is an attack oriented team and in the game against Chelsea they will not hope for 0-0 but will try to score as many goals as possible. I don't know how Chelsea should play to save themselves.

Chelsea is seriously going through a big problem and I don't know where it all emanated from, it's been a very disappointing season for all chelsea fans and supporter, many people are actually accusing their coach for being the course of Chelsea's current failure, meanwhile in an interview, the coach said that Chelsea was already in trouble before he took up the position of a coach for the club.
I really hope they would come out the mess soon enough though.

I wrote at the beginning of the season about where it all came from and we will see similar tragedies every season. There are too many top clubs in the Premier League. See for yourself: United, Liverpool, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Tottenham, now also Newcastle. Even if they are all fantastically good and buy players for 2 billion at a time, then someone will still take 7th place (lol). Plus, only 4 clubs will receive tickets to the Champions League, and the rest will end the season in the status of complete losers. Funny situation.

[Pulsar77]

I will be curious about how further Napoli can go in the Champions League as well. This is a very special season for them as it is like the best one for them in the recent years. I don't remember Napoli showing this much solid performance and this much consistency at the same time before. They are able to keep a great balance between the Serie A and Champions League as well. They have already finished the job against Frankfurt in Germany by 2-0. It was a little unlucky for Frankfurt as they got a red card maybe but Napoli were still dominating the match anyway.

After this stage the probability of Napoli's having a draw against a title contender will increase. Their performance in such matchup would be the determinant on how far they can go.

[Docnaster]

Chelsea is seriously going through a big problem and I don't know where it all emanated from, it's been a very disappointing season for all chelsea fans and supporter, many people are actually accusing their coach for being the course of Chelsea's current failure, meanwhile in an interview, the coach said that Chelsea was already in trouble before he took up the position of a coach for the club.
I really hope they would come out the mess soon enough though.

This is a very poor excuse, even if we assume he is right then his job is to fix the problems Chelsea was going through and improve their performance and the results they were getting, and so far this has not happened despite the very high amount of money Chelsea has spent bringing the players he asked for, so unless he can improve the performance of Chelsea on the short term he is bound to eventually lose the support of the owners and get fired.

I don't blame Potter for the excuses he is giving. I blame the new chelsea owner who feels he can just assign a championship coach from anywhere and give him 5 years contract without giving regards to his Portfollio.since the ownership by Abramohvic, Chelsea has remain a big club that does not joke with it's image, but this current situation has added bad paintings on the club which I don't thing can be undone with Potter remaining as the head coach. Chelsea needs a new coach.

[Ndabagi01]

Source: https://www.goal.com/en/news/neymar-ruled-out-psg-crucial-champions-league-bayern-munich-ankle-injury/bltdd6db80612d6fbce

The latest news regarding the Bayern Munich vs PSG match in the second leg later is that coach Galtier has confirmed that one of his players Neymar will not be included in the squad list due to the ankle injury he suffered during the domestic league match against Lille two weeks ago. This makes it a little doubtful for PSG to be able to turn things around in the second leg later at the Allianz Arena, because right now they really need Neymar to complete the combination of Mbappe and Messi in attack. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich have benefited greatly from this news and of course they will be very excited to lock in a win so they can qualify for the quarter-finals.

Such bad news for the PSG team and fans. The team will be in confusion after coming so far to prepare for their match in the Champions League elimination round. Plan B should be implemented right away to replace Neymar in the attack. This is a crucial match for the team, and they do not want to be eliminated again this season. PSG's three attackers, Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe, are all fantastic signings for the club, and they were all brought in to help the team win trophies, particularly the Champions League. If they are eliminated again this season, it will be a slap in the face to the entire management. I hope they are successful this time.

[JeromeTash]

Chelsea is seriously going through a big problem and I don't know where it all emanated from, it's been a very disappointing season for all chelsea fans and supporter, many people are actually accusing their coach for being the course of Chelsea's current failure, meanwhile in an interview, the coach said that Chelsea was already in trouble before he took up the position of a coach for the club.
I really hope they would come out the mess soon enough though.

We clearly know where it emanated from. Sacking Thomas and not giving him enough time to get the club in order.

I will be curious about how further Napoli can go in the Champions League as well. This is a very special season for them as it is like the best one for them in the recent years.

True, the last time Napoli were really great and free scoring was back then in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons coming 2 and 3 respectively in the Seria A. This time they are a big force in the UCL too. Any team that meets them better be ready.

[Webetcoins]

With few minutes of having Kylian Mbappe, we had one of the most active and interesting game which saw two goals cancelled by var.
Those both goals were cancelled as a result of offside, but that only showed me the impact of Kylian Mbappe.
Having both Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe at least might do the trick even if Neymar Junior will be absent. The earlier th better they should not slow down this time, Bayern Munich did all they could to stop Parisans that night and it did worked.

Kylian Mbappe's presence in the second leg tie will make a huge impact, with Neymar out injured we will have to expect Messi and Mbappe show in the absence of Neymar. Though it wouldn't be an easy one for PSG with Bayern Munich's current form especially with a one goal lead in their hands already, all they seek is a draw or to progress  to the next round of the tournament.

PSG which is already concede one goal at home now going to face Bayern Munich without Neymar and now Messi and Mbappé are surely their main players which are going to have huge impact on this second leg match because Mbappé's presence is surely going to be vital for the both teams even right now situation is completely in favor of home side Bayern Munich as they already have vital one goal lead in their on road game, but things can change with full time presence of Mbappé because he is currently one of the best player in soccer and have ability to change situation single-handedly as he has already done many times in past for his club and national team.

PSG is still looking for their first Champions League title and Mbappé's presence is important for them in this event now we have to wait for the match day how things will be happened.

[AverageGlabella]

True, the last time Napoli were really great and free scoring was back then in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons coming 2 and 3 respectively in the Seria A. This time they are a big force in the UCL too. Any team that meets them better be ready.

I think Napoli have a good chance of reaching the final depending on the draws for the next round. I expect them to win in the 2nd leg like they won in the 1st leg and if they can draw 1 of the weaker teams I think they can go far If they are going to play against Real Madrid I think that would be bad luck because they are 1 of the most exciting teams in the Champions League. The game against Real Madrid would be fun while it lasted though.

[Visbay]

I'm not worried about AC Milan current pattern which u described as boring. I'm more concern about Tottenham who already had lose in ac Milan home.  AC Milan always play well against England teams. If you watched their match against chelsea in the champion league group stage, u will see how flexible they were. Now that the club isn't giving very good result as expected I wouldn't say it's their pattern of play, it's because of their current form.im sure AC Milan will play well against Tottenham at white art Lane.

Despite having bore home win right now this spot is fair balance for the both sides because AC Milan is having troubling time and their performance is also not as par required which is the biggest issue for them if they want to qualify for the next round then surely they need to play better because Tottenham at home is never been easy team, and currently they are also having issues but still they can do better for the quarterfinal spot in last three matches they are doing better with having three clean sheets but Tottenham which is currently fourth in Premier League also having impressive home record as they beat Chelsea and Manchester City, so life could be not easy for the AC Milan as they are also going to have just one goal advantage in first leg match and now need to stay safe for their next round chances.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I don't blame Potter for the excuses he is giving. I blame the new chelsea owner who feels he can just assign a championship coach from anywhere and give him 5 years contract without giving regards to his Portfollio.since the ownership by Abramohvic, Chelsea has remain a big club that does not joke with it's image, but this current situation has added bad paintings on the club which I don't thing can be undone with Potter remaining as the head coach. Chelsea needs a new coach.

And this is exactly why the new owner hasn't sacked Graham Potter yet because he knows he'll be blamed and this was his very first decision which many would use to judge him for a very long time especially the english media. We should not blame Todd Boehly instead we should blame Graham Potter for been a fraud, as it stands Brighton are doing quite well without hi. which means he wasn't that good as we saw at Brighton instead the prayers were they ones doing a very good job and graham Potter was just taking all the glory.

To be frank, I think we all knew Chelsea was bigger than Graham Potter just as it was bigger than Frank Lampard when they were appointed. Graham Potter would be sacked very soon but I hope he hasn't bottled the champions league for us before he's been relieved of his job as the head coach of Chelsea football club. Chelsea under a caretaker will do very well than under Graham Potter, I'm begining to think they players don't respect him anymore since they know he'll be sacked soon.

[JeffBrad12]

I think Napoli have a good chance of reaching the final depending on the draws for the next round. I expect them to win in the 2nd leg like they won in the 1st leg and if they can draw 1 of the weaker teams I think they can go far If they are going to play against Real Madrid I think that would be bad luck because they are 1 of the most exciting teams in the Champions League. The game against Real Madrid would be fun while it lasted though.

The match between PSG and bayern are still giving us a big question about which team that will be going to the last 8. Facing PSG/Bayern in the last 8 could also be the worst thing that will be got by napoli. Real madrid is not the only strongest team in UCL.
If bayern will able to pass into the last 8 and any team must be so careful with chance to face bayern.

I can't even wait for the continuation of UCL very soon. This makes me feel that if some matches need to be done as soon as possible to know the winner especially for PSG against Bayern as these teams are also strongest team in UCL.

I may also pray that real madrid to face bayern/PSG and Napoli faces dortmund in the last 8. That's gonna be very good draws.

[uchegod-21]

Chelsea is seriously going through a big problem and I don't know where it all emanated from, it's been a very disappointing season for all chelsea fans and supporter, many people are actually accusing their coach for being the course of Chelsea's current failure, meanwhile in an interview, the coach said that Chelsea was already in trouble before he took up the position of a coach for the club.
I really hope they would come out the mess soon enough though.

This is a very poor excuse, even if we assume he is right then his job is to fix the problems Chelsea was going through and improve their performance and the results they were getting, and so far this has not happened despite the very high amount of money Chelsea has spent bringing the players he asked for, so unless he can improve the performance of Chelsea on the short term he is bound to eventually lose the support of the owners and get fired.

I don't blame Potter for the excuses he is giving. I blame the new chelsea owner who feels he can just assign a championship coach from anywhere and give him 5 years contract without giving regards to his Portfollio.since the ownership by Abramohvic, Chelsea has remain a big club that does not joke with it's image, but this current situation has added bad paintings on the club which I don't thing can be undone with Potter remaining as the head coach. Chelsea needs a new coach.

This situation is also the same situation that coaches like Lampard faced when they were the coach of Chelsea. It was as if he will do well when given more time, but as more time was given him, the more confused he was with team.
I think that Graham Potter has also entered into same situation. Potter could be lucky that the new signings could bring him fortune and he will change the narrative in the club.
But if he becomes unlucky, he could end up being sacked for poor performance.

[Velvet78]

I believe Chelsea cann definitely become better if they sack Potter as soon as possible and bring the right manager for the team. They are just wasting time with Potter right now and the season is going on terrible for them in every tournament. I won't be surprised if they become eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League as well. It wouldn't be surprising to have a similar game to the first one.

Because Chelsea are still unable to score even one goal. There need to be an explanation for this but I don't see any.

[Prince Malik]

I believe Chelsea cann definitely become better if they sack Potter as soon as possible and bring the right manager for the team. They are just wasting time with Potter right now and the season is going on terrible for them in every tournament. I won't be surprised if they become eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League as well. It wouldn't be surprising to have a similar game to the first one.

Because Chelsea are still unable to score even one goal. There need to be an explanation for this but I don't see any.

And what a new manager can do with a team that can't even score goals? Im pretty sure the biggest problem in Chelsea isn't the manager, but maybe some internal problems that we can't see, bringing a New manager will not change anything in my opinion, they should fight and give everything to qualify against Dortmund and save their season

[X-ray]

The latest news regarding the Bayern Munich vs PSG match in the second leg later is that coach Galtier has confirmed that one of his players Neymar will not be included in the squad list due to the ankle injury he suffered during the domestic league match against Lille two weeks ago. This makes it a little doubtful for PSG to be able to turn things around in the second leg later at the Allianz Arena, because right now they really need Neymar to complete the combination of Mbappe and Messi in attack. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich have benefited greatly from this news and of course they will be very excited to lock in a win so they can qualify for the quarter-finals.

There have been so many critics of him recently. We will see whether PSG will able to perform better without him or not. As far as i know that if some press in france was hating him so much. I think that this will prove whether PSG will able to perform even better than neymar or not.

As far as i can see that if neymar's contribution was also a lot for PSG.



It doesn't even make sense to call him as a problem for POS. it can't be appreciated. The match against bayern in allianz arena gonna be the dead or alive match for PSG. PSG was not able to win in the first leg but the second leg gonna be even much more difficult compared with the first leg.
That's very sad that if PSG really needs neymar to play against bayern. The chance for bayern to win is very high.

[Docnaster]

I believe Chelsea cann definitely become better if they sack Potter as soon as possible and bring the right manager for the team. They are just wasting time with Potter right now and the season is going on terrible for them in every tournament. I won't be surprised if they become eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League as well. It wouldn't be surprising to have a similar game to the first one.

Because Chelsea are still unable to score even one goal. There need to be an explanation for this but I don't see any.

And what a new manager can do with a team that can't even score goals? Im pretty sure the biggest problem in Chelsea isn't the manager, but maybe some internal problems that we can't see, bringing a New manager will not change anything in my opinion, they should fight and give everything to qualify against Dortmund and save their season

In the last press conference of grandfather that I listen to, he mentioned something that is very important. He said some of the Chelsea players said that their season's preseason tour was the worst experience they have had. If you can remember, Graham was not given enough time to prepare the boys for the season.
It was only the death of Queen Elizabeth that gave him bearly 14 days to prepare a team. So even if a new coach is called by Chelsea, he will he find it difficult because there's no time to train with the players.

[laurenB7742]

I believe Chelsea cann definitely become better if they sack Potter as soon as possible and bring the right manager for the team. They are just wasting time with Potter right now and the season is going on terrible for them in every tournament. I won't be surprised if they become eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League as well. It wouldn't be surprising to have a similar game to the first one.

Changing coaches alone cannot be a solution. Tuchel was not a bad coach. He was quite experienced. However, he was sacked and Potter was appointed as the new coach. Potter could not improve the team. Chelsea's performance has deteriorated day by day. Now it is likely that the Chelsea management will decide to sack Potter. But this is not the solution. Chelsea management needs to raise a big fund to strengthen the team. To add talented players to the team. If the team lacks talented players then changing the coach will not improve Chelsea's performance. So I'd say Potter should definitely be given a chance before changing coaches. And Potter should be given the opportunity to form the squad according to his wishes.

[Naficopa]

I believe Chelsea cann definitely become better if they sack Potter as soon as possible and bring the right manager for the team. They are just wasting time with Potter right now and the season is going on terrible for them in every tournament. I won't be surprised if they become eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League as well. It wouldn't be surprising to have a similar game to the first one.

Changing coaches alone cannot be a solution. Tuchel was not a bad coach. He was quite experienced. However, he was sacked and Potter was appointed as the new coach. Potter could not improve the team. Chelsea's performance has deteriorated day by day. Now it is likely that the Chelsea management will decide to sack Potter. But this is not the solution. Chelsea management needs to raise a big fund to strengthen the team. To add talented players to the team. If the team lacks talented players then changing the coach will not improve Chelsea's performance. So I'd say Potter should definitely be given a chance before changing coaches. And Potter should be given the opportunity to form the squad according to his wishes.

Chelsea's Premier League and Champions League performances are starkly different. It's hard to say how likely Chelsea are in the Champions League so far. But the Premier League opponents will be very strong.

[asriloni]

I believe Chelsea cann definitely become better if they sack Potter as soon as possible and bring the right manager for the team. They are just wasting time with Potter right now and the season is going on terrible for them in every tournament. I won't be surprised if they become eliminated by Dortmund in the Champions League as well. It wouldn't be surprising to have a similar game to the first one.

The new manager and the different strategy that can be used. Potter is always focusing with its potter ball which has been proven so many times if it's a useless strategy. Even soton could also defeat chelsea. That being said that any effort already made by potter is actually useless not only for the club but for its players too. Some chelsea's players are feeling so tired with potter and i think that the new coach will able to give chelsea players new spirit again.
Potter may have a few more chances to make chelsea win the match. The next match gonna be an easy match against leeds. It will be so bad if potter gets another lose against leeds. Chelsea is now being favored by bookies while i will pick leeds.

Because Chelsea are still unable to score even one goal. There need to be an explanation for this but I don't see any.

The only goal happened once chelsea was facing westham. Chelsea was never making any goal again since the match against westham. For 600 millions squads and that's a big shame for potter.

[shogun47]

I agree with you and I get your point, but from a strategic point of view I actually wonder whether it would be better to bring on Mbappe for the first half instead of the second half. I know he was brought on in the 57th minute, but he could have probably also played the first 45. The game is a lot different because Bayern can't push forward as much as their defense is much more prone to successful high speed counter attacks due to Mbappe.

Your argument about Mbappé is absolutely correct. Because it is very challenging to put a counter-attacking specialist player like Mbappe on the bench against a team like Bayern Munich. However, the coach did not keep him on the bench.  Due to his injury problems, the coach kept him on the bench.  And Mbappe was brought on in the 57th minute when he saw the team on the brink of disaster. But Mbappe wanted to play from the start.

the coach knows more about Mbappé's fitness, but regardless of what happened in the first leg, I think these two teams still have the same chance in the second leg.
and I hope Mbappé will be included in the starting lineup.

PSG has very high quality players in every line, the same goes for Bayern.
being 1 goal behind is not something that is difficult to chase, regardless of the second leg that will be played at home to Bayern, I think it will not have a big impact on the performance of the PSG team which has many stars and experienced players like Neymar and Messi.

There is no discussion about it that the coach knows more about Mbappe's fitness, but I said that obviously the goal against them in the 53rd minute made him react immediately and let Mbappe play. If it's possible then, why not even let Mbappe start and put Bayern under high pressure from the very beginning? It is also a strategy to bring Mbappe like he did because the defense of Bayern might be a little bit tired in the second half, but when you only bring Mbappe once you conceded a goal, it is a moment too late in my opinion. It is subjective, but I don't think that Galtier is an amazing coach anyway. He is an average coach and that's it.

One thing is good for PSG now and that is that Mbappe is fully recovered. He is the only player besides Messi who could make the difference. It needs Messi for the deadly assist and Mbappe for the speed and the quality to use his few chances he is going to have against Bayern.