UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season

[nicolas1979]

whatever that is, we have to talk based on data and facts while still being Chelsea coach, tuchel won several matches against man city and that experience is the most important thing for bayern in the champions league this time

I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)

Before playing in the champions league, we will see how Thomas Tuchel went about the match against Borussia Dortmund. It's the start of the match he's officiating. Can Thomas Tuchel be in sync with the players? Usually coaches need 2 to 3 matches to understand the character of the players and combine them with their coaching style.

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[Daniel91]

Napoli are one of the best teams in the Champions League so far this season, so I think it's only natural that they are the favorites to go to the final over all the other teams. Of course Milan or any team that will meet Napoli in the semifinals can be surprising, but I think Napoli's chances of going to the final are still good even if Napoli meets Inter in the semifinals.

Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.

Don't underestimate Benfica because Benfica in this Champions League has good results too and even though this season Napoli is very good in Serie A and also in the Champions League but I can still choose Benfica to reach the final. From the start of the Champions League, I was sure that Benfica was not considered to be able to qualify so far but in reality, Benfica can make very good results.

Also about Real Madrid, you can't put Real Madrid under Manchester City and Bayern Munich because after all, Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be eliminated in this quarter-final round. Therefore, you have to choose between Manchester City or Bayern Munich first, and after you can decide between Manchester City or Bayern Munich to qualify for the semifinals, then you can place Real Madrid.

I don't think it's a matter of someone underestimating Benfica, but rather that forum members follow the Portuguese football league less and have no knowledge of Benfica's quality. I agree, Benfica is a very good team and they have their chances to reach the Champions League final, but I still give Napoli a better chance.
Also, regardless of the current problems, you should not underestimate Chelsea, who always play very well in the Champions League, and last year they caused a lot of problems for Real.
I expect that in the quarter-finals all the matches will be very uncertain, but I still give Real and Manchester City a small advantage.

[Jody.Drummer]

Napoli are one of the best teams in the Champions League so far this season, so I think it's only natural that they are the favorites to go to the final over all the other teams. Of course Milan or any team that will meet Napoli in the semifinals can be surprising, but I think Napoli's chances of going to the final are still good even if Napoli meets Inter in the semifinals.

Regardless of the odds, I think Real Madrid should be 4th after Napoli, Manchester City, Bayern Munich as the favorites for the final. Here it might be a bit exaggerated to put Real Madrid below Benfica based on odds, I don't think Real Madrid is that trivial this season.

It's interesting to see the journey from Napoli in 2 different competitions, Serie A and the Champions League. With them doing well in Serie A and even some time away from claiming the title, in the Champions League they did well and so we can see them in this stage now. They are one club that cannot be underestimated now. Even though there are other clubs that are more favourites, with what Napoli is showing now they are a club that will surprise many people. They are now a solid team, it is their capital to talk more in the Champions League this season.

whatever that is, we have to talk based on data and facts while still being Chelsea coach, tuchel won several matches against man city and that experience is the most important thing for bayern in the champions league this time

I'm sure Bayern will narrowly win against Man City (like when they won against PSG)

Before playing in the champions league, we will see how Thomas Tuchel went about the match against Borussia Dortmund. It's the start of the match he's officiating. Can Thomas Tuchel be in sync with the players? Usually coaches need 2 to 3 matches to understand the character of the players and combine them with their coaching style.

That will be our assessment of them after Thomas Tuchel had a game with Bayern Munich. You are right to say that the process of understanding the players might be one of the obstacles for him, because before the coach implements the strategy he creates, he must first know the character of each player so that the strategy he applies is maximally feasible. At least they didn't immediately play the Champions League match which became very crucial.

[Falconer]

I don't think it's a matter of someone underestimating Benfica, but rather that forum members follow the Portuguese football league less and have no knowledge of Benfica's quality. I agree, Benfica is a very good team and they have their chances to reach the Champions League final, but I still give Napoli a better chance.
Also, regardless of the current problems, you should not underestimate Chelsea, who always play very well in the Champions League, and last year they caused a lot of problems for Real.
I expect that in the quarter-finals all the matches will be very uncertain, but I still give Real and Manchester City a small advantage.

I may agree with you about Benfica, but for once Benfica is not the favorite team to be expected to reach the Champions League final this season. Benfica could surprise in the quarter-finals even though they have been hugely underrated so far, but I just believe they will not be as strong as expected to qualify for the final.

As for Chelsea, I wouldn't be surprised if they manage to draw against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. Of course Chelsea should not be underestimated, but at the Bernabeu, we will really prove it again to qualify for the semi-finals. I don't really care about chances, but the play and the reality on the pitch is a great proof.

[Zackgeno96]

Benfica and Napoli are praised by the media, but am I wrong or did Benfica not leave such a great impression at all? Of course the numbers are in favor of Benfica, that they are unbeaten in a group together with PSG and Juventus, that was very good, but the game image is completely different if you compare it to Napoli. I might see Benfica continue against Inter Milan, but against Napoli they seem to me to have no chance actually. And teams such as Bayern Munich and Manchester City are also 2 sizes too big for Benfica. On paper you would say that Manchester City - Napoli will be the final. In any case, a new winner because Napoli has won the uefa cup once in the 88-89 season and manchester City has never won the cup.

[Balmain]

There are three very dangerous teams in the quarter-finals, the others don't have much chance for the trophy. I don't expect much of a surprise result in the quarter-finals. Napoli Manchester City and Real Madrid will advance to a semi-final. I guess one of these teams will win the cup, but it is very difficult to say which one. I hardly expect one of the teams I mentioned to be eliminated in the quarterfinals. In the Napoli-Milan match, if Napoli scores early, they can score more goals in a row. Milan are not in very good shape at the moment or they are a level or two down from Napoli. Despite this, I think the rate given for Napoli is not bad. There is no team in the league that can stop Napoli. Milan will not be able to do this in the quarter-finals, let's see the matches are so fun

[ShowOff]

It's interesting to see the journey from Napoli in 2 different competitions, Serie A and the Champions League. With them doing well in Serie A and even some time away from claiming the title, in the Champions League they did well and so we can see them in this stage now. They are one club that cannot be underestimated now. Even though there are other clubs that are more favourites, with what Napoli is showing now they are a club that will surprise many people. They are now a solid team, it is their capital to talk more in the Champions League this season.

It's safe to say Napoli will seal the Serie A title this season, but I really hope Milan can complete their difficult mission against Napoli in the quarter-finals. In the end I agree that Milan are not the favorites for the semi-finals, but at least I don't expect Milan to become a hotbed for Napoli's goals at their current level.

It's not easy to guess who will qualify even though Napoli are the best Serie A team at this stage. Stefano Pioli is responsible for the team's performance and the preparation of the right strategy even though Milan are down in their last 3 matches in Serie A. The first leg will be held at home to Milan, this must be maximized so that the plan runs smoothly.

[Uruhara]

I don't think it's a matter of someone underestimating Benfica, but rather that forum members follow the Portuguese football league less and have no knowledge of Benfica's quality. I agree, Benfica is a very good team and they have their chances to reach the Champions League final, but I still give Napoli a better chance.
Also, regardless of the current problems, you should not underestimate Chelsea, who always play very well in the Champions League, and last year they caused a lot of problems for Real.
I expect that in the quarter-finals all the matches will be very uncertain, but I still give Real and Manchester City a small advantage.

I may agree with you about Benfica, but for once Benfica is not the favorite team to be expected to reach the Champions League final this season. Benfica could surprise in the quarter-finals even though they have been hugely underrated so far, but I just believe they will not be as strong as expected to qualify for the final.

As for Chelsea, I wouldn't be surprised if they manage to draw against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. Of course Chelsea should not be underestimated, but at the Bernabeu, we will really prove it again to qualify for the semi-finals. I don't really care about chances, but the play and the reality on the pitch is a great proof.

for the Inter Milan vs Benfica match, I am quite sure that I will favor Benfica. Benfica was even able to get away from the group qualifying round perfectly without defeat. even though at that time in their group there was PSG who was more favored but Benfica led the group until the end. and even in the round of 16 Benfica managed to win with an extraordinary aggregate.

while Inter Milan are currently even experiencing a slight decline in Serie A. and in the group qualifying round they suffered 2 defeats and in the round of 16 they also had a little difficulty qualifying for the quarter-finals. so for me Benfica will qualify for the semi-finals. but to get to the final I still doubt it.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid might be a match whose result we did not expect. although the majority favored Real Madrid. but yeah it's true we can't underestimate Chelsea. but I still have doubts about Graham potter who doesn't have much experience in the Champions League.

[jaberwock]

In few time Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be meeting and some Bayern Munich fans are not very sure if Bayern Munich can be able to defeat Manchester City,  because of the new coach the club has. Some fans thinks it will be challenging for the coach to start a game with Manchester City at this time of the season.

It is understandable feeling because their manager is new and they are starting a fresh page which means that it will be a trouble to have that type of reset button hit right before meeting City. Whereas City has been building this team for years to get that UCL title, doesn't mean they will, there is a good chance they won't and they will lose instead and that's understandable, but that doesn't mean that they will lose, it's going to be a tough situation in the end and I believe that we shouldn't really be worried about it at all.

I feel like there is this underlying issue where Tuchel is great, newly there, but great, hence it's not really known which team will win.

[slapper]

Real Madrid are the most likely team to make it to the final stage of the Champions League in my opinion. I don't actually want to see them there as I want Manchester City there instead. But there is an obvious fact about this tournament that Real Madrid are like the king of this tournament. They have dominated it so far with the highest number of titles and the closest opponent to them has quite less titles in number. The recent years have also been the same for Real Madrid.

As for the team to face them in the final stage I can say it would be Napoli. Napoli are just having a unique season now and they are amazing in the Champions League as well. I don't think any of Benfica, Milan and Inter can stand in their way strongly. Watching a final match like this can be quite interesting. Who knows maybe Napoli would shock us all.

Off course Real Madrid can win the Champions league this season. It it no longer sure if Bayern Munich can make it because of the new coach they have. Real have won Champions league severally,  so I don't doubt them this season , they can still win it again.  They still have better chances than Manchester City.

Real Madrid is  favourite for the title this season, Manchester city is also one of the team we can't underrate, they have tried several times but failed, this year with Their current form, they might shock us.but they lack the experience, Bayern Munich is another Club to be affair of, coach Tuchel is an outstanding one, he did it with Chelsea and he might try to win with Bayern Munich again. Interesting games ahead. But am predicting Real Madrid vs Napoli finals. Napoli is very strong team inrhe competition.

Real Madrid versus Napoli in the final, right? Real might be the frontrunner to snatch that trophy, but don't underestimate Napoli. They've been on fire in every game, and with that massive 19-point lead in Serie A, it's all eyes on the Champions League now. Plus, Gennaro Gattuso has been straight-up killin' it as their coach.

As for Real Madrid, man, their Champions League story is all kinds of spectacular. Next up, they got Chelsea? Psh, they'd be lucky to even land one in the net. Chelsea may be hot and cold, but their defense ain't no joke, shutting down even the best squads. And if Madrid pulls off a W? They're up against Munich or Man City in the semis. But with their rookie status, making it to the final would be a miracle.

[G_Besar]

In few time Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be meeting and some Bayern Munich fans are not very sure if Bayern Munich can be able to defeat Manchester City,  because of the new coach the club has. Some fans thinks it will be challenging for the coach to start a game with Manchester City at this time of the season.

It is understandable feeling because their manager is new and they are starting a fresh page which means that it will be a trouble to have that type of reset button hit right before meeting City. Whereas City has been building this team for years to get that UCL title, doesn't mean they will, there is a good chance they won't and they will lose instead and that's understandable, but that doesn't mean that they will lose, it's going to be a tough situation in the end and I believe that we shouldn't really be worried about it at all.

I feel like there is this underlying issue where Tuchel is great, newly there, but great, hence it's not really known which team will win.

Tuchel is a manager who is quite experienced. His decision to join Bayern Munich certainly has its own challenges. The former coach who was successful with Chelsea will certainly be faced with problems in the internal team. He must first stabilize the atmosphere in the locker room after the sacking of Nagelsmann.

Then before serving Manchester City, we can see the Bavarian's performance against Dortmund in the Bundesliga. If he is successful in carrying out his duties, it means that he has hope when he looks at the champions league stage. And in my opinion this season Manchester City are very strong and they seem very ready to play anyone in Europe. Pep Guardiola is very ambitious to bring the team from Manchester to win the Champions League for the first time.

[Rengga Jati]

I may agree with you about Benfica, but for once Benfica is not the favorite team to be expected to reach the Champions League final this season. Benfica could surprise in the quarter-finals even though they have been hugely underrated so far, but I just believe they will not be as strong as expected to qualify for the final.

Indeed, Benfica is a strong team, we cannot underestimate this. Moreover, if we consider from how their performance so far during the previous matches. I think they did very great matches. However, as you said, Benfica is not the favorite team to be in the final. If they are able to overcome Inter very well and continue to the semi-finals, this will be exactly amazing. But, we also know that Inter commonly will have bigger motivation in UCL, whatever their performance, I don't think they will let themselves lose chances in this UCL. 

[samcoin]

It is understandable feeling because their manager is new and they are starting a fresh page which means that it will be a trouble to have that type of reset button hit right before meeting City. Whereas City has been building this team for years to get that UCL title, doesn't mean they will, there is a good chance they won't and they will lose instead and that's understandable, but that doesn't mean that they will lose, it's going to be a tough situation in the end and I believe that we shouldn't really be worried about it at all.

There will be 3 matches for Bayern before the match against Manchester City, 2 of them in the Bundesliga and the third in the German Cup. Therefore, Tuchel has some tests that could give him the ability to find the best lineup for the match against Manchester City. However, he's an experienced coach who knows both German and English teams very well, so I think the possibility of Bayern qualifying over Manchester City remains high, and even better than the case where Nagelsmann was the coach.

Real Madrid versus Napoli in the final, right? Real might be the frontrunner to snatch that trophy, but don't underestimate Napoli. They've been on fire in every game, and with that massive 19-point lead in Serie A, it's all eyes on the Champions League now. Plus, Gennaro Gattuso has been straight-up killin' it as their coach.

I doubt Real Madrid can reach the final this season, although I hope so. Realistically, there are few teams that look better than them, especially when they will face the winner from Bayern and Manchester City if they qualify for the semi final. On the other hand, Napoli seem very powerful and ambitious team this season. We also shouldn't forget that they have reached this stage for the first time in their history.

[Getmon]

There are three very dangerous teams in the quarter-finals, the others don't have much chance for the trophy. I don't expect much of a surprise result in the quarter-finals. Napoli Manchester City and Real Madrid will advance to a semi-final. I guess one of these teams will win the cup, but it is very difficult to say which one. I hardly expect one of the teams I mentioned to be eliminated in the quarterfinals. In the Napoli-Milan match, if Napoli scores early, they can score more goals in a row. Milan are not in very good shape at the moment or they are a level or two down from Napoli. Despite this, I think the rate given for Napoli is not bad. There is no team in the league that can stop Napoli. Milan will not be able to do this in the quarter-finals, let's see the matches are so fun

Frankly, I look up that Bayern Munich has a fair possibility of winning its match up with Manchester City. It is not right at this crucial time to fire Nagelsmann. In their respective leagues, Real Madrid and Manchester City were also not having the best times. Despite the loss of Sadio Mane and Manuel Neuer, Nagelsmann is competitive and unbeaten in the Champions League. There are reports of how the players feel about the dismissal of Nagelsmann, which could affect their upcoming matches.

Tuchel will immediately undergo heavy tests. Bayern Munich will play in its next four matches, Dortmund, twice with Freiburg and Manchester City.

[EdenHazard]

I may agree with you about Benfica, but for once Benfica is not the favorite team to be expected to reach the Champions League final this season. Benfica could surprise in the quarter-finals even though they have been hugely underrated so far, but I just believe they will not be as strong as expected to qualify for the final.

Indeed, Benfica is a strong team, we cannot underestimate this. Moreover, if we consider from how their performance so far during the previous matches. I think they did very great matches. However, as you said, Benfica is not the favorite team to be in the final. If they are able to overcome Inter very well and continue to the semi-finals, this will be exactly amazing. But, we also know that Inter commonly will have bigger motivation in UCL, whatever their performance, I don't think they will let themselves lose chances in this UCL. 

I even going to bet on benfica to beat inter.

They are losing once and draw twice  in the domestic league , making them have the confident that they needed in such big stage against inter milan who perform just average for me, nothing special. I bet benfica would become the team that surprised us all this season at champions league.

[GxSTxV]

There are three very dangerous teams in the quarter-finals, the others don't have much chance for the trophy. I don't expect much of a surprise result in the quarter-finals. Napoli Manchester City and Real Madrid will advance to a semi-final. I guess one of these teams will win the cup, but it is very difficult to say which one. I hardly expect one of the teams I mentioned to be eliminated in the quarterfinals. In the Napoli-Milan match, if Napoli scores early, they can score more goals in a row. Milan are not in very good shape at the moment or they are a level or two down from Napoli. Despite this, I think the rate given for Napoli is not bad. There is no team in the league that can stop Napoli. Milan will not be able to do this in the quarter-finals, let's see the matches are so fun

It's not easy to predict the outcome of these matches my friend which makes them just so exciting and enjoyable to follow. I believe that both Chelsea and Bayern Munich have the same chances of winning against Real Madrid and Manchester City. The white house has’nt been performing well in LaLiga lately and with a big possibility of losing it this year to Barcelona because of their gameplay strategy which has become predictable to all teams. Their defense is getting weaker with every match, and their recent loss to Barcelona was a disaster. I think Chelsea will play the same way Barcelona did against them.
As for Bayern Munich, I think they have a 70% chance of winning against Manchester City, despite their great performance this year and Halaand's impressive goal-scoring records every match. I have a feeling that there will be a surprise in this Champions League. My prediction for the final is Bayern Munich vs Napoli.

[Velvet78]

Benfica - Inter is a really competitive matchup on paper but I still see Inter one step ahead of their opponent. Benfica have had a great season so far though. They are very likely to finish the season as the Liga Portugal champions now. In addition to that they have been doing really well in the Champions League so far as well. Their group stage performance was really impressive and it was the same against Club Brugge in the previous round.

Inter have newly eliminated Porto which is another team in the same domestic league with Benfica. I wonder how things will go against Benfica. Benfica had better look for getting an advantage in the first leg.

[Mr.right85]

Frankly, I look up that Bayern Munich has a fair possibility of winning its match up with Manchester City. It is not right at this crucial time to fire Nagelsmann. In their respective leagues, Real Madrid and Manchester City were also not having the best times. Despite the loss of Sadio Mane and Manuel Neuer, Nagelsmann is competitive and unbeaten in the Champions League. There are reports of how the players feel about the dismissal of Nagelsmann, which could affect their upcoming matches.

Tuchel will immediately undergo heavy tests. Bayern Munich will play in its next four matches, Dortmund, twice with Freiburg and Manchester City.

Is Thomas Tuchel the new boss at Bayern Munich?
This information is literally new to me and  something I'll take a look at but, I think if he is, he would do great.
He joined up in Chelsea and won them a champions league, now his joined up in Bayern Munich and Bayern Munich isn't a bad team, aren't doing any badly as well and Tuchel is a good/experienced coach. He could show his quality yo be much better than what his last days at Chelsea was.

Bayern Munich vs Manchester City would be such a tough game for them both as, they are both teams that could win the league if they could get pass Real Madrid of course.

[JoyMarsha]

In few time Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be meeting and some Bayern Munich fans are not very sure if Bayern Munich can be able to defeat Manchester City,  because of the new coach the club has. Some fans thinks it will be challenging for the coach to start a game with Manchester City at this time of the season.

It is understandable feeling because their manager is new and they are starting a fresh page which means that it will be a trouble to have that type of reset button hit right before meeting City. Whereas City has been building this team for years to get that UCL title, doesn't mean they will, there is a good chance they won't and they will lose instead and that's understandable, but that doesn't mean that they will lose, it's going to be a tough situation in the end and I believe that we shouldn't really be worried about it at all.

I feel like there is this underlying issue where Tuchel is great, newly there, but great, hence it's not really know which team will win.

I believe Bayern Munich fired their coach and hired Tuchel in his place for private reasons of the champions league. Tuchel was deemed more qualified and experienced than the outgoing coach to lead Bayern Munich players against Manchester City, which must be due to the champions league.
From the perspective of the fans, Bayern Munich's decision to fire their coach may have been the wrong one, but that doesn't mean Tuchel won't be utilizing his newly found club and players well to be able to play against Manchester City to win them at least.

[Prince Malik]

In few time Manchester City and Bayern Munich will be meeting and some Bayern Munich fans are not very sure if Bayern Munich can be able to defeat Manchester City,  because of the new coach the club has. Some fans thinks it will be challenging for the coach to start a game with Manchester City at this time of the season.

It is understandable feeling because their manager is new and they are starting a fresh page which means that it will be a trouble to have that type of reset button hit right before meeting City. Whereas City has been building this team for years to get that UCL title, doesn't mean they will, there is a good chance they won't and they will lose instead and that's understandable, but that doesn't mean that they will lose, it's going to be a tough situation in the end and I believe that we shouldn't really be worried about it at all.

I feel like there is this underlying issue where Tuchel is great, newly there, but great, hence it's not really know which team will win.

I believe Bayern Munich fired their coach and hired Tuchel in his place for private reasons of the champions league. Tuchel was deemed more qualified and experienced than the outgoing coach to lead Bayern Munich players against Manchester City, which must be due to the champions league.
From the perspective of the fans, Bayern Munich's decision to fire their coach may have been the wrong one, but that doesn't mean Tuchel won't be utilizing his newly found club and players well to be able to play against Manchester City to win them at least.

Tuchel is a great coach but changing the coach in such situation will surely not a good idea, man city is an horrible club and everyone wish to not play against them in the champoins league, they are very organized and their coach is perfectly controling the situation in the club and this will surely give them a big advantage against Bayern