UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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PSG are just very lucky that they have one of the most comfortable draws in this stage. However Real Sociedad are still a team not to be underestimated. Because they finished their group as the leader and there was Inter in that group as well. Inter are currently performing much better than PSG in the Champions League.

Therefore PSG had better get well-prepared for this matchup. Otherwise I won't be surprised to see them being eliminated. In the end PSG were nearly finding themselves in the Europa League if it weren't for Milan's comeback against Newcastle. 

I would be more careful with your wording about Real Sociedad. Inter Milan was not able to beat them at the Guiseppe-Meazza-Stadium and Real Sociedad was the team with more ball possession, which is really tough to do against Inter Milan when they play at home.

In La Liga they are not quite as good this season as I expected them to be, but still beating them is hard. Whenever they lose those games are tight games. I would not think that PSG will have two easy games against them.

In my opinion, Real Sociedad will not be able to compete with PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League because PSG has more experienced players than Real Sociedad. This does not mean that because they are performing well in the league, they will be able to defeat PSG because PSG is a big club, but they do not have a talented coach like Guardiola or Ancelotti who can help them win the Champions League trophy, because PSG qualifies for the competition every season but fails to defeat others big clubs and win the trophy, and I don't think they can still win this season because when Messi and Neymar are at the club, they are supposed to win the trophy, but they failed to defeat Real Madrid in the Champions League which I believe was their best chance that year, because they are in good shape and deserve to beat Madrid. Let's see how they play in round 16 versus Real Sociedad to see whether they can compete and advance to the next round because anything can happen.

You can't compare this PSG team with the Barcelona team that Luis Enrique once managed and won the Champions League title with. PSG has several good names on paper, but they have had their problems in the Champions League as well. They could not beat Dortmund in the second game and they got destroyed by Newcastle 4-1 in the first game and couldn't win the second game either. Where is Newcastle now? Out, they are not even in the Europa League.

I think these results in the group stage are reason enough for Real Sociedad to assume that they have a good chance to progress to the quarterfinals. I am not saying they are the favorite, but I am saying they have a good chance.

I agree that PSG and Luis Enrique's Barcelona are not on the same playing field. With players like Xavi and Messi, that team was famous. Nevertheless, we shouldn't write off PSG too soon. Yes, especially after that defeat to Newcastle, their Champions League performance hasn't been great lately. It is somewhat unfair, though, to contrast their present performance with Enrique's Barcelona. When that was all over, Barcelona was unmatched. Certainly, Real Sociedad is a serious team, but I wouldn't place my bets on them just yet. The breadth of skill at PSG, in spite of their problems, is still capable of winning a match

[puloweh555]

I think these results in the group stage are reason enough for Real Sociedad to assume that they have a good chance to progress to the quarterfinals. I am not saying they are the favorite, but I am saying they have a good chance.

I also think that way. Even though PSG is very strong in Ligue 1, competition in the Champions League is of course at a different level. Their defeat against Newcastle in the group stage slightly shows that their performance in the Champions League is not very good. Currently, Real Sociedad may not be like last season where they were quite strong in La Liga and were in fourth place in the final standings. But there are still those who think Real Sociedad has a better chance than PSG in the round of 16.

For some reason, I also had doubts about PSG this season, they don't seem ready and their strength is only strong in Ligue 1, but not in the UCL league. Even though they are trained by a great coach like Enrique and have star players, they have not been able to show their toughness in the UCL. Just look at PSG qualifying for the round of 16 through luck only with a difference in goal difference with AC Milan.

I think Sociedad will win the match, because Real Sociedad's game is so solid in defense, very good at controlling the ball, and killing counter attacks through player Kubo.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

From the experience without doubt PSG far better than Sociedad because although PSG always be failed to gets the trophy from this competition but they always be as champion favourite for each season PSG even can reach to the final match several years ago so they are obviously more better than Sociedad but i have to says this season PSG performance a bit decline because they have to hard struggle to qualified even PSG position on league standings have to determined on the last match of group stages

In my opinion Sociedad cannot be underestimate because at group stages Sociedad performance was more better compared to PSG and Sociedad can successfully to occupy first place at the end of group stages and the recent performance from both teams is equally same because they are still unbeatable at their domestic league in the last 5 matches and for the first leg PSG will playing as a host and i am sure they will be taking initiative to playing attacking and dominate the game and if PSG can able to beat Sociedad then their journey for second leg will be more easy

Yeah I agree with you that PSG is better based on abilities and experience if the opponent is Real Sociedad I think PSG can still be relied upon. Indeed, Real Sociedad cannot be underestimated especially for their good achievements in Group D compete with Inter Milan and Benfica but in my opinion both teams are at a different level PSG is more suitable when compared to Real Madrid or Barcelona. Besides that, the playing style of the two teams is also different PSG prioritizes pressure in any situation I mean when PSG has the opportunity they will continue to put pressure and that can interfere with the concentration of the opponent, except their opponents Barcelona or Madrid will be different because they have experience in that situation while Real Sociedad has not reached this stage, that is why experience is very necessary in this competition.

As you said PSG will take the opportunity in the first leg scoring and collecting goals as much as possible to be in a safe zone then in the second leg PSG will play without burden and keep pressing. As far as I know Real Sociedad is lacking in attack and pressing so if they conceded first then it would be more difficult for them conversely, if Real Sociedad scored the first goal then that will be an advantage for them because Real Sociedad has a good ability in defense it can be seen from the final results in group D Real Sociedad only conceded 2 goals.

[klidex]

I think these results in the group stage are reason enough for Real Sociedad to assume that they have a good chance to progress to the quarterfinals. I am not saying they are the favorite, but I am saying they have a good chance.

I also think that way. Even though PSG is very strong in Ligue 1, competition in the Champions League is of course at a different level. Their defeat against Newcastle in the group stage slightly shows that their performance in the Champions League is not very good. Currently, Real Sociedad may not be like last season where they were quite strong in La Liga and were in fourth place in the final standings. But there are still those who think Real Sociedad has a better chance than PSG in the round of 16.

For some reason, I also had doubts about PSG this season, they don't seem ready and their strength is only strong in Ligue 1, but not in the UCL league. Even though they are trained by a great coach like Enrique and have star players, they have not been able to show their toughness in the UCL. Just look at PSG qualifying for the round of 16 through luck only with a difference in goal difference with AC Milan.

I think Sociedad will win the match, because Real Sociedad's game is so solid in defense, very good at controlling the ball, and killing counter attacks through player Kubo.

PSG's performance in the Champions League is a bit doubtful because PSG doesn't seem to have the enthusiasm to play in the Champions League, they are just trying to fight hard to qualify for the round of 16 and look like they are having difficulty getting there, but indeed PSG is in quite a tough team like Milan and Dortmund so that This made PSG have to fight hard to qualify and it was fortunate that PSG was able to qualify with only a goal difference from Milan.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad is also in a tough group like Inter and Benfica, but Real Sociedad has not experienced a defeat at all, even though this is the first time Real Sociedad has competed in the Champions League, but this club was able to emerge as group winners even though it has the same points as Inter.

Real Sociedad's enthusiasm cannot be doubted and it looks like PSG will experience difficulties when facing Real Sociedad, but PSG experience competing in the Champions League cannot be denied but if PSG cannot achieve unexpected results, it will still be difficult for PSG to advance to the next rounds.

[Oluwa-btc]

These injuries are due to them being overworked due to the current schedule. They have games after games, International matches, Cup matches and European League matches if you are from a good team, which Kevin De Bruyne is. Oluwa-btc, So you saying Kevin De Bruyne should be sold is literally absurd. Due to him being injured, Manchester City is really struggling. He, Rodri, and Haaland are the 3 key players I see in Manchester City's squad right now.

So many teams are currently suffering due to a big injury list, Real Madrid, Manchester United and so many more. Some players are injury prone and these tough schedules just multiplies chances of them getting injured. So a team should have a backup ready for the key players just in case they get injured and should be rested properly for the big matches to come.

Erling Haaland, Doku and Rodri are all overworked you feel me? But they don't pick up these injuries just like Kevin De Bruyne. Last season he was also absent but thanks to the availability of IIkay Gundogan, Bernado Silva and Mahrez who made sure of creativity within the club. This is my opinion on the Belgian International. City would not want that though, they're a side with lots of funds to get a replacement for him. Absurd? Say whatever you like, that's your opinion.

Go check how these players get Injured and compare you man with em. Kevin De Bruyne Injury alone affects the club and everything. I don't have lots to saay.

Even if you are right and Mancsher City had a bad performance because of their player Kevin De Bruyne getting injured, I still think they had to have an alternative player in the same level to help the team in this situation and that's not good for a team like Manchester Cty to be dependent to a player like this.
Regardless of that, I'm waiting to see how Manchester City is going to perform in the Champions League after Kevin De Bruyne got recovered when they won't have any reason for the weak performance in the team.

Do you know how long Kevin De Bruyne have been away for Manchester City? If I'm recalling correctly, he's been out Injured since the Super Cup finals against Sevilla and during that game he didn't play for too long, no direct contact was seen from any player and someone here be saying we evil for giving our own opinions on matters. If they're not mature enough to ignore things, they should try not to become a prick.

For long term plans, I feel like they should plan ahead for a possible replacement. Check the performance of Erling Haaland, is it same as that of his first season? He has the best passes and combination from Kevin De Bruyne. He be still the leading goal scoring player but has seen a drop also struggles with his goals and contributions.

[asriloni]

Indeed, there is still no player who can replace Lautaro Martinez's role at Inter. He has always been Inter's attack motor and is also the current top scorer. The injury suffered will of course be a blow to Inter and also Inzaghi who must make a strategy to be able to fight back against Atletico. because it was clear that the fate of the two teams was not so good when they had to meet earlier. in the round of 16.

Just hope that before the second match, Lautaro Martinez can be confirmed as recovered. Inzaghi may not be able to force the healing process. but he certainly hoped he wouldn't be long.

I think this is something that no team wants. Injuries to key players have a very negative impact on the team's performance, especially if it is an elite level competition such as the Champions League. This is the same as the injuries to Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne at City which will cause their performance to decline drastically. Inter have to face Atletico which is of course a difficult match. It will be interesting to see how Inzaghi will strategize to deal with this problem.

When facing Bologna, Martinez was injured and that was a very bad dream for Inter, in the Inter squad itself there were no players like Martinez, fortunately, the UCL match between Inter vs Atletico Madrid will take place in February next year, there is still time for Martinez to recover from his injury.

Meanwhile for Man City, their performance immediately changed drastically because their main players were injured, even though there are many important matches that Man City will experience in the future, but I'm sure Pep Guardiola's target is the recovery of their injured core players, even though the next match will be Man City. City will face Copenhagen but this victory cannot be taken lightly, Copenhagen could give a big surprise.

Naturally, Inter coach Simone Inzaghi won’t want to be without Martinez and Dimarco for two long.

Both of the duo have key roles for the Nerazzurri.

So the big question will be when the two Inter players can return.

And according to the Gazzetta, it should be a couple weeks on the sidelines for both.

They will of course miss this evening’s league match against Lecce. And in six days’ time Inter are in action again, facing Genoa in Serie A.

Martinez and Dimarco will not likely be fit for that match.

https://sempreinter.com/2023/12/23/revealed-when-lautar-martinez-federico-dimarc-should-be-back-from-injury/

Don't worry. Lautaro will be back in the couple weeks later along with dimarco. have you seen that how the secondary players are also performing so perfect in the match last match? im not even worrying it for serie a but UCL kinda different compared to it.
Im valuing lautaro martinez as the main weapon that was helping intermilan to threatening other big club like rela madrid and bayern munich. I can patiently wait for those important players of intermilan to recover from their injury.

The news from sempre makes me feel lautaro may take a few weeks to fully recovered from his injury, as long as he will able to play and the chance of intermilan to get into the final is quite big.
We can also aim inter to enter into the quarter final too. Intermilan has lautaro martinez as a player that was always threatening other club. Atletico madrid needs to make sure it has strong defense before the club faces acmilan next months.

[Cryptmuster]

Do you know how long Kevin De Bruyne have been away for Manchester City? If I'm recalling correctly, he's been out Injured since the Super Cup finals against Sevilla and during that game he didn't play for too long, no direct contact was seen from any player and someone here be saying we evil for giving our own opinions on matters. If they're not mature enough to ignore things, they should try not to become a prick.

For long term plans, I feel like they should plan ahead for a possible replacement. Check the performance of Erling Haaland, is it same as that of his first season? He has the best passes and combination from Kevin De Bruyne. He be still the leading goal scoring player but has seen a drop also struggles with his goals and contributions.

Even top teams with big finances are not always able to play at the highest level, recessions are a normal phenomenon and this is normal not only for the team but also for the players. Haaland showed excellent results in the previous season and set many records, do you think it’s so easy to exceed your achievements every year? Don't worry, Guardiola is a great coach and if he needs new players he will find them.

[shogun47]

I agree that PSG and Luis Enrique's Barcelona are not on the same playing field. With players like Xavi and Messi, that team was famous. Nevertheless, we shouldn't write off PSG too soon. Yes, especially after that defeat to Newcastle, their Champions League performance hasn't been great lately. It is somewhat unfair, though, to contrast their present performance with Enrique's Barcelona. When that was all over, Barcelona was unmatched. Certainly, Real Sociedad is a serious team, but I wouldn't place my bets on them just yet. The breadth of skill at PSG, in spite of their problems, is still capable of winning a match

Yes I am of the same opinion and when I give my guess, it is just a guess as the word says. However, I believe that PSG's dependency on Mbappe is too high and that means whenever another team is able to shut him down, PSG is in trouble. Now can they win one or two rounds in the Champions League? Definitely, and they can also win games when Mbappe doesn't score. But I am questioning whether that could work for the next seven games on the highest level against all the best teams. Maybe Dembele and Kolo Muani can improve their game with every challenge that's coming their way. I thought they would have one of the deadliest attacking lines in Europe, but they are still not there.

[topbitcoin]

Even if you are right and Mancsher City had a bad performance because of their player Kevin De Bruyne getting injured, I still think they had to have an alternative player in the same level to help the team in this situation and that's not good for a team like Manchester Cty to be dependent to a player like this.
Regardless of that, I'm waiting to see how Manchester City is going to perform in the Champions League after Kevin De Bruyne got recovered when they won't have any reason for the weak performance in the team.

I see other considerations in this case it seems because of course there are priorities that Manchester City needs to pay attention to.
They are well aware that because the situation of the players is not too good because they are too compressed with a busy schedule, their priorities will definitely be a little different.
Indeed, until now we also know what Manchester City   EPL performance is like because in the last few matches they have not been too reliable but indeed Manchester City's priorities before must be in the Champions League so in this case im not too worried about what is happening for them especially now that some players like Haaland and KDB have now appeared and participated in training which will certainly provide an improvement for Manchester City
 performance.
Pep is quite good at utilizing situations so with the experience he has now and Manchester City  current performance i still have no doubts about Manchester City. 

[rendravolt]

I think these results in the group stage are reason enough for Real Sociedad to assume that they have a good chance to progress to the quarterfinals. I am not saying they are the favorite, but I am saying they have a good chance.

I also think that way. Even though PSG is very strong in Ligue 1, competition in the Champions League is of course at a different level. Their defeat against Newcastle in the group stage slightly shows that their performance in the Champions League is not very good. Currently, Real Sociedad may not be like last season where they were quite strong in La Liga and were in fourth place in the final standings. But there are still those who think Real Sociedad has a better chance than PSG in the round of 16.

For some reason, I also had doubts about PSG this season, they don't seem ready and their strength is only strong in Ligue 1, but not in the UCL league. Even though they are trained by a great coach like Enrique and have star players, they have not been able to show their toughness in the UCL. Just look at PSG qualifying for the round of 16 through luck only with a difference in goal difference with AC Milan.

I think Sociedad will win the match, because Real Sociedad's game is so solid in defense, very good at controlling the ball, and killing counter attacks through player Kubo.

Isn't that surprising? because PSG has been an ordinary team in the UCL for the past few seasons and it's no surprise that this season they are the same team without any significant differences. PSG will only be a quite troublesome team but will not be able to win the Champions League because their squad is only capable of completing their mission in the domestic league.

It looks like Real Sociedad could beat PSG, but only if they manage to hold PSG to a draw or can win on aggregate in the away match to PSG's headquarters. However, if that is not realized then it is clear that PSG will send Real Sociedad home in the round of 16 this season. The strengths of the two teams are quite different and PSG has something more if only to get through to the quarterfinals and that's an easy matter.

[Belarge]

Even top teams with big finances are not always able to play at the highest level, recessions are a normal phenomenon and this is normal not only for the team but also for the players. Haaland showed excellent results in the previous season and set many records, do you think it’s so easy to exceed your achievements every year? Don't worry, Guardiola is a great coach and if he needs new players he will find them.

Coaching is not easy as we all think, we have different goals and also expects ourselves to become very competitive when dealing with challenges. Manchester City is an elite EPL club that's currently the best club in the world of football currently, not easy for the players and the coach to hook up City to these standards. Pep Guardiola knows what he's doing and allow him to whatever he pleases freely. He's experienced and have been in the football managerial business for years, he certainly know how to take down his opponents and win his targets.

[shinratensei_]

Its going to be an interesting period when the round 16 will kick off in the UEFA champions league.The teams that are expected to go through this round to the quater final are Madrid,Bayern,Manchester City, Arsenal,Dortmund,I Include Dortmund because they are so good this season in the Champions league, finishing first in their group of death is not an easy task,so I will include them to go far past the round 16 stage.There are other teams that will push towards making the quater  final,but i'm optimistic about this few I mentioned.I really can't wait for this period to come because it is through this league that the best teams in the world are known.Last season,it was Mancity,but I doubt if they will be able to defend the tittle this season.

Some of the clubs you mentioned to enter the quarter-finals make a lot of sense, but I have doubts about Dortmund because even though they are performing very well, it seems like the players readiness is very lacking and they might have difficulty in the last 16 because the competition will be even more competitive in the last 16 even PSG and Napoli are the clubs that will prevent big clubs from qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Inter Milan is actually one of the suitable candidates to enter the quarter-finals because last season Inter was able to qualify for the finals and try to repeat this history even though it would be very difficult, but I would agree more if Dortmund were replaced by Inter Milan.


In fact, Barcelona, if this club had quality players without financial problems, I'm sure Barcelona would also be very suitable to be able to continue the match until the next round, but unfortunately Barcelona in the round of 16 seems to be having a very difficult time competing with other strong clubs.

Barcelona had quality players, but it has financial problem. The main point is barcelona has quality players and what's the difference? I don't even see the different from these things. In fact, barcelona is still having quality clubs and this can't be argued.
The financial trouble has come due to the management of barcelona was doing shady things. Xavi is still having quality player at this time. Xavi is still having a chance to make it happen as long as he can defend the current players.
I have heard that barcelona will be selling so many players and this is going to be another problem for barcelona. The chance owned by barcelona is pretty small to compete with some big clubs in EPL.
Im not being so skeptical with barcelona but if we are talking about the fact of barcelon is still far under some clubs like madrid or munich.

[QueenVera]

PSG's performance in the Champions League is a bit doubtful because PSG doesn't seem to have the enthusiasm to play in the Champions League, they are just trying to fight hard to qualify for the round of 16 and look like they are having difficulty getting there, but indeed PSG is in quite a tough team like Milan and Dortmund so that This made PSG have to fight hard to qualify and it was fortunate that PSG was able to qualify with only a goal difference from Milan.
Meanwhile, Real Sociedad is also in a tough group like Inter and Benfica, but Real Sociedad has not experienced a defeat at all, even though this is the first time Real Sociedad has competed in the Champions League, but this club was able to emerge as group winners even though it has the same points as Inter.

Real Sociedad's enthusiasm cannot be doubted and it looks like PSG will experience difficulties when facing Real Sociedad, but PSG experience competing in the Champions League cannot be denied but if PSG cannot achieve unexpected results, it will still be difficult for PSG to advance to the next rounds.

PSG are a good side but they've not really been so good as one would expect them to be. Even their advancement was a narrow one and then they're fixed with a new coming team to the UCL who are eager and hungry to compete and still go far in the contest. PSG still got a shot though, well let's see how far they'll get this season in the UCL tournament.

Not trying to be little Sociedad but PSG has got players with UCL experiences and then judging with that they've got an upper hand but for Sociedad, even though they're newbies to the tournament, they had an intriguing record in the group stage ans so they ought to be given that respect that's deserving of them. They're still a threat. They're doing well also in the La Liga and they seem like real goal getters. All will be concluded after the first leg results in February.

[hyudien]

Real Sociedad's enthusiasm cannot be doubted and it looks like PSG will experience difficulties when facing Real Sociedad, but PSG experience competing in the Champions League cannot be denied but if PSG cannot achieve unexpected results, it will still be difficult for PSG to advance to the next rounds.

In my opinion, Real Sociedad should be appreciated for having a pretty good mentality even though they are not used to being in the UCL, but Real Sociedad can actually dominate Group D which is filled with experienced teams in the UCL. So PSG please be careful and not consider Real Sociedad escape as mere luck. I see that there is a kind of big motivation from the Real Sociedad players who don't want to fall early, in the Domestic League they appear inconsistent but in the UCL they are very good without losing.

In fact, Barcelona, if this club had quality players without financial problems, I'm sure Barcelona would also be very suitable to be able to continue the match until the next round, but unfortunately Barcelona in the round of 16 seems to be having a very difficult time competing with other strong clubs.

Barcelona had quality players, but it has financial problem. The main point is barcelona has quality players and what's the difference? I don't even see the different from these things. In fact, barcelona is still having quality clubs and this can't be argued.
The financial trouble has come due to the management of barcelona was doing shady things. Xavi is still having quality player at this time. Xavi is still having a chance to make it happen as long as he can defend the current players.

I agree with you regarding Barcelona, the main problem is only financial while in terms of players we clearly know that it is filled with quality players Lewnadowski, De Jong, Pedri, Ferran Torres, Gundogan, Raphinha, Felix, Cancelo including goalkeeper Terstegen. There is nothing lacking in terms of squad depth, but when faced with financial conditions, the players feel that their future is not so secure, which affects their performance on the field. Every football player certainly needs financial guarantees because they don't play for free for the club.

[Oluwa-btc]

Its going to be an interesting period when the round 16 will kick off in the UEFA champions league.The teams that are expected to go through this round to the quater final are Madrid,Bayern,Manchester City, Arsenal,Dortmund,I Include Dortmund because they are so good this season in the Champions league, finishing first in their group of death is not an easy task,so I will include them to go far past the round 16 stage.There are other teams that will push towards making the quater  final,but i'm optimistic about this few I mentioned.I really can't wait for this period to come because it is through this league that the best teams in the world are known.Last season,it was Mancity,but I doubt if they will be able to defend the tittle this season.

A club and squad with Pep Guardiola shouldn't be underated, he's done it before, he could still do it again. I always want to see amd observe how he thinks. With Rodri currently out Injured, I'd love to see who he deploys to play as a single pivot for Manchester City. Though, I believe he'll be definitely back before their first round of sixteen game  come February.

I'd love to see who Bayern Munich brings into the squad during the transfer window before I can say they'll end up as winners of the Champions League. They have a good goalscorer ( Harry Kane ) but, they need the upgrades in midfied.

Real Madrid remains my favorite even without a central forward. They're capable of running causing damages to any club with or without them very best players.

[zaim7413]

For some reason, I also had doubts about PSG this season, they don't seem ready and their strength is only strong in Ligue 1, but not in the UCL league. Even though they are trained by a great coach like Enrique and have star players, they have not been able to show their toughness in the UCL. Just look at PSG qualifying for the round of 16 through luck only with a difference in goal difference with AC Milan.

I think Sociedad will win the match, because Real Sociedad's game is so solid in defense, very good at controlling the ball, and killing counter attacks through player Kubo.

PSG's performance at the start of this season did indeed decline slightly compared to last season, but slowly they can continue to develop their team's performance in a more positive direction and that makes their chances in the last 16 of the UCL even greater and the opponent they face is Real Sociedad, if We look at the quality of both teams. I think PSG is a little better than Real Sociedad, so I don't doubt that PSG's percentage of getting to the next round is much greater than Real Sociedad.

PSG performance has improved much more than since the start of the season, but they need to be even more solid in the Champions League because the competition in the future will be even tougher. The opponents they face in the round of 16 are slightly weaker than PSG's squad, but Luis Enrique should not underestimate Sociedad because their ambitions are very big this season.
The Champions League always provides unexpected surprises, PSG, who have qualified for the round of 16 with great difficulty, need to play more solidly to reach the quarter-finals. After that I can't say much more about PSG if they make it through to the quarter-finals because the fewer clubs that survive the smaller their chances.

[Jody.Drummer]

Even top teams with big finances are not always able to play at the highest level, recessions are a normal phenomenon and this is normal not only for the team but also for the players. Haaland showed excellent results in the previous season and set many records, do you think it’s so easy to exceed your achievements every year? Don't worry, Guardiola is a great coach and if he needs new players he will find them.

Coaching is not easy as we all think, we have different goals and also expects ourselves to become very competitive when dealing with challenges. Manchester City is an elite EPL club that's currently the best club in the world of football currently, not easy for the players and the coach to hook up City to these standards. Pep Guardiola knows what he's doing and allow him to whatever he pleases freely. He's experienced and have been in the football managerial business for years, he certainly know how to take down his opponents and win his targets.

True, coaching is not an easy job, because they have to think not only in terms of players, but also they have a responsibility for the future with the club itself. But it is also a risk if the coach is the first person to be blamed when the club he leads cannot play well, even though it may not be entirely their fault.
Many coaches fail at one club, but succeed with another. Management support will also be crucial for them, but management should not interfere in terms of player recruitment and strategy, because that will also be very influential. Many clubs fail because management interferes in the affairs of the coach and again the first person who will be blamed is certainly the coach himself.

[Volgastallion]

About what coaching are we talking about? About the IG coach for mens?  That is pure bullshit.

Just kidding, well in the end for me today the coaching of football teams at very high level is more a leadership and a know how to managed the ego of the big players than a football knowledge. That is the key, for that Ancelotti si so good, he knows how to manage the behavior of the players, the players already know what they have to do.

[hahay]

Do you know how long Kevin De Bruyne have been away for Manchester City? If I'm recalling correctly, he's been out Injured since the Super Cup finals against Sevilla and during that game he didn't play for too long, no direct contact was seen from any player and someone here be saying we evil for giving our own opinions on matters. If they're not mature enough to ignore things, they should try not to become a prick.

For long term plans, I feel like they should plan ahead for a possible replacement. Check the performance of Erling Haaland, is it same as that of his first season? He has the best passes and combination from Kevin De Bruyne. He be still the leading goal scoring player but has seen a drop also struggles with his goals and contributions.

Even top teams with big finances are not always able to play at the highest level, recessions are a normal phenomenon and this is normal not only for the team but also for the players. Haaland showed excellent results in the previous season and set many records, do you think it’s so easy to exceed your achievements every year? Don't worry, Guardiola is a great coach and if he needs new players he will find them.

Yes, that's right, the last time Bruyne played was in the Super Cup Final against Sevilla but in reality, in that match Bruyne was also not included in the line up . Thus, the last time Bruyne played was in the first match of the season against Burnley in the Premier League and Bruyne was replaced in the 23rd minute with Kovacic. So ya,  in fact Bruyne only played one match this season and also, Bruyne only played 23 minutes this season.

Therefore, it is clear that Bruyne has suffered a serious injury, because it requires a very long recovery. Moreover, based on existing records, at least Haaland get injured too. But yes, fortunately Haaland did not suffer a serious injury so Haaland was still able to play. So ya, with these factors, I think it is natural that Manchester City is experiencing a decline in performance, because many key players are injured. Therefore, perhaps Manchester City no longer has a big chance of getting to the Champions League final this season.

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Without Lautaro Martinez, it will be very difficult for Inter Milan to win against Atletico Madrid. Inter Milan is a strong team but the key player in their squad is Lautaro Martinez. Scored 15 goals and 2 assists in 16 matches in Serie A. In every match we have seen excellent gameplay from Lautaro Martinez. Atletico Madrid is not a weak team. They have talented players like Griezmann, Depay, Morata and Correa in their attack. And so defeating this team will not be an easy task at all. However, Inter Milan's defense is very strong. Therefore, the Inter Milan team is considered as the favorite in this match. However, if Martinez is in the squad for this match, I've decided to bet Inter Milan to win.

So far we are only talking about the fact that Martinez will miss all matches in 2023, and these are matches with Lecce and Genoa, and what will happen next is unknown, but I have not seen any mention that the injury is so serious that he will have to miss the Champions League matches with Atletico, I think that by this time he will be able to return to the game. Against a defense like Atletico's, Martinez will be a very useful player.

Yes, it is very likely that Martinez will miss 2 matches at the end of 2023 against Lecce and Genoa, however Inter is still the favorite because Inter still has Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Marcus Turam who Inter can rely on to score goals and win. Moreover, Inter's defense is very strong so it is very unlikely that Lecce and Genoa will be able to beat Inter by breaking through Inter's defense even though Martinez is not in the team.

I hope that the muscle injury suffered by Martinez can recover quickly. There has been no further news regarding how long Martinez will be out, but I hope that Martinez can recover soon and return to strengthening Inter.

Even without Martinez, Im optimistic about Inter. Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Marcus Thuram are key players in their team, capable of stepping up when needed. The team's 2-0 win over Lecce shows their depth and perseverance. Muscle injuries rarely cause long-term absences like Martinez's. Thus, I hope he returns soon. Martinez has time to rehabilitate without rushing back and risking more injury due to Inter's simple schedule.