UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, I think that Madrid as it is can make a difference and there is no doubt about that, I think that things can be very different because they are always going to do a lot of good things, on the one hand they have Vinicius, on the other hand they have Rodrygo He has Bellingham and that could make the difference, I don't see Mbappé in Madrid, I think Haaland is much better, I just hope they can bring Haaland, he would be much better than any player for now, but everything is up to him if he wants to leave or not from City, because the truth is I don't see that Pepe gives him as good opportunities as Ancelotti gives him, it's something that I couldn't say that could be as necessary, but with a coach like him it's the best, well that's it. I think the css can be, it's all about seeing them from the point of view that can improve the team, a new striker like him can change the team as mostly very attacking, in the event that Mbappé arrives, I don't know, no It seems to me that he could do so much because he is a very egocentric player and that doesn't help.

yep, we probably dont need to worry too much even though Ancelotti failed to bring in a pure striker like Mbappe but the players that Real Madrid have still look very good with some of the players you mentioned, especially Vinicius and Bellingham who currently seem to be key players for Madrid to continue to get the winning score to win the title in UCL and on the one hand we dont know for sure whether Madrid really failed to bring in a striker player or whether it would be a surprise to be able to bring in a truly quality player.

mbappe or Haaland are both very suitable to be Real Madrid strikers, its just that these two players seem really difficult to get because the team that has these two players also has the goal of trying to try their hand at the UCL this season so it little difficult to recruit these high quality players.
but who knows if it will be surprise because money can change a football player mind and I am more comfortable waiting for whatever player will be brought to Real Madrid, of course the player has very good quality talent but I support you if Haaland will be better suitable compared to Mbappe.

Real Madrid is still a player to play as a sticker for them and because of not having this player Real Madrid is not in a good situation. It seems Real Marid is still interested in hiring Mbappe or some other player but at the same time, they don't have to lose their prestige for a player and make people think they will wait for an even for hiring this player.
However, I think Real Madrid can also focus on their younger player and ignore Mbappe forever.

Well we all know that this is like a love story where Mbappé wants to find his impossible love because it is Madrid, if he rejected Madrid for giving him $23M then it's a matter of him, they are not going to give all the money to him either, in the If PSG wants to give him the double, it's something up to them, but Flotrentino's thing is fine, and I think it's funny, because a player cannot be above a club, and the club has already revealed that to anyone. of their players, that's why when we see what happened with Mbappé and Madrid? and that Mbappé once again rejected Madrid? No, that's not like that, Madrid throws the bait with little money and if he really wants the club he has to do it with little money even if it's $1M because things are always like that when it comes to seeing who is really good to be in the white club, then what Mabbppé doesn't see is that they could raise the price of his salary, or something, but just as he wants to beat everyone else and give him a golden cradle like they have it in him the PSG who follow his every whim, well no, in Madrid things are different, and even less with Ancelotti, Ancelotti is not a man who says that he will please the whims of a single player, that will never happen in Madrid.

I think it's excellent that things don't work out with him, I think Haaland is much better, and he can contribute much more, plus the humility that Haaland has is something unique and difficult to find, the Norwegian has already proven, the issue of Mbappé is for those who were falsely excited, I say, a Mbappé will never be needed by Madrid, Madrid can find a younger, more famous player without as much ego, or enough ego to fit in. the white team, otherwise you have to ask the great legends who have come out of there, because Mbappé does need Madrid to be remembered as a legend, he does need Madrid and not Madrid him.

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[budi691]

On papers all looking easy for the Manchester City, but real time action is going to happen on 14th February at Parken Stadium last time we have encounter between these two sides which ended without having any goal and frustrated Manchester City have to share points with Copenhagen now what happen in this knock out round is surely looking good but still anything can happen because all teams are doing their best for staying into competition and Copenhagen is also trying to keep things at the top after having surprising promotion from group stage.

Manchester City which was missing their few key players now having good time and things can give them good advantage with first leg match is also still have nearly one month which mean they will be in better shape and surely going to have good booster for another double which is not easy this time.

In the knockout round, all teams will play all out, but in reality, if you look at the quality, of course the Manchester City team is much stronger in all aspects, so their percentage of being able to advance to the next round is much greater, even though in football it is possible for surprises to occur, but I think that's a pretty small percentage.

We all understand that the Manchester city of last season that won the Champions League is not the Manchester City we are seeing now. Although there is no much difference between the Manchester city of last season and the Manchester city of this season. What I am trying to say is that the Manchester City of last season is somewhat better than the Manchester city of this season. Apart from the transfer of some good players like Gundigun and Mahrez, we still understand that a player like KDB has been absent from the Citizens squad. These things that I am noting will only affect Manchester City when they face a bigger club in the semi-finals and not against Copenhagen. Whenever or not Manchester City is inform, Copenhagen cannot eliminate them in the Champions League.

We have de bruyne and doku back again to the line up. The remaining players are still injured were haaland and stones. It's only matter of time till you will be seeing that if city will be performing back like last season. Manchester city's performance has been decreasing a lot due to the so many players were injured. I can expect city to show great performance against copenhagen soon. In fact, having de bruyne in the line up will be also increasing the self confidence owned by manchester city to beat copenhagen.

You will be surprised to see that city will able to perform better than before. I can't even wait for the match to begin caused by i wanna see de bruyne back again to the field.
All of city fans are missing him a lot and he will be back soon. It's a red alert for copenhagen caused by it will be destroyed by manchester city soon. Im also hoping that haaland will be also recovering from his injury when city is going to face copenhagen.
That will enough to give mental attack to the copenhagen's player. Copenhagen's player was not playing so good.

Yes, it must be admitted that when many of Manchester City's main players were injured, their performance decreased slightly, but after De Bruyne's return and by providing an assist in the Fa Cup match against Huddersfield, it shows that De Bruyne is an important player. yes, especially if Haaland and Stones return, Manchester City could be a scary team,
and Manchester City are playing in the UCL and those three players have returned so I don't think Copenhagen is a tough opponent for Manchester City. However, you need to remember that in football, anything can happen and the opposing team's performance also needs to be appreciated. Copenhagen may have surprises and interesting matches to look forward to

[AYOBA]

On papers all looking easy for the Manchester City, but real time action is going to happen on 14th February at Parken Stadium last time we have encounter between these two sides which ended without having any goal and frustrated Manchester City have to share points with Copenhagen now what happen in this knock out round is surely looking good but still anything can happen because all teams are doing their best for staying into competition and Copenhagen is also trying to keep things at the top after having surprising promotion from group stage.

Manchester City which was missing their few key players now having good time and things can give them good advantage with first leg match is also still have nearly one month which mean they will be in better shape and surely going to have good booster for another double which is not easy this time.

In the knockout round, all teams will play all out, but in reality, if you look at the quality, of course the Manchester City team is much stronger in all aspects, so their percentage of being able to advance to the next round is much greater, even though in football it is possible for surprises to occur, but I think that's a pretty small percentage.

Although all teams are doing everything they can to stay in the tournament, Manchester City is far superior these days. I believe they should proceed to the next round; nothing can prevent them from doing so. Even though Copenhagen were promoted from the group stage, I'm not convinced they can advance to the next round because their present performance is a little low, therefore they can't be compared to Manchester City. I'm not stating this by mouth. I am confident Manchester city, that they will not left behind according to my forecast.

[X-ray]

I see the Mbappe transfer to Real Madrid as what will not happen this January transfer window because PSG has not gotten a replacement for Mbappe, and if they allow Mbappe to leave, PSG will find it hard to score goals and win their matches.

Now there are many rumors about Mbappe, especially about his move to other teams at this time. But if Mbappe really goes to Real Madrid and PSG still hasn't gotten a substitute in accordance with what they have released, of course it will greatly affect PSG's own performance. So that it will really be considered more mature by PSG because it is about the star players they have today. But if you look at the price side, it looks like Mbappe is more suitable to the English League if you really want to leave PSG.

As far as i know that if PSG has been getting a replacement for mbappe but this player was not popular among the football fans. Enrique may still try to search for the best candidate to replace him as soon as possible, caused by mbappe will be leaving soon.
This is going to be another challenge for enrique caused by the club will be losing its goal machine soon. Mbappe will never be replicable and enrique needs to remember it. He needs only to find someone who can perform as good as mbappe but not same like mbappe.
There are so many wingers that can be targeted by him and i do appreciate that if enrique will able to recruit the world class winger from other club. The club can start to approach someone like vini that may be leaving from the club.
Im not really sure if vini will be leaving from there caused by he was always become the main choice ancellotti. This means that if mbappe may also play as right winger in real madrid soon.

[Sakanwa]

The round of 16 match between Copenhagen and Manchester City is a match worth waiting for, apart from the fact that we know that Manchester City is a big and impressive team in the Champions League this season, of course against Copenhagen will be a test for Manchester City because Copenhagen is also a team which is quite strong, currently Copenhagen is in the top 3 of the Danish league standings, so, Manchester City should be wary of them after successfully eliminating Galatasaray and Manchester United from the Champions League, especially now Manchester City also cannot play Haalaand as the spearhead because he is injured, according to I, even though Manchester City is one of the candidates to win the Champions League and is also favored as the winner in that match, there will be surprises that might occur in that match.

Nah, reaching top 3 position on Danish league is nothing, if Manchester City was there, they can dominate the league just like Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. Manchester City will beat them regardless they win by point or penalty. Manchester City can play without Haaland, but they can't play without Rodri and Silva. Fortunately both Rodri and Silva are available, moreover De Bruyne is already back too.

These are the three players that make up Mancity now,Rodri,Silva and Debruyne,they are three players that really hold the club at the moment.Every player is important,but these are unit where if they should leave,it will have a great effect on the team's performance.Example was when Rodri was  sent out for rough tackle,Mancity went on to lose three straight games because there was no holding midfielder in the team which left the team porous.But now,they have all of them back, including Debruyne who has been absent for a long while.

[JeffBrad12]

De Bruyne and Doku's return is really important news for Manchester City. De Bruyne is already like the most crucial player in the midfield for them. His great skills are a big help for the team to be more organized on their attacks. Haaland is also expected to return after his injury in only a few days.

While we are getting close to last 16 in the Champions League this kind of news must be feeling amazing for Guardiola.    Because he really needs their best players on the pitch to be able to go for a back-to-back title. Otherwise their job can be extra difficult.

Yeah good news, de bruyne contributed 1 assist in the last match. Im happy seeing him back and hope de bruyne won't be injured again. City has been trying so hard to keep its performance in domestic and european cup.
The club lost several times because of the incompetencies by club caused by missing some important player like him. Pep guardiola has a very good efficiencies in game management, but since he has no good player to replace de bruyne then the club could always depend on rodri.

The absence from some key players was almost ruining manchester city. Manchester city can still be very close to the liverpool which is good. It's time for city to show who is the best now.
Im sure that the comeback of de bruyne has made a big impact on the club. City can regain its confidence again after it was losing it last season. We still yet again wait haaland to comeback.

[bitvalak]

I see the Mbappe transfer to Real Madrid as what will not happen this January transfer window because PSG has not gotten a replacement for Mbappe, and if they allow Mbappe to leave, PSG will find it hard to score goals and win their matches.

That's not a serious problem at all. Mbappe can at very least reach PRE-agreement with real madrid. The terms of this offer are more than enough to ensure his commitment to joining Real Madrid after his contract comes to an end. There's no need for madrid to pay PSG to get him now.
The club needs only to wait till the middle of this year to get mbappe by paying around 150 millions as his signing fees and salary. As you can see that other strikers owned by real madrid was not as productive as him in scoring goals for the club.
Goncalo ramos? this guy is a flop, even dembele was not performing so good in PSG. I would like to see who is going to be recruited by PSG to replace mbappe's position. PSG will be losing one of its best players in the world.

Mbappe is always becoming the long-term story. His transfer saga will probably end in the middle of next year. It is my sincere hope that PSG's elimination from the UCL will provide us with valuable insight into his final decision.
it's likely that if mbappe will be leaving from PSG and i do believe it will happen soon. There are so various parties are awaiting his final decision to make sure everything will be cleared.
There will be no fake news to be used to manipulate public's opinion again.

Do you think PSG management will want Mbappe to leave PSG on a free transfer after they have invested so much money in Mbappe? PSG management will likely offer Mbappe another deal so that any club that wants to sign Mbappe will pay a huge amount of money.

PSG will of course learn from several previous cases. Mbappe is too controlling for PSG, this is not good for the team's survival.
Therefore, they learn not to prioritize one player too much. We can see from PSG's last few purchases that they prioritize young players who are not too expensive.
They are no longer targeting European megastars who have fantastic value. This also cannot be separated from the role of coach Luis Enrique.
Therefore, it is very likely that Mbappe will be released so that the team atmosphere is more balanced, Mbappe can move to a club that has a history of being able to manage a star well, such as Real Madrid.

[Cryptomultiplier]

De Bruyne and Doku's return is really important news for Manchester City. De Bruyne is already like the most crucial player in the midfield for them. His great skills are a big help for the team to be more organized on their attacks. Haaland is also expected to return after his injury in only a few days.

While we are getting close to last 16 in the Champions League this kind of news must be feeling amazing for Guardiola.    Because he really needs their best players on the pitch to be able to go for a back-to-back title. Otherwise their job can be extra difficult.

Yeah good news, de bruyne contributed 1 assist in the last match. Im happy seeing him back and hope de bruyne won't be injured again. City has been trying so hard to keep its performance in domestic and european cup.
The club lost several times because of the incompetencies by club caused by missing some important player like him. Pep guardiola has a very good efficiencies in game management, but since he has no good player to replace de bruyne then the club could always depend on rodri.

The absence from some key players was almost ruining manchester city. Manchester city can still be very close to the liverpool which is good. It's time for city to show who is the best now.
Im sure that the comeback of de bruyne has made a big impact on the club. City can regain its confidence again after it was losing it last season. We still yet again wait haaland to comeback.

I was glad to learn of De Bruyne back from injury too. I missed him mostly for Manchester city and am sure his contribution was missed more by the teammates who have gotten used to his style of midfield play and through passes to the striker up front.
His return doesn't also that the team will automatically get better, because he just returned and might be too careful so as not to go back to injury.

[Coyster]

While we are getting close to last 16 in the Champions League this kind of news must be feeling amazing for Guardiola.    Because he really needs their best players on the pitch to be able to go for a back-to-back title. Otherwise their job can be extra difficult.

It is fantastic news for City as they welcome back their players from the treatment table, i think only Stones and Prolly Akanji are injured right now, but not serious injuries anyway, so they should be back in a few weeks or even less. It is good for a manager to have every player fit and available, especially a manager like Pep who likes to tinker, change tactics frequently and start players out of their original positions. City finally won the CL last season, but that is just one and i am pretty sure they'd want to do it again and again, just as they are doing in the EPL, it would definitely be tougher but not impossible.

[Distraction]

Maybe this contract has been really signed between the sides for this summer. But Mbappe might be waiting until the end of the season to make an official statement about this. I hope the situation is really like that because I don't want to see him extending with PSG any longer. It just doesn't make sense while he can't win a Champions League title. 

In my opinion Mbappe is on the way of becoming one of superstar players in football history already. But he needs to fill his career with bigger titles such as the Champions League also.

Real Madrid is definitely a great team to achieve that for him. 

Even if PSG win the Champions League (which by the way is quite possible, although the probability is small, they are not that bad) it will be completely ridiculous if one of the best players of the generation spends his best years in Ligue 1. It is simply ridiculous. The World Champion, the future top scorer in the entire history of the World Cup will have some kind of statistics in League 1. I wonder if anyone will care about this, or, say, does anyone even know how good a player is if he scored 30 goals in League 1? Or 40? Or 50? This is all nonsense - he needs achievements in competitive leagues (EPL, La Liga or Serie A). The real choice now is only between the first two options.

I totally agree with you about one topic especially. The Ligue 1 isn't the right place for a player like Mbappe. We are talking about how amazing player he is and we already classify him as different from most players. It doesn't matter to me much either to see him scoring whatever amount of goals in the French league.

The Ligue 1 isn't much of a competitive league when we compare it to leagues such as the English Premier League, La Liga and so on. He definitely needs to join a much more competitive league to make a big jump in his career. This is the only way of becoming a real legend in football history.  

[hahay]

The round of 16 match between Copenhagen and Manchester City is a match worth waiting for, apart from the fact that we know that Manchester City is a big and impressive team in the Champions League this season, of course against Copenhagen will be a test for Manchester City because Copenhagen is also a team which is quite strong, currently Copenhagen is in the top 3 of the Danish league standings, so, Manchester City should be wary of them after successfully eliminating Galatasaray and Manchester United from the Champions League, especially now Manchester City also cannot play Haalaand as the spearhead because he is injured, according to I, even though Manchester City is one of the candidates to win the Champions League and is also favored as the winner in that match, there will be surprises that might occur in that match.

Nah, reaching top 3 position on Danish league is nothing, if Manchester City was there, they can dominate the league just like Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. Manchester City will beat them regardless they win by point or penalty. Manchester City can play without Haaland, but they can't play without Rodri and Silva. Fortunately both Rodri and Silva are available, moreover De Bruyne is already back too.

Yes indeed, it is not right to compare Copenhagen with Manchester City because of course, Manchester City has better quality in all factors. Also, even if for example Haaland is still not available to play, but the fact is that Manchester City will still promise to get a win against Copenhagen later . So ya, there is no good reason for Manchester City failure in this match, because onpaper it is certain that Manchester City will win and will certainly qualify for the quarter finals or maybe until the final round . So ya, there is no good chance for Copenhagen against Manchester City later and also, no matter how good preparation Copenhagen makes for this match but ya, the reality will still be difficult for Copenhagen to be able to beat Manchester City, or it is a tergat that will never happen.

[Oluwa-btc]

De Bruyne and Doku's return is really important news for Manchester City. De Bruyne is already like the most crucial player in the midfield for them. His great skills are a big help for the team to be more organized on their attacks. Haaland is also expected to return after his injury in only a few days.

While we are getting close to last 16 in the Champions League this kind of news must be feeling amazing for Guardiola.    Because he really needs their best players on the pitch to be able to go for a back-to-back title. Otherwise their job can be extra difficult.

Them whoever Manchester City haven't faced should be ready for chaos', it won't be easygoing for any side playing with all this creativity. Erling Haaland must have already rested enough and should be safe and sound now to kickstart the second half but f the season, he should go above Mo Salah when the going gets hot.

Having Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, Bernado Silva, Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne with all these creativity? They could be successful with them chase of the Premier League, but not the Champions League.

Paris Saint Germans at this point can't stop and halt Kylian Mbappe, the way it stands he is the Boss, and whatever decision he makes affects his careers growth both negatively and positively.

[QueenVera]

And there is still quite lot of time left for each team to prepare for the match, it is clear that if they lose in two legs of the match they will be eliminated from the UCL competition.
In the Manchester City vs Copenhagen match, it is clear that Manchester City will be the favorite and in the first and second leg matches, Manchester City will definitely have the advantage.
Even though the first leg will be home match for Copenhagen, I sure that Manchester City can still win it and for the second leg of course Manchester City will have another big victory because they have home match.

With the return of the main players, Pep can use the perfect composition of players like he helped Manchester City win three competitions last season.
For the Premier League itself, Newcastle is still not great opponent for Manchester City and of course all conveniences can be obtained when very perfect squad is well structured.

By February the knock out stage for the UCL will kick off and for some teams, it'll be an easy slide through regardless of the notion of the strongest teams being the ones able to scale into this stage. City and Copenhagen would go against each other and it's very much clear that City would be the survivors. They're the title defenders and take any chances to get disqualified at the round of 16.

 Their key men are back and set to run and definitely that's enough charge to weigh down Copenhagen. Yes, in their home ground, they may try to put up a battle but I'm certain that City will be capable to overturn them. They're way ahead of them in capacity and ability too. As always, the round of 16 will have as much fun as there can be in it and it's greatly anticipated. Preparations and games would definitely be intense too.

[Oluwa-btc]

The round of 16 match between Copenhagen and Manchester City is a match worth waiting for, apart from the fact that we know that Manchester City is a big and impressive team in the Champions League this season, of course against Copenhagen will be a test for Manchester City because Copenhagen is also a team which is quite strong, currently Copenhagen is in the top 3 of the Danish league standings, so, Manchester City should be wary of them after successfully eliminating Galatasaray and Manchester United from the Champions League, especially now Manchester City also cannot play Haalaand as the spearhead because he is injured, according to I, even though Manchester City is one of the candidates to win the Champions League and is also favored as the winner in that match, there will be surprises that might occur in that match.

Nah, reaching top 3 position on Danish league is nothing, if Manchester City was there, they can dominate the league just like Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. Manchester City will beat them regardless they win by point or penalty. Manchester City can play without Haaland, but they can't play without Rodri and Silva. Fortunately both Rodri and Silva are available, moreover De Bruyne is already back too.

These are the three players that make up Mancity now,Rodri,Silva and Debruyne,they are three players that really hold the club at the moment.Every player is important,but these are unit where if they should leave,it will have a great effect on the team's performance.Example was when Rodri was  sent out for rough tackle,Mancity went on to lose three straight games because there was no holding midfielder in the team which left the team porous.But now,they have all of them back, including Debruyne who has been absent for a long while.

I'd love to add, Jeremy Doku,  Erling Haaland and Credit to that Manchester City defenders who barely get them flowers and the praises they deserve. Amongst this defense are name like Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kyle Walker and also Ederson who be so confident at goal.
They're all top lads and they contribute to push the plans of Josep Pep Guardiola for the club. You can't write them off, the success of the club has to do with everyone. I'm not just a fan of Jack Grealish lol.


Against Copenhagen, I'd love to see once again, Copenhagen did well against Bayern Munich also, keys see what happens when they face the defending Champions.

[rendravolt]

De Bruyne and Doku's return is really important news for Manchester City. De Bruyne is already like the most crucial player in the midfield for them. His great skills are a big help for the team to be more organized on their attacks. Haaland is also expected to return after his injury in only a few days.

While we are getting close to last 16 in the Champions League this kind of news must be feeling amazing for Guardiola.    Because he really needs their best players on the pitch to be able to go for a back-to-back title. Otherwise their job can be extra difficult.

I was very surprised to see the play of Jeremy Doku and he was the right winger to replace Mahrez who last summer had left for a Saudi league team. Pep Guardiola is a genius at seeing the talent of young players and it didn't take long for him to convince Jeremy Doku to join Manchester City. I think if Manchester City had been a little late in bringing him in, maybe another team would have wanted to try to sign him.

But here Jeremy Doku has proven his prowess that he had developed at his previous club Rennes and now his career is just a matter of time before he continues to shine with Manchester City. This will also be the first time he will be in a major Champions League competition and will be a very meaningful experience for him. Can't wait to see the new attack line with Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland, it will definitely be very difficult for any team to stop them with their vision and agility.

[Asiska02]

Do you think PSG management will want Mbappe to leave PSG on a free transfer after they have invested so much money in Mbappe? PSG management will likely offer Mbappe another deal so that any club that wants to sign Mbappe will pay a huge amount of money.

This is also how I feel about PSG and Mbappe saga that is the talk on the transfer market now. PSG are not foolish to let him go like that after spending so much money on his signing and salary. Mbappe will also not want PSG not to benefit from his sell after all the good offers he has enjoyed with them. It is still not clear where Mbappe will be moving to next but it’s almost impossible for Mbappe to leave the club without compensating PSG for that.

De Bruyne and Doku's return is really important news for Manchester City. De Bruyne is already like the most crucial player in the midfield for them. His great skills are a big help for the team to be more organized on their attacks. Haaland is also expected to return after his injury in only a few days.

While we are getting close to last 16 in the Champions League this kind of news must be feeling amazing for Guardiola.    Because he really needs their best players on the pitch to be able to go for a back-to-back title. Otherwise their job can be extra difficult.

Manchester City will be on a high mood now that most of their players are fully back from injury and more will soon be back in few weeks time since theirs is a short time injury. Now that the round of 16 of the champions league is fast approaching, every team will be looking forward to have a full squad that will give them an edge over their opponents. With the way the group stage matches of the champions league went, no team can be underrated and most of the teams will have equal potential of making it to the quarterfinals. This is no more about team’s success story but about what you can offer in the pitch to get a qualification for your team.

[Furious 7]

The round of 16 match between Copenhagen and Manchester City is a match worth waiting for, apart from the fact that we know that Manchester City is a big and impressive team in the Champions League this season, of course against Copenhagen will be a test for Manchester City because Copenhagen is also a team which is quite strong, currently Copenhagen is in the top 3 of the Danish league standings, so, Manchester City should be wary of them after successfully eliminating Galatasaray and Manchester United from the Champions League, especially now Manchester City also cannot play Haalaand as the spearhead because he is injured, according to I, even though Manchester City is one of the candidates to win the Champions League and is also favored as the winner in that match, there will be surprises that might occur in that match.

IMO for now no one will doubt Manchester City in this match even though Copenhagen is one of the big clubs in their domestic competition but in the end they may not mean anything in front of Manchester City.
The current situation if we look at it as a whole i think Manchester City are superior in any case especially with the return of several players such as De Bruyne, Haaland and Doku then indeed this is a difficult situation for Copenhagen.

They struggled to qualify for the 16th round of the Champions League this time and were immediately faced with the defending champions so the best option that could be done was to try to get a draw in a match that was done with their defense to make the speculation different in the penalty shootout but in the end it was also not an easy thing to do because in the end we know that it will be very difficult to realize that when their opponent is Manchester City.

[rahmad2nd]

We all understand that the Manchester city of last season that won the Champions League is not the Manchester City we are seeing now. Although there is no much difference between the Manchester city of last season and the Manchester city of this season. What I am trying to say is that the Manchester City of last season is somewhat better than the Manchester city of this season. Apart from the transfer of some good players like Gundigun and Mahrez, we still understand that a player like KDB has been absent from the Citizens squad. These things that I am noting will only affect Manchester City when they face a bigger club in the semi-finals and not against Copenhagen. Whenever or not Manchester City is inform, Copenhagen cannot eliminate them in the Champions League.

There is nothing wrong with what you say, but we can also refer to what Pep Guardiola did during De Bruyne's long injury. in the matches they have played this season, it is natural that City is not as sharp as last season. clearly, there are significant differences. manchester City, last season, was quite fierce with its 3-2-4-1 pattern, and always beat its rival team with a landslide score. both in the Domestic League and in the Champions League. if there is a difference, yes, it is clear that the departure of Gundohan and Mahrez means Pep must do something ideal for his squad. one of them, bringing in several new arrivals. but that alone was not enough for Pep, especially after De Bruyne was injured. so, it looks like he is trying and planning something for his squad. I see that Pep never assigns his players to the same position, except for a few players in particular who are mainstays on the front line. Just see, if the Manchester City architect prefers to experiment by rotating some of his players.

My conclusion is that he is exploring the potential of his players and trying to maximize it as he wants. apart from that, Pep also rarely plays Jack Grealish in the Premier League. more precisely, Grealish always starts in the Champions League. my assumption is that he did this to maximize his players, especially newcomers. and I am also sure that Pep is fully aware of the risks he is taking. however, the proof is that City still has the opportunity to overtake the teams above them in the Premier League. now De Bruyne is back from injury, in the first match he played quite impressively even though it was against a team that was not very strong. however, with his presence, Pep can now freely apply his system, especially since the first half of the season has passed and now is the time for City to prove their toughness again. it could be that Pep will always rotate players in every match they play. what is certain is that City's chance of qualifying for the next phase of this competition has a high probability. plus, they also have a good chance of continuing to compete for the title in their domestic league.

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Do you think PSG management will want Mbappe to leave PSG on a free transfer after they have invested so much money in Mbappe? PSG management will likely offer Mbappe another deal so that any club that wants to sign Mbappe will pay a huge amount of money.

When Mbappe's contract expires, Mbappe can leave for free. Unless Mbappe extends his contract, PSG can't do anything in this situation. Honestly, I hope Mbappe won't extend his contract, so there will be no more drama between PSG and Mbappe. If Mbappe really has the intention to leave PSG, he won't accept the offer for contract extension.

De Bruyne and Doku's return is really important news for Manchester City. De Bruyne is already like the most crucial player in the midfield for them. His great skills are a big help for the team to be more organized on their attacks. Haaland is also expected to return after his injury in only a few days.

De Bruyne, Doku, and Haaland are the key players of Man City. When they recover from injury and play again for Man City, they surely will bring significant impact on the squad. I'm sure Man City will be strong again, they will focus on achieving another success in any competition. So, it is interesting to see how Man City performance in the second half of the season.

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IMO for now no one will doubt Manchester City in this match even though Copenhagen is one of the big clubs in their domestic competition but in the end they may not mean anything in front of Manchester City.
The current situation if we look at it as a whole i think Manchester City are superior in any case especially with the return of several players such as De Bruyne, Haaland and Doku then indeed this is a difficult situation for Copenhagen.

They struggled to qualify for the 16th round of the Champions League this time and were immediately faced with the defending champions so the best option that could be done was to try to get a draw in a match that was done with their defense to make the speculation different in the penalty shootout but in the end it was also not an easy thing to do because in the end we know that it will be very difficult to realize that when their opponent is Manchester City.

It could be said that Copenhagen needs a miracle to beat Manchester City, because we understand that the level of strength of the two teams is very different. Copenhagen was lucky to qualify for the round of 16 because United performed poorly, and it looks like City will finish this match easily. That doesn't mean there were no surprises at all, but the best thing the Danish representative could do was hold Pep Guardiola squad to a draw. As you said, the return of a key player like Kevin De Bruyne will certainly benefit Pep, his presence in the lineup will make everything easier.

I feel that City will have no difficulty in reaching the quarter finals, and maybe it will also be easy for them to reach the semifinals if they face a club that is not the favorite again. However, that is only a personal assumption, without underestimating any team in the round of 16. Because we understand that sometimes we lose our luck because we believe too much in our favorite team, we will take another look at the preparations of both teams ahead of mid February.