UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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Leipzig finished as runners up in the Champions League group stage, recording 3 wins and 2 defeats and 1 draw. Real Madrid, who will be their opponents, finished in first place in the group stage by recording perfect points from the 6 matches they played, yes, they swept all the matches with a win. Leipzig's task is very difficult to get rid of Real Madrid in the round of 16, especially since Real Madrid now looks better prepared than in the previous edition of the Champions League.
The first meeting will be held at Leipzig headquarters, in my opinion this match will really determine their journey. The reason is that if they can win then they have the opportunity to get rid of Real Madrid, they can play defensively in the second meeting. But if they lose, then I can say they are finished even though they might give a surprise.

On papers, we have no competition for the Real Madrid against RB Leipzig but as which is clearly indicating they will pass this test and have another season into last eight but as soccer and UEFA nature is never been predictable if something surprising happen then surely this could be biggest in years because as we are having quality difference in these clubs it's clearly showing Real Madrid can win both games and having quarterfinal spot with RB Leipzig which is recently having few defeats at home clearly creating problems for them into Bundesliga where competition is not easy for the staying into top four in this season.

Real Madrid which is currently having one of the best attacks and as their players are playing we also have best body chemistry between them which is surly important for while you are going to win big events in UEFA.

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There is nothing to be shocked about. Barcelona are having a much worse season than the previous one. They are weaker especially in defense as they have conceded more than enough goals so far. They are going to face Napoli which have really effective attackers. Especially Osimhen is a huge threat you know.

I expect to see many goals in this matchup first of all. If Napoli manage to get a decent win home first then I think they won't let Barcelona turn things around. Maybe Napoli are also not the same as their previous season version. But I believe they are good enough to get past Barcelona. 

They have no good enough defensive midfielder and also true defensive lineup for a player like Araujo shouldn't be seen anymore on that line up this season.
Ye should have seen him lined up for the club transfer and players to be loaned out but who am I to suggest such a word? Though they'll be against one of the hottest sides in Italian Seria A from last season ( Napoli )

They'll definitely hurt Barcelona with Politano, Victor Oshime and Khivicha Kvaratskhelia all back and ready to hurt Barcelona during the first leg of the Champions League knockout stages.

Interesting thing is, sometimes teams who are not that great at their own league, could end up with a win at UCL so that should be something that may make some sense. I get that it would not be easy, most teams that win the UCL are usually good at their own league as well, but it doesn't have to be like that. Remember the year Tuchel won the UCL with Chelsea?

It was just a few years ago, wasn't that long time ago, and they beat City, do you really think that City played bad? They were clear winners of the league most years, and yet they didn't get the UCL that season, Chelsea did. So that means if Barcelona is playing bad this season at the league, which I think they are not that bad at all, they do not look like champions, but they are decent, but even in that situation it doesn't mean they can't win UCL, they still have a chance.

[bitvalak]

Leipzig finished as runners up in the Champions League group stage, recording 3 wins and 2 defeats and 1 draw. Real Madrid, who will be their opponents, finished in first place in the group stage by recording perfect points from the 6 matches they played, yes, they swept all the matches with a win. Leipzig's task is very difficult to get rid of Real Madrid in the round of 16, especially since Real Madrid now looks better prepared than in the previous edition of the Champions League.
The first meeting will be held at Leipzig headquarters, in my opinion this match will really determine their journey. The reason is that if they can win then they have the opportunity to get rid of Real Madrid, they can play defensively in the second meeting. But if they lose, then I can say they are finished even though they might give a surprise.

Leipzig cannot be underestimated because it is a dark horse team. Even though statistically Real Madrid is the favorite, Leipzig can disrupt Real Madrid's steps in this preliminary round.
Of course Leipzig also has high motivation to continue to the next round. And so far Leipzig is still in 4th position in the standings with quite good scores in domestic league matches.

But so far, if Real Madrid plays at home in the second leg, it will always provide unexpected surprises.
Moreover, their motivation is high because they have just been defeated by Atletico Madrid in the CDR. Surely they will be dead set on chasing the UCL trophy this season.

[ginsan]

Leipzig finished as runners up in the Champions League group stage, recording 3 wins and 2 defeats and 1 draw. Real Madrid, who will be their opponents, finished in first place in the group stage by recording perfect points from the 6 matches they played, yes, they swept all the matches with a win. Leipzig's task is very difficult to get rid of Real Madrid in the round of 16, especially since Real Madrid now looks better prepared than in the previous edition of the Champions League.
The first meeting will be held at Leipzig headquarters, in my opinion this match will really determine their journey. The reason is that if they can win then they have the opportunity to get rid of Real Madrid, they can play defensively in the second meeting. But if they lose, then I can say they are finished even though they might give a surprise.

Based on the appearance of the two teams and also their experience in the Champions League, it is certain that Leipzig will have quite strong opponents in the round of 16.
Leipzig has to face the king of the Champions League, of course it's not an easy job for them because we know that Real madrid always makes it past the round of 16 every season. Therefore, I am not sure that Leipzig will be able to beat Real madrid in the round of 16. Moreover, Real madrid has Bellingham, who understands well enough method beat Leipzig because Bellingham is certainly no stranger to facing teams from the Bundesliga.

Maybe I predict that in this match Leipzig will play defensively to maintain their hopes of not losing at the Bernabeu in the first leg. Meanwhile, Real Madrid has quite a big chance for the first leg because they are playing at home. I see that this match will be quite easy to guess who the winner will be in the first leg because Real madrid has a strong enough squad, of course they will be able to reach the victory in front of their supporters.

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Leipzig cannot be underestimated because it is a dark horse team. Even though statistically Real Madrid is the favorite, Leipzig can disrupt Real Madrid's steps in this preliminary round.
Of course Leipzig also has high motivation to continue to the next round. And so far Leipzig is still in 4th position in the standings with quite good scores in domestic league matches.

But so far, if Real Madrid plays at home in the second leg, it will always provide unexpected surprises.
Moreover, their motivation is high because they have just been defeated by Atletico Madrid in the CDR. Surely they will be dead set on chasing the UCL trophy this season.

That right, being the favorite club to win every season doesn't necessarily erase the worries that lie ahead, Leipzig is a team that should be taken into account. we have seen how troublesome the German representatives were for Madrid in the group phase yesterday, when Union Berlin almost forced Madrid to a draw before Bellingham finally emerged as a hero in extra time. That the kind of thing you should be wary of, even in La Liga, Madrid also had difficulty winning several times, including their last match against Almeria.

On paper I believe Madrid will be able to advance to the next round even though Leipzig will try their best, I see Leipzig will be eliminated. Ancelotti has all the attributes needed, they just don't have an ideal striker, but the even depth of the squad has made their progress so far good. Therefore, I believe Madrid can win in two legs at once, if they can play aggressively from the early minutes, to avoid the risk of a surprising draw or defeat.

[QueenVera]

Interesting thing is, sometimes teams who are not that great at their own league, could end up with a win at UCL so that should be something that may make some sense. I get that it would not be easy, most teams that win the UCL are usually good at their own league as well, but it doesn't have to be like that. Remember the year Tuchel won the UCL with Chelsea?

It was just a few years ago, wasn't that long time ago, and they beat City, do you really think that City played bad? They were clear winners of the league most years, and yet they didn't get the UCL that season, Chelsea did. So that means if Barcelona is playing bad this season at the league, which I think they are not that bad at all, they do not look like champions, but they are decent, but even in that situation it doesn't mean they can't win UCL, they still have a chance.

Funny how you think Barcelona will make anything off this season’s UCL, like this team is poor and doesn’t have that winning mindset. Not just that but also the fact that Xavi haven’t been able to make it in European stage is another worry, it would take a miracle for Barcelona to get to the finals in the UCL, maybe it could be possible in seasons to come, but with their current form and squad I don't see them doing that.

 Well this team still lacks the creativity to challenge teams like Madrid and City for the UCL and it’ll be absurd trying to see them as contenders. They’re not doing well in their local league and going forward in the UCL I don’t see them performing better. Not this season, probably if they get things right next season they could pose a challenge. They need right and appropriate signings to help boost team’s performance and also they probably need a more experienced manager than Xavi.

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Interesting thing is, sometimes teams who are not that great at their own league, could end up with a win at UCL so that should be something that may make some sense. I get that it would not be easy, most teams that win the UCL are usually good at their own league as well, but it doesn't have to be like that. Remember the year Tuchel won the UCL with Chelsea?

It was just a few years ago, wasn't that long time ago, and they beat City, do you really think that City played bad? They were clear winners of the league most years, and yet they didn't get the UCL that season, Chelsea did. So that means if Barcelona is playing bad this season at the league, which I think they are not that bad at all, they do not look like champions, but they are decent, but even in that situation it doesn't mean they can't win UCL, they still have a chance.

Funny how you think Barcelona will make anything off this season’s UCL, like this team is poor and doesn’t have that winning mindset. Not just that but also the fact that Xavi haven’t been able to make it in European stage is another worry, it would take a miracle for Barcelona to get to the finals in the UCL, maybe it could be possible in seasons to come, but with their current form and squad I don't see them doing that.

 Well this team still lacks the creativity to challenge teams like Madrid and City for the UCL and it’ll be absurd trying to see them as contenders. They’re not doing well in their local league and going forward in the UCL I don’t see them performing better. Not this season, probably if they get things right next season they could pose a challenge. They need right and appropriate signings to help boost team’s performance and also they probably need a more experienced manager than Xavi.

Personally I don't think Barca will even achieve a semi-finals in UCL because let's be honest and admit that Barcelona football era is long gone and that magic is also gone since Messi left. Sure , they can win LaLiga and stuff from time to time but when it comes to UCL , it's seems like a forbidden dream for them. I also don't think City can win back 2 back either as UCL tends to have big surprises for the winner from time to time ( porto 2004 , inter 2011 and so on ).

[Weawant]

Leipzig cannot be underestimated because it is a dark horse team. Even though statistically Real Madrid is the favorite, Leipzig can disrupt Real Madrid's steps in this preliminary round.
Of course Leipzig also has high motivation to continue to the next round. And so far Leipzig is still in 4th position in the standings with quite good scores in domestic league matches.

But so far, if Real Madrid plays at home in the second leg, it will always provide unexpected surprises.
Moreover, their motivation is high because they have just been defeated by Atletico Madrid in the CDR. Surely they will be dead set on chasing the UCL trophy this season.

I understand your point and it's very much valid and I do say it always that in football a team been big and have the better squad isn't enough to think they are going to win their small opponent because these all opponent will definitely want to show as much strength as they can and that will .means possibly sweeping the big boys off their foot

Real Madrid has got a better squad with the much needed experience to be able to just get over Leipzig on a normal day but then we have to consider that in champions league most teams seem to give out only their best and that means they don't play their regular pattern of football because they are aware of how much competition they will be facing and how much of efforts they need to put in to get something out of every maychas every match counts for them in the UCL so it's very possible Leipzig may constitute a very strong resistance to Madrid.

[Hirose UK]

It is clear that Barcelona will definitely have far more advantages than Napoli and in this match we already know who is the favorite and who is the superior team, Barcelona will definitely be able to get an absolute win in these two matches in the round of 16.
Napoli will be eliminated, they will fall in the round of 16 and of course there is no hope whatsoever unless Barcelona experiences some problems such as player crisis or some other mistake occurs then there is possibility that Napoli can win.
In the match at home to Napoli there is chance of ending in draw but later in the second leg which is home match for Barcelona there will be big victory that can be achieved by the squad coached by Xavi.
This is the round of 16 which is the first start of the knockout round with quite worrying conditions because if there is problem or even the slightest mistake it can be profitable for the other team, each team must be able to play at full performance.
But Napoli doesn't seem to be able to play well because they are even struggling against small teams and are losing, what with Barcelona who are clearly far above them.

[klidex]

Even though many say Real Sociedad can beat PSG because they are not a farmer's league, I still admit that PSG is much better than Sociedad in terms of team quality. I am sure PSG will be able to beat Sociedad and advance to the next round. I don't underestimate Sociedad because we know they are performing quite well in the league and are ranked 6th in the standings. But with the quality of players both have, I think PSG is clearly far superior.

I'm not of the Opinion that Real sociedad will be able to beat PSG probably because they think PSG is currently too weak to win Real Sociedad, well Real sociedad may currently appear good in form and may as well be doing fairly in their domestic league which could be considered a boost to their confidence but I still don't see them to be able to win PSG.

The team quality nof PSG and their squad depth is very much better than that of Real sociedad and by performance, PSG has got a very much better performance than that of Real sociedad, and PSG has got more experience and determination but this doesn't mean Real sociedad is in any way to be underestimated because in football especially with the champions league, anything is very much possible and it's very true Real sociedad in a bid to get pass the round of sixteen could do everything possible.

In fact, the chances of both are still the same, we also cannot underestimate Real Sociedad because they also appear in a competitive league and Real Sociedad performance is also quite good in the domestic league. PSG is at a league level that is not very competitive but their performance in the domestic league is the strongest and the squad they have is also quite strong but Real Sociedad defense is also quite solid so I think PSG will not easily beat Real Sociedad but because PSG squad depth is better maybe many people are favorite for PSG to winning.

Indeed, in terms of experienced PSG has more experience in the Champions League, unlike Real Sociedad, but even though PSG has more experience, in fact they had difficulty qualifying for the round of 16, while Real Sociedad did not have too much difficulty. Even though in the Real Sociedad group there were club of runner up in the Champions League this season then (Inter Milan) so we can't underestimate a club that not too much experience because if they are able to perform impressively anything can still happened.

[rozak]

Even though many say Real Sociedad can beat PSG because they are not a farmer's league, I still admit that PSG is much better than Sociedad in terms of team quality. I am sure PSG will be able to beat Sociedad and advance to the next round. I don't underestimate Sociedad because we know they are performing quite well in the league and are ranked 6th in the standings. But with the quality of players both have, I think PSG is clearly far superior.

I'm not of the Opinion that Real sociedad will be able to beat PSG probably because they think PSG is currently too weak to win Real Sociedad, well Real sociedad may currently appear good in form and may as well be doing fairly in their domestic league which could be considered a boost to their confidence but I still don't see them to be able to win PSG.

The team quality nof PSG and their squad depth is very much better than that of Real sociedad and by performance, PSG has got a very much better performance than that of Real sociedad, and PSG has got more experience and determination but this doesn't mean Real sociedad is in any way to be underestimated because in football especially with the champions league, anything is very much possible and it's very true Real sociedad in a bid to get pass the round of sixteen could do everything possible.

In fact, the chances of both are still the same, we also cannot underestimate Real Sociedad because they also appear in a competitive league and Real Sociedad performance is also quite good in the domestic league. PSG is at a league level that is not very competitive but their performance in the domestic league is the strongest and the squad they have is also quite strong but Real Sociedad defense is also quite solid so I think PSG will not easily beat Real Sociedad but because PSG squad depth is better maybe many people are favorite for PSG to winning.

Indeed, in terms of experienced PSG has more experience in the Champions League, unlike Real Sociedad, but even though PSG has more experience, in fact they had difficulty qualifying for the round of 16, while Real Sociedad did not have too much difficulty. Even though in the Real Sociedad group there were club of runner up in the Champions League this season then (Inter Milan) so we can't underestimate a club that not too much experience because if they are able to perform impressively anything can still happened.

Real Sociedad's performance was good, but it wasn't that strong. I believe the first leg against PSG is an advantage for PSG. If Sociedad can hold back or at least reduce their losses by conceding a lot, they can hit back in the second leg.
PSG will still be the favorite, but I don't expect PSG to be eliminated faster if they lose to Soicedad. There is still enough time to prepare. and Sociedad also still has a match against a strong team like Girona to prepare for the match against PSG.

[len01]

Personally I don't think Barca will even achieve a semi-finals in UCL because let's be honest and admit that Barcelona football era is long gone and that magic is also gone since Messi left. Sure , they can win LaLiga and stuff from time to time but when it comes to UCL , it's seems like a forbidden dream for them. I also don't think City can win back 2 back either as UCL tends to have big surprises for the winner from time to time ( porto 2004 , inter 2011 and so on ).

since having financial problems; Barcelona lost its glory days and had almost very little chance of qualifying for the semi-finals because the players they had were not ready enough to face other big teams and in terms of reserve players; Barcelona does not have quality reserve players while several injured players can worsen Barcelona condition.
facing Napoli in the round of 16 may not be too tough, but the problem is that Napoli, even though they have problems, this team still has slightly superior performance compared to Barcelona, which is currently really down in the UCL and in La Liga.

and regarding Man City, I slightly disagree with your opinion, although it will not be possible to win consecutive UCL titles. The return of key players provides a big opportunity for Man City, but the only doubt is that KDB has returned with the same performance as before the injury and whether Haaland will return with good performance as before?
If Haaland is back and can still perform as before, it is possible that Real Madrid will have problems because they have to face the strength of Man City.

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Real Sociedad's performance was good, but it wasn't that strong. I believe the first leg against PSG is an advantage for PSG. If Sociedad can hold back or at least reduce their losses by conceding a lot, they can hit back in the second leg.
PSG will still be the favorite, but I don't expect PSG to be eliminated faster if they lose to Soicedad. There is still enough time to prepare. and Sociedad also still has a match against a strong team like Girona to prepare for the match against PSG.

Real Sociedad is not stronger than last season and in terms of quality the PSG team is much stronger than Real Sociedad so PSG is quite the favorite to take the next step.
However, in football anything can happen, PSG is not stronger than last season, but overall we can see the performance of the two teams and make a comparison for speculation.

[QueenVera]

since having financial problems; Barcelona lost its glory days and had almost very little chance of qualifying for the semi-finals because the players they had were not ready enough to face other big teams and in terms of reserve players; Barcelona does not have quality reserve players while several injured players can worsen Barcelona condition.
facing Napoli in the round of 16 may not be too tough, but the problem is that Napoli, even though they have problems, this team still has slightly superior performance compared to Barcelona, which is currently really down in the UCL and in La Liga.

and regarding Man City, I slightly disagree with your opinion, although it will not be possible to win consecutive UCL titles. The return of key players provides a big opportunity for Man City, but the only doubt is that KDB has returned with the same performance as before the injury and whether Haaland will return with good performance as before?
If Haaland is back and can still perform as before, it is possible that Real Madrid will have problems because they have to face the strength of Man City.

Barcelona not doing well in European competitions under Xavi is one big worry the fans are having for their round of 16 fixture. Yes, they’re facing Napoli who aren’t doing pretty well domestically but you can’t compare domestic form to European form. Napoli are superior than Barcelona in this fixture because they can take their chances and those chances could hurt on Barcelona. Well I think Barca and Xavi have lot to do if they want to get through Napoli.

 Winning the UCL consecutively is one crazy deal that’s only being achieved by Real Madrid. Now Man City trying to achieve that feat, yea I’ll say it’s somewhat possible especially if they’ve got the whole squad in full shape. Then I think think Real Madrid on the other end wouldn’t want this to happen again and that’s why I feel Madrid will be the only obstacle they’ll have to get the UCL consecutively.

[LUCKMCFLY]

since having financial problems; Barcelona lost its glory days and had almost very little chance of qualifying for the semi-finals because the players they had were not ready enough to face other big teams and in terms of reserve players; Barcelona does not have quality reserve players while several injured players can worsen Barcelona condition.
facing Napoli in the round of 16 may not be too tough, but the problem is that Napoli, even though they have problems, this team still has slightly superior performance compared to Barcelona, which is currently really down in the UCL and in La Liga.

and regarding Man City, I slightly disagree with your opinion, although it will not be possible to win consecutive UCL titles. The return of key players provides a big opportunity for Man City, but the only doubt is that KDB has returned with the same performance as before the injury and whether Haaland will return with good performance as before?
If Haaland is back and can still perform as before, it is possible that Real Madrid will have problems because they have to face the strength of Man City.

Barcelona not doing well in European competitions under Xavi is one big worry the fans are having for their round of 16 fixture. Yes, they’re facing Napoli who aren’t doing pretty well domestically but you can’t compare domestic form to European form. Napoli are superior than Barcelona in this fixture because they can take their chances and those chances could hurt on Barcelona. Well I think Barca and Xavi have lot to do if they want to get through Napoli.

 Winning the UCL consecutively is one crazy deal that’s only being achieved by Real Madrid. Now Man City trying to achieve that feat, yea I’ll say it’s somewhat possible especially if they’ve got the whole squad in full shape. Then I think think Real Madrid on the other end wouldn’t want this to happen again and that’s why I feel Madrid will be the only obstacle they’ll have to get the UCL consecutively.

You're right, for me, My the only player who has a higher level in Barcelona is him, there is no other, in fact I think that Lewa's biggest mistake is having gone to a Barcelona that is not close to winning anything, yes, they are good in the UCL , They had a team that really won Serie A through pure luck, because they have not shown that they are winners or that they are defending champions , but rather that things have happened to them by pure luck, so if they have a chance of passing and beating Napoli, He could not deny that sometimes Barcelona has good luck and they win , Especially in the UCL , but from then on things are not so good to try when they come across teams like City,  Bayern who That's where the race will come to them.

It seems to me that things with Barcelona are complicated, I don't see it very well, they also lost in the Copa del Rey and nothing is going well for them, I think that now their main contender is not Madrid, it is Girona, Therefore, when we do something to see what could be happening, I realize that Xavi himself is to blame for everything, he can't take it anymore, he doesn't have any more ideas, and that shows on the playing field, I also believe We have all laughed at the excuses he makes that are truly useless, say that he lost and that's it, but don't make excuses because that makes the team look bad, it's as if they were children, know that type of thing that he says sometimes no I know, it could be that he says it like that to save his job, but I really don't see this team well, for me they lack a lot, and they are falling very far behind, at least in the League it is like that, it is very easy for them to be beaten too Get out of the UCL quickly, as its level is very demanding.

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Real Sociedad's performance was good, but it wasn't that strong. I believe the first leg against PSG is an advantage for PSG. If Sociedad can hold back or at least reduce their losses by conceding a lot, they can hit back in the second leg.
PSG will still be the favorite, but I don't expect PSG to be eliminated faster if they lose to Soicedad. There is still enough time to prepare. and Sociedad also still has a match against a strong team like Girona to prepare for the match against PSG.

Speaking of strength, for individual skills they are still below PSG but for teamwork problems they are not a weak club and it could be that their strength is comparable to PSG when talking about cohesiveness and teamwork.
Don't forget that last season's semi-finalists Inter just had to be willing to be positioned below Sociedad in the group phase so they need to be wary even though they are dark horses.

The current situation for PSG remains a favorite in the match in the round of 16 this time but that does not mean they will win easily in this match considering as I said Sociedad is a dark horse that could surprise.
If in the end PSG let their guard down or underestimated Sociedad, they could lose the match later. The advantage that PSG has is that at least some of their players have known how Sociedad plays because surely Asensio and Dembele know what to do because this is not the first time for them to face Sociedad.

[Docnaster]

Real Sociedad's performance was good, but it wasn't that strong. I believe the first leg against PSG is an advantage for PSG. If Sociedad can hold back or at least reduce their losses by conceding a lot, they can hit back in the second leg.
PSG will still be the favorite, but I don't expect PSG to be eliminated faster if they lose to Soicedad. There is still enough time to prepare. and Sociedad also still has a match against a strong team like Girona to prepare for the match against PSG.

Speaking of strength, for individual skills they are still below PSG but for teamwork problems they are not a weak club and it could be that their strength is comparable to PSG when talking about cohesiveness and teamwork.
Don't forget that last season's semi-finalists Inter just had to be willing to be positioned below Sociedad in the group phase so they need to be wary even though they are dark horses.

The current situation for PSG remains a favorite in the match in the round of 16 this time but that does not mean they will win easily in this match considering as I said Sociedad is a dark horse that could surprise.
If in the end PSG let their guard down or underestimated Sociedad, they could lose the match later. The advantage that PSG has is that at least some of their players have known how Sociedad plays because surely Asensio and Dembele know what to do because this is not the first time for them to face Sociedad.

Real Sociedad doesn't have the best of the top quality footballers in Europe on which a club can rely on their brilliance to win matches and that's why they're very good in teamwork. Against a big team like Paris Saint that possesses some of the best legs in Europe, you don't expect Real Sociedad to go for individual brilliance ahead of teamwork.

Paris Saint Germaine will not only make rely on their best players to destroy Real Sociedad but will also be doing their best by playing more like a team in other to eliminate Real Sociedad because if they choose to rely on individual performance of their star players, their opponents Real Sociedad might just capitalize on that and win the tie.

[poodle63]

Am shocked to see that Barca wasn't even speculated as one of the favorites for the UCL final this season.

You are shocked?

Haven't you seen their performance in other competitions this season. Let's be honest, they have not be satisfactory at all, and they have just been eliminated from Copa del Rey. I don't think they will go very far in the competition

Barcelona can never be the favorite for the Champions League with the current situation they have in this team. Barcelona lost many points in La Liga and they lost the games they could easily win, on the other hand there many injured players in this team and that's why Barcelona is not in good form.
Even their coach, Xavi is about to get fired from the team if they continue their bad performance.

I think that it's time for barcelona to sack him. Xavi is not helping the club to perform better and he deserves to be sacked by the club but i think that just give him last chanec on UCL. It will be a very good competition to determine his fate in the club. Xavi was not improving the club a lot.
Some new players like felix and cancelo was not making a lot of contribution to the club. I hope that he will be considering to leave from the club by himself. Im sure that barca fans were feeling so upset to him,

Barcelona has been failed in many competitions. The only chance to get trophy from la liga and UCL. Barcelona is just degrading itself.

[rendravolt]

I'm curious about how Dortmund will be able to stop PSV in the Champions League last 16 match because this Dutch team is so consistent in the domestic league and up to now they have recorded impressive results and are at the top of the standings for the highest Dutch competition. In the first leg, PSV had the first opportunity to host and here it was clear that Dortmund did not really benefit because they were the visiting team.

If PSV is able to steal the aggregate advantage at home then they only need to make it difficult for Dortmund in the second leg and I think it will be almost impossible for Dortmund to win in the away match. Moreover, Dortmund's job in the domestic league is increasingly difficult because they have not been able to penetrate the competition at the top and their inconsistency will also be quite doubtful in the match against PSV later. I think this is a match we should not miss.

[Helena Yu]

I'm curious about how Dortmund will be able to stop PSV in the Champions League last 16 match because this Dutch team is so consistent in the domestic league and up to now they have recorded impressive results and are at the top of the standings for the highest Dutch competition. In the first leg, PSV had the first opportunity to host and here it was clear that Dortmund did not really benefit because they were the visiting team.

If PSV is able to steal the aggregate advantage at home then they only need to make it difficult for Dortmund in the second leg and I think it will be almost impossible for Dortmund to win in the away match. Moreover, Dortmund's job in the domestic league is increasingly difficult because they have not been able to penetrate the competition at the top and their inconsistency will also be quite doubtful in the match against PSV later. I think this is a match we should not miss.

Yeah PSV play really good in Eredivisie, but I disagree if Dortmund is struggle in Bundesliga. The results of their recent match is good, Sancho played better than when he was in Manchester United. I think Dortmund will evolving to be better, they still have around 2-3 weeks to improve.

Although PSV seems to be like a good contender, but I still believe Dortmund able overcome that.