UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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in group H, Barcelona is in 1st place with only two defeats, Napoli is their next opponent, i personally see that Barcelona still has a big chance of advancing to the UCL semifinals, but becoming UCL champions will be tough because looking at the current situation experienced by Barcelona, they seemed to be losing their fighting spirit.

I don't think changing coaches is a good thing for Barcelona to do now. Focusing on Xavi is a good decision because Xavi still has a chance to improve Barcelona's performance.

I don't look at what happened in the group phase, but overall Barcelona's performance is getting worse at the moment so I don't think their chances or chances of beating Napoli are greater.
Barcelona this season is really in a slump with all the problems they currently have in terms of performance and also the team's decreasing self-confidence which makes many people doubt that they can go further in the Champions League this season, including me.

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[reagansimms]

Napoli is also struggling in Italy's Serie A league this season; they are currently in the 9th position in the Italy Serie A table. This is the Uefa Champions League, and Barcelona can get a different form that will make them win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16.

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

There's no mistaking it, the Champions League has a different atmosphere to the Domestic League. Every team wants to perform optimally in this competition to win a prestigious trophy, but the problem is that it will be very difficult to pave the way there if the club is not at its best. Barcelona is facing problems in their squad, overall their performance is very shaky.

Conceding 5 goals from a team like Villarreal gives an indication that they will experience big difficulties when facing strong teams like Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Luckily they faced opponents who were slumping in the round of 16, Napoli are experiencing almost the same problems as Barcelona is currently facing. Barcelona will probably advance to the quarter-finals, but I still doubt that Xavi will be able to take his team to the semifinals with his unstable performance.

[EduardoSe]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

no money no significant transfer budget. the results can be seen this season is helpless, get players who are free transfers. although the quality of the players is aging. but if talk about squad. girona team without star players at all the transfer budget is also very minimal but can be very competitive and lead the Spanish league standings.
barcelona elite club poor budget

[ancafe]

There is interdependence of both managerial decisions and player quality for a club's success. The lack of experienced quality players due to financial constraints indeed present hurdles for Barcelona, especially in elite competitions like the Champions League. There is complexity in managing Barcelona which has significant history. The announcement of Xavi Hernandez's resignation after the season adds another layer of concern, suggesting that the challenges faced by the club extend beyond the playing field.

Financial difficulties and managerial changes can undoubtedly impact a club's overall stability and performance. This is a undoubtedly challenging phase for Barcelona, and the coming seasons may present additional obstacles. It will be interesting to see how the club navigates these challenges and works towards a more stable and successful future, both on and off the pitch.

That is proven because the two need each other in bringing the success of a club. PSG, for example, where they have a number of well-known stars in the previous season, but they also failed to achieve success in the Champions League even though if they see their strength no one doubts the quality of the players they have. Even Manchester City who have a lot of money must build a team that is so long and only under Pep Guardiola's coaching they won the Champions League title.

This time Barcelona is in a difficult phase because it is financially a big problem in modern football because there is no way there are players who are willing to go to the club if they are not paid with the appropriate value. Unless old players who are free of transfer who are calculated they are no longer possible to play in a club that has a number of star players and will also be quite difficult to compete to get a place on the first team.

[Mayor of ogba]

The sight of Xavi passing the baton is powerful. It shows how cruel football can be on and off the field, with pressures that can make even the boldest reassess their path. Xavi's sad decision shows his selflessness and love for Barça. Hes thinking of the club's future, not his own position in the storm.

Tuchel's involvement intrigues but worries me. Barça's problems go beyond the coach. Our financial problems have bound us, making it hard to compete or hire top talent. One part of me is hopeful. With Xavi dedicated his remaining time to a smoother transition, we may be able to progressively repair. It'll be a long path, but with unity and faith, we might just change the tide.

However, Xavi came for Barca who was in bad shape. and he managed to make extraordinary breakthroughs in the squad which made the team continue to grow. Unfortunately, the club's situation does not support Xavi's plans.
the situation will become increasingly difficult for Barcelona with their financial problems and must be ready to look for a new coach. although there will be many names, I doubt there will be any as good as Xavi with all the limitations he has.

in group H, Barcelona is in 1st place with only two defeats, Napoli is their next opponent, i personally see that Barcelona still has a big chance of advancing to the UCL semifinals, but becoming UCL champions will be tough because looking at the current situation experienced by Barcelona, they seemed to be losing their fighting spirit.

I don't think changing coaches is a good thing for Barcelona to do now. Focusing on Xavi is a good decision because Xavi still has a chance to improve Barcelona's performance.

For me, Barcelona is the favorite to win against Napoli when they meet next month in the UEFA Champions League last 16. But I don't see FC Barcelona winning the UEFA Champions League this season because Barcelona cannot match the clubs that will qualify for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League shoulder-to-shoulder because of their poor performance.

[dezoel]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

Dude, you need to be more realistic. We know the performance of the team can be different when they play in a different competition. But what we can see from Barcelona? They performed badly in Spanish Supercup, Copa Del Rey, and in La Liga as well. So, it is not surprising if they play bad in UCL, too. Moreover, we know that Xavi already announced that he won't be a manager of Barcelona in the next season. Barcelona is in an unfavorable condition, it is difficult to expect the players to play impressively.

In my own view, Barcelona may defeat Napoli in the current round. But I doubt Barcelona can win again in the next round. UCL has strongest teams in the world and the opponents will be harder for the next round. I assume the maximum target that Barcelona can achieve is to reach semi-final UCL. They have done a great effort if it really happens.

I agree, but now we need to check few other things as well with Barcelona is surely doing their worst in this season while they lost Super Cup and now having the worst result in last game where they lost badly at home against an average team, but we are talking about Champions League which is having different atmosphere and in last season we have Sevilla which was near the relegation zone won UEFA Europa Cup, so this possibility is still available that Barcelona can perform better with their opponent is also having problems, and they are also bad into their league with they are also defending champions and fail to create anything good in this season while Barcelona is also defending champions, and they are currently at the fourth spot.

Here I am also feeling most chances we will have end for the Barcelona in quarterfinal because they have no enough quality and consistency to jump into last four, even things can take change because we all know Champions League is event of surprises and shocking results.

[wakier]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

no money no significant transfer budget. the results can be seen this season is helpless, get players who are free transfers. although the quality of the players is aging. but if talk about squad. girona team without star players at all the transfer budget is also very minimal but can be very competitive and lead the Spanish league standings.
barcelona elite club poor budget

Yes, that why Barcelona doesn't have the power to push the team's strength to be better because Xavi can't buy the players he need because many Barcelona players have experience injuries and decreased performances, such as their current flagship striker Lewandowski. Lewandowski is no longer as sharp as last season, therefore Xavi feel frustrated because Barca attacking power is weakening and buying loan players from Man City and Atletićo is also not as sharp so he feel unable to build a team that is in a slump. Girona does not have star players but their enthusiasm is able to produce positive results and this is the first season for Girona at the top. We all don't know whether Girona can stay at the top for long if they don't have quality players.

[Nheer]

Napoli is also struggling in Italy's Serie A league this season; they are currently in the 9th position in the Italy Serie A table. This is the Uefa Champions League, and Barcelona can get a different form that will make them win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16.

Both teams are struggling in their respective domestic leagues and that is the more reason why it will be an interesting match. This is a different Barcelona team, they are not the same team we used to know back then so i don’t expect much from them because they couldn’t get anywhere last season and they performed better last season. Napoli are not inexperienced in the Champions League so Barca have no advantage over them at the moment, they will have to fight for the win.

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game.

Napoli are as experienced too and Barca need to prove they worthy to win else they will lose if they play sloppy football against Napoli. Both are in bad form at the moment but let’s see who will win at the end.

[rendravolt]

in group H, Barcelona is in 1st place with only two defeats, Napoli is their next opponent, i personally see that Barcelona still has a big chance of advancing to the UCL semifinals, but becoming UCL champions will be tough because looking at the current situation experienced by Barcelona, they seemed to be losing their fighting spirit.

I don't think changing coaches is a good thing for Barcelona to do now. Focusing on Xavi is a good decision because Xavi still has a chance to improve Barcelona's performance.

I don't look at what happened in the group phase, but overall Barcelona's performance is getting worse at the moment so I don't think their chances or chances of beating Napoli are greater.
Barcelona this season is really in a slump with all the problems they currently have in terms of performance and also the team's decreasing self-confidence which makes many people doubt that they can go further in the Champions League this season, including me.

Maybe the team's self-confidence faced by Barcelona is an important thing that they have to improve because if this problem continues to drag on, it is not impossible that they will be eliminated more easily. I think Napoli also knows Barcelona's current situation and in fact they also have a situation that is almost similar to Barcelona, so this is like a match to increase the morality of every player on the field later.

The mistakes often made by Barcelona defenders must also be addressed because we know that recently they have often made blunders which have resulted in heavy defeats in several competitions and in the Champions League it will be much more difficult when they cannot overcome this. So far, my view is that Napoli is a little better because even though they are less stable, they don't concede as many goals as Barcelona.

[Hanadawa]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game.

Napoli are as experienced too and Barca need to prove they worthy to win else they will lose if they play sloppy football against Napoli. Both are in bad form at the moment but let’s see who will win at the end.

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

[Cryptmuster]

That is proven because the two need each other in bringing the success of a club. PSG, for example, where they have a number of well-known stars in the previous season, but they also failed to achieve success in the Champions League even though if they see their strength no one doubts the quality of the players they have. Even Manchester City who have a lot of money must build a team that is so long and only under Pep Guardiola's coaching they won the Champions League title.

This time Barcelona is in a difficult phase because it is financially a big problem in modern football because there is no way there are players who are willing to go to the club if they are not paid with the appropriate value. Unless old players who are free of transfer who are calculated they are no longer possible to play in a club that has a number of star players and will also be quite difficult to compete to get a place on the first team.

PSG has very large financial capabilities, but we see how many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to achieve their goal, which means that money is not the only factor, that can bring victory in the Champions League.

Last season, Xavi proved that even with big financial problems you can achieve good results, but winning big tournaments without big money will be just as difficult, and there’s no point in denying it. Luis Enrique is strengthening PSG while Xavi has a lot of problems, so I agree that PSG can achieve better results this season, but can Enrique count on winning, I highly doubt it, Real and City look now too difficult opponents.

[Jatiluhung]

PSG has very large financial capabilities, but we see how many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to achieve their goal, which means that money is not the only factor, that can bring victory in the Champions League.

Last season, Xavi proved that even with big financial problems you can achieve good results, but winning big tournaments without big money will be just as difficult, and there’s no point in denying it. Luis Enrique is strengthening PSG while Xavi has a lot of problems, so I agree that PSG can achieve better results this season, but can Enrique count on winning, I highly doubt it, Real and City look now too difficult opponents.

PSG Since several seasons they have never lacked money and they also always have a good coach and a good squad. But PSG is really unlucky in big competitions. Even with strong financial support, good coaches and good players. So personally, I am sometimes surprised by PSG's performance, which always doesn't go well in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Barcelona actually got worse after they had many financial problems. So Xavi was only able to win the title in Laliga and he failed last season to take Barcelona further than the group stage. But this season Xavi managed to get Barcelona through the group stage but unfortunately in Laliga Barcelona got worse. And yes, in the end, finances are also important for a club. Because to build a strong squad you need players who are expensive and have the best quality. And Barcelona even this season is not very active in the transfer market so I don't want to blame Xavi at all because Barcelona's main problem lies in their finances. But Xapi deciding to leave at the end of the season is also a sign that Xavi is no longer able to make Barcelona improve further with the current conditions.

Meanwhile about PSG I also feel they can go further and maybe get into the quarter-finals but I doubt they will make it to the semi-finals. Because the opponents waiting in the quarter-finals will definitely be very difficult.

[Davian144]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

It is very possible that the match will end in a draw because Barcelona has also started to experience frequent defeats in important matches recently. Examples include the defeat against Athletic Club in the Copa Del Rey and the defeat which I think is quite ridiculous in La Liga with Villarreal at home. So Barcelona's match with Napoli could have ended in a draw considering the current condition of both teams which is both bad and even if Napoli were very aware of this, of course Napoli should be able to fight to win that match.

[emrecemsan]

Yes defense is one of the problems faced by Barcelona at the moment, but they can't do much other than maximize the players they currently have. They don't have a lot of money to get new players and can improve their defense which is easily penetrated by opponents.
In terms of goal productivity, they don't have a problem, but it will be difficult for them to have a good goal productivity if their defense is fragile. The forward line will have to work harder to make up for that weakness.
It seems that some of the defensive players owned by Barcelona at this time have not found the right composition so that in the end they have weaknesses there.

I don't find Barcelona's defense line quality enough. There is a huge decline in Balde's performance recently. He is still 20 years old though but he really needs to work on improving especially his consistency. I don't like Christensen either. I don't think he is performing like a Barcelona player. There is huge inconsistency in his general performance.  

Kounde and Araujo are generally decent players. Especially Kounde is the best one in the centre-back position. I would like to see them as a duo as much as possible in the starting eleven. It is nice to see Cancelo recovering from his injury too as he is really valuable for defense and offense organizations both.  

[Minecache]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

It is very possible that the match will end in a draw because Barcelona has also started to experience frequent defeats in important matches recently. Examples include the defeat against Athletic Club in the Copa Del Rey and the defeat which I think is quite ridiculous in La Liga with Villarreal at home. So Barcelona's match with Napoli could have ended in a draw considering the current condition of both teams which is both bad and even if Napoli were very aware of this, of course Napoli should be able to fight to win that match.

Personally I think Barcelona will win this match. Barcelona has no chance of winning the La Liga title. They probably won't even try to win the La Liga title again. And so now Xavi will try his hardest to do well in the Champions League.

I consider Barcelona as the favorite because Napoli are also not in good form. While Barcelona's overall performance has been erratic, Napoli's performance this season has been very poor. Their defense is also not very strong. If Barcelona's young players play well, I think Barcelona have the ability to beat Napoli. But the match will be very competitive. And we probably won't see too many goals in this match.

[doomloop]

in group h, barcelona is in 1st place with only two defeats, napoli is their next opponent, i personally see that barcelona still has a big chance of advancing to the ucl semifinals, but becoming ucl champions will be tough because looking at the current situation experienced by barcelona, they seemed to be losing their fighting spirit.

i don't think changing coaches is a good thing for barcelona to do now. focusing on xavi is a good decision because xavi still has a chance to improve barcelona's performance.

Both the teams are currently in bad shape which is problem because Napoli is having now 9th spot in Serie A and Barcelona is also having problems with in their last game against Villarreal they concede 5 goals which are surely not acceptable from team like Barcelona things are surely not good but still we can expect good performance from these both teams in coming round of 16 match even for me both will be winner into their home matches, but Barcelona can go for the next round because their situation is better than Napoli which is badly down and in trying to recovery they completely fail to have anything positive into their last few games.

Suddenly we have few rumours about changing of coach which can create more problems but most chances Barcelona management will not do any wrong decision which can hurt them badly so if we have any change this could be happened after the end of this season.

[X-ray]

Yes defense is one of the problems faced by Barcelona at the moment, but they can't do much other than maximize the players they currently have. They don't have a lot of money to get new players and can improve their defense which is easily penetrated by opponents.
In terms of goal productivity, they don't have a problem, but it will be difficult for them to have a good goal productivity if their defense is fragile. The forward line will have to work harder to make up for that weakness.
It seems that some of the defensive players owned by Barcelona at this time have not found the right composition so that in the end they have weaknesses there.

I don't find Barcelona's defense line quality enough. There is a huge decline in Balde's performance recently. He is still 20 years old though but he really needs to work on improving especially his consistency. I don't like Christensen either. I don't think he is performing like a Barcelona player. There is huge inconsistency in his general performance.  

Barcelona doesn't have a good defensive line since last season. I didn't even know what's xavi think about that caused by barcelona has been always conceding a lot of goals started from the last season. He was not even strengthening the defensive line. Barcelona's defenders lack of consistency and these guys shall be replaced with the new defenders, but the financial problem was preventing it from happening. So many defenders were playing very inconsistent this season. This is also the main reason the defensive line of barcelona was so weak. The club conceded many goals even when it was only facing the weak club. Barcelona was also struggling against almeria which was the bad club in the la liga.

Kounde and Araujo are generally decent players. Especially Kounde is the best one in the centre-back position. I would like to see them as a duo as much as possible in the starting eleven. It is nice to see Cancelo recovering from his injury too as he is really valuable for defense and offense organizations both.  

Cancelo will leave next season while barcelona is now is still in the bad shape. The upcoming game is gonna be a hard game for barcelona. Im losing my hope to see this club to win in  la liga. The match against villareal has proven that if barcelona was really weak. This is also the reason xavi decides to leave from the club.
Barcelona is slowly but surely becoming the mediocre team caused by it will have no money left to build the club again. That's the best decision from xavi to leave from the club as soon as he can do that. It's caused by staying in barcelona much longer will be only giving him mental breakdown.

[bitcampaign]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game.

Napoli are as experienced too and Barca need to prove they worthy to win else they will lose if they play sloppy football against Napoli. Both are in bad form at the moment but let’s see who will win at the end.

It looks like Barcelona will win this match easily, because Napoli have performed poorly in their last few matches in Serie A, Napoli have had a very hard time finding a win in some of their matches in Serie A. In my opinion, in the Champions League, it looks like Napoli will have difficulty finding a win, it looks like they will lose In my opinion, there are many doubts for fans and football betting enthusiasts to bet on Napoli because Napoli is very difficult to predict, whether they will be able to achieve a perfect victory like last season.

[Zigabel]

Both teams are in poor form in the league. But I think Napoli are much worse because currently they are in 9th place in the standings and have had bad results in the last few matches. Barcelona is slightly favored to win the match. I also bet on barcelona. Even though Napoli has Osimhen who is said to be one of the strikers of the future, their overall quality is still inferior to Barcelona. But the problem is that Barcelona doesn't have another striker apart from Lewi. And I see that Lewandowski's performance is also below expectations. So was this match supposed to end in a draw?

Barcelona has not been performing so we'll recently and that has not affected how well they score goals, they have been able to maintain a good goal scoring habit, in their last three games they have been able to score above two goals and Im seeing this as the edge they will be having over Napoli because Napoli is currently not in a good form and are also unable to score goals in their current form probably because of their star player who dose most of the convertion isn't around presently.

If Barcelona is able to secure above two goals as it has been in their recent habit, they will be able to have a good advantage ahead of Napoli , Barcelona have a weak defense line recently and this could serve as an advantage for Napoli if they know how to penetrate the weak Barcelona defense.

[Coyster]

PSG has very large financial capabilities, but we see how many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to achieve their goal, which means that money is not the only factor, that can bring victory in the Champions League.

Of course money cannot just instantly buy you success in football, there are other factors bordering on team management, club policies and the general mood around the club, these are very essential in ensuring success in a football team. For example, a club like City tick all of these boxes and that is why they have been greatly successful in recent years.

PSG have a lot of fixing to do if they are to be successful in Europe, the drama surrounding the club is too much and they need to establish harmony and let go of players who think they are bigger than the club. If they are serious in doing so, then they can achieve CL success in some years to come.