UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Hanadawa]

Real Madrid is lucky in this match, Leipzig already tried their best to score a goal, but unfortunately they got nothing. Although Bellingham may likely absent in the upcoming match, but Real Madrid will have advantage since they will play in their own homes, so I don't see any chance for Leipzig to pull an upsets.

This 1-0 win was enough for Madrid because next they will play at home. I watched the match and indeed Madrid was really able to appear solid for the full 90 minutes. The two teams actually appeared evenly matched. They both had 50% ball possession and they also fired several shots on target. But Madrid appeared much better and more efficient. They can maximize their style of play. They were able to score 1 goal from just 3 shots on target, whereas Leipzig was unlucky because they fired 9 shots on target but none of them became goals.

The second leg match is sure to be exciting. I think Leipzig will learn from their mistakes and will go all out in the second leg. They are not a team that is chasing the league title. So I think they can focus more on the match in the second leg.

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[TastyChillySauce00]

Although Real Madrid won this match, I am not happy with Real Madrid's victory. Real Madrid were a strong team but managed to win by just one goal. I expected Real Madrid to win by a bigger margin but it was a very competitive game until half time. Leipzig attacked a lot, with the Leipzig team hitting the goal post with 14 and Real Madrid with 15.

I think what makes Madrid strong and favorites is their winning mentality. I think a score of 1-0 is enough for them because they can really perform solidly and have a very good mentality. You can see how they were able to escape the pressure in La Liga when Girona put pressure on them in the previous few weeks. They were able to play solidly and yesterday they were able to beat Girona 4-0 and make them very likely to become La Liga champions this season. I think the same thing will happen in the Champions League. They won't be able to score a lot of goals but they will be able to perform solidly in every match.

In my opinion if the won against girona will be boosting the performance from the club a lot. Im concerning about how good the performance of real madrid is right now. Real madrid is still playing very well even without bellingham. This club was not the same like other club. Ancellotti has been building a special team that was not getting a lot of impact once it would be missing some players. Girona was not able beating manchester city. I think that if we have got the champion of la liga this season. There will be no club that can compete with rela madrid right now. Barcelona keeps struggle to beat the weak team and this proves that if real madrid will be obsolutely dominate the competition started from the middle to the end of season.
Things are changing so fast in la liga. Buying bellingham has been helping real madrid to consistently winning the game. he was a very important asset owner by real madrid. I hope that if real madrid will get la liga trophy this season.
It's not weird to see that if people are not favoring real madrid to win the competition as soon as possible. Madrid is leading the competition right now.

[3meek]

Although Real Madrid won this match, I am not happy with Real Madrid's victory. Real Madrid were a strong team but managed to win by just one goal. I expected Real Madrid to win by a bigger margin but it was a very competitive game until half time. Leipzig attacked a lot, with the Leipzig team hitting the goal post with 14 and Real Madrid with 15.

I think what makes Madrid strong and favorites is their winning mentality. I think a score of 1-0 is enough for them because they can really perform solidly and have a very good mentality. You can see how they were able to escape the pressure in La Liga when Girona put pressure on them in the previous few weeks. They were able to play solidly and yesterday they were able to beat Girona 4-0 and make them very likely to become La Liga champions this season. I think the same thing will happen in the Champions League. They won't be able to score a lot of goals but they will be able to perform solidly in every match.

It should be noted that Leipzig also played very well, especially in the first minutes of the match they had several opportunities to score... Probably Real were lucky to win this match, because Leipzig didn't play as well as they did... Maybe the second half was really for Real, but if they make the same mistakes in the return game, they could be in trouble...

[emrecemsan]

I didn't like the referee of the Leipzig - Real Madrid match at all. He just made many mistakes I think.

First of all we didn't even see semi-auto offside technology being used on Leipzig's cancelled goal in the first minutes. Just why?    After that the referee should have showed two yellow cards in total to Real Madrid and Leipzig players for the incidents he gave advantage for. I mean the incidents in the first half.

Apart from that I didn't like Real Madrid even a bit especially in the first half. Without Bellingham they are experiencing serious problems. 

[Hirose UK]

It should be noted that Leipzig also played very well, especially in the first minutes of the match they had several opportunities to score... Probably Real were lucky to win this match, because Leipzig didn't play as well as they did... Maybe the second half was really for Real, but if they make the same mistakes in the return game, they could be in trouble...

First leg of this match went well and Real Madrid could still win even if it was only by 2 goals but this is a home match for Leipzig, then Real Madrid will meet again in the 2nd leg with home advantage and also 0 - 1 aggregate.
In the next match, I sure that Leipzig will suffer a big defeat and of course this is an easy match to be able to continue the competition by entering the last 8 and Real Madrid will definitely be better in the last 8.
In this match I was quite amazed by how the Leipzig players tried to apply various pressures which made it difficult for Real Madrid but they failed and were unable to play and scored single goal.
If you look at how they play, this is actually an almost equal match because ball possession and how the attacks are carried out all have equal percentages.
It natural that Real Madrid only won by 1 goal.

[swogerino]

We can say that Real and City are already qualified for the next round.Tonight interesting games are taking place with Paris game for me being one of the best games to watch as opposite mentalities are playing,I am sure Real Sociedad will have a defending mindset here by not risking to go in attack while Paris quite the opposite,I think they will dominate the game tonight and I fear they will crush Sociedad completely.

[piebeyb]

If you look at how they play, this is actually an almost equal match because ball possession and how the attacks are carried out all have equal percentages.
It natural that Real Madrid only won by 1 goal.

Madrid playing as a guest will of course have difficulty winning because Leipzig really played very optimally in front of all their supporters, that's why Madrid only won narrowly in today's match, but in the second leg of course playing at Madrid's home ground they could win with a score of more than In this first leg match, it is true that the strengths of both are very good so the match is quite balanced in terms of statistics, both of them are quite strong.

But Leipzig had to admit Madrid's strength that they played better than they thought, that's why Madrid won narrowly in today's match which ultimately put them in a safe position for the meeting in the second leg because Madrid only needed a draw score and was guaranteed to qualify but It seems that they will win the match against Leipzig at home where in front of all their supporters at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium it is possible that Madrid will win by a landslide there, this result is quite surprising but not disappointing for Madrid fans.

[Cryptmuster]

We can say that Real and City are already qualified for the next round.Tonight interesting games are taking place with Paris game for me being one of the best games to watch as opposite mentalities are playing,I am sure Real Sociedad will have a defending mindset here by not risking to go in attack while Paris quite the opposite,I think they will dominate the game tonight and I fear they will crush Sociedad completely.

City definitely solved all the problems and secured a calm return game, but Real cannot be so calm, one goal is not enough to say that they are moving on, but a home match is an advantage. Today I will also watch the PSG match, it seems that they are in good shape now, but Sociedad traditionally has a strong defense, and they will definitely play from the back, hoping for counterattacks. There is a chance that if they can play well in defense, they can turn this match into something boring, all hope is on Mbappe. ))

[kro55]

We can say that Real and City are already qualified for the next round.Tonight interesting games are taking place with Paris game for me being one of the best games to watch as opposite mentalities are playing,I am sure Real Sociedad will have a defending mindset here by not risking to go in attack while Paris quite the opposite,I think they will dominate the game tonight and I fear they will crush Sociedad completely.

City definitely solved all the problems and secured a calm return game, but Real cannot be so calm, one goal is not enough to say that they are moving on, but a home match is an advantage. Today I will also watch the PSG match, it seems that they are in good shape now, but Sociedad traditionally has a strong defense, and they will definitely play from the back, hoping for counterattacks. There is a chance that if they can play well in defense, they can turn this match into something boring, all hope is on Mbappe. ))

I personally don't think it will be difficult for City and Real Madrid to qualify for the next round. Real Madrid however won by a narrow margin of 1-0. But the last match is Real Madrid's home match. Leipzig team is not in good form. I think Madrid will win the home match by a big margin. Madrid played well without Bellingham in this match. Real Madrid's performance will be stronger if Bellingham is with the squad in the next match.

Real Sociedad is not a strong team this season. But their defense is strong enough. If Real Sociedad's players are able to score the first goal of today's match, it will be difficult for PSG to make a comeback in the match. However, Luis Enrique is an experienced coach. PSG will hopefully make no mistakes in a crucial match.

[Dzwaafu11]

Although Real Madrid won this match, I am not happy with Real Madrid's victory. Real Madrid were a strong team but managed to win by just one goal. I expected Real Madrid to win by a bigger margin but it was a very competitive game until half time. Leipzig attacked a lot, with the Leipzig team hitting the goal post with 14 and Real Madrid with 15.

I think what makes Madrid strong and favorites is their winning mentality. I think a score of 1-0 is enough for them because they can really perform solidly and have a very good mentality. You can see how they were able to escape the pressure in La Liga when Girona put pressure on them in the previous few weeks. They were able to play solidly and yesterday they were able to beat Girona 4-0 and make them very likely to become La Liga champions this season. I think the same thing will happen in the Champions League. They won't be able to score a lot of goals but they will be able to perform solidly in every match.

Real Madrid are now stronger than before in La Liga, and since that time, I believe Real Madrid are becoming stronger than Girona. Everyone was hyping in the past few weeks when they scored Girona. I was surprised that they beat Girona even with the pressure Girona comes with because the reason why I put much hope that Girona would win the game is that Girona was at the top of the standings for some period of time and Girona was unbeatable by other teams, so that's why I was thinking they wouldn't beat them, but they managed to win Girona.

Although they won't be as strong as they are in the champions league, obviously because of the stronger teams that are in the champions league and the top teams that are in the champions league that find it easy to beat Real Madrid if they meet in the champions league teams like Manchester City, Arsenal, and some other top teams, and again, if you look at their result yesterday with Leipzig, it was 1:0, so you can see that it is not the same as La Liga; if it were in La Liga, they would score more than that.

[airfinex]

I personally don't think it will be difficult for City and Real Madrid to qualify for the next round. Real Madrid however won by a narrow margin of 1-0. But the last match is Real Madrid's home match. Leipzig team is not in good form. I think Madrid will win the home match by a big margin. Madrid played well without Bellingham in this match. Real Madrid's performance will be stronger if Bellingham is with the squad in the next match.

Real Sociedad is not a strong team this season. But their defense is strong enough. If Real Sociedad's players are able to score the first goal of today's match, it will be difficult for PSG to make a comeback in the match. However, Luis Enrique is an experienced coach. PSG will hopefully make no mistakes in a crucial match.

PSG is not playing very well in the Champions League, so I have little faith in them. They will have less chance of winning than Real Sociedad. It is not known who will take the field, but I assume that the composition of the teams will be the same as in the previous games in the series .Real has a better chance of winning; the defense at the bottom is even better than that of PSG. PSG most likely don’t really need the Champions League, so I don’t expect them to win here. A draw is also possible here. And in such a situation, of course, the factor of preparation for opponent and how they generally plan to counterattack, occasionally using this strategy, but again, matches in both the Champions League and the League confirm that the Parisians can be stopped with any strategy at all.

[AprilioMP]

We can say that Real and City are already qualified for the next round.

It is not yet certain that they will qualify, but Manchester City and Real Madrid are one step closer to being able to qualify. Especially Manchester City who won with an aggregate goal of more than 2.
Real Madrid created a good opportunity in the 1st leg because Brahim Diaz's goal was very important as capital when playing in the 2nd leg at Santiago Bernabeu.

Tonight interesting games are taking place with Paris game for me being one of the best games to watch as opposite mentalities are playing,I am sure Real Sociedad will have a defending mindset here by not risking to go in attack while Paris quite the opposite,I think they will dominate the game tonight and I fear they will crush Sociedad completely.

Paris Saint-Germain's match against Real Sociedad will be more interesting to watch than the other match between Lazio and Bayern Munich.
Paris will definitely target victory with a score of more than 1 to make it easier for them when playing in the second leg. However, Real Sociedad will not play completely defensively. If Rea Sociedad plays defensively, I think it will be a problem for them.

[OcTradism]

PSG is not playing very well in the Champions League, so I have little faith in them. They will have less chance of winning than Real Sociedad. It is not known who will take the field, but I assume that the composition of the teams will be the same as in the previous games in the series .Real has a better chance of winning; the defense at the bottom is even better than that of PSG. PSG most likely don’t really need the Champions League, so I don’t expect them to win here.

Sociedad are struggling in La Liga and they have worse performances than the last season. It gives PSG good chance to beat Sociedad even they had not too good matches in their group and only were eligible for round of 16 after a last group match.

I fail to see how PSG don't want to win Champions League because they invested a lot of money over many years, just to win a first Champions League. They got one final match some seasons ago and failed against Bayern Munich. They are wanting to have another Champions League final match and definitely will not want to be stopped to early in this season by Real Sociedad.

Paris Saint-Germain's match against Real Sociedad will be more interesting to watch than the other match between Lazio and Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich vs Lazio is an interesting match because it can be a decisive match for Tuchel future in Bayern Munich. If Bayern Munich get a bad result from a first leg match, I am not quite sure that Tuchel will still be their coach in a second-leg match. Lazio is not a too strong team in Europe while Bayern Munich bought Harry Kane and aimed at winning Champions League.

A bad result against Lazio, after a shock defeat under Leverkusen, will force Tuchel more closely to an exit gate.

[rendravolt]

What a goal from Brahim Diaz and what a save from Andrey Lunin!

I wouldn't say this match was boring and even though only one goal was scored, both teams presented an exciting match. Both Leipzig and Real Madrid attacked each other and as hosts, Leipzig worked hard to break through Real Madrid's goal.

Leipzig created quite a few opportunities in this match and they often threatened Real Madrid's goal with dangerous attack schemes. But here Andrey Lunin showed his qualities as a good goalkeeper and managed to make 9 saves. Benjamin Sesko, Xavi Simons and Dani Olmo often bombarded Real Madrid's defense but the results were still to no avail. Brahim Diaz's solo run goal was spectacular and it seems Ancelotti was not wrong to pin his hopes on him. Now Real Madrid only have a slight lead on aggregate and in the second leg in March they must win again at home if they want to maintain their chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

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Real Madrid won the first leg in the knockout stage of the Champions League, while

This condition certainly makes Real Madrid step one foot forward. There is always a possibility that happens in leg 2. But with the conditions playing at the Bernabeu and the statistics of existing players, Madrid is the favorite to qualify for the next phase. In the match, Madrid actually didn't have many test shots on goal. Even Leipzig were statistically superior. But Madrid were more effective and Lunin was outstanding.  Hala Madrid!!!

Credit to Lunin as he was a great savior with several shots from Leipzig but still managed to make a good save.

The lone goal made Real Madrid comfortable for the second leg, even if Real Madrid had lost by a goal in the first leg I wouldn't have worried because they could have come back in the second leg but luckily Real Madrid won so they were a bit more relaxed.

Taking the bet was quite satisfied with the odds @ 2.25 because I said it was quite high.

Now PSG vs Real Sociedad is also an interesting match, a little doubtful about PSG because this team sometimes lacks passion but if the first leg is played at home then it can be an asset in the aggregate of goals later.

[Unsoldier]

I got so bored while watching the Leipzig - Real Madrid match honestly. But Brahim Diaz's amazing goal was really worth watching.    I wish Leipzig were also able to score which could have made the match more enjoyable to watch. If their goal in the first moments wasn't disallowed due to offside things could have been really interesting.

Real Madrid still won this match despite lacking really important players starting with Bellingham. I expect to see a more solid effort from them at Santiago Bernabeu to finish the job.

Leipzig took yesterday's match very seriously. Real Madrid would not have won if it weren't for bad luck. The team's performance in the match was not as strong as it had been previously, and I firmly believe that Jude Bellingham's play for real Madrid is contributing to the team's success. Although Brahim Diaz does a good job playing the position, Vinicius and Rodrigo's performances differ. At times, Bellingham's strong attacking play helps the team score goals.

It's a good thing that Real Madrid won because if they hadn't, they would have been planning how to beat Leipzig in the second leg. Since the second meeting would take place on Real Madrid's pitch, many of the team's players would have returned by then. Additionally, based on what I saw yesterday, Brahim Diaz appears to have injured his ankle and may miss up to two matches. My question is, who will Real Madrid use to fill Brahim Diaz's spot as I don't really trust joselu these days.

Leipzig played well in attack. The team regularly attacked the opponents' goal, there were constant passes to the goalkeeper's area, Sheshko twice went one-on-one with Real's goalkeeper. But Leipzig were unlucky in that match, they could not realise a single moment. They scored one goal, but it was cancelled. And Real's goalkeeper Lunin was at his best, he made 9 saves. As a result, Real won with a minimum score. So in order to beat Real Madrid it's not enough to play well. It takes a lot of luck.

[Polkeins]

We can say that Real and City are already qualified for the next round.Tonight interesting games are taking place with Paris game for me being one of the best games to watch as opposite mentalities are playing,I am sure Real Sociedad will have a defending mindset here by not risking to go in attack while Paris quite the opposite,I think they will dominate the game tonight and I fear they will crush Sociedad completely.

Well, Leipzig still has a small chance of getting out. Leipzig can still score one goal at the Santiago Benabeu and try to hold this advantage until the end of the main time and pull to a penalty shootout, where it is possible to beat Real Madrid. In the victory over Real with a difference of two goals is hard to believe, so I believe the main calculation of Leipzig will be on a goal and penalty shootout.

PSG got the most convenient opponent of all and ideally no problems, except for those problems that will create PSG themselves in PSG should not be.

[dzungmobile]

Well, Leipzig still has a small chance of getting out. Leipzig can still score one goal at the Santiago Benabeu and try to hold this advantage until the end of the main time and pull to a penalty shootout, where it is possible to beat Real Madrid. In the victory over Real with a difference of two goals is hard to believe, so I believe the main calculation of Leipzig will be on a goal and penalty shootout.

There is no home-away goal advantage and Leipzig will have to beat Real Madrid at Bernabeu with at least two-goal difference or with one-goal difference then win in extra halfs or penalty shoot-outs. Even beating Real Madrid at Bernabeu is a big task for Leipzig but it's their only way to go to quarter finals.

Leipzig has nothing to lose after losing a first-leg match at their home stadium but they can take their performance into consideration and keep up their belief that they can do something big at Bernabeu. Not always a bigger and stronger club can win at home and Real Madrid are victim of some shocked results in Champions League in the past, against Monaco, AS Roma and some other clubs.

If they play with best power they have, don't make mistakes, they will be eligible for quarter finals. Else, Leipzig will take the ticket even with very small chance.

[Blitzboy]

We can say that Real and City are already qualified for the next round.Tonight interesting games are taking place with Paris game for me being one of the best games to watch as opposite mentalities are playing,I am sure Real Sociedad will have a defending mindset here by not risking to go in attack while Paris quite the opposite,I think they will dominate the game tonight and I fear they will crush Sociedad completely.

PSG have been playing well lately, so they'll likely perform well tonight. PSG's attackers will likely be frustrated by Sociedad's strong defense. Given PSG's firepower, I anticipate them to burst through even the toughest defenses. With players like Mbappe, who can change the game in seconds, PSG is hard to beat. I think PSG will win the strategy battle.

And I agree about Real and City. City seems in control, but Real's condition is slightly more sensitive, right? Their 1-0 lead is fragile, but they're home. Especially if Bellingham returns, they'll win. Their performance without him was solid; with him, they should be stronger. Leipzig isnt out, but its unlikely they'll overcome the Bernabeu deficit. Real is capable, but football is unpredictable!

[bitLeap]

PSG today will face Real Sociedad, assuming that PSG status may be superior on paper, but remember that the opponent is a Spanish representative club which is quite strong in terms of defense. It will not be easy for PSG to beat Real Sociedad, even though their performance in the Domestic League is less than optimal, UCL can motivate Sociedad to be more ambitious, especially if PSG underestimates them, then get ready for a surprise. Enrique needs to be careful because Kubo is one of the players who might trouble his defense. Kubo even though his body is small, is very good at disrupting the opponent's defense.

Lazio vs Bayern doesn't seem to be surprised if the Bayern players are able to control the match. That  is even if their mentality has recovered from the crushing defeat to Leverkusen which is  considered painful. I'm sure the Bayern players especially Harry Kane don't have time to  mourn what has happened. Those in the UCL have quite a high potential to reach the top 4 depending on what kind of tactics Tuchel will apply against teams  from Serie A. In Head to head 2 times they met Lazio and were unable to win the match.