UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Josefjix]

Really strange to see Real Madrid down in a head to head for international games, i know is a small sample with only a few games played between both teams but still strange to see.

The sad part of having this game playing so early is we are gonna have another final where we have a clearly favorite.

Real Madrid is my favorite team. Real Madrid have always made it to the bright side this season and they will continue to outshined their opponents because they're the fiercest team in La currently and also enlisted on radar for clubs to win the UEFA champions league title this season. It'd quite unfortunate to witnessed the early tough fixture between Real Madrid and Manchester City. This is precisely one of the game that we all thought would end in the grand final but that odds of happening gave reduced to its minimal amount.

[Huppercase]

The two teams are actually equally strong and if one of them wins it would be very appropriate and that's not only for Real Madrid, because Manchester City will also try not to lose in this match which takes place at Real Madrid's home ground. And even if they lose, Manchester City will try not to lose too much so that they don't have difficulty making a comeback in the second leg when the match takes place at home. So the match will be quite exciting to watch because both of them have extraordinary abilities in the Champions League.

Not in the last 30 years I have seen Manchester City with a record of Champions League until last year and I didn't see any team that has won it repeatedly like Real Madrid and that was during the era of top men that did wonderful in football, I'm not sure Real Madrid are going to be that easy for Manchester City, even if they are easy they wouldn't give them a chance to go past this level, I so much have confidence in Real Madrid going to the semi final than Manchester City.

Real Madrid are going to make it out of the Semi final to the final place, and the only team that I think are worthy of them in t final is going to be Barcelona. People expect less from them and that's why they are going to shock the world by the time they silently crowl to that final and then Real Madrid will beat them in the final. Winning Laliga and then win Champions League is going to be a wonderful result for Real Madrid.

[Tony116]

Real Madrid are going to make it out of the Semi final to the final place, and the only team that I think are worthy of them in t final is going to be Barcelona. People expect less from them and that's why they are going to shock the world by the time they silently crowl to that final and then Real Madrid will beat them in the final. Winning Laliga and then win Champions League is going to be a wonderful result for Real Madrid.

Barcelona is going to face PSG in the quarterfinal of the Champions League competition. This one I am not so sure of. There is a chance for any of the teams to actually win. I think both of the teams are going to have the upper hand in their own home matches. Unless PSG does something weird like not playing Mbappe. I don't think they are going to do that because the Champions League is a very important competition for them. And even the fans do not care about them winning the ligue-1 title anymore. They also want PSG to win the Champions League. I know probably they are not going to win the Champions League competition. But if they do not play Mbappe there is a good chance that they are not going to win against Barcelona.

[Jody.Drummer]

Real Madrid are going to make it out of the Semi final to the final place, and the only team that I think are worthy of them in t final is going to be Barcelona. People expect less from them and that's why they are going to shock the world by the time they silently crowl to that final and then Real Madrid will beat them in the final. Winning Laliga and then win Champions League is going to be a wonderful result for Real Madrid.

Barcelona is going to face PSG in the quarterfinal of the Champions League competition. This one I am not so sure of. There is a chance for any of the teams to actually win. I think both of the teams are going to have the upper hand in their own home matches. Unless PSG does something weird like not playing Mbappe. I don't think they are going to do that because the Champions League is a very important competition for them. And even the fans do not care about them winning the ligue-1 title anymore. They also want PSG to win the Champions League. I know probably they are not going to win the Champions League competition. But if they do not play Mbappe there is a good chance that they are not going to win against Barcelona.

I agree with what you say, because if you look at their recent performance it looks like they have a lot in common, and it's true that they might be superior when playing at home and maybe at the end they will have to determine who passes through the aggregate goals or even will continue to the penalty shootout round.

I don't expect much from Barcelona, I mean this season they will be very difficult to be in the final. Their performance is still not completely stable and they still have many gaps that their opponents can exploit, especially if their opponents have better performance than them.

Likewise with Paris Saint Germain, I wouldn't expect much from them, because as we know they often struggle when they are in the Champions League, because almost all of their opponents in the Champions League have good performance and are even better than them. When compared to the domestic league in which they play, it is a very big comparison, so it is not surprising that they are a little surprised by the strength of the opponents they face.

[Coyster]

Manchester City since last season are better than Madrid, therefore let’s see if they can eliminate Madrid this time.

The second leg game at the Etihad last season was unbelievable, that was some of the best football i have ever seen in my life and that's why they beat Madrid 4-0, and 5-1 on aggregate, to send them into the CL final. Having said that, if City can replicate that again, they'd definitely qualify, but it is going to be so difficult.

Real Madrid's manager and players won't admit it, but they are coming into this tie with a feeling of revenge for last season's humilation and that would make the game even my feisty and interesting, anyway my prediction is on City to qualify, i think they would actually win the CL again, so eliminating Madrid would send a strong message to other teams that they can do it.

[uchegod-21]

The better team will win.

Well, the uefa Champions league never cares about the better teams, instead it worries about the team that can score the most goals, as the team with most goals becomes the one to proceeed to the next round of the champions league

Will Madrid fire and score a lot against shaky Manchester city team this season?
Will Manchester city repeat an excellent performance against Real Madrid ?

Will there be lots of goals ?

In any given match, it is likely that the good team scores the higher amount of goals. It takes a good team to win and there's nothing we can say about that. What we will likely say is that at this stage of the champions League, it is assumed that all the teams are good. So, it takes a better team or a team with more ability to score goals to scale through.

For Manchester city Vs Real Madrid. We are free to predict anything because it is an open match. However, it seems that Real Madrid is in a better form than how they were when they met Manchester City last season. Let's see how it will be, it will likely not produce many goals as people will think.

[Falconer]

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You sound very sure, and have must trust on City winning Real Madrid, which I don't think it will be easy for City to win Madrid. I cannot tell who qualify to the next round, but you should also consider that Real Madrid does not have home or away in UCL. They can win anywhere, so you saying they must make sure they win at home is somehow.

The two teams are very strong, and because City won last season does not mean that they have higher advantage over Real Madrid. You should also consider the change in players in Real Madrid squad, and I think that it is on that match day that we would know who is stronger. City was unable to win Liverpool, and they were praying for a draw in that match. Like you have forgotten that City is not as strong as last season.

We all never know for sure who will win the match until both teams finish the match. Real Madrid is strong, Manchester City is also strong and both have advantages which they hope to maximize throughout the match. But as a Real Madrid fan, of course I tend to hope that Real Madrid can progress smoothly to the next round by beating Manchester City this season.

The first leg will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu, so I think Real Madrid have a good chance of winning it. It is difficult to expect one of them to win, but the odds will certainly be more in favor of Real Madrid in the first leg.

[Farma]

Manchester City since last season are better than Madrid, therefore let’s see if they can eliminate Madrid this time.

The second leg game at the Etihad last season was unbelievable, that was some of the best football i have ever seen in my life and that's why they beat Madrid 4-0, and 5-1 on aggregate, to send them into the CL final. Having said that, if City can replicate that again, they'd definitely qualify, but it is going to be so difficult.

Real Madrid's manager and players won't admit it, but they are coming into this tie with a feeling of revenge for last season's humilation and that would make the game even my feisty and interesting, anyway my prediction is on City to qualify, i think they would actually win the CL again, so eliminating Madrid would send a strong message to other teams that they can do it.

Nothing is the same from last season, in terms of strength Real Madrid and Manchester City are different this season and these two teams are top teams that can do anything in a match to turn things around so I don't think that what happened last season can become a benchmark for it to be repeated this season.

To be able to win the UCL twice in a row is not an easy thing.
If there is a favorite for Manchester City to be able to defend the title, that's fine, but I think it won't be easy and even the percentage is very small, because overall Manchester City's performance this season is no better than last season and several teams in the quarter-finals currently have better quality compared to last season, so it will be a barrier for Manchester City.

[fullhdpixel]

Real Madrid and Manchester City were the favorites for this year's Champions League title. And we thought these two would meet in the final. But Madrid and Manchester City are going to meet in the quarter finals.

It is impossible to predict which team will win. Every one of the Madrid vs City matches we've seen over the last few seasons has been competitive. And the scenario this season is similar.

Manchester City's performance has been somewhat erratic. On the other hand, Madrid's main striker Benzema is missing this season. Madrid mainly rely on their midfielder Bellingham to score goals. On the other hand, City are strong enough with Haaland and De Bruyne. Betting on this match is very risky. So I will refrain myself from betting on this match.

It's easy to predict, the winner is Manchester City.

Real Madrid was struggle to beat Leipzig, Leipzig isn't really a strong team. But Real Madrid beat them with small margin, unlike Manchester City which destroy Copenhagen in both match.

First leg, Manchester City will win, so it's good to make a bet.

But for the second leg, Manchester City might not use all of their strength because they want to secure the points.

I wouldn't say it is that clear, there are different levels to this and could be considered risky. I do understand that many people think of the situation a bit differently because they look at it like you, but bigger clubs do tend to play worse against weaker teams since they underestimate their opponent as well. So, it's clear that Real will play differently towards Manchester City compared to how they played against Leipzig.

You can put some second division team against them and find out how bad they could even get, it is very obvious. This is why the best game Real Madrid will play all season long could probably be against Manchester City, not saying it will be, just that there is a possibility of something like that being true.

[boltz]

I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

[Docnaster]

I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

Manchester City who happens to be the reigning champions of Europe have been tipped by many to retain the UEFA Champions League title this season but considering the quality of teams remaining in the competition, I don't think they can be able to do that even when I know that it's not completely impossible for them. They've been drawn against the most successful club in Europe which is Real Madrid in the quarter finals of the competition and as a Real Madrid fan who's been able to see jow good Real Madrid have been since the start of the season, I don't expect Manchester City to go past the quarter finals stage. Real Madrid players are more experienced than the Manchester City players because some of the members of the Real Madrid squad have won the competition on multiple occasions and with their experience, I think Real Madrid will eliminate Manchester City from the competition.
Pep Guardiola is known for always trying to break records no matter how difficult they seem to be but I don't think they can be able to win the UEFA Champions League title successively. City will definitely do their best to achieve that but I don't think they can be able to do it at the end of the day

[salad daging]

I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

Anything can happen, we can see how Real Madrid with 3x UCL trophies in a row then the possibility of Manchester City will fight for the UCL again but certainly we cannot determine that exactly because in the UCL competition it is still difficult to guess even Real Madrid or other teams.

Is it true about that theory? Whoever eliminates Porto they can win the UCL? I've only heard this theory because I honestly didn't notice when the winning team beat Porto first.

Who knows, Arsenal is not the favorite can also happen this season with the title with Arteta.

[Jaycoinz]

I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

That's some wild speculation there and I think I will go completely against it because arsenal don't have the tenacity to actually win the champions league yet although they have a great team and also playing pattern the winning power isn't just there and besides they were paired against their arch nemesis that always get the worse out of them which is Bayern Munich so they should first think of a way to eliminate Bayern Munich first before setting hopes for dreaming about securing the trophy.

[red4slash]

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

If we talk about theory then I might add that whoever can beat Madrid or Manchester City then they will become champions and it happened in the last 2 seasons where in the previous 2 seasons Madrid beat Manchester City and they managed to become champions while making their dominance in the acquisition of the UCL trophy more difficult to pursue and last season when Manchester City managed to beat Madrid after that they managed to bring the Champions League trophy for the first time in history to the Etihad stadium.
This season I will hold this theory again when the two clubs now meet in the quarter-finals then who will win in this match then they will be the champions in the Champions League although indeed this season seems to be tighter in terms of competition than before still I will put forward this theory.

But on the other hand this is also not only based on theory alone because after all this depends on how their performance on the field so if they really want to win then they must make it real with a good performance in every match they will run.

[Weawant]

That's some wild speculation there and I think I will go completely against it because arsenal don't have the tenacity to actually win the champions league yet although they have a great team and also playing pattern the winning power isn't just there and besides they were paired against their arch nemesis that always get the worse out of them which is Bayern Munich so they should first think of a way to eliminate Bayern Munich first before setting hopes for dreaming about securing the trophy.

I've also heard a few other person mentioned this same thing you just spoke about and I think would want to buy into this idea because actually Arsenal has got a very good Olay and their performance aswell has been a very good one that can be dispute but they don't seem to have that tenacity like you did stated to be able to pose a threat in the champions league and they will most likely face a. Defeat in their next fixture.

With little to almost no experience I doubt how well Arsenal will be able to defeat Bayern Munich to proceed to the next level of the champions league because going by the records Bayern Munich seem to have enough record much more than Arsenal as they have won the champions league more than Arsenal has every gone to the finals which shows a sense of more experience much more than Arsenal has ever had in the champions league before. I actually didn't believe Arsenal so much with the champions league but then I was trying not to be too fast with my judgement .

If Manchester Arsenal get to pass this stage then it's very likely they will get to the finals but then Bayern Munich seem to have a whole lot of presumption they will be coming with which I doubt if Arsenal will be able to stand the pressure enough to still remain in the league,this may possibly be the end of their journey especially if they eventually get knocked out by Bayern Munich which is very probable to happen.

[hahay]

I personally can't put City as favorites to win back 2 back UCL as this is something that rarely happens in this competition. City has a great team but also fights for EPL title which might be an important factor in UCL and Real Madrid is the best team that knows how to speculate games like this and won't be surprised to see Real qualifying further but on the same time I can't see them winning the trophy either.

I will stick with my theory that whoever eliminated Porto in the last years , ended up winning UCL so this year , Arsenal should be one. 

Anything can happen, we can see how Real Madrid with 3x UCL trophies in a row then the possibility of Manchester City will fight for the UCL again but certainly we cannot determine that exactly because in the UCL competition it is still difficult to guess even Real Madrid or other teams.

Is it true about that theory? Whoever eliminates Porto they can win the UCL? I've only heard this theory because I honestly didn't notice when the winning team beat Porto first.

Who knows, Arsenal is not the favorite can also happen this season with the title with Arteta.

But, if for example Manchester City is far behind in the race for the Premier League trophy, then it is likely that Manchester City will maximize their chances in the Champion League. Although indeed, at this moment we will also consider the difficult competition in the race for the Premier League title, so we may also judge that it is difficult for Manchester City to be able to divide the focus both in this most prestigious tournament in the Premier League and also in the Champion League.

But indeed, as a team that has quality above average, then of course Manchester City will continue to maximize good results in every match played. But unfortunately, although they have good performance but sometimes they get bad results . Therefore, at least for now we will also still not be able to make a definite choice. Because it is possible that approaching this match later, maybe one of the teams between Manchester City or Real Madrid will get problems, such as injuries and other things that make them unable to maximize in the match.

[lalabotax]

Anything can happen, we can see how Real Madrid with 3x UCL trophies in a row then the possibility of Manchester City will fight for the UCL again but certainly we cannot determine that exactly because in the UCL competition it is still difficult to guess even Real Madrid or other teams.

Of course, no one knows which team will be the champion of UCL this season. Although Real Madrid and Man City are the strongest candidates, other teams also have the chance to win UCL as well. Sometimes, UCL result can be very unpredictable.

Is it true about that theory? Whoever eliminates Porto they can win the UCL? I've only heard this theory because I honestly didn't notice when the winning team beat Porto first.

It is not a theory, it is purely a coincidence. There is nothing to do between winning opportunity and beating Porto. Porto is not the strongest team, Porto match never guarantees the trophy. I don't understand why many people assume the winner in the match against Porto, to have the biggest chance to win UCL trophy.

Who knows, Arsenal is not the favorite can also happen this season with the title with Arteta.

Arsenal also has the chance to win UCL trophy. But I'm not sure if Arsenal could beat Bayern Munich if they play with their best. Bayern Munich has a great squad and they an experienced team in UCL, too. TBH, Bayern Munich is one of my favorite teams to be in semi-final round.

[Josefjix]

That's some wild speculation there and I think I will go completely against it because arsenal don't have the tenacity to actually win the champions league yet although they have a great team and also playing pattern the winning power isn't just there and besides they were paired against their arch nemesis that always get the worse out of them which is Bayern Munich so they should first think of a way to eliminate Bayern Munich first before setting hopes for dreaming about securing the trophy.

You're still among those set of people that's underestimating the performance of Arsenal this season. It's been quite a boring road for this particular club but they're aiming to compete with flying solid strategy, not giving up because there's more to accomplish this season. This is one of the major reason why Mikel Arteta is doing a great job to ensured everything works perfectly for them this season but winning the UCL title, it's going to be a rough run for them but nothing is impossible to happen and nothing is also possible to be triggered.

[baeva]

It's not that fans are underestimating Real Madrid, it's that Manchester City have been incredibly strong for the last few seasons, they are going for broke, if you can call it that. Added to that is the fact that these two teams met last season and Real performed poorly, to put it mildly, getting thrashed, so fans remember it all the time

It was an unforgettable match for Real Madrid and this season it was like they were reunited with destiny and had to face Manchester City again. I think this could be an opportunity for revenge and maybe Manchester City won't be able to stop Real Madrid. Sometimes defeat teaches important lessons and Real Madrid realized this when last season they were knocked out by Manchester City. They have now cleaned up and will fight to win back the title they have been eating all the time.

Maybe they have cleaned up their act, but Manchester City haven't had to "clean up their act", they are fine as they are and are a real threat to Real Madrid. In fact, this is a match of the level of the final, not 1/4, but nothing can be done, if either of these teams will fly out at this stage, it will be impossible to say that it was undeserved, because they are two mastodonts in football

It seems you should also know that in the last twoseasons, Manchester City and Real Madrid have always met in the semifinals. Their first meeting happen in the semifinals of the Champions League for the 2021/2022 season and Real Madrid managed to beat and eliminate Manchester City in the semifinals and then Real Madrid won the trophy. After that, in the 2022/2023 season Real Madrid and Manchester City met gain in the semifinals and Manchester City managedto beat and eliminate Real Madrid in the semifinals, andthen Manchester City won the trophy. So ya, it could be said that thisseason will be the third meeting between Real Madrid and Manchester City, but the only difference is that thistime or thisseason the meeting took place in the quarter-finals. With a record likethat, it is clear that we cannotsay Manchester City is better than Real Madrid, because infact, theystill have the same goodrecord and results at least in the last two seasons.

Yeah, that's right, I forgot all about that season. I try not to judge them on their performance in the Champions League, as if Real Madrid are the most titled team in that tournament or something like that, I judge them on their current performance in their leagues, it's much more effective. Last season Manchester City were undoubtedly superior to them in every aspect and it was clear before the match who would come out victorious. Now they are about the same.

[tusandii]

Manchester City since last season are better than Madrid, therefore let’s see if they can eliminate Madrid this time.

The second leg game at the Etihad last season was unbelievable, that was some of the best football i have ever seen in my life and that's why they beat Madrid 4-0, and 5-1 on aggregate, to send them into the CL final. Having said that, if City can replicate that again, they'd definitely qualify, but it is going to be so difficult.

Real Madrid's manager and players won't admit it, but they are coming into this tie with a feeling of revenge for last season's humilation and that would make the game even my feisty and interesting, anyway my prediction is on City to qualify, i think they would actually win the CL again, so eliminating Madrid would send a strong message to other teams that they can do it.

Nothing is the same from last season, in terms of strength Real Madrid and Manchester City are different this season and these two teams are top teams that can do anything in a match to turn things around so I don't think that what happened last season can become a benchmark for it to be repeated this season.

To be able to win the UCL twice in a row is not an easy thing.
If there is a favorite for Manchester City to be able to defend the title, that's fine, but I think it won't be easy and even the percentage is very small, because overall Manchester City's performance this season is no better than last season and several teams in the quarter-finals currently have better quality compared to last season, so it will be a barrier for Manchester City.

Talking about changes in performance, of course every season there will be changes in the performance of big clubs, whether there is an increase in performance or a decrease in performance, but in my opinion the two clubs have not experienced any changes and in my opinion these two clubs are still the same as last season and in my opinion the match between Manchester City and Real Madrid is still Manchester City which has a big chance to qualify and can win the title twice in a row, just like last season.
There are no major changes in Manchester City players and Pep Guardiola still has the right strategy to get rid of Real Madrid.

I admit that getting consecutive titles will not be that easy, while Real Madrid is the club that holds the most titles in the Champions League so it can always provide unexpected surprises, but even so, Manchester City's experience last season could be a strong weapon to beat Real Madrid again without having to underestimate the club.
Pep Guardiola has to work a little harder this time because it looks like he will repeat last season's history of winning 3 titles at once.