UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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Don't underestimate Bayern, Arsenal are also in very good shape and everyone said that they have the best results, but they couldn't beat Bayern. Now Real beat City and will think that they did the hardest job, but Bayern cannot be underestimated, they have very good players, and if Kane and Bayern could reach the final it would be great.

In the other semi-final, PSG is stronger, we have already seen two matches between these teams in the group stage, and I think the superiority of PSG was obvious. Atletico decided to play open football at Borussia Dortmund in the second match, and it ended in defeat for them. Enrique will not allow this to happen, he pays a lot of attention to defense, but Barcelona showed that their defense is not ideal either.

In this semifinals no one underestimated any team who managed to sit in this semi final seat, but this is not only about Kane but also about the experience that gives a lot of encouragement to be able to calm the match and qualify for the final round.
I admit that Bayern Munich currently has a quality troops but if we look deeper into the appearance at UCL and in the domestic league, Bayern Munich is not good and that weakness is in the defense even though Kane can continue to score but if Munich defense bad is the same in vain.
compared to Real Madrid in the depth of performance in the domestic league still has a consistent appearance and at UCL this time it can be more consistent than last season even without a pure striker but Ancelotti strategy is always right.

and for PSG who will compete against Dortmund maybe I will agree if PSG can qualify for the final round to defeat Dortmund but it all depends on how Enrique will rotate PSG players at this time or at least maintain the physical quality and performance of the players.

[Oluwa-btc]

Very surprising to see the four semi finalists, I’m shocked Man City didn’t make it, they dominated Real in the 2nd leg but if you don’t take your chance you will regret it. Real Madrid are a special force in the CL, so often they are not the best team but manage to find a way to win.

I don’t think anybody predicted to see two German teams in the semi finals but here we are. I predict the final will be Real vs PSG.

This is football for you, they can keep the ball possession while Real Madrid rides on to win the game on penalties. Biq shout out to the youngin the goalkeeper for helping deciding the game fir his club. And also to Kepa who helped him with advice about taking the risk for Bernado Silva's penalty. Saving those two have them the upper hand.

Also, defending is part of the game and it was well utilized by Real Madrid, with the way Manchester City played, if they Real Madrid came all out to attack them, they would have lost with lots of goals.
Though at some points, I do feel like Carlo Ancellotti and his Real Madrid side are now too defensive than they actually was.

No! I'm rooting for Paris Saint Germans, they have Luis Enrique and he would help them with his experience. Don't forget he won the Champions League Competition also with Barcelona years back.

[mammusu]

What are you saying bro, penalty is always a game of luck  and nothing like the mentality of the players, (...)

Luck and skill/mentality are not mutually exclusive. Penalty shootout always involves an element of luck but with mental resilience (not cracking under huge pressure) and skill developed e.g. by practicing penalty kicks a team can shift luck to their side.
A penalty shootout is not the same as a coin flip.

True, even though penalties are a game of luck, mentality is really needed there. Now how many players are not ready to take a penalty because they are afraid of failure? This proves that the mentality of courage is very important for a player when taking a penalty kick, so it's not just luck but there must be a driving factor for them to dare to do it, namely mentality.

A match as big as the Champions League, which is watched by millions of young people, is a match that will drain them mentally. And also they took a penalty when they were tired of playing for 120 minutes of normal time. When they are tired their concentration will be disturbed and if their mental state is not that good then they will not want to take it.

Even though it is considered a game of luck, it is not easy for a player to make that decision. We also often see some players showing normal expressions under pressure, which indicates that mentality is an important factor.

[Xcode7]

Having good performance in the domestic league will not guarantee good progress in the Champions League and that is what Arsenal is currently feeling. They were quite promising when they managed to hold Bayern Munich to a draw in the first leg, but what happened in the second leg when they faced Bayern Munich fans, the Gunners were unable to do anything. Practically, Bayern Munich can win with certainty and even though it is only by 1 goal, that is enough to make Arsenal despair.

Another surprising thing is that Bayern Munich under Tuchel's guidance this season has been so bad and strangely Arsenal still can't beat them. However, if we talk about history and winning mentality, of course Bayern Munich still won a landslide victory over Arsenal. Well, I can't wait to see Bayern Munich who will face Real Madrid in the semifinals and it will be a match that will be missed after approximately 6 years of the two teams never facing each other again.

Bayern Munich is playing at home and in terms of strength they are quite equal to Arsenal so I think Bayern Munich's victory and progress to the semifinals is quite natural because mentally they are much better than Arsenal.

What happens in the domestic league will of course be a little different from in the Champions League, especially when facing teams from different leagues, of course there are many differences so that what happens in the domestic league cannot be used as a benchmark, and in fact Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga is not too bad they just can't maintain consistent performance and if we look at strength I think Bayern Munich this season is quite strong.
The semi-final match between Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid will continue to be fierce as has happened in the past, these two teams have a rivalry in the Champions League and I don't see Bayern Munich's decline in the Bundesliga anymore because of course after failing to defend the Bundesliga title that motivates Bayern Munich much bigger to win the Champions League title this season.

[punk.zink]

Having good performance in the domestic league will not guarantee good progress in the Champions League and that is what Arsenal is currently feeling. They were quite promising when they managed to hold Bayern Munich to a draw in the first leg, but what happened in the second leg when they faced Bayern Munich fans, the Gunners were unable to do anything. Practically, Bayern Munich can win with certainty and even though it is only by 1 goal, that is enough to make Arsenal despair.

Another surprising thing is that Bayern Munich under Tuchel's guidance this season has been so bad and strangely Arsenal still can't beat them. However, if we talk about history and winning mentality, of course Bayern Munich still won a landslide victory over Arsenal. Well, I can't wait to see Bayern Munich who will face Real Madrid in the semifinals and it will be a match that will be missed after approximately 6 years of the two teams never facing each other again.

Bayern Munich is playing at home and in terms of strength they are quite equal to Arsenal so I think Bayern Munich's victory and progress to the semifinals is quite natural because mentally they are much better than Arsenal.

What happens in the domestic league will of course be a little different from in the Champions League, especially when facing teams from different leagues, of course there are many differences so that what happens in the domestic league cannot be used as a benchmark, and in fact Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga is not too bad they just can't maintain consistent performance and if we look at strength I think Bayern Munich this season is quite strong.
The semi-final match between Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid will continue to be fierce as has happened in the past, these two teams have a rivalry in the Champions League and I don't see Bayern Munich's decline in the Bundesliga anymore because of course after failing to defend the Bundesliga title that motivates Bayern Munich much bigger to win the Champions League title this season.

In my opinion, what made Arsenal eliminated from the Champions League was that they didn't have a good enough mentality when competing in the Champions League. Arsenal has indeed had quite a good performance this season in the Premier League but I think they don't really have a winning mentality yet because they haven't even won the Champions League trophy yet.

Bayern Munich will play against Real Madrid in the semifinals, and I think this will be quite a tough match for both of them. Both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have quite a tough mentality. However, if I had to choose one, I predict that Real Madrid will qualify for the final round.

[klidex]

Haaland traditionally plays poorly against strong teams, and although he had several good opportunities, he was unable to score. Real Madrid's defenders did not give him space for this, they understand that he cannot be left, so it is more difficult for him. It's not just Haaland, City's attack as a whole was not so effective, Ancelotti found a way to stop Guardiola, but in any case it came to penalties and then luck was on Real's side, it seems that Real are moving towards increasing their record in winning the Champions League Cup. I don’t think that Bayern in the form, that alow them beating Real.

I remember when someone said that Erling Haaland was not a good striker when facing Real Madrid, the reason was quite simple because his mentality was not strong enough when facing the king of Europe, Manchester City relied more on Phil Foden and Kevin de Bruyne and only they were able to put pressure on him. Real Madrid and was able to break through the Real Madrid defense with his cleverness in breaking through the Real Madrid players who were keeping the defense tight. Erling Haaland was like a toothless tiger when he met Real Madrid. He looked scary when he was on the front line but in reality he couldn't do anything when he had to face Real Madrid.

Likewise, Real Madrid players Vinicius Junior and Bellingham were also unable to score against Manchester City, even in their 2 meetings this season in the Champions League, Rodrygo became Man of the match for Real Madrid because he was able to score goals in their 2 legs without Rodrygo. Maybe Real Madrid couldn't compete on penalties with Manchester City, Real Madrid's victory was because luck was on Real Madrid's side through penalties, but with this I also realized that the performance of Manchester City and Real Madrid was actually equal.

[Hanadawa]

Bayern Munich will play against Real Madrid in the semifinals, and I think this will be quite a tough match for both of them. Both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have quite a tough mentality. However, if I had to choose one, I predict that Real Madrid will qualify for the final round.

I am even very confident that Real Madrid will beat Munich and become UCL champions this season. After successfully beating City, I think the strongest candidate to become UCL champions is only Real Madrid. Fans often say that City and Madrid are the 2 strongest teams in the UCL this season. Maybe even fans of other clubs will also choose one of them. And last night Real Madrid managed to beat City. This means that Real Madrid really deserves to be champion. Munich has a winning mentality but Madrid has a winning mentality and a solid mentality. I think that will be the difference between the two teams and I also predict Madrid will win the semifinal match.

[Mame89]

In my opinion, what made Arsenal eliminated from the Champions League was that they didn't have a good enough mentality when competing in the Champions League. Arsenal has indeed had quite a good performance this season in the Premier League but I think they don't really have a winning mentality yet because they haven't even won the Champions League trophy yet.

Actually, Arsenal's game is very good and has made a lot of progress. in the first leg Arsenal were able to hold a draw and in the second leg the game was still balanced. In the first half they were still able to hold a draw but Rice and Tomiyasu were not able to hold back the attacks well so they conceded a goal from Kimmich in the second half. If their performance is bad, maybe Bayern Munich will score a lot of goals in the first half because Bayern Munich have lots of shooting opportunities, but it cannot be denied that their performance is also on fire.

But whatever it is, good job for Arteta because he has brought Arsenal to the top 8, a very tough struggle. because for several seasons it did not enter the Champions League, but after entering the Champions League again it became a team that was still taken into account. Apart from that, even though the German League has not been able to win a trophy, this shows that Thomas Tuchel is more experienced than Mikel Arteta in the Champions League competition, because he has led Chelsea to become champions in the 2021 Champions League.

Bayern Munich will play against Real Madrid in the semifinals, and I think this will be quite a tough match for both of them. Both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have quite a tough mentality. However, if I had to choose one, I predict that Real Madrid will qualify for the final round.

This was a tough match of course, after 6 years had passed, the two teams finally met again. Mentally both teams have a very strong mentality in the UCL league. but I also believe that Real Madrid will qualify for the final in this match, because Real Madrid is better prepared than Bayern Munich this season to win the UCL league trophy.

[Polkeins]

Having good performance in the domestic league will not guarantee good progress in the Champions League and that is what Arsenal is currently feeling. They were quite promising when they managed to hold Bayern Munich to a draw in the first leg, but what happened in the second leg when they faced Bayern Munich fans, the Gunners were unable to do anything. Practically, Bayern Munich can win with certainty and even though it is only by 1 goal, that is enough to make Arsenal despair.

Another surprising thing is that Bayern Munich under Tuchel's guidance this season has been so bad and strangely Arsenal still can't beat them. However, if we talk about history and winning mentality, of course Bayern Munich still won a landslide victory over Arsenal. Well, I can't wait to see Bayern Munich who will face Real Madrid in the semifinals and it will be a match that will be missed after approximately 6 years of the two teams never facing each other again.

Bayern Munich is playing at home and in terms of strength they are quite equal to Arsenal so I think Bayern Munich's victory and progress to the semifinals is quite natural because mentally they are much better than Arsenal.

What happens in the domestic league will of course be a little different from in the Champions League, especially when facing teams from different leagues, of course there are many differences so that what happens in the domestic league cannot be used as a benchmark, and in fact Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga is not too bad they just can't maintain consistent performance and if we look at strength I think Bayern Munich this season is quite strong.
The semi-final match between Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid will continue to be fierce as has happened in the past, these two teams have a rivalry in the Champions League and I don't see Bayern Munich's decline in the Bundesliga anymore because of course after failing to defend the Bundesliga title that motivates Bayern Munich much bigger to win the Champions League title this season.

In my opinion, what made Arsenal eliminated from the Champions League was that they didn't have a good enough mentality when competing in the Champions League. Arsenal has indeed had quite a good performance this season in the Premier League but I think they don't really have a winning mentality yet because they haven't even won the Champions League trophy yet.

Bayern Munich will play against Real Madrid in the semifinals, and I think this will be quite a tough match for both of them. Both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have quite a tough mentality. However, if I had to choose one, I predict that Real Madrid will qualify for the final round.

From the bookmakers' point of view Real is the favorite in the race to win the Champions League, its chance of winning is estimated at 39%, the rest of the odds are much less, and the chances of Bayern are about the same as Borussia 19%, and PSG has a chance of winning 27%.
So in general Real is the favorite not only in the game with Bayern, but in the Champions League in principle.
Arsenal last played in the Champions League final in 2006, when they lost to Barcelona and that was the last major peak Arsenal reached.
In addition, before the match with Bayern there was a humiliating defeat from Aston Villa and apparently Arsenal morally broke down and the game with Bayern was already lost for him before the start of the game.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Don't underestimate Bayern, Arsenal are also in very good shape and everyone said that they have the best results, but they couldn't beat Bayern. Now Real beat City and will think that they did the hardest job, but Bayern cannot be underestimated, they have very good players, and if Kane and Bayern could reach the final it would be great.

In the other semi-final, PSG is stronger, we have already seen two matches between these teams in the group stage, and I think the superiority of PSG was obvious. Atletico decided to play open football at Borussia Dortmund in the second match, and it ended in defeat for them. Enrique will not allow this to happen, he pays a lot of attention to defense, but Barcelona showed that their defense is not ideal either.

No one should underestimate Bayern, they are already in the semifinals, which means they are better than the other teams who were eliminated earlier, but we also have to be realistic in looking at the overall strength of the two teams and I think Real Madrid is much more favored to advance to in the final compared to Bayern, that's natural because Real Madrid is superior in everything compared to Bayern this season.

For PSG and Dortmund's semi-final match, PSG is indeed a little stronger than Dortmund, but PSG's performance is very inconsistent so this creates a space for Dortmund to take advantage of, and in fact I think that for the semi-final match everything will be different and most likely will be quite balanced so no It can be denied that the two UCL semifinal matches this season will be very fierce.

[Kavelj22]

I watched the match and it was noticeable that the red card greatly affected Barcelona's efficiency, despite its brilliant performance with only ten players. It was clear that Barcelona became disorganized after Araujo left due to exclusion.
This was a dream come true for Paris Saint-Germain to achieve excellence and qualify for the next league. The goal difference was not very wide, however, and all analysts in sports publications, in addition to club experts, confirmed that PSG would have been far from winning this victory had it not been for the fatal foul that caused Araujo's elimination. The same analysts confirmed that Barcelona's chances of winning would not have been diminished by the exclusion of one player, regardless of his position or performance, if the opposing team had not been PSG.

In my opinion, PSG did not perform well in that match and even when Barcelona played with a full squad of course we could see how PSG was very troubled by the attack carried out by Barcelona, but indeed the red card made Barcelona helpless and had to surrender from PSG in the match, I am quite sure if Barcelona did not get a red card in that match of course we would see a match dominated by Barcelona And maybe we will see Barcelona who will be Dortmund's opponents in the semi-finals instead of PSG.

Even after Barcelona received a red card and was forced to continue with a reduced number of players, its performance was considered somewhat acceptable and it can be said that it held on. Imagine if any other team was facing PSG with only ten players, what would the result be? PSG, of course, was not ready for this surprise and moved its tactic from focusing on the defense area to attacking with full numbers after ensuring that Barcelona would not be able to approach its goal in any way because it would automatically move to defense to cover up the numerical shortage of players.

I agree with your last position that PSG would not have performed well if Barcelona had maintained its full number of players. But as you know, in football, efficiency is not always the dominant factor because luck may play the biggest role. PSG was lucky this time in one of the most important matches of the tournament.

[Arenga pinnata]

Even after Barcelona received a red card and was forced to continue with a reduced number of players, its performance was considered somewhat acceptable and it can be said that it held on. Imagine if any other team was facing PSG with only ten players, what would the result be? PSG, of course, was not ready for this surprise and moved its tactic from focusing on the defense area to attacking with full numbers after ensuring that Barcelona would not be able to approach its goal in any way because it would automatically move to defense to cover up the numerical shortage of players.

I agree with your last position that PSG would not have performed well if Barcelona had maintained its full number of players. But as you know, in football, efficiency is not always the dominant factor because luck may play the biggest role. PSG was lucky this time in one of the most important matches of the tournament.

Luck sometimes plays a very important role in any game, including in the world of sports such as football. As happened with Liverpool who failed in the European League even though they were very favored. but Liverpool were unlucky there. In fact, it really doesn't make sense to see Liverpool always missing the target every time they attack and have a good chance. And Barcelona here was also unlucky because they had to lose 1 player when victory was before their eyes after winning since the first leg and also winning early in the first half of the second leg. But unfortunately, after losing players, Barcelona had difficulty maintaining the balance of their team.

And PSG here is lucky. Honestly, their performance is not much different from Barcelona. Even when Barcelona had 11 players we could see that Barcelona could make better attacks and Barcelona's performance looked even more convincing. Meanwhile PSG they only became more comfortable in the game after Barcelona lost players. But PSG actually always almost scored a goal, even since the first leg. but they always have less than good accuracy. And the ball always fails to reach the target by deviating slightly from the goal. But in the end luck came to PSG and managed to make Barcelona lose by a big score in the second leg. However, PSG still deserved to advance to the semi-finals.

[KTChampions]

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Anyhow. Updated odds for the outright UCL winner:



No surprise here, Real is now the favourite with odds of x2.40

Bayern must beat Real Madrid first, and then PSG (most likely) to get the title, and PSG must have an easy walk with Dortmund (compared to the game with Real, but in general it is natural that Dortmund also has a chance) and then beat Real/Bayern in the final. At the same time, the odds of PSG and Bayern are assessed as almost equal. Am I the only one who thinks these quotes are crooked?
It seems to me that Real Madrid and PSG are undervalued, which means betting on them has value.

[hyudien]

Bayern must beat Real Madrid first, and then PSG (most likely) to get the title, and PSG must have an easy walk with Dortmund (compared to the game with Real, but in general it is natural that Dortmund also has a chance) and then beat Real/Bayern in the final. At the same time, the odds of PSG and Bayern are assessed as almost equal. Am I the only one who thinks these quotes are crooked?
It seems to me that Real Madrid and PSG are undervalued, which means betting on them has value.

It is very difficult for Bayern Munich to do that, because Real Madrid is not a team that can just be beaten, but that doesn't mean their chance is lost, they still have a chance, just not bigger than Real Madrid. This season, Bayern Munich is considered to be experiencing a decline, which makes them a little doubtful in this match, although we cannot guarantee that Real Madrid will perform perfectly in this match.
In the first leg, Bayern Munich will host Real Madrid first. They must be able to make the best use of this match, and victory is the result they must achieve in this match. If they can't win, then they will have a more difficult task in the second leg because they have to play as the visiting team. And we know that when Real Madrid play at home, they are always scary for their opponents. There is no other choice for Bayern Munich in this match, they cannot afford to lose or even a draw will weigh them down.

[HajiBagi]

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Anyhow. Updated odds for the outright UCL winner:



No surprise here, Real is now the favourite with odds of x2.40

Bayern must beat Real Madrid first, and then PSG (most likely) to get the title, and PSG must have an easy walk with Dortmund (compared to the game with Real, but in general it is natural that Dortmund also has a chance) and then beat Real/Bayern in the final. At the same time, the odds of PSG and Bayern are assessed as almost equal. Am I the only one who thinks these quotes are crooked?
It seems to me that Real Madrid and PSG are undervalued, which means betting on them has value.

You are right about Bayern Munich must beat Real Madrid in the first leg of the game, if Bayern Munich did not beat Real Madrid in the first leg of the match it’s over for Bayern Munich because Real Madrid will defeat Bayern Munich in Santiago bernabeu qualify to final round of champions league, but the way I’m looking at this season champion league Real Madrid is the favourite to win this champion league, I know we are talking about football here and anything can happen but what I want us to understand in this season champion league is that a team that struggle to defeat Manchester City is definitely going to win this champion league and since the day Real Madrid eliminate Manchester City, every body believe that Real Madrid will win the league.

Although this champion league is full of surprises, the team that you expect to win will be the one to lose, but I think Real Madrid is different from the other teams , I believe in Real Madrid with 90% of winning the champion
League title, Bayern Munich performance is not good as Real Madrid own, Bayern Munich qualify for semifinal by defeating arsenal with one goal, so from my point of view Real Madrid is defeating Bayern Munich.

[Ruttoshi]

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Anyhow. Updated odds for the outright UCL winner:



No surprise here, Real is now the favourite with odds of x2.40

Bayern must beat Real Madrid first, and then PSG (most likely) to get the title, and PSG must have an easy walk with Dortmund (compared to the game with Real, but in general it is natural that Dortmund also has a chance) and then beat Real/Bayern in the final. At the same time, the odds of PSG and Bayern are assessed as almost equal. Am I the only one who thinks these quotes are crooked?
It seems to me that Real Madrid and PSG are undervalued, which means betting on them has value.

You are right about Bayern Munich must beat Real Madrid in the first leg of the game, if Bayern Munich did not beat Real Madrid in the first leg of the match it’s over for Bayern Munich because Real Madrid will defeat Bayern Munich in Santiago bernabeu qualify to final round of champions league, but the way I’m looking at this season champion league Real Madrid is the favourite to win this champion league, I know we are talking about football here and anything can happen but what I want us to understand in this season champion league is that a team that struggle to defeat Manchester City is definitely going to win this champion league and since the day Real Madrid eliminate Manchester City, every body believe that Real Madrid will win the league.

Although this champion league is full of surprises, the team that you expect to win will be the one to lose, but I think Real Madrid is different from the other teams , I believe in Real Madrid with 90% of winning the champion
League title, Bayern Munich performance is not good as Real Madrid own, Bayern Munich qualify for semifinal by defeating arsenal with one goal, so from my point of view Real Madrid is defeating Bayern Munich.

I have already concluded the moment that the draw was made for the quarter finals, when I saw that Real Madrid is playing Manchester city. I said that whoever wins the match will become the winner of the champions league this season because no club will be as strong as two of them.

So now that it is Real Madrid that won City, then I don't think anyone will be able to stop them. Bayern Munich will not be able to win Real Madrid in Germany, because they are not inform, and it is not that one that they managed to win Arsenal, that they will play with Real Madrid who is always ready to net the post.

[Catenaccio]

I have already concluded the moment that the draw was made for the quarter finals, when I saw that Real Madrid is playing Manchester city. I said that whoever wins the match will become the winner of the champions league this season because no club will be as strong as two of them.

Because they belong to strongest clubs in Champions League so a winner in their direct matches, will have good chance to far in Champions League and win the title. It happened in previous seasons and might happen again in this season. After Manchester City, Real Madrid will meet another familiar opponent, Bayern Munich.

So now that it is Real Madrid that won City, then I don't think anyone will be able to stop them. Bayern Munich will not be able to win Real Madrid in Germany, because they are not inform, and it is not that one that they managed to win Arsenal, that they will play with Real Madrid who is always ready to net the post.

Bayern Munich are not weak and they are familiar with Real Madrid through many matches with each other in history. Real Madrid will have two other difficult matches with another strong opponent. A winner will be decided by not much big difference like the quarter finals between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Kane will fight for a first title in his career after failure in Bundesliga. If his first title is Champions League, it is a big milestone for him and decision to leave Tottenham Hotspur is a good one.

[Queentoshi]

Bayern Munich performance is not good as Real Madrid own, Bayern Munich qualify for semifinal by defeating arsenal with one goal, so from my point of view Real Madrid is defeating Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich and Real Madrid both played against the two strongest English teams currently and even though Real Madrid was able to put off a stronger performance than Bayern Munich, we should not forget that the same arsenal that Bayern could not play well against is the same team that Manchester City that played Real Madrid found unable to defeat this season in their local league. Bayern still have a chance of winning Real Madrid, some of the injured key players from their team may be available by then, and then they have Harry Kane.

[Patrol69]

The interesting match in the Champions League was the quarter-final match between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Perhaps we will not see another match in the Champions League as competitive as Manchester City and Real Madrid in the quarter finals. In the first match, Manchester City went to Real Madrid's home ground and drew with Real Madrid. In that case, we thought that when Real Madrid played at Manchester City's home ground, Manchester City might advance. But the opposite happened in the second leg match Real Madrid confirmed the semi-final by defeating Manchester City at their home ground. It can certainly be called a tough revenge for last season as Liverpool's Champions League dream ended last season with a defeat to Manchester City. Of the four teams now in the semi-finals, I am considering Real Madrid and PSG for the final. Because Bayan Munich will not compete with Real Madrid at all, on the other hand, even if Dortmund does well, maybe PSG will make it to the final.

[skarais]

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In my opinion, what made Arsenal eliminated from the Champions League was that they didn't have a good enough mentality when competing in the Champions League. Arsenal has indeed had quite a good performance this season in the Premier League but I think they don't really have a winning mentality yet because they haven't even won the Champions League trophy yet.

I also want to say almost the same thing, of course I agree Arsenal don't have a good mentality in the Champions League. Arsenal have built their squad well in the last few seasons, but they don't have much experience in the Champions League so they have to learn a lot from their failures this season to perform better next season.

I think Arsenal will become more established over time if Arteta is still their coach. There are many players who are starting to have a lot of experience and they will develop a good mentality by learning from failure. There is still a very long way to go and Arsenal will probably prove themselves in a few seasons, but yes I think mentality is the most influential thing in their competitiveness in big competitions.

Bayern Munich will play against Real Madrid in the semifinals, and I think this will be quite a tough match for both of them. Both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have quite a tough mentality. However, if I had to choose one, I predict that Real Madrid will qualify for the final round.

The meeting record between the two teams can basically make Real Madrid's head puff up. I mean, Real Madrid has a good record when they meet Bayern Munich, that means Real Madrid has its own advantage to be the favorite to go to the final this season. Bayern Munich certainly has a chance to beat Real Madrid, but it is difficult.