UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[samuraijin]

From those 4 teams, I only think Bayern Munich and Man City that deserve to be the candidate for the champion. Man City is the defending winner and they have prefect squad, there is no doubt about the quality of Man City squad and the coach. TBH, I still assume that Man City is the favorite to win again the UCL title this season. Meanwhile Bayern Munich is also a strong candidate after they got Harry Kane as their main striker this season. Having Harry Kane makes Bayern squad perfect, they have all top players in each line now. We also can see the stats of their current matches, it looks quite impressive. Anyway, I am sorry I exclude Real Madrid and Barcelona, because I think these teams still have no proper squad to win the UCL title. They are also not in their best form, so not really sure these teams can reach the final round.

Personally, I would exclude Bayern Munich from the list of the main favorites for now, too, leaving only Manchester City as the main contender for the Champions League title. Nevertheless, the matches with Bayern with Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester United showed that the Bavarian machine is not yet so strong as to calmly grind any opponent. But undoubtedly, at this point in time, Bayern Munich towers over Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, it is only the beginning of the season and there are no far-reaching conclusions based on these results., including on the basis of only the first round of the Champions League. More or less real layouts will begin to appear only in a few months in the middle of the season.

Sorry if I break your predictions regarding Bayern Munich, but I have a different opinion from you, even the clubs out there are very likely, even clubs that are not in the top will possibly come out on top this season, even though there are so many big clubs and they haven't are still defending champions but in my opinion, there will be a non-seeded club that will win the Champions this season, whether from the Italian league or even from the French league, because anyone has the right and there are even many non-seeded clubs that are performing well in their respective leagues.

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[bayu7adi]

Napoli didn't do well last year either at the UCL stage, they were good at the league and they did manage to go up their group stages as well, but they weren't at semi finals.

The next match is against Real Madrid, the maestro of European football with extensive experience. I have my doubts about Napoli's chances in the upcoming game against Real Madrid. While Real Madrid might face some challenges against an Italian club, the match will be heavily influenced by their experience and mental strength.

So far, I prefer to see Napoli excel in domestic leagues rather than European competitions. Although their performance in Serie A last year was impressive, it has yet to demonstrate the consistency required to compete in European tournaments alongside the giants from other nations.

[mamesso]

I can comfortably add Bayern Munich into one of the favourites for the Champions League title now. Since Kane joined the team the team have
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There is no change for Harry Kane he is still contributing with the new team and scoring a lot of goals, the passion there is still there especially being in the Champions League competition I feel Bayern Munich will be a candidate for the title option.

Believe in Tuchel he has experience of winning Champions League titles but with Bayern it will be different maybe easier to build the team because they have a talented squad, now just focus on both sides at the moment Bundesliga and Champions League, how the trophy will be, we have to see.

The money that Bayern Munich spent to bring in Harry Kane is in line with the contribution he has made to the club, he has adapted very well to his new club by scoring lots of goals. He made a big contribution when Bayern Munich beat Manchester United and in his last match in the Bundesliga, he also managed to score a hat trick against Bochum.
It has become easier for Tuchel to develop strategies since Kane's arrival, Munich's goal productivity has also increased, Tuchel's experience in the UCL plus the support of quality players has made Bayern Munich the favorites in the UCL this season. Trophies are their main goal this season, Bayern Munich can win them if they consistently maintain the quality of their game.

[Litzki1990]

There will be a big match for week 2 between Napoli vs Real Madrid and both teams has been met on 2017 twice at that time Real Madrid can win all of the matches and after Spaletti left Napoli still unable to find their shape because in Serie A they still unable to wins 3 times streak and in champion league too Napoli only win with narrow scores against weak team Braga and if we compared to the conditions between these teams i think Real Madrid clearly better than Napoli although they just lose last week from Atletico Madrid but basically Real Madrid performance is more stable than Napoli and regarding this match although Napoli will playing at their home ground but i feel like Real Madrid will be the winner of this match

Napoli are not playing well enough to beat Real Madrid at the moment. Although Real also played badly yesterday against Atletico Madrid. I think Napoli will lose. Probably after this match the leader in the group will be determined, because both clubs have three points in the standings.

Real Madrid had a poor performance against Atletico Madrid in the last match and they lost by a huge margin of 3-1 against Atletico Madrid so many Real Madrid fans are wondering if Real Madrid will do the same in their Champions League second leg against Nepali. Because Real Madrid played a bad match in La Liga, the Champions League match will also be bad, but this is not the case, we have seen that in the past seasons, Real Madrid has performed a little poorly in La Liga, but in the Champions League, they have shown the best performance. 
Real Madrid is always a favorite team against Napoli and if my prediction is correct then Real Madrid will definitely win this match. 

I bet on real madrid against atlético madrid and lost bet but i bet on real madrid against napoli in champions league hope i don't lose bet.

[borovichok]

Bayern is a big team that has good coaches and players on all fronts to win every game.
Bayern is always one of the top favorites for the Champions League.
Harry Kane is the best striker in the world at the moment, and he is on fire.
Kane is on his way to his first league title, and I think it is well deserved.
And maybe he will win the Ballon d'Or this season.

Bayern Munich falls in the favorite lists for clubs that are opportune to win the UEFA Champions League this season because they're in form. Though there are other clubs that do suit in the position of becoming Champions but it's rather too early to decides the winner, we can only selects out teams that have good chances of becoming winners. Harry Kane is the best striker in the world presently? Then what about Erling Haaland in Manchester City who's keen on breaking more records in City and also EPL. He's weigh outstanding and positioned than Harry Kane, besides he's young and have more years to play football. Harry Kane, I don't think so, we would decide that probably in the mid-season, by comparing how many goals he has scored to Erling Haaland who won a treble last season and competing for Ballon d'Or with Leo Messi. Is that the type of player you're illustrating that Harry Kane is better than?

[Iroh]

Napoli its not having his best time, so i dont know how much they can do against the most Champions League team of the history.

You’re probably right about Napoli. They’re not having the performance they would have hoped. But I did think they played rather well in their game against Braga despite the fact that their second goal which gave them the win was an own goal. They had some good chances but failed to produce goals.
Going up against Real Madrid would not be so easy. They narrowly came out as the victor in the game with Braga and the game with Madrid will most likely be more difficult. The game would certainly be interesting to watch. I think both sides could each score a goal.

[Davian144]

Bayern is a big team that has good coaches and players on all fronts to win every game.
Bayern is always one of the top favorites for the Champions League.
Harry Kane is the best striker in the world at the moment, and he is on fire.
Kane is on his way to his first league title, and I think it is well deserved.
And maybe he will win the Ballon d'Or this season.

Harry Kane is indeed a very good and talented player, but I think there is no need to have excessive expectations at the start of this season for things like the Ballon d'Or and so on even though he is very enthusiastic about his new team, Bayern Munich, this season. Because in general, Bayern Munich just needs to play as well as possible in order to get through all the rounds in the Champions League this season well enough to get to the final to win the title this season.

[Litzki1990]

Bayern is a big team that has good coaches and players on all fronts to win every game.
Bayern is always one of the top favorites for the Champions League.
Harry Kane is the best striker in the world at the moment, and he is on fire.
Kane is on his way to his first league title, and I think it is well deserved.
And maybe he will win the Ballon d'Or this season.

Harry Kane is indeed a very good and talented player, but I think there is no need to have excessive expectations at the start of this season for things like the Ballon d'Or and so on even though he is very enthusiastic about his new team, Bayern Munich, this season. Because in general, Bayern Munich just needs to play as well as possible in order to get through all the rounds in the Champions League this season well enough to get to the final to win the title this season.

I don't think there is any reason for Harry Kane to worry about winning the Ballon d'Or now because if he can perform with the team he has joined now then he can definitely win the Ballon d'or. Bayern Munich players including Harry Kane are in good form at the moment so based on the team performance we can definitely expect some good results from Bayern Munich in the Champions League this season. If Munich can make it to the semi-finals or final of the Champions League, Harry Kane will contribute so much that he will surely be nominated for the Ballon d'Or next season. Harry Kane  has contributed a lot for Bayern Munich in every match he has played for Bayern Munich so far.  

Undoubtedly, Harry Kane is one of the best strikers of all time.

[dzungmobile]

I don't think there is any reason for Harry Kane to worry about winning the Ballon d'Or now because if he can perform with the team he has joined now then he can definitely win the Ballon d'or. Bayern Munich players including Harry Kane are in good form at the moment so based on the team performance we can definitely expect some good results from Bayern Munich in the Champions League this season.

Bayern Munich is already one of most successful clubs in Europe and currently still are amongst strongest clubs so Kane made a good choice to be a player of the German club. He is no longer responsible for many tasks like in Tottenham but can receive better support from his team mates. No doubt about better quality of Bayern Munich players and strength of their squad in general. Team mates support Kane with key passes and he can provide them good passes or assists with his great vision and good, accurate passing skills.

If Munich can make it to the semi-finals or final of the Champions League, Harry Kane will contribute so much that he will surely be nominated for the Ballon d'Or next season.

Undoubtedly, Harry Kane is one of the best strikers of all time.

Such a striker actually needs big titles and he left Tottenham, abandoned chance to be a best scorer in Premier League history, to join Bayern just aiming at big titles like Champions League then Ballon d'Or but I think he is not mind too much about personal award.

You’re probably right about Napoli. They’re not having the performance they would have hoped. But I did think they played rather well in their game against Braga despite the fact that their second goal which gave them the win was an own goal. They had some good chances but failed to produce goals.

Napoli will have more careful preparation of opponents against them because they are no longer an underdog like the last season. They can go to round of 16 but going farther will be very difficult. They need to play better than the past season, that I doubt they can do it, and a lot of luckiness. An underdog can make surprise when big clubs are careless but with current position of Napoli, none of big clubs will play against Napoli with careless attitude because Napoli is currently Serie A Champions.

[rendravolt]

I will name the top 4 candidates for the Champions League title this season.
First is my favorite name: Bayern. They maintain an unbeaten record this season in the Bundesliga and Champions League.
I must always have to mention Man City because they are the defending champions. They have a good squad and are led by a talented and experienced coach.
Next is a Barca team that has been at a high level since Xavi took over as the team's head coach.
And the last name I want to mention is Real Madrid, even though they were recently defeated by Atletico in La Liga. They have a history with the most championship trophies. With this arena, they will pay more attention. It is also possible that they win the championship this season.

That's quite an interesting order and there's nothing wrong with placing several teams according to their performance so far, both in the domestic league and their results in the Champions League. However, regardless of your prediction list, I still place Manchester City in first place, then second place is filled by Real Madrid, the third and fourth positions can be random.

However, I feel that Manchester City has been a very solid team since last season and even in any competition they can still be stable and consistent in becoming champions. Meanwhile, Real Madrid often face difficulties in the domestic league, but when it comes to the Champions League, they will do everything, even a comeback which is impossible for them to do. So that's my opinion and maybe we will still see Manchester City and Real Madrid having a rematch in the Champions League this season.

[ancafe]

Napoli its not having his best time, so i dont know how much they can do against the most Champions League team of the history.

Napoli will face Real Madrid at home so it is quite difficult for them to get full points in that match, even though Real Madrid have just suffered a defeat in the domestic league. For this match, I am more confident that Real Madrid will emerge victorious because Napoli are also not in the best condition at the moment.

Im gonna look the group of Manchester United, its gonna be a good battle for the third and second place between all the teams, after the results from first round.

Manchester United will face Galatasaray at Old Trafford and this is an important match to get full points and if Manchester United lose it will be difficult for them to qualify for the next round. Erik Ten Hak will apply an attacking strategy in this match and they must be able to break into Galatasaray's goal in the early minutes so they can get a complete victory.

[Coyster]

So that's my opinion and maybe we will still see Manchester City and Real Madrid having a rematch in the Champions League this season.

It could happen, the both teams have played against each other in the last two seasons in the CL, Real Madrid eliminated City on the road to winning the CL title in the 2021/2022 season, whilst City as well defeated Real Madrid on the road to winning the CL title in the 2022/2023 season, thus if they meet this season, it will be the third time in a row, and who knows, this time it could be in the final.

Having said that, City are strong favorites to defend their CL trophy, there are other strong contenders like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but i think the time has come for City to dominate in Europe, and i am backing them to win the CL back to back.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I previously said here that we can not blame Onana and I think he is a great goalkeeper, its just that Man United defense failed to provide a wall against the opponent. now thinking realistically, a goalkeeper without a big wall being attacked several times will definitely have difficulty warding off the ball that comes towards him. lets take an example from several incidents in the past, such as a goalkeeper blocking the ball from falling and the opponent kicking the ball again but the defender strongly blocked the ball.

Manchester united problem isn't their goalkeeper, the faults is from the defense because looking at Onana first few games at Manchester united and that of De Gea, Onana has had a better performance because he has faced more shots and saved more shots although he has conceded more and that's became the defense aren't working and allowing the other side have more opportunity to score. If I'm not mistaking, De Gea faced few shots in his last few games and conceded more goals. Onana is a great goal keeper that's also good with his feet and that's why Erik ten Hag went after him because he wanted a football that the ball gets played from the back and progress to the front. Manchester united just needs to work on their defenses and they'll have a good chance of competing for the champion league this season.

No chance for PSG to win UCL trophy but the club may at least able to go to the quarter final of UCL. I meant the capability owned by PSG is still far from reaching final of UCL. City was never lose in any competitions as well as intermilan. If we compare those clubs with PSG and the gap is very big.
PSG was still inconsistent, and it can only rely on mbappe at this moment. I see no chance for PSG to go to the final. Quarter final is more than enough for PSG at this moment

I won't write any team off yet except the smaller teams which PSG isn't one of them. One player is capable of changing the fate of a team in the champions league. Mbappe might just get a run that he scores in every champions league game and increase the chances of PSG winning it. Ronaldo did it when he was at Real Madrid and lifted the trophy for them. The quarter finals is also a good results but they have gotten to that stages many times and it won't be what they'll be looking to achieve this season. The other teams aren't playing that crazy that you'll think the PSG teams can't defeat them. It's only Manchester city that I can say they can defeat every other teams in the competition this season because after losing some important players, its looking like the team became stronger instead of weak.

[Juggy777]

I previously said here that we can not blame Onana and I think he is a great goalkeeper, its just that Man United defense failed to provide a wall against the opponent. now thinking realistically, a goalkeeper without a big wall being attacked several times will definitely have difficulty warding off the ball that comes towards him. lets take an example from several incidents in the past, such as a goalkeeper blocking the ball from falling and the opponent kicking the ball again but the defender strongly blocked the ball.

Manchester united problem isn't their goalkeeper, the faults is from the defense because looking at Onana first few games at Manchester united and that of De Gea, Onana has had a better performance because he has faced more shots and saved more shots although he has conceded more and that's became the defense aren't working and allowing the other side have more opportunity to score. If I'm not mistaking, De Gea faced few shots in his last few games and conceded more goals. Onana is a great goal keeper that's also good with his feet and that's why Erik ten Hag went after him because he wanted a football that the ball gets played from the back and progress to the front. Manchester united just needs to work on their defenses and they'll have a good chance of competing for the champion league this season.

No chance for PSG to win UCL trophy but the club may at least able to go to the quarter final of UCL. I meant the capability owned by PSG is still far from reaching final of UCL. City was never lose in any competitions as well as intermilan. If we compare those clubs with PSG and the gap is very big.
PSG was still inconsistent, and it can only rely on mbappe at this moment. I see no chance for PSG to go to the final. Quarter final is more than enough for PSG at this moment

I won't write any team off yet except the smaller teams which PSG isn't one of them. One player is capable of changing the fate of a team in the champions league. Mbappe might just get a run that he scores in every champions league game and increase the chances of PSG winning it. Ronaldo did it when he was at Real Madrid and lifted the trophy for them. The quarter finals is also a good results but they have gotten to that stages many times and it won't be what they'll be looking to achieve this season. The other teams aren't playing that crazy that you'll think the PSG teams can't defeat them. It's only Manchester city that I can say they can defeat every other teams in the competition this season because after losing some important players, its looking like the team became stronger instead of weak.

@CryptopreneurBrainboss I completely disagree about Onana because while the defence did fail him few of the goals he conceded were too simple and a goal keeper of his caliber should have stopped them and for now he needs to step up and at least do basic duties well. Furthermore Ronaldo had an amazing team behind him and Mbappe is selfish and there’s not much unity among PSG player’s hence I doubt that Mbappe alone can fire them to champions league glory.

[fzkto]

So that's my opinion and maybe we will still see Manchester City and Real Madrid having a rematch in the Champions League this season.

It could happen, the both teams have played against each other in the last two seasons in the CL, Real Madrid eliminated City on the road to winning the CL title in the 2021/2022 season, whilst City as well defeated Real Madrid on the road to winning the CL title in the 2022/2023 season, thus if they meet this season, it will be the third time in a row, and who knows, this time it could be in the final.

Having said that, City are strong favorites to defend their CL trophy, there are other strong contenders like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but i think the time has come for City to dominate in Europe, and i am backing them to win the CL back to back.

Many see Manchester City as the main contenders for the title again. They probably do have the best results among the other clubs, but unpredictability often happens in football. Like when Chelsea beat Manchester City in the final a few years ago. I'd like to see some other team win this season.

[piebeyb]

Having said that, City are strong favorites to defend their CL trophy, there are other strong contenders like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but i think the time has come for City to dominate in Europe, and i am backing them to win the CL back to back.

Yes, Madrid and Munich will always be Manchester City's competitors in the CL, not visible to PSG and other clubs because they are not very promising, while clubs from the Italian league usually have the luck of meeting clubs that are not as good as them so they can qualify for the final. If Munich and Madrid don't meet Manchester City maybe they can meet in the final, I'm also a Manchester City fan, I hope they don't meet the favorite club so that the final can be met with Madrid or Munich.

But if you look at the current main squad, Madrid is quite better than last season and so is Munich. I think this season's CL will really show a good match and I will be happy to see City win the CL again this season for the second time in a row, just like they won the EPL in a row. Guardiola certainly wants it.

[topbitcoin]

You’re probably right about Napoli. They’re not having the performance they would have hoped. But I did think they played rather well in their game against Braga despite the fact that their second goal which gave them the win was an own goal. They had some good chances but failed to produce goals.

Napoli will have more careful preparation of opponents against them because they are no longer an underdog like the last season. They can go to round of 16 but going farther will be very difficult. They need to play better than the past season, that I doubt they can do it, and a lot of luckiness. An underdog can make surprise when big clubs are careless but with current position of Napoli, none of big clubs will play against Napoli with careless attitude because Napoli is currently Serie A Champions.

For now the position in the big group phase is likely to get them easily, their rival in group C is only Madrid and although they also have to watch out for Union because of their performance in the Champions League even though the first match lost but they are still quite good in terms of defense but Madrid and Napoli are strong candidates to qualify for the last 16 phase.
Napoli's 2nd match is a bit tough because there is Madrid ready to travel to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Technically they play home for sure with great confidence but when the opponent is Madrid obviously this will be different and it could be that they lose so in this match it would be great if they could get 1 point or force for 3 points but if it is difficult then 1 point will not be a problem I think.

[boltz]

Having said that, City are strong favorites to defend their CL trophy, there are other strong contenders like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but i think the time has come for City to dominate in Europe, and i am backing them to win the CL back to back.

Yes, Madrid and Munich will always be Manchester City's competitors in the CL, not visible to PSG and other clubs because they are not very promising, while clubs from the Italian league usually have the luck of meeting clubs that are not as good as them so they can qualify for the final. If Munich and Madrid don't meet Manchester City maybe they can meet in the final, I'm also a Manchester City fan, I hope they don't meet the favorite club so that the final can be met with Madrid or Munich.

But if you look at the current main squad, Madrid is quite better than last season and so is Munich. I think this season's CL will really show a good match and I will be happy to see City win the CL again this season for the second time in a row, just like they won the EPL in a row. Guardiola certainly wants it.

I think Bayern is the real competitor for City in UCL as well but I wouldn't take out Arsenal as well. Regarding Real Madrid...hard for me to believe in them in UCL this year but they look fantastic in LaLiga and they might end up winning it if Barca somehow makes mistakes. Overall , I think Real Madrid UCL era is gone and they will need some time again until this young team will learn how to actually win UCL as we saw for so many years that having a great team won't automatically win UCL.  

[Yurkov]

You’re probably right about Napoli. They’re not having the performance they would have hoped. But I did think they played rather well in their game against Braga despite the fact that their second goal which gave them the win was an own goal. They had some good chances but failed to produce goals.

Napoli will have more careful preparation of opponents against them because they are no longer an underdog like the last season. They can go to round of 16 but going farther will be very difficult. They need to play better than the past season, that I doubt they can do it, and a lot of luckiness. An underdog can make surprise when big clubs are careless but with current position of Napoli, none of big clubs will play against Napoli with careless attitude because Napoli is currently Serie A Champions.

For now the position in the big group phase is likely to get them easily, their rival in group C is only Madrid and although they also have to watch out for Union because of their performance in the Champions League even though the first match lost but they are still quite good in terms of defense but Madrid and Napoli are strong candidates to qualify for the last 16 phase.
Napoli's 2nd match is a bit tough because there is Madrid ready to travel to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Technically they play home for sure with great confidence but when the opponent is Madrid obviously this will be different and it could be that they lose so in this match it would be great if they could get 1 point or force for 3 points but if it is difficult then 1 point will not be a problem I think.

The Napoli team is currently performing well. Tried to do a lot better last season. But the team is doing great this season. However, the team's attack share needs to be improved. The team will do well if they play like this this season.

[JeffBrad12]

The Napoli team is currently performing well. Tried to do a lot better last season. But the team is doing great this season. However, the team's attack share needs to be improved. The team will do well if they play like this this season.

Napoli has been regressed compared with last season's performance. Napoli was never lost or wasting points last season once the club was getting so many winstreaks in the serie a. How can you say that if napoli was performing well while it was not able to keep its winstreak like last season? it's a set back for napoli. It's not only attacking line but the defensive line needs to be improved as well but how can garcia solve it?
Napoli didn't have a good guy who can replace min jae in the club. The defenders are performing so poorly. Im loosing my confidence in this club. I must say that if intermilan had greater chance to win the title compared with napoli at this time.
Napoli will not do well in the last season even though osimhen was targeting UCL and it's far from being a real thing for napoli.
Osimhen shall not dream to get UCL this season with the current performance of napoli.