UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[SmartCharpa]

I call it an interesting match because Manchester United embarrassed themselves in front of the fans. Old Tarfford is no longer scary for opponents, this is my impression after seeing how Manchester United suffered defeat after defeat. Gelatasaray deserved this victory, one thing that Erik Ten Hag, who wanted to have a Buil Up goalkeeper, achieved was a blunder that should be appreciated. Casemiro became a victim of Onana's incompetence in defending the goal. He thought it would be easy to become an English club goalkeeper. In total, during Onana's time as Manchester United goalkeeper he conceded 18 goals.

We cannot keep on blaming Casemiro for his error because every player makes mistakes and his participation helps the team win the majority of the time. Ten Hag's was always at fault and he didn't want to make amends for his mistakes the team kept losing and he couldn't start the game with Antony, so he substituted him when the game was about to end. I don't see any contribution that Mason Mount is making to that club when the coach uses him on the starting eleven, and I think that Manchester United won't be able to defeat Galatasaray which had happen.

Arsenal, oops looks like what I expected, a weak club capable of giving Arteta a surprise. Lens cannot be underestimated, they come with great motivation and maximize the opportunities they have. Having to lose to Lens is a big evaluation that Arsenal must improve if they want to stay in the UCL.

The match between Arsenal and Lens was the worst I've ever witnessed, aside from Manchester United. They lost to Lens, a team ranked 15th in France Lig 1, and I was shocked by the outcome. I had predicted Arsenal to score a lot of goals against Lens, but I was mistaken, and now Lens is in first place in the group stage.

[Strongkored]

These will be the most exciting games tonight. A group of death as you say.
I will watch the Newcastle-PSG game, PSG is one step closer to victory.
Dortmund will beat Milan tonight but I'm not sure for sure.

This is the most interesting group to wait for the results and watch the match because even though Newcastle had doubts, they succeeded in holding AC Milan to a draw in the first match, proving that all the teams in this group have the same chance of qualifying from the group phase. For tonight's match, I think PSG and Dortmund will win this match, especially for PSG, if Newcastle still uses the same strategy in the first match which still tends to defend then they will have difficulty blocking PSG's attacks.

[bbigtart]

Madrid managed to comeback perfectly, it was unbelievable when Valverde fired a super hard shot at Napoli goal, even though it was written as an own goal, Valverde still proved himself to be a reliable player. Plus Bellingham, always scoring a goal in every match is the start of a good achievement at Madrid.

Jude Bellingham 9 games 8 goals 3 assists 6 man of the match and again today against Napoli one goal and one assist and the goal he scored was absolutely incredible. Imagine what Real Madrid would be like without him, he carried that burden on his shoulders and has put the team on his back when he was 20 years old at the biggest club in the world and he cost over 100 million pounds in the summer and he made huge profits.

His impact on this Real Madrid team he is truly a talisman for them and the best player in the world at the moment. People like to call him an important player and yes, his winning goal was a bit lucky and looked easy, but the context of the goals he scored is very important and the goals that won Real Madrid games and provided saves were also creative and has scored quality goals too.

[Issa56]

Last night was like a dream for me.    Because I was expecting my team Galatasaray to have big difficulties and lose the game probably. However after starting to watch the game I was very surprised and satisfied at the same time. Our attacking organizations were amazing. There were vulnerabilities in defense as always.

It was a surprise to everyone, no one expected the result they saw from Manchester United and Arsenal. In yesterday's match, I wasn't expecting the two clubs to lose, but as we can see, they both were defeated. Manchester United lost their last two matches in the Champions League, which is really bad for them. I just hope ten hag will fix the club as soon as possible, but the result that Manchester United is getting is really bad currently.

As someone who watched the match, I can say that if De Gea had been the Manchester United goalkeeper in this match, this match would not have ended with this score. Casemiro's dismissal was a result of a mistake made by Onana. Icardi did not score the penalty. If the match had ended in a draw, Casemiro could have been the hero.

One of the greatest mistake which Erik ten Hag made is signing Onana, Even with the errors De gea was making when he was in Manchester united, his performance is better than Onana, The same mistake which De gea was making, Onana is making similar mistake and his own is even worst. Manchester united defense is really poor, but as we can see, Onana is also a poor goal keeper, Ten hag should have just continued with De gea instead of getting a new goal keeper.

[onecall123]

Napoli and Madrid played a good game and the chances to win were really the same, but Madrid were luckier... Today I think there could be a similar game between Leipzig and City... City have a defeat in the last two games, while Leipzig are very strong...

Even though Napoli lost to Real Madrid, I would say Napoli's performance was good in this match against Real Madrid. The mistake for Napoli was the own goal, the own goal confirmed their defeat. However, even though Real Madrid entered the field with their full-strength eleven in this match, they could not win against Napoli. If it wasn't for the suicide goal in the 78th minute, the points would definitely have been shared in this match.  

I'm a big fan of Real Madrid but I'd say Napoli did a great job in this match. Real Madrid must perform better if they want to do well in this season's Champions League. Real Madrid's performance against Napoli was average, this average performance will never win the Champions League.

In the first half, Napoli successfully pressed their opponent. And at the beginning of the second half, they could turn the game around through competent use of the left flank. But all this was not enough and the Italian club lost. Napoli deserved compliments for their effort, but they were beaten by a team that was stronger in many aspects of the game. It was a difficult but very important win for Real! Bellingham deserves the highest praise for their play.

I anticipated something like this. When two strong teams compete,  it's inevitable that you feel the thrill and excitement. Napoli attempted to take control the game, but Jude Bellingham turned the tables. Bellingham certainly deserves applause for his assist and goal.
Real Madrid took 3 points. That's typical Real Madrid in the Champions League, when it comes to UCL leave it for Madrid.

[Docnaster]

Galatasaray is in great shape, but by all means I can't conceive of Manchester United finishing this game as the loser. I think if this game ends with a loss, ten Hag will also be under immense scrutiny. I think he is already, but as long as he now delivers some acceptable results, it will remain quiet in Manchester. This game is one of the most important games for ten Hag I think. Galatasaray would shut up the stadium pretty quickly with an early goal in that game. It would be a shocker to everyone.

Galatasaray would try to play the ball by long over head passes so as to weaken or discourage Manchester united from playing a settled-ball-on-the-ground football.
If Manchester can hold onto possession, it might not be enough because like I hinted, Galatasaray are known for long passes and crosses which might be overwhelming for the Manchester United players.
I do think Manchester united will play to a hard fought win and am sure of an above 2.5goal margin.

Now we know that Istanbul Galatasaray did exactly the right thing to beat Manchester United. These 3 points are invaluable for the Turkish club and what chances are left for them in the group? I am trying to think about a backdoor for them, but what should that look like? They will need a lot of luck now because apart from the two games against Copenhagen, which won't be easy either as Copenhagen has played a great game against Bayern at home, Manchester United now has to go to Istanbul and try to win the game there. That will be difficult because I think the Galatasaray fans will go nuts and be at least the 12th, if not the 13th player on the pitch. They need to win at least one game out of the two against Galatasaray or the home game against Bayern. If that doesn't happen, it is over. 

Like I predicted before the match, Galatasaray came all the way from Turkey and defeated Manchester United in their own home ground. Manchester United is a big European club without doubt but their performances since the start of the season has been very poor and that was why I was of the opinion that they must be at their best against Galatasaray if they want to take anything away from the game. The Turkish champions have never lost a league match since the start of the season and that tells more of how good they are.
With United's result yesterday, they'll have to win all their remaining fixtures in the group stage to stand a good chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the competition

[Swordsoffreedom]

It seems Manchester United will not qualify for the next round, sure they have a chance if we talk about the probability, but it's high unlikely. They don't have second strategy e.g. new goalkeeper and new defenders, so they will keep use their current poor goalkeeper and defenders.

At least, Hojlund didn't get bullied like Mudryk since he can show his capability

I am not at all surprised by Manchester United's defeat. Many considered Manchester United as favorites in this match. But I was skeptical. So I refrained from betting on this match. And now it turns out my decision was correct.
Galatasaray would have won the match 4-2 if Mauro Icardi had been able to score from the penalty spot. One of the turning points of the match was Casemiro's red card. One of the most experienced players in United's squad is Casemiro. United's performance was further weakened after he received a red card. Manchester United is now the last team in the table. Confirming the knockout round has become more difficult for them. However, it is still possible for Manchester United to secure the knockout round.

The opportunity is still there, but if we look at Manchester United's current performance, I am very pessimistic about them being able to qualify from the group.
I see that Manchester United's defeat was inseparable from the mistakes made by Onana, even Casemiro's red card was also Onana's mistake which made Casemiro make this mistake.
And although Onana cannot be blamed alone, because of the blunders he made, all Manchester United players played very badly. I don't know how Ten Hag can make this team recover, but with so many Manchester United players injured, it is almost impossible for him to do it. make this team recover in the near future.

Manchester United's overall performance was poor.  And so I will not blame only Onana. The chemistry between Manchester United players is not good, this is why i think their performance is poor. But maybe if Onana had performed a bit better, they would not have been defeated in the match,  maybe the team would have been able to draw the match. Still  there's no denying that United's performance was poor.

Ten Hag must first try to stabilize his team. I don't see any chance for this team to improve unless there is a change in match strategy. If they continue this poor performance, the management may soon start looking for a new coach.

[legendbtc]

Man United's suffering is getting bigger and bigger. It looks like their Red color is being blurred. The start of the match was quite convincing as they took control and won with a goal from Rasmus Hojlund. Even Rasmus Hojlund however could have scored again and drawn.  But the bad result of Onana's blunder earned Casemiro a red card. This makes it easier for Galatasaray to press.  Currently Man United is the caretaker. It seems that they will find it difficult to qualify for the knockout stage.

The team's morale is seriously degraded. I believe they are being discussed and insulted by the press and fans. They must have a strong spirit to overcome and regain energy for the next matches. Now Manchester United will be the hottest topic.
Rasmus Hojlund played very well, and the attack was stable again. As for defense, there is no need to debate. They have terrible destructive power, especially goalkeeper Onana. He is the one responsible for the defeat in the last 2 matches. I wonder if this was the stupidest thing when Ten Hag bought him at a high price to replace an experienced De Gea. If we keep De Gea so that both compete fairly, we will know who is the club's worthy goalkeeper. And pressure them to do better. Ten Hag is too confident that Onana will do better than De Gea, leading to serious consequences.

[hahay]

This is the first time PSG will meet Newcastle, although they have Mbappe, Muani, Dembele, Ramos, Marquinhos and Hakimi, but I think this match Newcastle will win because they're more rounded. PSG is like Manchester United, they have many talented players and at the same time they have many mediocre players.

It seems that at this moment I am quite doubtful about the Premier League teams in the Champions League because yes, it seems like the Premier League teams at this moment seem to be experiencing a bad trend because of the bad results obtained by Manchester United and Arsenal. Although indeed, we can still be confident in choosing Newcastle, but I am quite sure that PSG in the Champions League at this moment seems to have a better chance of win. So yeah, I'm personally not sure about Newcastle, even though Newcastle are playing at home and seem quite the favorites too based on the odds. But yes, I will still choose PSG in this match, because PSG has of course better experience in the Champions League compared to Newcastle.

[budi691]

Man United's suffering is getting bigger and bigger. It looks like their Red color is being blurred. The start of the match was quite convincing as they took control and won with a goal from Rasmus Hojlund. Even Rasmus Hojlund however could have scored again and drawn.  But the bad result of Onana's blunder earned Casemiro a red card. This makes it easier for Galatasaray to press.  Currently Man United is the caretaker. It seems that they will find it difficult to qualify for the knockout stage.

This club, which was once so dominant in European football, is now experiencing difficult times. It is very worrying to see MU's current condition, losing in the league and UCL and playing at home.
watching the match last night, I saw the beginning of disaster for Mu when Onana's mistake which resulted in Casemiro's red card became one of the crucial moments that had a negative impact on Manchester United's game. and everyone knew after that Icardi could score

[rdluffy]

...But I want to raise a concern and that is that Madrid struggled much to have a win against Napoli and the method of playing of Madrid shows that they are in the lane of becoming an ordinary club. The Madrid fear factor is no longer there and it is a very big problem for them.

Real struggled against Napoli, yes, but in my opinion Napoli is a strong team, full credit to the Italian team. Last year they made it to the semi-finals, they won the Italian championship and today they're 3rd, so it's normal to any team to strugle against them.

This is hardly the best offensive in the league, and their error in not acquiring a striker will become apparent when they face bigger clubs. Bellingham scored another goal for the club in today's encounter against Napoli.

Real Madrid were much stronger when Real Madrid had an experienced striker in the squad. But in today's result, Real Madrid definitely needs a striker because Real Madrid is strong and even though they won with Napoli team but the margin is small.

I don't think it is the best attacking. Bayern Munich and Man City attacking are better, they have a strong striker and good wingers. Real Madrid is missing a strong pure striker (CF). That's why Real Madrid can't use the counter-attack strategy as well (effective) as in the previous seasons when they have Benzema or Ronaldo as a CF.

Hahaha, it seems the consensus is that Real Madrid need a striker ASAP
But you know what, I like the team like it is now, without a fixed striker and with very fast players who know how to dribble, give assists and score goals, in my opinion it's a difficult formation to opponents, hard to stop
Ancelotti is getting good results at least, as Real are top of La Liga too

Bellingham has already scored 8 goals in 9 games, if he keeps it up, Real will hardly miss another striker 


In your opinion, can Real reach a final with this team? Or could the attack be the factor holding them back?

[Furious 7]

I was surprised by Osimhen's leap because he beat Rudiger in an aerial duel, but Kepa was still very alert because if he hadn't been, it could have been a goal.
A tense second half but Madrid came out on top in the end and I'm happy with the result and my bet on the game.
The game was worth watching as the intensity from start to finish was hot and that's what I expect from a big game.
My bets on Bayern, Madrid and Inter worked out, but Arsenal were beyond my expectations.

Anyone would agree that the Napoli and Madrid match was the match of the day as it was a thriller with neither club wanting to drop points although in the end Meret's own goal dashed Napoli's hopes of a point as Madrid took all 3 points.
With this result Madrid are firmly on top with 6 points and I reckon this will hold until the end for Madrid although I still feel that Napoli will take second place.

In another match 2 English clubs had to lose points where the favourite Arsenal had to lose to Lens and Casemiro's red card for Manchester United allowed Galatasaray to make a comeback and get 3 points for the second match and unfortunately with this defeat Manchester United had to be ranked last in group A.

Actually for the own goal from Meret I don't think it was Meret's fault because after all it was a difficut ball to reach when Valverde's hard shot hit the bar and accidentally hit in the air which was not a deliberate action because it was not too unexpected so I don't think it was a mistake from a goalkeeper because it would be difficult to avoid the ball in that position.

For Manchester United and Arsenal it's a little unfortunate because they are the favorites in this match, it's just that their conditions are not so good that they have to be willing to lose points and for Manchester United they have to try better in match 3 because otherwise it will be complicated and they may not be able to qualify for the next phase.

[abhiseshakana]

Man United's suffering is getting bigger and bigger. It looks like their Red color is being blurred. The start of the match was quite convincing as they took control and won with a goal from Rasmus Hojlund. Even Rasmus Hojlund however could have scored again and drawn.  But the bad result of Onana's blunder earned Casemiro a red card. This makes it easier for Galatasaray to press.  Currently Man United is the caretaker. It seems that they will find it difficult to qualify for the knockout stage.

This club, which was once so dominant in European football, is now experiencing difficult times. It is very worrying to see MU's current condition, losing in the league and UCL and playing at home.
watching the match last night, I saw the beginning of disaster for Mu when Onana's mistake which resulted in Casemiro's red card became one of the crucial moments that had a negative impact on Manchester United's game. and everyone knew after that Icardi could score

Man United's nightmare is not over yet and I think Ten Hag should start to worry about his position. Ten Hag prefers to ignore De Gea in favor of bringing in Onana from Inter Milan, who at that time came with full confidence. But so far, Onana has not been able to perform according to expectations. 2 defeats in the Champions League is a bad start for Man United. They still have a chance, but it will not be an easy fight and of course, there must be significant changes.

[harapan]

Man United's suffering is getting bigger and bigger. It looks like their Red color is being blurred. The start of the match was quite convincing as they took control and won with a goal from Rasmus Hojlund. Even Rasmus Hojlund however could have scored again and drawn.  But the bad result of Onana's blunder earned Casemiro a red card. This makes it easier for Galatasaray to press.  Currently Man United is the caretaker. It seems that they will find it difficult to qualify for the knockout stage.

Winning the next four fixtures in the Champions League can be attained of Erik Ten Hag would stop being a full-time idiot. This are worrying times but how they are managed is all that matters.
Man United have a good ball playing goal keeper but not same for  all of the Central defender's since Lisandro Martinez got Injured. That should have been improved before the season kicked but Man United didn't take the bold steps towards it.
Those two goals are good for his confidence. The Denmark young man is growing into a mature striker for United. Some decisions need to be tough taken by Ten Hag. Qualifications for the knock out stage will be tough I have come to conclusion.

[Raflesia]

Copenhagen's opening goal scored by Lukas Lerager was immediately replied to by Jamal Musiala but until now the score has not changed because Copenhagen is also still defending and can keep up with the performance made by Bayern until the 80th minute.
Bayern are not too strong in terms of dominance but they are still very good so far because they are still pressing even though this is still lacking.

Copenhagen wanted to give their visitors Bayern Munich a tough time in this game, but the German side later proved they are the superior team.

As for the match between Manchester United and Galatasaray, the result from this game has made it the second time that Manchester United has lost in the Champions League group match and Galatasaray is gradually securing the second spot in their group, Man Utd losing in this game has decreased their chances of qualifying to the next round of the competition.

In the end, it wasn't wrong as Bayern were still very good and managed to win against Copenhagen who were quite troublesome in terms of defence in this match.
On the other hand, this is increasingly difficult for Manchester United because seeing Copenhagen when facing Bayern, this is a burden for Manchester United later because they must win in this match but on the other hand they will also be very inconvenient to face Copenhagen with a strong defence.

Copenhagen's opening goal scored by Lukas Lerager was immediately replied to by Jamal Musiala but until now the score has not changed because Copenhagen is also still defending and can keep up with the performance made by Bayern until the 80th minute.
Bayern are not too strong in terms of dominance but they are still very good so far because they are still pressing even though this is still lacking.
The crucial minute is happening now I think it will be interesting where the last 10 minutes sometimes always have a pretty good surprise in a match.

The game is now turned, 2:1 for Bayern Munich. Musiala has made the 1:1 by himself, sensational good. And now Thomas Müller makes an extremely good pass for Tel and he does it again shortly before the end, simply very well. The 3x change in minute 78 was exactly right from coach Tuchel, Müller and Tel make 10 minutes later the so important goal.

A few minutes after I posted, a goal was scored by Tel and Bayern secured 3 points in this match.
Copenhagen is quite good at compensating for the performance of Bayern, it's just that in terms of experience and conditions Bayern is much stronger than Copenhagen makes them difficult. The defence needs to be appreciated because however trying to keep up rather than defending completely against Bayern is very worthy of praise but the crucial minutes they seem to lose focus.

Btw currently Arsenal are still losing 2-1 to Lens and it looks like my multi for Arsenal and Madrid failed in this second match because the score is still unfavourable for Madrid and Arsenal.

I'm not impressed at all with the way Arsenal played it's match today. I wasn't impressed with the manager as well. All I was expecting was a straight win but otherwise happened. Although Lens had the struggles of holding the match, but Arsenal had all it takes to control the game. Loosing over Lens is not encouraging for the UCL. Unfortunately, Saka went off injured and had to leave the match from the first half. That I felt was part of the reasons why the team could not hold it stronger. I would not say, Vieira didn't try, but Arsenal needed more striking force. This further commensurate my opinion that Arsenal needs more squad depth to take this league. Especially from the Saka's angle.

Arsenal's dominance was actually very good and they also had quite good initiation but Lens is also clearly not a bad club even though their performance in Ligue 1 is currently not very good but they are still very good and of course in this match Lens needs to thank Bamba who made some good saves in this match.
David Raya's mistake must also be addressed by Arteta because this is purely a mistake he made so there needs to be improvements in buying time and finding a rhythm so that something similar does not happen again.

[Razmirraz]

Snip.

Last year was like a golden season for Onana. That's why they paid a huge amount of money to bring him to the team, and now we are talking about his skills not being enough. Of course, he is talented, but he may not have been able to adapt to the team. In this case, starting a few matches as a substitute could have an impact for him. Maybe he needs to rest to play more concentrated, I don't know. Making such mistakes in such an important tournament made ManU fans very angry.

Moving to Manchester United was like a disaster for Andre Onana, his performance has declined since he was in goal for Manchester United, even though previously he always performed well when he was playing for Inter. In two games in the UCL this season,
The goal guarded by Onana has been conceded 7 times. This number was the worst conceded figure for Manchester United and was accompanied by blunders and an unconvincing performance from Onana.

After being humiliated by Galatasaray at Old Trafford, Onana was considered a source of disaster for Manchester United because he was thought to have contributed to Manchester United's defeat to Galatasaray due to a series of blunders he made. Onana made the most serious blunder when Manchester United were defeated by Galatasaray, Onana pass went to the opposing player (Mauro Icardi). Icardi looked like he had just received a beautiful assist and then immediately took the ball into the penalty box. Casemiro, whose position was not far from Icardi, immediately made a tackle and caused Icardi to fall and at the same time earned him a red card from the referee which resulted in Galatasaray being awarded a penalty.

As a result of two consecutive defeats, Manchester United is at the bottom of Group A with 0 points and makes its chances of qualifying for the next round increasingly slim.

[Soonandwaite]

maybe someone knows the answer to this question.....without reading the answer :
after how many champions league matches did Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal ? .....

CR7 didn't score his first goal until the 27th Champions League game. i didn't know that myself and only read it today. 26 games without a goal is a long time for such a star.

[piebeyb]

As a result of two consecutive defeats, Manchester United is at the bottom of Group A with 0 points and makes its chances of qualifying for the next round increasingly slim.

I think it will be difficult for Manchester United, there are still many changes that have to be made by this club, especially the coach, I think they will not qualify for the group and will go home early in the UCL this season, I don't think Manchester United is worthy of qualifying for the next round in the UCL and I also think it takes time to fix everything and recover from adversity so it looks like they will fail in the UCL.

I think they might just be able to focus on the EPL and several other championships which they might still be able to face rather than meeting great clubs in the UCL which makes them helpless and even looks like they have no hope of getting through the group phase to the next round, I'm sure Manchester united will return home first from the UCL this season and they need to overhaul everything for the better. 

[bitcampaign]

Man United's suffering is getting bigger and bigger. It looks like their Red color is being blurred. The start of the match was quite convincing as they took control and won with a goal from Rasmus Hojlund. Even Rasmus Hojlund however could have scored again and drawn.  But the bad result of Onana's blunder earned Casemiro a red card. This makes it easier for Galatasaray to press.  Currently Man United is the caretaker. It seems that they will find it difficult to qualify for the knockout stage.

This club, which was once so dominant in European football, is now experiencing difficult times. It is very worrying to see MU's current condition, losing in the league and UCL and playing at home.
watching the match last night, I saw the beginning of disaster for Mu when Onana's mistake which resulted in Casemiro's red card became one of the crucial moments that had a negative impact on Manchester United's game. and everyone knew after that Icardi could score

That's the depravity of MU's management, who wasted so much money on buying players that they thought would advance the club, but in fact, on the contrary, the expensive players they bought didn't meet the club's expectations and only filled the medical room. The Red Devils have really slumped this season, not only in the UCL, even in the League, they don't seem to have the fighting spirit to compete. In fact, this is different from their city rivals who are able to change everything from season to season, at least MU can emulate their city rivals, we don't need to talk about opportunities in Europe, because there are no more opportunities.

[rendravolt]

How do you see Jude Bellingham's development so far? isn't this young player so amazing?

In fact, in the 9 matches he has played with Real Madrid in all competitions he has scored 8 goals and assisted 3. Last night's match against Napoli also added to his contribution with 1 goal and 1 assist which earned him the MOTM award. Moreover, the goal he scored was extraordinary by dribbling the ball alone into the opponent's penalty box before he finally kicked the ball into a goal. Of course, those of you who have watched him a lot lately will not be surprised because he is a midfielder who also acts as a striker for Real Madrid and that is why Real Madrid is currently not having too much difficulty in terms of goal productivity since the presence of Jude Bellingham. I think this player will continue to break new records, especially in the Champions League and by being on the team with the most UCL titles he will certainly be even more enthusiastic about being the difference in every match he plays in the future.