UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Coyster]

I can't even believe in PSG to be successful despite having Mbappe. As long as this team don't reassure us by some consistency I will doubt their qualifying from the group.

It will be a disaster if PSG fail to make it out of the group stage, but it is still very much in their hands to avoid that disaster, it is quite early for PSG to push the panic button, they are second in the group. PSG's next two games in the group is against Ac Milan, both home and away, it is after those games that we can start to give our predictions as to who'll make it out of the group, if PSG get a good result in both games, then they might be in a strong position to qualify, but if they don't, they could actually be eliminated, which would be a huge shock and a disappointment to everyone associated with PSG.

[redsun114]

Milan's next match will be even more interesting to watch because Milan will face PSG who are currently in second place in the group standings. So Milan must try to win so that they can put themselves in that position by eliminating PSG from that position because these two teams have a real chance of taking second place in the group by winning in the next match. Although there is another possibility for PSG if Newcastle is unable to win the next match.

I don’t think that Milan will play strictly to win - in the end the game will be in Paris and they will most likely have to fend off PSG for which this match will also be decisive. Taking into account the fact that this will be a doubles game (after the game in Paris, the next game will be in Milan), I think Milan will try, first of all, not to lose. The game Newcastle - Dortmund will be more uncompromising, it seems to me. Dortmund only have one point and need to start winning, while Newcastle will try to solve most of their qualification problem in this game. With 7 points after 3 games they will 90% secure a ticket to the 1/8.

Before start of this event mostly were calling this group as death but after first two games we are having surprising results as weakest side is at the top and others are struggling badly and after end of first half most chances we will have Newcastle United at the top and others will be suffered badly specially Dortmund is having no chance for going at the better spot because their next game is at the St James Park where Newcastle United will try to keep their unbeaten record and have three points as well.

Milan and PSG are currently in same boat specially PSG is having bad time with conceding four goals mean things are going into negative and need more than their current performance for having better result and AC Milan is having good defensive games, and they can steal good points at home against Dortmund and PSG which will be positive for them.

[Bananington]

Congratulations to Newcastle United.  I never expected that Newcastle United will perform this wonders in the Champions league. I can confidently say that Newcastle is the wonders of this season's Champions League because they have not been in the Champions League for the past twenty years. Now they managed to enter, they were somehow unlucky to join the hardest group to be qualified from. And I predicted that Newcastle will not win even one match from the matches they will play, which means they will not qualify from the group but I am surprised that they drew one match. Just last night,  they were able to trash PSG and I am happy with Newcastle United. We should not be surprised as Newcastle United will qualify from the group match and they will take everybody by surprise by going very far in the Champions League competition.
Once again,  congratulations Newcastle United !

This shows that Newcastle have improved in their performance are they are ready to face any club that comes their way in this champions league. Their defense was very strong yesterday at it was difficult for PSG strikers to penetrate. Last season performance in EPL has shown that Newcastle might be able to surprise us in the champions league this season, which they have given us the first surprise from yesterday's match. So many big clubs lost their matches yesterday.

In a sincerity, I was stunned that Newcastle united could win their match. The team is indeed full of surprises. Along with other English teams like Arsenal, Manchester city who are participating in the UCL, I think Newcastle united is the most underrated team and they have alot to prove, but first they get to qualify from their group as it stands.
PSG also surprised me. I would like to think that these first matches was just to test the opponents strength and strategy. The return match would determine the better sides.

[AakZaki]

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.

My target, Madrid drew but they finally won and I'm happy. Anceloti did not choose the Young midfielder to be his player. Bellingham established himself as Madrid's best player. Hopefully he doesn't get tired and get injured until the end of the season. Because it will make Madrid difficult. At the moment I am waiting for Guler's debut, because it seems that if he plays Madrid will be even stronger.

[Rengga Jati]

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PSG's confrontation with Newcastle is considered a battle of the rich. Because both clubs have supes-rich owners. Newcastle itself does not have the same status and attraction as PSG. PSG is the team that spends more when ready to bring in a series of top stars. Meanwhile, Newcastle is slowly shopping. This is the first time Newcastle and PSG meet in the European arena.

However, when it comes to the strength of the squad and the experience of both of them, PSG is truly superior in several ways compared to Newcastle. However, it turned out that until the end, PSG couldn't add any goals at all, while on the contrary, Newcastle was able to add 1 more goal.
Score 4 - 1 for Newcastle's victory over PSG was a very impressive result for Newcastle, as well as a result that really hit PSG. I don't know whether Newcastle will have the same opportunity to slaughter PSG again or not in the next match, but for now, they are really celebrating.

[Leviathan.007]

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It's very hard to predict what will be the final standing at the last match day. Acmilan/PSG/Newcstle are still competing so hard for the first and second place. The situation can change a lot once acmilan will be able to beat PSG away.
This is the key owned by acmilan to go to the next stage. The possible scenario if newcastle will be winning the match and acmilan as well. This will make newcastle has 3 points and acmilan has 2 points gap to the PSG.

Dortmund is the only club who is still performing so badly in this group. Dortmund needs a miracle to go to the play off stage. The standing can change anytime and this totally depends on the result from upcoming game.
My prediction if newcastle and acmilan will be qualifying for the next round.
Im very optimistic if acmilan will able to beat PSG away. Acmilan was always playing awfully during the first and second match as these clubs were always getting 1 point.

It is still too difficult to determine which teams will qualify for the round of 16 considering that they all still have 4 matches left. Newcastle, PSG, Milan and Dortmund all still have a chance of qualifying if they can win their next few games and this is one of the most difficult groups to predict.

I'm also not completely sure Newcastle can maintain consistent performance even though they haven't been beaten in the group stage in the last 2 matches, but Milan and PSG are good candidates to hope to compete closely until the last match. I favor Milan and PSG to go through, but Newcastle is the team that has the possibility of denying either of them a place in the last 16.

The match between AC Milan and Dortmund ended with 0-0 result and they got one point from this match but Rafael Leão, the palyer of AC Milan seems very unhappy about this. After the match against Dortmund, he said just like in the game against Newcastle they could make enough opportunities in this game but they could score a goal and this result was not good for them.

[snipie]

By the end of the second round in this group stage of Champions League, there is only four teams that got 6 points: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid. These teams are serious contenders for the title this year especially Manchester City then comes the others.
There is also unsuccessful teams like Manchester United and Dortmund in the bottom of the tables of their groups.. I think they will leave the competition at this stage, maybe it isn't a bad thing for them this season.

[lalabotax]

The match between AC Milan and Dortmund ended with 0-0 result and they got one point from this match but Rafael Leão, the palyer of AC Milan seems very unhappy about this. After the match against Dortmund, he said just like in the game against Newcastle they could make enough opportunities in this game but they could score a goal and this result was not good for them.

There must be disappointment between the two, because after all, their target is to get more points. Currently, what's more, they are in 3rd and 4th place, so they really have to fight even harder. But indeed, the competition in group F is really the toughest compared to the other groups. So this won't be easy.
Because maybe at that time Rafael Leão actually really hoped to be ahead of Dortmund, because maybe at this time, he felt that Dortmund was the most likely to be beaten. But apparently not, some of the opportunities they had to score goals were lost and could not be optimized. Therefore, this will be an even tougher struggle in the future. Moreover, later they have to meet PSG, which will not be easy for them.

[Docnaster]

By the end of the second round in this group stage of Champions League, there is only four teams that got 6 points: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid. These teams are serious contenders for the title this year especially Manchester City then comes the others.
There is also unsuccessful teams like Manchester United and Dortmund in the bottom of the tables of their groups.. I think they will leave the competition at this stage, maybe it isn't a bad thing for them this season.

From what we've been able to see this season in the UEFA Champions League competition, it's very clear that the four teams that have won their first two matches of the UCL competition are surely the favourites to win the competition this season.
Manchester City though haven't been at their best since the start of the season in terms of convincingly winning games like they were doing last season but they've been able to win their matches. Some of the club's first team players who were out injured are back to the squad which will further strengthen their performance

[Swordsoffreedom]

By the end of the second round in this group stage of Champions League, there is only four teams that got 6 points: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid. These teams are serious contenders for the title this year especially Manchester City then comes the others.
There is also unsuccessful teams like Manchester United and Dortmund in the bottom of the tables of their groups.. I think they will leave the competition at this stage, maybe it isn't a bad thing for them this season.

From what we've been able to see this season in the UEFA Champions League competition, it's very clear that the four teams that have won their first two matches of the UCL competition are surely the favourites to win the competition this season.
Manchester City though haven't been at their best since the start of the season in terms of convincingly winning games like they were doing last season but they've been able to win their matches. Some of the club's first team players who were out injured are back to the squad which will further strengthen their performance

Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona all won the first two matches. Undoubtedly, their performance was very good. I also consider Arsenal and Inter Milan as favourites. Both these teams have  the potential to qualify for the semi-finals. On the other hand, I do not trust  the performance of barcelona and Madrid. Barcelona's performance is still a bit slow. And Madrid's performance depends on their middle order. If Kross, Modric or Bellingham get injured in the middle order, I think Madrid's performance will deteriorate.

Bayern Munich and Manchester City have the perfect squad to win this year's Champions League title. These two teams are very strong this season. They also have enough talented players in their squad.

[nurilham]

By the end of the second round in this group stage of Champions League, there is only four teams that got 6 points: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid. These teams are serious contenders for the title this year especially Manchester City then comes the others.
There is also unsuccessful teams like Manchester United and Dortmund in the bottom of the tables of their groups.. I think they will leave the competition at this stage, maybe it isn't a bad thing for them this season.

You're right. Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona got full points. They won all the early matches in the group stage. However, it is still too early that we assume these teams to win the UCL title although they are the most strongest teams in UCL this season. There will be always a chance for a surprise in UCL. TBH, I still expect that there will be some clubs to give a surprise. It will make UCL competition this season to be more interesting.

Regarding Dortmund and Man United, it is difficult for them to qualify for the next round. I agree that they seem leaving the competition early, eliminated in the group stage.

[flipme]

In terms of play, Manchester United were indeed able to perform well and create dangerous attacks, but the carelessness of their own players made everything fall apart. Casemiro's red card gave Galatasaray more freedom, but Onana's poor performance was also the main cause of the defeat.

Onana's performance is really poor, his poor performance is really affecting Manchester United's performance. Onana was too hyped when he was about to be signed, but unfortunately, his performance is really poor. I just hope he will be able to improve his performance, or it’s really going to have a negative impact on Manchester United's performance. Manchester United's defense is also weak, that’s why Onana's weak performance is kind of obvious. If their defense is strong, they will be able to defend some balls that won’t get to their goalkeeper, and they will be able to cover up for Onana, so ten hag have to work on his defense and goalkeeper.

Onana has been criticized for weeks for his performance. Altay Bayindir is a good goalkeeper. Erik ten Hag should give him a chance. Altay Bayindir can perform better than Onana these days.

Galatasaray are becoming a better team day by day. After 3 weeks I have no doubt that we will see a better Galatasaray in the match against Bayern Munich. It's easy to say that already. I wish we had won against Copenhagen, then I would have been braver about our chances of qualifying for the next round.

[QueenVera]

From what we've been able to see this season in the UEFA Champions League competition, it's very clear that the four teams that have won their first two matches of the UCL competition are surely the favourites to win the competition this season.
Manchester City though haven't been at their best since the start of the season in terms of convincingly winning games like they were doing last season but they've been able to win their matches. Some of the club's first team players who were out injured are back to the squad which will further strengthen their performance

Among all the four teams that are currently leading their Groups with 6 points I consider City to be the strongest contenders for the trophy, the are the title defenders and are performing brilliantly even without one of their star player Kelvin Debruyne that contributed majorly to their success in winning the trophy last season, I won't be suprised if City reach the finals again or even with it this season.

 However Realmadrid and Barcelona are very serious this year in the Champions league and I believe both teams would go far especially Realmadrid that are looking to win back the Champions League trophy after an embarrassing disqualification  last season by City, I'm not very sure about Bayern Munich their squad looks okay and they're doing fine in their group but I'm not quite sure if they're strong enough to reach the finals or semi's.

[Velvet78]

Onana has been criticized for weeks for his performance. Altay Bayindir is a good goalkeeper. Erik ten Hag should give him a chance. Altay Bayindir can perform better than Onana these days.

Galatasaray are becoming a better team day by day. After 3 weeks I have no doubt that we will see a better Galatasaray in the match against Bayern Munich. It's easy to say that already. I wish we had won against Copenhagen, then I would have been braver about our chances of qualifying for the next round.

Altay Bayindir has been known as a promising goalkeeper for a long time. However he started to make simple mistakes at Fenerbahce and this went on for some time until leaving the team. But I don't also believe he is a bad goalkeeper in fact. He must have lost his concentration in the recent times which must have led to that result.

While Onana is making mistakes quite often Altay might be really given a chance by Erik ten Hag soon. They don't have anything to lose about this topic. If not much thing changes then they have nothing to do other than waiting for one of their goalkeepers to improve or signing a new goalkeeper.

[Leviathan.007]

Regarding the game between Barcelona and Porto, we know Barcelona won the game with a 1-0 result against Porto most of the Porto fans think the referee was not making good decisions because they wanted a penalty kick on Taremi against Konde also they scored a goal and this goal was not accepted by the VAR.
On the other side of the story, João Cancelo, a palyer from Barcelona is also unhappy because of the referee and he thinks the referee used a yellow card more than he should have against Barcelona.

[iBaba]

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Comparing Arsenal to Manchester United is totally out of the picture, because there's alot of things to comprehend when focusing on similarity. Manchester United have zero points in UEFA Champions League this season, two games and two defeats for the Red Devils, absolutely poor results from them. Erik Ten Hag would pushed better for more positive results in the coming UCL games if he wants to qualify for the next round of the competition. Though UCL football is really challenging for Manchester United, perhaps they can bounce back if they wake up from their slumber.

Why would any one try to compare Arsenal with Manchester United at the moment in time. That's like comparing an Iroko with another flowering plant. What I'm saying in simple terms is that, Arsenal has a way better performance than the Manchester United. I will begin this evaluation with the last match both team had together not quite long, where Arsenal scored Manchester United three goals ahead of the one goal scored by Man U on the beginning of last month. Similarly, Manchester United ar 10th in the EPL table as Arsenal battles for the first position of the Premier league at 3rd position. Thirdly, since the beginning of this season, Arsenal have 5 wins, 2 draws and Zeno losses but on the other side, Manchester United has only 3 wins, Zero draws and four losses? Ten Hag really needs to seat up and go back to his drawing board.

Anyone who watched PSG's matches could have predicted that Newcastle would beat PSG comfortably. We accept that PSG's defense is weak, but I think their offensive line is also quite weak. I think there is no one other than Mbappe. This team is at a much lower level than it used to be.

I predicted Newcastle would score goals. Because I knew that they were much better than PSG in terms of play. If you look at PSG's last league match, you can understand how bad PSG is.

Any one who has been keenly following up with the situations could easily draw into same conclusion before the match started. PSG has gradually become a One Man Squad, meaning Kylian Mbappe and others. This singular act has made the club unattractive to players out there. You can't compare a rising effort and an ambitious Newcastle to a weak PSG. Newcastle is so hopeful this year and I'm sure they will strive to do more after breaking yet another long time record of the team scoring in the UCL since 2003. I expect the Newcastle club to be stronger to win more subsequent matches after they thrashed PSG. Since PSG is a strong force in the table that they should ordinarily be scared of. Now reverse will be the case.

[legendbtc]

Onana has been criticized for weeks for his performance. Altay Bayindir is a good goalkeeper. Erik ten Hag should give him a chance. Altay Bayindir can perform better than Onana these days.

Galatasaray are becoming a better team day by day. After 3 weeks I have no doubt that we will see a better Galatasaray in the match against Bayern Munich. It's easy to say that already. I wish we had won against Copenhagen, then I would have been braver about our chances of qualifying for the next round.

Bayindir suffered hip and back injuries last season. Because of the above problems and the damage in April, Bayindir had to sit out until June. It is understandable that Man Utd is concerned about this goalkeeper's health. It is unlikely that Bayindir will have a starting spot when Man Utd meets Galatasaray. Ten Hag should give him a chance to compete if he's healthy. This could help Onana stabilize her mind and play better. And compete for them to grow.

Galatasaray's quality is not only due to possessing excellent names like Zaha, Icardi, or Mertens, but they also play cohesively and with great determination. The match against Galatasaray is crucial for Man Utd. They are currently ranked bottom of Group A with no points.

[Oluwa-btc]

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.

My target, Madrid drew but they finally won and I'm happy. Anceloti did not choose the Young midfielder to be his player. Bellingham established himself as Madrid's best player. Hopefully he doesn't get tired and get injured until the end of the season. Because it will make Madrid difficult. At the moment I am waiting for Guler's debut, because it seems that if he plays Madrid will be even stronger.

He has been consistent, working and playing alongside the best qualifies him to be one. Sure of how consistent he will go. Jude has his head locked in the game.
This week he should be the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE player of the week. He deserves it.

Everybody time will come, it's could be that Carlos Ancellotti wants him to earn his place first in the squad. Pure talented player.

[Joca97]

In terms of play, Manchester United were indeed able to perform well and create dangerous attacks, but the carelessness of their own players made everything fall apart. Casemiro's red card gave Galatasaray more freedom, but Onana's poor performance was also the main cause of the defeat.

Onana's performance is really poor, his poor performance is really affecting Manchester United's performance. Onana was too hyped when he was about to be signed, but unfortunately, his performance is really poor. I just hope he will be able to improve his performance, or it’s really going to have a negative impact on Manchester United's performance. Manchester United's defense is also weak, that’s why Onana's weak performance is kind of obvious. If their defense is strong, they will be able to defend some balls that won’t get to their goalkeeper, and they will be able to cover up for Onana, so ten hag have to work on his defense and goalkeeper.

Onana has been criticized for weeks for his performance. Altay Bayindir is a good goalkeeper. Erik ten Hag should give him a chance. Altay Bayindir can perform better than Onana these days.

Galatasaray are becoming a better team day by day. After 3 weeks I have no doubt that we will see a better Galatasaray in the match against Bayern Munich. It's easy to say that already. I wish we had won against Copenhagen, then I would have been braver about our chances of qualifying for the next round.

I dont know many more times Onana needs to make a mistake so that he gets removed from the first lineup. With all of these mistakes i dont think the bench keeper can do worst. He can do only better. I dont know why Man Utd still hasnt sacked Ten Hag after all of this losses.

[shogun47]

Onana has been criticized for weeks for his performance. Altay Bayindir is a good goalkeeper. Erik ten Hag should give him a chance. Altay Bayindir can perform better than Onana these days.

Galatasaray are becoming a better team day by day. After 3 weeks I have no doubt that we will see a better Galatasaray in the match against Bayern Munich. It's easy to say that already. I wish we had won against Copenhagen, then I would have been braver about our chances of qualifying for the next round.

I dont know many more times Onana needs to make a mistake so that he gets removed from the first lineup. With all of these mistakes i dont think the bench keeper can do worst. He can do only better. I dont know why Man Utd still hasnt sacked Ten Hag after all of this losses.

Onana's mistake was huge and was definitely the decisive situation in the game, but I think even then Casemiro is a professional for over a decade who should have known that his tackling should definitely not be done like that. Onana messed it up and Casemiro messed the mess up. He made it even worse. But yes, I don't know in how far ten Hag is involved in transfer decisions and whether he has a lot to say in the club when it comes to player transfers, but there have been some questionable decisions in the recent past.