UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[temple]

The group stage is going to go on very comfortably for Real Madrid. We must have all understood it from their winning against Napoli away recently. That was technically the toughest match of the group. But even Napoli couldn't stop them in Naples. I can already be confident that Real Madrid will finish as group leader.

Napoli lose to Real Madrid at Clement Turpin Stadium after winning Sporting Braga away from home in the group stage's first match, and they are the strong opponents that can stop Real Madrid from topping the group because Union Berlin and Sporting Braga did not come close to challenging Real Madrid because of their Champion's League experience.
As it stands, Real Madrid will top the group if they keep consistency, because I know that they can beat Napoli at Santiago, and winning the remaining two home and away is not a problem for them.

The important point is what they will do against the biggest title contenders. Especially against Manchester City and Bayern Munich I mean. If they manage to show a strong team performance with the help of their main scorer Bellingham too then I wouldn't be surprised to see Real Madrid adding another CL title to their collection.  

Hmm, this is just your imagination, and you centered it only on the teams you think can win the title, not considering teams like Arsenal that are in form and have the ability to defeat any team this season because of the talented young players in their squad. Nevertheless, it's your prediction, but remember that there are teams like Barcelona, Inter Milan, and others that are also capable of winning this league.

If you mean that Union Berlin couldn't challenge Real Madrid in regards to the number of chances both teams produced, then you are correct. But it was still very close for Real Madrid to drop 2 points against Union Berlin. These smaller teams aren't without chances to at least keep a point in those games against Real Madrid and Napoli, but for Madrid the most important game was the one against Napoli in Italy. That game was like tossing a coin as Napoli could have won it as well. They were equally performing the whole game and Madrid had a bit more luck. It may have some consequences for Napoli if they make a mistake against one of the weaker teams.

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If you mean that Union Berlin couldn't challenge Real Madrid in regards to the number of chances both teams produced, then you are correct. But it was still very close for Real Madrid to drop 2 points against Union Berlin. These smaller teams aren't without chances to at least keep a point in those games against Real Madrid and Napoli, but for Madrid the most important game was the one against Napoli in Italy. That game was like tossing a coin as Napoli could have won it as well. They were equally performing the whole game and Madrid had a bit more luck. It may have some consequences for Napoli if they make a mistake against one of the weaker teams.

In fact, Real Madrid really struggled to win the match against Union Berlin, in fact they had to wait for 90+4 to score 1 goal. The match against Napoli was certainly tougher, but Real Madrid also struggled to win the match. They still have 4 games and I don't think Real Madrid will be able to win them all without mistakes. But whatever it is, Real Madrid is the favorite to qualify for the round of 16.

This week Real Madrid will visit the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium for a La Liga match. Then Madrid will visit the Municipal de Braga Stadium for the 3rd match of the Champions League group stage. The players will of course lack rest time, especially as several players are also called up to the national team for EURO qualifiers or other competitions. I think it will have an impact on the team's performance because of fatigue.

[Litzki1990]

@Davian144 when you’re a big club like Manchester City you need to have player’s who can step up and at City it seems that their player’s are not stepping up because these are opportunities for others to secure a starting 11 spot for themselves. Lastly I believe Pep would have done solid analysis by now and will come up with a better tactical plan hence it’s unwise to underestimate City even in the absence of De Bruyne.

Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.

De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.

It is not yet clear when Kevin De Bruyne will be able to return to Manchester City in each of their matches because the injury he suffered is quite fatal and can even be claimed as an injury with a long period of recovery and this has had physical and on Kevin De Bruyne who is one of the important players for Manchester City besides Haaland.
Apart from several players being absent, Pep has now changed his strategy for the better without the two players in the midfield position and in the future it can still be confirmed that Manchester City can return to first place in the EPL and also qualify for the next for the UCL with the top position in group G.

It is true that Kevin De Bruyne is now 32 years old and as he gets older he can experience phase of decline in performance but Pep still believes in De Bruyne that he will remain Manchester City mainstay midfielder besides Rodri.

Kevin De Bruyne has suffered a major injury, which is why Manchester City has not been able to get him into the team since the beginning of the season, but he will join Manchester City's training camp from December and may be seen on the field again in Manchester City's jersey from December. If we call Kevin De Bruyne one of the most important players of Manchester City, it would not be wrong but without having one of the most important players, Manchester City is doing quite well with the rest of the players. Not only is Kevin De Bruyne no longer with the club, but they have also let go of two of their club's best midfielders this season. Despite injuries and some players leaving the club, Pep has built a beautiful squad with the rest of Manchester City's players. We are waiting for those who are injured because Manchester City are more dangerous when they are.

[Spack17]

I would have expected Milan to be the leader in Group F. Because I really liked their game against Newcastle in the first match. They could have just been better at finishing. I expected them to improve this side against Dortmund however that match also ended in a 0-0 draw. Milan are just in 3rd place with 0 goals scored and conceded. 

Newcastle's show against PSG was really too much. Technically their squad quality is way below PSG but team performance changes everything. If Newcastle collect at least 4 points from Dortmund then they can even finish the group as the leader.

[makishart]

Napoli are not playing as well as last season. So the fact that Real Madrid beat them should not deceive us. Real Madrid may have played well, but Napoli played badly. Real Madrid is always the favorite in the Champions League. They showed us this many times.

Real Madrid manages to win most of its matches with its experience. They also won many matches in the Champions League by using their experience. They have a big deficiency this season. There is no star striker in the team. If Mbappe joins the Real Madrid team, I think the biggest favorite will be Real Madrid again.

Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has suffered a hamstring injury on international duty, the club said on Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/sports/napoli-striker-osimhen-suffers-hamstring-injury-2023-10-16/

Napoli has left from competition to finish at the second spot since osimhen is injury right now. I see no points to support napoli in this case. I would rather than pick different club instead of napoli to win the second spot. Osimhen is facing injury and no eta when he will able to recover from his injury.

It's a good news for its opponent caused by missing osimhen will make napoli performed differently compared when osimhen was playing in the club. Unexpected news has come for us and yeah that's good to see napoli lost him at this moment.

Im not even expecting osimhen to get injury but it was fucking good for another club. Real madrid has not competitor again and the club can win the group easily.

I can imagine when napoli must face real madrid without him. it will be so good as madrid will able to destroy napoli once again. Napoli is almost coming to its end. Playing without osimhen made the gameplay of the club being so different.

[kro55]

I would have expected Milan to be the leader in Group F. Because I really liked their game against Newcastle in the first match. They could have just been better at finishing. I expected them to improve this side against Dortmund however that match also ended in a 0-0 draw. Milan are just in 3rd place with 0 goals scored and conceded. 

Newcastle's show against PSG was really too much. Technically their squad quality is way below PSG but team performance changes everything. If Newcastle collect at least 4 points from Dortmund then they can even finish the group as the leader.

My prediction was that PSG would be the group champion of this group and AC Milan would be second. But now it seems unlikely that this will happen. The Newcastle team is changing all accounts. Newcastle are now at the top of the table after a draw with Milan in the first leg and a big win over PSG in the second. Dortmund, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the points table.

The most inexperienced team in this group is Newcastle. Still they are able to perform well. And their match strategy is excellent. I think the team will be able to qualify for the knockout round. But it is very difficult to predict which team will finish second in the table at the moment. I consider PSG as favorites for second place in the table.

[Smack That Ace]

Bad news came from Shakhtar Donetsk, because they had just fired coach Van Leeuwen and now the confidence they had cultivated against Barcelona was lost. If we look at the results in the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk's position is actually still at the top with other teams, but of course Shakhtar Donetsk has its own reasons for deciding this. Even though Shakhtar Donetsk still has a chance to reach second place because they have the same 3 points as Porto.

I thought some time ago that Shakhtar Donetsk would be able to make it difficult for Barcelona to win so that they could at least get a draw later. But that was still not enough and now Shakhtar Donetsk have appointed interim coach Darijo Srna, while they look for a new coach in the future.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1713913227958964566

Shakhtar Donetsk have lost so many players to other teams due to the ongoing war against Russia. There were really skilled players like Tete among those players as well. It hasn't been easy for them to make progress from that situation so far. They are doing well in their domestic league actually and I can't say they are in too bad condition in the Champions League either.

Therefore I'm surprised with this sacking by Shakhtar Donetsk. I can't call his period at this team unsuccessful honestly.

It is definitely sad that this happened to them right before the match against Barcelona. The performance from them so far has definitely been decent. But you cannot get good results out of the Champions League trophy being decent. you will have to perform really well. Now I am not going to talk about the decision that has already been made.

Now, if someone tells me that they are going to win against Barcelona in the upcoming match, I will say that it is a possibility of course. But not a high probability anymore. Actually was not a high probability for them to win in the first place.

Regards

Duke

[shogun47]

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This is quite an early call you are making here Real Madrid has lots of potential and I wouldn't get too distracted by some weaker performances. They have everything it needs to raise their performance level. Because simultaneously Manchester City isn't doing that great either. If we consider both Real Madrid and Manchester City, I don't think one team can be considered much better than the other. Maybe Arsenal will be among the biggest favorites and maybe Barcelona can as well increase their game quality over the coming months. Last season I was quite sure that Manchester City would win it as they have been so dominant most of the time, but it's different this season. It is much harder to give it a guess, but saying that Real Madrid is probably not one of the favorites doesn't quite right to me.

I guess doubting Real Madrid's chances of winning the title this season isn't an insult to them. I have watched almost every match in all competitions, maybe even more than the fans themselves, so I know where this team's weaknesses are so I doubt it.

Real Madrid's strength this season comes from Bellingham's good performance. I can imagine that if a team was able to stop Bellingham and Vinicius' movements, then Real Madrid would really have a hard time winning the match. Their midfielders could help find goals, but Ancelotti's strategic approach this season has tended to be easier for his opponents to know. If you doubt what I said, please review the derby match between Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid and find out where Bellingham is.

But I was rather trying to say that the other teams are also not as convincing as they have been before. I am not saying you are wrong about Real Madrid not being as strong as they have been in some of the last few seasons. But who is stronger than Real Madrid at the moment? Last season I would have instantly responded myself with Manchester City, but they are trying to find their best form as well. It maybe an entirely different team like Arsenal that may turn into the major favorites for the title. I don't see Barcelona as the strongest team and Manchdster City has had some changes in their team, some for better and some for worse. I don't see this one team yet that sticks out from all others.

[rendravolt]

Even before several of their players were injured and underperforming, Manchester United's previous performance cannot be compared to that of Bayern Munich, and they are far superior to them and will finish ahead of them in the group stage. Manchester United still has a chance to finish second in the group because they have four more matches to play, but I doubt they can beat Bayern Munich in their second leg clash. If they lose or draw a point with Bayern Munich, they will be disqualified from finishing first, and Bayern Munich will almost certainly win their remaining four matches.

I think MU's chances of finishing in second place in the group will be very difficult, because Manchester United's performance itself is unstable or inconsistent. I prefer Galatasaray, in the domestic league they are quite impressive with the 8 matches they have played, the 7 wins they have achieved and so far they have never lost. On the 24th Galatasaray will play against Bayern Munich with full support from the crowd, I am sure Galatasaray will get points at home to maintain the points position in the group

I also think so it seems it will be difficult for Manchester United to be able to secure second place. The reason is that we know that currently the Red Devils have not won a single point and their chances will be increasingly slim in the next match. I feel Manchester United will miss the opportunity to qualify for the top 16 and they will at least finish in 3rd place and play in the European league with Liverpool. That is a possibility that I think could happen and regardless of whatever they try with the current situation, of course it is quite impossible. Galatassaray is a pretty definite candidate after Manchester United's failure in the last few matches and I think with decent squad depth they can maintain their current position in Group A.

[Texac]

Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.

De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.

Manchester City still on the top performed in Champion League by winning 2 of 2 matches without Kevin De Bruyne but they have bad result after losing two matches in a row at Premier League. I don't see success achievement for Manchester City without De Bruyne although have many young player and need time for Pep Guardiola adapting new games play without De Bruyne. Current group stage opponent teams in Champion League looks not problem for Manchester City keep in the winning trend, but I doubt on knockout round if Kevin De Bruyne not recovery from injury will Manchester City have top perform or difficult qualifying until final stage.

Difficult to see better tactical with Manchester City actually Kevin De Bruyne have been vital player and helped Erling Haaland easily scoring many goals and looks difficult scoring goals when De Bruyne absent.

Well, Kevin De Bruyne is a very important player in the midfield for Manchester City. It is nearly impossible to actually find a player like that. So of course when he is not there, Manchester City is going to find it really hard to manoeuvered the ball in the midfield area.

Does that mean Manchester City is useless right now? No absolutely not. But the freedom and authority that Manchester City had over the midfield in almost every match is not there right now without him. And without him, the supply for the forwards are also not going to be amazing, to be honest.

[borovichok]

Well, Kevin De Bruyne is a very important player in the midfield for Manchester City. It is nearly impossible to actually find a player like that. So of course when he is not there, Manchester City is going to find it really hard to manoeuvered the ball in the midfield area.

Does that mean Manchester City is useless right now? No absolutely not. But the freedom and authority that Manchester City had over the midfield in almost every match is not there right now without him. And without him, the supply for the forwards are also not going to be amazing, to be honest.

Manchester City was having struggles winning games. Reciting the problem to the absence of Kelvin De Bruyne is absolutely out of line because I could remember really good that Manchester City have won important games this season without his presence on the pitch, why tender blames for absent of key players this very moment when they have starts to face setbacks in league games? It's necessary and important how they cope and play a better pattern of football all these past months without Kelvin De Bruyne, why complain now that they've experienced slight struggles in league games?

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.

De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.

Yes, Manchester City is still performing well even without De Bruyne, thanks to other quality midfielders like Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden who are in excellent form. However, Manchester City is involved in several competitions, including the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup, EFL Carabao Cup, Premier League, and the Champions League. So, De Bruyne's return is crucial for Manchester City's ambitions.

And in my opinion, in the UCL group phase this season, Group F is the fiercest and up to now the four teams still have a chance to qualify from the group and even now it is still very difficult to predict who will be able to qualify, because these four teams have equal quality.

Group F is proving hard to predict. Despite teams like PSG and Dortmund not performing up to expectations, Newcastle is causing a surprise in this group. In my opinion, Newcastle and PSG will be the next two teams to advance.

[TastyChillySauce00]

The group stage is going to go on very comfortably for Real Madrid. We must have all understood it from their winning against Napoli away recently. That was technically the toughest match of the group. But even Napoli couldn't stop them in Naples. I can already be confident that Real Madrid will finish as group leader.

I do agree with it. The result against napoli away made me feel so confident with the performance of real madrid at this moment. That's why im not even doubting the performance of real madrid this season. It's caused by madrid has been doing it right by beating napoli away which has been proving if real madrid was a strong team. I see that if napoli is nothing in front of real madrid at this moment. It's likely that everything is going so well like what has been planned by ancellotti at this moment.
Im waiting for the home game against napoli. It will be a disastrous game for napoli to face madrid without osimhen.

The important point is what they will do against the biggest title contenders. Especially against Manchester City and Bayern Munich I mean. If they manage to show a strong team performance with the help of their main scorer Bellingham too then I wouldn't be surprised to see Real Madrid adding another CL title to their collection.  

Real madrid is much more stronger compared with bayern. It doesn't even make sense to call king of UCL is weaker compared with bayern. Otherwise, bayern must be careful caused by king of UCL is going back again to the its best form.
Manchester city and munchen must be careful once it will be facing real madrid.

[abhiseshakana]

Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.

De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.

Yes, Manchester City is still performing well even without De Bruyne, thanks to other quality midfielders like Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden who are in excellent form. However, Manchester City is involved in several competitions, including the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup, EFL Carabao Cup, Premier League, and the Champions League. So, De Bruyne's return is crucial for Manchester City's ambitions.

Overall, Man City has a relatively good performance even though they are playing without Kevin De Bruyne. But if we look at their last 4 matches, Man City seems to have experienced a decline in performance, and I think this is a problem that Guardiola must immediately address. Kevin De Bruyne is one of Man City's key players, and it is very likely that Man City will be a lot stronger when Kevin De Bruyne can play again.

[len01]

Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.

De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.

Yes, Manchester City is still performing well even without De Bruyne, thanks to other quality midfielders like Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden who are in excellent form. However, Manchester City is involved in several competitions, including the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup, EFL Carabao Cup, Premier League, and the Champions League. So, De Bruyne's return is crucial for Manchester City's ambitions.

Overall, Man City has a relatively good performance even though they are playing without Kevin De Bruyne. But if we look at their last 4 matches, Man City seems to have experienced a decline in performance, and I think this is a problem that Guardiola must immediately address. Kevin De Bruyne is one of Man City's key players, and it is very likely that Man City will be a lot stronger when Kevin De Bruyne can play again.

players you mentioned are indeed key players but in fact Guardiola has been able to maximize the talents of other players but still without the presence of De Bruyne Man City still cannot perform as perfectly as before and Guardiola has also tried to use Rodri as a substitute for De Bruyne but still not optimal and I think Guardiola is still thinking about looking for a replacement for De Bruyne who has equal abilities but its still a very long time to wait for the transfer window to open again.

[Oluwa-btc]

Even before several of their players were injured and underperforming, Manchester United's previous performance cannot be compared to that of Bayern Munich, and they are far superior to them and will finish ahead of them in the group stage. Manchester United still has a chance to finish second in the group because they have four more matches to play, but I doubt they can beat Bayern Munich in their second leg clash. If they lose or draw a point with Bayern Munich, they will be disqualified from finishing first, and Bayern Munich will almost certainly win their remaining four matches.

I think MU's chances of finishing in second place in the group will be very difficult, because Manchester United's performance itself is unstable or inconsistent. I prefer Galatasaray, in the domestic league they are quite impressive with the 8 matches they have played, the 7 wins they have achieved and so far they have never lost. On the 24th Galatasaray will play against Bayern Munich with full support from the crowd, I am sure Galatasaray will get points at home to maintain the points position in the group

I also think so it seems it will be difficult for Manchester United to be able to secure second place. The reason is that we know that currently the Red Devils have not won a single point and their chances will be increasingly slim in the next match. I feel Manchester United will miss the opportunity to qualify for the top 16 and they will at least finish in 3rd place and play in the European league with Liverpool. That is a possibility that I think could happen and regardless of whatever they try with the current situation, of course it is quite impossible. Galatassaray is a pretty definite candidate after Manchester United's failure in the last few matches and I think with decent squad depth they can maintain their current position in Group A.

Europa League Competition is a toxic Competition to me, ( LoL ). If Manchester United can't go ahead to win all foir fixtures remaining in the Champions League group stage, then thry shouldn't think of getting qualified for the round of sixteen. Not the Europa League Competition likewise, that's a tougher Competition to play and they've had failures in that Competition massively.

I won't want them back in that Competition, rather, they should finish at the bottom of the group stage and return to the Premier League backing chasing for qualifications in the Premier League table once again.
Whenever you decide to expect too much from Manchester United, you'll get break down and broken.

[Sebas.tian]

Manchester City until now played without De Bruyne and they can still achieve 3rd position in Premier League and won 2 matches in Champions League. They're already been great so far, even though De Bruyne is currently a Manchester City's heart.

De Bruyne will also get older, it's just a part of regeneration and Manchester City seems quite success since they're still in good form.

Manchester City still on the top performed in Champion League by winning 2 of 2 matches without Kevin De Bruyne but they have bad result after losing two matches in a row at Premier League. I don't see success achievement for Manchester City without De Bruyne although have many young player and need time for Pep Guardiola adapting new games play without De Bruyne. Current group stage opponent teams in Champion League looks not problem for Manchester City keep in the winning trend, but I doubt on knockout round if Kevin De Bruyne not recovery from injury will Manchester City have top perform or difficult qualifying until final stage.

Difficult to see better tactical with Manchester City actually Kevin De Bruyne have been vital player and helped Erling Haaland easily scoring many goals and looks difficult scoring goals when De Bruyne absent.

Well, Kevin De Bruyne is a very important player in the midfield for Manchester City. It is nearly impossible to actually find a player like that. So of course when he is not there, Manchester City is going to find it really hard to manoeuvered the ball in the midfield area.

Does that mean Manchester City is useless right now? No absolutely not. But the freedom and authority that Manchester City had over the midfield in almost every match is not there right now without him. And without him, the supply for the forwards are also not going to be amazing, to be honest.

Manchester city only loss in two matches in the premier league, and there is a hope for them to recover from those matches without De Bruyne which we saw how they started the new season with good performance to defeated many teams. Erling Haaland and other strikers are capable to make things function well in a way they can still make it happen to embrace UEFA champions league title before  De Bruyne and Rodri will recover from injuries. I don't think, Manchester city depend on one player in the team, because their coach has trained many potential players which some are still on the bench waiting for the right time to come before they can start showcasing their skills for people to believe that Manchester city doesn't depended on one player.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Overall, Man City has a relatively good performance even though they are playing without Kevin De Bruyne. But if we look at their last 4 matches, Man City seems to have experienced a decline in performance, and I think this is a problem that Guardiola must immediately address. Kevin De Bruyne is one of Man City's key players, and it is very likely that Man City will be a lot stronger when Kevin De Bruyne can play again.

Indeed, we can't overlook De Bruyne's importance at Man City. All these temporary alternatives are just placeholders for him. To go the distance in the upcoming crucial matches and defend their hard-earned titles, De Bruyne's return is vital for Mancity.

players you mentioned are indeed key players but in fact Guardiola has been able to maximize the talents of other players but still without the presence of De Bruyne Man City still cannot perform as perfectly as before and Guardiola has also tried to use Rodri as a substitute for De Bruyne but still not optimal.

Rodri excels as a defensive midfielder with his certainty and physical prowess, so his role primarily revolves around defending. Given that, it's not realistic to expect him to heavily engage in the attack and provide assists.

[ancafe]

The group stage is going to go on very comfortably for Real Madrid. We must have all understood it from their winning against Napoli away recently. That was technically the toughest match of the group. But even Napoli couldn't stop them in Naples. I can already be confident that Real Madrid will finish as group leader.

The important point is what they will do against the biggest title contenders. Especially against Manchester City and Bayern Munich I mean. If they manage to show a strong team performance with the help of their main scorer Bellingham too then I wouldn't be surprised to see Real Madrid adding another CL title to their collection.  

So far there has been no big challenge for Real Madrid in facing opponents in the Group stage and even Napoli, which was previously considered to be a balanced opponent, was unable to face Real Madrid even though the match took place at Napoli's home ground. It is almost certain that Real Madrid will be at the top of the Group standings because their next opponent will be much easier in the remaining matches.

We will see after the group phase ends and who will be Real Madrid's opponents, the round of 16 to the round of 8 will be even more competitive because they will meet strong teams before heading to the semi-finals. If the two teams you mentioned can advance to the semifinals, that would be much better because it would produce quite an nerve-wracking match.

[klidex]

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Well, Kevin De Bruyne is a very important player in the midfield for Manchester City. It is nearly impossible to actually find a player like that. So of course when he is not there, Manchester City is going to find it really hard to manoeuvered the ball in the midfield area.

Does that mean Manchester City is useless right now? No absolutely not. But the freedom and authority that Manchester City had over the midfield in almost every match is not there right now without him. And without him, the supply for the forwards are also not going to be amazing, to be honest.

In fact, Manchester City is still performing well in the Champions League at the moment even without Kevin de Bruyne and managed to win the match against Leipzig, who are the strongest rivals in Group G, even though they have experienced 2 defeats in the Premier League this is really a shame, but I am sure Pep Guardiola wont only relying on Kevin de Bruyne, he still has several other key players, but we also don't know to what extent Manchester City will be able to survive without Kevin de Bruyne, but what is clear at the moment is that even though Manchester City has not appeared completely consistent, what is clear is that Pep Guardiola will soon fix things midfield at the club to be able to improve Manchester City current performance.