UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Asiska02]

Just wait till the middle of this champions league to see Manchester united in another level that will make you to love their game whenever they want to play their opponent, and then you will know that Manchester united is not a small team you can just predict failure and it will come to stand in the future. I guess, Manchester united coach has discovered what made them to lose last game which the coach made some promised that he will train his players to win their next game to clear the air that he is capable to lead the team to a standard ground.

Manchester united group are not poor group, but base on the preparations that is going on in the camp of Manchester united now, it show that Manchester united will win their next games to maintain a good leading till they get to final to try their best to lift the trophy.

Till they get to what? You must be joking with this system you’ve just made about Manchester United. A team that have not successfully passed the group stage already and you’re already anticipating for him to be in the final and lift a trophy. It is easier said than done and I think Manchester United won’t stand a chance to get close to the finals this season even if they add more good players by January transfer window.  The least they can go if they make it out of the group stage will be the round of 16 which they will be knocked out easily. For a longer term in the European competition, they need to be participating in a less competitive European competition.

[rahmad2nd]

If Newcastle United wins this trophy,it will be a shame to Arsenal who played beautiful football last season without winning any trophy.Mikel Areta has this as a problem now,because he will neglect to win the little trophies that he would have won,and want to win the big one which he finds it very difficult to.He is now aiming for the premier league tittle this season,but he is still gambling with the games.He has decided to play Karl Harvetz who have flopped in almost all Arsenal matches that he has played this season, Despite having Trossard who can florish in that department very well,he has opted to play a player that cannot even boast of an assist since he came to Arsenal.Therefore,anytime Arsenal loses,it's always Arteta the Gambles with it.

Something that is difficult for you to accept with the available data and statistics, even to qualify for the next phase, Necastle's position is still very doubtful. So, especially if we have to imagine that Newcastle will be able to win this competition trophy. To be honest, I don't want to underestimate Eddie Howe's squad, in fact we don't need to talk that far ahead. Let's just discuss this group phase, where it is not certain that Newcastle will be able to qualify for the next phase. Apart from that, it is not certain that Newcastle will win the match if they meet Manchester City, who are still a strong candidate in this competition.

As for Arsenal, we can see it on the standings. now, they are ranked 2nd in the Premier league. while Newcastle, far below, is in 6th position. in fact, they did not enter the top four positions in the standings. In the Champions League competition, Arsenal is in first place in the group phase even though they are only 1 point behind Lens. It seems clear, doesn't it, that these two teams have differences.

As an Arsenal fan, I enjoy every match they play. Now Arteta is targeting several trophies, which is very natural because Arsenal's owner has only recently been willing to make a big splash, after so long they have only relied on new and cheap young arrivals.
Regarding Harvetz, as the coach, he knows what he is doing with his squad. in fact, we can't know what Arteta is planning. Maybe, if the coach had more confidence, Harvetz would be able to develop much better. although on his journey, he needs a process because his current position is new in the Gunners squad. even if it fails, it will be very natural. After all, Pep Guardiola, too, is not always successful in making all his newcomers into great players. Well, before this competition is held, these two teams will meet in the Premier League. Let's just enjoy the match that will be presented.

[Docnaster]

Just wait till the middle of this champions league to see Manchester united in another level that will make you to love their game whenever they want to play their opponent, and then you will know that Manchester united is not a small team you can just predict failure and it will come to stand in the future. I guess, Manchester united coach has discovered what made them to lose last game which the coach made some promised that he will train his players to win their next game to clear the air that he is capable to lead the team to a standard ground.

Manchester united group are not poor group, but base on the preparations that is going on in the camp of Manchester united now, it show that Manchester united will win their next games to maintain a good leading till they get to final to try their best to lift the trophy.

Till they get to what? You must be joking with this system you’ve just made about Manchester United. A team that have not successfully passed the group stage already and you’re already anticipating for him to be in the final and lift a trophy. It is easier said than done and I think Manchester United won’t stand a chance to get close to the finals this season even if they add more good players by January transfer window.  The least they can go if they make it out of the group stage will be the round of 16 which they will be knocked out easily. For a longer term in the European competition, they need to be participating in a less competitive European competition.

Manchester United aren't sure of progressing to the nextt round of this season's UEFA Champions League  competition because after playing three matches in the group stage of the competition, they've be able to only win just one match and are currently their in the group A

With what we've seen from the team this season, I'll be very surprise to see them advance to the knockout stages talk more of reaching the quarter finals or the semi finals because I'm very optimistic that Manchester United can't make it to the final of the competition this season and that's because I think they lack the tactical ability to do it.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Just wait till the middle of this champions league to see Manchester united in another level that will make you to love their game whenever they want to play their opponent, and then you will know that Manchester united is not a small team you can just predict failure and it will come to stand in the future. I guess, Manchester united coach has discovered what made them to lose last game which the coach made some promised that he will train his players to win their next game to clear the air that he is capable to lead the team to a standard ground.

There are still three matches remaining in the group phase of the Champions League to see who will progress to the next round and Manchester United must really think about this seriously. Because they have to try to get through the group stage first so they can progress to the next round further, although I also don't think that Manchester United will go too far in the Champions League this season even though you yourself have said that the Manchester United coach has found a way to train the players to be better.

The best strategy Manchester United can have for this Chmapnios Leageu is to pass everything and try to focus on the other tournament in which they can achieve something. In fact, Manchester United is not in the good form to race with a great team in the Champions League and they are better off focusing on the Premier League however in this group they could get the second place in the table if Manchester United tries to do better performance and Galatasaray lose some points.

It's hard to do that. Manchester united had so many problems that's hardly to be solved. The main problem is now any strategies implemented by ten hag was not fit to the united. Ten hag is really confusing which strategy that will be used by him to face copenhagen and galatasaray.
Manchesterunited might be a big better compared with galatasaray and copenhagen but im not sure about winning these matches easily. Manchester united will be struggling against it. This is what i know from there.
Ten hag is also getting so many pressures that was putting him in a difficult position. Ten hag is also losing his focus in making the club to be even better. Winning the matches against galatasaray and copenhagen are key here.

These matches will give manchester united three points and a way to go to the next stage. Everything about manchester united is still remain unpredictable at this moment. I were not expecting MU will able to win by scoring many goals.
MU probably win against copenhagen and galatasaray with narrow margins. Im still fine as long as MU will win upcoming games.

[TelolettOm]

And of course Copenhagen will not stay silent with this situation where they will definitely fight hard because they have 3 defeats and need victory, the last two matches they also need to win it in order to have a chance in the upward position, so this will be quite fierce, maybe Copenhagen will be Take him a draw if he really can't beat Manchester United.

Of course, Copenhagen must try harder to win the match. Moreover, the upcoming match will be held in their home. They mustn't expect to let their fans to feel sad. So, Man United actually should be very careful and they need to prepare better plan for the match. Although Man United has more top players, it doesn't guarantee to win the match.

There is an opportunity for Manchester United if he won his last two matches and at the same time Galatasaray suffered just one defeat it could push Manchester United to the second position to continue to the knockout.

Yes. Man United should try to win all the remaining matches. And they expect that Bayern Munich defeats Galatasaray again. The most difficult thing that Man United also has a match against Bayern Munich in the final match of the group stage.

[borovichok]

If Newcastle United wins this trophy,it will be a shame to Arsenal who played beautiful football last season without winning any trophy.Mikel Areta has this as a problem now,because he will neglect to win the little trophies that he would have won,and want to win the big one which he finds it very difficult to.He is now aiming for the premier league tittle this season,but he is still gambling with the games.He has decided to play Karl Harvetz who have flopped in almost all Arsenal matches that he has played this season, Despite having Trossard who can florish in that department very well,he has opted to play a player that cannot even boast of an assist since he came to Arsenal.Therefore,anytime Arsenal loses,it's always Arteta the Gambles with it.

Its mere fantasy because Newcastle United are also flopping in some games, Arsenal seems more stronger than Newcastle in games but let's just watch as everything will play out. Arsenal have one of the best leading squads this season, they have really tried this season, atleast it's quite different from the previous season. This time, Gunners developed so much confidence and are ready to take the game to next level  but with hindrance. Mikel Arteta will possibly figure out a way to sort out the main problem of the team and he's very serious about the present scenario.

[Tony116]

Before Champion league started most people were predict Benfica can able to advances to the next round with Inter Milan but surprisingly Benfica was displayed poor performance which make their position at the bottom of group standings Benfica even lose from Salzburg however with 3 times loses Benfica have slim chances to advances to the next round but their highest position probably at 3rd position at the end of group stages

Benfica will fight against Sociedad next week and this match probably will be determined Benfica final position at group D because if Benfica lose again then Sociedad is became the team who will advances to next round along with Inter Milan and indeed i was a bit surprised to see Sociedad performance because they can able to stole point from Inter Milan and beat Benfica and it could be a fantastic achievement to Sociedad if they can able to fight at round of 16 because if i am not mistaken they never done this before

I do not have much hope from Benfica. They have not been able to win a single match so far in the Champions League competition. So even though they might successfully win a match, they are probably not going to go to the next stage of the competition. And to be honest, I don't think they are going to win the next match as well. Because they are in a respectable position in the Liga Portugal. so it is a better decision for them to actually pursue the league title instead of trying to improve their performance in the Champions League competition In my opinion.

[Rampagoe004]

There is an opportunity for Manchester United if he won his last two matches and at the same time Galatasaray suffered just one defeat it could push Manchester United to the second position to continue to the knockout.

Yes. Man United should try to win all the remaining matches. And they expect that Bayern Munich defeats Galatasaray again. The most difficult thing that Man United also has a match against Bayern Munich in the final match of the group stage.

If you look at the strength of the teams in Group A with 3 matches remaining. So United's chances of qualifying for the round of 16 are very difficult. For example, let's say Muechen manages to beat United and Galatasaray, the points are still the same. Then United and Galatasaray managed to beat Coppenhagen. Finally, the deciding match is United vs Galatasaray. If Galatasaray wins or draws, they will qualify. On the other hand, United must use all their strength to win the match against Galatasaray. I think this is the option that comes to mind.

[Republikcoin.com]

Before Champion league started most people were predict Benfica can able to advances to the next round with Inter Milan but surprisingly Benfica was displayed poor performance which make their position at the bottom of group standings Benfica even lose from Salzburg however with 3 times loses Benfica have slim chances to advances to the next round but their highest position probably at 3rd position at the end of group stages

Benfica will fight against Sociedad next week and this match probably will be determined Benfica final position at group D because if Benfica lose again then Sociedad is became the team who will advances to next round along with Inter Milan and indeed i was a bit surprised to see Sociedad performance because they can able to stole point from Inter Milan and beat Benfica and it could be a fantastic achievement to Sociedad if they can able to fight at round of 16 because if i am not mistaken they never done this before

I do not have much hope from Benfica. They have not been able to win a single match so far in the Champions League competition. So even though they might successfully win a match, they are probably not going to go to the next stage of the competition. And to be honest, I don't think they are going to win the next match as well. Because they are in a respectable position in the Liga Portugal. so it is a better decision for them to actually pursue the league title instead of trying to improve their performance in the Champions League competition In my opinion.

Their failure to win in the 3 matches they have played is a sign that Benfica no longer has any hope of qualifying from the group phase and the team should be more realistic now that they cannot force and forget to focus on their domestic league just to catch up with the huge gap. not sure about this.
Maybe finishing in 3rd place and going to the Europa League is something they can achieve, otherwise I think there is no possibility for Benfica.

[Silence Scream]

Manchester united group are not poor group, but base on the preparations that is going on in the camp of Manchester united now, it show that Manchester united will win their next games to maintain a good leading till they get to final to try their best to lift the trophy.

MU should have had a chance to qualify for the group phase. But it seems that with its current performance, MU is having quite a difficult time. Ten Hag's squad's performance had improved, but after several players were injured, Ten Hag lost its strength.
they struggled quite hard last season to get a UCL ticket. but it seems like they didn't show a good game to compete with the other competing teams.
The results of MU's matches with Man City and Newcastle made everyone assess how bad Ten Hag's squad is at the moment. it's hard to compete in the UCL.

I be expecting a massive development and steps forward to positivity prior to the game against Fulham tommorow. Fulham will host Manchester United at home and will hurt their defense with counter attacking football from Fulhams attackers.
With Casemiro, Aaron Wan Bisakka and Sergio Regulon all returned from the Injury, the defense and midfielder's should have balance. I've loved how Regulon adapted so fast, he has attacked and defended very well.

Manchester City I expected the loss, maybe a draw, but Newcastle, they should have defended the trophy they won last season. Props to Newcastle who have won both Manchester United and Manchester City in that tournament, I'm already tipping them to successfully win that trophy.

If Newcastle United wins this trophy,it will be a shame to Arsenal who played beautiful football last season without winning any trophy.Mikel Areta has this as a problem now,because he will neglect to win the little trophies that he would have won,and want to win the big one which he finds it very difficult to.He is now aiming for the premier league tittle this season,but he is still gambling with the games.He has decided to play Karl Harvetz who have flopped in almost all Arsenal matches that he has played this season, Despite having Trossard who can florish in that department very well,he has opted to play a player that cannot even boast of an assist since he came to Arsenal.Therefore,anytime Arsenal loses,it's always Arteta the Gambles with it.

It is clear that it will be a difficult away game. Newcastle United is a team that likes to make surprises with its quality squad. In Arsenal, the players have to play very well and today they have to play as close to zero mistakes as possible. Arsenal will gain a big advantage if they get 3 points in the match against Newcastle United.

[Litzki1990]

Manchester united group are not poor group, but base on the preparations that is going on in the camp of Manchester united now, it show that Manchester united will win their next games to maintain a good leading till they get to final to try their best to lift the trophy.

MU should have had a chance to qualify for the group phase. But it seems that with its current performance, MU is having quite a difficult time. Ten Hag's squad's performance had improved, but after several players were injured, Ten Hag lost its strength.
they struggled quite hard last season to get a UCL ticket. but it seems like they didn't show a good game to compete with the other competing teams.
The results of MU's matches with Man City and Newcastle made everyone assess how bad Ten Hag's squad is at the moment. it's hard to compete in the UCL.

The chances of them qualifying from the group stage are still open, the problem is that it is difficult because if they want to ensure that they will qualify one of them is by winning all the remaining matches. It's okay that they can win against Copenhagen, but against Galatasaray and Bayern Munich it's going to be a much tougher job. Galatasaray will also be playing their hearts out against Mancehster United. A draw in my opinion would be enough for them, although we also have to see the result of their match against Copenhagen.

I put Manchester United ahead against Galatasaray but the way they are performing it looks like they are going to drop points against Galatasaray as well. Manchester United is not able to play according to the right plan anywhere in the English Premier League or Champions League. If Manchester United could have played according to their proper plan, they would never have been beaten in one match after another like this. Manchester United have lost four of their last five matches in the Champions League and Premier League combined and have won just one match. What is the guarantee that they won't drop a point against Galatasaray where they have lost 80% of their last five matches? Such a result in the last five matches will undoubtedly leave them mentally behind.

[asriloni]

There are still three matches remaining in the group phase of the Champions League to see who will progress to the next round and Manchester United must really think about this seriously. Because they have to try to get through the group stage first so they can progress to the next round further, although I also don't think that Manchester United will go too far in the Champions League this season even though you yourself have said that the Manchester United coach has found a way to train the players to be better.

Manchester United certainly still has the possibility of qualifying for the last 16, but I'm not sure Ten Hag can take advantage of it even though I don't fully expect them to fail. If Manchester United can win 2 of the remaining 3 matches, then I believe they can qualify for the round of 16 compared to Galatasaray and Copenhagen. Anything is possible right now, but it all depends on how Ten Hag and his players set their goals.

I hope Ten Hag can beat Copenhagen and Galatasaray in the next 2 matches because I think these two matches will determine their chances of qualifying the most. Manchester United cannot beat Bayern Munich, although they can, the chances are no better than winning the matches against Copenhagen and Galatasaray.

Manchester United still has good chances to move to the next round, unfortunately for them both of those crucial games are away games and they will have to win on the road against those two teams, however if they are able to win both games against Copenhagen and Galatasaray then the only threat will be Galatasaray, however before both of those teams face each other Galatasaray will play against Bayern Munich, and in the case of an adverse result on that match and an adverse result against Manchester United then they will be out of contention to move forward on the UCL.

The outcome of the match against Copenhagen holds great significance for Manchester United, as a win would provide them with the much-needed confidence to confront Galatasaray in their upcoming game. That's why it's very important for united to win the upcoming game. This will be boosting the confidence of its players. How can MU win against galatasaray if the club has no confidence after the match against copenhagen? In order to improve, Manchester United must carefully analyze and identify the primary weakness of the club. MU was only winning with narrow score against copenhagen. The outcome of the match against Copenhagen will determine whether Manchester United's chances of advancing in the tournament come to an abrupt end or if there is still a glimmer of hope, provided Bayern also emerges victorious against Galatasaray. This will not be easy games for manchester united. Ten hag's squad is also in the crisis due to the injury.

[bitLeap]

Their failure to win in the 3 matches they have played is a sign that Benfica no longer has any hope of qualifying from the group phase and the team should be more realistic now that they cannot force and forget to focus on their domestic league just to catch up with the huge gap. not sure about this.
Maybe finishing in 3rd place and going to the Europa League is something they can achieve, otherwise I think there is no possibility for Benfica.

If the two teams that are now in first and second place in the standings (Inter Milan and Real Sociedad) collect 3 more points, then it will erase the hopes of Benfica. As for Salzburg, although they still have hope, but they still have to hope that one of Inter Milan or Real Sociedad loses in their last 3 matches and instead Salzburg must win all the remaining matches. With a scenario like that, it is something that is very difficult to realize, especially the two teams above will also always aim for good results in every match they do to ensure themselves that they will qualify from this group phase.

[khiholangkang]

It is quite difficult to determine who can accompany Bayern Munich who qualify from Group A, because Galatasaray and Manchester United also have the opportunity to get second place, 3 matches for each team are crucial matches to get tickets to the next round.

I honestly have the same thoughts as you, Manchester United even though they are experiencing setbacks, they have a greater chance of getting second place after Bayern Munich than Galatasaray if you look at the performance of the team we know as Manchester United, but on the other hand if galatasaray had the luck to win the match against bayern munchen i think it will be very difficult for manchester united to catch him.

If you look in more detail it's actually very difficult, Man United will first face Copenhagen and Galatasaray will face Bayern Munchen. This means that United must again be able to secure 3 points like in their first leg against Copenhagen, and we know that Munchen will be difficult for the Turkish representatives to beat. So the standings will automatically change after the fourth matchday, and United will occupy second place in the standings with 6 points.

The biggest challenge for the Ten Hag squad is actually when they visit Galatasaray headquarters, I think the meeting on the fifth matchday will determine who will qualify. If you manage to secure 3 points against Galatasaray, then the final group phase match against Munchen enough with a draw. However, currently it is doubtful that this scenario will be realized by The Red Devils, perhaps the match against Fulham will first give us an idea regarding their performance on the fourth matchday.

For the match at the 4th meeting of Manchester United with Copenhagen, it is likely that Manchester United won the match, yes, if you see a simple scenario in the 4th match UCL the standings will change if Galatasaray lost by Bayern Munich and we will watch it.

A difficult trip for Manchester United who will meet again with Galatasaray in the 5th match, it is very difficult to predict this match because it is true that the fifth match will be at home Galatasaray which Galatasaray might be more dominant in its game which will certainly put more pressure on the Red Devils. And also previously Manchester United lost by Galatasaray with a score of 3-2 in the 2nd match, in the 5th match whether Manchester United will take revenge or maybe they will experience defeat again as before, and indeed for the last match of the Manchester United group stage has little chance of To win because of Munich who became a favorite in Group A.

[Helena Yu]

If the two teams that are now in first and second place in the standings (Inter Milan and Real Sociedad) collect 3 more points, then it will erase the hopes of Benfica. As for Salzburg, although they still have hope, but they still have to hope that one of Inter Milan or Real Sociedad loses in their last 3 matches and instead Salzburg must win all the remaining matches. With a scenario like that, it is something that is very difficult to realize, especially the two teams above will also always aim for good results in every match they do to ensure themselves that they will qualify from this group phase.

Both Benfica and Salzburg are only play in farmer league, that's why they can't compete against tough teams from other regions. It's different with Inter and Real Sociedad, they might be not the best in their own leagues, but they're used to fight against top teams every season.

Not to mention the good players in Benfica and Salzburg will join to other teams since they're more stronger or popular.

[DanWalker]

Not only am I the favorite to get to the last 16, but I think this season Bayern Munich is also the favorite to reach the semi-finals because of their form. Harry Kane has been very strong as the main striker this season where he has scored 2 goals and 2 assists in the Champions League and 12 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga in 9 appearances.

The group stage felt easy for them considering that there was no team that could really complicate their winning plans. Galatasaray and Manchester United have failed to prevent Bayern Munich from winning in previous matches, Copenhagen even less so. In fact, I really believe that Bayern Munich can sweep all the group stage matches with a win, that's possible this season.

As I said before, even though Bayern are strong candidates and favorites who will not have any obstacles in the group phase, but reflecting on the previous 2 seasons they always finished in the quarter-finals because they had to lose to several clubs even smaller than them, such as in the last 2 seasons Bayern had to lose to Villarreal which was unexpected and last season they had to lose to Manchester City.
This will clearly bring up a new condition where they will definitely have the same problem as before if their pot is not too good when the draw later.
This is also not a problem of performance because in the previous 2 seasons they still have Lewandowski and last season they lost to the defending champions but indeed this is proof that qualifying for the semi-finals is not easy to do so Bayern even though they are strong there is still no guarantee to qualify because surprises always happen in every season.

The biggest competitor for the Champions League title is currently Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. All of them have big chances to actually win the Champions League title. And I also believe that all three of them are going to be in the semifinals of the competition.

If we talk about Barcelona, I don't think they have any chance of winning the Champions League title, to be honest. I am not saying Barcelona is not a good team. They are better than a lot of teams, actually most teams in the world. But they are not Champions League material, to be honest.

[bangjoe]

There is an opportunity for Manchester United if he won his last two matches and at the same time Galatasaray suffered just one defeat it could push Manchester United to the second position to continue to the knockout.

Yes. Man United should try to win all the remaining matches. And they expect that Bayern Munich defeats Galatasaray again. The most difficult thing that Man United also has a match against Bayern Munich in the final match of the group stage.

If you look at the strength of the teams in Group A with 3 matches remaining. So United's chances of qualifying for the round of 16 are very difficult. For example, let's say Muechen manages to beat United and Galatasaray, the points are still the same. Then United and Galatasaray managed to beat Coppenhagen. Finally, the deciding match is United vs Galatasaray. If Galatasaray wins or draws, they will qualify. On the other hand, United must use all their strength to win the match against Galatasaray. I think this is the option that comes to mind.

For the Galatasaray match against Bayern Munich if we look on paper we agree that Galatasaray will lose, and as a comparison Manchester United in his last match can also lose because against Bayern Munich, as well as when this fourth match the match between Manchester United vs Copenhagen can get victory then Manchester United will get 6 points, with the meaning of two wins while Galatasaray is only 4 points from one victory and from one draw, and even then if Galatasaray really lost against Bayern Munich.

Now if this scenario occurs then what will be a separate determination match is the Galatasaray vs Manchester United match, this match Ten Hag must bring home 3 full points if he wants to get the density to be able to qualify for the next round from this group phase, but if it fails to beat Galatasaray like The previous match was ensured that Galatasaray was more worthy to be accompanied by Bayern Munich to the next round to continue the league.

[klidex]

Their failure to win in the 3 matches they have played is a sign that Benfica no longer has any hope of qualifying from the group phase and the team should be more realistic now that they cannot force and forget to focus on their domestic league just to catch up with the huge gap. not sure about this.
Maybe finishing in 3rd place and going to the Europa League is something they can achieve, otherwise I think there is no possibility for Benfica.

Yes, it seems like Benfica has lost hope of getting through the Champions League group stage, Benfica cannot compete with the clubs in Group D and Benfica can not even score a goals against their opponent when facing match in the current Champions League, to be for ranked 3 and getting to the European league also seem quite difficult for Benfica, but this could happen if Benfica in the next match can wins it so Benfica can catch up with their current points, but if Benfica can't get through the Champions League group stage and can't get to the European League, they can focus on the domestic league because Benfica is quite strong in the Portuguese league and Benfica can win the domestic league title again like last season.

[marcous]

The biggest competitor for the Champions League title is currently Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. All of them have big chances to actually win the Champions League title. And I also believe that all three of them are going to be in the semifinals of the competition.

If we talk about Barcelona, I don't think they have any chance of winning the Champions League title, to be honest. I am not saying Barcelona is not a good team. They are better than a lot of teams, actually most teams in the world. But they are not Champions League material, to be honest.

I think Barcelona also deserves to be favorite along with Man City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen. It's not without reason that i say this, we can see that currently Xavi squad has wiped out three matches with a win and is at the top of the group standings with 9 points. If we look more closely, City has lost twice in the EPL, namely at the hands of Wolves and Arsenal, Munchen was beaten yesterday by a third division team in the DFB Pokal. Madrid has also been beaten by ATM and Barcelona also lost in the El Clasico match. So i think each favorite club has a negative record at their respective domestic levels.

Meanwhile in the UCL, four clubs lead the standings with perfect points without defeat, it is very likely that this positive trend can continue. So in my opinion, the opportunities currently available are still the same, although the situations they face are quite diverse. The knockout stage will be more difficult than we imagined, I think the tough battle will start at that stage.

[topbitcoin]

Their failure to win in the 3 matches they have played is a sign that Benfica no longer has any hope of qualifying from the group phase and the team should be more realistic now that they cannot force and forget to focus on their domestic league just to catch up with the huge gap. not sure about this.
Maybe finishing in 3rd place and going to the Europa League is something they can achieve, otherwise I think there is no possibility for Benfica.

If the two teams that are now in first and second place in the standings (Inter Milan and Real Sociedad) collect 3 more points, then it will erase the hopes of Benfica. As for Salzburg, although they still have hope, but they still have to hope that one of Inter Milan or Real Sociedad loses in their last 3 matches and instead Salzburg must win all the remaining matches. With a scenario like that, it is something that is very difficult to realize, especially the two teams above will also always aim for good results in every match they do to ensure themselves that they will qualify from this group phase.

But indeed for Benfica now it is very difficult because if they want to qualify then indirectly they must be able to win all the matches that will be done even with the record of other club between Inter or Sociedad never even won then it is still possible.
It's obviously a very difficult job, because  expecting  other club to lose but they also have to win then this is a mission that is difficult to do even almost can't so I think they have to give up hope of qualifying for the knock out phase but they can still be in 3rd position at least Salzburg can still be close to them but with a note that they can win in the few matches they do.
Their points are still 0 because they have to lose again and again so it is difficult for benfica at this time especially with a gap of 7 point it is very impossible I think.