UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[skarais]

Some of the matches last night are over, what surprised us was that Barcelona lost away against Shakhtar Donetsk actually this is not a surprise anymore in UCL matches because anything can happen, we only see from the statistical opportunities Barcelona is bigger but the reality is never imagined.

Several top teams such as Newcastle, Barcelona and PSG lost in the 4th match of the Champions League group stage. Barcelona performed well with its dominance, but Xavi's plan to rotate several main players actually made Barcelona's game less satisfying. Barcelona was 1 goal behind the home team and the score 1-0 lasted until the match was over.

I saw a good defensive strategy in the Champions League without making a foul in the area near the goal. Shakhtar did it very well, they could even prevent Barcelona from reaching the goal. Barcelona couldn't get a shot on target because the defense was tight and layered, which is a good strategy when playing with a team that can dominate the match with ball possession like Barcelona. This is not a bad sign for Barcelona, ​​but it is a good sign for them because then Xavi can be more careful in determining his main line-up.

[klidex]

Some of the matches last night are over, what surprised us was that Barcelona lost away against Shakhtar Donetsk actually this is not a surprise anymore in UCL matches because anything can happen, we only see from the statistical opportunities Barcelona is bigger but the reality is never imagined.

Next up is tonight's match, but I'm keeping my eye on Copenhagen Vs Manchester United - here we understand how Erik Ten Hag's team still find it very difficult to perform consistently well sometimes they lose to lowly teams from the domestic league and UCL, if they win they clearly have a chance to take second place because it is certain in my guess that Galatasaray will lose to Bayern Munich, maybe we will see that Manchester United can secure their points tonight.

Yes, it was Barcelona's first defeat in the Champions League even though overall Barcelona dominated possession of the ball but in reality Barcelona couldn't do much, in the first half Shaktar took the lead in the 40th minute Barcelona still could not equalize until the game ended and in the end Barcelona had accept his to defeat.

Manchester United will compete again against Copenhagen in the Champions League, even though in the previous match Manchester United was able to win against Copenhagen, but this time it cannot be confirmed because Manchester United is still not performing consistently, especially as Man Utd will be competing away from home, but I hope Man Utd doesn't lose points so they can took 2nd place taking Galatasaray's position in group A.

[ancafe]

This match is like a life and death match for Milan to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the group phase, so it is not surprising that Milan played very effectively even though they did not control the game, but did not make the slightest mistake.

Milan tried to maximize the small possibilities that existed and they were actually able to make good use of every opportunity they had, so they managed to beat PSG with a quality of play that was much more dominated by Luis Enrique's men. PSG managed to open the lead in the 9th minute through Skriniar and Leao managed to equalize three minutes later.

Apart from that, Mbappe's tight guard meant that Mbappe could not freely open up space. On the other hand, PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma also performed very well in this match, he managed to make important saves in this match which made no sense. Maybe if he wasn't the goalkeeper many goals would have been scored, such as Tomori's free kick, Theo's free kick and Okafor's chance.

Milan's defense and goalkeeper Maignan deserve appreciation because they were able to break every opportunity that PSG's forwards had. Dominating the match and having several opportunities to score made PSG's defense relaxed so that in the end Giroud managed to take advantage of the winning goal in the 50th minute. Mbappe had difficulty finding space to score because Milan's defense was really solid in guarding the penalty box area and this victory opened up opportunities for Milan because in the other match Newcastle lost.

[Republikcoin.com]

Milan tried to maximize the small possibilities that existed and they were actually able to make good use of every opportunity they had, so they managed to beat PSG with a quality of play that was much more dominated by Luis Enrique's men. PSG managed to open the lead in the 9th minute through Skriniar and Leao managed to equalize three minutes later.

In this match, it can be seen that AC Milan's mentality is quite good, since before the match the AC Milan team was required to win the match in order to have a chance of qualifying from the group and even though they were 1 goal behind at the start of the first half, the AC Milan players were able to respond quickly with equalized and tried to dominate the game so they managed to turn things around to 2-1 for AC Milan's victory.
With this result, AC Milan's chances of qualifying from the group phase are wide open.

In the other group F match, Dortmund managed to beat Newcastle with a score of 2-0, which means that the possibility of Dortmund being able to qualify for the round of 16 is very wide open, now Dortmund is at the top of the group F standings with 7 points, PSG 6 points, AC MIlan 5 points and Newcastle 4 points, this is really a pretty fierce group, up to now these four teams still have a chance to advance to the round of 16.

[bering]

Milan finally gets their first win yesterday from PSG and this is important winning because they just open their chances to qualified i think this is one of Milan best performance during group stage because although Milan was playing more defense because the pressure from PSG but Milan can able to managed their defense until match ended and other match from group F Dortmund can able to overtake first position from PSG after beat Newcastle with scores 2-0 and group F was hard to predicted because after Milan won from PSG there was no teams in this group who had safe position this because the difference points between the teams in this group was not too far and i think possibly the teams who qualified will be determined at the end of matches group

[Razmirraz]

The match was entering crucial time and they were about to go into extra time.
It will definitely be very interesting if in the end Milan can get 3 points in this match because then the points from Dortmund, PSG, Milan and Necwastle are only 1 point away (If Milan wins).
I am happy if it ends up like that because this is the so-called Hell group where every club can still compete for tickets to qualify for the knock out phase.
Milan are still playing very well with their defense and making quick counterattacks but indeed at this crucial time sometimes there are some things that sometimes become a surprise, hopefully Milan can maintain the current score.

Group F is living up to the expectations, and despite there are only two games remaining the group is still wide open, Milan really needed this win otherwise PSG and Borussia Dortmund would have had a massive advantage over Milan and Newcastle United, so the next match between Borussia Dortmund and Milan will be critical for both squads, as even if Borussia Dortmund is the leader of the group they cannot afford to lose and they need at least the tie, and this is not an easy feat as they will play that game at Milan.

Since the beginning of the group division, all football fans have considered group F to be the hell group in the 2023/2024 Champions League season. This assumption was proven correct, until matchday 4 all teams still had a chance to qualify for the round of 16 as group winners. The two matches that took place in Group F, which brought together Dortmund and Newcastle and Milan and PSG, have resulted in the four teams swapping positions in the standings.

Dortmund has the right to top the standings with 7 points after receiving an additional three points, while PSG has to settle for being in second place with 6 points. Meanwhile, Milan, who just won their first win in the group stage, managed to move up one place, they are in third place with a collection of 5 points, Newcastle had to settle for being in fourth place with a collection of 4 points.

The situation that occurred in Group F means that the four teams have the opportunity to qualify for the round of 16. These four teams also still have hopes of qualifying as group winners. With two matches remaining in the group phase, it will be very interesting to see which two teams will qualify for the round of 16, who will go down to the Europa League and who will have to go home early.

[Mr.right85]

You predicted PSG to win but Millan took the lead when Giroud scored the last goal. It looks like a must win for Millan if they want to qualify in this group stage. I think it is a bold step they have taken, dureing their next match they will surely fight for a win as well so that they can qualify. What a game well played by both teams, but favour came ini for Millan and PSG was unlucky for the night.

This match is like a life and death match for Milan to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the group phase, so it is not surprising that Milan played very effectively even though they did not control the game, but did not make the slightest mistake.

Apart from that, Mbappe's tight guard meant that Mbappe could not freely open up space. On the other hand, PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma also performed very well in this match, he managed to make important saves in this match which made no sense. Maybe if he wasn't the goalkeeper many goals would have been scored, such as Tomori's free kick, Theo's free kick and Okafor's chance.

I predicted a win or draw for Ac Milan in that game. There’re few teams that can travel to Milan and beat them there. It’s something I didn’t think PSG could do. I wanted Ac Milan to win and they did and also ended their goal drought to keep their Champions League hopes alive. It’s an important win for Ac Milan. They played very well. I think they played like a team this time. The Milan attackers were conscious of their defense, tracking back to assist their fullbacks. I think what’s left for them is to be confident when they face Newcastle United at st. James park.

The group is still very open for anyone to qualify. Borussia Dortmund are 7 points, PSG 6, Ac Milan 5 and Newcastle United 4. Newcastle’s 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund gives Ac Milan a glimmer of hope.

[BABY SHOES]

Several top teams such as Newcastle, Barcelona and PSG lost in the 4th match of the Champions League group stage. Barcelona performed well with its dominance, but Xavi's plan to rotate several main players actually made Barcelona's game less satisfying. Barcelona was 1 goal behind the home team and the score 1-0 lasted until the match was over.

Yes I saw the final list of matches, because in group F then one of them must lose, this group contains other top clubs.
I don't know why Xavi rotated some players, if you look at the replacements it was their main squad but with this strategy Xavi's team had to lose narrowly.

Manchester United will compete again against Copenhagen in the Champions League, even though in the previous match Manchester United was able to win against Copenhagen, but this time it cannot be confirmed because Manchester United is still not performing consistently, especially as Man Utd will be competing away from home, but I hope Man Utd doesn't lose points so they can took 2nd place taking Galatasaray's position in group A.

The home win was dramatic with Onana being the hero when he saved Copenhagen's late penalty.
Now it may be different but the expectation of many people is of course a Manchester United victory but it is not certain, anyone who bets on this match feels a little anxious because Manchester United could lose as an away match.

[harapan]

Some of the matches last night are over, what surprised us was that Barcelona lost away against Shakhtar Donetsk actually this is not a surprise anymore in UCL matches because anything can happen, we only see from the statistical opportunities Barcelona is bigger but the reality is never imagined.

Next up is tonight's match, but I'm keeping my eye on Copenhagen Vs Manchester United - here we understand how Erik Ten Hag's team still find it very difficult to perform consistently well sometimes they lose to lowly teams from the domestic league and UCL, if they win they clearly have a chance to take second place because it is certain in my guess that Galatasaray will lose to Bayern Munich, maybe we will see that Manchester United can secure their points tonight.

During the weekend match Barcelona played versus Real Sociedad,  they did not play good and should not have emerged winners of that game. I will not say it was luck finally  their hardworking payed off with Araujo scoring  to catapult them up to keep up with chasing the top holders Real Madrid and Girona. So I never expected too much too in this games really. Xavi benched players that would be productive in the first half and brought them late. Raphinha,  Ferran and Romeu all did not play like professionals.
ten Hag has tried so hard to keep his team in good mentals,  today is the game to decide United's fate they may qualify and may not qualify after this game.

[Sebas.tian]

Some of the matches last night are over, what surprised us was that Barcelona lost away against Shakhtar Donetsk actually this is not a surprise anymore in UCL matches because anything can happen, we only see from the statistical opportunities Barcelona is bigger but the reality is never imagined.

Next up is tonight's match, but I'm keeping my eye on Copenhagen Vs Manchester United - here we understand how Erik Ten Hag's team still find it very difficult to perform consistently well sometimes they lose to lowly teams from the domestic league and UCL, if they win they clearly have a chance to take second place because it is certain in my guess that Galatasaray will lose to Bayern Munich, maybe we will see that Manchester United can secure their points tonight.

It was a tough match for Barcelona in the home of Shakhtar, and Shakhtar created a good opportunity to achieved a goal to defeated Barcelona 1-0 that spoiled people mood because many people predicted for the favour of Barcelona base on Shakhtar don't have strong squads that can stop Barcelona squads, but what people saw at the end of the match surprised them. I think Manchester united will have their way to victory in this match to defeat Copenhagen 1-2, because Manchester united manager will use the right players to start the match despite the crisis that is affecting the team right now but there will be victory that will eliminate that crisis today. I knew Bayern Munich very well in this champion league, and they are in good position to win their opponent because their manager is coming with their potential players to play Galatasaray to embrace points that will make them to achieve victory from the match.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Some of the matches last night are over, what surprised us was that Barcelona lost away against Shakhtar Donetsk actually this is not a surprise anymore in UCL matches because anything can happen, we only see from the statistical opportunities Barcelona is bigger but the reality is never imagined.

Next up is tonight's match, but I'm keeping my eye on Copenhagen Vs Manchester United - here we understand how Erik Ten Hag's team still find it very difficult to perform consistently well sometimes they lose to lowly teams from the domestic league and UCL, if they win they clearly have a chance to take second place because it is certain in my guess that Galatasaray will lose to Bayern Munich, maybe we will see that Manchester United can secure their points tonight.

Shakhtar donetsk has been known which strategy that became the main weakness of barcelona. You can take a look at the barcelona's stat. The club is only having 1 goal against shakhtar donetsk. The strategy used by shakhtar was using defensive low blocks strategy.
If you were not familiar with it and then you can google. Barcelona's strategy is always struggle when it was facing a club that was defending at the low position. It likes the wall that is so difficult to be broken.
Glad to see shakhtar has been knowing the main strategy that was making barcelona feel so frustrated. I meant if barcelona was not able to winning against the low tier club like shakhtar even when it used defensive strategy and how can barcelona win against other big club like intermilan when it's also used same strategy?

The match between MU vs copen was also very interesting as this is the last chance owned by manchester united. Unable to win this match will result manchester united has no chance to be qualified for the next game.
Manchester united must have collected three points to make sure it will able to go even further than this time. I will be waiting for the performance from hojlund and friends in t he field soon.

[arimamib]

Milan finally gets their first win yesterday from PSG and this is important winning because they just open their chances to qualified i think this is one of Milan best performance during group stage because although Milan was playing more defense because the pressure from PSG but Milan can able to managed their defense until match ended and other match from group F Dortmund can able to overtake first position from PSG after beat Newcastle with scores 2-0 and group F was hard to predicted because after Milan won from PSG there was no teams in this group who had safe position this because the difference points between the teams in this group was not too far and i think possibly the teams who qualified will be determined at the end of matches group

The Milan's win against makes group F more interesting and exciting. Now every club in the group have chance to qualify for Round of 16. there is no favorite who will pass the group at the moment. Dortmund are the most stable team out of four that makes me think they will top the group in the end. Newcastle are in a good form this season, but I have a doubt that they will qualify for Round of 16 because this is the first season they participate in Champions League after a very long time that makes them not quite ready with the atmosphere and pressure in the competition.

every game in this group is a game to watch. not just those would be good games, but also every game is a must win game for every team if they want they want to guarantee a spot in round of 16 because this group is the toughest group in champions league this season. 

[borovichok]

It was a tough match for Barcelona in the home of Shakhtar, and Shakhtar created a good opportunity to achieved a goal to defeated Barcelona 1-0 that spoiled people mood because many people predicted for the favour of Barcelona base on Shakhtar don't have strong squads that can stop Barcelona squads, but what people saw at the end of the match surprised them. I think Manchester united will have their way to victory in this match to defeat Copenhagen 1-2, because Manchester united manager will use the right players to start the match despite the crisis that is affecting the team right now but there will be victory that will eliminate that crisis today. I knew Bayern Munich very well in this champion league, and they are in good position to win their opponent because their manager is coming with their potential players to play Galatasaray to embrace points that will make them to achieve victory from the match.

Group H will reshuffle again because there are teams that are keen on giving an edge to qualify for next phase. Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Barcelona 1-0 at Volksparkstadion. It was one of the interesting game to watch last night, Barcelona did actually created some solid golden opportunities to score but got denied by the formidable defendlines and also missed out on some of them. On the other hand, Shakhtar Donetsk created some goal scoring opportunities but also refrained due to defensive strategy that's mapped out. Shakhtar Donetsk are home team who craves desperately for three points and achieved their target.

[eightdots]

Milan finally gets their first win yesterday from PSG and this is important winning because they just open their chances to qualified i think this is one of Milan best performance during group stage because although Milan was playing more defense because the pressure from PSG but Milan can able to managed their defense until match ended and other match from group F Dortmund can able to overtake first position from PSG after beat Newcastle with scores 2-0 and group F was hard to predicted because after Milan won from PSG there was no teams in this group who had safe position this because the difference points between the teams in this group was not too far and i think possibly the teams who qualified will be determined at the end of matches group

The Milan's win against makes group F more interesting and exciting. Now every club in the group have chance to qualify for Round of 16. there is no favorite who will pass the group at the moment. Dortmund are the most stable team out of four that makes me think they will top the group in the end. Newcastle are in a good form this season, but I have a doubt that they will qualify for Round of 16 because this is the first season they participate in Champions League after a very long time that makes them not quite ready with the atmosphere and pressure in the competition.

every game in this group is a game to watch. not just those would be good games, but also every game is a must win game for every team if they want they want to guarantee a spot in round of 16 because this group is the toughest group in champions league this season. 

The group has become very different and each team still has a chance to advance to the next round. Milan's performance was impressive. They defended well at home and put a lot of pressure on the PSG defense with their fast men. PSG has big problems in terms of defense and the Champions League level will not forgive these problems. If PSG had won this match, they would have been relieved and the course of the group would have been clear, but Milan proved that they were in the race with their victory.

I think we will watch defensive-oriented football in the next matches because the priority of the teams will be not to be defeated and even 1 point has become very important in the group. In terms of betting, changing odds during the match can be evaluated. There will be very competitive matches and the teams will play with their full performance.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Milan finally gets their first win yesterday from PSG and this is important winning because they just open their chances to qualified i think this is one of Milan best performance during group stage because although Milan was playing more defense because the pressure from PSG but Milan can able to managed their defense until match ended and other match from group F Dortmund can able to overtake first position from PSG after beat Newcastle with scores 2-0 and group F was hard to predicted because after Milan won from PSG there was no teams in this group who had safe position this because the difference points between the teams in this group was not too far and i think possibly the teams who qualified will be determined at the end of matches group

- The scenario played out just as I predicted, with AC Milan winning against PSG in this match. However, I was quite surprised when Dortmund unexpectedly defeated Newcastle, propelling them to the top of the group. This group has been incredibly dramatic.
- Initially, I thought PSG and Newcastle were almost certain to advance, but the tide turned as the teams that had weaker starts, Dortmund and AC Milan, secured important victories. The current situation leaves all four teams with an even chance. It's a bit disappointing for Newcastle as they've lost their early advantage and form. Nonetheless, I still hope Newcastle can secure a spot in the next round.

[MK-74]

Group F is becoming more exciting, I watched the games yesterday and I enjoyed them.
I enjoyed the Milan-PSG game more, PSG played better but didn't score.

Barcelona suffered an unexpected defeat.

A.Madrid won with different scores. I didn't expect such a game from Celtic.

[naira]

In the other group F match, Dortmund managed to beat Newcastle with a score of 2-0, which means that the possibility of Dortmund being able to qualify for the round of 16 is very wide open, now Dortmund is at the top of the group F standings with 7 points, PSG 6 points, AC MIlan 5 points and Newcastle 4 points, this is really a pretty fierce group, up to now these four teams still have a chance to advance to the round of 16.

The Champions League is increasingly providing surprises, especially group F, whose position has now changed and Dortmund is able to rise above PSG. Then AC Milan, which was thought to have lost against PSG, actually showed an extraordinary performance by winning the full 3 points. Newcastle put themselves in a very less than ideal position, their game was made ineffective by Dortmund, it was clear they were unable to score 1 goal, it was a little unexpected when they managed to beat PSG, but when faced with Dortmund game, Newcastle game was in quite a bad position.

[Xcode7]

- The scenario played out just as I predicted, with AC Milan winning against PSG in this match. However, I was quite surprised when Dortmund unexpectedly defeated Newcastle, propelling them to the top of the group. This group has been incredibly dramatic.
- Initially, I thought PSG and Newcastle were almost certain to advance, but the tide turned as the teams that had weaker starts, Dortmund and AC Milan, secured important victories. The current situation leaves all four teams with an even chance. It's a bit disappointing for Newcastle as they've lost their early advantage and form. Nonetheless, I still hope Newcastle can secure a spot in the next round.

I see that Newcastle's defeat was not a surprise, they are a team that does not yet have the mentality of being in the Champions League, in contrast to Dortmund.

AC MIlan succeeded in making their chances of qualifying for the round of 16 even greater, and in this match against PSG it was actually very fierce and it could be seen that the quality of these two teams was very balanced, but AC Milan proved that they were a big team that had a strong mentality, even though they had left behind at the start of the first half but this caused the AC Milan team's focus to be lost, instead they were able to press deeper until they were finally able to win.

This result makes the competition in Group F even fiercer, 4 teams have the same chance of qualifying for the round of 16, in my opinion this will be very difficult to predict because all of them are teams that have almost equal quality.

[Strongkored]

Milan finally gets their first win yesterday from PSG and this is important winning because they just open their chances to qualified i think this is one of Milan best performance during group stage because although Milan was playing more defense because the pressure from PSG but Milan can able to managed their defense until match ended and other match from group F Dortmund can able to overtake first position from PSG after beat Newcastle with scores 2-0 and group F was hard to predicted because after Milan won from PSG there was no teams in this group who had safe position this because the difference points between the teams in this group was not too far and i think possibly the teams who qualified will be determined at the end of matches group

Group F is a group where changes in the standings are very fast, Dortmund and AC Milan, whose chances of qualifying once seemed closed, now have that opportunity again and the four clubs have the same chance, and only the team that doesn't slip up will qualify, it could be that PSG failed to qualify but every team currently still has the same chance.
Newcastle's two consecutive defeats mean they are now the bottom team and in the fifth match they will face PSG at the Parc des Princes Stadium which of course PSG will use as best as possible to get 3 points, so Newcastle is currently in a quiet dangerous position.
Without Eddie Howe's precise strategy, the Champions League debutants will be eliminated, while the AC Milan vs Dortmund match will still be difficult to predict because both teams look in equally good condition to be able to get points.

[asriloni]

Some of the matches last night are over, what surprised us was that Barcelona lost away against Shakhtar Donetsk actually this is not a surprise anymore in UCL matches because anything can happen, we only see from the statistical opportunities Barcelona is bigger but the reality is never imagined.

Next up is tonight's match, but I'm keeping my eye on Copenhagen Vs Manchester United - here we understand how Erik Ten Hag's team still find it very difficult to perform consistently well sometimes they lose to lowly teams from the domestic league and UCL, if they win they clearly have a chance to take second place because it is certain in my guess that Galatasaray will lose to Bayern Munich, maybe we will see that Manchester United can secure their points tonight.

It was a tough match for Barcelona in the home of Shakhtar, and Shakhtar created a good opportunity to achieved a goal to defeated Barcelona 1-0 that spoiled people mood because many people predicted for the favour of Barcelona base on Shakhtar don't have strong squads that can stop Barcelona squads, but what people saw at the end of the match surprised them. I think Manchester united will have their way to victory in this match to defeat Copenhagen 1-2, because Manchester united manager will use the right players to start the match despite the crisis that is affecting the team right now but there will be victory that will eliminate that crisis today. I knew Bayern Munich very well in this champion league, and they are in good position to win their opponent because their manager is coming with their potential players to play Galatasaray to embrace points that will make them to achieve victory from the match.

Im still questioning myself about the team who was always facing barcelona. Why don't they use a defensive strategy like that against it? I meant shakhtar has been giving us very good example about how to face barcelona with correct strategy.
Xavi is always using old strategy that can be destroyed easily as long as its opponent used fully defensive strategy. This poor strategy owned by barcelona can be known easily. Tiki taka is always becoming the favorite tactic by xavi.
This old tactic is totally useless when it's going to face a strong club like city or bayern. All of teams in the barcelona's group need to use the same tactic used by shakhtar to beat barcelona.

Xavi needs to think something new instead of try to keep repaet the same strategy over and over. From what i have seen if barcelona was always struggling when it faces fully defensive strategy.
Barcelona needs to think of something new to make sure it will have no problem when it's facing a defensive team.