UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[HajiBagi]

Now the challenge is to finish the UCL in the last 16 against Barcelona, even though historically Barcelona is in superior head to head condition. but this time Napoli has a high chance of stabilizing the players, it just depends on how effective Walter Mazzarri strategy is in overcoming the Blaugrana game.

Napoli have often experienced quite significant defeats from Barcelona when they met in European matches, but I think Napoli can breathe a sigh of relief because the current Barcelona is not as strong as the Barcelona that Napoli previously faced, head to head it could be said if Barcelona is quite superior, but for Now we can see how Napoli in the last few years has become a fairly strong club in the league and is capable of becoming a champion contender, I think for the next match head to head is not a guarantee to be able to underestimate Napoli.

I cannot wait to watch this match between Barcelona and Napoli; it promises to be tough because both teams are struggling in their home leagues; Barcelona's in La Liga, and Napoli's in the serie A league. I cannot predict the outcome of this match because both teams are capable of winning; Barcelona has a wealth of players at their disposal, and if they make a mistake, Napoli will triumph.

If Napoli wins, it won't surprise me because Barcelona plays like a single, unimpressive team these days. Barcelona's most recent match in the league was a draw against Villarreal following a loss to Girona, and their most recent match against Almeria ended in a 3-2 victory due to luck. If Napoli plays with seriousness, Napoli can defeat Barcelona because their defence isn't as strong as it once was.

[poodle63]

Now the challenge is to finish the UCL in the last 16 against Barcelona, even though historically Barcelona is in superior head to head condition. but this time Napoli has a high chance of stabilizing the players, it just depends on how effective Walter Mazzarri strategy is in overcoming the Blaugrana game.

Napoli have often experienced quite significant defeats from Barcelona when they met in European matches, but I think Napoli can breathe a sigh of relief because the current Barcelona is not as strong as the Barcelona that Napoli previously faced, head to head it could be said if Barcelona is quite superior, but for Now we can see how Napoli in the last few years has become a fairly strong club in the league and is capable of becoming a champion contender, I think for the next match head to head is not a guarantee to be able to underestimate Napoli.

Napoli should have learned from the past experience or it will be failed again. While I may not readily acknowledge Napoli as a strong team, let's delve into the potential and explore the possibilities. Napoli has been performing so well and it's what we wanted to see. Consistent performance from napoli will able to make barcelona fear to face it. FYI, barcelona may not play with the full squad in the future since some players may be leaving on the winter transfer. Im expecting xavi to revamp its club then put so many news names on it.
Barcelona's chemistry may no longer be optimal, which means the club needs to focus on improving their performance even in the absence of important players. im waiting for the names of players are going to leave from the club soon.
Xavi will have to overcome a significant challenge in order to ensure the outstanding performance of his club. Im expecting

[indah rezqi]

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Napoli has greater chance to win against barcelona. Barcelona was struggling to face the weak team like almeria. The financial problem gave barcelona a big burden that can't be sorted out in a short time.
Barcelona has very big debt and it can only sustain as lon as barcelona will be selling players for profit then xavi is going to use the profit raised from selling players to pay the debt. Xavi can do nothing caused by the financial pressures has forced him to seold some players soon.
Im wondering who will be the name to go out from barcelona. This is another problem that is almost impossible to be sorted out by xavi.

As an Italian fan I would like Napoli to have many chances to win, but in reality there arent many. Unfortunately, the favorite is Barcelona, even though in football you can never say anything and take anything for granted. Maybe Napoli surprises us, it would be very nice. But is only a dream.

Barcelona and Napoli still have many matches to complete at domestic level, before the match between the two takes place next february. With still a lot of time to prepare, I think many things will happen beforehand, but of course increasing the club strength and consistency is their focus going forward. It's hard to guess who will come out on top in the Barcelona versus Napoli match, because we need to wait to see how they perform before the match starts.

Currently, both Barcelona and Napoli are struggling to defend their respective trophies in the domestic league, we understand that the appearance of both clubs is currently in doubt to lead the standings. But apart from this, the UCL is a competition that demands perfect performances, if a club wants to talk a lot and go further. On the other hand, I really understand that Barcelona has a better history in the UCL than Napoli, Xavi squad mentality is clearly better. However, Napoli also have attributes that can trouble any team, I think this is a match of equal strength.

[Razmirraz]

Now the challenge is to finish the UCL in the last 16 against Barcelona, even though historically Barcelona is in superior head to head condition. but this time Napoli has a high chance of stabilizing the players, it just depends on how effective Walter Mazzarri strategy is in overcoming the Blaugrana game.

Napoli have often experienced quite significant defeats from Barcelona when they met in European matches, but I think Napoli can breathe a sigh of relief because the current Barcelona is not as strong as the Barcelona that Napoli previously faced, head to head it could be said if Barcelona is quite superior, but for Now we can see how Napoli in the last few years has become a fairly strong club in the league and is capable of becoming a champion contender, I think for the next match head to head is not a guarantee to be able to underestimate Napoli.

Head to head is only the history of meetings between the two teams in the past, now Barcelona's condition is not as strong as when they beat Napoli in the previous meeting. Napoli must take advantage of Barcelona's weaknesses to survive in the UCL. Napoli players can make Barcelona suffer this time if they are able to play solidly and have good chemistry.
Barcelona's defense is weak, the midfield is not very strong and the front line is not as sharp as last season, Napoli must exploit these weaknesses to avenge their defeat in the previous meeting. However, their chances are still 50:50, Barcelona will not let Napoli beat them easily, Xavi will try to give his best performance in order to maintain his good name after being tarnished by the bad results achieved by Barcelona in La Liga.

[emrecemsan]

I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

Because his contribution level in his first year there is just incredible.    He is a goal machine literally everywhere right now. He has been making contribution in two ways in the Champions League - goals and assists both. As long as he is in form like this Bayern Munich always have a chance for playing at least in the finale. But the team performance should stay solid in the meantime. Because they weren't reliable in the group stage as much as they have been in the Bundesliga. 

[coinlocket$]

It will be fun to know if this will be the last real Champions league or not.

Fotball has changed yesterday.

[tusandii]

I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

Because his contribution level in his first year there is just incredible.    He is a goal machine literally everywhere right now. He has been making contribution in two ways in the Champions League - goals and assists both. As long as he is in form like this Bayern Munich always have a chance for playing at least in the finale. But the team performance should stay solid in the meantime. Because they weren't reliable in the group stage as much as they have been in the Bundesliga. 

In recent days I have often read about Harry Kane and Bayern munich who are in very strong condition and I have thought whether this season Bayern Munich will make new history after Manchester City but this is just my premature thought.
Maybe the opportunity to get the Champions League trophy very big, but the problem is that Bayern Munich has to prove that it can beat big clubs like Manchester City and Real Madrid, but that will be a very difficult task because Real Madrid currently in a very stable condition and has very high enthusiasm. There a big chance of winning the Champions League trophy this season and this is proven by Ancelotti efforts currently trying to find a very reliable striker to strengthen the attack line.
I am speculating that the only candidates for the clubs that managed to lift the Champions League trophy are Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and also Manchester City.
But we'll see my speculation is correct, but I'm very sure.

[hahay]

Barcelona aren't having the best of times in La Liga at the moment, but they finished top of their group in the Champions League with 12 points. They had tougher opponents like Shakhtar and Porto. Napoli only had Real Madrid. A dead Union Berlin and almost the same Braga. I think Barcelona have a better chance than Napoli.

I also think that the chances of winning the match are for Barcelona, but we also have to see how the Napoli team develops in January because their match will take place in February which means each team can make changes for the better before welcoming their important match in in February next year. Although if you look at their current level of strength, it is a little more convincing for Barcelona to win this match even though Napoli is the home team in that match.

Basically Barcelona still has a chance to win against Napoli in the last 16 but ya, even though Barcelona has a chance to win but I personally cannot consider the results they got in the group phase . Because anyway, I think the opponents Barcelona faced in the group phase were also easy because ya, at least Barcelona still has better quality than Shakhtar and Porto as you mentioned.

Therefore, I think it's natural that Barcelona won the group but still, there is no guarantee for Barcelona to be able to go further in this knockout phase . But ya, about for the match against Napoli who are not doing well at this moment, then at least Barcelona have a chance than Napoli . But still, for me the chance that Barcelona has to win is not so good either, because basically Napoli is also not a weak team at all.

[Rengga Jati]

I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

It cannot be denied that Kane has had a big influence on the progress and strength of Bayern Munich since his arrival. He has made impressive contributions. And in the end, Bayern is indeed the club that is quite the favorite in the UCL this time. Moreover, later they will meet Lazio, where Bayern Munich should be above them. so Bayern's chances of qualifying for the next round should be greater.

Basically Barcelona still has a chance to win against Napoli in the last 16 but ya, even though Barcelona has a chance to win but I personally cannot consider the results they got in the group phase . Because anyway, I think the opponents Barcelona faced in the group phase were also easy because ya, at least Barcelona still has better quality than Shakhtar and Porto as you mentioned.

This will be one of the most challenging competitions in the 16th century. Barcelona vs Napoli. Both of them have not been at their best this season due to several problems occurring within their clubs. But at least, they are strong enough for each other, so they still have a chance. It's quite difficult to predict, but it's possible that Barcelona will come out on top if you look at how prepared the club is so far. Moreover, Napoli is having basic problems, especially those related to their coaching,

[Falconer]

I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

Because his contribution level in his first year there is just incredible.    He is a goal machine literally everywhere right now. He has been making contribution in two ways in the Champions League - goals and assists both. As long as he is in form like this Bayern Munich always have a chance for playing at least in the finale. But the team performance should stay solid in the meantime. Because they weren't reliable in the group stage as much as they have been in the Bundesliga. 

Harry Kane is having a good season in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich at the moment. Harry Kane has scored 25 goals in 21 appearances for Bayern Munich in two different competitions, he has also recorded 8 assists for the same number of appearances. Harry Kane is the Bundesliga's top scorer this season with 21 goals in 15 appearances, Kane is 4 goals ahead of Serhou Guirassy who plays for Stuttgart.

Thomas Tuchel will certainly be happy to expect Harry Kane to help the team with all his goalscoring abilities. His goal productivity has helped the team win a lot of games so far, so Kane has been a more influential player for Bayern Munich this season than anyone else in the squad.

[Mayor of ogba]

Kane's ambition to move to Bayern Munich is to win the Champions League which he has always dreamed of. Harry Kane at Bayern Munich also adapted very quickly and found chemistry easily. So I'm sure Bayern Munich will easily beat Lazio, in fact my prediction is that Bayern Munich will win both legs.

Anything can happen in the CL as it’s such a difficult competition to win. Bayern will obviously be favourites to advance to the 1/4 final but Lazio won’t go down without a fight.

As my team Liverpool didn’t make the CL this season I don’t know who I want to win it. I wouldn’t mind Bayern winning it, Kane is a great player and his talent deserves to win big trophies, something he might be able to do now he’s left Spurs.

Lazio is too weak to play against Bayern Munich in the Uefa Champions League. Lazio and Bayern Munich are not on the same level in terms of winning trophies and playing good football. Bayern Munich will just have an easy ride over Lazio, and the match will not be interesting to watch.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

Because his contribution level in his first year there is just incredible.    He is a goal machine literally everywhere right now. He has been making contribution in two ways in the Champions League - goals and assists both. As long as he is in form like this Bayern Munich always have a chance for playing at least in the finale. But the team performance should stay solid in the meantime. Because they weren't reliable in the group stage as much as they have been in the Bundesliga. 

Harry Kane is having a good season in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich at the moment. Harry Kane has scored 25 goals in 21 appearances for Bayern Munich in two different competitions, he has also recorded 8 assists for the same number of appearances. Harry Kane is the Bundesliga's top scorer this season with 21 goals in 15 appearances, Kane is 4 goals ahead of Serhou Guirassy who plays for Stuttgart.

Thomas Tuchel will certainly be happy to expect Harry Kane to help the team with all his goalscoring abilities. His goal productivity has helped the team win a lot of games so far, so Kane has been a more influential player for Bayern Munich this season than anyone else in the squad.

Well, there is no denying that the Contribution of Harry Kane has been something great, because he has always been among Tuchel's best prospects, but based on the German players, they should continue to reach one of the most famous Positions in the Bundesliga, of course. We have always seen the German's performance as the best, knowing that there are many more people behind his Success , since Tuchel has Understood that he has to make the entire game reach Kane's boots so that he can score the goals. goals, the game has to be based on him Who is the Sreatest scorer, and if they don't put the game on him then he will simply Have to Find another way, but so far it is working for him, in the Bundesliga the biggest contender that Now it is the Leverkusen that Joined the good guys, because we are seeing a good Performance from the same, of course we are personal all the time we are going to do everything possible to give the best for Bayern in the final a thousand times than the final of Last season it didn't Convince me.

I hope that this Champions League is Different and can give good Results , because the truth is that I don't have a bit of Faith in City, however I can say that when things try to do better, there is Bayern, Pep's City I think had a lot of luck with Inter where there was a Lukaku who was not at all connected to the game, then these things are the ones that one says cannot work and continue like this , a team that reaches a UCL final is because they are really very good and They have to make the difference, but for them to be in this situation, I would like a final between Madrid and Bayern, because they are the teams that I see that are having a great time, even though they are not at the top in their local leagues, but they always set the tone, and that's what matters because basically things are very nice that way , and besides , I would give more emcoin to Everything.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has named Tottenham duo Heung-min-Son and James Maddison, as well as former Spurs forward, Harry Kane, among the toughest players he has faced in his career.

Most will not be surprised to see Rodri name Son amongst his list considering City have been one of the South Korean’s favourite opponents during his time at Spurs.

The 31-year-old always seems to save his best for Pep Guardiola’s side, having scored some memorable goals against them, including in both legs of the famous Champions League quarter-final clashes between the two sides back in 2019.

Source: https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/man-city-star-names-spurs-duo-among-the-hardest-players-he-has-faced/

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This will be one of the most challenging competitions in the 16th century. Barcelona vs Napoli. Both of them have not been at their best this season due to several problems occurring within their clubs. But at least, they are strong enough for each other, so they still have a chance. It's quite difficult to predict, but it's possible that Barcelona will come out on top if you look at how prepared the club is so far. Moreover, Napoli is having basic problems, especially those related to their coaching,

I agree with you, but Barcelona is also undergoing a very unpleasant change in form. Xavi was furious when his team was unable to do better in the match against Almeria, it was not normal. The Barcelona dressing room heated up after the Barcelona players seemed to have lost their passion to play better and take advantage of opportunities, this is clearly a problem that must be resolved immediately.

Napoli and Barcelona may not be in their best form, but Napoli are no more experienced in the Champions League than Barcelona. I believe Xavi can get his team to play better from now on and win more games, but he has to be very careful against Napoli. After all, Napoli still have great players who can give Barcelona suffering until they fail to qualify for the quarter-finals.

[Pesona1]

Lazio is too weak to play against Bayern Munich in the Uefa Champions League. Lazio and Bayern Munich are not on the same level in terms of winning trophies and playing good football. Bayern Munich will just have an easy ride over Lazio, and the match will not be interesting to watch.

Yes, it was quite unlucky for Lazio to meet Bayern Munich too quickly, Bayern Munich, which is currently on fire, is definitely the favorite to win the match, Bayern Munich is currently in second place in the Bundesliga with only one defeat, as well as in the Champions League group phase, which is Bayern Munich managed to reach the top of the standings without defeat, in contrast to Lazio which is actually in bad condition in the league and it is even lucky for Lazio to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League at this time, although football is difficult to predict but in this case I am quite confident that 99 .99% lazio will soon be eliminated from the champions league.

[DanWalker]

Basically Barcelona still has a chance to win against Napoli in the last 16 but ya, even though Barcelona has a chance to win but I personally cannot consider the results they got in the group phase . Because anyway, I think the opponents Barcelona faced in the group phase were also easy because ya, at least Barcelona still has better quality than Shakhtar and Porto as you mentioned.

This will be one of the most challenging competitions in the 16th century. Barcelona vs Napoli. Both of them have not been at their best this season due to several problems occurring within their clubs. But at least, they are strong enough for each other, so they still have a chance. It's quite difficult to predict, but it's possible that Barcelona will come out on top if you look at how prepared the club is so far. Moreover, Napoli is having basic problems, especially those related to their coaching,

The match between Barcelona and Napoli is the only UCL playoff match with 50-50 chance. Although I believe Barcelona has an edge.

Both Napoli and Barcelona are struggling at this moment. But this is the UEFA Champions League and it brings the best out of everyone.  Barcelona has a legacy and a history. Barcelona won their last match against Almeria but they struggled really hard. I don't see Barcelona finishing above the 3rd place this season in La Liga unless Girona messes up really badly. Atletico Madrid are above them now.

Napoli on the other hand just suffered a huge loss in Copa Italia against a mid-tier team. They are in 5th place and not looking very good. Both Barcelona and Napoli will be hoping to get back before their matches in February.

[beerlover]

Walter Mazzarri is trying to repair the mistakes made by Rudi Garcia, it's not easy to fix something broken, especially if the team doesn't have a strong character and can't resist bad moments, as Napoli are experiencing now
This remains a very difficult thing to do, to rise from the ashes, but to be honest I have seen an improvement. Obviously we can't expect him to fix everything right away, he doesn't have a magic wand.

I agree with you. Walter Mazzarri tries to correct Garcia's mistakes. But we don't know yet whether he will succeed. And so far Walter Mazzarri has not even been able to stabilize the Napoli team. Defeat in 4 out of 7 matches is not a good result. And against Barcelona, Walter Mazzarri will solve all the problems of the Napoli team, it seems less likely. For these reasons, I cannot consider the Napoli team as a favorite in the match against Barcelona. Walter Mazzarri needs more time to strengthen their squad. At the same time, Walter Mazzarri will be looking to strengthen the squad by adding players of his choice to the squad. It is definitely time consuming.

We are going to see it until the games start, there are a lot of Serie A games that will happen before the UCL game, so we need to wait and see how it will go. If Napoli looks as good as last year with the new manager then we can say that it is going to be fine, but that's only true if we are talking about a clear cut deal, that has to be something that will change a lot. Of course, if they end up not that great for not that long time then we could consider that as nothing that important.

I believe that it is going to be quite important and we need to end up with something careful in the end as well. I hope that we could achieve something that needs to be a bit more proper and better in the end and before the game we will see if the new manager is good enough to win UCL game too.

[shogun47]

Was ist that Ancelotti used him intentionally as some kind of center forward or did Bellingham begin to interpret his role on the field differently and then it turned out how dangerous he is at scoring? I can't recall whether Ancelotti wanted him to play that way or whether he decided to go for it and then it went so well for him that Ancelotti gave him maximum freedom. But whatever the case was, every team can only wish for a player like Bellingham who is so strong in literally any position and movement on the pitch.

Ancelotti positioned Bellingham like Kaka when he played for AC Milan, he put him as an Attacking Midfielder who also doubles as a false 9.
Initially, many people were surprised by that, but the fact is that now he is the most fertile Midfielder in the Champions League this season.

And it is effective in helping Real Madrid win every match, because Bellingham is almost never absent in all matches. But he has a high risk of injury due to fatigue.
In the upcoming transfer market, Madrid should buy a pure striker, so that they don't just rely on Bellingham.

This could set Bellingham apart from other players as he is not very prone to injuries. Since 2020 he only missed 6 games in 3.5 years, which is like nothing as all of those injuries were nothing too bad. His resilience and his consistency make him indispensable for Real Madrid and he is a blessing to the team as they took the risk and did not sign another striker when Benzema left. Yes Joselu, but that was still a risky move considering that nobody really knew how he would be doing in the Champions League and who could jump in if Joselu misses some games. But now they are all set for the season and can wait for the opportunity to sign one of the best strikers out there.

[Asiska02]

I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

Because his contribution level in his first year there is just incredible.    He is a goal machine literally everywhere right now. He has been making contribution in two ways in the Champions League - goals and assists both. As long as he is in form like this Bayern Munich always have a chance for playing at least in the finale. But the team performance should stay solid in the meantime. Because they weren't reliable in the group stage as much as they have been in the Bundesliga. 

Harry Kane is a talented player and any big club would like to have him on their team. Since moving to Bayern Munich, his performances have been very good, and he will continue to play well and win the Bundesliga trophy if Leverkusen misbehave in some of their matches, as Dortmund did last season and helped Bayern Munich win the league trophy, but given how Leverkusen is performing this season, I don't think it will be easy for Bayern Munich to top the league now expect they join each others head to head and defeat Leverkusen but still he won't be and easy for them, because xabi Alonso is performing great and is believe that he will won the trophy this season.

Bayern Munich's round 16 encounter is a walk in the park for them. I believe they have already qualified for the next round because I believe they will defeat Lazio, who is an easy opponent for them, and I am confident they will win both legs of the match. I believe only Real Madrid and Manchester City can give Bayern Munich a headache in round 8 because Arsenal and Barcelona are free food for Bayern Munich if they join them because I don't believe Barcelona can break the record that Bayer currently holds against them because they are not in good shape to compete with Bayern for now, I can't predict if Bayern Munich will qualify to the final of the Champions League but if they can defeat Real Madrid and Manchester City in the competition, they will go to the final and win the trophy because is only the team that is competitive very well, I just believe that if you can defeat Real Madrid you will definitely win the champions league trophy.

[baeva]

I think that Barcelona just now look a bit worse than Napoli in terms of their physicality, so you can make even a slight bias in favour of a Napoli win. But since there will be two matches, it's hard to say exactly how the 1/8 will end. Both teams know how to get back on track

Do you mean many of Barcelona players injured?
Indeed, Barcelona still has 4 injured players. There are Iñigo Martínez, Marcos Alonso, Pedri, Gavi, and Ter Stegen. Losing these players will bring big impacts for Barcelona performance. Specifically losing the main goalkeeper, Ter Stegen.
Meanwhile, Napoli only has 2 injured players, both of them are not the main players. So, Napoli has no problem with injured players.
In this matter, we can see that Napoli seems more ready for the match.

Yes, that's exactly what it is. But who knows, maybe some players will recover in time for the match and others will be replaced by equally good ones, it's hard to say yet. I rather think that the matches between them will be tough and I somehow think that everything will be decided in the return match.

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I believe that Harry Kane has a really big role in Bayern Munich's being shown as the second biggest favourite for the Champions League title by bookmakers.

Because his contribution level in his first year there is just incredible.    He is a goal machine literally everywhere right now. He has been making contribution in two ways in the Champions League - goals and assists both. As long as he is in form like this Bayern Munich always have a chance for playing at least in the finale. But the team performance should stay solid in the meantime. Because they weren't reliable in the group stage as much as they have been in the Bundesliga. 

Kane is a goal machine since his time in Tottenham, his effort is not considered useful since the team is not winning trophy, even at that he is a recognized player because of his individual achievements related to goal scoring both in Tottenham and in the national team.

His coming to Bayern Munich is like a dream come true for him as a player because he is a world class player that need trophies to be recognized globally, and I believe that he can win trophies in Bayern Munich. His goal contribution to Bayern Munich is a good effort for him, and it clearly shows that he can help Bayern Munich win so many trophies, and also help the team to gain back their strength in the Europe because Bayern Munich was a very good team back then in the Champions League, and now Harry Kane will make them a good team again because he will surely score more goals.