UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[TelolettOm]

The drama about Mbappe is talked about endlessly and it will continue to be news that is quite shocking to the world. The presence of Luis Enrique as coach may be the reason why Mbappe is trying to be retained because the coach likes Mbappe's playing style. But that is not strong enough to break Mbappe's reasons for wanting to leave in the current transfer market.

You're right. Mbappe's drama won't be over as long as he still doesn't move to a new team. I hope Luis Enrique won't be a part of a new drama on Mbappe's transfer issue. Sure, Luis Enrique will try to keep Mbappe because he is the machine goal and main player of PSG. But if Mbappe decides to leave, I really Luis Enrique will give the chance to Mbappe leaving PSG.

Indeed Real Madrid still prioritize for signing Kylian Mbappe or not but they have bad experienced when trying sign him last several season when his contract expiring and one more step closer for reaching agreement deal but Mbbape accept new offer from PSG. I don't think Real Madrid will prioritize with players have make them get disappointed last two season and try to sign him although Madrid attacking line right now more solid.

Real Madrid will always prioritize Mbappe, they know Mbappe is the best player that is suitable with Real Madrid play style. Moreover, Mbappe's contract will expire soon this year, Real Madrid will try all out to sign Mbappe. Real Madrid will sign Mbappe for free when Mbappe's contract is over. This is the biggest chance to get Mbappe from PSG.

[Josefjix]

The performance of Manchester United last season can't be compared to that of their last season which is true but everyone expected them to have a good season since their coach is well known for transforming teams that are facing some difficulties but in the case of the United team, they became worst in their performance as they failed to win matches both in the UCL and the EPL thereby making things difficult for the team. From their performance so far, if the league should end now, Manchester United is not sure of making the top 4 because they are in a very poor form at the moment.

I've a question, have Erik Ten Hag aides or help kill the club performance. The league is not easy, on a second thought, the Red Devils tried and they have nothing to proof because couple with poor management, overrated players that have no significance in trooping good titles. Manchester United is different, alot of things have gone wrong in the club, and it's affecting them in performance. Comparing Manchester United form last season to the present season, we have alot to talk about. These average clubs have no regards for average clubs and that's really bad thing.

[makishart]

The Champions league is a league that surprises people of the results.Who knew that a team like Manchester United would not qualify from group stage of the tournament,who also thought that Copenhagen would qualify to the next round when there is Galatasary and Man U in that same group.

Regarding the case of Man United, it's actually not that surprising if we look at how they have performed so far in the EPL. Indeed, last season and the rights were able to bring and make Man United's performance improve quite well, but that is quite different from the conditions this season. Since the start of the season, Man United seems to be facing several problems and in the end this has affected their performance both in the English Premier League and especially in the UCL. Meanwhile, Copenhagen is not a top club like Man United, but they are effective and consistent enough to face group matches quite well. and also don't waste so many opportunities.

The performance of Manchester United last season can't be compared to that of their last season which is true but everyone expected them to have a good season since their coach is well known for transforming teams that are facing some difficulties but in the case of the United team, they became worst in their performance as they failed to win matches both in the UCL and the EPL thereby making things difficult for the team. From their performance so far, if the league should end now, Manchester United is not sure of making the top 4 because they are in a very poor form at the moment.

This season is far worse for manchester united. Im only saying based on the fact how poor the performance from manchester united. People were also feeling the same as me. Im thinking about manchester united to make more mistakes during the winter transfer season. There will be another flop to be recruited by ten hag soon. Manchester united is having very poor performance at this moment. Im not doubting that how ten hag got so many blames caused by his decision making to recruit the worst players with non sense price like mount and onana. Im waiting for another transfer from manchester united in the winter transfer season.

This will make the club to perform better than before. Im feeling so happy with it caused by ten hag could not perform better coz the potential of him to be sacked is very big this time.
I prefer MU to get a new coach rather than him. Ten hag was a flop, and he deserves no place in MU anymore as a coach. Im really tired of seeing his fucken face in manchester united.

He has been triggering so many internal conflicts in the club.

[SATWAT]

The drama about Mbappe is talked about endlessly and it will continue to be news that is quite shocking to the world. The presence of Luis Enrique as coach may be the reason why Mbappe is trying to be retained because the coach likes Mbappe's playing style. But that is not strong enough to break Mbappe's reasons for wanting to leave in the current transfer market.

You're right. Mbappe's drama won't be over as long as he still doesn't move to a new team. I hope Luis Enrique won't be a part of a new drama on Mbappe's transfer issue. Sure, Luis Enrique will try to keep Mbappe because he is the machine goal and main player of PSG. But if Mbappe decides to leave, I really Luis Enrique will give the chance to Mbappe leaving PSG.

Indeed Real Madrid still prioritize for signing Kylian Mbappe or not but they have bad experienced when trying sign him last several season when his contract expiring and one more step closer for reaching agreement deal but Mbbape accept new offer from PSG. I don't think Real Madrid will prioritize with players have make them get disappointed last two season and try to sign him although Madrid attacking line right now more solid.

Real Madrid will always prioritize Mbappe, they know Mbappe is the best player that is suitable with Real Madrid play style. Moreover, Mbappe's contract will expire soon this year, Real Madrid will try all out to sign Mbappe. Real Madrid will sign Mbappe for free when Mbappe's contract is over. This is the biggest chance to get Mbappe from PSG.

Currently, as media reports are coming most chances Mbappé drama is going to end at the end of this season with PSG management is fixing all things, and they will create no problem even he is going to join any other club as free agent he spends here good time with few good wins in French Ligue 1, and now he is looking forward for having better things in his life with other clubs which is good.
In last few years we have only Real Madrid a strong club which was looking for him, but now recent reports are showing Liverpool is also looking for this move, and they will fight as Mohammad Salah is also leaving club at the end of this season things are looking interesting now we have to wait for the end of this season then we will have who is going to have this legendary player into their club.

[armanda90]

Napoli are sure to be without Osimhen and Angiussa for at least 6 matches. That could make them go further down the table from the 8th they currently are.
If all goes well, these players should return before the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 matches.
Now their presence in that match can bring one of two impacts: Napoli might have lost too much and the impact of these two players may give them some form back or the arrival of these two players may make Barcelona work harder in training, tactics, and the match.
As it stands Barcelona has more advantage to win because they're in a better form. This is because Napoli has no scorers right now and even if Barcelona has a loosed defense, they still need somebody to score.

Africa Cup of Nation will begin on Sunday 14 January until the final round on 12 February, its mean Victor Osimhen still have more time preparing for playing in Champion League against Barcelona first leg on 22 February. Its depend Nigeria as Victor Osimhen national team success lead to final round but if eliminated early he will returns early for joining with Napoli. Barcelona faced not problem yet because their squad without player will play on Africa Cup of Nation and they will have completed squad except Ter Steegan and Gavi have injured and absent until the of this season.

In domestic league, Barcelona have better performance than Napoli and last match Barcelona continues the winning trend against Las Palmas, its  good capital for Barcelona prepare team for facing Napoli although left many weeks later.

[Oluwa-btc]

The performance of Manchester United last season can't be compared to that of their last season which is true but everyone expected them to have a good season since their coach is well known for transforming teams that are facing some difficulties but in the case of the United team, they became worst in their performance as they failed to win matches both in the UCL and the EPL thereby making things difficult for the team. From their performance so far, if the league should end now, Manchester United is not sure of making the top 4 because they are in a very poor form at the moment.

I've a question, have Erik Ten Hag aides or help kill the club performance. The league is not easy, on a second thought, the Red Devils tried and they have nothing to proof because couple with poor management, overrated players that have no significance in trooping good titles. Manchester United is different, alot of things have gone wrong in the club, and it's affecting them in performance. Comparing Manchester United form last season to the present season, we have alot to talk about. These average clubs have no regards for average clubs and that's really bad thing.

Erik Ten Hag had most of the players he wanted to push his ideas this season out Injured, do you now expect him to go Into the pitch and perform the magic himself? I don't know how y'all watch and analyse football. It's all fine knowing it's just for post counts.
At some points, I'll want to say that it has to do with his decision making, it affected most of his game. A player like Scott MC Tominay shouldn't play for Manchester United at the start of a new season. His days are sure over with the club.

Having a handful of them back would make sense next week as they look set to fixture against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. I'd love to see the midfied trio yo be with Bruno Fernandez, Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro. This dynamic midfied would win Erik Ten Hag the midfied against the higher pressing Tottenham Hotspur.

[klidex]

Napoli are sure to be without Osimhen and Angiussa for at least 6 matches. That could make them go further down the table from the 8th they currently are.
If all goes well, these players should return before the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 matches.
Now their presence in that match can bring one of two impacts: Napoli might have lost too much and the impact of these two players may give them some form back or the arrival of these two players may make Barcelona work harder in training, tactics, and the match.
As it stands Barcelona has more advantage to win because they're in a better form. This is because Napoli has no scorers right now and even if Barcelona has a loosed defense, they still need somebody to score.

Africa Cup of Nation will begin on Sunday 14 January until the final round on 12 February, its mean Victor Osimhen still have more time preparing for playing in Champion League against Barcelona first leg on 22 February. Its depend Nigeria as Victor Osimhen national team success lead to final round but if eliminated early he will returns early for joining with Napoli. Barcelona faced not problem yet because their squad without player will play on Africa Cup of Nation and they will have completed squad except Ter Steegan and Gavi have injured and absent until the of this season.

In domestic league, Barcelona have better performance than Napoli and last match Barcelona continues the winning trend against Las Palmas, its  good capital for Barcelona prepare team for facing Napoli although left many weeks later.

Napoli only hopes that Victor Oshimen can return when Napoli faces a match in the Champions League so that he can strengthen Napoli's attack line because Napoli really needs his presence, actually not only in the Champions League competition but also in domestic league matches because Napoli is currently really down and in the rankings. which is far from the top 5, at least Napoli wants a better position than its current position which is in 8th place and is already quite far behind the top of the standings and 5 points behind the top 4.

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

[topbitcoin]

It depends on which clubs they meet in the quarterfinals and semi-finals.
For now their probability is still very high until now, especially seeing the round of 16 this time they will only meet with Leipzig, so indeed the great hope of qualifying is clearly visible even though until now Leipzig is one of the clubs that can be troublesome but Madrid's probability in this match is clearly very large.

If in the end Ancelotti can do the best thing just like they did in the last 2 seasons then indeed it allows them to get to the final but in this case there is consistency and chemistry that must be maintained so that they do not make some careless actions that are detrimental to themselves. In addition, there are some things that must be done especially in improving the defense which is still lacking players until now but Ancelotti always feels that they don't need to bring in defenders especially at the center back position which still has many gaps due to several injured players and it takes time to heal and re-adapt.

it undoubtedly depends on many factors, such as who goes to the final and what the direct clashes are
but as we have seen in recent years they have mixed strong teams with weak teams, avoiding putting too many strong teams in the same groups in order to limit the strong teams from facing each other earlier and to have them arrive at the clash later in the cup

that's why I thought Real Madrid had a good chance of making it

In terms of mentality, Real Madrid have a mentality above the average of other teams in the Champions League, so almost every season they are one of the favorites to be in the final match, and believe it or not when they are already in the final they are a very difficult team to beat. Leipzig have a chance of beating Real Madrid, but it's true that their chances are no greater than Real Madrid's.
Ancelotti is still looking for a defender to sign, and he reportedly wants Varane in the squad. They will also be looking for a striker to sharpen up their attack, and they are currently lacking a striker who can capitalize on every opportunity they get.

A few days ago there was a statement that actually in my opinion made the situation from Madrid a little turbulent when Ancelotti made a statement that they would not bring anyone from the defense even though some of the players they had experienced problem such as Alaba and Militao in their defense  but Ancelotti still would not bring other players because there are still several player such as Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho who can be temporarily placed in the position of defender center left by several injured player.
I think there could be other consideration at play here but given what Ancelotti did last season with Benzema and the statement he gave it could be the truth that they don't want to bring in a central defender, despite several name being linked to Madrid in the winter transfer rumor mill.

Ancelotti always stands by what he says even if it damages his performance, even if he is sometime
 naive about it. 

[Helena Yu]

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Both of them are mediocre, they were good in the last season, but in this season they're struggle. So we will see a match between a mediocre vs mediocre, whoever who win is just luckier than the other team.

At some points, I'll want to say that it has to do with his decision making, it affected most of his game. A player like Scott MC Tominay shouldn't play for Manchester United at the start of a new season. His days are sure over with the club.

Really? McTominay is a defensive midfielder and he's currently the top scorer in Manchester United, how you can say his career is over with the club?

Without him Manchester United lose 7 points, they should've been at 13th position instead of 8th position.

[Ndabagi01]

The performance of Manchester United last season can't be compared to that of their last season which is true but everyone expected them to have a good season since their coach is well known for transforming teams that are facing some difficulties but in the case of the United team, they became worst in their performance as they failed to win matches both in the UCL and the EPL thereby making things difficult for the team. From their performance so far, if the league should end now, Manchester United is not sure of making the top 4 because they are in a very poor form at the moment.

Manchester United's current form cannot be overstated; they have been performing poorly, which has resulted in poor performance in both leagues, as well as disqualification from the Champions League competition. It appears that their workload has been reduced, and they will now focus solely on Premier League competition, attempting to finish in the top four by the end of the season. They can't make the top four with their current performance, but I'm hoping that by the end of the season, their performance will have improved enough to put them in the top four. Eric Ten Hag and his team have a lot of work ahead of them.

Real Madrid will always prioritize Mbappe, they know Mbappe is the best player that is suitable with Real Madrid play style. Moreover, Mbappe's contract will expire soon this year, Real Madrid will try all out to sign Mbappe. Real Madrid will sign Mbappe for free when Mbappe's contract is over. This is the biggest chance to get Mbappe from PSG.

I can't imagine Real Madrid signing a player like Mbappe for nothing. They may be desperate for the player, but signing him for free is something I doubt. This player's market value has skyrocketed, and PSG will want to profit from his transfer rather than simply let him go for free. This could be another reason he was not allowed to leave the club when his contract expired last season. Mbappe will want to join Real Madrid, but not at the expense of PSG not benefiting from his transfer.

[Sakanwa]

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Both of them are mediocre, they were good in the last season, but in this season they're struggle. So we will see a match between a mediocre vs mediocre, whoever who win is just luckier than the other team.

At some points, I'll want to say that it has to do with his decision making, it affected most of his game. A player like Scott MC Tominay shouldn't play for Manchester United at the start of a new season. His days are sure over with the club.

Really? McTominay is a defensive midfielder and he's currently the top scorer in Manchester United, how you can say his career is over with the club?

Without him Manchester United lose 7 points, they should've been at 13th position instead of 8th position.

Manchester United are a team that are known for coming back better in the second half of the season,this was thesame thing that happened last season,untill Ten Hag started an unbeaten run that pushed them into the top four,and made them qualify for the Champions league,but the most annoying and frustrating part of the story is that Manchester United got the chance to play in the champions league as they have always wanted,and were exited from the tournament in the group stage,and the teams that were in their group are teams they could beat easily to qualify with Bayern,but they ended up not qualifying.Ten Hag needs to work on his team if he is to do anything in this second half of the season.

[babo]

In terms of mentality, Real Madrid have a mentality above the average of other teams in the Champions League, so almost every season they are one of the favorites to be in the final match, and believe it or not when they are already in the final they are a very difficult team to beat. Leipzig have a chance of beating Real Madrid, but it's true that their chances are no greater than Real Madrid's.
Ancelotti is still looking for a defender to sign, and he reportedly wants Varane in the squad. They will also be looking for a striker to sharpen up their attack, and they are currently lacking a striker who can capitalize on every opportunity they get.

Yes, you said it right, he has the winning mentality, he has the mentality of thinking in terms of objectives and priorities. Clearly an event like the Champions League has priority over La Liga, for many reasons that we have always discussed: prestige and money.
A well-established team and a far-sighted coach like Ancellotti know this well and evaluate it well. For me it is one of the strongest teams at European level.

[Republikcoin.com]

Napoli only hopes that Victor Oshimen can return when Napoli faces a match in the Champions League so that he can strengthen Napoli's attack line because Napoli really needs his presence, actually not only in the Champions League competition but also in domestic league matches because Napoli is currently really down and in the rankings. which is far from the top 5, at least Napoli wants a better position than its current position which is in 8th place and is already quite far behind the top of the standings and 5 points behind the top 4.

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Napoli's performance has really declined with or without Victor Osimhen, so I think what is happening now is not only because of Victor Osimhen, but the team as a whole is having problems.
The performance of Napoli and Barcelona is not much different this season, these two teams are currently having performance problems which have not improved this season, but as we know, both teams are top teams, so when the transfer market opens, these two teams have the potential to win. able to improve or cover up their team's shortcomings so that we don't know what will happen in the future, it could be that they are still as they are now, they could be even worse or it could be that they will get up and perform better, all possibilities are still possible to happen in the near future because they are a top team.

[HajiBagi]

In terms of mentality, Real Madrid have a mentality above the average of other teams in the Champions League, so almost every season they are one of the favorites to be in the final match, and believe it or not when they are already in the final they are a very difficult team to beat. Leipzig have a chance of beating Real Madrid, but it's true that their chances are no greater than Real Madrid's.
Ancelotti is still looking for a defender to sign, and he reportedly wants Varane in the squad. They will also be looking for a striker to sharpen up their attack, and they are currently lacking a striker who can capitalize on every opportunity they get.

Yes, you said it right, he has the winning mentality, he has the mentality of thinking in terms of objectives and priorities. Clearly an event like the Champions League has priority over La Liga, for many reasons that we have always discussed: prestige and money.
A well-established team and a far-sighted coach like Ancellotti know this well and evaluate it well. For me it is one of the strongest teams at European level.

Real Madrid has shown interest in winning numerous trophies this season, and we can see that they always give it their all to advance to the semi-finals or final stage of the competition. As a result, let's just assume that Real Madrid will be in the final zone of the Champions League this season. Although I am aware that some teams, such as Manchester City and Bayern Munich, are capable of performing well as well, I believe that this season, based on how each team is playing, Real Madrid is prepared to advance far in the Champions League. In their previous meeting in the semifinals, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid, but I believe this season will be too tough for Manchester City.

Real Madrid will play Leipzig very soon, and it is already expected that Real Madrid will win. By then, the players from Real Madrid will be in good enough shape to defeat any opponent they face. As for Ancelotti, I think he is an excellent coach, but occasionally he makes substitutions without thinking things through, which has an impact on the team.

[rendravolt]

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Both of them are mediocre, they were good in the last season, but in this season they're struggle. So we will see a match between a mediocre vs mediocre, whoever who win is just luckier than the other team.

Yes I agree that this will be a match between two mediocre teams and regardless of what they did last season but that pales in comparison to what they have produced this season. If Barcelona can win, of course it will be luck and vice versa if Napoli does it. I feel that these two teams deserve to get through to the round of 16 but unfortunately only one of them will be selected who will continue their journey to the quarterfinals. With a squad that is not much different from last season, Napoli certainly has the same advantages as Barcelona. But apart from that, I expect an exciting spectacle from these two teams in the next two legs.

[len01]

Real Madrid will always prioritize Mbappe, they know Mbappe is the best player that is suitable with Real Madrid play style. Moreover, Mbappe's contract will expire soon this year, Real Madrid will try all out to sign Mbappe. Real Madrid will sign Mbappe for free when Mbappe's contract is over. This is the biggest chance to get Mbappe from PSG.

but Real Madrid must be patient in waiting until june this year after everything ends so that if this january they cannot bring in Mbappe, of course Real Madrid will have to compete in the UCL without a pure striker and previously I heard that Madrid actually has an alternative player if they fail to get Mbappe because of winning the UCL title really requires reliable striker players to be able to compete with other teams which almost all have striker players and even though I believe Madrid can win the UCL title without a striker, worry always arises and we can see how Real Madrid always looks won but only by a very narrow score and with achievements like this it made Real Madrid fans worried that if they continued to compete without a striker they would not be able to reach the final round.

I really understand Mbappe reasons for not leaving his team until his contract expires because currently PSG is also in the last 16 of the UCL and maybe Mbappe has an agreement to help win the title in the UCL even though it is very difficult but at least Mbappe kept his promise.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Napoli only hopes that Victor Oshimen can return when Napoli faces a match in the Champions League so that he can strengthen Napoli's attack line because Napoli really needs his presence, actually not only in the Champions League competition but also in domestic league matches because Napoli is currently really down and in the rankings. which is far from the top 5, at least Napoli wants a better position than its current position which is in 8th place and is already quite far behind the top of the standings and 5 points behind the top 4.

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Osimhen is going to be unavailable for around a month the most for Napoli. He is going to perform in AFCON. He is playing for Nigeria and I think they are one of the favourites for the AFCON title also. Let's say Nigeria have reached the finale then that game is going to be played on February 11. Therefore it is still no problem for Napoli in the Champions League.

He will miss quite a lot of games in the Serie A meanwhile for sure but at least he can be ready for the first leg of the Barcelona draw.    Napoli will really need him against Barcelona to be able to advance to the quarter finals.

[Jegileman]

The performance of Manchester United last season can't be compared to that of their last season which is true but everyone expected them to have a good season since their coach is well known for transforming teams that are facing some difficulties but in the case of the United team, they became worst in their performance as they failed to win matches both in the UCL and the EPL thereby making things difficult for the team. From their performance so far, if the league should end now, Manchester United is not sure of making the top 4 because they are in a very poor form at the moment.

It was so unfortunate for Manchester United not to have had a good performance despite signing a coach that is known to be transformative with any clubs he joined. Maybe he was just unlucky with Manchester United and needs to work on that skill more before he will be discarded from the club. Manchester United now have enough time to focus on the league games after their recent loss in the champions league that lead to their elimination from the competition. Eric Ten Hag should be able to finish in a better position now that the focus will only be on one competition, let’s see what he will do for the team in few weeks to come from now.

[Cryptomultiplier]

Napoli only hopes that Victor Oshimen can return when Napoli faces a match in the Champions League so that he can strengthen Napoli's attack line because Napoli really needs his presence, actually not only in the Champions League competition but also in domestic league matches because Napoli is currently really down and in the rankings. which is far from the top 5, at least Napoli wants a better position than its current position which is in 8th place and is already quite far behind the top of the standings and 5 points behind the top 4.

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Osimhen is going to be unavailable for around a month the most for Napoli. He is going to perform in AFCON. He is playing for Nigeria and I think they are one of the favourites for the AFCON title also. Let's say Nigeria have reached the finale then that game is going to be played on February 11. Therefore it is still no problem for Napoli in the Champions League.

He will miss quite a lot of games in the Serie A meanwhile for sure but at least he can be ready for the first leg of the Barcelona draw.    Napoli will really need him against Barcelona to be able to advance to the quarter finals.

How sure are you that Napoli would beat Barcelona in their next UCL fixture? Even with Osimhen in the game, I think the odds would be against Napoli.
Although the Afcon would require Osimhen's presence because the super Eagles don't have an established striker like him, unless we call Iwobi who is doing well at fullham, then he would be unavailable for the rest of the UCL matches or la Liga matches respectively.

[Leviathan.007]

Yes, Barcelona is indeed in a better position than Napoli, but still Barcelona's defense and Barcelona's attack also tend to be weak because important players are absent, so Barcelona can only hope with the current composition of players, but if Napoli plays worse, of course this will be lucky for Barcelona in the round of 16.

Both of them are mediocre, they were good in the last season, but in this season they're struggle. So we will see a match between a mediocre vs mediocre, whoever who win is just luckier than the other team.

Yes I agree that this will be a match between two mediocre teams and regardless of what they did last season but that pales in comparison to what they have produced this season. If Barcelona can win, of course it will be luck and vice versa if Napoli does it. I feel that these two teams deserve to get through to the round of 16 but unfortunately only one of them will be selected who will continue their journey to the quarterfinals. With a squad that is not much different from last season, Napoli certainly has the same advantages as Barcelona. But apart from that, I expect an exciting spectacle from these two teams in the next two legs.

The interesting thing about this match is mostly about the situation of these two teams in the last season. Both teams won the title in the league and they were the first teams of the table.
Napoli had a huge defrance between themselves and other teams in the table and Barcelona was racing with Real Madrid while they had a perfect performance with Xavi.
But both of the teams decreased their performance a lot and they can't perform like the last season, especially Napolu and that's maybe a good reason to say Barcelona can have more chance in this match against Napoli.