UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[mv1986]

I did a quick google search and found the following excerpts from the rules:

"46.01: As of the round of 16, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 2 February 2023 (24.00CET) at the latest. This deadline cannot be extended.

46.02: Any or all of the players from the above quota of three may have been fielded for another club in the qualifying phase, play-offs or group stage of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League."


This means it is indeed allowed to register three new players that were signed during the winter transfer window regardless of whether they played for another club in the respective tournament already. The only rule is that not more than three players can be registered for those competitions. I think I remember that Chelsea ran into problems some years ago when they signed a lot of players and had to tell some of them they won't get registered for the Champions League.

I think it all depends on how you interpret the words “three new eligible players” - obviously if a player has already played in this tournament this season, then he is no longer new to it. I think therein lies the nuance.
I wanted to see the details (suddenly the rules really changed), but in your article the link to the UEFA website leads to a page where it says that the material has been deleted 

That is weird because the link works perfectly fine for me. It is the link to the English website of the UEFA and the headline of these rules goes as follows:

"...Since 2018/19, it no longer matters whether those players have already played in the competition for another club, even for another club still in the competition."

I think this should be the answer to our question whether a player is allowed to play in the Champions League for the new club if he has already played for another club in the same competition. The deadline to nominate the newly transferred player is as mentioned above (February 2nd in 2023 for 2023). I didn't check what the deadline is for 2024, but we basically now know that three players can be nominated regardless of their potential appearance in the competition for another club.

[Mr.suevie]

Even without Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester City squad, they will qualify to the round of sixteen because the team is not a bad team that solely depend on only one player. I will agree with everyone that without Kevin De Bruyne, their performance is not as last season and they lose some matches they are supposed to win due to his absence, and I will also agree with you if you said that he is a player that if Manchester City play without him, they might not win the Premier League as well as Champions League.

Manchester City is already in the last sixteen now in the Champions League and in the middle of next month all teams including Manchester City will compete again to reach the last eight. However, without Kevin De Bruyne in the Manchester City squad this season, of course there will be a little difficulty for Manchester City to reach several important rounds in the Champions League. Because other teams have also improved rapidly in their respective strengths, Manchester City will not run smoothly in the two big competitions this season.

Manchester City performance has been affected by the absence of KDB in the squad as it has been in their games despite having a very solid team one of the best team in the world but their position in the EPL and their game play says it all because the impact of KDB has been lacking in the team. Manchester City has managed to get to the round of 16 in the UCL I think they can still struggle to win games in the UCL even without the presence of KDB but the team will be in better shape and there will be more distribution of passes and more chances will be created if KDB should return from injury, hopefully he's going to be in the squad soon because City performance in the EPL has dropped so much.

Of course, the team will be affected by the absence of one of the best midfielders in the game despite the fact that guadiola is brilliant coach and has a stable team like Manchester city, the team has continued to miss his presence and I doubt their future in the champions league will be certain any further if guadiola don't something or the midfield Mysterio come backs soon because the next round is one that is filled with teams that hungry to qualify.

[shogun47]

Copenhagen is more likely to lose against Manchester City. But since this is a goal ball game, nothing can be said for sure.
Copenhagen's performance in the group stage was good. And they have proved that this team is in no way to be underestimated. If Manchester City can continue their great performance this season as well as last season then I would say City will win against Copenhagen. However, Manchester City's performance has also been somewhat erratic and weak this season. However, De Bruyne has been included in the squad after a long injury layoff. But we are still not sure if he can play well. So it's going to be tough for City to win against Copenhagen.

Everyone is quick with predictions when we have a game where the powers are so imbalanced between two contenders, but in this case there is a good reason to come up with a quick prediction. I think it would be the surprise of the century if Copenhagen kicks Manchester City out of the Champions League.

Really imagine that would happen. The whole world would be sitting in front of their TVs with shocked faces like never before. And Denmark would celebrate a party like never before, probably as if they had just won the World Cup.

[red4slash]

Even without Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester City squad, they will qualify to the round of sixteen because the team is not a bad team that solely depend on only one player. I will agree with everyone that without Kevin De Bruyne, their performance is not as last season and they lose some matches they are supposed to win due to his absence, and I will also agree with you if you said that he is a player that if Manchester City play without him, they might not win the Premier League as well as Champions League.

Manchester City is already in the last sixteen now in the Champions League and in the middle of next month all teams including Manchester City will compete again to reach the last eight. However, without Kevin De Bruyne in the Manchester City squad this season, of course there will be a little difficulty for Manchester City to reach several important rounds in the Champions League. Because other teams have also improved rapidly in their respective strengths, Manchester City will not run smoothly in the two big competitions this season.

Manchester City performance has been affected by the absence of KDB in the squad as it has been in their games despite having a very solid team one of the best team in the world but their position in the EPL and their game play says it all because the impact of KDB has been lacking in the team. Manchester City has managed to get to the round of 16 in the UCL I think they can still struggle to win games in the UCL even without the presence of KDB but the team will be in better shape and there will be more distribution of passes and more chances will be created if KDB should return from injury, hopefully he's going to be in the squad soon because City performance in the EPL has dropped so much.

Talking about Manchester City's problems in the Champions League, I don't think they will have any problems because even though KDB was not there before, their dominance was maintained even we can see where in the group phase they can get perfect results with 6 wins without losing in the group phase which proves that their dominance is unstoppable even without the presence of KDB in the squad.

Now the Round of 16 we just need to wait for that and KDB and Haaland will definitely return to them especially the opponent is only Copenhagen which although they are quite troublesome but in terms of strength and experience of course Manchester City is better for now so I am quite confident in the strength that Manchester City has.

[Weawant]

Manchester City is already in the last sixteen now in the Champions League and in the middle of next month all teams including Manchester City will compete again to reach the last eight. However, without Kevin De Bruyne in the Manchester City squad this season, of course there will be a little difficulty for Manchester City to reach several important rounds in the Champions League. Because other teams have also improved rapidly in their respective strengths, Manchester City will not run smoothly in the two big competitions this season.

Manchester city have played most of their games this season without Kevin De Bruy e yet they were still able to make some good impression a d attained good position on the league table and their domestic league aswell so I think they are still doing great even in his absence,, although his presence is of great impact to the team too.

It's very true that if he is present he will be of great help to the Manchester city team especially  in the champions league but then in their domestic league they may be able to cope, it will be even worse if halands absence continues because some how Manchester citys strength is built around these players but this doesn't mean they don't perform in their absence but their performance is usually different and characterized with lesser goal as with when these guys are present playing.

[Google+]

It is a pity that they are playing against Manchester City because I think Manchester City really is out of their league. I absolutely agree with you that they have shown some astonishing and surprisingly good performances in the Champions League. With some luck they could have gotten a few more points during the group stage even against Bayern Munich.

I was hoping that they would get one of the weaker opponents in the knockout round of the Champions League, but Manchester City is 98% their final destination in this tournament.

Maybe this is an advantage for Manchester City because they have weak opponents in the round of 16 and this is also a challenge for Copenhagen when facing the best team in the world. Manchester City automatic strength is superior to them so there is no doubt that the betting house will favor Manchester City in this match. The first leg will be played at home to Copenhagen, but still, if the opponent is Manchester City, then the chances are that Manchester City will win.

Apart from that, Manchester City is the defending champion so it is not surprising that they will be able to reach the next round if you look at the opponents they face in the round of 16. Apart from that, Real Madrid will face Leipzig, where in this match it is very likely that Real Madrid will be able to beat Leipzig. It looks like several matches in round 16 will be easy to predict the final result. I think only Barcelona vs Napoli is difficult to predict because both teams are relatively equal in strength this season.

[ginsan]

Manchester City performance has been affected by the absence of KDB in the squad as it has been in their games despite having a very solid team one of the best team in the world but their position in the EPL and their game play says it all because the impact of KDB has been lacking in the team. Manchester City has managed to get to the round of 16 in the UCL I think they can still struggle to win games in the UCL even without the presence of KDB but the team will be in better shape and there will be more distribution of passes and more chances will be created if KDB should return from injury, hopefully he's going to be in the squad soon because City performance in the EPL has dropped so much.

Indeed, in several previous matches, they had lost their balance in the Premier League this season, but this has been corrected by Pep Guardiola in several previous matches. Where Manchester City has been able to record 3 wins in the last 5 matches, which has made them able to stick closely to the teams at the top of the rankings. So, in the Champions League, Manchester City also performed quite impressively because they were able to qualify for the round of 16 with the status of group winners. So Kevin de Bruyne absence in the team can be covered by other players this season and they did not experience major problems in the Champions League because they were able to qualify for the round of 16 as group winners.

Apart from that, Kevin De Bruyne is reported to have recovered from injury and it is even reported that he will soon join the team in the Premier League match against Newcastle United. In my opinion, Manchester City are quite the favorites to become champions in the Champions League this season because their strength is so solid and they also have a coach who is able to deliver trophies to them.

[Velvet78]

There is a matchup between Leipzig and Real Madrid as well. Real Madrid are clearly the favourite side of it however we might see some good resistance from Leipzig especially in Germany. The first game is there as well by the way. Even getting a draw would make Leipzig happy I assume because they are facing one of the title favourites.

At the end of the day Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid should be able to show their quality by a solid win at Santiago Bernabeu. Leipzig don't have the capacity to eliminate such team after the group stage. It isn't like the group stage anymore. The favourites take it even more seriously after that stage ends.

[rahmad2nd]

Talking about Manchester City's problems in the Champions League, I don't think they will have any problems because even though KDB was not there before, their dominance was maintained even we can see where in the group phase they can get perfect results with 6 wins without losing in the group phase which proves that their dominance is unstoppable even without the presence of KDB in the squad.

Now the Round of 16 we just need to wait for that and KDB and Haaland will definitely return to them especially the opponent is only Copenhagen which although they are quite troublesome but in terms of strength and experience of course Manchester City is better for now so I am quite confident in the strength that Manchester City has.

On paper, City shouldn't have any serious problems when they play against Copenhagen in the round of 16 of the Champions League. even though the first leg match was held at Copenhagen headquarters, the fact is that these two teams have quite a clear gap. we can refer to the betting market, even though it is temporary, City is far superior even though the match is played at Copenhagen's home ground. I don't know yet whether KDB has fully recovered, played or not, but City still has depth that is far above Copenhagen's level. after all, Pep will be more serious and play his core players in the Champions League. they will target full points, in order to smooth their steps. at least, in the second leg, City will play more relaxed if they beat Copenhagen, especially with a landslide score.

As for Copenhagen, I don't mean to underestimate this team. however, they had quite a difficult time playing their match in the Group A phase. If Bayern had played seriously at that time and targeted full points, perhaps the situation would have been different for Copenhagen. however, despite being an underdog team.  However, Copenhagen will work hard when they play their match against Manchester City later. and what's interesting is, after the round of 16 match. in this phase, the match will be more serious because the team that passes certainly has the potential to make it difficult for City to advance to the next stage.
But still, I still have great faith.  if City plays its full core of players, and Pep implements his signature pattern. whichever team is the opponent, it will be difficult to match and provide resistance to City in the next meeting. in this phase, the Champions League will be more exciting and tense.

[Oluwa-btc]

Even without Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester City squad, they will qualify to the round of sixteen because the team is not a bad team that solely depend on only one player. I will agree with everyone that without Kevin De Bruyne, their performance is not as last season and they lose some matches they are supposed to win due to his absence, and I will also agree with you if you said that he is a player that if Manchester City play without him, they might not win the Premier League as well as Champions League.

Manchester City is already in the last sixteen now in the Champions League and in the middle of next month all teams including Manchester City will compete again to reach the last eight. However, without Kevin De Bruyne in the Manchester City squad this season, of course there will be a little difficulty for Manchester City to reach several important rounds in the Champions League. Because other teams have also improved rapidly in their respective strengths, Manchester City will not run smoothly in the two big competitions this season.

Manchester City performance has been affected by the absence of KDB in the squad as it has been in their games despite having a very solid team one of the best team in the world but their position in the EPL and their game play says it all because the impact of KDB has been lacking in the team. Manchester City has managed to get to the round of 16 in the UCL I think they can still struggle to win games in the UCL even without the presence of KDB but the team will be in better shape and there will be more distribution of passes and more chances will be created if KDB should return from injury, hopefully he's going to be in the squad soon because City performance in the EPL has dropped so much.

Whoever followed Manchester City closely and how thwy won most of them big games and small games, we saw how some certain players made sure that the club lacked nothing for success in the Premier League Competition.

This season, player's like Kevin De Bruyne, Mahrez and Gundogan have been absent and they have shown how important they was to Pep Guardiola last season. Even when Kevin De Bruyne was absent, they still found a way to win game.
I'm.nkt sure Manchester City would be winners of the Champions League Competition this season, they struggle even in the Champions League, what now next Ahead?

[Mame89]

Even without Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester City squad, they will qualify to the round of sixteen because the team is not a bad team that solely depend on only one player. I will agree with everyone that without Kevin De Bruyne, their performance is not as last season and they lose some matches they are supposed to win due to his absence, and I will also agree with you if you said that he is a player that if Manchester City play without him, they might not win the Premier League as well as Champions League.

Manchester City is already in the last sixteen now in the Champions League and in the middle of next month all teams including Manchester City will compete again to reach the last eight. However, without Kevin De Bruyne in the Manchester City squad this season, of course there will be a little difficulty for Manchester City to reach several important rounds in the Champions League. Because other teams have also improved rapidly in their respective strengths, Manchester City will not run smoothly in the two big competitions this season.

Manchester City performance has been affected by the absence of KDB in the squad as it has been in their games despite having a very solid team one of the best team in the world but their position in the EPL and their game play says it all because the impact of KDB has been lacking in the team. Manchester City has managed to get to the round of 16 in the UCL I think they can still struggle to win games in the UCL even without the presence of KDB but the team will be in better shape and there will be more distribution of passes and more chances will be created if KDB should return from injury, hopefully he's going to be in the squad soon because City performance in the EPL has dropped so much.

Talking about Manchester City's problems in the Champions League, I don't think they will have any problems because even though KDB was not there before, their dominance was maintained even we can see where in the group phase they can get perfect results with 6 wins without losing in the group phase which proves that their dominance is unstoppable even without the presence of KDB in the squad.

Now the Round of 16 we just need to wait for that and KDB and Haaland will definitely return to them especially the opponent is only Copenhagen which although they are quite troublesome but in terms of strength and experience of course Manchester City is better for now so I am quite confident in the strength that Manchester City has.

Indeed, so far Man City in the UCL League has not had any significant problems without the presence of KDB, they can still dominate during the group phase and even later in the round of 16 against Copenhagen, this is because Man City have not met an opponent who is equal to them. It cannot be taken lightly, but in terms of quality, Man City players will easily win this round of 16 match, both in the first leg and the second leg.

Man City really needs KDB's presence to catch up in the domestic league and UCL league. because Halland and KDB both need it, they complement each other, with Halland being very good at completing goals in scoring goals with the help of KDB who is very smart in providing passes which makes Man City look as if they are only playing with two people when attacking.

[TastyChillySauce00]

There is a matchup between Leipzig and Real Madrid as well. Real Madrid are clearly the favourite side of it however we might see some good resistance from Leipzig especially in Germany. The first game is there as well by the way. Even getting a draw would make Leipzig happy I assume because they are facing one of the title favourites.

I expect nothing from leipzig. Real madrid is going to dominate the match against it. I have no doubt that the best team in the world will be doing the best in the match against leipzig.
Real madrid will have easy run in this game caused by it's not comparable. There are so many best players in the world played in the real madrid and it makes me feel better to see them all play better.
Leipzig was not in the same level as madrid. I think that madrid is going to win the first match easily without any problem. This is the main problem owned by leipzig coz it was facing the strongest team in the world.
Leipzig may be very familiar with bellingham but it's not with real madrid.

At the end of the day Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid should be able to show their quality by a solid win at Santiago Bernabeu. Leipzig don't have the capacity to eliminate such team after the group stage. It isn't like the group stage anymore. The favourites take it even more seriously after that stage ends.

Bellingham, vini and rodrygo. They are all playing together again soon and this is another disaster for its opponent. Leipzig was far below compared to the real madrid's current level. It was a disaster for leipzig to face it at the group stage.
Im going all in real madrid which has become my favorite club to win all of legs. I remind you that the winner of serie a last season was not even able to beat real madrid.
The same thing is going to happen with leipzig once it will face madrid soon. Im not expecting a lot from leipzig. Getting draw will be the best achievement by leipzig.

[ginsan]

Bellingham, vini and rodrygo. They are all playing together again soon and this is another disaster for its opponent. Leipzig was far below compared to the real madrid's current level. It was a disaster for leipzig to face it at the group stage.
Im going all in real madrid which has become my favorite club to win all of legs. I remind you that the winner of serie a last season was not even able to beat real madrid.
The same thing is going to happen with leipzig once it will face madrid soon. Im not expecting a lot from leipzig. Getting draw will be the best achievement by leipzig.

Yep, of course Real Madrid is really taken into account by their opponents because they are kings in the Champions League so it won't be difficult for Real Madrid when they face Leipzig. Apart from that, the two teams are very different in their performance in the domestic league or in the Champions League. Vini and Bellingham and Rodyrgo are a pretty strong trio this season. These three players have pretty good skills at their disposal.

Even for Bellingham, he has been quite an influential player this season so it doesn't worry us too much to bet on their win. For this reason, Leipzig must really use special energy when this match starts. Leipzig must strengthen their defensive line because if Vini and Bellingham escape their guard it will be quite bad for the final result.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Well, when he says that then he knows what he is talking about. I think Ancelotti is aware about how long it will takes for his injured players to come back to training and to the fields and he knows that he has other temporary options. Additionally getting another defender, means more money to spend for a player to stay in the benches. I think Ancelotti needs to focus more on an attacker and maybe midfield for the long term. For short terms, he might get a defender with a short loan contract rather than signing him a couple of years one?

It's true that Ancelotti has asserted that he doesn't need a contract for a defender at the moment. I find that quite daring, even though I acknowledge that players under Anceloti's guidance can fulfill their tasks, even when playing out of position. I deeply respect Ancelotti and how he navigates Real through every crisis. It seems like Ancelotti and the leadership of Real are putting all their efforts into the blockbuster deal for Mbappe. If this deal succeeds, it would be a well-deserved outcome for the persistent pursuit by Real.

[JariKriting]

The unluckiest team of the round is Copenhagen of course. They have a very tough draw against Manchester City and they will probably get destroyed easily as well. I respect their challenge in the group stage a lot. Just as Galatasaray were Copenhagen were also very ambitious to get points. But it looks like this is the end of the road for Copenhagen.  
I would have been happier to see Galatasaray in Copenhagen's place. I mean the draw would have still been very tough but at least they could have made much more money before being eliminated by the Manchester club. But anyways, the top title favourite Manchester City should have no problem on finishing off Copenhagen.

The Copenhagen team is not weak at all. They performed well against Bayern Munich and managed to draw the match goalless. They showed great dominance in the home match against Manchester United. Copenhagen team won 4-3. Copenhagen performed well in the last match against Galatasaray as well.

Copenhagen will face mighty Manchester City in the knockout round. The first leg match is a home match in Copenhagen. If they play well in this match, Copenhagen have a slim chance of advancing to the next round. But the Manchester City team is very strong. Manchester City are unlikely to lose against a smaller team like Copenhagen.

It is a pity that they are playing against Manchester City because I think Manchester City really is out of their league. I absolutely agree with you that they have shown some astonishing and surprisingly good performances in the Champions League. With some luck they could have gotten a few more points during the group stage even against Bayern Munich.

I was hoping that they would get one of the weaker opponents in the knockout round of the Champions League, but Manchester City is 98% their final destination in this tournament.

Copenhagen is more likely to lose against Manchester City. But since this is a goal ball game, nothing can be said for sure.
Copenhagen's performance in the group stage was good. And they have proved that this team is in no way to be underestimated. If Manchester City can continue their great performance this season as well as last season then I would say City will win against Copenhagen. However, Manchester City's performance has also been somewhat erratic and weak this season. However, De Bruyne has been included in the squad after a long injury layoff. But we are still not sure if he can play well. So it's going to be tough for City to win against Copenhagen.

fc coppenhagen meets manchester city yes it is definitely losing. coppenhagen only hopes to provide meaningful resistance, the spirit of his players must be great if he plays well maybe big clubs will monitor and sign him.
manchester united if not stupid should easily qualify for the next phase only compete with galatasaray and fc coppenhagen was not able to. ten hag should be fired, because communication with the players is very bad.

[AYOBA]

I agree with you. Copenhagen has already proved their mettle. And after watching Copenhagen's performance against Bayern Munich, I feel there is no way to underestimate this team. This team has the ability to be confident and perform well against bigger teams.

Manchester City's performance is still a bit shaky. Due to their weak midfield, the team is not getting the expected performance from Haaland in attack. So the Copenhagen vs Manchester City match is likely to be competitive. However, if Haaland and De Bruyne play well, it will be a little easier for Manchester City to dominate the match.

Despite Manchester City's dismal performance, I don't believe Copenhagen will have a chance to triumph over them. Because they want to return with their best effort and win the game, Manchester City is now ready for the encounter. They will provide a remedy to Copenhagen Man City only have problem with midfield. Other than that, I have no doubts about their ability to perform effectively throughout the game.

[klidex]

Manchester City is already in the last sixteen now in the Champions League and in the middle of next month all teams including Manchester City will compete again to reach the last eight. However, without Kevin De Bruyne in the Manchester City squad this season, of course there will be a little difficulty for Manchester City to reach several important rounds in the Champions League. Because other teams have also improved rapidly in their respective strengths, Manchester City will not run smoothly in the two big competitions this season.

Manchester city have played most of their games this season without Kevin De Bruy e yet they were still able to make some good impression a d attained good position on the league table and their domestic league aswell so I think they are still doing great even in his absence,, although his presence is of great impact to the team too.

It's very true that if he is present he will be of great help to the Manchester city team especially  in the champions league but then in their domestic league they may be able to cope, it will be even worse if halands absence continues because some how Manchester citys strength is built around these players but this doesn't mean they don't perform in their absence but their performance is usually different and characterized with lesser goal as with when these guys are present playing.

Manchester City without Kevin De Bruyne still performed well in the Champions League group phase and Manchester City was even able to get perfect points without losing in 6 matches, but in the domestic league Manchester City seemed to experience a decline in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne because Pep Guardiola only relied on Erling. Haaland while Erling Haaland needs the presence of Kevin De Bruyne to help him create opportunities but because Kevin de Bruyne is not there Erling Haaland is forced to rely on other players to provide passes even though they are not as good as Kevin De Bruyne.

In the round of 16 and in the second half of this season in the Premier League, Manchester City really needs the contribution of both of them to achieve success because Manchester City cannot fight alone without the presence of these two important players. Hopefully Kevin De Bruyne will really return to the club as will Haaland. so that Manchester City can once again strengthen itself in competing in the Champions League and the Premier League.

[len01]

Well, when he says that then he knows what he is talking about. I think Ancelotti is aware about how long it will takes for his injured players to come back to training and to the fields and he knows that he has other temporary options. Additionally getting another defender, means more money to spend for a player to stay in the benches. I think Ancelotti needs to focus more on an attacker and maybe midfield for the long term. For short terms, he might get a defender with a short loan contract rather than signing him a couple of years one?

It's true that Ancelotti has asserted that he doesn't need a contract for a defender at the moment. I find that quite daring, even though I acknowledge that players under Anceloti's guidance can fulfill their tasks, even when playing out of position. I deeply respect Ancelotti and how he navigates Real through every crisis. It seems like Ancelotti and the leadership of Real are putting all their efforts into the blockbuster deal for Mbappe. If this deal succeeds, it would be a well-deserved outcome for the persistent pursuit by Real.

previously here I said that all the players owned Real Madrid have very strong talent and skills, even the reserve players owned by Madrid also have quality skills as we have seen, even though Vinicius and Bellingham did not compete due to injury, there are always reserve players who is able to replace the positions of these two players and like Camavinga, who has been recognized as a central midfielder but he always manages to replace the defensive position and can even help the attacking line players score.
so it's only natural that Ancelotti will never doubt the players he currently has because all Real Madrid players are perfect.

the reason why Ancelotti is focused on getting Mbappe is that every line of Madrid is very perfect, but in the attack line Real Madrid needs a pure striker to be able to get a higher title because currently Madrid is only able to win with a narrow score and this is one of Madrid weaknesses which needs players striker like Mbappe.

[udidrone]

I agree with you. Copenhagen has already proved their mettle. And after watching Copenhagen's performance against Bayern Munich, I feel there is no way to underestimate this team. This team has the ability to be confident and perform well against bigger teams.

Manchester City's performance is still a bit shaky. Due to their weak midfield, the team is not getting the expected performance from Haaland in attack. So the Copenhagen vs Manchester City match is likely to be competitive. However, if Haaland and De Bruyne play well, it will be a little easier for Manchester City to dominate the match.

Despite Manchester City's dismal performance, I don't believe Copenhagen will have a chance to triumph over them. Because they want to return with their best effort and win the game, Manchester City is now ready for the encounter. They will provide a remedy to Copenhagen Man City only have problem with midfield. Other than that, I have no doubts about their ability to perform effectively throughout the game.

Exactly, Manchester City is not an appropriate opponent for Copenhagen especially now that Manchester City will played with a full squad because Kevin de Bruyne has recovered from injury so we will see a different game from Manchester City or we can call it Real Manchester City and I will say it's an easy win for Manchester City. This match will be played in February and there are still many moments to be passed but if Manchester City plays with the main squad then it doesn't have a way for Copenhagen to get points/win.

[rendravolt]

I agree with you. Copenhagen has already proved their mettle. And after watching Copenhagen's performance against Bayern Munich, I feel there is no way to underestimate this team. This team has the ability to be confident and perform well against bigger teams.

Manchester City's performance is still a bit shaky. Due to their weak midfield, the team is not getting the expected performance from Haaland in attack. So the Copenhagen vs Manchester City match is likely to be competitive. However, if Haaland and De Bruyne play well, it will be a little easier for Manchester City to dominate the match.

Despite Manchester City's dismal performance, I don't believe Copenhagen will have a chance to triumph over them. Because they want to return with their best effort and win the game, Manchester City is now ready for the encounter. They will provide a remedy to Copenhagen Man City only have problem with midfield. Other than that, I have no doubts about their ability to perform effectively throughout the game.

The level gap between Manchester City and Copenhagen is too great and there is no reason why Manchester City will have difficulty winning the round of 16. There is no chance for Copenhagen to put pressure on Manchester City, but at least they can put up a strong defense to quell any attacks from Manchester City. I think that's the only way if they want to play a draw against Manchester City, but if they concede first then Manchester City will not hesitate to destroy them with an unworthy score.

The return of Kevin De Bruyne to the main squad will be much more frightening for the Manchester City squad and I think that alone will make it even easier for Manchester City to score goals. Moreover, Kevin De Bruyne's accurate pass will be devoured wildly by their great striker Haaland.