UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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Copenhagen's season has been a fantasy. Their performance has improved, but Manchester City is a significant test. Copenhagen must overcome City's full strength revival with their finest players. Football surprises, but their chances of an upset are minimal. Im curious to see if Copenhagen can deceive or if City will win. Whatever happens, it will be an exciting battle, and Im curious.

Copenhagen finished second behind Bayern Munich in a group that included Manchester United and Galatasaray. I thought they were lucky when they got good results against Galatasaray and Manchester United, but they won my respect when they got a similar result against Bayern Munich. They don't have much chance against Manchester City but I know they won't be an easy opponent for Manchester City.

I also started not to underestimate Copenhagen after they managed to hold Bayern to a draw. But against Man City is a different matter. Because Man City's sharp attacks are much more dangerous than the attacks that Bayern usually builds. So I doubt Copenhagen can build an attack without focusing on defense. Because if Copenhagen is careless in defense then a rain of goals could occur. Because Man City will not miss a gap that the opponent has.

And actually Copenhagen doesn't have many options to survive in the first leg of the last 16. Because as hosts, Copenhagen still has to try to win the match. Because it is certain that when Man City plays as host, Man City will also try to win with lots of goals. So if Copenhagen tries to get a draw in the first leg then this will only give Man City an advantage in the second leg.

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Copenhagen's season has been a fantasy. Their performance has improved, but Manchester City is a significant test. Copenhagen must overcome City's full strength revival with their finest players. Football surprises, but their chances of an upset are minimal. Im curious to see if Copenhagen can deceive or if City will win. Whatever happens, it will be an exciting battle, and Im curious.

Copenhagen finished second behind Bayern Munich in a group that included Manchester United and Galatasaray. I thought they were lucky when they got good results against Galatasaray and Manchester United, but they won my respect when they got a similar result against Bayern Munich. They don't have much chance against Manchester City but I know they won't be an easy opponent for Manchester City.

I also started not to underestimate Copenhagen after they managed to hold Bayern to a draw. But against Man City is a different matter. Because Man City's sharp attacks are much more dangerous than the attacks that Bayern usually builds. So I doubt Copenhagen can build an attack without focusing on defense. Because if Copenhagen is careless in defense then a rain of goals could occur. Because Man City will not miss a gap that the opponent has.

And actually Copenhagen doesn't have many options to survive in the first leg of the last 16. Because as hosts, Copenhagen still has to try to win the match. Because it is certain that when Man City plays as host, Man City will also try to win with lots of goals. So if Copenhagen tries to get a draw in the first leg then this will only give Man City an advantage in the second leg.

Indeed, I admit that Copenhagen amazed many people with his performance, which at first they underestimated, but in the end he was able to appear impressive and managed to hold Bayern Munich to a draw. We all know that beating Bayern Munich is not an easy thing, but holding Bayern Munich to a draw is also a good results it's not too bad, and indeed Bayern Munich and Manchester City attack systems are different. Manchester City wants to wins in leg 1 and leg 2 so they can advance to the quarter-finals, while Copenhagen doesn't seems to be given the opportunity by Manchester City to winning in that matches.

It is possible that in the first leg Copenhagen can maximize a draw like the last meeting between the two, but in the second leg Manchester City will try their best to winning with a bigger score because the opportunity in the second leg is very favorable to Manchester City.

[Patrol69]

Why not Arsenal?  I know the team have been facing tough times with losing on three consecutive occasions in the English league, still, they stand a better chance of getting through to the finals.
Manchester city may be abuzzed by the return of KDB, but am sure more matches prior to their UCL fixture will focus and speak of his performance having returned and facing the pressure to reproduce instant results.

The pressure to produce instant results on KDB is something their coach should really be weary off because KDB is now injury prone and if they should excact much of such pressure on him, they may be sending him back to a second injury which will cause the team a lot this season.

Arsenal is currently in so much set back and they really need to fix up else they may end up just amongst top five as Manchester city, Liverpool and others are really get in the race to the top so will not letting any opportunity to move ahead get pass them, Liverpool is bent on staying at the top and in their recent performance they have really been performing brilliantly and maintaining their top position well enough but they still need some consistency or else Manchester city will take over leaving them at the second position on the table..

Manchester City is always a tough opponent for Arsenal Liverpool, until the end of the season it cannot be said which team will win the English Premier League title this season. Manchester City's key player KBD has been sidelined for a long time due to injury and his absence has made the team's performance a bit shaky compared to last season. Kevin De Bruyne's injury-hit İlkay Gündoğan left for Barcelona last season means Manchester City's midfield is somewhat weaker than last season. On the other hand, Liverpool finished the last season badly but they have started the new season brilliantly. They have been winning matches one after the other and they have been able to hold the top position in the points table till now. With the way Liverpool are performing, they have a great chance of winning the English Premier League title this season.

[len01]

Arsenal is currently in so much set back and they really need to fix up else they may end up just amongst top five as Manchester city, Liverpool and others are really get in the race to the top so will not letting any opportunity to move ahead get pass them, Liverpool is bent on staying at the top and in their recent performance they have really been performing brilliantly and maintaining their top position well enough but they still need some consistency or else Manchester city will take over leaving them at the second position on the table..

currently, Arsenal is experiencing a fairly deep decline in performance, even in EPL matches they have shown very bad performances lately, but we dont know what will happen next when competing in the UCL because performance in the EPL does not provide a guarantee that they will perform badly in the UCL because all the teams entering the next round in the UCL will definitely try as hard as possible to get through to the final round, even though it is impossible, at least there is strong resistance from Arsenal.

this time I really doubt Arteta team, which at this time cannot be confirmed as to whether the cause of the decline in performance in the domestic league is whether this is just a strategy to maintain the physical stability of the players or whether some of the players are injured or have experienced fatigue, but what is certain is that competing against Porto is a task which is very difficult because even though Porto is not very popular, this team could beat Arsenal with the strong defense that Porto currently has and even the attack line that looks ordinary but actually Porto attack line is very sharp.

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Indeed, I admit that Copenhagen amazed many people with his performance, which at first they underestimated, but in the end he was able to appear impressive and managed to hold Bayern Munich to a draw. We all know that beating Bayern Munich is not an easy thing, but holding Bayern Munich to a draw is also a good results it's not too bad, and indeed Bayern Munich and Manchester City attack systems are different. Manchester City wants to wins in leg 1 and leg 2 so they can advance to the quarter-finals, while Copenhagen doesn't seems to be given the opportunity by Manchester City to winning in that matches.

It is possible that in the first leg Copenhagen can maximize a draw like the last meeting between the two, but in the second leg Manchester City will try their best to winning with a bigger score because the opportunity in the second leg is very favorable to Manchester City.

Copenhagen made many surprises and it must be admitted that their performance this season is quite impressive and not only in the UCL but in all the competitions they participate in.
And Copenhagen's escape from the group phase was also a surprise, they were not taken into account compared to Galatasaray and Manchester United, but Copenhagen proved it.
But now we also have to look at it realistically that Copenhagen will face Manchester City who are far above them in terms of quality, so the percentage of Copenhagen being able to make another surprise is quite small in my opinion.

[rendravolt]

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.

It is surprising that Arsenal is in fourth place and it seems that the bookies are quite hopeful that Arsenal can reach the final round. I think that compared to Arsenal, the fourth place is more worthy of being occupied by Inter because we know that Inter was able to prove it last season by being in the final, but maybe the bookies saw something else in Arsenal that made them be in that candidate.

For other candidates such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, I don't have a problem because these three teams really deserve the highest place, especially with the consistency they display every season, so that is the right assessment. I'm curious as to whether it's possible for Arsenal to reach the final round because I think getting through to the semifinals is quite impossible.

[Jody.Drummer]

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.

It is surprising that Arsenal is in fourth place and it seems that the bookies are quite hopeful that Arsenal can reach the final round. I think that compared to Arsenal, the fourth place is more worthy of being occupied by Inter because we know that Inter was able to prove it last season by being in the final, but maybe the bookies saw something else in Arsenal that made them be in that candidate.

For other candidates such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, I don't have a problem because these three teams really deserve the highest place, especially with the consistency they display every season, so that is the right assessment. I'm curious as to whether it's possible for Arsenal to reach the final round because I think getting through to the semifinals is quite impossible.

I agree with you that I put Inter Milan in a better place than Arsenal, I don't mean to underestimate Arsenal, but with their recent performance, Inter Milan is more promising than Arsenal. However, that doesn't have to be a problem, because maybe the bookies have other views so they place the clubs that we see today.
More than that, I actually agree with the opportunities given, as a club that holds the status of defending champion, they deserve to have a great opportunity to be in the final. But that doesn't mean they will be able to do it well, the possibility that they will slip up is still open.
Our journey to achieve that is still very long, so now I will enjoy every match more and if I see a good opportunity I will bet there.

[KTChampions]

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.

Why's Arsenal on this list? They're not the side to leave there,I'd rather want to see Paris Saint Germans.

Real Madrid with that odd because they have no good enough striker. They're still my favorites to win regardless.

Bayern Munich are good I just double doubt the impact Thomas Tuchel can bring Into Bayern Munich and the players,  Manchester City yet again Buzzing with the return of Kevin De Bruyne back. He's already made a great impact right now in this game. They have a very good chance of defending but I won't support until they do win.

Arsenal are in the top group of the Premier League and they are consistently good. Who are PSG? At the moment, this can be said to be a new team and even if there is a top player Mbappe, but this team always suffers from low competition in Ligue 1. There are rumors that PSG will loan Benzema until the end of the season, but Benzema is a striker and with this PSG has no problems, so he is unlikely to seriously strengthen the team. In general, Arsenal are naturally higher than PSG - they are better in all respects.

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But now we also have to look at it realistically that Copenhagen will face Manchester City who are far above them in terms of quality, so the percentage of Copenhagen being able to make another surprise is quite small in my opinion.

If someone watched the match in the EPL league last night, how Manchester City was able to turn things around against Newcastle, of course they would definitely see how strong Manchester City is now because of KDB's recovery and seeing his performance last night in the squad, Manchester City seems to be stronger than people think now. Copenhagen certainly already knows the strength of Manchester City, of course they won't expect more.

But still, Copenhagen will definitely play as hard as possible to make it difficult for Manchester City to win in the first leg of their second meeting. Copenhagen might be able to provide a surprise even though they have little hope of qualifying, but it seems that Guardiola also doesn't want to underestimate Copenhagen because they are not a team either. which is weak because it made it to the round of 16 and that is not easy, therefore Manchester City remains careful in facing Copenhagen. although I am confident Manchester City will win and qualify for the next round

[slapper]

I think the final match will be Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich. City is indeed very strong in the Champions League and they are also the defending champions. De Bruyne's injury had a big impact on City's game and we know last season they won the treble with a big role from KDB and Haaland. So I favor Madrid vs Munich which will be the final match. I put City in third place and Barcelona in fourth place. I think everyone should not forget Barcelona because they are also one of the strong teams in the Champions League even though their current performance does not make them one of the favorites to win this season.

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.

Why's Arsenal on this list? They're not the side to leave there,I'd rather want to see Paris Saint Germans.

Real Madrid with that odd because they have no good enough striker. They're still my favorites to win regardless.

Bayern Munich are good I just double doubt the impact Thomas Tuchel can bring Into Bayern Munich and the players,  Manchester City yet again Buzzing with the return of Kevin De Bruyne back. He's already made a great impact right now in this game. They have a very good chance of defending but I won't support until they do win.

Actually, I understand your Arsenal stance. I wouldn't write them off despite their struggles. They're tenacious after losing three straight in the league and could surprise us in the finals. Kevin De Bruyne's return boosts Manchester City. He had a big impact, but football can change quickly. City may be at its best, but UCL is different. At Bayern, I'm undecided about Tuchel. The Bayern coach is good, but whether he can maximize their potential is unclear. How it ends intrigues me

[bitLeap]

I can't think of a finale without Manchester City as well honestly. I agree with bookmakers here as a result.    Manchester City are definitely the most favoured team to become champions. Especially by De Bruyne's recovering and Haaland's being about to as well will help this team improve their probability to win the title.

De Bruyne is very valuable in every way for this team. He has already started to make a big impact on matches as of his recovery. Haaland is a goal machine as you know. If you remember this team even got past the semi finals and final stages without Halaand's scoring skills last season. 

Statisticaly it's probably true that they're ideally placed to be in the Champions League final this season and it's also possible that they'll be able to do the same as last season to become champions here again. But other teams are also now looking more prepared to face them. Real Madrid for example, they are not like last season and this season they can show something better than before. Inter Milan who were their opponents in the final last season also showed an improvement which I think they are more ideal than the previous season. And honestly if they are reunited again this season, I think the chances will be the same.
Last season many were disappointed because it turned out that their opponent in the final was Inter Milan, although in the final Inter Milan showed good things, but from there we have seen how much the audience expects Inter Milan.

[ILuckyGuyI]

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

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Why's Arsenal on this list? They're not the side to leave there,I'd rather want to see Paris Saint Germans.

Real Madrid with that odd because they have no good enough striker. They're still my favorites to win regardless.

Bayern Munich are good I just double doubt the impact Thomas Tuchel can bring Into Bayern Munich and the players,  Manchester City yet again Buzzing with the return of Kevin De Bruyne back. He's already made a great impact right now in this game. They have a very good chance of defending but I won't support until they do win.

We don't see see PSG among them because their performance until this moment has been really poor.    PSG actually follow these four teams right behind according to bookies but there is a huge odd difference between PSG and them at the same time. I don't question it much also after the performance I watched from them until now.

PSG just don't play here the same way they do in the Ligue 1. Their performance is much more unreliable especially in away games. If you checked out their away games in the group games you would understand me easily. I think that PSG would be eliminated quickly if they face a title contender earlier.

[tusandii]

I don’t think that the likelihood of such a final is high - firstly, the teams can meet at earlier stages of the tournament, and secondly, they are not favorites. Take a look at the bookmakers' odds on who will reach the final:

Manchester City 1.96

Fc Bayern Munich 2.58

Real Madrid 3.19

Arsenal 3.68

Now the quotes are a little distorted because City have the easiest opponent of all possible and we can say that City are already in the quarter finals, but in any case they are the favorites of the tournament and in order for us to see the final without them, someone has to knock them out. I would like to believe that someone will succeed.

It is surprising that Arsenal is in fourth place and it seems that the bookies are quite hopeful that Arsenal can reach the final round. I think that compared to Arsenal, the fourth place is more worthy of being occupied by Inter because we know that Inter was able to prove it last season by being in the final, but maybe the bookies saw something else in Arsenal that made them be in that candidate.

For other candidates such as Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, I don't have a problem because these three teams really deserve the highest place, especially with the consistency they display every season, so that is the right assessment. I'm curious as to whether it's possible for Arsenal to reach the final round because I think getting through to the semifinals is quite impossible.

I just wonder why Arsenal is in fourth place while Inter is probably more worthy than Arsenal.
I never thought that Arsenal would be able to reach the final round while Arsenal's current performance is so bad that it would be impossible to compete with other big clubs.
I'm also a little surprised that currently Manchester City is more favored, whereas in fact for me Real Madrid is also a club that really deserves to get the CL title this season or maybe the bookies just look at yesterday's history which has successfully won the trophy in the Champions League and it looks like Bayern Munich will also be a very strong challenger since the arrival of a very reliable player like Harry Kane.
I had time to imagine what if this season Bayern Munich could surprisingly win the trophy in the Champions League and this would be a new history after Manchester City.

[QueenVera]

This is UCL, arsenal almost never had a good move in UCL. I would prefer to get another club like intermilan which was placing as runner up last season. It makes more sense rather than arsenal. Arsenal was also failed in europa league last season. What he said above was actually true about that. It doesn't make sense to put arsenal in and it seems like that bookies were missing intermilan which is still very consistent at the serie a . Arsenal is starting to decline too and this is also supporting my opinion to say that arsenal deserves no spot to be favorite to win UCL this season.
I would prefer to replace it with intermilan but it looks so strange to see bookies were doing it. Im ok with bayern and real madrid to be placed as the most favorite clubs to win UCL but arsenal?
Is this a joke? You forgot that if there was a worthy candidate to be placed as the strong club from serie a. Intermilan may make it again to go to the final in the future. Im only saying based the fact. Intermilan qualified to the final and it was losing against city.
It means intermilan was worthy enough to be picked as strongest contender for the UCL trophy along with madrid and munich.

Arsenal are a good team, they're active in all competitions and they've got the special ability to get victorious at the end. Well for me they've got a great squad and impressive management too but it'll be better if there's an improvement to what they already have. Adding a striker to the list and a few more players with increased effect won't really be a bad idea, rather it'll push the team into getting greater, bigger results.

 It's actually good that so far, the team have been promising and they're working smoothly with their manager too. Errors are quickly corrected and coordinations are present to. One would wait to anticipate what the January transfer window holds for this team. But for the meantime, they still have top contending chance in the European tournaments too.

[hahay]

I can't think of a finale without Manchester City as well honestly. I agree with bookmakers here as a result.    Manchester City are definitely the most favoured team to become champions. Especially by De Bruyne's recovering and Haaland's being about to as well will help this team improve their probability to win the title.

De Bruyne is very valuable in every way for this team. He has already started to make a big impact on matches as of his recovery. Haaland is a goal machine as you know. If you remember this team even got past the semi finals and final stages without Halaand's scoring skills last season. 

Statisticaly it's probably true that they're ideally placed to be in the Champions League final this season and it's also possible that they'll be able to do the same as last season to become champions here again. But other teams are also now looking more prepared to face them. Real Madrid for example, they are not like last season and this season they can show something better than before. Inter Milan who were their opponents in the final last season also showed an improvement which I think they are more ideal than the previous season. And honestly if they are reunited again this season, I think the chances will be the same.
Last season many were disappointed because it turned out that their opponent in the final was Inter Milan, although in the final Inter Milan showed good things, but from there we have seen how much the audience expects Inter Milan.

I personally can't think about Inter reaching the final because after all, at least there is still Bayern Munich which is certainly better than Inter. But indeed, regarding the teams that really deserve to play in the final match are Manchester City and Real Madrid but yes, with the note that Halaand and Bruyne continue to play and do not get injured . Because ya, if Halaand and Bruyne continue to play for the rest of the season then yes, it is very feasible for Manchester City to be able to play in the final match. Likewise with Real Madrid, because they have players like Bellingham and Vinicius who are both still at their best. So yes, Real Madrid and Manchester City are teams that really deserve to play in the Champions League final this season.

[Weawant]

We don't see see PSG among them because their performance until this moment has been really poor.    PSG actually follow these four teams right behind according to bookies but there is a huge odd difference between PSG and them at the same time. I don't question it much also after the performance I watched from them until now.

PSG just don't play here the same way they do in the Ligue 1. Their performance is much more unreliable especially in away games. If you checked out their away games in the group games you would understand me easily. I think that PSG would be eliminated quickly if they face a title contender earlier.

The poor performance of PSG has mostly been seen in the champions league because I'm their domestic league, not only are they at the top but they are very much dominating the league and aswell performing so well they look very formidable amongst their other pairs in the Ligue 1 this season.

I at some point doubt the possibility of PSG getting pass this stage but then I see that they are definitely going to put in the required efforts because they have really gat their mind on achieving much already from the UCL but just that the league is such a competitive one such that they will need extra effort to stay in the league, personally I think there will be no need of getting pass this stage because they know beyond this stage, they will definitely crash out so they could just save the stress and focus on their domestic league.

[marcous]

I can't think of a finale without Manchester City as well honestly. I agree with bookmakers here as a result.    Manchester City are definitely the most favoured team to become champions. Especially by De Bruyne's recovering and Haaland's being about to as well will help this team improve their probability to win the title.

De Bruyne is very valuable in every way for this team. He has already started to make a big impact on matches as of his recovery. Haaland is a goal machine as you know. If you remember this team even got past the semi finals and final stages without Halaand's scoring skills last season.  

Statisticaly it's probably true that they're ideally placed to be in the Champions League final this season and it's also possible that they'll be able to do the same as last season to become champions here again. But other teams are also now looking more prepared to face them. Real Madrid for example, they are not like last season and this season they can show something better than before. Inter Milan who were their opponents in the final last season also showed an improvement which I think they are more ideal than the previous season. And honestly if they are reunited again this season, I think the chances will be the same.
Last season many were disappointed because it turned out that their opponent in the final was Inter Milan, although in the final Inter Milan showed good things, but from there we have seen how much the audience expects Inter Milan.

I personally can't think about Inter reaching the final because after all, at least there is still Bayern Munich which is certainly better than Inter. But indeed, regarding the teams that really deserve to play in the final match are Manchester City and Real Madrid but yes, with the note that Halaand and Bruyne continue to play and do not get injured . Because ya, if Halaand and Bruyne continue to play for the rest of the season then yes, it is very feasible for Manchester City to be able to play in the final match. Likewise with Real Madrid, because they have players like Bellingham and Vinicius who are both still at their best. So yes, Real Madrid and Manchester City are teams that really deserve to play in the Champions League final this season.

However, it does not rule out the possibility that meetings with fellow favorite teams will occur earlier, perhaps in the quarter finals or semi finals, and what is clear is that there will only be two teams in the final. I agree that Madrid and Man City is an ideal final, but it must be in the context of not underestimating any team, because we know the UCL is full of drama and surprises. Bayern Munchen this season has quite a high bargaining value in every competition, Kane presence in their front line makes their chances of winning higher.

Teams like Inter Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona, Dortmund could be lucky, like PSG were lucky to escape from the hellish group and advance to the round of 16. So I think everything will be clear when the round of 16 starts again in mid February, currently the transfer window is still open and several teams are evaluating their respective shortcomings and looking for solutions by taking advantage of the transfer window.

De Bruyne return to Pep Guardiola starting XI was welcomed by fans, we have seen his role in the match against Newcastle yesterday. One goal and one assist proves that he is the heart of City game. It must be admitted that the absence of key players automatically makes their chances of winning lower, overall injuries play a big role in affecting the stability of a team.

[Raflesia]

I at some point doubt the possibility of PSG getting pass this stage but then I see that they are definitely going to put in the required efforts because they have really gat their mind on achieving much already from the UCL but just that the league is such a competitive one such that they will need extra effort to stay in the league, personally I think there will be no need of getting pass this stage because they know beyond this stage, they will definitely crash out so they could just save the stress and focus on their domestic league.

When talking about the possibility this season PSG has a greater possibility than the previous two seasons because this season for the round of 16 they will face the dark horse Sociedad which of course makes PSG a favorite in contrast to before when they had to meet Manchester City and Madrid in the round of 16.
But to go further for PSG of course this is still very questionable even though they have a player like Mbappe caliber but we know that the Champions League is a gathering place for big club so that 1 player alone will not be enough to make a difference in a match.

PSG are also unlucky in the Champions League because in the last 2 seasons they were faced with champions who made them inconvenient to fight back and this season it is also fortunate that they came out of the hell phase despite being in second place because at least there is still a chance for them to develop.

[topbitcoin]

De Bruyne return to Pep Guardiola starting XI was welcomed by fans, we have seen his role in the match against Newcastle yesterday. One goal and one assist proves that he is the heart of City game. It must be admitted that the absence of key players automatically makes their chances of winning lower, overall injuries play a big role in affecting the stability of a team.

That's an appropriate thing because we know when De Bruyne is not in the squad, Manchester City is quite lame in their matches so when there is currently De Bruyne in the squad it will be expected to fill the void as a playmaker in organizing Manchester City's ball flow in midfield.
Currently for Manchester they only have to wait for some players like Stones, Akanji and Haaland to recover and it is likely that it will happen at the end of January for them to be fit because with these players it is certain that Manchester City will be more terrible than before.

De Bruyne's presence alone has made a difference as their attack has become more measured and better than before. Not that Rodri is bad at this but with the presence of De Bruyne Rodri is more able to focus on their defense and for the problem of the flow of the ball everything is left to De Bruyne as the organizer of the attack. 

[swogerino]

This year we don't have a clear favorite for winning the Champions League,even Manchester City who looked like the strongest team in their domestic league they are having some volatility and suffering some bad results,the same for Barcelona and Real Madrid,also for Bayern Munchen who for me are the top 4 strongest contenders to the Champions League title.For the Italian teams Inter is doing pretty well in their domestic league but since they were in just one half 3 goals down in a game of Champions against Benfica at group stages this shows they are more fragile than the strongest contenders.The other teams we don't know their capability but surely they look much down in performance compared to these top teams.