UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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Inter Milan performance this season in Serie A is so impressive that they were able to win 16 matches and only suffered one defeat. Inter Milan also managed to secure a trophy in the last two days after they were able to beat Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final. So their quite impressive performance will automatically make them more confident in the Champions League this season. Inter Milan is highly regarded in the Champions League this season because they were the runner up team in the previous season. Inter under the coaching of Simone Inzaghi was successfully polished to become the strongest team in the Champions League this season.

Even though teams representing Serie A are often underestimated, I think other teams should see the progress made by teams representing Serie A in the Champions League. Martinez succeeded in bringing Inter Milan to win the Italian Super Cup trophy and he is determined to bring Inter Milan back to qualify for the Champions League final this season. Inter Milan front line has been very aggressive in scoring goals this season, they have quality attackers and are also supported by their strong defensive line.

Inter Milan has appeared impressive and consistent so far in Serie A because they have won 16 matches, 3 draws and 1 loss in 20 matches so Inter Milan is still the favorite to compete for the title. In Serie A, Inter Milan only has 1 big competitor, namely Juventus, but in terms of productivity, Inter Milan is superior to Juventus, even though currently Juventus is in first place, it does not rule out the possibility that Inter Milan can take over that position in the 21st match week.

With their impressive performance, of course, it will increase Inter Milan's self-confidence and they will prove to people that representatives of clubs from Serie A cannot be underestimated because we can see last season where Inter Milan competed with Manchester City in the race for the Champions League title even though Inter Milan failed to get it but Inter Milan was able to successfully reach the final in the most difficult competition and become runner up.

I don't think the Serie A is a good indicator of Inter Milan strength although it shows something.I think the fact that Inter conceded 3 goals in a single half when playing against Benfica showed quite some big vulnerabilities in their defense which they need to fix or at least greatly improved or it will be very difficult for them.I think they will qualify for the next round but from there on I am not sure if they will be capable of moving forward like they did last year when they reached the final.

If you called that serie a way not a good indicator, then how about last season? Intermilan became runner-up after it has beaten by manchester city and i think that this can also become a very good indicator to think that intermilan is even stronger compared to the last season.
Intermilan has achieved more than last season like it has been winning supercoppa and more trophies to come soon. I must say intermilan becomes the most favorite to wint he match against benfica. Intermilan can also push itself to play beyond its limit.

Throughout its existence, this club has faced constant underestimation, but Inter Milan's continuous success has continuously dispelled any doubts or negative opinions. I remember when many people said that this club was full of old guys who played football but intermilan was always able breaking the bad opinions about the club. Im quite happy with the performance from acmilan. The club is becoming the most favorite candidate of club to win scudetto this season. im seeing benfica was still below intermilan.

Lautaro martinez is still on fire and he will able to use all of his experience to make club win the game.
I do like the way of intermilan to prove it based on the fact rather than opinion.

[Blitzboy]

Inter Milan performance this season in Serie A is so impressive that they were able to win 16 matches and only suffered one defeat. Inter Milan also managed to secure a trophy in the last two days after they were able to beat Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final. So their quite impressive performance will automatically make them more confident in the Champions League this season. Inter Milan is highly regarded in the Champions League this season because they were the runner up team in the previous season. Inter under the coaching of Simone Inzaghi was successfully polished to become the strongest team in the Champions League this season.

Even though teams representing Serie A are often underestimated, I think other teams should see the progress made by teams representing Serie A in the Champions League. Martinez succeeded in bringing Inter Milan to win the Italian Super Cup trophy and he is determined to bring Inter Milan back to qualify for the Champions League final this season. Inter Milan front line has been very aggressive in scoring goals this season, they have quality attackers and are also supported by their strong defensive line.

Inter Milan has appeared impressive and consistent so far in Serie A because they have won 16 matches, 3 draws and 1 loss in 20 matches so Inter Milan is still the favorite to compete for the title. In Serie A, Inter Milan only has 1 big competitor, namely Juventus, but in terms of productivity, Inter Milan is superior to Juventus, even though currently Juventus is in first place, it does not rule out the possibility that Inter Milan can take over that position in the 21st match week.

With their impressive performance, of course, it will increase Inter Milan's self-confidence and they will prove to people that representatives of clubs from Serie A cannot be underestimated because we can see last season where Inter Milan competed with Manchester City in the race for the Champions League title even though Inter Milan failed to get it but Inter Milan was able to successfully reach the final in the most difficult competition and become runner up.

I don't think the Serie A is a good indicator of Inter Milan strength although it shows something.I think the fact that Inter conceded 3 goals in a single half when playing against Benfica showed quite some big vulnerabilities in their defense which they need to fix or at least greatly improved or it will be very difficult for them.I think they will qualify for the next round but from there on I am not sure if they will be capable of moving forward like they did last year when they reached the final.

Despite Serie A, Im apprehensive about Inter Milan's UCL chances. Their domestic record is solid, but that Benfica game showed their weaknesses. Three goals in one half are a major issue for their defense. A red flag indicates that this isnt just a terrible day. Unlike Serie A, the UCL has a different level of competition, and better teams will exploit your flaws.

Still, Im optimistic. The season's performance gives me optimism for Inter. They've demonstrated they can perform well, and if they make defensive improvements, who knows? They could beat last season's results. Big if. They must focus on such weaknesses to advance in the UCL.

[ancafe]

In domestic leagues, we cannot measure the strength of a team when playing against teams in the UCL because each league plays different teams so it is difficult or will become fierce when teams face other teams from different leagues.
However, at least we can see that Inter Milan has strength and consistent performance in Serie A so that is their benchmark in the UCL this season.

The domestic league is different from the Champions League so you can see the maturity of a club when competing in the Champions League not only from the players in it. Inter Milan were runners-up last season and they played in the final against Manchester City, which Manchester City won in that match and emerged as champions. This season, Inter Milan's strength is much stronger than last season, but this was only proven in the domestic league because in the Champions League they had just entered the round of 16 and in the preliminary round, Inter also experienced a little interference from their challengers

Of course, competition in the UCL is always fierce, but with what Inter Milan has shown throughout this season, I have no doubt that they can do the same as last season or better.

This season it might be much more difficult and it depends on how they will face which team in the knock-out round and if the team they face is much stronger then Inter Milan's chances of advancing to the final round will be quite difficult?

[Despairo]

I agree with you that serie A is more difficult than premier league because of the competition, I believe the reason why is like that is because almost all the club on the serie A has the same performance as others which makes it very difficult for all the team on the league and in a case like that it will be very difficult for a club to be consistent because they can easily be brought down from there position.

Serie A isn't a difficult league, but the strength of many clubs in Serie A are almost equal, this is the reason why the winner in Serie A is very unpredictable. If Inter is play in either La Liga or Premier League, I don't think they have a chance to become a champion.

This season it might be much more difficult and it depends on how they will face which team in the knock-out round and if the team they face is much stronger then Inter Milan's chances of advancing to the final round will be quite difficult?

Yeah, Inter was lucky in the last season, we don't know how lucky they're in this season. But facing Atletico Madrid for their first match in knockout stage is a bad luck lol.

[twiki]

Yeah, Inter was lucky in the last season, we don't know how lucky they're in this season. But facing Atletico Madrid for their first match in knockout stage is a bad luck lol.

They must believe in themselves then they can change the situation and win more often. Inter and Juventus are moving at such a pace that it is difficult to look too far

[Abu-Naim]

The champions league will be back by next month,and the different teams that qualified from the group stage will face each other again.It is a period when we get agitated about the clubs that will win,and the clubs that will lose,but there is one team i'm tipping to lift this tittle,either Manchester City,or Real Madrid.But if those two teams should go to the finals,then Mancity will win the league again making it two in a row.
They have their best players back from injury now,which are  Debruyne and Doku,these two players are really important to City at the moment,and their presence in a match final will give them an edge over their opponent.

The two team can both become semifinalist according how the draws were scheduled, I don't know if they can become finalist. But any of them can win the Champions League since they both have experience and have quality players in their team that are capable of making things work for them; nevertheless, that does not mean that any other team cannot become the Champion this season. There are teams that might surprise us this season because they are very serious and have young players in their squad that can defeat both Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Serie A is difficult to compare with the Premier League or La Liga, where the competition and level of teams is higher, but in the last Champions League, Inter proved that they are capable of reaching the final, maybe there was some luck in this, let's see how they repeat it this season.

I agree with you that serie A is more difficult than premier league because of the competition, I believe the reason why is like that is because almost all the club on the serie A has the same performance as others which makes it very difficult for all the team on the league and in a case like that it will be very difficult for a club to be consistent because they can easily be brought down from there position.

In what way is Seia A better or tougher than Premier League?
I know that Seria A teams have more Champions League experienced players than some of the Premier League teams but the competition in the Leagues are not the same. Premier League is difficultto play compared to Seria A in my opinion.

[makishart]

I'm not really sure if the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City vs Real Madrid will be won by Manchester City. If you look at its history, Real Madrid always wins when playing in the UEFA Champions League Final. Although it is true that Manchester City's strength this season is very strong, especially as many of their main players have returned from injury, it does not guarantee that Manchester City will win again, especially if they have to face Real Madrid. Even when Manchester United returned to the Final in the 2009 season after previously winning in the 2008 season, in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the Final.

I think it will be Manchester City. I thought so at the beginning of the season but Liverpool have become a little better so the fight for the title will be very tense.

We can expect the same story like last season when arsenal was losing the trophy at the end of season. The same thing is just happening with manchester city. The club has been trying so hard to perform better and the comeback of de bruyne was making it far better than before.

Im quite happy to see him back again and it was boosting the power owned by manchester city. Liverpool is still very consistent right now and i also speculating liverpool to be a tougher competitor for manchester city for the title race instead of arsenal.

The club has been performing so perfect even without salah. Some players have been also getting their best performance back again. This is going to be a very potential threat for manchester city to get EPL title this season.

City needs to pure more effort in consistently winning the game till the end of season. The gap toward liverpool was not that big and there is still a very big chance for manchester city to perform better.

[Coyster]

They must believe in themselves then they can change the situation and win more often. Inter and Juventus are moving at such a pace that it is difficult to look too far

Juventus and Inter Milan are doing great in the Seria A this season, they occupy 1st and 2nd positions respectively and only one point separates them, but this is the CL thread and Juventus are not even in the CL this season, but they'll definitely qualify for the competition next season.

Having said that, Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid is one of the stand out games in the CL RO16 this season, and imo it is a 50/50 game and there are no favorites in this one, though i tip Inter Milan to progress to the QF.

[Velvet78]

I'm curious about what PSG will do at the same time. They have a really lucky draw just like a few other big teams in this round. But Real Sociedad can still be a tough challenge for PSG depending on PSG's performance level. You know the group stage wasn't the best kind for PSG. They made it to this stage thanks to the results of last group games.

From now on they really need to play extra. Real Sociedad aren't joking. They had a great group stage with Inter in the same group. Inter were one of the finalists of the previous season you know.  

[Dzwaafu11]

It is possible that Inter Milan can exceed what they achieved last season, last season they became runners up because they had to lose narrowly to Manchester City, this season they have the opportunity to surpass that and become champions. This season Inter Milan are also playing better than last season, I think we all here feel the same way about the development of the performance of Inter Milan, so that makes them very likely to win the Champions League this season.
But we cannot deny that the journey to get there will be very tough, they have competitors who are no less good, especially big names like Real Madrid who have a very good mentality when in the Champions League.

Inter Milan are doing very well this season with the look of things and how their performance is going. They may be the champions this season because they are far better than last season; they did not perform this way last season, so this makes me believe the reason they are still putting in more effort is to see them at the top and get the title this season. Although, as of last season, they did not leave the place for Manchester City last season, sincerely, Manchester City did very well last season, so I don’t think they can compete with them as of last season. But currently, they can do that because Manchester City's performance is not like last season's.

I'm not really sure if the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City vs Real Madrid will be won by Manchester City. If you look at its history, Real Madrid always wins when playing in the UEFA Champions League Final. Although it is true that Manchester City's strength this season is very strong, especially as many of their main players have returned from injury, it does not guarantee that Manchester City will win again, especially if they have to face Real Madrid. Even when Manchester United returned to the Final in the 2009 season after previously winning in the 2008 season, in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the Final.

Not even like that, or saying Manchester City will win, I don’t think Manchester City will be the winner also because Real Madrid are doing very well in the champion league and they are ready to take the title this season. However, Manchester City performance is not very good when compared to last season, so therefore I think Real Madrid are going to dominate their match and get the tittle. However, for the fact that Real Madrid always wins the tittle whenever they compete, I think that will give them some sort of chance to deliver well.

[Helena Yu]

I'm curious about what PSG will do at the same time. They have a really lucky draw just like a few other big teams in this round. But Real Sociedad can still be a tough challenge for PSG depending on PSG's performance level. You know the group stage wasn't the best kind for PSG. They made it to this stage thanks to the results of last group games.

From now on they really need to play extra. Real Sociedad aren't joking. They had a great group stage with Inter in the same group. Inter were one of the finalists of the previous season you know.  

PSG will lose, Real Sociedad use a team play strategy while PSG is only depend on Mbappe. It's easy to combat PSG's strategy, just sacrifice one player to give hard tackle to Mbappe, PSG will don't have any player who can score a goal.

PSG is a strong team during group stage, but become a mediocre team when it comes to knockout stage.

[piebeyb]

This season it might be much more difficult and it depends on how they will face which team in the knock-out round and if the team they face is much stronger then Inter Milan's chances of advancing to the final round will be quite difficult?

Yeah, Inter was lucky in the last season, we don't know how lucky they're in this season. But facing Atletico Madrid for their first match in knockout stage is a bad luck lol.

Yes, it seems that Inter Milan will not be as lucky as last season, beating Atletico Madrid, which is currently in good condition, will certainly be an obstacle for Inter Milan to qualify for the next round. I do not underestimate the strength of Inter Milan, who are currently also performing well in the domestic league, so there are many too. Inter Milan are favorites in the round of 16 match, but I don't feel confident they will qualify to face Atletico Madrid.

Hopefully there will be more luck for Inter Milan because they will definitely meet really strong opponents compared to before where they qualified for the final last season because their journey was not too steep in reaching the UCL final last season compared to Manchester City who had to get past Madrid and even Munich. I hope Inter Milan never meet Munich or Madrid if in the end they manage to beat Atletico Madrid later, no one knows but I'm sure their progress will stop in the round of 16 of the UCL this season because Atletico Madrid will make them go home first.

[Kristiyana]

PSG will lose, Real Sociedad use a team play strategy while PSG is only depend on Mbappe. It's easy to combat PSG's strategy, just sacrifice one player to give hard tackle to Mbappe, PSG will don't have any player who can score a goal.

PSG is a strong team during group stage, but become a mediocre team when it comes to knockout stage.

That would be a good strategy to use by Real Sociedad because since the only major player of PSG is Mbappe if real Sociedad should send one or two players against him he will not perform on that match, but the question is that would Real Sociedad coach be reasonable enough to use that strategy because that's the only way they can challenge PSG.

[Davian144]

PSG will lose, Real Sociedad use a team play strategy while PSG is only depend on Mbappe. It's easy to combat PSG's strategy, just sacrifice one player to give hard tackle to Mbappe, PSG will don't have any player who can score a goal.

PSG is a strong team during group stage, but become a mediocre team when it comes to knockout stage.

Real Sociedad could implement a strategy like that when they face PSG in the next match, but I don't think there is any need to give Mbappe a hard tackle. Because as long as Real Sociedad players are able to block and guard Mbappe well enough, PSG will also find it difficult to score goals by relying on other players, because there (PSG) only Mbappe is relied on for this, even though PSG could also use other strategies which are not I will fully expect Mbappe to score a goal in the match against Real Sociedad later.

[QueenVera]

I believe that Inter will still advance even to the semifinals and it seems that comparing the performance of each team in each different domestic league will make it increasingly difficult to determine the fate of each team in advancing to the higher rounds. Maybe it's true that we can't measure the strength of a team because every team that competes in the Champions League is a difficult game to predict and the team that is the favorite will always have a greater chance of qualifying.

However, it is again worth watching Inter's performance in the Champions League this season because they are much stronger than last season and even have a chance to win the title in the domestic league. Apart from that, the thing that Inter needs to pay attention to is that they must not lose the game when facing a team that is equal to or even stronger than them.

Well Inter Milan are one strong contenders for the UCL especially as they’ve grown stronger than they were last season. When you compare them domestically to other teams participating in the UCL, then you can rank them among the Top 4 contenders. I think the finals they played last season really boost their morale in all competitions this season.

 The issue now is they’ve got the league and they’re being chased seriously by Juventus who’s not ready to slow down on the chase. I think Inter will have to avoid injuries if they’ll want to advance so well in the UCL, because opponents in the UCL are way different from the league. So I think Inter Milan taking every match and opponent seriously will be abig boost for them in this year’s UCL and it’ll be of great help to them for their league challenge too.

[Xxmodded]

I'm curious about what PSG will do at the same time. They have a really lucky draw just like a few other big teams in this round. But Real Sociedad can still be a tough challenge for PSG depending on PSG's performance level. You know the group stage wasn't the best kind for PSG. They made it to this stage thanks to the results of last group games.

From now on they really need to play extra. Real Sociedad aren't joking. They had a great group stage with Inter in the same group. Inter were one of the finalists of the previous season you know.  

For this season in Champion League, PSG have really lucky with drawing match schedule in 16 of round against Real Sociedad, has advantage behind the position standings finish on runner up place with not really strong opponent team in knock out round. However, PSG should not take it lightly with Real Sociedad being able to beat Inter Milan in the hunt for group winners, I think this match will quit well and Luis Henrique has adapted well with La Liga performance teams because he has been several years with Barcelona and understood well facing Real Sociedad.

For first leg Champion League match PSG will play on home and they should take advantage for winning above two or three goals before second leg away match, usually second leg most crucial and PSG must scoring many goals to make easily second leg with away match.

[Weawant]

PSG will lose, Real Sociedad use a team play strategy while PSG is only depend on Mbappe. It's easy to combat PSG's strategy, just sacrifice one player to give hard tackle to Mbappe, PSG will don't have any player who can score a goal.

PSG is a strong team during group stage, but become a mediocre team when it comes to knockout stage.

Been too certain about the out come of the game could be a way of preparing your mind for possible disappoinment because in football anything can happen at any time and this is champions league where every team deploys their very best knowing how competitive the champions league can be and the quest for every team to want to stay in such elite league as long as possible.

I wouldn't want to underestimate Real socidad but I don't think placing such absoluteness on them against PSG is quite risky knowing how much PSG desires and fight for the champions league even if we know they have got a great dependency on mbappe but then mbappe have proven to be reliable and in most cases have helped them deliver except Real socidad will be focusing on distracting mbappa well enough to create an opportunity for themselves but then on the reverse it could aswell be a strategy for PSG to distract Real soscidad and get some one else with lesser attention to do the goals.

[Jody.Drummer]

PSG will lose, Real Sociedad use a team play strategy while PSG is only depend on Mbappe. It's easy to combat PSG's strategy, just sacrifice one player to give hard tackle to Mbappe, PSG will don't have any player who can score a goal.

PSG is a strong team during group stage, but become a mediocre team when it comes to knockout stage.

That would be a good strategy to use by Real Sociedad because since the only major player of PSG is Mbappe if real Sociedad should send one or two players against him he will not perform on that match, but the question is that would Real Sociedad coach be reasonable enough to use that strategy because that's the only way they can challenge PSG.

Paris Saint Germain's game will be easy for opponents to read, because so far they have only relied on Mbappe in the attack line to score goals. Real Sociedad must be aware of this and they will try to anticipate it by paying more attention to Mbappe so that he can't do anything or can't move freely.
If they succeed in doing that, then their chances of winning will also be greater. Paris Saint Germain themselves will surely be aware of the same thing, their weaknesses are easy to see. So they should apply the same scenario, I mean they can use Mbappe as a lure and pass other players. It was hard to do for sure but they had to try it.

[Ruttoshi]

This season it might be much more difficult and it depends on how they will face which team in the knock-out round and if the team they face is much stronger then Inter Milan's chances of advancing to the final round will be quite difficult?

Yeah, Inter was lucky in the last season, we don't know how lucky they're in this season. But facing Atletico Madrid for their first match in knockout stage is a bad luck lol.

Yes, it seems that Inter Milan will not be as lucky as last season, beating Atletico Madrid, which is currently in good condition, will certainly be an obstacle for Inter Milan to qualify for the next round. I do not underestimate the strength of Inter Milan, who are currently also performing well in the domestic league, so there are many too. Inter Milan are favorites in the round of 16 match, but I don't feel confident they will qualify to face Atletico Madrid.

Hopefully there will be more luck for Inter Milan because they will definitely meet really strong opponents compared to before where they qualified for the final last season because their journey was not too steep in reaching the UCL final last season compared to Manchester City who had to get past Madrid and even Munich. I hope Inter Milan never meet Munich or Madrid if in the end they manage to beat Atletico Madrid later, no one knows but I'm sure their progress will stop in the round of 16 of the UCL this season because Atletico Madrid will make them go home first.

Inter is capable of the task ahead of them, and I don't see any reason why they wouldn't be victorious in the round of 16. It was easy for Inter to get to the finals last season, and they can still find their way through this season because they are in their best form and Martinez is their to give them the magical moment.

Inter is a strong and experienced club in the champions league and I believe that they will prepare themselves for the matches, and they will come out victorious. You shouldn't forget that Inter has one of the best defense and it will be hard for any club to penetrate easily. Manchester city was in their super form last season and were able to score Inter just one goal to win the finals. From the look of things Inter is stronger this season come to last season.

[beerlover]

The champions league will be back by next month,and the different teams that qualified from the group stage will face each other again.It is a period when we get agitated about the clubs that will win,and the clubs that will lose,but there is one team i'm tipping to lift this tittle,either Manchester City,or Real Madrid.But if those two teams should go to the finals,then Mancity will win the league again making it two in a row.
They have their best players back from injury now,which are  Debruyne and Doku,these two players are really important to City at the moment,and their presence in a match final will give them an edge over their opponent.

I'm not really sure if the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City vs Real Madrid will be won by Manchester City. If you look at its history, Real Madrid always wins when playing in the UEFA Champions League Final. Although it is true that Manchester City's strength this season is very strong, especially as many of their main players have returned from injury, it does not guarantee that Manchester City will win again, especially if they have to face Real Madrid. Even when Manchester United returned to the Final in the 2009 season after previously winning in the 2008 season, in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the Final.

Maybe it won't, but you can't reject the fact that it would be one of the most watched ones for sure.
I am not saying this is the year, it is all about drawing luck, but if those two teams end up with the same finals then we are going to have one of the most watched ones in the last decade or so.

They have both done wonderful, and yes City won only once, but they have been quite awesome and dominated football for a while, and they have great players now. I think both teams playing a finals game will also break the amount of money people gamble on that as well, even more than super bowls as well.

I think that would be something that would fit perfectly for world football as well, because it would get attention from everyone, and that's what the world needs now. With tiktoks and social media, people have lower attention span, so spending 2+ hours on a game is not something new generation does, with a game like this, it would get their attention and keep it for the whole game.