UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[AYOBA]

This season, Bayern Munich experienced a slight setback compared to the last few seasons. Since being handled by Thomas Tuchel, this team has not made significant improvements either in the Bundesliga or in the Champions League. Losing at home to Lazio is a bad report card for a team like Munich because they are always the favorites, especially against a mediocre team like Lazio. Even though they only lost 1-0, Harry Kane still had a chance to retaliate at the Allianz Arena, but they had to really work hard if the Italian representative was able to maintain his score. I imagine that if the Bavarians fail to progress then Tuchel will have to accept the consequences, the possibility of him being fired is quite reasonable.

Honestly, Bayern Munich's loss to Lazio was incredibly disheartening. Bayern Munich's performance has given everyone optimism this season; it was excellent. I'm curious how they enabled Lazio to beat them 1:0 in their last encounter. This season, Lazio has been a very weak team, with a poor performance. But, still, Bayern Munich, I still have hope for Bayern Munich in the second leg, because even if there are only three clubs who are really tough and very strong, PSG, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, it demonstrates that there are still large chances for them to cross the second leg.

Bayern Munich can now maintain their consistency and give give positive results in their next game, so that they won't they won't repeat the mistake that they made against Lazio. But Shal I'm very sure that will perform well, they won't make the same error that they did against Lazio because Lazio used the home advantage to defeat Bayern Munich.

[piebeyb]

But I was surprised by the result in the Bayern Munich-Lazio match. It's been a very bad week for Bayern Munich. They suffered a crushing defeat to Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. Then they lost 1-0 to Lazio in the Champions League. But Bayern Munich still has a chance in the second leg to turn the situation.

I'm sure everyone was surprised by that, clearly Tuchel must be able to evaluate as soon as possible the current main Munich squad, he must be able to overhaul his strategy and rotate his players correctly because if Munich fails to qualify for the next round of the UCL of course that will result in him being fired from Munich and in the second leg match at the Allianz Arena must of course be able to convince all Munich fans that Tuchel can make up for Munich's defeat in the previous first leg match and this must be paid in full.

Even though I know that Lazio's win in the first leg was a stroke of luck because a Munich defender made a mistake and ended up getting a penalty so Munich had to lose, but even if there wasn't a mistake, Munich seemed to have difficulty scoring a goal against Lazio, that means Lazio's defense is quite tight and difficult to penetrate, that's why Tuchel must learn how to exploit gaps from Lazio's defenders so he can score goals. Munich must be able to learn from their meeting in their first leg match.

[Oneandpure]

I was not able watch the champions league meeting between Bayern Munich and Lazio. But I was somewhat disappointed by the result. Seeing Bayern Munich loss was not comfortable with me. I have thought that they are going to win Lazio in their own home but the reverse became the case. Many of us are saying that Bayern will win in Germany even with larger goal margin. But what I can say is that nobody can predict football excellently. There could be a problem with Bayern and they will end up to play a draw with Lazio and if that happens, we will understand that they are ending the season trophyless because Alonso and his guys are not giving Bayern a chance to settle.

All Bayern Munich fans are disappointed with the first leg match result after defeating by Lazio, but still has second leg match and I think Bayern Munich ability make come back and winning over two goals. Still not ending with Bayern Munich opportunity in Champion League, second leg match left 90 minutes more and Thomas Tuchel won't sack from his position by eliminating in Champion League.
But its bad result for Bayern Munich against Lazio as not strong team, I doubt if can make come back and qualify to quarter final round have to face with strong teams such as Manchester City and Real Madrid seems difficult for winning the match. Not really sure with Bayern Munich opportunity for winning Champion League.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

That's not to say PSG can't be favourites this season, because every season their chances are highly rated. They just don't have much experience in such competitions. But they have a great coaching staff and good players. I don't know why they are unlucky in the Champions League. One day they will take the cup.

You need more than luck to win the Champions League trophy. Manchester City have played great seasons and won trophies in the Premier League for consecutive seasons, but they waited until last year to win the Champions League. On the other hand, Real Madrid played in the finals of the Champions League and pushed for the trophy even in seasons when they were doing badly in La Liga. To win the Champions League you need a football culture. Paris is a great football city but not great enough to win the Champions League. Even when Messi, Neymar and Mbappe were there, that's why they couldn't win the Champions League.

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That's not to say PSG can't be favourites this season, because every season their chances are highly rated. They just don't have much experience in such competitions. But they have a great coaching staff and good players. I don't know why they are unlucky in the Champions League. One day they will take the cup.

We can see that PSG, which was much stronger last season, was not able to win the Champions League title, let alone this season, the quality of their team and players is not as good as last season.

Nothing is impossible but the possibility is very small for PSG to be able to create fierce competition in the Champions League this season and I am sure the PSG team will not target anything difficult because they also have to be aware of the strengths they have.

I think it's not about experience but a different mentality because anyway, even though PSG doesn't have experience but atleast from season to season PSG always tries to get better results . Therefore, PSG also has a great effort to build its experience to be better and bigger from season to season in this Champion League . So ya, if PSG does not start to improve its chances in the Champions League, then PSG also never succeeds in getting better results and experience . Therefore , by appointing Enrique as the head coach then ya, of course PSG expects Enrique to be able to build the PSG squad to have a better winning mentality than previous seasons. Even though it is still difficult for PSG to penetrate the final match and win the trophy but ya, at least PSG still has a chance to go further in the Champions League this time, which atleast still a good result too.

[Oluwa-btc]

I was not able watch the champions league meeting between Bayern Munich and Lazio. But I was somewhat disappointed by the result. Seeing Bayern Munich loss was not comfortable with me. I have thought that they are going to win Lazio in their own home but the reverse became the case. Many of us are saying that Bayern will win in Germany even with larger goal margin. But what I can say is that nobody can predict football excellently. There could be a problem with Bayern and they will end up to play a draw with Lazio and if that happens, we will understand that they are ending the season trophyless because Alonso and his guys are not giving Bayern a chance to settle.

All Bayern Munich fans are disappointed with the first leg match result after defeating by Lazio, but still has second leg match and I think Bayern Munich ability make come back and winning over two goals. Still not ending with Bayern Munich opportunity in Champion League, second leg match left 90 minutes more and Thomas Tuchel won't sack from his position by eliminating in Champion League.
But its bad result for Bayern Munich against Lazio as not strong team, I doubt if can make come back and qualify to quarter final round have to face with strong teams such as Manchester City and Real Madrid seems difficult for winning the match. Not really sure with Bayern Munich opportunity for winning Champion League.

How can they lose to a poor side like Lazio who are not doing well in the Seria A Competition so far this season. If it was a good side I won't have said nothing but Sarri and Lazio?
Thomas Tuchel has got to take a good look at what he's doing, I don't think he'll have the chance to be the long term coach for Bayern Munich.
 
Right now, Bayern Munich can just hope he wins the next game with good numbers otherwise he'll be gone for good. Return of Hansi Flick has been rumoured in the last few days.

[Weawant]

I was not able watch the champions league meeting between Bayern Munich and Lazio. But I was somewhat disappointed by the result. Seeing Bayern Munich loss was not comfortable with me. I have thought that they are going to win Lazio in their own home but the reverse became the case. Many of us are saying that Bayern will win in Germany even with larger goal margin. But what I can say is that nobody can predict football excellently. There could be a problem with Bayern and they will end up to play a draw with Lazio and if that happens, we will understand that they are ending the season trophyless because Alonso and his guys are not giving Bayern a chance to settle.

It was really a poor performance a d results from Bayern Munich as it wasn't expected of them to have lost such a game ass the fact that it's a champions league game where we would expect that they bring in their very best and hope to see how much they will be able to get a result and something to hold unto at the end of the day.

Bayern Munich is now looking like they my end the season without a trophy, earlier I had seen them to be amongst the top team in the champions league because they see a little experienced having been in the champions league and gotten to the finals a few times as well i was of the opinion they are definitely going to get far with their journey in the champions league even if they don't succeed in Winnipeg the champions league but then by their performance so far I'm almost doubting if they will be able to get much out of the champions league.

[QueenVera]

IMO, for me Paris Saint-Germain is not solid enough for international competitions. I mean, Luis Enrique's team is not strong enough to compete with other top teams. however, it is clear that PSG is currently experiencing progress in development that is leading to something better. however, as a whole, Luis Enrique's squad cannot be said to be an established team in the Champions League. As for PSG's victory in the match against Real Sociedad, it is natural that these two teams have differences based on statistics between them. so, to ensure how Paris Saint-Gemain progresses in the next match. it will be very interesting for me, when PSG plays an away match.

But like you said, slowly but surely. Paris Saint-Germain will return to being a tough and sturdy team. especially, when Luis Enrique's team has become established in terms of play. not only the front line, but the midfield is also the PSG coach's attention. referring to what you said, to find out more, let's just follow PSG's journey in this competition. especially, if you meet top teams. but before that, we will first watch the second leg match between Real Sociedad vs Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG have had improvements to their squad no doubt as Luis Enrique is doing quite well being in charge of this squad. He’s now changed the formation and the way they play making everyone to be actively involved. Now they play as a whole team and you can see that with the 1st leg win against ReAl Sociedad in the UCL. That win gives them the boost of being able to go the last 8 which I know is very much possible.

 Though this win doesn’t make PSG look like a UCL contender as they still need massive improvements in the team as a whole but the step they’re taking os worthy of commendation and they must keep up that form and be ready to effect very positive changes to see to their big boos then we can see them as a contender in Europe top flight.

[marcous]

Ahead of the Champions League last 16 first leg match between Napoli and Barcelona, we can see that Barcelona has slightly better capital. in Serie A, Napoli were forced to draw by Genoa, after they were previously beaten by Milan. Barcelona recorded better statistics in the last two matches, drawing with Granada and managing to secure full points from Celta Vigo, although in the last match Barcelona won thanks to a penalty.

On paper, Barcelona has a bigger chance of beating Napoli, even though Mazzarri fleet is acting as hosts, the last two matches being the reason. apart from that, Napoli is still missing Osimhen, where the Nigerian striker is still struggling with injuries. This is a good opportunity for Barcelona to beat Napoli, although it is possible that the match will end in a draw, or that Barcelona could even lose.

So far, in the four matches that have been completed, on average the favorite teams have won according to predictions. Except for Bayern Munchen, where Tuchel fleet suffered a surprising defeat to opponents Lazio. We'll see how the other four matches will go completed, I predict Dortmund, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Barcelona can beat their opponents. However betting on the Inter vs ATM match requires a lot of consideration.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

How can they lose to a poor side like Lazio who are not doing well in the Seria A Competition so far this season. If it was a good side I won't have said nothing but Sarri and Lazio?
Thomas Tuchel has got to take a good look at what he's doing, I don't think he'll have the chance to be the long term coach for Bayern Munich.
 
Right now, Bayern Munich can just hope he wins the next game with good numbers otherwise he'll be gone for good. Return of Hansi Flick has been rumoured in the last few days.

Bayern fans will not be happy at the moment but in the CL it is only half time in their last 16 tie. They are 1-0 down and they have 90 minutes to turn it back in their favour in Germany. I don’t know if Bayern are good enough to win the CL but they can definitely get past Lazio and I expect them to.

They are more in trouble in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen are absolutely flying, they have serious momentum. Bayern just have to stay in touching distance, must beat Bochum tomorrow.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Regardless of the result Leipzig got against Real Madrid and lost the game with a 1-0 result, I think they are going to have days before the second leg. Leipzig will face Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga and after that, they should face with Bayern Munich which is not going to be easy for them next Bochum and just after that match Leipzig will play the second leg against Real Madrid for the second legend this is a good reason to bet on Real Madrid even winning the second leg easier than the first game.

Indeed they still have time to meet in Leg 2 later but when looking at the first leg where Madrid excelled in the away match actually even though Leipzig's performance was quite good in this first leg but when they play at the Bernabeu it is not a guarantee that they will be able to reverse the score in the match later.
The second leg will be in the first week of March and that means there are about 2 weeks for Leipzig to prepare their plans but on the other hand
the Bernabeu could also be a graveyard for them in the end.

I think RB Leipzig may have enough time to prepare for the second leg of the encounter but they may never have the opportunity the had at home playing in Spain against Real Madrid, the performance of Leipzig can't be rated as good for a team that failed to score a goal at home against a team they shouldn't have allowed to get 3 point in their own home ground it's really disappointing and i doubt it they can overturn the scorelibe when they travel to face Real Madrid in front of their fans in the second leg.

Football is still unpredictable but looking at the winning streak of Real Madrid and their unbeaten run in the champions League this season I think it's very good to point to the RB Leipzig team to play their best or go back and prepare for next champions League.

The difference is so pronounced when looking at the power layout that even though there is time to prepare, it doesn't mean they can make a difference in the second leg.
Currently Madrid is still the favorite for the second leg because after all, by looking at the current situation Madrid is still on the wind and it will be very difficult to anticipate by Leipzig.

Leipzig does have some players who are currently quite good in terms of performance such as Openda, Sesko and Dani Olmo but things like this will not be able to make a difference to Madrid's strong midfield even without the original player for the position of center back in fact Madrid is still very successful to make Leipzig hassle from attacking and defending games at a very fast tempo.

[len01]

I was not able watch the champions league meeting between Bayern Munich and Lazio. But I was somewhat disappointed by the result. Seeing Bayern Munich loss was not comfortable with me. I have thought that they are going to win Lazio in their own home but the reverse became the case. Many of us are saying that Bayern will win in Germany even with larger goal margin. But what I can say is that nobody can predict football excellently. There could be a problem with Bayern and they will end up to play a draw with Lazio and if that happens, we will understand that they are ending the season trophyless because Alonso and his guys are not giving Bayern a chance to settle.

believe that Lazio victory was just luck and Bayern Munich defeat was just an unlucky day.
1 score doesn't mean Lazio looks strong and not scoring doesn't mean it's too bad because I know the history of Bayern Munich journey to this day and I don't care how many people say that this a curse, but for me this the beginning of Bayern Munich journey of success doubts
as you said, no one can accurately predict the final result of the match, but if someone wants to understand Tuchel strategic patterns, they will definitely never doubt it and maybe if there someone who has  about Munich current performance, for me it normal and I really appreciate it because of its condition it does look bad.

even though I'm not part of the Munich fans, I just believe that the bundesliga giants will not make mistakes that embarrass their own team and Tuchel recognized as a great coach who has been in charge for so long in Munich and will prove that in this second leg Bayern Munich will win with big score.

[Leviathan.007]

Regardless of the result Leipzig got against Real Madrid and lost the game with a 1-0 result, I think they are going to have days before the second leg. Leipzig will face Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga and after that, they should face with Bayern Munich which is not going to be easy for them next Bochum and just after that match Leipzig will play the second leg against Real Madrid for the second legend this is a good reason to bet on Real Madrid even winning the second leg easier than the first game.

Of a truth, RB Leipzig is actually in a very tight situation now if not the toughest moment of their life. They have line up of strong teams to face that require them to play their best squad without reserving any as the matches are top priorities with no exception. 

The problem now is if the players will be able to face the challenge without suffering from fatigue. We cannot also remove the possibility of injuries which will affect them badly.  If they are able to survive this period, then it will show they are prepared for the task ahead.

The way Leipzig stood against Real Madrid was amazing and I was thinking they could even win the game and beat Real Madrid in this match however Real Madrid has much better players and coaches than Leipzig. I think they also have a good chance to even win the second leg however this won't be easy to beat a team like Real Madrid but that's not out of reach for a team like Leipzig if they have the same good performance again in the second leg.

[bitvalak]

That's not to say PSG can't be favourites this season, because every season their chances are highly rated. They just don't have much experience in such competitions. But they have a great coaching staff and good players. I don't know why they are unlucky in the Champions League. One day they will take the cup.

We can see that PSG, which was much stronger last season, was not able to win the Champions League title, let alone this season, the quality of their team and players is not as good as last season.

Nothing is impossible but the possibility is very small for PSG to be able to create fierce competition in the Champions League this season and I am sure the PSG team will not target anything difficult because they also have to be aware of the strengths they have.

There are many factors that influence why a team can win the Champions League. It takes a long time for coaches and players to build the mentality and chemistry to have high fighting power. For example, Pep has been coaching Man City since 2016, only 6 years later was he able to win the Champions League title with Man City. Comparing with Enriquei at PSG is too early, because he only joined in 2023. He still has a long way to go in his career to hope to win the Champions League. So PSG should really focus on building a strong team so that one day PSG can be one of the strong candidates to win the Champions League trophy. At least Enrique must spend 3 seasons or more with PSG.

[ginsan]

You need more than luck to win the Champions League trophy. Manchester City have played great seasons and won trophies in the Premier League for consecutive seasons, but they waited until last year to win the Champions League. On the other hand, Real Madrid played in the finals of the Champions League and pushed for the trophy even in seasons when they were doing badly in La Liga. To win the Champions League you need a football culture. Paris is a great football city but not great enough to win the Champions League. Even when Messi, Neymar and Mbappe were there, that's why they couldn't win the Champions League.

The strength of a team will make them increasingly superior to be able to advance further in the Champions League. Manchester city mentality and performance have proven to be quite strong in the Champions League this season. All Manchester city players have the best qualities they have which makes us confident they will be able to go further this season. If Manchester city meets a strong team in the next round, of course it will be very interesting because we will see how consistent Pep Guardiola troops are in the Champions League this season.

For Real madrid, they also have a better performance this season because the presence of Bellingham in the Real Madrid squad makes them appear more impressive compared to the previous season. So Manchester city will get stronger resistance from other strong candidates. For this reason, Manchester City opportunities are not easy this season, so they really have to concentrate on winning the UCL trophy again.

[Docnaster]

Regardless of the result Leipzig got against Real Madrid and lost the game with a 1-0 result, I think they are going to have days before the second leg. Leipzig will face Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga and after that, they should face with Bayern Munich which is not going to be easy for them next Bochum and just after that match Leipzig will play the second leg against Real Madrid for the second legend this is a good reason to bet on Real Madrid even winning the second leg easier than the first game.

Of a truth, RB Leipzig is actually in a very tight situation now if not the toughest moment of their life. They have line up of strong teams to face that require them to play their best squad without reserving any as the matches are top priorities with no exception. 

The problem now is if the players will be able to face the challenge without suffering from fatigue. We cannot also remove the possibility of injuries which will affect them badly.  If they are able to survive this period, then it will show they are prepared for the task ahead.

The way Leipzig stood against Real Madrid was amazing and I was thinking they could even win the game and beat Real Madrid in this match however Real Madrid has much better players and coaches than Leipzig. I think they also have a good chance to even win the second leg however this won't be easy to beat a team like Real Madrid but that's not out of reach for a team like Leipzig if they have the same good performance again in the second leg.

RB Leipzig actually started the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie in an impressive style and were playing like a team who were likely to get a result from the game but because they were playing against Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid who is currently regarded as one of the best teams in the whole of Europe, they couldn't stop the Spanish giants from winning at least a game in that particular match.

Last season in the UEFA Champions League competition, Real Madrid were eliminated in the semi final by Manchester City in a humiliating fashion and are trying to make up for their shortcomings of last season and I think they're gonna gonna reach the final of the competition this season.

[Raflesia]

That's not to say PSG can't be favourites this season, because every season their chances are highly rated. They just don't have much experience in such competitions. But they have a great coaching staff and good players. I don't know why they are unlucky in the Champions League. One day they will take the cup.

We can see that PSG, which was much stronger last season, was not able to win the Champions League title, let alone this season, the quality of their team and players is not as good as last season.

Nothing is impossible but the possibility is very small for PSG to be able to create fierce competition in the Champions League this season and I am sure the PSG team will not target anything difficult because they also have to be aware of the strengths they have.

Just because they have Messi, Neymar and Sergio then it is used as a benchmark that they are stronger? I don't think so.

Indeed, in terms of names they will definitely be much better and more popular when compared to the current PSG squad but on the other hand we must be aware of the contributions shown.
Messi is a goat but he is old enough to compete in big competitions as well as Sergio. Speaking of Neymar, he even spent more time in PSG's treatment room than on the field as a player last season so to say they were stronger last season than they are now just because of an old and injured star player I think is a mistake.
PSG is still the same club as the previous seasons, it's just that when talking about performance it could be that this season they went further in the Chmapions Legaue compared to the previous 2 seasons which were only in the round of 16.

[Huppercase]

It was really a poor performance a d results from Bayern Munich as it wasn't expected of them to have lost such a game ass the fact that it's a champions league game where we would expect that they bring in their very best and hope to see how much they will be able to get a result and something to hold unto at the end of the day.

Bayern Munich is now looking like they my end the season without a trophy, earlier I had seen them to be amongst the top team in the champions league because they see a little experienced having been in the champions league and gotten to the finals a few times as well i was of the opinion they are definitely going to get far with their journey in the champions league even if they don't succeed in Winnipeg the champions league but then by their performance so far I'm almost doubting if they will be able to get much out of the champions league.

I thought I was the only one that expected them to win. I was expecting them to win or have atleast over 2 goals but only one was goal was scores by Lazio, I still respect them for addressing the fans that they will comeback stronger in the second round of the match. There is nothing to stop Bayern that match but they couldn't convert something meaningful in that match. What I even found funny between these two teams is that Bayern is in number 2 in domestic league while Lazio is in number 7, something is not right with Bayern.

Bayern Munich poor performance is as a result of Kane not happy in the club, they are not giving a lot of information but I just hope what has happened to Mane for making move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich only for them to discard him and sent off to Saud Arabia, it will be devastating if Kane also end up like this but I'm confident that everything can change overnight if they go far in the Champions League or even win it.

[GiftedMAN]

That's not to say PSG can't be favourites this season, because every season their chances are highly rated. They just don't have much experience in such competitions. But they have a great coaching staff and good players. I don't know why they are unlucky in the Champions League. One day they will take the cup.

You need more than luck to win the Champions League trophy. Manchester City have played great seasons and won trophies in the Premier League for consecutive seasons, but they waited until last year to win the Champions League. On the other hand, Real Madrid played in the finals of the Champions League and pushed for the trophy even in seasons when they were doing badly in La Liga. To win the Champions League you need a football culture. Paris is a great football city but not great enough to win the Champions League. Even when Messi, Neymar and Mbappe were there, that's why they couldn't win the Champions League.

Yea I agree with you, the Champions League game is not like the regular league games where a team that is performing very well and topping the league table will be seen as the favourite to win the title, looking at your analysis you have got the fact right and i think I will just add few more words to make up what you have explained. Manchester City winning the Champions League last season they merited it as they were so outstanding in their performance starting from the group stages,they qualified to the finals more than once but they were defeated due to their lack of experience in the champions League but when they finally got a little experience they backed it up with quality control of the game that was they are able to win the champions League. The problem in the PSG team not winning the champions league yet is their lack of structure, they haven't structured a team that is ready to win the champions league they only have what it takes to win the French Ligue1 so untill they  motivate the entire team and push them to watch and study the performance of other good teams with good records in the champions league they can't win it not even when they are without Messi and Naymer.

[coinlocket$]

The next week we already have a big match.

Inter versus Atletico.

According to bookmakers it should be an easy win for Inter.