UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Jatiluhung]

From Barcelona's perspective, they will definitely try to play better because they are playing in their own stadium. Their strength level is quite strong but the problem is that their they is often unstable this season so this needs to be fixed when they face Napoli in the second leg. Even though Barcelona are very favorites for the second leg, their chances are still the same because the result of the first leg is a draw and it is only an advantage for Barcelona because they are playing at home.

That is Barcelona's problem at the moment. They have played inconsistently this season and we can also see several times they lost games they should have won. This is an opportunity for Napoli to provide a surprise in the second leg. But if Barcelona is able to perform as they should play then I think it will be very difficult for Napoli to beat Barcelona. They have everything to win. Moreover, playing as the host will certainly increase their motivation. I bet on Barcelona winning in the second leg.

Maybe Barcelona only got a draw in the first leg. but I'm sure that in the second leg Barcelona will be superior and will even score at least 2 goals. I will favorite Barcelona as a form of my disappointment with Napoli in Serie A. We can see how Napoli's condition is currently in Serie A. They were not even able to win full points from opponents who were weaker than them in the Serie A standings. and this is very worrying considering that last season Napoli were unbeaten and were able to win the title very comfortably. But this season everything has really changed and turned 180 degrees.

In contrast to Napoli, Barcelona actually looks better at the moment. They are now even starting to approach Girona in 2nd place and I think Xavi will make the best strategy for Barcelona and make beautiful memories at the club he will leave.

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[makishart]

There was no winner in the Napoli-Barcelona match. Napoli managed to draw with a terrible game at home.Barcelona has the potential to beat Napoli, but it seems that things are not going well for them either.At least it's a good enough result for Barcelona.They will win the next match at home and go through.
I didn't expect Arsenal to lose.I thought the match was very unpleasant because only 2 of the shots taken by both teams during the 90 minutes were accurate, one of which was a goal in the last minute.Arsenal, despite playing well, couldn't be very effective in front of goal against Porto and left with a goal in the last minute.Arsenal will have to show an extra performance at home now.

I agree with you that Barcelona will win against Napoli in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matches. Napoli's performance against Barcelona was poor. Napoli just managed to have one shot on target against Barcelona, which led to a goal that earned them a draw. With Napoli's present form, it will be hard for them to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou.

I am still curious about the primary factor that allows Barcelona to perform even better than Napoli. It feels like napoli has been weakened. The current state of napoli is very different compared to the previous season. Napoli less aggressive and it doesn't have good defenders as well. It was putting napoli in very difficult condition caused by the club must be getting draw in the first leg. barcelona still owns the game till the second leg. I saw that the draw as a win for barcelona caused by it played away. Napoli needs to use the strategy that was being used by intermilan to beat barcelona. Barcelona was not that strong but napoli seemed even weaker compared to the barcelona.
This is also the main reason draw was happening in the first leg. The second leg is gonna be even more difficult, caused by barcelona has no choice other than try to create the big wall against barcelona. Napoli needs at least draw against barcelona.

[len01]

I am still curious about the primary factor that allows Barcelona to perform even better than Napoli. It feels like napoli has been weakened. The current state of napoli is very different compared to the previous season. Napoli less aggressive and it doesn't have good defenders as well. It was putting napoli in very difficult condition caused by the club must be getting draw in the first leg. barcelona still owns the game till the second leg. I saw that the draw as a win for barcelona caused by it played away. Napoli needs to use the strategy that was being used by intermilan to beat barcelona. Barcelona was not that strong but napoli seemed even weaker compared to the barcelona.
This is also the main reason draw was happening in the first leg. The second leg is gonna be even more difficult, caused by barcelona has no choice other than try to create the big wall against barcelona. Napoli needs at least draw against barcelona.

It seems like you don't need to be curious because it's enough to know that Napoli main mistake was just changing coaches 3 times in one season, whereas a team that changes coaches several times can affect the performance of its players.
from this mistake you can see that Napoli main mistake is clearly visible and for me this is very crazy because Napoli management's thinking is quite bad, too chasing something instant.
so I wouldn't be surprised if Napoli performance was bad and fortunately Napoli still had Osimhen who could still save a draw in that match.

In the second leg, I'm still quite confident that Barcelona at home will be able to beat Napoli.
the main reason is quite clear, even though they are both going through bad times, Barcelona is still better, currently retaining Xavi, who has experience in managing Barcelona in the UCL.

[poodle63]

From Barcelona's perspective, they will definitely try to play better because they are playing in their own stadium. Their strength level is quite strong but the problem is that their they is often unstable this season so this needs to be fixed when they face Napoli in the second leg. Even though Barcelona are very favorites for the second leg, their chances are still the same because the result of the first leg is a draw and it is only an advantage for Barcelona because they are playing at home.

That is Barcelona's problem at the moment. They have played inconsistently this season and we can also see several times they lost games they should have won. This is an opportunity for Napoli to provide a surprise in the second leg. But if Barcelona is able to perform as they should play then I think it will be very difficult for Napoli to beat Barcelona. They have everything to win. Moreover, playing as the host will certainly increase their motivation. I bet on Barcelona winning in the second leg.

Always stay positive my friend. Barcelona has not yet moved to the somewere and club is still trying to defend its position. So many internal issues have been also affecting the performance from barcelona. This can be seen from how club become very inconsistent. It's winning against strong club but lost against mediocre club.
I have no problem in UCL caused by barcelona has good chance to enter into the next round. The second leg will not be a hard game for barcelona. Napoli will be thinking so hard about how to beat barcelona. The club has no chance to play safe caused by barcelona will be intensively pressuring napoli since the first half.
The second half will be very intense if napoli will able to keep the score to be draw. This is the hardest task  that must be completed by napoli. It's caused by club needs also to think about the condition from the players.
Napoli is not performing quite well in serie a. Theorically, that will be surely impacting the performance from the club but this totally depends on how good napoli players can handle it. There will be a lot of pressures to come for whole of players in the squad.
Napoli needs to win the game against barcelona even though this looks impossible to happen.

[Volgastallion]

The good thing after this first round is, we have basically all the keys open, and everything can happen, for me we can expect as i said before an Atletico Madrid coming back on Madrid, and also we expect the comeback of Arsenal in London, about Napoli Barcelona is a no clue game.

LEts see what is ahead for us, prepare your bets.

[udidrone]

The good thing after this first round is, we have basically all the keys open, and everything can happen, for me we can expect as i said before an Atletico Madrid coming back on Madrid, and also we expect the comeback of Arsenal in London, about Napoli Barcelona is a no clue game.

LEts see what is ahead for us, prepare your bets.

Of the 8 matches in the second leg, only Manchester City can be said to be safe they won in the first leg with a score of 3-1 and in the second leg Manchester City played at home so Copenhagen does not have any opportunity to change the situation. Other matches like Real Sociedad v PSG also interesting to wait for us to see if Real Sociedad can do something because they were 2 goals behind in the first leg so they had to win with a difference of 3 goals in the second leg, of course this is not easy because PSG is not a weak opponent.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Before the game I also thought Barcelona would win, but Napoli did well defensiv. In offense there are not many who score the goal, you recognized that well... there is only Osimhen. Barcelona have been better in there last games, they havent lost in 4 games. SSC Napoli have only won one game out of their last 5. A draw is more of a success for Napoli, but Barcelona will win at home at Camp Nou, so I would bet on that. In the next round, two Italian and two Spanish teams should go in the next round, so Inter Milan and Lazio Roma for Italy and Barcelona and Real Madrid for Spain. SSC Napoli and Atletico Madrid will probably be eliminated.

Do not rush to conclusions regarding Inter and especially Lazio. Inter will have a return match in Madrid, this will probably be one of their most difficult and important games this season, and despite the defeat, Atletico's chances of winning at home will be very good. As for Lazio, I think that they have almost no chance against Bayern away, even though Bayern is going through a difficult period now, Bayern must beat Lazio and go on.

It was actually incredible and pretty competitive as well. This was of course only the first leg, but I still think that the advantage of one goal is going to be pretty big for them going into the second leg. Believe that the result was very deserved for Inter as well.  They were definitely the better team in this match.

Now it is possible that Atletico Madrid does make a comeback in the second leg, but the job has become harder for them after the loss in the first leg for sure. Atletico Madrid had shown better consistency earlier in this season.  Since the last few weeks, they have lost matches and also dropped points when they really shouldn't have.

You know Atletico Madrid has to think about the Copa Del Rey competition as well.  they are also trailing in that competition and they will be going into the semi-final with a disadvantage of one goal as well if I recall correctly. The good thing is they will play against Almeria before that,  and Almeria is currently at the bottom of the table. So they will have a good chance to show something incredible in the semi-final of Copa del Ray

[Frankolala]

From Barcelona's perspective, they will definitely try to play better because they are playing in their own stadium. Their strength level is quite strong but the problem is that their they is often unstable this season so this needs to be fixed when they face Napoli in the second leg. Even though Barcelona are very favorites for the second leg, their chances are still the same because the result of the first leg is a draw and it is only an advantage for Barcelona because they are playing at home.

That is Barcelona's problem at the moment. They have played inconsistently this season and we can also see several times they lost games they should have won. This is an opportunity for Napoli to provide a surprise in the second leg. But if Barcelona is able to perform as they should play then I think it will be very difficult for Napoli to beat Barcelona. They have everything to win. Moreover, playing as the host will certainly increase their motivation. I bet on Barcelona winning in the second leg.

I have a great feeling that Barcelona will win the match, because they are playing at home, and that will be a motivator for them, despite their inconsistency this season. It is sad to see that Barcelona finds it difficult of scoring goals in the first leg, and this is what has put them in a tight corner. Xavi needs to put in his best on making sure that his strikers are on fire so that whatever opportunity that is created will be converted to a goal.

On the other hand, Napoli shouldn't be underestimated because they are also after winning Barcelona so that they can qualify to the next round. So, if Barcelona don't take this match as a do or die affair then they might not be equal to the tack of qualifying to the quarter finals. However, both teams are not in their best form now, and any of them can qualify to the next round, irrespective of where the match would be played.

[piebeyb]

In the second leg, I'm still quite confident that Barcelona at home will be able to beat Napoli.
the main reason is quite clear, even though they are both going through bad times, Barcelona is still better, currently retaining Xavi, who has experience in managing Barcelona in the UCL.

Xavi could pressure his team to play optimally against Napoli in the second leg, as long as they maintain the performance of every player currently available for this match, forget about the Laliga domestic league match because of course Barcelona will also find it difficult to win the Laliga title this season, so They should focus on the second leg match against Napoli, playing at Barcelona's home ground, it should be easy to win and Xavi can prove to all supporters that Barcelona still has a chance to win the UCL title.

I know there are still many difficult matches that Barcelona will face. This is the challenge where Xavi can prove to everyone that Barcelona is not dead and they can rise from adversity to become a great and strong club. I also believe that Barcelona can overcome Napoli in the second leg. Napoli actually didn't play very well against Barcelona, Xavi has to apply the right strategy when facing Napoli later, my prediction is that Barcelona will win narrowly against Napoli in the second leg.

[Bobrox]

Most likely Porto will use a defensive strategy and target a draw at the Emirates, Arsenal will have difficulty beating Porto even though the goal margin is only 1-0. On paper Arsenal chances were very good, but when they dominated the match and created chances, no one could convert them into goals. Porto would really benefit if Arsenal still played with the same style, they also wanted to qualify for the quarter finals and Arsenal failed to anticipate their style of play.

Full defensive is very good tactical for FC Porto on second leg match against Arsenal, get capital winning over one goal and draw result on second leg match more enough for FC Porto qualifying to quarter final although Arsenal's advantage with playing in their home. I think will make frustrated with the opponent team when FC Porto make full defensive strategies on second leg match.
I think FC Porto can take advantage with counter attack with Arsenal will play more offensive make space with their defense position, be careful for Mikel Arteta if Porto will play more defensive and Arsenal payer get frustrated how difficult scoring goals make their defense players will leave their position.

[bastisisca]

I agree with you that Barcelona will win against Napoli in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matches. Napoli's performance against Barcelona was poor. Napoli just managed to have one shot on target against Barcelona, which led to a goal that earned them a draw. With Napoli's present form, it will be hard for them to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou.

I totally agree with you although this situation really displeases me
It`s not nice to see a team from your own country fall so low. However, I am not really sure of the result, Barcelona are also currently having a small crisis with Xavi`s departure, or have they taken this news well? Just for understand

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The good thing after this first round is, we have basically all the keys open, and everything can happen, for me we can expect as i said before an Atletico Madrid coming back on Madrid, and also we expect the comeback of Arsenal in London, about Napoli Barcelona is a no clue game.

LEts see what is ahead for us, prepare your bets.

It is still wide open that is currently behind 1-0 on aggregate while in the second leg many of them return to play at their home this could determine the result where they will qualify so this match will be more interesting at the odds offered by the bookie.

Arsenal returning to London can turn things around with Porto because falling behind is not a big thing so Arsenal are still able to return the goal back.
Atletico playing at home, they still have motivation but remember Inter Milan's game is now better and stronger in defense, the host must have a way to win.
Barcelona, still a bit in doubt but they still have a chance.
Bayern Munich, still big to win but if they fail then Tuchel will be under pressure.

[hahay]

I agree with you that Barcelona will win against Napoli in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matches. Napoli's performance against Barcelona was poor. Napoli just managed to have one shot on target against Barcelona, which led to a goal that earned them a draw. With Napoli's present form, it will be hard for them to beat Barcelona at Camp Nou.

I totally agree with you although this situation really displeases me
It`s not nice to see a team from your own country fall so low. However, I am not really sure of the result, Barcelona are also currently having a small crisis with Xavi`s departure, or have they taken this news well? Just for understand

Although in this match or in this first leg Napoli only had 1 shot on target but anyway, the fact is that Napoli managed to score a goal also in this match. That means, Napoli's performance was not bad at all because anyway, if Napoli played badly then with the lack of shots on target then at least Napoli would not be able to score. But anyway, the fact is that Napoli managed to hold Barcelona to a draw and therefore, I cannot judge about a bad performance on Napoli in the first leg. But indeed, with the quality that Napoli and Barcelona have at this moment, of course Barcelona still has a better chance of qualifying than Napoli, and I also believe that Barcelona will succeed in defeating Napoli in the second leg later.

[giammangiato]

There was no winner in the Napoli-Barcelona match.Napoli managed to draw with a terrible game at home.Barcelona has the potential to beat Napoli, but it seems that things are not going well for them either.At least it's a good enough result for Barcelona.They will win the next match at home and go through.
I didn't expect Arsenal to lose.I thought the match was very unpleasant because only 2 of the shots taken by both teams during the 90 minutes were accurate, one of which was a goal in the last minute.Arsenal, despite playing well, couldn't be very effective in front of goal against Porto and left with a goal in the last minute.Arsenal will have to show an extra performance at home now.

Clearly, Napoli does not have a good performance because something broke, while last season Spalletti managed to keep everything united and close, this year after the arrival of the Spanish coach the game broke, and not By giving balls to Victor you dont score goals and you dont win.
Osimen proved to be very strong anyway, all see this

[gabbie2010]

Most likely Porto will use a defensive strategy and target a draw at the Emirates, Arsenal will have difficulty beating Porto even though the goal margin is only 1-0. On paper Arsenal chances were very good, but when they dominated the match and created chances, no one could convert them into goals. Porto would really benefit if Arsenal still played with the same style, they also wanted to qualify for the quarter finals and Arsenal failed to anticipate their style of play.

Full defensive is very good tactical for FC Porto on second leg match against Arsenal, get capital winning over one goal and draw result on second leg match more enough for FC Porto qualifying to quarter final although Arsenal's advantage with playing in their home. I think will make frustrated with the opponent team when FC Porto make full defensive strategies on second leg match.
I think FC Porto can take advantage with counter attack with Arsenal will play more offensive make space with their defense position, be careful for Mikel Arteta if Porto will play more defensive and Arsenal payer get frustrated how difficult scoring goals make their defense players will leave their position.

Porto was just lucky with their win against Arsenal because the gunners dominated the match unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their dominance of the game by being wasteful in front of goal probably due to inexperience of their players, however I don't think Porto can defend their lone goal advantage at the Emirates it's going to be a different ball game because Arsenal would launch massive attack to win the return match knowing that failure to win means they are out of this season UCL, of course Porto would deploy a defensive tactics because of the attacking prowess of the gunners and utilize or adopt a counter attack

[QueenVera]

Yes, you are right, it is possible that Porto will carry out a strategy like what you said and I also said that before, I admit that Porto's defense is very strong so that Arsenal are completely unable to create opportunities, but this is likely because Arsenal's players cannot shoot on target so they don't was able to break into Porto's goal, while Porto himself shot at goal twice and 1 of them resulted in a goal in the last minute and that was of course very painful for Arsenal because who would have thought that Arsenal would try to hold a draw in the first leg so that in the second leg Arsenal would beat Porto easily but unfortunately Arsenal conceded a goal.

Of course, any coach would be disappointed if they saw their club lose, especially in a big competition like this, even all Arsenal fans would also feel the same disappointment and even many bettors would lose because of course there are many who favor Arsenal, but what is called a surprise is true. we can't predict it because Porto also cannot be underestimated, he has prepared himself before meeting on the field and this really makes him happy because he was able to beat Arsenal in the first leg and will make a defensive strategy in the future second leg if Arsenal uses a less powerful attack strategy.

Arsenal making it to the UCL Knockout Round after over 7 years of being absent was a very big match to watch out for. This match was one their fans anticipated especially with Porto’s experience many had high expectations on Arsenal. The match happened and yes the surprise too was served by Porto in the last minutes of this match and this was really crazy for the coach, the fans and some punters who had high hopes in Arsenal team. Arsenal are currently a better team than Porto and I understand the frustration the match had. No one thought Arsenal will be able to concede defeat in this match as Arsenal have more better and a younger squad than Porto side. One part of this match that must be commended is the rock soild defense of this Porto side. This defense was able to stand tall all through the time of this match.

They made Arsenal attackers look so useless in front of goal by going home with 0 shot on target and this was a crazy stat that has got the fans so angry. Arteta dishing out his anger on his squad is quite understandable but he must now look for a way to reclaim victory at the Emirate. They still have a big chance to qualify as the difference is just with a goal and Arsenal at the Emirate can hit up over 3-5 goals there. Now they must try to look for the best way to break down this Porto team because I think Porto will still come with the mindset of defending their goal and hoping to go through to the next round with that lone goal and maybe a lucky goal. I still have high hopes on Arsenal going through to the last 8 but they’ll have to work through thick and thin to make this possible. With their young squad they can achieve that and I still want the fans to keep the hope alive.

[hyudien]

There was no winner in the Napoli-Barcelona match.Napoli managed to draw with a terrible game at home.Barcelona has the potential to beat Napoli, but it seems that things are not going well for them either.At least it's a good enough result for Barcelona.They will win the next match at home and go through.
I didn't expect Arsenal to lose.I thought the match was very unpleasant because only 2 of the shots taken by both teams during the 90 minutes were accurate, one of which was a goal in the last minute.Arsenal, despite playing well, couldn't be very effective in front of goal against Porto and left with a goal in the last minute.Arsenal will have to show an extra performance at home now.

Clearly, Napoli does not have a good performance because something broke, while last season Spalletti managed to keep everything united and close, this year after the arrival of the Spanish coach the game broke, and not By giving balls to Victor you dont score goals and you dont win.
Osimen proved to be very strong anyway, all see this

What you say is true, this season Napoli is not as good as last season and I can say their game has dropped significantly after their coach left last season. Even in this match, they were still very lucky because they didn't lose, because if you look at their game, you can say that they deserved to lose. They only had 1 open opportunity which could immediately become a goal to equalize and make the match end in a draw. I think in the second leg, if their game is still like this, they will lose very easily to Barcelona. They must be able to develop and improve the way they play if they still want to go further in the Champions League.
Likewise with Barcelona, I think they played well because their opponents were much worse, and if they had a better opponent than Napoli I doubt they would be able to win the match. Maybe their real test will come in the quarter-finals, because it is certain that their opponents in that round (if they qualify) will be stronger than the opponents they are currently facing. However, the problem lies in the internal problems they are still facing, whether they like it or not, it has a big influence on their game this season.

[Oluwa-btc]

Most likely Porto will use a defensive strategy and target a draw at the Emirates, Arsenal will have difficulty beating Porto even though the goal margin is only 1-0. On paper Arsenal chances were very good, but when they dominated the match and created chances, no one could convert them into goals. Porto would really benefit if Arsenal still played with the same style, they also wanted to qualify for the quarter finals and Arsenal failed to anticipate their style of play.

Full defensive is very good tactical for FC Porto on second leg match against Arsenal, get capital winning over one goal and draw result on second leg match more enough for FC Porto qualifying to quarter final although Arsenal's advantage with playing in their home. I think will make frustrated with the opponent team when FC Porto make full defensive strategies on second leg match.
I think FC Porto can take advantage with counter attack with Arsenal will play more offensive make space with their defense position, be careful for Mikel Arteta if Porto will play more defensive and Arsenal payer get frustrated how difficult scoring goals make their defense players will leave their position.

You should make sure you do whatever works for you, and Portuguese side did whatever they could have done to be winners of that first leg.
There'll be so much highlights on the second half at home against Arsenal, the Londoners would have a good chance to win or lose at home.
Gunner's might be doing well in the English Premier League Competition but whenever it comes to the Champions League they ave to double whatever they're going to make sure they go through this round.

I remember the days with Bayern Munich you know, lol, they'd try all they can but Bayern Munich would subdue them.

[MAAManda]

Agree, not a big problem for Arsenal, but they have to remain alert to their current condition, when it becomes a full defensive match for Porto, it will be hell for Arsenal. I previously forgot to mention that apart from Otavio, they also have Pepe there, so Arsenal must really solve Porto's solid defensive problem. Remember that Porto only needs a draw here to advance to the next round.

Pepe is old his physical endurance must not be as good as when he was young. against a young Arsenal team playing at home and spartan pepe will definitely drain physical and energy so performance for 90 minutes will definitely not be stable. as long as Arsenal does not concede a goal first or the players do not quickly despair, they can definitely advance to the next round.

Everyone also knows that an athlete's performance will decline as they get older, but I think you can rethink your words. Look at the rating on their match yesterday, he played well with Joao Mario, Otavio & Wendell. Usually older players will be played for half game, but not Pepe, he played the full game. Arsenal still have the biggest opportunity to progress to the next round, but that doesn't mean we have to underestimate Porto, we'll see what will happen in the second leg. Honestly, I wouldn't bet on this match because I think it's too risky.

[temple]

Agree, not a big problem for Arsenal, but they have to remain alert to their current condition, when it becomes a full defensive match for Porto, it will be hell for Arsenal. I previously forgot to mention that apart from Otavio, they also have Pepe there, so Arsenal must really solve Porto's solid defensive problem. Remember that Porto only needs a draw here to advance to the next round.

Pepe is old his physical endurance must not be as good as when he was young. against a young Arsenal team playing at home and spartan pepe will definitely drain physical and energy so performance for 90 minutes will definitely not be stable. as long as Arsenal does not concede a goal first or the players do not quickly despair, they can definitely advance to the next round.

Everyone also knows that an athlete's performance will decline as they get older, but I think you can rethink your words. Look at the rating on their match yesterday, he played well with Joao Mario, Otavio & Wendell. Usually older players will be played for half game, but not Pepe, he played the full game. Arsenal still have the biggest opportunity to progress to the next round, but that doesn't mean we have to underestimate Porto, we'll see what will happen in the second leg. Honestly, I wouldn't bet on this match because I think it's too risky.

I think that one of the major problems of Pepe will be exacerbated because of his progressing age and that is his brutal tackling. He is known for that and he forever been an extremely unfair player, but now when he is slower than his opponents and he becomes worse at getting the timings right, I think it could be more of a threat for his team to see him receive a red card. Maybe they are still valuing his positioning game and they know that he can make up for a speed deficiency due to that, but at some points there are limits to that. If he is still in a top physical condition, maybe it's the best option they have. But having a defender who is about to turn 41 years old doesn't sound too promising to me.

Did they say whether this is going to be his last season or are there any talks or even negotiations going on about a contract extension for him? I don't really care and it would be pretty crazy to see someone approach his mid 40s and still play in the Champions League I think the only position where this sounds kind of acceptable would be the goalkeeper position and even there 41 is very old.