UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[bastisisca]

I knew that Manchester City would advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, and we all know that Copenhagen will not be difficult for Manchester City to win against. Playing Manchester City to win against Copenhagen will be a small odd, but if you want to increase Manchester City's odds against Copenhagen, you can play Manchester City to win and over 3.5 goals or Manchester City to win Copenhagen in the first half. 

the difference in quality of the teams is too high, too much difference
obviously it`s an almost obvious match but you should never underestimate your opponent

football is a strange game, a game also based on pride and emotions, so a spark can ignite, rare but it happens. i bet on Manchester of course

[rahmad2nd]

I really understand that Porto's defense is very strong. At least Mikel Arteta can find a gap to score a goal in the second leg to advance to the next round. Even though Porto is in third place in the Portuguese League, that cannot be a benchmark for measuring the strength of a club.  However, here you can see or find out who will be lucky in the second leg, hopefully Mikel Arteta can find Porto's weak points so they can win or turn things around.

I remember the Lens vs Arsenal match in the group phase, when the Gunners lost with a score of 2-1. however, when the match was held at the Emirates Stadiums, Arsenal slaughtered Lens with a score of 6-0. well, in the second leg something similar doesn't rule out the possibility of happening to Porto. I mean, Arsenal slaughtered Porto with a big aggregate score. well, I say this not without reason. even though Arsenal lost in the first leg at home to Porto, based on match statistics, Arsenal controlled the match, especially in the first half with 71% ball possession. so, it is possible that Arsenal will play aggressively when the first half whistle sounds. I am very sure that Arteta will not waste the opportunity when he plays with his team at the Emirates Stadium when they host Porto.

Referring to the Arsenal betting market with odds @1.27, while Porto @11.00, it is clear that there is a significant gap based on the odds for these two teams. theoretically, Arsenal should win this match on paper. however, in football it is unique. even though Arsenal is in a positive trend recently, there is no guarantee that Mikel Arteta's squad can overthrow Porto easily. moreover, Porto is ahead by 1 goal on aggregate. which means, Sergio Conceicao's team only needs a draw to qualify for the next phase. As a Gunnes fan, I hope Arsenal can beat Porto in the second leg. so, let's wait.

[Oluwa-btc]

The problem isn't about Harry Kane as well. Because he is currently the best performing player in the team. He has scored a lot of goals to help this team achieve titles. But he is still really unlucky about winning a league title.    Even at a team like Bayern Munich he has found the season in which Bayern Munich play worse as a team. The title streak in the Bundesliga is about to end.

Arsenal are of course not one of number one contenders. They have a great scoring potential this season as you can see from their performance in the Premier League. But they are a very young team and it adds extra difficulty when it comes to winning a Champions League title. Consistency problems are seen clearly like in the Porto game.

Ridiculous Gunner's! And if you go back to history you'd see they're not going to last long in this Champions League Competition. I can talk about the Premier League Competition and support but the Champions League Competition.? Man, they're far from being second runners up.
There's no way Fc Porto wouldn't score a single goal against Arsenal come the next phase of the Champions League knockout stage, Gunner's should be ready it'll be a war for Porto to let them guard down.

Whoever blames Harry Kane knows nothing and he's not unlucky or has no curse. People can go ahead with whatever they want to fucking say.

Inter Milan beating Atletico Madrid are my best option, maybe they're favorites after Real Madrid, and Manchester City. Inter Milan are looking dangerous, they could take it to the Champions League you know. They was second place last season, can they be first place?

[topbitcoin]

Bayern Munich has Champion League mentality winning but I doubt with Arsenal have been absent for several years and get bad capital on the first leg match. Bayern Munich has to play one match in domestic league before facing Lazio in champion league, seems they will make huge rotation against SC Freiburg and most focus to win above two goals against Lazio.

Bayern Munich are in their own crisis and they will beat Lazio in Munich only if their star players wake up and halt internal conflict against their coach Thomas Tuchel for a common biggest target of their club in this season.

Lazio are not stronger than Bayern Munich so chance to win for Bayern at their home stadium is not small.

There's nothing wrong with their star players at the moment because however if we look at the performance in the first leg I think we realize that their performance was outstanding in terms of dominance it's just that when the red card and Penalty due to some mistakes that shouldn't have happened it makes the situation a little more complicated.
For the second leg later with reference to the first leg as a benchmark then indeed I think Bayern will still be able to dominate and do not rule out the possibility they will comeback in the second leg because their probability is very strong in this case.
Although we certainly know that Lazio will apply the same scheme where total defense is a solution that will definitely be done by utilizing a quick counterattack but in the end their probability of qualifying for the quarter-final stage is still smaller than Bayern,

There is nothing wrong with the players because after all, until now their attackers are still quite good, it's just that there are some obstacles for Bayern where when Kane is tightly guarded they will be a little troubled and that must be thought of a solution by Tuchel because after all he is now the one who must be responsible for things.

[Zanab247]

but for other matches such as Barcelona vs Napoli, anything can still happen. Because in the first leg they could only play a draw. So in the second leg it is still uncertain which one will be the favorite. It's just that Barcelona as the host seems to be the favorite.

Barcelona certainly won't waste this opportunity to play at home, it will certainly be an interesting match, because in the domestic league Napoli doesn't look good so Barcelona can take advantage of their current declining performance, Xavi must be able to take advantage of that by putting pressure on his players to being able to play optimally and win the match in the second leg, at least a narrow win is more than enough to qualify for the next round.

Since their last game ended up 1:1 draw and, it will be difficult for Napoli to let Barcelona to have such opportunity than to apply their new system to achieve victory from Barcelona that will take them to next round, you can see how many goals Napoli players scored their opponent which is the sign that they will take a good lead from this second leg.

This is the reason why Napoli will not allow Barcelona to qualify for the next round because, they know that it will be difficult for them to win Italy trophy based on their low position in the table, but they don't want to lose this UEFA champions league trophy which it will be the reason they will make the game more stronger for Barcelona to loose at the end.

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I knew that Manchester City would advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, and we all know that Copenhagen will not be difficult for Manchester City to win against. Playing Manchester City to win against Copenhagen will be a small odd, but if you want to increase Manchester City's odds against Copenhagen, you can play Manchester City to win and over 3.5 goals or Manchester City to win Copenhagen in the first half.

Every match played in the Champions League is of course not an easy match for all clubs, including Manchester City who are currently trying to defend the Champions League title this season, indeed, we cannot doubt that the squad that Manchester City has is far above Copenhagen, but still we also cannot rule out the surprise factor that  from Copenhagen might provide in the second leg even though it is unlikely to happen.

So far, Manchester City has a 3-1 aggregate advantage over Copenhagen,Apart from that, they also get the advantage of playing at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg, but apart from all that, of course Pep Guardiola will not try to risk  lose the victory that is in sight by underestimating Copenhagen later, currently tight schedules are certainly starting to hit european teams and it is very likely that Pep Guardiola will rotate players a little in that the match.
Currently Manchester City main focus is of course on their closest match, namely against Manchester United in the league, so it is certain that Guardiola will field their main players when facing Manchester United later and give rest to some of the main players in the match against Copenhagen and that is why I say If Guardiola will do a little player rotation in the second leg to maintain the stamina of their main players in facing a tight match schedule.

[BABY SHOES]

the difference in quality of the teams is too high, too much difference
obviously it`s an almost obvious match but you should never underestimate your opponent

football is a strange game, a game also based on pride and emotions, so a spark can ignite, rare but it happens. i bet on Manchester of course

I'm not underestimating the opponent but we know how Manchester City is performing at the moment so in terms of statistics it is also different from Copenhagen it will be an absolute victory or even losing 1-0 it is not a problem for Manchester but I don't think they will lose.

Football games are not strange but it is based on the quality of players because we can judge for ourselves which team is better will win, maybe we will know there.

In football luck is a little but skill is what is needed, you also believe not Manchester City will win? Obviously if you choose a single bet it will be small odds so parlay will be better with the odds you have.

[HajiBagi]

but for other matches such as Barcelona vs Napoli, anything can still happen. Because in the first leg they could only play a draw. So in the second leg it is still uncertain which one will be the favorite. It's just that Barcelona as the host seems to be the favorite.

Barcelona certainly won't waste this opportunity to play at home, it will certainly be an interesting match, because in the domestic league Napoli doesn't look good so Barcelona can take advantage of their current declining performance, Xavi must be able to take advantage of that by putting pressure on his players to being able to play optimally and win the match in the second leg, at least a narrow win is more than enough to qualify for the next round.

I am confident that Barcelona can qualify for the next round. It seems they will overcome Napoli at home of course with a different strategy, learning from the failure in the first leg where Barcelona was held to a draw by Napoli, it is clear that this is something that is not profitable, I think Xavi has prepared a strategy which is good for facing Napoli in the second leg match later, my prediction is that Barcelona will probably win 3 - 1 against Napoli in the second leg match later and they will succeed in qualifying for the next round because they are quite worthy of advancing compared to Napoli.

Are you certain that Barcelona can defeat Napoli in the second leg of their upcoming match? I don't think Barcelona can defeat Napoli so easily. Yes, I am aware that Barcelona is playing at home, but that doesn't mean that Barcelona will win. Napoli is a formidable team with a talented striker in Victor Osimehn, the Nigerian who is well-known throughout the world. Osimehn will attack Barcelona this season with great skill and a desire to score goals.

Recall that Real Madrid is in better form than Barcelona, and that when Real Madrid plays Napoli, the game is extremely difficult because Napoli refused to give up in those matches. Napoli played in the serie A league yesterday, defeating their opponents with a score of six goals, demonstrating that they have returned to form and that, should Barcelona fail to perform, Napoli will win.

[hahay]

I knew that Manchester City would advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, and we all know that Copenhagen will not be difficult for Manchester City to win against. Playing Manchester City to win against Copenhagen will be a small odd, but if you want to increase Manchester City's odds against Copenhagen, you can play Manchester City to win and over 3.5 goals or Manchester City to win Copenhagen in the first half. 

the difference in quality of the teams is too high, too much difference
obviously it`s an almost obvious match but you should never underestimate your opponent

football is a strange game, a game also based on pride and emotions, so a spark can ignite, rare but it happens. i bet on Manchester of course

Manchester City have won with a big score of 3-1 in the first leg, moreover in the second leg Manchester City will play at home so of course there is no chance for Copenhagen to be able to turn things around. There is no good scenario to be able to make Copenhagen win, because basically Copenhagen is at a different level with Manchester City. Therefore, even though maybe in the second leg Manchester City will only play the second tier player but yes, I am sure Manchester City will still qualify for the quarter-finals. Because anyway, even if for example Manchester City lose by only 1 goal but of course Manchester City will still qualify.

Therefore, there is no good chance for Copenhagen and yes, unless Manchester City still has a big ambition to keep winning at home then the score will be big. But yes, because considering Manchester City also still have to keep the squad well because the competition in the race for the Premier League title is still very tight. So it is possible, that Pep Guardiola will also make rotations in the match against Copenhagen later, because only by maintaining the aggregate score basically Manchester City will still qualify.

[marcous]

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Barcelona certainly won't waste this opportunity to play at home, it will certainly be an interesting match, because in the domestic league Napoli doesn't look good so Barcelona can take advantage of their current declining performance, Xavi must be able to take advantage of that by putting pressure on his players to being able to play optimally and win the match in the second leg, at least a narrow win is more than enough to qualify for the next round.

I am confident that Barcelona can qualify for the next round. It seems they will overcome Napoli at home of course with a different strategy, learning from the failure in the first leg where Barcelona was held to a draw by Napoli, it is clear that this is something that is not profitable, I think Xavi has prepared a strategy which is good for facing Napoli in the second leg match later, my prediction is that Barcelona will probably win 3 - 1 against Napoli in the second leg match later and they will succeed in qualifying for the next round because they are quite worthy of advancing compared to Napoli.

Xavi must be able to find a solution for his team defense line, so that it is not porous and easy to concede. If this can be realized, I also tend to think that Barcelona will win in the second leg. Acting as hosts will certainly make Xavi's fleet lucky, because they will get full support from their fans, Napoli will definitely find it difficult to win the match.

Apart from that, Barcelona and Napoli must first complete two other matches in their respective domestic leagues. I think these two matches can be taken into consideration, if you want to bet on both matches later. On paper, Barcelona deserves to be at the top, and Napoli could possibly make a surprise. The change of coach makes Napoli a little different, they just won big in Serie A.

On the other hand, Barcelona and Napoli, whoever can qualify for the quarter-finals, these two teams are not favorites to advance to the final. Because many believe that the strength of Man City, Madrid and Bayern is still stronger. But we have seen the history of last season, where Inter advanced to the final even though they were not the favourites.

[Ayers]

Losing 1-0 to Porto in the first leg was really unfortunate for Arsenal as they played quite overwhelmingly but did not score a goal. Porto is always an unpleasant opponent in the UCL, but looking back at the teams entering the qualifying round, this is a much easier opponent for them. Hopefully the Emirates home field will help Arsenal play more confidently and win against Porto in the second leg.

The 1-0 defeat against Porto was not complicated for Arsenal, even though Porto has always been a bad club, that doesn't mean they are difficult to beat. We know that Porto always beat big clubs in the last 16 of the Champions League, but we have to know that the second leg will be  played at Arsenal which is expected to be beneficial for Arsenal in getting a goal. At least a 2-0 result is enough to advance Arsenal to the next round, at least to avoid a draw or keep Porto from scoring goals above 2, because that will eliminate Arsenal in the number of away goals.  and aggregate goals.

When Arsenal traveled to Portugal to play against Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie, I was expecting Mikel Arteta's men to at least get a draw in that game before waiting for the second leg that'll be played at the Emirates stadium but surprisingly to me, Arsenal didn't just fail to get a draw in that game but also failed to find the back of the net and that I think has put their qualification to the next round of the competition on hang because the Porto team is very good in their defense line and are very capable of protecting the first one goal lead from the first leg of the tie. Porto are currently in the third position of the  Portuguese league table behind league leaders and current champions Benfica and second placed Sporting Lisbon but that doesn't suggest that they can't be able to eliminate Arsenal in the second leg even when bookmakers are still backing the English club to defeat Porto and go through.

For Arsenal to reach the next round of the UEFA Champions League, their attacking line must be on their best when the host the Portuguese club for the second leg of the tie. Breaking a Porto defense that's led by the legendary Pepe who we all know is a rockie and very solid at the back will be very difficult of you ask me. However, Arsenal will play the second leg of that game at home in front of their home fans and that I think will give them all the needed support to be at their best and better the result of Porto in the first leg and reach the quarter finals of the competition.

I really understand that Porto's defense is very strong. At least Mikel Arteta can find a gap to score a goal in the second leg to advance to the next round. Even though Porto is in third place in the Portuguese League, that cannot be a benchmark for measuring the strength of a club.  However, here you can see or find out who will be lucky in the second leg, hopefully Mikel Arteta can find Porto's weak points so they can win or turn things around.

Liga Portugal standing

This is the main point. Porto team may not be very strong this season. The overall performance of the team is a little weak. But the defense of this team is very strong. Porto have conceded just 17 goals in 23 matches in Liga Portugal. Porto are not at the top of the table and the performance of their strikers is not as good as expected. However, due to the strong defense, this team's performance is still consistent.


Champions league group stage

Porto have played very well in the Champions League group stage matches. Although the team conceded 8 goals in 6 matches, they managed to score 15 goals. The team finished second in the table with equal points to Barcelona.

Although Arsenal are a strong side, it will be very difficult against Porto to win the second leg match by a margin of 2-0. Since Porto performed well in the first leg match and won. The pl If Porto plays defensive tactics, it will be challenging for Arsenal to win this match.

[Weawant]

I really understand that Porto's defense is very strong. At least Mikel Arteta can find a gap to score a goal in the second leg to advance to the next round. Even though Porto is in third place in the Portuguese League, that cannot be a benchmark for measuring the strength of a club.  However, here you can see or find out who will be lucky in the second leg, hopefully Mikel Arteta can find Porto's weak points so they can win or turn things around.

I don't want to believe Arsenal will be playing an easy game against Porto because they will be having the home advantage this time around because even Porto aswell is very much aware of the fact that they both have close to very equal chance at qualification unto the next stage of the league but then Porto seem a step ahead only that if Arsenal gets a miracle enough to stay ahead of Porto without a goal then they can be quiet sure that Porto would've be a stumbling block for their qualifications unto the next stage of the champions league. The solidness of Porto's defence Line is something Mikel arteta needs to study so well and proferre a possible solution to breaking the defense line of Porto before the kick off of their next fixture.

Most persons seem to ignore the fact that Porto has got an unseeming advantage in the fact that they won at their home even if it's by a goal and if they area able to get another against Arsenal in the Emirates than it will mean the gunners will need Three goals to stay ahead of Porto which is look like it's not going to be all that easy and a draw wouldn't keep the gunners in a safe position either, so the gunners have got a whole lot of work to do.

[Sunderland]

the difference in quality of the teams is too high, too much difference
obviously it`s an almost obvious match but you should never underestimate your opponent

football is a strange game, a game also based on pride and emotions, so a spark can ignite, rare but it happens. i bet on Manchester of course

I'm not underestimating the opponent but we know how Manchester City is performing at the moment so in terms of statistics it is also different from Copenhagen it will be an absolute victory or even losing 1-0 it is not a problem for Manchester but I don't think they will lose.

Football games are not strange but it is based on the quality of players because we can judge for ourselves which team is better will win, maybe we will know there.

In football luck is a little but skill is what is needed, you also believe not Manchester City will win? Obviously if you choose a single bet it will be small odds so parlay will be better with the odds you have.

After the Manchester Derby, Mancity probably will rest some of their key players against København due the crucial match against Liverpool 3 days after this match.
Mancity maybe only win with 1 goal difference, I dont think we will see a spectacular result in this 1st leg.
There is a 2nd leg if Mancity fail to win against København and with the Mancity 1st team, Im sure they able to win at København home.
But if they lose against Liverpool =  it will be very hard for them to win the Premier League this season.

[abhiseshakana]

I really understand that Porto's defense is very strong. At least Mikel Arteta can find a gap to score a goal in the second leg to advance to the next round. Even though Porto is in third place in the Portuguese League, that cannot be a benchmark for measuring the strength of a club.  However, here you can see or find out who will be lucky in the second leg, hopefully Mikel Arteta can find Porto's weak points so they can win or turn things around.

I don't want to believe Arsenal will be playing an easy game against Porto because they will be having the home advantage this time around because even Porto aswell is very much aware of the fact that they both have close to very equal chance at qualification unto the next stage of the league but then Porto seem a step ahead only that if Arsenal gets a miracle enough to stay ahead of Porto without a goal then they can be quiet sure that Porto would've be a stumbling block for their qualifications unto the next stage of the champions league. The solidness of Porto's defence Line is something Mikel arteta needs to study so well and proferre a possible solution to breaking the defense line of Porto before the kick off of their next fixture.

Most persons seem to ignore the fact that Porto has got an unseeming advantage in the fact that they won at their home even if it's by a goal and if they area able to get another against Arsenal in the Emirates than it will mean the gunners will need Three goals to stay ahead of Porto which is look like it's not going to be all that easy and a draw wouldn't keep the gunners in a safe position either, so the gunners have got a whole lot of work to do.

Even though Porto will play as a guest in the second leg, but with the win they got in the first leg, it will be an advantage for them. So they will most likely tend to play defensive football to maintain their advantage. It's definitely not an easy task because the opponent is Arsenal, who will be playing at home and is in an on-fire condition. But still, this match will be quite difficult to predict who will be the winner because I think both teams will definitely play with all their might, and most likely the match will run with high tension which will probably result in a lot of fouls from both sides.

[deathcode]

After the Manchester Derby, Mancity probably will rest some of their key players against København due the crucial match against Liverpool 3 days after this match.
Mancity maybe only win with 1 goal difference, I dont think we will see a spectacular result in this 1st leg.
There is a 2nd leg if Mancity fail to win against København and with the Mancity 1st team, Im sure they able to win at København home.
But if they lose against Liverpool =  it will be very hard for them to win the Premier League this season.

If Man City loses to Liverpool, it won't be that big of a difference in points. There are still other matches to chase points. Man City wants to repeat their success last season. I don't think there will be any reason to rest their best squad. at least they will ensure superiority and will replace players to maintain the squad's fitness.
Man City's next few matches will be quite important. they feel they are facing quite strong teams. they have to prepare many fighting strategies.

[AakZaki]

What Bayern Munich is experiencing this season is related to Tuchel's coaching because everyone can probably compare Bayern Munich's performance last season with the performance shown by Bayern Munich this season. So Bayern Munich has the possibility of not getting any big trophies this season and also including small trophies in their own local league such as the DFL Super Cup. This is certainly very sad for Bayern Munich because previously Bayern Munich was always a candidate to win, both in the Champions League and in the Bundesliga.

Actually I see Kloop also suitable if he goes to Bayern Munich. But his statement about his future seems to have been answered. So that seems unlikely to happen. Instead of Xabi I think Zidane could be another alternative. Because I read he is ready to work again at the moment.
Bayern Munich's chances in the UCL are still very big. They only lost 0-1 to Lazio in leg 1. Furthermore, they have many opportunities because of leg 2 in Germany. I am very sure they are able to qualify for the last 8.

[rozak]

After the Manchester Derby, Mancity probably will rest some of their key players against København due the crucial match against Liverpool 3 days after this match.
Mancity maybe only win with 1 goal difference, I dont think we will see a spectacular result in this 1st leg.
There is a 2nd leg if Mancity fail to win against København and with the Mancity 1st team, Im sure they able to win at København home.
But if they lose against Liverpool =  it will be very hard for them to win the Premier League this season.

If Man City loses to Liverpool, it won't be that big of a difference in points. There are still other matches to chase points. Man City wants to repeat their success last season. I don't think there will be any reason to rest their best squad. at least they will ensure superiority and will replace players to maintain the squad's fitness.
Man City's next few matches will be quite important. they feel they are facing quite strong teams. they have to prepare many fighting strategies.

It would indeed be extraordinary if City could repeat last season's achievements. the first leg against Copenhagen was in their favor. and the second leg they will still be favorites to win.
while in the Premier League, City competes with Liverpool and Arsenal this season. Man United will not stand in City's way this season, and Liverpool are perhaps the strongest contenders. but we remember the events of last season when Arsenal almost won the trophy but lost good momentum at the end of the season. and maybe it will happen again and this time the victim will be Liverpool.

[beerlover]

It was only the Copenhagen and Manchester City match that played over 2.5 goals in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg. There will be more of over 2.5 goals in this second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 because big clubs will be playing from home, and they will easily score many goals since they are at home.

Big teams that play at home during the second leg of the Champions League do have a greater chance of scoring more goals. But big teams who won by a few goals in the first leg also don't need to score more goals if they are able to secure themselves to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. Because there are still many rounds that the big teams have to go through with bigger challenges in the next round, so any team must also be able to protect their key players so that they don't get injured early.

I agree that home team does have some sort of advantage, but the first game results have even bigger advantage. If you won the first game, then you could do a park the bus tactic and put like 6 defenders in there, and 2 midfielders, and just 2 wing/striker type of players, that should be more than enough in most cases.

This is why we end up seeing 5-3-2 most commonly on the second leg of these knock out stage games and nowhere else, because the first leg winners just want to do fine. Plus, it is a system that works perfectly with most common tactics of today with just one change, you take out one defender and put one striker in and suddenly you have your old regular system back as well, this makes things a lot more easier for teams.

[KTChampions]

Actually I see Kloop also suitable if he goes to Bayern Munich. But his statement about his future seems to have been answered. So that seems unlikely to happen. Instead of Xabi I think Zidane could be another alternative. Because I read he is ready to work again at the moment.
Bayern Munich's chances in the UCL are still very big. They only lost 0-1 to Lazio in leg 1. Furthermore, they have many opportunities because of leg 2 in Germany. I am very sure they are able to qualify for the last 8.

Klopp's agent said plans for a year-long holiday have not changed and 100% will not change. And we know that Tuchel will leave in the summer. It turns out that in order for Klopp to end up in Bayern, the next coach after Tuchel must also fail. Theoretically this is possible (Bayern lost all their luck lol), but it is unlikely given the fact that in the summer they will hire someone from the top (possibly Zidane, perhaps Xabi).
As for the chances in the Champions League, they are great against Lazio, Bayern is a big favorite before the return game, but in general the bookmakers have lowered Bayern's rating and now they are ranked worse as title contenders than Arsenal (now Bayern is in 4th place).

[Asiska02]

After the Manchester Derby, Mancity probably will rest some of their key players against København due the crucial match against Liverpool 3 days after this match.
Mancity maybe only win with 1 goal difference, I dont think we will see a spectacular result in this 1st leg.
There is a 2nd leg if Mancity fail to win against København and with the Mancity 1st team, Im sure they able to win at København home.
But if they lose against Liverpool =  it will be very hard for them to win the Premier League this season.

Manchester City losing to Liverpool will not make them give up on the chase for the league title yet, they still have some number of matches left that can still determine who will become the winner of the premier league this season, the league will still be widely open for any of them including Arsenal. Liverpool are currently facing injury challenges just like Manchester City had to face in the past but being managed by a good coach can still make them prevail against Manchester City.

The race for the title contender is always vigorous and every team always happen to be at their best even when their key players are not around. I see a competitive match here and nothing less and I expect both of the teams to use their best players in this match for those of them that are not out injured.