UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Sunderland]

It would be an easy 90 minute win for Arsenal. Porto might have a lead over goal but they are no match to what Arsenal is now. The next game is going to be in a much different context as well. Arsenal has placed themselves as the contender for title of the premier league and the match is being hosted in Etihad stadium, the home ground of Arsenal. Arsenal will most probably have a better aggregate than porto during the gameplay and advance to the next round.
Another match on the same day Barcelona vs Napoli would be much competitive one but Barcelona would have a better play.

I agree that Arsenal will be win but it will be not an easy match for them.
In Europe competitions Porto never lost with more than 1 goal difference since Sept 2022.
I guess this match will end with 1-0 or 2-1 in 90 minutes, and the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout.

I believe that the record will end at the Emirate Stadium today. Arsenal will not allow FC Porto to score a goal first, so they will not need to struggle to win against FC Porto. Arsenal will beat FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League last 16 matches, and the match will end 2-0, 3-0, or 3-1.

Nope, maybe that record will be ended in the next season/Europa League because Porto might not qualify for the UCL.

For Atletico vs Inter, I guess the match ends with a draw and Inter qualify because of the aggregate.
Even Atletico performance is not so convincing lately but I doubt Inter will win again in this 2nd leg.

[rendravolt]

I didn't expect that Napoli would be left unable to move at home to Barcelona and instead of trying harder to block every attack, Napoli instead conceded more goals. Barcelona took the lead first with two quick goals from Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo, but not long after Napoli hit back with a goal scored by Rrahmani. However, considering that there were still quite a long minutes in the first half, Napoli did not manage to equalize at the end of the first half.

They had another chance in the second half but their effectiveness was too far from Barcelona and the Blaugrana certainly didn't want to let Napoli dominate at home. The result was that Barcelona scored another goal, this time it was Lewandowski's turn to do it and at the same time closed the victory with a score of 3-1. The aggregate lead is also 4-2 for Barcelona and maybe this will be a good start for Barcelona because they managed to secure a place in the quarterfinals. Xavi must be extra alert because this time his opponent will be much stronger.

[piebeyb]

Barcelona - Napoli 3-1

A great victory for Barcelona, they played totally attacking throughout the match. From the statistics I see a very good figure, 24 shots taken and 10 shots on goal. Really a good match to watch, a pity for Napoli, in the first leg they had shown that they could get the qualification, but at Camp Nou it is difficult to come out victorious

obviously I had bet on Barcelona, obviously
I'm sorry to bet against Italian teams, but Napoli's decline is not a decline, it's a really strong crisis
they are also starting to go outside the cup zone in my opinion and they risk a lot
I don't know if they will be able to recover, certainly in my opinion they will lose their top striker

I think Napoli is not the favorite team in the UCL, they are not like last season and I'm sure everyone is betting on Barcelona, because even playing at Napoli's home ground they were unable to win the match against Barcelona and drawing with Barcelona in the previous first leg was the same. Just giving Barcelona the opportunity to beat Napoli at home, in the end Barcelona succeeded in getting rid of Napoli and Napoli had to accept this unsatisfactory result because they really slumped this season not only in the domestic league but also in the UCL.

It could be that they will lose their top striker next season if Napoli continues like this it will not make their players develop in the future, Napoli cannot do anything and it is certain that they will be without a title this season, this defeat will be a wound for the supporters Napoli have also supported them up to now, but Barcelona has more experience in the UCL and they know how to overcome clubs like Napoli who don't have much experience in the UCL so Barcelona can beat them at home with a score of 3 - 1 and that's quite a landslide where Napoli had to concede three goals.

[Unsoldier]

It would be an easy 90 minute win for Arsenal. Porto might have a lead over goal but they are no match to what Arsenal is now. The next game is going to be in a much different context as well. Arsenal has placed themselves as the contender for title of the premier league and the match is being hosted in Etihad stadium, the home ground of Arsenal. Arsenal will most probably have a better aggregate than porto during the gameplay and advance to the next round.
Another match on the same day Barcelona vs Napoli would be much competitive one but Barcelona would have a better play.

I agree that Arsenal will be win but it will be not an easy match for them.
In Europe competitions Porto never lost with more than 1 goal difference since Sept 2022.
I guess this match will end with 1-0 or 2-1 in 90 minutes, and the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout.

I believe that the record will end at the Emirate Stadium today. Arsenal will not allow FC Porto to score a goal first, so they will not need to struggle to win against FC Porto. Arsenal will beat FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League last 16 matches, and the match will end 2-0, 3-0, or 3-1.

Nope, maybe that record will be ended in the next season/Europa League because Porto might not qualify for the UCL.

For Atletico vs Inter, I guess the match ends with a draw and Inter qualify because of the aggregate.
Even Atletico performance is not so convincing lately but I doubt Inter will win again in this 2nd leg.

Many thought that Inter would win confidently in the first match, but the game turned out to be a tough one for them. For Atletico, one goal is not a verdict, but it will not be easy for them to beat Inter. Atletico must use all their strengths in the return match, both teams will attack. I think we will see a lot of goals in today's game. My option is total more than 2.5 goals and both teams will score.

[AprilioMP]

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Still 1 goal down but this makes the match exciting to watch again hehe. Bookies are having a good time adjusting the odds for this one hehe.

Even though Rrahmani's reply was a goal that could give encouragement to equalize the score at 2-2, it turned out that Napoli couldn't do much because the one goal didn't add up until Lewandowski scored the third goal to ensure Barcelona won 4-2 on aggregate.
The odds given by bookies while the match was in progress, not many dared to take risks because Napoli could only score one goal at Camp Nou.

Congratulations to Barcelona. We couldn't advance to the next round and only made it to round 16.

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And there it is.... Now a 1-1 on aggregate.

Luck is on Arsenal's side.
Only 1 goal until finally a penalty shootout to determine the winner. David Raya was the player who helped Arsenal qualify for the next round.

[Frankolala]

Meanwhile, for the Arsenal vs Porto match, even though the match only ended in a penalty shootout. And Arsenal succeeded in winning. But I think that Porto is really strong. Their defense was completely unshakable. But I know all that thanks to the senior defender and can also be said to be the legendary defender from Portugal, namely Pepe. He helps coordinate the defense well. And I am amazed that he is no longer young but he is still able to become an irreplaceable defender.

I didn't think Porto could play this well. Even they can make it difficult for Arsenal. The possession of the ball is also not much different, which means that Porto also plays open. It even seems that Porto play more effectively, he can make 3 shots on target while Arsenal can only 4 shots on target. Of course, this victory destroyed the bad tradition of failing to enter the quarterfinals. They had to wait 14 years to enter the quarterfinals.

I expected anything I saw in this match because of the consistency of the both teams, checking their previous matches the both are engaged in accumulation of goals in every match they played, Porto performance was so incredible to even play the extra time. Arsenal really show how strong they are this season and the show that they are ready for this competition after failing to make it to this stage for a long period of time, I strongly believe they can make it to final if they can even improve in their consistency sky will be their limit.

Who knows if the quarter final stage will be the last stage for Arsenal, because the competition is getting tougher and only the strong and lucky club will stand and the weak will crash out. Arsenal proved their consistency in yesterday's match, which enabled them to reach the penalty shootout.

The penalty shootout was in their favor as they were able to score all four goals, while Porto scored just two. After 10 years Arsenal were able to reach the quarter final stage and I hope that they can move on to the semifinals.

Inter are favorite to win today's game, since they are stronger than Inter currently, and would not want to accept defeat.

[bitcampaign]

For Atletico vs Inter, I guess the match ends with a draw and Inter qualify because of the aggregate.
Even Atletico performance is not so convincing lately but I doubt Inter will win again in this 2nd leg.

Hoping that Atletico will be able to turn things around, nothing is impossible, Atletico only needs two goals from the results of the match because that is far enough for Atletico to advance to the next round, plus Atletico will play at home with supporters who will come tonight at least. could be a strength for Atletico Madrid in facing Inter Milan in the second leg.

[Awaklara]

For Atletico vs Inter, I guess the match ends with a draw and Inter qualify because of the aggregate.
Even Atletico performance is not so convincing lately but I doubt Inter will win again in this 2nd leg.

Hoping that Atletico will be able to turn things around, nothing is impossible, Atletico only needs two goals from the results of the match because that is far enough for Atletico to advance to the next round, plus Atletico will play at home with supporters who will come tonight at least. could be a strength for Atletico Madrid in facing Inter Milan in the second leg.

Indeed, nothing is impossible, but Inter's performance is not bad. Even though they will be competing at Atletico's home ground, I'm sure Inter won't be at too much of a disadvantage.
during the second leg match, it will be a battle of strategy between the two teams. Moreover, Inter had a slight lead in the first leg. they are the favorites and of course, will try their best to maintain their victory.
this will be a difficult bet to predict winning. but maybe both will score.

[ginsan]

obviously I had bet on Barcelona, obviously
I'm sorry to bet against Italian teams, but Napoli's decline is not a decline, it's a really strong crisis
they are also starting to go outside the cup zone in my opinion and they risk a lot
I don't know if they will be able to recover, certainly in my opinion they will lose their top striker

Barcelona managed to make the fans present at the stadium smile broadly because they managed to make changes to the game for the better and succeeded in securing the step to advance to the next round. In my opinion, Napoli have experienced quite a rapid decline in their performance, both in terms of defense and attack, where Napoli no longer have an accurate balance in their game.

So for Barcelona they have shown their focus on the Champions League where they are no longer focused on LaLiga after being far behind Real Madrid. Apart from that, Xavi has information circulating that he will still leave Barcelona even though Barcelona can reach the final of the Champions League this season.

[Hanadawa]

It must be admitted that in this match Porto played good defense. Arsenal did not play an attacking game with high intensity because Porto were good at stopping it. Porto did everything they could to disrupt Arsenal's game. In the first leg, Porto limited Arsenal from taking shots on target, but this team was free to score goals in the away game. Give credit where it is due. For me, both teams played well so that a penalty shootout was the last choice they took which gave Arsenal the right to advance to the next round.

I also really appreciated Porto's game last night. They actually played defensively as expected. But they defended very solidly. To me it doesn't look like a bus park. They were able to stop Arsenal's attacks from various sides of the attack. But Arsenal also played very well in that match. Leandro Trossard managed to become a hero after being able to convert Odegard's assist into a goal. I think losing on penalties is not a humiliating defeat for Porto. Respect to Porto who played very well in the 2 legs. And congratulations to Arsenal for successfully qualifying for the next round.

[reagansimms]

For Atletico vs Inter, I guess the match ends with a draw and Inter qualify because of the aggregate.
Even Atletico performance is not so convincing lately but I doubt Inter will win again in this 2nd leg.

Hoping that Atletico will be able to turn things around, nothing is impossible, Atletico only needs two goals from the results of the match because that is far enough for Atletico to advance to the next round, plus Atletico will play at home with supporters who will come tonight at least. could be a strength for Atletico Madrid in facing Inter Milan in the second leg.

Atletico Madrid was one goal behind because in the first leg they were beaten by Inter with a narrow score of 1-0. Atletico must win by at least 2 goals in the second leg to maintain a chance of advancing to the quarter-finals. Inter only need a draw to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals, this match will certainly be very exciting because both teams have different ambitions to fight for a ticket to the next round.

Inter has a greater chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals even though the second leg will be played at Atletico's headquarters. Inter have an extraordinary record heading into this match, they have managed to achieve 10 wins in their last 10 matches in all competitions, while Atletico have just lost their last match against a team in the relegation zone.

[tsaroz]

For Atletico vs Inter, I guess the match ends with a draw and Inter qualify because of the aggregate.
Even Atletico performance is not so convincing lately but I doubt Inter will win again in this 2nd leg.

Hoping that Atletico will be able to turn things around, nothing is impossible, Atletico only needs two goals from the results of the match because that is far enough for Atletico to advance to the next round, plus Atletico will play at home with supporters who will come tonight at least. could be a strength for Atletico Madrid in facing Inter Milan in the second leg.

Atletico Madrid was one goal behind because in the first leg they were beaten by Inter with a narrow score of 1-0. Atletico must win by at least 2 goals in the second leg to maintain a chance of advancing to the quarter-finals. Inter only need a draw to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals, this match will certainly be very exciting because both teams have different ambitions to fight for a ticket to the next round.

Inter has a greater chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals even though the second leg will be played at Atletico's headquarters. Inter have an extraordinary record heading into this match, they have managed to achieve 10 wins in their last 10 matches in all competitions, while Atletico have just lost their last match against a team in the relegation zone.

Even though I was wrong about an easy win for Arsenal, all of my results prediction had been true and for the match between Atletico Madrid and Inter milan, I believe Inter milan is a better team and they'll at least keep Atletico on an equalizer to advance to the next round. Even though the match is being played in Madrid, Inter would have better chances.
And for the game between Dortmund and PSV, Dortmund would have better chance to win the leg and advance to the next round.

[Sexylizzy2813]

For a moment , I actually believed that Arsenal UCL curse will continue and Porto will find a way to win on penalties and qualify further but , how can 3 players shot in the exact target 3 times in a row ? it's normal that the keeper will save at least 1 and Porto wasn't inspired at all when they chose the players for penalties. Anyway, I have massive respect for Pepe and how he played last night and not only and hopefully he will give us another magical year. 

What you believed almost came to pass but I saw that determination on the faces of the Arsenal players, getting to this stage meant a lot for Arteta and his boys. With how Porto was playing I thought Arsenal was going to be kicked out at extra time but when it got to penalty shootouts that was when I know things are turning out for good for the Arsenal side.
When it comes to penalty shootouts nobody is perfect, even for the goalkeeper too, is a 50/50 thing and the pressure is much on the players not the goalkeepers.
The Porto side were good as hell and I must congratulate them for getting this far and they should also know that between the both teams is Arsenal who have that hunger to be at the next stage after a long while off participating in the Champions League.

[BlackBaron]

Barcelona managed to make the fans present at the stadium smile broadly because they managed to make changes to the game for the better and succeeded in securing the step to advance to the next round. In my opinion, Napoli have experienced quite a rapid decline in their performance, both in terms of defense and attack, where Napoli no longer have an accurate balance in their game.

So for Barcelona they have shown their focus on the Champions League where they are no longer focused on LaLiga after being far behind Real Madrid. Apart from that, Xavi has information circulating that he will still leave Barcelona even though Barcelona can reach the final of the Champions League this season.

Napoli could not be saved from decline even though they had changed managers several times, in the end they were eliminated by Barcelona who played more effectively even though they were not dominant in possession of the ball. Regarding Xavi, perhaps his decision is final, he feels it is time to leave after this challenging season. Apart from that, Xavi is a genius coach, he can make Barcelona, which is experiencing a series of difficulties, still appear stable and not fall as far as Napoli.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Barcelona - Napoli 3-1

A great victory for Barcelona, they played totally attacking throughout the match. From the statistics I see a very good figure, 24 shots taken and 10 shots on goal. Really a good match to watch, a pity for Napoli, in the first leg they had shown that they could get the qualification, but at Camp Nou it is difficult to come out victorious

Despite the fact that some Barcelona players are injured, they still put on a good show because I was worried that they wouldn't beat Napoli. 18-year-old Cubarsi played a fantastic game because he never allowed Victor Osimhen to settle down, and which is the only way to stop Osimhen. The way Cubarsi played yesterday, I believe it will serve as motivation for young players like him to do better because everyone is talking about how excellent his performance was.
The quarterfinal games will be a huge challenge, I still find it difficult to predict which teams will make it to the final.

[dzungmobile]

Even though I was wrong about an easy win for Arsenal, all of my results prediction had been true and for the match between Atletico Madrid and Inter milan, I believe Inter milan is a better team and they'll at least keep Atletico on an equalizer to advance to the next round. Even though the match is being played in Madrid, Inter would have better chances

I agree that Inter Milan have higher chance than Atletico Madridto win and head toward quarter final round. They and Atletico Madrid have similar quality but Inter Milan have better form than Atletico Madrid and in a single direct match, it will be big advantage for Inter Milan.

Inter Milan in this season is a combination of good players and they have many players who can help them winning a match. They can bring danger to opponents by many players in the squad. Atletico Madrid don't have that powerful diversification spread over their players so Inter Milan have good chance to control Atletico Madrid in this match.

And for the game between Dortmund and PSV, Dortmund would have better chance to win the leg and advance to the next round.

I am not sure about a winner between Dortmund and PSV.

[RockBell]

UEFA champions league barcelona vs napoli showed their best performance, barcelona confirmed the quarter finals. Although this match between Napoli and Barcelona was full of excitement and there were great attacks between the two teams, the match was very competitive. And we saw that the game played between the two teams in the first leg was a draw even though the two teams were level on points. However, with a great performance in the second leg, Barcelona scored three goals to win and book their place in the UEFA Champions League. 4-2 goal win secured Barcelona a place in the quarter-finals, and if Barcelona can put up their best performances in this Champions League, they will certainly be in contention for the title.

Barcelona won their game against Napoli was an excellent game and even before the game started it was already a known fact, that just fifty minutes into the game Barcelona had already dropped a goal it was and they all wanted, and Barcelona was giving Napoli a lot of heat because Barcelona had 10 shots on target. Barcelona will think they will have a chance to win the champions league since La Liga is already out of their reach.  the second leg was interesting and it was great the most important thing is that Barcelona won and for them, it's a way forward and I saw that Arsenal won in a penalty shootout.

[Barikui1]

For a moment , I actually believed that Arsenal UCL curse will continue and Porto will find a way to win on penalties and qualify further but , how can 3 players shot in the exact target 3 times in a row ? it's normal that the keeper will save at least 1 and Porto wasn't inspired at all when they chose the players for penalties. Anyway, I have massive respect for Pepe and how he played last night and not only and hopefully he will give us another magical year. 

What you believed almost came to pass but I saw that determination on the faces of the Arsenal players, getting to this stage meant a lot for Arteta and his boys. With how Porto was playing I thought Arsenal was going to be kicked out at extra time but when it got to penalty shootouts that was when I know things are turning out for good for the Arsenal side.
When it comes to penalty shootouts nobody is perfect, even for the goalkeeper too, is a 50/50 thing and the pressure is much on the players not the goalkeepers.
The Porto side were good as hell and I must congratulate them for getting this far and they should also know that between the both teams is Arsenal who have that hunger to be at the next stage after a long while off participating in the Champions League.

I agree with your sentiment here, though fc Porto gave arsenal football club a better fight, but it was arsenal that needed it more, because it wouldn't be pleasant for even the neutral fan for arsenal to let fc Porto eliminate them from this year champions league, because expectations between the both clubs are different, expectations at arsenal is way much higher than that of Porto.


Though I never expected fc Porto to go toe to toe with arsenal at the Emirates stadium, I thought they would be more defensive, just as the first leg, but luck wasn't just on their side yesterday, if not, the result would have been different,  but anyway, congratulations to arsenal for progressing to the next stage of the competition.

[Stepstowealth]

Though I never expected fc Porto to go toe to toe with arsenal at the Emirates stadium, I thought they would be more defensive, just as the first leg, but luck wasn't just on their side yesterday, if not, the result would have been different,

Arsenal did not have an attempt on targets in the first leg of their game but mainly as the second leg started at the Emirates Stadium, they made sure that their immediate intentions were clear from the beginning of the game. It would have not been easy for Porto to defend for the entire 90 minutes of the game like they did successfully at their home without Arsenal finding a way through especially in Arsenal's goal scoring form currently. Trossard's early goal made sure that Porto could not keep defending in the second half.

but anyway, congratulations to arsenal for progressing to the next stage of the competition.

It is a huge success for Arsenal because the team has not gotten to this stage of the competition before in a very long time, they deserve it.

[rdluffy]

It's just those types of games where players have to grit your teeth and keep pushing. I said earlier that it's going to be a battle of attrition and it kinda went that way. I like free flowing and beautiful football as well but I miss this kind of matches.

Are you from US? I only know people from there that calls football as soccer.

Yes, it was a ''battle'' hehe

I couldn't find the statistics for the total playing time, but it was very bad, to tell you the truth it's quite boring to watch this kind of match, with lots of interruptions
There were 38 fouls in total, but the game had a lot more in my opinion, the referee missed several fouls trying to get the game running

About football or soccer, my english school teached me the US english hehe, this is the reason, and I remember in 1994 I watched the World Cup in US and it's in my head the word ''soccer''
Hard to change the habit  


One curiosity is that Arsenal have already scored 70 goals in the Premier League, scored 16 in the group stage of UCL but had a VERY hard time against Porto. The Portuguese team managed to nullify Arsenal's attack well, which could be useful for Arsenal's next opponents.