UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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You are right, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two favorites in the Champions League this season, but unfortunately they had to meet too soon in the quarter-finals. I was basically expecting Manchester City to play Real Madrid in the semi-finals, but that never really came true.

Real Madrid has home advantage in the first leg, while Manchester City will have it in the second leg. Manchester City already have experience beating Real Madrid, but they will never be able to do the same thing every season if Ancelotti has learned enough from his mistakes last season. I would certainly expect the opposite, I mean Manchester City must can beat Real Madrid in the quarter-finals this season.

I would actually prefer to see the two meet earlier where they meet in the quarter-finals which will be a big match that will show us who is the best between them. I'm still quite confident that Manchester city will be able to beat Real madrid because I think their strength this season is stronger than Real madrid. Manchester city has several key factors where they have a great mentality to beat their opponents.

Moreover, the first leg will take place at the Bernabeu stadium, which means Manchester city must try as hard as possible to steal victory at Real madrid headquarters. Haaland, Foden and Alvarez are expected to be able to perform optimally by contributing their best strength for the first leg. However, I don't think Real madrid is weak, but this season of course Manchester City is the strongest team and they are quite difficult to beat. Pep Guardiola will pressure his players to perform at their best because the opponents they face are quite strong.

I have no doubt that we will see a good match. I would like to see these two teams full of star players meet in the final, but it doesn't really matter because these two great teams will play their best football whether in the final or in the quarterfinals. It is very difficult to predict the outcome of the matches between the two teams because both teams have star players.

I don't think the home field advantage will be very important in this match, both teams know what it means to play away. The important thing is to take advantage of the goal positions they will find.

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[rahmad2nd]

Bayern Munich and Arsenal are indeed a very interesting match, because in terms of strength Arsenal can still be overshadowed by past defeats. But for Arteta, that is not a reason to withdraw before playing. Tuchel may have studied Arsenal and Arteta, vice versa so I think this match will definitely be difficult to predict. Apart from the public who definitely favor Bayern Munich as the strongest team, once again the situation and mentality of the Arsenal players is in a favorable condition. This match will not be easy for Bayern Munich to pass.

Of course it won't be easy for Bayern Munich when they visit the Emirates Stadium, because Arsenal 2017 is not the Arsenal managed by Mikel Arteta's squad with its players. so, it looks like this match will present an interesting battle. and what is certain is that these two coaches, both Arteta and Tuchel, have studied their respective strengths and weaknesses. IMO, this match will present an exciting and very interesting battle, because Bayern will not easily overthrow Arsenal. Maybe it's the same for Arsenal, Arteta's squad must work hard to overthrow their opposing team. Interestingly, both teams employ an offensive system. So, it seems there will be buying and selling attacks from the two teams fighting in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Even though Bayern has more experience, their performance is in a state of ups and downs.

On the other hand, Arsenal have the advantage of playing the first leg at home, Arteta will do his best when hosting Bayern Munich and so will Thomas Tuchel. The Champions League competition provides more opportunities for Bayern than the Bundesliga trophy which is 10 points behind Leverkusen. It's just that, referring to the betting market, for the time being the bookie is favoring Arsenal. So, so we can be sure, let's just wait for the battle between these two teams to take place.

[nelson4lov]

Bayern Munich, this season is completely in shambles. I don't even think they will go past Arsenal if the form turns up on a good day. Real Madrid has to tussle it out with Manchester City, whoever wins in that match is most likely reaching the final and probably winning this year's title.

I believe anyone who underestimates this current Bayern Munich team might be in for a big surprise. I know that Arsenal has been terrifying for most of this season and Bayern on the other hand, has been inconsistent so much that Tuchel will be leaving at the end of the season. But I still believe that they will put up a strong fight against Arsenal. We saw how much Porto proved to be a hard nut for Arsenal to crack and how much Porto gave Arsenal a run for their money during their knockout stage encounter.

I have enjoyed Arsenal games this season and they have made me win most of my singles bets this season but I cannot deny the kind of threat that Bayern Munich pose to them. That said, I am neutral for the quarter-final clash between Arsenal and Bayern.

[Weawant]

I see a whole lot of comments about the fixture between Arsenal and Bayern Munich but then I personally think that Bayern Munich may possibly have a better chance in that they do seem more pressured than Arsenal is because they have only the champions league as a trophy to help their relevance this season, they have lost in most of the major leagues where they find their selves so this is their opportunity.

Arsenal I think is less experienced when compared to Bayern Munich in the champions league, considering that Bayern Munich has won over three champions league trophies although not in a sequence but the fact still remains that they have won the champions league very often and may ha e a good level of experience handling the champions league but in a case as this it's actually looking really different but we are hopeful they will be able to scale through because others too wants to win the same trophy aswell and so the competition is really high and demanding aswell.

If Arsenal gets to win Bayern Munich they will be lucky to getting to the semifinals of the champions league after a very long time and they have only gotten to the finals a few times but not winning the trophy so it's really a daunting task for arsenal as it's not what they have got enough experience was compared to their experience, although Arsenal looks very good in their form this season I still feel they will find it difficult against Munich.

[mv1986]

Bayern Munich, this season is completely in shambles. I don't even think they will go past Arsenal if the form turns up on a good day. Real Madrid has to tussle it out with Manchester City, whoever wins in that match is most likely reaching the final and probably winning this year's title.

I believe anyone who underestimates this current Bayern Munich team might be in for a big surprise. I know that Arsenal has been terrifying for most of this season and Bayern on the other hand, has been inconsistent so much that Tuchel will be leaving at the end of the season. But I still believe that they will put up a strong fight against Arsenal. We saw how much Porto proved to be a hard nut for Arsenal to crack and how much Porto gave Arsenal a run for their money during their knockout stage encounter.

I have enjoyed Arsenal games this season and they have made me win most of my singles bets this season but I cannot deny the kind of threat that Bayern Munich pose to them. That said, I am neutral for the quarter-final clash between Arsenal and Bayern.

Well, at least Bayern Munich seems to be getting back into good shape at the right time regarding the Champions League. They missed the train in the Bundesliga obviously and I thought for a few weeks that they would get destroyed in the Champions League if they can't solve most of their problems rather sooner than later, but now it seems to me that they must be taken very seriously again. It's hard to tell whether there is one team here that has an edge, but I think Bayern Munich does have an edge as they have this angriness about their performance in the Bundesliga and desperately want to make up for that.

[marcous]

I have no doubt that we will see a good match. I would like to see these two teams full of star players meet in the final, but it doesn't really matter because these two great teams will play their best football whether in the final or in the quarterfinals. It is very difficult to predict the outcome of the matches between the two teams because both teams have star players.

I don't think the home field advantage will be very important in this match, both teams know what it means to play away. The important thing is to take advantage of the goal positions they will find.

Referring to away or home matches, of course it is always a matter of debate because every team might perform better when they play at home, especially if they have mastered everything better. But for these two teams, maybe that doesn't matter too much because we know that these two teams have the same experience and mentality whether they are playing at home or away. However, in the next match, I think whoever wins the first leg will have a better chance of advancing to the next round. However, it is also very difficult for me to predict the final result of these two teams because they are strong teams, perhaps a win with a narrow score would be the ideal score.

Now, talking about the performance of the coaches of these two teams, of course they have quite good tactics in formulating their plans when facing equally strong teams. Pep Guardiola is of course no stranger to Real Madrid because he already knows how to beat them. But Ancelotti is a coach full of experience, of course he also has his own way of repelling Manchester City in the first leg.

[maknyos]

I believe anyone who underestimates this current Bayern Munich team might be in for a big surprise. I know that Arsenal has been terrifying for most of this season and Bayern on the other hand, has been inconsistent so much that Tuchel will be leaving at the end of the season. But I still believe that they will put up a strong fight against Arsenal. We saw how much Porto proved to be a hard nut for Arsenal to crack and how much Porto gave Arsenal a run for their money during their knockout stage encounter.

I have enjoyed Arsenal games this season and they have made me win most of my singles bets this season but I cannot deny the kind of threat that Bayern Munich pose to them. That said, I am neutral for the quarter-final clash between Arsenal and Bayern.

If you look at the track record of the two teams in the Champions League, Bayern Munich really deserves to be the favorite when facing Arsenal. Regardless of performance Bayern Munich performance in the Bundesliga, Tuchel squad also has the opportunity to beat Arsenal, even though Arsenal is in better condition. Tuchel is very experienced against Arsenal, as is striker Kane, which is an added value for Bayern Munich. Arsenal should be a club that should be more alert and not the other way around.

[uchegod-21]

Actually, there are 3 favorite teams to win the UCL trophy. We have Bayern Munich besides Man City and Real Madrid. We don't forget that Bayern Munich is also a strong team and they often has a good history in UCL. It is very unfortunate that among these teams, 2 of them must fight in the current round. People expect that those 3 teams will be in the semi-final round at least.

Bayern Munich, this season is completely in shambles. I don't even think they will go past Arsenal if the form turns up on a good day. Real Madrid has to tussle it out with Manchester City, whoever wins in that match is most likely reaching the final and probably winning this year's title.

I am also surprised that he mentioned Bayern Munich as among the title contenders. It is right to believe that everyone that qualified to the round of 8 is a title contender. But for Bayern Munich under Thomas Tuchel, I have never regarded them as being formidable. I believe the club is lossing that aura of German Machine in them. The Bundesliga title they won last season was just narrowly stollen from Dortmund and from that time there's no significant improve in their play style. Even if Bayern Munich will struggle to go past Arsenal, which I am not sure, they will likely not succeed in the next round.

[Asiska02]

You are right, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two favorites in the Champions League this season, but unfortunately they had to meet too soon in the quarter-finals. I was basically expecting Manchester City to play Real Madrid in the semi-finals, but that never really came true.

Real Madrid has home advantage in the first leg, while Manchester City will have it in the second leg. Manchester City already have experience beating Real Madrid, but they will never be able to do the same thing every season if Ancelotti has learned enough from his mistakes last season. I would certainly expect the opposite, I mean Manchester City must can beat Real Madrid in the quarter-finals this season.

This is the second time consecutively that we are going to be having another game played which people had assume is going to be a final match between two big teams earlier than expected. Manchester City and Real Madrid are the two most favourite teams in this competition that have the tendency of winning the cup without much doubts about it. This is not about home advantage again, it’s going to be the biggest match in the champions league this season just like it was last season.

I still feel anyone that prevails in this match will most likely be the person to win the champions league competition as all other teams won’t be an hinderance to any team that qualifies. Although this is football and anything can happen when you least expect it. This is my view about the competition, I might be right or wrong, but time will tell.

[TelolettOm]

From head to head statistics alone we can see how fragile Arsenal were at that time and it looks like this will not happen again with the current squad. The difference is clearly so big that Arsenal could make things difficult for Bayern Munich. Sometimes there are times when those statistics don't apply and I'm pretty sure Arsenal can be relied on.

believe it or not, even though Arsenal are currently having the luck to qualify for the quarter-finals, I still believe that Bayern Munich will progress to the next round.

I don't know why, but I also feel the same, seriously, I also think that Bayern Munich will continue to the next round.

Had anyone also noticed Pep Guardiola and Kevin De Bruyne quarreling? I mean right on the pitch. What could that mean and be?
Most worried about Real Madrid and them plays because these days, they're being too much of a defensive structure. Can they use that to defeat Manchester City? Let's also see if Antonio Rudiger will hold down Erling Haaland in that game yet again.

That happened.
But, that is a simple argument happened between the two. that actually related to what Pep wants for De Bruyne. namely that he wants de Bruyne to do simple things for his performance. I think that it's a normal criticism from a coach to player. And this might be Pep Guardiolla's explanation:

"But I always have the belief that they will increase and get better when the simple things [are done]: like don’t lose the ball, the mobility, the incredible capacity to be active in the movement. The simple things: do it again better and better. When this is going to happen the rest will come along."

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But, the condition is better after that happened. This actually normal if happened among  the coach and players, right?

[entertheabyss]

From head to head statistics alone we can see how fragile Arsenal were at that time and it looks like this will not happen again with the current squad. The difference is clearly so big that Arsenal could make things difficult for Bayern Munich. Sometimes there are times when those statistics don't apply and I'm pretty sure Arsenal can be relied on.

The statistical analysis of Gunners have made huge positive improvement and any opponents coming their path, they ensured they cleared them with brief history. Arsenal are formidable and strong this season, they're exceptionally having great time and Mikel Arteta will try his best to maintain the potential form of these players. Arsenal might be underperfoming in all these previous season but this one is different. Mikel Arteta, the players will definitely shoots huge shoot because they're so desperate to lift a title.

[AYOBA]

In my perspective, when I see Bayern Munich against Arsenal, I am not happy because it will be extremely difficult for Arsenal to get the chance to overcome Munich in the Champions League. This odd they give arsenal if the match is close now they will give arsenal a big odd more than Bayer Munich, since arsenal are facing Munich they have not had the chance to defeat Munich, but I don't know for this season if they will have the opportunity to defeat Munich, in terms of experience and quality arsenal will be defeated because Bayern Munich used to qualify for the Champions League every season and Tuchel is a very talented coach more than Arteta because Tuchel win more trophy more than him.

Although that arsenal match vs Bayern Munich will be very tough match, I agree with that but give that it will be difficult for Arsenal to get the chance to overcome Bayern Munich in this champion league I don't believe that. Because with the arsenal performance currently now everyone know say arsenal are capable to beat any team they meet with arsenal can definitely have a high opportunity to defeat Bayern Munich in easily, even though that Bayern Munich always qualify for the champion league every season, should know that this season it will be very difficult for them to qualify.

Am just waiting for this match  arsenal vs Bayern Munich because I can't predict anyone now,  because odd deceive something so I will let they should play the first leg before someone can know the real club that can win the game and qualify to semi finals this season.

I think is better that you don't want to predict the match  early since no body know what is going happened, but with the old that gives to arsenal they really deserve the old because they know what Arsenal can I'm very sure that they can try as much as possible put much effort and bring out a positive results against Bayern Munich. Arsenal can definitely dominate this first leg for them to advance to the semi-final.

[Ndabagi01]

From head to head statistics alone we can see how fragile Arsenal were at that time and it looks like this will not happen again with the current squad. The difference is clearly so big that Arsenal could make things difficult for Bayern Munich. Sometimes there are times when those statistics don't apply and I'm pretty sure Arsenal can be relied on.

The Champions League matchup between Bayern Munich and Arsenal has sparked a lot of interest in the competition, and many people have expressed their opinions and thoughts on how the match will play out despite the clear statistics from their previous meetings. I also believe that this year's Arsenal team is different from the ones we were familiar with when they competed in the Champions League several years ago.

This Arsenal team are not fragile, and no team in the Champions League will find it easy to win them. Their league performance and current position should be a clear indication of how strong and consistent Arsenal is this season, as they fight tirelessly to win a trophy after quite a while.  They should not be underestimated by Bayern Munich, but rather considered one of the most formidable opponents in Europe they will face this season.

[legendbtc]

You are right, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two favorites in the Champions League this season, but unfortunately they had to meet too soon in the quarter-finals. I was basically expecting Manchester City to play Real Madrid in the semi-finals, but that never really came true.

Real Madrid has home advantage in the first leg, while Manchester City will have it in the second leg. Manchester City already have experience beating Real Madrid, but they will never be able to do the same thing every season if Ancelotti has learned enough from his mistakes last season. I would certainly expect the opposite, I mean Manchester City must can beat Real Madrid in the quarter-finals this season.

Yes, I also agree with you. Both Man City and Real Madrid are in top form. In a narrow lane, Real Madrid and Man City faced each other again for the fourth consecutive season in the Champions League. The rematch between Real Madrid and Man City in the quarterfinals of this year's Champions League promises to continue to be a tense match. Man City will continue to defeat Real Madrid this season. In terms of player quality, Man City is still better. Although the talents of the two coaches are equal. Real Madrid can only be firm when they get the final piece of the puzzle, Kylian Mbappé. Only then will they dominate this Europe. Regarding the current squad, Real Madrid cannot overwhelm Man City.

[Tony116]

So far we know that Arsenal always have nightmares when meeting Bayern and this season Arsenal also inevitably must meet Bayern again, to be honest I personally am a little worried about Arsenal's chances of going far in the Champions League this season, although Arsenal is now starting to look as a strong team in the league but for the Champions League it seems they have no change at all like the previous season,  Especially when we see if they are very difficult in beating Porto in the first and second legs of the round of 16, while Munich who are down in the league of course they have a stronger mentality when playing in the Champions League and that's why I say if it might be difficult for Arsenal to beat Bayern Munich, especially in the second leg later.
I personally would love to see Arsenal go far in the Champions League this season but am a bit pessimistic if Munich are their opponents.

I don't really optimistic with Arsenal's appearance in UEFA Champion League matches, looking how difficult for eliminating FC Porto on 16 of round. On quarter final, Bayern Munich is most difficult opponent team for Arsenal and become the nightmare teams always made Arsenal faced trouble when both team facing each other in Champion League match and Arsenal ever loss with bigger score aggregate against Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich has Harry Kane know well with Premier League culture games and not much problem when facing Arsenal, he has experienced for beating Arsenal when playing with Tottenham Hotspur, I think Bayern Munich is favorite team will lead to semifinal stage than Arsenal have many crucial matches in domestic league.

The thing is Arsenal will have to think about both the Champions League and the English Premier League at the same time. But Bayern Munich is going to go all out on the champions League competition because that is the one competition they have some hope about. They are not winning the Bundesliga title. So they will try desperately to win the champions League title. That's why I think it is going to be tough for arsenal too to win against Bayern Munich in the champions League competition.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I see some people who are evaluating Atletico Madrid - Dortmund matchup like a really close one. I don't think so honestly. The Inter matchup was way more close one for Atletico Madrid.    But even then Atletico Madrid managed to make a great comeback big thanks to Simeone's really good player strategies in the second half of the rematch.

Intermilan was stronger than Dortmund if we are looking back at the history being made by intermilan as a runner up of UCL last seaso. Atletico Madrid would be able to win the match against Dortmund. We've seen last season and now how perfect Inter Milan is in the UCL and domestic league, but Atletico can beat them. Despite the fact that it's difficult for Atletico Madrid to beat some small clubs in La Liga. I think this can be solved soon by simeone to push the performance from atletico madrid to perform better.

Here against Dortmund I can just say it should be easier for Atletico Madrid. I don't underestimate Dortmund like they would lose by an embarrassing score or so. I just think they don't have as much strength as Inter to resist Atletico Madrid and even eliminate them. 

I hope so, but we'll see how good Atletico Madrid's performance is soon. Hopefully, some improvements will happen then. I don't underestimate Dortmund, but this can be a tougher game for Atletico Madrid, especially if reaching the semi-final becomes the main motivation, which could improve the club's performance.
Atletico Madrid must if it needs to win the first leg. No key players are injured here, and Atletico Madrid could get a golden opportunity to defeat Dortmund.

[Uruhara]

And sometimes one thing we have to remember in the quarter-finals is that there are always more surprises and the outcome of the match will be more difficult to predict. Because yes, I also agree that those who can get to this stage are those who are the best team, both in terms of performance, mentality or in terms of luck.

Coming to quarter finals, there is no weak team and competitiveness level in quarter final matches is very high. One moment can change eventual result of a quarter final pair a lot and we already witnessed what happened in the pair Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid.

Inter Milan nearly nailed the pair as a winning for them by scoring a goal in the second leg and expanded difference in aggregated result to 2 - 0, but Atletico Madrid scored an equalizer to keep up their hope. Even so, after that Inter Milan had a few chances to score a winning goal but their players wasted those opportunities. We knew what happened after all, Inter Milan lost.

And sometimes there are even more surprises in the quarter-finals. Because actually almost all matches are very difficult for us to predict now. Even if it is a match between clubs who are favorites or not. Because Inter Milan could lose surprisingly in the round of 16. So it won't be surprising if in the end many of the favorite teams will also have to stop in the quarter-finals, leaving teams that we didn't expect to move forward at all. Because at UCL it's always like that. Last season, many people didn't expect Inter Milan to go further, but they were able to go further. And this season the opposite happened, that is, many thought that Inter Milan would be able to go further, but in reality they even had to be eliminated early, namely in the round of 16. And it looks like there will be more surprises coming in the quarterfinals. But it would be quite a big surprise if Man City could only reach the quarter-finals. Because this will create a unique moment where last season's runner up team was only able to advance to the round of 16. And last season's title holder also stopped in the quarter-finals.

[OcTradism]

And sometimes there are even more surprises in the quarter-finals. Because actually almost all matches are very difficult for us to predict now. Even if it is a match between clubs who are favorites or not. Because Inter Milan could lose surprisingly in the round of 16.

Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are at same level in quality but Inter Milan played better in both matches. The surprise is they failed to convert their better performances to final win in aggregated result. It is their failure and at Champions League level, in knock out matches, when their players wasted not only one but many opportunities, they deserved to lose that match.

Last season, many people didn't expect Inter Milan to go further, but they were able to go further. And this season the opposite happened, that is, many thought that Inter Milan would be able to go further, but in reality they even had to be eliminated early, namely in the round of 16.

The last season, Inter Milan were not considered too high but they went to the final match and even challenged Manchester City seriously in that final. This season is different, as Inter Milan shown their improvement and it's nothing wrong to say they become stronger in this season, in both Serie A and Champions League.

Being a stronger team than themselves one season ago but losing earlier, is not a comfortable result for Inter Milan. They will come back next season with ambitious target to go farther than round of 16.

[Uruhara]

Last season, many people didn't expect Inter Milan to go further, but they were able to go further. And this season the opposite happened, that is, many thought that Inter Milan would be able to go further, but in reality they even had to be eliminated early, namely in the round of 16.

The last season, Inter Milan were not considered too high but they went to the final match and even challenged Manchester City seriously in that final. This season is different, as Inter Milan shown their improvement and it's nothing wrong to say they become stronger in this season, in both Serie A and Champions League.

Being a stronger team than themselves one season ago but losing earlier, is not a comfortable result for Inter Milan. They will come back next season with ambitious target to go farther than round of 16.

Well Inter Milan will definitely try harder and be more ambitious next season after they managed to lift the Serie A trophy this season and will be more excited for the upcoming UCL. Hopefully what happened to Napoli does not happen to Inter Milan. That is, like Napoli, which actually experienced a setback after winning the title in Serie A. But I am sure that Inter Milan will indeed be even better. Because I didn't hear their coach was going to leave them.

Inter Milan's early defeat also seems to have had an impact on their performance in Serie A. Because recently Inter Milan also couldn't beat Napoli and could only hold Napoli to a draw. I think the mentality of the Inter Milan players has still not improved after their defeat in the UCL.

[klidex]

The statistical analysis of Gunners have made huge positive improvement and any opponents coming their path, they ensured they cleared them with brief history. Arsenal are formidable and strong this season, they're exceptionally having great time and Mikel Arteta will try his best to maintain the potential form of these players. Arsenal might be underperfoming in all these previous season but this one is different. Mikel Arteta, the players will definitely shoots huge shoot because they're so desperate to lift a title.

What I saw when Arsenal faced Bayern Munich in the Champions League was that Arsenal's performance was not as strong as it is now and maybe this season will be different not like the last time they met, while Bayern Munich themselves experienced a setback in the Bundesliga and don't seem as strong as before when they met in the League Champions, but what is doubtful is that Arsenal have not competed in the Champions League for a long time and the last time was in the 2016/17 season. So Arsenal is slightly behind Bayern Munich who have good experience every season so it is very difficult for Arsenal to get rid of Bayern Munich even though Arsenal's current condition is very good in Premier League but that cannot be used as a benchmark.

But at least Arsenal is still trying hard and doesn't just give up even though what he is facing are Bundesliga giants and hopefully the events of the 2016/17 season will not happen again for Arsenal because it will be very painful for him. Mikel Arteta will prepare the best strategy he can. After all, when Arsenal was defeated by Bayern Munich, Arsenal has not been coached by Mikel Arteta, who knows, this season the coach will show his prowess in the Champions League this time, don't let his efforts be in vain. I really support Arsenal to advance to the round semifinal this time.