UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[QueenVera]

Not having some really important defenders and their main goalkeepers will really create extra difficulty for Real Madrid in this matchup.    Real Madrid still managed to eliminate Leipzig without them maybe but they could have even been eliminated there as well. It was just Leipzig's not being capable of fighting back effectively.

Manchester City aren't like Leipzig at all. Guardiola wouldn't forgive big mistakes. Ancelotti will need a really strong plan in their defense line. Manchester City are still deadly with their wingers and midfielders even if Ancelotti keeps Haaland away from scoring. Maybe he can find a way at Santiago Bernabeu but the game at Etihad will be much more difficult.

Ancelotti is an expert at his job and his decisions to an extent can be trusted even though yea he’s human and is bound to make mistakes but being an expert and having done and achieved some incredible feats while as coach, his instincts can be trusted. Yes he went through last summer and the January transfer window without much additions to the squad.

 Another summer window is before us and one major signing of Real Madrid we’re sure of happening is the addition of Kylian to the team and yes, we understand how muc Madris has been on this move and how much they needed the player and also how much the player wanted to play for his dream club. Ancelotti came out with another mind blowing statement of him not wanting much additions to his current squad and many will think of how weird this news is.

 ⁠Well this season he’s kept this club going with the limited number of players despite injury having it’s major on them with the key holders of their defense line out on injury for a long while now. This issue of injuries is going to be one big issue for Ancelotti. Yes this is because other clubs might as well recruit and will be coming in next season with massive force.

 ⁠This season they still remain one of the big favorites for the UCL even with the injury worry in the club and yes they are going to face City with this squad. I think one of the big worry for Ancelotti will be his backline and how effective they can be at the game against City. They almost fell to Liepzig, they had to capitalize on the fact that this Liepzig side aren’t as productive. The match against City will be quite different as these City side defeated them last season and they ought to be careful of Pep’s sting again this season. Though I’m very confident on Madrid being able to get victory with Ancelotti’s tactics.

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[arallmuus]

But for me personally, eventhough other teams don't really have a great history in the Champions League but still, there will always be moments for teams that are not seeded to win trophies. Because after all, the Champions League is the most prestigious league andtherefore, all the teams that make it through to this phase will of course do their best, so that any result can happen and it's not always about Real Madrid or Manchester City.

You are not really looking at the bigger picture are you. Obviously the top two teams currently the favourites to win UCL is Real Madrid and Manchester City. This is also based on their current progression on the local league. Two of the german league teams are doing way worse compared to their previous years after Bayern Leverkusen took the lead this year. Two other laliga teams are not as dominant as Real Madrid and thats a fact. As for PSG and Arsenal, we all know how bad these two teams are in international tournaments like this so yeah its either Real Madrid and Manchester City at this point wether we all like it or not

[Ayers]

No doubt Real Madrid and Manchester City are doing well currently and are both in their best form in their respective leagues and i also think the match will be the most exciting match on the round and to me Manchester City are the favorites and they have my support.

There is no reason for us to miss the match, yes the meeting between Madrid and Manchester City has happened several times but still the match between the two always triggers high intensity in every game so it will be interesting for us to watch it, so far both teams have had the same good performance in their respective leagues and both are even now filled with the best players available today,  So that way the two teams are quite balanced on every line and of course promise a very tough game.

I think the first leg and the second leg will be quite tight later, because however difficult it is for us to say the home factor can't be a lucky for a team as big as Madrid and Manchester City at the moment, I even think they play all out like in a neutral place because usually the advantage of the home factor does not apply to teams that have a winning mentality like both,  That's why we have been assuming that the match between Manchester City and Madrid is a final is too early, because indeed both are great teams that deserve to be the championship Champions League candidates this season.

I would say this is the best matchup in the Quarterfinals of the Champions League this season. Real Madrid who are currently in a very good form are facing Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. It is very hard to predict who will be winning, to be honest. Real Madrid on their good day can beat anyone and the same goes for Manchester City.

I think it will all come to a tactical battle between Ancelotti and Guardiola and the players keeping their fitness. The Key player Bellingham was injured a few weeks but will be back before their match in the quarter-finals. Key players in Manchester City like Rodri should not fall to injury either. These are very important players for both the teams right now. Last time when Real Madrid had beaten Manchester City, they had a wall before their goal bar named Courtois. This season he is injured and he will most probably be replaced by Kepa. But he is not as good as Courtois. I would say he was equally important as Benzema in that season.

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When Ancelotti has decided not to bring in many players in the transfer season it means he is ready with the players he has and it is certain that he has the players to execute the scheme that Ancelotti wants to do with the players he currently has. And indeed it can be proven by their impressive appearance this season with several formation schemes carried out for alternatives to keep the situation good.
Indeed, for the problem of availability due to injury it is another situation that we cannot do much but with several injured players such as Courtois, Alaba and Militao to date I do not think it is an obstacle because even though in a match Madrid always plays with players who are positioned not according to their comfortable position but it still runs very smoothly for them. Likewise in the match against Manchester City later because it would be ridiculous if they are still questioning the availability of current players even though they have performed well with the same players this season.

Not having some really important defenders and their main goalkeepers will really create extra difficulty for Real Madrid in this matchup.    Real Madrid still managed to eliminate Leipzig without them maybe but they could have even been eliminated there as well. It was just Leipzig's not being capable of fighting back effectively.

Manchester City aren't like Leipzig at all. Guardiola wouldn't forgive big mistakes. Ancelotti will need a really strong plan in their defense line. Manchester City are still deadly with their wingers and midfielders even if Ancelotti keeps Haaland away from scoring. Maybe he can find a way at Santiago Bernabeu but the game at Etihad will be much more difficult.

You know, it's exactly that kind of thinking that sometimes makes Madrid beyond our expectations.
At the moment, Madrid do have a lot of problems because some of their players are injured and unfortunately it is the main players in the defense but from the beginning of the season until now Madrid is still strong enough to stay in good consistency.
We realize that Manchester City must be different from Leipzig because in terms of team strength and player conditions they must be much better but when two big clubs meet especially in this competition Madrid and Manchester City are strong candidates for the championship and Madrid are champions two seasons ago and Manchester City won last season then this status will make the match less predictable.
Everything has a downside at the end of the day and not only Madrid have a downside with the loss of their current players but also Manchester City who are missing their main goalkeeper.

So given this status, it is possible that the match will become more unpredictable and the view of Madrid could be a mistake when underestimated.

[rahmad2nd]

I know that this game will going to be a tough game like last season when Real Madrid and Manchester city met in quarters final to face each other for people to know who is the strongest team in the UEFA champions league competition, but Real Madrid prove it to people by beaten Manchester city 2:1 to moved to semi-final last season.

I guess this is a reason for the two teams to fixed to meet again in this season for the quarter finals and, Real Madrid will still be my favorite team because I know that they will still find their way to ensure they play Manchester city to achieve victory that will lead them to a higher position to win the trophy again.

Before this match, Manchester City will play 3 matches before facing Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. in particular, the match against Arsenal will be quite draining for Pep Guardiola's squad. after that, City will play matches against Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. four days later, City will visit the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid's home ground. meanwhile, Real Madrid will only play a home match against Atletico Bilbao. at the very least, Real Madrid has a break to recover stamina and energy to prepare for the match against Manchester City. even though Madrid is more profitable, Pep Guardiola has a squad that he can rely on. the point is, Manchester City must overthrow Arsenal. after that, they will overthrow the other teams. well, the quarter-final match will be a challenge for Manchester City after playing a series of matches in their domestic league. well, Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, will always have a way to show the best game from his team. in particular, the Arsenal match and against Madrid.

In the quarter-finals, it should be a momentum for Madrid to overthrow City at the Santiago Bernabeu. especially if I refer to the information I got, even though it may not be accurate. but apparently, K Walker, J Stones, Ederson, Ansen in the quarter-final match later. even so, City is City, Pep has various tactics and strategies that he can apply. so, Real Madrid cannot underestimate their opposing team even though they are playing at Santigo Bernabeu. if I refer to temporary betting options, City is slightly superior to the home team based on the available odds. which means, City still has the same probability as Real Madrid in the first leg. my estimate is that City can still play with their best performance. If the match doesn't end in a draw, I'm sure City can beat Real Madrid.

[Ryu_Ar1]

You know, it's exactly that kind of thinking that sometimes makes Madrid beyond our expectations.
At the moment, Madrid do have a lot of problems because some of their players are injured and unfortunately it is the main players in the defense but from the beginning of the season until now Madrid is still strong enough to stay in good consistency.
We realize that Manchester City must be different from Leipzig because in terms of team strength and player conditions they must be much better but when two big clubs meet especially in this competition Madrid and Manchester City are strong candidates for the championship and Madrid are champions two seasons ago and Manchester City won last season then this status will make the match less predictable.
Everything has a downside at the end of the day and not only Madrid have a downside with the loss of their current players but also Manchester City who are missing their main goalkeeper.

So given this status, it is possible that the match will become more unpredictable and the view of Madrid could be a mistake when underestimated.

I agree with this because indeed the view of Madrid which is said to always be weak without the core players in defense is always one of the reasons that Madrid will struggle but indeed until now their performance continues to be very good and it cannot be denied that it is a truth by looking at the current situation from the beginning of the season even not only in La Liga but also in the Champions League .

Manchester City are the favorite club especially since they are the defending champions but Madrid cannot be underestimated and this season i want a situation where Madrid can actually knock Manchester City out again in this competition just like the previous two seasons . It can still happen but it depends on the performance on the pitch and Madrid should not repeat last season second leg at the Etihad because it cost them dearly.

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what you say is true, they are two excellent coaches, nothing to say about it: they are two esteemed professionals and their results speak for themselves

- we have on the one hand the classic Carlo Ancelotti, heir to the AC Milan lineage who has a classic way of playing
- on the other hand we have Pep Guardiola, a talented young man with different ideas and a very friendly way of managing players

they are two different concepts of coaching but very effective, I honestly like Carlo more, because he is Italian and because he uses a classic coaching system

I prefer Pep Guardiola with his tiki taka strategy but they both have their strengths including how they handle the club now so when the two coaches meet in the quarterfinals it will be an interesting spectacle for their boys.

If Carlo Ancelotti is the heir to AC Milan, then Pep Guardiola is the heir to Barcelona? Right.

Of all the quarterfinal matches, perhaps the more interesting between them is Real Madrid vs Man City. So many will put their betting hopes on the team that is favored.

[rangga28]

You know, it's exactly that kind of thinking that sometimes makes Madrid beyond our expectations.
At the moment, Madrid do have a lot of problems because some of their players are injured and unfortunately it is the main players in the defense but from the beginning of the season until now Madrid is still strong enough to stay in good consistency.
We realize that Manchester City must be different from Leipzig because in terms of team strength and player conditions they must be much better but when two big clubs meet especially in this competition Madrid and Manchester City are strong candidates for the championship and Madrid are champions two seasons ago and Manchester City won last season then this status will make the match less predictable.
Everything has a downside at the end of the day and not only Madrid have a downside with the loss of their current players but also Manchester City who are missing their main goalkeeper.

So given this status, it is possible that the match will become more unpredictable and the view of Madrid could be a mistake when underestimated.

I agree with this because indeed the view of Madrid which is said to always be weak without the core players in defense is always one of the reasons that Madrid will struggle but indeed until now their performance continues to be very good and it cannot be denied that it is a truth by looking at the current situation from the beginning of the season even not only in La Liga but also in the Champions League .

Manchester City are the favorite club especially since they are the defending champions but Madrid cannot be underestimated and this season i want a situation where Madrid can actually knock Manchester City out again in this competition just like the previous two seasons . It can still happen but it depends on the performance on the pitch and Madrid should not repeat last season second leg at the Etihad because it cost them dearly.

These two teams have even strengths so it is difficult to clearly determine who will be the best. Real Madrid and Manchester City must prepare equally good teams to make their progress to the next round smooth. Real Madrid has shortcomings in the back line, especially in the goalkeeper position, it is estimated that Thibaut Courtois will not be able to appear because he is still struggling with injuries, this will certainly be very detrimental to the team. Ancelotti is indeed an experienced figure but it will be very difficult for him to choose a squad because if there are regular players who cannot play then there will be no suitable replacement. I consider Manchester City more because they have a fairly good stock of players in all lines, Pep Guardiola is certainly very confident in facing Madrid if all his players don't experience problems during the match.

[Richbased]

When Ancelotti has decided not to bring in many players in the transfer season it means he is ready with the players he has and it is certain that he has the players to execute the scheme that Ancelotti wants to do with the players he currently has. And indeed it can be proven by their impressive appearance this season with several formation schemes carried out for alternatives to keep the situation good.
Indeed, for the problem of availability due to injury it is another situation that we cannot do much but with several injured players such as Courtois, Alaba and Militao to date I do not think it is an obstacle because even though in a match Madrid always plays with players who are positioned not according to their comfortable position but it still runs very smoothly for them. Likewise in the match against Manchester City later because it would be ridiculous if they are still questioning the availability of current players even though they have performed well with the same players this season.

Not having some really important defenders and their main goalkeepers will really create extra difficulty for Real Madrid in this matchup.    Real Madrid still managed to eliminate Leipzig without them maybe but they could have even been eliminated there as well. It was just Leipzig's not being capable of fighting back effectively.

Manchester City aren't like Leipzig at all. Guardiola wouldn't forgive big mistakes. Ancelotti will need a really strong plan in their defense line. Manchester City are still deadly with their wingers and midfielders even if Ancelotti keeps Haaland away from scoring. Maybe he can find a way at Santiago Bernabeu but the game at Etihad will be much more difficult.

You know, it's exactly that kind of thinking that sometimes makes Madrid beyond our expectations.
At the moment, Madrid do have a lot of problems because some of their players are injured and unfortunately it is the main players in the defense but from the beginning of the season until now Madrid is still strong enough to stay in good consistency.
We realize that Manchester City must be different from Leipzig because in terms of team strength and player conditions they must be much better but when two big clubs meet especially in this competition Madrid and Manchester City are strong candidates for the championship and Madrid are champions two seasons ago and Manchester City won last season then this status will make the match less predictable.
Everything has a downside at the end of the day and not only Madrid have a downside with the loss of their current players but also Manchester City who are missing their main goalkeeper.

So given this status, it is possible that the match will become more unpredictable and the view of Madrid could be a mistake when underestimated.

It is so obvious that the game between Real Madrid and Manchester city is the toughest in the quarter finals stage and considering the fact that these both clubs are very much active in their respective leagues even makes it more difficult to predict who among the two that will advance to the semi finals.

Regardless of the fact that Real Madrid have got some injury threats, I think they may be the likely side to win Manchester city because if you watch this both clubs playing you will discover that Real Madrid seems to be very tactical in play as compared to city that is why when city scores, Real Madrid equalized and their match is just like who scores the last goal always win.

Manchester city's defense is another problem they have because their defense is always porous that is why most times, Manchester city concedes too many goals even in the matches they've won but however, Champions league games can be very difficult to predict because this is basically two teams that comes from different leagues as the pattern they usually play in their leagues may not work in European competitions.

[Falconer]

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I agree with this because indeed the view of Madrid which is said to always be weak without the core players in defense is always one of the reasons that Madrid will struggle but indeed until now their performance continues to be very good and it cannot be denied that it is a truth by looking at the current situation from the beginning of the season even not only in La Liga but also in the Champions League .

Manchester City are the favorite club especially since they are the defending champions but Madrid cannot be underestimated and this season i want a situation where Madrid can actually knock Manchester City out again in this competition just like the previous two seasons . It can still happen but it depends on the performance on the pitch and Madrid should not repeat last season second leg at the Etihad because it cost them dearly.

Manchester City will not underestimate Real Madrid under any circumstances, so the word "underestimate" should not be mentioned too much. Both teams were serious about preparing for the match, even if both had to lose several main players due to injury. Real Madrid is the king of the Champions League, while Manchester City is only the defending champion with 1 title. The comparison is very baseless, of course, but both teams both have missions and ambitions that must be completed well in the quarter-finals.

I don't think Real Madrid will give up on Manchester City this season, especially as long as Bellingham is in the main line-up. Every player will fight to win both at home and away, this is the best revenge that Ancelotti is currently preparing ahead of the quarter-final match.

[hahay]

what you say is true, they are two excellent coaches, nothing to say about it: they are two esteemed professionals and their results speak for themselves

- we have on the one hand the classic Carlo Ancelotti, heir to the AC Milan lineage who has a classic way of playing
- on the other hand we have Pep Guardiola, a talented young man with different ideas and a very friendly way of managing players

they are two different concepts of coaching but very effective, I honestly like Carlo more, because he is Italian and because he uses a classic coaching system

I prefer Pep Guardiola with his tiki taka strategy but they both have their strengths including how they handle the club now so when the two coaches meet in the quarterfinals it will be an interesting spectacle for their boys.

If Carlo Ancelotti is the heir to AC Milan, then Pep Guardiola is the heir to Barcelona? Right.

Of all the quarterfinal matches, perhaps the more interesting between them is Real Madrid vs Man City. So many will put their betting hopes on the team that is favored.

I don't think there is any better or worse because yes, these two coaches have their own way of building a team. That way, when they succeed in giving titles and trophies to the team then of course they succeed in building a great team. But yes, because considering Pep Guardiola who at least always chooses teams that have good finances such as Bayern Munich and Manchester City and also Barcelona in the past who still have stable finances. So yes, it can be assumed that Pep Guardiola is only willing to become a head coach who has good finances and that way, Pep Guardiola can smoothly build a team to be better and better like what has happened at Manchester City so far.

[temple]

Hmm... I thought there was direct logic here (I leave all the quotes so that the dialogue is visible from the very beginning): odds 2 (which seemed dubious to you) means that this event will occur with exactly 50% probability (let’s not waste time and remember about the bookmaker’s margin ). That is, if Arsenal can win one of the two games against Bayern, then odds 2 are fair. And in my opinion, Arsenal, as the leader of the Premier League, in a home game against the second Bundesliga team is obliged to win one game out of two (50% on average = odds 2 on bookmaker language).
As I understand from your comment, you think that Arsenal should be listed in the range of 2.5-3, and this means that Arsenal is not capable of winning one game out of two against Bayern on average.

Correct, that's what I said. If they were to play 100 games given the current set up and given the fact that Bayern Munich seems to be on an uptrend just right now, I believe that Arsenal would not win 50 games at home out of those 100 games. Of course if they play this same game twice, could end in a 100% win rate Arsenal. But hypothetically, I would put Arsenal at 33 to 40 wins maximum out of 100 games all things equal.

If this experiment were run a 100 times and Arsenal would end up with 40 wins, 40 draws and 20 losses, at least in my opinion it seems to be realistic. But hey, I don't have a crystal ball, would just be my estimate 50 just sounds too high to me. There is still the draw and then of course the possibility that they lose against a Bayern Munich team that is on fire and all of their top players are on board.

[tygeade]

I agree with you because the two favorite clubs to win the UEFA Champions League trophy this season are playing against each other in the quarterfinals. Any club that advances to the semi-final between Real Madrid and Manchester City will win this season's UEFA Champions League trophy.

If I had to speak based on statistical data then of course these two clubs, namely Man City and Real Madrid, are two clubs that should deserve to meet in the UCL final. But unfortunately they were unlucky because they had to meet earlier and one of them had to leave UCL in the quarter-finals. Maybe it is true that whichever club wins this match has the potential to win the UCL title this season. But that is if everything can happen based on currently available data, such as data on the performance of these two clubs compared to other teams. It's just that of course we're all used to it, right? Seeing the UCL which is full of surprises and even ordinary teams that don't get much attention can make us surprised because they could be lucky and actually go on to the final and win. So in the final quarter we still see everything unclear. Maybe in the semi-finals we will be able to start predicting which one will succeed as champion in the UCL this season.

The sad thing is, we may not see these two clubs at their peak matching against each other at the finals. I mean they are already changing skins all the time, look at 5 years ago City squad and look at it now, so many new players, while some stay the same, just as Real Madrid, look at 5 years ago and look at today, a lot of changes while keeping some the same. If they keep meeting before the finals like this all the time, eventually they will not be at their peak, or even if they are at their peak, it will be different players.

Last year would have been a good season, this year would have been fine, but if neither then at least next season, imagine Mbappe joins Madrid and most of the squads would be the same aside from that and they face at the finals.

[entertheabyss]

Manchester City will not underestimate Real Madrid under any circumstances, so the word "underestimate" should not be mentioned too much. Both teams were serious about preparing for the match, even if both had to lose several main players due to injury. Real Madrid is the king of the Champions League, while Manchester City is only the defending champion with 1 title. The comparison is very baseless, of course, but both teams both have missions and ambitions that must be completed well in the quarter-finals.

I don't think Real Madrid will give up on Manchester City this season, especially as long as Bellingham is in the main line-up. Every player will fight to win both at home and away, this is the best revenge that Ancelotti is currently preparing ahead of the quarter-final match.

The appropriate time for Carlo Ancelotti to take his revenge on Pep Guardiola, remember what Pep Guardiola did to Carlo Ancelotti the last time they faced eachother. There's always need for this elite teams to be reaching out for significant points this season. Manchester City will continue to be my favorite because Pep Guardiola have put in the work and have arranged for the good run this season. The contenders for the UEFA Champions League title is here and we would gladly see both of them clashing this season and this time, in the UCL quarter-finals.

[Josefjix]

I prefer Pep Guardiola with his tiki taka strategy but they both have their strengths including how they handle the club now so when the two coaches meet in the quarterfinals it will be an interesting spectacle for their boys.

If Carlo Ancelotti is the heir to AC Milan, then Pep Guardiola is the heir to Barcelona? Right.

Of all the quarterfinal matches, perhaps the more interesting between them is Real Madrid vs Man City. So many will put their betting hopes on the team that is favored.

Other elite teams have no ground when it comes to winning the league title, the points exactly, they're not determined for the title. Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola is the best coach when it comes to football, he has managed elite team and have good idea how to operates. He's the man that singlehandedly lifts the standards of the team's performance to this very phase, they're currently fierce in performance and this alone calls for more seriousness on these elite team projects. This is one of the best UCL fixture and we'll also relaxed and watch how these elite teams will play out.

[Weawant]

These two teams have even strengths so it is difficult to clearly determine who will be the best. Real Madrid and Manchester City must prepare equally good teams to make their progress to the next round smooth. Real Madrid has shortcomings in the back line, especially in the goalkeeper position, it is estimated that Thibaut Courtois will not be able to appear because he is still struggling with injuries, this will certainly be very detrimental to the team. Ancelotti is indeed an experienced figure but it will be very difficult for him to choose a squad because if there are regular players who cannot play then there will be no suitable replacement. I consider Manchester City more because they have a fairly good stock of players in all lines, Pep Guardiola is certainly very confident in facing Madrid if all his players don't experience problems during the match.

The deficiency in the back Line of Real Madrid could actually stand as a big threat to them because it's leaving their back line exposed to danger even with a good defense line, the importance of a good goal keeper cannot be overly emphasized because they will definitely get to penetrate the defense line at some point and the last line of defense will have to be goal keeper and if he's not inform then he's definitely conceding a goal.

Meanwhile Manchester city is tightening up every aspect of their defense and their strike lines just to make sure they still stay in the champions league after This because they really want to make sure to depending the trophy after this match as the defending champions and they can only achieve This if their defense and attacks is in good form but then it's looking like Manchester city will be having some deficiency within their attacking line and that could be the advantage for real Madrid of optimally utilized well enough so both teams has got a loop hole.

The weak point of both team is something both teams can used against each other if they eventually try to because it's very more like a complementary deficiency that they are both suffering at this point so they can both get to take advantage of the situations around each other and then the. Game game is definitely going to be a really tough one for both team but Manchester city still have the home advantage .

[Jegileman]

Other elite teams have no ground when it comes to winning the league title, the points exactly, they're not determined for the title. Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola is the best coach when it comes to football, he has managed elite team and have good idea how to operates. He's the man that singlehandedly lifts the standards of the team's performance to this very phase, they're currently fierce in performance and this alone calls for more seriousness on these elite team projects. This is one of the best UCL fixture and we'll also relaxed and watch how these elite teams will play out.

This is the best UCL fixtures and also the one that has a great potential to decide who will win the champions league trophy this season. I don’t know why this clash is happening again and it is much earlier this year than it happened last year. Real Madrid will want a revenge and Manchester City will want to win the trophy again to add to their back to back achievements in the top league of the European competitions. This match will be played like the final match of the competition. If any of this team gets eliminated from the competition, we’ll have a boring final this year again like we did last year. The remaining teams that will be left in the competition will have a lot to put into the game in order to be able to face and win either of this teams depending on who gets the qualification.

[marcous]

Manchester City will not underestimate Real Madrid under any circumstances, so the word "underestimate" should not be mentioned too much. Both teams were serious about preparing for the match, even if both had to lose several main players due to injury. Real Madrid is the king of the Champions League, while Manchester City is only the defending champion with 1 title. The comparison is very baseless, of course, but both teams both have missions and ambitions that must be completed well in the quarter-finals.

I don't think Real Madrid will give up on Manchester City this season, especially as long as Bellingham is in the main line-up. Every player will fight to win both at home and away, this is the best revenge that Ancelotti is currently preparing ahead of the quarter-final match.

The appropriate time for Carlo Ancelotti to take his revenge on Pep Guardiola, remember what Pep Guardiola did to Carlo Ancelotti the last time they faced eachother. There's always need for this elite teams to be reaching out for significant points this season. Manchester City will continue to be my favorite because Pep Guardiola have put in the work and have arranged for the good run this season. The contenders for the UEFA Champions League title is here and we would gladly see both of them clashing this season and this time, in the UCL quarter-finals.

There is almost nothing more to say about the match between Madrid and City in the quarter-finals, where the two teams have had almost no weaknesses this season. In many aspects, Madrid and City have the attributes to beat each other, indeed the match deserves to be called a premature final. With the depth they have, we can clearly see that these two teams are very ambitious to return to dominating the Champions League competition once again.

Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure most people will be confused about predicting which team will emerge as the winner and advance to the semi-finals. It is possible that the winner will have to be determined through a penalty shootout, even though on paper City is slightly superior. Besides that, we cannot use their previous matches as the main benchmark, where factors such as injuries and player fatigue have a greater influence on their subsequent performance.

Pep Guardiola and Ancelotti certainly took the match seriously, as did their players. Underestimating your opponent can have fatal consequences, these two experienced coaches have certainly warned their players never to take this match lightly. The City versus Madrid match looks like it will be boring in the first leg, because both of them will tend to play carefully. However, the second leg could be a very entertaining match, because it will be a life and death match.

[AYOBA]

It is so obvious that the game between Real Madrid and Manchester city is the toughest in the quarter finals stage and considering the fact that these both clubs are very much active in their respective leagues even makes it more difficult to predict who among the two that will advance to the semi finals.

Although the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City will be a very tough match, I actually agree with that because both teams are very strong, and even their performances are very strong. But that will not give Manchester City the opportunity to win against Real Madrid, because everyone knows how the real Madrid performance be this season. They are always trying as much as possible to keep improving their performance at any time, so even though both the teas are tough they can't compare Real Madrid and Manchester City together, they will still receive so much pressure from Real Madrid.

Regardless of the fact that Real Madrid have got some injury threats, I think they may be the likely side to win Manchester city because if you watch this both clubs playing you will discover that Real Madrid seems to be very tactical in play as compared to city that is why when city scores, Real Madrid equalized and their match is just like who scores the last goal always win.

Yes, some of the real Madrid players have gone to injury, but with that I have full hope for Real Madrid that they can still maintain their consistency and make their performance so strong so that they can beat Manchester City well. Since Real Madrid are able to beat some tough teams, nothing will stop them from reaching the quarterfinals, they can find this coming match easily and advance straight to the final stage.

[poodle63]

what you say is true, they are two excellent coaches, nothing to say about it: they are two esteemed professionals and their results speak for themselves

- we have on the one hand the classic Carlo Ancelotti, heir to the AC Milan lineage who has a classic way of playing
- on the other hand we have Pep Guardiola, a talented young man with different ideas and a very friendly way of managing players

they are two different concepts of coaching but very effective, I honestly like Carlo more, because he is Italian and because he uses a classic coaching system

I prefer Pep Guardiola with his tiki taka strategy but they both have their strengths including how they handle the club now so when the two coaches meet in the quarterfinals it will be an interesting spectacle for their boys.

If Carlo Ancelotti is the heir to AC Milan, then Pep Guardiola is the heir to Barcelona? Right.

Of all the quarterfinal matches, perhaps the more interesting between them is Real Madrid vs Man City. So many will put their betting hopes on the team that is favored.

The Tictac strategy is ineffective now against modern football clubs, which have proven many times to beat the Tictac strategy when modern football strategy always focuses on how to score. The defensive club can easily counter it by doing parking the bus like what Mourinho frequently did against Pep when he was still at Barcelona and this is now used by a lot of club. there were many clubs used low block strategy. Guardiola was even hesitant to implement it in the UCL because he knew it would be easily defeated by the top clubs in the Champions League because the squad's competence would have a significant impact on how effective the defensive strategy could be implemented against tictac teams such as Barcelona. So many times the defensive strategy has proven to be the very effective way to prevent it.  Manchester City is constantly playing direct and counter-attack by starting from the bottom. This club never follows the same philosophy as Barcelona.
You can't be sure if a coach will try to use the same mechanism in different clubs. Manchester City obviously has very different characteristics than Barcelona. The reason Pep used the tictac strategy on Barcelona was because their players were small and lacked good physics since in manchester city a lot of players have very good physic like walker or even haaland who can one on one against opponent's defenders. It's very different from the typical physic owned by city players which is very suitable to play modern football tactic.
 
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