UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Cryptmuster]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

This is an unexpected decision, he had so many opportunities to move to another more top club, but he decided to stay at Bayer. I don’t know what to say, in my opinion this is not the best decision he could make, perhaps he is counting on the fact that next season he will be able to repeat all the success again. I think that he will not be able to repeat the same thing next season, perhaps this is a mistake, especially if the next season can be worse, he will not have as many offers as now. But this is his choice, apparently he just doesn’t want to change anything.

[MusaMohamed]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in Champions League.

They are both big tasks for Xabi Alonso and his players next season and I think Xabi decided to stay because he aims at a coach position in Real Madrid that is not available this summer. They will complete the contract with Carlo Ancelotti before finding a new coach in 2025 summer, not this coming summer next 3 months.

[Ahli38]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

It's true that it was quite a wise decision that he took. And Leverkusen also looks like they will become a new challenger in the UCL next season. And apart from Leverkusen, it looks like there will also be a new challenger from Laliga, namely Girona. Girona this season has also become a club that has surprised everyone in the league. Although Girona's performance in Laliga is not as good as Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. but Girona also has a chance to go to UCL.
Regarding Xabi Alonso, he knows which is the best path for him to take and Leverkusen is indeed the right answer.

[Obim34]

These are my prediction for the following champions league games
Arsenal vs Bayern
Real Madrid VS Man city
PSG VS Barcelona
Dourtmund VS Atletico madrid

Since i will take multi then here's my choices.

Arsenal vs Bayern  = Arsenal or draw
Real Madrid VS Man city = Madrid or draw
PSG VS Barcelona = Draw - barcelona
Dourtmund VS Atletico madrid = Madrid or draw

I was taking double chances since i knew that if all of these matches are having very high risk. I meant that if the results for the draw to happen in any matches are so big too. That being said that if it totally make sense when i was trying to decrease my risk to win my bet.
I prefer to get higher chance to win the gme rather than only focusing on how big the odds for my bet.

As we can see Arsenal is having a good season so they might be able to win Bayern, not too easy but a win with a goal difference of probably one (1), seeing Arsenal defense and mield field composure against Mancity in the premiere league, I doubt if they would conceive more than a goal when facing Bayern. Mancity VS Madrid will be a though match but Mancity will still drag their win to themselves because for the past two season Mancity have been winning Madrid. The match between PSG and Barcelona may result to a win for PSG or a tie for their first leg matches. Going to Dourtmund match against Atletico madrid will be a win for Atletico madrid and dafeat for the black and yellow considering their performance this season.

The result from the match bayern vs dortmund has told me that of bayern is not even stronger compared to the dortmund. Bayern has always become a nightmare for arsenal but there are many things are changing a lot. Dortmund is far stronger compared to the bayern and it was even able surviving through the hell group which is unbelievable to see that.
This is why i valued dortmund far above bayern at this moment. The match for PSG vs barcelona is kinda hard to predict but it seemed to me that if barcelona is really convincing me to pick it.

It is actually a hard nut to crack, since the best of best are the one's left in the tittle race. Arsenal will surely beat Bayern, I don't think Bayern are up to face the Gunners with the intense composure from Arsenal, Bayern will need to devote enough potentials to be able to beat Arsenal or make a draw from the game. We may judge Bayern VS Arsenal from their previous meetings but currently, things are changing with the level of composure and we can see Bayern as no bigger threat, the fear should be on whom Arsenal will face next after beating Bayern.
Reconsidering, PSG VS Barcelona match, both teams likely have quite a good advantage because they currently are informed.

[Miles2006]

What are the motivations after lose against dortmund which is also placing below bayern? I meant if Bayern has no chance of competing with Leverkusen for the Bundesliga trophy. caused by this lose The loss to Dortmund obviously eliminated Bayern's chance to compete with Leverkusen, and it now has no chance of winning the trophy. I also doubt Bayern Munich will win the UCL this season because of their poor performance. Tuchel is the main cause of Bayern Munich's trophyless season. I doubt that Bayern Munich will be able to perform better. The defeat against Dortmund was obviously causing Bayern to lose confidence. DOrtmund was also involved in UCL, which means it was also a setback for Bayern.
It demonstrates that Bayern has been degrading significantly on its level. This is now the same as it used to be. Bayern is still performing poorly in this match. Tuchel sees UCL as his last chance at Bayern.
I believe that departing with him was the best decision because he was unable to create a positive environment for the players and it was also triggering bayern to play so badly in this game. He also caused players to lose confidence in their ability to play under him. Even some players have stated unequivocally that if they do not feel comfortable with it.
It was also the primary reason for the club's poor performance.

Yes, actually, after Bayern Munich's defeat, there will definitely be many people who doubt that Bayern Munich will be able to win the Champions League title, but in my opinion, this is too early.
It can never be predicted what results Bayern Munich will get in the Champions League at this time and it could be a bad performance in the Bundesliga, but at the end of the season Bayern Munich can win the title in the Champions League like several seasons ago.
For everyone who is a Bayern Munich fan, they will definitely continue to support and believe that Bayern Munich can still win the title in the Champions League, but for me after the defeat and poor performance in yesterday's match, I am a little doubtful.

How sure can we be that Bayern will be defeated, it is likely unpredictable, the match between Arsenal and Bayern will be a tough one, tho not compromising our postulations, Arsenal is likely to win, their performance is something the fans can talk about.
The chances of Bayern becoming champions is limited, the remaining teams on this same race are not just ordinary or normal, these are the best of teams that are capable of becoming champions, it will take a lot of sweat and strength for Bayern to become the winners, knowing they have very strong opponents to face, teams like Real Madrid or Mancity, PSG or Barcelona, these couple of teams would not relent on securing victories from any other team standing on their way.  

What if Bayern Munich lost out in their league just to get ready to play against Arsenal, let's not forget they they have a very good record against Arsenal and their performance in the champions league can't be compared to that of their league because even when they were playing very poor in the league they still came back to beat Lazio 3:0 to book their ticket to the quarter  finals. Arsenal is in good shape and form now but they need not to underestimate Bayern Munich because they will come all out to ake sure they get  a win in their first leg and if they are able to achieve that, you won't believe what the final score will be in the returning leg because they will be aiming to facing the next opponent and their confidence will be back. All the teams in this stage is good but is t is still very impossible to know the team that will be champions but after the semi finals the best two will come out from there.

Bayern Munich winning the first leg is what I don't understand and secondly I don't think Arsenal will be so stupid allowing Bayern Munich win at the Emirate stadium. Concerning the second leg I can't predict but if the goal difference is much during the first leg then Arsenal will definitely win the game.
From my opinion predicting the match is difficult but let's not forget the strength of both teams this season and Arsenal has been playing effortlessly, watching yesterday match also show the strength of Arsenal this season so I don't think Bayern Munich will win so easily or rather I don't think Bayern can defeat Arsenal.

[Blitzboy]

I guess most people will be wrong because everyone thinks that Arsenal can't win against Bayern Munich, I don't really understand that.
Arsenal is a really good team and they can deal with Bayern Munich..
As I said, the games are very close to being played and we will know the result soon.

Bayern Munich is not in good shape, so if Arsenal eliminates Bayern Munich, it will not surprise me since we have seen how Bayern Munich has done this season, losing games to clubs that are not even stronger than Arsenal. After Bayern Munich lost their last league game against Dortmund, I believe Arsenal has a better chance of winning than Bayern Munich. The match will be played next week, we'll see how it goes.

If Leverkusen extends the contract of Xabi Alonso they will not let any other teams including Liverpool or Bayern Munich even think about their coach to hire Xabi Alonso for the next season. But the fact about Xabi Alonso and Leverkusen is they are going to play in the Champions League for the next season and if they have Xabi Alonso, they will be a strong team in this tournament. However, I think Leverkusen will also need to hire some players and get improve to make them ready to play against stronger teams like Real Madrid.
Sadly we don't have Leverkusen in the Champions League in this season, but I'm waiting for it until the next season.

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

Personally, I like Alonso staying at Leverkusen. Experienced, earned his name in Champions League. Im realistic-this squad needs more than his brains to play at that level. Bundesliga is hard, Champions League is different. Your squad must be deep against European titans, but Leverkusen's isnt.

Indeed, this strategy has potential but also high danger. I hope they prosper and demonstrate their abilities. However, ambition must be balanced with realism. They'll need huge signings, so lets hope they have them. We'll watch-it may be a great season or a tough one.

[naira]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

This is an unexpected decision, he had so many opportunities to move to another more top club, but he decided to stay at Bayer. I don’t know what to say, in my opinion this is not the best decision he could make, perhaps he is counting on the fact that next season he will be able to repeat all the success again. I think that he will not be able to repeat the same thing next season, perhaps this is a mistake, especially if the next season can be worse, he will not have as many offers as now. But this is his choice, apparently he just doesn’t want to change anything.

I think the best decision or not is just a matter of comfort and Xabi targets for next season, he seems to want to take Leverkusen further in the UCL with his own hands. Several offers have now been closed, including Liverpool who have stopped fighting for Xabi. Bayern Munich will definitely do the same thing where they will shift their focus to finding a replacement for Tuchel. Imo if Bayern Munich top officials are not shy, maybe Nagelsmann is the right person to manage this team like before and Nagelsmann understands exactly what the team needs. But due to problems in the past I'm not sure it will be fixed. Bayern Munich's coaches have big demands, they don't want this club to be in bad condition and they also don't want this club to go through a transition process. So the choice in the future must be more than what Tuchel can provide now.

[piebeyb]

Xabi Alonso made an excellent decision to continue with the team next season. Leverkusen will play in the next Champions League, they will need a coach like Xabi Alonso because he has played in major competitions such as the Champions League. I can't wait to see the club compete with the clubs from other leagues, as we have seen how they competed with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title race this season. You're right, they need to add more players next season, so they shouldn't be eliminated so easily, because they will face difficult challenges in the next Champions League if they meet a major team like Real Madrid or Manchester City, we don't know if their current players will have strength to play this way next season.

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in Champions League.

They are both big tasks for Xabi Alonso and his players next season and I think Xabi decided to stay because he aims at a coach position in Real Madrid that is not available this summer. They will complete the contract with Carlo Ancelotti before finding a new coach in 2025 summer, not this coming summer next 3 months.

If by the end of the season Leverkusen is undefeated, that will be the best record for Leverkusen and that must be appreciated because Xabi has brought Leverkusen this season to become champions in the Bundesliga. I also won't be happy about him leaving Leverkusen because in my opinion, he deserves to bring Leverkusen to compete in Next season's UCL where of course their level of play must be above the domestic league, at least making it into the important round of the UCL is good enough, after all, if Xabi Alonso succeeds in bringing Leverkusen to the important round of the UCL it will make him even more famous and ogled by many clubs big.

I think all Leverkusen supporters don't want Xabi Alonso to leave this team, because what Xabi Alonso has built would be a shame if he just left it, so the most important thing is that Leverkusen deserves to enter a higher level and compete in the UCL, I'm sure they deserves to enter the UCL and compete with Munich to win the UCL title next season even though they have to meet other top European clubs which of course will be the latest challenge for Leverkusen which can give them a lot of experience in the UCL next season.

[Velvet78]

Very strange odds indeed. 2.05 to win PSG in Paris looks like easy money. I wonder why PSG is rated so poorly (or Barcelona so well) because on the side of PSG there is dominance in Ligue 1, champion mentality + normal coach + Mbappe, and on Barcelona’s side there is a dubious team with a dubious coach and I don’t see any arguments in their favor other than virtual “brand strength" which will not play on the field.
Do Barcelona fans really generate such a cash flow of bets that bookmakers are forced to give such distorted quotes?

2.05 is really a big chance here to benefit from indeed. I thought it would be around 1.70-1.80 the most. Bookmakers are giving Barcelona some chance in France as well. However PSG's home performances have been very impressive so far. I don't think they would get even a draw before their supporters. I even expect Mbappe to score more than one goal honestly. 

Barcelona have serious defensive weaknesses and PSG are one of the teams that can benefit from them the best. I'm curious about whether we see a big goal gap as well. PSG beat them by 4-1 in one of their last meets as far as I remember. 

[rozak]

Bayern Munich winning the first leg is what I don't understand and secondly I don't think Arsenal will be so stupid allowing Bayern Munich win at the Emirate stadium. Concerning the second leg I can't predict but if the goal difference is much during the first leg then Arsenal will definitely win the game.
From my opinion predicting the match is difficult but let's not forget the strength of both teams this season and Arsenal has been playing effortlessly, watching yesterday match also show the strength of Arsenal this season so I don't think Bayern Munich will win so easily or rather I don't think Bayern can defeat Arsenal.

in the first leg what might happen is a small difference in score. it could be 1-0 or 2-1 in favor of the host.
Arsenal is not a weak team, but facing Munich, which is also a strong team, is like a final match. However, both teams have enough abilities to beat each other. but there will only be 1 who passes.
This is a difficult match, just like the Madrid vs City match.

[Docnaster]

Very strange odds indeed. 2.05 to win PSG in Paris looks like easy money. I wonder why PSG is rated so poorly (or Barcelona so well) because on the side of PSG there is dominance in Ligue 1, champion mentality + normal coach + Mbappe, and on Barcelona’s side there is a dubious team with a dubious coach and I don’t see any arguments in their favor other than virtual “brand strength" which will not play on the field.
Do Barcelona fans really generate such a cash flow of bets that bookmakers are forced to give such distorted quotes?

2.05 is really a big chance here to benefit from indeed. I thought it would be around 1.70-1.80 the most. Bookmakers are giving Barcelona some chance in France as well. However PSG's home performances have been very impressive so far. I don't think they would get even a draw before their supporters. I even expect Mbappe to score more than one goal honestly. 

Barcelona have serious defensive weaknesses and PSG are one of the teams that can benefit from them the best. I'm curious about whether we see a big goal gap as well. PSG beat them by 4-1 in one of their last meets as far as I remember. 

For the first time, I'm just seeing this report that Paris Saint Germaine was given little over 2 odds to win against Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter final tie that'll be played next week Wednesday at the Parc des Princes. Barcelona without doubt is a big club that's got a very impressive record in the competition and also against Paris Saint Germaine but considering the performance of both teams and the quality of players they possess, giving Paris Saint Germaine such number of odds I think is disrespectful to them. I'm going to stake on that game and will go for the option of a Paris Saint Germaine win because I think they're going to beat Barcelona in the first leg of the tie. The second leg that'll be played at Camp Nou I think gives Barcelona a better chance of winning because of the fact that it'll be played in the front of their home fans but that I don't think will stop Paris Saint Germaine from winning the second leg of the French champions can play in their full strength. The tie between Paris Saint Germaine and Barcelona without doubt is one of the most interesting of the quarter final games and I can't just wait to watch the two teams play against each other

[rendravolt]

~snip~

Yes, I also believe that comparing them with Bayern Munich is not a good comparison right now.
Actually, I think Bayern Munich is also a good team.
But the main problem is, you know, the coach is not good enough.
You can't deny the squad itself has the capability of winning everything, right?
But when the tactics are not good enough, the quality of the squad is not going to matter.

Well, if we talk about Bayern Munich's coach, it's not accurate to describe the depth of the squad they have, so Bayern Munich's problem now is their own coach. Thomas Tuchel destroyed the squad that Julian Nagelsmann had built and if the club director and management had decided not to fire him, it is possible that Bayern Munich could still win all the existing titles.

Now we can see that Bayern Munich will not win anything and it is closer that everything will end soon. Again, it is not right to destroy the players' dreams when everything is on the right track. It all started from someone's selfish thoughts and destroyed all people's hopes, including his fans. This season's Champions League is still very fierce and it is inevitable that in the end Bayern Munich cannot go any further.

[Republikcoin.com]

I could actually negotiate when Real Madrid and City were to be beaten in the quarters. I think it's too soon. I personally think, if the two teams meet in semi-final or alternate like Adhikar, the atmosphere of the match will be more interesting. These two teams are favorites to win.And this representative that his team will have a big opportunity. All are big matches. I predict the other team to qualify is either Munich or Arsenal. They are quite and solid this season.

Even though your personal view may also be correct, we all have to enjoy this neatly arranged schedule to see how Real Madrid and Manchester City fare in this important match in the Quarter Final this time. Because other matches such as Bayern Munich and Arsenal will also be no less interesting to watch, although I prefer to see the Real Madrid and Manchester City matches because they are scheduled to play at the same time and day.

[KTChampions]

Very strange odds indeed. 2.05 to win PSG in Paris looks like easy money. I wonder why PSG is rated so poorly (or Barcelona so well) because on the side of PSG there is dominance in Ligue 1, champion mentality + normal coach + Mbappe, and on Barcelona’s side there is a dubious team with a dubious coach and I don’t see any arguments in their favor other than virtual “brand strength" which will not play on the field.
Do Barcelona fans really generate such a cash flow of bets that bookmakers are forced to give such distorted quotes?

2.05 is really a big chance here to benefit from indeed. I thought it would be around 1.70-1.80 the most. Bookmakers are giving Barcelona some chance in France as well. However PSG's home performances have been very impressive so far. I don't think they would get even a draw before their supporters. I even expect Mbappe to score more than one goal honestly.  

Barcelona have serious defensive weaknesses and PSG are one of the teams that can benefit from them the best. I'm curious about whether we see a big goal gap as well. PSG beat them by 4-1 in one of their last meets as far as I remember.  

Yes, I can’t understand where the bookmakers got these quotes, they are illogical. 2.05 looks attractive, but I think that if I save my deposit until this game, I will go even further and place a bet on PSG with a handicap of -1, at the moment the odds on such an outcome are 3.50. Perhaps it’s greed speaking in me, but it seems to me that the risk is justified.
It seems to me that Xavi this time will not play the bus (as has already happened in the games with Real) and we will see a normal game and a score like 3-1, 4-2.

[imamusma]

Well, if we talk about Bayern Munich's coach, it's not accurate to describe the depth of the squad they have, so Bayern Munich's problem now is their own coach. Thomas Tuchel destroyed the squad that Julian Nagelsmann had built and if the club director and management had decided not to fire him, it is possible that Bayern Munich could still win all the existing titles.

Now we can see that Bayern Munich will not win anything and it is closer that everything will end soon. Again, it is not right to destroy the players' dreams when everything is on the right track. It all started from someone's selfish thoughts and destroyed all people's hopes, including his fans. This season's Champions League is still very fierce and it is inevitable that in the end Bayern Munich cannot go any further.

Tuchel is considered unsuitable to manage Bayern Munich so that the Bundesliga rulers this season failed to compete with Leverkusen. It seems that there are many things that are not in line between Tuchel and management, which has an impact on the team overall performance. This doesn't mean that Tuchel performance is completely bad, but the measure of success for a team like Bayern Munich is the championship trophy, something they will most likely fail to achieve this season. The depth of Bayern Munich squad is truly the dream of any manager, especially with the presence of Harry Kane in their current front line.

However, everything doesn't seem to be going according to expectations, a series of embarrassing defeats indicates that Bayern Munich has now changed, from a respected team to a team that is not a favorite. The best effort that can be made is to fight as hard as possible to maintain hopes in the Champions League, which in my opinion is also quite difficult to do. Although it must be fair to put Bayern Munich on par with Arsenal, the inconsistency of Tuchel squad in the Bundesliga has had a negative impact on their prestige and chances in the Champions League. Only great luck can bring Bayern Munich to go further in the Champions League this season.

[Zanab247]

I assume Bayern can still show a different performance in the Champions League, and it will be quite easy for them to recover from defeat. If you look at the strengths of Bayern and Arsenal, in fact the two teams have strengths that are not much different. Arsenal will try their best to break their bad record when facing Bayern, and Tuchel's squad will try to protect their only chance of winning a trophy this season.

Bayern is one of the teams that have strong mentality when they play in Champions League. That makes them capable of bouncing back strongly from defeats. Comparing Bayern and Arsenal in Champions League history would seem to have a big gap. But Arsenal which have historical struggles against Bayern will undoubtedly be motivated to overcome their past record and make a statement in the Champions League. On the other hand, Bayern will be keen to maintain their status as contenders and seize their opportunity to advance in the tournament.

Bayern Munich are very good in playing UEFA champions league but the team they are going to meet in this stage is a strong team in this season, and it will be hard for Bayern Munich to secure more than 1 goal from this game because Arsenal don't joke with teams in this stage they are now in the competition.

The clash between Bayern and Arsenal promises some dramas where two strong teams fighting with contrasting motivations. The game will provide whether Bayern continue their dominance over Arsenal or Arsenal make a their statement in Champions League which they had not been participated for so long.

This challenge will make the two teams to prepare themselves very well to meet each other in this game but Arsenal will still be my favorite team in this game because, I know what they can do and what they can't do, but as in stand now in the UEFA champions league competition, I guess Arsenal will delete Bayern Munich with 3:1 to be the winner of the game.

[Jody.Drummer]

I could actually negotiate when Real Madrid and City were to be beaten in the quarters. I think it's too soon. I personally think, if the two teams meet in semi-final or alternate like Adhikar, the atmosphere of the match will be more interesting. These two teams are favorites to win.And this representative that his team will have a big opportunity. All are big matches. I predict the other team to qualify is either Munich or Arsenal. They are quite and solid this season.

Even though your personal view may also be correct, we all have to enjoy this neatly arranged schedule to see how Real Madrid and Manchester City fare in this important match in the Quarter Final this time. Because other matches such as Bayern Munich and Arsenal will also be no less interesting to watch, although I prefer to see the Real Madrid and Manchester City matches because they are scheduled to play at the same time and day.

Most of us didn't want their meeting to happen so soon, but it has already happened and nothing can be done to change what we have seen now. Now we have to enjoy their game even though this is the quarter-finals which if I may say this is a final match that is too fast. We can see all the scenarios in the table and most likely we will only see one of them in the final, although that is not something certain either.

Real Madrid and Manchester City will all compete to beat each other to make them win this match and advance to the semifinals. Currently the bigger opportunity is on Manchester City's side, but it is also not a guarantee that they will really be able to do that, because the opponent they will face is also Real Madrid, which we know about their performance in the Champions League. I don't want to think about anything except to see who will be able to win in this very tight match. and maybe one of them will be able to surprise him by destroying his opponent, anything can still happen.

[Palakka]

Xabi is taking risk by staying in Leverkusen as they might not be able to repeat this success next season. With limited player resource, they will have big troubles by defending their Bundesliga title while discover Champions League. It will put Leverkusen under pressure of using their player resource very wisely to maintain good performances in Bundesliga but still don't affect their discovery about their own ability in Champions League.

They are both big tasks for Xabi Alonso and his players next season and I think Xabi decided to stay because he aims at a coach position in Real Madrid that is not available this summer. They will complete the contract with Carlo Ancelotti before finding a new coach in 2025 summer, not this coming summer next 3 months.

Whatever Alonso's decision certainly deserves respect from all parties because of course he has thought about all the possibilities that will happen to his career, but Alonso's stay at Leverkusen is certainly the right decision for him to continue to improve his coaching career, Alonso indeed cannot avoid the risks that may occur when he stays at Leverkusen and when if he fails in his second season with Leverkusen,  So it is certain that in the future Munich and Liverpool will no longer make offers to him.

But I think Alonso's chances of success are quite open as long as he can maintain his current squad and at least if he is able to maintain Leverkusen's form in the Bundesliga next season, playing in the Champions League next season will certainly be a challenge for Alonso, because as a coach who is on the rise Alonso is required to be able to compete with the big European teams later in the Champions League,  And this Is where it can be a form of proof from Alonso that indeed he deserves to be recognized as a great coach and not just luck to bring Leverkusen to be as great as this season.

[Patrol69]

Arsenal has managed to get through a tough match against Manchester City, even though they have to be willing to share the points, at least they didn't lose. It's not easy to steal points at the Etihad, where in my opinion Manchester City actually has a better chance of securing 3 points. A draw against Manchester City will have a good impact on Arsenal prestige in the Champions League later, and Mikel Arteta squad will have good confidence when they face Bayern Munich in the quarter finals. Arsenal have now changed for the better, and they deserve credit for their hard work.

Bayern Munich lost to Dortmund in their last match, it makes sense that many people now consider their chances of beating Arsenal to be lower than before. Even if you look at the impressive performance currently being shown by Arsenal, Mikel Arteta squad is considered to have a big chance of beating Bayern Munich. This season, Bayern Munich has performed with unstable performance, even though they have very good squad depth, the presence of Harry Kane on the front line cannot make them consistently win.

Arsenal were able to play well in defense today, but they were very weak in attack and they definitely can't use that strategy in the first match against Bayern, the home game needs to be won if they want to have a chance in the return leg. Bayern lost to Dortmund, but they didn't play badly, and what worries me more is not the loss, but the fact that Noeir is injured, and I could not find any information on when he will return to the game, if Bayern have to play the Champions League matches without him, it will be a very difficult situation for Tuchel.

Bayern Munich's opponent in the quarter finals of this season's Champions League is Arsenal. In that case, how Arsenal and Bayern Munich are currently performing in their league will depend a lot on the Champions League match.  Arsenal don't have much injury problem and Arsenal are performing consistently in the English Premier League, unlike Bayern Munich who are not performing well in their league, when these two teams face each other, Arsenal will have a chance to advance. We can say that Bayern Munich is only planning for Champions League but if they are planning for Champions League then they should improve their game a lot but in their performance we are not seeing any improvement.  Bayern Munich must perform better if they want to beat Arsenal in the two legs of the Champions League.

[abhiseshakana]

I assume Bayern can still show a different performance in the Champions League, and it will be quite easy for them to recover from defeat. If you look at the strengths of Bayern and Arsenal, in fact the two teams have strengths that are not much different. Arsenal will try their best to break their bad record when facing Bayern, and Tuchel's squad will try to protect their only chance of winning a trophy this season.

Bayern is one of the teams that have strong mentality when they play in Champions League. That makes them capable of bouncing back strongly from defeats. Comparing Bayern and Arsenal in Champions League history would seem to have a big gap. But Arsenal which have historical struggles against Bayern will undoubtedly be motivated to overcome their past record and make a statement in the Champions League. On the other hand, Bayern will be keen to maintain their status as contenders and seize their opportunity to advance in the tournament.

Bayern Munich are very good in playing UEFA champions league but the team they are going to meet in this stage is a strong team in this season, and it will be hard for Bayern Munich to secure more than 1 goal from this game because Arsenal don't joke with teams in this stage they are now in the competition.

The clash between Bayern and Arsenal promises some dramas where two strong teams fighting with contrasting motivations. The game will provide whether Bayern continue their dominance over Arsenal or Arsenal make a their statement in Champions League which they had not been participated for so long.

This challenge will make the two teams to prepare themselves very well to meet each other in this game but Arsenal will still be my favorite team in this game because, I know what they can do and what they can't do, but as in stand now in the UEFA champions league competition, I guess Arsenal will delete Bayern Munich with 3:1 to be the winner of the game.

Arsenal might be considered one of the best teams in the Premier League at the moment but if they have to play against Bayern Munich, the chances for both are fifty-fifty, because Bayern Munich is currently handled by Thomas Tuchel who incidentally has quite good experience with competition in the Premier League because he once coached Chelsea. Apart from that, Bayern Munich also has Harry Kane who is very familiar with the playing style of Premier League teams. So it is very likely that the knowledge that Harry Kane has can be very useful for his team.