UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[Dailyscript]

Real Madrid played out a 3-3 draw with Manchester City in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, as they now need a win at the Etihad to get to the semi-finals. Rodrygo was Real’s best player in the attack.  The first half was full of pressing from Real and they did lose their energy a little bit in the second half, which let City into the game. 3-3 isn’t the worst result, but it also isn’t nearly the best for Real Madrid.

Yes, Rodrigo is a great player that Madrid currently has, he is better than Haaland who cannot find opportunities to score goals but fortunately Manchester City has Foden and other players who have the potential to score goals as well as Madrid, I already think that their strength is actually it's the same because they want to win too, that's why the match will be interesting to watch when these two teams meet, I have seen that they are no different from last season's meeting, in the first leg the result was also a 1 - 1 draw and now in this season's meeting 3 - 3 .

Maybe am not the only one who thinks that Haaland is not useful in the Manchester City squad anymore. He has no good impact now to the team since other teams has been able to find a way to hold his scoring abilities for a while now. If he is a good player he should have sort for a way out or advance in his pattern of playing by practicing new scoring technique often. Every time i watch Manchester City play i feel like they are playing with 10 men against 11 men. Good thing that the rest of the team are able to fill up Haaland space.

I already thought that Madrid should be able to take advantage of the moment to beat Madrid at home but they don't seem to really be able to get rid of Manchester City, it seems that Guardiola really understands the strategy and tactics that Ancelotti has made so it seems very easy for Manchester City to find gaps to score goals. we all saw that in this match we saw many beautiful goals created by both of them. but I'm worried about their meeting in the second leg, I remember last season in the second leg at home to Manchester City, Madrid were slaughtered by four goals without reply 4-0 at the Etihad stadium, I hope it doesn't happen again like last season . 

It seems you meant Madrid to win Manchester City at home. What if Real Madrid cant beat Manchester City whether home or away. My reason is because last season we watched the both teams played home and away and Manchester City won the victory at last. Now in this season the same thing is happening again. I wont be surprised that Manchester City will win Madrid at Etihad. That i am 65% sure it may happen.

[Unsoldier]

We saw a feast of football and a goal extravaganza yesterday. It is a pity that yesterday's two matches were played at the same time and could not be watched separately.
Now everything will be decided between Real Madrid and Man City, as well as Bayern and Arsenal in the return games. Perhaps the teams will play very cautiously in the upcoming matches, because the winner goes to the semi-finals. So it's more likely that we won't see many goals in the return games and I don't rule out that there will be a lot of goals in the semi-finals.

[Lannakosa]

We were both wrong in our predictions, but I can honestly say that I'm not sad to have lost the bet, given the great game I watched 
6 goals in a single match, beautiful goals, a great match with both teams thinking only of winning and two managers unafraid to put the team on the attack
It was a great spectacle

I'll try to recover the lost bet today on PSG vs Barcelona
The odds are 3.75 on Barcelona to win, so I think it's a great risk/reward opportunity

Do you think Barcelona can beat PSG today? I saw that PSG very rarely loses at home, the last time was last year, and it was only when Enrique came to the team, and during the entire confrontation between these teams, Barcelona only beat PSG away once. I am more inclined to think that PSG will win today, although Barcelona is also playing well in recent matches, but Mbappe can help PSG in this match.

[X-ray]

Real Madrid played out a 3-3 draw with Manchester City in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, as they now need a win at the Etihad to get to the semi-finals. Rodrygo was Real’s best player in the attack.  The first half was full of pressing from Real and they did lose their energy a little bit in the second half, which let City into the game. 3-3 isn’t the worst result, but it also isn’t nearly the best for Real Madrid.

The draw was Real Madrid's worst result in their previous match consider it has many advnatages over manchester city and i i must admit city was showing amazing performance even though it was not playing in front of its supporters. City was missing a lot of chances in this match and i call that real madrid is lucky enough caused by city was not scoring more than three. Real Madrid was unable to capitalize on its advantages over Manchester City which is still giving numerous advantages to the manchester city in the second leg when the game will be away game for real madrid. I'm sure many Madrid fans are disappointed because the chances of winning against City in the upcoming game are becoming even smaller than before.

There are a few things that have me concerned. These things are

There was no Walker, Ake, or even De Bruyne in that game.
Madrid frequently defensively against the city in that game.
City dominated Madrid in that game.

The things above all make me to take a conclusion if city has better performance than real madrid.

City was on another level than Real Madrid, which had used the best lineup in the previous game. Manchester City's gameplay was incredible, as it was able to pressure Madrid at an away game, which is unbelievable to see.
Many people predicted that Manchester City would lose heavily in that game, but this has not been proven. City may destroy Madrid in the second leg.

It's time for Ancelotti to issue a red alert for all of Real Madrid. I do not see bellingham in this match. It appeared to me that he vanished during the game along with Haaland in the city caused by he had been guarded by several defenders.
Grealish was on fire and he made tchouameni lose the next leg against city

[tsaroz]

Byren Munich made a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in London. Even though Arsenal dominated most of the game, Munich were successful in making it a draw. Arsenal was expected to take a lead here but failed. This mean the team scoring more goals in next leg in Munich would qualify for the semis. Munich now has the advantage.
Similar were the results between Real Madrid and Man City, Real Madrid was supposed to take a lead playing in Madrid but they failed to do so. It would be difficult for them to steal a win in England. Manchester City are the defending champions for this tournament and Real probably are their most difficult opponent.

[EL MOHA]

Real Madrid, which is known as a strong team because of its history of having an arch enemy, namely Barcelona, they have their own characteristics, but when they met Man City they seemed to have difficulties as you said with Man City having more possession of the ball it proves that Man City is not a team that is easy to beat, especially since we all know that Man City is a strong team this season, not just this season. Even in previous seasons they were a strong team.

If they can match Real Madrid, it proves that they have a strong performance. I don't underestimate Real Madrid because Real Madrid also has a good performance with their game  maybe in the second leg Real Madrid will win,  but I doubt that but we don't know because it can't be predicted so let's just wait for the results.  What is clear is that these two teams will definitely show their best game to be able to win the match even though they are facing a strong team.

Exactly Madrid is the best team when it comes to champions league football and every team gets scared of them but you see Manchester city they have been the team in the whole season f Europe for the past three seasons now. And one thing is Madrid as a team still struggle to play well against a team managed by Pep Guardiola. Madrid do not like the tiki taka pattern teams play, they want a fast football game and that’s one area were we also see every Pep’s team falling short. If you watched yesterday immediately Manchester city started controlling the midfield or had more balls in possession it became a little bit difficult for Madrid to bring out their game and when Madrid took the gear on and started their fast attack they scored two quick fire goals same as Manchester city too.

The second leg will be also filled with goals but for Madrid playing away from home it looks like it will be difficult for them. On history they don’t beat city at home and city are on winning streak both at home. Although we can’t compare the fan base of Madrid to that of city to say that Etihad will be difficult for Madrid but even the small number is fans Will different try to make it loud to have a revenge on Madrid for closing down their stadium yesterday. I will still say the game is still tight but city is above in terms of quality and home advantage at the moment

[execijutiere]

Arsenal, on the other hand, struggled to win the match despite scoring the first goal.Arsenal managed to take the lead in the 12th minute with Saka and closed the first half 2-1 down.They could not prevent Gnabry and Kane's penalty goal.If we look at the overall match, we can say that Arsenal played one step better, but they should have won this match.Bayern Munich has been out of form in recent weeks and I honestly thought that they would lose this match, but with a draw here, maybe they have a chance to pass the round.

[Roseline492]

Maybe am not the only one who thinks that Haaland is not useful in the Manchester City squad anymore. He has no good impact now to the team since other teams has been able to find a way to hold his scoring abilities for a while now. If he is a good player he should have sort for a way out or advance in his pattern of playing by practicing new scoring technique often.

Although I wouldn't say haaland is not useful because regardless of his lapses lately he is still putting an effort, though I no that his performance has gone down a bit compare to the early time of this season but I wouldn't say he is not useful because that's one of the things about football, their is a time when a player will be very good and sometimes very poor but in the case of haaland I have a strong feeling that he will come back to his good performance because Pep Guardiola has seen his potential that's why he is still using him even after performing bad lately.

[masulum]

Real Madrid will still going to make second leg difficult for their opponent again because their target for this season is to secure two trophies to make the world celebrate their coach, that make it possible for the team to be build on a solid rock.

A 3-3 draw is not a good result for Real Madrid. Man City now has the opportunity to get to the next round. As I mentioned few days ago, Pep Guardiola understands how to stop the UCL maestro, Ancelotti. Meanwhile, Ancelotti still cannot understand how to stop Pep Guardiola strategy well. That doesn't mean Ancelotti's strategy is bad, it's just Ancelotti needs to improvise his strategy so Madrid movements and rhythm of play are more varied to win the match.

[RaltcoinsB]

We can say that both of the 2 champions league matches played yesterday were enjoyable.It was possible that these matches would have so many goals and it was very good.I was of course following Real Madrid vs Manchester City.There were 3 goals in the match in the early minutes.City took the lead with a goal in the first minute, while Real Madrid immediately increased the pressure and managed to close the lead. The beauty of the goals in the match was really good and although there were some mistakes, it's hard to avoid them in this kind of matches.City managed to take the lead again in the second half, but Real Madrid clearly didn't want to lose.Valverde, who scored the decisive goal, didn't let his team lose.

The match between Manchester City and Real Madrid was great. The match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich was also good like that. A total of 10 goals were scored in 2 matches and we had enough of goals. I expect tonight's matches to be just as enjoyable. Real Madrid lost an important advantage by drawing at home. Now, Real Madrid and Arsenal will play tough away matches.

[Catenaccio]

A 3-3 draw is not a good result for Real Madrid. Man City now has the opportunity to get to the next round. As I mentioned few days ago, Pep Guardiola understands how to stop the UCL maestro, Ancelotti. Meanwhile, Ancelotti still cannot understand how to stop Pep Guardiola strategy well. That doesn't mean Ancelotti's strategy is bad, it's just Ancelotti needs to improvise his strategy so Madrid movements and rhythm of play are more varied to win the match.

A match between two big clubs can change very quickly and Real Madrid led in the match, created some opportunities to expand it to more than one goal but they wasted some chances.

After that, Manchester City came back and even led back. Eventually Real Madrid have to feel satisfied by succeed to equalize the match as without the attacking situation started by Modric to Vinicius Jr. and finished by Valverde. I did think of a defeat at home for Real Madrid when they had only 20 minutes to find a third goal. It is not too little time but not a long time for Real Madrid when Manchester City already focused on defense.

The substitution of Kroos by Modric is a good decision from Ancelotti and it helped Madrid to avoid a loss at home and Modric will be used again in a second leg.

[execijutiere]

I think that the PSG-Barcelona match will be more unpleasant.PSG-Barcelona seems to me to be a match in which both teams will have difficulty in scoring goals and it will be a goal-less match for some reason.So if I take a bet, I can say that I will take it accordingly.In the other match of the day, I think that Atletico will beat Dortmund.Atletico will at least want to do something here, but of course their opponent is not an easy opponent.After Dortmund's defeat of Bayern Munich in the last weeks, we can say that their luck has turned.

[Nheer]

Arsenal, on the other hand, struggled to win the match despite scoring the first goal.Arsenal managed to take the lead in the 12th minute with Saka and closed the first half 2-1 down.They could not prevent Gnabry and Kane's penalty goal.If we look at the overall match, we can say that Arsenal played one step better, but they should have won this match.Bayern Munich has been out of form in recent weeks and I honestly thought that they would lose this match, but with a draw here, maybe they have a chance to pass the round.

Everywhere that happened shows that Arsenal players are inexperienced in this competition that’s why the result ended that way. Bayern Munich have been in poor form recently and even from the way they play last night it shows that they are struggling and it is as a result of poor management so i am so disappointed in Arsenal for not being able to win a poor performing Bayern team who has lost a lot of matches to smaller teams this season, they even lost a 2-0 lead to a team that sits on the 10th position in the league in which the match ended 3-2 making it the 2nd loss in their last two matches before facing Arsenal. Arsenal should’ve taken advantage of all that but they failed and end up with a draw at home which is not a good result for them because playing and winning at Munich could be very difficult.

[eightdots]

I think that the PSG-Barcelona match will be more unpleasant.PSG-Barcelona seems to me to be a match in which both teams will have difficulty in scoring goals and it will be a goal-less match for some reason.So if I take a bet, I can say that I will take it accordingly.In the other match of the day, I think that Atletico will beat Dortmund.Atletico will at least want to do something here, but of course their opponent is not an easy opponent.After Dortmund's defeat of Bayern Munich in the last weeks, we can say that their luck has turned.

I think the opposite of what you said and I think the PSG-Barcelona match will be high-scoring like yesterday's matches. At this stage of the Champions League, both teams will play thinking about the next match, but I think we will see goals thanks to the determination and star players in the team. Teams no longer cover their defenses to gain an advantage in the next game like they used to. That's why I think we will watch an active and attacking match.

I think Dortmund will win the match between Athletico and Dortmund. Dortmund's away win against Munich showed us their potential and they will show what they want on the field in this match as well.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I think that the PSG-Barcelona match will be more unpleasant.PSG-Barcelona seems to me to be a match in which both teams will have difficulty in scoring goals and it will be a goal-less match for some reason.So if I take a bet, I can say that I will take it accordingly.In the other match of the day, I think that Atletico will beat Dortmund.Atletico will at least want to do something here, but of course their opponent is not an easy opponent.After Dortmund's defeat of Bayern Munich in the last weeks, we can say that their luck has turned.

The game between barcelona and PSG will not be a goalless match.

Here's the odds


PSG has a very good chance to beat Barcelona, but I'm only concerned about Barcelona's condition, which is still on fire right now. It would be very wise to pick BTTS rather than a goalless match or a draw. A double chance is much more preferable if I must have chosen a draw, considering these clubs will be trying so hard to secure their positions.
This is going to be an away game for Barcelona. I predict that the club will find it hard to pass this game soon. Barcelona's odds are pretty damn good, considering it has 3.70 to win in this game.

I'm not questioning Barcelona's capability to win the game because it has a good history against PSG. Barcelona's squad is even very well prepared compared to PSG at this moment. Things are going very hard for Barcelona to win at Parc de Prince.
I'm still expecting a lot from Dortmund, which was able to leave the hell group. We may be seeing a surprise from dortmund soon.

[Justbillywitt]

It's not meant to underestimate Real Madrid but if you look at the progress of the match in the first leg, Real Madrid, who played at home, played no better than Man City. They lost possession of the ball and they also lost slightly in shots on target. However, it cannot be denied, that Real Madrid still has a good mentality, and because of their efforts, they were able to equalize the score to a draw.

The second leg will clearly be an advantage for Man City because they will play at home, but that doesn't mean Real Madrid doesn't have another chance because Real Madrid often makes surprises when they are in a less favorable position.

Real Madrid, which is known as a strong team because of its history of having an arch enemy, namely Barcelona, they have their own characteristics, but when they met Man City they seemed to have difficulties as you said with Man City having more possession of the ball it proves that Man City is not a team that is easy to beat, especially since we all know that Man City is a strong team this season, not just this season. Even in previous seasons they were a strong team.

If they can match Real Madrid, it proves that they have a strong performance. I don't underestimate Real Madrid because Real Madrid also has a good performance with their game  maybe in the second leg Real Madrid will win,  but I doubt that but we don't know because it can't be predicted so let's just wait for the results.  What is clear is that these two teams will definitely show their best game to be able to win the match even though they are facing a strong team.

Manchester City has been able to match real Madrid toe to toe for the past few seasons now, this has shown how strong this Manchester City team has become. Before yesterday match, their previous 6 meetings real Madrid were only able to win Manchester City once. Pep Guardiola has transformed Manchester City to be one of the strongest team in Europe that even the most dreaded real Madrid now find it difficult to defeat them. Manchester City now hold a bigger advantage in the second leg, reason being that they will be playing in their home where they have more confidence. It will take something special for real Madrid to knock out Manchester City from the champions leg. I just hope their key players are not injured.

[Moreno233]

I think that the PSG-Barcelona match will be more unpleasant.PSG-Barcelona seems to me to be a match in which both teams will have difficulty in scoring goals and it will be a goal-less match for some reason.So if I take a bet, I can say that I will take it accordingly.In the other match of the day, I think that Atletico will beat Dortmund.Atletico will at least want to do something here, but of course their opponent is not an easy opponent.After Dortmund's defeat of Bayern Munich in the last weeks, we can say that their luck has turned.

The game between barcelona and PSG will not be a goalless match.

I also agree with you that the match will produce many goals no doubt, the only thing uncertain is knowing who will win. Barcelona have champions league experience but they have not been playing their trademark football this season. On the  contrary, PSG have a great team and have been doing so well but they lack the records to match their squad over the years. It becomes very difficult knowing how this match will go. Either way, we hope to enjoy good football tonight.

Here's the odds


PSG has a very good chance to beat Barcelona, but I'm only concerned about Barcelona's condition, which is still on fire right now. It would be very wise to pick BTTS rather than a goalless match or a draw. A double chance is much more preferable if I must have chosen a draw, considering these clubs will be trying so hard to secure their positions.
This is going to be an away game for Barcelona. I predict that the club will find it hard to pass this game soon. Barcelona's odds are pretty damn good, considering it has 3.70 to win in this game.

Its interesting how even the bookmakers believe that PSG will win. Well it is a possibility based on the current form of both teams but I will not bet my money in a direct win for PSG. I consider this very risky because champions league is different from local league matches.

[Palakka]

Arsenal, on the other hand, struggled to win the match despite scoring the first goal.Arsenal managed to take the lead in the 12th minute with Saka and closed the first half 2-1 down.They could not prevent Gnabry and Kane's penalty goal.If we look at the overall match, we can say that Arsenal played one step better, but they should have won this match.Bayern Munich has been out of form in recent weeks and I honestly thought that they would lose this match, but with a draw here, maybe they have a chance to pass the round.

As many members predicted here, Arsenal's good performance in the league did not allow them to win the Champions League and it was proven when they actually had to fight hard enough to be able to make the match a draw, Arsenal were able to dominate in the match but unfortunately their front line was unable to dismantle the tight defense of Bayern Munich,  A 2-2 draw at the Emirates will actually make Arsenal's journey to qualify for the next round even more difficult because they will have to fight quite hard in the second leg.

In the first leg match it seemed that Arsenal were indeed able to appear dominant and even they managed to score a quick goal through Saka in the 12th minute, but the mentality possessed by Bayern Munich in the match was able to make Tuchel's squad respond quickly and even able to comeback before Trossard was able to equalize the score and make the final score of the game 2-2.
I am personally very pessimistic if later Arsenal will be able to win the second leg, because so far the Allianz Arena has been a stadium that is haunted enough for Arsenal to get a victory.

[Oluwa-btc]

I already expect it's not an easy match for Manchester City and Arsenal, both of them are overrated. But the results aren't something that I expect, really surprising both of them end in draws.

The best goal from those two matches are goal from Valverde, it's really fast and sharp.

Since the upcoming match it will held in Bayern Munich and Manchester City's grounds, I believe Bayern Munich and Manchester City will able to qualify to the next rounds.

I can say there'll be no hope for the gunners come the next leg and fixture. Man, I can't open my mouth to say the same bullshit about Real Madrid.
Real Madrid are by far the strongest club in the world and they don't have time to do that home and away stuff's with a club, they could still move on to Etihad and deal with Manchester City, we shall definitely see how it progresses.

For Bayern Munich against Arsenal? Lol!
They should be bashing and blasting Saka for being a big fool, why not score that goal? Rather he chose to be a goofy head and recalcitrant donkey. I don't blame him, this has to be the first time he place in the quarter finals if I'm not mistaken in the Champions League Competition.
Bayern Munich will show no mercy when they arrive next week and for that penalty appeal the official should have given? Gunner's also got lucky over that pardon!

[naira]

What a match from those four teams, it make people will be hard to predict the second leg results because they're equal.

I think we need to move on, two upcoming matches Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund and PSG vs Barcelona will be interesting to watch.

Both Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are inconsistent while both PSG and Barcelona are consistent because they haven't lose since February.

I predict, Dortmund will win and another one is draw.

I think from the last 2 matches, both teams played a game that was fun to watch for football fans. For me, the advantage in these 2 matches is that Munich and City avoided defeat at home to their opponents. And in the second leg, both teams will be much more enthusiastic in deciding whether to qualify next or not.

I think the teams entering the quarter-final phase are teams that are difficult to predict because they are the best teams in their respective leagues. For the two matches, PSG and Atletico, in my opinion, will be far superior, playing at their own home, of course they will be much more enthusiastic.

Agree, in general Bayern Munich and Manchester City benefit because their task in the second leg playing at home is to have the opportunity to provide more surprises. Apart from this draw, I was quite satisfied watching both of them, because the goals scored by each team were extraordinary, especially in Madrid match against Manchester City. Reciprocate goals, provide attacks, pressure and a rhythm of play that is not boring.

In my opinion Madrid who will be guests at Ettihad, will face a tough challenge. Considering that Manchester City played at the Bernabeu without Kevin De Bruyne, Pep troops were able to score 3 goals, so at Ettihad it is certain that Kevin De Bruyne will get more playing minutes. Apart from being a player, he is also quite good at analyzing the opponent's game. Now I understand why Pep didn't play KDB in the 1st leg because he was focused on analyzing Real Madrid's game.