UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[asriloni]

Anyhow. Updated odds for the outright UCL winner:



No surprise here, Real is now the favourite with odds of x2.40

Since Madrid has won the UCL 14 times, there is no doubt that bookmakers favored Madrid to win the competition over other clubs and this is a common thing to see it happens in the UCL. It's still unbelievable that an underrated league like the Bundesliga has sent two clubs to the semi-finals which is surpising many people who saw it. I never expected Dortmund to be so strong like this time.
Terzic only added a few players to the club, including Maatsen and Sancho, but the club performed well in the UCL and im thinking dortmund may be buying them back again. Bundesliga has a 50 percent chance of winning the trophy here. Statistically, the remaining clubs have a 25% chance of making it to the final but it's still only based on the mathematic but any clubs have different potential.

It will really surprise me if PSG can win the match against Dortmund and advance to the final. Another big match is on the way, with Real Madrid taking on Bayern Munich soon. It's hard to predict which club will win the UCL this season.
I believe Bayern is a major threat to Madrid. Real Madrid's odds remain extremely favorable, given that the club has a better chance of winning based on previous results.

When it comes to how strong Real Madrid's squad is, the answer may be very different. Who knows if Dortmund will surprise us and win the UCL this season?

[Kamasylvia]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

[Out of mind]

I will also say Real Madrid win could have been on luck but their experience also helped them in winning that match and not just mere luck. Not any team can withstand that pressure from Manchester City for that long without conceding many goals from them. In the end, the game ended in a draw and that’s to show that both teams are top notch and the best wasn’t known in that full 90 minutes of the game. Penalty shootout is a game of luck but you’ve to be good to make your game reach the penalties or else you would have been won during the normal 90 minutes game.

It must be admitted that Carlo Ancelott's strategy in this match was truly genius. Especially entering the second half, Real Madrid's game plan was to defend as disciplined as possible. Carlo Ancelotti understands the antithesis of Man City's dominant game, namely counter attacks. Luckily he got his moment, he was solid, disciplined and confident. So the game plan worked. Even though they conceded and made the score 1-1, Real Madrid remained confident by implementing a full defensive game until the penalty shootout. I applaud Ancelotti's decision, he is very confident in making decisions.

For me, the penalty shootout is not about luck, it's because the mentality of the Real Madrid players is very good. Just look at Ancelotti who prioritizes defenders as penalty takers, this is a very brave tactic and unexpectedly, the mentality of Real Madrid players is indeed above average. Man City has many great players, but they are not ready to take part as penalty takers.

The game was wide margin but Real Madrid luckily they came to the semi-final match. Another match win will see Real Madrid into the final, in this case Manchester City did well and the ball was under the control of the Manchester City team for most of the match. But losing on penalties is down to luck, as performance is only possible on the field of play as it has come to fruition. Real Madrid's players found a goal early in the game, but Manchester City's players made them pay in the middle of the game.  But since then, despite a long performance, neither team has seen a goal. Penalties were decided at the last minute and here the Manchester City team fell.

However, Manchester City's players had the majority of possession of the ball. But Real Madrid also attacked enough to draw the match between the two teams. I think Real Madrid have had the best luck in the Champions League, which is why they won against Manchester City on penalties. Because we saw that the two teams were in the most excited state in the first match, just like in the second match, neither team could win the game in the field, the big match was a draw. But in penalties we know luck depends on, and Real Madrid was lucky to win so they put enough effort in this match which is why they succeeded to enter the semi-final. It was a competitive game between the two teams from start to finish, with neither team attacking less, but a last-minute penalty shoot-out saw Real Madrid win the match, and Manchester City were forced out of the Champions League.

[FinePoine0]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

Real Madrid have certainly performed well, Manchester City have performed well throughout the season. Relying on luck alone, this Real Madrid win, with every player in the Manchester City team capable. But two goals were accidentally missed due to which Manchester City team lost, but in the main game phase 112 minutes of performance, Manchester City team was ahead. If you notice just one difference, you will understand how strong the Manchester City team was. Manchester City had 33 kicks against the goal post in total and Real Madrid only 8.

[TastyChillySauce00]

There was little expectation that Manchester City would be eliminated, but when it comes to penalties, the luck factor comes into play. They should have scored goals in normal time and won the match. After all, Real Madrid is also one of the biggest clubs, this result is not a surprise. Bayern passed the round despite not being much superior. It's difficult to predict who will win the cup, all four teams are the best in the world. It won't be a surprise who wins. Dortmund may be the team with the least chance, but even they have a chance. Real and PSG are bigger favorites.

It is Bernardo Silva's fault because he did not aim to the left or right side. Lunin can easily predict his movements because Silva did not even show gimmick to fool the goalkeeper. I still understand why city missed this important match. I hope the city can get the remaining trophies since city is still having two more chances.
Even though City is leaving UCL and that's not a serious problem, the club still has a chance to win the FA Cup and the Premier League trophy very soon. PSG is far more competent than Dortmund in term of club quality, but I believe we have always underrated Dortmund but this club is always surprising us with many of its unpredictable result. It's because we've seen numerous instances of dortmund qualifying even when they should have been in the hell group.

Dortmund was capable of surpassing it, which is impressive to see. I am confident that Dortmund will soon be able to compete with PSG on equal terms. Dortmund's odds are almost equal to PSG's. No club was favored to win the game in this match because all of them had an equal chance of qualifying.
The slightly gap occurred due to home or away game.

[Dailyscript]

Before anyone can boast of getting closer in lifting the Champions League title you have to cross through the fire that burns along the path which is Real Madrid. They are the club with the highest UCL title and for a long time they always qualify in all the Champions league competition every season. Such a team sees the UCL title as something that is their inheritance and no club should be able to drag that with them. One of the most interesting thing about Real Madrid is that they may not be having a good performance in the LA Liga but when it comes to the UCL they drop every habit of mistake or unseriousnes and play with so much power. Right now am having this conviction that Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the finals and they would win the league onece again.

[Despairo]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

Oh look, you're underestimating Bayern Munich who won Champions League for six times, people were speculate Bayern Munich won't qualify, but here we're, Bayern Munich beat Arsenal.

It is Bernardo Silva's fault because he did not aim to the left or right side. Lunin can easily predict his movements because Silva did not even show gimmick to fool the goalkeeper.

In penalty, there are no right or wrong, the only way we can say someone is wrong during penalty when he missed the shot.

Actually you're wrong to say Lunin was predicting the ball, actually Kepa gave an information to Lunin, watch this video https://www.tiktok.com/@skillerhomeihd/video/7359182133723794694

[reagansimms]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

Real Madrid have certainly performed well, Manchester City have performed well throughout the season. Relying on luck alone, this Real Madrid win, with every player in the Manchester City team capable. But two goals were accidentally missed due to which Manchester City team lost, but in the main game phase 112 minutes of performance, Manchester City team was ahead. If you notice just one difference, you will understand how strong the Manchester City team was. Manchester City had 33 kicks against the goal post in total and Real Madrid only 8.

Real Madrid managed to knock out the defending champions from the UCL and at the same time complete their mission of revenge against Manchester City. After Manchester City was eliminated from the UCL, not a single representative from the EPL qualified for the semifinals because in the other match, Arsenal were also eliminated dramatically by Bayern Munich. Real Madrid success in eliminating one of the strongest challengers in the UCL made their job in the semifinals even easier. Of the four remaining teams, only Real Madrid has the best chance of winning the trophy if measured by the condition of the team and its performance this season.

My prediction is that Real Madrid and PSG will qualify for the final round because their opponents in the semifinals were not very consistent in maintaining their performance. PSG motivation is very big to win its first UCL trophy, Real Madrid must be careful with surprises from PSG because Luis Enrique really understands Real Madrid style of play.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Very surprising to see the four semi finalists, I’m shocked Man City didn’t make it, they dominated Real in the 2nd leg but if you don’t take your chance you will regret it. Real Madrid are a special force in the CL, so often they are not the best team but manage to find a way to win.

I don’t think anybody predicted to see two German teams in the semi finals but here we are. I predict the final will be Real vs PSG.

[tbct_mt2]

Very surprising to see the four semi finalists, I’m shocked Man City didn’t make it, they dominated Real in the 2nd leg but if you don’t take your chance you will regret it. Real Madrid are a special force in the CL, so often they are not the best team but manage to find a way to win.

Manchester City did played good but I can say they wasted many opportunties in two quarter final matches and Real Madrid are simply strong and experienced enough to take advantage of any chance to beat Manchester City. They are at same level and both played well so if you can not beat the opponent, the opponent will beat you at the end.

The severity of their matches shown in penalty shootouts with two Croatian players missed their penalties. Modric and Kovacic are very experienced with penalty shootouts because they joined some with Croatia national team in World Cup and Euro tournaments. But experience can not help them to finish their tasks in this match because pressure is so huge.

[topbitcoin]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

Their mentality is not in doubt because whenever you see the prime of big clubs, there will always be Madrid in it which makes their mentality always awake every season so it seems that Madrid's nickname that has Champions League DNA is really a fact.

But in this case when talking about rationalization, of course everything still has a chance because after all Bayern is one of the Champions League subscription clubs and PSG they are one of the clubs with the power of money and good quality players to date.
As for Dortmund, I did not expect them to get this far now but indeed their current achievements when the semi-finals against PSG could be more difficult even though Dortmund's strength still lies in the young spirit they have but in terms of surprise PSG is actually not inferior and I still feel that they are comparable for now.

[Velvet78]

Munich has completed its job and many people were mocking arsenal on X. The reaction was predictable since i believe that many fans from its competitors in EPL were also hoping arsenal to fail on UCL. It may be also failed in the EPL as well.

Arsenal's performance is getting even worsening start from the first leg. It reached its climax at the second half. it was also pressuring the performance from arsenal too. Things are just getting even difficult for arsenal to get at least one trophy this season.

Im surely arteta will be blamed once again by so many people when arsenal ended with trophyless at the end of season.

Arteta shouldn't be blamed for anything actually. What can he do? He is doing his best to get as big performance as possible from his players every season. He is really good at doing that as well.

Arsenal just can't do a good finishing touch in a season. It won't make me surprised if they miss the Premier League title chance once again as well.    They have very young players in their squad but they can still be one of big competitors. This is still a positive thing in my opinion. Of course I would like to see them finally winning a title as well but let's see. Arsenal shouldn't decide to part ways with Arteta later on. This would be a big mistake I think as he is a really good manager.

[Claymore2]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

Real Madrid have certainly performed well, Manchester City have performed well throughout the season. Relying on luck alone, this Real Madrid win, with every player in the Manchester City team capable. But two goals were accidentally missed due to which Manchester City team lost, but in the main game phase 112 minutes of performance, Manchester City team was ahead. If you notice just one difference, you will understand how strong the Manchester City team was. Manchester City had 33 kicks against the goal post in total and Real Madrid only 8.

Man City certainly dominated the tie but Real held them very well, especially at the Etihad where Madrid played like Burnley in the whole match and their strong mentality got them over the line. Don't forget Real Madrid is missing their key players like Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba, and Éder Militao, so they had to dig deep to get themselves through to the semi-final again. It was a hard-fought victory but Real are always like this. They always find a way somehow...

[Farma]

Real Madrid managed to knock out the defending champions from the UCL and at the same time complete their mission of revenge against Manchester City. After Manchester City was eliminated from the UCL, not a single representative from the EPL qualified for the semifinals because in the other match, Arsenal were also eliminated dramatically by Bayern Munich. Real Madrid success in eliminating one of the strongest challengers in the UCL made their job in the semifinals even easier. Of the four remaining teams, only Real Madrid has the best chance of winning the trophy if measured by the condition of the team and its performance this season.

My prediction is that Real Madrid and PSG will qualify for the final round because their opponents in the semifinals were not very consistent in maintaining their performance. PSG motivation is very big to win its first UCL trophy, Real Madrid must be careful with surprises from PSG because Luis Enrique really understands Real Madrid style of play.

Real Madrid is currently the team that is the favorite to win the Champions League this season, that's quite natural in my opinion after they managed to get rid of Manchester City so that there is no team that is stronger than them anymore and indeed since the start of the season these two teams have been quite the favorite .
Bayern, Dortmund and also PSG are also strong teams and are worth considering, but if we look overall, Real Madrid is slightly better than these teams and they also have much greater possibilities.

I am also sure that Real Madrid will be in the final but for PSG and Dortmund it is very difficult to predict, the two teams have very balanced strength so they have the same percentage to be in the final.

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Before anyone can boast of getting closer in lifting the Champions League title you have to cross through the fire that burns along the path which is Real Madrid. They are the club with the highest UCL title and for a long time they always qualify in all the Champions league competition every season. Such a team sees the UCL title as something that is their inheritance and no club should be able to drag that with them. One of the most interesting thing about Real Madrid is that they may not be having a good performance in the LA Liga but when it comes to the UCL they drop every habit of mistake or unseriousnes and play with so much power. Right now am having this conviction that Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the finals and they would win the league onece again.

Madrid's performance in the Champions League of course cannot be doubted and rarely any team is able to win the Champions League in a row like Madrid did, at this time we can say Madrid's performance is not very good in La Liga and like Munich of course Madrid has a strong mentality when they play in the Champions League,  Actually, when Madrid played in the first leg and managed to draw from Manchester City, of course I was a little doubtful if Madrid could show a better performance when playing at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg, but indeed Ancelotti's mentality and ingenuity in concocting strategies put great pressure on Manchester City in the match so that the match had to be continued until the penalty kick.

Madrid's mentality and performance so far in the Champions League is of course the reason they are called the ruling team of Europe, and of course it is not wrong if we say the team that can beat Madrid will deserve to win the Champions League so far, for now Madrid have ensured a place in the semi-finals and I think there will be no doubt if they can reach the final to bring the Big Ear Trophy back to Spain this season.

[Fausto Arta]

madrid the only reasonable one here , their mentality is unmatched

Real Madrid have certainly performed well, Manchester City have performed well throughout the season. Relying on luck alone, this Real Madrid win, with every player in the Manchester City team capable. But two goals were accidentally missed due to which Manchester City team lost, but in the main game phase 112 minutes of performance, Manchester City team was ahead. If you notice just one difference, you will understand how strong the Manchester City team was. Manchester City had 33 kicks against the goal post in total and Real Madrid only 8.

don't test King UCL's mentality, the only team that can get a ucl hat trick... Madrid taught Man City that only Madrid can defend the UCL title

[Lannakosa]

Real Madrid is currently the team that is the favorite to win the Champions League this season, that's quite natural in my opinion after they managed to get rid of Manchester City so that there is no team that is stronger than them anymore and indeed since the start of the season these two teams have been quite the favorite .
Bayern, Dortmund and also PSG are also strong teams and are worth considering, but if we look overall, Real Madrid is slightly better than these teams and they also have much greater possibilities.

I am also sure that Real Madrid will be in the final but for PSG and Dortmund it is very difficult to predict, the two teams have very balanced strength so they have the same percentage to be in the final.

Don't underestimate Bayern, Arsenal are also in very good shape and everyone said that they have the best results, but they couldn't beat Bayern. Now Real beat City and will think that they did the hardest job, but Bayern cannot be underestimated, they have very good players, and if Kane and Bayern could reach the final it would be great.

In the other semi-final, PSG is stronger, we have already seen two matches between these teams in the group stage, and I think the superiority of PSG was obvious. Atletico decided to play open football at Borussia Dortmund in the second match, and it ended in defeat for them. Enrique will not allow this to happen, he pays a lot of attention to defense, but Barcelona showed that their defense is not ideal either.

[rendravolt]

Having good performance in the domestic league will not guarantee good progress in the Champions League and that is what Arsenal is currently feeling. They were quite promising when they managed to hold Bayern Munich to a draw in the first leg, but what happened in the second leg when they faced Bayern Munich fans, the Gunners were unable to do anything. Practically, Bayern Munich can win with certainty and even though it is only by 1 goal, that is enough to make Arsenal despair.

Another surprising thing is that Bayern Munich under Tuchel's guidance this season has been so bad and strangely Arsenal still can't beat them. However, if we talk about history and winning mentality, of course Bayern Munich still won a landslide victory over Arsenal. Well, I can't wait to see Bayern Munich who will face Real Madrid in the semifinals and it will be a match that will be missed after approximately 6 years of the two teams never facing each other again.

[len01]

Don't underestimate Bayern, Arsenal are also in very good shape and everyone said that they have the best results, but they couldn't beat Bayern. Now Real beat City and will think that they did the hardest job, but Bayern cannot be underestimated, they have very good players, and if Kane and Bayern could reach the final it would be great.

In the other semi-final, PSG is stronger, we have already seen two matches between these teams in the group stage, and I think the superiority of PSG was obvious. Atletico decided to play open football at Borussia Dortmund in the second match, and it ended in defeat for them. Enrique will not allow this to happen, he pays a lot of attention to defense, but Barcelona showed that their defense is not ideal either.

In this semifinals no one underestimated any team who managed to sit in this semi final seat, but this is not only about Kane but also about the experience that gives a lot of encouragement to be able to calm the match and qualify for the final round.
I admit that Bayern Munich currently has a quality troops but if we look deeper into the appearance at UCL and in the domestic league, Bayern Munich is not good and that weakness is in the defense even though Kane can continue to score but if Munich defense bad is the same in vain.
compared to Real Madrid in the depth of performance in the domestic league still has a consistent appearance and at UCL this time it can be more consistent than last season even without a pure striker but Ancelotti strategy is always right.

and for PSG who will compete against Dortmund maybe I will agree if PSG can qualify for the final round to defeat Dortmund but it all depends on how Enrique will rotate PSG players at this time or at least maintain the physical quality and performance of the players.

[Oluwa-btc]

Very surprising to see the four semi finalists, I’m shocked Man City didn’t make it, they dominated Real in the 2nd leg but if you don’t take your chance you will regret it. Real Madrid are a special force in the CL, so often they are not the best team but manage to find a way to win.

I don’t think anybody predicted to see two German teams in the semi finals but here we are. I predict the final will be Real vs PSG.

This is football for you, they can keep the ball possession while Real Madrid rides on to win the game on penalties. Biq shout out to the youngin the goalkeeper for helping deciding the game fir his club. And also to Kepa who helped him with advice about taking the risk for Bernado Silva's penalty. Saving those two have them the upper hand.

Also, defending is part of the game and it was well utilized by Real Madrid, with the way Manchester City played, if they Real Madrid came all out to attack them, they would have lost with lots of goals.
Though at some points, I do feel like Carlo Ancellotti and his Real Madrid side are now too defensive than they actually was.

No! I'm rooting for Paris Saint Germans, they have Luis Enrique and he would help them with his experience. Don't forget he won the Champions League Competition also with Barcelona years back.