UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

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A season ago, we wouldn’t have thought this way of Manchester City, they were the team that was matched for Real Madrid and almost kept them away from champions league title. Today, it’s a different case entirely. Even when Manchester City was arguably real title contenders in the Champions league, Real Madrid always did find a way to beat them. Now, they are just shadows of it formal self Manchester City, facing the same strong opponent in Real Madrid, there hopes to progress is so little.

That's what many people say that “Real Madrid always find a way to qualify for the next phase” this will not be surprising because we often see how Real Madrid began to fall into a slump but turned around to become a winner with a large aggregate score.

Now that there are two legs to play, both sides could have an equal chance, for example in the first leg we see who wins and dominates the game that could also make them survive to qualify, if Manchester City win at home then at home Real Madrid only need a draw although this will be difficult to do.

Any result is certainly possible, because Manchester City and Real Madrid will certainly do their best no matter what their previous results are, and no matter what their domestic league trends are like. But for now, I think because Real Madrid's squad is dominated by young players, it might be difficult for them to get good results. Although, with a young squad it will give better energy too, but if for example Ancelotti doesn't make the right strategy and tactics, then it is possible for Real Madrid to be eliminated. But yes, basically this match will certainly be a difficult match for both teams, because both teams are basically title candidates, so they have the same level too.

[Raflesia]

The problem now is that City and Madrid's strikers are also sometimes difficult to guess because their performance is still not very consistent. Perhaps in terms of productivity, Madrid are still quite more confident because for now they do not only rely on Mbappe, unlike City, who until now preferred to force Haaland again and again.

In addition, I quite agree for City's defense which is indeed bad at the moment because it cannot be denied that for now there are still a lot of mistakes that are always made by City defenders who sometimes rely on each other or make individual mistakes, it's just that Madrid also has the same problem but the difference is that Madrid has a gap in defense because they have a lot of injured players for now.
But even so, I still expect that in the match later Madrid can qualify for the next phase by beating Manchester City in this play off.

If Ancelotti can get a good defender like Rudiger to hold Haaland in the match, Manchester City will not have an easy time beating Real Madrid, because Haaland is the player who helps Manchester City win matches, but now that Rudiger is injured, I'm not sure if he'll be back before the UCL playoffs. Everyone is only waiting for the date to arrive so they can watch the match, which will be one of the most difficult in the playoff stages. Most people believe Real Madrid will defeat Manchester City because of their recent performance, but this is the UCL, and Manchester City will do everything they can to get to the next round. And Madrid are the king of ucl, they know how to play the competition very well and that is why they have more trophies then every club in the Europe. And since Zinedine won the Champions league back to back for madrid they have not get any coach that do that again for madrid, let see if Ancelotti can break the record and win the title ths season again.

He will be sidelined for at least 5 matches including against Atletico Madrid and Mancehster City so Ancelotti will still have to rack his brains to keep the situation in defense still running well.

At the moment they are very short on defenders although there are still some young players at their disposal including those brought in from Castilla but the problem is whether these young players are mentally capable enough to face big intense matches like this.
Madrid have always had injury problems but unfortunately sometimes Ancelotti moves too slowly to find optional players under the pretext of trusting the players. Although I like the fact that he trusts the players, in some moments this can also cause more serious problems in terms of performance.
The match is now in sight and it depends on how they do this match because now the mentality, fighting spirit and cohesiveness of the club will be important to support their condition in carrying out the scheme in a match.

[Mate2237]

Ancelotti has to look deep down and look for possible solutions to this injury problem in the Madrid defense line up as currently most of their top defenders that are starters are currently injured and it's been a problem to Madrid as they have been conceding goals even from small teams and it is not a good one for Madrid who are in first position in the laliga table

One of the thing that he has to do is to go to the academy players and look at possible players that he can bring up to the senior team to blend with the once that are there this move will be helpful the academy players will learn and have more experience moving forward which will be helpful to them in the future

[Weawant]

Any result is certainly possible, because Manchester City and Real Madrid will certainly do their best no matter what their previous results are, and no matter what their domestic league trends are like. But for now, I think because Real Madrid's squad is dominated by young players, it might be difficult for them to get good results. Although, with a young squad it will give better energy too, but if for example Ancelotti doesn't make the right strategy and tactics, then it is possible for Real Madrid to be eliminated. But yes, basically this match will certainly be a difficult match for both teams, because both teams are basically title candidates, so they have the same level too.

I don't think Madrid is going to allow Manchester City get an easy win that is if eventually they win but then we can expect any thing to happen as both teams are very much experienced in the Champions League, and they both have a very good squad who has got the capabilities to handle the game, except that PEP has had some personal issues in recent times which may affect his performance but lets hope it doesn't get the greater part of him in this game to the point he losses it easily.

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I don't think Madrid is going to allow Manchester City get an easy win that is if eventually they win but then we can expect any thing to happen as both teams are very much experienced in the Champions League, and they both have a very good squad who has got the capabilities to handle the game, except that PEP has had some personal issues in recent times which may affect his performance but lets hope it doesn't get the greater part of him in this game to the point he losses it easily.

Both will try to win the match and qualify for the round of 16, but unfortunately only one of them will win the ticket. It is not easy to determine who will win this match even though Real Madrid can be the favorite. Manchester City also has the opportunity and ability to win the match, meaning that Real Madrid cannot be completely relied on to win.

Playing at home is an advantage for Real Madrid, but Real Madrid's performance has not been as good as expected in the last few matches. Today's derby match ended in a draw for them which is an important match not to lose points. Real Madrid's forward performance was ineffective, but Manchester City was also not as good as before.

[Docnaster]

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I don't think Madrid is going to allow Manchester City get an easy win that is if eventually they win but then we can expect any thing to happen as both teams are very much experienced in the Champions League, and they both have a very good squad who has got the capabilities to handle the game, except that PEP has had some personal issues in recent times which may affect his performance but lets hope it doesn't get the greater part of him in this game to the point he losses it easily.

Manchester City under Pep Guardiola have been one of the most consistent clubs in the UEFA Champions League in the past five years so I don't think anyone who understands the game of football would want to underestimate their abilities just because they're having a bad season. Real Madrid on the other side is the defending champions in the UEFA Champions League competition but apart from being the reigning champions, they've easily been a better team than Manchester City since the start of the current season.
The play-off tie between these two European champions is actually a difficult one to predict but because Real Madrid's current run of form and the quality of players at their disposal, a lot of people are of the opinion that they'll easily get the better of Manchester City and progress to the next round of the competition and I think I totally agree to that

[KTChampions]

I don't think Madrid is going to allow Manchester City get an easy win that is if eventually they win but then we can expect any thing to happen as both teams are very much experienced in the Champions League, and they both have a very good squad who has got the capabilities to handle the game, except that PEP has had some personal issues in recent times which may affect his performance but lets hope it doesn't get the greater part of him in this game to the point he losses it easily.

Real Madrid are far from where they were expected to be this season, but at least they are first in La Liga and have had a more consistent season. It is City who should be wary of the upcoming game as if they do not get a good result at home then the trip to Spain could be hopeless before the game. It will be interesting to see how Pep gets out of this situation.

[Mallampue]

Man City is not in a good position and is not in the best form. In terms of form, Man City is far behind Real Madrid. However, their strength will definitely threaten Real Madrid and force them to work hard for the match. I would definitely like to support Real Madrid in the match, because Ancelotti will never want to lose such an important match and he will try his best to win the match. It goes without saying that his match plan is going to be great. Even though Real Madrid is ahead in terms of form, both teams will have to be given equal priority in the field game, because both teams are a threat to both teams. Therefore, Ancelotti will have to work hard and come up with the right plan for Real Madrid to win the match and qualify for the next round.

The fact that it has to do with champions league and participating in the round of 16 for both team is dependent on the outcome of this playoffs Manchester City who will presume aren't fit enough to withstand the pressure of Real Madrid might turn out to be the most fierce at the end of the day.

In previous seasons Madrid have always been the strong obstacle Manchester City encountered and they might want to do their best to change the narrative even if they don't make it to the final but just to make things different from how it has always been. Supporting Madrid might end up in regrets.

The first leg will determine the fate of Manchester city, although they are not fit because of their unstable performance in the Champions League, They are still considered to be able to stop Real madrid in the play-off round.

I am more confident that Manchester city will win and advance to the last 16. Haaland will do whatever it takes to score a goal, he needs a good pass from kevin. If later Manchester city gets a lot of chances on corner kicks, there is a chance for haaland to lower his head to score a goal. It would be impossible for city to give up in the first leg.

[TelolettOm]

The first leg will determine the fate of Manchester city, although they are not fit because of their unstable performance in the Champions League, They are still considered to be able to stop Real madrid in the play-off round.

Ah, I have no much idea. I'm quite desperate with Real Madrid and also Man City. In fact, both of them have to meet in this play off match, in the first match. Ah, I think and it should be Real Madrid who wins, because at least, Man City is much worse this season. It's just that, Real Madrid's defense is quite bad too.

Yes, that's right, the first leg should be Man City's moment to be able to win the ball and get more goals because they will play at home. And this is certainly a challenge for Real Madrid to play away. Some important players are also injured because of the match some time ago, especially deep injury by some defenders. This is a challenge for Ancelotti. However, in his press conference, he said that at least there are some players who can recover soon in preparation for that UCL match.


Source: Torino vs Fiorentina

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Manchester City will have to accept the defeat from Real Madrid because they know that they will never find it easy to stop the strikers of Real Madrid because we all know that Real Madrid has one of the strongest strikers this season, and we know that Manchester City's defence is weak, which you even mentioned. So that game will not be that easy for Manchester City because their performance is not in a good form, considering that Real Madrid is not a good match for them because Real Madrid's performance is not even comparable to Manchester City's performance this season. That is just the fact.

Well, Madrid, honestly, has to play everything, and one of Ancelotti's premises has always been to play City with the utmost care. I think that Madrid will not consider that City is in a very bad moment, they will play thinking that they are in their maximum prime, they will not be overconfident. Ancelotti's strategy is to score a goal or two, and to lock themselves in defence and withstand any storm that comes their way. Now, he cannot do this much because Madrid's defence is very bad right now, and City can take advantage of that very well.

[tusandii]

Manchester City under Pep Guardiola have been one of the most consistent clubs in the UEFA Champions League in the past five years so I don't think anyone who understands the game of football would want to underestimate their abilities just because they're having a bad season. Real Madrid on the other side is the defending champions in the UEFA Champions League competition but apart from being the reigning champions, they've easily been a better team than Manchester City since the start of the current season.
The play-off tie between these two European champions is actually a difficult one to predict but because Real Madrid's current run of form and the quality of players at their disposal, a lot of people are of the opinion that they'll easily get the better of Manchester City and progress to the next round of the competition and I think I totally agree to that

Manchester City has indeed performed well in the UCL so far under Pep Guardiola but when compared to Real Madrid's experience of course Real Madrid is superior to Man City, it doesn't mean I underestimate Man City but if we judge based on their achievements Real Madrid is the best club in the UCL while Man City is known to be strong but they have only won 1 UCL title in their history, in their meeting I will lean more towards Real Madrid this club definitely wants to continue to conquer the Champions League every season.

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Real Madrid are far from where they were expected to be this season, but at least they are first in La Liga and have had a more consistent season. It is City who should be wary of the upcoming game as if they do not get a good result at home then the trip to Spain could be hopeless before the game. It will be interesting to see how Pep gets out of this situation.

Real Madrid performance this season has not been as consistent as expected, failing to automatically qualify for the last 16 indicates that there are shortcomings in their performance compared to last season. On the other hand, Guardiola has prepared his squad to face Real Madrid, in his last game against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup he made a big rotation to maintain the fitness of the main players.
In my opinion, Real Madrid will have a hard time in the first leg because Man City will try to take advantage of the Home game to put pressure on Real Madrid, especially since their defense is not completely solid.

[OcTradism]

Well, Madrid, honestly, has to play everything, and one of Ancelotti's premises has always been to play City with the utmost care. I think that Madrid will not consider that City is in a very bad moment, they will play thinking that they are in their maximum prime, they will not be overconfident. Ancelotti's strategy is to score a goal or two, and to lock themselves in defence and withstand any storm that comes their way. Now, he cannot do this much because Madrid's defence is very bad right now, and City can take advantage of that very well.

Manchester City and Real Madrid have nearly same quality even Real Madrid are the most successful club in Champions League and Manchester City only won one title there. Their matches in three previous seasons show that their quality difference is not too big, but this season Manchester City with their crisis after an injury of their key midfielder Rodri, can be considerable weaker than Real Madrid.

Their big defeat by Arsenal is a warning about their quality and competitiveness in this season, but Real Madrid with a latest draw with Atletico Madrid and two big defeats by Barcelona, also are not a perfect team and have weakness that can be exploited by opponents. Manchester City even in their crisis, if play well, can beat Real Madrid in Champions League.

Real Madrid performance this season has not been as consistent as expected, failing to automatically qualify for the last 16 indicates that there are shortcomings in their performance compared to last season. On the other hand, Guardiola has prepared his squad to face Real Madrid, in his last game against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup he made a big rotation to maintain the fitness of the main players.
In my opinion, Real Madrid will have a hard time in the first leg because Man City will try to take advantage of the Home game to put pressure on Real Madrid, especially since their defense is not completely solid.

FA Cup is not important with Manchester City and in many years, Champions League is where they want to focus most and win this title. This season is not different, and they will continue focusing on Champions League, as Manchester City know that with their quality, when they can exit the crisis, they can beat any strong opponents in Premier League and Champions League.

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Real Madrid are far from where they were expected to be this season, but at least they are first in La Liga and have had a more consistent season. It is City who should be wary of the upcoming game as if they do not get a good result at home then the trip to Spain could be hopeless before the game. It will be interesting to see how Pep gets out of this situation.

Real Madrid performance this season has not been as consistent as expected, failing to automatically qualify for the last 16 indicates that there are shortcomings in their performance compared to last season. On the other hand, Guardiola has prepared his squad to face Real Madrid, in his last game against Leyton Orient in the FA Cup he made a big rotation to maintain the fitness of the main players.
In my opinion, Real Madrid will have a hard time in the first leg because Man City will try to take advantage of the Home game to put pressure on Real Madrid, especially since their defense is not completely solid.

It is true that Madrid did not perform well at the beginning but as time has gone by they have been drawing more attention to their good play. The draw with Atletico in La Liga has mainly benefited them as many of their players are injured and some are out of form but overall Ancelotti is trying to get his team in a much stronger position. Fans are expecting another exciting match with Real's opponents Man City in the next match of the Champions League. It is true that Guardiola will have his team strong in every way and the match may not be easy for Real. Similarly, Real Madrid have a very low record of losing in the knockout stages in the past analysis. The main fault for Real is the lack of coordination between the players which they have largely overcome and the Real coach is trying to send a very clear message about their mutual strategies. Yes, there has been a lot of criticism about Real's defense and some of their best players are out with injuries, but they did a great job in the draw with Atletico.

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FA Cup is not important with Manchester City and in many years, Champions League is where they want to focus most and win this title. This season is not different, and they will continue focusing on Champions League, as Manchester City know that with their quality, when they can exit the crisis, they can beat any strong opponents in Premier League and Champions League.

They started with a relatively strong lineup in the FA cup imo. Considering the opponent they should've scored more. It already happened in the previous round so that's not an issue but they clearly need to improve fast if they want to go at least to the semi-final in the UCL. Sounds like an arduous task even if Madrid also struggles quite a bit in La Liga. If we look at the stats with no context at all, Madrid knocked City from the cup quite often (3 times) too.

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Manchester City has indeed performed well in the UCL so far under Pep Guardiola but when compared to Real Madrid's experience of course Real Madrid is superior to Man City, it doesn't mean I underestimate Man City but if we judge based on their achievements Real Madrid is the best club in the UCL while Man City is known to be strong but they have only won 1 UCL title in their history, in their meeting I will lean more towards Real Madrid this club definitely wants to continue to conquer the Champions League every season.

The condition of the Manchester City team this season has been very different so that when an opponent who is quite experienced in the Champions League meets Manchester City in the play-off match, of course most people will definitely choose Real Madrid as the team that will be able to qualify for the next round in the Champions League this season. Because the Champions League always shows a much fiercer competition than what we usually see in the domestic League and that will clearly happen in the Manchester City vs Real Madrid match because both must be able to do their best in the match in order to be in the next round.

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5.45pm   Brest   v   Paris St Germain
8pm   Juventus   v   PSV Eindhoven
8pm   Manchester City   v   Real Madrid
8pm   Sporting Lisbon   v   Borussia Dortmund
 
Wednesday 12th February 2025
8pm   Celtic   v   Bayern Munich
5.45pm   Club Brugge   v   Atalanta
8pm   Feyenoord   v   AC Milan
8pm   Monaco   v   Benfica

Source https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/champions-league/fixtures-results

Prediction time

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For sure City - Real will capture the media's attention

[len01]

It might sound as if I am underestimating City, but I don't believe that City win or draw any of these matches either home or away. City is weak and we are judging with their old glory, that has made us to forget about the present which is the reality playing out before us. Real Madrid will not take this match lightly with City and they have all the advantages of winning City.

• Man City vs Inter 0-0 Draw
• Slovan vs Man City 0-4 Win
• Man City vs Sparta Praha 5-0 Win
• Sporting vs Man City 4-1 Loss
• Man City vs Feyenoord 3-3 Draw
• Juventus vs Man City 2-0 Loss
• PSG vs Man City 4-2 Loss
• Man City vs Club Brugge 3-1 Win

Now what we are talking about is actually the reality. We sometimes think too much about the past without seeing how Man City is performing now. From the results of the preliminary round we have been expecting too much but we can see that Man City can win against a weak team. While competing against a popular team or an equal team, the result is a loss or a draw. While against Madrid, one of the teams that has more experience. So I really believe that Madrid can beat Man City in the first leg later.

[Frankolala]

Any result is certainly possible, because Manchester City and Real Madrid will certainly do their best no matter what their previous results are, and no matter what their domestic league trends are like. But for now, I think because Real Madrid's squad is dominated by young players, it might be difficult for them to get good results. Although, with a young squad it will give better energy too, but if for example Ancelotti doesn't make the right strategy and tactics, then it is possible for Real Madrid to be eliminated. But yes, basically this match will certainly be a difficult match for both teams, because both teams are basically title candidates, so they have the same level too.

I don't think Madrid is going to allow Manchester City get an easy win that is if eventually they win but then we can expect any thing to happen as both teams are very much experienced in the Champions League, and they both have a very good squad who has got the capabilities to handle the game, except that PEP has had some personal issues in recent times which may affect his performance but lets hope it doesn't get the greater part of him in this game to the point he losses it easily.

His personal issue has already affected the club's performance because he is human and will have divided mind. The match is in two days' time, and we shall all know which of these two clubs will win the match. Madrid has a weak defense but not as porous as that of City, which means that the attackers are the ones to decide who wins the game. I will bet on Madrid because their attackers are very sharp and sound.

[Weawant]

Ah, I have no much idea. I'm quite desperate with Real Madrid and also Man City. In fact, both of them have to meet in this play off match, in the first match. Ah, I think and it should be Real Madrid who wins, because at least, Man City is much worse this season. It's just that, Real Madrid's defense is quite bad too.

Yes, that's right, the first leg should be Man City's moment to be able to win the ball and get more goals because they will play at home. And this is certainly a challenge for Real Madrid to play away. Some important players are also injured because of the match some time ago, especially deep injury by some defenders. This is a challenge for Ancelotti. However, in his press conference, he said that at least there are some players who can recover soon in preparation for that UCL match.


Source: Torino vs Fiorentina

I know city is in a very good shape but using the term worse on them is one in which I wouldn't want to currently and that is because they may turn out to do even better, you never can tell. I love the complementary weak defence Madrid has got, it's going to make up for the poor form city has got and even cause more intriguing game, because if Madrid is to take advantage of the weakness of city, it is then supposed that city takes advantage of the weakness in the defense of Madrid,  so a like chance of a good number of goal is expected except they turn out all defensive.