UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

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Teams like Girona and Bologna are not teams that often play in the Champions League so their level of play will be very different, even though both of them played well in their respective leagues last season. As we know, the Champions League is very competitive and the competition here is quite big so it will be difficult for them to qualify for the next stage. Every season there will definitely be one team that is quite surprising but when entering the next season most of them lose their best form.

Without having experienced players it will be much harder to play in the Champions League and even we see how strong teams that often play in the league also have difficulty facing the tight competition. I don't think both of them will easily get through the group phase because there will be quite tight competition from the opponents they will face.

Of course, the Champions League is a difficult competition and not easy to predict. So far only Real Madrid is easy to predict, they are the only team that has qualified for the final more often than other contestants. Girona and several other new teams look like they will lose early, in fact I don't expect such teams to make it to the semifinals.

Just like last season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two main favorites to win the title. Other teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, ​​Inter and others always have difficulties, but it does not rule out the possibility that one of the teams mentioned above will be in the final next season. Even though there is confidence about the potential of Girona and several new teams in the Champions League, their probability is very low.

[Marvell1]

There will only be 16 clubs that can qualify for the next round, where from the standings there are 8 clubs that have already qualified directly and the other 16 clubs must fight in the play-off round. Here's what's interesting in my opinion, because now there is very tight competition in the productivity of the goals they create. Usually we only see 4 clubs in 1 group, and it's not too difficult because there are superior clubs and there are clubs that are indeed mediocre and in terms of points, there are rarely clubs that have the same points which requires them to see goal productivity to advance to the next round.

Now it's different, because they will be in the same standings and will play 8 matches. My prediction is that there will be many clubs that have the same points and between them they have to see goal productivity. In addition to having to struggle to win, they also have to be able to score as many goals as possible so that when they are in a situation like that, they can be better than other clubs.

Yes I absolutely agree. The goal difference is going to play a big factor in this competition. At least it is going to be very important to see which team is going to go through to the next stage. And I think we are in for watching some surprises there might be some teams qualifying which we did not expect at all. Obviously I am not sure which teams those are going to be. But with a new format, there is always a chance that new teams are going to perform differently.

Girona and Brest probably two teams that we should watch out for. They have played very well in their domestic competition. So there is a chance that they will actually get some surprise wins in the champions league competition as well.

[KTChampions]

Because if both teams can fail from the start in the Champions League, at least they can go down to the Europa League to be able to compete with the big teams there even though the level of competition is a little different, but it is still quite interesting to watch.

Both Girona and Bologna have qualified for the champions league and if they fail to qualify for the round of 16, they will be eliminated.
Take note that this season no team from the champions league will go to the europa league. There will be a new format for UEFA champions league and europa league.

It's strange that it took so long to fix this flaw. We've all gotten used to it, but in fact it sounds like complete nonsense: after the group stage we still don't know all the participants of the tournament, and in order to find out, we need to hold a preliminary playoff between the unsuccessful contenders from another tournament and the second places of group tournament.
Taking into account the increase in the number of teams in the Champions League and the overlapping of the flow of teams from one tournament to another, the Europa League will lose in the level of participants, but will increase in the value of the tournament.

[Die_empty]

It's strange that it took so long to fix this flaw. We've all gotten used to it, but in fact it sounds like complete nonsense: after the group stage we still don't know all the participants of the tournament, and in order to find out, we need to hold a preliminary playoff between the unsuccessful contenders from another tournament and the second places of group tournament.
Taking into account the increase in the number of teams in the Champions League and the overlapping of the flow of teams from one tournament to another, the Europa League will lose in the level of participants, but will increase in the value of the tournament.

The organization of the European Competitions is becoming very complicated. Maybe because we have gotten used to the old arrangements. But I am pleased with the increase of participating teams to 36, allowing four more clubs to play in this prestigious competition. The groupings have also changed since eight teams instead of the normal four will be in a group. The eight top clubs in the group stage will qualify for the round of sixteen. Teams who secured from 9th to 24th position will compete for the other eight slots in two-legged home and away games. We just have to wait to see how this new format will turn out this season. If there are flaws in the process, UEFA might consider adjusting it or reverting to the old format.

[hahay]

Both Girona and Bologna have qualified for the champions league and if they fail to qualify for the round of 16, they will be eliminited.
Take note that this season no team from the champions league will go to the europa league. There will be a new format for UEFA champions league and europa league.

I have more faith in Gordon’s than Bologna to even succeed in the Champions League competition at least girona had massive improvement last season, they were shoulder to shoulder with Madrid and even Barcelona no body expected them to improve that way and that is why it is very difficult to predict football because things you don’t expect will always happen. And the moment they did not qualify for the round 16 they should have figured it out that champions league is tougher than la Liga and effort you both in both leagues will be totally different, we know that players are paid to play ball but it is not actually easy competing in almost of the important leagues so if they are in champions league and they don’t qualify for Europa then to me it’s not a big deal champion league have more respect winning it than winning Europa.

Basically, Bologna underwent changes because after all, Bologna head coach also underwent changes. Because after all, Thiago Motta, who managed to make Bologna better last season, has actually become the head coach of Juventus. Meanwhile for Girona, at least they still have the same head coach as last season, so it is very likely that Girona will still have good performance. Although indeed, there is no guarantee for them to qualify for the knockout rounds later, but at least, them playing in the Champions League is already a good achievement for them.

But anyway, the reason I'm only considering about the head coach is because at least, with a new coach it will mean the team will also have a slight overhaul. Although indeed, apart from coaches, of course there are buying and selling transactions for players, but still, I think the head coach who underwent a change will provide a different factor. So yes, I think it's natural to compare Bologna and Girona, it looks like Girona will still have a good performance compared to Bologna next season in the Champions League.

[Palakka]

Teams like Girona and Bologna are not teams that often play in the Champions League so their level of play will be very different, even though both of them played well in their respective leagues last season. As we know, the Champions League is very competitive and the competition here is quite big so it will be difficult for them to qualify for the next stage. Every season there will definitely be one team that is quite surprising but when entering the next season most of them lose their best form.

For now it is still appropriate to say that, but who knows if they are the ones who can make a big surprise in the Champions League next season even though I myself still doubt that both teams can go further in the Champions League. Because if both teams can fail from the start in the Champions League, at least they can go down to the Europa League to be able to compete with the big teams there even though the level of competition is a little different, but it is still quite interesting to watch.

I won’t expect much from them in the champions league, they’ll just go and register their attendance there and wait for elimination. They are going there to get experience as first timers, if they use that experience well, going back there for the second time won’t be a big problem to them and may not find it difficult to make it far in the competition. The competitive scene of the champions league is not the one which they can both withstand. It has never happened in history that a first timer make it to the finals of the champions league and won the trophy. They will have to try again and again to win that and I don’t think they’ll be close to winning it just now as first timers. Let them get the experience and come back again another time.

Bologna and Girona and several other teams last season appeared quite surprising in their respective leagues and in the end they were able to win 1 ticket in the Champions League to next season, many of these teams were first time playing in the Champions League but actually it is too early for us to underestimate them especially Girona, currently Girona is improving the quality of their squad so maybe they will be able to talk a lot in the champions league next season even though it is impossible to win it, but looking at the finances and support from the City Football Group so far their are certainly not worthy of being underestimated, next season with new the format then every team that leaves the Champions League will immediately fall and no longer play to get a chance in the European League, so every team must be able to perform optimally, be consistent and focus on winning every match to qualified in every round, although the competition has been tight in the Champions League so far, this is not the closing the possibility of a surprise that could be given by the debutant team like as was the case when Porto won the Champions League in 2003/2004.

[aylabadia05]

Just like last season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two main favorites to win the title. Other teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, ​​Inter and others always have difficulties, but it does not rule out the possibility that one of the teams mentioned above will be in the final next season. Even though there is confidence about the potential of Girona and several new teams in the Champions League, their probability is very low.

Why are names like Real Madrid and Manchester City often brought up as favorite teams to win the title while other teams such as PSG, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Arsenal including Bayer Leverkusen are actually non-favorite teams in the nomination for the title winner.
I know that these teams have a level of difficulty that makes them not wrong if they are made as non-favorite teams.
I see that apart from the reason because of the difficulty of competing, there is no convincing logical reason.

[Adiljutt156]

The games in this round didn't surprise me much, but I expected Fenerbahce to get a more comfortable victory than the result they had in the first leg. They played very well, but they made some very silly mistakes and in 3 days they will have to play at home and with a lead of only 1 goal, something that doesn't give them much comfort. They will have to play with greater concentration in defense to at least get a draw, which could guarantee them a place in the next game. My question is:

If Fenerbahce manages to reach the group stage of the European Champions League, would they be able to finish in first or second place in the group stage?

The Turkish teams have not been able to get very far in the European Champions League, which is why I don't have high expectations for Fenerbahce in the European Champions League games. Even the Portuguese teams have not been able to reach the final either. The teams from Spain, Italy, Germany and England are the dominant ones, and from what I see this dominance will not be broken any time soon. It's funny to see France only having PSG who still haven't managed to win the European Champions League.

I think  Fenerbahçe football team will qualify for next round because they are hard working players and they are working on their weaknesses and they learnt a lot and in the future matches they will win the matches one sided. In the last match ,they gave their hundred percent to win this match and now they are in good position and rhythm and rhythm is very in game and now is time for Fenerbahçe team not lose any game and always win. They have good moral and I think they will easily handle the situations in next matches and they will qualify for next round.Džeko is match winner player and he can bend the the match to their sides and team can win by high margin because his kicking capacity is outclass.

[Jossque]

The match between Slovan Bratislava and Celje was a match that we could not predict who would win. After both teams scored in the early minutes of the first leg, Bratislava lost control of the match with 10 men. Celje dominated the match and struggled to win. I think Bratislava, who drew with 10 men away from home, is one step closer to qualifying with the advantage.

[KTChampions]

It's strange that it took so long to fix this flaw. We've all gotten used to it, but in fact it sounds like complete nonsense: after the group stage we still don't know all the participants of the tournament, and in order to find out, we need to hold a preliminary playoff between the unsuccessful contenders from another tournament and the second places of group tournament.
Taking into account the increase in the number of teams in the Champions League and the overlapping of the flow of teams from one tournament to another, the Europa League will lose in the level of participants, but will increase in the value of the tournament.

The organization of the European Competitions is becoming very complicated. Maybe because we have gotten used to the old arrangements. But I am pleased with the increase of participating teams to 36, allowing four more clubs to play in this prestigious competition. The groupings have also changed since eight teams instead of the normal four will be in a group. The eight top clubs in the group stage will qualify for the round of sixteen. Teams who secured from 9th to 24th position will compete for the other eight slots in two-legged home and away games. We just have to wait to see how this new format will turn out this season. If there are flaws in the process, UEFA might consider adjusting it or reverting to the old format.

Prestige and a large number of participants are contradictory things, don't you think? If any, literally any club with a certain amount of luck can get into the European Cup, then there is no prestige from the fact of participation. I am talking about all European Cups now, not just the Champions League, but it works the same everywhere. By the way, with the new format of each European Cup, more than a third of the participants of national championships will participate in the European Cups. This looks like some kind of nonsense or a united European league.

[Jossque]

Malmö were heavy favorites against their opponent even before the match started and we can say that they have already knocked them out of the Champions League with a 4-1 win at home in the first leg. He will also win away.
Bodo was again the heavy favorite in this match. I expect them to defeat their opponent on the road and I don't think they will tolerate any mistakes and I don't think they will be complacent.

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Malmö were heavy favorites against their opponent even before the match started and we can say that they have already knocked them out of the Champions League with a 4-1 win at home in the first leg. He will also win away.
Bodo was again the heavy favorite in this match. I expect them to defeat their opponent on the road and I don't think they will tolerate any mistakes and I don't think they will be complacent.

It seems impossible for Malmö to beat this opponent. We could have easily said this before the first match was played. After the match, we can say that this was confirmed. I think it is impossible for the opponent to score 3-4 goals, they are a very small team anyway. Malmö are not the best team in the world either, but they are very experienced in the European championships, they will probably beat their opponent in the second match without any difficulty

[Weawant]

For now it is still appropriate to say that, but who knows if they are the ones who can make a big surprise in the Champions League next season even though I myself still doubt that both teams can go further in the Champions League. Because if both teams can fail from the start in the Champions League, at least they can go down to the Europa League to be able to compete with the big teams there even though the level of competition is a little different, but it is still quite interesting to watch.

I wouldn't say less of your point because football do come with many surprises even in times we least expected, just like it did happened in the Europa last season, anything is possible even if it's a big or small league, the champions league is a very competitive one and has got a whole lot of big names participating and we are aware but it doesn't take away the place of surprises and even the unusual happening, I would only be in an awe to see that happen but wouldn't be surprised, currently every team has got an equal opportunity and a leveling platform provided you did qualified from the UCL, the difference will be in their capacity and strength acting as a determinant.

[rahmad2nd]

Just like last season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two main favorites to win the title. Other teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, ​​Inter and others always have difficulties, but it does not rule out the possibility that one of the teams mentioned above will be in the final next season. Even though there is confidence about the potential of Girona and several new teams in the Champions League, their probability is very low.

Why are names like Real Madrid and Manchester City often brought up as favorite teams to win the title while other teams such as PSG, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Arsenal including Bayer Leverkusen are actually non-favorite teams in the nomination for the title winner.
I know that these teams have a level of difficulty that makes them not wrong if they are made as non-favorite teams.
I see that apart from the reason because of the difficulty of competing, there is no convincing logical reason.

For me personally, City is a club that has stood strong and has a strong foundation to compete in various competitions. Likewise with Real Madrid, this giant club from Spain is a team that has a champion mentality and that is why they are always one of the favorite teams throughout the Champions League competition. plus, Real Madrid is now increasingly competitive with some of its newcomers. after all, these two giant clubs from different leagues are teams that are always favorites in domestic league competitions. while other teams, especially those mentioned in this post, are not so popular as the strongest candidates in the UCL, it does not mean they have no chance, but several factors can be explained as the reasons. maybe as you said can represent it, one of which is the level of difficulty and difficulty in providing tight competition that distinguishes the two clubs that are the favorite teams. although, we will never know which team will win the Champions League competition for next season. after all, it is possible that Real Madrid and Manchester City can be thwarted by the teams that will be their opponents later. because, there is no guarantee that City and Real Madrid will appear in the final match of this competition later.

[RockBell]

Just like last season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two main favorites to win the title. Other teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, ​​Inter and others always have difficulties, but it does not rule out the possibility that one of the teams mentioned above will be in the final next season. Even though there is confidence about the potential of Girona and several new teams in the Champions League, their probability is very low.

Even next season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are still two teams that have high chances of winning the Champions League. The reason I predicted them as the two favourite teams is based on their current squads and their head coaches. The other teams may really try their best, but I can't say as much about them because these other teams qualified to play in the Champions League. I did not think they had a great squad like Real Madrid and Manchester City.
 
I expected other teams like Arsenal, Barcelona, Inter Milan, and others like that to perform well, and if they were lucky, they may later be favourites, but based on my observations, Real Madrid and Manchester City have the highest chances. As for Girona and Bologna, I can't really predict much about their performances, but from my observations of their current players, I can't say they will do better in the Champions League. 

[promise444c5]

For now it is still appropriate to say that, but who knows if they are the ones who can make a big surprise in the Champions League next season even though I myself still doubt that both teams can go further in the Champions League. Because if both teams can fail from the start in the Champions League, at least they can go down to the Europa League to be able to compete with the big teams there even though the level of competition is a little different, but it is still quite interesting to watch.

I wouldn't say less of your point because football do come with many surprises even in times we least expected, just like it did happened in the Europa last season, anything is possible even if it's a big or small league, the champions league is a very competitive one and has got a whole lot of big names participating and we are aware but it doesn't take away the place of surprises and even the unusual happening, I would only be in an awe to see that happen but wouldn't be surprised, currently every team has got an equal opportunity and a leveling platform provided you did qualified from the UCL, the difference will be in their capacity and strength acting as a determinant.

Yeah that's  fair  every  team has an equal opportunity just like you said and I don't really like when speculators are making obvious claims when they know football is full of surprises even when we are very affirm to something  the opposite might always show up.
Every thing seem to be changing  as times goes on, football isn't like before where only the big clubs makes the only impacts, currently there more clubs joining the race, though currently most strong team made it to UCL so it will be hard to decide without seeing their performance  against each other but I know this upcoming UCL will be a very competitive one

[boltz]

I think Maccabi vs FCSB will be that type of game where FCSB will finally show what they are capable of because in internal championship they are 2 draws 1 defeat from 3 games but they way they are playing is telling us that is just a matter of games until this team will score at least 3-4 goals per game because after all they are the champions of Romania. Even if the previous game , Maccabi scored first but they had only 1-2 scoring chances when on the other side , FCSB had at least 6 big chances to score so I doubt they will miss so much again Wednesday when they will face Maccabi again.

[arimamib]

Just like last season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the two main favorites to win the title. Other teams such as Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona, ​​Inter and others always have difficulties, but it does not rule out the possibility that one of the teams mentioned above will be in the final next season. Even though there is confidence about the potential of Girona and several new teams in the Champions League, their probability is very low.

Why are names like Real Madrid and Manchester City often brought up as favorite teams to win the title while other teams such as PSG, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Arsenal including Bayer Leverkusen are actually non-favorite teams in the nomination for the title winner.
I know that these teams have a level of difficulty that makes them not wrong if they are made as non-favorite teams.
I see that apart from the reason because of the difficulty of competing, there is no convincing logical reason.

Because we have seen several previous seasons where there will be no surprises in the Champions League, meaning the team that has stronger strength will succeed in becoming champion. The previous season Real Madrid was so strong and they were able to beat all their opponents and become champions. For this reason, it is very natural that many high ratings are given to the strongest teams as favorites to win, such as Real Madrid and Manchester City. Apart from that, don't underestimate other teams such as Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Barcelona because they will try to become champions.
Apart from that, this season's Champions League structure has changed again because last season there was a division of teams into each pot, but this season we see the teams competing in one standing. Teams that have been absent from the Champions League for a long time are of course our attention to see their actions in every match they play. I think Leverkusen is the team that has stolen the most attention this season because of their quite successful performance in the previous season.

[Minor Miner]

I don't expect teams like Girona and Bologna to do well in the Champions League next season. However, there is no doubt that both these teams have played brilliantly in the last season. The Girona team competed for the La Liga title. And it was a completely unexpected event. The Girona team has struggled to avoid relegation in the past. But last season this team fought for the title.
However, we have seen erratic performances from Girona's players in the matches at the end of the season. Moreover, if you want to perform consistently well in the Champions League, you need a lot of experience. Girona and Bologna management may be able to build stronger squads if they spend money. But getting the squad players experienced will not be an easy task for Girona and Bologna.

Teams like Girona and Bologna are not teams that often play in the Champions League so their level of play will be very different, even though both of them played well in their respective leagues last season. As we know, the Champions League is very competitive and the competition here is quite big so it will be difficult for them to qualify for the next stage. Every season there will definitely be one team that is quite surprising but when entering the next season most of them lose their best form.
Without having experienced players it will be much harder to play in the Champions League and even we see how strong teams that often play in the league also have difficulty facing the tight competition. I don't think both of them will easily get through the group phase because there will be quite tight competition from the opponents they will face.

You are right. These teams are not performing regularly in the Champions League. There is no doubt that these two teams played very well in their respective leagues last season. So I think the chances of them playing well in the Champions League is low. The Champions League is very competitive. And if you want to do well here, you need experienced coaches and squads.

I personally think Girona and Bologna will not aim to do well in the Champions League. They will try to do well in their own league this season as well. But these two teams will likely compete for the Europa League title if they are relegated to the Europa League. Because the Europa League is slightly less competitive than the Champions League.

[OcTradism]

Even next season, Real Madrid and Manchester City are still two teams that have high chances of winning the Champions League. The reason I predicted them as the two favourite teams is based on their current squads and their head coaches. The other teams may really try their best, but I can't say as much about them because these other teams qualified to play in the Champions League. I did not think they had a great squad like Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Real Madrid won Champions League last season and they are building up a better squad with many good players who are young, ambitious and have potential to upgrade themselves more in future. It's a little difference than Manchester City which tends to go the end or downside of their career and honestly I have yet seen good preparation of Manchester City to replace these players in coming seasons.

Real Madrid will continue to be one of strongest teams in Champions League next seasons but Manchester City will have to struggle to maintain their quality and competitiveness in Champions League.

Both coaches, Ancelotti and Guardiola will not stay in their clubs for a long time and this brings uncertainty of their future performances too.

As for Girona and Bologna, I can't really predict much about their performances, but from my observations of their current players, I can't say they will do better in the Champions League. 

They are newbies in Champions League and chance for them to succeed there is very small. In a first season they have to play in both domestic league and Champions League, risk of bad player resource management will impact their performances in both Champions League and their domestic league.