UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season

[coinlocket$]

This is really a poor imitation of the Super League. Of all 18 games, only 3 (I highlighted them) can be called top games and in addition, you can find 3-4 games that are of interest. The rest will be interesting only to fans of the playing clubs. In total, out of 18 games, only 6-7 are watchable - and this is with the optimistic assumption that the new format will not kill the irreconcilability of the confrontations, since this is the group stage and the value of the games is very low. The only improvement is three matchdays instead of two, but that could also be a problem as the Europa League and Conference League will have no spectators at all.

Agree.
Poor imitation of the super league, with low interested games.
With no free tickets, with a champnship with random game selected by computer.

I don't really think that people will like this format.

[len01]

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Real Madrid has several injured players, especially in the back line and midfielder. And some have picked up injuries in the ongoing international break. Well, this will clearly make things a bit more difficult for Real Madrid this season. Especially in LaLiga and in the Champions League. and maybe in several other competitions. but fortunately every player who was injured was not in a really serious condition. Because it looks like they will recover quickly and only miss a few matches. So Ancelotti can be relieved about this situation.

But I hope that the number of injured players during this international break will not increase again. Because it would be a nightmare for this team. Even though this team has good reserve players, their core players would still be better if they were fit and not injured at all.

Of course Ancelotti actually will not worry about the current situation of Madrid players. Because there are still some reserve players who can replace the position of injured players and there are still 7 days to see the development of injured players. Maybe actually what is happening right now is not too worrying, but the problem is that fans are only worried that after suffering an injury and can return to appear on the field, the performance of some of the injured players is unstable.
IMO, Ancelotti will use the second layer player in the La Liga match and the main player will be prioritized to rest longer so that it is really maximum when performing at UCL later.

[bastisisca]

Real Madrid is a team with a very impressive history and in fact,  the great quality of Real Madrid is still happening today. Unlike with other top teams that have a great history in the Champions League, but until this moment, other top teams do not have good quality, because they also have difficulty winning trophies although just in the domestic league. So, with such differences, of course every player who plays for Real Madrid will certainly have a very good champion mentality too.

But indeed, for this moment at least the young Real Madrid players still need time to be able to have the excellent quality of performance as before. Therefore, although Real Madrid is sometimes doubted,  but the fact is that Real Madrid always manages to advance further in the Champions League and of course, Real Madrid is always a very dangerous team for any team.

Real Madrid is a team that doesn't joke, and as they say in war, they don't take prisoners. His goal always remains the Champions League given that this cup brings prestige and a lot of money, it is no coincidence that if I remember correctly it is the team that has won the most Champions Leagues in European history.
In fact, he often prefers to focus on the cup rather than La Liga.
I'm sure he'll do great this season too

[rahmad2nd]

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I doubt that Real will have any problems in the group stage of the Champions League, and given the new format, even if there are a few unexpected results, it will still not prevent them from getting out of the group. Militao will be back in a few weeks, and without Alaba they have been playing for a long time, Bellingham, in my opinion, is also ready to play, so Ancelotti does not have big problems with the squad, any injury is unpleasant for a coach, you can’t prepare for it. Now Real will have an important match with Real Sociedad, because they cannot lose points in La Liga.

Moreover, the opponents that Real Madrid will face in the group stage are not tough teams, with the exception of Liverpool who might provide quite epic resistance. Stuttgart, Dortmund, might provide enough resistance. However, on paper Real Madrid is far superior. Looking at the injury data of Madrid players, most of them will recover soon and return to the main team. Ancelotti is not worried about that, it seems that some of Madrid's defenders are suffering from long-term injuries. Although I forgot the data, this could be an obstacle with a tight match schedule. Ideally, Ancelotti will rotate some of his players as usual. For example, if there are still injured defenders, Camavinga will be deployed in the wing-back position. I am sure that even though Real Madrid is constrained, Ancelotti will find a way to fix his team's shortcomings and weaknesses until all players are fit. So we agree, it seems that Real Madrid will not experience obstacles in the Champions League group stage.

[Palakka]

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

I doubt that Real will have any problems in the group stage of the Champions League, and given the new format, even if there are a few unexpected results, it will still not prevent them from getting out of the group. Militao will be back in a few weeks, and without Alaba they have been playing for a long time, Bellingham, in my opinion, is also ready to play, so Ancelotti does not have big problems with the squad, any injury is unpleasant for a coach, you can’t prepare for it. Now Real will have an important match with Real Sociedad, because they cannot lose points in La Liga.

The injuries that befell the Madrid squad has made many doubt what their will still be able to compete in several competitions simultaneously at this time, but in my opinion these injuries are not something that will make Madrid miss out on their current opportunities, especially if some of the injured players will return soon and joining the Madrid squad to continue their journey this season, the storm of injuries that befell Madrid at this time is a result of the busy schedule that they continued to endure before when UEFA changed the format of national and league matches, but even so, as a team that has a mentality and also quality so far, of course madrid will be able to overcome the injury storm easily, the La Liga and Champions League matches which are close together will of course make Ancelotti have to be wise in rotating his players.

Madrid will play every 3 days and obviously it will be exhausting:

[Cryptoprincess101]

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Real Madrid has several injured players, especially in the back line and midfielder. And some have picked up injuries in the ongoing international break. Well, this will clearly make things a bit more difficult for Real Madrid this season. Especially in LaLiga and in the Champions League. and maybe in several other competitions. but fortunately every player who was injured was not in a really serious condition. Because it looks like they will recover quickly and only miss a few matches. So Ancelotti can be relieved about this situation.

But I hope that the number of injured players during this international break will not increase again. Because it would be a nightmare for this team. Even though this team has good reserve players, their core players would still be better if they were fit and not injured at all.

Of course Ancelotti actually will not worry about the current situation of Madrid players. Because there are still some reserve players who can replace the position of injured players and there are still 7 days to see the development of injured players. Maybe actually what is happening right now is not too worrying, but the problem is that fans are only worried that after suffering an injury and can return to appear on the field, the performance of some of the injured players is unstable.
IMO, Ancelotti will use the second layer player in the La Liga match and the main player will be prioritized to rest longer so that it is really maximum when performing at UCL later.

Ancelotti has nothing to worry about the injury situation of some of their main players because the second squad of Real Madrid is also as good as the first squad and it will also give some of the players in the second squad the opportunity to showcase their performance in matches and get recognized instead of Ancelotti to always rely on the first squad in almost every game. Some of the injured players are likely to return back from injury soon so they can still have them back to the squad, the problem will only center in their fitness which they will get back to with time. Ancelotti should think about possible ways that the prominent players will not be having early injuries and the only way he can do that is to feature more of the second squad players and reserve the regular players for more critical and tougher games this will help to reduce more injuries from happening to the the players in the first squad.

[giammangiato]

In as much as it's expected of Kylian Mbappé to hit the ground up and running in his scoring of goals at Real Madrid and starts performing as expected, but it still very early to expect that such performance from him, despite his an incredible player that wouldn't find it very difficult to adapt and blend into any team which he finds himself, Mbappé has just had few weeks play time at Madrid, to me, I won't expect much now from him and until after his first season at Madrid, but if he does performance well, then good.

To whom much is given much is expected. Normally Mbappe is not the kind of player that will go come into a team and still need like a year or more to settle in. He is the kind of player that people expect to hit the ground running immediately with hat tricks and assists. Real Madrid bought him with the intention that he will start delivering goals immediately from the first game. The expectation on him is very high and it's quite a weight for such a young man like Mbappe to carry. Either ways he has to live up to the expectations because he has been doing it for years for both his former club and country. Not many football fans understands the fact that players do need time to adapt. Majority of the fans are not patient, if Mbappe don't start delivering goals and assists soon we might see some Madrid faithfuls turning against Mbappe. So Mbappe should have this in his mind and start putting more efforts.

Mbappe is a great player, but I don't understand why he isn't playing as he should be playing. Maybe he still has to get used to the patterns, maybe he hasn't settled into Spain yet. I was expecting a dazzling start but he is really doing little with what is in his DNA.
Instead Robert Lewandowski is really unleashed:i am happy for this.

[mamesso]

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

Talking about the mentality of the players and the experience of the coach, Real Madrid has not experienced any problems in navigating this season, but injury problems can change everything, especially since Real Madrid is active in several different competitions. The season is still long and there are many matches to be played, the limited number of players will make it difficult for Ancelotti to formulate a strategy, especially since he also needs to rotate because of the very tight schedule. I really hope Real Madrid can maintain their performance, but if more and more of their players are injured, Real Madrid will have a hard time competing with other favorite teams, especially this season there will be many surprises in the UCL after the new format is implemented.

[sokani]

So for now as supporters should be more patient because the team needs time especially at this time the real madrid squad is in a player crisis, most of its core players are injured we must understand that the current situation experienced by real madrid will inevitably have an impact on the improvements they are currently doing, and honestly real madrid for now still shows a good game despite being hit by injuries. Therefore as I have said, there is still plenty of time for recovery, wait for the time to come mbappe brings glory with real madrid.

Thank you, football fans should take a chill pill. It's just few games and many persons are beginning to conclude that Mbappe's case is going to be the same as Hazard. In their last game against Real Betis he scored a brace, so I want to believe he's gradually adapting to the new league and to his new team. But even if he doesn't bag as many goals as he used to, we should not be too critical of him because it's his first season and sometimes new signings do struggle in their first season.

[Moreno233]

The number of competitions that Madrid has to play certainly forces them to be able to rotate players well, as a big team and handled by experienced coach, of course they don't want to lose a single trophy from the competition they participate in ,so I think all competitions will certainly be played seriously and not just La Liga and the Champions League, see the number of injured players at the moment, Madrid journey may be a little difficult, but that doesn't mean they won't focus on all of these competitions, because we know how Madrid and Ancelotti have had great ambitions to win every trophy so far.

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

I have also observed that Real Madrid performance in Champions League is usually different from their La Liga matches maybe this should be due to the Anceloti influence who is gifted in the Champions League and the only coach to have won the champions league five times. This year they are still a big threat for any team as they will be playing to defend the title. They might have started badly with their La Liga but they have a fast way of putting their house in order to confront any opponent. Most definitely they will regain the consistency they are known for and will give Barcelona a big fight as usual.

[Pandu Geddon]

I have also observed that Real Madrid performance in Champions League is usually different from their La Liga matches maybe this should be due to the Anceloti influence who is gifted in the Champions League and the only coach to have won the champions league five times. This year they are still a big threat for any team as they will be playing to defend the title. They might have started badly with their La Liga but they have a fast way of putting their house in order to confront any opponent. Most definitely they will regain the consistency they are known for and will give Barcelona a big fight as usual.

La Liga and the Champions League will always be important for Ancelotti. But the Champions League always has great prestige for Madrid. They always perform great in the Champions League. Ancelotti always has a strong strategy for matches against strong teams in the Champions League. Madrid has a strength that no other team has in the Champions League. It is their champion mentality that I think they maintain in every Champions League match they play. It is like saying that they are the champions.

[RaltcoinsB]

The number of competitions that Madrid has to play certainly forces them to be able to rotate players well, as a big team and handled by experienced coach, of course they don't want to lose a single trophy from the competition they participate in ,so I think all competitions will certainly be played seriously and not just La Liga and the Champions League, see the number of injured players at the moment, Madrid journey may be a little difficult, but that doesn't mean they won't focus on all of these competitions, because we know how Madrid and Ancelotti have had great ambitions to win every trophy so far.

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

Ancelotti is definitely one of the coaches who knows how to get the most out of his players. That's why even if Real Madrid's squad is plagued with injuries, he can bring in the players he wants in the positions he wants. He has the best players in his vast pool of players. Most of the players have been at their best during the international break. Ancelotti must be the happiest person about that.

[bangjoe]

The number of competitions that Madrid has to play certainly forces them to be able to rotate players well, as a big team and handled by experienced coach, of course they don't want to lose a single trophy from the competition they participate in ,so I think all competitions will certainly be played seriously and not just La Liga and the Champions League, see the number of injured players at the moment, Madrid journey may be a little difficult, but that doesn't mean they won't focus on all of these competitions, because we know how Madrid and Ancelotti have had great ambitions to win every trophy so far.

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

This is still early and the opportunity is still very large, the current obstacle is not a big problem, some players are indeed in treatment due to injury, but that will not be long in my opinion because no one has a serious injury that requires a lot of time to recover.

Calm down our friend will see Real Madrid back to its track, this is just a challenge for the start of the season for them and I strongly believe their mentality and abilities can be relied on especially if the team's strength works entirely very likely to take a lot of trophies this season.

[AprilioMP]

Talking about the mentality of the players and the experience of the coach, Real Madrid has not experienced any problems in navigating this season, but injury problems can change everything, especially since Real Madrid is active in several different competitions. The season is still long and there are many matches to be played, the limited number of players will make it difficult for Ancelotti to formulate a strategy, especially since he also needs to rotate because of the very tight schedule. I really hope Real Madrid can maintain their performance, but if more and more of their players are injured, Real Madrid will have a hard time competing with other favorite teams, especially this season there will be many surprises in the UCL after the new format is implemented.

The season is still long and there are still many matches to be played, making me agree that this is a special consideration that needs to be remembered regarding Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is not a mid-level team and they are always in a lucky position when the assumption arises that they will lose their place in this tournament with the opportunities available so that the words addressed to them are big name and champion mentality.
Behind all that, it is still possible that this season in the Champions League our predictions will be wrong against them even though the opportunity to end the competition too early is still not visible.

[RaltcoinsB]

Talking about the mentality of the players and the experience of the coach, Real Madrid has not experienced any problems in navigating this season, but injury problems can change everything, especially since Real Madrid is active in several different competitions. The season is still long and there are many matches to be played, the limited number of players will make it difficult for Ancelotti to formulate a strategy, especially since he also needs to rotate because of the very tight schedule. I really hope Real Madrid can maintain their performance, but if more and more of their players are injured, Real Madrid will have a hard time competing with other favorite teams, especially this season there will be many surprises in the UCL after the new format is implemented.

The season is still long and there are still many matches to be played, making me agree that this is a special consideration that needs to be remembered regarding Real Madrid.
Real Madrid is not a mid-level team and they are always in a lucky position when the assumption arises that they will lose their place in this tournament with the opportunities available so that the words addressed to them are big name and champion mentality.
Behind all that, it is still possible that this season in the Champions League our predictions will be wrong against them even though the opportunity to end the competition too early is still not visible.

They are actually very successful in the Champions League in general. In recent years, as far as I remember, there were times when they played successful matches in the Champions League and unsuccessful matches in La Liga. That's why it's true that Real Madrid cares more about the Champions League than the league. They lost points in La Liga, but they can make up for it because they have a long league marathon ahead of them, but if they make mistakes in the Champions League, it will be very difficult to make up for it because they will play very few matches.

[Lidger]

The number of competitions that Madrid has to play certainly forces them to be able to rotate players well, as a big team and handled by experienced coach, of course they don't want to lose a single trophy from the competition they participate in ,so I think all competitions will certainly be played seriously and not just La Liga and the Champions League, see the number of injured players at the moment, Madrid journey may be a little difficult, but that doesn't mean they won't focus on all of these competitions, because we know how Madrid and Ancelotti have had great ambitions to win every trophy so far.

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

Real Madrid team has been plagued by multiple injuries yet how they come back in a big way at the crucial time of the season. Karim Benzema left Real Madrid a few seasons ago and when the striker played for Real Madrid he was the only striker for Real Madrid. But after the departure of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid have not recruited any players to their club even though they have tried to bring Mbappe into the team. Mbappe officially joined Real Madrid in 2024, but since Benzema's departure to Mbappe's arrival at the club, Real Madrid have played without a main striker. Jude Bellingholm was bought by Real Madrid as a midfielder but the player played in the finishing position due to the lack of a main finisher. So even if there are injury problems, I don't think Real Madrid will fail to do well because of these problems.

[Alpha Marine]

Among the players mentioned in this list, 6 players are very important players for Madrid's squad. And these are the players we see in Madrid's starting XI. With half of the players in the starting XI facing injuries, Madrid's performance will naturally be somewhat unstable. There is no doubt that Ancelotti is an experienced coach. But since so many important players of the squad are not with the squad, we don't know how Madrid will perform in the next three matches.

I think it's 4 players that are very important to the starting 11 from the injury list. Bellingham, Camavinga, Tchouameni and Militao. Madrid can play well without the rest. Alaba is a good player but is very injury prone and Madrid has been playing fine without him for a while now. Same with Mendy, but I think they'll have to go to the B team to get a replacement or Lucas Vasquez will play his position. These are players that Madrid will really miss, just as they have been missing Bellingham already. Hopefully, the injuries are not that long and they come back before they lose too many points.

Madrid will play against Real Sociedad, Stuttgart and Espanyol in their next three matches. Madrid needed the likes of Bellingham, Tchouameni and Camavinga in matches against Sociedad and Stuttgart. Without these three key midfielders it will be difficult to keep the squad stable and win these two matches.

The most difficult games for Madrid in my opinion will be the La liga games. The champions league games seem to be something they know how to deal with because teams from other countries don't really know how to play Madrid, but La liga teams have understood them and will give them more difficulty.
Real Sociedad is going to be a difficult game because aside from the injuries, more Madrid players were on international duties than Sociedad players so that gives them a little advantage too.

[Hvdv]

The number of competitions that Madrid has to play certainly forces them to be able to rotate players well, as a big team and handled by experienced coach, of course they don't want to lose a single trophy from the competition they participate in ,so I think all competitions will certainly be played seriously and not just La Liga and the Champions League, see the number of injured players at the moment, Madrid journey may be a little difficult, but that doesn't mean they won't focus on all of these competitions, because we know how Madrid and Ancelotti have had great ambitions to win every trophy so far.

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

Real Madrid team has been plagued by multiple injuries yet how they come back in a big way at the crucial time of the season. Karim Benzema left Real Madrid a few seasons ago and when the striker played for Real Madrid he was the only striker for Real Madrid. But after the departure of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid have not recruited any players to their club even though they have tried to bring Mbappe into the team. Mbappe officially joined Real Madrid in 2024, but since Benzema's departure to Mbappe's arrival at the club, Real Madrid have played without a main striker. Jude Bellingholm was bought by Real Madrid as a midfielder but the player played in the finishing position due to the lack of a main finisher. So even if there are injury problems, I don't think Real Madrid will fail to do well because of these problems.

You have summarized the process, but even if there is an injury, I think Real Madrid can produce many alternatives for Mbappe. Although Joselu did not play very efficiently last year, they got extra performance with Bellingham. We can see similar things this year. Ancelotti can pull a rabbit out of the hat again. He is a very successful coach in training players for other positions. I am sure he has also planned for Mbappe's absence.

[CroverNo01]

They are actually very successful in the Champions League in general. In recent years, as far as I remember, there were times when they played successful matches in the Champions League and unsuccessful matches in La Liga. That's why it's true that Real Madrid cares more about the Champions League than the league. They lost points in La Liga, but they can make up for it because they have a long league marathon ahead of them, but if they make mistakes in the Champions League, it will be very difficult to make up for it because they will play very few matches.

Clubs have targets every season, there's vast difference for these clubs, winning league games differentiate these clubs, we have the elite ones that have no challenge, always ready to gain position on the table and accumulating winning points, the average clubs that's having epic challenges towards oppositions. La Liga is competitive but not for Real Madrid and Barcelona, these teams owned the league, there's exceptionally no season that passes by without these clubs winning titles. Real Madrid have made the UEFA Champions League as their priority,  so winning the UCL title becomes very easy for them.

[$anounimus$]

The number of competitions that Madrid has to play certainly forces them to be able to rotate players well, as a big team and handled by experienced coach, of course they don't want to lose a single trophy from the competition they participate in ,so I think all competitions will certainly be played seriously and not just La Liga and the Champions League, see the number of injured players at the moment, Madrid journey may be a little difficult, but that doesn't mean they won't focus on all of these competitions, because we know how Madrid and Ancelotti have had great ambitions to win every trophy so far.

The player injuries experienced by Real Madrid at this time could indeed be an obstacle for Real Madrid to perform well in every match, but I also believe in the level of consistency of the current Real Madrid team. Because Real Madrid's mentality in the Champions League is always very big and Ancelotti himself certainly knows what to do and give his best for the team with the current conditions even though one of them is having to be smart enough in rotating players when the match schedule looks quite close for several competitions.

Real Madrid team has been plagued by multiple injuries yet how they come back in a big way at the crucial time of the season. Karim Benzema left Real Madrid a few seasons ago and when the striker played for Real Madrid he was the only striker for Real Madrid. But after the departure of Karim Benzema, Real Madrid have not recruited any players to their club even though they have tried to bring Mbappe into the team. Mbappe officially joined Real Madrid in 2024, but since Benzema's departure to Mbappe's arrival at the club, Real Madrid have played without a main striker. Jude Bellingholm was bought by Real Madrid as a midfielder but the player played in the finishing position due to the lack of a main finisher. So even if there are injury problems, I don't think Real Madrid will fail to do well because of these problems.

You have summarized the process, but even if there is an injury, I think Real Madrid can produce many alternatives for Mbappe. Although Joselu did not play very efficiently last year, they got extra performance with Bellingham. We can see similar things this year. Ancelotti can pull a rabbit out of the hat again. He is a very successful coach in training players for other positions. I am sure he has also planned for Mbappe's absence.

Real Madrid have many alternatives for their front line, the problem this season is how Ancelotti can maximize his midfield position after Toni Kroos left. The position left by Kroos is very crucial and I see no suitable replacement for that position. If the role of the midfield improves I think it will not be so difficult for Madrid to maintain their consistency this season.