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I also noticed that condition with Barcelona in the Champions League last season, but one of the other factors that made them fail was that Barcelona joined the group of hell last season. Regarding the Champions League next season, of course Barcelona has a higher chance of qualifying for the round of 16 (at least), but it still depends on who will be their opponent in the group stage. If Barcelona are going to be in the group of hell again, I think it's difficult to see them qualify for the higher stages.

About Barcelona, ??I know they have changed. Xavi is responsible for improving the quality of Barcelona in the last 2 seasons, but I agree that Xavi has not been able to convince many of his fans about the Champions League at the moment. Dembele will join PSG and a verbal agreement has been reached, it will cost Barcelona their firepower next season.

Not the hell group for Barcelona in the previous season in the Champions League, but indeed their strength is not too strong when they have to face other teams. Barcelona was very difficult to win matches in the champions league last season because they were not consistent in the matches they played. However, this season Barcelona will try their best after the player's confidence begins to rise after winning the Laliga trophy.

For Xavi, he really wants to bring Barcelona to go far in the Champions League so he needs better performance from his players when playing in Champions League matches. I'm sure Gundogan presence will be a source of strength for them next season because Gundogan can provide his best experience to help Barcelona beat their opponents next season.

Well, the truth is, I don't understand how in Barcelona they can beat Real Madrid but they can't beat the rest of the teams that are against a UCL , or even in a Europa League , right now I Don't deny that Barcelona has a good Team The players have become much more connected, that is obvious, but I have seen that things can happen in a very strange way for them , they can win the League, because they won it very well deserved, but I have seen that now in Barcelona the different ways that they have done to be able to have more of those consecutive victories, on the other hand , Real Madrid beats Teams that Beat Barcelona, are things that are Sometimes not understood.

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It is always difficult to determine who will win the Champions League title, especially when the season has not started. Manchester City certainly have a chance to repeat their success, but to defend the Champions League title then I think it is the most difficult challenge for any coach. Pep Guardiola is expected to keep his chances good, but all the teams that will be competing in the Champions League will also be pushing for the title.

Instead of the Champions League, the Premier League has always provided Manchester City with the opportunity to repeat their achievement to win the title. Since Pep Guardiola became Manchester City's head coach, they had dominated the premier league for so long. They recently succeeded in winning the championship for the first time. They won't be able to repeat it consecutively, in my opinion. Only Real Madrid has been successful in winning the Champions League on multiple occasions. I'm not sure if Manchester City will be able to accomplish their goal of winning the Champions League title by the end of the next season. That's the puzzle we can't tend to solve until the champions league match start

I also very much agree with what you say, this new season of the UCL that is coming I see much stronger teams, Real Madrid has undoubtedly always been a clear example of a team that can win capoenades of whatever consecutively, it is something that we are used to. With respect to Pep Guardiol and his City boys, if it is probable that they can win the UCL, it cannot be ruled out, Pep Guardiola is a very calculating man, he knows very well where his deficiencies are, how he can lead them to become strengths and can thus play a great role in the next round of the UCL.

Everyone will have bad eyes at Man City, because they know that this is the best of all so far, I am sure that Real Madrid will not let themselves win so easily this time, they will have a better team, a strategist who can help much more in the midfield and attack, which in my opinion is what they need the most.

And one of the things that many do not dare to say:

Ex Juventus & Roma Coach Declares: ‘Inter Milan Deserved To Win UCL Final Vs Man City, Favourites For Serie A Title’

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Speaking to Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, the coach also named the Nerazzurri as favourites to win the Serie A title next season.

Inter’s 2022-23 season came to an exciting, but ultimately heartbreaking conclusion.

The Nerazzurri booked themselves a place in Europe’s biggest club match, the Champions League final.

Few people expected them to get this far.

And even then, Inter went into the final with many regarding them as huge rank outsiders to Manchester City.

The final result did see the favourites prevail – the Cityzens won the match by a 1-0 scoreline after a second-half Rodri goal.

However, the manner of the performance was not as one-sided as many predicted it would be. Inter did not simply sit back and try to counterattack in the first half, as they prevented Pep Guardiola’s team from looking like the steamroller they often do.

Then, in the second, Inter had a flurry of chances after the Cityzens went up.

Perhaps it will come as little consolation for the Nerazzurri who have to deal with the disappointment of missing out on the trophy after coming so close.

But for Delneri, it’s something that Inter deserve plenty of credit for.

Source: https://sempreinter.com/2023/08/05/ex-juventus-coach-luigi-delneri-inter-milan-deserved-win-man-city-ucl-final/

Well, personally, I think that Man City had a lot of luck in that final, I remember very well that Lukaku seemed like a City defender, every rebound he could give was taken out of the goal instead of into it , in another shot that hit him A player from Inter gave Lukaku a chance to prevent him from reaching the target Goal , for me in that match Lukaku was the biggest blunder of all, and the coach's mistake was not having taken him out of the team in time to see if they could get him ahead , Because they were very bad.

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Despite Barcelona's good form in the previous season I still have a feeling that it will be very difficult for them to win the Champions League, I think they will reach the semi-finals at most. It's like they're not ready for it anyway, it's hard to explain it. Nevertheless, we will have to see how they start their season in general, and the group stage in particular is worth paying attention to

I agree with your opinion but an experienced team like Barcelona can surprise you at any time especially if they manage to maintain their top form next season. Xavi has managed his team and players very well, it has motivated all players to work optimally for the benefit of the team.

I believe Barcelona have less chance than Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and or maybe PSG, but Xavi has quality and he also has good squad depth to look forward to. Of course I can't fully expect Barcelona to appear in the Champions League final next season and win the title, but nothing is impossible.

The teams that will play in the champions league for this season are the strongest teams in their respective leagues. Indeed, Barcelona is believed to be able to provide stronger competition after their squad depth is strong enough. With the confidence of the players after winning the Laliga trophy last season, they will be even more motivated to make a better run in the champions league this season.

De Jong, Gundogan and Lewandowski will be at the heart of the game in their depth of strength next season. So that other teams should be wary of Barcelona rise this season. For Manchester City or Real Madrid they are still the strongest team in the Champions League this season and they will be a big calculation for the opponents they will face this season.

I can't deny that Barcelona now have a very good team, I'd rather say that they have a team that can work just as well or better than Real Madrid, I say this because they also have Lewa and he's one of the best players who are in their best form, and have a lot of experience, that's all I can see in Barcelona, also when they played with Madrid they were forceful, this type of thing is what we always see from the point of view A fan's view, things can also be seen differently, coaches see different ways to put together their strategy and here Xavi is showing that he has learned a lot.

I like this because Barcelona puts the level that Madrid must demonstrate quite high, what I would like is that if Barcelona wins Madrid they must win more competitions.

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Barcelona’s 19-year-old prospect an option to reinforce attack after Dembele’s exit

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Hailing from Barcelona’s fabled La Masia academy, Angel Alarcon has proven himself in the youth leagues as one of the club’s great young prospects.

Alarcon moved to Barcelona in 2018 from Espanyol, and in 2021 he made his Barça Atletic debut.

However, injuries have constantly proven to be a thorn in his side, and he sustained a significant one at the start of May, necessitating surgery.

Source: https://barcauniversal.com/barcelonas-19-year-old-prospect-an-option-to-reinforce-attack-after-dembeles-exit/

Well here the option of leaving Dembelé was quite quick , although I think they have some problems , however I don't think it was a bad decision because Dembelé is a player who could contribute a little more, but here the only one who has his Reasons It's the same Xavi , but if they Already have the perfect exchange option it would be excellent, also if that's the case and they can put him as a substitution for him because he's not there, he's jpven, it looks like he wants to do things well, and he has The whole future lies ahead, so the selection that Xavi has made up to now is not bad , and taking Advantage of the fact that he won La Liga , they have given him some Freedom.