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Quote from: Raflesia on January 16, 2024, 09:24:54 PM

This will be a big match in the round of 16 because after all in terms of experience they can still be said to be balanced, in terms of the quality of their players is also not much different so this is still a fifty-fifty.
As for Sociedad at the moment they are indeed a dark horse club which is indeed very good even they can get the top position defeating Inter, Benfica and Salzburg who are subscriptions and I think being in the round of 16 with group winner status for a debutant club is quite impressive for Sociedad.

It is indeed very difficult to predict which one will be superior in the Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid match. Because each of these teams has quite consistent performance in their respective domestic leagues. It's just that Inter Milan is currently better than last season. In fact, currently Inter Milan is also leading the standings in Serie A quite well. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid is currently still struggling in the top 5 and 4 in Laliga. But still, Atletico Madrid's strength cannot be underestimated because Atletico Madrid is even stronger than Real Sociedad in Laliga based on the current standings in Laliga. So Inter Milan will also certainly have difficulties when facing Atletico Madrid.

Meanwhile, Real Sociedad seems unlucky in the last 16 because they have to face PSG in the last 16. Even though PSG didn't perform well enough in the group stage, PSG is still one of the clubs whose strength must always be taken into account. Because the depth of the PSG squad is also quite superior to Real Sociedad. And the Real Sociedad vs PSG match is equally difficult to predict.

Indeed, when viewed from the existing standings in domestic competitions Inter are currently still very favorable in terms of performance especially since they will also now play home for the first leg but on the other hand the performance on the field could be different.
These two clubs haven't met for a long time as the last time they met was in 2018 at the ICC (correct me if I'm wrong) and the squad has been heavily reshuffled in this regard. Currently Atletico also have Morata who certainly knows how to play from Inter because he has been at Juventus for so long that this could also be another advantage for Atletico.

Sociedad can still make some surprises especially with PSG's fate sometimes not too good in the last 16 if you reflect on the previous 2 seasons I think this could be another advantage even though we know that PSG in the previous 2 seasons faced strong clubs but it could be that history repeats for La Liga clubs where surprise clubs can get to the semi-finals like Villarreal before.
Currently PSG is still very dominant but that does not mean they can win easily against Sociedad.

Quote from: Sakanwa on January 16, 2024, 09:55:15 PM

Quote from: Raflesia on January 16, 2024, 09:24:54 PM

A slight correction in that Inter will be playing against Atletico not Real Sociedad as they were already in the same group before which meant Inter finished second and Sociedad will face PSG in the last 16.
Inter and Atletico at the moment they can still be said to be a big match because after all, currently Inter's performance is in good shape and Atletico also they are actually quite good when compared to the previous season, this season they are better because they are helped by the presence of Morata and Depay for their attack line.

This will be a big match in the round of 16 because after all in terms of experience they can still be said to be balanced, in terms of the quality of their players is also not much different so this is still a fifty-fifty.
As for Sociedad at the moment they are indeed a dark horse club which is indeed very good even they can get the top position defeating Inter, Benfica and Salzburg who are subscriptions and I think being in the round of 16 with group winner status for a debutant club is quite impressive for Sociedad.

With what Inter is doing currently at their league,I predict them to get to the finals again of this competition,they are really serious about winning this trophy,and it might surprise people how they can win big teams and win it.I know not many people tip them to be a contender to the champions league trophy,but I believe so much in what they are doing,and how they are playing to be able to compete with the likes of Mancity,Madrid, Arsenal,Bayern and Dortmund for the trophy.I can't add PSG because they haven't shown that they can win this tittle because they weren't doing well in their league,it is of recent that they have started winning games.

It is overconfident to confidently say Inter will return to the final this season because after all, even if they win this match, it does not mean that the quarter-finals and semi-finals can be easily obtained.
In addition, another reason is that currently compared to Inter the probability of other clubs such as Bayern, Manchester City and Madrid is much greater to enter the final.
It is possible if they can win against Atletico in this round of 16 but on the other hand we also cannot be completely sure they can win in this round of 16 because Atletico is also now different when compared to them last season.