Football. ua presents to your respects the top results of the first matches of the group stage.
The group stage of the Champions League is turning, and already in the first round there will be a number of close matches that cannot be ignored.
Manchester United will try to return to the path of success in the match against Bayern, Milan will replace Newcastle after a miserable defeat at Inter, Shakhtar will try to get closer to reaching Jovicevic, PSG will try to achieve their ambitions prices in the Champions League, and Union is more familiar with the tournament with tasks with a star.
Football. ua inform you about the greatest intrigues of the first round of the group stage of the Champions League 2023/24.
Bayern - Manchester United: a comeback is needed Manchester United having won three defeats in the English Championship - against Tottenham, Arsenal and Brighton. Opponents are not easy, prote, doctors, recovery from the “devils of hearts” in this season, the result is unpleasant. In the end, Erik ten Gaga's team takes one step after another. Anthony is in trouble with the law, Sancho is in trouble with his head coach. Wan-Bissaka, Mainu, Shaw, Malasia are out due to injuries, prote Varan and Mount axis-axis are guilty of turning back from the hospital.
The situation is so important that Manchester United needs an emotional outburst. It is very easy to overcome Bavaria, following the progress of the battle. “Comeback” in this situation is a quick turnaround after a series of misfortunes. Bayern, their black, surrendered to RB Leipzig in the match for the German Super Cup, after which they gained momentum and competed in the German championship. The match against Bayer deprived the team of Thomas Tuchel of their food, and the Mancunians themselves needed to speed up their efforts.
The Bayern coach is not completely satisfied with the transfer window at the victorious club, but does not abandon the necessary strengthening of the line of defense and defense. Zokrema, it was realized that Palinha and Fulgema would join the team, but the parties were not able to complete the transfer. However, Bayern now have Harry Kane, and they know how to score against Manchester United.
Milan - Newcastle: what an important European Cup testimony?
I think that Italian football is on the rise. Last season, the Serie A giants showed consistent results in the Champions League, and other teams reached the final stages in other European Cup tournaments. Milan have been competing in European competitions for a long time now, which is a great proof, which can’t be said about Newcastle. Last season, the Magpies shocked everyone in England and finished fourth in the tournament table.. Moreover, Eddi Gau’s auxiliaries could have finished third.
The English team has a very tight stock, thanks to the best-known players from the European Cup viewpoint: Sandro Tonali, who moved from Milan, and Kieran Trippier, who played for Tottenham and Atletico.
Milan needs to rehabilitate itself in front of its strong patients after a miserable defeat at Inter in the Italian Championship. Those who are ready for Milan to play against Newcastle, who, by the way, have collected just six points in the English Championship in five matches, will be deprived of the greatest nutrition..
Real - Union: what do Berliners need
Real Madrid are entering the new season of the Champions League with great expenses. Thibault Courtois is out for a long time, and Vinicius Junior will definitely miss the first round match. Jude Bellingham, who took on bombardment duties, led the team on his own.. The Englishman is pleased to have become the key driver of Ancelotti's team.
At the same time, the opponent of the first round of Madrid is happy with everything and without any further delays. Real Madrid was pleased to have played against the classic German team, so it’s better to run forward and I don’t even think about masking defenses. Union is a different kind of. Berliners do not play with high pressure and are ready to endure, sitting on the defensive. Real will have to attack the enemy's defense and beware of careless counter-attacks.
In the German Championship, Union started in two matches and won with a score of 4:1, after which I lost to RB Leipzig with a score of 0:3, and then to Wolfsburg - 1:2. It is obvious that in previous matches the Berliners controlled the ball less than their opponents. For example, the team from Darmstadt (4:1) in Union had less than 33 percent of the ball turnover.
Real Madrid, on its own, gained fifteen points in five matches, scoring two goals per match in the middle. Varto understand that it will not be easy for Madrid - Union is ready to fight for results and defeat a famous opponent.
PSG - Borussia D: as the new champion of France?
Paris Saint-Germain experienced rebirth in the summer transfer window. The team was deprived of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Marco Verratti and other minor figures. This time the French champion has signed Dembele, Ramouche, Kolo Muani, Asensio, Hernandez, Skriniyar, Ugarte, Barcol and others. The price of the new Zirkov team, and Luis Enrique needs to work with it decently.
The Parisians recently started in the French Championship. At first there were two draws, then two victories, and in the last round of Ligue 1 PSG gave up Nice on their own field. It would be more correct to say that the team saved the Parisians on contracts, or more precisely, Moffie took over the Parisians. Borussia Dortmund has plenty of creative attacking players that could cause PSG a lot of problems.
However, not everything is so rosy for the “Jmels”. Terzic's team scored the most points after four matches and was in seventh place in the tournament table with the German Championship. In the last round, Borussia played against Freiburg. The match ended with a score of 4:2. PSG is guilty of over-respecting the opponent, since Borussia wants to play fun football, they need to prepare for something else. It is important for the Parisians to start far away, and all these stars were not bought in order to win the damn championship from France.
Shakhtar - Porto: what is life without Mudrik and Jovicevic?
In the last group stage of the Champions League, Shakhtar Grav played against RB Leipzig. Few people saw a positive result from the “Girniki”, the pro team at that time still managed to defeat Igor Jovicevic with a score of 4:1. It is important to believe that this warehouse can be built similar to Porto. Mudryk is mute, Jovicevic is mute, Van Leeuwen has not yet fully convinced the team of his idea. Meanwhile, Sudakov, having progressed for the entire hour, will lead the team behind him.
For Shakhtar, Lanka is a great problem. Mykola Matvienko and Dmytro Chygrynskyi did not accept the application of the Ukrainian team, so the choice of the center and the coaching staff was not very great.
Lemkin and Rakitskiy will start with great confidence, they played the match against Obolon, and Shakhtar did not concede.
Since Shakhtar intends to fight for promotion from the group, the home match against Porto is a game that cannot be compromised. The coaching staff removes Artem Bondarenok from their orders, who did not compete in the Ukrainian Championship through disqualification. We hope that Shakhtar will fight and show the world talented Ukrainian footballers.