The Champions League (CL) is a club game and the World Cup is a country game. The 2022-2023 Champions League season, where the world’s leading players will face off at the Qatar World Cup, is likely to reflect the regrouping aspect of the World Cup more than usual. For fans who have widened their interest in world football after the World Cup, the final tournament, which starts on the 14th, will undoubtedly be seen as an easy battle.
Reviews of the 16 teams by British bookmakers are as follows.
1) Manchester City, 2) Bayern Munich, 3) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), 4) Napoli, 5) Liverpool, 6) Real Madrid, 7) Chelsea, 8) Tottenham Hotspur… 16) Frankfurt
Among these highly ranked teams, two head-to-head games are scheduled in the first round of the final tournament. Bayern against PSG, Liverpool against Real Madrid.
It goes without saying that the previous game between 2nd and 3rd place is the best card in all 8 games. Bayern and PSG have met three times in the last five seasons. Five seasons ago (2017-18) when they played in the group league, they had one win and one loss. Three seasons ago (2019-20), which was the last match, Bayern were 1-0. Two seasons ago when they met in the quarter-finals, the aggregate score was 3-3. Bayern won on the away goals rule. All games are very close, with Bayern slightly ahead.
PSG are expected to perform well again this time, but they are in a difficult position, with Kylian Mbappe out through injury. The emblems of the team are Lionel Messi, Neymar and this Mbappe. Messi and Mbappe faced each other in the World Cup final, and Messi won the championship on penalties.
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) fears he will not play against Bayern due to injury
See the photos associated with this article
But if you ask me which player PSG want the least from the squad, Messi or Mbappe, I’d say the latter. Mbappe had a bigger impact than Messi at the World Cup in Qatar. I got the impression that it was tactically peeled. He’s probably closer to the Ballon d’Or than Neymar, but he’s missing out on that point. PSG are also said to be in a vulnerable state for Messi’s involvement. The first game at home will be demon gate.
