Every year the top teams of Big 5 are eligible to compete in Champions League, but some of them suffered an early eliminating in the first stage or round of 16. In this season, Both Man United and PSG did not step further beyond the round of 16, but they are still securing the top 2 and top 1 places at each domestic league tables. there are a number of similar examples in the history of Champions League.
So why do some clubs play better in domestic leagues than in tournament?
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Experts of last DAILY TOPIC: Why does Salah play much better in Liverpool than in Chelsea?
Mohamed salah at Chelsea versus the Mohamed salah at Liverpool... firstly at Chelsea Salah didn't have the experience he has now at Liverpool.. he was the player that had great potential and was trying to find his feet in a big team at Chelsea at the time and also a hectic league like the EPL. another factor was the manager.. jose mourinho was a manager who didn't care about growing talents, he wanted raw talents at his hands. seeing that Salah was a growing talent for the future and has great potential, he thought that Salah would not be beneficial to a team who has great players already and opted to sell him, the same he did to de bruyne, who is not a world class talent. everyone mourinho sells had potential to become great. however the sale of salah to another club away from the EPL have him the chance to grow and develop into a player he was destined to be..
He went away from the EPL and grow with another club against strong opposition then make his return to the premier league. this time he didn't return to Chelsea but to Liverpool who suits his style of playing. jurgen klopp is an attacking minded manager and develops players who are already developing, this helped salah in many ways as he was in a perfect club, with a perfect manager who played perfect attacking football. Salah couldn't thrive at Chelsea because mourinho didn't trust him and the team played a bit defensive, at Liverpool he is striving because he has now grown and playing the style of football he likes.. he is now an elite player at Liverpool compared to a growing player at Chelsea.
@Omar Mhairat:first of all, klopp is great when it comes to improving talents, like what he's done with Dortmund, if you noticed, Salah used to a traditional winger, with klopp he always cuts inside, even sometimes you find him a striker next to Bobby, plus klopp's tactics help him a lot.
secondly, Bobby, mané, and salah play very well together with very good understanding,with Bobby playing as fauls 9, leaving the box for salah to cut into.finally, we have to praise the hard work that salah do in training, he knew his weaknesses and worked on it, like scoring with his weaker foot, or dribbling in tight areas, or even his finish.
