UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[KeenanEl19]

Disappointing, that was the impression of Barcelona and Manchester City fans today. Barcelona trailed Chelsea 3-0 at half-time, while Manchester City were poor at home and trailed 0-2. Barcelona lost with 10 men, while Manchester City looked like they underestimated Leverkusen when I saw their starting line-up. It wasn't a good day for either team, but Chelsea and Leverkusen have something to be thankful for.

Chelsea were so good with their game, they didn't make many mistakes, their superior number of players allowed them to freely dominate the match. Barcelona kept trying their best, but Chelsea's defense was really difficult to penetrate until the end. Lamine Yamal couldn't do much in this match, he didn't have space to build a measured attack until he was substituted.

Really surprising that both Barcelona and Man City lost so easily. Especially Barcelona that got outplayed in every single way and lost easily 3-0. Man City lost at home against a team that isnt that good this season at all. I think on Barcelona match it was all over once they got the red card. Yamal isnt playing that well and is not in form currently and we can see it in their play that something wasnt right. I wonder how this loss will now affect Barcelona in all competitions

Barcelona and Man City's defeats cost me my bets. I initially thought Chelsea would make things difficult for Barcelona, ​​and that proved true with their crushing defeat, with Chelsea ruthlessly scoring against Barcelona.
Meanwhile, with Man City, I think Pep Guardiola underestimated his opponent. I wonder why key players like Haaland, Foden, Cherki, Doku, Donnarumma, O'Reilly, Bernando Silva, Matheus Nunes, and Gvardiol were benched from the start. Perhaps Pep thought they could still beat Leverkusen without them. Unfortunately, they lost at home.
Today was an unlucky day for me.

[PokerDiceMan]

Chelsea happened to be the only English side to have won the  champions league fixture today, their performance I must confess was really brilliant, it was ofcourse a deserving victory, they had all their goals before the red card so we cannot blame Barcelonas loss on the red card, they could not do the much that was expected of them, again London proved they are the world's champions.

Kudos to Chelsea for defeating Barcelona in that very game but the red card cost Barcelona the game because the red card happened when in the 44th minute when J. Koundé had already put Chelsea ahead after scoring in his own post so kindly note that it was one goal that was scored before the red card the rest goals was scored in the second half.

The red card was the cause of Barcelona's loss, you don't expect Barcelona to play against a Chelsea team with one man down and succeed in the game when Chelsea is not a weak team.

There is no how anyone will discuss the failure of Barcelona this night without including the red card. It is because of the red card that Chelsea won against Barcelona with good goal margin. Without the red card, it would have been a draw or an escape win. So, no one should try to remove the red card as the cause of the defeat. If Flick was attentive enough, a few substitutions would have saved the day.

Before Barcelona player Araujo received a red card, Barcelona was already trailing 1-0, and early in the match there was a goal from Chelsea that was disallowed due to offside. In the first half, before any Barcelona player was given a red card, Chelsea dominated the match by creating 7 shots on goal, while Barcelona had 3. Shots on target were 2 for Chelsea and 1 for Barcelona. With such statistics, can you still say Chelsea won because they were lucky a Barcelona player got a red card? Because even when it was 11 vs 11, Chelsea was statistically superior

[Ale88]

Barcelona and Man City's defeats cost me my bets. I initially thought Chelsea would make things difficult for Barcelona, ​​and that proved true with their crushing defeat, with Chelsea ruthlessly scoring against Barcelona.
Meanwhile, with Man City, I think Pep Guardiola underestimated his opponent. I wonder why key players like Haaland, Foden, Cherki, Doku, Donnarumma, O'Reilly, Bernando Silva, Matheus Nunes, and Gvardiol were benched from the start. Perhaps Pep thought they could still beat Leverkusen without them. Unfortunately, they lost at home.
Today was an unlucky day for me.

Chelsea-Barcelona was a 1X2 match before the game, everything could have happened because Chelsea are in a very good momentum while Barcelona are great attacking but a disaster when they need to defend. For all this reasons I thought a draw could have been the most logic result but the red card changed everything.

I'm actually surprised by Leverkusen's victory in England, ok the rotations but I think Guardiola really underestimated the Germans.

[Catenaccio]

Chelsea-Barcelona was a 1X2 match before the game, everything could have happened because Chelsea are in a very good momentum while Barcelona are great attacking but a disaster when they need to defend. For all this reasons I thought a draw could have been the most logic result but the red card changed everything.

This big and shocked defeat at Stamford Bridge stadium shows Barcelona's defensive weakness which is not unknown but they have failed to improve their defense system. In matches their attacking players and midfielders can do well attacks, they can control the match and cover defensive weakness, but in matches when attacking system can not work well, it's time for their weakness in defense is revealed clearly and exploited by their opponents.

In this match, at a home stadium, and with an advantage of one more player by Barcelona red card, Chelsea simply has done their job very well for not only a win but a big win.

I'm actually surprised by Leverkusen's victory in England, ok the rotations but I think Guardiola really underestimated the Germans.

Manchester City and Pep Guardiola underestimated Bayer Leverkusen by using too many alternative players, and they had to pay very expensive cost at Ettihad stadium when Bayer Leverkusen had their good day.

This defeat is a big shock for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola with considerable effects on their strategy for remanining matches in UEFA Champions League league phase even at the moment, Manchester City are still in top 8 in a temporary table but no longer have good point difference with lower clubs.
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[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Chelsea-Barcelona was a 1X2 match before the game, everything could have happened because Chelsea are in a very good momentum while Barcelona are great attacking but a disaster when they need to defend. For all this reasons I thought a draw could have been the most logic result but the red card changed everything.

I'm actually surprised by Leverkusen's victory in England, ok the rotations but I think Guardiola really underestimated the Germans.

A pretty good result for Chelsea in that match because they managed to beat Barcelona with a big score even though at first I doubted that Barcelona would lose against Chelsea. Defense was a big problem in this match because Barcelona was unable to keep up with attack after attack built by Chelsea players so that Barcelona's defense was easier to penetrate. Moreover, red card received Araujo made it difficult for Barcelona to keep up with the game and this was a big advantage for Chelsea, who were superior in number of players. Pep Guardiola seemed to underestimate Leverkusen because the rotation they carried out did not work optimally and this was a consecutive defeat for Manchester City, who previously also lost in the Premier League.

[Out of mind]

Barcelona and Man City's defeats cost me my bets. I initially thought Chelsea would make things difficult for Barcelona, ​​and that proved true with their crushing defeat, with Chelsea ruthlessly scoring against Barcelona.
Meanwhile, with Man City, I think Pep Guardiola underestimated his opponent. I wonder why key players like Haaland, Foden, Cherki, Doku, Donnarumma, O'Reilly, Bernando Silva, Matheus Nunes, and Gvardiol were benched from the start. Perhaps Pep thought they could still beat Leverkusen without them. Unfortunately, they lost at home.
Today was an unlucky day for me.

Chelsea-Barcelona was a 1X2 match before the game, everything could have happened because Chelsea are in a very good momentum while Barcelona are great attacking but a disaster when they need to defend. For all this reasons I thought a draw could have been the most logic result but the red card changed everything.

I'm actually surprised by Leverkusen's victory in England, ok the rotations but I think Guardiola really underestimated the Germans.

This match was expected to have such a result but after one player got a red card the result took a completely different form. Barcelona's defense is a bit weak and they have very little ability to stop strong and powerful attacks. Chelsea are in good form at the moment, they beat Barcelona by a big margin, their performance in the Champions League is really looking good this season.
However, Barcelona were unfortunate not to score a goal, perhaps because they were one player short, and they were very disappointed.

If Pep Guardiola underestimates any team in the Champions League, they will definitely lose. Every team in the Champions League is strong because the best teams in each league are there, so no team can be underestimated. Pep Guardiola underestimated Leverkusen, so they lost, Man City couldn't attack enough and score a goal.

[Tamaperdana]

It was truly disappointing because last night Barcelona was completely slaughtered by Chelsea with a score of 3-0. In that match, Barcelona really struggled to score against Chelsea, and I don't understand why that happened. But what is clear is that Barcelona's front line and defense were completely chaotic in this match. Because how could it not be, at the beginning of the match, one of Barcelona's players scored an own goal which gave Chelsea an advantage. At that time, I thought Barcelona would come back and be able to score, but it turned out that Barcelona really struggled to escape the pressure given by Chelsea players.

What made the situation worse in this match, one of Barcelona's players, Araujo, received a red card and that made it even more difficult for Barcelona to turn things around. So with that in the end, Barcelona had to accept and admit defeat to Chelsea. And with this defeat, Barcelona's position has really plummeted in the Champions League standings, dropping to 15th. So, with this, Barcelona is truly not in a safe zone. To qualify for the next round, Barcelona must climb further up the rankings. Otherwise, they may have to go through the play-offs first.

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[Wildwest]

It was truly disappointing because last night Barcelona was completely slaughtered by Chelsea with a score of 3-0. In that match, Barcelona really struggled to score against Chelsea, and I don't understand why that happened. But what is clear is that Barcelona's front line and defense were completely chaotic in this match. Because how could it not be, at the beginning of the match, one of Barcelona's players scored an own goal which gave Chelsea an advantage. At that time, I thought Barcelona would come back and be able to score, but it turned out that Barcelona really struggled to escape the pressure given by Chelsea players.

What made the situation worse in this match, one of Barcelona's players, Araujo, received a red card and that made it even more difficult for Barcelona to turn things around. So with that in the end, Barcelona had to accept and admit defeat to Chelsea. And with this defeat, Barcelona's position has really plummeted in the Champions League standings, dropping to 15th. So, with this, Barcelona is truly not in a safe zone. To qualify for the next round, Barcelona must climb further up the rankings. Otherwise, they may have to go through the play-offs first.

The results of the match were very surprising, Chelsea won the match easily, Barcelona's front line and defense were very bad, they could not penetrate Chelsea's defense. Barcelona is getting worse in the UEFA Champions League this season, a humiliating defeat with a score of 3:0 to Chelsea's victory.
Can Barcelona rise again before the season ends or the situation continues because Barcelona's front line is also very concerned that they are in an unsafe zone.

[laijsica]

There is no how anyone will discuss the failure of Barcelona this night without including the red card. It is because of the red card that Chelsea won against Barcelona with good goal margin. Without the red card, it would have been a draw or an escape win. So, no one should try to remove the red card as the cause of the defeat. If Flick was attentive enough, a few substitutions would have saved the day.

Barcelona is not yet a finished team for Chelsea to defeat them with the goal margin if not for the red card that happened just before the halftime. The red card affected Barcelona in the game but it gave Chelsea an edge over them they utilized the space well and punished Barcelona very well by scoring 2 goals in the second half, no need to call you the coach they were not expecting the red card it killed the morale of the Barcelona players but that's the game for you.

Ronald Araújo was shown a red card in the 44th minute of the match, but before that, Chelsea took the lead in the 27th minute through an own goal by Barcelona. It was very challenging for Barcelona to score against Chelsea with one player less. They could not do that last impossible task and due to a mental breakdown they conceded two more goals later. Chelsea played with discipline compared to Barca and they deserved to win. The 3-0 defeat of the in-form Barca team sent them further down the Champions League table. Chelsea earned the full 3 points and are in 5th position.

There are many traps that can be used to make the opposing team feel uncomfortable in a match, including the offside trap and tempting the opposing team's players to commit an illegal interference and receive a red card. Barca failed to capitalise on the advantage against Chelsea as they continued to strengthen their defence as the goal difference increased and prevented Barcelona from creating any scoring opportunities.

[wakier]

The results of the match were very surprising, Chelsea won the match easily, Barcelona's front line and defense were very bad, they could not penetrate Chelsea's defense. Barcelona is getting worse in the UEFA Champions League this season, a humiliating defeat with a score of 3:0 to Chelsea's victory.
Can Barcelona rise again before the season ends or the situation continues because Barcelona's front line is also very concerned that they are in an unsafe zone.

I don't think it was a surprising result, as both teams deserved to win, and it was difficult to predict. Before this match, both teams were in top form, so if one of them wins, we can conclude that the Premier League team is better in the Champions League. The tighter competition suggests Chelsea has the upper hand, especially playing at home, which is a big advantage for Chelsea.

However, last night UCL match for the EPL representative teams did not go completely smoothly. Manchester City and Newcastle suffered unexpected defeats against teams supposedly below them. However, it's undeniable that the Champions League competition is quite difficult to predict, as the UCL competition consists of representatives of the best teams.

[Solokan]

The match between Barcelona and Chelsea was won by Chelsea with a score of 0-3. The Chelsea players looked very enthusiastic in the match because they were playing at home and they really did not want to disappoint their fans. Now, Chelsea fans must be very happy because the team they support has defeated Barcelona. Chelsea has now secured 3 points and has risen to 5th place. This is certainly a good start, as if Chelsea can maintain this position, they will advance to the Round of 16 without going through the playoffs.

Barcelona fans must be very disappointed with Barcelona because they failed to beat Chelsea and couldn't score a single goal. Barcelona has now dropped to 15th place, which must be upsetting for Barcelona fans because they surely want to see Barcelona in a good position, like the top 8, so they can advance to the Round of 16 without going through the playoffs. In this match, I bet on Barcelona's victory, and I'm disappointed because I lost the bet in this match since I thought Barcelona would win, but it turned out not to be the case. Did you also lose your bet in this match?

[ajanwalker]

Galatasaray also played poor football against Gençlerbirliği last weekend, but managed to win.
The Champions League is a different place, and there are very few weak teams here. American player Gilloise played some smart football, but the referee should be given his due.
David Promise stepped on Uğurcan's foot, and if the referee had shown him his second yellow card, David would have been shown a red card and wouldn't have scored. Perhaps Galatasaray could have still won, even on a bad day, but the referee was lenient with David.

We watched a poor match, lacking in quality football. Gilloise won 0-1, taking their points total to six.

Galatasaray's remaining matches are also challenging. If they can get 3-4 points from their three matches, they'll secure a place in the top 24, but it won't be easy.

[Oshio-man]

I was telling some of my friends what Chelsea will do to Barcelona, but they said Barcelona squads is stronger than Chelsea squads, and it will be one of the advantage Barcelona will use to defeat Chelsea , I told my friends that Barcelona will not score a single goal from this match but Chelsea will take home advantage to win this match, it was a nice victory for Chelsea yesterday because they defeated Barcelona 3-0 to achieve full points to increase their points, despite some of the Chelsea squads are still experiencing injuries, but they didn't allow that situation to be their excuse for their defeat, and they played Barcelona like small team in the UEFA champion League, I know Barcelona coach will not be happy about what happened yesterday to lose against Chelsea 3-0.

[el kaka22]

Bayern Munich and Arsenal game will be much better than any game out there this week, could be the best game of the season entirely. Because no team has done as well as these two so far this season, they are the best teams, one has no loss at all and only one draw, and the other had just one loss if I am not wrong, or generally just doing better than everyone else.

So these two teams facing is a luck, it's the new UCL structure, we may have not seen it happen, so we are lucky to see the current best two teams (arguable, PSG is also good) to play against each other. I have absolutely no clue who will win so I did not put any bets on it, but I will certainly be watching the game, maybe I will just bet a small amount on Bayern.

[iamsange]

I was telling some of my friends what Chelsea will do to Barcelona, but they said Barcelona squads is stronger than Chelsea squads, and it will be one of the advantage Barcelona will use to defeat Chelsea , I told my friends that Barcelona will not score a single goal from this match but Chelsea will take home advantage to win this match, it was a nice victory for Chelsea yesterday because they defeated Barcelona 3-0 to achieve full points to increase their points, despite some of the Chelsea squads are still experiencing injuries, but they didn't allow that situation to be their excuse for their defeat, and they played Barcelona like small team in the UEFA champion League, I know Barcelona coach will not be happy about what happened yesterday to lose against Chelsea 3-0.

Chelsea may always be considered underdogs in the Champions League, given that they lack the reputation and long history of Barcelona in Europe. However, the Blues are slowly starting to show their true colors after winning the World Cup. Furthermore, Enzo Maresca's squad is also in excellent form in the Premier League. Chelsea's victory was no fluke; they have prepared a strategy to defeat Barcelona. This season, El Barca has not been particularly impressive, especially with a poor defense that has easily allowed their opponents to score.

[trendcoin]

Galatasaray also played poor football against Gençlerbirliği last weekend, but managed to win.
The Champions League is a different place, and there are very few weak teams here. American player Gilloise played some smart football, but the referee should be given his due.
David Promise stepped on Uğurcan's foot, and if the referee had shown him his second yellow card, David would have been shown a red card and wouldn't have scored. Perhaps Galatasaray could have still won, even on a bad day, but the referee was lenient with David.

We watched a poor match, lacking in quality football. Gilloise won 0-1, taking their points total to six.

Galatasaray's remaining matches are also challenging. If they can get 3-4 points from their three matches, they'll secure a place in the top 24, but it won't be easy.

Galatasaray has managed to draw attention by winning great matches so far, but I wouldn't be surprised if they lost all their remaining matches because, as I said before, this is a whole different level. However, whatever happens, I think Osimhen should be mentioned. Osimhen gives the team strength with his attacking pressure. Even if he doesn't score, he's a player who positively contributes to the team's strength. Galatasaray really felt his absence in today's match. Icardi hasn't returned to his former form after his injury. I think Okan should have played Barış instead of Icardi. If Osimhen is available, play Osimhen; if not, play Barış. Until Icardi returns to football, I think this is the best option for Galatasaray...

[yenerbatmaz]

It's no exaggeration to say that the Champions League has been very difficult for Bodo/Glimt. Bodo, one of the most notable teams in recent years, has failed to make a significant impact in the Champions League.

They took a 1-0 lead against Juventus last night, but Juventus dominated the match from start to finish.
Juventus created numerous scoring opportunities in the first half but couldn't capitalize on them.

Kenan came on in the second half and completely transformed the match. He was instrumental in every scoring opportunity. I don't know if he was injured, but Kenan should always be in the starting eleven, whether he's on the pitch or not. He made the difference yesterday.
Juventus played an impressive match, but they could have dropped two points. The score was 2-2 in the 87th minute, but in the 90+1 minute, David made it 2-3. Of course, Kenan was the standout player in this situation.

[AprilioMP]

As for Manchester City, I'm picking a Manchester City win. Leverkusen is also a strong team, but Manchester City's desire to win this match is greater because they just lost in the domestic league.

This is exactly my thought regarding this match. I will bet on Manchester City.

Another match to consider is Galatasaray against Union St.-Gilloise. Probably it is worth to bet on Galatasaray. Osimhen should show his muscles.

Both lost.

I thought Manchester City could break the losing trend, apparently not. I wouldn't say that Pep Guardiola was gambling in that match because he chose Haaland on the bench, not as a starter.

Galatasaray also lost in front of the public itself. I think there is nothing missing from the Galatasaray squad, but they were unable to deliver a win.
This is football. The unexpected can win. Vice versa.

[ZekiBeyy]

Champions League matches are full of surprises, and seemingly strong teams can easily be defeated. Chelsea maintained their dominance throughout the match and, thanks to their dominant performance, managed to beat Barcelona by a decisive 3-0 scoreline. I think it was a surprising result for many.

[FanEagle]

Barcelona versus Chelsea will be a great game without a doubt, both teams are on form and should be fighting with their best. I am not sure how the injury situation at Barcelona is, and who is coming back or not coming back but that will decide on the game a lot. Because if they are still missing this many players, then we are going to see how things could change and how we could see Barcelona lose this game. But if they do have a few players back, specially at midfield, then they may beat Chelsea easily as well because they can overtake the midfield.

We need to realize that this is going to be a tough one and we are not going to easily see this happen, we should be focusing on how to get better results one way or another and in this case we are going to see things change a lot.