UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[BABY SHOES]

Arsenal are really the best teams currently and they are proving it, vicenre against Inter in Italy at their home is really a lot of stuff, clear that this thing must be something that can continue, but i think it is their year and this cannot be stopped

For me, Arsenal's morale is very high, even since the last Champions League they played in when they beat Real Madrid They've been very strong since then, unfortunately they didn't have the energy to keep going after that , but this time I see an Arsenal with the same conviction and this is something to be proud of. I hope things go well for them, but the Champions League is getting very Interesting.

The Gooners are happy to get a lot of praise for the team that many people are currently saying, a solid team, Arteta still plays a good role as a coach, two competitions are still OK in first place... this is indeed something the Gooners should be proud of.

Until the finish is still far away so Arsenal still have many challenges they have to go through... statistically Arsenal are currently difficult to beat even on par with other top teams, so it wouldn't be surprising that Arsenal are more in the spotlight at the moment.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Arsenal is facing quite terrible teams at premier league this season, so it is not really that shocking to see them make mistakes in this case and for that reason I think it's normal to expect them to be great at UCL and they have been so far great at group stages.

Obviously it is not really that much of a big deal to do great at group stages, Liverpool was also leading premier league and did great at UCL group stages, and yet they failed to do anything good at UCL last season and got knocked off. They did however win the premier league, so maybe same could happen to Arsenal, they could end up getting the premier league but they could lose UCL and that could be the difference between them, very possible situation.

3 of them were challenging though but on paper only:

• Atletico Madrid
• Bayern Munich
• Inter

However what happened in those games? Arsenal destroyed all of them also! The rest of their fixtures were much easier. I accept that. Their last game is also vs Kairat home so finishing the phase with 8 wins should be easy to do.

The important question: What will they do after? Finishing league phase as the leader doesn't guarantee a team to win the title in the end. But I think this time Arsenal will reach the finale at least.

[Pandorak]

Arsenal are really the best teams currently and they are proving it, vicenre against Inter in Italy at their home is really a lot of stuff, clear that this thing must be something that can continue, but i think it is their year and this cannot be stopped

The victory achieved at Inter's home ground certainly deserves applause. This was no easy feat, but the Arsenal squad truly proved their quality in this match, demonstrating excellent teamwork.

The next key is to maintain consistency in every upcoming match. Don't be complacent with the current results, even though they are very satisfying. A champion's mentality needs to be built, and focus must remain. There are still matches to be won, and that won't be easy. After this victory, the players' confidence will certainly increase. Never underestimate any opponent, even those at the bottom of the standings, as it is often the underdogs who spring unexpected surprises.

[katanic97]

Real Madrid played well, but they did that against the wrong opponents, celebrating a 6-1 victory over Monaco while Barcelona made away with the Spanish Super Copa is just a moral booster and nothing more. Fans want this result with big teams, not small teams like Monaco. They just want to see some passion, fighting spirit and a winning mentality from start to finish..

 Arbeloa comes from a tough era, so he understands what it means to suffer, defend as a unit, and strike with speed and precision. Under his management, that mentality is clearly emphasized, and with the current squad's pace, technique and quality, it's already proven that Real Madrid can adapt to quick counter attacking football. What's needed is consistency, clarity of roles, and trust in that identity.

Fans above all want good results, because what good are passion and fighting spirit if there are no results? I think Real Madrid made a big mistake by letting Xabi Alonso go so easily and replacing him with Arbeloa. Arbeloa lacks experience, and it’s questionable how well he’ll be able to connect with the squad and how much authority he’ll really have over the players. If the situation ends up being similar to the one with Xabi, it’s hard to see anything changing.The players have to understand that they are not bigger than the club and that they can be replaced in a very short period of time. Mbappe, who is in good form and has saved Real from embarrassment many times, needs to improve his behavior, just like his teammate Vinicius. For now, Barcelona are clearly ahead of them

[BRINIRHA]

3 of them were challenging though but on paper only:

• Atletico Madrid
• Bayern Munich
• Inter

However what happened in those games? Arsenal destroyed all of them also! The rest of their fixtures were much easier. I accept that. Their last game is also vs Kairat home so finishing the phase with 8 wins should be easy to do.

The important question: What will they do after? Finishing league phase as the leader doesn't guarantee a team to win the title in the end. But I think this time Arsenal will reach the finale at least.

However, Arsenal still managed to defeat two teams that lead their respective leagues. Arsenal defeated bayern, the strongest team in the Bundesliga. And Inter milan, the current top team in serie a. This shows that Arsenal has done something that makes many people think that the Premier League is indeed superior to other leagues. In essence, Arsenal brings pride to the Premier league. however, in the UCL, we often see that even the strongest teams can ultimately lose to teams we never expected. Arsenal could make it to the final, but personally, I'm not convinced yet.

[Jaycoinz]

Arsenal are really the best teams currently and they are proving it, vicenre against Inter in Italy at their home is really a lot of stuff, clear that this thing must be something that can continue, but i think it is their year and this cannot be stopped

For me, Arsenal's morale is very high, even since the last Champions League they played in when they beat Real Madrid They've been very strong since then, unfortunately they didn't have the energy to keep going after that , but this time I see an Arsenal with the same conviction and this is something to be proud of. I hope things go well for them, but the Champions League is getting very Interesting.

The Gooners are happy to get a lot of praise for the team that many people are currently saying, a solid team, Arteta still plays a good role as a coach, two competitions are still OK in first place... this is indeed something the Gooners should be proud of.

Until the finish is still far away so Arsenal still have many challenges they have to go through... statistically Arsenal are currently difficult to beat even on par with other top teams, so it wouldn't be surprising that Arsenal are more in the spotlight at the moment.

Currently there isn't a more perfect team than the gunners this season and thez have shown that times without numbers although Manchester united are holding on the performance that they played against Manchester City to see if they can activate such performance again against Arsenal but it will be very difficult since Arsenal are currently chasing the title and would do anything within their powers to make it possible that they make it a win for them so as to increase the gap a whole lot more. I don't see a team currently in the Premier league that can face Arsenal but football has a really funny way of doing things.

[red4slash]

It was even done by the players, but it was not enough to make the public, especially fans, happy because if you look at some of the reports, only about 400 supporters went to Bodo and will be refunded for ticket fees.

If I were a Bodo player or a fan this would feel like an insult!
It's like saying it was a fluke, insert new coin, new game, nothing happened, basically denying that Bodo put a ton of effort in it, making it sound like it was Manchester who got to decide everything.
Also, this is what being a fan means, traveling with the team to support them, not traveling with the team only to enjoy victories, fun and hard times, both of them you don't get to choose!

It depends on the view but what I see here is not about how the City players disrespected the opposing club but this is a form of them realizing that they played badly and lost so the players have the initiative to replace a little accommodation that the supporters spent when flying to Bodo.

I am pretty sure the supporters did not expect this or did not demand this because they must have supported wholeheartedly even though the name of defeat is a very difficult thing to say that they are not upset but they will not demand something like this to the club or the players but this is a separate awareness for Manchester City players.
This is not required but I think their actions are purely because they want to lighten up a bit even though they can't erase the fact that they lost but at least they try to make fans respect and still support them.

[Amphenomenon]

It was even done by the players, but it was not enough to make the public, especially fans, happy because if you look at some of the reports, only about 400 supporters went to Bodo and will be refunded for ticket fees.

If I were a Bodo player or a fan this would feel like an insult!
It's like saying it was a fluke, insert new coin, new game, nothing happened, basically denying that Bodo put a ton of effort in it, making it sound like it was Manchester who got to decide everything.
Also, this is what being a fan means, traveling with the team to support them, not traveling with the team only to enjoy victories, fun and hard times, both of them you don't get to choose!

It's not an insult and there is no need for them to feel like that. Imagine a middle school student defeating an high school student in a fight or maybe a quiz. Definitely the bigger one will be ashamed and disappointed especially when they have those rooting for them, and then will want to find a way to make it up for their supporters.

Bodo fans and the team themselves as the underdog who defeated a giant and the City team and fans are the ones actually ashamed and finding a way to please their fans.

[Mate2237]

What is the essence of Manchester City players wanting to return the flight tickets of fans who went their to watch them. This is like trying to shifts attention from a very important issue, instead of trying to return flights tickets to fans they should just come out and apologize for the unacceptable results that they played in the champions. Losing to Bodo is no an acceptable result and doesn't sound well for the club considering the level and achievements that Manchester City has been able to achieve for this couple of years.


If they return the flight tickets to their fans for this lose then are they also going to return the flight tickets of all their way loses in the premier League this season. City should just take the blame and try and improve on their game because they have been so poor this season.

[BIT-BENDER]

What is the essence of Manchester City players wanting to return the flight tickets of fans who went their to watch them. This is like trying to shifts attention from a very important issue, instead of trying to return flights tickets to fans they should just come out and apologize for the unacceptable results that they played in the champions. Losing to Bodo is no an acceptable result and doesn't sound well for the club considering the level and achievements that Manchester City has been able to achieve for this couple of years.


If they return the flight tickets to their fans for this lose then are they also going to return the flight tickets of all their way loses in the premier League this season. City should just take the blame and try and improve on their game because they have been so poor this season.

Honestly I that is of no essence how do you return flight tickets to fans because you lost that doesn't make any sense. If Manchester City trying to buy the love of their fans or what.
I understand it was an embarrassing defeat and Manchester City was suppose to beat Bodo/Glimt but they got gotten well instead. .I think what Manchester City was suppose to do was to apologize to the team that's all.

[Ndabagi01]

However, Arsenal still managed to defeat two teams that lead their respective leagues. Arsenal defeated bayern, the strongest team in the Bundesliga. And Inter milan, the current top team in serie a. This shows that Arsenal has done something that makes many people think that the Premier League is indeed superior to other leagues. In essence, Arsenal brings pride to the Premier league. however, in the UCL, we often see that even the strongest teams can ultimately lose to teams we never expected. Arsenal could make it to the final, but personally, I'm not convinced yet.

Arsenal are really impressive since from the start of the champions league and we cannot deny the fact that they’re a big potential for the champions league title. They’ve been on a long winning streak and we can’t deny it that they’ve done marvelously in this first round of the competition.

The pride of being a team in the premier league is just different especially when you’re the one topping the table. I doubt Arsenal fans have ever being this happy with their team on how they’ve performed so far this season in both competitions.

The knockout phase of the champions league competition is more imminent and I think it is now the right time for every team to show more of what they’ve made up this season and battle for the title. More teams will be eliminated but the stronger once will stand and progress further in the competition.

[bitgolden]

Some people might want arsenal to win the league title this season, but the reality on ground is that nothing is being given for free, why I think that they look very impressive this season is that they don't have any real challenger this season like in the case of previous seasons, so can they win it?
 Yes if they can be consistent enough and the teams below them are still giving in inconsistent performance still the closing stages of the season, aside that, I don't see them winning it.

Yeah, at this point it all depends on them and unless they start to lose everything then they are going to be winners at premier league. And this gives them a bit of breathing room here at UCL, which we keep seeing, like we saw against Inter here this week, so that means they could probably be great at UCL as well.

I assumed they would be terrible at UCL because trying to win premier league is a very tough job that they failed for three years in a row, well they failed for many decades but I mean three years in a row as in be second place.

[m4r1o]

Arsenal are really the best teams currently and they are proving it, vicenre against Inter in Italy at their home is really a lot of stuff, clear that this thing must be something that can continue, but i think it is their year and this cannot be stopped
7 matches without a gap of defeat is indeed a very promising team, no debate for now about Arsenal's performance in the UCL. Although I'm not an Arsenal fan but I can't deny that if Arsenal are able to continue to be as consistent as this their first UCL trophy can be obtained, now it's just back to the vision and mentality of the players whether they are strong enough to meet these expectations.

Arsenal are currently a very good team that knows what they're doing, i think these guys know what they're doing and i know for sure that if they're getting these results i am convinced that they know what they're doing, clearly now it will be a battle to do this thing to maintain first place.

[JiiBs]

Arsenal are currently a very good team that knows what they're doing, i think these guys know what they're doing and i know for sure that if they're getting these results i am convinced that they know what they're doing, clearly now it will be a battle to do this thing to maintain first place.

Knows what they are doing you say…, is that what happens when they lose some of their fixtures and I’ll say this with reference to the premier league where they top as league leaders but, fail to increase their point gaps at every given chance.

Coming to the champions league, they’ve being just as consistent as they’ve being in the premier league but, when they faced Inter, after their first goal, they were a bit relaxed at the defense and didn’t see clearly their lines as a matter of urgency which they realized only after Sucic had got the better of them with an equalizer. Inter could have easily got a second goal should Sucic had gone the way of Martinez rather than Thuram and we could have being talking about a very different game because, Inter would have done their most to preserve it.

[Merit.s]

3 of them were challenging though but on paper only:

• Atletico Madrid
• Bayern Munich
• Inter

However what happened in those games? Arsenal destroyed all of them also! The rest of their fixtures were much easier. I accept that. Their last game is also vs Kairat home so finishing the phase with 8 wins should be easy to do.

The important question: What will they do after? Finishing league phase as the leader doesn't guarantee a team to win the title in the end. But I think this time Arsenal will reach the finale at least.

Finishing the group stage on 1st position unbeaten is a good record but it will funny if they don't get to the finals because that's what matters the most. There's a high chance of winning the league if they get to the final stage.

I don't always use the group stage matches to judge the overall performance of a club in the Champions League because some teams get weaker as the end of the season draws near.

[Moreno233]

Finishing the group stage on 1st position unbeaten is a good record but it will funny if they don't get to the finals because that's what matters the most. There's a high chance of winning the league if they get to the final stage.

I don't always use the group stage matches to judge the overall performance of a club in the Champions League because some teams get weaker as the end of the season draws near.

Arsenal is in super form this season and now that it is obvious that they will win the Premier League, most of their attention will be channeled to the champions league so that they might win it too to make their victory loud. I changed my choice of champions league winner this season to Arsenal the day they humiliated Bayern Munic and I'm still confident that it will happen that way.

[Felicity_Tide]

The important question: What will they do after? Finishing league phase as the leader doesn't guarantee a team to win the title in the end. But I think this time Arsenal will reach the finale at least.

As long as they haven't shown any sign of weakness in the UCL so far, I think they're going to go far.
Unlike the league games where teams just want to play low block, and try to get a draw. In the UCL, it is completely different. Even if you spend the entire 90 minutes defending, you still need to score because only goals wins you games and the title as well. I guess that's the advantage that Arsenal has got in this particular competition. Defensively and attacking wise, they've been the best. Even if we doubt their performance along the long run, I doubt if any big team across Europe would want to meet with them at this moment.

[$weetne$$]

However, Arsenal still managed to defeat two teams that lead their respective leagues. Arsenal defeated bayern, the strongest team in the Bundesliga. And Inter milan, the current top team in serie a. This shows that Arsenal has done something that makes many people think that the Premier League is indeed superior to other leagues. In essence, Arsenal brings pride to the Premier league. however, in the UCL, we often see that even the strongest teams can ultimately lose to teams we never expected. Arsenal could make it to the final, but personally, I'm not convinced yet.

So far Arsenal obviously has shown that they have the capacity to win the champions league this season, although I am not absolute about  the chances of them winning because even other top teams are looking at winning the title this season, the strength of Arsenal now if maintained, the much they can achieve their season.

[stompix]

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It's not an insult and there is no need for them to feel like that. Imagine a middle school student defeating an high school student in a fight or maybe a quiz. Definitely the bigger one will be ashamed and disappointed especially when they have those rooting for them, and then will want to find a way to make it up for their supporters.

And this is exactly what I was saying, they make it sound like it's all about them, they made a mistake, they scored themselves the goals, it's like trying to cover up the fact that Bodo actually played well, saying no guys, you didn't win because you played better, you won because of us!
F&*& City for this!

It depends on the view but what I see here is not about how the City players disrespected the opposing club but this is a form of them realizing that they played badly and lost so the players have the initiative to replace a little accommodation that the supporters spent when flying to Bodo.

Yup, this is the insulting attitude!
It's always about them, not the opponent!

[Unknown01]

The Gooners are happy to get a lot of praise for the team that many people are currently saying, a solid team, Arteta still plays a good role as a coach, two competitions are still OK in first place... this is indeed something the Gooners should be proud of.

Until the finish is still far away so Arsenal still have many challenges they have to go through... statistically Arsenal are currently difficult to beat even on par with other top teams, so it wouldn't be surprising that Arsenal are more in the spotlight at the moment.

Funny, I had to google it because I didn't know that you can say Gooners as well as Gunners. Now I've learnt something new.

Arsenal are having a great Champions League season at the moment, but that seems to have come at a price. Their fantastic start to the Premier League has suffered a bit with two draws in their last two league games. Of course the Champions League is important but you can't let it affect the Premier league.