UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[whiteblue]

I'm so nervous about our Manchester City match ahead... It's being at Etihad is what makes me like this. Not only that though. Manchester City need a win by at least a gap like 3-4 goals for bringing their top 8 chance to ~96% AFAIR.

The good news for us is that we are about to join playoffs anyway. I'd just like to see Galatasaray playing bravely even if they lose by a big gap at the end. We need to show that like we did against Liverpool and ATM already.

I think we won't have a big goal difference with Manchester City because Man City is not in good condition in their last few matches, Galatasaray can have a chance to get a win in this match, we can see how Manchester City lost to Bodo/Glimt with a very superior score, Galatasaray should be able to do the same thing in the next Champions League match, as long as we have a strategy that can make us disciplined that's enough.

[$weetne$$]

So, let's see how Arsenal performs in the knockout stage,, because if they look great in that stage, I think Arsenal also has a big potential to become champions in this season's Champions League.

Teams that have a specific mindset manage to win, even if not always but with a certain consistency.
It proves that the teams that have won the most Champions Leagues, for example Real Madrid, always end up playing in this competition and at a fairly good level too.

This is very true, there is always a psychological advantage to teams who have participated often in the competition and that advantage is even more with teams who has won the title severally, of which Madrid has one of the best record, for Arsenal they have participated often but do not have the winning record as much, but let us see what they can make off an opportunity when they get one.

[Finebone]

I don't know why many of you are trying to reference what is happening to Arsenal in the Premier League to the Champions League thread. If you want to talk about the lapses of Arsenal, you can do that in the Premier League thread because that is where they are having those difficulties but for the Champions League, their performance is excellent. Maybe they might be more interested in winning the Champions League title since that is where they have focused more of their energy. Arsenal is doing great at the Champions League games so let's be positive about their performance.

Yes it's true that they have been doing exceptionally well in the uefa champions league, but I hope you know that to win the uefa champions league is way more difficult than winning the English premier league, so I don't think those that are equating their performance in the English premier league to the uefa champions league are  wrong because once the knockout stages start, that's when they will start meeting stronger opposition that are likely going to expose the lapses they have been showing in the English premier league, especially now that they are out of form.

Or can you sincerely going to bet on arsenal winning the uefa champions league trophy?
If you are not looking at it with sentiment, you will understand what am trying to say.

[khiholangkang]

So, let's see how Arsenal performs in the knockout stage,, because if they look great in that stage, I think Arsenal also has a big potential to become champions in this season's Champions League.

Teams that have a specific mindset manage to win, even if not always but with a certain consistency.
It proves that the teams that have won the most Champions Leagues, for example Real Madrid, always end up playing in this competition and at a fairly good level too.

This is very true, there is always a psychological advantage to teams who have participated often in the competition and that advantage is even more with teams who has won the title severally, of which Madrid has one of the best record, for Arsenal they have participated often but do not have the winning record as much, but let us see what they can make off an opportunity when they get one.

The knockout stage is always a dangerous point for anyone, no matter how strong they are in this phase if they lose first it will be very dangerous because their opponents after getting an early goal advantage they will be very, very determined to maintain their victory, even if for example only 1 goal is obtained, if it does not end in a draw then they can win the match, the strategy is quite easy although there are many risks if it lasts long, unless they have more luck in that match, Arsenal must qualify for the final if they want to be recognized as a team that has no Champions League defeat, LOL

[Creeper0]

The knockout stage is always a dangerous point for anyone, no matter how strong they are in this phase if they lose first it will be very dangerous because their opponents after getting an early goal advantage they will be very, very determined to maintain their victory, even if for example only 1 goal is obtained, if it does not end in a draw then they can win the match, the strategy is quite easy although there are many risks if it lasts long, unless they have more luck in that match, Arsenal must qualify for the final if they want to be recognized as a team that has no Champions League defeat, LOL

The knockout stage is not easy, we saw last season when Liverpool finished the group stage undefeated but were eliminated in the first knockout match. Arsenal are still in a good position, but they still have a long way to go to reach the final. Maybe we will be able to predict Arsenal's journey after looking at the knockout schedule. If they have to face strong teams like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City before the final, then it will be very difficult for them to overcome this obstacle. Because, in the knockout match, both the teams have an equal chance of winning.

[Furious 7]

This is very true, there is always a psychological advantage to teams who have participated often in the competition and that advantage is even more with teams who has won the title severally, of which Madrid has one of the best record, for Arsenal they have participated often but do not have the winning record as much, but let us see what they can make off an opportunity when they get one.

Arsenal often participate? That's an old story in the Wenger era because the fact is that this time Arsenal are only a few seasons back after 6 seasons they missed this big competition so there is no psychological advantage you say because what Arsenal are doing right now is they continue to try to do their best with the new spirit of their young players.

The psychological advantage of participating often for Arsenal is an old story and right now they want to build their own story. Right now the momentum is still very good especially Arteta with the loyal support of the club owner making them look like a different club. Currently they are in the Champions League even have a good record in the Champions League group phase with unbeaten even bulldozing all their opponents with victory but their mentality certainly still has to continue to be honed especially the young players sometimes falter in the middle of the road.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Paris Saint-Germain 13pt
Newcastle United    13pt
Chelsea 13pt
Barcelona 13pt
Sporting CP 13pt
Manchester City 13
Atletico Madrid 13
Atalanta 13pt

I make a post about the clubs to join the other 6 teams who have qualified for the next round in the champions league and tomorrow is the only chance for this 8 teams to show all what they have to avoid the playoffs, as it stands many teams are seriously looking for a way to not be in the playoffs which I think is good not to be among the clubs for the play off. Securing a place in the first 8 teams will reduce the stress and it will be at least the league games to concentrate on till the time for the round of 16. Who going to book a place in the top 8 teams tomorrow?

Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle = PSG
Chelsea vs Napoli = Chelsea
Barcelona vs Copenhagen = Barcelona
Sporting CP vs Athletic Club = Sporting CP
Manchester City vs Galatasaray =Draw
Atletico Madrid Bodo/Glimt = Draw
Atalanta vs USG = Draw

The true story is there are only 4 spots to be competed with, not two. Since Tottenham has only 1 point gap to the 6th - 13th, and i don't think their position is safe. So, i'm only picking PSG, Chelsea, Barcelona and Sporting CP to qualify. The reason is clear, they're all in form while their opponents are regressing so hard.

PSG will win against Newcastle since they have very good confidence when they host the game. Meanwhile, Chelsea is gonna face Napoli who is facing injury waves. So Chelsea clearly favorite, though it's away game.

Then, Barcelona is obviously winning against Copenhagen since the squad gap is big. lastly, Sporting CP looked better in morality after they beat City in the last game. So why don't they can't beat Bilbao, which is far worsen than City?

[Agbe]

I'm so nervous about our Manchester City match ahead... It's being at Etihad is what makes me like this. Not only that though. Manchester City need a win by at least a gap like 3-4 goals for bringing their top 8 chance to ~96% AFAIR.

The good news for us is that we are about to join playoffs anyway. I'd just like to see Galatasaray playing bravely even if they lose by a big gap at the end. We need to show that like we did against Liverpool and ATM already.

I think we won't have a big goal difference with Manchester City because Man City is not in good condition in their last few matches, Galatasaray can have a chance to get a win in this match, we can see how Manchester City lost to Bodo/Glimt with a very superior score, Galatasaray should be able to do the same thing in the next Champions League match, as long as we have a strategy that can make us disciplined that's enough.

I agree with you on this, Manchester City has not being in good form recently, their last match against bodo glimt says it all. Galatasary has more experience than Manchester City in the champions league this might not be important but they have more chances of winning than Manchester City. Our speculations might actually be wrong though, it won't be a Surprise if Manchester city ends up winning.

[Uhde]

I'm so nervous about our Manchester City match ahead... It's being at Etihad is what makes me like this. Not only that though. Manchester City need a win by at least a gap like 3-4 goals for bringing their top 8 chance to ~96% AFAIR.

The good news for us is that we are about to join playoffs anyway. I'd just like to see Galatasaray playing bravely even if they lose by a big gap at the end. We need to show that like we did against Liverpool and ATM already.

I think we won't have a big goal difference with Manchester City because Man City is not in good condition in their last few matches, Galatasaray can have a chance to get a win in this match, we can see how Manchester City lost to Bodo/Glimt with a very superior score, Galatasaray should be able to do the same thing in the next Champions League match, as long as we have a strategy that can make us disciplined that's enough.

it is a good advantage that Galatasaray is playing with almost no missing players. Using defensive full backs is going to be super important in this match. Looking at Man City, they have some big names missing in defense, which is great for GS. Osimhen will probably play against Khusanov and Ake in the center and he can definitely dominate them. Also, Rodri is suspended he’s the best defensive midfielder in the world so that’s a big plus for galatasaray. Man City's attack is still strong, but GS can be really dangerous with counter attacks.

[Btcdeybodi]

I don't know why many of you are trying to reference what is happening to Arsenal in the Premier League to the Champions League thread. If you want to talk about the lapses of Arsenal, you can do that in the Premier League thread because that is where they are having those difficulties but for the Champions League, their performance is excellent. Maybe they might be more interested in winning the Champions League title since that is where they have focused more of their energy. Arsenal is doing great at the Champions League games so let's be positive about their performance.

Yes it's true that they have been doing exceptionally well in the uefa champions league, but I hope you know that to win the uefa champions league is way more difficult than winning the English premier league, so I don't think those that are equating their performance in the English premier league to the uefa champions league are  wrong because once the knockout stages start, that's when they will start meeting stronger opposition that are likely going to expose the lapses they have been showing in the English premier league, especially now that they are out of form.

Or can you sincerely going to bet on arsenal winning the uefa champions league trophy?
If you are not looking at it with sentiment, you will understand what am trying to say.

You were making sense till you said that Arsenal are out of form. Make it make sense to me, losing just 3 matches out of 23 matches played so far in the EPL is that what you call being out of form? they have never been beaten in other competitions except the EPL and you call that out of form? they are actively involved in about 4 competitions and you call that lost of form simply because they couldn't win their last 2 EPL matches? anyways let me leave you there.

The prediction of who will win the Champions League is always driven by the team who is performing better than others is likely to win so if you ask me if i can bet on Arsenal to win the Champions League i can actually say yes because of their performance in the Champions League games. They are the only team that have won 7 out of seven matches played, scoring 20 goals and conceding just 2 goals do you know what it means. You guys should not use what is happening to them in the Premier League to analyze a possible same experience for them in the Champions League games. Arsenal won teams like Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, are those teams i named a joke to you or one of those mediocre teams?

[Jaycoinz]

Paris Saint-Germain 13pt
Newcastle United    13pt
Chelsea 13pt
Barcelona 13pt
Sporting CP 13pt
Manchester City 13
Atletico Madrid 13
Atalanta 13pt

I make a post about the clubs to join the other 6 teams who have qualified for the next round in the champions league and tomorrow is the only chance for this 8 teams to show all what they have to avoid the playoffs, as it stands many teams are seriously looking for a way to not be in the playoffs which I think is good not to be among the clubs for the play off. Securing a place in the first 8 teams will reduce the stress and it will be at least the league games to concentrate on till the time for the round of 16. Who going to book a place in the top 8 teams tomorrow?

The road will be very interesting indeed and one thing that would be certain in these fixtures would be the availability of goals to be scored because alot of goals will be scored between these teams especially the ones that are urging to qualify automatically in the knockout stages.

If there is anything that one should predict it's probably should be limited to only goals because a lot of crazy things can happen as some of the teams having a lower odd can shock the big teams and win the game.

[FanEagle]

Bayern Munich isn't the type of team to mock around, they are a very good team and this year they have been better than ever before, and while I do understand Bundesliga isn't the same as UCL, or Premier league even, it's still true that they had a great period.

And yes they lost in UCL and that is why people assume that Bayern Munich may not win it all, but if they keep playing like this then there is a chance. Many teams have a chance this year, we are not going to know who, until the playoffs are over and we have the last sixteen in our hands. Even in last sixteen round we can see some good teams face each other, and this is why we need to be careful, we can't really do anything better and we have to wait it out.

[Amphenomenon]

I'm so nervous about our Manchester City match ahead... It's being at Etihad is what makes me like this. Not only that though. Manchester City need a win by at least a gap like 3-4 goals for bringing their top 8 chance to ~96% AFAIR.

The good news for us is that we are about to join playoffs anyway. I'd just like to see Galatasaray playing bravely even if they lose by a big gap at the end. We need to show that like we did against Liverpool and ATM already.

I think we won't have a big goal difference with Manchester City because Man City is not in good condition in their last few matches, Galatasaray can have a chance to get a win in this match, we can see how Manchester City lost to Bodo/Glimt with a very superior score, Galatasaray should be able to do the same thing in the next Champions League match, as long as we have a strategy that can make us disciplined that's enough.

Manchester City are winning this time, Bodo/Glimt was a shock and disappointment to them and the fans, thanks to their poor performance. Galatasaray are a good team but I still feel like City are winning and while the goal margin might be big, three points are likely secured for them in this game.

[Different patterns]

With the way things are playing out in this year uefa champions league season, it's very clear that it's a traditional team that have won the competition before that may likely wins it this season. Their will be no surprises coming from any team that hasn't won it before. Though we might argue that arsenal stand a chance to win it, but bro they can't because their present form is not that good for them to compete consistently till they get to the finals, if it's ever going to happen in the first place. So I believe that the likely winner of this year uefa champions league title with be among a traditional team that has won it before.

You are saying Arsenal is not going to win the champions league and that a team that has won it before may likely win it. I wonder which of the traditional teams are better in form or more consistent than Arsenal this season Arsenal present from is very ok and they are still very in form to compete till they get to the finals. Arsenal has won 7/7 matches with no single loss and you said they present form is bad. If you're presenting the most consistent team in the champions League and Arsenal is not ranked number 1 team in the list,then it clearly you haven't been watching the champions League games.

I use to say this that Arsenal really prepared for this season and are willing to give their all to win all the titles in any of the  leagues they are competing in because for a team to hold this level of consistency in almost all leagues they are competing in,in a season shows their determination in proven a point to the world. Now, except Arsenal lose form before the season ends, or teams didn't work in there favour, I see them winning both the champions and premier league because they have the capacity this season. The only thing stopping them is not lifting the trophy but in terms of form, potential, determination and consistency, no team has beaten Arsenal in these this season.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Manchester City vs Galatasaray =Draw

It's an optimistic prediction. Even though I'm a Galatasaray fan I can't be that comfortable with such prediction.    Because it's Manchester City we are talking about and the game is at Etihad.

Let me tell you this first. If it was at our stadium things could have really been different. We've showed it in a couple of big games already.

But in this away game I don't have positive expectations I'm afraid...

[Ndabagi01]

The knockout stage is not easy, we saw last season when Liverpool finished the group stage undefeated but were eliminated in the first knockout match. Arsenal are still in a good position, but they still have a long way to go to reach the final. Maybe we will be able to predict Arsenal's journey after looking at the knockout schedule. If they have to face strong teams like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City before the final, then it will be very difficult for them to overcome this obstacle. Because, in the knockout match, both the teams have an equal chance of winning.

You are very correct, the knockout stage is that stage that every team has an equal opportunity of making it to the next round of the competition. Arsenal have been playing quite well and that has given them the chance to top the table, they’ve really achieved great feat in this competition. Going into the knockout stage is the most important aspect of this game, and every team will not misuse their chances of making it further to the next round. Arsenal needs to prove their worth once again in this competition and that can only be done if they keep up with their good form and also take advantage of any chance they get in their knockout phase game, those opportunities comes only once and they need to make good use of it.

[Felicity_Tide]

Unfortunately, bad results can happen even to the best, unfortunately, I know this from experience not only in football but in any sector
no one is immune to mistakes

I guess people are not considering what you've just stated probably because they expect a team that wants to win title to be 100% perfect, or they're just trying to satisfy their emotions because they probably don't support the particular team. Losses, wins and draws are all part of football. Some can come when least expected, while others can come as expected. Even in one of the greatest invincibles In the history of football, the team still had a few draws attached to their result, which didn't classify that as 100% perfect. Even this current defending UCL champions where not even the favorite to win the UCl last season, because out of 8 group stage games, they won 4, drew 1, and loss 3. But they later went on to win.

How they(Arsenal) respond in their next few games is going to determine if they've learnt their lessons. So many criticisms about their style of play was literally over the social media after their last loss. What they choose to do about that criticism is all left for them, and I honestly look forward to seeing if they've improved.

Manchester City vs Galatasaray =Draw

It's an optimistic prediction. Even though I'm a Galatasaray fan I can't be that comfortable with such prediction.    Because it's Manchester City we are talking about and the game is at Etihad.

Results that boils down to the last game are always tricky. I can't make any predictions, because both teams are in a desperate need for 3 points. A draw won't do any good either, although City might likely benefit from that.

[8rch7]

I'm so nervous about our Manchester City match ahead... It's being at Etihad is what makes me like this. Not only that though. Manchester City need a win by at least a gap like 3-4 goals for bringing their top 8 chance to ~96% AFAIR.

The good news for us is that we are about to join playoffs anyway. I'd just like to see Galatasaray playing bravely even if they lose by a big gap at the end. We need to show that like we did against Liverpool and ATM already.

Current position Manchester City outside from the tp 8 standings and opportunity qualifying without playing the playoff round depend the result at higher standings team beside have to win last match against Galatasaray. Indeed has the same points but City losing difference goals with Chelsea, Newcastle United and PSG. I think Manchester City can't avoid from the playoff round position finish but have to win last match and wish the higher teams position loss three points at last Champion League phase round match.
Loss three points from Bodo Glimt last match make difficult for The Citizen and must depend the higher standings team result if want to get the top eight position standings.

[Black Mbaye]

I'm so nervous about our Manchester City match ahead... It's being at Etihad is what makes me like this. Not only that though. Manchester City need a win by at least a gap like 3-4 goals for bringing their top 8 chance to ~96% AFAIR.

The good news for us is that we are about to join playoffs anyway. I'd just like to see Galatasaray playing bravely even if they lose by a big gap at the end. We need to show that like we did against Liverpool and ATM already.

I think we won't have a big goal difference with Manchester City because Man City is not in good condition in their last few matches, Galatasaray can have a chance to get a win in this match, we can see how Manchester City lost to Bodo/Glimt with a very superior score, Galatasaray should be able to do the same thing in the next Champions League match, as long as we have a strategy that can make us disciplined that's enough.

Frankly, Galatasaray's chances of beating Manchester City are slim. The match will be played in England, and Manchester City are always the favorites at home. We've seen Galatasaray make defensive mistakes in recent games, and Manchester City's attack is built on players who won't forgive those errors. However, this isn't a huge problem for Galatasaray because their place in the top 24 is already confirmed.

[Arenga pinnata]

I think we won't have a big goal difference with Manchester City because Man City is not in good condition in their last few matches, Galatasaray can have a chance to get a win in this match, we can see how Manchester City lost to Bodo/Glimt with a very superior score, Galatasaray should be able to do the same thing in the next Champions League match, as long as we have a strategy that can make us disciplined that's enough.

It is indeed very difficult for us to predict how Manchester city will perform in their match against Galatasaray. however, looking at Manchester City's performance in their last few matches, I might agree with what you said. But we know that Manchester City can bounce back at any time with their extraordinary strength. Or it could be that they will remain inconsistent just like yesterday. so I think it's very unclear whether Manchester City will play well or not. But Galatasaray is also a strong team, so they could very well defeat Manchester city. however, I'm still not convinced. And I might prefer to watch the match first and assess which team deserves to be favored.