UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Futurexxx]

Jose Mourinho is a business man who understands his job very well so right now then you think he's with a contract with Benfica so he won't be going to Real Madrid he will be expecting Real Madrid to make him a offer and you will see him moving back to Spain with his bags, don't even think about how he's going to do it but trust me if Benfica can beat Real Madrid again in the play off then expect Jose Mourinho to become the new Real Madrid coach because right now he may be eyeing the job since they need an experience coach .

I agree with you that he may be eyeing the real madrid job, that's why he is doing everything possible not to disrespect the club, and his current statement about this upcoming tie between benfica and real madrid says it all, but I don't think that it's going to happen, though not impossible, but it's very much unlikely, since Perez wouldn't understand that the team needs an experience manager as we are looking at it, or he may have some other things in mind. But if they still lose to this benfica team and eventually crash out of the competition, their is no way Arbeloa their current head coach wouldn't be sacked.

[SmartCharpa]

This is one part of football that is not often spoken about, whenever  a team does nicely, you hardly see people come out  in their numbers to commend the coach well enough  but if they happen  to fail  and loose a game, the coach will be given every form of abuse and sometimes insult for poor strategy and not been able  to holed place with the team so well, I join in the commendation for mourinho, he did a nice job and Benfica got it right with Madrid in that fixture, we will be hoping they keep up with that form.

The next game of the champions league is said to be the one people are most talking about Real Madrid and Benfica. They call the game a revenge game for Real Madrid to get back at Benfica after beating them in their last game of the round one. Now advancing at this stage for Real Madrid is very hard to happen because playing against Real Madrid knowing fully well that this is their last chance to be in the competition will be very hard for them to advance to the next round of the competition. I know that this two teams will try their best but Real Madrid still stands to be the best in this encounter than Benfica would.

Benfica destroyed Real Madrid in their last Champions League game, and both teams will face each other in the playoffs. The second leg will determine which  teams will make it to the round of 16. Real Madrid performance is very weak, and I’m not sure if their performance will improve this season, they hardly play game without conceding a goal, the last time Real Madrid played a Champions League game without conceding goas was against Kairat.

If Real Madrid defensive does not improve, I doubt they will go far in the Champions League this season, there is no point of scoring goals when you can’t stop your opponent from scoring goals. I hope Real Madrid get revenge on that game to qualify for the next round, because I’m not confident about Real Madrid beating any opponent this season.

[barisbilgili]

Jose Mourinho is a business man who understands his job very well so right now then you think he's with a contract with Benfica so he won't be going to Real Madrid he will be expecting Real Madrid to make him a offer and you will see him moving back to Spain with his bags, don't even think about how he's going to do it but trust me if Benfica can beat Real Madrid again in the play off then expect Jose Mourinho to become the new Real Madrid coach because right now he may be eyeing the job since they need an experience coach .

I agree with you that he may be eyeing the real madrid job, that's why he is doing everything possible not to disrespect the club, and his current statement about this upcoming tie between benfica and real madrid says it all, but I don't think that it's going to happen, though not impossible, but it's very much unlikely, since Perez wouldn't understand that the team needs an experience manager as we are looking at it, or he may have some other things in mind. But if they still lose to this benfica team and eventually crash out of the competition, their is no way Arbeloa their current head coach wouldn't be sacked.

I don't think so. Real Madrid's management certainly has plenty of other options for finding an experienced coach, while Jose Mourinho's reputation as a manager has dwindled after numerous failures with his previous teams. His work with Benfica was simply a display of professionalism.
And in the playoffs, it will certainly be difficult, I think, to knock Real Madrid out.

[stompix]

I just read that the participant coefficient of La Liga in Europe has declined. One of the direct qualifications for the league stage this year is very poor for the participants from La Liga. In the current La Liga coefficient ranking, they are in fourth place. They are only 0.31 behind Serie A. So if they do not immediately improve their performance in the UCL or Europa League, Spain could potentially be surpassed by Italy, reducing the direct qualifications to Europe.

Source: https://www.vietnam.vn/id/la-liga-lam-nguy

Yeah, always funny when you have some guy from Vietnam trying to write articles about things that are beyond his comprehension

If La Liga doesn't improve its performance soon and let Italy, Portugal and France overtake it, it will lose a place in the Champions League, reducing the number of eligible clubs from four to just three.

Somebody tell this guy that Spain has 5! teams right now in the Champions League!

[mv1986]

I also doubt that Mourinho would want to return to Real Madrid, but here I see that Real Madrid really needs a new coach if they still want to compete in the Premier League this season, regardless of who they bring in, but they have to do it. 

And I see that there are still several experienced coaches available for them to bring in, not just Jose Mourinho; I even really hope that Zidane would want to come back to become the coach of Real Madrid.

@stompix I admit this got me thinking. I am not always up to date when it comes to football politics. It reminds me of those rumors that Al Nassr wanted to join UEFA once, but I never followed up on it and never found out whether there was something to that rumor.

Now here is another one: do you know anything about this? Is it true that Real Madrid will join the Premier League if they get a new coach? According to @Fakhrulenclix, a new coach would be the condition to join the Premier League. But this leaves us with the mother of all questions:

@ Fakhrulenclix, which Premier League are you referring to? English? That would be incredible and I am all for it! Don't tell us Real Madrid wants to join the Ethiopian Premier League because that would be a loss for European football to say the least (but good for Ethiopia of course!).

[Razmirraz]

Jose Mourinho is a business man who understands his job very well so right now then you think he's with a contract with Benfica so he won't be going to Real Madrid he will be expecting Real Madrid to make him a offer and you will see him moving back to Spain with his bags, don't even think about how he's going to do it but trust me if Benfica can beat Real Madrid again in the play off then expect Jose Mourinho to become the new Real Madrid coach because right now he may be eyeing the job since they need an experience coach .

I know Jose Mourinho is an ambitious coach, previously he has also won several trophies with different clubs including Real Madrid. His success in bringing Benfica into the play-off round after defeating Real Madrid made his name shine again. He will again lead Benfica as they look to secure their place in the knockout stages after the draw brought them back to Real Madrid.
I think Jose Mourinho doesn't really expect an offer from Real Madrid, he has already felt the pressure while working there. Real Madrid always demands that the coach win every match, if he is unable to win a trophy at the end of the season, then the coach will be considered a failure. It is not uncommon for coaches who have managed Real Madrid to have to leave their jobs, as Ancelotti experienced.

[bastisisca]

I don't think so. Real Madrid's management certainly has plenty of other options for finding an experienced coach, while Jose Mourinho's reputation as a manager has dwindled after numerous failures with his previous teams. His work with Benfica was simply a display of professionalism.
And in the playoffs, it will certainly be difficult, I think, to knock Real Madrid out.

By now I think they know that this season is over, at least as far as their primary objective is concerned: the Champions League.
The rest, namely the Liga, are still in contention but the important thing for them, in my opinion, is to find a good coach for next season in order to give continuity.

[Frankolala]

Jose Mourinho is a business man who understands his job very well so right now then you think he's with a contract with Benfica so he won't be going to Real Madrid he will be expecting Real Madrid to make him a offer and you will see him moving back to Spain with his bags, don't even think about how he's going to do it but trust me if Benfica can beat Real Madrid again in the play off then expect Jose Mourinho to become the new Real Madrid coach because right now he may be eyeing the job since they need an experience coach .

I agree with you that he may be eyeing the real madrid job, that's why he is doing everything possible not to disrespect the club, and his current statement about this upcoming tie between benfica and real madrid says it all, but I don't think that it's going to happen, though not impossible, but it's very much unlikely, since Perez wouldn't understand that the team needs an experience manager as we are looking at it, or he may have some other things in mind. But if they still lose to this benfica team and eventually crash out of the competition, their is no way Arbeloa their current head coach wouldn't be sacked.

Everything happening is a mere coincidence and nothing more. Mourinho didn't display his experience on the players that day because he wanted to gain attention from Perez in hiring him. He only proved to Real Madrid that if he has a better squad he can win any team that crosses his part which he showed it. Mourinho is good at managing a smaller club and not all these big European clubs..

[emrecemsan]

By now I think they know that this season is over, at least as far as their primary objective is concerned: the Champions League.
The rest, namely the Liga, are still in contention but the important thing for them, in my opinion, is to find a good coach for next season in order to give continuity.

I don't agree with this. Why would they think it's over yet? As you also said they are still competing for the title in the La Liga. The gap is only 1 point so it's still on... I don't think it's over for the CL either.

Do you remember how they managed to become champions in this tournament anyway despite struggling in the recent years? 

However I can agree with one important thing. Their performance isn't consistent at all. Arbeloa isn't the one for the job clearly. Xabi Alonso should have stayed or got sacked on the condition that they find a reliable manager.  

[wakier]

I don't think so. Real Madrid's management certainly has plenty of other options for finding an experienced coach, while Jose Mourinho's reputation as a manager has dwindled after numerous failures with his previous teams. His work with Benfica was simply a display of professionalism.
And in the playoffs, it will certainly be difficult, I think, to knock Real Madrid out.

By now I think they know that this season is over, at least as far as their primary objective is concerned: the Champions League.
The rest, namely the Liga, are still in contention but the important thing for them, in my opinion, is to find a good coach for next season in order to give continuity.

Why do you say as if Real Madrid didn't qualify for the next round and they ended up here?? in my opinion Real Madrid will not end in the playoff round they will definitely qualify for the next round, regarding their chance to win the title in the Champions League Real Madrid also still has that chance. If you remember how last season went when PSG did not qualify directly and they had to go through the playoff round but in the end they were the ones who lifted the trophy so even though right now Real Madrid has to go through the play off round everything is not over for Madrid.

[Princess Leah]

By now I think they know that this season is over, at least as far as their primary objective is concerned: the Champions League.
The rest, namely the Liga, are still in contention but the important thing for them, in my opinion, is to find a good coach for next season in order to give continuity.

I don't agree with this. Why would they think it's over yet? As you also said they are still competing for the title in the La Liga. The gap is only 1 point so it's still on... I don't think it's over for the CL either.

Do you remember how they managed to become champions in this tournament anyway despite struggling in the recent years? 

However I can agree with one important thing. Their performance isn't consistent at all. Arbeloa isn't the one for the job clearly. Xabi Alonso should have stayed or got sacked on the condition that they find a reliable manager.  

All hope is not lost for them, if they were not in the play-off then I would've agreed that it's over and they have to try again later next season with a better coach, but being in the playoffs means that they have a second chance to qualify for the next round and if they work gard enough they could qualify even as Arbeloa as coach.

 Arbeloa is just a temporary coach since they couldn't get a better replacement for Xabi Alonso, however I believe that they're working on it and would get a quality coach and new players that would help strengthen the team and make them consistent again.