UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[khiholangkang]

Wow, what a brilliant scenario you've created for the Champions League Round of 16. If it comes true, you'll be someone I respect the most, as your predictions are spot-on. It's just that it might not be easy. Each team's situation can be different, as they'll play their best. Some matches are unpredictable, like against Manchester City, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid. These teams are very strong and able to control the situation in every match. Even when under pressure, they still manage to put on a very good performance.

I have to bet on Manchester City to win this season. Although there's a bit of doubt, it doesn't matter. I'm trying to convince myself.

Manchester City does not look like a team that can dominate UEFA Champions League and I don't see their too good chance to win the title in this season. They are one of candidates for lifting the trophy but to do that, many strong competitors are waiting for Manchester City, starting with Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola seems to hit his limits with Manchester City and with his style, he will try to leave the club with success but if things go bad, he will proactively announce his departure.

If he can win a second Champions League title with Manchester City in this season, I believe that he will certainly leave the club on top of success but will he achieve that, let's wait.

I have a lot of doubts, considering the many other teams with extraordinary capabilities in the current Champions League, such as Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, and PSG. I've been monitoring all of them, but it's confusing because they have different characteristics and are capable of reaching the final. My choice of Manchester City is based on the probabilities I believe about Pep and City. This is related to my gut feeling in my current assessment. Let's wait and see.

Mentally, I think Real Madrid is slightly better compared to Man City, and that has already been proven, but this season Real Madrid's performance is very poor, especially with all the problems they are currently facing. So I think Man City has a slightly higher chance of being able to beat Real Madrid, but this will still be a fierce match because the two seem to have become rivals in the Champions League competition in recent seasons.

Manchester City are no longer a club without Champions League title and after winning a first title there, their mentality has become much stronger so I think they and Real Madrid are similar in not only mentality but also quality. They have difficulties in this season but generally their differences are not too much but with Pep Guardiola who has more experience and skills than Arbeloa, Manchester City have big advantage at the coach position which can make decisive difference in their matches.

Compared to Arbeloa, we need to know that Pep has far more experience managing teams in the Champions League. Although Madrid's players are very good, we also need to assess how the coach utilizes those players and creates the game strategy. I also saw Real Madrid's previous defeat to Benfica, managed by Mourinho, with a surprising result. Here, it's a battle of player quality and coach quality. It can be concluded that Mourinho alone is capable of beating Real Madrid with the squad he has. Likewise, there's a great opportunity for Pep and Manchester City.

[Abdulzuruku01]

I could name the winners from here already. PSG will beat Chelsea, then Liverpool will beat Galatasaray, Real will beat City (hardest one to guess), Bayern will defeat Atalanta, on the other side we have Barcelona defeating Newcastle, Atletico Madrid beating Tottenham, Sporting will probably beat Bodo (second hardest to guess) and Arsenal to defeat Leverkusen.

And then PSG will defeat Liverpool, and Bayern will defeat Real, and Barcelona will defeat Atletico, and Arsenal will defeat Sporting. Then we will have Bayern defeat PSG, and Barcelona defeat Arsenal, and we will have Bayern defeat Barcelona and win the title.

With your predictions, if Barcelona will make it to the final, definitely the champions league title will be theirs because going by Hansi Flick record he has never lost a battle in the final in his managerial career.

My predictions for the next round of 16 final go like this. PSG to defeat Chelsea but hardest to guess because Chelsea match against any strong team is always hard to predict. Sure Liverpool will defeat Galatassary, Manchester City will defeat Real Madrid I don't have doubt about this because City is in good shape than Real Madrid, even their last encountered this season Manchester City defeated and played a very good game than Real Madrid. Bayern will defeat Atlanta.

Barcelona will beat Newcastle, Atletico Madrid will beat Tottenham, I'm more confident in Bodø/Glimt than sporting because Bodø has the spirit to win champions league this season even though I know that will be impossible but in my opinion they look stronger than Sporting and I'm expecting them to beat Sporting, Arsenal will beat Bayern Leverkusen.

Quarter finals, Liverpool will beat PSG, Bayern will beat Manchester City, Barcelona will beat Atletico Madrid, Arsenal will beat Bodø/Glimt. Semi finals Bayern Munich will beat Liverpool, Barcelona will beat Arsenal (hardest to guess) and then final I'm confident for Barcelona.

[Sarah Azhari]

Manchester City does not look like a team that can dominate UEFA Champions League and I don't see their too good chance to win the title in this season. They are one of candidates for lifting the trophy but to do that, many strong competitors are waiting for Manchester City, starting with Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola seems to hit his limits with Manchester City and with his style, he will try to leave the club with success but if things go bad, he will proactively announce his departure.

It may seem like Manchester City will struggle to win the Champions League trophy this season due to their inconsistent performance. But never underestimate Pep Guardiola; he's one of the best coaches in the world today and doesn't always find solutions when his team isn't performing optimally. Guardiola possesses limitless abilities and often innovates his tactics, making them difficult for other coaches to predict. He will, sooner or later, leave Manchester City and seek new challenges in his career. However, for Manchester City fans, Guardiola will always be remembered for his services, as he has achieved so much for the club.

[Wakate]

Manchester City does not look like a team that can dominate UEFA Champions League and I don't see their too good chance to win the title in this season. They are one of candidates for lifting the trophy but to do that, many strong competitors are waiting for Manchester City, starting with Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola seems to hit his limits with Manchester City and with his style, he will try to leave the club with success but if things go bad, he will proactively announce his departure.

It may seem like Manchester City will struggle to win the Champions League trophy this season due to their inconsistent performance. But never underestimate Pep Guardiola; he's one of the best coaches in the world today and doesn't always find solutions when his team isn't performing optimally. Guardiola possesses limitless abilities and often innovates his tactics, making them difficult for other coaches to predict. He will, sooner or later, leave Manchester City and seek new challenges in his career. However, for Manchester City fans, Guardiola will always be remembered for his services, as he has achieved so much for the club.

Seriously you are not far from the truth and I don't think Manchester City will have the chances to win this year championship league looking at the table and the teams they will be facing to reach the final position. This current knockout tournament is not going to be easy at all for Manchester City but Arsenal can still find their way to the final match if they can defeat Barcelona.

[beerlover]

Is it just me or does Real Madrid and Manchester City somehow matches each other almost every single season? In 2020 they played in the round of sixteen, in 2021 they met at semi finals, in 2022 the same, in 2023 they met at semi finals once more, in 2024 they met at quarter finals, in 2025 they met at round of 32, so they have met five times in the past five years and they are going to do it again.

This is totally weird because how could that just be coincidence? Why do these always face each other every single season? In any case, we are going to see a matchup that is basically getting classic at this moment, it's not technically derby, but it's definitely feeling like one considering how many times they knocked each other off.

[Felicity_Tide]

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 but we have to think about this PSG and Chelsea because Chelsea have given them an uncelebrated moment before, so what could they do to beat Chelsea? And also Real Madrid to Manchester City after the current problem we no about real Madrid.

It is very easy to make predictions, but the players are actually the ones that are going to battle for the win. There are literally so many games that are very difficult for both teams because of their current performance. In the game of PSG VS Chelsea, from what I have seen this Chelsea team play under this new manager, I think they stand a better Chelsea. Of course, a lot of people might argue about their defensive abilities, but when it comes to European competition in general, you just don't want to underestimate them. They might be having issues with scoring goals in the premier league, but European competitions are always different.

And as for the City/Real Madrid game, it's going to be a game between who's capable of scoring more goals. Their defensive capabilities won't matter here because both teams concedes a lot, and their attacks also scores a lot. In as much as I don't want to see City advance to the next round, I think they have enough attacks that can produce more goals to win both legs.

[Mame89]

Mentally, I think Real Madrid is slightly better compared to Man City, and that has already been proven, but this season Real Madrid's performance is very poor, especially with all the problems they are currently facing. So I think Man City has a slightly higher chance of being able to beat Real Madrid, but this will still be a fierce match because the two seem to have become rivals in the Champions League competition in recent seasons.

Manchester City are no longer a club without Champions League title and after winning a first title there, their mentality has become much stronger so I think they and Real Madrid are similar in not only mentality but also quality. They have difficulties in this season but generally their differences are not too much but with Pep Guardiola who has more experience and skills than Arbeloa, Manchester City have big advantage at the coach position which can make decisive difference in their matches.

Compared to Arbeloa, we need to know that Pep has far more experience managing teams in the Champions League. Although Madrid's players are very good, we also need to assess how the coach utilizes those players and creates the game strategy. I also saw Real Madrid's previous defeat to Benfica, managed by Mourinho, with a surprising result. Here, it's a battle of player quality and coach quality. It can be concluded that Mourinho alone is capable of beating Real Madrid with the squad he has. Likewise, there's a great opportunity for Pep and Manchester City.

Looking at the draw for the round of 16, it seems very unfair. They already met in the league and now they're meeting again in the round of 16. In their last match, Manchester City won 2-1 against Real Madrid. If you say Real Madrid has the upper hand you're wrong. Both teams actually have almost equal strength this season, the difference being the experience of their coaches.

However, a coach experience isn't as decisive as you might think, as each coach has their own preferred strategy. For example when Mourinho beat Real Madrid with a limited squad even though Mourinho ultimately lost in the Play Offs, we can conclude that Albeloa is a coach who quickly learns from his mistakes. The same will be true when facing Manchester City, coached by an experienced coach like Pep Guardiola. I mean, I won't underestimate a coach who has little experience because Real Madrid has proven that they can win the title when coached by Zidane in his first season who currently doesn't have much experience.

[KTChampions]

Essentially, the chance was 50% due to the new format, but when Real and City meet constantly (I think this is the fifth or sixth season in a row!), it starts to get annoying. Plus, I don't like the imbalance of power in this draw: we have two deadly fours, one for the mid-table teams (where Barcelona is) and a walk in the park for Arsenal. It's good that there will be deadly pairs already at the 1/8 stage, but it's a shame that some teams almost automatically get into the semi-finals.

Right this is very annoying, I mean it's too early to match Madrid and Manchester City in the last 16. If it was the last 4 or 8 maybe I would agree. It seems to be true what Courtois said in the post interview against Benfica that they already know who the opponent will be and it is evident that the UCL draw brings them together again with Manchester City.

Overall, the tournament bracket looks like a mockery: on one side we have Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​and on the other side we have Real, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, City and Liverpool. It's clear that we can blame Inter, Napoli, Juventus for leaving the party earlier than expected, but I don't see any logic or justice in what we have now. Perhaps manual pairings will replace the draw. Perhaps it would be worth dividing the teams' paths into zones, with England and Italy facing off one season, Spain and England the next, and so on. We need to think along these lines.

[Rockson1]

Seriously you are not far from the truth and I don't think Manchester City will have the chances to win this year championship league looking at the table and the teams they will be facing to reach the final position. This current knockout tournament is not going to be easy at all for Manchester City but Arsenal can still find their way to the final match if they can defeat Barcelona.

Instead of me to believe arsenal I better put such strength in Manchester City because arsenal is full of disappointment, I know that many persons will misunderstand what I said but those are the facts, Manchester City might surprisingly overcome those teams we see as obstacles to them but what I do not like about arsenal is that, they might win any team that is seen as an obstacle to them but teams we do not expect to pose a threat to them might be a problem to them so I do not want to place high hopes on a team like arsenal, it is not as if they can make it to the finals, I'm just trying to tell us not to be too sure of anything about arsenal.

[Wakate]

Instead of me to believe arsenal I better put such strength in Manchester City because arsenal is full of disappointment, I know that many persons will misunderstand what I said but those are the facts, Manchester City might surprisingly overcome those teams we see as obstacles to them but what I do not like about arsenal is that, they might win any team that is seen as an obstacle to them but teams we do not expect to pose a threat to them might be a problem to them so I do not want to place high hopes on a team like arsenal, it is not as if they can make it to the finals, I'm just trying to tell us not to be too sure of anything about arsenal.

It looks like you are one of the people that don't want Arsenal to go close to winning the champions league for you to assume this, you might also don't want Arsenal to win the Premier League but that will not be a problem and their determination is what's going to change the story. I believe in Arsenal even if I may not be a vore fan of Arsenal but I want them to either win the premier league or the championship league. I don't want Manchester City to win either of the two titles.

[Finebone]

Seriously you are not far from the truth and I don't think Manchester City will have the chances to win this year championship league looking at the table and the teams they will be facing to reach the final position. This current knockout tournament is not going to be easy at all for Manchester City but Arsenal can still find their way to the final match if they can defeat Barcelona.

We can all doubt Manchester City, but the truth is that it's not impossible, because Manchester City is a top club that can win all this top teams that stands as an obstacle to their way to the finals and eventually wins it. What they just need to do is to take it one game at a time and try as much as possible to be in their best possible form along the way, so the chances are there that they can do it, even though it wouldn't be easy.
While in the case of arsenal, they have an easy route to the final, but it's not a guarantee that they can win it or get to the final considering their bad harbit of bottling golden opportunities in the past, but any can still happen though.

[Adiljutt156]

Atalanta defeating Dortmund by that much gap was not something I had in my view to be fair. Two games were quite shocking last night and I was really surprised to see. First and the biggest was Atalanta getting the win, being the only Italian team left, a 4-1 win is not something so easy to achieve and they have done something wonderful, I do hope they do well further in but I think this is the level they are going to stay, proof that league results and UCL results could be wildly different.

The other one was Juventus and Galatasaray, did not expected that game to be this close after the first game but somehow Juventus even after staying ten men after a red card, still managed to score 2 more and made it 3-0, but they were too tired to finish it off.

Borussia Dortmund football team played very bad against Atalanta football team because they did only 1 goal in this match and that was one sided match in which one team did great effort in this match and opponent team could not do well in this match. Adeyemi was a person who did goal for his team and he was a only person who struggled for the win . The shots of that team were only 8 in this match and 6 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 56 percent in this match as that was great possession in this match. The passes of that team were 475 in this match but they required to do more goals in this match in which they were not successful. Four players of the opponent team did great effort in this match and they did back to back goals in this match and that was the reason they were successful to win this match.

[sana54210]

I could name the winners from here already. PSG will beat Chelsea

It is obvious you have forgotten what happened at the UEFA Super Cup between PSG and Chelsea because if you haven't, you would have remembered that Chelsea humbled PSG beyond the imagination of everyone. I don't doubt the possibility of a repeat of that because PSG have not been such a great team this season and if there is any team suitable for the trophy, they are not in the top list. Just check how they struggled against Monaco in the playoff, a stronger team would have beaten them mercilessly.

With that logic, Sheriff FC has beaten Real Madrid once a few years ago, that means if they face today then Sheriff would beat Real Madrid again. Does that make sense to you?

If not, then we can't just assume one team to be better than the other just because of one game. Same Chelsea is fifth place in premier league, and lost to many teams so far, including lower level teams, and same PSG is the winner of 4 different cups in the past 1 year. Sure for one game Chelsea looked better, but that was just for one game.

[Jaycoinz]

Seriously you are not far from the truth and I don't think Manchester City will have the chances to win this year championship league looking at the table and the teams they will be facing to reach the final position. This current knockout tournament is not going to be easy at all for Manchester City but Arsenal can still find their way to the final match if they can defeat Barcelona.

We can all doubt Manchester City, but the truth is that it's not impossible, because Manchester City is a top club that can win all this top teams that stands as an obstacle to their way to the finals and eventually wins it. What they just need to do is to take it one game at a time and try as much as possible to be in their best possible form along the way, so the chances are there that they can do it, even though it wouldn't be easy.
While in the case of arsenal, they have an easy route to the final, but it's not a guarantee that they can win it or get to the final considering their bad harbit of bottling golden opportunities in the past, but any can still happen though.

With all what I have seen I don't have doubt about anything again in football because there are so many things that can happen in football and that's why even the strongest teams sometimes lose out to the weakest so am very much certain and open to all possibilities that Manchester City can very much pave their way to winning the title of the champions league. All the teams in the competition are good but I see all of them as teams that Manchester City can very much well play and even win so the possibilities is there we can't write them off at all.

[MAAManda]

This is totally weird because how could that just be coincidence? Why do these always face each other every single season? In any case, we are going to see a matchup that is basically getting classic at this moment, it's not technically derby, but it's definitely feeling like one considering how many times they knocked each other off.

No matter how we look at it, it's still a coincidence. Well, it's a coincidence that happens all too often .

BTW, I've looked at the bookies & it doesn't look like Real Madrid are favourites, either to progress to the next round or the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu next month. IDK what the reason is, because everything seems to be fine at Real Madrid, do you know the latest information about Real Madrid that makes them not the favorite?

[MArsland]

Overall, the tournament bracket looks like a mockery: on one side we have Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​and on the other side we have Real, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, City and Liverpool. It's clear that we can blame Inter, Napoli, Juventus for leaving the party earlier than expected, but I don't see any logic or justice in what we have now. Perhaps manual pairings will replace the draw. Perhaps it would be worth dividing the teams' paths into zones, with England and Italy facing off one season, Spain and England the next, and so on. We need to think along these lines.

I was interested in watching the UCL live draw last Friday but after thinking about it again, I will see a format that is not much different from last season. The organizers of the UCL drawing do need to be questioned.
No wonder the left group is called the group of hell and the right group is called the group of children. It would be a surprise if Arsenal and Barcelona don't make it out of this phase. I will be less interested in the right hand group and more focused on watching the left hand group, as every match in the left hand chart is like a final.

[Iranus]

Seriously you are not far from the truth and I don't think Manchester City will have the chances to win this year championship league looking at the table and the teams they will be facing to reach the final position. This current knockout tournament is not going to be easy at all for Manchester City but Arsenal can still find their way to the final match if they can defeat Barcelona.

Both Manchester City and Real Madrid are fighting for the champions league title. But these two teams are facing each other in the round of 16. It is very difficult to make predictions about which team will qualify for the quarter  finals. Guardiola is an  experienced coach. Madrid, on the other hand, have a strong squad but their manager Arbeloa lacks experience. A unique match strategy is definitely needed to win against the wily Guardilla. I doubt if Arbeloa will be able to identify city's weaknesses and create a useful match strategy.

[pawel7777]

Both Manchester City and Real Madrid are fighting for the champions league title. But these two teams are facing each other in the round of 16. It is very difficult to make predictions about which team will qualify for the quarter  finals. Guardiola is an  experienced coach. Madrid, on the other hand, have a strong squad but their manager Arbeloa lacks experience. A unique match strategy is definitely needed to win against the wily Guardilla. I doubt if Arbeloa will be able to identify city's weaknesses and create a useful match strategy.

I think, under "normal" circumstances, Real Madrid would be a slight favourite, but the sudden departure of Xabi Alonso brought some chaos into the team. You made a good point regarding Arbeloa's lack of experience, especially at the highest international level of competition. I would imagine he will get support from more experienced assistants/analysts, but even if so, he will still have to be prepared to make necessary adjustments during the game (if needed).

For the first leg game that will be played in Madrid, it's actually Man City who are a slight favourite currently (x2.38, compared to x2.75 for Real). The odds are freshly set, as the draw took place only yesterday, so there could be some changes to them, but I think they sound fair.

[Humblevirus]

Seriously you are not far from the truth and I don't think Manchester City will have the chances to win this year championship league looking at the table and the teams they will be facing to reach the final position. This current knockout tournament is not going to be easy at all for Manchester City but Arsenal can still find their way to the final match if they can defeat Barcelona.

Yes, based on Manchester City performances in this ongoing Champions League, they have been counted among the favorite teams to win this season’s Champions League. In fact, the group Manchester City found themselves in is very favorable and could even take them to the semi final. But let’s see what will happen. Maybe we are still going to see a surprise improvement from Manchester City, because this is what happened last season.as PSG did in their playoff matches, they improved and defeated teams we thought they couldn’t defeat, based on their recent form before qualifying for the round of 16. So, it is very possible for us to experience the same thing this season a team we think does not have much chance to win the Champions League could later end up winning it.As for Arsenal, everything seems easy for them in their group to get to the semi-final and possibly reach the final. However, I can’t say that Barcelona will easily defeat Atletico Madrid. So, the team I am expecting to play against Arsenal in the semi final should be either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid.

[Hanadawa]

Road to UCL final is here

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-snip-Luis Enrique request for Chelsea and he has it again. Should we expect a revenge from PSG or another shocking defeat from Chelsea? Time shall tell.
What do you all think? What's your favourite fixture here?

-snip-My favorite match here is Manchester City vs. Real Madrid because Manchester City has a good squad, and Real Madrid also has a good squad

There are many interesting things in this draw. First, the left side has a more difficult path to the final. And the right side looks a bit easier, especially for favorites like Arsenal and Barcelona. I'm not underestimating the other teams, but we're talking about elite European teams, most of whom are on the right side of this draw. Furthermore, Real Madrid faces City again. This is the sixth time they've met in the knockout stages in the last seven seasons. Should we consider this a UCL derby? Chelsea and PSG are also meeting again after Chelsea's surprise victory over PSG in the Club World Cup final. This will be an interesting match, as PSG will be looking to avenge their defeat. And finally, we could potentially see El Clasico in the UCL final if Madrid and Barcelona can overcome their opponents. I think this is a very, very rare moment, as it's the first time in history we'll see El Clasico as a UCL final. However, given the form of both teams, it seems unlikely that a derby will happen. Barcelona and Real Madrid are not at their best.