UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[promise444c5]

Barcelona had bet on their defence and they suffered a big defeat against Inter. Their goalscoring woes were caused by errors at the back & goalkeeping instability, which forced the management to sign Joan Garcia from Espanyol for 26 million. The move put extra pressure on the goalkeeping bench. Now Barcelona have 4 goalkeeper Ter Stegen, Szegedy, Pena & Garcia, paying all those salaries is a solid loss for them. All eyes are now on stegen, he is a top level player & if Garcia is the first choice a transfer is likely.

Their young defenders show promise however if Flick want a strong defence, he will need professional & experienced right now, which means a big spending, right? Yet with Laporta very unlikely to put up the chips to sign Nico Williams cause their finance is shaky. so Flick has to play his hands smartly to tighten the backline & protect the goalkeeper by avoiding failure.

With four goalkeepers, there’s an increase in spending but the competition could improve that aspect. I do agree with the defence though, they need more experienced players to mix with the current setup. There were some horrible mistakes from the defence last season but I think if Garcia and co improve, the need for more experienced defenders at Barca might turn out to be a myth,they already have some experienced players.. they’re just not performing well except for Inigo Martinez who seems to stand out.

I still think goal scoring needs work. It’s becoming common for Barcelona to miss important chances. If you watched the game against Inter, Barca had more attempts but Inter made the most of theirs including some beautiful CK  goals. Barca had cleaner chances but wasted most of them and paid for it despite all the claims about referee favoritism.

[Stablexcoin]

Not only is it a team with many young players but also strong ones.
If they were only young, it would be half a victory. The fact that they are strong and young ensures a longevity to a team that if it finds its center of gravity and stability, will surely make sparks fly.

If we are discussing about young players carrying the team, PSG don't have many of them. The best players in the team are above 25 years headed to their early 30s.

The team with the best youngsters is Barcelona, i'm not doing any comparison in performnance but PSG player are not any young, they've been more experienced than the young players in Barcelona, reason why Inter were able to knock them out with experience but couldn't against PSG.

[Hyphen(-)]

Not only is it a team with many young players but also strong ones.
If they were only young, it would be half a victory. The fact that they are strong and young ensures a longevity to a team that if it finds its center of gravity and stability, will surely make sparks fly.

If we are discussing about young players carrying the team, PSG don't have many of them. The best players in the team are above 25 years headed to their early 30s.

The team with the best youngsters is Barcelona, i'm not doing any comparison in performnance but PSG player are not any young, they've been more experienced than the young players in Barcelona, reason why Inter were able to knock them out with experience but couldn't against PSG.

That’s right, PSG players are not young, they are just not old again because they mostly ranges within the age of 22-29 years. Although they have young talented players, but they are not among the first team completely, only few of them are in the starting line up.

While Barcelona transformed their team last season when they are facing financial crises; they allowed their young players to take control of the team and these young talented players did really well overall to win them the Laliga title and Copa Del rel title; they also manage to reach the semifinal of the Champions League. Therefore, if we are to call a team with young players it should be Barcelona.

[Alphie12]

Not only is it a team with many young players but also strong ones.
If they were only young, it would be half a victory. The fact that they are strong and young ensures a longevity to a team that if it finds its center of gravity and stability, will surely make sparks fly.

If we are discussing about young players carrying the team, PSG don't have many of them. The best players in the team are above 25 years headed to their early 30s.

The team with the best youngsters is Barcelona, i'm not doing any comparison in performnance but PSG player are not any young, they've been more experienced than the young players in Barcelona, reason why Inter were able to knock them out with experience but couldn't against PSG.

That’s right, PSG players are not young, they are just not old again because they mostly ranges within the age of 22-29 years. Although they have young talented players, but they are not among the first team completely, only few of them are in the starting line up.

While Barcelona transformed their team last season when they are facing financial crises; they allowed their young players to take control of the team and these young talented players did really well overall to win them the Laliga title and Copa Del rel title; they also manage to reach the semifinal of the Champions League. Therefore, if we are to call a team with young players it should be Barcelona.

exactly everybody keeps talking as id psg has an extremely young squad

[Jegileman]

That’s right, PSG players are not young, they are just not old again because they mostly ranges within the age of 22-29 years. Although they have young talented players, but they are not among the first team completely, only few of them are in the starting line up.

While Barcelona transformed their team last season when they are facing financial crises; they allowed their young players to take control of the team and these young talented players did really well overall to win them the Laliga title and Copa Del rel title; they also manage to reach the semifinal of the Champions League. Therefore, if we are to call a team with young players it should be Barcelona.

I will still love both of them on the same level because they both have done well exceptionally in their own way to make the team triumph this season. The young players in both teams have contributed immensely to the success of the team and that’s something commendable from them both. Barcelona young players are not overall in the starting lineups too just like that of PSG, they need to do better as a team and make the best in every opportunity they’re been given to showcase their talents.

By next season, I wish to see how each of this teams will perform in their domestic league and also in the champions league. They both look complete in terms of squad depth even if Barcelona complains sometimes about their lack of financial stability. I wish for an head to head match between this two teams if possible and see how their young talents will play and how their contribution to the team will happen to show the best team with the best young players currently.

[GiftedMAN]

That’s right, PSG players are not young, they are just not old again because they mostly ranges within the age of 22-29 years. Although they have young talented players, but they are not among the first team completely, only few of them are in the starting line up.

While Barcelona transformed their team last season when they are facing financial crises; they allowed their young players to take control of the team and these young talented players did really well overall to win them the Laliga title and Copa Del rel title; they also manage to reach the semifinal of the Champions League. Therefore, if we are to call a team with young players it should be Barcelona.

I will still love both of them on the same level because they both have done well exceptionally in their own way to make the team triumph this season. The young players in both teams have contributed immensely to the success of the team and that’s something commendable from them both. Barcelona young players are not overall in the starting lineups too just like that of PSG, they need to do better as a team and make the best in every opportunity they’re been given to showcase their talents.

By next season, I wish to see how each of this teams will perform in their domestic league and also in the champions league. They both look complete in terms of squad depth even if Barcelona complains sometimes about their lack of financial stability. I wish for an head to head match between this two teams if possible and see how their young talents will play and how their contribution to the team will happen to show the best team with the best young players currently.

That's the benefits of having not just young players in a team but talented once cause at that young age they'll be very active and perform at their best. Well I don't know PSG for producing young talents but Barcelona are known for that they're not reaping the reward of talents they produced from La Masia a training ground for young talented ballers. Other clubs that are trying to rebuild their team should learn from Barcelona a team doesn't have to always buy already made players it's not like it's a crime to but Barcelona has proved that home grown players can be developed and turned into world class players.

[Tmoonz]

The problem was not a mistake from the coach we have to say things that they are sometimes this inter Milan team is an aged team and can't compete with the youthful team of PSG the coach tried his best but a more energetic team like PSG is one that inter Milan can't compete with at this time with the players that they have currently

Inter Milan played very extraordinary, even they managed to beat Barcelona, who are strong candidates to become champions compared to PSG and when talking about players, it must be admitted that the appearance of PSG players looks more aggressive because many players have a relatively young age, in contrast to Inter Milan, which is still inhabited by many senior players who are approaching retirement, despite having a lot of experience on the field, but it cannot be denied that their performance has decreased quite drastically. On the other hand, there was a mistake in the choice of strategy that caused Inter Milan to lose.

When Inter Milan defeated Barcelona in the semi-finals to secure a place in the final, we had a clearer idea that Inter Milan might be on their way to winning the Champions League title after a long time, but we never imagined that Inter Milan would be so helpless in the final against PSG. Despite being behind before the PSG match, Inter Milan managed to score five goals in the final against Inter Milan, while Inter Milan could not score a single goal against PSG.

This defeat will probably go down in the history of the Champions League as a shameful defeat, and PSG will remember their performance for a long time. Seeing Inter Milan's performance in the final, I thought for a while that if PSG's opponent in the final had been Barcelona instead of Inter Milan, the competition would have been even tougher.

Inter Milan football team will play match against Urawa Red Diamonds football team tomorrow and that match will be very exciting because no team is favorite for that match as we saw Inter Milan could not win last match they faced draw match and Urawa Red Diamonds team performance in last matches is very bad and that team is has no confident players. Inter Milan last match was against Monterrey and that was not one sided match and both teams performed well in that match and in tomorrow match , we will see that kind of performance.PSG performance in last match is very poor because that team could not win  match and that team needed improvement.

Inter Milan was superb this season of which everyone knows, but Paris saint Germain beating them was never a surprise to me, why because from the starting of the UCL I have always seen Paris saint Germain seriousness, and where I totally believe in them was when they beat Liverpool and arsenal that's when know there's no one to stand in there way, and they were so hungry for that trophy that they have to give their best and work together as one to achieve their goal and it happened, for inter Milan I really felt pity for them, because they were so focused on this UCL that they have to give up the league title for Napoli then letter lost the UCL it was really a tough season for them that they went trophyless for the season and it didn't match there performance for the season, but hope the tighten up the squad for this coming season so they can at least win something in their league

[skarais]

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Very true, because, considering how big clubs have recently reinforced their team ahead of next season, it definitely shows that the champion's league is going to be far more competitive than ever. But the thing with football is that we can never tell what will happen. This same PSG has what it takes to win it again, but the mentality and strength of other teams will be a factor. I guess they've made one signing so far this season if I remember correctly, but we all know that getting players is never their problem.

if I were to predict the next champion's league winner judging by what I've seen so far in the club world cup, I don't think any of the big teams will win it. We can only wait and see what the coming season has to offer. And let's not forget that this new UEFA fixture arrangement is far worse than the previous, because even big teams struggle to make it to the 8.

There are always a few teams that can be favored every season regardless of how they performed last season. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the favorites from La Liga, Manchester City and Liverpool from the Premier League, Napoli and Inter from Serie A, Dortmund and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga and PSG from Ligue 1. I agree that the above teams can fail in the early stages or in the knockout stages, but I am sure one of them will be in the final.

We certainly don't know how the team will perform next season. Each of them will build their team as best they can and they also prepare their best strategy and mentality, so everything is difficult to guess. Arsenal and several non-Champion League title teams certainly cannot be underestimated, they will definitely give everything to prove it.

[baeva]

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Due to all the surprises that I witnessed last season I wouldn't want to conclude on whom might get to the finals anymore or make any comment concerning any team but would rather wait to see how all the teams would fare, especially the new teams that would be participating in the UCL this season and I expect Liverpool to compete very well due to their recent signings which is aimed at strengthening their squad for next season.

Liverpool still need to introduce players into the squad competently before they can say they were good signings. Liverpool are one of the few teams that keep up the level in terms of transfers. They rarely make mistakes, buy more than one player and are consistently top of the table in various tournaments, including the Champions League, but I think it really takes time here

for me I don't Liverpool need to do much in the transfer market except for the purpose of replacing some of the players that left the club at the end of last season, hence it is Obvious that they would be a great team again this season despite last season's flop against defending champions PSG, also I think there's need for the team to give more chances to their young talents from their academy, these youngsters can sometimes be of great importance to the team if given the opportunity.

What I meant is that they don't make high-profile transfers in the main, they only buy the players they really need in the squad and develop them. This time round it's likely they bought players with the same purpose because the names weren't high-profile so far. But honestly I'd rather see a tight squad for the rest of the season rather than like this time around

[kawetsriyanto]

There are always a few teams that can be favored every season regardless of how they performed last season. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the favorites from La Liga, Manchester City and Liverpool from the Premier League, Napoli and Inter from Serie A, Dortmund and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga and PSG from Ligue 1. I agree that the above teams can fail in the early stages or in the knockout stages, but I am sure one of them will be in the final.

Exactly. These teams always become the favorite teams in every season of UCL competition. There will be no significant change on the favorite teams but there will be always a chance of surprise results. Sure, it is not impossible that those favorite teams can't survive in the early stage. They can be eliminated in league phase, round of 16, or in quarter finals. Well, actually there is no guarantee that one of them to reach the final round. In theory, the final of non favorite teams is not impossible. But it is just a small chance only.

We certainly don't know how the team will perform next season. Each of them will build their team as best they can and they also prepare their best strategy and mentality, so everything is difficult to guess. Arsenal and several non-Champion League title teams certainly cannot be underestimated, they will definitely give everything to prove it.

Each team can change their performance in a different season. Arsenal or other non favorite teams is possible to be stronger and give tough challenge. It depends on how their build their squad during the transfer season. The coach will also have a big role for the better or worse performance. The change of the coach may bring significant impact on the performance of the teams. Real Madrid and Inter Milan just changed their coach. Let's see how the new coaches to bring an impact on the team performance!

[uchegod-21]

Not only is it a team with many young players but also strong ones.
If they were only young, it would be half a victory. The fact that they are strong and young ensures a longevity to a team that if it finds its center of gravity and stability, will surely make sparks fly.

If we are discussing about young players carrying the team, PSG don't have many of them. The best players in the team are above 25 years headed to their early 30s.

The team with the best youngsters is Barcelona, i'm not doing any comparison in performnance but PSG player are not any young, they've been more experienced than the young players in Barcelona, reason why Inter were able to knock them out with experience but couldn't against PSG.

When you talk about young players, almost every team is going the way of young players. You can use Real Madrid as a case study, when Modric begged for extension and was denied because young bloods are needed.
All the front line of Real Madrid are young;
Mbappe,
Vini Junior,
Rodrygo,
Jude Bellingham etc.
Unless you are talking about the team with most teenagers, we can now successfully differentiate.

[indah rezqi]

Real Madrid is the only club that has won the UEFA Champions League trophy back-to-back. I don't see PSG following in the footsteps of Real Madrid to win the UEFA Champions League trophy back-to-back, so PSG is not the favorite to win the UEFA Champions League trophy next season.

Very true, because, considering how big clubs have recently reinforced their team ahead of next season, it definitely shows that the champion's league is going to be far more competitive than ever. But the thing with football is that we can never tell what will happen. This same PSG has what it takes to win it again, but the mentality and strength of other teams will be a factor. I guess they've made one signing so far this season if I remember correctly, but we all know that getting players is never their problem.

if I were to predict the next champion's league winner judging by what I've seen so far in the club world cup, I don't think any of the big teams will win it. We can only wait and see what the coming season has to offer. And let's not forget that this new UEFA fixture arrangement is far worse than the previous, because even big teams struggle to make it to the 8.

The tight match schedule has increased the vulnerability of player injuries, and clubs that participate in many competitions in one season will be faced with great concerns. Players do not have enough time to rest, we have seen the journey of big teams in the Champions League, especially in the League Phase, they have difficulty performing consistently. In addition, international matches also make players very tired. Let's see how the Champions League next season will go, PSG may not be able to defend the trophy, and the main spotlight may be on Madrid again. Many are curious about Xabi Alonso's performance. we know being a Madrid manager is not easy, he must be able to present a trophy or end up being fired.

[Ryu_Ar1]

The tight match schedule has increased the vulnerability of player injuries, and clubs that participate in many competitions in one season will be faced with great concerns. Players do not have enough time to rest, we have seen the journey of big teams in the Champions League, especially in the League Phase, they have difficulty performing consistently. In addition, international matches also make players very tired. Let's see how the Champions League next season will go, PSG may not be able to defend the trophy, and the main spotlight may be on Madrid again. Many are curious about Xabi Alonso's performance. we know being a Madrid manager is not easy, he must be able to present a trophy or end up being fired.

The first season of the Champions League with a different format has made quite a few clubs and players feel burdened because they are forced to keep playing even though the break is very short and currently the format will still be the same which must be taken as a notice for clubs in the Champions League so that they can spot mistakes in the first season because in any case the tight schedule will still be unavoidable for next season.

If in the end the same mistakes in the previous season are not minimized with the right player rotation, then it is possible that there will be a storm of injuries for several clubs like what happened to Madrid last season, especially for now as you said that Madrid will still be one of the attractions where next season is proof of Xabi whether he is capable or not in managing the Madrid squad well.

So apart from adaptation, chemistry and mentality that must be improved, he must also play a good enough role to support Madrid's performance to be better than last season.

[tiCeR]

Real Madrid is the only club that has won the UEFA Champions League trophy back-to-back. I don't see PSG following in the footsteps of Real Madrid to win the UEFA Champions League trophy back-to-back, so PSG is not the favorite to win the UEFA Champions League trophy next season.

Very true, because, considering how big clubs have recently reinforced their team ahead of next season, it definitely shows that the champion's league is going to be far more competitive than ever. But the thing with football is that we can never tell what will happen. This same PSG has what it takes to win it again, but the mentality and strength of other teams will be a factor. I guess they've made one signing so far this season if I remember correctly, but we all know that getting players is never their problem.

if I were to predict the next champion's league winner judging by what I've seen so far in the club world cup, I don't think any of the big teams will win it. We can only wait and see what the coming season has to offer. And let's not forget that this new UEFA fixture arrangement is far worse than the previous, because even big teams struggle to make it to the 8.

The tight match schedule has increased the vulnerability of player injuries, and clubs that participate in many competitions in one season will be faced with great concerns. Players do not have enough time to rest, we have seen the journey of big teams in the Champions League, especially in the League Phase, they have difficulty performing consistently. In addition, international matches also make players very tired. Let's see how the Champions League next season will go, PSG may not be able to defend the trophy, and the main spotlight may be on Madrid again. Many are curious about Xabi Alonso's performance. we know being a Madrid manager is not easy, he must be able to present a trophy or end up being fired.

That risk is the same for almost all teams because there are all those tournaments that inevitable bring a lot of games. Whether it is Conference League. Europa League or the CL, everyone has at least those games from the group stage or league stage and then the round of 16 games. The only problem I see is if teams get unlucky and have several injuries without impact from their opponent players. That would be a sign of fatigue, but if they get injured because of attacks in game, there isn't much you can do about it.

[doomloop]

The first seasons were a charm for Arne Slot and Hansi Flick. I believe the season seasons will be harder for them as most of the focus on the tactics will be on them by the opponents. I say this because I have seen it happen before.

Defending the Champion's League is no easy thing, and PSG will face it rough as well. I am not sure how Real Madrid will perform under Xabi, but I think Manchester City will still be “not so scary”.

These big teams are working good for their improvement as they could be again at their top in upcoming season even few are having concerns about Real Madrid, but things could be on right for them as season will be started because Xabi Alonso is well aware about problems.

Liverpool is looking much better which will give them good advantage while PSG is also had good squad with Barcelona now have experience which will helps them for having better performance in coming season, and they could be able to work on their weakness which hurt them last season in semifinal. Bayern Munich is also one of the team which could be gone through for their best while Vincent Kompany is having good performance in first season which will also help them in coming season for having better results in Champions League.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

That risk is the same for almost all teams because there are all those tournaments that inevitable bring a lot of games. Whether it is Conference League. Europa League or the CL, everyone has at least those games from the group stage or league stage and then the round of 16 games. The only problem I see is if teams get unlucky and have several injuries without impact from their opponent players. That would be a sign of fatigue, but if they get injured because of attacks in game, there isn't much you can do about it.

That's why squad depth is quite important because the coach can make a number of rotations at certain times of the game. Almost all teams will experience conditions like this but how a coach can see the opportunities to solve them. Almost all teams that play in the Champions League participate in a number of other tournaments as you said and injuries to several key players can cause quite a big problem. Like what happened to Real Madrid in the previous season and they failed to achieve the best results in winning the title because they were affected by injuries to several key players.

[Mayor of ogba]

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Due to all the surprises that I witnessed last season I wouldn't want to conclude on whom might get to the finals anymore or make any comment concerning any team but would rather wait to see how all the teams would fare, especially the new teams that would be participating in the UCL this season and I expect Liverpool to compete very well due to their recent signings which is aimed at strengthening their squad for next season.

Liverpool still need to introduce players into the squad competently before they can say they were good signings. Liverpool are one of the few teams that keep up the level in terms of transfers. They rarely make mistakes, buy more than one player and are consistently top of the table in various tournaments, including the Champions League, but I think it really takes time here

for me I don't Liverpool need to do much in the transfer market except for the purpose of replacing some of the players that left the club at the end of last season, hence it is Obvious that they would be a great team again this season despite last season's flop against defending champions PSG, also I think there's need for the team to give more chances to their young talents from their academy, these youngsters can sometimes be of great importance to the team if given the opportunity.

Liverpool has a great team, and I agree with you that Liverpool doesn't need to do much in the transfer window since they have a good squad that can compete in the UEFA Champions League competition and the Premier League or any other competitions they will play next season.

[Dunamisx]

That's the benefits of having not just young players in a team but talented once cause at that young age they'll be very active and perform at their best. Well I don't know PSG for producing young talents but Barcelona are known for that they're not reaping the reward of talents they produced from La Masia a training ground for young talented ballers. Other clubs that are trying to rebuild their team should learn from Barcelona a team doesn't have to always buy already made players it's not like it's a crime to but Barcelona has proved that home grown players can be developed and turned into world class players.

You have some reasonable points here, regarding training players home made and buying some, which is very important to understand the benefits on them both, also, having a combination in this regard could also work more perfectly, because there's need to go for more young talented players homely made and to also go for the professional and experienced ones, this will make the perfect blend they want to achieve more accurately in their various matches.

[Razmirraz]

Liverpool has a great team, and I agree with you that Liverpool doesn't need to do much in the transfer window since they have a good squad that can compete in the UEFA Champions League competition and the Premier League or any other competitions they will play next season.

It has become a tradition for any club to carry out activities when the transfer market opens, even the greatest teams will enliven the hunt for players to add depth to their squad. Liverpool will look to strengthen their squad after failing in the UCL, especially since several key players such as TAA have left for Real Madrid.
Arne Slot is keen to defend his newly won EPL title by bringing in new players, the arrival of Florian Wirtz will further add depth to his squad's midfield. Several new players have officially joined, perhaps Liverpool will soon inaugurate other new players in preparation for facing tougher challenges in the new season.

[Out of mind]

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Due to all the surprises that I witnessed last season I wouldn't want to conclude on whom might get to the finals anymore or make any comment concerning any team but would rather wait to see how all the teams would fare, especially the new teams that would be participating in the UCL this season and I expect Liverpool to compete very well due to their recent signings which is aimed at strengthening their squad for next season.

Liverpool still need to introduce players into the squad competently before they can say they were good signings. Liverpool are one of the few teams that keep up the level in terms of transfers. They rarely make mistakes, buy more than one player and are consistently top of the table in various tournaments, including the Champions League, but I think it really takes time here

for me I don't Liverpool need to do much in the transfer market except for the purpose of replacing some of the players that left the club at the end of last season, hence it is Obvious that they would be a great team again this season despite last season's flop against defending champions PSG, also I think there's need for the team to give more chances to their young talents from their academy, these youngsters can sometimes be of great importance to the team if given the opportunity.

Liverpool has a great team, and I agree with you that Liverpool doesn't need to do much in the transfer window since they have a good squad that can compete in the UEFA Champions League competition and the Premier League or any other competitions they will play next season.

Yes, Liverpool have great players and they have won the Premier League this season and were in good form in the UEFA Champions League. Although they don't need much in the transfer market, if they can sign some good stars like Mohamed Salah, the team will be more complete. Moreover, if they can play in the same way as they have done this season, they will be at the top of the Premier League next season. However, how well they play in the Champions League and how much they dominate will depend on their performance. However, it is true that Liverpool will definitely compete strongly next season where they will try their best to succeed.