UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Agbe]

This year I see Juventus as a very good team, like every year they are not the favourites, but with the dismissal of the coach and the management, Giuntili and Thiago Motta, in my opinion they can really return to the high levels where they deserve to be, as for Inter it is better not to talk about it

Nope! I don't see Juventus returning anywhere. They don't have the players for what you're seeing. They may be among the title contenders in the league, depending on how other teams perform, but in the Champions League, among the elite clubs in Europe, I don't see them getting past the quarter-final stage. They will even be lucky to get to the quarter-finals.
You can see that most top clubs are already planning on how to make their team better; nobody is sitting around and watching. There is strong competition in every league, but Juventus don't have the means to strengthen their squad. They could not even convince Conte to sign for them.
I had hope for them this season, and the best they could do was a top 4 finish. I'm not expecting much from them next season, unless they do some very fine business in this transfer window, and I'm not expecting that either.

You're right Juventus doesn't have what It takes to compete favorably in the champions League because they are still in a building phase of the team after their golden generation faded away Juventus should concentrate on getting a team that can compete in the Italian seria A first before planning of competing in Europe because the fact is that the game between Juventus and other teams in the champions League is big so for now Juventus can't make it to even the quatre finals of the the champions League

[Sexylizzy2813]

Enrique is one hell of a coach, getting things with the PSG side to this stage of becoming champions of Europe but what seems to amaze me is the manager Enrique saying that among all the teams they played against in the champions league, that the hardest team are Liverpool and Aston Villa, that they are better than Arsenal who battled them in the semi finals, that the Gunners are not better and not even difficult, how true is that? To me it shows that the road to winning the champions league was easy for Enrique and his boys.

While Enrique's comments may be very simple for some, they are certainly not simple for Arsenal. There is certainly a possibility of a reaction to the words. With such comments, he may be raising the image of his team even higher, or he is trying to play a mental game. Some think that his comments will bring the front line to the table because he wants to do it intentionally. If we take this matter positively, then it can be thought that since PSG have lost to good teams, they will definitely do well there. His comments can also be called inspiration for the team. After all coaches usually do not say anything directly through their words but indirectly those words have a different meaning.

I can agree to this but I believe he that's Enrique might have said that to make his team feel good for becoming the champions which we all know isn't easy and it can also be words of payback just like what Arteta said when the Gunners played at Paris that his team which is Arsenal are better side in that encounter than PSG who won the game, it maybe be the pay back I said that on one of my post. If we take a good look at Arsenal, they caused a big upset (as far as I'm concerned) when they lost to PSG in the second leg, the game would have been in their favor if they had scored like 2 goals at half time but the chances went begging, that's why Arsenal need something special in that team to make opposition feel the pains they are always feeling every season.

[Joca97]

This year I see Juventus as a very good team, like every year they are not the favourites, but with the dismissal of the coach and the management, Giuntili and Thiago Motta, in my opinion they can really return to the high levels where they deserve to be, as for Inter it is better not to talk about it

Nope! I don't see Juventus returning anywhere. They don't have the players for what you're seeing. They may be among the title contenders in the league, depending on how other teams perform, but in the Champions League, among the elite clubs in Europe, I don't see them getting past the quarter-final stage. They will even be lucky to get to the quarter-finals.
You can see that most top clubs are already planning on how to make their team better; nobody is sitting around and watching. There is strong competition in every league, but Juventus don't have the means to strengthen their squad. They could not even convince Conte to sign for them.
I had hope for them this season, and the best they could do was a top 4 finish. I'm not expecting much from them next season, unless they do some very fine business in this transfer window, and I'm not expecting that either.

You're right Juventus doesn't have what It takes to compete favorably in the champions League because they are still in a building phase of the team after their golden generation faded away Juventus should concentrate on getting a team that can compete in the Italian seria A first before planning of competing in Europe because the fact is that the game between Juventus and other teams in the champions League is big so for now Juventus can't make it to even the quatre finals of the the champions League

With the current team i dont see Juventus even reaching the playoff spots. They need to change a lot of things in their team and bring some superstars and lately in the years behind us they dont have a big name in their team that can make a difference. They arent a feared team like they were in the golden years of the club.

[tiCeR]

This season is full of surprise, so it will be hard to speculate for the next season.

But what I'm sure Barcelona will be same, they don't sell their players which make them will play with the same squad.

Other strong teams like Liverpool, Real Madrid etc change their players, coach etc which will affect the teams, I don't think they can have a good chemistry in their first season.

I am convinced that Barcelona will stay the same and most important players there as far as I know willingly extended their contracts and they don't have too many good reasons to leave as they already play in a highly attractive league.

This leads me to the question whether PSG will be looking the same next season or whether they will get some serious offers for their top players now?

Kwarazchelia didn't go unnoticed and there will at least be some tries to change his mind. PSG is of course not dependent on any players sales and that makes it interesting for the players themselves because instead of asking a high transfer fee, PSG is able any time to increase salaries and this is one of two leverages that other clubs from the PL have. Higher salaries, which PSG can match, and a stronger league, which PSG cannot do anything about.

[KingsDen]

Every team that will play in the Champions League will try to give their best. There is no exception, even when finding some non-favorite teams in the list. I will put Barcelona in the list of favorites next season, Real Madrid and Liverpool too.

As long as the current coach of PSG remains, I believe they will still have the very good chance of defending the title next season because for that team they will only get better. They won Champions League this season from their brilliance, it was not luck for them because they defeated top teams to get to the finals and set a record. At this point, I don't see them as a team to be ignored.

They have won it once, they will try to win it again to prove they did not win it by mistake, and they have that confidence to do it.

PSG is a well coached team. Their success wasn't just about luck, they actually worked for it. With the same crop of players and coach, they are definitely going to contend seriously next season.
Next season would be more competitive than this season because teams like Real Madrid and Manchester city could return strong coupled with Barcelona and PSG who will remain in good form plus Liverpool.
I don't know about any other clubs for now, but next season surprises might come.

[MK-74]

This season, Galatasaray from Türkiye will directly participate in the league stage of the Champions League.

Fenerbahçe will play 2 pre-qualifier rounds and will participate if they win these matches, Fenerbahçe needs to prepare very well for this season and new transfers are a must for the team.
Some players have already parted ways. Tadic and Dzeko

[promise444c5]

Here are some early odds:



Most of them are understandable, but the ones I have problems with:
- Arsenal, way too low in my opinion
- Real should trade places with Barcelona
- Newcastle should be way over in the 40 area

I don’t  have any problem with Arsenal odds matchin ng that of PSG..no qulams from my side. Real trading place sounds more appropriate  or having same odd for Both team (Barca, Realmadrid).
Also,Athletico is way too high to should be lesser or closer to  that of Chelsea maybe..  Don't know that much about Newcastle  but i dont really have any prob. With other odds

[Obari]

PSG is a well coached team. Their success wasn't just about luck, they actually worked for it. With the same crop of players and coach, they are definitely going to contend seriously next season.
Next season would be more competitive than this season because teams like Real Madrid and Manchester city could return strong coupled with Barcelona and PSG who will remain in good form plus Liverpool.
I don't know about any other clubs for now, but next season surprises might come.

Luis Enrique deserves some accolades after lifting the club to this very phase. This is no ordinary man but a well stable and also a genius when it comes to managerial role. Luis Enrique managed elite teams in his past and leading Paris Saint-Germain to win the UCL this season is definitely not a huge surprise to me. Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Champions League this season after displaying stunning performance against elite oppositions.

There's nothing like Luck that existed for Paris Saint-Germain. They worked hard enough to get to the point and they did accomplish their core targets. Congratulations once again to Les Parisiens, they go again next season. However they will zipped up and get ready to compete next season because it's definitely not going to be an easy route for them just like this season where they faced EPL tough sides. I'm not blabbing, PSG faced Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal, they triumphed all over these EPL clubs and headed straight to the final where they humiliated Inter Milan. PSG are crowned Champs.

[joniboini]

I don’t  have any problem with Arsenal odds matchin ng that of PSG..no qulams from my side.

What makes you think Arsenal will have the same chance as PSG next season? Other than Zubmendi, have they secured other signings? I remember reading their interest in Gyokeres. I'm not sure if a new striker and a new CDM are good enough to go against PSG next season, though, especially with the way they played right now. If anything, I'm surprised PSG is not the favourite. I guess it weighs transfer rumors and whatnot more compared to past performance.

[Solokan]

I feel very happy op can create a new UCL topic for the 2025-2026 season and it will really make me happy to discuss here. yes of course the 2024-2025 season has ended and really in the 2025-2026 season I think there are many unexpected surprises such as Real Madrid's failure to win the championship again even though many speculated that Real Madrid would potentially be able to win again because Mbappe joined Real Madrid but unfortunately Real Madrid in the 2024-2025 season has failed to win the trophy and of course the team that won the trophy was PSG which of course was unexpected to become the champion. but the point is the 2024-2025 season is a lucky season for PSG because he became the champion and PSG won its first UCL title.

for next season there will definitely be more exciting matches and of course the representative clubs from all leagues will work hard to be able to win the trophy in the 2025-2026 season. and of course I think until now it is very difficult to predict who will win the trophy later. but honestly if I personally favor Barcelona to win in the 2025-2026 season, what about you all, do many predict the same as me?

I would like to congratulate the clubs that qualify for the 2025-2026 UCL season.

[Just Say]

Next season champions league final will be hosted in Budapest the capital city of Hungary. You can check on this link for more information

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/028d-1af31832c86f-11e0e7ed4522-1000--budapest-awarded-2026-champions-league-final/

Yes the next UEFA Champions League final will be held in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and there is even a stadium there, the Puskas Arena. The UEFA Champions League final has probably never been held in Hungary before, so I think it might be the first time. According to our observations the decision on where the next UCL final match will be held was made at a meeting held in Dublin, Ireland.

Well it's good that the premier league has enough representatives next season, but it's quality over quantity. We have seen how PSG alone knockout about 3 teams from the premier league in the knockout stages this season. If the premier league teams don't prepare very well next season, it won't matter how many that are representing they will all be knocked out. I prefer quality over quantity.

Every Premier League team that qualified for the Champions League the previous season has been humiliated by PSG because in that season, everyone probably saw that they were able to defeat the three biggest clubs in the EPL, and that's where Paris Saint-Germain's journey to write history in this UCL began.

[Dzwaafu11]

This year I see Juventus as a very good team, like every year they are not the favourites, but with the dismissal of the coach and the management, Giuntili and Thiago Motta, in my opinion they can really return to the high levels where they deserve to be, as for Inter it is better not to talk about it

Why do you feel it is better not to talk about Inter Milan? Is it because Inter Milan lost the Champions League final to PSG? If for that reason you no longer talk about Inter Milan, is there a guarantee that Juventus can reach the UCL final next season? Because I am still not sure for Juventus if the competition is the Champions League, which is a league that is much fiercer than the domestic league, but if you say that for Serie A, maybe I can be a little bit sure for Juventus because the fierceness of Serie A is not the same as the fierceness of the competition in the Champions League.

Next season is going to be tougher than this season that just ended because many teams are coming back stronger to take revenge; even Inter Milan will be one of the tough clubs next season again with what they have shown this season. I believe they will do much better next season. Teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid,Arsenal and other top clubs will want to come back for revenge next season. As for Juventus, I don’t see much confidence that will give them the chance of winning the Champions League because of how tough it is and there are many big clubs that can easily beat them.

[Xcode7]

This year I see Juventus as a very good team, like every year they are not the favourites, but with the dismissal of the coach and the management, Giuntili and Thiago Motta, in my opinion they can really return to the high levels where they deserve to be, as for Inter it is better not to talk about it

Why do you feel it is better not to talk about Inter Milan? Is it because Inter Milan lost the Champions League final to PSG? If for that reason you no longer talk about Inter Milan, is there a guarantee that Juventus can reach the UCL final next season? Because I am still not sure for Juventus if the competition is the Champions League, which is a league that is much fiercer than the domestic league, but if you say that for Serie A, maybe I can be a little bit sure for Juventus because the fierceness of Serie A is not the same as the fierceness of the competition in the Champions League.

Next season is going to be tougher than this season that just ended because many teams are coming back stronger to take revenge; even Inter Milan will be one of the tough clubs next season again with what they have shown this season. I believe they will do much better next season. Teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid,Arsenal and other top clubs will want to come back for revenge next season. As for Juventus, I don’t see much confidence that will give them the chance of winning the Champions League because of how tough it is and there are many big clubs that can easily beat them.

Every season the competition in the Champion League is always fierce and I don't think next season will be different, I think everything will be the same and every team will try to make their team stronger next season and some big teams of course have the same target regardless of whether it goes according to plan or not.
Juventus has been slumping for several seasons so I never thought they could be a serious threat in the title race.
Maybe I still favor some teams that have a strong mentality and also those who compete fiercely in the last few seasons even though this season there was a surprise but for next season I still favor Man City, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Liverpool.

[Sexylizzy2813]

This season, Galatasaray from Türkiye will directly participate in the league stage of the Champions League.

Fenerbahçe will play 2 pre-qualifier rounds and will participate if they win these matches, Fenerbahçe needs to prepare very well for this season and new transfers are a must for the team.
Some players have already parted ways. Tadic and Dzeko

Having Gala playing the champions league would be a great joy for the fans and all thanks to the big man Osimhen who helped the team to win the Turkish league, now that his loan spell has come to an end I wish for Galatasaray to get someone as sharp as him to continue from where the Napoli forward stopped. Fenerbahçe playing to qualify for the champions league is going to be difficult since some of their best players have left, it would be nice to introduce some fresh legs especially in the attack and the midfield, I think their defense is a bit solid, not that bad. Qualifying for the champions league isn't the problem, the main problem is going far and not to be wasting points, same goes to Galatasaray too, wish them both luck.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Here are some early odds:



Most of them are understandable, but the ones I have problems with:
- Arsenal, way too low in my opinion

Seeing Arsenal always being on the top three of outright odds of UCL is totally a non sense thing. They never won anything, but kinda weird they have 8.00. I'd rather replace them with City. It's also criminal when PSG is also having the same odds as Arsenal.

[giorgione]

Here are some early odds:



Most of them are understandable, but the ones I have problems with:
- Arsenal, way too low in my opinion

Seeing Arsenal always being on the top three of outright odds of UCL is totally a non sense thing. They never won anything, but kinda weird they have 8.00. I'd rather replace them with City. It's also criminal when PSG is also having the same odds as Arsenal.

yes but these are temporary odds, they will certainly vary over time, and fundamentally also with the arrival of the club world cup, which will see many teams participating in the champions league competition as protagonists, so let's wait and see these odds, it's still early

[MK-74]

This season, Galatasaray from Türkiye will directly participate in the league stage of the Champions League.

Fenerbahçe will play 2 pre-qualifier rounds and will participate if they win these matches, Fenerbahçe needs to prepare very well for this season and new transfers are a must for the team.
Some players have already parted ways. Tadic and Dzeko

Having Gala playing the champions league would be a great joy for the fans and all thanks to the big man Osimhen who helped the team to win the Turkish league, now that his loan spell has come to an end I wish for Galatasaray to get someone as sharp as him to continue from where the Napoli forward stopped. Fenerbahçe playing to qualify for the champions league is going to be difficult since some of their best players have left, it would be nice to introduce some fresh legs especially in the attack and the midfield, I think their defense is a bit solid, not that bad. Qualifying for the champions league isn't the problem, the main problem is going far and not to be wasting points, same goes to Galatasaray too, wish them both luck.

Osimhen has not yet made a final decision on the transfer, he is still in Türkiye despite the league ending. His older brother mentioned to an announcer that Osimhen could stay.

Fenerbahçe's best defense player Milan Škriniar parted ways, he was a loan player and returned to PSG. At least 5 transfers are needed for the team right now, they also need to get good players in defense. If Fenerbahçe really wants to compete here, they need to restructure the team.

[Solokan]

PSG is a well coached team. Their success wasn't just about luck, they actually worked for it. With the same crop of players and coach, they are definitely going to contend seriously next season.
Next season would be more competitive than this season because teams like Real Madrid and Manchester city could return strong coupled with Barcelona and PSG who will remain in good form plus Liverpool.
I don't know about any other clubs for now, but next season surprises might come.

but if you think about it, it seems that PSG in the 2024-2025 season can certainly be said not because of luck because he became a champion of course because of his hard work and of course at that time PSG was different from other strong teams where they could advance to the last 16 without going through the play-off round but if PSG had to go through the play-off round so it is natural that there are people who see PSG becoming champions could be because there is a luck factor. but if you think about it deeply, of course, it is true that PSG can become champions not because of luck but because of their good strength, the proof is that Inter in the final was defeated by PSG with a score of 0-5.

I agree that it is true that PSG is a team that is well trained and of course Luis really trained PSG well and finally produced something good. I also predict that next season the competition in the UCL will be more exciting because yes, of course other teams will also try to win and don't want to repeat the defeat again. yes, there is no doubt that PSG will definitely play well next season. Real Madrid, PSG, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City and Liverpool of course those teams will compete tightly.

it is true that for other teams it is very difficult to predict, but yes it is true of course there will be a surprise because of course the unexpected team will play better and of course those who can use the transfer market this season well will certainly affect the quality of the team. yes we'll see what happens later. but honestly if I want to see Barcelona win a trophy next season because in the near future Manchester City, Real Madrid and PSG have won trophies in the UCL.

[Cityhunter34]

Every team that will play in the Champions League will try to give their best. There is no exception, even when finding some non-favorite teams in the list. I will put Barcelona in the list of favorites next season, Real Madrid and Liverpool too.

As long as the current coach of PSG remains, I believe they will still have the very good chance of defending the title next season because for that team they will only get better. They won Champions League this season from their brilliance, it was not luck for them because they defeated top teams to get to the finals and set a record. At this point, I don't see them as a team to be ignored.

They have won it once, they will try to win it again to prove they did not win it by mistake, and they have that confidence to do it.

PSG is a well coached team. Their success wasn't just about luck, they actually worked for it. With the same crop of players and coach, they are definitely going to contend seriously next season.
Next season would be more competitive than this season because teams like Real Madrid and Manchester city could return strong coupled with Barcelona and PSG who will remain in good form plus Liverpool.
I don't know about any other clubs for now, but next season surprises might come.

Of course PSG is not a team that should be underestimated in any way. Because what they did was truly well deserved, even though with a huge amount of goals. However, I'm pretty sure that PSG would going to be a very big opponent in the champions league next season, because they have really shown the world that they are able and capable to withstand any teams that might comes out their way next season.

[Sim_card]

I don’t  have any problem with Arsenal odds matchin ng that of PSG..no qulams from my side.

What makes you think Arsenal will have the same chance as PSG next season? Other than Zubmendi, have they secured other signings? I remember reading their interest in Gyokeres. I'm not sure if a new striker and a new CDM are good enough to go against PSG next season, though, especially with the way they played right now. If anything, I'm surprised PSG is not the favourite. I guess it weighs transfer rumors and whatnot more compared to past performance.

Lolz...let Arsenal win EPL first before the can think of winning UCL. I don't know why when we are talking about clubs to win the next UCL, Arsenal fans will always say that they are capable of winning when we know that they are only dreaming and don't have what it takes to win UCL. Of course, PSG cannot be the favorite to win the Champions League next season because other strong clubs will be eager to win it next season.