UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Egii Nna]

Considering the way Liverpool performed in the English Premier League and the way they left all the other teams behind, maximum Liverpool fans expected their team to do well in the English Premier League and the Champions League, but their performance was limited to the English Premier League only. I don't know why Liverpool can't perform well in all the other tournaments except the Premier League. Before that, I clearly remember their performance in the European League where they were the strongest team but they couldn't qualify for the semi-finals of the European League that season. Maybe next season the fans will show great hope again and the fans will think that maybe their team will do well in the Champions League next season but like every time, maybe we will see the same performance from them in the Champions League.

If you see the players Liverpool are signing, you will be scared, because they are trying to build one of the strongest and toughest squads for next season. We all know it’s not just about the Premier League, but both the Premier League and the Champions League. So, it will not be like last season. We also know that the pressure in the Premier League is not close to the pressure in the Champions League, so you can’t really compare them.

Furthermore, talking about last season, when Liverpool were not able to make it to the Champions League semifinals, we all saw what happened on the pitch that day between them and PSG. No one was expecting PSG to win the game, but it happened. That is why it’s called a game, even with your experience and a strong squad, you might still lose some games unexpectedly. This is exactly what happened to Liverpool in the quarterfinals last season.

So, we hope this coming season will be more competitive and even more amazing than last season..

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Yes, Napoli are very serious about adding depth to their squad after winning the Scudetto, but when they appear in the UCL, their strength is still below the level of several other top teams. Real Madrid are also rejuvenating their squad by bringing in quality young players, Barcelona young players are also maturing under Hansi Flick and the arrival of several new players will further increase their strength.

To talk about the chances of winning the title may still be quite speculative because the league has not started, but if you look at a number of Italian representatives at this time, only Napoli is so serious about overhauling the team by bringing in a number of players even though the players they brought in are no longer young, but in terms of experience and mentality they may be slightly better. A number of top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​​​Manchester City, Liverpool, PSG, and Bayern Munich have also carried out several comprehensive evaluations this season so that a number of these teams are also title contenders next season.

[Cryptmuster]

Not all can maintain the stability of performance in every match, especially in a tight match schedule so I do not overreact to what happened to Liverpool last season and what must be realized is that in the knockout competition everything is possible to happen and also what must be remembered is that the competition in the Champion League is very fierce with quite high tension so that we often see surprises that occur in the Champion League competition, even that happens almost every season.

The fact that Liverpool went out at such an early stage may indicate that they became champions in the Premier League so easily because they did not feel the competition from City, and Arsenal, as always, could not maintain consistency throughout the season. It is easy to lead when no one is nipping at your heels, and I want to see what Liverpool can do in the new season, because I hope that Guardiola can lead City out of this long-term crisis and get them back on track.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Yes, Napoli are very serious about adding depth to their squad after winning the Scudetto, but when they appear in the UCL, their strength is still below the level of several other top teams. Real Madrid are also rejuvenating their squad by bringing in quality young players, Barcelona young players are also maturing under Hansi Flick and the arrival of several new players will further increase their strength.

To talk about the chances of winning the title may still be quite speculative because the league has not started, but if you look at a number of Italian representatives at this time, only Napoli is so serious about overhauling the team by bringing in a number of players even though the players they brought in are no longer young, but in terms of experience and mentality they may be slightly better. A number of top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​​​Manchester City, Liverpool, PSG, and Bayern Munich have also carried out several comprehensive evaluations this season so that a number of these teams are also title contenders next season.

You can start predicting a team that has the possibility of winning the league by the signings the team is making and from the news it is very clear that for now only Napoli is taking some chances to bring in good players so pointing them as the team to possibly win the league next season isn't bad but it doesn't mean that they must end up winning the league. The champions League league will be tough next season seeing the numbers of transfers that has been completed by the top teams, it's going to be fun next season and the competition will stand out well too.

[Adams0001]

Not all can maintain the stability of performance in every match, especially in a tight match schedule so I do not overreact to what happened to Liverpool last season and what must be realized is that in the knockout competition everything is possible to happen and also what must be remembered is that the competition in the Champion League is very fierce with quite high tension so that we often see surprises that occur in the Champion League competition, even that happens almost every season.

The fact that Liverpool went out at such an early stage may indicate that they became champions in the Premier League so easily because they did not feel the competition from City, and Arsenal, as always, could not maintain consistency throughout the season. It is easy to lead when no one is nipping at your heels, and I want to see what Liverpool can do in the new season, because I hope that Guardiola can lead City out of this long-term crisis and get them back on track.

Guadiola will be really prepared for next season to top the league table, they have failed to perform last season they didn't achieve any big titles, that is how they finish and be losing matches in the league competition. I believe Guadiola is working on is team performance and he will buy some new players that can make is team stronger next season competition. No one knows that Manchester City performance will be weak last season but is because of the Rodri injuries make Manchester City performance was very poor and making small club wining them.

Liverpool will more focus on the Champions League next season, since they've achieved the league title last season they will try to win other competitions since he as be long Liverpool win the ucl. Let see if they can stop other big club in the Ucl and get the opportunity to win the trophy next season. But I just believe that Champions league doesn't always comes easily because any team can win it.

[babo]

Guadiola will be really prepared for next season to top the league table, they have failed to perform last season they didn't achieve any big titles, that is how they finish and be losing matches in the league competition. I believe Guadiola is working on is team performance and he will buy some new players that can make is team stronger next season competition. No one knows that Manchester City performance will be weak last season but is because of the Rodri injuries make Manchester City performance was very poor and making small club wining them.

Liverpool will more focus on the Champions League next season, since they've achieved the league title last season they will try to win other competitions since he as be long Liverpool win the ucl. Let see if they can stop other big club in the Ucl and get the opportunity to win the trophy next season. But I just believe that Champions league doesn't always comes easily because any team can win it.

Let's see what he will do, last season was a disaster
I was talking about it with a friend over a coffee from the vending machines in the office
With all the players and talent they bought him, how the hell did he suck so bad?
It's easy to be a top coach when you have good players.

[verdinio]

Yes, Napoli are very serious about adding depth to their squad after winning the Scudetto, but when they appear in the UCL, their strength is still below the level of several other top teams. Real Madrid are also rejuvenating their squad by bringing in quality young players, Barcelona young players are also maturing under Hansi Flick and the arrival of several new players will further increase their strength.

To talk about the chances of winning the title may still be quite speculative because the league has not started, but if you look at a number of Italian representatives at this time, only Napoli is so serious about overhauling the team by bringing in a number of players even though the players they brought in are no longer young, but in terms of experience and mentality they may be slightly better. A number of top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ?Manchester City, Liverpool, PSG, and Bayern Munich have also carried out several comprehensive evaluations this season so that a number of these teams are also title contenders next season.

it is not true that only Napoli is intending to renew, Juventus like Inter and other teams in Italy (it is the championship that I know and follow most) is renewing many players and trying to take others equally strong, I am sure that foreign teams like in Spain are protecting their strongest players

[Altryist]

The chances of seeing an Italian side in the finals of the UCL come next season is very possible because the Italian clubs seem to be very consistent although they tend to find it difficult to replicate their previous achievements, last season inter Milan came very close to winning the trophy after eliminating Barcelona but couldn't engage the same energy which they engaged against Barca when they met PSG in the finals and this has always been the case with Italian clubs over the last decades.

And I think that the chances of this happening are very slim, because without Inzaghi Inter will become a different team and I admit that it will even be difficult for them to fight for the Scudetto. And as for the other teams from Serie A, they are clearly not up to the level of the teams from the Premier League and La Liga, I will separately mention PSG and Bayern. So I am almost sure that we will not see an Italian team in the next Champions League final. I still think that Barcelona and PSG will be the main contenders.

[cande86]

I think PSG squad is already very solid to compete in this year Champions League so there is no need for them to bring in other expensive quality players into the team because it could damage what has been established so far, but if they want to add players Luis Enrique should focus on a solid reserve goalkeeper or defensive midfielder just to rotate the core players so that the balance is maintained.
The change in philosophy made by Enrique made a significant difference for PSG because for now they do not want to repeat the mistake with their money where previously they were always focused on creating galacticos in Ligue 1 but for now Enrique has taken a stance by changing to utilizing young players for longer-term goals.

This provides a pretty good boost in the end because the season that has ended has become a result that was not even predicted before, especially for the trophy in the Champions League.
This shows good progress but for now they are still required to give their best because no matter what for now PSG will clearly be one of the clubs with a strong probability of also winning the new season in the Champions League, especially for now their status is the defending champion. This is a new challenge for Enrique because in any case with the current situation they will be more required to continue to provide good performance and when PSG cannot realize this then their condition will be a little different because any gap will definitely trigger a wave of criticism in the end.

I also think that PSG already has a very solid team
however it's a race, so if they stop they become obsolete, it's necessary to make some adjustments, this is obviously in my opinion

It helps you stay on top, otherwise you can't stay on top if you don't update and evolve

[Minor Miner]

I also think that PSG already has a very solid team
however it's a race, so if they stop they become obsolete, it's necessary to make some adjustments, this is obviously in my opinion

It helps you stay on top, otherwise you can't stay on top if you don't update and evolve

Agree. PSG's current squad is very strong. In the last season we have seen that Luis enrique has relied on the young players in his squad. And he is still trying to add young players to the squad. Every player in PSG's squad is very talented. As these players  gradually become more experienced, psg's squad will undoubtedly become even stronger..

PSG's coach Luis Enrique is very experienced. And this is psg's  main strength . Also , the bonding between the players in the squad is also strong. This is very important to continue to perform well in the Champions League. That is why I consider PSG as the favorite to win the champions League next season. I think that at least this team will qualify for the semi-finals.

[Catenaccio]

Agree. PSG's current squad is very strong. In the last season we have seen that Luis enrique has relied on the young players in his squad. And he is still trying to add young players to the squad. Every player in PSG's squad is very talented. As these players  gradually become more experienced, psg's squad will undoubtedly become even stronger..

PSG has a very young squad with many young players who can grow up more in coming seasons and Luis Enrique is a coach who can enlighten career of young players very well from Barcelona to Spain and PSG. At leas in the last season, he gave chances to some young players in PSG and they succeeded together by winning Ligue 1, Champions League and French cup.

PSG's coach Luis Enrique is very experienced. And this is psg's  main strength . Also , the bonding between the players in the squad is also strong. This is very important to continue to perform well in the Champions League. That is why I consider PSG as the favorite to win the champions League next season. I think that at least this team will qualify for the semi-finals.

With Enrique, PSG can have a coach who is able to work with the club's owner, board members and players very comfortably without severe internal conflicts like other coaches such as Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte. If PSG can give good offer to Luis Enrique to convince him staying with them for a long term, their club will have very good future in coming years with him and many young talented players.

[bastisisca]

For involvement until the semi-finals I agree but to go to the final and win the trophy I am a little doubtful. Now if you look at it, only Napoli are probably so busy in the transfer market and they are looking for experienced players who are no longer young. But there is a weakness in this strategy because players who are quite old will be quite tired when facing teams filled with young players. Like for example when Inter Milan faced Barcelona or PSG because even though Inter Milan managed to beat Barcelona we could see a number of their players were tired.
I don't want to speculate further on the chances of the Italian team, Inter Milan will also have a hard time repeating their success in appearing in the final after Inzaghi's departure. I also doubt the ability of Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta to compete with teams like Liverpool, Man City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and PSG, even though they are able to make a surprise, their chances of winning the trophy are very small.

Yes, Napoli are very serious about adding depth to their squad after winning the Scudetto, but when they appear in the UCL, their strength is still below the level of several other top teams. Real Madrid are also rejuvenating their squad by bringing in quality young players, Barcelona young players are also maturing under Hansi Flick and the arrival of several new players will further increase their strength.

I have doubts about getting to the final and winning the cup, and I'll explain why.
Napoli is working hard on the market and is looking for experienced players, but they have some weaknesses and in fact they have made some serious mistakes in some matches, such as against Como.

If you want to win European cups you can't make these mistakes

[Razmirraz]

Not all can maintain the stability of performance in every match, especially in a tight match schedule so I do not overreact to what happened to Liverpool last season and what must be realized is that in the knockout competition everything is possible to happen and also what must be remembered is that the competition in the Champion League is very fierce with quite high tension so that we often see surprises that occur in the Champion League competition, even that happens almost every season.

It is very difficult to maintain stable performance in the midst of a busy schedule, players will become exhausted if forced to continue playing and the risk of injury is also very high. Liverpool will appear in several different competitions next season, the new UCL format also adds to the playing schedule, the tight schedule requires the coach to be able to manage the team to always perform optimally. Last season's failure should be used as motivation to play more carefully and close any gaps that could benefit the opponent, they also have to let go of the lower level trophy so they can focus more on the UCL.

[Ndabagi01]

To talk about the chances of winning the title may still be quite speculative because the league has not started, but if you look at a number of Italian representatives at this time, only Napoli is so serious about overhauling the team by bringing in a number of players even though the players they brought in are no longer young, but in terms of experience and mentality they may be slightly better. A number of top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​​​Manchester City, Liverpool, PSG, and Bayern Munich have also carried out several comprehensive evaluations this season so that a number of these teams are also title contenders next season.

All teams you’ve mentioned are title contenders including few others you might not have mentioned here also. Napoli are on a verge of becoming the best Serie A team to have even represented them in the champions league after dominating their league competition in two seasons now, they’re looking to be dominant in the champions league also and that’s why they’re not relenting in signing the best of players now even though their current squad still looks formidable to battle for the champions league trophy next season. The next season in the champions league will be a great one in my own assertion, so we should expect the best from this top teams in Europe as they keep signing and making their squads look so good to stand a chance in the champions league competition next season.

[giammangiato]

Not all can maintain the stability of performance in every match, especially in a tight match schedule so I do not overreact to what happened to Liverpool last season and what must be realized is that in the knockout competition everything is possible to happen and also what must be remembered is that the competition in the Champion League is very fierce with quite high tension so that we often see surprises that occur in the Champion League competition, even that happens almost every season.

The fact that Liverpool went out at such an early stage may indicate that they became champions in the Premier League so easily because they did not feel the competition from City, and Arsenal, as always, could not maintain consistency throughout the season. It is easy to lead when no one is nipping at your heels, and I want to see what Liverpool can do in the new season, because I hope that Guardiola can lead City out of this long-term crisis and get them back on track.

Guadiola will be really prepared for next season to top the league table, they have failed to perform last season they didn't achieve any big titles, that is how they finish and be losing matches in the league competition. I believe Guadiola is working on is team performance and he will buy some new players that can make is team stronger next season competition. No one knows that Manchester City performance will be weak last season but is because of the Rodri injuries make Manchester City performance was very poor and making small club wining them.

Liverpool will more focus on the Champions League next season, since they've achieved the league title last season they will try to win other competitions since he as be long Liverpool win the ucl. Let see if they can stop other big club in the Ucl and get the opportunity to win the trophy next season. But I just believe that Champions league doesn't always comes easily because any team can win it.

Having good players is not always synonymous with excellent results, the coach has many responsibilities, but many important factors come into play that are often
overlooked.
The players are like a family, they have to get along well together, they have to be accomplices and as simple as it is, it is not at all!
The stress suffered during the championship is not the same for everyone, some manage to assimilate it, others express it in a violent way or even reduce their abilities
to a minimum.
It is clear that like Liverpool, who is hiring a very performing team, has excellent chances of making the opposing teams tremble, but it is not so obvious!

[hyudien]

I have doubts about getting to the final and winning the cup, and I'll explain why.
Napoli is working hard on the market and is looking for experienced players, but they have some weaknesses and in fact they have made some serious mistakes in some matches, such as against Como.

If you want to win European cups you can't make these mistakes

Your doubts are justified. The UCL competition is different from Serie A and Napoli level is still not enough to eliminate other strong candidates to reach the UCL final, but it does not mean it is impossible because there are still other factors such as luck. Another reason we know when Napoli won the Scudetto last season is that their performance is still not strong enough, there are still shortcomings in Conte squad, namely their goal productivity is quite low in Serie A, which indicates that their attack line is still problematic. I don't expect much from them in this competition.

[KTChampions]

The current odds for the CL winner:



Liverpool are top favourites which isn't a big surprise.    I didn't expect PSG to go to the top in only one year according to bookies. But they are once again a serious favourite with this game surely.

Real Madrid come as the 2nd... Maybe this can be criticized as they have a brand new manager now. But I hope Xabi Alonso won't show a bad performance in his first year.

PSG come as the 3rd which is also okay. Some websites are even showing PSG - Arsenal in equal odds. 

I wonder why Liverpool are the favourites? I can't say they've become stronger during the transfer campaign, and Salah has definitely aged. Real Madrid in turn has definitely become stronger, this is in addition to the fact that their squad is already stellar. I think they should be the favorites. PSG should be in second place or on par with Real Madrid because they are strong + their resource is saving energy in Ligue 1, where they can win either in advance or with a rotated squad. Everything else seems fair, although Bayern should be above Arsenal.

[slapper]

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of course in this case I can not conclude how capable the Serie A teams are because of course sometimes Inter Milan, Napoli, Juventus and Atalanta can surprise the world if they are great teams and of course it is no stranger in the world of football that surprises always happen and in the last season Inter Milan was not favored because their strength was declining but finally a surprise happened and finally Inter Milan was able to reach the final.

but yes indeed when compared to now of course I also have the same thoughts as you if Napoli, Inter Milan and Atalanta will certainly find it difficult to beat the strength of Manchester City, Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​PSG, and Munich and of course the teams from Serie A will have the potential to find it difficult to win the trophy.

it is true that Napoli of course they are currently building a squad seriously and of course with the arrival of De Bruyne of course it will have a positive impact on Napoli. but when compared to Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Napoli is still less competitive because Real Madrid continues to improve its team and bring in quality young players and Barcelona is also like that, especially with Nico coming to Barcelona as a new player, it will certainly make Barcelona even stronger. and it is true that now the team trained by Hansi Flick is indeed good.

But yes, this is all just speculation and of course we don't know what will happen later and of course there is still time for all clubs to improve their clubs and also bring in new players.

The stats do not lie. If Italian clubs keep showing up in finals, maybe we need to update our definitions of "favorite" and "underdog". Serie A is not powered by oil money, but the tactical intelligence of the league is off the roof. Manager like Gasperini and now Conte at Napoli introduce order and unpredictability. Stability is a larger weapon than people would like to admit. Atalanta have not changed manager in nine years and they continue to punch above their weight, whereas Juve have had five managers in five years led them straight to irrelevance

Of course, Real Madrid is a machine and Barca is fun with the high-possession game, but you cannot ignore the development of injury management and squad depth in Italy. Injury expenses are reduced by 19% in Serie A clubs last season. The EPL teams suffered an injury loss of €318 million! As long as football is not played on spreadsheets, do not count out the teams that know how to grind, adapt, and (most importantly) out-think their richer rivals. Keep sleeping on Serie A, and watch as the next "surprise" just becomes business as usual

[G_Besar]

yes the stress caused by the national championship or other challenges certainly tires the team which will then be much more approachable by the other teams that will challenge it, it is certainly difficult to play all the competitions in a row, but it is like this and it is necessary for the big clubs to have two teams to compete at high levels in all the competitions

More precisely not two teams, but reserve players who are as good as the main players in the club so that the club does not experience a sharp decline in strength when there are several main players who are injured due to playing optimally in all competitions including in difficult competitions such as the Champions League. However, the problem for some clubs is that having reserve players who are as good as the main players is not easy because players who have good talent will certainly be very reluctant to sit on the bench.

[Pablo-wood]

yes the stress caused by the national championship or other challenges certainly tires the team which will then be much more approachable by the other teams that will challenge it, it is certainly difficult to play all the competitions in a row, but it is like this and it is necessary for the big clubs to have two teams to compete at high levels in all the competitions

More precisely not two teams, but reserve players who are as good as the main players in the club so that the club does not experience a sharp decline in strength when there are several main players who are injured due to playing optimally in all competitions including in difficult competitions such as the Champions League. However, the problem for some clubs is that having reserve players who are as good as the main players is not easy because players who have good talent will certainly be very reluctant to sit on the bench.

It only makes sense when those reserved players are alternated more often so that they keep their forms and confidence. In a case where a team has reserved players that are as good as the starting XI or almost as good as them and rarely use them they begin to lose form and when the coach decides to use them after exhausting their main option  those reserves end up underperforming. Some players get insured because they have been over used whereas they had substitutes whom the coach would have given a chance to prove their skill while the other  maintains fitness.