UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Rodrygo and Vinicious are different situations. Rodrygo isn't considered in the team by Xabi for starting, he is considered as the best bench player, like to replace anyone, he can replace anyone at attacking side, so he can be bench for like 4 different players, so he will get ton of minutes without a shred of doubt, more than some starters even I am sure depending on injury and fatigue and what not.

Both Rodrygo and Vinicius are talented and useful for Real Madrid but their positions and importance are different with a higher one for Vinicius and lower one for Rodrygo. With appearance of Mbappe in Real Madrid, Rodrygo felt disappointed as he was no longer important there and no longer has chances to appear regularly in matches. With a star player like Rodrygo, it's uncomfortable feeling and surely if nothing changed in the club on how they use him, he will consider an exit gate.

Yeah. Since Chelsea won the Club World Cup, I also believe that their confidence will boost and they will feel like facing any team won’t be a big deal to them, although the season will be tough, but that doesn’t mean that as long as the club is in form, they will try everything possible to make things right for themselves.

However, you are right; sometimes Chelsea is out of form when doing it and puts hope on people thinking that they will even win a trophy. It’s when we don’t expect it that they surprise us, just like the Club World Cup; they won it, and it was surprising. I didn’t expect that; however, let’s see how the season will go for them.

Chelsea are truly improving and they are going to return to highest competitive mode in a next season. After two latest seasons for rebuilding their squad and recovery from crisis, they won a FIFA Club World Cup trophy in a convincing way that is a solid foundation for them to aim towards a next season with promising success.

They also had some good transfer activities so far while there are still some more weeks for transfers if possible, and Chelsea will begin a new season with more competitive squad than the last season.

[FanEagle]

And don't you think that vacation may likely even pave way for the Saudi club to bid higher, how are we really sure that guy wants to really stay at Realmadrid, we have seen his expression and you've already said that which we know but allowing things to be as it right now doesn't sound nice, this the reason why a big club is not supposed to experience some difficulties but can club fly without experiencing such, it is too bad, the body language of vicious junior doesn't look promising, is as if theres something cooking although we will know in due time, until he does what is needed from him to do in terms of his contract with Real Madrid, I will want to keep as it is, till then.

Depends, money is the important figure here. If he wants more money, he is in position to ask for the biggest amount ever for a player, 200 million a year is the highest right now and that is for Ronaldo at 40 years old. But if you think about it, Vini is great NOW, not just a name and when you think of it that way, you will realize that he can charge more than 200 million.

So the question is "does Vini want more money?" if the answer is yes, then he can definitely go to Saudi league and make like 300+ million a year and that would not be bad at all. But, if it is not money he is after, then he is better staying at Real Madrid, because no other European team he goes to would be any different in logic, it would be basically the same thing.

[Agbamoni]

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I think he’s a really good player. If Luis Diaz leaves Liverpool this summer, I’d definitely like to see us sign him.

I have a feeling he will stay at Real though. Vini Jr has gone off the boil so they might not want to lose Rodrygo.

Rodrygo is an outstanding player, and if he eventually decides to leave Real Madrid, many clubs will be interested in signing him. However, I am more certain he will choose Liverpool over any available options. Although, Arsenal has a keen eyes on the player, it might be a race between Liverpool and Arsenal.

Xavi Simons has made it obvious Rodrygo will be leaving soo.

[KTChampions]

Rodrygo and Vinicious are different situations. Rodrygo isn't considered in the team by Xabi for starting, he is considered as the best bench player, like to replace anyone, he can replace anyone at attacking side, so he can be bench for like 4 different players, so he will get ton of minutes without a shred of doubt, more than some starters even I am sure depending on injury and fatigue and what not.

However, Vinicious is still considered, he is still their star player, along with Mbappe. But the sad reality is, Mbappe is also a left winger normally, just because he plays awesome at striker, doesn't change the fact that he wants to play at left wing. If it was up to Mbappe, he would sell Vini, go back to left wing, and use the sale money from Vini to buy a striker.

I'm starting to think that selling Vinny is what should have been done this summer. Then Real could have kept Rodrigo, Mbappe would have gotten his favorite position, and Real would have made a ton of money. Plus the problem with Vinny is that he doesn't want to renew his contract with Real until they raise his salary to Mbappe's level, this is an unhealthy situation and not because he doesn't deserve this money but because Real's budget is not unlimited. The salary race is something that can bankrupt any club.

[Lida93]

Like you said, players like  Rodrygo requires much playing time in any team they are in order to excel. On the part of Alonso changing situations in the team to create that quality Real Madrid are known for, it's going to take some time as he can't get things right just immediately. The only position in real Madrid squad is the attacking positions. Next season I probably not be expecting the midfield and defensive positions to be as strong as to give them a competitive team anywhere even though they get to buy new players.

Basically, they have a good team, but it's not well coordinated yet. In my opinion, defense is their main problem they have fast players in attack, but the midfield and defense aren’t what they used to be. It will be a big challenge for Alonso, but if Mbappe is in top form like he should be, and Vini as well, there won’t be any problems.

As much as that there is a challenge with the midfield and defence of the team does makes the attack ineffective as it should be, because while they get so creative in the front to get goals, every goals they get cancelled easily get cancelled as the opponent beats their midfield and defence to put back the scores on levels. But when a team's all round good in all departments then every goal scored is secured for a victory.

[$weetne$$]

The fact about Chelsea is that everyone is expecting them to perform well in the upcoming season because of their performance in the Club World Cup final. If they can maintain their mentality and perform as well as they did at the end of the Club World Cup, I don't think they will face any difficulties next season. Chelsea's Premier League performances were extremely poor, and since they won the Club World Cup, that is why all Chelsea fans are having hope about their performance in the upcoming season.

Chelsea has gradually transformed from the weak form they once had few seasons back and so the improvement is very impressive and that has increased the expectation of people on them as they are even producing results which is making this expectations rise but in the midst of all of this it is better to drop your expectations so that you do not get disappointed if they do not perform the way it had been expected of them. Chelsea will definitely want to make some very brilliant performance so as to see chances to win a trophy again this season.

[AirtelBuzz]

Of course there's no guarantee when there are other players who are much better than him in the same position, and that means it will be very difficult for Rodrygo to secure a starting spot in the team. He's still quite young and there may still be plenty of opportunities for him if he can be patient and continue to improve his individual skills. But if Rodrygo's goal is to play regularly for the national team, perhaps considering other clubs is also a good idea, as long as he can guarantee a spot, as the national team itself has many players in the same position as him.

You are right that he is young and has much of room to improve so being patient could work out for him. But you also made good point that if he wants to play for national team regularly he might need to think about joining another club where he has guaranteed more playing time. This is common problem for talented young players do they stay at big club and fight for chance, or do they move to smaller team to play more and develop faster?

Maybe he will wait for an opportunity at a big club because many big clubs are currently attracting more attention to him, so it can be said that he will wait for an opportunity from there. Rodrygo is a high-quality player, so if he goes to a smaller team to play more and improve quickly, it might mean being more careful about his career. In fact he will be in high demand in those teams and he will get more opportunities but at the moment we can see that although he is biased towards retaining Real Madrid, the club has reduced its level of interest in him.meaning he is not on the priority list. As far as I know this player's decision is firm and he is not willing to accept any forced departure but now many are ready to appreciate his talent.

[hyudien]

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I think he’s a really good player. If Luis Diaz leaves Liverpool this summer, I’d definitely like to see us sign him.

I have a feeling he will stay at Real though. Vini Jr has gone off the boil so they might not want to lose Rodrygo.

Rodrygo is an outstanding player, and if he eventually decides to leave Real Madrid, many clubs will be interested in signing him. However, I am more certain he will choose Liverpool over any available options. Although, Arsenal has a keen eyes on the player, it might be a race between Liverpool and Arsenal.

Xavi Simons has made it obvious Rodrygo will be leaving soo.

The problem is that Real Madrid is demanding a high price for Rodrygo and given his performances this year he's been deemed insufficient, so some interested clubs are having to reconsider. Perhaps if the price were lowered slightly, he could leave, whether to Liverpool or Arsenal. Clearly Rodrygo needs to consider this move to get decent playing time and maintain his magical foot potential.

[Spaceman1000$]

Rodrygo and Vinicious are different situations. Rodrygo isn't considered in the team by Xabi for starting, he is considered as the best bench player, like to replace anyone, he can replace anyone at attacking side, so he can be bench for like 4 different players, so he will get ton of minutes without a shred of doubt, more than some starters even I am sure depending on injury and fatigue and what not.

However, Vinicious is still considered, he is still their star player, along with Mbappe. But the sad reality is, Mbappe is also a left winger normally, just because he plays awesome at striker, doesn't change the fact that he wants to play at left wing. If it was up to Mbappe, he would sell Vini, go back to left wing, and use the sale money from Vini to buy a striker.

Why vinicious is still considered as their star is basically because he has more playing time than Rodrigo, players improve their quality when given good amount of time, just as you said, Rodrigo stay more on the bench and for a player within his prime, that kind of situation reduces your quality. This is part of the reason Ivy said Rodrigo would have left Madrid at the end of the season, because obviously the quality of players he has to rival with wouldn't give him that opportunity of regular time of play. When you look at the Madrid attack, Jude Bellingham is always coming from the middle as an attacking midfielders, mbappe stand's on the top right in some cases as the finisher while Vinicious comes from the left, so these makes Rodrigo to be left on the bench most cases.

[Tmoonz]

May be because Real Madrid couldn't win the club world cup that is why someone will see the tournament as something that is not important, for the record the tournament is very important and the amount involved is attractive that's why you see the big teams doing everything possible to win the competition but at the end Chelsea was the lucky eam. Real Madrid team suffered from poor form last season but they have a new manager by next season their performance should improve.

What are we not saying? The Blues was ever ready to win games and have become competitive stands when they face quite elite oppositions. You do see with your eyes what they did to Paris Saint-Germain in the final, beating them 3 nil. Chelsea football club worked hard to lift the trophy and defeated all obstacles on their path. Chelsea was not lucky when they won the club world cup because they've strive so harder for more winnings than any other oppositions. Enzo Maresca backed his players and also implemented one of the very formidable strategy that was luring and key aspect to attract big things coming their way.

Anybody that rate the FIFA club world cup as less is just jealous of Chelsea, not because real Madrid didn't win the trophy, starting from day one I have always seen Paris Saint Germain to win that competition but it's quite unfortunate they lost it, I didn't see Madrid to have won it because they were not really inform last season for them to get to that semi finals was just kind of luck same as Chelsea, Paris Saint Germain have been the favorite to win that trophy, but I believe xavi will definitely get them back to their glory days.

[Frankolala]

Of course there's no guarantee when there are other players who are much better than him in the same position, and that means it will be very difficult for Rodrygo to secure a starting spot in the team. He's still quite young and there may still be plenty of opportunities for him if he can be patient and continue to improve his individual skills. But if Rodrygo's goal is to play regularly for the national team, perhaps considering other clubs is also a good idea, as long as he can guarantee a spot, as the national team itself has many players in the same position as him.

You are right that he is young and has much of room to improve so being patient could work out for him. But you also made good point that if he wants to play for national team regularly he might need to think about joining another club where he has guaranteed more playing time. This is common problem for talented young players do they stay at big club and fight for chance, or do they move to smaller team to play more and develop faster?

Rodrygo is a young, fast, and high-quality player. He could always play for the Brazilian national team because his manager, Carlo Ancelotti, knows him well. If he doesn't get enough playing time at Real Madrid, it would perhaps be better for him to avoid a transfer to another team. It's difficult to predict his current situation, but I hope the decision he makes is the best one for him.

Since he is young is the main reason, he should not be patient on the bench because he wants to stay in Real Madrid. Playing in Brazil national team has nothing to do with which club that he should play for. Only Rodrygo can decide what he wants for himself currently. Real Madrid is always recruiting players every season, and I think that they might not need Rodrygo if he doesn't improve his performance in order to win a place in Xabi first eleven.

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Since he is young is the main reason, he should not be patient on the bench because he wants to stay in Real Madrid. Playing in Brazil national team has nothing to do with which club that he should play for. Only Rodrygo can decide what he wants for himself currently. Real Madrid is always recruiting players every season, and I think that they might not need Rodrygo if he doesn't improve his performance in order to win a place in Xabi first eleven.

Xabi needs to be willing to give Rodrygo enough playing time so he can assess whether a player like him is good or bad, as Rodrygo's performance was generally quite good last season. However, if Rodrygo still wants to stay at Real Madrid this season, he should be given another chance to prove himself worthy of Real Madrid's ownership. Real Madrid could regret it if he moves on and improves elsewhere, while Real Madrid must also recognize that they are in dire need of more talented young players. Therefore, Real Madrid cannot afford to let go of existing players carelessly, especially if they are still very young.

[Jegileman]

Rodrygo is a young, fast, and high-quality player. He could always play for the Brazilian national team because his manager, Carlo Ancelotti, knows him well. If he doesn't get enough playing time at Real Madrid, it would perhaps be better for him to avoid a transfer to another team. It's difficult to predict his current situation, but I hope the decision he makes is the best one for him.

Staying back at Real Madrid when he’ll not be used by the manager is not the best idea for his career. If he does that, his performance will continue to drop and he’ll even end up not getting what he needs from his former manager in the Brazil national team. If he can play up to the standard to take a spot in the Brazilian team, no matter the relationship he has with Ancelotti won’t make him get to play there as he wants. He needs to remain fit, active and show worthiness of the task given to him to represent the national team and he can only achieve that if he’s actively getting to play in Real Madrid as usual.

[Dunamisx]

Of course there's no guarantee when there are other players who are much better than him in the same position, and that means it will be very difficult for Rodrygo to secure a starting spot in the team. He's still quite young and there may still be plenty of opportunities for him if he can be patient and continue to improve his individual skills. But if Rodrygo's goal is to play regularly for the national team, perhaps considering other clubs is also a good idea, as long as he can guarantee a spot, as the national team itself has many players in the same position as him.

You are right that he is young and has much of room to improve so being patient could work out for him. But you also made good point that if he wants to play for national team regularly he might need to think about joining another club where he has guaranteed more playing time. This is common problem for talented young players do they stay at big club and fight for chance, or do they move to smaller team to play more and develop faster?

Rodrygo is a young, fast, and high-quality player. He could always play for the Brazilian national team because his manager, Carlo Ancelotti, knows him well. If he doesn't get enough playing time at Real Madrid, it would perhaps be better for him to avoid a transfer to another team. It's difficult to predict his current situation, but I hope the decision he makes is the best one for him.

Since he is young is the main reason, he should not be patient on the bench because he wants to stay in Real Madrid. Playing in Brazil national team has nothing to do with which club that he should play for. Only Rodrygo can decide what he wants for himself currently. Real Madrid is always recruiting players every season, and I think that they might not need Rodrygo if he doesn't improve his performance in order to win a place in Xabi first eleven.

Some players also have their aiming clubs as targets, where they can go and quickly be recognized by their competence, also, each club has their own way of considering a player and knows what they look after before pushing a deal forward in biding for any, i believe if Real Madrid sees the competence needed in Rodrygo, they may consider for him, its only when we hear about the player they signed before be can know they have been considering for such for a time.

[Jewan420]

Staying back at Real Madrid when he’ll not be used by the manager is not the best idea for his career. If he does that, his performance will continue to drop and he’ll even end up not getting what he needs from his former manager in the Brazil national team. If he can play up to the standard to take a spot in the Brazilian team, no matter the relationship he has with Ancelotti won’t make him get to play there as he wants. He needs to remain fit, active and show worthiness of the task given to him to represent the national team and he can only achieve that if he’s actively getting to play in Real Madrid as usual.

I think it is better to shake up the field in a lower-class club than to warm the bench in a higher-class club. A player's identity is based on playing, if a player does not get the chance to play in a certain club, there is no point in humiliating and weakening himself by staying in that club. Rodrygo is a young talented player, his career is still ahead of him. In general, it is very important for him to perform on the field. But at Real Madrid, this opportunity may not be regular for him. If the manager does not use him regularly, then returning to that club as a substitute could be devastating for his career.

[Ndabagi01]

Since he is young is the main reason, he should not be patient on the bench because he wants to stay in Real Madrid. Playing in Brazil national team has nothing to do with which club that he should play for. Only Rodrygo can decide what he wants for himself currently. Real Madrid is always recruiting players every season, and I think that they might not need Rodrygo if he doesn't improve his performance in order to win a place in Xabi first eleven.

What changed from him while playing for Ancelotti and when Xabi Alonso took over the position of the manager? I don’t think anything has as far as I know. His pattern doesn’t fit well with using Rodrygo and that is the main reason he needs to drop him off. Also, Perez has given him go ahead to drop any player he wishes to if they don’t perform as needed, so what he’s doing is for the interest of the club moving forward and also him retaining his position as the head coach of the team.

Rodrygo might be young still, but keeping him at the bench and wanting to wait patiently could distort his career from now, so he needs to get more playing time to prove himself more than he has in the past. I won’t advise that he stays back and be bench, let him try his luck elsewhere as more teams will be keen on signing him now.

[Pandorak]

Xabi's obligation is that he can't let himself be passed over by his direct rival Barcelona, he already has a good team to do it, there are no more excuses ,he has to put the team the way he wants it, Everything depends on him, he has been given all the power to do it, so the pressure on Xabi now is very big, but I think he will achieve it.

This is what makes Xabi Alonso both dilemma and joy, because all the access needed to bring Real Madrid back to glory has been fully provided by the club, both every new player desired to form a strong squad and other support, of course this makes the pressure even heavier, the club does not want to see the process but demands instant results.

[emrecemsan]

Fenerbahçe are going to face Benfica - which is one of their probable opponents in the CL - in their last friendly at the Portugal camp. Although Fenerbahçe got quite successful results in their previous friendly matches, they didn't look convincing to me in terms of defending especially. Even though they didn't concede a goal in the Al-Hilal match, the result could have changed for Fenerbahçe if the linesman didn't make errors about offside calls.

As I find Fenerbahçe quite successful in offense, I think there will be lots of goals in this match.

[mvdheuvel1983]

Of course there's no guarantee when there are other players who are much better than him in the same position, and that means it will be very difficult for Rodrygo to secure a starting spot in the team. He's still quite young and there may still be plenty of opportunities for him if he can be patient and continue to improve his individual skills. But if Rodrygo's goal is to play regularly for the national team, perhaps considering other clubs is also a good idea, as long as he can guarantee a spot, as the national team itself has many players in the same position as him.

You are right that he is young and has much of room to improve so being patient could work out for him. But you also made good point that if he wants to play for national team regularly he might need to think about joining another club where he has guaranteed more playing time. This is common problem for talented young players do they stay at big club and fight for chance, or do they move to smaller team to play more and develop faster?

Rodrygo is a young, fast, and high-quality player. He could always play for the Brazilian national team because his manager, Carlo Ancelotti, knows him well. If he doesn't get enough playing time at Real Madrid, it would perhaps be better for him to avoid a transfer to another team. It's difficult to predict his current situation, but I hope the decision he makes is the best one for him.

Rodrigo is a good player who doesn't deserve whs he's facing in his career at the moment in Real Madrid because of the impact he has created in the team but it seems like he is not going to be having a good playing time under Xabi Alonso and as a young player who still has what it takes to continue is good ame it's better he moves to a different place where he will be a regular player so that he will always be called by his national team when the time arrives. Ancelotti is his former coach at Real Madrid and the present coach of his national team it will be better if Rodrigo has a good club where he will be starting so that he will maintain his quality when he is invited by Ancelotti to play for his country Brazil.

[el kaka22]

Rodrygo to Liverpool makes sense in a few years, like in 2 summers that can definitely happen. But right now, right wing is Salah and no matter who you are getting, you are not replacing Salah at Liverpool, that dude played like the best player in the world last year. In fact, if they won UCL or whatever else, I am pretty sure Salah was on his way to win Ballon D'or easily.

The only trouble is, Liverpool only managed to win Premier league and nothing more, and they do not "usually" give Ballon D'or to a player who won just one title (or they just give it to messi lol). That should not be that complicated for people to realize Rodrygo is great, but Salah is the one that Liverpool uses, and that can't be focused at all, and should be impossible to replace.