UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

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It wouldn't be wrong to say that PSG actually fell victim to their own ambition there. Seeing Chelsea as a team easy and easy to beat, PSG were quite surprised when they suffered a heavy defeat. Having won the UCL last year by eliminating numerous English teams, including the Premier League champions, PSG expected a comfortable victory, but when it didn't happen, everyone was surprised.

Yes, of course they were betrayed by too much confidence and fell into the trap of Chelsea who understood that they could be beaten, Paris was unable to keep up the pace, it must be said that Chelsea arrived at the final challenge fresher, but the result would not have changed if there had been another team.

You can not actually say that Paris Saint Germain was betrayed by too much confidence, so are you indirectly saying they overlooked Chelsea at that finals? Didn't they play to win Chelsea but luck was not on there side?. Paris Saint Germain played everything they knew how to play but it didn't work out well for them that day and Chelsea on the other played very well and utilize all the chances they had. If you check very well you will notice Chelsea played with so much pressure in that first half and they secure 2 goals first and that was what gave them a better edge to win because it was already too much for Paris Saint Germain to equalize.

Chelsea's excellent play in the final, combined with their flawless preparation to exploit their opponent's weaknesses, made PSG look like a poor team. In reality, the match was entirely a result of Chelsea's excellent preparation. PSG tried to play well, but Chelsea wouldn't let them. Every move PSG made, Chelsea responded even better.

That's football. No matter how strong the favorite, you risk losing against a well-prepared team.

[Ndabagi01]

Chelsea saw the chance of proving to the world that they are back on top of the game in that match, because so many people underestimated them just like what PSG did. They were so mean and didn't give PSG any space of creating chances.

They ended PSG victorious moment so fast and easy. Because I believe that majority of the players and coach would still not believe what happened on that day. Football is full of surprises.

Chelsea team will a most watched team in the next season and every team they will be playing against will put a very strict eye on them towards seeing how they don’t remain formidable and unbeatable in the new season. They have proven to be a very strong team that will fight for all trophies in the competition they will be playing in.

PSG was not a match for Chelsea in that final match even though it was very obvious that PSG was dominating all the matches in the competition and was the team that has the more chance of winning the cup, but the underdog Chelsea took them by surprise and won the game even from the first half of the game.

Chelsea will be a team that every team will want to be careful of next season and anyone that gets the chance will definitely want to prevail against them because it will be a prestige for them to beat a big team that they are by next season.

[Miles2006]

Chelsea defeating PSG surprised a lot of fans, was it about over confidence or Chelsea really played PSG. Well Chelsea tried and PSG could not even stand a chance defending their stand. PSG just had little taste of their own medicine seeing how they humbled strong teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona etc, PSG is not on a high chance from my view even last season I had same thought yet they proved everyone wrong and won the title but, this time around things might be a little different. PSG is definitely on the list, not as other teams including the ones they defeated just hoping other teams can stand a quality chance.

PSG did not play Barcelona last season, and they haven't faced each other till now. Maybe you meant Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea were simply too good in that final. That is the best football I've seen Chelsea play in a long time. They pressed perfectly and were very physical. They were also clinical and made use of the chances they got; to top it all up, they were perfect in defence. It was interesting to see Chelsea play so well.
The problem with Chelsea is consistency. They may play like prime Barcelona one day, and the next week they play like Sunderland. That will be their biggest problem in the league next season. The league requires a lot of consistency and I don't believe Chelsea can be that consistent.

I meant big teams and I made mentioned of Barcelona, Real Madrid. Real Madrid faced PSG not in the champions league title race rather the FiFA club World Cup, also the performance in general and PSG once defeated Barcelona 1-4 last season.
Cole Palmer was the major support like he almost carried the match during the early first half, he boosted the rest of the team confidence and I must give him the credit also I loved the fact Chelsea proved a lot of fans wrong with their excellent performance, concerning consistency I also asked same question if Chelsea will continue with same energy when the season starts or we’ll see something different I guess we might not know till then we should expect a positive performance.

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Chelsea team will a most watched team in the next season and every team they will be playing against will put a very strict eye on them towards seeing how they don’t remain formidable and unbeatable in the new season. They have proven to be a very strong team that will fight for all trophies in the competition they will be playing in.

PSG was not a match for Chelsea in that final match even though it was very obvious that PSG was dominating all the matches in the competition and was the team that has the more chance of winning the cup, but the underdog Chelsea took them by surprise and won the game even from the first half of the game.

Chelsea will be a team that every team will want to be careful of next season and anyone that gets the chance will definitely want to prevail against them because it will be a prestige for them to beat a big team that they are by next season.

Chelsea journey in the Club World Cup has indeed been impressive. It seems they have rediscovered their best form after a period of decline over the past two seasons, which was largely due to the club ownership transition. With the squad depth they currently possess, along with last season success, Chelsea will certainly carry a high level of confidence heading into compete in the Champions League next season.

However, in my opinion, expectations for Chelsea are not particularly high, although their strength will be greatly taken into account by other Champions League contestants. PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Liverpool appear to have better chances than Chelsea. Furthermore, Enzo Maresca also lacks experience coaching in the Champions League, which I think will also have an impact on the team mentality.

[JiiBs]

Chelsea's excellent play in the final, combined with their flawless preparation to exploit their opponent's weaknesses, made PSG look like a poor team. In reality, the match was entirely a result of Chelsea's excellent preparation. PSG tried to play well, but Chelsea wouldn't let them. Every move PSG made, Chelsea responded even better.

That's football. No matter how strong the favorite, you risk losing against a well-prepared team.

On this, we can all agree. Chelsea were the more prepared team in that fixture, after winning the first go conference league which didn’t hold much significance in the hearts of football lovers, the fans looked forward to seeing them on a big stage and against an elite team.
It felt a lot more unfortunate that they faced PSG at a time, a time when PSG was known for lashing out on just whom ever they are faced with but no, Chelsea didn’t left that happen. They were fierce all game and PSG couldn’t understand it. It’s a preparation that met an over confidence PSG and they lost.

[baeva]

Chelsea defeating PSG surprised a lot of fans, was it about over confidence or Chelsea really played PSG. Well Chelsea tried and PSG could not even stand a chance defending their stand. PSG just had little taste of their own medicine seeing how they humbled strong teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona etc, PSG is not on a high chance from my view even last season I had same thought yet they proved everyone wrong and won the title but, this time around things might be a little different. PSG is definitely on the list, not as other teams including the ones they defeated just hoping other teams can stand a quality chance.

PSG did not play Barcelona last season, and they haven't faced each other till now. Maybe you meant Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea were simply too good in that final. That is the best football I've seen Chelsea play in a long time. They pressed perfectly and were very physical. They were also clinical and made use of the chances they got; to top it all up, they were perfect in defence. It was interesting to see Chelsea play so well.
The problem with Chelsea is consistency. They may play like prime Barcelona one day, and the next week they play like Sunderland. That will be their biggest problem in the league next season. The league requires a lot of consistency and I don't believe Chelsea can be that consistent.

I meant big teams and I made mentioned of Barcelona, Real Madrid. Real Madrid faced PSG not in the champions league title race rather the FiFA club World Cup, also the performance in general and PSG once defeated Barcelona 1-4 last season.
Cole Palmer was the major support like he almost carried the match during the early first half, he boosted the rest of the team confidence and I must give him the credit also I loved the fact Chelsea proved a lot of fans wrong with their excellent performance, concerning consistency I also asked same question if Chelsea will continue with same energy when the season starts or we’ll see something different I guess we might not know till then we should expect a positive performance.

I am not trying to undermine their status as winners of this tournament, but in my opinion, Chelsea put in much less effort to reach the final, and this is the key difference between them and PSG. PSG spent a lot of energy playing for this cup and ultimately lost, but is that a bad thing? Obviously not, this tournament is meaningless for PSG because it is not a priority for them.

[Obari]

On this, we can all agree. Chelsea were the more prepared team in that fixture, after winning the first go conference league which didn’t hold much significance in the hearts of football lovers, the fans looked forward to seeing them on a big stage and against an elite team.
It felt a lot more unfortunate that they faced PSG at a time, a time when PSG was known for lashing out on just whom ever they are faced with but no, Chelsea didn’t left that happen. They were fierce all game and PSG couldn’t understand it. It’s a preparation that met an over confidence PSG and they lost.

PSG was fierce but become a cooler team when they met Chelsea, their rival. Enzo Maresca is the best man to stand out and win games, we've watch more happenings at Stamford Bridge, winnings will always come after putting together a consistent team. Chelsea silent the world when they thrashed Paris Saint-Germain in the Clud world cup final 3 nil. This is what we're talking about, watching the Blues coming out ontop with good standards. They've been doing what they do best and that's winning matches. All I can say is get ready for the Blues next season because we're all aware of what Enzo Maresca and Todd Boehly are cooking.

[Chilwell]

Yes, of course they were betrayed by too much confidence and fell into the trap of Chelsea who understood that they could be beaten, Paris was unable to keep up the pace, it must be said that Chelsea arrived at the final challenge fresher, but the result would not have changed if there had been another team.

Chelsea saw the chance of proving to the world that they are back on top of the game in that match, because so many people underestimated them just like what PSG did. They were so mean and didn't give PSG any space of creating chances.

They ended PSG victorious moment so fast and easy. Because I believe that majority of the players and coach would still not believe what happened on that day. Football is full of surprises.

Due to the PSG performance and how they humiliated big teams which are currently in their best performance also gave fans more doubt about Chelsea victory but just as you said football is full of surprises. I will say almost 70 to 80% of football fans didn't see it coming because of the performance of the both teams. Chelsea wasn't in their best form while PSG was at the top of all the clubs that why so many football fans supported their victory due to their recent performance. Chelsea really make me proud on that day because they stopped PSG from consuming the entire English team, it wasn't funny when a team from farmers league was eaten up the best teams in the best league.

Chelsea had cleared so many doubt about PSG to win this season champions league. It was just a game both it equally means a lot for PSG because it will be history for them but unfortunately Chelsea ruined everything. It going to take time for them to repeat this again.

[joniboini]

Obviously not, this tournament is meaningless for PSG because it is not a priority for them.

Doesn't feel like it from the way they handled the loss. Isn't there a controversy over Enrique grabbing a Chelsea player, too? Is there an interview where they explicitly stated that the competition is not important? Why bother playing that good to the final, then? Feels like they should give their bench or younger players a chance if that's the case. I guess winning 90+ million isn't really a huge deal for a club like PSG.

[Rockstarguy]

It wouldn't be wrong to say that PSG actually fell victim to their own ambition there. Seeing Chelsea as a team easy and easy to beat, PSG were quite surprised when they suffered a heavy defeat. Having won the UCL last year by eliminating numerous English teams, including the Premier League champions, PSG expected a comfortable victory, but when it didn't happen, everyone was surprised.

Yes, of course they were betrayed by too much confidence and fell into the trap of Chelsea who understood that they could be beaten, Paris was unable to keep up the pace, it must be said that Chelsea arrived at the final challenge fresher, but the result would not have changed if there had been another team.

I underrate Chelsea despite the challenges in their performance, but Chelsea is still that club that can take one by surprise and defeat a team you never expected them to beat.

 Many people thought PSG would defeat Chelsea with ease just because they were able to win the Champions League final without any struggle. PSG was too relaxed and thought the game would be like the Champions League final when they eliminated Inter Milan.

[MK-74]

The UEFA Champions League third qualifying round matches will be played tonight.

-Malmö vs Copenhagen
-Dynamo Kyiv vs Pafos
-FK Shkendija vs Qarabağ
-Rangers vs Viktoria Plzeň

I think the teams are fairly equal in terms of quality, so it's hard to predict who will win.
After these matches, there will be return legs, and the teams that advance will play another round to move further in the competition.

[Tamaperdana]

UCL seems like the main goal for Real Madrid, if they can do a better job this year because they are focusing on. This has to be the best thing for them to just move further this season. They got Xabi and Trent, that is the two biggest reason. If they can do a better job that would be a lot better, so there aren't really complicated issues to focus on at the moment. What we are going to see at the moment is playing with the system Xabi shows them and they do a good job if possible.

There aren't anything that could get a higher result, because if they can learn the system they would be a lot better. If they get used to it, then they could get a greater results because that is what they need for the future and to win.

In my opinion, although Real Madrid currently managed to bring in Xabi as a coach and also managed to bring in several well-known players, but in my personal opinion it will not be a guarantee that Real Madrid can perform well in the Champions League next season. Because until now Real Madrid still has several obstacles that they have not been able to overcome, so that way I think Real Madrid will most likely not be as good as we think next season. Because if we compare Real Madrid's current performance with the leading teams in the Champions League next season, such as PSG, Barcelona, and Munich, I think Real Madrid is still below those teams' performance.

So with that, I think Real Madrid will most likely find it difficult to win the Champions League next season. Because they not only need expensive players to become champions in the competition, but they also need cohesiveness and good chemistry between players. Because if Real Madrid do not have these aspects, I think they will end up like in the previous season. So with this, at this time Real Madrid must be able to fix this first. Because if they are too confident because they managed to recruit expensive players, I don't think it will have a positive impact on Real Madrid.

[mandown]

The UEFA Champions League third qualifying round matches will be played tonight.

-Malmö vs Copenhagen
-Dynamo Kyiv vs Pafos
-FK Shkendija vs Qarabağ
-Rangers vs Viktoria Plzeň

I think the teams are fairly equal in terms of quality, so it's hard to predict who will win.
After these matches, there will be return legs, and the teams that advance will play another round to move further in the competition.

In the Dynamo Kyiv vs. Pafos match, I think Kyiv will be the dominant side.
While they've looked like equals in other matches, Rangers are better this year. If their defensive issues are resolved, they should easily beat Plzen.
The toughest matchup is Copenhagen vs. Malmö.
It's hard to predict which team will advance.
I think Copenhagen is a step ahead.
Qarabağ performed well last year, and if they continue that form this year, they'll make the playoffs.

[Shadiq]

I underrate Chelsea despite the challenges in their performance, but Chelsea is still that club that can take one by surprise and defeat a team you never expected them to beat.

 Many people thought PSG would defeat Chelsea with ease just because they were able to win the Champions League final without any struggle. PSG was too relaxed and thought the game would be like the Champions League final when they eliminated Inter Milan.

Look, I see a problem with Chelsea, which is the consistency of their great performances. If you talk about a single match, I will not underestimate Chelsea at all, because they can surprise any team in a match and it can be any team. But I will not agree to bet on them for a tournament, I will underestimate them here. The reason for this is that, as you must know, Chelsea often surprise their fans with losses and wins. Just as they can win against strong teams with great performances, they can also lose against weak teams with disappointing performances. Chelsea can only be removed from the list of underrated teams when they are consistent.

[eisen33]

The UEFA Champions League third qualifying round matches will be played tonight.

-Malmö vs Copenhagen
-Dynamo Kyiv vs Pafos
-FK Shkendija vs Qarabağ
-Rangers vs Viktoria Plzeň

I think the teams are fairly equal in terms of quality, so it's hard to predict who will win.
After these matches, there will be return legs, and the teams that advance will play another round to move further in the competition.

More or less equal, but my choice is for the winner of Copenhagen, Dynamo, Rangers and possibly Qarabağ, but I hesitate in the last one. I am talking about the winners not exactly in the first match, but by the sum of the two games. But you shouldn't bet on these matches until the games start, because the few games they played before are not enough to understand how they are playing now, the championships have not started yet, or will only start, but I think that the Champions League will be a priority for all these teams, so they will play at full strength.

[Iamgoat]

Chelsea's excellent play in the final, combined with their flawless preparation to exploit their opponent's weaknesses, made PSG look like a poor team. In reality, the match was entirely a result of Chelsea's excellent preparation. PSG tried to play well, but Chelsea wouldn't let them. Every move PSG made, Chelsea responded even better.

That's football. No matter how strong the favorite, you risk losing against a well-prepared team.

The earlier two goals scored by the Chelsea guys was the Real deal breaker and assisted the success of the team. It actually broke the PSG's rhythm and weaken the opponent who came with much confidence and enthusiasm. They failed to understand, in football nothing is impossible and nothing is guaranteed. They also forgot its not by who's better on the record books but who delivers on the same day at the pitch. While we can say PSG worked hard but I can say Chelsea did outplayed them.

[hyudien]

The UEFA Champions League third qualifying round matches will be played tonight.

-Malmö vs Copenhagen
-Dynamo Kyiv vs Pafos
-FK Shkendija vs Qarabağ
-Rangers vs Viktoria Plzeň

I think the teams are fairly equal in terms of quality, so it's hard to predict who will win.
After these matches, there will be return legs, and the teams that advance will play another round to move further in the competition.

I'll cross it out.
Malmö vs Copenhagen.
Rangers vs Viktoria Plzeň.

They're too evenly matched in terms of strength, making it difficult to predict the final result in a 1x2 bet.

And this match has the potential to be profitable.



You can see that Dinamo Kiev and Qarabag are the favorites here, worthy enough to be included in the multi-bet with total odds of 2.86.
So? Is anyone interested? 

[Lidger]

UCL seems like the main goal for Real Madrid, if they can do a better job this year because they are focusing on. This has to be the best thing for them to just move further this season. They got Xabi and Trent, that is the two biggest reason. If they can do a better job that would be a lot better, so there aren't really complicated issues to focus on at the moment. What we are going to see at the moment is playing with the system Xabi shows them and they do a good job if possible.

There aren't anything that could get a higher result, because if they can learn the system they would be a lot better. If they get used to it, then they could get a greater results because that is what they need for the future and to win.

It may not take long for Real Madrid to come back, if they perform poorly in a season, they come back stronger the next season, this is the habit of Real Madrid and has been like this for a long time. Last season, Real Madrid could not achieve anything, next season you will see this team performing well in the Champions League as well as winning the La Liga title. Injuries in the team are normal but what happened with Real Madrid last season is expected. When a manager is preparing a team in the transfer window, he thinks that one or two players may be out of the field for the entire season due to injury, so every club keeps their substitutes on the bench, but Real Madrid also has four to five players from the starting XI out for a long time due to this injury. If this had not happened with Madrid, they would have performed well last season.

[IceLincoln]

UCL seems like the main goal for Real Madrid, if they can do a better job this year because they are focusing on. This has to be the best thing for them to just move further this season. They got Xabi and Trent, that is the two biggest reason. If they can do a better job that would be a lot better, so there aren't really complicated issues to focus on at the moment. What we are going to see at the moment is playing with the system Xabi shows them and they do a good job if possible.

There aren't anything that could get a higher result, because if they can learn the system they would be a lot better. If they get used to it, then they could get a greater results because that is what they need for the future and to win.

It may not take long for Real Madrid to come back, if they perform poorly in a season, they come back stronger the next season, this is the habit of Real Madrid and has been like this for a long time. Last season, Real Madrid could not achieve anything, next season you will see this team performing well in the Champions League as well as winning the La Liga title. Injuries in the team are normal but what happened with Real Madrid last season is expected. When a manager is preparing a team in the transfer window, he thinks that one or two players may be out of the field for the entire season due to injury, so every club keeps their substitutes on the bench, but Real Madrid also has four to five players from the starting XI out for a long time due to this injury. If this had not happened with Madrid, they would have performed well last season.

Real Madrid is a formidable legendary team no doubt, but I don’t think we can hype them up like this without seeing the workings, they’ve been great in the past and sometimes they dip form and come back but in those times they dominated Europe they didn’t dominate LaLiga. With what they have now I don’t see them winning the LaLiga or even the UEFA Champions League, they might be able to compete better this season but it’ll still be difficult to win a title, cos all other teams are also trying to do better.

[armanda90]

The UEFA Champions League third qualifying round matches will be played tonight.

-Malmö vs Copenhagen
-Dynamo Kyiv vs Pafos
-FK Shkendija vs Qarabağ
-Rangers vs Viktoria Plzeň

I think the teams are fairly equal in terms of quality, so it's hard to predict who will win.
After these matches, there will be return legs, and the teams that advance will play another round to move further in the competition.

Difficult for predicting which teams have chance for winning the first leg match of third round UEFA Champion League qualifying because several teams not have domestic league matches. The third round UEFA Champion League matches start when any domestic league still break and difficult to know about their teams performance although have played at several pre season matches.

Based on the the third qualifying round match tonight seems Malmo, Dynamo and Ranger have bigger opportunity will secure the victory, I don't really popular with Pafos and FK Shkendija, but both teams success reached until the last round of UEFA Champion League match qualifying before secure one ticket for participating at UCL next season. I am waiting for next tomorrow matches between Fenerbahce vs Feyenoord and Benfica vs Nice, have several top teams play at qualifying match to secure ticket for qualifying to Champion League.