UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Iamgoat]

This is why the drawing is a bit crooked. I mean its not "fake" or corrupt or anything like that, I believe it is fair. But the system has to change without a doubt. Fenerbahce is a 300 million euro club, instead of them, Kairat is going, Pafos is going, Qarabag is going and such. I mean I get it, we are seeing smaller teams have a chance to play at UCL thanks to this and that's good for them, but its not great for football.

Because there is a 99% chance these teams will finish with either 1 point or zero point, because of how small they are and how everyone else is better than them. They should be at conference league or Europa league level at best. Because of bad drawing luck, two of the biggest teams in qualifying matched each other.

The other day, someone was complaining that it's only the rich teams that win. Today, another person is complaining that the richer team or the bigger team should qualify ahead of the smaller teams.
I honestly didn't believe anybody would complain about this. Fenerbache had their chance to qualify against Benfica, but they couldn't and now Benfica is here while they're not. Isn't football by merit anymore?
Or do you want only teams from the big football league to play in the Champions League and leave no chance for the smaller leagues? Then teams like Manchester Unted should play in the champions league if so.

Exactly... Football is not just all about the reach team or bigger team qualifying against the small team or poor team not qualifying. It's not an elitist sports where some class of team or clubs must excell while another can't because of their class. No. Football has always been about merit and not just riches or having a big brand. Beside the issue of Benfica and Fenerbache you sighted is just one example where smaller or less popular clubs also qualified for Champions League and the case is usually like so. The champions league would have been so boring had it been it was a closed shop for rich clubs and not based on performance merit.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

We can now get what should have been a dream Uefa champions league final. Inter Milan replaced Barcelona in what would have been a perfect final against PSG but now they will me again. Doue and Yamal will try to find out who is the most gifted young player and also Dembele and Yamal will show who is the better player. There will be battle in the midfield between Vitinha and Pedro, and the coaches Hansi Flick and Enrique will try to out do each other. It should be a good match.

[promise444c5]

Why are Chelsea fans so excited to play against Barcelona, i have heard it from a few Chelsea fans, most of them really wanted PSG as well.

Chelsea - Barcelona will be a tough game, i will love to see who the bookies will give the biggest and lowest odds.

They are so excited because they believe they can handle the high line strategies used by Barcelona and turn it into their weakness instead. Well, I would love to see that happen . In fact, I would really love for it to happen soon just to clear the air. It seems the wish to see Barcelona face Chelsea and PSG has been granted, and now I just want it to be decided once and for all. The bookies will probably give both teams close to similar odds, but it’s likely Barcelona has lesser odds compared to Chelsea (maybe).

[LUCKMCFLY]

So if Perez were to sign a new player, I'm sure Real Madrid could improve their bad breath, but Perez didn't sign anyone. Now it's Xabi Alonso's turn and if Real Madrid wants to improve their team, they should do what Xabi Alonso says, otherwise they too could fail like Angelotti….

In the first league game, it cannot be denied that they played very well, but to be honest, they lack more commitment. I see players who do not break through , who are in a system where they must use their Skills and generate scoring plays or the goal itself , The only one I see doing well overall is Mbappé , The new players contribute much more than Ancelotti had before, but basically , things have to keep improving.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Why are Chelsea fans so excited to play against Barcelona, i have heard it from a few Chelsea fans, most of them really wanted PSG as well.

Chelsea - Barcelona will be a tough game, i will love to see who the bookies will give the biggest and lowest odds.

Chelsea are so much confident in this game, playing against Barcelona is no big joke for mockery, despite the fierce meeting, even if one side lose to the other, they won't be kicked out at the league stage, both teams are expected to advance further.

Chelsea fans are excited because they think they've already beaten Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup, which is the reason most people used to justify their confidence. However, they shouldn't expect Barcelona to play like PSG. Barcelona fans are also excited, with high expectations of beating Chelsea. I've been waiting for the Chelsea against Barcelona match, and it's going to be interesting and challenging because both teams are in good form. In my opinion, it won't be easy for either team if one takes the lead, especially now that there's no second leg to recover from a loss.

[LGD2Business]

Fixtures are set. I see some Galatasaray fans commenting, some saying we'll get 14 points, others saying we'll get 21 points. There's no need to get carried away. The pessimists say we'll get 4 points, the optimists say we'll advance from the group. However, with this squad and this schedule, it's nearly impossible. They don't have any easy matches except for Union Saint-Gilloise. It looks like they'll suffer disappointment in most of the 8 matches. If they manage to fill the gaps in the team with transfers in the last 2-3 days, they might be able to avoid a rout.

[Abu-Naim]

We can now get what should have been a dream Uefa champions league final. Inter Milan replaced Barcelona in what would have been a perfect final against PSG but now they will me again. Doue and Yamal will try to find out who is the most gifted young player and also Dembele and Yamal will show who is the better player. There will be battle in the midfield between Vitinha and Pedro, and the coaches Hansi Flick and Enrique will try to out do each other. It should be a good match.

The last season’s final should even be between Barcelona and Arsenal because Arsenal were a better opponent than PSG in the entire competition, but PSG outplayed them in the semifinal to reached the final and they won it.

This season, I don’t expect PSG to perform as they did in the Champions League last season because many teams are well prepared for the Champions League this season; and from this draws we have seen so far, we can’t say which team will do better this season  because almost all the big teams have signed a lot of quality players in their squad; therefore, let’s watch and see how the Champions League will go this season.

[Abbatty]

Well, this season will be fun and extraordinary to watch. Chelsea fans are always excited to play against top teams, but this match isn’t going to be that easy, as Barcelona is not a team to joke with. I think Chelsea are less favorite to win this match, even though their fans are too excited to see it.

The bookies might determine the biggest and lowest odd, based on the performance of both teams in the season before their meeting.

We cannot say anything about the meeting yet, because both teams are the kind of teams we cannot see what they are up to until the day they meet.

Well, a lot of people write off Chelsea easily because they haven't played in the champions league recently but watching Chelsea in the premier league made me believe they can play and challenge the top teams in the champions league. They have played against PSG in the toughest stage in a Final and succeed in winning them, the team labeled as the best team in Europe this season. I believe winning the game against PSG has improve their mentality so they shouldn't be underrated at all. Barcelona is strong team too and so far they look more stronger than Chelsea but i Just think the game would be an interesting game and I can't predict a winner just yet till I see how each team performs as the season progresses.

[ShowOff]

Why are Chelsea fans so excited to play against Barcelona, i have heard it from a few Chelsea fans, most of them really wanted PSG as well.

Chelsea - Barcelona will be a tough game, i will love to see who the bookies will give the biggest and lowest odds.

They are so excited because they believe they can handle the high line strategies used by Barcelona and turn it into their weakness instead. Well, I would love to see that happen . In fact, I would really love for it to happen soon just to clear the air. It seems the wish to see Barcelona face Chelsea and PSG has been granted, and now I just want it to be decided once and for all. The bookies will probably give both teams close to similar odds, but it’s likely Barcelona has lesser odds compared to Chelsea (maybe).

Basically, Chelsea will have to readapt when playing in the Champions League, not only because they've been absent for the past two seasons, but also because the format of the Champions League has now changed. Besides that, Enzo Maresca doesn't have much experience in the Champions League, so instead of being excited, Chelsea fans should be more worried. It's not easy to get through the League Phase, even teams of the caliber of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and even PSG looked overwhelmed last season.

In my opinion, PSG is more favored than Barcelona by the bookmakers, and Barcelona is more favored than Chelsea. Chelsea success in the Club World Cup is impressive, but the intensity of competition in the Champions League will be very different. Nevertheless, considering Chelsea has managed to win the trophy twice, they certainly have good confidence in facing this season competition for the trophy.

[Miles2006]

What nice pairings that came out this year for the next Champions League
Big matches like Real Madrid - Manchester city, Real Madrid - Liverpool, Chelsea - Barcelona, Inter - Liverpool, PSG - Bayern Munich and many more.

I think this edition will be tougher than last season.
Do you think Juventus will make it into the round of 16 this time? XD

Why are Chelsea fans so excited to play against Barcelona, i have heard it from a few Chelsea fans, most of them really wanted PSG as well.

Chelsea - Barcelona will be a tough game, i will love to see who the bookies will give the biggest and lowest odds.

Chelsea are so much confident in this game, playing against Barcelona is no big joke for mockery, despite the fierce meeting, even if one side lose to the other, they won't be kicked out at the league stage, both teams are expected to advance further.

Chelsea generally always behave in such manner whereby they act over confident still end up with shame, Barcelona is not a little team at same time we can’t judge regarding the fixtures presently not until they perform before we can decide which team is more likely to win personally Barcelona is more likely to defeat Chelsea while at the other hand Chelsea might take a different turn like they did when playing against PSG, if I’m not mistaking no one expected the final result probably the fans are more excited about this so I guess they want to prove the world wrong once again by defeating Barcelona although let’s not forget Bayern is also in the list.

[TelolettOm]

They are so excited because they believe they can handle the high line strategies used by Barcelona and turn it into their weakness instead. Well, I would love to see that happen . In fact, I would really love for it to happen soon just to clear the air. It seems the wish to see Barcelona face Chelsea and PSG has been granted, and now I just want it to be decided once and for all. The bookies will probably give both teams close to similar odds, but it’s likely Barcelona has lesser odds compared to Chelsea (maybe).

They're very confident, maybe because they see how the club ability and squad currently?
What's clear is that, even if you're not a Barcelona fan, it's undeniable that Barcelona is getting stronger and stronger by the day. They still have Flick, who is an incredible coach. He's very strong at instilling a winning mentality in his players and is adept at seeing every possibility in a match. They're strong in all areas, especially in attack. Ah, this will be interesting, but that doesn't mean Barcelona will win 100%. It's still a possibility, and if Chelsea can beat Barcelona, ​​it will be a great thing for Chelsea.

Well, we'll see how Chelsea might perform against the following clubs:

Source: Predict Chelsea final position in UCL!

[Adiljutt156]

What a horrible performance by Fenerbahce last night.    They should be thankful for not conceding more goals. Because Benfica were so comfortable with organizing attacks throughout the game.

The Turkish side were really bad in defense and offense both. Not even a shot on target. Actually there was a shot hitting the post which could have been a silver lining. At the end the side deserving league phase the most made it...

UEFA Champions League is going smoothly and we saw last match of Fenerbahçe football team which they played against Benfica football team. Benfica football team did 1 goal in this match as that team tried to win this match. Aktürkoğlu was a one and only person in this match who did goal in this match and he did this goal at 35 minutes when opponent team was in pressure because they could not do any goal in the first half of the match and after that we expected goal will be by team but Fenerbahçe football team could not do any goal till end of the match. The head to head performance of Benfica football team was brilliant because that team won 2 matches against Fenerbahçe football team and 2 matches were draw between these two teams.

[GiftedMAN]

They are so excited because they believe they can handle the high line strategies used by Barcelona and turn it into their weakness instead. Well, I would love to see that happen . In fact, I would really love for it to happen soon just to clear the air. It seems the wish to see Barcelona face Chelsea and PSG has been granted, and now I just want it to be decided once and for all. The bookies will probably give both teams close to similar odds, but it’s likely Barcelona has lesser odds compared to Chelsea (maybe).

Chelsea and Barcelona game will be a big cracker, Barcelona have an excellent at the moment and Chelsea with their good performance cdn face them in a no distance time the highly anticipated match should happen and we can decide which team is better after the game. PSG against Chelsea will be a revenge game though PSG has not recovered yet from their defeat but it's going to be a good game to watch.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

I really hate this format.

You hate the goals too?

Because they will be so many, just like last season. Very entertaining if you don't like watching those 0 - 0 draws or 1 - 0 narrow wins.  

I think I like it. We all shall grow to like it more with time. We get a chance to see huge games even with the table format and not those very defensive games where some teams are very conservative on pitch because they think they are at home or led in the first leg.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Chelsea and Barcelona game will be a big cracker, Barcelona have an excellent at the moment and Chelsea with their good performance cdn face them in a no distance time the highly anticipated match should happen and we can decide which team is better after the game. PSG against Chelsea will be a revenge game though PSG has not recovered yet from their defeat but it's going to be a good game to watch.

The fear ultimately came to pass, and Chelsea will have to face a much tougher opponent early on, forcing Chelsea to fight harder to get the result they want. I'm pessimistic that Chelsea can easily face Bayern Munich and Barcelona because those two matches will almost certainly make it difficult for Chelsea to collect full points. My only hope is for Chelsea to draw with both teams, but that's a bit more difficult considering the current strengths of both teams which is getting stronger.

[Gost ms]

This is why the drawing is a bit crooked. I mean its not "fake" or corrupt or anything like that, I believe it is fair. But the system has to change without a doubt. Fenerbahce is a 300 million euro club, instead of them, Kairat is going, Pafos is going, Qarabag is going and such. I mean I get it, we are seeing smaller teams have a chance to play at UCL thanks to this and that's good for them, but its not great for football.

Because there is a 99% chance these teams will finish with either 1 point or zero point, because of how small they are and how everyone else is better than them. They should be at conference league or Europa league level at best. Because of bad drawing luck, two of the biggest teams in qualifying matched each other.

The other day, someone was complaining that it's only the rich teams that win. Today, another person is complaining that the richer team or the bigger team should qualify ahead of the smaller teams.
I honestly didn't believe anybody would complain about this. Fenerbache had their chance to qualify against Benfica, but they couldn't and now Benfica is here while they're not. Isn't football by merit anymore?
Or do you want only teams from the big football league to play in the Champions League and leave no chance for the smaller leagues? Then teams like Manchester Unted should play in the champions league if so.

There is no such thing as rich or poor in football. Many teams have bought many big players with a lot of money. That's why we can't call that team rich. It takes a lot of money to run a club. Those who can afford it run the club. But it seems like that because there are many new clubs, for example, if a very new club plays with a very old club, then many people will not recognize the new club and there will not be many players among the new ones. In the first place, it is very natural. That's why if we call that new club poor, it will never be right.

[asriloni]

I really hate this format.
How this can be fair game while it is random games vs random opponents at random location.
PSG got probably the worse draw of them all vs Batern, Atalanta, Spurs, Newcastle, Barca, Leverkusen.

This is a total BS.
This format needs to go away.

Then you must send your complaint to the UEFA, friend. It's all based on the drawing last night and i think it's fair. You must wait at least for the next 4 - 5 years to see the change of format. I'm fine with this one as it gives various opponents to fight instead of always fighting 3 teams.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Perez knows how to make excellent transfers, but he also knows how to complicate things and leave Real stranded. Then, after a few years, he does something big again. Xabi Alonso has a difficult task ahead of him, but everything is possible with good players. If Mbappe is in form, results will surely follow

Expectations among Madridistas are very high, but the way I'm going to realize where the good change has been consummated is when Madrid plays against Barcelona, ??that's when I'm going to realize how much they've improved, that's like the acid test, the classics.

The fear ultimately came to pass, and Chelsea will have to face a much tougher opponent early on, forcing Chelsea to fight harder to get the result they want. I'm pessimistic that Chelsea can easily face Bayern Munich and Barcelona because those two matches will almost certainly make it difficult for Chelsea to collect full points. My only hope is for Chelsea to draw with both teams, but that's a bit more difficult considering the current strengths of both teams which is getting stronger.

Barcelona is not invincible, Chelsea beat PSG in the Club World Cup, and Barcelona didn't even reach the UCL final, so there's no need to be upset because they drew Barcelona, ​​I hate that they drew Barcelona, ​​it shows what they're made of, Barcelona is a great team, but if Chelsea is good they have to play against the good ones, and if they're good they should get through without any problems, in football you can't and shouldn't ever be afraid.

[Silikiem]

Why are Chelsea fans so excited to play against Barcelona, i have heard it from a few Chelsea fans, most of them really wanted PSG as well.

Chelsea - Barcelona will be a tough game, i will love to see who the bookies will give the biggest and lowest odds.

They are so excited because they believe they can handle the high line strategies used by Barcelona and turn it into their weakness instead. Well, I would love to see that happen . In fact, I would really love for it to happen soon just to clear the air. It seems the wish to see Barcelona face Chelsea and PSG has been granted, and now I just want it to be decided once and for all. The bookies will probably give both teams close to similar odds, but it’s likely Barcelona has lesser odds compared to Chelsea (maybe).

Basically, Chelsea will have to readapt when playing in the Champions League, not only because they've been absent for the past two seasons, but also because the format of the Champions League has now changed. Besides that, Enzo Maresca doesn't have much experience in the Champions League, so instead of being excited, Chelsea fans should be more worried. It's not easy to get through the League Phase, even teams of the caliber of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and even PSG looked overwhelmed last season.

In my opinion, PSG is more favored than Barcelona by the bookmakers, and Barcelona is more favored than Chelsea. Chelsea success in the Club World Cup is impressive, but the intensity of competition in the Champions League will be very different. Nevertheless, considering Chelsea has managed to win the trophy twice, they certainly have good confidence in facing this season competition for the trophy.

It’s quite okay to say that Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca doesn’t have any champions league experience yet, but that doesn’t mean he’s not experienced in European football competition. Last season during his first season at Chelsea even without any European competition experience he ended up winning the Europa Conference league although many will argue that it comprises of more lesser teams in Europe but the fact that he’s been able to carry this team around and travel different European countries for away games and conquered, not quite long ago after the triumph in the Conference league, they had a more bigger test to compete among the biggest teams in the world stage in the just concluded FIFA club World Cup in the United States and they won it in style against the defending European champions (PSG). These are testament to see that this Chelsea team is ready to compete among the biggest teams in Europe, I think that Chelsea’s presence in the competition is really going to make the competition exciting again because they always bring different kind of Energy and vibes to the competition, it’s really going to be an exciting one.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Chelsea and Barcelona game will be a big cracker, Barcelona have an excellent at the moment and Chelsea with their good performance cdn face them in a no distance time the highly anticipated match should happen and we can decide which team is better after the game. PSG against Chelsea will be a revenge game though PSG has not recovered yet from their defeat but it's going to be a good game to watch.

The fear ultimately came to pass, and Chelsea will have to face a much tougher opponent early on, forcing Chelsea to fight harder to get the result they want. I'm pessimistic that Chelsea can easily face Bayern Munich and Barcelona because those two matches will almost certainly make it difficult for Chelsea to collect full points. My only hope is for Chelsea to draw with both teams, but that's a bit more difficult considering the current strengths of both teams which is getting stronger.

It is indeed difficult but there is still a possibility for Chelsea especially this season their performance has improved quite a lot so I still think that Chelsea's chances are the same as Barcelona and Bayern Munich and this is a match in the group stage even though it is not that crucial but for some top teams and Chelsea I am sure they will be able to get through the group stage.