UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

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All teams have an equal chance to compete for the title, but looking at the quality of the players in each team reveals the quality of the team's competitiveness. Inter Milan has been quite good at eliminating some strong teams, but they have always failed to reach the championship final. This season, I see the Premier League representatives as having a better chance, although I'm not discounting Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, or PSG. Anything can happen, as football sometimes goes unpredictably.

The champions League competition is a very important title for all the clubs but it takes the team with the best performance and good quality players to compete and win the trophy but recently the performance of Inter Milan has been good especially during their qualification as they have defeated big teams but their inability to win the champions League has been the reason why most people think they aren't good enough. The EPL teams appear to be very good and promising this season but it will take time to know if they will perform well in the champions League.

The other big teams are not forgotten also they have the quality players to get to the finals but the ability of the teams to progress to the finals will determine who wins the competition.

Although Inter Milan failed to win the Champions League trophy last season, they were still better than several Premier League representatives, because they managed to become finalists. Of course, any team has a chance to win the trophy, and the team with the best squad depth will always have a better chance. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG, Manchester City, Liverpool, Barcelona, ??and Inter Milan, in my opinion, have better bargaining power than most of the other contenders, even thought there's no guarantee they'll win the trophy this season.

I think Arsenal's strength is also worth considering, they've improved in recent seasons. Overall, the other dark horse teams last season managed to pull off many surprises, and it's possible they'll do the same again this season. What's certain is that the competitive dynamics will be very different, and it will certainly be even more competitive.

You have mentioned all the strong clubs in the competition as favorite to win this season Champions League. I don't think that there will be any surprises from the dark horse teams, because I have been trying to wrap up something in my head on which club apart from the ones that you mentioned above is capable of going far. Napoli is not capable of it.

Out of all the team the dude mentioned I don't consider Manchester city and inter as favorite because they have not been consistent with their winning for some time now, Manchester city's own started last season  before leagues ended and it really affect them and as for Inter Milan i don't really know what to say about them because initially they were playing very well to the point that they even kick out Barcelona in semi finals and they went to finals and were playing rubbish and I was wondering if they were influence by the way PSG was playing and defeating people and after that match they have not been any better.

We think Arsenal must manage their energy very well and not have what happened in the UCL happen to them, where they put all their energy into Madrid and they beat them and then went down, something like what Inter did with Barcelona, ??while PSG maintained their level and as they climbed their level increased, that is a great strategy, going from less to more, there is a reason they are the UCL champions, let's wait and see what power they come out with this time.

[Callido]

There's much expectations from Victor Osimhen this season and I hope he don't end up disappointing, because all eyes have been on him and there's no how they could have played any match without having their eyes on him for an outstanding performance, not only that, they needed him to score a number of goals for them to go far in this season.

Victor Osimhen already registered 2 goals for this season, it is a great start and the only way to crown it is by remaining consistent. Not to be sentimental with the judgement as a fellow African, Osimhen is far more better striker than 90% of players in the Premier League, what he did for Galatasaray alone during his loan times was enough work done to put him qualified. Osimhen would have made a better striker for many PL teams, in a way Napoli was part of the actual course why most deals fell and why some teams didn't approach.

[ndutndut]

I was seeing Manchester City as one of the favorite teams to win this season champions league trophy but after I watched Manchester City's performance against Brighton in the Premier League, I don't think Manchester City is ready to compete for the champions League trophy this season unless they are able to improve their performance before the champions league starts and prove me wrong.

Manchester City will still go out to win the champions League this season it doesn't matter how well they do in the EPL this season but the Champions League competition is a different game and they may go all out to improve their performance and if that is done Manchester City will be ready to face other good teams if they are lucky they can get to the finals. City has gained only 3 points in 3 matches in the English Premier League this new season they have a lot of things to improve on if they what to make it to the finals they season.

The Manchester City team that I'm seeing today don't have those super grips they had two or three seasons ago, their performance in the English premier League have shown that they are still trying to get their acts together, even in the last champions league their performance was far from what we expected. But one person I respect in this City situation is Pep Guardiola, his one of the most brilliant Coaches we have in Europe, trust me he can come up with good tactics anytime soon, but for now they are still in the struggling stage.

I see the same thing as you. Man City is no longer the same as it was two seasons ago, especially since Pep squad hasn't fully achieved this level of success. This can be seen in the three matches they've played, with only one win. I believe the source of the defeat is his over risking and overconfidence, discarding players who would have been very good if kept.

Furthermore if you look at Man City current game they're too drawn out the ball is passed back and forth from one player to another, lacking creativity and effectiveness. When the ball is controlled by the opponent and a quick counter-attack, the City players are confused. Pep has a lot to fix in the Manchester City squad, and he doesn't have much time, as after the international break, Man City has tough matches against Man United, Napoli, and Arsenal. If Pep can get through all of this with a positive result, it will be good for Man City to bounce back and will be considered again as a strong contender in the UCL league.

[bitgolden]

I love the reunion of Sane and IIkay Gundugan. Gundugan also seems happy to play with Victor Osimhen as he was in complete awe when the news came up about his successful transfer to Galatasaray was announced. If they canbe able to convert the chances they have in attack, then the defenders will have to do their best defending likewise. I'm so gassed up for the Champions league. Anticipating!!

It is true that they have built a great wing and striker and even midfield rotation. Definitely looking far better than they are known for, and they are looking stronger than predicted. However, one thing is obvious, their defense is weak and not up to par with their own offensive power.

Jacobs, Abdulerkim Sanchez and whoever is the right wing there, Singo I suppose? That's not really as strong as having Sane, Ilkay, Torriera, Osimhen, Icardi all at once at the front, they are very offense heavy team. When you are the underdogs (and lets face it they are underdogs against many teams) having great offense is not a good move, because you will mostly be defending. I think they will eventually wish they spent all that money on defense, instead of offense.

[Jegileman]

Victor Osimhen already registered 2 goals for this season, it is a great start and the only way to crown it is by remaining consistent. Not to be sentimental with the judgement as a fellow African, Osimhen is far more better striker than 90% of players in the Premier League, what he did for Galatasaray alone during his loan times was enough work done to put him qualified. Osimhen would have made a better striker for many PL teams, in a way Napoli was part of the actual course why most deals fell and why some teams didn't approach.

It doesn’t matter if Napoli made his transfer out of the club very hard, he has finally moved from there and no more within their control again. The work that Victor Osimehn has done in Galatasaray is more than enough for them to root for him to stay back in the club. It was a very smart move for Galatasaray to permanent his deal with them. Anytime Osimehn is going to leave the club, Galatasaray will benefit very well from him if he maintains his top consistency in the games. He managed to make them win the Turkish league last season, and this season has already started with a better stats, I am sure he’ll make a great player by the end of the season that will be rated amongst top strikers in Europe by end of the season.

[BIT-BENDER]

I love the reunion of Sane and IIkay Gundugan. Gundugan also seems happy to play with Victor Osimhen as he was in complete awe when the news came up about his successful transfer to Galatasaray was announced. If they canbe able to convert the chances they have in attack, then the defenders will have to do their best defending likewise. I'm so gassed up for the Champions league. Anticipating!!

Well Sane and Gundugan aren't as strong as they use to be they are a very good addition to The Galatasaray team and I see them retaining the Turkish league but in the UEFA champions league I think they would struggle a bit, I hope I am wrong but Gundugan ever since he left Manchester city the first time to Barcelona I felt he career was done. Osimhen will be a player to watch in the UEFA champions league for Galatasaray but I will hope he remains fit.

[Cryptoprincess101]

There's much expectations from Victor Osimhen this season and I hope he don't end up disappointing, because all eyes have been on him and there's no how they could have played any match without having their eyes on him for an outstanding performance, not only that, they needed him to score a number of goals for them to go far in this season.

Galatasaray must have spent so much in signing Victor Osimhen but i think they did what they did just to compensate him for his efforts in the club during his loan deal. Galatasaray has a lot of good strikers aside Victor Osimhen so expectation won't be high on him since there are other players who are also doing well for the club. Barış Alper Yılmaz is also very supportive in the squad coupled with other players who are active in goal scoring so Victor Osimhen wouldn't stress himself much since he got many backups though if he still remains consistent is goal scoring it will be a very big credit to him.

[Dzwaafu11]

I was seeing Manchester City as one of the favorite teams to win this season champions league trophy but after I watched Manchester City's performance against Brighton in the Premier League, I don't think Manchester City is ready to compete for the champions League trophy this season unless they are able to improve their performance before the champions league starts and prove me wrong.

Manchester City will still go out to win the champions League this season it doesn't matter how well they do in the EPL this season but the Champions League competition is a different game and they may go all out to improve their performance and if that is done Manchester City will be ready to face other good teams if they are lucky they can get to the finals. City has gained only 3 points in 3 matches in the English Premier League this new season they have a lot of things to improve on if they what to make it to the finals they season.

As we already know that Manchester City faced a lot of injuries and hard times last season, I think the first thing is to observe how their performance will go this season, not thinking of whether they will win the Champions League or Premier League or not.

Manchester City really need to fix their club this season because many clubs are ready for the title this season, and for that, they need to strengthen their weak positions to make things work out for them. If not, City may be the same as last season. Their match against Brighton was a surprise one because I also expected City to do more than that, but unfortunately, they didn’t.

[Abu-Naim]

I love the reunion of Sane and IIkay Gundugan. Gundugan also seems happy to play with Victor Osimhen as he was in complete awe when the news came up about his successful transfer to Galatasaray was announced. If they canbe able to convert the chances they have in attack, then the defenders will have to do their best defending likewise. I'm so gassed up for the Champions league. Anticipating!!

Well Sane and Gundugan aren't as strong as they use to be they are a very good addition to The Galatasaray team and I see them retaining the Turkish league but in the UEFA champions league I think they would struggle a bit, I hope I am wrong but Gundugan ever since he left Manchester city the first time to Barcelona I felt he career was done. Osimhen will be a player to watch in the UEFA champions league for Galatasaray but I will hope he remains fit.

Even though Sani and Gundigan are not too good as they used to be in Manchester City, but having them in Galatasaray to be a strong support to Victor Osimhen will be a good boost for Galatasary in both the Turkish League and the Champions League because they will form a strong team that will be hard to penetrate and will create more goal chances whenever they are playing against any opponent.

Since Fernaberche sacked Mourinho, I think it’s time for Galatasaray to take the mantle of leadership in the Turkish League because they have a stronger team than any other team in the league.

[Adbitco]

Seriously, I don't see any Italian team making it to this season's Champions League finals, the one that tried last season won't make it this season because I don't even understand what they are doing currently on the pitch. Maybe it's Napoli that will try but they won't make it that far to the finals. Atlanta won't even get past the Quarter finals that's if they happen to get to the playoffs.

Why are you so certain that none of the Italian teams will make it that far in the competition, I mean there are times when even the most weak teams tend to find their stride in other competitive competition and then at the same time perform poorly in their league. There are some Italian teams I can boost of and that's the likes on Napoli and inter Milan, if there is any of the teams atleast this two can turn up and make an impact.

Check Champions League trend in the last 15 years, the winners and the runners up, that's where I will use as my reference point. In this same period it's just 3 times an Italian team has made it to the finals in this timeframe. Inter Milan in 2010, Inter Milan 2023 and Inter Milan in 2025. Inter Milan this season won't look like the Inter Milan of last season despite the fact that they lost the league last season. Napoli can be good in their league but they are not really going to go far in the UCL.

[Unknown01]

It is true that they have built a great wing and striker and even midfield rotation. Definitely looking far better than they are known for, and they are looking stronger than predicted. However, one thing is obvious, their defense is weak and not up to par with their own offensive power.

Jacobs, Abdulerkim Sanchez and whoever is the right wing there, Singo I suppose? That's not really as strong as having Sane, Ilkay, Torriera, Osimhen, Icardi all at once at the front, they are very offense heavy team. When you are the underdogs (and lets face it they are underdogs against many teams) having great offense is not a good move, because you will mostly be defending. I think they will eventually wish they spent all that money on defense, instead of offense.

As the saying goes: the best defense is offense!  

Galatasaray have put together an incredibly strong team and with the right strategy and tactics, they have a very good chance of making it through to the next round. It's crazy witch players they have in their squad, a lot of stars who could easily play in the top 3 leagues in Europe for top clubs.

Sanchez, Icardi, Osimhen, Torreira, Sane or Gündogan are really top players and can play dangerously against any team.

[Egii Nna]

There's much expectations from Victor Osimhen this season and I hope he don't end up disappointing, because all eyes have been on him and there's no how they could have played any match without having their eyes on him for an outstanding performance, not only that, they needed him to score a number of goals for them to go far in this season.

Victor Osimhen already registered 2 goals for this season, it is a great start and the only way to crown it is by remaining consistent. Not to be sentimental with the judgement as a fellow African, Osimhen is far more better striker than 90% of players in the Premier League, what he did for Galatasaray alone during his loan times was enough work done to put him qualified. Osimhen would have made a better striker for many PL teams, in a way Napoli was part of the actual course why most deals fell and why some teams didn't approach.

Victor Osimhen is one of the best strikers in Europe today. Scoring 2 goals already shows that he is much more ready to prove that he is fit which he will always performs well in the pitch. Compared to most strikers in the Premier League, he has more speed, power, and goal tactics. I can say only a few players like Haaland are clearly above him.

The biggest reason he is not in the Premier League is mainly because Napoli asked for a very high price, not because he isn’t good enough. If he keeps this form, Premier League clubs will surely try to sign him again in the coming summer no doubt about that.

[Nheer]

I love the reunion of Sane and IIkay Gundugan. Gundugan also seems happy to play with Victor Osimhen as he was in complete awe when the news came up about his successful transfer to Galatasaray was announced. If they canbe able to convert the chances they have in attack, then the defenders will have to do their best defending likewise. I'm so gassed up for the Champions league. Anticipating!!

Well Sane and Gundugan aren't as strong as they use to be they are a very good addition to The Galatasaray team and I see them retaining the Turkish league but in the UEFA champions league I think they would struggle a bit, I hope I am wrong but Gundugan ever since he left Manchester city the first time to Barcelona I felt he career was done. Osimhen will be a player to watch in the UEFA champions league for Galatasaray but I will hope he remains fit.

Same thing I thought, They look strong in the Turkish league but the champions league is a more tougher competition with various top teams with best players in the world so competing against them won't be easy at all even with the reinforcements.
Gundugan cannot be as active again and he will struggle playing against young players from Europe but he can at least give a fair performance. Osimhen is still very much active and I expect to see him at his best if he is not injured, he is definitely a player to watch in the champions league. I don't think Galatasaray will go past the Quarter final that's if they can survive the first stage of the league phase and survive the knock out too.

[katanic97]

There's much expectations from Victor Osimhen this season and I hope he don't end up disappointing, because all eyes have been on him and there's no how they could have played any match without having their eyes on him for an outstanding performance, not only that, they needed him to score a number of goals for them to go far in this season.

Victor Osimhen already registered 2 goals for this season, it is a great start and the only way to crown it is by remaining consistent. Not to be sentimental with the judgement as a fellow African, Osimhen is far more better striker than 90% of players in the Premier League, what he did for Galatasaray alone during his loan times was enough work done to put him qualified. Osimhen would have made a better striker for many PL teams, in a way Napoli was part of the actual course why most deals fell and why some teams didn't approach.

Okay, yes, he is a very good striker, and as a Napoli fan i always enjoyed watching his performances and those perfect goals. But let’s be honest you said he’s better than 90% of the players in the Premier League, while he’s now playing in the Turkish league, which is significantly weaker than the Premier League. He’s an excellent striker, but you went too far when you said he’s better than almost the whole league. The question is whether he could adapt to that kind of game tempo and everything else. I don’t deny his quality, but there are plenty of strikers in the Premier League who are more talented than him. As for Napoli, no player is bigger than the club, and that goes for Osimhen too. His behavior wasn’t appropriate, and Napoli as a club also didn’t need to act the way they did but that’s football and money after all...

[CageMabok]

Lolz... It's gonna be an interesting match to see Osimhen play against Napoli. Of course, Osimhen has the dream of playing in EPL but the EPL clubs didn't give him that opportunity because they don't believe in him. However, Galatasaray saw him as a player with great potentials which was why he tried their possible best to sign him. He will definitely make them proud this season.

If Napoli were to face Galatasaray in the Champions League this season, it would certainly be quite an interesting match, especially if Napoli were to lose. If Osimhen were to score and lead Galatasaray to victory, it would be quite painful for Napoli, who have long disliked Osimhen. Meanwhile, Galatasaray could be happy to have won against a team that was more favored than them.

[GiftedMAN]

Galatasaray must have spent so much in signing Victor Osimhen but i think they did what they did just to compensate him for his efforts in the club during his loan deal. Galatasaray has a lot of good strikers aside Victor Osimhen so expectation won't be high on him since there are other players who are also doing well for the club. Barış Alper Yılmaz is also very supportive in the squad coupled with other players who are active in goal scoring so Victor Osimhen wouldn't stress himself much since he got many backups though if he still remains consistent is goal scoring it will be a very big credit to him.

Galatasaray spent a huge amount of money just to finally sign Victor Osimhen following his buy back clause but they did that following his outstanding performance last season in the championship and the league game he was the best player of the season and the highest goal score for the team and ane in the tournament they needed his services more that's why they made sure they secured him despite all the dramas with his former club Napoli. Victor Osimhen is expected to be consistent as usual but the team has other notable players which has been doing well in the team also so Victor Osimhen will not just do the work alone with team work they will achieve a good result.

[Obari]

Victor Osimhen is one of the best strikers in Europe today. Scoring 2 goals already shows that he is much more ready to prove that he is fit which he will always performs well in the pitch. Compared to most strikers in the Premier League, he has more speed, power, and goal tactics. I can say only a few players like Haaland are clearly above him.

The biggest reason he is not in the Premier League is mainly because Napoli asked for a very high price, not because he isn’t good enough. If he keeps this form, Premier League clubs will surely try to sign him again in the coming summer no doubt about that.

Napoli was just trying to tie him down but with the Nigeria international initiative, he's sensed it from early stage and didn't relent to press moves. Victor Osimhen force his exits from Napoli and watching him play for Galatasaray was never the plan. Alot of things happen and we know how determined Osimhen have been for the club he plays for. Who's ready to tackle the problem of Osimhen? He'd confident and know appropriately his position, how to bang goals and not willingly to give up. I would wish to see him one day play for an elite EPL side. Probably Chelsea or any other determined club, Osimhen will be a top player for any club he plays for.

[Balmain]

There's much expectations from Victor Osimhen this season and I hope he don't end up disappointing, because all eyes have been on him and there's no how they could have played any match without having their eyes on him for an outstanding performance, not only that, they needed him to score a number of goals for them to go far in this season.

Victor Osimhen already registered 2 goals for this season, it is a great start and the only way to crown it is by remaining consistent. Not to be sentimental with the judgement as a fellow African, Osimhen is far more better striker than 90% of players in the Premier League, what he did for Galatasaray alone during his loan times was enough work done to put him qualified. Osimhen would have made a better striker for many PL teams, in a way Napoli was part of the actual course why most deals fell and why some teams didn't approach.

Victor Osimhen is one of the best strikers in Europe today. Scoring 2 goals already shows that he is much more ready to prove that he is fit which he will always performs well in the pitch. Compared to most strikers in the Premier League, he has more speed, power, and goal tactics. I can say only a few players like Haaland are clearly above him.

The biggest reason he is not in the Premier League is mainly because Napoli asked for a very high price, not because he isn’t good enough. If he keeps this form, Premier League clubs will surely try to sign him again in the coming summer no doubt about that.

In my opinion, Victor Osimhen is a more talented center forward than Halaand, that's a fact. English teams have stayed away because of Napoli's transfer fee, but if Galatasaray performs well in the Champions League and Osimhen contributes sufficiently, then English teams will be lining up to sign him. The Galatasaray squad is quite ambitious this season, so Osimhen isn't alone, so he could produce better results.

[$weetne$$]

Victor Osimhen already registered 2 goals for this season, it is a great start and the only way to crown it is by remaining consistent. Not to be sentimental with the judgement as a fellow African, Osimhen is far more better striker than 90% of players in the Premier League, what he did for Galatasaray alone during his loan times was enough work done to put him qualified. Osimhen would have made a better striker for many PL teams, in a way Napoli was part of the actual course why most deals fell and why some teams didn't approach.

I will not agree with this point of your and that is because I have seen good players in other leagues come to the premier league and at the end they could not cope, I have also seen players who are poorly performing in the premier league go to other leagues to excel, cuteness have a few from Manchester United as typical example, no doubts Victor is a very brilliant and excellent striker but eait until he gets to the premier league before giving judgment based on Premier League performances, do not credit the ability just yet when you are not sure if he will be able  to deliver in such spirit in the premier league.

[Alpha Marine]

Out of all the team the dude mentioned I don't consider Manchester city and inter as favorite because they have not been consistent with their winning for some time now, Manchester city's own started last season  before leagues ended and it really affect them and as for Inter Milan i don't really know what to say about them because initially they were playing very well to the point that they even kick out Barcelona in semi finals and they went to finals and were playing rubbish and I was wondering if they were influence by the way PSG was playing and defeating people and after that match they have not been any better.

I really can't say what is wrong with Manchester City, but from what I've seen while watching them, their pressing is really poor. You can't play an attacking style of football and not press properly and consistently for 90 minutes. Also, their wings don't function. I don't know why they felt Doku and Savio were good wingers. Even Foden is not performing well. I don't know if Pep has lost his touch, but it's looking like one of those times where he just needs to take a sabbatical and reboot.

As for Inter, what killed them last season was trying to cash all the birds without protecting the one they already have, so they left with no birds. They have a thin squad, and they were focused on the treble. Fatigue set in, and they lost everything. Barcelona almost suffered the same fate, but they were a better team than Inter.

We think Arsenal must manage their energy very well and not have what happened in the UCL happen to them, where they put all their energy into Madrid and they beat them and then went down,

The way Arsenal plays football, I won't be surprised to see them go trophyless again this season. They are too pragmatic when they play a good team. They don't take the game to the opponents. It was evident in their last game, against Liverpool. Im not saying they should abandon the defence but they should be more daring and attack teams. there is a way to play football and protect you defence while also attacking your opponents.