UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[*Ace*]

Cesc Fabregas is absolutely right!
Young players must be valued and given the opportunity to grow. This situation is greatly underestimated in Italy, and we are paying the price for it at national level!
Fabregas's thinking should be engraved in the minds of all team managers, whether they are small or large teams.

Maybe they could play more young players in different matches, alternating them, giving them a chance to express themselves, and maybe they could surprise players, because they'll certainly have more enthusiasm than the veterans and could even turn games around.
Sure, they could make mistakes, but I remember Cassano. In his early days, he was a kid who was given the chance to play and make games fun, but then he got big-headed and unfortunately lost his sense of reason.
Unfortunately, all clubs are looking to win (as they should be); it's not just a desire to play; there's money at stake, and so few coaches try to play younger players.

Playing too many young players could be counterproductive for certain teams.
It is true that Italian teams, especially the big ones, do not value our young players, but I also see that the teams fighting to avoid relegation are almost entirely made up of Italian players, most of whom are young.
Another problem that should not be underestimated, however, lies in the organisational structure and infrastructure of each individual club.
Lecce, for example, does not have the same optimised infrastructure as Juventus or Milan, and even the athletic trainers do not have the same skills as those of the big teams.

That is why it is important that even the big teams give space to their promising young players.

[banana33]

If we look at the depth of the Chelsea team, it's true that they currently have quality players and possess superior talent.
However, from a different perspective, the Chelsea players don't seem ready to face every major club in the Champions League.
This isn't to underestimate them, but Chelsea has many young players who need time to balance ambition and confidence.
So, it's no surprise that Chelsea currently appears inconsistent, despite having good players, while other clubs have more experienced players.

Chelsea average player age this season is 23.4, and Enzo Maresca team clearly looks very young and lacks the experience to compete in the Champions League. Although the players are very talented, with such a young age group, I think it's very difficult to become a title challenging team. Nevertheless, Chelsea remains a side to be reckoned with and should not be underestimated, they can spring a surprise by beating any opponent.

At a glance, I see that Chelsea currently like to recruit talented young players and then sell them on for profit. With that approach, I think it will be difficult for Chelsea to achieve success, especially in the Champions League, which is known for being extremely competitive. But, if Chelsea keeps its key players for a long time, it's highly likely they will successfully win trophies again in the future.
You have a very good point. On the other hand I don't think that Chelsea actually set selling some of their young players as a business strategy unlike the Arsenal under the Arsene Wingers regime. Most times Chelsea tend to sell those players when they feel they had made a transfer error which is very normal for every team. Their recent sales during the transfer window was purely a means to offload some of their transfer mistakes. Jackson is young but had a very bad finishing ability and even football fans were already fed up with him. Madueke too was already out of favour too plus personal desires. I would say that Chelsea has a good business idea and tends to make profits from every of their signing and that is perfect for any team that understands the game.

Mason mount's deal with Manchester United is one of their good deals and I believe that they don't just sell, they put value on their players no matter how bad the player is unlike Manchester United. This is why Manchester United will continue loosing in every transfer market because they usually condemn their players before putting him up for sale. This makes scouts to price their players too poorly which end up leading them to loose their capital after signing.

Chelsea may not go to semi final this champion's league season, but I would bet that they would reach the quarter finals. The team is young and mighty, even though they lack experience but their talents can take them anywhere.

You have to know how to balance things, to have a quality team you have to know how to put strong and experienced players who therefore have a certain age with very young and immature players with little experience and an age that does not allow them to have a clear vision, with this combination you can arrive at having a perfect team.

[Adbitco]

The Chelsea that played against Bayern may have a hard time against Benfica. I don't know but they were not so smart against Bayern at all, the were more defensive minded than playing the ball which gave Bayern the upper hand to punish them and repeated itself when they were away at old Trafford. Normally in form rating, I would rate Chelsea higher, more especially since they're at home, so a lot is expected from them.

Ordinary they're the favorites to win, but like I would always say, football isn't mathematics and anything can happen but whatever happens, Enzo Marescca should know his competence would  be in greater doubt if he gets anything less than a win from that game.

I don't think it was about Chelsea not being smart against Bayern Munich in their 3 - 1 loss to them. Bayern Munich is just a better side than Chelsea, if Chelsea had gone toe to toe with them it would have been a different ball game entirely. Bayern Munich strives on games like that, they are used to the possession and that's their style of play. Chelsea is not a possession team. It would have been worse if Chelsea had tried to follow them in keeping possession.

[Akbarkoe]

The Chelsea that played against Bayern may have a hard time against Benfica. I don't know but they were not so smart against Bayern at all, the were more defensive minded than playing the ball which gave Bayern the upper hand to punish them and repeated itself when they were away at old Trafford. Normally in form rating, I would rate Chelsea higher, more especially since they're at home, so a lot is expected from them.

Ordinary they're the favorites to win, but like I would always say, football isn't mathematics and anything can happen but whatever happens, Enzo Marescca should know his competence would  be in greater doubt if he gets anything less than a win from that game.

I don't think it was about Chelsea not being smart against Bayern Munich in their 3 - 1 loss to them. Bayern Munich is just a better side than Chelsea, if Chelsea had gone toe to toe with them it would have been a different ball game entirely. Bayern Munich strives on games like that, they are used to the possession and that's their style of play. Chelsea is not a possession team. It would have been worse if Chelsea had tried to follow them in keeping possession.

We must understand that indeed Chelsea is not as good as Bayern Munich from many sides, especially in the defense lines of midfield and llini, Bayern Munich has been formed well and stable that Bayern Munich is much better in terms of the players they have from the whole.

Seeing how their Chelsea game was very difficult to enter and make a good attack, and the goal that created Cole Palmer was also a quick counterattack from Chelsea, I Sudha said before that if there was no own goal and a penalty kick for Bayern Munich, maybe the results would be drawn.

[cande86]

The Chelsea that played against Bayern may have a hard time against Benfica. I don't know but they were not so smart against Bayern at all, the were more defensive minded than playing the ball which gave Bayern the upper hand to punish them and repeated itself when they were away at old Trafford. Normally in form rating, I would rate Chelsea higher, more especially since they're at home, so a lot is expected from them.

Ordinary they're the favorites to win, but like I would always say, football isn't mathematics and anything can happen but whatever happens, Enzo Marescca should know his competence would  be in greater doubt if he gets anything less than a win from that game.

I don't think it was about Chelsea not being smart against Bayern Munich in their 3 - 1 loss to them. Bayern Munich is just a better side than Chelsea, if Chelsea had gone toe to toe with them it would have been a different ball game entirely. Bayern Munich strives on games like that, they are used to the possession and that's their style of play. Chelsea is not a possession team. It would have been worse if Chelsea had tried to follow them in keeping possession.

yes in fact I also believe that Bayern Munich is simply a superior team and that the level is very different between the two teams.
It's a shame because Chelsea have shown that they know how to win and play very well even during the Club World Cup, but in the Champions League that's not enough.

[el kaka22]

Chelsea is of course better team and expecting them to win wouldn't be that weird, it can very well happen. Betting on them to win isn't that much of a troubled idea and I am sure that we are going to see it happen. What we are not seeing however is the fact that it is not that great at the moment so it shouldn't be that important to any of us.

Because if we bet on Chelsea to win, it's a common expectation, and nothing about it to discuss, if we are betting on Benfica that means we are expecting a shocking result and there isn't anything to discuss about that neither. The game is obvious and because of that I doubt there will be anything to discuss about any part of it and shouldn't be really a big deal.

[Sticky Bomb]

The Chelsea that played against Bayern may have a hard time against Benfica. I don't know but they were not so smart against Bayern at all, the were more defensive minded than playing the ball which gave Bayern the upper hand to punish them and repeated itself when they were away at old Trafford. Normally in form rating, I would rate Chelsea higher, more especially since they're at home, so a lot is expected from them.

Ordinary they're the favorites to win, but like I would always say, football isn't mathematics and anything can happen but whatever happens, Enzo Marescca should know his competence would  be in greater doubt if he gets anything less than a win from that game.

I don't think it was about Chelsea not being smart against Bayern Munich in their 3 - 1 loss to them. Bayern Munich is just a better side than Chelsea, if Chelsea had gone toe to toe with them it would have been a different ball game entirely. Bayern Munich strives on games like that, they are used to the possession and that's their style of play. Chelsea is not a possession team. It would have been worse if Chelsea had tried to follow them in keeping possession.

Bayern was actually the better side. Chelsea wanted to use their defense and counter attack strategy but Bayern foiled that plan and maintained the pressure on them until full-time.

In terms of fitness, Bayern is better too. They outrun the Chelsea team by a great margin. Whenever Chelsea has the ball they increase the pressure until they're dispossessed but when they hold the ball, the Chelsea team are not fit enough to run them through, so it gives them enough chance to plan and execute.

[joniboini]

Chelsea lost their first game to Bayern and I don't think that they will love that to replicate itself again in their second match against Benfica who is a weaker team than them.

I mean, just because they don't want to repeat it doesn't mean it won't happen. Especially when their recent results aren't that great. They'll obviously try to bounce back as soon as possible, but I don't think Chelsea losing again is such an impossible thing to happen in recent weeks. I guess it boils down to whether their star player gets fully fit and plays or not. Anyway, Barca vs PSG is definitely the one to watch this week.

[Franctoshi]

I also firmly believe that Chelsea will win without problems against Benfica, but this was something I thought before Mourinho could become the coach of this team and it's worrying me a bit, it's true that the coach alone can't make the difference, but he can make life a bit more difficult, someone like him can do it

The Chelsea that played against Bayern may have a hard time against Benfica. I don't know but they were not so smart against Bayern at all, the were more defensive minded than playing the ball which gave Bayern the upper hand to punish them and repeated itself when they were away at old Trafford. Normally in form rating, I would rate Chelsea higher, more especially since they're at home, so a lot is expected from them.

Ordinary they're the favorites to win, but like I would always say, football isn't mathematics and anything can happen but whatever happens, Enzo Marescca should know his competence would  be in greater doubt if he gets anything less than a win from that game.

Chelsea shouldn't target anything less than a win in that match, after their conference league trophy 🏆 win and the club world cup victory over Bayern Munich, they lost their first European champions league game of the season to Bayern and that of their match against Benfica would be their second game of the season, their high expectations on that match coupled with the fact that in the last 4 matchs they've played, they haven't been able to win anyone.

[Abbatty]

On matchday 2 of the Champions League, I'm only looking forward to the Barcelona vs. PSG match, while the others are less exciting, although there's Chelsea vs. Benfica, which might be quite boring. Big teams facing lower-ranked opponents ideally want to win all three points, as it would be embarrassing to lose.

I’m also looking forward for both matches, it been long everyone been anticipating the Barcelona vs PSG fixture, i would say since last season but finally it here and we can now know how good both team are. PSG will be without the new Ballon D’or winner Dembele, and it a big blow for them especially in this particular fixture. Lamine Yamal is back for Barcelona and I think he would make a huge difference in this match.

The Chelsea vs Benfica will also be an interesting game, the special one will be back to where he once called home but this time around he would be fighting against them for 90 minutes. I expect chelsea to get their first 3 points in the champions league in this match.

[bastisisca]

Benfica should be able to understand Jose Mourinho if in the end they were defeated by Chelsea because after all he had just been appointed as a coach and certainly needed time to manage the team to be better and directly facing Chelsea was of course a very tough challenge for Jose Mourinho even though Chelsea was his former club but Chelsea's performance had improved so Jose Mourinho no longer recognized the strategy used by Chelsea currently.

The fact is that Jose Mourinho is a coach who has a lot of experience and therefore in my opinion he can do very well even if there are many people who hate him.
I understand that as a man, he may not be liked, but we have to separate the two things, as a coach he is good and knows how to work
He refused Saudi Arabia for personal reasons, otherwise he would have made a lot of money

[ashmodeus]

Chelsea shouldn't target anything less than a win in that match, after their conference league trophy 🏆 win and the club world cup victory over Bayern Munich, they lost their first European champions league game of the season to Bayern and that of their match against Benfica would be their second game of the season, their high expectations on that match coupled with the fact that in the last 4 matchs they've played, they haven't been able to win anyone.

Winning is a must for Chelsea, as failing to do so would tarnish their previous achievements. However, Benfica are no easy opponent, and they also suffered a defeat in their opening UCL match, so both teams will be eager for a positive result. Maresca's team certainly has the better chances, but their performance can sometimes be inconsistent. Benfica can capitalize on this.

[SuperBitMan]

Chelsea shouldn't target anything less than a win in that match, after their conference league trophy 🏆 win and the club world cup victory over Bayern Munich, they lost their first European champions league game of the season to Bayern and that of their match against Benfica would be their second game of the season, their high expectations on that match coupled with the fact that in the last 4 matchs they've played, they haven't been able to win anyone.

Winning is a must for Chelsea, as failing to do so would tarnish their previous achievements. However, Benfica are no easy opponent, and they also suffered a defeat in their opening UCL match, so both teams will be eager for a positive result. Maresca's team certainly has the better chances, but their performance can sometimes be inconsistent. Benfica can capitalize on this.

Chelsea winning benfica will be very difficult because benfica is very informed and just like you said they have suffered defeat also in their first match in this season's champions League title race so they will do everything possible to make sure that they win at least their second match and Chelsea also lost in their first champions League match this season and they will also do everything possible to make sure that they win making the match very difficult for both teams I really don't know who to put bet on to win because these two teams are very determined to win however if this match will be included in my bet I will play Goal Goal meaning both team to score, I'm very sure Chelsea will make an attempt to score goal and they will score so also benfica we make an attempt to score a goal and they will also score, that match may end in draw but I'm not too sure so let's just wait, but it will never end in 0:0 draw.

[yenerbatmaz]

Tuesday's most exciting match will be between Bodo and Tottenham. Bodo were eliminated by Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League semifinals last year, but this year will be different, and Bodo will win.
I'll be betting on Bodo/Glimt in my bet slip.
Tuesday's Galatasaray-Liverpool match will also be very exciting, with plenty of goals. Keep an eye on this match. Galatasaray will be looking to put their defeat in Frankfurt behind them, but the opponent is Liverpool. Galatasaray's defense will need to be very careful.
The match could end with over 4.5 goals.

[Lidger]

You can not choose a favorite team by checking the statistics about these matches. Chelsea is a strong team. And this is their home match. Also, Chelsea is  in better form than Benfica. Chelsea failed to win against Bayern munich in the first match of the Champions League.

We are still talking about the same statistics because it was from the matches about them you watch that makes you believe that Chelsea is stronger than Benfica so actually statistics cannot be disputed from knowing the possible stand on a club against another. Is because of how relative improvement some teams are that makes gamblers avoid them most times because the losing has much possibility than winning, I might agree with if Chelsea being better but we would find out when they have had there encounter on the champions League. 30th of September is not far again for the statistics to be verified.

Well, for those who like to take risks, betting on Benfica isn't bad, considering that they want to win now and they want to do it in the best possible way. If they win against Chelsea, it will be quite a feat, even if I was looking at the odds and they don't seem to be that unbalanced.

I would say betting on Benfica is the highest risk of money. Chelsea lost to Manchester United, so maybe that's why many bettors think that if they bet on Benfica, they can win there, but I think Chelsea will definitely leave the field with full points in this Champions League match. The match Chelsea played against Manchester United was their Premier League match, but the match against Benfica is a Champions League match and we have seen that Chelsea always performs well in the Champions League. Betting is a personal matter for the bettors and I will bet on Chelsea with some money and I believe that Chelsea will win and the result of the bet will be in my favor.

[AirtelBuzz]

Barcelona's injury drills are underway in the new season's Champions League because we can see that Barcelona's reliable star Rafinha has been infected with an injury during the match against the Oviedo football team. So it is only fitting that Barcelona Football Club is facing a growing injury crisis as the UCL match against PSG approaches. In fact this team might be able to play comfortably in La Liga without these two stars but in the Champions League they will have to face a team with a big mentality. The blaugrana goalkeeper position has also been affected, with the recently-added Short stopper injured during training but my idea if he had been fully fit, he might have had a chance of getting his first call-up to the Spanish national team, so it can be said that the manager of this team may be struggling with an offensive solution, but in my opinion they need to be prepared for this epic match without several potential starters.

[Wake Up]

Tuesday's most exciting match will be between Bodo and Tottenham. Bodo were eliminated by Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League semifinals last year, but this year will be different, and Bodo will win.
I'll be betting on Bodo/Glimt in my bet slip.
Tuesday's Galatasaray-Liverpool match will also be very exciting, with plenty of goals. Keep an eye on this match. Galatasaray will be looking to put their defeat in Frankfurt behind them, but the opponent is Liverpool. Galatasaray's defense will need to be very careful.
The match could end with over 4.5 goals.

With Liverpool boasting such high-quality players, I don't think Galatasaray has much of a chance. Galatasaray makes too many mistakes in defense. We saw this in the Frankfurt match. Frankfurt missed more chances, but Liverpool's players don't miss such opportunities. I think Liverpool will probably win this match, as it's a sure thing in the Champions League. The Tottenham match is uncertain because they're better this year and could win.

[hyudien]

Tuesday's most exciting match will be between Bodo and Tottenham. Bodo were eliminated by Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League semifinals last year, but this year will be different, and Bodo will win.
I'll be betting on Bodo/Glimt in my bet slip.

This is a match I don't want to look forward to, it's too difficult to predict the result. On paper Spurs are the favorites but looking at how they played in the first UCL match, there is nothing promising from them. For Bodo/Glimt they could probably do something, but still for me it's too risky to include them in the betting slip. For your belief, good luck friend.

Tuesday's Galatasaray-Liverpool match will also be very exciting, with plenty of goals. Keep an eye on this match. Galatasaray will be looking to put their defeat in Frankfurt behind them, but the opponent is Liverpool. Galatasaray's defense will need to be very careful.
The match could end with over 4.5 goals.

Liverpool will win but it is unlikely that the match will be full of goals, Galatasaray will definitely know what they did wrong in Frankfurt and are unlikely to repeat it.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

With Liverpool boasting such high-quality players, I don't think Galatasaray has much of a chance. Galatasaray makes too many mistakes in defense. We saw this in the Frankfurt match. Frankfurt missed more chances, but Liverpool's players don't miss such opportunities. I think Liverpool will probably win this match, as it's a sure thing in the Champions League. The Tottenham match is uncertain because they're better this year and could win.

Actually I agree with you and I'm sure almost everyone agrees that Liverpool is the favorite team in this match but I'm kind of wondering why the Bookies aren't too confident in Liverpool, we can see this indication from the odds offered by sportsbooks the odds are only 1.67 for Liverpool I think it should be under 1.5 well, that means the bookies predict that Liverpool will only win with a low score or even a draw. We also highlighted Liverpool's poor defense in their last match against Atletico Madrid I mean conceding 2 goals at home is really not impressive.

[Joy- maker]

Well, for those who like to take risks, betting on Benfica isn't bad, considering that they want to win now and they want to do it in the best possible way. If they win against Chelsea, it will be quite a feat, even if I was looking at the odds and they don't seem to be that unbalanced.

I would say betting on Benfica is the highest risk of money. Chelsea lost to Manchester United, so maybe that's why many bettors think that if they bet on Benfica, they can win there, but I think Chelsea will definitely leave the field with full points in this Champions League match. The match Chelsea played against Manchester United was their Premier League match, but the match against Benfica is a Champions League match and we have seen that Chelsea always performs well in the Champions League. Betting is a personal matter for the bettors and I will bet on Chelsea with some money and I believe that Chelsea will win and the result of the bet will be in my favor.

buddy I don't see betting on benfica as a highest  risk of money, because this is football and you never can tell what will happen in this match between Chelsea and benfica so anything can happen, Chelsea lost to Manchester united few days ago in the premier League match, which a lot of Chelsea fans out there decided the faith of Chelsea before the match day, but it happens that things went the other way round and Manchester united won that match. Normally Chelsea always perform very well in the champion's league no doubt, but there are no guarantees that Chelsea will leave that field with three points. And if I am to place a bet on that match I we say any side can win, because I can't give Chelsea direct win, talk more of giving benfica direct win. So gamble wisely because this is football anything can happen buddy.