UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[changaa]

Barcelona players have made a huge mistake by continuing to rely on young Yamal. Barcelona performance is now bad, their attack is blunt and their ball flow is disorganized even with Pedri. Without a creative figure like Yamal to build attacks up front, the flow of the ball will be halted.
I think Barcelona will most likely qualify for the playoffs, but as long as Hansi Flick doesn't address their reliance on Yamal or Raphinha, their chances will become increasingly slim.
Yamal is a good player and a great addition to the Barcelona team but I don't think the club rely only on him for all their matches. They have other great players like Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha  and others who can win matches even in the absence of Yamal. I think Barcelona is just going through a difficult time which is normal in football so with time they will get over it and continue their winning pattern that have earned them the reputation they enjoy today.

I myself am very disappointed with Barcelona's current performance. I never thought that Barcelona would lose its previous form again. Lamine Yamal is injured, but I don't think it will have a big impact on the team. Because Barcelona has many good players. But yes, Barcelona's defense has become very weak. If Barcelona's defense is not fixed very soon, then it may become very difficult for Barcelona to win. So Barcelona's defense should be made as strong as before very soon.

Well, if a boy is strong and deserves to be included and put at the centre of a team's project, it's right that it can be done, in fact everyone should do it. Clearly, there's the risk, as is happening with Yamal, that he gets a big head and then causes damage or ruins his career.

[Raflesia]

These odds are completely wrong, I don't believe that there isn't a chance that some tougher club won't win the Champions League, we're talking about teams that are very strong and that can do very well, these odds are attractive for goodness sake but it's always a maybe and it's too early to define who will win.

Regardless of whether right or wrong, I think this situation is normal because in odds everything can change over time.

This situation is viewed from several aspects at the start of the season, particularly in terms of players and, of course, the adaptation of new players and coaches. It still makes sense to me that there is considerable uncertainty surrounding Madrid, given last season and the start of this season with such a transition, as well as Bayern, who despite always qualifying for the knockout phase, have been eliminated in the quarterfinals in recent seasons.
However these initial odds are not definitive, as the longer the Champions League progresses, the more the odds will change. Therefore, I don't think its a matter of right or wrong, as it's purely a matter of probability.
On the other hand, of course, making annual bets like this with minimal capital doesn't seem worth it, so I prefer to skip seasonal bets like this.

[RaltcoinsB]

Barcelona players have made a huge mistake by continuing to rely on young Yamal. Barcelona performance is now bad, their attack is blunt and their ball flow is disorganized even with Pedri. Without a creative figure like Yamal to build attacks up front, the flow of the ball will be halted.
I think Barcelona will most likely qualify for the playoffs, but as long as Hansi Flick doesn't address their reliance on Yamal or Raphinha, their chances will become increasingly slim.
Yamal is a good player and a great addition to the Barcelona team but I don't think the club rely only on him for all their matches. They have other great players like Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha  and others who can win matches even in the absence of Yamal. I think Barcelona is just going through a difficult time which is normal in football so with time they will get over it and continue their winning pattern that have earned them the reputation they enjoy today.

I myself am very disappointed with Barcelona's current performance. I never thought that Barcelona would lose its previous form again. Lamine Yamal is injured, but I don't think it will have a big impact on the team. Because Barcelona has many good players. But yes, Barcelona's defense has become very weak. If Barcelona's defense is not fixed very soon, then it may become very difficult for Barcelona to win. So Barcelona's defense should be made as strong as before very soon.

Well, if a boy is strong and deserves to be included and put at the centre of a team's project, it's right that it can be done, in fact everyone should do it. Clearly, there's the risk, as is happening with Yamal, that he gets a big head and then causes damage or ruins his career.

These ages always carry great risk. An 18-year-old is prone to making all sorts of mistakes. He needs to plan his career in the best way possible. He's currently one of the best in the world. In a few years, when he's at a better level, we could consider him the third-best player after Cristiano and Messi.

[KTChampions]

Hey guys, just saw the odds from this bookie, what do you make of it? How are Barcelona and PSG still favorites? Meanwhile, Madrid and Munich have way higher odds, like their chances of winning are lower than PSG’s or something.

Honestly, this looks like a perfect chance early in the season to bet on teams with a strong shot at the UCL but with nice high odds. I’m sticking with Madrid and Munich though.

I wrote about this a couple of posts ago  It's normal that PSG are the favorites, they haven't had any failures. It's unclear why Barcelona and Liverpool's odds haven't changed. And yes, Bayern's chances could have been better. I came to the conclusion that at the moment the real strength of the teams does not matter at all, only hype and cash flow matter. Theoretically, you can take advantage of the situation now and place bets on unreasonable odds, and then, when the playoff pairs are drawn, either hedge or adjust your bets.

[dzonikg28]

Well, if a boy is strong and deserves to be included and put at the centre of a team's project, it's right that it can be done, in fact everyone should do it. Clearly, there's the risk, as is happening with Yamal, that he gets a big head and then causes damage or ruins his career.

These ages always carry great risk. An 18-year-old is prone to making all sorts of mistakes. He needs to plan his career in the best way possible. He's currently one of the best in the world. In a few years, when he's at a better level, we could consider him the third-best player after Cristiano and Messi.

it is good to see that you are not prone to making premature judgments. You can see others being prone to it here, but you are not. With your profound investigation of the status quo, I am now in the lucky position to have learned from you that in a few years we will already know whether he can be considered third-best player ever.

When Messi and Ronaldo each delivered incredible constancy over 1.5 decades, you can conclude far earlier where in the list Yamal belongs. 

[rakebit]

I think this season will be really competitive. Bayern and Madrid both look strong, but English clubs like Arsenal could surprise everyone

[Nheer]

I think Barcelona is gradually turning to a one man team like no yamal no party and Rashford seems to be the Messiah they're having now and trust me this shit is not really working, Barcelona vs Paris Saint Germain was expecting something different from them but they screwed it all up and again yesterday vs sevilla was also expecting something different to and they still messed it up, now the question is what's really going on like I don't find this funny anymore like they're actually acting out of the line, what's the incense of having good attacking force with no good results.

I don't think it's a bad thing for team to have a key man that things revolve around, we have seen a lot of big teams have a main man in their team that carries the team, help them create chances and score goals so if a team can have such player it's a good thing but it doesn't mean other players should always depend on him.

We all saw how Messi carried Barcelona for years and at a very young age Yamal is already trying to do the same so it's a good thing for the team but the only thing they need to do is to try and learn how to play and win matches when Yamal is absent. I believe once Yamal is back and Raphina also they will get better. Chelsea is a team that always struggle when Cole Palmer is not around but they are gradually adapting to play without Palmer and they were even able to win Liverpool in their last fixture so Barcelona can also do the same.

I think this season will be really competitive. Bayern and Madrid both look strong, but English clubs like Arsenal could surprise everyone

The competition is not among these teams alone, there are several teams that will also challenge for the trophy the likes of PSG, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Barcelona. It's too early to start predicting who the title contenders are.

[wakier]

Hey guys, just saw the odds from this bookie, what do you make of it? How are Barcelona and PSG still favorites? Meanwhile, Madrid and Munich have way higher odds, like their chances of winning are lower than PSG’s or something.

Honestly, this looks like a perfect chance early in the season to bet on teams with a strong shot at the UCL but with nice high odds. I’m sticking with Madrid and Munich though.

It seems bookmakers are setting odds based on their performances last season. PSG and Barcelona advanced further in the Champions League, while Real Madrid and Manchester City experienced declines last season, which makes the odds for both clubs higher.
However, even though bookmakers are giving Barcelona low odds, that doesn't guarantee they'll survive until the end. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich still have a chance to compete for the Champions League title. I think these two teams are still performing very well, and the odds are subject to change.

And for Arsenal, I see the odds aren't much different from Barcelona and PSG. Could Arsenal be the surprise package this season

[Adbitco]

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Yamal is a good player and a great addition to the Barcelona team but I don't think the club rely only on him for all their matches. They have other great players like Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha  and others who can win matches even in the absence of Yamal. I think Barcelona is just going through a difficult time which is normal in football so with time they will get over it and continue their winning pattern that have earned them the reputation they enjoy today.

Lamine Yamal is a great talent for Barcelona - but he's still very young and needs a lot of experience. He's been phenomenal in the last two seasons - but I'm not sure he's truly capable of taking on such a huge responsibility. His current popularity has already pushed other contenders down the pecking order on the world stage - in fact I almost think it will be Lamine who wins the Ballon d'Or this year.

Barcelona basically needs Lamine in their squad - it is proven that without him Barcelona's performance is very bad, Raphinha is also an important player there. Hansi Flick must be wise in developing Lamine's potential - he's young, but his talent surpasses that of the average player his age. If Lamine can improve this season more than last, then I believe he will win prestigious individual awards next year.

I actually do not think that Yamal needs alot of experiences in his career. It is true that he is still young but he got pretty good football knowledge. I mean he is very mature while moving the round leather and will be more dangerous as the years pass.

I do not totally disagree with you about experience because I watched one big experience error that Yamal made last season in the champions league. Barcelona was winning and it was almost the end of the match. What they needed for a player that would hold and delay the ball but Yamal instead choose to strike which rebounded the ball and caused Barcelona an unexpected goal.

You said you do not actually think Yamal needs a lot of experience in his career in one part and in the other part you're still saying you don't totally disagree with him about experience. Isn't that confusing? We have some talented and some skilful players and without experience it's all nothing, experience gets you stuffs done in the field of play. As you said, Barcelona was winning 4 - 3 on the night and just few minutes to go and instead of Yamal to play safe, he was still attacking. An experienced player would have known what to do at that point in time and you see, it was his lack of experience that made him do what he didn't and it resulted in a goal at the other end of the post.

[Frankolala]

The competition is not among these teams alone, there are several teams that will also challenge for the trophy the likes of PSG, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Barcelona. It's too early to start predicting who the title contenders are.

I don't see Barcelona as a team that is equal to the task. However, one cannot use the results from their group stage matches to predict which of them will the the favorite to win the league this season. It's from the knockout stage that we can start seeing the best performance from these clubs.

[babo]

yes a team capable of a good attack but also capable of a good defense given that they managed to contain Barcelona who have one of their best parts in attack
I don't remember how many goals he scored now, but from memory he should have the best attack in La Liga at the moment
in this way it becomes, a wall that shoots

La Liga giants are no match for Ligue One sides, Paris Saint-Germain. Luis Enrique silent all haters and banter when him and his crew travel to Spain to play Barcelona, he outsmarted Hansi Flick pattern and the Barca Highline is not just been effective this season. Paris Saint-Germain have been competitive this season, they have every potential players handling essentially their roles. This is the Paris Saint-Germain we've all been waiting to watch, how they're able to conquer oppositions and bringing on substantial results for growth. PSG will always know when to attack and defend witn the provided aides of Luis Enrique.

It's true my friend, in the end Paris Saint-Germain made cannon fodder out of them, with both
we can say that a cycle began, the cycle of Paris Saint-Germain as the dominant team in Europe, just when Mbappe left
who knows how he's gnawing lol, this guy make me lol

[RockBell]

Hey guys, just saw the odds from this bookie, what do you make of it? How are Barcelona and PSG still favorites? Meanwhile, Madrid and Munich have way higher odds, like their chances of winning are lower than PSG?s or something.

Honestly, this looks like a perfect chance early in the season to bet on teams with a strong shot at the UCL but with nice high odds. I?m sticking with Madrid and Munich though.

Barcelona, PSG, and I think Arsenal are the favorites this year.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have a lower chance of winning against these teams.
I?m 100% sure that Liverpool won?t win the cup this year, the odds given for them are way too high.

Barcelona 40%, PSG 40%, and Arsenal 20%. These are my predictions for this year.

These odds are completely wrong, I don't believe that there isn't a chance that some tougher club won't win the Champions League, we're talking about teams that are very strong and that can do very well, these odds are attractive for goodness sake but it's always a maybe and it's too early to define who will win.

I think it's too early to be predicting who is going to win because the season have not gone far so I don't see a reason why it can be predicted who is going to win. And we know that is going to be the tougher clubs that will win and Barcelona and psg are having the same percentage of winning but there is still a long way to go. And this other dude giving Arsenal 20 percent is just looks funny because is this how little the Arsenal have been reduce to but am still hoping we are going to do better so no rush there is still turns of games waiting to be played so coming into conclusions is just to early for me, we should not forget Real Madrid.

[mvdheuvel1983]

The competition is not among these teams alone, there are several teams that will also challenge for the trophy the likes of PSG, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Barcelona. It's too early to start predicting who the title contenders are.

I don't see Barcelona as a team that is equal to the task. However, one cannot use the results from their group stage matches to predict which of them will the the favorite to win the league this season. It's from the knockout stage that we can start seeing the best performance from these clubs.

Barcelona is not doing bad generally you shouldn't underestimate their chances of not winning the champions League this season simply because they lost against PSG, don't be surprised to see the winners of the champions League not listed among the teams here you never even tell it Galatasaray will end up winning the champions League or Inter Milan. After the knockout stages that's when you can predict the possible winner but still the performance of the team may not be enough in the champions League you have to wait to see the best 4 teams they will be in the quarter finals to pick from there to know the two teams that will be in the finals.

[Solodoski]

I think this season will be really competitive. Bayern and Madrid both look strong, but English clubs like Arsenal could surprise everyone

I think their a lot of teams that can win the champion's league this season which includes PSG, bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona and Inter Milan in my opinion.
I also agree with you that Arsenal might be the surprise of the season,  because they have been playing very well and they have a good team that has a good starting eleven and wonderful depth,  and also most people just feel they can't win it and expect them to fail when it matters. This might play to their advantage and I will not be surprised if the win the champion's league this season.

[Kaliandra]

Barcelona, PSG, and I think Arsenal are the favorites this year.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have a lower chance of winning against these teams.
I’m 100% sure that Liverpool won’t win the cup this year, the odds given for them are way too high.

Barcelona 40%, PSG 40%, and Arsenal 20%. These are my predictions for this year.

Of course, we won't know for sure who will win the trophy this season because we haven't reached the last 16 yet. Of course, at this point, all teams still have the potential to win the Champions League trophy as long as they keep winning and don't lose a single game.

I also share the same opinion as you because I also see that Liverpool will find it difficult to win the Champions League trophy, as I believe Liverpool's squad was stronger last season than it is this season. Last season, we saw Darwin Nunez playing well, and the other players were also strong. Barcelona, PSG, Arsenal, and Bayern will indeed be potential favorites to win the trophy this season. However, in my opinion, you should not forget Real Madrid because I think Real Madrid will also be a potential favorite this season because it is possible that this season Real Madrid will perform better and finally win the Champions League trophy again. Well, we'll just have to see if your predictions are correct or not, but it's clear that there are too many teams favored to win the Champions League due to the number of strong teams in the competition. But hopefully, when we bet, we'll make a profit because our predictions are correct. 

[Dzwaafu11]

I think this season will be really competitive. Bayern and Madrid both look strong, but English clubs like Arsenal could surprise everyone

You are right. Although what you need to understand with this season's competition is that many clubs are also ready to compete, so these clubs you mentioned are not the only ones, but others too. Barcelona is also not a weak team, and seriously, Barcelona can compete with even the top clubs in the Champions League currently because they are strong enough this season.

Real Madrid and Bayern are also not the only ones that are strong. Liverpool and other top clubs are also ready for this season's competition. In fact, many clubs, some small clubs, could be a challenge for some top clubs too. Let's see how the season will go.

I don't see Barcelona as a team that is equal to the task. However, one cannot use the results from their group stage matches to predict which of them will the the favorite to win the league this season. It's from the knockout stage that we can start seeing the best performance from these clubs.

You said earlier that no one can use the performance of the group stage to say a team will win the match, but you said Barcelona is not up to the task. Why don’t we keep watching their performance till the stage we are supposed to say whether they will be able to compete with other top clubs that are also competing for the trophy? Because obviously Barcelona is not also a weak team, so we can’t predict or say anything now; the season is still fresh.

[pewboy]

I am not entirely sure who will win this year, and that makes it so much fun. When you have no idea who is the best team in the league right now, you end up with a lot more fun because of the unknown. Like right now it is easy to bet because there are many teams playing against smaller teams as well and when they do that then betting on those games becomes easy, because it's the group stages. But afterwards, we are going to be shocked to see some teams lose.

Last year wasn't that far off, PSG was terrible at group stages and nobody gave them any chance to win, and yet they beat so many English clubs and they managed to win the title as well. So I would say that it will be similar, we are not going to know until games are played.

Every year it's always an unknown who will win and you never know what will happen. It's clear that this is something that brings a lot of fun to the championship and makes it very interesting. I believe that they will always be the same in the end and certainly having this new formula doesn't help for those who will go to the elimination stages.

[Kaliandra]

Barcelona players have made a huge mistake by continuing to rely on young Yamal. Barcelona performance is now bad, their attack is blunt and their ball flow is disorganized even with Pedri. Without a creative figure like Yamal to build attacks up front, the flow of the ball will be halted.
I think Barcelona will most likely qualify for the playoffs, but as long as Hansi Flick doesn't address their reliance on Yamal or Raphinha, their chances will become increasingly slim.
Yamal is a good player and a great addition to the Barcelona team but I don't think the club rely only on him for all their matches. They have other great players like Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha  and others who can win matches even in the absence of Yamal. I think Barcelona is just going through a difficult time which is normal in football so with time they will get over it and continue their winning pattern that have earned them the reputation they enjoy today.

I myself am very disappointed with Barcelona's current performance. I never thought that Barcelona would lose its previous form again. Lamine Yamal is injured, but I don't think it will have a big impact on the team. Because Barcelona has many good players. But yes, Barcelona's defense has become very weak. If Barcelona's defense is not fixed very soon, then it may become very difficult for Barcelona to win. So Barcelona's defense should be made as strong as before very soon.

It's true that Barcelona seems to rely too much on Yamal, which ultimately causes Barcelona's performance to decline when Yamal is not playing. In my opinion, Barcelona could have ended up in the play-offs if Hansi Flick had not managed to improve Barcelona's performance. However, it would be a shame if Barcelona, a famous team, had to go through the play-offs to secure a place in the last 16. However, I am confident that Hansi Flick will be able to overcome all of this because he will certainly learn from past experiences where Barcelona was defeated by their opponents.

Barcelona's defense does appear to be weak, so Flick needs to develop a solid strategy and train the Barcelona defenders to perform better in upcoming matches. However, on the other hand, I can understand Barcelona's recent defeats because there are many key players who are injured. Do you also understand that?  

[Just Say]

Hey guys, just saw the odds from this bookie, what do you make of it? How are Barcelona and PSG still favorites? Meanwhile, Madrid and Munich have way higher odds, like their chances of winning are lower than PSG’s or something.

Honestly, this looks like a perfect chance early in the season to bet on teams with a strong shot at the UCL but with nice high odds. I’m sticking with Madrid and Munich though.

To my knowledge these odds given by this bookie are not correct because the chances of Barcelona and Liverpool Football Clubs winning the Champions League have greatly decreased at present. We have been observing the statistics of these two teams very closely in the past few matches but they only left the field with the sadness of defeat. In fact Barcelona have not been able to regain their winning streak since losing to last season's finalist team in the new season's Champions League, similarly last season's PL finalist team has broadened their squad structure well for this season but still, we can't see any success in their performance in the last few matches.

[Jatiluhung]

It's true that Barcelona seems to rely too much on Yamal, which ultimately causes Barcelona's performance to decline when Yamal is not playing. In my opinion, Barcelona could have ended up in the play-offs if Hansi Flick had not managed to improve Barcelona's performance. However, it would be a shame if Barcelona, a famous team, had to go through the play-offs to secure a place in the last 16. However, I am confident that Hansi Flick will be able to overcome all of this because he will certainly learn from past experiences where Barcelona was defeated by their opponents.

Barcelona's defense does appear to be weak, so Flick needs to develop a solid strategy and train the Barcelona defenders to perform better in upcoming matches. However, on the other hand, I can understand Barcelona's recent defeats because there are many key players who are injured. Do you also understand that?  

Currently, there are six Barcelona players who are injured or in a state of injury. They are:

1. Gavi (arthroscopy)
2. Marc-André ter Stegen (back injury)
3. Joan García (meniscus tear)
4. Fermin Lopez (muscle injury)
5. Raphinha (hamstring injury)
6. Lamine Yamal (groin injury)
(Sourch: https://www.transfermarkt.co.id/fc-barcelona/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/131)

Of these six players, only Fermin Lopez seems certain to return soon. This condition is certainly making it difficult for Hansi Flic to maximize the team's strengths. Therefore, I think we should understand what has happened to Barcelona recently regarding their performance.