UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Cossyblack]

What we should know is that every season teams tends to have difference in form. This is natural because it's really hard for a team to maintain thesame form and take it to the next season, you don't expect Barcelona keep playing at the top like that of last season. The success of any team is tied down to how fit and inform their players are and we can see that last season Barcelona players were not easily going to injuries but this season Barcelona has some of their key players like Yamal in and out and this is definitely going to affect their performance but I still see Barcelona as a threat to the laliga title race.

Comparing Barcelona's last season form to this season, that of last season is very much better than the current season. Barcelona this season have lost consistency making it difficult to withstand opponents with a good attacking strength capable of capitalising of opponents weakness but can still come back to full fitness before the end of the season. Since the starting of the season, yamal have being faced with series of injures that serves as some of the reasons behind there weak performance.

Barcelona Form last season was better than this season. They were better,stronger and well oriented last season. I think the problem of Barcelona lies with the players. Barcelona players have suffered series of serious injuries this season and this is what is affecting their progress both in the La Liga and the UEFA champions League. Currently, Robert levandowski have been ruled out from Playing in Barcelona upcoming matches due to Injury, Raphinha hasn't returned from injury. The Absence of these players is physiologically and mentally affecting the team performance. Their presence in every games matters a lot because these players also influence the performance of their fellow team mates,motivate them to play better.

[Miles2006]

This year UEFA Champions League campaign is quite confusing like I'm not really seeing the teams that are always the favorite to win it I'm not seeing them to be the favorite this time, I know this might sound hilarious to many but I'm seeing Arsenal to be the favorite to win that league, I'm not saying it as an Arsenal fans but I'm saying it out of my observation, in this season we have the like of Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Paris Saint Germain, to stand a better chance to win the UEFA Champions League, but I don't see Paris Saint Germain to have got the ability to defend it as I'm seeing Bayern Munich not having the will to fight to finish, but Arsenal have got all it takes and more eager to win it and it might come to pass.

PSG just want a little opportunity like previous season, how they managed to pass through the difficulties is surprising when they’re not the top at first. If they get any opportunity this time they’ll take another advantage giving PSG another championship title meanwhile Arsenal at the other hand keep showing more effort and they might likely win under probability, they have one of the top players at the moment but just not sure trusting Arsenal fully. When listing teams who are tough and will definitely make the competition difficult are Real Madrid, Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern, Mancity, hopefully looking forward to a different champions league winner.

[Asiska02]

It happens that Yamal is not the only good player in that squad but he has been able to make the team place some dependency on him to the point that now they feel weak in his absence, a thing I do not consider good enough because the Barcelona we know before now was mostly based on team play and so the absence a player at that time does not cost them a whole game like that.  Moving forward I believe they will get all of this fixed and have the team back solid in their form as we have compared them before now.

They should fix that as it is very important for them. If they allow the team to be dependent on one player only, then they’ll most likely face the worst season in a long time in this season. Lamine Yamal is no doubt a very good player than can’t be benched in most of their games but when he becomes the dependency factor of the team, he puts the whole team in danger when he’s out injured or can’t play due to match ban or sick.

Barcelona needs to fix this as soon as possible because they have a very tough season ahead of them in the La Liga and a tough journey ahead of them in the champions league competition also. They need to revive the team and change their mentality into putting the strength and confidence of the team in every player, only will that will they progress more this season or they’ll risk being eliminated from the UCL sooner than assumed.

[Dzwaafu11]

Comparing Barcelona's last season form to this season, that of last season is very much better than the current season. Barcelona this season have lost consistency making it difficult to withstand opponents with a good attacking strength capable of capitalising of opponents weakness but can still come back to full fitness before the end of the season. Since the starting of the season, yamal have being faced with series of injures that serves as some of the reasons behind there weak performance.

It happens that Yamal is not the only good player in that squad but he has been able to make the team place some dependency on him to the point that now they feel weak in his absence, a thing I do not consider good enough because the Barcelona we know before now was mostly based on team play and so the absence a player at that time does not cost them a whole game like that.  Moving forward I believe they will get all of this fixed and have the team back solid in their form as we have compared them before now.

That is the painful part. Barcelona always rely on Lamine Yamal to some extent, in that without the play, they are not doing anything good. And seriously, that is not a good thing because why would a team rely on one certain player? Most of these players are supposed to have a backup player that can do at least up to what that player is doing, but they didn’t.

I hope Hansi Flick gets this squad back to form, but currently they are performing badly, not as expected. Hansi Flick should do the needful about the problem so we can see what we have been expecting all this time of waiting.

[mvdheuvel1983]

What we should know is that every season teams tends to have difference in form. This is natural because it's really hard for a team to maintain thesame form and take it to the next season, you don't expect Barcelona keep playing at the top like that of last season. The success of any team is tied down to how fit and inform their players are and we can see that last season Barcelona players were not easily going to injuries but this season Barcelona has some of their key players like Yamal in and out and this is definitely going to affect their performance but I still see Barcelona as a threat to the laliga title race.

Comparing Barcelona's last season form to this season, that of last season is very much better than the current season. Barcelona this season have lost consistency making it difficult to withstand opponents with a good attacking strength capable of capitalising of opponents weakness but can still come back to full fitness before the end of the season. Since the starting of the season, yamal have being faced with series of injures that serves as some of the reasons behind there weak performance.

Barcelona had an amazing season last season they can't compare their performance this season to tyt of last season when they were in good form and dominated their league but unfortunately they were knocked out by Inter Milan I nthr semi finals of the champions League if not they would have won their league and the champions League because defeating PSG wouldn't have been that difficult for them because of their form. They are having challenges their season as a result of their players facing injuries, all they need is to be physically feet they have the opportunity of coming back to be stronger again.

[Bobrox]

Barcelona Form last season was better than this season. They were better,stronger and well oriented last season. I think the problem of Barcelona lies with the players. Barcelona players have suffered series of serious injuries this season and this is what is affecting their progress both in the La Liga and the UEFA champions League. Currently, Robert levandowski have been ruled out from Playing in Barcelona upcoming matches due to Injury, Raphinha hasn't returned from injury. The Absence of these players is physiologically and mentally affecting the team performance. Their presence in every games matters a lot because these players also influence the performance of their fellow team mates,motivate them to play better.

International break has bad moment for Barcelona after several their player returning to the club with injury, its crucial moment for this weekend have to play at La Liga against Girona and three days later will face Olympiacos at Champion League match. Recently update from Barcelona official Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha have possibility will absent ucpoming match in Champion League still doubt will be ready for el clasico match against Madrid one week later.
Raphinha is key player for Barcelona achievement last season but right now his position back up quite well by Marcus Rashford, matchday 2 Barcelona defeated by PSG in front of their fans and upcoming match against Olympiacos is come back moment to winning trend. If won't drop outside directly qualify to knock out round standing, Barcelona have secure three points from Olympiacos and have opportunity back to the top place at Champion League standing position.

[7juju]

They should fix that as it is very important for them. If they allow the team to be dependent on one player only, then they’ll most likely face the worst season in a long time in this season. Lamine Yamal is no doubt a very good player than can’t be benched in most of their games but when he becomes the dependency factor of the team, he puts the whole team in danger when he’s out injured or can’t play due to match ban or sick.

Barcelona needs to fix this as soon as possible because they have a very tough season ahead of them in the La Liga and a tough journey ahead of them in the champions league competition also. They need to revive the team and change their mentality into putting the strength and confidence of the team in every player, only will that will they progress more this season or they’ll risk being eliminated from the UCL sooner than assumed.

This issue of club depending on their best players is not only Barcelona that does it, most clubs does that and there is nothing anyone can do about it. In a football team there are always one or two outstanding players that when such players are not fit to play it affects the team overall performance when they are not available. When Messi and Ronaldo were still at their at their prime we saw the total dependency of their team on them. These things does happen to clubs and coaches can't help it, they just have to manage till those players are available to play.

[Luzin]

Man City's performance has declined; would you still consider Man City a favorite to win the championship this season? Indeed, according to EPL data, Guardiola's team has been unbeaten in their last six matches, but a worrying trend is starting to emerge, namely conceding goals in the final minutes. It may be easy for them in the early stages, but I am concerned about the knockout phase later on, as the teams Man City will face are certainly stronger. However, their performance has declined in recent years. Player regeneration has also not gone well, so there is still a lot of homework for Guardiola.

[Egii Nna]

PSG just want a little opportunity like previous season, how they managed to pass through the difficulties is surprising when they’re not the top at first. If they get any opportunity this time they’ll take another advantage giving PSG another championship title meanwhile Arsenal at the other hand keep showing more effort and they might likely win under probability, they have one of the top players at the moment but just not sure trusting Arsenal fully. When listing teams who are tough and will definitely make the competition difficult are Real Madrid, Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern, Mancity, hopefully looking forward to a different champions league winner.

I can agree with all the teams you mentioned as the favorites for the Champions League trophy, but you see, this Manchester City you mentioned can never be the one this season. Unless you have not seen them playing this season, that’s why you included them. Because if you have, you would consider Atletico Madrid instead of them, or even Dortmund. Manchester City’s performance has already declined, because how are we going to explain that Manchester City drew a game against Monaco in the Champions League? No, these are games they are supposed to win without stress, to make them feel like one of the favorite teams for the Champions League trophy.

[m4r1o]

The injury is affecting them seriously but they are still trying to keep up but seems its not working in there favor the more they are getting poor results the more they are still putting in more effort and this is the same thing that happened to real Madrid last season, and now Barcelona is facing the same thing and now Madrid is showing some balance and injury have a way of slow down the performance of a club and also given bad result and that is why it is good to have a good backup plans when things like this pop up, and maybe because of the financial challenges is not helping at all so at this point lets see how long they will be able to manage this, maybe till they recover.

Yes, it must be said that Real Madrid vs Juventus is a great European classic, i always enjoy watching it, however i see Juventus as very out of form and i think they won't be able to do very well against Real Madrid who instead have every intention of winning.

[Akbarkoe]

Man City's performance has declined; would you still consider Man City a favorite to win the championship this season? Indeed, according to EPL data, Guardiola's team has been unbeaten in their last six matches, but a worrying trend is starting to emerge, namely conceding goals in the final minutes. It may be easy for them in the early stages, but I am concerned about the knockout phase later on, as the teams Man City will face are certainly stronger. However, their performance has declined in recent years. Player regeneration has also not gone well, so there is still a lot of homework for Guardiola.

I think this season Manchester City still have the strength to make it to the semi-finals, but being champions is still very much in doubt because their team is not in a good condition, especially after losing a player who functions as a pass provider from midfield, I still feel the loss of KDB very clearly and there is no player who can be like him or more than him, maybe it will take some time to train him.

PSG just want a little opportunity like previous season, how they managed to pass through the difficulties is surprising when they’re not the top at first. If they get any opportunity this time they’ll take another advantage giving PSG another championship title meanwhile Arsenal at the other hand keep showing more effort and they might likely win under probability, they have one of the top players at the moment but just not sure trusting Arsenal fully. When listing teams who are tough and will definitely make the competition difficult are Real Madrid, Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern, Mancity, hopefully looking forward to a different champions league winner.

I can agree with all the teams you mentioned as the favorites for the Champions League trophy, but you see, this Manchester City you mentioned can never be the one this season. Unless you have not seen them playing this season, that’s why you included them. Because if you have, you would consider Atletico Madrid instead of them, or even Dortmund. Manchester City’s performance has already declined, because how are we going to explain that Manchester City drew a game against Monaco in the Champions League? No, these are games they are supposed to win without stress, to make them feel like one of the favorite teams for the Champions League trophy.

We can clearly see how Manchester City is having quite a hard time facing Monaco, but if we have to speak honestly, we won't know what the future will be like and what Guardiola will do so that Manchester City can bounce back by evaluating the matches that have been played with his squad. The trend is that Man City's performance is slowly declining, but there is still a huge opportunity to improve.

[Mayor of ogba]

I'm not an fan of Arsenal either, but I supported Arsenal to win the Premier League title in the past three seasons because I didn't want my bitter rivals to win the Premier League, but Arsenal allowed Manchester City and Liverpool to win the Premier League title in the past three seasons. Even though I will support Arsenal to win the Premier League title again this season, I will lower my expectations because Arsenal can disappoint you anytime.

You didn't want your bitter rival to win, from this it's easy deduce that your are a Manchester United fan, lol. It must have really been bad and sad for fans Manchester United fans like you guys fir these period of years. Well, my beef with Arsenal is that, I took supported them 3 seasons ago and I even placed a vet that they were going to win the league because at that time they were hot and showed signs of a team that looked like they would win. And after that time and the manner at which they lost it, really broke some of us heart even though they were not the club we use to support.

What is funny about being a Manchester United fan? I know since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down as Manchester United head coach, Manchester United haven't been performing well, but that isn't enough reason for me to deny Manchester United or join another club. I'm a proud Manchester United fan, and I believe one day our problems will be solved, and we will dominate the Premier League the way we used to. Let's just watch and see how Arsenal will perform this season. If them win the Premier League, good for them, and if they fail to win it again this season, I will not be surprised because, according to Jose Mourinho, Arsenal is a specialist in failure.

[bastisisca]

Barcelona Form last season was better than this season. They were better,stronger and well oriented last season. I think the problem of Barcelona lies with the players. Barcelona players have suffered series of serious injuries this season and this is what is affecting their progress both in the La Liga and the UEFA champions League. Currently, Robert levandowski have been ruled out from Playing in Barcelona upcoming matches due to Injury, Raphinha hasn't returned from injury. The Absence of these players is physiologically and mentally affecting the team performance. Their presence in every games matters a lot because these players also influence the performance of their fellow team mates,motivate them to play better.

What do you say? i don't know, i am not very convinced by this statement of yours, it seems to me that last season's Barcelona were in better shape and also more incisive in the matches.
It's probably just my impression and i am wrong, we need to see how many points they were at in the same number of games
numbers never lie

[changaa]

Raphinha has got a very key role in Barcelona that may actually be enough to have cost them that game, one thing we sometimes fail to understand about key players is in the fact that these players do not affect the team only by their performance but their presence too has got some psychological effects on their team mates and that is why in some games they can still be present, do nothing and still have their team winning, so for these key players they affect the team in either a good or bad way psychologically and with their performance and that is why Barcelona may not have as much injuries as PSG but may still loose to them.

Raphinha is an exceptional player, I really liked his change of mentality, and it is a fact that the team wins when he is present and even by a small margin, he also makes his teammates play at a very high level, that boy is really an extra point, It was definitely a great added value.

[abhiseshakana]

The injury is affecting them seriously but they are still trying to keep up but seems its not working in there favor the more they are getting poor results the more they are still putting in more effort and this is the same thing that happened to real Madrid last season, and now Barcelona is facing the same thing and now Madrid is showing some balance and injury have a way of slow down the performance of a club and also given bad result and that is why it is good to have a good backup plans when things like this pop up, and maybe because of the financial challenges is not helping at all so at this point lets see how long they will be able to manage this, maybe till they recover.

Yes, it must be said that Real Madrid vs Juventus is a great European classic, i always enjoy watching it, however i see Juventus as very out of form and i think they won't be able to do very well against Real Madrid who instead have every intention of winning.

Injuries are inevitable, and it will be a problem for any team, whether it is a big or a small one. Now, Barcelona is experiencing that problem, and because of that, their performance is inconsistent. It will be interesting to see how Hansi Flick will deal with this, whether he has a backup plan or Barcelona will sink even further.

Juventus were not very convincing in their previous two matches, where they could only get a draw against Dortmund and Villarreal, so I don't think they have a big chance when they meet Real Madrid in the next match. Real Madrid is completely different from the previous season, they now really look very productive (especially Mbappe) and their back line has also improved quite significantly. Apart from that, Real Madrid also has the advantage of playing at home, so I think they will definitely be able to win the match against Juventus.

[martinom]

i am not a fan of Arsenal either, obviously, but i try to understand which are, league by league, the strongest teams for many reasons, the first is that i like football, secondly i enjoy betting, so knowing what's happening and which are the strong teams allows me to make accurate and winning bets.

exactly, i also try to understand and study in detail everything that happens to these teams, i must say that it is not always esy, but seeing what people write makes it much easier for me and this leads me to a much more precise result; Even though i make mistakes many times, my error rate is reduced.

[Spack17]

Odds for the Champions League winner change in a really interesting way recently. I see on a website for example that Barcelona are shown top favourites suddenly.

I mean they haven't even made an amazing start.    They lost to PSG home while their competitor were lacking important players in offense area.

Above all, PSG should be one step ahead of them in my opinion.

[Spaceman1000$]

Comparing Barcelona's last season form to this season, that of last season is very much better than the current season. Barcelona this season have lost consistency making it difficult to withstand opponents with a good attacking strength capable of capitalising of opponents weakness but can still come back to full fitness before the end of the season. Since the starting of the season, yamal have being faced with series of injures that serves as some of the reasons behind there weak performance.

It happens that Yamal is not the only good player in that squad but he has been able to make the team place some dependency on him to the point that now they feel weak in his absence, a thing I do not consider good enough because the Barcelona we know before now was mostly based on team play and so the absence a player at that time does not cost them a whole game like that.  Moving forward I believe they will get all of this fixed and have the team back solid in their form as we have compared them before now.

This is one mistake that a lot of club normally make and I've seen this over time in football, hence a player is exceptionally, the coach will immediately want to build the team around that player, and this act is a very big disadvantage because hence the player goes in for any injury, the team goes back to zero planning and zero structure. Barcelona also made this mistake when Lionel Messi was with them, immediately he left Barcelona automatically Barca started facing difficulties in winning match. A team is not supposed to be build around a single player, everybody should get involved in building a team, so when one person leaves or gets injured he can easily be replaced.

[Kaliandra]

Comparing Barcelona's last season form to this season, that of last season is very much better than the current season. Barcelona this season have lost consistency making it difficult to withstand opponents with a good attacking strength capable of capitalising of opponents weakness but can still come back to full fitness before the end of the season. Since the starting of the season, yamal have being faced with series of injures that serves as some of the reasons behind there weak performance.

It happens that Yamal is not the only good player in that squad but he has been able to make the team place some dependency on him to the point that now they feel weak in his absence, a thing I do not consider good enough because the Barcelona we know before now was mostly based on team play and so the absence a player at that time does not cost them a whole game like that.  Moving forward I believe they will get all of this fixed and have the team back solid in their form as we have compared them before now.

It would indeed be better for Barcelona not to always rely on Yamal and other key players because that would make the team's performance less than optimal. It would be better for Barcelona to always play well and work together as a team, regardless of who is playing, and ultimately that would make Barcelona a strong team even if some of their players were injured.

However, I also share the same feeling as you because I am also confident that Barcelona will have the potential to recover again, even if some key players are injured. And certainly, Hansi Flick will also strive to develop a good strategy, and other teams must certainly be cautious because Barcelona could potentially bounce back and pose a challenge to their opponents. And of course, I also hope that the injured Barcelona players will recover quickly so that the Champions League matches become more exciting.

[G_Besar]

Raphinha is an exceptional player, I really liked his change of mentality, and it is a fact that the team wins when he is present and even by a small margin, he also makes his teammates play at a very high level, that boy is really an extra point, It was definitely a great added value.

He's a Barcelona asset who has made a huge contribution to the team as a whole, so when he's injured, the negative impact on the team as a whole is immediately apparent. I also see him as an extraordinary player for Barcelona because not only does he make his teammates better, but he's also well-liked by many within the team, who have full support. However, for this weekend's match, it seems he won't be immediately available to play for Barcelona as he's still recovering. He could be available for El Clásico, but he could be back in action.