UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[RockBell]

Arsenal played a great match and had a fantastic evening, clearly this led to the biggest job, that of having a great prepared team that went to play at home against a strong team and win, congratulations to them, If they continue like this they can do great things.

Arsenal started the season very well, with the squad's playing style demonstrating good tactics and tremendous confidence. Of course, this is in no small part due to the role of Mikel Arteta as the person responsible for Arsenal's progress this time around. In the last match against Atletico Madrid, it was no easy feat. We all know how strong their squad is, but the Arsenal squad managed to withstand all attacks and even secured a victory with an astonishing 4-0 scoreline. It was a wild game, and it can be described as a crushing defeat that they will remember forever.

They started well and they are still playing well and with all this they are given good hope this season but we can not jump into conclusion because Arsenal can be lovely most times and also disappointing so we should not even put hopes on them and Arteta is a good coach but some times I don't like the kind arrangement and strategy that he uses but ri some extents is still behind improvement and success of Arsenal and I was so impressed that they played a sweet game against Atletico Madrid after the first half the game just chance and arsenal played impressively well that even does that are not arsenal fans were impressed with the way arsenal played in there last game.

[Smartvirus]

Arsenal went into the match as favourites against Atletico Madrid, so I didn't expect Atletico Madrid to lose by such a big margin.

What made people even more surprised was that Atletico Madrid could beat Real Madrid domestically by a big score and put up a fight against Liverpool in the previous Champions League match. However, against Arsenal, Atletico seemed incapable of breaking through the Gunners' defense.
This also proves that Arsenal's defense is solid and capable of continuing their positive trend, striving for victory until the end of the group stage.
Hopefully, Arteta will maintain this form

Atletico Madrid is far from what it was when they faced Liverpool in last season’s champions league, they were a much better team than we have now and yet, they aren’t a bad team either. Considering how they humiliated Real Madrid in the Laliga, one would have a better hope that Atletico Madrid would be able to get something out of their Arsenal fixture, especially how the first half ended in a draw.
So, you can imagine the surprise when Arsenal came came with the goals galore.

[DeathAngel]

Atletico Madrid is far from what it was when they faced Liverpool in last season’s champions league, they were a much better team than we have now and yet, they aren’t a bad team either. Considering how they humiliated Real Madrid in the Laliga, one would have a better hope that Atletico Madrid would be able to get something out of their Arsenal fixture, especially how the first half ended in a draw.
So, you can imagine the surprise when Arsenal came came with the goals galore.

Arsenal are a very good team especially defensively, they are actually favourites to win the PL so beating Atletico was not a surprise to me. Maybe the scoreline was unexpected but that can happen in a game sometimes. Atletico is already 8 points behind Real in La Liga after only 9 games so they are not currently a team in the greatest form.

[doomloop]

Most of the players who has this mentality is no longer at Real Madrid and you know but Real Madrid has always go for replacement when a good player is out of the team but the mentality differs. Real Madrid can still win the UEFA Champions league tittle because they have a good team and skillful players such as other teams like Bayern Munich, PSG, Arsenal and so on. It is difficult to predict Real Madrid performance this season there loss to ATM wasn't expected same ATM was trash by the Gunners in their last game, but we can't predict they might went as far  as playing the final or winning the tittle.

I disagree. It's not about mentality of a single player, it's a culture for a team. When the team culture brings you from roberto carlos and beckham and zidane etc, to ronaldo and modric and what not, then you move to vini and mbappe and others and nothing changes. It's all about UCL for them and they have done this for a long time and I do not think that they will change it anytime soon neither.

We are going to see them do a fine job and shouldn't really be worried about getitng any bad results, we could see them do a great dela at UCL. Plus we do not need to act as if they are so bad, they won it just previous year, they lost last year that's it, so they are still capable of getting it again if they play correctly.

[Volgastallion]

Atletico Madrid is far from what it was when they faced Liverpool in last season’s champions league, they were a much better team than we have now and yet, they aren’t a bad team either. Considering how they humiliated Real Madrid in the Laliga, one would have a better hope that Atletico Madrid would be able to get something out of their Arsenal fixture, especially how the first half ended in a draw.
So, you can imagine the surprise when Arsenal came came with the goals galore.

Arsenal are a very good team especially defensively, they are actually favourites to win the PL so beating Atletico was not a surprise to me. Maybe the scoreline was unexpected but that can happen in a game sometimes. Atletico is already 8 points behind Real in La Liga after only 9 games so they are not currently a team in the greatest form.

The scoreline was a complete lie, all the goals were scored in a span of 10/15 minutes, it was a comple nightmare for the Atletico Madrid team and a blissfull minutes for the Arseanl team. So i dont thin we have to trust the score at all, it doesnt match with the game.

Anyways Arsenal played well better than Atletico which the only plan they have was put a super defense and you see, dont work well in the end.

[red4slash]

I was quite frustrated because the bet I placed on BTTS Yes in this match was ruined but upon reviewing the match I was quite satisfied and Madrid's narrow victory in this match seemed well deserved.

The match was very close, Juve attacked and defended very well, I would say they were unlucky, Coutois also stood up very well in goal, great for him, I can't deny that Madrid's stars were Courtois and Vinicius, apart from the fact that I'm on the side of luck, they had a lot, I'm not so convinced by the game they planned.

Talking about the condition of the players, almost all of them were quite focused in this match because it was not only from the Madrid camp that played well but Juventus also played very well for me especially their goalkeeper who did make some brilliant saves in this match.

But indeed they missed which allowed Madrid to get the advantage and even lasted until the end. But it cannot be denied that the victory was also very worthy of Madrid if we see how they perform on the field.

Although other matches were also extraordinary and even more goals were created, for me personally the Madrid match against Juventus this week was irreplaceable even though only 1 goal was in the final result.

[PokerDiceMan]

Arsenal went into the match as favourites against Atletico Madrid, so I didn't expect Atletico Madrid to lose by such a big margin.

What made people even more surprised was that Atletico Madrid could beat Real Madrid domestically by a big score and put up a fight against Liverpool in the previous Champions League match. However, against Arsenal, Atletico seemed incapable of breaking through the Gunners' defense.
This also proves that Arsenal's defense is solid and capable of continuing their positive trend, striving for victory until the end of the group stage.
Hopefully, Arteta will maintain this form

Atletico Madrid is far from what it was when they faced Liverpool in last season’s champions league, they were a much better team than we have now and yet, they aren’t a bad team either. Considering how they humiliated Real Madrid in the Laliga, one would have a better hope that Atletico Madrid would be able to get something out of their Arsenal fixture, especially how the first half ended in a draw.
So, you can imagine the surprise when Arsenal came came with the goals galore.

Arsenal was indeed surprising in this match; they were able to win convincingly 4-0 against Atletico Madrid. Actually, Arsenal already had a good squad, they were just missing one player at center forward (number 9). And now they have found that player in Victor Gyekores

[MorganaX]

Arsenal went into the match as favourites against Atletico Madrid, so I didn't expect Atletico Madrid to lose by such a big margin.

What made people even more surprised was that Atletico Madrid could beat Real Madrid domestically by a big score and put up a fight against Liverpool in the previous Champions League match. However, against Arsenal, Atletico seemed incapable of breaking through the Gunners' defense.
This also proves that Arsenal's defense is solid and capable of continuing their positive trend, striving for victory until the end of the group stage.
Hopefully, Arteta will maintain this form

Atletico Madrid is far from what it was when they faced Liverpool in last season’s champions league, they were a much better team than we have now and yet, they aren’t a bad team either. Considering how they humiliated Real Madrid in the Laliga, one would have a better hope that Atletico Madrid would be able to get something out of their Arsenal fixture, especially how the first half ended in a draw.
So, you can imagine the surprise when Arsenal came came with the goals galore.

But to say the truth, I wasn't really surprised that arsenal won the game because I knew from the play that there were gonna win and when it comes to standard and team strengthy, athletico Madrid is no match compared to the brilliance that this arsenal team have built.

Athletico Madrid gave Real Madrid a whooping no doubt but sometimes football can be strange as some crazy results doesn't necessarily mean that the supposed team is above the team they want to play.

[Coyster]

Arsenal was indeed surprising in this match; they were able to win convincingly 4-0 against Atletico Madrid. Actually, Arsenal already had a good squad, they were just missing one player at center forward (number 9). And now they have found that player in Victor Gyekores

Victor Gyokeres is not yet firing on all cylinders, but chances are high that he will come good. His two goals against Atletico Madrid, though not the cleanest of strikes, should give him some confidence for the games ahead.

That said, i didn't expect Arsenal to thrash Atletico Madrid, they made a statement with that win, other teams in the Champions League would be taking them seriously. Last season they were so close to the final, maybe they'll get there this season.

[Jegileman]

Arsenal are a very good team especially defensively, they are actually favourites to win the PL so beating Atletico was not a surprise to me. Maybe the scoreline was unexpected but that can happen in a game sometimes. Atletico is already 8 points behind Real in La Liga after only 9 games so they are not currently a team in the greatest form.

When a team performance in the domestic league is poor, sometimes we tend to see them performing better in the champions league, so there was no way one may think of them to going to perform poorly in the Champions league against Arsenal. This was a more tougher competition, so we thought they’re going to do better playing here than what they showcase in the La Liga. After this performance, it shows that they’re both not ready for the La Liga and also the champions league. Arsenal has a good chance on them, and they really did their best and earned the whole three points in the game.

[Belarge]

Victor Gyokeres is not yet firing on all cylinders, but chances are high that he will come good. His two goals against Atletico Madrid, though not the cleanest of strikes, should give him some confidence for the games ahead.

That said, i didn't expect Arsenal to thrash Atletico Madrid, they made a statement with that win, other teams in the Champions League would be taking them seriously. Last season they were so close to the final, maybe they'll get there this season.

Gunners beating Atletico Madrid was not a miracle, they worked hard enough to win the game. Mikel Arteta is happy about the status of the club. Do you know how lucky Arsenal have become when they sign these outstanding players. Arsenal are main competitors for the English Premier League and also main oppositions for the UCL. This is what we want to see, to see Arsenal winning games without having to face difficulties. While for Gunners, they have sign prominent players. Viktor Gyökeres is an important player that have been contributing good features for Arsenal this season.

[GiftedMAN]

This year PSG are different! I mean they are deadly even from league phase already.    They defeated Barcelona with so many important names missing. They destroyed Atalanta and Leverkusen by scoring 11 goals in total to them.

If I were in bookmakers' place I'd definitely favour PSG the most in odds now. Right after them Bayern Munich come. These 2 teams are very promising - for now. I'm especially curious what Kompany will do in later rounds this time.

The coach of PSG is gradually turning the PSG team to be more solid than last season they appear better and stronger without Dembele which I think is their best player in the team, they haven't lost in the competition so far which means they are ready to defend their title.

Bayern Munich is another team that is doing great the season they are undefeated in all competition this season to me I think they are more dangerous than PSG so we should expect them to be strong contenders this season.

[MArsland]

A balanced attack line with a strong defense makes Arsenal even stronger. Arsenal may seem stronger against PSG, if it is a neutral venue.

Hopefully we see that soon, because eventually Arsenal and PSG will meet at full strength in the UCL. Before that happens they will continue to improve each other's abilities as much as possible. For now for me PSG and Arsenal are on the same level in terms of strength. You can't say for sure Arsenal are stronger before these two teams really fight directly.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Arsenal was indeed surprising in this match; they were able to win convincingly 4-0 against Atletico Madrid. Actually, Arsenal already had a good squad, they were just missing one player at center forward (number 9). And now they have found that player in Victor Gyekores

I'm really curious about what Arsenal can achieve this season, even though they've been convincing so far. As far as I know, Arsenal isn't a team that can maintain consistent performance over an average season, so I'm really looking forward to seeing if Arteta can make a difference to Arsenal this season. Their squad depth is good, their defense is very solid, in fact, Arsenal has not conceded a single goal in 3 Champions League matches so far.

Viktor Gyökeres put in a good performance in Arsenal's last Champions League match against Atletico Madrid, but I'm not entirely convinced he's the answer to Arsenal's current search for a center-forward. He's scored 2 goals in 3 Champions League appearances, while he's scored 3 goals in 8 Premier League appearances, so I think he still needs to be more productive to be considered a reliable center-forward.

[SATWAT]

Victor Gyokeres is not yet firing on all cylinders, but chances are high that he will come good. His two goals against Atletico Madrid, though not the cleanest of strikes, should give him some confidence for the games ahead.

That said, i didn't expect Arsenal to thrash Atletico Madrid, they made a statement with that win, other teams in the Champions League would be taking them seriously. Last season they were so close to the final, maybe they'll get there this season.

Gunners beating Atletico Madrid was not a miracle, they worked hard enough to win the game. Mikel Arteta is happy about the status of the club. Do you know how lucky Arsenal have become when they sign these outstanding players. Arsenal are main competitors for the English Premier League and also main oppositions for the UCL. This is what we want to see, to see Arsenal winning games without having to face difficulties. While for Gunners, they have sign prominent players. Viktor Gyökeres is an important player that have been contributing good features for Arsenal this season.

In this season Arsenal looking much better and spirited with their performance most chances they could be able to jump at the top till end of this season because mostly other teams are looking not competitive like them, and they are going to have good chance of ending their streak of 2nd spot in league table.
Their depth is impressive even its still early days and long season is still to come but their strategy and their quality giving them good advantage and their opponents are looking not competitive which is good to have some good distance Viktor Gyökeres have time to adjust and give his best which could be good for Arsenal.
Game against Atlético Madrid clearly indicate they have ability to destroy any defense with their aggressive approach and quality players if they have no injury issue things are going to be interesting.

[khiholangkang]

A balanced attack line with a strong defense makes Arsenal even stronger. Arsenal may seem stronger against PSG, if it is a neutral venue.

Hopefully we see that soon, because eventually Arsenal and PSG will meet at full strength in the UCL. Before that happens they will continue to improve each other's abilities as much as possible. For now for me PSG and Arsenal are on the same level in terms of strength. You can't say for sure Arsenal are stronger before these two teams really fight directly.

Arsenal and PSG matches in the 8 rounds in this round will not meet, this is not the time for them to face each other, still PSG and Arsenal will face Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich is also one of the strong teams, the meeting match might be very exciting too, considering Bayern Munich has the same level of victory in the first 3 matches, If PSG and Arsenal can escape the match against Bayern Munich and both win, it can be assumed that PSG and Arsenal have the same strength, it's just not easy to define a team has a strength how different it is if you haven't seen the match directly between the teams being compared.

[$weetne$$]

Arsenal was indeed surprising in this match; they were able to win convincingly 4-0 against Atletico Madrid. Actually, Arsenal already had a good squad, they were just missing one player at center forward (number 9). And now they have found that player in Victor Gyekores

Gyekores was the missing puzzle they needed for their front line and now they have him, and so far he has shown so much value for the resources that was put together to bring him to the team, he has gotten a few goals, some of which was gotten from this game but he  does not seem to be getting the goals flowing like they did while he was at his former team. Most importantly is how they have been further accumulating some more points by each game.

[Amphenomenon]

Atletico Madrid is far from what it was when they faced Liverpool in last season’s champions league, they were a much better team than we have now and yet, they aren’t a bad team either. Considering how they humiliated Real Madrid in the Laliga, one would have a better hope that Atletico Madrid would be able to get something out of their Arsenal fixture, especially how the first half ended in a draw.
So, you can imagine the surprise when Arsenal came came with the goals galore.

Arsenal are a very good team especially defensively, they are actually favourites to win the PL so beating Atletico was not a surprise to me. Maybe the scoreline was unexpected but that can happen in a game sometimes. Atletico is already 8 points behind Real in La Liga after only 9 games so they are not currently a team in the greatest form.

Atletico Madrid are a dangerous team but just too inconsistent and then wax trash by the Gunners.  I like how many are rating Gunners as title favorites in the EPL and Champions league but my question is still: can they be consistent?

This is why they haven't lift the EPL trophy, now they have a proper striker but will that make them fully consistent in the longer run?

[imamusma]

Arsenal was indeed surprising in this match; they were able to win convincingly 4-0 against Atletico Madrid. Actually, Arsenal already had a good squad, they were just missing one player at center forward (number 9). And now they have found that player in Victor Gyekores

Gyekores was the missing puzzle they needed for their front line and now they have him, and so far he has shown so much value for the resources that was put together to bring him to the team, he has gotten a few goals, some of which was gotten from this game but he  does not seem to be getting the goals flowing like they did while he was at his former team. Most importantly is how they have been further accumulating some more points by each game.

I think that over time, Gyokeres will manage to perform sharply and score many goals just like before, which will eventually allow him to meet expectations. It must be admitted that this season Arsenal has managed to build a quite ideal squad depth, they have spent a large budget in the transfer market, and luckily their performance has been quite consistent. Meanwhile, not only is the front line performing well, Arsenal defense is also very solid, where so far Arsenal has not conceded a single goal in the Champions League.

[Jewan420]

Arsenal and PSG matches in the 8 rounds in this round will not meet, this is not the time for them to face each other, still PSG and Arsenal will face Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich is also one of the strong teams, the meeting match might be very exciting too, considering Bayern Munich has the same level of victory in the first 3 matches, If PSG and Arsenal can escape the match against Bayern Munich and both win, it can be assumed that PSG and Arsenal have the same strength, it's just not easy to define a team has a strength how different it is if you haven't seen the match directly between the teams being compared.

Yes, this could be a good criterion, because against Bayern Munich both Arsenal and PSG will be playing at home. Since we are not seeing them play each other in the group stage and there is also doubt whether they will face each other before the final (possibly). Therefore, we can judge which team is stronger between Arsenal and PSG by looking at the performance of both teams against Bayern Munich.

At first glance, I cannot put any team ahead, both teams have a balanced back line and front line and their midfield is also quite strong. The most important thing is form and confidence, from which there may not be much difference between the two teams. Both teams have not lost a match in the Champions League, Arsenal is at the top of the league, while PSG is in second place. Arsenal is ahead in the league, but PSG is ahead in the Champions League, that is, if we give a score, then both teams have to be given equal scores.