UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[BRINIRHA]

Manchester City wasn't joking when they came to the UEFA Champions League. They needed to make sure they're winning games and Borrusia Dortmund happens to be the club that will be conceding all the goals. Manchester City needed to win and they got it. Pep Guardiola will apply more pressure in next game. This is what we're talking about, to see Manchester City coming out ontop to win games with flying colors, not ever going to be dining with average teams.

Yes, Man City is starting to show their true colors again. This is what a team coached by Pep Guardiola should be like. However, I hope Man City doesn't just play well for a while, but they continue this way throughout the season. That way, Man City will remind everyone that they were once a team feared by all clubs in Europe, like in the era when Man City managed to win titles in multiple competitions simultaneously in one season, including the Club World Cup, the Champions League, and the Premier League. At that time, Man City was like a completely unbeatable team. Pep must strive to restore this team's performance to that era. And that will certainly be very pleasing for all Man City fans this season. However, for opponents, it will be very worrying.

[mandown]

Galatasaray defeated Ajax away thanks to Osimhen's three goals.
Galatasaray played superior football from start to finish. I had no idea Ajax was this bad.
Something caught my eye during the match. Osimhen seemed to be respecting the Ajax goalkeeper's age. Every time Pasver saved Osimhen's shot, Osimhen would go over and congratulate Pasver.
This happened at least twice. I've never seen such sportsmanship from Osimhen before.
So, he was respecting Pasver's age, who will soon be 42.

[Jostern]

Galatasaray defeated Ajax 3-0 away and increased their points total to 9.
It was a very comfortable win for us.
Osimhen is an incredible player, and even though he played at about 70% of his capacity tonight, he still managed to score a hat-trick.
Lemina and Sané were among the best players of the evening, and the rest of the team also performed very well.
Next up is Union Saint-Gilloise, and that match will be at home, they should already start to be afraid.

This win is perfectly and well deserved victory from them as they performed very much better. Galatasaray needed this win and the point, as it has lead them to 9 points now on the table. I always knew that Victor oshimen will always find a way to put the ball at the back of the net, he made it today with an hat-trick, for me, I'm so happy for that scoreline and was satisfied by it, due to the fact that, I place a bet for over 2.5 and it came perfectly well.
We also see Manchester City defeated Dortmond with 4 goals to 1, the win was very comfortable as they also deserve that win.

I never knew that Turkish teams are strong like this, Galatasaray did something yesterday that made me respect their players because their performance from the first half make people know what is going to happen at the end of the match, Victor osimhen is an experience striker every team will wish to have in their team, he was the one that scored the winning goal between Galatasaray vs Liverpool, yesterday he scored all the three goals to help the team to achieve another three points in the UEFA champion League competition, indeed Manchester City also played well to defeated their opponent to embraced victory, which is what people expected from the match.

I don’t really know what you’re surprised about, but I don’t think there is anything special about this Galatasaray team, because if you watch their previous games in the champions league, most especially the game against Frankfurt then you will realize there is nothing special about this team, have you really seen Ajax play football, Ajax is a team that everyone in the champions league are expected to beat, I don’t think you have checked the champions league table, they’re sitting in the last position and have lost every game that they’ve played in the champions league.

So I don’t really see anything special about Galatasaray beating Ajax, yes you can actually say that Galatasaray beat Liverpool, but that was an awful game that I watched that very day, I watched a team that wasn’t ready to play football, that relied on tactical fouls to destabilize their opponents, and that isn’t a very good way of playing football.

[yenerbatmaz]

Galatasaray earned a well-deserved victory, bringing their points total to 9. They have two matches next: one at home against U.S. Gilloise (I think Galatasaray will easily beat U.S. Gilloise). Their next match is away against Monaco. If Galatasaray gets three points from that match, they'll have 15 points and be in contention for a top-eight spot.
Galatasaray played very well yesterday, but the biggest factor in this is Ajax's poor performance.
Galatasaray became the first Turkish team to defeat Ajax away.

[landheer]

Galatasaray defeated Ajax away thanks to Osimhen's three goals.
Galatasaray played superior football from start to finish. I had no idea Ajax was this bad.
Something caught my eye during the match. Osimhen seemed to be respecting the Ajax goalkeeper's age. Every time Pasver saved Osimhen's shot, Osimhen would go over and congratulate Pasver.
This happened at least twice. I've never seen such sportsmanship from Osimhen before.
So, he was respecting Pasver's age, who will soon be 42.

I just found out about this. I just realized that Ajax's goalkeeper is indeed quite old. Previously, I wasn't very familiar with Ajax's goalkeepers. And it turns out it's true that Remko Jurian Pasveer will be 42 in two days. His birthday is this month, on the 8th. I think it's extraordinary that at his age, he's still able to participate in a major European competition, namely the Champions League.

Osimhen is fundamentally a very good player. Not only in his play on the pitch, but also in his personality. And yes, Osimhen's attitude is truly commendable. I hope Osimhen's career continues to rise and he wins many awards. And I really want to see him play for a Premier League club.

[Solokan]

Source: https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/uefa/d-8196459/club-brugge-vs-barcelona-nyaris-keok-blaugrana-ditahan-3-3/amp
The match between Barcelona and Club Brugge was exciting because we saw Club Brugge and Barcelona compete fiercely. In my opinion, Club Brugge played well as the home team, even though the match ended in a 3-3 draw. Actually, I predicted that Barcelona would win because, obviously, I saw that Barcelona's squad was stronger than Club Brugge's. Now, both teams had to settle for one point each because the match ended in a draw. However, in this match, I bet on Barcelona to win, and I thought Barcelona would win, but that's football—anything can happen, and surprises are always possible. Did you also lose your bet on this match?In my opinion, Club Brugge has a solid defense, and Barcelona's attackers couldn't execute their plays effectively because Club Brugge's defenders were excellent. I think Flick was outmatched technically by Nicky in this match. Barcelona's defense wasn't strong enough, allowing Club Brugge's players to break through easily, which ultimately led to Club Brugge scoring against Barcelona. Now Flick must improve Barcelona's defense because if it's not fixed, it will certainly make Barcelona easy to break through by opposing players.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Manchester City wasn't joking when they came to the UEFA Champions League. They needed to make sure they're winning games and Borrusia Dortmund happens to be the club that will be conceding all the goals. Manchester City needed to win and they got it. Pep Guardiola will apply more pressure in next game. This is what we're talking about, to see Manchester City coming out ontop to win games with flying colors, not ever going to be dining with average teams.

Yes, Man City is starting to show their true colors again. This is what a team coached by Pep Guardiola should be like. However, I hope Man City doesn't just play well for a while, but they continue this way throughout the season. That way, Man City will remind everyone that they were once a team feared by all clubs in Europe, like in the era when Man City managed to win titles in multiple competitions simultaneously in one season, including the Club World Cup, the Champions League, and the Premier League. At that time, Man City was like a completely unbeatable team. Pep must strive to restore this team's performance to that era. And that will certainly be very pleasing for all Man City fans this season. However, for opponents, it will be very worrying.

It won't be easy, although the possibility remains but we can see many flaws in the Manchester City team right now, unlike a few seasons ago when they won the Champions League.
I don't think Manchester City's victory over Dortmund needs to be overstated, They deserved the win playing at home and overall Manchester City's strength is slightly better than Dortmund's.

[Olatundespo]

Hahaha I think many of us were fooled into thinking Barcelona would win but in fact they only draw, among all the favorite teams, only Barcelona disappointed us lol. Barcelona controlled the game from all side but Club Brugge also did everything they could we can see this from Club Brugge efforts with 11 shots and 6 on target and luckily 3 is goals, what do you think is the reason why Barcelona can't win, just because of bad luck or they lack confidence?

Barcelona hasn't been able to perform optimally because their main squad isn't complete due to several injuries. Even Lewandowski, who has returned, hasn't quite returned to his best form after recovering from injury. The same goes for Dani Olmo. So it's quite difficult for Barcelona to play at their best again when their players aren't in peak condition.

However, at the time, I still thought Barcelona would still win with the squad they had. However, Club Brugge really shouldn't be underestimated. They played well and managed to force Barcelona to adjust their strategy. It looks like Barcelona will have a tough road in all competitions this season.

It is very unfortunate for Barcelona that they drew with Club Brugge. Barcelona first level players were considered enough to win against a small team but they drew in the match. It is not at all appropriate to blame the injury problems of the players who drew in this match for Barca. This responsibility should be taken by the entire team management. Hansi Flick should re evaluate the team's players and take urgent measures to correct them. I will not say that they played badly but the weak situation in the defense forced such a poor result.

I expected Barcelona to definitely win this match and I bet on them but their weakness was clearly exposed by the draw. If they cannot recover through corrections Barcelona may not be seen in the main events this season.

[Just Say]

Proof of this is just last night, Barcelona was also surprisingly held to a draw by Brugge, a team that was not favored by many. So, in this match, I really didn't expect Barcelona to get a draw. Because in terms of player quality, Barcelona is clearly superior. But it turned out Barcelona were truly overwhelmed by a team of Brugge's stature, ultimately resulting in Barcelona taking home just one point. I'm sure many people didn't expect this either. With this draw, Barcelona now sits in 11th place in the Champions League.

The draw in the UCL match between Barcelona and Club Brugge upset me the most because the depth of Lamine Yamal's team was huge and they were clearly superior in terms of player quality. Anyway, Barcelona football team managed to draw in this match but we saw that they fell behind three times in this match, that means the Belgian Pro League team scored first each time and then boosted Hansi Flick's team's morale in the UCL match and Barca were able to score goals through great counterattacks.

This season's Champions League journey has not been a good one for this club so far, as their statistics show us that they have won only two matches, however it is certain that the fourth round match between Barcelona and Club Brugge was extremely dramatic, even then, the Spanish club could not take home full points from this match.

[B-BossMan]

Source: Full-time results from Wednesday's Champions League fixtures.

You know, I was very impressed with these outcomes from yesterday's matches. Each and every fan of a particular team was hoping for their team to lead the victory in yesterday's matches, such as Barcelona's fans, Chelsea's fans and Manchester City's fans. The match between Chelsea and Qarabag seemed so disappointing to the Chelsea fans yesterday. Why? Because Chelsea had an earlier opportunity to have the first goal in that match, and they ended up fumbling and even struggling to end the match with a draw. The same similar scenario happens to Barcelona yesterday. Although they weren't the ones to lead with the first goal, Club Brugge was one of the teams I also respected in terms of their performances. They are one of the strong teams, and I was impressed with their confidence yesterday. Manchester City beat Dortmund yesterday hands down, well, all the matches came out great to me. The Barcelona and the Chelsea fans had no banter over each other yesterday.

[Luzin]

Galatasaray earned a well-deserved victory, bringing their points total to 9. They have two matches next: one at home against U.S. Gilloise (I think Galatasaray will easily beat U.S. Gilloise).

Oshimen is great; currently, he is in the right competition and is appreciated, so I think he is capable of developing professionally. Oshimen's three goals make him the top scorer, followed by Haaland. Here is the current UCL top scorer list:

1. Victor Oshimen 6 goals
2. Erling Haaland 5 goals
3. Harry Kane 5 goals
4. Kylian Mbappe 5 goals
5. Anthony Gordon 4 goals

With Galatasaray, Oshimen has a good chance of entering the knockout stage. Galatasaray is currently still in the top 10.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

@emenaio
Qarabag defender Elvin Jafarguliyev: “We studied Chelsea’s defence. I have to be honest, for 2 billion, I expected a bit more. (laughs)”
https://x.com/emenaio/status/1986162986323415338


Made me laugh this morning.

[davis196]

I don't know what the hell was Barcelona's defense doing against Brugge. The Belgian team scored goals after counterattacks as a home team.
Yamal basically saved Barcelona from a defeat. The team from Catalonia isn't as consistent as it used to be in their previous season.
Quarabag made history against Chelsea. Maybe the team from London had underestimated their opponent. I'm not impressed by Chelsea's performance and it seems that Enzo Maresca cannot upgrade this team to the next level. Man City defeated Dortmund by 4-1, but that was pretty much expected. No German team except Bayern is at the level of the English teams.

[Juicyhome]

@emenaio
Qarabag defender Elvin Jafarguliyev: “We studied Chelsea’s defence. I have to be honest, for 2 billion, I expected a bit more. (laughs)”
https://x.com/emenaio/status/1986162986323415338


Made me laugh this morning.

Chelsea is now a laughing stock, they claim to be a world champions yet they haven't proven it even in the league or champions League that they earn the title, they were just lucky to win PSG in the finals ever since then, Chelsea hasn't played like a serious team, that's why I don't like predicting title winners till the end of the season, before the season I thought Chelsea will challenge for the premier League title and the champions League but their current form is embarrassing, their defense are laughable, they spent so much money to buy rubbish players every season. They should face their fate.

[NotATether]

I think Chelsea, Newcastle and Galatasaray will be eliminated in the Round of 16.

I don't think Barcelona will make it past the quarters.

Inter could actually make the semis again, they are really good.

City looks really dangerous and could also make the semis provided they don't face a team like Bayern or Arsenal first.

[IceLincoln]

Jose Mourinho declared, "I'm in my own league," the day he became manager of Benfica.

Jose's league is over. His time, and the time of his ilk, is over. He left every club he worked for with severance pay. Or rather, he was always fired.

Now it's Benfica's turn, and he'll be fired from there too, and he'll receive severance pay. Benfica lost 0-1 at home to Leverkusen yesterday.

There are currently two teams with zero points in the Champions League: Benfica and Ajax.

Ajax's situation is also bleak.
Heitinga will soon be sacked from Ajax.
I've never seen Ajax this bad. This year has been a complete disgrace, both in their own league and in the Champions League.

I don’t know what the hell is going on with Ajax but I think it’s as a result of always selling their key quality players and not replacing them very well, their form started diminishing last season but it seems this season has gotten worse. This is the worst Ajax we’ve seen in ages, hope they bounce back before it’s too late.

Jose Mourinho’s time in football as a coach is over, there’s not much he can do now. I think he should just go coach a lower level club and just serve his retirement there, or maybe go back to defending and attack as he used to. The last two clubs he coached was a failure.


The Barcelona and Chelsea games  were very surprising to me, I never expected that they would draw, even Barcelona almost lost the match , they were lucky to have ended in a draw. A game that we all thought will be a walk over and also the Chelsea game. Football will always surprise you.

[Danica22]

It won't be easy, although the possibility remains but we can see many flaws in the Manchester City team right now, unlike a few seasons ago when they won the Champions League.
I don't think Manchester City's victory over Dortmund needs to be overstated, They deserved the win playing at home and overall Manchester City's strength is slightly better than Dortmund's.

At the beginning of the season we saw City's unstable performance. But Guardiola has been able to reduce the internal problems of his squad a lot. Manchester City is in a very good form now. We can see the improvement of City's performance in both the Champions League and the Premier League. They performed brilliantly against Dortmund. Manchester City won by a big margin of 4-1. Out of 14 shots taken by Manchester City players, only 9 were on target. City's Phil Foden scored both, Haaland and Cherki scored one goal each.

[landheer]

I think Chelsea, Newcastle and Galatasaray will be eliminated in the Round of 16.

I don't think Barcelona will make it past the quarters.

Inter could actually make the semis again, they are really good.

City looks really dangerous and could also make the semis provided they don't face a team like Bayern or Arsenal first.

It really depends on which teams you'll face. Chelsea, Newcastle, and Galatasaray probably won't be able to advance beyond the round of 16 if they face very strong teams like Bayern, Real Madrid, Manchester City, or even PSG. However, if they face relatively ordinary opponents like Sporting CP, Atalanta, or PSV, then that still gives Chelsea, Galatasaray, and Newcastle a good chance. However, the one team I have the most doubts about is Newcastle among these three.

As for Barcelona, ​​their performance remains uncertain. Although Raphinha may soon return to action after recovering from injury, which would restore Barcelona's full squad, that doesn't guarantee they'll be as strong as they were at the start of the season. However, reaching the quarterfinals is certainly a possibility for Barcelona.

As for Manchester City, I think reaching the semifinals is the most likely outcome, but I doubt they can progress beyond that stage.

[Uruhara]

Galatasaray earned a well-deserved victory, bringing their points total to 9. They have two matches next: one at home against U.S. Gilloise (I think Galatasaray will easily beat U.S. Gilloise). Their next match is away against Monaco. If Galatasaray gets three points from that match, they'll have 15 points and be in contention for a top-eight spot.
Galatasaray played very well yesterday, but the biggest factor in this is Ajax's poor performance.
Galatasaray became the first Turkish team to defeat Ajax away.

Galatasaray played as well as expected against Ajax. Ajax's performance, however, was predictably doomed to defeat. Of all the 36 clubs currently in the Champions League, Ajax currently sits at the bottom of the table, having lost all of their matches this season. In fact, Ajax has conceded the most goals, with 14. They have also scored the fewest goals, with only one goal in their four matches. This is a very poor record for Ajax, and perhaps the first time Ajax has had such a poor record in the Champions League.

Besides Ajax, I was also surprised by Benfica, who also have the same record as Ajax, having failed to win in their four matches, all of which have ended in defeat. Benfica usually doesn't suffer from this. They usually manage to advance to at least the round of 16. However, this season, Benfica is having their toughest season yet.

[Egii Nna]

Galatasaray defeated Ajax away thanks to Osimhen's three goals.
Galatasaray played superior football from start to finish. I had no idea Ajax was this bad.
Something caught my eye during the match. Osimhen seemed to be respecting the Ajax goalkeeper's age. Every time Pasver saved Osimhen's shot, Osimhen would go over and congratulate Pasver.
This happened at least twice. I've never seen such sportsmanship from Osimhen before.
So, he was respecting Pasver's age, who will soon be 42.

Osimhen is winning the hearts of more people due to his sportsmanship. The respect he showed Pasveer in that game clearly demonstrates how much he values his opponent. Even though he scored 3 goals, he didn’t go overboard with celebrations or try to humiliate him. We all know that Osimhen had the chance to score more goals, but he saw no point in disgracing Pasveer since they had already won the game. That’s why he stopped at 3 goals.

To be honest, Pasveer deserves respect, if not for anything else, then for his age, calmness, and skill. However, Ajeh performed poorly in that game yesterday.