UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[slapper]

It hasn't been easy for Barcelona this season, We can gauge their strength and it doesn't seem to be any better than last season, especially with many of their key players suffering injuries, which has led to a decline in their performance.
Honestly, I'm a little pessimistic about Barcelona's chances of winning the Champions League this season, I'm looking at it realistically and comparing it to the strengths of several teams I consider more favored this season.

Barcelona have been on a line this season, and whenever they are playing, they are always finding it very difficult to perform. Last season, they were able to manage the situation of the club well, at least they won La Liga last season. The problem with Barcelona is not even their attack because they are always attacking pretty well, but anything else, just that they cannot even defend well. So another thing is that they have to find a way of managing whatever is going on in the club.  And let's not deceive ourselves; Barcelona cannot win the Champions League, at least not this season.

And one of the reasons they cannot win is that they are not stable enough. After all, it's either they draw or they lose or they win, so with that kind of record, they don't stand a chance of winning. I am just surprised how Arsenal and Bayern are in serious competition, and we should not be surprised to see any of those clubs winning because they have been on a straight win record, so this shows that there are clubs that are taking things more seriously than Barcelona, so to me, Barcelona is even out of the whole thing if they continue like this.

That you mentioned is not even what keeps me awake at night. Barca is sitting 2nd in La Liga with basically the SAME record as last seasons treble run (9-1-2 vs 9-0-2) and yet the players themselves are admitting "we're not comfortable on the pitch". Flick says we do not have confidence

That's not normal, is it? You are in the midst of winning and every one KNOWS that something is wrong?

They are handcuffed financially. That new €40m sponsorship deal? Can have it no more as wages, right to debt. The anticipated profit this season is 4 million euros. FOUR. The Fans are just prolonging the contract of Raphinha to get the accounting based on breathing room in FFP. So when Ter Stegen's back goes (19 matches missed), and then Joan Garcia's knee goes (9 matches), they can't fix it. Our old keeper will keep us till the first of December... IF Ter Stegen returns in time

And the fans? They are tweeting about Messi going to the construction site of Camp Nou rather than discussing tactics. Fans do not even want to take a closer look at this. Can't win the Champions League when your own supporters are going to seek out nostalgia as a coping mechanism, can you?

[cande86]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

[Emitdama]

If they get distracted with chasing the both rabbits they will never get to win the most important thing they have chased constantly for the past three seasons. The game against Bayern Munich will not be won and not be lost, it is just the best way they can go about it. Bayern Munich are probably the best club in Europe  this game against Arsenal must be won to make it clear enough. If they can withstand champions league winners then they can do the same against other clubs

It is true that if they really want to have one win, then they have to give up on the other. Neither Arsenal nor PSG looks awesome at the league, still at a dangerous spot but not impossible to win those, Bayern can easily win Bundesliga obviously. So when you look at it, Bayern Munich can focus on UCL because they are going to win Bundesliga anyways. So that gives them a bigger chance to do something that would be a lot easier to handle, they can win it all easily.

This has to be something that will take a while but can't be all that complicated to begin with, it's a good thing and shouldn't be worried. Arsenal on the other hand should still be happy, because we are talking about a win anyways, premier league is a big deal for them.

[GbitG]

It hasn't been easy for Barcelona this season, We can gauge their strength and it doesn't seem to be any better than last season, especially with many of their key players suffering injuries, which has led to a decline in their performance.
Honestly, I'm a little pessimistic about Barcelona's chances of winning the Champions League this season, I'm looking at it realistically and comparing it to the strengths of several teams I consider more favored this season.

Hmmm, that's quite right, but if we look at the previous season, PSG was the only team who took a very bad start at the beginning of teg UEFA Champions League competition, but when it came to end the became champion. It's a football anything can be happens. So still I believe that Barcelona can win the UEFA champions league title although their performance is bit sloppy due to injuries suspect but if their players fully recovered and regain their massive attacking drive then apprantly they can get some vibrant progress in UEFA champions league competition.....

Thus far their upcoming match against Chelsea will be more interesting because Chelsea is strong team and this will be the first hard test for Hansi Flick to test his team potential and strength.

[Abu-Naim]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

This can be another good season for the gunners, they look prepared and complete this season, and if you rate their performance in the Champions League for the past two seasons, they tried and there is progress. The finished in quarterfinal last two season, and finished in the semifinals last season, with the preparation and the squad depth Arteta has accumulated, they deserve to play final this season.

Arsenal is topping the champions league table right now with 100% record this season, they haven’t conceded a single goal in the competition so far, and they are among the top favorite to win the champions league this season alongside Bayern Munich. We can hope on them this time I think because the players are all hungry to win.

[Sally9256]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

Why do people say bad things about Arsenal when they drop points? Are they the only ones that lose or draw games? It's been a long time they dropped points so why is everyone make it look as if it's a bad thing. We know they can't keep winning matches always and Sunderland is a very stubborn team this season so playing them at home will be difficult to win. I know in previous seasons they have fumbled and lost the league several times but now they added more players so let's not judge them too early.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

Yes Manchester City is a threat so Arsenal should be careful how they lose matches. We all thought it will be an easy season for Arsenal to try and win the league but with Manchester City and Chelsea trailing them they will have to be careful now.

[Jewan420]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

This can be another good season for the gunners, they look prepared and complete this season, and if you rate their performance in the Champions League for the past two seasons, they tried and there is progress. The finished in quarterfinal last two season, and finished in the semifinals last season, with the preparation and the squad depth Arteta has accumulated, they deserve to play final this season.

Arsenal is topping the champions league table right now with 100% record this season, they haven’t conceded a single goal in the competition so far, and they are among the top favorite to win the champions league this season alongside Bayern Munich. We can hope on them this time I think because the players are all hungry to win.

The most positive aspect for Arsenal this season is their increased strength in attack and maintaining a strong defense. Until last season, Arsenal was quite rich in strong defense, but this season they are quite well known as a balanced team. Their biggest achievement is to play 4 matches in the Champions League without conceding a goal and ensuring 100% victory. So the list of balanced teams is not very big, in this list we can put Bayern Munich and Arsenal, and even PSG will not be wrong. To see who is ahead of these 3 teams, we will have to wait for the Arsenal vs Bayern Munich match. PSG lost to Bayern Munich before, Bayern Munich needs to beat Arsenal to prove that they are the best team this season. I am waiting to see their record, Arsenal has not conceded a goal yet in the Champions League and Bayern Munich has not lost a match yet this season. Now the thing to see is, will this record remain intact? Or who has to break the record?

[Webetcoins]

I still believe Bayern Munich has a lot higher chance than Arsenal, no idea why the oddmakers show Arsenla has a chance. Arsenal will focus on the premier league, they haven't won that in a long time, to be fair they haven't won UCL neither, but that's continental, they want the domestic first, and they have been waiting for that for a long time.

But when it comes to stressful games, we have seen this week how they can drop the ball. Their closest rivals, Liverpool and city played against each other, so a win would have been awesome for Arsenal but they ended up getting a draw against Sunderland. A team like that, can't handle the pressure for a UCL final, even before that they will be losing to someone else.

[Ahli38]

I still believe Bayern Munich has a lot higher chance than Arsenal, no idea why the oddmakers show Arsenla has a chance. Arsenal will focus on the premier league, they haven't won that in a long time, to be fair they haven't won UCL neither, but that's continental, they want the domestic first, and they have been waiting for that for a long time.

But when it comes to stressful games, we have seen this week how they can drop the ball. Their closest rivals, Liverpool and city played against each other, so a win would have been awesome for Arsenal but they ended up getting a draw against Sunderland. A team like that, can't handle the pressure for a UCL final, even before that they will be losing to someone else.

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Arsenal's focus on the Premier League is not easy, where they still have many matches to face against several strong teams. As for Bayern Munich they seem to be able to relax a little in the Bundesliga, where their competitors are not as tough as Arsenal's in the premier league. So I think Bayern Munich can easily overcome the Bundesliga. And they can focus more on the Champions League than Arsenal. Even so we cannot be sure which of them will have a better chance of dominating the Champions League as they have performed so well so far through the points they have earned. We need the latest updates on the performance of these two teams in the next stage. Arsenal seems to be getting a breath of fresh air with the return of several key players (Source), where some of them are crucial to the team. So let's see how both teams perform in the next few phases of the Champions League. I personally prefer to choose Bayern Munich over Arsenal. But it all depends on how each team progresses for the next.

[Zaguru12]

I’d lean Arsenal winning the trophy with their recent performances,They appear to be in very good form, They’ve been building steadily and seem ready to make a deep run.
While they aren’t the traditional European big dogs (yet) in the Champions League, that slightly lowers expectations and pressure which can help in a knockout context. Though consistency is the key A slip-up against a smaller club could cost a lot. And there's this Bayern Munich with their recent performances unbeaten run both in champions league and their domestic league, I’d keep a very close eye on Bayern Munich. They may not be my top pick, but they have the quality, experience and squad depth to surprise. I will place them slightly behind the very top favourites, but they could sneak through if things go their way.  Psg is a very good favorite team too but with the injuries problem they start to have now that will be a bigger problem for them because the season is just starting and you can see they are already suffering from that in their domestic league.

The one thing why is not my thing about actually picking a favourite team to win the champions league this very early is the exact reason why you’re not picking PSG at the moment which is actually that the team is not having its best time simply because of the injury woes. The champions league comes into phases; the group phase and the Knockout phase and in both of this phase while it is great to be competitive in the group phase to have a good finish it is best to know that the form in the latter stages are the most important.

I have seen clubs actually starting the season properly and after the first half of the season they become unplayable and that’s what we saw with even PSG. I could also recall Chelsea last champions league triumph almost has similar pattern so until what condition is we meet this clubs in the second half of the season it is tricky to get any worthy pick now

[Adbitco]

Arsenal's focus on the Premier League is not easy, where they still have many matches to face against several strong teams. As for Bayern Munich they seem to be able to relax a little in the Bundesliga, where their competitors are not as tough as Arsenal's in the premier league. So I think Bayern Munich can easily overcome the Bundesliga. And they can focus more on the Champions League than Arsenal. Even so we cannot be sure which of them will have a better chance of dominating the Champions League as they have performed so well so far through the points they have earned. We need the latest updates on the performance of these two teams in the next stage. Arsenal seems to be getting a breath of fresh air with the return of several key players (Source), where some of them are crucial to the team. So let's see how both teams perform in the next few phases of the Champions League. I personally prefer to choose Bayern Munich over Arsenal. But it all depends on how each team progresses for the next.

You people always claim what's not, would you have agreed earlier before the match that Bayern Munich will beg for a draw against Union Berlin? You guys always think that that the opponent in other leagues are easy whilst that of EPL is tough, lol. Is it not the same league we saw few seasons ago when Pep and his Manchester City team rubbished the league, scoring and winning matches for fun but couldn't do anything in the Champions League untill they finally won it? Or you want to tell us that you didn't see it? You guys keep on undermining the effects of the big teams in other leagues.

[paco92x]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

From my standpoint as an Arsenal fan, Bayern is always our black cat — the team we fans are terrified of and never quite confident that Arsenal can beat. But the players don’t see it that way; they’re not bothered by past experiences, and that will be their strength against Bayern.

As for the current odds of the best team to win the UCL, I’d say it’s Arsenal. Their defense has been almost flawless in most games this season. Bayern, on the other hand, has a formidable attack but a defense that’s not quite as solid. So the slightly better odds are in Arsenal’s favor for now. The odds will surely change after their clash — and it’s going to be the best game to watch in Europe that week. I can’t wait for it.

[Obari]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

You mentioned defeat as if Arsenal lost their last game. It was a 2-2 draw against Sunderland which is clearly a tough side in the English Premier League. They don't fold when they face elite sides, instead to bounce and mount pressure because they're just persuading themselves to earn points in the English Premier League this season. Arsenal headcoach, Mikel Arteta have really done his best for Arsenal and this season might just be the one for them to bounce back and win trophies.

[Dzwaafu11]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

Bayern Munich are currently in their best performance in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League. They are strong in both leagues, especially the Bundesliga; they dominate the competition already, just the way they are used to doing it. So in both the Champions League and Bundesliga competitions.

Bayern Munich is taking over the top spot of the Champions League, which shows that they are really ready for this season. We will see; the season is still early. There are still a lot of matches to play, so we can’t predict the Champions League trophy, but the Bundesliga is definitely going to be their own.

[MorganaX]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

Bayern Munich are currently in their best performance in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League. They are strong in both leagues, especially the Bundesliga; they dominate the competition already, just the way they are used to doing it. So in both the Champions League and Bundesliga competitions.

Bayern Munich is taking over the top spot of the Champions League, which shows that they are really ready for this season. We will see; the season is still early. There are still a lot of matches to play, so we can’t predict the Champions League trophy, but the Bundesliga is definitely going to be their own.

It will worry if they fail to keep this performance at the later of the champions league, I know that they are playing very well and they are totally dominating the two competitions. In bundles liga, I have no worries, as they will definitely win their league, but the doubt I have for them is in the champions league, well base on statistics, they have the potential to win it, but is is not satisfied. We can see how Liverpool was dominating, yest they didn't get to win so, it all depends on the competence and how they are focus to continue performing more and more better.

[Jegileman]

Considering how both teams are playing currently i think it will be very difficult to predict who is going to win this match but one thing is for sure, we are going to have a very tactical and entertaining football. Chelsea have e big advantage as they will be playing at home, we have see how Barcelona have struggled to get wins away from home this season, so I think asking for a win at Stamford big is a big one.

The thing is with this international break now both coaches will have enough time to try to think the best tactical details that will be best to use in this game. We have see Chelsea come out in big games, let see if This will be another one they will prove to a lot of people that they are at that level with other big clubs.

Chelsea are going to be playing from home, that alone will give them the morale to want to push more for a win in this match. They’ve been playing well and they will want to make this game another big one on their side to get a win considering the quality and much attention this competition needs. As the current best club in the world, they need to prove it here once again for other teams to believe they really won that not by luck but by collective hardwork of the team.

Barcelona is not a weak team and they’ve also been putting all their best efforts into their games to see themselves coming out to be the best amongst other teams both in the champions league and their domestic league games. This will be a very tough one to decide and I hope it’ll be a nice and interesting game for all to watch. All teams have enough time to prepare for this match, so we should expect the best of performance from each team in this game.

[Joy- maker]

I don't know where you guys are seeing this good form in Chelsea. If you ask me if Chelsea will be among the clubs that will manage to reach semi-final in this tournament, I don't think Chelsea will be among them, because PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal will not allow Chelsea to come close.  You saw what Bayern Munich did to Chelsea to secured plenty goals, that is what Barcelona will do to Chelsea to secure 3 points.

No matter how prepare Chelsea will prepare to meet Barcelona in this season, they will lose against Barcelona, because Chelsea is still experiencing some challenges in the attack level that will make them not to reach where they reached last season in this UEFA champion league tournament.

Finally I have seem someone who is seeing what am seeing in Chelsea, because I don't know what is really wrong with the sight of some guys here, because a lot of guys here, especially Chelsea fan's are seeing Chelsea as a club with good form this season, but that's not true I think they are not seeing very clear, because if they are actually seeing very clear like you and I, I believe they will start telling themselves the truth by now that Chelsea is not in any good form this season, and they may likely not even reach that semi final you are projecting them to reach in this season tournament, because those clubs you just mentioned won't allow them go anywhere in this season, and beside Chelsea is not in good form this season, and the earlier their fan's start seeing that and start telling themselves the truth will be better for them.

[Akbarkoe]

The thing is that Arsenal always feel relaxed every season, that is why we don't need to put trust on them for now because they have already started their losing in the premier league and this might likely continue in the champions league if they don't take time. So without any doubt Arsenal might not make it in the champions league this season because Bayern Munich seems quite favorite than both of them.

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

Both have a very good position in their main league or their domestic league, and I think the concentration on the champions league is definitely more prioritized, we will see the readiness of both is mature enough to have a big victory and it will have a fierce match because both have not had a defeat or a draw in the champions league.

Bayern Munich are more in favor because Arsenal in their previous match in the domestic league they only got a draw with newcomers.

[AYOBA]

But in my opinion Arsenal will also settle down and relax to have more strength and concentration for the Premier League matches which they are dominating for now and they must be very careful with Manchester City for this reason they must be more concentrated in the championship

Arsenal have chosen to concentrate on both the Champions League and the Premier League, and that’s why their performances are so good and they put in so much effort against every one of their opponents just for them to achieve their goals this season, and with the way Arsenal’s performance is going currently now, I have confidence that they will try as much as possible to get one out of two, either the Premier League or the Champions League.

However, for Manchester City, we all thought that they were in their best form for now, but I don’t think they will be able to stop Arsenal. If not in their last match against Sunderland, they played and lost two points. By now, they were supposed to be leading the top with 28 points, not 25, but it well. I’m expecting more from them in their remaining matches.

[DiMarxist]

Arsenal have chosen to concentrate on both the Champions League and the Premier League, and that’s why their performances are so good and they put in so much effort against every one of their opponents just for them to achieve their goals this season, and with the way Arsenal’s performance is going currently now, I have confidence that they will try as much as possible to get one out of two, either the Premier League or the Champions League.

Exactly, their decision to go all in on both fronts is clearly paying off. The team looks more organized, focused, and determined this season. Balancing both competitions is not easy, but Arsenal seems to have built the depth and mentality needed to handle the pressure. If they maintain this consistency, one major trophy could definitely be within reach.