UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Victorybit1]

Liverpool cannot lift the champions League title this season because they are not inform, they don't even have the chance to lift the premier League title this season as far as I'm concerned the only club that have a chance to lift the champions League title and the English league is Arsenal, Arsenal is very inform this season and they have not lost any champions League match they are playing very well and defeating any team that comes their way they have the chance to lift the champions League title and they can do it if they put more effort and remain consistent, as for Manchester City yes it is true that they are coming back to form and they are performing very well however I don't see them as a team that can lift the champions League title this season.

Literally any team can win a tournament where everything is decided in the playoffs. I don't understand your pessimism about Liverpool. No matter how bad their league performance was, they always looked better in the cups. Incidentally, remember the season Chelsea won the Champions League – it was a crisis season for them, and they trailed the champions by more than 20 points, teetering on the brink of qualifying for European competition altogether. The situation for Liverpool is very bad, but everything could change with a change of coach by spring.

No doubt, you have sighted a good point there and am well aware that anything can happen too, I mean let me add to your example and mine would be last season trophy win for Tottenham Hotspur and even Manchester United who played in that finals although it's a different trophy entirely but am sure you get the whole point, sometimes team get to play on a different tempo and ability even when they are in very poor form.

[martinom]

Liverpool isn't the next to Arsenal on the table but City. Liverpool suffered several defeats giving them a slim chance to be among the title contenders this season. Nobody knows how long it will take them to overcome this challenge because I don't see them like a club who is back on their feet.

I see Manchester City in great form and with the striker they have they can certainly do very well, obviously this is something to be discussed in a little while when they return to the pitch, but Arsenal will not let themselves be put under pressure by anyone and in my opinion they will hold their ground.

[Loyang]

For me as well ...and by far because Arsenal right now looks like the best team in the world and a bit above PSG and above Inter too as this two teams are 2nd and 3rd place in my personal top 3 football teams in q4 2025.

Yes , you're right. It's still way too early to actually put faith in Arsenal thinking they will win UCL , but I simply cannot see Arsenal not winning UCL or EPL this year ...and they really deserve one of it or maybe both. I also would like to see Inter winning UCL again , especially with Chivu who won it with Mourinho in 2011. 

When it comes to the best team in the world my choice would be Bayern Munich.    They are in a monstrous form with still being unbeaten in this season. Arsenal are definitely one of the teams right behind.

As for Inter discussion I would also love to see it! 2 finals in 3 years but missing the trophy anyway... They aren't able to play the final matches in the CL as strong as earlier ones. We saw it against PSG last season.

Bayern Munich are currently in a very good form. But if they want to win the trophy then they have to keep up this winning streak and stay in their form. Because their next opponent is very strong. If they lose to them and if they get knocked out of this form then maybe they can go on fire in a bad form.

Bayern Munich's defense should be given some attention. Because if the opponent is not able to stop the attacking part then it will be bad for them and the team. Currently their defense is very good but they should pay attention to strengthen it more

[Creeper0]

Literally any team can win a tournament where everything is decided in the playoffs. I don't understand your pessimism about Liverpool. No matter how bad their league performance was, they always looked better in the cups. Incidentally, remember the season Chelsea won the Champions League – it was a crisis season for them, and they trailed the champions by more than 20 points, teetering on the brink of qualifying for European competition altogether. The situation for Liverpool is very bad, but everything could change with a change of coach by spring.

Liverpool have not faced any adversity in the Champions League yet. They are not having a great time in the Premier League, but they are going through a difficult time in the season. No matter how the Premier League is, they are still doing well in the Champions League. They may even be favourites to win the Champions League, two different leagues and different climates. Although it will be difficult to do so, they can make a comeback like PSG and win the title. Liverpool may come back stronger very soon.

[Gaza13]

This year's Arsenal squad depth and performance show that Arsenal is very different, and we are expecting them to win a major trophy this season, either the Champions League or the Premier League title, but if Mikel Arteta and Arsenal can't achieve any of this, then there's nothing very different about Arsenal this year or season.

This season, Arsenal certainly looks more prepared. However, we don't know whether they will continue to maintain their current performance or not. Because every season, especially at the beginning of the season, we are always shown Arsenal's performance as if they are ready to become champions that season. But the reality is always not as expected. So I think we shouldn't expect too much from Arsenal even though they are playing very well and look like the strongest team. Seeing them consistently fail has made me no longer want to hope for Arsenal. I would be happy if they managed to become champions. However, I also won't be disappointed if they fail again. Because it seems like it has become a tradition or habit for them every season.

You have to remember that Arsenal have not shown any failure in the Champions League. I think every match they play domestically or elsewhere, whether it's a draw or a loss, Mikel Arteta will definitely evaluate it, there's no way they'll just ignore it. Even though sometimes the coach has given the desired instructions, sometimes things on the field don't go as expected. This doesn't only apply to Arsenal, but all teams have experienced similar or the same thing. I think it's still too early to say that Arsenal will be able to win the Champions League. The potential will be seen in how they can show their consistency gradually in every match they play.

[icebar]

Liverpool isn't the next to Arsenal on the table but City. Liverpool suffered several defeats giving them a slim chance to be among the title contenders this season. Nobody knows how long it will take them to overcome this challenge because I don't see them like a club who is back on their feet.

Liverpool is not in a very good position in the points table. It is really sad. Their performance is not as good as expected. Even after signing some new players, they are not getting the expected results. The real reason for this is not yet clear. But what we think is that the new players may not be able to play properly with their best output. Their comeback is possible, but it will be very difficult.

[bitgolden]

Reaching a great level is not a problem, they can do that easily and without a trouble. Staying at that level is the hard part because when you are great, everyone wants to tackle you down, Bayern and Arsenal and all other big teams have that kind of trouble. I am not entirely sure what's going to happen with these teams but that seems like the most important difference to me.

If you can do a fine job with these teams, then you are going to win of course but not everyone has the same value over long course of time. Will Bayern win? Will Arsenal win? They look great but we do not know, not everyone who won looked great before, some looked bad and did great later, some looked great but did badly later. We have to wait and see.

[Big Dirams]

Liverpool have not faced any adversity in the Champions League yet. They are not having a great time in the Premier League, but they are going through a difficult time in the season. No matter how the Premier League is, they are still doing well in the Champions League. They may even be favourites to win the Champions League, two different leagues and different climates. Although it will be difficult to do so, they can make a comeback like PSG and win the title. Liverpool may come back stronger very soon.

Liverpool are struggling this season and you're right the champions league Is a different competition compared to the premier league and even when a team is struggling in their domestic league  it doesn't mean they can't perform well in the champions league. Chelsea have done it several times and other teams too. Liverpool's form is questionable no doubt but it's not impossible to turn around, the season is still long and if they can improve their game they will definitely end the league in a good way. The league is still very much open and I won't be surprised if Liverpool end up winning it because no team is far ahead and they are not too consistent enough.

[pewboy]

Been defeated by Bayern Munich doesn't mean that they cannot go further or are weak, the irony of this is that this two team could meet again this season and the result will be different that's one thing about football. Right now Bayern Munich is in a better shape we cannot say the same will happen in the next couple of weeks

Paris Saint-Germain is a great team and they will have no trouble winning the next matches. It's clear that when they take on a very strong team they can struggle, but i assure you that they will play 50-50 as always, because they can always do very well.

[dollyamo]

Arsenal performance was inconsistent last season, if they maintained first place, they could have won the league title like 1 or 2 times now. Arsenal has a record for playing well at the start of the season but getting weak as the season goes. If Arsenal had competed with Liverpool, I believe Liverpool would not have won the Premier League last season, when City was also struggling. Liverpool took advantage of their position and won the Premier League.

I agree with you, every team is fighting for the Premier League title this season. I believe people are writing Manchester United off because the team have not perform well in the previous years, but I believe they are showing a signs that they are also aiming to win the Premier League. I am not saying Manchester United can win the league this season, but they are competing for the title.

In fact this season Arsenal are behaving unusually based on how they usually play.
Will they have achieved their balance? As we well know Premiere is the most competitive league ever, although they want to take out Manchester United it is obvious that they will try to fight with their hands and teeth for the title, obviously it will not be easy considering the score, but that does not mean that they do not have all the chances to make it.

[Jegileman]

Liverpool have not faced any adversity in the Champions League yet. They are not having a great time in the Premier League, but they are going through a difficult time in the season. No matter how the Premier League is, they are still doing well in the Champions League. They may even be favourites to win the Champions League, two different leagues and different climates. Although it will be difficult to do so, they can make a comeback like PSG and win the title. Liverpool may come back stronger very soon.

I haven’t lost hope fully on the potentials of Liverpool this season. We have seen in the past where a team performs poorly in the domestic league but still the best in Europeans competitions like the champions league. This is the same way I feel for Liverpool right now as they battle out to see them being one of the best in the title fight this season. The champions league is the league of champions, so seeing Liverpool performing their better, it shows that they have the potential to better their wrongs and get back into the league fight once again. And if they decide to focus more on the champions league for its title, then it is sure going to be a successful one for them in the long term.

[Agbe]

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I haven’t lost hope fully on the potentials of Liverpool this season. We have seen in the past where a team performs poorly in the domestic league but still the best in Europeans competitions like the champions league. This is the same way I feel for Liverpool right now as they battle out to see them being one of the best in the title fight this season. The champions league is the league of champions, so seeing Liverpool performing their better, it shows that they have the potential to better their wrongs and get back into the league fight once again. And if they decide to focus more on the champions league for its title, then it is sure going to be a successful one for them in the long term.

The Season is just starting so for anyone to lose hope completely in Liverpool is not something that I will agree to. Liverpool still has what it takes to win the domestic league and also do well in Europe. I believe that the Liverpool team will gel in Time so that they can go back to Winning ways, the league title is still open for any of the top four teams to win in England.

[Lida93]

Liverpool cannot lift the champions League title this season because they are not inform, they don't even have the chance to lift the premier League title this season as far as I'm concerned the only club that have a chance to lift the champions League title and the English league is Arsenal, Arsenal is very inform this season and they have not lost any champions League match they are playing very well and defeating any team that comes their way they have the chance to lift the champions League title and they can do it if they put more effort and remain consistent, as for Manchester City yes it is true that they are coming back to form and they are performing very well however I don't see them as a team that can lift the champions League title this season.

Lifting the trophy could be a tedious task for Liverpool, sound like asking for too much from them, am rather worried if they could make it past the knockout stages because their current form isn't anything to write home about and I do not see the situation improving anytime soon especially now that the tempo of the competition is beginning to take a new turn especially if they get a stronger fixture at that stage of the competition.

[Lannakosa]

Reaching a great level is not a problem, they can do that easily and without a trouble. Staying at that level is the hard part because when you are great, everyone wants to tackle you down, Bayern and Arsenal and all other big teams have that kind of trouble. I am not entirely sure what's going to happen with these teams but that seems like the most important difference to me.

If you can do a fine job with these teams, then you are going to win of course but not everyone has the same value over long course of time. Will Bayern win? Will Arsenal win? They look great but we do not know, not everyone who won looked great before, some looked bad and did great later, some looked great but did badly later. We have to wait and see.

This will be a match between the group stage leaders of the Champions League, and the result at this stage will not have a significant impact on anything, but I think it can show the balance of power. If we see a Bayern victory, it will be a sign that they are currently beyond competition. But this definitely does not mean that they will be able to win the title. As Kompany said, no one wins the Champions League in autumn.

[Btcdeybodi]

Liverpool isn't the next to Arsenal on the table but City. Liverpool suffered several defeats giving them a slim chance to be among the title contenders this season. Nobody knows how long it will take them to overcome this challenge because I don't see them like a club who is back on their feet.

Despite that Liverpool lost form but if we look at the league table, they don't look like what we are seeing in reality because they still have same form as Tottenham and Manchester United but these are teams that are performing better than Liverpool. They can win their next match and possibly find themselves in the top 4. Arne Slot may come up with a good creativity after the international break because we can't just write off Liverpool since we know that they have one of the best squads in England, we should not undermine that fact because if they manage to come back stronger, they will make sure to crush every every team they will meet both in the Premier League and the Champions League.

If we also look at Liverpool's performance at the Champions League, it's not that bad because they have won 3 games out of 4 matches they have played, so they can still perform wonders when everyone least expect from them.

[KingsDen]

Liverpool cannot lift the champions League title this season because they are not inform, they don't even have the chance to lift the premier League title this season as far as I'm concerned the only club that have a chance to lift the champions League title and the English league is Arsenal, Arsenal is very inform this season and they have not lost any champions League match they are playing very well and defeating any team that comes their way they have the chance to lift the champions League title and they can do it if they put more effort and remain consistent, as for Manchester City yes it is true that they are coming back to form and they are performing very well however I don't see them as a team that can lift the champions League title this season.

Lifting the trophy could be a tedious task for Liverpool, sound like asking for too much from them, am rather worried if they could make it past the knockout stages because their current form isn't anything to write home about and I do not see the situation improving anytime soon especially now that the tempo of the competition is beginning to take a new turn especially if they get a stronger fixture at that stage of the competition.

I want you to understand that there is difference between the Champions League and the English Premier League. Someone could be doing badly in the English Premier League but will excel in the Champions League. I am also of the opinion that it is too early to count any team out in the Champions League race, especially a team like Liverpool. Another surprising thing is that you rated Arsenal above Liverpool having known Arsenal for more than a decade of inconsistency.

If I could agree partially with you, I will say that Liverpool chances of winning the English Premier League is fast reducing but they still have a decent chance in the Champions League especially with this new method of the Champions League format. Remember that there is always an open window in the January of every season.

[jaberwock]

When it comes to the best team in the world my choice would be Bayern Munich.    They are in a monstrous form with still being unbeaten in this season. Arsenal are definitely one of the teams right behind.

As for Inter discussion I would also love to see it! 2 finals in 3 years but missing the trophy anyway... They aren't able to play the final matches in the CL as strong as earlier ones. We saw it against PSG last season.

At the moment, I agree with you. They look like the best team without a doubt, they went either 15/15 or 16/16 something like that winning their game and they had only one draw so far and they still haven't lost a single game all season long yet. That should tell people how great they are and how amazing they are playing at the moment.

We shouldn't really be expecting them to do any differently, that is a great way to improve and no team has done the same thing so far, we shouldn't see that as a difference. While I agree that it's a tough thing to keep that going for a whole season and they may eventually lose a game, I still think winning UCL is not unlikely for them and if I were making odds, I would say they are the favourites.

[Nheer]

Liverpool isn't the next to Arsenal on the table but City. Liverpool suffered several defeats giving them a slim chance to be among the title contenders this season. Nobody knows how long it will take them to overcome this challenge because I don't see them like a club who is back on their feet.

I see Manchester City in great form and with the striker they have they can certainly do very well, obviously this is something to be discussed in a little while when they return to the pitch, but Arsenal will not let themselves be put under pressure by anyone and in my opinion they will hold their ground.

With this performance it's not safe to say Manchester City is in great form, yes they have improved their game after the horrible setback they experienced but they are from their best form.

 Haaland has really helped them to improve their game so they are very lucky to have a striker like him. What I don't like about their form is that I see the team to be dependent on Haaland, I see it that they will struggle to score goals if he is absent or injured. I a not really convinced with other players performance, but let's just hope Haaland will be fit till end which is something I doubt will happen.

About Arsenal, I think they are in good shape but somehow they are not far from others despite not losing many games. They only lost to Liverpool and had 2 draws but they are somehow not too far from other teams. I expected them to be about 9 points clear. After their last result I won't say they are doing poorly but facing Tottenham Hotspur will be a bit difficult for them especially when they will be playing without an important player Gabriel. I'm not sure if Arsenal will be affected by Gabriel injury.

[GbitG]

Liverpool isn't the next to Arsenal on the table but City. Liverpool suffered several defeats giving them a slim chance to be among the title contenders this season. Nobody knows how long it will take them to overcome this challenge because I don't see them like a club who is back on their feet.

I see Manchester City in great form and with the striker they have they can certainly do very well, obviously this is something to be discussed in a little while when they return to the pitch, but Arsenal will not let themselves be put under pressure by anyone and in my opinion they will hold their ground.

Yeah Manchester City is in super dominant mode and they are now pushing hard for a top spot despite Arsenal is keep holding the league leading. Earling Holland is also in super dominant mode and because of him Manchester city is performing super crazy. Only they (Manchester city) have the capacity to compete for top spot in league standings because their point gap is not too big.

Besides that if we talked about Liverpool then probably their performance level has slightly drop form top to bottom although they spend some huge amount on a big player but still got nothing except loses. Liverpool is performing so bad. They lose so many matches. So it would quite hard for them to get them.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Yeah Manchester City is in super dominant mode and they are now pushing hard for a top spot despite Arsenal is keep holding the league leading. Earling Holland is also in super dominant mode and because of him Manchester city is performing super crazy. Only they (Manchester city) have the capacity to compete for top spot in league standings because their point gap is not too big.

Besides that if we talked about Liverpool then probably their performance level has slightly drop form top to bottom although they spend some huge amount on a big player but still got nothing except loses. Liverpool is performing so bad. They lose so many matches. So it would quite hard for them to get them.

I wouldn't say they're very dominant right now but when it comes to performance there's been a good improvement compared to last season where they always struggled at the start and middle of the season although they did bounce back at the end.

The initial strategy for Pep was quite risky but when they managed to make some breakthroughs of course this is a very good thing and it can be said that the strategy of young players carried out by Pep even though previously hampered but the longer they find the right rhythm to control their performance.

Now they have started to get back to where they started and that is what they have to do but the current conditions are certainly not enough to get them on track because they have to continue to improve their performance and keep it up to be good for the competition for trophies.