UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[babo]

Yeah i agree with you that's why for a team to excel, they need to want to win and have a very good coach, yesterday match showcased everything, the players were willing to want to win and Arteta had one of his finest moment, did you guys see his substitutions? especially his second half subs when the came was deadlock and we could see immediate impact, he brought in Calafiori and Martinelli and poof, an assist and a goal from both of them respectively, initially i was weary of Saka and i thought he needed the substitution because anytime he held the ball, two to three defenders were on him, then like a computer Mikel Arteta refreshed the attack, swapped Martinelli's position after the substitution with Madueke, added a more offensive Fullback and the game was delivered. Arsenal deserved the win, at least they created an impression on those that doubted them.

At this moment Arsenal are looking favourites to win the champions league, although it's too early to tell, but this Bayern match opened up that possibility.

Well guys, there are teams that are stronger in my opinion, PSG at the top of the list.
Chelsea is also a very strong team
so I wouldn't say it's the favourite, in fact if we look at the odds PSG has the lowest odds I think, for winning the championship
I honestly don't think Arsenal have a lower odds

[Cryptoprincess101]

Beautiful football from Arsenal. The two most in-form teams faced each other, Arsenal showed they are better than Bayern. Despite the missing players, their style of play didn't change at all.
Right now Arsenal is the best team in the world. They can win every trophy this season. For years, fans of other teams mocked them for always finishing second in the Premier League and not having a European trophy. All of that could come to an end this season. The players' confidence is sky-high. I hope it continues like this.

Arsenal is incredibly at their best form because for more than a decade, they haven't really shown this level of performance in both the Premier League and the Champions League. What has baffled me more about Arsenal is how they are able to manage their squad depth in the face of the injuries that some of their important players have. Ending Bayern Munich's unbeaten run in all competition this season is something that caught my attention because since PSG won Bayern Munich at the FIFA club world cup they were yet to lose until Arsenal ended it for them yesterday and i must say that they should keep up with the tempo, the pattern, the squad depth and the tactics they have employed to reach this far so that they can use it to clinch either of the two major trophies which are the Champions League and the Premier League and if possible they can win the two trophies because they indeed deserve it.

At this moment Arsenal are looking favourites to win the champions league, although it's too early to tell, but this Bayern match opened up that possibility.

A lot of football lovers may say the same because of their consistency in winning matches but it's still football, anything can still happen despite that i don't see that happening due to the team work in the squad. Can we say that Arsenal is the best team of the moment? sure they are.

[Xcode7]

The total victory of Arsenal over Bayern Munic yesterday is confirmation that they have all it takes to win the champions league. But I will suggest they don't get distracted already because winning Bayern Munic and the recent gains they made is not all that is involved, the real task is to win the trophy, so they should be focused on the trophy and not distracted by celebration yet, the mistake that made when they defeated Inter Milan last season only to fall to PSG.

I have never supported Arsenal due to their inconsistent performance but seeing how they defeated Bayern Munich in the champions League last night I doubt if they are going to be distracted by the celebration they sure know their targets this season and if they end up not winning any trophy they have got nothing to do with the good performances.

I hope Arsenal doesn't become too complacent and continues to play their way. The team they played was one of the best in Europe, and they beat them comfortably. This may have given them some confidence. However, too much confidence is harmful. You start to underestimate your opponents, and the moment you underestimate them, you start dropping points.

I believe no team dares to underestimate their opponents in the Champions League.
Arsenal are currently riding a high of confidence after a string of wins and defeating Bayern Munich. This is a good thing for them looking ahead to the upcoming matches. What Arsenal need now is to maintain that momentum and maintain consistency.

I'm now even more confident in favoring Arsenal, they've truly been very strong this season.

[Agbamoni]

It's not the fault of anyone who didn't think from the start of the season that Arsenal would be able to perform differently this season from what their previous seasons has always being like for the second place after having a good campaign. But it's true that Arsenal squad depth has doubled on improvement and with a strong bench to back the team should there be injuries issues which has being what has always cost them losing the title to a second place, but I so doubt that this season Arsenal won't win a major trophy.

I really don't blame them. But for anyone to talk down on the depth and effort the team has put in over the years is sentimental. Check Arsenal is the only team that spent so much money during the summer transfer window and is doing exceptionally well. The first time they spent that amount in the last 4 years, they finished in second place in their domestic league.

They won't win a major trophy  . I will draw your attention to this comment by the end of the season.

[giorgione]

They have no gameplay, and played not like a team who always trained together everyweek for years.

I think he doesn't have to change the entire formation, but maybe just a few players, given that he can afford to do as he wants. Let's say he has several players at his disposal and he could replace them with someone more practical. Konate should be sent away for example.

[Jossque]

Arsenal are unstoppable, and I wonder who will be able to stop them. They are the only teams to remain undefeated in the Champions League after yesterday's matches. They secured their fifth victory in the Champions League by winning 3-1 at home against a strong opponent. Arteta and his team continue to crush their opponents one by one, both in the league and in the Champions League. In a match that ended 1-1 at half-time, Arsenal scored two goals in the second half, created more goal-scoring opportunities than their opponents, and capitalised on them to secure the three points.

[Frankolala]

The total victory of Arsenal over Bayern Munic yesterday is confirmation that they have all it takes to win the champions league. But I will suggest they don't get distracted already because winning Bayern Munic and the recent gains they made is not all that is involved, the real task is to win the trophy, so they should be focused on the trophy and not distracted by celebration yet, the mistake that made when they defeated Inter Milan last season only to fall to PSG.

I have never supported Arsenal due to their inconsistent performance but seeing how they defeated Bayern Munich in the champions League last night I doubt if they are going to be distracted by the celebration they sure know their targets this season and if they end up not winning any trophy they have got nothing to do with the good performances.

I hope Arsenal doesn't become too complacent and continues to play their way. The team they played was one of the best in Europe, and they beat them comfortably. This may have given them some confidence. However, too much confidence is harmful. You start to underestimate your opponents, and the moment you underestimate them, you start dropping points.

I believe no team dares to underestimate their opponents in the Champions League.
Arsenal are currently riding a high of confidence after a string of wins and defeating Bayern Munich. This is a good thing for them looking ahead to the upcoming matches. What Arsenal need now is to maintain that momentum and maintain consistency.

I'm now even more confident in favoring Arsenal, they've truly been very strong this season.

Asernal is one of the club with the best performance is Europe currently. All the players are in form and that's what a team needs to continue winning games. Bayern tried but they couldn't withstand Arsenal's pressurr in the second half. After the first half was over, I thought the match will end in a draw.

[banana33]

Indeed it's a big game not only for Arsenal but for Bayern Munich too cause they also see Arsenal as a big threat to lifting the trophy, moreover you can't deny that Arsenal are not serious contenders, yes they're and their stats in the competition can tell, check where they're on the standings before this week and see for yourself, Arsenal is in a good form this season and every team should be worried about them.
 Hahaha, you reminded me the times when Bayern Munich especially during the Lewandowski and Thomas Muller era when they do frustrate Arsenal in the champions league you'll be shocked to see scoreline of 5-1. Anyways I don't expect that kind of scoreline in today's match and I don't also think this current Arsenal squad would allow Bayern Munich humiliate them like before cause they're more stronger defensively this season.

Underestimating Arsenal thinking they can easily overcome or beat them in a match is a huge mistake to make.
Never let your guard down, and Arsenal aren't letting it down at the moment, can't they maintain their performances for long?

I don't think so. In fact, the match ended with a nice 3-1.

[JoyMarsha]

Arsenal's win against Bayern might just be a sign that they are more than ready to win the UEFA champions League this season, I mean, they are a complete team right now, if no injuries and things continue to progress this way, this team might achieve what Arsena Winger couldn't, possibly a duo title in a season or maybe a treble after the long dry spell and adding the champions League to it.

It's really remarkable how the EPL teams are really performing, even Tottenham is doing well they are among those that will progress to the next stage, and Arsenal leading the table, it's just remarkable with just 3 matches to go

I actually can't believe how Arsenal made Bayern Munich's defense struggle. I even wondered if this was really the same Bayern Munich that defeated PSG. In this match, they seemed to have difficulty developing their own game. Is this because Arsenal is now very solid thanks to the consistent improvements made by Arteta since previous seasons?

Arsenal could indeed become a favorite in the Champions League if they can maintain their current strength consistently. However, I have my doubts about whether Arsenal will continue like this. I've been disappointed with Arsenal in recent seasons, so it's hard for me to trust them in the end.

The kind of squad depth Arsenal has, injuries of whatever kind can't stop them from going home with a trophy this season, if not a double trophy. I'm trusting and believing in them to do the needful by winning a trophy now they appear unstoppable by any team. I consider the Premier League trophy a done deal for them. For the Champions League, they might leave us surprised in the way they beat Bayern Munich

[Smack That Ace]

I hope Arsenal doesn't become too complacent and continues to play their way. The team they played was one of the best in Europe, and they beat them comfortably. This may have given them some confidence. However, too much confidence is harmful. You start to underestimate your opponents, and the moment you underestimate them, you start dropping points.

I just hope Arsenal don't end up like Liverpool did last season. Last season we saw Liverpool perform brilliantly in the first round of the Champions League. They won 7 matches in a row and qualified for the knockout round from the top of the table. But Liverpool were knocked out of the title race by PSG in the round of 16. Hopefully that won't happen to Arsenal. Arsenal players are in great form. They have won 5 matches in a row. They have a good chance of winning the upcoming matches as well. But they will have to perform very carefully in the knockout round matches.

[Umulala-alala]

Arsenal just sounded it loud and clear that they have come of age in terms of maturity, experience and mental readiness to cope with the other teams in Europe. Bayern Munich is a big team and the odds favored them because of history. But Arsenal proved everyone wrong. I said this earlier that Arsenal came prepared this season,the arsenal team is good no wonder they sit pretty well on top of the EPL table as well as the Champions League table.

Arsenal is extra ordinary this season no body was expecting that scoreline, Arsenal has blend as a team they are also fearless, if they can win Bayern Munich with that goal margin they won't be scared to face either Paris Saint Germain or Real Madrid in the uefa champions league because apart from this two clubs mentioned and Bayern Munich that Arsenal won i don't think there is any other strong side that can challenge Arsenal for the title this time. For the English premier league Arsenal is the only consistent club in the league for now, Man city lost disgracefully to Leverkusen at home 0-2 same to Liverpool too who lost 1-4 against PSV at home also.

[aipercoin]

Where I knew that this game will be an interesting one was when I saw the odd for Arsenal to beat Bayern Munich being 2 odd, and Bayern Munich was 3 odd. this indicates that the bookmakers knew already that Arsenal had an upper hand and are in better position to win Bayern, and surprisingly the result came out in favor of Arsenal. Same thing happened to Barcelona yesterday evening, Barca where giving the bigger odd against Chelsea indicating that Chelsea had a better chance to win Barca and that was the result as Chelsea also won Barca, so in some of this games look at the prediction or the odds from the bookmakers you will know redirection we are the game is going. Arsenal did fantastic work and I really give them kudos.

Bookmakers are based on statistics, they don't have the magic formula, in this case they guessed right.
But it was also quite evident that Arsenal's performances were superior.
Chelsea have been doing really well in recent games, they are making themselves felt on the pitch, both in the domestic league and in the Champions League.
Absolutely agree with you, Arsenal did a great job.

[giorgione]

I thought the Bayern vs. Arsenal match would be a close contest, and I predicted a 3-2 victory for Bayern. However, Arsenal performed very well in this match, and Bayern was only able to score one goal, ultimately losing to Arsenal 3-1. Now Bayern must admit that Arsenal is undoubtedly stronger than them, and Vincent needs to train the Bayern players to perform better in upcoming matches because there is still a chance for Bayern to win the Champions League trophy this season. Bayern must now accept that they have dropped to third place after being defeated by Arsenal.Arsenal fans are surely delighted that their team has managed to defeat Harry Kane and his teammates, allowing Arsenal to climb to the top of the standings. In this match, I bet on Bayern's victory and lost because my prediction was wrong. Are you the same as me, or were you lucky when betting? In my opinion, even though Arsenal is now in first place, Arteta still needs to train the Arsenal players because the competition is still fierce and there are many upcoming matches.

Arsenal are returning to very high levels and this thing surprises me in a positive way, the great return of Arsenal, it's a bit like when Henry played, sorry i am a bit romantic and it reminds me of the good times of football in the past, this thing excites me a bit

[Adams0001]

Arsenal is extra ordinary this season no body was expecting that scoreline, Arsenal has blend as a team they are also fearless if they win Bayern Munich with that goal margin they won't be scared to face either Paris Saint Germain or Real Madrid in the uefa champions league because apart from this two clubs mentioned and Bayern Munich that Arsenal won i think their is any other strong side that can challenge Arsenal for the title this time. For the English premier league Arsenal is only consistent club in the league for now Man city lost disgracefully to Leverkusen at home 0-2 same to Liverpool too who lost 1-4 against PSV at home also.

Arsenal really shocked everyone because we didn't expect Arsenal can perform better against bayern Munich because with how bayern Munich are in better shap this season I thought the game will albe difficult for Arsenal but they do well and achieve the three point at Emirates stadium. Any club that is playing at home always get much advantage of wining any game. Currently I can't says any word because Arsenal as show everyone that they are ready to win any trophies this season and in the European competition Arsenal are the best because they have beat many tough club and topping the Champions League table Currently.

if Arteta can continue like this am sure that they will get the champions League trophy that they waiting for to achieve for so long. I think this season is there favourite to get it done, let see there game against Chelsea this weekend if they get the opportunity to defeat Chelsea they will be the favorite to win the league this season but he won't be easy for Arsenal because Chelsea are also in good shap this time around, and they are in numbers 2 in the league table.

[colinistheman]

I hope Arsenal doesn't become too complacent and continues to play their way. The team they played was one of the best in Europe, and they beat them comfortably. This may have given them some confidence. However, too much confidence is harmful. You start to underestimate your opponents, and the moment you underestimate them, you start dropping points.

Arsenal are in very good form. But if they want to win the title, they must continue their good performance. If they cannot perform well consistently, it will not be possible for Arsenal to win any title in the champions league or the Premier League.

Arsenal played well in all 5 matches of the first round of the Champions league. It is almost certain that Arsenal will qualify for the Round of 16 from the top 8 of the table. On the other hand , the top spot of the Premier peague table is also occupied by Arsenal. And this is why Arsenal will have to give full effort in every match to win. Every match is very important for Arsenal now.

[Spaceman1000$]

The total victory of Arsenal over Bayern Munic yesterday is confirmation that they have all it takes to win the champions league. But I will suggest they don't get distracted already because winning Bayern Munic and the recent gains they made is not all that is involved, the real task is to win the trophy, so they should be focused on the trophy and not distracted by celebration yet, the mistake that made when they defeated Inter Milan last season only to fall to PSG.

I have never supported Arsenal due to their inconsistent performance but seeing how they defeated Bayern Munich in the champions League last night I doubt if they are going to be distracted by the celebration they sure know their targets this season and if they end up not winning any trophy they have got nothing to do with the good performances.

I hope Arsenal doesn't become too complacent and continues to play their way. The team they played was one of the best in Europe, and they beat them comfortably. This may have given them some confidence. However, too much confidence is harmful. You start to underestimate your opponents, and the moment you underestimate them, you start dropping points.

We just hope Arsenal won't be complacent, but you won't blame them even if they are, at this point their confidence is at the top, this confidence will also help to improve their morale too. With the way things are, any club that will be meeting Arsenal should have it at the back of their mind that, they are meeting serious title contenders. If not for uncertainty, trust me, the Gunners are the favorite to win the champions league given the reality.

[Zaguru12]

I just hope Arsenal don't end up like Liverpool did last season. Last season we saw Liverpool perform brilliantly in the first round of the Champions League. They won 7 matches in a row and qualified for the knockout round from the top of the table. But Liverpool were knocked out of the title race by PSG in the round of 16. Hopefully that won't happen to Arsenal. Arsenal players are in great form. They have won 5 matches in a row. They have a good chance of winning the upcoming matches as well. But they will have to perform very carefully in the knockout round matches.

Yes this is the perfect reason why I think that many people who are making predictions now and actually saying so and so team will win the champions league are actually taking it too far because last season we saw the performance of Liverpool who couldn’t get pass the round of 16 and that of PSG who later won the league, the former were superb in the first round (group games) while the latter barely got promoted through the play offs but immediately after that we saw a switch of performance.

So until how we see the second half of the season we wouldn’t get a clear answer. But I doubt Arsenal will end up like Liverpool at least they will go higher because unlike Arne slot who was trying to change playing pattern during the season Arteta wouldn’t be doing that anytime soon and that’s where the risk is

[aylabadia05]

I couldn't understand Van Dijk. He so clearly handled the ball, but he protested for a long time. Even a blind referee would have awarded a penalty in that situation. He even protested after the penalty, but the shot was clearly a penalty.
Liverpool are very incompetent in their goal-scoring efforts. The newcomers didn't contribute at all.
PSV secured a decisive victory. They fought hard until the final minute and finished the match with a 1-4 victory.
Arns Slot's position is starting to shake.

Liverpool aren't incompetent, they haven't yet understood that the game is team-based and working well with understanding to finish goals is the key.

They need to work more on teamwork, they have a good team and they don't know how to exploit it.
They certainly played really badly, they lost disastrously, we can't deny that in front of 4 goals conceded.
But to say that they are not capable is wrong in my opinion.

They're no longer working hard, which makes me think the management should consider keeping Arne Slot at Anfield longer.

In terms of play, Liverpool's weakness, in my opinion, lies in their defense. Van Dijk has regressed and isn't the typical defender Liverpool had before him.
I remember Milner criticizing van Dijk for his performance as the last line of defense before an opposing player gets into a one-on-one with the goalkeeper when he was still at Anfield.
If Liverpool lost to PSV, I don't want to overstate the point, but Liverpool's defense was in disarray.

[Luzin]

I think this could truly be the biggest decline in Liverpool's performance. I think Arne Slot seems unable to create a suitable strategy anymore. And Liverpool players are usually better than this, but I'm not sure what's actually happening. But it is indeed quite disappointing.

We can only see it during matches; their psychological and mental condition isn’t clearly visible. But the heavy defeat in the EPL and continuing in the UCL seems to indicate a crisis of mentality and confidence in them. The early penalty disrupted Liverpool's morale. The pressing intensity of Liverpool players in the second half also decreased. The midfield was easily broken, allowing PSV more freedom in the second half. The first goal boosted PSV players' morale significantly. All Liverpool players performed very poorly; Van Dijk and Konaté played below their standards and became targets for PSV in attack. The front line was also indeed stagnant; Salah and Isak were unable to provide a solution to penetrate PSV's defense, which relied on counter-attacks.

[Ale88]

Arsenal are in very good form. But if they want to win the title, they must continue their good performance. If they cannot perform well consistently, it will not be possible for Arsenal to win any title in the champions league or the Premier League.

This is always been Arsenal's major problem during the last 10 years: they are not consistent during the season. But I think Arteta is doing an incredible job and he's making, year after year, the team stronger and stronger, and especially he has more players he can rely on compared to the past. If they have a little luck they can actually go a long way this season.