UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[obuoma]

I can't stop crying over the manner in which Barcelona was embarrassed at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans around me won't let me rest, chanting and taunting me. Chelsea were well prepared for Barcelona and barça had no idea what they were walking into. From the kickoff till the final whistle barça had no breathing space. I feel Chelsea had  learnt how to play against high pressing teams. The same way they played against PSG at the Club World Cup no breathing space, they'll make you not play your normal way.

The level has certainly changed a lot and Barcelona is no longer what it once was, when they dominated wherever they went, in fact things have dropped drastically.

Now were starting to see this, and this thing here has to say that football is changing, but in a positive way, new teams, new players.

Football does not remain stable in the hands of one team that is why no team wins a trophy all the time. Barcelona as a team is experiencing same changes just like Liverpool and Manchester United are also suffering the same thing now. Manchester City suffered the sane thing earlier this season but it looks like they have overcame the situation, although they have not gotten as strong as they used to be. Every trying times for the club always pass that is why I believe that Barcelona will overcome their challenges and become strong again.

[Distraction]

Last time Arsenal slumped it was a system that it felt like wired round a few guys. Lose Odegaard and the entire attack went flat.Lose a centre-back and suddenly the press were terrified of getting played through.

Now? Odegaard goes weeks missing and people almost don't say anything because Eze slips into those spaces, Nwaneri brings chaos and chaos, and the team is able to play to win in different ways: 3-0 vs Forest in total control, 4-1 vs Spurs in pure dominance, 3-1 vs Bayern by going more direct and vertical.

Same with the back line. Before, if Saliba or Gabriel went out, everyone was on the edge. Now you've got Hincapiie stepping out aggressively, Mosquera doing the physical things, Timber inverting and according to the numbers, this is the best defence around. And you can feel that when they're defending leads, it doesn't look panicky.

Exactly this is their situation this season. Things have changed at Arsenal drastically. Arteta can still handle the team in a great way even with crucial missing players.

You see how even Trossard is taking responsibility and contributing at an important rate. This guy was nearly leaving the team last summer. But Arteta blocked his way and didn't let him go.

This is the best season Arsenal have ever had. I wish them not to mess it all up from here...

[Roseline492]

Atletico Madrid's three points are invaluable because Inter have won every match so far. They only suffered one defeat against Atletico Madrid, making them one of the defeated teams. Nevertheless, Inter still has a strong chance of finishing in the top eight. Atletico Madrid continues to hold this position. We're looking at a strong Champions League race.

The point is very valuable even if they do not have what Inter Milan is going with on the champions League, is important for them against the clubs that was going further than them, Barcelona was up before but this Atletico point crossed Barcelona, the season is getting wider so is important to win match so that when is time for next stage the acquired point will save them, they have opportunity of focusing on the bigger team because the next wining is going to give them a competitive quality because they will have 12 point the same with a lot of clubs we believe is with a good shape including this inter Milan.

[Nheer]

I'll be honest, I don't think Arsenal have the capacity to get till the end of both competition, it's too much for them. But what they are doing is similar to what Napoli did in Italy: they had a constant growth, several times they probably ended the season with less than what they deserved to achieve, but at the end they made it and they won! At the same time they never really got that far in the Champions League, I mean, quarter finals are an acceptable result but surely they were hoping for something better. Looking at the current situation in the Premier League (City are having some troubles, Liverpool are a disaster) I hope they are going to focus a little more on the PL rather than the Champions, which is more difficult. But let's wait and see, I'm not an Arsenal fan but I wish them all the best, they deserve it!

Same way I see it. Arsenal might be in good shape currently and they might be performing excellently in both leagues but I also don't believe they can maintain this performance till the end and win both the premier league and the champions league. They have good distance in the premier league as they are 6 points away from second place team and a win in their next game will see them go 9 points clear which is a very good lead to see them win the league but the champions league is different, it has a different format and that's what makes it different so even if Arsenal are doing well in the group stage the competition will become more competitive during the knockout stage that's when we know their real strength.
If they focus on the premier league now that most of the teams are struggling I think it'd be better for them. Next season is not a guarantee at all because some of this clubs would have been back to their best.

[allthebitandbobs]

Arsenal must divide their focus between the Premier League and the domestic championship, which also has a significant chance of winning. It's certainly not easy for any team to focus on the same goals, especially since the competition in the Champions League is so fierce. The Gunners' performances have been promising so far, but I doubt they can have a smooth run in the Champions League.

English teams don't have enough time compared to teams in other leagues. The Premier League is incredibly competitive, requires a lot of energy, and also has a greater presence of local talent.

This is exactly why I believe Bayern Munich still has a higher chance. Because Arsenal has a big competition at premier league and has to keep winning and can't rest players. Whereas Bayern Munich doesn't have an issue at Bundesliga, they can easily win any game they want, and they can rest any player they want whenever they want.

This difference is very important, and the more games we are going to see teams play, the more it will matter to have resting. Because by may or April we are going to see teams with a lot of injuries because of how much they forced their players, versus teams that rested their players and healthy to play. That gap will make Bayern the better team without a doubt, I am sure of them winning, or at least being better than Arsenal.

[Agbe]

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This is exactly why I believe Bayern Munich still has a higher chance. Because Arsenal has a big competition at premier league and has to keep winning and can't rest players. Whereas Bayern Munich doesn't have an issue at Bundesliga, they can easily win any game they want, and they can rest any player they want whenever they want.

This difference is very important, and the more games we are going to see teams play, the more it will matter to have resting. Because by may or April we are going to see teams with a lot of injuries because of how much they forced their players, versus teams that rested their players and healthy to play. That gap will make Bayern the better team without a doubt, I am sure of them winning, or at least being better than Arsenal.

Arsenal focus at this present point in time should be focused to one . It's either Arsenal has eyes on the domestic league or the champions League why am saying this is because there is a high risk of Arsenal losing out on the two. Focusing on one of the titles will even help Arsenal channel their energy towards the competition, at this current time and season Arsenal should focus more on the premier League because there is high chances of Arsenal winning the premier League compared to the champions League this season.

[Lillominato89]

This round of Champions League matches gave us some great results, with several games providing spectacular entertainment and plenty of goals.

Match	|	Result	|		|
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich	|	3-1
Atletico Madrid vs Inter	|	2-1
Liverpool vs PSV	|	1-4

I watched these three matches almost simultaneously and they are the ones I liked the most! But there were other matches, such as Real Madrid's

Arsenal played a fantastic match against Bayern Munich, and I am confident that we will see them in the final.

Yes, there have been some matches with quite surprising results, like this one:
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan

I thought Inter were performing quite well, but this time, Gimenez's late goal at the stoppage time really doomed Inter Milan to defeat. Alvarez also opened the scoring in this match incredibly.

As for Liverpool, I expected it, although I honestly didn't expect it to be this bad, but this time Arne Slot really failed. Liverpool slumped and failed repeatedly, embarrassingly. Losing 1-4 at home, they were really, repeatedly challenged when playing at Anfield.

Inter played very well, I would say, but unfortunately Atlético Madrid are also very defensive and know how to strike well on the counterattack or when you least expect it! I honestly didn't expect Inter to lose. But that's okay, as a fan you have to accept every result of every match.

Unfortunately, since Jurgen Klopp left, Liverpool's results have dropped dramatically. But honestly, I didn't expect such a crushing defeat against PSV, who are no longer so irresistible.

[Dzwaafu11]

Well, you know, no one can tell as it is now, it can possible Arsenal may win this particular season Champions League and if Arsenal did that I will also testify that Arsenal has actually shown us how bigger they are, but I am also curious on their next comming match with the biggest team like Chelsea, like I am just wondering how would thier results maybe, because the match is not going to be funny anough, I can see that Chelsea’s have actually break down Barcelona moral in thier last match, so I don't know how well Chelsea will perform in thier next match against Arsenal,maybe Chelsea may be the one to break thier unbeaten records in champions league.
Furthermore, Arsenal really impressed us yesterday with thier performances against Bayern Munich yesterday, the both team really tried thier best,but the match was later in favour of Arsenal and they managed to achieve thier victory.

The match against Chelsea and Arsenal is going to be a tough one, because both team is doing well, although Arsenal is in their best performance this season, they are doing great. Arsenal last match against Bayern Munich is a sign that Arsenal is currently in their top performance and for them to win against Bayern Munich with that goals, shows that even the next match against Chelsea won’t be a big deal, I can’t guarantee Arsenal winning but after seeing their result against Bayern Munich give me so much confidence against Chelsea. Arsenal may surprise us.

[MinMan]

Don't ultimately consider Chelsea as favorite for this season Champions league tittle winning Barcelona is not a guarantee that Chelsea will be favorite for the tittle. Liverpool situation is getting worst Chelsea are more consistent than Liverpool this season Manchester City can still go above Chelsea but Liverpool can't make any good effort again, i doubt if they can make it to the top 4 this season in the English Premier league.

Due to their performance and team depth just Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich are favourite teams for title race because others are not performing like they needed to done even Real Madrid is also facing problems just because of their performance they are having not good chance of staying into hot favourite teams.

But, one thing is sure always needed half of the season for having better view about teams wins chances because usually January transfer window have good changes and this bring teams on another level, or they have good gain or lost for rest of season this is always important for them in win of title race against their opponents.

[el kaka22]

Let the Arsenal fans be happy for once, they are not going to be happy forever and they haven't been happy in ages, so let them have this one. I mean Bayern literally win a sextuple, a six cups in one season type of achievement, only like five or six years ago, those guys can be fine ,they win their league every year.

Arsenal needed this, the fans needed this, and there is no guarantee that they will win either ucl or premier league (although I think they will win premier league). So if they are overestimating this win somehow, let them, it's their deserved right, they have waited long time to be this good, and finally they are this good, that is something they waited decades for, not many big teams can say that so they deserve it.

[Agbamoni]

Perhaps in the other seasons where Arsenal finish second at the end of the season's campaign we can make the explanation that Arteta was in the building process of his team with how he spends on transfers and his taste of players. This season really do favours Arsenal in all ramifications as all others clubs that made the heavy spending in the transfer window as them are really not meeting expectations in terms of teams form if we're to equate their spending.

No need drawing my attention, I already said it that I doubt that this season Arsenal won't win a major trophy. Meaning of they win it, it's something I have already envisioned.

Oh yeah, you can say that again.

The building stage is not easy. I give respect to Mikel Arteta for the patience he had for over 3 years, if not 4 years. I remember during his first season. Arsenal kept losing games, and the fans bullied him and the players.

[Jegileman]

Football does not remain stable in the hands of one team that is why no team wins a trophy all the time. Barcelona as a team is experiencing same changes just like Liverpool and Manchester United are also suffering the same thing now. Manchester City suffered the sane thing earlier this season but it looks like they have overcame the situation, although they have not gotten as strong as they used to be. Every trying times for the club always pass that is why I believe that Barcelona will overcome their challenges and become strong again.

Barcelona needs to still remain courageous in whatever situation they find themselves in now, they started well and that’s an advantage to them going forward in the champions league. Their position still gives them the courage and confidence to be able to make it to the next round of the competition. Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool may also be facing the same things but each club feels it differently and it will show in their way of performance in the competitions they’re currently playing in. Barcelona that I know will come back stronger but for now they’ve to accept that they’re not doing well and those losses was deserving of them and needs to work on their games going forward in the remaining matches of this round.

[$weetne$$]

Football does not remain stable in the hands of one team that is why no team wins a trophy all the time. Barcelona as a team is experiencing same changes just like Liverpool and Manchester United are also suffering the same thing now. Manchester City suffered the sane thing earlier this season but it looks like they have overcame the situation, although they have not gotten as strong as they used to be. Every trying times for the club always pass that is why I believe that Barcelona will overcome their challenges and become strong again.

What's is common with all of the teams you did mentioned is that they are all suffering some set backs but not with same case, they all differ in their cases, these teams have their peculiarities with their set backs but then it is almost like a normall team that teams at some point in the season does suffer some form of set backs but it will not be excuse enough for them not to perform as expected of them because there are teams who still won even in the midst of challenges. Barcelona will get back on their feet again but it may take some time.

[Obari]

Due to their performance and team depth just Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich are favourite teams for title race because others are not performing like they needed to done even Real Madrid is also facing problems just because of their performance they are having not good chance of staying into hot favourite teams.

But, one thing is sure always needed half of the season for having better view about teams wins chances because usually January transfer window have good changes and this bring teams on another level, or they have good gain or lost for rest of season this is always important for them in win of title race against their opponents.

There are more good number of elite teams that wouldn't give up on the UCL trophy this season, Arsenal and Chelsea remained favorite because they've been consistent lately and winning games is made easy with proper management. We all forsee what happen to an elite club like Bayern Munich and Barcelona this week, we watched how these EPL sides dominated and thrash them so easily.

In as much as we're overeating the La Liga sides we shouldn't forget the EPL sides because they're nothing but competitive for every title this season. Fate made me believe the UCL trophy is coming to England this season following the consistent performance of the club and knowing what's true and false.

[Issa56]

The match against Chelsea and Arsenal is going to be a tough one, because both team is doing well, although Arsenal is in their best performance this season, they are doing great.

Everyone expects the match to be a interesting one, the two teams are playing well now, and they both will want to get a win in the match, but the winner of the match is just going to be difficult to predict, because the two teams are just unpredictable. Arsenal are currently performing incredibly well, and they currently crushing any team that comes their way, but I just have the feelings that Chelsea is going to be different, the match isn’t going to be easy for d two teams.

Arsenal shouldn’t just underestimate Chelsea in the match, because if they can do that, Chelsea is going to shock Arsenal in the match, but right now Arteta won’t joke with a match like this.

[Richbased]

Last time Arsenal slumped it was a system that it felt like wired round a few guys. Lose Odegaard and the entire attack went flat.Lose a centre-back and suddenly the press were terrified of getting played through.

Now? Odegaard goes weeks missing and people almost don't say anything because Eze slips into those spaces, Nwaneri brings chaos and chaos, and the team is able to play to win in different ways: 3-0 vs Forest in total control, 4-1 vs Spurs in pure dominance, 3-1 vs Bayern by going more direct and vertical.

Same with the back line. Before, if Saliba or Gabriel went out, everyone was on the edge. Now you've got Hincapiie stepping out aggressively, Mosquera doing the physical things, Timber inverting and according to the numbers, this is the best defence around. And you can feel that when they're defending leads, it doesn't look panicky.

Exactly this is their situation this season. Things have changed at Arsenal drastically. Arteta can still handle the team in a great way even with crucial missing players.

You see how even Trossard is taking responsibility and contributing at an important rate. This guy was nearly leaving the team last summer. But Arteta blocked his way and didn't let him go.

This is the best season Arsenal have ever had. I wish them not to mess it all up from here...

Leandro Trossard has really became a notable figure in the Arsenal squad because when i looked at his performance against Tottenham last Sunday it was really world class especially the last assist for Eberechi Eze and coming to the Champions League match against Bayern Munich he was also very productive. Mikel Arteta can handle the situation of injury setback in the team, of course he has been handling the situation and i think we won't flop at this point that the world is applauding his brilliance in squad depth. Arsenal is now the talk of the streets just like they said in their chanting anthem that ''these streets are our own''. I just hope all these excitements doesn't end in a short while because most of us love the Arsenal we are seeing currently and would like to see them win a trophy this season.

[Jewan420]

What's is common with all of the teams you did mentioned is that they are all suffering some set backs but not with same case, they all differ in their cases, these teams have their peculiarities with their set backs but then it is almost like a normall team that teams at some point in the season does suffer some form of set backs but it will not be excuse enough for them not to perform as expected of them because there are teams who still won even in the midst of challenges. Barcelona will get back on their feet again but it may take some time.

This is the end of Barcelona's disaster. Barcelona's main problem was that most of the key players were out of the field for a long time due to injury problems. They did not have enough time to return to the match in the last Champions League, they played only 1 match and faced a tough opponent, Chelsea. Since Barcelona's key players are back in the team and they have enough time before the next Champions League match, I expect them to return from the next match. Barcelona is a very strong team, but the disaster is not allowing their team to be revealed this season.

[EL MOHA]

Leandro Trossard has really became a notable figure in the Arsenal squad because when i looked at his performance against Tottenham last Sunday it was really world class especially the last assist for Eberechi Eze and coming to the Champions League match against Bayern Munich he was also very productive. Mikel Arteta can handle the situation of injury setback in the team, of course he has been handling the situation and i think we won't flop at this point that the world is applauding his brilliance in squad depth. Arsenal is now the talk of the streets just like they said in their chanting anthem that ''these streets are our own''. I just hope all these excitements doesn't end in a short while because most of us love the Arsenal we are seeing currently and would like to see them win a trophy this season.

I thought I was the only one that has actually been watching Trossard. We all know of the Belgian quality right before he starts wearing the Arsenal colours but we didn’t see tagt since he signed from Brighton and this to me is basically because of how he has bene played, in his early days Arteta actually prefers to Start Martinelli ahead of him and he only gets into the team when a player is injured or a second half substitute and even during this period he was played as a center striker and not the left sided winger he prefers and all this contributed to his form.

Just this summer he was on the brink of leaving the club because even after signing Madueke Gyokeres and Eze, Arsenal was actually going after Real Madrid’s Rodrigo and it was the reason why Trossard wanted to leave but as the Rodrigo deal collapsed Arsenal didn’t sell him again and since he was actually deployed on that left wing he has made that position his and that’s a good reason

[topbitcoin]

What's is common with all of the teams you did mentioned is that they are all suffering some set backs but not with same case, they all differ in their cases, these teams have their peculiarities with their set backs but then it is almost like a normall team that teams at some point in the season does suffer some form of set backs but it will not be excuse enough for them not to perform as expected of them because there are teams who still won even in the midst of challenges. Barcelona will get back on their feet again but it may take some time.

This is the end of Barcelona's disaster. Barcelona's main problem was that most of the key players were out of the field for a long time due to injury problems. They did not have enough time to return to the match in the last Champions League, they played only 1 match and faced a tough opponent, Chelsea. Since Barcelona's key players are back in the team and they have enough time before the next Champions League match, I expect them to return from the next match. Barcelona is a very strong team, but the disaster is not allowing their team to be revealed this season.

The injury excuse should not really apply anymore now that they are losing because the performance in the match is very bad.

In addition I think Lamine Yamal still hasn't learned much from the experience he has gained because 4 times yapping in matches against Portugal (national team), Madrid in the Elclasico domestic competition, PSG and Chelsea in the Champions League he actually always lost and became the victim even though initially he was quite confident and even seemed arrogant in seeing a match.

With the current conditions Barcelona must try harder because at the moment they are not too comfortable with their position and although the Play off chance is still there but when the players look too much at themselves and underestimate the opponent like Yamal did then it could be much worse.

[laspol65]

I can't stop crying over the manner in which Barcelona was embarrassed at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans around me won't let me rest, chanting and taunting me. Chelsea were well prepared for Barcelona and barça had no idea what they were walking into. From the kickoff till the final whistle barça had no breathing space. I feel Chelsea had  learnt how to play against high pressing teams. The same way they played against PSG at the Club World Cup no breathing space, they'll make you not play your normal way.

The level has certainly changed a lot and Barcelona is no longer what it once was, when they dominated wherever they went, in fact things have dropped drastically.

Now were starting to see this, and this thing here has to say that football is changing, but in a positive way, new teams, new players.

Football does not remain stable in the hands of one team that is why no team wins a trophy all the time. Barcelona as a team is experiencing same changes just like Liverpool and Manchester United are also suffering the same thing now. Manchester City suffered the sane thing earlier this season but it looks like they have overcame the situation, although they have not gotten as strong as they used to be. Every trying times for the club always pass that is why I believe that Barcelona will overcome their challenges and become strong again.

Yes, that's right, one team can't always dominate every season, it's a seasonal game, so different teams perform well at different times. Especially in these matches, Liverpool and Manchester City have been performing quite poorly in this new season, and are slowly falling towards the bottom of the points table, they are not able to move up. They lose to weaker teams, they fail to attack the field, the defenders are inattentive, due to which Manchester City and Liverpool are not able to win and many gamblers have lost their money by betting on these two teams.