UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Smack That Ace]

I think it’s obvious now that Mbappe is the one carrying Real Madrid on his shoulders. Without him, the team just doesn’t look the same. Real Madrid were completely outplayed by Manchester City, and honestly, they were lucky the score wasn’t worse. Thanks to Courtois, who saved them from being embarrassed at home. If not for his big saves, the scoreline would have been shameful for Madrid.
And this version of Vinicius is not the one I used to know. Ever since Mbappe arrived, it feels like his game has suffered more than improved. His form has dropped too much, and I wasn’t impressed at all by his performance last night.. It’s like something is missing in his play.

I agree with you. Madrid has become dependent on mbappe. And  it is very risky. Madrid is fighting for two important titles, La liga and champions league. And that is why it will be very difficult to perform well consistently if they  depend on only one player. Also, if Mbappe is injured , it will not be possible for Madrid to keep their performance stable.

Real Madrid has scored 32  goals in la liga. Mbappe has contributed to 20 of them. Madrid has scored 13 goals in 6 matches in the champions league. Mbappe has scored  9 goals in 5 matches. This proves that Madrid has become terribly dependent on Mbappe. If Mbappe does not play well , madrid loses points.

[Majestic-milf]

Noni Madueke MOT for the Arsenal game today. His first goal was superb.

Arsenal is unbeaten in the UCL, sitting at the top, and also in the EPL.

I think they are on the right track in both competition and will possibly win a trophy this season.

You know, with this unbeaten record of theirs it will make them a target to those other teams that have had one loss or more because it's as though they are too perfect, hence making Arsenal lose would prove that they are like every other team that is competing in this tournament. Arsenal have managed to go unbeaten in six games and have only conceded once and that's when they played Bayern Munich. This alone is a record in itself cause no club has been able to achieve this feat since this new UCL pattern started and I'm hoping that it won't just stop here and that they'd keep excelling even when they move on to the next round.
 As for Madueke, his adaptation to Arsenal was so swift and he has proven how much of a good player he is. To be honest I was amongst those who kicked against his being brought to Arsenal but now he's become one of my faves.

[Robinrex77]

I think it’s obvious now that Mbappe is the one carrying Real Madrid on his shoulders. Without him, the team just doesn’t look the same. Real Madrid were completely outplayed by Manchester City, and honestly, they were lucky the score wasn’t worse. Thanks to Courtois, who saved them from being embarrassed at home. If not for his big saves, the scoreline would have been shameful for Madrid.
And this version of Vinicius is not the one I used to know. Ever since Mbappe arrived, it feels like his game has suffered more than improved. His form has dropped too much, and I wasn’t impressed at all by his performance last night.. It’s like something is missing in his play.

I agree with you. Madrid has become dependent on mbappe. And  it is very risky. Madrid is fighting for two important titles, La liga and champions league. And that is why it will be very difficult to perform well consistently if they  depend on only one player. Also, if Mbappe is injured , it will not be possible for Madrid to keep their performance stable.

Real Madrid has scored 32  goals in la liga. Mbappe has contributed to 20 of them. Madrid has scored 13 goals in 6 matches in the champions league. Mbappe has scored  9 goals in 5 matches. This proves that Madrid has become terribly dependent on Mbappe. If Mbappe does not play well , madrid loses points.

That is the quality of a good player even when you play in an unfamiliar position you shine nevertheless, that is the case of mbappe and it tell the quality of the player. Real Madrid have some of the best players in the world and yet mbappe is carrying the responsibility of the team as the main man, and he is currently the laliga highest goal scorer this season so far

[rachael9385]

Kylian Mbappé was greatly missed the main light on their attack currently ... been conceding a lot of goals for a while now and even conceded first in this particular game. If it were Man City in form against the current Real Madrid, then expect nothing less than four goals but yeah they can prepared...

As we progress in the Champions League we have to consider several factors that can create the perfect conditions for difficult matches.
the quality of the teams increases, only the strongest ones advance
the players are starting to get tired, so the quality of the strong teams is levelling out a little

The factor that makes the difference there is the mentality and the will

you are right, this is something that a lot of football fans fail to realize, you cannot expect players to always be at a hundred percent form because they are definitely going to get worn out at some point. surprisingly arsenal still maintains their position both in the champions league and also the Premier league as well but I have a feeling that they might get exhausted very soon, but I hope they don't

[MorganaX]

I think it’s obvious now that Mbappe is the one carrying Real Madrid on his shoulders. Without him, the team just doesn’t look the same. Real Madrid were completely outplayed by Manchester City, and honestly, they were lucky the score wasn’t worse. Thanks to Courtois, who saved them from being embarrassed at home. If not for his big saves, the scoreline would have been shameful for Madrid.
And this version of Vinicius is not the one I used to know. Ever since Mbappe arrived, it feels like his game has suffered more than improved. His form has dropped too much, and I wasn’t impressed at all by his performance last night.. It’s like something is missing in his play.

Well if you are just seeing this now then I think you are late to the party because the numbers that mbappe have pulled up during this time in Real Madrid is absolutely crazy and if I was told that he would be getting these kind of number at his initial time signing for the club then it would have been something that cause a little bit of argument. As per the game last night against Manchester City well it's quite visible that something desperately needs to be done to adjust the whole team because it's getting really out of hand for them .

[Polkeins]

he only thing that baffles me is Perez's position. Why he doesn't support Alonso publicly, or does he do it too cryptically, giving the impression that Perez didn't bring Alonso to Real Madrid?
I would like to see more tough decisions from Alonso, so that he leaves Vinicius or Rodrigo on the bench if they don't want to play, as Pep Guardiola does, who can even put Haaland on the bench if he wants to and nothing will happen to him for it.

We're all very good at criticizing tactical choices, very good at criticizing the work of others, I'll get into it too.
Sometimes out of anger or my own vision, i criticize a lot the choices that i think are wrong, but then i realize that i am not a coach and i am not a serious A player, i simply evaluate what i see and my evaluation is relative.
Mistakes are made and serve to improve performance.

We are not criticizing Alonso, but rather acknowledging that he has more limitations at Real Madrid than he had at Bayer, which is understandable.
However, it would be difficult for any coach at Real Madrid if they were unable to change players as they wished, because any coach would know that after leaving Vinicius, Rodrigo, or even Bellingham on the bench, they will go to Perez to complain that the coach is not letting them play.
Yesterday, Real Madrid did not play that badly, but in the second half it was noticeable that Real Madrid was effectively missing a left winger. It seemed as if Real Madrid was playing with ten men and in a match against a team like City, that is practically a guaranteed loss.

[bastisisca]

You're right, but we shouldn't forget that Manchester City have been in good form lately. Real Madrid have had very poor results in their last five matches. They have injured players in defense and Real Madrid can't fill their void. As a result, they're making defensive mistakes. Also, their attack has been quiet for a few weeks. I think Manchester City can win their match against Celta.

Bad times happen, i remember it happened last year when Carlo Ancelotti was coaching.

Only that he managed to solve and manage the problem quite masterfully.
You can see the quality of a coach from these things in my personal opinion
a coach like him will make the difference in Brazil

[mvdheuvel1983]

I think it’s obvious now that Mbappe is the one carrying Real Madrid on his shoulders. Without him, the team just doesn’t look the same. Real Madrid were completely outplayed by Manchester City, and honestly, they were lucky the score wasn’t worse. Thanks to Courtois, who saved them from being embarrassed at home. If not for his big saves, the scoreline would have been shameful for Madrid.
And this version of Vinicius is not the one I used to know. Ever since Mbappe arrived, it feels like his game has suffered more than improved. His form has dropped too much, and I wasn’t impressed at all by his performance last night.. It’s like something is missing in his play.

Right form the beginning of this season Mbappe has been the goal getter of the team not that the whole burden of the is in his shoulders but since he's the one always finding the back of the it is ok to see him as the one carrying the team this season because he's the most informed player in the team. Real Madrid is incomplete without Mbappe in any game cause they find it hard to score when he's not playing against Manchester City they struggled because there was no player to cover his space and do the things he use to do that's why City was able to penetrate them and get that winning, Courtois made good saves without his saves what happened in the Atletico Madrid Vs Real Madrid is what would has happened to Real Madrid.

[Adbitco]

The defender is long over due, Xabi has only been managing and there is a absolute nothing is going to do at the moment, he just have to manage. When Manchester city won the first goal and equalize I knew we were done for the day, there is nothing they can do because that second and third goal will eventually and it's not llkmg the second goal came from Haaland, at that moment in time I knew Madrid can't go far again but was even more surprised that it ended as 2-1.

Any person that watch match and thinks Manchester City was going to win today's match was only saying it out of love and concern, there is no way Manchester City were going to let them. Mbape wasn't even around, I don't know why that decision wasn't made quickly but the moment I saw him absent from the training ground, I already know the excuse that is going to follow later.

Exactly, I was surprised that Manchester City only managed to score 2 goals, that Real Madrid defence is just so easy to penetrate and City would have scored more if not for the heroics of Courtois, he made some good quality saves to keep the score line respectable. I just pity Real Madrid because of the their injury issues and I wonder why a big club like this still hasn't been able to solve their defence injury problems.

[snipie]

Honestly, I hope Arsenal can win the Champions League for the first time to make club history, but I still doubt Arsenal can win the Champions League this season, especially because Arteta has no experience winning the Champions League as a player. Furthermore, it's been his sixth season in charge of Arsenal but he has yet to deliver a major trophy, and he has always been unable to handle pressure, resulting in Arsenal's inconsistent performance towards the end of the season.

Arsenal improved a lot under the supervision of Arteta and this year the team is leading Premier League and Champions League ranking. Nevertheless, many people are doubtful about gunners because in the past few years, they always picked the first spot then lose it later. I don't know about Champions League because games there are unpredictable but in Premier League, Arsenal made lately few mistakes that rise the doubt. Hopefully, Arteta will fix this and make the team celebrate titles after a long waiting time.

[Mihaylovic]

there is no doubt that Arsenal deserves to win the Premier League title. I wouldn't be surprised if they reached the Champions League final too. They are in absolutely incredible form in both leagues. They aren't even conceding. They only let in one against Bayern. that's it.

Arsenal have the ability to win both titles. The team has been playing well since the beginning of the season. Their performance in the last few matches of the Premier League has been a bit erratic. Perhaps they will be able to solve the problems soon. Despite losing points in a few matches, the top spot of the table is occupied by Arsenal.

Arsenal has played very well in every match of the Champions league. And they have won every match. Especially they have  beaten giant teams like Bayern Munich. Arsenal deserve to win the champions league title unless they stumble in the later  round matches. Anyway , performing well consistently in  both the Premier League and the champions league is a difficult task.

yeah. they had 6 matches. scored 17 goals, concedes only 1. and in highest level competition like champions league. I enjoy watching them. i hope they get the reward of this great play and hard work in both sides. Arteta truly deserves a championship.

[Coyster]

yeah. they had 6 matches. scored 17 goals, concedes only 1. and in highest level competition like champions league. I enjoy watching them. i hope they get the reward of this great play and hard work in both sides. Arteta truly deserves a championship.

Their form in the Champions League League Phase this season reminds me so much of Liverpools performance last season. The reds finished top of the League Phase table but were eliminated in the round of 16 by PSG. Don't get worried Arsenal fans, lol, but that is just how i feel.

That said, Arsenal are doing very well, both in the CL and in the EPL, it is up to them to keep this up until when it matters most, the run-in. That is when we can seriously talk about them winning major titles.

[Adbitco]

Poor Real Madrid.
2 defeats in 6 Champions League matches (another home loss).
The last 5 matches in La Liga are disappointing, with only one win.

Ah, Xabi is in trouble, and rumors of his sacked are increasingly looming. However, the players say they're with Xabi to the death. This is truly ridiculous, even in their own defeats, sometimes there's something wrong with this.

In this match, Real Madrid had 17 shots—imagine that many, but only two shots on target, and one goal. There are so many missed chances.

One of them was Bellingham, who missed a very close chance to score.

Source: UDE BELLINGHAM with a BIG MISS…

This was a big miss from Jude, although he tried to make it right but the chip went just few inches off target. If that goal had entered it would have probably changed the dynamics of the game altogether as either Real Madrid or Manchester will now be searching for a goal that will win the match. Vini in his own part misses at least 2 good chances that he would have buried but all the same, it was good game from both teams.

[BIT-BENDER]

yeah. they had 6 matches. scored 17 goals, concedes only 1. and in highest level competition like champions league. I enjoy watching them. i hope they get the reward of this great play and hard work in both sides. Arteta truly deserves a championship.

I will not want to take anything away from Arsenal but right now this isn't the most important stages of the Uefa champions league. No doubt that Arsenal has been performing incredibly and has done amazing well so far but we will want to see them do this in the knockout phases where it really matters
For me right now Arsenal are amongst the title contenders for the Uefa champions league based on what they have done so far but lets not forget Liverpool did similar thing but went out in the first phase of the knockout.

[Frankolala]

yeah. they had 6 matches. scored 17 goals, concedes only 1. and in highest level competition like champions league. I enjoy watching them. i hope they get the reward of this great play and hard work in both sides. Arteta truly deserves a championship.

I will not want to take anything away from Arsenal but right now this isn't the most important stages of the Uefa champions league. No doubt that Arsenal has been performing incredibly and has done amazing well so far but we will want to see them do this in the knockout phases where it really matters
For me right now Arsenal are amongst the title contenders for the Uefa champions league based on what they have done so far but lets not forget Liverpool did similar thing but went out in the first phase of the knockout.

I don't use the performance of a team during group stage to pick my favorite team because most clubs will be reluctant in winning all their matches since the matches are played differently fromthe knockout stage that's played home and away. Arsenal will prove themselves in the knockout stage if they can go far or not.

[AGogi2003]

Arsenal have the ability to win both titles. The team has been playing well since the beginning of the season. Their performance in the last few matches of the Premier League has been a bit erratic. Perhaps they will be able to solve the problems soon. Despite losing points in a few matches, the top spot of the table is occupied by Arsenal.

Arsenal has played very well in every match of the Champions league. And they have won every match. Especially they have  beaten giant teams like Bayern Munich. Arsenal deserve to win the champions league title unless they stumble in the later  round matches. Anyway , performing well consistently in  both the Premier League and the champions league is a difficult task.

You are absolutely right, because with how Arsenal are performing this season I think they are ready to achieve both titles Champions League and the Premier League this season and if they can continue performing like this am sure they will achieve the both the ucl and the league title. Since the Champions League begins they have not lost any of there game in the competition and just remaining 2 matches in the Champions League game before moving to the next step and I get the believe they will win both and finish in the top of the Champions League table, but there League competition i don't sure if they can probably achieve it this term again with how they play some few matches in the league, making Manchester City to get close to them in the League table and if Guadiola get the chance to top the league table that will be hard for Arteta to get opportunities to top the league again, let see how things will moves.

[abhiseshakana]

Poor Real Madrid.
2 defeats in 6 Champions League matches (another home loss).
The last 5 matches in La Liga are disappointing, with only one win.

Ah, Xabi is in trouble, and rumors of his sacked are increasingly looming. However, the players say they're with Xabi to the death. This is truly ridiculous, even in their own defeats, sometimes there's something wrong with this.

In this match, Real Madrid had 17 shots—imagine that many, but only two shots on target, and one goal. There are so many missed chances.

One of them was Bellingham, who missed a very close chance to score.

Source: UDE BELLINGHAM with a BIG MISS…

This was a big miss from Jude, although he tried to make it right but the chip went just few inches off target. If that goal had entered it would have probably changed the dynamics of the game altogether as either Real Madrid or Manchester will now be searching for a goal that will win the match. Vini in his own part misses at least 2 good chances that he would have buried but all the same, it was good game from both teams.

Real Madrid is throwing away a lot of good chances, and I think they are too reliant on Mbappe, and this is not a good thing because when Mbappe cannot play, Real Madrid will lose their clinical touch. Likewise, when Mbappe plays badly, Real Madrid will have difficulty scoring goals. Just like in the match against Man City, where Madrid only had 1 shot on target (the goal scored by Rodrygo), and it's quite obvious that Real Madrid really doesn't have a No.9 in this match, therefore, they lacked explosiveness in the penalty box. It might have been different if Xabi had given Endrick a chance earlier, but unfortunately, Xabi doesn't really like Endrick.

[Byebyebtc]

Real Madrid is throwing away a lot of good chances, and I think they are too reliant on Mbappe, and this is not a good thing because when Mbappe cannot play, Real Madrid will lose their clinical touch. Likewise, when Mbappe plays badly, Real Madrid will have difficulty scoring goals. Just like in the match against Man City, where Madrid only had 1 shot on target (the goal scored by Rodrygo), and it's quite obvious that Real Madrid really doesn't have a No.9 in this match, therefore, they lacked explosiveness in the penalty box. It might have been different if Xabi had given Endrick a chance earlier, but unfortunately, Xabi doesn't really like Endrick.

It's not even about mbappe, when he is present in the team they also loose as well, so Its actually from the the team in a whole,

Real Madrid have good players and if I have not been watching football lately, I will assume that real Madrid is the strongest team ever but it's not as that.
I personally have no Idea why their performance is this poor, if it's from their defence or midfield or attack but one thing I know for sure is that if any club should be of the best performance it has to be them

[yixichloro2xx]

The defender is long over due, Xabi has only been managing and there is a absolute nothing is going to do at the moment, he just have to manage. When Manchester city won the first goal and equalize I knew we were done for the day, there is nothing they can do because that second and third goal will eventually and it's not llkmg the second goal came from Haaland, at that moment in time I knew Madrid can't go far again but was even more surprised that it ended as 2-1.

Any person that watch match and thinks Manchester City was going to win today's match was only saying it out of love and concern, there is no way Manchester City were going to let them. Mbape wasn't even around, I don't know why that decision wasn't made quickly but the moment I saw him absent from the training ground, I already know the excuse that is going to follow later.

Exactly, I was surprised that Manchester City only managed to score 2 goals, that Real Madrid defence is just so easy to penetrate and City would have scored more if not for the heroics of Courtois, he made some good quality saves to keep the score line respectable. I just pity Real Madrid because of the their injury issues and I wonder why a big club like this still hasn't been able to solve their defence injury problems.

Even Manchester City are not really doing well, their performance had dropped since last season.  But I knew they were going get a win or draw yesterday. Madrid needs to work on themselves. Their midfielders aren't doing what  they are supposed to do , it is like they are confused, the defense is just heartbreaking . The only grace that is still saving Madrid this season is just their attackers who always score goals and we know who that is. They really need to improve on themselves if not they will go trophyless this season again.

[Alex077]

I think it’s obvious now that Mbappe is the one carrying Real Madrid on his shoulders. Without him, the team just doesn’t look the same. Real Madrid were completely outplayed by Manchester City, and honestly, they were lucky the score wasn’t worse. Thanks to Courtois, who saved them from being embarrassed at home. If not for his big saves, the scoreline would have been shameful for Madrid.
And this version of Vinicius is not the one I used to know. Ever since Mbappe arrived, it feels like his game has suffered more than improved. His form has dropped too much, and I wasn’t impressed at all by his performance last night.. It’s like something is missing in his play.

it is not right to say that Madrid is completely dependent on him, Other players are also playing an important role in making their contribution. i could refer Rodrygo, who scored in a tough match against City recently

Vinicius Jr has struggled in various matches, especially against City where his performances have been poor and his touch on the ball has been poor. However he was not invisible throughout the season, linking up well with Mbappe in other matches and contributing with goals or assists, such as in the 3 - 0 league win. And remember, great football teams are not usually dependent on one player. Although Mbappe is currently one of the top scorers, Rodrigo, Vinicius and other players are also able to contribute when Madrid play. So from my point of view, Mbappes great form is a big positive revelation but Real are not solely dependent on him