UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Coyster]

BTTS and over 2.5 goals both happened as usual in the game between Real Madrid and Manchester City. It is like it happens nearly all the time according to their head-to-head history. Their games are always lovely. 

Lovely is even an understatement, their games are always excellent to watch and full of drama too. I really hope that City and Real Madrid meet in the knockout rounds in the CL, that is when it is even more interesting. Two games, home and away, i really want it to happen again this season.

That said, the league standing is taking shape, with two games to go we can see the teams that are nearly there. I don't think too much will change from the current top 8 position in the league phase. It is very important for the big teams to qualify automatically, so they avoid extra games.

[Adams0001]

Hansi Flick and Barcelona are starting to get better. Injured players are recovering, and this is strengthening Barcelona. In Spain, they are 4 points ahead of Real Madrid in the title race and have the advantage. They haven't dropped points in their recent matches. They've had 15 shots and failed to score against Osasuna. They could also do better in the Champions League. They will advance to the next round.

Hansi Flick as get much better since there injury players are back and that will make them achieve trophies and victory this season and now Real Madrid are struggling alot because of the injuries players they are not performing very nice in both the Champions League and the laliga and that will make xabi Alonso be sack because of the losing is too much as a big club.  Hansi Flick as be performing well in the league and performing weak in the Champions League and that is the problem Hansi Flick will handle he really need the Champions League so he will do well now and chase the trophy because I see there have improved very nice and am sure if they can continue like this they will get the chance to win the ucl but he won't be easy for them because some clubs are much better then them in the Champions League this season.

[DaNNy001]

If Liverpool were in good form, I would not have criticized Inter Milan's performance. Liverpool were not in good form. Even then, Inter Milan could not dominate their home match. And that is their big failure. Anyway, Inter Milan's boys need to play more carefully against the big teams. If they perform like this, they will not be able to do well in the knockout rounds. Inter Milan will lose only if they face teams like Munich, Madrid or Barcelona.

Liverpool play better in this match, they played in Inter's home and they still able to dominate in this match.

Despite the result is controversial, but I'm happy to see Liverpool able to beat big team again, they have never beat big teams in the last few months. Arne Slot choose to not include Salah in squad will create a big problem, he might no longer happy when he being include back to the squad.

Liverpool's win was really shocking to me, if we are to compare the forms of both teams we would say that Inter is in a better form compared to Liverpool but they still ended up losing...so it means that Liverpool can still perform better in the champions league and flop in their own league...Liverpool are indeed unpredictable and they might really have a chance to turn the tables around in the final moment

[EL MOHA]

Liverpool's win was really shocking to me, if we are to compare the forms of both teams we would say that Inter is in a better form compared to Liverpool but they still ended up losing...so it means that Liverpool can still perform better in the champions league and flop in their own league...Liverpool are indeed unpredictable and they might really have a chance to turn the tables around in the final moment

Last three matches of Liverpool they have show that they are improving in the competition and I think anything can be possible, Liverpool can come back to there best form again and start to compete with the big club this season and chase the league table and the Champions League this season, because the season is still long they have lot of matches to play so anything can change and Slot as see is mistake and Ekitike is one of is best players this season and he won't be batching him anymore he will be is first eleven, if not because of Ekitike I don't think Liverpool will achieve the three point today.

Liverpool will be back and do well in the Champions League because they have been doing poor in the Ucl but with how they are playing currently in the league I probably believe that they will bounce back in the competition and start wining matches, they just remain two matches to play in the Champions League group stage and I think they should get all the 6 points to make them balance for next knockout stage because after the group stage that is when the competitive will start and the club's that qualify will be more serious because that will be knockout stage any team that performs poor will be eliminated.

[Jegileman]

Hansi Flick himself knows and feels this. But he has been helpless for so long, he did not have enough players to do well in the Champions League. But they must do better in the upcoming matches and win the matches with dominance. All the key players are back from injury, the players are performing and he has extra players. Now any plan is easy for him and he is able to play any strategy. Now they just have to become a reliable team this season, like last season.

Barcelona have been very brilliant with the way they play after getting most of their players back from injury. I hope they can play better in the coming match and get a flawless victory in this match. Their opponent is such a great team but although not too tough to give them a hard time for the title. Hansi Flick will hope to see better result from the team after facing a long term underperforming which he was criticized big for it. I hope the remaining days and the matches left for them will mark a change in their performance and to help them propel more than before.

Liverpool's win was really shocking to me, if we are to compare the forms of both teams we would say that Inter is in a better form compared to Liverpool but they still ended up losing...so it means that Liverpool can still perform better in the champions league and flop in their own league...Liverpool are indeed unpredictable and they might really have a chance to turn the tables around in the final moment

Liverpool is not a team to really look down on when their performance is not making a lot of sense, they’re a team you should at least be careful of when you meet them. They can get to play better when you least expect them and defeat big teams doing better than them at that time even when you don’t expect it. With their great performance so far, I know that they will show a great fight for the champions league and will not just be eliminated from this first round in the competition.

[KTChampions]

Los Blancos are the clear favourites to win these matches, but even then, perhaps Madrid's new manager will try to implement the right strategy and And I believe this newly appointed manager will organize the team well before these test matches. You can watch this news, Xabi Alonso was asked if he had spoken to Perez after the defeat against Manchester City, he said he has spoken a lot with Perez and the club since arriving here.

It seems that after the pressure exerted on Xabi, mostly by forces external to the club, the situation has turned around and now his position has been strengthened. Real Madrid have practically all the easy games ahead (until February haha) with the exception of the cup game against Atletico, so Xabi will have time to prove himself, but if there are any setbacks during this easy period, then given Real's high standards, no one will be surprised if he is replaced.

[Mayor of ogba]

Real Madrid's performance is unstable, and Real Madrid losing back to back Champions League matches is evidence of it. Real Madrid aren't only struggling against big teams but they are also struggling against small teams. Real Madrid are still in the top eight of the Champions League table, but if they continue with their current form, Real Madrid might likely miss out on qualifying automatically for the knockout phase of the Champions League.

Xabi Alonso is already under pressure for losing both in the champions League and the league, they lost against Manchester Celta Vigo in the league before going to the champions League to lose against Manchester City, they are in the second in the league and still trying not to miss out in the champions League knockout stage. From the performance of Real Madrid I don't know if they will qualify to the next stage in the champions League even though they qualify they are not going to make it to the finals unless they improve in their performance and their players come back from injury.

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

[TelolettOm]

Barcelona really needs to do better with their UCL matches. The last one against Eintracht Frankfurt was crazily though for them as the away team took were very dominant in the first period... Even Hansi flick confirmed that in an interview immediately after the match. He said they were only able to get back in possession of the game few minutes after the second period begun. They came up with a counter attack and scored the first goal of the game, only to have J. Koundé score a header, then another header for the leasing goal. I wasn't expecting the weight of that game fully on them like that.

Yes, but the bottom line is that Barcelona won with both goals from Kounde, and the winning goal came in just three minutes. He's amazing; it's been a while since I've seen him play this well. This time, Kounde really saved Barcelona, ​​earning them all three points and moving up to 15th place.

Yes, you're right. They need to fight even harder going forward because their performance wasn't good enough in their previous two matches. They still have the skills, so they need to put in more effort in the next match against Slavia Prague, and I'm sure they will also win that match.

[Tamaperdana]

Barcelona really needs to do better with their UCL matches. The last one against Eintracht Frankfurt was crazily though for them as the away team took were very dominant in the first period... Even Hansi flick confirmed that in an interview immediately after the match. He said they were only able to get back in possession of the game few minutes after the second period begun. They came up with a counter attack and scored the first goal of the game, only to have J. Koundé score a header, then another header for the leasing goal. I wasn't expecting the weight of that game fully on them like that.

Yes, I also didn't expect that match to be a bit difficult for Barcelona, ​​even though Barcelona was the home team and should have been able to control the game more easily. But it turned out they had to concede in the first half and they were only able to turn things around in the second half. So with that in mind, I also agree that Barcelona really needs to improve their performance even better in the upcoming match.

Because even though in the upcoming match Barcelona will not be facing a strong team, but still if their performance is like this, they could get a less than satisfying result. So Hansi Flick really needs to make all Barcelona players more compact and better organized. Because when they are trying to press the opposing team and when the opposing team counterattacks, it makes Barcelona overwhelmed. So that's why the attack line and also the defense line really need to be well organized. And in the upcoming match, Barcelona will face Slavia Praha. I think Barcelona can win this match too, even though we don't know how this match will go.

[katanic97]

Real Madrid's performance is unstable, and Real Madrid losing back to back Champions League matches is evidence of it. Real Madrid aren't only struggling against big teams but they are also struggling against small teams. Real Madrid are still in the top eight of the Champions League table, but if they continue with their current form, Real Madrid might likely miss out on qualifying automatically for the knockout phase of the Champions League.

Xabi Alonso is already under pressure for losing both in the champions League and the league, they lost against Manchester Celta Vigo in the league before going to the champions League to lose against Manchester City, they are in the second in the league and still trying not to miss out in the champions League knockout stage. From the performance of Real Madrid I don't know if they will qualify to the next stage in the champions League even though they qualify they are not going to make it to the finals unless they improve in their performance and their players come back from injury.

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

That’s what people were saying as well  that he would leave if he didn’t beat City. Real Madrid is a team full of stars like Vini, Mbappe, and Bellingham. Why should Alonso have to go? The team needs to understand that they are playing for the team, not individually. Real Madrid looks the least like a team that actually plays as a unit. They are lucky that Mbappe can finish matches on his own.
When i watch Vinicius and Bellingham, the effort doesn’t look even half the same as before. In my opinion, Xabi shouldn’t leave he just needs time, and the squad also needs a bit of refreshing. But in the end, it’s always the coach who takes the blame for every failure of the players...

[G_Besar]

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

[barisbilgili]

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

Maybe against Alaves there will be no significant impact but Xabi Alonso's future will still be threatened if he fails to make significant changes to Real Madrid's performance and honestly now I am starting to be pessimistic about Real Madrid for the competition in the Champions League competition, I think they will not be able to compete fiercely in the title race and I see that realistically after seeing the strength of several teams that are favored to win the title and now I have started to eliminate Real Madrid in the competition.

[eisen33]

Maybe against Alaves there will be no significant impact but Xabi Alonso's future will still be threatened if he fails to make significant changes to Real Madrid's performance and honestly now I am starting to be pessimistic about Real Madrid for the competition in the Champions League competition, I think they will not be able to compete fiercely in the title race and I see that realistically after seeing the strength of several teams that are favored to win the title and now I have started to eliminate Real Madrid in the competition.

It seems to me that this is always the most difficult period for a team, the moment when everyone realizes that the results have declined to the point where the coach is under threat of dismissal. Even if there is a good atmosphere within the squad and no open conflicts, emotional pressure starts to build and follows the players into every match. And since things are not going well in Real’s defense right now, I think they will make even more mistakes. It’s a pity, because Alonso looks like a good coach, but perhaps he simply joined the team at the wrong time.

[SuperBitMan]

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

I really don't know why Real Madrid management is putting pressure on Xavi Alonso he is still a new coach in the club and this is usually what happens when a coach comes to a club newly he needs to know the players very well and he is still in process of doing that he don't have good relationship with this players yet and that was why he was having issues with vini Junior,  what they should do right now is to give him more time in the club I believe he is a very good coach and he will do very well in Real Madrid if he's giving more time to work with the team, if Real Madrid should bring another coach right now he will still not do better so they should just calm down and allow xavi Alonso.

[7juju]

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

I really don't know why Real Madrid management is putting pressure on Xavi Alonso he is still a new coach in the club and this is usually what happens when a coach comes to a club newly he needs to know the players very well and he is still in process of doing that he don't have good relationship with this players yet and that was why he was having issues with vini Junior,  what they should do right now is to give him more time in the club I believe he is a very good coach and he will do very well in Real Madrid if he's giving more time to work with the team, if Real Madrid should bring another coach right now he will still not do better so they should just calm down and allow xavi Alonso.

Not that Xabi Alonso is not a good coach but the problem is that the management of Real Madrid has perceived that he has lost control of the dressing room that's why they are not getting results. To them Xabi inability of taking firm control of the dressing room is the genesis of their problem because it was these sets of players that their former Carlos Ancellotti used in winning the champions league and other titles so why is Xabi struggling with them. I agree with you that they should give him more time, but the problem is when you are managing Real Madrid time is a luxury you don't have. If I was Xabi I would tender my resignation letter or lose to Alaves so I will go elsewhere to manage and learn from my Madrid mistake.

[puloweh555]

Barcelona really needs to do better with their UCL matches. The last one against Eintracht Frankfurt was crazily though for them as the away team took were very dominant in the first period... Even Hansi flick confirmed that in an interview immediately after the match. He said they were only able to get back in possession of the game few minutes after the second period begun. They came up with a counter attack and scored the first goal of the game, only to have J. Koundé score a header, then another header for the leasing goal. I wasn't expecting the weight of that game fully on them like that.

Barcelona always struggles against teams with a strong defense. In the match against Eintracht Frankfurt, it was evident that Flick had to rack his brains to find a solution. In that match Barca struggled against a team that played a parking the bus style, especially on the counterattack. Barcelona's defenders were often slow to react making it difficult for Barcelona to keep a clean sheet.

The irony of Kounde's comparison is striking especially between Kounde and Rashford. Both have contrasting strengths Kounde frequently scores goals but is a worrying defensive threat. Rashford meanwhile frequently provides assists, but when he does get good chances he always fails to capitalize.

[KTChampions]

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

Real Madrid are currently in 7th place in the Champions League and maintaining their place in the top 8 looks like an easy task: games against Monaco and Benfica remain. The situation in La Liga is much worse, as Barcelona has a four-point lead, but Real Madrid currently has almost exclusively easy games coming up, so the situation could change. Naturally, if Real Madrid keeps dropping points, Xabi will be in trouble.

[SuperBitMan]

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

I really don't know why Real Madrid management is putting pressure on Xavi Alonso he is still a new coach in the club and this is usually what happens when a coach comes to a club newly he needs to know the players very well and he is still in process of doing that he don't have good relationship with this players yet and that was why he was having issues with vini Junior,  what they should do right now is to give him more time in the club I believe he is a very good coach and he will do very well in Real Madrid if he's giving more time to work with the team, if Real Madrid should bring another coach right now he will still not do better so they should just calm down and allow xavi Alonso.

Not that Xabi Alonso is not a good coach but the problem is that the management of Real Madrid has perceived that he has lost control of the dressing room that's why they are not getting results. To them Xabi inability of taking firm control of the dressing room is the genesis of their problem because it was these sets of players that their former Carlos Ancellotti used in winning the champions league and other titles so why is Xabi struggling with them. I agree with you that they should give him more time, but the problem is when you are managing Real Madrid time is a luxury you don't have. If I was Xabi I would tender my resignation letter or lose to Alaves so I will go elsewhere to manage and learn from my Madrid mistake.

Yeah you are right, xavi Alonso don't have a good skill when it comes to man or player management he has a good tactic skill but lacks man or player management skills, but the management should understand that they need to give him time in order to develop his man management skills, if they think that they cannot give him that time is fine for them to sack him but they should understand that they cannot bring anyone right now that will help them win the La Liga title or even the Champions League title this season so is either they work with him till the end of the season and see if they can win any trophy or they sack him and lose all trophies is left with them to choose what they really want.
Real Madrid is always feeling entitled that is why they don't waste time to sack any coach that is not performing well.

[Different patterns]

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

My prediction for this game is 2-1 against Alaves. Though alot of Madrid's defenders are injured right now and it's expected that Alonso works on that,Mbappe is having a broken finger,if he's fit to play, it will also increase the chances of the team in winning. My only problem is the defense and if Alaves are able to solve their defense that's already having an issue or Alonso fails to adequately cover up for the defence issue in this game, then the story will be different. But I believe Real Madrid can do it,just hoping the mistakes in the previous match against Celta Vigo will not be repeated.

[Mr Reporter]

After Xabi Alonso failed to beat Manchester City in the Champions League, I heard that if Xabi Alonso fails to win against Alaves, he will be sacked as Real Madrid head coach. Xabi Alonso needs to improve Real Madrid's performance so that Real Madrid can qualify for the knockout phase of the Champions League and also avoid being sacked as Real Madrid head coach.

Xabi Alonso still has time to improve everything the team wants, as Real Madrid is currently in the top eight, which is the spot that automatically advances the team to the next round without having to play another qualifying match. However, for the match against Alaves, I also hope Real Madrid doesn't make any more fatal mistakes that would prevent them from winning at Alaves' home ground. Alaves is not a particularly weak team at home, so Real Madrid will have to fight very hard in this weekend's match.

I really don't know why Real Madrid management is putting pressure on Xavi Alonso he is still a new coach in the club and this is usually what happens when a coach comes to a club newly he needs to know the players very well and he is still in process of doing that he don't have good relationship with this players yet and that was why he was having issues with vini Junior,  what they should do right now is to give him more time in the club I believe he is a very good coach and he will do very well in Real Madrid if he's giving more time to work with the team, if Real Madrid should bring another coach right now he will still not do better so they should just calm down and allow xavi Alonso.

See guy I this just as you have said it all would want to chip in something on this issue I think the Real Madrid guys are no for such a behavior of changing coach once their feels the games is not working there way well this has been their life style pattern for over 10 or 15 years of their career’s over time this has really helped them I have come to study this right from their last season.