UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[mamesso]

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Yes I completely agree with you. Seeing the performance that Liverpool is currently doing in the Premier League, everyone would think that maybe they are slowly fading away. But if one looks at their performance in the UEFA League, then you can see that Liverpool is doing a lot better and they are slowly trying to move forward. But we find this very confusing. I don't understand this fact that they play badly in one league and play well in another. Even though they build the same team, they still perform badly, it worries me a lot.

The difference in performance shown by Liverpool in two different leagues is very confusing, even though they play with the same squad and are managed by the same coach. Arne Slot has also been unable to strengthen his squad in the Premier League, which has struggled to win matches. However, when they are in the Champions League, they show a different face. I'm also not sure Liverpool are more focused on the Champions League than the Premier League, the competition here is much more competitive than the domestic league, and they also proved last season that winning the Premier League trophy is easier than the Champions League trophy. In fact, his performance was more consistent last season.

[capokmerah]

Bookmakers see this race like this:

Mbappe - 2.10

Haaland - 6.50

Kane - 10.00

Osimhen - 23.00

Mbappé is the clear favorite, and Osimhen's chances are significantly worse than Kane's, even though Osimhen has scored one more goal. But this is unsurprising, as Bayern have been extremely productive this season and Galatasaray will be an underdog against any top club.
I'm surprised that last year's best result was only 13 goals. The new format is likely to shatter all the old records. I'd even say Mbappé has a good chance of surpassing Ronaldo's record this season.

This season, Mbappe has everything it takes to lead the Champions League top scorer list. Mbappe's performance has remained consistent from the start of the season until now. His impressive form in La Liga has continued in the Champions League.
Mbappe also has the full support of Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid's target man. Mbappe's teammates have also given him their full support.
Even though Vinicius Jr. is still there, Mbappe still leads Real Madrid's attack. So, there's no reason for Mbappe not to be the Champions League top scorer, although this will depend on how far Real Madrid progresses. His arch rival, Haaland, also poses a very real threat.

[Danica22]

If not for the fact that Liverpool is not really doing that good in the English premier League this season I think they are not that awful in the UEFA Champions League, like the last time I checked Liverpool is still okay in the UEFA Champions League and having this two games left I'm very much certain Liverpool is made it to the round of 16, like I really admire their performance in the UEFA Champions League judging from their performance in the English premier League I was actually thinking they won't make it through the round of 16 but here they are seated comfortably well at 9 place in the UEFA Champions League standings I'm really amazed.

Yes I completely agree with you. Seeing the performance that Liverpool is currently doing in the Premier League, everyone would think that maybe they are slowly fading away. But if one looks at their performance in the UEFA League, then you can see that Liverpool is doing a lot better and they are slowly trying to move forward. But we find this very confusing. I don't understand this fact that they play badly in one league and play well in another. Even though they build the same team, they still perform badly, it worries me a lot.

Liverpool is trying to strengthen their performance. Arne slot has not been completely successful yet. Anyway, liverpool's performance is. In the last few matches, liverpool's boys have  played well and have been able to earn points. Liverpool's defense has become a bit stronger. The performance of the  attacking players has also improved. But their performance can not be relied on yet. Although liverpool has been able to earn points in the last few matches, they have not been able to dominate the match and win. So it is  difficult to say whether they will continue  their winning streak in the upcoming matches.

[SmartCharpa]

This is a pretty difficult time for Liverpool, because some of the players brought in at high prices have not been able to replace the role of previous players who left Liverpool. even players who still survive must have some problems, like Mo Salah for example.

In the first season after Jurgen Klopp left this team seemed to be doing well. but this season which became the second season for them without Jurgen Klopp the decline began to be felt. although indeed when Jurgen Klopp was still with Liverpool the problem did not disappear completely.

Liverpool problem is not because of Jurgen absence, they won the league last season, we did not complain that the absence of the previous manager was part of it when they won the league, but since they are struggling now, some people will believe is due to Klopp absence, and I do not see it that way. The new players requires time to get use to their new environment, we saw Isak score in their last game and got injured after the goal.

Not only Mo Salah who is struggling with his performance this season, but all of Liverpool players who did well last season are struggling as well. The manager is not using the same system as last season. When he arrived at Liverpool, he continued with Klopp formation and won the league, but now he is using 4-2-3-1, and the players are struggling to get use to it.

[Volgastallion]

Liverpool right now is not longer a contender for this season, is sadly but everyone who saw their games knews this, they are doing really bad in defense, and in offensive they score but they dont play really good, plus with the issues with Mo Salah they are gonna be much more in troubles. Another season in the bin sadly for them in Champions League.

[MArsland]

I'm wondering if Mbappe will manage to finish the Champions League as top scorer this year. 9 goals already and the closest ones are Osimhen and Haaland (both have 6 goals).    Last season's top scorers had 13 goals.

This depends on how far Real Madrid will be able to go of course. Xabi Alonso is trying to fix the remaining issues in the team. If he leaves bad days behind in a short time then Mbappe looks quite likely to finish at the top of this table.

As long as Real Madrid is still able to advance, Mbappe will continue to score goals. The problem is the current Real Madrid really promising to reach the top 4? Mbappe is 2 goals ahead of Haaland and in terms of productivity both just need to ensure their clubs continue to qualify in order to keep scoring plenty of goals. Regarding Osimhen, it seems difficult to compete because his chances with Galatasaray are not as great as Haaland chances with Manchester City.

[Ruttoshi]

Liverpool right now is not longer a contender for this season, is sadly but everyone who saw their games knews this, they are doing really bad in defense, and in offensive they score but they dont play really good, plus with the issues with Mo Salah they are gonna be much more in troubles. Another season in the bin sadly for them in Champions League.

I don't think that Mo Sallah issues has anything to do with the team performance because before the drama, Liverpool was already performing poorly and losing matches consecutively. They're on 6th position on the table, defending the title is gon be a difficult task for them with their current form.

The Champions League is a no go area for them because last season that they were in a good form, they got their ass kicked out of the competition early. Therefore, I don't think that they will go far in UCL.

[Different patterns]

Bookmakers see this race like this:

Mbappe - 2.10

Haaland - 6.50

Kane - 10.00

Osimhen - 23.00

Mbappé is the clear favorite, and Osimhen's chances are significantly worse than Kane's, even though Osimhen has scored one more goal. But this is unsurprising, as Bayern have been extremely productive this season and Galatasaray will be an underdog against any top club.
I'm surprised that last year's best result was only 13 goals. The new format is likely to shatter all the old records. I'd even say Mbappé has a good chance of surpassing Ronaldo's record this season.

This season, Mbappe has everything it takes to lead the Champions League top scorer list. Mbappe's performance has remained consistent from the start of the season until now. His impressive form in La Liga has continued in the Champions League.
Mbappe also has the full support of Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid's target man. Mbappe's teammates have also given him their full support.
Even though Vinicius Jr. is still there, Mbappe still leads Real Madrid's attack. So, there's no reason for Mbappe not to be the Champions League top scorer, although this will depend on how far Real Madrid progresses. His arch rival, Haaland, also poses a very real threat.

Yeah, it has been a very impressive performance for Mbappe all these while I am just praying God should kep him throughout this remaining season without injury because if anything happens even his team will suffer it and Vinicius really need to be ambitious in scoring goals honestly. He's a good kid,he just needs to be more tactical

[1kodumtek7]

Liverpool right now is not longer a contender for this season, is sadly but everyone who saw their games knews this, they are doing really bad in defense, and in offensive they score but they dont play really good, plus with the issues with Mo Salah they are gonna be much more in troubles. Another season in the bin sadly for them in Champions League.

For the Premier League I can agree with you certainly. They are 5th and the gap with the leader is even 10 points. They need a miracle to come back from it.    Most probably they won't get that chance.

But if you are mentioning the Champions League too then I don't want to be so sure of it. Do you remember the way PSG won this title last season? They had a much worse league phase. By the way Liverpool have looked quite decent in big matches in this tournament so far.

[bitgolden]

It is a good news that Liverpool is slowly improving under the leadership of Arne Slot, yet care has to be taken. They appear more organized and self-assured and that should see them get maximum points against teams such as Marseille and Qarabag provided they deliver their potential. Nevertheless, the point of consistency is the most important, as the Champions League habitually reveals the flaws very soon. The advantage of having Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Atletico as the strong sides, that contest automatically to qualify, there is no opportunity to have a wide margin of error. Top eight position is not impossible, and the play-off path is quite a possibility.

While it is true that they have done better recently, and did not lose a game for a long time now, we have to remember that they did so badly that they need to recover a lot better, as in they have to keep not losing games, and possibly have better win rate instead of just ties. For that reason I would not say they are that great now, but at the very least the yare above United, for a while they were not even that good. They have once again a chance to go into UCL next season if they keep this up.

[Zanab247]

Liverpool right now is not longer a contender for this season, is sadly but everyone who saw their games knews this, they are doing really bad in defense, and in offensive they score but they dont play really good, plus with the issues with Mo Salah they are gonna be much more in troubles. Another season in the bin sadly for them in Champions League.

Liverpool performed well last season despite they did not lift the champion league trophy but they stressed other strong clubs in the champion league. But right now Liverpool performance have show their weak towards this season trophy, because they have experienced some lost against small clubs have not beaten Liverpool once. If Liverpool owner don't sack this current coach to replace him, he will sell all Liverpool strikers to bring in new strikes that will make Liverpool to experience what Chelsea is going through this season, because they have released their old strikers to signed new ones that can't make their scoring consistent in their games.

The clubs am suspecting to lift this trophy in this season is PSG, because they still have players that will make what happened last season to happen this season.

[Mallampue]

Mpappe has rekindled his goal scoring abilities under Xavi Alonso and that is commendable. He has been one of the best goal scorer's both at the domestic league and even in Europe, if injury doesn't come in he will likely be in contention for the highest goal scorer in Europe. Madrid is definitely going back to the Madrid that we use to know them for, I believe that Alonso is doing his job one thing that, most people don't realize is that you don't expect a coach to perform magic this is a new club new environment and even new players so it will take a while before he can get it right.

Mbappe is the goal machine that Real Madrid got for free, he became a very sharp weapon to score goals in all the leagues he played in, but I think this is not only in xabi Alonso, Luis Enrique also got the same thing when he had mbappe in his team, So basically this is because Mbappe himself has the ability to score goals, so if he is placed in any team, he will still score goals according to the abilities he currently has, Xabi Aloso only runs the talent that is in Mbappe himself, making him an attacking player to knock out the enemy goalkeeper.

Mbappé's abilities are extraordinary, there's no doubt about that. However, from what I've seen, the ball is constantly being sent to him, minimizing the impact of other players on the game. I see and feel that the French player is the most effective player on the team. But coach Xabi needs to develop a tactic that involves the other players as well. Mbappé plays more in line with team play at Real Madrid than he did at Paris Saint-Germain, but he still tries to shoot himself in many situations. Perhaps passing the ball would be more effective for him now, as the opposing defense now anticipates that he will shoot when the ball comes to him.

A bad strategy if you only rely on Mbappe to score goals will be easy to see and of course Mbappe will be marked by the opposing defenders, this is a bad idea, but he is the main executor in scoring goals in the team, it is like a task that is imposed on him and cannot be rejected as a core striker, but alternative decisions also need to be considered because it will benefit the team, Mbappe can share goals with other players who are better positioned during the attack is a wise decision, because the main goal is for him and his team to win the match.

[Supreme Donvic]

Liverpool right now is not longer a contender for this season, is sadly but everyone who saw their games knews this, they are doing really bad in defense, and in offensive they score but they dont play really good, plus with the issues with Mo Salah they are gonna be much more in troubles. Another season in the bin sadly for them in Champions League.

Yes Liverpool can't lift the Champions league this season it's impossible for them because we have a lot of teams that are stronger than them so they should concentrate on the Premier League title they have more chance over their than this season Champions league title, if they are not strong or improving they will not even go to Champions league next season.
The issue the club is even having with Mohamed Salah is causing them a lot and i believe Salah will leave the team when his contract is over or they will look for a way to end the contract so he can go.

[banana33]

I am also not looking down at Xabi Alonso?s performance in his new team, he has shown a good gameplay in his past club, so it is very much likely that he?ll repeat the same in this new team where the atmosphere is different and the players he has at his discretion are much more bigger, better and more professionals. Real Madrid will not only depend on Mbappe because depending only on one player is a disaster to the club in the future, so they?d better stay away from that and work on building a formidable team for the club.

No magic is expected from Alonso and if he can?t get to achieve the best this season, he should be given another grace to still manage the team by next season, in the end he would have become a better manager than he is now. The champions league environment is a totally different one to be precise, so the form of some teams in the domestic league will not be the same in the champions league and that?s really acceptable looking at the condition in which each game is being played in.

I was hoping he would repeat the same performances he had in previous teams but here we are talking about Real Madrid with players that all other coaches would dream of at night, instead they are all at his disposal and this must be an advantage that absolutely must be exploited.

[allthebitandbobs]

I'm wondering if Mbappe will manage to finish the Champions League as top scorer this year. 9 goals already and the closest ones are Osimhen and Haaland (both have 6 goals).    Last season's top scorers had 13 goals.

This depends on how far Real Madrid will be able to go of course. Xabi Alonso is trying to fix the remaining issues in the team. If he leaves bad days behind in a short time then Mbappe looks quite likely to finish at the top of this table.

After few poor weeks, now Real Madrid is back on track, this is a good sign for them because with this improvement and confidence, they have good chance of going till last 8. This will give 6 more games to Mbappé, and he can increase his tally of goals to some amazing number.

Currently, three clubs in good shape with their players are having same level of chance for going till good number of goals in their upcoming games, but as we all are well aware of Champions league is always full of surprises, this makes this event more entertaining for the fans and it's never been easy to predict about which team can go long in this event. It's always difficult to judge but Real Madrid is always one of the darling team in this event personally for me.

[Emitdama]

I thought I was the only one who is surprised about Liverpool performance in the champions league competition, and how the perform in the premier league it’s totally different, the manager meed to do better, sometimes I  wonder if they need the champions league than the premier league competition, because right now their performance in the premiere league is really weak, while in champions league they are kind of strong. Their manager need to solve Liverpool problems before it’s become late for them tjough.

Liverpool was facing serious troubles in last few weeks because of these things were not favourable for them and they have been losing their rhythm, but now they are back on their track for having spots into top ranks. After worst performance, they fought back now to have the 5th spot into premier league and 9th in champions league.

Few upcoming games are going to be interesting because if they are able to have consistency then can jump into top four in premier league and also have good chance of automatic promotion in champions league. Arne Slot done good job after facing criticism, but now consistency is important for them if they want to have good end of their season.

[Franctoshi]

This is a pretty difficult time for Liverpool, because some of the players brought in at high prices have not been able to replace the role of previous players who left Liverpool. even players who still survive must have some problems, like Mo Salah for example.

Liverpool has totally declined in performance, but I think they are gradually coming up and that had only shown in their last five matches, they are able to secure three victories and two draws. I will not say they've got the wrong prayers but their expectation are high and the reason for that was because huge price was pay for them, that is why all eyes will be on them.

In the first season after Jurgen Klopp left this team seemed to be doing well. but this season which became the second season for them without Jurgen Klopp the decline began to be felt. although indeed when Jurgen Klopp was still with Liverpool the problem did not disappear completely.

Even at that first season of slot, Jurgen Klopp was indirectly doing a lot of work for them which is why they succeeded last season, slot did not do anything last season because Jurgen Klopp had done almost 70 to 80% of what it's required to win a league. Slot is gradually picking up, is now that I will see a lot his putting together for himself, but last season he solidly depends on the road map set by Jurgen Klopp and that is how he succeeded.

I think I reason with you in this line of thought as regards to what has happened to Liverpool being in form last season and currently experiencing a major decline in form. I do believe that Klopp played a major role in that Premier League trophy 🏆 last season, and now that slot is in full control, we already see the big difference, because you can't tell me that there's much difference now with the team that won that trophy compared to what they have now. Even more skilled players were added to the club  during the transfer window, which should have boosted their squad even more.

[Not your key not your BTC]

Bookmakers see this race like this:

Mbappe - 2.10

Haaland - 6.50

Kane - 10.00

Osimhen - 23.00

Mbappé is the clear favorite, and Osimhen's chances are significantly worse than Kane's, even though Osimhen has scored one more goal. But this is unsurprising, as Bayern have been extremely productive this season and Galatasaray will be an underdog against any top club.
I'm surprised that last year's best result was only 13 goals. The new format is likely to shatter all the old records. I'd even say Mbappé has a good chance of surpassing Ronaldo's record this season.

This season, Mbappe has everything it takes to lead the Champions League top scorer list. Mbappe's performance has remained consistent from the start of the season until now. His impressive form in La Liga has continued in the Champions League.
Mbappe also has the full support of Xabi Alonso as Real Madrid's target man. Mbappe's teammates have also given him their full support.
Even though Vinicius Jr. is still there, Mbappe still leads Real Madrid's attack. So, there's no reason for Mbappe not to be the Champions League top scorer, although this will depend on how far Real Madrid progresses. His arch rival, Haaland, also poses a very real threat.

Mbappe's chances of winning the Champions League top scorer title this season are very high, especially with his extraordinary performance and the support of Xabi Alonso, who has given him the role of the main finisher. Madrid's attacking play is varied, often putting Mbappe in good situations and creating prime scoring opportunities. Haaland remains a threat to Mbappe, as Haaland is one of the strikers with a deadly goal instinct, especially since they are only three goals apart in the top scorer standings.

[verdinio]

Liverpool has been decent in UCL normally, they had 2 losses for no reason at all and that made no sense I agree, but aside from that they were fine, they did manage to beat Real Madrid, that shows how good they can be, only if they didn't lose to teams like psv of course.

In any case, they are of course looking better and things are getting more decent, all of that Salah drama seems to be over as well, for a while he looked like he was leaving in winter break and he was even left out of the squad as well, but then things got better and now they are playing him again so looks like that is over. If they keep this up and do not get into anything weird then I am sure that we are going to be seeing them do fine on the long term.

Liverpool have a great team and there are certainly some very incisive players who can give a lot to the team but if they continue not to capitalise on their goals in the long term i see it as difficult, it takes a lot of consistency to embark on a path of victories which then inevitably leads you to success

[Zaguru12]

A bad strategy if you only rely on Mbappe to score goals will be easy to see and of course Mbappe will be marked by the opposing defenders, this is a bad idea, but he is the main executor in scoring goals in the team, it is like a task that is imposed on him and cannot be rejected as a core striker, but alternative decisions also need to be considered because it will benefit the team, Mbappe can share goals with other players who are better positioned during the attack is a wise decision, because the main goal is for him and his team to win the match.

We need to analyze this things with the pattern of play each club has, let me start with Real Madrid has always been a club with one Pointed man and this doesn’t by all means meant that other players can not have good numbers in terms of goal contribution but there is that one standout player with better goal difference than the rest. First example is the Era of Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema, we all know how those three had to share their responsibilities and how the team flourished then, many were even accusing Benzema of been a bad player when Ronaldo was out scoring him but when Ronaldo left he was the pointed man and led the team on his own too.

So I don’t think any manager would be telling the players not to score and only pass the ball to Mbappe but technically we shouldn’t be actually expecting him to have similar numbers of goal contributions with other attackers when he is the pointed man. Without disrespect I think Vini should assume the same role he assumed during the era of Benzema and that’s only when the team will succeed, both fighting for supremacy will never help the team, I remember how Bale and Ronaldo Supremacy fight lead to Rafael Benitez sack then and how the successor Zidane solved that problem and was able to lead the team to multiple titles with a record three in a row champions league tittle, this is the same thing that Alonso needs to emulate. There should be unity with every player also knowing their responsibilities and sticking to it.