UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Akbarkoe]

This qualifying round is too long, even though I had hope. But losing to Benfica doesn't necessarily mean other teams can't do it, especially since there are so many teams above Benfica in the playoff qualifying group.

In my opinion, Manchester City are treated too badly.
I mean, everyone's on him, and in the end, he gets it all done. Okay, he's not in first place in the Premier League, but he's still advancing in the Champions League, making few mistakes, and continuing without problems.
For me, everyone is too harsh on Pep Guardiola's team.

City has had problems in several matches in the Premier League so speculation also has an impact on the Champions League, which is very normal in my opinion among speculators, critics and others. This is a normal dynamic in a football discussion, whether you like it or not, you have to accept it in the forum, even Arsenal suffered one defeat in the Premier League and several draws have made many people start to think again that Arsenal is in doubt, yes, just like Manchester City, and fortunately they have strengthened their foundations again so they can finish it well, especially many representatives of the English league. of them enter the direct play offs.

[bitgolden]

Arsenal had a good run they won all of their matches in the uefa champions league Bayern Munich was also included in the clubs that Arsenal has won. I believe that Arsenal is capable of winning any of the above listed club unless their energy has drop though no club should be underrated things happen in football it could even be that Olympiacos can stop the Gunners but I believe on Arsenal to advance to thr the next round.

Looking at the potential opponents, we can safely say that Arsenal will go to quarter finals at least. There we will see who they will face and then they can maybe face some big team, but until Quarter finals they have no real opponent. Dortmund, Atalanta, Olympiacos, Leverkusen are all teams that Arsenal should be easily defeating to go to next stage. Doesn't mean that it is going to happen right away, but it is definitely not a big deal and could very well happen without much trouble.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Liverpool Secured a whooping 6-0 winning score line against Qarabaq at Anfield Stadium in the Round of 16 of the the UEFA Champions League. This is the best gameplay by far this season for Liverpool. It felt inevitable from the first few minutes.
Liverpool played it like a team that had already knew the end product coming. It's great that the Liverpool are consistently scoring from corners and free kicks. I keep wondering where all of that second half performance come from.

It felt once again, like they played football from the old Liverpool under Klopp's era. Virgil van dijk becomes the first defender in champions league history to get a hat-trick of assists in a single game, how amazing is that?.
 Imagine how he won the ball from the defender, while they had a bit of magic from Salah scoring a tremendous free kick.
Despite the fact that gakpo had many opportunities, non was converted into goals, but when Chiesa was subbed in, he immediately scored a goal and changed the momentum.

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In my opinion, Manchester City are treated too badly.
I mean, everyone's on him, and in the end, he gets it all done. Okay, he's not in first place in the Premier League, but he's still advancing in the Champions League, making few mistakes, and continuing without problems.
For me, everyone is too harsh on Pep Guardiola's team.

His champions league performance has been one of the top concerns at the moment, his hopes in the premier league are more firm and he is trying  to get it very clear with the champions league.  Because he got a lot  of champions league experience but then he is not seem very strong  this season with his champions league performance.

[Rgram]

Looking at the potential opponents, we can safely say that Arsenal will go to quarter finals at least. There we will see who they will face and then they can maybe face some big team, but until Quarter finals they have no real opponent. Dortmund, Atalanta, Olympiacos, Leverkusen are all teams that Arsenal should be easily defeating to go to next stage. Doesn't mean that it is going to happen right away, but it is definitely not a big deal and could very well happen without much trouble.

Could this really be Arsenal's season in the champions league? They’ve not being the team we expected them to be in the premier league although, they were able to show a lot of pressure today but, have fallen behind a good number of times when we expected nothing short of 3 points.

In the champions league, Arsenal have being a dream team, stayed consistent and don’t look like the team that would lose a game. They get the job done in every fixture and there isn’t much of an obstacle for them with this level of performance. They already beat Bayern Munich this season.

[moneystery]

You're right, it wasn't Benfica's fault, because any team could have beaten Real Madrid the way they played. Real Madrid was solely to blame for playing so badly, so terribly, playing without desire, without hunger. I don't understand how, being from Real Madrid, you go out and play without desire in a Champions League match. Believe me, it would have been 7 goals if it hadn't been for Courtois, Mbappe, and Asensio. Everyone was bad, even Arbeloa.

It can be said that Real Madrid's performance was so bad that Benfica was able to beat them... but it was also thanks to Mourinho who was able to set the best strategy for Benfica, so that Benfica players were able to play that well even though the team they faced was Real Madrid which should have won this match, but unfortunately Real Madrid was not in that form and unfortunately they met Benfica who was coached by Mourinho. Real Madrid needs to learn a lot from this mistake because this defeat was so unlucky for a team as big as them.

[GiftedMAN]

It can be said that Real Madrid's performance was so bad that Benfica was able to beat them... but it was also thanks to Mourinho who was able to set the best strategy for Benfica, so that Benfica players were able to play that well even though the team they faced was Real Madrid which should have won this match, but unfortunately Real Madrid was not in that form and unfortunately they met Benfica who was coached by Mourinho. Real Madrid needs to learn a lot from this mistake because this defeat was so unlucky for a team as big as them.

Real Madrid started that match very well but they lost the energy when they scored the first goal the team became too cold there was no team work again and the players could not change the game when Benfica saw that as an advantage with the help of their experience manager they were able to defeat Real Madrid who was surprised cause they never saw it coming. Real Madrid till date is not in good form they are just managing the situation, Benfica deserved the win because they were the better team but now they will have the opportunity to meet again this time Jose Mourinho should get ready for what his team will be doing.

[GbitG]

Arsenal had a good run they won all of their matches in the uefa champions league Bayern Munich was also included in the clubs that Arsenal has won. I believe that Arsenal is capable of winning any of the above listed club unless their energy has drop though no club should be underrated things happen in football it could even be that Olympiacos can stop the Gunners but I believe on Arsenal to advance to thr the next round.

Looking at the potential opponents, we can safely say that Arsenal will go to quarter finals at least. There we will see who they will face and then they can maybe face some big team, but until Quarter finals they have no real opponent. Dortmund, Atalanta, Olympiacos, Leverkusen are all teams that Arsenal should be easily defeating to go to next stage. Doesn't mean that it is going to happen right away, but it is definitely not a big deal and could very well happen without much trouble.

This season Arsenal have been performing super crazy. They won every single match of the tournament, even against big teams. So after looking at this situation, it is pretty obvious to me that this time Arsenal will be including in the list of toughest opponent at UEFA Champions League competition, and they are even a favorite candidate for winner but anyway still there is a lot of time to conclude the winner of the UEFA Champions League title will be.

Besides that in the English Premier League, they are on the top of the standings and beyond any doubt soon they will grab the title and in UEFA champions league I think they would need more effort because here every single team are in race and their aim is just the trophy.

[imamusma]

You're right, it wasn't Benfica's fault, because any team could have beaten Real Madrid the way they played. Real Madrid was solely to blame for playing so badly, so terribly, playing without desire, without hunger. I don't understand how, being from Real Madrid, you go out and play without desire in a Champions League match. Believe me, it would have been 7 goals if it hadn't been for Courtois, Mbappe, and Asensio. Everyone was bad, even Arbeloa.

It can be said that Real Madrid's performance was so bad that Benfica was able to beat them... but it was also thanks to Mourinho who was able to set the best strategy for Benfica, so that Benfica players were able to play that well even though the team they faced was Real Madrid which should have won this match, but unfortunately Real Madrid was not in that form and unfortunately they met Benfica who was coached by Mourinho. Real Madrid needs to learn a lot from this mistake because this defeat was so unlucky for a team as big as them.

I think Real Madrid defeat demonstrates Arbeloa inexperience as a manager, while Mourinho is already very experienced. Real Madrid started the match very well, but then they seemed to underestimate Benfica. Clearly, this defeat should be a valuable lesson for Real Madrid, as they need to perform better in the playoffs to advance to the round of 16.

[RaltcoinsB]

You're right, it wasn't Benfica's fault, because any team could have beaten Real Madrid the way they played. Real Madrid was solely to blame for playing so badly, so terribly, playing without desire, without hunger. I don't understand how, being from Real Madrid, you go out and play without desire in a Champions League match. Believe me, it would have been 7 goals if it hadn't been for Courtois, Mbappe, and Asensio. Everyone was bad, even Arbeloa.

It can be said that Real Madrid's performance was so bad that Benfica was able to beat them... but it was also thanks to Mourinho who was able to set the best strategy for Benfica, so that Benfica players were able to play that well even though the team they faced was Real Madrid which should have won this match, but unfortunately Real Madrid was not in that form and unfortunately they met Benfica who was coached by Mourinho. Real Madrid needs to learn a lot from this mistake because this defeat was so unlucky for a team as big as them.

I think Real Madrid defeat demonstrates Arbeloa inexperience as a manager, while Mourinho is already very experienced. Real Madrid started the match very well, but then they seemed to underestimate Benfica. Clearly, this defeat should be a valuable lesson for Real Madrid, as they need to perform better in the playoffs to advance to the round of 16.

Yes, they have to play much better in the playoffs, keeping in mind their defeat against Benfica. After their loss in the last game, they failed to make it into the top 8 teams. They ended up in the playoffs against a force they didn't want, and were matched against Benfica, who beat them. It's like a twist of fate. Let's see if Benfica can eliminate them with their performance in the two matches. They were very good in their games against Barcelona last year. Maybe they can do something similar against Real Madrid this year. Therefore, Arbeloa and his players need to be very careful in these matches.

[Republikcoin.com]

I think Real Madrid defeat demonstrates Arbeloa inexperience as a manager, while Mourinho is already very experienced. Real Madrid started the match very well, but then they seemed to underestimate Benfica. Clearly, this defeat should be a valuable lesson for Real Madrid, as they need to perform better in the playoffs to advance to the round of 16.

Real Madrid will also face Benfica in the playoffs, and they will need to be more cautious in this match to avoid being caught out again, as they did in their last match in the standings. Mourinho is generally familiar with the Real Madrid manager's tactics, so the pressure could be even greater on Benfica's players in this playoff match. Therefore, Real Madrid will need to be more cautious against Benfica, as this match will determine who will advance to the next round of the Champions League.

[Barikui1]

Real Madrid will also face Benfica in the playoffs, and they will need to be more cautious in this match to avoid being caught out again, as they did in their last match in the standings. Mourinho is generally familiar with the Real Madrid manager's tactics, so the pressure could be even greater on Benfica's players in this playoff match. Therefore, Real Madrid will need to be more cautious against Benfica, as this match will determine who will advance to the next round of the Champions League.

Real madrid needs to be extraordinary good in this contest in other to progress against this benfica team because it's a team jose Mourinho knows very well, and as we all know, he is a tactician that knows what he needs to do in other to get the best possible result. Though this game is going to bring more spotlight to those players that was the cause of the sacking of xabi Alonso, so if they can't turn up and eventually they lost the game and crashed out over both legs, then these players are going to experience the highest criticism of their playing career, so it's a must win game for real madrid, since they can't afford to crash out of the uefa champions league competition now.

[Iamgoat]

One thing about football is that it keeps on evolving, that's why it's different when you watch a face off of Real Madrid and Man City for example from last season, it's completely different from the next one they will play. From Carlos Ancellotti, that's where we started seeing the decline and currently Arbeloa is not just doing it for them, I heard from a report that Real Madrid players where hinted on a complaint about him and his confidence to lead the squad.

The last match between Real Madrid and Man City was a kind of match which has the potential of vexing you, especially if you are Madrid fan and it shows you Madrid is not ready to take any titles this season and it is the reason they brought arbeloa and removed Xabi Alonso, I am always wondering where did the decision to make such replacement came from. At least giving Xabi the time would have been far better and working together with him to solve the real problem they’re faced with in the best they could have done, now despite having all the Vini Rodrygo and Garcia, Ceballos, Bellingham and Tchouameni in the game they still could not beat a shaky team like Manchester City.

[Luzin]

I just read that the participant coefficient of La Liga in Europe has declined. One of the direct qualifications for the league stage this year is very poor for the participants from La Liga. In the current La Liga coefficient ranking, they are in fourth place. They are only 0.31 behind Serie A. So if they do not immediately improve their performance in the UCL or Europa League, Spain could potentially be surpassed by Italy, reducing the direct qualifications to Europe.

Source: https://www.vietnam.vn/id/la-liga-lam-nguy

[Mayor of ogba]

Arsenal had a good run in this season's champions league phase and they did the unthinkable, unbeaten 8/8 no lost game and it seems like these guys are ready to take on any team that comes their way. At this point which of these teams are capable enough to stop the Gunners; Dortmund, Atalanta, Olympiacos and Bayer Leverkusen...can they stop Arsenal?

Arsenal had a good run they won all of their matches in the uefa champions league Bayern Munich was also included in the clubs that Arsenal has won. I believe that Arsenal is capable of winning any of the above listed club unless their energy has drop though no club should be underrated things happen in football it could even be that Olympiacos can stop the Gunners but I believe on Arsenal to advance to thr the next round.

It's not easy to play the Champions League group stage matches without losing a match, but Arsenal played 8 matches in the group stage and won them all, so I will say Arsenal's performance in the Champions League group stage is quite impressive and commendable. If Arsenal is drawn against any of the 4 teams in the picture above to play against in the knockout phase of the Champions League, Arsenal will surely get an easy ticket to the quarter final because Arsenal is too strong for the 4 teams.

[Ale88]

For any neutral fan, this is undoubtedly the most captivating matchup of the draw. i am sure Real Madrid wants revenge so bad. But even if Real Madrid wins, Benfica is the winner for me unless the goalkeeper scores a goal  

This is where benfica will get knocked out of the Champions League, this time around they can't beat Real Madrid, my prediction is that Real Madrid will win both legs, home and away. If Benfica feel relaxed because they defeated Barcelona with the whole internet hype because the goalkeeper scored a goal in the match, that is exactly where the failure begins, Real Madrid only need the first leg to decide their qualification to the next round.

For Benfica, we will see if Murphy’s Law will hit again or if they will make history.  
In my opinion Mourinho is a really lucky guy like everything just works for him. It’s like God is behind him. After another successful result, i wouldn’t be surprised if we see him managing Real Madrid next season.

Mourinho at Real Madrid again? No way. I highly doubt he will ever manage again one of the best teams in the world. He was very good 10-15 years ago but I feel like he never actually changed his style of play, which is kind of outdated at this point. He has a lot of experience for sure, but he's not the type of manager you'd want in charge of Real Madrid.

[Tamaperdana]

In the playoffs, Real Madrid will face Benfica again. So, I'm really curious whether Real Madrid will lose again or seek revenge by defeating Benfica. But i'm sure many people are favoring Real Madrid to win this match. Because some of them think that Benfica's victory in the previous match was just a fluke and won't happen again. But I think Benfica still has a pretty good chance of winning this match...

Because I saw that they played well in the previous match,, and that can't be denied. Furthermore,, several Real Madrid players have received red cards and will definitely not be able to participate in this upcoming match. So, this will certainly make the Real Madrid squad a little less balanced. Therefore,, I think Real Madrid should be careful in this match and not underestimate Benfica. Because if Real Madrid loses again in this match, I think it would be very embarrassing.

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[hyudien]

Mourinho at Real Madrid again? No way. I highly doubt he will ever manage again one of the best teams in the world. He was very good 10-15 years ago but I feel like he never actually changed his style of play, which is kind of outdated at this point. He has a lot of experience for sure, but he's not the type of manager you'd want in charge of Real Madrid.

I heard this rumor a few weeks ago, some media said Perez wanted to bring Mou back to the Bernabeu to replace Xabi, there was also Zidane name on the list, but we know Mou was heavily criticized when he coached Madrid, his relationship with some Spanish media was not so good, as well as his relationship with Perez. So it is very unlikely for Mou to return to the Bernabeu again, he has also said it before to refuse.

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real madrid may have lost a match to benfica, but losing to benfica in the playoffs? i can't even imagine that happening.

benfica achieved nothing short of a miracle against real madrid and managed to secure a spot in the playoffs. but if you're playing two matches against real madrid, and you're in the champions league, real madrid will probably win that round.

i feel sorry for benfica because when they scored that last-minute goal against real madrid and managed to get themselves into the playoffs, they probably didn't imagine they'd be facing madrid again.

[stompix]

What we definitely needed was a Monaco-PSG game!

The Ligue1 match in November was too long ago, the January Trophy match was well, a different competition, so how about we see

17 February Monaco-PSG
25 February PSG-Monaco
8 March PSG-Monaco

What could be boring, seeing 2 teams playing 5 matches in 3 months!
Last time it was Brest, now it's Monaco!