UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Lembo69]

The reason behind the bad performance is not a lack of players despite the reason behind their bad performance is team unity like their player are too arrogant and everyone have just want individual performance not a team and honestly because of this they are not getting better or even succeed to win matches....

Yes, it is true that their players are arrogant and there is no unity among them. Whoever is busy making a name for himself, it seems that they play less for the team and more for themselves. Even the legendary player Kylian Mbappe is sometimes busy showing his skills. However, if he passes the ball to his other players at the right time, then there is a possibility of scoring a goal. If their playing style continues like this, they will not be able to go to the round of 16. But since their defense system is Hard, it is not possible to say exactly what will happen. However, they should play together, not to make a name for themselves but for the team. Because this team is not an easy team at all

[Taricoins]

Real Madrid performance is actually surprising, I’m not worried because I’m still think they will bounce back to a good performance. Although, this is the best time they should do that, they need to be winning their matches especially the La Liga competitions seriously Real Madrid need to do better.

If they end the season this way, I think it’s over for them, even after having star players, they are struggling to win matches it’s shameful to watch they need to wake up and do better,

It's hard to see Real Madrid bounce back and actually be a menace in this Champions League if they don't get a better coach that can try to tame the beasts in that team, they cab do well in the Laliga but am not sure they can be any big threat even if they make through the playoffs.

I wonder what this will tell on Mbappé carreer because he left PSG to Real Madrid in hope to achieve the tittle but Real Madrid's isn't doing it for him, will he probably move again ?

[Amphenomenon]

The reason behind the bad performance is not a lack of players despite the reason behind their bad performance is team unity like their player are too arrogant and everyone have just want individual performance not a team and honestly because of this they are not getting better or even succeed to win matches....

Yes, it is true that their players are arrogant and there is no unity among them. Whoever is busy making a name for himself, it seems that they play less for the team and more for themselves. Even the legendary player Kylian Mbappe is sometimes busy showing his skills. However, if he passes the ball to his other players at the right time, then there is a possibility of scoring a goal. If their playing style continues like this, they will not be able to go to the round of 16. But since their defense system is Hard, it is not possible to say exactly what will happen. However, they should play together, not to make a name for themselves but for the team. Because this team is not an easy team at all

Are you trying to say Kylian Mbappe is the issue?
Yes, I won't disrupt the fact that there are so many star players and quite a number of them goal is to lift the Ballon d'or which differentiate the past squads where fewer were actually showing much interest on this award and playing as a team was much easier, now we are experiencing a more difficult period but I still think the major issue is not the players having ambition to lift the Ballon d'or rather the defense and midfield needs to do more especially defense and, consistency, quality/experience and players being free from injuries can be very much helpful.

[Mrbluntzy]

It's hard to see Real Madrid bounce back and actually be a menace in this Champions League if they don't get a better coach that can try to tame the beasts in that team, they cab do well in the Laliga but am not sure they can be any big threat even if they make through the playoffs.

I wonder what this will tell on Mbappé carreer because he left PSG to Real Madrid in hope to achieve the tittle but Real Madrid's isn't doing it for him, will he probably move again ?

Real Madrid are not in good shape this season. We can clearly see them struggling in games when it involves both average and top oppositions. Los Blancos really need to buckle up because winning games and lifting trophies is definitely something they ought to be their routine. But what's happening in the club currently?

They're not having the best performance and the constant sacking of managers is definitely not helping matters. Madrid president, Florentino Perez should do what he does best, he should make a prominent signing for the club. The same way he brought in Zinedine Zidane and Carlos Ancelloti. These are the managers that turn the game around but the current ones doesn't seem promising a bit.

[Wake Up]

Real Madrid performance is actually surprising, I’m not worried because I’m still think they will bounce back to a good performance. Although, this is the best time they should do that, they need to be winning their matches especially the La Liga competitions seriously Real Madrid need to do better.

If they end the season this way, I think it’s over for them, even after having star players, they are struggling to win matches it’s shameful to watch they need to wake up and do better,

It's hard to see Real Madrid bounce back and actually be a menace in this Champions League if they don't get a better coach that can try to tame the beasts in that team, they cab do well in the Laliga but am not sure they can be any big threat even if they make through the playoffs.

I wonder what this will tell on Mbappé carreer because he left PSG to Real Madrid in hope to achieve the tittle but Real Madrid's isn't doing it for him, will he probably move again ?

I don't think he'll be transferred again because for a footballer, the pinnacle is Real Madrid. To prevent a repeat of this year's situation, Florentino Perez will surely want to make transfers because they have a history of success they've been accustomed to for years. If these failures happen again this year, many players will be sent away from Real Madrid, but Mbappe will always stay.

[Dump3er]

It's hard to see Real Madrid bounce back and actually be a menace in this Champions League if they don't get a better coach that can try to tame the beasts in that team, they cab do well in the Laliga but am not sure they can be any big threat even if they make through the playoffs.

I wonder what this will tell on Mbappé carreer because he left PSG to Real Madrid in hope to achieve the tittle but Real Madrid's isn't doing it for him, will he probably move again ?

I don't think he'll be transferred again because for a footballer, the pinnacle is Real Madrid. To prevent a repeat of this year's situation, Florentino Perez will surely want to make transfers because they have a history of success they've been accustomed to for years. If these failures happen again this year, many players will be sent away from Real Madrid, but Mbappe will always stay.

There have been bad coaches winning the UCL in the past. It is not like it is impossible for Real Madrid this season, but the steps they have to take are overly complicated to put it mildly and their performances so far have not been too promising. But all of this won't lead to Mbappe leaving Real Madrid. First of all I believe his contract is of quite long duration, which means another club would still have to pay a fortune for him and there are hardly any clubs that could do it. Perhaps Manchester City, but they have Haaland. I think there is a bigger chance that Haaland isn't yet done and will look for a new club soon. It could be that Real Madrid will try next season to get a new center forward and the only one that is probably on their radar would be Haaland.

[Ale88]

but this time I don't think there will be hope for Benfica who will certainly play to the death, but I don't think they are good enough to win a second time

I guess you've not been watching Madrid regularly this season if you believe this. Madrid plays very poorly, and they're not as difficult to defeat as they once were.

I agree that Real Madrid are going through a difficult phase because, in my opinion, they have no real leaders with real attachment to the club (no Ramos, no Kroos, no Modric, just to name a few), and they have too many young players too full of themselves. But they have Mbappé, a guy who is probably the best footballer in the world in this moment, and he's been scoring like crazy so, just because of him, everything is possible. For sure this is not the same Real Madrid we used to under Ancelotti's management but until the moment the French striker is on fire they are still dangerous. If he gets injured, well, good luck to them...

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

I don't think he'll be transferred again because for a footballer, the pinnacle is Real Madrid. To prevent a repeat of this year's situation, Florentino Perez will surely want to make transfers because they have a history of success they've been accustomed to for years. If these failures happen again this year, many players will be sent away from Real Madrid, but Mbappe will always stay.

Mbappé in particular remains relatively safe at Real Madrid as so far he hasn't had any issues with the coach or the club's management. This season hasn't gone well for Real Madrid as they're facing many issues. Even if they fail in the Champions League, I'm sure Mbappé will be retained, even though many players will be sold to start a new project next season. Real Madrid's current situation is inextricably linked to injuries to several key players making it difficult for them to maintain overall team performance impacting the team's consistency in competing for the Champions League title.

[BALIK]

I agree that Real Madrid are going through a difficult phase because, in my opinion, they have no real leaders with real attachment to the club (no Ramos, no Kroos, no Modric, just to name a few), and they have too many young players too full of themselves. But they have Mbappé, a guy who is probably the best footballer in the world in this moment, and he's been scoring like crazy so, just because of him, everything is possible. For sure this is not the same Real Madrid we used to under Ancelotti's management but until the moment the French striker is on fire they are still dangerous. If he gets injured, well, good luck to them...

Real Madrid are not in a good rhythm. Even then they have won their last  5 matches in La Liga. This is definitely  good. But real madrid's overall performance is still not  strong. Their performance is a bit  erratic and weak. Madrid is a bit lucky that their o pponent was relatively weak. So they were able to continue their winning streak.

Real Madrid is going to face benfica in the champions league match. Madrid will definitely not want to be eliminated in the playoffs. They will make every effort to win. But now it is quite difficult for madrid to perform well in both La Liga and Champions League platforms. I think Real Madrid will fall further behind in the points gap in the next few weeks.

[Spaceman1000$]

The reason behind the bad performance is not a lack of players despite the reason behind their bad performance is team unity like their player are too arrogant and everyone have just want individual performance not a team and honestly because of this they are not getting better or even succeed to win matches....

Yes, it is true that their players are arrogant and there is no unity among them. Whoever is busy making a name for himself, it seems that they play less for the team and more for themselves. Even the legendary player Kylian Mbappe is sometimes busy showing his skills. However, if he passes the ball to his other players at the right time, then there is a possibility of scoring a goal. If their playing style continues like this, they will not be able to go to the round of 16. But since their defense system is Hard, it is not possible to say exactly what will happen. However, they should play together, not to make a name for themselves but for the team. Because this team is not an easy team at all

I don't really see Madrid players playing separately, you can argue that they have individual difference's as Super stars, which I believe that aspect has been dealt with, but saying there is no unity within the team is disagreeable. However it's obvious that Madrid have had set backs recently know doubt, but I believe is as a result of redundancy in terms of fatigue among the players as well, two seasons ago, this guy's weren't doing too bad, or it could as well be a struggling face for the team, maybe they might surmount it with time.

[SmartCharpa]

Real Madrid performance is actually surprising, I’m not worried because I’m still think they will bounce back to a good performance. Although, this is the best time they should do that, they need to be winning their matches especially the La Liga competitions seriously Real Madrid need to do better.

If they end the season this way, I think it’s over for them, even after having star players, they are struggling to win matches it’s shameful to watch they need to wake up and do better,

Do you think Real Madrid can recover from this situation this season? I have lose confidence in this team to do better this season. They don’t have enough quality players who wants to play for this badge, otherwise, Real Madrid full squad can win the Champions League and other trophies. Real Madrid will not sign any midfielder this season, and do you think they will improve for the rest of the season? I do not believe Real Madrid will win any trophy this season.

However, if you watch their last league game against Rayo Vallecano, I’m sure you won’t trust them to improve this season, if weren’t for the penalty awarded to them in the last minute of the game, Real Madrid would have draw the game, and if Real Madrid can prevent Barcelona from winning the league title, they will lucky.

[alankasman]

Do you think Real Madrid can recover from this situation this season? I have lose confidence in this team to do better this season. They don’t have enough quality players who wants to play for this badge, otherwise, Real Madrid full squad can win the Champions League and other trophies. Real Madrid will not sign any midfielder this season, and do you think they will improve for the rest of the season? I do not believe Real Madrid will win any trophy this season.
However, if you watch their last league game against Rayo Vallecano, I’m sure you won’t trust them to improve this season, if weren’t for the penalty awarded to them in the last minute of the game, Real Madrid would have draw the game, and if Real Madrid can prevent Barcelona from winning the league title, they will lucky.

This recovery is likely due to the return of harmony within the Real Madrid camp which has allowed them to recover from the tense situation a few weeks before Xabi Alonso's dismissal. Although they lost in the UCL match against Benfica their revival is already apparent especially in this La Liga match where they will travel to Mestalla Stadium home of Valencia. We know Valencia is one of the strongest teams in the competition. If they can achieve a maximum result in this match this will certainly be their return to their former self meaning they have recovered from a slump in results that many might have said they lost at that time.

Real Madrid's current midfield is filled with young players with the same potential as their predecessors who are no longer playing for the team. Therefore I believe the management doesn't need to recruit new players as many players already occupy the midfield positions.

[Alpha Marine]

But they have Mbappé, a guy who is probably the best footballer in the world in this moment, and he's been scoring like crazy so, just because of him, everything is possible. For sure this is not the same Real Madrid we used to under Ancelotti's management but until the moment the French striker is on fire they are still dangerous. If he gets injured, well, good luck to them...

Mbappe scored loans of goals last season, won the Europeans golden boot bt Madrid still finished the season without a trophy. I think Mbappe is currently the best player in the world at the moment. He is a player who will excel individually in any team because he can create chances out of nothing and score goals out of nothing, but one player alone cannot win titles for the club. It's a team sport. 
Madrid may manage to win some games with its individual brilliance, but when they meet a good team that has structure and discipline, they will need more than individual brilliance.

Madrid are still favourites in the fixture against Benfica, but even if they survive that, the games after that will be against teams better than Benfica. We saw how they survived on individual brilliance last season until they met a well-structured and disciplined team in the UCL. We all saw what happened. They need to work as a team, or else it will be another trophyless season for them.

[Futurexxx]

. I think Mbappe is currently the best player in the world at the moment. He is a player who will excel individually in any team because he can create chances out of nothing and score goals out of nothing, but one player alone cannot win titles for the club.

I can't deny that he is a top quality player that can walk into any team in the world right now and play week in week out, but calling him this best player in the world right now is what I disagree on, because being a goal poacher doesn't makes a player exceptional.
At real madrid, they are playing more of an individual football than team work, that's why they will largely struggle against any team that have a very good team play or team work, which is the main reason they always struggles against Barcelona anytime they are up against them in recent time.

Madrid are still favourites in the fixture against Benfica,

Regardless of what took place in the last group stage game between them, real madrid will always be the favourite in contest like this, no matter the Jose Mourinho effect benfica came with. But it's a game I am looking forward to since it might really be an interesting game.

[Lannakosa]

Do you think Real Madrid can recover from this situation this season? I have lose confidence in this team to do better this season. They don’t have enough quality players who wants to play for this badge, otherwise, Real Madrid full squad can win the Champions League and other trophies. Real Madrid will not sign any midfielder this season, and do you think they will improve for the rest of the season? I do not believe Real Madrid will win any trophy this season.

However, if you watch their last league game against Rayo Vallecano, I’m sure you won’t trust them to improve this season, if weren’t for the penalty awarded to them in the last minute of the game, Real Madrid would have draw the game, and if Real Madrid can prevent Barcelona from winning the league title, they will lucky.

In this matchup, anything can happen, if we talk about the fact that Real Madrid are not in their best form right now, and that their last match against Rayo Vallecano was also difficult for them, then you should look at how Benfica are playing in the Portuguese league, things are not going particularly well for them either. However, the Champions League is a special tournament, and this is where teams focus most of their attention. I think that for Benfica, the only way to save the season right now is to stay in the Champions League. And Mourinho knows very well how to play in the knockout stages. I believe that this time Mourinho will try to play defensively, Benfica’s defense is not playing badly at the moment. Still, I think Real Madrid should beat Benfica over the two legs.

[Solokan]

Real Madrid are not in a good rhythm. Even then they have won their last  5 matches in La Liga. This is definitely  good. But real madrid's overall performance is still not  strong. Their performance is a bit  erratic and weak. Madrid is a bit lucky that their o pponent was relatively weak. So they were able to continue their winning streak.

Real Madrid is going to face benfica in the champions league match. Madrid will definitely not want to be eliminated in the playoffs. They will make every effort to win. But now it is quite difficult for madrid to perform well in both La Liga and Champions League platforms. I think Real Madrid will fall further behind in the points gap in the next few weeks.

Yes, Real Madrid is very unique because it will face Benfica. In my opinion, this will definitely be very exciting because Real Madrid definitely wants revenge because in its last match in the Champions League, Real Madrid lost to Benfica. Yes, Real Madrid will definitely try to win in that match because if Real Madrid doesn't win and doesn't qualify for the round of 16, it will definitely make Real Madrid fans disappointed. But it seems like now we'll just see whether Real Madrid will be able to fight Valencia and Real Sociedad or not in La Liga because in my opinion, if Real Madrid can win against those teams, then Real Madrid definitely has a big potential to be able to win against Benfica. But in my opinion, Real Madrid will be able to qualify for the round of 16 in the Champions League.

[BlackBoss_]

In this matchup, anything can happen, if we talk about the fact that Real Madrid are not in their best form right now, and that their last match against Rayo Vallecano was also difficult for them, then you should look at how Benfica are playing in the Portuguese league, things are not going particularly well for them either. However, the Champions League is a special tournament, and this is where teams focus most of their attention. I think that for Benfica, the only way to save the season right now is to stay in the Champions League. And Mourinho knows very well how to play in the knockout stages. I believe that this time Mourinho will try to play defensively, Benfica’s defense is not playing badly at the moment. Still, I think Real Madrid should beat Benfica over the two legs.

Jose Mourinho is smart and with his experience, he might outperform Arbeloa in next two play off matches against Real Madrid. If the coach of Real Madrid is still Xabi Alonso, it would be more difficult for Jose Mourinho but with Arbeloa, I believe that Jose Mourinho will figure out tactics to constrains Arbeloa's tactic and Real Madrid star players very well. Arbeloa is very lack of experience to deal with Jose Mourinho in knock out matches like this while his management quality is still very unknown.

Do you think Real Madrid can recover from this situation this season? I have lose confidence in this team to do better this season. They don’t have enough quality players who wants to play for this badge, otherwise, Real Madrid full squad can win the Champions League and other trophies. Real Madrid will not sign any midfielder this season, and do you think they will improve for the rest of the season? I do not believe Real Madrid will win any trophy this season.

If their opponent is another club and the coach is not Jose Mourinho, likely Real Madrid will have better chance of winning and going through playoffs. By facing with Jose Mourinho who can apply very intensive defensive tactics for Benfica while is smart enough to order his players to do dangerous counter attacks, Real Madrid truly have very high risk in next matches. Risk of being eliminated out of UEFA Champions League is not too small, and I predict shocked winning for Benfica.

[dollyamo]

Arbeloa has very little experience. It is very difficult to manage a squad like madrid. It is not possible if the manager  is not experienced. Even then, it is not that madrid is doing very badly. Their overall condition is still quite  good. But it is very difficult to survive in the champions league with such performances.

I do not know if madrid is lucky or unlucky to face benfica in the playoffs. Madrid lost badly against Benfica in the last  match of the first round. They are going  to face Mourinho's team again. Now it will be difficult for Madrid to qualify for the round of 16.

I would not be surprised at all if Madrid stumbles again against Benfica. It is possible. Because both madrid's defense and attack have become quite weak. I doubt whether arbeloa can put up a strong resistance against mourinho's tactics.

Real Madrid can't survive in the Champions League, it's one of the most competitive leagues and survival is not contemplated.
In this case either you give it your all or you're out or at best you get lucky.
But luck can't always be had, it can only happen once and good performances alone will be immediately overwhelmed by other teams with better performances.
Unfortunately for Real Madrid the season was not excellent, they have to settle for the result given, maybe i am wrong, but that's what i see.

[Uhde]

Look i am not a Real Madrid fan but if i were, i’d be seriously worried. It’s crazy how a team with such a massive budget is struggling to beat clubs at the bottom of the table. Their current form is painful to watch and lacks any real spark. if I were in their shoes, i’d definitely be toning down the arrogance right now.

Real Madrid no matter how they’re playing cannot be eliminated from the competition. The champions league game is such one that any team that gets to meet with Real Madrid in the competition will fear not being eliminated from the competition. This could be the end of the journey for Benfica in this competition because I don’t see Real Madrid losing to them in both games in this competition. The spark you want to see with Real Madrid will definitely be seen in the soonest because I feel now that they need to qualify and remain in the competition, they’ll play to their best and win in both legs of the playoffs matches in the competition. Real Madrid still stands a good chance for the title and until they’re eliminated from the competition, they’re a potential for the champions league title.

I get it but honestly there is zero hope for Real Madrid with this system. And a mature experienced manager won't come to this team anymore. none of them... Not Zidane, not Klopp and not anyone else. No top manager would risk their reputation to lead a team where some players are untouchable. Even if they did, they wouldn't want to deal with these spoiled players and let themselves be disrespected.

[Tamaperdana]

If you ask me i really want to see Real Madrid out of the Champions League not because i hate the team but i really want to punish the childist behavior of one player and that player is Mbappe who thinks he can always be the boss on the dressroom above of the coach, so he deserves to be out of the competition and never lift the UCL despite his huge ammount of goals scored. Plus another player who deserve to be out is vinicius.

Yes,, if you look at their attitudes and characters, I also feel that some of Real Madrid's current players have less than ideal behavior. So, it's natural to want to see Real Madrid fail to advance to the next round of the Champions League. But personally, I feel that Real Madrid's potential to advance far in this competition is very small at this time. In fact,, I think if Real Madrid were given a slightly stronger opponent in this qualifying round, they could have finished in an even worse position.

Because just look at who Real Madrid has faced in this qualifying round; as far as I can remember, most of them were not very strong teams. So, that's why I say that Real Madrid being able to advance to the playoffs is also a matter of luck. But yes,, I don't think everyone will agree with my assumption, but I'm just being honest, based on my heart and mind.