UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Different patterns]

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

Many say that Real Madrid players are arrogant and want to win the Ballon d'Or. That's not entirely wrong, but it's not entirely true either. In recent seasons, I think Real Madrid has had several players with inflated egos because they're superstars and feel they deserve to be in the spotlight every game. This has led to a decline in teamwork. But this often occurs only in the front line. This also leads people to assume that only coaches who know how to manage the egos of superstar players can become Real Madrid coaches, like Ancelotti and Zidane. Although both are often considered tactically poor, at Real Madrid, it seems controlling egos is more important than tactical variety. But on the other hand, this season, Real Madrid has also had problems in their defense. And defenders or midfielders usually don't have the ego to be in the spotlight. So, I think the problem lies with the egos of forwards like Vini and Mbappé, and they also have problems in their defense.

Real Madrid needs a coach that will help manage their ego and also work on their tactics as a team, imagine being a coach and your players don't really regard you because they are super stars, such a team won't perform well. Real Madrid is a big team and a team that can do what Arsenal is doing currently but to see such a performance as a big team means there's an internal problem in the team such as this case of ego.
Also the defense needs to really do well.

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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 ?

Realmadrid  isn't  doing  it for him? Like he's  not part of the current team or is it the management that's  playing the football matches . He has no where to go at the moment, he's  going to spend most if not all of his career at Realmadrid and FYI  on his arrival he signed a five years deal contract so he's going  to play for atleast the next 5 seasons at Realmadrid  unless of course, if the club terminates depending on the contract or retires very early which I don't  think  will be possible.

He alone cannot do all that is needed for the team to go higher in thee champions league and the La liga but then the Management can hlepe in a way by bringing in the type of players that are going to complement him well enough to get them to winning and achieving the kind of result they wish to, so they all have a share in the blame and he alone will not get the whole team to winning titles even as it affects his career, so collectively they will have to work to get the team better

[cande86]

The Leg 1 play off round will open with a big team where Galatasaray vs Juventus is a tough match, Dortmund vs Atalanta and Monaco vs PSG is a meeting with opponents from the same league should be able to see the results of the comparison every time they meet in their respective leagues. While Benfica vs Madrid must be difficult for Arbeloa to beat the opponent whose results last time were quite devastating to the spirit of the players.

These matches are really interesting. i will definitely focus on the Italian matches. i would definitely like to follow Dortmund vs. Atalanta, which i think is a great match to follow, but i think Dortmund has the advantage. Of course, watching Juventus wouldn't be bad either.

[Iranus]

He alone cannot do all that is needed for the team to go higher in thee champions league and the La liga but then the Management can hlepe in a way by bringing in the type of players that are going to complement him well enough to get them to winning and achieving the kind of result they wish to, so they all have a share in the blame and he alone will not get the whole team to winning titles even as it affects his career, so collectively they will have to work to get the team better

It is important to perform well as a team if they  want to win the title. Both la liga and champions league are highly  competitive leagues. If the understanding between  the players is not good, it is difficult to perform well consistently. If there is no consistency in performance, Real Madrid will naturally fall behind  in the title fight. Madrid have become woefully reliant on Mbappe to score. And it's risky. Also manager arbeloa is not experienced. It is very difficult for real madrid to secure the title this season.

[Finebone]

He alone cannot do all that is needed for the team to go higher in thee champions league and the La liga but then the Management can hlepe in a way by bringing in the type of players that are going to complement him well enough to get them to winning and achieving the kind of result they wish to, so they all have a share in the blame and he alone will not get the whole team to winning titles even as it affects his career, so collectively they will have to work to get the team better

Football is a group game that needs the collective effort of everyone in other for them to achieve something great, so anyone pinning all the blame on Kyler mbape doesn't really knows football or he just have personal hatred for him, because if you look at this current real madrid team, their are so many players that are not playing up to standards, and since Toni kroos left the club they haven't replacing up till date, and we all know that Toni kroos was just like the conductor of this Real Madrid team. Without him in the team, they always struggle against stronger oppositions, especially in midfield, in controlling the possession and controlling the game.
So these are what real madrid hierarchy needs to address first before anyone should start pushing blames on Kyler mbappé.

[AGogi2003]

The Leg 1 play off round will open with a big team where Galatasaray vs Juventus is a tough match, Dortmund vs Atalanta and Monaco vs PSG is a meeting with opponents from the same league should be able to see the results of the comparison every time they meet in their respective leagues. While Benfica vs Madrid must be difficult for Arbeloa to beat the opponent whose results last time were quite devastating to the spirit of the players.

This games will be all interested to watch and I get the believe that many big club will surly qualify to the round of 16th after this playing of the playoffs. The clubs i get the believe that they will qualify is, PSG, Madrid, Dortmund and Atalanta they will definitely win there playoffs games, the only game I can't really predict is that Juventus vs Galatasaray that will be very tough match because both are doing well and know one will like to lose but Juventus can probably get the victory if they want to follow the rank and the Champions League experience i can probably support Juventus from qualifying but we don't know how the match will ends because Galatasaray are very tough since Osimhen came to the club, they have improve and doing well in both the league and the Champions League let see how the match will ends.

[Unsoldier]

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 ?

Which team do you think is undisputedly better than Real? Let's say "on paper" you can name one or two, but even these teams are not invulnerable and the playoffs are completely different from a round-robin tournament. It may turn out that those two teams will meet before the final, and Real will advance to the second half of the bracket. If you think there are many teams that will be heavy favorites in games against Real Madrid, then you probably don't follow football at all.

I wouldn’t say there are teams that are unquestionably stronger than Real Madrid. At the same time, I wouldn’t claim that Real Madrid are clearly stronger than everyone else either. Even if a team looks better on paper, knockout matches are a different story — mentality and the ability to handle pressure matter a lot. Real have those qualities, but other top teams do as well. For me, debates about who is stronger in general don’t mean much. What really matters is the match itself, where you find out who is stronger at that moment.

[Frankolala]

He alone cannot do all that is needed for the team to go higher in thee champions league and the La liga but then the Management can hlepe in a way by bringing in the type of players that are going to complement him well enough to get them to winning and achieving the kind of result they wish to, so they all have a share in the blame and he alone will not get the whole team to winning titles even as it affects his career, so collectively they will have to work to get the team better

It is important to perform well as a team if they  want to win the title. Both la liga and champions league are highly  competitive leagues. If the understanding between  the players is not good, it is difficult to perform well consistently. If there is no consistency in performance, Real Madrid will naturally fall behind  in the title fight. Madrid have become woefully reliant on Mbappe to score. And it's risky. Also manager arbeloa is not experienced. It is very difficult for real madrid to secure the title this season.

You cannot rule out any club that's still in the competition until, they're out. Don't forget that luck can be on Real Madrid side and they will be paired with clubs that wouldn't be able to defeat them till they reach the finals. As for Laliga, the league is open to both Barcelona and Real Madrid irrespective of the point difference.

[Fiatless]

It is important to perform well as a team if they  want to win the title. Both la liga and champions league are highly  competitive leagues. If the understanding between  the players is not good, it is difficult to perform well consistently. If there is no consistency in performance, Real Madrid will naturally fall behind  in the title fight. Madrid have become woefully reliant on Mbappe to score. And it's risky. Also manager arbeloa is not experienced. It is very difficult for real madrid to secure the title this season.

Álvaro Arbeloa is an experimental coach. Real Madrid took a risk to keep in in charge of the club. Real Madrid have been not improved after the departure of Xabi Alonso. In their last game against 18th placed Rayo Vallecano, they struggled to win that match. It took an extra time penalty scored by Klyain Mbappe for them to win that game. I wouldn't be surprised if the fail to win the league and also knocked out of the UEFA Champions League.

[ndutndut]

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 ?

Realmadrid  isn't  doing  it for him? Like he's  not part of the current team or is it the management that's  playing the football matches . He has no where to go at the moment, he's  going to spend most if not all of his career at Realmadrid and FYI  on his arrival he signed a five years deal contract so he's going  to play for atleast the next 5 seasons at Realmadrid  unless of course, if the club terminates depending on the contract or retires very early which I don't  think  will be possible.

I disagree with you. Mbappé has been excellent at Real Madrid, even winning the Golden Boot in his first season and he has a chance to win the same award this season. His first season at Real Madrid was indeed not going well, with many players injured, and this season Real Madrid hasn't failed. They still have a chance to win the La Liga and Champions League trophies although they currently have to fight through the play-offs.

So, I think it's unfair to say that Mbappe doesn't fit in with Real Madrid even though he has a prolific goal scoring ability. Real Madrid's problems from last season to this season have been in defense and midfield after losing Toni Kroos and Luca Modrick. Under Albeloa, I'm sure Real Madrid will bounce back. They just need a few games to adapt and for the players to find chemistry in every match. I am even very sure that Mabppe at Real Madrid will get a trophy in the next few years the first season failed does not mean that Mabppe is not suitable for Real Madrid.

[Wake Up]

It is important to perform well as a team if they  want to win the title. Both la liga and champions league are highly  competitive leagues. If the understanding between  the players is not good, it is difficult to perform well consistently. If there is no consistency in performance, Real Madrid will naturally fall behind  in the title fight. Madrid have become woefully reliant on Mbappe to score. And it's risky. Also manager arbeloa is not experienced. It is very difficult for real madrid to secure the title this season.

Álvaro Arbeloa is an experimental coach. Real Madrid took a risk to keep in in charge of the club. Real Madrid have been not improved after the departure of Xabi Alonso. In their last game against 18th placed Rayo Vallecano, they struggled to win that match. It took an extra time penalty scored by Klyain Mbappe for them to win that game. I wouldn't be surprised if the fail to win the league and also knocked out of the UEFA Champions League.

Actually, the person we should be angry at in this situation isn't Arbeloa. It's Perez's wrong decisions. Keeping Xabi on the team for a short time and then sending him away before he could even properly prove himself was ridiculous. They could have given him a little more time. However, from what I've seen, it seems like some players are trying to get the coach fired. They should have already signed a more experienced and qualified coach to replace Arbeloa. But success seems out of the question for them this year.

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Read the whole post again , I never mentioned  he isn't  doing well at Realmaldrid, I'm  only asking the the OP i quoted  that what else is madrid not doing for him, does he want the management to kick the ball  .
Also, I would say  he's doing welll but not really well,  he scores goals yeah but every  thing is not about goal sometimes it's  about team work and  I would  tell you  the truth  that mbappe style is nothing about team work.

[m4r1o]

I agree that there's a big void at Real Madrid and they're actually in a risky situation. However, they're still a strong team and I don't think they've been too bad in their recent matches. At least they continue to play very well in La Liga.
Of course, they lost a very crucial match for the opposing team by conceding a goal in the last minute, but this match won't affect these players too much. I still think they are one of the most dangerous and strongest teams in the Champions League

There is a huge void, since Carlo Ancelotti left there has been no peace for the Blancos team
Let's hope they can recover and get back to playing like only Real Madrid knows how.
I am sorry that they've dropped a lot, even if they're still doing well

[Nightwatchmare]

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.

It is clear that Real Madrid is not in good shape this season because they struggle against both small and big teams in the champions league and spanish league. Winning games and lifting trophies is in Real Madrid's blood, but after Toni Kroos retired and Lucas Modric signed for AC Milan, Real Madrid has been struggling to win their games and lift trophies, so Real Madrid needs to get a good replacement for Toni Kroos and Lucas Modric if they want to be winning games and lifting trophies as they used to do. Real Madrid is in big trouble at the moment, and they will sack any coach that fails il to bring stability to Real Madrid team.

[slapper]

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.

The funniest part? They had literally created their own disaster.

Benfica's goalkeeper scored a header in the 98th minute to make it 4-2. That one goal bumped Benfica's goal difference just enough to squeeze into 24th place, last playoff spot. Marseille got eliminated on goal difference with same points. And since draw pairs 9th against 24th... Madrid now plays against Benfica again. Twice.

If they'd just defended that one set piece properly, and Benfica's out and they are playing someone easier. Instead they've got a rematch against the team who just embarrassed them, managed by Mourinho who knows exactly how Madrid works under pressure.

Eight of Mbappe twenty-two goals for the league are penalties. Take those away and it's fourteen from open play which is good but it's not "single-handedly save a broken team" good.

I keep going back to 2019 at the time when ronaldo left and zidane quit the first time. Everything was wrong even when they were winning. Then Ajax came to the Bernabeu and absolutely demolished them 4-1. The vibes right now are exactly the same.

They'll probably beat Benfica because Mbappie will take something out of nowhere at some point. But then what? They're unseeded in the next round. Could be Arsenal, could be Bayern, could be Liverpool. Teams that have actual structure and managers who are in control.

[whiteblue]

The Leg 1 play off round will open with a big team where Galatasaray vs Juventus is a tough match, Dortmund vs Atalanta and Monaco vs PSG is a meeting with opponents from the same league should be able to see the results of the comparison every time they meet in their respective leagues. While Benfica vs Madrid must be difficult for Arbeloa to beat the opponent whose results last time were quite devastating to the spirit of the players.

These matches are really interesting. i will definitely focus on the Italian matches. i would definitely like to follow Dortmund vs. Atalanta, which i think is a great match to follow, but i think Dortmund has the advantage. Of course, watching Juventus wouldn't be bad either.

I think it's better to watch Benfica vs. Real Madrid than that match. This should be the most exciting match, as Madrid were previously defeated by Benfica in the group stage, and now they meet again in the qualifying round. The big question will be whether Real Madrid will get revenge or whether they truly can't beat Benfica. That's the point of this match, which is definitely a revenge match for Madrid.

I don't know who will win this match, as Benfica previously defeated Madrid 4-2. That's quite a feat to beat Madrid. Arbeloa should have evaluated yesterday's match. They must win if they want to stay in the Champions League. It would be a shame if they don't reach the quarterfinals.

[dollyamo]

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.

Historically, Real Madrid has won perhaps more Champions Leagues than any other European team, so i understand your sentiment in wanting Europe's most iconic team in the competition.
Unfortunately, there are years of famine, if you like, and this seems to be one of them.

[changaa]

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 ?

exactly you called them beasts and they are what they are, indomitable beasts, they are too strong and revolving players all together who want to excel at the expense of the other, and this generates friction because it does not create teamwork but people who want to win at all costs and this thing is not good.

[Agbamoni]

It is very simple to know which team will be through to the next stage after both legs.

First, PSG will qualify for the next stage, Dortmund will qualify, and Juventus will qualify.

What a nightmare for Real Madrid to face Benfica again after the last match. I think Benfica will stand out in both legs.

[Pablo-wood]

It is very simple to know which team will be through to the next stage after both legs.

First, PSG will qualify for the next stage, Dortmund will qualify, and Juventus will qualify.

What a nightmare for Real Madrid to face Benfica again after the last match. I think Benfica will stand out in both legs.

Benfica standing out in both legs? I think Benfica might not survive this stage though. I don't think Benfica will win Madrid in the first stage of the champions league tournament and still win them in the playoffs. This stage has two legs and I don't see Benfica winning any of the legs. Dortmund should find their way to the round of 16 without stress same as PSG as for Juventus they are up for a serious challenge and it takes only the most experienced to make it pass this stage.