UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Nheer]

Real Madrid's win over benfica is the easiest task Madrid will think of getting involved in the champions league this season. In European football there are teams that are like kings and queens while others appears as subordinate and real Madrid is one of those teams that may not be consistent in there domestic league but when it has to do with proving there worth in the champions league, it never takes them time to turn things around. So i pray they should just make it an easy one for benfica and not make it a humiliating one at last

The easiest task? If Madrid had not met Benfica in the UCL competition this season, I could agree, but the fact is that in the last meeting, Madrid lost quite disappointingly, of course this kind of incident is not an easy thing to repeat by Benfica, but with real evidence from them, indicating Benfica can do it again. Basically Real Madrid still has gaps that can be exploited by its opponents including Benfica, so I can't assume the play off match for them will be easy.

Benfica are good from the way they play but they are not a team to beat Real Madrid in that manner when Madrid are at their average performance at least. With what happened in the past meeting I don't think Madrid will want that to repeat itself again so I expect a more serious game from Real Madrid so that automatically makes it difficult for Benfica.

The entire team is the problem why Real Madrid is struggling but they can patch and manage themselves against a team like Benfica. If the defense can be coordinated they will be able to control the game and also the attackers should try and work together and see how they can create chances and score. The wings seem to be having a problem, Vinicius is not consistent and the RW is also not functioning properly only Mbappe is doing all works.

[Amphenomenon]

One of the biggest problem in real Madrid is the defensive system, and this is something that is disturbing them and that is the simple truth. If Madrid can fix their defensive problem, then I can say they will go a long way. I'm not saying that they are bad, but the act of showing consistency is never there with the team.

For now what the management system is to do, is to properly work on the defensive system, and if they can achieve this then I believe they will go a long way, this is something that I believe will help the team.

Yes and they are working on this but injury woes are still troubling them, I won't be surprise seeing star players at the back like Alaba and Rudiger leaving soon while Trent is still a consideration but hopefully he will be able to get pass this stage early.

The management will go for more prolific defensive next season under the right manager, this January I believe they should have signed but the fact that Xabi left and a long term coach is still unknown is among the reason.

[Dump3er]

I think Dortmund is a small favourite and I see their chances to advance to the next round at maybe around 60%. The game at home is a bigger avantage for Dortmund as they have proven internationally that they can beat any team at any time in their home stadium. In the Bundesliga Dortmund so far lost only one game and have the second best defense while it is looking much worse for Atalanta in Serie A. They were now able to beat Juventus Turin 3-0, which I think should be a strong warning for Dortmund of course.

The statistics do suggest Dortmund have a much better chance of winning this match, but they also need to be wary of Atalanta as they can sometimes cause surprises, as they did in the Europa League before beating Leverkusen in the final. Leverkusen were quite impressive under Xabi Alonso, having been undefeated at that point, but Atalanta was able to beat them. In the Bundesliga, Dortmund are the best team after Bayern Munich, but the Champions League is sometimes very different, although I'm optimistic about Dortmund's chances in this match.

I don't see how they would have a much better chance as that is unrealistic. I think Dortmund has an advantage, but it is not like they are the big favourite in this game. As I said before I think the advantage when Dortmund plays at home outweighs the advantage when Atalanta plays at home. It could be those small things that eventually put Dortmund in front, but then I am sure that most people noted that Atalanta just beat Juventus Turin 3-0. That says a lot in my opinion because if they can dominate Juventus Turin like that, Dortmund has no reason to believe that this is going to be easy for them.

[Iamgoat]

I don't see how they would have a much better chance as that is unrealistic. I think Dortmund has an advantage, but it is not like they are the big favourite in this game. As I said before I think the advantage when Dortmund plays at home outweighs the advantage when Atalanta plays at home. It could be those small things that eventually put Dortmund in front, but then I am sure that most people noted that Atalanta just beat Juventus Turin 3-0. That says a lot in my opinion because if they can dominate Juventus Turin like that, Dortmund has no reason to believe that this is going to be easy for them.

Dortmund in my own prediction will win the game against the Atalanta guys because even though both clubs are seen almost at the same performance level, Borrusia Dortmund seem to have more leverage than the Atalanta team though this should not be any serious information to work with because every club has its own separate domestic league and what’s influencing the position both teams at their domestic side could be entirely different so you can’t judge completely from such indiccstors

[Sims25]

I don't see how they would have a much better chance as that is unrealistic. I think Dortmund has an advantage, but it is not like they are the big favourite in this game. As I said before I think the advantage when Dortmund plays at home outweighs the advantage when Atalanta plays at home. It could be those small things that eventually put Dortmund in front, but then I am sure that most people noted that Atalanta just beat Juventus Turin 3-0. That says a lot in my opinion because if they can dominate Juventus Turin like that, Dortmund has no reason to believe that this is going to be easy for them.

Dortmund in my own prediction will win the game against the Atalanta guys because even though both clubs are seen almost at the same performance level, Borrusia Dortmund seem to have more leverage than the Atalanta team though this should not be any serious information to work with because every club has its own separate domestic league and what’s influencing the position both teams at their domestic side could be entirely different so you can’t judge completely from such indiccstors

I agree with this. Dortmund have also been playing far better than Atalanta too. They are cuurently 2nd in the bundesliga trailing Bayern Munich by 6 points.

[barisbilgili]

I don't see how they would have a much better chance as that is unrealistic. I think Dortmund has an advantage, but it is not like they are the big favourite in this game. As I said before I think the advantage when Dortmund plays at home outweighs the advantage when Atalanta plays at home. It could be those small things that eventually put Dortmund in front, but then I am sure that most people noted that Atalanta just beat Juventus Turin 3-0. That says a lot in my opinion because if they can dominate Juventus Turin like that, Dortmund has no reason to believe that this is going to be easy for them.

Dortmund in my own prediction will win the game against the Atalanta guys because even though both clubs are seen almost at the same performance level, Borrusia Dortmund seem to have more leverage than the Atalanta team though this should not be any serious information to work with because every club has its own separate domestic league and what’s influencing the position both teams at their domestic side could be entirely different so you can’t judge completely from such indiccstors

We look at it realistically, and I agree that Dortmund has a much greater chance of winning the match because, in terms of quality and overall team strength, Dortmund is far better compared to Atalanta. I say this not based on performance in the Champions League or domestic leagues, but by looking at the overall performance shown by Atalanta and Dortmund this season.