UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Taricoins]

Benfica isn't a small team that you said they can't win Real Madrid, and besides Real Madrid currently is not in their best of form this season so the probability of them winning is even there compared to before. Any team that made it to the champions League and even to the round of 16 can't be underestimated, and I'm not doing so when it comes to Benfica and Real Madrid game.

I would say above all that the coach who coaches Benfica is a person with enormous experience and enormous strategy, both on and off the pitch.
Let's not beat around the bush, he are achieving these results thanks to him, precisely because he knows how to strategically deploy a team to get them to give their all.

I think alot of people know that, Mourinho has always been a good and disruptive coach especially facing of big teams, although it has been way in the past but same Mourinho took Porto and won the Champions League with them, and if you weigh the tactical brilliance with that of Arbeloa, you can tell that Benfica has an higher chance unless the individual brilliance of the Real Madrid squad will come into play. If not of Mourinho, I don't think this would be much of a big debate.

[BALIK]

No one doubts Mourinho's abilities, as he is one of the best coaches in the world. In fact, every club Mourinho coaches has won trophies. Benfica is likely to win the first leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid because, in addition to playing at home, Mourinho is certainly a significant factor. He has been able to improve Benfica's performance and understands Real Madrid's game, having previously coached there.

Real Madrid lost to Benfica in the last match of the first round. Benfica won this match by dominating. They played very well. And there is no way to deny that Real Madrid lost to Mourinho's clever match strategy.

Madrid will face Benfica again in the play-offs. It is definitely going to be very difficult for Real Madrid to win. New coach Arbeloa has not yet been able to stabilize Madrid's performance. So it will be difficult for Madrid to win against Mourinho. The road to qualify for the round of 16 is not easy for Madrid.

[sana54210]

As time goes, some of the records of Ronaldo and Messi will be broken but you see the ballon d'Or, i don't think it will be easy for any player to win many ballon d'0r that will surpass that Messi and Ronaldo. Kylian Mbappe is a good striker so he can still score many goals in the champions league. Sometimes i do wonder if there can really be another player who can break the records kept by Lionel Messi and Ronaldo because both players took football to another level.

Truly, they took football to another level and what really baffles me was that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi average at least 50 goals per season in their prime years, something that I think no player can ever match in the future, because their level of consistency is unmatched for 12  to 15 years thereabouts, and if Cristiano Ronaldo is successful in scoring up to 1000 goals he made as targets before the end of his playing career, I don't think that record  can be broken now or in the next 100years to come by any outfield player.

That is true only if we end up with players not playing this many games, if we keep playing this many games then there will one day be a player who plays great and start from an earlier age and could break those records. Imagine a Lewandowski type of striker type, or Haaland, and that kid goes to a big team like Real Madrid or Barcelona or whatever, and that player starts playing at age just 17 or 18? Look at Yamal, he has more stats (goals and assists) than Messi and Ronaldo even at this age.

Now we know that he probably won't break their records, but at least we know that he started earlier. So if someone starts early like that, and becomes a great scorer, then there is a possibility all of these records could be broken. All thanks to earlier start and also many games played per season. Some teams play as much as 60 games.

[paco92x]

For the first leg, my only hope is that if Madrid do lose, the aggregate deficit won’t be too big. As long as the gap is manageable, they still have a solid chance to make a comeback in the second leg and eliminate Benfica.

Real are playing poorly, but I think this will be a no-brainer in terms of the result. They will win both matches, no matter how well Mourinho parks the bus and tries to win on the counterattack. I predict 0:1 in Portugal and 3:1 in Madrid.

[MorganaX]

For the first leg, my only hope is that if Madrid do lose, the aggregate deficit won’t be too big. As long as the gap is manageable, they still have a solid chance to make a comeback in the second leg and eliminate Benfica.

Real are playing poorly, but I think this will be a no-brainer in terms of the result. They will win both matches, no matter how well Mourinho parks the bus and tries to win on the counterattack. I predict 0:1 in Portugal and 3:1 in Madrid.

I don't have problem with Real Madrid performance, the only problem I have is their inner problems each player have. I don't know if they are not paying them to play football, but I don't still understand where all the issues they are having amongst themselves and the level of pride they are showcasing. This in Madrid is becoming too much. They have a good squad that we don't even need to complain about, but still they have not find some break through and why are they still struggling. This has been a major problem the management system in the club needs to resolve, if they want to see Real Madrid showcase a better football.

[Humblevirus]

I keep on asking myself why people are still surprised that Benfica defeated Real Madrid, Mourinho had coached Real Madrid and he know how they play and even though he was not there anymore, he still knows their weak points. He also know how to beat them so for him to win that particular match, it shouldn't be a surprise to us because he always find his way most especially when it's comes to Champions League because he is very good in that competition.

Despite Mourinho was the coach of benfica, at the beginning I don't take them serious since their performance at the early stage of competition is not that strong, I've learned a lot in this particular match, i think everything should play every match as final to avoid this kind of disappointment.

The point is that many people were surprised because Real Madrid have quality players compared to Benfica which means they should have a better squad than Benfica. For this reason, almost everyone believed that Real Madrid would win the match, but Benfica later won the match. It was surprising even to me because I did not expect it.Mourinho had coached Real Madrid before, and some people think that was the reason Benfica was able to defeat Real Madrid. But Real Madrid have been consistent this season. Mourinho did not manage Real Madrid for a long term and the players who were there during his period are not the same players there now. Real Madrid have changed many coaches, so their tactics may also be different.One thing I agree with you about is that Real Madrid’s new coach is not very experienced, and that may have been an advantage that Mourinho took over Real Madrid.

[red4slash]

I think alot of people know that, Mourinho has always been a good and disruptive coach especially facing of big teams, although it has been way in the past but same Mourinho took Porto and won the Champions League with them, and if you weigh the tactical brilliance with that of Arbeloa, you can tell that Benfica has an higher chance unless the individual brilliance of the Real Madrid squad will come into play. If not of Mourinho, I don't think this would be much of a big debate.

Actually for now when we talk about the era I think everyone must know that the era of Mou with his conventional style is over, but what makes it different now is when they know the style of play that Madrid has. Believe it or not sometimes the emotional closeness and pilosopy of a club will be seen especially for coaches who have been at the club for a long time and Mou makes this an advantage when they face Madrid.

But Knock outs and league stages can change in terms of momentum and mentality. Mou can still cause Madrid some problems in the first leg as they will be playing in the same venue as they did when they faced and beat Madrid in the last game of therapy and it won't be easy as Madrid won't want to make the same mistakes that put them in doubt.

[Jaycoinz]

Benfica isn't a small team that you said they can't win Real Madrid, and besides Real Madrid currently is not in their best of form this season so the probability of them winning is even there compared to before. Any team that made it to the champions League and even to the round of 16 can't be underestimated, and I'm not doing so when it comes to Benfica and Real Madrid game.

I would say above all that the coach who coaches Benfica is a person with enormous experience and enormous strategy, both on and off the pitch.
Let's not beat around the bush, he are achieving these results thanks to him, precisely because he knows how to strategically deploy a team to get them to give their all.

I think alot of people know that, Mourinho has always been a good and disruptive coach especially facing of big teams, although it has been way in the past but same Mourinho took Porto and won the Champions League with them, and if you weigh the tactical brilliance with that of Arbeloa, you can tell that Benfica has an higher chance unless the individual brilliance of the Real Madrid squad will come into play. If not of Mourinho, I don't think this would be much of a big debate.

For me I don't think benfica will stand a chance in the return leg of this clash although I won't write them off but Real Madrid have already experienced the damage they can cause and would be very cautious playing against them so I know that even the individual brilliance of that Real Madrid squad can be able to out do this benfica side except of course Mourinho has something special again waiting to execute in this game.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Now we know that he probably won't break their records, but at least we know that he started earlier. So if someone starts early like that, and becomes a great scorer, then there is a possibility all of these records could be broken. All thanks to earlier start and also many games played per season. Some teams play as much as 60 games.

Well, breaking records depends a lot on the team, on the coach who supports the idea. It's difficult to work alone To break records, at least by playing football and scoring goals, you need assists You need the team to give you the passes, something like in Pep's time at Barcelona when all the players played for Messi. If that's the case, it's easy to break records.

[Derekfunds]

Benfica isn't a small team that you said they can't win Real Madrid, and besides Real Madrid currently is not in their best of form this season so the probability of them winning is even there compared to before. Any team that made it to the champions League and even to the round of 16 can't be underestimated, and I'm not doing so when it comes to Benfica and Real Madrid game.

I would say above all that the coach who coaches Benfica is a person with enormous experience and enormous strategy, both on and off the pitch.
Let's not beat around the bush, he are achieving these results thanks to him, precisely because he knows how to strategically deploy a team to get them to give their all.

I think alot of people know that, Mourinho has always been a good and disruptive coach especially facing of big teams, although it has been way in the past but same Mourinho took Porto and won the Champions League with them, and if you weigh the tactical brilliance with that of Arbeloa, you can tell that Benfica has an higher chance unless the individual brilliance of the Real Madrid squad will come into play. If not of Mourinho, I don't think this would be much of a big debate.

For me I don't think benfica will stand a chance in the return leg of this clash although I won't write them off but Real Madrid have already experienced the damage they can cause and would be very cautious playing against them so I know that even the individual brilliance of that Real Madrid squad can be able to out do this benfica side except of course Mourinho has something special again waiting to execute in this game.

Chapmions league can be very serious sometimes and Real Madrid is a king when it comes to champions league and I won't be surprised to see them qualify in this game but the challenge now is their history and record with Benfica. This team usually give Real Madrid h ad ache and they always win Real Madrid and they did it in their last game though I was not expecting that from Benfica but Real Madrid gave them the opportunity to defeat them and Benfica will be so strong in their next game because they has an advantage.

[Dzwaafu11]

Benfica isn't a small team that you said they can't win Real Madrid, and besides Real Madrid currently is not in their best of form this season so the probability of them winning is even there compared to before. Any team that made it to the champions League and even to the round of 16 can't be underestimated, and I'm not doing so when it comes to Benfica and Real Madrid game.

I would say above all that the coach who coaches Benfica is a person with enormous experience and enormous strategy, both on and off the pitch.
Let's not beat around the bush, he are achieving these results thanks to him, precisely because he knows how to strategically deploy a team to get them to give their all.

I can see that many prediction going already ahead of the Real Madrid and Benfica match, honestly Benfica is not a team we should underrate against Real Madrid, they are also doing well. And they will playing at home in this match. so definitely, I’m actually expecting anything from this match, I can’t really stand for any team to win this match, because Real Madrid aren’t in good condition.

[Ndabagi01]

I think alot of people know that, Mourinho has always been a good and disruptive coach especially facing of big teams, although it has been way in the past but same Mourinho took Porto and won the Champions League with them, and if you weigh the tactical brilliance with that of Arbeloa, you can tell that Benfica has an higher chance unless the individual brilliance of the Real Madrid squad will come into play. If not of Mourinho, I don't think this would be much of a big debate.

Real Madrid has a very big task ahead for them, and that’s to beat Benfica in this game after losing to them in the group stage last game of the champions league. Real Madrid is very much in a state of dilemma and not winning this game could cost them a lot and probably not get enough chance to make it to the next round of the competition. Benfica may be having a tactical coach but Real Madrid dominance may prevail and make them win over them.

Real are playing poorly, but I think this will be a no-brainer in terms of the result. They will win both matches, no matter how well Mourinho parks the bus and tries to win on the counterattack. I predict 0:1 in Portugal and 3:1 in Madrid.

The chances that Real Madrid are not going to win this game is not even in contention. This is a must win match for them regardless of their performance in the La Liga and the champions league now. Both teams can show a great form of excellence, but no doubt Real Madrid are going to win this game and it’ll be in both legs.

[khiholangkang]

Likewise, Real Madrid has a poor defense this season, they are also not without reason, not just because of emotions, it's just that the defense they do sometimes is in a place they shouldn't do which can be detrimental.

I confirm the issue of Real Madrid's poor defense, which has conceded a lot of goals, but the problems started from the previous season where they conceded 38 goals if i remember correctly.
Two years ago, however, things went well, but all the problems started last year.

PSG's problem is not easy for anyone who feels that it has been happening since last year and the disease has not been cured until the current season, although there has been a slight improvement but it has not been enough to receive very good results again this season, especially since Barcelona is still the leader of the standings, this adds to the heartache that has occurred.

Now the results of the Copa Del Rey match were quite surprising, Atletico managed to beat Barcelona with a score of 4-0, this was an unexpected result and I think Flick also didn't imagine this happening to them tonight.

[AGogi2003]

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I can see that many prediction going already ahead of the Real Madrid and Benfica match, honestly Benfica is not a team we should underrate against Real Madrid, they are also doing well. And they will playing at home in this match. so definitely, I’m actually expecting anything from this match, I can’t really stand for any team to win this match, because Real Madrid aren’t in good condition.

Sure you're right we can't underestimate Benfica because they are not a small club, since they are in the Champions League that means they are not a small club and since they get the opportunity to defeat Real Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League they can still get hope to win Madrid in the playoffs again. Real Madrid is a big club and am sure they will do everything possible to get the opportunity to qualify to the next round since they are playing home and away that can make Madrid qualify but if is only one match I can says that Benfica can win the match, but since they is second leg even Benfica get chance against Madrid in the first leg, in the next game Madrid won't give them that opportunity.

Madrid is always the Champions of the ucl always they have the highest champions trophies so they have every experience to destroy a club when is Champions League.

[Lillominato89]

Benfica isn't a small team that you said they can't win Real Madrid, and besides Real Madrid currently is not in their best of form this season so the probability of them winning is even there compared to before. Any team that made it to the champions League and even to the round of 16 can't be underestimated, and I'm not doing so when it comes to Benfica and Real Madrid game.

I would say above all that the coach who coaches Benfica is a person with enormous experience and enormous strategy, both on and off the pitch.
Let's not beat around the bush, he are achieving these results thanks to him, precisely because he knows how to strategically deploy a team to get them to give their all.

Wasn't he nicknamed 'The Special One' for nothing?
He managed to win where no one had won for years! So yes, you're right, this coach knows how to line up his team to get the most out of his players without squeezing them dry!
Benfica achieved great success with their victory against Real Madrid, but now it's a different story! The context is different.

[Akbarkoe]

Well, breaking records depends a lot on the team, on the coach who supports the idea. It's difficult to work alone To break records, at least by playing football and scoring goals, you need assists You need the team to give you the passes, something like in Pep's time at Barcelona when all the players played for Messi. If that's the case, it's easy to break records.

Yes, to break a record requires great support from the team, coaches and all elements of football, what happened to Messi we can see him where he was seen as a special player with very good abilities then the team as a whole focused on support for Messi which ultimately made Messi perform brilliantly, he got more attention from everyone, besides he was also great he was also given many opportunities by his teammates, just like in his time, Ronaldo was also like that at Real Madrid, from penalty kicks, freekicks, he always became the executor and was free to make decisions whether to make a pass for his friend or shoot directly at the goal, this proves special treatment if you want to set a record, and it also needs to be given to the players now if you want to be like that.

[Republikcoin.com]

Chapmions league can be very serious sometimes and Real Madrid is a king when it comes to champions league and I won't be surprised to see them qualify in this game but the challenge now is their history and record with Benfica. This team usually give Real Madrid h ad ache and they always win Real Madrid and they did it in their last game though I was not expecting that from Benfica but Real Madrid gave them the opportunity to defeat them and Benfica will be so strong in their next game because they has an advantage.

If we look at the head-to-head in the two previous matches between them, Benfica won both, including the last match in this season's Champions League standings. As for the playoffs, I think it will be very different because it's about who will qualify for the round of 16, so Real Madrid will definitely be trying to get themselves through to that stage this season. Benfica are certainly not a bad team, but when it comes to the Champions League, conditions won't always be the same as their previous results, because every team always gives their best here.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Manchester United is yet to officially announce Micheal Carrick as the new manager of the team so yeah your friend is right he's still the acting coach until it is officially announced by the management. Only the management of Manchester United knows what they are waiting for before offering Carrick the contract because he has done well for the team in the little town he has spent with the team but I don't think the management is taking time because he hasn't handled any team as the manager because what he has done shows that he has a good experience to manage the team.

Carrick is doing quite well. Manchester united are unbeaten in 5 consecutive matches. Manchester united have also been able  to perform well against big teams. This is  certainly commendable. But even then , it is not yet certain whether carrick will be successful with Manchester united. Manchester united management should wait for a few more days.

It seems that carrick will be successful with Manchester united. He has been able to identify the problems  of the players. He is trying to increase the bonding between the players. More  importantly, Manchester united players are now confident. So Manchester united has the potential to do well in the upcoming matches.

[verdinio]

He creates many chances out of nothing. He's a player who creates chances for Real Madrid in a fantastic way. We all know his quality. The only problem is that sometimes, even when his teammates are in a better position, he's so confident in his abilities that he tries to shoot even when he's not in the right place. If he can do that, he could reach the level of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. He doesn't have many shortcomings in terms of finishing.

They hired Mbappe because they want to do well and they want to improve the level of the team and the only way is to take these extraordinary players, now they must have the consistency and have the hunger to always do well, compared to other teams there is certainly something to improve but they must raise the bar!

[free-bit.co.in]

For me I don't think benfica will stand a chance in the return leg of this clash although I won't write them off but Real Madrid have already experienced the damage they can cause and would be very cautious playing against them so I know that even the individual brilliance of that Real Madrid squad can be able to out do this benfica side except of course Mourinho has something special again waiting to execute in this game.

There is no way to underestimate Benfica. They performed well against madrid in the first round. They won 4-2 . And naturally, Benfica's players will be confident in the play-off match as well. More importantly , benfica's coach mourinho is well aware of the  weaknesses of Madrid's squad. So it is unlikely that Madrid will win the play-off  easily. Both  matches will be very exciting.