UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[SuperBitMan]

Kylian Mbappe has confirmed it by himself that prestianni the benfica player called vini junior a monkey five good times and that was why vini got angry and called the attention of the referee and wanted to walk out from the bench. Well the officials should look into the matter and then confirm what he really said and if it is true that he called vini junior a monkey then he should be ban from playing football for some time, I believe that will teach him a lesson. Any player That is a racist should stop playing football especially if you don’t want to have anything to do with black, I still wonder why some people are being too foolish, anyone who is a racist actually has a mental illness because humans are same and we do things same way so why being a racist in this era where black and white are getting married and giving birth to black and white children.
FIFA should investigate on the matter, football is unity and we don’t want disunity.

Apart kylian mbappe Who else heard what prestianni said to vini junior. I believe if they were extra two players who could said the exact  thing against prestianni then the we can agree to what kylian mbappe said is true. prestianni must have say something it could have been anything and what if it wasn't black monkey. prestianni is a clever player that was why he covered his face before insulting vini junior so that nobody can read his lips. Racism is extremely bad, calling your fellow man a black monkey is a racial abuse and disrespectful.

Well UEFA are set to open an investigation for the case and El Larguero says and I quote “The case will be opened with players to report all the things they heard and saw on pitch”. I thought they have speakers and good camera to capture and hear anything that was said by a player, well let see how it goes, because right now a player has already said truly he called vini a monkey five times so we just have to wait and see the final decision that will be taken, i’m very sure that none of his teammates we admit that he said or called vini junior a monkey because he’s one of them and they will see it as betraying him if they should say the truth, but nevertheless, I believe the truth, we actually come out and this should serve as a warning to other players that are racist.
Let’s sit and wait for the investigation team.

[SFR10]

The bigger teams ought to win but anything is possible but I highly doubt Bodo/Glimt can pull anything off against Inter Milan like they did against City in the group stage earlier.

I agree that anything is possible and considering that Bodø/Glimt's game against Man City isn't their only impressive match in the UCL ^{[e.g., they managed to win against Atlético Madrid while playing away from home and they got a few draws against other good oppositions as well]}, I don't think we should underestimate them, so I'm going with a high-scoring draw instead ^{[over 3.5]}.

[Nightwatchmare]

Galatasaray brought joy to Türkiye and especially their own fans yesterday.
They finished the first half 1-2 down, but were far superior to Juventus in terms of football.
After Cabal received a red card, Galatasaray played even more aggressively and won the match with a stunning 5-2 score.
If there had been 10 more minutes in the match, Galatasaray might have scored 1-2 more goals.
Juventus' chances of advancing are now dependent on miracles. Anything is possible in football, but I don't think Juventus will beat Galatasaray by 3 goals in the second leg.

No one believes that the game between Galatasaray vs Juventus will be full of goals, I thought it might end draw like 1-1 or 2-2 but at the end Galatasaray beat Juventus with 5 goals to 2, Juventus was leading in the game and at the end they conceded many goals, Juventus coach should have not make any substitution because for me he made a mistake by doing so, the player he brought on is the same player that was sent off, everything looks like Galatasaray have qualified for the next round because they are leading with 3 goals and the second round will not be an easy match because Galatasaray will not let them loss to a team that they are leading with 3 goals.

Lol Otamendi showing Vini Jr the World Cup, this match was something else and I enjoyed every minute of the match Real Madrid deserved that win and what a wonderful goal from vini junior, I believe that was the reason Otamendi had to show him that he has lifted the World Cup before, why vini has not done that before, but that don’t really mean anything because vini junior is far better than him and has achieved popularity through his good performances and today he helped Real Madrid to win.
I no that Nicolás Otamendi did that out of frustration of losing

Some Benfica players are not supposed to be a footballer because they don’t know what they are doing, after one of them allegedly insulted Vinicius in the game Otemendi is still showing Vinicius a World Cup tattoo in his body, Otamendi is 38 years old and he disgraced himself by doing that, he can not take lose that is why he was doing that, Vini should have respond to that wel by showing him his Champion League shirt and also told him that he did not contribute to the World Cup Argentina won, I think Argentina players don’t have respect to other players and if they continue to do this they will soo meet a player who play for Africa that will put them in their place.

For Gianluca Prestiani to call Vinicius a monkey is unacceptable, uefa should investigate the accident between Gianluca Prestiani and Vinicius, and Gianluca Prestiani should be brought to book if he is found guilty, and as for Otamendi showing Vinicius a world cup tattoo in his body, i think the beef between Brazilian players and Argentine players propelled Otamendi to show Vinicius a world cup tattoo in his body, and Vinicius did the right thing by not showing Otamendi his champions league shirt and telling Otamendi that he did not contribute to the world cup Argentina won because two wrong cannot make a right.

[Not your key not your BTC]

Galatasaray players are very confident in  today's home match. They equalized the match just  4 minutes into the second half with Noa lang. galatasaray was able to take the lead with sanchez's goal in the  60th minute. galatasaray will win or draw in the match. Juventus's chance of winning is very low. Galatasaray is playing very well. And they are dominating the match.

Juventus took a heavy blow, they had started more or less on the right foot, at first it seemed like an entertaining match.
In fact it wasn't boring but still seeing Juve lose ruinously was practically humiliated.
Galatasaray played well and none of us can say otherwise about that, are new hopes being raised for the next match?

Juventus' performance was particularly poor, especially in the second half. Juventus struggled to contain Galatasaray's aggressive attacks. This was evident when a Juventus full-back received a red card for being unable to defend Galatasaray's winger. A heavy defeat to Galatasaray will make it difficult for Juventus to mount a comeback, as they would need to win 4-0. Therefore, Juventus' hopes of advancing to the Champions League round of 16 are slim.

[Finebone]

Well UEFA are set to open an investigation for the case and El Larguero says and I quote “The case will be opened with players to report all the things they heard and saw on pitch”. I thought they have speakers and good camera to capture and hear anything that was said by a player, well let see how it goes, because right now a player has already said truly he called vini a monkey five times so we just have to wait and see the final decision that will be taken, i’m very sure that none of his teammates we admit that he said or called vini junior a monkey because he’s one of them and they will see it as betraying him if they should say the truth, but nevertheless, I believe the truth, we actually come out and this should serve as a warning to other players that are racist.
Let’s sit and wait for the investigation team.

It's very sad and regrettable that the controversy surrounding the real madrid vs benfica game has over shadows the event that took place else where, and we are not talking about the Monaco vs psg game or Galatasaray vs Juventus. We aren't even talking about the chances of benfica going into the return leg, taking place at Santiago bernabéu, instead it's about the despicable act of the benfica fans and the benfica player, but if the investigation of uefa found them guilty, they should be punished according.

[Rockson1]

In football every player wants to have something to be proud about against his opponent and it happened that in this UCL meeting between Benfica and Real Madrid, the home side couldn't execute their expectations as a home team and got frustrated by the class of the visiting team Real Madrid.

The World Cup tattoo show off from Otamendi is just to remind Vinicius that despite you're having the win tonight I still have what you don't have. Which obviously I do agree that it doesn't relate in any form with the UCL competition. Real Madrid would be playing host in the second leg, I wonder what fate Benfica would face at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Remember before this play off, benfica had there way when they beat Realmadrid 4:2, Madrid did everything they could but all was trial in futility, yesterday match Realmadrid got a wining in benfica home that was just a goal, that is an advantage of course I know that but I can not conclude yet, we know how inconsistent Realmadrid has been in the recent times, I do not think we can give them all of it, they will be hosting Benfica in the second leg, this is football, Benfica is not doing very bad which we know, unless Realmadrid will tighten up very well, make sure they get early goal in that match, I do not know how you will view this, personally I still see Benfica as a threat until Realmadrid say they are not with action.

[Volgastallion]

I know this is gonna be a unpopular comment, but for me this is football and football is a men sports, like in the ancient greek comedy the public and the players goes there not to behave like in normal life, but to take out all what they cant in their normal, so for me all mocking, trashtalk,etc is acepted. I dont like the new era of pussies.

Aside of that and about the games, what a win from Galatasaray, Juventus is out.

[len01]

The frustration was on Benfica side. Jose Mourinho have to get the taste of his own medicine. Vinicius over there cant stop trolling the Benfica captain which propelled him to show his World Cup title, something Vinicius can never get before his career is over.

Yesterday I mentioned here that all the racist actions from Benfica were one sign of the pressure coming from what Mourinho has been doing. Of course, the players were expected to beat Madrid, but it turned out Madrid performed much better.

What Otamendi and Gianluca Prestianni did could have been a sign of frustration, or maybe they were trying to provoke Vinic emotionally. But in the end, it kind of backfired, instead of losing his cool, Vinic stayed calm and mature, which probably wasn’t the reaction they were hoping for at all. Guess the plan needed a better script. 

[landheer]

Dortmund can certainly breathe a sigh of relief after defeating Atalanta 2-0 in the first leg. Atalanta looked outclassed by Dortmund, but as hosts, Dortmund performed well, and their attack was strong. In the third minute, Guirassy scored a beautiful goal, heading the ball into the Atalanta net. Beier scored the second goal, playing well and capitalizing on his chances. In the second leg, Dortmund will certainly have to be careful because Dortmund will be playing at Atalanta's home ground. Atalanta will certainly fight hard to win. We certainly won't know what will happen, as something surprising could happen. I think Dortmund can win again in the next match. What do you think?


Atletico Madrid will face club brugge in my opinion the match will be exciting because Atletico Madrid definitely wants to win so that in the second leg they can finish it easily and finally advance to the last 16 in my opinion Atletico Madrid will win, yes even though in their last match in La Liga Atletico Madrid was not good when they played against Rayo but in the next match I think Atletico Madrid will perform well and will win the match in my opinion the score is 3-1.

[IceLincoln]

Lol Otamendi showing Vini Jr the World Cup, this match was something else and I enjoyed every minute of the match Real Madrid deserved that win and what a wonderful goal from vini junior, I believe that was the reason Otamendi had to show him that he has lifted the World Cup before, why vini has not done that before, but that don’t really mean anything because vini junior is far better than him and has achieved popularity through his good performances and today he helped Real Madrid to win.
I no that Nicolás Otamendi did that out of frustration of losing

Benfica mental state was shattered because they couldn't score and Otamendi was so frustrated that he made a joke that basically had nothing to do with the UCL because it was a trophy tattoo in a different competition. This kind of mental pressure shows that Benfica forgot that they were facing Real Madrid. One more thing racism must be condemned, regardless of Vini provocation because in football it is okay but racism is definitely something that is forbidden.

There’s no issue of racism in that act or anything other than normal football banter as regards to what Nicolas Otamendi did, footballers are fund of making all kind of jests to make the next player feel inferior or show they’ve achieved something the other hasn’t and that was just it, don’t blow it out of probation. At the end Vini Jr. had the best laugh until the final leg.
I always knew the game was going to be filled with lots of drama and I expected more actions.

[boltz]

Long have I waited to see someone expose the current team of Juventus of how bad they are because they have been so lucky until last night when they met Galatasaray and I was super happy to see Turks winning 5-2 against Juventus and almost scored the 6th which could have been the correct result as Galata had plenty of miss chances .

Also , in my opinion there are 0% chances for Juventus to win 3-0 and qualify further in the next game and most likely Galatasaray will win again and show everyone that Juvetus just had a super lucky run in UCL and in Serie A too. 

[Italian Panic]

Lol Otamendi showing Vini Jr the World Cup, this match was something else and I enjoyed every minute of the match Real Madrid deserved that win and what a wonderful goal from vini junior, I believe that was the reason Otamendi had to show him that he has lifted the World Cup before, why vini has not done that before, but that don’t really mean anything because vini junior is far better than him and has achieved popularity through his good performances and today he helped Real Madrid to win.
I no that Nicolás Otamendi did that out of frustration of losing

Absolute wow for this reaction of Otamendi, "the crying baby Vinicius" is like a child going to the teacher to cry. Amazing!! Where there is the special one there is the special confusion, it is part of his tactic for the return match!! Make confusion, create nervousness, in the second match madrid will finish the match in 10.

[Mame89]

Kylian Mbappe has confirmed it by himself that prestianni the benfica player called vini junior a monkey five good times and that was why vini got angry and called the attention of the referee and wanted to walk out from the bench. Well the officials should look into the matter and then confirm what he really said and if it is true that he called vini junior a monkey then he should be ban from playing football for some time, I believe that will teach him a lesson. Any player That is a racist should stop playing football especially if you don’t want to have anything to do with black, I still wonder why some people are being too foolish, anyone who is a racist actually has a mental illness because humans are same and we do things same way so why being a racist in this era where black and white are getting married and giving birth to black and white children.
FIFA should investigate on the matter, football is unity and we don’t want disunity.

Apart kylian mbappe Who else heard what prestianni said to vini junior. I believe if they were extra two players who could said the exact  thing against prestianni then the we can agree to what kylian mbappe said is true. prestianni must have say something it could have been anything and what if it wasn't black monkey. prestianni is a clever player that was why he covered his face before insulting vini junior so that nobody can read his lips. Racism is extremely bad, calling your fellow man a black monkey is a racial abuse and disrespectful.

I've watched the video many times before the racism incident. It's very clear that when Vini approached Prestianni immediately covered his mouth with his jersey indicating that Prestianni had intended to say something strange to Vini to avoid being detected by the camera. Afterward, Vini immediately reported it to the referee pointing at Prestianni.

It's truly unfortunate that racism still occurs in a match of this magnitude even though he intentionally covered his mouth to prevent his lips from being seen while speaking. Otamendi also showed Vini his World Cup tattoo. I hope perpetrators of such racism are prosecuted according to existing regulations. We're with you, Vini. I'm starting to wonder why Argentina national team doesn't have any black players. It seems like they don't accept differences in skin color. It's sad.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Yesterday's games was filled with so much actions and some personal battles, tonight I think expect to see something similar like the game between Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side seems to be the favorite but at the same time they had a good run against Barcelona in their league cup competition and few days back they lost to Rayo Vallecano without scoring, a terrible display and tonight I believe they'll have to come out strong as they visit Jan Breydel Stadium. Both teams (ATM and Club Brugge) are desperately in need of a win, Atletico to win with more than 2 goals since they didn't score in their league games...my prediction is 2-4.

[sokani]

Well UEFA are set to open an investigation for the case and El Larguero says and I quote “The case will be opened with players to report all the things they heard and saw on pitch”. I thought they have speakers and good camera to capture and hear anything that was said by a player, well let see how it goes, because right now a player has already said truly he called vini a monkey five times so we just have to wait and see the final decision that will be taken, i’m very sure that none of his teammates we admit that he said or called vini junior a monkey because he’s one of them and they will see it as betraying him if they should say the truth, but nevertheless, I believe the truth, we actually come out and this should serve as a warning to other players that are racist.
Let’s sit and wait for the investigation team.

UEFA doesn't have speakers that can pick up what players said to each other on the pitch. They used cameras to read their lips. In this case, Prestianni was clever enough to cover his mouth with his jersey when he allegedly called Vini a monkey. He may lie that he used his jersey to wipe his face or jaw, but again, how long does it take to do that since it was reported that he said the "M" word five times? These are the things UEFA will look at before giving a verdict, and not the testimonies from the players because they can always lie to cover their teammates.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I'm doing a small parlay with 2.41 as total odds. I think my bet will shoot consider Newcastle and Inter are gonna meet easy opponent. Newcastle is going relatively full strength away fixture against Qarabag. I'm expecting the same set-up like they did against Villa. If they really perform with the same line up, winning with 4-0 against Qarabag ain't impossible to happen. I get so many optimism caused by Qarabag is not a top side.
So it's easy to beat Qarabag even in away fixtures.

As for Intermilan, they will win this game with narrow score. A harsh weather combined with player rotation may be the main cause why they may be struggled. I know how Bodo is sneakily good after they beat City and Atletico. However, they're not City who played highline defensive or Atletico who was being chaotic at that time. So i think they stand chance to win.
I don't expect them to be draw caused by they have to take something before they're going back to the home game at 2nd leg.

Do you also have optimism like me to see Inter and Newcastle win the games?

[Fiatless]

Yesterday's games was filled with so much actions and some personal battles, tonight I think expect to see something similar like the game between Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side seems to be the favorite but at the same time they had a good run against Barcelona in their league cup competition and few days back they lost to Rayo Vallecano without scoring, a terrible display and tonight I believe they'll have to come out strong as they visit Jan Breydel Stadium. Both teams (ATM and Club Brugge) are desperately in need of a win, Atletico to win with more than 2 goals since they didn't score in their league games...my prediction is 2-4.

Club Bruggs has two of its last matches in the Belgian Pro League which is a good motivation. They will be coming out with all they have to win at home today. Atletico Madrid are the favorites based on the quality of the Spanish League and the players they have at the club. With the humbling loss to Rayo Vallecano, I don't have much confidence in the Spanish football club. Let's watch and see how the game will go.   

[Luzin]

I'm starting to wonder why Argentina national team doesn't have any black players. It seems like they don't accept differences in skin color. It's sad.

This always happens to Vini, and he is quite mature at the moment because he does not respond to this issue with emotion or brutality. In the end, it seems Otamendi and Prestianni intended to provoke Vini but also failed. It appears that the victory at the end of the UCL phase does not reflect Benfica; in fact, they lost today. Furthermore, issues like this should be dealt with firmly by UEFA. Perhaps these racist players could be banned forever and never play football again. Maybe if this punishment is enforced, players will think twice before using foul language. Remember, they make a living from football, so I think they will realize it.

[verdinio]

The first half of this match was very exciting with both teams attacking each other intensely to create chances and even capitalize on them well. Juventus conceded a goal early on then soon after they managed to equalize and even took the lead in the first half with another goal. The first half was still exciting to watch. But in the second half Galatasaray managed to create great opportunities to score many goals. And Juventus' position which was far behind in terms of goal margin made them put more pressure on Galatasaray with a slightly rough style of play. It seemed that Juventus really lost confidence in the second half, where they made many mistakes in their defense. However Galatasaray's performance in this match was impressive by securing a victory as they fought hard against a big team like Juventus. I personally believe that many people did not expect this result. And I think this is a nightmare for Spalletti considering that this match was his reunion with Osimhen. I'm not sure Juventus can bounce back in the second leg.

If Juventus continues like this, they won't go very far, but they have to understand this and be aware that the mistakes they make are all mistakes that don't lead to anything constructive. i don't think that there wasn't a chance for Juventus not to win the match. Galatasaray is clearly inferior and yet it's like this.

[Bitcoin_people]

In football every player wants to have something to be proud about against his opponent and it happened that in this UCL meeting between Benfica and Real Madrid, the home side couldn't execute their expectations as a home team and got frustrated by the class of the visiting team Real Madrid.

The World Cup tattoo show off from Otamendi is just to remind Vinicius that despite you're having the win tonight I still have what you don't have. Which obviously I do agree that it doesn't relate in any form with the UCL competition. Real Madrid would be playing host in the second leg, I wonder what fate Benfica would face at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Remember before this play off, benfica had there way when they beat Realmadrid 4:2, Madrid did everything they could but all was trial in futility, yesterday match Realmadrid got a wining in benfica home that was just a goal, that is an advantage of course I know that but I can not conclude yet, we know how inconsistent Realmadrid has been in the recent times, I do not think we can give them all of it, they will be hosting Benfica in the second leg, this is football, Benfica is not doing very bad which we know, unless Realmadrid will tighten up very well, make sure they get early goal in that match, I do not know how you will view this, personally I still see Benfica as a threat until Realmadrid say they are not with action.

Madrid's win against Benfica was a positive point for them as they won the match at home. Although they had beaten Real Madrid badly before the playoffs, Real Madrid have improved their performance now. However, the second leg will definitely be a more exciting moment. The match between Real Madrid and Benfica will be a much more exciting match. Although this match will be held at Real Madrid's home ground, they will have a lot of home advantage and if they can achieve this advantage and win, Real Madrid will qualify. If Real Madrid attacks strongly from the start and they can produce a good result, it will be even more difficult against Benfica. Personally, I think Real Madrid will definitely win this match and they will improve their game a lot and play with good tactics.