UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Gost ms]

Three goals conceding in the first leg make Manchester City not easy to win second leg match over four goals if want to qualify quarter final round, Real Madrid confirming the squad teams release Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe comeback to the team and ready for playing at the second leg match.
In premier league, Manchester City holding a draw by West Ham and its bad capital to face Madrid have to win above three goals how most brilliant Madrid performance at first leg match. In my prediction indeed Manchester City has chance to win second leg match but not easy can scoring until four goals and qualifying to next round.

I think Man City chances of qualifying are slim. Even if they win the second leg, I don't think they'll exceed Real Madrid goal tally in the first leg. So, anyone hoping for Man City to qualify should prepare for the worst, as it's impossible to eliminate king of the Champions League so easily.
Real Madrid will likely play a relaxed game, unlike in the first leg, where they'll simply try to maintain a strong defense to make it difficult for Man City to score.

Yes, I completely agree with you. It will not be easy for Manchester City to qualify for the next round. At the moment we can see how Real Madrid is improving their position and how they are moving up. The first match was a very good one, Real Madrid won by a margin, this margin is not small at all. The Real Madrid coach knows very well what to do at the moment and how to make Real Madrid win. If Manchester City had been able to reduce the gap a little in the first match, then maybe we could have hoped for Manchester City to win in this match.

[Agbamoni]

Even if all the English teams had a rough start especially in the first leg of the RO16, that doesn't mean that all of them will be eliminated at this very stage. I'm not sure of how you came to this conclusion, but nights like this can be very intense and unpredictable. I expect Manchester to pull up a big fight tonight, and even Chelsea as well. They might not necessarily do a complete comeback, but I expect a big fight from these two sides because they have the squad to do that. Though, their premier league's performance hasn't been too great recently, but for a night like this... It's literally going to be wild.

As for Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle, they all stand a chance. Although, Liverpool has got more work to do, but the chances of making it to the next round is still very much available. I think only spurs are likely not to fight, so their chances for qualification is quite unrealistic.

Sincerely speaking, I wont be surprised if Arsenal becomes the only English side to qualify at this stage. Have you never thought of how poor Liverpool has been in their last matches? Galatasaray only needs a draw in this game to qualify because they won at home. In theory, Chelsea and Manchester City's chances are slim. Newcastle, on the other hand, can still qualify if they beat Barcelona today, but be honest, do you believe Newcastle will defeat Barcelona at home?

[execijutiere]

Sporting lost 3-0 away to Bodo in the first leg and, in my view, have effectively thrown away their chance of progressing. Sporting may well win this home match, but I don’t think they’ll be able to go through. Bodo will manage to score in the match, and it might well end with a score of 3-1.
Arsenal managed to get what they wanted in the first leg and will now play with greater confidence at home to progress to the next round. With the away draw in hand, they are the favourites to go through. Arteta and his team will capitalise on this opportunity and comfortably secure their place in the next round.

[el kaka22]

Pep does have a plan I am sure and because of that I think it's clear that they are going to play a bit differently than they normally do. Ball possession is not as much important and utilizing any chance they get instead of a sure thing will be their approach. Any player at City that can score, or see the goal, will shoot and try their luck. But people are forgetting that Real Madrid has Courtois on the goal and I think he will have bunch of saves all game long.

Scoring three goals on that guy is near impossible and I do not think that it will happen. We are going to see them change and be different on the long run without a doubt. I think Real will go to next stage and will not move anywhere further, it's going to be quite obvious that we will see City, even if they win the game, will lose the series.

[Alonso_]

Even if all the English teams had a rough start especially in the first leg of the RO16, that doesn't mean that all of them will be eliminated at this very stage. I'm not sure of how you came to this conclusion, but nights like this can be very intense and unpredictable. I expect Manchester to pull up a big fight tonight, and even Chelsea as well. They might not necessarily do a complete comeback, but I expect a big fight from these two sides because they have the squad to do that. Though, their premier league's performance hasn't been too great recently, but for a night like this... It's literally going to be wild.

As for Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle, they all stand a chance. Although, Liverpool has got more work to do, but the chances of making it to the next round is still very much available. I think only spurs are likely not to fight, so their chances for qualification is quite unrealistic.

Sincerely speaking, I wont be surprised if Arsenal becomes the only English side to qualify at this stage. Have you never thought of how poor Liverpool has been in their last matches? Galatasaray only needs a draw in this game to qualify because they won at home. In theory, Chelsea and Manchester City's chances are slim. Newcastle, on the other hand, can still qualify if they beat Barcelona today, but be honest, do you believe Newcastle will defeat Barcelona at home?

Arsenal can never be the only team that will be left in the Champions League from the English Premier League, then if that happens then England doesn’t have hope of getting close to the Final, Well I see Liverpool beating Galatasaray comfortably at Anfield, I don’t think there is hope for Chelsea and Manchester City, it looks like all hope is lost, but for Manchester City never say never, You didn’t mention Newcastle and Tottenham, have you concluded that they’re already out, they can come up with some surprising results as well so never say never when it comes to Football, because Arsenal can’t be the only team left from England, and what makes you think Arsenal can’t be defeated by Bayern Leverkusen at the Emirates, Arsenal doesn’t have an European Heritage in the Champions League, Please don’t forget that Arsenal have never won a Champions League.

[Velvet78]

I don't think any of the home teams will lose their games today. If one of them do then it would be Sporting in my opinion. Because Bodø/Glimt are always full of surprises. You saw how they beat Inter in both legs.

Arsenal disappointed me in the first leg but they should still be fine with reaching quarter finals. I can't say the same for Manchester City and Chelsea... They both are highly likely to say goodbye. If one of them surprise me then I think it would be Manchester City.

[tbterryboy]

They can score goals and also defend goals right now, Rudiger has found his form back again it seems. Pep has claimed no one is counting on them to win so it will be cool to see them comeback against Madrid but I don't think so, they are getting out tonight.

I am actually expecting a fierce encounter between them in this revere fixtures, because Manchester City wouldn't be giving up just like that, and pep guardiola is in a more of a better position to know that it's not over, and he knows that they can do the comeback if they can give in a perfect performance, and I equally don't think that real madrid is that naive to think that the game is over, especially coming up against a top class opponent like Manchester City, so they will be giving their all in this game, but real madrid are the clear favourite to go through right now, since they are already three goals up.

Only thing that could make this game be any different would be 2 goal difference, which is more possible but at three goal difference that's not an easy gap to close and we could probably see that be the end of it. I know that City is a great team and I know that Pep is the best manager we have seen since Ferguson, but all of that combined still can't really comeback from a three goal deficit. Could it in theory happen? Obviously it can, just like how Real Madrid won 3-0 on the first game, in theory at least, City could win 3-0 on the second game, but that's harder than it looks.

[Just Say]

Even if all the English teams had a rough start especially in the first leg of the RO16, that doesn't mean that all of them will be eliminated at this very stage. I'm not sure of how you came to this conclusion, but nights like this can be very intense and unpredictable. I expect Manchester to pull up a big fight tonight, and even Chelsea as well. They might not necessarily do a complete comeback, but I expect a big fight from these two sides because they have the squad to do that. Though, their premier league's performance hasn't been too great recently, but for a night like this... It's literally going to be wild.

As for Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle, they all stand a chance. Although, Liverpool has got more work to do, but the chances of making it to the next round is still very much available. I think only spurs are likely not to fight, so their chances for qualification is quite unrealistic.

Sincerely speaking, I wont be surprised if Arsenal becomes the only English side to qualify at this stage. Have you never thought of how poor Liverpool has been in their last matches? Galatasaray only needs a draw in this game to qualify because they won at home. In theory, Chelsea and Manchester City's chances are slim. Newcastle, on the other hand, can still qualify if they beat Barcelona today, but be honest, do you believe Newcastle will defeat Barcelona at home?

Literally, it can be said Arsenal are currently the only English Premier League team with more than one chance of qualifying for this stage of the UCL and my eyes will be entirely on their match today. Actually, I have high hopes for this English Premier League team because they have consistency, but the headache is that they drew the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League. However they will try to take full advantage of their home game today in the second leg of the Champions League against Leverkusen, theoretically Arsenal's home advantage will help them win the second leg of the UCL round of sixteen and we wholeheartedly believe they will increase their goal difference against Bayer Leverkusen in this round and reach the quarter-finals.

[Zanab247]

I don't think any of the home teams will lose their games today. If one of them do then it would be Sporting in my opinion. Because Bodø/Glimt are always full of surprises. You saw how they beat Inter in both legs.

Arsenal disappointed me in the first leg but they should still be fine with reaching quarter finals. I can't say the same for Manchester City and Chelsea... They both are highly likely to say goodbye. If one of them surprise me then I think it would be Manchester City.

That is what I think towards today game, because they will surely make use of their home strength to stop their opponent not to do what they did to them in the first leg, which is every club opportunity to set for their second leg game. But the goals Real Madrid and PSG is using to gap their opponent, it will be hard for their opponent to recover from those goals today, because their opponent will be looking for draw game today but those who are at home will not agree with them for the game to end up draw 0:0.

If you said Arsenal that won their first leg disappointed you, what of those strong clubs that lose to their opponent with plenty goals. I guess Arsenal really display well in that game to make sure they secure goals that gave them victory at the end.

[Webutxo]

Yes, I completely agree with you. It will not be easy for Manchester City to qualify for the next round. At the moment we can see how Real Madrid is improving their position and how they are moving up. The first match was a very good one, Real Madrid won by a margin, this margin is not small at all. The Real Madrid coach knows very well what to do at the moment and how to make Real Madrid win. If Manchester City had been able to reduce the gap a little in the first match, then maybe we could have hoped for Manchester City to win in this match.

There is no way Manchester City are going to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League. There is a big reason why they brought back Mbape even after sending him away for injury. At first, they have given up that there is no way Real Madrid was going to win Manchester City but they played their match against Celta and won, played against Manchester City and won and their last game against Elche and still won, that means there is a very good chance of going far in the Champions League.

It's going to be a shame for Mbape not to be in Real Madrid if they win the Champions League that's why they stylishly bring him back so he can support the team. If they succeed and win, that means he finally gotten what he has always wanted Champions League, people that mocked him and ridicule him for not having one will shut up. There is no way Manchester City will come and say they are going to take away 3 goals or 4 to leave Madrid behind.

[Tonimez]

That’s absolutely right. Besides, the goal difference has already become too wide since the first leg. Atalanta might just need to enjoy the match and try to win. But I think Bayern shouldn’t get complacent either. They still need to secure their aggregate lead. because in soccer, situations that seem impossible can sometimes become possible. Atalanta seems to have no hope left, but who knows if a miracle might still happen for them. Personally, though, I’m already pessimistic about this team. and I still appreciate them for making it this far especially compared to other Serie A teams that were eliminated earlier.

Atalanta might just be playing for pride since they are playing against a formidable side. The Italian side will need five goals to level the deficit and maybe take the match to extra time and penalties if possible. In football, we shouldn't write off any team, but Vincent Kompany's side will even score more goals in tomorrow's game. Every club would be afraid of the quality of strikers that Bayern Munich has. Raffaele Palladino should be pleased if his boys go home with a draw. 

Is two goals even realistic at Allianz Arena not to mention five goals which Atalanta needs to get back into the competition. This is already a lost competition for the Italian side. I expect to Bayern score even more goals to boast their ego, Atalanta might conceding more goals because if they could concede 6 goals in their home stadium then playing away should be much more devastating as Bayern will seek to entertain their fans as they show off their dominance and scoring prowess.

It's not going to be easy for Atalanta to beat Bayern Munich at home today because it's not like Bayern won't score more goals. Bayern Munich will play this game with full concentration because even their next league game is against Union Berlin who may not also be anyuch threat to them at home. I would suppose that Atalanta would concede more Goals at their home to give Atalanta a finishing hit.

My interest is in the England teams, they may possibly all leave the champions league competition in this round. But Arsenal and Liverpool may have a narrow escape. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester city and Chelsea are as good as gone. But anything is possible in football, so let's see how it would end.

[aylabadia05]

Pep does have a plan I am sure and because of that I think it's clear that they are going to play a bit differently than they normally do. Ball possession is not as much important and utilizing any chance they get instead of a sure thing will be their approach. Any player at City that can score, or see the goal, will shoot and try their luck. But people are forgetting that Real Madrid has Courtois on the goal and I think he will have bunch of saves all game long.

Scoring three goals on that guy is near impossible and I do not think that it will happen. We are going to see them change and be different on the long run without a doubt. I think Real will go to next stage and will not move anywhere further, it's going to be quite obvious that we will see City, even if they win the game, will lose the series.

Pep will indeed prepare a strategy to break the deadlock for the sake of a big desire, namely bringing Manchester City through and breaking many analyzes regarding the chances that his team will not be able to qualify.
From various points of view, Pep Guardiola's efforts will only be left behind on the strategy board because Real Madrid will be able to score goals even in front of the Etihad Stadium public.

I'm sure Real Madrid's game will be different when they face Manchester City. Valverde and his colleagues will appear more relaxed instead of having to be burdened with what Manchester City wants, including how Manchester City will control the game.
I remember the rivalry between Real Madrid and Chelsea in the past.

[Abu-Naim]

Sporting lost 3-0 away to Bodo in the first leg and, in my view, have effectively thrown away their chance of progressing. Sporting may well win this home match, but I don’t think they’ll be able to go through. Bodo will manage to score in the match, and it might well end with a score of 3-1.

Do you think they can win today? Remember how Bodo Glimt were vet good towards the end of the group stage and how they manage to defeat Inter Milan home and away in the UEFA Champions League playoffs, so defeating Sporting Cap was never a surprise to me because I expected it from them since they are able to defeat Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the group stage.

However, Sporting CP can actually get result tonight, but it will never be easy for them; home advantage is there, but I don’t think they can qualify easily with these three goals margin. But let’s see how it will end.

Arsenal managed to get what they wanted in the first leg and will now play with greater confidence at home to progress to the next round. With the away draw in hand, they are the favourites to go through. Arteta and his team will capitalise on this opportunity and comfortably secure their place in the next round.

I am confident on Arsenal tonight, because they managed to get away with one point in the first leg, so they will play as if they are already losing the game which means they will play hard and will want to win the match because Arsenal is clearly the favorite to win the Champions League this season.

[asriloni]

Honestly, i don't have big expectation for Chelsea. I took that bet caused by i'm betting on Rosenior may learn from the previous mistakes. I think they have zero chance to get into the next round. 5-2 aggregate is too big to overcome.

So i won't be surprised if they will be struggle to PSG caused by PSG is as good as through. However, they can have chance to get into the quarter only if PSG rest some key players, which i believe it's never gonna happen.

I can only expect them to win this game, but only with narrow score. Let's see how their boys will give it their all in this game.

[Ale88]

Pep does have a plan I am sure and because of that I think it's clear that they are going to play a bit differently than they normally do. Ball possession is not as much important and utilizing any chance they get instead of a sure thing will be their approach. Any player at City that can score, or see the goal, will shoot and try their luck. But people are forgetting that Real Madrid has Courtois on the goal and I think he will have bunch of saves all game long.

I hope for City that Guardiola this time will have a plan because, during the first leg, it didn't look like he had one. I really don't understand how he thought that going to the Santiago Bernabeu and playing with a 4-1-3-2 could have been a good idea. He had to play it safe, lowering the pace and leaving no space to their offensive players. He did the opposite. I feel like he was very arrogant, maybe he was sure to win because the opponent manager was Arbeloa, who has little experience.

[Btcdeybodi]

I don't think any of the home teams will lose their games today. If one of them do then it would be Sporting in my opinion. Because Bodø/Glimt are always full of surprises. You saw how they beat Inter in both legs.

Arsenal disappointed me in the first leg but they should still be fine with reaching quarter finals. I can't say the same for Manchester City and Chelsea... They both are highly likely to say goodbye. If one of them surprise me then I think it would be Manchester City.

All the home teams may not win their matches today because teams like Manchester City and Chelsea are demoralized already due to the outcome of their first leg, it is not easy to overturn a 3 goals deficit. It is obvious that Arsenal will win Bayern Leverkusen and make it to the quarter finals. Bodo/Glimt is likely to win or play draw against Sporting Lisbon and since they have advantage over Lisbon they will play more confidently while Sporting will play fearfully in order to avoid some of the mistakes they made in the first leg but it will further expose them to more damage by Bodo/Glimt.

[IceLincoln]

The reason why some of the Manchester City fans are still hopeful is because of the club they are playing. This same Real Madrid have this season allow more than those goals to go in,

If three English teams are eliminated from the Champions League in one night talking about Arsenal Chelsea and Manchester City that have return games to play tomorrow, games in which they do not have the advantage from the first leg, it will be very shameful especially after the league has boasted of being the best league.

I am think that only Arsenal will be able to make it through tomorrow. Chelsea have some extra issues with the new injury to Reece James, making their situation now less likely because he is an important player if Chelsea are to stage a comeback. Haaland for Manchester City is not his best, else I would have believed more theur chances of turning things around.

Tonight will see the fate of the EPL teams decided. Arsenal wil be playing at home so they’re at an advantage and will most likely make it into the next round, as for Chelsea and Manchester City they have a zero to no chance of winning or qualifying. I believe Manchester City can do something but the chances of going through is very slim considering the goal difference.
The Sporting vs Bodo game has started, I would like to see how it ends … obviously Bodo will go through but I’ll like to see Sporting put up a fight.

[hyudien]

I don't think any of the home teams will lose their games today. If one of them do then it would be Sporting in my opinion. Because Bodø/Glimt are always full of surprises. You saw how they beat Inter in both legs.

Arsenal disappointed me in the first leg but they should still be fine with reaching quarter finals. I can't say the same for Manchester City and Chelsea... They both are highly likely to say goodbye. If one of them surprise me then I think it would be Manchester City.

I'm a bit different, I doubt the English teams that will be the hosts, Liverpool and Arsenal are a bit doubtful to win, even though their aggregate is very small but when I see Galatasaray and Leverkusen play, I still think they have a chance to make a surprise appearance. Maybe Arsenal can still be trusted with their current performance but Liverpool is not at all, Maybe this week we will see more than three English teams eliminated.

[execijutiere]

It’s now going to be tough for Chelsea to progress. PSG won 5–2 at home and, in my view, have secured their place in the next round. Although Chelsea are the favourites for this match, I don’t think they’ll be able to secure the result needed to go through. I expect this to be another highly entertaining match—there’s plenty of potential for plenty of goals—but it will be PSG who progress.
Real Madrid virtually secured their place in the next round by beating City 3-0 in the first leg, but nothing is over yet. As City are a team capable of dragging the match into extra time at home, Real Madrid will need to take this match seriously. If Real Madrid score even a single goal in this match, City’s morale will be shattered.

[Bitcoin_people]

Sporting are trying to attack strongly at home today against Bodo. Although Bodo team is ahead in the first leg with a great score at home, they are quite confident and are playing aggressively accordingly to qualify for the next round. According to the performance of Bodo team, we can be sure that they will defend well until the end and will fight with excitement to score more goals. Moreover, they will definitely improve their position to win against Sporting in this match as there is already a tense fight between the two teams. And in today's match against Sporting, there is a high possibility of winning, although it seems that Sporting team will not be able to repay three goals and they will leave as champions.