UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[B-BossMan]

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I won't be positive about Real Madrid. They are going to play vs Bayern Munich. I don't see them strong enough to eliminate Kompany's club honestly. We saw it again after that poor result against Mallorca...

Sporting could get a draw at home I think. It depends on how many starters will be ready to play for Arsenal. As you know they are struggling with serious injury issues.

I don't doubt Barcelona and PSG on winning their 1st leg games...

 I really understand your feelings about Real Madrid's thoughts, due to thier previous performances, expecialy thier performances against Mallorca in laliga league title, actually the Real Madrid aren't in thier best form presently, but to be sincerely speaking, the UEFA Champions league is totally different to look down on Real Madrid, I trust Real Madrid in champions league because this is the league they really show people that even with thier poor performances, they can rise above our expectations, regardless of their current form. I personally can underestimate some clubs in champions league, but not fully when it comes to the UEFA champions league, they have already builded an effective reputations over a years for unexpected delivering,  facing Bayern Munich is not a big deal, though I know they must face a little tough challenges, no doubt about it, Bayern Munich are stronger. But Real Madrid's recent performances doesn't mean they can't perform well at high level in this competition.
Well let's see what Arsenal will perform,same as Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.

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I won't be positive about Real Madrid. They are going to play vs Bayern Munich. I don't see them strong enough to eliminate Kompany's club honestly. We saw it again after that poor result against Mallorca...


Sporting could get a draw at home I think. It depends on how many starters will be ready to play for Arsenal. As you know they are struggling with serious injury issues.

I don't doubt Barcelona and PSG on winning their 1st leg games...

The only reason why I will not be confident about Real Madrid against is because of their manager and how they play now, if not they are far better when it comes to experience in the Champions League and Vincent Kompany is a young manager that is growing his career, therefore, if Real Madrid would have been with their full squad, they can’t easily defeat Madrid. But based on the teams current squad condition and injuries, I think Bayern have more chance of qualifying ahead of Real Madrid because they are in good form.

For Arsenal, I think they can go through to the semifinals to face Barcelona because I also believed that Barcelona will eliminate Atletico Madrid.

For PSG vs Liverpool, I don’t also think Liverpool will defeat PSG, and I don’t also expect PSG to defeat Liverpool in both home and away; therefore, PSG will qualify but Liverpool can’t lose to them like Chelsea.

[Nheer]

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When it comes to Champions League do not underestimate Real Madrid, before they play against Manchester City they got defeated by Getafe and everyone thinks they will not beat Manchester City, no one even believe that Real Madrid will score more than two goals in the game and they beat Manchester City both home and away and that shows how dangerous Real Madrid is when it comes to the Champions League, Real Madrid have face Bayern Munich in their last meet and Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich even when they are in good form.

I don’t know what Real Madrid players are turning when they are playing in the Champions League, it will not be a surprise if Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich and many people are going to be shocked, the only thing that can stop Real Madrid from performing well is Arbeloa if he did not start the players he use against Manchester City. Arsenal is playing Sporting CP and to be honest Arsenal will struggle to win the game, with the kind of performance Arsenal is having currently they will not be able to beat Sporting CP easily, Sporting CP performance is very good this season.

And you think the same thing will keep repeating itself? I don't mean any disrespect I know Real Madrid are really a different team when it comes to the champions league but when you look at their previous opponent Manchester City you will see that City were not having a stable performance, they were not at their best so it made the game easier for Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich on the other hand is having a very good season, they are one the best teams this season if not the best, they are doing really well in all departments and the team looks really strong and I don't think any team is comparable to Bayern Munich in terms of form currently so I don't think Real Madrid will win them that easily as they did with Manchester City. Even if Real Madrid wins the first leg at home I don't see them making it to the next round.

[$weetne$$]

Honestly, i don't recognize this Real Madrid anymore, is no longer the big and strong one is always been, is clear that not every season can go well but this is a complete failure and there's no way to recover, now they're practically on their last legs and they can't do much against Barcelona anymore.

This is one fact a lot of persons are yet to agree with, Madrid now is not same as compared to before, I actually cannot express same level of confidence in them as I would before now. If they are to meet Barcelona, I will  not be surprised enough if I see Barcelona winning against them, but for them to meet Barcelona again in the champions league, it will have to be in the finals hopefully they both get there which I do not really think it will happen that way.

[MorganaX]

I really understand your perspective regarding Arsenal, and there?s always doubt surrounding them every season. But if we take a deeper look, it?s not really about poor team performance; it feels more like Arsenal lack a true champion?s mentality. Just look at how they often throw away their best chances in away matches, and the same mistakes keep happening over and over again. So it?s pretty clear that Arsenal are hard to predict when playing away, but consistently strong at home.

If Arsenal end up losing the first leg by a big margin, it could seriously damage their mentality and potentially cost them a place in the semi finals.

Arsenal, despite being one of the best teams in the Premier League, is once again considered an outsider and this is not a positive thing. They need to improve it, i don't understand why they do, but they need to improve their position and status as an international team, they can afford it.

The thing is that they have been managing their way and maybe that's the reason their is no need for changing anything and moreover even with the squad they are doing exceptionally well and I don't think they will even lose out although their form has been very poor as they even lost to a lower division side off lately but champions league always comes with a different aura. Arsenal have a big chance to go far in the competition but they just need to focus.

[Qhunman]

You are right both teams have tried to get to this stage in the champions league which means they are doing well in the champions league but in overall that is both champions league and domestic league, it is only Bayern Munich that is doing the thing and Real Madrid is not in a good form despite winning in the champions league to this stage but whether they are inform or not I don't think Bayern Munich will mess with them anyhow because they are both big teams. What do you mean you are expecting a good result and what do you think is a good result in this game?

Your on point, real madrid has win the champions league 15 times, while bayern munich on the other hand has won the six times which means Madrid has won many champions trophies more than bayern munich. So I don't think bayern munich would mess with a team(real madrid) that has won more champions trophies in the past than them simply because they are currently in form than them. Bayern munich seems better in form than real madrid but it doesn't warrant them to take real madrid lightly because in football anything can happen. Bayern munich is determined to win the champions league especially since they haven't won it in a long time, I think they cannot play lightly against real madrid..

[Donneski]

Some people are yet to come to terms with the fact that Real Madrid plays with a different tempo and mentality whenever they're playing in the UEFA Champions League competition. They didn't become 15-time champions by chance. Losing to Mallorca isn't a yardstick to predict how Alvaro Arbeloa's men will fare against Bayern Munich tomorrow if you ask me. I expect to see a different Real Madrid tomorrow and I'm very optimistic that they'll beat Bayern Munich or at least get a fair result

What are you saying? Even though we know that whenever RealMadrid is in for the UEFA champions league competition, they do things differently, should they now continue to misbehave in the Spanish laliga race, stop mentioning old glory please, things might also change that time, the guys messed up that chance against Mallorca, this is a very critical time, they should have not give out such golden opportunity, being optimistic is not a win and doesn't validate certainty, I'm not looking less on RealMadrid and I will never do that, but just in case you don't know, they are meeting experience side lie them with even better skills than that of theirs, this match for me, is a tow way thing, meaning anyone can win.

When you say I should stop mentioning old glory it sounds as if you want to ignore history which is something you don't do in the UEFA Champions League competition. The last time Real Madrid won the UCL was in 2024 after previously winning it two years earlier so you can't downplay the effects of the club's history and mentality when it comes to playing in the UCL.
Also, I'm not saying that they should deliberately lose domestic games because they want European glory but I'm just saying the obvious. Against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid has a better h2h record and just like I said earlier, I'm confident that the Los Blancos will get a victory tomorrow.
Maybe I should have looked at Bayern Munich's impressive stats this season like you pointed out but no, I'll not do that because they're facing the most successful club in the competition, that's my focus.

[KingsDen]

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I won't be positive about Real Madrid. They are going to play vs Bayern Munich. I don't see them strong enough to eliminate Kompany's club honestly. We saw it again after that poor result against Mallorca...

Sporting could get a draw at home I think. It depends on how many starters will be ready to play for Arsenal. As you know they are struggling with serious injury issues.

I don't doubt Barcelona and PSG on winning their 1st leg games...

I do not deny the fact that Bayern Munich is in a very good form and they are the most favorite to lift this season's Champions League. But then I cannot afford to make the mistake I have been making for some seasons now. Looking at the current form and performance of these clubs, we can all agree that Real Madrid does not have great chances of winning the Champions League but in as much as it is Champions League, we do not have the right to count to Real Madrid out. They are always the king and the dominate. So since they are still in the competition they are among the favorites.

So, let's see how it plays out. If Kane is available for Bayern Munich, Real Madrid's problem could just increase and their chances of qualifying will reduce.

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I won't be positive about Real Madrid. They are going to play vs Bayern Munich. I don't see them strong enough to eliminate Kompany's club honestly. We saw it again after that poor result against Mallorca...

Sporting could get a draw at home I think. It depends on how many starters will be ready to play for Arsenal. As you know they are struggling with serious injury issues.

I don't doubt Barcelona and PSG on winning their 1st leg games...

The only match here that seems hard to predict is Arsenal vs sporting
Because we all can clearly see how bad arsenal performance is lately, and predicting their match has become quite difficult, the hardest I can go for is a draw, but who knows maybe they might come back to their senses on Tuesday.
The other matches has a clear ending from what I see.

[Dzwaafu11]

Honestly, i don't recognize this Real Madrid anymore, is no longer the big and strong one is always been, is clear that not every season can go well but this is a complete failure and there's no way to recover, now they're practically on their last legs and they can't do much against Barcelona anymore.

This is one fact a lot of persons are yet to agree with, Madrid now is not same as compared to before, I actually cannot express same level of confidence in them as I would before now. If they are to meet Barcelona, I will  not be surprised enough if I see Barcelona winning against them, but for them to meet Barcelona again in the champions league, it will have to be in the finals hopefully they both get there which I do not really think it will happen that way.

Honestly, with what Real Madrid performance look recently, both Champiosn league and La Liga completion I do not  see them as the team that will go far in their remaining matches. Madrid performance is seriously declining which I think this is not how it should be, at this stage of the competition Real Madrid performance look like this when we all know this is the stage where even the weak teams try to double up and do the needful, so they won’t left behind.

Real Madrid is now declining in performance which I think many team are even wait for something like this to happen. Especially Barcelona, they can now use this opportunity to continue winning matches to give Real Madrid a good margin in the La Liga.

[M47AK16]

Bayern Munich is very strong, and if Real Madrid shows the performance they had against Mallorca, then I am quite sure Bayern Munich will really destroy them, and I don't see any good chance for Real Madrid to overcome the challenge from Bayern Munich. 

Not because I am disappointed with Real Madrid's performance in their last match, but I am realistic that overall, Bayern Munich's strength this season is much better compared to Real Madrid, so that fact must be accepted and can be used as a reference that Bayern's chance to reach the semifinals is much higher.

What if Real Madrid shows the performance that they showed against Manchester City? What happens then? Then Real Madrid will win easily. This is why it's never known, this is why we are not billionaires from betting, if it was so easy to decide and guess then we would all do it and get super rich.

The reason why we are not getting super wealthy from betting on these games is because you do not know which team will do how. Real Madrid played badly one game, played amazing another game, so we do not know how they are going to play against Bayern.

[Stablexcoin]

I really understand your perspective regarding Arsenal, and there?s always doubt surrounding them every season. But if we take a deeper look, it?s not really about poor team performance; it feels more like Arsenal lack a true champion?s mentality. Just look at how they often throw away their best chances in away matches, and the same mistakes keep happening over and over again. So it?s pretty clear that Arsenal are hard to predict when playing away, but consistently strong at home.

If Arsenal end up losing the first leg by a big margin, it could seriously damage their mentality and potentially cost them a place in the semi finals.

Arsenal, despite being one of the best teams in the Premier League, is once again considered an outsider and this is not a positive thing. They need to improve it, i don't understand why they do, but they need to improve their position and status as an international team, they can afford it.

The thing is that they have been managing their way and maybe that's the reason their is no need for changing anything and moreover even with the squad they are doing exceptionally well and I don't think they will even lose out although their form has been very poor as they even lost to a lower division side off lately but champions league always comes with a different aura. Arsenal have a big chance to go far in the competition but they just need to focus.

The month of April is a difficult month for Arsenal. Last year, Arsenal had the highest loss probability in the month of April. This year, the loss probability is 41% which is extremely high for a club that has been excellent from the start of the season. The two straight loss proves everything the media and pundit are saying about Arsenal in the month of April. My honest prayer for Arsenal is for the team to stand strong and win their game this month, they have worked hard for it all through the season.

[promise444c5]

we can all agree that Real Madrid does not have great chances of winning the Champions League but in as much as it is Champions League, we do not have the right to count to Real Madrid out. They are always the king and the dominate. So since they are still in the competition they are among the favorites.

So, let's see how it plays out. If Kane is available for Bayern Munich, Real Madrid's problem could just increase and their chances of qualifying will reduce.

Realmadrid likely have just one title to fight for this season, and it’s Champions League.. They play differently every time in Champions league, always feels like they have some different strategy for UCL but that doesn’t change the fact that they are not really in form this season.

If Bayern can’t beat them with their current squad then I don’t know when they will really win UCL fr.

Btw, Kane is part of the squad..

[Ndabagi01]

This is one fact a lot of persons are yet to agree with, Madrid now is not same as compared to before, I actually cannot express same level of confidence in them as I would before now. If they are to meet Barcelona, I will  not be surprised enough if I see Barcelona winning against them, but for them to meet Barcelona again in the champions league, it will have to be in the finals hopefully they both get there which I do not really think it will happen that way.

Real Madrid playing against Barcelona is another kind of football that you can’t just imagine. They will be playing well and better playing against other top teams but when they meet with Barcelona, they usually humble them and they have little to nothing to actually show in that game that could make them prevail over them. Real Madrid is just better off playing against other top teams and not against Barcelona, they are their only remedy that can stop them from winning, they know how to do it better than any other team. You don’t think they’ll both meet in the finals, who then do you think will be eliminated before then, or do you think both of them will not even reach the finals?

[KingsDen]

we can all agree that Real Madrid does not have great chances of winning the Champions League but in as much as it is Champions League, we do not have the right to count to Real Madrid out. They are always the king and the dominate. So since they are still in the competition they are among the favorites.

So, let's see how it plays out. If Kane is available for Bayern Munich, Real Madrid's problem could just increase and their chances of qualifying will reduce.

Realmadrid likely have just one title to fight for this season, and it’s Champions League.. They play differently every time in Champions league, always feels like they have some different strategy for UCL but that doesn’t change the fact that they are not really in form this season.

If Bayern can’t beat them with their current squad then I don’t know when they will really win UCL fr.

Btw, Kane is part of the squad..

It is good to know that Kane is part of the squad.

Meanwhile, I don't think that Real Madrid has any special strategy for the champions league. Just that they made so much history in the champions league and as such people tend to fear them when it is another champions league and also history has a way to repeat itself.
If not what I said, did you actually believe that the present Real Madrid will eliminate Manchester city by beating them home and away? Although, I blamed Guardiola for taking unnecessary risks in the first leg. I am optimistic Kompany will not believe that way. It will be an interesting match tomorrow.

Meanwhile, my bet goes to Bayern Munich. They are supposed to qualify ahead of Real Madrid.

[Silikiem]

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When it comes to Champions League do not underestimate Real Madrid, before they play against Manchester City they got defeated by Getafe and everyone thinks they will not beat Manchester City, no one even believe that Real Madrid will score more than two goals in the game and they beat Manchester City both home and away and that shows how dangerous Real Madrid is when it comes to the Champions League, Real Madrid have face Bayern Munich in their last meet and Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich even when they are in good form.

I don’t know what Real Madrid players are turning when they are playing in the Champions League, it will not be a surprise if Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich and many people are going to be shocked, the only thing that can stop Real Madrid from performing well is Arbeloa if he did not start the players he use against Manchester City. Arsenal is playing Sporting CP and to be honest Arsenal will struggle to win the game, with the kind of performance Arsenal is having currently they will not be able to beat Sporting CP easily, Sporting CP performance is very good this season.

And you think the same thing will keep repeating itself? I don't mean any disrespect I know Real Madrid are really a different team when it comes to the champions league but when you look at their previous opponent Manchester City you will see that City were not having a stable performance, they were not at their best so it made the game easier for Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich on the other hand is having a very good season, they are one the best teams this season if not the best, they are doing really well in all departments and the team looks really strong and I don't think any team is comparable to Bayern Munich in terms of form currently so I don't think Real Madrid will win them that easily as they did with Manchester City. Even if Real Madrid wins the first leg at home I don't see them making it to the next round.

Real Madrid defeated a very good Manchester city side both home and away, no disrespect to Bayern Munich but for me I think Manchester city looks even more stronger than Bayern Munich, for sure Bayern Munich are having a great season both in their domestic League and champions league but I don’t see them stopping Real Madrid from making it to the next round of the Champions League. Manchester city that were eliminated by this Real Madrid are also having a great season, they are second in premier league which is the most difficult league in the world right now, they have the very best coach with them, and recently won the Carabao Cup at the expense of Arsenal but still they ended up being beaten home and away by Real Madrid Bayern are flying high in The Bundesliga but they don’t have much of a challenge over there this season. It’s really going to be an interesting game but at the end I see Real Madrid coming out on top.

[Stable090]

The only match here that seems hard to predict is Arsenal vs sporting
Because we all can clearly see how bad arsenal performance is lately, and predicting their match has become quite difficult, the hardest I can go for is a draw, but who knows maybe they might come back to their senses on Tuesday.
The other matches has a clear ending from what I see.

Seriously the game is just going to be difficult to predict. Arsenal lost their last two matches, they lost against even Southampton, how sure are we that Arsenal will be able to win sporting in their next match? Arsenal performance has dropped, and right now we should expect anything from Arsenal, we shouldn’t underestimate any team Arsenal is playing against right now because they might just end up surprising us. Arsenal is the favorite to win, but Sporting is a team which we shouldn’t underestimate, their performance isn’t bad right now, and they just going to do everything possible to win against Arsenal.

[khiholangkang]

Some people are yet to come to terms with the fact that Real Madrid plays with a different tempo and mentality whenever they're playing in the UEFA Champions League competition. They didn't become 15-time champions by chance. Losing to Mallorca isn't a yardstick to predict how Alvaro Arbeloa's men will fare against Bayern Munich tomorrow if you ask me. I expect to see a different Real Madrid tomorrow and I'm very optimistic that they'll beat Bayern Munich or at least get a fair result

Real Madrid is a Champions League team they understand the competition more than every other team that has been the reason why when you don't expect them to do much they step up with a different performance which has always helped them defeat their opponents when they are not performing well. This time around they will be playing a good team Bayern Munich it's going to be different game not like Real Madrid's performance against Mallorca and if Bayern Munich underestimate them because they think they are no longer strong then it's going to be a big defeat for them.I expect a very good game but Real Madrid still has the advantage at home.

But I think it's quite reasonable if there is a view of Real Madrid like that because Real Madrid does not show consistent results, especially we know how Real Madrid really always breaks the expectations of people who support it this season, Barcelona will not take it lightly whoever the team is, they must remain vigilant and show the best match they can do so that they can be at the top of the standings.

Unfortunately Arbeloa does not have much experience in the champions league, maybe if you look at the team, a lot of history has been created in the champions league but their head coach is not like that, and Bayern Munich is much more favorable with the consistency it shows in many leagues, it is the added value of Bayern Munich.

[promise444c5]

If not what I said, did you actually believe that the present Real Madrid will eliminate Manchester city by beating them home and away? Although, I blamed Guardiola for taking unnecessary risks in the first leg. I am optimistic Kompany will not believe that way. It will be an interesting match tomorrow.

Meanwhile, my bet goes to Bayern Munich. They are supposed to qualify ahead of Real Madrid.

Madrid loss was a shock and I believe there’s something with the formation guardiola used in the first half, the game only became balanced at the second half after he made some changes but it was too late already.

Realmadrid will be at home tomorrow, if they can get a win with no dips then they already fixed the hardest part of getting to the semi-finals..

[Furious 7]

Sporting could get a draw at home I think. It depends on how many starters will be ready to play for Arsenal. As you know they are struggling with serious injury issues.

I don't doubt Barcelona and PSG on winning their 1st leg games...

For PSG I still have high hopes for a win in this match but for Barcelona I am still quite doubtful whether they can get a win in their first leg.
Statistically and probability wise they are already very victorious because besides playing at Camp Nou, they also have a good result in the previous match against Atletico but we know that it happened when Atletico lost 1 of their players and I think Simeone will definitely give more understanding to the players not to act too recklessly in the next match because this will affect the club as a whole.

Atletico can always make themselves look more different but there are a lot of mistakes to be corrected and I'm pretty sure it won't be easy for Barcelona or Atletico to get a win in this match.