UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[KingsDen]

There's not much you can do when you play really well in the match but the other team is the one scoring the goals. That's really frustrating, sometimes unfair, but the truth is everyone who sees the result says that Liverpool didn't do anything. Those who didn't see the match will say that because of the result. So I'll say something: Liverpool has had a strange performance this season. They haven't been themselves; they're lacking a lot. What could be happening with the team?

PSG could have destroyed Liverpool by 5-6 goals at least. The difference in performance was that big!

Liverpool couldn't show much of an existence. Not even a single shot on goal and I can't say the number of total shots was satisfying either.

The thing happening with this team is simply Arne Slot. They spent millions of pounds for his transfers but couldn't get much of an efficiency. The squad isn't good enough.

Liverpool might have tried your best, but I was not familiar with the 11 that started the match for Liverpool, especially the front line. I cannot imagine the Champions League frontline without Mohamed Salah but he was just seated on the bench. Slot has done many experiments even when Salah went for AFCON, he is supposed to have come to a reasonable conclusion.

With the way the match went, I doubt they can do better at Anfield, unless he features Salah and the spirit of Anfield has to rise in order to make them not walk alone.
PSG in the other hand is very intentional and having all the support even from the Ligue management. So, they could progress to the next stage ahead of the Arne Slot side.

[Mrbluntzy]

Liverpool might have tried your best, but I was not familiar with the 11 that started the match for Liverpool, especially the front line. I cannot imagine the Champions League frontline without Mohamed Salah but he was just seated on the bench. Slot has done many experiments even when Salah went for AFCON, he is supposed to have come to a reasonable conclusion.

With the way the match went, I doubt they can do better at Anfield, unless he features Salah and the spirit of Anfield has to rise in order to make them not walk alone.
PSG in the other hand is very intentional and having all the support even from the Ligue management. So, they could progress to the next stage ahead of the Arne Slot side.

Arne Slot is not helping the club with his inept formation. They're just here with absolutely nothing to show for it. Liverpool have lose most games and are also competing for the top four. A club like Liverpool have been reduced to bearest minimum, they're going nowhere.

Liverpool can rise back if only the board is working on bringing in a new manager. Liverpool can become very confident in big games next season. What's stopping them because they've the best players, the fans, we'll never walk alone theme, alot of drama will unfold at Anfield next week when they host PSG.

[Ale88]

At this point, it is pretty clear that Barcelona don't have good stickers,
They obviously had more shots than that of Atletico Madrid, but the shots are not like that of a professional strike at all,
Lamine Yamal was giving the best assist but still yet who is there to score?

I want to ask if the Cubarsi red card was really fair or something that wasn't meant to be given to him because aside from unintentional tackle but the impact wasn't serious for such card, simeone wasn't completely innocent of the incident even if he was the one affected because of were his leg was. however I didn't no that Cubarsi would leave the match and Barcelona starts losing, what if it was even real Madrid that means they could have conceded a lot. Barcelona went to la Liga and win Atletico Madrid while UEFA became the moment for Atletico Madrid to insert there beaten, could Barcelona actually make it this round?.

It doesn't matter whether the impact was serious or not, in situations like that if you take the opponent down it's always a red card, there is no discussion about it. And if I remember properly Cubarsí got a red card last year too in a similar situation, that means Barcelona and him still have the same defensive problems. It's going to be interesting the return match because Barcelona will play very offensive and Atletico will be all about counter attacks.

[Cityhunter34]

I wasn't wrong about Real Madrid. They even lost the game at Bernabeu which was beyond my expectation though.    They are finished for certain...

Barcelona disappointed me though. A stupid red card and a 0-2 loss at home. I don't think they'll recover.

Arsenal should be okay. As for Liverpool I can't say the same. Anfield has a great atmosphere but I don't believe in Arne Slot football against PSG.

Nhaa, Barcelona can definitely come back, they are one of the few clubs who can come back even with a goal difference as big as 4-0,
Even in the match they lost, they where short ten but still yet they had a whole lot of opportunities to score only if they had good strikers,
This is a team that are good at creating goal opportunities, but the execution could be poor sometimes.

Honestly, I doubt about Barcelona to snatch it from Atletico Madrid. Even though football is full of unpredictable but I think Atletico Madrid will definitely secure their ticket, because for them to get a win in Barcelona home ground shows they can easily get another in their home ground.

However, I think this is the end of the road for Barcelona in the champions league this season because it's obvious that Atletico Madrid might likely gualify to the final this season but let's keeping on watching because football can easily turn around at anytime.

[pewboy]

exactly, you underlined something very important, the fact that Bayern Munich won at the Bernabeu stadium indicates that the return for Real Madrid will be very difficult because they will play in Germany and there won't be Real Madrid fans there, but only Bayern Munich fans to push the team, so it will be even more difficult to recover.

It's not a good time for Real Madrid and we all know this by now.
Every now and then he has flare-ups in which he shows that he is strong despite his moment of crisis, but if you notice the performances are not constant and there are moments in which he plays really badly.

[LGD2Business]

Honestly, I doubt about Barcelona to snatch it from Atletico Madrid. Even though football is full of unpredictable but I think Atletico Madrid will definitely secure their ticket, because for them to get a win in Barcelona home ground shows they can easily get another in their home ground.

However, I think this is the end of the road for Barcelona in the champions league this season because it's obvious that Atletico Madrid might likely gualify to the final this season but let's keeping on watching because football can easily turn around at anytime.

We've seen teams come back from 3-0 or even 4-0 behind to turn rounds around in the Champions League. Coming back from a 2-0 behind isn't impossible, especially if we consider a round that could go to extra time and penalties. Barcelona need to fight until the very end. We don't know what will happen in the second leg. Maybe Atletico will get a red card this time. Maybe there'll be an early penalty or an early goal for Barcelona. This is not a hopeless scoreline. Atletico are the favorite for the round now but I have no doubt that Barca will fight until the end.

[Catenaccio]

Honestly, I doubt about Barcelona to snatch it from Atletico Madrid. Even though football is full of unpredictable but I think Atletico Madrid will definitely secure their ticket, because for them to get a win in Barcelona home ground shows they can easily get another in their home ground.

However, I think this is the end of the road for Barcelona in the champions league this season because it's obvious that Atletico Madrid might likely gualify to the final this season but let's keeping on watching because football can easily turn around at anytime.

Barcelona can feel more comfortable in La Liga after Real Madrid lost 2 points again hours ago as it makes the title competition in La Liga more easily for Barcelona. Even if they have a draw or defeat today in La Liga, they will still have a very good advantage for winning a title. This will help Barcelona having good preparation for a match with Atletico Madrid next week while it will certainly be a very hard match for them.

A bad news for Barcelona is they will not have Raphinha for the match next week, and he will only be able to return if Barcelona can go to semi finals in Champions League. After losing 0 - 2 in the first quarter final, now Barcelona have very high risk of ending their season in Champions League earlier than their expectation for this season after going to semi finals last season.

[Futurexxx]

We've seen teams come back from 3-0 or even 4-0 behind to turn rounds around in the Champions League. Coming back from a 2-0 behind isn't impossible, especially if we consider a round that could go to extra time and penalties. Barcelona need to fight until the very end. We don't know what will happen in the second leg. Maybe Atletico will get a red card this time. Maybe there'll be an early penalty or an early goal for Barcelona. This is not a hopeless scoreline. Atletico are the favorite for the round now but I have no doubt that Barca will fight until the end.

I agree with you mate. As long as the game of football is concern, nothing is impossible. We have seen teams comes back from a more worse scoreline than this 2-0 down, so even though it seems like a very difficult game and like a huge mountain to climb for Barcelona, it's not an impossible task to carry out, but I will never put my money on Barcelona to progress to the semi final , since their chances of doing so is just too slime.

The game will definitely be an interesting game of football I will be looking up to, but I don't expect atletico madrid to throw this opportunity away. They might just weather the storm and defend like their lives depends on it as they are used to, but nothing should be ruled out entirely because anything can happen.

[Frankolala]

I agree with you mate. As long as the game of football is concern, nothing is impossible. We have seen teams comes back from a more worse scoreline than this 2-0 down, so even though it seems like a very difficult game and like a huge mountain to climb for Barcelona, it's not an impossible task to carry out, but I will never put my money on Barcelona to progress to the semi final , since their chances of doing so is just too slime.

The game will definitely be an interesting game of football I will be looking up to, but I don't expect atletico madrid to throw this opportunity away. They might just weather the storm and defend like their lives depends on it as they are used to, but nothing should be ruled out entirely because anything can happen.

They did it in Copa de Rey, they can still do it again because they have the home advantage over Barcelona. Barcelona shouldn't feel bad because in Laliga, they got their own pounds of flesh with a red card advantage. The painful thing is that Atletico will eliminate them in two different competitions and advance to the next round. Maybe, I will say Atletico game pattern always outplay that of Barcelona.

[Razmirraz]

Snip.

Honestly, I doubt about Barcelona to snatch it from Atletico Madrid. Even though football is full of unpredictable but I think Atletico Madrid will definitely secure their ticket, because for them to get a win in Barcelona home ground shows they can easily get another in their home ground.

However, I think this is the end of the road for Barcelona in the champions league this season because it's obvious that Atletico Madrid might likely gualify to the final this season but let's keeping on watching because football can easily turn around at anytime.

The second leg, which will be played at Atletico Madrid's headquarters, is the most crucial moment for Barcelona. They cannot just play normally, but must start the match with a champion's mentality, unstoppable determination and high spirits as if they came to the Metropolitano saying "We are here to win, no matter what." If every Barcelona player plays with full confidence and doesn't give Atletico any space to develop their game, the possibility of turning things around is still very much open. Meanwhile, Atletico, who have a two-goal aggregate lead from the first leg, will be looking to maintain their lead and capitalize on the atmosphere at the Metropolitano to advance to the semifinals.
They have no pressure in this match, as they only need a draw or at least a one goal loss, while Barcelona will have to fight hard to mount a comeback to stay in the competition.

[RaltcoinsB]

I agree with you mate. As long as the game of football is concern, nothing is impossible. We have seen teams comes back from a more worse scoreline than this 2-0 down, so even though it seems like a very difficult game and like a huge mountain to climb for Barcelona, it's not an impossible task to carry out, but I will never put my money on Barcelona to progress to the semi final , since their chances of doing so is just too slime.

The game will definitely be an interesting game of football I will be looking up to, but I don't expect atletico madrid to throw this opportunity away. They might just weather the storm and defend like their lives depends on it as they are used to, but nothing should be ruled out entirely because anything can happen.

They did it in Copa de Rey, they can still do it again because they have the home advantage over Barcelona. Barcelona shouldn't feel bad because in Laliga, they got their own pounds of flesh with a red card advantage. The painful thing is that Atletico will eliminate them in two different competitions and advance to the next round. Maybe, I will say Atletico game pattern always outplay that of Barcelona.

I don't think it's fair to jump to conclusions about Atletico Madrid. Because Barcelona, ​​on a good day, can beat Atletico Madrid even away from home. I also think they can close the goal gap. Of course, it would have been better if they hadn't conceded the second goal. But even a two-goal defeat is something Barcelona can turn around. Right now, Atletico Madrid has a huge advantage. I hope they can make the best use of it.

[emrecemsan]

After the first leg results my predictions for semi finals are like Bayern Munich, Arsenal, ATM and PSG. The first 2 teams are very obvious. Actually I don't think Liverpool can come back at Anfield either. Only Barcelona is questionable but their job is really difficult...

Barcelona didn't deserve to lose yesterday, even with a man down. Atletico, even with an extra player on the field, were scared of Barca and still played a double-block style of football. Honestly, I didn't want Barca to pass into the semifinals, but after the fight yesterday, I will be rooting for them at the Wanda Metropolitano definitely. It was a real crime how Atleti played yesterday—a true, true crime.

But this is what ATM do every time they face a stronger opponent.    I should actually say it's what Simeone does. He prefers a defensive and patient game instead of taking big risks.

And that simple mistake by Cubarsi could really help them advance to semi finals!

[Princess Leah]

Liverpool might have tried your best, but I was not familiar with the 11 that started the match for Liverpool, especially the front line. I cannot imagine the Champions League frontline without Mohamed Salah but he was just seated on the bench. Slot has done many experiments even when Salah went for AFCON, he is supposed to have come to a reasonable conclusion.

With the way the match went, I doubt they can do better at Anfield, unless he features Salah and the spirit of Anfield has to rise in order to make them not walk alone.
PSG in the other hand is very intentional and having all the support even from the Ligue management. So, they could progress to the next stage ahead of the Arne Slot side.

 It's high time people start realising that Slot is not the rightful person to manage Liverpool and it's not about their performance in the Champions League but their general performance is bad and he's yet to find the most suitable lineup that would make him start winning games comfortably and consistently.

 Anfield is supposed to be a fortress and tough for PSG but with how Liverpool's performance has declined so bad it's understandable for anyone to say that they can't do better at Anfield, not against a team with the best squad and players currently. I can't guarantee that PSG would win at Anfield but they'll qualify to the next stage.

[Fakhrulenclix]

I agree with you mate. As long as the game of football is concern, nothing is impossible. We have seen teams comes back from a more worse scoreline than this 2-0 down, so even though it seems like a very difficult game and like a huge mountain to climb for Barcelona, it's not an impossible task to carry out, but I will never put my money on Barcelona to progress to the semi final , since their chances of doing so is just too slime.
The game will definitely be an interesting game of football I will be looking up to, but I don't expect atletico madrid to throw this opportunity away. They might just weather the storm and defend like their lives depends on it as they are used to, but nothing should be ruled out entirely because anything can happen.

They did it in Copa de Rey, they can still do it again because they have the home advantage over Barcelona. Barcelona shouldn't feel bad because in Laliga, they got their own pounds of flesh with a red card advantage. The painful thing is that Atletico will eliminate them in two different competitions and advance to the next round. Maybe, I will say Atletico game pattern always outplay that of Barcelona.

I am still very confident that Barcelona has a chance to turn things around, even though this is not an easy task. However, the defeat in the first leg can still be understood because one of Barcelona's players received a red card, and I will not dwell on what happened in the Copa del Rey match because after that Barcelona was also able to beat Atletico Madrid in the continuation of the La Liga match. So for the second leg later, I am sure that all possibilities are still possible to happen.

[$weetne$$]

Arsenal just acted more cautiously considering they were the away team and also that this was the champions league competition which of course had no easy opponents, but they still managed to get a valuable win and in the second leg later with an aggregate advantage and also playing at home their chances of qualifying were very high, I wonder who their opponents would be if they qualified for the semi-finals, could it be Atletico Madrid?

This has been my opinion while other where seeing it like Arsenal was poor with their performance in that game but then the fact remains that they were been mindful that they have other games ahead in the premier league and the champions league thereafter and so they needed to se how they can mange their form and still maintain their best performance in all of the games they have ahead and so i believe they will be able to do better at  the next fixture at their home.

[KTChampions]

The chances of Barcelona making a comeback against Atletico Madrid away from home and going all the way to the finals are pretty slim. At least if the return leg was at Camp Nou, I would understand, but Atletico Madrid's backyard is a hostile place.
On the other hand, I think Arsenal is excited at the prospect of meeting Atletico Madrid instead of Barca, but we all know it will be a tricky encounter.

Barcelona's chances of reaching the semi-finals aren't that bad - 28%, but I wouldn't bet money on it, Atletico knows how to dry out the game (and wet the field haha). As for Arsenal, seeing how poorly they play, it begins to seem to me that they will be underdogs against both Atletico and Barcelona. Now even the idea of ​​betting on Sporting (that they will reach the semi-finals) and getting x12 doesn’t seem so crazy 

[Dump3er]

Honestly, I doubt about Barcelona to snatch it from Atletico Madrid. Even though football is full of unpredictable but I think Atletico Madrid will definitely secure their ticket, because for them to get a win in Barcelona home ground shows they can easily get another in their home ground.

However, I think this is the end of the road for Barcelona in the champions league this season because it's obvious that Atletico Madrid might likely gualify to the final this season but let's keeping on watching because football can easily turn around at anytime.

This post lacks competence and attention to detail. You left out the fact that this match was no normal match. First halftime red card and then masterpiece free kick right before halftime is not what's happening all the time. I agree that beating Atletico with 10 players is one of the toughest stunts to pull off in football, but I am sure you saw that Barcelona was still pressing and had the upper hand 90% of the match. While the setup was different as Atletico won at home and then lost away from home, do you remember this?

Happy Diego


and they celebrated as if the 2-0 in the first leg was the ticket to the next round, but then this happened



and whether Atletico plays at home or not, it's already known how intensely Barcelona will play from the first minute and if they score the first goal, nobody will sit calm and say that Atletico will definitely secure their ticket.

[Jaycoinz]

The chances of Barcelona making a comeback against Atletico Madrid away from home and going all the way to the finals are pretty slim. At least if the return leg was at Camp Nou, I would understand, but Atletico Madrid's backyard is a hostile place.
On the other hand, I think Arsenal is excited at the prospect of meeting Atletico Madrid instead of Barca, but we all know it will be a tricky encounter.

Barcelona's chances of reaching the semi-finals aren't that bad - 28%, but I wouldn't bet money on it, Atletico knows how to dry out the game (and wet the field haha). As for Arsenal, seeing how poorly they play, it begins to seem to me that they will be underdogs against both Atletico and Barcelona. Now even the idea of ​​betting on Sporting (that they will reach the semi-finals) and getting x12 doesn’t seem so crazy 

I would even give Barcelona a slightly more higher chances because they Athletico Madrid and Barcelona fixtures doesn't really have a home and away advantage and Diego Simone himself is fully aware of this because if this Barcelona team come out with their very best and play them the scoreline might even reach 4 goals in the part of Barcelona scoring I don't know if Athletico Madrid can counter by scoring their own goals but am well certain that Barcelona can score atleast four goals away at Athletico Madrid stadium.

[Luzin]

I would even give Barcelona a slightly more higher chances because they Athletico Madrid and Barcelona fixtures doesn't really have a home and away advantage and Diego Simone himself is fully aware of this because if this Barcelona team come out with their very best and play them the scoreline might even reach 4 goals in the part of Barcelona scoring I don't know if Athletico Madrid can counter by scoring their own goals but am well certain that Barcelona can score atleast four goals away at Athletico Madrid stadium.

I was quite surprised by that result. Two Spanish giants lost at home. It seems that their path to the next phase will be increasingly difficult. The simple reason is that they have to go to the opponent's home for the second leg. So it seems there will be a lot of mental pressure they have to face. Supporters can become a very effective weapon, perhaps for the home team, and I see that Atletico and Bayern fans are fanatical.  Although there is a chance, I am very pessimistic that they can turn the situation around.

I understand that indeed Madrid this season has its ups and downs and I somewhat understand yesterday's result. But for Barcelona, they are very good. Barcelona's opponents are also league mates, but Barcelona could not take advantage of the home position. It seems Flick needs to immediately improve the players' mentality. Flick has good players, and it seems he also needs to create another tactic for leg 2. Barcelona must be brave in pressuring the opponent and keep the defense compact.

[qurbanshah02]

The chances of Barcelona making a comeback against Atletico Madrid away from home and going all the way to the finals are pretty slim. At least if the return leg was at Camp Nou, I would understand, but Atletico Madrid's backyard is a hostile place.
On the other hand, I think Arsenal is excited at the prospect of meeting Atletico Madrid instead of Barca, but we all know it will be a tricky encounter.

Barcelona's chances of reaching the semi-finals aren't that bad - 28%, but I wouldn't bet money on it, Atletico knows how to dry out the game (and wet the field haha). As for Arsenal, seeing how poorly they play, it begins to seem to me that they will be underdogs against both Atletico and Barcelona. Now even the idea of ​​betting on Sporting (that they will reach the semi-finals) and getting x12 doesn’t seem so crazy 

I will not console myself with this because Atletico Madrid is not under pressure at the moment and Barcelona needs at least 4 goals to succeed in the second round and in addition, Atletico Madrid will have to not score a goal, only then will they go to the semi-finals. I do not believe in this hope as much as you have said, but I understand Barcelona's victory at the expense of a loss of heart. They have done very well. If you bet on it, it is really at risk, but if Barcelona turns the game around, it is even better because Barcelona will be interested in the final. Arsenal's performance has been good for some time and even 1 goal can give them victory in the next round, but we do not expect much from Barcelona because they are in trouble in this match. How can you bet on this? I mean, I am not saying that by being dominated by Arsenal's one goal, I am saying that by looking at their performance.