UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Miles2006]

I don't understand what's wrong with what Arsenal are doing, that is, they are making an incredible journey that few teams thought they could do, according to them included, given that the team felt much inferior compared to the big teams even in their own league, instead they are fighting to go and win everything.

Arsenal are only inconsistent majorly which is their main issue and it's not like it's inferiority complex, after all they sometimes or oftentimes are getting beaten by the smaller teams especially in the domestic league while having a good points against top teams.

Arsenal not only battling inconsistency instead the club lacks structure most time either the inability to set best lineups that will play with ease. Every match matters at the foundation first meaning the first half should get more concern not the other way round, when Arsenal try to play bad during the first half and think they can balance things during the second half seems wrong.
Arsenal has the habit of performing better during early time afterwards when the season is ending probably with 5 or 6 match to go and the opportunity to win a trophy is very close they now decide to play each match poor, not minding if the club is big or small also home benefit no longer counts in times like this besides who knows if they can defeat Atletico Madrid.

I am not sure what you are specifically referring to when you talk about structure, but I doubt that this is what Arsenal lacks. They are a stone age old Premier League club, have everything in place including the resources. It's something else. Structure doesn't really change over the course of a season and as you can see, they usually start into a season very well, almost look unbeatable, and then fall apart. It is not a structural problem. If it was, they wouldn't start well in the first place.

But we should wait and see whether they can finally have sort of a breakthrough this year. It is the semifinals and I wouldn't call any of the remaining teams a true underdog.

Let’s view this from a different angle in regard to Arsenal lacking structure, at the early stage of the season Arsenal club play very well alongside every team for example passing skill. Arsenal is known for a good defensive play and pass feature, all of a sudden what happened now? The club lost every single skill, just imagine Arsenal losing to Bournemouth at Emirates and Manchester City. I observed how the club lacks structure for a very long time and honestly Manchester City was not in a good form this season too otherwise City would have kick-out Arsenal earlier, I wanted Arsenal to win a major trophy but it turns out they’re becoming weak well, let’s watch out.

[Ryu_Ar1]

The same way arsenal started this season well, that was how they started last season, still they couldn't lift the premier league title. presently the arsenal football team is no longer playing attractive football, the team performance has declined big time.

Or should we say that the arsenal football team declined in performance because some if their key players like saka had injury? however, sake is now back to the team, so less see how the team will perform in their upcoming match between them and Newcastle. The arsenal team should better take that match very serious if they still want to lift the premier league title, because that is an important match for them.

It has happened in the last few seasons and if you look at the conditions that exist for Arsenal now this is the 4th season they always cannot change their fate no matter how good their performance at the beginning of the season but for the end of the season bad luck always happens.

A few key absentees can be one reason but in this case I feel there is another factor where their mentality and a sense of worry or great pressure makes their mentality decline over time.
We can see how the dominant attacking pattern at the start of the season turned into a cautious attack that made the players less comfortable in Arteta's scheme at the end of the season.  Even in the last few matches for Arsenal we can see apart from their goal ratio dropping dramatically, they also seem to lose their way in giving up because all they think about is scoring 1 goal and focusing on maintaining victory in contrast to before when they were fearless and played openly.

[bangjoe]

Should Atletico Madrid beat Arsenal to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League competition this season, Bayern Munich will surely be a more difficult opponent in the final than than Paris Saint Germaine. Bayern's style of football is more direct and physical than the French champions and for a team that plays like Atletico, that's the better way to beat them. I will like to see a Bayern Munich Vs Atletico Madrid final and at the end, I'll want Atletico to lift the trophy, nobody deserves it better than Diego Simeone

That's exactly what many people are saying, and if you look at history, it proves it. Cholo has always reached the final stages and they've taken it away from him, and the one responsible for that is CR7. Now things are different because CR7 isn't there, he's not in any of those leagues, so if this is the opportunity he has, Cholo himself has said so, then he has to give absolutely everything in the semifinals. I also want Atletico to win.

I heard that from Diego Someone in a video clip when he commented on the situation that allows him to be more confident because of what his enemies have no one like Ronaldo, he said like that.
 
Arsenal's performance is in doubt considering the results of their own matches in the English premier league did not make a good victory so they are in danger of losing their position as the top of the table, and especially here are many who support Arsenal and Atletico because both have been fasting for a long time in terms of trophies let alone the champions league trophy, Arsenal are confused between having the English premier league to focus on or the champions league to pursue all-out, this is a fortune for Atletico to make them even more doubtful.

[Berry2d]

The same way arsenal started this season well, that was how they started last season, still they couldn't lift the premier league title. presently the arsenal football team is no longer playing attractive football, the team performance has declined big time.

Or should we say that the arsenal football team declined in performance because some if their key players like saka had injury? however, sake is now back to the team, so less see how the team will perform in their upcoming match between them and Newcastle. The arsenal team should better take that match very serious if they still want to lift the premier league title, because that is an important match for them.

It has happened in the last few seasons and if you look at the conditions that exist for Arsenal now this is the 4th season they always cannot change their fate no matter how good their performance at the beginning of the season but for the end of the season bad luck always happens.

A few key absentees can be one reason but in this case I feel there is another factor where their mentality and a sense of worry or great pressure makes their mentality decline over time.
We can see how the dominant attacking pattern at the start of the season turned into a cautious attack that made the players less comfortable in Arteta's scheme at the end of the season.  Even in the last few matches for Arsenal we can see apart from their goal ratio dropping dramatically, they also seem to lose their way in giving up because all they think about is scoring 1 goal and focusing on maintaining victory in contrast to before when they were fearless and played openly.

Arsenal is a team operating in an existing cultural environment which is why know matter how good they may be in any season,  immediately after the first 5 months they must lose consistency and give up everything they have achieved before them. At the beginning of this season Arsenal was the most consistent team up to an extend of even winning bayern in a humiliating manner and getting about everything fighting for same position.
If not for this cultural behavioural pattern we are talking about,  what do you think would have made them give up the position they have been sitting on for months to Manchester City.  All I can say to Arsenal is for them to continue on that track.

[Amphenomenon]

I don't understand what's wrong with what Arsenal are doing, that is, they are making an incredible journey that few teams thought they could do, according to them included, given that the team felt much inferior compared to the big teams even in their own league, instead they are fighting to go and win everything.

Arsenal are only inconsistent majorly which is their main issue and it's not like it's inferiority complex, after all they sometimes or oftentimes are getting beaten by the smaller teams especially in the domestic league while having a good points against top teams.

I don't think this is the problem with Arsenal, they have been a great team for many years now but what I feel is their problem is celebrating too early.  Even this season, there was a time they celebrated winning the league, not through a party but through their game play and that was why they were leading with several points. Before they realised what was happening, they already out the league back to a contest and that was when regrets, self doubt and general confusion hit and things began going south. This has been the sequence. The day Arsenal will stop celebrating too early and start taking every game as though it is the final, there is nothing they will not achieve.

If this can not be considered as part of inconsistency, then what is it?
They lose against even smaller or mid teams even after dominating the bigger boys, this is something that leads to them having the fear or any mental weakness.

They were dominating and didn't expect to lose or drop points by mid teams and then it happens at some points and then even while being favorite falls in the picking order.

[Taricoins]

I heard that from Diego Someone in a video clip when he commented on the situation that allows him to be more confident because of what his enemies have no one like Ronaldo, he said like that.

I think what Simeone meant was not about Christiano Ronaldo being the only one that can stop him, he was commenting on the interview and somewhat dissing Yamal saying he scored a goal and lost the war mean while he sat the bench and saw Ronaldo single handed won his team the war. In his opinion it doesn't matter how many goals, skills or dribble you completed, at the ended of the day it is the people that qualified that matters.

ATM v Arsenal is going to be a tough one especially with Arsenal fighting for the title.

[Ndabagi01]

The reason why everyone is after arsenal is because they start up the season like some kind of team that would hardly lose any game and then end it so badly that you begin to ask yourself if actually something went wrong or probably their tactics didn't work as planned because am very certain that even this Athletico Madrid that they have beaten before in the group stage will be a big problem for them in the semi finals playoffs.

Not only Arsenal any team that start the season with a very good performance and everyone as stated predicting that Arsenal are the favorites to achieve the league title and later you realise that there performance as drop down alot, you will definitely complain about it and the worse part is that Arsenal have give Manchester City a 9 point or 12 in am not mistakenly and later you see they overtake them for some few months. That will be a disgrace to the club and the coach. The season as not ended they can still push and get the chance to win the league.

Athletico Madrid will be very tough against Arsenal because they have be losing matches in the league since they qualify to the semi final they didn't perform good in the league anymore there goals now is on the Champions League trophy, and if Arsenal didn't do well they will definitely be knockout against Simeone.

[mv1986]

I am not sure what you are specifically referring to when you talk about structure, but I doubt that this is what Arsenal lacks. They are a stone age old Premier League club, have everything in place including the resources. It's something else. Structure doesn't really change over the course of a season and as you can see, they usually start into a season very well, almost look unbeatable, and then fall apart. It is not a structural problem. If it was, they wouldn't start well in the first place.

But we should wait and see whether they can finally have sort of a breakthrough this year. It is the semifinals and I wouldn't call any of the remaining teams a true underdog.

Let’s view this from a different angle in regard to Arsenal lacking structure, at the early stage of the season Arsenal club play very well alongside every team for example passing skill. Arsenal is known for a good defensive play and pass feature, all of a sudden what happened now? The club lost every single skill, just imagine Arsenal losing to Bournemouth at Emirates and Manchester City. I observed how the club lacks structure for a very long time and honestly Manchester City was not in a good form this season too otherwise City would have kick-out Arsenal earlier, I wanted Arsenal to win a major trophy but it turns out they’re becoming weak well, let’s watch out.

My guess is they are still trying to cope with memories from past seasons and still have a hard time to handle the pressure. The truth is that pressure is increasing towards the end of the season as that is the time when winners are crowned so to say. Manchester City is quite different in that regard and it may have to do with Pep Guardiola. He is a different guy, he is a different authority because every player knows that he has won it all whereas Arteta hardly has anything to show.

Everyone who has been into sports knows that this can make a difference when a very successful person tells you that the time has come to take it home. Even if you are the underdog on paper, having a great authority guide you can be extremely supportive.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

It has happened in the last few seasons and if you look at the conditions that exist for Arsenal now this is the 4th season they always cannot change their fate no matter how good their performance at the beginning of the season but for the end of the season bad luck always happens.

Arteta has failed to build a team that has a deep squad in case of unfortunate events like injuries. You can't go through all those seasons, spend all the money you can and fail to adapt. it simply means Arteta might be the problem

A few key absentees can be one reason but in this case I feel there is another factor where their mentality and a sense of worry or great pressure makes their mentality decline over time.
We can see how the dominant attacking pattern at the start of the season turned into a cautious attack that made the players less comfortable in Arteta's scheme at the end of the season.  Even in the last few matches for Arsenal we can see apart from their goal ratio dropping dramatically, they also seem to lose their way in giving up because all they think about is scoring 1 goal and focusing on maintaining victory in contrast to before when they were fearless and played openly.

Yeah, I noticed that their mentality is pretty poor, and this is where Manchester City excels, especially towards the end of the season.

[Akbarkoe]

It is natural that most people say the same as you about Arsenal now because both in the champions league and in the English premier league which is still in the pursuit of becoming a champion is starting to be doubted.
The players Arsenal have are very good, we can see how they play in the middle of the season very well but at the end of the season the results they get are not the same it just goes as if experiencing something wrong in a strategy on the field, the probability is indeed on Arteta if it continues to experience problems like this every season, mentality and confidence decreases as the pressure of the end of the league season competition increases, and I also think the same as you if this situation continues at Arsenal, they may only be able to become runners-up again.

We need to understand that there is a serious risk, the doubt can also arise because in the last period the performance has not been at the top, this means that there have been a lot of problems, but this must not be the source of concern, on the contrary they must understand that they must move forward and continue to believe in it more and more.

How can it not be a source of concern if the situation is not reassuring with their productivity declining over time?
Confidence is a must but it can't separate itself from the doubts that slowly creep up and keep them on the edge of their seats!
As I said what happened to Arsenal is like a disease that recurs at the end of the season, this must be stopped immediately, I am confused about Arteta, I hope he has new innovations that are more powerful in making strategies to win the rest of the match.

[Cityhunter34]

Let’s view this from a different angle in regard to Arsenal lacking structure, at the early stage of the season Arsenal club play very well alongside every team for example passing skill. Arsenal is known for a good defensive play and pass feature, all of a sudden what happened now? The club lost every single skill, just imagine Arsenal losing to Bournemouth at Emirates and Manchester City. I observed how the club lacks structure for a very long time and honestly Manchester City was not in a good form this season too otherwise City would have kick-out Arsenal earlier, I wanted Arsenal to win a major trophy but it turns out they’re becoming weak well, let’s watch out.

Arsenal has been in this situation for years now, yet they don't seem to want to make any difference at all, because a good team is meant to be consistent with their performance and not disappoint people all the time. Honestly, this season has been the poorest performance from Arsenal because I'm not sure if they can win any trophy this season.

Of course, everybody expected something different from Arsenal this season because they started very well, but right now I'm pretty sure that they can only win something through luck, and nothing else.

[Asiska02]

Let’s view this from a different angle in regard to Arsenal lacking structure, at the early stage of the season Arsenal club play very well alongside every team for example passing skill. Arsenal is known for a good defensive play and pass feature, all of a sudden what happened now? The club lost every single skill, just imagine Arsenal losing to Bournemouth at Emirates and Manchester City. I observed how the club lacks structure for a very long time and honestly Manchester City was not in a good form this season too otherwise City would have kick-out Arsenal earlier, I wanted Arsenal to win a major trophy but it turns out they’re becoming weak well, let’s watch out.

Your viewpoint about Arsenal are very correct and I just imagine how they play without putting in much effort like ones that wants to win a major trophy. I also believe that Manchester City’s form this season has been off and on and the times Arsenal got to stay long at the top of the table was because Manchester City were trying to get their form back and were doing that gradually and not at a fast pace. I would not be happy if Arsenal fails to win any major trophy after all the struggle this season again because it’ll be an effort wasted which they could have done better if they’d maintained a consistent form all along. I am also on the watch to see how the season ends for them.

Arteta has failed to build a team that has a deep squad in case of unfortunate events like injuries. You can't go through all those seasons, spend all the money you can and fail to adapt. it simply means Arteta might be the problem

Arteta might be relief off his duties if he’s unable to convert any of his efforts into winning any trophy. He has been playing and has been very consistent from the start of the season but I think there is a thing with him to not always get to finish up what he started, he always fumbles in the end and that is why staying at the top of the table till the end of the season is not something he can do. He bows to pressure and with that quality, he will never be able to win any trophy. He’s a great coach but without any trophy, he can’t be called that.

[Italian Panic]

Arteta has failed to build a team that has a deep squad in case of unfortunate events like injuries. You can't go through all those seasons, spend all the money you can and fail to adapt. it simply means Arteta might be the problem

Arteta has built a fantastic team with brilliant players and an attractive style of play; the problem is that, over the last three years, the players have gone from playing 40 to 50 matches a season, and this has an impact on the natural decline in athletic performance. Unfortunately for Arsenal, their dip in form has come at the wrong time of the season. If you look at the teams that have been playing well since the first league match, they have brought forward their worst spell, which used to occur around March; now it comes in January–February.

[Iranus]

Athletico Madrid will be very tough against Arsenal because they have be losing matches in the league since they qualify to the semi final they didn't perform good in the league anymore there goals now is on the Champions League trophy, and if Arsenal didn't do well they will definitely be knockout against Simeone.

Atletico Madrid are a very strong team. Especially after beating barcelona in the quarter-finals, Atletico madrid players are more confident now. More importantly, Arsenal are not in good form. Their performance is inconsistent. The road to winning the Premier League is also very difficult for them. As a result, Arsenal players are naturally under  pressure. And that  is why it will be more difficult for them to perform well against Atletico madrid. Even I consider atletico madrid as the favorite in this match.

[free-bit.co.in]

However, Bayern Munich will have some opportunities in terms of recent form and preparation. Since Bayern Munich has already secured the title in the Bundesliga, some pressure has been reduced on them, Kompany's players will now be able to prepare themselves with sufficient rest. On the other hand, PSG still has to fight for the Ligue 1 title, even their form in Ligue 1 is not great now.

Of the four teams that have qualified for the semi-finals, bayern munich and atletico madrid are totally pressure free team. Bayern munich has already secured the  bundesliga title. So their  only target now is to do well in the champions league. On the other hand, atletico madrid has no chance of  winning the la liga title. So their only target is to perform  well in the champions league . On the other hand, the path  to securing their league titles  is not easy for both psg  and arsenal.

[KTChampions]

Are you sure about that? Although, considering that most clubs have never won the Champions League, one can be considered as "many times"  
It's clear that the PSG-Bayern Munich tie looks like a final, but I wouldn't be 100% sure. After all, any team is capable of miracles in a single game, and objectively, neither Arsenal nor Atlético are hopeless. At the start of the season, Arsenal looked like the ultimate force. And Atletico are definitely ready to prepare for a separate game by sacrificing everything else.

The majority of the sports fans I have interacted with always insinuate that Arsenal and Atletico Madrid don't have a greater chance than the other two semi-finalists to win the UCL. Just as PSG surprised us last season, the winner of the game between the Gunners and Los Colchoneros might win the competition. I am pleased that Bayern will meet PSG, so one of these heavyweights will be relegated. I don't want PSG to retain the trophy, so I am supporting any of the three other clubs to win it. Diego Simeone, Mikel Arteta and Vincent Kompany deserve to win in my view.

PSG really pisses me off. Besides being an oil club, they've also started cheating drastically this season, changing the Ligue 1 schedule to gain an advantage in Champions League games. Considering this wasn't happening against the strongest opponents (just against Liverpool, Chelsea), it angered me even more. Now I'm rooting for Bayern to lose to Atletico in the final   Arteta, too, has exhausted his credibility with his lackluster, unambitious performances. Pep number 2 as he is.

[wakier]

Athletico Madrid will be very tough against Arsenal because they have be losing matches in the league since they qualify to the semi final they didn't perform good in the league anymore there goals now is on the Champions League trophy, and if Arsenal didn't do well they will definitely be knockout against Simeone.

Atletico Madrid are a very strong team. Especially after beating barcelona in the quarter-finals, Atletico madrid players are more confident now. More importantly, Arsenal are not in good form. Their performance is inconsistent. The road to winning the Premier League is also very difficult for them. As a result, Arsenal players are naturally under  pressure. And that  is why it will be more difficult for them to perform well against Atletico madrid. Even I consider atletico madrid as the favorite in this match.

I also think the same as you about Arsenal, this club has started to decline lately, like losing their spirit and confidence, even when playing against Sporting, Arsenal looked difficult, let alone when playing against Atletico Madrid who are in their best form recently, it will definitely make Arsenal even more oppressed, Arsenal only hope to win the title is to focus on one of them by giving up the UCL and then playing without losing in the EPL by scoring more goals than Man City, so Arsenal can win the title with a goal difference, if for the UCL I am sure Arsenal cannot win it.

[Velvet78]

After observing Arsenal since the beginning of the month, I still don't find them convincing at all. They couldn't get even a win for nearly a month...

Today maybe that might end it against Newcastle at Emirates. But their inconsistent look won't still convince me against Atletico Madrid away in the first leg.

Do Atletico Madrid get great results recently? No. But it is mostly due to focusing on the Champions League while they are safe in the La Liga.  

[bastisisca]

Arteta isn't to blame. Arsenal is a very good built team with strong squad depth and balanced playing style. I think they players are to blame for lacking passion and having a weak mentality approaching the end of the campaign

He's not at fault, well let's not exaggerate, you have to balance your forces well especially when there are so many objectives, so I'm not saying it's all his fault, but he has part of the fault.
We need to see if this choice he has made will lead Arsenal to bring something home.

[liasbaa]

Athletico Madrid will be very tough against Arsenal because they have be losing matches in the league since they qualify to the semi final they didn't perform good in the league anymore there goals now is on the Champions League trophy, and if Arsenal didn't do well they will definitely be knockout against Simeone.

Atletico Madrid are a very strong team. Especially after beating barcelona in the quarter-finals, Atletico madrid players are more confident now. More importantly, Arsenal are not in good form. Their performance is inconsistent. The road to winning the Premier League is also very difficult for them. As a result, Arsenal players are naturally under  pressure. And that  is why it will be more difficult for them to perform well against Atletico madrid. Even I consider atletico madrid as the favorite in this match.

I also think the same as you about Arsenal, this club has started to decline lately, like losing their spirit and confidence, even when playing against Sporting, Arsenal looked difficult, let alone when playing against Atletico Madrid who are in their best form recently, it will definitely make Arsenal even more oppressed, Arsenal only hope to win the title is to focus on one of them by giving up the UCL and then playing without losing in the EPL by scoring more goals than Man City, so Arsenal can win the title with a goal difference, if for the UCL I am sure Arsenal cannot win it.

After losing to Manchester City in the EFL Cup final last month, the team lost to Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals this month. The team reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with a narrow win in the quarter-finals. This actually looks like the club's downfall and it is likely that they will not be able to maintain the winning streak against Atletico Madrid. It will be very difficult for Arsenal to win against Atletico, who have been in great form recently. Arteta club  are still at the top of the Premier League, have repeatedly failed to maintain their consistency and I think his time as a manager is coming to an end. Because the team was in a good position from the beginning of the tournament, but their decline at this late stage is very unexpected.