UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Taricoins]

This was the TOTW after the last semi final matches.



I'm not surprised with not seeing many players from Bayern Munich though. PSG did a great defending against them during the whole match!

But not seeing Neuer here is interesting...    He literally prevented a disaster for Bayern Munich. He made so many critical and difficult saves. I'm not sure if Raya was better.

Honestly looking at the lineup they posted, this has to be the only time I have not complained about the Champions League lineup. And concerning the Neuer and Raya choice, hands down Raya wins it, even looking at the amount of goals Neuer conceded, it tells you about the quality of person. I know the tactics Bayern uses creates avenue for opposition to attack them. But watching the performance of PSG v Bayern, Neuer lost the debate.

[GiftedMAN]

I don't think bad ideas placing bet for Arsenal how many people favoriting PSG become the winner after solid performance and several top teams eliminated since the knock out round but Arsenal has high ambition to win first UCL trophy. During few matches left in domestic league I hope Arsenal not get problem with players injury indeed have fight for winning premier league tittle but Arteta should make rotation the team composition.

the attitude that this team shows in winning matches is something that is rarely seen in new teams that come back after a great period, i must say that i like Arsenal a lot and i am convinced that they can give PSG a lot of trouble who in my opinion are underestimating the situation a lot.

What Arteta has done to the Arsenal team this period is something that needs to be studied because their performance is top notch and even if people are favouring PSG to be the winner of the champions League I still think Arsenal has a good chance to defeat them. PSG will be out to attack and also try to defend but the defense of Arsenal is unmatched this season compared to the rest of the teams that has faced PSG. If Arsenal decides to counter attack PSG it's going to be difficult for PSG to stop them that's one advantage they will have over PSG.

[JiiBs]

They had a good chance to qualify for the Champions League final after a long time, but they could not perform worthy of reaching the final. In the second leg of the semi-final, Bayern Munich could not perform like they should have, their performance was not as sharp as it usually is. This may have been due to inexperience, Bayern Munich does not have much experience playing big matches, which is why there were many mistakes on their part in this match that should be corrected in the future.

Bayern Munich disappointed a lot of supporters in the return leg against PSG. PSG coming to the Allianz Arena was something we hoped to find PSG in a very sorry state. That didn’t happen unfortunately, Luis Enrique had a very solid game plan and it worked. He had defense and attack and was prompt to go offensive, get the early lead and engage his defense to protect their lead down to the plus minutes when Bayern Munich did manage to get a goal but, it was to late for them to get anything out of the game at that time.

[SquallLeonhart]

It is true that we are talking about a finals that will be played against two teams with very distinct different styles. Arsenal is not actually a "defensive" team but more like they do have a greater defense than their offense, their style isn't park the bus and just make sure it goes to 0-0, it just happens because they do have great defense so it is normal to expect a team with great defense and bad offense to have very low scoring games. PSG on the other hand focuses on team, meaning they defend all together, and they attack all together, so of course that means plenty of goals.

[Taricoins]

What Arteta has done to the Arsenal team this period is something that needs to be studied because their performance is top notch and even if people are favouring PSG to be the winner of the champions League I still think Arsenal has a good chance to defeat them. PSG will be out to attack and also try to defend but the defense of Arsenal is unmatched this season compared to the rest of the teams that has faced PSG. If Arsenal decides to counter attack PSG it's going to be difficult for PSG to stop them that's one advantage they will have over PSG.

Counter attack them with what players? It's wild how Arsenal plays one of the most disgusting performances, one only has to be match by Allegri but yet he still produces result and that's the fascinating thing about them and saying that PSG cannot hold themselves defensive is one of the biggest misconceptions has PSG held there own against on of the most attacking teams in Bayerna and they only manage to score a goal. That shows how serious PSG are.

[KTChampions]

What Arteta has done to the Arsenal team this period is something that needs to be studied because their performance is top notch and even if people are favouring PSG to be the winner of the champions League I still think Arsenal has a good chance to defeat them. PSG will be out to attack and also try to defend but the defense of Arsenal is unmatched this season compared to the rest of the teams that has faced PSG. If Arsenal decides to counter attack PSG it's going to be difficult for PSG to stop them that's one advantage they will have over PSG.

Arsenal have been performing well in the Champions League for the second year in a row, but it's worth noting that this season they had a super-easy path to the final. Bayer, Sporting and Atletico are far from the toughest opponents you can face in the playoffs. PSG came out of the bracket at a completely different level, but still, because they overused dirty tricks, I'll be rooting for Arsenal. Plus, it's nice to see a new name on the winner's list.

[BIT-BENDER]

What Arteta has done to the Arsenal team this period is something that needs to be studied because their performance is top notch and even if people are favouring PSG to be the winner of the champions League I still think Arsenal has a good chance to defeat them. PSG will be out to attack and also try to defend but the defense of Arsenal is unmatched this season compared to the rest of the teams that has faced PSG. If Arsenal decides to counter attack PSG it's going to be difficult for PSG to stop them that's one advantage they will have over PSG.

Arsenal have been performing well in the Champions League for the second year in a row, but it's worth noting that this season they had a super-easy path to the final. Bayer, Sporting and Atletico are far from the toughest opponents you can face in the playoffs. PSG came out of the bracket at a completely different level, but still, because they overused dirty tricks, I'll be rooting for Arsenal. Plus, it's nice to see a new name on the winner's list.

Aside from the possibility of Arsenal being able to win the UEFA champions league they at the moment have pocket a big amount of money so far, in the hundreds of millions and based on financial status for next season that will be very helpful for Arsenal.
I think the reason why they are making plans to extend Mikel Arteta's contract is what they have achieved so far, Arsenal hasn't done badly in any competition this season, they have reached a very respectable round in all competitions this season, although I fear that they aren't building but just want not to be season as losers.

[bastisisca]

I also see it that way, Bayern Munich should have been able to win the second-leg match, but the referee was very unfair, which greatly disadvantaged Bayern. On the other hand, I also admit that PSG had a very good performance, especially their defense line which played quite disciplined, making it difficult for Bayern Munich players to break through.

Regardless of what happened in the semifinal match, I also acknowledge that PSG is a strong team worthy of being in the final.

he should have won but he didn't, I'm sorry that they don't accept defeat, Paris Saint-Germain's superiority in my opinion was undeniable and referee or no referee they would have won anyway.
I'm sorry that we talk about this rather than the skill of the coach and the players.

[GiftedMAN]

Aside from the possibility of Arsenal being able to win the UEFA champions league they at the moment have pocket a big amount of money so far, in the hundreds of millions and based on financial status for next season that will be very helpful for Arsenal.
I think the reason why they are making plans to extend Mikel Arteta's contract is what they have achieved so far, Arsenal hasn't done badly in any competition this season, they have reached a very respectable round in all competitions this season, although I fear that they aren't building but just want not to be season as losers.

Arsenal has been making money for a long time now not just this season that they managed to get to the champions League finals and they stand the chance of winning the English Premier League too but what they need now is to win trophies. The stage where they are now they have made a lot of money already they will be ready to make more good signing in the team for next season but if they succeed in winning the champions League and the league title it's going to be more money for them and I hope they make that happen.

[slapper]

I'm not disputing the fact that Paris Saint Germain seem to be the favorite to win the UEFA Champions League trophy for this season, but one thing you guys most understand is, this was they same hype they got against Chelsea then at last Chelsea did them bad and everyone was surprised, before you knew it they might face same fate against Arsenal, remember Arsenal is more desperate for this trophy than Paris Saint Germain, so they will literally do what ever it takes to prevail, this time so it's not really orientation wise to write Arsenal off just like that.

And everyone is putting there faith for Arsenal to win the champions League it is very possible but the same time a lot of people have this mindset that arsenal does not have a chance and I don't think so there should be a better way for them to defend there game because the way people are seen the game that it  will be very easy for Arsenal to win but I am not see it that way Arsenal have done better also to have gotten to the finals and it takes a lot of work for anyone to make it to the finals when it comes to the Champions League because one of the most respected leagues ia Champions League very competitive.

Both of them will do what it takes actually for them to win, because Arsenal wants to do the impossible to win the title this and that is what I want to see because Arteta have been working so.hard and he wants to break the record of winning the champions league and that will give him a good advantage in is career because Arteta have really tried for Arsenal like no cap because it is not easy to do what exactly Arteta is doing.

Losing Timber is way worse than people are making it sound. Timber was the one defender who could actually deal with Kvaratskhelia. And now he's out completely. So that job falls to Ben White. White is solid, but Kvaratskhelia has been involved in a goal or assist in every single knockout game this campaign. Seven straight. It's never been done in the history of this competition before.

That's something White is going to have to deal with. PLUS PSG's left back overlapping constantly, which drags Saka deeper to help defend. Then again, Arsenal's right-sided strike is the first to fall back to chasing people rather than generating them. It's a cascading problem imo.

I do agree that no matter what, Arteta deserves a ton of respect. He has put in the work in this project and it shows. The mentor/pupil dynamic with Enrique is also intriguing. A few years back, they were playing together at Barcelona. And Enrique has never lost a knockout tie against an English club. Six for six.

The first 20 minutes make all the difference. PSG start off madly hot. Dembele scored in like the third minute against Bayern. If Arsenal don't concede in that first frenzy, then their defence gets the ball and PSG hit a wall.

[moneystery]

Agreed. Enrique is a coach with thousand of ideas. He can find a solution just after he fought his opponent. I was also surprised tactical plan to three man marking Olise. Suprisingly, that plan succeed in making Olise to have low rating in the game.
I won't be surprised if we will see something new from PSG in the final. I believe Enrique is learning and he tries so hard to find a loophole from Arsenal's backline. So i think PSG wins this again.

Compared to last season, PSG’s performance has clearly declined, but the reason they’ve managed to stay in the race this long is due to Enrique’s tactical genius, which has allowed him to neutralize their opponents’ key players. Others might call it “dirty football,” but a win is a win regardless of whether it’s pretty or not, and that’s exactly what PSG is doing right now.
So Arsenal needs to be wary of this, as Enrique might very well come up with other brilliant ideas to break their concentration and disrupt their strategy.

[Accardo]

Compared to last season, PSG’s performance has clearly declined, but the reason they’ve managed to stay in the race this long is due to Enrique’s tactical genius, which has allowed him to neutralize their opponents’ key players. Others might call it “dirty football,” but a win is a win regardless of whether it’s pretty or not, and that’s exactly what PSG is doing right now.
So Arsenal needs to be wary of this, as Enrique might very well come up with other brilliant ideas to break their concentration and disrupt their strategy.

Enrique would find it hard to deceive Arteta in this match, Arsenal is not inter, what happened in the last finals won't repeat, that's for sure, although they could fall into his traps one or two ways, but would fix it immediately. Look at what Enrique does, he wins better on teams that press hard, that was how he won Bayern Munich, Arsenal is not like that. You cant predict Arsenal to press continuously, they bring the game to the ground, and let everyone jog around the field for some times before the pressing starts. PSG would find the game very challenging because that's not what works for them. Their counter attacking strategy would be suppressed and discouraged. Whoever gets control of the ball possession would suffer the repercussion in Energy loss.

[$weetne$$]

the attitude that this team shows in winning matches is something that is rarely seen in new teams that come back after a great period, i must say that i like Arsenal a lot and i am convinced that they can give PSG a lot of trouble who in my opinion are underestimating the situation a lot.

We know that one sure thing in that match between Arsenal and PSG will be that both teams are not going to have it easy either ways, even Arsenal knows PSG will not be making it easy for them, knowing what is at stake in the game,  both team has got a really good approach to how they tackle their games but one is more experienced in recent times than the other and  the other had got a really solid defence, so both teams has got an advantage over the other, so let us wait and see when the best team wins the trophy.

[Rgram]

This was the TOTW after the last semi final matches.



I'm not surprised with not seeing many players from Bayern Munich though. PSG did a great defending against them during the whole match!

This certainly can go for the week. Bayer Munich didn’t have much for impact over the just concluded game week and they made Luis Enrique feel like the ultimate technician.
Dembele has got to be one of the best thing that did happen to PSG through last season and this season. Ever since Mbappe left, he upped his game and has being living the part ever since. It makes a lot of sense why Luis Enrique had to take him out early, he knew the game was done and have got get him ready for the finals.

[DYOR+BTC]

It is true that we are talking about a finals that will be played against two teams with very distinct different styles. Arsenal is not actually a "defensive" team but more like they do have a greater defense than their offense, their style isn't park the bus and just make sure it goes to 0-0, it just happens because they do have great defense so it is normal to expect a team with great defense and bad offense to have very low scoring games. PSG on the other hand focuses on team, meaning they defend all together, and they attack all together, so of course that means plenty of goals.

In the entire Europe now Arsenal is among the team with the best defensive strength, even without the existence of much force at the forefront, there defence consistently fight without giving up just to wrap things up in all games this season which is one difference i see between them and other teams.
As for the forth coming champions league final, I don’t have much to say because the game looks a bit concluded because the PSG i know will relentlessly work towards because the champions of Europe back to back the same way teams like real madrid and others did, therefore our prayer should be for the game not to end as that of Milan when they played against same PSG

[Popkon6]

I don't think bad ideas placing bet for Arsenal how many people favoriting PSG become the winner after solid performance and several top teams eliminated since the knock out round but Arsenal has high ambition to win first UCL trophy. During few matches left in domestic league I hope Arsenal not get problem with players injury indeed have fight for winning premier league tittle but Arteta should make rotation the team composition.

the attitude that this team shows in winning matches is something that is rarely seen in new teams that come back after a great period, i must say that i like Arsenal a lot and i am convinced that they can give PSG a lot of trouble who in my opinion are underestimating the situation a lot.

What Arteta has done to the Arsenal team this period is something that needs to be studied because their performance is top notch and even if people are favouring PSG to be the winner of the champions League I still think Arsenal has a good chance to defeat them. PSG will be out to attack and also try to defend but the defense of Arsenal is unmatched this season compared to the rest of the teams that has faced PSG. If Arsenal decides to counter attack PSG it's going to be difficult for PSG to stop them that's one advantage they will have over PSG.

The two best teams have been able to reach the final match, Arsenal team should never be dismissed because they are strong at the moment. The strategy that the PSG team coach is going to follow in the current position is a secret that will be proven only on the playing field, but Arsenal team coach is much more experienced and will adopt more advanced strategies.
PSG team is quite good and strong at the moment but their defense is much weaker than Arsenal team. In this respect, Arsenal team is much ahead because Arsenal team is strong in both attack and defense. However, gamblers are betting more in favor of Arsenal team.

[Akbarkoe]

I also honestly never expected it, this is about a job that not all club teams manage to do, clearly PSG played a very high level tactical match, studied down to the smallest detail, this is a very important thing if you want to win and in fact Bayern Munich failed to win.

This shows that PSG remains consistent like last season which can qualify for the final and calm the champions league, this is not an easy job, they are full of dedication so they can reach the final again.
Indeed no one expected it by beating Bayern Munich, or even from the beginning of the league, most people thought it was Manchester City, Real Madrid but the fact is not like that, the expectation that happened was Arsenal who made it to the Final.

[l99l]

the attitude that this team shows in winning matches is something that is rarely seen in new teams that come back after a great period, i must say that i like Arsenal a lot and i am convinced that they can give PSG a lot of trouble who in my opinion are underestimating the situation a lot.

We know that one sure thing in that match between Arsenal and PSG will be that both teams are not going to have it easy either ways, even Arsenal knows PSG will not be making it easy for them, knowing what is at stake in the game,  both team has got a really good approach to how they tackle their games but one is more experienced in recent times than the other and  the other had got a really solid defence, so both teams has got an advantage over the other, so let us wait and see when the best team wins the trophy.

It's amazing that PSG have reached the final again this season. Luis Enrique is an incredible manager with great tactics. If they win the Champions League again this season, it will be very interesting and they will go down in history.
In my opinion, PSG is the slightly better team. Arsenal is having one of their best seasons, both in the league and the Champions League, I don't know, but everything is very exciting towards the end of the season.

[len01]

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Paris Saint-Germain seem to have the upper hand over Arsenal in terms of both their play and, at times, their tactics and the quality of certain players, but Arteta will come up with something. Luis Enrique is a brilliant manager and he proved it in with safanov play style, where he deliberately had his players misplace their clearances, giving the ball away for a throw in to the opposition, only to press them and win the ball back immediately because he saw that Bayern Munich lost possession from throw ins when pressed. Simply brilliant.

From what I’ve observed so far, Arsenal are still unbeaten in the UCL and, if I’m not mistaken, they have only conceded 6 goals, while PSG have already conceded 22 goals. That clearly shows Arsenal are stronger defensively. On the other hand, Arsenal now seem to have a perfect build-up tactic and they are capable of breaking down PSG’s slightly fragile defense. I admit Enrique is very experienced, but it looks like Arteta has already figured out exactly what Arsenal need in order to destroy PSG.

Hopefully Arsenal won’t concede an early goal. That could become a very bad situation for Arsenal.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

It's amazing that PSG have reached the final again this season. Luis Enrique is an incredible manager with great tactics. If they win the Champions League again this season, it will be very interesting and they will go down in history.
In my opinion, PSG is the slightly better team. Arsenal is having one of their best seasons, both in the league and the Champions League, I don't know, but everything is very exciting towards the end of the season.

Luis Enrique is indeed a manager capable of making history for PSG. Previously, PSG struggled to reach the Champions League final, but last season they managed to win the trophy and now they have reached the final again this season. This will be a very exciting match for both teams and Arsenal will also be looking to win the title this season, so they will give their best. Although many people might favor PSG in this final, I'm sure Arsenal will do their best to achieve the desired result and I have more confidence in Arsenal this time in the Champions League.