UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Adbitco]

I love how Didier Drogba schooled Havertz after his utterance regarding Chelsea. I saw something like this yesterday but didn't look at it properly because I thought it was a propaganda against Havertz, when Drogba talked about it, that was when I went to read what Havertz actually said. It's totally disrespectful even though he isn't in good terms with his former team Chelsea, at least show some respect to the team that put your name on the world stage. He that winning the champions league with Arsenal would mean more than winning it with Chelsea. I didn't see any rationale in that his statement, it's best you keep shut and play your football.

[Chilwell]

Arsenal were the better team in the game but unfortunately PSG won the trophy on penalties. I would've liked to see Arsenal to win. I'm not upset that PSG won though because I enjoy seeing Luis Enrique succeed. He couldn't celebrate it well after the tragic events he went through last season. This time he looked genuinely happy. PSG are very fortunate to have him.

Arsenal will keep trying to win this trophy. They're one of the best teams in the world and will always be among the favorites.

We are on the same page here, honestly I really wanted this for Arsenal because they deserve it. Arsenal's performance this season was a great one which I still have believe that the strength that lift them here is still with them and I believe one day they will win this trophy.

Paris Saint-Germain are just lucky to even secured the first penalty which make them draw the match, i was so impressed with the defensive line which if not for that penalty I don't think Paris Saint-Germain will be able to make any attempt, it was excellent and I hope there will continue with that because right now arsenal have best defenders in the world now.

[Balmain]

Paris Saint-Germain had a very high number of shots on goal, but I don't think they created many dangerous chances. Kvaratskhelia was really effective in some situations, and he was also responsible for winning the penalty. Arsenal defended very well and put up a magnificent fight against a team like Paris Saint-Germain.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is someone whose important to the club has not taking any bad shape for several champions league, Luis Enrique doesn't substitute him except they don't have much time because if he substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia early, the squad could loss form on there forward, they brought Barcola to substitute him when the 90 minutes was almost there but however Barcola also got a chance that would have not made the penalty necessary if he had scored it but fortunately for Arsenal it was behind the bar, PSG has warriors as a team because if not that Arsenal also took the game more determining than PSG they could have been explored as PSG did to Inter Milan.

Kvaratskhelia never gave up the fight for Paris Saint-Germain. He's a player who knows and loves to fight. He's one of the wingers I've followed most closely in recent years. I also think he was the most effective player for Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League this year. The Georgian player is a rising star. He showed his impact in the final match and unlocked the key that brought his team the championship.

Kvaratskhelia is an incredibly combative player, and his fighting spirit affects the whole team. While some players may be ambitious, it doesn't affect everyone in the team. Kvaratskhelia energizes the whole team. He fights to the end in every match, and he's definitely one of my favorite wingers. His pressing ability, his drive to win the ball from opponents, and his willingness to tackle one-on-one, even risking injury, are exceptional. He has a very strong fighting spirit.

[Mayor of ogba]

It seems like Kvaratskhelia as been named Champions League player of the season, owing to the fact that PSG won the Champions League and Dembele didn't get to put in the numbers, Kvaratskhelia had the opportunity to get the honors and also looking at his performance it really shows. Kvaratskhelia really deserve it with 10 goals and 6 assists and also coming up second with highest shot taken which is 50 shots. A good stat.

Injury didn't allow Dembele play much match for PSG this season but with the matches he played for PSG his performance was outstanding and he inspired PSG to win the Champions League this season but his performance for PSG in all competitions isn't enough to earn him another Ballon d'or award next season. I think either Kvaratskhelia or Vitinha should win the Ballon award next season because they performed better than Dembele this season, but if Kvaratskhelia has been named Champions League player of the season, I think he has gotten an edge over Vitinha and he might win the Ballon d'or award.

[$weetne$$]

Honestly like you said, Kvaratskhelia was excellent in that match against Arsenal, most times I feel like he is very underrated. Currently looking at the top 5 big leagues, amongst all, Kvaratskhelia looks to be the best Left Winger we have now and pairing him Dembele always promises disaster for the opposition defense. When Dembele drops down as false 9, we can always trust Kvaratskhelia to deliver

He is one fine PSG player that I think is not getting  as much recognition as he deserves, he plays key roles in the team and not really get noticed, probably because PSG is not a player dependent team, so they win by collective effort which makes everybody s contribution as much valid as that of the others.

[Makus]

Last yesterday when Liverpool won the Premier League, everywhere was just calm as normal but Arsenal won Premier League this year, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the noise pollution was on the high and because of that other clubs fans join hands against Arsenal to loss this Champions League Final this year. According to the inscription on social media, the match was "Arsenal vs The Whole world". And another inscription again. "PSG just saved the world from noise pollution". Football is really for fun.

Last season you mean. The reason everywhere was so calm as you put it was because Liverpool do not get as much hate as Arsenal do. For some reason, Arsenal seems to live rent-free in the minds of rival fans so much so that they focus on Arsenal more than their own clubs. BTW wasn’t there an accident in the Liverpool parade last year?

Arsenal has more hate because of how they behave,
They hype their selves, and when they win a match they felt that they are the best club ever.  Like can't you see they say they started this season?
They where just all about, Yoo we are winning quadruple and they didn't let others stay at peace because of how good they started the season, so this alone will explain why they have alot of hatters.

And mostly, do you know how of a noise it will be of they won this champions league, the avoidance of this developed the haters
Only primer league alone caused traffic, now imagine adding champions league. Nahh brh

A lot of people prayed for them not to win the champions league so that they wouldn't brag and rub it in the faces of other football fans. I really wanted them to win because they deserved it but all the same psg worked hard to win as well. It was really a heart breaking day for arsenal fans, people cried and some even committed suicide, I don't understand why people would take it this seriously and harm themselves. Winning the premier league is Also a big achievement for arsenal so I don't see any big deal even though they lost the UCL.

[letteredhub]

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It's not yet over until, it's over. Arsenal are playing packing the bus pattern which is giving PSG the opportunity to attack them aggressively even though, they haven't gotten that right chance to equalize the goal. The first half is over and I believe that we will see more attacking force from PSG because Enrique will come up with a new strategy in the second half.

I hope am able to explain this with much clarity as a mistake which Arteta made against PSG in this final after his team scored the leading goal in the early minutes of the game.  Obviously we know PSG is an attacking team and are very offensive with attack when their opponent decides to go defensive in tactics.
Arteta already caught PSG in start of the game but lost his control of the game when I had expected he continued with the high press he started the first few minutes of the game with which game Arsenal that early game. If he has maintained that tactics and had not gone fully defensive, PSG would have being weakened and surely Arsenal could have gotten more opportunities to score extra goals but instead Arteta gave back the game to PSG which came about that equalizer in the second half after many attempts.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Arsenal were the better team in the game but unfortunately PSG won the trophy on penalties. I would've liked to see Arsenal to win. I'm not upset that PSG won though because I enjoy seeing Luis Enrique succeed. He couldn't celebrate it well after the tragic events he went through last season. This time he looked genuinely happy. PSG are very fortunate to have him.

Arsenal will keep trying to win this trophy. They're one of the best teams in the world and will always be among the favorites.

Arsenal messed up infact it was Arteta I blame for all what happened to even think of starting Mosquera in that game, knowing fully well how dangerous the player running from his wing is, it should have been Timber in that right back but he choose to play a risky game. PSG is not a team that sit back while they are losing and again, leading by a goal at that early stage wasn't a time to start defending, like for how long? They knew that after the goal, PSG won't stop pressing till something positive happens, although PSG wasn't that great like they used to be but that penalty gave them a life line to extend the game to the penalty shootout, it was indeed an unfortunate evening for Arsenal.

[Ale88]

It's not been a great final, I was expecting something more entertaining to be honest but I get it, many times there is too much pressure and the only thing that counts is winning or not. PSG deserved to win because they played more football; Arsenal scored very early on and since that moment their strategy was to simply defend the result, Atletico Madrid style.

I'm only wondering about how confident Arteta by told his club to fully defend instead of keep pressuring PSG to score more goals to kill the game. The first 5 minutes were good for Arsenal coz they were doing high pressure, and Havertz scored due to the Marquinhos's mistake.

However, what Arteta is thinking to have confidence to play defensively by having only one goal lead.

If he pushes his team to always attack instead of doing a parking bus. I believe they could also win this. So it clearly tells they didn't even learn from their result against City, when they played defensively, but City was thrashing them.

It's hard to call them as a team with winning mentality.

Arteta probably preferred to take a risk playing a defensive game instead of keep pushing. I mean, I can't blame him, when you are playing against a team like PSG with Kvaratskhelia and Doué as wing plus very offensive full-backs like Hakimi and Nuno Mendes, it's never easy. Arsenal were playing with Hincapié, Mosquera (who is not even a real right-back), Trossard and Saka. The quality difference is huge.
The fact that PSG only managed to score by penalty is quite remarkable, let's not forget that we're talking about a team that scored plenty of goals against Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

[RaltcoinsB]

Arsenal were the better team in the game but unfortunately PSG won the trophy on penalties. I would've liked to see Arsenal to win. I'm not upset that PSG won though because I enjoy seeing Luis Enrique succeed. He couldn't celebrate it well after the tragic events he went through last season. This time he looked genuinely happy. PSG are very fortunate to have him.

Arsenal will keep trying to win this trophy. They're one of the best teams in the world and will always be among the favorites.

Arsenal messed up infact it was Arteta I blame for all what happened to even think of starting Mosquera in that game, knowing fully well how dangerous the player running from his wing is, it should have been Timber in that right back but he choose to play a risky game. PSG is not a team that sit back while they are losing and again, leading by a goal at that early stage wasn't a time to start defending, like for how long? They knew that after the goal, PSG won't stop pressing till something positive happens, although PSG wasn't that great like they used to be but that penalty gave them a life line to extend the game to the penalty shootout, it was indeed an unfortunate evening for Arsenal.

Arsenal had actually managed to stop PSG until Mosquera's mistake. Mosquera made a mistake that disrupted the balance of the entire game, and Arsenal conceded a goal from a penalty as a result. Nevertheless, they continued to defend and did not allow Paris Saint-Germain to score a second goal. When the match went to penalties, Arsenal players needed to take their penalties at their best, but two clumsily taken penalties resulted in Paris Saint-Germain winning the championship. Arsenal has perhaps entered a period where we will have to wait another 20 years for a similar outcome.

[LUCKMCFLY]

with Arteta Arsenal almost always focuses on defense. counterattacking isn't such a bad idea but when you have these counterattacks. when the whole team is only defending and not thinking about counterattacking you won't be able to score a second goal.

Arsene Wenger was in the stands and I think Wenger's Arsenal could have beaten PSG but not Arteta's Arsenal.

Well, what I saw in the interview he gave was that he said it wasn't that he dropped back into defense, but that PSG didn't let him get out, that they have many very obvious individual talents, that each player is very well coordinated, and that he couldn't do absolutely anything. Actually, I think that's true, but even with everything Arsenal has, they should always have looked to attack. How come they were attacking towards the end? So I think they just needed to push much harder.

[Catenaccio]

Arteta probably preferred to take a risk playing a defensive game instead of keep pushing. I mean, I can't blame him, when you are playing against a team like PSG with Kvaratskhelia and Doué as wing plus very offensive full-backs like Hakimi and Nuno Mendes, it's never easy.

PSG have very good player resource for attacking system with many young star players who are already at world-class level but still have potential of developing themselves more in coming years. Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Barcola and Dembele can support each other well and they have huge potential for sharpening their skills and upgrade themselves to better versions.

Arsenal were playing with Hincapié, Mosquera (who is not even a real right-back), Trossard and Saka. The quality difference is huge.
The fact that PSG only managed to score by penalty is quite remarkable, let's not forget that we're talking about a team that scored plenty of goals against Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

Before the foul of Mosquera that results in a penalty for PSG, the final match was in control of Arsenal and PSG looked to be very obstructive. After a successful penalty, we saw that PSG attacked better and Arsenal no longer completely focused on defense, and it opened the final match for PSG. Even PSG did not score a second goal in this final match, the match actually became better for them after that penalty.

I thought of a win for Arsenal before that penalty but it happened and it changed the final match entirely for both PSG and Arsenal.

[alankasman]

PSG have very good player resource for attacking system with many young star players who are already at world-class level but still have potential of developing themselves more in coming years. Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Barcola and Dembele can support each other well and they have huge potential for sharpening their skills and upgrade themselves to better versions.

This is inseparable from what their coach Luis Unrique did because he bravely launched his young players who immediately appeared in the final so that they were often played starting from the preliminary round until they were played by the coach in the final so that they did not feel burdened anymore so what Unrique did was very appropriate because this will be a good thing for the next few years for another reason they do not only depend on one player because before them PSG had many star players such as Messi, Neymar and Mbappe but they never helped the PSG team win the title in the UCL competition because they were not needed by the team at that time but with the arrival of the coach from Spain the current PSG squad seems to have no star players but now they have given birth to star players that many other teams will recruit them next season.

Before the foul of Mosquera that results in a penalty for PSG, the final match was in control of Arsenal and PSG looked to be very obstructive. After a successful penalty, we saw that PSG attacked better and Arsenal no longer completely focused on defense, and it opened the final match for PSG. Even PSG did not score a second goal in this final match, the match actually became better for them after that penalty.

Apart from the incident PSG players immediately did not give control of the game to Arsenal so that Arsenal immediately defended until the end of the match even though after the goal they scored Arsenal would continue to do as usual so that PSG was not too free to attack them Arsenal and that was not done by Arsenal instead they preferred to counterattack but not many attacks they did against the opposing team so even though there was additional time but they both teams still ended the match they had to continue in the penalty round and they PSG managed to beat Arsenal through the penalty shootout and I congratulate PSG who managed to win the title and defend the title this season.

[SatoPrincess]

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Last season you mean. The reason everywhere was so calm as you put it was because Liverpool do not get as much hate as Arsenal do. For some reason, Arsenal seems to live rent-free in the minds of rival fans so much so that they focus on Arsenal more than their own clubs. BTW wasn’t there an accident in the Liverpool parade last year?

Arsenal has more hate because of how they behave,
They hype their selves, and when they win a match they felt that they are the best club ever.  Like can't you see they say they started this season?
They where just all about, Yoo we are winning quadruple and they didn't let others stay at peace because of how good they started the season, so this alone will explain why they have alot of hatters.

And mostly, do you know how of a noise it will be of they won this champions league, the avoidance of this developed the haters
Only primer league alone caused traffic, now imagine adding champions league. Nahh brh

So it’s jealously then! You chose this as solace because you could not deal with their own failures. You would rather see Arsenal lose than see your club win. The amount of social media content about Arsenal by non-Arsenal fans is ridiculous.

On a lighter note, the PSG fan shitcoin is not doing so well in the market.

[satscraper]

PSG won the Champions League trophy for the second consecutive time on penalties, showing just how important penalty takers are. Gabriel took a very poor shot and missed. Arsenal had more work to do, but they couldn't capitalize on it. In the end, Arsenal were the losers. The trophy went to PSG.

I had already thought PSG would be the champion but not through penalties. Congratulations PSG, you are the champion again. No big names in PSG, no big names in Arsenal, and it proves this final was entertaining. It means these two teams really deserve to be in the final. Both teams played openly, making it very entertaining for me. Maybe another regret is felt by Mbappe. At the moment he left, his former club was able to play well and win in the UCL. Next season, there may be many more surprises. I think the transfer market will see more activity.

Shots: PSG 19 - Arsenal 5
Possession: PSG 72% - Arsenal 28%
Passes: PSG 847 - Arsenal 311
Pass Accuracy: PSG 93% - Arsenal 71%

from these stats we can actually clearly say that the deserving side won...

PSG were the better team overall, but Arsenal's defense also performed very well and managed to keep them from winning the match before it went to penalties. Once a game reaches a penalty shootout, anything can happen.

In the end, it was Arsenal's players who performed worse in the shootout. It was not really Safonov's achievement that he saved two penalties, rather two Arsenal players failed to hit the target when taking their spot kicks. For a Champions League final, those are very costly mistakes from players who were trusted with such an important responsibility.

In general I’m on your side here, but we shouldn’t forget that the penalty shootout in the final of such tournaments is always a lottery for every player, no matter how experienced he is in achieving results. In my view, Arsenal were still not fully relaxed after winning the Premier League title, and this affected their emotional state during the penalty shootout. So, in the end, we have the outcome we have.

[jaberwock]

As I imagined, it wasn't a one sided game like many people expected, the game ended in penalties, it was very close, and even there, it ended up on the very last shot, 5th shot, to be able to say it was over. Arsenal got unlucky, penalties are about skill but also mostly about luck as well so it is clear that they just got unlucky.

PSG did something amazing, winning UCL back to back, that is not a common thing, after a year of treble, they did a year of double, this is not common in world of football,  in fact, there hasn't been a team that won their league and UCL together back to back in a long time.

[Accardo]

Actually, I think that's true, but even with everything Arsenal has, they should always have looked to attack. How come they were attacking towards the end? So I think they just needed to push much harder.

The attack they began towards the end backfired a lot, the backline got filled with loopholes, although they were able to coordinate the counter attacks of PSG but wouldn't have done so well at that had they started too early to attack PSG.

[As-Soon-As]

It's not been a great final, I was expecting something more entertaining to be honest but I get it, many times there is too much pressure and the only thing that counts is winning or not. PSG deserved to win because they played more football; Arsenal scored very early on and since that moment their strategy was to simply defend the result, Atletico Madrid style.

I'm only wondering about how confident Arteta by told his club to fully defend instead of keep pressuring PSG to score more goals to kill the game. The first 5 minutes were good for Arsenal coz they were doing high pressure, and Havertz scored due to the Marquinhos's mistake.

However, what Arteta is thinking to have confidence to play defensively by having only one goal lead.

If he pushes his team to always attack instead of doing a parking bus. I believe they could also win this. So it clearly tells they didn't even learn from their result against City, when they played defensively, but City was thrashing them.

It's hard to call them as a team with winning mentality.

Arteta probably preferred to take a risk playing a defensive game instead of keep pushing. I mean, I can't blame him, when you are playing against a team like PSG with Kvaratskhelia and Doué as wing plus very offensive full-backs like Hakimi and Nuno Mendes, it's never easy. Arsenal were playing with Hincapié, Mosquera (who is not even a real right-back), Trossard and Saka. The quality difference is huge.
The fact that PSG only managed to score by penalty is quite remarkable, let's not forget that we're talking about a team that scored plenty of goals against Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

The situation is like this: Arsenal is only dependent on the defense, and the attack is performing normally and could not put much pressure on the opposing team. But PSG put pressure on Arsenal from both the attack and the defense. The two teams competed for a long time, both teams fought until the end, and we saw that Arsenal was weak in the end. And there was a sense of disappointment among them, but PSG players performed consistently.
And they built confidence in themselves which enabled them to win on penalties, this season PSG entered the final by winning by a large number of goals with every team but not Arsenal. So it was natural that the final would be different, PSG created scoring opportunities but due to the good luck of both teams, the game went to penalties and PSG won there.

[Stepstowealth]

The situation is like this: Arsenal is only dependent on the defense, and the attack is performing normally and could not put much pressure on the opposing team.

It is very possible that this same Arsenal team get to the Champions League final again next season even though it looks like it will be harder, but I believe that if they do they would have better experience playing the finals because it was very clear that they are new to this sort of situation even though they never try to look like it That is why PSG had dominant performance because they've played in the finals are confident enough in their abilities and are the defending champions of the competition. Arsenal should not be sad they should just take their experience and look forward to a better season after they are able to successfully raid the transfer market.

[Tamaperdana]

We are on the same page here, honestly I really wanted this for Arsenal because they deserve it. Arsenal's performance this season was a great one which I still have believe that the strength that lift them here is still with them and I believe one day they will win this trophy.

Paris Saint-Germain are just lucky to even secured the first penalty which make them draw the match, i was so impressed with the defensive line which if not for that penalty I don't think Paris Saint-Germain will be able to make any attempt, it was excellent and I hope there will continue with that because right now arsenal have best defenders in the world now.

Yes,, it cannot be denied that Arsenal performed exceptionally well in this final, especially their defense. Without a strong defense,, they would have lost, and there would have been no extra time. So, even though I support PSG in this match, I also admit that Arsenal's performance was truly impressive. If Arsenal can continue to perform like this,, I certainly believe they could one day win the Champions League next season.

Arsenal doesn't have many weaknesses in their squad right now; they just need to sharpen their attack,, and that will make them a tough team to beat. So I am also really impatient to see how Arsenal will perform in the upcoming Champions League, because considering that Arsenal is a team that never gives up, so it is very likely that in the coming season Arsenal will definitely be able to reach the final again in the Champions League,, although it certainly won't be easy either.