UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[Roseline492]

I think people are expecting too much from Jose Mounrinho, I know he is an experience manager  but with the way people are expecting the performance will be immediately the season get started, I don't think it will be like that because they are many teams that are fully ready and can do everything possible to win the trophy by next season.

We can't say anything yet, let's see what Mounrinho will do when the season start, but people already expecting too much from him. And with this even if the season start and his trying to make sure things go well people will not believe untill they see that he dominate the league or win a trophy.

An expectation is made based on a club and the competency of the coach that would be coaching them so actually people are not only speaking highly or expecting more because of whom Jose Mounrinho but however real Madrid attributed to the reason why people are so focused on Jose Mounrinho because the players people has been saying the club should signed has all been in in place for them so actually Jose Mounrinho has all the squad to present the trophy to the real Madrid management that trusted him on the position. If it was another club that's below real Madrid you would have seen people saying different thing about Jose Mounrinho so that's why I said club was also the reason why he has become so important.

[swogerino]

I think people are expecting too much from Jose Mounrinho, I know he is an experience manager  but with the way people are expecting the performance will be immediately the season get started, I don't think it will be like that because they are many teams that are fully ready and can do everything possible to win the trophy by next season.

We can't say anything yet, let's see what Mounrinho will do when the season start, but people already expecting too much from him. And with this even if the season start and his trying to make sure things go well people will not believe untill they see that he dominate the league or win a trophy.

An expectation is made based on a club and the competency of the coach that would be coaching them so actually people are not only speaking highly or expecting more because of whom Jose Mounrinho but however real Madrid attributed to the reason why people are so focused on Jose Mounrinho because the players people has been saying the club should signed has all been in in place for them so actually Jose Mounrinho has all the squad to present the trophy to the real Madrid management that trusted him on the position. If it was another club that's below real Madrid you would have seen people saying different thing about Jose Mounrinho so that's why I said club was also the reason why he has become so important.

I think Real Madrid made a great choice in having signed Mourinho again as their coach. They have the players with quality and skill and despite that they have not been able to go further in Champions League while we know how important is this trophy for Real Madrid, the team who has won it the most. Mourinho is also in my opinion the only coach who can bring back Real to glory by winning it all, La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League. I doubt any other coach can achieve any success with the team Real has nowadays.

[verdinio]

Kerem and İrfancan were with the national team in the US. Although they arrived at Fenerbahçe match-fit, their performance today drew the most criticism.
They are not the only ones underperforming at Fenerbahçe, but fans are singling them out the most.
Fred is a far cry from his old self. Even though Talisca scored in both matches, he looks very sluggish; his advancing age makes it difficult for him to last the full 90 minutes. The fact that Fenerbahçe still lacks a striker is also an indication of a poor transfer policy.
The match against Graz will be tougher.

We must understand that in football we need to give the various players time to adapt to the new team without the demands of him entering the field and scoring in every match, it takes time for a player to acclimatise with his new teammates and join the new coach's game in an orderly and correct way

[The Founding Titan]

It is never  right for a player to go against a Coach decision knowing the Coach is in charge of the team and I believe if a coach said something you don't like or something that doesn't make any sense, airing your suggestion or opinion won't be bad but going against it regardless is wrong and I hope this kind of thing won't happen again because this Real Madrid new coach don't tolerate nonsense unless the player want to chop bench.

Of course he won't, Mourinho is quite a strict coach, the kind that doesn't care about how much of a star player that you are, if you don't follow his instructions he won't let you into his pitch, and with the clauses in his contract with Madrid he is in every position to do what he wants as long as he is doing it in the interest of the club and I'm sure he will know how it play each of the players in Madrid that they won't even have any issues with him and his coaching methods

[Baki202]

I think Real Madrid made a great choice in having signed Mourinho again as their coach. They have the players with quality and skill and despite that they have not been able to go further in Champions League while we know how important is this trophy for Real Madrid, the team who has won it the most. Mourinho is also in my opinion the only coach who can bring back Real to glory by winning it all, La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League. I doubt any other coach can achieve any success with the team Real has nowadays.

And I can see the happiness on every fan's face because they are bringing in Mourinho because, to some extent, Real Madrid's players are not that bad, and we know that, in one way or another, they should perform better in the Champions League because, in that regard, we see how Real Madrid consistently performs at their highest level because we know and believe that Real Madrid will find a way. Because it's been a while they have been able to win any trophy.

Jose may not be the only coach, but to some extent we think that he will be able to solve the current issues at Real Madrid because he is one of the most insane coaches. It will be interesting when they finally start getting the kind of results they want because Real Madrid has been losing their shine for a while, and even their performance in the LA Liga is not pleasant at all.

[Unsoldier]

With the arrival of Mourinho at Real Madrid, every Real Madrid player will learn to comport themselves so that they won't fall into the bad record of Mourinho, because Mourinho himself is a no-nonsense human being who will bench you for a long time if you don't obey his instructions.

Mbappe and the rest of the players. Last season's experience alone is supposed to teach them a lesson that playing individual players is not really working for them as they had thought. Playing with one mind and the same goal in mind will take them far and make them win the match and league trophy they are in for.

José Mourinho is a very disciplinary coach, he won't accept misconduct and disrespect from any player. He will keep the dressing room in order because he's top and knows how to put everybody in their place. I'm standing on the mandate that Real Madrid will compete for major trophies next season because they're one of the best European side and nobody is going to take that away from them. Real Madrid have the players and they're now pushing to landing more promising players because this time, they need results and tire of setbacks for two seasons.

Real Madrid's inclusion of José Mourinho as coach was definitely a good decision. The team is already good in position but due to lack of proper direction, they cannot maintain their consistency properly. After José Mourinho's arrival, my expectations for this team will increase exceptionally. He certainly knows how to make strategies against big teams in big matches. His wise leadership in everything from the field to the dressing room will help the team to take a very good position. One of the reasons I like him is that he not only supports good play but also has a lot of effort to bring trophies. The desire that he has to win trophies in any way will help the team to take a lot higher from its current position.

Let's see how Mourinho manages to handle dictator Mbappe. So far, only Didier Deschamps has managed to get through to him, producing superb results under his leadership with minimal friction in the squad. At the club level, no manager has truly unlocked his full potential yet. I doubt Mourinho will be able to curb Mbappe's dictatorial tendencies either.   

[ndutndut]

Real Madrid's inclusion of José Mourinho as coach was definitely a good decision. The team is already good in position but due to lack of proper direction, they cannot maintain their consistency properly. After José Mourinho's arrival, my expectations for this team will increase exceptionally. He certainly knows how to make strategies against big teams in big matches. His wise leadership in everything from the field to the dressing room will help the team to take a very good position. One of the reasons I like him is that he not only supports good play but also has a lot of effort to bring trophies. The desire that he has to win trophies in any way will help the team to take a lot higher from its current position.

Let's see how Mourinho manages to handle dictator Mbappe. So far, only Didier Deschamps has managed to get through to him, producing superb results under his leadership with minimal friction in the squad. At the club level, no manager has truly unlocked his full potential yet. I doubt Mourinho will be able to curb Mbappe's dictatorial tendencies either.   

Hmmm... Is Mbappe a dictator? I'm not sure Mbappe is like that. He earned the nickname "dictator" because when he was at PSG, he received special privileges, and PSG deliberately granted him those privileges because PSG didn't want to lose its star player. That's why Mbappe was nicknamed a dictator because he had a lot of authority given by PSG. But after moving to Madrid, I don't see him as a dictator. In fact the nickname "dictator" is just a meme, not in reality. If we talk about him being selfish Vini is also selfish, so are the players selfish because they are dictators? Certainly not because of the selfishness of the Madrid players in the past two seasons. They lacked a coach with a firm character and no leaders within the squad, so Madrid performance lacked direction. This is what I see happening to Madrid in the last two years.

Mourinho is a very experienced coach and has a character that is highly respected by the players. So I have no doubt that Mourinho can bring Madrid back to glory next season especially with the current transfers that will strengthen the squad. Can Mourinho lower the egos of the players, especially Mbappé and Vini? I think so, because Mourinho has coached star players like Ronaldo, Benzema, and Bale.

[Jewan420]

And I can see the happiness on every fan's face because they are bringing in Mourinho because, to some extent, Real Madrid's players are not that bad, and we know that, in one way or another, they should perform better in the Champions League because, in that regard, we see how Real Madrid consistently performs at their highest level because we know and believe that Real Madrid will find a way. Because it's been a while they have been able to win any trophy.

Jose may not be the only coach, but to some extent we think that he will be able to solve the current issues at Real Madrid because he is one of the most insane coaches. It will be interesting when they finally start getting the kind of results they want because Real Madrid has been losing their shine for a while, and even their performance in the LA Liga is not pleasant at all.

They have not won any title in the last two seasons, but have shamefully failed in every title. They are trying their best to get out of this situation and are trying to take the highest level of action. They have the best players and the best manager for the upcoming season. If Real Madrid cannot win any title in the upcoming season, then they will have to reorganize the team. Some players will also have to be dropped to restore discipline in the team.
I don't think they will have to face such a tough situation, but they will see success in the upcoming season. They should do better especially in the Champions League, in the last two seasons they did not do well in the group stage and also performed very badly in the knockout stage and ensured their exit. Maybe that will not happen again in the upcoming season, but they will fight to the end.

[Nheer]

Let's see how Mourinho manages to handle dictator Mbappe. So far, only Didier Deschamps has managed to get through to him, producing superb results under his leadership with minimal friction in the squad. At the club level, no manager has truly unlocked his full potential yet. I doubt Mourinho will be able to curb Mbappe's dictatorial tendencies either.   

I don't understand what you mean by no manager has truly unlocked Mbappe's potential. Mbappe has always been known to be a goal scorer and a good one at that and despite all the goals he's scored you still think his full potential has not been reached. Last season was his best goal scoring season despite the club not having a stable club and things not going well. Also at PSG 2021/2022 season he had a very excellent season but you still think he's not at his full potential yet. All these times he's always played under different coaches and excelled.
Mbappe should be in the age bracket of his prime and that's so I think after a few seasons now he will start dropping just as everyone so there is no much to see again.

I don't doubt Mourinho at all, I believe he is up to the task if he was able to coach Ronaldo curb him then he will be able to do the same with Mbappe.

[Callido]

I believe that not all the blame should be given to the players on the pitch, i think that a large part of the blame and responsibility must be shared and the one who owns most of it and the coach, gives me the impression that he struggles a lot to make his players understand how to move and the right attitude to use.

Club owners should also be blamed when things go wrong sometimes in the club. Club owners will invest very little and expect the coaches to do wonders with players and equipment that is below what they want to get as match results.

What makes players professional is playing the game beyond grassroots players, but now we see players who are not better than amateur players playing for top leagues, players should get more part of the blame.

[pawel7777]

Just catching up on the results of the 2nd qualifying round. I see we're going to have another year with no Polish clubs participating.
Lech Poznan dropped out on penalties. They lost 4-3 on penalties to AGF. And Gornik Zabrze failed to surprise against a higher ranked Fenerbahce, as they lost 2-1 on aggregate.

We're going to have some more action on Tue/Wed next week, with some higher-calibre clubs joining in, including Bodo-Glimt, who positively surprised last season.

[yudi09]

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Mourinho is a very experienced coach and has a character that is highly respected by the players. So I have no doubt that Mourinho can bring Madrid back to glory next season especially with the current transfers that will strengthen the squad. Can Mourinho lower the egos of the players, especially Mbappé and Vini? I think so, because Mourinho has coached star players like Ronaldo, Benzema, and Bale.

Mourinho is rebuilding the squad he wants. Several players have officially become Real Madrid players, the 2026/27 season makes Real Madrid with good depth.
We know Mourinho's character so there is no player more special than him. Ozil previously felt that Cristiano Ronaldo was greatly helped by the assists and space that Ozil created. Mbappe and Vinicius will feel it later. So, what is Vinicius' fate at Santiago Bernabeu amid rumors of his move to Arsenal?

[Dzwaafu11]

Kerem and İrfancan were with the national team in the US. Although they arrived at Fenerbahçe match-fit, their performance today drew the most criticism.
They are not the only ones underperforming at Fenerbahçe, but fans are singling them out the most.
Fred is a far cry from his old self. Even though Talisca scored in both matches, he looks very sluggish; his advancing age makes it difficult for him to last the full 90 minutes. The fact that Fenerbahçe still lacks a striker is also an indication of a poor transfer policy.
The match against Graz will be tougher.

We must understand that in football we need to give the various players time to adapt to the new team without the demands of him entering the field and scoring in every match, it takes time for a player to acclimatise with his new teammates and join the new coach's game in an orderly and correct way

When a player come to a team new, he must becareful and observe other teammates play to know their style and srrategy of what they are doing when playing in the pitch. There is no way a player will come in and start scoring goal, without a proper observation of oother teammate are doing, he must do well and onbserve other colleagues to make sure he is going to be productive in the squad,  so new player takes time before giving a good result, fans are too fast and eager.

[DYOR+BTC]

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Mourinho is a very experienced coach and has a character that is highly respected by the players. So I have no doubt that Mourinho can bring Madrid back to glory next season especially with the current transfers that will strengthen the squad. Can Mourinho lower the egos of the players, especially Mbappé and Vini? I think so, because Mourinho has coached star players like Ronaldo, Benzema, and Bale.

Mourinho is rebuilding the squad he wants. Several players have officially become Real Madrid players, the 2026/27 season makes Real Madrid with good depth.
We know Mourinho's character so there is no player more special than him. Ozil previously felt that Cristiano Ronaldo was greatly helped by the assists and space that Ozil created. Mbappe and Vinicius will feel it later. So, what is Vinicius' fate at Santiago Bernabeu amid rumors of his move to Arsenal?

Even if everything is possible in this current transfer window,  I don't think vinicius moving to arsenal can be made possible this season.
Last season Real Madrid suffered some terrible defeat that made them lose the la liga and other competitive trophies,  so they will be willing to do everything humanly possible to maintain balance and prove there supremacy as world giants and keeping Vinicius can help them achieve that.
Apart from keeping Vinicius because of his quality,  his transfer feel will be too much to afford and Arsenal will not be willing to sacrifice it all just for him.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Mbappe should be in the age bracket of his prime and that's so I think after a few seasons now he will start dropping just as everyone so there is no much to see again.

So long as he is in Real Madrid, he will be a top player. He is the kind of player that can keep at the top of the game even at 35 years. All he needs is a good midfield to get him those nice through balls. Remember how Benzema was good at Real Madrid even when he passed his supposed prime?

The only thing I see slowing down Mbappe is if they brought in another player that could overshadow his current role.

[Spaceman1000$]

I think people are expecting too much from Jose Mounrinho, I know he is an experience manager  but with the way people are expecting the performance will be immediately the season get started, I don't think it will be like that because they are many teams that are fully ready and can do everything possible to win the trophy by next season.

We can't say anything yet, let's see what Mounrinho will do when the season start, but people already expecting too much from him. And with this even if the season start and his trying to make sure things go well people will not believe untill they see that he dominate the league or win a trophy.

An expectation is made based on a club and the competency of the coach that would be coaching them so actually people are not only speaking highly or expecting more because of whom Jose Mounrinho but however real Madrid attributed to the reason why people are so focused on Jose Mounrinho because the players people has been saying the club should signed has all been in in place for them so actually Jose Mounrinho has all the squad to present the trophy to the real Madrid management that trusted him on the position. If it was another club that's below real Madrid you would have seen people saying different thing about Jose Mounrinho so that's why I said club was also the reason why he has become so important.

Most clubs are result oriented, if you cannot give them what they want as a coach, they will show you the back door. As for Jose Mourinho and Madrid, this is not the first time Mourinho is coaching them, they've come way back, then he was able to win the Spanish League and copper de Rey, so regardless of what the result might come out, I believe Madrid have mutual respect for Jose Mourinho, which is why I believe he might be given a lot of time to help rebuild the team, though madrid are always result oriented but they should have to allow jose Mourinho do his thing.

[Smartvirus]

Of course he won't, Mourinho is quite a strict coach, the kind that doesn't care about how much of a star player that you are, if you don't follow his instructions he won't let you into his pitch, and with the clauses in his contract with Madrid he is in every position to do what he wants as long as he is doing it in the interest of the club and I'm sure he will know how it play each of the players in Madrid that they won't even have any issues with him and his coaching methods

There has being one player that did his bidding while on the pitch and Mourinho just didn’t do much about his playing time, that singular player was Mario Balotelli, lol… he was one crazed clown in the pitch, a super talented player but, just someone you can’t control and Mourinho always tries to appeal to him on how to behave on the pitch and he keeps falling short of that

Mourinho is definitely a no nonsense manager but, when you’ve got the quality to help win games and the games he needs, he would definitely give you some leverage to be spoilt. I don’t see him doing much difference in Real Madrid for Mbappe and Mbappe doesn’t have the worst of character in Real Madrid though, the concerns should be more on Vini.

[nelson4lov]

So long as he is in Real Madrid, he will be a top player. He is the kind of player that can keep at the top of the game even at 35 years. All he needs is a good midfield to get him those nice through balls. Remember how Benzema was good at Real Madrid even when he passed his supposed prime?

The only thing I see slowing down Mbappe is if they brought in another player that could overshadow his current role.

Unless Mbappe learns how to play creatively without his speed, I'm sure his performance levels will continously drop which each year he adds to his life. If you watch Mbappe, you'd know that 9 out of 10 times, he is always using his speed into other to beat defenders but as he gets older, he would lose most of his speed and become slower. I'd like to see him evolve creatively from just a striker that speed boost at every turn. Pace is good but it goes down as he ages.

That's why we can't compare his speed when he was younger and now.
 

[The Founding Titan]

With the arrival of Mourinho at Real Madrid, every Real Madrid player will learn to comport themselves so that they won't fall into the bad record of Mourinho, because Mourinho himself is a no-nonsense human being who will bench you for a long time if you don't obey his instructions.

Mbappe and the rest of the players. Last season's experience alone is supposed to teach them a lesson that playing individual players is not really working for them as they had thought. Playing with one mind and the same goal in mind will take them far and make them win the match and league trophy they are in for.

José Mourinho is a very disciplinary coach, he won't accept misconduct and disrespect from any player. He will keep the dressing room in order because he's top and knows how to put everybody in their place. I'm standing on the mandate that Real Madrid will compete for major trophies next season because they're one of the best European side and nobody is going to take that away from them. Real Madrid have the players and they're now pushing to landing more promising players because this time, they need results and tire of setbacks for two seasons.

Real Madrid's inclusion of José Mourinho as coach was definitely a good decision. The team is already good in position but due to lack of proper direction, they cannot maintain their consistency properly. After José Mourinho's arrival, my expectations for this team will increase exceptionally. He certainly knows how to make strategies against big teams in big matches. His wise leadership in everything from the field to the dressing room will help the team to take a very good position. One of the reasons I like him is that he not only supports good play but also has a lot of effort to bring trophies. The desire that he has to win trophies in any way will help the team to take a lot higher from its current position.

Let's see how Mourinho manages to handle dictator Mbappe. So far, only Didier Deschamps has managed to get through to him, producing superb results under his leadership with minimal friction in the squad. At the club level, no manager has truly unlocked his full potential yet. I doubt Mourinho will be able to curb Mbappe's dictatorial tendencies either.   

I think dictator Mbappe won't have much of a choice but to submit to Mourinho's rule (pun intended) because as far as I'm concerned that's the only way he will be able to play under Mourinho's management which is one of the reasons why I actually like that Madrid went for Mourinho, a different coach and Dictator Mbappe might have ultimately taken over control of the club but with Mourinho that task seems to be impossible for Mbappe.

[SatoPrincess]

I think Real Madrid made a great choice in having signed Mourinho again as their coach. They have the players with quality and skill and despite that they have not been able to go further in Champions League while we know how important is this trophy for Real Madrid, the team who has won it the most. Mourinho is also in my opinion the only coach who can bring back Real to glory by winning it all, La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League. I doubt any other coach can achieve any success with the team Real has nowadays.

Tbh I still can’t place my finger on what exactly is Real Madrid’s problem. They have the players but are struggling with La Liga and UCL. Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the greats and can do wonders with any team but I don’t believe they are going to win all the trophies (probably only the La Liga). Let’s be critical here, history has shown that Mourinho can be ticking time-bomb at times. His methods could disrupt the dressing room and eventually Madrid would have to let him go after a season or two. I already sense Vini is leaving soon for obvious reasons, I doubt the other black players are eager to play for Mourinho.