UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[giammangiato]

Madrid needs a stronger midfield, that's their first problem, their major problem is the mentality of the players.

Technically they are not in bad shape, certainly by improving the midfield they would suffer less during difficult matches, the problem remains (the most important one moreover) the mentality.
It seems that all players play to demonstrate their skill, as if it were a personal challenge between them and not a challenge by one team against other teams.
But could it be that they always have to fall on the same mistake and never learn? I hope instead that next season ONLY by changing the mentality they can get the results they deserve.

[banana33]

It's quite logical and being able to defend is already very good for Arsenal and losing through a penalty shootout is unlucky for Arsenal because overall Arteta has implemented a good strategy in this match only conceded through a penalty shootout and I don't blame Arteta's strategy, in fact I see it as a success for Arteta and the rest I appreciate them and this is still progress and there is a possibility that they will be better in the next seasons.

it's true that unfortunately they played in defence, a lot of defense and this meant that everything that was the essence of this team was lost, Paris Saint-Germain was not a team that proved to be very strong, and Arsenal should have taken advantage of this moment of weakness but they didn't.

[moneystery]

Manchester United isn't a team that all the other teams in the Champions League should be worried about, even though they will be competing in the Champions League next season after achieving quite good results in their domestic league.
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I don't have high expectations for Manchester United in this Champions League campaign because they've only just qualified for the Champions League after a few seasons without a Champions League spot, and Carrick still needs time to build Manchester United into a truly strong and capable team capable of competing at the Champions League level.
Even if they manage to survive further than many expected, that would be a significant achievement. They also need to maintain their Premier League form to maintain their Champions League qualification hopes. So, Carrick has a lot to do to make Manchester United an even better team.

[BlackBoss_]

I don't have high expectations for Manchester United in this Champions League campaign because they've only just qualified for the Champions League after a few seasons without a Champions League spot, and Carrick still needs time to build Manchester United into a truly strong and capable team capable of competing at the Champions League level.
Even if they manage to survive further than many expected, that would be a significant achievement. They also need to maintain their Premier League form to maintain their Champions League qualification hopes. So, Carrick has a lot to do to make Manchester United an even better team.

Logically, Manchester United and Michael Carrick with have very big challenge in their first season in UEFA Champions League after many years but hopefully Carrick with his experience as player in the past, can help his players perform well. I understand that being a player and a head coach is different and Carrick still lack of management experience with a team that have to join both Premier League and Champions League.

If Arteta could succeed with Arsenal, Carrick can succeed with Manchester United, it's my positive thinking about Carrick management after witnessing success of Arteta recent seasons. Carrick with his work last season actually shows his management quality from which he can develop his coach career further. Also let's wait for Manchester United activities on transfer market this summer as it can affect their squad depth and quality for a next season.

[Baki202]

Madrid needs a stronger midfield, that's their first problem, their major problem is the mentality of the players. They're almost all playing for personal glory and not for team success, especially Mbappe and Arder Guiler. They want to outshine others and possibly claim Balon d'or, but they fail to understand that if the team doesn't succeed, then their dreams are hijacked by their selfishness. The whole team needs to be reoriented on the importance of performing as a team. I feel the arrival of Mbappe weakened Madrid more than it should strengthen the squad, he needs to learn to play with others, just like Harry Kane is doing at Bayern despite being the central forward. We can see that immediately he left PSG, they went on to glory and even Enrique once mentioned in his statement that he loved a team where players played for the team and collectively win and scored more goals rather than a player playing for self glory.

Madrid needs a lot of fixing, and not just a midfielder, and their players need to be put in order because they have a poor mentality built up already, so they would need a lot of fixing, and when a player is after personal glory, wants to show themselves and then takes the glory for themselves, that becomes becomes if anyone should look at real madrid all their players are superstars, and they are finding it hard to work together.

And Mbappe is one of the most hated players in real madrid and i dont see the reason why people need to hate him, and whatever is happening in Real Madrid and with what the fans are doing to him might even affect him, and the best thing that can even happen at this point will be for them  to just give him all the support that he needs because he will want to even do better.

[Crakryptvest]

It is human nature to criticize players for a wrong forgetting how much the player has contributed to the team. Gabriel is the best defender for Arsenal in this season which they won the Premier league, he also contributed to their success to reach the final, one miss which changed the faith of the game is what people wants to get a hold on, even Messi and big players too has missed penalties in crucial tournaments, i wish Gabriel will have the tough mentality to overcome what social pressure.

I don't think anyone should get upset because a player was criticized, criticism is one thing that we cannot remove from fans especially when they feel disappointed and I also believe that you've also criticized some players in the past even when you later realized that you were actually wrong in your judgment or will I say choice word on the players involved, Anyone blaming Gabriel may not know much about football or maybe such person decide to allow his emotions to trigger his decision, Gabriel is a defender as such I don't think he should even be part of the players to shoot the penalty, if anyone is to blame him, Arteta should be blamed first.

[ndutndut]

Manchester United isn't a team that all the other teams in the Champions League should be worried about, even though they will be competing in the Champions League next season after achieving quite good results in their domestic league.
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I don't have high expectations for Manchester United in this Champions League campaign because they've only just qualified for the Champions League after a few seasons without a Champions League spot, and Carrick still needs time to build Manchester United into a truly strong and capable team capable of competing at the Champions League level.
Even if they manage to survive further than many expected, that would be a significant achievement. They also need to maintain their Premier League form to maintain their Champions League qualification hopes. So, Carrick has a lot to do to make Manchester United an even better team.

We certainly shouldn't expect much from Manchester United in the UCL next season especially since they've been absent from the competition for so long. Although Carrick has given United new hope after successfully guiding the team to a strong performance that qualified for the UCL, that doesn't guarantee Carrick can maintain their performance next season. Furthermore, at Manchester United it's often the case that a temporary manager always brings good things to the team, but after the manager is made permanent the situation is always very disappointing.

So, I don't have high hopes for Manchester United next season especially since Carrick still lacks experience managing a team with a busy schedule due to the many matches they have to play. Furthermore, the UCL is very competitive and a squad must be adequately prepared to face the pressure especially with the focus shifting to the EPL, UCL, FA Cup and the Carabao Cup. But we'll just have to wait and see what surprises the transfer window holds. If Carrick succeeds in bringing in quality players, perhaps the predictions will be different.

[Danica22]

If Arteta could succeed with Arsenal, Carrick can succeed with Manchester United, it's my positive thinking about Carrick management after witnessing success of Arteta recent seasons. Carrick with his work last season actually shows his management quality from which he can develop his coach career further. Also let's wait for Manchester United activities on transfer market this summer as it can affect their squad depth and quality for a next season.

We have already seen the proof that carrick is a great coach. Before Carrick took charge, Manchester United's performance was terrible. After Carrick took charge, Manchester united  stabilized very quickly. And finally, Carrick was able to bring Manchester United to the third place  in the table. This is undoubtedly his great achievement. Manchester united will probably prepare a large fund for the purchase of players next season. I will not be surprised if manchester united dominate the premier league next season with the help of carrick. On the contrary, there is a strong possibility of it.

[Bitcoin_people]

Manchester United isn't a team that all the other teams in the Champions League should be worried about, even though they will be competing in the Champions League next season after achieving quite good results in their domestic league.
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I don't have high expectations for Manchester United in this Champions League campaign because they've only just qualified for the Champions League after a few seasons without a Champions League spot, and Carrick still needs time to build Manchester United into a truly strong and capable team capable of competing at the Champions League level.
Even if they manage to survive further than many expected, that would be a significant achievement. They also need to maintain their Premier League form to maintain their Champions League qualification hopes. So, Carrick has a lot to do to make Manchester United an even better team.

We have seen Manchester United's performance improve a lot, but maybe they can't be expected to reach the top of the Champions League. With the current XI, Manchester United might be able to play well in the round, but they will fail to advance. If Manchester United is to compete, they must first form a strong team, which they currently lack, and they need a good defense and star players. Many people can expect the message from the United team, but considering their players, it is not possible, so the team needs to be built strong first. Carrick needs to form a stronger team, but they can compete in the Champions League. I don't think it is possible with the current position.

[cande86]

Actually, we can now focus on next year's Champions League instead of last year's final. Which teams do you think are contenders for the title next year? I expect Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, and Manchester City to be semi-finalists. If their schedules allow, we could see these teams in the final four. Of course, their summer transfers will also affect their chances.

the Champions League next year won't change much from that, i understand that there are many teams that will invest a lot to return to playing great matches, but investments are not always linear with the results, so i expect a great return from Arsenal, because they can come back more decisive.

[giorgione]

But I think Arsenal, not PSG, wanted to take the penalty shootout. Because PSG attacked a lot in the last 30 minutes of the match, but Arsenal continued to play defensively like they did before, and that's why the match ended up going to a penalty shootout. So this match was lost because of Arsenal's mistake, if Arsenal had tried to score goals through attacking play, they would have scored 1 goal, and then they would have had a much better chance of winning the match, but they played the match without attacking in their own way, and where they might have thought that they would do something good in the penalty shootout, but instead they missed 2 penalties and lost the match, so I think Arsenal lost the match because of their mistake of not changing their style of play.

I, however, believe it is the opposite, i don't understand why Arsenal would have wanted to take penalties, in fact there was a problem with the management of the match, this is a priority thing, not wanting to go to penalties is important for a team that is not very used to taking them, which is why i think it was all a strategy from Paris Saint-Germain.

[Bobrox]

the Champions League next year won't change much from that, i understand that there are many teams that will invest a lot to return to playing great matches, but investments are not always linear with the results, so i expect a great return from Arsenal, because they can come back more decisive.

UEFA Champion League next season still adopting new format but for next season many new participants team who absent in last several season such as Manchester United and Como as the new comer team from Serie A. For Arsenal I am not sure can reach until final round regarding their tactical actually have anticipation by the opponent team and Arsenal not playing quite well more defensive than offensive, still longer time around few months later UEFA Champion League season 2026/27 begin and several top participants team have announced new players for highest achievement round.

Currently Real Madrid have reach agreement deal to sign Bernando Silva from Manchester City with free transfer and have a lot of option for right winger position, will Real Madrid reach the final round in Champion League next season?

[Frankolala]

It's quite logical and being able to defend is already very good for Arsenal and losing through a penalty shootout is unlucky for Arsenal because overall Arteta has implemented a good strategy in this match only conceded through a penalty shootout and I don't blame Arteta's strategy, in fact I see it as a success for Arteta and the rest I appreciate them and this is still progress and there is a possibility that they will be better in the next seasons.

it's true that unfortunately they played in defence, a lot of defense and this meant that everything that was the essence of this team was lost, Paris Saint-Germain was not a team that proved to be very strong, and Arsenal should have taken advantage of this moment of weakness but they didn't.

On the pitch, PSG looks stronger than them. If we want to also talk about how they got to the finals, PSG played with stronger teams than Arsenal to reach the finals. I know that PSG performance wasn't up to the pace of last two seasons but even at that, it was superb enough to give the the trophy for the second time.

[Iranus]

I don't think anyone should get upset because a player was criticized, criticism is one thing that we cannot remove from fans especially when they feel disappointed and I also believe that you've also criticized some players in the past even when you later realized that you were actually wrong in your judgment or will I say choice word on the players involved, Anyone blaming Gabriel may not know much about football or maybe such person decide to allow his emotions to trigger his decision, Gabriel is a defender as such I don't think he should even be part of the players to shoot the penalty, if anyone is to blame him, Arteta should be blamed first.

Arsenal players tried their best to  win the match. But they could not succeed. I will blame Arteta. The team played defensively in every  match of the knockout round. Their squad is strong. They had the ability to play attacking tactics. But t hey did not do it. On the other hand, Arteta succeeded. Arsenal did not lose in 90+30  minutes. I think which team will win in the penalty shootout depends on luck.

[$weetne$$]

I don't think anyone should get upset because a player was criticized, criticism is one thing that we cannot remove from fans especially when they feel disappointed and I also believe that you've also criticized some players in the past even when you later realized that you were actually wrong in your judgment or will I say choice word on the players involved, Anyone blaming Gabriel may not know much about football or maybe such person decide to allow his emotions to trigger his decision, Gabriel is a defender as such I don't think he should even be part of the players to shoot the penalty, if anyone is to blame him, Arteta should be blamed first.

You have said what I agree with the most, a defender is not often a good penalty taker because his role does not fit with that, he is more of a stop and tackle based orientation, strikers and and attackers are the ones who are target based with their orientation and so they can do best with penalties, on this decision we can even say that Arteta may have succumbed to emotions that made him give the opportunity to Gabriel knowing too well he is a defender and can get it right mostly on luck. But then we can not continue the blame game, the game has been decided already, they have a chance for a better try next season.

[Halifat]

It's quite logical and being able to defend is already very good for Arsenal and losing through a penalty shootout is unlucky for Arsenal because overall Arteta has implemented a good strategy in this match only conceded through a penalty shootout and I don't blame Arteta's strategy, in fact I see it as a success for Arteta and the rest I appreciate them and this is still progress and there is a possibility that they will be better in the next seasons.

it's true that unfortunately they played in defence, a lot of defense and this meant that everything that was the essence of this team was lost, Paris Saint-Germain was not a team that proved to be very strong, and Arsenal should have taken advantage of this moment of weakness but they didn't.

I don't know how you may have view your own part in regarding Arsenal's performance, but to be honest i am 100% satisfied with the decision they took, because they are able to identify themselves. I expected all this kind of blames because I know if assuming arsenal have succeeded in winning the Champions League trophy, many of us will not talk about them defending rather they will say that he did a very good job by keeping that defense tight from the beginning to the end.

[Localhostspeed]

Manchester United isn't a team that all the other teams in the Champions League should be worried about, even though they will be competing in the Champions League next season after achieving quite good results in their domestic league.
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I don't have high expectations for Manchester United in this Champions League campaign because they've only just qualified for the Champions League after a few seasons without a Champions League spot, and Carrick still needs time to build Manchester United into a truly strong and capable team capable of competing at the Champions League level.
Even if they manage to survive further than many expected, that would be a significant achievement. They also need to maintain their Premier League form to maintain their Champions League qualification hopes. So, Carrick has a lot to do to make Manchester United an even better team.

It will be too much to be asking much from Manchester United to get a better place when they barely finish the top 5 to qualify for the Champions League. Although, I'm satisfied with goes Carrick finished the season, his presence in the club change the narrative of the club and everyone loves how he deliver but I can ask ascertain that his success was because the other teams were already tired and he used Manchester united players to his full potential.

Let's just enjoy the game and what will come next, next season will be cool regardless. If they can win the Premier League, it will reestablish the team stake in aenglaf even if they don't get to win the Champions League. More over, teams are always happy when you win the domestic league and fail to win the other leagues. If Amorim was able to win the Premier League, I'm sure he is going to return back to the league but instead he was sacked and push away.

[dezoel]

In final matches like this, teams usually practice penalties, but Arsenal apparently didn't. At most, the goalkeeper might have figured out where the players were going to shoot. However, the players still weren't performing well in penalties. They seemed unsure of where to shoot, looked insecure while taking penalties, and that's why they missed 2 penalty.

In my opinion, it all comes down to the emotion of the moment. Arteta will have practised penalties with the team, of course, but the real difference lies in the pressure and emotion you feel when you step up to take the penalty. The Paris Saint Germain players were more relaxed because they’d won the Champions League the year before, whereas the Arsenal players were on the verge of giving their fans their first ever Champions League title.

I am sure penalties will be worked on, but I agree that it is not about that. Penalties are not guaranteed stuff, no matter how much you work on it, it's just based on luck most of the time, unless you waste a full month only shooting penalties, you are not going to have an exact skill for it.

So the difference was in the game itself. They found an early goal so they should have defended better to make it go as long as possible and win that game 1-0, they need to work on a way to defend better which they do great, or better yet, find a way to keep the ball more.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Arsenal reached the Champions League final by fighting very hard, this meant that there was a lot of work behind it, but in the end this work was thrown away by Arsenal, they only had to score one more goal, but i also understand that the difficulty is great with a Paris Saint-Germain team that plays so much possession.

Arsenal always seems to be missing something, and that's what will always make the difference. That's why Arsenal has an ingredient they're lacking. And that's what the current or future coach has to work on. Arsenal is an excellent team, but they're missing that. If they do things right now, they can improve; if not, they can keep working on it. PSG certainly has it, but one of the things Arsenal needs to do is be more consistent.

[len01]

If they can win the Premier League, it will reestablish the team stake in aenglaf even if they don't get to win the Champions League. More over, teams are always happy when you win the domestic league and fail to win the other leagues.

That would be far better than focusing too much on chasing the Champions League title, which is incredibly difficult to win. It's not that I don't want to see Man United become a serious contender in the UCL again, but after such a long period of decline, the club needs time to rebuild its mentality and strengthen the foundation of the squad.

The best way to do that is by winning domestic trophies first and then gradually aiming higher in the more prestigious competitions. That approach makes much more sense than constantly chasing multiple titles at once, only to end up falling short in both the EPL and the UCL.