UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[EL MOHA]

And about Dembele. The guy won the Ballon d'Or last year lol. He has seen his goals fall this season for sure. That's because Luis Enrique purposely cut his minutes in half, though. Held him back for the Champions League. Where he netted eight goals and was the main force behind PSG in the knockout stages.

The real threat to PSG next year isn't City or Madrid, it's Bayern. This season he has scored 122 league goals. Kane him self has scored for fun. Olise creating everything. They lost to PSG by one goal on aggregate in the semis and could've gone through.

I don’t think Dembele minutes were deliberately cut off from the start of the season but actually I think the whole thing was as a result of the player picking up injury when the season started and the injury was prolonged to the extent that he spent some time out and when he returned like other injured players I think Enrique only wanted to protect his player by actually giving little minutes most especially in the games which were less important and this has been the reason why he got the best out of him.

Many people demanding that Dembele play more matches have forgotten how much of an injury player that Dembele was in his Barcelona days, if anyone had actually thought that he will be having seasons like this it would have been hard to believe it but today I think PSG and Enrique have perfectly managed him properly

[Byebyebtc]

Even with the current squad I dont think PSG has a problem  in perfmorming well bg next season, trust me  PSG does'nt have any weak position But as you said they may wish to streghen the squad more again,  maybe we will see more from them by next season in their competitions because, since they will want to dominate the competitions more again in the future.

All teams want to dominate the league every season, including teams like PSG, who have proven themselves capable of winning back-to-back Champions League titles. I also think PSG will never rest on their laurels from the past two seasons. They will continue to strive to improve next season, so other teams will still have to be wary of PSG when competing in the Champions League. And on the other hand, the PSG coach always strives to maintain the performance and performance of his players in every match. If several key players are injured, it will certainly significantly impact the team's strength next season.

PSG will definitely come back next season stronger, and if that should happen, they will also be watched closely as one of the teams to win the Champions League trophy. I personally was not expecting them to win the trophy this season, but they did. Which I know they will try their best to win it again next season. Luis Enrique is already planning for next season, I can sense some changes that will improve the team further, as there are rumours of them selling some players. I also know they will buy more players to make them stand out from the others.

Other teams in the Champions League will also be watching them closely, and they will try to defeat them. So, apparently, next season’s Champions League will be even more serious and competitive.

I honestly don't see any need to buy a player,  because this is a complete club with the best performing players, I feel bringing in someone new might affect the performance of the club, because when I see PSG I see a balanced club, world class defenders, world class midfielders, world class attackers what else will that club need,
No need to buy any more players, afterall all their players are still young.

[len01]

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If Manchester United wins Champions League and take second or third in Premier League, is it not good?

That's certainly a better approach. This way, the squad will be mentally prepared to face any competition, as the UCL is a very prestigious competition. If Man United can win a title here, I'm confident they can win more than one trophy next season.

BTW, I think it's better for MU to focus on the EPL first before pursuing the UCL title, which carries even greater pressure. 

[Adbitco]

Arsenal, lol. In 2006 they scored first against Barcelona in the first half and fans were already celebrating forgetting there's second half and boom they didn't win the competition. Fast forward to 20 years later, they enter their second ever finals, they scored first half again, the fans went gaga and started celebrating again, boom they lost the trophy once again for the second time in a row, with this same pattern, Arsenal fans will have to wait till 2046 before they will witness another champions league finals. They still remain the only team to be unbeaten without winning the trophy, they have their own personal record of also becoming the team to play the most matches in the competition without winning it.

[Tamaperdana]

I honestly don't see any need to buy a player,  because this is a complete club with the best performing players, I feel bringing in someone new might affect the performance of the club, because when I see PSG I see a balanced club, world class defenders, world class midfielders, world class attackers what else will that club need,
No need to buy any more players, afterall all their players are still young.

You're absolutely right, because PSG is currently a team with few weaknesses. Therefore, buying players is not really necessary at this time. Because PSG's performance is already good, and everything is well-controlled,, so what else does PSG have to worry about? Because their reserve players are also quite good at the moment, and I think that's why PSG is so good right now. Furthermore,, as you said, if PSG were to buy new players now, their performance would definitely be less good, and I agree with that. Because basically, PSG's performance is currently very good.

So when a new player comes in, it will certainly destroy the rhythm of the game and the chemistry that has been built. Although this doesn't always happen in a football team, I feel that as a precautionary measure, PSG doesn't need to buy new players anymore. Because, especially if they want to win the Champions League trophy again next season, they definitely have to fight for it with good performance. So,, that's why PSG's current task is to better organize everything, whether it's defense, midfield, or attack. With that in place, everything will undoubtedly become more solid.

[Warkop]

Seeing PSG's achievements with two seasons defending their title in the Champions League, it is proof that PSG is no longer a club that can be underestimated, Of course PSG also wants to compete with Real Madrid by winning the Champions League 3 times in a row and that is their current target which I think is unreasonable as a club that has always failed before, can become the strongest club even this is an extraordinary achievement for PSG and plus I really agree with you that their coach Luis Enrique is really good at maintaining the stamina and performance of their players, always right in choosing players, when players should be withdrawn when players are played all their tactics run well according to the scheme implemented by Luis Enrique.

I gree that PSG has changed but saying they are the strongest is what I don't agree. First of all, do you see how the Champions League arrange the teams after the Knockout stage? I felt it's rigged for Arsenal, all the players in the other end were not tough teams and just like many predicted, Arsenal was going to reach the final and they did and they didn't struggle one bit. If they were pair were Bayen or Chelsea or Manchester City, they wouldn't have smell that final.

PSG played well in the semi final and quater final too but if they have face other hot teams from other side, I don't think they will smell the Champions League final but it's what's by the way, there is another season and I'm sure with the new coming season, the Champions League raffle will not be in favour of PSG if they passed the Knockout stage, you will know that this leagues seems to be arrange than they make us believed that it was a team that won it.

Isn't this system already considered in determining the opponent by the drawing system, if there is an arrangement for selecting the opponent then there has been manipulation with the FIFA system before, But that's just your assumption if the weakness is in the referee system then I really agree with what you said, in the cheating that when the quarter-finals PSG vs Bayern I believe that Bayern was being played by the referee, to be forced to lose in the meeting with PSG but this is not a matter of cheating or there is FIFA's intention so that PSG wins the League, but that this is PSG's luck to win the Champions League for the second time in a row.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Arsenal, lol. In 2006 they scored first against Barcelona in the first half and fans were already celebrating forgetting there's second half and boom they didn't win the competition. Fast forward to 20 years later, they enter their second ever finals, they scored first half again, the fans went gaga and started celebrating again, boom they lost the trophy once again for the second time in a row, with this same pattern, Arsenal fans will have to wait till 2046 before they will witness another champions league finals. They still remain the only team to be unbeaten without winning the trophy, they have their own personal record of also becoming the team to play the most matches in the competition without winning it.

But that is still a good record any way, and one thing I will say here is that even your self can see it that Arsenal is getting better, they are getting better in every area. For the first time in 22 years, we won the premier league and this is something to be proud of, it shows clearly that the team is working hard and that what ever trophy we need to win will definitely and surely come, it will only take some time and little effort.

After a child is born, he or she doesn't just wake up one morning and start to walk, run and jump, it take days, weeks and months of practice before the child can even stand without holding onto any thing, and from there, he or she can begin to learn to take their first steps and thats it.. Arsenal is coming, we will win the champions league and it won't be far from now, and I can assure you that it won't take even 2 or 3 seasons now without Arsenal playing in the finals again and possibly winning.

[hd49728]

But that is still a good record any way, and one thing I will say here is that even your self can see it that Arsenal is getting better, they are getting better in every area. For the first time in 22 years, we won the premier league and this is something to be proud of, it shows clearly that the team is working hard and that what ever trophy we need to win will definitely and surely come, it will only take some time and little effort.

The scarcest thing Arsenal have successfully built up with Arteta management is their defense system which is like a bunker in this season. Similarly to Jose Mourinho and Simeone's tactical philosophy, if a team have solid defense system like a bunker, they will win trophies. With strong attacking system, a team can win many matches but might lose a trophy while a team with bunker defense will have better ability of winning trophies.

Arsenal have been built up by Arteta this way and if they can improve their attacking power in next one or two seasons, they will become a very strong and dangerous team in both Premier League and Champions League.

Recalling a crazy season of AC Milan with Capello management when they lost Marco Van Basten with a severe ankle injury, but they managed to win Scudetto in that season with very limited goals scored but even less conceded goals.

In Serie A 1993 - 1994 season, AC Milan scored only 36 goals after 34 matches, but got only 16 conceded goals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Serie_A

[sokani]

Names like Eliot, Baleba and Mateus Fernandes have been linked with Man Utd for quite some time, but only Ederson has now officially become a Man Utd player. I think maybe after the world cup they will give an answer to who will be brought in, but certainly quite a lot will be brought in following their return to the UCL, their schedule will be busy next season.

No. United is not waiting for the World Cup. Waiting for the World Cup to commence before signing players will only make them expensive, especially if they perform well at the tournament. United already have a wishlist of their summer's midfield targets, and as I understand, Elliot Anderson is on top of the list. Nottingham Forest wants over 100 million pounds, which United thinks is too much. United has also made inquiries for Mateus Fernandes, and West Ham wants 80 million pounds. United are not ready to throw money around like they did in previous transfer windows. They are also evaluating other options like Alex Scott, Sandro Tonali, and Tchouameni.

[B-BossMan]

But that is still a good record any way, and one thing I will say here is that even your self can see it that Arsenal is getting better, they are getting better in every area. For the first time in 22 years, we won the premier league and this is something to be proud of, it shows clearly that the team is working hard and that what ever trophy we need to win will definitely and surely come, it will only take some time and little effort.

The scarcest thing Arsenal have successfully built up with Arteta management is their defense system which is like a bunker in this season. Similarly to Jose Mourinho and Simeone's tactical philosophy, if a team have solid defense system like a bunker, they will win trophies. With strong attacking system, a team can win many matches but might lose a trophy while a team with bunker defense will have better ability of winning trophies.

Arsenal have been built up by Arteta this way and if they can improve their attacking power in next one or two seasons, they will become a very strong and dangerous team in both Premier League and Champions League.

Sured, Arsnal really need work on yhier attackers seriously because I will vividly say it was because the poor attackers that leads them to so many matches that are very important to won in the premier league, though I like as they were managing themselves throughout this season especially in the premier league, but I think the Arsenal's attackers are trying also not that they are poor totally, but they really need more orientations to face the battle confidentially. Of Arteta has actually built them well be he has never achieved the attackers positions. Which I believe he will work on them next season, I really love how they played thier defensive game against Paris Saint German, despite the much pressures coming from the Paris Saint German, Arsenal didn’t playing or placing them on defensive patterns,but Paris Saint German have a smarter attackers that will uses thoer experiences to draw them out from thier home.

[Tonimez]

But that is still a good record any way, and one thing I will say here is that even your self can see it that Arsenal is getting better, they are getting better in every area. For the first time in 22 years, we won the premier league and this is something to be proud of, it shows clearly that the team is working hard and that what ever trophy we need to win will definitely and surely come, it will only take some time and little effort.

The scarcest thing Arsenal have successfully built up with Arteta management is their defense system which is like a bunker in this season. Similarly to Jose Mourinho and Simeone's tactical philosophy, if a team have solid defense system like a bunker, they will win trophies. With strong attacking system, a team can win many matches but might lose a trophy while a team with bunker defense will have better ability of winning trophies.

Arsenal have been built up by Arteta this way and if they can improve their attacking power in next one or two seasons, they will become a very strong and dangerous team in both Premier League and Champions League.

Sured, Arsnal really need work on yhier attackers seriously because I will vividly say it was because the poor attackers that leads them to so many matches that are very important to won in the premier league, though I like as they were managing themselves throughout this season especially in the premier league, but I think the Arsenal's attackers are trying also not that they are poor totally, but they really need more orientations to face the battle confidentially. Of Arteta has actually built them well be he has never achieved the attackers positions. Which I believe he will work on them next season, I really love how they played thier defensive game against Paris Saint German, despite the much pressures coming from the Paris Saint German, Arsenal didn’t playing or placing them on defensive patterns,but Paris Saint German have a smarter attackers that will uses thoer experiences to draw them out from thier home.

The current arsenal team is a world class team and a very solid team. With the exit of Pep Guardiola in the premier League, Arteta now has upper hand and could dominate the premier League for the next few seasons except if Michael Carrick steps up his game. Arteta has done a wonderful job already and yeah, they lost the champions League final but reaching the champions League final is not for every manager. With the level of defense they have now, if the defence doesn't flop by next season and with addition to their attack, it is possible that Arsenal will reach the champions League final again. This arsenal squad has been so consistent for years now and has broken into the dreaded space they have been chasing.

Champions League will be very interesting next season and I'm sure a lot of people will be looking forward to seeing Arsenal's improvement especially on the attack.

[Tetu100]

I honestly don't see any need to buy a player,  because this is a complete club with the best performing players, I feel bringing in someone new might affect the performance of the club, because when I see PSG I see a balanced club, world class defenders, world class midfielders, world class attackers what else will that club need,
No need to buy any more players, afterall all their players are still young.

You may be right in your opinion but if you ask me I think their is every need for them to sign fresh new players if the funds is available. It's better having bench loaded with machines of a player than having none, because anything is possible, what if incase their is emergency maybe someone have an unexpected injury that maybe become so serious to the extend that the player can no long play anymore. Your reserve players is where you quickly run to and fix things and in the absent of any most times the team become frustrated and it doesn't make sense. And at the end of the day all blame will be chanelled down to the coach for not being proactive.

[Barikui1]

The teams you mentioned have the potential to compete for trophies next season. Madrid, in particular will be a strong contender next season with Mourinho possessing a strong strategy in European competitions especially the Champions League. If Bayern Munich releases a player like Olise during the transfer window, I doubt they'll be able to advance further in the Champions League next season, as Olise is a key player in their attack alongside Kane.

As for Arsenal, I still doubt they'll be able to win the Champions League next season as they've already missed their chance this season. It's rare for a team like Arsenal to reach the final two seasons in a row. As long as Enrique remains at PSG, they'll remain the favorites. But I doubt they can win three consecutive Champions League titles, as Madrid will certainly do everything they can to thwart PSG quest to equal their record.

The uefa champions league is one competition that is very unpredictable and difficult, but one thing I have come to understand is that it's those teams that has won it in the past that are always in contention to win it year in year out.
PSG are still going to be the favourite for the competition next season because they still have the core of the team that has won it back to back, and Luis Enrique has proven to be a top manager that can still take them all the way. Teams like real madrid, arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern munich will always be there competing, but until then, we can't be too sure of anything.

[Stormisover]

And about Dembele. The guy won the Ballon d'Or last year lol. He has seen his goals fall this season for sure. That's because Luis Enrique purposely cut his minutes in half, though. Held him back for the Champions League. Where he netted eight goals and was the main force behind PSG in the knockout stages.

The real threat to PSG next year isn't City or Madrid, it's Bayern. This season he has scored 122 league goals. Kane him self has scored for fun. Olise creating everything. They lost to PSG by one goal on aggregate in the semis and could've gone through.

I don’t think Dembele minutes were deliberately cut off from the start of the season but actually I think the whole thing was as a result of the player picking up injury when the season started and the injury was prolonged to the extent that he spent some time out and when he returned like other injured players I think Enrique only wanted to protect his player by actually giving little minutes most especially in the games which were less important and this has been the reason why he got the best out of him.

Many people demanding that Dembele play more matches have forgotten how much of an injury player that Dembele was in his Barcelona days, if anyone had actually thought that he will be having seasons like this it would have been hard to believe it but today I think PSG and Enrique have perfectly managed him properly

To me none of his minutes were cut short, the fact is Luis Enrique knows how to use Dembele perfectly well, we all know Dembele is an injury prone, so Luis Enrique only use him in the matchs that matters, unlike his former clubs, they want to make sure he plays every match, and with that his overworking himself, then any little thing is injury, but since Luis Enrique knows this he only brought him in a serious match, and even if he starts hardly before he will play full 90 minutes, so to me I will give the credit to Luis Enrique for understanding him that much.

[jaberwock]

a coach has to be responsible for the rise of a team. When the club performs well, everyone praises him and blames him for the poor performance of the team. As we saw last season, many blamed Carlo Ancelotti for the poor performance of Real Madrid, instead of blaming the players. The team management removed the coach from his position and appointed a new coach Xabi Alonso but this season he could not take the team to a satisfactory level, so he was also removed and Alvaro Arbeloa was given the responsibility of managing the last few matches of the season. He also failed and recently Mourinho was appointed as the new coach.

This example shows that the best performance of a team depends largely on the skills and tactics of the coach, but the number of star players in Real Madrid is much more than any other club. Luis Enrique has won the Champions League trophy for two consecutive seasons and although the number of star players in the team is not very many, he has achieved his target through young players.

I would guess that they "do" have star players, it's just that those star players mostly became star players when arriving there. Can you say that Dembele was a nobody when he got there? He was a player at Barcelona, of course he was great, it is not like they got him from some 3rd division team, they got him from Barcelona, so he was great already. But was he this good? Of course not, Dembele was the player Barcelona got rid of for 50 million, so it's clear that Dembele was never expected to be this good. Same applies to almost all their players.

[Fiatless]

I agree with you that a coach has to be responsible for the rise of a team. When the club performs well, everyone praises him and blames him for the poor performance of the team. As we saw last season, many blamed Carlo Ancelotti for the poor performance of Real Madrid, instead of blaming the players. The team management removed the coach from his position and appointed a new coach Xabi Alonso but this season he could not take the team to a satisfactory level, so he was also removed and Alvaro Arbeloa was given the responsibility of managing the last few matches of the season. He also failed and recently Mourinho was appointed as the new coach.

Carlo Ancelotti was not sacked by Real Madrid. He left through a mutually agreed because he wanted to take over the Brazilian national team. I don't think anybody would say that Ancelotti didn't do a good job at Real.

This example shows that the best performance of a team depends largely on the skills and tactics of the coach, but the number of star players in Real Madrid is much more than any other club. Luis Enrique has won the Champions League trophy for two consecutive seasons and although the number of star players in the team is not very many, he has achieved his target through young players.

The club needs restructuring. Some key players need to leave, and I am glad Jose Mourinho is pushing for that.  Luis Enrique grew ordinary players into superstars. Maybe Mourinho could also follow the same path.

[Iamgoat]

Arsenal, lol. In 2006 they scored first against Barcelona in the first half and fans were already celebrating forgetting there's second half and boom they didn't win the competition. Fast forward to 20 years later, they enter their second ever finals, they scored first half again, the fans went gaga and started celebrating again, boom they lost the trophy once again for the second time in a row, with this same pattern, Arsenal fans will have to wait till 2046 before they will witness another champions league finals. They still remain the only team to be unbeaten without winning the trophy, they have their own personal record of also becoming the team to play the most matches in the competition without winning it.

I know you are also trying to be sarcastic about the facts you’re bringing and I won’t say anything about it but it just yet. What makes it painful and annoying for many Arsenal supporters is in both scenarios you have given where the team showed enough quality to believe they could actually win the trophy scoring first in both champions leagues final which naturally rises expectations and fans made the fans to be celebrating with the hope the trophy is just within the reach. I know you already know it is not a good record to say Arsenal is the only unbeaten team not to win the competition and having played so many matches without lifting the trophy but just being sarcastic about it.

[Iranus]

Arsenal, lol. In 2006 they scored first against Barcelona in the first half and fans were already celebrating forgetting there's second half and boom they didn't win the competition. Fast forward to 20 years later, they enter their second ever finals, they scored first half again, the fans went gaga and started celebrating again, boom they lost the trophy once again for the second time in a row, with this same pattern, Arsenal fans will have to wait till 2046 before they will witness another champions league finals. They still remain the only team to be unbeaten without winning the trophy, they have their own personal record of also becoming the team to play the most matches in the competition without winning it.

Arsenal is one of the renowned teams in the premier league. But this team is still unsuccessful in the champions league. After 20 years , they have qualified for the Champions League final. But they have lost in the final as usual. I will not be surprised if Arsenal has to wait  20 years for the champions league final again. We have seen their  strong performance in the champions league platform very rarely. Despite being in  good form this season, the team could not  secure the title. Arsenal may not be able to qualify for the semi-finals next season.

[Futurexxx]

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. But was he this good? Of course not, Dembele was the player Barcelona got rid of for 50 million, so it's clear that Dembele was never expected to be this good. Same applies to almost all their players.

No, your are wrong with this statement buddy, dembele was exceptionally good when he signed for Barcelona from borussia Dortmund for a sum of €130M, so you can't be saying that he is not  good. Or are you trying to say that Barcelona is going to spend so much on a player that is not exceptionally good?
What was the main problem dembele encounter at Barcelona was constant injuries, and it's because of the fact that he was always injured, that's the reason he wasn't able to perform very well and consistently at Barcelona. So your above statement is wrong because their was no time dembele was an average player or below average.

[Hvdv]

Arsenal, lol. In 2006 they scored first against Barcelona in the first half and fans were already celebrating forgetting there's second half and boom they didn't win the competition. Fast forward to 20 years later, they enter their second ever finals, they scored first half again, the fans went gaga and started celebrating again, boom they lost the trophy once again for the second time in a row, with this same pattern, Arsenal fans will have to wait till 2046 before they will witness another champions league finals. They still remain the only team to be unbeaten without winning the trophy, they have their own personal record of also becoming the team to play the most matches in the competition without winning it.

Arsenal is one of the renowned teams in the premier league. But this team is still unsuccessful in the champions league. After 20 years , they have qualified for the Champions League final. But they have lost in the final as usual. I will not be surprised if Arsenal has to wait  20 years for the champions league final again. We have seen their  strong performance in the champions league platform very rarely. Despite being in  good form this season, the team could not  secure the title. Arsenal may not be able to qualify for the semi-finals next season.

Actually, they didn't play badly at all in the final and defended very well against a team like Paris Saint-Germain. Because Paris Saint-Germain is known for its very strong offensive capabilities. If they hadn't conceded the penalty, perhaps Arsenal would have won the cup. However, after equalizing, Paris Saint-Germain won the cup on penalties, shattering all of Arsenal's dreams. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that Arsenal had a magnificent year and can repeat it next year.