UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[Chilwell]

Mikel Arteta was criticize for such pattern but I wouldn't blame him because even the goal PSG scored was a penalty and not an open play goal like Arsenal did. If his plan worked and Arsenal won the UCL, Mikel Arteta would have been praised for such incredible tactics and the players but it didn't work, so he faced backlash from fans. However Arsenal will compete next season and it's another phase for them to try again.

I don't actually blame him to either because i will say that the plan worked for him perfectly, his aims was achieved because despite Paris Saint-Germain aggressive attaching arsenal are able to hold them down up to 120 minutes. If not for that penalty arsenal could have win the final because the strategy they used actually work for them very well, assuming it didn't go as plan Paris Saint-Germain could have scored goal not with penalty.

Mikel Arteta really have to plan ahead now because it is not going to be easy next season since already many teams have study arsenal and they have know what they can do, but I still have hope in their performance next season.

[Stable090]

Match was really good like Arsenal took the lead first and til end they were try to defend hard but still PSG recognize the scored bord at 1-1. And after that match was reach to penalty shot and unfortunately due Gabriel Arsenal was failed to run in parallel. However next season is there and let's see what happens.

Arsenal strong defensive was the reason why PSG couldn’t score more than a goal in the match, if PSG had played against a team with weaker defensive, they will have been able to score so many goals in the match. Arsenal knew playing a defensive game was just the best strategy to use against a team like PSG, and they were lucky to score a early goal in the match, they tired their possible best to defend the goal but unfortunately they couldn’t achieve that.

PSG is having a strong attack, Arsenal scored their first goal in the early minutes of the match, I knew the pressure was just going to be much on Arsenal, and PSG might just be able to score even by mistake, and that was what happened in the match. It was just to early for Arsenal to play a defensive game.

[$weetne$$]

Arsenal's approach in this final was understandable because they know they cannot go head to head with PSG because it will allow them to have open space to play them and attack them considering PSG's attacking quality, so they need to rely on counter attacks and very good defensive play. But arsenal was able to hold them for a long time which shows they are the best team throughout the competition and for the fact that they scored means they can hurt PSG when the time comes. But against an elite team like PSG, one moment can change everything in the game, after PSG equals, they had the confidence to push for more goals because the focus shifted instantly. PSG deserve a credit for their persistence and quality and also we need to commend arsenal for their discipline too, they have made it this far in the competition and for PSG if they continue like this, they will certainly be the favourite next season even though to repeat same success next season is very difficult.

Since Arsenal had a very reliable defense, what stops them to attack and allow the defenders stay behind to do the much they can as expected of them, they would not have turned to playing an all defense tactics because it was not going to do them much good and they are not good with counter attacks since they do not have attackers who got speed.

[Luzin]

Mikel Arteta really have to plan ahead now because it is not going to be easy next season since already many teams have study arsenal and they have know what they can do, but I still have hope in their performance next season.

Reaching the semifinals is a possible achievement, not Arsenal's main target. So far, it seems Arteta is satisfied with the results achieved for this season. Next season is still difficult to predict. There will be many transfers carried out by the major UCL participant clubs. If Arsenal wants to compete, they must quickly determine what they need for the new season. The more effective the transfers they make, I feel they will win many other trophies. Arsenal also seems likely to give Arteta the freedom to add new players for the new season, as they are currently in a good phase.

[blue Snow]

Mikel Arteta was criticize for such pattern but I wouldn't blame him because even the goal PSG scored was a penalty and not an open play goal like Arsenal did. If his plan worked and Arsenal won the UCL, Mikel Arteta would have been praised for such incredible tactics and the players but it didn't work, so he faced backlash from fans. However Arsenal will compete next season and it's another phase for them to try again.

I don’t blame Arteta’s tactics, and in my view, what he did was the right approach because if he had adopted an attacking strategy, Arsenal would have been crushed by PSG. As far as I’m concerned, Arsenal’s defeat was really just a matter of bad luck, since they lost in a penalty shootout. This setback at least serves as a major learning experience for Arteta and Arsenal heading into next season, helping them build the team’s mentality to reach the final again and win the title. It won’t be easy, but I’m confident that next season Arsenal will be ready to win the Champions League because they already possess a winning mentality and experience playing under pressure.

[Stormisover]

Mikel Arteta was criticize for such pattern but I wouldn't blame him because even the goal PSG scored was a penalty and not an open play goal like Arsenal did. If his plan worked and Arsenal won the UCL, Mikel Arteta would have been praised for such incredible tactics and the players but it didn't work, so he faced backlash from fans. However Arsenal will compete next season and it's another phase for them to try again.

I don't actually blame him to either because i will say that the plan worked for him perfectly, his aims was achieved because despite Paris Saint-Germain aggressive attaching arsenal are able to hold them down up to 120 minutes. If not for that penalty arsenal could have win the final because the strategy they used actually work for them very well, assuming it didn't go as plan Paris Saint-Germain could have scored goal not with penalty.

Mikel Arteta really have to plan ahead now because it is not going to be easy next season since already many teams have study arsenal and they have know what they can do, but I still have hope in their performance next season.

So long Arsenal didn't win the UEFA Champions League final to me the plan didn't work, rather they disgraced English premier League with such performance, I can only agree the plan worked because they hold them down to play the game much longer, else the game is supposed to end with the penalty shootout, like you just said they should go and form a better strategy because as they are thinking the English premier League is within their control now that Pep Guardiola has left, they are just kidding, because the English premier League teams will come at them like never before.

[Gabbylee]

Mikel Arteta was criticize for such pattern but I wouldn't blame him because even the goal PSG scored was a penalty and not an open play goal like Arsenal did. If his plan worked and Arsenal won the UCL, Mikel Arteta would have been praised for such incredible tactics and the players but it didn't work, so he faced backlash from fans. However Arsenal will compete next season and it's another phase for them to try again.

I don’t blame Arteta’s tactics, and in my view, what he did was the right approach because if he had adopted an attacking strategy, Arsenal would have been crushed by PSG. As far as I’m concerned, Arsenal’s defeat was really just a matter of bad luck, since they lost in a penalty shootout. This setback at least serves as a major learning experience for Arteta and Arsenal heading into next season, helping them build the team’s mentality to reach the final again and win the title. It won’t be easy, but I’m confident that next season Arsenal will be ready to win the Champions League because they already possess a winning mentality and experience playing under pressure.

I still don't believe this because PSG were relaxed and if Arsenal had pushed forward a little, they'd have rattled PSG defence. Marquinhos half clearance led to their goal, if they had just built on that and not sat since the 6th minute, maybe just maybe.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Maybe it has already been predestined that Arsenal will not win the just concluded UEFA champions League and that is why they try to celebrate the premier League when they won the title, while for this new season ahead, you don't know if they could still maintain the same performance and make it to the top as they did, I also want to believe that other team will also be putting on every effort to do well this time around so that they also don't stand the risk of being left behind as well.

[Unsoldier]

Match was really good like Arsenal took the lead first and til end they were try to defend hard but still PSG recognize the scored bord at 1-1. And after that match was reach to penalty shot and unfortunately due Gabriel Arsenal was failed to run in parallel. However next season is there and let's see what happens.

Arsenal strong defensive was the reason why PSG couldn’t score more than a goal in the match, if PSG had played against a team with weaker defensive, they will have been able to score so many goals in the match. Arsenal knew playing a defensive game was just the best strategy to use against a team like PSG, and they were lucky to score a early goal in the match, they tired their possible best to defend the goal but unfortunately they couldn’t achieve that.

PSG is having a strong attack, Arsenal scored their first goal in the early minutes of the match, I knew the pressure was just going to be much on Arsenal, and PSG might just be able to score even by mistake, and that was what happened in the match. It was just to early for Arsenal to play a defensive game.

Arsenal got incredibly lucky with that early goal; if it hadn't been for that accidental deflection, who knows, the Gunners might not have scored at all in the final. However, if they hadn't found the back of the net so early on, it's highly likely they would have played more openly, which would have given PSG more space to exploit on the attack. Either way, Arteta's tactics paid off, but to truly secure the win, Arsenal also needed to carry a proper threat on the counter-attack.

[Renampun]

Team can hardly be continuously winning as other club always learn through their defeats. PSG might be too powerful at the current moment, but their rivals could be proud of the number of their star star that are willing to take the title. This competition indeed make football to be very interesting to watch each season. It is game that need one to work hard to remain at the top of this hard and unpredictable game.

It's not that PSG is getting stronger, but it's another team that is inconsistent.. because compared to last season, the current PSG squad is not that strong, but their strategy is quite clever, they were even able to lock down Munich's game which this season appeared so convincing. but next season the competition map might change quite a bit because big teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and several other teams, are also making full preparations to be able to chase the Champions League trophy for next season. so the Champions League next season might be more exciting because the big teams have started to get fed up with PSG's dominance and are starting to spend big on players

[W Jr.]

Match was really good like Arsenal took the lead first and til end they were try to defend hard but still PSG recognize the scored bord at 1-1. And after that match was reach to penalty shot and unfortunately due Gabriel Arsenal was failed to run in parallel. However next season is there and let's see what happens.

Arsenal strong defensive was the reason why PSG couldn’t score more than a goal in the match, if PSG had played against a team with weaker defensive, they will have been able to score so many goals in the match. Arsenal knew playing a defensive game was just the best strategy to use against a team like PSG, and they were lucky to score a early goal in the match, they tired their possible best to defend the goal but unfortunately they couldn’t achieve that.

PSG is having a strong attack, Arsenal scored their first goal in the early minutes of the match, I knew the pressure was just going to be much on Arsenal, and PSG might just be able to score even by mistake, and that was what happened in the match. It was just to early for Arsenal to play a defensive game.

Arsenal got incredibly lucky with that early goal; if it hadn't been for that accidental deflection, who knows, the Gunners might not have scored at all in the final. However, if they hadn't found the back of the net so early on, it's highly likely they would have played more openly, which would have given PSG more space to exploit on the attack. Either way, Arteta's tactics paid off, but to truly secure the win, Arsenal also needed to carry a proper threat on the counter-attack.

The match is over now, and they're not champions. That's what matters. Also, they played defensively because they scored an early goal. Perhaps if they hadn't scored so early, they would have played more offensively, and we would have seen a higher-scoring match. In conclusion, they defended very well against Paris Saint-Germain and didn't concede a goal except for the penalty. Despite their excellent fight, they couldn't win the championship in the final. Paris Saint-Germain, once again, emerged as the Champions League winner.

[Hyphen(-)]

I still don't believe this because PSG were relaxed and if Arsenal had pushed forward a little, they'd have rattled PSG defence. Marquinhos half clearance led to their goal, if they had just built on that and not sat since the 6th minute, maybe just maybe.

That final was a complete tactical game, both teams were well prepared and were ready to use any method as long as they will control the game, even PSG was ready for any tactics but the main reason why they kept attacking was because Arsenal has scored an early goal, and they knew they have to put more effort attacking wise to use their attacking strength in order to get an equalizer and it favors them as they got a penalty, and after then, they kept pressing because they knew Arsenal will not want to concede more goals.

The way so many football fans expect Arsenal to lose the final to PSG, the match wasn’t like that, it was interesting match to watch and everyone was happy except Arsenal fans because we really want to make history, but losing in penalties is something we can’t control, it is a game of luck.
We go again next season.

[Gost ms]

Match was really good like Arsenal took the lead first and til end they were try to defend hard but still PSG recognize the scored bord at 1-1. And after that match was reach to penalty shot and unfortunately due Gabriel Arsenal was failed to run in parallel. However next season is there and let's see what happens.

Arsenal strong defensive was the reason why PSG couldn’t score more than a goal in the match, if PSG had played against a team with weaker defensive, they will have been able to score so many goals in the match. Arsenal knew playing a defensive game was just the best strategy to use against a team like PSG, and they were lucky to score a early goal in the match, they tired their possible best to defend the goal but unfortunately they couldn’t achieve that.

PSG is having a strong attack, Arsenal scored their first goal in the early minutes of the match, I knew the pressure was just going to be much on Arsenal, and PSG might just be able to score even by mistake, and that was what happened in the match. It was just to early for Arsenal to play a defensive game.

Yes, we have seen that Arsenal have been focusing on strengthening their defense. When Arsenal secured their trophy in the Premier League, we saw how much Arsenal are trying to strengthen their defense and in that match, Arsenal had many chances to score goals but they did not play aggressively and secured the victory by strengthening their defense.

Arsenal performed well against PSG. Especially Arsenal's defense did a great job. Arsenal tried hard to win and did everything they had to do to win and completed the match with complete precision, but luck was not with them in the end.

[Shussainshah]

Maybe it has already been predestined that Arsenal will not win the just concluded UEFA champions League and that is why they try to celebrate the premier League when they won the title, while for this new season ahead, you don't know if they could still maintain the same performance and make it to the top as they did, I also want to believe that other team will also be putting on every effort to do well this time around so that they also don't stand the risk of being left behind as well.

You reached the UCL Final it's not accidental.  You need a lot of hardwork and discipline to reached UCl final it's the higher Competition in all Europe. Arsenal didn't Won because of badluck but they tried till the last minute of the game.  But penalty can do favour of any team that's why Arsenal didn't won bit I hope they will try next season as well becuace thier team are capable of this competition and actually the manager Arteta tactics is working . The Defence Haramball Hahah. So I think Arsenal can try next year as well and hope so reached to semi or quarter as well.

[DiMarxist]

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The way so many football fans expect Arsenal to lose the final to PSG, the match wasn’t like that, it was interesting match to watch and everyone was happy except Arsenal fans because we really want to make history, but losing in penalties is something we can’t control, it is a game of luck.
We go again next season.

Arsenal approach towards the finals against PSG was impressive because the final were full of tactics from the both teams. That was why the game ended up in a draw in regulation time and was decided via penalty shoot out. I like the way that Arsenal was able to counter the tactics of PSG because before the final PSG were tauted to winning the final with ease because of their attacking kind of football which made every other team to lose against them. Arsenal should be commended for their tactical approach against PSG.

[Catenaccio]

Yes, we have seen that Arsenal have been focusing on strengthening their defense. When Arsenal secured their trophy in the Premier League, we saw how much Arsenal are trying to strengthen their defense and in that match, Arsenal had many chances to score goals but they did not play aggressively and secured the victory by strengthening their defense.

Arsenal are very strong in their defense and it's very clearly recognizable. Nobody can say Arsenal did not have strong defense in this season but to win UEFA Champions League title, next seasons they will need better and stronger attacks. As they can not play severely defensive and wait for limited chances of beating opponents. If they play like this, they actually have risk of losing important matches too, and it's not how a club wants to win Champions League title perform.

Arsenal performed well against PSG. Especially Arsenal's defense did a great job. Arsenal tried hard to win and did everything they had to do to win and completed the match with complete precision, but luck was not with them in the end.

I don't look at the result to say Arsenal played well against PSG. They scored a first goal very early and it gave them perfect chance of playing defensive and counter attacking but they only focused on defense after that. There was no harm from Arsenal in counter attacks, that put their whole team under huge attacking pressure from PSG. Without danger from counter attacks, not because Arsenal could not do counter attacks well, but because they did not want to do that. That tactical performance only put Arsenal closer to by equalizing by PSG, and even losing the final without penalty shootouts.

[$weetne$$]

You reached the UCL Final it's not accidental.  You need a lot of hardwork and discipline to reached UCl final it's the higher Competition in all Europe. Arsenal didn't Won because of badluck but they tried till the last minute of the game.  But penalty can do favour of any team that's why Arsenal didn't won bit I hope they will try next season as well becuace thier team are capable of this competition and actually the manager Arteta tactics is working . The Defence Haramball Hahah. So I think Arsenal can try next year as well and hope so reached to semi or quarter as well.

In the new season, getting to the finals again may be challenging to Arsenal but they have the chance to actually, After  the group stage, their opponents from the knock out stage to the quater finals if they get there, will tell if they will be at the finals again. We know they were not lucky enough with the penalty shoot out in the finals of the most recent Champions league, but they did awesome in the whole competition and did stayed unbeaten till they lost the title.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I don’t blame Arteta’s tactics, and in my view, what he did was the right approach because if he had adopted an attacking strategy, Arsenal would have been crushed by PSG. As far as I’m concerned, Arsenal’s defeat was really just a matter of bad luck, since they lost in a penalty shootout. This setback at least serves as a major learning experience for Arteta and Arsenal heading into next season, helping them build the team’s mentality to reach the final again and win the title. It won’t be easy, but I’m confident that next season Arsenal will be ready to win the Champions League because they already possess a winning mentality and experience playing under pressure.

I have seen very few teams win against PSG playing a defensive strategy. Arteta should have done a good homework on psg  and Enrique's tactics.

Arteta kept his match strategy unchanged. This was their biggest mistake. Against a shrewd coach like Enrique, Arteta should have changed tactics. I want to  praise arsenal's defenders. They performed brilliantly. PSG's players attacked a lot, creating many good chances. But Arsenal's defenders were very cautious. As a result , the match was a draw. But if Arsenal had played attacking strategy then we could have seen more goals from both teams in this match. The match was getting more exciting.

[slapper]

Match was really good like Arsenal took the lead first and til end they were try to defend hard but still PSG recognize the scored bord at 1-1. And after that match was reach to penalty shot and unfortunately due Gabriel Arsenal was failed to run in parallel. However next season is there and let's see what happens.

Arsenal strong defensive was the reason why PSG couldn’t score more than a goal in the match, if PSG had played against a team with weaker defensive, they will have been able to score so many goals in the match. Arsenal knew playing a defensive game was just the best strategy to use against a team like PSG, and they were lucky to score a early goal in the match, they tired their possible best to defend the goal but unfortunately they couldn’t achieve that.

PSG is having a strong attack, Arsenal scored their first goal in the early minutes of the match, I knew the pressure was just going to be much on Arsenal, and PSG might just be able to score even by mistake, and that was what happened in the match. It was just to early for Arsenal to play a defensive game.

Yes Arsenal played well. However, PSG's possession was much more dry than they would like to acknowledge. They made nearly 900 passes and that was pretty much wasted. Sideways, backwards, rinse and repeat.

The brain of Luis Enrique was the reason that PSG won this trophy. The man brought on Ramos and Beraldo specifically for penalties. Literally just to take spot kicks. And both scored. In the meantime Arteta... I love the guy, really. Removing your captain and your main striker before a shootout? That's a choice he'll be regretting for awhile.

Yeah, Mosquera gets blamed a lot, too. The penalty was not executed properly. However, the child was already on a yellow from the 46th minute. He had been following Kvaratskhelia for more than an hour in this hot Budapest. And he was only playing because White was injured and Timber wasn't fit. He was put in a bad situation from the very beginning.

Arsenal had won the league just-six days ago. And then THIS is how it ends? Eze shoots wide, Gabriel hits the stands. PSG's keeper saves zero penalties to win the Champions League. Without saving anything all game actually.

Can this be Arsenal in the future? No chance. But PSG, the same team, were back to back titles. Doue looking like he is about to become the best player in Europe... That's the real conversation we should be having. Can they make it three?

[len01]

Mikel Arteta really have to plan ahead now because it is not going to be easy next season since already many teams have study arsenal and they have know what they can do, but I still have hope in their performance next season.

Arteta won't be worried about that. In fact, after this season's failure, he already knows what needs to be planned, and most importantly, he doesn't need to make major changes to the current squad. If other teams have figured out the tactics Arteta has been using, that's not really a problem. After all, he has also identified the weaknesses of every team Arsenal faced this season. They just need a few adjustments in terms of strategy.