UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[coinlary]

Arsenal didn't lost control of match and the only time you will say Arsenal deserve to loose that match when they perform poor, but that performance Arsenal was fully ready for that match, they were dominating the Champions leagus till that time of the final. For you to say Arsenal deserve to loose the match obviously shows that you are one those people that want to see us wining the champions league competition, we are coming stronger by next season.

Any club that got the UCL final is a strong club because they don't just fly to the final but go through some certain stages, Arsenal came prepared to play Paris saint Germain what people don't understand is that there is no way two club can win the UCL title it's just one club that will win and Paris saint Germain did. Arsenal plan almost worked out for them they tried to to maintain their 1-0 lead before Paris saint Germain got that penalty to make the scoreline 1-1 draw before they finally lost the title after there 5 play penalty shot out.

I never mentioned Arsenal wasn't  a strong team and I do know that, getting to the Champions League final isn't  always a easy thing that a weak team can just attain by luck. All I'm saying is that, Arsenal was never the right team to face PSG in Final. They are strong, fine! But not as strong to the level of really defeating PSG. Same goes to the Inter that faced them last season which was even way worse.

@Dzwaafu11 I know you're  a fan  that's why you're defending them. Actually I preferred Arsenal to win it and I supposed them for the very match but it was clear that they can't win it unless they dragged it to the PSts. which they did and still failed 

[Cossyblack]

Arsenal didn't lost control of match and the only time you will say Arsenal deserve to loose that match when they perform poor, but that performance Arsenal was fully ready for that match, they were dominating the Champions leagus till that time of the final. For you to say Arsenal deserve to loose the match obviously shows that you are one those people that want to see us wining the champions league competition, we are coming stronger by next season.

Arsenal played extremely poor in that match, I didn't believe arsenal will be dominated in ball possession to that margin by psg considering their performance from day start to the final in the champions. League. Arsenal has been dominating the champions league with better performance and they play undefeated till the final. However honestly I was disappointed because arsenal couldn't even secure 30% ball possession which was embarrassing especially for a team who has maintained an undefeated Streak to the final. this is obvious they struggle all the way to the final to dominated by PSG.
Again, arsenal didn't play against psg with confidence, they didn't have the confidence that they can override psg in that match so they resorted to defense..I didn't expect arsenal would be so afraid of PSG to that extent.. honesty I have known arsenal to be a strong team who are can play strongly against any big team but the arsenal I watch on that match was a completely different arsenal. They didn't play like arsenal used to play on the field that's why they couldn't Keep up with psg speed and attacks.. If they had been perform exactly like this in the beginning they wouldn't have pass the group stage. So they performance in the final was nothing to talk about because it was very poor..

[pewboy]

For me I give credit to Arteta and Arsenal, for them to be able to contain the best team in the world right now, they really deserve some praise but the fact is that they lost and their tactically approach was to score and defend the entire game.

Paris Saint-Germain were only lucky enough to get a penalty kick obviously given by an excellent move which then led the team to a draw, otherwise they would never have been able to go beyond that result, i feel it, they should have believed in it more, Arsenal could have scored at least another goal but they didn't succeed, this is football.

[Daniel91]

Arsenal lost control and the mental level of the match, they did everything to try to bring the match to a physical level, on the other hand Paris Saint-Germain kept the match cold and led to a penalty shootout, this was a good thing but also a lot of luck, but it was all part of a plan in my opinion which then definitely paid off.

Lost Control? What side of the match were you watching? Or should I ask which match you watched specifically? From what I watched, I can easily tell they were never capable to take on PSG. They only got the lead first unexpectedly and they yook advantage of that single goal . After PSG got back into the game, their only hope was the PK and they made sure to drag the game there .

Does that explain any lost in mental level . They deserve the defeat even though they had more support to win it.

Arsenal didn't lost control of match and the only time you will say Arsenal deserve to loose that match when they perform poor, but that performance Arsenal was fully ready for that match, they were dominating the Champions leagus till that time of the final. For you to say Arsenal deserve to loose the match obviously shows that you are one those people that want to see us wining the champions league competition, we are coming stronger by next season.

I don't think you can talk about Arsenal losing control of the game.
From the beginning, Arsenal had a clear plan and strategy for this game, how to defend against probably the strongest attacking team in the world and how to win the game, through a solid and organized defense and quick and effective counterattacks.
Their plan was good and they held the lead in the match for a very long time and came close to the final victory.
Unfortunately for them, one small deconcentration and error in defense was enough for the PSG players to equalize and return to the match.

[Shussainshah]

For me I give credit to Arteta and Arsenal, for them to be able to contain the best team in the world right now, they really deserve some praise but the fact is that they lost and their tactically approach was to score and defend the entire game.

Paris Saint-Germain were only lucky enough to get a penalty kick obviously given by an excellent move which then led the team to a draw, otherwise they would never have been able to go beyond that result, i feel it, they should have believed in it more, Arsenal could have scored at least another goal but they didn't succeed, this is football.

It's Football and a team which play good can win the match. Arsenal play very well the entire match but some how can't manage the penalty Kick . And I am thinking if Arteta thinking about the defence and would defence the entire match I think they should consider the penalty as well they need practice for penalty. Psg in the fast half was not good but the penalty give them boost and this was the main reason Arsenal lost at that's point. Hope Arsenal can try next year as well but this psg team are very dominant and can conquer the next season Champions League as well.

[Die_empty]

I never mentioned Arsenal wasn't  a strong team and I do know that, getting to the Champions League final isn't  always a easy thing that a weak team can just attain by luck. All I'm saying is that, Arsenal was never the right team to face PSG in Final. They are strong, fine! But not as strong to the level of really defeating PSG. Same goes to the Inter that faced them last season which was even way worse.

@Dzwaafu11 I know you're  a fan  that's why you're defending them. Actually I preferred Arsenal to win it and I supposed them for the very match but it was clear that they can't win it unless they dragged it to the PSts. which they did and still failed 

Which club would have been the right team to meet PSG in the finals?

Many football fans who had the same view as you predicted that Arsenal would be beaten black and blue in the final. But this was not the case because they were able to curtail the attacking prowess of PSG. They were close to winning the game until they conceded a penalty.

The Gunners were still able to play in the extra time and didn't concede any goals. I don't know any club in Europe that could have given PSG such a headache. Take it or leave it, Arsenal is currently the second-best club in Europe.

[knowngunman]

I never mentioned Arsenal wasn't  a strong team and I do know that, getting to the Champions League final isn't  always a easy thing that a weak team can just attain by luck. All I'm saying is that, Arsenal was never the right team to face PSG in Final. They are strong, fine! But not as strong to the level of really defeating PSG. Same goes to the Inter that faced them last season which was even way worse.

Let me join this convo. So who do you think was the right team to face PSG in the final?

I'm not Arsenal fan and infact I was very happy they didn't win the Champions League but they beat everything that came their way before they found themselve in the final. I agreed the fixtures that brought them to the final was probably the easiest route. So yeah it favored them somehow.

As for last season, Inter Milan beat Barcelona to reach the final. If they can beat Barcelona or other teams to reach the final, what makes you think Barcelona could do better than them if they were the one that faced PSG? I know the scoreline was very terrible but it is good to still appreciate their effort. I think we know why Arsenal lost that final and it wasn't not because they were not strong.

[Frankolala]

For me I give credit to Arteta and Arsenal, for them to be able to contain the best team in the world right now, they really deserve some praise but the fact is that they lost and their tactically approach was to score and defend the entire game.

Paris Saint-Germain were only lucky enough to get a penalty kick obviously given by an excellent move which then led the team to a draw, otherwise they would never have been able to go beyond that result, i feel it, they should have believed in it more, Arsenal could have scored at least another goal but they didn't succeed, this is football.

The outcome of the match shows that the game is balanced and both teams are equal in strength because none of them could outshine the other. I don't see that penalty as a thing of luck because it was done intentionally. PSG was favored by luck because majority supported them to win the finals and that was what magnet the victory to them.

[Warkop]

I would say finally, I have always considered Manchester United the most iconic team in the Premier League, maybe because I saw what they were capable of in the past and I feared this team.
I've actually seen finals torn in the last minutes by Manchester United themselves.
it was a shame they had fallen into such a state

The golden era of Manchester united has come to an end. When ferguson was the manager of Manchester united, the team was very  strong. But after Ferguson left, manchester united's performance gradually started to  decline. In the last season, we saw united's comeback again. Carrick has done a great job with this team. It is expected that with the help of carrick, manchester united will become strong again. Although the squad h as been strengthened, Manchester united will take appropriate measures  in the next season.

I don't expect much from Carrick, plus next season we don't really know the strength of Manchester United in his hands, other big clubs will definitely be much better than this season and it is certain that Manchester United will be a much tougher challenge, so we as supporters or football fans should not boast about Manchester United, it could hurt you when Manchester United plays badly again, we also don't know yet whether the players who will be brought in will meet expectations or will even decline.

[coinlary]

Which club would have been the right team to meet PSG in the finals?

Many football fans who had the same view as you predicted that Arsenal would be beaten black and blue in the final. But this was not the case because they were able to curtail the attacking prowess of PSG. They were close to winning the game until they conceded a penalty.

The Gunners were still able to play in the extra time and didn't concede any goals. I don't know any club in Europe that could have given PSG such a headache. Take it or leave it, Arsenal is currently the second-best club in Europe.

I don't know , a club better than Arsenal mayve or the one that doesn't play same style as Arsenal and wouldn't plan to defend all through an entire 90 mins game of a UCL final.

@ knownguman also asked the same question, I don't want to mention names because you will all conclude on using fan sentiment  but it's the truth. If PSG got the first goal and decide to do same, I'm sure Arsenal will lose with a margin of 3 , if not more.

[johnsaributua]

I don't expect much from Carrick, plus next season we don't really know the strength of Manchester United in his hands, other big clubs will definitely be much better than this season and it is certain that Manchester United will be a much tougher challenge, so we as supporters or football fans should not boast about Manchester United, it could hurt you when Manchester United plays badly again, we also don't know yet whether the players who will be brought in will meet expectations or will even decline.

That's true, but I'm very confident in their performance next season because the coach is still Michael Carrick who delivered his best performance during his time as the alternate coach. With the scheme implemented by the former England national team midfielder Manchester United feels like they've been reborn reminiscent of their glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson including Carrick who was a player at the time.

I understand your point but I've also seen the development of Michael Carrick's performance while he was still considered the alternate coach. Many doubted him, but next season I think this team will be much faster than Michael Carrick will achieve especially since they will be competing in several competitions next season one of which is the UCL, a target for the team nicknamed the Red Devils several seasons ago before Michael Carrick succeeded this season.
In the EPL competition next season they have been said to be one of the teams that are the toughest competitors in terms of winning the championship title in the EPL competition so that this makes other teams such as Man City and Arsenal who have always been the most dominant teams in the last few seasons become a serious threat to them because under the cool hand of Michael Carrick they suffered defeat by Man United in their last meeting so it is natural for Man United to be taken into account next season by other teams.

[blue Snow]

The golden era of Manchester united has come to an end. When ferguson was the manager of Manchester united, the team was very  strong. But after Ferguson left, manchester united's performance gradually started to  decline. In the last season, we saw united's comeback again. Carrick has done a great job with this team. It is expected that with the help of carrick, manchester united will become strong again. Although the squad h as been strengthened, Manchester united will take appropriate measures  in the next season.

It certainly cannot be denied that when Ferguson was manager, Manchester United was so dominant that the club was considered to be in its golden age at the time. And yes, as you said, Manchester United’s golden age came to an end after Ferguson’s departure. Now, fans are hoping to see that golden age repeated under Carrick’s leadership. That hope has been reignited after seeing how Carrick managed to lift Manchester United out of last season’s slump, leading them to a third-place finish and a return to the Champions League after a long absence.

Now, it remains to be seen whether Carrick can restore MU former glory, as fans have placed great hopes in him.

[Accardo]

It's Football and a team which play good can win the match. Arsenal play very well the entire match but some how can't manage the penalty Kick . And I am thinking if Arteta thinking about the defence and would defence the entire match I think they should consider the penalty as well they need practice for penalty. Psg in the fast half was not good but the penalty give them boost and this was the main reason Arsenal lost at that's point. Hope Arsenal can try next year as well but this psg team are very dominant and can conquer the next season Champions League as well.

PSG would find it hard to win the champions league three consecutive times, Arsenal on the other flip have a greater chance of winning the champions league under manager Arteta, who must have learnt from the bitter loss, and made better decisions to face the next season in a grand way. What is at most important for the gunners is retaining the defensive play, they exercised last season, and then sprinkle powerful attacking stars in the team, to help build an advantage over teams like PSG, who have the better attacking force, but a medium defensive play.

[bastisisca]

First of all I think they will do better at FA cup, and even EFL, and then UCL, so they may not be even third place at the league, because only focusing on the league is easy compared to focusing on all of these competitions. So next year, I bet you that the yare going to have hard time being top four, or fifth. So there is a chance that they are not going to play that well at the league, but I think they will be fine overall, better than whatever they did previously.

Let's always remember that the Premier League is one of the most difficult championships in the world, perhaps the most difficult together with the Italian one.
We must evaluate carefully also because we who judge do not know the real difficulty of things.
Easy to coach from your armchair at home.

[Halifat]

For me I give credit to Arteta and Arsenal, for them to be able to contain the best team in the world right now, they really deserve some praise but the fact is that they lost and their tactically approach was to score and defend the entire game.

Paris Saint-Germain were only lucky enough to get a penalty kick obviously given by an excellent move which then led the team to a draw, otherwise they would never have been able to go beyond that result, i feel it, they should have believed in it more, Arsenal could have scored at least another goal but they didn't succeed, this is football.

If not for that penalty I don't think Paris Saint-Germain will be able to win the trophy, even though people were accusing Arsenal of not scoring more goals but on my own view i did not put too much play on them because they discovered themselves acted that way, paris saint-germah have an aggressive attacking which was the reason why Arsenal have to stay at home to defend themselves since already they have scored. Just as you said this is football and a lot of surprise is expected to happen.

[changaa]

Arsenal have a better chance than even psg because they have a stronger defense system than PSG and they would have find a way of scoring another goal during the game and since it happens to be that they scored first they have better hedge against them but it is what it is there is nothing we can do than to accept it and arsenal  can try again next time, and see if they have the opportunity to win because we can say.

Dude, i think you're wrong. Arsenal arrived very prepared, their playing performances were balanced, the match ended in a draw and they had to go to penalties. In this case, preparation is relative. A match that ends on penalties no longer makes sense.

Whoever doesn't miss a shot wins. is simple and doesn't require great physical preparation.

[aipercoin]

Arsenal did tried their best worthy of every commendation it can get, they did held PSG to almost a stand still but then PSG had an experienced mentality that got them to be bale to get that much they got at the time, they also had some form of luck on their side because Penalty can somehow be so luck dependent that you will just hope to be lucky with the shoot because then the pressure and tension is much more than you had in the earlier time.

Arsenal did well, but they could have done more, Paris Saint-Germain are still not a small team, they are experienced in the Champions League, but in this case experience has very little to do with it.
They didn't win on the pitch by playing it with performances, but they won with penalties, so in reality it's just a victory of circumstance and not a victory where the skill of one team won over the other team.

[cande86]

The bad thing about Arsenal was letting themselves be cornered; it backfired on them. However, seeing a club like Arsenal reach a Champions League final was a great achievement for us. Things can go well if you want them and work hard, but I think the final is a match where you practically have to leave everything on the field. We think Ansela left with some things they didn't show in the final.

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.

[babo]

I don't expect much from Carrick, plus next season we don't really know the strength of Manchester United in his hands, other big clubs will definitely be much better than this season and it is certain that Manchester United will be a much tougher challenge, so we as supporters or football fans should not boast about Manchester United, it could hurt you when Manchester United plays badly again, we also don't know yet whether the players who will be brought in will meet expectations or will even decline.

It's a shame though, I've always had affection for Manchester United and I'll also tell you who my favourite players were.
I really liked Giggs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs
and Teddy Sheringham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Sheringham

two icons for me of Manchester United, the one from the good old days!

[cxtreenal]

Arsenal did tried their best worthy of every commendation it can get, they did held PSG to almost a stand still but then PSG had an experienced mentality that got them to be bale to get that much they got at the time, they also had some form of luck on their side because Penalty can somehow be so luck dependent that you will just hope to be lucky with the shoot because then the pressure and tension is much more than you had in the earlier time.

Arsenal did well, but they could have done more, Paris Saint-Germain are still not a small team, they are experienced in the Champions League, but in this case experience has very little to do with it.
They didn't win on the pitch by playing it with performances, but they won with penalties, so in reality it's just a victory of circumstance and not a victory where the skill of one team won over the other team.

Actually I don't know on what basis you say Arsenal played well. They played defensively throughout the match and only managed to keep 28% of the ball in their favor and created only 5 shots, of which only 1 was on target. Apart from their one goal in the 6th minute of the match, Arsenal had no success in the whole match. PSG played great and the team deserved to win because they kept 72% of the ball in their favor and only 4 shots on target out of 19 shots.

Would you still say that Arsenal performed well in the Champions League final? All the fans who watched the final match will unanimously agree that PSG played great and they are a team that deserves to win the trophy even though the result was decided by penalties and they won the trophy because they deserved it.