UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[coinlary]

You know the truth is always bitter, you've just said it all and I believe it's only the Arsenal fans that will fail to understand what you're saying, because they are so full of themselves because of the English premier League title they won, but the actual fact is they're not that strong to face Paris Saint Germain in a UEFA Champions League final, and it's crystal clear that they can't, if not for the eleven men defense they used the match wouldn't have gotten to that time, like the moment Paris Saint Germain knocked Bayern Munich out of the competition that was the moment I knew the trophy belongs to them, what ever Arsenal fans excuse might be is for their own warrant, the did has been done simple.

Arsenal , Man u and Chelsea have  a very big fanbase and I was expecting so much of their comment after that my post , they didn't proof me wrong anyway.
I'm not really after their defeat for that particular game but it was obvious that all they can do to win is to increase their defense pressure. It's good they face Athletico because they are also good in same strateg. One side was just stronger and it was Arsenal.

Final was suppose to be really fun. Apart from the urge to see which side scores the next goal and who will eventually lift the trophy , there wasn't really that much fun watching the game. I know other people have different views but for me it was a bit boring as a final match. I didn't even start watching  until after 30 mins.

[Baki202]

According to the coach, they didn't go on defense on their own, but PSG forced them to. However, I don't see things that way. What they showed was defending and not even leaving a player available for the counter-attack. I've never been in favor of defending a result. You can close down the game, but you can't forget the option of attacking. Attacking is what wins matches. In defense, if you're very lucky, they won't score on you, but defending is more tiring than attacking.

I think the coach Arteta might be right that they didn't plan to defend more than they attack, but due to PSG's aggressive pressing they had no choice than to defend more. I think Arsenal didn't sit back by choice but the control of possession and high press pushed them deeper and deeper. I think Arsenal were too slow and PSG regained the ball quickly whenever arsenal had possession.

 I agree that Arsenal could have capitalized on counter attacks but the challenge was PSG controlled and dominated the game in such a way that it was hard for Arsenal to transition quickly. Arsenal defended really well but didn't have enough outlets. Whenever Arsenal won the ball back, there should have been at least one or two players positioned to relieve pressure and launch a counterattack. Arsenal only had few of those moments and possession kept returning to PSG. Fact is the best form of defence is to attack.

[CageMabok]

Well, Manchester united did well to return back to 3rd position in the premium league table, and also qualified to play champion league next season. Many people are expecting more display from their new coach, because if their coach can lead Manchester united to lock out stage, it will show that he is the right coach to lead Manchester united to lift champion league trophy.

The Champions League has always been the toughest and most difficult competition for all clubs, and it is no coincidence that it is also the most sought-after.
The presence of teams like Manchester United could cause concern, but i have a special eye for Spanish teams, who are eager for redemption as they have not achieved great results this year, Real Madrid are desperately looking for redemption.

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. Meanwhile, Real Madrid, who haven't won any silverware in the last two seasons, clearly need a significant overhaul. Without overhauling their squad for the upcoming season, they will face the same fate as last season.

[lombok]

According to the coach, they didn't go on defense on their own, but PSG forced them to. However, I don't see things that way. What they showed was defending and not even leaving a player available for the counter-attack. I've never been in favor of defending a result. You can close down the game, but you can't forget the option of attacking. Attacking is what wins matches. In defense, if you're very lucky, they won't score on you, but defending is more tiring than attacking.

I think the coach Arteta might be right that they didn't plan to defend more than they attack, but due to PSG's aggressive pressing they had no choice than to defend more. I think Arsenal didn't sit back by choice but the control of possession and high press pushed them deeper and deeper. I think Arsenal were too slow and PSG regained the ball quickly whenever arsenal had possession.

 I agree that Arsenal could have capitalized on counter attacks but the challenge was PSG controlled and dominated the game in such a way that it was hard for Arsenal to transition quickly. Arsenal defended really well but didn't have enough outlets. Whenever Arsenal won the ball back, there should have been at least one or two players positioned to relieve pressure and launch a counterattack. Arsenal only had few of those moments and possession kept returning to PSG. Fact is the best form of defence is to attack.

This is not because of the coach's request, but as a result of pressure from opposition. I felt that Arsenal didn't have men out there who had long passing ability when they got the ball back. Having possession in the other half is the very best way around attacks. Yes, as you point out, there must be players waiting to quickly attack when the ball is returned.

[Agbamoni]

Every player can miss a penalty, especially forwards, who get very upset when they miss one. But when a defender misses a penalty, we criticize them very harshly. I think Gabriel is being treated unfairly. Gabriel did his best and took responsibility. Despite this, the penalty kick wasn't a goal. These things happen, the important thing is that they reached this stage. I think they will be better next year.

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.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

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.

Fans shouldn't be too critical of Gabriel, even though his penalty kicks were one of the reasons Arsenal failed to win the Champions League.. Even star players have made similar mistakes in important competitions and it's something that's difficult to predict. When it comes to penalty shootouts, mentality is clearly crucial and perhaps at this point, PSG are far more prepared. That's why in the Champions League, people always talk about a winning mentality. In crucial situations like those experienced by Arsenal and PSG in the final, the players' mentality is crucial in their decision-making on penalties.

[RaltcoinsB]

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.

Fans shouldn't be too critical of Gabriel, even though his penalty kicks were one of the reasons Arsenal failed to win the Champions League.. Even star players have made similar mistakes in important competitions and it's something that's difficult to predict. When it comes to penalty shootouts, mentality is clearly crucial and perhaps at this point, PSG are far more prepared. That's why in the Champions League, people always talk about a winning mentality. In crucial situations like those experienced by Arsenal and PSG in the final, the players' mentality is crucial in their decision-making on penalties.

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.

[laijsica]

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.

Fans shouldn't be too critical of Gabriel, even though his penalty kicks were one of the reasons Arsenal failed to win the Champions League.. Even star players have made similar mistakes in important competitions and it's something that's difficult to predict. When it comes to penalty shootouts, mentality is clearly crucial and perhaps at this point, PSG are far more prepared. That's why in the Champions League, people always talk about a winning mentality. In crucial situations like those experienced by Arsenal and PSG in the final, the players' mentality is crucial in their decision-making on penalties.

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.

The teams practiced extra hard to win the penalty shootout and PSG were ready for every situation. Arsenal were not seen as very aggressive throughout the match. Mikel Arteta was confident enough to win the Champions League trophy but that was not seen in practice on the pitch. Arsenal players seemed tired because they should have been confident of winning another trophy after winning the Premier League trophy but they could not maintain that performance. I think Arteta had the players practice the penalty shootout but PSG were more aggressive and excited about winning. They were mentally and physically ready to continue the trophy winning streak.

[Italian Panic]

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.

[m4r1o]

You can say what you want but on penalties it's a question of luck and not skill.
Even if you're good, you have so much pressure and so many emotions that you make mistakes.

I honestly would have expected a much more dynamic Paris Saint-Germain, they had a lot of luck, this is what they did, nothing more they had the chance to equalize and take it to penalties, last year Paris Saint-Germain instead proved to everyone that they are the strongest team in the tournament by winning against Inter 5 to 0.

[Daniel91]

You can say what you want but on penalties it's a question of luck and not skill.
Even if you're good, you have so much pressure and so many emotions that you make mistakes.

I honestly would have expected a much more dynamic Paris Saint-Germain, they had a lot of luck, this is what they did, nothing more they had the chance to equalize and take it to penalties, last year Paris Saint-Germain instead proved to everyone that they are the strongest team in the tournament by winning against Inter 5 to 0.

I wouldn't agree with you.
Winning the Champions League 2 times in a row is not luck but an indicator of the quality and strength of the team.
Winning the Champions League is not easy, ask Pep and Manchester City, they only managed to do it once in all those years.
Arsenal played a very good defensive final against PSG, managed to score from 1 counterattack and then parked the sub in front of their goal and waited for the end of the game.
It is very difficult to turn around and win a game like that, but the PSG players were patient and did not lose hope and faith.
In the end, they managed to take advantage of 1 mistake by the opponent, scored and got back into the game. That is the hallmark of great teams and their victory is absolutely deserved.
Arsenal had much more luck in the match because PSG missed winning this game before penalties.

[KTChampions]

Fans shouldn't be too critical of Gabriel, even though his penalty kicks were one of the reasons Arsenal failed to win the Champions League.. Even star players have made similar mistakes in important competitions and it's something that's difficult to predict. When it comes to penalty shootouts, mentality is clearly crucial and perhaps at this point, PSG are far more prepared. That's why in the Champions League, people always talk about a winning mentality. In crucial situations like those experienced by Arsenal and PSG in the final, the players' mentality is crucial in their decision-making on penalties.

I think the issue is overblown, Gabriel's miss was forgotten within a week. It's not like Baggio's miss in the World Cup final (which is remembered 30 years later), nothing special. And in general, I find it strange to discuss a penalty shootout, which is essentially a lottery. It's rare that one team actually collapses and loses 3-0, or that the goalkeeper makes a couple of saves and decides the outcome. Most of the time, it's luck that decides.

[Akbarkoe]

Every player can miss a penalty, especially forwards, who get very upset when they miss one. But when a defender misses a penalty, we criticize them very harshly. I think Gabriel is being treated unfairly. Gabriel did his best and took responsibility. Despite this, the penalty kick wasn't a goal. These things happen, the important thing is that they reached this stage. I think they will be better next year.

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 came to see the characteristics of human beings, and it's natural, you're right about that, every effort ever made and sacrifices made sometimes in the eyes of people who are not good at appreciating all the efforts made are considered non-existent and only mistakes are highlighted even if it's just one, I know many people are disappointed with the results of the penalty but however they have tried hard, failure is not the end of the world and mistakes are natural for anyone, there are no people without mistakes in this world.
 
Getting to that point is great, and we can say that they also have successes that we need to appreciate together for all the struggles of every player in a team.

[bastisisca]

I think the issue is overblown, Gabriel's miss was forgotten within a week. It's not like Baggio's miss in the World Cup final (which is remembered 30 years later), nothing special. And in general, I find it strange to discuss a penalty shootout, which is essentially a lottery. It's rare that one team actually collapses and loses 3-0, or that the goalkeeper makes a couple of saves and decides the outcome. Most of the time, it's luck that decides.

Unfortunately, in the case of those who take penalties, we can say that it is based a lot on luck and coldness.
All it takes is something that bothers you and you make a mistake.
In the case of the goalkeeper, who knows that it is a difficult thing to do, in my opinion there is more emotional tranquility and more desire to try.
The attacker must not make mistakes, the goalkeeper can try. In my opinion, this changes everything mentally.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Of course of the goalie decides for a corner and jumps early there is a chance, but then again a smart penalty shooter would see that, let him jump and then smoothly chip it into the other corner, simple as that.

Exactly, it's not a real lottery, it depends on whether the player who takes the penalty is cool and also knows how to take penalties. Not everyone knows how to do it.
It is no coincidence that there are players who train just for that, obviously i mean for penalties.

[changaa]

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.

the new season will be really full of twists and turns, and i honestly can't wait for it to start, Michael Carrick has shown everyone that even those who are considered a replacement can have the chance to amaze everyone, however the goal is always the ucl which is what all teams of a certain level aspire to.

[kennycryptoitalia]

That said, Arteta has finally won the league for Arsenal after 22 years, so nobody can say he is not taking the club in the right direction. I do not like how they win, that is my personal preference and i hope they do not win the Champions League playing that way.

the bus in front of the goal is something that has happened for a long time and all the teams have done it even the best ones, when you win you try to defend your result, this is something that always happens, and every now and then in football it happens, but Arsenal really didn't have the reason to do it they were really superior.

[emrecemsan]

the bus in front of the goal is something that has happened for a long time and all the teams have done it even the best ones, when you win you try to defend your result, this is something that always happens, and every now and then in football it happens, but Arsenal really didn't have the reason to do it they were really superior.

People don't like teams who prioritize defending because of finding their game really boring. I'm also one of them to tell the truth.    However I still respect the success that's achieved in this way.

Let's go back to the 2020-21 season when Chelsea won the CL... They lifted the trophy in the exact same way! Arsenal also got too close to that but failed. Maybe next time...

[Different patterns]

You can say what you want but on penalties it's a question of luck and not skill.
Even if you're good, you have so much pressure and so many emotions that you make mistakes.

I honestly would have expected a much more dynamic Paris Saint-Germain, they had a lot of luck, this is what they did, nothing more they had the chance to equalize and take it to penalties, last year Paris Saint-Germain instead proved to everyone that they are the strongest team in the tournament by winning against Inter 5 to 0.

PSG is already very deadly in attack but you need to know that it's Arsenal they are playing against, and Arsenal happens to be one of the best teams in terms of defense, they have a perfect discipline when it comes to defense, that game would have gone differently if Arsenal had not just go all defensive in that game especially after they scored the first goal, they should have still try to look for more, they there were trying to do some counter attacks but PSG were able to manage attacking well and also defending perfectly in that game, they made the mistake of allowing PSG to continue looking for opportunities to break their defense and at the end of the day, they were able to do that just that it ended in penalties and unfortunately arsenal lost in the penalties, but if Arsenal can continue with this same energy next season, I believe they will finally lift that trophy that's if they are able to learn from their mistakes this season.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Well, Manchester united did well to return back to 3rd position in the premium league table, and also qualified to play champion league next season. Many people are expecting more display from their new coach, because if their coach can lead Manchester united to lock out stage, it will show that he is the right coach to lead Manchester united to lift champion league trophy.

The Champions League has always been the toughest and most difficult competition for all clubs, and it is no coincidence that it is also the most sought-after.
The presence of teams like Manchester United could cause concern, but i have a special eye for Spanish teams, who are eager for redemption as they have not achieved great results this year, Real Madrid are desperately looking for redemption.

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. Meanwhile, Real Madrid, who haven't won any silverware in the last two seasons, clearly need a significant overhaul. Without overhauling their squad for the upcoming season, they will face the same fate as last season.

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.