UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[Just Say]

That was the same thing he used against inter Milan in their final that inter Milan could not do anything even with their strong defense, Enrique players was able to break the defense line and score them like it was very easy to score and honestly that final was not interesting though Arsenal's was not interesting as well because only Paris Saint Germain was playing but it was better than that of Paris Saint Germain and inter Milan. It was the second half some Paris Saint Germain went off the pitch Arsenal started trying to create something...

The all defense mechanism cannot always work against some one like Enrique, Arsenal has this advantage that their defence has built the solid form over some time that PSG could not just penetrate like they did against Inter, it was obvious they were very hard on Arsenal's defence and could have gotten true but it was their first time against Arsenal and I believe if they should meet again, it will definitely not be same.

Defensive mechanism don't always work in front of a coach like Enrique, we know that this manager used an offensive strategy in the UEFA Champions League final last season, if you analyze the performance of this team, he has given his team PSG a strong morale. It is also very surprising that in the two back to back UCL finals, the players of this team played with a lot of stamina and they performed at such a high level that the team that was unbeaten in the UCL last season was dramatically defeated and Arsenal were very fragile in attack as they were only able to take five shots and to my knowledge Real Madrid won the European title three times in a row in 2015-18 and since then this is the first team that has retained the UCL title for two seasons.

[Lida93]

I hate to taunt a player for valuable mistake done on the field leading to the team bearing the consequences of his mistake, because there were times I had once cheered the same player for displaying superb performance, and he just can't be 100% perfect. In 2008/09 UCL finals between Manchester United Vs Chelsea it was a heated game that ended at penalties shots, but Chelsea lost that final to United due to John Terry missing his own kick. But today nobody talks about it like it matters anymore, so same would pass about Gabriel with time.

If anyone is to be blamed it have to be Mikel Arteta for delaying the subtituion. But Artea won the league for Arsenal after 22 years. So far no one has the right to insult him or say vague words about him. However, if only he had subbed off Mosquera after Mosquera had a yellow card. Saka who would have helped him reduced the pressure on that flank also got a yellow card. The pressure was too much so Mosquera committed a foul.

Well, I wouldn't blame Arteta either, I believe he had a good plan for whatever decisions he took on that game, it just didn't go in his way. The pressure on Arteta was much and I don't think he has taken any team to the UCL finals before aside from Arsenal. With the early goal they got part of what killed the game for Arsenal were the yellow cards and sitting deep when they would have come out to face PSG was how they scored the goal.

[Webetcoins]

Real Madrid will need to get a lot better if they want to win UCL again. Right now they look far away from a possibility of UCL, and unless they make some major changes to the squad (which they said they won't) then the yare not going to win UCL this season neither.

Maybe they should start smaller, winning La Liga is already a very tough thing for them with the way Barcelona is looking these two seasons, so I would say Real Madrid winning la liga would be a lot better for them if they focus on that instead.

[Dump3er]

Well, I wouldn't blame Arteta either, I believe he had a good plan for whatever decisions he took on that game, it just didn't go in his way. The pressure on Arteta was much and I don't think he has taken any team to the UCL finals before aside from Arsenal. With the early goal they got part of what killed the game for Arsenal were the yellow cards and sitting deep when they would have come out to face PSG was how they scored the goal.

There was one English commentator and former player and he said before the semifinal or the final that they should already build a statue for Arteta because with the players he had, it is not normal to win the UCL. I agree with that, from all the teams in the semifinals I think Arsenal had the worst players. Maybe they are like Atletico Madrid, but they don't have many of the best.

Declan Rice in the midfield, Saka is kind of good, or very good, but he is not one of the best in the world on his position and that's it.

Nobody expected that Arsenal would march through the knockout stages the same way they performed in the league stage.

[Accardo]

Enrique deserves praise. He has made PSG the best team in the world. Winning two consecutive Champions League titles was undoubtedly a very difficult task. Probably no one else could have done it except Madrid. More importantly, he brought PSG their first Champions League in their club history. This is undoubtedly his greatest achievement.

PSG had blown away Inter Milan by a huge margin of 5-0 in the previous Champions League final. In this final too, PSG dominated the entire match against Arsenal. Although the match ended in a penalty shootout. But we have to admit that PSG controlled the match and Enrique's tactics were undoubtedly better than Arteta's.

PSG has verified that they're champions, not from memory, but through reclaiming the cup again, a height only Madrid could comfortably hit. At their peak, champions league was their divine right, Enrique snatched this cup from Madrid, and never gave it up again. It's never an easy height, Arteta was too close, but never had the experience of taking charge of this prestigious position, Enrique always came more challenging and prepared to thunder changes in the pitch that would keep his opponents off-guard, especially in the league of champions. Arteta also deserve great accolades for fighting strongly, yet, the bigger respect goes to Enrique for modernizing his tactics more than Arteta.

[Frankolala]

I hate to taunt a player for valuable mistake done on the field leading to the team bearing the consequences of his mistake, because there were times I had once cheered the same player for displaying superb performance, and he just can't be 100% perfect. In 2008/09 UCL finals between Manchester United Vs Chelsea it was a heated game that ended at penalties shots, but Chelsea lost that final to United due to John Terry missing his own kick. But today nobody talks about it like it matters anymore, so same would pass about Gabriel with time.

If anyone is to be blamed it have to be Mikel Arteta for delaying the subtituion. But Artea won the league for Arsenal after 22 years. So far no one has the right to insult him or say vague words about him. However, if only he had subbed off Mosquera after Mosquera had a yellow card. Saka who would have helped him reduced the pressure on that flank also got a yellow card. The pressure was too much so Mosquera committed a foul.

Well, I wouldn't blame Arteta either, I believe he had a good plan for whatever decisions he took on that game, it just didn't go in his way. The pressure on Arteta was much and I don't think he has taken any team to the UCL finals before aside from Arsenal. With the early goal they got part of what killed the game for Arsenal were the yellow cards and sitting deep when they would have come out to face PSG was how they scored the goal.

I feel that Arsenal played the best they could on that day irrespective of their game strategy. In a final match there must be a winner. You should know that it's not the team that score first that do always win the game. That was what happened to Arsenal because they got an early goal, they feel they're the ones that would win the game but it was the opposite.

[GiftedMAN]

Real Madrid will need to get a lot better if they want to win UCL again. Right now they look far away from a possibility of UCL, and unless they make some major changes to the squad (which they said they won't) then the yare not going to win UCL this season neither.

Maybe they should start smaller, winning La Liga is already a very tough thing for them with the way Barcelona is looking these two seasons, so I would say Real Madrid winning la liga would be a lot better for them if they focus on that instead.

Go and check what is happening in the Real Madrid team currently before you think they can't win the champions League next season I believe you will realize that they are doing an excellent job in the transfer market as they are trying to cover all loopholes in the team.

From next season if Jose Mourinho manages his players well they will be stronger than Barcelona which means they will be in a better place to win the league and still fight for the champions League based on the players they are attracting to the team.

[tiCeR]

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Go and check what is happening in the Real Madrid team currently before you think they can't win the champions League next season I believe you will realize that they are doing an excellent job in the transfer market as they are trying to cover all loopholes in the team.

From next season if Jose Mourinho manages his players well they will be stronger than Barcelona which means they will be in a better place to win the league and still fight for the champions League based on the players they are attracting to the team.

Jose Mourinho will be there for the second time and it is not like last time it was all great and he had all the greatest players.

Wait how will they be stronger than Barcelona? Last season Raphinha missed over 20 matches with Barcelona and yet he had excellent results for the season with 29 contributions in goals and assists in 33 matches. He was injured a lot and yet did well. If he is back to full fitness, which is what you never know about any player, Raphinha and Yamal can easily compete with Vinicius Junior and Mbappe. To give you more information, Raphinha had 60 contributions in 57 matches the year before and some people thought he could be best player in the world of that year and he probably would have been if they had won the Champions League.

Barcelona was ahead I think 14 points after 35 matches and this is not just a coincidence. This doesn't mean that Real Madrid can't win anything of course, but saying they will be stronger than Barcelona is very bold! Nobody knows yet what Barcelona will be doing on the transfer market. I think they won't be lazy.

[tygeade]

Real Madrid will need to get a lot better if they want to win UCL again. Right now they look far away from a possibility of UCL, and unless they make some major changes to the squad (which they said they won't) then the yare not going to win UCL this season neither.

Maybe they should start smaller, winning La Liga is already a very tough thing for them with the way Barcelona is looking these two seasons, so I would say Real Madrid winning la liga would be a lot better for them if they focus on that instead.

Go and check what is happening in the Real Madrid team currently before you think they can't win the champions League next season I believe you will realize that they are doing an excellent job in the transfer market as they are trying to cover all loopholes in the team.

From next season if Jose Mourinho manages his players well they will be stronger than Barcelona which means they will be in a better place to win the league and still fight for the champions League based on the players they are attracting to the team.

Jose Mourinho already started his job and is bringing a few players who are going to have a good impact on their performance because they are always having a love affair with UEFA Champions League, and no one can end this engagement in the long run. Just Real Madrid can break, but still, it's looking not easy.

Last season was surely disappointing, but now they are back in business because this always happens when they end on the worst and then also have an impressive comeback. Even though things are looking not easy in La Liga, they always have good chit-chat in UEFA Champions League PSG, Arsenal, and Real Madrid with Bayern Munich. They are going to stay in the limelight for the title.

[Jegileman]

Well, I wouldn't blame Arteta either, I believe he had a good plan for whatever decisions he took on that game, it just didn't go in his way. The pressure on Arteta was much and I don't think he has taken any team to the UCL finals before aside from Arsenal. With the early goal they got part of what killed the game for Arsenal were the yellow cards and sitting deep when they would have come out to face PSG was how they scored the goal.

Arsenal was scared of taking an attack against PSG and that was a very obvious thing throughout the match. If they could have summon up the courage to at least attack back when the pressure was much on them, they could have getting the chance to create a goal scoring opportunity asides the first one they got in their early minutes of the game. The champions league is really not an easy competition for all clubs regardless of who won the race in the end. Arteta did well and I really loved the way he handled everything until the end of the game. He tries his best but it was not just good enough to have made him won the trophy.

[CageMabok]

I feel that Arsenal played the best they could on that day irrespective of their game strategy. In a final match there must be a winner. You should know that it's not the team that score first that do always win the game. That was what happened to Arsenal because they got an early goal, they feel they're the ones that would win the game but it was the opposite.

And usually, the first goal scorer also faces pressure to keep the opponent's attack at bay, preventing a goal from conceding, leading to a draw. There was also a significant mental impact, as the Arsenal players were trying to beat the team that had already won the previous season. Arsenal played that way in the hope of winning the prestigious trophy that season. Unfortunately, in the Champions League, every team must have the complete package to be crowned champions at the end of the season, not just defending.

[Abdulzuruku01]

At first I was enjoying how Arsenal made their defense tight for Paris Saint Germain because PSG found it difficult to break through. But immediately PSG got the equaliser goal, the match wasn't tough again because Paris Saint Germain were in the better side, they controlled all the possession in the game. As PSG started dominating Arsenal that is when I realized Arsenal mistakes for defending one goal lead from the early minutes, they should have net two goals first before defending.

They've used the defensive strategy to win the league and it worked for them in the Champions League competition against sides like Atletico Madrid. The penalty was the clear difference which gave PSG an upper hand but yet, they couldn't create a good chance against Arsenal. It shows how Arsenal have grown-up in the backline.
I honestly wanted them to win it, almost every big side in the Premier League Competition can boast of having the Champions League competition expect them.

The defensive strategy have worked for them this season. But in my opinion, they shouldn't rely on it next season because I don't think that strategy can work for them next season. They should also work with plan B, which is attacking game because they mostly used the attacking strategy against weak teams, and used defensive pattern against the strong teams. Honestly to me this shows Arsenal put fear against the strong teams that's why they won the premier league by a narrow escaped.

Arsenal had an amazing performance in the champions league because the remained unbeaten till finals. Before the champions league most people were complaining of their defensive mindset, I'm not against it like that, but they should have scored like 2 Goals before defending.

[Silikiem]

This was one of Arsenal's mistakes which gave PSG space. After Arsenal managed to score through Kai Havertz's powerful shot PSG immediately switched to an attacking strategy. In my opinion Arsenal didn't need to play defensively because PSG dominated possession from the first minute but they also observed Arsenal's play. PSG's goal was to see Arsenal's game plan first so they ultimately understood Arteta's team's game plan and then began attacking Arsenal.

On the other hand Arsenal's defense was also quite good in that match because PSG's victory had to be decided by a penalty shootout. This meant that neither Arsenal nor PSG had the time to score an additional goal. In my opinion PSG's victory was simply a stroke of luck as a penalty shootout is a different matter. What we need to emphasize is that in that final both teams were taking their time so it was natural for them to go to a penalty shootout.

In the first half PSG controlled possession, then switched plans in the second half, by taking over transitional control, Enrique switched plans with Hakimi, Vitinha, and Kvaratskhelia, their game plann changed so quickly that Arsenal players began to question the right decision to take, Rice was confused over what he'd do about Kvaratskhelia narrowed interior positioning, Gabriel on the other hand had no option but to question Hakimi's aggressive advancement during the build up phase, Dembele then played a game that abandoned fixed central occupation, doubling the thoughts of Gabriel whether or not he should follow him deeper.

These individual confusion didn't dismantle the Arsenal defensive plan completely, but with the little adjustments and space created, as its regards, in the backline, Enrique goal was achieved, PSG's second goal was not luck at all, it was inevitable, Enrique had his boys place confusion on individual Arsenal players which created that opportunity.

Enrique clever positioning left Arsenal defense disoriented in defending their own half. This confusion brought an individual gap which gave PSG fatal chance to shred the backline of the opposition. I believe that the skill of the coach to take advantage of the hesitation of the opponent was outstanding. Their second objective was to show clearly their tactical superiority that they had been planning.

That was the same thing he used against inter Milan in their final that inter Milan could not do anything even with their strong defense, Enrique players was able to break the defense line and score them like it was very easy to score and honestly that final was not interesting though Arsenal's was not interesting as well because only Paris Saint Germain was playing but it was better than that of Paris Saint Germain and inter Milan. It was the second half some Paris Saint Germain went off the pitch Arsenal started trying to create something...

The way you guys are over praising Paris St Germain and Luis Enrique at the final even as they couldn’t penetrate Arsenal, with all their attack they couldn’t score from open play and you’re hyping them up.  Luis Enrique is good for how he’s transformed PSG to play but he only won the final because he was lucky and obviously had the better team.

A lot of accolades should be given to Arsenal for how they played, I know even Chelsea who brag about winning two UCL titles today did so playing defensively especially in the finals.

For sure, you cannot win a major trophy with a weak defense, no matter how strong your attack is if your defense is poor then it will be difficult to win titles. You can manage to win matches with a good attack but going further to win titles you need a solid defense. Even PSG who won the champions league twice in a row now despite playing more attacking football they still have a balanced defense. Arsenal have been playing more of attacking football in the past without nothing to show for it and just recently they’ve tried to put in more defensive approach to their game plan things have started working out better for them, winning the premier league and playing In the final of the champions league and Almost winning it if not for the penalty kick awarded to PSG.

[$weetne$$]

For sure, you cannot win a major trophy with a weak defense, no matter how strong your attack is if your defense is poor then it will be difficult to win titles. You can manage to win matches with a good attack but going further to win titles you need a solid defense. Even PSG who won the champions league twice in a row now despite playing more attacking football they still have a balanced defense. Arsenal have been playing more of attacking football in the past without nothing to show for it and just recently they’ve tried to put in more defensive approach to their game plan things have started working out better for them, winning the premier league and playing In the final of the champions league and Almost winning it if not for the penalty kick awarded to PSG.

I agree with this, the defence is very vital when it has to do with winning a title for the season. If you have a good attack and your defence is not as good, you will conceive goals that will cancel out all of the goals you have been scoring that is supposed to give you a chance to accumulate points enough to get to win the title. Defence will keep you long enough to have a chance at the title while attack will help you accumulate a lot of goals.

[RockBell]

Well, I wouldn't blame Arteta either, I believe he had a good plan for whatever decisions he took on that game, it just didn't go in his way. The pressure on Arteta was much and I don't think he has taken any team to the UCL finals before aside from Arsenal. With the early goal they got part of what killed the game for Arsenal were the yellow cards and sitting deep when they would have come out to face PSG was how they scored the goal.

I blame arteta because he knows the kind of club is playing against so he should have know how to counter them instead of going all defensive, and psg already know what to do when the game became defensive and it was not the ending we expected that happened and now it has changed because and arteta would have gotten more experience by now as a coach he has to learn from his mistakes especially in the ucl and he would not want to make such mistakes again and as it is he should build the club better because it was never what they expected.

And arsenal would have landed like two goals and that is when my heart is going to be at rest because when I saw 1:0 I knew it was not yet over until the final whistle is blown and the penalties shot us out and one interesting thing is that we are going to be trying harder next season.

[len01]

Because during the last two seasons, Mbappe, Vinicius, and Bellingham did not have a big impact on the team so they need to be managed differently in the next season and their egos must be put aside if they want to win a trophy or two in the next season.

Everything depends on how Mourinho approaches the players, builds strong chemistry within the squad, and keeps the dressing room atmosphere fresh and positive. However, if he relies solely on strict discipline without understanding what the Madrid players need, it could have a negative impact, and their performances may remain the same as they were last season.

[GiftedMAN]

For sure, you cannot win a major trophy with a weak defense, no matter how strong your attack is if your defense is poor then it will be difficult to win titles. You can manage to win matches with a good attack but going further to win titles you need a solid defense. Even PSG who won the champions league twice in a row now despite playing more attacking football they still have a balanced defense. Arsenal have been playing more of attacking football in the past without nothing to show for it and just recently they’ve tried to put in more defensive approach to their game plan things have started working out better for them, winning the premier league and playing In the final of the champions league and Almost winning it if not for the penalty kick awarded to PSG.

I agree with this, the defence is very vital when it has to do with winning a title for the season. If you have a good attack and your defence is not as good, you will conceive goals that will cancel out all of the goals you have been scoring that is supposed to give you a chance to accumulate points enough to get to win the title. Defence will keep you long enough to have a chance at the title while attack will help you accumulate a lot of goals.

Not just the defense alone but every part of the team. To win a title the team needs to be working perfectly in all aspect, if you have good defense but your attacking and midfield is weak the defenders will get tired of defending and they will start making mistakes they will lead to goal. Same way if you have a good attackers put with poor defense you will keep scoring and conceding as well but if you have a perfect team, everything becomes smooth cause you will be winning and conceding less goals.

[Accardo]

Even PSG who won the champions league twice in a row now despite playing more attacking football they still have a balanced defense.

No, PSG have one of the worse defense in European football, inaccurate marking, poor positional structure in the back gave them up on this basis, but their sound attacking strategies overcompensates for the weakness in the back lines, PSG covers more spaces in attacking the opponents defense, such that their opposition's attackers, or strikers tend to fall back and defend instead of forwarding or attacking the psg weak defense.

[sotelorene]

Even PSG who won the champions league twice in a row now despite playing more attacking football they still have a balanced defense.

No, PSG have one of the worse defense in European football, inaccurate marking, poor positional structure in the back gave them up on this basis, but their sound attacking strategies overcompensates for the weakness in the back lines, PSG covers more spaces in attacking the opponents defense, such that their opposition's attackers, or strikers tend to fall back and defend instead forwarding or attacking the psg weak defense.

The only reason it look as if Paris Saint Germain didn't have a good defense line was because all of them are always coming out to play and whenever a mistake happens, the opponent will be in charge of the game and that is what happened in the final when that mistake occur, the Arsenal player, Harvatz took the ball straight to the 18 yard box. Their defense may not be strong but they are using it properly that is why you can't easily noticed it.

[Accardo]

Their defense may not be strong but they are using it properly that is why you can't easily noticed it.

That is the genius behind Enrique's playing strategy, he's a play maker, and a game changer, he decides what happens in a match, a prowess few teams possess in Europe. PSG's attacking strength is strong and enough to protect against opponents making advances to their backlines.