UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[Obim34]

I don't know how he's going to work on this to make both the attacking and defensing formation strong, all this thing are not easily achieved as we are just saying it, requires a lot of strategy and plan ahead so that they don't end up creating a loophole that could give them a trial by error strategy of play and their opponent take advantage of them, anything is possible this new season we are getting into and Arsenal could as well be more better with the way the perform in the previous season both on premier League and champions League.

He doesn't need to work on the defense, Arteta already has the best defense in the Premier League, he also have the best defensive and central midfielders, that was what he used years to build in the club, what's remaining to work on is the attack which will be the focus for this new season. If Arteta works on his attacks, score more goals and defend them, winning  the league will be at his court.

[emrecemsan]

He doesn't need to work on the defense, Arteta already has the best defense in the Premier League, he also have the best defensive and central midfielders, that was what he used years to build in the club, what's remaining to work on is the attack which will be the focus for this new season. If Arteta works on his attacks, score more goals and defend them, winning  the league will be at his court.

I absolutely agree! Arteta has the best defense not only in the PL but also CL actually. As far as I know they finished the CL as the least conceding team this season. 

He only needs to work on productivity with goals, yes. Gyökeres should be more in action. But for that they need a winger who will feed him instead of being more selfish. Saka isn't such profile so they had better sign one for left wing...

[kennycryptoitalia]

Restoring the strength of a team is very difficult. When key players exit the club, it takes the club longer under the new manager to build the team. Arteta took years to build his team before they got success. Xabi Alonso need time, Carrick also need more time. It will be luck if the team link up early to win trophies. I believe in these two managers I mentioned and trust me when there is  time the result will start showing. It is a process. One step at a time.

Exactly true, i can tell you this also applies to companies.
When key employees leave the company then everything starts to go wrong, because those who had experience leave and take away all the know-how.

Ditto for the teams, i would say it is absolutely normal for it to happen.

[blue Snow]

To be honest, I was actually a little skeptical that PSG could win the Champions League three times in a row. But after they managed to win the Champions League twice in a row, I’ve started to feel a bit more optimistic that they can win it a third time.
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PSG is indeed the favorite to win the Champions League for the third time, but the competition has not yet started and other teams are also preparing to win it.. so I think it is still too early to conclude that they will definitely be champions, because there are still many factors that can affect their performance. so for now, let's just see the development of other teams first, then we can conclude.

Yes, it’s still too early to talk about who will win the Champions League title next season. But this is just a temporary assumption, and it certainly won’t be easy for PSG to win the Champions League three times in a row because other teams will surely strengthen their squads. So I think right now everyone is free to assume that their favorite club will win the Champions League next season, at least for the time being. But yes, as you said, once the Champions League season begins, we’ll see which clubs are truly ready to win the title.

[Daniel91]

To be honest, I was actually a little skeptical that PSG could win the Champions League three times in a row. But after they managed to win the Champions League twice in a row, I’ve started to feel a bit more optimistic that they can win it a third time.
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PSG is indeed the favorite to win the Champions League for the third time, but the competition has not yet started and other teams are also preparing to win it.. so I think it is still too early to conclude that they will definitely be champions, because there are still many factors that can affect their performance. so for now, let's just see the development of other teams first, then we can conclude.

Yes, it’s still too early to talk about who will win the Champions League title next season. But this is just a temporary assumption, and it certainly won’t be easy for PSG to win the Champions League three times in a row because other teams will surely strengthen their squads. So I think right now everyone is free to assume that their favorite club will win the Champions League next season, at least for the time being. But yes, as you said, once the Champions League season begins, we’ll see which clubs are truly ready to win the title.

In fact, at the beginning of the season and the competition, it is very difficult to clearly see who the favorites to win the competition are.
PSG already have a tradition of starting weaker in the group stage of the Champions League, but when the knockout stage begins, they play perfectly and are unbeatable.
The season is very long and tiring, with many matches, and the most important thing is not to immediately reach top form and results at the beginning of the season, but to save strength for the end of the season and then play the best.
PSG has been the best at this for the last 2 seasons and in the finals of both seasons they have always been perfect.
2 seasons ago they crushed Inter in the final with as much as 5:0 and this season Arsenal gave them a lot of trouble and in the end everything was decided on penalties.
We will see how this year's Champions League will end and the favorites are the same, like every year, PSG, Arsenal, Bayern, and it remains to be seen how competitive Real, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City or Liverpool will be.

[Different patterns]

coming close still makes them the second best team in Europe, in my opinion they are only inferior to that team in terms of gameplay, and there is no way to have other teams that can counter them, of course they were lucky to end up in teams that were perhaps weaker, and the others clashed with each other like Bayern - Paris Saint-Germain.

Arsenal has a greater advantage than every other Premier League clubs, Arsenal are not rebuilding the team, they are in position of adding value to their squad, last season problem was more on the attack, which this season they will be working on it, Arsenal are settled with the defense they have, still the best in the Premier League.

If Arsenal can buy more attackers, winning the Premier League and competing for the Champions League is a possibility.

Compared to other clubs arsenal have built the foundation for themselves especially defensively and it's one of the reasons why they are able to compete at the highest level because they have so much discipline especially in the defense and have alot of structures that give them the results they need. They are going on another long season which will demand more depth and quality of the team so they don't need to sign attackers alone they need all round depth, in as much as they need to also improve the attack, so as to bring solutions to tight defense and bring results to the team because they will be playing especially in the premier and champions league next season, they really need depth. Arteta has built a solid team already but what they need is to add smart additions so as to maintain their performance and also improve in places they have been weak in the previous seasons.

[bastisisca]

I don't know how he's going to work on this to make both the attacking and defensing formation strong, all this thing are not easily achieved as we are just saying it, requires a lot of strategy and plan ahead so that they don't end up creating a loophole that could give them a trial by error strategy of play and their opponent take advantage of them, anything is possible this new season we are getting into and Arsenal could as well be more better with the way the perform in the previous season both on premier League and champions League.

Arsenal are certainly a well placed team, it is no coincidence that they scored first in the final against Paris Saint-Germain.
There is certainly something to improve, perhaps being more incisive in the attack and especially in the counterattack, once the defense has intercepted the enemy attack a quick counterattack is needed to punish the opponents.

[Alex077]

I think they'll be contenders for the Premier League title again, but I'm not so sure about the Champions League. This year, they reached the final comfortably, partly thanks to the draw. The Bayern Munich-Paris Saint-Germain match was like two Champions League finals, but Arsenal got easier opponents. If they get a tougher draw next year, Arsenal might be eliminated earlier.

Arsenal's players are undoubtedly improving more than before. But if they play the same old, boring pattern on field then their moves can be easily predicted in big matches. We already saw this in UCL final. Bringing new attackers should be their main target now. You know, other big clubs are also changing their squads. Real Madrid is already making signings. Meanwhile Man U is also trying to rebuild their broken squad.

What's so good about the defensive approach, though, is that it worked against PSG. Nearly an hour for like. Havertz makes an early mark, Arsenal seals it. Kvaratskhelia and Dembele was unable to do anything for fifty-something minutes. The part that everyone seems to forget.

The question was: What if the plan fails? And it broke.
Just as soon as Dembele scored from the spot, Arsenal had no idea how to move forward. They had been in practice for the entire season to sit tight and cover leads. Now all of a sudden in their largest game ever, they had to attack? That switch doesn't just flip, man.
I can see why Arteta took that approach this season. Odegaard was barely available. The guy was absent for half the season. By March, Saka was totally cooked. So what do you do when your two best creative players are hurt or are on a low fuel level? You play to what you have. And Arsenal had one hell of a defence and Jover's set piece wizardry.

They are an old hyped team. They only shake up their local leagues but get frustrated when they go to Europe.
Their ultra defensive setup had taken them far in the tournament. But at the real moment of action, PSG's fire in the attack collapsed the entire board like a house of cards. So Arteta must need more assortment in attack to break low blocks consistently in UCL.

[Frankolala]

I don't know how he's going to work on this to make both the attacking and defensing formation strong, all this thing are not easily achieved as we are just saying it, requires a lot of strategy and plan ahead so that they don't end up creating a loophole that could give them a trial by error strategy of play and their opponent take advantage of them, anything is possible this new season we are getting into and Arsenal could as well be more better with the way the perform in the previous season both on premier League and champions League.

He doesn't need to work on the defense, Arteta already has the best defense in the Premier League, he also have the best defensive and central midfielders, that was what he used years to build in the club, what's remaining to work on is the attack which will be the focus for this new season. If Arteta works on his attacks, score more goals and defend them, winning  the league will be at his court.

Of course, it's the same with all teams too. If any team can have a solid defense,good midfielders and sharp attackers, they will win any team they jam on their way up to the trophy. Arsenal is strong and they need more players to strengthen their attack because the ones they have are always weak at the last quarter of the season.

[len01]

The Champions League is another tough competition for Arsenal, we might have our next Champions League winners from the La Liga side, either Barcelona or Real Madrid, looking at the latest improvement from their end.

From Arsenal's experience of reaching the final, it could give the team the confidence to repeat that achievement and possibly even win the UCL. But it all depends on whether Arteta can improve the team's overall performance to a much higher level than in the previous season.

Aside from that, I would actually like to see Real Madrid win the UCL again, but the squad is currently going through several changes. On top of that, PSG still looks highly ambitious and determined to try to achieve the record of winning the UCL 3 times in a row. Because of that, I think the chances of Madrid winning the UCL next season are relatively small.

[changaa]

I don't know how he's going to work on this to make both the attacking and defensing formation strong, all this thing are not easily achieved as we are just saying it, requires a lot of strategy and plan ahead so that they don't end up creating a loophole that could give them a trial by error strategy of play and their opponent take advantage of them, anything is possible this new season we are getting into and Arsenal could as well be more better with the way the perform in the previous season both on premier League and champions League.

He doesn't need to work on the defense, Arteta already has the best defense in the Premier League, he also have the best defensive and central midfielders, that was what he used years to build in the club, what's remaining to work on is the attack which will be the focus for this new season. If Arteta works on his attacks, score more goals and defend them, winning  the league will be at his court.

Sometimes the strategy is the only thing that matters, they have to do a great job, that's for sure, having a good base to build an excellent team is necessary and the coach has this, Arsenal is a great team that can also make itself available to change things if necessary.

[dezoel]

Real Madrid already failed to win anything for two years in a row, I think they are going to treat Mourinho the same way as well, and I wonder what team will be his next team to fail at lol, but real do not have time to let Mourinho fix the club, if they get good results now, then he keeps his job, but if he fails and by the half of the season he is still not leading the league, then he will be fired again.

This time he may not get a great job offer, because that dude failed so many times now.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Real Madrid already failed to win anything for two years in a row, I think they are going to treat Mourinho the same way as well, and I wonder what team will be his next team to fail at lol, but real do not have time to let Mourinho fix the club, if they get good results now, then he keeps his job, but if he fails and by the half of the season he is still not leading the league, then he will be fired again.

This time he may not get a great job offer, because that dude failed so many times now.

Well that's part of the fact but we can't compare Real Madrid now with next season I mean the situation is definitely different with a new coach and some new players. I'm not saying Real Madrid will win the Champions League next season but this is what we are waiting for, somehow I feel Mourinho can bring something different to Madrid. On the other hand, you might have heard rumors about the players they are targeting, right? well, imagine if 90% of the targets were successfully brought in this means there will be major changes in several lines especially the defense and midfield lines.

[Olatundespo]

I don't know how he's going to work on this to make both the attacking and defensing formation strong, all this thing are not easily achieved as we are just saying it, requires a lot of strategy and plan ahead so that they don't end up creating a loophole that could give them a trial by error strategy of play and their opponent take advantage of them, anything is possible this new season we are getting into and Arsenal could as well be more better with the way the perform in the previous season both on premier League and champions League.

He doesn't need to work on the defense, Arteta already has the best defense in the Premier League, he also have the best defensive and central midfielders, that was what he used years to build in the club, what's remaining to work on is the attack which will be the focus for this new season. If Arteta works on his attacks, score more goals and defend them, winning  the league will be at his court.

Sometimes the strategy is the only thing that matters, they have to do a great job, that's for sure, having a good base to build an excellent team is necessary and the coach has this, Arsenal is a great team that can also make itself available to change things if necessary.

It is easier for a coach to implement strategies if the players are physically fit. Keeping the players fit is part of the strategy. Every match in a tournament is important but a responsible coach ensures that the key players get adequate rest or the players are given the choice to play in the matches or not. A strategy with weak teams is to bench the key players and give the second-string players a chance so that talented players get a chance to play important matches and prove themselves as the best.

[M47AK16]

Restoring the strength of a team is very difficult. When key players exit the club, it takes the club longer under the new manager to build the team. Arteta took years to build his team before they got success. Xabi Alonso need time, Carrick also need more time. It will be luck if the team link up early to win trophies. I believe in these two managers I mentioned and trust me when there is  time the result will start showing. It is a process. One step at a time.

This is what many team do not understand and end up sacking their manager too early. A formidable team cannot be built in one season, you have to trust the manager and give him enough time to build that team. As he’s progressing, you’ll see the noticeable changes you need and until you don’t see any change at all can you consider sacking the manager and bringing in new one.

Chelsea made that mistake with Enzo Maresca, Real Madrid also did the same with Xabi Alonso. All this guys are not magicians and building a formidable team isn’t a days job. Thanks to managers like Arsene Wenger of Arsenal and Alex Ferguson of Manchester United. They have both shown incredible performances and I don’t think that there will be managers like them that will be trusted and lead one team for many years without them getting sacked.

This is mainly because most teams do badly for a long time and not just one year, and they want to get a result right away because they have no more patience left to wait a few more seasons.

Chelsea may not have made some mistake with Maresca, he did not look like things were going better, that's what you keep a manager for, if you are not good but look like things are getting better then you wait until it gets to a great point but they were looking worse and worse by the day. Xabi is different, it wasn't about patience but more about players being the issue so Xabi should not be fired considering he wasn't the problem.

[Lida93]

I don't know how he's going to work on this to make both the attacking and defensing formation strong, all this thing are not easily achieved as we are just saying it, requires a lot of strategy and plan ahead so that they don't end up creating a loophole that could give them a trial by error strategy of play and their opponent take advantage of them, anything is possible this new season we are getting into and Arsenal could as well be more better with the way the perform in the previous season both on premier League and champions League.

He doesn't need to work on the defense, Arteta already has the best defense in the Premier League, he also have the best defensive and central midfielders, that was what he used years to build in the club, what's remaining to work on is the attack which will be the focus for this new season. If Arteta works on his attacks, score more goals and defend them, winning  the league will be at his court.

I don't see any problems with the defensive department of the Arsenal squad neither the midfield area too, but if Arteta could add a couple of players to the midfield area then it would be an added advantage for Arsenal, aside that there's still a need to get more wingers for the flanks as this could help reduce the injury risks that Saka is exposed to during the season as a result of multiple matches he plays in all competitions.

[Shadiq]

It is easier for a coach to implement strategies if the players are physically fit. Keeping the players fit is part of the strategy. Every match in a tournament is important but a responsible coach ensures that the key players get adequate rest or the players are given the choice to play in the matches or not. A strategy with weak teams is to bench the key players and give the second-string players a chance so that talented players get a chance to play important matches and prove themselves as the best.

A manager's job is not just to stand in the dugout or coach the team's players. Rather, player management, building good relationships between players, match planning and match-by-match player planning are also the responsibilities of a manager. Although every match in the season is important, not every match can be given equal importance. You have to choose the important matches according to the situation of the season, in which you will field the main players. In some matches, you will have to field the second-tier team as well, and a coach even has to keep the issue of player injuries in mind. Therefore, it is important to keep the depth of the team in mind while building the team, so that if necessary, you can win the match with the second-tier team.

[tiCeR]

Real Madrid already failed to win anything for two years in a row, I think they are going to treat Mourinho the same way as well, and I wonder what team will be his next team to fail at lol, but real do not have time to let Mourinho fix the club, if they get good results now, then he keeps his job, but if he fails and by the half of the season he is still not leading the league, then he will be fired again.

This time he may not get a great job offer, because that dude failed so many times now.

Well that's part of the fact but we can't compare Real Madrid now with next season I mean the situation is definitely different with a new coach and some new players. I'm not saying Real Madrid will win the Champions League next season but this is what we are waiting for, somehow I feel Mourinho can bring something different to Madrid. On the other hand, you might have heard rumors about the players they are targeting, right? well, imagine if 90% of the targets were successfully brought in this means there will be major changes in several lines especially the defense and midfield lines.

90% is a strange number because what does that represent? Are they targeting 10 players and you are implying that if they get 9 of them, it is 90%?

I don't think that is correct because as soon as it becomes true that they get a player for €150 million as Perez announced, I doubt that many more changes will happen. Even Real Madrid has limits. Yes they could still sign further players, but it won't be the same top level players in the realm of €80 million and more. It is going to be gap fillers or bench players or little improvement to what they already have.

I think it depends on that one big transfer and whether they get it done or not. They won't be able to do two €150 million purchases and several minor transfers.

[$weetne$$]

Restoring the strength of a team is very difficult. When key players exit the club, it takes the club longer under the new manager to build the team. Arteta took years to build his team before they got success. Xabi Alonso need time, Carrick also need more time. It will be luck if the team link up early to win trophies. I believe in these two managers I mentioned and trust me when there is  time the result will start showing. It is a process. One step at a time.

Exactly true, i can tell you this also applies to companies.
When key employees leave the company then everything starts to go wrong, because those who had experience leave and take away all the know-how.

Ditto for the teams, i would say it is absolutely normal for it to happen.

Some of these changes are bound to happen sometimes, only that it may be prolonged by the presence of certain players but then again, if these players are replaced and the team has a good coach, it will only take them some time and they will be back on their feets, there are season, where a team will just have to sacrifice for the readjustment and rebuilding of the team after they have enjoyed a long stretch of success, after that season,  subsequently they will begin to do better than they have done before.

[Zanab247]

Real Madrid already failed to win anything for two years in a row, I think they are going to treat Mourinho the same way as well, and I wonder what team will be his next team to fail at lol, but real do not have time to let Mourinho fix the club, if they get good results now, then he keeps his job, but if he fails and by the half of the season he is still not leading the league, then he will be fired again.

Yes, you are right that Real Madrid has failed to win any trophy which is the reason their coach was given second chance to break that record again next season, because he will not allow what happened in last two season and this season to repeat itself again next season. Despite Real Madrid missed laLiga league trophy and champion league trophy this season doesn't mean they did not performed well in those tournament just that they experience some challenges from their midfield.

I believe on Real Madrid coach that he will do something to improve Real Madrid to display what they couldn't display this season, because he will not like to disappoint Real Madrid president and other fans that like what Real Madrid is doing since it was established.