UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[giorgione]

Honestly there were discussions about them being tired, and not bringing exactly as what they should be normally. Players who are super tired can't be playing at 100% or at least most of the time they do not.

This is why I think it's quite important to realize that them playing good right now is not that bad. These players played all the way until EFL and FA and league and UCL finals or there abouts, so they played 60+ games and some of them were even getting injured during the season due to amount of games they played.

You are right. Even though they are professional  footballers, they are human beings. It is normal that they will be tired after  playing in such a busy schedule. Especially  those who played in teams like Munich, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, their schedule was even tighter. The season  ended a few days ago. They did not even get 1 month to prepare for the world cup. Most of the players  are very tired. Also, it is not easy  to adapt to the new environment.

players cannot be tired, this is a phrase i can't stand, players like many other sportsmen and workers can be tired and worn out by what they do, there must be a bit of rest for them too, because otherwise in important competitions there is a risk of not having players in good shape who can then give a lot when their contribution is actually needed in the team.

[rachael9385]

Arsenal will still do better next season as long as they are complete and no injury because injury is what mostly aftect the performance of a team but Arsenal is still good and I can literally vouch for them unless they changed their pattern of play next season. Next season will be very competitive because Manchester united, Manchester city and Liverpool has started building up well before the end of the season and I am sure these team will fight so hard next season.

Arsenal will definitely do better because they are in a perfect form at the moment and if they can maintain their form then they are definitely going to keep up their performance and if they can improve by getting attackers then there's a chance that they are going to do better than what they did in the previous season, if they can just be consistent then they don't have a problem.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Is not all about being complete or not, or having injuries or whatever, what's really matters is for them to step up their game more than what they're actually doing now.  They should be more aggressive on their attacks than being too defensive.  However, their are so many other teams that aren't smiling and if they think they will be expecting to get their way too easy to the trophy then they're actually dreaming. The language is clear, and only the strong survive. If they really mean business this season then they must put in some hard work to achieve that.

I think the best thing they can do is that, they look for ways or strategies to attack all the time. There are some teams whose best defense is their attack. I've always seen football that way, that's why Italian football sometimes bores you when you watch their games because they are very defensive in style. But the football you see in La Liga, for example, Barcelona's, even though I'm not a Barcelona fan, I like it because they are always pushing forward, playing offside, and attacking. It's the best.

[cande86]

Arsenal have the opportunity to win the Champions League last season, I think their main goal for next season is to win the Champions league. Arsenal was eliminated in the semifinals last two seasons, and they lost in the final last season, I think this is a sign that next season might be their turn to win the Champions League. But let?s see what happens.

Winning the 2026/2027 Champions League trophy is the goal Arsenal has set for itself. Only time will tell how things turn out. So far, there have been no noticeable changes to Arteta?s squad.
Once the World Cup is over, we?ll be watching to see what steps Arteta takes as he looks ahead to the new season. The squad doesn?t need many changes, as it has been strong enough to compete in the Premier League so far. The prospect of Arsenal being considered a contender to win the Champions League isn?t a bad thing.

Arsenal played to the best of their ability, then Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League because of their experience and cunning, this is not something to be underestimated, because experience matures with time and with many matches played, and Paris Saint-Germain has played many more finals in recent times.

[Akbarkoe]

Arsenal will definitely do better because they are in a perfect form at the moment and if they can maintain their form then they are definitely going to keep up their performance and if they can improve by getting attackers then there's a chance that they are going to do better than what they did in the previous season, if they can just be consistent then they don't have a problem.

Overall Arsenal's squad hasn't changed much so it should really be able to compete well again in the new season because they keep the players they have including Bukayo Saka who has his contract renewed, but to return to being our champion I don't know, but I think with what Arsenal have today if they don't have many changes to the player structure then to reach the top 3 of the English league standings is not a difficult task, and can definitely re-enter the champions league.

[Dzwaafu11]

Arsenal will still do better next season as long as they are complete and no injury because injury is what mostly aftect the performance of a team but Arsenal is still good and I can literally vouch for them unless they changed their pattern of play next season. Next season will be very competitive because Manchester united, Manchester city and Liverpool has started building up well before the end of the season and I am sure these team will fight so hard next season.

Arsenal will definitely do better because they are in a perfect form at the moment and if they can maintain their form then they are definitely going to keep up their performance and if they can improve by getting attackers then there's a chance that they are going to do better than what they did in the previous season, if they can just be consistent then they don't have a problem.

Yeah. Arsenal will make sure their performance by next season is far better than what they did the season that just end, they finish the season in a very good performance in both Champions league and Premeire league competition. So I belive by next season they will want to do far much better than what they this season that just ended, because I know Arteta will be very ready for the coming sesson to win more trophies.

[Callido]

Yeah. Arsenal will make sure their performance by next season is far better than what they did the season that just end, they finish the season in a very good performance in both Champions league and Premeire league competition. So I belive by next season they will want to do far much better than what they this season that just ended, because I know Arteta will be very ready for the coming sesson to win more trophies.

With their current possession of the game, Arsenal are not supposed to end next season without winning any major trophy. The players better understands themselves and are fully motivated after winning the Premier League and making it to the Champions League final, it's really not demanding if they have to surface again as title contenders.

[xzone]

Arsenal will still do better next season as long as they are complete and no injury because injury is what mostly aftect the performance of a team but Arsenal is still good and I can literally vouch for them unless they changed their pattern of play next season. Next season will be very competitive because Manchester united, Manchester city and Liverpool has started building up well before the end of the season and I am sure these team will fight so hard next season.

Arsenal will definitely do better because they are in a perfect form at the moment and if they can maintain their form then they are definitely going to keep up their performance and if they can improve by getting attackers then there's a chance that they are going to do better than what they did in the previous season, if they can just be consistent then they don't have a problem.

We've returned to the quality Arsenal era of the 2000s; both the players' talent is excellent, and I think the club's management is successful. Therefore, they will prepare very well for the upcoming season and will strive to be the best in the world.
They have been presented with an opportunity; the team's level has risen significantly, and their goal now will be to maintain this level and increase their success

[Nheer]

Overall Arsenal's squad hasn't changed much so it should really be able to compete well again in the new season because they keep the players they have including Bukayo Saka who has his contract renewed, but to return to being our champion I don't know, but I think with what Arsenal have today if they don't have many changes to the player structure then to reach the top 3 of the English league standings is not a difficult task, and can definitely re-enter the champions league.

We are still far from the start of the season so we can't be so sure if they are going to start the season with the same squad. It's difficult to finish a season and not add or sell some players so let's wait till the end of the World Cup before deciding if they will start with the same old squad.
If they can have the same squad then I think they are capable of winning the league. I have a doubt that they would be able to keep all their players since now all teams are more focused on the world cup tournament for now so until the tournament is over before they can proceed to seel and buy players.

[rachael9385]

We've returned to the quality Arsenal era of the 2000s; both the players' talent is excellent, and I think the club's management is successful. Therefore, they will prepare very well for the upcoming season and will strive to be the best in the world.
They have been presented with an opportunity; the team's level has risen significantly, and their goal now will be to maintain this level and increase their success

For some reasons I feel certain that arsenal would be able to keep up their performance next season due to their efforts they made last season. They have become an elite team and this is exactly how good they were in their prime. Maintaining this level should not be a problem

[lombok]

For some reasons I feel certain that arsenal would be able to keep up their performance next season due to their efforts they made last season. They have become an elite team and this is exactly how good they were in their prime. Maintaining this level should not be a problem

The quality of Arsenal squad has indeed returned to its highest standard ever. With the management steered by good leadership, the player have developed an attitude of winning. It is important to be consistent in order to remain on the top of world football. I believe they will keep on competing in all competitions to acquire prestigious title in the next few seasons.

[slapper]

I totally agree! There is no chance for Arteta not to be under pressure as of now. It's the other way around even! 

Because when you get a bigger achievement the expectations from you will be higher. Not only by the board but also the fans... However we can look at this from a positive aspect also.

I mean Arsenal have finally won the PL. Now they are going to play with a champion mentality. They are likely to be deadlier than ever for their competitors.

Yes, essentially every coach faces his own unique pressures, because, fundamentally, all coaches bear a great deal of responsibility for the teams they coach. That’s why it’s certain that Arteta, as Arsenal’s coach, will also face immense pressure. After all, Arsenal is clearly a top-tier team right now, and fans’ expectations for them are undoubtedly even higher than before. This is because they’ve achieved truly extraordinary results this season. So, I believe Arsenal will certainly be expected to perform even better next season.

But even so, I don’t think Arteta needs to worry about this, because he just needs to carry out his duties as usual, and Arsenal will likely continue to perform well next season. Furthermore, Arsenal fans undoubtedly want the team to win the Champions League, since Arsenal has yet to claim the title in this competition. So, fans will certainly be hoping even more that Arsenal can win this tournament. This is indeed a daunting task for Arteta. So, yes, we’ll just have to wait and see what the upcoming season brings.

It is a fact that Arsenal did not win this league through brilliance, but people forget that. They won it by being deeply, almost impressively cynical. Corner after corner after corner. Suffocate the game early. Let Jover's set piece routines work for you. It worked. But it's not the kind of thing you can do again without evolution.

And the bodies are breaking down. Rice said that he has had nerve pain for six months. Saka is struggling to come off the bench at the World Cup. Timber pulled out of the Netherlands squad entirely. The club even sacked their own doctor DAYS after winning the title.

People see next season like it's just a continuation. Arteta knows it's not, though. The Kroenkes don't celebrate anymore. They are already planning further steps. It was just kind of embarrassing when you take away the "we made it to the final!" thing for the Champions League final against PSG. Two hours of football and only one shot on goal? Against anyone?

"Business as usual" is how you get the 37-point drop Chelsea had after 2015. The hunger changes when you've already eaten. This is all the evidence we have over the past 10 years. I hope I'm mistaken, though. Genuinely.

[Big Dirams]

Arsenal will still do better next season as long as they are complete and no injury because injury is what mostly aftect the performance of a team but Arsenal is still good and I can literally vouch for them unless they changed their pattern of play next season. Next season will be very competitive because Manchester united, Manchester city and Liverpool has started building up well before the end of the season and I am sure these team will fight so hard next season.

Arsenal will definitely do better because they are in a perfect form at the moment and if they can maintain their form then they are definitely going to keep up their performance and if they can improve by getting attackers then there's a chance that they are going to do better than what they did in the previous season, if they can just be consistent then they don't have a problem.

Well you can’t say that for sure, we have seen teams perform so well in the champions league and decline in performance the following season. Arsenal ended the season in a good way, even though they only got to win only the premier league.

We see a lot of teams now trying to bringing in quality players to help improve their teams, so for me I think next season I think arsenal will face A lot of competitive opponents than they did this year.

Nothing is still certain as we are all on assumption, so we just have to wait and see what happens next season.

[Akbarkoe]

Overall Arsenal's squad hasn't changed much so it should really be able to compete well again in the new season because they keep the players they have including Bukayo Saka who has his contract renewed, but to return to being our champion I don't know, but I think with what Arsenal have today if they don't have many changes to the player structure then to reach the top 3 of the English league standings is not a difficult task, and can definitely re-enter the champions league.

We are still far from the start of the season so we can't be so sure if they are going to start the season with the same squad. It's difficult to finish a season and not add or sell some players so let's wait till the end of the World Cup before deciding if they will start with the same old squad.
If they can have the same squad then I think they are capable of winning the league. I have a doubt that they would be able to keep all their players since now all teams are more focused on the world cup tournament for now so until the tournament is over before they can proceed to seel and buy players.

So far there haven't been many rumors because the players and attention are more focused on the world cup we know about that and just think that Arsenal's shortcomings in the champions league before lacked confidence to attack, maybe they don't have attacking players who can be relied on better as a breaker of the opponent's defense can also help the defense with faster movements, because honestly Arsenal play too much in defense which makes them fail and that must be fixed, or at least have players who can be used for two options, that deficiency can be covered by bringing in players who have these abilities and tasks, so increasing and decreasing after this world cup is quite possible, but I hope there shouldn't be many main players.

[Daniel91]

I think it will be very difficult for Arsenal to repeat those results this season and that the top European clubs, such as PSG, Bayern and Real, are still a level above them, financially and organizationally.

No doubt about what you have said, but if only Arsenal can still maintain same energy and confident as of last season, anything is possible. I know those teams you just mentioned are great team and they own the champions league but football present is actually not based on names this days because even smaller teams are now pulling storm you can never imagine.

I can think Only Arsenal and Psg are the favourites again for the next season UCL and I think one of them.can be the winner it will be Arsenal or Psg but I think PSG is still above them all and my favourite to win next season and it will be the 3rd in Row after madrid did in Zidane manging era. All of the top European team are preparing himself for the next season UCL and make them strengthen the squad and made some transfers in that's list I can add Barcelona Madrid and Bayern can be in the favourite list

In my opinion, PSG's biggest competitor next season will be Bayern, not Arsenal. This season, realistically, judging by the game shown, the matches between PSG and Bayern in the semi-finals were matches of "final before final" and Bayern was very close to winning overall.
Honestly, the final and Arsenal's way of playing was unworthy of the final match and looked very bad. Arsenal "parked the bus" in front of the goal and waited for the end of the match.
With such tactics, you can rarely achieve triumph and the title.
It will be interesting to see what condition Real and Manchester City will be in next season, but PSG and Bayern are ahead of other clubs and the main favorites in the new Champions League season.

[Stormisover]

Honestly there were discussions about them being tired, and not bringing exactly as what they should be normally. Players who are super tired can't be playing at 100% or at least most of the time they do not.

This is why I think it's quite important to realize that them playing good right now is not that bad. These players played all the way until EFL and FA and league and UCL finals or there abouts, so they played 60+ games and some of them were even getting injured during the season due to amount of games they played.

You are right. Even though they are professional  footballers, they are human beings. It is normal that they will be tired after  playing in such a busy schedule. Especially  those who played in teams like Munich, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, their schedule was even tighter. The season  ended a few days ago. They did not even get 1 month to prepare for the world cup. Most of the players  are very tired. Also, it is not easy  to adapt to the new environment.

players cannot be tired, this is a phrase i can't stand, players like many other sportsmen and workers can be tired and worn out by what they do, there must be a bit of rest for them too, because otherwise in important competitions there is a risk of not having players in good shape who can then give a lot when their contribution is actually needed in the team.

Is that some kind of joke or what, who says players can't not be tired? Are they robot? Even a robot will still need some servicing in one way or the other, what did a coach mean when he say his players are on fatigue, anyone that says players can't get tired is seen to be a person who doesn't want but have everything in a platter of gold, because you can't tell me a player will be having a match like 3 times in a week and on top of that he will be training aimlessly, the after he's done that for like months you still expect that person not to be tired, wow.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

The quality of Arsenal squad has indeed returned to its highest standard ever. With the management steered by good leadership, the player have developed an attitude of winning. It is important to be consistent in order to remain on the top of world football. I believe they will keep on competing in all competitions to acquire prestigious title in the next few seasons.

If they can maintain their top form by recruiting several additional players in the current transfer window, it's not impossible that Arsenal can achieve even better results in the Champions League. Arsenal's performance last season actually improved, but they were unlucky, losing on penalties. Arteta needs to improve the team's mentality so Arsenal can be better prepared to face the intense pressure they experienced in last season's Champions League final. After winning the Premier League, I'm sure the team's mentality will be much better and we hope Arsenal can achieve even better results next season.

[el kaka22]

I would say Arsenal must be happy with the way season ended. Yes that last penalty UCL title loss was bad, there is no denying that. But if you look at it on paper, they won the premier league after 22 years, that is a huge deal and should be something to celebrate for them.

Maybe they are not fully happy because of UCL, but if they lost at quarter finals of UCL and won premier league, I guarantee you that they would be more happy than right now. Only reason they do not look happy was because if they scored one more penalty and PSG missed one more, they could have both EPL and UCL together, in reality, premier league should be enough to be happy about and not really something that they need to worry about for UCL.

[emrecemsan]

What are your predictions on Real Madrid in the CL next season? They normally have a huge domination in the history of this tournament as you know. 15 trophies! 

However for 2 years things haven't been going in favour of them... Can Mourinho win a CL trophy for them? In his previous management period here he couldn't do that.

He stayed for 3 years and qualified for the semi finals in all those years.

[Antotena]

Arsenal played to the best of their ability, then Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League because of their experience and cunning, this is not something to be underestimated, because experience matures with time and with many matches played, and Paris Saint-Germain has played many more finals in recent times.

The accuracy of the final officiating was poor. I will give it to PSG that they were super ahead of Arsenal but that day, they have their best that PSG was afraid to make some moves so they don't fall victim. You could see how Arsenal made that first goal, it was what gave them counter attack strategy to pin down PSG, they were afraid of making mistakes but that same mistake was what Arsenal did that gave PSG penalty to equalize as 1:1 until the end.

If it was a regular match where there is opportunity for both to play as home and away, trust me PSG are going to tear down Arsenal and officiating is not going to matter since there is advantage for both teams. If it's the way PSG eliminate Chelsea and eliminated Bayern, Arsenal wouldn't survive in their hands but they gave room for calmness in the final till they won in the penalty ring. However, I will give it to Arsenal that they did their best though.