UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[Berry2d]

Why are you even mentioning Arsenal as one of the main contenders for the Champions League title? They got lucky with their path to the final last season, the likelihood of that happening again is extremely low.
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I don't think it was pure luck for Arsenal to reach the Champions League final. They have a strong defense and consistent play, and they've been undefeated all season. In the final, they also held PSG, only to be unlucky to lose on penalties.
But from their journey, we can see that their reach wasn't just due to luck, it was due to a solid team, a strong defense, and consistent play that allowed them to reach the final. So, it's possible they can repeat this feat, especially since their current squad hasn't changed much and Arteta can still come up with a more effective strategy.

If its in consistency and defensive quality i will never write off Arsenal on that but because they did perfectly well  last season but only lost it all at the second quarter of the tournament.
In last season's tournament,  Arsenal maintained a level of consistency that got all confused to an extent all teams where afraid to face them because of how dominating, possessive and defensive wise they where which was why they where considered favourite to win the champions league  but lost it because of over confidence.
If only Arsenal could keep up with such consistent performance next season i will say next season will be there's and no team can stop them from doing it.

[Tonimez]

The CL winner odds are already out for next season by the way. PSG who are the champions of the last 2 years are favoured the most by bookmakers obviously. They have 6.00 odds.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich follow right behind with 7.00. Barcelona are given a higher chance than Real Madrid. Maybe because of the recent change of manager at Real Madrid.

Otherwise both of these teams were eliminated in the same stage last season...

It's still too early to have a favorite to win the Champions League in my opinion. I know PSG is strong, has a lot of money, and is in a league that makes it much easier for them to focus solely on the Champions League games. Winning twice in a row was already a great achievement, but expecting them to win the Champions League for the third time in a row is asking too much. They beat Arsenal with great difficulty, and I also say that expecting Arsenal to reach the final again is asking too much. Another point is putting Barcelona as better than Real Madrid; that's a joke. In my opinion, Real Madrid is better than Barcelona when it comes to the Champions League.

I'm of the same view with you when it comes to Barcelona and Real Madrid. As long as next year's champions League is concerned, Real Madrid could be more favoured than Barcelona because they have started working towards it with their recent signings and interests. It is true that it is too early to decide but I still don't think that it is impossible for PSG to win the champions League again because their team is still almost the same except for the exit of Ramos in the front line who is heading to AC Milan. However, I doubt if Arsenal can make it to the final again this season. Let's say: PSG<Real Madrid<Arsenal<Barcelona.

[G_Besar]

I'm of the same view with you when it comes to Barcelona and Real Madrid. As long as next year's champions League is concerned, Real Madrid could be more favoured than Barcelona because they have started working towards it with their recent signings and interests. It is true that it is too early to decide but I still don't think that it is impossible for PSG to win the champions League again because their team is still almost the same except for the exit of Ramos in the front line who is heading to AC Milan. However, I doubt if Arsenal can make it to the final again this season. Let's say: PSG<Real Madrid<Arsenal<Barcelona.

A team with the same form will struggle to reach the final again next season in the Champions League because in this competition, teams clearly need to constantly improve to reach the final again. While PSG have achieved extraordinary feats in the last two seasons by winning the Champions League, if next season PSG still looks the same as last season, I doubt they will be able to reach the final and win the Champions League again. Other teams currently rebuilding their squads will also be a very clear obstacle, especially a team like Real Madrid.

[BRINIRHA]

I'm of the same view with you when it comes to Barcelona and Real Madrid. As long as next year's champions League is concerned, Real Madrid could be more favoured than Barcelona because they have started working towards it with their recent signings and interests. It is true that it is too early to decide but I still don't think that it is impossible for PSG to win the champions League again because their team is still almost the same except for the exit of Ramos in the front line who is heading to AC Milan. However, I doubt if Arsenal can make it to the final again this season. Let's say: PSG<Real Madrid<Arsenal<Barcelona.

Isn't every season always like this because as I remember this season also when the Champions League has not started Manchester City, Bayern and Madrid have always been the list of clubs with the strongest probability of even beating PSG in terms of probability at the beginning and in the end this will always happen.

But maybe for next season the situation will be a little different for PSG especially after back to back then the probability will be a little better compared to the 2026 season, it's just not inevitable that some clubs like Bayern or Madrid will always be in a strong probability from the start.

Next season I want to see Manchester United come back to the Champions League and surprise Club Como from Serie A because this is a test for them.

[LUCKMCFLY]

You are right, Louis Enrique has transformed PSG into the team the management have been dreaming for when they we’re signing best players in the like of Messi, Neymar, and so on, yet they couldn’t achieve their aim because their coaches were not good enough to help the team despite their quality of players they signed.

However, Enrique came and made them proud, winning two Champions League and bringing out a Ballon D or winner in their team and can still contest this season because they won the Champions League again for the second time. I am sure Luis Enrique will be named the best coach in the world this season because he did well by winning almost all their domestic leagues and the Champions League.

And be careful if he sees the third one just like Real Madrid did. Madrid has done things like that, but I see a very strong conviction in what PSG is all about. Besides, Luis Enrique is a student of football, he's a fan, and also a coach. I think if it were up to him, he'd become a player himself to do things the way he wants, but his vision of the game has proven to be the best; that's why he's been champion twice. You'll keep going.

[Daniel91]

I'm of the same view with you when it comes to Barcelona and Real Madrid. As long as next year's champions League is concerned, Real Madrid could be more favoured than Barcelona because they have started working towards it with their recent signings and interests. It is true that it is too early to decide but I still don't think that it is impossible for PSG to win the champions League again because their team is still almost the same except for the exit of Ramos in the front line who is heading to AC Milan. However, I doubt if Arsenal can make it to the final again this season. Let's say: PSG<Real Madrid<Arsenal<Barcelona.

A team with the same form will struggle to reach the final again next season in the Champions League because in this competition, teams clearly need to constantly improve to reach the final again. While PSG have achieved extraordinary feats in the last two seasons by winning the Champions League, if next season PSG still looks the same as last season, I doubt they will be able to reach the final and win the Champions League again. Other teams currently rebuilding their squads will also be a very clear obstacle, especially a team like Real Madrid.

I disagree with you.
PSG has been a level above all other clubs for the last 2 seasons and has been extremely dominant in the Champions League.
If they stay at the same level this season, I don't see anyone who could seriously threaten them on their way to winning a third title in a row.
PSG used to rely on big stars like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, but now they have gotten rid of those stars and focused on building a super team and they have succeeded in doing so.
Real, Manchester City and Liverpool will be in a transitional phase next season, with new coaches and players, and they will need time to reach the highest level necessary to win the Champions League.

[Tamaperdana]

A team with the same form will struggle to reach the final again next season in the Champions League because in this competition, teams clearly need to constantly improve to reach the final again. While PSG have achieved extraordinary feats in the last two seasons by winning the Champions League, if next season PSG still looks the same as last season, I doubt they will be able to reach the final and win the Champions League again. Other teams currently rebuilding their squads will also be a very clear obstacle, especially a team like Real Madrid.

It's true that a team must continually improve their players' performance every season to stay competitive with other teams. This is a fundamental requirement for any team to remain a top performer. But speaking of PSG,, I believe if they maintain the same form they demonstrated last season, I'm confident they will remain at the top. While other teams are working to build strong squads this season,, that doesn't guarantee a strong performance.

Therefore,, I believe PSG will remain at the top of the Champions League. However,, I personally doubt their chances of winning the title. Arsenal clearly have a strong ambition to win the Champions League next season. Last season,, as we know, they narrowly lost to PSG in the final. So, with that in mind, I think Arsenal will remain a very troublesome rival for PSG next season. So, yes, next season will definitely be even more exciting.

[Sarah Azhari]

Why are you even mentioning Arsenal as one of the main contenders for the Champions League title? They got lucky with their path to the final last season, the likelihood of that happening again is extremely low.
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As for the idea that Arsenal reaching the final last season was just a matter of luck, I disagree. Arsenal performed very consistently in the Champions League last season and, in fact, they didn’t lose a single game from the start of the season until they reached the final. Arsenal is clearly one of the contenders for the Champions League title this season because they have a strong, deep roster. Although it must be acknowledged that reaching the final again might be difficult for Arsenal, as we don’t yet know if they’ll be able to maintain the same level of performance this season as they did last season. Furthermore, competition in this season’s Champions League will be even tougher, as other top teams have also improved their performance.

[Iamgoat]

I disagree with you.
PSG has been a level above all other clubs for the last 2 seasons and has been extremely dominant in the Champions League.
If they stay at the same level this season, I don't see anyone who could seriously threaten them on their way to winning a third title in a row.
PSG used to rely on big stars like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, but now they have gotten rid of those stars and focused on building a super team and they have succeeded in doing so.
Real, Manchester City and Liverpool will be in a transitional phase next season, with new coaches and players, and they will need time to reach the highest level necessary to win the Champions League.

One advantage the PSG club has enjoyed is their manager who is Luis Enrique and the composition of the squad especially the likes of Dembele, Vitinha, Marquinhos, Hakimi and the likes of Joao Neves sounds like a team of young , hungry and talented players knows the goal and are following the roadmap designed for them by their experienced coach. Luis Enrique has managed Barcelona B and Barcelona previously and also worked with the Spain international football team twice between 2018 and 2022 gathered enough experience in managing a composition of strong and talented players and was able to instill discipline and confidence in them. This is the advantage the club is enjoying today plus the background support they get from their top management board and the fans. If you check other clubs, they are lacking either one of these features or the other which is the leverage PSG have over them. Once these other top tier teams can resolve some of their known problems, they will be able to strongly challenge the PSG side to a win.

[StarenseN]

PSG is still the biggest candidate, I understand not all of you want to accept that because they won two in a row, and aside from Real Madrid, nobody did three in a row in the past 50 years, so there was a big deal of this, hell even double is not that common, so everyone thinks a three in a row will not happen and a very low chance.

But you have to realize that PSG is still the best team right now, there is no reason why we should assume any other team will do any differently and beat them.

[pewboy]

If its in consistency and defensive quality i will never write off Arsenal on that but because they did perfectly well  last season but only lost it all at the second quarter of the tournament.
In last season's tournament,  Arsenal maintained a level of consistency that got all confused to an extent all teams where afraid to face them because of how dominating, possessive and defensive wise they where which was why they where considered favourite to win the champions league  but lost it because of over confidence.
If only Arsenal could keep up with such consistent performance next season i will say next season will be there's and no team can stop them from doing it.

Exactly, and anyone who says otherwise is a chronic liar, given that not many teams can afford the luxury of speaking. The much-celebrated Manchester City did worse, otherwise they would have won the Champions League or the Premier League.
But no, it was Arsenal who won the Premier League and reached the final.

[Silikiem]

I'm of the same view with you when it comes to Barcelona and Real Madrid. As long as next year's champions League is concerned, Real Madrid could be more favoured than Barcelona because they have started working towards it with their recent signings and interests. It is true that it is too early to decide but I still don't think that it is impossible for PSG to win the champions League again because their team is still almost the same except for the exit of Ramos in the front line who is heading to AC Milan. However, I doubt if Arsenal can make it to the final again this season. Let's say: PSG<Real Madrid<Arsenal<Barcelona.

A team with the same form will struggle to reach the final again next season in the Champions League because in this competition, teams clearly need to constantly improve to reach the final again. While PSG have achieved extraordinary feats in the last two seasons by winning the Champions League, if next season PSG still looks the same as last season, I doubt they will be able to reach the final and win the Champions League again. Other teams currently rebuilding their squads will also be a very clear obstacle, especially a team like Real Madrid.

The Real Madrid squad have all it takes to win the champions league but they failed to even make it to the finals, now they have a new coach who just came in and have not really trained with the squad, even though they’ve signed some new players who are yet to join up with the current squad. The new manager will definitely need some time to integrate his idea to the players and I don’t see them winning the champions league in this very first season of their new manager Jose Mourinho, maybe they could focus more attention trying to win the Spanish la liga for the first season, and then the following season they should be expected to go all out in winning the champions league.

[Iranus]

A team with the same form will struggle to reach the final again next season in the Champions League because in this competition, teams clearly need to constantly improve to reach the final again. While PSG have achieved extraordinary feats in the last two seasons by winning the Champions League, if next season PSG still looks the same as last season, I doubt they will be able to reach the final and win the Champions League again. Other teams currently rebuilding their squads will also be a very clear obstacle, especially a team like Real Madrid.

PSG is a bit different. PSG haven't made any significant changes  to their squad in the last two  seasons. But they had an experienced manager like Luis enrique. Enrique's excellent match strategy has helped PSG win back-to-back champions league titles. Next season, Luis enrique will probably try to  strengthen his squad a bit more. We will probably see some changes. PSG have  decided to sell a few players. They  will probably add some talented players to  the squad next season.

[Stormisover]

Why are you even mentioning Arsenal as one of the main contenders for the Champions League title? They got lucky with their path to the final last season, the likelihood of that happening again is extremely low.
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I don't think it was pure luck for Arsenal to reach the Champions League final. They have a strong defense and consistent play, and they've been undefeated all season. In the final, they also held PSG, only to be unlucky to lose on penalties.
But from their journey, we can see that their reach wasn't just due to luck, it was due to a solid team, a strong defense, and consistent play that allowed them to reach the final. So, it's possible they can repeat this feat, especially since their current squad hasn't changed much and Arteta can still come up with a more effective strategy.

If its in consistency and defensive quality i will never write off Arsenal on that but because they did perfectly well  last season but only lost it all at the second quarter of the tournament.
In last season's tournament,  Arsenal maintained a level of consistency that got all confused to an extent all teams where afraid to face them because of how dominating, possessive and defensive wise they where which was why they where considered favourite to win the champions league  but lost it because of over confidence.
If only Arsenal could keep up with such consistent performance next season i will say next season will be there's and no team can stop them from doing it.

Sorry to say but you actually have to speak for yourself because Arsenal was never the favorite to all football fans, they were the favorite to some while Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain was the favorite to some, yes they were absolutely consistent in the tournament last season no doubt, but what annoys me the most was that rubbish they played against Paris Saint Germain in the final, like how can they play eleven men defense against Paris Saint Germain that even uninformed Chelsea beat three goals to nothing, that game was really embarrassing and I hate that I actually watched that game.

[OcTradism]

A team with the same form will struggle to reach the final again next season in the Champions League because in this competition, teams clearly need to constantly improve to reach the final again. While PSG have achieved extraordinary feats in the last two seasons by winning the Champions League, if next season PSG still looks the same as last season, I doubt they will be able to reach the final and win the Champions League again. Other teams currently rebuilding their squads will also be a very clear obstacle, especially a team like Real Madrid.

In Champions League, having a strong, deep and competitive team sometimes are not enough to win titles. These things are only necessary conditions but a champion also needs support from fixtures and luck in moments and matches. PSG with very competitive player resource and a winning system will continue excellent performances in Champions League, but winning more titles in coming years will be truly challenge for them.

PSG is a bit different. PSG haven't made any significant changes  to their squad in the last two  seasons. But they had an experienced manager like Luis enrique. Enrique's excellent match strategy has helped PSG win back-to-back champions league titles. Next season, Luis enrique will probably try to  strengthen his squad a bit more. We will probably see some changes. PSG have  decided to sell a few players. They  will probably add some talented players to  the squad next season.

PSG already built their squad recent seasons by letting Messi, Neymar went away, then Mbappe one season after that. They also prepared their squad development by finding and buying young players and some of them already became star players like Barcola, Doue, Neves but more players are growing up in Paris. With this player resource and likely more to come after PSG attraction becomes better by winning two Champions League titles, they will continue to develop a competitive team.

[Zanab247]

PSG is still the biggest candidate, I understand not all of you want to accept that because they won two in a row, and aside from Real Madrid, nobody did three in a row in the past 50 years, so there was a big deal of this, hell even double is not that common, so everyone thinks a three in a row will not happen and a very low chance.

I agree with you that PSG is a big club in the champion league tournament, because what they did last season that made them to lift the trophy make many people conclude that they will not repeat the same thing this season but they did wonder to eliminated Arsenal to lifted the trophy again. I don't think PSG will repeat this next season, because the way many clubs are preparing now against next season it will be hard for PSG to lift this trophy  third time.

We saw what happened in the final stage that made Arsenal to lead the game before PSG equalized the goal 1:1 to enter penalty shootout, but PSG took advantage of the penalty shootout to beat Arsenal, which many clubs will prepare themselves this season to stop PSG not to repeat the champion league trophy this season.

[Italian Panic]

Tomorrow see the start of the knockout stage of the qualifiers for the next Champions League, so in effect, with the World Cup still dominating the headlines, we’re already in Champions League mode. These early matches always hold big surprises, ranging from the regulars in the early rounds, such as the teams from San Marino, Estonia, Latvia and Belarus, to well known sides that have fallen on hard times, such as Levski Sofia.
The headline match will be Levski Sofia vs Banja Luka, whilst the Kazakh team of Kairat, who have made a few sporadic appearances in the Champions League group stage. Universitatea Craiova too, is one of the best team in the Romanian League.

[bastisisca]

One advantage the PSG club has enjoyed is their manager who is Luis Enrique and the composition of the squad especially the likes of Dembele, Vitinha, Marquinhos, Hakimi and the likes of Joao Neves sounds like a team of young , hungry and talented players knows the goal and are following the roadmap designed for them by their experienced coach. Luis Enrique has managed Barcelona B and Barcelona previously and also worked with the Spain international football team twice between 2018 and 2022 gathered enough experience in managing a composition of strong and talented players and was able to instill discipline and confidence in them. This is the advantage the club is enjoying today plus the background support they get from their top management board and the fans. If you check other clubs, they are lacking either one of these features or the other which is the leverage PSG have over them. Once these other top tier teams can resolve some of their known problems, they will be able to strongly challenge the PSG side to a win.

Let's say that the advantage is that Luis Enrique is an intelligent and shrewd coach, he uses his head and not brute force.
During the Champions League i was impressed by how he manages to change the skin of the team, really very intelligent and clever.
For now one of the best coaches of the moment.

[Fiatless]

Tomorrow see the start of the knockout stage of the qualifiers for the next Champions League, so in effect, with the World Cup still dominating the headlines, we’re already in Champions League mode. These early matches always hold big surprises, ranging from the regulars in the early rounds, such as the teams from San Marino, Estonia, Latvia and Belarus, to well known sides that have fallen on hard times, such as Levski Sofia.
The headline match will be Levski Sofia vs Banja Luka, whilst the Kazakh team of Kairat, who have made a few sporadic appearances in the Champions League group stage. Universitatea Craiova too, is one of the best team in the Romanian League.

With the World Cup ongoing, some clubs might be affected by the absence of some key players who are competing in the World Cup. Clubs that have more quality players would have an advantage since they can replace those who are absent. Other managers would have to depend on academy players to compete in the UCL qualifiers. Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, and others are not participating in the World Cup, so they may still have sufficient players available to play.

[Accardo]

PSG is still the biggest candidate, I understand not all of you want to accept that because they won two in a row, and aside from Real Madrid, nobody did three in a row in the past 50 years, so there was a big deal of this, hell even double is not that common, so everyone thinks a three in a row will not happen and a very low chance.

But you have to realize that PSG is still the best team right now, there is no reason why we should assume any other team will do any differently and beat them.

Enrique is a great coach, but his peak is almost over, he may not win the champions league, anymore this season, Arteta seem to be the team much in their peak, and have a huge drive towards winning the championship after losing to PSG twice in two seasons, one at the semi-finals, and the other in the finals. Another guy is Kompany his fire is burning real high, his peak is also by the corner.