UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[m4r1o]

I think people are expecting too much from Jose Mounrinho, I know he is an experience manager  but with the way people are expecting the performance will be immediately the season get started, I don't think it will be like that because they are many teams that are fully ready and can do everything possible to win the trophy by next season.

We can't say anything yet, let's see what Mounrinho will do when the season start, but people already expecting too much from him. And with this even if the season start and his trying to make sure things go well people will not believe untill they see that he dominate the league or win a trophy.

As i was saying, a coach must be given time to adapt to the role of coach again, just as the players must be given time to adapt to the new coach and his playing style. There is no need to rush and you need to have the patience to wait for the coach and players to find the right harmony until they lead the team to obtain the maximum result.

[Sim_card]

Tbh I still can’t place my finger on what exactly is Real Madrid’s problem. They have the players but are struggling with La Liga and UCL. Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the greats and can do wonders with any team but I don’t believe they are going to win all the trophies (probably only the La Liga). Let’s be critical here, history has shown that Mourinho can be ticking time-bomb at times. His methods could disrupt the dressing room and eventually Madrid would have to let him go after a season or two. I already sense Vini is leaving soon for obvious reasons, I doubt the other black players are eager to play for Mourinho.

You are only assuming things. Wait till the new season starts and let see what will happen at the end. Of course, Mourinho cannot win two trophies, he can only win one and that's a norm. Anyone expecting Mourinho to win both Laliga and UCL is expecting too much.

[Daniel91]

I think people are expecting too much from Jose Mounrinho, I know he is an experience manager  but with the way people are expecting the performance will be immediately the season get started, I don't think it will be like that because they are many teams that are fully ready and can do everything possible to win the trophy by next season.

We can't say anything yet, let's see what Mounrinho will do when the season start, but people already expecting too much from him. And with this even if the season start and his trying to make sure things go well people will not believe untill they see that he dominate the league or win a trophy.

As i was saying, a coach must be given time to adapt to the role of coach again, just as the players must be given time to adapt to the new coach and his playing style. There is no need to rush and you need to have the patience to wait for the coach and players to find the right harmony until they lead the team to obtain the maximum result.

Honestly, I think Mourinho will have a very difficult job at Real.
Real has not won any important trophy for 2 years, there is no discipline and order in the team, the 2 biggest stars of the team are in conflict and the status of Vini has not been resolved yet, whether he will extend his contract or leave the club.
Plus, while still coach of Benfica Mourinho entered into conflict with Vini and the question is how they will function together now.
Mourinho is no longer a top coach and this will obviously be a transitional season for Real, so I think they will not be competitive in the Champions League and candidates for the trophy this season.

[ZeroVinsonN]

Mbappe should be in the age bracket of his prime and that's so I think after a few seasons now he will start dropping just as everyone so there is no much to see again.

So long as he is in Real Madrid, he will be a top player. He is the kind of player that can keep at the top of the game even at 35 years. All he needs is a good midfield to get him those nice through balls. Remember how Benzema was good at Real Madrid even when he passed his supposed prime?

The only thing I see slowing down Mbappe is if they brought in another player that could overshadow his current role.

And that's not very likely to happen even though they might be able to get a player good enough but you will need to be one of the best in the world to overshadow someone like Mbappe, he is very much still in his prime and his performance is still too notch and to over shadow him will definitely take more than one season for a new player and the ones currently in Madrid aren't likely to do it.

[CageMabok]

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Mourinho is rebuilding the squad he wants. Several players have officially become Real Madrid players, the 2026/27 season makes Real Madrid with good depth.
We know Mourinho's character so there is no player more special than him. Ozil previously felt that Cristiano Ronaldo was greatly helped by the assists and space that Ozil created. Mbappe and Vinicius will feel it later. So, what is Vinicius' fate at Santiago Bernabeu amid rumors of his move to Arsenal?

Rumors of Vinicius' move to Arsenal continue to surface in various media outlets, and I see it continuing to be a source of intense speculation. Real Madrid certainly wouldn't set a low price if they truly wanted to let Vinicius leave for another club like Arsenal. However, that's still unclear, and many people are monitoring the news closely, as Real Madrid hasn't closed the door on selling players to other clubs. And I'm also eager to see how Real Madrid performs next season with this already impressive squad.

[Nightwatchmare]

With the arrival of Mourinho at Real Madrid, every Real Madrid player will learn to comport themselves so that they won't fall into the bad record of Mourinho, because Mourinho himself is a no-nonsense human being who will bench you for a long time if you don't obey his instructions.

Mbappe and the rest of the players. Last season's experience alone is supposed to teach them a lesson that playing individual players is not really working for them as they had thought. Playing with one mind and the same goal in mind will take them far and make them win the match and league trophy they are in for.

José Mourinho is a very disciplinary coach, he won't accept misconduct and disrespect from any player. He will keep the dressing room in order because he's top and knows how to put everybody in their place. I'm standing on the mandate that Real Madrid will compete for major trophies next season because they're one of the best European side and nobody is going to take that away from them. Real Madrid have the players and they're now pushing to landing more promising players because this time, they need results and tire of setbacks for two seasons.

I like that the contract puts him completely in charge of the entire dealings of the team, he pretty much gets to decide on everything, I don't appreciate how Mbappe acted with the previous coach, he was more or less in charge of the team, and if he wanted them to do the opposite of what the coach wanted then they would mostly follow Mbappe over the coach, something like that won't be happening with Mourinho and in happy about it.

It is never  right for a player to go against a Coach decision knowing the Coach is in charge of the team and I believe if a coach said something you don't like or something that doesn't make any sense, airing your suggestion or opinion won't be bad but going against it regardless is wrong and I hope this kind of thing won't happen again because this Real Madrid new coach don't tolerate nonsense unless the player want to chop bench.

I will not blame the players that gone against the decision of Xabi Alonso because Real Madrid management not given him the power to control the dressing room of Real Madrid opened way for lawlessness in the Real Madrid team and for players to act the way they want, but this kind of thing will not happen at Real Madrid as far as Jose Mourinho is their head coach because he is a crazy coach and he knows how to treat any player that is not ready to play for the team or follow his decision.

[SatoPrincess]

I can see how Bruno would work with Declan Rice in the midfield, and would add squad depth to the team. Arteta can rotate Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard,

Tbh I still can’t place my finger on what exactly is Real Madrid’s problem. They have the players but are struggling with La Liga and UCL. Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the greats and can do wonders with any team but I don’t believe they are going to win all the trophies (probably only the La Liga). Let’s be critical here, history has shown that Mourinho can be ticking time-bomb at times. His methods could disrupt the dressing room and eventually Madrid would have to let him go after a season or two. I already sense Vini is leaving soon for obvious reasons, I doubt the other black players are eager to play for Mourinho.

You are only assuming things. Wait till the new season starts and let see what will happen at the end. Of course, Mourinho cannot win two trophies, he can only win one and that's a norm. Anyone expecting Mourinho to win both Laliga and UCL is expecting too much.

We can only assume since we cannot see the future. Everything else you said pretty much agrees with my post.

Honestly, I think Mourinho will have a very difficult job at Real.
Real has not won any important trophy for 2 years, there is no discipline and order in the team, the 2 biggest stars of the team are in conflict and the status of Vini has not been resolved yet, whether he will extend his contract or leave the club.
Plus, while still coach of Benfica Mourinho entered into conflict with Vini and the question is how they will function together now.
Mourinho is no longer a top coach and this will obviously be a transitional season for Real, so I think they will not be competitive in the Champions League and candidates for the trophy this season.

I believe Mourinho will do very well at Madrid. He had led the club to success in the past and can do so again with this team. I don’t see how he could possibly fail.
As for the tension in the dressing room, I read somewhere that Mourinho has had conversations with all the Madrid players except Vini - maybe he wants a face to face meeting to resolve whatever misunderstanding they might have (that is if Vini decides to stay at the club).

[liasbaa]

I will not blame the players that gone against the decision of Xabi Alonso because Real Madrid management not given him the power to control the dressing room of Real Madrid opened way for lawlessness in the Real Madrid team and for players to act the way they want, but this kind of thing will not happen at Real Madrid as far as Jose Mourinho is their head coach because he is a crazy coach and he knows how to treat any player that is not ready to play for the team or follow his decision.

The players had little respect for Xabi Alonso, so they didn't give him space and created chaos in the dressing room. The players didn't perform well. Even though fans like us don't know much about many things inside, we can understand something from the outside. It's easy to imagine why Real Madrid, despite having a complete team, couldn't perform well. The team was on the verge of collapse and was performing badly in the last two seasons. Despite changing coaches repeatedly, no positive results were achieved. I don't believe that Jose Mourinho will magically change everything when he takes charge of the team, but I think he will make every effort to take the team to a respectable level.

[Joeboy]

Mbappe should be in the age bracket of his prime and that's so I think after a few seasons now he will start dropping just as everyone so there is no much to see again.

So long as he is in Real Madrid, he will be a top player. He is the kind of player that can keep at the top of the game even at 35 years. All he needs is a good midfield to get him those nice through balls. Remember how Benzema was good at Real Madrid even when he passed his supposed prime?

The only thing I see slowing down Mbappe is if they brought in another player that could overshadow his current role.

And that's not very likely to happen even though they might be able to get a player good enough but you will need to be one of the best in the world to overshadow someone like Mbappe, he is very much still in his prime and his performance is still too notch and to over shadow him will definitely take more than one season for a new player and the ones currently in Madrid aren't likely to do it.

As of now, Mbappe is currently the most fastest player in the world and that has been one of what has been giving him those his advantages of scoring numerous goals... His pace is one of a kind, he knows how to penetrate closed defense, and with his intelligent movement he knows how to give a good finishing...And all of this has brought a whole lot of attention from fans and even other football clubs.. He has what majority of players don't, so you are very much right that it is very much unlikely for him to be overshadow by another... Even Real Madrid knows how special he is that is why the don't mind paying him a very high amount of money just to keep him with them, they really don't want to loose him to another club...

[changaa]

You know everyone has thier right to make a choice on what to do, the Olise didn't show much interest to leave the Bayern Munich presently and Bayern Munich would also not let him go due his current best form. Real Madrid came for him because of his performances he has shown us in the just concluded FIFA world cup tournament, and I know Real Madrid always go for the best they develop interest on,  so if probably they later have him, believe you me Real Madrid will be great again. Though they way Oliseh performed during the 1026 FIFA world cup, I doubt if Bayern Munich would ever think of letting him go, even the crystal palace would be regretting leaving him.

I believe that Olise currently feels very comfortable with Bayern Munich and with his teammates, which is why he won't change this season. If later he decides to change and go to play for the Spanish capital, then Real Madrid will surely return to being a team with a monstrous attack.