UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Season

[Cyber_warrior]

There have been many improvements in coaching, tactics and Football in general since when Mourinho last coach Real Madrid in 2013, he can still win some trophies for Madrid though but you cannot compare to when he was at Madrid before and expect much from him.

Under Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid started the season well but they got issues with last of consistency and lost the Supercopa final to Barcelona and he got sacked after the game and Real Madrid need an immediate result after going trophyless again, that is why they signed Mourinho, so if his performance with this squad is not up to that standard to be able to win trophies this season, then you can not expect them to have patience with him.

When Mourinho left the team was still performing well but struggled for a few years after Ronaldo left and then when Ancellotti left too they haven't been the same ever since that's why they had to bring Mourinho back to the team. Of course he can win trophies again, he might be older now but still capable of turning things around for them. Real Madrid has not been performing well so much is expected from him. With the players signed and quality of the team i expect a much better performance, I expect trophies and I have believe that Mourinho is the right person to give them all this. The major issue was the ego between players and I am sure he'll fix that in no time.

[Pressurizedem]

There have been many improvements in coaching, tactics and Football in general since when Mourinho last coach Real Madrid in 2013, he can still win some trophies for Madrid though but you cannot compare to when he was at Madrid before and expect much from him.

Under Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid started the season well but they got issues with last of consistency and lost the Supercopa final to Barcelona and he got sacked after the game and Real Madrid need an immediate result after going trophyless again, that is why they signed Mourinho, so if his performance with this squad is not up to that standard to be able to win trophies this season, then you can not expect them to have patience with him.

When Mourinho left the team was still performing well but struggled for a few years after Ronaldo left and then when Ancellotti left too they haven't been the same ever since that's why they had to bring Mourinho back to the team. Of course he can win trophies again, he might be older now but still capable of turning things around for them. Real Madrid has not been performing well so much is expected from him. With the players signed and quality of the team i expect a much better performance, I expect trophies and I have believe that Mourinho is the right person to give them all this. The major issue was the ego between players and I am sure he'll fix that in no time.

This season's champion league cannot be for PSG anymore. I know those guys are now used to winning because they have won so many tittles together. They have much believe in the team that they aren't scared of any team. The coach is really doing a great job at that club.
However, I don't see them winning the champions league next season. I don't even think they will qualify to semi final, and anything that makes them not to reach the Semi fina, I see Arsenal lifting it. I am not saying this because I am a lover of Arsenal, I am saying this out of the hunger in the Arsenal team. They are so hungry for the champions league tittle after lifting the premier league. They have places it as their next target, I think they will be able to achieve it, they only thing they really have to do is to strengthen their front line, because as it stands, they don't have a skilful player upfront, the likes of Gyokeres and Herverts is unable to do anything there. They need a sharp attacher and a very skillful left winger that can take on defenders anytime. If this can be accomplished, then, I see them winning the league and the champions league again.

[G_Besar]

I think that no one can give a more incisive personality to this Real Madrid team better than Mourinho.
Also because if Real Madrid doesn't change their situation, they will have a season very similar to last year, without trophies.

So it so happens that Mourinho is the right coach at this moment to make the players understand the true soul of Real Madrid.

Indeed, Mourinho needs to polish many things at Real Madrid this coming season, as some Real Madrid players still need to develop their character to unleash their true potential. Sometimes, there are players who always need help from their teammates to show their true potential on the pitch, and Mourinho is the man who will help that grow again at Real Madrid.

[CLS63]

It is time for us to show what we are made of against Lyon. I'm so glad that the first leg is in Kadıköy. We need to make our opponent feel under high pressure thanks to our fans' chants!

And of course we had better win this match with as big score gap as possible. Lyon aren't in their golden era and they are having financial problems too. It is up to us to benefit from this situation.

[Mayor of ogba]

in my opinion, the fenerbahçe lyon matchup was the strongest in ucl playoffs. there are also some teams i haven’t seen much of before, and it would be a shame if either fenerbahçe or lyon were eliminated by one of those teams. i’d love to see both teams in the champions league but it's not possible now. both fenerbahçe and lyon are strong teams, and i’d say their chances of advancing are pretty even.

fenerbahçe hasn’t participated in this tournament for years, and lyon is a strong team. that’s why fenerbahçe faces a tough challenge. but the transfers they’ve made look pretty good, so they might be able to advance.

On paper Fenerbahçe and Lyon match is the strongest playoff in the last qualifying round of the Champions League, and i hope the match would be tough when it kick off and it shouldn't be one of those matches that's tough on paper and ended up becoming boring to watch. Fenerbahçe failure to play in the Champions League was as a result of lack of sufficient players to play against big teams in the Champions League, for them to get this stage and the improvement in their squad depth, I'm rooting for Fenerbahçe to qualify to the Champions League this time around.

[Franctoshi]

It is time for us to show what we are made of against Lyon. I'm so glad that the first leg is in Kadıköy. We need to make our opponent feel under high pressure thanks to our fans' chants!

And of course we had better win this match with as big score gap as possible. Lyon aren't in their golden era and they are having financial problems too. It is up to us to benefit from this situation.

Lol, I like your spirit about what you expect of this game against Lyon. Though Lyon picked the wrong time in playing against you people because they're not in their best of form, but do you think you people can use the chants from the fans to soffocate them?
Don't hype your team too much because you can't still underate Lyon's capacity.

[Umulala-alala]

Lyon are leading Sparta Prague 1–0 at home. Sparta Prague won the first leg 2–1, so they had the advantage, but the tie is now level.

The first half is over, and Sparta Prague are playing with 10 men after Adam Sevinsky was shown a red card in the 34th minute.
Things will be even more difficult for Sparta Prague in the remaining minutes.

I think Lyon will score at least one more goal and advance to the next round.

Lyon was able to use their opportunities to win the game 3-0, they started really well by scoring an early goal in the first half which gave them the motivation and the confidence to dominate the match, and when Sparta Prague’s player was sent off before the end of the first half, they were not as good as they used to be, they managed to hold the game till the second half.

After some substitution, Lyon had an opportunity and was able to score more hold to win the match for themselves. I am impressed with their performance because the first leg was a disgrace to them considering their Champions League experience.

Lyon will face Fenerbahçe in their playoff game, u hope they can be able to withstand them because they are both in the same level in my opinion; but the match will be very tough.

One of the worst things that can happen to a football team is to lose a player during the match and having to play with an incomplete team, if immediately puts them at a great disadvantage, the same thing happened during the world cup finals and there was effectively nothing Argentina could do to beat Spain, though I doubt they would have been able to win even with their full team but a red card in the middle of a match is never a good thing for the affected team.

Red card is part of the game but it disable a team if given in the middle of the game it only takes some good teams to win a match with a man down though i have watched several teams winning a game after given a red card, a red card is always an advantage to the other team that has a complete 11 players. Talking about Argentina red card in the world cup again Spain i wouldn't consider it to be affective to the Argentina team because even before the red card came they were not even in the game and the red card came when game was almost over.

The truth is that no team will ever want to play one man short even if they are the better team because no matter how we look at it playing one man short puts them at a disadvantage, it will take an overwhelming playing superiority to beat an 11 man team with a 10 man team especially if the red card came early in the game, if it came towards to end of the match then it can be done if they were already winning and maybe went defensive after losing one player.

Truth every club always play to avoid having a red but unfortunately it do happen even when no body expected it, red card is always an advantage to the club that has a complete player, it takes an extraordinary team work to win a match with 10 men against 11 men when it came first half, this doesn't happen much unless the 10 men club were already leading the game before the red card and this will end on totally going back if it's against team stronger than the reduce club, though some time in the past i have watched Ac millan winning a match with 9 players they had 2 red card in that match but i suspect it was against a relegation club.

[Dzwaafu11]

I think that no one can give a more incisive personality to this Real Madrid team better than Mourinho.
Also because if Real Madrid doesn't change their situation, they will have a season very similar to last year, without trophies.

So it so happens that Mourinho is the right coach at this moment to make the players understand the true soul of Real Madrid.

Indeed, Mourinho needs to polish many things at Real Madrid this coming season, as some Real Madrid players still need to develop their character to unleash their true potential. Sometimes, there are players who always need help from their teammates to show their true potential on the pitch, and Mourinho is the man who will help that grow again at Real Madrid.

Many prediction and discussions about how Mounrinho performance will be, I just hope it will be as people are saying because many hope on Mounrinho already and the season is still yet to start. And to be honest many challenges will be on his head but he is an experience coach and will do everything possible to see that they are dominating the league.

But is going to be difficult one for them despite the preparation and arrangement they did. Many clubs are preparing too, so it will be an interesting competition by next season we will see how it goes.

[Wake Up]

It is time for us to show what we are made of against Lyon. I'm so glad that the first leg is in Kadıköy. We need to make our opponent feel under high pressure thanks to our fans' chants!

And of course we had better win this match with as big score gap as possible. Lyon aren't in their golden era and they are having financial problems too. It is up to us to benefit from this situation.

Lol, I like your spirit about what you expect of this game against Lyon. Though Lyon picked the wrong time in playing against you people because they're not in their best of form, but do you think you people can use the chants from the fans to soffocate them?
Don't hype your team too much because you can't still underate Lyon's capacity.

No team playing at this level should be underestimated. Lyon was a very good team last year in the French league, even against Paris Saint-Germain, who went on to win the Champions League that year. So Fenerbahçe will face a tough opponent. The crowd can be an important factor, but it's important to remember that the match is played on the pitch and the players' performance is crucial. Fenerbahçe has a good squad on paper, but football isn't played on paper.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

When Mourinho left the team was still performing well but struggled for a few years after Ronaldo left and then when Ancellotti left too they haven't been the same ever since that's why they had to bring Mourinho back to the team. Of course he can win trophies again, he might be older now but still capable of turning things around for them. Real Madrid has not been performing well so much is expected from him. With the players signed and quality of the team i expect a much better performance, I expect trophies and I have believe that Mourinho is the right person to give them all this. The major issue was the ego between players and I am sure he'll fix that in no time.

The positive results are not always instant, and getting the right team combination does not happen within a week or month, especially with new signs coming in and some departures happening. The huge task for him will be to identify different player weaknesses so he can create his ultimate starting 11. I hope Real Madrid gives him some more time and not just half a season or only 12 months.
I think Real Madrid can easily achieve some great success under him.

[cxtreenal]

Everyday, football is growing and so many teams are building and rising up to challenges. It's is never where is was. Football can never be as easy as it was with real Madrid or with any other team. If real Madrid don't fiercely, they will still fall short to other teams. PSG who won the UCL back to back recently knew what they faced before doing that. It wasn't easy for them with Arsenal. Arsenal on there other hand has done everything trying to win, but it wasn't easy. Look at Beyern Munich, they are still struggling to go down to the finals, even athletico Madrid, it hasn't been easy for anyone.

Jose Mourinho may bring sparks for the former Spain giants, but they have to put on there best performance to get to the top. They would has to first overcome there all time rivals Barcelona. Of course, themselves are also rebuilding and wants to remain at the top. We know Jose, he isn't a baby coach. He has his omw perfect tactics, his patters and the way he does things. We expect real Madrid to do better and be more competitive this season, but then, we can never be sure yet.

I think that no one can give a more incisive personality to this Real Madrid team better than Mourinho.
Also because if Real Madrid doesn't change their situation, they will have a season very similar to last year, without trophies.

So it so happens that Mourinho is the right coach at this moment to make the players understand the true soul of Real Madrid.

Mourinho will be a very good manager in terms of experience, as he was previously manager at Real Madrid (2010–2013). He may have some impressive qualities that led the team management to re-appoint him. Mourinho was needed at this crucial time in the team's history and he will probably be able to fulfill this role properly.

We will be able to appreciate how much Mourinho can improve the team by looking at future results, but I think that Real Madrid is better prepared and has a clear goal in mind compared to Barcelona this season with José Mourinho at the helm.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Fenerbahce did what they had to do. Solid at the back, clinical when it mattered. No drama, just results. To some extent Kerem looks lively to watch, obviously his style of play as dropped but maybe he will find his Benfica days back as the season progress and it can be due to some pressure that is getting to him.

Talisca is that guy that will just keep on stepping up and making things count. He has always had that swagger since his Al-Nassr days the dorminant presence, the ability to turn a game when you least expect and he is showing those qualities again and proving why he is trusted in the starting lineup. As long as Talisca keeps delivering, then even if Lukaku sits on the bench you can't really complain.

We will see what Lukaku is capable of at Fenerbahce even if he is currently the reserve on the bench, even if for an initial period, given that Talisca will be the starter, given Lukaku's physical problems, it is certainly good news and certainly a decidedly important change to use during the game, but we can only discover this by seeing him play often, if they only keep him as a reserve i don't think it is an added value.

[ZeroVinsonN]

It is time for us to show what we are made of against Lyon. I'm so glad that the first leg is in Kadıköy. We need to make our opponent feel under high pressure thanks to our fans' chants!

And of course we had better win this match with as big score gap as possible. Lyon aren't in their golden era and they are having financial problems too. It is up to us to benefit from this situation.

They might not be in their best shape but that doesn't mean that they are guaranteed to win, it won't matter where they game is going to be played because if your own team can't beat Lyon then a stadium full of your fans won't make any difference, just hope for the best at the end of the and if you are lucky you guys might actually win though that's easier said than done, Lyon is no childs play.

[bastisisca]

It may be this changes that they made this season will be their favour and way of achieving their goals this season. The way Real Madrid end up trophy less lad season was very disappointing, which I think is part of what they made a lots of changes so that they can get a fresh players with full energies, but that last season Madrid was lack of consistency in most of their games we can see what can happen when season start, because I have feeling that this changes might help them.

All the players will be new to the team. It can actually take some time before they can adapt to the system of the team, and also even old players will not understand them yet but since the pre-season is going on they will get understand each other better before season start.

Real Madrid is a team always used to winning, competing to win. And he does it every year with the intention of winning as much as possible. Last year, not having won anything, a bad mood was created which the president immediately decided to change, ensuring that this year the right purchases were made to strengthen the team so they could compete again.

[martinom]

If every player in the team plays to help each other, they will definitely be able to beat any team. I agree with you, the whole world is waiting to see what Mourinho can do.

Yes, there's no doubt about it, Mourinho's return to Real Madrid is a very good thing. It reminds us of those years when he was responsible for giving the club that boost.

The new players are good additions; some have left and high-level players have come in. The idea behind all of this is for Real Madrid to win La Liga, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League—everything they set their sights on. They have everything they need to do it.

But we will evaluate whether this is an excellent thing over time, also because, as they say, reheated soup is never good. But it's not always the same case. Mourinho had already done well at Real Madrid, however in recent years, in the teams he has coached, he has not achieved decidedly important results. We will have to wait to see how Real Madrid will develop with this one.

[jakdanyel]

Real Madrid is a team always used to winning, competing to win. And he does it every year with the intention of winning as much as possible. Last year, not having won anything, a bad mood was created which the president immediately decided to change, ensuring that this year the right purchases were made to strengthen the team so they could compete again.

Do you trust Mourinho on winning a CL trophy for Real Madrid in his 2nd time there? I'm not feeling that positive about him honestly. Let's remember his previous work there.

3 years at Real Madrid and 3 semi finals in the CL... He couldn't even reach the finale with the team which is literally the king around here. 

I don't doubt his discipline methods for the players. But winning the CL is a much harder task to perform.

[KTChampions]

It is time for us to show what we are made of against Lyon. I'm so glad that the first leg is in Kadıköy. We need to make our opponent feel under high pressure thanks to our fans' chants!

And of course we had better win this match with as big score gap as possible. Lyon aren't in their golden era and they are having financial problems too. It is up to us to benefit from this situation.

Isn't it more advantageous to play the return leg at home? Everyone generally thinks so, and it's officially considered an advantage, not the other way around. Bookmakers currently see the first game as follows:

2.02 - 3.55 - 3.35

I wouldn't say that these are odds that indicate a major victory for any of the clubs  Fenerbahce's win with a handicap of -1.5 is estimated at 3.40. I wouldn't risk it. BTTS at 1.60 doesn't look appealing either. I'd rather take Total Over 2.5 at 1.72 - the idea is practically the same, but the odds are slightly higher.

[aipercoin]

Real Madrid good team This is correct but their achievements in the last two seasons are almost zero. Despite that, Real have signed 6 more players, most of whom are defensive players. The new manager Mourinho took charge of the team a few days ago. He has focused on rebuilding the team. Now you can say that Real Madrid has become a complete team. Their defense was weak last season and could not perform well.

Barcelona is giving more priority to the previous team and has not signed any new players yet but talks are underway to bring Spanish midfielder Rodri to the team. There is also a possibility of signing Portuguese defender Joao Cancelo.

Both teams are preparing hard for the upcoming season and it is expected that Real Madrid will be relatively stronger than Barcelona.

Mourinho's Real Madrid has requested six new additions who, however, i consider to be in the medium-high range in terms of quality, who will also have to integrate with an already medium-high quality, excluding the offensive part of the team, which exists. Therefore, in my opinion, Real should integrate some top players to truly be scary again.

[changaa]

Playing at home, Lyon appeared to be very confident. They immediately took the initiative to play aggressively and continued to attack Sparta Prague. Fortunately, they had the advantage of a man, as Sparta Prague were reduced to 10 men due to a red card. From there, Lyon continued to increase their attack and managed to score 3-0. It was a very meaningful win for Lyon. However, their next opponent is Fenerbahçe in the playoffs. It will be a difficult match for Lyon. I don't know if they can win it, but my feeling is that Lyon may not make it to the next round.

I see a Lyon with the right attitude and the intention to do well, but not yet a smooth running gear. i still see difficulties. There is certainly a good condition to start well in the championship too, but as regards the qualification against the Turkish team, i see them as a slight underdog.

[Sammye3]

Mourinho's Real Madrid has requested six new additions who, however, i consider to be in the medium-high range in terms of quality, who will also have to integrate with an already medium-high quality, excluding the offensive part of the team, which exists. Therefore, in my opinion, Real should integrate some top players to truly be scary again.

Medium-high range players you say? Marc Cucurella, Dumfries, Konate, Bernado Silva, Diomande and Espi are medium-high players? And also considering the fact that these players were purchased at a considerable amount and some on free transfers, do you still think this is a bad transfer window for Madrid.

Personally, I think Real Madrid has the best transfers in the whole of Europe so far and no team comes close so this statement is a little off the book. What better player is out there for transfer at a better offer than the players they got?