UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[Silence Scream]

How quickly time flies. We have reached the Champions League final and I remember the first knockouts as if it were yesterday. Now the new knockouts will start and next year's Champions League matches will start in a few months. I congratulate Paris Saint-Germain for being champions this year and I hope they will perform similarly next year. The French have been working towards this goal for many years and coach Luis Enrique has helped them achieve it. They also lost Mbappé at the beginning of the year and Paris Saint-Germain, who everyone thought were weak, had a great season by gaining the Trio.

[Olatundespo]

Preparing for another exciting season. We will analyze each team for the next season and which team we will be interested in and want to see the champion. Next season may be more competitive and there will be an attempt to gather the best players in the teams. I have seen some differences in PSG this season. Everyone in their team played well and they have a relatively small number of star players. This is a lesson for all teams that a team cannot win a trophy just by having a team with valuable star players. Proper guidance and team coordination are more important for victory.

[BIT-BENDER]

We haven't yet gotten over the PSG victory last night and now we have a thread for the upcoming UEFA champions league season, that's great though.
I will have to say Barcelona were unlucky this season in the champions league as they could have easily been in the final if the referee had not shown some bias regardless Barcelona will be my favorite team for next season.

[Agbamoni]

What he meant here was the previous, which I think he forgot to include the word to convey the previous winners which was Real Madrid but the last winner is still the current winner which is PSG as you have corrected.

Unto next season, who do we think will have the opportunity of winning the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 Season, I will go for Arsenal to win the cup, this now depends on how far they can go from the start.

I understand now, thank you mate for the clarification, I hope he doesn't get offended for me making the corrections, I only misunderstood what he meant by last winner. I also, think I am not the only one who will think he meant the current winner as the last winners.

Regarding the next winner of the upcoming UCL competition, I am unsure who I will prefer to win. PSG, Barcelona and Real Madrid has a higher chance here. But as for Arsenal, the players they will sign this summer will determine if I can support them. You can't win a league like the UCL without a proper striker and a dangerous winger.

[Lida93]

If I were to predict the winner of the UCL for next season then I would say it's going to a Spanish side, precisely Real Madrid or Barcelona, because you can't ignore the Spanish dominance in European football for the two decades and they have successfully dominated European football except for this season where only Real Betis made it to a European cup finals.

Barcelona did well but were ousted by Inter Milan in the semis of the UCL, Real Madrid has a very poor season and were knocked out by Arsenal but all the same, I think they would all come back better next season.

[Akbarkoe]

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All the fans were very happy with this victory, especially those in Paris. The celebrations were very lively. The Eiffel Tower in Paris turned red and blue, and everyone took to the streets to celebrate Paris Saint-Germain's first UCL trophy. However, it was very unfortunate that the celebration ended in chaos, especially after tear gas was fired. Many public facilities were destroyed, and not only that, the celebration also caused many people to be injured and even two people were reported to have died in the celebration. Regarding the two people who died, the police are still investigating but the incident was related to PSG's victory celebration.

This is very sad news because what should be football as a place to unite differences ended in chaos. We all know that this is PSG's first trophy and they have had this moment for a long time, but please be reasonable in celebrating it.

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[Sandra_hakeem]

Oh... Can you at least allow us to finish the celebration of the new champions before reintroducing a prediction thread for another season?.. it's much of an achievement and we all need to agree to that, eh?

But since you really want to predict what the season holds, let's dive into it; the past seasons have been really tough, but every season comes with a different style of play and performance. I'm not expecting anything easy as usual -- 5 or 6 premier League teams, qualifying for the champions league next season should all take the tournament really serious this time.

[W Jr.]

Preparing for another exciting season. We will analyze each team for the next season and which team we will be interested in and want to see the champion. Next season may be more competitive and there will be an attempt to gather the best players in the teams. I have seen some differences in PSG this season. Everyone in their team played well and they have a relatively small number of star players. This is a lesson for all teams that a team cannot win a trophy just by having a team with valuable star players. Proper guidance and team coordination are more important for victory.

If individual star players had brought the championship, Real Madrid would have been the champion this year. Because on paper, the team with the best squad seems to be Real Madrid, but this year we saw that being a team is more important. Paris Saint-Germain became a team and won the Champions League championship and other trophies even though they lost one of the biggest stars in the world, Kylian Mbappé. What is important here is that the team coordinates and plays in harmony with each other. I congratulate the French team, they left behind a magnificent season.

[Lillominato89]

we can start the speculations and what will be our favorite teams for next season
What do you think about it?


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the thread will be updated and closed after the end of UCL of course

Previous season:
- UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - winner PSG
- UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - winner Real Madrid
- UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season - winner Manchester City

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- Real Madrid is the last winner of the cup.
- UEFA Champions League is the first cup of Europe. After Europa League and Conference League.
- There are 80 teams total, 32 in group stage in 8 group.
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League

Hey man, I think you should fix these two things, now the last winner is PSG even though you already said so a few lines above, also now there are no longer 8 groups but one maxi group and the teams are no longer 32 but 36.
Small mistakes but they have to be fixed bro 

[Ruttoshi]

let's start this. at the end of this topic i want to see a final that is a joy to watch, where neither team makes you say “how did they get this far” and most importantly it doesn't end 5-0.

actually psg gave it their all. the problem was all inter's.

Inter played like one of those teams that was promoted into the Serie A, no force to fight back and they could not hold the ball for 30secs without interruption, I don't even think they had up to 3-4 shots on target and is sad that they went on to eliminate Barcelona who are better than they are. I hope to see a very tight engagement in this finals next season. Inter Milan lost to Man City 2022/23 1nil and last night or should I say last month they lost 5nil, like these guys don't deserve to play next season's champions league football.

Honestly, I wouldn't call it a final, because Inter were playing as the underdogs with no direction. It was as if PSG was training the Italians on the pitch. A very boring  finals that's one sided with no thrill and excitement. However, the match was interesting to the French men. Next season finals will be better and interesting than this, because we would see different set of clubs in the finals.

I am wondering how Mbappe will be feeling since yesterday and it will look as if he made a mistake for moving to Real Madrid early. Football is full of surprises and I got the biggest shock of my life in football yesterday.

[Adams0001]

If I were to predict the winner of the UCL for next season then I would say it's going to a Spanish side, precisely Real Madrid or Barcelona, because you can't ignore the Spanish dominance in European football for the two decades and they have successfully dominated European football except for this season where only Real Betis made it to a European cup finals.

Barcelona did well but were ousted by Inter Milan in the semis of the UCL, Real Madrid has a very poor season and were knocked out by Arsenal but all the same, I think they would all come back better next season.

You are right this season Spanish club really do well in the Champions League real madrid and Barcelona, and I expected Barcelona will be the favorite of winning the ucl but unfortunately inter Milan get the opportunity to eliminate them in the semi finals. And they didn't challenge PSG's in the Final. Since from the first half inter Milan didn't get one shot on target that we can probably say they can do well in the second half. PSG perform very well and they achieve the trophy, what a brilliant club they do all there best and they achieved the reward. What surprised me most is that inter Milan can't even score one goal in the game and end 5-0.

Since when I started watching football have not seen any club that score 5 goals in the Champions League finals. I don't know if they will have does days. But in my time have not seen it before, they should have let Barcelona qualify to the final so that the competition will be very tough because Barcelona are in a better shap this season and even they won't win the UCL, he will be difficult for PSG to score many goals against them. Inter Milan as end the season trophy less and that is very painful. Let see how the next season competition will be but I don't think Inter Milan will get the opportunity that they have this season and play the Ucl final they have It next season.

[Sexylizzy2813]

let's start this. at the end of this topic i want to see a final that is a joy to watch, where neither team makes you say “how did they get this far” and most importantly it doesn't end 5-0.

actually psg gave it their all. the problem was all inter's.

Inter played like one of those teams that was promoted into the Serie A, no force to fight back and they could not hold the ball for 30secs without interruption, I don't even think they had up to 3-4 shots on target and is sad that they went on to eliminate Barcelona who are better than they are. I hope to see a very tight engagement in this finals next season. Inter Milan lost to Man City 2022/23 1nil and last night or should I say last month they lost 5nil, like these guys don't deserve to play next season's champions league football.

Honestly, I wouldn't call it a final, because Inter were playing as the underdogs with no direction. It was as if PSG was training the Italians on the pitch. A very boring  finals that's one sided with no thrill and excitement. However, the match was interesting to the French men. Next season finals will be better and interesting than this, because we would see different set of clubs in the finals.

I am wondering how Mbappe will be feeling since yesterday and it will look as if he made a mistake for moving to Real Madrid early. Football is full of surprises and I got the biggest shock of my life in football yesterday.

I agree with you, no one will say this final is the best even when City played against this same Inter, that game was more interesting than this comedy we saw and Inter played very well than what we saw last night, if the had brought that same energy to this game I believe the outcome won't have been what we saw. I think Inter gave their all in the two legs they played against Barcelona and when is time to face PSG for the finals they could not be at their best because they have used all their energy to qualify against Barca.
Is like PSG won the CL without stress, their opponent isn't worthy of playing against them and it was too easy. And I hope you're right for next season to give us a more interesting final because another team might still struggle to play the final and still end up playing like academy boys, can't wait to see how Inter Milan will regroup themselves.

[Justbillywitt]

How quickly time flies. We have reached the Champions League final and I remember the first knockouts as if it were yesterday. Now the new knockouts will start and next year's Champions League matches will start in a few months. I congratulate Paris Saint-Germain for being champions this year and I hope they will perform similarly next year. The French have been working towards this goal for many years and coach Luis Enrique has helped them achieve it. They also lost Mbappé at the beginning of the year and Paris Saint-Germain, who everyone thought were weak, had a great season by gaining the Trio.

It was as if Mbappe leaving PSG was a blessing to them. Who knows if Mbappe was the person that was hindering them from winning the champions league all these while. There are moral lessons to be learned from this Mbappe and PSG journey of winning the champions league. Speaking from Mbappe angel, this has thought us that patience is a great virtue. Had Mbappe been patience for one more season, he would have been a champions league winner by now. And for PSG point of view, this has taught us that self believe and hard work when people doubt you can take you to the top. When other doubts you, just believe in yourself and tell your self you can achieve the goals you have set for yourself.

[As-Soon-As]

And a big congrats to PSG. I believe Mbappe would be filled with regret.

When Neymar, Mbappe and Messi were the three stars in the PSG team last season and they tried hard to win the trophy. But they could not succeed in any way. After Neymar and Messi left the club, Mbappe had a long time, then Mbappe has roared in this new season after moving to Real Madrid. The most offensive performance this season, due to which the PSG team has defeated the Inter team very badly this season.
The PSG team was offensive all the time in this game, the audience enjoyed this game a lot, especially the gamblers gambled more.

[BITCOIN4X]

We haven't yet gotten over the PSG victory last night and now we have a thread for the upcoming UEFA champions league season, that's great though.
I will have to say Barcelona were unlucky this season in the champions league as they could have easily been in the final if the referee had not shown some bias regardless Barcelona will be my favorite team for next season.

There are reasonable reasons why Barcelona deserves to enter the final this season compared to Inter if we look at the results and the course of the match. Inter were very bad when they were expected to become champions, instead they appeared like a mediocre team who were only able to survive without being able to provide their best resistance. All of Inter's players were sluggish throughout the game and I didn't see them really trying to win the game like they did when they beat Barcelona in the semifinals.

I'll never forget how biased some of the refereeing decisions were in the semi-final match between Inter and Barcelona. Barcelona should have been in the final and we would have seen the best match of the season. Barcelona were unlucky and they will try again next season, besides I also agree they could be favorites next season.

[aylabadia05]

Let's see which team will be the champion in the 2025/26 season.
The 2024/25 season has ended after PSG emerged as the new champions with a new format.

The 2025/26 season, of course, will have many surprises because every club has and is preparing new ammunition including several clubs with new coaches. Automatically the game strategy will be even more exciting.

I believe PSG will be highly regarded next season, they will join the ranks of the strongest favourites, and of course the competition for trophies will be much more competitive. Real Madrid and Manchester City are trying to overhaul their squad depth, Bayern Munich also seem to be trying to add strength in several positions. Liverpool will probably come back in a better and stronger version, Arne Slot has gained valuable experience. Barcelona and Inter Milan will also be more experienced, and overall I agree that next season seems like there will be more surprises. PSG had a very extraordinary year with Luis Enrique.

As defending champions, it is clear that PSG will be respected in this tournament next season. Defending the title is difficult and PSG will feel it next season because the challengers are preparing as well as possible such as teams from La Liga, English Premier League, Bundesliga including teams from Serie A.

If this season the Champions League left a good story, next season will also happen the same or even more.
The direction may be more towards the Premier League and Bundesliga. Or the Premier League will fail to get better during the tournament so the Bundesliga with La Liga.

[Sexylizzy2813]

And a big congrats to PSG. I believe Mbappe would be filled with regret.

When Neymar, Mbappe and Messi were the three stars in the PSG team last season and they tried hard to win the trophy. But they could not succeed in any way. After Neymar and Messi left the club, Mbappe had a long time, then Mbappe has roared in this new season after moving to Real Madrid. The most offensive performance this season, due to which the PSG team has defeated the Inter team very badly this season.
The PSG team was offensive all the time in this game, the audience enjoyed this game a lot, especially the gamblers gambled more.

I think even with Mbappe, Messi and Neymar the team wasn't still ready, no leader and they could have made things hard for so opposition teams in the UCL not only Ligue 1 but their dominance ended in their league. When these 3 guys tried and they could not it shows how poor they are working together, like there was no unity even if they pretend they are good with each other I still don't buy the fake smile they give each other.
I have to blame Mbappe some how because since he could not lead the the club to winning the champions league title he should have allowed everybody play like there was no key man but he always wan everything to be all about him, if you remember when Mbappe was at PSG Dembele was nothing productive as he is now but as soon as Mbappe left every player came to life, honestly I never saw this commitment from the players, is like what's holding them back has been removed and they play like their life depends on every game they play. I'm not trying to make Mbappe look bad but that's the truth.

[babo]

A new home, and new competition. thanks babo!



I can't wait to see how good england to performance next season by sending six clubs to the UCL. Liverpool, Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle to play in UCL. Many called PL as the best and most competitive league in the world, but their performance in UCL was often not as people expected.

The only thing that makes me feel interesting is that to see Chelsea back again to the UCL after they missed it two seasons in a row.

big thanks to you for recapping who is participating and who is not
this infographic is really useful, I will put it in the first post of the thread, I really thank you very much

I'm happy to see my beloved Atalanta still in the Champions League, let's hope we do better this year

[Marvell1]

We haven't yet gotten over the PSG victory last night and now we have a thread for the upcoming UEFA champions league season, that's great though.
I will have to say Barcelona were unlucky this season in the champions league as they could have easily been in the final if the referee had not shown some bias regardless Barcelona will be my favorite team for next season.

We considered Liverpool and Barcelona as the favourites for the Champions League this season. But Liverpool could not survive the knockout round. They were eliminated from the champions League after losing to PSG.

Barcelona started their Champions League journey with a defeat . After that we saw Barcelona winning consecutively. barcelona were favourites in the semi-finals too. But unfortunately  Barcelona lost. Inter Milan were definitely lucky. I do not know  if the referee was biased. However, Barcelona's defenders made several mistakes.

Next season Madrid, Barcelona, ​​liverpool  and Munich will strengthen their squads just to perform well in the Champions league . Undoubtedly, the Champions League next season  will be more competitive

[stompix]

Here are some early odds:



Most of them are understandable, but the ones I have problems with:
- Arsenal, way too low in my opinion
- Real should trade places with Barcelona
- Newcastle should be way over in the 40 area

Also, the only bookie that offers betting on the nationality of the winner has England at 1.8, again, way to low compared to Spain at 4.5