UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season

[kawetsriyanto]

No, I don't think PSG has a big chance of qualifying for the final next season. There are not many teams that can play in consecutive finals in different seasons and as far as I know one of them is only Real Madrid. PSG are no longer favorites for next season's final and I tend to agree that the team that does not qualify for this season's final will actually go to next season's final.

I think it is not the right time to judge PSG that they will fail to reach the final in the next season. IMO, it is not something impossible to reach the final again, Real Madrid has proven it. Well, I think we don't underestimate PSG, it is not the same as PSG few years ago. PSG has become a winning team, they even won 3 major trophies. Considering the quality of PSG squad now, it is quite possible that they can compete for the title again in UCL next season.

It is very difficult to maintain a team's performance over many seasons. The main players will not always be available in all matches for various reasons. Injuries, international matches or suspensions may have an impact on the team's performance, so consistent performance is very difficult for whoever the coach is to maintain.

Sure, it is something difficult to do. But it is not totally impossible as long as there is no big change in the team. If you take a look at PSG, you should realize that there is no change in their main squad. So we can expect that they still can show their good performance constantly in the next season.

[Accardo]

Now it's all gone and Barcelona have to pay the price for their own mistakes because they couldn't hold on to the lead. Inter play more motivated when they're ahead, they're better at defending, but if Inter go behind first they'll be more disorganized. PSG really know how to put Inter under pressure and how to make Inter play more openly, it's all because PSG took the lead first.

Oh no! Inter fell into a trap. They overcommitted into gaining the lead, which is exactly the strength of PSG's defensive prowess - holding on to a terrifying counter attack. Basically,  a team with a persisting attacking force enough to get beneath PSG's defense can easily score the club. Arsenal is a kind of club that pressures PSG, Inter is always likely to lose against PSG.

[Fara Chan]

When inter millan defeated Barcelona to take the championship finals tickets, it baffled no one since inter Milan have done pretty well in the whole last season and even though Barcelona pause a great risk to their qualifying stage they eventually beat Barcelona, but the worst thing happened when inter millan could not record a single goal against PSG in the final match.

In the final match, Inter Milan's focus was really messed up when Inter Milan started to fall behind PSG first so that when Inter Milan started to attack to score a goal, Inter Milan actually conceded again when there was a counterattack from PSG. That's what made PSG so extraordinary because maybe the PSG coach really paid attention to how Inter Milan went to the final so that different tactics were immediately arranged by PSG in order to present a different atmosphere in the final match and that worked for PSG.

[GiftedMAN]

I am a totally Madridista person but I do agree with you that a PSG and Barcelona final would have been better, because I would have liked to see BARCELONA fall in the final and they would have kept quiet a bit, I think it would have been more painful, it's not that it's Machiavellian, it's that they thought they were invincible, however the best thing is what happens, Inter knocked them out and I think that there Inter played their last cards and left nothing for the final, PSG did have clear what they had to do.

You're right Barcelona would've been a good match for the finals and it would've been a bad one for PSG, PSG should be very happy that inter eliminated Barcelona if not it would've been a stumbling block for them because PSG and Barcelona have almost the pattern of football and mind you that's a finals which I know that Barcelona will not joke with it, they would have given all they got that day to make sure that they win PSG, to me despite how PSG is, Barcelona remains their superior unless such has to be proven wrong this time by both of them meeting in finals of such competition like the UEFA champions league.

Inter spoilt the tough match we would have watched if it was PSG vs Barcelona, meeting at the finals of UEFA.
Till today, I can't imagine how Inter defeated Barcelona, only to lose terribly to PSG. Making this year's finals of UEFA to be less tough and uninteresting for us that watch it. Barcelona and PSG could have made a lot of sense, for teams that are passionate in winning their matches meet at the finals of UEFA.

No doubt football lovers expected to see a very tough Champions League competition finals between Inter Milan and PSG but it seems the Inter Milan team players was expecting an easy game it could be one of the reasons why they couldn't start the game with all seriousness.

So far the Inter Milan and Barcelona game was the finals for me because nobody believed that Inter Milan was going to defeat Barcelona but we would have had a better finals if Barcelona had won against Inter in the semi finals.

[nelson4lov]

Oh no! Inter fell into a trap. They overcommitted into gaining the lead, which is exactly the strength of PSG's defensive prowess - holding on to a terrifying counter attack. Basically,  a team with a persisting attacking force enough to get beneath PSG's defense can easily score the club. Arsenal is a kind of club that pressures PSG, Inter is always likely to lose against PSG.

Inter didn't need much fast attacking playstyle to conquer PSG — that's something PSG excels at. What's very frightening about PSG right now is their midfield. PSG midfield made Liverpool's midfielders look like a joke and even Arsenal midfielders (rice + oddegard) were outworked by PSG's?

A better match up would've been PSG vs Barcelona.

[Odusko]

In the final match, Inter Milan's focus was really messed up when Inter Milan started to fall behind PSG first so that when Inter Milan started to attack to score a goal, Inter Milan actually conceded again when there was a counterattack from PSG. That's what made PSG so extraordinary because maybe the PSG coach really paid attention to how Inter Milan went to the final so that different tactics were immediately arranged by PSG in order to present a different atmosphere in the final match and that worked for PSG.

From the earliest minutes in the game, Inter Milan player's have missed out and for sure I was convinced that the remaining time in the first half of that match was going to be a.win for Barcelona and.then inter Milan will be able to block and fixed that gap in the second half of the game, but in the end, the match ended in a surprising 4 goals banked by inter Milan without any form o attempt resistance to Barcelona squad in the game.

[Smartvirus]

Oh no! Inter fell into a trap. They overcommitted into gaining the lead, which is exactly the strength of PSG's defensive prowess - holding on to a terrifying counter attack. Basically,  a team with a persisting attacking force enough to get beneath PSG's defense can easily score the club. Arsenal is a kind of club that pressures PSG, Inter is always likely to lose against PSG.

Inter didn't need much fast attacking playstyle to conquer PSG — that's something PSG excels at. What's very frightening about PSG right now is their midfield. PSG midfield made Liverpool's midfielders look like a joke and even Arsenal midfielders (rice + oddegard) were outworked by PSG's?

A better match up would've been PSG vs Barcelona.

I’ve said it before and would say it any other day when opportunity provides, Inter Milan had no business in the UCL finals. Yes, they fought their way through the stages and even Barcelona to get to the finals and when they finally arrived, they messed it all up, not just for themselves but, the UCL was mad a laughing stock.
Barcelona would have given us a far better show than we had with Inter Milan and yeah, the midfield has always been one means to better control the game. Own that and you would be on to something. PSG showed a peculiar mastery of it in the finals and they never got to slow it down.

[Accardo]

Inter didn't need much fast attacking playstyle to conquer PSG — that's something PSG excels at. What's very frightening about PSG right now is their midfield. PSG midfield made Liverpool's midfielders look like a joke and even Arsenal midfielders (rice + oddegard) were outworked by PSG's?

A better match up would've been PSG vs Barcelona.

They have a strategic way of cunning their opponents into unbearable areas and place dembele out of the crowd to build up for a strong clap back. Barca's defense is not capable enough to fully withstand this kind of attack and they'll always fall prey to PSG's strategy, yet both teams would score.

[Promocodeudo]

No doubt football lovers expected to see a very tough Champions League competition finals between Inter Milan and PSG but it seems the Inter Milan team players was expecting an easy game it could be one of the reasons why they couldn't start the game with all seriousness.

So far the Inter Milan and Barcelona game was the finals for me because nobody believed that Inter Milan was going to defeat Barcelona but we would have had a better finals if Barcelona had won against Inter in the semi finals.

Those are assumptions but how could this be, considering the fact that we are talking about the UEFA champions league finals which is the most values football competition in the whole world, personally I think that inter Milan did what they can do and that's all they got to give on that day, why will they even think towards that direction that they'll get a soft landing in a match involving a team that's very much in good form as that time, also a team that is looking for every possible means to be the Champions of such valued Competition, if that's the case, inter Milan weren't considering some facts on ground.

Yea you're right, Barcelona vs inter Milan match in the semi finals should be seen as the final not the other way round, your conclusiona are very much on point

[Proty]

No doubt football lovers expected to see a very tough Champions League competition finals between Inter Milan and PSG but it seems the Inter Milan team players was expecting an easy game it could be one of the reasons why they couldn't start the game with all seriousness.

So far the Inter Milan and Barcelona game was the finals for me because nobody believed that Inter Milan was going to defeat Barcelona but we would have had a better finals if Barcelona had won against Inter in the semi finals.

Those are assumptions but how could this be, considering the fact that we are talking about the UEFA champions league finals which is the most values football competition in the whole world, personally I think that inter Milan did what they can do and that's all they got to give on that day, why will they even think towards that direction that they'll get a soft landing in a match involving a team that's very much in good form as that time, also a team that is looking for every possible means to be the Champions of such valued Competition, if that's the case, inter Milan weren't considering some facts on ground.

Yea you're right, Barcelona vs inter Milan match in the semi finals should be seen as the final not the other way round, your conclusiona are very much on point

I really concur to what you said because  champions league final is really a competitive game so it would be wrong for anyone to think that it will really be easy for inter Milan to have won the trophy.The two team really have what it takes to win the trophy but I think PSG was more resilient and resolute . inter Milan really try all they could, however success was farfetched.psg was really hungry and determined to win the trophy this was evident in there performance and finishing.This is the nature of football little efforts will always yield unimaginable results.

[sana54210]

Barcelona would have been a better challenger in the final, and the match would have been very tougher than expected because this final against Inter Milan wasn’t tough enough. Even if Barcelona players against PSG, there is a chance that PSG will still win the Champions League because of the fact that they are well prepared this season, they play as a team without depending on a single player and their coach is encouraging them to do that, and with experience he get as a manager, he can win against Hensi Flick.

Next season’s Champions League should be our next concern, we will see a lot teams that will improve next season and the competition will become more interesting just as this just concluded one was before the final match.

Because PSG outplayed Inter Milan and scored 5 goals against Inter Milan in the final, it makes you believe the Inter Milan squad was not strong enough to challenge PSG in the final, but this Barcelona squad you are saying would have been a stronger challenger for PSG failed to beat the Inter Milan squad that wasn't a strong challenger for PSG. What makes you believe the Barcelona squad would have been a stronger challenger for PSG? With the way Inter Milan and PSG perform in the UEFA Champions League competition, we were anticipating a tough UEFA Champions League final, but the final played out the way we didn't expect, so you can't really tell if the UEFA Champions League final could have gone the way we expected if it was PSG and Barcelona that played in the final.

This match could be remembered for years as no one was expecting performance like this from PSG and Inter Milan while both were balanced sides and have good squads but PSG completely control from the start while Inter Milan were on back foot which was astounding for their fans.

PSG confident was at the top because they have done good work and beat many big English clubs but still this was impressive game for them which make their mark in soccer history books Luis Enrique is one of the best man at job who done this with his experience. Now it's all ended so better not talk who was better and how things gone for teams because both were here in this game after beating best teams from UEFA and now preparing for next season which could be more interesting than last year due to many changes happen in few teams because now all are working on their squads for having better results.

[SuperBitMan]

Oh no! Inter fell into a trap. They overcommitted into gaining the lead, which is exactly the strength of PSG's defensive prowess - holding on to a terrifying counter attack. Basically,  a team with a persisting attacking force enough to get beneath PSG's defense can easily score the club. Arsenal is a kind of club that pressures PSG, Inter is always likely to lose against PSG.

Inter didn't need much fast attacking playstyle to conquer PSG — that's something PSG excels at. What's very frightening about PSG right now is their midfield. PSG midfield made Liverpool's midfielders look like a joke and even Arsenal midfielders (rice + oddegard) were outworked by PSG's?

A better match up would've been PSG vs Barcelona.

I’ve said it before and would say it any other day when opportunity provides, Inter Milan had no business in the UCL finals. Yes, they fought their way through the stages and even Barcelona to get to the finals and when they finally arrived, they messed it all up, not just for themselves but, the UCL was mad a laughing stock.
Barcelona would have given us a far better show than we had with Inter Milan and yeah, the midfield has always been one means to better control the game. Own that and you would be on to something. PSG showed a peculiar mastery of it in the finals and they never got to slow it down.

You may be right Smartvirus but you never can tell if Barcelona would have given us a better show that day, don't forget the match between Barcelona and inter Milan was a very big match and everyone really enjoyed it in fact it was as if it was a final match, for the fact that inter Milan defeated Barcelona means that inter Milan was more stronger and inform, in the first leg match between Barcelona and inter Milan, inter Milan was leading with 2 goals before Barcelona equalized and they draw the match, for me Barcelona would have done better but I still believe PSG would have won them because PSG was very determine to win and very much inform.
Some people are saying if it was Barcelona and PSG that played the final that Barcelona would have won PSG, but if inter Milan would have won Barcelona then I believe Barcelona wouldn't have won PSG.

[Smartvirus]

You may be right Smartvirus but you never can tell if Barcelona would have given us a better show that day, don't forget the match between Barcelona and inter Milan was a very big match and everyone really enjoyed it in fact it was as if it was a final match, for the fact that inter Milan defeated Barcelona means that inter Milan was more stronger and inform, in the first leg match between Barcelona and inter Milan, inter Milan was leading with 2 goals before Barcelona equalized and they draw the match, for me Barcelona would have done better but I still believe PSG would have won them because PSG was very determine to win and very much inform.
Some people are saying if it was Barcelona and PSG that played the final that Barcelona would have won PSG, but if inter Milan would have won Barcelona then I believe Barcelona wouldn't have won PSG.

That’s what I’m saying, that’s the energy and mindset of Barcelona. No matter the goal margin, they try to come back from it and even win if they can. We know that sort of thing isn’t easy but, it’s what they tried to archive in both legs and failed eventually. Now, I don’t know how Inter Milan managed to do it and proceeded to the finals but; they certainly didn’t carry the same energy to the finals.
Yeah, PSG might have won and I would have liked that more than seeing other teams life the trophy last season, certainly not Barcelona as, it would have just meant another bragging rights for them and Lamine Yamal hype all over but for Paris, it’s a making history after several triers and that’s very deserving.

[Catenaccio]

That’s what I’m saying, that’s the energy and mindset of Barcelona. No matter the goal margin, they try to come back from it and even win if they can. We know that sort of thing isn’t easy but, it’s what they tried to archive in both legs and failed eventually. Now, I don’t know how Inter Milan managed to do it and proceeded to the finals but; they certainly didn’t carry the same energy to the finals.

Barcelona have their tradition of sexy and attacking football that is always foundation for their success and titles. In any season their attacking system is strong enough to cover their defensive weakness, they are able to beat many opponents and competitors to win titles. In other seasons, if they fail to cover their weakness mainly by attacks, they can not win titles and this season is such an example in Champions League. Barcelona were very strong in attacks but they did not have sufficient solid defense to beat Inter Milan and stopped their adventure at semi finals.

Yeah, PSG might have won and I would have liked that more than seeing other teams life the trophy last season, certainly not Barcelona as, it would have just meant another bragging rights for them and Lamine Yamal hype all over but for Paris, it’s a making history after several triers and that’s very deserving.

PSG with Enrique actually have built up good tactical operation that can help them to be very competitive in Champions League next season. It's very difficult to defend title in Champions League but surely PSG will be competitive enough to go far in coming seasons there. Perhaps they won't succeed in defending their crown but potentially go very far like to semi final at least.

[imamusma]

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Because PSG outplayed Inter Milan and scored 5 goals against Inter Milan in the final, it makes you believe the Inter Milan squad was not strong enough to challenge PSG in the final, but this Barcelona squad you are saying would have been a stronger challenger for PSG failed to beat the Inter Milan squad that wasn't a strong challenger for PSG. What makes you believe the Barcelona squad would have been a stronger challenger for PSG? With the way Inter Milan and PSG perform in the UEFA Champions League competition, we were anticipating a tough UEFA Champions League final, but the final played out the way we didn't expect, so you can't really tell if the UEFA Champions League final could have gone the way we expected if it was PSG and Barcelona that played in the final.

This match could be remembered for years as no one was expecting performance like this from PSG and Inter Milan while both were balanced sides and have good squads but PSG completely control from the start while Inter Milan were on back foot which was astounding for their fans.

PSG confident was at the top because they have done good work and beat many big English clubs but still this was impressive game for them which make their mark in soccer history books Luis Enrique is one of the best man at job who done this with his experience. Now it's all ended so better not talk who was better and how things gone for teams because both were here in this game after beating best teams from UEFA and now preparing for next season which could be more interesting than last year due to many changes happen in few teams because now all are working on their squads for having better results.

That's right, we've seen how each team fought to win the Champions League trophy last season, many surprises happened, many histories were made, and I think the new format really brings a different feel from before. PSG deserved to win the trophy because they played very well, at first glance Inter Milan was not a worthy opponent for PSG in the final. Inter Milan strength seemed balanced with Barcelona, ​​because of that we saw the semifinal match between them going very fiercely.
Next season will certainly be much more interesting, the dynamics of the competition will certainly change, and the favorite teams will dominate the race again. Now all contestants are preparing themselves to build squad depth, and we realize that PSG efforts to defend the trophy will certainly not be easy.

[Republikcoin.com]

A better match up would've been PSG vs Barcelona.

They have a strategic way of cunning their opponents into unbearable areas and place dembele out of the crowd to build up for a strong clap back. Barca's defense is not capable enough to fully withstand this kind of attack and they'll always fall prey to PSG's strategy, yet both teams would score.

I also think that Barcelona who are in the final of the Champions League will not be able to beat PSG with Enrique's extraordinary tactical combination. Because the experienced coach has been able to turn more ordinary players into extraordinary ones at PSG and last season it really worked for PSG, but for this next season, I can't make a prediction whether PSG will be able to maintain that again. Because some strong teams are also improving themselves by looking at players who are worthy of being recruited through the transfer market.

[Just Say]

Inter Milan truly wanted trophies and will continue to aim at winning titles but they have to take their finance into consideration for any actions on transfer market for players in and out as well as salary ceiling in their club. They have been succeding in building up a competitive squad but it seems not enough for winning UEFA Champions League. A next season will be very challenging for Inter Milan as they no longer have Inzaghi as a head coach while a replacement is Chivu who is very young and lack of experience in this important position.

Maybe it was certainly noticeable that Inter Milan wanted the trophy but there is a subject called experience where they are defeated, as a result this club in Italy could not surprise us. As you mentioned Inter Milan have already changed coaches but Christian Chivu is definitely an surprising name to replace their former coach because this manager's level of experience is low, I think it could be risky for the Inter Milan football team.

It is now clear that Materazzi is the most supportive of Milan's new coach. By the way at one point it is also true that they have succeeded in forming a competitive team but it is not enough to win the UEFA Champions League but it is credible that Chivu may be able to keep the team strong.

[masulum]

I also think that Barcelona who are in the final of the Champions League will not be able to beat PSG with Enrique's extraordinary tactical combination. Because the experienced coach has been able to turn more ordinary players into extraordinary ones at PSG and last season it really worked for PSG, but for this next season, I can't make a prediction whether PSG will be able to maintain that again. Because some strong teams are also improving themselves by looking at players who are worthy of being recruited through the transfer market.

But it is possible that PSG could also lose if they met Barcelona at that time. Because every final match has its own rhythm, and the strategy used by Barcelona will be different compared to Inter Milan. So, even though PSG performed well in the final against Inter last season, it is not guarantee they can get the same result if they face Barcelona. But, this is just a story from last season, we are almost entering the 25/26 season, we should start predicting who will be the champion with the new coach, new players who emerged in the big 4 last season from each league in Europe. I wish another Italian team will reach Final once again.

[bitgolden]

You may be right Smartvirus but you never can tell if Barcelona would have given us a better show that day, don't forget the match between Barcelona and inter Milan was a very big match and everyone really enjoyed it in fact it was as if it was a final match, for the fact that inter Milan defeated Barcelona means that inter Milan was more stronger and inform, in the first leg match between Barcelona and inter Milan, inter Milan was leading with 2 goals before Barcelona equalized and they draw the match, for me Barcelona would have done better but I still believe PSG would have won them because PSG was very determine to win and very much inform.
Some people are saying if it was Barcelona and PSG that played the final that Barcelona would have won PSG, but if inter Milan would have won Barcelona then I believe Barcelona wouldn't have won PSG.

That’s what I’m saying, that’s the energy and mindset of Barcelona. No matter the goal margin, they try to come back from it and even win if they can. We know that sort of thing isn’t easy but, it’s what they tried to archive in both legs and failed eventually. Now, I don’t know how Inter Milan managed to do it and proceeded to the finals but; they certainly didn’t carry the same energy to the finals.
Yeah, PSG might have won and I would have liked that more than seeing other teams life the trophy last season, certainly not Barcelona as, it would have just meant another bragging rights for them and Lamine Yamal hype all over but for Paris, it’s a making history after several triers and that’s very deserving.

I am 100% sure that we would have seen Barcelona not lose as bad as Inter. Just because Inter managed to beat Barcelona, doesn't mean that we are going to end up with finals being the same. Inter played horrible on the final game, like they played in Serie A, and unlike they played against Barcelona. The difference was, Barcelona has a level of play that they have, and they play consistently at the same level, and Inter had a wonderful game and a terrible game which means they are not consistent.

So if we saw Inter that beat Barcelona, play against PSG, then it would have been close. But instead, what we got was Inter that lost the Serie A that played against PSG too, hence why we had such a big difference between them.

[KingsDen]

Inter didn't need much fast attacking playstyle to conquer PSG — that's something PSG excels at. What's very frightening about PSG right now is their midfield. PSG midfield made Liverpool's midfielders look like a joke and even Arsenal midfielders (rice + oddegard) were outworked by PSG's?

A better match up would've been PSG vs Barcelona.

They have a strategic way of cunning their opponents into unbearable areas and place dembele out of the crowd to build up for a strong clap back. Barca's defense is not capable enough to fully withstand this kind of attack and they'll always fall prey to PSG's strategy, yet both teams would score.

PSG winning the champions league title wasn't a surprise to me. I never expected Inter to do so over PSG. If you are a good football analyst, you will understand that in the last season's European competition flight, there were outstandingly 3 well coached teams that participated. They are;

• Arsenal
• PSG
• Barcelona

These teams were well coached and any of them would have won the champions league. The reason Arsenal didn't make it beyond the semi finals was the absence of Party in the first leg and more so, Arsenal is known for obeying the law of diminishing return towards the end of every season.