ALL AGAINST PSG: Candidate Title teams at UEFA Champions League 2025/26

PSG begins his defense of the title as UEFA Champions League championbut several of its main rivals were reinforced so as not to allow Luis Enrique’s team to get his second orejona in a row. Liverpool, Barcelona, real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City They are the candidates to remove the crown.

The Parisians started the season winning the European Super Cup against Tottenham by the penalty route, after falling to Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup. However, the Favorite label No one can take it away.

On May 31, 2025 they wrote the most important day in their history By winning 5-0 at Inter in the Champions League final. Again headed by Imbélé, Vitinha, Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, I will give Doué And the Pupla of Centrals Willian Pacho and Marquinhosthey have all the talent to be able to repeat. Despite the surprise exit of the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarummawho was replaced by Lucas Chevalier.

Liverpool was reinforced to win everything

Liverpool It is, for many, the great favorite to win the Champions League 2025-2026; Even his name appears at the top of the betting houses. The Reds, who won the Premier League 2024-2025 from beginning to end, taking Arsenal 10 points, finished first in the Champions League phase in the last edition.

However, PSG He ended with the illusion of the English, leaving them out in the eighths. In the signing market, those led by Arne Slot released the wallet. Florian Wirtz signed for € 125 million to € 15 million in variables, Hugo Ekitike for € 95 million, Milos Kerkez for € 47 million and Jeremie Frimpong for € 47 million. Along the way They lost Luis Díaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Darwin Núñez.

Again led by Mohamed SalahSlot’s waiting this time revenge on the elimination in the last Champions.

Barcelona goes for the coveted sixth by Lamine Yamal

He Barcelona by Hansi Flick won it all last season, except the coveted Champions. They got the national triplet: League, Copa del Rey and Super Cup of Spain, playing the three trophies until the end with Real Madrid, defeating it for the first time in history in the four classics they played in the same season.

Only a few minutes in Milan they took the dream of playing the final. Barcelona won 3-2 until the 93rd minute, when Francesco Acerbi tied the actions and forced to define in the extension, where Davide Frattesi scored in 99 ‘the goal that left them without options to advance.

Flickbattling with the problems of Financiero Play of the team, managed to reinforce the goal with Joan García and the lead with Marcus Rashford To give better replacement to Undisputed headlines: Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.

However, at the last minute they suffered the decline of Iñigo Martínez, which represented a hard blow in the main Achilles heel of the team: the defense. In the midfield, led by Pedri, and in the attack, by Lamine, Barcelona is the candidate for the title by having one of the best offensives and high pressures in the world.

Real Madrid, the usual candidate

You can’t talk about Champions Not to mention real Madrid. Although it will be the first year with Xabi Alonso At the head, the white team will look for its Sixth Orejona. In the last edition they had a first irregular phase and were widely surpassed in the quarterfinals by Arsenal, with a global 5-1.

To leave behind a season for oblivion, Real Madrid finished the successful cycle of Carlo Ancelotti and was reinforced with young players, especially in defense. They brought to Dean Huijsen for € 59.5 million to reinforce the rear and signed Trent Alexander-Arnold and Álvaro Carreras To shield the sides. The great bet in the attack was the Argentine Franco Mastantuono.

The 18 -year -old jewel came from River for about € 60.5 million. While Xabi Alonso I ungrate the pieces with a different style of your predecessor, Real Madrid is always a candidate, especially having players like Kylian Mbappé in his ranks. Although they will no longer have the magic of Luka Modric, They hope that Vinícius will have a Golden Ball season again, accompanied by the return of fullness of Jude Bellingham and the security in the arc that generates Courtois.

Bayern Munich is the team that everyone prefers to avoid

Bayernthe largest team in Germany, He is always a candidate to raise the Champions. Those directed by Vincent Kompany They were eliminated in the Club World Cup against PSG, with a deceptive 2-0, and seem increasingly closer to a new final. To win everything, They signed Luis Díaz for € 70 million and reinforced the defense with Jonathan Tah.

With a Harry Kane That does not stop making goals, a young Michael Olise on the rise, the leadership of Joshua Kimmich And the captain’s support Manuel Neuer, Kompany He knows that he has the tools to recover the European throne that they raised for the last time in 2020.

The Champions is Bayern’s great aspirationafter winning 12 of the last 13 bundesligas.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City, not to rule them out

He Arsenal of Mikel Arteta He had a great season: second in the Premier and Semifinalist of Champions. To improve your options, They signed Viktor Gyökeres, Martín Zubimendi and Eberrechi Eze. This talented players joins Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and defenders William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães. With such talent, Arsenal He has no excuses to fight again in the main competitions.

Already in the background it is located The brand new Club World Cup champion: Chelsea.

Those led by Enzo Maresca surprised in the tournament in the United States by winning PSG 3-0 in the final. The blues are on the rise and have a great team headed by Cole Palmer, Enzo Fernández and Moisés Caicedoin addition to the new signings led by João Pedro and Estevão. After raising the orejona in 2021, Chelsea He knows he has the tools to give the bell.

And finally, but not least, it’s Manchester City.

The team of Pep Guardiola comes from its worst season Since he is at the head of the Citizens. However, the template is still a candidate to fight, despite the decline of Kevin de Bruyne, who left Napoli.

With Haaland at the head, Manchester City He wants to leave in the past everything that happened in 2024-2025. Phil foden, Bernardo Silva And, of course, the Golden Ball, Rodrithey have to take responsibility to save a team that already fell 2-0 against Tottenham at the beginning of the Premier.

With some New signings who have to shine, like Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Rayan Cheki and James Trafford, Guardiola wants this time not to go empty, and nothing better than filling them with his fourth Champions Leagueafter winning it as coach with Barcelona (2009 and 2011) and Manchester City (2023).