The UEFA Champions League 2025/26 is about to begin, and for the first time, the final will be played at Hungary’s Puskás Aréna.
The new Champions League format continues for a second season, having started in 2024 and running through to 2027. The traditional group stage is gone, replaced by a single 36-team league table where every club plays eight matches against different opponents.
The new Champions League format continues for a second season, having started in 2024 and running through to 2027. The traditional group stage is gone, replaced by a single 36-team league table where every club plays eight matches against different opponents.
Our Champions League Predictions
Round 7 Champions League Predictions
Bodo/Glimt vs Manchester City
Tip: Man City win
Manchester City have started the league phase strongly with two wins and a draw and are already among the top-performing sides in the competition, while Bodo/Glimt sit near the bottom with no wins from their first three games. City’s attack looks ruthless again with their main striker already on four goals in three Champions League matches, and that extra quality plus deeper European experience should tell over ninety minutes even in tricky Nordic conditions.
FC Copenhagen vs Napoli
Tip: Napoli win
Copenhagen have been leaking goals at this level, recently conceding four at home to Dortmund and losing away to Qarabag, which underlines how hard they find it to control Champions League games. Napoli, by contrast, come in with a much stronger recent record overall, winning the majority of their last ten matches and showing far more consistency in both domestic and European competition, which gives them the edge even away from home.
Inter vs Arsenal
Tip: Under 2.5
Inter and Arsenal have both built their campaigns on defensive solidity, each putting together multiple clean sheets already in this Champions League run. In their recent meeting, Inter edged a cagey 10 with chances at a premium, and the underlying numbers point to both sides limiting shots on target again rather than an end‑to‑end goal fest, which suits a low‑scoring outcome more than GG or over 2.5.
Olympiacos Piraeus vs Bayer Leverkusen
Tip: Over 2.5 goals
Olympiacos have struggled at this level, sitting near the bottom of the league phase and conceding heavily, while Leverkusen arrive as one of Europe’s most attack‑minded sides, regularly ranking high for goals scored in both Bundesliga and Champions League action. The Greek side’s leaky back line combined with Leverkusen’s high‑tempo, front‑foot style makes this feel like the kind of game that can open up quickly, with the visitors capable of pushing the total goals line over 2.5 almost on their own if they click.
Real Madrid vs Monaco
Tip: Real Madrid win
Real Madrid are again powering through the Champions League league phase, winning all of their early games and posting a healthy positive goal difference as they chase another deep run. Monaco, by contrast, sit in the lower half of the league phase standings with a negative goal difference, and the combination of Madrid’s home strength and superior European pedigree makes the Spanish champions clear favourites to take all three points.
Sporting CP vs PSG
Tip: Over 2.5 goals
Both Sporting and PSG have been involved in high‑event Champions League games this season, with Sporting’s home matches and PSG’s away fixtures combining for over 2.5 goals in roughly two‑thirds of their outings according to recent over/under records. Sporting are very strong going forward at home and almost always score, while PSG carry serious attacking firepower of their own but can leave spaces when they push on, so the matchup profile leans towards an open contest with multiple goals rather than a tight, low‑scoring affair.
Tottenham vs Dortmund
Tip: Over 2.5 goals
Tottenham and Dortmund are both in the top half of the league phase with strong attacking numbers, and Spurs’ recent Champions League games have seen them score and concede against high‑level opposition. Dortmund also arrive with in‑form forwards and a positive goal difference, so this feels far more like an open shootout than a tight tactical battle, making over 2.5 a natural angle.
Atalanta vs Athletic Bilbao
Tip: Atalanta win
Atalanta are sitting comfortably in the upper positions of the league phase table, while Athletic Club are down near the bottom with just one win and a clearly negative goal difference. In Bergamo, Atalanta’s high‑intensity style and stronger European form should give them the edge against a Bilbao side that has struggled to turn performances into results in this competition.
Bayern Munich vs Royale Union SG
Tip: Bayern win
Bayern are absolutely cruising in the league phase, an impressive double‑digit positive goal difference and their main striker (Kane) already among the top scorers in the competition. Union SG, by contrast, have lost most of their games and sit in the bottom half with a heavily negative goal difference, so Bayern at home in the Champions League looks like a classic strong home‑win spot.
Chelsea vs Pafos
Tip: Chelsea win
Chelsea are in the top half of the standings with a positive goal difference and several wins already banked in this league phase, while Pafos sit in the lower group on only a handful of points and a negative goal difference. With Chelsea’s superior squad depth, higher‑level European experience and home advantage at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League side should be expected to control the game and turn pressure into a home victory.
Marseille vs Liverpool
Tip: Both teams to score (GG)
Marseille’s Champions League campaign has been chaotic: they have a positive goal difference despite losing more than they’ve won, which underlines how wild their games can become. Liverpool are near the top end of the table with a strong attack and a healthy plus goal difference, but they also tend to give up chances away from Anfield, so an end‑to‑end contest where both find the net looks very likely.
Newcastle vs PSV
Tip: Over 2.5 goals
Newcastle have been one of the most explosive sides in this league phase, sitting high in the table with a big positive goal difference and regularly scoring multiple goals at St James’ Park. PSV are mid‑table but also show a clear attacking threat and a positive goal difference of their own, and the head‑to‑head profile suggests an open match where both push forward, tilting this strongly toward over 2.5 goals.
Slavia Prague vs Barcelona
Tip: Barcelona win
Slavia Prague are near the bottom of the league phase with no wins from six and a clearly negative goal difference, which shows how hard they find it to cope at this level despite solid domestic form. Barcelona, meanwhile, sit in the upper half of the Champions League standings with more wins than losses and a positive goal difference, and recent results in La Liga and Europe show them in better shape to take three points even away in Prague.
Previous Champions League predictions
Round 6 Results
Athletic vs Paris Saint-Germain – GG❌
Bayern Munich vs Sporting – Home win✅
Juventus vs Pafos – Home win✅
Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Over 2.5✅
Monaco vs Galatasaray – Over 2.5❌
Borussia Dortmund vs Bodø/Glimt – Over 2.5✅
Inter Milan vs Liverpool – Over 2.5❌
Union S-G vs Marseille – GG✅
Real Madrid vs Manchester City – GG✅
PSV vs Atletico Madrid – GG✅
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