Champions League 2025/26 Season Preview: Squads, Probable XIs, Fixtures, Predictions & More

How will Napoli, Inter Milan, Atalanta and Juventus perform in the 2025/26 Champions League?

Carlo Garganese and Nima Tavallaey preview and break down the Serie A teams, squads, lineups, group and fixtures. We offer our favourites to win the Champions League with predictions for winners, top scorer, best player and biggest flop.

Will PSG win the title again? What about Liverpool. Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich?

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro - Overview Of Champions League Season Preview 03:06 Format - Reminder Of The Champions League Format Introduced Last Season 06:43 Napoli - Antonio Conte To Break His European Cup Curse? 23:07 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez & Co To Finally Win The UCL? 38:22 André Onana To Trabzonspor - Peak Thanks To Simone Inzaghi? 44:25 Atalanta - Can Ivan Juric & La Dea Perform A European Miracle? 56:05 Juventus - Midfield Good Enough For Europe Khephren Thuram Aside? 01:12:39 Predictions - Who'll Win UCL? Top Scorer? Best Player? Flop? & More 01:20:45 Europa League - Are Roma Good Enough To Win? What To Expect From Bologna? 01:26:10 Conference League - Moise Kean & Stefano Pioli To End Fiorentina Trophy Drought? 01:32:43 World Cup 2026 Playoffs - Italy’s Possible Opponents, Rules, Dates & Venues

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