I really enjoyed especially the matches that Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played in last week. They both had very difficult matches and it reflected on the score very visibly too. Barcelona couldn't win in the derby against Espanyol and they barely saved one point by equalizing the score late in the match. And Atletico Madrid had a big shock against Getafe first as Getafe came back after being 2-0 behind and even got ahead. But they still managed to win it by 4-3 somehow. It was a historical match for sure.
Yes, this match can play its favorable role and allow Atletico Madrid to finally regain self-confidence. Another question is that Atletico continues to concede a lot in the last rounds and after 4 goals from Barcelona, 3 goals from Getafe have now been conceded. Still, we are used to the fact that one of the features of Atletico Madrid's corporate identity under Diego Simeon is a good defensive game. By the way, Simeone said after the match with Getafe that the team does not want to leave the race for the Champions League, that their reality is to fight for getting into the Champions League and that they have to accept it. That is, Simeone no longer expects to win the championship, although, for example, the president of Barcelona still hopes to make a dash for the title if Real Madrid does not win.
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The Atalanta vs juventus was an interesting game that I was expecting more from juventus, Atalanta played more defensive game in the match even if the match ended in draws. Atalanta had performed very well in the match, they were in charge but couldn't score more than 1 goal.
The match was so interesting yesterday, hoping that Juventus will defeat Atalanta 2:0 in the fish half but it was a difficult match for Juventus to have a good chance to win the game. Atalanta really mean the match yesterday by introducing defensive strategies not to allow Juventus to win 2:0 than to make it draw. I know Juventus coach will never forget yesterday match than to go are prepare well against their next match not allow the same thing happened to the team. Juventus coach will need to prove his career this time by improving leading Juventus to win all their remaining matches to achieve the Italian league title of the season. Atalanta should be very annoyed with the way this match ended, because victory was so close and there was a great chance to overtake Juventus in the standings already in this round. I think that winning all the remaining matches could allow any club from the top five of the championship to win the scudetto. However, I don't think it will happen because all these clubs are not perfect. In any case, there are still 14 rounds until the end of the championship and Juventus' 9-point gap with Milan still looks to be won back, although of course the chances of Milan, Inter and Napoli look more preferable for now. All leaders are not perfect in terms of results and lose points.
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I am really waiting for the match tomorrow between PSG vs Real Madrid. Although It may be harder for Real Madrid to defeat PSG,, they should play their best., But in this case, Maybe PSG has a higher chance. PSG has stronger attackers and seems all the attackers are in good condition to show their best. While in Real Madrid, although Benzema is ready to play after getting injured yesterday, I don't think he will play with 100% his best. With this situation, PSG should have a bigger chance to win and qualified for the next stage. Moreover, it is in PSG home. So, I predict PSG will win 3-1 tomorrow.
Quite a bold forecast Although I also believe that there is some advantage on the side of Paris Saint Germain, another question is how this advantage can be realized in practice. In any case, Paris Saint-Germain must be won at its home stadium in order to feel calmer before the second leg, or at least not to lose. By the way, Benzema's participation in the match is still in question and most likely a decision will be made immediately before the match based on the results of pre-match training. Benzema himself wants to take part in the match, but the decision will be made jointly with Ancelotti. By the way, there is information from GFFN with reference to L'Equipe that Pochettino can lead Real Madrid if Ancelotti does not fulfill the tasks for this season.
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It is old news, but as some media reports, Paul Pogba is getting closer to the decision not to extend his Manchester United contract, which expires this summer. Instead of staying at Old Trafford, he would like to go back to Turin. It is still not clear, however, whether the club will make a serious offer to lure him back.
Still like gray about the future of Paul Pogba on Manchester United, although always consistent played on several match for Manchester United after back from injury, I think still not any negotiation or rumor with Paul Pogba keep extended contract with Manchester United, I think have big mistake what the future with Paul Pogba depending who will be candidate for new manager on Manchester United next year, maybe he has reason waiting for new manager is good for his career or not because with Manchester United five year ago without any trophies success get by Pogba. I think that Paul Pogba's future at Manchester United no longer depends on the candidacy of a new head coach, because the paths of the player and the club have already diverged. There was also information recently that Juventus agreed to sign Pogba only if his salary was lowered. Despite the fact that Pogba can move to Juventus as a free agent, the club is not ready to pay the 290,000 pounds a week that he receives at Manchester United. Juventus has generally been quite economical about this lately and it is precisely because of this that it does not extend the contract with Dibala, not agreeing to raise his salary and offering an agreement only on the same terms.
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Juventus got a nice result in this really tough game. I wasn't expecting for them to win as their opponent was too difficult to defeat.
I don't think the draw was a nice result for Juventus. In theory, they must win this match because they have everything to defeat Atalanta. Juventus players are much better than Atalanta players. Moreover, Allegri released all Juventus best players in this match, including Vlahovic as their new striker. But I'm surprised that Juventus couldn't dominate the match, Atalanta won the ball possession and total shots attempts. This makes me think that Juventus midfielders played poorly, Allegri needs to improve this line if they want to optimize their trio attackers Morata-Vlahovic-Dybala. Juventus strikers need more good passes to make a bigger chance to score. In any case, one point is better than his absence, and also let's not forget that Juventus and Atalanta are also fighting among themselves and are next in the standings and a win against Juventus would allow Atalanta to beat their opponent right now. Therefore, taking into account all these circumstances and the fact that Juventus escaped in the time already added by the referee, we can really talk about a good result for Juventus. I perfectly understand Gasperini, who refused to talk to the media after the match, because Atalanta has too many similar situations this season when the team cannot succeed in favorable situations. On the other hand, Atalanta still has one match left.
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Barcelona have taken the fourth place back from Atletico Madrid today by drawing with Espanyol 2-2. But this game was really interesting. Barcelona were the better side as they had many more dangerous attacks. But Espanyol still stayed in the game and actually caused them big trouble too. Because they turned the game around after being left 1-0 behind and got 2-1 ahead. They did a great job until the last moments by keeping the score like that. But somehow, Barcelona still managed to score the equalizer in the last minute.
If Barcelona wants to continue to count on something this season, and in the current situation it is participation in the next Champions League draw, then it must score as many points as possible. But a derby is a derby and completely different factors come into force here, which can completely change all the pre-match layouts. Therefore, on the one hand, you can rejoice at such a result and a miraculous rescue in the last seconds of the match, and on the other hand, do not forget that Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are fighting for the same place in the standings and this draw to some extent sniveled the victory in a face-to-face meeting with Atletico, which has been experiencing great difficulties in the results lately.
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Today I read about a rumor that Real Madrid is asking Haaland to stay one more year with Dortmund and then go to Real because they want to keep Benzema for one more year as he is still in his prime. It also would reduce the financial burden for Real, which is possibly a serious problem they will be dealing with very soon if they exaggerate. I think there is some truth to that because who in the world could sign Mbappe and Haaland in a single season. Just take into account the salaries... These guys will be 50 million + gross each plus the signing fee for Haaland.
Such rumors are not surprising and have already taken place before, when the conversation was about Haaland's transfer already in the winter transfer window. Another question is, I'm not sure that the footballer himself and his entourage will agree to waste the time of a precious career for another season at such a not very ambitious club as Borussia Dortmund. The potential competition between Haaland and Mbappe in the Real Madrid squad also raises questions. There is different information about this, and if in one case it was said that Haaland wants to be the most important star in the new club, then according to other information, the player is not averse to such a neighborhood.
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I don't look forward to the coming years for Man U. If Ronaldo, Sancho, De gea, Fernandes throw himgo to the other teams at the end of this year (any 2 of them can be in this situation), I reckon Man U will be able to be 7th in the league. Cristiano Ronaldo has fallen so much (mentally) that we can easily see it in his performances. Of course, his age shows its toll, but he is quite mentally down due to the current situation of Man U. I can see no hope for them in this season. Would really bet against any major success for them any more.
Both issues are interrelated and the lack of good tournament results and titles at Manchester United is unlikely to contribute to the presence of star players in the team, and similarly, without the presence of star players, a qualitative leap is hardly possible that will help win titles on a permanent basis, as it was under Ferguson. On the other hand, Manchester United itself must create such conditions so that players, on the contrary, strive for the club and one of these factors can be the figure of the head coach of the team. Therefore, it will be of great importance which coach will lead the club at the end of the season, because, for example, this factor matters in the case of Ronaldo, who seems to decide where to continue his career depending on this.
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My fear for Tottenham is Antonio Conte,am scared he might leave spurs because they are far behind what he expects before accepting the job, because they are alot of average player's in Tottenham, people like Matt Doherty, Emerson Royal, Harry winks, Davison Sanchez and Ryan sessegnon are not supposed to be playing in a team fighting for top four.
I don't think Conte will leave Tottenham Hotspur because of too many average players there. It should be a challenge for him to stay and prove if he can succeed managing average players. Now, it is time to show people that he is a special coach who can build an average squad to be a strong squad. If he leaves Tottenham Hotspur because of that reason, people will think Conte has no special ability in coaching. People will assume Conte can succeed only in managing a strong and solid squad. In fact, Conte does not necessarily need outstanding players to achieve results. Still, all sane people should understand that the current Tottenham is not a conditional Paris Saint-Germain, whose owners agree to pay crazy money for top players and top players themselves. On the other hand, the quality of the players in any case matters and Conte, when he agreed to lead the team, made demands about strengthening and the transfer campaign of the club, so if in the end it does not suit the coach, then indeed he can leave the club, as we could see quite recently in the case of Inter. Conte is not one of those specialists who agree to work with any team that the club's management can provide.
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What a great performance by Dortmund today! They destroyed a tough opponent like Union Berlin by 3-0 away. And now, they are back to their old situation which is being six points behind Bayern Munich. In the absence of Erling Haaland, Dortmund still did a great job in scoring here. And they were good at defense too as they didn't concede even one goal. I wish they were the same against Leverkusen last week too. The point difference with Bayern Munich would have been three points now. But there is still time and who knows what will happen.
Yes really good performance today i didn't think they will win this easily especially away they dominated the game from the beginning the early goal scored by reus made it easier for them i guess his experience got them the three points today i don't know why their performance is unstable but it will be really difficult and unlikely for them to catch up to bayern. Let's hope that Borussia Dortmund will continue to win, but still, with all due respect to Dortmund, everything depends on Bayern Munich. If Bayern Munich continues to delight fans of other clubs and continue to lose points, then the intrigue in the championship may be revived with renewed vigor. Let's hope that Borussia Dortmund will continue to win, but still, with all due respect to Dortmund, everything depends on Bayern Munich. Borussia Dortmund partially rehabilitated itself in front of its fans, experts and other observers after the painful defeat by Bayer Leverkusen in the last round and this inspires some optimism about the future results of the club.
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Tomorrow is one of the big and important match in Serie A Napoli have the chance to knock Inter off the table and it can happen because Napoli are playing at home On the other hand Napoli are on fire for 4 consecutive wins while Inter are in a difficult situation because they have to play in the Champions League the next 4 days the effect is that Inter cannot play fully against Napoli because it is at risk against Liverpool in the UCL.
A busy schedule makes Inter have to make important decisions, Inter must choose to play with main players against Napoli or Liverpool. Since it was impossible to field a major player in the two matches that were close to each other, because players will experience physical fatigue and can result in injury. I think Inter will prioritize the game against Liverpool, because Inter can still get the Serie A trophy if they lose against Napoli, because there are still many rounds to play in Serie A. Meanwhile, if Inter lose to Liverpool at home, it will be very difficult to beat Liverpool in the second leg. In general, I think that Inter will not give priority to any of these matches and will try to get the maximum result in both matches. Simone Inzaghi can certainly resort to some rotation, but still I don't think he will sacrifice the result of the game with Napoli for the upcoming match with Liverpool. In general, if you think sensibly, then in the current situation Inter still has much more chances to succeed in the Italian championship than in the Champions League, so betting on the Champions League without much confidence in the ultimate success is hardly a good idea. By the way, when I talked about the maximum result for Inter in both matches, it is not necessarily a winning result. Draws can also be a good result from a strategic point of view.
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Haaland might even love that move if it eventually happens because with Bayern, he can be sure go win a couple of trophies in the next couple of years
Yep. By joining Bayern Munchen, Haaland will get 2 trophies, DFB Pokal and Bundesliga title. Haaland already got DFB Pokal trophy in 2021, since Bayern is leading the Bundesliga table with a quite big point gap, he will celebrate the Bundesliga title if he joins Munchen. Also, he may win UCL trophy with Bayern Munchen because Munchen is one of the strongest clubs in this competition. If Haaland has a dream to win many trophies, especially prestigious trophies like UCL trophy, he needs to move to a club like Bayern Munchen. Well, Haaland will not be able to join Bayern Munich and get the Bundesliga title in its composition this season, despite a solid margin. But if Borussia Dortmund can still win back this gap, then it's a completely different matter Despite all the signs that Bayern Munich has entered the fight for the player, the chances of a successful implementation of this event are still not so great, given the financial capabilities of other applicants for the transfer, the financial needs of the player and his entourage and the manner of the club to spend money. And I am not sure that Haaland dreams of German trophies, and would not like to change the situation and the possibility of winning completely different trophies
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Tuchel has been a phenomenal manager for Chelsea. Such as the expectation they would win the league after the miracle of winning the Champions League last season that people often forget he replaced Lampard mid-season. Tuchel deserves a lot of credit for what he did last season but he has failed to live up to those high standards this season therefore something needs to change - a tactic or player.
As a Chelsea fan, we never expected to win the league this season; we are far behind Manchester City, but we are gradually closing the gap. Liverpool and Chelsea are the only English teams still competing in all competitions this season, and we are likely to have a better season than Manchester City if we can win the Club World Cup, the League Cup, and the FA Cup. Our strikers have disappointed us this season, with Lukaku falling short of expectations, and we rely on our defense to win games, which is the difference between us and Manchester City. Tuchel is currently doing an excellent job. To be able to win and win are slightly different things Only after the completion of Chelsea's participation in these tournaments will we be able to talk seriously about the team's success this season. No one will deny that Tuchel is an excellent specialist and I wish that thanks to him Chelsea finally won the title of club world champion. By the way, I'm not sure that winning the club World Cup, League Cup and FA Cup will mean that Chelsea's season was better than Manchester City's, but in any case, winning any of these titles can bring a sense of some satisfaction with the results of the season by the club's management. Still, everyone knows perfectly well that Roman Abramovich is not the most patient owner of a club in the Premier League
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Ronaldo still has the quality to make the difference. However, he is also a problem for his teams, as the tactics and style of play have to be heavily tuned to him in order for him to shine, and that is not necessarily the best tactic for the team. You noticed that at Juventus and you're noticing it now at ManU. I think the team would be better overall if Ronaldo wasn't part of the team.
How can Ronaldo be considered a problem in the squad? When a team has a player like Ronaldo, it is up to the coach to design the best strategy, so that the set can work correctly. So the problem at Juventus and now at Man United is not Ronaldo, but the lack of a technical team capable of putting together a team that knows how to play with Ronaldo. When a team has a player like Cristiano Ronaldo in its composition, it's still not a problem, but rather an additional trump card that needs to be used. But if such a trump card cannot be used, then this is really a problem But the problem is not Ronaldo, but the problem of the level of the team and the skill of the head coach of the team. By the way, Ronaldo does not appear in all Manchester United matches this season and not always from the very beginning of the match and it cannot be said that he looks better at the same time. Therefore, to say that Manchester United would be better without Ronaldo is not entirely correct. It is more correct to say that Manchester United could be both better and worse without Ronaldo
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Based on remaining games Real Madrid have an easier game than Sevilla at least Sevilla have to fight other 4 strong teams in the next match Betis, Barcelona, Madrid adn ATM While Real Madrid only against 3 other strong teams Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico means that Madrid has a bigger chance but that's not a guarantee that Madrid can win easily, especially against Sevilla the effect of playing at home will help Sevilla.
The match between Real Madrid and Sevilla will be very important, because thanks to a face-to-face match, you can immediately reduce the difference or, on the contrary, reduce this difference even more. I personally would not emphasize the fact that it is one match with a serious opponent more, because one match is not so much. I would like to express my great gratitude to Sevilla for continuing to fight for the title and not allowing Real Madrid to relax too much in light of the problems of its eternal rivals in the person of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Although, of course, it would be much better for the tournament intrigue if the other teams also participated in the championship race, because Seville itself also broke away from the rest of the teams at a distance of several victories.
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RESULTS:
Liverpool 2-0 Leicester City Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Arsenal
Liverpool close the gap on Manchester City by beating Leicester City and are now 9 points behind with one game in hand. Arsenal move in to 5th place just 1 point behind West Ham United but they have played two games less therefore are in a good position to chase that final Champions League spot. Here is how the Premier League table stands at the moment:
Good to see Liverpool get passed Leicester city without problems. I remember we lost to them in the first half of the season. It's also nice to keep up with the pace of City and keeping the gap tight. Hopefully we can short it to 6 points by winning our outstanding match and then go on to garner as much points as possible from our remaining games. Kudos to this Arsenal team. They might not be on top of the PL table but I'm impressed with how far they have come as a team so far. Liverpool did an important thing by defeating Leicester, which is not an easy team, despite the problems it is experiencing this season and the current position in the second half of the championship standings. By the way, the last time Leicester beat Liverpool at Anfield was 22 years ago, and it hasn't happened now. This victory was very important for Liverpool if the team is still going to continue chasing Manchester City in the battle for the championship, but the 9 remaining points behind is still a serious figure, but Liverpool has one more game in reserve. Arsenal have generally two games in reserve and on lost points in general are only two points away from Chelsea. Another question is that Arsenal have obvious performance problems and the club scored for the first time since January 1, and despite getting rid of Aubameyang, the club has not signed a new striker.
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The rumor of Bayern joining the race to sign Haaland isn't a new one. We already heard this rumor since the last year and Lewa wants to move because of that rumor. Basically, Bayern has a big chance to sign Haaland if they have enough money to pay the transfer fees. Bayern and Dortmund have a good history in terms of player transfers, now it depends on the agreement about transfer fees and Haaland's intention only. If Bayern can ensure Haaland has a bright future by joining them and Bayern agrees with Haaland's costs, Haaland probably joins Bayern next season.
Bayern Munich and Dortmund have a pretty good relationship in terms of the player transfer market, the two clubs almost every season there is a purchase and sale of players between the two teams, this season Niklas Sule moved from Bayern to Dortmund although on a free transfer and there will be a possibility that Dortmund will prioritize sold Haaland for Bayern rather than any other club. Still waiting with Haaland looking challenge with other competition like primer league or La Liga and keep agreement stay on Bundesliga and move to Bayern Munich. In my opinion, Haaland's transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich looks the least likely option, given the number of clubs, the level and finally the financial possibilities that apply for the player. In the summer, a whole battle for the player will unfold and Bayern Munich does not look like a favorite in this battle. Despite the good history of mutual transfers between clubs with a great emphasis in favor of the club from Munich, this is still a separate story with much higher stakes, although the fact of Bayern Munich's interest is already indicative, because before that representatives of the club's management spoke out sharply against the transfer of Haaland.
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People have started getting curious about what Bayern Munich are going to do this summer. Because Lewandowski is very likely to leave the team and join a team like Real Madrid. And this can lead the way for Bayern Munich to start their attempts for signing Erling Haaland. I'm one of the people who think that Haaland shouldn't go there. It can be really boring to see a world-star striker like him having his times at his young age in the Bundesliga. I would definitely like to see him playing in different top leagues immediately.
I dont think that Robert Lewandowski will leave Bayern Munich this summer at all. I think he will stay he is happy there and is scoring a big number of goals. Haaland is too expensive i think and probobly wont sign with Bayern maybe with some england premier league club. I am also surprised when it is said with such confidence that the transfer of Lewandowski to Real Madrid seems to be a fait accompli. In order for this to happen, many factors need to coincide and I am more inclined to the fact that Lewandowski will remain at Bayern Munich. On the other hand, if Robert wants to try himself at another club and another championship, then when else to do it but not this summer. Personally, I am not sure exactly that Lewandowski will move to Real Madrid, given that the club is applying for Mbappe and there is a high probability of this transfer, as well as Real Madrid is also a contender for the same Haaland and it seems that if at least one of these two transitions takes place, then there will be no Levadowski transfer
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Many people still believe with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are best player in the world right now and they not memorize how old age for both player, looking on statistic between Messi and Ronaldo I think not really potential as best player for this season. But we need waiting with Manchester United and PSG how far they can talk in champion league on this season. Can Ronaldo make United pass to final and Messi can give champion league first trophy for PSG? still have one week later for Manchester United against Villareal and PSG will get difficult faced with Real Madrid on champion league knock out.
As much as Ronaldo and Messi fans would argue that the pair are still on top of their game, it's not hard to see that they have passed their peaks and their performances from the last 2-3 seasons have been diminishing. Between Man Utd and PSG, only PSG has the best chance to make it to the finals - judging from Man Utd recent PL results, it's a good thing they have a pretty easy team compared to PSG that are up against Madrid. In theory, if we say that Ronaldo and Messi are the best players in the world, it is possible by the totality of their merits for their careers and the level of play that they have shown in this career. I also don't quite agree when they make equality in the level of the player himself and the success of the team in which he plays. It's not the same thing. Because if, for example, Chelsea is the current winner of the Champions League, then this does not mean that its players individually are head and shoulders above players from other clubs. Yes, you could see this for yourself in the last draw, at least by the example of the final with Manchester City, because Manchester City was clearly no worse than Chelsea in the selection of players and was the favorite in their full-time match.
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Juventus have no chance of winning the Champions League title. That also testifies to the odds you get if they do manage to win the title. When Ronaldo was still playing there, they actually accomplished nothing, eliminated against Ajax and Lyon. Especially against Lyon was an embarrassment time. And now without Ronaldo it doesn't work at all. Admittedly, with a favorable draw you can go far without playing well.
I agree with that, Ronaldo was a very good player, but it was not possible to make this team champion alone. In order for a team to be a champion, every player must be successful, players who can score goals or pass well are not enough for this. I think they have a much worse team this year compared to previous years. They didn't even lead their league When you are lucky with draws you will go far in the tournament until you will get to the point where lucky will not work again because the remaining people are all good teams. Juventus will not win the champions league. This year champions league has many favourites and Juventus is not included in them. When Ronaldo was in Juventus he did his best but his best did not win the champions league. As you said in the above, only one individual cannot do it, the whole teams must be good. Another important thing is the mentality of the coach. If the coach no get winning mentality, he cannot lift the champions league trophy. The mentality of the winner is quite an ephemeral thing, it depends on a lot of things and may not always be a determining factor, otherwise we would not have seen new Champions League winners and a new person on the coaching bridge at the head of the team. As for Ronaldo's results in the Champions League with Juventus, I would like to say the following: in my opinion, the club really lacked players of the level that Cristiano was with Real Madrid. By the way, to the question of the winner's mentality, what kind of winner's mentality as a coach can we talk about Zidane when he won the Champions League for the first time? Or Jurgen Klopp at the head of Liverpool, when he already had a bad experience of playing in the Champions League final?
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